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LIFE-RECORDS OF MONTGOMERIE.
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bollis meill; and furth of dalmernok threttie tua bollis meill—To be
^eirlie tane vp and Intromettit with be }>e said alexr-, and his factouris
in his name, In tyme cubing for ]>e space foirsaid, fra Ipe handis of ]?e
fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, takismen, rentallaris, and possessouris
of }>e saidis landis present and being for ]>e tyme, at ]?e termes of pay¬
ment vsit and wount; Beginnand ]?e first payment )>airof off ]?e crope
and Jeir of God Imvc four scoir tua Jeiris, and siclyke Jeirlie in tyme
cu;«ing during ]>e said space : according to ]?e <\uhiXk, ]5e said capi-
tane alexander obtenit decreit of the loirdis of counsall with k//res in
}>e foure formes )>airupoun; Be vertew of }>e quhilkis he become in
peceabill possessioun of vplifting and intrometting •with his said pen-
sioun fra ]>e tennentis, and vjuris addettit in payment J>airof, Continu-
allie piihiW Jeir of God In’vc foure scoir sex Jeiris; at ])e quhilk
tyme, vpoun speciall and guid respectis moving our said souerane
loird, his hienes gave and grantit to \>e said capitane alexr- his
maiesties licence to depairt and pafi of J)is realme to )>e pairtis of
france, flanderis, spane, and vjnris bejond sey, for ]7e space of fyve
Jeiris J?aireftir; during ]>e quAflk space our said souerane loird tuik
}>e said capitane alexr- and his said pensionn vnder his maiesties pro-
tectioun, mantenance, and saufgaird, as the protectioun maid ]?air-
vpon at mair lenth beiris. According to J>e quhiXk, he depairtit of
}>is realme to j>e pairtis of flanderis, spane, and v]?iris beyond sey,
q^^ras he remanit Continewallie sensyne deteynit and halden in
prison and captiuitie, to the greit hurt and vexatioun of his persoun,
atto«r ]?e lose of his guidis. In ]?e menetyme, nochtwzt/jstanding of
]je said licence and protectioun, the said capitane alexr- his factouris
and servitouris hes bene maist wranguslie stoppit, hinderit, and
debarrit In the peceabill possessioun of his said pensioun, but
ony guid ordour or forme of lustice, to his greit hurt, hinder,
and preiudice; quhair as his guid service meritit rather augmen-
tatioun, nor diminisching of Jie said pensioun. His hieness, }>air-
foir, movit with the premisfi, and willing Ipe said capitane alexr-
sail have bettir occasioun to continew in his said service, to his
maiestie in all tyme heireftir, Now — eftir his hienes lauchfull
and perfyte aige of xxi Jeiris compleit, and g«vrall revocatioun
maid in parliament — Ratefeand, apprevand and confermand to
]>e said capitane alexr. all and haill ]?e lettres of pensioun aboue
specifeit, And all and sindrie poynttis, pasfl, clausfi, and articlis
contenit J>airintill, and willis and grantis, and for his hienes, and his
successouris, perpetuallie decernis and ordanis the samin to stand
guid, valiabill, and effectuall in ]?e self, Eftir ]>e forme & tenno«r
]?airof in all poyntis, noc^twft^standing qa^atsumevir revocatioun,
decreit, sentence, suspensioun, or vj^ir pr^ndit rycht or restitutioun
intervinand In Ipe meantyme; and speciallie the restitutioun of James
bischope of glasgw, out of J>e quhilk, owr said souerane loird now, as
}>an, speciallie exceptis and reservis to J>e said capitane alexr- ]>e