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APPENDIX D.
said pensioun, Sua J>at he may bruik ]?e samin, siclyke as gif }>e said
pr^ndit restitutioun had nevir bene grantit. Attoz^r his hienes of
new gevis, grantis, and disponis to ]?e said capitane alexr-, during all
the dayis of his lyfetyme, all and haill Ipe said Jeirlie pensioun of
fyve hundreth m<?Hds money foirsaid; and for sure payment ]?airof,
assignand and disponand to him the victuall of ])e townis and landis
aboue writtin, To be vpliftit and payit to him In maner aboue ex-
premit; Beginnand J?e first termes payment of )?e crope and Jeir of
god Imvc fourescoir sex Jeiris ^eirlie, sensyne this instant crope and
Jeir of god Imvc fourescoir aucht ^eiris, fourescoir nyne Jeiris, approche-
and, and siclyke 3eirlie, and termelie, in tyme cuzzzing during his said
lyiftyme : fifor payment quhairof oure said souerane loird willis and
grantis )>at Ipe letires in ]>e fozzr formes, purchest be )>e said capitane
alexr- vpoun his said first gift, salbe als valiabill, guid, and sufficient,
for causing of him to be ansuerit and obeyit of his said pensioun of
}>e croppis and Jeiris of god foirsaid and In tymes cubing, Siclyke as
gif ]>e samin had past be ane new decreit, and le/tres of fozzr formes
J>airvpoun &c. With cozzzmand in ]?e samin to officiaris of armes to
put ]fir saidis lettres in \>e fozzr formes, purchest be ]>e said capitane
alexander vpoun his said first gift, to dew executioun In all pointis for
causing of him to be ansuerit and obeyit of his said pensioun of J>e
croppis and Jeiris of god foirsaid, and in tyme cuzzzing, noc/itwith-
standing of ony suspensioun or discharge gevin, or to be gevin, to
}>ame In ]>e contrair, vndir ]?e pane of deprivatioun : qzz^azrvnto \e
sicht of jiir pr^ntis salbe ane sufficient warrazzd, With cozzzmand
alsua gif neid beis, to ]:>e loirdis of counsall, to grant and direct k/Aes
conforme heirto In forme, as effeiris &c. At halieruidhous, the xxi
day of merche, The Jeir of god Imvc fourescoir aucht Jeiris.
Per Signaturam.
(Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, vol. 59, f. 88 a.)
VII.
[GIFT and RATIFICATION of a Pension of 400 merks to
Capitane Alexander Montgomerie by Lodovik, Duke
of Levenox. 2nd November 1591.]
In presens of Jre lordis of counsall, cozzzpeirit personaUe Mr Alex-
andex King, prooiratoux speczallie constitut for Lodovik, Duke of
Levenox, and his curatozzrA vnderwr/ttin, be }fis gift and RatificaA'oun
vnderwz'zttin, Giffin in subscryuit wzt/z \air handis, And desyrit J>e
samyn to be insert & regAAat in [>e buikis of counsall, To haif J?e
strenth, force, and effect of ane act & decreit of pe lordis ]’<?z'of, Thair
decreit and aut/W/tie to be Int^rponit perto, And Xettres and execu-