Series 3 > Court book of the Burgh of Kirkintilloch 1658-1694

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COURT BOOK OF THE
trust. After consideratione of your letter I thought it most
fitt to intrust yow with all my affairs in Scotland according
to the will and desire of my deceassed father, requeisting
yow to act for me as iff I wer thaire present. So wisheing
health and happines to yow and yours my freinds and
acquaintances I pray yow present my service to my young
cheiff and be pleased to write ane lyne or tua concerning
the weilfare of all the houshold. Remember my love to my
sisters and thaire husbandis unknowne. I rest yours to
power. Patrik Flemyng.
Be it knowne to all men by thir presents that I, Patrike
Flemyng, sone and appeareand aire to umquhile Robert
Flemyng, burges and portiouner of Kirkintilloch, forsameikle
as these lying in Kirkintilloch are appertaining to me and I
living heir in Virginia my selff and not being near to doe my
own bussines thaire, thairfor I doe appoynt and have made
and be thir presents makes and constituts and gives full
power to James Flemyng of Oxgang for entering me in and
to my umquhile fathers possessione in Kirkintilloch and
for uplifting my byrune duties in bringing in of all debts and
sowmes of money quhatsumevir awghtand to me and to
give dischairges for the same quhilk shall be alse sufficient
as iff I hade granted them my selff, with power to the said
James Flemyng to persew in my name, obtaine decreits
and to put them to executione against all those due to me,
and to doe in everie thing as I could doe myselff. And for
more securitie consents thir presents be insert and registratt
in the Books of Counsall and Sessione or commissarie bookes
of Glasgow to remayne ad perpetuam rei memoriam by thir
presents. Writine by me the said Patrike Flemyng and
subscrivitt att the day of Our Lord 1662 March the 10th
befor thir witnesses. Sic subscribitur: James Barnabbi.
Johne Thompsone.
This is the just double of the abovewritine principall
letter and factorie (which is writine on the on syde of halff a
sheitt of paper), aggrieand with the principall verbatim,
nothing being addit thairto nor takin thairfrom quhilk may
alter the sense or change the sentance. Collationate be
[blank] nottar publict undersubscryvand quhilk [blank]