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WIGTOWNSHIRE CHARTERS
of the rectory of Kirkmaho in the sheriffdom of Dumfries and
the superiority of the lands of Ormistoun in the sheriffdom of
Peebles and in a | merks worth of the lands of Mynto and the
advocation of the rectory of Mynto in the sheriffdom of Rox¬
burgh,—all belonging to the said Alexander in heredity except
the said barony of Clugstoun which belonged to Margaret
Dunbar his wife and which the said spouses resigned into the
hands of the crown as immediate superior, and erecting all the
said lands into a free barony called Dalswinton with single
sasine at the fortalice of Dalswinton for all the said lands ;
reserving to the said Margaret liferent of the lands of Clugstoun
and reasonable terce out of the other lands. Tag, no seal.
Galloway Charters
No. 284
1542, October 29. Instrument at the hand of John McCrekane
N.P. narrating that Margaret Dunbar lady of Clugstoun and
spouse of Alexander Stewart of Garleis, shortly after giving
birth lying on a certain bed in her chamber of Garleis (paulo
post ipsius partum jacens in quodam lecto in sua camera) had
been intimated of a procuratory or mandate sent to her under
his seal of arms by the said Alexander requiring her without
delay to constitute Patrick Ahanna of Sorby and Mr John
Stewart as procurators to appear before king James V and
resign her lands of Clugstoun into the hands of the crown as
superior in favour of the said Alexander and herself and their
heirs male whom failing the heirs of Alexander ‘ whatsumever ’.
Nevertheless Margaret refused to sign and seal a part of the
procuratory viz.—‘ falzeand of ye ars male gottin or to be gott’n
betwixt the said Alexander and me, the same lands of Clugstoun
to return to my said ayrs whatsumever and not to ye ayrs of
the said Alexander gottin uyerwyss nor betwixt him and me,
protestand that my said procuratory signed and selit with my
hand hurt me nor my ayrs whatsumever farder nor I haf
consentit and is abone expremit notwithstanding of largear
mentioun maid in itself ’. The subscription of the procuratory
was with a view to the infeftment promised to her by her spouse
in liferent of the 5 merklands of Challachblewin and the 5
merklands of Climadde in the barony of Glassertoun and that
she faithfully hoped in her said beloved spouse that he would
obtain her infeftment in those lands. Witnesses : Dom. Walter
Stewart rector of Mynto, Mr. John Stewart son of Walter
Stewart of Barclye, Dom. Alexander McCollo chaplain and
N.P., John Herreoth and Allan Piper.
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