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MISCELLANEOUS
pertinenciis in omnibus et per omnia ut premittitur pre-
fato Colino et Mariote et eorum diucius viuenti et heredi-
bus suis supradictis quibus forte deficientibus predicto
Andree et heredibus suis contra omnes homines et feminas
warantizabimus acquietabimus et imperpetuum defende-
mus : In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti Carte nostre
nostrum fecimus apponi Sigillum : Testibus honorabilibus
et discretis viris Arthuro Stewart nepote nostro dilecto
Gilberto de Galbrath Johanne Cambell et Alexandro
McYwir consanguineis nostris Domino Johanne de Rosneth
vicario de Luss Domino Gilberto McArthour capellano
Donnaldo clerico et Domino Waltero Bet Rectore de
Cragniche cum multis aliis apud Inchedavanow 1 quarto die
mensis octobris Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo
quadragesimo.
The seal, appended in good preservation, is that described
in Ancient Scottish Seals by Laing, vol. i. no. 493, as per pale
Dexter Lennox as before (i.e. a saltire cantoned with four
roses). Sinister per fess in chief a fess cheque with a label of
three points for Stewart, in base a lion rampant for Albany.
The shield is suspended from a tree, at each side is a heart,
and the background is ornamented with foliage.
BULL BY POPE SIXTUS IN FAVOUR OF
ELIZABETH LIVINGSTONE, COUNTESS
OF ROSS
March 1476.
Sixtus etc. Venerabilibus fratribus Rrechinense et
Orcadense Episcopis salutem etc. Solet annuere sedes
apostolica piis et honestis petentium precibus et ne in-
debitis molestiis agitentur illos specialis sue protectionis
munimine confovere. Exhibita siquidem nobis nuper pro
parte dilecte in Christo filie nobilis mulieris Elizabethe
Comitisse Rossense petitio continebat quod alias postquam
ipsa cum quodam Johanne temporali domino Insularum
1 An island in Loch Lomond.