the strekin of the said borghe and askit warde of the court Ande Androw culan the balye offerit him redy to minister Justice to batht the partiis Ande becaus' thar was bot iij personis for the tyme and the tothir party nocht present to the recounter the said borghe' the court for waknes coud' nocht warde In the saide matir becaus' the said action' was gretis
Nomina assise ad Inquisicionem Dauid quhit Alexander rede thomas prat Johannes Wormet Dauid mathesone Johannes Stheuinsone Alexander angousone Richardus hile pater Symon gardin Robertus crage thomas rollande Willelmus andirsone senior Dauid prat Jacobus crake Andreas philp et Andreas mureson' Jurati dicunt quod quondam Robertus quhit auus Dauid quhit latoris presencium obiit vltimo vestitus ut de feodo ad pacem et fidem domini nostri Regis de quadam terra Jacente infra dictum burgum in vico furcarum ex occidentali parte eiusdem vici inter terram Johannis sanclar' ex boreali ex vna et terras quas Andreas smitht et Johannes loremar' Inhabitant ex australi partibus ex altera et communiones vias regias versus oriens et occidens Et quod dictus Dauid est legittimus et propinquior heres dicti quondam auj suj de dicta terra cum pertinenciis Et quod est legittime etatis et valet per annum xx s' et nunc existit in manibus domini nostri regis per dimidium annj aut eocirca in defectu veri heredis Jus suum minime prosequentis et cetera
Curia balliuorum tenta in pretorio eiusdem ixo Julij anno quo supra
muresone the samyn day Jonhne Culan the aldirman grantit him pait be the handis of Androw mureson of tua barrelis of Salmond' acht to him in ane ak maid tharapon obefore
the saide day Jonhne Steuarte follouit Duncan colisone for the wranguis' hurtinge and strubulance of him throw forthocht fellone the quhilkis the saide Duncan opinly denyit Ande in continent the saide actione was putt to the decisione of ane assis' of thir personis vndir writin chosin and suorne with consent of batht the saide partiis that is to say Androu branche Dauid matheson Alexander angousone thomas Waus Alexander chamer Androw mureson' thomas narne William Wormet William nicholsone Jonhne lundoris henry Crage Richerd hill eldar Robert ewynsone thomas rollande and Dauid spens' quhilkis riplie avisit deliuerit and fande be the moutht of the saide Androw branche the saide Duncan quyt of al strubulance and of thochfellone of the saide Jhon' steuarte