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mvnk gilespy The saide day Johne mvnk menyt and complenyet to the aldirman and balyeis that Jok of gilespy hede sauld to him of ance ane pece of his land for ane annuell yerlie and now he was informit that the said lande was resignit in the handis of thomas leslie ane of the balyeis and the saide Jonhne offerit him to preiwe the said presentment for the quhilkis he huimblie besocht the aldirman and balyeis that the said thomas leslie suld' gif nay possession of the saide lande vnto the said matir war' decidit Ande the aldirman chargit the balye that he suld gif nay sesin of the saide lande quhile he hed' commavnd of him and the consal

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cantulie Duncanson the saide day the aldirman and balyeis continevit the action' debatabile betuix Johon' Duncanson' one that ane part and Anny Cantulie on that vthir part anent ane siluer tuschey is continevit to this day xx dais that the said Jonhne mycht ger' summond' Androw Cantulie to the said day for ministracion of Justice in the said matir and the partiis to bring thar richtis as thai wile tyne and wyne

chene The saide day Jonhne chene of essilmond' exponit to the aldirman and balyeis how he was in possession' of ane lande that was Jok of gilespyis and as he was Informit the saide child' throw senister Informacion allegit he was nocht knavne nor entirit in the saide lande in fraude of the saide Jonhne chene Ande becaus' he was in Sesin of the said lande he requirit the saide aldirman and balyeis that nayn Inquisicion be maid' nor possession be gevin of the said lande nor nathir vthir landis nor anniellis annuellis pertening to the saide child' vnto the tyme he be lauchfullie warnit tharto tile allege his richtis for him self Ande gif ony proces' tharintil happinis to be lede in the contrar' of the premiss' he protestit Solempnitlie for Remede of law Ande Jonhne mvnk grantit and opinlie declarit he hed' tak of the said lande for ij yeris tane fra the said Johne gilespy Ande atour the saide Jonhne mvnk grantit him tennent of the saide lande to the said Johne chene and to pay him his maile and to rede it to the said Johne his ayris or assignais at the next Witsonday or ellis to Rede it at the saide terme