ruthirfurd' Kintor The saide day the aldirman and ballieis assignit to Duncan fyff procuratour to sere Johne ruthirfurde to ansuer to the borgh' fundin one him be Dauy Kintor monunday eftir the trinite day nixt to Cum for the wranguis' haldin fra him of viij merkis et cetera as the Secunde day of process'

Eodem die Dauid Kintor fecit constituit creauit et nominauit Johannem mar' suum legittimum procuratorem Actorem et factorem et cetera dans et concedens eidem suam potestatem omnimodam ac mandatum speciale ad respondendum plegio super ipsum per procuratorem Johannis ruthirfurde militis porrecti de et super iniusta detencione ab eo quinque vlnarum pannj gallici ac quod testem opponendum Ac prosequendum plegium super dictum militem per Ipsum porrectum de et super iniusta detencione ab eo octo marcarum prout in actis curie plenius continuetur Agendum prosequendum respondendum et cetera omnia faciendum promitens de Rato et grato cum ceteris clausulis necessarius et oportunis et cetera

was fundyne of nayne avale for the quhilk the said Duncan as procuratour for the said' knicht was in ane Amerciament of the court

the falsing of ane doim The saide day Jonhne mar procurator for Johne leslie of Warderis and annabele gordone his spous' requerit the balye to ger' cale sere Johne ruthirfurde knicht or his procuratouris to ansuer to the borghe fundin one him the xiij day of marche the yer' of gode jM VC and ane yer' for the wranguis' haldin fra tham of iiijor li' xix s' and vij d' resauit be fra him for the girssome of ane demi nethis fischingis of the Raik and nocht allouit to tham and thar' comperit Duncan fif procurator for the saide knicht and allegit that he awche nocht to ansuer' to the saide borghe' quhile John' Cuk officiar' repetit the samyn becaus' it was strekit in his handis Ande the said Johne mar' procurator for the saide Johne leslie and his spous' allegit that he hed' gottin the Copy of the saide borghe' lang obefor in writ and that was referit to the aithe of the said Johne Cuk officiar' be the saide Duncan quhilk deponit be his aithe that he hede gevin the Copy of the said' befor to the said' sere Jonhne ruthirfurde obefor Ande als' that the saide Duncan awche to ansuer' to the said' borghe becaus' It was in the akis of the court buk and opinlie Rede to him diuers' tymes quhilk he mycht haue gottin for the askinge Ande becaus' he walde nocht ansuer the said' Jonhne mar' procurator as saide Is fande ane borghe in the hande of William scrimgeour ane of the officiaris of the saide burghe that the said' knicht be him Self or his saide procuratour aw to ansuer to the said' borghe' Ande the saide Duncan procurator as saide Is Recovnterit the said' borghe' allegeand he awche nocht to ansuer to the said' borghe' quhile the saide Jonhne Cuk officiar repetit It quhilkis borghe' and Recovnter the partiis being Removit the Court riplie auisit wardit be thir persones gilbert menyes Jonhne Wormet thomas Waus William blinsele William andirson Johne Kintor Johne Steuinson' William Ketht Dauy blinsele Johne mydilton' Johne annand' patry Rede gavane murray gilbert litstar' Duncan crak Dauy fynne Androw strathin Johne auchneyve William nicholsone Johne Duncansone William larde thome talyour Johne balcrome and Alexander malison' burgis of the said' burghe and gaf for dome be the moutht of Alexander Johnesone dempstar' of the said court that Johne ruthirfurd' be him self or his procurator awche to ansuer' to the said' borghe et cetera Ande tharfor fande the borghe fundin be the said' Johne mar' procurator as said is that the said' knicht or his procuratouris awche to ansuer' to the saide borghe of vaill and the Recovnter of nayn availl Ande maide in the contrar' be the said Duncan procurator for the said' knicht The quhilk dome pronuncit and gevin be the moutht of the saide dempstar the saide Duncane procurator as saide Is agan callit and falsit this dome forsaid sayande Alexander Jofrasone dempstar of this court that dome that thow has gevin aganis me Is fals evile and Rottyn' in It Self And tharto ane borghe' Johne Cuk seriand' of this court in thi hande becaus' yow the saide Johne cuk officiar repetit nocht the said' borghe Ande protestit for mair' Resonis to be gevin in tyme and place conuenient tharto tueching the falsing of the saide dome And' th sere Johne ruthirfurd' oblist him be his hande landis and gudis to folow and persew the falsing and Agancalling of the said' dome in the bestwis' and fre According' tile our Souerane lordis lawis Ande in continent the saide Johne mar' procurator as saide Is askit the Rolment of this court to be gevin to him or the saide Johne leslie and his spous' vndir the balye Seill be Ande protestit that the Resounis and lavis salde be gevin' off the said' knichtis to the hede lord chavmerlan of Scotlande or his deputis within terme of law and protestit for his resounis and defence to be gevin in the saide matir conuenient tharto Requirit the notar to subscriue the saide process'

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