igitur et verum (vestrum ?) cuilibet in virtute sancte obediencie et sub pena suspensionis a divinis districte percipiendo mandamus quatenus moveatis legitime omnes et singulos dictarum ecclesiarum parochinarios et alios quoscumque in genere qui (præmissis et consinia omit these words?) veros et legales [limites] inter dictas terras de Bamff et Alyth positos et signatos per se vel ex relatione suorum primorum parentuarum seu aliorum fidedignorum quovismodo ante hac normit (noverint ?) seu stineormit (estimaverint?) vel (ut?) occasio discordie jurgi seu lias (litis?) desuper exorte seu exorture penitus annoveatur (amoveatur ?) et repellatur metus omnes alios et singulos malefactores antedictos eorumque sanctores conclatores et consiliarios cum (cujuscunque ?) status gradus seu conditionis existant primo 2° 3° peremptorie unico tamen contextu per debitos quos nos tenore præsentium sic movemus ut intra sex dies monitiones viros (vestros?) proxime et immediate sequen. quos dies per termino peremptorio monitioneque canonica assignamus et per unum volumus assignari debitorum terrarum de Bamff et Alyth veros et legales limites e (?et) confinia ut præfertur scientes et non revelantes ", &c. Those concealing the title-deeds or not revealing their whereabouts are to be punished with the greater excommunication as art and part..." et solenniter denunciatio non cessan[te] donec aliud a nobis habeatis in mandatis; et præsentes debite execute earundem latori reddatis. Datum apud Civitatem Dunkelden. sub sigillo officii nostri 28vo die mensis Maii anno Domini 1534to."

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AN INSTRUMENT BY MASTER ALEXANDER RAMSAY, chaplain and notary public, dated 14th June 1534, reciting that there "comperit ane honorable man, Alexander Ramsay of Bamff, sone and air to umquhill Nesche Ramsay of Bamff, his fathir, in the Kirk of Alyth and thair presentit ane granatour, Sir David Freirtoun,

vicar pensionar of the samyn for the tyme, in presence of the parochinars and uthers in tyme of the hie mess, the said Sir David beand in the pupit presentlie ressavit the said granatour and read the samyn be oppin proclamation and dulie execute his office conforme to the poynts and artikles thairintill" so that persons present might testify what they knew of the marches or of deeds relating thereto; whereupon "anent the evidents charters and wrytings of Boychame stowin and tane out of Bamff fraudfullie in greit skyth hurt and dampnage of the Lairds of Bamff and thair airs in away taking as said is, Sir Alexander Pouler, chaplane, quha dwelt with Alexander Ramsay of Bamff, fader to Gilbert Ramsay, in tyme of the way taking of the saids evidents of Boychame, they being publick in the Queir of Alyth, in tyme of the execution of the granatour and allegeance grantit oppinlie that he had the saids charters and evidents and provision of the lands and grunds of Boychame. And alswa thair stud up personallie in the said kirk of Alyth in tyme of service of the said granatour and alleged David Ramsay, brothir to Maister Finlay Ramsay, John Makadam, David Alexsone, William Sturror, William Hucheoun, Stevin Symsone alias Schipard, John Cowsny, elder, in presence of the congregation within the kirk for the tyme, and efter come Alexander Hereiss of Wester Craig, John Baxtar, William Soutar, Sir Robert How, Robert Baxter, David Butter, William Robertson, Alexander Gilleis, John Quhoman, John Brown, elder, John Mitchell, elder, and John Heireiss," and declared as follows, viz. Sir Alexander Pollour and Ramsay, M'Adam, &c. foresaid declared the marches and bounds between Alyth and Bamff "concerning the Hill, the marches beginning in ane hauch callit Dalrammeg hauch and in stud (tull?) ane mylne of Foyell callit the Scottismanis mylne alias the Ladill myll, the quhilk wes the proper mylne of Bamff, and said we sall schew you the intaking of the mylne leid and quhair the milne stud and the distance and furth passage of the samyn, quhilkis

may be yit notablie knawin and wes schewn to thame be thair foirfathers and forbeirs as thai allegeit, and fra that passand eist linallie to ane well callit Sundays well upon ane gait side passand and repassand fra Alyth on the debateable hill betwixt Bamff and Alyth, and fra that well eist linalie to ane croiss callit the Reid Croiss standand upon the said debetable hill betwixt Bamff and Alyth upon the quhilk croce there is arms drawn, upon the south syde the pictour of ane sword the poynt thairof assendand up to the pictour of ane mans heid at the hycht of the croce, and wes allegeit the arms of the Erle of Crawfurd, and upon the north syde of the cross ane picture of ane scheir with the manner of ane ball within the plaits and schering of the sheiris with ane flourdelyce assendand up to the pictour of ane mans heid at the hycht of the cross, the ane of the heids pictours lutand north and the other southour, quhilk cross wes situat and put thair for ane march betwixt the Erle of Crawfurd and Bamff, togidder with ane bowand stane northour with pictours thairupon eist therefrae neirby, and ane cairne of stanes betwixt the cross and the bowand stane that boweth northour, to ratifie the samyn as proper marches; and fra the bowand stane northeist to ane slaik callit the Wolfhill (?) Slack, to ane cairne on the hill in the sycht besyde Boychame, and fra that cairn north to ane furd in ane lache callit the Cowfurd betwixt Boychame and the Newtown of Bamff at the Corn ends of Boythame, and fra that north as ane rod lyes in passage to Ardorny quhill it cum to ane blind well heid anent the entries of ane burn runnand betwixt Bamff and Ardorny in ane burn havand passage eist fra the hill of Bamff, the quhilk entries of the burn betwixt Ardorny and Little Bamff is callit the Spout of Bamff and cums and runs out of the grund and lands of Bamff". Then Alexander Heiress of Wester Craigs and his company foresaid ratified and affirmed the said marches to be as above. Also Thomas Baxter said "he hard Finlay Baxter his fader say that he saw the multure of the said mylne

gathered and borne to Bamff, and that he brought ane of the mylne stanes to Tullyfergus to be ane hearth stane, the quhilk Agnes Baxter his sister, William Fowlars wife, ratifeit and affirmit that dwelt in the Haltown of Cruchy, and the said William Souter said his muther ratified and affirmit the samyn ". These things were done at Alyth between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the presence of John Crychtoun of Ruthvenis, Henry Ramsay, John Greit alias Lato, Donald Done, and others.

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INSTRUMENT ON SETTLEMENT OF MARCHES between the Abbot and Convent of Coupar, and John Cumming of Couttie and the Abbot and Convent of Dunfermline: 9th September 1535.

Parchment.

"IN Dei nomine Amen, Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis pateat evidenter quod anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo quingentesimo trigesimo quinto mensis vero Septembris die nono, indictione octava pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri domini Pauli divina providentia Pape Tercii anno primo, In mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter constituti reverendus in Christo pater Donaldus permissione divina Abbas monasterii de Cupro, et certi alii relegiosi conventus loci ejusdem, ab una, et Johannes Cummyng de Culty pro seipso et etiam procuratorio nomine reverendissimorum patrum Jacobi miseratione divina Archiepiscopi Sanctiandree, Commendatarii de Dunfermling, et Georgii permissione divina Abbatis et futuris successoris ejusdem, et etiam conventus ejusdem loci de Dunfermling, dominorum superiorum terrarum de Culty, partibus ab altera, apud aquam de Ylay convenerunt pro marchis et bondis infra dominium de Cupro et Culty cognoscendis et dividendis, et ibidem secundum considerationes certorum monachorum dicti conventus de Cupro

et aliorum fidedignorum ad hoc juratorum et per utramque partem admissorum, in presencia dictorum Abbatis de Cupro et Johannis Cummyng de Culty, per modum et viam amicabilem incipiebant ad orientem apud lie Kirkfurd de Bennochy ex parte australi aque de Ylay tendentes, ad occidentem exeuntes extra dictam aquam ex parte boriali ejusdem versus Baiytscheile, deinde iterum exeuntes extra dictam aquam ex parte australi ejusdem versus manerium de Culty, tendentes et ambulantes ad occidentem usque ad lie alryn tre, infigentes in terram certa signa et metas viz. saxa et stipites lye stok et stane in recto ordine ad effectum et finem quod dicti Abbas de Cupro suique successores, conventus et eorum tenentes, fundum aquas et piscationes ex parte australi dictarum metarum et signorum in futurum possideant et gaudeant, et similiter prefatus Johannes Cummyng sui heredes et assignati fundum aquas et piscationes ex parte boriali dictarum metarum et signorum juste in futurum possideant et gaudeant; de procuratorii et mandati potestate dictorum dominorum superiorum de Culty ad prescripta facienda michi notario publico et testibus subscriptis per autentica documenta liquide constabat, ad que premissa observanda hincinde juramentum prestiterunt. Super quibus omnibus et singulis ambe partes a me notario publico subscripto sibi fieri et tradi petierunt hoc presens publicum instrumentum sive publica instrumenta unum seu plura. Acta erant hec apud dictam aquam de Ilay hora sexta post meridiem aut eocirca sub anno die mense indictione et pontificatu quibus supra, presentibus ibidem Georgio Haliburtoun de Petcur, Johanne Moncur de Balluny, Jacobo Ogilvy de Balfour, Archiebaldo Campbell, Magistro Alexandro Makbrek, Andrea Haliburtoun, Villelmo Haliburtoun, et Domino Jacobo Moncreff, notario, diversisque aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis.

"Et ego David Jak alias Andree, presbyter Sanctiandree diocesis, publicus sacris apostolica et imperiali autoribus notarius," &c.