DEED BY LADY MARGARET DOUGLAS OF LOCHLEVEN. 
DATED 16TH OCTOBER 1560.

 

Be it kend till all men be thir present letters me Margaret Erskyn relict of umquhile Robert Douglass of Lochlevin and Feufirmorar of the Lands of Northbank wyth the pertinents to haif maid constitut and ordanit and be thir present letters makis constitutis and ordanis honorable men and my weil belovittis Maister Alane Lamonth and David Orme and Thomas Arklay, and ilk ane of them conjunctly and severally my warray lawfall and undoutit Procurators Attorneys Factors and special errand Beraris givand grantand and committand to my saids Procurators or to ony ane of them my full fre plane power special mandiment express bidding command and charge for me and in my name and behalf to pass to the personal presens of ane nobill and mighty Lord James Stewart Comendator of Sanct Andrews and Convent of the same upon quhatsumevir day or days place or places and thair in my name and behalf to resign and freely ourgift in thair hands All and Haill the saids Lands of Northbank wyth the pertinents liand wyt-in the Regalitie of Sanct Andrews and Sheriffdome of Fyff as in the hands of the Superior therof in favors of ane honorable man George Lermonth of Balcomy for heritibill infeftment to be given to hyrn of the foresaids lands in feu ferme and heritably after his deceisyt to John Lermonth his son his airs and assignais wyth all rycht and titill of rycht clame propertie and possessione quhilk I had hes or any wayis may clame or haif to the foresaids Lands of Northbank wyt the pertinents in ony time to cum renunciand the samyn for me my airis and assignais for now and ever to the effect the said George Lermonth may be heritablie infeft in the foresaids lands wyt the pertinents in maner above expremit and after his deceist to the said John Lermonth his son his airis and assignais and therupon Instruments and Documents to ask lift and raiss and generally all and quhatsomiver my said Procurators conjunctly and severally in the premissis lawfullie bides to be done in my name and to stand and abide at ye same firme and stabill, haldand and for to hald and to stand for thame in judgment and outouth, giff neid beis, under the panis of my guds movable and immovable, and I never to come in the contrar hairof. In witness of the whilk thing to thir my present Letters of procuratory I haif subscrivit the samen wyth my hand my sele is hairto affixit at Locldeven the XVI day of October the yeir of God jm ve and threescore yeres before thir witnesses Patrick Heburn of Tullibole, Henry Douglas of Muckhart Mill, James Demsterton wyt others divers.

MARGARET ERSKYN
Lady of Lochlevin.

 

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