APPENDIX.

LICENCE, JOHN DUKE OF ALBANY TO PATRICK FOURTH LORD GRAY.'

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JHON, be pe grace of Gode, Gouernar of Scotland, Duke of Albany; and for fo mekyll as certane confideracions hes mowyt vs to lycent our cufyng and confiliare Patrik Lord Gray to remane at haym fra pis hoft, proclamyt in to pe fiftene day of Auguft now inftant; þairfor We gyfe lycence to pe faid Patrik to pas haym in his awne contray, and to remane in quhat place he plefis, quhil pe parlyament þat is to be haldyng in October nyxt to come, Wee difcharge pe faid Patrik of pe hofte for faid, and all hoftis þat is to come, to pe fayd October, and it fall be na pregyteis to hys lyfe, land, or gude, to remane at haym: and We discharge hym of all thyngis þat may be imputit pairapon; þat wryt fubfcriwyt vith our hand, pe fourtene day of Auguft, þe zeyr of Gode I ve and xv zeris.

Jehan

1 From the original in the Advocates Library, Edinburgh.

KING JAMES V. TO PATRICK GRAY OF BUTTERGASK.1

WEILBELOUIT FREIND, We grete 30w wele; fforfamekill as pat ane half of pe airfchip gudis of vmquhile Patrik Lord Gray, þat last deceffit, perteins to ws throw forfaltour of Johnne Lyoun, fumtyme Lord Glammis, þat ane of pe tua airis of pe faid vmquhile Patrik, and that vþer half pairof perteins, and fuld pertene, to Andro Stratoun of þat Ilk, þat vþer of pe airis of pe faid vmquhile Patrik, and We haue difponit and gevin oure half of pe faid airfchip gudis to pe faid Andro: Quhilkis haill airfchip gudis ze haue intromettit with, and hes in your handis and keping, OURE WILL IS heirfore, and We charge 30w ftraitlie, and commandis pat, incontinent efter pe ficht heirof, ze deliuer þe faidis haill airschip gudis to pe faid Andro Stratoun, for the caus aboue writtin, within fex dais nixt efter pe prefenting and deliuering of þir presents to 30w, as 3e will report fpecialle thanks of ws pairfore, and do ws finglar emplefowr, and anfowr to ws þairupoun at 3our vter charge; keiping pis writing for 3our warrand. Subferiuit with our hand at Craufurd Johne, þe xvj day of Julij, and of our Regnne þe xxviij zeir.

1 From the original in the Advocates Library, Edinburgh. Patrick Gray of Buttergask

was afterwards fifth Lord Gray.

JAMES, EARL OF ARRAN, REGENT, TO PATRICK FIFTH LORD GRAY.1

GUBERNATOR

TRAIST COUSING, We commend ws to 3ow hartlie; fforfamekle as We ar furelie aduertift þat diuers grete perfonis of þis realme, baith spirituall and temporall, tendis presentlie tocum to pe burgh of Edinburgh, and vtheris burrowis of pis realme, with convocatioun and gadering of pe liegis, bodin in feir of weir, and in forme of ane army, quhilk is agains þe commoun weill, Confidering þair is na neceffare caus quhy pe famin fuld be done; bot, gif it be to vfurpe pe Queins Gracis auctoritie, and to invaid ws, OURE WILL IS heirfore, and We charge 30w ftraitlie, and commandis, in pe Queins Gracis name and auctoritie, pat, incontinent pis oure lettre fene, That ze addres 30w to be at ws in Lythquho, bodin in feir of weir, with zour houfhald, kin and freindis, with fex dayis victuall, þe xxiij day of Julij, for pe defens and furthbering of pe Queins Gracis auctoritie, and repreffing of pame þat wald confpire and confpiris agains þe famin, vnder þe paine of treffoun, as ge will anfuere to ws pairupoun. Gevin vnder oure Signet and fubfcriptioun, at Edinburgh þe xx day of Julij, the zeir of God I ve and xliij geris.

LICENCE BY JAMES, EARL OF ARRAN, TO PATRICK FIFTH LORD GRAY.1

GUBERNATOR

WE, for certane gude and refonable caufis moving ws for pe tyme, and fpecialie at pe requeft of pe Quenis Grace, and our bruper Archebald Erle of Ergyle, has gevin and grantit, and be pir prefents, gevis and grants ane fre licence and tollerance to our welebelouit coufing Patrik Lord Gray to remane at hame him self, fra þis our present armye convenit at Hadingtoun, pe laft day of Junij in xlviij 3ers, ay and quhill our faid bruþer Erle of Ergyle cum þair him self: The said Patrik Lord Gray sendand fourthe his bruper, with his folks and freinds, to our faid armye; and þat nochtwithstanding any our proclamationes paft afore herupoun: And will þat þe faid Lord Gray incure na crime of leis maieftie perthrow, be byding fra our faid armye, nor to be callit nor pwnift in his perfoun, guds nor heretage perfor, be pis our letter of licence, gevin vnder our fignet, and fufcriuit with our hand, At Liddyntoun, þe first day of July in xlviij zers.