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Excerpt from Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston: Edited for Lt.-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston of Hunterston
To all who shall see or hear this charter Andrew Lyn, lord of that Ilk, greeting in the Lord everlasting: Wit ye me to, have given, granted and by this my present charter to have confirmed to william huntar OF arnele for his counsel rendered and to be rendered to me All and Whole my lands of heleiss with the pertinents, lying in the bailiary of Conyngham within the barony of Dalry, which lands with the pertinents pertained heritably to John Ross, lord of Haukhed and which lands with the pertinents the said John, not led by force or fear nor falling into error, but of his own pure and free will, gave up by staff and baton at Kilbarchan and purely and simply resigned and wholly quitclaimed [renounced] for ever for himself and his heirs with all right and claim which he had or might have in the said lands with the pertinents; to hold and have to the said William and his heirs of me and my heirs in fee and heritage for ever in woods and plains, roads, paths, in meadows and pastures, in waters, pools, fishings, fowlings, huntings, milns and multures, with courts and escheats and their sequels, as well under the earth as above the earth, as well far as near, with free ish and entry and with all other liberties, commodities, easements and just pertinents whatsomever in all and by all like as the said John Ross freely held the said lands with the pertinents rendering to me and my heir-s the said W his ward and relief of the said lands when it shall happen.' And I the said Andrew and my heirs shall acquit and for ever defend the said lands of Heleiss with the pertinents to the said William and his heirs against [all mortals]. In testimony of which thing to this my present charter my seal is appended at Irwyn the last day of February fifty-two. Witnesses, Robert W lord of Jonston, Archibald Craufurde of Priwyk, Alan Cochran, William Rose Notary public, Thom, Alexander Huntar, with many others.
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