In this week’s poser, from the court book of Cunninghame bailliary court (National Archives of Scotland, RH11/19/1 page 67), we asked what the name of the landowner was and what was Issobell Stirling accused of?

Answer

The landowner was John Ryburne of that ilk (that is, John Ryburne of Ryburne) and Issobell Stirling was accused of refusing to pay rent and duty (maill and dewtie) and resulting penalty and interest (damnage and intrest), and that she harvested what was growing there as fodder,  whereas it ought only to have been grazed (aucht to haiv beine eittin th[ai]rupon) by her livestock.

Transcription
Jo[h]n Ryburne of that ilk againes Issobell stirling relict of umq[uhi]ll Niniane
Ros in hill of dunlop For the wrongous refussing to mak payment to the
said persewar of the maill and dewtie ly[belli]t w[i]t[h] the damnage and intrest
ly[belli]t Aledgit sustenit be him be and throw the occasioun of hir removeall
of hir fodder aff the ground quhilk aucht to haiv beine eittin th[ai]rupon


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