Notarial Instrument narrating that William Spittell, fiar of the lands of Leuquhet, passed to the lands and 'manse' of West Fordell, the place and habitation of James Henderson of Fordell, 5th June 1567

Notarial Instrument narrating that on the date hereof, in presence of the notary and witnesses, William Spittell, fiar of the lands of Leuquhet, passed to the lands and 'manse' of West Fordell, the place and habitation of James Henderson of Fordell, where ' Robert Peris, James Orrok and sindrye utheris masones and warkmen war lawborand and biggand ane foundatioun of ane howse of ane gret quantite,' and there in presence of these masons and others he declared to them 'how he was send thar be Wylliam Spittell of Luquhet his gudschir to stope thaim of thare biggyne, sayand, that the said Wylliam Spittell his gudschir had ane part of the saidis landis of Fordell in heretage, and the samyn war nocht partit nor dewidyt that the said James [Henderson] mycht kenne quhylk war his landis to big on, nor quhilk war his gudschiris landis, that the tane is landis mycht be justlie knawin by the uther; and tharefor the said William Spittell, yonger, lait his handis upon sum of the said warkmen to stope thaim fre ony forthyr biggin quhyll the said landis wer dewidit that ilk man mycht knaw thar awin part quhare upon thai biggit, and, becawse thai war fer may [more] nor he was, he mycht nocht stope thaim. Nevertheles he protestit in his said gudschiris name and in his awin for his entres that gyf thai procedit and wald nocht cese and decest fra all forthyr biggyne, for the remeid of law, tyme and place conweniant, and for all costis skayth damage and interesse gyf he ony sustenit thar throw, and thare biggyne war no hurt nor preiudice to hym nor his rycht.' Done at the said place of Wester Fordell on 5th June 1567, before William Cowper, burgess of Dunfermling, William Cunyngham, James Orrok, David Rady, George Wilson, and Thomas Dowgall, witnesses. James Chalmer, presbyter of St. Andrews diocese, by apostolic authority notary, also admitted by lords of council.