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The superiour havand the ward and mariage of ony air pertening to him, beand past the age of sevin zeiris, may call and persew the mother, withhalder of the said air, to deliver the said air to him within sax dayis, or ellis to compeir within the samin space, and schaw ane ressonabill cause quhy scho sould not do the samin; the quhilk gif scho failzies to do, letteris sall be direct simpliciter to that effect, because in this cais the superiour aucht and sould be preferrit to the mother, tutor, and all uther persounis.
Balfour, p. 337.
*** The like found 16th July, 1531, Pen. July 1532, The Abbot of Aberbrothok against Marjorie Forbes. Ibidem.
