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| | Guid Nychburris |
 | | Pursuivant: "Provost of Dumfries, by command of our Sovereign Lord, I bring to you this Charter in favour of the Provost, Bailies and the whole community of this the Kings good town of Dumfries, and I desire you to have it proclaimed to the Burgesses here assembled." |
 | | Pursuivant: "Provost, as the Kings Procurator, I give you earth and stone of this town and water from its streams, and therby give to the Provost, Bailies and the whole community heritable states and seisin, real and corporeal possession of this Burgh, and of all rights pertaining thereto." |
 | | Pursuivant: "I further, by favour of my Sovereign Lord, give to you this Flag to be used as the Common Flag of the Burgh for all time." |
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