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MISCELLANY

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THE SPALDING CLUB

ABERDEEN ; PRINTED BY WILLIAM BENNETT.

THE
MISCELLANY

OF

THE SPALDING CLUB

VOLUME FOURTH.

ABERDEEN :
PRINTED FOR THE CLUB.
M DCCC XLIX.

THE SPALDING CLUB— November 1849.

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT.
THE EARL OF ABERDEEN, K.T.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND, K.G.
THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, K.G.
[THE EARL OF AIRLIE.]
THE EARL OF SEAFIELD.
LORD SALTOUN. €jre €mml
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen.
Sir Robert Abercrombie, Bart.
John Angus, Advocate, City Clerk, Aberdeen.
John Hill Burton, Advocate, Edinburgh.
Charles Chalmers of Monkshill.
P. Chalmers of Auldbar.
Sir W. G. G. Cumming of Altyre, Bart.
Archibald Davidson, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire.
John Dunn, Advocate, Aberdeen.
The Earl of Ellesmere.
Captain Fordtce, M.P.
The Lord Forbes.
James Giles, R.S.A., Aberdeen.
John Gordon of Cairnbulg, Advocate.
George Grub, Advocate, Aberdeen.
Cosmo Innes, Advocate, Edinburgh.

A. F. Irvine, Yor. of Drum
Principal Jack, King's College.
The Right Rev. James Kyle, D.D., Preshome.
Lord Lindsay.
James Loch, M.P.
Hugh Lumsden of Pitcaple, Sheriff of Sutherlandshire.
Henry Lumsden of Auchindoir.
Lord Medwyn.
The Rev. James Melvin, LL.D., Aberdeen.
The Rev. Wm. Pirie, D.D., Professor of Divinity, Marischal College.
Sir James Ramsay of Banff, Bart.
Joseph Robertson, Edinburgh.
The Right Rev. Wm. Skinner, D.D., Aberdeen.
John Smith, LL.D., of Crutherland, Glasgow.
Alexander Thomson of Banchory. Srattanf.
John Stuart, Advocate, Aberdeen.
Mttt-'&OTBttmB.
John Blaikie and John Ligehtwood, Advocates, Aberdeen,
iuititnts.
Alexander Stronach, Advocate. Arthur Thomson, Banker.
Alexander Pirie, Jun., Manufacturer.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE,
Preface  ix
Appendix to Preface  lxix
Papers from the Charter Chest at Dun,  1
Appendix to the Dun Papers,  88
Papers from the Charter Chest of the Earl of Airlie
at Cortachy Castle  115
Papers from the Charter Chest at Gordon Castle,  125
Two Letters of 1746,  322
Instrumentum super aucis Sancti Cuthberti,  329
Index...  331

ERRATA.

Page 23, for " 14 July," read " 24 July."
,, 35, for " 7th August" rearf " 27th August."
,, 56, for " 1357" i-earf " 1557." The date is printed correctly in the
Table of Contents.
,, 119, " In De inomine," should be " In Dei nomine."
., 135, for " capis" read11 lapis."
„ 147, for " WUliam" read " William."
,, 148, /or " ssid," read " said."
,, 149, for " wynning them selfis and their power, not taking'open parte"
reao3 " joyning them selfis and their power in taking open
parte." This mistake has been corrected in quoting the pas
sage in Preface p. xxxvii.
,, 166, for " Pitinean," read " Pitmain."
„ 200, the word here (and at p. 202) printed " Tyllydak," may read
" Kyllyndit." The MSS. is very indistinctly written
„ 248 for " Targawache" read " Gargawache."

<fjrt fHtnr'B tyxthit

THE DUN PAPERS.

HE papers printed in the present Volume
from the Charter Chest at Dun, will be
found valuable in many respects. They
will enable the genealogist to fill up many
gaps in the pedigree of this ancient house,
and to correct several mistakes in the exist
ing tables of descent, for which, till now,
he had no materials. They contribute many authentic facts illus
trative of the social position of the country, and more especially of
that rich district in which the messuage of the family is situated. But
perhaps they will be most generally valued for the light which they
throw on that " Laird of Dun," who took so active and influential a part
in the Scottish Reformation. Regarding this venerable gentleman,
whose public services secured to him the esteem and confidence of the
various Sovereigns under whose rule he lived, as well as the veneration
of the new Church which he laboured to establish, the documents now
printed furnish us with a good many new and interesting particulars,
more especially in the later stages of his career.
It seems likely that the Superintendent was born in 1508, the year in
which his great grandfather John Erskine died. His grandfather, John
Erskine, and his father of the same name, who had attained the honor
of Knighthood, fell along with other members of the family in the

X THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
bloody field of Flodden, in 15 13.1 The testaments, and inventories of
goods, of these two gentlemen, as confirmed before the Commissary of
St. Andrew's, are now printed, and while they afford evidence of their
opulence, they serve to illustrate various particulars of the agricultural
arrangements of the time.
Sir John Erskine had been married to Margaret, Lady Ruthven,
widow of Alexander, second Earl of Buchan, and she, in conjunction
with his brother, Thomas Erskine, who afterwards fulfilled many impor
tant functions as Secretary to James V., are confirmed as his executors.
It is to be regretted that the materials for illustrating the first part
of John Erskine's life are so scanty. Perhaps we may be allowed to see
traces of an early connexion between him and the family of Melville, in
the Instrument of Sasine in favour of the Provost and Canons of St. Sal-
vator's College, dated 14th July, 1526 (p. 23). The precept on which
this deed proceeds is granted by Erskine, with consent of Margaret, Coun
tess of Buchan, his mother, and Robert Erskine, Rector of Glenbervy,
1 These facts have not hitherto been known, and it has generally been supposed that
the Superintendents father lived till 1534 or 1535. But considerable confusion has arisen
from the number of Lairds who assumed the name of John ; and it was increased by
a practice which seems to have prevailed in the family, of vesting the fee of the property in
the oldest son, while the father retained the liferent — both of them being designed " of Dun,"
at the same time.
Sir John Erskine is instructed by a charter quoted in the " Notes relating to the Family
of Dun," printed in the Appendix to the Preface, and by the inventory of his estate, con
firmed by the Commissary of St. Andrew's, 3d April, 1516, (p. 16.) where he is styled
Sir John Erskine younger of Dun.
There is also among the charters of the Burgh of Montrose, an Instrument on the Renun
ciation, by Sir John Erskine of Dun, Knight, in favour of the Hospital of Montrose, of all
right which he had to the Hospital's lands of Spittelschiells, lying in the shire of Kincardine,
for the reason that the Master wished to build a new church from the foundation, and
that the lands were now rather a loss to him than otherwise. He asks the said Master to
give a recompense to his brother-german, Thomas Erskine, for his liferent interest in the
lands. The deed is dated in the churchyard of Holyrood, 29th October, 1509, in presence
of Mr. Patrick Panter, Secretary to the King, and Principal Master of the Hospital of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, near the burgh of Montrose, Henry Graham of Morphy, Walter
Foulartown,, WiUiam Lamb, and John Lyon, laics, Master James Lyon of Inverkeithing,
vicar, and Laurence Taillefer, with others.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XI
(apparently his uncle,) as his curators ; and it is addressed to Master
Walter Mailuil, Vicar of Kylmaroun, and Richard Mailuil of Baldovey,
the latter of whom was father of Andrew Melville, who acted so con
spicuous a part in the troubled ecclesiastical politics of the reign of
James VI. Three brothers of the latter were ako ministers in the new
established church.1
A few years after the date of this deed, and when Erskine was still
little beyond the years of majority, he appears to have killed Sir Thomas
Froster, a priest of Montrose. The Instrument (XV.) which preserves
the record of this fact, and of the assyttiment or manbote paid by him to
the father of the deceased, is dated 5th February, 1530. It does not,
however, give any of the circumstances, beyond the fact that the deed
was committed in the Bell Tower of Montrose ; nor is there any record
of the event elsewhere. But however this may have been, it cannot be
doubted that the event must have left a painful impression on Erskine's
mind, and may have given a bent to his future career.
The next deed (XVI.) instructs the marriage of John Erskine with
Elizabeth Lindsay, daughter of the Earl of Crawford, of which there
seems hitherto to have been no evidence ;2 the marriage, however, must
have taken place sometime previously, as, on 18th February, 1534-5, he
resigned the fee of the Lands of Dun to his son John, reserving his own
liferent and his wife's terce.3
In 1537, the Laird of Dun has a licence (XVII.) to himself, his son
John, and other relatives, permitting them " to pas to the partis of
France, Italie, or any uthiris beyond se, and thair remane, for doing of
thair pilgramagis, besynes, and uthir lefull erandis, for the space of thre
yeiris." Sir Thomas Erskine obtained from James V. (on rather a remarkable
i Life of Andrew Melville, by Dr. M'Crie, vol. i. p. 3.
2 Wodrow's Biog. Collections ; Notes to Life of Erskine, p. 439. Printed for the
Maitland Club.
3 Ibid. p. 409.

XI I THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
narrative) a gift (XXIII.) of the office of Constabulary of Montrose,
which he conveyed, by the succeeding charter, (XXIV.) to his nephew,
John Erskine, the Laird of Dun, in liferent, and to his son and heir ap
parent, John Erskine, in fee. In this last deed there is a minute specifi
cation of the powers and rights of the Constable.
In April, 1542, John Erskine of Dun, and others, obtain a licence
(XXV.) permitting them " to pas to the partis of Franche, Italie, or
ony vthiris beyond sey, and thair to remane for the space of twa yeris.
Erskine's first wife, Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, died on 29th July, 1538,
and the charter (XXVII.) to John Erskine of Dun and Barbara de
Beirle, his spouse, by Sir Thomas Erskine, his uncle, dated 20th Sept.,
1543, proves that his second marriage had previously occurred.
During the years 1548-49, the Laird of Dun supported the Queen Dow
ager and the French party in opposing the English forces, and several letters
to Erskine from Mary refer to the passing events, and shew the estima
tion in which he was held by her. From one of them, explanatory of the
coming of the French Captain Beauschattel,1 it would appear that Erskine
had dreaded some attempt against his rights, as her Majesty assures him
that there was " no intent but to keep the fort, and not to hurt him in his
heritage."2 1 This gentleman does not appear as one of the French captains in command of the
forces who arrived in Scotland in June 1548 ; but " Guilliaum Bouchettell, lord of Sassie,"
was one of the French King's Commissioners for arranging a peace in 1550. — (Hollins-
head's Scottish Chronicle, vol. ii. p. 258. 1805.)
2 All the histories of the time speak of a brave and well conducted repulse, under the
conduct of the Laird of Dun, given to the English, in an attempt to land at Montrose in
the year 1548. Erskine was Provost of the Burgh at the time, and he had also received,
as has been seen, a gift of the Constabulary of Montrose, a few years previously. It appears
that a small hill, close to the river, was called the Fort, or Constable Hill, (Bowick's Life of
Erskine, p. 62) ; and it is possible that Erskine may have complained to the Queen, that
the occupation of this fort by the French captain, was in derogation of his rights as Con
stable. It appears, indeed, that about this time a feeling of jealousy arose against the
French auxiliaries, on the part of the nobility and the people in general. — (Tytler, vol. vi.
p. 50. Edinb. 1842.) And in 1555, an Act of Parliament was passed against such sedi
tious persons as " hes in tymes bypast raisit amangis the commoun pepill, murmuris and

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. Xlll
" The Counsall gevin be the deyne and cheptour of Abirdeine to my
lord bischope of Abirdeine thair ordinar, at his lordschipis desyre, for
reformatioun to be maid and stancheing of heresies pullelant within the
diocie of Abirdeine, and the ordour prescriuit to be obseruit to the sammyn
effect," included in this selection (XXXVIII.), was first printed by Bishop
Keith,1 probably from a copy furnished to him by Mr. Thomas Innes,
author of " A Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of Scotland" ; by
whom it was, at all events, transcribed from the original. It has been
several times reprinted, but probably has now for the first time been col
lated with the original document. It is wholly written by Robert Erskine,
the Dean of Aberdeen, who (on the assumption that he is the same person
as Robert Erskine, Rector of Glenbervy, already referred to) was pro
bably uncle to the Laird of Dun, and through whom it may have come
into his nephew's possession.
The " Presentation to the Altarage of St. Margaret, within the Church
of Dundee, by the Constable of Dundee" (XLVII.) was printed by Craw
ford, in the Appendix to his Lives of the Officers of State in Scotland,
p. 450. This document, so characteristic of a transition period in our
ecclesiastical history, is addressed to John Erskine of Dun, Superinten-
dant of Angus, Gowrie, and Stormonth, &c, by James Scrimgeour,
Constable of Dundee, on the narrative, that " the altarage that vas su-
perstitiouslie erectit in the honour of Sanct Margaret, Quene, situat
within the kirk of Dunde, is be full richt vacant in my hand, patron of
the samyn, be the decess of vmquhile Dauid Lwde chaiplane, last posses-
sour of the samin, quhairof the nominatioun and presentatioun of ane
competent persone pertenis heretablie to me in patronage, and to confer
sclanders speiking againis the Queenis grace, and sawing euill brute anent the maist
Christin King of Francis subiectis send in this realm for the commoun weill, and suppress
ing of the auld inimeis furth of the samen." — (Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, vol. ii.
p. 500.)
' The History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland, introduction, p. xiv.,
Edin., 1734.

XIV THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
and gif collatioun and institution thairapone belangis vnto you as
bischop and superintendent of the samyn ; and in consideratioun that the
patrimonye and almouss quhilk pertenit to the. said altar aucht and suld
be distribut and bestowed vnto ane gud persone applying him self to
godlie vsis," therefore he nominates and presents Robert Gray, son of
Patrick Gray of Ballegerno, " scalar of gud ingine, hable to incress in
literatur and sciences, ciuile and diuine, to the said Sanct Margaretis
altarage." It will be seen from various Letters in this collection, how generally
the Laird of Dun's opinion and assistance was valued by all classes. In
one addressed to him by the Earl of Montrose, and the Secretary Mait-
land, on 18th November, 1584, (L.), they remark that the King "hess
alss gud oppynion off you at this present, as he hess off any subject in
Scotland." This Letter seems to have been written with the view of
obtaining Erskine's assent to certain statutes recently passed in Parlia
ment, at the King's instance, which were generally obnoxious to the
leading clergy of the day. " By these the authority of the King was de
clared supreme in all causes, and over all persons. It was made treason
to decline his judgment, and that of his council, in any matter whatso
ever; the jurisdiction of any court, spiritual or temporal, which was not
santioned by his highness and the three estates, was discharged, and no
persons, of whatever function or quality, were to presume, under severe
penalties, to utter any slanderous speeches against the majesty of the
throne, or the wisdom of the council, or to criticise in sermons, declama
tions, or private conferences, their conduct and proceedings. All ecclesi
astical assemblies, general or provincial, were prohibited from convening,
and the whole spiritual jurisdiction was declared to be resident in the
bishops." '
The proceedings which ensued on the proclamation for the fulfilment
of these enactments, whereby the ministers were required to subscribe an
i Tytler, vol. viii. p. 178. Edin. 1842. See also Calderwood, vol. iv. p. 198. Printed
for the Wodrow Society.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XV
obligation, recognising his Majesty's jurisdiction as above, under pain of
losing their benefices, are minutely detailed in Calderwood.1 Although
the measure was very obnoxious, yet great numbers conformed, especially
after the obligation had been signed by Mr. John Craig, long the col
league of Knox, and Mr. John Duncansone, preachers to the King's do
mestics, and John Brand, minister at Holyrood House, who, in subscrib
ing the document, added " according to the Word of God." 2 In the next
year, Calderwood notes, " subscription going on apace ;" and in conse
quence of the part taken by Erskine, in prevailing on the ministers within
his bounds to concur in the new measures, he adds, " the Laird of Dun
was a pest then to the ministers in the north," 3 Whatever there may
be in this, it seems plain that the brethren " upon the exercise of Montrose,
Brechin, and Mearns," were very unwilling to subscribe the obligation,
either simply, or with the condition, (probably that adopted by Craig and
his brethren,) although, " after guid deliberation," they adopted the latter,
" haifing a gud hoip, that God, quhilk sa mitigat the apperant strait-
nes of the said obligation, will also work dayile mair to our confort, if we
sail with thankfull hartis depend upon him." (LII.)
A letter from Patrick Adamson, Titular Archbishop of St. Andrew's,
to Erskine, dated 22nd January, 1585, seems intended to give explana
tions about " the obligation," where he says (LI.) " the desyr of his
Maiesties obligatioun extendis no forthir bot to his hienes obedience, and
of sik as bearis charge be lawfull commissioun in the cuntrie, quheirof
his Maiestie hes maid ane speciali chose of your lordship : as for the
diocese of Dunkeld, I think your lordship will vnderstand his Maiesties
meining at your cuming to Edinburght, and as ffor sik pairtis as is off
the diocese of Sanct Androwis in the Merns and Anguse, I pray your
lordship to tak ordour thairin for thair obedience and conformitie, as
your lordship hes done befoir, that they be nocht compellit to travell
forthir, bot thair suspendis may be rathir helpit nor hinderit. My lord,
i Calderwood, p. 209, et seq. 2 Ibid. p. 246. 3 Ibid. p. 351.

XVI THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
I am assurit your lordship reparing towart court salbe ane gude vork, as
ye bestowit mony in your tyme for ane Godlie tranquillitie in the estait,
quhilk we will luik for at the tyme appoyntit ; willing your lordship in
that quhilk pertenis to the diocese of Sanct Androwis, to do as ye do in
Brechein, and assuring your lordship ye sail do his Maiestie acceptabill
seruice. Mr. Robert Pont is heir, and avattis with me and vthiris vpoun
your lordship cuming to Edinburght." And, in answer to a question
which Erskine had put to him on the subject of this commission, the
Archbishop says, " and quheir your lordship inquyris of the commissioun,
I vnderstand the samyn vas directit to your lordship, be that samyn
messinger quha cariit the letteres to me." In a postcript he adds, " The
Kingis commissioun send [your] lordship vas directit to Mr. James Mel-
vin in Arbroth." *
This doubtless is the patent, which Petry (as quoted by Wodrow) says
he saw among the family papers, whereby the King grants " to John Ers-
skine of Dun, our well beloved clerk and commissioner in ecclesiastick
causes, the exercise of spirituall jurisdiction within the Diocie of Brechin,
providing that his authority in any grave matter be limited and circum
scribed to the counsell of 13 of the most wise, godlie, and ancient pastors
of the said diocie, to be elected forth of the whole synodall assembly, and
allowed by us, with ansuer of our privy council or most part of them."2
It will be observed that Erskine was at times called upon to combine
secular and warlike duties with those appertaining to his spiritual
charge. Thus we find his services required in assisting to recover the
house of Redcastle from James Gray, son of Patrick Lord Gray, and his
accomplices, by whom it had been seized and retained, (XL. XLIII.)3
1 Minister of Arbroath, and brother of the better known Andrew Melville.
2 Wodrow's Biographical Collections — Life of John Erskine of Dun, vol. i., part i.,
p. 67.
3 The House of B^dcastle is said to be in Erskine's hands on 20th September, 1579,
(XLIII.) and he is ordered to deliver it to John Stewart, brother to the Lord Innermeith,
who was to " repair to that cuntrie, and be ressoun of the deidlie feid standing betuix him

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XVII
A notice also occurs regarding another and darker event of the time,
where Erskine's intervention was requested. On the 25th April, 1579=
John, fourth Earl of Athole, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, died
suddenly, under circumstances which led to the suspicion that he had been
poisoned. He had been the leader of a great confederacy against the
ex-regent Morton, and his death took place just after returning from a
banquet given by Morton at Stirling, to commemorate the reconciliation of
the nobles. By some, Athole's death was attributed to Morton, while in
a letter of intelligence from an anonymous correspondent to Sir George
Bowes, quoted by Tytler,1 it is said, " by fame nobody is charged with
this heinous fact of poison but the Lady Mar and her brother the Comp
troller, quhilk is thought shall be after trial evanished ; because divers
does believe that this bruit hath rather proceeded upon malice, to found
ane quarrel upon, nor upon any sure ground." This writer also alludes
to a demand made to the King on the part of the friends of the deceased
for trial and punishment, who answered that he would not fail first to
take trial, and thereafter to proceed to punishment. These notices
enable us to understand a letter addressed by Adam Erskine, Commen-
dator of Cambuskenneth, to the young Laird of Dun (XLL), wherein he
states that the King had directed "his missiue to the laird your fathair,
to be heir vpone the fyftene day of this instant, (May, 1579) and that
for tryell of my lord of Atholis pussoning, and to that effect the King
hes ordanit his haill counsall to be heir present at the said day." The
young Laird is asked to do all in his power at his father's hand, " to
and sindrie nychboreis he is in danger to be persewit," he was therefore to reside in the Red-
castle during his stay, " for the better saulftie of his persoun." On 12th March, 1580,
(XLVHI) the House of Redcastle again appears in possession of James Gray; and the
provost and baillies of Dundee are ordered to concur with the young Laird of Dun in the
recovery of it. Ten days thereafter the Laird of Dun, younger, is ordered (XLIX.) by
his Majesty to deliver to his " traist cousing James Lord Innermeith" the House of Red
castle, " lautlie recoverit be him furth of the handis of James Gray and certane of his
adherentis." i Vol. viii. p. 369.

Xviii THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
forder him heir with dilligens, ffor my ladie Athoill, togidder with sindrie
of my lord of Atholis freindis, is to be heir at the said day."
The Commendator, (who was a natural son of Thomas, Master of
Erskine, son of John, fourth Lord Erskine, with which house the Laird
of Dun had a common connexion),1 adds the following sentence, which
would imply that some suspicion existed against the Earl of Mar, or his
wife, as stated in the above letter to Sir George Bowes. " I dout nocht
bot ye will do thairin as ye tender the Kingis estait, and my Lord of
Maris weill and honour : ffor thair is sindrie gret matteris to be intrettit
at the said day, the quhilkis, giff thay be weill handillit at this tyme, it
sail put iny Lord to the gretter rest." And, in conclusion, he adds,
"the King nor my loirdis freindis can be content of ane excuiss at this
tyme." The issue of this matter does not appear.
The summons, at Erskine's instance, (LlII.) contains the particular
items of which the " pensioun of stipend, alsveill of money as of victual,
appointit to him be the kirk, as superintendent for the year 1585," con
sisted. The total amount in money was, £337 lis. 6d.
The victual amounted to,
Wheat about 56 chalders.
Bear, do. 12 do.
Meal, do. 8 do. 10 bolls,
payable in certain proportions out of the revenues of the Abbey of Ar
broath, the Abbey of Cupar, Priory of Charterhouse, Abbey of Jedburgh,
Priory of Restennet, Preceptory of Bassendow (Maisondieu of Brechin),
Bishopric of Brechin, and sundry other " annuals."
From a table of " the pryces of the victuallis assignil to the ministeris

1 From a subsequent Deed (LVL), it appears that the young Laird of Dun had in 1583
become cautioner for Adam, Commendator of Cambuskenneth, " that he suld depart furth of
the realms of Scotland, Ingland, and Ireland, within the 6pace of 30 days after the date of
his obligation," and to have remained abroad according to the King's licence to the said
Adam ; and that Erskine was called upon to pay his proportion of the penalty in the
obligation, incurred through the said " Adame, Commendatares default."

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XIX
and reidaris " for the year 1574,1 it may be gathered that the Superin
tendent's salary, after converting the victual stipend into money, did not
much exceed £800. The sums proposed to be assigned in 1581, to the
parochial clergy were increased from what they had been, so as to give
an average of about £175.2
The letter from the Earl of Mar and others (LXIL), written in March,
1712-13, complains that the clergy of the Episcopal Church in Scotland
generally declined to take the oaths to Government, and to pray for
Queen Anne, and asks the person to whom it is addressed to use his
influence with such of the Episcopal ministers as were refractory, and
get them to conform. At the time in question, and since his ejection
from the See of Edinburgh at the Revolution, Bishop Rose had a general
oversight of the depressed church ; and from this circumstance, it was
supposed that the letter might have been addressed to him, as being most
likely to possess an influence over the clergy ; but the fact of his own
opinion having been against the measure advocated in the letter, detracts
from the prpbability of the conjecture hazarded by the Editor in the
heading of the letter.
It is well known that it was with great difficulty that any adequate
maintenance for the support of the reformed preachers could be recovered
from the tenacious grasp of the Scottish nobles, into whose hands the
bulk of the property of the ancient church fell at the Reformation. In
the "Epistill wrettin to ane faythfull Brother, be Johne Erskyne of
Dune" (Appendix to Dun Papers, IL, p. 97.), he alludes to this evil of
the times. " Quhow cairfull and faithfull godlie men hes bein of the
ministerie (efter the dayis of the apostles), the rentis and possessionis
giffin to the kirk, be princes and otheris, dois testifie ; but quhen we
compair the tymes past with this age, a greit defectione aperis at this
present, for the maist pairt of men, specialie the gretest of the nobilitie,
1 Miscellany of the Wodrow Society, p. 395.
2 Ibid. p. 327.

XX THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
haifing gretest rentis in possessione, and plaicet of God in maist hie
honouris, ceasis nocht, mais wiolentlie blindit with awarice, to spoilye
and draw to tham selfis the possessiones of the kirk ; as vnnaturall
childring thai raif the mat frome the mouthe of thair mother, and thair-
with also dois dewoir the puir, perisand in necessitie, to quhome iustlie
pertenis a portioun of the kirkis patrimonie. They may iustlie be callit
spoilyearis, becaus that thai tak to thame that quhilk pertenis to wtheris,
without all guid ordour, and aganis all lawis ; yet to excuis thair wrange,
and to colour thair iniquitie, will bost thame selfis to be of the kirk,
als weill as thai that ar placed in the ministerie, gifing no place nor
prerogatione to thame that beris office in the kirk, aboue the rest of the
memberis." From this letter may be gathered the views entertained by this cele
brated man, on the constitution and privileges of the church ; and the
sermons which follow are excellent specimens of the rough, graphic,
although sometimes, to our ears, almost ludicrous style of pulpit compo
sition of the day.
The " Letter wrettin to the Queinis Grace and Regent, be the Profes-
souris of Christis Euangell, in the Realme of Scotland," (Appendix to
Dun Papers, I.) does not seem to be noticed by contemporary historians.
The manuscript at Panmure House, from which this letter (and the
other papers contained in the Appendix to the Dun Papers) have been
printed, is a thin volume, containing eighty-one folios of paper, stitched
•in a sheet of vellum, which appears to have formed part of a Roman
Breviary. The greater portion of the volume consists of sermons ; but
on folio 77 begins the treatise " Of the Kirk of God," &c, the remainder
of the volume being occupied with this dissertation, and the above " Let
ter wrettin to the Queinis Grace." The text of the volume is written
throughout in one handwriting, but there are occasional marginal refer-

1 It is dated 6th May, 1559. Knox arrived in Scotland from Geneva on the second
day of that month.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXI
ences and corrections, and a table of contents, written by a different
hand, but apparently of the same date.
The genealogical notes of the family of Dun, printed as an Appendix
to the Preface, were found among the other papers of the family. The
oldest copy of " The obitis of the lairdis and ladeis of Dun" seems to have
been written in 1572, on the death of the Superintendent's second wife.
The additions from that time are of various dates, the latest being ap
parently of the early part of last century.
A "Brief Historical Account of the Erskines of Dun," and " Notes re
lating to the Family of Dun," appear also to have been written before the
middle of last century.
For this interesting collection, the members are indebted to the present
representative of the " Good Laird of Dun." The papers were procured
through the good offices of Mr. Chalmers, of Auldbar, who obtained
permission to examine the charters at Dun, and to print such of them as
might be suitable for the purposes of the Club.

THE AIRLIE PAPERS.
The collection of papers belonging to the Earl of Airlie, at Cortachy
Castle, is of great extent and interest, and would, of itself, furnish
materials for a volume illustrative of the history of land, and genealogy
of families in the counties of Forfar and Perth. They were recently
arranged and inventoried, and, in doing so, the Editor transcribed the
few papers now printed.
The first is a Charter by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Garioch,
and Admiral1 of the Kingdom of Scotland, dated 2nd January, 1470, con-
1 The oldest notice of a grant of the Admiralty of Scotland, is a warrant under the
Privy seal, dated August 27, 1511, for a charter of, inter alia, " Officium magni Admiralli
regni Scotie, cum feodis privileges et libertatibus eisdem pertinentibus usitatis et consuetis."
(Riddell on Peerage and Consistorial Law, vol. i. p. 327.)

Xxii THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
firming a charter of taillie by Margaret de Glen, relict of the late Sir
John Glen of Inchmartyn, in favour of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Luntrethin,
and Isobel his spouse, daughter of the said Margaret, and to a series of
their heirs, of her share of the lands of Auchlevin, Ardune, and Harlaw,
in the regality of Garioch, and county of Aberdeen. It serves to prove
a marriage unknown to the peerage writers, and to preserve many names
which are also new to them.
The resignation of the Bell of St. Meddan1 to Sir John Ogilvy, by its
hereditary occupant, and the gift of it by the former to his wife, Mar
garet, Countess of Moray (II.) (whose name does not appear in the
peerage accounts) seems to imply that the dues payable to its possessor
must have been of some consideration. The resignation of the Bell in
cluded a house or toft near to the church of Luntrethin, as a pertinent,
and the right of the Countess Was completed by shutting her ladyship
into the said house, by herself, and delivery of the feudal symbols of earth
and stone, as appears from " The Instrument of Sessyn of the Bell."
(III.)* 1 There were, in the Calendar of the ancient Scottish church, several saints of this name,
but it does not appear to which of them the parish of Luntrethin was dedicated. St.
Modan, Bishop and Confessor, whose festival was celebrated on 14th Nov., was patron
of Filorth, now called Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. St. Modan, Abbot and Confessor,
whose festival was celebrated on 4th February, is said to have been Patron of Fintray, in
the Diocese of Aberdeen ; and a silver head of the Saint, which used to be carried in pro
cession through the parish, was melted down, and converted into a communion cup in 1632.
(New Stat. Account of Scotland, part xxv. p. 168). St. Medane, Virgin; her festival
was celebrated on 19th November.
2 On the subject of Bells, reference may be made to a note by the learned Editor of
" The Book of Our Lady College," printed at the expense of the Earl of Glasgow, for the
Maitland Club, preface, p. xxv. " The devotion felt for the ' Campana Sancti Kentigerni,'
was not the only instance of that kind of observance in Scotland. The Breviary of Aber
deen commemorates a certain bell, ' quoddam tintinnabulum,' which Pope Gregory the
Great presented to Saint Ternan, the Apostle of the Picts. (Breviar. Aberdon. Prop.
Sanct. xii. Junii.) It was preserved, with many other relics of the saint, at the church
which was built over his grave at Banchory, on the northern Dee ; and legal deeds of the
fifteenth century are extant, to shew the importance which was attached even to the cus
tody ' of the bell of Sanct Ternan, callit the Ronecht.' " (Registrum Recentius Cenobii

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXlll
The fourth paper contains a Discharge, by David Earl of Crawford, to
James Master of Ogilvy, of a spuilzie which he had committed, by seizing
the Earl's Castle of Finhaven, and Mains thereof, with the " cornis,
cattell, horses, and vtheris insycht gudis." The Earl, who showed his pla
cable disposition on many other occasions, agrees to discharge the spulzie
" in this caiss alanerlie and na vther wayis, swa that the said James
Maister of Ogiluy will restore, and caus be restorit and delyuerit agane
to me my place of Fynnevin, and to the Manis thairof ; and to me or my
seruandis, hauand my power thairto, all and sindry gudis quhatsumeuir
spoilzeit and takin be the said Maister of Ogiluy and his complices furtht
of the samyn, als gude as thai war the tyme thai war takin be hym and
his complices foirsaidis, betuix the dait heirof and Fastreneis evin nixt to
cum immediatlie following the dait heirof." '
The last paper in this selection, is a summons at the instance of Sir
James Archebald, vicar of the Parish of Lintrathin, dated 27th May,
1560, against his parishioners for payment of the tithes and other fruits
of the vicarage, "except the cors present and vmest clayth,"2 on the
de Aberbrothoc, MS. Bibl. Adv. Edinb. ; Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i. pp.
327, 328.)
1 There are few instances of generosity so disinterested as that which marked a well-
known event in the history of this Earl David. Alexander, Master of Crawford, son of
David, eighth Earl of Crawford, was forfeited for various heinous crimes committed by him,
and, in consequence of a resignation of the Earldom by his father, it was conveyed to
David Lindsay of Edzell, and the heirs male of his body ; who thus in 1541 became ninth Earl
of Crawford. Instead of allowing the Earldom to descend to his own heirs, he adopted, as
his son, the heir of Alexander, "the wicked Master" of Crawford, and reconveyed the
Earldom to him and his posterity, in exclusion of his own heirs. The circumstances con
nected with this spulzie, and with the resignation of the Earldom, will be found in the first
volume of Lord Lindsay's delightful work, " The Lives of the Lindsays," p. 198. et seq.
2 The " cors-present" was a mortuary exacted by the vicar in country parishes, and
consisted of the best cow which belonged to the deceased. The " umest-clayth" was the
uppermost cloth or covering of his bed. In a remonstrance " to the Prelats and other
Churchmen assembled in the Provincial Council holden at Edinburg in March and April,
a.d. 1559, craving redress of several grievances complained of in the ecclesiastical adminis
tration of Scotland," this subject is referred to under the seventh head : " Becaus yat ye
corps presentes, kow, and umest clayth, and the silver commonlie callit the kirk richts

XXIV THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
ground that " quhair he is lauchfullie prouidit be the lawis and practik of
oure realme obseruit in tymes past of the said vicarage, and hes bene in
possessioun of the samyn thir diuers yeris bigane, and hes causit the
and Pasch ofirands, quhilk is taken at Pasch, fra men and women, for distribution of the
sacramants of the blessit body and blud of Jesus Christ, were at the beginning but as
offrands and gifts, at the discretion and benevolence of the givar onlie ; and now, be dis-
tence of tym, the kirkmen usis to compel men to the paying thairof, be authority and juris
diction, sua that thai will not onlie fulminat thar sentence of cursing, but als stop and debar
men and women to cum to the reddy using of the sacraments of haly kirk, quhile thai be
sattisfiet thairof, with all rigour." The Council enacted certain regulations for compounding
these dues, by payment to the vicar of a certain sum in lieu of them ; and if that portion of
the deceased's estate called the dead's part did not exceed twenty shillings, the vicar was
to make no claim. It will be remarked that the vicar of Luntrethin, who seems to have
been quite open to receive new views, does not make any demand for the " corp's present or
umest-clayth.': These dues were not overlooked by Sir David Lindsay, when he was
attacking existing grievances. In his " Satire of the Three Estates," he makes Pauper,
who was on his way to St. Andrew's to apply for remedy of the Law, relate his case to
Diligence thus : — " My father was sa weak of bluid and bane
That he dieit, wherefore my mother made great mane ;
Then she dieit within ane day or two,
And there began my povertie and woe.
Our guid grey mare was baitand on the field,
And our land's lord tuik her for his heryeild ;
The vicar tuik the best cow be the heid
Incontinent, when my father was deid ;
And when the vicar heard tell how that my mother
Was deid, fra hand he took to him ane other ;
Then Meg, my wife, did mourn baith even and morrow,
Till at the last she dieit for very sorrow ;
And when the vicar heard tell my wife was deid,
The third cow he cleikit by the heid ;
Their upmaist claes, that was of raploch grey,
The vicar gart his clerk bear them away ;
When all was gane, I micht mak nae debate,
But with my bairns passed for till beg my meat.
Now have I tauld you the black veritie,
How I am brocht into this miserie.
Diligence. — How did the parson ? Was he not thy guid friend ?
Pauper. — The devil stick him ! he cursed me for my teind ;

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXV
commone prayeris and homilies1 be red owlklie to the parrocbinaris of
the said parrochin, and vther wyiss is content to abyde sik reformatioun
as the lordis of our secreit counsale plesis mak thairintill, and als is
adionit to Goddis congregatioun, and takis part with the saidis lordis in
And haulds me yet under that same process,
That gart me want the Sacrament at Pasche.
In guid faith, Sir ! though he wald cut my throat,
I have na geir except an Inglis groat,
Whilk I purpose to give ane man of law.
DU  Thou art the daftest fuill, that ever 1 saw ;
Trows thou, man, be the law, to get remeid
Of men of Kirk ? Na ! not till thou be deid ! "
(The Works of Sir D. Lindsay, vol. ii. p. 6.)
Sir David, although a zealous reformer, and an unsparing satirizer of what he consider
ed abuses in the existing order of things ecclesiastical and political, yet, "in his latest, as
in his earliest works," says Lord Lindsay, " professes himself a devout Catholic, recognising
what he considers the legitimate authority of the see of Rome ; but denouncing the cor
ruptions, superstitions, and usurpations imposed on mankind."* Accordingly in an analysis
of the opinions, religious and political, of the Lion King, prepared by his Lordship, from
Sir David's last and maturest work, the " Monarchie, " and the " Satire of the three
Estates," the Church is thus spoken of: — '* The Kirk or Church is Catholic and Episcopal, t
and the Pope her head ; J through temporal wealth or power she has declined from holi
ness, § and become a Babylon of iniquity ; |] but she shall ultimately, through God's Word,
turn to humility, and to her first estate ;f this should be the object of our prayer, in
order that she may become an example to the people ; ** and it is the office of the Pope,
with the assistance of a general council, to effect this reform." tt
1 These expressions seem to refer to the Liturgy of Edward VI., and would support the
view adopted by Dr. M'Crie on the subject ; Life of Knox, Note D.D., Edin., 1841. The
Remonstrants to the Provincial Council of 1559, request that the " common prayeris,
with litanies, in our vulgar toung, be said in every paroch kirk, upon Sondays and uthir
haly dayis, efter the devin service of the mess ; and that the evening prayers be said efter-
nein, in lyk wyse." (Art. vi.)
* Lives of Lindsays, vol i. p. 252.
t Passim.
i Mon. Works, vol iii. pp. 106, 113.
§ Sat., Works, vol. i. p. 433. Mon. vol. ii. p. 103, and passim.
II Mon, Works, vol. iii. pp. 114, 150.
If Mon. Works, vol. iii. p. 95.
-*Mon. Works, vol iii p. 115.
ft Mon. Works, vol. iii. p. 110.

XXvi THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
setting fordwart the commone caus, to the gloir of God and commone
weill of our realme, neuirtheless the saidis parrocbinaris ar restand
awand to the said James his teindis, frutis, rentis, prouentis, and emolu-
mentis of the said vicarage of diuers yeris and termes bigane, and will
mak him na payment thairof without thai be compellit."

THE GORDON PAPERS.
The selection of documents from the charter room at Gordon Castle,
printed in the present volume, has been divided into the following heads :
I. Miscellaneous Papers ; II. Bonds of Manrent, Friendship, and Alli
ance ; III. The " Rentaill of the Lordschipe of Huntlye, alias Strauth-
bogye, conforme to the sett maid at Whitsunday 1600." The valuable
collection of charters which, by the kind permission of the Duke of Rich
mond, have been selected from the same repository, will find a more ap
propriate place in the next volume of " Illustrations of the Topography
and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff," to be printed for
the members of the Club. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
The first deed under this head is a charter by Alexander de Yla, Earl of
Ross, by which he confirms a grant of two davochs of land in Badenach,
viz. Dalnafert and Kinrorayth, formerly made by William, seventh Earl
of Rqss, in favour of Malmoran of Glencharny,1 under reservation to the
granter, in name of a messuage or head manor, of one acre of ground, near
the Stychan2 of the town of Dalnafert, on the south, where was situated
' Gilbert de Glencharny gets a charter from David II. in 1362, on his own resignation
of the Barony of Glencharny, in the shire of Inverness, with a remainder to Duncan
Fraser, and Cristiane his wife, sister of the said Gilbert. (Robertson's Index, p. 71).
2 This word does not appear in the Glossaries, but it seems to mean the "Law" where
courts were held ; a market place, or chief place of a barony.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXVII
the manor of the late Scayth, the son of Ferchard.1 Among the witnesses
to this grant we find representatives of the two monastic establishments
of Ross-shire, in the persons of Mark, abbot of New Feme,2 and
Maurice, a monk of Beaulieu, and as indicative of the style maintained
by these Celtic Earls, it preserves the names of the " Steward " and
" Secretary " of the grant er.
The second charter, in the deed of confirmation, is dated in 1338.
By it, the Earl grants to the said Malmoran de Glencharny, the acre
of land reserved in the first charter, on condition of his relieving the
Earl of Ross of the payment and services due by him to the over
lord of Badenach. The lands of Badenach formed one of the posses
sions, and gave a title to a branch of the powerful family of Comyn,
till their downfall in the time of King Robert Bruce. Badenach was
included in the grant of this sovereign, to Thomas Randolf, of the
Earldom of Moray ; and on the death of John, third Earl of Moray, in
1346, probably reverted to the crown. In 1371, King Robert II. gave
to his son Alexander (long known as the Wolf of Badenach), sixty
davochs of land of Badenach, with the Castle of Lochindorb, as freely
as the late John Comyn held the same ; which davochs, with the Lord
ship of Lochaber and Castle of Urquhart, had been specially reserved
in the grant of the Earldom of Moray to John Dunbar, in the previous
year. They were granted to Alexander, Earl of Huntly, by James IL,
by charter, dated 28th April, 1451, not in recompense for his services at
the Battle of Brechin, as has been generally stated, but upwards of a year
before that event.
1 Either this person, or, more probably, another of the same name, at a later period, is
said to have been the progenitor of the tribe of Farquharsons on Deeside. Fercard, son of Seth
is witness to an agreement between Andrew, Bishop of Moray, and Walter Cumyn, Earl of
Monteith, in 1234 ; and, in the same year, Fercard, Steward of Badenach, is a witness to
an agreement between the Chapter of Moray, and Alexander de Stryveline, (Chart.
Morav. p. 99).
2 The word is written Nove " Firme,'' in the Charter, but doubtless is intended for
" Warine," the usual name applied to the Abbey of Feme, founded by Ferquhard, second
Earl of Ross, in the time of Alexander II.

XXVIII THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
The lands of Lochaber, which also belonged to the Comyns, had formed
part of the Lordship of the Isles, and many of them were granted to
Alexander, Lord Gordon, by James IV., in Dec. 1500, after the forfeiture
of John, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles and Lochaber. The charter of
confirmation by Alexander de Yla, Earl of Ross, may be dated about
1440.1 The " Contract Matrimonial between George, Master of Huntly, and
Elizabeth, Countess of Murray" (III.), affords a curious illustration of
the manners of the country, while it serves to correct the usual peerage
accounts of the families.
Archibald, Earl of Murray, the former husband of the Countess, was
killed in an action with the forces of James IL, at Arkinholme, in Dum
friesshire, on the 1st May, 1455, and, on the 20th of the same month, the
present contract with her second husband is dated. By it the parties
agree that the said George " sail marry and have to wife the said Eliza
beth, Countess of Murray, and nane others indurand her life, and make the
dispensation of the authority of our haly fader the Pape be obtained in
all gudely haste, in the sickerest fourme of all impediments that appears,
or may appear, betwixt them, sua that they may lauchfully complete the
said marriage ; and in the meantime, he sail not constrensie the said lady
to carnal copulation but of her free will." Elizabeth, with her " men,"2
are also to " do all thair gudlie power and diligence, so that the said lord,
Earl of Huntly (her intended husband's father), have deliverence of the

1 He died in the end of 1448, or beginning of 1449. Among the witnesses is Celestine
de Insulis, son of the granter. In another deed, (quoted by Mr. Gregory, in his History
of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland) Celestine is called, by his father, " filius natura-
lis," and by John, next Earl of Ross, he is styled " frater carnalis." In the above deed, he
is simply called filius, which supports Mr. Gregory's opinion, that Celestine was a legitimate
son of the Earl. (Gregory's History, p. 41).
2 Among the "men" of the said Lady, who give their consent to the contract, is Sir
Richard of Holland, Chantour of Moray, who is supposed to be author of the Scottish poem,
" The Howlat." According to Lord Hailes, it is dated from Ternoway, the seat of the
Earls of Moray.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXIX
Castell of Louchindores,1 and James, appearand heir to the said lady,
Huchone Fraser of the Lovat, and Janet, the said lady's daughter." She,
however, stipulates afterwards, that James, her said son, " sail be in
keeping with- her, or with her advice, quhair she best liks, till his lauch-
full age, withouten bodily harm till his life."
This match, which was so fenced and guarded, did not last long. Pro
bably the parties did not wait for a papal dispensation, and thereby af
forded ground for a divorce, in consequence of their relationship to each
other within the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity.2
The Master of Huntly next married (before March 1459)3 the Princess
Annabella, daughter of James I., by whom he had a considerable family ;
but in 1471 he was next divorced from her, on the ground, as the sentence
bears, that " dictus Dominus Georgius antequam contraxit matrimonium
cum dicta Domina Annabella, carnaliter cognovit quamdam Dominam, Eli
zabeth de Dunbar, quam duxit in matrimonium, et ab eadem, postmodum,
judicio ecclesie, legitime deuortiatus et separates, dicte domine Annabella.
in tertio et quarto gradibus consanguinitatis attingentem. Et sic invicem
1 Archibald, Earl of Moray, was attainted for fortifying the castles of Lochindore and
Tarnau against the King and laws, on 12th June, 1455 ; and he had committed various
acts of violence in attempting to raise a rebellion in the North, during the previous
year, for which the Earl of Huntly is to obtain remission, as specified in the contract.
2 " By the canon law, as established in Scotland before the Reformation, marriage was
indissoluble. When a party desired to be separated, the suit was founded either upon an
original nullity of the marriage, or upon such subsequent misconduct of the other party, as
rendered » separation a mensa et thoro expedient. The most common grounds, upon which
parties sought to establish the nullity of a marriage, were the impediments of affinity and
consanguinity between the parties. As the law stood for several centuries in Scotland,
parties could not marry legally, who were within the fourth degrees of affinity or consan
guinity. Such a relationship, whether through a legitimate or an illegitimate connexion,
voided a marriage, however celebrated ; and the ignorance or bona fides of either party, was
of no avail to save a marriage, within these forbidden degrees, from the legal effect of nul
lity." (Liber Officialis Sancti Andree, Preface, p. xvii).
3 Charter by James II. to George, Lord Gordon, son of Alexander, Earl of Huntly,
and Annabella his wife, sister german of the king, of 200 merks of the lands of Obyne,
and the capital messuage of the said lands, on the Earl's resignation, 10 March, 1459-60 .
(Mag. Sig. L. V. No. 91, quoted in Douglas' Peerage, vol. i. p. 644).

XXX THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
dictus dominus Georgius et dicta Annabella, in consimilibus tertio et
quarto gradibus afiinitatis attingunt, prout, per fidedignos testes, omni
exceptione majores, coram nobis, in judicio legitime existit comprobatum,
[ideo] dotemque, et donationem propter nuptias hinc inde factas fore
restituendas, et debere restitui, decernentes, partibusque suprascriptis ad
alia vota licita convolandos licenciam in domino tribuentes."
It thus appears that the Earl was divorced from his second wife, the
Princess Annabella, on account of his connexion with the Countess of
Murray, his first wife, because the ladies being within the third and
fourth degrees of consanyuinity, it resulted that Lord George Gordon
was in the same degree of affinity with the Princess.
The Deed, which contains notarial transumpts of the various instruments
connected with the divorce, from the records of the Commissary of Aber
deen also contains one, dated 18th August, 1471, which sets forth that the
notary by whom it is signed was present in the Parish Church of Fyvie,
during the celebration of mass, on the eighth Sunday after the feast of
the Holy Trinity, when Sir John Thome, vicar of Fyvy, solemnly pro
claimed the banns of marriage in the said Church, (appointing a compe
tent term to any person who could object) between a noble lord, George,
Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Hay, daughter of the late William, Earl of
Errol, and also acknowledged that he had proclaimed the said banns
between the said persons in the said Church, during the solemnities of
mass, on other two preceding Sundays ; on all which, Mr. Gilbert Hay
of Ury took instruments.1
The Earl's character for constancy to his wives had now suffered
considerably, and thus, although the banns with his third wife were
proclaimed in August, 1471, the marriage was not consummated till after
May, 1476, the delay probably arising (as Mr. Riddell has suggested)
from doubts regarding the legality of the previous divorce, and from the
survival of the Princess down to that time. The delay is proved by a con-
1 Copy among the Gordon Writs.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXXI
tract (in the Errol Charter Chest, quoted by Mr. Riddell) between George,
Lord Gordon, [Earl of Huntly] and Nicholas, Earl of Errol, brother of
his intended wife, whereby the former binds himself, that " I sail never
presume til hafe actual delen wyt the said Elizabet, nether be slight nor
myght, nor any vther manner, on to the tyme it be sene to the said Lord
Nichol, and her other tender freinds, that I may hafe the said Elizabeth
to my wife lauchfully."1
The above Elizabeth, Countess of Murray, is generally called " Mary"
in the Peerage accounts, where she is also said to be the second daughter
of James Dunbar of Frendraught, the younger branch of the family, while
she was really a daughter of Thomas, Earl of Murray, and so of the
older line. That she had a son James and a daughter Janet, as well as
the fact of her second marriage to the Lord Gordon, were circumstances
unknown to genealogists, until Mr. Riddell first directed attention to
them, as proved by the contract now printed. The Countess took for her
third husband Colquhoun of Luss.
By " the Erl of Angus endentour for Mareaige," dated 30th Septem
ber, 1461, (IV.) he agrees that Archibald his sone and heir " sal mary,
God willand, and hafe to spous Katerin, doghtir to the Erie of Huntle,
or quhat uthir doghtir of his that the said Erie of Angus liks best to
chose ; " " and gif it happinis, as God forbede, the said Archibald to
decese befor the fulfilling of the said marriage, the secund brothir to the
said Archibald, beand air to the forsaid Erie of Angus, sal mary the said
Katerine, or ane uthir doghtir of the said Erie of Huntleis as is before-
said, and suafurth frae son to son, and doghtir to doghtir of the forsaid
Erlis, gottin of full bed, quhil the marriage forsaid be completit ; " " and
the said Erie of Angus shall deliuer his forsaid son Archibald to the said
Erie of Huntle ony time at the pleisance of hym, fra he be past vij yers
of age, or ony uthir that the said mariage shall be treitit with ; and in
sic lik wis, the forsaid Erie of Huntle his dochtir to the said Erie of
1 Tracts, Legal and Historical, by John Riddell, Esq., Advocate, p. 85, Edin., 1835.

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Angus." A provision is made in case of the " dede or disasent" of the
sons or daughters themselves. If the marriage provided for by this con
tract took place, it is not noticed in the Peerage accounts of the families.
Indeed, it does not appear from them that Alexander, Earl of Huntly,
had a daughter named " Catherine."
John, eleventh Earl of Ross, a powerful and restless chieftain, entered
into a treasonable alliance with Edward IV. of England, in 1462, and,
on its transpiring about twelve years thereafter, the Scottish Government
resolved to proceed against him, as an open rebel. Decree of forfeiture
was passed against him in Parliament in his absence, on 1st December
1475, and the letter from James III. to the Earl of Huntly (V.) com
memorates the services rendered by the Earl of Huntly, in recovering to
the royal authority the Earl's Castle of Dingwall, and suppressing the
rebellion. The next deed (VI.) contains an obligation by the King to
give Huntly a hundred merks worth of land, " liand in competent placis
in the north partis of our realme," for a more substantial recognition of
the good offices rendered by the Earl, " in the recouering to ws of the
Erledome of Rosse, and expulsioun of oure rebellis and traitouris being
in the sammyn ; "J " and alsa becaus oure said cousing, the tyme he was
lieutenand to ws, promittit in our name to gife to our louet Huchoun of
the His 2 tuenty pundis worth of land for the said Huchounis gude and
thankfull seruice done to ws in the expulsioun of our said rebellis, and
optenyng of oure Castell of Dingwell, we sal tharefore gife to the said
Huchoun tuenty pundis worth of our landis liand in competent placis in
the north partis of our realme."
The "Instrument upon anulling of Alexander Crom M'Allan,3 his
1 Gregory's Hist, of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland, p. 50. The learned
Author had not been aware of the active part which Huntly took in the matter.
2 This " Huchoun of the His" seems to be Hugh of Sleat, a brother of the rebel
lious Earl. He is now represented by Lord Macdonald, the heir male of the Earl.
(Gregory, p. 60.)
3 Alexander Cromy, of Inverernan, [forsan pro Inverawin] grants his Bond of Manrent
to the Earl of Huntly. It is dated at Invercabok, 5th March, 1503-4. (P. 192).

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office of Tochdoreship1 of Strathdoun,2 1477" (VII.), would seem to imply
that his office was attached to the lands of Invercabomore, and that Sir
Walter Stewart,3 the Lord of Strathawin, was moved to annul the

1 The nature of this heritable office has been doubted. Most probably it was, as Skene
says, "ane office or jurisdiction not vnlike to ane Baillierie, specallie in the Iles and Hie-
lands." De verb, tignific. voce Tocheoderache. (Jamieson's Scottish Diet, voce Mair.)
Duncan Dalrumpil has a confirmation, by Robert III., of Charter by John Lauchlanesone of
Niddisdale, Laird of Durydarach, of the office of Tothia Daroche, in Niddisdale. (Robert
son's Index to Charters, p. 146). Malcolm, Earl of Lennox, grants to Patrick de Lindsay,
" Totum officium quod dicitur Tocheager de Levenax, cum omnibus commoditatibus ad
dictum officium spectantibus ;" as also, " totum officium fforestarie omnium silvarum nos-
trarum de Levenax." [1292-1233.] (Chart, de Levenax, pp. 49, 51). On this grant,
Lord Lindsay says, "Toshach darroch," "mare feodus," or "mair of fee," and "heritable
baillie," are the terms by which the former office is described in ancient deeds, as held by
the Lindsays. (Lives of the Lindsays, vol i. p. 67).
2 The valley of Strathawin, or, as it is sometimes written, Strathdown, through which
the clear and rapid Avon rushes, to mingle in the impetuous waters of the Spey, seems,
as well as the neighbouring glen of the Cabrach, to have formerly been used for grazing the
royal horses. In the account rendered, at the Exchequer, by the Chamberlain of the Earl
dom of Marr, in the year 1438, then in the Crown, by the recent death of Alexander, Earl
of Mar, without lawful issue, is entered : " Et Willelmo Diksoun servitori domine Regine,
transeunti in Strathowne, pro equis indomitis et vaccis, ibidem videndis et gubernandis
viii. s. Et pro agitacione bovum, vaccarum, et aliorum animalium, quondam domini comi-
tis de Marr a locis in quibus locati fuerunt, usque ad Durnochschelis in le Garviauch, et pro
apportacione signi ferrei, quo dicta animalia signata a Strathowne, usque dictum locum de
Durnochschelis xxix. s. viii. d. Et quinque hominibus Walteri Stewart de Strathowne,
agitancium undecim equos indomitos a, Strathowne usque Inuernochty, v. s." (The Cham
berlain Rolls, vol. iii. pp. 386, 387).
3 Robert II. by Charter, dated 17th June, 1371, gave to his son, Sir Alexander Stewart,
knight, all right which he had to the lands of Strathowyn. By another Charter, dated 9th
February, 1371, the same Monarch grants to the said Sir Alexander Stewart, knight, Lord
of Badenach, the two davachs of land of Invercabok, in the barony of Strathowne, which
formerly belonged to Alexander del arde, and were resigned by him. (Regist. Mag. Sigill.
Scot. pp. 128, 135). " On the west side of the Avon, for three miles from the mouth of it, lieth
the barony of Kilmaichlie. This was a part of the estate of Alexander Stewart, (fourth son
of King Robert II.) Earl of Buchan, and Lord Badenoch and Strathavon, who, having no
legitimate issue, gave the lands of Strathavon to his bastard son, Sir Andrew, whose son, Sir
Walter, sold Strathavon to the family of Gordon." (Shaw's History of the Province of
Moray, p. 54. Elgin, 1827). Sir Walter Stewart of Strathown got letters of Legitima
tion from James III., dated 23rd August, 1472, and resigned the lands of Strathown, in
favour of Alexander, Lord Gordon, Master of Huntly, in 1490. (Gordon Writs).

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sasine which, in the first place, he ordered bis baillie to give, on account
of certain informalities in completing the right of the vassal thereto.
" The Contract of Marriage of the Erie Boithvile, 1491 " (VIII.), nar
rates an agreement by him to marry "ane of the twa douchters of
George, Erie of Huntly, Margarete or Katherine, quhilk of tham sail
best plese the said Erie Both vile." Of the same date a " Band of
Kyndenes " was executed between the parties, by which they are to be
" in all thingis tendir, kynde, and lele as the fadre, sonnyis, and brethir
aucht to be, but dissimulatione, fraud, or gyil."
Douglas has not noticed this marriage, nor the existence of the former
daughter, Margaret, who probably became the choice of the Earl of
Bothwell, then among the most powerful and wealthy of the Scottish
nobles.' A very different fate awaited the other daughter, Katherine.
In 1496 she became the wife of Perkin Warbeck, the pretended Duke of
York. After her husband's execution, in 1498, she became the wife of
Sir Mathew Cradock, of North Wales, to whom she bore an only
daughter, Margaret, whose son, on the extinction of the legitimate male
line of the Earls of Pembroke, was created Earl of Pembroke, by Edward
the Sixth. Lady Katherine Gordon was celebrated for her beauty, and
was known by the name of the White Rose of Scotland.2
The contract of marriage between George, Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth
Keith, sister of William, fourth Earl Marischal, dated 27th March, 1530
(X.), is chiefly remarkable for the anxious provisions which it contains
against the contingency of divorce : " Als sua it is appoyntit, that gif thair
happynis or occurris ony caus of diuorce, or impediment of law, quhy the
said George, Erll of Huntlie, and Elizabeth Keith, may nocht lauchfully re
main togidder in mariage, efter that thai be anis maryit be way of deid,
als oft as ony fit caus of diuorce or impedimentis occurris, the said George,
1 Sir Robert Gordon, in specifying the marriages of the daughters of George, Earl
of Huntly, says, " the fourth daughter was Countess of Bothwell."— (Genealogical History
of the Earldom of Sutherland, p. 82.)
Tytler's Scotland, vol. iv. p. 363.

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Erll of Huntlie, sail, als sone as ony sic impedimentis cnmis to his eiris,
with all possibill diligence send to the court of Rome for new dispensationis,
and sail obtene and get thame, and bring thame hame, to conferme the
matrimony standand betwixt thame, makand the barnis lauchfull, than
gottin, or to be gottin betwix thame, and abill to succeid to the said
Georgis heretage, thai being aris maill ; and in the meyntyme, efter the
getting of knawlege of the said causs of diuorce or impediments, quhill
the hame cuming of the saidis dispensationis, the said George sail move
na caus of diuorce to part fra the said Elizabeth, bot sail abyde and vse
thame realy and actualy, the said Elizabeth being reddy thairto ; and gif
it happynis thame to be diuorcit and partit be autorite of the kirk law,
the said George sail bring hame dispensationis sufficient, quhairby thai
may mary agane ; quhilk dispensationis he sail vse, and contract mariage
agane, sua that the said Elizabeth sail be his lauchfull wif, and the
barnis gottin or to be gottin betwix thame lauchfull, and abill to succeid
to the said Georgis heretage, thai being aris male as said is, providing
allway that the said Elizabeth be reddy thairto."
The two indentures between the Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of
England, and George, Earl of Huntly, executed on the 5th and 6th De
cember, 1548, are remarkable documents.
To understand their purport, it must be recollected, that, on the death of
of James V., in 1542, the Scottish nobles had been divided into two factions,
one of which seconded the intrigues which were immediately set on foot by
Henry VIII., for bringing about a marriage between the infant Queen of
Scotland and his son, Prince Edward ; while, at the sametime, it ap
peared obvious that he was determined, in any event, to vindicate his
title to Scotland, as Lord Superior of that kingdom.1 Henry had in his
1 Traces of Henry's pretensions to be Lord Superior of Scotland, may be discovered at
an early period of his reign. Among the records of the Lords of Council of Scotland, is
the following Minute, dated 3rd July, 1515 : " Domino Gubernatore presente. Sederunt
Cancellarius, Episcopi Candide Case, Dunblanensis, Cathanensis, Lismorensis, Rossensis ;
Comites Angus, Ergile, Leuenax, Eglintone, Glencarn, Cassilis, Rothes ; Priores Sancti

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pay a considerable party in Scotland, who had bound themselves, by
written obligations, to further his views, and who did not hesitate to give
similar obligations to Arran, the Scottish Regent, binding themselves to
concur in the defence of the realm against their old enemies of England,
to support the liberties of holy church, and to maintain the true Christian
faith. Another party of the Scotch nobles (the Earl of Huntly being one of
them) rather looked towards France for a husband to their sovereign,
as well as for aid to enable them to resist the warlike mea
sures of Henry. On the death of this sovereign, his aggressive views
were adopted by the Government of his son, Edward VI., and a
considerable force, under the Protector Somerset, invaded Scotland
in the summer of 1547, and defeated the Scottish army, led by
Arran, on the field of Pinkie, in the following September. The con
dition of the country after this disaster was deplorable, and more
especially when we consider that the greater part of the nobility had
entered into the service of England, given hostages for their fidelity, and
sworn to secret articles which bound them to obey the orders of the
Andree, Dunfermlin, Sancte Crucis, Cambuskynet, Jadburgh ; Domini Erskine, Fleming,
Drummond, Ruthwen, Clericus Registri, Decanus Dunkeldensis, Prepositus de
Crichton, Balwery, Clericus Justiciarie.
The lords ordain a letter of testimonial, under the great seal to be sent to the Pope and
College of Cardinals, stating that John, Duke of Albany, Governor and Protector of Scot
land, and tutor to the King, till his perfect age, arrived in said realme, the 18th of May
last, and is received by the Queen, and all the lords of the same ; which lords have done
homage, and swore fealty to obey him, and none other, as Protector, Governor, and Tutor
foresaid; therefore, beseeching the Pope and college of Cardinals, that they will, in all
matters concerning the realme of Scotland, receive and admit his letters, ambassadors, and
orators ; and give credence to them, and to none others. And because the Governor and
Lords of Council are informed, that the King of England makes his writing to the See of
Rome, calling himself Protector and Governor of Scotland, which are not founded on veri-
tie ; certifying to his Holiness and the college of Cardinals, that the said King of England,
nor none of his predecessors, was ever protector or governor of the realm of Scotland, and
they never consented thereto, nor will ever admit him to the same ; and, therefore, beseech
his Holiness and college of Cardinals, that they give no faith thereto, for eschewing of
great inconveniency that may follow thereupon. (Vol. of MSS. Collections, of the late
George Chalmers, Esq.)

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Protector.1 Huntly was taken prisoner at the battle of Pinkie, and was
a captive in England when these agreements with Somerset were entered
into. By the first covenant (XIL), it is agreed that the earl is to have license to
proceed to Scotland, and to remain there for two months and a half after
his departure from the town of Berwick, and, in the meantime, he is to de
liver Elizabeth, Countess of Huntly, his wife, Alexander, Lord Gordon, his
eldest son, George Gordon, his second son, William Gordon, his third
son, and Mr. Alexander Gordon, Postulate of Caithness, his brother, as
hostages and pledges for his return at the specified time, and that he
should make payment of the ransoms of certain prisoners for which he
had become responsible.
By the second indenture, however, (XIII.) it is agreed that the
first " writing is of none effect, and that we both did not, nor
do mane that the said writing shuld bind anie of ws, or be of anie
effect or force, but wes deuised onely by the procuirement and desier of
me, the said erle, to be carried with me, the said erle, into Scotland at my
going thither, to be shewed to the governor and others of Scotland, for a
couert of our proceidingis, and to the intent that, by pretence thereof, I,
the said erle, might the better conduce my seruice to the furtherance of
the kingis majesteis affaires, and the advancement of such purposes as I
have promised to the said duke, to do my best to bring to passe." The
former covenant being thus passed from, the real agreement between
the parties is contained in the second deed. By it the earl agrees,
as before, to return to England within two months and a half, and
to leave as hostages the persons mentioned in the first indenture.
Before departing to Scotland, he is also to procure from the Governor,
and such as have authority in Scotland, " sufficient pasport and sauf
conduct for the entre and returne of himself and such others as shall de-
l These facts appear from original letters and other documents preserved in the State
Paper Office, first noticed by Mr. Tytler, vol. v. pp. 17, 38.

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parte out of Englande with him,1 and shall also besides the rest procure
a semblable pasport from the Bisshopp of Dunkeld." 2
While in Scotland the Earl is to " deuise and procure by all waies and
meanes he can possible, that the uniting the two realmes may take effect, and
the Kingis Majestie enioy the realme of Scotlande, for the quiet and comen
benefyte of the same, and shall to that intent traveill by himself, his seruan
tis, tennantis, ministeris, kinsfolkis, and friendis, and his power, also sturre,
animate, and procure that the Governor of Scotland, the Bisshop of Dun
keld, and such other of the nobilitie of Scotlande as he can possible per-
swade therunto, do condiscende to the same union." If, however, there
should be any difficulty in bringing them to agree to these measures, then
the earl, and all others whom he could command, " shall take plane and
open parte with bis majestie, for prosecutioun of his highnes title to
Scotland." It was also conditioned that, " if the said erle shall bring
into the field for his majesties seruice anie of the noble men of his
countrey, being men of power, the same being appointed on the parte of
the Lord Protector to serve, and joyning them selfis and their power,
in taking open parte with his majesties ministers, the said Lord Protec
tor shall cause such allowance to be allotted, payde, and deliuered unto
them, in respect of their seruice, as for ther qualities shalbe conuenient,
and as other of the hinys subjectis haue." If they took open and plain
part with his majesty, they were also " to be aided with his highnes power
in like manner as shold be done towardis his highnes subiectis, besids
that the said erle shall, uppon the uniting of the realmes, by his good
seruice, or soner, at the consideration of the said lord protector, if he for
him do according to his expectation, stande free of his randsome, and

1 The reason for this precaution appears in the former covenant — " Item, forasmuch as
certein presoners, Scottishmen, who heretofore hath been let to go home vppon their faithes
and promise of reentery, have failed therin, and for excuse alledged that they coulde not be
suffered by the auchthoritie of the realme."
2 John Hamilton, brother of the Earl of Arran, the Governor.

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. XXXIX
further be rewarded by his Majesty, to the welthe and honour of him and
his posteritie."
From these deeds, which throw such a singular light on the troubled
sea of Scotch politics and English intrigue, it would seem that Huntly,
who was considered the main strength of the Roman Catholic or French
party, had agreed to throw his influence into the scale for England.1 It
does not appear what was the result of these agreements, but the facts
which they establish tend to throw suspicion on the popular accounts of
Huntly's escape from prison. These, as stated by Bishop Lesley, are,
that in the Autumn of 1548, Sir Robert Carnegy of Kynnaird, knight,
was dispatched by Arran the Governor to England, to request that
Huntly should be set at liberty, on payment of a reasonable ransom, to
be modified and paid, as had been usual in the wars between England
and Scotland for many centuries past ; but, if that could not be accom
plished, to desire licence to the Countess of Huntly to repair to her hus
band. Somerset declined to allow Huntly to be set at liberty on any
terms till after the war was concluded, but he consented that he should
proceed to the borders in custody of " Sir Rauff Avaine" who had taken
him prisoner, and that the Countess should be permitted to come to him
"for certane dayis." In pursuance of this arrangement, Huntly set out
from London, and arrived at Morpeth on the 22nd of December, where
he was to await the arrival of his Countess, who resided in Edinburgh.
" Bot it happinit so (in Bishop Lesley's words) that he maid furth the
rest of the jornay towart hir himself; for ane gentill man called George
Kar, bordurar, come to ye toun of Morpeth the nyght, and one man with
him, with two guid horsses led, and awaitit at the back syd of the toune
for receaving of the erle and one servand with him. Eftir supper, the
Erie playit at the cartis with his keparis,, and thinking lang for sum
advertisement frome the said George, quhairby he mycht knaw all to be
1 Mr Tytler quotes a letter in the State Paper office, from the Earl of Huntly to Somer
set, dated Newcastle, 20th March, 1548, which left no doubt of his having adopted the
English views, although it does not disclose particulars. (Hist, vol v. p. 366.)

xl THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
in redines, he rais and past to the wyndock of the chalmer, and luiking
furth and perceaving it to be verrey mirke, and the signe be the quhilk
he understuid all to be reddy for his departing, he cbansed opinlie to say
thir wordis, quhilkis he suddantlie repented thaireftir : " Ane mirk nycht,
ane wearie knycht, ane wilsum way, and knowis not quhair to go, God
be my gyd." Sir Rauf Avane, his kepar, hering this speches, he inquired
at the Erie quhat he meaned by these wordis. He answered that it was
ane ancient saying in Scotland, and was first said be the ould Erie of Mor-
toun, quhen he wes lying to die, and sence hes bene used in all tymes as
ane proverbe in that realme; and for removing of all suspitione, he
entered to the cartes agane with thame ; bot within ane short space he
gaif his place to ane uther to play for him, and past as it wer to do sum
necesser effaris of his awin ; and suddantlie he and his servant, callit
Johne Innes, departed at ane back duire of the ludgeing, and wes re-
ceaved be George Kar, and suirlie convoyit throuch the bordouris of
Inglande, and past our the merchis befoir day licht was cumin ; and eftir
he was cum to the watter of Tueid, he reposed him a certane space in
the said Georgeis awin house, and departed that same nycht, being yuill
evin, to Edinburgh, quhair he was receaved be the Quene, the Gover-
nour, his awin lady and utheris his freindis, quha was awating on his
cuming, to the gret rejosing and confort of thame all ; quhilk was the
caus that thay keped thair yuill feistis with gretar merines nor uther
wayis thay had done." *
In the " Diurnal of Occurrents,"2 the Earl's escape is thus noticed
" Wpoun the secund day of Februare, [1548-9] the Erie Huntlie being in
captivitie in Ingland, come privilie away to Scotland, quhair he was
ressauit with blythnes." The account given of the matter by Sir Robert
Gordon, while it differs from that of Bishop Lesley, in a few minute cir
cumstances, yet is substantially the same.
i Bishop Lesley's History of Scotland, pp. 221. Edin., 1830.
2 Printed for the Bannatyne Club. Edin., 1833, p. 47.

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There is something in the details of the Earl's escape from Morpeth
which awakens suspicion, and when viewed in the light which flows
from the documents now printed, it seems possible that the escape was,
like the first Indenture, " devised for a covert of our proceidingis, and to
the intent that the said erle might the better conduce his seruice to the
furtherance of the Kingis majesteis affaires."
In any event, the peace, which was proclaimed in the month of April,
1550, would have rendered it unnecessary to carry on the intrigues stipu
lated for in the Indentures ; and we soon find the Earl getting himself
restored to the office of Chancellor, by the Regent and Queen Dowager ;
the latter of whom he accompanied this year, in her voyage to France.
The contract of marriage between John, Master of Forbes, and " ane
of my Lord of Huntlei's dochtiris, now oncontrakit, viz., Margaret or
Jane," dated 21st February, 1548, (XIV.) is concluded, on the part of
the latter, by " Elezabeth Countas of Huntlie, and Alexander, Lord Gor-
done, her sone, with the avys and consent of William, Erie Marschell,
William, Bischop of Aberdene, Robert, Bischop of Orknay, Alexander
Ogilbe of that Ilk and of Findlater, George Gordone of Scheves, Alex
ander Gordoun of Strathdoun, and James Gordone of Colquholdstane,
nameit and ordinit be my Lord Huntly, beand in Inyland, that the said
Countas, and Lord Gordone hir sone, suld wse counsall of in all gret
mattiris ;" and the contract is to be sent to Ingland, with diligence, to be
" apprevit, subscrivit, and seillit be my Lord Huntlie."
James IV. granted to Alexander, Earl of Huntly, by Charter, dated
16th January, 1508-9, the office of heritable Sheriffship of Inverness,
which then extended over the shires of Inverness, Ross, and Caithness,
with power to appoint deputies for certain divisions of his Sheriffdom.
Of these deputies, one was to hold his court at Kingusie, for the district
of Badenoch ; at Inverlochy, for that of Lochaber ; at Tain or Dingwall,
for Ross ; and at Wick, for Caithness. Huntly, by the same Charter,
was appointed governor of the castle of Inverness, with a grant of ex
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add to the fortifications, and he was, at the same time, bound, at his own
expense, to build, upon the Castlehill of Inverness, a hall of stone and
lime upon vaults. This, however, he had not done, and James V. grant
ed to his grandson, George, Earl of Huntly, " ane Discharge of the
biggin of the castell of Enuerness, indurand the tyme of the warde.
1532." (XV.) permitting him to delay the building for five years, in
" Gqnsideratioun that he is as yit of less age, in our ward, and payitt,
and mon pay to ws, our derest modir the quene and utheris, gret
sowmes of money, for his said ward and mariage ; and as yit is nocht
growin in substance to pay the samyn, nor mak the saidis biggingis."
This Deed preserves to us the dimensions of the proposed hall, which
was to be "upoun voltis of stane and lyme, of le futis of lenth, and
xxx. futtis of breid, and xxx. fut heich of the wall, thekit with slait or
skailze ; and ane kiching in the said hall, with ane chappell of compe
tent lenth beside the said hall."
The "Remission for the Field of Glasgow," (XVI.) relates to Huntly's
participation with Mathew, formerly Earl of Lennox, Archibald, Earl
of Angus, William, Earl of Glencarne, Gilbert, Earl of Casillis, and
their accomplices ; in coming, in warlike fashion, to the Muir of Glas
gow against the Governor, Arran, and also for coming to the town of
Leith against the said Governor, prepared for war, and with banner
displayed.1 Huntly's participation in this attempt of the Earl of Lennox,
who was in the pay of England, has not been noticed by historians.
The Field of Glasgow is thus mentioned in a contemporary Chronicle :
" Vpoun the first day of Aprile, the yeir of God m. vc xliiii. yeiris, the
gouernour, the cardinall, the erllis Argyle, Bothwill, with mony vtheris
lordis, convenit be oppin proclamatioun at Glasgow, and saigit the castell
thairof and steipill, quhilk was keipit be the erle of Lennox and his com
plices, quhairat was great slauchter, quhilk was givin over be the said
1 See notice of a Remission to M'Intosh of Termit, for being engaged in arms at the
Muir of Glasgow, dated 8th July, 1552. (A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of
Rose of Kilravock, p. 75.)

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. xliii
erle. Ther wei* hangit xviii. men be the gouernour as traitouris ; there
wes tane my lord Maxwell, the erle of Angus, James of Parkheid, and
James of the Watter ; and haid to Hamiltoun, and thair put in cap-
tivitie." l
The next deed (XVII.) is a "Remission to my Lord Huntlie and his
frends for Correchie," granted by Queen Mary in 1567 j and is valuable
as preserving the names of many of the " Gay Gordons," and other north
country barons, who followed the fortunes of Huntly in the rising which
terminated so fatally in the bloody vale of Correchie.
For the same reason the "Remission to Huntlie for Aldquheynachan"
(XX.) is of value.2
When King James had reached Berwick, on his way to London to
take1 possession of the English throne, he wrote on the 8th April, 1603,
to Huntly, who had been unable from " the' schorthes of tyme, and his
not preparatioun,v to form part of his Royal Master's retinue, that he
had " made chose of him as ane in speciali" to accompany the Queen on
her journey to London, and as "our people heir langis na les for our
derrest bed fellow the Quene, and our childrene, than they did for our
selff," her Majesty's journey is to begin before the first of the ensuing
month, (XXI.) He therfore requests the Earl " to prepair and addresse
himself in his cumliest maner, to convoy, accumpany, and attend upoun
our said dearest bed fellow in that hir journay to London."
By " Borlum's Minute," dated 28th August, 1637, (XXHI.) the Mar
quis of Huntly obliges himself to give a few infeftment to Lachlane
M'Intosh and his spouse, of the Dauch of Ballidmbir, with the pendicle
of Corranach, to be held of the Marquis for certain yearly payments and
1 Diurnal of Occurrents, p. 31.
2 This battle gets various names, from the localities adjoining the spot on which it was
fought. It is known as "the battle of Belrinnes," " the battle of Glenlivat," "the battle of
Strathavon ;" and, at times, as in the present deed, it is styled the "battle of Aldquhay-
nachan." This last name is derived ftom the burn of Altachoynachan, on the banks of
which, at a spot about a mile' and a half above its junction with the Terry, the fight took
place. After running a mile in a westerly direction, the Terry is joined by the Livet,
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prestations, "with service in hoisting, hunting, and wthir publict con-
ventiones." It seems likely that this deed marks the period when these
vassals in Badenoch got their tenure changed from that of tacksmen,
into that of feuars, which is rendered more probable by the provision
that they should observe " suche vther headis anent slaying of deire,
cutting of wood, and utheris of that kynd, as is conteinet in the fewe in-
feftmentis grantit be the Earll of Marre, to his vassallis in the bray of
Marre," none of which it is believed are older than the year 1632.
The letter from " Lieutenant Mackay of the garrison of Badenoch, to
the Dutches of Gordone," dated 3rd January, 1691, (XXIV.) is very
characteristic, as evincing the amount of regard paid by the High
landers of Badenoch to a Royal order, as compared with that which
they were ready to accord to one from their feudal superior. This
officer states that King William had written " to severall cheifes of
clans, and among the rest to the laird of Clunie, to raise a companie for
reducing of the rebels, (as your grace may perceive by the enclosed copie
of his letter.) I cannot but own, that Clunie has showen himself very
forward ; only his kinsmen, out of respect and reference to your grace,
and the family of Huntly, to whom they are vassalls, refuse obedience
without your grace's order."
The " Vindication by the M'Phersons of Badenoch to his grace the Duke
of Gordon, 1699," (XXV.) refers to " one of the most wicked, malitious, and
notorious lyes which his sepertine witt could invent, or the devell could
indyte to him," by William M'Intosh of Borlum, the Duke's baillie in
Badenoch. The heinous crime imputed to Borlum, consisted in his
having averred that the feuars of Badenoch had declared that their only
ground of quarrel with him, and accusations against him, arose out of his
close attention to the Duke of Gordon's interest against them, and in
particular his marches with the said feuars, and that if he would desist
from so doing, he would be as acceptable to them as any baillie they
ever had. The paper in question is therefore designed to confute this
" pernicious and malicious lye, (which certainly wes never hatcht or con-

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trived without the concourse and inspiration of the father and author of
lyes)." That the M'Pherson's did not always confine themselves to words, may
be gathered from the following anecdote, preserved in the amusing and
valuable letters of Captain Burt : —
" Gordon, Laird of Glenbucket, had been invested by the D[uke] of
G[ordon] in some lands in Badenoch, by virtue, I think, of a wadset or
mortgage. These lands lay among the Macpherson's, but the tenants of
that name refused to pay the rent to the new landlord, or to acknowledge
him as such.
" This refusal put bim upon the means to eject them by law ; whereupon
the tenants came to a resolution to put an end to his suit and new settle
ment in the manner following.
" Five or six of them, young fellows, the sons of gentlemen, enter'd the
door of his hut ; and in fawning words told him, they were sorry any
dispute had happen'd. That they were then resolv'd to acknowledge him
as their immediate landlord, and would regularly pay him their rent.
At the same time they begg'd he would withdraw his process, and they
hop'd they should be agreeable to him for the future. All this while they
were almost imperceptibly drawing nearer and nearer to his bedside, on
which he was sitting, in order to prevent his defending himself (as they
knew him to be a man of distinguish'd courage) and then fell suddenly
on him ; some cutting him with their dirks, and others plunging them
into his body. This was perpetrated within sight of the Barack of Ruth-
ven. " I can't forbear to tell you how this butchery ended, with respect both
to him and those treacherous villians.
" He, with a multitude of wounds upon him, made a shift in the bustle
to reach down his broad sword from the tester of his bed, which was
very low, and with it he drove all the assasins before him. And after
wards, from the Duke's abhorrence of so vile a fact, and with the assist-

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ance of the troops, they were driven out of the country, and forced to fly
to foreign parts."1
The " Memorandum by John Gordon of Letterfurie," (XXVI.) dated
October, 1711, when he was eighty four years of age, preserves his
evidence of a meeting between the late Lewis, Marquis of Huntly, and
Archibald, then Marquis of Argyle, at castle Finlarge in Breadalbane.
It had been arranged that neither party should bring with him more
than eighty men, "notwithstanding of which paction, we ar no sooner
come to Finlarg, then we hade notice ther were to the number of
severall hundreds of men there, in arms, and neighbourhood thairof."
Huntly's friends advised him to return home, and not enter upon a
treaty, at that time, but he found this to be impossible. " At last the
Marquess, being constrained, much contrary to his own and friends
inclinations, entered upon the treaty, at which I was not present myself,
but was informed, by such as were privy to it, that he signed and sub
scribed severall papers and writs, to the great prejudice of his interest
and family." The reason for preserving the evidence of this circum
stance, so long after it occurred,2 does not appear.
In the proceedings for disarming the district of Strathbogie, consequent
on the outbreak of the preceding year, will be found lists of those per
sons, who surrendered their arms to the Magistrates. If we may judge
from the results thus recorded, we should conclude that the assistance
afforded to the Jacobite cause, by this part of the country, could not have
been formidable, from the trifling surrenders which were made. A few
confess that they were possessed of a " gun and pistol," a " cuttlis," a
" Dane's axe," a "short gun," "half sword," or a "durk," but by far
the greater proportion of those who appeared before the Justices, denied
having any arms whatever. It is possible, however, that the surrender
was only partial, as it is well known that, with the disaffected chiefs,
1 Burt's Letters from Scotland, vol. ii., p. 171, London, 1759.
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the whole was a simulated transaction, no arms being given up but
such as were of no value, while all that were serviceable were concealed,
and carefully preserved.1
The birth brieve by the Duke of Gordon, in favour of Gabriella, Coun
tess of Saintignon, in 1769 (XXX.) preserves a notice of a descendant of
the old house of Cluny, in the female line ; there being, as the deed re
lates, no male heir or descendant then known.
" The deliuerance betuix the Erles of Huntlie and Athole anent Bade-
noche merches, and tenents passing throw Athol in 1500," (XXXI.) shows
that the question of passage through Athole had been the subject of dispute
nearly three centuries and a- half before its reappearance in the courts of
law in our own day. The deliuerance in question securis to " the in
habitants of Badenacht, and of al utheris landis pertenying to George,
Erie of Huntlye, and Alexander, Lord Gordoun, quharesumeuir thai ly
on the north syde of the month,2 frelye to cum and gang throw the sadis
landis of the Erledome of Athoile and Tulemat, kepand come and
medow, with thare gudis and cariagis passande and repassande als oft
as plesis thame, and to ilk ane of tham, . . . and in speceale that now-
thir cattal, burdis, nor yrne, nor na maner of vtheris gudis salbe takin
fra ony of the personis before exprimyt, passande nor repassande throw
the sadis landis of Athoill and Tulemat, in woddis, forestis, nor planis,
for ony maner of accions in tyme to cum, excepand that it salbe lefull
til the saidis Erie of Athoile and barone of Tulemat, thair ayris and
assignais, to punyss efter the forme of the law and consuetud of the
realme, ony of the persons inhabitantis of the saidis landis liande on the
north side of the month, gif it sal happin thame til commit ony opin
fait, passande or repassande throw the bounds before expremyt."
The letter from Robert, second Lord Arbuthnot, to his kinsman the
Laird of Findaurie, (XXXII.) 20th July, 1667, was written to announce
' Sir W. Scott's Prose Works, vol. xxv., p. 426, Edin., 1836.
2 For a dissertation on thft Month, see Miscellany of the. Maitland Club, vol, iv. part i
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his lordship's intention of entering into a second marriage. He says,
" the persone is Straloach's daughter. I doe not expect very considerable
means, nor doe I intend to over reach myself, aither in joyntour or provi
sione, which in some measour will compense ane small tocher. I am
very confident the gentlewomane is of ane good disposition, and fears
God, (although a Gordone) "
This last singular allusion to the lady's piety, whereby she was dis
tinguished from her clan, may have arisen from the predominant tem
per or disposition in the family, from which, in story and in song,
they had their name of the "gay" Gordons,1 or it may have been in
tended by his lordship, whose family at the time was Presbyterian, to
assure his cousin that, although a member of the Gordon family, his
intended wife was not a favourer of the ancient religion, of which the
family of Gordon in general were the chief supporters in the north.
BONDS OF MANRENT.
The system of private leagues, by which individuals or families were
bound to take part in the " adois " and quarrels of each other, attained
its greatest height in Scotland, in the period from 1440 to 1570, although
it may be traced to an earlier period, and continued to exist in a modi
fied shape after the time last specified. The Bonds of Manrent then
entered into, resulted from the impotence of law and authority, and, by
consequence, reacted, in the most disastrous way, upon the general
policy of the nation. Powerful noblemen, who held Bonds from a
host of the other nobles and barons, obliging them to take part in
all their quarrels, "in the law and by the law," were little likely to
appeal to the peaceful tribunals of the law for justice, when they could
1 It is well known that many of our Scotch families were distinguished by names which
were supposed to be characteristic. Thus,-" The light Lindsays," " The gallant Grahams,"
"The gentle Johnstons," "The lucky Duffs," "The handsome Hays" "The bauld
S^'Jl 5U°kle m°Ued Mur™ys-" (Poplar Rhymes by Robert Chambers.
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more effectually secure it by the sword. But when these alliances were
used, less for the purpose of obtaining that justice, which the weak arm
of the law might have denied them, than of enabling those who had the
power, to indulge their passion of revenge and deadly feud, it is not sur
prising that such alliances should have formed a powerful element in con
ducing to that anarchy and contempt of law, which characterized the
Scotch nobility in the times referred to.i During that period the power
of the noble family of Gordon was steadily on the increase, till the
middle of the sixteenth century, when it had attained its greatest height.
It was to be expected that the lesser barons of the North would rally
round the Earl of Huntly, as a powerful and liberal protector, and
when, as happened on various occasions, the Royal power was delegated
to members of the Family, as the King's Lieutenants beyond "the
Mounth," a legitimate occasion was furnished of demanding these Bonds
of Manrent "for furthsetting of the Kingis Majesties service," and,
afterwards, doubtless for such occasions as the Earl's necessities might
require. The marriage alliances, by which families were connected with each
other, were also accompanied, in general, by a Bond, obliging the parties
to each other " in all and sindri thar actionis, causis, and querellis,
mowit and to be mowit with thar personis, gudis, fortelessis, strenthis,
kyn, men, and frendis, and all that will do for thaim, contrar and aganis
all men that liffis and de may, thar allegeance to our soueran lord the
King except." 2
The power of which the Earls of Huntly were possessed, was almost
uniformly exerted in support of the Royal authority, and the many
' In the Earl of Argyle's Band, (XLIV.) there is a stipulation " in caiss that ather of
us be putt at be way of deid, except be the Queinis hienes, or authoritie of the Crowne,
that ony of us, as God forbid it, be slayn, our cuntries brynt and heriit, or ourselfis haldin
in captiuite and prisoun, the tother 6all, with his kyn, freyndis, seruandis, etc., revenge the
samyn be way of deid, quhill euer satisfactioun be maid for the slauchter, byrning, etc ;
and this to be done without ony fictioun or colour, etc."
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Baronies which they received from their, sovereigns, -were conferred in re^
ward of their loyalty and valour.
George, fourth Earl of Huntly, who succeeded his grandfather in 1524,
was the possessor of wealth and power little less than princely. He was
Sheriff of Inverness, a jurisdiction which then comprehended not. only
that county, but also the Counties of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness.
He was also Sheriff of Aberdeenshire, and heritable Baillie of the lands
belonging to the Bishop of Aberdeen. In 1549, for his eminent services
in maintaining the public tranquillity, he obtained a grant of the Earldom
of Murray, with its lands and revenues, and of the Sheriffship of Elgin
and Forres ; and he had also tacks and possessions in Orkney and Shet
land, besides the bailliary and tacks of the Earldom of Mar and Lordship
of Strathdee.1 He was Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, and in 1543, he
obtained a Commission of " Lieutenandry of the Northe " (XL.) Under
this Commission, his right extended from the Mearns to the Western
Ocean, and comprehended the whole northern parts of Scotland, and
the Islands within the shire of Inverness, as well as those of
Orkney and Shetland. The authority thus conferred on him was of the
most unlimited description, giving him the power of governing and
defending the inhabitants within these bounds, and, when necessary, of
raising armies, and compelling the lieges to join them. He was em
powered to bear the Royal banner, and to make such statutes and ordi
nances, for the preservatibn of justice, as he might deem expedient. He
might invade those who rebelled against his authority with fire and sword,
imprison, punish, and " justify"2 them, as their offences required, take their
castles, and appoint constables to them, and, if necessary, he was em
powered to treat with the rebels, so as to bring them back to their
obedience and duty. He held the King's Castles of Inverness and Inver-
1 Lesley Hist, p. 262.
2 " To justifie." To punish with death. (Jamieson.) In the Contract with Ewin
M'Conneill, (LI.) it is conditioned " the said Erie sail nocht gar justifye John Dow
M'Ewin, bot [he] salbe keipit as pleisis the said Erie."

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lochy, and he had belonging to himself the Castles of Strathbogie, Bog of
Gicht (now Gordon Castle) Tarnaway, Ruthven in Badenoch, Drummin
in Glenlivat, besides having the command of several houses of defence in
the counties of Aberdeen and Banff, which were either in possession of
members of his own family, or of parties on whose allegiance he could
depend. When Queen Mary was on her northern progress towards Inverness,
in 1562, she declined to lodge in the castle of Strathbogie, but the English
minister, Randolph, who was in the train of the Scottish Princess, partook
of the Earl's hospitality during two nights, and writes thus to Cecil of
his entertainment by Huntly, " His house is fair, and best furnished of
any house that I have seen in this country. His cheer is mervellous
great."1 1 Quoted in Life of Queen Mary, by Chalmers, vol. ii. p. 435.
This agrees with a picturesque account of the Earl's state and magnificence a few years
earlier, which is given in one of the Histories of the Family. In the month of July, 1556,
accordmg to Bishop Lesley, Mary, the Queen Regent, " makeing hir voyage in the north
partis, come in the month of Julii to Invernes, accompaneit with the Erles of Huntly,
Argyle, Atholl, Merchall, Bishop of Ros and Orknay, and syndre uther nobill men, and hir
foirsaid counsaloris of Frenchemen [Monsieur Doisel, the resident French Ambassador, and
Monsieur Rubay, Vice-Chancellor] quhair sho held justice aris with the most extreme and
rigorous punishment." History of Scotland, p. 256, Edin. 1830. According to the account
given by Gordon of Straloch, it was during this tour that her Majesty, with a great retinue,
principally composed of Frenchmen, was received by the Earl of Huntly, in his Castle of
Strathbogie, which he had recently enlarged and adorned at great expense. After a stay
of some days, lest she should incommode her host, the Queen prepared to depart. Huntly,
who had always been her Majesty's firm supporter, entreated her to prolong her visit. She
wished to inspect the cellars and well-filled store houses of her guest, where there appeared
an incredible quantity of fowls and venison. The Frenchmen, on asking from whence a
supply so large, and at the same time so fresh, could be procured, were informed by the Earl,
that he had many hunters and fowlers dispersed in the mountains, woods, and remote places
of his domains, from whence they daily sent to him the game which they caught, however
distant their quarters might be. On which, Doisel exclaimed to the Queen, that such a
man was not to be tolerated in so small and poor a kingdom as Scotland, and, with reference
to the evils which had resulted from the overgrown power of the Douglases, in former
reigns, he said that Huntly's wings ought to be clipped, lest he should become too arrogant.
[Origo et Progressus Familise illustrissimse Gordoniorum in Scotia Roberto Gordonio a
Straloch auctore. M.S. Apud ducem de Richmond.] Sir Ralph Saddler, the English
Ambassador, gave a very different account of the accomodations of other Scottish Lords.

Hi THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
The Bonds of Manrent now printed extend from 1444, to 1670, and
are in number one hundred and seven. No selection from these papers
could have adequately illustrated the system, or conveyed the impression
which results from a contemplation of them, when presented to us in one
mass. Most of the old Families in the North (and many in the South)
of Scotland will here find their representatives, and the new light which
the documents serve to throw on the perplexed genealogy of the Clans
and Highland families, as well as of their obscure risings and rebellions,
will be valued by those who are acquainted with the scantiness of exist
ing materials.
The considerations stipulated in the Bonds, over and above those of
mutual support and assistance, are very various. In that of Alexander
Reid of Dallaquharny, called the " Barone Reid," (XX.) he gets from
the Earl of Huntly " his forest of Glenhaithuyth in Strethordill, and his
landis of Dalnagarn ;" the " Barrone" being bound, in addition to other
services, to " keip ilk yeir the hunting of the said forest to the said
Erie," when warned so to do.
James Grant of Freuchy, and " Johnne the Grant" (XLVIII.) his
eldest son and heir, in consideration of their " becuming men and ser-
uandis" of the Earl, get six dauchs of the lands of Strathoune, " with the
forest and glen of Glenawne, and keping of the hous and fortalice of
Drummyne, togidder with the bailliorye1 of the lorschipe of Strathoun,
providand at my said lord haue twa bullis2 of kye fed in the said forest
and glen of Glenawne, lik as umquhill Erll Alexander his gudschir had,
and siclik that he haue the twa part of the escheit of court and ne the
In writing to Lord Suffolk, in 1543, he says, " In my lord Angus's house, where he is, I
I cannot be, being the same (as I am credibly informed) is in such ruin, as he hath there
scant one chamber for himself and my lady his wife, and likewise my lordis of Glencairn
and Cassihs be not so well housed, as they can spare me any lodging." [Saddler's Letters
442, ap. Caledonia, vol. ii., p. 45.]
1 This term had doubtless succeeded the former one of Tochedoreship, preface p. xxxiii.
both being of the Lands of Strathawne
2 " Bull," is a dry sheltered place.— (Jamieson's Diet.) A bull of cows may have been
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thirde part, and at the said hous and fortalice of Drummyn be patent
reddy to the said Erll, his aris and successouris, quhen thai lik to cum
thair, and at the scheill and gerss of Incherory and hillis of Bynawnne be
kepit to our saidis lordis hunting quhen he commandis." The laird of
M'Intosh grants his bond " for certane landis gevin to me, my aris and
successoris, by my said lord," (LIX) and for the assistance to be given to
him by his Lordship. In the Rental of the Lordship of Badenoch, will
be found the rents of " Mackintosche fie landis," within the bounds of
that Lordship, (p 309.)
In other cases, it was considered a privilege to be received as an ally.
Thus the Bond of John Leslie of Balquhain, the representative of a very
ancient and powerful house, narrates (C) "that forsamekle as my pre-
dicessouris, lardis of Balquhain, hes bene dependaris and servandis to the
hous of Huntlye, and that be vertew of thair bande of manrent and ser
uice, and that the said George, now Marquess of Huntlye, is villing to
except me, and wse me in the place of my predicessouris," therefore he
becomes " leill, trew, efauld, and faithfull man and servant to my said
Lord Marques."
It may be permitted to refer more particularly to two of the Bonds
granted by Highland Chieftains, from circumstances connected with them,
which serve to illustrate the general state of the Highlands, as well as
to show how lightly the obligations undertaken by those Bonds were
regarded by some of the parties.
Ewin Allansone, Captain of the Clan Cameron, became bound by the
faith and truth in his body, to George, Earl of Huntly (XLL) to be " his
leill, trew, ane fald man and seruand," and with his kin and allies to
take part with the Earl in all his just actions and quarrels against all
men. This was in the month of May, 1543. Ronald M'Donald Glas
of Keppoch appears also to have been under Bond to his Lordship
(XXXII.) In the course of the ensuing year, a feud broke out between
the Clanranald of Moydert, and the powerful family of Fraser, arising out
of the following circumstances :

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Dougal M 'Ranald, chief of the Clanranald, made himself odious to his
Clan by his cruelties, and was, in consequence, assassinated by them.
On his death, the command of the tribe, with the large family estates,
was given to Allaster Allansoun, the uncle of Dougal, to the exclusion
of the sons of the latter, who were then young. Allaster died in 1530,
when his bastard son, John Moydertach, was acknowledged by the Clan,
as their chief. He was, however, apprehended and lodged in prison by
James V ., on occasion of his voyage through the Isles in 1540. Lord
Lovat and the Frasers, on this, took measures to overturn the rights
which John Moydertach had acquired, and they were able to give posses
sion of the estates to their kinsman, Ranald Galda,1 but they failed to
secure the allegiance of the Clan, who, on the return of John Moyder
tach from prison, acknowledged him as their chief, and expelled Ronald
Galda, who took refuge with Lord Lovat.
The Clanranald immediately prepared for the attack which they expected
from the Frasers, and became the aggressors by carrying the war into the
country of the latter. In this inroad, they were assisted by the above
Ronald M'Donald Glas of Keppoch, and Ewin Allansone, Captain of the
Clan Cameron, with their respective tribes, both of whom had given their
Bonds of fidelity to the Earl of Huntly. To repress this outbreak, Huntly
was obliged to raise a numerous force in the northern counties, with which
he proceeded against his restless opponents. In this expedition he was
joined by Lord Lovat, with his kinsman, Ronald Galda, and the Laird of
Grant. Huntly speedily chased the Highlanders into their mountain
fastnesses, and restored Moydert to Ronald Galda. On his return home
wards, a separation of his forces took place at the mouth of Glenspean
in Lochaber. The Earl himself, with the bulk of his forces, proceeded
to Strathspey, by the braes of Lochaber and Badenoch, while Lord
1 Or Ranald the Stranger, so called from having been fostered by his mother's relations,
the Frasers, at a great distance from Moydert. He was son, by a second marriage, of
Allan M'Ruari of Moydert, chief of the Clanranald, from 1481 to 1509. Allaster Allan
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Lovat, with his own vassals, in number about 400, marched by the line
of the great glen, which led through his own lands of Abertarf and
Stratherrick. He was little more than out of reach of assistance from
Huntly, when, on the banks of Loch Lochy, he met a superior force of the
Clanranald and their allies, marching against him, with the evident in
tention of intercepting him. In the contest which ensued, a great
slaughter took place on both sides, but the loss fell most severely on the
Frasers, who lost their Chief, with his eldest son, and such a number of
their followers, that a rumour was spread that none of his Clan was left
alive. "Bot it happened," says Sir Robert Gordon,1 "by the singular
benefite of God, that they left ther wyffs with chyld, when they went to
the feight ; by which means that familie wes afterwards raised and re
stored." This fatal battle took place in July, 1544, and the weather
being hot, the combatants threw off their coats, and fought in their
shirts, from which circumstance the skirmish received the name of " Blar-
na-leine," or « the field of Shirts."2
Huntly was unsuccessful in capturing any of the chiefs who had been
engaged in this fight at the time ; but, about two years afterwards, by
means of William Mackintosh, Captain of the Clanchattan, he appre
hended Ewin Allanson, of Locheil, Captain of the Clan Cameron, and
Ranald Macdonald Glass of Keppoch. They were imprisoned for a short
time in the Castle of Ruthven in Badenoch, and afterwards tried for high
treason at Elgin. They were found guilty and beheaded, while several of
their followers who were apprehended along with them were hanged.
John Moydertach, Captain of the Clan Ronald, was more fortunate, and
we find that the Earl, afterwards (LV.) took him and his son Allan as his
" men and seruandis, remytting tham, and hartlie forgiffing all offensis,
wrangis, and diobediens, down in tymes bypast, to the said erll, and
speciell the last offens and brak maid be thaim, thair freindis, aliis, and
part takkaris, upon his gud friend the Lord Louett."
1 History of the Earldom of Sutherland, p. 110.
2 Gregory, p. 161

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In the same month and year in which the Captain of the Clan Cameron
granted his bond of service as above, William M'Intosh, Captain of the
Clan Chattan, became " leyll, trew, faythfull man and serwand to George
Earl of Huntly ;" and we have just seen him aiding the Earl in appre
hending Ewin Allanson and Ranald M'Donald Glas. But, in a few years
afterwards, (on 2nd August, 1550,) M'Intosh was himself convicted by
a jury of conspiring against the Earl of Huntly, her Majesty's Lieutenant
over the North, and sentenced to lose his life and lands. Notwithstand
ing a pledge to the contrary, M'Intosh was executed soon after by the
Countess of Huntly, thereby causing great exasperation among his tribe
and friends.1 By an Act of Parliament, 14th December, 1557, the sen
tence against M'Intosh was reversed as illegal.2

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.— 1600.
If the series of Deeds which we have just been considering attest the
wide spread power of the Earls of Huntly, the rental of the various
Lordships and Baronies of the family, from which the selections in the
present volume have been printed, bear a testimony no less remarkable
to their wealth.
Besides doing this, however, the rental furnishes the means of judging
to some extent of the agricultural state of the districts over which it ex-
1 Sir Walter Scott has given a picturesque account of this chieftain's death. Accord
ing to which, it would appear that Macintosh delivered himself up to the Countess of Huntly,
in the belief that she would be more pitiful than her husband, and implored her for
mercy. She replied that the Earl had sworn by his father's soul that he would never
pardon him till he had brought his neck to the block. " I will stoop even to that humilia
tion, to secure the safety of my father's house," said Macintosh, and laying his neck on the
block, which was used for cutting up the bullocks and sheep for the kitchen, he waited for
the mercy which he no doubt thought this act of submission merited. But the Countess
made a sign to the cook, who stepped forward with his hatchet raised, and struck Macin
tosh's head from his body. Miscellaneous Works, vol. 23, p. 323. Edin., 1836.
3 Gregory, p. 184, quoting Sir Lewis Stewart's MS. Collections, Adv. Lib., pp. 49, 61.

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tends at a remote period ; while, at the same time, it is not without its
value and interest in a topographical and genealogical view.
The running title in the volume, " The Rentaill of the Lordschipe of
Huntlye, alias Strauthtbogye," is hardly descriptive of the record, which,
besides this, the earliest acquisition of the family in the North, compre
hends the Lordships of the Engzie, Lochaber, and Badenoch, besides the
Barony of Cabrach, Lands in Mar, and others.
The rental of the Castle Lands of Inverness, which concludes the
volume, has been torn out.
Although the rental bears to be for the year 1600, when a series of
fresh tacks were entered into, there are various marginal additions refer
ring to leases, of an earlier as well as a later date.
It was thought unnecessary to print the whole document, but tables
have been prepared exhibiting an abstract of it. In the first will be
found, under the head of each lordship or barony, an abstract of the
rental of every parish contained in it ; and in the second there is given
an abstract of the whole rental, exhibiting, in one view, the payments
received from each lordship or barony by itself, and of the gross rental
of all the lands.
It will be observed that the rents were almost wholly paid in kind ;
and besides the money payments, were composed of " ferm victual, cus
tom meil, multure beir, custom aits, custom victual, mairts, muttoun,
lambs, kids, swine and gryse, capons, geese, poultry, chickens, eggs,
candle or brew talloun, cheese, salmon, peats, and custom claith or
linen." It is difficult to imagine how a system worked, which loaded the Land
lord with such immense quantities of produce, and furnished him with a
supply of money so inconsiderable, especially as the practice was universal
over the whole country. An explanation, to some extent perhaps, is
afforded in the following observations, by the Author of the Wealth of
Nations.1 " In a country which has neither foreign commerce nor any of the finer manufactures, a

lyiii THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
great proprietor, having nothing for which he can exchange the greater part of the produce
of his lands which is over and above the maintenance of the cultivators, consumes the
whole in rustic hospitality at home. If this surplus produce is sufficient to maintain a
hundred or a thousand men, he can make use of it in no other way than by maintaining a
hundred or a thousand men. He is at all times, therefore, surrounded with a multitude of
retainers and dependants, who, having no equivalent to give in return for their mainten
ance, but being fed entirely by his bounty, must obey him, for the same reason that
soldiers must obey the prince who. pays them. Before the extension of commerce and
manufactures in Europe, the hospitality of the rich and great, from the sovereign down to
the smallest baron, exceeded every thing which, in the present times, we can easily form
a notion of. Westminster Hall was the dining-room of William Rufus, and might fre
quently, perhaps, not be too large for his company."1
Besides the great consumption which the unbounded hospitality and
magnificent establishments of the times may account for, it is probable
that the wages of servants and retainers were partly paid in kind.2
Besides the precise sums and payments entered in the rental, a reek
hen was exigible for each dwelling-house, and in many cases the tenant
had to return " areage and carriage, with service usit and wont."
The services thus generally indicated are found to have existed at an
early period of our history. In the Chartulary of Kelso, there is a
Rent Roll of the possessions of the Abbey, about the year 1290, and "the
services" exigible from the tenants of the barony of Bolden, are thus
summed up by the learned Editor, (Cosmo Innes, Esq.,) whose services,
in behalf of our early history; cannot be over-estimated : " Four days
reaping in harvest, the husbandman with his wife, and all their family ;
and a fifth day the husbandman with two other men ;
" One day carting peats from Gordon to the Pullis, and one cart load
(plaustrum) yearly, from the Pullis to the Abbey ;
J An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith,
LL.D., vol. ii., p. 158, Glasgow, 1805.
2 Symptoms of this part of the system may be discovered in the arrangements con
nected with servant's wages, which subsisted down to a time comparatively recent For a
" Note of Servants Wages from 1720 to 1744," (Appendix to Preface, No. III.) I am in
debted to William Leslie, Esquire of Warthill, who is in possession of records kept by
various members of his family, illustrative of the agricultural and domestic arrangements
of several centuries past.

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lix

" The service of a man and horse, to and from Berwick, once a year ;
and, on this occasion, they were to have their food from the monastery.
In these services of carriage, a horse's load was three bolls of corn, or
two bolls of salt, or one and a half bolls of coals ; or somewhat less in
winter ;
" To till an acre and a half, and to give a day's harrowing with one
horse yearly ;
" To find a man for the sheep washing, and one for the sheep shearing ;
these were to be fed from the monastery :
" To serve with a waggon one day yearly, for carrying home the har
vest."1 In the lease of a farm in the county of Aberdeen, in the Editor's
possession, entered into in the year 1763, the following " services" are
mentioned, as part of the rent : — " Four carriages of horses, with carts,
creels, or sacks, as required, for carrying lime, stone, timber, sclate, or
furniture ; the said carriages being at no greater distance than seven
miles, and, failing thereof, eight shilling Scots for each horse ; also to pay
one day's work of three hooks in harvest, under the penalty of six
shillings Scots, for each hook. To furnish one horse to Banff, or the like
distance, with carts, creels, or sacks, under the failure of twelve shillings
Scots. And, lastly, to furnish one carriage horse to Aberdeen, or the
like distance, under the failure of one pound Scots money."
In another tack of land, in the same district of country as the former,
dated in the year 1781, the services are thus specified : — " Six plough
yokings, twenty sufficient hooks, men and women of equal numbers, one
day's shearing in the harvest, six labouring men one day's work when
called for ; twenty bolls of lime carried on his horse and sacks to
Banff ; ten horses, with carts or creels, to Banff or equal distance ; two
double carts to Aberdeen, or the like distance."
The items specified in the rental, are similar to those which appear in
1 Liber S. Marie de Calchou. The Preface, p. xxxvii, printed for the Bannatyne Club,
at the expense of the Duke of Roxburghe.

Ix THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
like documents of an earlier as well as a later time. Thus, in a rental of
the lands of the Bishoprick of Aberdeen, in the year 1511, the rent pay
able for the lands of Brassmoir, (now Birsemoir), in the Parish of Birse,
is thus specified :
" Brassmoir, two ploughgates. Gressum six pounds ; is let for £6 13s. 4d.
per annum ; one mart ; two muttons ; two geese ; one boll victual ; one
boll oats with the fodder ; six poultry, and 3s. 4d. for bondage and ser
vices ; six loads of wood for fire."1
Burt, in the work already quoted, while writing of the state of agricul
ture in the Highlands of Inverness-shire during the first quarter of the
last century, says, " Their rent is chiefly paid in kind, that is to say,
great part of it in several species arising from the product of the farm,
such as barley, oatmeal, and what they call customs, as sheep, lambs,
poultry, butter, &c, and the remainder, if any, is paid in money, or an
addition of some one of the aformentioned species, if money be want-
ing."2 The lands contained in the rental now printed, were generally let-
on lease for a period of five years. It is obvious from the payments
of which the rents were composed, in different localities, that the lands
were in very various states of agricultural improvement and occupation.
In the Lordships of Huntly and the Engzie, the returns exigible in
name of rent are very much alike. In both of them the principal pay
ment in grain consisted of ferme victual, "tua part meill, third part
beir," and sometimes " half meill half beir." In Badenoch, the arable
land being less extensive than in the lowland districts, there is no pay
ment of " ferme victual" in the rental, and the only grain noticed in it is
" multure beir."
The lands of Cabrach 3 seem to have been almost entirely occupied as
1 Regist. Episc. Aberd., vol. i., p. 371.
2 Letters from Scotland, vol. ii., p. 148.
3 At an earlier period the Glens of the Cabrach were pastured by the royal stud. In the
discharge of the accounts of the Chamberlain of Marr and Garioch, for the year 1438, is en-

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grazings, and the rents are wholly paid in money and butter. The ten
ants here, generally speaking, were landed proprietors, and lowland allies
of the Huntly family. Thus, among the tenants of Cabrach we find the
names of John Leith of Harthill, Young Lesmoir, James Gordon of
Knockespack, John Gordon of Newtown, George Gordon of Tarpersie,
George Gordon of Couelarachie, James Gordon of Prony, John Leythe
of Edingarach.
The revenue from Lochaber was also wholly in money ; but a reference
to the rental, and the tables in the Appendix, will show more precisely
the varying produce of the different districts.
As a part of the customs exigible from the tenant of " Ouer Lounan
with the Boitt of Spey," it may be remarked that he had to furnish
" doiges to the halkis, and to gif land to sustein tua currackers, and to be
answerable for their deuaties." The entry relative to the " Manes of
Boigegeyght," shows the continued existence of the "bogs" around the
Castle, from which it took its name ;¦ and the notice of the " tua barnes
to resawe my lordis custom stray and come," as well as a reference
elsewhere to "the stane barne for my lordis teyndis," seem to prove
that the stipulated payments were made in kind, and not in their con
verted money value. LETTERS OF 1746.
The first of these letters is addressed to James Urquhart, Esquire of
Byth, by whose representative, Beauchamp Colclough Urquhart, Esquire
tered a payment " uni custodi equorum indomitorum regis apud Cabrach pro feodo suo xl s ;"
and again in 1451, " Et Johanni Rede custodi equorum domine Regine in pascuis de le
Kabroch pro feodo suo de anno computi Iiij s. iiii d. — (The Chamberlain Rolls, vol iii.
pp. 385, 531.)
1 In a " Ratification in favour of George Duke of Gordon, of the Marquisate, Earldom,
and Lordship of Huntly," which passed in Parliament in the year 1685, there is a clause
ordaining " The Bogue to be called Gordon Castle, and the Burgh of Barony of Inuer-
lochie to be called now, and in all time coming, Gordon's Burgh. Acts of the Parliament
of Scotland, vol. viii. p. 506.

^ " THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.

of Meldrum and Byth, both the documents were kindly communicated to
the Editor. The writer of this letter does not subscribe his name, nor is
it known who he was ; but he appears to have been the laird's Jacobite
correspondent in Aberdeen, who supplied him with the stirring news of
the time. The English newspapers did not then make their appearance
with much regularity, nor is it probable that they were taken in by many
of the country gentlemen of that day. It was of some consequence,
therefore, to the latter class to have a correspondent in town, who would
send them a digest of the news contained in the English papers, in the
way adopted by the correspondent of the Laird of Byth, who, in the
letter here printed, states that " eight or ten English papers came to town
yesterday which had been missing, and I sat up till near 12 o'clock look
ing over them."
The principal object, however, of the writer, was to furnish an account
of the recent skirmish between the Royal forces and the Highland troops
of Prince Charles Edward at Falkirk. It is true, that although the battle
had been fought and won1 more than a week before the date of this
letter, yet nothing beyond rumours and exaggerations of the event had as
yet reached Aberdeen. These rumours, which, doubtless, assumed their
complexion from the hands by whom they were conveyed, and from a due
regard to the opinions of the party for whom they were intended, were,
on the present occasion, most encouraging to the Jacobite cause, and must
have been quite refreshing to the Laird of Byth, who was an eager ad-
herant of the Stuart cause.
The list of killed and wounded, " said to have come to Montrose with a
French officer, sent there to embark in the Hazard sloop for France with
1 There was more doubt about the winning than the Laird's correspondent knew of, for
here, as at Sheriffmuir, a part of the victorious army was long in doubt whether they
had gained or lost the day. " Says brave Locheil, ' pray have we won ?
I see no troop, I hear no gun.'
Says Drummond, ' Faith ! the battle's done,
I know not how or why man.' " — Jacobite Song.

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the accounts," is truly formidable. " Killed and wounded, General Haw-
ley, General White of Oxford Blues, Colonel Legonier, Colonel Campbell
of the Black Horse, Colonel John White, Major Webster, Captain Orras,
Cornet Johns, Earl Fanley's son, Captain Bamberry. The rest of the
names are too tedious to insert, but in all 92 officers and eight Presby
terian Ministers. The Prince ordered all the corps to be interred, except
the teachers, whose corps he would not allow the honour of burial till he
should know their names and from whence they came. The killed and
wounded are 3250."
The loss of officers on the English side was indeed severe, but the of
ficial returns of the battle give only 280 in all, killed, wounded, and
missing, although it is generally believed that this number is short of the
truth. In any event, the gasconading account of the French officer mag
nifies the loss tenfold.
The second letter is of a very different character. It appears to be a
copy of a paper addressed to some person, in command on the Hanoverian
side, under the feigned name of " Mistres Elingsfoord Gastein," with
the view of pointing out how troops could be most effectively distributed
over the northern counties, for apprehending the unfortunate Jacobites
who were in hiding. It contains a good deal of minute local information,
as to the political state of the district, and, among other things, thus de
scribes a curious concealment in the house of Craigston, in the county of
Aberdeen. " Craigston has a secret which hid three men ; as ye goe ben
the hall, it is in the thickness of the wall annent your face, att the back
of the end of the table next the inner chamber door, as ye stand looking
out at the window ; which window is close att the chamber door. Its
closs at your right hand, it enters from the room above, gae up stair
from the inner chamber. As ye enter the chamber above the hall, thers
a private room off that room for a chamber box, under which box a pave
ment lifts up ; and so if there were a strong search in the countray, some
might be here, but Craigston is not friendly to them. His wife has an
idle temper."

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INSTRUMENT ON ST. CUTHBERT'S DUCKS.
The Editor lately stumbled on this paper in a volume belonging to
the Burgh of Aberdeen, titled " Sasine Register, 1484-1501." It has
obviously been written in haste ; and, indeed, it was only intended as a
memorandum from which a more formal instrument might be prepared
by the city scribe. It is thus disjointed in appearance, and, in some
places, incorrect in expression. It purports, however, to contain the evi
dence of certain witnesses, who, by request of Henry Polseyne, an
inhabitant of Trailsounde, were examined before the Magistrates of Aber
deen, on the subject of the birds. These witnesses deponed, that in
the Island of Saint Cuthbert, called the Fame Island, on the borders
of England, there was a certain church of this Saint, in which divers
birds, of a wild untamed nature, called St. Cuthbert's Ducks, build
their nests, under the altar, and around the altar, and in all the houses
of the said island. During the time of the celebration of mass, they
remove from their nests, and peck the priests who are officiating, as
well as others who are present, with their bills. They also seek their
food on the sea, and by no human power can they be boiled or roasted,
which was beforetime proved by the ecclesiastics of said island; and,
finally, the Yslik Liepunt ¦ of their feathers is worth a rose noble of gold.2
' This seems to mean the Icelandic Lispunt. " A Leispund was a weight used in the
Orkney Islands,, containing eighteen pounds." (Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary, vol. ii. voce
Lesh-pund, Leispund, Lespund.) " Lubecse Lispunt est quatuordecim et sexdecim libra-
rum." Du Cange. Glossarium voce Lispunt. See also " Weichtes and Measures in Ork-
nay," sub voce " Serplaith," in Skene de verborum significatione. In the statistical account
of the united parishes of Aithsting and Sansting in Zetland, theLispund is stated to be a
weight of 30 pounds. In the account of the parish of Unst in Shetland, it is said of the
Lispond :— " This denomination of weight consisted originally of only 12 Scotch or Dutch
pounds. By various arts, however, and different imperfect agreements, it has been gra
dually raised to 30 lb."— (Sinclair's Stat. Ace. vol. v. p 197, vol. vii. p. 581. Edin
1793.) a About a century after this time, the Scottis roiss nobill was ordained to pass for £8 5s. Od .
(Aberdeen Burgh Records, vol. ii. p. 165.)

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Among other witnesses before whom this examination took place, were
" Hanss Skeale and Henry Worbosse, townsmen of Gripiswald." '
It seems plain that these proceedings were designed by Mr. Henry
Polseyne to make the ducks of St. Cuthbert better known in Aberdeen,
and to provoke a demand for their feathers, which have always been the
subject of extensive traffic ; and that the most approved method of then
effecting this object, was by investing the subject with a tinge of the
miraculous.2 Many centuries before the date of this Instrument, the eider ducks of
1 Pennant, during his tour in 1769, landed at one of the Fame Islands, " Where we
found the female Eider Ducks, at that time sitting. The lower part of their nests was made
of sea plants ; the upper part was formed of the down which they pull off their own breasts,
in which the eggs were surrounded and warmly bedded. In some were three, in others
five eggs, of a large size and pale olive colour, as smooth and glossy as if varnished-over.
The nests are built in the beach, among the loose peebles not far from the water. The
Ducks sit very close, nor will they rise till you almost tread on them. The Drakes
separate themselves from fhe females during the breeding season. We robbed a few of
their nests of the down, and after carefully separating it from the tang, found that the down
of one nest weighed only threerquarters of an ounce, but was so elastic as to fill the crown
of the largest hat. The people of this country call these St. Cuthbert's Ducks, from the
saint of the islands." — Tour, p. 37.
Pennant also saw the Eider Duck among the Hebrides. He identifies it with the bird
called the Colk by the Dean of the Isles, by whom it is thus described : — " In this ile ther
haunts ane kynd of foule callit the Colk, little less nor a guise, quha comes in the ver to the
land to lay her eggis, and to clecke hir birds, quhill she bring them to perfytness, and at
that time her fleiche of fedderis falleth of her all hailly, and she sayles to the mayne sea
againe, and comes never to land quhill the zier end againe, and then she comes with her
new fleiche of fedderis. This fleiche she leaves zeirly upon her nest has nae pens in the
fedderis, nor nae kind of hard thinge in them that may be felt or graspit, bot utter fyne
downes." — (Description of the Western Isles of Scotland called Hybrides, by Mr. Donald
Munro, High Dean of the Isles, who travelled through the most of them in the year 1595.
Apud. Miscellanea Scotica, p. 153. Glasgow, 1818.)
2 Polseyne was an inhabitant of Stralsund, and two of his witnesses are described as
" townsmen of Gripiswald," or Greifswald. These are two of the principal towns of
Fomerania. In this province " geese are reared in immense numbers ; and besides
those consumed in the province, large quantities are exported smoked and dried." —
(M'Culloch's Geog. Diet. vol. ii. p. 530.) St. Cuthbert's Ducks are stated to have abounded
at one time in the Orkneys, and, it is probable, from the liircumstances, that the supply of
feathers was to come from that quarter rather than from the Fame Island, — unless we are
to suppose that the feathers of Pomeranian Geese might have been passed off as those
of St. Cuthbert's Ducks.

lXVi THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
the Fame Islands had become famous from their connexion with St.
Cuthbert, who, about the year 676, having quitted his monastery of
Lindisfarne, retired for the purpose of greater seclusion to Farne, the
largest of that group of Islands upon the coast of Northumberland. At
this time, according to Reginald, a monk of Durham, who wrote about
the middle of the twelfth century, the birds were in their natural state
of wildness, but the saint soon succeeded in taming them, and rendering
them subservient to his use, and upon more than one occasion wrought a
miracle in their behalf. They were called St. Cuthbert's Ducks in the
time of Reginald ; and the Author of the Life of Bartholomew, the her
mit of Farne, a contemporary of Reginald gives the following description
of their habits,1 which in several points corresponds with the details in
the instrument now printed as well as with those of Pennant : — " Hanc
autem insulam vetusta longinquitas quasdam perhibet aves incolere qua-
rum cum miraculo et nomen perseverat et genus. Tempore nidificationis
ibi conveniunt. Tantaeque mansuetudinis gratiama loci sanctitate vel
potius ab his qui locum in sua sanctificaverunt conversatione mox impetrant
ut humanos contactus et obtutus non abhorreant. Quietem amant et cum
strepitu non deturbantur. Secus altare quaedam ova cubant. Nullus eas
laedere aut ova contingere sine licentia presumit. Cum masculis suis in
aequore victum quaarunt. Pulli eorum statim ut creati sunt matres pre-
cedentes subsequuntur, et, patrias undas semel ingressi, non revertuntur
ad nidos. Matres quoque, oblita lenitate quam habuerant pristini sapiendi
statum cum mari recipiunt."2
1 Quoted by Mr. Raine, in his " Saint Cuthbert ; with an account of the state in which
his Remains were found, upon the opening of his tomb, in Durham Cathedral, in the year
m.dccc.xxvii." p. 22, Durham, 1828.
2 Nothing which has been written of St. Cuthbert's ducks surpasses the grotesqueness
with which our own Boece has invested his " Claik Geese," when he says : — " Sum men
belevis that thir clakis growis on treis be the nebbis ; bot thair opinioun is vane. And, be
cause the nature and procreatioun of thir clakis is strange, we have maid na litill lauboure
and deligence, to serche the trenth and verite thairof. We have salit throw the seis
quhare thir clakis ar bred ; and findis, be gret experience, that the nature of the seis is mair
relevant caus of thair procreatioun, than ony uthir thing. And, howbeit, thir geis ar bred

THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. lxvii
In drawing these remarks to a conclusion, it is the pleasing duty of
the Editor to express his acknowledgements to the owners of the papers
now printed, for the liberal access which they gave him to their valuable
collections of Charters, as well as for the readiness with which they
entrusted to his keeping such portions of these documents as he wished
to select for the purposes of the Club. JOHN STUART.
Aberdeen, November, 1849.

mony sindry wayis, they ar bred ay allenarly, be nature, of the seis ; for all treis that ar
cassin in the seis, be proces of time, apperis first worme-etin, and, in the small boris and
hollis thairof, grows small wormis ; first, thay schaw their heid and feit, and last of all
thay schaw thair plumis and wingis : finaly, quhen thay ar cumin to the just mesure and
quantite of geis, thay fle in the aire, as othir fowlis dois ; as was notably provin in the yeir
of God mccccxc, in sicht of mony pepill, beside the castell of Petslego. Ane gret tre was
brocht, be alluvion and flux of the sea, to land. This wonderfull tre was brocht to the
Lard of the ground, quhilk, sone efter, gart divide it be ane saw. Apperit than ane
multitude of wormis, thrawing thaim self out of sindry hollis and boris of this tre. Sum
of thaim war rude, as thay war bot new schappin ; sum had baith heid, feit, and wingis,
bot thay had na fedderis; sum of thaim war perfit schapin fowlis. At last the pepill,
havand ilk day this tree in mair admiration, brocht it to the kirk of Sanct Androis, beside
the town of Tyre, quhare it remanis yit to our dayis." (The History and Chronicles of
Scotland, written in Latin by Hector Boece, Canon of Aberdeen ; and translated by John
Bellenden, Archdean of Moray, and Canon of Ross, vol. i. p. xlviii. Edin., 1821.)

APPENDIX.

No. I.

A BRIEF HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ERSKINES
OF DUN.
The first gentleman of this family of Dun that occurs to me in history, is Sir
Robert Erskine, who was the son and heir of that loyal patriot Sir William
Erskine, who is so highly extolled for his fidelity to King David the Second, by
Archdeacon Barber, and other historians of that time, in his History of King
ftobert the Bruce.
History does not acquaint us how or where Sir Robert past the first years of
his life, only his name is to be found witnessing several Charters given by the
Great Steward of Scotland to his vassals in the Barony of Renfrew.
In the year 1348, upon the death of his father, Sir Robert Erskine obtained
from the Great Steward a grant of the haill tenements of the upper Lordship of
Erskine, for homage and knight's service, as the Charter bears.1 The witnesses
to the Deed are, Malcomo Comite de Wigton, David de Lindesay, domino de
Barnweel, Willelmo de Cunninghame, domino de Kilmaures, Joanne Senescallo,
brother to -the Great Stewart, Willielmo de Caldwell, leancellario Scotise.
King David being a prisoner in England hear two years, a proposal was made
to King Edward to redeem him. This motion was entertained, and a treaty set
on foot to negotiate the affair, of which number Sir Robert Erskine was one.2
His great services to the crown and kingdom in managing the above treaty,
was rewarded by prefering him to one of the greatest offices' of the Kingdom, the
Chamberlain's office. This promotion is vouched from a Charter under the Great
Seal of King David, whereby he ratifies a donation which Willielmus Duglas
dominus ejusdem loci, gave Jacoho de Sandilands et domine Eleonore de Bruis
sorrore suae de baronia de Wester Calder.
The King's confirmation bears date at Dundee in Parliamento nostro ibidem
1 Original Charter in the hands of Mr. Wil. Wilson, one of the Clerks of Session.
2 Rymer a Foedera,

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tento quinto decimo die Maii, anno regni 1350.1 The witnesses are Willielmo
et Duncano Sancti Andrse Dumblanen et Dunkelden Episcopis, Thoma comite de
Mar, Thoma comite de Angus, David de Lindsay Domino de Crawfurd, Roberto
de Erskine camerario nostro, et Magistro Willielmo de Caldwell cancellario nostro
Scotiae.2 Treaties for the King's relief were, after this, renewed every year, in which
Sir Robert Erskine, the Lord Chamberlain, had always the honour to be em
ployed;3 and, on the 4th of September, 1351, that he and his colleagues, who
were the Bishops of St. Andrews, Caithness, and Dumblain ; the Earls of March,
Mar, Angus, and Sutherland ; Sir William Douglas, Sir David Lindsay, knights,
came to ane agreement with the English Plenipotentiaries at Newcastle, where
King David was himself present, and the Queen, his wife. That Monsieur David
de Brus, as the record calls him, should be set at liberty, upon his paying, for
ransom, the sum of 90,000 merks sterling, within the space of nine years ; and
that twenty Scots gentlemen, the heirs of the greatest familys in the kingdom,
should remain in England, as hostages for the said sum.
For many reasons the Scots refused to comply with these terms at this time ;
therefore, in January, 1356, the Great Steward, the Lieutenant of Scotland for
King David, did, in a full council held at Perth, with advice of the Prelates,
Nobles, and whole community of the kingdom, constitute and appoint William,
Bishop of St. Andrew's, Patrick, Bishop of Brechin, Sir William Livingstone and
Sir Robert Erskine, his Plenipotentiaries, with power to them to treat about the
redemption of the King. And the treaty which they made with the English about
the King's ransom, was ratified by a full council of the kingdom, assembled at
Scoon on the 6th of November, 1358 years.
On the 10th of May, 1359, King David being returned to Scotland, commissioned
Sir Robert Erskine, called in the record his cousin, Sir John Grant, and Norman Lesly,
to go over to France to renew the old ligue between the two nations. They arrived
at Lupar, a place near Paris, where Charles, eldest son of King John, gave the like
commission to Symon de Bucy, Chevalier, and John Chalemart, Conseiller du Roy,
to meet with these Scots Commissioners.
About this time that Sir Robert Erskine went Ambassador to France, he sur
rendered the Chamberlain's place, which was conferred on the Earle of Mar.4
Upon Sir Robert's return from France, he had a charter from King David,
wherein he stiles him Dilecto confederate nostro ; and to Christian Keith, his wife, in
1 [The Parliament here noticed is in addition to those specified in Acts of the Parlia
ment of Scotland, vol. i.]
2 Charta with Lord Torphichen and the Chartulary de Arbroath.
3 Mr. Rymer's Collections. * Charta in Publicis Archivis.

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conjunct fee of the Lordship of Alloway, Gaberston, and the Isle and Park of
Clackmanan, and that in excambion for their lands of Strathgartney.1
Soon after this he was preferred to be Great Justiciary of Scotland benorth the
river of Forth, an. 1360.
In the year 1363, without giving up the office of Great Justiciary benorth the
Forth, he was a second time promoted to be Great Chamberlain of Scotland, upon
the promotion of Dr. Monimuss to the See of Dunkeld.
In the year 1364, Sir Robert Erskine was, with the Bishops of St. Andrew's and
Brechin, and Norman Lesly, named Commissioners for Scotland to treat with the
English about a final peace.
In the year 1365, the truce formerly agreed on was again renewed and prolonged,
and King David named the Bishop of St. Andrew's, Sir Robert Erskine, Dr.
Wardlaw, and Mr. Armstrong, to meet with the English Commissioners at London,
and on the 10th of May came to ane agreement.
Sir Robert having a great deal of merit with King David, he had by his special
favour a grant of the lands of Edenem and Nisbet, 2 which he afterwards ex
changed with the Crown for ane annuity, payable out of the great customs of
Aberdeen. And in the 40th of the same reign, he was appointed Governor of the
Castle of Sterline for life, and Sheriff of the Shire pro sustentatione ipsus castri
annuatim. He had a grant de illis quatuor decem celdris frumenti, et duodecem
celdris farine avenarum, debiti sive exeuntis de terra de Bothkener, et ducentis
mercis sterlingorum percipiend annuatim per manus Camerarii nostri, qui pro tem
pore fuerit.
Upon the death of King David, Sir Robert Erskine was very instrumental in
bringing King Robert the Second, the first of the Stewarts' family, to the Crown ;
and in disposing the Earle of Douglas, who had pretensions to the Crown, to ac
knowledge him as King. Mr. Winton the poet represents this thus : —
Quhen that the King Davie was deid,
His sister's son until his steid,
Robert Stewart was made King,
Specially throw the helping
Of gude Schir Robert of Ersking ;
That Edinburgh, Dunbarton, and Strivileng
Had in his keeping, than all three
Worthy, wise, and leil was he, &c.3
Doctor Abercrombie tells us that George Earle of March, John Dunbar Earle
1 Charta Penes Comitem de Buchan.
2 Chartulary of the See of Aberdeen in the Lawier's Library.
3 L0l7gyale Cronykil of Scotland, vol. ii. p. 304.— Edin. 1795.]

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APPENDIX TO PREFACE.

of Murrav and Sir Robert Erskine, Governer of the three strongest castles in' the
kingdom," Dunbarton, Stirling, and Edinburgh, were those that prevailed with the
Earle of Douglass to pass from his claim.
There is ane Act of Parliament dated May the 27th, 1371, settling the succes
sion of the Crown upon the King's eldest son, the Earle of Carrick, to which act
both Sir Robert and his eldest son Sir Thomas append their seals. The father's
is stil entire, and may be yet- seen in the archives at Edinburgh.
Robert the Second was not forgetful of Sir Robert's merit and services, for on
the 4th of May, the first year of his reign, he gave him viginti libros sterlingorum
de illo annuo redditu nobis debiti, sive exeunte de baronia Cadiou, in excam-
bium terras de Bodington, et annui redditus sive exeuntis de terris de Westhal
cum pertinen. in baronia de Rathew infra vie. de Edinr.1 After that he had a
grant of the third part of the revenue accressing to the Crown out Of the great
customs of Dundie, together with a third part of the lands of Pittcarrach (near
Diiridie) then in the Crown by the death of the Earle of Athole.
This Sir Robert was a great patron of the clergy and a great benefactor to the
church • for itis found from vouchers, 2 that he gave in pure alms to the Monastery
of Cambuskenneth, the patronage of the Church of Kinoul, together with the lands
of Fintallach in Strathern, pro salubritate status nostri, et Christiana? Keith sponsses
nostras dum vixerhmus et pro salute animarum nostrarum cum ab hac luce migra-
verimus. Nee non pro salute animarum omnium antecessorum, et snecessorum
nostrorum et omnium fidelium defunctorum, &c. Also he gave to the Abbot and
Convent of Arbroath, upon condition that he and Beatrix his wife, should be ad
mitted into al the privileges of their brotherhood, quadrigina denariorum sterling
orum annuatim pro toto tempore vitas ipsorum, et alterius eorum diutius viventi, in
recognitionem fraternitatisj ad quem recepti fuerunt in Monasterio memorato, &c.
In cuius rei testimonium sigilla nostra patentes presentis litteris sunt appensa apud
Arbroath, the 11th of December, 1361. Whereupon he directs a precept balivo
suo de Dun, to pay the foresaid annuity to the Monks of Arbroath. In this deed
he is designed Robertus Erskine, dominus ejusdem. After that, Sir Robert,
therein designed Dominus de Dun, directs another precept Thomse Cant balivo et
receptori firmarum nostrarum ibidem, to pay the same annuity to the Convent of
Arbroath for the year 1365.4 Then he resigns totam Baroniam de Dun, infra vie
de Forfar, to Sir Thomas Erskine his son. Whereupon King Robert the Second
ratifies the surrender in the ordinary form, Dilecto consanguineo Thomas Erskine
i Charta in Archivis.
2 Chartulary of Arbroath.
'¦> Chartulary of Cambuskenneth.
* The Precept is of the date 24th of July, 1365.

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militi, que terras fuerunt dilecti et fidelis nostri consanguinei Roberti de Erskine
militis patris dictae Thomas. This charter, which is to be seen in the public ar
chives at Edinburgh, is dated November the 8th, 1377.
This Sir Robert Erskine had two wives ; first Dame Beatrix Lindsay, a lady of
the family of the Lindsays of the house of Crawford ; and again, Dame Christian,
daughter of Sir John of Monteith, Knight, and widow of Sir Robert Keith, Lord
of Linton, and left issue, Sir Thomas Erskine, his successor, who, in the lifetime of
his father, was stiled Dominus de Dun.1
Sir Nichol Erskine, his second son, was the first of that branch of the Erskines
of Kinoul, in the county of Perth, where they subsisted in the male line till the
time of King James the Second, that Christian, the daughter and sole heir of Sir
John Erskine of Kinoul, was married to Sir Robert Cricbton of Sanqhar. He had
likewise a daughter Mariorie, who was married to Sir Maurice Drummond of Con-
craig, Stewart of Strathern. — Vide the Viscount of Strathallan's History of the
Drummonds. MS.
N.B. — Upon Sir Robert Erskin's resigning, in the year 1357, the office of Cham
berlain, Thomas Earl of Mar was made Chamberlain, who was son and heir of
Donald Earl of Mar, and Governor of Scotland, in the minority of David the Second.
This Earle of Mar died without issue an. 1377, and his estate came to Margaret,
Countess of Douglas, his sister. Whereupon the Earle comes by courtesie to design
himself Comes de Mar as well as Earle of Douglas.

NOTES RELATING TO THE FAMILY OF DUN.
Sir Thomas Erskyne of that Ilk married first Janet Keith, by whom he had i.
Sir Robert Erskyne, and a daughter married to Duncan Weems, younger of Sir Thomas'
Lochar Weems. After her death, he took to wife Jean Barclay, by whom he had a son
named John, who is reckoned first of the family of Dun as separated from that of
Erskyne ; for that they were formerly one, is gathered from a Charter in the
custody of the family now of Dun, to this Thomas, from K. Robert the Second in
the 6th year of his reign, which runs thus : — Dilecto consanguineo nostro Thomas
de Erskyne militi, of the barony of Dun, quse fuit dilecti et fidelis nostri consan
guinei Roberti de Erskyne militis, Patris dicti Thomas, — the two last wittnesses
are Jacobo de Lyndsay nepoti nostro, et Roberto de Erskyne militibus. 'Tis the
9th Charter in the 4th roll of Robert the Second, and bears date November 8th,
regni 6'° (1376.)
1 Charta Penes Dom : Robt. Sinclair de Lochermuckhouse, ad annum, 1384.

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2. To Sir Thomas Erskyne succeeded, in the lands of Dun, his son John, as
appears by a Charter from K. Robert Third to him of the lands of Dun, dated
October 25th, regni 3ti0 (1393.) The words are: — Dilecto et fideli nostro Joanni
de Erskyne baronias de Dun cum pertinentijs quae fuit Thomas de Erskyne militis
Patris dicti Joannis, tenendas et habendae dicto Joanni et hasredibus suis masculis,
de corpore suo, quibus forte deficientibus dicto Thomas et heredibus suis quibus-
cunque, reserving therein the father's liferent, and a tierce to Jean Barclay,
John's mother, if shee happen to survive Thomas her husband. Testibus Jacoho
de Douglass, domino de Dalkeith, et Thoma de Erskyne consanguineis nostris,
dilectis militibus. To whom this John was married is not certain, nor does any
further appear concerning him, except a Charter granted by him, anno 1419.
3- The next whom we find in the succession is Alexander, (probably his son) he is
Alexander. called Alexander de Erskyne, dominus baronias de Dun, there is nothing to be
learned about him from the records of the family, unless that he confirms a
Charter of the lands of Balwyllie, to be holden of himself, to Alexander Lindsay,
a natural son of the Earl of Crawford, anno 1451, in which William Auchterlowny
of Kellie, and John Adzel de eodem, are wittnesses. Upon his resigning the lands
of Dun with a reservation of his own liferent, K. James Second, granted a
charter of date January 28th, 1449, to
i- John the second, his son, who married Marjorie Grahame, a daughter of Fin-
trie, and by her had three sons, John his heir, Thomas and Alexander. He re
nounced his lands of Dun to his son John, upon which K. James Third granted
a charter, of date July 17th, 1473, dilecto nostro Joanni de Erskyne de Dun,
filio dilecti nostri Joannis de Erskyne de Dun, upon which charter is the first
seasine of the family now extant. Several years after this, we find him,
with consent of Marjory Grahame his spouse, and John Erskyne, younger feer of
Dun, their son, making a mortification to a chaplain for saying mass for the souls
of the Kings and Queens of Scotland, and for the family of Dun. It bears date,
March 10th, 1490. His lady dyed May 17th, 1504, and himself, March 15th,
1508.
5- To him succeeded John, the third of Dun, his son ; he married, in his father's
lifetime, Katharine Monypenny, by whom he had Sir John Erskyne his eldest
son (for so he is designed in a reversion of Forden, &c, from William Meldrum,
chantor of Brechin, to John Erskyne of Dun and Sir John his son) Thomas
Erskyn of Brechin, secretary to K. James Fifth, and Alexander. There is a
charter granted by him to his son and apparent heir John Erskyne, and Margaret
Ruthven, daughter to William Lord Ruthven, and Countess of Buchan his spouse,
of the lands of Balwyllie, dated at Dun, Jun. 21st, 1508, to which Thomas and
Alexander his brothers are witnesses. This gentleman, with his sons Sir John

APPENDIX TO PREFACE. lxXV
and Alexander, and his brother Thomas, had the misfortune to lose their lives at
the fatal Battel of Flowden, September 9th, 1513.
Sir John Erskyne, the fourth of that name, in his father's lifetime took to wife
Margaret, Countess of Buchan, by whom he had

Sir John 4.

John, the fifth of that name, afterwards Superintendant of Angus. This gentle- 7

man, upon the death of his grandfather and father, &c. at Flowden, as has been
said, succeeded to an opulent fortune, a child not above five years old, but by the
care of his uncle, Sir Thomas Erskyne of Brechin, Secretary to K. James fifth,
had such a liberal education as not only enabled him to arrive at the highest
dignity amongst the reformers of the church, but likewise qualified him for the
weightiest matters of state. There is a charter, Feb. 9th, 1541, from his uncle
Sir Thomas of the half of Arrot and Leighton Hill, egregio viro et praedilecto
nepoti meo Joanni Erskyne de Dun seniori, as also, another of the same date, to
the said John Erskyne of Dun, elder, his nephew, and John Erskyne, younger,
his son, of the Constabulary of Montrose, which is confirmed by the King, Feb.
15th, 1541. March 2nd, 1545, there is a licence to him to go
abroad for doing his lawful bussiness, and curing and mending his infirmities.
We find him, soon after his return, much taken notice of by foreigners, as one of
the greatest heroes our nation produced in that age. For Mr. Boague, author of
the History of the Campaigns, 1548 and 1549, makes more frequent and honour
able mention of him and his exploits during that time, than all the Scots writters
have done during his whole life. He, with some others, signed a call to John
Knox to return to Scotland, and promote the Reformation, at Stirling, March 10,
1556, and was one of those who signed the band called the first Covenant and
Articles of Reformation, at Edinburgh, December 3, 1557. The 14th day of the
same month, and in the same year, he was nominated by the Parliament for one
of the commissioners to go to France and wittness the marriage of the young
Queen with the Dauphin, of which trust he acquitted himself with great fidelity
and honour, and was approved by the Parliament at his return. During the
confusions of the Reformation, he was concerned in several negociations for
the congregation, with whom he joined in their measures agamst the Queen
Regent, and at last in her deprivation, October 23rd, 1559. In the month of
July, 1560, he was appointed Superintendant of Angus and Mearns, in which office
he behaved himself with such moderation and temper, that the Queen herself
shewed a willingness to hear his sermons and converse with him upon the subject
of religion. He was appointed Moderator of the ninth General Assembly at Edin
burgh, December 25, 1564 ; also of the eleventh, the same day and place, 1565 ;
also of the 12th, Edinburgh, June 25, 1566 ; and, of the 13th, Edinburgh, De
cember 25, 1566. He was present at the Assembly at Leith, January, 1572,

John 5.

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APPENDIX TO PREFACE.

Robert.

where episcopacy was established. There is a licence from the King, with consent
of his Privy Council, of date February 25, 1584, to John Erskyne of Dun, to eat
flesh all the time of Lent, and as oft as he pleases on the forbidden days of the
week, to wit, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, signed James R., and below at a
distance, Thirlstane ; noted upon the back, with the same hand, a licence to your
L  to eat flesh ; he being then past the age of 76 years. There is another
licence to him, 1580, wherein he, and three in company with him, are allowed to
eat from February 13 to March 26. Who he married, or in what year he died, I
have not learned. His eldest son, John, called in the forecited charter from Sir
Thomas Erskyne, John Erskyne, younger of Dun, seems to have died before him
without issue, so that the next in succession would appear to be a son called
Robert, vulgo, Robert the Feer of Dun, for there is a charter from the Superin
tendant and him, dated May 1, 1581, of the lands of Somerhill, to his son Thomas,
and Margaret Moncur, his spouse; this was his second lawful son, styled of
Torfaiche, by a writ under his father's hand, May 6th, 1587. He had another son
called also Robert by the same writ, and a son called Samuel, married to one Grisel
Foster, by K. James's letter to the father, 1590. I have seen no voucher that
John Erskyne of Nathrau was a son of his. He, by testament, October 16, 1592,
left his son John and daughter Margaret, to the tuition of their mother, Margaret
Keith and others therein named. Shee was afterwards married to Sir John Lind-
sey of Ballancho, brother to the Earl of Crawford who got a gift of the escheat of
Ogilvie of Balloncho, and was afterwards Lord Edzil. This appears by an obliga
tion, November, 1599, from her and her second husband, to Lord Altrie, her father,
anent the plenishing of the House of Dun. The next that I find is
Alexander Erskyne of Dun, (probably Robert's eldest son), to whom Agnes
Ogilvie Lady Logie renounces her jointure, January 8, 1614. There is a commis
sion, 1610, for apprehending certain persons therein named, for endeavouring to
poison two young children of the family of Dun, the eldest whereof is said not to be
above ten years. These have probably been children of this Alexander. To him
succeeded Sir Alexander Erskyne. There is a contract of marriage, dated July 17th, 1640,
Sir Alexander. betwixt James Allardice of that Ilk, and Mary Erskyne his daughter ; and another^
betwixt Robert Dunbar of Burgie and her, dated March 30, 1646.

9.
Alexander.

10.

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THE OBITIS OF THE LAIRDIS AND LADEIS OF DWNE.
Ane nobill woman, Dame Mariorie Grahame, umquhile Ladie of Dwn, depairtit Deit and bureit
fra this lyff upone the sevintein day of Maij, the yeir of God, jaj vc and four yeirs. ln Dwn-
Ane nobill man, Johnne Erskyne, umquhile Laird of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff Deit and bureit
upone the auchteint day of Marche, the yeir of God, jaj vc aucht yeirs. ln Dwn'
Ane nobill man, Johnne Erskyne of Dwn, Thomas Erskyne his brother, Sir Dyed in the
Johnne Erskyne, his sonne and aire, and Alex. Erskyne, his uther sonne, depairtit ?el^of FIodden
fra this lyff in the battell of Flouddown, upon the nynt day of September, the yeir
of God, jaj vc threttein yeirs.
Ane nobill ladie, Dame Katherine Monipennie, umquhile Ladie of Dwn, depairtit Buried at Mon-
fra this lyff upon the third day of Marche, the year of God jaj vc threttie ane trose'
yeirs. Ane noble ladie, Dame Elizabethe Lyndsay, umquhile Ladie of Dwn, depairtit Deit and buriet
fra this lyff upon the twentie nynt day of Julij, the yeir of God jaj vc threttie m Dwl1'
aucht yeris.

Ane nobill ladie, Dame Margaret Ruthwen, countas of Buchane, umquhile Deit and buriet
idie of Dwn, depairtit f
jaj vc fourtie aucht yeris.

Ladie of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff upon the fyft day of August, the yeir of God m ym

Ane nobill man, Johnne Erskyne youngar of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff upon
the sevint day of September, the yeir of Cod jaj vc threscoir thrie yeris.
Ane nobill ladie, Barbara de Bearle, umquhile Ladie of Dwn, depairtit fra this Deit in Mon-
lyff upon the fyfteint day of November, the yeir of God jaj vc threscoire twelff in Dwn.
yeris. Ane nobill man, John Erskine, umquhile Leard of Dwn, sumtym Superintendant
of Angus and Mearnis, depairtit fra this lyff the 22 of Merche, the yeir of God,
1589.1 1 [John Thomson found by some papers that before the Superintendent's death there
were five Ladys and four Lairds in life all at once on the estate.]

lxxviii APPENDIX TO PREFACE.
Ane nobill man, Robert Erskyne, umquhile Laird of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff
the 27 day of December, the yeir of God, jaj vc fourscoir and ten yeiris.
Ane nobill man, Johnne Erskyne, umquhile Laird of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff
the 17 day of Junij, the yeir of God, 1591.
Ane nobill man, John Erskyne, umquhile Laird of Dwn, depairtit fra this lyff
the 21 of October, the yeir of God, 1592.
Ane nobill man John Erskine, umquhile Laird of Dwne, depairtit fra this lyff
on Fredeay be aucht houris in the morning, quhilk was the twentie-thrie of March,
anno 1610.
John Erskine of Dwn,1 be poisone, dyet upon Witsonday, the
twenty-third of May, anno 1613.
John Erskine of Dun was married to Bethune or Beton, daughter to
the Laird of Crieff, afterwards Laird of Balfour in Fife, and had by her the fol
lowing children, viz. : —
John Erskine, their eldest son, born at Montrose, on Tuesday, the last day of
April, 1622.
Maria Erskine, the eldest daughter, was born at Dun, on Monday, the 10th of
August, 1623.
Alexander, afterwards Sir Alexander Erskine, their second son, was born at
Dun, on Friday the 26th of May, 1626, [afterwards knighted] and died at Lon
don. William Erskine, their third son, was born at Dun, on Thursday, the 14th of
October, 1627.
Margaret Erskine, their second daughter, was born at Dun, on Monday the
16th of March, 1633.

i John Erskine was poisoned by his uncle Robert. His trial, as well as that of his three
sisters, by whom he was instigated to the atrocious act, will be found in Pitcairn's Criminal
Trials, vol. iii. pp. 261, 266.

APPENDIX TO PREFACE.
Helen Erskine, their third daughter, was born in Dun.

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David Erskine, their fourth son, was born in Dun, of May, 1640, and
succeeded his brother Sir Alexander. He died in May, 1698.
Which of the first three brothers was married to Lighten, daughter
fo Lighton of Craig, &c, I know not. She had 100,000 merks of portion, but
enjoyed 4,000 merks of yearly jointure fifty years, which forced David Erskine of
Dun to sell the lands of Dunnienald to [James] Allardyce, her husband, in part
of payment. She had only one daughter to the laird of Dun, who was married to Sir John
Ogilvy of Inverwharity. [No doubt the present Sir John will know whether the
above John, Alexander, or William Erskine was her father, I think it was John
the eldest.]
[As for the children of your grandfather, who was married to Jean Lumsdain,
daughter to Sir James Lumsdain of Inergallie, you can have a list of them, and
it's not amiss to write a list of both your grandfather and great grandfather on a
page of your great Bible].1
i The paragraphs within brackets have been supplied from another and later copy of this
paper.

II. ABSTRACT OF THE RENTAL

Silver Maill.

TeindSilver.

Perm
Victual.

Custom Meal.

Multure Bear.

Custom Oats.

Custom)
Victual

LORDSHIP OF HUNTLY.
PARISH of DUMBENANE -
GARTLY (Bkaes)
GARTLY (Barony)
DRUMDAILGIE
KINNOIR -
RUTHVENBOTARIE RHYNIE ESSY Sum
LORDSHIP OF ENGZIE.
PARISH OF BELLIE
RATHVEN Sum
LORDSHIP OF BADENOCH.
PARISH of SKEARALVEY
KINGUSIE LAGGAN -
SKEIRINCHE
KINCARDINE Sum
BARONY of FOCHABERS
CABRACHTEINDS of DRUMBLAIT
LOCHABER
M'INTOSH Fee Lands in BADENOCH
LANDS in MARR

£ s. d.
121 6 4
218 6 8
107 0 0
108 13 4
173 13 4
196 6 8
502 10 0
202 0 0
147 6 8

£ a. d.
80 6 8
113 6 0
49 1 8
10613 4
112 0 0
74"*4 0

Bolls, 676 128411 145196391 72
366

Bolls. 55

Bo. Tir.
13 3
73 0
19" 2
22 2
42 1
34 0
7 2
6 1

Bo, Fir,
5 2
29 0
9 0
7 2
9 0
15 0
16 0
3 0
- 2 0

Bo. Mr.
83" 3

1777 3 0

535 11 8

2385

55

218 3

96 0

83 3

323 6 8
139 10 0

590 2 3 *
377 3 3Jt

39 2

...

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462 16 8

...

968 2 2£

...

39 2

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60 4 6
110 0 0
66 18 4
5 6 8
18 13 4

173
42 2 2J
73 2 0
43 0 0
12 0 0
14 0 0
261 2 10
..
173
185 0 2J
...
360 3 4
17 0 0
...
Maill.
366 Merks.
Butter. 17 Stones.
...
Silver Teind.
£97 0 0
Victual Teind
158 Bolls.
••
Maill.
210 Merks.
148 0 (
)
4 0 0
426 2 2 4 0 C
132
11 2 0
12 2
ABSTRACT, &c.
Silver Maill.
TeindSilver.
Ferm
Victual.
Custom Meal.
Multure Bear.
Custom Oats.
CustomVictual.
Marts. 42!21§ "i 61
LORDSHIP of HUNTLY - -
ENGZIE BADENOCH
BARONY of FOCHABERS
LANDS of CABRACH
TEINDS of DRttMBLAIT
LOCHABER - -
M'INTOSH Fee Lands in BADENOCH
LANDS in MARR
1777 3 0
462 16 8
261 2 10
360 3 4
244 0 0
0 0 0
140 0 0
148 0 0
426 2 2
535 11 8
97 ' 0 0
4"o 0
2835 0 0
968 2 2J
173 0 0
158" '0 0
132 0 0
55 0 0
218 3 0
185 "0 2J
17 0 0
40 0
11 2 0
96 0
12 2
83
3
3819 8 0
636 11 8
3816 2 2j
55 0 0
436 1 2J
108 2
83 3
167 A'
This includes Ferm Victual,
B.
560
p..3
p.3J
t This includes Ferm Victual,
B.
362
F. P.
0 3
Cust. Aits,
23
1
0
Multure Bear,
6
0 0
Wheat, •
3
1
2
Cust. Aits,
"ft heat,
28 12
0 0
3 3
LORDSHIPS BELONGING TO GEORGE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY.— 1600. TABLE I.

Marts.

Muttons .

Lambs

Gryse.

Swine

Capons

Geese. 19
26} 34213041 87 2

Poultry.

Chickens

Eggs

Candle

Brew
Tallow.

Peats.

Custom Linen,

Custom Butter.

Salmon

Teind
Victual

Cheese,

2
isi "k 7 75 14
l

4342}
21* 22*444621 9}2

19
26} 35}21284116 72

19
29£ 2
21}
284217 72

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2

60
150}
234 7294
122 54 12
20

60
586264 114280306212 102 40

240 6
"42 36
132 24 1212

96
1328 360672624440 144 96

Stones 4

Stones, 36

Leets. 22} 12

ells, nails
84 0
33 0
12 0
96 0
156 0
216 0
108 0
24 0

Stones. 38

Barrels

Bolls.

Stones.

42|

252

196

167J

. 4

BWJ.

189

1964

504

3760

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9

34ft

729 0

38

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259228
487
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283208
136 60
1044 480
17
16
141 5
120 2
40
21ft
94
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9
59*,
491
196
1524
33
261 7
40
21}33}25^ 67
21J33}
25 67
1222 19
...
12
86
146
102 16 28
1
8
2
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92|
53
12
378
1
8
2
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...
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108
4
...
...
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...
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4
4
2
...
32
6}
41
6
Kids 30
36
24
258
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38
TABLE II.
Muttons.
Lambs.
Gryse.
Swine.
Capons
jGeese.
Poultry.
Chickens.
Eggs
Candle
Brew
Tallow
Peats;
Custom Linen.
Custom Butter.
Salmon
Teind
Victua
Cheese
Kids.
252 94
92«
"4 41
196 59}537 26
1
57|
4
91
818}487 1236
36
189 59}
24
1964 491 378 108 32
258'
504196
3760
1524
St
mes. 4
Stones, 9
33 4
Leats. 34}
Ells.
729261.7
Stones. 38"i
ii
38
40
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Stones 2
30
483|
316}
167|
14
1389}
272}
3231
700
5284
4
46
34}
990.7
94
40
8
2
30
lxxxii APPENDIX TO PREFACE.

No. III.
NOTE OF SERVANTS WAGES AT WARTHILL,
FROM 1720 TO 1744.
This note only embraces the wages of one ploughman, and one servant maid for
each year ; the others being too numerous to mention, but in their several degrees
proportionate to the above. 1720.
William Eait, 13 merks, half a boll's sowing, and 1 pair of stockings.
Margaret Watt, 8 merks, meal and shoes. 1721.
George Tapp, £8, two pair shoes, a shirt and pair of old stockings, and a steer
to go with dry cattle.
Margory Christie, £5 4s. Od., 2 pairs shoes, 3 ells harden, 1 ell linen, 1 lb.
wool. 1722.
Alexander Finlay, £9, one pair shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Jean M'Gregor, 5 merks, 2 pair shoes, 1 lb. wool, 1 ell linen, 3 ells harden.
1723.
"William Murdoch, £10, pair of shoes, half a boll's sowing, pair of stockings, or
a ridge in the Wellhead fold without the stockings.
Margaret Ferguson, £5, one pair of shoes.
1724.
George Kennert, 16 merks, one pair shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Janet Lamb, £4, one ell linen, one pound wool, 3 ells harden.
' 1725.
William Diack, £10, one pair shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Lilias Bruce, £4 6s. 8d., and bounties as formerly.
1726.
Alexander Smyth, £9, one pair of shoes, and half a boll's sowing.
Elspet Patterson, 5 merks, 2 pair shoes, 3 ells harden, an apron, and wool to be
stockings. 1727.
John Wight, £10, one pair shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Margaret Bawn, 8 merks in all.

APPENDIX TO PREFACE. IxXXiii
1728.
James Anderson, £10, one pair of shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Elspet Gall, 10 merks, 1 ell linen ; being with child to James Anderson, I put
her away at All Saints, and paid her fee. 1729.
John Wight, £10, pair of shoes, half a boll's sowing.
Elspet Emslie, 7 merks, 2 pair shoes, 3 ells harden, 1 ell broad linen.
1730.
John Wight, as formerly.
Agnes Bruce, £5, meal and shoes, and a yoking of 3 horse.
1731.
John Wight, as formerly.
Elizabeth Johnstone, 8 merks, one pair shoes, and wool to be stockings.
N.B. — 15th October, sold and delivered half a boll of meal to John Clark at
Cranabog, at 4 merks, payable at Fasten's Even.
2nd November, sold and delivered to William Wood, in Mickle Wartle, half a
boll of meal, at £2 10s., payable at Fasten's Even.
2 1st November, sold James Ogg one fourth boll of meal, at 2 merks, payable at
Whitsunday. 5th December, sold and delivered to said William Wood, another half boll of
meal, at £2 10s., payable with the former.
The above three men all broke, so I expect not a sixpence from either of them.
Item, George Angus dues me for a cow, . . . . £11 0 0
And John Ogg for an ox, . . . . . .18 2 0

£29 2 0
Ogg, with his wife and children, took a trip to America, and Angus worse than
nothing ; therefore all desperate debt.
Job 1st and 21st, — Our Father which art in heaven, &c.
1733.
John Wight, utante.
Jean Cruickshank, 8 merks, 1 pair shoes, and wool to be stockings.
1734.
Robert Mathew, £10, pair shoes, half boll's sowing.
Janet Anderson, 8 merks, and £1 12s. for her castings.
1735.
Robert Mathew, ut ante.
Elizabeth Strachan, £3 103., pair shoes, a shirt, and half ell linen.

lxXXiv APPENDIX TO PREFACE.
1736.
Alexander Ingram, £10, pair of shoes, half boll's sowing.
Elizabeth Strachan, as formerly. 1737.
George Milne, £10, pair shoes, half boll's sowing.
Elizabeth Strachan, ut ante. 1738.
George Milne, ut ante.
Elizabeth Rait, 8 merks, 2 pair shoes, and a shirt.
1739.
George Milne, ut ante.
Elizabeth Strachan, utanle.
N.B. — Robert Pittendreigh to have liberty for 2 beasts on the common pasture,
in part of his harvest fee.
Item, William Moir to have the grass west of the inlan rig in the back fold,
and the liberty of the common pasture, he shearing to me in harvest.
1740.
George Milne, ut ante.
Elizabeth Strachan, ut ante. 1741.
George Milne, ut ante, with a pair of shoes at Andersmas.
Elizabeth Strachan, ut ante, with 2s. sterling to give her father.
1742.
George Milne, ut ante.
Elizabeth Strachan, ut ante. 1743.
George Milne, ut ante.
Janet Clarke, £5 5s. Od., meal and shoes.
George Barkley for harvest, gives him a mart's hide and a merk more.
1744.
George Milne, ut ante.
Jean Bruce, 8 merks, two pair shoes, a shirt, a yoking of my horses, but half
merk referred.

CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

I. THE DUN PAPERS.
PAGE.
I. Charter by John Erskine of Dun, to William Bonar and Spouse, of the
third part of the Lands of Balwely, 10th May, 1451  3
II. The Laird of Dun's Confirmatioun of the third pairt Landis of Baluelo,
to Alexander, son natural to Alexander Erie of Crawfurd, vltimo
Januarii, 1451  4.
III. Tack of Logy Montrose, by the Bishop of St. Andrew's, to John Er
skine of Dun, 3rd November, 1467  6
IV. Instrument of Sasine of the Lands of Dun, to John Erskine, son of John
Erskine, 26th July, 1473....-  7
V. Discharge by the Parson of Arbuthnot to John Erskine of Dun, 31st
July, 1474  9
VI. Factory of John Chalmers, Pensioner of St. German's, to the Laird of
Dun, 2nd August, 1475  10
VII. Sasine of two Crofts of Land in Kincardin, in favours of John Erskine of
Dun, 20th March, 1490  10
VIII. Testament of John Erskine of Dun, dated 15th August, 1513, confirmed
19th April, 1515  12
IX. Inventory of the Estate of Sir John Erskine, younger of Dun, dated
15th February, 1513, confirmed 3rd April, 1516  16
X. Order to the Laird of Dun and his Tutors to attend an Array of the
Kingdom at Edinburgh, 17th September, [1514.]  ,  19
XI. Instrument on Kenning a Terce to Katherine Monypenny, Relict of John
Erskine of Dun, 3rd November, 1515  20
XI. (2.) Precept for Infefting John Erskine of Dun in the Customs of Mon
trose, 31st May, 1525  22
XII. Instrument of Sasine in fevour of the Provost and Canons of St. Salva-
tor's College, St. Andrew's, on Precept by John Erskine of Dun,
26th July, 1526  23
XIII. Letters of Reversion by the Provost and Canons of St. Salvator's Col-

lxXXViii CONTENTS. PAGE.
lege, St. Andrew's, in fevour of John Erskine of Dun, 16th July,
1526  25
XIV. Discharge indorsed on the preceding Deed in favour of the Laird of
Dun  26
XV. Instrument of Sir Wilzeam Froster's Assythement, 5th February, 1530. 27
XVI. Precept of Sasine in favour of John Erskine of Dun, and Lady Elizabeth
Lindsay his spouse, by David Earl of Crawford, 20th October, 1535. 29
XVII. Licence, James V., to John Erskine of Dun, and others, to pass in Pil-
gramage to France, Italy, &c, 10th May, 1537  30
XVIII. Collation of the Provostry of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity
of Edinburgh, to Mr. Robert Erskine, Rector of Glenbervie, 13th
September, 1539  31
XIX. Deed of Institution, indorsed on the preceding Deed, 13th September,
1539  32
XX. Tack of the Teinds of the Parish of Dun, hy the Prioress and Nuns of
Elcho, in favour of John Erskine, and his son John, 2nd March, 1539. 33
XXI. Tack of the Parish of Arbuthnot by John Erskine, Rector thereof, to Sir
Thomas Erskine, knight, his father, 27th August, 1540  35
XXII. Precept of Sasine by David, Earl of Crawford, in favour of John
Erskine of Dun, 19th August, 1541  37
XXIII. Charter, James V. to Sir Thomas Erskine, knight, of the Constabulary
of Montrose, 6th November, 1541  38
XXIV. Charter, by Sir Thomas Erskine of Brechin, knight, in favour of John
Erskine, elder, and John Erskine, younger of Dun, of the Constabu
lary of Montrose, 9th February, 1541  40
XXV. Licence, James V., to John Erskine of Dun, and others, to travel into
France, Italy, and other places, for two years, 16th April, 1542  43
XXVI. James V., to Sir Thomas Erskine, knight, and Dauid Lindsay of Edzell,
19th October, 1542  44
XXVII. Charter by Sir Thomas Erskine of Brechin, knight, in favour of John
Erskine of Dun, and Barbara de Beirle, his spouse, of the lands of
Kirkbuddo, 20th September, 1543  44
XXVIII. Letter, Cardinal Beaton to the Laird of Dun  45
XXIX. Charter of Arrat and other lands to Robert Erskine, and Katherine
Graham, his Spouse, 20th June, 1545  46
XXX. Letter, Mary, Queen Dowager of Scotland, to the Laird of Dun, 11th
January, [1547-8.]  48
XXXI. Letter, Mary, Queen Dowager of Scotland, to the Laird of Dun, 12th
March, [1547-8.]  49
XXXII. Instrument of Possession, in favour of William Rynd of the Rectory and
Prebend of Arbuthnot, 19th August, 1548  50
XXXIII. Letter, Mary, Queen Dowager of Scotland, to the Laird of Dun, 29th
August, 1549  51

CONTENTS. lxxxix PAGE.
XXXIV. Contract between the Dean of Aberdeen, the Parson of Arbuthnott, and
John Erskine, elder of Dun, 23rd April, 1552  52
XXXV. Collation of the Canonry and Rectory of Arbuthnot, called the Prebend
of the Collegiate Church, or Chapel Royal of St. Mary, de Rupe,
[Kirkheugh] to Mr. Robert Erskine, Canon of the same, 14th July,
1552  53
XXXVI. Licence to the Laird of Dun and another to remain from the Raid at
Jedburgh, 26th October, 1552  55
XXXVII. Attorney for John Erskine of Dun, and Barbara de Barle, his Spouse, by
Queen Mary, 15th June, 1557  56
XXXVIII. The Counsel given by the Dean and Chapter of Aberdeen to the Bishop
thereof, 5th January, 1558  57
XXXIX. Precept, James, Earl of Murray, Regent of Scotland, to his Comptroller,
anent thirds of Benefices, 2nd November, 1567  60
XL. James VI. and Council to the Laird of Dun, relative to the persons and
goods in the House of Redcastle, 14th May, 1578  60
XLI. Letter, Adam Erskine, Commendator of Cambuskenneth, to Robert Er
skine, younger of Dun, 10th May, 1579  61
XLII. Letter, David, Earl of Crawford, to Robert Erskine, younger of Dun,
13th August, 1579  62
XLIII. Warrant for rendering the House of Redcastle, 20th September, 1579... 63
XLIV. Letter, John Hepburn, Minister of Brechin, Farnwell, Auldbar, Kil-
moir, Buttirgill, and Cuikistoun, to John Erskine of Dun, Superin
tendant of Angus and Mearns, 23rd March, [1579 ?]  63
XLV. Letter, the Reverend Thomas Smeton, to the Laird of Dun, Superin
tendent of Angus and Mearns, 30th July, 1580  64
XLVI. Letter, the Laird of Dunipace, to the Laird of Dun  65
XL VII. Presentation to the Altarage of St. Margaret, within the Church of Dun
dee, by the Constable of Dundee  66
XL VIII. James VI. to the Provost and Baillies of Dundee, 12th March, 1580  68
XLIX. Warrant to the Laird of Dun, younger, to delyuer the Reidcastell to the
Lord Innermaith, 14th March, 1580  69
L. Letter, the Earl of Montrose, and John Maitland, Secretary ; to John
Erskine of Dun, 18th November, 1584  69
LI. Letter, Patrick, Titular Archbishop of St. Andrews, to the Laird of Dun,
22nd January, 1584-5  70
LII. Letter, the Brethren upon the Excercise of Montrose, Brechin, and
Mearns, to the Laird of Dun, Superintendent of Angus and Mearns,
29th January, 1584-5  71
LI II. Summons, at the instance of the Superintendent of Angus and Mearns,
for payment of his stipend, 9th September, 1585  72
LIV. Factory, John Erskine elder of Dun, to John Erskine of Logy, 20th Octo
ber, 1586  74

XC CONTENTS. PAGE.
LV. Letters of Reversion by John Erskine, Fiar of Dun, in favour of John
Erskine of Logy, his father, 28th October, 1588  75
LVI. Translation by Alexander, Lord Spynie, in favour of John Erskine of
Dun, 13th August, 1600  78
LVII. Letter, James VI. to the Presbytery of Mearns, 4th April, 1603  80
LVII I. Assignation by Mrs. Agnes Ogilvie, Lady Logy, in favour of Dame
Magdalen Haliburton, Lady Carnegie, 8th January, 1614  81
LIX. Letter, the Privy Council of Scotland, to the Laird of Dun, 31st August,
1627  =  82
LX. Warrant, Charles I. to the Laird of Dun, for exporting victual, 30th
March, 1631  83
LXI. The King's Maiesties Warrand for reserving the Laird of Dun's tack of
the customs of Montrose, out amongst the general tacks of the King-
dome, 18th November, 1641  84
LXII. Letter from the Earl of Mar and others, unaddressed, but probably to
Bishop Rose of Edinburgh, 21st March, 1712-13  84
II. APPENDIX TO THE DUN PAPERS.
I. Ane letter wrettin to the Queinis Grace and Regent, be the Professouris
of Christis Ewangell, in the Realme of Scotland, 6th May, 1559  88
II. Ane Epistill wrettin to ane faythfull brother, be John Erskyne of Dwne,
13th December, 1571  92
III. Ane sermon vpone the ix Chapter of Matthew, at the 37 and 38 verses. 101
IV. Ane Sermon vpone the seventh Chapter of Luke, from the 36th verse. . . 107
III. THE AIRLIE PAPERS.
I. Charter by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, confirming a Charter of the
Lands of Harlaw, Auchlevin, and Ardune, by Margaret de Glen, in
favour of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Luntrathin and others, 2nd January,
1420  115
II. Resignation of the Bell of St. Meddan to Sir John Ogilvy, 27th June,
1447  117
III. The Instrument of Sessynof the Bell, 18th July, 1447.  118
IV. Instrument on the Discharge of a Spulzie, by David, Earl of Crawford,
to James, Master of Ogilvy, 5th February, 1543-4  119
V. Sir James Archebald, Wicar of Lentrethin, his Lettres of four formes
efter the Reformatioun of Religioun, 27th May, 1560  120
IV. THE GORDON PAPERS.
I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
I. Charter of Badenyocht, Dalnavert, and Kinrarache, be the Earle of Rosse,
22nd November, 1338  125

CONTENTS. XC1

l' AGE.

II. Resignation by Sir Walter Lindsay of the Lands of Culclerochy and
Garry, 24th October, 1423  127
III. Contract Matrimonial between George; Master of Huntly, and Elizabeth,
Countess of Murray, 20th May, 1455  128
IV. The Erl of Angus Endentour for Mareaige, 30th September, 1461  131
V. Letter, King James III., to George, Earl of Huntly, 28th March, 1476, 133
VI. King's [James III.] Obligement to give Huntly a 100 marks worth of
Land for recouering Rosse, 23rd October, 1476  134 ¦
VII. Instrument upon annulling of Alexander Crom M' Allan his office of
Tochdoreship of Strathdoun, 27th January, 1477  135
VIII. The Contract of Marriage of the Erie Boithville, 21st February, 1491  136
IX. Condescendence betwixt Patrick Barclay of Gartlie, and the Vicar of
Gartlie, 4th November, 1505  137
X. Contract of Marriage, Earl of Huntly with the daughter of the Earl
MarischaU, 27th March, 1530  138
XI. Lieutenandry of the Northe, 31st March, 1543  142
XII. Covenant between the Duke of Somerset, and George Earl of Huntly,
5th December, 1548  144
XIII. Indenture between Edward, Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of Eng
land, and George, Earl of Huntly, 6th December, 1547-8  146
XIV. Ane Contract of Mariage betuix the Lord Forbes son, and the Erll Hun-
tlyes dowchter, 21st February, 1547  150
XV. Ane Discharge of George Erll of Huntlie, of the bigging of the Castell
of Enuernes, indurand the tyme of the Warde, 16th February, 1532, 152
XVI. Remission for the Field of Glasgow, 8th January, 1552  153
XVII. Precept grantit be Queen Marie for a Remission to my Lord Huntly
and his frends for Correchie, 26th February, 1567  154
XVIII. Copie of ane band for the Queen's service, 1568  156
XIX. Letter, James VI. to George Earl of Huntly, 25th October, 1585  158
XX. Remission to Huntly for Aldquheynachan, 2nd April, 1603  158
XXI. Letter James VI. to George Marquis of Huntly, 8th April, 1603  160
XXII. Letter, James VI. to George Marquis of Huntly, 12th September, 1622, 161
XXIII. Borlum's Minute, 28th August, 1637  162
XXIV. Letter, Lieutenant Mackay of the Garrison of Badenoch, to the Dutches
of Gordone, for raising a Company in his Majesty's Service, 3rd Janu
ary, 1691  164
XXV. Vindication by the M'Phersons of Badenoch, to his Grace the Duke of
Gordon, 1699  165
XXVI. Memorandum by John Gordon of Letterfourie, 13th October, 1711  166
XXVIII. Proceedings under the Disarming Act, March, 1716  168
XXIX. Damages suffered from the King's Troops by James Innes, 16th July,
1746  174

XCI1 CONTENTS. PAGE.
XXX. The Duke of Gordon's Confirmation of the Genealogy of the Countess of
Saintignon, 12th May, 1769  175
ADDENDA TO THE GORDON PAPERS.
XXXI. The deliverance betuix the Erles of Huntlie and Athole, anent Badenoche
merches, and tenents passing throw Athol, 17th March, 1500  176
XXXIL Letter, Robert, second Lord Arbuthnot, to Arbuthnot of Findaurie, 20th
July, 1667  178
II. BONDS OF MANRENT, FRIENDSHIP, AND ALLIANCE.
I. James of Forbes, his Bond, 30th September, 1444  179
II. Ane Manrent of Adam Hamiltoun, 22nd July, 1460  179
III. Indenture betuix my Lord of Huntlie, and my Lord of Errol, to be for
orderis, 26th January, 1466  180
IV. The Lord Forbas Band of Manrent, to Alexander Earl of Huntlie, 8th
July, 1468  181
V. The Lord Forbas Band of Manrent, to George Lord Gordon, 8th July,
1468  181
VI. Reversion by William Lord Forbes, 8th July, 1468  182
VII. Alexander Dunbarris Band of Manrent, 30th June, 1472  182
VIII. Ane Indentour betuix George Earll of Huntlie, and Lauchlane M'Intosh,
23rd September, 1475  183
IX. Bond by Alexander Home of that Ilk, 29th October, 1486  :  184
X. Alexander Cummingis Letter of Manrent to the Master of Huntlie, 28th
March, 1489  185
XI. Sir John Rutherfurd's Band, to my Lord Gordon, 8th December, 1490... 186
XII. Alexander Hovmy's Band til my Lord Gordoun, 8th August, 1490  186
XIII. The Band of Kyndenes off the Erie of Boithvile, 21st February, 1491... 187
XIV. Bond by Innes of Aberkerdour, to the Master of Huntly, 8th September,
1491  189
XV. M'Intosche Band of Manrent, 4th April, 1497  189
XVI. Band of Manrent, Stewart of Clawak to the Lord Gordon, 23rd January,
1498  190
XVII. Band be Alexander Setoun of Tulebody, 10th October, 1502  191
XVIII. Alexander Cromy of Inuerernanis Band of Manrent, 5th March, 1503... 192
XIX. The Laird of Balwery's Band of Manrent, 14th February, 1506  192
XX. Barrone Reidis Band of Manrent, 17th April, 1508  193
XXI. The Lard Strowan's Band of Mantenance, 14th February, 1509  194
XXII. The Laird of Grantis Band, 30th November, 1509  195
XXIII. Dowll M'Renyll's Lettyris of Manraynt, 10th March, 1511  195
XXIV. Auchynhamperiss Band of Seruice, 25th June, 1511  196
XXV. The Erlle of Athallis Band of Manrent, 26th November, 1519  196
XXVI. Bond by Chene of Straloch, 29th July, 1521  197

contents. xciii PAGE
XXVII. Lord Forbes Band of Manrent, ultimo Februarii, 1552  197
XXVIII. Hector Makyntosche's Band, 26th June, 1532  198
XXIX. Garioch of Kynstairis Band, 10th June, 1536  199
XXX. Achynhufis Band, 1st November, 1536  199
XXXI. M'Clane's Band of Manrent, 10th December, 1536  200
XXXII. Maickleane's Band of Manrent, 10th December, 1536  201
XXXIII. Auchynhampeirs Band of Seruice, 25th June, 1537  202
XXXIV. Lord Hume's Bond, 31st July, 1538  203
XXXV. Alexander Gordon of Strathoune's Bond, 5th November, 1539  203
XXXVI. BandbyLesly of Syde, 31st July, 1541  205
XXXVII. The Erie of Crawfurdis Band, 27th January, 1542  205
XXXVIII. The Lord Saltounis Band, 27th March, 1543  206
XXXIX. The Lord Lowet's Band, 2nd May, 1543  207
XLL Bond by the Captain of the Clan Cameron, 3rd May, 1543  208
XLII. The Laird of AUerdess Band, 10th May, 1543  208
XLIIL William M'Intosche his Band of Manrent, 12th May, 1543  209
XLIV. The Erie of Argyle's Band, 1st August, 1543  210
XL V. The Sheriff of Moirayis Band, 4th January, 1544  211
XLVI. General Bond by the Noblemen and Barons of the North, 8th December,
(1544?)  212
XL VII. Band by Forbes of Corsindawe, 19th June, 1544  214
XL VIII. James Grant's Band of Manrent, 8th May, 1546  214
XLIX. William, Mastir of Forbes, his Bond, 23rd August, 1546  216
L. The Contract betuix my Lord Huntlie and the Erl of Errale, 1546  216
LI. The Contract betuix my Lord Huntlie and Ewin M'Coneill of Locheill,
27th February, 1546  217
LII. Towie Forbes, and Brux Band, 1549  219
LIII. The Laird of Fowlis- Band of Manrent, 28th June, 1550  220
LIV. The Laird of Balfour's Bond, 25th September, 1552  220
LV. John Mudgwartis Contract, 11th September, 1553  222
LVI. The Laird of Fyvie's Bond, 1st May, 1554  223
LVII. The Laird of Monymusk's Bond, 2nd February, 1559..  224
LVIII. The Laird of Betty's Bond, 26th July, 1560  224
LIX. The Laird of M'Intosh Band, 27th June, 1568  225
LX. Mackintosh of Dunachtain's Bond, 22nd March, 1569  226
LXI. Bond by Meldrum of Darley, 17th October, 1569  227
LXII. Contract betuix my Lord Huntly and Lord Lowet, 26th July, 1570  227
LXIII. Mackay his Bond of Manred, 31st July, 1570  228
LXIV. Erll of Argyillis Band, 1st August, 1583  230
LXV. Makloyidis Band, 1585  230
LXVI. Entail's Band, 1585  231
LXVII. Monro of Foulis Band, 2nd October, 1585  232
LXVIII. Glengarie's Band of Manrent, October, 1585  232

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LXIX. Bond by M'Gregor of Glenstray, 18th December, 1585  ... 233
LXX. Drummond of Blair his Bond* 22nd December, 1585  234
LXXI. Bond by Kenneth M'Kenzie of Kintail, 29th October, 1586  234
LXXII. Bond by the Heir of Strowan, 6th March, 1586  235
LXXIII. Donald Gormis Band, 20th May, 1586  236
LXXIV. John Grant of Frewquhie's Bond, 1586  236
LXXV. The Lady Weimes Obligatioun, 23rd September, 1586.,  237
LXXVI. Schirref of Murrayis Band of Manrent, 28th March, 1587  238
LXXVII. Lochinyell's Band of Manrent, 19th Aprill, 1587  238
LXXVIII. Rattray of Craighall, his Band of Manrent, 25th September, 1587  239
LXXIX. Lord Orknaye's Band of Assistance and Friendship, 31st December,
1587  239
LXXX. Bond by Menzies of Pitfoddels and his Brother, 1st June, 1588  240
LXXXI. Lord Louatis Band, 19th July, 1588  v  241
LXXXII. Bond by Menzies of that Ilk, 10th December, 1588  241
LXXXIII. WiUiam Scot of Abptshall's, Bond of Manrenfe 6th February, 1588... 242
LXXXIV. The Laird of Melgund's Bond, 17th March, 1588  242
LXXXV. M'Intosh of Dunnachfeme, his bond, 13th November, 1589  243
LXXXVI. Inermarkie's Band, 18th December, 1589  , 244
LXXXVII. My Lord of Spynie's Band, 18th December, 1590....  244
LXXXVIII. BondbyAlane Makindowye, 5th March, 1591  245
LXXX1X. The Clan Farson's Band, 1591  246
XC. Ane Band of the Barronis of Murray, 22nd November, 1591,.  246
XCI. The Laird of Lussis Band, 16th March, 1592.  247
XCII. Band betuix Allane Cambroun and; M'Rannal, 11th June, 1592  248
XCIII. The Band betuix my Lordis Huntlye, Angous, an(L Erroll, 18th
Apryl, 1593  249
XCIV. Bond by James Macintosh and his sons, 17th. October, ,1597  249
XCV. Robert TuEache and, his. sonnis Bajyl, ll^th August, 1600  251
XCVI. Bond by Dunbar of Conzye, 11th August, 1600..,..  251
XCV1I. Bond by Dunbar of Tarbart, 14th September, WOQ.......  252
XCVIII. Angus Williamsone and his Bairnis Band,. 18th September, ,1600  253
XCIX. The Laird of Strowan's Band, 31st January, 1603...  254
C. Laird of Balquhanis Band of Seruicej 21st March, 1603.  255
CI. Band by Dunbar of Moynes, 6th September, 1603...  255
CII. Tarbbattis Band to my Lord Marques, 6th September, 160,3  256
CIII. Bond be the Lard of Wardes, 13th May, 1609  257
CIV. Bond be Lauchlan M'Intosh, 3rd December, 1618,  257
CV. Bond, Ardlogie younger, to my Lord Gordon, 8th, June, 1625  258
CV 1 . Band of peace, Tilliesnancht|to the Marquis of Huntly, 25th May, 1670, 259
ADDENDUM,
CVII. Clanchattanis Band, 2nd May, 1543  260

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PAGE.
III. THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE ALIAS STRATH-
BOGYE  261
V. TWO LETTERS OF 1746  321
VI. INSTRUMENTUM SUPER AUCIS SANCTI CUTHBERTI— 1489  329

PAPEES

THE CHARTEE CHEST AT DUN.

M.CCCC.LI— M.DCC.XIII.

PAPERS FEOM
THE CHARTER CHEST AT DUN.

i.
CHARTER BY JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, TO WILLIAM BONAR AND
SPOUSE, OF THE THIRD PART OF THE LANDS OF BALWELY.—
10th May, 1451.
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Johannes Erskin dominus
de Dwnn salutem in Domino sempiternam Sciatis me dedisse concessisse
et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse dilectis meis Willelmo Bonare
ciui ciuitatis Sanctiandree et Cirstiane sponse sue et eorum diucius
viuenti ac eorum liberis procreatis uel procreandis quibus deficientibus
veris heredibus dicti Wilelmi quibuscunque pro seruicio et homagio michi
et heredibus meis impensis et impendendis totam et integrant terciam
partem terrarum de Baluely cum principali messuagio et pertinenciis
earundem jacentem in baronia mea de Dwnn infra vicecomitatum de
Forfare quequidem terre fuerunt quondam Thome de Bossy et quas
idem Thomas non vi aut metu ductus nee errore lapsus sed sponte et
libere in presentia reuerendi in Christo patris et domini domini Jacobi
Episcopi Sanctiandree et aliorum quam plurium subscriptorum testium
per fustum et baculum ut moris est sursum reddidit pureque et sim-
pliciter in manibus meis resignauit Tenendam et habendam totam et
integram predictam terciam partem terrarum de Baluely cum principali
messuagio et pertinenciis earundem predictis Willelmo et Cirstiane et
eorum diucius viuenti et eorum liberis procreatis uel procreandis quibus
deficientibus veris heredibus dicti Willelmi de me heredibus meis et suc-
cessoribus in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas
suas antiquas et diuisas in moris maresiis [etc.] libere quiete [etc.]

4 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
faciendo inde [etc.] seruicia et homagia de predicta tercia parte terrarum
predictarum de Baluely cum pertinenciis debita et consueta cum wardis
et releuiis cum contingunt [etc.] In cuius rei testimonium sigillum
meum presenti carte mee est appensum apud Sanctumandream decimo
die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quadrmgentesimo quinquagesimo
primo Hiis testibus Roberto Grahame domino de Ewisdaile Thoma
Ogiluy de Clova et Roberto de Spenss cum multis aliis.

II.
THE LAIRD OF DUN'S CONFIRMATIOUN OF THE THRID PAIRT
LANDIS OF BALUELO, TO ALEXANDER, SON NATURAL TO ALEX
ANDER, ERLE OF CRAWFURD— Vltimo Januarh, 1451.
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Alexander de Erskyn domi
nus Baronie de Dvn salutem in Domino sempiternam Sciatis me quan-
dam cartam dilecti tenentis mei Thome de Rossy filii quondam Thome
de Rossy domini eiusdem sub sigillo suo factam et concessam Alex
andra Lyndesay filio naturali magnifici et potentis domini domini
Alexandri Comitis de Cravfurde et Domini le Lyndesay de omnibus
et singulis terris totius tercie partis sue ville ville de Baluely cum perti-
nentiis jacentibus in baronia mea de Dvn infra vicecomitatum de Forfare
sanam et integram non viciatam non cancellatam non rasam non aboli-
tam nee in aliqua sui parte corruptam seu suspectam sed omni prorsus
vitio et suspitione carentem inspexisse et ad plenum intellexisse in hec
verba Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Thomas de Rossy
filius quondam Thome de Rossy domini eiusdem ac dominus parcionarius
terrarum de Baluely salutem in domino sempiternam Sciatis me vendi-
disse ac titulo pure vendicionis a me et heredibus meis imperpetuum
alienasse Alexandro Lyndesay filio naturali magnifici et potentis domini
domini Alexandri Comitis de Cravfurde et Domini le Lyndesay omnes
et singulas terras meas tocius tercie partis mee dicte ville de Baluely
cum pertinentiis jacentes in baronia de Dvn infra vicecomitatum de
Forfare tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas prenominatas terras
cum pertinentiis dicto Alexandro et heredibus suis masculis de corpore

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suo legitime procreandis quibus forte deficientibus dicto domino comiti
et heredibus suis et assignatis quibuscunque de barone de Dvn et
heredibus suis in feodo et hereditate inperpetuum per omnes rectas
metas suas antiquas et diuisas in moris marresiis boscis planis viis
semitis aquis stagnis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et
eorum sequelis aucupationibus venationibus et piscariis petariis turbariis
cum curiis et earum exitibus et eschaetis earundem cum bludwitis
herieldis et merchetis mulierum cum averagiis et cariagiis ac cum om-
nimodis aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus et asiamentis ac
iustis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque tarn non nominatis quam nominatis
tam sub terra quam supra terram tam prope quam procul ad totas et
integras prenominatas terras cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu iuste
spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum libere quiete plenarie in-
tegre honorifice bene et in pace sine aliquo retinemento aut reuocatione
mei vel heredum meorum inperpetuum Reddendo inde dicto baroni de
Dvn heredibus suis et successoribus pro huiusmodi terris cum pertinen
tiis seruicia debita et consueta Et ego vero dictus Thomas heredes mei
et successores totas et integras prenominatas terras cum pertinentiis
venditionemque et alienationem earundem dicto Alexandro et heredibus
supra nominatis in omnibus et per omnia vt premissum est contra omnes
homines et feminas warantizabimus acquietabimus et inperpetuum
defendemus In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte mee sigillum
meum est appensum apud Fynewyn penultima die mensis Januarii anno
Domini millesimo quadrmgentesimo quinquagesimo primo Testibus
Waltero Ogiluy de Bevfurde Willelmo Ochtirlony de Kelly Thoma
Ogiluy de Clova Magistro Alexandro Guthre de Kyncaldrum et Johanne
Adzell de eodem cum multis aliis Quamquidem cartam in omnibus suis
punctis et articulis conditionibus et modis ac circumstanciis suis qui
buscunque forma pariter et effectu in omnibus et per omnia vt pre-
scriptum est approbo ratifico et pro me heredibus meis et successoribus
quibuscunque inperpetuum confirmo presencium per tenorem saluis
michi heredibus meis et successoribus baronibus de Dvn seruitiis debitis
et consuetis in dicta carta specificatis In cuius rei testimonium presenti
carte mee confirmacionis sigillum meum est appensum apud Pvmfret
vltimo die mensis Januarii anno Domini millesimo quadrmgentesimo
quinquagesimo primo.

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

III.

TACK OF LOGY-MONTROSE, BY THE BISHOP OF ST. ANDREWS TO
JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN.— 3d November, 1467.
Vniuersis Sancte Matris ecclesie filiis ad quorum noticias presentes
litere peruenerint Patricius Dei et apostolice sedis gratia Episcopus
Sanctiandree salutem in omnium saluatore Nouerit vniuersitas vestra nos
de vnanimi consensu et assensu capituli nostri capitulariter congregati
arrendasse et ad firmam dimisisse tenoreque presencium arrendare et ad
firmam dimittere dilecto nostro et speciali Johanni Erskyne de Dun et
pro toto tempore vite sue omnes et singulas terras nostras de Logy-
montros vnacum molendino et multura eiusdem ac piscatura tam sal-
monum quam aliorum piscium infra dictum dominium existentibus cum
pertinenciis jacentes in baronia nostra de Roscolby infra vicecomitatum de
Forfar Tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas dictas terras vnacum dicto
molendino et multura eiusdem ac dicta piscatura tam salmonum quam
aliorum piscium cum pertinenciis dicto Johanni pro toto tempore vite sue
cum curiis et curiarum exitibus herieldis et mulierum merchetis et cum
licencia ac plena potestate imponendi et extra ponendi sub se tenentem
seu tenentes in seu de dictis terris molendino multura et piscatura
predictis cum pertinenciis tociens quociens sibi videbitur expediens et
oportunus ipsius vita durante nee non cum vniuersis et singulis liberta-
tibus commoditatibus et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinenciis quibus
cunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad dictas terras molendinum
multuram et piscaturam cum pertinenciis spectantibus seu juste spectare
valentibus quomodolibet in futurum vita ipsius Johannis perdurante Soluen-
do inde annuatim nobis et successoribus nostris Sanctiandree Episcopis aut
nostris deputatis idem Johannes pro tempore vite sue sexdecem mercas
vsualis monete Scocie ad duos anni terminos consuetos festa videlicet
Pentecostes et Sancti Martini in yeme per equales medias porciones
vnacum secta ad tres curias nostras capitales apud Roscolby per se
procuratores attornatos aut subtenentes suos plures aut vnum nomine
sup facienda tantum pro omni alio onere seruicio seculari exactione seu
demanda que de dictis terris molendino multura et piscatura cum per-

THE DUN PAPERS. 7
tinenciis per quemcunque exigi poterunt uel requiri Tempore vero
introitus eiusdem Johannis ad predictas terras de Logymontros molen-
dinum multuram et piscaturam suprascripta cum pertinenciis in festo Pen
tecostes datam presencium immediate precedentis inchoante Et nos vero
Patricius Episcopus antedictus et successores nostri predictas terras de
Logymontros molendinum multuram et piscaturam ac hujusmodi arren-
dationem et ad firmam dimissionem prefato Johanni Erskyne pro toto
tempore vite sue in omnibus et per omnia ut premissum est contra
omnes mortales warrantizabimus acquietabimus et irrefrigabiliter de-
fendemus In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum auctenticum vnacum
sigillo communi predicti nostri capituli presentibus est appensum tercio
die mensis Nouembris anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo sexa-
gesimo septimo et consecrationis nostre anno tercio hiis testibus
nobilibus prouidis et discretis viris Roberto Grahame de Fyntre Jacobo
Scrymgeour constaballario de Dunde Alexandro Luvell de Balumby
magistris et dominis Dauid Seres vicario de Kellymuir Alexandro
Young et Henrico Barry ecclesiarum parochialium de Forthyr et de
Coles rectoribus clerico et scriba nostro.

IV.
INSTRUMENT OF SASINE OF THE LANDS OF DUN, TO JOHN ERSKINE,
SON OF JOHN ERSKINE— 26th July, 1473.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis Sasine of the
pateat euidenter quod anno incarnacionis Dominice millessimo quadrin- an(j pertinents
gentesimo septuagesimo tercio mensis vero Julij die xxvit0 indictione sexta t0 John
pontificatus in Cristo sanctissimi patris ac domini nostri domini Sixti di- j0hn Erskyne
uina prouidencia pape quarti anno secundo In mei notarii publici et testium "J .Du?'4?3th
subscriptorum presentia personaliter comparuit honorabilis vir Johannes
Erskene filius Johannis Ersken de Dvn quoddam preceptum sasine
nobilis et potentis domini Dauid Comitis Crawfurdie ac vicecomitis de
Forfar sigillo officii dicti vicecomitis sigillatum vt michi notario sub-
scripto luculenter constabat in medium produxit et prouido viro Thome
Propheit maro regio de Forfar quarterii Brechinensis ac vicecomiti

8 THE SPALDING CLUB. MISCELLANY.
deputato de Forfar in hac parte specialiter constituto presentauit et
deliberauit quodquidem preceptum idem Thomas vicecomes deputatus
in hac parte ac marus regius de Forfar vt supra ea qua decuit reuerentia
recepit et michi notario subscripto tradidit et exhibuit perlegendum
cuiusquidem tenor sequitur et est talis in wlgari Dauid Erie of Craw-
furde and Shiref of Forfar, to Thomas Propheit, mair of the quarter of
Brechin, and my sherif-deput of Forfar in that part greting Forsamekille
as our soueran lord has direkit his breif of sesing to me, to gif sesing
and heretabill stait to Johne of Ersken, son to John of Ersken of Dvn,
of all and haill the landis of Dvn, wyth the pertinentis, wyth the maner
place, efter the tenour of the kingis infeftment, and the brief direkit to
me thairvppon, I charge ye thairfor this precept seyn, bot delay, you pas
to the saidis landis of Dvn, wyth the pertinentis wyth the maner place,
and thair that you gif sesing and heretabill stait and possession to the
said John of the saidis landis, and the maner place thairof, wyth the
pertinentis, efter the tenour of his charter, the quhilk to do, I commit
to ye my full power and speciali mandment at Dunde, vnder the seill of
office, the xxi day of the moneth Julij, the yeir of God ane thousand
four hundreth sevinte and thre yeris Post lecturam cuius idem Johannes
Ersken filius Johannis Ersken de Dvn prelibatum Thomam vicecomitem
deputatum vt supra instanter requisiuit quatenus sibi statum sasinam
et possessionem hereditarias omnium et singularum terrarum de Dvn
cum principali mansione eiusdem cum suis pertinentiis secundum vim
formam et tenorem dicte sue carte ibidem publice perlecte ac secundum
tenorem precepti desuper confecte sibi conferre voluit sepedictus Thomas
Propheit marus ac vicecomes deputatus vt supra attendens suam requi-
sitionem fore iustam et rationi consonam ad executionem eiusdem provt
ex officio suo tenebatur vt asseruit se obtulit beneuolum. et ibidem pre-
fatum Johannem Ersken sasinam statum et possessionem hereditarias
omnium et singularum terrarum de Dvn cum principali mansione
eiusdem cum suis pertinentiis secundum vim formam ac tenorem dic-
torum carte ac precepti per terre et lapidis traditionem sasiit contulit
et donauit et eundem Johannem in realem actualem et corporalem
possessionem omnium et singularum terrarum de Dvn cum principali
mansione eiusdem cum pertinentiis hereditarie sasiit et introduxit pre
libatum Johannem in domo capitalis messuagij earundem super quibus

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omnibus et singulis prelibatus Johannes Ersken junior a me notario
publico subscripto sibi fieri peciit publicum instrumentum seu publica
instrumenta Acta erant hec apud principalem mansionem de Dvn hora
quasi decima ante merediem uel eocirca anno die mense indictione et
pontificatu vt supra presentibus ibidem Dauid Grahaim filio et herede
apparenti Willemi Grahaim de Morphi Dauid Strathauchin filio et herede
apparenti Johannis Strathauchin de Thornton Waltero Crag de Baluely
Patricio Williamson Johanne Murref Thoma Verty Alexandro Ersken
Alexandro Ravin et domino Edwerdo Robertson notario publico diuersis
aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis.
Et ego Robertas Arrat presbyter Sancti Andree diocesis publicus
auctoritatibus imperiali et regali notarius [etc.J

DISCHARGE BY THE PARSON OF ARBUTHNOT TO JOHN ERSKINE OF
DUN— 31st July, 1474.
Be it made kende till all men be thir present letteris, me, Maister John
off Chawmer, maister of Sanct Germanss and persoun of Abirluthnochth,
till haue resawyd the day off the makyng off thir presentis, off ane honor
able squyar, Johne off Erskyn of Dun, the sowme of ane hondreth merkkis
off the vsuall money off Scotland, for all the hale payment off all the
tende shavys belangand the kirk of Abirluthnochth of the yhere
bigane, that is to say, the yhere of our lord cccc sevynty and thre
yheris, off the quhilk sowme off ane hondreth merkkis I halde me wele
payd and content ; and I discharg and qiiyt cleme the forsaid Johne, his
ayris and executouris for euermair, be thir present letteris, subscrivyd
with my awin hand, and selid wyth my sele the last day off July, the
yhere off our Lord God a thowsand four hondreth sevynty and four
yheris. Johannes de Camera fateor me
Subscripsisse manu mea propria.

10 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

VI.
FACTORY OF JOHN CHALMERS, PENSIONER OF ST. GERMANS, TO
THE LAIRD OF DUN.— 2nd August, 1475.
tactore to Be it made kende till all men be thir present letteris, me, Maistir John
of Dwn" y° of Chawmer, pensioner of Saynt Germanss, till haue made, constitut,
and ordanyd, and be thir presentis makkis, constitutis, and ordanys an
honorable squyar, Johne of Erskyn of Dun, my verray lawfull and ontyd
procuratour till resaue, vplift, and vptake for me and in myne [name]
off Sir Patrik Pyot the sowme off fourty and sax merkkis, for all the
tende shafys of the townnys of the Beruys and the Ecclesmaldeis, lyand
vithyn the paryss of Abirluthnochth, for my pensioun of the laste tende
shavys bigane, the quhilk sowme of xlvj markkis till ressaue for me, and
in myne name, and of the said sowme of xlvj markkis acquytance and
quytcleme to giff I commytt my hale and full powar, als wele as I dyde
it in proper person, onder the payn of all my gudis, present and till be
had, and that I sail hald ferme and stable all that my said procuratour
doys in the said mater, anens the resayt and the quyt clemeyng of the
forsaid sowme of xlvj markkis, onder all the payn forsaid ; in wytness
of the quhilk thing to this present procuratory, I haue put to my sele the
secund day of Auguste, the yhere of our Lord God a thowsand four
hondreth sevynty and fyve yheris, and for the mair securitie I have
subscrivyd with my proper hand.
Ego Johannes de Camera pensionarius hospitalis
Sancti Germani fateor subscripsisse manu mea propria.

VII.
SASINE OF TWO CROFTS OF LAND IN KINCARDIN IN FAVOURS OF
JOHN ERSKYN OF DUN— 20th March, 1490.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno ab Incarnatione Domini millesimo quadrin-

THE DUN PAPERS. 11
gentesimo nonagesimo mensis vero Marcii die vicesima Indictione nona
pontificatus in Christo sanctissimi patris ac domini nostri Domini Inno-
cencii pape octaui anno septimo In mei notarii publici et testium sub-
scriptorum presentia constitutus discretus vir Johannes Murreff com-
morans in Dwn attornatus nobilis Johannis Erskin domini liberi tene-
menti de Dun vt michi notario subscripto sufficiente documento luculenter
constabat quandam literam sasine nobilis et potentis domini domini
Willelmi comitis Marrescalli ac constabilarii de Kincardin sigillo sui
officii sigillatam vt per circumferentiam eiusdem michi apparuit in
medium produxit et Willelmo Gray serjeando prefati ostelarii de
Kincardin deliverauit quamquidem literam sasine ea reuerentia qua
decuit recepit et michi notario publico subscripto tradidit perlegendum
cuius tenor sequitur et est talis Willelmus comes Marrescallus vicecomes
de Kincardin et constabilarius eiusdem Willelmo Gray serjeando nostro
constabilarie de Kincardin salutem Quia dedimus et concessimus dilecto
nostro Johanni Erskin de Dwn illas duas croftas viz. le Kyll croft
jacentem in occidentali fine de Kincardin infra duas croftas Roberti
Jameson et aliam croftam que dicitur Chapell croft terra Georgii Palfra-
men jacente in parte orientali et terra Andree Stratoun jacente in parte
occidentali infra vicecomitatum de Kincardin Quequidem fuerunt Wal-
teri Lorymayr et quas idem Walterus non vi aut metu ductus nee errore
lapsus sed sua mera et spontanea voluntate in manus nostras apud
Kyntor per fustum et baculum sursum reddidit pureque simpliciter
resignauit Vobis precipimus et mandamus quatenus dicto Johanni Erskin
aut suo certo attornato latori presentium sasinam dictarum croftarum
cum tenemento eiusdem ac pertinentiis suis iuste haberi faciatis sine
dilacione saluo jure cuiuslibet et hoc nullo modo omittatis ad quod
faciendum vobis committimus in hac parte nostram plenariam potesta-
tem Datum sub sigillo nostri officii apud Dunnottar decimo septimo die
mensis Marcii anno domini millesimo quadringentesimo nonagesimo
Post lecturam cuius idem Johannes vt supra attornatus eundem
Willelmum Gray serjeandum instanter requisiuit quatenus sibi sasinam
hereditariam prefatarum croftarum cum tenemento earundem secundum
formam et tenorem prefate litere sasine conferre voluit dictus Willelmus
serjeandus attendens suam requisitionem fore iustam et rationi conson-
am ad executionem eiusdem prout ex officio suo tenebatur vt asseruit

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beneuolum se optulit et ibidem prefato Johanni attornato vt supra pre
fatarum croftarum cum tenemento earundem possessionem et sasinam
hereditarias per terre et lapidis traditionem sasiuit contulit et donauit et
eundem Johannem attornatum in realem actualem et corporalem pos
sessionem prefatarum croftarum cum tenemento earundem hereditarie
sasiuit Super quibus omnibus et singulis prefatus Johannes attornatus
vt supra a me notario publico sibi fieri petiit publicum instrumentum
seu publica instrumenta Acta erant hec apud Kincardin hora duodecima
ante merediem vel eo circa anno die mense indictione et pontificatu
quibus supra Presentibus Ibidem Georgeo Lesly de Pytnamone Willelmo
Andree Thoma Brechin Jacobo Roberts et Johanne Cragy diuersis aliis
testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis.
Et ego Robertus Arrat presbiter Sancti Andree dioceseos publicus
auctoritatibus imperiali et regali notarius, [etc.]

VIII.
TESTAMENT OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, DATED 15th August, 1513,
CONFIRMED 19th Apbil, 1515.
The Lard Inuentarium omnium bonorum Johannis Erskyn de Dwn factum ibidem
£W"IS per seipsum xv° die mensis Augusti anno Domini m" v° xiii0 coram
that deit in hiis testibus dominis Georgio Foulartoune vicario de Dwn Johanne
Fiowdown. Willok Johanne Ettail capeUanis et magistro Johanne Nauchty
notario publico cum diuersis aliis.
In primis fatetur se habere infra diocesim Sancti Andree quatuor equos
propter labores pretium pecii xxvi s. viii d. summa v lib. vi s. viii d.
Item xii boues arabiles pretium pecii xx s. summa xii lib. Item x boues
pretium pecii xx s. summa x lib. Item xxviii vaccas pretium pecii xvi s.
summa xxvi lib. viii s. Item xviii vitulos pretium pecii ii s. summa i lib.
xvi s. Item vnum thaurum pretium i lib. Item xiiixx oues et quatuor
pretium pecii xxx d. summa xxxii lib. xv s. Item v veruices pretium
pecii xxx d. summa xii s. vi d. Item in frumento seminato xxx bollas
ad estimationem secundi grani cum dimedio extendente ad lxxv bollas
pretium bolle x s. summa xxxvii lib. x s. Item in ordio seminato xxxii

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bollas ad estimationem tercii grani extendentes ad lxxxxvi bollas pretium
bolle viii s. summa xxxviii lib. viii s. Item in auenis seminatis xv
celdras ad estimationem tercii grani extendentes ad xiv celdras pretium
bolle xl d. summa vi** lib. Item in pisis x bolle pretium bolle vi s.
viii d. summa iii lib. vi s. viii d. Item in Tolmondis de Logy in ordio
seminato vii bollas ad estimationem tercii grani extendentes ad xxi bollas
pretium bolle viii s. summa viii lib. viii s. Item in auenis seminatis iii
celdras ad estimationem tercii grani extendentes ad ix celdras pretium
bolle xl d. summa xxiiii lib. Item ixxx le hogis pretium pecii xvi d.
summa xii lib. Item in vtensilibus et domiciliis xl lib.
Summa bonorum infra diocesim Sancti Andree iiii0 lib. ii lib. x s. x d.
Debita que debentur sibi in dicta diocese.
In primis per Thomam Muresone in Glaskennocht viii bolle ordii vii
bolle ii firlottis ii peckis farrine pretium bolle ordii viii s. pretium bolle
farrine vi s. viii d. summa ordii iii lib. iiii s. summa farrine ii lib. x s. x
d. Item per Johannem Bryss ibidem viii bolle ordii vii bolle ii firlotis
ii peckis farrine pretium ut supra summa ordei iii lib. iiii s. summa
farrine ii lib. x s. x d. Item per Villelmum Cletone ibidem viii bolle
ordie vii bolle ii firlotis ii peckis farrine pretium ut supra summa ordie
iii lib. iiii s. summa farrine ii lib. x s. x d. Item per Johannem Bryss
comorantem in Fordis ix bolle ordii ix bolle farrine i bolla frumenti pre
tium ordii et farrine ut supra pretium frumenti x s. summa ordii iii lib.
xii s. summa farrine iii lib. summa frumenti x s. Item per Jacobum
Rany ibidem ix bolle ordii ix bolle farrine i bolla frumenti pretium ut
supra summa ordii iii lib. xii s. summa farrine iii lib. summa frumenti
x s. Item per Villelmum Cristall ibidem ix bolle ordii ix bolle farrine
i bolla frumenti pretium ut supra summa ordii iii lib. xii s. summa
farrine iii lib.' summa frumenti x s. Item per Johannem Tailzour in
Cotraw vi bolle ordii vi bolle farrine pretium ut supra summa ordii
ii lib. viii s. summa farrine ii lib. Item per Villelmum Myln comoran
tem apud jnolendinum de Dwn vii bolle iii firlotis ordii xv bolle i firlot
farrine pretium ut supra summa ordii iii lib. ii s. summa. farrine v lib.
xx d. Item per Robertum Crag in Baluely xviii bolle ordii xviii bolle

14 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
farrine pretium ut supra summa ordii vii lib. iiii s. summa farrine
vi lib. Item per Ricardum Striueling et Karolum Patre in Balwelow
xvii bolle ordii xvii bolle farrine ii bolle frumenti pretium ut supra
summa ordii vi lib. xvi s. summa farrine v lib. xiii s. iiii d. summa
frumenti xx s.
Summa bonorum que debentur sibi in diocese Sancti Andree lxxvi
lib. xvi s. vi d.
Summa omnium bonorum in diocese Sancti Andree debitis inclusis
iiii0 lib. lxxix lib. vii s. iiii d.
Item fatetur se habere infra diocesim Brechinensem in Hedderweik
x boues arabiles pretium pecii xx s. summa x lib. Item viii bucculos
pretium pecii viii s. summa iii lib. iiii s. Item xi bucculos duorum
annorum pretium pecii x s. summa v lib. x s. Item vixx le wedderis
pretium pecii iii s. summa xviii lib. Item vixx le gymmyris et dilmontis
pretium pecii ii s. summa xii lib. Item in auenis seminatis in Hedder
weik iiii celdras ad estimationem secundi grani extendentes ad octo
celdras pretium bolle xl d. summa xxi lib. vi s. viii d. Item in ordio
seminato ibidem v bollas ad estimationem tercii grani extendentes ad xv
bollas pretium ut supra summa vi lib. Item in pisis ii bolle pretium
bolle vi s. viii d. summa xiii s. iiii d.
Summa bonorum infra diocesim Brechinensem vxx lib. xi lib. xviii s.
Debita que debentur sibi in diocese Brechinense.
In primis per Johannem Carnegy et alios tenentes in Drymme iii
celdre ordie iii celdre farrine pretium ut supra summa ordii xix lib.
iiii s. summa farrine xvi lib. Item per Johannem Glen Nicholaum Stot
Robertum Wedow et Thomam Wedow in Arrot xxviii bolle ordei et
xxviii bolle farrine pretium ut supra summa ordii xi lib. iiii s. summa
farrine ix lib. vi s. viii d.
Summa debitorum que debentur sibi in diocese Brechinense lv lib.
xiiij s. vi d.
Summa omnium bonorum in diocese Brechinense viii" vii lib. xii s.
vi d.

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Summa omnium bonorum vtriusque diocesis vi° xlvi lib. xix s. x d.
Debita que debentur aliis.
In primis domino nostro Episcopo Brechinense pro firma de Drymme
vi lib. xiij s. iiii d. Item domino Cristiarno domino de Brechine pro
firma de Arrot x lib. Item Johanni Bonar pro firma de Baluely v lib.
vi s. viii d. Item domino de Brigtone pro firma de Hedderweik v lib.
vi s. viii d. Item domino de Ogiluy vixx lib. xiii s. iiii d. Item Johanni
Napar de Edinburgh lx lib. Item Jacobo Vederburn de Dunde lxvi lib.
xiij s. iiii d. Item Johanni Eimare de Pertht lx lib. Item Andree
Farquhar de Montross xviii lib. xvii s. Item Villelmo Myln xxii lib.
Item Villelmo Striueling lx lib. Item Johanni Patry ix lib. xvi s. iiii d.
Item Willelmo [ ] de Montross xxviii s. Item Archibaldo Makky
iii lib. vi s. viii d. Item Dauid Rawyne ii lib. Item Henrico Vaty ix s.
ii d. Item sponse Patricii Panter xxi s. Item Thome Auchinlek iiii s.
vi d. Item Johanni Colly vi s. Item Johanni Nidry vi s. Item Jo
hanni Smytht xx s. Item domino Johanni Ettail ii lib. xi s. iiii d. pro
seruicio. Item Niniano Myln x s, pro seruicio. Item Johanni Gelis x
s. pro seruicio. Item Thome Crag xx s. vi s. viii d. pro seruicio. Item
Johanni Vyly xiii s. iiii d. Item Johanne Bryss xxvi s viii d. pro serui
cio. Item duobus seruitoribus domesticis xx s. Item Johanni Tailzour
iii lib. Item messoribus in Dwn Hedderweik et Tolmondis x lib.
Summa debitorum que debentur aliis iiij0 lxxxxvi lib.
Summa omnium bonorum debitis abstractis i° lxx lib. xix s. x d.
Et in tribus partibus deuidendis remanet utreque parti lvii lib.
In Dei nomine Amen Cum nichil sit certius morte et hora mortis nil
incertius hinc est quod ego Johannes Erskyn de Dwn sanus mente et
corpore condo testamentum meum in hunc modum In primis commendo
animam meam et corpus meum Omnipotenti Deo beate Virgini Marie
Sancto Andree apostolo ac omnibus Sanctis curie celestis Executoresque
meos constituo et ordino Katerinam Monypenny sponsam meam et
inagistrum Thomam Erskyn filium meum quo deficiente Alexandrum

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Erskyn quo deficiente Gilbertum Erskyn et ipso deficiente Henricum
Erskyn vt ipsi persoluent debita mea et disponent pro anima mea pro
liberis meis et pauperibus pro vt coram supremo judice respondere vo-
luerint Exceptis per me alias assignatis coram Notario suprascripto
Georgeus Fullartone
manu propria.
Nos Johannes permissione diuina prior ecclesie metropolitane Sancti
Andree et eiusdem sede vacante vicarius infra diocesim Sancti Andree
generalis hoc presens testamentum et executores infrascriptos ac bona in
eodem contenta approbamus ratificamus et inquantum rite factum est
eonfirmamus dispositionem vero omnium bonorum predictorum dictis
executoribus committentes prout coram supremo judice et nobis ex officio
voluerint respondere In cuius rei testimonium sigillum officii vicariatus
nostri generalis presentibus est affixum apud ciuitatem Sancti Andree
xix die mensis Aprilis anno Domini m v° xvt0#

IX.

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF SIR JOHN ERSKINE, YOUNGER OF
DUN, DATED 15th February, 1513, CONFIRMED 3rd April, 1516.

ConfirmitTestament of
John Erskyn
of Logy.

Inuentarium omnium bonorum honorabilis viri domini Johannis Erskyn
militis quondam domini junioris de Dun factum apud Logymontross
decimo quinto die mensis Fabruarij anno Domini millesimo quingen-
tesimo decimo tertio coram hiis testibus viz. Johanne Ranison Thoma
Sciphird Thoma Mergy et me Johanne Peit curato ecclesie de Logy
montross cum diuersis aliis.
Item in primis repertum est se habere traginta quinque boues arabiles
pretium pecii xx s. summa eorundem xxxv lib. Item xviij vaccas pretium
pecii xvi s. summa earundem xiiij lib. viij s. Item v iuuencas pretium
pecii xij s. Item duas bucculas quatuor annorum pretium pecii xiij s.
iiij d. Item tres bucculos trium annorum pretium pecii x s. Item
quinque le stirkis pretium pecii vi s. viij d. summa vii lib. x s. Item
tres equos pretium vnius iiij lib. xiij s. iiij d. pretium aliorum duorum

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xl s. xiij s. iiij , d. vxx oues et octo pretium pecii xl d. summa earum
xvij lib. xvi s. viij d. Item iiixx et iiij le hogis pretium pecii xviij d.
summa thre lib. vi s. Item xv" vi bollas auenarum pretium bolle de xvxx
bollis predictarum auenarum iiij s. et pretium per bollam de vi bollis
predictarum auenarum thre s. summa omnium auenarum thre" lib. xviij
Item vi" bollas ordii pretium bolle vi s. viij d. summa ordii xl lib. Item
xiiij bollas frumenti pretium bolle x s. summa frumenti vij lib. Item vi
bollas pisarum pretium bolle vi s. viij d. summa ij lib. Item in vtencilibus
et domaciliis x lib.
Summa omnium bonorum suprascriptorum et in diocese Sanctiandree
existentium xi" lib. xl et vij s. iiij d.
Item repertum est se habere in diocese Brechinense thre boues arrabiles
pretium pecii xxiiij s. summa iij lib. xii s. Item thre" bollas et iiij bollas
auenarum pretium bolle iij s. summa ix lib. xii s. Item vi bollas ordii
pretium bolle vi s. viii d. summa xl s. Item iii" bollas auenarum et iiij
cum pabulo pretium bolle iii. s.
Summa omnium bonorum [in] diocese Brechinense existentium
xxiiij lib. xvi. s.
Item repertum est se habere in diocese Habardonense xviij bollas farine
et ordii cum tribus firlotis pretium bolle vi s. viii d. summa ut infra.
Summa omnium bonorum in diocese Abirdinense existentium vi
lib. v s.
Item repertum est se habere in diocese Dunkeldense xxviij. bollas farine
et ordii pretium bolle vi s. viii d. summa ix lib. vi s. viij d.
Nulla debita debentur sibi.
Debita que debentur aliis.
In primis secretario supremi domini nostri regis ac abboti monasterii
de Chambuschanoch Iij lib. vi s. viii d. Item Alexandro Mvraye xxviii
lib. xiii s. iiii d. Item Thome Blayre xii lib. Item Valtero Broiss vi
lib. xiii s. iiii d. Item Willelmo Rossy xx s. Item domino Georgeo
Dempster capilano xl s. Item Dauid Kuk xvi s. Item Thome Mergy

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x s. Item Nauchty x s. Item Willelmo Brow x s. Item Patricio
Karle xxxvi s. Item Thome Henrye xii s. x d. Item Willelmo Carak
v s. Item Alexandro Gyb vi s. viii d. Item seruitoribus xxvii s. iiii d.
Item Andre Hoste vi s. Item domino Johanne Willok capilano vi s.
viii d. Item Janete Lame v s. Item Eliszabit Magrow v s. Item uni
fabro Tannadice comoranti xi s. vi d. Item Alexandro Erskyn xxx s.
iiii d. Item Willelmo Bate xvii s. Item Andree Farquhar lvii s. Item
Messon xvi s. Item Patricio Thome xviii s. Item sibi taxatur pro re-
edificatione ecclesie de Logymontross xxiv s. Item Gylbarto Erskyn xx s.
Item Johanne Ranison xx s. Item Magistro Nauchty vi s. viii d. Item
Magistro Recardo Nicholson xx s. Item Archibaldo Makye xvii s.
Item Johanne Smyth xv s. vii d. Item Willelmo Vilzemson v s. Item
Johanni Guthre 1 s. Item Willelmo Duncan xxvi s. viii d. Item Alene
Lyell v lib. Item Willelmo Myll in Dun xv s. et iiij bolle ordii cum
tribus firlotis pretium viij s. viij d. summa ordii xii s. Item domino
Robarto Brown capilano vii s. vi d. Item Johanni Patrie x firlote ordii
Alano Fyf xl. Item vxori Johannis Napar de Edinbrucht xx lib. xvi s.
yiii d. Item servis metentibus grana in awtumno vi lib. Item domino
terre pro firma de Inchebraoch iiij lib. xvi s. viij d. Item pro firma de
Quyche xl s. Item vxori Dauid Currur xx lib. xvi s. Item Willelmo
Sped xl s. Item Willelmo Fullerton vi s. viii d. Margarete Rothvan
xiii s. iiii d.
Summa debitorum x" xii lib. v s. vi d.
Summa omnium bonorum debitis abstractiB in tribus partibus deui-
dendis threexx x lib, xi s.
Et sic remanet unicuique parti trium partium xxiii lib. iiii s.
Hoc inuentarium factum et scriptum anno mense die quibus supra
per me Johannem Peit curatum ecclesie de Logymontross de bonis
suprascriptis fideliter sursum datis per Johannem Ranison Thomam
Scippart et Willelmum Liell fide dignos veritatem rei cognoscentes teste
manu propria.
Nos Johannes permissione diuina prior ecclesie metropolitane Sancti
Andree et commissarius Reuerendissimi in Christo patris et do
mini Andree miser ati one diuina Sancti Andree archiepiscopi pri-

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matis et apostolice sedis legati etc. ad infra scripta specialiter
deputati attendentes suprascriptum Johannem ab intestato dece-
dentem et propiores sanguinis eiusdem in executores datiuos per
nos confirmandos de jure fore debere Quocirca noueritis nos fe-
cisse confirmasse et ordinasse tenore presentium facere constituere
et ordinare nobilem dominam Margaretam Rothwen dominam et
relictam eiusdem Johannis Thomam Erskyne ipsius defuncti ger-
manum executores datiuos omnium et singulorum bonorum supra-
dictorum et dicti Johannis dum vitam in humanis duxerat ab intes
tato decedentis dantes et concedentes eisdem executoribus datiuis
nostram omnimodam et plenariam potestatem cum omnibus et sin
gulis hujusmodi bonis intromittentibus ea omnia et singula bona
in anime defuncti suffragijs seu alias prout de jure disponendi
debita satisfaciendi et eadem debita sibi debentia petendi exigendi
et recipiendi et si necesse fuerit coram quibuscunque judicibus
comparendi et eadem debita conueniendi ceteraque omnia alia et
singula faciendi gerendi et exercendi que ad hujusmodi officium
executorum datiuorum de jure aut regni consuetudine pertinere
dinoscuntur .In cuius rei testimonium sigillum officii nostri com-
missariatus presentibus est affixum apud Sanctum Andream tertio
die mensis Aprilis anno Domini m vc xvj*0*

X.
ORDER TO THE LAIRD OF DUN AND HIS TUTORS TO ATTEND AN
ARRAY OF THE KINGDOM AT EDINBURGH— 17th September, [1514.]
Rex. Weilbelouit freynd we grete yow wele ; and forsamekle as our
derrest cousing the governour and lordis of our counsale ar sickirlie
informit that our aid inemyis of Ingland tendis to invade ws, our realme
and liegis, and our said cousing the gouernour tendis, with the help of
God, and supportation of trew baronis and faithfull liegis, to resist our
saidis inemys in our just defence ; ffor the quhilkis caussis and vtheris
concemying the commone wele of our realme, quhairin your counsale and
assistence is necessair, It is our will, and we pray yow, and alse chargis
that all excusatione cessing, ye address you incontinent with your

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honorable houshald bodin for were on your best wiss, and cum to our
said gouernour in all possible haist to Edinburgh, for your counsale and
assistence to be had in the premisses, as ye lufe the defence and com
mone wele of our realme and liegis, and vndir the payne of tynsale of
life, landis, and gudis, providing, neuertheles, that ye pretermit nocht
the furnissing of your pairt of men of were to the bordouris, as ye are
taxt efter the forme of our vtheris letteres direct to you thairapone :
writin vndre our signete, at Edinburgh, the 17 day of September, and of
our regne the secund yere. To our weilbelouittis freyndis the
lard of Dwn and his tutoris.
Johan. G.

XI.

INSTRUMENT ON KENNING A TERCE TO KATHERINE MONYPENNY,
RELICT OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN— 3rd November, 1515.

Kenning of a
Terce or Sa
sine to Kath.
Monypenny,
relict of Jo.
Erskine of
Dun. 3d Nov., 1515.

In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno incarnationis Dominice millesimo quingen-
tesimo decimo quinto mensis vero Nouembris die tertio indictione quarta
pontificatus sanctissimi in Cristo patris et domini nostri Domini Leonis
diuina prouidencia pape decimi anno tertio In mei notarii publici et
testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter constitutus probus vir
Thomas Proffeit marus habens et tenens in manibus suis quoddam pre-
ceptum honorabilium virorum Henrici Luvell de Ballumby militis et
Willelmi Ouchterlowny de Kelle vicecomitum de Forfar vigore et man
date dicti precepti cognouit et introduxit Andream Crag de Baluely cer-
tum actornatum nobilis mulieris Katerine Monypenny relicte quondam
bone memorie Johannis Erskyn de Dwn nomine et ex parte prefate
Katerine Monypenny in et ad omnes et singulas terras toftas croftas et
piscarias subscriptas cum pertinentiis per avisationem ordinationem et
diuisionem Johannis Vyly Thome Murisone Johannis Cleton Johannis
Propheit Ricardi Striueling et Thome Villiamsone ad hoc juratorum In
primis apud le manys de Dwn ad totum et integrum horreum orientale et
le cow byr excepta tercia parte vnius copule wlgariter le cowpyll cum

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tofta crofta et tercia parte omnium et singularum terrarum de manys de
Dwn ad solem jacentium vna cum tercia parte totius piscarie de Dwn in
Southt Eisk eisdem pertinente Et apud Fordeiys ad toftam croftam et
terras quas Alexander Brys occupat et laborat continentes in tofta nouem
copulas wlgariter nyne cuppillis Et ad terciam partem terrarum quam
Joneta Essy occupat et laborat cum tofta et crofta eidem pertinentibus
continentem quatuor copulas et terciam partem vnius copule Et apud
Somyshyll ad terciam partem omnium et singularum terrarum eiusdem
cum tofta et crofta ad orientem cum pertinentiis quas occupat laborat et
inhabitat Margareta Carnegy continentem octo copulas Et apud Leys ad
terras toftas croftas quas Thomas Smytht Ricardus Patry Willelmus
Haw Thomas Marschell Johannes Walenty et Joneta Sowter occupant
inhabitant et laborant continentes decem acras terrarum cum dimedia
Et apud Cotraw ad toftam croftam. et terras cum pertinentiis quas
Johannes Smytht inhabitat occupat et laborat continentes duas acras
Et apud Quhitfeild ad terciam partem vnius tercie partis terrarum eius
dem cum tercia parte tofte et crofte dicte tercie partis cum pertinentiis
quas olim Johannes Quhit laborauit et inhabitauit continentes vnam co-
pulam Et apud le Cottoun de Quhitfeild ad toftam croftam et terras
cum pertinentiis quas Thomas Henry occupat et laborat continentes duas
copulas Et apud Crago ad terciam partem duarum octauarum partium
et vnius sextedecem partis omnium et singularum terrarum de Crago
cum pertinentiis cum tofta et crofta earundem quas nunc inhabitat
occupat et laborat Henricus Foulartoun Et apud Glaskennocht ad ter
ciam partem vnius quarte partis terrarum eiusdem cum tofta et crofta sibi
pertinentibus quas nunc inhabitat occupat et laborat Thomas Murysone
continentes tres copulas et terciam partem vnius copule Et ad terciam
partem molendini de Glaskennocht et terrarum eiusdem cum tofta et
crofta sibi pertinentibus Et apud Dunnys Green ad terciam partem tofte
crofte et terrarum eiusdem cum pertinentiis quas inhabitat occupat et
laborat Willelmus Hyll Et omnes terre tofte et crofte prescripte jacent
ad solem Post quasquidem cognitiones et introductiones sic per prefatum
Thomam Proffeit marum factas et per prefatum Andream Crag manu-
aliter per terram lapidem et aquam receptas idem Andreas Crag de
Baluely actornatus et eo nomine predicte Katerine Monypenny de pre-
missis omnibus et singulis a me notario publico subscripto sibi fieri petiit

22 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
publicum instrumentum vnum et plura Acta fuerunt hec apud toftas
croftas terras et piscarias predictas horis decima undecima dubdecima
prima secunda ante merediem in meridie et post meridiem sub anno
mense die indictione et pontificatu quibus supra presentibus ibidem
Arthuro Foulartoun Waltero Chawmer Dauid Myll Thoma Mergy Jo
hanne Erskyn et domino Johanne Ettail capellano cum diuersis aliis
testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis.
Et ego Johannes Nauchty in artibus magister presbyter Brechinen-
sis diocesis notarius publicus apostolica et regali autoritatibus
[etc.]

XI.
PRECEPT FOR INFEFTING JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, IN THE CUSTOMS
OF MONTROSE— 31st May, 1525.
Dauid Comes Crawfurdie ac Dominus Lindesay dilectis nostris Mychaeli
Baldouy Johanni Stratoun Johanni Lyndesay
et eorum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim balliuis nostris in hac parte
specialiter constitutis salutem Quia vendidimus et alienauimus dilecto
nostro Johanni Erskin de Dvn heredibus suis et assignatis Omnes et
singulas custumas nostras de Montross cum pertinentiis jacentes infra
vicecomitatum de Forfar prout in carta nostra predicto Johanni desuper
confecta plenius continetur Vobis igitur et vestrum cuilibet coniunctim
et diuisim precipimus et mandamus quatenus visis presentibus indilate
saisinam statum et possessionem hereditariam dictarum custumarum cum
pertinentiis dicto Johanni Erskin aut suo certo attornato latori presen-
tium per traditionem denarii argenti secundum tenorem dicte carte nostre
quam inde habet juste deliberetis et haberi faciatis sine dilacione et hoc
nullo modo omittatis ad quod faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet con
iunctim et diuisim nostram plenariam liberam et irreuocabilem potesta-
tem committimus per presentes In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nos
trum proprium presentibus est appensum vnacum nostra subscriptione
manuali apud Fynnewin vltimo die Maii anno Domini millesimo quin-
gentesimo vicesimo quinto coram hiis testibus venerabili viro magistro

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Dauid Petcarn archidiacono Brechinensi Johanne Charteris de Kynfavnis
Dauid Grein in BraktiUo dominis Johanne Villok vicario de Stracathro
Henrico Hog Eduardo Baldouy capeUanis et Johanne Brovn ciue ciuitatis
Brechinensis cum diuersis aliis. David erl off Crauffurd.

XII.
INSTRUMENT OF SASINE IN FAVOUR OF THE PROVOST AND CANONS
OF ST. SALVATOR'S COLLEGE, ST. ANDREW'S, ON PRECEPT BY
JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN— 14th July, 1526.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno incarnationis Dominice millesimo quingen-
tesimo vicesimo sexto mensis Julij die vicesimo quarto indictione decima
quarta pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris ac domini nostri Domini
dementis diuina prouidencia pape septimi anno secundo In mei notarii
publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter constitutus
idoneus vir Georgius Vilsoun ciuis ciuitatis Sancti Andree procurator vt
asseruit et eo nomine venerabilium et circumspectorum virorum magis-
trorum videlicet Hugonis Spens prepositi ecclesie collegiate Sancti Sa-
luatoris infra dictam ciuitatem Sancti Andree situate Thome Ramsay et
Petri Chaplan rectorum de Kynbak et Dennennow dicti collegii canoni-
corum habens et tenens in manibus suis vnam literam balliuatus siue
preceptum sasine vero et indubitato sigillo honorabilis viri Johannis
Erskyne baronis baronie de Dwn rubea cera albe impressa cum cauda
pendente sigillatam necnon sigillis nobilis domine Margrete Comitisse
Buchquhanie et venerabilis viri magistri Roberti Erskyn rectoris de
Glenberuy dicti Johannis curatorum hujusmodi sigillatam debita cum
reuerentia honorabili viro Ricardo Mailuil de Baldouy humiliter pre
sentauit et deliberauit [etc.] cuius litere balliuatus siue precepti sasine
tenor sub hac uerborum forma sequitur et est talis Johannes Erskyne de
Dvnn dilectis meis magistro Valtero Mailuil vicario de Kylmaronn Ri
cardo Mailuil balliuis meis in hac parte coniunctim et diuisim irreuoca-
biliter constitutis salutem Quia cum consensu et assensu dilectorum
genitricis mee Margrete comittisse Buchquhanie et magistri Roberti

24 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Erskyn rectoris de Glenberuy curatorum meorum dedi et concessi
uenerabilibus viris magistri s nostris Hugoni Spens preposito ecclesie
collegiate Sancti Saluatoris infra ciuitatem Sancti Andree Thome Ram
say et Petro Chaplan rectoribus de Kynbak et Dennennow canonicis
dicti collegii suis successoribus et assignatis triginta mercatas illius
dimedietatis terrarum mearum dominicalium de Dvnn cum pertinentiis
quas habeo de supremo domino nostro rege in albam firmam jacentium in
baronia de Dvnn et vicecomitatum de Forfar hereditarie prout in carte
mea ipsis desuper confecta plenius continetur Vobis igitur [etc.] Da
tum sub sigillo meo proprio apud ciuitatem Sancti Andree decimo sex
to die mensis Julii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo sexto
coram hiis testibus magistri s Alexandro Balfour rectore Lonquarty
Iacobo Chaplan notario publico Iohanne Valcar cum diuersis aliis Post
cuiusquidem litere balliuatus siue precepti sasine perlecturam et in
manibus prefate Ricardi Mailuil receptionem idem Ricardus [etc.J statum
sasinam hereditariam [etc.J prelibato Georgio Vilsoun procuratori [etc.]'
exhibuit tradidit [etc.] et corporalem possessionem dictarum triginta
mercarum terrarum de Dvnn secundum vim formam tenorem et effectum
dicte litere balliuatus siue precepti sasine et carte desuper facte per
domorum inclusionem cunctis aliis exclusis introduxit et inuestiuit pre-
fatis magistris Hugoni Spens Thome Ramsay Petro Chaplan et suis suc
cessoribus et assignatis hereditarie imperpetuum remansuris nullo re-
clamante aut contradicente saluo iure cuiuslibet De et super quibus
omnibus et singulis prefatus Georgius Vilsoun procurator dictorum
canonicorum a me notario publico subscripto sibi fieri petiit publicum uel
publica instrumentum aut instrumenta vnum uel plura roboranda et
munienda sigillo dicti Ricardi Mailuil balliui in euidentius testimonium
premissorum Acta erant hec super fundum dictarum terrarum domini
calium de Dvnn hora secunda post merediem aut eocirca sub anno mense
die indictione et pontificatu quibus supra presentibus ibidem honorabili-
bus et discretis viris videlicet magistro Valtero Mailuil Jacobo Rany
Thoma Nawchty Andrea Profeit et Alexandro Bathe cum diuersis aliis
testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiterque rogatis.
Et ego Johannes Gilbert presbyter Brechinensis dioeeseos publicus
sacra auctbritate apostolica notarius [etc.]

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XIII.

25

LETTERS OF REVERSION BY THE PROVOST AND CANONS OF ST.
SALVATOR'S COLLEGE, ST. ANDREW'S, IN FAVOUR OF JOHN
ERSKINE OF DUN— 16th July, 1526.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letres, ws, maisteris Hew Spens,
provest of Sanct Saluatouris College, within the cite of Sanct Androwis,
Thomas Ramsay, pefsone of Kenbak, and Peter Chaplene, persone of
Dennennow, channons of the said college of Sanct Saluator, to be bundyn
and oblist, and be thir present letres and the fathis in our bodeis, byndis
and oblisis ws, our successouris and assignais, to ane honorabil man
Johne Erskyn of Dwn, that nochtwithstanding the said John Erskyn
hes analeyt to ws, our successouris and assignais be chartur and sasyng
haldin of hymself, all and haill thretty markis worth of his landis of half
the manys of Dwn, with the pertinentis quhilk he haldis of the king,
liand within the barony of Dwn and shireffdome of Forfar ; neuertheless
we grant for ws, our successouris and assignais, that quhat tym and
quhowsone the said Johne Erskyn of Dwn, his ayris or assignais, pais to
ws, our successouris or assignais, the sowm of sax hunder markis all
in gold, wsuall money of Scotland, excludand gudlyngis, all and haill
togidder to be delyuerit apone ane day, betuix the sone rysyng and
ganging doun of the samyn, apone fourty days warnyng, swa that the
day of the pament and the last day of warnyng be eftir ilk term of
Martimes or Witsonday, bot alanerly a moneth, the said warnyng beand
maid [to ws] or our successouris personalie, or opinlie on ane festuall
day in the said college kirk, and the said sovm beand payt apone the
altar in Sanct Katrinis He, within the said kirk, to ws or to our
successouris, this beand done and all poyntis befoir expremyt beand
obserwyt and kepyt, than incontinent, we the saidis provest and chan
nons, our successouris and assignais, sail frelye vpgyf, ouergif, and
renunce to the said Johne Erskyn, his ayris or assignais, the saidis
thretty markis worth of the landis of the manys of Dwn foirsaid, with
the pertinentis, togidder with all chartour, confirmatioun, instrument of
possessione, sasing maid or to be maid to ws thairupone, swa that
we, the saidis provest and channons, our successouris or assignais be
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26 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
warnyt as said is be the said Johne Erskyn, his ayris or assignais, apone
fourty days warnyng, swa that the day of the pament and the last day of
warnyng be eftir ilk term of Martimes or Witsonday, bot alanerly, ane
moneth without fraud or gyle ; and gif it sal happin ws, our successouris
or assignais, fraudfullie or wilfullie to absent ws fra the resayt of the
said sovm, and ouergevin of the saidis landis with thair pertinentis, the
warnyng beand maid as said is, we grant for ws, our successouris and
assignais, to the said Johne Erskyn, his ayris or assignais, fre ingres
and regres possessione and properte in and to the saidis landis aboue
expremyt with thair pertinentis, and thame to wss, and brake als
paceblie and fre as the said Johne or his forbearis did befoir the aliena-
tioun of the samyn, and the sovm of sax hunder markis of gold, gud-
lingis beand excludit, to be put to the behufe and profyt of ws, our
successouris or assignais, in keping in the handis of the suppriour of
the abbay of Sanct Androwis for the tym, and to be delyuerit to ws,
our successouris or assignais, without ony impediment, all fraud and
gyle secludit and away put. In witnes of the quhilkis, the commone
seill of our said college to this our present reuersioun is appendyt,
togidder with our subscriptiouDis manuall, at the college of Sanct Sal-
uatour, situat within the cite of Sanct Androwis, the xvi day of July,
yeir of God, ane thovsand fyf hunder and tuenty-sax yeris, befoir thir
witnesses, maisteris Wilyam Lamb, persovn of Kenbak, Alexander Bal
four, persovn off Lonquarty, James Chaplan, notar publik.
Thomas Ramsay canonicus Petrus Capilanus canonicus
manu propria. manu propria.
Hugo Spens prepositus collegii
prefati manu propria.

XIV.
DISCHARGE INDORSED ON THE PRECEDING DEED, IN FAVOUR OF
THE LAIRD OF DUN.
Wpoun the xviii day of Nouember m. v° thre seoir and sextene yeirs,
at fyve houris eftir noon, comperit Androw Wode of Stravathie for
him selff, as patron of the chaiplanrie of Sanct Maris, to the quhilk, the

THE DUN PAPERS. 27
threttie markis worth of land within writtin wes disponit be the provest
and maisteris of Sanct Saluatouris college, and als the said Androw
takand the burding vpoun him for James Wode, chaiplane of the said
chaiplanrie, his sone, grantit him selff to haiff resauit fra Johne Erskin
of Dun, compleitt payment of the sowme of sex hundreth markis within
writtin, and that for redemptioun and onquytting fra the saidis provest
and maisteris, and als fra him as patron foirsaid, and fra the said James
his sone, as chaiplane aboue writtin, and all vtheris havand interes, the
foirsaid thretty markis worth of land, and thairfoir renuncit the samin
withall euidentis and tytil of rycht that thai had, hes, or may haff
thairto in tyme [cuming], and als hes deliuerit to the said laird of Dun
the renunciatioun and discharge of the provest and maisteris of the said
college present under their commone seill and subscriptiones, and
Johnne Lowell of Ballumbe is becum oblist for him, his ayris and as
signais, to warrand the said redemptioun lauchfull to the said lairde of
Dun, his airis and assignais, and to freith, releiff, and keip thame
skaythles of all incontinent that may follow heirvpoun ; and the said
Androw hes oblist him selff, his airis and assignais, to warrand and keip
the said Johnne and his foirsaidis skaythles of the premisses, this done
and instrumentis takin thairvpoun in James Lovettis lugeing, within the
burght of Dunde, befoir thir witnesses, Williame Fullartoun of Ardo,
Patrick Maull, feair of Panmuir, Thomas Anderson, and Alexander
Wedderburn, notar publict.
Ita est Alexr- Wedderburn, notarius Androw Wod of Strauethe
publicus in premissis requisitus. for my selfe and taking the
burding vpon me as said is.
Johne Lowell of
Balumby with my hand.

XV.
INSTRUMENT OF SIR WILZEAM FROSTERS ASSYTHEMENT— 5th
February, 1530.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo quingen-

28 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
tesimo tricesimo mensis Februarii die vero quinta indictione quarta
pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris ac domini nostri domini de
mentis diuina prouidentia pape septimi anno octauo In mei notarii
publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter constitutes hones-
tus vir Jacobus Froster burgensis burgi de Montros non vi aut metu
ductus nee errore lapsus dolo aut fraude circumuentus sed sua mera pura
et spontanea voluntate ut michi firme constitit fatebatur se pro se vxore
sua Egidia Ros heredibus suis executoribus assignatis consanguineis et
affinibus ab honorabili viro Johanne Erskyn de Dwn plenum integrum et
reale asitiamentum plenariumque satisfactum pro nece filii sui domini Vii-
lelmi Froster capellani infra burgum de Montros ac in campanili eiusdem
interempto recipisse et igitur idem Jacobus memoratum Johannem
Erskyn heredes suos executores et assignatos omnesque ac singulos
consanguineos affines et familiares eiusdem ac quoscunque alios quorum
interest de dicto integro et reali asitiamento sibi pro nece prefati filii sui
hujusmodi satisfacto exonerauit et imperpetuum quieteclamauit Et
insuper dictus Jacobus Froster obligauit se fide media per extentionem
manus sue dextre michi notario publico subscripto rite stipulantem pro se
vxore sua heredibus suis executoribus assignatis consanguineis et affini
bus dictas exonerationem et quiete clamationem dicti asitiamenti et eius
dem -receptionis confessionem pro nece dicti filii sui hujusmodi facta
ratas gratas firmas et stabiles habere et habiturum in futurum et quod
nuncquam clam uel palam deueniret incontrarium quouis quisito co
lore fraude uel dolo sub penis periurii infamie et inhabilitatis De et
super quibus omnibus et singulis prelibatus Johannes Erskyn a me
notario publico sibi fieri petiit publicum seu publica instrumentum seu
instrumenta vnum uel plura acta erant hec infra burgum de Montros in
aula Katherine Monypenne domine tercie de Dwn hora secunda post
merediem aut eocirca sub anno mense die indictione et pontificatu qui
bus supra presentibus ibidem honorabilibus viris viz. Villelmo Foullar-
toun de Ardocht Georgio Erskyn de Quhitfild Johanne Lyndesay et ma
gistro Hugone Vischart cum diuersis aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis
pariter et rogatis.
Et ego Johannes Gilbert presbiter Brechinensis dioceseos publicus
sacra autoritate apostolica notarius Quia predicti necis ac asitia
menti receptionis confessioni et eiusdem exonerationi et quiete cla-
mationi earundemque ratihabitionis obligationi ceterisque premissis

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29

omnibus et singulis dum sic ut premittitur dicerentur agerentur
et fierent [etc.] XVI.
PRECEPT OF SASINE IN FAVOUR OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN AND
LADY ELIZABETH LINDSAY HIS SPOUSE, BY DAVID EARL OF
CRAWFORD— 20th Octobek, 1535.
Dauid comes Crawfurdie ac dominus Lyndesay dilectis nostris lohanni
Ogiluy burgensi de Montross Alexandro Fullartoun de Crago ac eorum
alteri coniunctim et diuisim balliuis in hac parte specialiter et irreuoca-
biliter constitutis salutem Quia vendidimus ac hereditarie alienauimus
carissimis nostris Johanni Erskyne de Dvhe et Elizabeth Lyndesay
sponse sue ac eorum alteri diucius viuenti in coniuncta infeodatione
heredibusque suis et assignatis totas et integras nostras quadraginta
mercas vsualis monete regni Scotie annuatim leuandas et percipiendas de
magnis custumis supremi domini nostri regis burgi de Montross iacentis
infra vicecomitatum de Forfar prout in carta nostra sibi desuper con-
fecta plenius continetur Vobis igitur et vestrum cuilibet coniunctim et
diuisim precipimus et mandamus quatenus visis presentibus indelate
statum sasinam hereditariam possessionem corporalem et realem dic
tarum quadraginta mercarum annuatim leuandarum et percipiendarum
de magnis custumis dicti burgi de Montross dictis lohanni Erskyne et
Elizabeth Lyndesay sponse sue aut suis certis attornatis presencium
latoribus in coniuncta infeodatione per traditionem vnius denarii argenti
secundum tenorem dicte nostre carte quam inde habent deliberetis ac
iuste habere faciatis sine dilatione et hoc nullo modo omittatis Ad quod
faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim balliuis
nostris in hac parte nostram plenariam et irreuocabilem tenore presen
cium committimus potestatem In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nos
trum presentibus manu nostra propria subscriptis est appensum Apud
Carny vigesimo die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo quingen-
tesimo trigesimo quinto Coram his testibus Jacobo Lyndesay nostro
filio Willelmo Gaw Alexandro Foulartoun magistro Jacobo Bland et
Herberto Gledstanys notariis cum diuersis aliis. Dauid erl of Crawfurd*

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XVII.

LICENCE, JAMES V., TO JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN AND OTHERS, TO
PASS IN PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE, ITALY, &c— 10th May, 1537.
Rex We, for the gude, trew, and thankful seruice done to ws be our
louittis, Johnn Erskin, elder franktenementar of Dun, Thomas Erskin,
sone and air apperand to our louit familiar clerk and counsellour,
Thomas Erskin of Brechin, knycht, our secretar, Johne Erskin fear of
Dun, and maister Williame Erskin, persoun of Douchquhale, and for
certane vthiris caussis and considerationis resonable moving ws, be the
tenour heirof grantis and gevis licence to thame to pas to the partis of
France, Italie, or ony vthiris beyond se, and thair remane for doing of
thair pilgramagis besynes and vthir lefull erandis for the space of thre
yeiris nixt, and immediatlie followand the day of thair departing furth of
oure realme, and will and grantis that thai sail nocht be summondit,
callit, followit, nor accusit thairfor, nor incur ony scaith or danger thair-
throu in thair personis, landis, or gudis, or benefice, in onywiss in tyme
cuming, nochtwithstanding ony our actis, statutis, letteris, proclama-
tionis or chargeis, maid or to be maid in ye contrare, or ony pains con-
tenit therin ; anent the quhilkis we dispense with thame be thir our
letteris, discharging the lordis of our counsale, and all our iustices,
iustice clerkis, shereffis, stewardis, crownaris, and vthiris our officialis
present and fortocum, and thair deputis and vtheris quham it efferis,
of all summondin, dyting, following and persewing, proceeding, onlawing,
poinding, trubling, and intrometting with the saidis personis, thair
landis, beneficis, and gudis tharefor, and of thair offices in that parte, be
thir oure letteres for euir. Subscriuit with our hand and vndir oure
signet at Edinburgh, the tent day of Maye, and of our regnne the xxix
yeir. James.

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XVIII.
COLLATION OF THE PROVOSTRY OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF
THE HOLY TRINITY OF EDINBURGH, TO Mr. ROBERT ERSKINE,
RECTOR OF GLENBERVY— 13th September, 1539*.
Alexander et Robertus permissione diuina monasteriorum de Cambus-
kynnoch et Kinloss Sancti Andree et Morauiensis diocesium respectiue
abbates ac vicarii generales Sancti Andree per reuerendissimum in
Christo patrem et dominum Dauid miseratione diuina tituli Sancti Andree
Sancte Romane ecclesie presbyterum cardinalem Sancti Andree in Scotia
archiepiscopum ac commendatariumperpetuummonasterii de Arbroth [etc.]
in remotis agentem specialiter constituti decano cristianitatis de Lyn-
lithgow seu presidenti capituli ecclesie collegiate Sancte Trinitatis prope
Edinburgh nee non vniuersis et singulis eiusdem ecclesie prebendariis
salutem in Domino Quia preposituram ecclesie predicte Sancte et In-
diuidue Trinitatis per puram et simplicem dimissionem eiusdem in ma-
nibus nostris legitime per Thomam Erskyn clericum vltimum pre-
positum et possessorum eiusdem sponte factam et per nos auctoritate
ordinaria admissam vacantem ad presentationem Regis nostramque hac
vice collationem et prouisionem vti ordinariam spectantem ingenuo viro
magistro Roberto Erskyn rectori de Glenbervy coram nobis personaliter
presenti et acceptanti vigore presentationis literarum dicti supremi
domini nostri regis sibi desuper confecte contulimus necnon ipsum per
annuli nostri digito suo impositionem inuestiuimus in eadem Quare
vobis et vestrum cuilibet in virtute sancte obedientie precipimus et man
damus quatenus visis presentibus dictum magistrum Robertum Erskyn
[etc.] in et ad realem actualem et corporalem possessionem seu quasi et in-
stitutionem dicte prepositure collegiate ecclesie Sancte Trinitatis indu-
catis et instituatis stallum in choro et locum in capitulo preposito pro
tempore annexatos eidem assignando [etc.] In quorum omnium et ssingulo-
rum fidem et testimonium premissorum has nostras prouisionis seu col-
lationis literas exinde fieri [etc.] mandauimus sigillique nostri officii vicaria-
tusgeneralis Sancti Andree iussimus et fecimus appensione communiri
Data et acta erant hec in vestiario dicte ecclesie collegiate Sancte Trini
tatis die decimo tercio mensis Septembris anno Domini M.D.xxxix pre-

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sentibus ibidem nobili viro domino Thoma Erskyn secretario regio
magistris Johanne Sommerwell Wilhelmo Meldrum notariis publicis
Georgio Panther et diuersis aliis.
Et ego Georgius Cok artium magister clericus Sancti Andree dio-
ceseos [etc.]

XIX.
DEED OF INSTITUTION, INDORSED ON THE PRECEDING DEED,
13th September, 1539.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter et sit notum quod anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo
quingentesimo trigesimo nono mensis vero Septembris die decimo tercio
In mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter
constitutus venerabilis et egregius vir magister Robertus Erskin ecclesie
collegiate sanctissime Trinitatis prope oppidum Edinburgi prepositus
habens retroscriptas collationis et prouisionis literas quas venerabili
viro magistro Johanni Logane prefate collegiate ecclesie decano pro
earundem debita executione tradidit eumque vt ipsum in possessionem
dicte prepositure induceret requisiuit Quiquidem magister Johannes
Logane [etc.] attendens requisitionem hujusmodi fore iustam et rationi
consonam vt et tanquam verus et obediens filius prefatum magistrum
Robertum Erskin prepositum in realem corporalem et actualem posses
sionem prefate prepositure jurium et pertinentiarum eiusdem posuit et
induxit stallumque sibi in choro et locum in capitulo cum plenitudine
ipsius ecclesie juris canonici nemine contradicente secundum retroscrip-
tarum collationis et prouisionis literarum tenorem prout moris est sibi
assignando Acta erant hec infra dictam collegiatam ecclesiam hora
quarta post meridiem vel eocirca sub anno die et mense quibus supra
presentibus ibidem nobili et potente domino Thoma Erskyn de Brechin
milite supremi domini nostri regis thesaurario magistris Laurentio
Talliefeire thesaurario Dunkeldensi Patricio Barroun de Spittelfeild Jacobo
Erskin et singulis prebendariis prefate collegiate ecclesie testibus.
Et ego Willelmus Meldrum artium magister clericus Aberdonensis
dioceseos [etc.]

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XX.
TACK OF THE TEINDS OF THE PARISH OF DUN, BY THE PRIORESS
AND NUNS OF ELCHO, IN FAVOUR OF JOHN ERSKINE AND HIS
SON JOHN— 2nd March, 1539.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letres, ws, Eufaim Leslie, be the
permissioun of God prioris of Elcho, with consent and assent of the
ladeis, nunnis of the samyn, chatourlie gaderit and riplie avisit, the
vtilitie of ws and our place befoir sein, considerit, and vnderstandit, we
grant ws til haif set and for mail lattin, and be the tenour of thir pre-
• sentis settis and for mail lattis, to ane rycht honorable man, Johne
Erskyne of Dvn, and to Iohne Erskyne his sonn, and to the langest
luffir of thaim tua, and to thair assignais and subtinentis, ane or ma of
na gretar degre na the saidis Iohne, and Iohne, al and haill the tend
schavis of al the paroche and kirk of Dvn, togiddir with the gleib and
croft of the samyn with thair pertinence, for al and hail the dais and
termis of nyntene yeris, The interesse of the saidis Iohne Erskyn and of
Iohne his sonn, or thair assignais, in and to al and hail the saidis tend
schavis of the paroche and kirk of Dvn, to gleibe and croft of the samyn,
to be and to begin, God velane, at the fest of Lammes, callit ad vincula
Sancti Petri, in the yeir of our Lord m. v° and fourtie yeiris, and frathin
furth to be haldin and hed, brukit, and wsit quiet frelie, weil, and in pace
be thaim, thair assignais and subtinentis as said is, in tak and asseda-
tioun of ws and our succesouris, with al fredomis, commoditeis, profeteis,
and rychtis, pertinence, pertenand therto, ay and quhil al and hail the
dais and termis of the saidis nynten yeris be fullelie and togiddir com-
pletit and byroun, without ony interruptioun of term or termis ; the
saidis Iohne Erskyne and Iohne his sonn, or the langest luffir of thaim,
thair assignais and subtinentis, of na greter degre na thaim self, payand
heirfor yeirlie to ws and our successouris the sowm of fif seoir of merkis
and sevin schelingis of vsual money of Scotland, be equal porcionis at
the termis wndirvritin, that is to say, fyftie merkis thre schelingis sax
penneis at the Purificatioun of our Ladie, callit Candelmes, nixt to cum,
and vther fyftie merkis iii s. vi d. at Lammes, callit ad vincula Sancti
Petri, immedietlie therefter followand, and sua termlie, fiftie merkis iii s.
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34 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
sax penneis quhil the saidis nyntene yeris be completit and biroun as
said is, alanerlie for al wther procurationis and chargis quhilkis mabe
askit or requirit of the saidis tend schavis and kirk of Dvn, with gleibe
and croft of the samyn induring the said space, and gif it sal happin the
saidis Iohne and Iohne his sonn, or the langest luffir of thaim tua, thair
assignais or subtinentis, to failze in the yeirlie payment of the saidis
fyf seoir of merkis and sevin schelingis at the termis aboun writin, or
[at] the forost within tuenty-sax dais efter ony terme within the saidis
nyntene yeris, than, and in that cais, we wil that thir our letres of asse-
datioun for ws and our successouris be of nain awail, bot expirit in thaim
self, and we and our successouris til haif fre dispositioun of our saidis
tendis to set til quhom we pless, and we, the saidis prioris and nunnis,
for svith bindis and oblisis ws and our successouris, lelelie and trevhe
be the fathis in our bodeis, and be the tenour of this writ, and wndir the
straitest seil and forme of obligatioun vsit within this realm, tQ warand,
acquiet, and defend to the said Iohne Erskyne of Dvn, and to Iohne his
sonn, and to the langest luffir of thaim, to thair assignais and subtinen
tis foirsaidis, al and hail the saidis tend schavis of the paroch and
kirk of Dvn, with the gleibe and croft of the samyn, with thair perti
nence, ay and quhil the said space of al and hail the termes of nyntene
yeris be fullelie and togiddir completit and biroun aganis al dedlie. In
witnes heirof to this our present assedatioun, subscriuit with our handis
at the pen, we haif appensit our commovn sele at Elcho, the secund day
of the moneth of Merche, and of the yeir of God ane thousand fif hun-
dreth thretty-nine yeiris, befoir thir witnesis, Alexander Dundas of Fyn-
gask, Robert Moncref, Schirs Andro Lesly, persovn of Strovan, Thomas
Wrycht, Robert Fynla, chaplanis, Dauid Hereis, with otheris diuers.
Eufeme Lesley, priores, Dame Cristene Moncreffe
written wyth qur hand Dame Isbel Barkley
Dame Katerine Lorimour Dame Cristene Redpethe
Dame Elspet Dame Evefame Lesle
Dame Margret Towrs Dame Helenour Stewart
Dame Eufame Swenton with all our handis
with our handis at the pen at the pen leid in
our cheptour hous

THE PUN PAPERS. 35
Die decimo quinto mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo
quadragesimo.
Quo die monitus est honorabilis vir Johannes Erskin de Dwn
ex eius propria confessione submittendo se jurisdictioni Brechinensi
promittendo pro se suis heredibus executoribus et assignatis ad satis
faciendum religiose domine Eufamie Lesly priorisse de Elcho et eiusdem
loci conuentui suisque procuratoribus et assignatis de summa centum
viginti mercarum monete Scotie infra hinc et festum Sancti Martini in
hieme proximum sub pena excommunicationis Insuper honorabiles viri
Alexander Dundass de Fingaske Alexander Guthre Kinblahmontht pro
curatores dicte Eufamie priorisse de Elcho et eiusdem loci conuentus
fatentur se plenarie et integre persolutbs nomine et ex parte prefatarum
priorisse et conuentus de summa centum mercarum monete Scotie in
parte solucionis gressume dictarum decimarum pretextu prescripti
assedationis eundem Johannem Erskyn de Dwn suos heredes executores
et assignatos de hujusmodi summa centum mercarum exonerando prout
exonerarunt in perpetuum Presentibus Willelmo Ramsay ciue ciuitatis
Brechinensis Dauid Dowglass Alexandro Guthre testibus ad premissa
vocatis pariterque rogatis.
Extractum de libro contractuum domini commissarii generalis Bre
chinensis. Ita est Thomas Swyntoun scriba
manu sua propria.
XXI.
TACK OF THE PARISH OF ARBUTHNOT BY JOHN ERSKINE, RECTOR
THEREOF, TO SIR THOMAS ERSKINE, KNIGHT, HIS FATHER— 7th
August, 1540.
Die vigesimo septimo mensis Augusti anno Domini millesimo quingen- Assedation of
tesimo quadragesimo sedenti pro tribunali honorabili et egregio viro Arbuthno'-
magistro Martino Balfour rectore de Dunnennache ac officiali Sancti
Andree principali in capella Sancte Anne infra ciuitatem Sancti Andree
loco consistorali eiusdem solito et consueto ad judicia reddenda et causas
audiendas Quo die Johannes Erskyn rector de Arbuthnot Sancti Andree
dioceseos attingens decimum tercium sue statis annum petiit nonnullos

36 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
curatores ad lites et negocia sibi dari etc. Prefatus dominus officialis
ex suo officio nobili dedit honorabilem et egregium virum magistrum
Henricum Sincler rectorem de Glasgow curatorem eidem ad lites et
negocia in vberiori forma Et prefatus Joannes jurauit quod premissa
fecit et petiit incompulsus et inchoactus ex suis propriis motu et volun-
tate Et prefatus magister Henricus jurauit de fideli administratione in
huiusmodi officio ad vtilitatem et commodum dicti Joannis Et super
premissis judex interposuit decretum et autoritatem ordinariam Super
quibus premissis prefatus magister Henricus petiit actum et instrumen
tum judicialiter presentibus ibidem magistris Alexandro Kynnynmontht
Johanne Burnet Jacobo Erskine Duncano Lewingstoun Dauid Rollok et
Waltero Fethy domino Roberto Merschel Joanne Sibbald et Thoma Kyn
nynmontht Extractum de libro actorum officialis Sancti Andree princi
palis die mense et anno Domini quibus supra.
Eodem die. Joannes Erskin antedictus rector de Arbuthnot Sancti
Andree dioceseos filius nobilis viri magistri Thome Erskin de Brechyn
militis cum consensu et assensu predicti magistri Henrici Sinclair rec
toris de Glasgow eius curatoris pro paternali dilectione quam habet apud
dictum suum patrem assedauit prout per presentes et tenore presentis
acti assedat predicto magistro Thome Erskin de Brechin militi eius patri
omnes et singulos fructus tam rectorie quam vicarie prefate sue ecclesie
parochialis de Arbuthnot cum manso gleba et pertinentibus eiusdem pro
spatio quinque annorum festum ad vincula Sancti Petri vltimi immediate
sequentium Quod festum erit termus introitus dicti magistri Thome
militis in et ad huiusmodi assedationem et continuantem per spatium
prefatum quinque annorum pro summa ducentarum librarum monete
Scotie per prefatum militem eidem Joanni Erskin rectori annuatim sol-
uendarum in festis inuentionis Sancte Crucis et ad vincula Sancti Petri
libere per equales portiones Incipiendo ad primum termum solutionis in
festo inuentionis Sancte Crucis proximo et continuando per spatium dicto-
rum quinque annorum Ipso domino milite sustentando omnia onera ordi-
naria et libere soluendo huiusmodi summam ducentarum librarum eidem
Joanni Erskin rectori antedicto in termis predictis annuatim Et moni-
tus erat idem rector de consensu sui curatoris ad obseruandam predictam
suam assedationem eidem magistro Thome militi eius patri per spatium
predictum sub pena excommunicationis et jurauit tactis scripturis sacro

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37

Sanctis ad sacra Dei euangelia juratis prefatus rector quod prefatam
suam assedationem per se seu quamcunque aliam personam in judicio vel
extra nunquam deuenire sub penis periurii infamie et violationis sue
fidei et aliis penis canonice apostolice et excommunicationis in vberiori
forma coram predictis legibus.
Extractum de libro actorum officialis Sancti Andree principalis.
Georgius Aikinsone
scriba manu sua subscripsi
XXII.
PRECEPT OF SASINE BY DAVID, EARL OF CRAWFORD, IN FAVOUR
OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN— 19th August, 1541.
Dauid comes Crawfurdie dominus Lyndesay dilectis nostris Johanni Precept of
Ogilwy Vilelmo Gaw magistro Johanni Frisall et eorum cuilibet con- meT]iS out 0f
iunctim et diuisim balliuis nostris in hac parte specialiter constitutis the ereat Cus_
salutem Quia dilectus noster filius Johannes Erskyne de Dvne noster trose, and is
Hbertenens vnius annui redditus quadraginta mercarum monete . Scotie merks out of
. . . . . Aberdeen , by
annuatim leuandarum de magnis custumis burgi de Montros Et alii the Earl of '
annui redditus quindecim mercarum monete predicte de magnis custumis Crawford, *°
* _ r °> John Erskine
regiis burgi de Abirdene annuatim etc. leuandarum ad terminos Penthe- of Dun— 19th
costes et Sancti Martini in hieme per equales medias portiones eosdem Au£ust> 15 1-
annuos redditus honorabili mulieri Margarete Lundy relicte quondam
Dauid Hoppringill de Smalehame hereditarie vendidit de nobis tenendos
in capite sub reuersione certam pecunie summam continente et nostro
regressu Quamquidem reuersionem dictus Johannes noster filius in omni
bus suis punctis et articulis perimpleuit et pecunie summam in eadem
contentam prefate Margarete persoluit et integre satisfecit et eaprop-
ter ipsa dictis annuis redditibus renunciauit et pro se et heredibus suis
et assignatis sursum reddidit et extradonauit imperpetuum prout in
strumenta publica desuper capta latius in se proportant Vobis igitur et
vestrum cuilibet precipimus et mandamus quatenus visis presentibus
indilate statum sasinam hereditariam et possessionem realem actualem
et corporalem dictorum annuorum reddituum quadraginta et quindecim
mercarum monete predicte annuatim leuandarum ut supra memorato Jo
hanni Erskyne de Dwn filio nostro vel suo certa actornato aut procura-

38 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
tori presentium latori secundum tenorem dicti nostri regressus et sui
antiqui infeofamenti per denarii traditionem iuste deliberetis et haberi
faciatis seu alter vestrum deliberet et haberi faciat sine dilatione et
hoc nullo modo omittatis Ad quod faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet
coniunctim et diuisim balliuis nostris antedictis nostram tenore presen
tium in hac parte committimus potestatem In cuius rei testimonium
presentibus manu nostra subscriptis sigillum nostrum est appensum
apud Dunde die decimo nono mensis Augusti anno Domini millesimo
quingentesimo quadragesimo primo coram his testibus Marco Ker de
Dolphintoun Dauid Lyndesay de Adzell Andrea Lunde de Benholme
magistro Johanne Lindesay de Blarefaden Ricardo Lunde domino Johanne
Farny et Harbarto Gledstanys notario publico cum diuersis aliis.
Dauid erl of Crawfurd.
Decimo die mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo
quadragesimo primo indictione decimaquinta pontificatus Pauli pape
tertii anno septimo magister Johannes Frisall balliuus in hac parte
infrascriptus dedit possessionem hereditariam quindecem mercarum de
magnis custumis burgi de Abirdene magistro Willelmo Erskyne pro
curator! et eo nomine Johannis Erskyne de Dwne virtute retroscripti
precepti per traditionem denarii argentis apud lye Trone dicti burgi hora
tertia post meridiem vel eocirca presentibus ibidem Thoma Cwsying
Willelmo Sinzour Valtero Reist Georgio Kyd Jacobo Currour Johanne
Ydill et domino Johanne Wrquhard capillano testibus.
Andreas Finlaius notarius
in premissis requisitus manu propria.

XXIII.
CHARTER, JAMES V., TO SIR THOMAS ERSKINE, KNIGHT, OF THE
CONSTABULARY OF MONTROSE— 6th November, 1541.
Charter of the Jacobus Dei gracia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre
Constabularie , . . . . . . . . c
of Montroes, sue clencis et laicis salutem Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hac pre-
Thomas senti carta nostra confirmasse dilecto familiari et consiliario ac secretario
Erskin— 6th nostra Thome Erskin de Brechin militi hereditarie Officium constabularie
Nov., 1541.

THE DUN PAPERS. " 39
de Montross jacentis infra vicecomitatum de Forfare Ratione quod
dictum officium in nostri et predecessorum nostrorum manibus vltra
memoriam homini absque ulla persona ad id jus seu titulum clamante
vacauit quamvis quondam Patricius dominus Gray vltimo defunctus
in eodem vnacum officio vicecomitis de Forfare per nostram infeodatio-
nem et tallie cartam per nos in nostra minoritate sibi desuper confectam
infeodatus fuerat Quequidem infeodatio et carta nostram per generalem
reuocationem reducuntur nee dictus quondam Patricius aut predeces-
sores sui ullam aliam specialem infeodationem hujusmodi officii prius
habuere et si aliquam habebant Andreas Stratoun de Lowristoun filius
senioris sororis ac vnus ligitimorum et propinquiorum heredum prefati
quondam Patricii domini Gray eedem renunciauit et cesset ac omne jus
clameum et juris titulum que et quod in et ad hujusmodi officium habuit
aut habere vendicare seu clamare poterit nobis extra donauit ad nostrum
voluntatis libitum libere disponere Insuper dedimus et concessimus
tenoreque presentis carte nostre damus et concedimus memorato Thome
militi heredibus suis et assignatis totum jus clameum et juris titulum que
quem et quod nos nostrique predecessores habuimus habemus vel habu-
erunt in et ad dictum officium cum suis pertinentiis et deuoriis eiusdem
ratione non introitus recognitionis forisfacture aut alias quouis modo et
consimiliter que et quod habemus seu habere vel clamare poterimus in et
ad hujusmodi officium cum deuoriis eiusdem ratione forisfacture de-
ducte contra Johannem olim dominum Glammys alteram nepotum et
heredum quondam Patricii domini Gray antedieti Tenendum et haben
dum totum et integrum predictum constabularie officium cum terris
piscariis firmis et deuoriis eiusdem prefato Thome militi heredibus suis et
assignatis de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate im-
perpetuum cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus profi-
cuis et asiamentis ac justis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque tam non nomi
natis quam nominatis ad predictum officium cum pertinentiis spectantibus
seu iuste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum cum potestate
memorato Thome militi heredibus suis et assignatis ad intromittendum
cum dicto officio et super eodem ad eorum vtilitatem et proficuum libere
disponendum nee non vnum vel plures deputatum seu deputatos in dicto
officio faciendum creandum et substituendum Et quod sasina eiusdem per
prefatum Thomam militem heredes suos et assignatos apud crucem fora-
lem burgi nostri de Montross omnibus temporibus conuenientibus in

40 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
futurum capietur et sumetur Faciendo inde annuatim dictus Thomas
miles heredes sui et assignati nobis et successoribus nostris seruicium
dicti officii constabularie vsitatum et consuetum tantum In cuius rei
testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi
precipimus Testibus reuerendissimo et reuerendo in Christo patribus
Gawino archiepiscopo Glasguensi cancellario nostro Georgio episcopo
Dunkeldensi dilectis nostris fratre naturali et consanguineo Jacobo
Morauie comite etc. Archibaldo comite Ergadie domino Campbell et
Lome etc. Malcolmo domino Flemyng magno nostro Camerario dilectis
nostris familiaribus Jacobo Kirkcaldy de Grange nostro thesaurario Dauid
Wod de Crag compotorum nostrorum rotulatore magistris Jacobo Foulis
de Colintoun nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico et Thoma
Bellenden de Auchnoule nostrarum justiciarie et cancellarie clerico ac
directore Apud Faulkland sexto die mensis Nouembris anno Domini
millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo primo et regni nostri vicesimo
nono.

XXIV.
CHARTER BY SIR THOMAS ERSKINE OF BRECHIN, KNIGHT, IN FA
VOUR OF JOHN ERSKINE, ELDER, AND JOHN ERSKINE, YOUNGER
OF DUN, OF THE CONSTABULARY OF MONTROSE— 9th February,
1541.
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Thomas Erskyn de Brechin
miles supremique Domini nostri regis secretarius salutem in domino sem
piternam Noueritis me non vi aut metu ductum nee errore lapsum seu
dolo circumuentum sed mea mera pura libera et spontanea voluntate
vtilitateque mea vndique preuisa et pensata concessisse vendidisse
alienasse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse necnon concedere ven-
dere alienare et hac presenti carta mea confirmare egregio viro et
nepoti meo Johanni Erskin de Dun seniori in libero tenemento ac vitali
redditu pro toto tempore sue vite et Johanni Erskin juniori suo filio et
heredi apparenti domino feodi de Dun in feodo et hereditate heredibusque
suis et assignatis Totum et integrum meum constabularie officium de
Montross terras piscarias et alia deuoria ad id spectantia cum omnibus

THE DUN PAPERS. 41
suis pertinentiis jacentia infra vicecomitatum de Forfar pro quadam certa
summa pecunie michi in mea magna vrgenti et cognita necessitate pre
manibus per dictos Johannem Erskin seniorem et Johannem Erskin juni-
orem gratanter et integre persoluta in pecunia numerata et in vsum
meum totaliter conuersa de qua teneo me bene contentum plenarie et
integre persolutum dictosque Johannem Erskin seniorem et Johannem
Erskin juniorem heredesque suos executores et assignatos de eadem
quietos clamo et exonero tenore presentis carte me imperpetuum Ten
endum et habendum totum et integrum predictum constabularie officium
de Montros ac terras piscarias et alia deuoria ad id spectantia cum
omnibus suis pertinentiis dicto Johanni Erskin seniori in libero tene
mento ac vitali redditu pro toto tempore sue vite et prefato Johanni
Erskin juniori suo filio heredibusque suis et assignatis a me heredibus
meis et assignatis de supremo domino nostro rege et successoribus suis
in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum Cum libero introitu et exitu ac
cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis
asiamentis ac iustis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque tam non nominatis
quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope
ad predictum constabularie officium terras et piscarias cum pertinentiis
spectantibus seu iuste spectare valentibu^ quomodolibet in futurum libere
quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace sine aliquo impedi-
mento reuocatione contradictione aut obstaculo aliquali et adeo libere
in omnibus et per omnia sicut egomet vel predecessores mei predictum
constabularie officium de Montross prius tenui seu possedi tenuerunt seu
possederunt cum potestate dicto Johanni Erskin seniori durante vita sua
et post eius obitum prefato Johanni Erskin juniori suo filio heredibusque
suis et assignatis constabularie curias de Montross tenentibus incolis et
inhabitatoribus burgi de Montross ac vicecomitatus eiusdem et omnibus
aliis quorum interest affigendi inchoandi affirmandi tenendi et quotiens
opus fuerit continuandi sectas vocari faciendi absentes amerchiandi
transgressores puniendi exitus amerchiamenta et eschaetas predictarum
curiarum leuandi percipiendi et ad eorum vsus proprios applicandi et
importandi et pro iisdem si opus fuerit namandi et distringendi Tenen-
tes et incolas memorati burgi et vicecomitatus coram quocunque iudice
aut iudicibus spiritualibus aut temporalibus pro vlla actione meum offi
cium antedictum concernente attachiati seu arrestati fuerint ad libertatem
et priuilegium mearum constabularie curiarum replegiandi reducendi et
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42 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
reportandi cautionem de eoleraith pro iusticia infra juris terminum par-
tibus conquerendi ministrandi prestandi et inueniendi deputatos vnum
seu plures sub ipsos cum clerico seriando iudicatore et ceteris aliis
officiariis et curie membris necessariis faciendi creandi et ordinandi pro
quibus respondere tenebuntur Et generaliter omnia alia et singula
faciendi gerendi dicendi et exercendi que ad constabularie officium in
premissis de iure seu regni consuetudine dinoscuntur pertinere etiam si
mandatum exigant magis speciale quam presentibus est expressum et
que egomet facerem seu facere possim si presens personaliter inter-
essem Ratum et gratum firmum atque stabile habens et habiturum
totum et quicquid dictus Johannes Erskin senior durante vita sua et
post eius decessum prefatus Johannes Erskin junior heredes sui et as-
signati eorumque deputati et bfficiarii in premissis seu premissorum
aliquo nomine regio rite duxerit seu duxerint faciendum Reddendo inde
annuatim dictus Johannes Erskin senior durante vita sua et post eius
decessum prefatus Johannes Erskin junior heredes sui et assignati su
premo domino nostro Regi et successoribus suis iura et seruitia de
dicto constabularie officio cum terris piscariis et aliis deuoriis eiusdem
et omnibus suis pertinentiis prius debita et consueta ac etiam iusti-
ciam partibus conquerentibus ut de iure congruit ministrando tantum
pro omni alio onere exactione questione demanda seu seruitio seculari
que de predicto constabularie officio terris piscariis et omnibus deuoriis
eiusdem cum pertinentiis per quoscunque iuste exigi poterunt quomo-
dolibet vel requiri Et ego vero prefatus Thomas Erskin de Brechin
miles heredes mei et assignati totum et integrum predictum contabularie
officium de Montros ac terras piscarias et alia denoria ad id spectantia
cum omnibus suis pertinentiis dicto Johanni Erskin seniori in libero
tenemento seu vitali redditu pro toto tempore vite sue et prefato
Johanni Erskin juniori suo filio in feodo et hereditate heredibusque
suis et assignatis in omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut
premissum est contra omnes mortales warantizabimus acquietabimus
et imperpetuum defendemus In cuius rei testimonium sigillum meum
vnacum mea subscriptione manuali presentibus est appensum apud
Edinburgh nono die mensis Februari anno Domini millesimo quingen
tesimo quadragesimo primo coram hiis testibus venerabilibus viris
magistro Henrico Sinclare rectore Glasguensi magistro Wilelmo
Erskin rectore de Duthell Waltero Erskin Waltero Hoppingill Andrea

THE DUN PAPERS. 43
Moncrief et magistro Johanne Burnet notario publico cum diuersis
aliis. T. Erskin manu propria.

XXV.
LICENCE, JAMES V., TO JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, AND OTHERS, TO
TRAVEL INTO FRANCE, ITALY, AND OTHER PLACES, FOR TWO
YEARS— 16th Aprii,, 1542.
Rex We, for the gud, trew, and thankfull seruice done to ws be oure
louittis, Johne Erskin of Dwne, Thomas Erskin, sone and apperand air
to Thomas Erskin of Brechin, knycht, our secretar, and Johnne Lamby
of Duncany, and for certane vthir resonable caussis and considerationis
moving ws, be the tenor heirof gevis and grantis licence to thame, and
ilk ane of thame, to pas to the partis of Franche, Italie, or ony vthiris
beyond sey, and thair to remane for doing of thair lefull besynes
for the space of twa yeris, eftir thair departing furth of this our realme,
and forthir induring our will, and attour to send, tak, or caus bring out
of our realme gould, syluer, and vthir money, and fynence for thair
furnesing to thame self, or ony vthiris thair procuratouris, actouris, and
factouris, during the said space, als oft as thai sail think expedient, and
will and grantis that thai sail nocht be callit, accusit, persewit, nor
incure ony danger or skaith in thair personis, landis, or gudis in ony
wiss during the space foirsaid, nochtwithstanding ony oure actis, statu-
tis, lettres, proclamationis, or chargeis, generale or speciale, maid or to
be maid in the contrar, or panis contenit therin, anent the quhilkis we
dispens wyth thame be thir our lettres, dischargeing all our iustices,
lieutenentis, wardanis, iustice clerkis, shereffis, stewartis, crownaris, ther
deputis, thesaurar, aduocate, lordis of our counsale, and all vthir our
officiaris and ministeris of our law, spirituale and temporale, present and
to cum, of all calling, accusatioun, trubling, persewing, and intrometting
with the saidis personis, thair landis or gudis thairfore, and of thair
offices in that parte for euir be thir presentis Subscriuit with our hand
and vndir our signete, at Striuling, the xvi day of Aprile, and of our
regnne the xxix yeir. James.

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XXVI.

JAMES V. TO SIR THOMAS ERSKINE, KNIGHT, AND DAVID LINDSAY
OF EDZELL— 19th October, 1542.
Anent the Rex We, be the tenour of thir presentis, giffis and committis power
first host. to QUr secretar, and Dauid Lindesay of Adzell, to put ordour to our liegiis
and tenentis of the erldome of Crawfurd, Dvn, Brechin, Adzell, and
Montross, anent thair furthcuming to our army and oist, and to caus the
vnable personis to mak the coist and furnissing vpoun mair able per
sonis that may nocht furnys thame self, to pas for thaim in our service
to our said army, nochtwith standing ony our letteris, proclamationis,
or chargeis past, that all maner of man cum fordwart to the said oist,
and inlikewiss, nochtwithstanding our commissioun of iusticiary and
letteris past thairupoun, grantit to our sheref of Forfar and his deputis,
anent the quhilkis we dispens be thir presentis Subscriuit with our
hand, and vndir our signete, at Edinburgh, the xix day of October, and
of our regnne the xxxw- yeir. James.

XXVII.
CHARTER BY SIR THOMAS ERSKINE OF BRECHIN, KNIGHT, IN FA
VOUR OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, AND BARBARA DE BEIRLE
HIS SPOUSE, OF THE LANDS OF KIRKBUDDO— 20th September, 1543.
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris uel audituris Thomas Erskyne de Bre-
chyne miles Salutem in domino sempiternam Noueritis me non vi aut
metu duetum nee errore lapsum dolo uel fraude circumuentum sed mea
mera pura et spontanea voluntate vtilitate et commodo meis vndeque
preuisis pensatis et consideratis vendidisse concessisse alienasse assig-
nasse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse nee non per presentes
vendere concedere alienare assignare et hac presenti carta mea confir-
mare honorabili viro et predilecto nepoti meo Johanni Erskyne de Dwne
et Barbare de Beirle eius coniugi et eorum alteri diucius viuenti in con-

THE DUN PAPERS. 45
iuncta infeodatione et heredibus masculos inter ipsos legittime pro
creatis seu procreandis quibus forte deficientibus heredibus propinqui-
oribus dicti Johannis quibuscunque totas et integras terras de Kirkbuddo
ac vnam petiam terre vocatam ly Hoyle Myln cum molendino granorum
extra torrentem terris molendinarijs ac multuris eiusdem cum vniuersis
et singulis suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum de Forfar pro
quadam certa summa pecunie michi per dictum Johannem Erskyne in
mea necessitate pre manibus persoluta [etc.] Tenendas et habendas
totas et integras prenominatas terras de Kirkbuddo [etc.J de suprema
domina nostra Maria Dei gratia Scotorum regina et successoribus suis
in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum Reddendo [etc.j seruitia debita et
consueta In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte mee manu mea
subscripte sigillum meum proprium armorum est appensum Apud ciui
tatem Brechinense die vigesimo mensis Septembris anno Domini millesi
mo quingentesimo quadragesimo tertio coram hiis testibus viz. Georgio
Erskyn Johanne Erskin rector de Turreff Waltero Cullace Johanne
Erskyne dominis Willyelmo Rynd Thoma Finlasoun capeUanis cum
diuersis aliis. T. Erskyne.

XXVIII.
CARDINAL BEATON TO THE LAIRD OF DUN.
Rycht honorable and traist cousing, I commend me hartlie to you,
nocht doutting bot my lord gouernour hes written specialye to you at
this tyme to kepe the diet with his lordship in Edinburght, the first day
of Nouember nixt to cum, quhilk I dout nocht bot ye will kepe, and
I knaw perfitlie your gude will and mynd euir inclinit to serue my
lord gouernour, and how ye ar nocht onnely determinit to serue his
lordship, at this tyme be your self bot als your gret wais and solista-
tioun maid with mony your gret freyndis to do the sammin, quhilk I
assuris you sail cum baytht to your hier honour and the vele of you
and your houss and freyndis, quhilk ye salbe sure I sail procure and
fortyfie euir at my power, as I haue shevin in mair speciale my mynd
heirintil to your cousing of Brechin, knycht : Praing you effectuosly to

46 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
kepe trist, and to be heir in Sanct Androwis at me this nixt Vedinsday,.
that we ma depairt all togydder by Thurisday nixt to cum, tovart my
lord gouernour, and bring your frendis and seruandis with you accor
dantly, and as my lord gouernour hais speciale confidence in you at
this tyme ; and be sure the plesour I can do you salbe euir reddy at
my pover as knavis God quha preserae you eteraall At Sanct Androwis
the 25th day of October. D. Cardinall
off Sanct Androwis.
To the rycht honorable
and our rycht trast cousin
the lard of Dvn.

XXIX.
CHARTER OF ARRAT AND OTHER LANDS TO ROBERT ERSKINE AND
KATHERINE GRAHAM HIS SPOUSE— 20th June, 1545.
Charter of Omnibus hanc cartam visuris uel [audituris] Thomas Erskyne de Bre-
tonhui &c chyne miles eternam in domino salutem Noueritis me quandam cartam
by John Ers- venditionis et alienationis omnium et singularum terrarum et villarum
eider,°to Robt. subsequentium [etc.] factam subscriptam et sigillatam per dilectum nos-
his second son trum Johannem Erskyne de Dwne seniorem predilecto nostro Roberto
by Thomas Erskyne filio secundo genito dicti Johannis Erskyne et Catherine Gra-
Erskine of hame filie Roberti Grahame de Morphy eius sponse et eorum alteri
Brechin su- . , . . . . . , ,.
perior— 20th diuitius viuenti m coniuncta infeodatione et heredibus inter ipsos legittime
June, 1545. pr0creatis seu procreandis quibus forte deficientibus heredibus dicti
Roberti quibuscunque Eandemque cartam per nos visam lectam in-
spectam et diligenter examinatam sanam integram non rasam non can-
cellatam nee in aliqua sui parte suspectam sed omni prorsus vitio et
suspitione carentem ad plenum intellexisse sub hac forma Omnibus hanc
cartam visuris uel audituris Johannes Erskyne de Dvne senior eternam
in domino salutem Noueritis me vtilitate mea diligenter considerata ac
filiale dilectione motum vendidisse concessisse [etc.] predilecto filio meo
secundo genito Roberto Erskyne et Catherine Grahame filie Roberti
Grahame de Morphy eius sponse [etc.] Totas et integras terras et villas

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meas sequentes viz. totam et integram dimedietatem omnium et singu
larum terrarum de Errot cum dimedietate molendini et multure ac ter
rarum molendinariarum eiusdem et dimidietatem terrarum de Lychtoun-
hill cum pertinentiis necnon totas et integras terras et villas de Pettyn-
dreiche et Nauthro cum vniuersis et singulis suis pertinentiis jacentes
in dominio de Brechyne infra vicecomitatum de Forfar pro carnali et
filiali dilectione quam habeo in dictum Robertum meum filium ac pro
quadam certa summa pecunie vsualis monete regni Scotie michi per
dictum Robertum Grahame nomine dotis pro matrimonio contracto inter
dictos Robertum Erskyn et Catherinam Grahame in pecunia numerata
plenarie et integre persoluta de quaquidem pecunie summa fateor me
bene contentum ac plenarie dictosque Robertum Grahame et Robertum
Erskyne suos heredes et assignatos pro me heredibus meis executoribus
et assignatis de eadem quietos clamo et imperpetuum exonero per pre
sentes Tenendas et habendas totas et integras dictas terras et villas
[etc.] prenominatis Roberto Erskyne et Catherine Grahame sue sponse
[etc.] de nobili domino Thoma Erskyne de Brechyne milite domino
superiore earundem [etc.] Reddendo inde annuatim dicti Robertus
Erskyne et Catherina Grahame et eorum alter diutius viuens et heredes
sui predicti dicto domino Thoma Erskyne de Brechyne militi suis heredi
bus et assignatis pro dictis villis et terris dimedietatum dictarum ter
rarum de Arrot molendini et multure eiusdem ac Lychtounhyle summam
tres decem librarum sex solidorum et octo denariorum vsualis monete
regni Scotie ad duos anni terminos festa videlicet Penthecostes et Sancti
Martini in hieme per equales medias portiones nomine feudifirme nee non
faciendo seruicium annuatim ad tria placita capitalia de Brechyne vna
cum duobus pedestribus armatis cum le halcrykis et pykkis sumptibus
suis propriis cum ceteris tenentibus dominii de Brechyne in seruicio
supreme domine nostre regine et suorum successorum in omnibus exer-
citibus et guerris totiens quotiens opus fuerit necnon pro dicta villa et
terris de Pettyndreiche summam vndecem marcarum monete predicte
et pro villa et terris de Nauthro summam duodecem marcarum monete
predicte ad duos anni terminos similiter ad festa viz. Penthecostes et
Sancti Martini in hieme per equales medias portiones cum tribus sectis
ad tria placita capitalia dominii de Brechyne ac duplicando dictas firmas
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48 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
feudifirme tantum pro omni alio onere seruicio seculari exactione ques-
tione seu demanda que de dictis terris de Arrot molendini eiusdem Lych-
tounhil Pettyndreiche et Nauthro cum omnibus et singulis suis perti
nentiis per quoscunque iuste exigi poterint quomodolibet uel requiri Et
ego vero dictus Johannes Erskyne de Dvne senior heredes mei et assig
nati totas et integras predictas terras [etc.] predicto Roberto Erskyne
et Catharine Grahame eius sponse [etc.] warantizabimus [etc.] In
cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte mee manu mea scripte sigillum
meum proprium est appensum Apud Caustrum de Brechyne die decimo
quinto mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo
quinto coram hiis testibus Jacobo Fentoun de Ogile Georgeo Falconar in
Findowry Johanne Grahame magistro [ ] cum diuersis aliis.
John Erskyne of Dwne. Qamquidem cartam ac venditionem et aliena-
tionem in eadem contentas in omnibus suis punctis ratificamus In cuius
rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis per nos sub-
scripte sigillum nostrum proprium armorum est appensum apud caustrum
de Brechin die vigesimo mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingen
tesimo quadragesimo quinto coram hiis testibus magistro Roberto
Erskyne decano Aberdonense Johanne Grahame Thoma Lyndesay Alex
andro Cullace dominis Willyelmo Rynd et Thoma Finlasoun capeUanis
cum diuersis aliis. T. Erskyne.

XXX.
MARY, QUEEN DOWAGER OF SCOTLAND, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN—
11th January, [1547-8.]
Traist freind, we grete you hartlie wele Forsamekill as we hard be
my lord of Montrose report of your gude will and mynde, schawin
annentis the defence of the liberte and commone wele of this realm,
and of your gude seruice done onto our derrest dochter, your souerane,
and hir autoryte, quharof we hartlie thankis you, praying you till con-
tynew in the samyn, as ye haue done in tymes bipast, nocht dowtand
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haue sic support of freindis hastelie for the relefe of this cuntrie ffurth
of trubill, that is now instant, that ye and honorable men sic as ye,
salbe thairthrow so glaidlie confortit, that ye sail think you to haue
chosin the best part to haue had you sa trew and honorable agains the
enemys, for the defence of this your natyve realm, quhilk sail not faill
till be grefe, fere, and skayth till otheris that hes done the contrar ;
Quharfor we think ws addettit till do onto you sic plesour as we
may, according our dewtie, the quhilk we sail nocht faill till accom-
plishe in euery behalf, conform to your gude deserving, and God
Almychty conserue you At Striueling castell the alevynt day of Januar.
la bien vostre
Marie R.
To our traist freind
the larde of Dvn, &e.

XXXI.
MARY, QUEEN DOWAGER OF SCOTLAND, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN—
12th March, [1547-8]?
Traist frend, we gret you hartlie weill, Forsamekill as we ar surlie Charge anent
informit that thair is certain schippis, at the port of Montroise, in pur- nassyng'
poise to pase furtht of the realme with wictall, quhilk is contrar the
commone weill gif that ony schip or schippis pase, herefor it is our
will, and alse charges you, that gif thar be ony schippis lading, or to
be lading with ony victallis, that ye arreist the samyn, and escheit
thame till our use, the quhilk to dow, we committ to you our full power,
and alse we aduertyst you of siclik, at your departing, and thus weill
fair ye At Stirling the 12th day of Merche instant. la bien vostre
Marie R.
To oure weill belouit and traist
frend the lard of Dwn, and
prouest of Montrose, &c.

50 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

XXXII
INSTRUMENT OF POSSESSION, IN FAVOUR OF WILLIAM RYND OF
THE RECTORY AND PREBEND OF ARBUTHNOTT— 19th August, 1548.
In Dei [nomine] amen per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter et sit notum quod anno incarnationis Dominice milles
imo quingentesimo quadragesimo octauo mensis vero Augusti die deci
mo nono indictione sexta pontificatus sanctissimi in Christp patris
et Domini nostri domini Pauli diuina prouidentia pape tercii anno deci
mo quinto In mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia per-
sonaliter constitutus discretus vir dominus Andreas Arbuthnot procura
tor et eo nomine discreti etiam viri domini Willielmi Rynd rectoris
ecclesie de Arbuthnot Sancti Andree diocesis ac prebendarii capelle
Regie Beate Marie de rupe prope ciuitatem Sancti Andree de cuius pro-
curatoris mandate michi notario publico subscripto liquide constabat
documento habens et tenens in manibus suis prouisionis et collationis
literas dictarum rectorie et prebende de Arbuthnot per nobilem et reuer-
endum dominum Jacobum permissione diuina commendatarium perpet-
uum prioratus ecclesie metropolitane Sancti Andree et Johannem Wyn-
rame sacre theologie professorem dicte ecclesie suppriorem et eiusdem
sede hac vice vacante vicarios generales coniunctim constitutes ac loci
ordinarios dicto domino Willielmo Rynd per liberam et puram resigna-
tionem nobilis et illustris viri Johannis Erskyn illius vltimi possessoris
rectoris et prebendarii factam Quas discrete viro domino Johanni Cum-
ingson curate pro tempore dicte ecclesie ad manus tradidit eundemque
humiliter requisiuit quatenus vigore huiusmodi collationis ipsum pro-
curatoris nomine quo supra in realem actualem et corporalem posses
sionem dictarum rectorie et prebende induceret et inuestiret Qui vero
curatus vt obedientie filius volens mandatis huiusmodi (vti decuit) in
omnibus parere et obedire prefatum dominum Andream Arbuthnot pro-
curatorem et eo nomine quo supra in realem actualem et corporalem
possessionem seu quasi tam rectorie vicarie et prebende de Arbuthnot
per introductionem in choro ac deliberationem calicis libri missalis orna-
mentorum summi altaris et clauium dicte ecclesie de Arbuthnot vt moris
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THE DUN PAPERS. 51
formam et effectum dictarum collationis et literarum ordinariarum sibi
desuper factarum null6 opponente seu contradicente Super quibus omnibus
et singulis prefatus dominus Andreas procuratorio nomine quo supra a
me notario publico subscripto sibi fieri petiit presens publicum instru
mentum vnum vel plura Acta erant hec in choro dicte ecclesie parochi-
alis de Arbuthnot hora octaua ante merediem aut eocirca sub anno die
mense indictione et pontificatu supra Presentibus ibidem honorabilibus
viris Roberto Arbuthnot de eodem Jacobo Arbuthnot in Fwthes Dauide
Arbuthnot Johanne Smyth et me domino Florentino Rede notario publico
requisitis in premissis cum diuersis aliis etc.
Et ego Florentinus Reid presbiter Brechinensis diocesis publicus
sacra authoritate apostolica notarius [etc.]

XXXIII.
MARY, QUEEN DOWAGER OF SCOTLAND, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN—
29th August, 1549.
Traist freind we grete you hartlie wele Forsamekill as we haue res-
sauit your writing tueching the cuming of the capitane Beauschastell
and his cumpany, It wes nocht our mynde till take ony of your heretage
fra you, nor yit till forget your gude seruice vnrewardit, bot as ye ken
your desire wes of artalre and men to the fort, and sowdardis will neuer
make obedient seruice without thai haue ane capitane till command
thame, that is na strangear to thame, and it is nocht our mynde that ye
suld want ony thing that pertenis to you, bot that thai suld be vsit be
your command and aviss, and gif thare be ony cuntre men that will
think or say othirwayis nor it is wele of the cuntre and alis youris, we
vndirstand wele that thai kepe nocht ane trew part nor mynde for the
wele thairof, for quhat wald it avale the keping of that fort, bot gif it
war for the sauffte of the hale cuntre, for and we war othirwayis myndit
we mycht causs make ane othir fort in quhat part of that cuntre we
plesyt, and fortyfy the samyn, quhethir thai cuntre men will or nocht, that
thinkis ye do nocht your dewtie : praying you herfor that ye will haue
regard to your awn wele in that behalf, or nocht take hede to the consall
that is nocht for your wele nor yit for the wele of the cuntre, considering

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that we haue made report to the king oftymes of your gude seruice, and
of your houss, and will not faill till causs the sam be rewardit quhilk we
haue promyst to you, and as we think the entering of the said capitane
sail relefe you of part of cummyir and pyne, and God conserue you At
Edinburgh the 29 day of August, 1549.
We think strange that thai men suld cum thare and nocht be ressauit,
for we assure you thai cum thare in na entent bot till kepe that fort, and
nocht till hurt you in your heretage or ony othir thing, and als it is
nocht best that this thing suld be done, considering we haue writing
sa mekill guid of your part to the king, or that now ony thing suld be
schawin of you in the contrar. la bien vostre
Marie R.
To our traist freind
the larde of Dun, &c.

XXXIV.
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEAN OF ABERDEEN, THE PARSON OF
ARBUTHNOTT, AND JOHN ERSKINE, ELDER OF DUN— 23rd April,
1552.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, ws, Sir Vilyem Rynd, persone
of Arbuthnot, with consent and assent of ane venerabil man maistir
Robert Erskin, den of Aberdeen, and that becaus I the said Sir Vilyem
haf maid mandatories, and constitut procuratouris in the cwrt of Rom
to resyngne my said personry of Arbuthnot in the fawouris of the said
maistir Robert, reserwand to me alanerle the pension of tuenty lib.
yerly, we grant ws to haif set to ane rycht honorabili man, and to his
assignais and factouris, Jhone Erskin of Dwn, eldar, al and haill the
frutis of the said personry of Arbuthnot, and vicarage of the samyn, for
the space of thre yeris, for the yerly payment of thre hunder merkis be
yeir, as the said assedatioun beris at mayr lyntht ; and be the tenour of
thir presentis we, the saidis Sir Vilyem and maistir Robert, grantis ws
to haf rasauit fra the said Jhone Erskin of Dwn ful contentatioun and
payment in nomerit mony and vther plesouris done to ws, the sowm of

THE DUN PAPERS. 53
nyne hundretht merkis for the saidis thre yeris, and ve grant and vil
that this present vrit be ane sufficient acquittance for the haill and com-
pleit thre yeris : quhilkis yeris of our assedation beginnis at Lammes, in
the yer of God m. vc and fifty-to yeris, and induris for thre yeris thair-
efter, conformit to the said assedation, prowidynd alwayis gif it hapins
ws or ony of ws to decess, that our aris or executouris be nocht oblist
nor bundin to refund or restor the saidis ix hunder merkis agane to the
said [Jhone] Erskin or his aris or assignais, qwhowbeit that we decess
befor the isshay and furtht rynnying of the saidis thre yeris takkis, and
nochtwithstandyng the said payment maid as said is, the said Johne
Erskin and his assignais sail relef ws of all ordinar or extra ordinar
chargis as subsedis or taxationis, gif thai happin to cum within the tym
of the forsaidis thre yeris of his takkis. In vitnes heir of, this present
vrit is subscriwit with our handis at Brechin, the 23 day of April, in the
yeir of God m. v° and fifty-to yeris, befor thir vitnes, Sir Thomas Stil,
Sir Androw Fynlasoun, and Androw Gordon, vith vthers diuers.
Sir Wilyem Rynd persone
Arbuthnot with my hand,
R. Erskin, den of
Aberden.

XXXV.
COLLATION OF THE CANONRY AND RECTORY OF ARBUTHNOT,
CALLED THE PREBEND OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, OR
CHAPEL ROYAL OF ST. MARY, DE RUPE, [KIRKHEUGH] TO MR.
ROBERT ERSKINE, CANON OF THE SAME.— 14th July, 1552.
Joannes miseratione diuina archiepiscopus Sancti Andree regni Scotie
primas ac cum potestate legati a latere sanctissimi Domini nostri pape
et sancte sedis apostolice legates Dilecto nobis in Christo Roberto
Erskin canonico collegiate ecclesie siue capelle Regie beate Marie de
Rupe prope et extra ciuitatem Sancti Andree Salutem in domino No-
bilitas generis literarum scientia uite ac morum honestas aliaque lauda-
bilia probitatis et uirtutum merita super quibus apud nos fidedigno
commendaris testimonio nos inducunt ut tibi qui de nobili genere pro-

54 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
creatus et in artibus magister ut asseris existis reddamur ad gratiam
liberales teque amplioribus fauoribus et gratiis prosequentes ilia tibi
fauorabiliter concedamus que tuis commoditatibus fore conspicimus oppor-
tuna Cum itaque canonicatus et rectoria de Arbuthnot nuncupata pre-
benda ecclesie siue capelle Regie beate Marie de rape prope et extra
ciuitatem Sancti Andree per liberam resignationem dilecti nobis in
Christo Willelmi Rynd nuper ipsius ecclesie canonici de illis quos tunc
obtinebat in manibus nostris sponte factam et per nos admissam uaca-
uerint et uacent ad presens nos tibi [etc.] canonicatum et prebendam
predictos que de jure patronatus serenissime Scotorum regine forsan
existunt ac quorum fructus redditus et prouentus uiginti quinque libra
rum sterlingorum secundum communem estimationem ualorem annuum
ut etiam asseris non excedunt siue ut premittitur siue alias quouis modo
aut ex alterius cuiuscunque persona seu per similem resignationem dicti
Willelmi uel cuiusuis alterius de illis extra Romanam curiam etiam
coram notario publico et testibus sponte factam aut constitutionem
felicis recordationis Joannis pape xxii que incipit Execrabilis uel asse-
cutionem alterius beneficii ecclesiastici quauis auctoritate collati uacent
etiam si tanto tempore uacauerint quod eorum collatio iuxta lateranensis
statuta concilii ad sedem apostolicam legitime deuoluta ipsique canoni
catus et prebenda dispositioni apostolice specialiter uel alias generaliter
reseruati existant ac super eis inter aliquos lis cuius statum presentibus
haberi uolumus pro expresso pendeat indecisa Dummodo tempore date
presentium non sit in eis alicui specialiter ius quesitum cum plenitudine
iuris canonici ac omnibus iuribus et pertinentiis suis auctoritate apos-
tolica nobis concessa et qua fungimur in hac parte tibi conferimus et de
illis etiam prouidemus Quocirca dilectis nobis in Christo nostro officiali
Sancti Andree principali et Alexandro Galloway rectori de Kinkel ac
Jacobo Gordon rectori de Lomei ecclesie Aberdonensis canonicis per
presentes mandamus quatenus ipsi uel duo aut unus eorum per se uel
alium seu alios te uel procuratorem tuum nomine tuo in corporalem
possessionem canonicatus et rectorie de Arbuthnot nuncupate prebende
iuriumque et pertinentiarum predictarum ponant et inducant auctoritate
nostra et defendant inductum amoto exinde quolibet illicito detentore
facientes te uel pro te procuratorem predictum ad prebendam hujusmodi
in dicta ecclesia siue capella Regia in canonicum recipi et in fratrem
stallo tibi in choro et loco in capitulo ipsius ecclesie siue capelle cum

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dicti iuris plenitudine assignatis [etc.J Nos enim tecum ut unacum canoni-
catu et rectoria nuncupata prebenda predictis quatenus curati existant
unum sin autem quecunque duo curata seu alias inuicem incompatibilia
secularia beneficia ecclesiastica etiam si parrochiales ecclesie uel earum
perpetue uicarie aut dignitates personatus administrationes uel officia in
cathedralibus etiam metropolitanis uel collegiatis ecelesiis et dignitates
ipse in cathedralibus etiam metropolitanis post pontificales maiores aut
collegiatis ecelesiis hujusmodi principales seu talia mixtim fuerint et ad
dignitates personatus administrationes uel officia hujusmodi consueuerint
qui per electionem assumi eisque cura immineat animarum si tibi alias
canonice conferantur aut eligeris presenteris uel alias assumaris ad ilia
et instituaris in eis recipere et quoad uixeris retinere illaque simul uel
successiue simpliciter uel ex causa permutationis quoties tibi placuerit
dimittere ac loco dimissi uel dimissorum aliud uel alia simile uel dis-
simile aut similia uel dissimilia beneficium seu beneficia ecclesiasticum
uel ecclesiastica duo duntaxat ut prefertur incompatibilia etiam ut pre-
mittitur qualificata similiter recipere et quoad uixeris modo et forma
pre expressis retinere libere et licite ualeas dicta auctoritate tenore
presentium de specialis dono gratie dispensamus [etc.] Datum Edinburgi
Sancti Andree dioceseos anno Incarnationis Doininice millesimo quin
gentesimo quinquagesimo secundo idibus Julii pontificatus sanctissimi
Domini nostri pape Julii iii anno tertio. A. Forrest, secretarius. T. Bleid,
abbreviator. Anno Incarnationis Dominice m. ccccclij die decima quinta Julii
retroscriptus Willelmus principalis resignauit et literas retro-
scriptas expeditiohi consensit ac jurauit. T. Bleid notarius.

XXXVI.
LICENCE TO THE LAIRD OF DUN AND ANOTHER TO REMAIN FROM
THE RAID AT JEDBURGH— 26th October, 1552.
Regina We with awyise and consent of oure derrest cousing and
tutoure James, Duke of Chatteau la Rautt, Erie of Arrane, Lord Hamil-

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toun, protectoure and gouernour of hir realme, haif grantit and gevin,
and be the tenour heirof grantis and gevis licence to oure weilbelouit,
Johnne Erskin of Dvn and Williame Fullartoun of Ardo, his servand, to
remane and byid at hame fra this present raid convenit in Edinburgh, de-
, vysit be oure said derrest gouernoure, to pas fordwart with him to oure
burgh of Jedburgh, and will and grantis that he sail nocht be summond,
callit, nor accusit thairfoir, nor incur ony skaith or daungeir thair
throw in his persoun, landis, and guidis in ony wyise in tyme coming ;
nochtwith standing ony oure actis, statutis, proclamationes, letteres, or
chargis, generale or speciale, maid or to be maid in the contrair, or ony
panis contenit thairintill, anent the quhilkis we dispens with thame be
thir presentis for evir, dischargeing the lordis of oure counsale, oure
iustices, iustice clerkis, shireffis, stewartis, crownaris and thair deputis,
and all vthiris oure jugeis and officiaris present and to cum, and thair
deputis, of all summonding, atteching, arreisting, adiornaying, accusa-
tioun, calling, following, and persewing, proceding, vnlaying, poynding,
trubling, or intrometing with the saidis Johnne and Williame thair
landis and gudis thairfoir, and of thair offices in that parte, be thir
presentis for evir Subscriuit be oure said derrest gouernour, and
gevin vndir our signet, at Edinburgh, the xxvi day of October, and of
oure regnne the tent yeir. James G.
XXXVII.
ATTORNEY FOR JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN, AND BARBARA DE BARLE,
HIS SPOUSE, BY QUEEN MARY— 1 5th June, 1357.
Maria Dei gratia Regina Scotorum Omnibus probis hominibus suis ad
quos presentes litere peruenerint salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus
Willielmum Stewart vel eorum aliquos vel aliquem in
attornatos vel attornatum dilectorum nostrorum Johannis Erskin de
Dvn et Barbare de Barle eius sponse in omnibus negociis et loquelis
placitis et querelis motis seu mouendis ipsos Johannem et Barbara m
tangendis seu tangere valentibus quibuscunque diebus et locis contra quos
cunque et coram quibuscunque Quare vobis precipimus et mandamus

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quatenus dictos Willielmum Stewart vel eorum aliquos
vel aliquem quos vel quem presentes vel presentem esse contigerit tan-
quam attornatos vel attornatum dictorum Johannis et Barbare in pre
missis recipiatis presentibus post annum minime valituris In cuius rei
testimonium has literas nostras sibi fieri fecimus patentes Apud Edin
burgh decimo quinto die mensis Junij anno regni nostri decimo sexto.
Attornatus pro Johanne Erskin de Dvn
et sua sponsa etc.

XXXVIII.
THE COUNSEL GIVEN BY THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ABERDEEN,
TO THE BISHOP THEREOF— 5th January, 1558.
At Abirdeine quinto Januarij 1558.
The counsall gevin be the deyne and cheptour of Abirdeine to my
lord bischope of Abirdeine thair ordinar, at his lordschpis de
syre, for reformatioun to be maid and stancheing of hereseis
pullelant within the diocie of Abirdeine ; and the ordour pre
scriuit to be obseruit to the sammyn effect.
In primis, that my lord of Abirdene causs the kirkmen within his lord
schipis diocie te reforme thame selfis in all thair sclanderus maner of
lyving, and to remoue thair oppin concubinis, alsweil grete as small,
vnder sic panis as is contenit in the law and actis provinciall j and the
cheptour of Abirdene sail do siclyk amangis thayme in all scharpest
maner, conforme to the law, alsweill on thair selfis, as thair seruandis,
or ony vther personnis duelland vndir thair jurisdictioun.
Item, for preching to be maid within the hail diocie, that thair be send
letteris monitouris vpon the haill personis, abotis and prioris, to caus
preching to be maid within thair kirkis betuix this and Fasternis evin
nixt, at leist anis on ilk paroche kirk, and ane vther tyme betuix that
and Pasche, with continewatioun, conforme to the actis provinciall, vnder
panis contenit thairintill : and failzeing thairof, that my lord causs send
ane precheour to euer ilk kirk that is nocht prechit in Lentren thair-
efter ; and to tak vp the panis thairof, to be applyit to certane precheouris
to be send throw the diocie ; and letteris to be direct thairvpon, vpon the
fermoraris thairof, conforme to the statut provinciall ; sua that the peple

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be nocht in danger becauss of inlaik of precheing of the trew catholik
fayth. And siclyk, sequestratioun of all frutis to be maid vsque ad refor-
mationem ecclesiarum pro parte rectorum ; and writingis to be maid thair-
vpon be my lord to thame all that ar absent, to cum and mak residence
within the diocie and chanonrie of Abirdene, and to reforme thair kirkis,
and causs prechingis to be maid thairintill, according te the actis.
Item, to this effect, the statute of resedence to be put to executioun,
conforme to the fundatioun super septima.
Item, anent the ordour and proceding twicheing reformatioun of sic
enormeteis as is within the dyocesie : —
In primis, to send ane summondis contra infamatas personas de heresie
quod compareant coram episcopo decano et capitulo suis in hac parte
consiliariis et assessoribus ad videndum et audiendum se plecti et puniri
secundum juris ewiyentiam et qualitatem dilicti vel puryandum se purya-
tione canonica. Necnon et propter absentiam ab ecelesiis suis parochialibus
diebus saltern dominicis et siynanter quia non dediynantur interesse sacri-
jicio misse. And quhen thai cum, to examine thame, quid sentiunt de
sacramento altaris et de potestate ecclesie et sacrificio misse et rellquis
ecclesie sacramentis ; and to gif resoun of thair fayth and beleif, secundum
discretionem examinantis, conforme to the scriptour ; quhilk summondis
sail be send to thair duelling placis that ar within the diocie, and execut
be ane preist notar with thre honest wyttnes at the leist, becauss thai
cum nocht to thair paroche kirkis, or at thair paroche kirkis on ane
Sonday, or ony solemnit haly day.
Item, to this effect, to constitute maister Nicoll Hay scribe in this
besynes, and maister Thomas Fresser and Alexander Pape, procuratouris
fiscalis in this and all vther causis : and euery ane of the thre to haif ten
merkis, to be pait at the Senze be the deyne of Mar, and to be allowit in
his comptis. And inlyk maner maister Robert Lumisdale principali
procuratour pensionar bayth to my lord and cheptour, to be requirit to
procure in the sammyn, and the forsaid scribe to direct all letteris, and
to be subscriuit be him, de mandato reuerendi patris, and to haif ane
speciali seil to be maid to that effect. And quhat beis done thairintill,
my lord to ratefy, stand at, and appreue in all poyntis.
Item, to require my lord Huntlie, baize of the bischoprik of Abirdene,
and all vtheris fewaris of the sammyn, for outsetting, defence and man-
teinyng of the Catholic fayth, to be present with my lord of Abirdene and
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respectiue ; and in caiss of my lord Huntleis absence to causs sum prin
cipali landit man of his lordschipis kyn to be in reddynes in his lord
schipis place, as he beis requirit for assistente.
Item, to send certane granatouris to New Abirdene, Banchore Terne,
Echt, Kynerne, Midmar, Auchindore, and Kefne, to moneis all thaim
that ar art, parte, reid, or counsall of the byrnyng of the kirk of Echt, or
casting doun of ymagis in ony kirkis within the diosie of Abirdene, to
revele the sammyn to my lord of Abirdene or his commissaris in that
part : and cursingis to be execut solemnitlie thairupon at the mercat
crocis of New Abirdene and Auld Abirdene. And that the premisses be
the help of God may tak the better effect, the deyne and cheptour for-
saidis humlie and hartlie prayis and exhortis my lord thair ordinar, for
the honour of God, releif of his awn conscience, and weill of his lord
schipis dyosie, eveting of grete sclander, and becauss all thai that ar
contrarius to the religioun Cristiane, promittis faythfull obedience to the
prelatis, swa that thai will mend thair awn lyvis and thair inferiouris,
conforme to the law of God and haly kirk ; In respect heirof that his
lordschip wald be sa gude as to schew gude and edificatyve example ; in
speciale in removing and dischargeing him selff of cumpany of the gentill
woman be quhom he is gretlie sclanderit ; without the quhilk be done,
dyuerss that ar pertinax sayis thay can nocht accept consall and correc-
tioun of him quhilk will nocht correct him self ; And inlyk maner, nocht
to be our familiar with thame that ar suspect contrarius to the kirk, and
of the new law ; and that his lordschip evaid the sammyn : that quhen
his lordschip plesis to vesey the feyldis to repois him self, [he] cheis sic
cumpany as efferis till his lordschipis awn estate ; and causs his lord
schipis seruandis to reforme thame selfis ; becauss nixt him self, it semis
him to begyn at his awn houshald. Quhilkis premisses being done, the
saidis deyne and cheptour beleius in God that all sail cum weil, to the
honour of God, and generall reformatioun of the haill dyosie of Abir
dene : and thai promes to his lordschip thar hartlie concurrence and
assistence, with honour, seruice, and obedience, at thair vter power.
R. Erskyne decanus Aberdonen. Patricius Myrtoun thesaurarius Abd.
Ja. Strathauchin a Balheluy. Joannes Leslie de Murthlak ff.
Joannes Watson de Clat ff. Arthurus Taillefere de Crechmond.
Jacobus Gordoun de Lonmay. Willelmus Cambell de Tulynessill.
Alexr* Bryd succentor. Alexr> Andersone sub principalis
cacus Abd.

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XXXIX.
PRECEPT, JAMES, EARL OF MURRAY, REGENT OF SCOTLAND, TO HIS
COMPTROLLER, ANENT THIRDS OF BENEFICES— 2nd November, 1567.
Comptrollar It is our will and we discharge you off all melling or in-
trometting with ony thriddis of benefices assignit to the ministeris, for
thair stipendis of the thre seoir sax yeris crope, bayth of siluer and
victuallis, bot suffer and permit thame and thair collectouris intromet
thairwith, sell and dispone the same at thair plesour, conforme to
thair assignatioun, without ony stop or trublans of you ; and gif ye haif
intromettit or sauld alreddy ony parte of the said victuallis, that ye
caus the same be restorit and randerit agane to the saidis ministeris,
and thair collectouris, to be sauld and disponit be thame as thai think
expedient, quhilk salbe thankfullie allowit to you in your comptis be the
auditouris thairof, quhome we charge to defalk and allow the same,
keipand thir presentis for your and thair warrand Subscriuit with our
hand at Edinburght the second day of November 1567. James, Regent.

XL.
JAMES VI. AND COUNCIL TO THE LAIRD OF DUN, RELATIVE TO
THE PERSONS AND GOODS IN THE HOUSE OF REDCASTLE— 14th
May, 1578.
Missiue— the Traist freindis we greit you hertlie weill. According to our former
Malestie letteris send you it is our mynd, be the aduise of our counsale, that the
personis being in the hous of the Reidcastell, bot cheiflie Johnne
Stewart, brother to our cousing James, lord Innermeith, sail efter the
randering of the hous of the Reidcastell, be saulflie and without all
harme convoyed to our presence, be sey or land as ye sail think maist
sure and expedient, and that ye ressaue the said house of the Reidcas
tell, with all guidis and plenessing being within and about the same,
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cousing, vpoun inventair, and keip thame in your handis and possessoun,
quhill eftir hering of the principali mater be ws and our counsale we
send you new and further directioun, as ye will ansuer to ws thairvpoun ;
ffor quhilk this our lettere salbe to you sufficient warrand Subscriuit
with our hand at our castell of Striueling, the 14 day of May, and of
our regnn the tuelft yeir. James, R.
Leuinax.R. Dunfermling.
To oure traist freind the lard of Dwn,
and Robert Erskin his sone and apparand air,
or ather of thame. XLL
ADAM ERSKINE, COMMENDATOR OF CAMBUSKENNETH, TO ROBERT
ERSKINE, YOUNGER OF DUN— 10th May, 1579.
Treist freind, eftir maist hairtlie commendatioun ye sail wit that the
kingis grace hes directit his missiue to the laird your fathair, to be heir
vpone the fyftene day of this instant, and that for tryell of my lord of
Atholis pussoning, and to that effect the king hes ordanit his haill coun
sall to be heir present at the said day : Thairffoir ye sail do all ye can
at your fatheris hand to forder him heir with diligenss, ffor my ladie
Athoill, togidder with sindrie of my lord of Athoilis freindis, is to be
heir at the said day ; I dout nocht bot ye will do thairin as ye tender
the kingis estait and my lord of Maris weill and honour ; ffor thair is
sindrie gret materis to be intrettit at the said day, the quhilkis giff
thay be weill handillit at this tyme, it sail put my lord to the gretter
rest As ffor newis I haif nane bot sic as your fathair sail lat you un
derstand : the king nor my loirdis freindis can be content of ane excuiss
at this tyme, the rest referris to meting Committing you to God,
frome Streueling castell the tent day of Maii 1579.
Euer your assurit
A. Cambuskynneth.
To his maist assurt friend,
the larde of Dvne yongar.

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XLII.

DAVID, EARL OF CRAWFORD, TO ROBERT ERSKINE, YOUNGER OF
DUN.— 13th August, 1579.
Rycht trest cousing, eftir our maist hairtly commendationis, this pre
sent is to schaw you that we ar suirly intermit that Jhone Lyoun,
younger off Cossonis, is presently in Striuling awaiting on Mr Thomas
Lyonis ordors, and specially in our contrair quha come with the maistir
off Glammis as ane of the mest speciali interpryssouris to haiff murderit
ws in our bed, quhilk wes fer by his dewetie, and that in respect the
maist parte of his lewing that presently he hes to leiff vpoun he haldis
off ws in wedset wnder redemptioun, quhilk we as yit wald nathir re-
deme our selff nor yit mak na vther assigney thairto, albeit that syn-
dry tymes we haiff fund occasioun mowit be him to haiff done wther-
wayis, and the small dewety that he aucht to pay yeirly to ws we culd
neuir obtene thankfull payment thairoff, quhilk hes mowit ws to persew
him be ordour of law, and hes obtenit lettres off horning on him for
the sam caus, quhilk lettres with the execwtionis thairoff we will re
quest you mest effectuisly to ressaue, and to present thame to the king
his maiestie, quhen ye find the said Jhone Lyoun within the castell,
and that ye will report to the kingis [grace] his dissobeysance, altho
he be presently at his [graces] home, and to beseik his [grace] that
ordour may be fund thairintill Thus nocht douting off your guidwill
and kyndnes towartis ws heirin, as we salbe redy to acquite the sam
quhen it sail pleis charge Comitting yow in God's eternal! protectioun,
ffrome Cairny the xiii off August, 1579.
Youris maist assurit to our power Craufurd.
To our rycht traist cousing,
Robert Erskin off Dun, younger.

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XLIII.

WARRANT FOR RENDERING THE HOUSE OF REDCASTLE— 20th Sep
tember, 1579.
Traist freind we greit you hertlie weill It is now fund and decernit be
decreit of ws and lordis of our secreit counsale, that the hous of the
Reidcastell, being now in your handes, salbe deliuerit to our consignace
the lady Innermeith, scho findand cautioun for payment making to you
of the chargeis and expensis maid be you in keping of the same, and
now seing our cousigne and seruand Johnne Stewart, brother to the
lord Innermeith, is to repair in that cuntrie, and that be ressoun of
the deidlie feid standing betwix him and sindrie your nychbouris he
is in danger to be persewit thairfoir we will desyre you maist effectuus-
lie that ye will vpoun the recept of this our lettere deliuer the hous
to our said seruand, that he may mak his residence thairin for the
better saulftie of his persoun during his remaning in that cuntrie, he
findand sufficient cautioun to you for pament of the said chargeis and
expensis maid be you, as ye will do ws acceptable seruice and gude
pleasour. Thus we commit you to God at our castell of Striuiling, the
xxvi day of September, 1579. James R.
R. Dunfermling.
To oure traist freind
the laird of Dwn, eldare.

XLIV.
JOHN HEPBURN, MINISTER OF BRECHIN, FARNWELL, AULDBAR,
KILMOIR, BUTTERGILL, AND CUIKISTOUN, TO JOHN ERSKINE
OF DUN, SUPERINTENDANT OF ANGUS AND MEARNS— 23rd March,
[1579?]
Honorabili scir, efter most hartlye commendatione off seruice in the
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your synodall conuentione to be haldin at Montros the xxiii day of Merche
instant, and efter the sicht theroff hes don (as I vnderstand) according to
your mynd and tenour off your wreting: we haue ordenit our comis-
sionaris, and hes authorised them with our comissione and instructions,
besydis that we haue summonid yit onis agen Jamis Striling, citiner off
Brechine, quha wes summonit afor and conformit nocht according as the
proscess quhilk I delywert to your selff on hors bak behind the yardis
proportis ; I summond him vpon your wreting as I heid your lettres,
therfor giff he compiris ye will tak ordour with him as ye think good,
and als giff he compiris nocht, giff your sentence and mak me aduertis-
ment theroff. Appardon my heymlye conferens in sik mater's ; als ther is a
vder callit Walter Grym summond, quhois crymis the rider and comis-
sionars will schow you at lenth. Maruell nocht scir that I hawe nocht
kepit dyet my selff, for I haue sik vrgent and noyhswm impediment as
the rider and comissionars can declar, that I may neder sit stand nor ryd
commodiuslye, and giff I sail so continew sail nocht be abill to journey
with you toyward Striling : nocht ellis now. Comittand you to the pro-
tectione off the Lord our God at Brechine this xxiii off Merche, be youris
at comand, John Hepburn.
To the richt honorabili lord of Dwn,
superintendent of Angus and Mernis.

XLV.
THE REVEREND THOMAS SMETON, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN, SUPERIN
TENDANT OF ANGUS AND MEARNS— 30th July, 1580.
Grace mercie and peace
Of our proceadinges in our generall assemblie, and sute in court thir
many days bypast, our brother Mr Andro Myll, quha always assistes
with his presence and counsell, can give you mair speciali information
then we ar able presentlie to put in writt Quhat succes our maters
sail have in counsell we ar yit incertain, but fearis it sail not be accord
ing to our desire, and the necessitie of this horrible confusion, quhilk
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have beine to vs confortable and maist profitable for the weightie maters
we have in hand, quhilk seing it hes pleasit God be the weakness and
disease of your body to deny vs, we maist earnestlie request you that
from tym to tym ye will lett vs vnderstand your godlie counsell and
iudgement concernyng the vphold of thir ruynous wallis of afflicted
Jerusalem. The Lord God preserve you for the confort of your puir
brethren, and defence of his cause in thir maist dangerouse dayes
From Sanct Andres the xxx of Julij 1580.
Your brother to his power for euer.
Thomas Smeton,
at the command of the brethren send in commission.
To the right honorable lard of Dune,
superintendent of Anguse and Merns.

THE LAIRD OF DUNIPACE TO THE LAIRD OF DUN.
My lord, eftir my very hertle commendationis, pleis vpoun the reset off
your lettere for vptakin off sum controuersies fallin out in my faderis
hows, I reparit to the Mernis, quhair I fand ane precept directit to sum
mon me befoir the prisbetre of Montross for accusing Anne Gib, vitch,
with vtheris. Albeit the prisbetre off Montross vas nather my ordinar,
nor the vitches, Anne Gibbis, sche bein within the Mernis, and I within
Stirling, nor my bretherin the complenaris, the ane bein within Brechin,
the other lykvayis within the Mernis, I comperit, bein maist villin
to chalenche and accwse the vitch onlie, quha vas put to libertie, by my
vill, as instrument tane tbairvpone vill testefi. I fand the bretherin of
the prisbetre villin, and at ther desyr the controuersie and tryell off ma
teria in our avin hows vas remittit to ane certane off ministri and frindis,
with ane day apoyntit for meatin this, befor nowin : that efter nowin sum
off the otheris intentit aganst me, my serwandis, and mony ma gen
tlemen (I cumming first be your lettere, nixt be your precept in your lord
ship's awin town, quhair as ye ar supreme magistrat) I refer to be de-
clarit to your cietizens and ministre This far I thocht guid to aduerteis
your lordship : I think your lordship and I ar beyth mony vayis interest,
and befor I taik ony cours for redressin I man craiff your lordship's
adwys and counsell, quhilk I vill follow, esteiming your rowm age and

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as thai ar No forder presentlie, remittin the particulars be my
cwsin I commit your lordship in Goddis eternall protection
Your lordship's most humble to be commandit J. Levingstoun.
From Donypace this Tysday. Sein I haiff nocht the commodete to con
fer with your lordschip, I craiff your lordschips ansuer in wret.

XL VII.
PRESENTATION TO THE ALTARAGE OF ST. MARGARET, WITHIN THE
CHURCH OF DUNDEE, BY THE CONSTABLE OF DUNDEE.
To the reuerend in God, Johnn. Erskin of Dun, superintendent of
Anguiss, Gowrie, and Starmouth, &c, James Scrimgeour, constable of
Dunde, patroun of the altarage vnderwritin, wissith grace, mercie, and
peace frome God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, with per-
petuale incress of the Halie Spirit for salutatioun Forsameklle as the
altarage that vas superstitiouslie erectit in the honour of Sanct Mar
garet Quene, situat within the kirk of Dunde, is be full richt vacant in
my hand, patron of the samyn, be the decess of vmquhile Dauid Lwde
chaiplane, last possessour of the samin, quhairof the nominatioun and
presentatioun of ane competent persone pertenis heretablie to me in pa
tronage, and to confer and gif collatioun and institution thairapone
belangis vnto you as bischop and superintendent of the samyn ; and in
consideratioun that the patrimonye and almouss quhilk pertenit to the
said altar aucht and suld be distribut and bestowed vnto ane gud per
sone applying him self to godlie vsis, Thairfor I James Scrimgeour,
constable and patron forsaid, haif nominat and presentit, and be tenour
heirof I nominat and present Robert Gray, lauchfull sone to Patrik Gray
of Ballegerno, scolar of gud ingine, hable to incress in lituratur and
sciences, ciuile and diuine, to the said Sanct Margaretis altarage,
annuale rentis, proffittis, and pertinentis thairof vnder specifiit, videlicet,
ane annuale rent of fyve markis vsuale money of Scotland, to be liftit
and vptakin yearlie of all and haill that tenement of land quhilk pertenit te
the vmquhile airis of Patrik Frostar, lyand in the said burgh of Dunde, in
the marcat gait on the north syd, betuen the land of vmquhile William

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Straachchin at the est part, and the vmquhile Berclay at the
west part, and ane vther annuale rent of twentie schillingis money foir
said, to be liftit yerelie of the land of vmquhile Dauid Craail, lyand on
the south syd of Argalisgait in the said burgh, betuen the land of the
said vmquhile Dauid at the vest part, and the land of vmquhile Dauid
Balbirny at the vest, and ane vther annuale rent of tuentie-sex schillingis
aucht pennyis to be vptakin yerelie of the said vmquhile Dauid Balbir-
nyis land, lyand on the south syd of Argalisgait in the said burgh, betuen
the land of vmquhile Dauid Caraile at the est, and the land of the
vmquhile airis of vmquhile Thome Tailyour ; and ane vther annuale rent
of sevin schillingis to be liftit yerelie of vmquhile Richard Smallis land,
lyand on the north syd of Argalisgait in the said burgh, betuen the
common gait paseing to the clay pottis at the vest part, and the land of
Johnn Halden at the est part ; and ane vther annuale rent of thre
schillingis sex pennyis to be vptakin of the said vmquhil Johnn Halden's
land, lyand betuen the said vmquhile Richard Smallis land at the west,
and the land of vmquhile Johnn Achleck at the est ; and ane vther
annuale rent of thretten schillingis four pennyis to be Hftit yerelie of
vmquhile Johnne Wilyis land, lyand on the north syd of the Kirk Wynd
of the said burgh betuen the land of vmquhile sir Patrik Telling at the
est, and the land of the samyn sir Patrik Telling at the vest ; and ane
vther annuale rent of twentie-thre schillingis four pennyis to be liftit
yerelie of vmquhile Johnn Thomson's land, lyand on the south syd of the
Mwrresgait in the said burgh, betuen the land of vmquhile maistir
William Carins vicar of Glamis, at the est, and the land of vmquhile
Johnn Irland, and sumtyme pertenit to Richard Scot, at the vest part ;
and ane pece land of the burgage lyand on the south syd of the Flucar-
gait of Dunde, betuene the land of vmquhile Johnne Siluer at the vest,
and the commone vennell passing to the see at the est part, with thair
pertinentis, extending in the hail to aucht pundes sex pennyis of yerelie
annuale vith the said pece land, to be liftit and vptakin yeirlie, vsit and
disponit be the said Robert during his liftime, to support his buirding and
expens at grammar Bcoles and scholes of vniuersiteis in his minorite, and
to by his bukis to help his studie, to the fine, that he may cum to per-
fectioun of knawlege, and be plantit in the kirk of God to maintene the
religioun and set furth the gospell of Jesus Christ ; Quhairfor I nocht
onlie desyr bot also requestis you to prowid the said Robert Gray for

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his liftime dewlie in the foirsaidis altarage and annuale rentis and pece
land aboue specifeit, pertening to the samyn, be gewing to him collatioun
and institutioun vpon the samyn in forme as efferis : prouiding alwayis
that gif ye sail hald the samyn altarage in your hand be the space of ane
moneth ondisponit to the said Robert, sa presentit be [me, or giff it sail
happen that the said Robert being provydit thairuntill, to change
said] altarage, or transfer his rycht thairof to ony vther persone, and at
the tyme of his decess, in thir caisis and euery ane of thame I vill, and als
decerne be thir presentis that the electioun, nominatioun, and presenta-
tioun of ane vther qualifeit persone to [succeed him] the said altarage, sail
[comport] and returne to me my airis and assignais als oft as ony of
the said caisis sail happin, that ve may dispone thairapone according to
the fundatioun and our rycht quhilk we haif thairintill, in vitnes of the
quhilk thing to thir our lettres of presentatioun subscriuit vith our
hand, my proper sele is affixt att Dudop the achtene day of January,
befor thir witnes, James Scrimgeour of Hendersone, Willyame Ogillwe,
and Robert Wedderburne, and wtheris dyueris. J. Constabyll of Dunde.
XL VIII.
JAMES VI. TO THE PROVOST AND BAILLIES OF DUNDEE— 12th March,
1580.
Xraist freiendis we greit you weill For ordour taking with this no
torious and professit rebellioun of James Gray, sonne to our traist
cousing Patrik lord Gray, and his complices, withhalderis and detenaris
of the house of Reidcastell, notwithstanding of our hiest charge of trea-
soun direct to thame for delyuerie thairof to the officiar executour of the
same, we haue thocht conuenient for removing of the exemple of sic
insolence from any subiect professing our auctoritie, to direct our com
missioun to the laird of Dun, younger, with power to him thairin, to
conuocat our liegis in weirlyke maner, and to forbeare na kinde of w eare-
lyke ingyne that in any way may serve to the recoverie thairof furth of
thair handis, Quhairin, becaus we haue imployit the concurrence of your
toun amangis vtheris, we will desyre you earnistlie to conforme you to
the said commissioun in all poinds, and put the same to present execu-

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tioun as ye will do us hartlie pleasur and gud service Thus we commit
you to God at Halyrudehouse this xii of Marche 1580. James R.
To our traist freindis the prouest and baillies
of our burght of Dvndie.

XLIX.
WARRANT TO THE LAIRD OF DUN, YOUNGER, TO DELYUER THE
REIDCASTELL TO THE LORD INNERMAITH— 14th March, 1580.
Rex. Johnne Erskin younger of Dwn we greit you weill It is our will
and we charge you, that ye, incontinent efter the sycht heirof, rendir and
delyuer in -ithe handis of our traist cousing James lord Innermaith, the
house of Reidcastell lautlie recoverit be you furth of the handis of James
Gray and certane his adherentis, together with the haill plenising and
insycht ye fand thairin, be inuentour thairof subscryuit with your hand,
to the ende it may thairby be testifeit quhat and howmekill ye recoverit
thairof, or intromettit with, at your first entrie to that place, and that ye
mak the haill dores within the house opin and patent vnto you to that
effect, as ye will ansuer to ws, keiping thir presentis for your warrand
Subscryuit with our hand at Halyrudehouse the xiv day of Marche 1580.
James R.
James Steuart.

THE EARL OF MONTROSE AND JOHN MAITLAND, SECRETARY; TO
JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN— 18th November, 1584.
Jesus. My lord and fader efter maist hartly commendationis I re-
sauit your letter, ass alsua delyuerit your letter to the kings maiesty,
quha tuik all your aduys in gud part, except the conuenying of the
mynistre togidder quhill obediens be first to his maiesty's statutis, and
to this effect his maiesty is content to send you an commissioun for the

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mynistre off Anguss and Mernis, with the form of ane band to be sub
scryuit be the said mynistrie within your jurisdictioun, in conformitie to
the band the mynistre hess subscryuit in thir quarteris, and seing that
the mater debetable is nocht ane mater of consiens, I think ye sail do
ueill to accept the king's maiesty's gud will and fauor in gud part, for his
maiesty hess that gud oppynioun off yow that he will be layth to see any
seditioun provyit or mynistrat in your bundis, for his maiesty is alwayss
uell myndit to yow in your particular, giff that the causs be nocht in
your selff, for truly his hiness hess alss gud oppynioun off you at this
present, ass he hess off any subiect in Scotland Sua luking for your
consent in the premissis, I committ you in the protectioun off Almychty
at Edinburgh xviii daye off Nouember, anno 1584.
Your seruant to powar
Montroiss.John Maitland.
To the rycht honorabili
the lard off Dun this deluyer.

LI.
PATRICK, TITULAR ARCHBISHOP OF ST. ANDREWS, TO THE LAIRD
OF DUN— 22nd January, 1584-5.
Pies your lordship I receavit your lettere : and quheir your lordship in-
quyris of the commissioun, I vnderstand the samyn vas directit to your
lordship, be that samyn messinger quha cariit the letteres to me ; the
desyr of his maiesties obligatioun extendis no forthir bot to his hienes
obedience, and of sik as bearis charge be lawfull commissioun in the
cuntrie, quheirof his maiestie hes maid ane speciali chose of your lord
ship : as for the diocese of Dunkeld, I think your lordship will vnderstand
his maiesties meining at your cuming to Edinburght, and as ffor sik
pairtis as is off the diocese of Sanct Androwis, in the Merns and Anguse,
I pray your lordship to tak ordour thairin for thair obedience and con
formitie, as your lordship hes done befoir, that they be nocht compellit
to travell forthir bot thair suspendis may be rathir helpit nor hinderit
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vork, as ye bestowit mony in your tyme for ane Godly tranquillitie in the
estait, quhilk we will luik for at the tyme appoyntit ; willing your lord
ship in that quhilk pertenis to the diocese of Sanct Androwis, to do as
ye do in Brechein, and assuring your lordship ye sail do his maiestie
acceptabill seruice. Mr Robert Pont is heir, and avattis with me and
vthiris vpoun your lordship cuming to Edinburght Swa committis your
lordship verie hartly to God From Sanct Androwis the xxii of Januar
1584. Your lordships verie assurit in the Lord,
P. Sanct Andros.
To the richt honorabili
the lerd of Dune.
The kingis commissioun send [your] lordship vas directit to Mr. James
Melvin in Arbroth.

L1I.
THE BRETHREN UPON THE EXERCISE OF MONTROSE, BRECHIN, AND
MEARNS, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN, SUPERINTENDENT OF ANGUS
AND MEARNS— 29th January, 1584r-5.
Pleis your lordship upon the recept of your lordship's aduertisementis
directit to our ilk exercise, we repairit to Montros the xxviii of Januar
instant, thanking God for your lordship's cairfulnes in the common
cause, and for your regairds alsua to our particular weilfare : quhair
our conwention wes thocht to haif the less grace throch your lordship's
absence, quhilk wes grytumlie desirit of ws all ; the tua obligationis being
presented be Mr. Hendre Duncan, that quhilk wanted the condition wes
thocht hard to agree with, aluais the other lyikit the brethren best, and after
guid deliberation they haif subscrivit the same, haifing a gud hoip that
God quhilk se mitigat the apperant straitnes of the said obligation will
also work dayile mair to our confort, if we sail with thankfull hartis
depend wpon him. Thair is some apperance of daunger if the said sub-
scriptionis be nocht presentit before the first of Februar to his maiestie.
Your lordship, as ye haif,carit to keip the brethren fra grite trtfbill and
skaith at this tyme, sua alsua your lordship will foresee and be cairfull

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heirof. Their is apoynted some out of ilk exercise to attend wpon your
lordship at the tyme of assignationis, as your lordship will aduertise, to
wit, Mr. James Fullarton for Brechin, Mr. James Meluile or Mr John
Fullarton, as ye sail lyik best for Montros, Patric Bonkill or Mr Johne
Cullane for Mernis. Thus referring farther quhow matters heir hes pro-.
cedit to Mr. Hendre aduertisment, we committe your lordship to the
protection of God From Montros the xxix of Januar 1584, be
Your lordships awin servantes to be commandet in the Lord,
The brethren wpon the exercise
of Montros, Brechin, and Mernis.
To the richt honorabili the laird of Dwn,
Superintendent of Anguse and Mernis. LIII.
SUMMONS AT THE INSTANCE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ANGUS
AND MEARNS, FOR PAYMENT OF HIS STIPEND— 9th September,
1585.
James, be the grace of God king of Scottis, to our louittis James Fal-
covnere Messengeris our shereffis in
that pairte coniunclie and seuerallie speciallie constitute, greting fforsa-
mekille as ite is humelie menete and schovine to ws be our louite Jhone
Erskyne of Dwne, superintendent of Angws and Mernis, that quhar
there is assignete to him for his seruice in the said office, the sowmes
of monay and victuvalis vndervryttine, viz., thrie hunderete xxxvij lib.
xi s. vi d. to be payite as followis, that is to say out of the siluere thrid
of Arbrothe ane hundereth lxx lib. iiii s. ii d. 3 pairt d. oute of the
thrid of Covpeire Iii lib. xvi s. vi d., 3 pairt d. Charterhouss xxii lib.
x d., oute of the Jedbroche and Restennete xxv lib. vi s. viii d., the
thrid of the preceptorie of Bassendow xiii lib. vi s. viii d., Thamas
Knox' annavele in Brichine xii d., oute of the thrid of the personage of
Edwie xxvii lib. ii s. ii d. 3 pairt d. and xxvi lib. xiii s. iiii d., to be payite
oute of the pricis of the victovallis of Kinnelle, be takmene of perisoneris
therofe in mony, and oute the thrid of the fayte of the abbosie of
Arbrothe four calldere xii bollis, 3 pairt bole, oute of the thrid of the
beire therof saxis scaldere xiiii bollis iii firlotis 1 pek 3 pairt pek, and oute
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bischoprik of Brichin iii bollis 3 pairte bole, oute of the thrid of the beire
therof fwye scaldere ii bollis 3 pairt bolle oute of the thrid of the meill therof
iii chaldere ii bollis as at meire lenthe is continente in the exstrak of assig-
natione maid to him therapone, of the crope and yeire of God m. vc fourscoire
fyve yeiris, schavine and producite to the lordis auditoris of chekkere
Oure veile is herfore, and ve scerge you, and commandis that in con
tinente thire our letteris sene, ye passe, and in our name and autoritie
command and scerge the abbote of Arbrothe, the bisscope of Brichine,
the abbate of Covpeire, the prioris of the Charterhous, the abbate of
Jedbroute, the presceptor of Bassendow, the persone of Edwie, and the
taxmene of the kirk of Kinnielle, theire chalmelans and factors, and all and
sindrie fewers, laboraris, tennentis, takismene, and perisoneris of the kirkis,
and tovnis, of benefice thirdis forsaidis, and all vtheris instrometters,
[with the] fruitis therofe, and addettete in paymente of the same quhat
some evere in generalle, and be thire name in speciale as ye sail be in-
formite, that thay and ilk ane of them reddilie ansuer, intende, obay and
mak thankfulle paymente to the said complenere, his factoris and serui-
toris in his name, and to none vtherise, off the monay, quhite beire, and
meill abowe vryttine, assignate vnto him as said is oute ofe the beste
and redieste paymente of the fruitis of the benefettis foirsaidis, quhar he
sail gif you ane bill of the crope and yeire of God m. v° fourscoire fywe
yeiris instante, vithin tenne dayis nixte eftir they be scergite be you therto
ondere the pene of rebellione, and putting of them to our home, and gif
thay feillie, the saidis tone dayis biane baypaste, that ye incontinente
thereftere, denvnce the dissobayaris our rebellis, and pute them to our
horne and eschete, and inbringe all ther movvabille guids to our vse for
ther contempsione, and gif neid bies, that ye poinde and distrenzie ther-
fore, and als that ye in our name and autoritie sequestrete and arrest
all and sindrie the fruittis and rentis of the forsaidis benifece, to denvnce
ondere sequestratione and arrestmente in the tennentis and penseneris
handis, ai and quhill the said complenere be completlie payite of the
monie and victuallis forsaidis, certifienge them, and thay mak paymente
of one perte therof to one vthere persone or persones, quhill he be first
completlie payite as said is, thay sail be compellete to pay this same of
new agane to him, conforme to the comone ordere, accordinge to justece,
becaus the said letteris auditoris of our said cakkere hes sene the as-
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and seuerallie, our fulle povere be thire our letteris, delayueringe them
be you, dewlie exsecuite and indorsite, agane to the berere Gifine ondere
our signete at Strivelinge the ix day of Septembere, and of [our] ringe
the nynetine yeire 1585. ex deliberatione dominorum scaccarii
James Falconor mysenger, wyth my hand.

LIV.
FACTORY, JOHN ERSKINE, ELDER OF DUN, TO JOHN ERSKINE OF
LOGY— 20th October, 1586.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letteres me, Johne Erskyne of
Dwne, superintendent of Angus and Mernis, to haif maid, constitut, and
ordint, and be the tennour heirof makis, constitutis, and ordinis my
weilbelowit oy, Jhone Erskyne of Logye, my werray lauchtfull vndoutit
factour and vptaker of all and haill my pensioune of stipend, alsveill of
money as of victuall appoyntit to me be the kirk, and assignit of the
cropt and yeir of God jaj vc four seoir sex yeiris, except allenerlie the
victuall assignit to me to be ressauit furth of Fordes, Tayak, and New-
biggine, geuand, grantand and committand to the said Jhone Erskyne
my full and plane power for me, and in my name krerewe, resawe, in-
tromeit, and vptak all and haill my foirsaid stipend, alsveill victuall as
money, to the vse, vtilitie, and profeit of me the said Jhone Erskyne of
Dwne, my airis or assignayis quhatsumeuer, of the foirsaid crop and yeir
of God jaj vc four seoir sex yeiris, acquittances and dischairges vpone his
resait of the saidis sowmes of money and victuall, to the delyueraris
thairof, to mak, subscrywe, and delyuer, quhilkis be thir presentis I
afferme to be sufficient as my awin ; as alsua hes gewin as be the tennour
heirof giffis to the said Jhone Erskyne of Logye, my full and plane power
to sell and dispone the said haill victuall of my foirsaid stipend, contenit
in my said assignatioune, provyding the said Jhone get and delyuer to
me sufficient acquittances and dischairges of the victuallis assignit be me
to James Grahame in Petbeidlie, Agnes Lyndsay in Crago, Heleine Ful-
lartoune in Baluelie, and Robert Keith in Montroiss, and that of sa
mekill as the said Robertis father had befoir, and generallie all and sin-

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drie vtheris thinges to do, vse, and executt anent the premisses, as I
mycht haif donne myself befoir the making heirof ferme and stabill, and
attour I sett, and do assedatt to the said Jhone Erskyne all and haill the
victuall and siluer contenit in my assignatioune, excep the victuall re-
serwit to my self, and to vtheris assignit as befoir is specifyeth, to be vsit
and disponit be the said Jhone as his awin proper of the four seoir and
sex yeiris crope, he paying to me for the same ane thousandis merkis
vsuall money of this realme, thairof four hundereth merkis at the making
of this vretting, or at the first day of Nouember nixt, the vther sex
hundereth merkis to be payit befoir the feist of Vitsonday nixt, and gif
he obtenis to me ane acquittance of the four hundereth merkis quhilk I
am awand to Georg Erskyne, burges of Montroiss, betuix this and Vit
sonday, sal be to him as ane sufficient dischairge of sua mekill of the
sowme, and for securitie of the same I haif subscriwit with my hand this
letter and sett, at the Torvod the four and tuentie day of October, the
yeir of [God] jaj v° four [seoir] sex yeiris, befoir thir witnes, Patrik
Mawll of Panmvir, younger, Alexr> Erskyne in Glaskenno, James Wil-
soine, and Charlis Ogilwye. Jhonne Erskyn of Dun.
To the factorye and sett of the lairdis assignatione
to his sone Jhone Erskyne of Logye.

LV.
LETTERS OF REVERSION BY JOHN ERSKINE, FIAR OF DUN, IN FA
VOUR OF JOHN ERSKINE OF LOGY, HIS FATHER— 28th October, 1588.
To all and sindrie quhome it efferis to quhais knawlege thir presentis
sail cum, Jhone Erskene fear of Dun, son and apperand air to Jhone
Erskene of Logy, Greting in God, Wit your uniuersiteis, that albeit my
said father in respect of the contract of mariage maid betuix ane nobill
and potent lord, Robert lord Altre for him self, and in name and behalf
of maistres Margaret Keyth his dochter, now my spous, and the said
maistres Margaret with hir said fatheris consent for hir self and hir
interes on the ane pairt, and the rycht honorabili Jhone Erskene, elder,
franktenementar of Dun my grandschir, Robert Erskene. fear of Dun my

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guidschir, and my said father, for thame selfis, and in my name and
behalf, and takand the burding one thame ffor me on the vthir pairt, ol
the dait the dayis of the yeir of God ane thou
sand fyue hundrethe fourscoir aucht yeiris, did infeft me heretablie in fie,
in all and haill the landis of Logy Montroiss, miln, millandis, multuris
sequelis salmond fischeings, cruvis, landis ,of Towmondis, pairtis, pen
dicles, annexis, connexis, and pertinentis thairof, with tennentis, tennen-
dreis, and seruice of frie tennentis of the samyn, lyand within the sheref-
dom of Forfar, reserving my said fatheris lyifrent thairof during his
lyiftyme ; Lykas I am infeft in fie in all and haill the landis and
baronie of Dun, Logy, Arratt, and landis of Glentoun, or Invirvin of
Montroiss, lyand within the said sherefdome, quhairvnto my said father
hes gevin his express consent, as in the infeftmentis and saisingis maid
to me thairvpone at lenth is contenit, and now wnderstanding of the
singular guidwill and fauour schawin to me by my said father be the
saidis contract and infeftmentis, without all respect haid to the remanent
his bairnis, and how thay suld be put to proffeit, and without considdera-
tion thairof, and I nocht willing to abuse the greit benefeit done to me
be my said father, to the hurt and greif of my brother and sisteris, bot
that thay suld be provydit to ane honest and sufficient lyif, and that
dew provisioun may be maid to that effect, baith for releif of my con
science and for releif of my said fatheris burding thairof Thairfoir, and
for diuerss vtheris gude caussis and considderationis moving me, I will
and grantis, and be thir presentis, be the faith and treuth in my bodie
lellalie and treulie bindis and oblissis me and my airis to my said father,
that quhat tyme or howsoun it sail happin him be him self, or his pro-
curatouris in his name, in his lyiftyme allanerlie (secludand all vthiris)
to content, pay, and thankfullie delyver to me and my airis maill, mentionat
in the said contract, within the paroche kirk of the burgh of Montroiss,
vpone ane day betuix the sone rysing and doun passing of the samyn, ane
roiss nobill of gold, or aucht pundis wsuall money of this realme, havand
curs of payment thairin for the tyme, as for the availl and price thairof,
than to renvnce and resigne frelie, quitclame, discharge, ouirgif, and
delyver fra me my airis quhatsumeuir and assignais, to the said Johnne
Erskene of Logy my father, all and haill the saidis landis of Logy
Montroiss, myln, myllandis, multuris, sequelis, salmon fischeingis, cruvis,
landis of Towmondis, pairttis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, and perti-

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nentis thairof, tennentis, tennendreis, seruice of frie tenentis of the
samyn, with all charteris, preceptis, and instrumentis of sasine maid to
me thairvpone, and all richt, title, interes, clame of richt, propertie and
possessioun quhilkis I haid, hes, or ony wayis may clame or haif thairto,
to the effect that my said father may vse and dispone thairvpone as his
proper heretage at his plesour fra thinfurth, provyding I my airis and
assignais be lauchtfullie warnit to the reseatt of the said roiss nobill or
price thairof foirsaid, personalie or at our duelling place, vpone the
premonition of fourtie dayis of befoir, in presens of ane famous notar and
witnesses as efferis, and if I my airis or assignais fraudfullie absent ws
thairfra, being lauchtfullie warnit thairto as said is, than and in that
caiss my said father sail haif full and fre regres and ingres agane, in and
to the saidis landis of Logy Montross, miln, millandis, multuris, sequelis,
fischeingis, cruvis, landis of Towmondis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, con
nexis, and pertinentis thairof, tennentis, tennendreis, and service of the
tennentis of the samyn, propertie and possessioun thairof, siclyik as he
haid of the samyn befoir the making of the saidis contract and infeft
mentis ; nevirtheless the said roiss nobill or price thairof forsaid, in the
handis of ane of the baillies of the said burgh of Montroiss, to the vtilitie
and proffeit of me my airis and assignais to be consignit, and put all
fraude and gyle secludit and away put. In witness quhairof to thir
presentis subscryvit with my hand, my propir seall of armis is appendit,
at Brechine the tuentie-aucht day of October, the yeir of God ane thou
sand fyue hundrethe fourscoir aucht yeiris, befoir thir witnessis, William
Fullertoun, Ardow, William Thomson procuratour in Dundie.
Jhone Erskyne, sone to Jhone Erskyne of Logy,
with my hand.
William Fullartone of Ardo witness.
William Thomsovn witnes.

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LVI.
TRANSLATION BY ALEXANDER, LORD SPYNIE, IN FAVOUR OF JOHN
ERSKINE OF DUN-43th August, 1600.
At Edinburgh the xiii day of August, the yeir of God jaj vjc yeiris In
presens of the lordis of counsaill comperit personalie Mr. James Donald-
sone, procuratour, specialie constitute be this vnderwrettin assignatioune
for Alexander, lord of Spynie, and gawe in the samyne subscryuit with
his hand, desyreing the samyne to be insert and registrat in the buikis
of consale, to haue the strenth of ane act and decreit in tyme to cum,
and to remane ad perpetuam rei memoriam the quhilk desyre the saidis
lordis thocht ressonable, and thairfoir hes ordanit, and ordanis the
said assignatioune to be insert and registrat in the saidis buikis of con-
sale, and hes interponit the strenth of thair decrete and authoritie thairto,
to remane theirin ad perpetuam rei memoriam quhairoff the tenour fol-
lowes Be it kend till all men be thir present letres me, Alexander,
lord of Spynie, cessioner and assignay vndermentionat, fforsamekile as
Patrik, lord Drummond, vmquhile Robert Drummond of Carnok, Dauid,
commendater of Dryburcht, and vmquhile Robert Erskyne fear of Dwn,
be virtue of thair letres obligatouris of the dait the thrid day of Decem
ber, the yeir of God jaj vc lxxx thrie yeiris, registrat in the buikis of
secreit consale vpone the tuentie tua day of that samyne moneth, haueing
becum actit, bundin, and oblist coniunctlie, ilk ane for thair awin
pairttis, as cautioneris and souerteis for Adame, commendater of Cam-
buskynneth, that he suld depairt furth of the realmes of Scotland, Ing
land, and Ireland within the space of threttie dayes nixt eftir the dait
foirsaid of the said obligatioune, and to haue remanit in the pairttis
beyond sea, according to our souerane lordis licence grantit be his maies
tie to the said Adam, commendater foirsaid thairvpone, and onnawayes
to haue returnit during the space contenit in that samyn licence within
this realme, or quhill his hienes speciali licence suld be obtenit to that
effect wnder the pane of ten thousand pundis money of this realme,
lyk as the said Adame, commendater foirsaid, be vertew of the said re-
registrat obligatioune oblist him, his airis, executouris and assignais;
to freithe, releve, and keip skaythles his saidis cautionaris of the pre-

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misses, and of all pane and danger that they suld happin to incure thair
throw, as the said registrat obligatioune maid thairvpone at mair lenth
proportis Trew it is that sensyne, vpone the sextine day of Nouember,
the yeir of God jaj v° lxxx foure yeiris, Johnne, erle of Mvintrois, lord
Grahame now chancellare, and then thesaurer to his maiestie, obtenit
ane decrete befoir the loirdis of secreit consale aganis the said vmquhile
Robert Erskin, than fear of Dwn, decerning him as ane of the caution-
eris foirsaid, to mak payment of his pairt of the said sowme of ten
thousand pundis, extending the samyne his pairt thairof to twa thousand
and fywe hundreth pundis, to the said theasurer in his majesties name,
conforme to the said obligatioune and act of cautionarie foirsaid, as the
said decrete gevin thairvpone lykwayes at mair lenth beiris, quhairthrow
in the said Adame, commendateris default, the said vmquhile Robert
Erskin wes compellit to pay the said sowme obtenit aganis him to the
said lord theasurer for the tyme, in respect quhairof the said vmquhile
Robert Erskyne be vertew of his speciali assignatioune, subscryuit with
his hand off the dait at Edinburght the threttene day of Marche, the
yeir of God jaj v° lxxx aucht yeires, for the causes thairin contenit, maid
and constitut me and my airis his lauchfull and irreuocable cessioners,
assignais and procuratouris in rem suam in and to the saidis letres
obligatouris tuicheing the releif foirsaid, contenit thairintill for the said
vmquhile Robert Erskyne's pairt aganis the said Adame, commendater
foirsaid, for paymente of the said twa thousand and fywe hundreth
pundis, and in and to the said decrete interponit thairto, with all actione
and executioune that micht follow thairvpone, with power grantit to me
to dispone vpon the samyn at my plesour, as the said assignatioune maid
to me thairvpone at mair lenth proportis ; Thairfoir and for the luif and
favour that I beir to Johne Erskyne, now of Dwn, and vther guid causes
moveing me heirto, to have assignit, transferret, and disponit, lyk as be
the tennour heirof, I the said Alexander, lord of Spypie assignes,
transferris, and disponis fra me, my airis, executouris, and all vtheris,
myne assignais and donatouris quhatsumeuer, all and haill the said
assignatioune maid to me and my foirsaidis, be the said vmquhile Robert
Erskyne, fear of Dwn, in and to the saidis first letres obligatouris,
tuicheing the releif aboue mentionat thairin contenit for his pairt, aganes
the said Adame, commendater foirsaid, for payment of the said sowme
of twa thousand and fywe hundreth pundis, with the hail contentis thair-

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of, and the saidis letres obligatouris, decreit of registratioune interponit
thairto, vther decreit aboue mentionat, and haill contentis thairof, togider
with all richt, titill, actione, and executione competent or that may be
competent to me or my foirsaidis, be vertue of that samyn assignatioune
and richtis foirsaidis, contenit thairin, aganis the said Adame, commen
dater of Cambuskynneth, his airis, executouris and successouris, or ony
of thame, for payment of the said twa thousand fywe hundreth pundis
or for releif thairof aboue specifeit, with all that has followit or may
follow thairvpone Turneand and transferrand fra me and my foirsaidis
the samyne in the persone and fauoris of the said Johne Erskyne, now of
Dwne, and his foirsaidis [etc.] In witnessing of the quhilkis I haue
subscryuit thir presentis with my hand, wrettin in the body thairof be
Patrik Donaldsone, brother to Mr. James Donaldsone, aduocat at Edin
burght, the threttene day of August, the yeir of God jaj and sex hun
dreth yeiris, beffoir thir witnesses Mr. Stewin Wilsone, aduocat, Mr.
Patrik Lyndsay, my seruitour, Capitane Andro Stewart, and Mr. Johne
Raitt seruitouris, Schir Dauid Lyndsay of Edzell knycht, and the said
Mr. Patrik Donaldsone, sic subscribitur Spynie. Mr. Stewin Wilsone
witnes, Mr. Patrik Lyndsay witnes, C. Andro Stewart witness, Mr Johne
Raitt witnes, Mr Patrik Donaldsone witnes. Extractum de libro actorum
per me, Joannes Skene,
Clericus Regis.
LVII.
JAMES VI. TO THE PRESBYTERY OF MEARNS— 4th Aps^, 1603.
Trustie freindis we greit yow hartle weill, ye sail wit we have thocht
guid and expedient that Mr. Alexander Forbes, ane of your nvmber, sail
accompangnie ws towardis London, God willing, to attend vpon our
seruice thair, with certane vther of the brethren appointed to the sam
effect, and likewise to receave from ws bak agane, directions to the com-
missionaris of the generall assemblie, for preseruing of peace and vnitie in
the kirk, quhairof we ar maist desyrous as ye have found ever heirtofoir
be experience, Quhairfoir we will yow and commandes that ye provyde
his kirk of Fetterkairne with ane of the brethren of your presbitrie quha

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may best and maist conveniently serue to his returning in all poyntis
of the ministrie, and this faill not to do, as ye will do ws acceptabill ser
uice. At Halyrudhouss the fourt of Apryl, 1603. James R.
To our trusty freindis
the ministeris of the presbiterie of the Mernis.

LV1II.
ASSIGNATION BY MRS. AGNES OGILVY, LADY LOGY, IN FAVOUR OF
DAME MAGDALEN HALIBURTON, LADY CARNEGIE— 8th January,
1614.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me maistres Agnes Ogillvey,
Ladey Logey, fforsamekill as Allexander Erskyne of Dwn, with consent
of Johnne Erskyne, minister at Eglesgreig, tutour, and the said Johnne
for him selff as tutour foirsaid, hes at the making of thir presentis bund
and obleist thame selffis nocht onlie to delyver to me yeirlie, and ilk yeir
during all the dayes of my lyftyme, all and haill guid and suffecient
wictuall owt of the Mains of Dwn, bot also to caus
tennentis and occupeyaris of the saidis Mainis of Dwn pre
sentlie to be cum actit and obleist to delyver to me the foirsaid wictuall
yeirlie, and ilk yeir betuix Yuill and Candelmes, for my honest sustenta-
tioun during all the dayes of my lyftyme as said is, Thairfoir haue gevin,
grantit, and disponit, as be thir presentis I the saidis maistres Agnes
freilie gevis, grantis, and dispones fra me all and haill my lyfrent richt
of all and haill the quarter landis of Balwyllow, presentlie occupeyat be
Dauid Wood, and all and haill the haiff landis of Gleskenno, presentlie
occupeyat be Thomas and Jonat Robertsones thair, all lyand within the
barronie of Dwn and parochin thairoff, and shirefdome of Forfar, to and
in faworis of Dame Magdalen Heleburtone, spous to Sir Johnne Carnegy
of Athie, knycht, lyfrentar of the said Mains of Dwn, and the saidis Sir
Johnne for his entres ; Lykas I obleiss me presentlie to enter and posess
the said Dame Magdalen and hir said spous for his entres to the pece-
able possessioun of the saidis quarter landis of Balwyllow and haiff
landis of Gleskenno, to be occupayat, vsit, and possessit be thame, their

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tennentis or servandis in their names, during my lyftyme as said is, with
power te them vplift and resaue the fermes and deweteis theiroff, this
crope jaj vic and fourtein yeiris, and swa furth to contenow yeirlie and
ilk yeir during all the dayes of my lyftyme Lykas I the said maistres
Agnes be thir presentis renunces, resignis, and simpliciter owergevis to
the saidis Dame Magdalen and hir said spous ffor his1 entres, my foirsaid
lyfrent richt off all and haill the foirsaidis quarter landis of Balwyllo,
and haiff landis of Gleskenno with the pertinentis as is occupeyat be the
foirsaidis persones, with all richt, tytill of richt, clame, properte, pos
sessioun, petitour or possessour, quhilk I haid, hes, or onewyes may
haue as lyfrenter foirsaid to the foirsaid landis, bott denudis my selff
thairfra as lyfrenter thairoff for euer And lykwyes I the saidis maistres
Agnes obleiss me my airis and executouris to warrand this present
dispositioun and renunciatioun guid and suffecient to the saidis Dame
Magdalen and hir said spous, in meist ample forme of warandyce, in
forme as said is, and aganis all deidlie as law will And for that effect
I consent thir presentis be registrat in the buikis of counsall and sessioun,
to resaue executioun of poynding, warding, and horning, all to pas
vpoune ane single chairge of sex dayes onlie, and for this effect consti-
tutis procuratouris promittens de rato In witnes of the
quhilkis I haue subscribit thir presentis with my hand as followes, att
Logie the aucht day off Januar jaj vi° and fourtein yeiris, befoir thir
witness, Patrik Bniice in Mylhill, Thomas Myln in Logey, and Johnne
Myln his sone. Agnis Ogillvie with my hand.
Patrick Bruce, witnes.
Thomas Myln, witnes.

LIX.
THE PRIVY COUNCIL OF SCOTLAND, TO THE LAIRD OF DUN— 31st
August, 1627.
After our very heartilie commendationis, we wrote vnto you latelie con
cerning the warre quhilk his maiestie hes vndertane agamst the Frenshe
king, and quhairin we craved to be resolved be you quhat number of

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persouns you would be able to furnishe for the furtherance and advance
ment of his maiesties service, quhairin his maiesties honnour and credit
is so farre ingadged, but as yitt we have ressaved na ansuer worthie to
be returned to his maiestie, and thairfoir these ar of new to requeist and
desyre you to send in to the burgh of Edinburgh, betuixt and the xx
day of September nixt, suche number of persouns as you may furnishe
in this mater, and thair delyver thame to the Erie of Mortoun and his
officiaris, who will be thair readie to attend and ressave thame, and that
thay be persounes of good vigour and abilitie of bodie, and not of these
quho are in the commoun rolls for the service of the king of Denmarke ;
And looking that you will not be failing to his maiestie in this so impor
tant a caus, seing at that tyme we must give an accompt to his maiestie
of everie man's caraage in this bussines We committ you to God, from
Halryrudhous the last day of August 1627. Your verie good freinds,
Geo. Cancell6-
Wintoun Linlithgow
Hadinton
To our right traist freind
the laird of Dune.

LX.
WARRANT, CHARLES I. TO THE LAIRD OF DUN, FOR EXPORTING
VICTUAL.
Charles R. Our pleasure is that for good and considerable causes Precept for
knowen vnto vs, ye licence and permitt our trastie and welbeloued Alex- Haiders6 8°
ander Erskein of Dunne, his chamberlanes and others hauing his power, victual!.
to transport from that our kingdome to any part or port within our domy-
niones the quantitie of so much victuall of wheate, barley, and oattes
. . . belonging vnto him as shall amounte to fourscoir chalders or
thereaboutes, he paying vnto vs such custome for the same as hath been
accustomed to be payed in cases of the like nature, and that none of you
attempt or tak in hand directlie or indirectlie to hinder or stay him or

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them from doing thereof, but that this our licence may be effectual vnto
them vntill the first day of October next ensueing, and for your so doing,
these presents shalbe vnto you and euerie of you a sufficient warrant
and discharg Giuen at our court at Whitthall the 30 of March 1631.
To our right trastie and right welbeloued cousin and counsellour, and
to our right trastie and welbeloued counsellour the Earle of
Morton, our treasurer, and the Lord Traquhair, our depute
treasurer, and to all our customers, fermoures, searchers, and all
other our officers whatsoeuer or wheresoeuer in our kingdome of
Scotland, whom these presents do or may concerne.

LXI.
THE KINGS MAJESTIES WARRAND FOR RESERVING THE LAIRD OFF
DUNS TACK OF THE CUSTOMS OF MONTROSE, OUT AMONGST THE
GENERAL TACKS OF THIS KINGDOME.
Charles R. It is our will that yow cause except, and reserue out of
the generall tak of the customes and impostis to be sett to whatsumever
persone or persones the taks of the custoomes of Montrose with the
commission for ressaweing the impostis ther already sett be ws to the
laird of Dun, for the spaice and dewtie contenit thairin, whairfor thir
presentis which we requyre you to be registrat in the buikis of Exequer
shalbe vnto you, and every of you ane sufficient warrand.
Giwin att Halyrudhous xviii Nouembir 1641.

LXII.
LETTER FROM THE EARL OF MAR, AND OTHERS, UNADDRESSED,
BUT PROBABLY TO BISHOP ROSE OF EDINBURGH.
London, March the 21st, 1712-13.
My Lord. Upon our arrival here, several of our English friends, to
whom we are very much beholden for their zealous and hearty concur
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indulgence to our brethren of the Episcopal persuasion in Scotland, were
very desirous to have a true account of the behaviour of our Clergy since
the toleration that was lately granted them. The enemies of the Church
of England here, who are much alarm'd at any countenance that is
shown to the Episcopal party in Scotland, and who are indefatigable in
their endeavours to keep us still undei^the hatches, have no other game
left for obstructing the good intentions both of the Queen and Parlia
ment towards those of the Episcopal Communion, but to represent us all,
both Clergy and Laity as enemies to the present Government. For that
end they proclaim it aloud in all places, that the dissatisfaction of our
Episcopal Clergy with the present Constitution is so open and avowed,
that not only have they declined to take the oaths, as the act of tolera
tion requires, but that most of them refuse even to pray for the Queen,
who has been graciously pleas'd to take them under her immediate pro
tection. We could not well deny, my Lord, the truth of this fact, in reference
to but too many of the Episcopal Ministers, who refuse this compliance
of naming the Queen in their publick prayers. And our friends here are
under no small concern to find that there is so much ground for this
accusation of our enemies. They are apprehensive that this nicety of
our Clergy may be of more fatal consequence than we are aware of, and
wish it may not prove a means to undo all the steps that have been
taken to revive the Episcopal interest among us. They say, therefore,
that it highly concerns every one that wishes well to that interest, to
bestir themselves with activity in removing this obstacle, which our own
people, not our enemies, have thrown in the way of restoring us to the
free and full exercise of our religious worship, upon a more sure and
lasting foundation than ever. We have at present all the advantages we
can desire : a Queen whose heart is intirely with us ; a Ministry, who are
tied by interest and affection to support us; a Parliament, which will
readily concur in any law for our protection; and moreover, a near
prospect, of peace, which secures us against the usuall threats of our
enemies, of raising intestine commotions and seditions, in case the Go
vernment should think fit to shew us any favour or indulgence.
All these things considered, it seems to be Wholly in our own power to
do our own business ; that is to procure to ourselves, and our posterity,
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succession of Pastors continued among us, who may have a lawful voca
tion and authority to exercise that holy function. It were therefore to
be wished, that such of our Episcopal Clergy as make difficulty to name
the Queen in their prayers, would seriously consider and reflect upon the
consequence that this their scrupulous behaviour may have with respect
to the Episcopal Church in general. And if it is realy matter of con
science with them, they ought to be very cautious not to extend their
scruples to too great a nicety, in so critical a juncture, where the interest
of the Church, and the advancement of religion in general, is so greatly
concern'd. If therefore it be no sin to pray for her Majesty by the name of Queen,
as certainly it is not, there can hardly be any excuse for those who
refuse to do it merely out of humour or interest, if any such there be
who refuse to pray for her Majesty because they have not done it
hitherto, or because such a compliance will no ways turn to their own
private advantage. How do they know, but their compliance in this
point may not only procure them the protection of the Government, but
likewise may be of greater advantage to them in other respects than they
at present apprehend ? But where the interest of the Church lies at stake,
it is to be hoped that none who have devoted themselves to the service
of the altar, are so worldly minded, as to prefer their own humour and
interest to the great concern of religion, but will look upon it to be their
indispensable duty to do all that in them lies to procure to themselves a
free exercise of their pastoral function, and to their fellow Christians a
freedom and security to meet and assemble together for religious wor
ship. This is what they may obtain at present, if by this easy complyance
they would show to the world that they are not disaffected to the pre
sent Government, as their enemies give out. Whilst the Presbyterians
have success in spreading these rumours here, by making people believe
that our Episcopal Ministers are disaffected to the Queen and Govern
ment, it is impossible that we can succeed in our weak endeavours for
the Church. It cannot be expected, that the Queen will grant her pro
tection to those that will not so much as pray for her ; it is what her
Ministry cannot have the face to ask of her. And no man dare stand up
in Parliament to speak in behalf of persons who refuse this slender. sub
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industriously spread abroad by the enemies of our Church, and to stop
their mouths for ever, it is thought absolutely necessary by our friends
here in England, that our Clergy should immediately send up an address,
to testify their affection to her Majesty's person and Government. We
send you herewith a copy of one, which has been maturely considered,
and which 'tis thought will do our Clergy very great service with the
Church of England.
My Lord, we know your Lordship's hearty zeal and affection for the
cause of the Church ; and therefore it is that we give your Lordship
this trouble the more freely ; beseeching you earnestly to represent all
these consequences which we have here laid before you, to such of our
Episcopal Ministers as refuse to pray for the Queen in their congrega
tions. And we hope that your Lordship's serious exhortation to them,
will have such influence as to make them lay this weighty matter to
heart, and to reflect seriously on the consequences they are like to draw
on themselves, and the Church of which they are Pastors, before it be
too late.
My Lord, there is no time to be lost in this matter, because the Par
liament will certainly meet next week ; and our enemies are prepared
to make violent attacks on us on the head of our clergy's disaffection.
But if they come into this compliance, of praying for the Queen, and send
us up this address speedily, we do not doubt but we shall be able to de
fend them. We are, my Lord, with great respect,
Your lordship's most obedient humble servants,
Alexander Areskine Lyon Mar
Hugh Paterson Eglintoune
George Lockhart Balmerino
James Murray Linlithgow
John Carnegy Kilsyth
Alexander M'Kenzie Northesk
AL Cuming
Ja. Murray

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APPENDIX TO THE DUN PAPERS.

[The four following numbers do not strictly fall under the title of the present
selection, but as some of them bear to be from the pen of the Super
intendant and his contemporaries, and all serve to illustrate the tone of
mind of the period, they are added as an Appendix to the Papers in
question. They have been selected from a MSS. volume in the hand
writing of the period in the Library of Lord Panmure.]

I.
ANE LETTER WRETTIN TO THE QUEINIS GRACE AND REGENT, BE
THE PROFESSOURIS OF CHRISTIS EWANGELL, IN THE REALME
OF SCOTLAND— 6th May, 1559.
In greif and troubill of our myndis, maist excellent princess, we ar con
straint to writ wnto your maiestie, traisting in your gudnes that ye will
patientlie suffer the vordis powrit fra the ground of our wexit hertis, ffor
our haill expectatioun and howp wes that God sould mak your grace that
instrument to set up and menten his word and trew wirschiping, to be
ane defence of his pvir flok and congregation, and the downputting of
all idolatre, abhominatioun, and superstitioun in this realme, in the quhilk
we dyd grytlie reioyss, bot now allace frustret of our howp to our
greit hewines, we find the contrair, our lycht is changeit in myrknes, our
myrth and joy in sorow and weping; ffor your letters proclamationis,
and the wordis dalie pronuncit of your awin mowthe, dois altogidder
mak for the downputting of Godis gloir, his wird, and trew wirschiping,
and to menten and to authoreis the idolatrie and abhominatioun of the
Roman Antichrist ; yit nochtwithstanding for sindry causes we ar mowit
to writ vnto your grace alsweill of sum esperance of our auld howp
toward you, as according to our dewtye, to confess our Lord and God in
the presens of princes, and nocht to be eschamit.
Madame, ye aucht to considder how that ye ar ane minister and ser-

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89

uand to God, and hes resauit of him ane office and ministratioun of ane
kingdome temporall, quhairin ye sould tak diligent heid to do that is
your dewitie, and that ye command nothing to be dwn contrair the will
of God expressit in his word. Tak heid that ye pas nocht the limittis
and boundis of your awin office, nother entyr be impir in Christis king-
dome vsurpeand forther powr vnto you nor he hes gewin, ffor thocht all
kingdomes bayth temporall and spirituall pertenis to God, yit hes God
distributit the ministerie diuerslye, that is the temporall kingdomes in
the gouerment of mortell men, and makis thame princes of the erthe, for
the mentenance of commown welthis and ciwill polaceis. Bot the gouer
ment of the spirituall and hewinlie kingdome, the kirk of God we mein,
he hes onlie committit to his sone Christ, ffor he is the heid thairoff, all
wther ar her memberis vnder him. Howbeit thair be diuerss officeis
and sindrie giftis to be ministerit to sindry personis, according to the
messour of the gift of Christ, yit thai altogidder ar memberis of Christis
bodie, he onlie beand heid and king of that kingdome. Sa vnderstand
yourself maist nobill princess in Christis kingdome to be ane seruand and
na quein, hawand na preheminence nor authoritie aboue the kyrk, or onye
power in that kingdome, to oppin your woce to command onye wther
thing nor Christ hes techeit, ffor that kingdome as sayis Sanct James
hes bot ane law gewar. Be war thairfor that ye tak na authoritie wpone
you abwe the kirk of Christ, for than seik ye to be equall with him
quha can hef na merrowis. It is knawin quhat come of the angellis for
thair prowd consal, and alss of our father Adam, that he could nocht be
content of the chefflye estat quhairin he wes created, bot clymand in
equalitie with God, fell in the deip pyt of all miserie The prowd Pharo
that tyranfullie wsurpit the impir abwe the pepill of God, wes brocht to
distructioun Nebuchvdonozer for his prid that did nocht humblie him self
vnder the hyest, and wes cassin from his impire as ane bast Sanaherib
bostand himself to hef power abowe the kingdome of God as abowe wther
kingdomes endit miserable The wickit Antheocus and his tyrannye wsit
wpone the kirk of God is to be rememberit, and als the end of all impiris
that maid battell or vsurpit power aganis the kirk of God. Be thir exem-
pillis we wald your grace suld keip you within the boundis of your awin
wocatioun, exerceand iustlie the authoritie temporall gewin to your maies
tie, and suffer Christ trewlie be his word to rewill his awin kingdome.
Draw bak agane syk letters and directionis as inhibitis the messingeris of
M

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God send be him to schaw thair message. Ye may nocht cloyss the
handis of God, nother may he stop his mowthe that he sail not speik,
nother may ye afront the personis be quhome he suld speik, he will speik
quhen he will and be quhom he will. He hes spokin sumtyme be voce,
na forme sen, sumtyme be vemen, sumtyme be privat personis without
onye ordinarie vocatioun, and sumtyme be Baalams ass. We suld nocht
lwik on the person that speikis bot vpon the thing that is spokin, and
gif it be Godis word that is spokin, we aucht to heir and resawe it, how
beit that the person that speikis hef na ordinarie wocatioun, ffor howbeit
God hes apointit in the kirk ordinarie wocatioun to continew, yit is he
nocht hymself sa astrikit thairvnto, bot he may and dois send oft tymes
personis callit be hymself extraOrdinarlie, and that hapins mast common-
lie quhen the ordinarie ministeris ar corrupt. Bot madam, our ministeris
that ye hef inhebet ar send of God, the quhilk is manifest in that thai
speik na thing bot the wordis of God, and als thai ar ordinarlie callit
according to the ordour that is requirit in the Scripturis of God, sa thai
being send of God and ordinarlie callit to Christis ministerrye, we may
nocht despyss tham nor forsaik tham, bot aucht to resawe tham, heire
tham and assist tham, ffor Christ dois compt thai thingis dwn to his
ministeris, quhidder it be ewill or gud, to be dwn to hym self. Heirfor
your grace suld be war that ye command nocht tham to keip sylence that
God hes send to speik, and that ye forbid nocht men to heyr and resawe
thame that God hes commandit to be hard and resawit ; ffor gif ye do
vtherwais, and mak ordinance aganis the word of God, ye will provok
his wrayth, and we of necessitie man disobey your ordinance, for God
in vs aucht to hefe the first place ; we suld knaw him to be our God, and
his gloir to be gevin to nane wther ; we ar techeit to knaw the difference
betwix God and Cesar, and gif euerye ane of tham thair dewtye, to Cesar
that pertenis to him, and to God that pertenis to hym ; your grace wald
nocht think the excuses ressonable of ane subiect manifestlie transgressand
your commandiment and law, allegand that his master did swa command
him ; in lykwayis na excuss ressonablie can we hef befor our God, gyf
for princeis command we breik his ordinance The apostlis techeis ws
to obey God befor men The midwyfis of Egypt ar commendit, and God
blissit thame becaus thai regardit nocht the kingis commandimeht, bot
preservit alive the infantis of Israeli The parentis of Moyses ar com
mendit in his preservation, and that thai regardit nocht the kingis com-

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mandment Rahab of Jerico is magnifiet for resawing of the speyis con
trair the kingis commandement Tobias obserwit the lawis of God, dis-
pysit the kingis commandiment, sufferit truble thairfor, and is with all
men extollit The children that wer put in the owne contempnit the
kingis commandiment, (Nabuchvdonozars) wald not kneill befoir the
image, and sa did Daniell in praying to God Eleazer and the wedow
with her sewin sonis refusit to obey the kingis commandment, and suf
ferit deyd thairfor The prophetis and the apostlis, and all the marteris
did disobei the commandimentis of imperouris and princeis, sufferand
turment maist constantlie, to their eternall commendatioun, quhais exem-
pill we aucht to follow, deand that thing quhilk God commandis, and
nocht turn thairfra for the commandiment or thratning of onye creatour.
This constant and stabill serving of God aucht ye to nureis in vs your
subiectis ; bot gif ye misvse your authoritie, compelland men te turne
frome thair Lord God, be suire thair blud will be requerit of your handis.
We persaue the craft of our inimeis quhilk labouris that your grace suld
command thingis iniust, that we disobeing the sam according as we ar
commandit of God, that thai may cry owt wpon us as disobeyaris of the
authoritie, seditious personis, and trubleris of the commownwelth ; bot
this name is nocht of new gewin to the trew memberis of Christis kirk.
Amos the prophet wes callit be Amazia the prest to be ane sedutious
persone, and maker of the peopill to rebell aganis the king The prophet
Jeremie wes sa reput The cite of Jerusalem quhilk wes the citie of
God, wes callit ane cite of seditioun, and rebellious aganis kyngis Eleas
the propheit wes callit the trubler of Israeli The apostlis were callit
troubleris of the warld, and this name your grace hes in your mowthe
be tham quha ar the wery trubleris of commonwelthie, and the down-
putteris of all princeis authoritie, be thair falss vsurpit jurisdictioun.
Madame, be nocht dissawit be that leand sprit in the mowthe of thair
falss prophetis, nor corrupt in your judgement to vsurp in you forthir
power na God hes gewin, nor persecuyt the Sanctis, bot be your authorite
set fordwardis the glorie of God, menten his kyrk in the awin libertye,
and donthring all abhominatioun and papistre ; the quhilk mast humblie
we your pwir subiectis besekis your grace to do, heffand pitte wpone ws
that dois seik the glorie of God, and your grace trew obedience It wer
ane thing mast lamentable to rays wp fra our God, and gif ws to be de-
uorit in the mowthis of our inimeis, quhais wikednes is mekill to suffyr,

92 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
bot to menten the same is sa greit vngodlines that we with taris callis
vpone God to preserue your grace thairfra. Nocht trubbling your grace
with langer litter, we ar pressed to confess, and to mak manifest wnto
your maiestie that we be the help of our God will pas fordward in his
vay that we haif begwn, his ministeris and word we can nocht refuss,
bot resawe and assist at our poweris according to his commandiment,
and euir denyis to June ws agane wnto the abhominationis quhilk we hef
forsakin, thocht all the poweris of the erthe will command the contrair,
ffor God is to be fearit and obeyit abuf men ; bot maist humblie in all
obedience detfull to your maiestie, in peace, in weyre, in bodye, in guid-
nes and landis, we submit ws, sa that nathing sail want on our pairt that
pertenis to your grace, quhairof ye haif had experience in tymes past,
and sail haif in all tymes cmming ; thir our letter resaue in guid pairt
althocht it be nocht sa reuerendly and discretffully wrettin as effeiris ;
in that case be mercifull and gud to ws, and imput the sam to the greif
and uexatioun of our hertis, that sufferit ws nocht to mesour and ordour
our wordis as apertenyt your Exellencie; prayand the eternall God to
instruct, Strang, and leid your grace be his spreit in that way that is
pleasand to him Writyn the saxt of Maij the yeir of God 1559.
Your humble and obedient subiectis,
professouris of Christis ewangell,
[John Erskyne, superintendent
of Mernis and Anguss.]1

II.
ANE EPISTILL WRETTIN TO ANE FAYTHFULL BROTHER, BE JOHNE
ERSKYNE OF DWNE— 13th December, 1571.
According to your desyre, belouit brother, I have wrettin my iudge-
ment as followis in thai heidis, spokin betuix ws in our last
1 The signature is in a different style of writing from the body of the letter. It is not,
however, in Erskine's handwriting, but seems to have been added at an after period by
some person who had collated the transcript with the original document, as various cor
rections occur throughout the letter, which appear to have been made by the person who
added the signature, although it is not easy to speak with confidence on this point, from the
. very scanty means afforded of making a comparison.

APPENDIX TO THE DUN PAPERS. 93
conference concerning the kirk of God, prayand you to accept it
in guid pairt, in respect of the treuthe thairin continit, and the
guid will of the wrettar, thocht ye find nocht the style of ane
oratour. Sa fair ye weill in the Lord, of Leithe the xiii of
December, 1571.

Of the Kirk of God.
The kirk of God is a thing moist precious in his sycht, he luffis it as he
dois luf his onlie Sone, and with ane perpetuall luf dois he luf it. He did
creat all thingis for it, and in fauouris of it dois ordour all thingis. The
hewinlie oistis serwis it, the earth and dementis ministeris wnto it. The
offices and powers of the varld ar appointit for it, and the angellis of God
serwis to the confort of it. The kirk of God hes the honour and preemi
nence abowe all thingis, it is fre abowe all creatouris, and all thingis ar
subdewit wnto it. It is the bodie of Christ and spous of the Almychtie.
It is the inheritance of the Lord, his proper possessioun and kingdome.
It is the citie and habitatione quhairin the Lord delytis to duell. In it is
reposit and continit the hewinly treasour. In it is lycht without mirk-
nes, joy without hewines, and peace without inquietatioune : all thingis
in it ar perfyt, and the glorie of it induris for euer. To be participant of
this kirk is mair to be estemit than all the riches, glorie, and honour of
the warld. This kirk is the congregatioun of the faithfull, quhome God
of his mercie hes chossin in his sone Christ to be partakeris of his glorie.
This kirk he hes purifeit in the bluid of his deir sone. This kirk he hes
illuminat be his Holy Spreit. This kirk he hes redemit fra all seruitud.
This kirk he hes iustifeit, and sanctifeit, and opint to it the trew knaw-
leg of himself. In this kirk God regnnes. This kirk he governis, pre-
serwes, and defendis : he fechtis agains the inemeis of it, and destroyis
all power that seikis the hurt of it. To this kirk God hes geffin his
eternall word. To this kirk he hes giffin the giftis of his Holie Spreit,
and to this kirk hes he giffin the ministratioun of the hewinlie mistereis,
be the quhilk ministry he quickins the dede, regeneratis his elect, and
nwrisis his faythfull. It is the power of God to work saluatioun. It is
the wisdome of God expelling ignorance. It is the iustice of God to exe
cute death and damnatioun. Be this holie ministere of the kirk synnis
ar remitit, men reconsilit to God and mayd sonnis and airis of the heast.

94 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
This holie ministerie is placed in the kirk as a mother to bring furth and
to newris childring wnto God, of quhois fructfull wombe ar borne, and
be hir breistis newrisit all the trew memberis of Christis kirk. Thir
holie mistereis ar giffin in the handis of men to be ministrat, and men
beris the name of that maist excellent power quhilk thai minister, in res
pect of the office jonit to the persone, and of that mynd dois the Apostill
Pawll call him father of the Corinthians, efferming him self to haif
begottin thame to Christ, and the lyk maner of speiche vses he to the
Galatianis, quhair he sayis he trauellis in birthe, &c. ; and of the same
mening wrettis he to Philimon saying, that yow awist wnto me evin thi
awin self. Sa the ministeris of the kirk, in respect of thair ministerie,
ar compted parentis wnto that spirituall birthe, quhairby the childring of
God ar regenerat and nowrisched. God hes sa appoyntit that he callis
his elect wnto saluatioun be the ministere of men ; and thairfor, sayis the
Apostle, he hes committit wnto ws the wird of reconsiliatioun, now ar
we abassatouris for Christ, as thocht God did beseik you throch ws. As
God did send his apostles and proffettis in tyme past, sa sendis he
presentlie and sail send wnto the last day his messingeris, ministeris of
his holie ewangell, for the confort and newrischement of his kirk, as it is
writtin, he gaif sum to be apostles, and sum prophetis, and sum ewan-
gelists, and sum pastouris and techerrs, for the gathering togither of the
Sanctis, for the wark of the ministerie, and for the edificatioun of the
bodie of Christ, till we all met togither in the vnitie of faithe and knaw-
lege of the sone of God, grow vnto the perfyt man, and wnto the mesour
of the aige of the fulnes of Christ. Be the handis of men callit to the
ministratione of the holie mistereis is all perfectione and confort wrocht
of God to his people. Thairfor thai ar callit the licht of the warld and
the salt of the earthe, for without the ministere nothing can be amangis
men bot mirknes and corruptioun. To thame is giffin the keyis of the
kingdome of hewin, to oppin, to steik, to bind, to louss, to remit and
reteine synnes : he that heiris thame heiris Christ : he that despissis
tham despyses Christ. As thai offices ar maist honorable, sa ar thai
most necessar, for God wirkis the full saluatione of man be His Spreit in
that holie ministerie, and thairfor the Apostle callis it the ministratione
of the spreit of rychteousnes, of lyf and saluatione. Quhowbeit that all
faythfull personis ar memberis of the kirk, yit all faythfull ar nocht
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appostles, all ar nocht techouris, but ewerie membre hes the awin office
to the edifeing of the haill bodie. The trew and lyflie memberis of
Christ, according to the giftis giffen to thame, servis the. confort ane of
ane wther to the profeit of all, and dependis maist diligentlie to resawe
strenth and confort frome the handis of sic as ar placed in the holie
ministerie. Quhowbeit all men confessis thame selfis memberis of the
kirk, yit money thair be that beiris that name falslie ; thai may be
knawin be thair fructis. The trew memberis jonit to Christ be faithe,
are jonit togither amange thame selfis be luff, as memberis of ane bodie,
and with that as obedient childring dois reuerance and honour thair
mother the holie kirk, souking furthe of hir breistis strenthe and euer-
lasting confort, bot the ipocritis quhilk ar nocht trew membres ar nother
jonit to Christ be fayth, nother to thair brethren be luf, nor yit regairdis
thair mother the holie ministerie, and schawis nother honour, reuerance,
nor obedience thairto, bot rather in contemptione comparis thame selfis
with thair mother, lichtening the ministerie and labouris to bring it into
contempt, sic personis deservis of the mother to be declarit nocht to be
hir childring. Thair be thre signes specialie, quhairbe men declaris
thame selfis to dispice and conteme the ministerie of God. The first is
the intrusing or placeing in that holie funcane men nocht qualifeit for the
samin : the secund is the covetous intromissione inustlie with the patri
monie pertining to the ministerie : the third is the wnreuerent treating of
thame placed in the ministerie. Off sic personis thair is no few number
in theas our miserable dayis ; bot leifing thame to the iudgement of the
Lord, lat ws se quhat is the dewtie of the faithfull and trew memberis
of the kirk, and press with all diligence thairto, as it is befoir rehersit,
thai sowld be jonit togither in Christ be fayth, and nixt jonit togither
amangis thame selfis be luff, and also to apply thair hail power with
all diligence and solicitude to reuerence and honour thair mother the
holie kirk, that scho may continew in all puritie and godlines, to the
furth bringing and newrising of Godis elect; quhat is menit be our
mother is befoir declarit, to wit the ministere of the holy mystereis
quhilk God hes placed amangis ws, and giffin the ministratioun thairof
wnto men, quha aucht and sowld be reuerenced, in respect of that excel
lent office giffin thame of God, the office and the minister ar sa jonit
togither, that the on can nocht be honorit, and the wther contemit ; in
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96 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
of a commone wealth, be reasone of offices resauit, be the quhilk offices
men hes authoritie, power, and honour abowe wtheris ; and sa is it in
the kirk of God, for it is nocht onlie requerit the ewangell of Christ to
be haid in estimatioun, bot also the ministeris thairof, sa lang as thai
posses the office and trawellis faythfullie thairin; the same the Lord
requeris, as it is writtin, fear the Lord with all thi saule, and honour his
ministeris. In ane wther place, the elderis that rewle weill ar worthie of
dowbill honour, maist specelie thai that labor in the vird and teching. In
ane wther place we beseik you that ye knaw tham that labour amang you,
and hes the owersycht of you, and giffis you exhortatione, and haif tham
the moir in reuerance for thair warkis saik. Quhat honour the faythfull
did wnto the prophetis, the apostles, and to sic as wer send of God, the
Scriptour declaris to our instructioun to follow the same, and quhow the
wngodlie contemnit tham, it is also wrettin that we may knaw the wickit
in this aige be the lyk fructis. It is requirit of the faythfull in honoring
the ministerie to be cairfull that the ministeris of holie and spirituall
thingis be honestlie sustinit in thingis temporall, sa that nocht onlie thai
haif all thingis necessar for thair awin sustentatioun, bot to help
wtheris that hes neid, and that is the mynd of the apostle quhair he
requeris a bischop, or ministere, to keip hospitalitie. It is to be obserwit
quhow cairfull the eternal God wes of thame that he placed in the
ministerie in the tyme of the auld testament, and how be lawis giffin be
his awin mowthe he prowidit thair honest sustentatioun, as it is writtin at
lenthe in the buikis of Moses, and also the peple in that tyme wer so veill
willing and liberall, that they gaw abowe thai thingis appoyntit of God
for sustentatioun of the preistis and Liwitis, thai [gaif] frelie and wil-
linglie presentis of gold, syluer, and wther thingis, for the apperrall and
orduring of the sanctuarie in sa greit abundance, that Moyses gaif the
commandment, and causit it to be proclamit throchtout the oist, saying,
se that nother man nor womane prepair ony mair vark for the sanctuarie,
and so the people wer forbidding to bring, for the stuff they had wes
sufficient for the work It is reid also in the dayis of Esekeyas, king of
Juda, the ministere and all godlines being corruptit, he makis reforma-
tioune, and amangis wther thingis he is specialie cairfull that the preistis
and ministeris of the Lord be prowidit according to the law, and thairfor
gaif commandement that the people suld liberalie bring in of thair sub
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maist willinglie, and brocht abundance of all fruitis as come, wyne, ole,
hony, and the teindis of all thingis brocht thai, alsweill of cattell as wther
fruitis of the erthe, that quhen the king vseit to se quhow the ministerie
and Livitis wer sustinit, he fand sic abundance that aboue thair susten
tatioun greit heipis of all thingis wes lying in stoir of the offering and
presentis of the people. As the Lord ves cairfull of his ministeris in the
spirituall functione in the former aiges, sa is he cairfull in thir letter
dayis that his messingeris and ministeris want nothe thair honest sus
tentatioun, and the same he hes appointit be his wird in the New Testa
ment, as it is writtin, the wark man is worthie of his meit or his reward.
Gif we saw unto you spirituall thingis, (sayis the apostle) is it a greit
thing that we scheir your bodelie thingis ; do ye nocht knaw quhow that
thai that minister about the holie thingis, leif of the sacrifice ; thai quhilk
wat of the tempill ar pairtakers of the tempill, ewin so also did the Lord
ordane that thai quhilk preich the ewangell, suld leif of the ewangell.
In ane wther place, lat him that is taucht in the wird, minister wnto him
that techit him in all guid thingis. Heir do we knaw the will of the
Lord be his word, that his ministeris and messingeris suld be honestlie
prowidit, and that be the rest of the memberis of the kirk. Quhow dili
gent the faythfull hes bein all tymes past to do the samin is manifest : it
is writtin that the faythfull in Jerusalem, conwertit be the apostles
doctrin, sauld their landis and possessionis, and laid the price thairof at
the apostles feit Quhow cairfull and faythfull godlie men hes bein of
the ministerie, (efter the dayis of the apostles) the rentis and possessionis
giffin to the kirk be princes and vtheris dois testifie ; bot quhen we com-
pair the tymes past with this age, a greit defectione apperis at this pre
sent, for the maist pairt of men, specialie the gretest of the nobilitie haif-
ing gretest rentis in possessione, and plaicet of God in maist hie honouris,
ceasis nocht, maist wiolentlie blindit with awarice, to spoilye and draw
to thame selfis the possessiones of the kirk ; as vnnaturall childring
thai raif the mat frome the mouthe of thair mother, and thairwith also
dois dewoir the puir, perisand in necessitie, to quhome iustlie pertenis a
portioun of the kirkis patrimonie. Thai may iustlie be callit spoilyearis,
becaus that thai tak to thame that quhilk pertenis to wtheris, without
all guid ordour, and aganis all lawis ; yit to excuis thair wrange, and to
colour thair iniquitie, will bost thame selfis to be of the kirk als weill as
thai that ar placed in the ministerie, gifing no place nor prerogatione to
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thame that beris office in the kirk abowe the rest of the memberis. Quhat
wther woe is this than that quhilk wes pronounced of Corath, Dathan,
and Aberame ; for it is writtin that Corath, the sone of Izhar, the sone of
Kohathe, the sone of Lewie, went a pairt with Dathan and Abiram the
soneis of Eliab, and On the sone of Peleth, the sones of Rewben, and
thai rais wp agans Moses, with certane of the childring of Israeli, twa
hundrith and fiftie capitanes of the assemblie, famous in the congrega-
tioun, and men of renown, quha gatherit thame selfis togither agains
Moses and agains Aron, and said wnto thame, ye tak to mwche wpone
you seing all the congregatione is holie ewerie ane of thame, and the
Lord is amang thame, quhairfor thane lift ye wp your selfis abowe the
congregatioun of the Lord. Quhat punischement the Lord wrocht wpone
thir proud rebellious personis is expressit be Moses, the erthe opint and
swallowit thame wp with all thair famileis and gwidis, and thai discendit
quick to hell. A man in humilitie to confes himself a member of the
kirk, haifing a reuerent conseat of the holie ministerie (quhairbe he wes
regenerat wnto God) is commendablie, bot a proud confessione to be of
the kirk in contemptioun, or comparing with thame quhilk beiris spiritu
all euir and office thairin, is maist damnabill, and cumis of ane hie pre-
sumptione, and schawis disobedience and rebellioun to God and his ordi
nance ; to dispice the mysteris'ministrat be thame, and to withdraw fra
the ministeris the lewingis appointit for thair sustentatioune, is to labour
to distroy the ministerie ; and quhatsoeuir is giltie in sic doing may iustlie
be compted ane ennime to God, and a destroyer of his kirk. Bot the
faythfull serwandis of God, according to the rewle giffin be the holie
scriptouris, dois honour the ministerie, and manteins thame to posses
thair lewingis, and gif thai haif necessitie supportis thame with thair
awin proper guidis, as Abdias did, quhilk sustenit in the dayis of trubill
ane hundrith prophettis vpone his awin expensis. Thair is nothing moir
requirit for the manteinance of the holie ministerie, and preseraatioun
thairof in pwritie and perfectione, than to be cairfull that noo persone
be placed in the spirituall functione bot sic men as ar qualifeit according
to the word of God, for ther guid qualiteis is the certificatione of Gods
concurrance with the owtward calling, for God giffis the giftis quhair-
vpone the kirk callis and admittis. Quhen godlie and weill qualifeit
men ar placed in office, than is God glorefeit, and the peple instructit and
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ranee and supressing of synn ; thair, Sathane is banisit, and God reyines
as in his awin proper kingdome. The office of the ministerie is of God,
appoyntit to the setting out of his glorie, and saluatione of the people.
To put in office witious persones, hyrelingis, or men nocht qualifeit to
discharge thair conscience, is to procure the dishonour of God, and dam-
natione of the people ; and thairfor quhatsoeuer puttis in office or laboris
to put in office men nocht qualifeit thairto, schawis thame selfis enemeis
to God and to his kirk. In the primitiwe kirk, quhen men wer to be
placed in the ministerie, it wes nocht done ryschelie nor subdandlie, bot
with fasting and prayers vnto God, with the adwyes of the ministerie
and of the haill congregatione. Men wer than chossin being of wis-
dome, learning, and of godlie conuersatione, and efter tryell and exami-
natione, thai wer admitit to the office with prayers and godlie admoni-
tionis, and to haif the samin ordour obseruit at this present, the seruandis
of God trawellis and laboris. Bot miserable is the estait of this tyme,
quhairin men contemning all godlie counsall, will mak of bairnis,
ignorantis, wngodlie, and witious personis, pastouris nocht onlie of ane
kirk bot of mony, for na respect is haid to the edificatione and proffeit of
the people, bot to the rent and proffeit of the benefice. Sa far as this
rwil of awertie spread, that it is enterit in the hairtis of a greit pairt of
the nobilitie, quha aucht according to thair dewitie menteine all godlie
ordour. And to cower thair maist iniust procedingis, thai proceid be
the authoritie of the king and the rycht of his patronage, quhowbeit the
authoritie of the king may nocht iustlie serue to the breking of the
ordour quhilk God hes appointit ; for kingis regnne be God, and to that
effect, that thai caus his will be fulfillit and obeyit ; for authoritie is giffin
to kingis, nocht to destroy bot edifie, nocht to brek guid ordour bot to
caus guid ordour be keipit ; bot the godlie appetyt of aweritious personis
abusis the authoritie of the king, quhairby thai procure the wraith of
God to cum wpone thame. Quhow can sic men sa schamefullie confes
that thai ar memberis of the kirk, that sa manifestlie seikis the distruc-
tione of the kirk, and doun putting of the holie ministerie. In this sa
weichtie a mater, quhairin consistis the saluatione of man, we may nocht
regaird quhat the corruptione of man hes brocht in, in tymes past, nother
quhat the effectiones of man now requeris, bot sould proceid with that
ordour that the eternall God hes appoyntit in his vord, and esteme
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100 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
quhilk we requeir to be obseruit in placeing of men in benefices quhat-
sumeuir, haifing thairto jonit the office of a pastour. First, we refer,
according to the lawis, to the patrone the naming or presenting of the
persone that sould be placed, quhowbeit we haif it be the Scriptouris
and consuetud of the primitiwe kirk, that the congregatione namit the
persone. The man being nemit or presented, than it is requirit that sic
of the ministerie as hes commissione and euir to exeme the persone
namit, nocht priuatlie bot publictlie, be the adwyiss and counsall of the haill
congregatione, of his conversatione, his fear to God, his lerning and
doctrene ; and he being fund qualifeit, he to be admitit and resauit be the
ministerie foirsaid to the spirituall functioun, with the consent of the con
gregatione ; for it is requerit that the pastouris of the kirk do all thingis
concerning the publict efferis of the kirk with consent of the congrega
tione, and that the admissioun be publict, be impositione of handis be the
pastouris, with admonitionis, fasting, and prayers passing befoir. This
godlie ordour for preseruatione of the kirk in puritie, we wis of God that
the prince, the maiestratis, and all people wald admit and authorise, and
nocht repyne aganis the samin. Men aucht to be war quhat thai do in
sa wechte a mater ; it is nocht with men bot with the Lord that thai deil.
The dewill is craftie, and blindis men in sic sort that thai se nocht the
end of their procedingis. Thair is nothing sa odius to Sathan as is the
ministerie of Christis ewangell, and the samin he labouris continewalie
to put furth of the earthe, becaus it is the instrument of mennis salua-
tioun. And quhowbeit he can nocht persuad men to consent in expres
termes to the extinguishing of the ewangell, yet does he craftelie mowe
men to do the thingis quhilk tendis to the downe putting of the samin ;
as to despice the ministerie of God, to withhald fra thame the posses
siones and profeitis quhairvpone thai sowld lewe, and to dispone the
benefices and offices to men nocht qualifeit ; and sum tyme Sathan will
mowe men to be offendit quhen the treuth is spokin, and can nocht be
satisfeit without the doctrene be qualifeit according to their corrupt
effectionis. All thir thingis laboris the doun putting of the ministerie,
thocht men be sa blindit that thai do nocht perceave quhat thair pro
cedingis tendis to. Bot the Lord seis maist cleirlie, and opins the eine of
his serwandis to se that greit corraptione, and to admoniss sic men to
amend in tyme, befoir the terribill day of the Lordis wisitatione cum.
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aganis sic as wes enimeis to his kirk, nocht professing his name, bot
agains sic, as bering the name of the kirk, wer enimeis to the holie
ministerie. Sa the kirk hes enimeis without and enimeis within, bot the
Lord sail destroy them all, as he did the outwart enimeis of Israeli, the
Egiptianes, Babilonianis, and wtheris, and the houshald enimeis, quhilk
war the Isrelletis that dispicet the ministerie of the prophetis. The
scharp executione of Godis iustice in pwnisching the enimeis of his kirk
is expressit in the Scriptor. The gret impyres alsweill as wther king-
domis, wer brocht to distructioun for vseing tirrannie agains the kirk of
God, for sa hes the Lord promisit be his propheit Zacharie, saying, I
will distroy all sic peple as cum agane Jerusalem. Men of power being
wickit hes flurisit in the warld for a tym, but quhen thai strechit furthe
thair hand agains the kirk of God and ministerie thairof, thai subdandlie
fealit, and thair glorie perisit as did Herode the king. The Lord dois
admonis all be his propheit King Dauid, saying, Tuiche nocht myn
anointit, and do my prophetis no harm, &c.

III.
ANE SERMON VPONE THE LX. CHAPTER OF MATHEW, AT THE
37 AND 38 VERSES.
Mathe ix. — The harwest is great bot the labouraris ar few, quhair-
foir pray to the Lord for the harwest, that he will send furth
labouraris into his harwest.
In the halye scriptouris mentioun is maid of tuo spirituall harwests ;
the ane is presentlie be the ministratioun of the ewangell, quhairby men
ar gadderit together in the barne of God, quhilk is his kirk, of the quhilk
speikis Christ heir, and also into the fourt chaptour of Sanct John, say
ing thair, lyft wp your eyne and luk on the regiones for thai ar quhyt
alredy vnto the harwest ; the other harwest is at the last day, quhen the
elect of God salbe gatherit together into the hewinlie kingdome, quhairof
sayis Christ, lat thame baithe grow together onto the tyme of harwest
&c. The harvest is the end of the warld, the sonne of man sail send
furth his angellis, and thai sail gadder out of his kingdome all thingis
that offend, and thame quhilk do iniquitie ; the latter day is callit har-

102 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
west, nocht onlie that the popill at that tyme salbe separat from the
quhyt, bot also in respect that the seruandis of God at that tyme sail
ressaif the fruite of thair labouris. Sic phras of speking is wsit in the
scriptouris, as it is writtin, quhatsoeuer a man sawes that sail he scheir,
for he that sawes in the flesche, sail of the flesch scheir corruptione, bot
he that sawis in the spreit, sail of the spreit scheir euerlasting lyf ; thay
that sawis with teiris, sail scheir with glaidnes. Quhen thai went furth
to saw thay went weping, taking with thame thair seid coddis, bot quhen
they sail cum agane, thai sail cum vith greit joye, bringand thair handis
full of corne. Be sawing ye sail wnderstand the travellis, the labouris,
croce, and trublis that the seruandis of God hes in this lyf in setting
furthe the glorie of God, and be scheiring, the gloriws and blissit rest that
the serwandis of God is to resaif at the last day is to be onderstande ;
bot at this present ve cas to spak of this last; harwest, and will labour to
set furth the mynd of Chryst of the first harwest, quhairof he hes
spokin heir.
The harwest is greit, &c.
It is writtin immediatlie befoir thir wordis, that Christ luiking on the
multitude, he had compassione on thame, becaus thai war dissparcit and
scatterit as scheip, haweing na scheippeird. Heir it is to be considderit
the greit luif that Christ bearis onto his pepill, and the greit cair that he
hes taken on thame in all egis, appointing pastouris ower tham to gide
thame, confort thame, and feid thame with his maist blissit word, in the
quhilk consistis the lyf and saluatione of man, for without that word can
riathing be in man bot ignorance and deaithe ; Christ the greit pastour
of the scheip vas cairfull of his flok, bot the other pastouris appointed
onder him become negligent and sleuthfull ; thai regardit nocht Christis
flok, thay pitieth thame nocht, bot did dispys thame, feding thame selues ;
and onli caring for thair awin temporall commoditie, was full of ambitione,
aurice, and all vickednes, as it is written, Thair wache men ar all blynd,
they haif na knawleg, thay ar all dume doggis, thai can nocht bark,
thay lye sleiping, and delyt in sleping, and as gredy doggis can neuer haif
aneuche. Thay can nocht onderstand, for thai luik all to thair awin vay,
euery on for his wantage^ and for his awin purpois.
Vo be to the pastouris, for thai distroy and scatter the scheip of my
pastour, sayis the Lord. Christ in his tyme, seing the corruptione of the
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hipocreitis, blind gydis, hyrit seruandis, rawenying volues, and to be full
of all wickitnes and synne, quhais vickitnes quhen he considerit, he de
clarit thame to be na pastouris. As he said heir, thai war scattered as
scheip, haweing na.scheiphird. Gyf tym wald serwe to apply this mater
onto the papistes, quhow thai abuse the office of pastouris, and quhow the
pepill ar scatterit, vandring in ignorance and errouris, [it] war profitable,
for in na age was ewer sa greit corruptione as amangis tham. In Rome
is the sait of the dewill, and a successioun of wenemows serpentis, the
quhilk to declair at lenthe we refer to ane wther tyme, alwayes conclud
ing that the paip and his schewin monstoris, ar na pastouris nor bischop-
pis, nother the successouris of pastouris or bischoppis, bot ar thewis and
rewards, and hes instrusit tham selues be titill and name in the place and
office of godlie men passis befoir without all ordour.
The harvest is greit bot the laboraris ar few.
In this part of Scripture foure heiddis is to be considderit :
First, the luif and cair that we aucht to haif to our nychtbouris and
brother, efter the exempill of Christ.
Secundlie, to knaw in quhais power the help and sawitie of the pepill
standis, to vit in God onlie.
Thirdlie, that na laborar can propheit in the Lordis harweist bot he
that is send of God.
Feirdlie, That the ardent desyre and prayer of the kirk is requirit for
the intres of Christis kingdom.
First, we man lerne heir to embraice ilk ane other in luif, according to
the law of the Lord and the exempill of Jesus Christ. The hurt of our
nychtbouris suld be dolerus to ws, and thair weill and prosperitie our
reioysing, as we ar teichit to mwrne with thame that mwrne, and to
reiose with thame that reios. It is writtin be the propheit Ezechell, that
the Lord causit a mark to be put wpone all that mwrnit for the abhomi-
natione of Jerusalem, that thai mycht eschaip the plaiges that wes to
cum wpone the wickit. Nathing to ws suld be mair displesand then to
se the pepill perishand in saull and body be errour and ignorance of God,
and that throw wanting of trew pastouris and preicharis. We suld not
onlie pitie the pepill that ar in sic cais, bot also labour with all diligence,
that the pepill may be helpit and confortit be the lywelie word of God,
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104 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
lyes the relief and sawetie of the pepill, to wit in the handis of the Lord,
for thair is na power bot in him. Thairfoir call to the Lord of the
harwest to send forthe lauboraris into his harwest. He is omnipotent
and infinite in power, he dois quhat he will in hewin and erthe, and nane
may resist his will. He creat all thingis, he preserwis all, he gouernes
all, and he workis all in all, and that maist justlie. As the Lord is infinit
in power, quhairby he workis all thingis, sa is he infinit in mercie, schaw-
ing grace onto synnaris. In mercy he piteis his creatouris, and be his
power heipis and relewis thame in thair trubill. Thair ignorance he
supleis be his infinit visdome, thair myrknes he expellis be his lycht,
thair synnes he coweris with his richtiousnes, and thair powertie he
heipis be his infinit riches. He is the onlie lord, the comfort and strenthe
of his kirk ; as sayes Dauid, gif to God the prayes of strenthe, &c.
Quho is God bot the Lord, or quha hes ony strenth bot our God, &c.
Luik wp onto God O my very still saull, for wpone him dependeth my
abyding, he is veraly my defender, my saviour; he is also my strong
castell, lest I be mowit and fall. Of God dependeth my helth and glorie,
it is the power of God quhairby I am defendit and helpit. Trust ye in
him at all tymes 0 pepill, powr out befoir him all thy hewy cares of your
hart, for it is God that is our defendar. Suirlie mortall men ar nocht,
men ar all bot wanitie, gif thai war put togidder in a pair of ballance
thai war lichter than nocht ; onis and yeit hes God spokin, quhilk tua
thingis I haif hard, that it is God that is the uery strenthe. In this greit
and michtie God lat ws put our haill trest and confidence, and in all our
necessiteis call wpone him, and speciallie that he will send furth faith-
full labouraris in his harwest, that the kingdome of Christ may be en-
largit, and his pepill confortit. Now followes the third heid of our de-
uisione, that the laburaris in the harwest of the Lord mon be send be
him self, for thay ar only in his hand. That we be nocht ignorant in the
similitude, Christ menis heir be the comes and rypnes thairof, the pepill
redy to resaif the word of God, and be the lawboraris, the preichearis
of the word of God.
Be the craft and sutteltie of Sathane many hes enterit in the outward
ministratioun of the kirk, some as prophetis, some as teicheris, and som
as pastouris and hyrdes, to destroy and nocht to edfie ; bot sic men the
Lord send nocht, bot dois admoneis the pepill to be war with thame,
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of Sathan. Quhatsoeuer honorable titill that this disceavers hes in the
warld to set out thair honour, vith ws they aucht to be estemit in thair
awin rank, to wit the bound slawes of Sathan, and enemeis to God and
hia kirk ; off the quhilk nummer ar all that in the papistrie beris tytill
of offices in the kirk, ffor thai ar nocht send of God, nather ar callit of
him, bot as thewis and rewaris hes clym ouer the wallis amang the
scheip, to murther and distroy. Nane suld be resauit as pastouris, bot
repellit, that the Lord sendis nocht.
The kirk of God pertenis onlie to God, and thairfoir is callit his kirk.
It is his proper possessione. It is his inheritance. It is the citie of his
habitatione. It is his tempill quhairin he remains, and in it is he onlie
vorschippit. It is the flock of his pastour ouer the quhilk he vatchis and
takis cair. It is the ground that he takis plesour to labour, he earis it,
he sawes it, and he scheiris it ; nane hes titill thairto bot he, and gif ony
wald intrus thame selues to labour and to mell with his possessioun,
thay schaw thame selues onrichtews, and deserues punitione ; and as
God is Lord of the harwest, sa it pertenis to him to send furth labouraris
to his harvest. Mony in all egis hes maist falslie and disceatfullie en-
terit thame selues in the kirk as thocht thai war send of God.
In the prophetis dayes the nummer was great of fals prophettis, as it
is writtin be Jeromye, I haif nocht send thes prophetis, sayeth the Lord,
and yeit thai ran. I haif nocht spokin onto tham, and yeit thai prophe
cied. And in ane wther place, the Lord said wnto me, the prophetis
prophesie lyis in my name. I haif nocht send thame. All that beiris
office outwarldlie in the kirk prophettis nocht, becaus all ar nocht send of
God. Onlie thai quhome the Lord sendis prophettis in his kirk ; otheris
dois bot hurt. The Lord fra the begyning hes send his messingeris and
seruandis to the confort of his kirk, as it is writtin, sen the day that
your fatheris com out of Egypt onto this day, I haif evin send onto you
all my seruandis the prophetis, rysing wp early euery day and sending
thame. I send onto you all my servandis the prophettis, rysing earlie
and sending thame.
God send his Sonne the greit pastour of the scheip. He send his
apostles and ministeris, and daylie sendis and sail send his serwandis for
the confort of his kirk onto the end of the warld, for the blessit seed of
his holie word salbe in his kirk perpetualie, as it is promesit.

106 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
I will mak this my couenant with thame, sayis the Lord. My spreit
that is vpone the, and my wordis quhilk I haif put in thy mouth, sail
nocht depairt out of thi mowth, nor out of the mouthe of thi seed, nor
out of the mowth of the seed of thi sed, sayeth the Lord, frome this furth
ewin for ewer. Now seing that the harvest is the Lordis, and that nane
can profeit thairin bot thai that he sendis, and that he promisis to send,
ve suld with earnist effectioun call onto him to send furth labouraris in
his harvest, as we ar teichit heir be Christ. Pray to the Lord of the
harwest to send furth labouraris in his harwest.
That ve may pray with assurit faith and hoip, certan thingis is to be
considderit. First, the Lord hes commandit ws to pray, as it is writtin,
Call wpone me in the tyme of trubellitioun. Continew in prayer. Pray
ewer. Pray alwayes with all maner prayers and supplicatioun. Ask
and it salbe gewin you.
Secundlie, the Lord informes ws quhat we sail ask in our prayer, for
Christ in the commown prayeris techit to his kirk be him self, includis
all thingis that is to be desyrit to the glorie of God, and the saluatione of
man, baith in body and saull. And also in other pairtis of Scripture is
declarit particular ^thingis requirit to pray for, as occasione requires, and
heir the Lord requires that prayer be maid to the Lord of the harwest, to
send furth labouraris in his harwest.
Thridlie, for strenthening of our faith, we suld considder that the Lord
hes promesit to grant our petitiones that we desyre in our prayer, as it
is vrittin, ask and it salbe gewin you. Quhatsoeuer ye ask the father in
my name it salbe gewin you. This is assurance that ve haif in him,
that gif we ask ony thing according to his will he heiris ws. And gif
that we knaw that he heris ws, quhatsoeuer we ask, we knaw that ve
haif the petitiones that we desyrit of him. Quhow can we dout in the
obtenyng of thai thingis quhilk the Lord hes commandit ws to ask, and
hes promisit to gif ws.
In this prayer requirit of ws to the Lord of the harvest, to send furth
labouraris in his harvest, expressis the feruent zeall and desyre that we
suld haif, that the ministerie of the ewangell may be dulatit ouer all,
that Christ may ring in his awin kingdome, that God may be glorifeit
and his pepill sawit. Quha that hes nocht that feruent desyre in thair
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to be takin heir to lament the miserable estait of this age, for the maist
pairt sekis thair awin, and nocht that quhilk is Jesus Christis. The
Lord of his guidnes reforme our imperfection, and gif ws fervant hartis
to pray continewallie that Christ may ring, and his word may ryne and
haif fre passage, &c.

IV.
ANE SERMON VPONE THE SEVENTH CHAPTER OF LUKE FROM THE
36th VERSE.
Luk vii  On of the Pharaseis desyrit him that he wald eat with
him. And he went into the Pharaiseis hows and sat doun at
table. And behald a voman in the citie quhilk was a synner,
&c.
As Christ Jesus come in this warld to saif synnaris, sa did he nocht
abhore synnaris, bot apply him self maist humlie and lowinglie onto all.
He eit with the publicanis, and he sit with the Phariseis, and all thing
he did for the saluatioun of all ; he contemnit nane, he was the guid
phisitiane, seiking the seik, and to gif helth. His exempill did the
apostill Paul! follow, as it is writtin, I haif maid my self seruand to all
men that I mycht vyn the mor. And to the Jewis I become as a Jew,
that I mycht wyn the Jewes : to thame that ar wnder the law, as thocht
I war onder the law, that I may vyn thame that ar vnder the law. To
thame that ar without law, as thocht I war without law, that I mycht
wyn thame that ar without law. To the veeak I become as waik, that I
mycht wyn the waik. I am maid all thingis to all men, that I micht be
all meanis saif som. The exempill of Christ and of his apostlis suld be
followit of ws. First, ve suld seik the saluatioun of all, nother con
temning nor abhoring the cumpany of any man, quhair appeirance is that
we may profeit. Secundlie, ve suld beare the veaknes of wtheris, and
wse nocht our Mbertie preciselie in thingis indifferenit bot quhair it
mycht edifie, as it is vrittin, him that is weak in the faithe resaif onto
you, nocht with contrauerseis and disputationis, &c. Lat ws follow thai
thingis quhilk mak for peace, and quhair vith on may edifie ane vther.
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quhilk ar Strang aucht to beir the infirmiteis of thame quhilk ar waik,
and nocht to pleis our selues, &c.
Behauld a voman in the citie quhilk was a synnar, quhen scho knew
that Jesus sat at tabill in the Pharaseis hows, scho brocht a
box of oyntment, and scho stud at his feit behynd him weiping,
and began to uesche his feit with teares, and did weip thame
with the hearis of hir heid, and kissit his feit and anoynted
tham vith the oyntment.
The Holie Gost settis furth the storie of this woman as a paterae and
exempill to be followit. Scho was a synnar and obtenit grace, and sa
sail all synneris obtene grace following hir exempill.
This woman, first, scho knew hir synnes, and flatterit nocht hirself in
vane richteousnes.
Secundlie, scho repentit and schew notabill signes thairof.
Thridlie, scho humlit hirself vith ernist effectioune of mynd, falling
doun at the feet of Christ with prayeris, vesching his feit vith tearis and
drying tham with the hair of hir heid, and anoynting thame. Quhen
wtheris past to the feding of thair bodyis, scho fasting frome meit, fed
wpone hir teares as did Dauid, quha said, my tearis hes bene my meit
day and nycht.
And fourtlie, scho haid hir faith assurit in Christ, as himself did tes-
tifie, thi faith hes sauit the. The godlie exemplie of this woman lat vs
folow, and we sail obtene grace, for we ar all synnares as scho wes, and
the mercie of God is redy to ws as it was to heir.
Now is the tyme that ve suld turne onto God, for ve haif lyenn to long
in synn and filthynes. We haif greivouslie offendit. Ve haif forgot the
Lord. We haif contemnit his blissit word. Ve haif followit our wyll
lwstis and corruptit effectonis. Our synnes hes prouokit the wraith of
God, the quhilk is alredy kendlit, his plaigis ar to be pourit vpone vs
subdantlie, except we preif the same vith spedy repentance. The mes
singeris and ministeris of God seand the wraith of God kendlit for our
synnes, and the cruell threatnyngis of the Antichrist and his memberis
aganis the kirk of God, as thai haif concludit in thair bludie counsall of
Trent, beand diligent to put the same in executioun, geving varning to
all men to prepair tham selues for the battell, nocht in thair awin strenth
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APPENDIX TO THE DUN PAPERS. 109
this realme, and at tym appointit thairto, to wit, the secund and thrid
Sondayes of Merche instant, that we converting vnto God, detesting our
synnes, may hwmill ourselues in his presens with fasting and prayer,
calling for his mercie that he will tak vs onder his protectione, preserve
vs fra all plaigis, and pover vpone [us] his blessinges in this godlie
exercis. Lat ws obserue with all hartlie affectiowin, that the repentance
of our hart may ovtuardlie appeir, heir the vord of God, pray contine-
wally, be liberall to the pvire, be reconciled euery ane to other quhair
warience hes bene, amend for the offencis committit, sclanderis to be
reparit be publict repentance, the iniunctiones of the kirk to be obeyit,
that all obstinacie and pryd remowit, humilitie and obedience to all godli-
nes may appeir. We sa doing according to the exemple of this penitent
synnar, we ar assurit of mercie and grace in Jesus Christ.
Now quhen the Pharasye quich bad him, saw it, he spak vithin him
self, sayeng, gif this man war ane propheit he wald suirlie haif
knawin quho and quhat maner a voman is this quhilk touchis
him, for scho is a synnar.
The Pharase heir murmwrit aganis Christ, quhairin may be considderit
the conditioune of all men that ar nocht treulie instructit be the Spreit of
God, for thai iustifie neuer God, nother in his word nor warkis, without
thai find it agriable to thair corruptit reasone. And thairfoir thai dispys
the Scriptouris in thair awin sense, and condampnes the vorkis that God
workis in his awin elect. Bot lat ws that beris the name of Christ, and
ar illuminat in his treuth, hwmill ourselues, forsaiking our awin visdome
and iustifie God in his vordis and warkis.
The pharasie trusting in his awin fals richteousnes, beand pvft wp vith
pryde, dispysit the pure synnar that com to Christ, bot Christ being in
himself the fontane of all richtiousnes, did resaif the synnar to mercie
withe hartlie affectione, and confortit her troublit hart. Heir is the natur
of the godlie and of the vickit ipocreites set out and discryvit. The godlie
quhilk ar led be the spreit of God, with the effectione of mercie and com-
pacione, and with the spreit of luif and humilitie seikis the veill and sal-
uation of all, contemnis nane, dispysis nane, but embraces all in lowe,
efter the exempill of Christ schavin to this woman. Bot the ipocreites be
vane trust in tham selves, ar blawin wp vith pryde ; thai dispys otheris,
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awin richteousnes, as did this Pharasie, quhaes wayes lat vs abhorre and
eschew, and follow Christ and the doctrine of the apostle, quha teiches
ws, sayeing, Brethren, gif any man be fallin in ony offence, ye quhilk ar
spirituall, help to amend him with the spreit of meiknes, considering
your self, lest ye also be temptit ; and beir ye ane otheris burding, and sa
fulfill the law of Christ. All men that felis the burding of -thair awin
synn, thai pitie synnars, bot the hipocrites and justifars of tham selves
dispyses and abhorres synnars, being tham selves gretast synnars, thocht
thai knaw it not beand, blindit be Sathane.
Jesus ansuerit and said unto him, Symon, I haif sumquhat to say
onto the, and he said maister say on ; Thair vas a certane len
der quhilk hed tua dettaris, the on oucht fyue hundreth penyss,
and the other fiftie ; quhen thai hed nothing to pay, he for-
gaue them both. Quhilk of tham thairfoir, tell me, vill luf him
most. Symon ansuerit and said, I suppois that he to quhome he
forgaif most, and he said onto him, thou hes trewlie judgit.
Than he turnit to the woman, and said onto Symon, seis thou
this woman. I enterit into thy hows, and thou gaif me na
watter to my feit, bot scho hes weschit my feit vith tearis, and
weipit tham with the hearis of hir head ; thou gaif me no kiss,
bot scho sinse the. tym I com in, hes nocht cessit to kyss my
feit. Myne heid with oyle thou didist nocht anoynt, bot scho
anoyntit my feit vith oyntment ; quhairfoir I say onto the, mony
syneis ar forgevin hir, for scho lufit muche. To quhom a litill
is forgevin, he doth luf a litill.
The Lord ansueris heir to the invart thocht of the pharisie, quhairby
he mycht onderstand Christ to be greittar than a propheit, yea, and to be
wery God, quha onlie knawis the hartis and thochtis of men. This
parable schawis the errour of Symon, in dampning the woman quhome
the hevinlie iuge hath obsoluit. Christ schew this woman to be iustifeit,
nocht be warkis of satisfactione, bot in that her synnes vas remittit, and
that frelie of mercie ; ffor the parable declaris that the dettaris had
nathing to pay, bot war frelie forgevin, and that forgevenis proceidis to
luif. Christ schawis heir that this woman lufit him better then did
Symon the Pharasie, and that he provis be the effectis of hir luif, quhilk
vrocht outvardlie. The vomane lufit Christ, becaus scho haid of his

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Ill

mercie obtenit remissioun of mony synnes ; the Pharasie luifit him nocht,
becaus his synnes wes nocht remittit. He knew nocht him self to be a
synnar, bot trustit in his awin richtiousnes, and socht na remissioun, and
sa his synnes remanit. The parable of the Pharasie and publicane agreis
weill vith this mater.
This place declaris, that our justificatioun consists nocht in warkis and
meritis of men, bot in remissioun of synnes frelie gevin be Christ, and
resauit be faithe, of the quhilk it is vreittin, gif Abrahame war iustifeit
be warkes he hath quhairin to reioys, bot nocht with God, for quhat
sayes the Scriptour, Abrahame beleuit God, and it was cowntit to him
for richtiousnes. To him that workis, the vages is nocht countit to be
gewin him frelie, bot of det. Bot to him that workis nocht, bot beleuis
in him that justifeis the ongodlie, his faith is countit for richtiousnes.
ewin as Dauid declarit, the blessingis of the men onto quhom God im
puted no synn.
Mony synnes ar forgevin hir, for scho luifit mekle.
It may nocht heir onderstand that the luif of this woman was the caus
of that monny synnes war remittit hir, for that is contrair the mynd of
Christ into the parable proponit, for he concludit with the judgment of
Symon, that the remitting of the dett was the caus of luf, and that the
luf was les or mair according to the det forgewin. Quhairfoir the wordis
ar to be onderstand that hir greit luf declarit and maid manifest that
scho haid obtenit mercie at Christ, and remissioun of monny synnes, for
remissioun of synnes was the caus of her luif, and nocht her luif was the
caus of remissioun, as Christ himself dois heir plainlie declair.
And he said onto hir thi synnes are forgewin the. Thy faith hath
sauit the, go in peace. This woman heir specifyt, hard out of the mouth
of Chryst pronuncit hir justificatioun and saluatioun. Scho come sorufull
to Christ, bot now departis joyfullie from him. The caus of hir sorrow is
remowit, hir synnes ar remittit, and scho resauit in fauour of God,
and sa beand justifyit and reconcilit, scho is at pace with God, and hir
consience at rest and quietnes. This sam confort that sho resauit is
offerit till all penitent synneris ; for all that labouris and ar weryit sail in
Christ find refreshing, all sinneris sail in Christ find justificatioun and
fre remissioun of thair synnes. All that ar in myrknes sail in him fynd
licht. All that ar in trubill sail in him fynd rest and quietnes, and all

112 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
that ar under death and damnatioun sail in him fynd eternall lyf and
saluatioun. Lat us thairfoir be repentance and faith draw neir unto
Christ, the mercie seat of God, and we sail fynd grace and sail heir his
comfortable wordis saying to us, your synnes ar remitit you ; your faith
hes sauit you, go in pace, as he said onto this woman, &c.

II.

PAPERS

FROM THE

CHARTER CHEST OF THE EARL OF AIRLIE,
AT CORTACHY CASTLE.

M.CCCC.XX— M.D.LX.

PAPERS
FROM THE
CHARTER CHEST OF THE EARL OF AIRLIE.

CHARTER BY ALEXANDER STEWART, EARL OF MAR, CONFIRMING
A CHARTER OF THE LANDS OF HARLAW, AUCHLEVIN, AND
ARDUNE, BY MARGARET DE GLEN, IN FAVOUR OF SIR WALTER
OGILVY OF LUNTRATHIN AND OTHERS— 2nd Januaby, 1420.
Vniuersis hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Alexander Stewart comes de
Marr et de Garuiach ac Amarallus Regni Scocie salutem in Domino
Sempiternam Noueritis nos quandam cartam Mergarete de Glen relicte
quondam domini Johannis de Glen militis domine de Inchemartyn et
portionarie terrarum de Achlewyne Ardwyne et Harlaw factam Waltero
de Ogiluy domino de Lunthrehyn et Isabelle sue sponse filie predicte
Mergarete non rasam non abolitam non cancellatam nee in aliqua sue
parte viciatam sed prorsus omni vitio et suspicione carentem vidisse
inspexisse et diligenter examinasse cujus tenor sequitur in hec verba
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Mergareta de Glen relicta
quondam domini Johannis de Glen militis domina de Inchemartyne et
portionaria terrarum de Achlewyne Ardwyne et Harlaw salutem in
Domino sempiternam vestra nouerit vniuersitas me non vi aut metu ducta
nee errore lapsa sed mea mera et spontanea voluntate zelo dilectionis
naturalis in mea pura et legittima viduitate dedisse concessisse et hac
presenti carta pro me heredibus meis ac successoribus imperpetuum con-
firmasse in modo et forma tallie dilecto genero meo Waltero de Ogiluy
domino de Lunthrehyn et Isabelle sponse sue filie mee pro suis multi-
plicibus beneficiis ac pro bono consilio auxilio et fauore michi sepius

116 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
temporibus retroactis gratanter impensis Totas et integras terras meas
de Achlewyne Ardwyne et Harlaw cum pertinentiis supradictis jacentes
in regalitate de Garuiach infra vicecomitatum de Abirdene Tenendas et
habendas totas et integras predictas, terras de Achlewyne Ardwin et
Harlaw cum pertinentiis a me heredibus meis et successoribus dicto
Waltero et Isabelle sponse sue ac eorum diutius viuenti Quibus dece-
dentibus Waltero de Ogiluy filio predictorum Walteri et Isabelle et
heredibus de corpore suo procreatis vel procreandis Quibus forte defi
cientibus Dauid de Ogiluy fratri germano dicti Walteri et heredibus de
corpore suo procreatis vel procreandis Quibus vero deficientibus Alex
andro de Ogiluy fratri germano eorundem et heredibus de corpore suo
procreatis vel procreandis Quibus autem deficientibus Patricio de Ogiluy
fratri germano predictorum et heredibus de corpore suo procreatis vel
procreandis Quibus forte deficientibus Georgio de Ogiluy fratri ger
mano prescriptorum et heredibus de corpore suo procreatis vel procre
andis et sic de fratre ad fratrem et heredibus de corporibus eorundem
procreatis vel procreandis dummodo vnus fratrum aut heredes eorundem
vixerit vel vixerint a seniore fratre ad juniorem fratrem ex equali des-
censu sine fraude Quibus forte omnibus deficientibus quod absit heredi
bus inter predictos Walterum et Isabellam procreatis vel procreandis
quibuscunque Quibus vero deficientibus heredibus meis propinquioribus
quibuscunque de comite de Gariuach et heredibus suis ac successoribus in
feodo et hereditate imperpetuum faciendo inde [etc.J seruicium debitum et
consuetum Et ego vero dicta Mergareta et heredes mei ac successores to
tas et integras predictas terras cum pertinentiis ac donacionem et conces-
sionem earundem [etc.J contra omnes homines et feminas warandizabimus
acquietabimus et imperpetuum nomine tallie defendemus In quorum fidem
et testimonium sigillum meum presentibus est appensum apud Dunde vi
cesimo die mensis Nouembris anno Domini millesimo quadrmgentesimo
decimo nono Quamquidem cartam cum omnibus et singulis in eadem
contentis secundum eiusdem carte exigenciam vim tenorem et effectum
vna cum modis condicionibus et circumstanciis forma pariter tallia et
effectu in omnibus et per omnia sicut supracriptum est pro nobis heredi
bus et successoribus nostris predicto Waltero et Isabelle sponse sue ac
eorum diutius viuenti et omnibus aliis prius specificatis approbamus
ratificamus et imperpetuum confirmamus per presentes In cujus rei
testimonium sigillum nostrum presentibus fecimus apponi Apud Abir-

THE AIRLIE PAPERS. 117
den secvndo die mensis Januarij anno Domini millesimo quadringen-
tesimo decimo nono hiis testibus Alexandro de Seton domino de Gordoun
Alexandro de Forbes domino eiusdem et Thoma Stewart militibus Alex
andro de Irwyn domino de Drum et Johanne Inchemartyn secretario
nostro cum multis aliis.

II.
RESIGNATION OF THE BELL OF ST. MEDDAN, TO SIR JOHN OGILVY—
27th June, 1447.
In nomine Domini Amen Anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo quad
rmgentesimo quadragesimo septimo mensis vero Junij die vicesima sep-
tima indictione decima pontificatus sanctissimi in Cristo patris et do
mini nostri domini Nicholai diuina prouidencia pape quinti anno primo
In mei notarii publici et testium infrascriptorum presencia Michael Dauid
tenens campane sancti Medani accessit ad presenciam nobilis et potentis
domini domini Johannis Ogilby militis domini de Luntrethyne et capitalis
domini dicte campane que hereditarie dicto Michaeli et heredibus suis
pertinuit Quamquidem campanam cum suiis pertinentiis sibi de jure
pertinentibus dictus Michael dicto domino Johanni Ogilby tamquam do
mino superiori non vi nee metu ductus nee errore ut apparuit lapsus sed
sua mera et spontanea voluntate pure et simpliciter a se et heredibus suis
totum jus et clameum que in eadem habuit vel habere potuit suprascripto
domino Johanni Ogilby et heredibus suis imperpetuum per fustum et
baculum sursum reddidit et resignauit Post cuiusquidem resignacionem
dictus dominus Johannes Ogilby dictam campanam cum suis pertinentiis
nobili et potenti domine domine Margarete de Ogilby comitisse morauie
vxori sue pro toto tempore vite sue in presencia testium infrascriptorum
et mei notarii donauit De et super quibus omnibus et singulis dictus
dominus Johannes Ogilby et dicta domina Margareta a me notario publico
sibi fieri petierunt publicum instrumentum vel instrumenta vnum vel
plura acta fuerunt hec apud Erale in castro eiusdem sub anno mense die
indictione et pontificatu quibus supra presentibus ibidem nobili viro
domino Waltero Ogilby milite domino de Desfurd Jacobo Ogilby Wil-

H£ THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
lelmo de Cargyl domino de Lasigiston scutiferis Duncano Stronoch
semori et Duncano juniori filio suo burgensibus de Monross Patricio de
Fenton et Edwardo Pedy cum multis aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis et
rogatis. Et ego Finlaus Dempster clericus Dunkeldensis disceseos
publicus apostolica auctoritate notarius etc.

III.
THE INSTRAMENT OF SESSYN OF THE BELL— 18th July, 1447.
In nomine Domini Amen Anno Incarnacionis Dominice millesimo quad-
ringentessimo quadragesimo septimo mensis vero Julij die decima octaua
indictione decima pontificatus sanctissimi in Cristo patris et domini
nostri domini Nicholai diuina prouidencia pape quinti anno primo In
mei notarii publici et testium infrascriptorum presencia accesserunt ad
Luntrethin prope ecclesiam ad domum siue toftum pertinentem campane
Sancti Medani nobilis et pbtens domina domina Margareta de Ogilby
vxor nobilis et potentis domini domini Johannis Ogilby militis domini de
Luntrethin comitissa morauie et Jacobus Ogilby frater germanus dicti
domini Johannis eiusque balliuus prout per patentes suas literas sigillo
dicti domini Johannis autentico roboratas apparuit a quo Jacobo dicta
domina Margareta possessionem siue saisinam secundum tenorem sue
infeodacionis siue donacionis sibi tradite petiit Post quam peticionem
dictus Jacobus tamquam peticione consone annuens primo et principaliter
suis literis predictis ibidem apud dictam domum siue toftum ostensis ac
de verbo in verbum publice perlectis dictam dominam Margaretam infra
dictam domum omnibus expulsis introclusit et eedem per terram et lapides
possessionem et saisinam secundum tenorem sue infeodacionis siue do
nacionis tradidit et assignauit De et super quibus omnibus et singulis
dicta domina Margareta a me notario publico sibi fieri petiit publicum
instrumentum vel instrumenta vnum vel plura Acta fuerunt hec ad Lunth-
rethin apud domum supra dictam hora prima post meridiem vel eocirca
sub anno mense die indictione et pontificatu quibus supra presentibus
ibidem Dauid Ogilby scutifero dominis Dauid Conan Johanne Michart et

THE AIRLIE PAPERS. 119
Patricio Henrici presbiteris Edwardo Pedy et Johanne Red cupro cum
multis aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis.
Et ego Finlaus Dempster clericus Dunkeldensis etc.

IV.
INSTRUMENT ON THE DISCHARGE OF A SPULZIE, BY DAVID EARL
OF CRAWFORD, TO JAMES, MASTER OF OGILVY— 5th February,
1543-4.
In De inomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter et sit notum quod anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo
quingentesimo quadragesimo tertio mensis vero Februarij die quinto in
dictione secunda pontificatus sanctissimi in Cristo patris et domini nostri
domini Pauli diuina prouidencia pape tertii anno decimo in mei notarii
publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter constitutes nobi
lis et prepotens dominus Dauid Crawfurdie comes dixit et proferebat hec
verba in vulgari sequentia — "I discharge the violent spoilze of all my cornis,
cattell, horses, and vtheris insycht gudis, committit and done be James,
maister of Ogiluy, his kin, freindis, seruandis, and complices, maid be
hym vpoun my place, manis, and landis of Fynnevin, committit be thame
befoir the dait heirof, in this caiss alanerlie and na vthir wayis, swa that
the said James, maister of Ogiluy, will restore and caus be restorit and
deliuerit agane to me my place of Fynnevin, and to the manis thairof,
and to me or my seruandis, hauand my power thairto, all and sindry gudis
quhatsumeuir spoilzeit and takin be the said maister of Ogiluy and his
complices furtht of the samyn, als gude as thai war the tyme thai war
takin be hym and his complices foirsaidis, betuix the dait heirof and
Fastreneis evin nixt to cum immediatlie following the dait heirof. And
gif the said James, maister of Ogiluy foirsaid, failzeis and restoris and
deliueris nocht the saidis gudis and geir spoilzeit be hym and his com
plices as saidis agane to me, and to the groundis foirsaidis, befoir the said
term of Fastrynis evin, I, than as now and now as than, to haue nocht
renuncit and dischargit, bot to haue full and fre regres and ingres to the
said actioun of spoilze and violence thairof aganis the said maister of
Ogiluy, his kin, freyndis, and seruandis, siclik and als frielie in all sortis

120 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
as I had befoir the dait heirof, but ony preiudice in tyme to cum to me
my airis or assignais." Super quibus omnibus et singulis premissis dictus
Dauid comes Crawfurdie et prefatus Jacobus magister de Ogiluy hinc
inde a me notario publico subscripto sibi fieri petierunt instrumentum
seu instrumenta publicum seu publica vnum seu plura Acta erant hec
apud Dunde in hospitio Georgii Rollok burgensis dicti burgi hora prima
post meridiem vel eocirca Sub anno die mense indictione et pontificatu
quibus supra presentibus ibidem Jacobo comite Aranie domino Hammil-
toun ac gubernatore regni Scotie reuerendissimo domino Dauid cardi-
nali archiepiscopo Sancti Andree etc. Johanne abbate de Paslito Donaldo
abbate de Cowpro Roberto Lindesay de Dunrode et Archibaldo Hammil-
toun testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter atque rogatis.
Et ego Johannes Bruice etc.

SIR JAMES ARCHEBALD, WICAR OF LENTRETHIN, HIS LETTRES OF
FOUR FORMES, EFTER THE REFORMATIOUN OF RELIGIOUN— 27th
May, 1560.
Francis and Marie, be the grace of God, King and Quene of France and
Scotland, to our louittis Fergus Fergysoun messingeris, oure
shereffis in that parte, coniunctlie and seueralie, specialie constitute
greting, Forsamekill as it is humlie menit and schawin to ws be oure
louit James Archibald, vicare of Lintrethen, that quhair he is lauchfullie
prouidit be the lawis and practik of oure realme, obseruit in tymes past,
of the said vicarage, and hes bene in possessioun of the samyn thir diuers
yeris bigane, and hes causit the commone prayeris and homilies be red
owlklie to the parrochinaris of the said parrochin, and vther wyiss is con
tent to abyde sik reformatioun as the lordis of our secreit counsale plesis
mak thairintill, and als is adionit to Goddis congregatioun, and takis
part with the saidis lordis in setting fordwart the commone caus, to the
gloir of God and commone weill of our realme Neuirtheles the saidis
parrochinaris ar restand awand to the said James his teindis, frutis,
rentis, prouentis, and emolumentis of the said vicarage of diuers yeris and
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compellit : Oure will is heirfoir, and we charge you etraitlie, and com-
mandis, that incontinent thir our letteres sene ye pass and in oure name
and autoritie, command and charge all and sindrie the parrochinaris of
the said parrochin, and vtheris intromettouris with the teindis, frutis,
rentis, prouentis, and emolumentis thairof, to ansuer, obey, and mak
thankfull payment to the said James Archibald, his seruandis and fac-
touris in his name, of the saidis teindis, frutis, rentis, prouentis, and
emolumentis of the said vicarage, except the cors present and vmest
clayth, of all yeris and termes bigane restand vnpayit, and siclyke yeirlie
and termlie in tyme cuming, ay and quhill ane generall ordoure be
takin be the lordis of our secrete counsale thairupone, within xlviii houris
nixt eftir thai be chargit be yow thairto, vnder all hieast pane and
charge that eftir may follow ; the quhilkis xlviii houris being bipast, and
the saidis personis or ony of thame dissobeyand, that ye charge the
dissobeyaris, yit as of befoir, to ansuer, obey, and mak thankfull pay
ment to the said James, his seruandis and factouris in his name, of the
saidis teindis, frutis, rentis, prouentis, and emolumentis of the said
vicarage, except the cors present and vmest clayth, of all yeris and
termes bigane restand vnpayit, and siclyke yeirlie and termlie in tyme
cuming during the said space, within vther xlviii houris nixt eftir thai
be chargit be you thairto, vnder the pane of warding of thair personis ;
the quhilkis last xlviii houris being bipast, and the saidis personis or ony
of thame dissobeyand, that ye charge the dissobeyaris, yit as of befoir, to
ansuer, obey, and mak, payment to the said James, his seruandis and
factouris in his name, of the saidis teindis, frutis, rentis, prouentis, and
emolumentis of the said vicarage, of all yeris and termes bigane restand
vnpayit, and siclyke yeirlie and termlie in tyme cuming, ay and quhill
ane generall ordoure be takin be the said lordis thairupone, within vther
xlviii houris nixt eftir thai be chargit be yow thairto, or ellis that within
the samyn xlviii houris pass and [enter] thair personis in ward within
our castell of Dumbert[an] [thair] to remane vpone thair awin expenssis,
ay and quhill thai haue fulfillit the command of thir oure letteres, and
be fred be ws thairfra, vnder the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame
to our home, and that thai [cum to oure] secretar or his deputis, keiparis
of oure signet, and resaue oure vther letteres for thair ressait in ward
[within] oure said castell ; the quhilkis xlviii houris being bipast, and
the saidis personis or ony of thame dissobeyand, that ye charge the diss-
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obeyaris yit as of befoir, to ansuer, obey, and mak thankfull payment
to the said James, his seruandis and factouris in his name, of the Saidis
teindis, frutis, rentis, prouentis, and emolumentis of the said vicarage, of
all yeris and termes bigane restand vnpayit, and siclyke yeirlie and
termlie in tyme cuming during the said space, within vther xlviii houris
nixt eftir thai be chargit be yOw thairto, or ellis that thai, within the
sanlyn xlviii houris, pas and enter thair personis in ward within oure
said castel, thairin to remane vpone thair awin expenssis, ay and quhill
thai haue fulfillit the command of thir oure letteres, and be fred be ws
thairfra, vnder the said pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to oure
home, and that thai cum to oure secretar foirsaid pr his deputis, keparis
of oure signet, and ressaue oure vther letteres foirsaidis for thair ressait
in ward within oure said castell ; the quhilkis last xlviii houris of all bein
bipast, and the saidis personis or ony of thame dissobeyand and nocht
fulfilland the command of thir oure letteres, nor enterand thair personis
in ward within oure said castell as said is, that ye incontinent thaireftir
denunce the dissobeyaris oure rebellis, and putt thame to our home, and
escheit and inbring all thair movable gudis to our vse for thair contemp-
tioun, as ye will ansuer to ws thairupone ; the quhilk to do we committ
to you coniunctlie and seueralie oure full power be thir our letteres,
deliuering thame be you dewlie execute and indorsate agane to the
berare. Gevin under our signet at Edinburght the xxvij day of Maij,
and of oure regnes, that is to say, of France the first, and of Scotland the
secund, and xviii yeris. Ex deliberation e dominorum secreti consilii Johnestoun.
[Among Lord Airlie's papers, there is a contract between James Lord
Ogilvy, and James Archibald, burgess of Stirling, and vicar of Lintrathen,
by which the latter, in consideration of the sum of 400 merks to be paid
to him, agrees to demit the said vicarage, and obtain a presentation there
of, directed to the Superintendant of Angus, in favour of David Ogilvy,
third son to the said lord, conform to the order now observed in such
causes. The contract is dated 14th November, 1580.]

III.

PAPERS

PROM THE

CHARTER CHEST OF THE DUKE OF RICHMOND.
AT GORDON CASTLE.

PAPERS FROM
THE CHARTER CHEST AT GORDON CASTLE.

I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

CHARTOUR OF BAUDENYOCHT, DALNAVERT, AND KINRARACHE, BE
THE EARLE OF ROSSE— 1338.
Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Alexander de Yla comes
Rossie eternam in Domino salutem Noueritis nos cartas Willelmi quon
dam comitis Rossie predecessoris nostri factas cuidam Malmorano de
Glencharny non rasas non abolitas non cancellatas nee in aliqua sue parte
suspectas vidisse inspexisse et ad plenum intellexisse quarum tenor se-
quitur in hec verba Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Willelmus
comes de Ross salutem in domino sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hac
presenti carta nostra confirmasse Malmorano de Glencharny duas dauatas
terre nostre in Badenach videlicet dauatam de Dalnafert et dauatam de
Kynrorayth cum omnibus suis pertinentiis et rectis diuisis pro homagio
et seruicio suo Reseruata nobis et heredibus nostris nomine capitalis
manerii una acra terre iacente iuxta le stychan predicte ville de Dalna
fert ex australi parte in qua situm fuit manerium quondam Scayth filii
Ferchardi Tenendas et habendas dicto Malmorano et heredibus suis de
nobis et heredibus nostris in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum in pratis
et pascuis [etc.] Reddendo inde nobis et heredibus nostris ipse et
heredes sui duas marcas usualis monete annuatim scilicet medietatem ad
festum Penthecostes aliam medietatem ad festum Sancti Martini in yeme
et faciendo nobis et heredibus nostris ipse et heredes sui tres sectas curie
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tenenda cum nos ibidem sederimus et fornisecum seruitium domini nostri
regis quantum ad predictas duas dauatas terre pertinet pro omnibus
aliis seruitiis exactionibus et secularibus demandis Nos vero Willelmus
comes de Ross et heredes nostri predicto Malmorano et heredibus suis
predictas duas dauatas terre in omnibus ut predicitur contra omnes homi
nes et feminas warantizabimus acquietavimus et imperpetuum defendemus
In cuius rei testimonium huic carte sigillum nostrum apposuimus hiis
testibus domino Marco Dei gratia abbate Noue Firme dompno Mauricio
de Belliloco monacho domino Willelmo de Mwbray milite Johanne de
Berclay Willelmo thane de Caldor Archibaldo de Clunace et multis aliis
Tenor secunde carte talis est Uniuersis presentes litteras inspecturis Wil
lelmus comes de Ross salutem in domino Sciatis nos concessisse et ad
feodifirmam dimisisse Malmorano de Glencharny totam terram nostram
de Dalnafert in le Badenach scilicet illam acram terre quam nobis reser-
uauimus in carta infeodationis dicti Malmorani de eadem prout plenius in
dicta carta continetur Tenendam et habendam sibi et heredibus suis de
nobis et heredibus nostris ad feodifirmam imperpetuum Reddendo ipse et
heredes sui pro nobis et heredibus nostris duas marcas per nos debitas
superori domino de le Badenach quas nobis et heredibus nostris in carta
infeodationis dicti Malmorani reseruamus et soluendo ipsi et heredes
sui sectatori nostro terrarum nostrarum scilicet de Kynroreach et Dalna
fert pro tribus sectis per nos debitis ad tria capitalia placita de le
Badenach per annum dimidiam marcam pro omnibus oneribus exactioni
bus et secularibus demandis In cuius rei testimonium presentibus
sigillum nostrum apposuimus datum apud Narn vicesimo secundo die
mensis Nouembris anno Domino millesimo tricenteaimo tricesimo octauo
Quas quidem cartas in omnibus punctis suiset articulis clausis conditioni-
bus et circumstantiis uniuersis forma pariter et effectu nos Alexander
comes Rossie pro nobis heredibus nostris et successoribus comitibus
Rossie approbamus ratificamus et per presentes imperpetuum confirma-
mus saluis nobis seruitiis debitis et consuetis et faciendo domino nostro
regi fornisecum seruitium quantum ad dictas terras pertinet In cuius
confirmationis nostre testimonium sigillum nostram appendi fecimus apud
Kessok hiis testibus Celestino de Insulis nostro filio Johanne M'Leoid de
Glenelg Torquelo M'Leoid de Leohos Johanne de Ross de Balnagowin
Georgio de Monro de Fowlis Negello M'Leoid senescallo nostro et Negello
Flemyng secretario nostro cum multis aliis.

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II.
RESIGNATION BY SIR WALTER LINDSAY OF THE LANDS OF
CULCLEROCHY AND GARRY— 1423.
Nobili domino et potenti ac domino suo metuendo Alexandro Stewart
comiti de Marr et de Garuiach ac amarallo regni Scotie vester humilis
Walterus de Lyndesay miles vicecomes de Abirdene omnimodas reuer-
entias et honores ego dominus Walterus predictus non vi aut metu ductus
vel errore lapsus sed mea libera et spontanea voluntate ac proprio motu
in manus vestras omnes terras meas de Culclerochy et Garry cum perti
nentiis infra vicecomitatum de Aberdene que de vobis tanquam de do
mino superiori earundem cum pertinentiis tenentur in capite pure et
simpliciter per fustim et baculum sursum reddo et resigno ac omne
ius et clameum iuris que in ipsis terris cum pertinentiis habeo vel aliquo
tempore habui quiete clamo penitus et omnino ita quod vos domine mi
antedicte de eisdem terris cum pertinentiis libere et quiete disponere
valeatis ad vestre libitum voluntatis Insuper facio constituo et per
presentes ordino nobiles et circumspectos viros Thomam Stewart An-
dream Stewart Willelmum de Haya milites Thomam Gordoun Johannem
Scrimiour Dauid de Tulach et Georgium de Inchemartyn armigeros meos
attornatos et deputatos speciales coniunctim et diuisim dans et concedens
eisdem et eorum cuilibet in solidum meam plenariam potestatem et
speciale mandatum ad gerendum faciendum et exercendum omnia et
singula que circa premissam resignationem fuerint necessaria et opor-
tuna sicut egomet personaliter interessem ratum et gratum habens et
habiturus quicquid predicti attornati mei coniunctim vel diuisim nomine
meo fecerint vel fecerit in premissis vel in aliquo premissorum In cuius
rei testimonium sigillum meum est appensum apud Abirdene vicesimo
quarto die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo
vicesimo tertio.

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III.
CONTRACT MATRIMONIAL BETWEEN GEORGE, MASTER OF HUNTLY,
AND ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF MURRAY— 1455. >
This indenture, made at Forres in Murray, the twenty day of the month
of May, the year of God a thousand four hundreth fifty and five years,
proports in the self and bears witness, in form and effect as after fol
lows, that is to say, it is accordit betwixt an honorable and mighty lord,
Alexander, Earl of Huntlie, Lord of Gordoun and of Badzenach, &c, his
spouse Elizabeth, Countass of Huntelie, &c, and George, Master of
Huntelie, knight, and appearand heir to the said lord and lady, ilk ane of
them conjunctly and severally upon the ta part, and an noble Lady
Elizabeth, Countass of Murray, Nicolas of Sutherland, Captain of Tern-
way, Sir Richard of Holland, chantour of Murray, James of Dunbar,
Alexander Flemyng, Huchone of Douglas, and William Inglis, men to
the said lady, upon the tether part, that the said George sail marry and
have to wife the said Elizabeth, Countas of Murray, and nane others
indurand her life, and make the dispensation of the authority of our haly
fader the Pape be obtained in all gudely haste, in the sickerest fourme of
all impediments that appears or may appear betwixt them, sua that they
may lauchfully complete the said marriage ; and in the meantime he sail
not constrenzie the said lady to carnal copulation but of her free will,
alsua the said ladys men now being in Ternway, sail be keepers of that
house mony or few as liks to the said lady unto the tyme of the fullfilling
of the said marriage lauchfully, quhilk being done be dispensation, the
said castell sail be delivred freely to the said George, and his said spouse,
to dispone upon it at their awn willis, and to remove out of it whom they
liks : likeas Walter of Ogilvy, sherrif of Angus, is bounden and oblist
for the said lady, and men to the said lord, Earl of Huntly, his spouse,
and son appearand heir ; alsua the said lady and her men sail do all their
gudlie power and diligence, so that the said lord, Earl of Huntly, have
delivrance of the castell of Louchindores, and James, appearand heir to
the said Lady, Huchone Fraser of the Lovate, and Janet, the said ladys
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daughter ; and gif John Wilx and the persons in Louchindores applys
them hereto, they sail be in the said lords grace, with remission of our
sovraine lord the King Likeas the persons in Ternway, the quhilk,
James, son to the said lady, being out of the received by his
lady moder, sail be in keeping with her or with her advice, quhair she
best liks, till his lauchfull age withouten bodily harm till his life. Als
sua the said lord, Earl of Huntly, his spouse, and son, and ilk ane of
them binds and obliges them leilily and truly, the grait aith giffin, that
the said James shall be put in this wise, and at they sail never infeft na
constrenzie be themselve, nor nane others in thair name, the said lady,
countass of Murra, to mak resignation nor alienation of the earldom of
Murra with the pertinents fra hir heirs gottin, but at her awin free will,
in the quhilk earldom, the said lord, his spouse, and appearand heire sail
defend the said lady, countass of Murra, at all thair gudely power, and
mak hir sicker at his power of our sovrain lord the King, to be undis-
troblit in the posyession of hir earldome, bot as law will, and tak upright
part with her agayne all and sundrie others that would invade her
wranguisly thairin ; als sua thare sail na officiars be made within the
regality of the said erledome of Murra, bot with liking and consent of
the said lady ; als sua it is accordit that the said lord Erie of Huntelie
and his sone, appearand heir, and ilk ane "of them is bounden and oblist
as of before, to defend the lands and baronys of Duffhouse and
Quarrel wood, and the Gresship, with the pertinence, to the assig-
nies of quhilume Archibaulde Erie of Murra, quhom God assoilze,
after the tenor of the evidents of resignation and gift made tharupon
be Alexander of Sutherland, Muriell his spouse, and Willzame thair
apearand ayer; quhilk landis and baronies sail be applyet to the said
lady Countass of Murra, George her spouse, and the heirs to be gottin
betwix them. Morattour it is accordit that the said lord Erie of
Huntelie sail wptane full and hale remission of our sovraine lord the
King to the said ladys men abufe wrytin, and all and sundry others her
men now in being in Ternavay, quhaise names sail be giffin to the said
lord in wryt, for the act and part of the destructions of the castell of
Spynie and Duffhouse, wranguise spoliation of the lords gudes of the
samen, and of the menzies and freinds, and for all and sundry slauch-
teris and injures quhatsumever, rebellion, or others done be them, or
ony of them, in ony tyme bigane, in the company of quhilume the said

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Archibaulde within the erledome of Murra, or without as the minute
thairupon proports ; and the said lord sail do his gudely power so that the
said men have respituation of our sovraine lord for not contentation of
party for five years, quhilke giff he cannot wptane, he sail defende tham,
as his letters thairupon maid proports. Als sua the said lord and his son
ar bunden as of before, that the said ladys men and ilk ane of them sail
bruik and joyss for term of law the lands granted to them be quhilume
thair said lord Archbaulde, Erie of Murra, with consent of the said lady
Elizabeth, or be herself in her widowhede, that is to say, ten pounds
worth of land to the said Nicolas, ten merks worth of land to the said
James, ten merks worth to the said Alexander, ten merks worth to the
said Huchone, with supplie till his heritage, the Myll and the Donalree
uptendand to six merks to William Inglis, as their letters made thairupon
proports, they being therefore lele and true men to the said lady and her
spouse for terme of law, before all dedely, their allegiance allenarly out-
tane till our sovraine lord the King ; als sua the said lord sail mak the
said men in Ternway be content of all guds tane fra them be Robert of
Innes of that Hk, and Alexander of Dunbar of the Westfelde, their men
or followers, sen the lords last passing out of Murra, sen they were in the
way of treaty, and at our soverain lord, and him as
and he sail make them to be assonziet of the said Robert and Alexander,
and all their men and party in the sickerest forme for two years ;
als sua for the fullfilling and keeping lelely and truly in all tyme to come
of all and sindry things abufe wryten, the said lord Erie of Huntly sail
mak be oblist in the sickerest fowrme to the said lady and her men a
reverend fader in Christ, Thomas Bishop of Ross, William Erie of
Erroll, and Walter of Ogilvie, Sherrif of Angus, and ilk ane of them,
under their selis and bodily athis, within twenty or thirty days at the
farrest next following the date of thir letters ; and that all thes condi
tions sail lelely and truely be kept in fourme and manner beforewryttin,
baith the partys haif giffin their great bodily aithes, the holy evangellis
touchit, all fraude and gile away put for ever. In witnes of the quhilk
thing, to the part of this indenture to remainde with the said lord Erie
of Huntly, the said Elizabeth Countass of Murra, in absence of her awin
sele, has procurit the sele of a worshipfull fader, Done John Bonalda,
priour of Pluscardin, and for the mare sickerness has subscrivit with her
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of this indenture remanande with the said lady Elizabeth Countas of
Murra, the said lord Erie of Huntelie for himself has sett to his proper
sele, and the said Elizabeth Countass of Huntelie for herself has sett to
her proper sele, and the said George, son and appearand heir to the said
lord Erie, has procurit the sele of the said priour of Pluscardin, and for
the mare sickerness subscrivit with thair awin hands, the day, yeir, and
place before wrytten, before thir witnesses, Walter Ogilvie, Sherrif of
Angus, Walter Berclay of Gamtuly, Sir Thomas the Ross, Chanons of
Murra, and others sindry, and this procurit sele is the common sele of
Pluscardin, with consent of the convent before the said witnesses.
Richard Holande, chantour of Murrave,
Elyzabeth, Contas of Murray with my hand.
Nicolas of Sutherland, with my hand.
Alexander Flemyn, with my hand.
James of Dunbar, with my hand.

IV.
THE ERL OF ANGUS ENDENTOUR FOR MAREAIGE — 1461.
This indentur made at Sanct Andros the last day of September, the yeir
of Gode jm cccc sexty and ane, betuixt hie and myghty lords, George
Erie of Angus, [Lord] Douglas, etc., on a part, and Alexander Erie of
Huntle, Lord Badzenacht, on the tuthir part, proports and bers witnes
that it is fullely accordit and appoyntit betuix the said parties, in manner
and fourme as eftir folouis : that iB to say, that Archibald, son and air ap-
parend to the said George Erie of Angus, sal mary Gode willand, and
hafe to spous Katerin, doghtir to the said Erie of Huntle, or quhat uthir
doghtir of his that the said Erie of Angus liks best to chose ; for the
quhilk mariage the forsaid Erie of Huntle sal pay to the forsaid Erie of
Angus tua thousand marks of vsuale mone of Scotland, at the termis
eftir writin, that is to say at Whitsonday next efter the makkan of this
indentur, a hunder punds, and at Martymes next thairefter, ane uther
hunder pund, and at the Whitsonday next thairefter a hunder marks, and
at Martymes next thairefter a hunder marks, and suafurth, terme be

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terme, a hunder marks terme be terme, ay and quhil the forsaid ijm marks
be fullely content and paid ; and gif it happinis, as Gode forbede, the said
Archibald to decese befor the fulfilling of the said marriage, the secund
brothir to the said Archibald, beand air to the forsaid Erie of Angus, sal
mary the said Katerine, or ane uthir doghtir of the said Erie of Huntleis
as is beforesaid, and suafurth frae son to son, and doghtir to doghtir
of the forsaid Erlis, gottin of full bed, quhil the marriage forsaid be com
pletit. Atour it is accordit that the said Erie of Angus sal gif a hunder
marks worth of lande lyand within the sereidom of Angus, with his for
said son Archibald, and present him with the fee of the said lands, betuix
the day of the date of thir presents and the fest of the Purification of
our Lady next thairefter folouand; and at the fulfilling of the said
mariage, or within xl dais efter, the saids Archibald and Katerin, or ony
of the doghtirs or sonis of the said Erlis, that the said marriage is fulfillit
with, sal be put in state baith of the fee and franktenement of the said
hunder marks wourth of lands, and the langest lifand of tham ; and the
said Erie of Angus shall deliuer his forsaid son Archibald to the said
Erie of Huntle ony time at the pleisance of hym, fra he be past vij yers of
age, or ony uthir that the said mariage shall be treitit with, and in sic like
wis, the forsaid Erie of Huntle his dochtir to the said Erie of Angus ; and
gif it happinis that be dede or disasent of the forsaid Erlis sonis and
doghtiris the forsaid mariage be not completit, the said Erie of Angus
sal content and asith the said Erie of Huntle, his airs or assigneis, of
samekle siluer as he has ressauit of the said ijm marks, and in sic lik wis
and termis ; for the quhilk the said hunder marks wourth of land sal re-
mayn with the said Erie of Huntle, his airs or assigneis, in part of pay
ment of the soums ressauit be the said Erie of Angus or his airs of the
said ijm marks, ay and quhil the some ressauit be the said Erie of Angus
of the said hunder marks wourth of land, and his obligation, be fullely
content and paid ; and all and sundry thir forwritin things the said Lords
Erlis are oblist lely and treuly be the faithis of thair bodyis the haly
ewangelis tuichit to kepe and obserue, but fraude or gile, and to induce
thair sonis and doghtiris on athir sids, als far as in tham is, to the fulfil
ling of the said mariage, of the quilk gif the contrary may be knawin, the
perty that it may be kend upon sal be haldin mansworn, and infamis for al
the dais of his life, and for the mair sourtie and witnessing of all thir for-

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writin things the parteis forsaid has interchangeably set to the seilis of
their armis to thir presents, yheir, day, and place forsaid, and subscrivit
with thair avn hands. Georg Erl of Angws.

V.
KING JAMES III. TO GEORGE EARL OF HUNTLY— 1476.
Rex. Richt traist and hertlie belouete cousing we grete you wele, and
we thank you in the maist hertlie and tender wiss we can or may, of the
gret labour and charge ye haue takin on yow of tyme of for, in the
recouer of our castell of Dingwall, and specialy now of laite of the
invasioun that ye haue maid uppone our rebellis in Lochquhabir, till oure
singular and gret emplezer, certifying you, that the gret labour, cost, and
travale takin on you be vertu of our charge, we haf and sail haf in fresche
rememberence till reward you eftir your gret meritis, praying you in
hertlie wiss that ye tak to na displeser that we haf for a little lymmit the
keping of our said castell to our cousing Johne Stewart, quhilkis we haf
ordanit to be rulyt and gouernit in all materis be your grete prudence
and vertu ; and had it saa bene that ye at your last being with us had
dissirit the keping of our castell, we suld hawe preferrit you therin befor
all wtheris ; and all sic uther thingis as ye dissirit we haf grantit hert-
fully unto yow, exhorting you of gude perseuerance and continuance in
the invasioun of our said rebellis, and to the augmentatioun of the gude
of our croune, and bene publick and comoun proffit of our realme, for we
sail veraly sende nocht allanerly to reward you, bot in lik wiss all
utheris being with you, in that wiss, that utheris our liegis sail tak
exemple to wirk and do for our empleser ; and the blessit Trinitie haf you
in his keping Writtin under our signet at Edinburgh, the xxviii day of
Marche. James R. Scheues
[In dorso] Carissimo consanguineo nostro Georgeo comiti de Huntlie
domino Gordoun et Baidzenach.

134 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
VI.
KING'S [JAMES III.] OBLIGEMENT TO GIUE HUNTLY A 100 MARKS
WORTH OF LAND FOR RECOUERING ROSSE— 1476.
James, be the grace of God King of Scottis, To all and sindri oure
liegis and subditis quhais knaulage thir our lettres sal cum greting : wit
yhe for the gude, trew, and thankfull seruice done to ws be oure richt
der and traist cousing, George Erie of Huntlie, Lord Gordoun and
Badienach, and in recompenss of his gret lawbor, travel, and expenssis
made and sustenit be him in the recouering to ws of the erledome of
Rosse, and expulsioun of oure rebellis aud tratouris being in the sammyn,
we haue grantit and promittit, and be thir oure lettres grantis and
promittis, to the said George, that we sale gif to him and his aeris a
hunder merkis worth of land liand in competent placis in the north partis
of our realme, and infeft him heretably thairin be charter and sesing
before the fest of Witsonday next to cum, eftir the date of thir our
lettres ; and alsa becaus oure said cousing, the tyme he was lieutenand to
ws, promittit in our name to gife to our louet Huchoun of the His tuenty
pundis worth of land for the said Huchounis gude and thankfull seruice
done to ws in the expulsioun of oure said rebellis, and optenyng of oure
castell of Dingwell, we sal tharefore gife to the said Huchoun, tuenty
pundis worth of our landis liand in competent placis in the north partis
of our realme, and infeft him heretably thairin be charter and sesing,
befor the said fest of Witsonday ; and attour we sal ger deliuer and pay
to the said George fifty merkis, and to the said Huchoun ten pundis of
siluer, or assigne thaim quhair thai sal tak the sammyn of our malis and
rentis at Mertimes next to cum, for recompens of the malis of the said
landis, becaus we haue nocht infeft thaim thairin before the said fest of
Mertimes. Gevin under our preuie sele at Edinburgh the xxiiii day of
October, and of our regnne the sevintene yhere.
Per supremum dominum nostrum regem et concilium
James R. Scheues.
Admissum ad allocandum pro terminis contentis in hac littera per
dominos auditores viz. archiepiscopum Glasgeuensis episcopos Abirdo-
nensis Morauiensis abbatem de Scona clericum registri Henricum Alani

THE GORDON PAPERS. 135
et Ricardum Roberti in scaccaria decimo nono Julii anno Domini etc.
nonagesimo octauo usque ad dimissionem dictarum terrarum in mani
bus regis. Murray. VII.
INSTRUMENT UPON ANNULLING OF ALEXANDER CROM MALLAN
HIS OFFICE OF TOCHDORESHIP OF STRATHDOUN— 1477.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno ab incarnatione Domini millesimo quadrmgen
tesimo septuagesimo sexto mensis vero Januarii die vicesimo septimo
indictione decima pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini
nostri domini Sixti diuina prouidentia pape quarti anno sexto In mei
notarii publici testium subscriptoram presentia personaliter constitutes
nobilis miles dominus Walterus Stewart de Strathawin mandauit Alexan-
drum Stewart suum bulliuum ad hec per suas litteras sufficientes consti-
tutum dare et deliverare sasinam statum hereditarium et possessionem
Alexandro Caldor attornato Alexandri Crom Makalonnen de terris de
Inuercabo more et de officio tochoderatus de Strathawin cum pertinentiis
secundum formam et tenorem breuis domini nostri regis dicto milite super
eisdem direct! Et pro certis causis ipsum dominum Walterum mouentibus
dictam sasinam et possessionem fregit adnullauit contradixit ac penitus
et omnino adnullauit si possessio debet dici si per non ut asseruit per
erectionem terre et capis et fractionem unius disci super fundo pre
dictarum terrarum cum protestatione solita primo quod principale non
seruiabatur in ordine ac quod vicecomes in hac parte constitutes per
litteras regias fuit exonerates et quod nulla legitima proclamatio breuis
inquisitionis ad quadraginta siue quindecim dies fuit facta et quod assisa
super eodem breue erat electa ad voluntatem partis aduerse et pro hiis
et aliis causis ac premissis ut asseruit dictam sasinam adnullauit Super
quibus omnibus et singulis predictus dominus Walterus Stewart a me no
tario publico subscripto sibi fieri petiit publicum et publica instrumentum
et instrumenta Acta erant hec super fundo predicte hora quasi tertia post
merediem uel eo circa anno mense die indictione et pontificatu quibus
supra presentibus nobilibus prouidis et discretis viris domino Duncano
Graunt de Frachuy milite Patricio Graunt Jacobo Graunt in artibus

136 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
magistro Alano Stewart armigero et domino Willelmo Fostin capellano
cum multis aliis etc.
Et ego Johannes Kemlok presbiter Brechinensis dioceseos publicus
imperiali et regali auctoritatibus notarius etc.

VIII.
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE OF THE ERLE BOITHVILE— 1491.
In nomine Domini nostri Amen Thir indentures maid at Perth the xxj
day of Febraar, the yere of God jm iiij0 lxxxx yers, conteinis, proports, and
bers witnis, that it is appointit, agreit, and finally concordit with the
beneuolence and fauours of our soueran lord the King, and gif it pleses
his hienes, betuix richt noble and michty lords, George Erie of Huntly,
and Alexander Lord Gordoun his soun, on that ane parte, and Patrike,
Erie Boithvile and Lord Halis, on that wthir partt, in manner, forme
and effect as efter folowis : that is to say, that the said Erie Boithvile sail
mary, God willing, and haue to wife ane of the twa douchters of the said
Erie of Huntlyis, Margarete or Katherine, quhilk of tham that sail best
plese the said Erie Boithvile, and sail contract the bands of spousage be
words of the future tyme with ane of the saids Margarete or Katherine,
betuix the date of thir indenture and the xx day of Aprile next to cum,
and thairefter als hastely as it may be vpone lawe, sal solempnyze and
complete in the face of haly kirk the said mariage ; and gif ther be ony
impediments of affinite or consanguinite funden in the meyne tyme,
quharthrow the said mairage may not haue progress eftir the law of haly
kirke, the remede thairof be procurit, and a dispensation goten in all pos
sible haist be comon expenss of baith partys. Far the quhilk mariage to
be completit, God willing, as said is, the saids Erie of Huntly, and
Lord Gordoun, thair airs, executours, and assignais, sail thankfully con
tent and pay to the said Erie Boithvile, his airs, executours, and assig
nais, the some of twa thousand marks of gude and vsuale monee of Scot
land, at the termes following, that is to say, at the feste of Witsonday
next to cum efter the said xx day of Aprile, twa hundreth marks at the
fest of Saint Martyne in wynter thairefter next following, vther ijc marks,
at the feste of Witsonday next thairefter, ij° marks, at the next Martymes

THE GORDON PAPERS. 137
next thairefter ane hundreth punds, at the next fest of Witsonday thair
efter ane vther hundreth punds, and sa furth termely and yerely at
Martymes and Witsonday, at ilk terme ane hundreth punds, quhile the
said some of twa thousand marks be fully content and pait ; and gif it
happinnis, as God forbede, the said mariage to failze, be discess of ony of
the saids Margarete or Katherine, quhilk of tham that the said Erie
Boithvile sal spouse, or be ony vther way sa that the said mariage be
not complete, than the said Erie Boithvile his airs, executours, and assig
nais sail refounde and pay to the saids Erie of Huntly and Lord Gordoun,
thair airs, executours, and assignais, samekle of the said somes as he
ressauis, in payment of the said toquhir, befor the failzeing of the said
mariage,.but fraude or gile. To the faithfull observing and keping of all
and sindry the premisses, ilk ane of the said partys ar bunden and oblist
til vther be thair grete aithes, the haly ewangelis twechit, vnder the
paynis of inhabilite, periure, and infamite, and vnder the payne of twa
thousand punds to be applyit as efter folowes, that is to say, to the
reparation of the Cathedral kirks of Glascu and Abirden jm marks, til
our souueran lord the King jm marks, and to the party obseruand this
apointment jm marks, to be pait be the party brekand the samyn in name
of payne, and for costs, scaithes, and expensis sustenit be the breking of
this present contract. In witnes quharof to the parte of thir indenturis
remanand with the saidis Erie of Huntly and Lord Gordoun, the said Erie
Boithvile has affixt his sele and subscriptioun, and to the parte remanand
with the said Erie Boithvile, the saidis Erie of Huntly and Lord Gordoun
has affixt thair seles and subscriptions, the day, yeir, and place aboue
writen. Patrik Erie off Bothvile.

IX.
CONDESCENDENCE BETWIXT PATRICK BARCLAY OF GARTLIE, AND
THE VICAR OF GARTLIE— 1505.
In nomine Domini Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum
cunctis pateat euidenter quod anno ab Incarnatione Domini millesimo
quingentesimo quinto mensis vero Nouembris die quarta indictione octaua
pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri domini Julii di-

138 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
uina prouidentia pape secundi in reuerendi in Christo patris et domini do
mini Andree miseratione diuina episcopi Morauiensis commendatarii de Pet-
tinweme et Cottingham in Anglia Sancti Andree et Eboracencis dioceseum
ineique notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia personaliter
constitutus prefatus reuerendus pater has partes subscriptas per sua
media ad hanc concordiam deueniri causauit et finaliter appunctuari viz.
inter honorabilem virum Patricium Berclay de Grantuly ab una et domi
num Willelmum Winchestre vicarium de Grantuly partibus ab altera
viz. quod ipse dominus Willelmus et sui successores vicarii de Grantuly
intromittant pacifice sine aliquo impedimento cum crofta adiacente pre-
dictam ecclesiam quam idem dominus Willelmus vicarius predictus tem
pore istius concordie possedebat Et pro huiusmodi crofta idem, dominus
Willelmus et sui successores vicarii de Grantuly per se vel suos substitu
tes semel in ebdomeda celebrabunt pro defunctis missam et super sepulcro
prefati domini de Grantuly et sui patris ac eorundem heredum dicant de
profundis cum collecta ut moris est Super quibus omnibus et singulis
idem Patricius dominus de Grantuly a me notario publico subscripto sibi
fieri petiit unum seu plura publicum seu publica instrumentum seu in
strumenta Acta erant hec infra locum de Grantuly sub anno mense die
indictione et pontificatu quibus supra presentibus ibidem venerabili viro
magistro Johanne Spence succentore et officiali Morauiensis Hugone
Muncreff et Thoma Nesbit laicis testibus ad premissa vocatis pariter et
rogatis. Et ego Johannes Sanchar artium magister presbiter Abbirdonensis
dioceseos publicus apostolica imperiali et regia auctoritatibus notarius
etc. X.
CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE, EARL OF HUNTLY WITH THE DAUGHTER
OF THE EARL MARISCHALL— 1530.
Thir indenturis, maid at Edinburgh the tuenty-sevin day of Marche the
yeir of God ane thousand five hundreth and thretty yeris, quhilk pro-
ports, conteins, and beris leill witnessing in the self, that it is appoyntit,
aggreit, and finally concordit betuix potent, nobill, and michty lords
George Erll of Huntlie, with avis and consent of his curators, Gawyne

THE GORDON PAPERS. 139
Bischop of Aberdene, and William Scott of Balwery, knyght, on that
ane part, and Williame Erll MarschaU, with avis and consent of his
curators, George Bischop of Dunkeld, Gawyne Bischop of Aberdene, and
Dame Beatrice Dowglas, Countes of MarschaU, his moder, on that vther
part, in manner, forme, and effect as efter folowis : that is to say, the
said George Erll of Huntlie sal, God willing, mary and haif to spousit wif
Elizabeth Keith, sister to the said Williame Erll MarschaU, quhilk
mariage sal be compleit and solempnizate in face of hali kirk, als sone as
ane dispensatioun may be gottin of the Papis halynes, fra the court of
Rome, or quhair euir the Paip beis, for impediments of consanguinite or
vthiris causs standing betuix the said George and Elizabeth that may be.
stop to thair lauchfull mariage; the quhilk dispensatioun the said
William Erll MarschaU and his frends sail causs be brocht haime upoun
thair expens with dew diligence, quhilk beand brocht hame, the said
George Erll of Huntly sail redely vse the samin dispensatioun, and com
pleit mariage with the said Elizabeth, but ony langar delay, the said
Elizabeth and her frends being then reddy thairto ; alsua it is appointtit
that incontinent, with all possibill diligence, the said George Erll of
Huntlie sail rais breivis of inquest of our souerane lords chapell, and sail
enter to all and sindry his lands and heretagis he hes within the realme
of Scotland, and tak sasing and possessioun thairof within xx dais efter
the feist of Pasche next to cum, and saH'heirto do all his possibill dili
gence, to the intent and effect that the said Elizabeth being maryit
lauchfully with the said George, gif it suld fortune him to deceis, as God
provid it do not, that the said Elizabeth may haif ane resonabill terce of
all and sundry his lands. For' the quhilk mariage to be lauchfully so-
lempnizet and compleitit in the face of hali kirk, the said William Erll
Marschale and his aris sail content and pay to the said George Erll of
Huntlie, his aris and assignais, the soum of five thousand marks vsuall
money of Scotland, in this maner, and at thir termes efter following :
that is to say, at the feist of Sanct Johnne the Baptist callit Mydsomer
nixt to cum, the soum of twa thousand and five hundreth markis, and at
the feist of Sanct Martyne in winter nixt thairefter the soum of thre
hundreth marks money forsaid, and at the feist of Witsunday nixt thair
efter vther thre hundreth marks, and at the feist of Martymes nixt thair
efter thre hundreth marks, and swa furth termly at ilk terme of Witsun
day and Martymes thre hundreth marks, ay and quhill the said soum of

140 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
five thousand marks be fullely and compleitly payit ; als sua it is appoyn
tit, that gif thair happynis or occurris ony caus of diuorce or impediment
of law, quhy the said George Erll of Huntlie and Elizabeth Keith may
nocht lauchfully remane togidder in mariage, efter that thai be anis maryit
be way of deid, als oft as ony fit caus of diuorce or impedimentis occurris,
the said George Erll of Huntlie sail als sone as ony sic impedimentis
cumis to his eiris, with all possibill diligence send to the court of Rome
for new dispensationis, and sail obtene and get thame and bring thame
hame to conferme the matrimony standand betuix thame, makand the
barnis lauchfull than gottin or to be gottin betuix thame, and abill to
succeid to the said Georgis heretage, thai being aris maill ; and in the
meyntyme, efter the getting of knawlege of the said causs of diuorce or
impediments, quhill the hame cuming of the sadis dispensationis, the said
George sail move na caus of diuorce to part fra the said Elizabeth, bot
sail abyde and vse thame realy and actualy, the said Elizabeth being
reddy thairto ; and gif it happynis thame to be diuorcit and partit be
autorite of the kirk law, the said George sail bring hame dispensationis
sufficient, quhairby thai may mary agane ; quhilk dispensationis he sail
vse and contract mariage agane, sua that the said Elizabeth sail be his
lauchfull wif, and the barnis gottin or to be gottin betuix thame lauch
full and abill to succeid to the said Georgis heretage, thai being aris male
as said is, providing allway that the said Elizabeth be reddy thairto ;
alssua it is appoyntit that the said George Erll of Huntlie sail nocht
analy ony of his lands and heretage fra the aris gottin betuix him and
the said Elizabeth, it being neuirtheless lesum to him to gif tuenty pundis
wortht of land to ane second sone, to be haldin of himself, or gif he pur-
chess or byis ony lands, it sail be lesum to gif thai lands or dispone
thame as he plesis, and als for neidfull causs to wedsett apoun sundry
reuersionis, sundry pecis of his lands vnder guid reuersionis, witht thre
or five yeir tak efter the outquyting and na mair ; als sua it is appoyntit
that the said George Erll of Huntlie sail gif be charter and saising to the
said William Erll Marschell heretabilly, fourty pundis worth of his lands
within the barony of Huntly with the annexis, callit of old Strabogy, vnder
ane letter of reuersioun berand this effect, that notwithstanding the said
George Erll of Huntlie hes infeft the said Williame Erll Marschale in sic
fourty punds worth of land, neuirtheless als lang as the said George Erll
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THE GORDON PAPERS. 141
the said William Erll Marschale, his aris nor assignais sail neuir intro-
met with the sadis landis, nor tak vp maill, proffet, or deuiteis of thame,
or ony part of thame, and how sone outhir the said George Erll of
Huntlie deis, husband to the said Elizabeth, or the said Elizabeth deis,
spous and wif to the said Erll of Huntlie, the said Williame Erll
Marschale, his aris and assignais sail renunce, and gif our the sadis lands
to the said Erll of Huntlie, and his aris, and gif the said George Erll of
Huntlie beis diuorcit and partit fra the said Elizabeth in thair liftyme,
and the said George in his wyt and defalt, will not contract mariage
lauchfully agane with hir be dispensationis of the Papis halynes, in that
cais the sadis lands to remain with the said Williame Erll Marschale, ay
and quhill the said George Erll of Huntly, or his aris pay to thame on
ane day, twa thousand marks, providing allwayis that gif the said diuorce
or parting cumis be occasioun of the said Elizabeth, or be hir pursute, in
that cais the said George Erll of Huntlie sail pay na sovmis bot allanerly
the touchir that he resauis. Item, it is appoyntit that the said William
Erll Marschell at the tyme of completing of the said mariage sail gif
eautioun and sourtie thre or four landit men, to be bunden conjunctly
and seuerally to the said George Erll of Huntly for the payment of the
sadis sovmis, or ellis sail gif him lands be charter and sasing to the
availl of the sadis sovims vnder reuersionis ; the sovmis being payit at
the termis forsaid, the said George Erll of Huntly sail gif ouir agane the
sadis lands, and in the meyntime sail tak vp na proffet of the lands, the
termis being kepit, and sovmis payit. Item, it is appoyntit that gif it
plesis the said George Erll of Huntlie to desire payment of the soum of
ane thousand punds as part of the touchir, befor the tyme of the lauchfull
completing of the said mariage, in that cais the said George Erll of
Huntlie sal at the tyme of the ressavyng of the said money, with consent
of his curators, gif the said infeftment of the said fourty pund land to
the said Williame Erll Marschell, heritabilly, under ane reuersioun, that
befor the terme of Martymes nixt to cum the said Williame Erll Mar
schale sal not intromet with the saids lands, and gif the said mariage
failzeis, and beis not completit befor the said feist of Martymes, than,
and frathanfurth the said Williame Erll Marschale, and his aris sail
intromet and tak up the proffits of the said fourty pund land, ay and
quhill the said soum of ane thousand pund be payit agane to him ; pro
viding that gif the said mariage beis completit, that this reuersion be ex-
pirit, and the sadis lands to remane with the said Williame Erll Mar-

142 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
schale, ay and quhill thai be redemit be vertew of the vthir reuersionis
abou expressit, contenyng the soum of twa thousand marks, tuiching
that cais that diuorce be maid betuix him, and the said Elizabeth, and he
mary hir not agane as is abou conteint. To the observing, keping, and ful
filling of all and sundry the premiss, and euery point and part thairof
in forme and effect as is abou writtin, athir party binds and oblissis thame,
ilk ane to vthiris, for thame, thair aris, executouris, and assignais, faith
fully be the faithis and treuthis in thair bodyis, the haly ewangelis
tuichit, and vnder the pains of defamatioun, periure, inhabilite, and neuir
to be hard nor stand in judgement contrar the tenor of the premiss ;
in witnes of the quhilk thing to the part of thir indenturis to remane
with the said George Erll of Huntlie, the said Williame Erll of Mar
schale hes affixit his propir seil with the subscriptioun of his hand, togid
der with the subscriptioun of his saidis curators, in takin of their con
sent and assent to the premiss, and to the part of the samin to remane
with the said Williame Erll Marschale, the said George Erll Huntlie hes
affixit his propir seill with the subscriptioun of his hand, togidder with
the subcriptionis of his sadis curators, in takin of thair consent and as
sent to the premissis, day, yeir, and place forsaids, befor thir witnes
venerable clerks, maister Johnne Cantelaw, Archidene of Sanct Andros,
maister Robert Creichtoun, provest of Sanct Gelis kirk of Edinburgh,
George Gordoun of Scheves, Patrik Butter of Gormok, Andre Stratoun
of that Ilk, Sir John Lethe persone of Philorth, maister Johne Mailuile
maister Andro Kyd chapellanis, and Alexander Young public notar, with
vthiris diuerss.
Wylliam Erll Merscheall. Ge. Bisschep off Dunkeld.
Gawan Byschop of Aberdene. Beatrice Douglass, Masteres of Mer-
scheale, wyth my hand at the pen.

XL
LIEUTENANDRY OF THE NORTHE— 1543.
.Maria Dei gracia Regina Scotorum Omnibus probis hominibus suis ad
quos presentes littere peruenerint salutem Sciatis quod Nos cum auisa-
mento et consensu charissimi consanguinei et tutoris nostri Jacobi
comitis Aranie domini Hammiltoun regni nostri gubernatoris fecimus

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constituimus et ordinauimus ac per presentes facimus constituimus et ordi-
namus dilectum consanguineum nostrum et consiliarium Georgium comi-
tem de Huntlie dominum Gordoun et Badzenacht nostrum locumtenentem
intra omnes bondas a boreali latere vicecomitatus nostri de Kincardin et ter
rarum de Mernys ad mare occidentale et a dictis terris de Mernys infra omnes
bondas tocius borealis patrie tam insularum borealium infra vicecomita
tum nostrum de Inuemys ac insularum Orchadensis et Zetlandie quam
firmarum terrarum ex predicta boreali parte prefatorum vicecomitatus et
terrarum de Mernys Dantes concedentes et committentes dicto nostro
consanguineo et consiliario ac locumtenenti nostram plenam potestatem
et mandatum speciale omnes et singulos ligeos et subditos nostros infra
predictas bondas regendi gubernandi et defendendi ac ipsos quocies
opus fuerit et expedire videbitur pro ipsorum et aliorum regni nostri
subditorum et ligeorum pace tranquillitate et defensione ac eciam pro
inimicorum nostrorum rebellium proditorum et transgressorum resis-
tencia inuasione et punicione ac ad justiciam exiquendam ad arma exci-
tanda et conuocanda et eosdem ligeos et subditos nostros ad id facien-
dos sub proditionis pena monendi mandandi et precipiendi Necnon nos
trum vexillum gerendi leuandi et explicandi statuta regulas proclama-
tiones et ordinationes pro illorum regimine et iusticie conseruatione
condendi faciendi et statuendi Ipsorum violatores et incontrarium de-
uenientes ac alios quoscunque intra predictas bondas dicto nostro locum
tenenti et preceptis ac mandatis suis in premissis minime obedientes seu
alias delinquentes corrigendi castigandi et ad nostrum cornum ponendi
ipsosque nostros rebelles declarandi et si opus fuerit igne et ferro
inuadendi et eisdem captis et detentis incarcerandi et secundum suorum
delictorum quantitatem et juris exigenciam puniendi et iustificandi ac
ipsarum eschaetas leuandi et percipiendi et nostro vsui applicandi et
importandi et si necesse fuerit pro hujusmodi namandi et distringendi
curiam seu curias justicarie et alias quocies opus fuerit et illi expedire
videbitur ad hunc effectum pro justicie administratione statuendi incho-
andi affirmandi et tenendi ac quociens opus fuerit continuandi deputatos
insuper ac clericum seriandum judicatorem et omnes alios officiarios et
curie membra necessarios creandi ordinandi deputandi et jurari faciendi
Castra et alia fortalicia contra nos et nostram auctoritatem infra predic
tas bondas detenta eorumque detentores tociens quociens opus fuerit
expugnandi obsidendi et ad nostre auctoritatis obedienciam recuper-

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andi ac ipsos detentores illisque adherentes et participes tanquam
inimicos et rebelles nostros puniendi supra dictis eciain castris recu-
peratis captis et obtentis nobis et nostre auctoritatis nomine custo-
diendi constabularies et omnes alios officiarios ad hoc requisites et ne-
cessarios sub ipso faciendi creandi et deputandi pro quibus respondere
tenebitur Preterea concedimus prefato nostro consanguineo consiliario et
locum tenenti ut possit quandocunque sibi visum fuerit expediens pro
dictorum nostrorum ligeorum et subditorum salute ac reipublice bono cum
rebellibus et proditoribus nostris quibuscunque communicare et loqui ipsos-
que ad fidem et obedienciam nostram reducere et reconsiliari et quum
sibi visum expediens fuerit a dicto nostro cornu processu relaxari de-
super quoque pro nobis et nomine nostro pacisci ac plegios pro bono re-
gimine et patrie tranquillitate capiendi recepiendi et custodiendi et gene-
raliter omnia alia et singula faciendi gerendi et excercendi que in pre
missis et circa ea necessaria fuerint seu quoquammodo oportuna Ratum
et gratum firmum atque stabile habentes et habiturum totum et quicquid
prefatus noster consanguineus et locumtenens sui deputati et ministri in
premissis rite duxerint seu duxerit faciendum Quare vniuersis et singulis
ligeis et subditis nostris quorum interest stricte precipimus et mandamus
quatenus prelibato nostro consanguineo et locumtenenti suisque constabu-
lariis et officiariis in omnibus et singulis premissa et dictum suum offi
cium locumtenentis concernentibus et tangentibus prompte respondeant
pareant et sine contradictione sub pena suprascripta obedient durante
prefato suo officio quod pro voluntate dicti nostri tutoris durare volumus
In cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostram apponi
fecimus apud Edinburgh penultimo die mensis Marcij anno Domini mil
lesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo tercio et regni nostri primo. James G.

XII.
COVENANT BETWEEN THE DUKE OF SOMERSET AND GEORGE EARL
OF HUNTLY— 1548.
First, it is covenanted betwixte the Lord Protectour his grace of Eng
land, and the Erie of Huntley, Scottishman, prisoner as hereafter fol-

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loweth. Item, at the humble sute of the said Erie of Huntley, the lord
protectouris grace hath graunted him lycence to departe into Scotland.
there to remayn the space of two monethes and a half next after his de
parture out of the towne of Barwicke, and the said Erie of Huntley hath
promised by his faithe and honour to reenter agen presoner as he is
nowe, within the space above written, and present himself vnto his gracis
lieutenannte, Lord Warden of the est and middle marchies, or capiten
of Barwicke, and shall at his repaire to Barwicke, and before his
departure out of the kingis maiesties dominions, enter and deliuer vnto
the said lieutennante, lord warden, or capiten, Elizabeth counteis of
Huntley his wief, Alexander Lorde Gordon his eldest sonne, George
Gordon his second sonne, William Gordon his thirde sonne, and Mr.
Alexander Gordon, postulate of Catnes, his germyn brother, as hostagis
and pledgis for his trewe and faithful entrie at the day aforsayd, and the
erle shal make payement of randsomis of prisoners by him vndretaken.
Item, that at the entre of the sayd erle into Barwicke, the hostagis and
pledgis and euery of them afornamed shall have free lycence, libertie,
and saufe conduicte to passe into Scotland frely, but stopp, let, impedi
ment, or demaunde maid to them, or either of them, by any of the kingis
maiesties of Englandis lieutenanntis, capitenis, soldiouris, guarrisons, or
by any othir his hieghnes subiectis within his maiesties realme, holdis or
dominions, of the said conduict and sauf garde to endure for fyvetene
dayes after the departure from Barwicke. Item, if it happen the sayd
Erie of Huntley to dye or dissese afore his forsaid entree, the perfect
knowledge thereof coming to the lorde protectouris grace or the kingis
maiesties counsaill, that in that cace within fyvetene daies thereafter,
they shall permit the said hostagis and pledgis, and either of them, to
departe freely into Scotland, but stopp, let, or impediment, as is afore-
written, and as he hath made lawful! intrest. Item, forasmuch as cer-
tein presoners, Scottishmen, who heretofore hath been let to go home
vppon their faithes and promise of reentery, have failed therin, and for
excuse, alledged that they coulde not be suffered by the auchthoritie of
the realme, he shall therfore before his entree into Scotland, procuer
and deuise to be sent vnto him from the gouernour, and such as have
aucthoritie in Scotland, sufficient" pasporte and saufe conduict for the en
tree and return of himself, and such others as shall depart out of Eng
land with him. Item, if it happen the sayd Erie of Huntley to be vexed

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with sicknes and infirmitie, so that he may not travaill at the daie of his
forsaid entree, in that cace, the same duely proved, the lorde protectouris
grace promiseth it shalbe no hurte to his faithe, nor charge to his honour
in the delayeng of his said daye of entree, provided alwayes that the said
Erie of Huntley, immediately after his recouery, shall entree and present
himself as aforenamed ; vnto which entree the Erie of Huntleys pledgis
and hostagis, and euery of them, shall frely departe as is afore written,
and so as he made his entree at the daye specially afore mentioned.
Item, that the said Erie of Huntly shall nought can agenist the kingis
maiesties lieutenanntis, capitaynes, armies, forces, holdis, dominions, or
procedingis ; ne give aduise or counsaill to the impechment of his hiegh-
nes affaires, directly or indirectly, during the tyme of his being in Scot
land, and while his lawfull entry as said is ; and for the true and faithful
observing and keaping of all and sundry the premisses, the lord protect
ouris grace, for his parte, hath promised by his faithe and honour, in the
worde of a prince, in name of the kingis maiestie of England ; and the
Erie of Huntley, for his parte, to be bounde and obliged faithfully and
truly to kepe all the premisses for his parte, in witness and testification
of the which the lorde protectouris grace, and the sayd erle of Huntley
gave, signed, subscribed, and sealed this present indented writ inter-
channgeably the ffifte of December, the second yere of his maiesties most
prosperous reign. E. Somerset.

XIII.
INDENTURE BETWEEN EDWARD DUKE OF SOMERSET, LORD PRO
TECTOR OF ENGLAND, AND GEORGE EARL OF HUNTLY— 6th
December, 1547-8.
Wheras the vth day of December last past before the date hereof, that is
to say yesterday, there was and is passed certen couenants in writing
under the signes and seales of us Edward Duke of Somerset, Erie of
Hertford, Vicecount Beauchamp, Lord Seymour, uncle to the king oure
soueraigne lord, high treauserer and erle marshall of Inglande, capten of
the His of Gumsey and Jersey, lieutenant general of all his majestys

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warres, alswell by sea as by land, Governor of his highnes most roiall
parson, and protectour of all his highnes realmes, dominions, and sub
iectis, and knight of the most noble order of the Garter ; and George
Erie of Huntly, of Scotlande, toching the going of me the said erle into
Scotland, and my return agen upon certen couenants and articles con-
teined and expressed in suche forme as in the said writing is conteigned ;
We the saide duke and erle do all men understande to whom theis pre
sentis shall comm, that the said writing is of none effect, and that we
both did not, nor do mane that the said writing shuld binde anie of ws,
or be of anie effect or force, but wes deuised onely by the procuirement
and desier of me the said erle, to be carried with me the said erle into
Scotland at my going thither, to be shewed to the gouemor and others
of Scotland for a couert of our proceidingis, and to the intent that by
pretence thereof I the said erle might the better conduce my seruice to
the furtherance of the kingis majesteis affaires, and the advancement of
such purposes as I have promised to the said Duke to do my best to
bring to passe, and theirfor we the said duke and erle do by theis presen
tis confess, couenant, and agree by the desier of me the said erle, the for-
saide articles to be voide and of none effecte ; ffirst when the said erle is
nowe licensed uppon the couenents following heir under to passe into
Scotlande as aforesaide, the said erle hath, and doth promitt by his faith
and honor, that uppon his reppaier to Barwick, and befoir his departure
out of the kings majesties dominions, he shall deliuer into the hands and
custodie of the lieutenent to the said lord protectour, the lord warden
of the est and middle marches, or the capitein of the castell of Bairwick
for the tyme being, as hostagis and pledges, alsweill for his trew and
faithfull entree and retvm within the tyme heirefter limited, and pre
senting himself to the custodie of the said lieutennent, lord warden of the
est or middle marches, capitein of Barwick, Elysabeth Countis of Huntly
his wife, Alexander Lord Gordone his eldest sone, George Gordone his
second sonne, Wiiliam Gordone his thred sonne, and Alexander Gor
done, postulate of Caitnes, his germein brother, and theruppon it shalbe
liefull for him to departe into Scotland, ther to remaine the space of two
inonethes and a half next after his departure out of the said towne of
Barwick, and he hath promitted by his faith and honor to reentre
presoner as now he is, within the space aboue limited, presenting himself
to the said lieutenent, warden, or the aforesaid capiten of Barwick, for the

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relief of his said hostages and pledges. Item, he shall befor his entree
into Scotlande procuer and deuise to be sent wnto him from the gouer-
nor, and such others as haue the auctoritie in Scotlande, sufficient pas-
port and sauf conduct for the entre and returne of him self and such
others as shall departe out of Ingland with him, and shall also besides
the rest procure a semblable pasport from the bisshopp of Dunkeld.
Item, he shall deuise and procure by all waies and meanes he can
possible, that the uniting the two realmes may take effect, and the
kingis majestie enioy the realme of Scotlande for the quiet and comen
benefyte of the same, and shall to that intent traveill by himself, his
seruantis, tennantis, ministeris, kinsfolkis, and friendis, and his power
also sturre, animate, and procure that the gouernor of Scotland, the
Bisshop of Dunkeld, and such other of the nobilitie of Scotlande as he
can possible perswade therunto, do condiscende to the same union and to
send certan ther commissioners to the borders for the further conclusion
thereof, and if he can not be hable to procuer them therunto, but finde
difficultie in them, or to use delaies therein for wynning of tyme, then if
he shall thinke so good for the aduancement of the kingis seruice, he
shall within the tyme of the two monethes and a half aforesaid by him
self, his tenantis, frendis, and seruantis, so mony as he may procuer, and
all others whom he can possible drawe therunto, he shall take plane and
open parte with his majestie for prosecutioun of his highnes title to
Scotlande, and otherwise shall put his force in ordir to do as shalbe
therin appoynted and directed unto him by the ssid lord protectour, for
his highnes seruice by the said erles aduise. Item, the said erle shall not
do for his owne person, nor procuer or suffer so fare as he may to be
done by anie other directely or indirectlie, any maner of thing or thingis
preiudiciall to his highnes affaires and purposes in Scotlande during his
abodde there, but shall aide, further, and aduance the same to his utter
most power, as in the article next before he speciallie promisith. It is
also condiscended, couenanted, and agreed on the part of the lord pro
tectors grace, that at the returne of the said erle and the presenting of
himself into the hands of his graces lieutennant, lord warden, or capiten
of Barwick, his hostages and pledges, and other of them aforenamed,
shall haue free licence, libertie, and sauf conducte to pas into Scotlande
freely without stopp, let, impediment, or demaunde made to them or
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souldiouris, guarrisons, or by anie other his majesties subiectis whatso-
euer, or anie others within his majesties realme, lordshippis, holdis, or
dominions, and the said conducte and sauf guarde to enduer for xv daies
efter the reentre of the said erle, and presentement of him self in forme
aforesaid. Item, if the said erle happen to dye or deceass before his
foresaid entries, then the said Lord Gordone, his sonne and heire, con-
tenteing himself to performe and accomplish the articles couenanted by
his father, and in dede performing the said articles, and leaving also his
brethem and uncle as hostagis to that effect, it shall be leefull for him
to entre with his mother also for that seruice ; and if he shall not con
tent himself to promesse and in dede to perfourme the same articles
wherunto his father standith bound with the deliuery of the hostages
aforesaid all saue his mother to that effect he shall him self remain in
Englande, untill such time as he shall haue made paiment of such rand-
some as shalbe reasonablie assessed to haue been paid on the behalf of
his father, which order for paiment in that caice is grounded wppon the
reason that the erle his father doth nowe retorne into Scotlande uppon
his oune sute. Item, if the said erle shall bring into the field for his
majesties seruice anie of the noble men of his countrey, being men of
power, the same being appointed on the parte of the lord protector to
serue and wynning them selfis and ther power, not taking open parte
with his majesties ministeris, the said lord protector shall cause such
allowance to be allotted, payde, and deliuered unto them, in respect
of ther seruice, as for ther qualities shalbe conuenient, and as other
of the kings subiectis haue, and his grace is further pleased and
couenantith by theis presentis, that in cace of taking open and plaine
parte with his majestie in forme aforesaid, he shall cause them to
be aided with his highnes power in like manner as shold be done
towardis his highnes subiectis, besids that the said erle shall uppon
the uniting of the realmes by his good seruice or soner, at the consi
deration of the said lord protector, if he for him do according to his
expectation, stande free of his randsome, and further be rewarded by his
majesty, to the welthe and honour of him and his posteritie. Item, if it
happen the said erle to be vexed with sicknes or infirmitie, that he may
not traveill at the daye of his foresaid entree, in that cace the same duelie
knowne and proued to the said lord protector, it shall be no hurte to his
faith, nor charge to his honor, in the delaying of the said day of entree,

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prouided alwaies that the said Erie of Huntly, immediatelie after his re-
couerie, shall entre and present himself as before ; at the whiche entree'the
Erie of Huntleyes pledges and hostages, and either of them, shall frely de
parte as is afore wretin, and as he made his lawfull entrie at the day
speciallie afore mentioned. Item, that the said erle, his frendis, kins
folks, seruantis, partakeris in that cace shall bruik and enioy all and holl
their lands, inheritance, holds, takes, stedings, roomes, offices and posses
sions, or anie other commodities that they haue at this present, and as
they haue them to them and ther heires so long as they continew in ther
true seruice, and if it shall happen the said erle, his frends or partakers
as said is, take anie hurt or damage in ther lands, goods, or possessionis
for the kingis majesties affaires, they shalbe recompensed of the same at
the pleasur and consideraton of my lord protectors grace, and also if nede
be, aided with money, men, munitioun, as my lord protectors grace shall
thinke goode ; and for the true and faithfull obseruing and keping of all
and sundry the premisses, the lord protectors grace for his parte hath
promised by his faith and honor, in the worde of a prince, in name of the
kings majestie of England; and the Erie of Huntly for his parte, to be
bounde and obliged faithfully and treulie to kepe all the premisses for his
part. In witnes and testification of the whiche, the lord protectors grace
and the said Erie of Huntly haue signed, subscribed, and sealed this pre
sent indented writ interchaungeable the sixt of December, the seconde
yere of his majesties most prosperous reigne. E. Somerset.

XIV.
ANE CONTRACT OF MARIAGE BETUIX THE LORD FORBES SON, .AND
THE ERLL HUNTLYES DOWCHTER— 1548.
At Huntlie the xxj day of Februare, the yere of God ane thousand five
hundreth and fourty-sevin yers, it is finalie appoyntit, concordit, and
aareit betuix ane noble and myghty lady Elezabeth countas of Huntlie
and Alexander lord Gordone hir sone, with the avys and consent of
William Erie Marschell, William Bischop of Aberdene, Robert Bischop
of Orknay, Alexander Ogilbe of that ilk and of Findlater, George Gor-

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done of Scheves, Alexander Gordoun of Strathdoun, and James Gordone
of Colquholdstane, nameit and ordinit be my Lord Huntly, beand in Ing
land, that the said countas and lord Gordone hir sone suld wse counsall
of in all gret mattiris, on that ane part, and ane noble and myghty lord
William lord Forbes for himself, and Johne maister Forbes his sone, on
that other part, in manner, forme, and effect as eftir followis : that is to
say, for the ranewing of the auld amite, lyg, and kyndnes that hes ay
bene betuix the howsis of Huntlie and Forbes, als Drymmynour, in
tymis bygane, and perfyte amite kyndnes to continew in all tymis cum
ing, God willing, the said Johne maistir Forbes sail marie and haif to
wiff ane of my lord of Huntleis dochtiris now oncontrakit, viz. Margret
or Jane, and sail contrak the said mariage and solempnizate the sam in
face of haly kirk, quhou sone the said Johne and my lordis dochtir beis
of perfyte aige to marie, to quhome the said William Lord Forbes sail gif
in conjunct fie, haldin of his superiour be resignatioun or charter of confir
matioun, as pleisis best the said Erie of Huntlie, or the said countas and
Lord Gordoun, ane hundreth and threscore mark landis ; for the quhilks'
mariage and conjuncte fie, the saidis Erll Huntlie, countas, and Lord
Gordone, sail obtene ane dispensatioun of ferdis of consanguinite,
and vpon als mony othir impedimentis as thair beis fundin betuix the
said Johne and erllis dochtir, and als oft as necessare sail be, swa that
thair sal be na impediment, nothir of consanguinite nor affinite betuix the
said Johne maister Forbes and the said erllis dochttir, bot at thai may
lesumlie marie at thair perfite aige ; and als sail content and pay to the
said William lord Forbes, his airis, and executours, and assignais, the
sowme of tua thousand marks wsuall money of Scotland, viz., at the
completing of the said mariage five hundreth marks, and at the nixt
terme of Witsonday or Martimes eftir the said mariage thre hundreth
marks, and sua yeirlie and termlie the sowme of thre hundreth marks,
quhill the compleit payment of the said sowm of tua thousand marks,
and the said countas sail send this contract to Ingland with diligence,
and get the sam apprevit, subscrivit, and seillit be my Lord Huntlie ; and
thaireftir within tua monethis sail find four landit men, akit in the
officialis buks of Murray or Aberdene, for the payment of the said sowme
of tua thousand marks at the tymis foirsaid, for the tochir of the said
Johne maister Forbes, and cawsis foirsaid ; and attour, gif this contract
beis thocht obscure or generall in ony poynt be athir of the said parteis,

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the sam sail be declarit and ranewit at the requisitioun of ony of the said
parteis fra the othir. The quhilk to do, obserue, and keip, baith the
saids parteis ar bund, obleist, and sworn, ilk ane to othir, be the faith
and treuth in thair bodeis, but fraud or gyll ; and eftir at it be apprevit
and seillit be my Lord Huntlie, the sam to be insert in the officialis buks
of Murray and Aberdene, and ilk ane moneist to keip the sam for thair
awin part, onder the pane of cursing ; in witnes of the quhilks, baith the
saids parteis hes subscrivit this contract, yere, day, and place forsaid,
before thir witnes, ane reuerend fader in God, Bischop of Orknay,
honorabili men, Alexander Ogilbe of that Ilk and of Findlater, James
Gordoun of Colquholdstane, maister George Gordoun, constable of Bad-
zenoche, Alexander Gordone of Boddome, maisteris James Stevin and
James Skene notars, with othiris diuers. George Erll off Huntly.
Williame Lord Forbes.

XV.
ANE DISCHARGE OF GEORGE ERLL OF HUNTLIES, OF THE BIGGIN OF
THE CASTELL OF ENUERNESS, INDURAND THE TYME OF THE
WARDE— 1532.
Rex. We understanding that our cousing George Erie of Huntlie,
nevay, air, and successour to umquhile Alexander Erie of Huntlie, his
grantsir, hes the office of shirefschip of Inuernis, and keping of our
castell theirof, with the lands underwritten in his fee for keping of our
said castell in heretage, that is to say, the landis of Litilhiltoun, Portar-
land, Mekilhiltown, Casteltoun of Lathir, Culdovan, Knokingaill, Tor-
brak, Ballorobert, Esse, Tordawach, Bannachin, Drumdelzeok, Botrobin,
Dunnayncroy, Dunnaymor, Dawchcarreach, Dawchhurgin, Dawchfour,
Dawchcarn, Dawchereg, with the fischeing under the castlehill ; and is
oblist to big upoun his expenssis upoun the castlehill of Inuernise an
hall upoun voltis of stane and lyme, of ic futis of lenth, and xxx futtis of
breid, and xxx fut heich of the wall, thekit with slait or skailze, and ane
kicheing in the said hall, with ane chappell of competent lenth beside
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tour and houssis foirsaidis thairin, and hes nocht as yit fulfillit the pointis
of his charter anent the making of the saidis bigingis, and havand con-
sideratioun that he is as yit of less age, in our ward, and payitt, and mon
pay to ws, our derest modir the quene, and utheris, gret soumes of money
for his said ward and mariage, and as yit is nocht growin in substance to
pay the samyn, nor mak the saidis bigingis : ffor his gud, trew, thankfull
seruice done be him to ws, will and grantis, that the nonmaking of the
saidis bigingis, and non fullfilling of the pointis of the said chartir, be him
or his said grant sir, or be him or his aris, for the space of fyff yeris nixt
to cum eftir the day of the dait herof, in tyme cuming, salbe na hurt nor
preiudice to him or his ares, anent the heretage of the saidis landis, and
be the tenour herof gevis and grantis licence to him and his aris to lat
the saidis houssis be unbiggit during the said space, dischargeing the lordis
of our counsall, and all utheris our officiaris, iugeis, and ministeris of
lawis quhatsumeuir, present and to cum, and thair deputis, of all calling
and proceeding aganis him or his aris thairfoir, and als dischargeis our
aduocat, thesaurar, comptrollar, and all utheris, of all following and per-
sewing of him or his aris for the samyn, and of thair offices in that pairt,
be thir our lettres for euir. Subscriuit with our hand and under our
signete, at Edinbrucht the xvi day of Febraar, and of our regne the xix
yeir. James R.

XVI.
REMISSION FOR THE FIELD OF GLASGOW— 1552.
Maria Dei gratia Regina Scotorum Omnibus probis hominibus suis ad
quos presentes littere peruenerint salutem Sciatis quia ex nostra gratia
speciali cum auisamento consensu et auctoritate nostri carrissimi con
sanguinei et tutoris Jacobi ducis de Chattellarault Aranie comitis domini
Hamiltoun regni nostri protectoris et gubernatoris Remisimus predilecto
nostro consanguineo et consiliario Georgio comiti de Huntlie domino
Gordoun et Badzenach cancellario nostro latori presentium rancorem
animi nostri sectam reginalem et omnem actionem quem et quas erga
ipsum concepimus habemus seu quouismodo habere poterimus pro ipsius
proditoriis vementia et participatione cum Matheo olim comite de

154 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Leuenax Archibaldo comite Angusie Willelmo comite de Glencarne
Gilberto comite de Casillis et diuersis aliis eorum complicibus bello pre
parato super mora de Glasgow ac etiam bello preparato et vexillo explicato
veniente ad villam de Leith respectiue contra dictum nostram charissi-
mum tutorem et gubematorem nostram personam representantem ac
nostram auctoritatem habentem gerentem et utentem ipsum actualiter pro-
sequente et pro omnibus actione crimine que ei inde quouismodo impu-
tari aut desuper sequi poterint Necnon pro omnibus aliis et singulis
proditionibus proditoriis actis et factis transgressionibus criminibus et
offensis quibuscunque per dictum nostrum consanguineum aliquibus tem
poribus elapsis usque in diem date presentium commissis seu quomndo-
libet perpetratris proditoria actuali et violentia manuum in personam
nostram impositione tantum excepta dummodo prefatus noster con
sanguineus partibus conquerentibus et dampna passis taliter satisfaciat
quod nullam super hoc de cetero iustam querimoniam audiamus Et pre
fatum consanguineum nostrum Georgium comitem sub firma pace et
protectione nostra juste suscipiendum firmiter inhibemus ne quis ei
occasione dicti vementie et participationis aut aliarum proditionum
actorum factoram transgressionum criminum et offensarum pre-
scriptarum malum molestiam iniuriam seu grauamen aliquod inferre
presumat iniuste super nostram plenariam forisfacturam aut mor
tem ei inferat sub pena amissionis vite et membrorum In cuius rei
testimonium has litteras nostras remissionis pro toto tempore vite dicti
nostri consanguinei Georgii comitis de Huntlie duraturas sub nostro
magno sigillo sibi fieri fecimus patentes Apud Edinburgh octauo die
mensis Januarii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo
secundo et regni nostri undecimo.

XVII.
PRECEPT GRANTIT BE QUEEN MARIE FOR A REMISSION TO MY
LORD HUNTLIE AND HIS FRENDS FOR CORRECHIE— 1567.
Maria Dei gratia Regina Scotorum nostri magni sigilli custodi Salutem
Quia ex nostris gratia et fauore specialibus Remisimus quondam Georgio
comiti de Huntlie domino Gordoun et Baidzenacht et Georgio nunc co-

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miti de Huntlie domino Gordoun et Baidzenacht regni nostri cancellario
Johanni comiti de Suthirland Adamo Gordoun de Inver magistro Georgio
Gordoun de Beldorny Alexandro Gordoun eius filio et heredi apparenti
Johanni Gordoun de Bukky Gilberto Gordoun in Golspitour Hugoni
Murray in Petfour Thome Gordoun quondam de Balnakettill Patricio
Bissait quondam de Lessindrum Georgio Gordoun quondam de Coc-
larachie Johanni Gordoun filio et heredi apparenti Alexandri Gordoun de
Strathdoun Thome Baillie de Ardnellie Patricio Gordoun filio quondam
Jacobi Gordoun de Lesmore Alexandro Jamesoun in Killernene Paulo
Jacobo Williamsoun ibidem Johanni Gordoun de Awachie Jacobo Gor
doun in Craigmylne magistro Alexandro Gordoun fratri quondam Thome
Gordoun de Balnakettill Georgio Gordoun in Prony Willelmo Barclay
fratri domini de Tolle Johanni Gordoun filio Jacobi Gordoun de Letter-
four Roberto Dunbar in Awass Willelmo Hectoursone in Langwall
Angusio Hectoursone in Millarie Donaldo Robson in Braymoir Alex
andro Brody de eodem Archibaldo Dunbar de Peynuik Jacobo Murray
de Culbardie Alexandro Murray eius fratri Alexandro Dunbar filio Alex
andri Dunbar de Conze Georgio Dunbar eius fratri naturali in Conze
Andre Thorrall in Duffus Georgio Gordoun in Thomebeth Willelmo
Gordoun in Crwichlie Jacobo Gordoun in Craigcullie Jacobo Hay in
Kellas Thome Hay eius filio Jacobo Gordoun in Foulis Donaldo Moir
M'Gown in Wester Raill Johanni Neil Williamesoun in Kynmunewe
Adamo Gordoun in Nawy Patricio Gordoun fratri Georgii Gordoun in
Dawachie Georgio Gordoun filio quondam Jacobi Gordoun in Blalak
Alexandro Gordoun fratri dicti Georgii ac omnibus aliis eorum tenen-
tibus domesticis seruitoribus stipendiariis et super ipsorum domibus de-
pendentibus que remissio adeo sufficiens erit ipsis ac si in presenti re-
missione nominati et comprehensi fuissent rancorem animi nostri sectam
regiam et omnem actionem et crimen quem seu quas concepimus habe
mus seu quouismodo in futurum habere seu clamare poterimus contra et
aduersus prefatas personas seu eorum aliquem pro ipsorum proditoriis
conuentionibus et insimul congregatione liegiorum nostrorum in piano
exercitu et preordinato prelio in campo de Correchie Ac etiam in con-
ueniendo et conuocando liegios nostros apud burgum nostrum de
Abirdene et alibi infra regnum nostrum in mensibus Augusti Septembris
et Octobris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo secundo
pro inuasione et persequutione nostri ac dominorum nostri secreti con-

156 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
silii in nostra societate et consortio pro tempore existentium in nostra
et ipsorum propriis personis pro nostris et suis postremis subuersionibus
et corporalibus persequutionibus ac pro omnibus actione et crimine
que dictis personis aut eorum alicui inde imputari seu quouismodo
desuper sequi seu succedere poterint ac etiam pro omnibus aliis prodi-
toriis criminibus transgressionibus et offensionibus quibuscunque per
prefatas personas aut ipsarum aliquam aliquibus temporibus retroactis
diem date presentium immediate precedentibus commissis et perpetratis
Vobis precipimus et mandamus quatinus litteras nostras remissionis sub
nostro magno sigillo in forma capelle nostre debita dictis personis aut
ipsarum alicui respectiue super premissis fieri faciatis Datum sub secreto
sigillo nostro apud Seytoun vicesimo sexto die mensis Februarii anno
Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo sexto et regni nostri vi
cesimo quinto.

XVIII.
COPIE OF ANE BAND FOR THE QUEEN'S SERVICE— 1568.
Forsamekle as we understanding the queens majestie to be our lawfull
soveraigne, and that there is diverse and sundrie in this realme who
usurps and rebells against her majestie, under certain cullours and pre
tences, neyther haveing respect to God, nor obedience to theyr princesse
before theyr eyes, Therfor we whose names are underwreatin oblissis
ws to maintain, fortifie, and defend the queens majestie our soveraigne
in her authoritie, as faithfull and true subjects ought to doe to theyr
native princesse, and shall acknowledge no other usurped authoritie, but
shall with our selves, our freinds, goods and gear, at the uttermost of
our power concur to her graces maintenance, and supressing of these
who are in her graces contraire ; and seing her majestie hes made
diverse lievtenennents under her for forth setting of her graces authori
tie, and specially within the bounds of the north partes of Scotland,
ane noble lord George Earle of Huntly, etc. therfore we at our utter
most power shall concurre, assist, ryse, and take plaine parte with the
said Earle of Huntly, when ever his charges comes in her graces name
and authoritie, and be ready either to invade or resist whatsomever op-

THE GORDON PAPERS. 157
poners or disobeyaris of her majesties authoritie or charges, or the said
earles in her graces name and auctoritie, with our kinne, freinds,
assisters, and partakers; and also the said erle oblissis him faithfully
never to take aggreement, concord, nor dreiss with nane now disobeyers
of the queens majesties authoritie, but be the advyse of the noblemen
and barrons under subcryvand, and that theyr dreiss shall be as his
owne, and in lykwayes the haill under subscryvand hes promised not to
dreiss nor appoynt by the said earles advyse, and the remanent under
wreaten, as they will answer to God, and on theyr honors and fidelitie.
In witnes theirof they haue subcrivit thir presentis with theyr hands, at
the dayes respective 1568. George Erie
of Huntlye, John Grant of Fruquhy, Allexander Dumbar of
knycht, Allexander Ros of Balnagowne, Robert Monro of Fowles,
Allexander Gordon of Abergeldie, George Gordon of Shives knycht, John
Gordon of Cluny, George Gordon of Lesmoir, Robert Innes of Inver-
markie, Lachlan M'Intosh of Dunnachtin, James Gordon of Tulliangus,
William Gordon of Allexander Lesly of Ardcray, William
Lesly of Patrik Cheyne of Esselmont, Allexander Lesly of
Pitcaple, Hutcheon Ros of Kilraick, Robert Lesly, Thomas Cumyne of
Alter, Allexander of John Mortimer of Cragivare,
Allexander Innes of John Gordon of Robert Lesly
of George Gordon appearand of Gight, James Gordon of
Haddo, Mr. George Gordon of Beldornie, Allexander Innes, Mr Duncan
Forbes, James Gordon of Craig, Allexander Gordon of Birkenburn, Mr.
William Gordon of Terpersie, Patrik Gordon of Tullochaudre, Allex
ander Gordon of Colwholstane, George Barclay of that Ilk knycht, Allex
ander Seaton appearand of Meldrum, John Lesly of that Ilk, Patrik
Barclay, James Innes of Drannie, John Hay of Perke, Allexander
Abercrombie of Pitmedden, William Fraser of Strowie, Thomas Menzies
of James Dempster of Achterles, Gilbert Meinzies of
Allexander Gordon of Carnburrow.

158 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
XIX.
JAMES VI. TO GEORGE EARL OF HUNTLY— 1585.
Richt traist cousing and counsellour, we greit you hertly weill. The
frequent bruittis of the cumming of oure rebellis expellit the last yeir to
our bordours, and renewing of thair accustomat treasounable attemptatis
aganis our persoun and estait, moved ws not te put yow and our subiec
tis within the boundis of your charge to ony onnecessair panis, quhill
now that thai ar enterit in actioun, hes tane houssis, maid thair wickit
and unlawfull proclamationis, and are doand quhat in thame lyis to dis
turb and inquiet our haill estait, be the concurrence of sic of our disloyall
subiectis as thay haue allurit to assist thame, ffor the repressing of quhais
rebellioun and insolence we intend, God willing, to pas very schortlie to
the feildis our self, accumpanyt with our subiectis on this side of the
month ; bot in caiss the mater draw to any gretair lenth, we desyr you
effectuuslie, that ye faill not with all diligence to caus proclamatioun to
be maid within the boundis of your lieutenandrie, commanding all our
subiectis therin that thai in newlikmaner with thretty dayis provisioun
and victuallis and palzeonis, address thame selffis to meitt at Brechin, as
thai sail be warnit and aduertist be your proclamatioun of new, vpoun
xxiiii houris warning, under the ordinar and accustomat panis, and
specialie that ye mak all your awin kin, freindis, and power that ye may
mak in reddynes to this effect, as ye will declair your gude affectioun
alwayes heirtofore declarit in the defence of our auctoritie and seruice,
and will do maist acceptable plesser. Thus we commit you to God at
Striueling, the xxv day of October, 1585. James R.
To our richt traist cousing and counsellour the Erll of Huntlie, our
lieutenent in the north.
XX.
REMISSION TO HUNTLIE FOR ALDQUHEYNACHAN— 1603.
Jacobus Dei gratia Anglie Scotie Gallie et Hybernie Rex fideique defen-

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sor omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes litere peruerint
salutem Sciatis quia remisimus tenoreque presentium remittimus dilecto
nostro consanguineo Georgio marchioni de Huntlie comiti de Eingzie
domino Gordone et Badzenoch etc. domino Thome Gordone de Cluny
militi Willelmo Gordone de Geycht Willelmo Gordone de Abirzeldie
Johanni Gordone de Carneborrow Johanni Gordone de Buckie Jacobo
Gordone Knokespak Johanni Gordone apparenti de Avachie Alexandro
Murray de Cowbardie Willelmo Gordone de Sauchin Willelmo Gordone
de Tulliangus Georgio Gordone de Coclarachie domino Thome Ker de
Hirtho militi magistro Willelmo Gordone de Dunmeith Georgio Gordone
in Auchinhandach Roberto Gordone in Arclach Patricio Gordone suo
fratri Willelmo Gordone de Brodland Jacobo Gordone Hugoni Gordone
in Mynetoun Hugoni Gordone in Abirchattie Johanni Gordone in Boiggis
Thome Gordone in Glenbucket magistro Arthur Gordone de Newbigging
Roberto Gordone in Colluthie Alexandro Duff de Torresoull Willelmo
Borthuick seruitori dicti marchionis de Huntlie Johanni Chalmer in
Drumbulg Thome Gordone in Schincharnie Georgio Levingstoun serui
tori domini de Saltoun Georgio Chalmer apparenti de Balbithane Alex
andro Bisset seruitori dicti domini Thome Gordone de Cluny militis
Jacobo Innes in Pluscardie Johanni Innes in Elgyne suo fratri magistro
Johanni Innes de Haltoun Andree Wode apud molendinum de Arda
Jacobo Gordone de Pramnie Alexandro Gordone apparenti de Blelak
Johanni Gordone in Ranye magistro Patricio Andersoun in Bruntstoun
Johanni Moreis in Gibstoun Thome Giffert in Mylnetoun Patricio Gor
done de Kincragy Willelmo Meldrum de Badinscott Georgio Gordone de
Dalpersie Johanni George et Thome Connane in Glenbuchet Alexandro
Gordone in Ardmaillie Alexandro Gordone in Oxhill Johanni Cumming
filio legitimo Thome Cuming in Abirdene Alestro M'Rannald in Carra-
gray Alano Camerone de Lochell Alestro Camerone de Glenneveis et
Johanni M'Pherson in Badzenoch ceterisque eorum seruitoribus complici-
bus assistentiam prebentibus et dependentibus quorum nomina tenentur
hic pro expressis Eo quod aperta hostilitate et armis venerunt ad terras
de Auldquheinoquhen et Glenlivat contra Archibaldum Ergadie comitem
dominum Campbell et Lome nostrum locumtenentem pro tempore et con
tra nostrum exercitum sub ejus ductu in mense Octobris anno Domini
millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo quarto et pro cede et occisione qua-
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pro tempore commissa quorum nomina etiam tenentur hic pro expressis
Et nominatim pro cede quondam Johannis Fraser nostri heraldi et pro
omni crimine proditionis traditionis vel cedis omnibusque aliis criminibus
dictis Georgio Marchioni de Huntlie ceterisque personis particulariter et
generaliter supra specificatis et eorum aliquibus seu eorum complicibus
assistentiam prebentibus seruitoribus vel dependentibus quibuscunque
imputandis per eosdem perpetratis vel commissis omnemque actionem
que inde sequi poterit (proditione in nostra persona solummodo excepta)
dummodo partibus conquerentibus et damna passis taliter satisfaciant
ut nullam super hoc de cetero justam querimoniam inde audiamus In
cuius rei testimonium presentibus hisce nostris literis remissionis pro
toto tempore vite dictarum personarum duraturis magnum sigillum nos
trum apponi precepimus Apud Halyrudhous secundo die mensis Aprilis
anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo tertio et regni nostri Anglie Gallie
et Hybernie anno primo et Scotie anno tricesimo sexto.
Remissio Georgii Marchionis de Huntlie etc. et quinquaginta quatuor
aliorum.
Productum et admissum pro Jacobo Gordoun filio natu maximo
Joannis Gordoun de Lichestoun et pro Alexandro Gordoun
in Oxhill in curia justiciarie S D N regis tenta in pretorio
de Edinburght secundo die mensis Februarii anno Domini
millesimo sexcentesimo decimo per honorabilem virum do
minum Willielmum Heart de Prestoun justieiarium S D N
Regis etc. J. Bannatvne.

XXI.
JAMES VI. TO GEORGE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY— 1603.
Richt traist cousing and counsallour we great you hertlie wele ; Seing
our people heir langis na les for our derrest bed fellow the quene, and
our childrene, than they did for our selff, and that it wes not your fortoun
to accumpany ws in this our woyage, in respect of the schortnes of tyme,
and your not preparatioun, we haue made chose of you as ane in
speciali, for the convoy to London of our said dearest bed fellow, quhom
we haue appointed to begin hir journay betuixt and the first day of

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161

May nixt, and thairfoir will effectuusly requeist and desire you to pre-
pair and addresse your selff, in your cumliest maner, to convoy, accum
pany, and attend upoun our said dearest bedfellow in that hir journay
te Londoun, and for the same effect to be ready upoun hir aduerteisment
betuixt and the day foirsaid, as ye tender our honnour, and the honnour
of the cuntrey, with our speciale plesser and seruice ; sua we commit
you to God, from Beruik this viii. of Aprile, 1603. James R.
To our richt traist cousing and counsallour
The Marqueis of Huntley.

XXII.
JAMES VI. TO GEORGE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY.
James R. Righte trustie and righte welbeloued cosen and counsellour
wee greete yow well. Whereas there are in the harberie of Aberdene
two Spanish or Dunkirkers schippes, and some Hollanders attending on
them, and becaus wee wolde not onlie haue peace obserued amongst
them during theire abode there, but lykewyse according to the law of
nations, haue them fairelie dismessed out of our dominions, wee haue
thoughte good by these prysentes to require you to take such cours with
the magistrates of Aberdene as the said Hollanders may be deteyned in
the hauen at leaste two tides after the departure of the said Dunkirkers ;
to this effecte wee haue likewise written to the magistrates of Aberdene,
and exspecting your speciali care herein, as these prysentes shall be vnto
yow a gpeciall warrant in this behalfe, wee bid yow farewell. Giuen at
our mannour of Hauering, the xii day of September, 1622.
To our righte trustie and righte
welbeloued cosen and counsellour
the Marquis of Huntlie.

162 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
XXIII.
BORLUM'S MINUTE— 28th August, 1637.
At Ruthven of Baidenoch, the tuantie-aucht day of August, the yeire
of God jaj vic thrattie and sevin yeiris, the right nobill and potent Marqueis
George Marqueis of Huntly, with consent and assent of Dame Anna
Campbell, Marquesse of Huntly, on the ane pairt, and Lauchlane M'Kin-
tosche of Borlum, and Heleine Gordoune, spouis to the said Lauchlane,
on the wthir pairt, hawe agried, concludit, and condissendit wpone the
perticular articles and condiciounes wnderwrittin, quhairwpone ane con
tract and uther infeftments and securities ar to be extendit, viz., the
saidis Lauchlane M'Kintoische and Heleine Gordoune, his said spouis,
sail at the feast and terme of Witsonday nixt to cum, in anno jaj vic
thrattie and eight yeiris, maik payment and satisfactioun to the said
nobill marqueis of all and haill the soume of sex thousand markis money
wsuall of Scotland, butt langer delay; for the quhilk soume the said
nobill lord and his spouis sail infeft and seas the said Lauchlane M'Kin
toische hieritabillie, and the said Helein Gordoune his spouis in lyfrent,
and to the airis maill lauchfullie procreate or to be procreat betuix
thame, quhilkis failzeing to the said Lauchlan, his aires maill and as-
senayes quhatsumevir heyritablie, in all and haill the toun and lands of
Ballidmoir with that pendicle callit Corranach, with all and sundrie thair
houssis, bigingis, woods, scheallingis, gressingis, pairtis, pendicles, and
pasturaige wseit and wont, except in the said nobill lord his forrestis ;
reservand also libertie of the commone woods perteining to the saidis
lands [first for his lordships awine proper wse] and also for the wse of
the contray men that war in wse of befoir, to cutt of the saidis woods
for the wse of thair husbandrie, extending the saidis lands to ane dauch
land, lyand within the parochin of Kingussie, lordschipt of Baidenoch,
and sherifdome of Innernes, be ane sufficient fewe infeftment, to be
holdin of the said nobill lord, his airis maill and assenayes, for yeirlie
payment of the soume of fiftie markis money furth of the saidis dauach
landis, with tua wadderis, tua lambis, tua geis, ane dussone pultrie, and
ane staine weght of butter, four lang carriage, with service in hoisting,
hunting, and wthir publict conventiounes, as the said dauache land was

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in wse to do befoir the making heirof, togidder also with service to the
Maines of Ruthvene yeirlie, as the samyne dauache land was in wse and
went to do, viz. : and also the saidis Lauchlane M'Kintoische, his
said spouis, thair subtennentis and inhabitantis of the saidis landis, giffing
thair compeirance yeirlie befoir the said nobill lord and his baillies in
Baidenoche at four heid Courtis in the yeire, and all sic wther necessar
occasiounes in his Majestie and his hynes commissionaris service, being
lauchfullie requyrit, and also observing suche vther headis anent slaying
of deire, cutting of wood, and vtheris of that kynd, as is conteinet in the
fewe infeftmentis grantit be the Earll of Marre to his vassallis in the
bray of Marre, and with dubling of the said fewe deweties in caice of
not tymous payment of the samyne, as is conteined in the saidis infeft
mentis, quhilk infeftment aboue wreittin sail conteine all claussis neces
sar, with absolat warrandice at all handfe hawand entres, and againes all
deidlie ; as also the said nobill lord sail assigne and dispone to the said
Lauchlane M'Kintoische, his spouis and thair foirsaidis, suche ryt as his
lordship hes or may heireftir acquire of the teynds of the saidis landis,
and sail warrand and frie thame of all taxatiounes, teynd, maillis, im-
positiounes, annuities, or vtheris, athir for stock or teynd of the saidis
lands, to the said feast and terme of Witsonday nixt to cum, quhilk salbe
the said Lauchlane M'Kintoische and his spouis their entrie to the
saidis landis, and to the wplifting of the maillis and dewities of the
samyne therefter ; the said Lauchlan relewand the said nobill lord of the
saidis taxatiounes, teynd, maillis, annuities, and vther impositiounes efter
the said terme, the said nobill lord to be bund in warrandice bot from his
awin fact and deid allenerlie : reservand alwayes all and quhatsumevir
tackis and assedaciounes, lang or schoirt, sett be the said nobill lord att
ony tyme befoir the maiking heirof, to the tennentis and possessoris of
the saidis dauache land, to be bruikit, joyseit, and possessit be thame
during the sett, and ay and quhill the isschewe and outrinning of the
saidis tackis, for payment of the yeirlie deweteis and vtheris specifeit and
conteinit in these tackis and assedaciounes to the said Lauchlane, his
spouis and there foirsaidis ; and forddir, the said nobill marqueis sail
enter and admit the aires and assignayes of the said Lauchlane, in and
to the saidis landis frielie, butt ony soume of money, except dubling of
the said fewe deweties, and also sail dispone to the said Lauchlan his
nonentrie and lyverent escheat, quhairsoeuir the samyne sail acquire,

164 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
provydding the horning be not led att the said nobill lord his aM'in
instance. Item, the said nobill lord sail cauis the said nobill lady and
his spouis subscrywe the saidis infeftmentis, and to denuid hirself of hir
rycht of the saidis landis omni alio modo, in favour of the said Lauchlane
M'Kintoische, his said spouis and there foirsaidis. Item, in caice it sal
happin the said Lauchlane his spouis or there foirsaids to tailzie in pay
ment of the saidis fewe deweties, in that caice it sal be leisume to the
said nobill lord and his foirsaidis to poynd and distrengzie the saidis
lands or ony pairt thereof thairfoir ; and farder, the said Lauchlan and
his tennentis, inhabitantis of the saidis landis, sal be astrickit to grind
there corneis growand wpone the said land at the Milne of Kingusy-
moir, as thai ware in wse and wont, and sail pay the accustumet knaive-
schipt thairfoir allenerlie, and heirwnto boith the saidis pairties bindis
and obleissis thame, and arr content thir presents be insert and regis
trat in the buikis of counsell and sessioun, to hawe the strenth of ane
decreit of the lords thairof interponit heirto, with letres of horning on
ane simple chairge of sex dayes, and wtheris necessar to be direct as
neid beis ; and to that effect constitutes
thair lauchfull procurators. In witnes quhairof boith the saidis pairties
hawe subscriuit thir presentis, day, moneth, yeire, and plaice foirsaid,
befoir thir witnessis, Sir Alexander Gordoun of Cloony, knicht barronat,
James Gordoun of Letterfurie, and William Gordoun, notar, wreitter
heiroff. J. Gordoun, witnes. Huntlye.
J. Michell, witnes.

XXIV.
LIEUTENANT MACKAY OF THE GARRISON OF BADENOCH, TO THE
DUTCHES OF GORDONE, FOR RAISING A COMPANY IN HIS MA
JESTY'S SERVICE. Ruthven Castle the 3d day of Januarie, 1691.
May it please your Grace, The king my master haveing wrytten to
severall cheifes of clans, and among the rest to the laird of Clunie, to
raise a companie for reduceing of the rebels, (as your grace may perceive

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by the inclossed copie of his letter) I cannot but own that Clunie has
showen himself very forward ; only his kinsmen out of respect and re
ference to your grace, and the family of Huntly, to whom they are
vassalls, refuse obedience without your grace's order, and seing the
M'Phersons are a considerable family, and that ther carrage heerin may
be leading and exemplar to others, I wer much wanting to the dutie I
ow your grace, and the family your grace represents, as a friend and a
wel wisher, and to my master as a subject, especiallie in the statione I
now hold, if I did not by ane expresse, aquaint your grace wher the
matter strikes at. Give me leave then, with that submisione suits my
mean qualitie and statione, to sugest to your grace that it seemes con
venient for his majesties service, your grace send forthwith your positive
order to your bailies in this country to raise a companie of wel armed
men, in termes and for the ends expressed in his majestie's letter. Your
grace sees the matter requires hast, and the sooner the bearer is dispatch
ed with your grace's order, the mor you show your affection to ther ma
jesties government. In all things that may concerne the welfarre of your
illustrious family, [I shall be ready] to acquit myself as becomes,
Madam, Your Graces most humble
and affectionatt servant,
Alexander Maeky.

XXV.
VINDICATION BY THE M'PHERSONS OF BADENOCH, TO HIS GRACE
THE DUKE OF GORDON— 1699.
Whereas we are informed that William M'Intosh of Borlum, Baillie of
Badenoch, hath reported one of the most wicked, malicious, and notorious
lyes that his serpentine witt could invent, or the devell could indyte to
him, to witt that the country men of Badenoch, of the name of M'Pher-
sone, and particularly the fewers, hade sent message to him with John
M'Pherson younger of Dalrady, declairing that thair only ground of
quarrell with him, and accuseing him of malversationes, wes be reason of
his close noticeing his grace the Duke of Gordones interest against them,

166 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
and in particular his marches with the saids fewers ; and if he did for
bear so to doe, that he would be as acceptable to them as any baillie
that ever they hade, and now seing such a pernicious and malicious lye
(which certainly wes never hatcht or contrived without the concourse
and inspiration of the father and author of lyes) might tend to the
raiseing sedition twixt the superior and his wassells, and to the utter
and quite depriving of the wassells of there superiors countinance and
favor, and might incite him to enmitie against them, (which certainly
wes their malicious enemies designe,) theirfoir, and in confutation of
the said hellish intension, we have thought fite to declair, lykas we un-
derscribers do hereby declair, upoun our soul and conscience, and as we
hop to be saved at the great day of judgment, that we never sent any
such message to him, nor so much as talked of any such matter to the
said John M'Pherson or any else. Lykeas, I the said John M'Pherson
hereby solemly swear upon my soul, and as I expect to be saved, that
I never receaved any such message from the country, or any one of them,
nor did deliver the samen to the said baillie, nor hade the least ground
to doe it from them, neither did I it of my own accord.
Wm. M'Phersone of Noid R. M'Phersone of Crathiecroy
Malcome M'Phersone Breakachie J. M'Pherson of Balchron
Alex. M'Phersone of Phones J. M'Pherson of Cullinlind
J. M'Phersone of Ardbrylache J. M'Pherson of Weaster Glenben-
J. M'Pherson younger of Dalraddie chor
E. M'Phersone in Dellifour J. M'Pherson of Pitinean
J. M'Phersone of Pitterhirne A. M'Phersone of Kyllihuntly
A. M'Pherson, Stramasie Johne M'Phersone of Dalradie
Alex. M'Pherson of Etterishe

XXVI.
MEMORANDUM BY JOHN GORDON OF LETTERFOURIE— 1711.
I John Gordon of Letterfury being now (by the permission of God) ar
rived at the age of eighty-four years, do remember that I went to the
Castle Finlarg, in the country of Brodalbain, in company of fourscore
other men, quhairof the greatest number were Highlanders, and the rest

THE GORDON PAPERS. 167
gentlemen attending the late Lewis Lord Marquess of Huntly, where his
lordship hade ane interview and meeting with Archibald, then Marquess
of Argile, and entered upon a treaty of affairs with him. I likeways
(conform to my best information) remember that it was conserted and
agreed upon by the forsaids lords befor their meeting, that neither of
them should bring to Finlarg above the number of eighty men ; notwith
standing of which paction, we ar no sooner come to Finlarg then we
hade notice ther were to the number of severall hundreds of men there
in arms and neighbourhood thereof. It's true not an hundred appeared
together in on place, but some of our men discovered severall partiesin arms
dispersed in severall places not far distant from the place of meeting, [which
caused] no little affright, and [did] breed a consternation in us who were of
Huntlys side, undoubtedly suspecting the affairs then to be treated upon
should not be concluded upon equall terms. This occasioned most of
the Marquess of Huntlys friends to adwise him to return home and not
enter upon a treaty at that time, yet he and all his party were so engaged
and surrounded about by the adverse party, if I may so call it, that it
was impossible for him to recoyle. At last the Marquess being con
strained, much contrary to his own and friends inclinations, entered upon
the treaty, at which I was not present my self, but was informed by such
as were privy to it, that he signed and subscribed severall papers and
writs, to the great prejudice of his interest and family. Of these I can
bear witness, declare, and attest the verity of them ; and if need bes, I
consent these be registrate in any competent books of the nation for
remaining to future memory. In witness wherof, written be Walter
Morison, schoolmaster in Curridown, I have subscribed these with my
hand at Letterfury, the threteenth day of October m.dcc and eleven
years, befor witneses, George Gordon, Clastirim, John Stuart of Bogs,
James Gordon of Birkkenbuss, and the said Walter Morison, writer
hereof. John Steuart, wittnes. John Gordon.
G. Gordon, witnes.
James Gordon, wittnes.
Walter Morison, writter and witness.

168

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

XXVIII.
PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE DISARMING ACT 1—1716.
A particular list of persons, within the parochin of Glass, who gave up
their armes to the justices of the peace, the 13 and 14 days of March,
1716: —

William Gordon in Asuanly gave up
a sword and gun to the saids jus
tices, which they restored, allow
ing himselfe to carry his sword,
and make gifft of the gun to his
son.
John Forbes in Gairbridge negat.
George Geddie in Cairnmore negat.
George Gaull in Newtoun negat.
James Geddes in Badilair negat.
Alexander Duncan in Midtown of
Glass delyvered a gun and sword,
and others negat.
William Dove in Corsehillock ne
gat.
George Lobban in Bodylair negat.
John Seyman in Nethertoun negat.
David Rennie in Belnacraig negat.
George Bremner in Westfold negat.
George Sim in Brounhill negat.
Alexander Fordyce in Blackhill
negat.
George Smith in Craigore negat.
Adam Strachan at miln of Inner-
marky negat.
Allan M'William in Innermarkie
negat.

James Nore in Parkhal, to delyver
a durk, and others negat.
James Laing in Watersyd negat.
William Strachan in Westfaulds
negat.
John Laing in Grayston negat.
James Sheaver in Hiltoun negat.
William Wat in Asuanly negat.
John Sivwright their negat.
George Kem thair negat.
James Smith thair negat.
Allan Wat thair ^negative.
William Milne thair negat.
Allan Robertson thair negat.
John Fraser thair delyverit a gun
and suord, and other armes negat.
James Kemnie thair negat.
James Hepburn thair negat.
John More thair negat.
George Miln thair negat.
William Wilson thair negat.
Alexander Gordon in Belnaboth
negat.
George Gordon thair negat.
George Robertson in Hilltoun ne
gat.
There is therty-seven persons above.
Patrick Straquhan, J. P.

1 I. Geo. I. Stat. 2. C. 54.

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169

James Robertson in Caimmore ne
gat.
Robert Duff in Hillockhead negat.
James Duff at the Miln of Iner
marky negat.
John Norie in Caimmore negat.
John M'Kimmy in Inermarky negat.
Robert Gordon in Watersyd negat.
William Wands in Wester Park
negat.

John Taylor in Asuanly negat.
James Gordon in Innermarky ne
gat.
William Taylor in Broomhed negat.
George Taylor in Bumside negat.
James Robertson in Glass negat.
Alexander Mitchel in Mains of
Asuanly negat.
George Wat in Boighead negat.
John More in Waster Park negat.

This is the particular lisst of those in the parochin of Glass who gave
oath, being one tuo columns, as attesteth the subscription of one of
the justices of the peace, the 17 day of March, 1716.
Their is fifetine persons above. Patrick Straquhan, J. P.

A particular lisst of persons in the Raws of Huntley within the paroch
of Dumbennan, who gave up there armes to the justices of the peace
upon oath, the 13 and 14 days of March, 1716.

Alexander Wat in raws of Huntley
negat, as to armes or rebellis
horses consissting in his custody
or knowledge.
John Mitchel there negat.
George Barclay there negat.
Peter M'Culloch there negat.
John Guthry there negat.
James Donald there negat.
George Steuart there negat.
Nathaniel Badichel there negat.
Alexander Brown there negat.
Thomas Brown there negat.
Walter Nicol delyverit a gun want
ing a lock, and othere negat.

John Hosie there negat.
Thomas Willson there delyverit a
cuttlis and pistol, and others ne
gat.
George Paterson there negat.
James Ferrar there negat.
Thomas Ferrar there, to delyver a
durk, and other armes negat.
Patrick Larg to delyver a gun, and
other armes negat.
David Adam there negat.
Robert Ferrar there negat.
John Spence there negat.
John Mathieson there negat.
John Gardyn there negat.

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THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Peter Mortimer there negat.
John Malice there negat.
George Petry there, depones he hath
no armes but a hinger, quich the
justices allow him to carry, pro
mising a short gun and a halfe
suord when his servant returns,
who went to the north with my
Lord Huntly.

George Barclay smith there, negat.
Alexander Gordon there negat.
Andrew Burd there negat.
George Duff there delyverit a suord
and other armes negat.
Arthur Gordon in the paroch of
Kinethmont, there ; in raws hath
delyverit up his horse and armes
and others negat

This is the particular lisst of these in the raws of Huntly who gave
oath, being in one colum as subscribed the 17 March 1716, conteining
thirty persons. Patrick Straquhan, J. P.

A particular lisst of persons within the parochin of Dumbennan, who
gave up their armes to the justices of the peace upon oath, the 13 and
14 days of March, 1716.

Eodem die, compeired William Ing-
rim in Tullobeg, and deponed
negative.
Robert Barclay in Ittingstoun ne
gat.
Collin Jap thair negat.
John Jap in Airdloch negat.
James Spence in Gibstoun delyverit
a gun, and for other armes ne
gat.
Adam Skinner in Ittingston negat.
John Robertson in Tullobeg negat.
James Duncan there negat.
Thomas Willson in Ittingstoun ne
gat.
Peter Merson in Airdloch negat.

Thomas Willson in Robieston gave
a halbert, and other armes negat.
Thomas Ferrar in Ward negat.
Peter Wat in Airtloch delyvred a
pistol, and other armes negat.
John Pirie subtennant to Mr Hugh
Tod negat.
James Laudder in Airtloch delyvrit
a suord and other armes negat.
George Ferrar in Ittingston negat.
Robert Smith in Gibstoun negat.
George Macky in Dumbennan ne
gat.
James Deasson in Westertoun
brought in a rebels horse, and
for armes negat.

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171

George Chrysty in Collonnoch ne
gat.
Thomas Ingrim in Ittingstoun ne
gat.
George Robson in Boigtoun delyv
rit a suord, promising a durk, and
others negat.
James Irvin in Westertoun delyvrit
a suord, and others negat.
William Barcklay in Overkirk negat.
John Craig in Glen of Airtloch ne
gat.
Robert Craigin in Glen negat.
Alexander Kemp in Collonnoch ne-

Robert Gray there negat.
Robert Steuart in Pitscurry negat.
James Cellar in Ittingston negat.
Thomas Spence in Collonnoch de
lyvrit a suord, and others negat.
Adam Spence there, a suord and
others negat.
Alexander M'Inisker there negat.
George Kemny there negat.
Peter Craigin in Collonoch negat.
John Williamson in Westertoun
negat.
James Jessyman there delyvrit a
gun and suord, and others negat.

gat. Their is therty seven persons above. Patrick Straquhan.

James Sivwright in Westertoun
delyvrit a suord, and others ne
gat.
George Barcklay in Westertoun
negat.
John Jessyman in School green de
lyvrit a Danes axe, and others
negat.
William Innes in Airtloch negat.
James Adam in Tullybeg delyvrit a
halbert head, and other armes
negat.
Alexander Smith in Westertoun
negat.
James Marson in Craigwillie negat.
John Hiltoun in Crackwillie negat.
Walter Smith in Gibston negat.
William Barcklay in Tulliebeg ne
gat.

John Grant in Airtloch negat.
William Soupar in Collonoch ne
gat.
George Cruikshank in Robstoun de
lyvrit a gun, and others negat.
Alexander Ingrim in Boigtoun ne
gat.
George Smith in Gibstoun negat.
James Anderson in Ittingston de
lyvrit a gun, and others negat.
George Sivwright there negat.
Peter Jap in Ittingstoun negat.
Walter Hamilton in Gibston negat.
William Gordon elder in Crackwilly
hawing delyvrit a gun to the go-
vernour of the castle, and other
armes negat.

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THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

George Gordon his son delyvrit a
suord, and other armes negat.
George Cruikshank in Ittingston
negat.
William Deasson in backside of
Airtloch negat.
John Cruikshank in Ittingston ne
gat.
William Cow in Sandiestoun negat.
Robert Brymer in Miltoun negat.
James Dalgardyn in Collonoch ne
gat.
Thomas Dalgardyn there negat.
James Beg in Gibston negat.
George Hepburn in Crackwilly de-
livred a suord, and other armes

Andrew Murray in Domein negat.
Alexander Willson in Torrysheill
negat.
John Malice in Sandstoun negat.
William Cow there delyvrit a suord
and durk, and others negat.
James Robertson in Gibston negat.
Alexander Thomson in Tullybeg
negat.
Alexander Robertson there negat.
James Forbes in Dumbennan ne
gat.
John Anthon in Robiestoun negat.
Robert Rodger in Gibston negat.
William Jessyman in Westertoun
negat.

negat. Their is fourty one persons above. Patrick Straquhan.

Andrew Sharp in Sandstoun negat.
John Coupar there negat.
Thomas Stitchel in Boigtoun negat.
George Morison in Collonnoch ne
gat.
Thomas Webster in Boigtown ne
gat.
John Cruikshank in Sandstoun ne
gat.
John Duncan in Tullybeg negat.
John Steuart in Gibston negat.
John Stitchel in Sandstoun negat.
John Innes in Dumbennan negat.
James Grant in Sandstoun negat.
Charles Cowie in Boigtoun negat.
John M'Culloch in Gibston negat.
John Beg there negat.

John Ingrim in Boigtoun negat.
William Clerk in Tullybeg delyvrit
a gun, and other armes negat.
John Webster in Boigtoun negat-
Adam Macky in Dumbennan negat.
Robert Ingrim in Quills negat.
James Goodbrang in Biogtoun negat.
Robert Smith in Westertoun de
lyvrit a gun, and other armes
negat.
John Anderson in Miltoun of Dun-
bennan negat.
Robert Adam in Robiestoun negat.
Francis Willson there negat.
James Barcklay there negat.
George Innes in Westertoun negat.

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173

William Craigin in Robieston ne
gat.
John Daniel there negat.
George Luke in Quills negat.
John Rae in Dumbennan to delyver
a gun, broken pistol, and suord
to the garrison, and
others negat.

a suord, and other armes negat.
Robert Anthon negat.
Adam Gordon in Airtloch negat.
George Mitchel in Wallheads negat-
John Robertson their negat.
James Deasson in Airtloch negat.
John Norie in the Raws negat.
John Malcolm in Robieston negat.

George Willson in Gibston delyvrit
Their is therty eight persons above. Patrick Straquhan.

William Ferrar in Ward, to delyver
a gun, and others negat.
Alexander Gordon in Raws delyvrit
a suord, and others negat.
Alexander Carmichel in Walheads
negat.
George Grant in Robiestoun negat.
James Gall in Dumbennan negat.
William M' Andrew in Gibston ne
gat.
Thomas Short in Cocklerochy negat.
James Steuart there negat.
Mr. Hugh Tod depones that he had
no armes of his owin in custody,
but a hinger, which the justices

allow him to weir, he promising
to delyver up which he hath in
custody, belonging to the coun
trey, to the governour, five old
guns with ane rousty suord of
his own.
Peter Strachan in Raws negat.
James Collie in Gibston delyvrit a
durk, and others negat.
George Robson in Milnton negat.
George Robertson in Robieston ne
gat.
Hary Steuart in Airdloch negat.
Hary Gordon at miln of Huntley
negat.

This is the exact lisst of Dumbennan paroch, excepting out hereof the
Raws of Huntley, who gave oath, being on the four columns, as attesteth
the subscription of one of the justices of the peace, the 17 dav of March,
1716. J
Their is fifetine persons above. Patrick Straquhan

174 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

XXIX.
DAMAGES SUFFERED FROM THE KING'S TROOPS BY JAMES
INNES— 1746.
Account of damages sustaind by James Innes, feuer in Fochabers, from
the King's forces under the command of his royal highness the
Duke of Cumberland, as they past Fochabers on their march west,
and which damages is probable by the nighbourhood, viz. : — Scots.
1 . A gray horse about seven years old, thirteen hands high,
bought from Sir Harry Innes grieve, and carried off by
one of the soldiers, . . . . . . 36 12 0
2. Sixteen horses driven into my barn amidst my corns, who
destroyed to the extent of five firlots corn and straw,
which, at £7 per boll, is  8 15 0
3. A pair of plaids carried off at sametime, worth . .600
4. The dragoons and soldiers drunk half a boll of malts ale
to me, at 10 marks per boll, and only paid five shillings
and sixpennes scots for the said ale, whereby I was a
loser of ........ 312
5. A boll of mealls bread eaten and carried off by them, for
which I never got a farthing,  6 0 0

Total Damnages . . £60 8 2
Wee, Andrew Hay and Andrew Keith, fewers in Fochabers, dve her-
by attest and declare, that to our certaint knowledge the soldiers of the
King's army carried off the said horse from James Innes in Fochabers,
and which he never yet got back, but wee know nothing as to the other
damnages done him, only wee have heard it frequently told by the rest
of his nighbours that he suffered considerable damnage. In witnes
wherof, wee have subscribed this our attestation att Fochabers, xvi
July, 1746. Androu Hay.
Andrew Keith.

THE GORDON PAPERS. 175

XXX.
THE DUKE OF GORDON'S CONFIRMATION OF THE GENEALOGY OF
THE COUNTESS OF SAINTIGNON— 1769.
Att Edinburgh the twenty third day of May m.dcc and sixty nine years,
in presence of James Guthrie baillie, compeared Charles Gordon writer
in Edinburgh, and gave in the approbation by the Duke of Gordon of
the genealogy of the Countess of Saintignon underwritten, desiring
the same might be insert and registrate in the burrow court books of
Edinburgh, conform to the Act of Parliament made anent the registra
tion of probative writes, which desire the said baillie found reasonable,
and therefore ordained the same to be done, whereof the tenor follows.
Noblissimus potentissimus et illustrissimus princeps Alexander dux de
Gordon marchio de Huntly comes de Huntly et Inzie vicecomes de Inver
ness dominus Gordon de Badzenoch et Lochaber Strathawin Balmore
Auchindown Kincardine Gartly etc. etc. e Scotise magnatibus ad comitia
Britannica electus perlecta. et inspecta Gabriellse de Gordon de Saint
ignon nuper commitissae consanguine suae ac Johannis Anthonij Josephi
de Saintignon comitis hodiemi matris prospia quae ortum suum a
familia de Gordon per stemma Gordonij olim de Clunie in vicecomitatu
de Aberdeen (cujus familise de Cluny nullus jam quoad notum est hasres
aut proles masculus extat) rite trahit modo [in ea] specificate eandem
prosapiam seu genealogiam coram prse honorabili viro Jacobo Stuart
armigero urbis Edinburgi preposito probatam vigesimo sexto die Aprilis
proximi elapsi et publico vel sigillo communi dictae urbis signatam juste
et recte deductam accepit et id circo in eandem approbationem suam
simul ac assensum et consensum plenum adhibet quod omnibus ad quos
haec perveniant notum fieri vult In cujus rei testimonium (ex chiro-
grapho Alexandri Gordon de Whitelly advocati) nobilissimus et illus
trissimus princeps ante dictus hisce prsssentibus subscripsit Et eadem
proprio suo armorum sigillo signare curavit apud sedem suam de Gor
don Castle in comitate de Banff duodecimo die mensis Maij anno hu-
manaa salutis millesimo septingentesimo sexagesimo nono coram hisce
testibus Jacobo Gordon de Glasterum et Johanne Gordon juniore de

1 76 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Cairnfield armigeris prope Gordon Castle in dominio de Ensie habitanti-
bus, sic subscribitur, (loco sigilli) Gordon. James Gordon testis, John
Gordon testis.
Extracted upon this and the preceeding page, by Jos. Williamson.

ADDENDA.

XXXI.
THE DELIUERANCE BETUIX THE ERLES OF HUNTLIE AND ATHOLE
ANENT BADENOCHE MERCHES, AND TENENTS PASSING THROW
ATHOL— 1500.
At Edinburgh the xvij day of March, the yeire of God ane thousand and
five hundreth yeris, the lordis of consale vnderwrittin, that is to say, ane
reuerend fadir in God Wilzeame bishop of Abirden, noble and michti
lordis Mathou erle of Levenax, Lord Dernelye, Andro lord Gray, Wil
zeame lord of Sanct Jhonis, Patrik lord Lindesay of the Byris, ane
venerable fader in God Henry abbot of Cambuskinneth, maister
Richarde Murehede, dene of Glasgu, secretar til oure souerane lord,
maister Walter Drummonde dene of Dunblane, clerc of the register, Sir
Robert Wellis' archdene of Sanct Andros, maister Gawane of Dunbar
dene of Murray, John Ogilby of Fingask, Wilzeame Scot of Balwery
knicht, Walter Ogilby of Boyne, and maister Richard Lausoun, it is
appunctit and fynalye concordit betuix noble and michti lordis and
honorable personis, that is to say, George erle of Huntlye, lord Bad-
zenach, and chancellar of Scotland, and Alexander lord Gordon his son,
and apperand air on the ta pairt, and Jhone erle of Athoile, lord of
Balwany, and Robert Assoun baroun of Tulemat on the tether pairt, for
thame thair ayeris and assignais, perpetualy til endure, in this maner fol-
lowand, that is to say, that the sade erle of Athoile and the sade barone

THE GORDON PAPERS. 177
of Tulemat has grantit and grantis throw the tenour of this present writ,
for thame, thair ayers and assignais, fre licence and fredome to all and
sindri the inhabitantis of the landis of Badenacht, and of al utheris landis
pertenyng til the said Lord Chancellar and Lord Gordoun, quharesum-
euer thai ly on the north syde of the month, frelye to cum and gang
throw the sadis landis of the erledome of Athoile and Tulemat, kepand
corne and medow, with thare gudis and cariagis passande and repassande
als oft as plesis thame, and to ilk ane of tham, without ony maner of
stopping or impediment to be made to thame or ony ane of thame, be
the sadis Erie of Athoile and barone of Tulemat, thare officiaris, men,
or seruandis, or ony vtheris in thare name ; and in speceale that nowthir
cattal, burdis, nor yrne, nor na maner of vtheris gudis salbe takin fra ony
of the personis before exprimyt, passande nor repassande throw the sadis
landis of Athoill and Tulemat, in woddis, forestis, nor planis, for ony
maner of accions in tyme to cum, excepand that it salbe leffull til the
saidis Erie of Athoile and barone of Tulemat, thair ayris and assignais,
to punyss efter the forme of the law and consuetud of the realme, ony of
the persons inhabitantis of the saidis landis liande on the north side of
the month, gif it sal happin thame til commit ony oppin fait, passande
or repassande throw the bounds before expremyt, and this til be observit
and kepit, and perpetualye til endure for thame, thare ayris and assig
nais, and the saide Erie of Huntlye and Lord Gordoun dischargis the
saide barone of Tulemat of al accionis and chalancis had aganis thame
in ony tyme bigane, for burdis taking, or vther exaccioune of thar men
cumand throw Athoile and Tulemat, as said is ; and ordanis our souerane
lordis letres be direct til compel aither of thir perties til observe and kep
til utheris al the punctis aboue expremyt betuix thame, efter the forme
of the decret aboue writtin. Extractum de Jibro actorum per me ma-
gistrum Walterum Drummond decanum Dunblanensem clericum rotu-
lorum et registri ac consilii supremi Domini nostri regis sub meis signo
subscripcione manualibus. Walterus Drumunde.

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XXXII.
ROBERT SECOND LORD ARBUTHNOT, TO ARBUTHNOT OF
FINDAURLE— 20th July, 1667. »
Honorable and loveing coosen. I have been of a long tyme expecting to
haue seen yow heer, and does much admire, since you hade helth, of your
absence. I hope you will make ane mendes, specialy since you haue no
great harvest to retard you. Sir, I am now vpon a resolutione to marie,
and the persone is Straloachs doughter.2 I doe not expect very con
siderable means, nor doe I intend to over reach myself, aither in joyntour
or provisione, which in some measour will compense ane small tocher.
I am very confident the gentlewomane is of ane good dispositione and
fears God, (although a Gordone) and her freinds will be no burthen vnto
me, so that both my selfe and famely may be als hapie in this choyse as
in ane higher match. I expect how sone you hear I am at home you will
come hither. I am, Sir, your most affectionat coosen to serve you,
Arbutnnott.
1 [This letter is among the papers of J. Carnegie Arbuthnott, Esq. of Balnamoon and
Findaurie. Its subject seemed to afford a sufficient reason for classing it under the head
of the Gordon Papers.]
2 [Catherine, daughter of Robert Gordon of Straloch.]

BONDS OF MANRENT, FRIENDSHIP, AND ALLIANCE.

JAMES OF FORBES, HIS BOND— 1444.
Be it made kende till all men be this present letter, me James of Forbes,
sone and ayer apperande of my derrest fadir, schir Alexander of Forbes,
knycht, to becummyne mane, and be this present writ becummys mane,
til ane honorable and michti lorde Alexander of Setoune of Gordon, my
redoutit lorde, for all the dayis of my lyfe, in tyme of wer and of pece,
agayn all dedlyk myn alleigance til our souerane lord the Kyng alanerly
outtaine ; in witnes of the quhilkis my sel is appensit to this my present
wryt, at Aberdene, the last day of the moneth of September, the yhere of
our Lorde a thousande four hundreth fourty and four yheris.

II.
ANE MANRENT OF ADAM HAMILTOUN— 1460.
Be it kend til al men be thir present lettres, me Adame of Hammil-
tone, the son of quhilum Sir James of Hammiltone of Fingalton, knycht,
to becum man, and be thir present lettres, and be the faith of my body
lelelie and treuli becumis man, til a richt noble and michti lord, George
lorde Gordone, in pece and in were, in rede and in counsall, in manrent
and seruice, before and aganis al thaim that leve and de may, afaldly for
al the dayes of my lyve, al fraude and gill excludit and away put, myne

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allegiance till oure souerane lorde the King, and to the larde of Kyn-
noule, alanyrly outane ; in witnes of the quhilk thing, my sele is toput at
Edinburgh the xxii day of the moneth of Julii, the yhere of oure Lorde
a thousand foure hundir and sexti yheris.

III.
INDENTURE BETUIX MY LORD OF HUNTLIE, AND MY LORD OF
ERROL, TO BE FOR ODERIS— 1466.
This endentur, mad at Aberdeen the xxvi day of the moneth of Januar,
the yer of God a thowsande four hundreth sexti v yers, proportis and
beris witnes in it selff in maner ande fourme as eftir followis, that is to
say, it is accordit and appunttyt betwix honorabili and mychti lordis
Nicholl erl of Erol, lorde the Haye, and constabill of Scotlande, on that
ta part, ande George lorde Gordoun, and master of Huntle, on that
tother part, that the said Nicholl erl of Erol bindis and oblissis hym to
the saide George lorde Gordon, his brother in law, that he sal be for
hym, and with hym, his kyn, men, and freindis, and thar queralis, in
consaell, help, supplee, mantenans, and defens, als fer as gud consciens
and resoun will, in the strattaist fourme of bonde of kyndnes, aganis
and befor al lywande men, excep his allegeans to our souerane lorde
the King alanerly, and giff ony contrauersyis happynis betwix the saide
lordis, thar kinmen or freindis, thai sail be decidit and determinit be thre
of thar weilset consaell on athyr syde, deput and chosine thairto, quhow
oft it sal happyne to fall, the lordis remanande in tendernes neuer the
less eftir the tenor of thar bande ; ande for the mar sickernes, ather of
the said lordis has giffine other the fathis of thar body, the haly ewan-
gellis twychit, the gret aith gangeande betwen ; thir letteris til endur
for all the dayis of thar lyff, and giff yt happynnis to be sen speidfull
to ony of the saide lordis or thar consael to eik, or par, or refourme
thir said endenturis, thai salbe redy tharto, withoutyn ony stop, to put
thaim in the best fourme, without fraude or gile, for worschip and profit
of baith the lordis. In witnes herof, we haff set our seelis to thir pre
sent endenturis enterchangabilly, ande I the said Nicholl erl of Erol,
has mad my seell be affixit to the parte remenande with the said lorde,

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George lorde Gordon, and subscriuit with my awn hande at day, yer,
and place befor writtyn. Nycholl Erll off Eroll.

IV.
THE LORD FORBAS BAND OF MANRENT TO ALEXANDER EARL
OF HUNTLIE— 1468.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Willeame lord For
bas, to be cummyn, and be thir my present lettres, becummis man of
speciale fealle, retenu, and seruice til ane hie and mighti lord, Alex
ander erle of Huntlie, and lord of Badzenach, to serve him lely and
treuly for all the dais of my lif, baith in pece and in wer, befor and
againnis all thaim that lyve or dye, may myne allegence to my souerane
lord alanerly outtane and except, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilkis, and
for the mar certificatioune herof, I haue made my sele be appensit to thir
lettres at Aberdene, the viii day of the moneth of Julii, the yere of God
ane thousand four hundreth sexti and aucht yeres, befor thir witnes,
reuerendis fadiris in Criste, Thomas and Dauid, be the grace of God
bischopis of Aberdene and of Murref, Malcom abbot of Arbroth, Alex
ander lord Glammis, Willeame lord Abernethy, Walter Lindesay, sir
Walter of Strathovyn, knight, Sir Willeame Knollis, preceptor of Tor-
fiching, and Malcome Flemyng, with mony diuerss and sindry utheris.

THE LORD FORBAS BAND OF MANRENT TO GEORGE LORD
GORDON— 1468.
Be it kende till all men be thir present lettres, me Willeam lord For
bes to be cummyn, ande be thir my present lettres becummys, man of
speciale feale, retenu, and seruice till ane honorabile and michty lorde
George lord Gordoun, sone and apperande ayr till ane nobile and michty
lorde Alexander erle of Huntlie and lorde Badzenach, to serfe him

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lelely and treuly for all the days of my' lyf, batht in pece and in weir,
befor ande agaynis all thaim that lyve or dee may, my allegeance to my
souerane lorde, and my seruice ande manrent to my forsaide lorde of
Huntly his fadir, allanerlie outtane and excepit, etc. [as in No. IV.]

VI.
REVERSION BY WILLIAM LORD FORBES— 1468.
Be it made kende till all men be thir present lettres, me William lord
Forbes to be bundyn and oblist, ande be the fatht of my bodie bindis
and oblysis me and myn ayris, till nobile and michty lordis Alexander
erle of Huntlie, ande lorde Badzenach, and his sone George lorde
Gordoun, to quhome I ame mane of feale and speciale retenu ; for the
quhilk manrent and seruice, my saide lorde of Huntlie has giffine me
the landis of Abirgardin, liande in the barony of Obyne, the landis of
Tulyfour and Tulykere, wytht thar pertinents, liande in the lordschip
of Tulch, and the landis of Suthnahunne, liande in the barony of Myg-
mar, withtin the shirefdome of Abirdene, to me and all myne ayris
quhatsumeuyr,that giff it sail happinne me to decess, as Gode forbede,
withtout ayris gottine of my body, betuix me and Cristiane of Gordoun
my spouss; dochter to my saide lord of Huntlie, and sister to my saide
lorde of Gordoun, throw the quhilkis the successioun of my heritage
fall in the handis of ony otheris of my kyne, male or famell, that quhat-
sumeuyr thai be that sail succede to me, to myn heritage of the landis
of the lordschip of Forbes, the ayris succedande to me in lyk ways sail
be men of speciale seruice, manrent, and retenu, as I am to my forsaide
lordis, In witnes of the quhilk thing etc. [as in No. IV.]

VII.
ALEXANDER DUNBARRIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1472.
Be it made kende to all men be thir present lettres, me Alexander

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Dunbar of the Westfeld, knycht, to be cummyn, and throw the tenour of
thir present lettres and the faithe in my body becummyss, man to a
noble and michti lordej and my lord George erle of Huntlie, lord
Gordone and of Badzenach, in lele and trew manrent and seruice, in pess
and in were, in contrar and aganyss all dedly or that de may, with
all the powntis contenit in the aithe of manrent, myne allegiance to our
souerane lorde the king allanerly owtane, and this my manrent and ser
uice to endure lely and trewly for all the dayis of my lyfe, all fraude and
gile secludit and away put. In faithe and witness of the quhilk thingis,
my sele to thir present lettres is appe'nsit, at Huntle, the penult day of
the moneth of June, the yere of God a thowsand four hundreth seyvinti
and twa yeris, befor thir witnes, Ranald of Wentone of the Andate,
George of Lesle of the Quhitecorss, Huchoune the Ross, sone and aire
apperand to Huchone the Ross of Kylrawak, Willyame of Setoune,
James Cummyn, squearis, and Schir John Kemlok, notari publike, and
utheris many.

VIII.
ANE ENDENTOUR BETUIX GEORGE EARLL OF HUNTLIE, AND
LAUCHLANE M'INTOSH— 1475.
Thir indenturis, made at Ruthuen in Badzenoche the xxiii day of Septem
ber, yer of God m.cccc seyvinty and fyve, betuix a noble and michti lorde,
George erle of Huntlie, on the ta part, and Lauchlane M'Kintoche on
Banaquhar, on the tother part, proportis and beiris witness that it is
fuleli appoyntit and accordit in maner and forme as eftir followis, that is
to say, that the said lorde has gevin to the said Lauchlane, the mariage
of the airis of umquhile the Barone Maknenan that last deoessit, quhom
God assolze, togidder with all and sindri the warde lands quhilk pertene
to the said lorde be the decess of the said barone, and rycht of warde,
ay and quhil ane or mar lauchfull airis or aire ynter lauchfulli to the
said landis, with all profetis, aismentis, commoditeis, and richtwiss per
tinents pertening, or that may pertene, to the said landis, with thar per
tinentis in ony tymes to cum, endurant the said tyme ; and for the said
mariage and warde, the said Lauchlane oblissis him faithfulli, in the

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strattaste stile and forme of obligatione, that he sail at the pleisance
and commande of the forsaide lorde, giffe sufficient bandis, be the aviss
and consell of men of law, to the said lorde, that the said Lauchlane or
his airis, ane or may, or sonis, bruikand the saidis landis quhatsumeuer,
sail perpetualy stand in speciale manrent and seruice to the saide lorde,
and his airis quhatsumeuer, nane outane bot thar allegiance and his to
our souerane lord the king alanerly outane, etc. Alsa, the said Lauchlane
promytis will God to mary the said airis on his sonis procurit of his
body, be the aviss and consell of the said lorde ; failzeand tharof, the
said lorde sal haf thame or ony of thaim agane deliuerit to him or to his
factouris for sic like expenss as the said Lauchlane gifis for thame ; and
gif the said Lauchlane can be ony just wayis bryng al the said landis to
ane of the said airis, and spouss her with his eldast sone, procurit betuix
him and his spouss, umquhile Elissbeth of Caldor, it sail be lefull to
him and the forsaid lorde to ressaue thame as tennandis, and failzeand
the said sone procurit betuix the said Lauchlane and Elisabeth of Caldor
forsaid, to his secunde, threde, and ferde sone, or ony ane of thame, ay
and quhil the mariage with the said aire be complet as said is ; and
gife it sail be expedient to the said Lauchlane to hafe ony writ of thir
fornomynyt appoyntments and conditions of the forsaid lorde in sekarar
or largiare forme na this writ, accordand to the samyn in all thingis or
effect, he sail hafe them quhen it sail pleiss him, on the best maner as
said is. Als the said lorde oblissis him to warand the said mariage
and warde in all things as said is, to the said Lauchlane, and to his airis
and sonis mariand the airis before writtin ; and to obserwe and kep leli
and trewly al and sindri the apoyntmentis before writtin, the forsaid
lorde and Lauchlane has made gude fathe, the gret aith sworne, the hali
ewangelis touchit, all fraud and gile secludit and away put, and for the
mar sekerness thare selis interchangabli to thir indentur ar appensit,
yere, day, and place before expremyt.

IX.
BOND BY ALEXANDER HOME OF THAT ILK— 1486.
Be it kend till all men be this present wryte, me Alexander Home of

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that ilke, tille haue becumynge man, and be the tenour of this present
wryte becummys man, be the faytht and trewtht in my bodye, for all the
dayis of my life, till ane richt noble and mychti lord, and my derrest
lord George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordone and Badzenowch, in contrar
and aganys all that leyfe ore deye maye, myne alegeance alanerlye
owtane tille oure souerane lord the kynge, his successouris and my for-
feftouris, etc. In wytnes herofe to this my letter of manrent, I haue to
put my sele witht the subscriptione of mye hande, at Howme the xxix
day of October, the yer of our Lord a thowsand four hundreth awchty and
sex yeris. Alexander Horn.

X.
ALEXANDER CUMMINGIS LETTER OF MANRENT TO THE MASTER
OF HUNTLE— 1489.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Alexander Cumming
of Alter to be cumming man and seruand, and be the tennour of thir
present lettres becumis man and seruand, till ane richt noble and wor-
schipfull man, Alexander Gordoune master of Huntlie, for all the dais
and termes of my lyff, and that I with my kyn men, and freindis, and all
thai that will do for me, salbe redy to the said Alexander my master of
Huntly, quhen and als oft as I sal be chargit tharto, and that I sail
nolder hear, se, nor understand, hurt, harm, nor apperand perell to
my said masteris persone, seruandis, nor gudis, bot I sail lat it at my
power, and gif I may nocht lat it, I sail warn him and thaim thairof in
dew tym, and that I sail gif him best and trewast counsale I can, gif it
be requirit thairwitht, and gif he schawis me ony of his consale I sail
keip it secret, and that I sail tak ane afold, upricht, and plaine part with
my said master in all and sindrie his actionis, caussis, and querellis,
lesum and honest, for all the dais and termes of my lyf forsaid, but fraud
or gyle, befor and aganis all thaim that lyf or dee may, my allegians till
our souerane lord, and my seruice to my lord of Murray, allanerly except,
and for the fulfilling and seker keping of all and sindry thir pontis and
articlis aboue writtin, I the said Alexander Cuming, becauss I hade no
seill propir present of myn owne, I haf procurit with instans the seil of
a 2

186 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
ane richt worschipfull mane, James of Douglas of Pittyndreich, to be affixit
for me to this present writ, the day of the date of this present writ,
befor thir witnes, Alexander Stewart, master of Buchquhane, Alexander
Hay of Mane, Dauid Douglas, Robert Boyd, and James Wardlaw, witht
utheris diuerss, and for the mair sekerness has oblist me in the maist
seker forme obligacioun, and has gevin my bodely aith therto, the haly
ewangelis tuechit. Writin at Elgin, and subscriuit witht my hand the
xxviii day of Marche, the yer of God a thousand four hundreth auchti
and nine yeris.

XI.
SIR JOHN RUTHERFURDS BAND TO MY LORD GORDON— 1490.
Be it kende till all men be thir present lettres, me Schir Jonhe Ruther-
furd of Tarlane, knicht, to be bundyne and stratlie oblist, and be the
fatht of my body leley and treulie bindis and oblissis me, in the stratast
stile of obligation, tile ane nobill and mychtie lorde, Alexander lorde
Gordon, in leill, ayfalde, and trew manrent, homage, and seruice, for all
the dayis of his lywe, that I salbe redy to ryde ande pass witht my saide
lord at his warning, in al his lesum and honest querelis, ande gyf him leill
ande trew consall, and his consall ande prevateis consale conseill, and
abide and reman witht his lordschipe agannis quhatsumeuere, my al
legeance to oure souerane lorde, and my seruice of law aucht to my
forfeftouris alanerlie exceptit, becaus my said lorde is bundyn to defende
me, and gyf me ane fee at his plesour, as in his bande maid to me
tharapon mair fullely is conteinit. In witnes of the quhilkis, I haue
affixit my sell to thir present lettres at Aberdeen, the viii day of Decem
ber, the yer of God m. four hundretht and nynty yeris.
XII.
ALEXANDER HOVMYS BAND TIL MY LORD GORDOUN— 1490,
Be it kende till men be thir present lettres, ws Alexander Home of

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187

that ilk, gret chammerlain of Scotland, to be bundin and oblist, and
be the truetht and the faitht in our body, and the tenore of thir present
lettres, lellilly and treuly bindis and oblissis ws, on the mast strait stille,
forme, and band of laute and suthfastnes, till ane noble lorde, Alexander
Gordoun of that ilk, master of Huntlie, in maner and forme as eftir
followis, that is to say, that we, our kynnissmen, frendis and anerdance,
sail tak anefaulde part and be for the said -Alexander lord, his men, kyne,
frendis, and anerdance, in all his and thairis gud caussis, querellis,
and just opynyonis, honest and leiffull, aganis all utheris deidlie, our
allegience exceptit to our souerane lorde the king, and sail neuer heyr
nor see his skaith nor tharis, bot we sail warne hym or thame, and at
our power sail lat the sammyn to be done, and sail giff him and thaim
our guid consall quhen he chargis ws, and his consale schawin to ws
sail keip secreit, and neuer to cum in quyet nor in plain, in contrar the
said Alexander lord, his men, kyne, frendis, and anerdance, nor in
his nor tharis materis, caussis, querellis, or just opynyonis, honest and
leifulle, for all the termes and days of our lyffe ; and to the keping and
obseruing of all and sindri foresaide, we oblissis and bindis ws, be the
faitht in oure body, te the said Alexander lord fore all the dais and
termes foresaid, the gret aitht sworne, the hayly wangelle tweichit. In
witnes heyr of, we haue affixit our sele te thir present lettres at Sancte
Johnestoun, the viii day of August, the yer of God m.cccc nynty yeris,
befor thir witnes, Alexander Inniss, sone and aperand ayr to James
Inniss of that ilk, knycht, Patrik of M'Polwort, Johnne of Liddale,
Stephyne Brouerfeld, and Sir William Jaksoun, chaplain, witht utheris
diuerss, and our subscriptioun manuale.

XIII.
THE BAND OF KYNDENES OFF THE ERLE OF BOITHVILE— 1491.
In nomine Domini nostri Jhesu Christi Amen. Thir indenturis, maid
at Pertht the xxi day of Febraar, the yer of God M.iiiic lxxxx yeris,
betuix richt noble and michte lordis George erle of Huntle and Alex
ander lord Gordoune his son, in that ane parte, and Patrik erle
Bothuile and lord Halis on that other parte contenis, proportis and

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beris witnes that it is appontit, agreit, and accordit finaly betuix the
said lordis, that thai and ilk ane of thaim in all tymes to cum, for
all the dayis of thar liffis salbe afaldly for utheris in all and sindri
thar actionis, causis, and querellis, mowit and to be mowit with thar
personis, gudis, fortelessis, strenthis, kyn, men, and frendis, and all
that will do for thaim, contrar and aganis all men that liffis and de may,
thar allegeance to our soueran lord the king except, and sail fortify,
supple, mantene, and defend ilk an wtheris in men, kyn, and frendis, in
thar honouris, landis, heretage, conquestis, gudis and uther materis
quhatsumeuir, but dissimulation, treuly at all thar power, and that nan
of thaim sail wit, knaw, hear, se, or wnderstand utheris skaith, damp-
nage, or grewance in thar personis, honouris, heretagis, nor gudis, bot
that thai sail schaw it till wtheris in all gudely haist, and let it at all
thar poweris, and sail ilkan resaue, supple, mantene, and defend utheris
with, and in thar strenthis, landis, housis, fortelessis, and gudis, with
mony or few als oft as thai salbe requirit, and sail giffe ilk ane te wther the
best counsall thai can quhen thai salbe requirit, and sail keipe thar
counsallis secreite, and be in all thingis tendir, kynde, and lele as the
fadre, sonnyis, and brethir aucht to be, but dissimulatione, fraud, or
gyil ; and to the faithfull, constant, and trew obseruing and keping off all
and sindry the premisses, to gidder witht all pontis, articlis, and clausis
contenit in the band and indenturis maid of befor, betuix the saidis erle
of Huntly and erle Bothuile, with all lawte and kyndnes but dissimula
tion, ilkan of the said parteis bindis and oblissis thame till wtheris be
thar greit aithis, the haly ewangellis tuechit, and under the paynis of
puir inhabilitie and perpetuale infamite. In witnes quharoff to the parte
of thir indenturis remanand with the saidis erle of Huntly and lord
Gordone, the said lord erll Boithuile has affixit his seile and manuall
subscription, and to the part remanand with the said erle Bothuile, the
saidis erle of Huntly and lord Gordoun has affixt thar selis and sub-
scriptionis manuellis, the day, yer, and place aboue wretin.
Patrik erle of Bothvill.

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XIV.

BOND BY INNES OF ABERKERDOUR, TO THE MASTER OF
HUNTLY— 1491.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Alexander Innes of
Abirkerdour, te be cummyn leill trew man and seruande, and be the
fatht in my bodi, and the tenour of this present writ, becummis leilly
and trewly man and seruande to ane noble lorde, Alexander lord Gordon,
ande master of Huntlie, and oblissis me to abyde witht my persone,
kin, men, and frendis dependand on me, and all that I may purches, witht
my sade lord in defence of his persone, his landis, gudis, mouable ande
unmouable, and to tak pairt witht him in all and sindry his richtwiss
querralis quhatsumeuer, in contrair and aganis all deidly, myne allegance
to our souerane lord allanerly excepit, and my bande of manrent made to
my lord of Huntlie offor, and the seruice aucht of law to my forfeftouris,
witht all and sindri uther puyntis concernyng the bande of manrent, as is
of custum usit withtin the realme of Scotlande, a man to do his lorde ;
and this my letter of manrent to induir for all the dais of my life, but
fraude or gile ; in witness herof I haue affixt my seill to this write, at
Loncarde ... to gydder witht my bodily ath suorne, the haly
evangell twechit, the viii day of September, the yer of God m. iiii* nynti
and a yer, befor thir witnes, Kenzocht M'Kenzecht of Kintaill, Alex
ander Settoun of Meldrum, Johne Leslie, of Warderis, Robert Stewart
of Cullerliis, Thomas Gordoun of Kennerdy, and Duncane Thomsone of
Auchinhampteris, witht utheris diuerss, and for the mair securitie I haue
subscriuit this writ witht my hand. Alexander Innes of Abirkerdor.

XV.
M'INTOSCHE BAND OF MANRENT— 1497.
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres, me William Lauchlane sone j
sone of wmquhile Lauchlane M'anetosche of Galowye, to haf becummyn

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man and seruand, and be thir present lettres, and the faitht and trewtht
of my body, lelely and trewly becumys man and servand to ane richt
honorabili and michty lord, Alexander lord Gordoune, for all the days of
my life, and I sail at all tymes be redy, at the command and charge of
my saide lorde, to mak him serais, other apone fute or horss, and gife my
lord schawis me his consall, I sal keip it secre, and gife him the best
consall I can, alss oft as he requiris me tharto, and gife I may wit perell,
hurt, or skaitht apperand to my said lordis persone, his freyndis,
landis, or gudis, I sail warne him tharof, and let it at my power batht
be myself, my kin and frendis, that I may purchcs and get with me
tharto, with all and sindry other poyntis that pertenys be oyss and
custom to ony man to do till his lord or master within the realme of
Scotland ; and thir my present band of manrent and servis I bind and
oblis me lelily and trewly, but frawde or gile, be the fatht and trewtht
of my body, for all the days of my life, to obserfe and keip aganis all
thaim that life and de may, myne allegeans to our soverane lord ala,nirly
exceppit, and my serviss owcht of law to my forfeftoris. In witnes of
the quhilk thing, becauss I hade na sele propir present of mine awne,
I hafe procurit with instans the seile of ane honorabili man, Andro Hay
of Brekkow, to be affixit to this present writ at Lochtcanmor, the ferde
day of the monetht off Aprill, the yher of God m. four hundretht nynte
and sevin yheris, befor thir witness, Alexander Gordoune constabill of
Drummyn, James Douglas, Master Walter Skall, Sir Jhone Andersone
publict notar, Sir Thomas Cochrane, Chaplane, and otheris diuerss;
and for the mayr securitie, I hafe subscribit this present write witht
my awne hand. Wylyam Lachlanesone with my hande.

XVI.
BAND OF MANRENT, STEWART OF CLAWAK TO THE LORD
GORDON— 1498.
Be it maid kend to all men be thir present lettres, me Robert Stewart of
Clawak to be bund and oblysyt, and [be] thir my present lettres and the
faith and treuth in my body, lelely and treulye byndis and oblissis me in

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manranship and seruice to ane noble and mychti lord Alexander lord
Gordoun for all the dais and termys of my lyfe, and that I sail be redy
to my said lord and master seruice, be nycht and be day, on horss and
on fuyt, quhen and alss oft as I salbe warnyt tharto be my said lord or
ony of hiis naym, or at I can gett wytt of, etc. The quhilk manranschip
and seruice for all the days of my lyff as said is, I sail lelely and treulie
keip and obserf fyrst and befoyr al thame that lyfe and de may, myne
allegiens to my soueran lord the kyng, and my seruice to my lord
of Huntlie alanerlie out tayn and exceppyt, and for the fulfilling and
sekyr kepyne heyrof I bynde and obliss me lelely and treulie with
out fraude or gyil, in the maist sower and strait styile of obligation,
and for the mayer sowerte the haly ewangelis twechit, in witnes of
the quhilk thing, becauss I haid na seil propir present of my awyn,
I haue procurit witht instans the seil of Gilbert Vauss burgess of Inuer-
nessi to this my present obligation to be to affixit, at Inuerness, the
xxiii day of Januar, the yer of Gode ane thousand four hunder nynte and
sewyn yeris, befoyr thir wytnes, Neyll Stewart of Forthirgyll, Wylzem
Frasser of Fyllorth, Malcum Stevarte, and Johne Stevarte witht wtheris
diuerss.

XVII.
BAND BE ALEXANDER SETOUN OF TULEBODY— 1502.
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres, me Alexandr Setoun of
Tulebody, knycht, to be bundin and oblist, and be thir present lettres
bindis and oblissis me, lelelie and treulie, be the fatht in my body, in
manrent and seruice, to ane noble and mychti lord, Alexander erle of
Huntlie, lord Gordoun- and Badzenach, and sail keip afald seruice and
manrent to my said lord, in all his actiones, materis, and querelis,
lesum and honest, and I sale keip his consale secret, etc., and I sale
stand witht his lordship, and tak his afald pairt in manrent and seruice
as said is, aganis ale man, my allegiance to our souerane lord the kinge
except, and my seruice, bundin of befor, to the erle of Boithvile alanerlie,
etc. In witnessinge herof, becaus I had na sele present of myn awin,
I haue procurate witht instance, the sele of ane honorable man, Williame

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Scot of Balvery, knycht, to be affixit to thir present lettres of manrent,
and to the mair evidence I haue subscriuit the samyn witht my hand,
at Aberden, the x day of October, the yer of God m. fif hundretht ii yeris
befor thir witnesis, Master Johne Dauison, Master Alexander Rait, and
Johnne Settoun, with utheris diuerss. Alexander Setone of Tulibody knecht.

XVIII.
ALEXANDER CROMY OF INUERERNANIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1503.
Be it kend to all men be this present letteris, me Alexander Crome of
Inuerernane, to haff becumin, and be this my letter of manrente becumis
lele trew mane and seruande to ane noble and mychty lord Alexander
erle of Huntle, lord Gordon and of Badzenacht, for all the days of my
liff, myne alegeance alanerlie excepit to the kingis hienes, and that I sail
at my pouer defend my said lordis persone, his landis, honour^ and folkis,
kep his consaile giff he schavis itt to me, and giff he desyris my consaile
sail giff him the maist profitabile consale for his honour and profit that
I can ; and attour, I and my freindis salbe redy to do seruice to my for
said lord at his command, and tak his part in contrar ony mane leifand,
the kingis hienes excepit alanerlie, witht all punttis that is contenyt in
ony letter of manrent that accordis ony mane to do to his lorde and
master within the realme of Scotland, in lawte and seruice ; in witnes of
the quhilk thing I haff affixit my propir seille to this my letter of man-
rent at Inuercabok, the v day off Marche, the yer of God a thousand v
hundretht and thre yeris. XIX.
THE LAIRD OF BALWERYS BAND OF MANRENT— 1506.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Villiani Scot of Bal-
uery, knicht, to be bundin and obliste be the faith and treutht in my
body, and be thir my letteris lelily and treuly bindis and oblissis me for

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all the dais of my liff tym, that I salbe leill and trew man and ser
uand to ane noble and mychty lord Alexander erle of Huntle, lord Gor
don and Badzenocht, and sail ryd and gang witht hym, and tak his
afald part in all and sindry his materis, actionis, caussis, and querellis,
in pease and in weir, befor all otheris leivand, myn allegeance to our
souerane lord the kyng, and my forfeftouris alanerly excepit, etc. In
witnes of the quhilk thing, I haue affixt my selle witht my subscriptione
to thir lettres at Edinburght, the xiiii day of Februar, the yer of God
m.vc vi yeris, befor thir witnes, Robert Innes of Inuermarky, Thomas
Copland of Wdach, master James Strachin, Jhon of Seton, and master
Jhon Dauidson, with utheris diuerss. William Scot off Baluery, knycht,
manu propria.

XX.
BARRONE REIDIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1508.
At Baluery, the xvii day of Aprill, the yer of God m.vc and viii yeris, it
is apontit and concordit betuix ane rycht noble and prepotent lord Alex
ander erle of Huntle, on that a pairt, and Alexander Reid off Dalla-
quharny, on that other pairt, in this maner; that is to say, the said
Alexander to becumyn man and seruand for all the dais of hes liff to the
said erle befor all otheris, his allegeans excep to the Kingis grace, aud
seruitance of law to his other lordis, and the said erle sail giff and giffis
to the said Alexander in his fe for his seruice, for all the dais of thair
liffis, his forest of Glenhaithuyth in Strethordill, and his landis of Dal-
nagarn with thar pertinentis, the said Alexander payand the deuiteis to
the kirk, and reseruand to the said erle the waddis of the said forest, and
to be kepit souerly be the said Alexander to the saidis erlis profit,
sauffand it salbe lesum to the said Alexander to tak ressonabli tharof to
his nedfull ministeris, to his bigging quher he duellis, and the said
Alexander sail keip the takkis set tharof to Thomas Don for the termis
he hes to ryn allanerly, the said Alexander haiffand all other profitis by
the kirk rycht, and gif the said Alexander be warnit therto, he sail keip
ilk yeir the hunting of the said forest to the said erle, etc. And to the
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keping and fulfilling of all the poyntis abou writyn, bath the said partis,
ar oblist to otheris be thar fathis, and intakin and witnessing, tharof to
the part of thir indenturis remanyng with the said erle, the said Alex
ander hes procurit the seill of Sir Jhon Stewart of Steyghis to be affixt
witht his subscription, day, yer, and place forsaid, befor thir witnes,
Willyam Scot of Balwery, knycht, Patrick Bercley of Grauntuly, Jhon
Ferguson of Stravith, and master Jhon Dauidsoun, witht otheris diuerss,
and the said Alexander sail haid his gudis furth of the said forest ilk yer
quhill Witsonday. Alexander Reid,
witht my hand at the pen.

XXI.
THE LARD STROWANS BAND OF MANTENANCE— 1509.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me William Robertsoun
of Strowane, to be bundin and oblist, and throw the tenour of thir pre
sent lettres, byndis and oblissis me to ane noble and mychti lord,
Alexander erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, that I sail
be leill and trew man and seruand to the said lord, for all the dais of my
liff, and salbe redy to ryd and gang witht the said lordj in pece and were,
witht my kyn and frendis, befor and aganis all othiris, myne allegiance
except to oure souerane lord the king, and my band maid obefor to Jhone
master of Atholl, &c. In witnes of the quhilk thing, I haf subscrivit thir
present writt witht my owne hand, and affixit my proper seill at Edin
burgh, the xiiii day of the moneth of Februare, the yere of God ane
thousand five hundretht and viii yeris, befor thir witnes, Schir Williame
Scot of Balwery, knycht, Johne of Creichtoun, Master Alexander Rait,
Dauid Balfour of Caraldstoun, and Schir James of Carimure, notar
publict, witht utheris diuerss. Vyllyam Robertsoun off Strowan.

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XXII.
THE LAIRD OF GRANTIS BAND— 1509.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Johnne Grant of Frewchee
to be bound and obleischit, and be the tennour heirof bindis, and in maist
suir and strait forme obleissis me to ane richt potent and noble lord
George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenoche, etc. in frein-
schippe and serueice, oblessand me, as said is, to honnour, assist, fortefie,
and serue the said noble lord witht all the kyn, freindis, serwandis,
dependairis, and partakeiris that I may mak, in all and quhatsumewer
his ado, actionis, caussis, questionis, and queirellis, aganis all lewand and
deidlie personis quhatsumeuer, without respect or exception of one
persoun or personis, the Kingis majestie his selff onlye exceptit, etc.
In faithe and vitnes quharof, I haue subscrywit this promit witht my
hand, at Elgynne, the penult day of Nowember, in anno 1509, befor thir
witnes, Jon Grant of Carrewun, and Jon Drummond, with utheris
diuerss. Johne Grant off Frewquhy.
XXIII.
DOWILL M'RENYLL LETTYRIS OFF MANRAYNT— 1511.
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres, me Doul Ranaldsone, the
sone and ayr of wmquhile Ranald Alanson of Alanbigrin, to be bundin
and oblist, and be the tenor of thir presentis, and faitht in my body,
lelelie and trewlie, but fraude or gile, byndis and oblissis me, in the
stratast stile and form of obligatioun, to ane noble and mychtie lorde,
and my lord Alexandere erle of Huntlie, etc., for his rewarde, helpp, and
supple done to me, and to be done to his man and seruitour, that I be-
cumis and salbe his man and seruitor, and sail continewe, wss, and
perseuere his manrent and seruice, indurande all the dayis of my lyff,
na persone except* bot the kingis hienes allanerlie. In witnes of the
quhilk thing, I haif, witht instance, procurit the sele of ane honorable

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man, Jhon Cutbert, Aldirman of Inuernis, to be affixit to thir presentis,
be causs I hade na seil of my awin propire, present for the time, at the
burgh of Inuernis the x day of Marche, the yere of God m. vc and ten
yeris, befor thir witnes, Jhon Auchlek, Jhon Ker, Henry Kare, Thomas
Patersoun, burgessis of the said burgh, William Lauchlansoun of Dunna-
thane, Ewin Alanson in Lochabre, Turnebull of Wachaop, and
Maister Androw Sinclar vicar of Lagan, notar publict, witht otheris
diuerss.

XXIV.
AUCHYNHAMPERISS BAND OF SERUICE— 1511.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Thomas Dunccan-
sone, sone and apperand air to Dunccan Thomsone of Achinhampris, to
be bundin and oblist, and be the tenor of thir present lettres bindis and
oblissis me, be the fatht in my body, lelile and trewly, in the stratast
style of obligatione, to ane noble and mychty lord, Alexander erle of
Huntle, and lord of Badzenach, that forsamekle as my said lord hes
gevin to me his letter of mantenance, that tharfor, I bindis and oblissis
me to be cumin, and be the tenour of thir presentis, becumis leile trew
man and seruand to my said lord, for all the dayis of my lif, myn
allegeance to our souerane lord the King alanerlie excepit, etc. In
witnes herof, I haf affixit my seele to this my letter of manrent, at
Huntle, the xxv day of Junii, the yer of God ane thousand fif hundretht
and alevin yeris, befor thir vitnes, Robert Innes of Inuermarky, James
Gordon of Cabrach, and Schir Nicol Patersone, vicar of Kynnor, witht
otheris diuerss.

XXV.
THE ERLLE OF ATHALLIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1519.
Be it kend to all men be be thir present lettres, ws Johne erle of Atholl,
to be bundin and oblist, and be the tenour of thir present lettres, and

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the faith in our body, byndis and oblissis ws to be leill and trew to ane
noble and mychty lord, Alexander erle of Huntly, and to gif. him our
leill and trew consaile quhene he askis it, and sail conseill his consail,
gif he ony schawis ws, and sail tak his trew afald part, in peace and in
weir, be our self, kyne, seruantis, and freyndis, in all and sindry his
honest and leiffull actiones, materis, and queralis, aganis all dedly, our
souerane lord, and my lord gouernour alanerlie exept, etc. In witnes
heirof to thir present lettres, subscriuit witht our hand, our propir seill
is affixit at Perth, the xxvi day of Nouember, the yeir of God m. vc and
nyntene yeris, befor thir witnes, Alexander Gordoun of Strathowne,
Johne Gordoun of Lungar, Schir Johne Tiry, provest of Meffane,
Maisteris Robert Monnorgund, persoun of Banquhory, Johne Irewyne,
persone of Benhome, and Johne Gardin, notar, witht otheris diuerss.
Jhone erll of Athol.
XXVI.
BONDsBY CHENE OF STRALOCH— 1521.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Alexander Chene of
Straloach, to haue becumin man and seruand to my lord, Alexander
erll of Huntlie, for all the dais of my lif, and that I sal tak his afauld
part in all his querels, movit and for to be mouit, witht my kyn,
seruandis, and freindis, etc., aganis all man, my allegeance to my
souerane lord the King, my lord gouernour, and seruice aucht to my
forfeftouris of law, allanerlie exceppit. In witnes herof, I haue affixit
my seill to this my letter of manrent, togidder with the subscriptione of
my hand, at Huntle, the xxix day of Julii, in the yer of God a thowsand
fife hundretht tuenty and ane yer. Alexandyr Chene of Stralvwcht.

XXVII.
LORD FORBES BAND OF MANRENT— 1522.
In Dei nomine Amen Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter quod anno Incarnationis Dominice millesimo quingen-

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tesimo vicesimo primo mensis vero Februarii die ultimo indictione decima
pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris et Domini nostri domini Le-
onis diuina prouidentia pape decimi anno nono In mei notarii publici
et testium infrascriptorum presentia personaliter constitutus nobilis et
potens dominus Johannes dominus Forbes et obligauit se fide media
fideliter seruire etiam nobili et potenti etiam domino Alexandro comiti de
Huntlye. non solum per se quam suos consanguineos amicos familiares
et seruitores in omnibus exercitibus tam supremi domini nostri regis
quam suiipsius propriis sumptibus et expenssis ubi et quandocunque cum
cariagiis sit excercitus aut conflictus. Et in omnibus aliis vero temporibus
cum contigerit dictum nobilem et prepotentem dominum Alexandrum
comitem de Huntlie dictum Johannem dominum Forbes in equitatibus
suis priuatis desiderare sumptibus et expensis dicti prepotentis domini
Alexandri comitis de Huntlie. Acta fuerunt hec in hospitio dicti Alex
andri comitis de Huntlie hora quasi nona ante merediem vel eocirciter
etc. Presentibus ibidem magistro Alexandro M'Brek burgensi burgi de
Perth magistro Thoma Spalding et domino Nycholaio Paterson vicario de
Kynnarny cum diuersis aliis etc. Et ego Johannes fabri etc.

XXVIII.
HECTOR MAKYNTOSCHES BAND— 1532.
Be it kend tyll all men be thir presentis, me Hector M'Intoch, captann
of the Clanquhattan, to be bundin and oblist, and be the faytht and
trewtht in my body, byndis and oblissis me, my kyn, frendis, seruandis,
dependandis, and partakaris, in manrent for all the dayis and termes of
myn and thairs lyfftymis, tyll ane noble and mychty lord George erll of
Huntlye, lord Badzenauch, etc. ; and that I witht my kyn and frendis
as said is, sail leillely and trewly tak afald and playne part witht the
said lord in all and sindry his leissum actionis mowit or to be mowitt in
contrair quhat sum euer persone, the Kingis graice beand excepit al-
lanerly, etc. ; in witnes heirof to this my lettir of manrent and obliga-
tioun, subscriuit witht my hand at the pen, my seile is affixit at Petlurg,
the thuenty-sext day of Junii, in the yeir of God m.v° and thretty-thua
yeiris, befor witnes George Gordon of the Gycht, Johne Gordon of Lon-

THE GORDON PAPERS. 199
gar, Robert Innes, broder-german to the lard of Innes, Alexander Baize,
witht otheris diuerss. Hector M'Intoche,
witht my hand at the pen.

XXIX.
GARIOCH OF KYNSTAIRIS BAND— 1536.
Be it kynd tell all men be this present wryt, me Jamis Gareacht of Kyn-
stair, and Johne Gareach, sone and aperand air to the said Jamis, to be
cumin men and seruandis to ane nobell and mechte lord George erll of
Huntly for all the dais of our lyfis, and that we sail serue our said lord
lelely and trewly at our power, als afaldly as ony sek men sell serue
thair lord within the realme of Scotland, and sell tak his afald and trew
part in all and sindry his just and lesum actionis and querellis, etc.,
contrar and aganis all dedly, our allegans to our sowerane lord the Kyng,
and servece of law to owr suparior and forfeftowr allanarly beand ex-
sepit, etc. ; in witnes heir of the saidis Jamis and Jhone has sellit and
subscryvit this present vryt, at Huntly the x day of Junii, the yer of
God ane thowsand v hunder threty and sex yeris, be foer ther witnes,
George Gordon of Gecht, Necoll Roiss of Achlossin, Johne Lesly of the
Syd, Jhone Gordon of Tolloquhowdy, master Vellzam Gordon persone of
Asse, witht uderis dyverss. Jhone Gariawcht,
with my hand.

XXX.
ACHYNHUFIS BAND— 1536.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Robert Dugoude of
Auchinhuif to be bund and oblist, and be the tenour heirof byndis and
oblissis me be the faith and treuth in my body, to ane noble and mychty
lord George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun, that I sail fore all the dayis of

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the saidis erlis liftyme' and myne, be trest, trow, faithfull, and afald
seruand to the said erle and do him seruice, and tak afaild pairt with
him in all and sindry his actionis and querelis, aganis quhatsumeuir per-
soun, state, or dignate within the realme of Scotland or vithuth, our
souerane lordis hienes allanerly beyng exceppit, and that seruice being on
the said erleis expenssis in all materis that I serf or ryde in his
seruice, except in ostyng and huntyne, etc. ; in witnes hereof I haue
subscriuit this my present obligatioun witht my hand, at Edinburgh
the first day of Nouember, the yere of God m.vc xxxvi yeris, befor thir
witnes, Nycholl Ross of Achlossin, Walter Berclay of Grantullie, Jhone
Gordon, broder to the lard of Geich, and master Villem Gordone witht
my hand, vitht utheris diuerss. Robart Dugud, Achinhuf.

XXXI.
M'CLANE BAND OF MANRENT— 1536.
At Huntle the tent day of December, the yer of God m. vc xxxvi yeris,
it is apontit and fynale agreit betuyx ane nobill. and mychte lord, George
erll of Huntle, on the ane pairt, and ane honorabili man, Ecttor
Makelyne of Dowert, one the udyr pairt ; in manner, form, and effek ass
effcyr followis, that ys to say, gyf it pleis the Kyngis grace, the said lord
sail resayf, and haf to man the said Ector, for all the dayis of his lyf, no
man excepit bot the kyngis grace, and sail gyf his band of manrent to
the said lord tharapone, for the quhilk causs, the sayd lord sail pleis the
said Ector Macklayne, and gyf hym land in Lochabyr in his fe, vytht
his band of mantennans aganis all man, the Kingis grace beand accept,
etc., and the said lord hes subscriuit this present writ vytht his avyne
propir hand; and the said Ector has set his hand to the pen, led be
Master George Gordon, notar publyk, day, yer, and plass forsaid, for the
vytnes, Vyllem Gordon of Vester Perk, Jon Strachyn yownger, lard of
Lenturk, Jon Gordon of Tilloquhe, Alexander Lesle of Petcapill, Sir
Angus Robertsone, persone of Tyllydak, vytht uderss diuerss.
George erll of Hwntly.
Ektor Maclayne vytht my hand at the pen.

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XXXII.
MAICKLEANES BAND OF MANRENT— 1536.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, seyne ws Ector Maklayne
of Dowart, Novynne Makkynnon of Stravodill, Ronald M' Donald Glass
in Capach, and Donald Glass in Bandachar, our airis, acsequitouris,
or assignas, to be bond and oblest, and be the faytht and trewthtis of
our bodys, lelele and trewle byndis and oblesis ws, in the stratast stile and
form of obligation that can be devysit, to ane noble and mychte lord,
George erll of Huntlie, that forsamekill that the said erlis grantsyre had
in wedset the landis of Garrowacht in Lochabyr of my fadyr, syklyk
as the evydens maid tharapone mayr fullele reportis, and for the quhilk
cawss ve haf gyffyne my said lord ane parte of monee quhilk la one the
said land, and for certand yeris malis of the saidis landis by gane, beyng
in the saidis lordis handis be resone of dispositione of his vorde gyffyne
to him be the kyngis grace, and for the rest of the said mone ve bynd
and oblesis us, , our aris, acsequitouris, or assignais, coniunctlie and
seuerale, ane off all and all off ane, renunsand the benefit of deuetione, to
content and pay to my said lord, his aris, acsequitoris, or assignais, be-
tuyx this and the fest of the Purefecatione of our Lady nixt to cum, the
sowme of twentie merkis, and betuyx this and the fest of Sanct Androw,
in the yer of God m.vc xxxvii yeris, the sowme of ane hundretht pundis
gud and usuall mone of the reallm, in complet pament of the redemtion
and profetis bygane of the saidis landis duryng the tym of the vard, and
gyf it falzes ws coniunctlie and seueralie not to mak pament to the said
lord, his aris, acsequitoris, or assignais, to mak pament of the sowmes
forsaid at the dayis abuf vrityne, it salbe lesum to my lord aforsaid, his
aris, acsequitoris, or assignas to pund and distrense ws, or ony ane of ws,
our guddis movabill or onemovabill, at his awne hand, for the sowmes
abuf vrityne, or call tharfor as his lordship plasis, and vill and grantis
that the said punding of our guddis coniunctlie and seuerale, sail be no
crymis to the saidis lordis, his aris, acsequitoris, or assignais ass iss for
said, all fraud and gyll secludit and avay put, bot intromet tharvitht
ass his or tharis awyne propre guddis to the avayll and quantate abuf
vrityne, the quhilk to do we promit faythfullie, our aris, acsequitoris, or
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assignais, to the said lord, his aris, acsequitoris, or assignas as is forsaid,
and is content that this obligation be acssendit in the best and sykerest
form that can be devysit, in faytht and vitnes her of ve haf subscriuit
this present obligation, vytht our hand at the pen led be master George
Gordon, notar publyk, at Huntle the tent day of December, the yer of
God m.vc xxxvi yeris, afor thir vitnes, Villem Gordon of Vester Park,
Johne Strachyne young lord of Linnturk, Jone Gordon of Tulloqubode,
Alexander Lesle of Petcapill, sir Anguss Novynesone persone of
Tillydak. Ecttor Maklayne, vitht my hand at the pen.
Nowyne Makenone of Stravdill, vitht my hand at the pen.
Ronald M'Cow Glass in Capache, vitht my hand at the pen.
Donald Glass Makdellie in Bandachre, vitht my hand at the pen.

XXXIII.
AUCHYNHAMPEIRS BAND OF SERVICE— 1537.
Be it kend til al men be this present writ, me Duncane Dauesone of
Auchinhamperis, te be cumin man and servand to ane nobil and mychty
lord George erl of Huntle, that is to say, that I the said Duncan, with my
kyn, frendis, and servandis depending one me, sal serue my said lord
lelely and trewle in al and sindry his actiones and querelis movit
or to be movit in al tymes to cum, etc., this my band of serviss
to enduir to my said lord for al the dayis of my lif, the Kingis grace
alanerly beand exceppit ; in witnes heirof I the said Duncan Daue-
son hes subscriuit this present band of manrent witht my avin
propir hand, at Lenturk the xxv day of Junii, the yeir of God ane
thowsand fyf hundretht thretty and sevin yeiris, befoir thir witnes,
Walter Berklay of Grantulle, James Gordoun of Culchodilstone, Nycoll
Ross of Auchlossin, master Villeam Gordoun persone of Esse, and
Thomas Strathauchin, witht utheris diuerss, apone al and sindry the
pointtis afoir vritin I the said Duncan Dauesone oblissis me faithfully,
the greit aitht sworne. I Duncan Dauesone witht my hand.

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XXXIV.
LORD HUME'S BOND— 1538.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me George lord Hwyme
to be bundin and oblist, and be the treutht and fatht in our body, and
the tenour of thir present lettres, lelilye and treulye bindis and oblissis
ws, in the maist traist styill, form, and band of lawtaye and suthfastnes,
to ane nobill and mychty lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and
Baidzenocht, chanslair of Scotland, knycht of the maist nobill ordour of
Sanct Michell, in maner and forme as eftir folio wis, that is to say, that
we, our kynnismen, frendis, and anerdance, sail serwe and tak ane
fauld pairt, and be for the said George erle, his men, kyn, and anerdance,
in all his [and] tharis gud caussis, querrellis, and just opyneonis and
actionis, honest and lefull, alss lelilye and treulye as ony lord or serwand
serwis his lord and maister within this realm, aganis all oderis dedlye,
our allegiance acceppit to our souerane lord the Kyng allanerlye, etc.
In witnes heirof, we haue affixit our seill to thir present lettres, sub
scriuit witht our hand at Edinburght, the last daye of Julii, in the yeir
of God ane thowsand fiwe hundretht thretye aucht yeris, befor thir
witnes, rycht honorabili men, sir Johne Campbell of Lundy, knycht,
Jhone Striuiling of Keir, George Gordone of Gycht, master Abraham
Creichtone prowest of Dunglas, master Hew Ryg, and master Willyame
Gordone, witht odirss diuerss. George L. Hwyme.
XXXV.
ALEXANDER GORDON OF STRATHOUNES BOND— 1539.
Be it kend tyll all men be this present write, me Alexander Gordoune of
Strathoune, to be bundin and oblist, and be the faith and treuth in my
body lelely and treuly bindis and oblissis me and my airis maile, in the
stratest styill and forme of obligatioun, to ane nobil and mychtie lord
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that forsamekle as my said lord has gevin and infeft me, Janot Grant my
spous, and Alexander oure sone, heretablie of all and haill the landis of
the manys of Clouny and myln of the samyn, the Park Hill, the Park
Wod, Skippertie, Litill Saquhin and myln thareof, Tullimare and Crag-
grene, lyand within the barony of Clouny and shirefdome of Aberdene, lik
as oure infeftment we have of the samyn beris efter the forme of ane
contract maid tharuppoun, registrat in the bukis of counsale afore the
lordis, of the dait at Edinburgh, the ferd day of September, the yere of
God ane thousand fife hundretht thretty-nyne yeris, tharefor I the said
Alexander, efter the forme of the said contract, and for completing of the
samyn, grantis and oblissis me be the tenour hereof to be cam leill, treu,
ane fald man and seruand, and for me and my airis maile becummys leill,
treu, ane fald men and servandis, be the tenour of thir presentis to my
said lord and his airis maill forsaid, I and thai with ouris kyn, seruandis,
men, frendis, tennentis, allys, parttakars, and all at we may purchess, sail
serue, ryd, and gang in hoisting, peace and weir, with my said lord and
his airis forsaid, we sail keip his and thairis counsale [etc.] And will
obliss me and my airis maill at our entres to the landis of Clouny, and the
laif of the landis aboue writtin, ilk ane singulairly be thame self, to gife
thair attentik band of manrent, witht all claussis sail be happinnyt usit
for the tyme, for thair liftyme, thai beand requirit be my said lord or his
airis forsaid in this forsaid forme ; in witnes of the quhilkis to thir my
present lettres of obligatioun and band of seruice and manrent subscriuit
with my hand, my proper seill is appendit, at Elgin the fift of Nouember,
the yere of God ane thousand five hundretht thretty-nyne yeris before thir
witnes, Robert abbot of Kinloss, Alexander Ogilvy of that ilk and of
Fynlater, master Alexander dene of Murray, Walter Barclay of Gartalie,
Johnn Leslie of the Syde, Johnn the Grant of Culkebbok, Johnn the Grant
of Ballindallocht, master Hew Cragy, and master Peter Galbratht,
notaris publict, with utheris diuerss ; attour I will that this obligatioun
and band be nocht preiudiciall to our said infeftment of the landis aboue
writtin, and prouiding that my seruice and my airis seruice be upoun the
said erll and his airis expenssis, conforme to the said contract.
Alexander Gordone of Strathoune.

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XXXVI.
BAND BY LESLY OF SYDE— 1541.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Johnn Lesly of Syid,
sone and apperand air to Villeame Lesly of Bolquhane, to be bundyne
and oblest, and be the faytht and trewtht in my body bindis and oblesis
me, in the straitest forme and styill of obligatioun, to ane noble and
michty lord, George erll of Huntly, lord Gordone and Badzenoch, etc.
That forsamekle as my said lord hes gevin to me the soume of four
hundretht merkis numerit usuale Scottis monee, etc. tharfor I the said
John Lesly, be the tennour heirof, becumis leil, trew, anefald man and
seruand to my said lord, and sail witht my kyn, freyndis, seruandis, allys,
tenentis, parttakeris, and all that I ma purchace, serue, gang and ryid,
etc., contrar and aganis all levand or de may, the Kingis grace, and
George erll of Rothes, in his avin propir actioun, allanerly excepit, etc.
In witnes of the quhilkis, to thir my present letteris of obligatioun, and
band of seruice and manrent, subscriuit witht my hand, my propir seill
is affixit at Abirdene, the last day of Julii, the yeir of God ane thousand
five hundretht fourty ane yeiris, befor thir vitnes, honorabili men, Alex
ander Irwyng of Drwm, Willyam Woyd of Bonetown, William Leslie of
Balquhayne, Alexander Irwing of Cowll, James Gordon of Colquhodil-
stane, Robert Carnegye of Kynnard, witht uthers diuerss.
Jhon Lesly of the Syid.
G. Gordone.

XXXVII.
THE ERLE OF CRAWFURD1S BAND— 1543.
Be it kend till all men be thir presente lettres, ws Dauid erll of Craufurd,
to be bundin and oblesit, and be the tenor of thir presente lettres, and be
the faith and treuth in our body, lelely and treuly byndis and oblissis ws,
till ane nobill and mychty lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun
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maner, forme, and effect as follouis, that is for to say, ffersamekle the
said nobill lord George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, is
bundin and oblesit to ws, for all the dais of his lyftym and ours, to help,
suple ws, and tak afald parte, with all his kyne, freindis, seruandis, and
adherendis, witht ws in all our just actionis, and lesum materis, querellis,
questionis, heretage and conquest, batht in the law and by the law, con
trar ony party or parteis within the realm of Scotland, or utew, as in the
said nobill lordis band maid to us tharupoun at mair lynth is contenit.
Tharfor we the said Dauid erll of Craufurd sail on lykwiss tak afald, plane,
and trew part, witht all our kyne, freyndis, seruandis and adherendis,
that will do for ws, at our uter power, with the said nobill lord George
erll of Huntlie, etc., in all maner his just actionis, and lesum caussis,
questionis, and querellis, for all the dayis of his lyftym and ouris, batht
in the law and by the law, etc., our allegiance to our soueran lady
Queyn of Scotland, the croun of the samyn, and to the governor tharof
for the tyme, alanerlie excepit; and detful seruice to thame that we haid
landis of, gif ony be, inlikwis excepit, etc. ; In witnes herof, to thir
present lettres, subscriuit with our hand, our propir seil is affixit, at
Edinburgh, the xxvii day of Januar, in the yeir of God ane thousand vL
xiii yeris, befor thir witnes, George Gordoun of Scheuess, Walter Ogiluy
of Dunlugys, knycht, master William Gordone persone of Essey, Andro
Thome citiner of Brechin, and master John Lyndesay of Quhitforet,
noter publik, witht utheris diuerss. Dauid erl of Craufurd.

XXXVIII.
THE LORD SALTOUNIS BAND TO MY LORD— 1543.
Be it kend to all men be thir present letters, me Wilzame lord Saltoun
of Rothemay, to be bundin and ablist, and be thir present lettres be the
faith and treuth in my bodyie lelelie and treulie byndis and oblises me, to
ane rycht noible and potent lord George erle of Huntlie lord Gordone and
Badzenocht [etc.] that I be my self, my kyn, frendis, adherentis, assis-
taris and parttakaris, sail ryid and gang with him in the Queen's graice
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effairs concerning his lordship, and sail tak his anefald treu part [etc.]
In witnes of the quhilk thing to thir my lettres, subscriuit with my hand
my seill is affixit, at Edinburgh the xxvii day of Marche, the yeir of
God ane thousand fywe hundretht fourtie-thre yeris, befor thir witnes,
Allexander Innes of that ilk, James Ogiluy of Cardell, master Jhone
Abimethyie, and master William Gordone, witht uthyeris duierss.
Wilyiam lord Saltoime.

XXXIX.
THE LORD LOWETS BAND TO MY LORD— 1543.
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres me, Hew lord Freser of
Louett, to be bundin and oblist, and be the tennour heirof byndis and
oblises me be the faith and treutb in my bodyie, to ane noible and potent
lord George erle of Huntlie, lord <*ordoune and Badzenocht, to be leill
and trew to his lordship, and sail witht men, kyn, frendis, seruandis, ten
nentis, allys, and adherendis, tak his plaine, trew, aneafald parte in
all and sindry his just and lesum aetionis and querellis, mouit or to be
mouit, and gangand with him in oistings, etc. in weyr and peace, [etc.]
als lelelie and trewlie as ony lord or barroun doiis to his erle and lord,
within the realm of Scotland, indureing my Hue tyme, and in contrar all
man mortall, or dee may, the Queenis grace, and hir gouernour for the
tyme beand, allanerhe exceppit, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilk I haue
affixit my propir seill, togidder witht my subscriptione manuall, to these
my band and obligatione, at Inuemes the second day of Maii, in the
yer of God m.v° fourtie-thre yeris, befor thir vitnes, ane venerable fader
in God Allexander prior of Pluscartin, Jhone Drummond of Innuer-
peffray, Wilyam Fresser of Abirterf, James Ogiluye of Strathnarne,
James Grant of Fruquhye, master Wilzame Gordone, notar publik,
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XLL
BOND BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE CLAN CAMERON— 1543.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letteris, me Ewin Allansone,
capitan of the Clan Chamrone, to be bundin and oblist, and be the tenour
heirof byndis and oblissis me be the faith and treuth in my bodye, to ane
noble and potent lord George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordone and Badze
noch, to be cumin his leill, trew, ane fald man and seruand, and sail witht
my kyn, frendis, seruandis, tenentis, allys, and partakkaris, and ad-
herentis, tak his playne anefold part in all and syndre his just actioneis
and qerrellis mouit or to be mouit, and sail gang and ryid witht him,
etc., in contrar all man mortall, the Quenis grace beand alanerlie excep-
pit ; in witnes of the quhilk, I haue subscriuit this my band of manrent
and affixit my seill to the sam, at Inuernes the third day of Maii, in the
yeir of God ane thowsand fywe hundretht xliii yeris, befor thir vitnes,
Hew lord Fressar of Lovet, Allexander prior of Pluscartein, Johne
Drummond of Inuerpeffray, Allexander Innes of that ilk, Allexander
Dunbar of Cumnok, James Ogiluy of Strathnarn, Johne M'Kenze of
Kyntaill, and master Wilzam Gordone, witht utheris diuerss.
I Ewyne Allansone,
witht my hand at the pene layd witht the hand of
Duncan Kenny dy, notar publik.
Ita est Duncanus Kennydy ad premissa notarius teste manu propria.
XLII.
THE LAIRD OF ALLERDESS BAND— 1543.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis letteris me, Jhone Allirdes of
that ilk, to be cum leill trew man and seruand to ane noible and potent
lord George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordone and Badzenocht, and tharfor
sail witht my kyn, frendis, seruandis, tenentis, and adherentis, and all
that I may purchess, my partakaris, tak his lordschipis playne anefald
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mouit, and sail witht my kyn and parttakaris as said is, gang and ryid
with his lordschip in oistingis and uder his besines in peace and weyr,
etc., in contrar all man mortall or dee may, the Qwenis graice and hyr
tutouris and gouemouris for the tyme beand alanerlie exceppit, etc., in
witnes heirof I hawe affixit my propir seill to this my band of manrent,
togidder witht my «ubscriptione manuall, at Huntlie the x day of Maii,
in the yeir of God m.vc xliii yeiris, befor thir vitnes, rycht honorable men
Allexander Ogiluy of that ilk, Wilzame Leslie of Balquhane, James
Ogiluy of Strathnarn, George Gordone in Carnborrow, and master
William Gordone, notar publik, witht utheris diuerss.
Jhon Allirdes of that ilk.

XLIII.
WILLIAM M'INTOSCHE HIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1543.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me William M'Intoschecht,
sone and apperand air to umquhill Lawchlane M'Intosche of Dwnnach-
ten, capittane of the Clanchattane, to be bundin and oblist be the faytht
and trewtht of my body, and be thir my lettres, trewlie bindis and
obleissis me, in the stratast form of obligatioun, that I salbe, and be the
tenour heirof, is and cumis, leyll, trew, faythfull man and serwand to ane
nobill and mychty lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badze
nocht, his airis and successouris, erlis of Huntlie, and sail witht my kyn
of the Clanchatten, freyndis, serwandis, aliis, tenentis, partakeris, ad-
herentis, and all that I ma purchace, serue, ryde, etc., contrair and
aganis all levand or de may, the Quenis grace, and hir gracis tutouris
and gouernouris for the tyme beand allanerlie exceppit, and this for
certane landis gevyn to me in fee for my lyftyme, etc. In witnes of the
quhilkis to this my present letter of obligatione, witht band of seruice
and manrent, my propirr seyll is affixit, togidder with my subscriptioun
manuall, at Huntlie the xii daye of Maye, in the yeir of God a thowsand
fyue hundretht fourty three yeris, befoir thir wytnes, John Gordoun
erll of Sutherland, Alexander Ogyluy of that ilk, William Leslie of Bal
quhane, James Ogiluy of Strathnarn, Alexander Leslie of Qwiltis, Jhon
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Leslie of Syde, maister Adam Gordoun of Castletoun, Agnus William-
soun, Jhon Williamson, and maister William Gordoun persoun of Esse,
witht utheris diuerss. Wilzem Makinthose capitan of the Clancathan.

XLIV.
THE ERLE OF ARGYLES BAND— 1543.
Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettres, us George erll of Huntlie
and Archibald erll of Argile, that fforsamekle as we understand pre
sentlie, and consideris how that in this trabulus tyme and brokin warld,
it is werray necessar for the commoun weill of the realme, and stenching
and repressing of brek in the Hielandis be euill myndit men, as appeiris
weill to be of grete rummer, that tharfor and for diuerss and ressonable
caussis moving us, and in respect of the auld kyndnes at has bene ay
betuix our foirbearis and thair houssis, and of the proximite of blude in
sa tendir degreis amangis us, that thair be ane equale band amangis us,
thairfor to be bundin and oblist, and be the tennour heirof byndis and
oblissis us lelely and treuly be the faith and treuth of our bodeyis, ilkane
to utheris, that we with our kyn, freyndis, seruandis, adherentes, parttak-
karis1, in quhatsumeuir honest and lesum querrelles, actionis, contrauersiis,
and debatis that we or our tendir kynnismen happinis to haue ado, sail
tak utheris and tharis leful and plane part baith in the law and by the
law, quhen athir of us is requirit be utheris tharto aganis all deidly, our
souerane lady the Quenis grace, and the authorite of the croune of Scot
land allanerlie except ; and in caiss that ather of us be putt at be way of
deid, except be the Queinis hienes, or authoritie of the croune, that ony
of us, as God forbid it, be slayn, our cuntries brynt and heriit, or ourselfis
haldin in captiuite and presoun, the tothir sail with his kyn, freyndis,
seruandis, etc. revenge the samyn be way of deid, quhill ewer satisfactioun
be maid for the slauchter, byrning, etc. and this to be done without ony
fictioun or colour, etc. And in case that ony of our men makis stouth,
heirschipe, reif, or slauchter vpoun utheris, the samyn sail be mendit and
redressit amangis ourselfis be the awiss of our best freyndis, or it be
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lymmaris, risis in the cuntre to mak brek, reif, spoliatioun, or slauchter,
we sail baith concur with our poweris for the stancheing of the samyn,
and punitioun thairof as efferis. In witnes of the quhilkis baith the saidis
partiis has subscriuit and selit this present band of obligatioun, inter-
changeablye at Struieling the first day of August, the yeir of God ane
thousand fife hundretht and fourty-thre yeris, befoir thir witnes, ane
reuerend fader in God Robert bischope of Orknay, Donald abbot of
Cowper, schir Johnn Campbell of Caldour, knycht, John Lesly of
Boquhane, Williame Lesly of Wardes, George Gordoun of Schevez, and
maister Peter Galbrath, notar publict, witht utheris diueris.
Archibald erll of Ergyll.

XLV.
THE SHERIFF OF MOIRAYIS BAND— 1544.
Be it kend till all men be this present letteris, me Alexander Dunber of
Cumnok, for my self, my kyne, frendis, assisteris, allias, parttakaris
and seruandis, to haue cumin leill trew men and seruandis, and be the
tenor heirof becumis leill trew men and seruandis, for all the dayis and
termis of our lyftimis, to ane nobill and mychty lord, George erle of
Huntillie, lord Gordoun and Badenocht, during all the dayis and termis
of his lordschipis lyftyme and ouris, and sail ryid and gange with his
lordschip, within the boundis of Scotland and uttouthe, etc., our souerane
lade the Quenis grace, and her sukcessouris allanerlie outtakin ; and for
ane band of mantenens giffin to me, my kynnismen, frendis, assis
teris, allias and seruandis, togidder witht the soum of sevin hundretht
merkis monee, to be deliuerit to the saidis Alexander Dunber at the
term affixit, etc. ; to this our forsaid band subscriuit witht our hand, our
seill is affixit, at Fores the fourt day of Januar, in the yeir of God ane
thousand vc and fourte thre yeris, befor thir vitness, Johne erle of
Sutherland, James Dunber of Terbert, Robert Dunber of Dorris, Wil
liam Leslie of the Culttis, James Dunber persone of Cumnok, Alexander
Wrquhart of Burriszardis, Huchown Ross of Kilrawak, and Allexander
Winchester noter publict, with utheris diuerss. Alexander Dunbar of Cumnok.

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XLVI.
GENERAL BOND BY THE NOBLEMEN AND BARONS OF THE
NORTH— 1544?
We quhay hes subscrivit this band haifand consideratioun of syndre
grete attemptatis daily done in the north partis of the realme of Scotland,
and speciale in this evil wardle and brokin tym, in the qwenis grace our
souerane ladys minorite, quharthrou that the communite and the gudemen
ar gretlie opprest be slauchter, reif, spulze, stoutht, some, and sindrie
other enormiteiss, quhilkis and thai be nocht wyslie witht prouisioun
stenchit and pwnist, ther apperis na less nor gret ruin, hurt, and mischeif
to the haill cuntray, heirfor becaus ane noble and mychty lord, George
erll of Huntlie, lord Gordone and Badzenoch, etc., luftennent of the
northt partis of Scotland, and chancellar of all Scotland, hes schawin
him self in deid presentlie gude lord for the pwnisement of trespassouris,
and hes promist afore ws all that he sail continew in the sam, quhilk
as he alleigis he ma not gudlie do, withtout we all, and euery ane of ws,
for our awin partis, nocht alanerlie, lelely, treulie, and afauldlie concur,
ansuir and obey his lordschip, in the said office of luftennentry, bot
alsuo do justice as becumis ws, and euery ane of ws, after our
qualities, and that executioun thairof may tak effek, to be bund and
obleist, and be thir presentis and the faitht and trewtht in our
body lelie and trewlie bindis and obleissis ws, and ilkane of ws, to the
said erl, luftennent, that quhovsone and quhovoft that ony attemptat,
sic as is forsaid, happinis to be committit in ony of our landis or bailyer-
eis, that we sail, incontinent aftir the sam cum to our knawlage, serce,
seik, and apprehend sic malefactouris and pwnis tham, gif we haif
authorite; failyeing tharof, to deluier tham to the juge ordinar of my
lord luftennent or his deputis, to be pwnist according to thar demeriteis,
and siclyk gif thai be delatit to my lord luftennent or his deputis quhou-
sone that we, or ony ane of ws, beis requirit to deliuer tham, we sail do
the sam lelely and trewly without fictioun or fauor, quhedir thai be
Jiynismen, seruandis, tennentis, or otheris duelland in our landis, bailyeriis,
or takis forsaidis, and in case that we deluier tham nocht, or dois nocht
our exact diligence, tharfor grantis ws to be callit and pwnist be my said

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lord luftennent and his deputis, as fostararis, fauoraris, and mainteinaris
of the said malefactouris, and sail be haldin to ansuir in the ciuil actioun
for thair deidis, and in cace that ony malefactour will flee, quhais land
that euer he cum to, efter the sam be denuncit, and cum till his knaw-
lege, the lord and law at aw that land sail be haldin to tack him and
deliuer him to be pwnist, as said is, onder the foresaid paneis ; and
for the faithfull obseruing, fulfilling, and keiping heirof, we have sub
scrivit this our obligatioun, at Elgyn, the viii. day of December, vitnes,
George erll off Huntly, Jhone erll of Swthyrland, Jhon erll of Atholl,
Alexander Fraisser lord Lowet, Wylliam Mackinthose of Dunnachten,
James Grant of Fruquhy, Jhone M'Kenze of Kyntaill with my hand on
the pen led by master William Gordone, notar ; Alexander Ross of
Balie[vat] witht my hand at the pen laid be schir Nicolas Ross;
Allexander Cumin of Alter, witht my hand at the pen led be schir
Nicolas Ross; James Innes baize to my lord bischop of Murray
for ; Johne Grant of witht my hand at the pen
led be Johne Currour, notter publict ; Alexander Urquhart of
Alexander Gordone of Strathoune, George Gordone of Schewiss, Alex
ander Dunbar of Cumnok, James Gordoun of Colquhodiston, led be mas
ter William Gordoun, notar, Alexander Gordon aperand of Bodom,
Jamyss Inniss, Thomas of Kyldon, Alexander Innes of that ilk, John
Achinsone of Garlocht witht my hand at the pen led be maister James
Skeine, notar publik, Johne Cheslome of Cummir witht my hand at the
pen led be the said maister James, notar publik, Hector M'Kanze of
Cuntaloid witht my hand at the pen led be the notar aboue writtin,
Robert Munro of Fowles, Robert Inniss of Moncabok, Allexander
Urquhairt of Inchirore, Huchon Ross of Kilrawok, Jhone Grant of
Bellnadalloch, Jhon Hay of , Villiam Leslie of , Patre
Grant of Delwye, Johne Grant of , James M'Culloch of ,
James, George, and William Ross, James of Dawachrarke, George
Gordon in Carneborrow, Robert Dunbar, James Dunbar of Tarbert.

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XL VII.
BAND BY FORBES OF CORSINDAWE— 1544.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me James Forbes of Cor-
sindawe to be bundin and obleist, and be the faith and treuth in my body
bindis and obleissis me in the strataist forme and styill of obligatioun to
ane nobill and mychty lord George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and
Bauzenocht, etc., and to his airis ; that forsamekill as my said lord hes
gevyn to me in lifrent the landis of Inuer with thar pertinens, liand
within the paroche of Monimusk and shirefdoum of Abirdeine, lik as in
his lordschipis letter of assedatioun maid to me thairapone mair fullelie
is contenit, and uther certane gratitudis done to me by said lord diuerss
tymmes, tharfor I the said James Forbes grantis and obleissis me to be-
cumin leill trew anefald man and seruand, and be the tennour heirof
becumis leill trew anefald man and seruand to my said lord and his airis,
and sail keip his counsall, etc., aganis all lewand or de ma, my
allegiens to the Quenis grace and my seruice of law for infeftouris alaner
lie exceptit, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilk I hawe subscriuit thir present
band of manrent, and hes affixit my seill to the samen, at Huntlie the
xix day of Junii, the yeir of God ane thousand vc fourty-four yeris, befor
thir witnes, nobill and honorabili men Johnn erll Sutherland, William
maister Forbes, James Ogilvy of Cardell, Robert Forbes of Eicht,
maisteris William Gordoun person of Esse, Thomas Annand and Robert
Lumisden notaris, witht utheris diuerss. James Forbes,
witht my hand.
XLVIII.
JAMES GRANTS BAND OF MANRENT— 1546.
Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettres, us James Grant of
Freuchye, and Johnne the Grant my eldest sone and apperand ayre,
fforsamekle as ane noble and mychty lord George erll of Huntly lord

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Gordoun and Badzenoch, etc. has infeft me and the said Johnn my sone
in lifrent, and the langest levar of us, in all and haill his sex dawachs of
his landis of Strathoune, viz. the dawach of Dalmorye, Auchnahaile,
Capach, the dawach of Dalnabotht, Auchinlony, the dawach of Fortter-
letter with the pertinentis, the dawach of Inverlochy and Fynren, the
dawach of Westir Enroury and Roven, with the myln of the samyn, the
dawach of Eistir Campdaile, and Westir Campdale, with the forest and
glen of Glenawne, and keping of the hous and fortalice of Drummyne,
togidder with the bailliorye of the lorschipe of Strathoune, providand at
my said lord haue twa bullis of kye fed in the said forest and glen of
Glenawne, lik as umquhill erll Alexander his gudschir had, and siclik that
he haue the twa part of the escheit of court and ne the thirde part, and
at the said hous and fortalice of Drummyn be patent reddy to the said
erll, his aris and successouris quhen thai lik to cum thair, and at the
scheill and gerss of Incherory and hillis of Bynawnne be kepit to our
saidis lordis hunting quhen he commandis, lik as at mair lenth is con
tenit in his charter maid to ws thairupoun ; heirfor we the said James
and Johnne my sone forsaid, grantis ws and ilkane of ws te haue be-
cuming men and seruandis to my said lord erll of Huntly, te his airis
and successoris for all the dayis of our liffis, and to be bundin and oblist,
and be the tennour heirof lelely and trewly be the faith and trewth
in our bodyis byndis and oblissis ws, that we salbe faythfull, leill,
and trew men and seruandis to our said lord, his airis and successouris
as said is, etc. In witnes of the quhilkis, to thir our lettres of manrent
and obligatouris, subscriuit with our handis, our selis ar tohungin, at
Elgin, the aucht day of Maii, the yeir of God ane thousand fife hundretht
fourty sex yeris, befor thir witnes, ane noble and mychtie lord, John
erll of Sutherland, ane reverend fader in God, Robert bischope of Orknay,
Alexander Innes of that ilk, Johnne Lesly of Boquhane, Robert Innes
of Inuermerky, William Sinclair of Dunbeith, and Alexander Commyng
of Alteir, with utheris diuerss. James Grant of Fruquhy.
John Grant with my hand at the pen
led be Robert bischop of Orknay

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XL1X.
WILLIAM MASTIR OF FORBES HIS BOND— 1546.
At Edinburgh the xxv day of August, the yeir of God m. vc and xlvi
yeiris, in presens of the lordis of counsall, comperit William maister of
Forbes, and gaif in this writting under writtin, subscryuit witht his hand,
and desyrit, the samyn to be insert in the bukis of counsall, and to haue
the strenth of ane act and decreit, etc., of the quhilk the tenour followis.
At Edinburgh the xxiiii day of August, the yeir of God m. vc and xlvi
yeris, the quhilk day, that fors^ameikle as it hes plesit my lord gouernour
to frath William maister of Forbes furth of ward of the castell of Edin-
burth, quhair he was ordanit be decreit of the lordis of secreit counsall
to remane ay and quhill he deliuerit certane pleggis, namyt in the said
decreit, to my lord gouernour in keiping, for gude reule to be keipit be
him, his kin, frendis, and seruandis in the cuntrie, and for securitie of my
lord of Huntlie, chancellare, that his persoun suld be harmeles and
skaithless of the said Wilham, and all that he mycht latt ; thairfor the
said William maister of Forbes is content to pas witht my said lord
chancellare, lieutenent in the northt partis of this realm, and remane in
fre ward, within ony place the erle of Huntlie foirsaid pleissis to assigne,
ay and quhill the saidis plegis be deliuerit, etc. ; under the pane of ten
thousand pound. In witnes of the quhilk, I the said maister of Forbes
hes subscryuit this writt witht my hand. Extractum de- libro actorum
per me magistrum Jacobum Foulis de Colintoun clericum rotulorum
registri [etc.] Jacobus Foulis.

THE CONTRACT BETUIX MY LORD HUNTLIE, AND THE ERL OF
ERRALE— 1546.
At Pertht the thrid day of yeir of God ane thousand five
hundretht and fourtie sex yeris, it is appontit and fynallie concordit,

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betwyx noble and mychty lordis Geerge erll of Huntlie, on that ane part,
and George erll of Errol, on that other pairt; in maner, forme, and
effect as eftir followis, that is to say, athir of the saidis parties
sail in all tyme to cum, during thair lyftymes, tak plaine anefald
pairt witht otheris, in all and sindri thair actionis, querellis, and
contrauersiis, lefuU and honest, etc. ; and for manteining of amite
and kyndness betwyx the houssis of Huntlie and Errol in tyme cum-
myng, John Gordone alias callit Ogilvye, third lauchfull sone to the
said George erll of Huntlie, and fear of the landis of Findlaiter, sail
marye and tak to wif, solempnitlie, in face of holie kyrk, Margeret Haye
secund dochter te the said George erll of Errol, lauchfullie gottyne, and
salbe infeft heretabellie, in conjunct fee, in all and haill the landis and
barronye of Auchyndroune, with thar pertinence, castell, and maner
place to be haldin as of our souerand ladye the Qwen, and tharfor
the said George erll of Errol sail [mak] paym[ment of] sik sowmes
of mone, in nayme of tochyre as sal be thocht expedient be thir
personis under vrityne, that is to say, Jhone erll of Suthirland,
Wilzam postulat of Aberdene, Alexander Ogilvie of Findlaiter, George
Gordoun of Schiues, James Gordoune of Maidlik, and Robert Carnegie
of Kynnard, or ony twa of thame, for the pairt of the said erll of
Hnntlie; Wilyem erll Merschell, George Meldrum of Fivuy, maister
George Haye persone of Rathuan, Alexander Hay of Delgatie, Wilyem
Kynnard of that ilk, Petyr Haye of Megincht, or ony twa of thame, etc.
In witnes of the to affixit, day, yeir, place, be
for thir witnes, Jhone Drummond of Inuerpeffry, Thomas Menzeis of
William Kynnard of that ilk, James Gordoune of Maidlik,
Robert Carnegie of Kynnard, witht otheris diuerss. George erll of Errell.

LI.
THE CONTRACT BETUIX MY LORD, AND EWIN M'CONEILL OF
LOCHEILL— 1547.
At Inuernes the xxvii day of Febraar, the yeir of God ane thousand
v° fourty sax yeris, it is finalie appoyntit, concordit, and aggreit, betuix
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218 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
ane noble and mychty lord, George erle of Huntly, lord Gourdon and
Badzenocht, lieutennent of the north, and chancellar of Scotland, on the
one part, and Ewin M' Donald, capitane of the Clancameron, and laird of
Lochtzeill, on that uther part, in maner, forme, and effect as eftir
foUowis, that is to say, the said Ewin sail, be the wyss of his kynnismen
and frendis of his clane, becum man and seruand to the said erle, for all
the dayis of the langast lewair of thame, etc. ; and at the resait of the
said band of manrent, the said erle sail gif his band of manteinance, and
ane resonable fee to the said Ewin, etc., and he sail augment the said
fee, quhill the samyn be at ane resonable valour, at the said Ewin may
be lik ane honest man, and the said erle sail do his diligence to appunct
the said Ewin with all perteis and innemyis, and becaus the said Ewin is
young, and his frendis hes faillit to my lord afor, to schaw and perfoirm
in deid his trew obedience and seruice forsaid, the said Ewin sail enter
Donald his brader, John M'Condocht M'Intyne, Allane M'Cane M'Al-
lane, and Dowl , as souerteis and plegis for hym and his kyn, and
thar gud obedience and reull to be kepit and obseruit as said is, to the
said erle, betuix this and the xxviii day of Marche nixt to cum, in the
castell of Rovan, and to remane with hym in ony place he plessis, indur
ing his will, and efter thai be ressauit, the said erle sail deliuer John
Dow M'Cane M' Allane, and Johne M 'Donald M'Allane, and put thaim
fre to thair awin rowmes, and attour, the premissis beand done and ful-
fillit, the said erle sail nocht gar justefye John Dow M'Ewin, bot salbe
keipit as pleisis the said erle ; and siclik the said erle sail nocht appoynt
with the said John Dow without the said Ewins advyss, sicklik efter that
the said Ewine have gevin his band of manrent, and enterit his plegis as
said is, the said erle sail get hym the Queinis grace, with the adviss and
consent of my lord gouernour, remissioun or respit for nynteine yeir to
the said Ewine, and sa mony of his kyne as he will giff in bill, thai pay-
and the wreiting and seill, allanerlie for all crimes commitit be thaim affoir
the dait of thir presentis ; and for obseruing and keping herof, baytht
the saidis parteis hes subscryuit this contract, yeir, day, and place forsaid,
interchangeablie, and ar bund, oblist, and sworne, lelelie and trewlie, etc.
befoir thir witnes, Johne erll of Suderland, Robert bischop of Orknay,
Alexander prior of Pluscartyn, James Grant of Fruquhy, William
M'Kintosche of Dunnachten, Johne M'Kenzie of Kintaill, Archibald
Campbell of Caldair, Huchoun Ross of Kilraok, maister William Gordoun

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persone of Duthell, and maister James Skeine notaris publict, with
uthiris diuerss. George erll of Hwntly.
Ewin Donaldsoun,
with his hand at the pen led be
maister Johne Camroun.

LII.
TOWIE-FORBES, AND BRUX BAND— 1549.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres sene, us, Jhone Forbes of
Brux, and Jhone Forbes of Tolleis, be the fayth and treuth in our bodeis,
to becummys, be thir presentis, leill trew men and seruandis to ane
nobill and mychty lord, George erll of Huntly, lord Gordon and Badze
nocht, chancellar of Scotland, for all the dayis and termes of our liffis,
and sail serue the said lord treulie, in peace and weir, etc., as ony
serwand serwis thair lord within the realme off Scotland, the Quenis
grace, and hir successouris exceppit, togidder with the lord Forbes, in
his awine speciali and particular actiones, concerning his lif, heretage,
and his awine caussis allanerlie, [etc.] In faytht and witnes heirof, we
the saidis Jhone Forbes of Brux, and Johne Forbes of Tolleis, hes sub
scriuit this present band with thar handis, and led at the pen, and hes
sworne the gret ayth to keip lelely and treulie all the poyntis abuif
writtin, befoir thir witnes, Alexander lord Gordone, George Meldrum of
Fyve, knycht, James Gordone of Colquholdstane, and maister James
Stevin notar publict, witht utheris diuerss, in the yeir of God m. v° fourty
nyne yeris. Jhon Forbes off Tolles.
Johne Forbess of Brux,
witht my hand at the pen led
be Thom Smyth notair publict.

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LHI.
THE LARD OF FOWLIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1550.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letteris, me Robert Munro of
Fowlis, for myself, my kyn, frendis, serwandis, and parttakaris, byndis
and oblesis me, be the fatht and trewtht in my bode, to hewe cumin leill
and trew serwand and man to ane nobill and mychty lord, George erll
of Huntlie, lord Gordon and Badzonacht, lywtenent of the northt parts of
Scotland, and chanselar of the same, for all the dayis and termes of my
liftyme, and I the said Robert, with my kyn, frendis, serwandis, and
parttakaris, sail leille and trewlie serf the said nobill and mychty lord, in
pece and in weir, etc., in contrair all deidle or de may, the Quenis grace,
and the authorite, beand excepit alanerlie, for the quhilk the said nobill
and mychty lord hes giffin me his band of mantenans, togidder with the
sume of fourte puudis wsuall mone of Scotland, to be payit yeirlie in-
induring the said space of my lyftyme, etc. In wytnes heirof, I hef sub-
scrywit this my band of manrent wyth my hand, and hes affixit my
propyr seill to the same, at Huntle, the xxviii day of Junii, in the yeir of
God ane thowsand fyfe hundretht and fyfte yeris, befoir thir wytnes,
Jhone Grant of Balnedallocht, George Munro of Dawchtcarte, Lachclane
Makintose of Conuicht, Hugo Munro of Contillicht, and master Wilzem
Grant, wytht otheris diuerss. Robert Munro of Foulis.

LIV.
THE LAIRD OF BALFOURS BOND— 1552.
At Huntlie the xxv day of September, the yeir of God m. vc Iii yeris,
it is appointit, concordit, and agreit, betuix ane noble and mychtie lord,
George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, and chancellar of
Scotland, on that ane part, and Arthure Forbes of Balfour, on that uther
part, in maner, forme, and effect as eftir followis, that is to say, the said

THE GORDON PAPERS. 221
Arthure salbecum man and seruand to the said erll and his airis, for all
the dayis of the said Arthuris liftyme, and sail serue the said erle and
his airis in tyme of peace and weyre, and sail tak with his kyn, freyndis,
seruandis, adherentes, and parttakaris, sa mony as will do for hym, the
said erll and his airis trew, afald, and plane pairt, in the law and by the
law, in all thair just and lesum actionis, the Quenis grace, my lord
gouernour, and the auctorite of the crowne, alanerlie except, etc. ; pro
viding that the said Arthure, be this contract, sail nocht be compellit to
ryde, gang, nor tak part aganis the lord Forbes for the tyme, in his awne
caussis and actionis ; for the quhilkis, the said erle, for hym and his airis,
sail gif his band of manteynance to the said Arthure, for all the dayis
of his life, under his seill and subscriptioun manuale, in forme correspon
dent to the said band of manrent ; and sail infeft the said Arthure in
lifrent, be charteir and seising in dew forme, of ane dawauch of land
within the lordschipe of Monymuske and Kyge, extending to four plewis,
callit the dawauch of Ouchterkig or Souely, to be occupiit, joysit, and
possedit frelie, without impediment of ony dewite, except his seruice as
said is ; and becaus thai landis ar now sett, quharthrow that the said
Arthure may nocht immediately enter to the samyn, the said erll sail sett
to the said Arthure all and haill the landis of Westir Mygvy in Croy-
mare, for all the termes that he has thame of the Quenis grace, and my
lord gouernour, or happinis to get the samin in tymes cuming, enterand
tharto at Witsounday nixt to cum to the profittis tharof, with power to
occupie the samin with his awne geir, eftir the ische of the tennentes takkis
that occupiis the samyn now, quhilk is tway yeris fra Witsounday furtht
at nixt cumis alanirlie ; and sail pay to the said Arthure the soume of
xl lib., tharof xx lib. at Martymes, and xxu at Witsounday nixt, becaus
this crope instant is disponit, etc.; providing alway that the said
Arthour sail serue the said erll and his airis upoun thair expenssis,
except the commoun oistis of the realme, aganis the auld inemyis of
Ingland or utherwayis, quhen euery man ar chargit to serue for thame
self, for the commoune affaris of the realme, etc. In witnes of the
quhilkis, baytht the saidis parteis has subscriuit this present contract
with thair handis, yeir, day, and place foirsaidis, befoir thir witnes, ane
reuerend fader in God, Robert bischope of Orknay, honorable men,
maister James Gordoun chancellar of Murray, Alexander Innes of that

222 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
ilk, maister Andro Leslie, maister William Conn, Adame Reid, William
Gib, and maister Peter Galbratht noter publict, witht utheris diuerss.
Huntly. Arthor Forbes of Balfwr.

LV.
JOHN MUDGWARTIS CONTRACT— 1553.
At Rovan of Badzenocht, the xi day of September, the yeir of God ane
thowsand fywe hundretht fefte and thre yeris, it is apontit, concordit,
and fynalie agreit, betwix ane nobill and potent lord George erle of
Huntlie, lord Gordon and Badzenocht, lefetenent generall of the north,
and honorabili mene Jhone Mudgwart capitane of the Clane Ronald, and
his son Allane, thair kyne, freindis, allys, and perttakaris, in maner, form,
and effect as efter followis, that is to say, the said erll hes teane in
seruice, and be thir presentis in mene and seruandis takis, Jhone Mudg
wart capitane of the Clane Ronald, his sone Allan, thair kyne, freindis,
allys, and part takkaris, remytting tham and hartlie forgiffing all offen-
sis, wrangis, and disobediens down in tymes bypast to the said erll, or
one of his, in onie manir of behalf, and speciell the last offens and brak
maid be thaim, thair freindis, aliis, and part takkaris, upon his gud freind
the lord Louett, etc., for the quhilk the said Jhone Mudgwart, his son
Allan, allys and pairt takaris, promittis and oblisis thaim, be the faytht
and trewytht of thair bodeis, to keype guid rewill within thair bondis,
and to obey the authorite as tha be chargit, and to reman fray the day
and daitt heirof, thair liffis durane, with thair kyne, servandis, aliis,
and pairt takaris, afald, leill, and trew seruandis to the said erll, etc. ;
and to that effect that be thar way and labouris gud rewill may be
bettir kepit within the ilis pertening the luftenentrye of the said erll,
the said Jhon, and his son Allan, with their freindis forsaid, promittis
faythfullie to do thar wttir deligens and laubour to cauce entir and bring
in the handis of the said erll, Donald Gormsson, betwix the dait heirof
and aucht dais befor Hallomes nixt, witht all udir capitens and chiftenis
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the consell, and thar to do as it becummyt trew subiectis to our souerane
ladie, etc., and for obserwing and keping of thir presentis, the said erll
hes subscribit this contract with his hand, and the said Jhone hes sub
scriuit the samyne witht his hand at the pene led be schir Donald
Mourray archdeane of the ilis, notar publik, the holie evangelist twitchit,
day, yeir, and place aboun wretin, befor thir witnes, ane nobill lord
Johne erll of Atholl, Alexander archebischop and commendatour of
Inchecheffray, George lord Gordon, maister James Gordon chancellar of
Murray, Jhon Grant of Frewchquhy, James Gordon of Lesmoir, vitht
uderis dyverss. George erll of Huntly.
Johne Moydeortach,
witht my hand at the pen led
be schir Donald Mourray.

LVI.
THE LAIRD OF FYVIES BOND— 1554.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me George Meldrum of
Fywe, knycht, te be cumin leill, trew, and afald seruand to ane noble
and mechte lord George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordon and Badzenocht,
and be the tenour heirof, and be the fatht and trewtht in my body, lelely
and trewly bindis and oblessis me to serue the said noble lord induring
all the dayis of my lyftyme, baitht in peace and veir, the Quenis grace
our souerane, hir successouris and the quenis grace hir modir allanerlie
exceppit, etc., I haf subscrywit this my present band of manrent, at
Edinburgh the first day of Maii, the yeir of God ane thousand fif hun
dretht fifte and four yeris, befor vitnes schir George Gordon of Schewes,
knycht, Alexander Conn of Auchry, aud master Villiam Conn, witht
uderis diuerss. George Meldrum of Fywe, knycht.

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LVII.
THE LAIRD OF MONYMUSK'S BOND— 1559.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, that forsamekle as ane noble
and potent lord George erll of Huntly, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht,
etc., hes sett to me, maister Duncan Forbes of Monymusk, the teun and
landis of Dullab, the outseitt of Monymusk callit Kemboig, witht thar
pendicles and pertinentis, for all the dayis and termes of nynetein yeiris,
and the said erle hes gewin the proffitis of the said tounis and landis to
the said master Duncan, fre during the said space, for his seruice done
and to be done to the said erll and his airis ; for the quhilkis takkis and
profitis, I the said master Duncan Forbes oblessis me faythtfully and
trewly to keip trew pairt and kyndnes to the said erle and his airis, and
to be ane trew frend and seruand to thaim, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilk
the said master Duncan hes subscriuit thir presentis witht his hand, and
affixit his signet to the saym, at Aberdeen the secund day of Febraar,
yeir of God m. vc fyftie-nyne yeiris, befoir thir witnes, William Leshe of
Kirkhill, Arthure Forbes of Balfour, maister John Leslie officiall of Aber
deen, and Alexander Ker, witht diuerss utheris.
Duncan Forbes wytht my hand.
LVIII.
THE LAIRD OF BELTYS BOND— 1560.
At Huntly the xxvi day of Julii, the yeir of God ane thowsand five
hundretht and sexty yeiris, it is is apointit, contractit, and faythfullie
oblist betuix ane noble and potent lord, George erle of Huntlie, lord
Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., wpon that ane part, and Alexander
Irwing of Belty upoun the uthir pairt, in forme following, that is to say,
the said Alexander oblesis him faythfullie to serue the said noble and
potent lord lelelie and trewlie, in all his just and lesum actionis,
querelis, and adois as he chargis him, contrar ony persoun or personis,
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homage aucht to thame alenerlie except, etc. ; in witnes of the quhijkis
the saidis noble and potent lord, and Alexander, respectiue, hes subscriuit
thir presentis, day, monetht, yeir, and placis forsaidis, befor thir witnes,
James Dunbar of Terbert, Alexander Sutherland of Duffus, Thome
Bailze, and maister Thomas Keir. Huntly. Alexander Irwing of Beltye.

LIX.
THE LAIRD OF M'INTOSH BAND.— 1568.
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres, me Lauchlane M'Intoischie
of Dunnachtane, chieff and principali of the Clanquhattane, to be bondin
and oblesit, and be the tennour of thir presentis bindis and obleissis me,
my airis and successoris, be the faytht and trewtht of my bodie, in the
stratast forme and stile of obligatioun, that I sail be, and be the tennour
heirof is, and becummis leill, trew, and faythfull man and serwand to
ane noble and mychte lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordone and
Badenocht, his aris and successoris, erlis of Huntlie, and sail witht my
kyn of the Clanchattane, frendis, serwandis, aliis, tennentis, parttakkaris,
adherentis, and all that I may purchess, serue, ryde, and gang on fute
and horss, in hoisting, peas and weir, with my said lord, his aris, and
successouris, etc., and this for certane landis gevin to me, my aris
and successoris, be my said lord, witht his supplie, mantenanss, and de-
fenss, for him, his airis, and successoris, as his lordschippis wretingis
gevin to me thairupoun at mair lyntht in the selff proportis ; providing
all wayis, that albeit ony of my kyn and frendis ef Clanquhattane, or
utheris my adherentis, aliis, or part takkaris will nocht assiste nor con
cur with me in seruice of the said nobill lord, his aris or successoris, that
the samen sail nocht be hurtfull nor preiudiciall to me, my aris, etc. ; in
vitnes of the quhilk to this my letter of obligation and band of seruice
and manrent, my propir seill is appendit, and hes subscriuit the samyn
with my propir subscriptione manuall, at Huntlie the twentie-sevint daye
of Juniii the yeir of God ane thousand fyve hundretht saxtie-aucht yeris,
befor thir witnes, honorabili and discrete men George Gordone of Sche
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ves, knycht, Robert Innes of Inuermarkie, Adam Gordone of Awchin-
down, George Barclaye of that ilk, master George Gordone of Baldornye,
Johne Ross of Ballevat, James Murray of Culbardie, William M'An-
dowie in Braclie, and schir Johne Gibson persone of Unthank, notar
publict, vitht utheris diuerss ; and gif this band of manrent be nocht sa
sufficient as necessite of law requiris, in that cace I the said Lauchlane
bindis and oblissis me, my aris and successoris, to reforme and renew
the samyn, [etc.] and this to be reformyt and giffin of new at the entres
of ewirie ane of my aris and successoris in and to the landis of Banda-
char, Clwyne, Kyncragie, Schethyn, Esse, Bochrowbin, Dramdalchat,
and Tordaracht, with thair pendiculis and pertinentis, [etc.]
Lauchlane Makintosche of Dunnachtin.

LX.
MAKINTOSH OF DUNACHTAINS BOND— 1569.
At Huntlie the twenty tway day of Marche, the yeir of God m. v° sextie
aucht yeris, it is contractu, apontit, and fynale agreite, betuix ane nobyll
and mychte lord, George erle of Huntle, lord Gordon and Badenoch, and
lowetenent to our souerane ladie the Quenis majestie throch this hale
realme, on the ane part, and Lauchlane M'Ynthose of Dunnachtan on
the oder part, in manyr, forme, and effect as eftir foUowis, that is to say,
the said erle oblissis hyme, his aris and assignais, for the gude seruice
done to ws, in our souerane lades causs, be the Lachlane M'Ynthosche
of Dunnachtan, his kyne and frendis, to infeft and cess sufficientlie the
said Lachlane M'Ynthosche, his aris and assignais, in all and hale the
landis of Rathamurchus, witht the pendicles or pertinentis liand within
the regalite of Spyne, and shireffdome of to be haldyne
hereditablie, in fewferme, of the bischop of Murray, etc. ; for the quhilkis
infeftment of Rathamurchus, the said Lachlane bindis and oblissis hyme
faythtfullie, his aris and assignais, to thankfullie content and pay to the
said erle, his aris and assignais, the sowme of twa thousand sex hun
dretht merkis, etc., the sowmes contenit in the reuersion made be
umquhile Angus Williamsone in Dallefowr to umquhill Allan M'Al-
lister, etc., and syklyk the said Lachlan bindis and oblissis hyme

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self and his aris faythfullie, to lelele, trewle, and diligentlie, with his
said kyne, frendis, serwandis, and assistaris, accustumit to aryss with his
forbearis and predicesouris, cheyf and capitan of Clanchattan, to serue
the said erle and his aris aganis all mortall, etc. In witnes of the quhilk,
bayth the saidis parties hes subcriuit this present contractt, day and
plaice foirsaid, befoir thir witnes, Robert Leslie of Arderseyr, Adame
Gordone of Achindowne, William Fraser of Strowy, master Donald
Frasser archedeine of Ross, and William Cuming nottar publict.
George erll of Huntlye.
Lauchlan Makintosche of Dunnachtin

LXI.
BOND BY MELDRUM OF DARLEY— 1569.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Androw Meldrum of
Darley to be bund and oblist, and be the tenour of thir presentis bindis
and oblissis me and my aris maill, be the faytht and treuth of my bodie,
in the stratest forme and style of obligatioun, that I salbe, and be the
tennor heirof is and becumis leill, trew, and faythtfull man and seruand
to ane noble and mychtie lord George erll of Huntlie, etc. ; in witnes of
the quhilk thing, to this my lettre of obligatioun, and band of seruice,
subscriuit with my hand, my propir seill is appendit at Huntlie, the
sevintene day of October, the yeir of God ane thousand fyve hundreth
sextie nyn yeris, befoir thir witnessis, maister Robert Gordoun chancellar
of Murray, maister Frances Cheyne bruther germane to Patrik Cheyne
of Essylmont, maister Jhonn Gordoun sone to maister George Gordoun
of Baldorny, and Frances Home notar public.
Andrw Meldrum of Darly witht my hand.

LXII.
CONTRACT BETUIX MY LORD HUNTLY, AND LORD LOWET.— 1570.
At Abirdeine the xxvi day of Julii, the yeir of God m. vc thre seoir ten,

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it is appoyntit, aggreit, and faithfullie oblist betuix nobill and mychte
lordis George erlle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., on the
ane partte, and Heow lord Lowat on the wthir part, in maner, forme, and
effect as efter follows, that is to say, the said erlle binds and oblessis
him to assist, fortefie, and manteine the said Heow lord Lowat in all his
honest lauchfull actionis and causis as he happinis to have ado, and re
queris the said erlle tharto, and alss sail at his uttermaist, labour and pro-
cuir the abbot of Kynloiss to gif and set in fewferme to the saidis Heow
and his airis all and haill the landis and manes of Beowlyne with the sal-
mond fischeing tharof, etc. : ffor the quhilk causs the said lord Lowatt,
and for the speciali luif which he beris to the said erlle, and conseraatione
of mutual amitie and kyndnes betuix thame in tymis cuming, bindis and
oblissis him to concur, assist, and tak pairt, with his kyn, frendis, ser
wandis and assistaris, with the said erll in quhatsumevir his awin parti
cular actionis and caussis, lelelie and treulie, as he happinis to be requirit
tharto, aganis quhatsumeuir persone or personis within this realme of
Scotland, the authorite onlye beinge exceptt, etc. In werefecatioun
heirof, baithe the saidis parteis hes subscriuit this present witht thar
handis, day, yeir, and place forsaidis, befor thir witnesses, Adam Gordoun
of Auchindoun, William Frasser of Strowy, master Duncan Forbes of
Monymusk, and master Donald Frasser archedein of Ross, witht utheris
diuerss. George erll of Hwntlye.
Hew lord Fraseir of Louet.

LXI1I.
MACKAY HIS BOND OF MANRED— 1570.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Y. Mackay of Far, to
be bundin and straitlie obleist, and be the tenour of thir presentis bindis
and oblegis me, my airis and successouris, be the faytht and trewtht of
my bodie, in the straitest style and forme of obligatioun, that I salbe,
and be the tenour heiroff is and becumis leill, trew, and faythtfull man
and serwand to ane noble and mychty lorde George erle of Huntlie, lord
Gordonn and Badzenocht, etc., his airis and successoris erlis of Huntly,
and sail with my kyn, freyndis, aliis, tennentis, partakaris, and ad-

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herentis, and all that I may purches, serwe, ryde, and gang on fute and
horss in hoisting, peace and weir, etc., and sail at the entres of quhat
sumeuir my airis and successouris to the landis of Stranawer and Far,
quhilkis I haid of the said noble lord and his airis, cum to thair personall
presence affoir the entres thairto, and gif to him or thame thair aythis of
fidelite, seruice, and homage, etc. ; and gif it sail happin, as God forbid,
me, my heirs and successouris forsaidis, succedand to the saidis landis of
Stranawer and Far, nocht to serwe the said noble lord, his airis, and
successouris forsaids, lellelie and treulie, etc., I my aris and successouris
being requirit, etc., be him or thame, his or thairis lauchfull procura-
touris, personalie or be oppin requisitioun in the townis of Inuernes,
Cromartie, Tayne, or Domocht, quhairthrow the knawledge of the said
requisitioun may apperandlie cum to the knawledge of me, my aris or
successouris, and the reffuse of the seruice being notifeit and knawin, and
declaratour and decreit giffin thairon be the lordis of counsall, in that
cace, I the said Y. M'Ky bindis and oblissis me, my airis and successouris
foirsaidis, to content and pay to the said noble lord, etc., the sowme of
fywe hundreth merkis, within twenty dayis efter the gewing of the said
decreit, and declaratour of the lordis thairon, and that als oft, et toties
quoiies it sail happin me, my airis or successouris, to faill in seruice to the
said noble lord, beand requirit, and declaratour of the lordis past thair-
apone in maner affoir rehersit. In witnes of the quhilkis to this
present lettres and band of manrent and mantenance, subscriuit witht my
hand, to gidder witht the hand of the said noble lorde, for his pairt and
manteinance forsaid, our seillis ar appendit, at Abirdene the last day of
Julii, the yeir of God ane thousand fyve hundretht thre skoir and ten
yeiris, befoir thir witnes, nobill and potent loirdis Allexander erlle of
Sutherland, Johne Commendatour of Coldinghame, Adame Gordoun of
Auchindowne, Allexander Drummond of Medope, Hucheon Murray of
Aberscorss, and maister George Barclay, etc.
* George erll off Hwntlye.
Y. M'Ky of Far, witht my hand.

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LXIV.
ERLL OF ARGYILLIS BAND— 1583.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, ws Coline erll of Ergile,
lord Campbell and Lome, that forsamekle as thair hes stand aid kyndnes,
suir frendschip, and allia betuix our hous and predicessouris, and the
erllis and hous of Huntlie, approuit be mutuall obligationis interchangeit
betuix ws ; and now we willing to follow the lovable custume of our
progenitouris, to be bundin and obleist, and be the tennour heirof fayth
fullie bindis and obleissis ws, in suir frendschip and kyndnes, with ane
noble and michte lord George now erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and
Badzenauch, promissing to concur and tak anfald, trew, and plane part
with him in the avancement and furthtsetting of our souerane lordis
seruice and obedience, and in all his honest and gude caussis aganis
quhat sumeuir, that leif or dee may, our souerane lord and his auctoritie
allanerlie except, etc. In witness heirof we haue subscriuit thir presentis
witht our handis at Perth, the first day of August, the yeir of God m. vc
four seoir thre yeris, before thir witnessis, James lord Dowin, schir
Patrick Gordoun of Auchindoun, James Campbell of Arkinglas, Johnne
Carnegy of Kynnard, knychtis, and Alexr. Hay, clerk of the register. Ergyle.

LXV.
MAKLOYIDIS BAND— 1585.
Be it kend till all men quhom it effearis, ws George erll of Huntlie,
Lord Gordoune and Badzenocht, etc. for ws, our airis, and posteritie, to
hawe receawit Turtill Macleowd, fier of the Lewis, and Johnne Macleowd
his eldest sone and apperand air, their airis and posteritie, in our speciali
retenow, manrent, and seruice, promisand tham faithfuUie for our selfis
and our forsaidis, our speciali maintenance, assistance, and retenew in all
thair effearis, alsweill ciueill as criminall, as becumis ane lowing maister,
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haif takin in former maintenance, aganis quhome, gif controuersie sail
aryis, we sail use the mesour of an equall maister ; and on the vither
pairt we, the said Turtill and Johnne, for ws our aris and posteritie,
gewis our self as men and serwandis to the said noble lord, his aris and
posteritie in speciali retenew, mantenance, and seruice, etc. ; in witnes of
quhilkis, and for the mair suir obseruance of this our reciprocall and
mutuall band of mantenance and manrent, we the saidis George erll of
Huntlie, as also the saidis Turtill and Johnne Macleudis, for our selfis,
and bindand and ws for our forsaidis, hes subscreyuit the same, at Aber-
dein, and the fourt day of Nouember, and day of
respectiue, the yeir of God m. v° four seoir and fyue yeris, befoir witnes,
Colin M'Kenze of Kintaill, John Gordoun of Petlurg, Murdo M'Kenze
of Echlis, and John Irwing in Kinnok. Huntlye. Turtill Makclewd, fear
of the Lewis, with my hand led by the notter wnderwretin, because I
culd nocht wreyt myself. Ita est magister Alexander Frasser notarius
publicus de speciali mandate dicti Turtilli scribere nescientis ut asseruit
ad hec manu propria A. F. Ita est Johannes Boige connotarius publicus
de mandate prefati Turtilli scribere nescientis ut asseruit ad hec manu
propria. Johne M'Cloyd witht my hand.

LXVI.
KINTAIL'S BAND— 1585.
Be it kend till all men quhome it effeiris, ws George erll of Huntlie,
lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, and leiutenent generall of the north, for
ws, our airis and posteritie, to haiff taine in our special mantenance
and freindschipe Coline M'Kenzie off Kintaill in our speciali retinew,
promising faythfullie his faythfull band and seruice, and we and our for-
saides speciali mantenance in all his effaires, and his kin, als weill ciueill
as criminall, as becumis us of our faythfull deuetie, aganis all personis
(the persoun of our Souerane exceptit), etc.. ; and on the uther pairt, I
the said Coline, for me, my kin, freindis, parttakeris, and dependaris, to
the said nobill lord, in faythfull band seruice, quhilk I promeiss of lawtie,
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all his lordschipis lawchtfuU effearis, etc., als weil in weirfear as peace,
contrar all personnes (our souerane lord and his hienes successouris onlie
exceptit) etc. In witness of the quhilk, etc., we, the said George
erll of Huntlie, and I the said Coline, hes subscrywet thir presentis witht
our handis at Aberdeen, and the feird day of Nouember and
the day of the yeir of God m. v° fourscoir and fyue yeirris,
befoir thir witnessis, Turtill M'Cloyde fear of Lewis, Murdoc M'Kenze
of Echlis, John Irwing of Kynnoik, John Gordon of Petlurg, maister
Francis Cheyne. George erlle of Huntlye.
Colyne M'Kenze of Kyntaill.

LXVII.
MONRO OF FOULIS BAND— 1585.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Robert Munro of Foulis,
to be bound and becum awfald and trew and thrall man, to a nobil and
potent lord George erle of Huntly, lord Gordon and Badzenocht, as be
the tenour of thir presentis bindis and oblesis me faithfully, be the faith
and treuth of my body, lelely and trewly to serwe the said nobUl lord,
be my self, my kin, freindis, servantis, parttakaris, allys, and assis
taris, aganis all and quhatsumeuer person, the king majestie only ex
ceptit, etc. In witnes of the quhilk, I the said Robert hes subscry
vit this my band of manrent, and in signe of the said lord mantenance,
the said nobill lord hes subscryvit the samyn, with his hand, at Inuernes,
the secund day of October, m.vc four scor and fywe yeiris.
George erlle of Huntlye.
Robert Munro of Fowlis.

LXVIII.
GLENGARIES BAND OF MANRENT— 1585.
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Makeallyster of Glengarie, be thir presentis, me to becum bund thrall
man to ane nobill and potent lord, George erle of Huntle, lord Gordon
and Badenocht, etc. lykas my umquhill fadyr Angus Makallyster of
Glengarie wes of befor, be his speciali band mayd to the said nobill lord
umquhile fadyr of gud memore proportis, and be thir presentis bindis and
oblissis me faythfullie, be the faytht and trewytht in my body, to lelele
and trewle serue the said nobill lord be myself, my kyne, frendis, serwan
dis, part takaris, and assistaris, etc. In witnes of the quhilk, the said
Donald Mak Angus of Glengarie, and the said nobill lord, hes subscriuit
this present band with thar handis, at Inuernes, the day of
Ootober, the yeir of God m. v° four scoyr fyf yeris.
George erlle of Huntly.
Donald Makangus of Glengarrie.

LXIX.
BOND BY M'GREGOR OF GLENSTRAY— 1585.
Be it kend till all men be this present wreitt, me Allester M'Gregor of
Glenstray, witht speciali aduyss and consent of Ewin M'Gregour my
father-brother and tutour, and me the said Ewin M'Gregour for my awin
part and entres, to be boundin and obleissit, as be the tenour heiroff fayth
fullie and trewlie bindis and obleissis ws and our airis quhatsumeuer, te
serue and assist witht our haill kin, freindis, assisteris, parttakeris, and
all that we may raiss, the nobill and potent lord George erll of Huntlie,
lord Gordon and Badzenoch, his kin and freindis, in all thair caussis,
actiones, and effearis, aganis all and quhatsumeuer wther persones
within the realme of Scotland (the persone of our souerane lord onlie ex
ceptit) etc. ; in faythe and witness of the quhilkis, we haiff subscryuett
this present band of manrent witht our handis as foUowis, at Weyme,
the auchtein day off December, the yeir of God 1585 yeiris, befoir thir
witnes, honorabili men, John Gordoun of Petlurge, Thomas Gordoun fear
of Cluney, John Gordoun apperand of Carneborrowe, Dowgall M'Gregour
alias Deinsoun.
Allester M'Gregor and Ewin M'Gregor foirsaidis, witht our handis

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respectiue at the pen led be the notar wnder wreittin, at our
command.
Ita est Johannes Boige notarius publicus in premissis de mandate dic
torum Alexandri et Euini scribere nesciencium ut asseruerunt ad hec
manu propria.

LXX.
DRUMMOND OF BLAIR HIS BOND— 1585.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me George Drummond of Blair
to becum trew, anfald, and thrall man to a nobill and michty lord George
erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., to serf him witht my
kin, frend, alys, assistaris, and parttakaris, and thairto to be bound and
oblesit, etc. ; in witnes of thir my band, I haif subscryvit the same vitht
my hand, at Blair, the tuenty-tuo day of December, the yeir of God m.vc
four scor fywe yeiris. George Drumond of Bleir vitht my hand.
G. Drummonde aperande of Blair vitht my hand.

LXXI.
BOND BY KENNETH M'KENZIE OF KINTAIL— 1586.
Be it kend till all men to quhome it effeiris, ws George erle of Huntlie,
lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., for ws to hawe tane in our special
mantenance and freindschip Kennethe M'Kenzie of Kintaill, in our
speciali retinew, promesing faithfuUie for himself his faithfull band
and seruice, and our speciali mantenance in all his affearis, and his kin,
als weill ciuill as criminall, as becumis ws of our faithfull dewetie, aganis
all personis, oure souerane except, and our awin propir kin and frendis,
aganis quhome, gif contrawersie sail aryss, we sail uss the mesour of
equalitie ; and on the other pairt, the said Kennethe for myself, my kin
and freindis, seruandis, parttakeris, and defenderis, te the said nobill lord

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in faythfull band and seruice, etc., quhilkis I promeis of lawtie, etc. te
serue, etc. In witnes of the quhilk, and suir obseruance of this mutuall
band of mantenance and manrent, in maner afoir rehersit, we the said
George erle of Huntlie, and Kennethe M'Kenzie of Kintaill, hes sub
scryuit thir presentis witht our handis at Boig Geycht, the xxix of Oc
tober, the yeir of God m. v" four seoir sex yeris, befoir witnessis, William
Gordoun of Geycht, Jhon Gordoun of Newtoun, Patrik Grant of Ratha-
murchuss, Kenneth M'Kenzoch of Killochreist, Walter Barclay of
Drumdalgye. George erlle of Huntlye.
Kenneth Mackenze of Kintaill.

LXXII.
BOND BY THE HEIR OF STROWAN— 1586.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Donald Robertsoun, apperant
air of Strowane, and broder-german to William Robertson of Strowane,
for me, my airis, kin, freindis, partakaris, alys, servantis, and assistaris,
to be boundin and becum trew thrall and anfald man, to a noble and
potent erle George erle of Huntly, lord Gordon and Badzenocht, etc., as
be the tenour of thir presentis bindis and oblesis me faithfully, be the
faith and treuth of my bode, lelele and trewly to serwe the said nobil
lord be my self, my airis, kin, freindis, partakaris, alys, servantis, and
assistaris, aganis all and quhatsumewer person, the Kingis majestie
onlie exceptit, etc., and in speciali, in the maintenance and defence of the
lard and houss of Weyme, alias Menzes, kin, frendis, and servantis thar
of, etc., and that for sindry goud deidis done be the said erle of Huntly
to me, and in special, for procuring at the handis of umquhill James
Menzes of that ilk, of sic titillis and richtis as the said umquhile James
hed in and to the landis of Strowane, to be giffin and disponit, and put in
the handis of the said nobil and mychty erle, and be his lordschip to be
disponit and giffin to me, and my airis, and als that the said nobU lord
bes giffin his band of maintenance to me and my foirsaidis, this my
band of manrent subscryvit witht my hand, at Elgin the saxt day of
Marche, m.v° four scor and fywe yeiris, befor thir witnes, Jhon Gordoun

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of Petlurg, Thomas Gordoun apperant of Clunye, George Farcharson in
Descorye, and maister Frances Cheyne.
Donald Robertsone aperand of Strowan.

LXXIII.
DONALD GORMIS BAND— 1586.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Donald Gorhame of Sleat
to be cum trew thrall, and awfald man, to a nobil and potent lord
George erle of Huntly, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, to serwe him
lelely and trewly, with my kin, alys, frendis, servantis, parttakaris, and
assistaris, in all his adois of hostilitie or peace, as it sail happin him te
haif ado, aganis all and quhatsumeuir person or personis, the Kingis
majestie onlye exceptit, etc., and that in respect the said nobill lord hes
giffin to me his band of maintenance ; in witnes of this my band of man-
rent, hes subscryvit the same with my hand, at Elgin the tuentye day of
Maii, the yeir of God, m.vc four scor sax yeris, befor thir witnes, honorabili
men schir Patrik Gordoun of Auchindoun, knycht, Lachlan M'Intoische of
Dunnachten, James M'Intoische in Gask, Angouss M'Intoische of Ter-
met, and maister Frances Cheyne of Cragye. Donald Gorme of Sleatt.

LXXIV.
JOHN GRANT OF FREWQUHIES BOND— 1586.
Be it kend till all men quhome it effeiris, me Johne Grant of Frewquhye,
and my remanent kin and freindis wnder subscryweand, to be fayth
fullie and trewlie boundin and obleist, and be the tenour heirof fayth
fullie and trewlie bindis and obleissis ws, our haill remanent kin, freindis,
assisteris, and parttakeris quhatsumewer, to eafaldlie and trewlie assist
and serve the said noibill lord George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and
Badzenocht, etc., lieutenent of the north pairtis of Scotland, in all his
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within the realm of Scotland (the persoun of our souerane lord and his
hienes successouris onlie exceptit) etc. ; in faytht and witnes quharof, we
haiff subscryuit this present band of manrent with our handis as foUowis,
at Elgen the day of , the yeir of God 1586 yeiris, befoir thir
witnessis, Walter Sutherland of Duffus, Jhone Gordone of Petlurg, Jon
Gordoun of Bukkie, Mr Frances Cheyne of Cragye. Jhone Grantt of Fruquhy.

LXXV.
THE LADY WE1MES OBLIGATIOUN— 1586.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Barbara Stewart, ladye
Weyme, relict of umquhill James Menzeis of that ilk, to be boundin and
oblist, as be the tenour heirof, bindis and oblissis me faythtfullie to ane
noibill and potent lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badze
nocht, etc., in maner as follouis, that forsameikill as it hes pleissit the
said nobill lord freilie to giff and dispon to me all and sindrie the landis
perteining to the hous of Weyme, that presentlie wairdis in his lord-
schips handis, as donatour to our souerane lordis gift of the waird, and
nonentrie of Allexander Menzes my sonne, with all profeittis and commo-
diteis quhatsumeuer perteining tharto, and that to the weill and commo-
ditie of the barnis procreat betuix the said umquhill James and me, etc. ;
newertheles I will and grantis, and alswa, be the faytht and trewtht in my
bodie, bindis and obleissis me, that in caice it sail happin me directlie or in
indirectlie, cullorablie or plainlie, to appoint with my lord of Atholl anent
the questionis standand onrecounsalit betuix him and the said houss of
Weyme, or to contract freinpschipe or gif my dependence upone ony
wther persone by the said nobill lord erll of Huntlie, or that I onthank-
fullie, ingraitlie, or ontrewlie behaiffis myself towart his lordschip in all
sortis, and makis nocht just compt and reckning of the profeittis and
commoditeis that sail happin to be obtenit, etc. ; in that caice the said
nobill lord erll of Huntlie sal haif full, free, and plane ingres, regres,
entres and access, agane in and to the saidis waird landis, etc. In faytht
and witnes of the quhilk, I haif subscryuit this present obligatioun, in
forme of regres, with my hand as foUowis, and for the mair suirtie affixit

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my signett at Menzeis, the xxiii day of Septemberis, the yeir of God m. vc
four scor sex yeiris, befoir thir witnesses, Alexander Menzeis sone to
Jhon Menzeis, Robert Menzies in Snype, and Patrik Menzeis son to Jhon
Menzeis of Morinche. Barbara Stewart Lady Weyme,
with my hand led at the pen.
Ita est Walterus Robertson notarius publicus, etc.

LXXVI.
SCHIRREF OF MURRAYIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1587.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me James Dumbar of Cum
nok and scherref of Murray, for me, my kin, friendis, alys, seruantisj
parttakaris and assistaris, to be bound and straitly obliget, as be the
tenour heirof bindis and straitly obleses me as said is, to lelely and
trewly serwe and becum anfald and trew man and dependar to a nobill
and michty lorde George erle of Huntly, etc. In witnes of the quhilk
hes subscryvit this present band witht my hand, at Elgin the xxviii day
of March m. vc fourscoir sax yeris, befor thir witnes, James Dumbar of
Tarbet, Dauid Dumbar of Dorris, Patrik Dumbar of GogheU, maister
Jhon Dumbar of Mestis, Nicolaes Dumbar of Boggis, Alexander Dumbar
apperant of Tarbet. James Dumbar off Cumnok.

LXXVII.
LOCHINYELLS BAND OF MANRENT— 1587.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Archibald Campbell of Loch-
inyell to be bound and obleist, as be the tenour heirof bindis and oblesis
me, with my kin, freindis, serwantis, parttakaris, allys, and assistaris, to
assist and tak plane and awfald part to serf a nobill and mychty lord
George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, aganis all and
quhatsumeuer persones within the realm of Scotland, the Kingismajes-

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239

tie and the erle of Ergile being exceptit, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilk I
haif subscryvit this my band of manrent with my hand, at Perth the xix
daye of ApriU, m.v° lxxxvii yeiris, befoir thir witness, Lachlan M'In
toische of Dunnachten, Jhon Gordon of Petlurg, Jhon Gordon of Bwky,
and master Frances Cheyne. Archibald Campbell of Lochnauell.

LXXVIII.
RATTRAY OF CRAIGHALL HIS BAND OF MANRENT— 1587.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me George Rattray of Craig-
hall to becum, as be the tennour heirof becumis leill, trew, and anefald
servant to a noble and michtie lord, George erll of Huntly, lord Gordoun
and Badzenocht, bindand and oblissand me, with my kin, frendis, barnis,
servantis, parttakaris, assistaris and alys, to serwe the said erle, in all
and quhatsumeuir his actionis and adois, aganis all and quhatsumeuir
personis, the Kingis majestie onlie exceptit ; and sail neither heir nor se
his skaith, bot sail mak him forsene tharwith, and sail resist the same sa
far as in me lyis, and that in respect the said erle has giffin me his band
of mantenance ; and this my band of servitude I oblesis me faithfuUie,
be the faith and treuth of my bodie, to keip inviolat or brokin to the said
erle, be this my lettir and band, subscryvit with-my hand at
the xxv day of September, the yeir of God m. vc four scor sewin yeiris,
befor thir witnes, Alexander Hepburn, James Abercromby, and master
Frances Chein. George Rettray off Craighall.

LXXIX.
LORD ORKNAYES BAND OF ASSISTANCE AND FRIENDSHIP— 1587.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, us, Robert erle of Orknay, lord
of Zeitland, etc. wpone greit motiwis and considerationis mowing ws, and
specialie for the guide luife and fauor borne to ws be the houss of Huntlie,

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thairfoir to be bundin and oblist, and be the tennour heirof faythfullie
bindis and oblissis ws, to be reddie witht our freindis, adherentis, and
parttakeris, to mentein, fortefie, and assist the richt nobill and potent
lord, George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc. his houss
and standing, and to concur with him in all actionis, querellis, and adois,
aganis quhatsumeuir persoun or personis, ather be sie or land, peas or
weir, according to our possibilitie, as his occasioun sail offer (the Kingis
majesties person being acceptit allanerlie), and that under the panis of
periurie and violatioun of fayth. In witnes quherof to this our band of
freindschipe, subscriuit with our hand, our signet is affixit, at Kirkwall
in Orknay the penult day of December, 1587. Orknay.
LXXX.
BOND BY MENZIES OF P1TFODDELS AND HIS BROTHER— 1588.
Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettiris, ws Gilbert Mengzeis of
Petfoddellis, prouest of Abirdene, and maister Thomas Mengzeis of
Durne, my brothir-german, for our selffis, and takand the burding wpon
ws for our sonis, kin, and freindis, to becumin men, and be the tennour
of thir presentis, faytht and trewtht in our bodeis, lealelie and treulie
be cumis men in speciali retenuw, manrent, and seruice to ane nobill and
michtie lord, George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Baidzenocht, etc.,
te be with his lordschip in peace and weir, manrent and seruice, befor
and aganis quhatsumeuir personis (the persoun of our souerane lord
the Kingis majestie, his hienes successouris, kingis, quenis, or regentis
of Scotland onlie exceptit) during all the dayis of the lyftyme of the
langest lewar of ws twa, etc. ; in witnes heiroff to thir presentis sub
scryuit with our handis, our seilis is appendit, at Abirdene the first day
of Junii, the yeir of God m.v° four seoir and aucht yeiris, befor thir wit-
nessis, master Thomas Mengzeis younger, Alexander Mengzeis sone to
Thomas Mengzeis of Petfoddellis, James Mengzeis, Dauid Mengzeis
younger, maister Thomas Mollisoun, and maister Johne Kennedy, nottaris
publict. Gilbert Menzes.
Master Thomas Mengzeis of Durne, vytht my hand.

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LXXXl.
LORD LOUATIS BAND— 1588.
Ceptis aspiret Jesus. Be it kend till all men be thir presenttis, me
Symon lord Frasser and Lovatt, for sindri ressonable and wechtie causis
and respectis moving me tharto, speciallie for the dewtie, bluid, and con-
sanguinitie that I haiff witht ane noble and potent lord, George erle of
Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, and for the mair suir keiping,
observing, and performyng of ane dew favour, guid will, and freindschip
witht him in tym to cum, to be bund and oblegit, and be the tennour
heiroff faithfuUie bindis and oblegis me and my aris, be the faithe and
trewthe in our bodeis, to the said noble lord and his airis, that we sail
assist, concur, depend, fortifie, and tak ane afald and. plaine pairt withe
him and his forsaidis, in all his actions, effairis, and adois quhatsumevir,
tending to his weill and honour, aganis all persone Or personis on lyff
(his majesties persone onlie exceptit) etc. ; in faithe and witnes heiroff, I
haiff subscryvitt thir presenttis with my hand, at Invernes the nyntein
day of Julii, the yeir of God m.vc four seoir and auchtein yeiris, befoir
thir witnessis, James M'Intoische of Gask, James Gordoun of Knokespak,
and maister Williame Gordoun of Dunmethe wrettar heiroff.
Symon Lorde Fraser of Lowett.

LXXXII.
BOND BY MENZIES OF THAT ILK— 1588.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Alexander Menzeis
of that ilk, to be bundin and oblist, and be the tennour heirof, the faith
and treuth in my body, lelelie and treulie bindis and oblissis me, in faith
full and trew band of seruice, to ane noble and michtie lord, George erle
of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., prometing and oblissing
me to fortifie, menteine, and defend the said michtie lord, in all his
actionis, caussis, and querellis lauchfull, honest, and just, and that I sail
take ane trew, unfenzeit, and afald pairt with him thairin, aganis quhat-
2 H

242 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
sumeuir persone or persones (my lawtie and allegeance to oure souerane
lord the Kings majestie being alwyis exceptit) etc.; in witnes of the
quhilk thing, I haue subscriuit thir presentis with my hand, at Edin
burgh the tent daye of December, the yeir of God m.v° foure seoir and
aucht yeiris, befoir thir witnessis, Johne Campbell of Laweris, Alex
ander Drummound of Midhoip, and Gavine Hammiltoun notar.
Alexander Menzes of that ilk.

LXXXIII.
WILLIAM SCOT OF ABOTSHALL BOND OF MANRENT— 1589:
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me William Scot of Abotshall,
to be cum, as be the tenour heirof becumis leill, trew, and awfald ser
vant to a nobill and potent lord George erle of Huntlye, lord Gordon,
Badzenocht, and Dumfermling, te serwe him lelely and treule, with my
kin, freindis, servantis, parttakaris, and alys, and in speciali with my
tenentis and servantis of the barone of Downye, lyand in SirathardiU
and Glensche, as his lordschip or ony in his lordschipis name, haiffand
his lordschipis powar, sail haif to do, and that in all his lordschipis adois,
questionis, or querellis, aganis all and quhatsumeuer personis, the Kingis
majestie onlie exceptit, etc., thir my letter of manrent subscryvit witht
my hand, at Haleruidhous the saxt daye of Febraar, the yeir of God
m.v" four scor aucht yeiris, befor ther witnes, schir Thomas Gordon of
Clunye, knycht, George Drummond of Blair, Robert Bruce of Badderrig,
and maister Frances Cheyne. Williame Scot of Abbotishall.

LXXXIV.
THE LAIRD OF MELGUNDS BAND— 1589.
Be it kend till all men be this present writ, me James Betoun fier of
Melgund, to be bundin and oblessit, and be the tennour heirof bindis and
oblessis me faythfullie, to ane nobile and potent lord, George erle of

THE GORDON PAPERS. 243
Huntlie, lord Gordon and Badzenoch, etc., that I salbe redy to do sic
plessour and seruice, as lyis in my power, to the said nobile lord at all
tymes heirefter, as his lordschip hes occasione to put me to charge, con
trair quhatsumeuer persones, acceptend my dewtie to the Kingis majeste,
and the erle of Craufurd; and sail nather heir, sie, nor onderstand
skaytht nor danger to the said nobile persone, nor gudis, bot sail stop
the same at my powar. In witness of the quhilkis premisses, I haue
subscryuit this present with my hand at Dumfermling, the xvii day of
Marche, 1588, befor thir witess, Adame Menzes.
James Betoun fier of Melgound.

LXXXV.
M'INTOSH OF DUNNACHTANE HIS BOND— 1589.
Be it kend to all men be thir presentis, me Lauchlane Makintoche of
Dunnachtene, to be bund and oblesit, and be the tennour heirof byndis,
and in maist suir and strat forme obleissis me, my airis and successouris,
to the rycht nobill and potent lord, George erle of Huntlye, lord Gordoun*
and Badzenocht, in frendschipe and seruice, conforme to the contractt
maid betuix the said nobill lordis umquhill father of gud memorie, and
me, of the daitt at Huntlie, the tuentye sewint day of Junii, and yeir of
God ane thowsand fywe hundrethe thre seoir aucht yeiris, byndand and
obleissand me to honour, assist, fortefay, and serue the said nobill lord
witht all the kyne, freindis, and dependaris that I may mak, in all his
lordschippis actionis, caussis, questionis, and querellis quhatsumewer,
aganis all lewand and deidly personis quhatsumeuer, without respect of
persoun or personis, the Kyngis majesties self only exceptitt, etc. ; in
faythe and witnes quhairoff I haif subscrywit this present, at Elgyne in
Murray, the threttene day of Nowember, ane thowsand fyve hundrethe
four seoir and nyne yeris, befoir thir witnes, James Makintoche of Gask,
Johne Gordon of Bukkye, Johne Drummond and Johne Hammeltoun
seruitouris to the said nobill lord, and Angus M'Kintoche.
Lauchlain Makintoset of Dunnachtin.

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LXXXVI.
INERMARKIES BAND— 1589.
Be it kent till all men be thir presentis, me Robert Inness of Inuer-
marky to be bound and obleist, and be the tenour heirof bindis, and faith
fuUie and in maist sur and strat forme obleissis me, to ane richt nobill
and potent lord, George eirle of Huntlie, lord Gordon of Badenoche, in
freindscheip and serwice, and aganis all leiwen and deidlie persones
quhatsoewer, without respect or exception of anei person or persones,
the Kingis majestie onlei excep, etc. ; and in faytht and witnes heiroff I
haiff subscrywet this present band witht my hand, at Bogegicht, the xviii
day of December, the yeir of God ane thousand fyw hunder four scor and
nyne yeiris. Robert Innes of Inuermarky
witht my hand.

LXXXV1I.
MY LORD OF SPYNIES BAND— 1590.
Be it kend to all men quhome it efferis be thir presentis, ws George erlle
of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenoch, to haue gewin and disponit,
and be thir presentis giuis and disponis to our guid freind Alexander
lord of Spynie, all tytill and rycht that we haue or may hawe to ony part
or parts pertening to the bischoprik of Murraye, for quhilkis casis, I Alex
ander lord of Spynie, faithfuUie bindis and oblesis me and my airis, to
serue and be parttaker in quhatsumeuir querellis or actionis the said
noble lord or his successowris, ather hes or sail happin to haue, be, or by
the law, now or in tyme cuming, etc., for the quhilk cass, the said noble
and potent lord faithfuUie bindis him and his airis, to assist, mantein,
and defend the said Alexander lord of Spynie, etc., the quhilk band onlie
reseruis there faithfull and obedient deutie to the kingis majesti, there
souerane lord and maister. Subscryuit witht baith our handis befoir
their witness, sir Thomas Gordoun off Clunie, knicht, Patrik Murray,

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seruitor to his majestie, and maister Arthour Gordoun, seruitor te the
said noble and potent lord, at Edinburght the xvii? of December, 1590.
Huntlye. L. Spynie.

LXXXVIII.
BOND BY ALANE MAKINDOWYE— 1591.
I Alane Makindowye be the tenour heirof, grantis me for gratitude,
humanite, and guid deid, the quhilkis I haue resauit of ane noble and
potent lord George erlle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and off Badzenoch,
etc., to haue oblesit, and faithfuUie bund my affectionat seruice, and trew
obedience to the said noble and potent lord, in all his lordschipis adois
quhatsumeuer, and especialie in thir trublis letlie mouit be Lachlane M'ln-
toisch of Dunnachten, and Jhone Grant of Fruchie ; aganis the quhilkis,
I obleiss^me, onder the paine of treuthe and honestie, and the tinsell of all
gratitude and commoditeis grantit and gewin to me be the said erlle, to dipe
aganis his lordshipis enemies quhatsumeuir, (his majestie being alwayis
except), and especiallie aganis theis befoir mentionat, Makintoiche and
Grant, to do aganis thame, quhene and quhair it sail pleiss his lordship
to employ me as his faithful and affectionat seruitour ; and heirfor it hes
pleasit the said noble and potent lord, be this present, to promis nawais
to appoint nor resaue in his lordschipis fauour ane or ony of their foir
saidis, vnto the tyme that I the said Alan his lordschipis seruitour, sail
be satisfeit for all interest and deadlie, quhilk hes dependit or sail happin
to depend, for his lordscipis seruice, betuix me and their foirsaidis
Lachlan and Jhone, or ony ane of them. And this present wreit subscryuit
be his lordschip, and be me at Huntlie, the v of Merche, 1590.
Huntly. Allane Camrone off Locheill.

246 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
LXXX1X.
THE CLAN FARSONS BAND— 1591.
Be it kend to all men be thir presentis, that we quhais nameis are
heir onder wretin hes maist voluntarlie bund and sworne, and be the
tenour heirof bindis and sweiris theme selfis upone the sacrat euangell,
in presence of the witness heir onderwretin, lealalie, faithfuUie, and
treulie to serue in all actioun and causs aganis quhatsumeuer ane noble
and potent lord George erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht,
etc., onder the danger of treuthe and lautie, and tinsell of all richtis and
takis of our rowmis and possessionis presentlie te expyr, efter we faill in
our faithfull seruice ; in faithe and witness quharof, we haue sworne and
subscryuit thir presentis witht our handis, at Huntlie the xvi of May,
1591, befoir thir witness.
Androw Makfersone in Cluny, Jhone Makfersone in Brakaucht,
James Makfersone, Pawll Makfersone, Donald MakaUester Roy, Wil
liam Mak ane wie William Kynache Makconald wie Nele, with our
handis at the pen led be Jhone Makfersone in Brakauche at our
command, becauss our selfis culd nocht wryt. Alester Mor M'Far-
quhar M'Thomas with my hand at the pen, Allester M'Farquhar with
my hand led, and Thomas M'Farquhar with my hand at the pen led be
Allester Oig M'Farquhar at their command.

XC.
ANE BAND OF THE BARRONIS OF MURRAY— 1591.
Ws wnder subscrywears be the tenour of thir presentis, faithfuUie bindis
and obleissis ws, wpoun ours faythe, honour, and credeitt, and be our
great aithis sworne to leallellie, trewlie, and eafaldlie serue, concur,
fortifie, and assist ane richt noble and michtie lord George erll of Huntlie,
lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc., and his lordschipis kin, freindis, and
dependaris, in all and quhatsumeuer thair caussis, adois, and querrellis,
aganis quhatsumeuir persone or personies within this realme, (the Kingis

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majesties awin persoun onlie except) and speciallie in this querrell and
deidlie feid had and borne be his lordschips aganis the erll of Murraye,
certane his confiderattis, and witheris within Murraye, etc. In faythe
and witness of the quhilkis we haiff subscrywitt thir preseintis, witht our
handis as efter foUowis, at Forres the xxii day of Nouember, the yeir of
God m.vc four seoir and eUewin yeiris, befoir and in presence of the
honorabUl witnesses under subscryweand, J. Sutherland off Duffuss,
Patrik Dunbar of Blare, Johne Dunbar of Mones, Jhone Cumyne of
Erinsyit. The Kingis grace, my lord off Erroll, and schireff exceptit,
Jhon Hay of Lowry. Dauid Broidie of that ilk, Walter Kynnerd off
Kowbin.

XCI.
THE LAIRD OF LUSSIS BAND— 1592.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me schir Umphrie Col-
quhoune of Luss, knycht, to becum man servand and dependar to ane
nobill and potent lord George erile of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Baid
zenocht, etc., that I, and all that I may mak, of kin, freindis, servandis,
suriuance, vassellis, and dependaris, sail at all timis heireftir, witht our
haill forces, serve, concur, and assist with the said nobill lorde, in all and
quhatsumeuir his actionis and caussis, contra quhatsumeuir persoun or
persones, clan or clannis, within this realm, for quhatsumeuir causs he
hes to do, in deidhe feidis, by past, present, and to cum, and sail tak trew,
plaine, and eafald pairt with, and sail entir in bluid witht his aduersar
pairtie, and be reddy baith to perseu and defend, and wair our lyffis and
heritages in his lordschipis adois, as we salbe employit, aganis quhatsum
euir persones within this realme, the authorite only exceptit, etc., in
witnes quhairof, I haue subscriuit this present band of seruice, witht my
awin hand, at Blaknes, the sextein day of Marche, the yeir of God m. vc
four seoir alevin yeris, befor thir witness, Aulay Makcaulay of Artin-
gaipill, Gorg Gordoun of Govlis, Thomas Gordoun of Drumbulg.
Wmphra Colquhone off Luss, knycht.

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XCII.
BAND BETUIX ALLANE CAMBROUN AND M'RANNAL— 1592.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, ws Alane Cameroun of Locheill,
and Alester M'Ranald of Targawache, hawand consideratioun quhow far
we ar, particularlie be our bandis of seruice, bound and oblesit to the
seruice and honour of ane noble and potent lord, George erle of Huntlie,
lord Gordoun and lord Badzenocht, etc., our guid lord and master, and
being cairfull of the preferment, furderance, and aduancement tharof, etc.
to have bound and obleisit ws, as be the tennour heirof, faithfuUie, wpone
our gret aithe of fidelitie, and faitht and trewtht in our bodeis, euerie ane
of ws taking the burding for our selffis, our kin, frendis, serwandis, de-
pendairis and assistaris, bindis and oblissis ws in mutuall band of ametie,
luiff, and freindschipe, ewerie ane to wther, during our lyftymes, that we
sail, but as ane, faithfuUie concur and assist, tak ane afawld and plaine
part, ewerie ane with uther, in the furderance and furthsetting of our
said noble lord and maisters seruice, questionis, querellis, and debeittis
quhatsumewer, and contrar all and quhatsumewer personis, the Kingis
majestie alanerlie exceptit, etc. ; and for the mair wereficatioun of the
premissis, we all the saidis parteis, in presens of the said noble lord, hes
subscriuit this present band witht our handis, at Huntly the elewint day
of Junii, in the yeir of God m.v" four scor twelff yeiris, befoir thir wit
nes, Robert Keytht of Akergill, Meldrum of Fywie, Thomas Gor
doun of Segedene, George Gordoun of GowUes, Alexander Gordoun of
Abergeldie, Jon Drummond of Penecwik, witht wtheris diuerss.
George erlle of Huntlye.
Allane Camrone off Lochaber.
Alester Makranald off Gargawache.

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XCIII.

249

THE BAND BETUIX MY LORDIS HUNTLYE, ANGOUS, AND
ERROLL— 1593.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis; that forsamekle as we George
erle of Huntlie, being faithfuUie bund til Williame erl of Anguse, and
Frances erll of Erroll, till assist, mentene, and defend thame, lyk as thay
haue mutuallie sworne and bund thame selffis till assist, mentene, and
defend me aganes all persones in all actionis, the Kyngis majestie onlie
except, nochtwthstnding of the said band, quhilkis generall but excep
tion or particuler provision, I the said George erle of Huntlie, for me
self, etc., bindis ws till be content, lyk as be thir presentis we consent
and aggreis that the said Williame erle of Anguse, and Frances erl of
Errol, sal,, in the cause of the slauchter of the wmquhill erll of Murraye,
mak sik offeris to the kyn and freindis of the said wmquhill erl, as thay tway
sail think maist expedient for the tyme ; and I and my foirsaidis, for ob
servation of our band afoir mentionat, bindis ws be the faith and trewth
of our bodeis, till follow and use thair counsall, etc ; and in tokin heirof,
we haue subscryvit thir presentis witht our handis, the xviii daye of
Apryl, 1593, befoir thir vitnes, schir Patrik Gordoun of Auchindown,
knicht, schir James Cheisholme of Dundere, knycht. Huntlye. Erroll. J. Anguss.

XCIV.
BOND BY JAMES MACINTOSH AND HIS SONS— 1597.
At Ruven in Badenocht, the sewinteint day of October, the yeir of God
m.V four seoir and sevintein yeiris, it is agreit, contrakitt, faythfullie
enditt, oblessitt, and condescenditt, betuix ane nobill and potent lord
George erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, on the ane pairt,
and James Makintosche for himself, and takand the burdein on him for
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his tua sonis, Lauchtlane and Villiam Makintochis, as alsua the said
Lauchtlane and William for thamselffis, on the uther pairt, in maner,
forme, force, and effect, as eftir foUouis, that is to say, the said nobill
lord sail accept, remitt, and resaw the said Jamis and his tua sonis,
Lauchtlane and Villiam Makintochis, in his lordschipis fawor and man-
teinans, as his lordschipis proper natyw tenenttis and serwandis, freillie
without gruge or querell, as gif thai had newir offendit his lordschip,
etc., for the quhilkis the said Jamis, Lauchtlane, and Villiam Makin-
tochs, ilk ane of tham respectiue for1 thair avin partis, as alsua the said
Jamis takand the burdein on him for his sonis as said is, be the tenour
heiroff giffis, grantis, and faythfully promittis, bayth for thame selfis and
thair aris, thair faythfull, leill, trew, and honest band and serweis to the said
nobill lord, as thair onllie natywe lord, etc. aganis all and quhatsumewer
persone or personis, his majestie and successouris personis onlie being ac-
ceptit, etc. Provyding speciallie, that gif it sail hapin the said James,
Lauchtlane,. and Villiam Makintochis, ilk ane of thaim for thair awin
pairtis, and the said James as souertei and cation, as said is, for his said
sonnis, to be convikitt and decernitt be decreitt of the lordis of consall
and cession, to brek or ony vais misdo, or faill in thair faythtfull and
honest serweis, dewtie, and obedience to the said nobil lord, or his for
saidis, etc ; in that caice, the said James, etc. and the said Lachlane and
Villiam, etc., be the tenor heirof freilie demits to the said nobill lord, aU
and haill the rowmis, , possessionis, takis, steadings, wedset landis, and
utheris quhatsumewir, the said James, Lauchtlane, and ViHiam Makin
tochis hes, or ony vais mai haiff within the lordschip of Badenoch, or
vtherwais, etc. In vitnes of the quhilk, all the saidis parteis hes sub
scryuit thir presentis vith thair handis as follovis, befoir thir vitnes.
George erlle of Huntlye.
Lachlan M'Intoische, in name of my father,
and writing myself with my hand.
Williame Makintosche withe my hand.
Patrik Grant witnes.

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XCV.
ROBERT TULLACHE AND HIS SONNIS BAND— 1600.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, ws Robert Tullocht of Tenna-
quhyes, for my self, iny airis* haill kyne, freindis, seruandis, partackeris,
and all quhome I may comand, to be bund and oblegit, and be the
tenour heirof, bindis and obleges me and thame, lealalie and treulie, be
the faithe and treutht in myne . and thair bodyes, wpone our honour,
lautye, conscience, and fidelftie, wnder the pianis of infamie and peruirie,
to the richt noble and excellent George marquis of Huntlie, erll of the
Engzie, lord Gordoun and Baidzenocht, etc., that I and thay, and ilkane
of ws respectiue afor mentionat, sail tak plain part, serue, and assist, the
said noble lord, his airis, and successouris, marquissis of Huntlie, in all
and quhatsumeuir his lordschipis adois, aganis quhatsumeuir persone or
persones (his Majestie onlie exceptit), etc. ; in vitnes quhairof, I haif
subscryuit thir presentis with my hand (wretin be James Andersone
notar publict) at Elgyne, the alevint day of August, the yeir of God ane
thousand and sex hundretht yeiris, befor witnessis, sir Thomas Gordoun
of Olunye, knycht, Johne Gordoun of Newtoun, Patrik Dunbar of Congzie,
Robert TuUocht my sone and appeirand air, and the said James Ander
sone vretar heiroff. Robert Tullocht of Tannacheis.
Alexander Tullocht.
XCVI.
BOND BY DUNBAR OF CONZYE— 1600.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Patrick Dunbar off Cong
zie for my selff, my airis and successouris, haill kyn, freindis, seruandis,
parttackeris, and all quhome I may command, to be bund and oblegitt,
and be the tenour heirof bindis and oblegis me and thame, lealalie and
treulie, be the faithe and treuthe in myne and thair bodyes, wpone our
honor and fidelitie, lautie and conscience, wnder the panes of infame and

252 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
periurie, to the richt noble and excellent George marquis of Huntlie,
erll of the Engzie, lord Gordoun and Baidzenocht, etc., that I and-thay
and ilk ane of ws respectiue afoir mentionat, sail tak plain part, serue,
and assist the said noble lord, his airis and successouris, marquissis of
Huntlie, in all and quhatsumewer his lordschips adois, aganes quhat
sumewer persone or persones (his majestie onlie exceptit) etcl ; iri vitnes
quhairof, I haif subscryuit this present band witht my hand (quhilk is
wretin be James Andersone notar publict) at Elgyne the alevint day of
August, the yeir of God ane thousand and sax hundreth yeiris, befoir
witnessis sir Thomas Gordoun of Cluny, knycht, Johne Gordoun of New-
toun, Robert Tullocht of Tannaquhyes, and the said James Andresoun
wretar heiroff. Patrik Dunbar of Conze.

XCVII.
BOND BY DUNBAR OF TARBART— 1600.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me, Allexander Dunbar sone
and apperand air to James Dunbar of Tarbarte, that forsamekle as I
haiffing consaivit ane gret fawour and guid will of ane rycht myChtie arid
potent lord, George marques of Huntlie, and for the grettar guid will and
fawour to be extendit towardis me be the said noble lord, thairfoir to
haif giffyn and grantit, and be the tennour herof giffis and grantis to the
said lord, induring all the dayis of my lyftyme, my band of seruice ; lykas
I the said Alexander Dunbar astrictis and oblissis me to faithfuUie and
trewle obserue and keip the samyne to his lordschip, etc., contrar all
utheris, his majestie being exceptit alenarlie, etc. ; in witnes thairof, hes
subscrywit this my lettre of seruice with my hand, at Tarbarte the xiiii
day of September, the yer of God m. and sax hundretht yeris, before thir
witnesses, Johne Waus of Lochslyne, sir Thomas Gordoune of Clunye,
knycht, and Robert Waus wreitar heirof. A. Dunbar apperand of Tarbart.

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XCVIII.
ANGUS VILLIAMSONE AND HIS BAIRNIS BAND— 1600.
. Be it kend till men be thir presents, me, Angus Wllleamson of Termes,
taking the burdein for myself, my eldest sone and apperand air Lachlane,
and Johne and Alexander Williamsones my sonnes, and all uthir frendis,
servandis, and dependaris quhomsoewir I or they may command, to be
faithfuUie bound and oblist, lykas be the tennor heirof bindis and ob
lisis ws be our gryt aithe sworne, and that for the caus eftir mentionat,
that we sail faithfuUie and trewlie, and eafaldlie serve, honor, and fallow
the noble and potent lord, George marques of Huntlie, in all his effeiris,
actionis or trublis, in peace or weir, our souerane majesties grace being
acceptit, lesum alvayes to me the said Angus, my awin onlye propir per
sonne, to accompanye and resort with the earll of Murrey, etc. ; for the
quhilk caussis aboue expremit, we the said George marquis of Huntlie,
oblissis us, etc., that we sail never, directlie or indirectlie, follow, call,
or persew the forsaidis Angus Williamsone of Termes, or his foirsaidis,
for onny cleime or questioun that we hed, hes, or may haue to ^the
said Angus or his forsaidis, befor the day and dait heirof; bot we
the said George marques of Huntly, for ws, and tacking the burdein for
our foresaidis, frylie and simpliciter remitis, and frylie dischargis the said
Angus Willeamsone of Termes, and his foresaidis, etc., of all rancour,
malice, envye, or uther quhatsumevir, doine aganis ws be the said
Angus, and his forsaidis aboue exprimit, and speciallie of all quhatsum
evir deid doine be hini or onny of bisj in the leit trubill fallin out betuix
ws and Lachlane Mackintoiss of Dunnachten, his cheiff, preceiding the
daitt heirof, etc. In witness quharof, the said noble lord hes subscrywit
thir presentis, lykas the said Angus Willeamsone, and his said sonnis,
hes subscryvit this same in maner underwretin, at the xviii
day of September, ane thousand sex hundreth yeiris, befoir thir witnes;
sir Thomas Gordoune of Clunye knycht, Wilzeame Ross of Kilraack, and

254 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Alexander Falconer of Hackertoune, and Adame Duff wreter of thir pre
sentis. Huntlye.
Angus Willeamsoun.
Johnne and Alexander Willeainsones,
with our handis at the pen led be the
noter under vretten, at our command,
becaue ve can nocht subscryue.
Ita est Jacobus Abraham notarius publicus, etc.

XCIX.
THE LAIRD'OF STROWANS BAND— 1603.
I Robert Robertsone of Struane, reducing to mynd the longe depend-
ance, fauor, and guid will obseruit be my forbearis lairdis of Struane
tewartis the houss of Huntlye in tymes bygane, the fauour and manten
ance from tyme to tyme bestouit be the houss of Huntlye tewartis my
forbearis and name of Robertsoun, and I. willinge that the same suld be
firmlie and carefullie obseruit in tyme cumminge, be the tennour heiroff,
and faitht and treutht in my body, bindis and obleges me te the richt
noble and potent George marquis of Huntlye, erll of Engzie, lord Gor
doun and Badenocht, etc., that I be myselff, my haill kyne, freindis,
assisteris, and partackeris, sail lealalie and treulie at all powar assist,
concur, and serue the said noble lord in all his adois, jornayes, raidis,
oistingis, convocations quhatsumeuer aganis quhatsumeuer (his majestie
and auctoritie allanerlye exceptit) etc. ; in faithe heir of, the said noble
lord withe me hes subscryuit thir presentis, quhilkis ar wretin be James
Andresoun, seruitour to the said noble lord, witht our handis, at Edin
burgh the last day of Januar, the yeir of God M.vic and thre yeiris, befor
witnessis, Allester M'Randell of Gargareache, James Gordon of Knok-
aspak, and James Andersone foirsaid wretar heirof.
Huntlye.Robert Robertsone off Strowane.

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LAIRD OF BALQUHANIS BAND OF SERUICE— 1603.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me, John Leslye off Balquhane
to be bund and obleist, and be the faytht and treuthe in my bodye bindis
and oblissis me, in the strattest forme and styill of obligatioun, to ane
nobill and mychtie lord, George marquess off Huntlye, erlle of the Enzie,
lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, etc. that forsamekle as my.predicessouris
lardis of Balquhane hes bene dependaris and servandis to. the hous of
Huntlye, and that be vertew of thair bande of manrent and seruice, and
that the said George now marquess of Huntlye is villing to except me,
and wse me in the place of my predicessouris, etc. I bynd and obleiss me
to be leill, trew, efauld, and faithfull man and servant to my said lord
marques, etc. contrair and aganis all leiffand, the Kingis grace and
authoritie onlye except, etc. In witness of the quhilk to thir my present
obligatioun and band off seruice and manrent, subscryuit witht my hand,
my propir seill is affixit at Huntlye, the xxi day of Marche, yeir of God
ane thowsand sex hundretht and thre yeiris, befoir witnessis, Normound
Leslye. And inlyikmaner the saidis marquess obleissis him, in streatest
forme of obligatioun, to do for the said Jhon Leslye of Balquhane, he
beand freind and serwand as said is, in all his actionis that he hes ado,
lyik as ane lord aucht to do for his speciali freind and serwand, etc. ; vitnes
dayi yeir, and place aboue vretin.

Normound Leslye vitnes.

George marquis of Huntlye.
Jhone Leslie of Balquhane.

CI.
BAND BY DUNBAR OF MOYNES— 1603.
Be it kend till all inen be thir presentis, ws Johne Dunbar of Moynes,
considering^ the longe. dependence that my forbearis hes obseruit to-

256 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
wartis the houss of Huntlye butt breck, and the diuerss guid deidis,
respectis, and pleassouris from tyme to tyme bestowit on thame be the
houss of Huntlye, and for wtheris speceall respectis and considerationes
movinge me, thairfor to be bundin and oblegit, and to haif gewin and
grantit, lyk as be thir presentis bindis and oblegis, and gewis and grantis
to the richt noble and potent lord George marquis of Huntlye my
speceall band of seruice, induringe all the dayis of my lyftyme, faithfuUie
promittand, be the faithe and treuthe in my body, to obserue and keip
the sam to the said noble lord efter my pouer, and to concur, assist, and
serwe the said noble lord, etc. ; in witnes quhairof, I haue subscryuit this
my band of seruice with my hand, and the said noble lord hes also sub
scryuit the sam for my mantenance (wretin be James Andersone serui
tor to the said noble lord) at Boigegeycht the saxt day of September, the
yeir of God M.vic and thre yeiris, befoir witnessis James Gordoun of
Knokaspak, Johne Gordone in Rynie, James Dumbar of Peniche, and the
said James Andersoun wretar heirof. Huntlye. John Dunbar of Moynes.

CH.
TARBATTIS BAND TO MY LORD MARQUES— 1603.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, ws maister James Dumbar of
Tarbett, consideringe the longe dependence that my forbearis hes haid
and obseruit touartis the houss of Huntlye, but break, and the diuerss
guid deidis, respectis, and pleasouris, from tyme to tyme bestouit on tham
be the houss of Huntlye, thairfor to be bundin and oblegit, and to haiff
gewin and grantit, lyikas be the tennour heirof bindis and oblegis, gewis
and. grantis, to the richt noble and potent lord, George marquis of
Huntlye, erll of Engzie, lord Gordoun and Badzenocht, my speciali band
of seruice, induringe all the dayes of my lyftyme, etc. In witnes quhair-
off, I haue subscriuit this my band of seruice with my hand, and the said
noble lord hes also subscryuit the sam, for my mantenance, (wretin be
James Andersoun seruitour to the said noble lord) at Boige Geycht, the

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saxt day of September, the yeir of God m. vj° and three yeiris, befoir wit
nessis, James Gordoun of Knokaspak, Johne Gordone in Rynie, and the
said James Andresoun wretar hereoff. Huntlye. Maister James Dunbar of Terbart.

cm.
BOND BE THE LARD OF WARDES— 1609.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Johne Leslie of
Wardes, ffor the singular love, fauor, and affectioun borne be me to ane
noble and potent lord George marqueis of Huntlie, erle of Engzie, lord
Gordoun and Badzenoch, and for his lordschippis mantenance of me, my
aires, and successouris, in all our iust and lauchfull caussis, to be bund
and obleist, lykeas I be the tenour heirof bindis and obleississ me, my
aires and successouris, in all tyme cuming, to concur, fortifie, serve, and
assist, the said noble and potent lord, his aires and successouris, in our
awin propper persones, in all and quhatsumeuir actiones, caussis,
quarrellis, contrauerseis, and debaites, etc. ; in witnes of the quhilk thing
to thir presentis, subscryiut witht my hand, and wretin be Alexander
Barclay, notar, my propper seill is to hung, at Striuling, the xiii day of
Maii, the yeir of God m. vi° and nyne yeiris, befoir thir witnessis, Johne
Gordoun, seruitour to the said noble lord, George Chalmer of Noth,
Normand Arbuthnott, my seruitour, and the said Alexander Barclay.
Jhone Leslie of Vardes.

CIV.
BOND BE LAUCHLAN M'INTOSH— 1618,
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me Lauchane M*Intosche
in Ruthven, father-brother to sir Lauchlane M'lntesche of Dwynnauch-
taine, for diuerss gude respectis, caussis, and considerationis moving me,
to be bund and oblist, lyke as be the faythe and trewth of my bodye, be
my great aithe now sworne I faithfuUie obliss me, that I sail at na tyme
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258 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
heirefter, directlie or indirectlie, assist, concur, nor fortefie the said sir
Lauchlane, nor na utheris his kin and freindis, aganis the richt noble
lord George lord Gordoun, his men, tennentis, or servantis, etc., thir
presentis, writen be Thomas Crombie writer in Edinburgh, and sub
scryuit be me at Edinburgh the thrid day of December, M.vic and auch-
teine yearis, befoir witnessis Johne Gordoun of Invermerkye, Thomas
Gordoun in Arclache, John Torry burges of Aberdeen, Patrik Murray
seruitour to the said noble lord, and the said Thomas Cromby.
Lachlane M'Intosche.

CV.
BOND, ARDLOGIE YOUNGER TO MY LORD GORDON.— 1625.
Be it kend till all men be thir present letteris, me Adame Gordone ap
perand of Ardlogie, forsamekyll as it hes pleasit the rycht nobill lord,
George lord Gordoune, sone to the rycht nobill marques, George marques
of Huntlie, and captane in cheiff of the companie of Scottis gensdarmis,
under the most Cristiane king Lues the thretteine, King of France and
Nauare, to admit me ane of the number of the said cumpanie, thairfor I
the said Adame Gordone apperand of Ardlodgie, and also Johne Gor
done of Ardlogie, and Patrik Gordone of Boigheidis, cautioneris and
souerteis for, and with me, to be bund and oblessit, lykas be the tennour
heirof we bind and oblesis ws, and ilk ane of ws, coniunctlie and seuerlie,
etc., that I, the said Adame Gordone, sail dewlie obserue and keip the
haill mustoris, dewlie preparit witht ane man and twa horse, armit at all
peices, witht ane caice of pistollis, at sic places and tyme as the said
captaine or commissar sail gif warrant and directioune to that effect, and
also, that I salbe reddie and preparit to go to France, or els quhair, to
attend my seruice, at all occasionis quhansoeuer I sail be requirit by my
captane, etc., vpone fourtie dayis advertisement sua to do, and in cace I
failzie in performance of this present band, or onie pairt thairof, in that
cace, I and my saidis cautioneris obligis ws and our forsaidis, conjunctlie
and seueralie, to content and pay to the said capitane, or his assignis, the
sowme of ane thousand and fyftie Frenche crovnes as pain, and sowme mo-
defeit and liquidat be ws, of our awne consentis, in cace of failzie forsaid, etc.
thir promittis wrettine be Alexander Litster in Auld Aberdeen, and

THE GORDON PAPERS. 259
subscriuit be ws at Aberdeen, the aucht day of Junii, the yeir of God
m. vi* tuantie and fyve yeires, befor thir witnessis, sir Alexander Gordone
of Cluny, knycht, Patrik Hamiltoun seruitour to my lord Gordoun, and
Jhon Gordone filler up of the premisses. Adame Gordone.
P. Gordoun.
J. Gordon of Airdlogy.

CVI.
BAND OF PEACE, TILLISNAUCHT TO THE MARQUIS OF
HUNTLY— 1670.
Be it kend till all men be thir presentis, me Alexander Rosse of Tillis-
naucht, forsameikill as George marques of Huntly and his curatoris, as
heritabill balzie to the bishoprik of Aberdine, haue wpone the tuentie-
fiyft day of August last bypast, found cautioune in the books of counsell
for the peace and quiet of the hielandes, conforme to the partiqular lawis
maid anent landslords and chiftanes of clanes, therfor, and to the effect
the said George marques of Huntlie suld nocht suffer nor sustein anie
preiudice be and throw his ingaidgment and giwan band and cautioune
for me my good and peasabill deportment and cariage, witt ye me the
said Alexander Ross, as principali, and Jhon Eduard in Bogieshell, as
cautioner, to be bound and obleged, lykeas we be the tenour heirof bindis
and oblidges, coniunctlie and seweralie, our airis, executouris, and suc
cessouris, that I the said Alexander Ross, with my subwassalis, sub-
tenentis, serwantis, cotteris, and all other persones induelling upon the
landes, etc., possessed be me, and for quhom be the lawes I am ansuera-
bill, sail leiwe quyetly and peacably, as becometh good and loyall sub-
jectis, etc. ; in testimonie heirof thir presentis, wreaten and subscriuit be
the said Alexander Ross and his cautioner, at Tillisnaucht the tuantie-
fyft day of Maii M.vi° and sewintie yeiris, befoir witnesses, Jhon Strachan
of Kincarden, and Francis Rosse, sone lawfull to the said Alexander
Ross, William Fraser in Kincarden, and Francis Fraser his sone.
Alexander Ross.
I Johnne Edward forsaid,
with my hand at the pen etc.

260 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
ADDENDUM. CVII.
CLANCHATTANIS BAND— 1543.
At Inuernes the secund day of Maii, in the yeir of God j m. vu fourtie
thre yeiris, thir persones underwrittin, Jhone William Allansone, Donald
Wilzeam Allansone, Dowll Bayne, Huchone Roy, Swyne M'Conquhie,
Allaster M'Queyn, William M'Queyn, Donald M'Anedoy dwelland in
Pettin, Wilyeam Reoch M'Aychin, Donald Moir M'Wlmoir, Aye M'Ane
M'Thomas, Donald M'Ane M'Conquhie, Wilyeam M'Ane Makconquhye
duelland in Strathnern, Bean Macfarsone, Donald Macfarsone, Wilyeam
M'Gilleis, M'Faill, Angus Angus Wilzeamsone, Donald Macfarsone,
Thomas Macallister, Jhone Angussone, Anguss M'Robert, has bun
din and oblist thame faithtfullie, etc., to a noble and potent lord, George
erle of Huntlie, etc. ; that forsamekle as Wilzeam M'Intoshe, sone and
apperand air to Lachlan M'Intosche of Dunnachtane, quhome God
assoilze, has bundin hym to giwe his band of manrent, for hymself, and
ws his kyn of the Clanchattan, to the said erle, etc., that gywe it hapins
the said Wilzeam M'Intosche to failze, and break his band of manrent,
in his seruice to the said erle, etc., in that cace, we and ilkane of ws sail
leif the said Wilzeam, etc ; and is content this thair band be registrat, in
form of act, in the commissar bukis of Inuernes, and ilkane of thame,
under the pane of cursing, to keip the samen. In witnes heirof, ilkane
of the saidis personis hes subscriuit this obligacioun, with thair handis
on the pen led be the baronne of Kilrawock.
Huchone Ross of Kylravak,
at the command of the neams aboue vrytin,

THE RENTAILL OP THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 261

III.

The RENTAILL of the LORDSCHIPE of HUNTLYE alias
STRAUTHBOGYE, maid be the richt noble and michtie George,
Marquis of Huntly, Erll of Engzie, Lord Gordone and Badzenoche,
etc. for his lordschipis landis folio winge, conform to the sett maid at
Witsonday, ane thousand and sax hundrethe yeirs.

PAROCHINE OF DUMBENANE.

SANDISTOUNE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Ferme . . . Four chalders ferme wictuall, half meill half beir. 160°-
Aittis .... Tua bollis aitts with the fodder.
Custom . . . Four wadders, four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, tua dosan cheikinis,
ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, tua dosan elnes thre quarter braid
linninge and ane naill, or than ten sh. for ilk elne thairof, with
tua leitt of peitts, and seruice as the fermorers payes.
Wicaraige . . Four lib.
Johne Hendrie, ane quarter. Dewart Mitchell, ane quarter.
Willeam Mitchell, ane quarter. Willeam and Petir Smythes, ane quarter.
ROBEISTOUNE, tua pleuchis, payis yeirlie as followis : Redemitt at
Witsonday,
Ane pleuche thairof payis yeirlie : 1698i sett for
..... t*. j. mi nynten yeire
Maill  Four poundis maill. efter the re-
Ferme .... Four bollis tua firlottis custome meill. demptioun.
Multer .... Tua bollis multer beir and tua firlottis.
Aittis . . . Ane boll aitts with the fodder.

262

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600.

Custom . . . Half ane martt, ane muttoun, ane lamb, ane gryis, ane guis, four
caponis, tuentie pultre, four dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick
hen.
Tevndis . . . Teynd siluer, thre pounds sax sh. aucht d.
Wicaraige . . Fourtie sh.
Alexander Duf of Torresoill tenent.
The wther half thairof payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Tuentie-four bollis ferme wictuall, quhairof thair is aucht bollis
allocatt in his ordinar boll for his seruice.
Custom . . . Tua wadders, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, half a leitt of peitts.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, thre punds sax sh. aucht d.
Wicaraige. . Fourtie sh. Johne Hendrie, tenent.

Sett for fiwe
yeirs, entres
1600.

GIBISTOUNE, Tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :

Ferme Maill .
CustomClaith .

Wicaraige .

Aucht chalderis ferme wictuall.
Thratie-tua poundis siluer.
Four wadderis, four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, thre dosan
cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Tua dosan elnes thre quarter breid linninge, or than ten sh. for
ilk elne thairof, ane leitt of peittis.
Half seruice.
. Four pounds.

Sett for fiwe
yeirs, entres
1600, Gar-
soume, ane
hundreth marks.

WASTERTOUNE, Tua pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Ferme . .

Sax chaldem ten bollis thrie firlets, tua part beir and malt, and
third part meill.
Aucht wadderis, four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, tua dosan
cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Tua dosan elnes, thre quarter braid linninge, or thane ten sh.
for ilk elne thairof, tua leitt of peittis.
Seruice, areaige, and carreaige, as the fermoreis payes.
Teynd siluer, nyne pounds sax s. aucht d.
Four pounds.
Hendrie Tailzeour, fywe oxingange. Willeam Tailzeour, fywe oxingange.
William Cadall, tua oxingange. Tailzeour, widow, tua oxingange.
Willeam Jessieman, tua oxingange. Robert Beige, tua oxingange.

Custom

Claith . .

Teyndis .
Wicaraige

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263

DUMBENANE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie as followes :

Ane half thairof payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Fourtie bollis ferme wictuall, sax bollis custome meill.
Custom . . . Tua wadderis, ane dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen,
half ane leitt peitts, seruice as the fermorers payes.
Teyndis . . . Teynd siluer, four pounds.
Wicaraige . . Fourtie sh. Johne Skynner, tua oxingange.

Sett for fiwe
yeirs, entres
1600.

Ferme .
Maill .
Multer .
Aittis .
Custom

Teyndis . .
Wicaraige .

The wther half thairof payis yeirlie :
Sax bollis custom meill.
Sax poundis maill.
Tua bollis tua firlotts multer beir.
Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Haiff ane martt, tua custome mutton and tua teynd muttoun, ane
lamb, ane gryiss, ane guis, four capones, tuentie pultre, four
dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane hen.
Teynd siluer four libs.
Fourtie sh. James Andersoun, tenent.

Redemitt at
Witsonday and
sett for
yeiris efter the
redemption.

WTTINGISTOUNE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Ferme . . . Four chalderis aucht bollis ferme wictuall, tuelff bollis custome
meill.
Multer .... Tua bollis multer beir, tua bollis aitts with the fodder.
Custom . . . Four wadderis, tua dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, ane
leitt of peitts.
Teyndis . . . Teynd siluer aucht pounds.
Wicaraige . . Four pounds.
Mr. George Chalmer, aucht oxingang. William Cadall, four oxingang.
James Robsoun, four oxingang.

Sett for fiwe
yeirs, entres
1600.

MYLNETOUN, CASTELTOUN, and the MONZEALL, ane pleuche, payis Sett for fywe
veirlie : yeirs, entres
1600.
Maill  Fourtie poundis maill.
Multer .... Ane boll ane firlott multer beir.

264

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Cust. Ferme . Thre bollis tua firlottis custom meill, tua bollis aitts with the
fodder.
Custom . . Tua muttoun, aucbten capones, four dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous
ane reick hen.
Claith .... Ane dosan elnes thre quarter braid linninge, or than ten sh. for
ilk elne thairof, ane leitt of peitts, daylie seruice.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, fourtie- sax sh. aucht d.
Wicaraige . . Fourtie sh.
Alexander Duff, tua oxingaitt. James Paxtoun, tua oxingaitt.
Andro Habroun, tua oxingaitt. Thomas Richie, tua oxingaitt.

Sett for fiwe MYLNE, CASTELTOUNE payis yeirlie :

yeirs, entres
1596.

Ferme .... Tua chalderis ferme, half meill half malt.
Custom . . Ane mylne sueyne, ane dosan of capones, ilk fyir hous ane reick
hen. Alexander Duff, tenent.

Redeimitt at
Witsonday1598, and sett
for nynten yeirs
efter the re-
demptione.

AILHOUS, CASTELTOUNE payis yeirlie :
Maill  Fourtie schillingis maill.

Multer . . . Tua firlottis multer beir.
Meill .... Ane boll custome meill.
Custom . . . Ane dosan capones, ane dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick
hen, seruice wsitt and wount.
Teynd . . . Teynd siluer, thraten sh. four d.
Alexander Duff, tenant.

Redeimitt at
Witsonday
1591, sett for
nynten yeirs
after the re-
demptione.

CRAGUHE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Four poundis maill.
Multer .
Ferme .
Aittis .
Custom

Teyndis . .
Wicaraige .

Tua bollis tua firlottis multer beir.
Sax bollis custome meill.
Ane boll custome aittis with the fodder.
Ane martt, four muttoun, four capones, twentie pultre, ane lamb,
ane guis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Teynd siluer, four pounds.
Fourtie sh. Mr. Alexander Gordoun, tenent.

THE RENTAILL OP THE LORDSCHIPE OP HUNTLYE.

265

TOLLEBEIGE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Fywe chalderis thraten bollis ferme wictuall, tua part meill, third
beir.
Custom . . . Four wadderis, four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, tua dosan
cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reik hen.
Claith .... Tua dosane elnes thre quarter braid linninge, or than ten sh. for
ilk elne thairof, ane leitt of peitts, with seruice to the gardyne.
Teyndis . . . Teynd siluer, ancht pounds.
Wicaraige . . Four pounds.
Johne Joip, tua oxingange. Willeam Ingram, tua oxingange.
Johne Robsoun, tua oxingange. Alexander Anderson, tua oxingange,
Johne Jesseman, tua oxingange. Andro Robson and Johne Robsoun, tua oxin-
George Robsoun, tua oxingange. gange.
Alexander Moir, tua oxingange.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600.

SCHEIPHIRDIS CROIFT payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie-sax sh. aucht d. maill, tua bollis ferme.
Custom . . . Ane reick hen, with seruice as the croiftis payis.

OUER TORRESOIL, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie as followes :
Four oxingaitt thairof, sett in fewe to Alexander Duf, payis yeirlie
Fewe Maill . Sax poundis thraten sh. aucht d. fewe maill.
Ferme .... Thre bollis custome meill.
Custom . . . Tua wadderis.
Teyndis . . . Teynd siluer, fourtie sh.
Wicarage . . Fourtie sh. Alexander Duf, tenent.

Sett in fewe to
Alexander Duf.

RUGLENE'S CROIFT payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie-thre sh. four d. maill.
Ferme .... Ane boll custome meill.
Aittis .... Tua firlottis multer beir.
Custom . . . Sax capones, ane dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, twentie-sax sh. aucht d. seruice as croftis payis.
Thomas Gisseurtt, the half. George Ingram, the wther half.
l2

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600.

266 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
STANEFAULD payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Twentie-sax sh. aucht d. maill.
Custom . . . Ane dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane hen, withe seruice as the
croftis payis.
Thomas Gisseurtt, the half. George Ingram, the wther half.
JOHNE TAILZEOURIS CROIFT, payis yeirlie:
Maill  Twentie-sax sh. aucht d. maill.
Custom . . . Ane dosan cheikinis, ilk fyir hous ane hen.
George Ingram, tenent.
WILLEAM CAYIS CROIFT, SMYDDIE CROFT, WILLIAM CRAFURDIS
CROIFT, ANDRO HILLONS CROIFT.
Thir four croiftis payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Saxtene bollis ferme wictuall, half meill, half beir.
Alexander Duff, tenant.
Sett for fywe MANES OF HUNTLYE, RAVIS, MANS, MYLNCHAUCHE, GIBET-
yeirs, entres FAULD, and THE PARKIS, Stoick, Teynd, and Wicaraige thairof, payis
1601. . ..
yeirlie :
Ferme . . . Sax chalderis ferme wictual, half meill half beir, four bollis aittis
with the fodder
Custom . . . Four wadders, four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, tua dosan cheik
inis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
And in payment of the said wictuall, the tenentis sail gif fourtie
bollis aittis, with the fodder, for tuentie bollis wictuall.
Reserwand the Midowes and Bromfidle to my lord's wse, and the
Stain barne also for my lordis teyndis ; reserwand also Fuddis
croift for payment of tuentie sh. maill allanerlie.
John Hendrie, ane quarter thairof; Johne Hendrie in Rob, cautionar.
Thomas Gisseurt, ane quarter ; William Cadall, cautionar.
Robert Rind, gardner, ane quarter ; William Aeless, ane quarter ; Mr.
Patrick Andersoun, cautionar.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OP HUNTLYE.

267

KYILL, and BARNE of the MANES, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie poundis maill.
Alexander Rounseman, tenent.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Witsonday1602.

NATHER MYLNE payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Tua chalderis ferme wictuall.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1596.

BREWE TALLOUNE of DUMBENANE payis yeirlie :
Candill . . . Four stain maid candill.
Alexander Duff, tenent.
MERTIMES MARCATT payis yeirlie : ane pounseoun of wyne.
Alexander Duf.
MARCATT of the RAVES payis yeirlie : tuentie lib. maill.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1601.

Suma of the haill fermes of the parochin of Dumbenane, extendis to fourtie
tua chalderis, four bollis.
Suma of the custome meill extends to three chalders, sewin bollis.
Suma of the multer beir extends to thraten bollis, thre firlottis.
Suma of the custome aitts extends to fywe bollis tua firlottis.
Suma siluer maillis extends to ane hundreth tdentie ane lib. vj. sh. iiij. d.
Suma teynd siluer extends to fyftie libs, sex sh. viij. d.
Suma wicaraige is thratie libs.
Suma marttis .... tua.

Suma muttoun
Suma lambis
Suma gryis
Suma geis . ,
Suma capones
Suma pultre
Suma cheikinis
Suma egges
SueyneCandillSuma of the custome claith extends to sewin dosan elnes.

fourtie thre.
nyntein.
nyntein.nyntein.
fywe dosan.
fywe dosan.
tuentie dosan.
auchtt dosan.
ane. four stean maid candill,

268 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

PAROCHINE OF GARTLYE.

Sett for fywe EDINDIACK, thre pleuches, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1599. Multer .... Sax bollis, ane firlott, tua partt boll and tua partt firlott rmilter beir.
Custom aits . Tua bollis and tua part boll aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane third partt martt, tua muttoun and tua partt muttonn,
four lambis, four geis, four gryiss, tene capones, tua partt capon,
four dosane sax pultre, ten dosan viij egges, ilk fyir hous ane
reick hen.
Teynd siluer Tene poundis aucht sh.
Normond Leslye, tenent.
Sett for fywe BRALANKNOVE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1600. Garsoum m^u .... Tuentie poundis maill.
fywe yeirs
tuentie libs. Multer beir . Thre bollis multer beir, tua bollis aitts with the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua partt martt, tua wadderis, tua lambis, tua geis, tua gryiss, sax
capones, ij dosan tua pultre, four dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane
reick hen.
Claith .... Ane dosane elnes thre quarter braid linninge, or than ten s. for ilk
elne thairof.
Peittis .... Ane leitt of peittis.
Seruice . . . With daylie seruice, areaige, and careaige.
Teynd siluer Fywe poundis four s.
Andro Moir, four oxingange. John Ingram, tua oxingange
Gilbert Donald, tua oxingange.
.Sett for fywe BUCHARNE, thre pleuches.
yeirs, entres
fyffie ma™ Ten oxingaitt thairoff, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Thratie-thre poundis sax sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Thre bollis, tua peks, multer beir.
Aittis .... Tua bollis aitts tua firlotts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua quarters ane half quarter martt, tua wadderis, half wadder,
tua lambis, half lamb, tua geis, half geis, tua gryiss, half gryiss,

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269

sewin capones, half capone, tuentie-fiwe pultre, fywe dosan egges,
ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Claith .... Ane dosan and three elnes three quarter braid linninge, or than ten
sh. for ilk elne thairoff, ane leitt, ane fourt part leitt peittis, with
seruice, areaige, and careaige.
Thomas Straquhone, sex oxingange. James Merk, four oxingange.

Fourtene oxingait thairof, payes yeirlie:
Maill .... Fywe poundis sax sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis, ane firlott, tua peckis.
Aittis . . . Thre bollis, tua firlotts aitts with fodder.
Custom . . . Thre quarters half quarter martt, thre muttoun, half muttoun, ane
lamb, ane guis, ane gryiss and thre quarters, sewin capones,
thratie fywe pultre, sewin dosan eggis, ilk fyir house ane reik
hen, with his awne bodylie seruice, ane leitt and thre quarters
leitt peitts. Johne Chalmer, tenent to the haill.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer of the haill thre pleuches tene poundis.
The toune of Bucharne payis fourscoir pundis maill.

Sett for four
yeirs, entres
1601. Garsoum
for four yeirs,
tua hundreth
markis.

DRUMBULGE, sax pleuches payis yeirlie as folio wis :

Ouer Drumbdxge, tua pleuche thairof, payis yeirlie :

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Garsoum
anehundrelibs.

Maill .
Multer
Aittis .
Custom

Teynd

Fourtie poundis.
Fywe bollis multer beir.
Four bollis custome aittis with the fodder.
Ane martt, tua muttoun, tua gryiss, aucht capones, thre dosan four
pultre, ane lamb, ane guis, ilk fyir hous ane reik hen, aucht dosan
egges, tua leitt peittis.
Teynd siluer, tene poundis tua sh. aucht d.
Johne Chalmer, tenentt.

Nather Drumboxge, tua pleuche payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe poundis.
Multer . . . Fywe bollis multer beir.
Aittis .... Four bollis aittis, withe the fodder.
Custom . . . Ane martt, tua muttoun, aucht capones, three dosan four pultre,
tua gryiss, aucht dosan eggis, ilk fyir hous ane reich hen, ane
lamb, ane guis.

Garsoum for
fywe yeirs, ane
hundreth pounds.

270

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Teynd

The seruice dischargit, induringe his remaininge domestick withe
my lord, and thairefter to pay ane pleuches seruice.
Tua leitt peitts.
. Teynd siluer, aucht poundis.
Johne Gordoun, tenent.

Garsoum 2«
markis.

Haltoune Drumbulge, tua pleuches thairof, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Multer Aittis .
Custom

Teynd,

Fywe poundis.
Fywe bollis multer beir.
Four bollis custome aitts with the fodder.
Ane martt, tua muttoun, tua gryiss, ane lamb, ane guis, aucht
capones, thre dosan four pultre, aucht dosan egges, sax reik hens.
With his awne personall seruice, and tua leitt peitts.
Teynd siluer, sax pounds thraten sh. four d.
James Gordoun, appeirand of Pronye, tenent, and failzeinge of
him, to George Gordoun his father, and thairafter to the
airis of the said James Gordoun.

Sett for fywe Croift of Drumbulge, payis yeirlie :
1600.' " Maill . . . Thre poundis saxsh. aucht d.
. Tua firlottis multer beir.
. Tua firlottis aitts with the fodder.

MulterAitts .
CustomTeynd .

Ane wadder, tua capones, sax cheikinis, sax pultre, ane reick hene.
Teynd siluer, thratie thre sh. four d.
George Malcome tenent.

Redeimitt at
Witsonday 1591, and sett
for nynten yeirs
efter the re-
demptione.

BUGAGARTYE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Multer . .
Aittis . .
Customes

Teynd

. Four poundis maill.
. Tua bollis tua firlottis multer beir.
. Ane boll aittis with the fodder.
. Ane martt, tua muttoun, four capones, tuentie pultre, ilk tenent
ane lamb, ane guis, ane gryiss, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, four
dosan egges, ane leitt peitts.
. Teynd siluer, four poundis.
Mr. Alexander Gordoun, tenent.

THE RENTAILL OP THE LORDSCHIPE OP HUNTLYE.

271

COIRSCHALLAUCHE, four oxingange, payis yeirlie:

Maill .
Aitts .
.Custom Claith .

Teynd .

Tene poundis.
Ane boll aitts with the fodder.
Ane wadder, ane lamb, ane guis, ane gryiss, ilk fyir hous ane reick
hen.
Sax elnes thre quarter braid linninge, or than ten s. for ilk elne
thairof.
Half leitt peitts, with seruice, areaige, and careaige.
Teynd siluer, thraten sh. four d.
George Lange, tenentt.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Garsome
fywe yeirs ten
poundis.

TOLLOCHROVYIS, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuelff poundis.
Multer . . . Tene bollis multer beir.
Aittis . . . Four bollis aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . Tua marttis, sax muttoun, four gryiss, saxtene capones, sax dosane
and aucht pultre, saxtene dosane egges, ilk tenent ane lamb, ane
guis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hene.
Withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
Four leitt peitts.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, tuelff poundis.

COIRMERELAIR, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Multer .
Aittis .
Custom

Teynd

Tuentie marks.
Tua bollis, tua firlottis multer beir.
Tua bollis custome aittis with the fodder.
Haiff ane martt, tua muttoun, sex capones, tuentie pultre, tua
lambis, tua geis, tua gryiss, four dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane
reick hen.
Ane leitt of peitts, seruice wsit and wount.
Teynd siluer, fyiftie-thre sh. four d.
James Maickie, tenent.

Redemitt att
Witsonday, sett
for yeirs
thairefter. Gar-
some fywe
yeirs, fyiftie
marks.

CORRLDOUNE payis yeirlie
Maill . .

Fyiftie-thre sh. four d.
John Gordoun of Cairnborrowe, tenent.

Redemitt at
Witsonday
1592, sett for
nynten yeirs
thairefter.

272

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Sett for thre
yeirs, entres
1602.

DRUMFERGE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Multer Aittis .
Custom

Teynd

Fyiftie merkis of maill.
Fywe bollis multer beir.
Tua bollis aittis with the fodder.
Ane martt, four muttoun, ane lamb, ane guis, aucht capones, thre
dosan four pultre, aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen,
tua gryiss.
Teynd siluer, sewin pounds nyne sh. four d.
Johne Chalmer, tenent.

Sett for nynten CONZEAUCHYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1592- Maill . . . Sewin poundis sax sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Fywe bollis multer beir.
Aittis .... Tua bollis custome aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . Ane martt, tua muttoun, aucht capones, thre dosan and four pultre,
aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir house ane reick hen, ane leitt peitts,
ilk tenent ane Iamb and guis.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, aucht poundis.
TULLEMENETT, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Sewine poundis maill.
Multer . . . Fywe bollis multer beir.
Aittis .... Tua bollis custome aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . . Ane martt, tua muttoun, aucht capones, thre dosan four pultre,
aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, fywe poundis sax sh. aucht d.
Younge Lesmoir, tenent.

Sett for fywe COLLUTHYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1600. Garsome Maill . .

anehundrelibs.

Multer .
Aittis .
Custom

Teynd

Sax pounds thraten sh. four d.
Fywe bollis multer beir.
Four bollis aittis with the fodder.
Ane martt, tua muttoun, tua gryiss, ane lamb, ane guis, aucht
capones, thre dosan four pultre, aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir hous
ane reick hen.
Teynd siluer, sewin pounds tuelff sh., tua leitt peitts.
Robert Gordoun, tenent.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OP HUNTLYE. 273
MYLNE of CULLUTH YE payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Wictuall . . Fourtie bollis wictuall sauld at thraten sh. four d. the boll, inde 16°°'
tuentie-sax libs, thraten sh. four d.
Custom . . . Ane dosan capones, ane reick hen.
Teynd Siluer Thratie sh.
Sett to James Gordone, and failzeinge him to George Gor
done his father, and to the airs of the said James Gor
done.
AILHOUS CULLUTHYE payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Ferme .... Auchtt bollis wictuall sauld at xiij sh. viij d. the boll. 160°-
Custom . . . Ane dosane of capones.
Talloun . . . Ane stean talloun. James Lowe, tenent.
Teynd .... Teynd siluer, xxvj sh. viij d.
COUDRANE, tua pleuches payes yeirlie: Sett for
yeirs, entres
Maill .... Aucht pounds maill.
Multer .... Fywe bollis multer beir.
Aittis .... Tua bollis aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua martis, four wadderis, tua gryiss, ane lamb, ane guis, aucht
capones, thre dosan four pultre, aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir hous
ane reik hen.
Teynd . Teynd siluer, tuelff pounds.
The relict of George Meldrum, tenent.

KIRKNYE four pleuches, CROIFT of KIRKNYE, and WALKMYLNE of Sett in foir
maillinge f
fywe yeris,
entres 1601

NOITHE, baith Stoick and Teynd : maillinge for
fywe yens,

Sett in foirmaillinge to Johne Hendrie and Margaret Wat-
soun his spous for fywe yeirs, thair entres beginand at
Witsonday jajvi0 ane yeirs, (reseruand aluayes the woid
of Kirknie to my lordis awn use) for the quilk he hes
payit tua thousand markis home siluer.
Summa of the fermes of the parochin of Gartlye extendis to aucht chalderis.
Summa of the multers, four chalderis nyne bollis.
M 2

274 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Summa of the custome aitts, tuentie-nyne bollis.
Summa of the siluer maillis, tua hundrethe auchtein libs, six schilling aucht
pennies.
Summa of the teynd silueris, ane hundre thraten lib. sex sh.
Summa of the martis, fywten and tua quarters.
Summa of the muttoun, fourtie-tua muttoun and tua part muttoun.
Summa of the lambis, tuentie-sex lambis half lamb.
Summa of the gryiss, tuentie-nyne gryiss and ane quarter.
Summa of the geis, tuentie-sex geis half geis.
Summa of the capones, tuelf dosan ane half and a tua pairt.
Summa of the pultre, fourtie-aucht dosane ten pultre.
Summa of the egges, fiwe seoir ten dosane viij egges.
Summa of the cheikinis, sex cheikinis.
Summa of the custome claith, tua dosan and nyne elnes.
Summa of the talloun.

RENTAILL OF [THE LANDIS OF THE BARONY OF] GARTLIE,
Conforme to the fywe yeirs att Witsonday, jaj vi" fywe yeirs.
Manes, sex pleuches, sex seoir tuelf bollis ferm wictuall, sex wadderis, sex
lambes, sax geis, sex dosan capones, sex dosan pultre, sex leitt peitts, sex
bollis aitts with fodder.
The haningis about the plaice, payes ten markis maill.
Mylnehill, tua pleuches, tua chalderis wictuall, tua bollis aitts with the fodder,
tua wadderis, four lambes, four geis, tua dosan capones, tua dosan pultre, tua
leitt peitts, alewin lib. xj. sh. four d., teynd siluer.
Mylne Gartlie payis tuentie-four bollis wictuall, xxv. sh. teynd siluer.
Tua Croiftis Burnesyid, payes thre bollis wictuall.
Croift Kirkstyill, payis thre bollis wictuall.
Dubis Croift payis tua bollis wictuall.
Faichill, ane pleuche, payis tuentie bollis wictuall, ane wadder, ane lamb, ane
boll aitts with the fodder, ane leitt peitts.
Diincanstoun, ane pleuche, payis ane chalder wictuall, ane wadder, tua lambes,
tua geis, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen,
ane leitt of peitts, teynd siluer, v lib. xvij sh. iiij d.
Coickstoun, ane pleuche, payis ane chalder wictuall, ane wadder, tua lambes, tua
geis, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reick hen, ane leitt
peitts, teynd siluer, v lib. xvij sh. iiij d.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 275
Gympistoun, ane pleuche, ane chalder wictuall, ane wadder, tua lambes, tua geis,
ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reick hen, ane leitt of
peitts, teynd siluer, v lib. xvij sh. iiij d.
Birkinhill, tua pleuches, tua chalders wictuall, tua wadderis, four lambes, four
geis, tua dosan capones, tua dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reick hen, tua leitt
peitts, teynd siluer, v lib. xij d.
Kirkhill, ane pleuche, tuentie-four bollis wictuall, ane wadder, tua lambes, tua
geis, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reick hen, ane leitt
of peitts, teynd siluer, thre lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Fidlerseatt, ane pleuche, tuentie-four bollis wictuall, tua wadderis, tua lambes,
tua geis, tua gryiss, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reik
hen, ane leitt of peitts, ane dosan elnes linninge, teynd siluer
Boirdelseatt, ane pleuche, tuentie-four bollis wictuall, tua wadderis, tua
lambes, tua geis, tua gryiss, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre, ilk fyir
hous a reik hen, ane leitt of peitts, ane dosan elnes linninge, teynd siluer
Schanchar, tua pleuches, tua chalderis wictuall, four lambes, four geis, tua
dosan capones, tua dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reik hen, tua leitt peitts,
teynd siluer, v. lib. sex sh. viij. d.
Cornecatrauche, thre pleuches, thre chalders wictuall, thre wadderis, sex lambes,
sex geis, thre dosan capones, thre dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous a reik hen, thre
leitts of peitts, teynd siluer, ten lib.
Stoidfatjld, tua pleuches, fourscoir lib. maill, ilk fyir hous a reik hen, tua leitt
peitts, teynd siluer.
Newseatt, called Glennestoun, tuentie lib. maill, tua wadderis, tua lambes,
tua geis, thratie pultre, ilk fyir hous a reik hen.
Croift of the Manes, alewin bollis wictuall, half wadder, half lamb, half guis,
sex capones, sex pultre, half leitt peitts, ilk fyir hous a reick hen.
Bbewe Talloun of the baronie of Gartlie, with John Hendrie's brewe talloun,
payes yeirlie four stanes talloun.

PAROCHINE OF DRUMDAILGIE.
[Summa.]
Summa of the siluer of parochine of Drumdailgie extendis to ane hundrethe
aucht libs. xiij. sh. iiij. d.
Summa of the wictuall of the parochine of Drumdailgie extendis to nyne
chalders, ane boll.
Summa of the multer beir, ane chalder thre bollis tua firlottis.
Summa of the custome aittis, sewin bollis tua firlotts.

276 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Summa of marttis .... thre marttis and thre quarters.
Summa of muttoun .... tuentie-tua and tua quarters.
Summa of lambis . . tuentie-ane.
Summa of gryiss ..... tuentie-ane and ane half.
Summa of geis .... tuentie-ane.
Summa of capones . sex dosan and tua.
Summa of pultre  tuelf dosan and sex.
Summa of egges . . . thratie dosan.
Summa of cheikinis . thre dosan and sex.
Summa of sueine . . ane.
Summa of claithe .... aucht dosan elnes.

PAROCHINE OF KYNNOIR.
[Summa.]
Summa of the siluer maillis of the parochin of Kynnoir extendis to ane hun
drethe thre seoir thraten lib. thraten sh. four d.
Summa of the fermes of the said parochin extendis to twelf chalders and four
bollis wictuall.
Summa of the custome wictuall, fywe chalders thre bollis thre firlottis.
Summa of the multer beir, ane chalder sex bollis tua firlottis.
Summa of the custome aitts, nyne bollis aittis.
Summa of the marttis .... sewin.
Summa of the muttoun fourtie-four.
Summa of the lambes twentie-aucht.
Summa of the gryiss ... twenty-aucht.
Summa of the geis . . thratie.
Summa of the capones . . sewin dosan and ten.
Summa of the pultre . twentie-thre dosan and four.
Summa of the cheickinis .... three dosan.
Summa of the egges .... fyftie-sex dosan.
Summa of the custome claithe, thraten dosan elnes claith.
Summa leittis of peitts
Summa of the teynd siluer, threscoir nyn libs, sex sh. viii. d.
Summa of the wicaraige, thratie-sewin libs, sex sh. viii. d.
Brewe Talloune of Kynnoir, sett to Bessie Andresoun, for thre yeirs, entres
Witsonday jajvi° and tua yeirs, payand yeirlie thre stean talloun at Michael-

THE RENTAILL OP THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 277

PAROCHINE OF RUTHVENE.
[Summa.J
Summa of the siluer maills of the parochin of Ruthven extendis to ane hun
drethe fourscoir saxtein punds sax schilling aucht pennies.
Summa of the fermes of the parochin of Ruthven extendis to tuentie-four
chalders sewin bollis wictuall.
Summa of the multer beir, tua chalders ten bollis ane firlot.
Summa of the custome aittis, fyweten bollis aitts.
Summa of the marttis . . . sewin marttis.
Summa of the muttoun fourtie-sex muttoun.
Summa of the lambes . . fourtie-ane.
Summa of the gryiss fourtie-tua.
Summa of the geis . . fourtie-ane.
Summa of the capones . . tene dosan and tua.
Summa of the pultre .... tuentie-fiwe dosan and sex.
Summa of the cheickinis . . alewine dosan.
Summa of the egges .... fyiftie-tua dosan.
Summa of the sueyne .... tua.
Summa of the custome cloithe, auchten dosan elnes.
Summa of the tallone, sex steane.
Summa of the teynd siluer of the parochin off Ruthven extendis to ane hun
drethe and tuelf libs.
PAROCHINE OF BOTARIE.1
QSumma.]
Summa of the silver mail extends to £502 10s.
Summa of the victual, 72 bolls.
Summa of the multure bear, 34 bolls.
Summa of the oats, 16 bolls with the fodder.
Summa of marts  ¦ • 5
Summa of mutton .... ... 21
Summa of lambs ........ 16
Summa of grys  .17
Summa of geese .  8
Summa of capons  54
1 Se-veral pages containing the conclusion of the Rental of Botarie, and commencement of Drum
dailgie, appear to have been torn out.

278 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Summa of poultry . ...... 212
Summa of eggs . . ...... 440
Summa of chickens . ... 24
Summa of custom cloath ... ... 108 ells.
Peats  .... 12 leet.

PAROCHINE OF RYNIE.
f_SuMMA.]
Summa of the fermes of the parochin of Rynie extendis to tuentie-tua
chalders fourten bollis.
Summa of the multurs extendis to sewin bollis tua firlottis.
Summa, custome aitts thre bollis.
Summa of the siluer maills of the parochin of Rynie extendis to tua hundreth
tua libs.
Summa of the teynd siluer, threscoir fourten libs, four sh
Summa of marttis . . ane martt, tua quarters.
Summa of muttoun nyne, and tua quarters.
Summa of lambis . . sewine.
Summa of gryiss . . . sewin.
Summa of geis . .... sewin.
Summa of capones ... . ane dosan.
Summa of pultre . . aucht dosan sex pultre.
Summa of cheikinis . . . ane dosan.
Summa of egges . tuelf dosan.
Summa of claithe . . tua dosan elnes.
Summa of the talloun.

PAROCHINE OF ESSYE.
QSUMMA.]
Summa of the maillis of the parochine of Essie extendis to ane hundrethe
fourtie-sewin [pounds] sex. sh. viij. d.
Summa of the multers sex bollis ane firlott.
Summa custome aittis tua bollis.
Summa marttis . .... ane.
Summa muttoun ..... tua.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 279
Summa lambis . tua.
Summa gryiss tua.
Summa geis ...... tua.
Summa capones  ane dosan aucht capones.
Summa pultre ... . . thre dosan four pultre.
Summa egges  aucht dosan.
Summa cheikinis  ane dosan.
Summa custome buttir extendis to thratie auchtt stean buttir, with four stanes
for the garbett.

LANDS OF CABRACH.
The rentall and yeirlie payment of the landis of Cabrache, sett to the
tenentis under wretin.

HADDOCHE, ane pleuche.
DENSCHEILL, four oxingange, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie markis.
Johne Leythe of Harthill, tenent.

REIDFUIRD, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie markis.
Johne Gordoun in Lichestoun, tenent.

OUER HOWBOIGE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie markis. Younge Lesmoir, tenent.

NATHER HOWBOIGE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie poundis.
Buttir .... Tua stain of buttir.
Robert Gordoun in Andett, tenent.

280

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

ELRICK, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie markis.
Buttir .... Ane stain of buttir.
James Gordon of Knokaspack, tenent.

BALDEBAES, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fourtie markis. Johne Gordoun of Newtoun tenent.

Wedsett to ROCHEFINDZEAUCHE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Tarpersie
™der. _ Maill . . . Threscoir stanes cheis, conuertit in siluer at tuentie sh. the stain,
reuersion oft ' '
inde threscoir pounds.
George Gordoun of Tarpersie, tenent.

MEKLE BRAICKLEYIS, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourscoir markis.
Buttir .... Four stain. The guidvyif widowe in Oxhill, tenent.
James Gordone in Lesmurdie, cautionar.

PO WNUID, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie markis.
Buttir .... Tua stain buttir.
Arthour Huie, tua oxingaitt.
Johne Leythe, four oxingaitt.

William Huie, tua oxingaitt.

KIRKTOUNE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie pounds maill.
Buttir .... Tua stain buttir.
George Ferrour, four oxingange.
Adam Habrain, tua oxingange.

Johne Leythe, tua oxingange.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

281

AUCHMAIR, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie markis maill.
Younge Lesmoir, tenent.

QUHYTHILLOCK, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie markis maill.
Buttir .... Tua stain buttir. Younge Harthill, tenent.

Sett for four
yeirs, entres
1601.

CROIFT OF BALHILLOCK, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . Tene poundis maill.
George Chryistie, tenent.

Sett for four
yeirs, entres
1601.

CROIFT OF CRAIGINGAITT, payis yeirlie:

Maill .
Buttir .

Sax markis maill.
Tua stain buttir.

LEARGE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Tuentie pounds maill.
George Gordoun of Couclarachie, tenent.

Sett for four
yeirs, entres
1601.

AULDEVNYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fourtie pounds maill.

TORNAKELT, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie
Maill . .

Tuentie pounds maill.
James Gordoun of Prony, tenent.

AULDEUALLACHE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie markis maill.
Johne Leythe of Edingarach, tenent.
n2

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1602. His
first yeirs pay
ment to be at
Zeull day
thairefter.

282 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Sett for four THE m YLNE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
1601. Maill .... Fourtie markis maill.
Buttir .... Tua stain buttir.
Sett for thre GEAUCHE, tua pleuches.
yeirs, entres
1607. The G-eyauche, sett for tua pleuches, reseruand the ward in my lordis awne
hand, for yeirlie payment of sex seoir libs, money, to be payit yeirlie at
Zeul-day, the first yeirs payment at Zeul-day, jajvj" and sewin yeirs, and
my lord is astrictit to mak no sett of the ward but to the tenentis.
Johne Leythe, portionar, ane quarter. Johne Lawrence, ane quarter.
Patrick Sandesoun, tua oxingange. Alexander Anderson, tua oxingange.
Johne Gordoun, tua oxingange. Patrick M'Gillevrich, cautionar.
Patrick M'Gillewriche, tua oxingange.

Suma of the hail Cabrache siluer maillis extends to 366 merks.
Suma of the buttir extendis to Q7 stones.]
THE RENTALL OF THE TEYNDIS OF THE PAROCHINE OF
DRUMBLAITT.
Lessindrume, payis yeirlie thre chalderis meill withe tuelf seoir thrawes stray, or
fourscoir sextein bollis aittis, half infield half outfield corne, with tuelf seoir
threwes of fodder, in my lordis optione.
Kirktoune Drumblaitt, payis yeirlie tuentie bollis wictuall, with sexsoir
threawes of fodder.
Chappeltoune, payis yeirlie thre bollis wictuall, with sexscoir thrawes of fodder.
Stanefidle, payis yeirlie sex bollis wictuall, with thratie sex thrawes fodder.
Wadderburne and Bromhill, payis yeirlie aucht bollis wictuall, or sextein
bollis aitts, with fourtie aucht threawes of stray.
Comalegye, payis yeirlie fyiftene bollis wictuall, or thratie bollis aitts, with
fourscoir ten thraves of stray.
Garrye, payis yeirlie tuentie bollis wictuall, or fourtie bollis aitts, with sexcoir
thrawes of fodder.
Thomastoune, payis yeirlie aucht bollis wictuall, or sextein bollis aitts, with
fourtie aucht threawes fodder.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 283
Dumoyis payis yeirlie, auchtein bollis wictuall, with tuelff libs, siluer, conform to
the sett, quhilk payit obefoir fourty aucht bollis wictuall.
Couclararachye payis yeirlie, fyiftie tua bollis wictuall.
Beigishill payis yeirlie, ten bollis wictuall.
The Dauche of Sliauche, Carvechine, and Newtoun payis yeirlie, four scoir
fywe libs, siluer, for sewin chalderis fywten bollis tua firlottis.

Suma of wictuall . . .... £ 158 bolls.]
Suma of siluer . . . ... C^9^H

The RENTALL of the richt noble and michtie George Marquis of
Huntlye, etc. of the ERLLDOME of ENZIE, set to the tenentis
wnderwretin, for the spaice of fywe yeirs. Their entres beginand
at Witsonday, jaj sax hundrethe yeirs.
PAROCHINE OF BELLYE.
ORDARGATIES, four pleuches, payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
Mail!  Alewin poundis sax sh. aucht d. maill. yeirs, entres
Ferme. . . . Fourtie bollis ferme wictuall, thairof ten bollis meill and thratie somefyweT
bollis beir. Jei£ ™e hun
dreth sax libs.
Aittis .... Four bollis aittis with the fodder xiij. sh. iiij. d.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, ane bair, aucht wadderis, aucht lambes, aucht geis,
four dosan of capones, four dosan of pultre, tua dosan of cheik
inis, saxtein dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Claith .... Tua dosan elnes, thre quarter bread linninge, or than ten sh. for ilk
elne thairof, withe seruice wsitt and wount.
Johne Geddes, four oxingange. James Scoitt, four oxingange.
George Symon, thre oxingange. Bessie Anderson, sax oxingange.
John Gordoun in Licheston, aucht oxingange. Janet Gray, twa oxingang.
Isobel Reid, twa oxingang. James Grant, three oxingang.

284

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

AILHOUS thairof, payis yeirlie :
Talloun . . Tua stain talloun.

Sett for thre
yeirs, entres
1602.

AUCHBEIGIS, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Four poundis maill.
Ferme .... Aucht bollis ferme wictuall.
Custom . . . Ane muttoun, ane dosane of pultre, ane guis, ilk fyir house ane
reick hen. Bessie Andersone, the haill.

Sett for four HALHEADIS, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1601. Na gar ]7erme .... Four chalderis ferme wictuall.
soum. Aittis . . . Tua bollis aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . . Ane martt, four wadders, four lambes, four geis, tua dosan capones,
tua dosan pultre, tua dosan cheikinis, aucht dosan egges, ilk fyir
hous ane reik hen, seruice wsitt and wount.

CRAIG- KNOKIS payis four bollis wittuall.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600.

The CROIFT and AILHOUS thairof payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Tuentie sh. maill, and tua firlottis wictuall.
Talloun . . Tua stain talloun, withe his awne seruice.
James Andersoun, tenent.

Sett for nyn
tein yeirs to
Johne Stro-
noche and
Anapill Myln ;
heginand thair
entres at Wit
sonday jaj v°
fourscoir sax-
tein yeirs.

TULLOCHE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tene pounds maill.
Ferme .... Four bollis ferm wictuall.
Custom . . . Tua wadders, tua dosan of pultre, tua lambes, lua geis, ilk fyir hous
ane reik hen.
Johne Stronoche and Anapill Myln, tenents.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 285
AILHOUS thairof, payis yeirlie :
Talloun . . . Ane stean of talloun.
MYLNE of T YNETT and the CROIFT, payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Ferme .... Aucht bollis ferme wictuall. 1600-
Custom . . . Ane mylne sueyne, sax capones, sex pultre, sax cheikinis, ane guis,
tua dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, seruice wsitt and
wount. Mariorie Gordone, tenent.
AILHOUS thairof, payis yeirlie :
Talloun . . . Tua stain of talloun.

BLAIR, ane Croift, payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Ferme .... Sax bollis ferme wictuall. 160°-
Custom . . Ane wadder, ane lamb, ane guis, ilk fyir house ane reik hen, seruice
wsitt and wount.
James Leslye, wobster, tenent.
COTTOUNEHILL, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie : Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Maill . . • Four pounds thraten sh. four d. maill. 160°- .&*??'
r soum for fywe
Ferme . . . Saxtein bollis wictuall, thairof sax bollis meill and ten bollis beir. yeirs, fourtie
Aittis .... Four bollis aitts with the fodder.

libs.

Custom . . . Ane martt, four muttounes, four lambes, four geis, tua dosan of
capones, tua dosan of pultre, ane dosan of cheikinis, aucht dosan
of egges, ilk fyir hous ane reik hen.
Claith .... Tuelff elnes, thre quarter bread linninge, and ane naill, or than ten
sh. for ilk elne thairof, seruice wsit and wount.
Peter Reid, four oxingange. Johne Hay, four oxingange.
Donald Symsone, tua oxingange.
Richertt Collye, ane oxingange, and third part oxingang.
George Thomsone, ane oxingang, and third partt oxingang.

286

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar- '
soum for fywe
yeirs, thratie
thre libs sax
sh. viij d.

BELLIEHILL, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Ferme .
Custom

Claith

Four pounds sax sh. aucht d. maill.
Tene bollis ferme wictuall, half meill, half beir, ane boll aitts, with
the fodder.
Tua custome wadderis, tua lambis, tua geis, sex capones, ane
dosane of pultre, sex cheikinis, four dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous
ane reik hen.
Sex elnes thre quarter braid linninge, or than ten sh. for ilk elne
thairof, with seruice, areadge, and careaidge, wsitt and wount.

AILHOUS thairof, and Croift, payis yeirlie:
Talloun . Thre stain of talloun.

Redeimit at
Witsonday,
1598, and sett
for xix. yeirs
efter the re-
demptione.

AUCHINRATHES, thre pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill  Tene poundis maill.
Ferme. . . . Tuelff bollis ferme wictuall.
Quhyitt . . Thre bollis ane firlott tua pecks ferm quhyitt.
Aittis . . . Four bollis aittis with the fodder.
Custom . . Ane martt, four wadders, saxtein capones, saxtein pultre, ilk tenent
ane guis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.

AILHOUS thairof, payis yeirlie :
Talloun „ . Ane stean talloun.

Sett for fiwe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar
soum fywe
yeirs, thratie
thre libs, saxsh.
viij d.

BAIDFOUIR, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Ferme .... Tuentie four bollis wictuall, half meill half beir.
Aittis .... Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . Half ane martt, tua wadders, tua lambis, tua geis, ane dosane of
capones, ane dosan of pultre, sex cheikinis, four dosan of egges,
ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Claith .... Tuelf elnes linninge claithe, thre quarter bread, and ane naill,
or than ten sh. for ilk elne thairof, seruice wsit and wount.
Alexander Duncan, the third of ane pleuche.
James Geddes, ane wther third.
James and Willeam Robertsones, ane wther third.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

287

AILHOUS thairof, payis yeirlie :
Salmond . . . Ane barrell of salmond. Mathow Hav, tenent.

DALLAQUHYIS, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . . Saxtein poundis maill.
Ferme . .

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar
soum for fywe
Aucht chalders ferme wictuall, thairof sax chalderis beir, and tua ?eir?' 4"a hm?~
drethe threscoir
chalders meill. sax libs, thra
ten sh. four d.

Aittis .... Four bollis aittis withe the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, aucht wadders, aucht lambis, tua bairris, aucht geis,
four dosan capones, four dosan pultre, tua dosan cheikinis, sax
tein dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Salmound . . Ane barrell of salmound.
Claith .... Four dosan elnes, thre quarter braid linninge, and ane naiU, or than
ten sh. for ilk elne thairof, withe seruice wsitt and wount.
Alexander Dauidsoun, aucht oxingange. Alexander Mawer, four oxingange.
Walter Hay, four oxingange. James Andersone, four oxingange.
Alexander Andersone, four oxingange. James Gordoun, four oxingange.
John Grantt, four oxingange.

AILHOUS of DALLAQUHYIS, payis yeirlie:
Talloun . . . Tua stain talloun.

GREINCARNE, with the AILHOUS, payis yeirlie :

Ferme .
Aittis .
Custom

Claith

Sex bollis ferme wictuall.
Ane firlott aittis, with the fodder.

Sett fot fywe
yeirs, entres
1601. Gar-
some for fywe
yeirs, thraten
Half ane quarter of ane martt, half ane wadder, half ane lamb, half viii.'d.
ane guis, thre capones, thre pultre, thre cheikinis, ane dosan of
egges, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
Thre elnes linninge, or ten sh. for the elne, seruice wsitt and wount.
Martein Cheipman, tenant.

AUCHIN[
Ferine . . .

J, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Thre chalders aucht bollis ferme wictuall, thairof tuentie bollis meill, some for fywe
and thratie sex bollis beir. yeirs- thre-

288

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

scoir sax lib.
xiij. sh. iiij d.

Aittis . . . Tua bollis custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Ane martt, four wadderis, four geis, tua dosan of capones, tua dosafi
pultre, ane dosan of cheikinis, aucht dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous
ane reik hen.
Claith .... Tua dosane elnes thre quarter bread linninge, and ane nail, or than
ten sh. for ilk elne thairof, withe seruice wsit and wountt.
Andro Geddes, fywe oxingang. Johne Loban, four oxingang

AILHOUS thairof, helpitt with COTTONHILL, payis yeirlie:
Talloun . . Tua stean of talloun.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar-
some for fywe
yeirs, thratie
thre lib. sax sh.
viij. d.

CULREAUCHE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Ferme .... Fourtie bollis ferme wictuall.
Aittis . . Ane boll custome aitts with the fodder.
Custome . . Tua wadderis, tua lambis, tua geis, ane dosan of capones, ane
¦ dosan of pultre, sax cheikinis, four dosan of egges, ilk fyir hous
ane reik hen.
Claith .... Ane dosan of elnes, thre quarter bread linninge and ane naill, or
than ten sh. for ilk elne thairof, with seruice wsit and wount.
Andro Leslye, tua oxingange. Thomas Allan tua oxingange.
Alexander Dauidsone, tua oxingange. James Robertsoun, ane oxingange.
Dauid Robertsone, ane oxingange.

MYLNE of CULREAUCHE,
Sett for nyntein yeirs, entres Witsonday 1587, to Margaret Grant and James
Robertsone, for thair life, payment conforme to the rentaill and garsome,
euerie fywe yeirs.

AILHOUS thairof, helpitt with BYRRIS, payis yeirlie :
Talloun . . . Tua stean of talloun.

BYRIS, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Fourtie aucht bollis ferme wictuall.
Custom . . Four wadderis, four lambes, four geis, tua dosan of capones, tua

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

289

dosan of pultre, ane dosan of cheikinis, aucht dosan of egges, ilk
fyir hous ane reik hen, seruice wsitt and wount.
James Geddes, four oxingange. Willeam Cruiksank, four oxingange
Johne Hamiltoun, four oxingange. Johne Reid, tua oxingange.
Mr. Johne Knox, tua oxingange.

NATHER LOUNANE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Ferme .
Custom

Fourtie sh. maill.
Saxtein bollis ferme wictuall.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar
some for fywe
yeirs, threscoir

Ane wadder, ane lamb, ane guis, sex capones, sex pultre, sax cheik- S£ ' ! '"'"

inis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen.
James Leslye, the haill.

sh. iiij d.

OUER LOUNAN, with the BOITT of SPEY, ane pleuche, payes yeirlie :
. . Four poundis thraten sh. four d. maill.

Maill
Ferme .
Custom

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
1600. Gar-
, . . some tuentie
Aucht bollis ferme wictuall, tua pairt meill, and third part beir, libs.
with ane peck to ilk boll.
. Ane wadder, ane lamb, ane guis, sax capones, sex pultre, sex cheik
inis, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, with doiges to the halkis, and
to be astrictit to gif land to sustein tua currackers, and to be
answerable for their deuaties, withe seruice wsitt and wount.
James Hay, tenent.

The MANES of BOIGEGEYGHT, ane pleuche, sett in thirdis, payis yeirlie as
followis : exceptand and reseruand to my lordis awne use the bogis about the
place, the medowe and the tua barnes to resawe my lordis custome stray and
come, togidder with the Gardners Croift ; as also thair haill teynd schawes
to be yeirlie leid to my lords awne wse.

The OUER THIRD thairof, payis yeirlie :
Ferm .... Tuentie tua bollis, ane firlott, ane peck, ane third part peck ferm
wictuall, half maill, half beir. (
Aittis .... Ane boll custom aittis, with the fodder.
Custom . . Tua wadderis, withe ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, seruice about the
place. o'2

290

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Johne Jacksone, ane third.

Donald Geddes, ane third.
Johne Reid, ane third. Walter Hay, cautionar.

The MID THIRD, payis yeirlie:
Ferme. . . . Tuentie tua bollis, ane firlott, ane peck, and third part peck ferme
wictuall.
Aitts .... Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua wadders, ilk fyir house ane reik hen, seruice about the place.
Johne Barbour, ane fourt part. Johne Couper, ane fourt part.
James Collye, ane fourt part. Walter Logye, ane fourt part.
Walter Hay cautionar for Johne Couper and James Collye.

NATHER THIRD, payis yeirlie :
Ferme .... Tuentie tua bollis, ane firlott, ane peck, and third part peck ferme
wictuall.
Aitts . . . Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Tua wadders, ilk fyir hous ane reik hen, seruice about the place.

George Rind, the haiff.

Andro Robertsoun, the wther half

Settfor fywe NEWE MYLNE of the MANES, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
1600. Ferm .... Aucht bollis ferm wictuall.
Barbour, tenent.

Sett for fywe JOHN COUPERIS CROIFT, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, entres
160°- Custom . Sex pultre.
Claith -.' . . . Ane dosan elnes thre quarter braid linninge, withe seruice about
the place.

Sett to Johne BINVOOID, payis yeirlie :
Gordone of
lywerent^and MaiU • • ¦ F°ur poundis maill.
nyntein yeirs j0l,ne Gordone of Buckie, tenent.
to his airs, '
entres 1602.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

291

The TUGENETT and the LEACK, payis yeirlie :
Salmond . . . Thratie aucht barrellis of salmond.
THOMAS GORDONE'S COBLE, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Thre hundrethe tuentie thre poundis sex sh. aucht d.
Thomas Gordone, and James Gordone his brother, tenentis.

Sett to James
Kar, 1602
yeirs, for ane
thousand
markis.

Summa of the siluer maillis of the parochin of Belly extendis to threscoir
tuelf pounds, by the fischingis, £ which extend to £323 6s. 8d.]
Summa of the fermes thairof, quhyitt beand conuertit, extendis, togidder
with the
Summa of the custome aittis thairof, conuertit in wictuall, also extedndis to

thratie sex chalders, fourtein bol
Summa of the marttis,
Summa of the bairns,
Summa of the muttoun,
Summa of the lambis, .
Summa of the geis,
Summa of the capones,
Summa of the pultre,
Summa of the cheikinis,
Summa of the egges,
Summa of the barrellis of salmond,
Summa of the custome claithe thairof,
Summa of the tallow

is, tua firlottis, thre pecks.

54139i441
259 283 136
1044 40
141 ells, 5 nails.
17 stones.

PAROCHINE OF RUTHVEN.
[Summa.]
Summa of the siluer maillis of the parochin off Rapthven extendis to fywe
scoir nyntein libs, ten sh.
Summa of the ferme wictuall extendis to
Summa of the ferme quhyitt thairof extendis, conuertit all in wictuall, with
the custome aittis also, to tuentie thre chalders, nyne bollis, thre firlottis,
thre peckis and half peck wictuall.
Summa of the marttis,  12|

292

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Summa of the bairris,  5
Summa of the muttoun, ... . 39£ wedders.
Summa of the lambes, . .... 20
Summa of the geis, . . . .15
Summa of the capones, . 228
Summa of the pultre, . . 208
Summa of the cheikinis, ...... 60
Summa of the egges,  480
Summa of the brewe talloun of the said parochine
extendis to .... .13 stones.
Summa of the custome claithe thairof extendis to . 120 ells 2 nails.

BARONIE OF FOCHABIRS.

[Summa.]
Summa of the siluer maills of the barony of Fochabirs extendis to thre hun
dreth threscoir pounds thre sh. four d.
Summa of the multer wictuall, sevintein bollis beir.
Summa muttoun, ....... 14 wedders.
Summa capones, ........ 36
Summa pultre, . ..... 108
Summa brewe talloun ....... 4 stones.
1 mill swine.

LOCHABRE,

Mamoir, xl. mark land.
Euerie mark land payis to my lord tua marks, inde fourscoir markis in pay
ment. '
This lands possessit be Allane Camerone M'Ouildowy.
Memorand. Thair is fywe mark land moir nor the fourtie mark land tit
Mamoir, for the quhilk Allane hes payit nothinge, thairfoir to be tryitt.

This xl mark land conteines the tounes followinge :
Bellachaillus, fourtie bollis ferm.
Ownich, saxtein bollis ferm.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 293
Culchinnay, sett to Ewin M'Ewin.
Inchervye. corevynnan.
Blairinclerache. correcheirrachane.
Glenschellache, tua d. land payes , sett to Ewin M'Ewin.
Strontainchan, tua d. land payes , sett to Ewin M'Ewin.
Cluiperne. Luntavra.
Blairm°foillache, viii. d. land payes four marks half mark, sett to Ewin
M'Ewin.
TOILDYE.
Blairchirne, four d. land payes thre marks.
Drumirbane. C AULD WART MoiR.
Cauldwart Beige.
Kyndlochlyone.
AUCHINTOlR. Lephinreauche, half d. land payes
GARGAVACHE, xl. mark land.
This fourtie mark land payis to my lord fourtie markis allanerlie.
Silwester M'Randell possessor thairof.
This fourtie mark land conteinis the tounes followinge :
Kilmenevack, ane mark land.
Brackleter, fywe mark land.
Innachane, tua mark land.
Kailchonnar, thre mark land.
Inche, sex mark, half mark.
Clioneck, tua mark land sett in Teilbowe.
Monesse, ane mark 4 sh.
Auchmogoachin, 2 mark 8 sh.
Innerlarye, 2 mark 8 sh. sett in Teilbowe.
Innerseatt, 3 mark 12 sh. set in Teilbow.
Blairouer Beige, 3 marks half mark.
Lernedriche, 3 mark.
Auchmeche, 3 mark iij sh. iiij d.

294 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
GLENAVES, tene mark land, payis yeirlie to my lord ten marks allanerly.
This land possessit be Alexander Camerone.
Conteins the tounes follouinge :
Blairindryme.
Auchlagane.Auchindowie.
auchingoue. Auchdeache.
DAUCHENESSYE, xl. mark land, deuyditt and occupeit as followis, payis
yeirlie to my lord fourscoir markis be the possessouris wnder wretin :
Maickrandell possessis thraten mark land and ane halfft hairof, conteinand the
tounes follouinge :
Lyntallte, , 4 marks.
Battalloche Beige and Ann at, 4 marks.
Blairoure Moir, 4 marks.
Half Stronova, 1 mark half mark.
Allane Camerone and Duncan M'Martyne possess tuelf mark and ane half
land thairof, conteinand the tounes follouinge :
Mackomer, thre marks.
Battallache Moir and Lacroy, 4 marks.
Duncan M'Martyn, possessor.
Lette rfindlay, Innerlay, Eutartanes, 3 marks land.
Half Stronova.
Half M'Comer.
Donald M'Innes Woir, possess fywe mark land thairof, conteinand the tounes
following :
Scheane. Petmacklassiche. ClJLLINROS.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 295
The Officear, tene mark land thairof conteinand the tounes followinge :
Tua Lenachanes.
auchinchene.

Summa sexscoir ten mark land, by the fywe mark land in Mamoir, and is in
payment tua hundrethe and ten marks.
Auchadrome and Sleischegarvoche, ten mark land in Lochabre, possessit be
M'Innes Voir. This land is wedset to Glengarie in anno 1607, wnder re
uersion of ane thousand libs, but tacks.
Total Lochaber, 210 merks.

The RENTALL of the LORDSHIPE of BADZENOCHE, at
Vitsonday, 1603.
PAROCHINE SKEAREALAVEY.
ESTER LAMBULGE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, viij.
pultre, withe areaidge and careaidge and due seruice.
WASTER LAMBULGE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Thre lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, with careaige and dewe seruice.

296 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
KYNRARA MOIR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, with careaige and dewe seruice.
GORTINCREIF, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fyftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidg, and dewe seruice.
DALPHOUR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
PETTECHAERNE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom ... Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
DALREADYE and KYNTARCHAR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, with areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
PETTOURYE, tua pleuches, and the third of tua pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill . . . Thre lib. alewin sh. tua d.
Multer . . Tua bollis, tua firlottis, tua pecks, and tua part pecks.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 297
Custom . . . Ane martt and third part martt, ane wadder, ane third part wadder,
sex pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, withe areaidge,
careaidge, and dewe seruice.
KYNCRAGYE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua muttoun, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
ESTER REATT, four pleuches, payis yeirlie : Malcolm etosche
occupies this
Maill .... Aucht libs. toun in fie-
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
MIDLE REATT, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
WASTER REATT, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, with areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
Suma of the Parochin of Skeraluay.
Maillis  £60 4s. 6d.
Multer  • 42 bolls 2f- 2ip-
Martis . • • ¦ • 213
Muttoun ... .... 211
p 2

298 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Lambis or kyds .  12
Pnltre  86

PAROCHINE OF KYNGUSIE.
KINGUSIE BEIGE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis:
Custome . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, with areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.
ARDBRELACHE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
Iamb, withe careaidge, and dewe seruice.
KYNGUSIE MOIR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie:

Maill .
Multer .
Ferme .
Ferme .
Custom

Thre lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Tua bollis tua firlotts.
Tuentie four bollis.
Auchtein bollis.
Ane martt, ane wadder, ane lamb, aucht pultre, withe seruice,
areaidge, and careaidge.

Gillechallum M'Soirll, ane quarter thairof, sett for fywe yeirs, entres 1603, sex
bollis tua pecks of his wictuall sauld to him the yeirs eonteint in this sett,
at tua marks the boll.

MYLNE of KYNGUSIE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Aucht libs.
Custom . . . Ane dosan capones.
Sett for nyne bollis wictuall, to Alexander Gordoun of Beldornye. Mylne of Kyn-
gusie, and the Abbay croiftis sett to Ingram Scoit for thre yeirs, his entres at

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 299
Witsonday, jaj vi* and sewin yeirs, for yeirlie payment of ane chalder
wictuall.
PETMEANE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie : gett for thre
„ ... „ .„ yeirs, entres at
Maill ..... Fyiftie thre sh. four d. Witsonday
Multer ... Tua bollis. G^so&e
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, ane kyid or ane lamb, four pultre, ane tandrethe ];bs
stean buttir, tua stein cheis, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dew thairof ane
• half at Merti-
service. meg next) an(J
Thomas M'Allester M'Thomas, tenent to the haill. the wther half
at Bartholme
day thairefter.
BELLOCHROAN, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
MulterFerme .
Ferme .
Custom

Fyftie thre sh. four d.
Tua bollis, tua firlottis.
Tua chalderis.
Tuentie four bollis.
Ane martt, ane wadder, ane lamb, aucht pultre, withe careaidge,
and dewe seruice.

STROYNE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie : Wedsett.
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe careaidge and dewe seruice.
James Glas alias Mackintosche, tenent.
CLONE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie : Macometosche
hes this dauche
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d. in fie-
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
(Payes in lambes.)
Lauchlane Macintosche, tenent.

SOO THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Macometosohe BANNACHAR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
hes this dauche Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe careaidge and seruice.
(Payes in lambes.)
Lauchlan Macintosche, tenent.

Macolmtosche MYLNE and CROIFTIS thairof, payis yeirlie :
in fie. Maill  Sex lib. thraten sh. four d.
Lauchlane Macintosche, tenent.

BALLETMOIR, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe areaidge, careaidge, and dewe seruice.

BALLETBEIGE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice and careaidge.
NESINTULLICHE and INNERNAVINE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
ESTER CROBINE, tua pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 301
Custom . . . Ane mart, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
WASTER CROBINE, tua pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane mart, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
PRESMUKRA, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
DALLANDACHE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
ETTRAS, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
James Macintosche M'onilglas tenent to the haill, reseruand aluayes the fischinge
to serue the place.
FOYNES and LAICHLANYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill  Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Teynd .... Aucht bollis.

302 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Custom . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

NUIDMOIR, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . Tua bollis, tua firlottis.
Custom . . . Ane mart, ane wadder, ane lamb, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid
or ane lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
Ferme .... Thratie tua bollis ferme.
Wictuall . . Auchtein bollis ferm wicttuall.

NUIDBEIGE, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua martis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
RUTHVEN, thre pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill . Four libs.
Multer .... Thre bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane half martt, ane wadder, ane half wadder, sex pultre,
ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, seruice, areaidge, and care
aidge.
MYLNE RUTHVEN, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Four libs.
INNERTROMYE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

303

KEILLEHUNTLYE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

CROIFT thairof, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sex sh. aucht d.
INNERRUGLAS, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

Summa of the Parochin of Kyngusie.
Maillis  £110
Multer  73 bolls 2 fir.
Ferme  173 bolls.
Teynd  8 holls.
Marttis  .3.3J
Muttoun  33£ wedders.
Lambis or kids ....... 22
Capones  12
Pultre  146
Butteir  1 stone.
Cheis  2 stone.

PAROCHINE OF LAGANE.
OWEY and COREALDYE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.

304

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . Tua marttis, tua wadders, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaige, and careaidge.
Ewin M'Farlen, ane quarter.
CLOVNYE, thre pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill ... Four lib.
Multer .... Thre bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt and half martt, ane wadder and half wadder, sex pultre,
ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, withe seruice, areaidge and
careaidge. Andro M'Farlen, tenent to the haill.

Wedsett in
James Macin
tosche handis.

PETTEGOVAN, tua pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Mail! .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
James Macintosche, tenent.

Wedsett in GASKMOIR, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :

James Macin
tosche handis.

Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
James Macintosche, tenent.

BLAIROVEY MOIR and GARGASK, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 305
CRATHEMOIR and GARGAGAR, fywe pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill ... Sex lib.
Multer . . . Fywe bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis and half martt, tua wadderis and half wadder, ten
pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, withe seruice, areaidge
and eareaidge.

MYLNE thairof.
CRATHECROYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
KYILARNOCHE, thre pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Four lib.
Multer . . . Thre bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt and half martt, ane wadder and half wadder, sex pultre,
ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and
careaidge.
GARVEY MOIR, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
WASTER SCHYROCHE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
Q2

306 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
GARVEY BEIGE, tua pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer .... Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge,
ESTER SCHIROCHE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie sh.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Half a martt, half a wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
TEARFADDOUNE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua muttoun, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
ORD, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge,.
STRAMASIE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
BLAIROVEY BEIGE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 307
Custom . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
GASCOLONYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie:
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

CATTELLEITT, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice and careaidge.

BRACKACHYE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
Summa of the Parochine of Lagane.
Maillis  • £66 18s. 4d.
Multer  43 bolls.
Marttis . ... .25
Wadderis . • ... 25
Lambis ...... 19
Pultre  , 102

PAROCHE SKEIRINCHE.
DAUACHE BREIS COUNTELAWE and COREARNISTAILL MOIR, four
pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Sewin lib. sex sh. aucht d.

308 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
FERLATT and COREARINSTAILBEIGE, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom ... Tua marttis, tua wadderis, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb, withe
seruice, areaidge, and careaidge, aucht pultre.
INUERMERKYE, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadders, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge, tua dosan pultre.
[SUMMA.J
Maill  . . £5 6s. 8d. ¦
Multer  12 bolls.
Marttis . . . . .... 6
Wadderis ......... 6
Pultry ....  16

PAROCHE OF KYNCHARDYNE.
WASTER TULLOCHE, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

ESTER TULLOCHE, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 309
Multer . . . Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
RYMOIR, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis.
Custom . . Ane martt, ane wadder, four pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane lamb,
withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.
GARTHMOIR, four pleuches, payes yeirlie :
Maill . . . Fywe lib. sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua wadderis, aucht pultre, ilk tenent ane kyid or ane
lamb, withe seruice, areaidge, and careaidge.

[Summa.]
Maill  £18 13s. 4d.
Multer  14 bolls.
Marttis . . ... ... 7
Wadders ...  7
Pultry ...  28

RENTALL of MACKINTOSCHE fie landis within the LORDSCHIP
of BADZENOCHE, sett at Witsonday, jaj vic and sewin yeirs.
SCHEPHINE, ane dauche, payes yeirlie : Sett for thre
yeirs, entres
Maill .... Sex libs. 1607-
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua muttoun, tua dosan pultre, withe seruice.
Allester Mackintosche, younger, ane quarter, callit Choginfyntra.

310 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Johne Dowe M'Coull, ane quarter, callit Choignechie.
Lauchlan Angoussoun, callit Cogyskallan.
Angus Willeamsoune, the fourt quarter, callit Cogynafern.
Tua quarters occupeit be Lauchlane, and Allester payes the maill, marttis
and seruice, onlie conform to this rentall.
Item, Angus Willeamsones quarter payes onlie aucht marks for all deuaties.
Item, Johne Dowe M'Coull payes the full rentall.

DUNACHTANES, MEKLE and LYTILL, MYLNE, and CROIFT thairof,
and the third partt landis of PETOURYE, nine pleuchs, and third part
pleuche.
Sett to Johne Mackintosche, for the spaice of thre yeirs, his entres beginand att
Witsonday, jaj vi° and sewin yeirs, for yeirlie payment of ane hundrethe libs
money. Mem. My lord' hes gewin to him ane discharge for the yeir of God jaj.
vie and sewin yeirs;
DALLAVERTT, ane dauche, payes yeirlie:
Fourtie markis.
KYNRARANAKYILL, ane dauche, payes yeirlie :
Maill .... Fywe libs, sex sh. aucht d.
Multer .... Four bollis.
Custom . . . Tua marttis, tua muttoun, tua lambes, aucht pultre, withe seruice.
[Summa.J
Maill  £148
Multer  4 bolls.
Marttis ... .... 4
Wadders  4
Lambs .... ... .2
Pultry  32

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

311

The RENTALL of MARR, set at Witsonday, 1600.
GLENMUICK.
SPITTELHAUCHE, payis yeirlie :
. . Tuentie sex sh. aucht d.

Maill

William Gordoun of Kenerdye, tenent.

STOIDHIRDIS CROIFT, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sex sh. aucht d

AUCHOILZIE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Buttir .... Tuentie stanes. Thomas Gordoun, tenent.

Wedsett under
reuersion of
tua thousand
marks.

TOILDOWE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sex libs, thraten sh. four d.
Custom . . . Tua lange careaigis, with tua hors.
Johne Gordoun, tenent.

Garsome for
fywe yeirs,
fourtie marks

AULDINRUIF, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fourtie libs.
Custom . . . Four kyiddis, four dosan pultre, withe four horss, tua lange
careaigis.
Johne Gordoun, tua oxingange.
Allester Ros and his guidson, ane oxingange and half.
Allester Moreis, half oxingange. Johne Macky, ane oxingange and half.
Thomas Gordoun, ane oxingange. Allester Jameson, ane oxingange and half.

Garsome ilk
fywe yeirs,
fourscoir libs.

312 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Garsome ilk BLAIRCHARRAIGE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
fourscoir libs. Mam  Fourtie libs.
Custom . . Four kyiddis, four dosan pultre, four hors, tua lange careaigis.
James Gordoun, tua oxingange. Thomas Gordoun alias Dow, ane oxingange.
Alexander Gordoun, four oxingange. Allester, Dauid Moreis' sone, ane oxingange.
Garsome ilk MYLNE GLENMUICK landis and croift, payis yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
fyiftie marks. Maill . . . Tuentie sex libs, thraten sh. four d.
Custom . . . Tua kyiddis, ane dosan pultre, withe ane horse, tua lange careaigis.
Thomas Gordoun, tenent.
BALLINTORRYE, payis yeirlie :
Maill . . . Aucht merks. Willeam Gordoun of Kenerdy, tenent.
BRAICHLIE, BALLINTOBER, and the MYLNE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie libs.
Willeam Gordoun of Kenerdy, tenent.
DALMUCKACHYE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sex sh. aucht d.
Custom . . . Half ane boll beir, half boll aitts, half ane scheip, ane quarter of ane
cowe. Willeam Gordoun of Kenerdy, tenent.
DAUCHE of STEREINE.

TULLICHE, BALLADER, MUIR, and KNOCK, payes yeirlie of fewe maill :
tuentie tua poundis thraten sh. four d.
James Gordoun of Knokaspack.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

313

CAMES-I-MAYE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tene libs.

Sett to James
Elmeislie and
Jonathan Miehie, for 13
yeirs, entres
1599 yeirs.

INCHMARNOCHE.

BALLEMOIR, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :

Maill .
Custom
Multer .

Fywe libs, sex sh. aucht d.
Ane wadder, ane kyid or ane lamb, and ane cowe for foigaidge,
and custom.
Ane boll beir, ane boll aittis with the fodder.
Johne Gardyne, tenent.

BALLINTORRYE, ane pleuche.
BALLEATRACHE, ane pleuche.
CHANDOKEILZIE, ane pleuche.

Wedsett to
DonaldFarquh arson.

MYLNETOWN INCHEMARNOCHE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Thratie sh.
Custom . . . Tua kyiddis. Mathowe and Willeam Duncanes, tenents.

Garsome fywe
yeirs, thre libs.

ETHNICHE with the CROIFT, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
Custom . . . Tene stanes buttir, and fywe kyiddis allanerlye.
James Gordoun, Knokaspack, tenent.

Sett for fywe
yeirs, entres
Witsonday,'1605 yeirs.

COIRVROCHE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sh

R -2

314 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
Garsome ilk CROIFT of TULLICHE, payis yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
siT^ij d* Mai11 • • • • Tuentie sex sh. aucht d.
Alexander Middiltoun, tenent.
Garsome ilk OUER WATERNADYE, tua pleuches, payes yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
sfexHb.xiijsh. Mail,  Four libs.
Multer .... Tua bollis beir, tua bollis aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half a cowe, tua muttoun, ane kyid.
Alexander Gordoun, tenent.
Garsome v. NEWTOUNE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, tuentie
marks. y[a[\\  Four libs, aucht sh. xj. d.
Multer .... Ane boll multer beir.
Aittis .... Ane boll custome aitts with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half cowe, tua wollit wadders, tua kyids, sex pultre, withe seruice
wsit and wont, ane stean of buttir.

TULLECARNE, thre pleuches.
NATHER WATTERNADYE and COBLE HEUCHE, ane pleuche, payes
yeirlie :
Maill .... Four libs, aucht sh. xj d.
Multer .... Ane boll multer beir.
Aitts .... Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half cowe, tua wadderis, tua kyids, ane stean buttir, seruice wsit
and wount. Dauid Gillanders.

FAIRLAY CROIFT :
Maill .... xxvj sh. viij d.

Dauid Gillanders

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OP HUNTLYE. 315
OUER BALNASTROYNE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie : Garsome ilk
fywe yeirs,
Maill . . . Four libs, aucht sh. xj. d. fX^- xiiJ sh-
Multer . . . Ane boll multer beir.
Aitts .... Ane boll custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half a cowe, tua wollit wadders, tua kyiddis, withe seruice wsitt
and wount. Robert Middiltoun, tenent.
NATHER BALNASTROYNE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie : Garsome ilk
fywe yeirs,
Maill .... Four libs, aucht sh. xj d. ?«? libs- xiiJ sh-
Multer . . . Ane boll multer beir.
Aitts .... Ane boll custome aitts with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half a cowe, tua wollit wadders, tua kyiddis, ilk fyir hous a reick
hene.
Buttir . . . Ane stean of buttir.
Isobell Gordone, tenent, and efter hir, James Middiltoun hir sone.
MYLNE of BALNASTROYNE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tene markis maill allanerly.
Isobell Gordone, tenent, and hir son.
MYLNE of DUNATYE, four oxingange, payis yeirlie: Garsome ilk
fywe yeirs,
Maill ... Four lib. aucht sh. xj d. maill. thre lib. vj sh.
J viij d.
Multer . . . Ane boll multer beir.
Custom . . . Ane quarter of a martt, a wadder, ane lamb, ilk fyir house ane reick
hen, withe four oxingaitt seruice, ane stean of buttir.
James Skaid, tenent.
THE DAUCHE, four oxingange, payis yeirlie : Garsome fywe
yeirs, thre
Maill . . . Four libs, aucht sh. xj. d. libs, sex sh.
Multer .... Ane boll multer beir.
Custom . . . Ane quarter martt, ane wollit wadder, ane lamb, ilk fyir hous ane
reik hen, seruice wsitt and wount, ane stean of buttir.
Johne Elmislye, tenent.

316 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.

Garsome for CHANDOCRAIGE, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
sex libs, xiij sh.
iiij d-

Maill . .
Multer. .
Aitts . .
Custom Jame;

. Four libs, aucht sh. xj. d. maill.
. Ane boll multer beir.
. Ane boll aitts with the fodder.
. Half a cowe, tua wadders, tua kyiddis, ilk fyir hous a reick hen,
with ane pleuches seruice, ane stean of buttir.
Middiltoun, tenent, haifand the customes (buttir except) dischargit
duringe my lord's will.

Garsome fywe CHANDMOIRIS, four pleuches, payis yeirlie :
yeirs, ane hun

drethe libs.

Maill . . . Four libs, xiij sh. iiij d.
Multer . . Four bollis multer beir.
Custom . . . Ane custome cowe, ilk fyir hous a hen.
James Gordoun, tenent.
FORREST of MORVEINE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Ane hundreth libs.
James Gordoun, tenent.
BROIDLANE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Fyiftie thre sh. four d.
Multer . . . Tua bollis multer beir.
Aitts  Tua bollis custome aitts, with the fodder.
Custom . . . Half a cowe, tua wadderis, ane kyid, ilk fyir house ane reick he
Alexander Middiltoun, tenent.
CROIFT of BRALYNE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Aucht sh.

CARNEQUHINGE, four oxingange, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Sextein sh. aucht d.
Multer. . . . Half a boll beir.
Aittis .... Half a boll.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE. 317
Custom . . Half a quarter of a cowe, half a scheip, ane kyid, ilk fyir hous ane
reik hen.

AULD MYLTOUNE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Tuentie sex sh. aucht d.
Alexander Middiltoun, tenent.
CASTELTOUN of ABOYNE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Wictuall . . Fourtie bollis wictuall, half meill, half malt.
Custom . . . Four wadderis, ane dosan geis, tua dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous ane
reik hen, seruice wsit and wount.
Johne Sandesoun, four oxingange. Willeam Ley, four oxingange.
James Ley, four oxingange. Walter Brabiner, tua oxingange.
Willeam Brabiner, tua oxingange.
FERRAR, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Wictuall . . . Thratie tua bollis wictuall.
Teynd .... Four libs, siluer.
Custom . . . Aucht wollit wadderis, tua dosan capones, four dosan pultre.
Sir Thomas Karr, tenent.
OUER FORMASTOUNE with the CROIFT, payis yeirlie :
Wictuall . . . Tua chalderis wictuall, half meill. fourscoir '
Custom . . . Four wadderis, ane dosan geis, tua dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous ane
reick hen, withe seruice wsit and wount.
Willeame Cromar, sex oxingange. Johne Duncan, four oxingange.
Gilbert Mylne, tua oxingange. Alexander Mylne, tua oxingange.
Johne Skaid, tua oxingange.
NATHER FORMASTOUNE, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie :
Wictuall . . Tuentie four bollis wictuall, half meill, half malt.
Johne Middiltoune, four oxingange. Johne Gordone, Tulloch, tuelf oxingange.

Garsome ilk
fywe y
fourscomarks.

318

THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY

DRUMGASK, tua pleuches, payis yeirlie
Maill .... Auchtein lib.

James Gordoun, tenent.

Redeimtat, BOWNTYE, with the MYLNE, payis yeirlie:
Witsonday,
1599, and sett ]y[ain .... Sex libs, thraten sh. four d.
for 7 yeirs .
thairefter. Patrick Gordoun, tenent.

Garsome ilk BALNAGOUNE, payis yeirlie :
fywe yeirs,
fourtie libs. ^a{\\ .... Fourtie aucht sh.
Custom . . . Ane dosan pultre.

BALWAID, ane pleuche, payis yeirlie of fewe maill :
Maill .... Saxtein libs.
Custom . . . Tua wadders, four lambis, ane dosan capones, ane dosan pultre.
James Gordoun, the ane half. Andro Dauidson, the wther haiff.

MYLNE of DESK, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Sex libs, thraten sh. four d.
Thomas Gordoun, tenent.

TULLOCHOUDYE, payis yeirlie :
Maill .... Aucht libs, thraten sh. four d.

Garsome ilk HALF TORQUHENDLACHYE, payis yeirlie :

fywe yeirs,
fourtie markis. Maill .
MulterAittis .
Custom

Sex libs, ten sh. aucht d.
Tua bollis beir.
Ane boll tua firlotts aitts, with the fodder.
Tua wadderis, tua dosan pultre, ilk fyir hous ane reick hen, withe
seruice wsitt and wount.

THE RENTAILL OF THE LORDSCHIPE OF HUNTLYE.

319

HALF CROIFT MAREWALL, payis yeirlie:
Maill  Thre libs.
GILBERT MYLNE'S CROIFT, payis yeirlie :
Wictuall . . Four bollis.
Custom . . Ane dosan geis, dischargit induringe his seruice.
Gilbert Mylne, tenent.

ESomma.J
Maill  £426 2 2
Teind  £4 0 0
Victual  .132 bolls.
Multer beir .  26 bolls.
Aits with fodder  Ill bolls.
Aits  1 bolls.
Sheep (including 7 wollit wadderis) .... 41
Lambs ......... 6
Kids  30
Cows  , . . 6£
Poultry  258
Butter  38 stones.
Geese  24
Capens ......... 36
Twa lang careagis with four horses.
Four lang careagis with twa horses.
Twa lang careagis with one horse.

V.
TWO LETTERS OF 1746.

No. I.
TO JAMES URQUHART, Esquire.
Abdn. the 24 of January, 1746.
Dear Sir, — The particulars of the battle not being yet come to town, I
can give you little more information about it than what I on hast wrot
you by the express. I send you the following list, saied to have come to
Montross with a French officer, sent there to embark in the Hazard sloop
for France, with the accounts. Killed and wounded, G. Hawley, G.
White of Oxford's Blews, Coll. Legonier, Coll. Campbell of the Black
Horse, Coll. John White, Major Webster, Capt. Orras, Cornet Johns,
Earl Fanley's son, Cap. Bamberry ; the rest of the names are too tedious
to insert, but in all 92 officers, and 8 Presbyterian ministers. The Prince
ordered all the corps to be interred, except the teachers, whose corps he
would not allow the honour of burial till he should know their names
and from whence they came. The killed and wounded are three thousand
250, ten thousand stand of arms got in the meld, all the artillery and
tents, a good number of prisoners. The D. of Perth was not in the
action. Glengary is killed, L. John slightly wounded. It's reported that
Balmorel is wounded in the breast, but not shure. It was said that old
Lochiel was killed, some say wounded. How many upon our side are
killed and wounded is not knowen here yet, but all accounts agriee there
are only 2 persons of distinction killed, and as to others their number is
but smal in comparison of the other party. A considerable body was in
pursuit of the enemy, but wee must expect a day or two before wee get all
the particulars, and whither the Prince has pushed forwards to Edr.
Wee have not heard that the Castle of Stirling has serrendred, there was
not a gun fired against it before the battle. Daniel Smith is here beat'
s -Z

322 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY
ing up for recruits, for the H. V. of Frendrach's battalion, and his own
company. There is still a rumour of the French landing, and it is certain
there is a great word about their preparations in the English papers.
8 or 10 of them came to town yesterday that had been missing, and I sat
up till near 12 o' the cloak looking over them. The King of Prussia has
packed up a peace withe the King of Poland and Queen of Hungary.
There is lykewise a declaration from the French Court, by which the
Dutch are deprived of all the advantages of trade, granted them by the
treaty of Utrech, and in the year 29 or 39, which seemes to be the fore
runner of a declaration of war, for which there are great preparations
making in France, and orders to oppen the campaign very soon in
Flanders, where the French Monarch is to be sometime in February.
Now that our R. Prince is victorious, and the French either landed, or
very probably will land very soon, I hope things will go on successfully ;
and that the same kind Providence, who has hitherto protected him, in
so visible a manner, will still continue to doe it. Therefore, since every
thing seemes to goe fairly on, you may now sitt at home. I'm very hope-
full the affaire will suceed, tho' you should give no assistance ; how much
you shall deserve to be commended for it afterwards, I leave it to the
world to judge, or whether you had most reason to herken to the peevish
reasons of some of your friends, or obey the loud cries of duty and
honour. Just now I heare there is an express come to Pitfodels, but
cannot yet know the contents. My service to your mother and all with
you, and I am, Dear Sir, your obedient humble servant,
To James Urquhart of Byth, Esq.,
to the care of James Reid,
att the Kirktown, King Edward.

No. II.
Madam, — It's not possible with a troop of men to gett one man, save by
meer chance, although it be true in Buchan, from Cullen house to Fyvie,
thence to Ellon, and, from the waterside, down to Peterhead, Fraser
burgh, Pitsligo, Achmedden, Troup, Bamff, Boyn, Cullen, there are very
many. They are thickest about Carnousie, Achmedden, Pitsligo, Fraser-

TWO LETTERS OF 1746. 323
burgh, Altri in Old Deer parish, Inverugy, Fyvie, Monwheitir. As for
this place, upon my oath, non ever was harboured or seen. The way to
come att them was by a poure of men. Supose a thousand or two, in
thre shyres, and in two days to cause garrisone 60 or 70 houses, this to
be done in a two days time, 20 or 30 in a place ; and, for every one thats
apprehended, that the party who apprehended them have a compitent re
ward. The partys that ever came yet plaid the jade. If a lady's cham
ber had been named to search, the commanding officer told it was where
men, not women, were, there command led them. If a wardrope had
been mentioned, that sure no gentleman would abscond in such a place.
If the thre shyres were cantoned, as I propose, a garrison in every eight
milles to one another, and a guinea, good and private payment, given to
the discoverer, many might be gott, and the more surprise it were done
with the better. For example, were I in command, I would bring a
body of men by Montrose to Drumleithy, Bramar, and by Strathdown,
Mulbane, Fockabers ; 200 men to each every day, there orders given
them how to march next day, and, in three days time, they could all
meet att Aberdeen, and this would drive the rebells all north befor
them ; and then give them orders to goe by Inverury, Inch, and the rest
of that countrey, with instructions how to cantoon themselves the next
day, which I would wish, if possible, to fall on a Saturday, and have
print copys to be read at all churches on the morrow, Sunday. Whoever
gave nottice of a rebell where he could be found, should have a crown,
and if he were gott, a guinea more for every one that were gott on
that information, this pay to manor woman informer, ffaithfully and secretly.
And on giveing information, they were to have a lyne from the officer of
the garison where such information was given in, and if he did not per
form he should have redress from his collonell ; and non to travell, for
six days time, two milles from their own house, under pain of imprison
ment, till they paid a hundred pound to the garison who apprehended
them, except they had the pass of the next nearest garison, the way they
had come from ; and they, who had occasion to travell farr, were to get
passes from garison to garrison, and non, under pain of death, and con
fiscation of moveables, to harbour rebells, unless they acquaint the
nearest garrison ; and the information of any hird, hyreman, or woman,
or any other person, should be taken in. This were the only effectual
way, I can think of, to doe the thing, and what were a three weeks time

324 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
to 1200 men, since they are getting pay however, and less time will doe
it. All the six days the garrisons would be makeing searches or
adventures, by night and day. The sojours, who went with the pro
clamations, might have three or four copies to leave with peple, or cast
from them on the Kings road. The proclamations needed not speake of
all this, but, when they ' came to inform, take the information, and cause
them make faith after they gett their crown, because I'm affraid the
word of an oath, in the information, will terrify the informers, who are
already terrified by being beat by the dragoons, for putting them to need
less trouble, who dayly, by their own fault, miss the prey. This is a
true method, but might be better digested by ffurther advyce with
Schievas, Foveraine ; in generall Pittnycaddle is in Aberdeen, he will
be gott nottice of att Professor Andersons. Ye should be acquainted
with him; ye may be fully free with him. Though a small party lyes
here, thers no motion of troups, but the women cariers travel among the
.rebells' houses night arid day,' from stage to stage. This, I assure you,
if a troup came in, att six hours att night, to Strathbogie from the north,
there should be word of it to Lady Badenscoth in three hours, from her
to the minister of Fyvie, Badentaule att Turriff; from Fyvie goes off
other two expresses, and from each of them again two, so before eight
in the morning it is att Peterhead, and spreads as it goes, for every one
sends off two ; so they passed by Fochabers, and both accounts meet att
Bamff or Achmeden, and Pitsligo. From Turriff an express goes to
Byth, from that to Achmeden and Monwheiter, thence to Milln of White-
hill ; this is the method, as I am credibly informed. I am informed Mr.
Ja. Keith is about Inverugy, and Boyn in the countrey. Tunmonth was
certaintly in Fraserburgh and Cullen, but I know not if he be now in it.
One Provost Hay is in the countrey, betwixt Fraserburgh and Bamff ;
Captain Innes went for Stryla the 10th of ApriU, but was closs with his
wife att Melross for a long time ; they travel in the countrey after
transformations of all kinds ; Dudweik, as I am informed, is a packman
with a wallet ; Pittodry is buying so many swine, a dearth of them will
ensue its thought, and so of others. Stonywood writs bloudily, to those
he has influence on, not to surrender, for help will be er long. The two
Woods, Pitouly, and severall others are still in this country I assure
you. If one troup attemp any thing, thers no way to doe but, on adventure,

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to goe to a house, (for non, I hear of, except Achmedden, lodges abroad)
and make search on adventure, supose Inverugy (or Fetteressay first ;)
Streichan, where Mr. Ferguson lives, I presume, may, if searches
were makeing them loup, be resorted to ; Kinnards head att Fraser
burgh, Fyvie, Badenscoth, Carnousie, I believe a surprise would find
somewhat in any of them ; or Park, or Boyne, and Craigston I heare, but
that is as Streichan. But if there were partys enough, I should try
both att first. Craigston has a secret, which hid three men ; as ye goe
ben the hall, it is in the thickness of the wall annent your face, att the
back of the end of the table, next the inner chamber door, as ye stand
lookeing out att the window, which window is closs att the chamber
door. Its closs at your right hand, it enters from the room above ; goe
up stair from the inner chamber, as ye enter the chamber at the hall
thers a private room, off. that room for a chamber box, under which box
a pavement lifts up, and so, if there were a strong search in the countrey,
some might be here ; but Craigston is not ffriendly to them, his wife. has
an idle temper.
If the countrey were garisoned, and proclamations after my moddle,
the commanders, to prevent forged passes, should have a private mark as
is here. It were quite out of the road, I think, to apprehend those who
have surrendered, but only, when its proper, call them in, and mind, I
tell you it, when all are prisoners little will be made of their effects for
ffradulent convenances .... that ye be acquaint with Pitnycaddle
. . . . The Commons, like one man, are for concealling the rebells
. . . . nor Troups man Will. Masson in Cushnie his wife; in his
house about Troup stays one Barbara Strachan, the Jaokobite, post
mistres off Buchan, thers not one place of it all she travels not once a-
week, when business is throng. It will be a wrong step to doe anything
with the clergy, but legall citations ; though, the treuth is, a damneder
sett of villians was never in any society nor is the Episcopal clergy,
yet some of them have ordered their quibble so as to be favourably
touched. Monemoss is the man I mean, his own expressions is fair
though ambiguous ; but by an unhapy event, the sent of his family being
told, may be taken for an interpretation of his meaning, (his wife and
children being expressed Jacobits.) I could even as soon excuse the
ffoollish Gamary, as such a one, (although he's but an empty silly. thing
too) if he were not, as I have the character of fFooll and knave both.

326 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
I'm informed Boynly and Fishery are great receptakles, with Techmuiry
and Memsie; but thers so many clatters, everything is not to be de
pended on. Except Elsick, Corskie Abernethy, and J. P., on my solemn
oath, I know not of a man, att least, my ffriend, whom I trust, says so,
but are as venemous as ever. And I'm informed the Provest of Perth,
Hay, it would pity on to hear him. Mind I tell you makeing moe would
be done with great prudence. Yesterday, 20 or 24 persons passed thiB
road, not above two together, they went wast ye know. In Brittain (for
K. will had still warres, and what Queen Ann did, was but the effect of
the Dutches of Malborrows councills, till that great personage fell in dis
grace, then we saw how all went,) we have been ruled by Princes
90 years, who had not the spirit of Government; and, since the 60th
year of our God, our royall family had not the courage to look the way
they went, nor brace to speake their thought. This discouragds and
makes every plott speake terror, and the more that Ch. made a sacrifice
of a weak ffriend to please a strong enimy; but if it were not for this
humor, which rung many years, Jackibitism which is one of the
popish plote, a plote now 160 years old, would be pulled to pieces, and
Brittain were happie. Wee hope K. G. race will root it out, but distrust
towards the Government makes every deficulty have awe. The divisions
of Lancaster and York brought it in England, for that 100 years the
supressing of rebellion laid ffoundation for another in Scotland. The
K. was but moderator twixt two parties of nobles. Kingdoms fell to be
of on temper ; I say the Royal Island fell to be of one temper, and the
reformation falling in about a little att the time Lancaster and York
united for Hendry 7th, and a little before the Island was under Ed. and
Ja. 6th, the popish plotters had ordered things ; so by Ed. 6th his death
his popish sucessors, the great Q. Eliz. want of succession, King D. want
of courage, his male race want of a true spirit of Government ; as return
ing the nation to a mynd not the like many years hus been yet
gott done. But we remain eaten up with a spirit of divison, and
bambusled with every appairance.
Its said Jo. Duff stays privatly in Bracoes, lodging in Bamff.
It will be a meer chance if a troup gett any good done, I know yours
is greatly ffeared more than Argyle. I assure you what ye can doe, ye
have great reason to serve him faithfully, but I am affraid about makeing
moe. I dout not but Pro. Hay would give to gett favour ; if such a

TWO LETTERS OF 1746. 327
thing were lesoni, he could be easily prompted. Mon is not mad without
great odium, but its bad to have little more and much odium. I never
saw the Provest, but he stays constantly within three milles of this.
I have write all I hau to say, and my oath, to my knowledge, not a
false word. Comend me to your ffriend.
I have demonstrations letters of theirs, on to the other haveing been
seen by be, only one letter but more talkeing.
Directed thus to Mistres Elingsfoord Gastein of Aberdeen.

VI.

INSTRUMENTUM SUPER AUCIS SANCTI CUTHBERTI.— 1489.

Uniuersis Cristi fidelibus presentes litteras inspecturis Prepositus et bal-
liui burgi Abirdonensis in Scocia salutem in omnium saluatore Suadet
enim pietas dictat equitas et meritum inuitat ut nos super hiis que in-
nocentes et eorum jura concernunt accescemur veritati et presertim ubi
occultatione veritatis innocens poterit preiudicari Hinc est quod die date
presentium coram nobis in pretorio eiusdem pro tribunali sedentibus
comparuit honestus vir Henricus Polseyne opidanus de Trailsounde nos
reuerentia qua decuit requirens quatinus diligentem et fidelem examina-
tionem quarundam famosarum et fide dignarum personarum acceptare
curemus de et super certis volucribus natura et nidificatione earundem
infra limites anglie etc. earumque dispositiones autentice notaremus
cuius quidem requestui annuentes prelibatas personas legitime citas
vocatas et comparentes ad fidele testimonium in premissis perhibendum
examinauimus Qui in foro conscientie et animarum suarum declararunt
deposueruntque in hec verba quod in insula beati Cuthberti le Farne
ylande vulgariter vocata in regni Anglie confinibus quedam ecclesia de
Sancto Cuthberto decoratur in qua diuerse volucres ferine indomiteque
auce Sancti Cuthberti vocitate nidificant circa quam et prope quam
subtus altar et circa id ac in omnibus domibus dicte insule tempore
missarum celebrationum de nidis remouent sacerdotes celebrantes
aliosque presentes rostris rodunt victusque suos per maria adipis-
cuntur nullique vim aliquam partem earundem cedere audent dicte-
que volucres per potentiam humanam coqui nee assari poterint quod
prius examinatum fuit per ecclesiasticos dicte ecclesie ex quo pro nullo
genere humano tangantur denique le yslik liepunt plumarum earundem
valet nobile aurium de Rosa. In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem
t 2

330 THE SPALDING CLUB MISCELLANY.
et testimonium caritatis intuitu sigilla Thome Mar unius balliuorum et
Thome Prat conburgensis sunt appensa apud Abirden vi*0 die mensis
Julii anno Domino millesimo cccc0 octuagesimo nono presentibus ibidem
Alexandro de Cameron Andrea Culan Willelmo Kintor Johanne Menzes
Alexandro Angussoun burgensibus dicti burgi Hanss Skeale et Henrico
Worbosse opidanis de Gripiswald cum multis aliis.

INDEX.

INDEX.

Abercrombie, Allexander, of Pitmed-
den, 157.
Aberdeen, Earl of, Lord High Chancel
lor of Scotland, 83.
Aberdeen, the Bishop of, 57, 58, 59,
134, 139, 142, 150, 176, 181.
Aberdein, 17, 37, 38, 48, 52, 54, 57, 58,
59, 116, 127, 137, 151, 152, 155, 159,
161, 175, 179, 180, 181, 186, 192,
204, 205, 214, 224, 227, 229, 232,
240, 258, 259, 321, 323, 324, 329.
Abergeldie, Laird of, 157, 159, 248.
Abernetliyie, Master Jhone, 207.
Abernethy, Willeame, Lord, 181.
Aberscorss, Laird of, 229.
Abirchattie, 159-
Abirdene, Auld, 59, 258.
Abirgardin, 182.
Abirkerdour, Laird of, 189.
Abirluthnochth, [Arbuthnot], 9, 10, 35,
36,50,51,52,53, 54.
Abirterf, Laird of, 207.
Abotshall, Laird of, 242.
Aboyne, Casteltoun of, 317.
Abraham, Jacobus, notarius publicus,
254.
Achinsone, John, of Garlocht, 213.
Achlewyne, 115, 116.
Achlossin, Laird of, 199, 200, 202.
Achmedden, 322, 324.
Achterles, Laird of, 157.
Adzell, Johannes de eodem, 5.
Adzell, Laird of, 38, 44, 80.
Aikinsone, Georgius, notarius publicus,
37.
Akergill, Laird of, 248.
Alanbigrin, Laird of, 195.

Alani, Henricus, 1 34.
Alanson, Ewin in Lochabre, 196, 208.
Allansone, Donald Wilzeam, 260.
Allansone, Jhone William, 260.
Allirdes, Jhone, of that Ilk, 208, 209.
Alter, Laird of, 157, 185, 213, 215.
Altre, Robert, Lord, 75.
Anderson, Professor, 324.
Andersone, James, notar publict, 251,
252.
Andersone, Schir Jhone, publict notar,
190.
Andersoun, Patricius, in Brunstoun, 159.
Andett, 279.
Andresoun, James, seruitour to the
Marquis of Huntlye, 254, 256, 257.
Andrew's, St., 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17,
18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 35, 36,
37, 46, 50, 53, 54, 55, 65, 70, 71,
120, 131, 138, 142, 176.
Andrew's, St., the Archbishop of, 18,
53, 70, 71.
Andrew's, St., the Bishop of, 3, 6, 7.
Angoussoun, Lauchlan, 310.
Angus, Archibald, son of George Erie
of, 131, 132, 154.
Angus, George, Erie of, Lord Douglas,
&c, 131, 132, 133.
Anguse, Williame, Erl of, 249-
Angussoun, Alexander, burgensis Aber-
donensis, 329.
Angussone, Jhone, 260.
Annand, Thomas, notar, 214.
Annat, 294.
Arbroth, 31, 71, 72, 73.
Arbrothe, the Abbote of, 73, 181.
Arbuthnot, Dauid, 51.

334

INDEX.

Arbuthnot, Jacobus, in Fwthes, 51.
Arbuthnot, Robertus de eodem, 51.
Arbuthnott, Normand, seruitour of
Johne Leslie of Wardes, 257.
Arbuthnott, Robert, second Lord, 178.
Archibald, James, Vicare of Lintrethen,
120, 121, 122.
Arclach, 159, 258.
Ardbrylache, Laird of, 166, 298.
Ardcray, Laird of, 157.
Arderseyr, Laird of, 227.
Ardlogie, Laird of, 258.
Ardmaillie, 159.
Ardnellie, Dominus de, 155.
Ardo, Laird of, 27, 28, 56, 77.
Ardwyne, 115, 116.
Argile, Archibald, Erll of, 210, 211.
Argile, Archibald, Marquess of, 167.
Arkinglas, Laird of, 230.
Arrane, James, Erie of, Governor of
Scotland, 55, 56, 120, 142, 143, 144,
153.
Arrat, Robertus, notarius publicus, 9,
12.
Arrot, 14, 15, 46, 47, 48, 76.
Artingaipill, Laird of, 247.
Assoun, Robert, Baroun of Tulemat,
176.
Athoile, Johne, Erie of, 176, 177, 196.
197, 213, 223.
Atholl, Johne, Master of, 194.
Athol, Lord, 61.
Auchadrome, 295.
Auchdeache, 294.
Auchinchene, 295.
Auchindore, 59.
Auchindowie, 294.
Auchindown, Laird of, 226, 227, 228,
229, 230, 236, 249.
Auchingoue, 294.
Auchinhampteris, Laird of, 189, 196,
202.
Auchinhandach, 159.
Auchinhuif, Laird of, 199, 200.
Auchinlek, Thomas, 15.
Auchlagane, 294.
Auchmair, 281.
Auchmeche, 293.

Auchnahaile, 215.
Auchnoule, Laird of, 40.
Auchoilzie, 311.
Auchry, Laird of, 223.
Auchyndroune, 217.
Auldbar, 63.
Auldernye, 281.
Auldeuallache, 281.
Auldinruif, 311.
Auldquheinoquhen, 159.
Awacie, Dominus de, 155, J59-
Awass, 155.
Badenach, 125, 126, 159, 162, 163,
165, 177, 183, 222,249, 250, 295, 309.
Badenscoth, Lady, 324.
Badinscott, Dominus de, 159.
Baidfouir, 286. Ailhous, 287.
Baillie, Thomas, de Ardnellie, 155.
Balbi thane, 159-
Balchron, Laird of, 166.
Baldebaes, 280.
Baldouay, Dominus Eduardus, capella n-
us, 23.
Baldouy, Laird of, 23.
Balfour, Alexander, Rector of Lon-
quarty, 24, 26.
Balfour, Laird of, 220, 221, 222, 224.
Balfour, Martinus, rector de Dunnen-
nache, 35.
Balievat, Laird of, 213, 226.
Ballader, 312.
Balleatrache, 313.
Ballegerno, Laird of, 66.
Ballemoir, 313.
Balletbeige, 300.
Ballidraoir, 162, 300.
Ballindallocht, Laird of, 204, 213, 220.
Ballintober, 312.
Ballintorrye, 312, 313.
Ballorobert, 152.
Balmerino, the Earl of, 87.
Balnagoune, 318.
Balnagowin, Dominus de, 126,
Balnagowne, Laird of, 157.
Balnakettill, 155.
Balnastroyne, Ouer and Nather, &e.,
315.

INDEX.

335

Baluely, 3, 4, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 74,
81, 82.
Balumby, Dominus de, 7, 20, 27.
Balwaid, 318.
Balwery, Laird of, 139, 176, 192, 193,
194, 195.
Bamberry, Captain, 321.
Banaquhar, 183, 201, 202, 226, 300.
Banchory Terne, 59.
Banff, 175,322,324,326.
Bannachin, 152.
Bannatyne, J., 160.
Barclay, Alexander, notar, 257.
Barclay, George, of that Ilk, knycht,
152, 226.
Barclay, Walter, of Drumdalgye, 235.
Barclay, Willelmus, frater domini de
Tolle, 155.
Barkley, Dame Isbel, 34.
Barroun, Patricius de Spittelfeild, 32.
Barry, Henricus, rector de Coles, 7.
Barwicke, 145, 147, 148, 161.
Bassendow, 72, 73, Preceptor of, 73.
Bate, Willelmus, 18.
Battallache, Moir, 294.
Battalloche, I-eige, 294.
Bayne, Dowll, 260.
Beaton, Dauid, cardinalis Sancti Andree,
31, 45, 46, 120.
Beauschastell, Capitane, 51.
Beirlie, Barbara de, spouse of John Er
skine of Dun, 44, 56, 57.
Beldorny, Dominus de, 155, 157, 226,
227, 298.
Belfour, David, of Caraldstoun, 1 94.
Belheluy, 59.
Bellachaillus, 292.
Bellenden, Thomas de Auchnoule, 40.
Belliehill, 286. Aiihous and Croift, 286.
Bellilocus, [Beaulieu,] Mauricius of,
126.
Bellochroan, 299.
Bellye, 283, 291.
Belty, Laird of, 224,225.
Benholme, Laird of, 38.
Benhome, 197.
Beowlyne, 228.
Berclay, Johannes de, 126.

Berclay, Patricius, de Grantuly, 138,
194.
Berclay, Walter of Garntuly, chanon of
Murra, 131, 200, 202, 204.
Beruys, 10.
Betoun, James, fier of Melgund, 242,
243.
Bevfurde, Dominus de, 5.
Binvooid, 290.
Birkenburn, Laird of, 157.
Birkkenbuss, Laird of, 167.
Bissait, Patricius, de Lessendrum, 155.
Bisset, Alexander, seruitor Domini
Thome Gordon de Cluny, 159.
Blaircharraige, 312.
Blairchirne, 293.
Blairinclerache, 293.
Blairindryme, 294.
Blair, Laird of, 234, 242.
Blairmefoillache, 293.
Blairoeur, Beige, 293.
Blairoure, Moir, 294.
Blairovey, Beige, 306.
Blairovey, Moir, 304.
Blaknes, 247.
Blalak, 155, 159.
Bland, Jacobus, notarius publicus, 29.
Blarefaden, Laird of, 38.
Blare, Laird of, 247.
Blayre, Thomas, 17-
Bleid, T., notarius publicus, 55.
Bochrowbin, 226.
Boddome, Laird of, 152, 213
Boggis, Laird of, 238.
Bogieshell, 259.
Bogs, Laird of, 167.
Boigegeyght, Manes of, 289. Mid
Third, &c, 290.
Boige, Johannes, notarius publicus, 231,
234.
Boig Geycht, 235, 244, 256.
Boiggis, 159.
Boigheidis, Laird of, 258.
Bolquhane, Laird of, 205, 209, 21 1, 215,
255.
Bonalda, Done John, priour of Plus
cardin, 130.
Bonar, Johannes, 15.

336

INDEX.

Bonar, William, of St. Andrew's, 3.
Bonetown, Laird of, 205.
Bonkill, Patric, 72.
Borlum, Laird of, 162, 165.
Borthuick, Willelmus, seruitor Mar
chioness de Huntlie, 159.
Botarie, 277.
Both vile, Patrike, Erie, 136, 137, 187,
188, 191.
Botrobin, 152.
Bowntye, 318.
Boyn, 322.
Boyne, Laird of, 176.
Brackachye, 307.
Braekleter, 293.
Braclie, 226.
Braichlie, 312.
Braickleyis, Mekle, 280.
Brakaucht, 246.
BraktiUo, 23.
Bralanknove, 268.
Bralyne, 316.
Braymoir, 155.
Breakachie, Laird of, 166.
Brechin, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 30, 32, 35,
36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,
53, 63, 64, 65, 71, 72, 73, 77, 136,
206.
Brechin, the Bishop of, 15, 73.
Brekkow, Laird of, 190.
Brigtone, Dominus de, 15.
Brodland, Dominus de, 159.
Brody, Alexander de eodem, 155.
Broidie, Dauid, of that Ilk, 247.
Broidlane, 316.
Broiss, Valterus, 17.
Brouerfeld, Stephyne, 187-
Brown, Robartus, Capilanus, 18.
Brow, Willelmus, 18.
Bruce, Robert, of Badderrig, 242.
Bruice, Johannes, notarius publicus, 120
Brunstoun, 159.
Brux, Laird of, 219.
Bryd, Alex., 59.
Bryss, Johannes, 13, 15.
Bucharne, 268.
Buchquhane, Master of, 186.
Buchquhanie, Margreta Comitissa, 23.

Bugagartie, 270.
Bukky, dominus de, 155, 159, 237, 239,
243, 290.
Burnet, Magister Johannes, 36, 43.
Burriszardis, Laird of, 21 1.
Butter, Patrik, of Gormok, 142.
Buttirgill, 63.
Bynawnne, 215.
Byris, 288.
Byth, Laird of, 322.
Cabrach, 196, 279, Crofts in, 281, the
Geauche, of 282.
Cabrach, Laird of, 196
Cairnfield, Dominus de, 176, 177.
Caldor, Elisabeth of, spous of Lauch
lane M'Kintoche of Banaquhar, 183.
Caldor, Willelmus, Thane de, 126.
Caldwart, Moir, 293.
Cambell, Willelmus, de Tulynessill, 59.
Cameron, Alexander, burgensis Aber-
donensis, 329.
Camerone, Alanus, de Lochell, 159.
Camerone, Alestrus, de Glenneveis, 159.
Cameroun, Alane, of Locheill, 248.
Cames-i-maye, 313.
Campbell, Archibald, of Caldair, 218.
Campbell, Archibald, of Lochinvell, 238,
239.
Campbell, Coll. of the Black Horse, 321.
Campbell, Dame Anna, Marquesse of
Huntly, 162.
Campbell, James, of Arkinglas, 230.
Campbell, Johne, of Laweris, 242.
Campbell, Sir Johne, of Lundy, knycht,
203, 211.
Campdale, Westir, 215.
Campdaile, Eistir, 215.
Cantelaw, Maister John, archidene of
Sanct Andros, 142.
Capach, 201, 202, 215.
Carak, Willelmus, 18.
Caraldstoun, Laird of, 194.
Cardell, Laird of, 207, 214.
Cargyl, Willelmus de, Dominus de La
sigiston, 117, 118.
Carimure, Schir James of, notar publict,
194.

INDEX.

337

Carins, Maistir William, vicar of Gla
nds, 67.
Carnburrow, Laird of, 157, 159, 233.
Carnegy, Johannes, in Drymme, 14.
Carnegy, Johnne. of Kynnard, 230.
Carnegy, Lady, 81, 82.
Carnegy, Mr John, 87.
Carnegye, Robert, of Kynnard, 205,
217.
Carnequhinge, 316.
Carnok, Laird of, 78.
Carnousie, 322, 325.
Carny, 29, 62.
Carragray, 159.
Carrewun, Laird of, 195.
Casillis, Gilbertus, Comes de, 154.
Castletoun, Laird of, 210.
Casteltoun, 263, Mylne, 264, Aiihous,
264.
Catnes, 145, 147.
Cattelleitt, 307.
Cauldwart, Beige, 293.
Chalmer, George, of Noth, 257.
Chalmer, Georgius, apparens de Bal-
bithane, 159.
Chalmer, Johannes, in Drumbulg, 159-
Chambuschanoch, [Cambuskynneth,]
17, 31, 61, 78, 79, 80, 176.
Chandmoiris, 316.
Chandocraigie, 316.
Chandokeilzie, 313.
Chaplan, Jacobus, notarius publicus, 24,
26.
Chaplan, Petrus, rector de Dennennow,
23, 24, 25, 26.
Charles I., 83, 84.
Charterhous, the Prioris of, 73.
Charteris, Johannes, de Kynfavnis, 23.
Chawmer, Maister John off, parson of
Arbuthnot, 9, 10.
Chene, Alexander, of Straloach, 197.
Cheisholme, Schir James, of Dundere,
knycht, 249.
Cheslome, Johne, of Cummir, 214.
Cheyne, Frances, brother germane to
Patrik Cheyne of Essylmont, 227, 232,
236, 237, 239, 242.
Cheyne, Patrik, of Esslemont, 157.

Clastirim, Laird of, 167.
Clat, 59.
Clawak, Laird of, 190.
Clement, Septimus, papa, 23, 28.
Cletone, Villelmus, 13.
Clioneck, 293.
Clone, 299.
Clouny, 204, 233, 236.
Clova, Laird of, 4, 5.
Clovnye, 304.
Clunace, Archibaldus de, 126.
Cluny, Laird of, 157, 159, 164, 165,
242, 244, 251, 252, 253, 259.
Clwyne, 226.
Cochrane, Sir Thomas, chaplane, 190.
Coclarachie, Dominus de, 155, 159, 281,
Coirmerelair, 27 1 .
Coirschallauche, 271.
Coirvroche, 313.
Cok, Georgius, notarius publicus, 32.
Coldinghame, Johne, Commendatour of,
229.
Coles, 7.
Colintoun, Dominus de, 216.
Colintoun, Laird of, 40.
Colluthie, 159, 272, Mylne of, 273,
Aiihous, 273.
Colly, Johannes, 15.
Colquholdstane, 151, 152, 157, 202, 205,
213, 219-
Colquhoune, Schir Umphrie, of Luss,
knycht, 247.
Conan, Dominus Dauid, presbiter, 118.
Conn, Alexander, of Auchry, 223.
Connane, Johannes, in Glenbucket, 159.
Contillicht, Laird of, 220.
Conuicht, Laird of, 220.
Conze, Dominus de, 155, 251, 252.
Conzeauchye, 272.
Copland, Thomas, of Wdach, 193.
Corealdye, 303.
Corearinstailbeige, 308.
Corearnistaill, Moir, 307.
Corevynnan, 293.
Correcheirrachane, 293.
Correchie, 155.
Corronach, 162.
Corsindawe, Laird of, 213.
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338

INDEX.

Cossonis, Laird of, 62.
Cotraw, 13, 21.
Cottounehill, 285.
Coudrane, 273.
Countelawe, 307.
Covpeire, 72, 73.
Covpeire, the Abbate of, 73, 120, 211.
Co wil, Laird of, 205.
Crag, Andreas, de Baluely, 20, 21.
Crag, Laird of, 40.
Crag, Robertus, in Baluely, 13.
Crag, Thomas, 15.
Crag, Walterus de Baluely, 9.
Cragivare, Laird of, 157.
Crago, 21, 29, 74.
Cragulie, 264.
Cragy, Master Hew, notar publict, 204.
Craig, Laird of, 157.
Craigcullie, 155.
Craighall, Laird of, 239.
Craig-knokis, 284.
Craigmylne, 155.
Craigston, Laird of, 325.
Crathecroye, 305.
Crathemoir, 305.
Crathiecroy, Laird of, 166.
Cravfurde, Alexander, Comes de, 4.
Crawfurd, 44.
Crawfurdie, Dauid, Comes ac vicecomes
de Forfar, 7, 8, 22, 23, 29, 37, 38,
62, 119, 120,205, 206.
Crechmond, 59.
Creichtone, Master Abraham, prowest
of Dunglas, 203.
Creichtoun, Johne of, 194.
Creichtoun, Maister Robert, provest of
Sanct Gelis Kirk of Edinburgh, 142.
Cristall, Villelmus, 13.
Cristiarnus, Dominus, Dominus de Bre
chin, 15.
Crivichlie, 155.
Crobine, Ester, 300, Waster Crobine,
301.
Cromartie, 229-
Crombie, Thomas, writer in Edinburgh,
258.
Crome, Alexander, of Inuerernane, 192.
Cuikistoun, 63.

Culan, Andreas, burgensis Aberdonen-
sis, 329.
Culbardie, Dominus de, 155, 159, 226.
Culchinnay, 293.
Culclerochy, 127.
Culdovan, 152.
Culiferne, 293.
Culkebbok, Laird of, 204.
Cullane, Mr. Johne, 72.
Cullen, 322, 324.
Cullerliis, Laird of, 189.
Cullinlind, Laird of, 166.
Cullinros, 294.
Culreauche, 288, Mylne of, 288, Aii
hous, 288.
Culttis, Laird of, 211
Cuming, Mr. AL, 87.
Cuming, William, nottar publict, 227.
Cumingson, Johannes, curatus, 50.
Cumming, Alexander, of Alter, 185,
213, 215.
Cumming, Johannes, filius Thome Cum
ing in Abirdene, 159.
Cumnok, 211.
Cumnok, Laird of, 208, 211, 213, 238.
Cumyne, Johne, of Erinsyit, 247.
Cumyne, Thomas, of Alter, 157.
Cuntaloid, Laird of, 213.
Curridown, 167,271.
Currour, Johne, notter publict, 213.
Currur, Dauid, 18.
Cutbert, Jhon, aldirman of Inuernis,
196.
Dallandache, 301.
Dallaquharny, Laird of, 193.
Dallaquhyis, 287, Aiihous, 287.
Dallavertt, 310.
Dalmorye, 215.
Dalmuckachye, 312.
Dalnabotht, 215.
Dalnafert, 125, 126.
Dalnagarn, 193.
Dalpersie, Dominus de, 159.
Dalphour, 296.
Dalrady, Laird of, 165, 166.
Dalreadye, 296.
Darley, Laird of, 227.

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339

Dauchenessye, 294.
Dauid, Michael, tenens campane Sancti
Medani, 117.
Dauisone, Master Johne, 192, 193, 194.
Dawachie, 155.
Dawachrarke, James of, 213.
Dawcharn, 152.
Dawchcarreach, 152.
Dawchcarte, Laird of, 220.
Dawchereg, 152.
Dawchfour, 152.
Dawchhurgin, 152.
Delgatie, Laird of, 217.
Dellifour, 166, 226.
Delwye, Laird of, 213.
Dempster, Finlaus, notarius publicus,
118, 119.
Dempster, Georgius, capilanus, 17.
Dempster, James, of Achterles, 157.
Dennennow, 23, 24, 25.
Denscheill, 279.
Descorye, 236.
Desfurd, Dominus de, 117-
Desk, Mylne of, 318.
Dingwall, Castell of, 133, 134.
Dolphintoun, Laird of, 38.
Donaldsone, Mr. James, procuratour,
78.
Donaldsone, Patrik, brother to Mr. Jas.
Donaldsone, aduocat at Edinburght,
80.
Donalree, the, 130.
Donchquhale, [Duthell,] 30, 42, 219.
Dornocht, 229.
Douglas, James, of Pittyndreich, 186.
Douglas, Huchone of, 128, 130.
Dowert, Laird of, 200, 201.
Dowglass, Dame Beatrice, Countes of
Marischall, 139, 142.
Dowin, James, Lord, 230.
Downye, 242.
Drannie, Laird of, 157.
Drumblaitt, 282, Kirktoune, &c, 282,
283.
Drumbulg, 159, 269, 270.
Drumbulg, Laird of, 247.
Drumdailgie, 275.
Drumdalchat, 226.

Drumdalgye, Laird of, 235.
Drumdelzeok, 152.
Drum, Dominus de, 117, 205, 224.
Drumferge, 272.
Drumgask, 318.
Drumirbane, 293.
Drumleithy, 323.
Drummond, Allexander, of Medope, 229,
242.
Drummonde, G., aperande of Blair, 234.
Drummonde, Maister Walter, dene of
Dunblane, 176, 177.
Drummond, George, of Blair, 234, 242.
Drummond, Jhone, of InnuerpefFray,
207, 208, 217.
Drummond, Jon, of Penecwik, 248.
Drummond, Patrik, Lord, 78.
Drummond, Robert, of Carnok, 78.
Drummyn, 190, 215.
Dryburcht, Dauid, Commendator of, 78.
Drymme, 14, 15.
Drymmynour, 151.
Dudop, 68.
Duff, Adam, 254.
Duff, Alexander, Dominus de Torre-
soull, 159.
Duffhouse, Barony of, 129.
Duffus, 155.
Duffus, Laird of, 225, 237, 247.
Dugoude, Robert, of Auchinhuif, 199,
200.
Dullab, 224.
Dumbar, Alexander, apperant of Tarbet,
238, 252.
Dumbar, Dauid, of Dorris, 238.
Dumbar, James, of Cumnok, 238.
Dumbar, James, of Peniche, 256.
Dumbar, Maister Jhon, of Mestis, 238.
Dumbar, Nicolaes, of Boggis, 238.
Dumbar, Patrik, of Goghell, 238.
Dumbenane, Brewe Talloune of, 267.
Dumbennan, 169, 170, 172, 173, 261,
263.
Dumbertan, Castell of, 121.
Dumfermling, 243.
Dunachtanes, Mekle and Lytill, &c,
310.
Dunatye, Mylne of, 315.

340

INDEX.

Dunbar, Alexander, filius Alexandri
Dunbar de Conze, 155.
Dunbar, Alexander of, of the Westfelde,
130, 182, 183.
Dunbar, Allexander, of Cumnok, 208,
211, 213.
Dunbar, Archibaldus, de Peynuik, 155.
Dunbar, Georgius, frater Alexandri Dun
bar de Conze, 155.
Dunbar, James of, 128, 130, 131.
Dunbar, Johne, of Mones, 247, 255,
256.
Dunbar, Patrik, of Congzie, 251, 252.
Dunbar, Patrik, of Blase, 247.
Dunbar, Robertus, in Awass, 155.
Dunbeith, Laird of, 215.
Dunber, James, of Terbert, 211, 213,
225, 238, 252, 256, 257.
Dunber, James, persone of Cumnok.
211.
Dunber, Robert, of Dorris, 211, 213,
238.
Duncan, Mr. Hendre, 71.
Duncan, Willelmus, 18.
Duncany, Laird of, 43.
Dunccansone, Thomas, sone to Dunccan
Thomsone of Achinhampris, 196.
Dundas, Alexander, of Fyngask, 34, 35.
Dunde, 15, 27, 38, 66, 67, 68, 69, 77,
116, 120.
Dundere, Laird of, 249.
Dunfermling, R., 61, 63.
Dunglas, 203.
Dunipace, Laird of 65, 66.
Dunkeld, 17, 32, 70, 118, 119.
Dunkeld, George, bishop of, 40, 139,
142, 148.
Dun, Laird of, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1,
12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43,
44, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 55, 56, 60, 61,
62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74,
75, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 92.
Dunlugys, Laird of, 206.
Dunmeith, Dominus de, 159, 241.
Dunnachtin, Laird of, 157, 196, 209,
213, 218, 225, 226, 227, 236, 239,
243, 245, 253, 257, 260.

Dunnaymor, 152.
Dunnayncroy, 152.
Dunnennache, 35.
Dunnottar, 11.
Dunnysgreen, 21.
Dunrode, Dominus de, 120.
Durne, Laird of, 240.
Ecclesmaldeis, 10.
Echlis, Laird of, 231, 232.
Echt, 59.
Edinburgh, 15, 18, 19, 20, 30, 31, 32,
42, 44, 45, 52, 55, 56, 57, 60, 70, 78,
79, 80, 83, 122, 133, 134, 138, 142,
144, 153, 154, 160, 175, 176, 180,
193, 194, 200, 203, 204, 206, 207,
216, 223, 242, 245, 254, 258, 321.
Edindiack, 268.
Edingarrach, Laird of, 281.
Eduard, Jhon, in Bogieshell, 259.
Edwie, 72, 73.
Edwie, the Persone of, 73.
Eglintoune, the Erie of, 87.
Eicht, Laird of, 214.
Eimare, Johannes, de Perth, 15.
Eisk, Southt, 21.
Elcho, 33, 34, 35.
Elgyne, 159, 186, 195, 204, 213, 215,
235, 236, 237, 238, 243, 251, 252.
Ellon, 322.
Elrick, 280.
Enrowry, Wester, 215.
Erale, 117.
Ergadie, Archibaldus, comes dominus
Ergile, Coline, Erll of, 230.
Campbell et Lorn, 40, 159.
Erinsyit, Laird of, 247.
Erol, Nicholl, Erl of, 180, 181.
Errell, George, Erll of, 216, 217.
Erroll, Frances, Erll of, 249.
Erroll, William, Erie of, 130.
Erskin, Jacobus, 32, 36.
Erskin, Johannes, rector de Turreff, 45.
Erskin, Maister Williame, persoun of
Douchquhale, [Duthell,] 30, 42.
Erskin, Walterus, 42.
Erskine, Adam, commendator of Cam
buskenneth, 61, 78, 79, 80.

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341

Erskine, John, of Dun, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 56,
57, 63, 66, 69, 72, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80,
92.
Erskine, John, rector of Arbuthnot, son
of Sir Thomas, 35, 36.
Erskyn, Alexander, 15, 16, 18, 81, 83.
Erskyn, Alexr., Dominus de Dvn, 4,
81.
Erskyn, Georgius, de Quhitfild, 28, 45.
Erskyn, Gilbertus, 16, 18.
Erskyn, Henricus, 16.
Erskyn, Robertus, 23, 24, 31, 32, 46,
47, 48, 52, 53, 59, 61, 62, 75, 78, 79.
Erskyn, Thomas, filius Johannis Erskyn
de Dwn, [Sir Thomas Erskine of
Brechin,] 15, 19, 30, 32, 35, 36, 38,
39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.
Erskyne, Alexr., in Glaskenno, 75.
Erskyne, Georg, burges of Montrois,
75.
Erskyne, Johnne, minister at Eglesgreig,
81.
Erskyne, Johne, of Logye, 74, 75, 76,
77.
Erskyne, Magister Willelmus, 38.
Erskyne, Thomas, son of Sir Thomas,
Knycht of Brechin, 30, 43.
Esse, 152, 199, 202, 206, 210, 214, 226,
278.
Esselmont, Laird of, 157, 227.
Ettail, Johannes, capellanus, 12, 15,
22.
Etterishe, Laird of, 166.
Ettiniche, 313.
Ettras, 301.
Eutartanes, 294.
Ewisdaile, Laird of, 4.
Fairlay, Croift, 314.
Falconar, Georgius, in Findowry, 48.
Falconer, Alexander, of Hackertoune,
254.
Fanley, Earl, 321.
Far, 229.
Far, Laird of, 228, 229.

Farcharson, George, in Descorye, 236.
Farnwell, 63.
Farny, Johannes, 38.
Farquhar, Andreas, de Montross, 15,
18.
Faulkland, 40.
Fentoun, Jacobus, de Ogile, 48.
Ferguson, Jhon, of Strowith, 194.
Ferguson, Mr., 325.
Ferlatt, 308.
Feme, Insula le, 329.
Ferrar, 317.
Fethy, Magister Walterus, 36.
Fetterkairne, 80.
Findlater, Laird of, 150, 152, 204, 217.
Fingalton, Laird of, 179.
Fingask, Laird of, 176.
Finlaius, Andreas, notarius publicus, 38.
Finlarg Castle. 166, 167-
Finlasoun, Sir Androw, 53.
Finlasoun, Thomas, capellanus, 45, 48.
Fivuy, Laird of, 217, 219, 223, 248.
Flemyng, Alexander, 128, 130, 131.
Flemyng, Malcolmus, dominus, 40.
Flemyng, Negellus, secretarius Alex
andri, comitis Rossie, 126.
Fochabers, 174, 292, 323, 324.
Forbes, Alexander de, Dominus eius
dem, 117.
Forbes, Arthure, of Balfour, 220, 221,
222, 224.
Forbes, Duncan, of Monymusk, 224,
228.
Forbes, James, of Corsindawe, 214.
Forbes, James of, sone of Schir Alexr.
of Forbes, knycht, 179.
Forbes, Jhone, of Brux, 219.
Forbes, Jhone, of Tolleis, 219.
Forbes, Johannes, dominus, 198.
Forbes, Johne, maister of Forbes, 151.
Forbes, Mr. Alexander, 80.
Forbes, Mr. Duncan, 157.
Forbes, Maister William, 214.
Forbes, Robert, of Eicht, 214.
Forbes, William, Lord, 151, 152, 181,
182.
Forbes, William, Maister of, 216.
Fordis, 13, 21, 74.
y 2

342

INDEX.

Formastoune, Nather, 317.
Formastoune, Ouer & Croift, 317.
Forres, 128, 211, 247.
Forrest, A., secretarius, 55.
Forthirgyll, Laird of, 191.
Forthyr, 7.
Fortterletter, 215.
Fostin, Dominus Willelmus, capellanus,
136.
Foulartoune, Georgius, vicarius de Dwn,
12, 16.
Foulis, 155, 157.
Foulis, Jacobus, de Colintoun, 40, 216.
Fowlis, Dominus de, 126, 157, 213,
220, 232.
Foynes, 301.
Fraisser, Alexander, Lord Lowet, 213.
Fraserburgh, 322, 324, 325.
Fraser, Huchone, of the Lovat, 128.
Fraser, William, in Kincarden, 259.
Fraser, William, of Strowie, 157, 227,
228.
Frasser, Alexander, notarius publicus,
231.
Frasser, Master Donald, archedeine of
Ross, 227, 228.
Frasser, Symon, Lord, 241.
Frasser, Wylzem, of Fyllorth, 191.
Freser, Hew, Lord of Louett, 207, 208,
228.
Fresser, Maister Thomas, 58.
Fresser, Wily am, of Abirterf, 207.
Frisall, Magister Johannes, 37, 38.
Froster, Jacobus, burgensis burgi de
Montros, 28.
Froster, Sir Wilzeam, 27, 28.
Fruchuy, Dominus de, 135, 157, 195,
207, 213, 214, 215, 218, 223, 236,
237, 245.
Fullarton, Mr. James, 72.
Fullarton, Mr. Johne, 72.
Fullartoun, Alexander, de Crago, 29.
Fullartoun, Williame, of Ardo, 27, 28,
56, 77.
Fullartoune, Heleine, in Baluelie, 74.
Fullerton, Willelmus, 18.
Fwthes, 51.
Fyf, Alanus, 18.

Fynewyn, 5, 22, 119.
Fyngask, Laird of, 34, 35.
Fynla, Schir Robert, chaplan, 34.
Fynren, 215.
Fyntre, Laird of, 7-
Fyvie, 322, 323, 324, 325.
Galbratht, Master Peter, notar pub
lict, 204, 211, 222.
Galloway, Alexander, rector de Kin-
kel, 54.
Galowye, Laird of, 189-
Gardin, Maister Johne, notar, 197.
Gareacht, James, of Kynstair, 199-
Gargagar, 305.
Gargask, 304.
Gargavache, 293.
Gargawache, Laird of, 248, 254.
Garlocht, Laird of, 213.
Garrowacht, in Lochabyr, 201, 202.
Garry, 127.
Gartlye, 268, 274, Crofts in, 274, 275,
Brewe Talloun, 275.
Garthmoir, 309.
Garvey Beige, 306.
Garvey Moir, 305.
Gascolonye, 307.
Gask, Laird of, 236, 241, 243.
Gaskmoir, 304.
Gelis, Johannes, 15.
Gib, Anne, vitch, 65.
Gibotfauld, 266.
Gibson, Schir Johne, persone of Un
thank, 226.
Gibstoun, 159, 262.
Giffert, Thomas, in Mylnetoun, 159.
Gilbert, Johannes, notarius publicus,
24, 28.
Glamis, 67.
Glammis, Alexander, lord, 181.
Glammis, Maister off, 62.
Glammys, Johannes, dominus, 39.
Glasgow, 36, 40, 42, 137, 154, 176.
Glasgow, Gawin, archbishop of, 40.
Glaskennocht, 13, 21, 75, 81, 82.
Glass, 168, 169.
Glass, Donald, in Bandachar, 201,
202.

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343

Glass, Ronald M'Donald, in Capach,
201, 202.
Gledstanys, Herbertus, notarius publi
cus, 29, 38.
Glen, Mergareta de, relicta Johannis
de Glen, militis domina de Inche-
martin, 115, 116.
Glen, Johannes, 14.
Glenaves, 293.
Glenawne, 215.
Glenbenchor, Weaster, Laird of 166.
Glenberuy, 23, 24, 31.
Glenbucket, 159.
Glencarne, Willelmus, comes de, 154.
Glencharny, Malmoranus de, 125, 126.
Glenelg, Dominus de, 126.
Glengarie, 295.
Glengarie, Laird of, 233, 321.
Glenhaithuyth, Forest of, in Strethor-
dill, 193.
Glenlivat, 159.
Glenneveis, 159.
Glenmuick, 311.
Glenmiuck, Mylne of, 312.
Glensche, 242.
Glenschellache, 293.
Glenstray, Laird of, 233.
Glentoun, 76.
Goghell, Laird of, 238.
Gordon, Alexander, de Whitelly, 175.
Gordon, Alexander, Lorde, sonne of
George, Erie of Huntley, 136, 137,
145, 147, 149, 150, 151, 176, 177.
187, 189, 190, 191, 219.
Gordon, Allexander, of Abergeldie, 157,
248.
Gordon, Alexander, of Birkenburn, 157.
Gordon, Alexander, of Cairnburrow, 157.
Gordon, Alexander, of Colwholstane,
157.
Gordon, Charles, writer in Edinburgh,
175.
Gordon, George, appearand of Gight,
157, 198, 199, 203.
Gordon, George, Clastirim, 167.
Gordon, George, of Lesmoir, 157.
Gordon, George, second sonne of George,
Erie of Huntley, 145, 147, 223.

Gordon, Jacobus, de Glasterum, 175,
176.
Gordon, Jacobus, de Knokespak, 159,
241, 254, 256, 257, 280, 312, 313.
Gordon, Jacobus, rector de Lomei, 54,
59.
Gordon, James, of Birkkenbuss, 167.
Gordon, James of Cabrach, 196-
Gordone, James, of Colquholdstane,
151, 152, 202, 205, 213, 219-
Gordon, James, of Craig, 157.
Gordon, James, of Haddo, 157-
Gordon, James, of Lesmoir, 223.
Gordon, James, of Tulliangus, 157.
Gordon, Joannes, junior, de Cairnfield,
176.
Gordon, John, of Cluny, 157.
Gordon, John, of Letterfury, 166, 167.
Gordon, Jhone, of Tolloquhowdy, 199,
200, 202.
Gordon, Mr. Alexander, Postulate of
Catnes, 145, 147.
Gordon, Master George, notar publyk,
200, 202.
Gordon, Master Vellzam, persone of
Asse, 199, 200, 202, 206, 210, 214.
Gordon, Mr. William, of Terpersie,
157.
Gordon, Patrik, of Tullochaudre, 157.
Gordon, the Duke of, 165, 175, 176.
Gordon, Vyllem, of Vester Park, 200,
202.
Gordon, William, in Asuanly, 168.
Gordon, William, thirde sonne of
George, Erie of Huntley, 145, 147.
Gordone, Adame, apperand of Ardlogie,
258, 259.
Gordone, Adam, of Auchindown, 226,
227, 228, 229.
Gordone, Alexander, apparens de Ble-
Iak, 159.
Gordone, Alexander, in Ardmaillie, 159-
Gordone, Alexander, in Oxhill, 159,
160.
Gordone, Alexander, of Boddome, 152,
213.
Gordone, George, in Carnborrow, 209,
213.

344

INDEX.

Gordone, Georgius, de Dalpersie, 159-
Gordone, Georgius, in Auchinhandach,
159.
Gordone, Hugo, in Abirchattie, 159.
Gordone, Hugo, in Mynetoun, 159.
Gordone, Jacobus, 159.
Gordone, Jacobus, de Pramnie, 159.
Gordone, Johannes, in Boiggis, 159.
Gordone, James, in Lesmurdie, 280.
Gordone, Johannes, apparensde Avachie,
159.
Gordone, Johannes, de Carneburrow,
159, 233.
Gordone, Johannes, in Rayne, 159,
256, 257.
Gordone, John, alias callit Ogilvye,
fear of Findlaiter, 217.
Gordone, Johne,r of Ardlogie, 258, 259.
Gordone, Magister Arthur, de Newbig-
ging, 159.
Gordone, Patricius, de Kincragy, 159.
Gordone, Patricius, frater Roberti Gor
don in Arclach, 159-
Gordone, Patrik, of Boigheidis, 258,
259.
Gordone, Robertus, in Arclach, 159.
Gordone, Robertus, in Colluthie, 159.
Gordone, Sir Thomas, de Cluny, 159,
251, 252, 253.
Gordone, Thomas, in Glenbucket, 159-
Gordone, Thomas, in Schineharnie,
159.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Abirzeldie, 159.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Brodland, 159.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Dunmeith, 159,
241.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Geycht, 159.
Gordone, William, notar publik, 209,
213.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Sauchin, 159.
Gordone, Willelmus, de Tulliangus, 159.
Gordoun, Adam, de Inver, 155.
Gordoun, Adamus,.in Nawy, 155.
Gordoun, Alexander, filius et heres ap-
parens Georgii Gordoun de Bel
dorny, 155, 298.
Gordoun, Alexander, frater Georgii
Gordoun, 155.

Gordoun, Alexander, of Strathdoun,
151, 155, 197, 203, 204, 213.
Gordoun, Arthour, seruitor, to Lord
Spynie, 245.
Gordoun, Cristiane of, spouss of Wil
liam, Lord Forbes, 182.
Gordoun, George of Scheves, 142, 150,
151, 157, 206, 211, 213, 217, 223,
225.
Gordoun, George, in Tarpersie,, 280.
Gordoun, Georgius, de Coclarachie, 155,
159,281.
Gordoun, Georgius, filius Jacobi Gor
doun in Blalak, 155.
Gordoun, Georgius, iu Prony, 155-
Gordoun, Georgius, in Thomebeth,
155.
Gordoun, Gilbertus, in Golspitour, 155.
Gordoun, Gorg, of Govlis, 247, 248.
Gordoun, Jacobus, filius Johannis Gor
doun de Lichestoun, 160.
Gordoun, Jacobus, in Craigcullie, 155k
Gordoun, Jacobus, in Craigmylne, 155.
Gordoun, Jacobus, in Foulis, 155.
Gordoun, James, of Letterfurie, 164.
Gordoune, James, of Maidlik, 217-
Gordoun, James, of Prony, 281.
Gordoun, Jhon, sone to Maister George
Gordoun of Baldorny, 227-
Gordoun, Johannes, de Awachie, 155.
Gordoun, Johannes, de Bukky, 155,
159, 237, 239, 243, 290.
Gordoun, Johannes, filius et heres ap-
parens Alexandri Gordoun de Strath
doun, 155.
Gordoun, Johannes, filius Jacobi Gor
doun de Letterfour, 155.
Gordoun, Jhon, of Newtoun, 235, 251,
252, 280.
Gordoun, John, of Petlurg. 231, 232,
233, 235, 236, 237, 239
Gordoun, Johne, in Lichestoun, 279.
Gordoun, Johne, of Lungar, 197, 198,
199.
Gordoun, Johne, seruitour to the Mar
quis of Huntly, 257.
Gordoun, Maister Adam, of Castletoun,
210.

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345

Gordoun, Magister Alexander, frater
Thome Gordoun de Balnakettill, 155.
Gordoun, Maister George, Constable of
Badzenoche, 152.
Gordoun, Magister Georgius, de Bel
dorny, 155, 157, 226.
Gordoun, Maister James, chancellar of
Murray, 221, 223.
Gordoun, Maister William, persone of
Duthell, 218, 219.
Gordoun, Patricius, filius Jacobi Gor
doun de Lesmore, 155.
Gordoun, Patricius, frater Georgii
Gordoun, in Dawachie, 155.
Gordoun, Robert, chancellar of Murray,
227.
Gordoun, Robert, in Andett, 179.
Gordoun, Schir Patrik, of Auchindoun,
230, 236, 249.
Gordoun, Sir Alexander, of Cluny,
knicht barronat, 164, 259.
Gordoun, Thomas, 127.
Gordoun, Thomas, fear of Cluney, 233,
236, 242, 244.
Gordoun, Thomas, in Arclache, 258.
Gordoun, Thomas, in Balnakettil, 155.
Gordoun, Thomas, of Drumbulg, 247.
Gordoun, Thomas, of Kennerdy, 189.
Gordoun, Thomas, of Segedene, 248.
Gordoun, Willelmus, in Crwichlie, 155.
Gordoun, William, notar, 164.
Gordoun, William, of Kenerdye, 311,
312
Gordoun, William, of Geycht, 235.
Gordoune, Alexander, master of Hunt-
lie, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190,
191.
.Gordoune, Heleine, spouis to Lauchlane
M'Kintosche of Borlum, 162.
Gordoune, Johne, of Invermerkye, 258.
Gorhame, Donald, of Sleat, 236.
Gormeson, Donald, 222.
Gormok, Laird of, 142.
Gortincreif, 296.
Gowrie, 66.
Grahaim, Dauid, filius et heres appa-
rens Willelmi Grahaim de Mprphi,
9.

Grahame, Catherine, filia Roberti Gra
hame de Morphy, 46, 47, 48.
Grahame, James, in Petbeidlie, 74.
Grahame, Robertus, de Fyntre, 7.
Grahame, Robertus, Dominus de Ew
isdaile, 4.
Grange, Laird of, 40.
Grant, Duncanus, de Fruchuy, 135.
Grant, James, of Fruquhye, 207, 213,
214, 215, 218.
Grant, Janot, spous of Alexander Gor
don of Strathoune, 204.
Grant, John, of Fruquhy, 157, 195, 223,
236, 237, 245.
Grant, Johnn the, of Ballindallocht,
204, 213, 220.
Grant, Johnn the, of Culkebbok, 204.
Grant, Jon of Carrewun, 195.
Grant, Patre, of Delwye, 213.
Grant, Patrik, of Rathamurchuss, 235.
Grantuly, Laird of, 131, i38, 194, 200,
202, 204.
Gray. Andro, lord, 176.
Gray, James, sonne to Patrik, Lord
Gray, 68, 69.
Gray, Patricius, dominus, 39, 68.
Gray, Robert, sone to Patrik Gray of
Ballegerno, 66, 67, 68.
Gray, Willelmus, 11.
Greincarne, 287, Aiihous, 287.
Gresship, The, 129.
Gripiswald, 329.
Gurnsey, 146.
Guthre, Alexander, of Kinblahmontht,
35.
Guthre, Johannes, 18.
Guthre, Magister Alexander, de Kyn-
caldrum, 5.
Gyb, Alexander, 18.
Hackertocne, Laird of, 254.
Haddoche, 279.
Haddo, Laird of, 157-
Hadinton, the Erie of, 83.
Halheadis, 284.
Haltoun, Dominus de, 159.
Halyrudehouse, 69, 81, 83, 84, 160, 242.
Hammiltone, Adame of, son of Sir James
z 2

346

INDEX.

of Hammiltone of Fingalton, knycht,
179.
Hamiltoun, Patrik, seruitor to the Mar
quis of Huntly, 259.
Hammiltoun, Archibald, 120.
Hammiltoune, Gavine, notar, 242.
Harlaw, 115, 116.
Harthill, Laird of, 279, 281.
Hauering, 161.
Hawley, G., 321.
Hay, Alexander, of Mane, 186.
Hay, Alexander, of Delgatie, 217.
Hay, Alexr., clerk of the register, 230.
Hay, Andrew, fewer in Fochabers, 174.
Hay, Andro, of Brekkow, 190.
Hay, Jacobus, in Kellas, 155.
Hay, John, of Lowry, 247.
Hay, John, of Perke, 157.
Hay, Maister George, persone of Rath-
uan, 217.
Hay, Maister Nicoll, 58,
Hay, Peter, of Megincht, 217.
Hay, Provost, 324, 326, 327.
Hay, Thomas, filius, Jacobi Hay in
Kellas, 155.
Haya, Willelmus de, 127.
Haye, Margeret, secund dochter to
George, Erll of Errol, 217-
Heart, Dominus Willielmus, de Pres-
toun, justiciarius, 160.
Hectoursone, Augusius, in Millare, 155.
Hectoursone, Willelmus, in Langwall,
155.
Hedderweik, 14, 15.
Heleburtone, Dame Magdalen, spous
to Sir Johne Carnegy of Athie, 81,
82.
Hendersone, Laird of, 68.
Henricus, Dominus Patricius, presbiter,
119.
Henrye, Thomas, 18.
Hepburn, John, minister of Brechin„63,
64.
Hirtho, Dominus de, 159.
Hog, Dominus Henricus, capellanus,
23.
Holland, Sir Richard of, chantour of
Murray, 128, 131.

Home, Alexander, of that Ilk, 184, 185,
186, 187.
Home, Frances, notar public, 227-
Hoste, Andreas, 18.
Howboige, Ouer, 277, Nather Howboige,
279.
Huntlie, Alexander, Earl of, 128, 129,
130, 131, 132, 152, 181, 182, 215.-
Huntlie, Alexander, Erie of, 191, 192,
193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198.
Huntlie, Elizabeth, Countass of, spouse
of Alexander, Earl of Huntlie, 128,
129, 131.
Huntlie, George, Master of, son of Alex
ander, Earl of Huntlie, 128, 129, 131,
133, 134, 136, 137, 176, 177, 179,
180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188,
195.
Huntlie, Katerin, doghtir to Alexander,
Earl of, 131, 132.
Huntlie, Lord, 58, 59.
Huntly, 140, 150, 169, 170, 173, 183,
196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 202, 209,
214, 220, 224, 225, 226, 227, 243,
245, 246, 248, 255.
Huntly, Dame Anna Campbell, Mar-
quesse of, 162.
Huntly, Elizabeth, Counteis of, wife of
George, Earl of Huntly, 145, 147,
150, 151, 152.
Huntly, George, Erll of, 138, 139 140,
141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147,
150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157,
158, 159, 160, 161, 198, 199, 200,
201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208,
209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216,
217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224,
225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,
239, 240, 241; 242, 243, 244, 245,
246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259,
260, 261, 283. .
Huntly, George, Marquis of, 162.
Huntly, Jane, dochtir of George, Earl
of Huntly, 151,
Huntly, Katherine, douchter of George,
Earl of, 136, 137-

INDEX.

347

Huntly, Lewis, Marques of, 167.
Huntly, Margarete, douchter of George,
Earl of, 136, 137.
Huntly, Margret, dochtir of George,
Earl of Huntly, 151. . ,
Huntlye, Manes of, 266, Ravis, 266,
Mans, 266. '
Hwyme, George, Lord, 203.
Ilis, Huchoun of the, 134.
Inche, 293, 323.
Inchebraoch, 18.
Inchecheffray, Alexander, archbishop
and commendatour of, 223.
Inchemartyn, Domina de, 1 15,
Inchemartyn, Georgius de, .127.
Inchemartyn, Johannes, secretarius Al
exandri Stewart, comitis de Marr,
117.
Incherory, 215.
Inchervye, 293.
Inchirore, Laird of, 213.
Inchmarnoche, 313.
Inglis, William, 128, 130.
Innachane, 293.
Innerlay, 294.
Innerlarye, 293.
Innermeith, Lord, 60, 63, 69-
Innermerkye, 308.
Innernavine, 300.
Innerruglas, 303.
Innerseatt, 293.
Innertromye, 302.
Innes, Alexander, 157.
Innes, Alexander, of Abirkerdour j 189.
Innes, Alexander, of that Ilk, 207, 208,
213, 215, 221, 222. .
Innes, Captain, 324.
Innes, Jacobus, in Pluscardie, 159.
Innes, James, baize to the bischop of
Murray, 213, 2l7.;
Innes, James, feuer in Fochabers, 174.
Innes, James, of Drannie, 157.
Innes, Johannes, in Elgyne, 159.
Innes, Magister Johannes de Hatoun,
159. ' • ¦ ' ,
Innes, Robert, broder to the Lard of
Innes, 199-

Innes, Robert of, of that Ilk, 1 30.
Innes, Robert, of Invermarkie, 157,
193, 196, 215,226,244.
Innes, Sir Harry, 174.
Inniss, Alexander, sone and aperand ayr
to James Inniss of that Ilk, knycht,
187. '.<•'•
Innocencius, Octauus, papa, 1 1 .
Innuerpeffray, Laird of, 207, 208, 217.
Insulis,1 Celestinus de, 126.'
lnuer, 214.
Inuercabo, More, 135.
Innercabok, 192.
Inuernane, Laird of, 192.
Inuernes, Castell of, 152.
Inuernys, 143, 152, 162, 191, 196, 207,
208, 217, 229, 232, 233, 241, 260.
Inver, Dominus de, 155.
Inverlochy, 215.
Invermerkye, Laird of, 258.
Inverury, 323.
Irevvyne, Maister Johne, persone of Ben-
home, 197.
Irwing, Alexander, of Cowll, 205.
Irwing, John, of Kinnok, 231, 232.
Irwyn, Alexander de, dominus de
Drum, 117.
Irwyng, Alexander, of Belty, 224,
225.
Irwyng, Alexander, of Drum, 205.
Iverugy, 323, 324, 325.
Jaksoun, Sir William, chaplain, 187-
James III., 133, 134.
James V., 30, 38, 43, 44, 152, 153.
James VI., 60, 61, 63, 68, 69, 72, 80,
81, 158, 160, 161.
Jameson, Robertus, 1 1 .
Jamesoun, Alexander, in Killernene,
155.
Jedbroute, The abbate of, 73.
Jedburgh, 55, 56, 72, 73.
Jersey, 146.
Jhonis, Sanct, Wilzeame, Lord of, 176.
Johnestoun, Sancte, 187.
Johns, Cornet, 321.
Julius, Secundus, papa, 137, 138.
Julius, Tertius, papa, 55.

348

INDEX.

Kailchonnar, 293.
Karle, Patricius, 18.
Keillehuntlye, 303.
Keir, Laird of, 203.
Keir, Maister Thomas, 225.
Keith, Andrew, fewer in Fochabers, 174.
Keith, Elizabeth, sister to William, Erll
MarschaU, 139, 140, 141, 142.
Keith, Mr. James, 324.
Keith, Robert, in Montroiss, 74.
Kellas, 155.
Kelly, Dominus de, 5, 20.
Kellymuir, 7.
Kemboig, 224.
Kemlok, Johannes, notarius publicus,
136, 183.
Kennedy, Maister Johne, nottar publict,
240.
Kennerdy, Laird of, 189, 31 1, 312.
Kennydy, Duncan, notar publik, 208.
Ker, Marcus, de Dolphintoun, 38.
Ker, Thomas, de Hirtho, 159.
Kerne, 59-
Kessok, 126.
Keyth, Margaret, spous of Jhone Er
skene of Logy, 75.
Keytht, Robert, of Akergill, 248.
Killernene, 155.
Killihuntly, Laird of, 166.
Killochreist, Laird of, 235.
Kilmenevack, 293.
Kilmoir, 63.
Kilraick, Laird of, 157, 183, 211, 213,
218, 253, 260.
Kilsyth, the Earl of, 87.
Kincarden, Laird of, 259.
Kincardin, 12.
Kincragy, Dominns de, 159.
Kinethmont, 170.
King Edward, 322.
Kingussie, 162.
Kingusymoir, 164.
Kinkel, 54.
Kinloss, 31, 204, 228.
Kinnelle, 72, 73.
Kinnok, 231, 232.
Kintaill, Laird of, 189, 208, 213, 218,

Kircaldy, Jacobus, de Grange, 40.
Kirkbuddo, 45. < .
231, 232, 234, 235.
Kirkhill, Laird of, 224.
Kirknye, 273.
Kirktoune of Cabrach, 280.
Kirkwall, in Orknay, 240.
Knock, 312.
Knokespak, Dominus de, 159, 241, 254,
256, 257, 280, 312, 313.
Knokingaill, 152.
Knollis, Sir Willeame, preceptor of Tor-
fiching, 181.
Kuk, Dauid, 17.
Kyd, Maister Andro, chapellan, 142.
Kyge, 221.
Kyilarnoche, 305.
Kyldon, Thomas of, 213.
Kylmaronn, 23.
Kynbak, 23, 24, 25, 26.
Kyncaldrum, Dominus de, 5.
Kynchardyne, 308.
Kyncragie, 226.
Kyncragye, 297.
Kyndlochlyone, 293.
Kynerne, 59.
Kynfavnis, Laird of, 23.
Kyngusie, 298, 303, Kingusie Beige,
&c, 298.
Kynmunewe, 155,
Kynnard, Laird of, 205, 217, 230.
Kynnard, Wilyem, of that Ilk, 217.
Kynnerd, Walter, of .Kowbin, 247.
Kynnor, 196, 198, 276, Brewe Talloune,
276.
Kynnoule, 180.
Kynnynmontht, Magister Alexander,
36.
Kynnynmontht, Magister Thomas, 36.
Kynrara Moir, 296. .
Kynraranakyill, 310.
Kynrorayth, 125, 126.
Kynstair, Laird of, 199.
Kyntarchar, 296.
Kyntor, 11.
Kyntor, Willelmus, burgensis Aberdon-
ensis, 329.

INDEX.

349

Lacroy, 294.
Lagan, 196.
Lagane, 303, 307,
Laichlanye, 301.
Lamb, Maister Wilyam, persovn of
Kenbak, 26.
Lambulge, Ester and Waster, 295.
Laraby, Johnne, of Duncany, 43.
Lame, Janet, 18.
Langwall, 155.
Lasigiston, Dominns de, 118.
Lathir, Casteltoun of, 152.
Lauchlanesone, William, sone of Lauch
lane MeAnetosche of Galowye, 189,
190, 196.
Lausoun, Maister Richard, 176.
Lawers, Laird of, 242,
Legonier, Coll., 321.
Leith, 154,
Lenachanes, 295.
Lenturk, 202.
Lenturk, Lard of, 200, 202.
Leo, Decimus, papa, 20, 198.
Leohos, Dominus de, 126.
Lephinreauche, 293.
Lernedriche, 293.
Lesle, Dame Evefame, 34.
Lesle, George of, of the Quhitecorss,
183.
Leslie, Alexander, of Ardcray, 157.
Leslie, Alexander, of Qwiltis, 209.
Leslie, Eufaim, prioris of Elcho, 33, 34,
35.
Leslie, Joannes, de Murthlak, 59.
Leslie, Johne, of Wardes, 257.
Leslie, Johne, of Warderis, 189.
Leslie, Maister John, officiall of Aber
deen, 224.
Leslie, Robert, of Arderseyr, 227.
Leslie, Schir Andro, persovn of Stro-
van, 34.
Leslie, William of the Culttis, 211.
Leslie, William, of Kirkhill, 224.
Lesly, Alexander, of Pitcaple, 157, 200,
202.
Lesly, Georgius, de Pytnamone, 12.
Lesly, John, of Boquhane, 211, 215,
255.

Lesly, John, of that Ilk, 157.
Lesly, Johne, of the Syd, 199, 204, 205,
209, 210.
Lesly, Robert, 157-
Lesly, Villeame, of Bolquhane, 205,
209.
Lesly, William, 157.
Lesly, Williame, of Wardes, 211.
Leslye, Normound, 255.
Lesmore, Dominus de, 155, 157, 223,
271, 281.
Lesmurdie, 280.
Lessindrum, Dominus de, 155.
Lessindrume, 282.
Lethe, Sir John, persone of Philorth,
162.
Letterfindlay, 294.
Letterfour, Dominus de, 155, 164, 166.
Leuenax, Matheus, Comes de, 153, 154,
176.
Levingstoun, Georgius, seruitor, domini
de Saltoun, 159.
Levingstoun, J., of Dunipace, 65, 66.
Lewingstoun, Magister Duncanus, 36.
Lewis, the, 230, 231, 232.
Leys, 21.
Leythe, Johne, of Edingarach, 281.
Leythe, Johne, of Harthill, 279.
Lichestoune, 279.
Lichestoun, Dominus de, 160.
Liddale, Johnne of, 187.
Lindesay, John, of Quhitforet, 206.
Lindesay, Robertus, de Dunrode, 120.
Lindsay, Mr. Patrik, seruitour to Lord
Spynie, 80.
Lindsay, Patrik, Lord, of the Byris,
176.
Linlithgow, the Erie of, 83, 87.
Litilhiltoun, 152,
Litster, Alexander, in Auld Aberdeen,
258.
Lochell, 159.
Lochinyell, Laird of, 238, 239-
Lochquhabir, 133, 196, 200, 201, 292,
295.
Lochslyne, Laird of, 252.
Lochtcanmor, 190.
Lochtzeill, Laird of, 218, 248, 321.
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350

INDEX.

Lockhart, Mr. George, 87.
Logane, Magister Johannes, decanus
ecclesie collegiate sanctissime Trini
tatis, prope oppidum Edinburgh 32.
Logie, 82.
Logy, Lady, 81, 82.
Logye, Laird of, 74, 75, 76, 77.
Logymontros, 6, 7, 16, 18, 76, 77-
Lomei, [Lonmay], 54, 59.
Loncarde, 189-
Lonchindores, 128, 129.
London, 80, 84, 160, 161.
Lonquarty, 24, 26.
Lorimour, Dame Katerine, 34.
Lorymayr, Walter, 11.
Lounan, Ouer, 289.
Lounane, Nather, 289.
Lovat, Laird of, 128, 207, 208, 213,
222, 228, 241.
Lowell, Johnne, of Ballumbe, 27.
Lowristoun, Laird of, 39.
Lowry, Laird of, 247-
Lues XIII., King of France and Nauare,
258.
Lumisdale, Maister Robert, 58.
Lumisden, Robert, notar, 214.
Lunde, Andreas, de Benholme, 38.
Lunde, Ricardus, 38.
Lundy, Laird of, 203.
Lundy, Margareta, relicta Dauidis Hop-
pringill de Smalehame, 37.
Lungar, Laird of, 197, 198.
Luntavra, 293.
Luntrethin, 118, 120.
Lunthrehyn, Laird of, 115, 117, 118.
Luss, Laird of, 247.
Luvell, Alexander, de Balumby, 7.
Luvell, Hendricus, de Ballumby, 20.
Lwde, Dauid, chaiplane, 66.
Lychtounhill, 47.
Lyell, Alen, 18.
Lyndesay, Alexander, filius Alexandri,
Comitis de Crawfurde, et Domini de
.Lyndesay, 4, 5.
Lyndesay, Dauid, de Adzell, 38, 44,
80.
Lyndesay, Elizabeth, sponsa Johannis
Erskyne de Dvnej 29.

Lyndesay, Jacobus, filius Dauidi, Comi
tis Crawfurdie, ac Domini Lyndesay,
29.
Lyndesay, Magister Johannes, de Blare-
faden, 38.
Lyndesay, Walterus de, vicecomes de
Abirdene, 127, 181.
Lyndsay, Agnes, in Crago, 74.
Lynlithgow, 31.
Lyntallye, 294.
Lyon, Mr. Alexr. Areskine, 87.
Lyon, Maister Thomas, 62.
Lyoun, Jhone, younger off Cossonis, 62.
M' Allane, Allane M'Cane. 218.
M'Allane, Johne M 'Donald, 218.
M'AHane, John Dow M'Cane, 218.
M'Allister, Allan, 226.
M'Andowie, William, in Braclie, 226.
M'Anetosche, Lauchlane of Galowye,
189.
M'Aychin, Wilyeam Reoch, 260
M'Brek, Alexander, burgensis burgi de
Perth, 198.
M'Conquhie, Donald M'Ane, 260.
M'Donald, Donald, bruder to the laird
of Lochtzeill, 218.
M'Donald, Ewin, capitane of the Clan-
cameron, and lairdof Lochtzeill, 218,
219.
M'Ewin, John Dow, 218.
M'Gilleis, Wilyeam, 260.
M'Gregor, Allester of Glenstray, 233,
234.
M'Gregour, Dowgall, alias Deinsoun,
233.
M'Gregour, Ewin, tutour to Allester
M'Gregor of Glenstray, 233, 234.
M'Intoch, Hector, captann of the Clan-
quhattan, 198, 199.
M'Intoische, Angouss of Terraet, 236.
M'Intoische, James, in Gask, 236. 241,
243.
M'Intosh, William of Borlum, 165.
M'Intoschecht, William, sone and air to
Lauchlane M'Intosche of Dwnnach-
ten, 209, 210, 213, 218, 260.
M'Intyne, John M'Condocht, 218.

INDEX.

351

M'Kanze,, Hector of Cuntaloid, 213.
M'Kenze, Colin of Kintaill, 231, 232.
M'Kenze, Johne of Kyntaill, 208, 213,
218.
M'Kenze, Murdo of Echlis, 231, 232.
M'Kenzecht, Kenzocht of Kintaill, 189.
M'Kenzie, Kennethe of Kintaill, 234,
235.
M'Kenzie, Mr. Alexander, 87.
M'Kenzoch, Kenneth of Killochreist,
235.
M'Kintoche, Lauchlane of Banaquhar,
183, 184, 300.
M'Kintosche, Lauchlane of Borlum,
162, 163, 164.
M'Leoid Johannes, de Glenelg, 126.
M'Onilglass, James Macintosche, 301.
M'Pherson, Alexander of Etterishe, 166.
M,Pherson, A. Stramasie, 166.
M'Pherson, J. of Balchron, 166.
M'Pherson, J. of Cullinlind, 166.
M'Pherson, J. of Pitinean, 166.
M'Pherson, Johannes in Badzenoch,
159.
M'Pherson, J. of Weaster Glenbenchor,
166.
M'Pherson, John, younger of Dalrady,
165, 166.
M'Phersone, Alexander, of Phones, 166.
M'Phersone, A. of Kyllihuntly, 166.
M'Phersone, E. in Dellifour. 166'
M'Phersone, J. of Ardbrylache, 166.
M'Phersone, Johne, of Dalradie, 166.
M'Phersone, J. of Pitterhirne, 166.
M'Phersone, Malcome, Breakachie, 166.
M'Phersone, R. of Crathiecroy, 166.
M'Phersone, William, of Noid, 166.
M'Polwort, Patrik of, 187.
M'Rannald, Alestrus in Carragray, 159.
M'Robert, Anguss, 260.
M'Thomas, Aye M'Ane, 260.
M'Wlmoir, Donald Moir, 260.
Macallister, Thomas, 260.
Macfarsone, Bean, 260.
Macfarsone, Donald, 260.
Mackay, Y. of Far, 228, 229.
Mackomer, 294.
Macky, Lieutenant of the Garrison of
Badenoch, 164, 165.

Macleowd, Johnne, sone and air of
Turtill Macleowd, fier of the Lewis,
230, 231.
Macleowd, Turtill, fier of the Lewis,
230, 231, 232.
Magrow, Eliszabit, 18.
Maidlik, laird of, 217.
Mailuil, Ricardus de Baldouy, 23, 24.
Mailuil, Valterus, vicarius de Kylma-
ronn, 23, 24.
Mailuile, Maister Johne, chapellan, 142.
Maitland, John, Secretary to James VI.,
69, 70.
Makalonnen, Alexander Crom, 135
Makcaulay, Aulay, of Artingaipill, 247.
Makconald, William Kynache, 246.
Makconquhye, Wilyeam M'Ane, 260.
Makeallyster, Donald M'Angus of Glen
garie, 232, 233.
Makelyne, Ecttor of Dowert, 200, 201,
202.
Makfersone, Androw, in Cluny, 246.
Makfersone, James, 246.
Makfersone, Jhone, in Brakaucht, 246.
Makfersone, Pawll, 246.
Makindowye, Alane, 245.
Makintose, Lachlane of Conuicht, 220.
Makintosche, James, 249, 250.
Makky, Archibaldus, 15, 18.
Makkynnon, Novynne of Stravodill,
201, 202.
Maknenan, Barone, 183.
Mamoir, 292, 295,
Mane, Laird of, 186.
Mar, Alex. Stewart, comes de, ac amar-
allus Regni Scocie, 115, 116, 127.
Mar, Lord, 61.
Mar, the Earl of, 87.
Mar, Thomas, balliuus, Abirdonensis,
329.
Marewall, 319.
Marrescallus. Willelmus, comes ac eon-
stabilarius de Kincardin, II.
MarschaU, Williame, Erll, 139, 140, 141,
142, 150, 217.
Mary, Queen Dowager of Scotland, 48,
49,51,52.
Mary, Queen of Scotland, 45, 56, 142,
153, 154.

352

INDEX.

Maull, Patrick, feuir of Panmuir, 27.
Mawll, Patrik, younger of Panmvir,
75.
McAnedoy, Donald, 260.
McConquhie, Swyne, 260.
McFarquhar, Allester, 246.
McFarquhar, Allester Oig, 246.
McFarquhar, Thomas, 246.
McGown, Donaldus Moir, in Wester
Raill, 155.
Mclntosche, Lauchlane, in Ruthven,
257, 258.
Mcintosh, Lachlan, of Dunnachtin, 157,
209, 225, 226, 227, 236, 239, 243,
245, 253, 257, 258, 260.
McLeoid, Negellus, senescallus Alexan
dri, comitis Rossie, 126
McLeoid, Torquelus, de Leohos, 126.
McOuildowy, Allane Camerone, 292,
294.
McQueyn, Allaster, 260.
McQueyn, William, 260.
McRanald, Alester, of Gargawache, 248,
254.
McRandell, Silwester, 293.
McSoirll, Gillechallum, 298.
McThomas, Alester Mor McFarquhar,
246.
Medope, laird of, 229, 242.
Meffane, 197.
Megincht, laird of, 217.
Mekilhiltown, 152.
Meldrum, Androw of Darley, 227.
Meldrum, George of Fivuy, 217, 219,
223.
Meldrum, Laird of, 157, 189.
Meldrum, Willelmus de Badinscott, 159.
Meldrum, Wilhelmus, notarius publicus,
32.
Melgund, 242, 243.
Melross, 324.
Melvin, Mr. James, in Arbroth, 7L
Mengzeis, Alexander, sone to Thomas
Mengzeis of Pettfoddellis, 240.
Mengzeis, Dauid, younger, 240.
Mengzeis, Gilbert of Petfoddellis, pro-
uest of Abirdene, 240.
Mengzeis, James, 240.

Mengzeis. Maister Thomas of Durne,
240.
Mengzeis, Thomas, younger, 240.
Menzeis, 238.
Menzeis, Alexander of that Ilk, 241.
Menzeis, Alexander, sone to Jhon Men
zeis, 238.
Menzeis, James of that Ilk, 235, 237.
Menzeis, Robert, in Snype, 238.
Menzeis, Patrik, son to Jhon Menzeis,
of Morinche, 238.
Menzeis, Thomas, 157.
Menzies, Gilbert, 157.
Menzies, Johannes, burgensis, Aberdon-
ensis, 329.
Mergy, Thomas, 17.
Merschel, Dominus Robertus, 36.
Mestis, Laird of, 238.
Michart, dominus Johannes, 118.
Midmar, 59.
Migvy Wester, in Croymare, 221.
Millarie, 155.
Mollisoun, Maister Thomas, nottar "pub
lict, 240.
Moncabok, laird of, 213.
Moncreffe, Dame Cristene, 34.
Mones, Laird of, 247, 255, 256.
Monesse, 293.
Monimusk, 214, 221.
Monn, Georgius de, de Fowlis, 126.
Monnorgund, Maister Robert, persoun
of Banquhory, 197.
Monro, Robert, of Fowlis, 157, 213,
220, 232.
Montrose, the Earl of, 69, 70, 79.
Montross, 15, 22, 28, 29, 37, 38, 39,
40, 41, 42, 44, 48, 49, 64, 65, 71,
72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 84, 118, 321,
323.
Monwheitir, 323, 324.
Monymusk, laird of, 224, 228.
Monypenny, Katerina, sponsa Johannis
Erskyn de Dwn, 15, 20, 21, 28.
Monzeall, 263.
Morauie, Jacobus, comes, gubernator
Scotise, 40, 60, 249.
Morauiensis, episcopus, 134, 138, 181,
213, 226.

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353

Moreis, Johannes, in Gibstoun, 159.
Morison, Walter, schoolmaster in Curri-
down, 167.
Morphi, Laird of, 9.
Mortoune, the Erie of, 83, 84.
Mortimer, John, of Cragivar, 157.
Mourray, Schir Donald, archdeane of the
ilis, 223.
Moveine, Forrest of, 316.
Mudgwart, Johne, capitane of the Clane
Ronald, 222, 223.
Muir, 312.
Munro, George of Dawchcarte, 220.
Munro, Hugh of Contillicht, 220.
Murehede, Maister Richarde, dene of
Glasgu, 176.
Muresone, Thomas, in Glaskennocht, 13.
Murra, Archibaulde, Erie of, 129, 130,
185.
Murray, Alexander, frater domini de
Culbardie, 155, 159.
Murray, Elizabeth, Countess of, 128,
129, 130, 131.
Murray, Hucheon of Abercorss, 229.
Murray, Hugo, in Petfour, 155.
Murray, Jacobus de, Culbardie, 155,
226.
Murray, Maister Gawane, of Dunbar,
den of, 176.
Murray, Mr. James, 87.
Murray, Patrik, seruitor to the King,
244, 245.
Murray, Patrik, seruitour to the Mar
quis of Huntly, 258.
Murref, Johannes, 9, 11, 12.
Murthlak, 59.
Mvraye, Alexander, 17.
Mwbray, dominus Willelmus de, 126.
Myll, Mr. Andro, 64.
Myln, Ninianus, 15.
Myln, Thomas, in Logey, 82.
Myln, Villelmus, comorans apud molen-
dinum de Dwn, 13, 15, 18.
Mylnchauche, 266.
Mylnetoun, 263, 159.
Mynetoun, 159. •
Myrtoun, Patricius, thesaurarius Aber-
donensis, 59.

Napar, Johannes, de Edinburgh, 15, 18.
Nam, 126.
Nauchty, Johannes, notarius publicus,
12, 22.
Nauthro, 47, 48.
Nawy, 155.
Nesingtulliche, 300.
Newbiggine, 74.
Newbigging, Dominus de, 159.
Newtoun, Laird of, 235, 251, 252, 280.
Newtoune, 314.
Nicholas, Quintus papa, 118.
Nicholson, Recardus, 18.
Nidry, Johannes, 15.
Noid, Laird of, 166.
Noithe, Walkmylne of, 273.
Northesk, the Earl of, 87.
Noth, Laird of, 257.
Nuidbeige, 302.
Nuidmoir, 302.
Ochirlony, Willelmns, de Kelly, 5, 20.
Ogilby, Alexander of that Ilk, 150, 152,
204, 209, 217.
Ogilby, Jacobus, frater germanus Jo
hannis Ogilby, Domini de Luntre
thin, 117, 118.
Ogilby, Johannes Dominus de Lun-
trethyne, 117, 118.
Ogilby, John of Fingask, 176.
Ogilby, Margareta de,comitissa Morauie
vxor Johannis Ogilby, Domini de
Luntrethyne, 117, 118.
Ogilby, Walter of Boy ne, 176.
Ogilby, Walterus dominus de Desfurd,
117.
Ogile, laird of, 48.
Ogiluy, Alexander de, frater germanus
Walteri de Ogiluy, Domini de Lun
threhyn, 116.
Ogiluy, Dauid de, frater germanus
Walteri de Ogiluy, Domini de Lun
threhyn, 116.
Ogiluye, James of Strathnarne, 207,
208, 209.
Ogiluy, Dominus de, 15.
Ogiluy, Georgius de, frater germanus
Ogiluy, James, maister of, 119, 120.
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354

INDEX.

Walteri de Ogiluy, Domini de Lun
threhyn, 116.
Ogiluy, James of Cardell, 207. 214.
Ogiluy, Johannes, burgensis de Mon
tross, 29, 37.
Ogiluy, Patricius de, frater germanus
Walteri de Ogiluy, Domini de Lun
threhyn, 116.
°gihiy, Thomas, de Clova, 4, 5.
Ogiluy, Walterus, de Bevfurde, 5.
Ogiluy, Walterus de, dominus de Lun
threhyn, 115, 116 128 130, 131.
Ogiluy, Walter of Dunlugys, knycht,
206.
Ogiluy, Walterus de, filius Walteri de
Ogiluy, Domini de Lunthrehyn, 116.
Ogilvy, Mrs. Agnes, Lady Logy, 81,
82,
Ord, 306.
Ordargaties, 283, Aiihous, 284.
Orkney, 143.
Orkney, the Bischop of, 150, 152, 211,
215, 218, 221.
Orknay, Robert Erie of, 239, 240.
Orras, Captain, 321.
Ouchterkig, 221.
Ownich, 392.
Owey, 303.
Oxhill, 159.
Palframen, Georgius, 11.
Panter, Patricius, 15.
Pape, Alexander, 58.
Paterson, Mr. Hugh, 87.
Paterson, Thomas, burgess of Inuernis,
196,
Patersone, Schir Nicol, vicar of Kyn-
nor, 196, 198.
Pasly, John, abbat of, 120.
Patre, Karolus, in Balwelow, 14.
Patry, Johannes, 15, 18.
Paulus, Tertius, papa, 38, 50, 119.
Panmuir, Laird of, 27, 75.
Peit, Johannes, curatus ecclesie de Logy
montross, 16, 18.
Penecwik, Laird of, 248.
Peniche, Laird of, 256.
Perke. Laird of, 157.

Perth, Duke of, 321.
Pertht, 15, 136, 187, 197, 198. 216, 230,
239.
Petbeidlie, 74.
Petcarn, Magister Dauid, archidiaconus,
Brechinensis, 23.
Petfoddellis, Laird of, 240, 322.
Petfour, 155.
Peterhead, 322, 324.
Petlurg, 198.
Petlurg, Laird of, 231, 232, 233, 236,
237, 239.
Petmeane, 299.
Petmacklassiche, 294.
Petourye, 310.
Petry, George, 170.
Pettechaerne, 296.
PettegOVan, 304.
Pettin, 260.
Pettinveme, Commendatarius de, 138.
Pettourye, 296.
Pettyndreiche, 47, 48.
Peynuik, Dominus de, 155,
Philorth, persone of, 142.
Phones, Laird of, 166.
Pitcaple, Laird of, 157, 200, 202.
Pitinean, Laird of, 166.
Pitmedden, Laird of, 157.
Pitsligo, 322, 324.
Pitterhirne, Laird of, 166.
Pittodry, Laird of, 324.
Pittyndreich, Laird of, 186.
Pluscardie, 159.
Pluscardin, 130, 131, 207, 208, 218.
Polseyne, Henricus, de Trailsounde,
329,
Pont, Mr. Robert, 71.
Portarland, 152.
Pownuid, 280,
Pramnie, 159.
Pratt, Thomas, burgensis, Aberdonen-
sis, 329.
Presmukra, 301.
Prestoun, Dominus de, 160.
Propheit, Thomas, marus de ForfaT, 7,
8, 20, 21.
Prony, 155, 281.
Pvmfret, 5.

INDEX.

355

Pyot, Sir Patrik, 10.
Pytnamone, Laird of, 12.
Quarrel-wood, Barony of, 129.
Qwiltis, Laird of, 209.
Quhitecross, Laird of the, 183.
Quhitfeild, 21, 28.
Quhitforest, Laird of, 206.
Quy che, 18.
Quhythillock, 281.
Raitt, Mr. Johne, seruitour to Lord
Spynie, 80.
Rait, Master Alexander, 192, 194,
Ramsay, Thomas, rector de Kynbak
23, 24, 25, 26.
Ranaldsone, Doul, sone of Ranald
Alansone of Alanbigrin, 195.
Ranison, Johannes, 18.
Rany, Jacobus, 1 3.
Rathamurchus, 226.
Rathamurchuss, laird of, 235.
Rathuan, 217, 291.
Rattray, George of Craighall, 239.
Rawyne, Dauid, 15.
Rayne, [Rynie], 129, 256, 257, 278.
Reatt, Ester, Midle, and Waster, 297.
Redfuird, 279-
Redpethe, Dame Cristene, 34.
Reid, Alexander, off Dallaquharny, 193,
194.
Reid, Florentinus, notarius publicus,
51.
Restennete, 72.
Robeistoune, 261.
Robertson, Edwerdus notarius publicus,
9-
Robertson, Walterus, notarius publicus,
238.
Robertsone, Sir Angus, persone of
Tillydak, 200. 202.
Robertsone, Robert of Struane, 254.
Robertsoun, Donald, apperant air of
Strowane, 235, 236.
Robertsoun, William, of Strowane, 1 94,
235.
Roberti, Ricardus, 135.
Robson, Donaldus, in Braymoir, 155.

Rochefindzeauche, 280.
Roiss Necoll of Achlossin, 199, 200,
202.
Rollok, Georgius, burgensis de Dunde,
120.
Rollok, magister Dauid, 36.
Ros, Allexander, of Balnagowne, 157-
Ros, Hutcheon, of Kilraick, 157.
Roscolby, 6.
Ross, Alexander of Balievat, 213.
Ross, Huchown of Kilrawak, 211, 218,
260.
Ross, Huchoune the, sone to Huchone
the Ross of Kylrawak, 183.
Ross, Johannes de, de Balnagowin, 126.
Ross, Johne of Balievat, 226.
Ross, Schir Nicolas, 213.
Ross, Sir Thomas, the chanon of Murra,
131.
Ross, Thomas, bishop of 130.
Ross, Willelmus, comes de, 125, 126.
Roy, Donald Makellester, 246.
Ross, Wilzeame of Kilraack, 253.
Rosse, Alexander of Tillisnaucht, 259.
Rossy, Thomas de, 3, 4, 5.
Rossy, Willelmus, 17.
Rothes, George, erll of, 205.
Rothemay, 206.
Rothwen, Margareta, domina et relicta
Johannis Erskyn, junioris de Dun,
16.
•Roven, the dawach of, 215.
Roy, Huchone, 260.
Ruglene's Croift, 265.
Rutherfurd, Schir Jonhe, of Tarlane,
knicht, 186.
Ruthven of Baidenoch, 162, 163, 183,
222, 249, 257, 302.
Ruthven Castle, 164.
Ruthvene, 277,
Ryg, Master Hew, 203.
Rymor, 309.
Rynd, Willyelmus, capellanus, 45, 48,
50, 52, 53, 54.
Saintignon, the Countess of, 175.
Saintignon, Johannes, Anthonuis Jose-
phus de, comes, 175.

356

INDEX.

Saltoun, Wilzame, Lord, of Rothemay,
206, 207.
Sanchar, Johannes, notarius publicus,
138.
Sandistoun, 261,
Sauchin, Dominus de, 159.
Scayth, filius Ferchardi, 125.
Scheane, 294.
Scheiphirdis Croift, 265,
Schephine, 309.
Schethyn, 226.
Scheves, Laird of, 142, 151, 157, 206,
211, 213, 217, 223, 225.
Schincharnie, 159.
Schiroche, Ester, 306.
Schyroche, Waster, 305.
Scona, Abbat de, 134.
Scot, William, of Abotshall, 242.
Scott, William, of Balwery, Knyght,
139, 176, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195.
Scrimgeour, James, of Henderson, 68.
Scrimiour, Johannes, 127.
Scrymgeour, Jacobus, eonstaballarius de
Dunde, 7, 66, 68.
Seaton, Allexander, appearand of Mel
drum, 157.
Segedene, Laird of, 248.
Seres, Dauid, Vicarius de Kellymuir, 7.
Seton, Alexander de, Dominus de Gor
doun, 117-
Seton, Jhon of, 193.
Setoun, Alexander, of Tulebody, 191,
192,
Setoune, Alexander of, of Gordon. 179-
Setoune, Wilayme of, 183.
Set.toun, Alexander, of Meldrum, 189.
Seytoun, 155.
Sibbald, Magister Joannes, 36.
Sinclair, William, of Dunbeith, 215.
Sinclar, Maister Androw, vicar of
Lagan, 196.
Sincler, Magister Henricus, Rector de
Glasgow, 36, 42.
Sixtus, Quartus, papa, 135.
Skall, Master Walter, 190.
Skeale, Hanss Opidanus, de Gripiswald,
329.
Skearealavey, 295, 297.

Skene, Maister James, notar, 152, 213,
219.
Skene, Joannes, Clericus Regis, 80.
Skeirinche, 307.
Sleat, Laird of, 236.
Sleischegarvoche, 295.
Sliauche, &c, the Dauche of, 283.
Smalehame, 37.
Smeton, the Rev. Thomas, 64, 65.
Smith, Daniel, 321.
Smyddie Croft, 266.
Smyth, Thom, notair publict, 219.
Smytht, Johannes, 15, 18, 21,51.
Snype, 238
Somerset, Duke of, 146, 147, 150.
Sommerwell, Johannes, notarius publi
cus, 32.
Somyshyll, 21.
Spalding, Magister Thomas, 198.
Sped, Willelmus, 18.
Spence, Johannes, succentor et officialis
Morauiensis, 138.
Spens, Hugo, prepositus, ecclesie colle
giate Sancti Saluatoris, infra ciui
tatem Sancti Andree, 23, 24, 25'
26.
Spenss, Robertus de, 4.
Spey, 289.
Spittelfeild, Laird of, 32.
Spittelhauche, 311.
Spynie, Alexander, Lord of, 78, 79, 80,
244, 245.
Spynie, Castell of, 129.
Stanefauld, 266.
Starmouth, 66.
Stereine, Dauche of, 312.
Stevarte, Johne, 191.
Stevarte, Malcum, 191.
Stevin, Maister James, notar, 152, 213,
219.
Stewart, Alanus, 136.
Stewart, Alexander, Master of Buch
quhane, 1 86.
Stewart, Andreas, 127.
Stewart, Capitane Andro, 80.
Stewart, Dame Helenour, 34.
Stewart, James, 69.
Stewart, Johne, 133.

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357

Stewart, Johnne, brother to Lord Inner
meith, 60, 63.
Stewart, Neyll, of Forthirgyll, 191.
Stewart, Thomas, 127.
Stewart, Robert, of Clawak, 190.
Stewart, Robert of Cullerliis, 189.
Stewart, Sir Jhon, of Stoyghis, 194.
Stewart, Walterus de Strathawin, 135.
Stil, Sir Thomas, 53.
Stot, Nicholaus, 14.
Strabogy, 140, 324.
Stracathro, 23.
Strachan, Barbara, postmistress of
Buchan, 325.
Strachan, Jhon, of Kincarden, 259.
Strachyn, Jon, yownger, lard of Len
turk, 200, 202.
Straloach, Laird of, 197.
Stramasie, 306.
Stramasie, Laird of, 166.
Stranawer, 229.
Straquhan, Patrick, J.P., 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 173.
Strathardill, 242.
Strathauchin, Dauid, filius et heres ap-
parens Johannis Strathauchin de
Thornton, 9.
Strathauchin, Jas., of Balheluy.
Strathdoun, Laird of, 151, 155, 197,
203, 204, 213.
Strathdown, 323.
Strathnarne, Laird of, 207, 208, 209-
Strathnern, 260.
Strathoune, 215.
Strathovyn, Sir Walter of, knight, 181,
Strajtoun, Andre, of that Ilk, 142.
Stratoun, Andreas de Lauristoun, 39.
Stravathie, Laird of, 26, 27.
Stravith, Laird of, 194
Stravodill, laird of, 201, 202.
Striling, Jamis, 64.
Striueling, Ricardus, in Balwelon, 14,
20.
Striueling, Villelmus, 19.
Striuiling, Jhone, of Keir, 203.
Striuling, [Stirling], 43, 49, 61, 62, 63,
64, 65, 74, 158, 211, 257 ; Castle of,
321.

Stronach, junior, Dunoanus, burgensis
de Monross, 118.
Stronach, senior, Duncanus, burgensis
de Monross, 118.
Stronova, Half, 294.
Strontainchan, 293.
Strovan, 34.
Strowane, Laird of, 194, 235, 236. 254.
Strowie, Laird of, 157, 227, 228.
Stroyne, 299.
Stuart, Jacobus, armigerus urbis, Edin
burgh 175.
Stuart, John, of Bogs, 167.
Sutherland, Alexander, Erlle of, 229.
Sutherland, Alexander of, 129.
Sutherland, Alexander, of Duffus, 225.
Sutherland, J., off Duffuss, 247.
Sutherland, Nicholas of, 128, 130, 131.
Sutherland, Walter, of Duffus, 237.
Sutherland, Willzame of, son of Alex
ander, 122.
Suthirland, Johannes, comes de, 155,
209, 211, 213,214, 215, 217, 218.
Suthnahunne, 182.
Swenton, Dame Eufame, 34.
Swyntoun, Thomas, 35.
Syd, laird of the, 199, 204, 205, 209.
Taillefere, Arthurus de Crechmond,
59,
Tailzour, Johannes, in Cotraw, 13, 15.
Talliefeire. Laurentius, thesaurarius
Dunkeldensis, 32.
Tarbarte, 252.
Tarlane, laird of, 186.
Tayak, 74.
Tayne, 229.
Tearfaddoune, 306.
Telling, Sir Patrik, 67.
Terbert, laird of, 211, 213, 225, 238,
252, 256, 257.
Termes, laird of 253.
Termet, laird of, 236.
Tern way, 129, 130.
Tern way, Captain of, 128.
Terpersie, laird of 157, 280.
Thome, Andro, citiner of Brechin„
206. c 3

358

INDEX.

Thomebeth, 155.
Thome, Patricius, 18.
Thomson, William, Procuratour in
Dundie, 77.
Thomsone, Duncane, of Auchimhamp-
teris, 189, 196.
Thornton, laird of, 9-
Thorrall,. Andreas, in Duffus, 155.
Tillisnaucht, laird of, 259.
Tiry, Schir Johne, provest of Meffane,
197.
Toildowe, 311.
Toildye, 293.;
Tolle, Dominus de, 155.
Tollebeige, 265.
Tolleis, laird of, 219.
TollochrovyiSj 271.
Tolmondis, de Logy, 13, 15, 76.
Torbrak, 152.
Tordawach, 152.
Tordaracht, 226.
Torfiching, 181.
Torquhendlachye, 318.
Torresoil, Ouer, 265.
Torresoull, Dominus de, 159.
Torry, John, burges of Aberdeen, 258.
Torvod, 75.
Towrs, Dame Margret, 34.
Trailsounde, 329.
Traquhair, Lord, 84.
Troup, 322.
Tulach, Dauid de, 127.
Tulch, 182.
Tulemat, baroun of, 176, 177.
Tulibody, laird of, 191, 192.
Tullecarne, 314.
Tullemenett, 272.
Tulliangus, laird of, 157, 159.
Tulliche, 312.
Tullochaudre, laird of, 157.
Tulloche, 284 ; Aiihous, 285.
Tulloche, Waster and Ester,5" 08.
Tullochoudye, 318.
Tullocht, Robert, sone and air of laird
of Tennaquhyes, 251,
Tullocht, Robert, of Tennaquhyes, 251,
252.
Tulloquhowdy, laird of, 199, 200, 202.

Tullynessill, 59.
Tulyfour, 182.
Tulykere, 182.
Turreff, 45, 324.
Tyllydak, 200, 202.
Tynett, Mylne of, and Croift, 285.
Unthank, 226.
Urquhairt, Allexander, of Inchirore, 213.
Urquhart, Alexander, 213.
Urquhart, James, of Byth, 322.
Utrecht, 322.
Vaty, Henricus, 15.
Vauss, Gilbert, burgess of Inuerness,
191.
Vederburn, Jacobus, de Dunde, 15.
Vester Park, Laird of, 200, 202.
Vilzemson, Willelmus, 18.
Vischart, Magister Hugo, 28.
Vyly, Johannes, 15, 20.
Wachaop, laird of, 196.
Wardens, laird of, 189, 211, 257.
Wastertoune, 262.
Wat, Alexander, in Wards of Huntley,
160.
Waternayde, Over, 314 ; Nather, 314.
Watson, Joannes de Clat, 59.
Waus, Johne, of Lochslyne, 252.
Waus, Robert, 252.
Wdach, laird of 193.
Webster, Major, 321.
Wedderburn, Alexander, notar publict,
27.
Wedou, Robertus, 14.
Wedou, Thomas, in Arrot, 14.
Wellis, Sir Robert, archdene of Sanct
Andros, 176.
Wentone, Ranald, of the Andate,
183.
Wester-Raitt, 155.
Weyme, 233.
Weyme, Barbara Stewart, ladye, 237,
238.
Weyme, lard of, 235.
White, Coll. John, 321.
White, G., of Oxford's Blews, 321.

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359

Whitehill, Milln of, 324.
Whitelly, Dominus de, 175.
Willeamson, Angus, of Termes, 253,
254.
Williamsone, Lachlane, 253.
Williamsoun, Agnus, 210, 226.
Williamesoun, Johannes Neil, in Kyn-
munewe, 155.
Williamsoun, Paulus Jacobus, in Killer-
nene, 155.
Willok, Johannes, capellanus, 12, 18,
23.
Wilsone, Mr. Stevin, advocat, 90.
Wilx, John, in Louchindores, 129.
Wilzeamsone, Angus, 260, 310.
Winchestre, Willelmus, vicarius de
Grantuly, 138.
Wmchester, Allexander, noter publict,
211.
Wintoun, the Erie of, 83.
Wode, Andreas, apud molendinum de
Arda, 159.

Wode, Androw, of Stravathie, 26, 27.
Wode, James, chaiplane, 27.
Wode, Willyam, of Bonetown, 205.
Wood, Dauid, de Crag, 40.
Worbosse, Henricus, opidanus de Gri
piswald, 329.
Wrquhart, Alexander, of Burriszardis,
211.
Wrquhard, Dominus Johannes, capil-
lanus, 38.
Wrycht, Schir Thomas, chaplan, 34.
Wttingistoune, 263.
Wynrame, Johannes, sacre theologie
professor, 50.
Yla, Alexander, comes Rossie, 125, 126.
Young, Alexander, public notar, 142.
Young, Alexander, rector de Forthyr, 7.
Zetlande, 143.

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