tibus quocunque jure vel titulo Ac eciam dimidiam marcam argenti annui redditus mei percipiendam de molendino de Lunfannan ad duos anni terminos videlicet medietatem ad Festum Pentecostes et aliam medietatem ad Festum Sancti Martini in hyeme pro bono et fideli consilio et auxilio suo michi impenso et impendendo. Tenendas et habendas omnes predictas terras cum vniuersis pertinentijs suis et cum dimidia marca annui redditus supradicta / predictis Roberto et Elene ac eorum heredibus de corporibus suis legittime exeuntibus de me et heredibus meis in feodo et hereditate libere quiete plenarie honorifice bene et in pace absque retinemento quocunque Faciendo inde forensicum seruicium domini nostri Regis et vnam sectam ad curiam de Lunfannan proximam post Festum Sancti Michaelis pro toto anno et reddendo inde michi et heredibus meis vnum par cyrothecarum albarum tantum apud maneriem de Caskyben singulis annis ad terminum Pentecostes nomine albe firme si petatur. Et si contingat prefatos Robertum et Elenam absque heredibus de eorum corporibus legittime exeuntibus in fata decedere volo et concedo quod omnes predicte terre cum eorum pertinentijs vniuersis et cum dimidia marca annui redditus supradicta, ad heredes prefati Roberti absque contradictione mei vel heredum meorum libere Ego vero Andreas et heredes mei omnes predictas terras [etc.] predictis Roberto et Elene [etc.] in omnibus et per omnia [etc.] warrantizabimus acquietabimus et inperpetuum defendemus. In cuius rei testimonium presenti carte sigillum meum apposui apud Abirdene. viij°. die Augusti anno Domini . m° . ccc° Quinquagesimo Septimo. Hiis testibus rabilibus in Xpo patribus Alexandro Dei gracia Episcopo Abirdonensi Andrea eadem gracia Priore de Monymusk. Willelmo de Keth marescallo holden feu of the Earl: "datum sub sigillo regalitatis Moravie: Hiis testibus, Henrico Episcopo Abirdonensi; dominis Alexandro Fraser, Reginaldo de Cheyng, Roberto de Lawedir, militibus; Johanne filio Brunyng; Johanne de Durrisder, tunc cancellario et camerario regalitatis Moravie; et multis aliis.' [A.D. 1324-A.D. 1329.] 2. Confirmation of the preceding charter, by Duncan earl of Fife, who therein designates the earl of Murray his tenant in the lands of Lunfannan. [A. D. 1324-A.D. 1332.] reuertantur . . vene 3. Confirmation of the charter printed in the text, by Isabel Ranulph, daughter and heiress of John Ranulph, earl of Murray, lord of Annandale and Man; dated at Edinburgh, the twentieth of July, 1361; witnessed by William bishop of Saint Andrews; Patrick bishop of Brechin, chancellor of Scotland; Patrick earl of March; William Keith, marischal of Scotland; William Leith, burgess of Aberdeen, and others. "In this confirmation Robert Chalmers is designed de Kyntorr.'"] Scocie Johanne de Kethe fratre suo Jacobo de Montealto Thoma Nory/ Adam filio Angusij • et multis alijs. Anent the terce of the landis of the Haltone of Lunfannane etc 1480-A.D. 1489.] 1 (A.D. The lordis of counsale [· xijo. Julij. mcccclxxx. ] decretis and deliueris that Elisabethe Stewart the spouse of vmquhile Schir William Charteris of Cagnore sall brouke and joyse the terce and thrid of the landis of the Hawtounne of Lynphannane pertening to hir be the decess of the said vmquhile Schir William hir spouse and that James of Stratounne sall devoide and red the samyn to hir and hafe na entremetinge thair withe in tyme tocum And that he sall pay hir the malis deweteis and mertis of the said thrid of all termes sene the decesse of the said Schir William / And attoure that the said James Stratoune Robert Ra Johnne Meldrum and Donald Meldrum sall restore and put in again Thomas Farquhare tennand to the said Elisabethe in the thrid pairt of the mylnne of Camquhile/ and that the said Robert Ra sall pay hir sa mekle as scho may prufe before the schiref that the thrid pairt of the multer of the said mylnne was worthe sene Witsonday that last was and that scho sall brouke and joyse the thrid of the said mylnne in tyme tocum And that our Souuerain Lordis lettres be direct hereuppone. The lordis of counsale [· xij°. Julij mcccclxxx] decretis and deliueris that Elisabethe Stewart the spouse of vmquhile Schir William Charteris of Cagnor sall brouke and joyse the terce and thrid of thir landis vndirwritin⚫ that is to say The thrid of the landis of Ballogy and the mylnne of the samyn · the landis of Cormore Petmurquhy and Westir Camquhyle and that the personis eftir folowing sall devoid and red the said thriddis to hir incontiand pay and content hir the malis thairof of the termes of Mertymes and Witsonday last past That is to say Patric Chepman / the thrid of the said landis of Ballogy and the mylnne of the samyn William Strathachin the landis of Cormore Alexander Pettmvrquhy the thrid of Petmurquhy Johne Trewnot the thrid of Westir Camquhile And ordanis that lettres be writin to the schiref to devoid and red the said landis. nent 1 [From the Acta Dominorum Concilii, pp. 78, 88, 102, 103, unpublished. See also Nisbet's Heraldry, vol. ii., appendix, p. 140.] and distrenye the said persounis for the said malis and mak the said Elisabethe be pait thairof/ In presens of the lordis [of counsale / xxjo· Octobris. mcccclxxxviij · ] James of Montcref and Elspethe his spous summonde at the instance of Thomas Charteris of Cangnor to here a prentendit act and decrett gevin be the lordis of consale anent a terce of the landis of Kynfavnis the Haltone of Lunfannane the Cragtoune Petmurchy and Cragour to be retrettit the saidis James and Elspethe grantit that thai haid nocht sic a decrett nor vsit nocht the terces of thai landis be na sic decrett bot be hir lauchfull tersing In the accioune and caus [befor the lordis of counsale xxx°. Januarij mcccclxxxix] persewit be Thomas Charteris of Cangnour aganis James of Montcrefe and Elizabethe his spous James Stratoune Alexander Burnat Alexander Petmarchy and Johne the Rose that is to say the said James of Monteref and Elizabethe his spous ffor the wrangwis vptakin and withhaldin fra the said Thomas of the malez fermez proffitis and dewiteis of the thrid parte of the landis of Kynfawnis Haltoune Lunfannane Cragtoune Petmorchy and Crangnour of viij yeris bigane extendin yerely to viij merkis and thre chaldir of vitale quhet bere and mele be evin porcionis price of the chalder of quhete xij pundis price of the chalder of bere x pundis price of the chaldir of mele viij merkis. And the said James Stratoune Alexander Burnat Alexander Petmurchy and Johne the Rose for the wrangwis occupacioune and manurin of the saidis landis without tak or licence of the said Thomas as is allegiit Baith the saidis partiis beand personaly present thare richtis ressonis and allegacionis at lenth sene harde and vndirstandin / The lordis of consale decrettis and deliueris that the said James and Elizabethe hes done na wrang in the vptakin of the malez and dewiteis of the thrid of the half of the landis of Kynfawnis with the pertinentis liand in the schirefdome of Perthe/ nor in the vptakin of the thrid parte of the landis [of] Lunfannane liand in the schirefdome of Abirdene / as wes prefit be the deliuerance of ane assise of the said schirefdommez schewin and producit. before the lordis. And becaus it wes allegiit be the said Thomas that he haid chartour and sesing of the saidis landis and cuthe nocht get the sammyn the tyme of the seruing of the said breuez And therfore ordanis the said Elizabethe to rais new brevez on the said landis to be seruit betuix this and Witsoneday nixt tocum and lik as sall be seruit than to be broikit in tyme tocum. Decrett for Alexander Irwin of Drum aganis Thomas Roose of Auchinlossin (A.D. 1488.) • m • сссс · XXvito. Julii anno Domini lxxxviii. In the accioune persewit be Alexander Irwin of Drum agane Thomas Roose of Auchinlossin for the freithing and releving of the said Alexander Irwin at oure Souerane Lordis handis of the payment of the soumme of fiftj pundis vsuale money of the realme as he that wes oblist therto to the said Alexander Irwin the tyme he wes schiref of Aberdene as wes allegeit. The said Thomas beand lauchfully and peremptorly summond oft tymmes callit and nocht comperit the said Alexander beand present be his lauchfull procuratouris The lordis auditouris of chakker decretis and deliueris that the said Thomas sall freith and releif the said Alexander at our Souerane Lordis handis of the payment of the said soume of fiftj pundis as he that wes bundin and oblist therto in the court of Cragoure as wes sufficiently prefit before the saidis lordis. And ordanis our Souerane Lordis lettrez be direct to distrenye the said Thomas his landis and gudis herefore and for xx schillings to the expenss of the twa witnes that deponit in this mater · Auchinhuive 2 (A.D. 1634.) In the action of reduction of the Earl of Marr's against his vassals, alleged by one Duguid of Auchinhove, that he and his predecessors had been infeft in his lands, holding of the King, for the space of two hundred yeares, which lands were designed to ly in the sheriffdom of Aberdeen only, but not within the Earldom of Marr or Lordship of Garrioch. Re 1 [From the Acta Dominorum Concilii, pp. 85, 86. "Hugh Rose obtained a charter of the barony of Kilravock from King John Baliol, anno 1293. His son, William, married Morella, daughter of Alexander de Downe; and had Hugh, who succeeding him, died about the year 1363; and Andrew, of whom came Rose of Achlossin in Mar." (Shaw's History of the Province of Moray, p. 119. Edinb. 1775. 4to.) See The New Statistical Account of Scotland, number xlii., pp. 1087, 1095.] 2 [From Spottiswoode's Practicks of the Law of Scotland, p. 226. Edinb. 1706. fol. See The New Statistical Account of Scotland, number xlii., pp. 1087, 1088.] ply'd, He offered to prove them parts and pendicles of the Earldom of Marr. Which reply the Lords sustain'd to be proven by public and authentick writs and evidents. THE PARISHES OF MIGMAR (OR MIDMAR) AND KYNERNY. 1 Carta Thome de Lundyn de ecclesia de Kynernyn NIUERSIS sancte matris ecclesie filiis et fidelibus V et conces Deo et Sancto Thome Martiri de Abirbrothoc et monachis ibidem cum omnibus justis pertinenciis suis. Tenendam in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam ita libere et quiete plenarie et honorifice. sicut aliquam ecclesiam in regno Scocie liberius et quiecius et honorificencius tenent de dono alicuius baronis Hiis testibus tero capellano domini Regis domino Roberto de Londoniis Willelmo de Bosco clerico domini Regis Henrico filio Comitis David Alexandro Wal 1 [See Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, pp. 635, 636. "The principal remains of antiquity in this parish [of Migmar] are three Druidical fanes, of which one, near the new church, is remarkably large; and an artificial mount, of considerable magnitude, which is now a part of the glebe. This mount is obviously a work of art. A ditch or trench, that is cast round it, is now covered with grass, from the bottom of which to the summit the perpendicular height is about thirty feet. The acclivity is gentle at the entrance, but steep in every other part. The middle part of the summit contains a cavity, with a small circular rising in its centre. Here tradition reports that criminals were tried, and justice administered. Mr William Meston, professor of philosophy in the Marischal College of Aberdeen, a man of considerable genius, was a native of the parish of Midmar. He was the author of a small collection of poems, of which a sixth edition was published at Edinburgh, in 1767." (The Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. ii., pp. 519, 525. Edinb. 1792.) John Ogilvie, D.D., author of "Britannia," of several other poems, and of some works in criticism and theology, was minister of the parish of Migmar, from the year 1759, to his death, in the year 1813.] 2 [From the Registrum Vetus Cenobii de Aberbrothoc, MSS. Bibl. Adv.] F |