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Decreitt for the lady Abirnethy aganis Cristj Prat for the wrang wis occupatioune of the landis of Masle and Edintor 1 (30 June 1489.) Anent the actioune and cause perse wit be Issabell the spous of vmquhile William Lord Abirnethy in Rothimay agane Cristj Prat for the wrangwis occupatioune and manurin of the landis of Masle and Edintoir with the pertinens liand within the schirefdoume of Banff pertening to hir in coniunctfeftment as wes allegiit And for the wrangwis vptakin and withaldin of the malez and proffitis of the samyn of the terme of Mertimes last bipast extending to vij merks / The said Cristj beand lauchfully summond oft tymmes callit and nocht comperit the said Isabell beand personaly present hir richtis ressonis and allegationis sene harde and vndirstandin/ The lordis auditouris ordanis that for ocht that is yit sene the said Cristj sall decist and cese of the occupatioune and manurin of the said landis and suffre the said Issabell to broik and joise the sammyn eftir the forme of hir letrez of coniunctfeftment and sesing gevin thairapoun schewin and producit before the lordis and quhill scho be lauchfully put thairfra And as to the avale of the malez and proffitis of the said landis and hir costis and scathtis the lordis ordanis that letrez be writtin to the schiref of Banff and his deputis to tak the preif thairof before him set a day tharto and warne the partiis tharof and insafar as beis prefit that he mak the said Issobell be pait /

Anent the tak of the landis of Masle and Edintor 2 (27 February and 9 October 1490.)

In the accioune and cause persewit be Isabell lady Abirnethy the spous of vmquhile William Lord Abirnethy in Rothymay William Bailye of Ardnele and Johne of Gordoune in Auchindrumaganis Johne of Gordoune in Portare and Alexander Gordoune of Mildare / That is to say to ansuer to the said Issobell for the wrangwis vexing and trubling of hir said tennentis of the landis of Masle and Edintor with ther pertinens liand within the schirefdome of Banff and to the said William Bailye and Johne of Gordoune for the wrangwis detencioune and withalding fra tham of the proffitis of the saidis landis pertening to thaim be ressoune of assedacioune of the said Isobell as wes allegiit extending to x chalderis of aitis sawing

[From the Acta Dominorum Auditorum, p. 128.]

2 [From the Acta Dominorum Concilii, pp. 129, 130, 144.]

estymeit to the thride corne xx bollis of bere sawing estymeit to the ferde corne and fourtj schillingis of siluer as wes elikwise allegiit and as is contenit in the summondis All the saidis partiis beand present be thaim self and thair procuratouris thair ressounis and allegacionis harde and vndirstandin the said William Bailye and Johne of Gordoune producit a lettre of tak of the said landis of the said Isobell And because it wes allegiit be the said Johne of Gordoune in Portare and Alexander Gordoune that thai haid tak of the said landis before the tak maid to the said William and Johne and that a parte of the termes tharof wer tocum the lordis of consale tharfore assignis to the saidis Johne and Alexander the xv day of Junij nixt tocum with continiacioune of dais to preif sufficient the said tak And attour the lordis decrettis and deliueris that the said William and Johne sall remane in the tak of the said landis in the meyntyme but preiudice of partij and that lettrez be direct thairapoun And as to the proffitis of the said landis and the remanent of the summondis the lordis contenewis that parte thairof to the said day with continiacioun of dais And baith the partiis ar summonde be thaim self and thair procuratouris apud acta and ordinis thaim to haf lettrez to summonde thar witnes to the sammyn day

Anent the terme assignit to Johnne of Gordoune in Potare and Alexander Gordoune in Myldar to preif sufficiently that thai had tak and set of the landis of Masle and Edintor with thair pertinens liand within the schirefdoum of Banff of Issabell laidy Abirnethy before the tak maid be the said Issabell vndir hir sele to William Bailye of Ardnele and Johne of Gordoune in Auchindrum of the sammyn landis the said Isabell William Bailye and Johne of Gordoune in Potare beand personaly present and the said Alexander Gordoune beand warnit lauchfully oft tymmes callit and nocht comperit the said Johne of Gordoune deferrit the said preif to the aithe of the said Issabell quhilk maid faith that scho maid him na tak of the said landis / And tharfore the lordis of consale decrettis and deliueris that the said Johne of Gordoune in Potare and Alexander Gordoune sall decist and cese of all vexing and inquieting of the said William Bailye and Johne of Gordoune in Auchindrum in the said landis endurand the termez of thare takis because the saidis Johne of Gordoune in Potare and Alexander Gordoune failyeit in thare preif at the terme assignit to thame And ordanis our Souerane Lordis lettrez to be direct herapoun

Sequitur tenor obligacionis Johannis Gordoune de Longare facte reuerendo domino Patricio Morauiensi episcopo (A.D. 1540.)

To all and sindrie quhais knaulege saltocum Johanne Gordoune of Lungar greting in God euirlesting For samekille as anne reuerend fader

1 [From the Registrum Recentius Ecclesie Cathedralis Moraviensis, MSS. Adv. Bibl. (a. 1. 41.)

"Carta feodifirmae ab Episcopo Moraviensi, cum consensu capituli, concessa Johanni Gordoune de Longar et heredibus masculis de corpore legitimis; quibus deficientibus, Willelmo Gordoun et Georgio Gordoun filiis naturalibus inter ipsum et Jonetam Maitland procreatis, et eorum heredibus masculis de corpore respective; quibus omnibus deficientibus, heredibus masculis dicti Johannis quibuscunque; terrarum de Petlurge, Ovir Auchquhorteis, Nethir Auchquhorteis, cum crofta de Petruchany in baronia de Keth, et vicecomitatu de Banf: reddendo inde annuatim 22 lib. 6 sol. 8 den. : cum privilegio de unica saisina capienda apud Petlurge Testibus Willelmo domino Saltoun, Thoma Ogilvy, Patricio Kynnarde, magistro Johanne Gordoun burgensi de Aberden, Andrea Ogilvy, Johanne Oliphant, domino Willelmo Abercrummy canonico, magistris Johanne Douglas vicario de Galstoun, et Andrea Strang notariis: Apud ecclesiam cathedralem, 1539." (Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis, pp. 414, 415.)

"Carta feodifirmae ab Episcopo Moraviensi facta Georgio Ogilvy de Miltoun, de terris de Auchquhennany, Litill Cantuly, una cum brasina de Keyth et crofta ejusdem alias vocata Cragdufcroft, jacentibus in baronia de Keyth et vicecomitatu de Banff : reddendo annuatim 27 lib. 4 sol. 11 den.: prestando sectam in tribus curiis capitalibus de Spyne et in quolibet itinere justiciarie regalitatis: cum privilegio unicae saisinae capiendae non obstante quod non jacent invicem contiguae: Testibus magistro Henrico Lumisdaill rectore de Kynkell, Jacobo Ogiluy de Cullard, Willelmo Ogiluy, Hugone Cragy, Willelmo Wysman, Joanne Gibsoun, notariis: Apud Elgin, 11 Aprilis, 1545." (Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis, p. 394.)

"Carta feodifirmae terrarum de Birkinburne et Auchindeth, in baronia de Keyth, regalitate de Spyne, et vicecomitatu de Banff, ab Episcopo Moraviensi, facta magistro Adamo Gordoune et Cristinae etiam Gordoune ejus sponsae eorumque heredibus masculis : reddendo 10 lib. 13 sol. 4 den.: cum privilegio de unica sasina: Testibus magistro Johanne Gordoun vicario de Keyth, Alexandro Dunbar in Blare, Jacobo Innes de Drany, Willelmo Innes in Newtoun, Theophilo Jhounsoun, domino Johanne Portar, domino Johanne Haggis, magistris Hugone Cragy, Willelmo Wysman, Johanne Gibsoune: Apud Elgin, 23 Junii 1547." (Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis, p. 395.) "Preceptum saisinae earundem terrarum Testibus ut supra: Apud Elgin, 23 Junii 1547." (Ibid.) Preceptum de clare constat ab Episcopo datum ad infeodandum Joannem comitem Sutherlandiae in terris predictis sicut heredem magistri Adami Gordone patrui: Testibus Jacobo Innes de Dranye, Johanne Innes in Knochillis, domino Jacobo Sibbald et domino Johanne Gibsoun notariis; dicto Jacobo Innes ballivo: Apud Spyne, 14 Decemb. 1555." (Id., pp. 395, 396.) "Confirmatio ab Episcopo cartae venditionis earundem terrarum a Johanne comite Sutherlandiae

in God Patric be the mercy of the samyn bischep of Murraye and commendatoure of Scoune etc hes withe consent and assent of his dene and cheptour set to me in fewferme heretabillie all and haill the landis of Auchquhorteis Petlurge and the croft of Petruthin with thair pertinence

factae magistro Johanni Campbell commendatario de Ardchattane: tenendarum sub eisdem conditionibus quibus ipse comes prius easdem tenuit: Apud Fores, 21 Sept. 1556: Testibus Roberto Dunbar de Durris, Archibaldo Brown burgensi de Fores, Jacobo Freser servitore comitis, domino Joanne Gibsoune: Testibus ad confirmationem Episcopi, Andrea Moncreiff juniore, Willelmo Moncreiff, Georgio Ogilwye de Awquennane, magistro David Trumbill, domino Joanne Gibsoun: Apud Spyne, 24 Septemb. 1556." (Id., p. 396.) Carta feodifirmae ab Episcopo facta earundem terrarum Alexandro Gordoun de Perslie, resignatarum a dicto commendatario de Ardchattane in favorem ipsius Alexandri, pretio 1100 mercis ab Alexandro soluto; tenendarum sub conditionibus cartae Adami Gordoun : Testibus domino Valtero Ogilwye de Boynd milite, Georgio Barclaye de eodem, Georgio Ogiluye de Auquennane, magistro Willelmo Gordoune de Tarparsie, Johanne Gordoune de Ardacht, Andrea Moncreiff juniore et domino Johanne Gibsoun notario: Apud Elgin, 12 Feb. 1556." (Ibid) "Preceptum de clare constat ab Episcopo datum ad infeodandam Jonetam Gordone relictam quondam Alexandri predicti in sua tertia parte terrarum predictarum: ballivis, Jacobo Innes de Dranye et Roberto Innes ejus filio et herede apparente Testibus Davide Cumming, Alexandro Hepburne, Joanne Hepburne, Willelmo Lermond servitoribus Episcopi et domino Joanne Gibsoun rectore de Unthank, notario: Apud Spyne, 24 Maii 1570." (Ibid.)

"Litera assedationis ab Episcopo Moraviensi cum consensu capituli concessa Willelmo domino de Abirnethy Rothemaye et Saltoun et Alexandro magistro Saltoun ejus filio, decimarum rectoriae et vicariae ecclesiae de Keth, pertinentis mensae Episcopali, pro 19 annis: reddendo 50 marcas annuatim: Testibus Georgio comite de Huntlie, magistro Georgio Gordoun constabulario de Badyenocht, dominis et magistris Magno Vause rectore de Y, Johanne Gordoun vicario de Keth, Hugone Cragy, Willelmo Wysman notariis, et domino Thoma Wallass vicario de Spyne: Apud ecclesiam cathedralem, 16 Aprilis, 1540." (Regis trum Episcopatus Moraviensis, p. 410.) "Tack of the personage of Rothemay and of the personage and vicarage of Keth set be the Bischop with consent of the cheptour to Alexander Lord Saltoun for nyneten yeris: payand thairfor yeirlie 460 merkis to the Bischop at twa termis Sanct Serfis day and All Hallowmess, and to the vicar pensionar of Keitht his yeirlie pensioun, and that in consideratioun of the inlaik of corps presents, Pasche fynes, umaist claithis and utheris profeittis of the said vicarage of Keitht deducit be the trubill of the kirk laitlie maid, quhilk was the maist part of the profeit of the said vicarage; and the said Lord to uphald beit and mend during the forsaidis yeris the queir of Rothemay in theking and utheris necessaris reparatioun concerning the personage thereof upon his awin costis: At Spyne and Elgin, 28 Maii 1570." (Id., p. 419.)

"Carta feodifirmae ab Episcopo Moraviensi cum consensu capituli data Jacobo Innes de Drany et Katherinae Gordoun ejus sponsae, terrarum de Roustis croft, Baxter croft, apud Elgin in baronia de Spyne; brasinae superioris et brasinae inferioris de Kynnedor, cum 2 acris terrae; et croftae de Edindeath in baronia de Keth et vicecomitatu de Aberdene reddendo annuatim 9 lib. 6 sol. 8 den., 6 duodenas caponum, 6 aucas, cum astrictis