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and Maister Williame Davidsone minister at the said kirk of Raithin and Maister Williame Forbes minister at the said kirk of Fraserburgh condiscendit to the disjoyning of the threttie fyve pleuches and fyve mylnes lyand within the said parochine of Raithin thairin mentionat with the teind and viccarage thairof fra the said paroche kirk and parochine of Raithine and of the sax pleuches of Faithlie thairinspecifeit with the teinds and viccarage thairof fra the said parochine of Fraserburgh And that the samyne sould be erectit in ane new parochine and that the saids lands and pleuches sould be annexit to the kirk of Strechin and the teindsheaves and viccarage thairof dimittit in favours of the said Thomas Fraser of Strechin and his airs for erecting of ane new paroche kirk of Strechin and giving ane competent provisione thairwnto vnder the provisione mentionat in the said act of assemblie And siclyk ane vther act of the said Diocesione Synode or assemblie of Abirdeine of the dait the nynteine day of Apryll jm vje tuentie sax yeirs quhairby the said Patrick bishope of Aberdeine and assemblie forsaid ratifeit the band maid be the said Maister William Davidsone minister at Raithin to Alexander Fraser younger of Phillorth and vmquhill Simeone lord Fraser of Lovatt in favours of the said Thomas Fraser of Strechin anent the erectioun and provisione of the said kirk of Strechin and dismembring of the said parochine of Raithin in maner and for the caussis contenit in the said band quhilk is of the dait the tuentie tua day of October jm vje and twentie fyve yeirs And lykwayes ratifies the contract betuix the said Alexander Fraser younger of Phillorth patrone of the saids paroche kirkes of Rathin and Phillorth and the said

The benefice of Ratheyn in Buchan (from which the parish of Strichen was chiefly taken) was given to the chapter and college of canons of the cathedral of Saint Machar at Aberdeen, "in proprios vsus ad communam suam," by King Robert I., on the twentieth of March 1328. (Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i. pp. 47, 48.) The grant was confirmed by the bishop, Henry le Chene, who died before the Feast of Pentecost, in the year 1329. (Id., vol. ii., p. 150.) In the year 1520, the chapter's common churches of Logy. buchan and Rathyne were let in lease for the yearly rent of two hundred and twelve pounds. (Id., vol. i. p. 384.)

Richard parson of Rathen is a witness to charters by Adam bishop of Aberdeen, between the years 1207 and 1228. See above, pp. 18, 21; and Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, p. 565.

A prodigy in the church of Rathen, which was believed to foretoken the Great Rebellion, is described in Patrick Gordon's Short Abridgement of Britaine's Distemper from the yeare of God M D C XXXIX to MDC XLIX, p. 63.]

Thomas Fraser elder of Strechin and Thomas Fraser younger of Strechin his eldest lawfull sone of the dait at Abirdeine the tuentie fyft day of Maij jm vje and threttie yeirs anent the establishing of the richt of patronage of the said paroche kirk of Strechin in the persone of the said Thomas Fraser elder of Strechin and his said sone And the signator superscryvit be his Majesties hand and componed and past in his Hienes exchecker grantit. in favours of the said Thomas Fraser elder of Strechin and his said sone of the lands and baronie of Strechin and of the patronage of the kirk of Strechin And mair attour his Majestie with advyse and consent forsaid of new disjoines the landis and vthers aboueurittine fra the saids paroche kirkes and parochines of Rathin and Phillorth and erectis the samyne in the said parochine of Strechin and ordaines the said paroche kirk and parochine of Strechine to be in all tyme coming ane seuerall and distinct paroche kirk and parochine a pairt fra the saids paroche kirkes and parochines of Rathin and Phillorth with provisione alwayes that this ratificatioun nor na pairt thairof sall be hurtfull or preiudiciall to lord Lundores his richts priuiledges and infeftments of the samyne

Decreit of the lordis anent the reuersion of Kyndrocht (10 December 1494.)

The lordis auditouris decreittis and deliueris that Johne Gordoune of Auchinluchre sall renunce and owrgiff to William Gray of Kyndrocht all richt and clame of richt propirte and possessioune togidder witht all charteris and evidentis that he has of the ferd parte of the tounn of Kyndrocht with the pertinentis liand in the barony of Kynedwart withtin the schirefdome of Abirdene because the said William Gray has lauchfally redemit and qwitout the samyn landis efter the tenour of the reuersioun maid to him be the said Johnne tharapon And ordinis the said John of Gordoune to ressaue the somme of five skore of markis vsuale money of Scotlande laid in the handis of maister Archibald Lindesay chantour of Abirdene for the redemyng and outqwitting of the saidis landis

1 [From the Acta Dominorum Auditorum, p. 197.

On the ninth of July, 1494, the lords of council "decrettis and deliueris that for ocht that thai haf yit sene Alexander Fergussone in Litill Ardach dois wrang in the occupacioun and manuring of the landis of Bothmagoah and tharefore ordinis him to decist and cese tharfra to be broikit and manurit be Johne of Gordoune of Auchinluchry after the forme of the instrument of seising gevin to him tharapon." (Acta Dominorum Concilii, p. 366.)]

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according to the said reuersioun And als decrettis and deliueris that gif the forsaid somme of five skore of merkis is and hes bene in the handis of the said chanter sen the xviij. day of Maij in the yere of God [a thousand four hundreth] lxxxxiiij that the said Johne of Gordoune sall content and pay to the said William the somme of x merkis vsuale money of Scotland for twa termez malez of the samyn landis takin vp and intromettit witht be the said Johnne [etc.] And alse decrettis and deliueris that the said Johne of Gordoune and Alexander of Fergussoun his subtenent dois na wrang in the occupatioun and manuring of the saidis landis becaus he producit a letre of tak of the saidis landis for the termes of thre yeris eftir the outqwitting of the samyn [etc.]

THE PARISH OF CRIMOND.'

Carta Roberti Regis Scotorum concessa Archibaldo de Dowglass. (A. D. 1324.)

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OBERTUS Dei gratia Rex Scotorum. Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue salutem. Sciatis nos confirmasse Archibaldo de Dowglas dilecto et fideli nostro pro homagio et servitio suo dominium de Retreff cum portu ejusdem terram de Creichmonde in qua ecclesia est sita. terras de Creichmonde Nagorth et de Creichmonde Bellie cum molendino ejusdem portum de Kindoloss terras de Carnglass Rothmathie.

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1 [See Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, pp. 423-428. The church of Crechtmont was erected into a prebend of the cathedral of Saint Machar at Aberdeen, by Bishop Richard Poiton, in the year 1262. (Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. ii. p. 252.) In the year 1437, the prebendary of Crethmont was required to find a deacon to serve as his vicar in the cathedral. (Id. vol. ii. p. 65.) In the year 1505, John Cardno is collated to the vicary of Crechtmont, erected by Master Gawin Dunbar, and vacant by the death of Sir John Sanchak. (Id. vol. i. p. 351.)

Between the years 1214 and 1233, William Cumyn, earl of Buchan, granted the lands and mill of Stratheyn and Kyndrochet to Cospatric Macmadethyn, for the payment of two stones of wax at Whitsunday yearly. This rent was afterwards given by the Earl of Buchan in free alms for ever to the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the town of Rettre in Buchan. (Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i. pp. 14, 15.) At a later period the payment was changed into one of money. In the year 1451, Master

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et de Tullykerath cum pertinentiis Tenendas et habendas eidem Archibaldo et heredibus suis de nobis et heredibus nostris in feodo et hereditate per omnes rectas metas et divisas suas . in unam liberam baroniam cum furca et fossa thol et theme sok et sak et infangandethief. libere quiete [etc.] cum bondis bondagiis et nativis et eorum sequelis et cum omnimodis aliis libertatibus [etc.]. Faciendo inde nobis et heredibus nostris dictus Archibaldus et heredes sui forinsecum servitium quantum pertinet ad medietatem servitii unius militis et statutum servitium de predictis terris cum pertinentiis debitum et consuetum. In cujus rei testimonium presenti carte nostre sigillum nostrum precepimus apponi Testibus Bernardo abbate de Abirbrothock cancellario nostro Thoma Ranulphi comite Moravie domino Vallis Annandie et Mannie nepote nostro Jacobo domino de Dowglas Gilberto de Haya constabulario nostro et Roberto de Keith mariscallo nostro militibus Apud Aberdene ultimo die Februarii regni nostri octavo decimo. 1

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Decreit anent the merchis of the common mure of the burgh of Rattray. (A.D. 1571.)

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We William Dalgarno in Blakwater and John Davidson in Sutassie baillies and burgesses of the bruch of Rattray chosen for the part of the communitie and inhabitants of the said brouch and Andro Watson in Hadoch chosyn for the part of Andro Master of Erol and Thomas Smith in Brodlands chosyn for the part of Andrew Keith of Ravenscraig on the thrid part as juges and arbitratours equallie chosen touching the merching of the town lands and mure of Rattray perteining to the saids baillies burgesses and the commonty of Rattray on the ane part and the lands of Hadoch

Richard of Forbes, the chamberlain of the crown lands in Marr and Buchan, in accounting for the issues of the barony of Kynedwarde, then in the King's hands by the death of Alexander earl of Ross, makes deduction of six shillings paid to the chaplain of Rattre from the lands of Strichen: 66 Et per solucionem factam capellano celebranti in capella de Rattre de vno annuo redditu sex solidorum annuatim dicte capelle debito de terris de Strathechtin de anno computi· vj. solidi." (The Chamberlain Rolls, vol. iii. p. 529.) There was a tradition, in the beginning of the last century, that the chapel was founded by an Earl of Buchan for the soul's repose of his son, who perished by drowning in a well at Rattray. (Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, p. 423.)]

[From a copy in Macfarlane's Book of Charters, MS. Adv. Bibl.]

2 [Abridged from a copy in the charter room at Slaines ]

Ratray pertaining to the said Andro Master of Errol on the other part and the lands of Brodland Rattray perteining to the said Andro Keith on the thrid part deliveris and finds that the fauld called the Burrowfield fauld lying at the south and south west as the auld dykes merchit the samen / another fauld callit the Reghill fauld lyand bewest the Burghfield fauld another fauld callit the Bakieley lying at the south west of the Reghill fauld the Midle field fauld lying at the north west part of the Baikey ley the Blaik fauld whilk now is in corn land quhairupon the house of Hadoch standit of auld lying bewest the Midle field the Lousie fauld lying north fra the Blaik fauld the Gallow hill fauld lying north west fra the Lousie fauld the Hempisleid fauld lying west fra the Gallowhill fauld the Auchtentred fauld lying due north fra the Hempislead fauld pertaining to the toun and lands of Hadoch within the auld dyke of the samin with a little piece meadow lying at the tail of the Burgh field fauld betwyxt the said fauld and the burn of Rattray northeist within the quhilkis faulds and their auld dyke are the just marks and meiths of the propir lands of Hadoch And outwith the said fauld dyks and piece meadow we find the town and lands of Hadoch to have na farther property except thair commontie of auld used and wont upon the said common mure of Rattray but prejudice of the said baillies counsale and communitie of the said burgh thair heritabil right to the said common mure And also finds the haill lands compassand the said auld dykes to be verry common mure of Rattray quhill thay cum to the baronis lands adjacent thereabout And also finds the followand to be the merches betuix the common mure of Ratray and the lands of Brodlands beginning at the Green Myre be east the Rashelaw and as it is presently pottit And fra the first pot lineallie to the hight and bounds of the said Rashelaw and fra the said pot west to the town land pot and fra that lineallie westerlie to the nearest merch betuix Brodland and Northesse. In witnes of the quhilk thing we have subscryvit this present decreit arbitral with our hands at Rattray the vj day of July the yeir of God jm vc lxxj yeiris ·

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