Peterhead, with houses biggings and haill casualties pertaining to the said superiorities, to be holden of his Maiestie for payment of one penny sterling si petatur, under reversion of redemption thairof when his Maiestie shall pay three thousand pounds sterling with seven thousand nyne hundred merks to the said Erl in ane soume within Sanct Geills church. Super and subscryved at Whythall in England and Innerugie the fourteen and twenty-eight days of November 1638. Registrat the same day.

THE PARISH OF NEW DEIR, OR AUCHREDIE. '

Ane account of the yearly rent of the lands of Feddrate payable in meile monie and customs. (circa A.D. 1690.)

2

HE Mains of Feddrate pays by severall persons, sixtein bolls of meile; two hundred and four pounds money; one and a half stons of butter; six cappons; and eightein henns.

The Loanhead of Feddrate pays by two tennants, twenty bolls of meile; eighty-eight pounds money; one ston of butter; two weders; two lambs; twelve

cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The Milne of Feddrate pays by one tennant, sixty-four bolls of meale; twenty-nine pounds of money; and one swine.

The Broomhill of Feddrate pays by one tennant, eighty-eight pounds money; one ston of butter; two wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The toun of Littell Bonnekelle pays by one tennant, sixty-six pounds

1 [See Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, pp. 405-409.]

2 [From the original in the charter chest of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar esquire, at Auldbar.

Between the years 1203 and 1214, Fergus earl of Buchan gave to John the son of Uthred, in exchange for the lands of Slaines and Crudan, the three davachs of Fedreth, namely Estir Auhioch, Auhetherb, Auhethas, and Conwiltes, together with the land of Ardindrach. (Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, pp. 407-409.)]

thirteen shillings and four pence money; one ston of butter; two wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The town of Nether Bonnekelle pays by tuo tennants, eighty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; two wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The town of Over Bonnekelle pays by tuo tennants, eighty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; tuo wedders; tuo lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The toun of Midell Bonnekelle pays by tuo tennants, eighty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; tuo wedders; tuo lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The toun of Wester Bonnekelle pays by tuo tennants, eighty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; tuo wedders; tuo lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; one leet of peits.

The toun of Whitestones pays by one tennant, eighty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; tuo wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; and one leet of peits.

The toun of Nether Corsgight pays by tuo tennants, seventy-four pounds thirteen shillings and four pence of money; one ston of butter; two wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; and one leet of peits.

The toun of Over Corsgight pays by one tennant, seventy-four pounds thirteen shillings and four pence of money; one ston of butter; tuo wedders; tuo lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; and one leet of peits.

The Milne of Corbshill pays by one tennant, eight bolls of meile; forty-six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence of money; one wedder; one lamb; six cappons; and twelve henns.

The toune of Steevensburne of Feddrate pays by one tennant, nine bolls two firlots two pecks of meile; forty-eight pounds of money; one ston of butter; two wedders; two lambs; twelve cappons; twelve henns; and one leet of peits.

The Milne of Corsgight pays by one tennant, eight bolls of meile ; twenty pounds of money; six cappons; six henns; and one swine.

The toun of Baybuss pays by one tennant, eighty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence; twelve cappons; and twelve henns.

The summs of the whole are, one hundred and twenty-five bolls two firlots two pecks of meile; twelve hundred and sixty-three pounds of money; twelve and a half stons of butter; twenty-three wedders; twenty-three lambs; thirteen and a half dozen cappons; fifteen dozen henns; tuo swine; and eleven leets of peits.

THE PARISH OF LONGSIDE.1

Act anent the erectioune of the Kirk of Longsyde. 2 (17th November, 1641.)

URE SOVERANE LORD and estaites of parliament considdering that his Maiesties vmquhill traist cowsin and cownsellar Williame earle Marischall lord Keith and Altrie being vndoubtit patrone of the paroch kirk and parochyne of Petervgie and titular of the teyndis thairof lyand within the presbyterie of Dear and shirrefdome of Abirdene be reassone of the spatiousnes and wydnes of the said parochine and of the many comunicantis within the samen causit build ane new kirk vpon ane pairt thairof and nameit the samen The Kirk of Longsyde lyik as he presented Maister Alexander Irving thairto dureing his lyftyme and with consent of Maister James Martine minister at the said kirk of Petervgie provydit him to the wiccarage teyndis of the landis wnderwrittine lyand nixt adjacent to the said newbuilt kirk with ane hundreth merkis money of this realme of silver payable be him selff and his successouris yeirlie at Witsonday as ane constant stipend for his service of the cure at the said kirk Lyik as the said wmquhill Erle haid ane great mynd to obtaine the samen kirk erectit in ane severall paroch kirk be it selff and that Williame now Erle Marishall Lord Keith and Altrie etc. sone and air of the said wmquhill Williame Earle Marishall being most willing to forder and prosecute his said wmquhill fatheris intentione consentis that the samen new built kirk be erectit in ane severall paroch kirk be it selff and disvnited fra the said

1 [See Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, pp. 411-413.] 2 [Abridged from the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. v., pp. 616, 617.]

mother kirk of Petervgie and that the tovnes and landis wnderwrittin be vnited to the samen and be the boundis thairof THAIRFOR our said Soverane Lord and estaites foirsaidis erectis the said new built kirk in ane severall paroch kirk and parochine be it selff to be callit nov and in all tyme comeing heirefter The paroch kirk and parochine of Longsyde and annexis all and sundrie the townes and landis of Rora Fortrie Achlie Dumpstoune Auchtidonald Mintlaw Longmure and Inverquharity mylne and mylnelandis thairof and Yookishill with thair haill pertinentis perteineing to the said Williame Erle Marishell And sicklyk all and haill the landis of Ludqwherne the tounes and landis of Auchtidore Kley hilles Blexboig Newtone Weschinpole Tarhendrie Lennaboe with the new and old mylnes of Ludqwherne and mylnelandis thairof perteining to Sir Williame Keyth of Ludqwherne knight As also all and haill the landis of Nathir Kinmundie the townes and landis of Tifrie Inverveddie Thunnertoune and Knokleith with the mylne mylnelandis and pertinentis thairof perteining to Francis Fraser of Kinmundie As also all and haill the towne and landis of Fauchfeild Dunes Ovir and Nather Savockis with the mylne mylnelandis and pertinentis perteining to Williame Fraser of Fauchfeild As lyikvayes all and haill the landis of Buthlaw Cadgerhill Thunnertoune and Longhill with thair pertinentis perteineing to Alexander Forbes of Boynlaw And all and haill the landis of Carnegall Hillhead Boigsyd and Auchqwottrie with the mylne mylnelandis and thair pertinentis perteineing to John Arbuthnet of Carnegall to the said new built kirk of Longsyde and declaires the samen to be the boundis of the said parochine and comprehendit within the samen And als ordaines the said William Erle Marishall his aires maill and successouris patrones of the said kirk als frielie as he and thay ar patrones of the said mother kirk of Petervgie And farder approves the presentatioune granted to the said Maister Alexander Irving of the said kirk and stipend thairof forsaid PROVYDING alvayes that the said Williame Erle Marishall and his saidis aires maill and successouris nor thair landis and teyndis within the said new erectit parochine of Longsyde or within the said old parochine of Petervgie sall be burdened with no farder stipend to the ministeris serveing the cure at the said kirk of Longsyde nor his pairt of the wiccarage teyndis of the landis foirsaidis and sovme of ane hundreth merkis money foirsaid sua that giff any farder stipend or augmentatioune beis granted the said

Erle Marishall and his foirsaidis and thair landis sall be altogidder frie thairof and only the remanent heretouris within the said parochine of Longsyde and thair landis foirsaidis and teyndis thairof subject to the payment of the samen greater stipend or augmentatioune.

Decreitt aganis Thomas Dauidsone in Auchtedonalde and Androv Keth in Auldane. 1

12. February 1492-3.

Anent the actioune and cause persewit be Arthure Forbes of Rerase aganis Thomas Dauidsone in Auchtedonalde and Androv Keth in Auldane for the wrangwis withhaldin fra him of certane cornez extending to the avale of je ・ merkis and xiiij. oxin as is contenit in the summondis the said Arthure grantit that he haid ressauit ix of the said oxin and that thai wer nocht of sa mekle avale as his oxin wer/ and allegiit be the procuratour of the said Thomas and Andro that the said cornez and oxin were deliuerit again to the said Arthure and that he wes emplesit of the avale and gudnes of thaim for the tyme. The lordis of consale thairfore assignis to the said Thomas and Andro the xv day of Aprile [etc.] to preif sufficiently that the said cornez and oxin wer deliuerit to the said Arthure [etc.]

9. July 1494.

The lordis of consale decrettis and deliueris that Thomas Dauidsone in

[From the Acta Dominorum Concilii, pp. 281, 366.

By a charter, dated at his manor of the Forest of Kyntor, on the eighth of October 1378, William of Keith, Mareschal of Scotland, lord of the barony of Alden, gave six merks yearly from the lands of Achidonalde (Achyndonald, Achtidonald) to endow a chaplainry in the choir of the cathedral of Saint Machar at Aberdeen, for the soul's health of his well-beloved clerk, Sir William of Calabre, prebendary of Ellon, and canon of Aberdeen. (Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i., pp. 121-124, 126–128.) The grant was confirmed by Pope Clement VII. in the year 1380; and by King Robert II. in the year 1385. (Id. vol. i., pp. 124-126, 128, 129.) In the year 1392, by consent of Sir William of Calabre, the chantry was suppressed, and the six merks were bestowed on the stallar or vicar choral of the prebendary of Ellon. (Id. vol. i., pp. 179–182.)

In a roll of missing charters by King Robert I., is "Carta Roberti de Keith, Marshell of Scotland, of the lands of Alneden and Auchidouenald, etc., in vicecomitatu de Aberdeen." (Robertson's Index to the Charters, p. 2.)]