1st Duke of Gordon

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of frie rent besides ministers' stipendes. And for
making up of the sirpOTplas that the said Mar-
quis be ordained imediatly to redeem the wod-
setts that are vpon the landes after-speoifted,
which ly most contiguous to the Lordship of
Aboyne, viz., the landes of Glengarden wodisett to
Innercauld for tuelve thousand merkes, which
payes yearlie eight hundreth poundes Scotts
money, the Braes of Oromair wodsett to Mr James
Ffergsson for nyn thousand poundes, which paves
one thomsand noundes money fors'd, and the
Milne of Din nit tie wodsett to Corachrie for tuo
thousand fyve hundreth merks qch, payes yearlie
one hundreth sextie-sex bb. 16s money fors'd.
Sum ma of the rent of these thrie roumes extender
to one thousand nyn hundreth sextie-sex poundes
13s 4d, which, with the said tuo thousand nyne
hund<reth and eight poundes 6s 9d, extends in
the liaill to the soume of ffour thousand eight
hundreth and seventie-fyve ponndes Scotts money,
which the said Elearle of Aboyne is to possess and
enjoy, besyds the haill bemefits of redemption of
the wodsetts and superiorities of fewes within the
said Lordship of Aboyne on the north syd of the
watter of I>ie, and the haill woodes, forrewts, and
easualities within th esame. And vpon the said
Marquis his redeeming of the saides wodsetts and
disponeing of the saids landes to the said Eavle
of Aboyne, that the said Earle be ordained to
resigne and renunce in the behalf of the Sff. : d
(Marquis ih^ rest of the landes mentioned in his
gift, viz., Strathoven, Glenlivat, Cabrach, and
the forrest of Blakvratter, all lyeing contigue to
the said Marquis his estate, and at a great dis-
tance from the Earle of Aboyne his landes. As
also that he resigne and renunce in the Marquis
his favour es the landes of Glentanner and Glen-
muik vpon bhe south syd of the watter of Die,
and the haill woodes, fewes, and forrests within
the saides lands and wodsetts within ve same.
And it is the humble opinion of the Councill
that if His Majestie shall think fitt to approve of
the forsaid report, letters of horning and other
execution neeessar mav be direct by antooritie of
the Oouncill for making the same effectuall.
Tat: Andrews. Rothes Canckix
Keu.ik ("?] Douoias.
TwEEn.AT.E. Ero'l.
DuvpoNAi,r>. Marischalt.
L. Primrose. Oaithnes.
MOHRAY
T.INLTTHOOW.
RoXBHRfiH.
Dumfries [?]
In the same year the Marquis had raised an
action against a tenant to have him removed.
The tenant objected that he sat under a lease
which had been granted to him by Lord Middle-