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.£13 6s 8d ; Clackmannan, younger, £14;
Sauchie, £19 6s 8d ; Ferrietown and Forest,
£13 4a ; Tarbortfoord, 3s 4d ; Hallshaw, £1
13s 4d ; Starton, 6s 8d ; Gartfinnan, 6s 8d ;
Moorside, 8s ; Shanbody, 13s 4d ; Garlet, £1
6s 8d ; Craigtown, £5 ; Wester and Easter
Kennet, £1 16s; David Bruce in Alva, 7s;
James Gale, West Hillend, 12s. (Session
Kecords.)
No. 137. — Retour of the special service of
Alex. Bruce, son and heir of Henry Bruce, and
grandson of Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan,
(George Bruce of Tullygarth is one of the jury-
men) in lands and houses in Clackmannan.
No. 138. — 7th April, 1654 — Compeared
George Bruce, confessed his sin of fornication
with Helen Wightman, and was ordained to
make repentance three Lord's days, and pay in
penalty ten marks. (Session Records.)
No. 139.— 12th and 29th June, 1656— Precept
of seisin by Mr Robert Bruce of Shanbody, bear-
ing that by contract matrimonial entered into
between David Bruce, his eldest son, on one
part, and Marjory Young, daughter of David
Young of Kirkton, he oblige himself to infeft
the said David Bruce and Marjory Young, his
spouse, in the lands of Craigton, teinds of the
same, lying in the parish and county of Clack-
mannan, and lauds of Easter and Wester
Kennet, and teinds lying as said is now under
the conditions and reservations therein men-
tioned — therein nominating John Bruce in
Wester Kennet, to give seisin in terms of the
said precept. Witnesses : Thomas Henderson
of Auchendining, Commissary of Perth,
Major George Bruce, son of the deceased Sir
Robert Bruce, Clackmannan, and Alexander
Robertson.
This description of Major Bruce shews that
Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan had died
between 1652 and 1656, he was succeeded by
Sir Henry Bruce. Sir Robert Bruce had
granted a precept of clair constat in 1652 in
favour of Robert Bruce in Clackmannan, son of
Robert Bruce, sadler, there, an illegitimate son
of Archibald Bruce of Wester Kennet. (W. D.
B. Charter.)
No. 140 21st October, 1656— Precept of
seisin by Mr Robert Bruce of Kennet, and
David Bruce, fiar thereof, his eldest son and
apparent heir, for infefting George Wilson of
West Kirk, whom failing, Alexander and
George Wilson, his sons, in the land and
Barony of Shanbody and teinds thereof, in
security of the sum of 2,000 merks, money of
Scotland, confirm to Bond and Disposition
granted by them thereupon. Witnesses :
Thomas Izett, one of the Bailies of Culross ;
Robert Forrest, clerk of Culross : Robert
Knox, notary there ; and John Masson, servi-
tor to the said Robert Forrest, signit at Culross.
No. 141.— 23d October, 1656— Contract be-
tween Henry Bruce of Clackmannan, John,
Earl of Mar, Robert Bruce of Kennet, Sir
Alexander Schaw of Sauchie, and others, wherof
the Earl allows Sauchie Coal to be shipped at
the shore of Alloa, for which they oblige them-
selves to pay od per choldron. (Earl of Mans-
field's Charters.)
No. 142.— 21st April, 166Ir-Discharge and
obligation by Mr Robert B~ruce of Kennet and
David Bruce, his son and apparent heir, to
Thomas Burn, second son of the deceased
Andrew Burn in Easter Gellats, and to Robert
Burn, elder, there, and Adam Turnbull, por-
tioner, of Grange, of the sum of 1000 merks
money of Scotland, and obliging themselves to
repay and deliver the said sum between and
the term of Martinmas then next. Witnesses :
Robert Bruce, son of the said Robert Bruce ;
John Cochrane, and John Bruce, their servant,
and John Gaw, burgess of Dunfermline.
Signed at Easter Kennet.
No. 1 13.— 13th July, 1657— Bond and obliga-
tion by Mr Robert Bruce of Shanbody and
David Bruce, his eldest son, bearing their hav-
ing received from Andrew Bruce of Woodside
and Katharine Hay, his spouse, the sum of 400
merks money of Scotland, and in security of
which sum they oblige themselves to infeft and
seizin the said Andrew Bruce and Katharine
Hay in lands and Barony of Shanbody, with
the mill and mill lands thereof, Crairnieml,
Tarbetford, Scartoun, Gartfinnan, Muirsides,
and Garlet, lying in the parish and county of
Clackmannan. Witnesses : John Keirie, no-
tary ; James Craig, writer ; Andrew Erskiue
Younger in Alloa ; and John Bruce and George
Gibb, Alloa and Kennet.
No. 144.— 23d November, 1656 -Disposition
by Alex. Bruce, son of Henry Bruce, and grand-
son of Sir Robert Bruce, to Janet Gale, his
mother, with sasine thereon by the Right Hon.
Henry Bruce of Clackmannan. (J.B.)
No. 145.— 16th July, 1657— Alex. Bruce, after-
wards of Garlet, took tie degree of M.A. in the
University of Edinburgh.
No. 145.— 24th December, 1657 — Instrument
of Seisin in favour of Andrew Bruce of Wood-
side and Katharine Hay, his spouse, following
on the precept in No. 143. Witnesses : Mat-
thew Forfar in Garlet ; Gilbert Couston in
Wester Kennet ; and James Harrower, servator
to John Keirie, notary. '
No. 146.— 26th November, 1658— Instrument
of seisin in favour of George Wilson of West
Kirk, in the parish and county of Clackmannan,
proceeding on precept of seisin No. 140. Wit-
nesses :- John Blackadder, son of Patrick
Blackadder, in Gartaric, of Tulliallan ; Alex-
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