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Watcrtoun, and Alexander Banerman, his eldest son, £2000 each, and for
Thomas Burnet of Annetis, Alexander Burnet of Cluny, and George
Gordoun of Inverrie, £1000 each, and for Alexander Gordoun, brother of
the laird of Inverrie, Gordoun of Buntie, .and William Gordoun of
Sauchine, 500 merks each, not to harm William Hay of Urie or Alexander
Hay, his brother. Bond signed same day at Edinburgh.
Note. — This is the last mention I have found of Alex, of Lesmoir. —
D. W.
1604 (Nov.) to 1607 COct.) — In this period mention is found of the
following among many Gordons, viz. — of Gordouns of Gicht, the late
William of Gicht, of George, apparent of Gicht in 1605, of George of Gicht
in 1607, and of Patrik Gordoun, brother of Gordoun of Geycht in 1606 ; of
Gordons of Haddo, of James of Haddo in 1607 ; of Gordons of Newton,
viz. — John Gordoun of Newtoun, among " excommunicate tramcquhing
papists " in 1605, and as an excommunicated papist ordered to leave His
Majesty's dominions by 30th June next under pain of death, in a proclama-
tion ordered at a meeting of Council held in Edinburgh, 1 8th April, 1605,
to be made at the crosses of Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth, and
Dumfries ; and of James Gordoun, fiar of Newton, in a Bond of Caution,
given by a James Arbuthnot for James Stewart of Inverquhat in 1000
merks that the latter should not harm James Gordoun ; of other Gordouns,
viz. — of John Gordoun, son of William of Tulliangus, as witness to a bond
in 1604 ; of a cautioner for John Gordoun of Tillichowdie, not to slay black
fish in forbidden time in 1605 ; of an assurance by Walter Ogilvy, apparent
of Dunlugas, and others, to Johnne Gordoun of Carneburrow, and William,
Adame, and Johne, his sons, for their indemnity till 1st Jan., 1606, in 1605 ;
of a complaint by Lindsay of Edzell against Alexander Gordoun of Cluny
for coming with a party of 60 horsemen and eating and destroying his
cornis in 1605.
1610, 2nd Eeb. — Edinburgh. James Gordoun of Lesmoir, cautioner
for James and William Gordouns, sons of Johnne Gordoun of Leitchiston,
^500 each, to answer before the Council on 8th February next to the com-
plaint of the late Alexander Abercrombie of Pitmeddan for coming to his
place of Birkenboig, searching for him there for his slaughter, and reiving
200 loads of turves ; also to pay to the Treasurer for their escheat goods
the sum of 20 merks each.
1610, 29th March. — James Gordoun of Lesmoir appointed a member
of a small commission to apprehend John Kennedy of Cairmuk and Alex-
ander his brother, at the horn, for the slaughter of Alexander Cruikshankis.
1610, 4th Oct. — Edinburgh. Commission granted to Sheriffs of Kin-
cardine, Aberdeen, and Banff, and to John Seytoun of Meldrum, James
Gordoun of Lesmoir, William Seytoun of Muny, Alex. Buchan of Auchin-
croy [Auchmacoy], James Ogilvy of Birnes, and Alex. Seytoun of
Pitmeddan to apprehend Mr John and Alex. Kennedy at the horn for
slaughter.