1st Duke of Gordon

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by Rorie Mackenzie, both advocates. 'The Mar-
quis of Huntly not appearing, the Lords pre-
ferred Katharine Gordon, by decre?t, dated
January 8, 1680. Mr Tracer- Mackintosh suggested
that the Marquis had been "squared," after the
granting of his letter.
In connection with this matter a curious pi - o-
test, by the energetic Katharine, was nvr.de against
John Maclean of Dochgarroch in 16&4: —
At the Castell Door of Inverness, the 29th day
of March 1684, and of His Majesty's reign the
36th year, — That day in presence of me, Notary
Publio under subscribing and witnesses after
mentioned, compeared personally, Kathrin Gor-
don, relict of the deceased Mr Thomas Fraser of
Hauches, liferentrix of the feu farm duties of
D'avochgarrioch and Davocihiialurgin, and passed
with me to the said Castle door of Inverness, as
being only place appointed for paying and de-
livering all the said feu farm duties of the said
lands yearly betwixt Candlemas and Pasche con-
form to the Marquis of Huntly his original rights
thereof, and the said deceased Mr Thomas Fraser
and Kathrin Gordon, her liferent right following
thereupon ; and there required of John Maclean,
now of Davochgarrioch, the foresaid feu farm
duties, being two chalders good and sufficient
victual — half bear half meal. And in respect the
said John Maclean of Dochgarroch, nor no other
person or persons in his behalf, came not as yet
to pay any part of the said victual of the foresaid
farm duties of crop 1683 years; Therefore pro-
tested that the said John Maclean of Dochgarroch
should be liable in payment to her for the highest
price tor each boll thereof; conform to the Lords
of Council and Session their prices and modifi-
cation of the same or otherways, according as any
other boll of victual of the quality foresaid, either
in town or parish of Inverness, should happen
to give or pay betwixt the date of these presents
and the term of Martinmas next to come; and
for all other cost, skaith, expences, and charges
to be incurred and sustained by her thereby; and
for remeid of law, upon all and sundry the pre-
mises, the said Kathrin Gordon, liferentrix afore-
said, asked and required instruments of me,
Notary Publio subscribing. These things were
done betwixt five and six in the afternoon, day,
year, month, reign, and place aforesaid, in pres-
ence of William and David Fraser, and Andrew
Mackenzie, shoemaker there, witnesses called and
required to the premises.
H. Fraser, Notarius Publicus.
The case of the Duke of Gordon v. Catherine
Gordon, March 20, 1685 (Morison, 16,694), may
refer to this. There are no details of this case