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same transaction, "ne containing a grant, to be
holden of the party signing the Charter, and
the other to be holden of the King.
No. 92 — 15th November, 1630— Charter by
John Earl of Mar to Eobert Bruce of Wester
Kennet, of the teinds of the lands of Wester
Kennet and others specified in the foregoing
Charter, to be holden of the Earl for payment
yearly of a penny money of Scotland, in name
of blouch duty at the feast of Pentecost. Wit-
nesses as in the foregoing Charter.
No. 93.— 13th December, 1630— Instrument
Seisin in favour of Robert Bruce, Esq. of
Wester Kennet, in the teinds of the lands of
Wester Kennet and others mentioned in Charter
No. 92, proceeding on precept of Seisin therein
contained. Witnesses : Thomas Short in
Clackmannan ; Patrick Kinnaird in Evergreen ;
Bernard Forester, servant to Mr John Fenton ;
and Thomas Duncan, servant to Mr David
Williamson, notary.
No. 94 —May, 1631— Baptized at Clackman-
d-OhJtX nan to ^" r R°k er ' ; Bruce and Anna s Murray of
J Kennet, a son, lawful named David, in the
presence of Alexander Shaw of Sauchie, and
Mr John Hay of Easter Kennet. (Session
Records.)
No. 95.— 16th June, 1638. — Baptized at
ft>~yi Clackmannan to Mr Robert Bruce of Wester
^i-6.KtA Kenuet and Abwk* Murray a daughter, lawful
» name Margaret, in the presence of Henry Bruce.
(Session Record.)
No. 96.— 15th July, 1633. — Baptized at
Clackmannan to Mr Robert Brace (of Clack-
mannan) and Elizabeth Halyburton a son,
lawful name George, in the presence of Mr
Robert Bruce of Wester Kennet. (Session
Record.)
n No. 97. — 29th April 1635 — Baptized at
Jtpfhd^ Clackmannan to Mr Robert Bruce and ft mm
* Murray a daughter, lawful name Helen, in the
presence of Sir Alexander Shaw and Mr George
Preston. (Session Record.) She married Dr
Brisbane.
No. 98.— 13th June, 1637— Baptized at
Qq,A*£A Clackmannan to Mr Robert Bruce and Annaa
T y^^ Murray of Wester Kennet a son, lawful name
"f Alexander, in the presence of James Shaw and
Henry Bruce. (Session Record.)
No. 99.— 28th July, 1638— Decree and ad-
judication at the instance of Mr David Hay,
son of Mr John Hay of Easter Kennet, against
Margaret, Anna, and Ellen Hay, daughters of
Mr Alex. Hay, one of the Clerks of Session, for
3000 merks.
"J" Alexander Bruce, who afterwards obtains in
1668 the lands of Garlet, and died in Ireland,
1704, leaving issue.
No. 100.— 6th September, 1638— Disposi-
tion by Mr David Hay, son and heir of Mr
John Hay of Easter Kennet, clerk of Session, to
Robert Bruce Bar of Clackmannan and Mr
Robert Bruce of Wester Kennet, of the just and
equal two parts of the lands of Craigtown to be
equally divided between them with the corres-
ponding parts of the tends of the said lands,
they relieving him of the duties payable there-
from to the minister and reader of the Kirk of
Clackmannan, and the said disponers to pay
therefor to the said Mr David Hay the sum of
16,000 merks equally between them as said is
at the term of Martinmas then next, and con- '
taining certain other obligations on their parts
as to furnishing several chalders of pow-wood
yearly for the use of the pans of the said Mr
David Hay, and also in regard to the coal in
said lands. Witnesses : John Hunter and
William Beveridge, servants of the said Mr
Robert Bruce, and James Anderson, servant of
the said Mr David Hay.
The "pans" mentioned in this deed were
salt-pans, in which the salt water from the
river was distilled ami the salt extracted. They
were situated at a small harbour on the banks
of the river Forth, and the place is still known
" Kennetpans." A very large distillery was
soon after this date erected there and continued
to be worked till within the last 30 years.
No. 101— 24th September, 1638— Baptized
at Clackmannan to Mr Robert Bruce of Wester
Kennet and Annas Murray a son, lawful named
Robert, in the presence of Sir Robert Bruce of
Clackmannan, knight. (Session Records.)
This Robert Bruce was afterwards a merchant
in Edinburgh, and married Isobel, daughter of
Andrew Paterson of Dunmore, and had issue
Robert, born in Edinburgh, 1670; William,
born 1681 ; James, born 1679 ; Isobel, Ann
Christian and Mary, married to William Lums-
den, Esq., and was mother of Andrew Lumsden,
secretary to Prince Charles ; and Isobel,
wife of Sir Robert Strange. Lady Strange was
a constant visitor at Clackmannan. Mr ,
Lumsden, in one of his letters to Col. Mackin-
tosh, 30th April, 1772 (life of Sir Robt. Strange,
vol. 2, 146), in allusion to the marriage of his late
master, Charles Edward, writes — " The Queen
hasgotthe noblebloodof the Bruce'sin her veins.
Here the blood of the Stuart's and Bruce's is
again united. Long since tired of courts, I
have now bid adieu to them, otherwise I mi^ht
have been tempted on this occasion to have
undertaken a pilgrimage to have seen her Ma-
jesty, since, as a Bruce, the same blood runs in
my veins as in hers, with this difference, that
my mother was of the elder branch."
No. 102.— 3d November, 1638— Obligation
and minute of agreement by the above-men-
tioned Robert Bruce, fiar of Clackmannan, and
Robert Bruce of Wester Kennet, in reference
to the foregoing disposition, and as to the
terms of payment of the sums of money— the