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Easter Kennet. (Recorded in General Eeg.
House "Mackenzie," 20th October, 1731.) (A
" somme" is pasture for 4 cows or 20 sheep.)
180. — Precept of seisin by Robert Bruce of
Kennet, for infefting Alexander Bruce, his
second lawful son, in the lands of Garlet and
others, contained in the foregoing disposition
and granted thereon. Witnesses also as in said
disposition. Easter Kennet, 11th June, 1668.
Nos. 179, 180, 181, 186 and 187, founded a
new branch of the houses of Kennet and Clack-
mannan. Mr Alex. Bruce, first of Garlet, was
for many years the acting representative of the
Kennet family, his elder brother, David, hav-
ing died, leaving, as will be seen a son in in-
fancy, and a property much involved, but
owing to the skilful management of Mr Alex
Bruce, the property was saved from alienation
and still continues in the Kennet family— see
note to No. 189.
No. 181— 13th June, 1668— Instrument of
seisin in favour of the said Alexander Bruce,
proceeding in the foregoing Precept. Wit-
nesses : James Horn, son of John Horn, indweller
in Shanbody ; David M'Beath and John Ander-
son, servants of the said Robert Bruce ; James
Dempster, indweller in Garlet : and John
Kennoway, son of James Kennoway, writer to
the Signet.
The small property in which Mr A. Bruce
was thus infeft is situated about half-a-mile
from the Mansion House, Kennet, and adjoin-
ing Kilbagie. The village of Garlet and woods
surrounding it still form a very pleasing feature
in the landscape seen from the river Forth
between Kincardine and Alloa.
No. 182. — 17th January, 1669— Register at
Clackmannan of the birth of Margaret, daughter
of David Bruce of Kennet and Marjory Young,
his wife, in the presence of Charles, Earl of
Mar, Sir Henry Bruce of Clackmannan, and
Sir Charles Erskiue.
No. 183.— 26th March, 1669— Charter by
King Charles II. to Sir Henry Bruce of Clack-
mannan, knight, and the heirs male of his body,
of the lands and Barony of Clackmannan, com-
prehending as therein mentioned.
No. 184.— 5th August, 1669— Discharge by
David Jerman, Burgess of Dunfermline, to
David Bruce, younger of Kennet, of the sum of
£42 money of: Scotland, as the assured rent of
£700 like money, due at the term of Lammas,
1669, in bond by the said David Bruce and his
said father, to the said David Jerman, Dun-
fermline.
No. 185— 17th December, 1669.— Act of Par-
liament in favour of Sir Henry Bruce of Clack-
mannan, of the lands and Barony of Clackman-
nan, confirming the charter under the Great
Seal, dated 26th March, 1669, including the
lands and Barony of Sauchie, the lands of
Gairdinkeir, the old burgh of Barony of Clack-
mannan, with the Tower, two weekly markets
to be kept in the foresaid burgh on Wednesday
and Saturday, with the tolls for the same ; the
mill of Clackmannan, the lands of Hallhill,
Kairshill, Carloquhie, Grasmanstone, Gart-
halow, Burkhill, Lindmill and Millands, Tully-
garth, Pillarskeine, Morlemersyde, Craigorie,
Kemling, East Park, and Wester Kennet, and
all castles, towers, manor-places, <fec. ; right of
patronage of Kirks, &c., with the free forest of
the same courts ; also, all the lands of Easter
Kennet, lands called Baxter's lands, Craighill
and Hiltoun, lands of Greivsaiker, with the
right to hold a fair yearly in the said burgh on
the 15th June ; also, all and haill the office of
Sheriff and Forester of the foresaid Sheriffdom,
and all dues from the fair of St Bartholmew,
to be holden at Clackmannan in August yearly.
To be holden of the King and his successors.
No. 186— 2d March, 1670.— Crown-Charter
by Resignation and Confirmation by King
Charles II., to Alexander Bruce, second son of
Mr Robert Bruce of Kennet, whom failing, to
David Bruce of Shanbody, his eldest son and
apparent heir, of the lands of Gartlet, with the
manor-place thereof and teinds, with three acres
of carse land adjacent thereto, and four soums
in Shanbody, all lying in the Barony of Shan-
body, and parish and county of Clackmannan,
on the resignation of the said Mr Robert
Bruce. To be holden of the King and his suc-
cessors, for payment of a penny yearly in name
of blench duty, on the feast of Pentecost.
(Edinburgh, Reg. Mag. Sig. Lib. 62, 212.)
No. 187— 9th November, 1670.— Instrument
of seisin in favour of the said Alexander Bruce,
second lawful son of Mr Robert Bruce of Ken-
net, in the lands of Garlet and others mentioned
in the foregoing charter, and proceeding on the
precept of sasine therein contained. Witnesses :
John Lambert, John Anderson, John Scobie,
and David Horn, servants of the said Mr
Robert Bruce of Kennet.
No. 188 — 24th June, 1671. — Register at
Clackmannan of the birth of Charles, son of
David Bruce of Kennet and Marjory Young,
his wife. Witnesses : Major George Bruce, Mr
Alex. Bruce, and Mr Francis Masterton.
No. 189— 13th July, 1671.— Discharge by
Alexander Blackadder, son of Norman Black-
adder in Clackmannan, to David Bruce of
Kennet, of the sum of .£8 money of Scotland,
as the annual rent of 200 merks like money,
contained in a bond by Mr Robert Bruce of
Kennet and the said David Bruce, his son,
dated 25th June, 1670. Witnesses : John
Hogg and Patrick Oliphant, writers in Edin-
burgh.
From this discharge it appears that Robert
Bruce of Kennet died at a great age between