Comments in refutation of pretensions advanced for the first time, and statements in a recent work "The Stirlings of Keir and their family papers"

82 COMMENTS ON KEIR PERFORMANCE,
secure them, as then in fact substantially was stipulated — or at least some
otlier portions of her heritages — to the ba'.rns then of umquhile Robert Stir-
ling ; but she certainly took uo other steps than the above in the matter, or
in respect to any diffekekt Cadder heritages.
Xex. II. " Contract and appoyntment dated Edinburgh, April 5, 1606, between
in the Robert Stirling of Letter, for himself, and Jean Guthrie, his spous,* and
Register Johue Livin^stoune of Balderane, on ye uther parte, as efter follows : — Ffor-
of Deeds in ° •' ^ , v r- t
Her Ma- sameklc as umquhile James Stirling of Keir, and laird of ye landis of Letter
General ^nd Bochquharrage under written, for fulfilling of ane parte of ane contract
Minbur h ^^^ ajJj^oyutvient maid, eiidit, and perfektit betuix umquhile Robert Stirling
J Proving of Letter, father to umquhile Johne Stirling of Letter that last decessit, and
oidest'iinks guidschire to the said Robert Stirling, now of Letter,^ on the ane parte,
elusive and umquhile Sir John Stirling of Keir, knyh^-, father to umquhile James
Lettyr ,
pedigree. Stirling of Keir that last decessit, on ye uther parte, quhilk contract - was
2 Evidently thereafter of new renewit betuix the said umquhile James Stirling of Keir,
tne solemn ■•■ '^
ii^gCon'" fi^d ye said umquliile Johue Stirling, eldest sone and air to the said um-
1527; " quhile Robert Stirling of Letter, on the ane and uther partis, registrat in ye
69? ^^' ' buikes of Counsale and Session, for ye mair sure observing thairof be his
charter, precept, and instrument of sesing, gave, grantit, &c., to ye said um-
quhile Johne StirUng, sone and air to ye said umquhile Robert StirUng of
Letter, and his aires maill lachfuUie gotten or to be gotten of his bodie, and
all and haill the ten pund land of Letter, and all and haill tlie fyve pund
land of Bochquharrage, &c., as for the principal, &c., as the said contract,
charter, precept, and instrument of sesing following yerupon at mair lenth
beares ; lyk as ye said James Stirling of Keir, be his uther charter, precept,
and instrument of seising, gave, grantit, &c., to ye said umquhile Johne Stir-
ling, son and air to ye said umquhile Robert Stirling of Letter, and his
aires maill lauchfullie gotten, &c., heritablie, all and haill fyfteene pmid land
of ye said umquhile James his landis of Keir of auld extent, with ye per-
tinentis within ye scheriifdome of Perthe, in securitie and special warran-
dice of ye foresaid ten pund land of Letter, and fyve pund laud of Bocke-
quharrage, so that, in caise it should happen the said umquhile Johne Stir-
ling or his foresaidis to be troublet, molestit, &c., or removit fra the peaceable
possession, &c., of the saidis landis of Letter and Bockquharrage, that then
and in that caise it sould be lessum to ye said umquhile Johne Stirling and
* His secoud wife, after the death of his first, Jean Stirling, of the family of Glorat.