Memorials of the Browns of Fordell, Finmount and Vicarsgrange

APPENDIX. 109
Folio wis the dettis aivin to the deid.
Item, there was awin to the said vmquhile Johnne Broun of Fordell be James
Wilson in Fynmonthe, resten for his fermes of the crope in anno j m v c ane yeiris,
lxiiij bollis meill, price of the boll, iiij 1. vj s. viij d. ; summa, iflxxvij 1. vj s. viij d.
Item, be Mitchell and Robert Meldrumes, tennentis in Balbartan, for their 'fermes,
resten in anno j m vj c ane zeiris foirsaid, of the said ground and landis of Balbartane, L
bollis of meill, price of the boll, iiij 1. vj s. viij d. ; summa, ij c vxj 1. xiij s. iiij d. Item,
be Celester Bell in Fordie the sowme of vj 1. xiij s. iiij d. The dettis vnderwrittin ar
gevin vp be the executouris : Item, awin be Michael and Eobert Meldrumes, ten-
nentis in Balbartane, for their half fermes of the samyn of the crope and zeir of God
j m vj c tua zeiris, xx bollis victuall, tua part meill and thrid part beir, price of the
boll ourheid, iij 1. vjs. viijd. ; summa, Ixvj 1. xiijs. iiij d. Item, awin be James Wilsoun,
tennent in Fynmonth, for his half fermes of the said ground and landis of Fynmonth
resten in anno j m v c tua yeiris foirsaid, xxiiij bollis victuall, tua part meill and thrid
part beire, price of the boll ourheid, iij 1. vj s. viij d. ; summa, lxxx 1. Item, be Dauid
Broun of Fynmonth for his half fermes of Fordell resten in anno j m v c tua yeiris foir-
said, xxiiij bollis victuall, tua part meill, and thrid part beire, price of the boll our-
heid, iij 1. vj s. viij d. ; summa, lxxx 1. mony.
Summa of the dettis awin to the deid, . . vij c xxvij 1. vj s. 8d.
Summa of the Inuentar with the dettis, . j m iiij c lxxx 1. 13s. 4d.
Followis the dettis awin be the deid.
Item, there was awin be the said vmquhile Johne Broun of Fordell to Henry
Broun in Gospertie the sowme of ij c xx 1. to be payit at Lambes nixt. Item, to
Nicholas Broun the sowme of j c v merkis. Item, to Thomas Broun in Fordell the
sowme of j c v merkis. Item, to Alexander Bon, lx 1. mony.
Summa of the dettis' awin be the deid, . iiij c xx 1.
Restis of frie geir the dettis deducit, . . j m lx 1. xiij s. 4d. na diuisioun.
Quherof the quot is componit for . . xl merkis.
Folloivis the deidis legacie and lettrewill.
At Fordell, the aucht day of May, the yeir of God j m vj c tua yeiris, the quhilk
day the said John Broun of Fordell maid his legacie and lettrewill, as efter followis,
videlicit : Item, the said Johne Broune being seik in bodie yit haill in spirite, of gude
memorie, leuis his soull to God omnipotent, and leuis Dauid Broun and Mr. Eobert
Broun his onlie executouris and intromitoris with his haill guidis and geir, and to
pay and outred his dettis to his creditouris ; and leuis the haill rest of his frie geir
equallie betwixt thanie : In witness heirof, he hes subscryuit thir presentis, writtin
be William Ballingall, notar in Abirnethie, with his hand as followis : This wes done,
day, zeir, place, and moneth foirsaidis, befoir thir witnesses, James Broun, broder
germane to the defunct, George Broun, his sone, James Broun and James Fairlie,