Memorials of the Browns of Fordell, Finmount and Vicarsgrange

APPENDIX. 115
This present inventarie and testament befoir wreittin, togidder with the
executor thairin abowe constituit is confirmat upon the saxt day of August 1640
yeires. The executor maid faith, etc., and Sir Jon M c Kenzie of Tarbet, knicht,
barronet, is become cawtioun, etc. The said executor is obleist to releise his
cautiouner. — Gommissariot of St. Andrews : Testaments, vol. ix.
XI. John Broun, youuger of Fordell.
Precept for Confirmation of Charter by John Brown of Fordell to John, his son
and apparent heir, and Elizabeth Adamson, his spouse, of the lands of Cragnathrays,
etc., 9th June 1589. — Privy Seal Register.
Ane Letter maid to Johnne Broun, younger of Fordell, his airis and assignais,
ane or maa, of the gift of the escheit of all guidis, movabill and unmovabill, dettis,
takis, stedingis, rowmes, possessionis, actis, contractis, actionis, decreittis, obligationis,
reversionis, sowmes of money, jowellis, gold, siluer, cunzeit and uncunzeit, coirnis,
cattell, insicht plenissing, guidis, and geir quhatsumevir, quhilkis pertenit to Eliza-
beth Creichtoun and Niniane Creichtoun, hir sone, and to ilkane of thame, and now
pertenyng to oure souerane lord, fallin and becumin in his hienes handis, and at his
Maiesteis dispositioun be reassoun of escheit, throw being of the said Elizabeth and
hir sone foresaid, ordourlie denuncit oure said souerane loirdis rebellis and put to his
hienes home, be vertew of letters, in the foure formes, direct at the instance of Johnne
Broun of Fordell, ffor non flitting, removing, decisting, and ceissing thame selffis, thair
servandis, guidis and geir, fra the said Johnnis landis of Fordie, with houssis, biggingis,
yairdis, and pertinentis thairof, lyand in the Scherefdome of Perth and parochin of
Monedy, as in the saidis lettres of horning executionis and indorsationis thairof regis-
trat in the scheref court buikis, conforme to the act of parliament, at mair lenth is
contentit. With power, etc. At Edinburgh, the xviij day of March e, the yeir of God
jm v c f oursco i r nyne yeiris. xl s. Per signaturam. — Beg. Sec. Sig., Lib. lxi. fol. 43.
9 July 1597. The Testament dateive and inventar of the guids, gere, soumes of
money, and dettis, perteining to vmquhill Johnne Brown, youngar of Fordell, within
the parochin of Forgoun and Shirefdome of Perth, the tyme of his deceisse, quha
deceissit in the moneth of December the yeir of God j m v c lxxxxvj yeiris, ffayth-
fullie maid, and gevin -vp be Dauid Broun of Finniouth, his lawfull brother, in name
and behalf of Elizabet Brown, lawfull barne to the defunct and onlie executor
dateive, decernit to him be decreit of the Commissaries of Edinburgh, as the samyn
decreit of the dait, at Edinr., the nynth day of July, the yeir of God lxxxxvij yeiris,
at lenth proportis, —
In the first, the said vmquhill Johnne Brown of Fordell had the guidis, geir,
soumes of money, and dettis, of the availl and pryces efter following perteining to
him, the tyme of his deceiss foirsaid, viz. : Item, in the barne and barne yard of Craig-
nathro, sevin scoir fourtene bollis three furlattis aittis, pryce of the boll with the
fodder, vj lib.; summa, nyne hundreth xxviij lib. x s. Item mair, in the said barne and