Memorials of the Browns of Fordell, Finmount and Vicarsgrange

APPENDIX. 119
Fynmonth, 18th April 1614 : witnesses, David Broun of Fynmonth, and Eobert,
his eldest son and apparent heir. — Reg. of Deeds, 10th November 1629.
February 19, 1640. — Contract of marriage between John Brown of Fordell, on
the one part, and Mr. William Adamson of Craigcruik, and Margaret Adamson, his
eldest lawful daughter, on the other part, for the marriage of the said John Brown
and Margaret Adamson, in contemplation whereof the said John Brown becomes
bound to infeft his said future spouse, in her pure virginity, in liferent in the lands of
Wester Balbartoune, in the barony of Aberdour, constabularie of Kingorne, and shire
of Fife, and regality of Dalkeith ; reserving to Elizabeth Adamson, mother of the
said John Brown, her third and terce of the said lands during her lifetime ; also to
infeft the said Margaret in liferent, and the heirs to be procreated betwixt them,
whom failing, the nearest and lawful heirs of the said John Brown, heritably in the
lands of Deuglie, Mill of Arngosk, etc. The tocher of Margaret Adamson was 5000
merks. Dated at Edinburgh April 12, 1627. — Reg. of Deeds, vol. 525.
November 26, 1634. — Alia Inquisitio facta fuit in Curia vicecomitatus de Edin-
brugh tenta in pretorio burgi eiusdem coram Magistris Lawrentio M c gill Davide Hereot
advocatis et Joanne Eliot vicecomitibus deputatis dicti vicecomitatus de Edinbrugh
specialiter constitutis vigesimo sexto die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo
sexcentesimo Trigesimo quarto Per hos probos et fideles patrie viros subscriptos, viz.,
dominum Eobertum Fairlie de Braid Joannem Couper de Nethir Gogar Hugonem
Somerwell de Drum Magistrum Willielmum Naper de Wrightishoussis Magistrum
Joannem Cant de Lawrestoun Jacobum Inglis de Nather Cramond Joannem Stalker
de Drylaw Magistrum Joannem Adamesoun advocatum Jacobum Braidfute merca-
torem burgensem de Edinbrugh Nicolaum Eynd vestiarium ibidem Willielmum
Quhyt lie broudinstar burgensem de Edinbrugh Joannem Stewart apud lie Dairy
Milnes Hugonem Cawdoun in Leith Willielmum Mortimer scribam in Edinbrugh et
Alexandrum Watsoun mercatorem ibidem Qui jurati dicunt quod quondam Joannes
Broun de Fordell pater Willielmi Broun latoris presentium obijt ad pacem et fidem
S. D. N. regis Et quod dictus Willielmus Broun est legittimus et propinquior heres
eiusdem quondam Joannis sui patris inter ipsum et Margaretam Adamesoun suam spon-
sam legittime procreatus Et quod est legittime etatis In cuius rei testimonium sigilla
quorundam eorum qui dicte inquisitioni intererant faciende vnacum brevi regio
incluso Necnon sigillo officij dicti vicecomitatus cum signo et subscriptione manuali
Magistri Joannis Oliphant clerici dicte curie presentibus sunt appensa anno die mense
et loco prescriptis Sic subscribitur M. J. Oliphant. — Inquis. Retornat. Rcgistrum,
vol. xiv. fol. 89.
Carta Willielmi Broun Terrarum Baronie de Dewglie, etc.
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