Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

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Commission to the Laird of Wattertoun [1665.]
Wee, under subscryuearis, noblemen, barons, heritors, and commis-
sioners of His Majesty's annuity within the schyrefdome of Aberdein,
having met and convened at Turriff, this day, for taking notice of certain
affaires relating to the shire, both as to His Majesty's annuitie, payable furth
thereof, and to such other things as might relaite to the affairs of the
schyire in general, aifter conference amongis ourselfs anent those effaires,
wee did find it most fit and convenient, to commissionate one of our
number to go to Edinburgh, with all possible diligence, for informing the
Lordis of his Majesty's Privie Counsall, the Lordis of Exchequer, and otheris
who may be concernit anent the affairs of the schyire, and thairfore under-
standing the qualification and fitness of Sir John Forbes of Wattertoune
knight to be imployed in such ane affair, wee do hereby nominat, appoint,
and commissionate, the said Sir John Forbes of Wattertoune our full and
absolute commissioner ... in name and behalf of the noblemen and heritors
within the schyre, and of the Commissioneris of His Majesty's annuity
within the samen, to make his address with all possible diligence to the
Lord Commissioner His Grace, and to all the honorabill Lordis of His
Majestys Privy Counsall, as also to the honorabill Lordis of His Majestys
Exchequer, and to any particular persone or persones in aither of their
honorabill judicatories, who has any interest in the public affairs that
concerne His Majesty within this schyire, to represent to them the trew
caice, quherin the schyire standis, as to their duetie towardis the satisfac-
tion of His Majesty's annuitie within the schyire, and if ther be any de-
ficiencie, to hold forth the trew cause and caice thereof, and to inform
that this schyire and the Commissioners thereof has been carefull from
time to time, that the said annuity sould have been, and sail bee, effectually
and tymouslie payed, withall to represent that any deficiency, that is or has
been, is occasioned through the great imposition that is imposit upon this
schyire, and brughis within the samen, quhilk could nought never be gotten
up, neather be excyze, nor cess, in regaird a very considerable pairt of the
schyire towards the Hyelandis, and within the samen, has not made any
payment of any cess or excyze this divers yearis bygane, altho' they have
had many advertisements for that effect, and when pairties is sent to them
they are repulsed, and also to represent to the honorabill persons aforesaid,