Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

34 THE FAMILY OF
and the parouch of Nig within Kincardine, the which lands are holden of
us, as Archbishope of St. Andrewes, or as Prior of the Priory of St.
Andrewes, all and haill there respectiue and seueral proportiones due forth
of their lands teiths, and whereunto they are taxed of the taxation imposed
upon this kingdom by the last Convention of Estates holden at Edinburgh,
the fourt day of August, 1666 years last bypast ; and that for the cropt and
year of God, 1666 years foresaid, at the term of Whitsonday last by past . . .
conform to our stent tolls of our said Archbishoprick and Priory, and letters
ofrelieff raised at our instance . . . and generally to do all ... things in the
premises as freely, in all respects, as any other collector of any part of the
said taxation may do . . . Providing always the said Sir John Forbes be liable
and obliged to make just compt, reckoning and payment to us of his said
intromissions, deducting his fees and expences in the first end ... In witness
whereof these presents (written be Donald Black, servitor to Andrew
Cunninghame of Tods Greine) we have subscribed the same with my hand
at Edinburgh, the 7th day of August, 1667 years, before witnesses the said
Alexander Cunninghame, and William Gray our servitor. Sic subscribitur.
St. Andrews — A. Cunninghame, witness, Win. Gray, witness.
Extr actum per vie,
James Swane.
Precept of King Charles II. [1669].
Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, to our beloved cousin and councillor,
William, earl Marshell, lord Keith, &c, keeper of our Privy Seal, greet-
ing in God everlasting ; Forasmuch as we, with advice and consent of our
beloved cousins and councillors, John, earl of Rothes, lord Leslie, and
Ballinbreiche, &c, our chancellor of this our kingdom of Scotland ; John,
earl of Lauderdaille, &c, our only secretary of our said kingdom ; John,
earl of Tweddale, &c. ; Alexander, earl of Kincardine, &c. ; William,
earl of Dundonald, &c. ; William, lord Ballenden ; and our trusty coun-
cillor Sir Robert Murray, late our clerk of justiciary ; our Commissioners