Mercers of Innerpeffray and Inchbreakie, from 1400 to 1513

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four, son and air of vmquhile Michael Balfour, fear of
Monquhanny, togidder with the marriage of George
Ramsay, fear of Clatty, and failzieing of the said
Andrew or George by deceis vnmarriet, the marriage
of the air or airis that sail happen to succeed to the
saids vmquhile Michael and William's heritage, with
power to them to dispone the saidis marriages, and the
avails and profits thereof." It may be observed that
Patrick Murray, first Baron of Ochtertyre, who ob-
tained the lands of Dollary in 1467, married Isobel,
daughter of Michael Balfour of Monquhanny, progeni-
tor of the Balfours of Burleigh ; and perhaps it was
through relationship to Patrick Murray that the above
gift was conferred on Peter Mercer, whose mother was
probably Murray's aunt.
It is not known whether there was any issue of Peter
Mercer's marriage. But his spouse eventually fell into
disputes at law with her sons, Hen^, Laird of Aldie,
and Robert Mercer, before the Lords of Council, in
1512-13, as the following extracts will shew: —
xvj t0 February l m v c xii.
Continewis the actioun and summondis betuix Issabell
Wardlaw, the relict of vmquhile Schir Laurence Marsare
of Mekilhour, agane Henrie Marsare of Mekilhour, for the
wranguis postponing and deferring to infeft her in xxiiij
merkis of annuale rent and diuers othyr punctis. . .
on to xx day of Aprile nixt to cum the said
Henry personallie present, and the said Isabell compeir —
and be Maister Walter Layng, hir procuratour, ar warnit
heir of apud acta.
Eodem die
Continewis the summondis rasit at the instance of Isabell
Wardlaw, relict of vmquhile Schir Lawrence Marsare of
Mekilhour, and Patrick Marsare, now hir spous, agane
Henry Marsare of Mekilhour, to heir him decernit to
freeth and releif the sade Isabell at the hands of Robert
Coluile of Vchiltre, of the sovme of xxij merkis, like as at
mair lenth is contenit in the summondis. . . . on to
the first day of Marche nixt to cum the said
Henry and Patrick personaly present, and the sade Isabell
be hir sade spous, quhilk fund cautioun thairupoun. .
Eodem die
Maister Adam Otterburn, in the name of the sade Henry,
protestit that all his defensis war reseruit to him at the
present terme as now thai ar &c. hora xj a
Eodem die : post meridiem
Continewis the summondis rasit at the instance of Isabell