Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1

THE ERASERS OF COWIE, DURRIS, AND PHILORTH. 147
Et ego vero dictus Alexander condo meum testanientuni in hunc modum.
Item, do et lego animani meam Omnipotenti Deo, et ejus dulcissime genetrici
Marie, et corpus meum sepeliendum vbi Deus voluerit.
Item, do et lego bona michi pertinentia, prolibus meis equaliter diui-
denda, excepta Margareta quia assignaui maritagium Alexandri Cumming
sibi. Item, constituo Katerinam Menzies, Alexandrum Fraser, filium meum
primogenitmn, Magistrum Joannem Fraser, Magistrum Adam Duffus, Geor-
giuni Gordoun de Scbiues, et Magistrum Alexandrum Gallwie rectorem de
Kinkell meos exequitores superioris testamenti.
Subscryvit with my awin band,
Alex r . Feasek of Philoeth." 1
This description of the state of his affairs shows them in a tolerably
nourishing condition, the assets being considerably greater than the debts ;
but the inventory is confined to his personalty without doors, and no mention
is made of household furniture and effects, of which there was probably
another schedule that has been lost.
He also took the precaution of obtaining the following royal letter of
protection for his estates while he was abroad : —
" James, be the grace of God, King of Scottis, to all and sindry our
wardanis, lieutenentis, justices, sheriffis, stewartis, justice clerkis, crovnaris,
and thare deputis, and all vthiris our officiaris, jugeis, and ministeris of our
law, spirituale and temporale, liegis, and subditis quham it efferis, quhais
knaulege thir our lettres sal cum, greting. Forsamekile as our louit,
Alexander Fraser of Phillorth, is now with our licence, quhilkis we gif and
grantis to him to pass in France and vthiris partis beyond sey, to do his
pilgramage at Sanct Johnne of Amess, and vthiris his lefull erandis. Thar-
for we haue takin, and be thir our lettres takis the said Alexander, and all
and sindry his lands, heretages, rentis, kirkis, frutis, malis, fermes, teyndis,
takkis, stedingis, graynges, store places, cornis, catall, possessionis, and gudis,
movabill and vnmovabill, spirituale and temporale, qukatsumever, quharever
1 Philorth Charter-room. Antiquities of Aberdeenshire, vol. iv. p. 98.