Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1

THE FRASERS OF COWIE, DURRIS, AND PHILORTH. 165
of my hous, as Weschell, ISTeppirie, Bedis, burdis, bedding, my clothis, and all
vther thingis belonging to me witbin tbis hons of Kinnerds beid ; my siluer
wark also qubatsumewer. Item, I leiu to him all pleniscbing belonging to
me in tbe Bredsie or any place qubatsumewer. Item, I leiu to bim my hors,
nolt, and scbeip qubatsumewer, and I ordein tbe said Alex r , my nepbew, to
intromet witb tbe geir abou written, and my boussis, wbow sone soewer it
sail pleis tbe Lord to call me out of tbis present Lyff ; and I, abowe all tbingis,
I exbort him to set his hart to feir God, and to doe his dewtie to all men, and
to dowe wrong to no man, and to follow tbe adwyse of thes who ar appoynted
to hawe a speciall cair of him and his effairis. I commend my saull into the
handis of my beawenlie father, and I ordeane my bodie to be buried at the
south syd of the kirk of Fraserburghe, and ane He to be buildit there, and
ane litle woult to be buildit upon my corps, that my bodie may rest till the
glorious appeirance of my blissed Sauiour the Lord Jesus Cryst, at which tyme
I hope for a glorious resurrectioun with the rest of Godis santis : My will is
that the He be woultit and ane chalmer to be buildit aboue the woult, to be
ane cessioun hous or chalmer to the minister. The He to be tbritte foot of
heicht and als mekle of length, and ane steiple to be buildit on the He, and
ane bell to be put thairin, and passag to be maid on the eist syd, that the
minister may go in thereat to the pulpit. 1
Sic subscribitur,
S R A. Teaser.
" M r AV m Forbes, minister at Fraserburghe, writter of thir presentis.
" Andeo Feasee, vitness heirof.
" Alex r Frasee, vitness.
" George Prot, vitness."
Sir Alexander Fraser lived but a few days longer, as, according to the
retonr of his eldest son, Alexander, as his heir, be died in July 1623, though
Crawfurd antedates that event to the 12th April, and he was buried in
accordance witb his last directions, at the south side of the church ; but it
is impossible to ascertain whether the vault and aisle were built as be had
ordered, for the old church was pulled down, and another erected on the same
spot in the year 1782.
1 Philortk Charter-room.