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320 ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS IN APPENDIX.
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35. Charter by Mary Queen of Scots, under the Great Seal, dated 1st March
1561, confirming a charter by Alexander Fraser of Philorth to his
grandson, Alexander Fraser, and Magdalen Ogilvy his spouse, in con-
junct-fee, and the heirs of their bodies, whom failing, to the heirs
and assignees whomsoever of the said Alexander, younger, of the
lands of Pettalochy : To be held for payment to the Crown of one
penny yearly, if asked only. Dated at Banff, 29th October 1559,... 243
36. Contract between John Lord Abernethy of Saltoun, with consent of
his curators, and Dame Margaret Stewart, Lady Saltoun, his mother,
and Mistress Margaret Abernethy his sister-german, with advice of
her curators, on the one part, and Sir Alexander Fraser of Fraser-
burgh, knight, with consent of Dame Magdalen Ogilvy his spouse,
and Alexander Fraser, their son and apparent heir, on the other part,
for a marriage between the said Alexander Fraser, son and heir fore-
said, and the said Mistress Margaret Abernethy, to take place betwixt
the date of this contract and the 1st of May immediately following :
In contemplation of which marriage the said Sir Alexander Fraser
binds himself to infeft his son and the said Mistress Margaret, his
future spouse, in the lands of Nether Pettulies, Over Pettulies, etc.,
with provision for exchange of these for the lands of Tibbertie and
others on Doveranside, in the event of the redemption of these latter
by the said Sir Alexander, and with other provisions therein specified ;
and the said John Lord Saltoun and Dame Margaret Stewart become
bound to pay to the said Sir Alexander Fraser the sum of sixteen
thousand marks Scots as tocher, etc. Dated at Edinburgh and
Inverallochy, 19th December and 4th January 1595-6, 246
37. Charter by King James the Sixth to Alexander Fraser of Philorth, and
the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, his heirs-male and assignees
whomsoever, of the lands and barony of Philorth, and the lands of
Aberdour, in the shire of Aberdeen, the lands of Tibberty of Utlaw in
the shire of Banff, united of old into the barony of* Philorth and
extending to a twenty pound land of old extent ; the lands of Scatterty,