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xlii ABSTRACT OF ADDITIONAL CHARTERS OF [1464-
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compel restitution, and failing that, to distrain Gibbonsoun's goods ; also to defend
Seres in possession. Dated at Edinburgh, 12th October [1464], 259
(6.) Precept by William Craufurd, Lord of Fedrey, for infefting Patrick Seres
(son and heir of John Seres), and giving him sasine of the lands of Inverellam, with
their pertinents, lying in the shire of Inverness. Dated at Aberdeen, 16th April 1482, 260
(7.) Notarial instrument, narrating that in presence of George Earl of Huntly, Alex-
ander Lindsay, Master of Craufurd, and Alexander Gordoun, Master of Huntly, etc.,
Patrick Seres, son and heir of the late John Seres, resigned his whole lands of Inver-
ellam, in the shire of Inverness, into the hands of William Crafurd of Feddra, over-
lord of these lands ; and because Patrick Seres had sold the lands to John Grant, son
and apparent heir of Duncan Grant of Fruquhy, knight, he required the said overlord
to infeft John Grant in the said lands ; which the said William Crafurd did by deli-
very to John Grant of staff and baton. Done at Geycht of the forest of Enzie, in the
hall of the same, 9th May 1482, 261
(8.) Precept by William Craufurd of Feddra, for infefting John Grant, son and
apparent heir of Duncan Grant of Fruquhy, knight, and giving him sasine of the
whole lands of Inverellam resigned by Patrick Seres, and that upon the ground and
messuage of the same. Dated at Geycht, in the forest of Enzie, 9th May 1482, ... 262
(9.) Precept by William Crafurd of Feddrath in favour of John Grant, son and
heir-apparent of John Grant, for giving him sasine of the whole lands of Inverellam,
resigned by Patrick Seres, son and heir of John Seres. Dated at Feddra, 8th
June 1483, 263
(10.) Decree by the Lords of Council acquitting John Grant of Fruquhye from
the petition and claim of the King as to the uptaking of the rents of the half of the
lands of Gaych, the half of the lands of Glenbeg, the half of the lands of Dregy, in
the sheriffdom of Inverness, alleged to belong to the King through the non-entry of
the heir of the late Alexander Hay of Mayne ; because John Grant showed charter and
sasine of the lands : John and Robert Douglas, who had a gift of the non-entries,
being present. Dated at Edinburgh, 21st August 151 1, 1 263
(11.) Notarial instrument narrating a precept of dare constat by George Crafurd
of Fedrey, overlord of the lands of Inverallem, namely, Dragy, Glenbeg, Gawich, and
Cragan, directed to Patrick Grant in Tullochgorm, and others, for infefting James
Grant of Frequhy as lawful and nearest heir of his father, the late John Grant (of
Freuchie) in the said lands ; which precept, dated at Miltown of Keyth, 19 th October
1529, the said James Grant delivered to the said Patrick Grant as bailie, who there-
upon gave sasine to the said James in terms of the precept. Done on the soil of the
said lands, 25th October 1529, Thomas Name of Cromdall and others being
witnesses. 264
1 A note prefixed to this writ states that the Grant for the rents as pertaining to him and the
King (James the Fourth) had made a gift of the King, by reason of ward through the decease of
ward of the lands of Gaich, Glenbeg, and Dregy, Alexander Hay of Mayne, for whose title see No. 41,
being half of the lands of Inverallan, to one Robert supra.
Douglas, and that the latter had pursued John