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1552.] OF THE GRANTS OF GRANT. 107
eftir followis : That is to saye, that the said Alexander sail, God willing, marie and haue to
wyffe the said Jonet, and sail solemnizat the band of niatrimonye in face of halie kirk with
hir, in all gudelie haest, and sail giff hir and to the aris to be gottin betuix thame, and
faelzeing thairoff. to the said Alexander aris quhatsumevir, in coniunctfee, tua hundreth
merkis land, giffand in all dewitie tua hundreth merkis be zeir, of his landis of the barony
of Duffous ; and faelzeing that he haue nocht samekill within the said barony, to giff the
laeff of his landis in Suthirland, extending to the said sowm ; providing quhowsone that he
relevis onye landis in Duffous that is wedsett, he sail giff the samyn to the said Jonet quhill
he mak hir the haell tua hundreth merkis within Duffous : And giff God callis the Lard
Duffous moder that seho die afoir the said Jonett, scho sail tak the landis of Ludgett and
Querrellwoid and vtheris landis that scho lies presentlie for hir coniunct fee, thai beand mare
of valiour of tua hundreth merkis ; and sail giff our the saiddis landis of Duffous and vtheris
landis that scho gettis presentlie in coniunct fee ; and giff thair hapynnis onye caus of diuorce
to be movit be the said Alexander aganis the said Jonet, he salbe halden to raes dispensationis
vpon his expenssis, and sail vse the samyn als oft as mister beis, albeit thair be na impediment
knawin be the saiddis parteis nor thair freindis, bot at thai maye lauchfullie marie at this tyme :
For the quhilk mareage and coniunctfee, the said James Grant bindis and oblesis him, his aris
and assignais, to releve and keip skaythles the said Alexander, his aris and assignais, of the
singill or dowbill awaell of the said Alexander mareage at the handis of Elezabeth Campbell,
dochter to vmquhill Schir Johne Campbell of Caldor, knycht, allegit assignaye to the said
Alexander mareage, and all vtheris quhom it efferis ; and sail content and paye to the said
Alexander, atour the said releve, the sowm of thre hundreth merkis vsuall mone of Scotland,
for the redemption of his landis of Duffous at the said Jonet suld be put in coniunctfie of ;
and attour, salbe gude and thankfull to the said Alexander in all his effaris as the gude faclir
suld do to the sone. In vitnes of the quhilk baythe the saidis parteis for fulfilling, obseruing
and keiping heiroff, lies bondin and oblesit thame, thair aris, executoris and assignais, to
vtheris, but fraude or gyle ; and is contentit this contract be insert in the officiallis bukis of
Murraye, and thai to be actit, vnder the panis of cursing, to obserue the samyn, hes
subscrivit this contract, zeir, daye, and place forsaed, befoir thir vitnes, ane reuerend fader in
God, Eobert bischope of Orknaye, honorabill men, Alexander Cuming of Alter, James
Murray of Culbardye, W m Ogiluye, and Master Petir Galbrath, notar publict, with vtheris
diuers. Sic subscribitur, James Grant of Frewquhye.
Alexander Suderland of Duffous.
Actum apud Knocandoch, vicesimo sexto Februarii, anno Domini millesimo quingen-
tesimo quinquagesimo secundo.
Quo die moniti sunt voluntarie ex eorum propriis confessionibus, honorabiles viri, Jacobus
Grant de Fruquhye et Alexander Suderland de Duffous, obligando so. suos heredes, executores