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158 CHARTERS AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITS [1586.
Alester M c Kobie in Glenloquhye, Jo n Keauche M c Fatrik Vickinky, W m M<AUan in
Auchnarror, W ra Makean in Tullocli, Jo" M c Angus Owir, Jo n Grant in Granynsche, with
our handis at the pen, leid be Mr. William Gregour, notar publict, at our command.
[Letter above referred to.]
To quhow, my maist spetiall freindis and kynnysmen, I haif thocht guid to vrit thir
few lynis, the ane jjart to schaw zow the estaet of my inabilitie and helth, quhilk I hoip in
God vith tym to convales to bettar helth, the other part is to sehaw zow quhow I and my
freindis and kynnismen ar mishandlit be our nybouris on our awin heretaeg, but ony deseruing,
or perswit of ony thing that thaem perteynnis : And apone this occatioun I thocht guid to
send my sone and oo to resone vith zou that ar my spetiall freindis, desyring to knaw gif
ze find ony fait with ony of thai twa, or vith me, quhaer ve do ony vrang tovartis our nybouris,
and quhaer ve do, that ze vil lat ws haif zour opinioun for reforming of the sam ; the quhilk
salbe done be zour avyss : And this I lwk for zour ansueris heirin, gif occatioun fallis owt,
quhat I may lippin in zow as my maist spetiall freindis, lyk as I and myn man do for zow as
occatioun servis ; this finding zow all veillit, I dowt nocht bot thai sail haif the les vantaig
quhat ever thai meyn to interprys ; desyring zouris ansueris in writ in this, as my spetiall
freindis, for, God uilling, I salbe layth to bring zow in ony questiowne, bot it that salbe
found guid and honorable, and for zour veillis and honouris as for myn. Eefaring the rest to
zour awin voisdomis and to the sufficiencie cf the beraris, and so faer ze hartlie veill : At
Ballachastell, this Sonday the xxj of Marche, 1584. Johne Grant of Fruquhy.
Forther, in all thingis bygane owir nybouris perse wit nocht our bluid obefoir.
150. Agreement between John Grant of Freuchie and Lachlan M c Intosh of
Dunachtane. 14th June 1586.
At Inuernes, the fouretene day of Junii, the zeir of God ane thousand fywe hundreyth
fourescoir sax zeiris, it is appoyntit, aggreit and finalie concordit betwyxe honorable personis,
to wit, Johane Grant of Frewquhie, oy and aire to wmquhill Jhone Grant of Frewquhie, wyth
expres consent and assent of Patrik Grant of Kothiemwrquhus, Johne Grant of Kinbeathie, and
James Grant of Awchcharnek, his curatour[is], on that ane part, and Lauchlane M c Yntoyschie
of Dunachtane on that vthir part, in maner, forme and effect as eftir followis : That is to say,
forsamekle as Jhone Grant of Frewquhie, wyth expres consent and assent of his curatouris
foirsaidis, grantis him at the making of thir presentis to hawe resauit fray the said Lauchlane
M c Yntoyschie of Dunnachtane, for the causis eftir specifeit, the swme of twentie thousand
markis gwd and wsuall monye of this realme, of the quhilk swme the said Jhone Grant,
wyth consent and assent foirsaid, haldis him weill contentit, satisfeit and payt in numerat