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1647.] OF THE GRANTS OF GRANT. 241
thir presentts 1 bind and obleis me, my aires, executouris and assignayes quhatsumewir,
to content, pay and delywer to the richt honorabill James Grant of Freuquhie or his aires,
executouris and assignayes, in the towne off Dutholl, the sowm of ane thowsand merkis
money of this realme, at the feast and terme of Meartimais j m vj° fourtie and sewin 3'eiris,
withe the sowm of tuo hunderethe libs, in cais of failzie of thankfull payment of als muche of
the said sowme as the said Donald sail be found abill and qualified to be powarfull to pay
yeirlie, wntill the said sowm of ane thowsand merkis be compleitlie payit : Arid for the mair
securitie, I am content and consents that thir presenttis be insert [and] registrat in the bookis
off Counsell and Sessione, schirreffe or commissar buiks of Inwernes or Murray ; with execu-
toriallis of horning or poynding to pass heirwpone, on ane simpill charge of fyftein dayes
allennarlie, and to that effect constitutes my procuratouris ; promittentes de rato.
In witness quhairof I hawe subscrywit thir presenttis, writtin be M r Alexander Grant,
serwitor to the laird of Grant, and subscrywit be me at Bellachastell, the ellewint day of
September j m vj c fourti sax yeiris ; befor thir witnessis, Mr. Lauchlan Grant, minister at Moy,
William Falconer, serwitor to the laird of Grant, and me the said M r Allexander Grant,
wreitter heirof.
M r La. Grantt, witnes. D. M c Gilliuray.
Will. Falconer, wittnes.
M r All r Grant, wreitter and witnes.
215. Obligation by Alexander MacGregor to James Grant of Freuchie.
9th December 1647.
Be it KEND till all men be thir presenttis letteris, me, Alexander MakGrigor, that forsa-
meikill as the right honorabill James Grant of Freuquhye, out off his owin pleasour and
goodwill to me, is most willing and content to warr and bestowe the sowm off three or four
scor of pundis and less or mor as he pleasethe to be giwin to the Generall Major Middiltownes
trumpiter for my educatioune and learing in sounding and playing wpon ane trumpet :
Therefor, wit ye me to be bound and obleist, lykas be thir presenttis I bind and obleiss me
be the faithe and trewthe of my bodie, and wnder the paine of perjurie and infamie, to enter
my selff into the said James Grant his serwice, immediatly after my ending and departur
from the said trumpiter, my learne master ; and from that tym to remain withe him in his
serwice during the wholl space, dayes and yeiris off fywe yeiris nixt and immediatly following
my entrie in the said James Grant his serwice ; and to serwe him faithfullie and trulie
during the said space and yeiris of fywe yeiris, as said is : As also obleisses me, wnder the
pain forsaid, at the expyring and ishewe of the said fywe yeiris serwice, to redelywer and
pay to the said James Grant or his quhatsomewer sowmes of money he bestowes and warres
wpon me for my learing, as said is : And in cais I be not able to repay the sam to him,
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