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1593.] OF THE GRANTS OF GRANT. 295
within the parochel kirk of Ellgine, vpon the premonitione of fourtie dayes, to be made to the
said Patrick, his aires and asigna3'es and sucessores, personallie aprehendit, or at ther duelling
hous, in presence of ane notar and witnesses as afFeeres, togither with ane sufficient asseada-
tione and lettre off tack of the saids lands of Waster Tulloch, with the milne, mul tores, sheillingis,
pendicles, and pertinentis therof, and for warrandice of the same of all and heall the said
toune and landis of the dawch of Tullochrubin, with the multores, pertinentis, and pendicles
therof, for all the dayes, tearmes, and zeares of fyve zeares next imeadiatlie following the feist
of Whitsonday, efter the redemptione theroff, for zearllie pay[ment] of the soume of aught
merks mone forsaid of maill, four bolles of multor beare, and aughtene merkis mone for tuo
rnartis, for the malles, customes, and multores of the ane zearllie at the tearmes of payment
therof vsed and wount allanerlie, and for the saids lands of Tulluerubine, with the multores
and pertinentis in caice forsaidis, to pay therfor maelles, multores, customes, and deuties
therof vsed and vount zearllie during the said space of fyve zeares abov writtin :
Provyding allwayes give it shall hapine the saids landis of "Wester Tulloch to be redeamed
and outquytit be the said John Grant during his awine lyfetyme, in that caice the said
Patrick and his forsaidis to pay therfor zearllie, during the said space of fyve zeares, the
multores, mailles, martis, and customes therof vsed and vount, as thei pay at the making
hearof at the pryces therof abov writtin, in the said John Grantis optione, than the said
Patrick and his forsaids renunce and overgiue and simpliciter dischairge the saidis landis
respectiue, with milne, multore, shillingis, and pertinentis of the same, with all ther lettres,
seassing, instrumentis, contractis, and wreatis quhatsomever made to them thervpon, and thei
to be secludit therfra forever, and the said John Grant and his forsaids to heave als full
regres, ingres, and acces agane in and to the saidis landis respectiue, and ther forsaidis als
frelie in all respectis as they had at aney tyme beffor the said allienatione, and sic lyk as giff
the same had never beine, reservand onlie to the said Patrick and his forsaidis the strenthe
and effect of the said lettre of tack during the space of fyve zeares, to be mentioned
therintill ; and in caice of absence of the said Patrick and his forsaidis fra the recept of the said
soume of ane thousand pounds mone, and lettre of tack abov specifeit being laufullie
requyred thereto, as said is, it shalbe leisume to the said John Grant and his forsaidis to tell,
number, and consinge the same in the handis of the provest or ane of the baillies of the said
burghe of Elgine, to be keeped to the vtillitie and proffyt of the said Patrick and his
forsaids, quhilk shalbe alse sufficient as gif the said Patrick or his forsaids had
resaived the same themselffes, and gif this present contract be not sufficient to the said
effect abov writtin, bayth the saids pairties binds and obliessis them and ther forsaidis,
and promessis to mend, refforme, eick, and paire the same as oft as neid beis, ay and
quhill it be found sufficient be the sycht of men of vnderstanding : To the quhilk all and
6undrie the premisses, baitli the saidis pairties bindis and obliessis them and ther forsaidis,
and promeisses faithfullie to observe, keepe, and fullfill all and sundrie the poyntis, articles,