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392 ABSTRACT OF GRANT [1575-
executorials to follow thereupon. The contract is engrossed, and is in substance as
follows : — At Elgin, 21st January 1575, it is agreed between John Grant of Fruquhy
for himself, and taking burden upon him for Isbell Grant, his daughter, and the said
Isbell for her own ends, on the one part, and John Leslie of Balquhain on the other
part, that the said John and Isbell Grant shall oblige themselves to " set forther-
ward" the cause of divorce else moved and intented by the said Isbell against
the said John Leslie of Balquhane, before the commissaries of Edinburgh, as yet
undecided, and shall do their exact diligence to obtain sentence of divorce,
between the date hereof and the 15th day of April next to come, so that the
said Isbell and John Leslie might be simpliciter separated and divorced, so that
either might marry again ; and the sentence of divorce being so obtained by the
said Isbell against the said John Leslie of Balquhane, the said John Grant of
Fruquhy for himself, and taking burden upon him for his daughter, and the
said Isbell for her own interest, bind and oblige themselves that she shall come
in judgment before a spiritual or temporal judge, having sufficient power to the
effect after specified, within fifteen days after the pronunciation of the sentence of
divorce, and renounce and overgive that part of her conjunct-feftment of the lands
of Erlisfeild and Seggiedene, lying in the barony of Balquhane and sheriffdom of
Aberdeen, in favour of the said John Leslie of Balquhane, his heirs, assignees, tenants
and sub-tenants, and cottars, to be used by them at their pleasure : In return for which
premises the said John Leslie binds and obliges himself, his heirs and assignees, to
maintain and permit the said Isbell to enjoy, occupy, and labour the lands of Kirkhill,
Mostoun, Calleacht, Blairindynie, Auchlyne, with the mill of Auchincelleane, in the
barony of Balquhane and sheriffdom of Aberdeen, according to her title and conjunct-
feftment thereof, during her lifetime, without molestation by the said John Leslie,
and to enter her thereto peaceably within ten days after the pronouncing of the
sentence of divorce ; and to make free the half town of the lands of Auchlyne and
mill of Auchtanelleane, presently wadset by the said John forth of the hands of
John Leslie of the Law and Bessie Forbes his spouse, and Patrick Innes of New-
bigging and Leitht his spouse, to warn them for redemption thereof
against the feast of Whitsunday next to come, and do his diligence to obtain
decreet of redemption against them between "Whitsunday foresaid and the feast of
Candlemas 1576, etc., so that the said Isbell may peaceably enter to the said lands,
and failing thereof, to pay to her 1000 merks Scots within forty days after the said
feast of Candlemas ; and to content and pay to her yearly the maills, fermes, profits,
customs, and duties of the same till they were made free to her : Of all which lands
of Kirkhill the said John Leslie is content that the said Isbell enjoy the teind-
sheaves, and obtain assedation thereof from the Abbot of Lindores and parson of