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apprised, such payment, however, to be made within seven years, the ferms and
profits of the lands to be meanwhile uplifted by the said James Grant, his heirs
and assignees, in payment of the said principal sum and expenses of this new
infeftment. Dated at Edinburgh, 1st May 15S5.
317. Letters of Summons at the instance of John Grant of Frewquhy, oy and heir of
the late John Grant of Frewquhy, his guidsire, and of Patrick Grant of Eathy-
mwrcheis, John Grant of Kinveachie, and James Grant of Auchternettir, his
curators, for their interest, complainers, narrating a contract made at Edinburgh,
the 17th March 1558, between the said deceased John Grant of Frewquhy, for
himself, and taking burden upon him for his daughters, on the one part, and the
deceased John Grant of Ballindalloch, and Patrick Grant, his son, got betwixt him
and Barbara Gordoun, his spouse, on the other part, by virtue whereof it was con-
tracted that the said Patrick Grant, and failing him by decease, John Grant, his
youngest brother, should marry Grissell Grant, daughter to the said deceased John
Grant of Frewquhy, got betwixt him and Margaret Stewart, his spouse ; whom
failing, Elizabeth, and failing her, Katharine, also his daughters ; whom failing,
the eldest of his daughters " successive in ordour maist equivalent for thame to
marie," and that the said Patrick should solemnise the marriage between the date
of the contract and Martinmas 1562; that if the said Patrick deceased unmarried,
his brother John should marry one of the said John Grant's daughters nearest to
him in age, and solemnise their marriage at their age of twelve years complete ; that
the said deceased John Grant of Frewquhy should purchase dispensations upon his
own expenses ; that the said Patrick Grant, and failing him, John Grant his brother,
with advice of the said deceased John Grant of Ballindalloch, their father, and then
their lawful administrator, tutor, and governor, for his interest, should, immediately
after completing the marriage, cause himself and the daughter of the said deceased
John Grant, to whom he was married, to be infeft in conjunct-fee, and the heirs-
male of their bodies ; whom failing, the said deceased John Grant of Ballindalloch's
heirs-male whomsoever, in the lands of Tullochcharrone, to be held of the King,
his mother, and the King's successors ; that for sure completing of the marriage,
the said deceased John Grant of Ballindalloch should infeft the said Grissell, whom
failing by decease, the said Elizabeth, etc., in liferent, by charter and sasine, in the
lands of Mekill Invernarne, Cowle, Roy Gilliequhaine, Loyneardochy, to be held of
the King and his mother, and in the lands of Bogsyde, to be held of the Friars
Preachers of the burgh of Elgin, under reversion to be given by them, with advice of
their father, to the said deceased John Grant of Ballindalloch, his heirs and assignees,
bearing that whenever the marriage was completed, and infeftment given, as above,