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themselves to relieve the said John Grant of Freuquhie of all His Majesty's taxations
and impositions affecting the said lands. Dated at Elgin, 4th July 1615. Signed,
" D. Grant." "Muriell Eos." Witnesses, David Bos of Balnagown, John Grant
of Mulben, David Eos of Pitcalnie, Walter Ros, apparent of Innercharron, and
others.
337. Assignation, in form of Contract, between John Grant of Freuchy and Alexander
Gordoun, elder of Strathowne, proprietor of the lands and barony of Strauthoune, of
which the lands after specified are proper parts and pertinents, and Dame Agnes
Sinclair, Countess of Errol, his spouse, narrating that the deceased George Earl of
Huntly, Lord Gordoun, Badzenoche, and Straithowne, by virtue of a contract made
between him and the deceased John Grant of Freuchie, grandfather of John Grant,
now of Freuchie, of the date, at Huntlie, 24th August 1562, and charter following, of
date 30th September 1568, gave to the deceased John Grant of Freuchie, whom
failing, to the late Duncan Grant of Freuchie, successively in liferent for their life-
times, the lands of Dalvorir, with the pendicles thereof, viz., Geanlargie, Auchnahayll,
and Keppache, and also the lands of Dalnabothe, Auchlony, Innerlochy, Fetterlettir,
Wester Innerowrie, Over Campdell, Nether Campdell, Fynrane, Eowane, with the mill
and multures, woods and places of woods, and scheillings of Glenawin, and forest of
Glenawin, and salmon fishings upon the water of Awyn and Lyn of the same, lying in
the lordship of Strathawin and shire of Banff ; and the said deceased John Grant of
Freuchie was infeftin the same in liferent ; and the said John Grant, now of Freuchie,
as his oy and heir-male, is infeft and seized in liferent in the same, by George, now
Earl of Huntly, Lord Gordoun and Badzenoche, etc., as his infeftment and sasine of
the date 27th March 1586 bears. Wherefore, for the causes under written, the said
John Grant of Freuchie assigns, overgives, and transfers to the said Alexander Gordoun
of Strathowne, and Dame Sinclair his spouse, and to the heirs, assignees, and succes-
sors of the said Alexander Gordoun of Strathowne, all and sundry the forenamed
lands of Dalvorar, etc., with all right he had thereto, and all writs and titles thereof.
Providing that this acceptation of the present renunciation from the Laird of Grant
should infer no ratification of his said right, but that it should be lawful to the said
Alexander Gordoun, his spouse, and their foresaids, to annul the same as accords of
the law ; and to pursue the said George Marquis of Huntly, and his heirs, for
warrandice of the infeftment of the said lands and barony of Strathoune, made to
the said Alexander Gordoun of Strathowne, from the pretended liferent lights made
to the said Laird of Grant or his predecessors : The entry to be to the crop of 1611,
and the Whitsunday and Martinmas maills and duties of the said lands, to which
the said Alexander Gordoun and Dame Agnes Sinclair are made cessioners : Further.