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432 ABSTRACT OF GRANT [1623.
to relieve him and them of all taxations imposed on the said lands, and to warrant
and relieve the same at the hands of the authority royal of all peril, danger, and
inconvenient that may fall upon the said Sir John or his foresaids, or with which
he or they may be challenged as master and landlord to the said John Cameroune
and his foresaids of the said lands for any fact or deed to be done by them in time
coming only; with clause of warrandice of the said lease, Sir John engaging to keep the
lands " frie, saiffe, and sure at all handis contrair and aganis all deidlie as law will "
to the said John Cameroune and his foresaids ; and the said Allan and John oblige
themselves to pay to the said Sir John and his foresaids the bygone taxations of
the said lands for the two last terms of the great taxation of £400,000. And
as the said deceased Sir Lauchlane Mackintosche of Torchastell, knight, as oy and
heir of the deceased Lauchlane M c Intosche of Dunnachten, his grandfather, was
resting owing to the said Allan Cameroune of Lochyeill the sum of 6000 merks
Scots, as contained in a minute accorded and subscribed by the parties, Sir John Grant
binds himself and his foresaids to cause and move the said William Makintosche, on
attaining to his perfect age of twenty-one years complete, either to pay to the said
Allan Cameroune, and failing him, to the said John Cameroune his son, and his
heirs and assignees, the foresaid sum of 6000 merks, or secure them therefor by
bond or cautioury, or by sufficient infeftment in the half of the said lands of
Glenloy and Locharkag, conform to the contract already agreed upon between the
said deceased Sir Lauchlane Makintosche of Torchastel, knight, and the said
Allan, and failing thereof, the said Sir John Grant as principal, with others
as sureties, hereby binds himself, his heirs, etc., to pay the said sum of 6000
merks, or secure the said Allan, whom failing, his son John, etc., in a part of the
said Sir John's own lands therefor, corresponding to the said sum, they making
Sir John and his foresaids their assignees to the contract and rights made by the
said deceased Lauchlan M c Intosche of Dunnachten, and Sir Lauchlan, on the said
sum and rights of the said lands for the same ; and in the meantime, till the complete
age of the said William M c Intosche, and during the time of the said lease, Sir John
Grant agrees to deduct yearly from the said sum of 1200 merks yearly duty above
mentioned, and hereby discharges the sum of 600 merks for the annual rent of the
foresaid principal sum of 6000 merks, so that the yearly duty of the said lands is
restricted to 600 merks only, beginning the first year's payment at Martinmas 1623,
under a penalty of £100 Scots for each year's failure. And because Sir John
Grant, for relieving the said William M c Intosche of the great burden of debts and
sums of money wherein his lands were engaged, was to sell and dispone the foresaid
woods of Glenloy and Locharkag, the said Allan Cameroun of Lochyeill, and John his
son, as principals, for their interest, engage to give their advice and consent to the