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HIS LATTER WILL AND DEATH IN 1626. liii
This was done att Cultealeod, wpone the tuentie tua day of September J m vj c
tuentie sax zeires, in presens of Johne M c Kenzie of Ord, Murdo M c Kenzie of
Mellabost, Ronald Bayne, burges of Dinguall, Kenneth Bayne, burges of Dinguall,
and Alexander M c Ley, notar publict, wrytter heirof, witnessis heirto, askit and
requeirit.
Sir Bodrick M c Kenzie, with my hand lead at the pen be the notar vnder-
writtin, specialy requeirit be me heirto, becaus I can not wryt my self, in respect
of my waiknes in body. De mandate dicti domini Kodorici M c Kenzie scribere
nescientis, vt asseruit, ego Alexander M c Ley notarius publicus in premissis
requisitus subscribo. Johne Mackenzie of Ord, vitnes ; Ranald Bane, burges of
Dinguale, witnes ; Kenneth Baine, witnes. [Original will at Tarhat House.]
Soon after making his will, Sir Rorie died at Castleleod, in the forty-
eighth year of his age, and he was buried at Dingwall. Though so young
a man, we are told by his grandson, Lord Cromartie, that his death was
regarded as a great public calamity.
This was done att Cultealeod, wpone the tuentie tua day of September J m vj c
tuentie sax zeires, in presens of Johne M c Kenzie of Ord, Murdo M c Kenzie of
Mellabost, Ronald Bayne, burges of Dinguall, Kenneth Bayne, burges of Dinguall,
and Alexander M c Ley, notar publict, wrytter heirof, witnessis heirto, askit and
requeirit.
Sir Bodrick M c Kenzie, with my hand lead at the pen be the notar vnder-
writtin, specialy requeirit be me heirto, becaus I can not wryt my self, in respect
of my waiknes in body. De mandate dicti domini Kodorici M c Kenzie scribere
nescientis, vt asseruit, ego Alexander M c Ley notarius publicus in premissis
requisitus subscribo. Johne Mackenzie of Ord, vitnes ; Ranald Bane, burges of
Dinguale, witnes ; Kenneth Baine, witnes. [Original will at Tarhat House.]
Soon after making his will, Sir Rorie died at Castleleod, in the forty-
eighth year of his age, and he was buried at Dingwall. Though so young
a man, we are told by his grandson, Lord Cromartie, that his death was
regarded as a great public calamity.
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| Description | Their kindred, country, and correspondence. By William Fraser. Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas and Archibald Constable, 1876. With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. History of the earls of Cromartie. Cromartie correspondence, 1662-1705.--II. Cromartie correspondence, 1706-1774. The Cromartie charters, 1257-1499. The Cromartie patents of honour, etc., 1685-1861. Narrative by John, lord Macleod ... Of the insurrection in Scotland in the years 1745-6 ... Narrative by John, lord Macleod of his campaign in the seven years' war in Germany, 1757.--The Grandvale and Cromartie branch. The Royston branch. Baronies and castles inherited and acquired by George, first earl of Cromartie, 1654-1714. History of the family of Mackenzie, by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromartie. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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