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GEORGE FIRST EARL OF CROMARTIE, 1705. 307
[Scheme referred to by the Earl of Cromartie in the foregoing letter.]
The rent of Eoyston is good for 2500 rnerks Scots.
The equivalent rent of the crown rents in Ross payable by the Earl of
Cromertie and his vassals in the Eoss crown victuall, which is never valued
above 80 merks per chalder communibus annis, nor never did amount to more
to the treasury, and [this] will appear by inspection of the exchecker rolls for
20 or 40 years backward. Yett the Earl is content to take it at ane 100 merks
per chalder, so that 25 chalders of that rent compenses the rent in Eoyston.
And if the rent of the parks of Eoyston be not bought from him by money,
he values them at 40/. sterling per annum ; and he is content to take as much
rent at the forsaid price, viz. 100 [merks] per chalder, as will compense that —
in all, 32 chalders. His house did coast above 6000/. sterling : he is content
to, and for my house, tho it did coast above 6000/. sterling, he is content to
quit it for 3000/. sterling in money, or for 30 chalder of the Eoss rent, which
is but 3000/. sterling at its utmost value. And to give the Queen more
advantage, I am content to restrict my 400/. sterling per annum, which I
have secure in law during lyfe, and to restrict it to 200/. sterling yearly.
Indorsed by the Earl of Cromartie : " 2 d scheam," and by the Earl of Mar :
"E. Cromarties 2 d scheam anent exchanging Eoistoun, December 1705."
247. The Same to [The Same]. 1
8 December 1705.
My Loed, — The other letters beeing of a singular nature, I would not
intermixe other matters with it. This is to intreat your Lordships favour to
one who is a freend both to the Earl of Leven and to me ; but the Earl,
1 Original Letter in Mar Charter-chest.