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xlii ABSTRACT OF THE [1463.
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533. Charter by John of Yle, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, to his
native esquire Donald Corbatt, of the lands of Easter Arde, in the
earldom of Eoss and shire of Inverness, which formerly belonged
heritably to John Tulloch, and were resigned by him into the granter's
hands : To be held by the said Donald and his heirs ; whom failing, by
Margaret Corbate, daughter of the said Donald, and her heirs by the
foresaid John Tulloch, of the granter and his successors, Earls of Ross,
in feu and heritage for ever, for rendering yearly to the Earls of Ross
three suits at their three head courts to be held at Kynnardy, only.
Dated at Tain, 12th April 1463, 331
534. Charter by Thomas of Dingwall, younger, laird of Kildone, failing lawful
heirs-male of his own body, to his brother-german, John of Dingwall,
and the lawful heirs-male of his body ; whom failing, to Alexander of
Dingwall, also his brother-german ; whom failing, to William of Ding-
wall, also his brother-german, and the lawful heirs-male of their bodies
respectively ; whom all failing, to the nearest honourable and powerful
person of the surname of Dingwall succeeding by heritable right in the
order of male succession, and his heirs-male, of the granter's burgal
lands of the town of Dingwall, the mill thereof, the Bogy, his lands of
Kildoune and Owsye, with two parts of the town of Arkeboll, and all
and sundry other lands possessed and to be possessed, with the right of
presentation of chaplains and freedoms of burghs, etc., as freely as any
lands were held by heritable assignation within the realm of Scotland.
Sealed with the common seal of the town of Dingwall, and the seals of
the bailies thereof, at Tain, 27th October 1466, . . . .333
535. Charter by Thomas Legat, bailie, with consent of the whole community
of the burgh of Cromartie, to John Finlayson, burgess of the said burgh,
of a portion of uncultivated land, bounded as therein described, to
remain free from payment of farm duty by the said John, for the first
four years, in consideration of his labours and expenses ; he and his heirs
afterwards paying yearly forty pence of farm duty to the community
and common purse of the burgh : To be held by the said John and his
heirs, substitutes, and assignees as freely as any land in any burgh
within the realm of Scotland. Dated at Cromartie, 2d November 1467, . 334