Red book of Menteith > Letters and charters

ABSTRACT OF MENTEITH CHARTERS.
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Finlay, son of Ay, should in like manner be free. On the other hand,
the said John and Alexander of Menteith, for themselves, their heirs, and
for the heirs of the deceased Walter, remitted all rancour, enmity, action
and suit against the said John of Dromund, Maurice his brother, and
Walter of Moray, and others their relatives and friends, and engaged that
they should be free from all injury at their hands, on account of the said
slaughters, for ever, Ghillaspic Cambel and Colin his son, with their
men, being excluded from the foresaid obligation, as the said John
and Alexander cannot bind them ; and the said brothers, and Walter
of Buchanan their nephew, bind themselves, in case the said Ghillaspic
or Colin should rise against the said John of Dromund and his men,
to stand constantly by him with all their following against the said
Ghillaspic or Colin. They also engaged to cause the heir of the deceased
Walter, -when he came to lawful age, to grant similar letters to the said
John Dromund ; failing which, Rosneath to revert to John of Dromund,
etc. ; and for faithful observing of the premises, the foresaid John and
Alexander of Menteith and Walter of Buchanan, on the one part, and the
said John of Dromund, Maurice of Dromund, and Walter of Moray,
on the other part, gave their bodily oath. Further, the Steward of Scot-
land, Earl of Strathern, for himself and his heirs, as chief of the clan on
either side, the Earls of Douglas and Angus, and Sir John of Menteith,
Lord of Arran, remitted all rancour, suit, and action against the said John
of Dromund, Maurice his brother, and Walter of Moray, for the death of
the said Malcolm and William of Menteith ; and both parties agreed to rise
against the party breaking the agreement, etc. Done on the banks of the
Forth beside Stirling, 17th May 1360. [Original at Drummond Castle], 239
30. Charter by King David the Second, confirming the grant [undated] which
Margaret of Moray, Countess of Menteith, made to John of Dromynd of
Concrag of the lands of Aberfoyle, with the pertinents, in the earldom of
Menteith, as freely in all respects as the charter of the said Countess to
the said John bore : To be held by him and the offspring begotten between
him and the said Countess, and the heirs and assignees of the said offspring.
Scone, 12th November, thirty-second year of reign [1361], 246
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