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(47) [Page 1] - Diary from the year 1642 to 1645 inclusive
HISTORY
OF THE
TROUBLES AND MEMORABLE TRANSACTIONS
IN
SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND.
The lord marques of Huntlie, with his fone the lord Gordone, upone the 7 1642.
of Januar 1642, rydis from Aberdene to Strathbogie, convenis his freindis,
and by thair advife layis doun a cours for latling of his diftreffit eftait, to
pay his debt, and provyde his barnes. Efter confideratioun, thay fand the
burdein grevous, for the lordfchipis of Lochquhaber and Badzenocht wes
impignorat, as ye have hard befoir, and had no rentis thair dureing the not
redemptioiui. The lordfchip of the Engzie had the lady douager hir to be
lifrentrix thairof ; befydis the quhilk, the marques had fevvit out the famen for
gryt foumes of money, keiping the old rentall to be onlie and yeirlie payit.
This noble marques, throw his prodigal fpending in his youth and uther
croffis, by his misfortoun is brocht to renunce his haill eftait to the lord Gor-
doun, for payment of his debt and proviiioun of his barnes, refervand onlie
to him I'elf the loum of ten thoufand merkis of yeirlie rent induring his lyf-
tyme, and the hous of Strathbogie and hous in Old Aberdene to duell intill,
quhilk wes the maift his gryt eftait culd now heir ; hot this bargane betuixt
him and the lord Gordoun com never to full perfectioun, becaus the mar-
ques keipit ftill poflTeffioun.
Upone Sonday the 9 of Januar, thair wes univerfallie throch all Scotland,
and in both Abirdenis, preiching and thankfgiving to God for the happie
VOL. II. A

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