New Spalding Club > Records of Invercauld MDXLVII - MDCCCXXVIII [1547- 1828]

4^6 RECORDS OF INVERCAULD.
Chancery for serving me heir male and of provision to the deceased Mr.
Thomas Fairbairn, minister of the Gospel at Gartly, or to the deceased
Thomas Fairbairn his eldest son, my uncle, or heir in general, special, or
of Provision to the said deceased Dr. James Fairbairn, my father, or
James Fairbairn, once his eldest son my brother now deceased. To sign
any Claim or Claims necessary for me there-anent, to Retur the Service
or Services to Chancery, to obtain Precepts of Clare Constat, and all
other writs requisite for establishing in my person the right to the lands
and estate of Easter Migvie and others herein after described. To
complete the same by Infeftment in my name, and for these purposes to
do everything lawful and necessary that I mj-self could if present. As
also to sell and Dispose of either by public Roup or private bargain as
they shall think proper All and haill the Town and Lands of the half
Davack lands of Easter Mig\-ie with the pendicle thereof called Bottom-
end, with the houses, biggings, yards, tofts, crofts, parts, pendicles, and
pertinents thereto belonging all lying within the Parish of Migvie and
sheriffdom of Aberdeen ; and for me and in my name to grant, subscribe
and deliver all necessary Dispositions and Conveyances off the premises
To and In favour of the Purchaser, thereof, which I hereby Declare to be
a sufficient right and security to any such Purchaser, and to be in every
respect as valid and effectual as if subscribed by myself; And in like
manner to grant Receipts and Discharge for the Purchas price which
shall be equally valid to the Receiver, And in general everything to do
in and concerning the premises or any part thereof, that I myself could
do if personally present Promising to hold firm and stable all and what-
ever things my said Commissioners shall do or cause to be done in the
premises without revocation. And with further power in general to
them to do, act and transact for me in all affairs in Scotland in which I
am or maj- be interested, whatever shall to them seem proper and suit-
able for my interests. They being bound to account to me for their
Intromissions in consequence hereof after deduction of all charges and
expenses incurred in mj' affairs. And I consent to the Registration
hereof in the Books of Council and Session, Sheriff or Commissiary Court
book of Aberdeen or others competent therein to remain for preservation,
and if need be that all requisite Diligence of the law pass and be directed
hereon in competent form. For which purpose I constitute Mr. Robert
Hamilton, advocate mj* Prors. in witness whereof these presents (written
on this and the two preceding pages of stampt paper by John Marshall,
advocate in Aberdeen) are subscribed b)- me at Aberdeen the fifth day
of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine before
witnesses the said John Marshall, writer hereof, and Mr. Alexander
Smith, student of Divinity in Aberdeen. (Signed) Thomas Fairbairn,
John Marshall, witness, Alex. Smith, witness. Extracted upon this and
the three prcceeding pages. By &c.