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a.d. 1671] FORBES BARON COURT BOOK
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wnder the failzie of halff mark for ilk capon and four
shilling for ilk hen, and to be poyndit for the samen
vithin term of law, wnder the paine of poynding.
[Court continued.]
[Court for the parishes of Forbes, Keam, Clat, Auchtindor and
Keig, etc., holden in the great hall of Castell Forbes
10 Nov. 1671. Bailie, etc., as above. Suits called, etc.]
The said day the bailzie forsaid decernes and ordaines
the haill tennentis within the said lordshipis and parioch-
ines forsaid who is lyabill to pey meill ferm in to the
gernell of Castell Forbes, that they sail pey the samen in
conform to thair termes of thair assedation yairin con-
teinit, clean bot dust or stones and frie bot heatting or
sweit meill or hunied in any cais, and that incais any
person sail bring any meill to ye gernell that is not
sufficient, they sail carie the meill horn againe to thair
owin vs, and sail be lyabill to pey ten markis for ilk boll
yat the[y] rest for the crop sevintie on and preceding
cropis. And for preventing of not sufficient meill sail not
be maid, the bailzie forsaid ordaines ewry guid man or
master of ewry myln vithin the forsaid landis sail tack
speaciall care of the cornes that sail be brought to the
myln that mack the fearm of that it be not speilt or
hunied cornes, and that they sail tack vp the dust and
keip it till the ferm be delywerit into ye gernell, and that
the guidmanes of each myln sail giv they find any speilt
or hunied cornes to be fearm, then in that cais sail mack
report yairof to the master of Forbes of thair diligenc
and care, and giv tymows adwertisment befor it be brought
or delywerit yat it is not sufficient.
[Tenants liable for malt ferm for crop 1671 and preceding,
shall pay it, under the failzie of £8 for every boll un¬
delivered.]
[Tenants to pay their silver duties for crop 1671 and
preceding ; those who faill in payment are to be poinded
20s. for each merk.]
[Tenants resting meal and malt for crop 1670 to pey 10
merks for each boll resting for said crop 1669 (sic).]

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