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a.d. 1674] FORBES BARON COURT BOOK
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taieth and eweill corn and in townes comes, and that thair
sail be neither dust nor stones as they sail be answerabill
to the failzies of former actis ; and the pikimen hes givin
thair oathis that they sail not grein nether duste nor
stones, bot sail informe thair master of the myln incais
they putt any dust among thair fearm, and the dust is
ordained to be taikin be the guidman of ewry myln till
the fearm be peyit to the gernell.
The said day it is staitit and ordained that the wood of
Puttachie sail be keepit in all tym coming conform to
former actis vnder the failzies containit thairin. Lykwayes
compeirit Villiam Moir in Putachie and Patrik Moir thair,
who confessit them selffis that the said Patrick Moir did
pull hedder and cows vithin the wood of Putachie vithout
leive and did cleim the dykis of the said wood; thairfor the
said bailzie decernes the said Villiam Moir to pey ten pundis
as giv varrand to ye said Patrik Moir as his servant.
The said day the bailzie decernes the haill tennentis
vithin ye said lordship that they sail giv obedinc to ewry
officir according to the former actis maid thair anent, and
failzies maid thair anent, and to be poyndit yairfor
conform.
The said day compeirit James Zowell and confessit him
selff of killing of somond fish vpon my lord Forbes vatter
vpon the watter of Done both in sumer and-in the for-
biddin tym; thairfor the bailzie decernes the said James
Zowell the sowm of fyv pundis Scotis money, to be peyit
vithin term of law vnder the paine of poynding.
The said day it is staitit and ordained that all tennentis
and nighbouris vithin the said lordship sail keip guid
nighbour held, in speciall for bigging of keill zaird dykis
quhair they are in mein dykis and fold dyk and in all nigh¬
bour heid, and in speciall they doe not raiff thair ky in out
feidle, and that they sail hav no beniffiet of any rig that
sail not be reidit conform to thair nighbour, and that no
gras man or thair vyffis or baimes sail sheir or cutt gras
or cornes vnder the failzie of thrie pundis, and peying the
skaith that they sail sustein in defalt of sufficient dykis.
[Court continued.]

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