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A-.D. 1678] FORBES BARON COURT BOOK
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halff ane mark for the grasmen, and fortie pennies for his
domestick servant for this terms suplie ; as also the said
bailzie ordeins this stent to be onlj for this terme allenarlj
and noveyes to be ane preparateiv in tyme coming.
The said day Alexr. Nicoll in Easter Tolmads, John
Farquhar in Craginhoe, Duncan Adam in New biging,
William Donaldsone in Broomhill, birlamen chossin, gaue
thair oath de fidelj to deceme acording to thair know-
leadge to decerne betuixt maister and tenna[n]t and tenant
and tennant in anj thing they ar desyrt to.
The said day the bailzie ordeins all the tenants sail
haue all the armes in rediness acording as they ar ordeined
in the act off court maid yairanent, wpon the call from
thair maister, with this certification, whosoeavir contra-
veins sail mack peyment off the penulties conteined in
the said act, wnder the paine off poinding off thair rediest
goodis and gear within terme off law.
The said dey the bailzie ordeins the wholl tennants to
plant thair kaill yairds betuixt this and the first off March
1678 [1679 ?], they gaiting plantins from thair maister,
wnder the failzie off tenn pounds Scotis money.
The said day it is statuit and ordeined that all tennants
sail send in sufficient servantis to casting and leading off
thair peats due to my lord Forbes, and yat no weak
persone be send for yat effect, and quhen long carradgies
is sent for, as lym or anj other thing, that thair sail goe
able men who sail be countable for thair loads and car¬
radgies ; and quhair the tennents sail haue no domestick
servants off thair awin, that yair cotters and grassmen
sail obey yair maister for yat effect.
The said day Patrick Pattersone in Drumlazie, Alexr.
Minye in Tornivein, Andro Dun yair, John Broune yair,
Alexr. Coutis yair, John Farquhar in Craginhoe, John
Ritchie in Miltone crofts, William Forbes, ar ordeined to
py thair rest deuties within terme off law, wnder the paine
off poinding off thair rediest goodis and gear, and pounds
for markis. Alexr. Garioch.
Ja: Ross: N: publique court clerk.

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