Series 5 > Calendar of Fearn

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the career of Master Thomas Ross are also given more fully, and in the original language.
Editorial additions have been confined to identification of individuals who appear in the
Calendar - but Andrew Ross, bailie of Tain (175), and Master Thomas Ross (221), whose
names recur frequently, are noticed on their first appearance only. Unless otherwise
stated, ‘bailie’ and ‘burgess’ refer to Tain, and lands and other subjects are located in the
burgh or its territory. Dates are given by the modern historical year.
27r-v. 31 January 1565. Charter of sale by Alexander Innes of Plaids, with consent of
Elizabeth Innes, spouse, to Robert Munro Hectorson in Carbisdale, his heirs and
assignees, of one bovate of arable land of Plaids, occupied by Andrew Wry cht; paying Id
blench-ferme; with precept of sasine to Thomas Futhes, Alexander Davidson, Andrew
Wryt and Donald McWilliam, bailies; subscribed by donor, and by donor’s wife,
touching pen, and with donor’s seal of arms appended, at Cadboll, in the donor’s house;
witnesses Andrew Wryt, Hugh Anderson, Jasper Browne and Thomas Innes.
28r. 31 January 1565. Sasine given on 27r by Thomas Futhes, bailie; witnesses Donald
McWilliam, Donald Duf, Andrew Wryt, Alexander McAlexander Moir, William
McDonald miller in Plaids, John Munro, servant of said Robert Munro, and Hugh
Anderson.
28r-v. 31 January 1565. Charter of sale of one bovate of arable land of Plaids, occupied by
Donald Duf, in same terms as 27r.
28v. 31 January 1565. Sasine given on 28r-v, in same terms as 28r.
29r. Be it maid kend till all and syndre to quhome this present lettres sail to cum That
notwithstanding that ane honorabill man Alexander Innes of Pladdis, with consent and
assent of Elizabeth Innes his spous, has be chartour and precept of sasine alienit to me the
said Robert, my airs and assignais, ane oxgang of his lands arabill of Pladdis, occupat be
Donald Duf, lyand within the erledome of Ross and shirefdome Inverness, nottheless
quhowsone and qunhattyme the said Alexander, Elizabeth his spous, thair airs or
assignaiss, debursis deliveris and compleitlie pais to me the said Robert Munro, Inyane
McAne McKennethe my spous, our ayrs or assignais, the sowme of three scoir of pounds
and ten usuale money of Scotland, for the quhilk sowmes the said oxgang land lyis in
wod, on Our Lady altar within the paroche kirk of Tane or besyd the samyn, on ane day
betuix the sone rysing and passing . . . thairof, we being lauchfullie warnit fourtthe dais
immediatlie afoir the fest of Witsunday, personalie apprehendit, or at our duelling plaiss
befoir ane notar and lauchfull witnes or in our paroche kirk be open proclamatione in
tyme of devyne seruise, than and in that caiss I oblis me, my ayrs and assignaiss to remite
and ouergif the said chartour, precept of saising and saising, with all ryt and titill of ryt,
bayth petitour and possessour, that we haiff or ma haiff to the said oxgang land, sua that
the said Alexander, his spous forsaid, thair ayrs and assignes, ma haiff full regress, access
and ryt to the said oxgang, with all pertinentis thairto, as thair awin propir heretage, but
fraud or gyll. And in caise we absent us thairfra and ressait of the said sowme thaine it
salbe lesum to the said Alexander, his spous, thair airs and assignaiss, to conseng and put
the said sowme in suir keeping of the bailzeiss of Tane, to the utilitie and profit of me, my
said spous, our ayrs and assignaiss. In witnes heirof to this presents, subscrivit with my
hand at the pen led be the notar underwritin, the seill of the said notar, procurat be me
becauss my ane seill was not to hand, is affixit. Upon the quhilk all and haill the premisss
the said Alexander and Elizabeth [‘Bessie’ stroked out] askit and tuik instrumentis fra me.