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notar underwrittin. This was done at Cathboll, in the said Alexander’s hall thairof, the
hour about sex eftir nowne, the aucht indiction, of our souerane ladeis Queen Mareis
regne the xxiij zeris, befoir this witnesss: Donald Duf, Andrew Wryt, Huchon Anderson,
Jasper Browne and Thomas Innes. Robert Monro with my hand at the pen led be the
notar.
30v. 17 February 1565. Sasine given by Donald Dingwall, son of Mr Alexander Dingwall
in Tain, tojoneta Ross, his future spouse, on charter of liferent by him to her, bearing seal
of said Mr Alexander, of half of Wester Cambuscurrie, with alehouse, and ferry-boat of
passage of Portinculter, to which sasine given by a little rope; witnesses William Ross,
Donald Ross, Adam Hay, Homer Paterson, Donald McAne Moir, Donald McThomas,
sir John Falconer and John Ross.
31r-v. 17 February 1565. Sasine given by Donald Dingwall, bailie, to Adam Hay in
Cambuscurrie, on following assedation: Be it maid kend till all men by this presents that
I, Alexander Ross of Balnagown [216], haff sett and lettt for maill, and be thir presents
setts and for maill lattts to Adam Hay this half of my towne and lands of Cambuscurrie,
lyand within the erledome of Ross and shirefdome of Innerness, for all the dais and termes
of nynetein zeiris immediatlie following the said Adams entress, quhilk salbe at the fest of
Witsunday next to cum in the zeir of God ane thousand vc and sextie zeris, and fra thyne
furt to . . . and to be peaceable brukit, joisit, occupeit, set, disponit, usit, manurit and
laborit be him, his subtenentis, servandis and cottaris, ay and quhill the ische and compleit
end of the said xix zeris, as the said lands lyis in leynthe and broid, in houses biggings
muwrs feilds pasturis and lesuris, with common pastur for . . . and . . ., with moiss,
myr, myrneiss, turffs, pets, fewall and fyerfaill, dowcat, cuning and cuningars, dow and
dowcat [sic], fische and fischeings, fwling, halking, hunting, wood and waiter, milne and
milne multuris, and with all and syndrie utheris commmoditeiss far and weir, als well not
. . . as . . ., under the erd as aboun the samyn, perteining or thatjustlie may perteine to
my said half dawache of the said towne and lands of Cambuscurrie with thair pertinentis,
lyand as said is, fre, quietlie, weill and in peace, bot ony revocacione, obstacull,
impediment or ganecalling quhatsumeuer, Payand thairfor the said Adam his subtenentis
to me the said laird, my ayrs or assignaiss, maill zeirlie usit and wont induring the said
tack, and I. . . sail warrand the said Adam his subtenentis and servands in joysing ony of
the samyn induring the said tack contrar all mortal! be this my assidatone; witnesses
Homer Patersone, Donald McAne Moir, Donald McThomas, sir John Falchonar and
John Ross.
45v-47r. 3 July 1565. The third day of the moneth ofjulii in the zeir of God ane thousand
vc and sextie fyue zeris, the aucht indiction, and of our souerane ladeiss reigne the tuenty
thre zeris, Personaliter comperit befoir me notar publict and witness under writtin ane
honorabill manjohne Gray of Suerdell and presentit to me ane copy of ane precept direct
in nayme and behalf of ane nobill and potent lord James Erie of Murray etc., sherif of
Innernes, at the instance of the abbat of Feme [221] and Laird of Balnagovin [216] agains
the said Johne Gray, anent cognition to be had be the said shiref or his deputs of the
fischeing of Boniche as at mayr lynthe is contenit thairin, the quhilk precept the said Johne
requirit me notar publict to reid oppenlie befoir ane grait multitud of pepill, the quhilk I
did reid with ane Iwid woce and distinctlie, and thaireftir incontinent the said Johne
declarit that he was summond, warnit and chargit to compeir befoir the said shiref or his
deputs, ane or ma, on this third day of Julii upon the grownds of the said fischeing of
Boniche and corfhouss of the samyn, in ane shiref curt thair to be hald, to heir and se said