Series 3 > Selections from the Monymusk Papers, 1713-1775

MONYMUSK PAPERS
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Court of the Lands and Barronies of Monymusk, Pit-
fichie and Afforsk, heritably belonging to Sir Archibald
Grant of Monymusk, holden within the Manour House of
Monymusk upon the seventeenth day of January, one
thousand seven hundred and fourty nine years, by John
Adam in Tombeg, baiHie, Francis Lamb in Kirktown,
pro1 fiscal, and Mr Norman Sievwright, school master of
Monymusk, clerk, and Patrick Wilson, officer. All specially
constituted by sd Sr Archibald Grant.
Court lawfully fenced and affirmed and suits called.
Compeared John Taylor, gardiner at Monymusk, and
gave in a complaint intimating that whereas he was em¬
ployed by Sir Archibald Grant, Barronet, both to plant
trees and oversee the same, that it was not in his power
to get them brought up, as the said trees are cut down
and destroyed by the people of his own interest for gads
and souples, and what they thought not fit for these
purposes several had been found cutting for fire wood ;
in consequence of which complaint, after making search,
the following persons were found guilty, William Glenny
in Dykehead for cutting and destroying heads of fir trees,
they having been found about his town ; John Thomson
in Balvack, D°, Mary Scot there, D°, Robert Meston, there,
had ash shots for his goads and catch’d in the silence of
the night cutting fir wood ; William Meston, there, had
a birch souple ; William Lumsden in Pitfichie had plenty
of fir tops in and about his house ; Jean Wilson in Black-
hillicks, D°. The above complaint and consequence thereof
having been taken to consideration, the bailie decerns that
each of the above persons shall be fined in ten pounds
Scots And ordains precepts of poynding and all other
execution to pass & be direct hereon at the said Sir
Archibald Grant’s instance against the haill defrs within
fourty eight hours next after warning and charge of pay¬
ments hereby warranted to be given.
Compeared Patrick Wilson, officer, and gave in an
execution that he had summoned the following persons
to compear before the Baron Court and purge themselves
of cutting or stealing any kind of greenwood.