Series 1 > Court book of the Barony of Urie in Kincardineshire, 1604-1747

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THE COURT BOOK OF
[7 MAY
The said day James Alardes in Woodheid is decernit be his
awin confessioun to pey tene bollis meill and tua bollis bear for
the rest of his ferme for the wast syid of Wodheid for the zeir
of God 1621 zeiris within terme of law, wnder pain of poynd-
ing. J. Thomesoune.
The Barroune Court of the Barrouny of Wrie, haldin in
) Bannagubis wpoun the sewint day of May 1622 zeiris,
in name and behalff of ane nobill and potent lord Francis,
erle of Err oil, Lord Hay, etc., and William Hay of Wry,
heritable proprietors of the saidis landis, Maister William
Reid in Cowy, bailzie, James Thomsoun, natter. Court
Clark, Alexander Hay, offciar, John Tailzeour, Demp¬
ster. The suitis calit, the Court laufullie fensit and
affirmit.
The said day compeirit Alexander Bannerman of Elsick,1 as
procuratour for John Bannernmne, his brother, and protestit
that the haulding of this court wpoun the toune and landis of
Bannagubis be nawayis preiudiciall to the said John Banner-
mane his letter of tak, quhilk he hes of my lord of Erroll and
William Hay of Wry wpoun the saidis landis of Bannacubis and
Rothuik for the spaice of sevin zeir nixt efter the redemptioun
of the saidis landis, at the leist of sua mony of the saidis sevin
zeirs as ar zit to rune. Quhairwpoun the said Alexander tuik
act of Court and instrument.
The said dey the haill tennents that peyis maill and customs
to the laird ar decernit to pey the same at the terme of Wit-
sonday nixt to cum, wnder pain of poynding.
The said day William Duthie in Montquheiche, James
Dewiny thair, Archibald Duncane thair, and Georg Dewiny
thair, ar nominat, electit, and chossin be mutual consent of the
laird and Abrahame Forfar to mett, messour, and designe als
meikle land to the laird furth of Abrahame Forffar his occupa-
tioun in Montquheiche as the said Abrahame hes gottin designit
1 Alexander Bannerman, burgess of Aberdeen, had a charter in 1387 from Sir
Alexander Fraser of Cowie of the lands of Elsick, which continued to be the seat
of the family for three hundred and seventy years.—Stodart’s Arms of Scotland,
vol. ii. p. 396.