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Drum Castle (Drumoak, ABD): Charter Room
Sort date: 3880331
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Yis endenture made at Ab(er)den~ ye last day of ye moneth
of marche ye yher(e) of our(e) lord m CCC±iiij^x^x and
viij betuix Alxr~ of (j)rwyne lord of ye drom~ on a
part And (j)ohn~±moigne lord of the park of ye drom~ on ye±toyir
part saies yis cove(n)nand and contract was made in
forme at eftre folowis yat is to say yat ye forsaid (j)ohn~±moigne
has giffin & grawntit to ye forsaid Alxr~ all his
land of ye park of ye drom~ beforsaid with ye p(er)tenances of it
in fee & in heritage frely and for±eu(er)mare with
ye a(n)nuale of a chaldre of mele ye±whilk ye forsaid Alxr~
was wont to pay to ye forsaid (j)ohn~ to ye vp# #hald#ing of
ye forsaid park And ye forsaid (j)ohn~ sall~ haff and
browk ye franc±teneme(n)t of ye land of ye forsaid park
for all~ ye terme of his lyfe And eftre ye
decesse of ye forsaid (j)ohn~ ye forsaid land with all~ a(n)nuales
& oyir p(er)tenances yar±to falland sall~ cum again heritably
to ye forsaid Alxr~ and his ayres And yar±atour(e)
Alxr~ forsaid sall~ be haldin thruch yaim bathe
ande ye am(er)ciament(is) and ye p(ro)fites of yat courtes cu(m)mand sall~
evynly halff be to ye forsaid Alxr~ and ye±toyir half to
ye Forsaid (j)ohn~ also gif ye forsaid Alxr~ makis or biggis
in ye forsaid land milnes Alehowses smythies or ony oyir
p(ro)fites of yat sall~ be half to ye forsaid Alxr~
and ye±toyir half to forsaid (j)ohn~ in evyn porcion" ye keping"
of ye wode sall~ be yair bathers and ye forsaid Alxr~
sall~ hafe eu(er)mare ye sete of a forestar(e) frely in badarach~
ye±whilk forestar(e) sall~ frely haff of land to ye sawing
of sex ferlot(is) of bere and v boll~ of ates And ye
forsaid wode sall~ neu(er) be giffin na sald of neyir of
ye partes bot with yair bathers assent bot±gif it be to
yair awyn behofe and to ye men of yat land and be sicht of
yair bathers forestar(e) Also ye forsaid (j)ohn~ hecht faithably
to deliu(er) to ye forsaid Alxr~ al ye euidentes & chartres
[?]ld or new ye±whilk ye forsaid (j)oh[n~] or his fadre havis
or had of ye forsaid land And to mak of new to ye forsaid
Alxr~ whatkin euident chartre or resignac(i)on plaine in ye
kyng(is) hand wharthruch ye fors[?][d] Alxr~ and his ayres micht
be maste sikir And at all~ yis covenand befor# #spok#yn
suld lelely be kepit bath Alxr~ & (j)hon~ beforsaid bodely
made athes on ye haly ewangelies in ye p(er)oche kyrc
of Ab(er)den~ in p(re)sence of (j)ohn~±Fras(er) lord of Forglen
Alxr~±ban(er)man thomas±Spring" laurenc" of ye Crag" and
(j)ohn~±scherer(e) burges(s)~ of Ab(er)den (j)n witness(s) of yis thing"
to ye part of yis endenture remaynand to ye forsaid Alxr~
ye seele of ye forsaid (j)ohn~ is to put And to ye part remaynand
to ye forsaid (j)ohn~ ye seele of ye forsaid alxr~ is to put
ye place ye day ye moneth~ ye yher befor±said