
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt:...such order "as sould have beine prescrivit to thame tuiching the observations of peax and quietnes". They were therefore ordered to be denounced as rebels (ibid.). 1597.--Crichie was acquired by purchase by John Urquhart, Tutor of Cromarty, in this year (Great Seal Register). ' A John Gordon of " Creyche " is also mentioned in 1597. He may have been John of Rhynie. 1600, May 15.--George Gordon of Crichie and Jean Gordon, his spouse, got sasine in Chapeltoun of Schivas and mill from George Gordon, fiar of Gight. 1601, January 23.--George Gordon, spouse and son, got sasine in Straloch, etc., but resigned them in favour of Sir Thomas Gordon of Cluny, the precept of resignation being dated Aberdeen, June 11, 1603: and Sir Thomas granted a charter of same lands to John Gordon of Pitlurg, dated at Straloch, June 24, 1606. The lands were sold by the curators of John Gordon Cumming of Pitlurg in 1760 to John Ramsay of Barra (Temple's Fermartyn, 320). 1603, May 5.--Dr. David Littlejohn's Aberdeen Sheriff Court Records (ii., 37) mentions the case of transferring decree of Alexander Forbes of Thainstoune v. Patrick Grant of Ballindalloche, Walter Grant, burgess of Banff, James Grant in Tillibo, William Gordon of Gight and George Gordon, "sometime of Creichy, then May 5, 1603 in Straloch". Dr. Littlejohn says: "This case arose in connection with the provisions of the marriage contract entered into between the pursuer and Janet Grant, sister of the late Patrick Grant of Ballindalloch, dated at Turriff June 25, and registered in the Sheriff Court books of Aberdeenshire June 29, both in 1565. On his side Forbes undertook to infeft his intended wife in Kirktoun of Kynnellar in liferent, which he did, the bride's brother, Patrick Grant, as...
Page Count:
226
Publication Date:
2012-05-14
ISBN-10:
1231726997
ISBN-13:
9781231726990
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