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John from the said Sir Wilh'am : wliich horse Sir William
formerly distrained for the fermes of the lands of Bucht
and upon this he engaged as his security Thomas Forbes,
Daviesoun ; and thereupon promised not to molest the
lands of Bucht until he should do to the Abbot for them
what he was of right bound to do. Upon which Sir
William asked from me an Instrument : These things
were done in the Castle of Inverness, about the nth hour
before noon, the witnesses being James Bishop of St
Andrews, Andrew Lord Avandale, Chancellor of Scotland,
Colin Earl of Argyll, and James Lord Levinstoun, with
many others."
JNext year, 1464, the Abbot makes a final and supreme
effort, as appears by the following writs :
"James, by the grace of God King of Scots, to our
macer Hector of Meldrum, our sheriff in that part, greeting
: Our will is and we charge you that you in our name
summons and charge Alexander Vaus, Alexander Flemyng,
John Sherif, Patrick Ferguson, Alexander Watson, Hugh
Clerk and Thomas of Moray and Patrick Flegear, chaplains,
William Awas, William Soulis, and Andrew Fermor,
chaplain, to compear before us and our Council at Inverness,
this next Saturday, the xi. day of this month of
August, with continuation of days, to bear leal witness to
the sooth fastness in it that shall be enquired of them in
the action and cause betwixt Dean William Noble, Chamberlain
and Procurator to ane venerable father in Christ,
the Abbot and Convent of Aberbrothoc, on the one part,
and John Haliburton on the other, touching the spoliation
and alienation of the lands of the Bught, and to answer for
them in that matter in so far as law will, under all pain and
charge that after may follow, the which to do we commit
to you our full power by our letters, delivering them by
you duly executed again to the bearer. Given under our
signet at Inverness, the viii. day of August, and of our
reign the fifth year.
" I, Hector of Meldrum, macer and sheriff in that
part, summoned these persons within written
personally and before witness, as I have done
after the tenor of this summons this last Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. In witness whereof
I have set to my signet at Inverness, this Saturday,
the xith day of this August."
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