The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

27G JAMKS CiltANT, SKVKNTll t)I' l'j;i;UCilIi;. [ICC-
Oiie of tlie ivjilies iiijide l)y Alexniidci- (.'rant in i]\c dcfcncos of 1 lie
Laird in tlie law-jiloa between tliern was tliat lie sold lands Ivin^^ on the
outskirts of the estates, or at a distance fi-nni Stralhsjiey, and boui^dit. others
in Strathspey. This was all done in pursuance of a puri)Ose of the Laird
in regard to his lands, as, froju niemnranda, pn-jxired by law-agents i'ov
liis use, it is evident he intended prejiaring a new entail of the estates.
Allusion is made to such a jnirpose in the liaird's niarriagc-eon tract, but
in his time it was never carried into elfect. Lelbre he could carry (JUt
his intention he was obliged to establish himself in all the j)arts of the
Grant possessions, and this was not wholly ovi'rtakeii bcftire his death,
as unexpected difficulties arose in regard to some of tlie lands. The
Liverallan dispute, wliicli had raged so long and lu'cnlv in previous
generations, but had been settled in an honourabh* and equitable
manner bv the Laird's o-randfather, was reoi)ened throu'di an unjust
claim by James Hay in Auchroisk, the representative of the Hays ot'
Mayne. It was now, liowever, effectually closed by the Laird's paying
to him the sum of over .£1000 Scots to denude himself of all title he had
to these lands. AYester Tidlodi jiroved even a greater trouble. That
davoch of land in Badenocli hod been wadset bv John Grant of Freuchie
in 1503, but redeemed again, although, through some informality, the
redemption had proved inetiective. Alter the Laird had disponed the
land to a member of the Glenbeg family, Allan Grant, son of the tenant
of Wester TuUoch, whose execution was noticed in the preceding memoir,
made a claim to be infeft in the lands. 'i'he Laird refused, but Allan
Grant obtained precept for his infeftment from Chancery, and could
not be dispossessed. L'ltimately the Laird compounded with Allan Grant
for his right, by granting a bond for ,f'i'!(j, ] .'Is. -id., but the amount was
not paid until after the Laird's death '
After some protracted disj)tite with the Cuants of Glenmoriston, the
Laird also acquired the lands of Wester Elchies and Kinchirdie, which
had been granted by the Bishop of >L)ray to the (Jrauts of Carron. For
a time Wester Elchies was disponed in wadset by the Laird, and so was
Kinchirdie. But afteiwards the former was left by James Grant to his
' Vol. iii. of this work, !. .'i.JO.