The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral - Electric Scotland

DEESIDE BURNETTS: XVI. SIR ALEXANDER. 89
Heir to Leyes haill Estate at her age of fourteen years or sooner, and he
to leave [have] with her all the Lands of Cowtoun, Monquichy, Glentoun,
and pendicles, Together with seven years rent of my Lands of Creigie,
in the Parochin
Bridgtoun, Methers, Snadoun, Spittell, and all I possess
of Ecclesgreig and Aberluthnot, To whom I do Grant an Tack and
assedation thereof and the said Helen Burnet, and failing of her by death,
to ane of the surviving sisters, whom the said Alexander or Robert
Burnett his sons shall marry, the entry to be and begine at Whitesunday
or Martinmas immediately after my Death, She or they paying yearly to
my Heirs male or female [ ] half marks of dutie yearly
with the
payment of publick Burdens and Law Expenses, the two part and the
other two Daughters the third part, and if any of our Bairns die their
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Portion to come to Leys, and if they all live and y proportionally the
rest their part of her Jointure, And this I do in respect I have long ago
burdened my Heirs female with the payment of Sixty thousand pounds
to Sir Thomas Burnett of Leyis In case my Daughter Helen, Agnas or
Jean do refuse to marry the son of the said Sir Thomas as said is who
shall be heir to all his father's Estate and Heritage, And In case the heir
of the said Sir Thomas at his Age of Eighteen years refuse to marry any
of my said Daughters, being living eldest son for the time, I declair the
said Bond of Sixty thousand pounds null and void In respect it is granted
only upon thir Terms whilk is of the Date at Creigie the twenty eight
day of November, one thousand six hundred and eighty five years, And
as for my other two Daughters I ordain Agnes to marry Robert Burnett,
eldest son to Glenbervie, and Jean to marry Robert Burnet, son to James
Burnet foresaid of Kair, at the age of Eighteen years or sooner, And if
they refuse to marry the said Robert Burnets Then I burthen their
proportion of the Lands that shall fall to them by my decease with
payment of Twenty thousand pounds to be paid to Sir Thomas Burnett
as said is if his heir and son marry rny said eldest daughter living at her
twelve or fourteen years of age or sooner, And I leave my said three
Daughters to be educate in Bed, and board and Cloathing and Education
with their mother, Helen Arbuthnot, till their age of seven years, and
after that to be educate with Glenbervy or the Laird of Leyes ffor the
whilk I ordain an hundred merks to be paid yearly to my said wife, and
her to maintain them the first Two years for my household and plenishing,
whilk I ordain my Executours to give her, Except Jewells, Silver Work,
and Cabinets, but her to have six silver spoons, and for that Cause also I
ordain her to get five hundred merks of money at and within fourteen
days after my Death, and her to gett all my gold to be only keeped by
her and equally distributed to my Daughters at their marriage. Also I
ordain her to gett the House and Inner [maner] place of Creigie, with
the Garden and Inclosures, free there to dwell in ay and while within an
month after she shall marry, and the samen to be prysed at my Death to
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