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

APPENDIX. 269
aires male, lauchfully begotten of his owen body, Then, and in that caisse, this
present assignation, and all conteened therin, to returne and appertean to me and
my forsaids as though it had neauer been written, And the heretable right of the
saids lands of Cluny, Kennerty, and Bromhill, mylne of Gloney, and all their
partis, pendicles and pertinentis, stocke and teythes abow exprimed to returne
and apperteene to me and my forsaids, as said is : And if it shall happen the said
Mr. William to leaue any aires famale, if there be but one, I ordeen, be thir
presentis, for me and my forsaids, to prouid her to the sowme of sex thousand
merkis, to be payit to here at her age of sexteen yeers, togither w l the ordinar
annuall rent thr of, yeerly, and tearmly th r
efter, according to the lawes of this
realme for the tyme, and till then to be educat and interteened in myne and my
forsaids dwelling house in meate and clothes as beseemeth : And if there be more
then one famale lauchfully gotten of the said Mr. William his owen body, the
sowm of ten thousand merkis to be distributed among them equally, and to be
interteened till then as befor. Furthermor, if it shall happen me, the said Sir
Thomas, to die, and depart this lyfe befor Margaret Fraser forsaid, in th l
caise,
the said Mr. William Burnet hauing no power to midle w 4 the forsaid sowme of
sex thousand and fyve hunderth merkis, nor w l the annuall rent therof, which
must be giuen yeerly by me and my forsaids to Margaret
Fraser above written as
her diu by vertew of her coniunctfie right, and only giuen to me in trust for
defence of her against the iniuries of others, who were set to wrong her. Therfor
for me and
be it knowen to all men be thir presentis, me, the said Sir Thomas,
my forsaids, to haue sett, and in tacke, and assedation letten, lyke as I be thir
presentis for me and my forsaids, settis, and in tacke and assedation, for diuty
vnderwritten lettis, to the said Mr. William Burnet, all and haill the towne and
lands of Hauchhead, Pitreddie, and the Knocke, all lying w l in the Shirrefdom of
Kincardin and Parochen of Strauchen, for all the dayes, yeers, and tearmes of
Margaret Fraser, abow written, her lyf tyme, and no longer, and herefter to
returne to me and my forsaids, as though thir presentis had neauer been made,
his entrie to thes lands and teythes abow written, to be and begin at the next
Witsonday ...
of the forsaid sowme of sex thousand and fyue hunderth merkis, money forsaid,
for the anual rent th r off during the lyftyme of the said Margaret Fraser, being diu
to her, as her coniunct fie, from her vnquhill husband, Alex r Burnet of Rabity,
and efter her death and deceisse, belonging to the said Mr. William Burnet, as
befor : Paying therfor yeerly the said Mr. William Burnet to me and my forsaids
the sowme of sex sh. &/., Scotis money, at two tearmes in the year, Witsonday
and Mertinmesse, by equall portiones, if it be required allennerly, and he lykwayes