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

282 THE FAMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
borrestoun shee pleaseth to dwell in, within Scotland, not exceeding the sowme
of tuo hunderth merks money of this realme : Also I, be thir presents, ordeens my
said air and successour to giue to her an thousand punds money forsaid, of the
or if it be
radiest of any gold or silver th l shall be found in any of my studdies,
not there, to be made vp to her of the radiest of my exequitrie goods and geir,
togither also with sex bedden of clothes, and tuo stand of napprie for plinishing
of her owen house, and that of the nixt best clothes (sex of the best bedden being
laid by to my said air and successour first, and two stand of napprie of the nixt
best : two stand being first laid by to him), and that be sight and advyse of tuo
or thrie of the forsaids frends, his curatours abow mentioned, In caise of
bairenes heranent, and in full contentation and satisfaction of any thing she can
craue of any of my mouables, insight, plinishing, sowmes of money, cornes, cattell,
or any part or portion of my exequitrie goods, or what else shee can clame be my
deceisse, Excepting alwayes the fyue hunderth merks rent of the thrie Balbrydies,
as her assedation beares, written and subscribed with my owen hand at Leyis,
the day of , which I haue added to her former coniunct fie lands for
her good behauiour, and th l for all the dayes of her lyftyme, unredimable but be
better ; And becaus famale children often miscarie efter their fathers deceisse, by
seduction, or by vnkyndly rapts, or by willfull selfe choises, or some such unluky
way, to the dishonour of the parents and houses they are come off, and to their
owen hurt, shame, and infamy, wherby God is offended, and their parents and
frends greeved; Therfor I ordeen be thir presents my daughters, which shall
happen to be vnmarried the tyme of my death, to stay and remain with their
mother, the said Dame Jeane Moncreffe, and shee to haue, for their interteenment
in meat and clothes yeerly, so long as they remain with her vnmarried, thrie
hunderth merks money forsaid, and th l out of the raddiest of their forsaids
prouisiones for each on of them yeerly, and efter her deceisse, so long as they or
any of them happines to remain vnmarried, to stay and remain with my said air
and successour vpon the lyke conditiones on either syd ; And I ordeen my saids
daughters to marry be the speciall advyce of their said mother, their brethren,
both on their mother and fathers syde, and with the speciall consent, counsell,
and advyse of the aboue my approued frends, and now nominat curatours
testimonialls to my said air and successour : at least the most part
of them
consenting, and that vnder no lesse paine then the anulling and annichelatting
their abow written assedationes and takes of the lands sett to them for their
prouision and patrimony (which of them so euer faileth herin) as though the saids
assedations (or such of them failzeing herin) had neauer been made. Finally, all
the gold and siluer within any of the two boxes of iron within any of my studdies,
or papers in them, or in any leatheren bagges, declaring any borrowed gold or