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

288 THE FAMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
penny Scottis in name of blenshe ferme, and tuentie shillingis for the fewfermes
of Delhaikie, Brigend and Dilewear, and of sex shillingis eicht pennies Scottis
money in name of blenshe for the landis of Pitenkeirie, Brathings, Inuercanny,
with the myln thairof, halftoun of Bancharie Trinitie, ferrieboat, Dirocroft,
Kiniskey and superioritie thairof; And of ane pennie Scottis money of blenshe
ferme for the richt of patronadge, personage and viccarage of the parochin of
Bancharie Trinitie and teindsheives thairof; The saidis landis of Inwery, with the
half of the landis of the Kirktoun of Bancharie, the soume of fyve pundis sex
shillingis eicht pennies in name of fewferme ; The said baronie of Strachan and
Culperso, with the pendicles thairof forsaid ; The soume of thriescoir pundis
Scottis money yeirlie in name of taxt waird, and for the forsaidis landis of Cluny,
with the pertinents thairof forsaids, the soume of ten pundis Scottis money of
fewferme :
yeirlie And that the saidis landis and baronies of Muchalls, Strachan
and Culpersoe are now as they haue been in the handis of the keipers of the
liberties of the Commounwealth of England and Oliver, Lord Protectour of the
Commounwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and dominiouns thairto
belonging, immediat lawfull superiours thairof respectiue
continuallie since the
deceis of the said deceist Sir Thomas Burnet, quho depairtit this lyf vpon the
tuentie sevint day of June, in the yeir of God ane thowsand sex hundreth fiftie
thrie yeiris, and swa be the space of eicht monethis half moneth, or thairby, be
reasoun of the taxt waird and the haill remanent landis, baronies, and vthers in
the handis of the saidis superiours respectiue, be the said space be reasoun of
nonentrie, throw the default of the said Alexander Burnet, quho did not befoir
thir tyme seik his richt thairof. In witnes quhairof the seillis of the most pairt of
the persons on the said inqueist, with the foirsaid breiff heirwith includit, are
appendit heirto, and subscryved be Mr. Thomas Stewart, shirref clerk of the said
shirrefdome of Kincardin, day, moneth, yeir, and place forsaid. Subscryved thus,
W. STUART.
This is the new copie of the principall retoure upon the premissis remaining
in the Chancellarie. Copied and collationed by me, Alexander Jaffray of
Kingiswallis, directour of the Chancellarie, vnder this my signet and subscriptioun
manuall.
AL. JAFFRAY.