Source:Scottish document Laing Charters, box 77, no. 2946

Laing Charters, box 77, no. 2946
Originally written 22 November 1675

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2753. 22nd November 1675.] Instrument of Sasine following on a precept in a disposition (dated at Fortrose, 20th November 1675) by Hector Douglas of Muldearg in favour of Robert Barbour, bailie of Inverness, selling and alienating to him the lands of Muldearg, lying between the foundation of an old dyke, the commonty of Sollachie and the arable corn rigs of Brigend on the south, the highway from Fearne to the burgh of Tayne on west, the north side of the moss of Muldearg from a grey stone at the north-west 'nuick' thereof 'ewest' to the lands of Easter Little Allan, and thence lineally eastward at the north side of the said moss of Muldearg, as the ' grein roads ' go to the north side of the said moss, 'till ye com to the watter-gang' of the mill of Fearn on the north, with the common pasturage of Sallachie, in the old abbacy of Fearn, now called the barony of Gainies, earldom and sheriffdom of Ross ; also the lands belonging to the monastery of Fearn, not given out in feu-farm before 26th January 1576[-7], lying between the lands of Little and Mikle Allan on west, the lands of Rarichies, Cullin, Bellnashirach, with pendicles, on south, the feu-lands of said monastery, belonging to the late Hector Douglas of Muldearg, on east, the lands of Balblair, Brigend, Milncroft, Dowcatcroft, and Weitlands, on the north, with alehouse, brewhouse, and brewhouse lands of the monastery near the manor-place thereof, and the kiln of Fearn and lands ; also that part of the manor-place called the Wester Drum of Fearn, with houses, etc., lying between the lands of the Easter Drum of Fearne, pertaining in feu and heritage to the Laird of Balnagown, on the east, the water of the mill of Fearn on the north, MacWalters' croft, M'Rorie's croft, Smith's croft, and Ballnashirah on the south, and the remainder of the monastery lands, belonging to the said two Hector Douglases, on west; with the crofts [cf. No. 2772 infra] now called Easter and Wester Balnashirah; also the two mills of Fearn, with astricted multures, the 'ring firlots, coorne firlots, thirlage and sequels,' and all privileges as now or formerly possessed by the 'guidschir and vncle of the said Hector Douglas, and by the 'milverts and femiorers' thereof, now and of before ; also the lands of Brigend, with alehouse, milncroft, etc., as above : with power to dig fuel and peat in the moss of Garrek and the abbacy moss of Rainies ; also, the said Hector gives full liberty to the said Robert that the 'dams, watter haughs and gangs,' or aqueducts of the said mills, may 'stand and run in the wonted places and ordinarie thanets' through Hector's lands of Torridow, Little Milntoune, and Ranies, with power to make the necessary repairs in the said dams. Witnesses to disposition by Hector Douglas—with consent of his wife and brother—James Dunbar and James M'Lean, merchants in Inverness, Hugh Dallas, commissary clerk of Ross, and Alexander M'Crae, writer in Fortrose. Sasine given by David Ross, merchant in Inverness, bailie, to the said James M'Lean for the grantee, on 22nd, and recorded at Fortrose 24th, November 1675. Witnesses, Andrew Fraser, John Stronach, smith, and Hector Hectorson, all in Fearn, Donald Denoon, miller in said mills, and William M'Keanvein, servitor of grantee. Notary, Thomas Gaire. [2946, Box 77.

Document

Printed sources	Calendar of the Laing Charters
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
Title	Section V. Laing Charters, 854-1837
Identifier	La.V. (link to catalog entry)
Collection	The Laing Collection (La)

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• 20 November 1675 - Disposition, dated at Fortrose, by Hector Douglas of Muldearg in favour of Robert Barbour, bailie of Inverness, selling and alienating to him the lands of Muldearg, lying between the foundation of an old dyke, the commonty of Sollachie and the arable corn rigs of Brigend on the south, the highway from Fearne to the burgh of Tayne on west, the north side of the moss of Muldearg from a grey stone at the north-west ‘nuick’ thereof ‘ewest’ to the lands of Easter Little Allan, and thence lineally eastward at the north side of the said moss of Muldearg, as the ‘grein roads’ go to the north side of the said moss, ‘till ye com to the watter-gang’ of the mill of Fearn on the north, with the common pasturage of Sallachie, in the old abbacy of Fearn, now called the barony of Gainies, earldom and sheriffdom of Ross ; also the lands belonging to the monastery of Fearn, not given out in feu-farm before 26th January 1576[-7], lying between the lands of Little and Mikle Allan on west, the lands of Rarichies, Cullin, Bellnashirach, with pendicles, on south, the feu-lands of said monastery, belonging to the late Hector Douglas of Muldearg, on east, the lands of Balblair, Brigend, Milncroft, Dowcatcroft, and Weitlands, on the north, with alehouse, brewhouse, and brewhouse lands of the monastery near the manor-place thereof, and the kiln of Fearn and lands ; also that part of the manor-place called the Wester Drum of Fearn, with houses, etc., lying between the lands of the Easter Drum of Fearne, pertaining in feu and heritage to the Laird of Balnagown, on the east, the water of the mill of Fearn on the north, MacWalters' croft, M'Rorie's croft, Smith's croft, and Ballnashirah on the south, and the remainder of the monastery lands, belonging to the said two Hector Douglases, on west; with the crofts now called Easter and Wester Balnashirah; also the two mills of Fearn, with astricted multures, the ‘ring firlots, coorne firlots, thirlage and sequels,’ and all privileges as now or formerly possessed by the ‘guidschir and vncle’ of the said Hector Douglas, and by the ‘milverts and femiorers’ thereof, now and of before ; also the lands of Brigend, with alehouse, milncroft, etc., as above : with power to dig fuel and peat in the moss of Garrek and the abbacy moss of Rainies ; also, the said Hector gives full liberty to the said Robert that the ‘dams, watter haughs and gangs,’ or aqueducts of the said mills, may ‘stand and run in the wonted places and ordinarie thanets’ through Hector's lands of Torridow, Little Milntoune, and Ranies, with power to make the necessary repairs in the said dams. Witnesses to disposition by Hector Douglas—with consent of his wife and brother—James Dunbar and James M'Lean, merchants in Inverness, Hugh Dallas, commissary clerk of Ross, and Alexander M'Crae, writer in Fortrose.
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• 22 November 1675 - Instrument of Sasine following on a precept in a disposition dated at Fortrose, 20th November 1675, by Hector Douglas of Muldearg in favour of Robert Barbour, bailie of Inverness. Sasine given by David Ross, merchant in Inverness, bailie, to the said James M'Lean for the grantee, on 22nd, and recorded at Fortrose 24th, November 1675. Witnesses, Andrew Fraser, John Stronach, smith, and Hector Hectorson, all in Fearn, Donald Denoon, miller in said mills, and William M'Keanvein, servitor of grantee. Notary, Thomas Gaire.
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• Anderson, John, ed. (1899). Calendar of the Laing Charters, A.D. 854-1837, belonging to the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: J. Thin. ISBN 978-1-55493-163-7. OCLC 681702686. OL 22877689M.