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Title: Sasine of Archibald Campbell of Succoth

Author(s): Campbell, Archibald

In the name of God Amen Be it Proven To all men by this present publick
Instrument that upon the tuenty tuo day of Apryl One thouſand
                    seaven hundered and tuo years and of her maiites reign
Ann by the Grace of god Queen of Great Brittain France and Irland defender
of the faith the firſt year In presence of
                    me nottar [¿] and uitneſes under subscribing
Compeared personally and [¿] Wm [¿] in dargavell [¿] in that part
Specially conſtitute by vertue of
                    the praesent of Seaſin after inſest and [¿] uith ane
other [¿] man William Johnstoun In Edinbarnatt pror specially conſtitute
for and in name and behalf of a Margaret
                    Campbell [¿] to John Maxuell of Dargavell whoſe pouer
of prorie was ſufficient [¿] to me nottar publick and Subſer so [¿] to
the manner place of Dargavell and Ground of
                    the lands thereof and of the lands of Barrangrie and
Baſhiels respective and [¿] after others haveing and in his hands
holdeing ane obleidgement Granted by the ſaid John
                    maxuell in favours of the ſaid Margaret Campbell
whereby hee bound and [¿] him and his airs &: upon there own proper
Charges and expenſes to inſeſt and ſeaſe in ſo
                    Margaret Campbell his spouſe in [¿] dureing all the
dayes of his life tyme after his deceaſe in case there be noe airs male
procreat Betwixt them then one life
                    or if there be airs male ſoe procreat then one life
who ſhall deceaſe befor the ſaid Margaret Campbell uith out being
married then after thee ſaid air males [¿]
                    [¿] in all and haill the lands of dargavell extending
to [¿] ſhilling land of old extent lying uithin the paroſhin of [¿] and
ſherreffdom of [¿]
                    the mannor place of dargavell office houſes and other
houſes biggings yeards orchyeards [¿] muirs meadows part pendicles and
pertinents thereof whatſomever as alſo
                    in all and haill his lands of Raſhiely [¿] to ane
tuinty ſhilling land of the extent lying within the ſhirreffdom forſaid
and ſychlyke in all and haill the land
                    of Barrangrie extending to ane tuinty ſhilling land of
old extend lying uithin the ſhirrefdom forſaid uith the houſes [¿]
moſses muirs meadoes out [¿]
                    in [¿] pairts pendicles and pertinents thereto
belonging togither uith the [¿] great and small parſonadge of [¿] of the
haill lands and others [¿] Saveing and
                    [¿] being alwayes to Joan Cunningham mother to the
ſaid John Maxuell her [¿] dureing all the dayes of her lifetyme of the
ſaids lands of Ralſhiely and [¿]
                    conform to her inſeſtment thereof uith this
proviſion and condition alwayes [¿] is there by as [¿] and [¿] that the
ſaid obleidgement is and ſhall be [¿]
                    prejudice to the ſaid Margaret Campbell of the
proviſion concealed in her [¿] by the contract of marraidge paſt betwixt
the ſaid JOhn Maxuell and her dureing [¿]
                    of airs male of this marraidge and in the [¿] of not
[¿] of airs male or there deceaſe in manner [¿] it ſhall be in the
pouer and [¿] of the ſaid Margaret
                    Campbell for long after the deceaſe of the ſaid John
Maxwell as ſhee ſhall [¿] to retain [¿] and uſe the haill [¿] in her
favours by the contract
                    above narrated or [¿] her ſelf to the liferent of the
lands and of hers @rent [¿] her by the ſaid [¿] But [¿] the ſaid
Margaret Campbell ſhall
                    [¿] her ſelf to the liferent [¿] hereby the ſaid
obleidgement the ſame is and ſhall be in ſufficient [¿] and
satisfaction to her of the lyferent of
                    proviſion and [¿] of the lands of [¿] and Raſhiely
and tuo hundred merks additionally [¿] and Clauſe of liferent of a ſhare
of the [¿]
                    in her favours by the contract @ narrated and that
betuo ſeverall inſeſtments and manner of holdings [¿] to be holden of
the ſaid John Maxuell his airs and
                    ſucceſsors in free [¿] for the yearly payment of ane
[¿] Scots money and [¿] the airs of the ſaid John Maxuell of the deuties
payable payable yearly out of the ſaid
                    lands to the ſuperiors and thee other to be to be
holden from the ſaid John Maxuell and his forſaids of his [¿] of the
ſamen [¿] and a [¿] freely in a
                    reſpects as hee or his forſaids holdes the ſamen
themselves and that author by reſignation or [¿] as beſt ſhall pleaſe
the ſaid Margaret Campbell as the
                    ſaid obleidgement dated the tuinty thrid of apryle one
thouſand ſeaven hundered and tuo years containing the [¿] prorie of
reſignation clauſe of abſolute [¿]
                    the precent of ſeaſin after inſert and ſeverall
other Clauſes at [¿] and which obleidgement like ſaid William Johnſtoun
propr forſaid did [¿] and produce
                    to the ſaid Wm Bryce Baillie in that pairt at the
reſpective places @ and underwren deſyreing and requireing him to proceed
to the execution
                    of the office of Bailliarie in that pairt committed to
him by the ſaid prorie at which Deſyre the ſaid William Bryce Baillie in
that pairt forſaid [¿]
                    and reaſonable and did accept of the forſaid
oblidgement in his hand and deſyred the ſamen to me nottar publicc
underſubſscriveing to be read and publiſhed by me to the
                    uitneſes and [¿] and byſtanders which accordingly
did and [¿] to which precept of ſeaſin the [¿] Follows and is thus
attour to William
                    Bryce in Dargavell And ilk ane of you conllie and
ſeallie my baillies in that pairt specially conſtitute Greeting [¿] is
my will and I charge and [¿] you that in [¿]
                    inent thir preſent ſeen yee paſs to the Ground of
the ſaids lands or any pairt thereof and there give and delyver liferent
ſtate and ſeaſin actuall reall and corporall poſseſ
                    of all and haill the ſaids lands of Dargavell
extending to [¿] ſhilling land of old extent lying as ſaid is and of all
and haill the ſaids lands Barrangrie extending and
                    lying as ſaid is and of all and haill the ſaids lands
of Raſhiely extending and lying as aforſaid uith the ſaid manner place
of Dargavell office houſes yeards orchyeards and other
                    houses byginges moſseſs mairs meadoues pairts
pendicles and haill [¿] of the haill lands of others above mentioned with
the teinds great and ſmall [¿]
                    of the haill land and others [¿] to the ſaid Margaret
Campbell in liferent dureing all the dayes of her lifetime after his
deceaſe in [¿] there be noe airs male procreat
                    betwixt them then [¿] or if there be airs male ſo
procreatthen [¿] ſhall do [¿] befor the ſaid Margaret Campbell uithout
being [¿] then after the
                    ſaid air males deceaſe reſerveing alwayes to the
ſaid Joan Cunninghame mother to the ſaid John Maxuell [¿] liferent
dureing all the dayes of her lifetyme of the ſaid lands
                    of Raiſhiely and [¿] conform to her inſeſtment
thereof and uith this proviſion and condition alwayes [¿] It is hereby
expreſsly provyded and declared [¿] thir
                    preſent ſhall be but prejudice to the ſaid Margaret
Campbell of the [¿] in her favors by the contract if [¿] and ye above
narrated dureing the exiſting
                    of airs male of the ſaid marraidge and that in [¿] of
there not exiſting or after there deceſe in manner @wren ſhall be in the
[¿] of [¿] of the ſaid Margaret
                    Campbell ſoe Long after his deceaſe as ſhee ſhall
think fitt to retain poſeſs and uſe the haill proviſiones [¿] in her
favours by the contract [¿] or to take a
                    her ſelf to the liferent of the lands and others [¿]
hereby provyded to her by [¿] but [¿] the ſaid Margaret Campbell ſhall
happen to [¿] her ſelf to the
                    ſaid liferent by virtue thereof the ſame ſhall be in
full [¿] and Satisfaction to her of the liferent proviſion and [¿] of
the lands of [¿]
                    Raſhiely and tuo hundered merks of additionall [¿] in
the [¿] abovementioned and of the Clauſe of lyferent of a share of [¿]
in her favor
                    by the contract above narrated ſoe as the ſaid
contract and obleidgement shall not after uards ſubſiſt as diſtinct
obleidgement to her and that by delyverance of [¿]
                    and stane of the ground of the ſaid lands and ane
handfull of Coin or Graſe for the ſaids lands as use is to the ſaid
Margaret Campbellor to her certain acturneyes
                    acturney in her name bearers heirof and this [¿] noe
wayes [¿] leave under to [¿] qrof thereby [¿] to you and ilk ane of you
Conllie and ſeallie as ſaid is my
                    full and irrevocable [¿] to this my precept of
ſeaſin In uitnes qurof I have [¿] wrytten by Robert Campbell wryter to
the ſignet uith my [¿] darg¬
                    avell the tuinty thrid day of apryle one thouſand
seaven hundered and the years [¿] James Hamiltoun of hutchiſon John
Colquhoun of midletoun and the
                    ſaid Robert Campbell Sic [¿] Jo Maxuell Ja: Hamiltoun
uitnes John Colquhoun uitnes Ro: Campbell uitnes after the reading and
publiſhing of the which
                    obleidgement an precept of ſeaſin therein contained
the ſaid William Bryce Baillie in that pairt forſaid gave and delyvered
liferent ſtate and ſeaſin actuall
                    reall and Corporall poſseſsion of all and haill the
ſaids lands of Dargavel Barrangrie and Raſhiely uith the manner place
houſes byginges and haill pairts pendicles
                    and pertinents thereof extending and lying as ſaid is
uith the teinds great and ſmall [¿] and [¿] if the haill lands and
others [¿] to the ſaid margaret Campbell
                    in liferent dureing all the dayes of her lifetyme after
the ſaid John maxuells deceaſe in [¿] there be noe airs male procreat
betuixt them then [¿] life or if there be airs male
                    ſoe procreat then after the ſaids airs males deceaſe
reſerveing to the ſaid Joan Cunninghame her liferent [¿] and uith this
condition and proviſion that the forſaid obleid¬
                    gement and this inſeſtment theren are and ſhall be
but prejudice to the ſaid Margaret of the proviſiones [¿] in her favours
by the contract of marraidge paſt betuixt
                    her and the ſaid John maxuell dureing the exiſtence
of airs male of the ſaid marraidge and uith and under the haill other
provyſiones and conditiones [¿] and that by [¿]
                    [¿] made by the ſaid William Bryce Baillie in the
pairt forſaid of earth and ſtane of the Ground of the ſaids reſpective
lands and ane handfull of Graſs or
                    [¿] for the ſaids lands to the ſaid William
Johnſtoun prior forſaid for and in name and behalf of the ſaid margaret
Campbell perſonally preſent and receaveing the ſame
                    thir things uere done at the ſaid manner place of
Dargavell and upon the Ground of Ilk ane and of the ſaids lands
reſpective and ſucceſsive after others betuixt ten of the
                    Cloack in the forenoon and one of the Cloack in the
afternoon day moneth year of God and of her matties reign @wren In
preſence of James Hamiltoun of Hutchiſon
                    John Colquhoun of midletoun John Campbell wryter in
[¿] dweller in Edinbarnet uitneſes ſpecially called and required
                    to the haill premiſes