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Title: Precept by John Lennox and Charles Kerr

Author(s): Kerr, Charles; Lennox, John

John Lennox of Antermony Esquire superior of the lands and others after
mentioned To
And each of you as my Baillies hereby jointly and severally and specially
constituted to the effect after written Greeting Because By authentic
instruments
and documents It clearly appears That the now deceast William Millar of
Easter Altoun Father of My Lovite John Millar now
of Easter Alltoun Bearer hereof died last vest and seised in the fee of All
and whole the room of land called Easter Altoun with the whole parts,
pendicles
and pertinents, as sometime poſseſsed by the said William Millar himself
Being part of the lands of Inchbelly Inchbreck and Auchinninie And lying
within
the parish of Campsay And sheriffdom of Stiring And that the said John
Millar Bearer hereof is eldest son And so nearest and lauful heir of the
said William
Millar in the said lands of Easter Altoun with the pertinents thereof And
that the same are holden of and under me as immediate lauful superior
thereof
As come in place of John Earl of Wigtoun former superior of the same In feu
farm fee and heretage For payment yearly to me and my heirs and succeſsors
superiors thereof of the sum of ten merks Scots money at the term of
Whitsunday in name of feu farm And doubling the said feu duty at the entry
of each heir to the
said lands As also paying to the minister of Compsay Five merks Scots the
stipend yearly And relieving me and my foresaids of all other Burdens
whatsoever
payable or that may be payable furth of the said lands of Easter Altoun
with the pertinents And also observing and performing the whole other
conditions
and prestations specified and contained in the original rights and
inſeſtments of the same For all other burden of secular service which can
be asked and
required furth of the lands and others forsaid Therefore Thereby desire and
require you and each of you as my Baillies foresaid That upon sight
hereof ye give and deliver heretable state and seisine to the said John
Millar Bearer hereof as heir foresaid of All and whole The said lands of
Easter Altoun
with the pertinents thereof lying and described as aforesaid And to be
holden as said is By delivery of All and whole The said lands of Easter
Altoun
bearer hereof And for doing whereof I committ to you and each of you full
power by this my precept of Seisine Saving and reserving always my own &
every other persons right according to law In witneſs whereof I have
ordered my seal to be appended hereto And subscribe these presents written
upon
stampt vellum By Charles Kerr apprentice to David Erskine Clerk to the
Signet At Edinburgh the twenty eighth day of July seventeen hundred and
eighty
six years Before these witneſses the said Charles Kerr

David Erskine witneſs
Charles Kerr witneſs
John Lennox