Portsoy feus

NOTICE TO FEUERS IN PORTSOY.

WHEREAS the following Feuers in the Burgh of Barony of Portsoy, and their heirs and representatives, have for a great many years past failed to pay up their feu duties to the Right Honourable Earl of Findlater and Seafield, the superior of the said burgh, and are now due the sums aftermentioned, viz.

Al. Robertson's representatives	£30  7  10 3-12ths
John Ross’s ditto	£8  12  1 6-12ths
Peter Brown’s ditto	£8  18  4
Primrose Robertson’s ditto	£4  6  8
John Brodie’s ditto	£6  15  6
Alexr Wood, Taylor,	£7  0  0
George Bruce’s representatives	£17  14  10
William Prott’s ditto	£5  13  11

Intimation is therefore hereby given, that unless the said feu duties are forthwith paid, and regular entries taken out and titles made up to the feus abovementioned, immediate measures will be taken for declaring the feu rights irritated, and for evicting the feus for payment of the arrears of feu duties, of which all concerned are desired to take notice.

Such of the feuers as are inclined to pay up their arrears and settle, will please call on Mr Copland, factor for Lord Findlater, at Portsoy, or Archibald Young, writer in Banff.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 3rd December 1817.

Court cases to be heard at Inverness

The following persons have been indicted to stand trial at the ensuing Spring Circuits at Inverness, viz;- -  James Chisholm and Roderick Cameron, assaulting and deforcing revenue officers. - Barbara McKay, housebreaking and theft.  - John Strachan, theft.  William Fraser, alias McKenzie, and Simon Fraser, theft and reset of theft.  - Robert Dempster, assault. - John Ross, sheep-stealing. - Helen Stewart, theft and reset of theft.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 16th April 1817.

Cairnie Kirk Session Minutes, 1811

31 Mar 1811

Sess. Met &c. compeared Elspet Morrison in Whiteley and acknowledged that she had brought forth a child in Fornication to John Ross Dancing Master Craving to be absolved and get her child baptised.  The Session considering her circumstances agreed to absolve her without exacting any penalty.  She was then rebuked and absolved.

NAS Ref: CH2/1240/2/218

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