Summa of South Donside seven hundreth twenty one

lib. sixteen shilling and eight pennies

[Mich. 1717. 785 2 8.]

6 13 4

This is the true rental, both victual and mony, of the king's college for this past year, viz. from Mich. 85 to Mich. 86, and nothing omitted con

131. In the name of God Amen. I Robert Robysone of Anaals Belturbet, in the county of Cavan and diocese of Kilmore, . . . doe make this my last will and testament this nynteenth day of Aprill 1690. . . I leave unto the

kings colledge in Old Aberdeene where I was bred, and to the hospitall in the said towne, the sume of two hundred pounds sterling . . . of which sume . . . I appoint one for the use of the said colledge, and the other for the use of the hospitall . . . In witness whereof, I have unto this my last will and testament sett my hand and seale, theday and yeare abovewritten...

Robert Robison.

Mr. James Park's mortification for two burses.

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132. Be it known to all men be thir presents, me Mr. James Park of Cranoch, being desyrous, according to my abilitie, to encouradge the studdie of literature and good learning, particularlie in that worthy and famous colledge called the kings colledge of Aberdeen, the place of my educatione, have destinated mortified . . . for the yearlie maintainance, in all tyme comeing, of two mean scholars or bursers studying philosophie or other good learning profest and taught in the said colledge, all and haile the soume of two thousand merkes, . . . to be administrate and guided by the present masters of the said colledge and there successors in that statione, to the effect the yearlie annual rent thereof . . . may be applyed to the maintinance of two burseris . . . with the speciall provisione and conditione, that any of the children and posteritie of my kindred and relationes who may happen to be unable to mantaine themselves at the said colledge, and willing and qualified for the studie of philosophie, and does apply themselves to the said masters, without dispute or competitione, be preferred to the yearle annual rent of the foresaid soume of two thousand merks, dureing the ordinare time they follow ther studies in the said colledge; and in caise the saids burses shall happen to fall vacant, then and in that caice I heirby appoint the samen two burses for the mantinance yearlie of two mean students, whose parents are not able to mantaine them, and that in such forme and maner as other burses in the said colledge are disposed of, heireby beseeching and requireing all conserned not to delapidate or misimprove the foresaide soume . . . as they will answer to God, and wish to avoide all the curses to which the waisters and misimprovers of mortificationes are lyable; dischargeing all others who are able to mantaine there children at the colledge from haveing any right to this present mortifi

catione. . . In witness whereof, I have subscrived thir presents (wreiten be John Turner notar publict) with my hand at Clayfoords, the tuentiefifth day of Jully M. vie nyntie on years, befor thir witnesses, George Elrick in Clayfoords, John Muirison in Greens, and the said John Turner. Ja. Park.

Master Alexander Adam's foundation.

133. Bee it kend to all men be these present letters, me master Alexander Adam doctor of medicine, and at this tyme inhabitant in Ansteruther wester in the shire of Fyffe, to have sold . . . and disponed . . . to and in favours of the university of Aberdeen, the masters and ther successors, and to the marischall colledge of New Aberdeen, and unto the hospital of Old Aberdeen, and unto the hospitall of New Aberdeen, commonly called the trads hospitall, for the mentinance of bursars in each of the said colledges and of a beadman in the said hospitalls, allowing fourtie pound for each burssar by year and twentie pound to each of the beadmen by year, . . All and haill that croft of land called Edipingle lying in the west territories of the said crofts of Aberdeen betwixt the crofts of the airs of umquhill Gilbert Gray at the south, the croft of the airs of the deceast John Donaldson at the north, the kings common way at the east, and the crooked myre at the west; Item, another croft of land, to witt, the Long rigg lying betwixt the crofts of the heirs of the deceast Alexander Kempt at the south, the croft of the new colledge of the said burgh at the north, the kings common way at the east, and the crooked myre at the west; Item, another croft lying in the north territories of the crofts of the said burgh under the great balk, called the Long rigg, between the crofts sometyme of Mr. John Irwine and of Alexander Burnet at the south, the kings common way at the west, the croft of the airs of umquhill Duncan Donaldson at the north, and Footies myre at the east; Item, another croft lying at the sickhouse betwixt the croft of the deceast Mariorie Umphrey now belonging to the kings colledge at the south, the croft of the deceast John Wear, thereafter the deceast John Leith, and now the airs of Patrick Jack, at the north, the kings common way at the east, and the cassey or crooked myre at the west; Item, another croft lying at the Spitthill betwixt the croft of the said Patrick Jack at the south, the said Spitthill at the north, the kings common way at the cast, and the cassey myre at the west; Item,

another croft called Fill the cupp, lying in the north territories of the crofts of Aberdeen neir to the theives bridges, betwixt the croft of Alexander Burnet at the south and east parts, the croft sometymes of the preaching friars at the north, the kings common way at the west; Item, the yeard and taile of land belonging therto, lying at the west syd of the Gallowgate, as possessed by William Thomson gardner: So that I the said Mr. Alexander Adam sells . . . and dispones all and haill the lands and crofts and houses now presently possest by John Aiken fermurer in Aberdeen, lying at the Gallowgatehead, with the crofts possest by James Christie fermurer and his house, and a taill of land lying at the back of the said James Christies house, streaching to the loch possest by William Thomsone; all this I dispone unto the masters and regents of the old toun colledge for the mantinance of three burssars in the said colledge for four years, being of my kindred or my wifes Jean Davidson, or faillieing this any duely qualified of the name of Adam Davidson or Simpson, and unto such only to be given as said is, . . . both the saids burssars not being in the same clase or of the same years standing but different, and that the said masters pay . . . out of the said rents twentie pounds Scots to the beadhouse or hospitall of Old Aberdeen for the mantinance of a beadman, any of my kindred or of the names of Adam Davidson or Simpson, by and attour the common sallary of the said beadhouse . . . In witness whereof, these presents are written and subscryved with my hand at Anstruther wester, upon the tenth day of August one thousand sex hundreth nyntieone yeirs, before these witnesses, Robert Lyall baillie of the said burgh, Mr. James Chalmer schoolmaster ther, and John Wilsone Thomas Mitchell and Robert Racker inhabitants in the said burgh. Mr. A. Adame.

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Will of James Fullerton.

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134. In the name of God Amen. I James Fullerton of Halstead in the county of Essex. . . do make this my last will, . . . and . . . my will is, that all my houses and lands . . . lying . . . in Bockin in the said county of Essex ... shall be sold within one year. . . after my decease, . . . and the money the said premises are sold for shall be paid . . . to her grace the dutchess of Monmouth, or any other person that my executors shall think fitt, for the use of the governors of the university of Old Aberdeen, to be by