The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Act of compromit betuix the Gordonis and Forbes
Oure soverane lord and his estatis convenit in this present parliament, considering that the deidlie feidis, querrellis and contraverseis betuix his hines subjectis and the surname of Gordoun and Forbes and thair partakers ar not yit removed and takin away be the formair submissioun maid to that effect, the tyme thairof being now expirit and his hines gude will and intentioun remanyng to have the same yit done, hes thairfoir thocht meit, be advise of his saidis estatis, that the saidis debetable caus, deidlie feidis and contraverseis salbe submittit of new to certane freindis on ather syde, according to the quhilk his majesteis plesour and gude will remanyng, being in the self sa godlie and ressonable, ane noble and michty lord George, erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Baidyenout, with expres consent and assent of Johnne Gordoun of Lochinver and Patrik Gordoun of Auchindoun, curatouris to the said erll, for thair enteresse, for thame selffis and takand the burding on thame for the haill kin, freindis, servandis and partakers of the said Erll of Huntlie, on the ane pairt, and ane noble lord Williame, lord Forbes, and Johnne, maister of Forbes, his sone and apperand air, for thame selffis and takand the burding on thame for the haill kin, freindis, servandis and partakers of the said Lord Forbes, on the uther pairt, hes submittit and, be the tennour heirof, submittis all querrellis, deidlie feidis and caus debetable, alsweill criminall as civill, that hes fallin out and happynnit betuix thame sen the first day of September the yeir of God jM vC threscoir ellevin yeris, to the personis underwrittin: they ar to say, for the pairt of the said Erll of Huntlie, his name, freindis and pairtakers foirsaidis, Robert, commendatair of Dumfermling, secretair to oure soverane lord, Mark, commendatair of Newbottill, and Alexander Hay, clerk of register; and for the pairt of the said lord and maister of Forbes, thair name, freindis and partakers, George, erll of Marchell, Patrik, lord Lindsay of the Byris, and Maister James Halyburtoun, provest of Dundee; quhilkis personis chosin for bayth the saidis parteis sall convene heir and determinat the saidis debetable caus, deidlie feidis and contraverseis in the kingis majesteis presence quhair his hines salhappin to be for the tyme upoun sic day or dayes as his hines and the saidis lordis being with his majestie sall appoint, sa that alwayes thair sentence, decreit arbitrall and delyverance salbe pronumcit betuix and the tent day of Februar nixtocum; and in cais ony variance result upoun the premis, quhairthrow the saidis arbitouis sall not happin to aggrie and appoint amangis thame selffis, then thei sall report in presens of his majestie and counsale the maters and pointis quhairin the variance standis, quhairthrow his hienes, as odman and owersman commonlie chosin be bayth the saidis pairteis, with advise of samony of his privie counsell as he sall elect and call unto him, may gif finall decisioun toward the saidis deidlie feidis and contraverseis, quhairupoun decreit salbe pronuncit betuix and the tent day of Marche nixtocum. Attoure bayth the saidis pairtiis sall deliver thir clames gif ony further thei have nor is already gevin to the clerk of secreit counsale betuix and the tent day of December nixtocum, quhilkis being intercheyngeable, deliverit agane to the pairtiis, they sall mak and deliver their answeris hinc inde to the said clerk within ten dayes thairefter, and quhatever the saidis jugeis, arbitouris and amicable compositouris, in ane voce or the maist pairt of thame in ane voce, being convenit in equall number in his majesteis presens as said is, or in cace of variance his majestie, with advise as said is, pronunces, decreittis and deliveris in the premises amicablie bayth the saidis partiis, for thame selffis and takand the burding on thame as said is, sall abyde, underly and fulfill the samyn to uthers but appellatioun, reclamatioun or contradictioun quhatsumever. Attour, bayth the saidis pairtiis, for thame selffis and takand the burding on thame as said is, ar content and consentis that the assurance already takin and aggreit upoun to stand betuix thame unto the first day of Apprile nixtocum sall remane and yit continew unto the first day of Junii nixtocum, quhilk thei promit to observe and keip unviolat in ony poynt, under the panis contenit thairin. Mairattour, bayth the saidis partiis ar content and consentis that this present compromit and submissioun, with the decreit arbitrale that salhappin to be pronuncit and gevin thairupoun be actit and registrat in the buikis of privie counsale and sessioun, to have the strenth of ane act and decreit of the lordis thairof, and that lettres and executorellis be direct thairupoun in forme as effeiris, and, for acting and registring of the same in the saidis buikis, hes maid, constitutit and ordanit conjunclie and severalie in uberiori forma, promitten de rato; in witnes of the quhilk thing bayth the saidis partiis and arbitouris in taikin of thair acceptatioun to this present compromit in and upoun thame, as alswa oure soverane lord hes subscrivit thir presentis with thair handis as followis, at [...] the xxviij day of November, the yeir of God jM vC fourescoir ane yeiris.
- NAS, PA2/12, f.78r-v.