Contract between James [Paton], bishop of Dunkeld and John Hutton concerning the land of Bellelisk, 28th April 1574

Contract between James [Paton], bishop of Dunkeld, franktenementer of the middle third of Bellelisk, and John Pautone, his son, heritable fiar and feuar thereof, on one part, and Mr. John Hutton, franktenementer of the east third of Bellelisk, and John Hutton, his son, heritable fiar thereof, on the other part, in terms of which both parties, with consent and advice of John Pautone, officer of Muckart, and Andrew Kirk in Blairhill, reader at Muckart, marched and divided the said middle third from the easter third of Bellelisk, beginning 'at the Blairhill burn at the plat south cumand north ane dyk of the vest side of ane muir know and north the eist syde of the moss called Drwnbarne out throw ane lytill cornefald in Margaret Michellis land and thairefter entering in and north throwche the how fawld quhill it cum to the kingis gait as merches continovallie set in the erthe beris, and thairefter eist the syd of the said kyngis gait at ane merche stane set in on the north syd of the gait, and thaireftir plat north the riggen of the nethir quhyt hill, north our the dyk thairof to ane greit gray stane, and thaireftir north the vest syd of the said Mr. Jhonis pott medow vp throwch ane strip on the vest syd of the said Mr. Jhonis mwkit land to the end of ane dyk on the vest syde off Mr. Jhonis varde and wp the said dyk to the finall end thairoff, and fra the said end thairof liniallie vp the face of the hill to ane lang veit welheid onder the craigis, and fra the veil heid north to the Croik hoill, and fra that eist to ane gang off greit stanis and thaireftir direct oure north to the standand stane on the bak syd off the hill off Schemobe [Seamab], and fra the said stane downe throuch the schothouis direct north to the burne off Awchlansky; in the quhilk diuisioune and pertesing the said reuerend fathir and his sone grantit thame to haffe ressauit sufficient land and evenschepe for thair thrid of the land of the Cottarey of the Schank and sowmes gres thairof the quhilk land met of to thame at this present sail remane heretable vith thame thair aris and assignais'; while, on the other hand, the third part of the said ' Cottarey,' etc., belonging to Mr. John Hutton and his son shall remain with them—both parties being content and binding themselves to keep the marches laid down, 'prouyding this be nocht preiudiciall to the said reuerend fatheris nor his aris moss in the laich, and gait that he aucht to haffe to and fra the same, and siklyk be nocht preiudicialle to the said Mr. Jhone nor his aris in vsing thair mos in the hyll and to ane gait to cum and gang to and fra the same.' Signed by both parties on the ground of Bellelisk, 28th April 1574, before the said John Patoun, officer of Mwkart, Andrew Kirk, and Robert Bowr.