| Description | Part 1
Acounts, bonds etc. 16th-18th century Including:
Discharge by Alexander Burnett of Cragmyll to Alexander Burnett of Leyes, of £24. 8s and other sums, 18 September 1564. Endorsed with a 23 line poem.
Discharge by Mr James Wilson, schoolmaster at Banchory Ternan, to Sir Alexander Burnet of Leyes, of £5stg. as salary for teaching writing, arithmetic and grammar at school of Banchory Ternan, 1728-1729, 16 January 1731.
Account of money given to the poor at whitsunday 1757.
Order by M. Arbuthnott to Alexander Burnet, to go to Crigie and see what the servants are doing there; to deliver a cow to a messenger from Muchalls, 29 June 1705.
Account for medicines due by Sir Alexander Burnett of Leyes to Dr James Gordon 1746-8.
Account of ferme meal given in Muchalls, Contan and Cowie, crop 1690.
Order by Major General Middltone, commander of the forces in the north discharging commander of party for the mainteinance from quartering in any of parishes of Banchory, Kincardyne and Strachane as the Estates have appointed the Laird of Leyis to keep a watch there. At the bog ( Gordon Castle), 9 July 1647.
Discharge by Robert Kennedie, quartermaster to Colonel Keith, to Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyis, of "145. 14s in complete payment of monthly maintenance, September and October 1647, 4 December 1647.
Containing note by Robert Kennedie that none of Colonel Keith's troop lying in parish of Banchory and Strachan that have orders to uplift any maintenance from said parishes for November last since the order is only for September and October, 4 December 1647.
Part 2
As bundle part 1. Including:
Account due by Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, bt., to John Wilkie in Birkenbad, for work on the Deeside roads, 1766.
Account due by Mr Burnett of Leys to George Cooper, Aberdeen, for a china punchbowl holding six bottles and a pair of square women's buckles, 11 October 1746 paid.
Appointment by Leven, H. MacKay and Sir George Monro, commissioners appointed by king for modelling the army in Scotland, of William Burnett of Balfoure, (as the commission for him is not yet sent down) as captain of troop of horse formerly commanded by Sir William Hope, 18 March 1690.
Receipt by James Gray in South Leith to Margaret Foulis, lady of Pillrig, for a sufficient cauldrom in pledge of 100 merks, to be used until (term damaged), 8 December 1652.
Petition of Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyis and other heritors and gentlemen in parishes of Banchorie, Straquhan and Kincardine to Parliament, for exemption from public levies and burdens, if they put forth half their men, both horse and foot, to defend the country against the highlandmen of Birse, Cromar, Glentanar, Aboyne and Strathdon. 4 February 1646.
Containing note that the Committee of Estates finds the petition reasonable and instructs General Major Middleton that they attend as proposed for the service, signed by Loudoun as Chancellor, 10 February 1646. (In custody of the National Trust). |