. The "Red and white" book of en left incomplete, and is here inserted in the Register of the Great Seal,p. 21. It is to the following effect:—The king concedes to Alano of Erskyneand Katherine his spouse, the lands of Vogary in the shire of Edinburgh,which Da\id the Mcyhes of Weme resigned as a tenant, the said Alano andKatherine, to be held by them during their life and heritably to males legi-timately procreated between themselves, which failing legitimate, the nearestrelation heritably whatsomcver of the said Katherine (Menj-hes) in full possessionon her side to descend. About
. The "Red and white" book of en left incomplete, and is here inserted in the Register of the Great Seal,p. 21. It is to the following effect:—The king concedes to Alano of Erskyneand Katherine his spouse, the lands of Vogary in the shire of Edinburgh,which Da\id the Mcyhes of Weme resigned as a tenant, the said Alano andKatherine, to be held by them during their life and heritably to males legi-timately procreated between themselves, which failing legitimate, the nearestrelation heritably whatsomcver of the said Katherine (Menj-hes) in full possessionon her side to descend. About this time Sir David the Menzies made application to King James confirm him in the patronage of the Kirk of Weem. This he got confirmedby document from the king, the original of which is noted in the old inventorymade of the muniments of Castle Menzies in 1656, as— Confirmation by KingJames 1st of the patronage of Weyme, to Sir David the Menzies, Edinburgh,14th Fcbruar)- (no year), but about 1429? Soon after this Sir David, byway. 1429-143°-] SAINT DAVID MENZIES. 107 of withdrawing from the cares of the world and the responsible position as chiefof Clan Menzies, gave up to his eldest son John, the junior chief, the greaterpart of his possessions of Loch Tay and neighbourhood, stretching from nearKillin all along the north side of Loch Tay up to Glengoulandie. We give thecharter from the Charter Room of Castle Menzies :— No. 17. Charter by King James the First to John Menzies, son of DavidMenzies, knight, of the lands of Eddiramuky and Morynche in Dessawer, theofifice of Tochacderety of Kyrkcollon}, the lands of Fornachty and Goulentyne,in the abthen of Dull, and lands of Achill) in the shire of Perth, which lands andoffice of the said David had surrendered into the kings hands : to be held by thesaid John and his heirs for ward, relief, marrage, and other services used and liferent of the above lands and office is reserved for the said David, and herter
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