jamie , having been duly sworn , attested to the facts that he was in fact the proprietor of a grant of land , that said grant had been made and its terms agreed to by governor tryon , that said terms did include a quitment of land rent to the crown for a period of ten years , such period to expire some nine years hence , and finally , that fergus fraser did maintain a house upon and farm crops within the boundaries of the granted territory , under license from himself , james alexander malcolm mackenzie fraser .