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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>0003text.txt</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body.hl { background-color:#000035; } pre.hl { color:#008bff; background-color:#000035; font- size:10pt; font-family:Courier;} .num { color:#f87ff4; } .esc { color:#ffffff; } .str { color:#ffffff; } .dstr { color:#ffffff; } .slc { color:#ffbb00; font-style:italic; } .com { color:#ffbb00; font-style:italic; } .dir { color:#bb00ff; } .sym { color:#ffffff; } .line { color:#888888; } .kwa { color:#f8c50b; font-weight:bold; } .kwb { color:#e1e72f; } .kwc { color:#13d8ef; } .kwd { color:#ffffff; } //--> </style> </head> <body class="hl"> <pre class="hl">RD 13/149/BOX657. DATE 31/JULY 1809 DISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE 26 NOVEMBER 1802 WB OFFICE 31/07/1809 PRESENTED BY JOSEPH GORDON MR THOMAS THOMSON ADVOCATE 5 SHEETS. I COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY FOR THE LOVE FAVOUR AND AFFECTION WHICH I HAVE AND BEAR TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN ME AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE AND OTHER GOOD CAUSES AND CONSIDERATIONS MOVING ME DO BY THESE PRESENTS IN THE EVENT OF MY DECEASE GIVE GRANT AND DISPONE TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON AND THE HEIRS

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Author: Paul Kay Foster MackenzieSource: Scottish Record Office Edinburgh,Alexander Mackenzie of Tarbat Skye Royston CromartyURL: http://ps12488160114.books.officelive.com/sitemap.aspxNicholson, Mckenzie, Plot 19,20 Garafad, Stenscholl, Isle of Skye

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html><head><title>0003text.txt</title><style type="text/css"><!--body.hl { background-color:#000035; }pre.hl { color:#008bff; background-color:#000035; font-size:10pt; font-family:Courier;}.num { color:#f87ff4; }.esc { color:#ffffff; }.str { color:#ffffff; }.dstr { color:#ffffff; }.slc { color:#ffbb00; font-style:italic; }.com { color:#ffbb00; font-style:italic; }.dir { color:#bb00ff; }.sym { color:#ffffff; }.line { color:#888888; }.kwa { color:#f8c50b; font-weight:bold; }.kwb { color:#e1e72f; }.kwc { color:#13d8ef; }.kwd { color:#ffffff; }//--></style></head><body class="hl"><pre class="hl">RD 13/149/BOX657. DATE 31/JULY 1809DISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE26 NOVEMBER 1802 WB OFFICE 31/07/1809PRESENTED BY JOSEPH GORDONMR THOMAS THOMSON ADVOCATE 5 SHEETS.I COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY FOR THE LOVE FAVOUR AND AFFECTION WHICH I HAVE ANDBEAR TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGEBETWEEN ME AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFEAND OTHER GOOD CAUSES AND CONSIDERATIONS MOVING ME DO BY THESEPRESENTS IN THE EVENT OF MY DECEASE GIVE GRANT AND DISPONE TO ANDIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON AND THE HEIRS

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WHATSOEVER OF HIS BODY WHOM FAILING TO THE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF MYBODY WHOM FAILING TO ROBERT MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT IN THE MAHRATTASERVICE MURDOCK MACKENZIE SON OF KATHARINE MCLEOD IN ASSYNT INTHE COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND AND HUME MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT IN THESERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE MADRASESTABLISHMENT ALL THREE MY NATURAL SONS EQUALLY AMONG THEM ANDTHE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF THEIR BODIES AND FAILING ANY ONE OR TWOOF THEM AND THE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF THEIR BODIES TO THE OTHER ONEOR TWO OF THEM EQUALLY BETWEEN THEM IF TWO AND THE HEIRSWHATSOEVER OF HIS OR THEIR BODIES WHOM ALL FAILING TO MY OWNNEAREST AND LAWFUL HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES WHATSOEVER ALL ANDSUNDRY LANDS HERITAGES ANNUAL RENTS TEINDS ADJUDICATIONSREVERSIONS WOODS MILLS FISHINGS TACKS HEADING AND POSSESSIONBELONGING TO ME OR WHICH SHALL BELONG TO ME AT MY DEATH ASALSO ALL AND SUNDRY DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY BOTH HERITABLE ANDMOVEABLE DUE AND OWING OR WHICH SHALL BE DUE AND OWING BY ANYPERSON OR PERSONS TO ME AT MY DEATH BY BOND BILL DECREE ACCOUNTPREMISE OR FACTION AS RENT OF LANDS OR ANNUAL RENTS OF MONEY OR INANY OTHER MANNER OF WAY WHATSOEVER WITH THE WHOLE VOUCHERSINSTRUCTIONS AND CONVEYANCES THEREOF WRITS AND DEEDS GRANTEDAND DILIGENCE AND EXECUTION ISSUED AND OBTAINED FOR PAYMENT ANDSECURITY OF THE SAME AND ALSO ALL AND SUNDRY CORNS CATTLE HORSESHEEP HOUSEHOLD PLENISHINGS AND FURNITURE INCLUDING BED ANDTABLE LINEN SILVER PLATE JEWELS TRINKETS BANK NOTES

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GOLD AND SILVERCOINED AND UNCOINED AND LYING MONEY CLOATHS BOOKS AND OTHERMOVEABLE GOODS GEAR AND EFFECTS OF WHATSOEVER NATURE ORDENOMINATION INCLUDING HEIRSHIP MOVEABLE BELONGING OR THAT MAYBELONG TO ME AT MY DEATH WHEREVER OR IN WHOSE CUSTODY SOEVERTHE SAME MAY THEN BE DISPENSING WITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF ANDDECLARING THESE PRESENTS TO BE EQUALLY GOOD AND EFFECTUALTO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS IF THE SAID LANDS HERITAGESMOVEABLE DEBTS AND OTHERS HEREBY CONVEYED WERE HEREINPARTICULARLY SPECIFIED AND ENUMERATED DECLARING ALWAYS AS IT ISWHEREBY EXPRESSLY PROVIDED AND DECLARED THAT THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON AND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTES AND SUCCESSORSBEFORE NAMED IN THEIR ORDER SHALL BE BOUND AND OBLIGED TO CONTENTAND PAY MY FUNERAL EXPENSES AND ALL MY JUST AND LAWFUL DEBTSAND PARTICULARLY WITHOUT PREDUDICE TO THE SAID GENERALITY THEPREVIOUS CONTAINED IN A CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE ENTERED INTO BETWEENME ON THE ONE PART AND THE SAID KATHERINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEMY WIFE ELDEST LAWFUL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEAST COLONEL JAMESSUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONCENT OF CAPTAIN GEORGESACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHER GERMAN ON THE OTHERPART DATED THE 15/07/1801 WHICH PROVISIONS WERE CONCEIVED IN FAVOUROF THE SAID KATHERINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE AS WELLOF THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE DECLARING THATTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FULL

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BENIFIT OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE SAID CONTRACT IN SOFAR AS THE SAME MAY BE INTERPRETED IN HIS FAVOUR OVER AND ABOVEWHAT HE MAY DRAW FROM MY ESTATE REAL AND PERSONAL IN VIRTUEOF THESE PRESENTS THE SAME BEING MADE AND GRANTED WITHOUTPREJUDICE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED PREVIOUS IN ANY MANNER OF WAYAS ALSO MY SAID SON AND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTING ANDSUCCESSORS BEFORE MENTIONED SHALL BE BOUND TO PAY THEFOLLOWING LAGACIES VIZ. WHEREAS BY THE SAID CONTRACT OF MARRIAGEAMONG OTHER PROVISIONS CONCEIVED IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID KATHARINESUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE IT WAS DECLARED THAT IN THE EVENTOF MY PREDECEASING THE SAID KATHERINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEMY WIFE AND THAT AT THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MARRIAGE BY MY DECEASEOR OTHERWISE THERE SHOULD BE NO CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTINGTHEREOF AT THE TIME THEN AND IN THAT CASE I PROVIDED HEREIN ANDSHE WAS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND WAS THEREBY EMPOWERED TODEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF SIX THOUSANT POUNDS STERLINGPROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN MANNER THEREINMENTIONED NOW IN CASE THE SAID EVENTUAL PROVISION SHOULD BEVACATED IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A CHILD OR CHILDRENPROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE WHO MAY SURVIVE ME THEN ANDIN THAT EVENT I HEREBY GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO THE SAID KATHARINESUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING THEN TO THE SAID HUME MACKENZIE MY NATURALSON I GIVE AND BEQUEATH THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED

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POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO THE SAID ROBERT MACKENZIE MY NATURAL SON THE SUMOF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO THE SAID MURDOCHMACKENZIE MY NATURAL SON THE LIKE SUMOF THREE HUNDREDPOUNDS STERLING THEN TO FRANCES MACKENZIE NOW GUNN MYNATURAL DAUGHTER THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO MARIA MACKENZIE NOW MACAULY MY NATURAL DAUGHTERTHE LIKE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO COLONELLOUIS GRANT OF ACHUINACH LATE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO CAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT THE LIKESUM OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO MRS ELIZABETHSUTHERLAND WIDOW OF THE SAID COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND ANDMOTHER OF THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEWIFE THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING AND MY SAID SONAND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTING AND SUCCESSORS BEFOREMENTIONED SHALL BE BOUND TO PAY THE SAID SEVERAL LAGACIESAT THE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER MY DEATHWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF PENALTY IN CASE OF FAILURE AND THELEGAL INTEREST OF THE SAID SUMS RESPECTIVELY FROM THE SAIDTERM OF PAYMENT UNTIL PAID DECLAIRING THAT THE JUS MARITIAND RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE HUSBANDS OF THE SAIDFRANCIS MACKENZIE NOW GUNN AND OF THE SAID MARIA MACKENZIE

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NOW MACAULY IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY SECLUDED AND DEBARRED IN SOFAR AS CONCERNS THE SAID LEGACIES PENALTIES AND INTERESTAND FOR CARRYING THESE PRESENTS INTO MORE EFFECTUALEXECUTION I HEREBY NOMINATE AND APPOINT THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON WHOM FAILING THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLANDNOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE THE SAID GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDTHE SAID LOUIS GRANT THE SAID CHARLES GRANT COLONEL WILLIAMDUNCAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYCAPTAIN HENRY WHITE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT AND NOW OR LATELYAIDE DE CAMP TO HIS EXELLENCY MARQUISE WELLESLEY GOVERNORGENERAL OF BENGAL AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNETAND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOR OF THEM TO BE MYSOLE EXECUTORS EXCLUDING MY NEAREST OF KIN AND ALL OTHERSFROM THE SAID OFFICE MOREOVER AS I JUDGE IT PRUDENT TO NAMETUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEMY SON OR TO ANY OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO MAY BEPROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGE BETWEEN ME AND THESAID KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE AND HAVINGENTIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLANDNOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDLOUIS GRANT CHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITEAND COLIN MACKENZIE DO HEREBY NOMINATE AND APPOINTTHEM AND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOR OFTHEM TO BE TUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON AND TO SUCH OTHER CHILD OR CHILDRENAS MAY BE PROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGE DURINGTHE WHOLE PERIOD OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PUPILARITIES

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AND MINORITIESDECLARING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PERSONS BEFORE NAMEDACCEPTING AND ALIVE AT THE TIME OR ANY ONE OF THEMACCEPTING AND SURVIVING THE LEAST SHALL BE A QUORUM ANDDECLAIRING ALSO THAT THEY SHALL NOT AS TUTORS OR CURATORSBE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS NOR SINGULI IN SOLIDUM BUT EACHONLY FOR HIS OWN ACTUAL INTROMISSIONS AND THAT IT SHALLBE IN THE POWER OF THE PERSONS BEFORE NAMED TO ACCEPTTHE OFFICE OF TUTOR AND RENOUNCE THE OFFICE OF CURATORAND I HEREBY REVOKE ALL FORMER DISPOSITION AND SETTLEMENTLEGACIES CODICALS AND OTHER TESTAMENTARY DEEDS MADEOR GRANTED BY ME IN FAVOR OF WHATEVER PERSON OR PERSONSPRECEEDING THE DATE HEREOF AND DECLARE THIS TO BE MY LASTWILL AND TESTAMENT RESERVING ALWAYS TO MYSELF FULLPOWER AND LIBERTY AT ANY TIME OF MY LIFEEVEN IN SICKNESS OR ON DEATHBED TO EVOKE ALTER AND INNOVATETHESE PRESENTS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR TO CANCEL THE SAMEAT PLEASURE BUT IF I SHALL NOT THINK FIT SO TO DO THESE PRESENTSSHALL BE EFFECTUAL THOUGH FOUND IN MY CUSTODY OR IN THE CUSTODYOF ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM I MAY ENTRUST THE SAME UNDELIVEREDAT MY DEATH WITH THE DELIVERY WHEREOF I HEREBY DISPENSE ANDCONSENT TO THE REGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL ANDSESSION OR OTHERS COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND THERETO CONSTITUTEMY PROCURATORS IN WITNESS.WHEREOF SUBSCRIBE THESE PRESENTS WRITTEN ON THIS AND THE TWOPRECEEDING PAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY WILLIAM

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MACKENZIE CLERK TOALEXANDER AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITERS TO THE SIGNET ON EACHPAGE AT EDINBURGH THE 26/11/1802 BEFORE THESE WITNESSES THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNET AND THE SAIDWILLIAM MACKENZIE WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKENZIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE WITNESSWILLIAM MACKENZIE WITNESSGD305/1/128/17.IT IS CONTRACTED AGREED AND MATRIMONIALLY ENDED BETWIXT THEPARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. COLLONELL ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE SERVICEOF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE ONE PART AND MISSKATHERINE SUTHERLAND ELDEST LAWFULL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASTCOLL.JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENTOF CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHERGERMAN ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID COLL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDHAVING CONCURRED A MUTUAL LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ONEANOTHER HAVE ACCEPTED AND DO HEREBY ACCEPT OF EACH OTHERFOR LAWFULL SPOUSES AND HEREBY BIND AND OBLIGE THEM TOSOLEMISE THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY WITH ALL CONCONCIENTSPEED IN CONTEMPLATION OF WHICH MARRIAGE THE SAID COLL ROBERTMCKINZIE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS EXECUTERSAND SUCCESSORS TO CONTENT AND PAY TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENTS OF HER SURVIVING HIM AND INDEPENDENTOF THE ADDITION THERETO IN THE EVENT HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDALL AND HAILL OF FREE YEARLY ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED

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POUNDSSTERLING AND THAT AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITSUNDAYAND MARTINMAS BY EQUALL PORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMSPAYMENT THEREOF THE FIRST SUM OF WHITSUNDAY ON MARTINMAS AFTERHIS DECEASE FOR THE HALF YEAR PRECEEDING AND SO ON HALF YEARLYDURING ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME WITH A FIFTH PART MOREOF EACH TERM PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATE PENALTY INCREASE OF HAILLEAND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT THEREOF THEREAFTERDURING THE NOT PAYMENT AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM AND HIS FORSAID IN THE EVENT OF ONECHILD MALE OR FEMALE BEING PROCREATED OF THIS MARRIAGE BETWIXTHIM AND THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO CONTENDAND PAY TO SUCH CHILD THE SUM OF THREE THOUSANT POUNDSSTERLING TWO CHILDREN MALE OR FEMALE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING EACH AND IF THREE OR MORE CHILDREN THE SUMOF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING THE ELDEST CHILD TORECEIVE OF THAT SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANDTHE REMAINING THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING TO BEDIVIDED AMONGST THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN SUCH PROPORTIONSAS THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER OR SURVIVOR OF THEM MAY THINKPROPER AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME AND THAT AT AND AGAINSTTHE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER HIS DECEASEWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF EACH CHILD PROVISION OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF HAILLE AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUALRENT THEREOF THEREAFTER DURINGTHE NOT PAYMENT BUT DECLARING

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THAT INTHE EVENT OF THE SAID COLL ROBERT MCKINZIES PREDECEASINGTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THE DISSOLUTIONTHE MARRIAGE BY HIS DECEASED ARE OTHERWAYS THERE SHOULDBE AND CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTING THEREOF AS THE TIME THEMTHAT CASE THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE PROVIDES HER IN ANDSHE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND IS HEREBY EMPOWEREDTO DEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF THE SAID SIX THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEIN MANNER BEFORE MENTIONED DECLAIRING ALSO THAT IN THE EVENTOF THE DECEASE OF THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE BEFORE THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THERE SHOULDBE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE ENDING AT THE TIME ANDTHAT THERE SHOULD BE A DEFICIENCY IN HIS FUNDS FOR ANSWERING THEtheetoneSEVERAL PROVISIONS IN THEIR FAVOUR BEFORE MENTIONED AND PAYINGTHE SAID ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDKATHERINE SUTHERLAND YET THAT SUCH DEFICIENCY SHALL IN THEMEANTIME FALL UPON THE CHILDREN PROVISIONS UNTILL THE DECEASEDOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT IN EVERY EVENTTHE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING SHALL REMAIN CLEARAND UNTOUCHED FOR ANSWERING THE SAID ANNUITY DURING ALLTHE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME AND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE SAID EVENTUALLANNUITY AND FOR THE PROVISIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE

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BEFORE MENTION THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE ASSIGNS ANDCONVEYS AS MUCH OF THE SEVERALL SUMS OF ANNUITY AFTERMENTIONED WITH THE SECURITIES THEREFORE AS WILL COMPLETELYSATISFY AND PAY THE SAME VIZ. THE SUM OF SIXTY SEVEN THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT DINA RUPEES VESTED BY ME IN THEEIGHTY PER CENT EAST INDIA GOVERNMENT SECURITIESBY SEVERAL INVESTITURES THE FIRST DATED THE 4TH DAY OFMAY ONE THOUSANT SEVERAL HUNDRED AND NINETY THREEAND THE LAST DATED THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED YEAR ALL AS CONTAINED IN AN ACCOUNT CURRENTBETWIXT HIM AND MESSRS. DOWNIE AND MAITLAND HIS AGENTSAT CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 YEARS THE FURTHER SUM OF TWENTYTHOUSANT DIVA RUPEES VESTED BY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENTSECURITIES BEING NUMBER FORTY EIGHT OF THE DECENNIAL LOANOBLIGATION DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT AND ALSO STOCK TO THE AMOUNTOF EIGHT THOUSANT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE POUNDS VESTEDBY HIM IN THE THREE PERCENT CONSOLIDATED FUNDS OF GREATBRITAIN AND MANAGED ON HIS AMOUNT BY MESSRS. THOMAS COUTTSAND CO BANKERS IN LONDON CONFORM TO THEIR AMOUNT CURRENTWITH HIM THERE ANENT ENDING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY LASTAND WHICH AMOUNT ARE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OF THIS DATE ASRELATIVE HERETO AND IN WHICH LAST SUM IS INCLUDED THE SUMOF SIX HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING VESTED IN THE SAID FUNDSSINCE THAT PERIOD WITH POWER TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE

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SUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HER SURVIVING THE SAID AFFIDATESPOUSE OUT OF BOTH ARE EITHER OF THE SAID FUNDS THE SAIDYEARLY ANNUITY ACCEPTS AND DISCHARGES TO GRANT THEREFOREAND GENERALLY EVERY OTHERTHING THEREANENT TO DO THATHE COULD HAVE DONE HIMSELF DURING HIS LIFETIME AND IF SHESHALL JUDGE IT MORE EXPEDIENT THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIMSELF WHEN REQUIRED TO INVEST THE SAIDSUM OF FOUR THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING IN THE BRITISH FUNDSIN HER NAME TO---------------- THE SAID -------------- ANNUITY AND TO LAYOUT THE SAME OR HERITABLE SECURITY AND TO TAKE THE SECURITYTHEREFORE PAYABLE TO HER IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAYSOF HER LIFETIME AND TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN THEEVENTS PREMENTIONED IN FEE TO ANSWER IN WHOLE OR IN PARTAS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE THEIR SAID PROVISION DECLARING ALSOTHAT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATE OF THE MARRIAGE SHALL DURINGTHE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER BE MAINTAINED AND EDUCATEDSUITABLE O THEIR STATION BY HIM AND IN THE EVENT OF HIS DECEASEPREVIOUS TO THEIR ARRIVING AT THE YEARS OF MAJORITY THAT THEIRSAID MOTHER SHALL BE THEIR TUTORS AND CURATORS AND SHALLUPLIFT RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEYSBEFORE PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE AGE OFFIFTEEN YEARS IF MALE CHILDREN ON THEIR MAJORITY ATMARRIAGE IF FEMALE IN LIEU OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAINTAINANCEAND FURTHER THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE EVENTOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND SURVIVING HIM ASSIGNS

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CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER TO HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES AS HEROWN UNDOUBTED PROPERTY THE WHOLE HOSEHOLD FURNITUREAND PLENISHING OF EVERY DENOMINATION BED AND TABLE LINEN------- AND TABLE CHINA SILVERPLATE AND IN GENERALL EVERYARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD OF FURNITURE AND PLENISHING THATSHALL PERTAIN AND BELONG TO HIM OR BE IN COMMUNIONBETWIXT THEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DECEASE DISPENSINGWITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF AND ADMITTING THE SAME TOBE EQUALLY GOOD VALID AND SUFFICIENT AS IF EVERY ARTICLETHEN BELONGING TO HIM WERE HEREIN PARTICULARY INSERTEDMOREOVER THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY RENOUNCESAND GIVES UP FOR HIMSELF HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSANY CLAIM OR TITLE HE MIGHT HAVE JURE MARITE OR OTHERWAYSTO ANY MONEY MEANS OR EFFECTS PRESENTLY BELONGING TO THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR TO WHICH SHE MAY HEREAFTERHAVE RIGHT ANY MANNER OF WAY AND PARTICULARY WITHOUTPREDUDICE TO THE GENERALITY FORESAID TO A BOND FOR FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STIRLING GRANTED TO HER BY SIR EWEN BAILLIEOF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE AND TO ANY CLAIM OF PROVISIONMADE IN HER FAVOUR BY HEIRS AND DECEASED FATHER DECLARINGTHE SAME HER OWN PROPERTY AND AS HER DISPOSAL IN ANYMANNER SHE MAY THINK PROPER WITHOUT HIS CONCENTARE APPROBATION AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTMCKENZIE DISPONES CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER FROM HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HIS HEIRS ASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVERUNDER THE BURDEN OF THE PAYMENT OF THE YEARLY FEU DUTY PAYABLE

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OUT THEREOF HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLE ALL AND HAILLE THATHOUSE LYING IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW TARBET CALLED MILMOUNTCALLED MILLMOUNT WICH THE GARDEN BACK CLOSEAND WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS THERETO BELONGINGBOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH ROAD LEADING THROUGHMILMOUNT AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE WATER --- OR AS THESAME MAY BE OTHERWAYS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HIS RIGHTS ANDINFEFTMENTS THEREOF ALL LYING IN THE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTYOF ROSS TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHT AND CLAIM OF RIGHT OF PROPERTYAND POSSESSION WHICH HE CAN CLAIM OR PRETEND THERETO ANY MANNEROF WAY IN WHICH HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREMENTIONED THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE BIND AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS SUCCESSORS TO INFEFT AND LEASE THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLEAND THAT BY RESIGNATION OR CONFIRMATION OR BOTH THE ONEWITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE OTHER AND FOR EXPEDING THE SAIDINFEFTMENT BY RESIGNATION HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTESAND EACH OF THEM CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS UNDOUBTED ----AND COMMISSIONERS TO THE OFFICE UNDER WRITEN GIVING GRANTINGAND COMMITTING TO THEM FULL POWER WARRANT AND COMMISSIONFOR HIM AND IN HIS NAME TO COMPEAR HEREFORHIS IMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS OF THE SAID SUBJECTSOR THEIR COMMISSIONERS HAVING POWER TO RECEIVE RESIGNATIONSAND TO GRANT NEW INFEFTEMENTS THEREON AND THAT UPONTHE GROUND THEREOF AT ANY TIME LAWFULL AND CONVENIENTAND THEM AND THERE WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AND

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HUMILITYAS BECOMES PURELY AND SIMPLY BY STAFF AND BATTON AS USEIS TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LIKEAS THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEHEREBY RESIGNS RENOUNCES SURRENDERS UP GIVES OVER GIVESAND DELIVERS ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTSCALLED MILLMOUNT LYING IN THE SAID VILLAGE OF MILMOUNT OF NEWTARBET PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY OF ROSS AFORESAID ASDESCRIBED AND HEREHELD AS REPEATED BREVALITIS CAUSA OR ASTHE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HISRIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF INTO THE HANDS OF HISIMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS THEREOF IN FAVOUR AND FORNEW INFEFTMENTS OF THE SAME TO BE MADE GIVEN AND GRANTEDTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSEIN SUCH DUE AND COMPETENT FORM AS OFFERS ALL INSTRUMENTSAND DOCUMENTS THEREAPON TO TAKE AND GENERALLY EVERYOTHERTHING THEREANNENT TO DO WHICH HE COULD DOHIMSELF IF PERSONALLY PRESENT ALL WHICH HE HEREBY PROMISESTO HOLD FIRM AND STABLE WITHOUT RESERVATION WHICH DISPOSITIONAND SUBJECTS THEREBY CONVEYED THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO WARRANT TOTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE ANDHER FORESAIDS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTES THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND HER FORSAIDS HIS COMMISSIONERS AND ASSIGNEESNOT ONLY IN AND TO THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES THEREOF IN TIME

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COMING BUT ALSO IN AND TO THE TITLES WRITS AND EVIDENTS THEREOFCONCEIVED INFAVOUR OF HIM HIS PREDECESSORS OR AUTHORS AND WHICHASSIGNATION ABOVE WRITEN HE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIMAND HIS FORESAID TO WARRANT AS FOLLOW VIZ. IN SO FAR AS CONCERNSTHE WRITS AND EVIDENTS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND IN SO FAR AS CONCERNS THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES FROMHIS OWN PROPER FAILS AND DEEDS ALL NAMELY AND IT IS HEREBY AGREEDUPON BETWIX THE PARTIES THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS HEREON AT THEINSTANCE OF THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDROBERT SUTHERLAND ESQ. OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT AND COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF KNOCHBRACHE OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEMOR THEIR HEIRS AGAINST THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE FORIMPLEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUYR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND THE ISSUE OF THE SAID MARRIAGE OF THE PROVISIONAND PRESTATIONS ABOVE WRITEN CONCEIVED IN THEIR FAVOUR ANDDECLARING THAT THE PRESENT MARRIAGE SHOULD ABSOLVE -------YEARS AND DAY FROM THE SOLEMNIZATION THEREOF WITHOUT ALIVING CHILD BEING HEARD BUT YET THIS PRESENT CONTRACT SHALLSUBSIST IN ITS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IN FAVOUR OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THECONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING AND THEY CONSENT TO THERESIGNATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONOTHER COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND IF NEED BE THAT ALL EXECUTION NECESSARY MAYPASS AND BE DIRECT HEREIN AS OFFERS AND THERETOTHEY CONSTITUTE THEIR PROCULATORS AND

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COMMISSIONERSALL TO THE EFFECT THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDMAY BE INFEFT AND LEASED IN THE SAID HOUSE GARDEN ANDPERTINENTS THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY DESIRES ANDREQUIRES YOU AND EACH OF YOU CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS BAILLIESIN THAT PART HEREBY SPEEDILY CONSTITUTE THESE PRESENTS-------- PASS TO THE SAID SUBJECTS AND THERE GIVE AND DELIVERTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HERITABLE STATEAND SASINE REAL AND ACTUALL AND CORPOREAL POSSESSIONOF ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREDESCRIBED OR AS THE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBEDIN HIS RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF AND HERE HELDAS REPEATED BREVITATIS CAUSA CALLED MILLMOUNT IN THESAID VILLAGE OF MILLMOUNT OF NEW TARBET PARISH OF KILMUIRAND COUNTY OF ROSS WITH THE WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES ANDPERTINENTS THERETO BELONGING AND THAT BY DELIVERINGTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR HER ATTORNEYOR ATTORNEYS WHOM NAME BEARER HEREOF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYMBOLLS USUALL AND NECESSARY BUT ALWAYS UNDER THEBURDEN OF THE FEU DUTY PAYABLE OUT THEREOF AND THIS INNOWAYS LEAVE UNDONE THE WHICH TO DO THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MACKENZIE COMMITTS TO YOU AND EACH OF YOUCONLLIE AND SEALLIE AS SAID IS HIS FULL POWER BY THIS HISPRECEPT OF SASINE DIRECTED TO YOU FOR THAT EFFECTIN WITNESS WHEREOF BOTH PARTIES HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DUPLICATE HEREOF WROTEUPON THIS AND THE SIX PRECEEDING PAGES OF PAPER DULY STAMPEDWORDING TO LAW BY THOMAS SUTER SHERIFF CLERK OF ROSS

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BRAILANGWELL THE FIFETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1801 YEARSBEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAID COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OFKNOCHBRECK MR ALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON AND THE SAIDTHOMAS SUTER WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKINZIEKATHARINE SUTHERLANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDALEXANDER BAILLIE WITNESSALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON WITNESSTHOMAS SUTER WITNESS1.GD305/1/133.NO17. 28/4/1860. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHASSIGNATION BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE LATE JOHN BAIN IN FAVOUR OF HIS GRACETHE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND A BOND BY THE LATE JOHN HAY MACKENZIE ANDMRS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE HIS MOTHER FOR £3319. AT ST ANDREWS FIFESCOTLAND FULL DESCRIPTION OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTYTARBET GRANDVILLE AND BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUSTEES.2.GD305/1/133.NO8. 5/9/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHASSIGNATION BY SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET BROTHER OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE TOJOSEPH FORBES ESQ.3.GD305/1/133.NO6 2/9/1848 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRELIEF ASSIGNATION BY SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE IN FAVOUR OFMESS. GORDON STUART AND CHEYNE EDINBURGH BROTHER OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.4.GD305/1/133.NO27. 8/10/1858 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISCHARGE BY MRS ANNE HAY MACKENZIE IN FAVOUR OF THE MARCHIONESS OFSTAFFORD AND HEIRS OF CROMARTY ROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.5.GD305/1/133.NO25. 1862. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHASSIGNATION BY HIS GRACE THE DUKE AND EARL OF SUTHERLAND IN FAVOUR

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OF HIS TRUSTEES.6.RD5/645/54-72. 5/8/1840. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION KATHERINE MACKENZIE TO JOHN HAY MACKENZIE AND KATHERINESPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. PARENTS OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.7.GD305/1/117/462 19/2/1835. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHJOHN HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY ONLY SON OF MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIEAND INTERLOCTOR ON THE ESTATE OF CROMARTY MENTION ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.8.RS75/7/62-63. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDONALD MCLEOD OF GENIES AND LANDS EASTER KILMUIR ROSSHIRE SCOTLANDMENTION TO KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE SPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERTMACKENZIE FATHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBETGRANDVILLE.9.RS42/53. 9/2/1816. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHANDREW RUSSELL OF CRAWFORDJOHN.10.RS27/404.47-59. 24/11/1795 SASINE.SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION AND ASSIGNATION, KENNETH MACKENZIE TO SIR JOHN STEWART EDINBURGHSCOTLAND.11.SC34/1/7. TAIN COURT. 17/8/1826. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHTHE SERVICE OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLEHIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES AND DETAILED PEDIGREE.12.RD15/1825. 11/6/1825. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE BARONET.DETAILS OF PEDIGREE.13.RS3/921.141-147. SASINE 18/12/1825. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDONALD MCLEOD ARMIGER TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBETGRANDVILLE LANDS EASTER KILMUIR ROSSHIRE, SCOTLAND.14.RD5/1167/145-162. 5/12/1862. SCOTTISH RECORD

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OFFICE EDINBURGHTRUST DEED BY THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND PROVISION FOR FRANCIS SUTHERLANDLEVESON GOWER COMMONLY CALLED LORD MCLEOD HIS SECOND SON SURVIVING.VARIOUS ENTAILS IN THE ESTATE OF CROMARTY ETC. POLICIES OF INSURANCE WITHSCOTTISH LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY AND OTHERS AND TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO THEMMENTION ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.15.RD5/647/362-381. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMUTUAL DISCHARGE BETWEEN JAMES LAING AND MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIEAND DECREETS SET FORTH ALSO MENTION OF BRITISH LINEN COMPANY.16.CS236/1MN/M58/20. 1843. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHPETITION OF KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE RELICT OF COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. TO THE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION FORAPPOINTMENT OF CURATOR BONIS FOR HER SON JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEBROTHER TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.17.CS232/M32/1. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY WITH CONSENTOF DAVID WEYMSS WS HER TRUSTEE AGAINST JANE COCKBURN ROSSENTAIL OF LANDS SHANDWICK.18.DIGEST OF TALZIES 27/6/1786. 4/7/1694. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLANDS ROSS CROMARTY.19.CS31/5/1-8. 11/3/1812. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDECREET ABSOLVITOR THOMAS ROSS AND OTHERS AGAINST MRS MARIAMURRAY HAY MACKENZIE AND HUSBAND.20.RD15/BOX 430. 5/8/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCONTRACT OF SALE BETWEEN JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONETAND EDWARD SUTHERLAND 12/10/1850. JAMES BROTHER TO ALEXANDER

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MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.21.RS3/1252. SASINE 21/1/1823. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCOLONEL PATRIC BRUCE H.E.I.C. AND TRUSTEES AND SURVIVORS OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.22.SC34/1/7. 1826. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCOURT OF SESSION PROCESSES AT TAIN GROUND DISPUTES KILMUIR EASTERROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.23.RD5/404. 28/1/1830. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHPROBATE DISCHARGE, AGENTS WALKER RICHARDSON AND MELVILLE AND DAVIDWEMYSS TERM OF CONTRACTS.24.CS228/MC6/19. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHANSWERS FOR SIR CHARLES ROSS BARONET AND OTHERS TO THE PETITIONEROF KENNETH MCKENZIE OF CROMARTY.25.CS32/5/20. 1805. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHREPRESENTATION FOR THOMAS ROSS AND OTHERS.26.CS21. 21/11/1805. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS AND PREF. TITLES.MCLEOD AND HUSBAND VERSES HAY MACKENZIE AND HUSBAND.27.CS46/1851/7/24. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHROLL OF PROCESS IN DECLARATION. MACKENZIE VERSES SUTHERLAND.28.CS46/1851/7/24. 1850 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHANSWERS FOR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET TO THE NOTE OFSUSPENSION FOR EDWARD SUTHERLAND JAMES BROTHER YOUNGER OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.29.CS46/1851/7/24. 1850. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY IN PROCESS OF DECLARATION JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONETBROTHER OF DECEASED ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBETGRANDVILLE AGAINST EDWARD SUTHERLAND AND OTHERS.30.CS46/1851/7/24. 27/12/1850. SCOTTISH RECORD

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OFFICE EDINBURGHBILL OF SUSPENSION FROM EDWARD SUTHERLAND AND MANDATORY AGAINSTJAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBET BROTHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.31.CS46/1851/7/24. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINTERLOCTOR SHEET WITH NOTE OF SUSPENSION FOR EDWARD SUTHERLAND ANDMANDATORY AGAINST JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET.32.CS46/1851/7/24. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDEFENCES FOR CAPTAIN EDWARD SUTHERLAND IN DECLARATOR.SUTHERLAND VERSES SUTHERLAND.33.CS46/1851/7/24. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDEFENCES EDWARD SUTHERLAND TO SUMMONS OF DECLARATOR AND CO.JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET, TAIT &amp; CRICHTON WS DEFENDERS AGENTS.WM.MASON S.S.C. PURSUERS AGENT.34.CS46/1851/7/24. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHJOHN MACKENZIE RESIDING AT OCHTO, ROYSTONE MACKENZIE RESIDING AT BARRAISLE OF SKYE, KENNETH MACKENZIE AND WILLIAM MACKENZIE HIS SONS ALL HEIRSOF ENTAIL OF ROYSTON EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.DEFENDERS TO THE SUMMONS OF DECLARATOR AGAINST THEM AND OTHERSAT THE INSTANCE OF JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBET BARONETBROTHER TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.35.CS239/1SK/M78/7. 30/10/1855. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS OF DAMAGES JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET AGAINST THEMARQUIS OF STAFFORD, ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY MENTIONED.36.CS239/1SK/M78/7. 18/11/1855. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY OF PROCESS OF DAMAGES JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET

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AGAINST MARQUIS OF STAFFORD.37.CS233/M41/5. 1807-1817. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY OF PROCESS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTYDEFENDER PURSUER ACTIONS COURT SESSION.38.RD4/292/834-839. 6/12/1810. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISCHARGE KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO THE TRUSTEES AND REPRESENTATIVESOF DAVID ROSS AND KATHERINE SPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.39.RD5/470/534-542. 19/11/1832. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHTACK BY MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE ENTAILED LANDS AND BARONY OF STRATHPEFFERROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.40.CS228/F7/11. 14/1/1802. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDEFENCES FOR COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.41.RH15/76/12. 26/11/1813. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHHIS MAJESTIES ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF HIS MAJESTY AGAINST MRS HAY MACKENZIEOF CROMARTY AND HER HUSBAND RELATIVE TO THE CROMARTY PATRONAGESADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS UPON THE SUBJECT MATTER OF WHAT PASSED BEFORE THEHOUSE OF LORDS ON 26/11/1813 AT THE HEARING OF THE APPEAL.42.CS237/MC10/80. BOX 424. 1807. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY OF THE PROCESS ON PASSIVE TITLES, MACKENZIE AGAINST PETLEY MCLEODTHE ESTATE OF CROMARTY.43.RD5/169/361-376. 29/11/1819. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHEARL OF CROMARTY, GEORGE AND VARIOUS TITLES.44.CC8/17/55/121-124. 4/12/1801. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION LADY JANE MACKENZIE TO LADY ISOBEL MACKENZIE HEIRS OF ESTATEIN CROMARTY ROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.45.RS3/1262260-264. SASINE. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION ROBERT SUTHERLAND AND KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE

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RELICT OF THE DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. PARENTS OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE, SCOTLAND.46.CS237/MC10/80. 13/12/1806. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY TO FAMILY HEIRS.47.RD5/145/31-47. 2/11/1818. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION MRS HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY AND FAMILY HEIRS TO ESTATESROSSHIRE.48.RD5/905/37-40. 9/6/1852. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBOND KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE RELICT OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEIN FAVOUR OF WILLIAM MACKENZIE. ROBERT MOTHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON.49.GD305/1/133/N018. 7/5/1860 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHASSIGNATION BY LORD AND LADY GLASGOW TO DUKE AND EARL OF SUTHERLAND.50.RD5/169/321-340. 27.11.1819. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHTRUST DISPOSITION MRS MARIA HAY MACKENZIE TO CHARLES SELKRIG ANDMILLTOWN TRUSTEES KILMUIR EASTER SCOTLAND.51.RH8/1100. 1726 SASINE. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHJOHN MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH GRANDFATHER OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.FATHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON ENTAILED LANDS.52.RH15/76/12. 1809. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHHOUSE OF LORDS CASE OF MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE THE ESTATESOF ROSSHIRE.53.CS228/F7/11. 12/12/1801 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS FRASER AGAINST MACKENZIE.CHARLES FRASER OF WILLIAMSTON RESIDING LEITH WALK EDINBURGH SCOTLANDAGAINST COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. A LIBEL SUIT.54.RD2/241/1/245-264. 21/7/1786. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGH

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KENNETH MACKENZIE AND BARONIES IN ROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.55.RD5/382/180-190. 12/3/1829. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION ROBERT SUTHERLAND TO TRUSTEES AND OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENTWEST INDIES AND OF MILLMOUNT EASTER KILMUIR ROSSHIRE.56.CS237/MC10/80. BOX424. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS THE ROYSTON ESTATE TITLES EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.MACKENZIE AGAINST PETLY MCLEOD.57.RD5/599/448-670. 26/6/1838. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION JOHN HAY MACKENZIE TO MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE AND TRUSTEESSIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIR, SIR FRANCIS WALKER DRUMMOND AND JOHN BUCKLE LANDSROSSHIRE.58.RD15/1825. 11/6/1825. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHFACTORY AND COMMISSION ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBETGRANDVILLE IN FAVOUR OF JOSEPH GORDON AND ALEXANDER STUART.59.CS232/1DR/M89/15. 27/2/1849. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHPETITION OF JOHN HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY WITH LINE OF DESCENT THE ESTATESBELONGING TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.60.RS3/962.83-91. 19/7/1811. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE SASINEMENTIONED IN A DECREET TO HIM FROM DANIEL HAMILTON OF GILKERSCLEUGHAND SUMS OF MONEY IN SECURITY OVER THE LANDS OF CROMARTY ROSSHIRE.61.SC34/1/7. 12/7/1826. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE RECEIVESSERVICE OF HEIR AND LISTS PEDIGREE DETAILS.62.CHANCERY RECORDS. ORIGINAL RETOURS.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON.

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C.24. JANUARY 11 1781. NO.4 ALEXANDER MACKENZIEC.24.92 FEBRUARY 1798. NO.6 ALEXANDER MACKENZIEC.24.103 DECEMBER 16 1809. NO.33 ALEXANDER MACKENZIEC.24.120 SEPTEMBER 20 1826. NO.30 ALEXANDER MACKENZIEC.24.135 1841. NO. ALEXANDER MACKENZIEC.24.141 OCTOBER 08 1847. NO.9 JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEC.24 FROM THE SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE, EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.63.RS3/920/83-93. SASINE SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE.AT EDINBURGH 15/5/1812 TUTORS OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTONCROMARTY GRANDVILLE TARBET AND MENTION OF MCLEOD AND LAND ARDBOLROSSHIRE SCOTLAND.64.SIGNET LIBRARY PAPERS EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.SIGNET PAPER LIB.255/11.ENTRY NO 14. 13/6/1811.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON PETITION TO COURT OF SESSIONSON OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.65.RS/2788.3-5. 23/5/1856. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSASINE ON BEHALF OF WILLIAM FRASER OF CULBOCKIE CAPTAIN IN THE 76THREGIMENT INVERNESS CHARTER OF SALE UNDER GREAT SEAL LANDS 80 MERKSTROTTERNISH KILMUIR WESTER ISLAND OF SKYE.66.RS38/17.6210. 23/12/1803 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSASINE IN FAVOUR OF ELIZABETH BAILLIE IN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHERINESUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE SPOUSE OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE.67.CS21.NOVEMBER.21/1805. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMEMORIAL FOR MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY AND MISSISABELLA MURRAY HER SISTER GERMAN AND EDWARD HAY MACKENZIEOF NEWHALL HUSBAND OF THE SAID MRS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIEDEFENDERS AGAINST MRS JANE PETLEY WIFE OF DONALD MCLEOD OFGEANIES AND HER SAID HUSBAND FOR HIS INTEREST, PURSUERS.68.CS46/1851/7/24. 1857 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE

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EDINBURGHMINUTES FOR EDWARD SUTHERLAND AND OTHERS DEFENDERS AGAINSTSIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBAT AND ROYSTON BROTHEROF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.69.CS46/JULY/10-27/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINTERLOCTOR SHEET WITH NOTE OF SUSPENSION FOR EDWARD SUTHERLANDAND MANDATORY AGAINST JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBAT AND ROYSTONBARONET.70.CS46/JULY/10-27/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINTERLOCTOR IN THE COURT OF SESSION A PROCESS OF DECLARATOR SIR JAMESSUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET AGAINST EDWARD SUTHERLAND.71.CS46/JULY/10-27/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSUMMONS OF DECLARATOR SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBAT ANDROYSTON AGAINST EDWARD SUTHERLAND.72.CS46/JULY/24/1851.INVENTORY OF PRODUCTION BY PURSUER IN DECLARATION SIR JAMES SUTHERLANDMACKENZIE PURSUER AGAINST EDWARD SUTHERLAND DEFENDER.73.CS46/JULY/24/1851. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY OF ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS FOR PURSUER IN DECLARATIONSIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBAT AND ROYSTON AGAINSTEDWARD SUTHERLAND.74.SC34/4/50. 7/8/1826. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCLAIM FOR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBATGRANDVILLE.75.CS238/1SK/M78/7. 1855 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINVENTORY OF PROCESS OF DAMAGES JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEOF TARBAT AND ROYSTON AGAINST THE MARQUIS OF

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STAFFORD.76.GD305/1/117/451.14. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHA REFERENCE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OFROYSTON CROMARTY TARBAT AND GRANDVILLE INTERLOCTORS IN THE ENTAILEDESTATE OF ROYSTON BY INVESTMENT OF THE SUM £4,81317.09 AND OBTAININGA SECURITY LORD BALMUTO PRONOUNCING FINAL INTERLOCTOR.77.GD305/1/117/451.13. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBOND OVER THE LANDS GILKERSCLEUGH LANARK SCOTLAND AND REFERENCETO £1494.17.04. AND INFEFTMENT OVER THESE LANDS.78.GD305/1/117/451.12. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBAT GRANDVILLE EXPEDITESA SERVICE TO HIS FATHER COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF MILLMOUNT KILMUIREASTER ROSS.79.GD305/1/117/451/362. 3/12/1798. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. PAYING BACK£4,813.17.09 BEING THE BALANCE ON THE ROYSTON ESTATE.80.GD305/1/117/451.11. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHA DEED SETTLEMENT IN FAVOUR OF KENNETH MACKENZIE FROM LORD MCLEODKNOWN AS JOHN MCLEOD SON OF THIRD EARL OF CROMARTY LORD MCLEODBORN 1727, MARRIED 4/6/1786, DIED 2/4/1789 DSP.81.GD305/1/117/451/17. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHTHE MARRIAGE OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. AT BRAILANGWELLSCOTLAND 15/8/1801 TO KATHARINE SUTHERLAND OF GOLSPIE DESCENDEDFROM THE KINSTARIE SUTHERLANDS REFERENCE TO.82.RD5/885/564. 5/8/1851 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON AND DECREET BY GEORGE GRAHAM BELL.83.RD5/875/682. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGH

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ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON REFERENCE.83.GD305/1/133.NO6. 1850 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHASSIGNATION BY JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONET TO JOSEPHW. FORBES A BOND DATED 19/2 AND 18/3/1835 GRANTED BY JOHN H. MACKENZIEOF CROMARTY SON OF MRS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE AND TO THE DECEASEDALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBAT GRANDVILLE MENTION OFA BILL DATED 12/5/1847 BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION.84.GD305/1/117/453. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDECREE OF DECLARATION OF COURT OF SESSION EDINBURGH.MACKENZIE AGAINST MACKENZIE.85.GD305/1/62/2 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINSTRUMENT OF SASINE PROCEEDING APON A PRECEPT IN THE FOREGOINGCHARTER IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIEOF THE SAID TENEMENT MILLMOUNT KILMUIR-EASTER ROSS AND RECORDEDSASINE EDINBURGH 5/8/1840.86.GD305/1/62/3. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHEXTRACT DISPOSITION BY KATHERINE MACKENZIE IN FAVOUR OF CROMARTY AND HISHEIRS THE TENEMENT MILLMOUNT KILMUIR EASTER ROSS, DATED 10/7/1840.AND REGISTERED BOOKS COUNCIL SESSION 5/8/1840 AND REFERENCE IN DEEDRD5/645/63.87.GD305/1/62/4. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSASINE IN FAVOUR OF JOHN H. MACKENZIE THE HOUSE MILLMOUNT RECORDEDGENERAL REGISTER OF SASINES RS3/2042/21. BY KATHERINE MACKENZIE.88.GD305/1/62/7. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRENUNCIATION BY HENRY CHEYNE WS IN FAVOUR OF THE FORESAID KATHERINEMACKENZIE OF MILLMOUNT DISPOSITION GRANTED BY HER TO HIM IN SECURITYFOR £1350 FOR MILLMOUNT HOUSE DATED 28/6/ AND RECORDED GENERALREGISTER OF SASINES EDINBURGH 20/7/1840 AND REFERENCE IN RS3/2040.113.

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89.GD305/1/62/6. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRENUNCIATION BY ALEXANDER STEWART IN FAVOUR OF JOSEPH GORDON FACTORFOR DECEASED ROBERT SUTHERLAND. A BOND IN SECURITY DATED 19/7/1826.RECORDED EDINBURGH 8/5/1840.90.GD305/1/132/8. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHEXTRACT OF RETOUR OF THE SERVICE OF JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BARONETAS HEIR IN GENERAL TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBATGRANDVILLE THE LANDS OF ROYSTON DATED 17/9/1841.91.RD5/645/63. 10/7/1840. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCHARTER OF CONFIRMATION AND NOVADAMUS 4/7/1840 JOHN HAY MACKENZIE ANDDISPOSITION BY KATHERINE MACKENZIE RELICT OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE.92.RS3/3188. 1/12/1835 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDECREET OF SPECIAL SERVICE ENTAILS.93.GD305/1/117/452.260. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY IN FAVOUR OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON EDINBURGH DATED 19/2 AND 18/3/1835.94.GD305/1/117/451/260. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBOND OF CORROBERATION BY MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTYTHE SUCCEEDING HEIRS OF ENTAIL TO INFEFT ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTONCROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE SON OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE.95.GD305/1/61/12. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINFEFTMENT OF SASINE PROCEEDING APON A PRECEPT IN FAVOUR OFKATHERINE MACKENZIE OF THE SAID TENEMENT AT MILMOUNT DATED30/1/1830 RECORDED GENERAL SASINES EDINBURGH 16/2/1830 ANDAT REFERENCE RS3/1578/3 BY HENRY CHEYNE.96.GD305/1/61/8. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINSTRUMENT OF SASINE PROCEEDING APON A PRECEPT OF SASINE IN FAVOUROF THE SAID ROBERT SUTHERLAND OF THE HOUSE AND GROUND MILLMOUNT

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DATED 24/12/1822 RECORDED SASINES EDINBURGH 21/1/1823 AND IN REFERENCESASINE RS3/1262/260.97.GD305/1/61/11. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION AND ASSIGNATION BY JOSEPH GORDON EXECUTERS IN SCOTLANDOF THE SAID ROBERT SUTHERLAND OF MILLMOUNT IN FAVOUR OF KATHERINEMACKENZIE WIDOW OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. AND HEIRSOF THE SAID TENEMENT DATED 21/1/1830. REGISTERED IN BOOKS COUNCILSESSION 12/3/1824.98.GD305/1/167/190. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHTITLES TO THE CROMARTY ESTATE 1825 AND A RECORDING BOOKS COUNCIL SESSIONISABELL MURRAY 2/11/1818.99.GD305/1/128/17. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMARRIAGE CONTRACT OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND KATHERINESUTHERLAND DAUGHTER OF COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT.100.RD3/329. 31/7/1809 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMARRIAGE CONTRACT RELATING COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.NATURAL CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK.ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. LIEUTENANT MAHRATTA COMPANYMURDOCK MACKENZIE SON OF KATHERINE MCLEODHUME MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. LIEUTENANT MADRAS COMPANYFRANCIS MACKENZIE NOW GUNN ROBERTS DAUGHTER.MARIA MACKENZIE NOW MACALAY ROBERET DAUGHTER.101.RD13/149/662. 31/7/1809 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHWARRANT OF THE DEED RD3/329. COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE.102.GD305/1/167/187. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLETTER BY CAPTAIN ROBERT MACKENZIE TO ALEXANDER DUNCAN REGISTERED26/3/1803 EDINBURGH A PROBATE WRIT.103.GD305/1/167/186-196. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHPOLICIES OF INSURANCE BY LADY ISOBELL MACKENZIE

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19/10/1801.104.GD305/1/159/102. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMEMORIALS AND QUERIES ON THE SETTLEMENT OF KENNETH MACKENZIE OFCROMARTY TO PROOF HEIRSHIP TO ESTATES AND SUCCESSION OF ROYSTON.105.GD305/1/60/7. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRETOUR OF SERVICE OF MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE 8/3/1802.106.GD305/1/154/106. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMEMORIALS BY LADY ISABELL MACKENZIE NOVEMBER 1801 ROYSTON.107.RS38/17/212. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMRS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR MACKENZIE A LIFERENT FROM ELIZABETH BAILLIE.108.GD305/1/163/184. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCROMARTY FAMILY ENTAILS AND LANDS ROSSHIRE WITH DETAILED LISTSOF HEIRSHIPS.109.GD305/1/117/450/259. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCOPY OF THE SUMMONS AT THE INSTANCE OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.GREAT-GRANDSON OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH ONLY BROTHERGERMAN TO GEORGE VISCOUNT TARBAT AGAINST JANE PETLEY WIDOW OFKENNETH MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY AS EXECUTERS OTHERWISE REPRESENTINGHIM TO THE SAID COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AS HEIR MALE TRUSTEE OF THESAID KENNETH MACKENZIE DATED AND SIGNED EDINBURGH 17/4/1801.SASINE PR 404/47 ENTRY NO. 6338.110.GR902/83. 19/7/1811 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBAT GRANDVILLE REFERENCESTO THE ROYSTON ESTATE.111.RD5/1167.145. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHA BOND OF SECURITY AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY AND POLICIES OF INSURANCE10/14/11/1835 BY MRS MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE TO THE TRUSTEES

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OF THE SCOTTISH LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY FOR £15,000 OF THE ESTATESOF CROMARTY AND A BOND DATED 9/1/1851.112.GD305/1/128/333. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. MARRIAGE CONTRACT ENTRY NO 7.AND SEVERAL INVESTITURES DATED 4/5/1793, 1/11/1800 ALL IN AN ACCOUNTBETWEEN COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MESSRS. DOWNIE &amp; MAITLANDHIS AGENTS IN CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 AND 20,000 RUPEES INVESTEDBY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BEING NUMBER 48 OF THEDECENNIAL LOAN OBLIGATION DATED 16.11.1798.113.GD305/1/153/359/362. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISCHARGE BY KENNETH MACKENZIE OF LEDBEG FACTOR TO COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. TO DOWAGER LADY ELIBANK ON THE ROYSTONESTATE DATED 15/4/1799.114.GD305/1/61/5. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHROBERT MACKENZIE OF SCOTSBURN TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF H.E.I.C.FATHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON ALSO H.E.I.C.115.RD4/223/2. 24/6/1778. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCONTRACT OF MARRIAGE ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH AND MISS MARGARETSUTHERLAND ALEXANDER MACKEZIE 111 OF ARDLOCH FATHER OF COLONEL ROBERTMACKENZIE OF MILLMOUNT ROSSHIRE.116.C22/125/205 17/8/1826 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRECORD OF RETOURS, GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ARDLOCH HEIR MALELINE OF TALZIES, AND CROMARTY ESTATES.117.RD5/014/297. 24/7/1812 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHJOSEPH GORDON TO MARCHIONESS OF STAFFORD.118.RD5/21/273 7/12/1812 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHST VINCENT ISLANDS AND LANDS HELD THERE BY THE SUTHERLAND LINE DESCENDED

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FROM DAVID 1 OF SCOTLAND.119.GD305/1/157/95 27/7/1814 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHINSTRUMENT OF INTERLOCTOR COURT OF SESSION EDINBURGH MARIA MURRAY HAYMACKENZIE.120.RD5/044/926. 31/1/1814 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDEED BY GEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND AND MENTION OF MARIA MURRAYHAY MACKENZIE.121.RD5/76/1815. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHFACTORY, JOHN HAY MACKENZIE TO DAVID WEMYSS AND FRANCIS WALKERMENTIONS GEORGE, MARQUISS OF TWEEDDALE AND SIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIRBARONET AND DAVID HENDERSON CLERK CLERK TO DAVID WEMYSS.122.GD305/1/161/49. 8/5/1818 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRENUNCIATION BY MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE AT NEW TARBET HOUSEMILLMOUNT,EASTER-KILMUIR, ROSSHIRE, SCOTLAND.123.C22/101/490. 16.9/1809 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHRECORD OF RETOURS A GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT FROM THE SERVICE OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.124.RD3/331/831. 31/7/1809 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHFACTORY COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C. AND KATHERINE SUTHERLANDHIS SPOUSE TRUSTEE NOMINATIONSHIP, COLONEL LEWIS GRAND OF ACHAINOCHALSO H.E.I.C. AND CAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT H.E.I.C. BENGAL ESTABLISHMENTAND COLONEL WILLIAM DUNCAN H.E.I.C. AND HENRY WHITE H.E.I.C. THE TRUSTEESOF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE ANDSURVIVING TRUSTEES GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND AND KATHARINESUTHERLAND HIS SISTER.124. RD2/288. 12/7/1803 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBOND BY MAJOR EVAN BAILLIE TO KATHARINE SUTHERLAND

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ELDEST DAUGHTEROF COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT AND ELIZABETH BAILLIE ANDKATHARINE SUTHERLAND SECOND WIFE OF COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEH.E.I.C.125.RS38/17. 23/12/1803 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCOLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT, SUTHERLAND COUNTY FENCIBLESREGIMENT A GRANT OF £1000 TO ELIZABETH BAILLIE IN LIFERENT AND HALF THEFEE TO MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND AND FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH AND A BONDGRANTED BY MAJOR GENERAL MACKAY TO FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH LANDSROSSHIRE,SCOTLAND.126.DURIE OFFICE, BOOK 292, PAGE 907. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHFACTORY APPOINTING ELIZABETH BAILLIE MOTHER OF ROBERT SUTHERLANDOF ST VINCENT AND GRANT TO ELIZABETH BAILLIE OR SUTHERLAND ESTATEOF ROSEHALL GRANTED BY GEORGE LANGWELL SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT.127.GD305/1/159/23 1799 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHACCOUNT NOTIFICATIONS, LADY ELIBANK AND MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE.128RS/38/13/490. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHROBERT SUTHERLAND OF ST VINCENT.129.RS/13/49,14,102,230,317,340,349 PAGES SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHROBERT SUTHERLAND OF ST VINCENT.130.GD305/1/60/7. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDEED OF ENTAILS CROMARTY FAMILY ARDLOCH LINE.131.GD305/1/60/7. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCHARTERS DATED 20/12/1786 REGISTERED 30/9/1780 KENNETH MACKENZIE TO HISCOUSIN JOHN MACKENZIE LANDS ROSSHIRE, SCOTLAND.132.RD5/645/63. 10/7/1840 B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCHARTER OF NOVADAMUS AND DISPOSITION 4/7/1840 BY KATHARINE SUTHERLANDOR MACKENZIE SPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.133.RS3/2042/24 5/8/1840 SCOTLAND RECORD OFFICE

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EDINBURGHGENERAL REGISTER SASINES EDINBURGH.134.RD5/10/75/513 5/5/1859 B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION AND SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF INSTRUCTION AND CODICALSIN BOOKS COUNCIL SESSION RECORDED 5/1/1858 AND BOND DATED 16/2/1803BY MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY.135.GD305/1/132/8. 17/9/1841 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHEXTRACT OF THE RETOUR OF SERVICE OF JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEOF TARBET AS HEIR IN GENERAL OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTONCROMARTY TARBET AND GRANDVILLE.136.C5/1/35 GREAT SEAL OF SCOTLAND. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLAND RECORDING IN FAVOUR OF EVAN BAILLIE SUTHERLAND LIEUTENANT IN THEROYAL NAVY OF DOCHFOUR BORN 15/4/1800 UPPAT SON OF GEORGE SACKWELLSUTHERLAND AND MRS JEAN SUTHERLAND MCKAY A TITLE TO HARRY MACDONALDSKEABOST WATTERNISH ISLAND OF SKYE. KATHARINE SUTHERLAND AUNTIE TO EVANBAILLIE SUTHERLAND AND MOTHER OF JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BROTHER OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON CROMARTY TARBET GRANDVILLE.137.GENERAL REGISTER OF SASINES SCOTLAND VOLUME 3121.3 ROSS DATED10/1/1861 A RECORDING BY THE SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCESOCIETY A BOND DISPONED FOR £2000 MENTION DOUGALD MACDONALDOF SKEABOST TO JAMES DAVIDSON SURGEON IN H.E.I.C. THENRESIDING IN KIRKCALDY FIFE AND DECLARES PARTS OF THE LANDSSTEIN WESTER KILMUIR ISLAND OF SKYE, SCOTLAND.138.GD305/1/61/10 1743-1824 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF A ROUP AND SALE OF THE SAID HOUSE NEW TARBETWITH APPENDED INVENTORY OF THE TITLE DEEDS OF THE PROPERTY.

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139.GD305/1/61 30/3/1782 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITION BY ALEXANDER MUNRO AND JAMES WATSON IN FAVOUR OF THE DECEASEDCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF H.E.I.C. FATHER OF ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OFROYSTON DATED 21/3/1782.140.RS3/902/85. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHSIXTH DUKE OF HAMILTON, JAMES WHO MARRIED BARONESS ELIZABETH HAMILTONWHO WAS MARRIED AGAIN TO JOHN FIFTH DUKE OF ARGYLL, HIS DAUGHTERCHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA MARRIED JOHN CAMPBELL AND HIS SISTER HARRIETMARRIED DANIEL HAMILTON OF GILKERSCLEUGH AND HE IS REFERENCEDIN 19/7/1811 DISPONING TITLE TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTONCROMARTY TARBET AND GRANDVILLE. DANIEL HAMILTONS BROTHERINLAWJOHN DUKE OF ARGYLES MOTHERINLAW IS ELIZABETH WHO MARRIED FIRSTSIXTH DUKE OF HAMILTON GRANDSON OF JOHN STEWART AND HIMGRANDSON OF LADY JEAN MACKENZIE WHO WAS DAUGHTER OF GEORGEEARL OF CROMARTY AND IT IS HIM WHO IS GREAT/GREAT/GRANDUNCLETO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ROYSTON.141.REFERENCE SIGNET LIBRARY VOLUME 434/84,87. INDEX SESSION PAPERS.GILKERSCLEUGH...COLEBROOKE VERSES HAMILTON.142.RT2/1. ENTAILS 7/6/1803. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBARONY OF CROMARTY. VOLUME 30/33. REFERENCE RT1/33 ENTAILS CROMARTY.143.RT2/1. ENTAILS 29/6/1805 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHVOLUME 35/277-301 PAGES. DISPOSITION AND DEED OF TALZIE, CROMARTY ESTATE.144.RT1/118. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHJOHN HAY MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY ENTAILED.145.RT3/1/2. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHENTAIL DESIGNATION CROMARTY LINE.146.GD305/1/165/235. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDECLARATOR CONCERNING MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE

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OF CROMARTY.147.GD305/1/159/111. 21/2/1807 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMEMORIALS FOR MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE.148.GD305/1/160/121. 11/6/1807. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISPOSITIONS BY MARIA MURRAY HAY MACKENZIE.149.PR/589/25 REFERENCE SASINES. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGH16/6/1807.FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH. MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND SPOUSETO ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND 2 BATTALION 78TH FOOT AND GEORGE SACKVILLESUTHERLAND GETS £500 IN SECURITY REFERENCE TO GEORGE STREET ANDCASTLE STREET EDINBURGH.150.RD5/21. 20/3/1809 B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHBOOKS COUNCIL SESSION EDINBURGH FACTORY BY ROBERT SUTHERLAND.151.RD2/251. B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES SUTHERLAND OF ALDANY MENTION OFCONTRACT OF MARRIAGE TO ELIZABETH BAILLIE.152.GD46/1/50. 16/6/1807 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHDISCHARGE BY MRS ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND WIDOW OF JAMES SUTHERLANDOF UPPAT REFERENCE TO £500. REGISTERED PARTICULAR REGISTER OF SASINESEDINBURGH 16/6/1807 AND 20/6/1811 AND 20/9/1825.153.RD5/99/316. B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHCROMARTY FAMILY DISPONE TO A JAMES W. HENDERSON.154.RD2/288 20/10/1784 B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHMAJOR EWAN BAILLIE H.E.I.C PAYS £500 TO HIS NEICE MISS KATHARINE SUTHERLANDDAUGHTER OF COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND AND ELIZABETH BAILLIE.KATHARINE SUTHERLAND SPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE H.E.I.C.155.CHARTER UNDER THE GREAT SEAL. SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHLANDS AND PECUNIARY DISPOSITION IN FAVOUR OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL MCKAYALSO KNOWN AS HUGH BAILLIE. 13/7/1788.

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156.RD3/275. 23/12/1790. B C S SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHA SUM OF £2000 AND £4000 TO GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND SON OFLIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND AND REFERENCE TO A CHARTERUNDER THE GREAT SEAL SCOTLAND 13/71788 AND A SASINE REGISTEREDINVERNESS 28/4/1791.157.RD3/275.SASINE EDINBURGH SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHVOLUME 566.PAGE 118-125. INSTRUMENT OF SASINE PARTICULAR.158.RS38/13. SASINE INVERNESS SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHROBERT SUTHERLAND TO ELIZABETH COUNTESS OF SUTHERLAND RECORDEDINVERNESS 11/9/1799 TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNETSUBSCRIBED AT GOLSPIE 31/7/1780.159.GD305/1/60/7. 18/8/1789 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHREFERENCE TO SASINE KENNETH MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY TO HIS COUSINSIR KENNETH MACKENZIE OF CROMARTY AND GRANDVILLE.160.GD305/1/165/229-235. 21/2/1797 SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE EDINBURGHA DEED OF ENTAIL ROYSTON ESTATE EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.HUGH FRASER * CHRISTIAN CHISHOLMOF COMERDIED 19/11/1691SASINE 09/09/1675DRUMCHARDING.WILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET GRANTB.M. 20/09/1683D.WILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET MCDONALDOF ARDNABIEWILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET STEWARTB.M.CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE 1759.D.WILLIAM FRASER * SARAH FRASEROF CULBOCKIE 3RD DAUGHTER OFJAMES FRASER OFBELLADRUM

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WILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET CHISHOLMOF CULBOCKIED.13/08/1785WILLIAM FRASER * JANET BROWNOF CULBOCKIE DAUGHTER OFDR ANDREW BROWNB.M.D.SC29/44/6 1844 RECORDED.HAD IN1855 TROTTERNISH KILMUIRWESTER SKYE. BELEIVED TO LIVENEWTON HOUSE NAIRN. (NEAR CULBOKIE)CS 235/11/MISC-3DEPOSITIONS OF MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND EDWARD CALLENDER1720ANSWERS FOR MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE ONE OF THE PRINCIPALCLERKS OF SESSIONTHE PETITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES FOR SALE OFFORFEITED ESTATESTHE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES HAVE EXHIBITED A PETITIONAGAINST THE SAID MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE COMPLAINING OF HISREFUSEING TO GIVE THEM AN EXTRAIT OF A DECREET PRONOUNCEDON AN EXEPTION OF KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF CONASBAY HIS CURATOR AS SUPERIOR OFTHE LANDS OF TROTTERNESS LATE THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE SIRDONALD MACDONALD.AND CRAVEING THAT HE AND HIS SERVANT MAY BE EXAMINED UPONTHE MATTER CONTAINED IN THE SAID PETITION AND THAT HE MAYBE ORDAINED TO GIVE AN EXTRACT OF THE PROCESS OR TO SECURETHE TRUSTEES AGAINST FUTURE EXTRAITES AND TO ORDAIN HIMTO FIND CAUTION FOR SUCH DAMAGES AS MAY ARISE TO THE TRUSTEESAND THAT HE MAY BE CENSURED AND TO PRODUCE THE GROUNDS AND

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WARRANDS OF THE PROCESS THE SAID MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WILLWITH GREAT EASE MAKE ANSWER TO WHAT IS CHARGED UPON HIMAND FIRST HE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXEPTION AS TO THE LANDS OFTROTTERNISH EXHIBITED IN THE MANNER MENTIONED IN THEPETITION AND THAT THERE WERE ANSWERS PUTT IN BY THECOMMISSIONERS TO THE SAID EXCEPTIONBUT THEN HE SAYS THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH INTERLOQUITORYSENTENCE AS MENTIONED IN THE PETITION PRONOUNCED BY THECOURT NOR DID HE DELIVER A COPIE OF SUCH AN INTERLOQUITORTO THOMAS FORDYCE AGENT AND DOER FOR THE TRUSTEES NORDOES HE BELIEVE THAT EDWARD CALLENDER HIS SERVANT DIDDID DELIVER ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITOR OR DECREE IN THETERMS MENTIONED IN THE PETITIONTHAT WHAT ENDEVOURS WERE USED FOR OBTAINING AN EXTRACTWAS A FRUITLESS LABOUR FOR REASONS FORESAIDAFFIRMS THAT ASSINT WHO PRESENTED THE EXEPTION DID AGAINWITHDRAW HIS EXCEPTION AND QUITT ANY CLAIM HE THEREBYAND THIS APPEARS BY WHAT IS WRITT ON THE BACK OF THEEXCEPTIONHE IS ALTOGETHER UNCONCERNED WHAT MAY BE THE CONSEQUENCEOF THE PETITIONERS WANT OF AN EXTRACT OF A SENTENCE THATWAS NEVER GIVENTHAT HE NEITHER HAS ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITOR NOR DOES BELIEVETHAT ANY SUCH EVER WAS PRONOUNCEDTHAT HE WAS WILLING TO PRODUCE AND LAY BEFORE YOUR LORDSHIPSAS NOW HE HAS DONE THE PRINCIPAL EXCEPTION WITH THE ANSWERDELIVEREDNOR IS HE CONCERNED IN THE REASONING PART OF THE PETITIONWHERE THE PETITIONERS WOULD FORM AN ARGUMENT AGAINST

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HIM AS IF IT WERE INCREDIBLE THAT ASSINT WOULD MOVE ANOBJECTION AGAINST HIMSELF THOUGH HE BELIEVES THE TRUEREASON WAS THAT WHEN ASSINTES PROCURATORS CAMETO LOOK INT THE DEIT OF MAILLS AND DUTIES OBTAINED AT HISINSTANCE AGAINST THE VASSALLS THEY FOUND THAT SIR DONALDSTENNENTS WERE NOT CALLED THEREIN NOR HAD HE OBTAINED HIMSELFINFEFT IN THE SAID LANDS IN THE TERME OF THE ACT FOR ENCOURAGEINGSUPERIORS ETCAND IT IS SOMEWHAT TOO SUBTILL TO SAY THAT IF ASSINT HAS WITHDRAWNANYTHING TIS SUSPECTED TO BE SIGNED INTERLOQUITOR FOR BY THETERM &quot; WITHDRAWN&quot; HERE NOTHING ELSE COULD BE MEANT BUTTHAT ASSINT HAD WAVED OR PASSED FROM HIS EXCEPTIONHE SAYS THAT HE HAD NOT WITHDRAWN THE PROCESS NOR ANYPART OF THE PROCESS ALL IS STILL EXTANT AND IS HEREWITHPRODUCED.CS 235/11/MISC- 4AS TO WHAT IS ALLEGED THAT THE INTERLOQUITOR WAS ACTUALLYSIGNED UPON AN AGREEMENT ADDUCED FROM THE ACT OF REGULATION1672 THAT DOES NOT CONCERNE HIM NO DOUBT THE COMMISSIONERSMIGHT HAVE OBTAINED PROTESTATION BUT THEY DO NOT PRETENTTHAT THE SAME WAS SOUGHT AND THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT NOTTICEFROM THE PROCURATORS COMPEARING FOR THEM THAT THEEXCEPTANT DID WAVE HIS CLAIM WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITIONON THEIRSIDENOR IS IT HIS BUSINESS MUCH TO NOTICE WHAT IS ARGUEDFROM THE PRESIDENTES ROLL IT IS SUFFICIENT FOR HISEXONERATION TO SAY THAT NO SUCH INTERLOQUITORWAS SIGNED BY THE PRESEDENT AND THEREFORE HE IS NOTFARTHER CONCERNEDHE SUBMITTS HIMSELF TO ONE EXAMINATION AND TO YOURLORDSHIPS JUDGEMENTS AFTER THE EXAMINATION IS MADEAND HOPES THAT AFTER TRIAL THE PETITION WILL BE FOUND

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GROUNDLESS ONLY THIS HE MUST OBSERVE THAT SEEINGTHE PETITIONERS PRETEND TO HAVE A COPY OF THEINTERLOQUITOR UNDER EDWARD CALENDERS HAND THE SAMEOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND TILL IT BE PRODUCEDHE WILL BEG LEAVE TO SAY THAT HE HAS GREAT DIFFERENCETHEREOF.YOUR LORDSHIPS MAY PROCEED TO EXAMINATIONAND TRYALL WHEN YOU PLEASE MR MACKENZIEIS READY TO MAKE ANSWERS BUT IN THE MEANTIME HE EXPECTES THAT YOUR LORDSHIPS WILLORDAIN THE COPIE OF THE INTERLOQUITORMENTIONED IN THE PETITION TO BE EXHIBITED WHICHHE FIRMLY BELEIVES WAS NOT DELIVERED TO THOMASFORDYCE THE AGENTALEXANDER HAY.UPON THE FIRST DAY AUGUST 1M [1000] VIJC [700] AND NINETEENYEARS I THOMAS GRAME ONE OF THE MACERS BEFORE THE RIGHTHONOURABLE THE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESION BY VIRTUEOF AND IN OBEDIENCE TO THE SAID LORDS THEIR ACT OF SEDERUNTDATED THE FOURTEENTH OF JULY LAST FOR RECORDING EXEPTIONSIN A PARLAR REGISTER CONFORM TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENTQUINTO GEORGII IN THE FIFTH OF GEORGEDID PASS WITH THE WITNESSES AFTERNAMED AND HERETO SUBSCRIBINGTO THE OFFICE WITHIN THE PARLIAMENT CLOSS OF THE COMMISSIONERSOF INQUIRE AND TRUSTEES FOR DISPOSING OF FORFEITED ESTATESAND THEN AND THERE DID INTIMATE TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEESTHAT THE EXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HISCURATORS FOR THE INTEREST EXCIPIENTS WERE UPON THE THIRTYFIRST DAY OF JULY LAST PRESENTED TO THE SAID LORDS OF SESSIONTO THE INTENT THE SAID EXCIPIENTS THEIR RIGHT AND TITLE TO THEFOURSCORE MERK LANDS OF TROTTERNESS MIGHT BE ASCERTAINED AND

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DECLARED NOTWITHSTANDING OF THE ATTAINER OR CONVICTION OFSIR DONALD MACDONALD OF SLATE AND LATE EARL OF SEAFORTHAND WITH THE VOUCHERS AND INSTRUCTIONS THEREOF ARE LODGEDAND IN THE OFFICE OF MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE ONE OF THEPRINCIPAL CLERKS OF SESSION WHERE THE SAME ARE TO BE SEENTHIS I DID BY LEAVING WITH AND DELIVERING A FULL DOUBLE OFTHE SAID EXCEPTIONS AN AUTHENTICK COPY HEREOF THERETOSUBJOINED WITHIN THE SAID OFFICE TO ALEXANDER MONROHOUSEKEEPER IN ABSENCE OF THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AFTERI ENQUIRED IF ANY OF THEM WERE PRESENT AND IN THE OFFICEAT THAT TIME BEFORE AND IN PRESENCE OF ARCHIBALD ANDDUGALD CAMPBELLS BOTH WRITERS IN EDINBURGH ANDFOR THE MORE VERIFICATION HEREOF I THE SAID WITNESSESSUBSCRIBED THESE PRESENTS DAY AND DATE SAID.CS 235/11/MISC- 5COPY INTERLOQUITOR ASSINT AGAINST SIR DONALD MCDONALDLANDS TROTTERNISH 17193 SEPTEMBER 1719THE LORDS HAVING ADVISED THE EXCEPTIONS PRESENTED BYKENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONEL ALEXANDERMCKENZIE OF CANNASBY HIS CURATOR ACTS OF PARLIAMENTREFERED TO THEREIN ANSWERS FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THEWRITS PRODUCED AND DEBAITETHEY FIND THAT THE EXCEPTANT HATH RIGHT TO THE PROPERTYOF FOURSCORE MARK LAND OF TROTTERNESS LYING WITHINTHE PAROCHIAL DISTRICT AND SHERIFDOM OF -------------------------WHICH WERE HOLDEN OF THE EXIPIENT AS SUPERIOR BY THELATE SIR DONALD MCDONALD WHO WAS ATTAINED OF HIGHTREASON BY AN ACT 1 GEORGII OF THE 1ST OF GEORGEINTITLED AN ACT FOR THE ATTAINER OF GEORGE EARL MARSHALLETCAND FIND THE EXCEPTANT HATH RIGHT TO THE RENTS PROFITS AND

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ISSUES PAYABLE FOR THE SAID LANDS FROM AND SINCE THE 27THOF JUNE 1715 WITH THE BURDEN OF PROPORTION OF THE DEBTS INTHE TERMS OF THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT 5 GEORGII OF THE 5THOF GEORGE INTITLED ACT FOR ENLARGING THE TIME TO DETERMINECLAIMS ON FORFEIT ESTATES AND THAT THE PUBLIC HATH NORIGHT THERETO AND FIND DECERN AND DECLARE ACCORDINGLYSIC SUB SCRIB ITUR THUS IT IS SUBSCRIBED JAMES ERSKINE4TH FEBRUARY 1720LORD PENCAILLANDTHIS IS THE COPY OF THE ALLEGED INTERLOQUITOR STO WHICHALEXANDER MCKENZIE ONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSION HISOATH OF THIS DATE RELATESJ.HAMILTONCS 235/11/MISC- 6ANSWERS FROM MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE TO THE PETITIONGIVEN IN BY THE TRUSTEES TO FORFEITED ESTATE 17204 FEBRUARY 1720IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD PENCAILLAND COMPEARED ALEXANDERMCKENZIE ONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSIONAND BEING SOLEMNLY SWORN EXAMINED AND INTERROGAT IN TERMSOF THE INTERLOQUITOR OF THIS DATEDISPONES THAT THE DEPONENT DID NEVER WRITE ANY INTERLOQUITORSUSTAINING THE EXEPTION AT THE INSTANCE OF KENNETH MCKENZIEOF ASSINT AND HIS CURATORS AGAINST THE PUBLIC FINDING THATTHE EXEPTANT HAD RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OF THE LANDS OFTROTTERNISH WHICH WERE HOLDEN BY THE LATE SIR DONALDMCDONALD OF THE EXCEPTANT.AND THAT IT DOES NOT CONSIST WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE THAT ANYSUCH INTERLOQUITOR WAS WRITE BY ANY OTHER OF THE CLERKSOF SESSION AS MENTIONED IN THE PETITION AND

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COMPLAINTOFFERED IN NAME OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES FORTHE SALE OF FORFEITED ESTATES AN ALLEDGED COPYWHEREOF IS PRESENTLY PRODUCED AND MARKED BY THELORD EXAMINATORAND THAT THE DEPONENT DID NEVER SEE ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITORSIGNED BY THE LORD GRANGE THEN PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OFSESSION WHICH BEARS TO BE DATED THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBERLASTAND THAT THE DEPONENT DOES NOT REMEMBER THAT ANY SUCHINTERLOQUITOR PAST IN THE SAID COURT OF SESSIONAND FURTHER PRODUCED THE PRINCIPAL EXCEPTION WHICHHAS NO SIGNED INTERLOQUITOR UPON IT EXCEPT THAT OF THELAST OF JULIE ORDERING THE SAME TO BE INTIMATED AT THEENQUIRIE OFFICEAND APON THE BACK OF THE SAID EXEPTION THERE IS WRITENTHE WORD &quot;WITHDRAWN&quot; WITH THE DEPONENTS OWN HANDAND THAT IT WAS NOT ORDINARY IN OTHER CASES TO SIGNTHAT WORD &quot;WITHDRAWN&quot; WHEN THERE WAS NO MOREUPON ITHE ALSO PRODUCES THE EXECUTION OF THE SAID EXCEPTION WITHTWO ANSWERS GIVEN IN BY PUBLIC TO THE EXCEPTIONALEXANDER MACKENZIEJ.HAMILTONPRESENTED BY MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HIS CURATORS ONE DATEDTENTH OF AUGUST AND THE OTHER THE THIRD SEPTEMBER LASTWHICH ARE THE ONLY ANSWERS GIVEN IN BY THE COMMISSIONERSTO THE HAILL EXCEPTIONS PRESENTED BY ASSINTAND DEPONES HE HAS NO OTHER GROUNDS OR WARRADSIN RELATION TO THE SAID INTERLOQUITOR NOR DOESHE REMEMBER THAT THERE WERE ANY WRITES PRODUCEDRELATING TO THE LANDS MENTIONED IN THE SAID EXCEPTIONEXCEPT SUCH AS WERE PRODUCED BY THE EXCEPTANTS

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AND TAKEN UP BY THEM OR THEIR DOERSAND THIS IS THE TRUTH AS HE SHALL ANSWER TO GODALEXANDER MACKENZIEJ.HAMILTONCS 235/11/MISC- 723 FEBRUARY 1720EDWARD CALLENDER SERVITOR TO MR ALEXANDER MCKENZIEONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSION AND BEING SOLEMNLY SWORNEXAMINED AND INTEROGATED IN THE TERMS OF THE INTERLOQUITOROF THE 4 TH FEBRUARY INSTANTDEPONES THAT HE DID NOT DELIVER TO MR FORDYCE OR TO ANYOTHER DOER FOR THE COMMISSIONERS OR TRUSTEES FOR FORFEITTEDESTATES THE COPY OF THE INTERLOQUITOR MENTIONED IN THE SAIDTRUSTEES THEIR PETITION DATED TWENTY FIRST JANUARY LASTFINDING THAT KENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELMCKENZIE HIS CURATOR HAD RIGHT AS SUPERIORS TO THE PROPERTYOF THE LANDS OF TROTTERNISH WHICH HELD OF HIM BY THE LATESIR DONALD MCDONALDIN SO FAR AS THE DEPONENT REMEMBERSAND THAT HE KNOWS NOTHING OF THE GIVING OUT DOUBLE OF THESAID INTERLOQUITOR TO THE SAID COMMISSIONERS OR THEIR DOERSWHICH COPY OF THE SAID INTERLOQUITOR AS MENTIONED IN THESAID PETITION IS MARKED BY THE LORD EXAMINATORAND BEING EXAMINED AND INTERROGATED BY THE PROCURATORSOF THE SAID TRUSTEES IF THE PAPER PRESENTLY PRODUCED BYTHEM AND MARKED BY THE ORDINARY WHICH CONTAINS ANINTERLOQUITOR IN FAVOUR OF KENNTH MCKENZIE IN RELATIONTO THE PROPERTY OF THE LANDS AND ESTATE OF APPLECROSSWHICH HE CLAIMED AS SUPERIOR OF THE SAID LANDSEDWARD CALLENDER

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J.HAMILTONAND TO WHICH IS ADJECTED A MEMORIAL IN THESE TERMS VIZ..THE LIKE INTERLOQUITOR IS APON THE OTHER EXCEPTIONS AGAINSTTHE VASSALS MUTATIS MUTANDIS NECESSARY CHANGES BEINGMADE EXCEPT THESE AGAINST WHOM THE CONDISCENDANCEWAS GIVEN AND WHEREON THEY ARE ALLOWED A DILLIGENCE TOPROVE THAT THE LANDS HOLD OF ASSINTIF THE SAID PAPERS MARKED AS SAID IS WAS THE HAND WRITING OF THEDEPONENT AND DELIVERED BY HIM TO THE SAID THOMASAND DEPONES THAT HE DID DELIVERED THE SAID PAPER TO THE BESTOF THE DEPONENTS MEMORYTO THE SAID THOMAS FORDYCE ORHIS SERVANT AS DOERS FOR THE SAID COMISSIONERSAND DEPONES THAT HE DID NEVER DELIVER ANY OTHER COPY OFAN INTERLOQUITOR IN RELATION TO ASSINT RIGHT OF PROPERTYTO THE LATE SIR DONALD MCDONALD LANDS TROTTERNISHOR THE OTHER VASSALS OF THE LATE EARL OF SEAFORTHEXCEPT WHAT IS ABOVE DEPONED ON TO THE BEST OF THEDEPONENTS MEMOREAND BEIND INTERROGATED IF THE DATES WRITEN ON THE MARGINSOF THE SAID PAPER BE THE TRUE DATES DEPONES HE DOES NOTKNOW BUT IS WILLING TO PRODUCE THE PRINCIPAL WARANDSTHEMSELVESAND THAT ORDINARLY THE COMMISSIONERS DOERS GET COPIESOF THE INTERLOQUITORS BEFORE THE SAME WERE SIGNEDBY THE LORD PRESIDENTAND THIS IS THE TRUTH AS HE SHALL ANSWER TO GODEDWARD CALLENDERJ.HAMILTONMR CARDEN PROCURATOR OR FOR THE SAID TRUSTEES DECLAIREDTHAT HE HAS CONCLUDED HIS PROBATION BY THE ABOVE OATHSTHE LORD ORDINARY IS TO REPORT THE SAME TO THE LORD

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WITHHIS FIRST CONVENIENCE AND ALLOWS TH SAID PROCURATORSIN THE MEAN TIME TO SEE THE INTERLOQUITOR AS TO THEPROPERTY OF APPLECROSS TO THE END THEY MAY KNOW THE DATETHEREOFJ.HAMILTONCS235/11/MISC-1EXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HIS CURRATORSANENT THE LANDS OF TROTTERNISH BELONGING TO THE DECEASEDSIR DONALD MACDONALD WITHDRAWN 1719 MCKENZIE CLERKT.G. THOM.GRAEMAD &amp; DC SIGNEDEXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF CONANSBAY HIS CURATOR FOR HISINTEREST AGAINST THE POSSESSION TAKEN OR TO BE TAKENOF THE FOURSCORE MERK LAND TROTTERNISH SURVEYEDBY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES APPOINTEDFOR FORFEITED ESTATESHUMBLY PRESENTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT QUINTO GEORGII INTHE FIFTH YEAR OF GEORGE ENTITLED ACT FOR ENLARGEINGTHE TIME TO DETERMINE CLAIMS ON THE FORFEITED ESTATESTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS OF COUNCIL ANDSESSIONTO THE INTENT HIS RIGHT AND TITLE TO THE SAID FOURSCOREMERK LANDS TROTTERNISH HOLDEN BY SIR DONALD MCDONALDLATE OF SLATE OF THE SAID EXCIPIENT AS SUPERIOR THEREOFMAY IN THE TERMS OF TH ACT OF THE FIRST OF THE KING ENTITLEDACT FOR ENCOURAGEING ALL SUPERIORS VASSALS ETC BE ASCERTAINEDBY THE FORESAID ACT OF THE FIRST OF THE KING ENTITLED ACT FORENCOURAGING ALL SUPERIOR VASSALLS LANDLORDS AND TENNANTS

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IN SCOTLAND IT IS AMONGS OTHER THINGS ENACTED THAT IF ANY SUBJECTOF GREAT BRITAIN HOLDING LANDS OF A SUBJECT SUPERIOR IN SCOTLANDHAS BEEN OR SHALL BE GUILTY OF SUCH HIGH TREASON OR TREASONSAS ARE MENTIONED IN THE SAID ACT EVERY SUCH OFFENDER WHOSHALL BE THEREOF DUELY CONVINCED AND ATTAINED SHALLBE LIABLE TO THE PAINS PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES OF HIGHTREASON AND HIS LANDS OR TENEMENTS HELD OF ANY SUBJECTSUPERIOR IN SCOTLAND SHALL RECOGNISE AND RETURN INTOTHE HANDS OF THE SUPERIOR AND THE PROPERTY SHALL BE ANDIS HEREBY CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SUPERIORITY IN THE SAMEMANNERAS IF THE LANDS OR TENEMENTS HAD BEEN BY THE VASSALRESIGNED INTO THE LANDS OF THE SUPERIOR AD PERPETUAM REMANENTIAMREMAING THERE FOR EVERAND IT IS FURTHER ENACTED THAT IF THE SUPERIORS TO WHOM THE LANDSAND TENEMENTS ABOVE MENTIONED ARE DECLAIRED AND ORDAINEDTO BELONG SHALL SHALL NOT WITHIN SIX MONTHS TO BE RECKONED FORMTHE TIME OF THE ATTAINER OF THE OFFENDERS RESPECTIVELY OBTAINTHEMSELVES INFEFT OR DO DILLIGENCE REALLY AND WITHOUT COLLUSIONFOR ATTAINING POSSESSION IN EVERY SUCH CASE THE FORFEITURESSHALL BELONG TO HIS MAJESTY HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSBY A SUBSEQUENT ACT OF THE SAME YEAR OF HIS MAJESTYS REIGNENTITLED ACT FOR THE ATTAINDER OF GEORGE EARL OF MARISHALWILLIAM EARL OF SEAFORTH AND OTHERS OF HIGH TREASONUNLESS THEY SHALL SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO JUSTICE BY A DAYCERTAIN HEREIN MENTIONEDIT IS ENACTED

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THAT IF THE ABOVE PERSONS AND OTHERS THEREIN NAMED AMONGWHOM IS THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALD OF SLATE SHOULDNOT RENDER THEMSELVES TO ONE OF HIS MAJESTYS JUSTICEOF THE PEACE ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF JUNE 1716THEN EVERY OF THEM NOT RENDERING HIMSELF AS AFORESAIDSHOULD FROM AND AFTER THE 13 OF NOVEMBER 1715 STANDAND BE ADJUDGED ATTAINED OF THE SAID HIGH TREASON TOALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES WHATSOEVER AND SHOULD SUFFERAND FORFEIT AS A PERSON ATTAINED OF HIGH TREASON BY THE LAWSOF THE LAND OUGHT TO SUFFER AND FORFEITCS235/11/MISC- 2THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS AFFECTED WITH MANY AND VARIOUSAPPRISEINGS ALL LED BEFORE THE YEAR 1650 FOR SUMS FAREXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE ESTATE AND WHEREOF THE LEGALWAS EXPIRED AND WHICH WERE PURCHASED BY SIR GEORGE MACKENZIEOF TARBET AFTERWARDS EARL OF CROMARTY AND CERTAIN OTHERPERSONS WHO UPON THE RIGHTS ACQUIRED BY THEM DID EXPEDEINFEFTEMENTS IN THEIR OWN PERSON AS WILL APPEAR BY THE CHARTERUNDER THE GREAT SEAL DATED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1678 WHICH IS APONPUBLICK RECORD AND THEIR INFEFTMENT FOLLOWING THEREAPONIS DATED THE 15 OF NOVEMBER 1680 AND PRODUCED WITH THEVOUCHERS OF MY EXCEPTIONS FOR ASCERTAINING MY RIGHTAND TITLE TO THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTHTHE SAID GEORGE MACKENZIE AND OTHER PERSONS DENUDEDTHEMSELVES OF THE SAID LANDS AND ESTATE IN FAVOUR OFKENNETH MACKENZIE BROTHER TO SIR GEORGE MCKENZIEOF ROSEHAUGH IN THE YEAR 1680AND THE SAID KENNETH MCKENZIE DISPONED THE SAME INFAVOUR OF ISOBELL COUNTESS OF SEAFORTH IN THE YEAR

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1681 WHO IN VIRTUE OF HER RIGHT POSSESSED THE SAID ESTATEAND PERTINENTS THEREOF UNTIL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY1715UPON THE DEMISE OF THE SAID ISOBELL COUNTESS OF SEAFORTHTHE RIGHT OF THE SAID ESTATE DEVOLVED UPON THE EXCIPIENTAS HEIR NEAREST PROTESTANT HEIR WILLIAM LATE EARL OFSEAFORTH THOUGH A NEARER HEIR BY BLOOD THAN THE EXIPIENTBEING EXCLUDED BY THE ACT 23RD NOVEMBER 1700 ENTITLED ACTFOR PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF POVERTYTHE FOURSCORE MERK LAND TROTTERNESS LYING WITHIN THEPAROCHIAL OF SNIZORT SKYE AND SHERIFDOM OF INVERNESSAND WHICH BELONGED TO THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALDLATE OF SLATE NOW ATTAINED BY THE FORECITED ACT ARE PART ANDPORTION OF THE FORESAID ESTATE OF SEAFORTH AND WERE HOLDENBY THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALD OR HIS PREDECESSORS OF-----EARL OF SEAFORTH AND THE RIGHT OF THE SUPERIORITY OF THESAID LANDS IS NOW IN THE PERSON OF THE EXCIPIENT BY HIS TITLEABOVE DEDUCEDTHE SAID EXCIPIENT AS HAVING THUS RIGHT TO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERKLANDS OF TROTTERNESS LYING AS SAID IS DID INPURSUANCE OF THE FORESAID ACT OF PARLIAMENT PRIMOGEORGII IN THE FIRST YEAR OF GEORGE ENTITLED ACT FORENCOURAGEING SUPERIORS VASSALS ETC DO DILIGENCEREALLY AND WITHOUT COLLUSION FOR ATTAINING THE POSSSESSIONOF THE SAID LANDSTHEREFOR THE SAID EXCIPIENT AND HIS SAID CURATOR AS HAVINGRIGHT AND TITLE TO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERK LAND IN MANNERAFORESAID AND BY VIRTUE OF THE ABOVE RECITED ACT OF THE

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FIRST OF HIS MAJESTYS REIGN ENTITLED ACT FOR ENCOURAGINGSUPERIORS VASSALS ETC DOES PRESENT THE ABOVE EXCEPTIONS HUMBLYPRAYING THAT HIS RIGHT MAY BE DECLAIRED AND ASCERTAINEDTO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERK LAND WITH PARTS AND PERTINENTSTHEREOF AND THAT THE RENTS PROFITS AND ISSUES THERETOBELONGING AND PRESENTLY PAY OR THAT MAY BE PAYABLE BYTHE TENENTS TACKSMEN OR POSSESSERS THEREOF SINCE THETERM PRECEEDING THE SAID ATTAINER AND IN ALL TIME COMEINGMAY BE DECLARED TO PERTAIN AND BELONG TO THE EXCIPIENTAND THAT THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES APPOINTED FORFORFEITED ESTATES MAY BE DISCHARGED FROM DISQUIETINGAND MOLESTING THE EXCIPIENT IN THE PEACEABLE POSSESSIONTHEREOFSAVEING AND RESERVING TO THE SAID EXCIPIENT ALL AND SUNDRYHIS FURTHER ALLEGATIONS ANSWERS AND REPLIES WHICH HEMAY HAVE OR SHALL HEREAFTER MAKE USE OF IN ORDER TO THEFURTHER CLEARING AND MAKING GOOD HIS RIGHT IF NEED BEKENNETH MACKENZIEALEX MACKENZIEEXAMINED 31 JULY 1719THE LORDS HAVING HEARD THE WITHIN EXCEPTIONS ORDAINTHE SAME TO BE INTIMATE TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRYAT THEIR OFFICE AND RECORDED IN THE PARLAR REGISTER APPOINTEDFOR THAT EFFECT CONFORM TO THE ACT OF SEDERUNTW.ERCHNIES J.P.L.RD/14/118/765. 24TH JUNE 1778 CONTRACT MATRIMONIAL.BETWEEN ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH AND MISS MARGARET SUTHERLAND 1732.EDITED 24 JUNE 1778 PRESENTED BY RODERICK MCLEOD

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WRITEN IN EDINBURGH.REGISTERED BY DAVID RAE AND JAMES BOSWELL.152 BOOKED.AT LANGWELL THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1732. IT IS APPOINTED CONTRACTEDFINALLY ANDMATRIMONALLY AGREED AND ENDED BETWEEN THE PARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. ALEXANDERMACKENZIEYOUNGER OF ARDLOCH TO THE SPECIAL ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLEWILLIAMLORD STRATHNAVER AND THE SAID LORD STRATHNAVER TAKING APON HIM FULL BURDENFOR THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH ON THE ONE PART AND MARGARET SUTHERLANDLAWFULL DAUGHTERTO THE DEWAFT CAPTAIN ROBERT SUTHERLAND OF LANGWELL WITH THE SPECIAL ADVICEAND CONCENT OFWILLIAM SINCLAIR OF ------WICK AND THE SAID WILLIAM SINCLAIR OF -------WICK TAKING APONHIMBURDEN FOR THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNERFOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND MARGARET SUTHERLAND WITH CONSENT BOTH HAVEACCEPTED ANDTAKEN AND BY THEIR PRESENTS ACCEPT AND TAKE EACH FOR THEIR LAWFULL PROMISEDSPOUSES ANDFAITHFULY JOINED AND OBLIGE THEM TO SOLOMENIZE AND COMPLETE THE HOLY BOND OFMARRIAGE TOGETHERWITH ALL REQUISITE SOLOMENISES BETWIX AND THE ------ DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT TO COMEIN CONTENPLATIONOF THE WHICH MARRIAGE AND FOR THE LOCKER UNDERWRITEN THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE OF ARDLOCHAND THE SAID WILLIAM LORD STRATHNAVER AS TAKING APON HIM FULL BURDEN FOR THESAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE BINDS AND OBLIGES THEM THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO DULY AND

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SUFFICIENTLY INFEFTAND SAISE THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAY OF HERLIFETIME AFTER THEDOWERY OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE IN CASE SHE SHALL HAPPEN TO SURVIVE HIMIN ALL AND HAILLETHE SUM OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MERKS SCOTS MONEY YEARLYUPLIFTABLE BY HER IN THEEVENT FOURTH AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR BY EQUALL PROPORTIONS BEGINNING THEFIRST TERMS PAYMENTOF THE SAID ANNUITIES AT THE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTIMAS AFTER THEDOWERY OF THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND SO FORTH TO CONTINUE YEARLY THEREAFTER DURING THESAID LIFETIME ANDTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND THE SAID RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM LORDSTRATHNAVER AS BURDENTAKEN FOR HIM BINDS AND OBLIGES THEM AND THEIR ABOVE WRITEN TO DELIVER THE SAIDSECURITIES INMANNER ABOVE WRITTEN DULY AND VALIDLY MADE INTO BETWIX AND THE TERM OFWHITSUNDAY NEXT TOCOME THE SAID LORD STRATHNAVER BEING ONLY BOUND AS BURDEN TAKEN FOR THE LIFERENT PROVISION TOTHE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND AND GO FURTHER AND THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHERBY DECLARESTHAT THE LIFERENT PROVISION ABOVE WRITTEN IS NO WITTS TO JUDGE THE SAID MARGARETSUTHERLANDON HER RIGHT TO HER SHARE OF MOOVEABLES AND CONCUR AS THE LAW DIRECTS THESAME BEING REFEREDENTIRE TO HER FURTHER THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS AND SUCCESSORSDULY AND SUFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDE AND SECURE THE HEIRS MALE TO BE PROCREATE OFTHE MARRIAGEIN THE SAME OF TWELVE THOUSAND POUNDS SCOTS MONEY

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PAYABLE AT THE FIRST TERMOF WHITSUNDAYOR MARTIMAS AFTER THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS DEATH AND TO DELIVER THE SAIDSECURITYSO PROVIDED BETWIX AND THE FORM OF WHITSUNDAY ALSO NEXT TO COME BUT IN ALLTHESAID MARGARETSUTHERLAND SHALL DIE BEFORE THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND THAT THE SAIDALEXANDERMACKENZIE SHALL MARRY AGAIN THEN AND IN THAT CASE HE BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS ANDSUCCESSORS TO PAY YEARLY TO THE SAID HEIR MALE OR SON THE SUMS OF THREEHUNDRED MERKSSCOTS MONEY BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT OF THE SAID SUMS AT THE FIRSTTERM OF WHITSUNDAYOR MARTIMAS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND AND ALEXANDERMACKENZIEAND IN CASE THERE SHOULD BE ANY HEIRS MALE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE ANDTHERE SHOULD BEBUT ONE DAUGHTER THEN AND IN THAT CASE THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BINDS ANDOBLIGES HIM ANDHIS FOR FIRST TO PAY TO THE SAID DAUGHTER OR HEIR FEMALE THE SUM OF SEVENTHOUSANT MERKSSCOTS MONEY AND IN THE CASE OF TWO THREE OR MORE DAUGHTERS THE SUM OF NINETHOUSANTMERKS MONEY FOR AND BETWIX THEM TO BE DIVIDED BY THE FATHER AS HE SHALL THINK FITANYTIMEIN HIS LIFETIME BUT IN CASE OF NO SUCH DIVISION THE SAME SHALL BE MADE AT THE SIGHTOF TWONEAREST OF KIN ON THE FURTHER FIVE AND TWO OF THE NEAREST OF KIN ON THE MOTHERFIVEAND IN CASE THERE BE NO HEIR MALE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE AND THAT THERE BEONE

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TWO OR MORE DAUGHTERS OF THE DISOLUTION OF THE SAID MARRIAGE BY THE DEATH OFTHESAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND THEN AND IN THE EVENT THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEBINDS ANDOBLIGES HIM AND HIS FOR SAIDS TO PAY THE ANNUAL RENT OF THE FORTH PROVISIONS TOHIS SAIDDAUGHTERS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT THEREOF AT THE TERM OFWHITSUNDAY OR MARTIMASAFTER THE DEATH OF THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND OR THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE OR ANY OFTHEM AT FIRST SHALL HAPPEN AND THE SAID PRINCIPAL SUM TO BE PAID AT THEIRRESPECTIVE MARRIAGEOR MAJORITY EITHER THAT SHALL FIRST HAPPEN FOR THE WHICH COMES AND ON THEOTHER PARTTHE SAID WILLIAM SINCLAIR OF ------WICK AS BURDEN TAKEN FOR THE SAID MARGARETSUTHERLANDAND AS DOWRY TO HER FOR THE SUM UNDERWRITTEN BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRSANDSUCCESSORS TO CONTEND AND PAY TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS HEIRS ANDEXECUTORSOR ASSIGNEES THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MERKS SCOTS MONEY AND ATTHE TERM OFWHITSUNDAY NEXT TO COME TO THE ONE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT OF THE SAIDPRINCIPAL SUMTHE TERM OF WHITSUNDAY LEFT BY PART UNTIL THE SAID FORM OF PAYMENT AND YEARLYAND FORMELYTHEREAFTER DURING THE NOT PAYMENT THEREOF AND ITS HEREBY DECLARED THAT INCASE THE MARRIAGETHE MARRIAGE SHOULD DISOLVE BY THE DEATH OF EITHER OF THE SAID PARTIES WITHINYEAR AND DAYAFTER THE SAID MARRIAGE THAT THE JOINTURE AND LOCKER HEREBY PROVIDED SHALL

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TAKE PLACEIN MANNER ABOVE WRITTEN ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDINGRATIFY ITIS AGREED THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS FOR IMPRESSMENT OF THE SAID CONTRACT AGTTHE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND WILLIAM LORD STRATHNAVER AT THE INSTANCE OF JOHNSUTHERLAND OFHOWE JAMES BUDGE OF TACHNAGA JAMES SUTHERLAND OF LANGWELL AND WILLIAMSINCLAIR OF------WICK OR EITHER OF THEM AND BOTH PARTIES BIND AND OBLIGE THEM THEIR FOR AND TOTHE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESPECTIVE PARTS OF THE PROMISE AS UNDER THE PENALOF EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS SCOTS MONEY AT TO FOR NAMED AND FOR THE MORESECURITIESWE CONCENT TO THE REGISTRATION IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL SESSION OR ANY OTHERJUDGESBOOKS THAT ALL EXECUTION NOWSTANDING MAY PASS HEREON AS AFFAIRS AND TO THATEFFECTWE CONSTITUTE.OUR PROCULATORS IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESE PRESENTSWRITTEN ONTHIS AND THE PRECEEDING TWO PAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY MR WILLIAM SCOBIEMINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT ASSINT PLACE AND INSERT IN THE FIRST PAGE BY ONE OFTHESEWITNESSES JAMES SINCLAIR OF DUMBEATH KENNETH MACKENZIE BROTHER GERMAN TO THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH KENNETH SUTHERLAND BAYLIE OF DORNOCH ANDMR WILLIAM SCOBIE .SIGNED ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MARGARET SUTHERLAND JAMES SINCLAIR KENNETHMACKENZIEKENNETH SUTHERLAND WILLIAM SCOBIE AND SINCLAIR AND STRATHNAVERGD305/1/128/17.IT IS CONTRACTED AGREED AND MATRIMONIALLY ENDED

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BETWIXT THEPARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. COLLONELL ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE SERVICEOF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE ONE PART AND MISSKATHERINE SUTHERLAND ELDEST LAWFULL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASTCOLL.JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENTOF CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHERGERMAN ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID COLL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDHAVING CONCURRED A MUTUAL LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ONEANOTHER HAVE ACCEPTED AND DO HEREBY ACCEPT OF EACH OTHERFOR LAWFULL SPOUSES AND HEREBY BIND AND OBLIGE THEM TOSOLEMISE THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY WITH ALL CONCONCIENTSPEED IN CONTEMPLATION OF WHICH MARRIAGE THE SAID COLL ROBERTMCKINZIE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS EXECUTERSAND SUCCESSORS TO CONTENT AND PAY TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENTS OF HER SURVIVING HIM AND INDEPENDENTOF THE ADDITION THERETO IN THE EVENT HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDALL AND HAILL OF FREE YEARLY ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDSSTERLING AND THAT AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITSUNDAYAND MARTINMAS BY EQUALL PORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMSPAYMENT THEREOF THE FIRST SUM OF WHITSUNDAY ON MARTINMAS AFTERHIS DECEASE FOR THE HALF YEAR PRECEEDING AND SO ON HALF YEARLYDURING ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME WITH A FIFTH PART MOREOF EACH TERM PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATE PENALTY INCREASE OF HAILLE

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AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT THEREOF THEREAFTERDURING THE NOT PAYMENT AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM AND HIS FORSAID IN THE EVENT OF ONECHILD MALE OR FEMALE BEING PROCREATED OF THIS MARRIAGE BETWIXTHIM AND THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO CONTENDAND PAY TO SUCH CHILD THE SUM OF THREE THOUSANT POUNDSSTERLING TWO CHILDREN MALE OR FEMALE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING EACH AND IF THREE OR MORE CHILDREN THE SUMOF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING THE ELDEST CHILD TORECEIVE OF THAT SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANDTHE REMAINING THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING TO BEDIVIDED AMONGST THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN SUCH PROPORTIONSAS THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER OR SURVIVOR OF THEM MAY THINKPROPER AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME AND THAT AT AND AGAINSTTHE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER HIS DECEASEWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF EACH CHILD PROVISION OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF HAILLE AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUALRENT THEREOF THEREAFTER DURINGTHE NOT PAYMENT BUT DECLARINGTHAT INTHE EVENT OF THE SAID COLL ROBERT MCKINZIES PREDECEASINGTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THE DISSOLUTIONTHE MARRIAGE BY HIS DECEASED ARE OTHERWAYS THERE SHOULDBE AND CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTING THEREOF AS THE TIME THEMTHAT CASE THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE PROVIDES HER IN ANDSHE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND IS HEREBY EMPOWEREDTO DEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF THE SAID SIX

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THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEIN MANNER BEFORE MENTIONED DECLAIRING ALSO THAT IN THE EVENTOF THE DECEASE OF THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE BEFORE THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THERE SHOULDBE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE ENDING AT THE TIME ANDTHAT THERE SHOULD BE A DEFICIENCY IN HIS FUNDS FOR ANSWERING THESEVERAL PROVISIONS IN THEIR FAVOUR BEFORE MENTIONED AND PAYINGTHE SAID ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDKATHERINE SUTHERLAND YET THAT SUCH DEFICIENCY SHALL IN THEMEANTIME FALL UPON THE CHILDREN PROVISIONS UNTILL THE DECEASEDOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT IN EVERY EVENTTHE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING SHALL REMAIN CLEARAND UNTOUCHED FOR ANSWERING THE SAID ANNUITY DURING ALLTHE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME AND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE SAID EVENTUALLANNUITY AND FOR THE PROVISIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEBEFORE MENTION THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE ASSIGNS ANDCONVEYS AS MUCH OF THE SEVERALL SUMS OF ANNUITY AFTERMENTIONED WITH THE SECURITIES THEREFORE AS WILL COMPLETELYSATISFY AND PAY THE SAME VIZ. THE SUM OF SIXTY SEVEN THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT DINA RUPEES VESTED BY ME IN THEEIGHTY PER CENT EAST INDIA GOVERNMENT SECURITIESBY SEVERAL INVESTITURES THE FIRST DATED THE 4TH DAY OFMAY ONE THOUSANT SEVERAL HUNDRED AND NINETY THREEAND THE LAST DATED THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE

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THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED YEAR ALL AS CONTAINED IN AN ACCOUNT CURRENTBETWIXT HIM AND MESSRS. DOWNIE AND MAITLAND HIS AGENTSAT CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 YEARS THE FURTHER SUM OF TWENTYTHOUSANT DIVA RUPEES VESTED BY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENTSECURITIES BEING NUMBER FORTY EIGHT OF THE DECENNIAL LOANOBLIGATION DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT AND ALSO STOCK TO THE AMOUNTOF EIGHT THOUSANT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE POUNDS VESTEDBY HIM IN THE THREE PERCENT CONSOLIDATED FUNDS OF GREATBRITAIN AND MANAGED ON HIS AMOUNT BY MESSRS. THOMAS COUTTSAND CO BANKERS IN LONDON CONFORM TO THEIR AMOUNT CURRENTWITH HIM THERE ANENT ENDING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY LASTAND WHICH AMOUNT ARE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OF THIS DATE ASRELATIVE HERETO AND IN WHICH LAST SUM IS INCLUDED THE SUMOF SIX HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING VESTED IN THE SAID FUNDSSINCE THAT PERIOD WITH POWER TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HER SURVIVING THE SAID AFFIDATESPOUSE OUT OF BOTH ARE EITHER OF THE SAID FUNDS THE SAIDYEARLY ANNUITY ACCEPTS AND DISCHARGES TO GRANT THEREFOREAND GENERALLY EVERY OTHERTHING THEREANENT TO DO THATHE COULD HAVE DONE HIMSELF DURING HIS LIFETIME AND IF SHESHALL JUDGE IT MORE EXPEDIENT THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIMSELF WHEN REQUIRED TO INVEST THE SAID

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SUM OF FOUR THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING IN THE BRITISH FUNDSIN HER NAME TO---------------- THE SAID -------------- ANNUITY AND TO LAYOUT THE SAME OR HERITABLE SECURITY AND TO TAKE THE SECURITYTHEREFORE PAYABLE TO HER IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAYSOF HER LIFETIME AND TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN THEEVENTS PREMENTIONED IN FEE TO ANSWER IN WHOLE OR IN PARTAS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE THEIR SAID PROVISION DECLARING ALSOTHAT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATE OF THE MARRIAGE SHALL DURINGTHE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER BE MAINTAINED AND EDUCATEDSUITABLE O THEIR STATION BY HIM AND IN THE EVENT OF HIS DECEASEPREVIOUS TO THEIR ARRIVING AT THE YEARS OF MAJORITY THAT THEIRSAID MOTHER SHALL BE THEIR TUTORS AND CURATORS AND SHALLUPLIFT RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEYSBEFORE PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE AGE OFFIFTEEN YEARS IF MALE CHILDREN ON THEIR MAJORITY ATMARRIAGE IF FEMALE IN LIEU OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAINTAINANCEAND FURTHER THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE EVENTOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND SURVIVING HIM ASSIGNSCONVEYS AND MAKES OVER TO HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES AS HEROWN UNDOUBTED PROPERTY THE WHOLE HOSEHOLD FURNITUREAND PLENISHING OF EVERY DENOMINATION BED AND TABLE LINEN------- AND TABLE CHINA SILVERPLATE AND IN GENERALL EVERYARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD OF FURNITURE AND PLENISHING THATSHALL PERTAIN AND BELONG TO HIM OR BE IN COMMUNIONBETWIXT THEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DECEASE DISPENSINGWITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF AND ADMITTING THE SAME TOBE EQUALLY GOOD VALID AND SUFFICIENT AS IF EVERY ARTICLE

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THEN BELONGING TO HIM WERE HEREIN PARTICULARY INSERTEDMOREOVER THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY RENOUNCESAND GIVES UP FOR HIMSELF HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSANY CLAIM OR TITLE HE MIGHT HAVE JURE MARITE OR OTHERWAYSTO ANY MONEY MEANS OR EFFECTS PRESENTLY BELONGING TO THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR TO WHICH SHE MAY HEREAFTERHAVE RIGHT ANY MANNER OF WAY AND PARTICULARY WITHOUTPREDUDICE TO THE GENERALITY FORESAID TO A BOND FOR FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STIRLING GRANTED TO HER BY SIR EWEN BAILLIEOF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE AND TO ANY CLAIM OF PROVISIONMADE IN HER FAVOUR BY HEIRS AND DECEASED FATHER DECLARINGTHE SAME HER OWN PROPERTY AND AS HER DISPOSAL IN ANYMANNER SHE MAY THINK PROPER WITHOUT HIS CONCENTARE APPROBATION AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTMCKENZIE DISPONES CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER FROM HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HIS HEIRS ASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVERUNDER THE BURDEN OF THE PAYMENT OF THE YEARLY FEU DUTY PAYABLEOUT THEREOF HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLE ALL AND HAILLE THATHOUSE LYING IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW TARBET CALLED MILMOUNTCALLED MILLMOUNT WICH THE GARDEN BACK CLOSEAND WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS THERETO BELONGINGBOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH ROAD LEADING THROUGHMILMOUNT AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE WATER --- OR AS THESAME MAY BE OTHERWAYS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HIS RIGHTS ANDINFEFTMENTS THEREOF ALL LYING IN THE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY

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OF ROSS TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHT AND CLAIM OF RIGHT OF PROPERTYAND POSSESSION WHICH HE CAN CLAIM OR PRETEND THERETO ANY MANNEROF WAY IN WHICH HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREMENTIONED THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE BIND AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS SUCCESSORS TO INFEFT AND LEASE THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLEAND THAT BY RESIGNATION OR CONFIRMATION OR BOTH THE ONEWITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE OTHER AND FOR EXPEDING THE SAIDINFEFTMENT BY RESIGNATION HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTESAND EACH OF THEM CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS UNDOUBTED ----AND COMMISSIONERS TO THE OFFICE UNDER WRITEN GIVING GRANTINGAND COMMITTING TO THEM FULL POWER WARRANT AND COMMISSIONFOR HIM AND IN HIS NAME TO COMPEAR HEREFORHIS IMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS OF THE SAID SUBJECTSOR THEIR COMMISSIONERS HAVING POWER TO RECEIVE RESIGNATIONSAND TO GRANT NEW INFEFTEMENTS THEREON AND THAT UPONTHE GROUND THEREOF AT ANY TIME LAWFULL AND CONVENIENTAND THEM AND THERE WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AND HUMILITYAS BECOMES PURELY AND SIMPLY BY STAFF AND BATTON AS USEIS TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LIKEAS THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEHEREBY RESIGNS RENOUNCES SURRENDERS UP GIVES OVER GIVESAND DELIVERS ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTSCALLED MILLMOUNT LYING IN THE SAID VILLAGE OF MILMOUNT OF NEWTARBET PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY OF ROSS AFORESAID ASDESCRIBED AND HEREHELD AS REPEATED BREVALITIS CAUSA

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OR ASTHE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HISRIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF INTO THE HANDS OF HISIMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS THEREOF IN FAVOUR AND FORNEW INFEFTMENTS OF THE SAME TO BE MADE GIVEN AND GRANTEDTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSEIN SUCH DUE AND COMPETENT FORM AS OFFERS ALL INSTRUMENTSAND DOCUMENTS THEREAPON TO TAKE AND GENERALLY EVERYOTHERTHING THEREANNENT TO DO WHICH HE COULD DOHIMSELF IF PERSONALLY PRESENT ALL WHICH HE HEREBY PROMISESTO HOLD FIRM AND STABLE WITHOUT RESERVATION WHICH DISPOSITIONAND SUBJECTS THEREBY CONVEYED THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO WARRANT TOTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE ANDHER FORESAIDS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTES THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND HER FORSAIDS HIS COMMISSIONERS AND ASSIGNEESNOT ONLY IN AND TO THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES THEREOF IN TIMECOMING BUT ALSO IN AND TO THE TITLES WRITS AND EVIDENTS THEREOFCONCEIVED INFAVOUR OF HIM HIS PREDECESSORS OR AUTHORS AND WHICHASSIGNATION ABOVE WRITEN HE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIMAND HIS FORESAID TO WARRANT AS FOLLOW VIZ. IN SO FAR AS CONCERNSTHE WRITS AND EVIDENTS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND IN SO FAR AS CONCERNS THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES FROMHIS OWN PROPER FAILS AND DEEDS ALL NAMELY AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED

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UPON BETWIX THE PARTIES THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS HEREON AT THEINSTANCE OF THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDROBERT SUTHERLAND ESQ. OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT AND COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF KNOCHBRACHE OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEMOR THEIR HEIRS AGAINST THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE FORIMPLEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUYR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND THE ISSUE OF THE SAID MARRIAGE OF THE PROVISIONAND PRESTATIONS ABOVE WRITEN CONCEIVED IN THEIR FAVOUR ANDDECLARING THAT THE PRESENT MARRIAGE SHOULD ABSOLVE -------YEARS AND DAY FROM THE SOLEMNIZATION THEREOF WITHOUT ALIVING CHILD BEING HEARD BUT YET THIS PRESENT CONTRACT SHALLSUBSIST IN ITS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IN FAVOUR OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THECONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING AND THEY CONSENT TO THERESIGNATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONOTHER COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND IF NEED BE THAT ALL EXECUTION NECESSARY MAYPASS AND BE DIRECT HEREIN AS OFFERS AND THERETOTHEY CONSTITUTE THEIR PROCULATORS AND COMMISSIONERSALL TO THE EFFECT THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDMAY BE INFEFT AND LEASED IN THE SAID HOUSE GARDEN ANDPERTINENTS THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY DESIRES ANDREQUIRES YOU AND EACH OF YOU CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS BAILLIESIN THAT PART HEREBY SPEEDILY CONSTITUTE THESE PRESENTS-------- PASS TO THE SAID SUBJECTS AND THERE GIVE AND DELIVERTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HERITABLE STATEAND SASINE REAL AND ACTUALL AND CORPOREAL

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POSSESSIONOF ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREDESCRIBED OR AS THE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBEDIN HIS RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF AND HERE HELDAS REPEATED BREVITATIS CAUSA CALLED MILLMOUNT IN THESAID VILLAGE OF MILLMOUNT OF NEW TARBET PARISH OF KILMUIRAND COUNTY OF ROSS WITH THE WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES ANDPERTINENTS THERETO BELONGING AND THAT BY DELIVERINGTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR HER ATTORNEYOR ATTORNEYS WHOM NAME BEARER HEREOF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYMBOLLS USUALL AND NECESSARY BUT ALWAYS UNDER THEBURDEN OF THE FEU DUTY PAYABLE OUT THEREOF AND THIS INNOWAYS LEAVE UNDONE THE WHICH TO DO THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MACKENZIE COMMITTS TO YOU AND EACH OF YOUCONLLIE AND SEALLIE AS SAID IS HIS FULL POWER BY THIS HISPRECEPT OF SASINE DIRECTED TO YOU FOR THAT EFFECTIN WITNESS WHEREOF BOTH PARTIES HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DUPLICATE HEREOF WROTEUPON THIS AND THE SIX PRECEEDING PAGES OF PAPER DULY STAMPEDWORDING TO LAW BY THOMAS SUTER SHERIFF CLERK OF ROSSBRAILANGWELL THE FIFETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1801 YEARSBEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAID COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OFKNOCHBRECK MR ALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON AND THE SAIDTHOMAS SUTER WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKINZIEKATHARINE SUTHERLANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDALEXANDER BAILLIE WITNESSALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON WITNESSTHOMAS SUTER WITNESSRD/14/118/765. 24TH JUNE 1778 CONTRACT MATRIMONIAL.

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BETWEEN ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH AND MISS MARGARET SUTHERLAND 1732.EDITED 24 JUNE 1778 PRESENTED BY RODERICK MCLEOD WRITEN IN EDINBURGH.REGISTERED BY DAVID RAE AND JAMES BOSWELL.152 BOOKED.AT LANGWELL THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1732. IT IS APPOINTED CONTRACTED FINALLYANDMATRIMONALLY AGREED AND ENDED BETWEEN THE PARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. ALEXANDERMACKENZIEYOUNGER OF ARDLOCH TO THE SPECIAL ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLEWILLIAMLORD STRATHNAVER AND THE SAID LORD STRATHNAVER TAKING APON HIM FULL BURDEN FORTHE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH ON THE ONE PART AND MARGARET SUTHERLANDLAWFULL DAUGHTERTO THE DEWAFT CAPTAIN ROBERT SUTHERLAND OF LANGWELL WITH THE SPECIAL ADVICE ANDCONCENT OFWILLIAM SINCLAIR OF ------WICK AND THE SAID WILLIAM SINCLAIR OF -------WICK TAKING APONHIMBURDEN FOR THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWINGTHAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND MARGARET SUTHERLAND WITH CONSENT BOTH HAVEACCEPTED ANDTAKEN AND BY THEIR PRESENTS ACCEPT AND TAKE EACH FOR THEIR LAWFULL PROMISEDSPOUSES ANDFAITHFULY JOINED AND OBLIGE THEM TO SOLOMENIZE AND COMPLETE THE HOLY BOND OFMARRIAGE TOGETHERWITH ALL REQUISITE SOLOMENISES BETWIX AND THE ------ DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT TO COME INCONTENPLATIONOF THE WHICH MARRIAGE AND FOR THE LOCKER UNDERWRITEN THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE OF ARDLOCHAND THE SAID WILLIAM LORD STRATHNAVER AS TAKING APON HIM FULL BURDEN FOR THE SAID

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ALEXANDERMACKENZIE BINDS AND OBLIGES THEM THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO DULY ANDSUFFICIENTLY INFEFTAND SAISE THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAY OF HERLIFETIME AFTER THEDOWERY OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE IN CASE SHE SHALL HAPPEN TO SURVIVE HIM INALL AND HAILLETHE SUM OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MERKS SCOTS MONEY YEARLY UPLIFTABLEBY HER IN THEEVENT FOURTH AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR BY EQUALL PROPORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRSTTERMS PAYMENTOF THE SAID ANNUITIES AT THE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTIMAS AFTER THE DOWERYOF THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND SO FORTH TO CONTINUE YEARLY THEREAFTER DURING THE SAIDLIFETIME ANDTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND THE SAID RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM LORDSTRATHNAVER AS BURDENTAKEN FOR HIM BINDS AND OBLIGES THEM AND THEIR ABOVE WRITEN TO DELIVER THE SAIDSECURITIES INMANNER ABOVE WRITTEN DULY AND VALIDLY MADE INTO BETWIX AND THE TERM OFWHITSUNDAY NEXT TOCOME THE SAID LORD STRATHNAVER BEING ONLY BOUND AS BURDEN TAKEN FOR THE LIFE RENTPROVISION TOTHE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND AND GO FURTHER AND THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHERBY DECLARESTHAT THE LIFERENT PROVISION ABOVE WRITTEN IS NO WITTS TO JUDGE THE SAID MARGARETSUTHERLANDON HER RIGHT TO HER SHARE OF MOOVEABLES AND CONCUR AS THE LAW DIRECTS THE SAMEBEING REFEREDENTIRE TO HER FURTHER THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORSDULY AND SUFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDE AND SECURE THE

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HEIRS MALE TO BE PROCREATE OF THEMARRIAGEIN THE SAME OF TWELVE THOUSAND POUNDS SCOTS MONEY PAYABLE AT THE FIRST TERM OFWHITSUNDAYOR MARTIMAS AFTER THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS DEATH AND TO DELIVER THE SAIDSECURITYSO PROVIDED BETWIX AND THE FORM OF WHITSUNDAY ALSO NEXT TO COME BUT IN ALLTHE SAIDMARGARETSUTHERLAND SHALL DIE BEFORE THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND THAT THE SAIDALEXANDERMACKENZIE SHALL MARRY AGAIN THEN AND IN THAT CASE HE BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS ANDSUCCESSORS TO PAY YEARLY TO THE SAID HEIR MALE OR SON THE SUMS OF THREE HUNDREDMERKSSCOTS MONEY BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT OF THE SAID SUMS AT THE FIRST TERM OFWHITSUNDAYOR MARTIMAS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND AND ALEXANDERMACKENZIEAND IN CASE THERE SHOULD BE ANY HEIRS MALE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE AND THERESHOULD BEBUT ONE DAUGHTER THEN AND IN THAT CASE THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BINDS ANDOBLIGES HIM ANDHIS FOR FIRST TO PAY TO THE SAID DAUGHTER OR HEIR FEMALE THE SUM OF SEVEN THOUSANTMERKSSCOTS MONEY AND IN THE CASE OF TWO THREE OR MORE DAUGHTERS THE SUM OF NINETHOUSANTMERKS MONEY FOR AND BETWIX THEM TO BE DIVIDED BY THE FATHER AS HE SHALL THINK FITANYTIMEIN HIS LIFETIME BUT IN CASE OF NO SUCH DIVISION THE SAME SHALL BE MADE AT THE SIGHT OFTWONEAREST OF KIN ON THE FURTHER FIVE AND TWO OF THE NEAREST OF KIN ON THE MOTHER FIVEAND IN CASE THERE BE NO HEIR MALE PROCREATED OF THE

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MARRIAGE AND THAT THERE BE ONETWO OR MORE DAUGHTERS OF THE DISOLUTION OF THE SAID MARRIAGE BY THE DEATH OF THESAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND THEN AND IN THE EVENT THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEBINDS ANDOBLIGES HIM AND HIS FOR SAIDS TO PAY THE ANNUAL RENT OF THE FORTH PROVISIONS TO HISSAIDDAUGHTERS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT THEREOF AT THE TERM OF WHITSUNDAY ORMARTIMASAFTER THE DEATH OF THE SAID MARGARET SUTHERLAND OR THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOR ANY OFTHEM AT FIRST SHALL HAPPEN AND THE SAID PRINCIPAL SUM TO BE PAID AT THEIR RESPECTIVEMARRIAGEOR MAJORITY EITHER THAT SHALL FIRST HAPPEN FOR THE WHICH COMES AND ON THE OTHERPARTTHE SAID WILLIAM SINCLAIR OF ------WICK AS BURDEN TAKEN FOR THE SAID MARGARETSUTHERLANDAND AS DOWRY TO HER FOR THE SUM UNDERWRITTEN BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS ANDSUCCESSORS TO CONTEND AND PAY TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS HEIRS ANDEXECUTORSOR ASSIGNEES THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MERKS SCOTS MONEY AND AT THETERM OFWHITSUNDAY NEXT TO COME TO THE ONE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT OF THE SAID PRINCIPALSUMTHE TERM OF WHITSUNDAY LEFT BY PART UNTIL THE SAID FORM OF PAYMENT AND YEARLY ANDFORMELYTHEREAFTER DURING THE NOT PAYMENT THEREOF AND ITS HEREBY DECLARED THAT IN CASETHE MARRIAGETHE MARRIAGE SHOULD DISOLVE BY THE DEATH OF EITHER OF THE SAID PARTIES WITHIN YEARAND DAYAFTER THE SAID MARRIAGE THAT THE JOINTURE AND LOCKER HEREBY PROVIDED SHALL TAKEPLACE

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IN MANNER ABOVE WRITTEN ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDINGRATIFY ITIS AGREED THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS FOR IMPRESSMENT OF THE SAID CONTRACT AGT THESAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND WILLIAM LORD STRATHNAVER AT THE INSTANCE OF JOHNSUTHERLAND OFHOWE JAMES BUDGE OF TACHNAGA JAMES SUTHERLAND OF LANGWELL AND WILLIAM SINCLAIROF------WICK OR EITHER OF THEM AND BOTH PARTIES BIND AND OBLIGE THEM THEIR FOR AND TOTHE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESPECTIVE PARTS OF THE PROMISE AS UNDER THE PENALOF EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS SCOTS MONEY AT TO FOR NAMED AND FOR THE MORE SECURITIESWE CONCENT TO THE REGISTRATION IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL SESSION OR ANY OTHERJUDGESBOOKS THAT ALL EXECUTION NOWSTANDING MAY PASS HEREON AS AFFAIRS AND TO THATEFFECTWE CONSTITUTE.OUR PROCULATORS IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESE PRESENTS WRITTEN ONTHIS AND THE PRECEEDING TWO PAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY MR WILLIAM SCOBIEMINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT ASSINT PLACE AND INSERT IN THE FIRST PAGE BY ONE OF THESEWITNESSES JAMES SINCLAIR OF DUMBEATH KENNETH MACKENZIE BROTHER GERMAN TO THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH KENNETH SUTHERLAND BAYLIE OF DORNOCH ANDMR WILLIAM SCOBIE .SIGNED ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MARGARET SUTHERLAND JAMES SINCLAIR KENNETHMACKENZIEKENNETH SUTHERLAND WILLIAM SCOBIE AND SINCLAIR AND STRATHNAVER.STENSCHOLL (QS) THE OLD PARISH CHURCH WAS DEDICATED TOST MARTIN IN THE 1600`S THE PARISHES OF STENSCHOLL ANDKILMALUAG NOW CALLED KILMUIR WERE UNITED A PARLIAMENTARY

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CHURCH WAS ERECTED HERE IN 1828 AND THE DISTRICTCOMPRISING THE OLD PARISH OF KILMARTIN WAS CONSTITUTED AQUOAD SACRA PARISH BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 25THMAY 1833 THE PARISH WAS DISJOINED FROM KILMUIR ANDSNIZORT BY THE COURT OF TEINDS 14/7/1847.REVERENT JAMES M. DAVIDSON MINISTER OF THE QUOAD SACRAPARISH OF STENSCHOLL SKYE RESIDING AT THE MANSE OFSTENSCHOLL HE WAS ALSO TENANT OF LOTS 13 AND 14OF THE TOWN GARRAFADA KILMUIR WESTER. THE RIGHTSOF THE MINISTER OF THE PARISH OF STENSCHOLL ARE ANDARE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS IN THE &quot; 6TH REPORT OF THECOMMISSIONERS&quot; FOR BUILDING CHURCHES IN THEHIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND THE PARISH OF KILMUIR SKYESTENSCOLL. THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF THECHURCH AND MANSE OF STENSCHOLL BEARS DATE ON THE9TH MARCH 1829. THE LAND IS CONVEYED TO THECOMMISSIONERS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GODFREYBOSVILLE MACDONALD, BARONET LORD MACDONALD DATED22ND AND RECORDED IN THE GENERAL REGISTER OF SASINES29TH DECEMBER 1828.THE EXTENT OF GROUND CONVEYEDFOR THE WHOLE IS 2 ACRES 3 ROODS 19 FALLS AND 1 ELLOR THEREBY SCOTS LAND MEASURE IT LIES WHOLLY WITHINTHE FARM OF GEARRIGHFADDA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR RIGHTBANK OF THE RIVER KILMARTIN WHICH IS THE BOUNDARYOF THE SAID PIECE OF LAND ON THE NORTH ANDOPPOSITE TO THE FARM OF STENSCHOLL.SINCE 14/2/1882 REVERENT JAMES MACKINTOSH DAVIDSON WHOBEING SOLEMNLY SWORN AND EXAMINED IN CS46/101/1/1887DECREET DEPONES I AM THE MINISTER OF THE QUOAD SACRAPARISH OF STENSCHOLL AND HAVE BEEN SO SINCE 14THFEBRUARY 1882 MY PREDECESSOR WAS REV. B. ALEXANDERMACDONALD BORN 1816 SON OF JOHN M. BENBECULAPRES.BY QUEEN VICTORIA 8TH FEBRUARY AND ORDAINED30TH APRIL 1856 DIED UNMARRIED 17 JUNE1881.AND BEFORE HIM DONALD MACDONALD BORN 1800 SONOF JAMES M TORLUM BENBECULA AND CHRISTINEMACDONALD DIED UN MARRIED 5TH JULY 1855 ANDBEFORE HIM HENRY BEATSON PRESB. BY WILLIAM 1V7TH FEBRUARY 1837 AND BEFORE HIM JOHN NICOLSON

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BORN 1780 SON OF ALEXANDER N KYLERHEA DIED4TH JANUARY 1837. THE CHARGE IS AN A.S. CHARGEWHICH WAS ERECTED 1828-29 THE 6TH REPORT11/10/1831 PAGES 28-29 REFERENCE TO THE GLEBEOF THE PARISH OF STENSCHOLL.ALEXANDER MACDONALD SOLICITOR AT PORTREE ANDFACTOR FOR MAJOR FRASER OF NEWTON NAIRN MAJORFRASER IS PROPRIETOR OF THE ESTATE OF KILMUIRPURCHASED IN 1855 FROM LORD MACDONALD STAFFINPARK FORMS PART OF THE ESTATE OF KILMUIRTHE DECREET INFERS THAT REV.JAMES M. DAVIDSON WASPROPRIETOR ON THE VALUATION ROLL AND NOT A TENANTTO THE PROPRIETOR MAJOR WILLIAM FRASER OF NEWTONTHAT IN THE DECREET MCLEOD AND FRASER V DAVIDSONAND RODERICK MACKENZIE OF PLOT 20 AND HIS BROTHERNEIL MACKENZIE PLOT 19 AS DEFENDERS FOR RIGHT OFPASSAGE OVER STAFFIN PARK STENSCHOLL KILMUIR.14/1/1887 DECREET CS46/101/1/1887.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE *CATHERINE MACKENZIEBORN ABOUT 1791...STENSCHOLL KILMUIRSKYE. ON CENSUS 1841-51-61KILMUIR. DIED 12 APRIL 1867. STENSCHOLL SKYE AGES. ON CENSUS DIFFERENT. FROM DEATH DATE GIVEN.DONALD MCKENZIE * HELEN BROWNBORN ABOUT 1817 KILLIEMUIR SKYEMARRIED 9/2/1847 KINGLASSIE10/2/1882 KINGLASSIEHELEN BORN 1823 HILL OF BEATH FIFEDIED 7/2/1901 DALGETY BOTH ON CENSUS1851-61-71-81 KINGLASSIE FIFEHELEN BROWN LIVED AT ON 1890 DUNFERMLINEDIRECTORY PAGE 132 25 ROLLAND STREET1896 PAGE 62 MONASTERY STREET1897 PAGE 62 MONASTERY STREETHER SISTER MARGARET BORN KINGHORN1838 AND ON 1851 CENSUS KINGLASSIEMARY MCKENZIE BORN 10/4/1849 KINGLASSIEDAUGHTER OF ABOVE DONALD AND HELENMARRIED 10/4/1868 KINGLASSIE JOHN FOSTERMARY DIED 2/10/1909 AT FOK ASYLUM CUPAR

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AGE 60 AND LIVED AT 100 ST. CLAIR STREETKIRKCALDY. AT THE MARRIAGE TO JOHNHE WAS AGE 20 LIVED 20 HIGH STREETKIRKCALDY HIS PARENTS ANDREW FOSTERFISHERMAN AND JANET WALKER HIS WIFEAT THAT TIME MARY LIVED 13 THISTLE STREETKIRKCALDY AGE GIVEN 18 JANET WITNESS.JOHN FOSTER DIED 23/10/1909 AGE 62 LIVEDAT 100 ST.CLAIR STREET SINCLAIRTOWN DYSARTSON SIGNED DEATH EXTRACT 115 LINKS STREETKIRKCALDY.ANDREW FOSTER BORN KIRKCALDY ACCORDINGTO SERVICE RECORD 10/9/1868 PARENTSJOHN AND MARY BIRTH SIGNED BY FATHER.ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 64 NICOL STREET KIRKCALDY1870ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 12 ELGIN COTTAGES KDY1881ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 12 ELGIN COTTAGES KDY1891ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 173 HIGH STREET KDY1893ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 19 NICOL STREET KDY1896ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 122 LINKS STREET KDY1903ANDREW FOSTER LIVED 17 GLASSWORK STREET KDY1925 HIS SONANDREW FOSTER LIVED 11 PRATT STREET KDYANDREW FOSTER LIVED 91/2 PRATT STREET KDYANDREW FOSTER MARRIED 30/12/1892 KIRKCALDYSTAYED 12 ELGIN COTTAGES DYSART PARENTSJOHN AND MARY MARRIED TO ELIZA JANEHENDERSON OF 13 WEST FERGUS PLACEKIRKCALDY PARENTS ANDREW HENDERSONAND ALISON BROWN MOTHERANDREW FOSTER DIED 22/10/1915 SON OFJOHN FOSTER AND ELIZA FOSTER OF 17GLASSWORK STREET KIRKCALDYBLACKWATCH 3509 7TH BN AGE 46OR ROYAL HIGHLANDERS REGIMENTBURIED LAIR O242 BENOCHY CEMETRYKIRKCALDY TRANSFERED TO ALDRINGTONCENTRAL HOSPITAL DUE TO SICKNESSPRIOR TO DYING.ELIZA JANE HENDERSON BORN 10/10/1869OVERGATE KINGHORN PARENTS ALISON

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BROWN BORN 1840 MARRIED 3/6/1864DIED 27/8/1909 AGE 69 BURIED TOGETHERLAIR 276 AND LIVED 122 LINKS STREETABBOTSHALL ANDREW HENDERSON DIED1909.ELIZA JANE HENDERSON AT HER MARRIAGEAGE 23 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN KIRKCALDYELIZA DIED 22/11/1943 KIRKCALDY82 HIGH STREET AGE 74.ADAM EVE CAIN OR ABEL MAHALALEEL JARED ENOCH IRADMETHUSAEL LAMECH NOAH SHEM ARPHAXAD SALAH EBERPELEG REU SHERUG NAHOR TERAH ABRAM ISSAC JACOBLEVI KOHATH AMRAM AARCH ITHAMAR ELEAZAR PHINEHASABISHUA BUKKI UZZI ZERAHIAH MERAHIAH AMARIAHAHIMELECH ABIATHE AHITUB ZADOK AHIMAAZ AHINOAMMARRIED SAUL LINE ASCENDING TO KISH NER ABIELBECHORATH ALAMETH ANATHOTH ABIAH\APHIAHJERIMOTH OMRI ELIOENAI ELIEZAR JOASH ZEMIRA BECHERBENJAMIN JOSEPH RACHEL LARAN BETHIEL MILCAH HARAN-----------DECENDING FROM LARAN JUDAH PHAREZ HEZRON JERAMEELSHSHAH AHALI ATTAI NATHAN ZABAD OBED JESSIE DAVIDHUSBAND OF MICHAL SON OF SAUL. URIEL SON OF MICHALAND URIEL HUSBAND OF ABSALOM SON OF DAVID.MAACHAH SON OF ABSALOM AND MAACHAH MARRIED TOREHOBOAM SON OF SOLOMON WHERE THE 10 TRIBESREVOLTED 975 BC. ABIJAH HEIR OF REHOBOAM THENASA JOSAPHAT JORAM OZIAS JOATHAM ACHAZ THENA CHRONOLOGICAL SPACE TO AHAZ HEZEKIAH MANASSEHAMON IOSIAH JOHANAM EZEKIAS MANASSEH AMONKING JEHOIKIM/ELIAKIM JECONIAH ASSIR SHEALTIELSALATHIEL ZORABABEL ABIUD ELLAKIM AZOR SADOCACHIM ELUID ELEAZAR MATHAT HAD HELI BARNABASBARNABAS IS A SURNAME WHO HAD MARY BARNABASWHO WAS MARRIED TO JOSEPH MARCUS WHERE THEYHAD JUSTUS MARCUS OR JESUS SON OF GOD AND SISTERSAND BROTHERS JOSES BARNABAS SIMON BARNABASJUDE BARNABAS SALOME BARNABAS AND JAMES.MARY MARCUS LAZARUS AND MARTHA DESCENDINGFROM JOHN MARCUS NEPHEW OF JOSES BARNABASAND JOHN FROM MARY MARCUS MARRIED TOCLEOPHAS HALF SISTER TO THE VIRGIN MARY BARNABASAND MARY DESCENDING FROM JOSEPH MARCUS AND FROMJACOB MARCUS AND ASCENDING BACK AGAIN TO MATHANLEVI MELCHI JANNA JOSEPH MATTATHIAS AMOSNAUM ESLI NAGGE MAATH MATTATHIAS SEMEI JOSEPH

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JUDA JOANNA RHESA ZOROBABEL SALATHIEL NERIMELCHI ADDI COSAM ELMODAM ER JOSE ELIEZERJORIM MATTHAT LEVI SIMEON JUDA JOSEPH JONANELIAKIM MELEA HENAN MATTATHA NATHAN ANDTO DAVID OF JESSIE.TWO LINES OF DESCENT EITHER FROM MATHAT ANDMATHAN CONNECT INTO THE ROMAN PERIOD THROUGHEITHER GENEALOGICAL STEMS IE 83BC - 30BC ANTONIUSMARCUS AN ANCESTRAL NAME ON THE PATRONOMIC SIDEOF JESUS. DESCENDING MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTISMARCUS ULPIUS TRAJAN AGGRIPPA MARCUS VIPSANIUS64BC 14AD AUGUSTUS CAESAR OCTAVIAN.39BC 81AD TITUS.27BC 14AD GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR.LUCIUS DOMITIUS AHENOBARBUS.10BC 54AD CLADIUS.9BC 79A SERVIUS SULPICIUS GALBA.TITUS FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS.79BC 81AD GNAES JULIUS.78AD TITUS FLAVIUS DOMITANUS AUGUSTUS.81AD 96AD MARCUS COCCEIUS.17AD 138AD PUBLIUS AELUS HADRIANUS.121AD 180AD MARCUS ANTONIUS AURELIUS.130AD 169AD LUCIUS AURELIUS VERUS.131AD 161AD ANTONIAS PIUS.161AD 192AD COMMODUS LUCIUS AEITUS AURELIUS193AD LUCIUS SEPTIMIUS.214AD 270AD MARCUS AURELIUS CLAUDIUS.245AD 313AD GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS.249AD 51AD GAIUS MESSIUS DECIUS.DIOCLETIAN.MAXIMIAM.272AD 327AD FLAVIUS VALERIUS AURELIUS CONSTANTINE.321AD 375AD VALENTINIAN.361AD 363AD FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS JULIANUS.372AD 392AD VALENTINIAN.419AD 455AD VALENTINIAN.425AD 455AD FLAVIUS PLACIDUS VALENTIANUS.483AD 565AD JUSTINIAN.ROMAN RULE CROSSING INTO FRENCH SUCCESSORS.481AD 511 CLOVIS.561 84 CHILPERIC714 41 MARTEL751 68 PEPIN768 814 CHARLEMAIN814 40 LOUIS LE DEBONNAIRE840 77 CHARLES LE BEGUE

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877 79 LOUIS 11 BEGUE879 82 LOUIS 111882 84 CARLOMAN894 87 CHARLES LE GROS887 98 CONTU EUDES898 922 CHARLES LE SIMPLE936 54 LOUIS 1V954 86 LOTHAIRE986 87 LOUIS V LE FAINEANTCAPETIANS987 96 HUGUES CAPET996 1031 ROBERT LE PIEUX1031 60 HENRY1060 1108 PHILIPPE1108 37 LOUIS V1 LE GROS1137 80 LOUIS V11 LE JEUNE1180 1223 PHILIPPPE1223 26 LOUIS V11 LE LION1226 70 LOUIS 1X ST LOUIS1270 85 PHILIPPE 111 LE HARDI1285 1314 PHILIPPE1314 16 LOUIS X LE HUTINJEAN 11316 22 PHILIPPE LE LONG1322 28 CHARLES 1V LE BELVALOIS1328AD 50 PHILIPPE1350 64 JEAN 11 LE BON1364 80 CHARLES V LE SAGE1380 1422 CHARLES V1 LE BIEN AIME1422 61 CHARLES V11 LE VICTORIEUX1461 83 LOUIS X11483 98 CHARLES V111 L AFFABLE1498 1515 LOUIS X111515 47 FRANCOISBOURBONFRENCH RULE CROSSING INTO BRITAINTUDOR1456 HENRY V111498 1515 LOUIS X11 * MARY TUDOR MARGARET TUDOR * JAMES1489-1541 1473-1513VALOIS1498 1515 LOUIS X11 * ANN OF BRETANYEANNE OF BRETANYE MARRIED ALSO CHARLES V111SHE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO MARRIED FRANCOISWHERE THEY HAD MADELEINE 1537.

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MADELEINE HAD MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WHOHAD FRANCOIS 11 AND HIS HEIR HENRY 111547-59. HENRY 111 1551-89. HENRY 11111553-1610 WHO WAS MARRIED TO MARIA DE MEDICSWHO HAD LOUIS X11 WHO WAS MARRIED TOHENRIETTA MARIA ALSO MARRIED TO CHARLESFIRST BORN 1600.MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS DESCENDING FROM JAMES V1512-42 JAMES 1V 1473-1513. JAMES 111 1451-88.JAMES 11 1430-60. JAMES 1 MARRIED TO JOANNABEAUFORT QUEEN OF SCOTLAND 1424 WHO HADJAMES STEWART WHO HAD JOHN 1ST EARL OFATHOL WHO HAD JOHN KNOWN AS 1 EARL OFARGYLL WHO HAD LADY ELIZABETH STEWARTBRITISH LINE CROSSING INTO NORMAN GERALDINEOF IRELAND.KENNETH MACKENZIE 10TH IN DESCENT FROMCOLIN OR CAILEAN OF CELTIC ORIGIN.LADY ELIZABETH STEWART FOUR GREATS GRANDFATHERKING EDWARD 111 OF ENGLAND HIS GRANDSONSBROTHER WAS HENRY 1V OF ENGLAND.HENRY 111 OF ENGLANDS DAUGHTERMARRIED ALEXANDER THE 111 OF SCOTLAND.ALEXANDER 111 ASCENDS FROM ALL SCOTTISH LINE.KENNETH MACALPINE FIRST KING OF SCOTLAND.DONALD.CONSTANTINE THE SECONDETHUSGREGORYDONALDCONSTANTINE THE 111MALCOLM 1KENNETH 111CONSTANTINE 1111KENNETH 1111MALCOLM 11DUNCAN 1MACBETHMALCOLM 111ALEXANDER 1DAVID 1 WHO MARRIED MAUD DAUGHTER OF WALDEOFFBY JUDITH NIECE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.DAVID 1MALCOLM 1111WILLIAM THE LIONALEXANDER 11 WHO MARRIED JOAN DAUGHTER OFKING JOHN OF ENGLAND WHO HAD

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ALEXANDER 111 OF SCOTLAND.KENNETH MACKENZIE ABOVE WHO MARRIED INTOSCOTTISH LINE LADY ELIZABETH STEWARTHAD A SON KENNETH MACKENZIE OF SCOTLANDAND HAD SIMON MACKENZIE HAD KENNETHMACKENZIE WHO HAD BARBARA MACKENZIEWHO MARRIED ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WHOHAD JOHN MACKENZIE OF ASSYNT REFERENCEIN DEED RH 8 1100 1726.HIS SON ALEXANDER IN CS 235 M11 2. HADLANDS IN THE ISLAND OF SKYETHESE LANDS KNOWN AS TROUTERNISHMENTION OF HIM IN SIG 2.17 DATED6.8.1787 AND DEED RD 4 232 .2 DATED 11 8 1778.ALEXANDER MARRIED 16.9.1732BORN 1692 DIED 21 5 1778.JOHN HIS FATHER WAS BORN 1664 MARRIED 1691DIED 1726. JOHNS FATHER ALEXANDER OF ARDLOCHBORN 1652 ARDLOCH MARRIED 1675 DIED 1736 ARDLOCH.HE HAD THE LANDS OF ASSYNT AND KINNELLAN.JOHN BORN IN 1664 WAS MARRIED TO SIBELLAOF DUNDONNEL BORN 1671 WHOS GRANDFATHERSIMON MACKENZIE OF LOCHSLIN WAS ALSOKNOWN AS WILLIAM FRASER OF CULBOKIE ANDWAS MARRIED TO AGNUS FRASER HE HAD LANDSIN WESTER KILMUIR ISLAND OF SKYE.SIMON MACKENZIE IS SON OF GEORGESECOND EARL OF SEAFORTH MARRIED 23.1. 1627DIED AUGUST 1651 A WILL TO HIM REFERENCECC8 DATED 7 JAN 1684. DIED HOLLAND.ALEXANDER BORN 1652 HAD A BROTHER 1ST EARLOF CROMARTY WHO MARRIED TWICE IN1654 ANNA SINCLAIR1700 MARGARET WEMYSS THE EARL DIED 27/8/1714.THE EARL HAD ELIZABETH WEMYSS WHO MARRIEDJAMES WEMYSS ALSO KNOWN AS LORD BURNISLAND.THE EARLS GRANDAUGHTER MARRIED A STEWARTAND HAD JEAN MACKENZIE WHO MARRIEDTHOMAS STEWART OF BALCASKIE HE HADJOHN STEWART WHO WAS MARRIED TOJEAN DOUGLAS DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE OFDOUGLAS JEAN HAD ARCHIBALD STEWARTSERVED HEIR TO HIS UNCLE AND CREATEDDUKE OF HAMILTON 9/9/1761.1ST EARL OF CROMARTY HAD A BROTHERJOHN 2 EARL OF CROMARTY BORN1656 MARRIED 10 JAN 1685.

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MARRIED AGAIN 25/4/1701 MARY ELIBANKFROM 3RD LORD ELIBANK.3 EARL OF CROMARTY BORN 1703MARRIED 23/9/1724DIED 23 /4/1769GEORGE 3 EARL MARRIED ISABELL GORDON.GEORGE DIED LORD GORDON OF INVERGORDON.ISOBELL DAUGHTER OF 3RD EARL MARRIED8 JANUARY 1760 DIED 28 DECEMBER 1802.SHE HAD MARIA MURRAY BORN 1766 EDINBURGHMARRIED 3 MAY 1790 DIED 10 AUGUST 1858.MARIA MURRAY IS ON 1851 CENSUS EDINBURGH.AT AGE 85 AND LIVED AT 10 ROYAL CIRCUS STEDINBURGH.MARIA WAS MARRIED TO EDWARD HAY MACKENZIEBORN 1773 NEWHALL ROSS DIED 5/12/1814.MARIA MURRAY HAD A SON JOHN HAY MACKENZIEBORN 1791 AND DIED 9/7/1849 HE MARRIED ANN GIBSONCRAIG BORN 1805 RICARTON MIDDLOTHIAN EDINBURGH.MARRIED 23/4/1828 LADY YESTER PARISH EDINBURGH.ANN HAY MACKENZIE DAUGHTER OF JOHN BORN21/4/1829 OF NEWHALL ROSSHIRE MARRIED 20/6/1849MAIDENHEAD KENT DIED 25/11/1888.ANN WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM MCDONALD HE ISALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM SUTHERLAND BORN19/12/1828 WESTMINSTER. HE HAD A SON FRANCISSUTHERLAND BORN 3/8/1852 TARBAT HOUSE ROSS.A JOHN MACKENZIE KNOWN AS LORD MCLEODBORN 1727 MARRIED 4/6/1786 EDINBURGH DIED 3/10/1842.HE MARRIED TWICE AGAIN IN 11/4/1794.HIS DAUGHTER MARIA ANN MACKENZIE MARRIEDGODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH BOSVILLEMCDONALD 4 TH BARON OF SLATE SKYE.HE WAS BORN 16/3/1809 AND HAD JAMES MCDONALDOF SLATE HE WAS BORN 2/10/1847 DIED 25/12/1874.HE HAD RONALD ARCHIBALD MCDONALDBORN 9/6/1853 AND LILIAN JANET BOSVILLE MCDONALDBORN 21 JANUARY 1856 MARRIED 2/8/1876.LILIAN WAS MARRIED TO THE LATER 2ND EARLOF CROMARTY.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH LISTED ABOVEWHO HAD TITLE IN THE BARONY OF TROTTERNISHISLE OF SKYE CS 235 M11 1. MISCELLANEOUS SECTION.HAD A SON COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF THEINDIAN ARMY HONARABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYHE WAS BORN 1743 ARDLOCH ROSSHIRE

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MARRIED TWICE 01/5/1780 AND 15/08/1801AT BRAILANGWELL ROSS MARRIAGE REFERENCEGD305/1/128/17. AND RD13/149. DATED 31 JULY 1809.HIS FIRST WIFE WAS HARRIET ANN MACKENZIEDAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MACKENZIE.HE DIED 28/4/1809 AT MILLMOUNT EASTER KILMUIRROSSHIRE.HIS SECOND WIFE KATHERINE SUTHERLANDBORN 9/1/1773 GOLSPIE CO.SUTHERLAND.AND OF THE KINGSTARIE SUTHERLAND FAMILY.HER PARENTS WERE COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLANDOF UPPAT AND ELIZABETH BAILLIE OF CLYNE.KATHERINE HAD BROTHERS ROBERT SUTHERLANDGEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND EVAN BAILLIESUTHERLAND DUNCAN FORBES SUTHERLAND.ROBERT AND KATHERINE HAD TWO SONS AND TWODAUGHTERS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BORN 16/5/1802AT CASTLE STREET EDINBURGH AND MARRIED31 MAY KILMUIR EASTER NEAR BAYFIELDROSSHIRE DIED 28/4/1841 AGE 39 CIRCULAR ROADCALCUTTA INDIA AFTER SERVICE IN THE HEICBENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY 48TH REGIMENT.HIS BROTHER JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEBORN 21/7/1805 DIED 24/11/1858 KENSINGTONASSYLUM MIDDLESEX LONDON.HIS SISTER MARGARET SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEBORN 16/8/1804 MARRIED 5/8/1835 NIGG ATBAYFIELD ROSSHIRE MARGARET WAS MARRIEDTO REVERENT JAMES HENDRY HUGHS MABOMBAY ARMY INDIA.HIS SISTER ELIZABETH BAILLIE MACKENZIEBORN GEORGE STREET EDINBURGH 16/6/1803AND MARRIED LT. EWAN BAILLIE SUTHERLANDHE DIED 1830. THEY HAD A DAUGHTER EVINABAILLIE SUTHERLAND BORN 20/1/1831.KILMUIR EASTER ROSSHIRE.MARGARET SUTHERLAND HAD TWO SONS AND TWODAUGHTERS HENRY ERSKINE MACKENZIE BORN19/7/1839.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BORN 4/11/1845.ELIZABETH MARY MACKENZIEMARGARET ALEXANDRA MACKENZIE.RD 13 149 662KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS US MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLANDOR MACKENZIE RELICT OF THE DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE

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SOMETIMES IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYAND CAPTAIN GEAORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND RESIDING AT RHIVESWHEREAS THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE BYDISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BEARING DATE THE 26/11/1802AND RECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION (OFFICE W.B. )THE 30/07/1809 GAVE GRANTED AND DISPONED TO AND IN FAVOUR OFALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS ELDEST LAWFUL SON WHOM FAILING ASTHEREIN MENTIONED UNDER THE CONDITION AND WITH THE PROVISIONSTHEREIN EXPRESSED ALL ESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL AND PERSONALHERITABLE AND MOVEABLE THAT SHOULD PERTAIN AND BELONG TOHIM AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH AND HE NOMINATED AND APPOINTEDTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WHOM FAILING THE PERSONS THEREINMENTIONED TO BE HIS SOLE EXECUTERS AND MOREOVER AS HE JUDGEDIT PRUDENT TO NAME TUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE HIS SON AND TO ANY OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN WHOMIGHT BE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE TWIXT HIM AND ME THE SAIDMRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND HAVING ENTIRE CONFIDENCEIN US THE SAID MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND GEORGE SACKVILLESUTHERLAND AND IN COLONEL LEWIS GRANT OF ACHINOCH LATEIN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYCAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT COLONELWILLIAM DUNCAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY CAPTAIN HENRY WHITE IN THE SERVICE OFTHE SAID COMPANY AND SOMETIME AID DE CAMP TO THE

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MARQUISWELLESLY AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNETONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CLERKS OF SESSION HE THEREFOR NOMINATEDAPPOINTED US AND THE SAID LEWIS GRANT CHARLES GRANT WILLIAMDUNCAN HENRY WHITE AND COLIN MACKENZIE AND THE ACCEPTINGSURVIVORS OR SURVIVOR OF US AND THEM TO BE TUTUTORS ANDCURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS SON ANDTO SUCH OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN AS MIGHT BE PROCREATEDOF THE SAID MARRIAGE DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF THEIRRESPECTIVE PUPILLARITIES AND MINORITIES DECLARING THAT THEMAJORITY OF THE PERSONS THEREIN AND ABOVE NAMED ACCEPTINGAND ALIVE AT THE TIME OR ANY ONE OF THEM ACCEPTING ANDSURVIVING THE REST SHOULD BE A QUORUM AND WHEREASTHE SAID LEWIS GRANT CHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCANHENRY WHITE AND COLIN MCKENZIE HAVE DECLINED TO ACCEPTOR ACT FOR THE NOMINATION OF TUTORS AND CURATORS IN NAMEABOVE NARRATED SO THAT THE SAID MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIEAND GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND ARE THE ONLY ACCEPTINGTUTORS NOMINATE OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MCKENZIE AND OFELIZABETH BAILLIE MCKENZIE MARGARET SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEAND JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE THE YOUNGER CHILDRENOF THE SAID COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE PROCREATED OF HISSAID MARRIAGE ALL OF WHOM ARE MINORS WHITHIN THE YEARS OFPUPILLARITY AND ON ENTERING ON THE ADMINISTRATION ANDMANAGEMENT OF THE ESTATE WHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAIDCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE BEHOOF OF OUR SAID PUPILS

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AS TUTORSFORSAID WE FIND IT NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPEEDILY ANDEFFECTUALLY EXTRICATING THE SAME BY PAYMENT OF THE DEBTSDUE BY THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE ANDINVESTING THE RESIDUE OF THE SAID ESTATE IN THE MANNER MOSTBENIFICIAL FOR OUR SAID PUPILS AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNEDTO ASSIST A FIT PERSON TO BE OUR AGENT AND FACTOR WITHPOWER TO INTROMIT WITH THE SAID ESTATE AND AFFECTS FORUS AND IN OUR NAMES AS TUTORS FORESAID AND HAVING ENTIRECONFIDENCE IN THE CAPACITY AND INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH GORDONWRITER TO THE SIGNET THEREFOR WE HAVE NOMINATED CONSTITUTEDAND APPOINTED US WE DO HEREBY NOMINATE CONSTITUTE ANDAPPOINT THE SAID JOSEPH GORDON TO BE OUR AGENT ANDFACTOR GIVING GRANTING AND COMMITTING POWER TO HIMFOR AND IN NAME OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE ANDFOR US AND IN OUR NAMES AS TUTORS FORESAID TO INTROMIT WITHAND ENTER ON THE POSSESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WHOLEESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL AND PERSONAL HERITABLE ANDMOVEABLE OF EVERY DENOMINATION AND WHERESOEVER SITUATEDWHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEAND TO RESPECT THE SAID ALEXANDER MCKENZIE HAS NOW RIGHT INVIRTUE OF THE GENERAL DISPOSITION ABOVE NOMINATED TO SUE FORUPLIFT AND RECOVER ALL DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY DUE AND ADEBTEDTO THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE IE AND ONPAYMENT TO GRANT RECEIPTS AND DISCHARGE FOR THE SAMEWHICH SHALL BE AS VALID AND EFFECTUAL TO THE RECEIVERS AS

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IF GRANTED BY US TO SETTLE COMPOUND AND TRANSACT FOR ALLDEBTS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS DUE AND UNPAID FROM THEESTATE OF THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEOR FOR WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MCKENZIE MAY ANY WAYSBE LIABLE AS REPRESENTING HEIRS AND TO PURSUE AND DEFEND ALLACTIONS AT LAW THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAININGTHE AMOUNT OF THE SAID DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY DUE TO THE SAIDDECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MCKENZIE AS WELL AS THE SUMSDUE AND UNPAID AFFECTING HIS ESTATE AND TO ENTER INTOTHE GENERAL OR PARTICULAR SUBMISSIONS IN REGARD TOSUCH DEBTS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BINDING AND OBLIGING USAND THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE TO ABIDE BY AND IMPLEMENTAND FULFIL OUR PART OF THE AMICABLE DECISIONS ANDDECREETS ARBITRAL TO BE PRONOUNCED IN SUCH SUBMISSIONSAND GENERALLY WITH FULL POWER TO OUR SAID FACTOR TO DOEVERY OTHER THING FOR EFFECTING A SPEEDY AND DISTINCTARRANGEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE SAID DECEASED COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE AND BRINGING HIS ESTATE AND EFFECTS TO THEBEST ACCOUNT FOR BEHOOF OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEAND OUR OTHER PUPILS ABOVE NAMED THAT WE COULD DO OURSELVES AS TUTORS NOMINATE OR THAT IT IS LEGALLY COMPETENTFOR ANY FACTOR AND AGENT TO DO IN THE LIKE CASE TO BINDINGTHEREBY AND OBLIGING US TO RATIFY CONFIRM APPROVEWHATEVER OUR SAID FACTOR SHALL LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TOBE DONE IN THE PREMISES AND DECLARING THAT HE SHALLNOT BE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS BUT ONLY FOR HIS ACTUALINTROMISSIONS OF WHICH BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF HE SHALL

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BE BOUND AND OBLIGED TOACCOUNT AS OFTEN AS REQUIRED ANDREGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONOR ANY OTHERS COMPETENTAND FOR THAT PART IN FULL CONSTITUTEIN WITNESS WHEREOF THESE PRESENTS WRITEN UPON THIS ANDTWO PRECEEDING PAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY ALEXANDERDUFF CLERK TO THE SAID JOSEPH GORDON ARE SUBSCRIBEDBY US AS FOLLOWS BY US AS FOLLOWS VIZ... BY ME THE SAIDCAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND AT EDINBURGH THESIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1809 YEARS IS BEFORE THE SAID ALEXANDERSTUART WRITER IN EDINBURGH AND THE SAID ALEXANDER DUFFAND BY ME THE SAID MRSKATHARINE MCKENZIE AT MILMOUNTTHE 30/11/1809 FORSAID BEFORE THESE JAMES MACGOWANTEACHER AT MILLMOUNT AND JOHN MONTGOMERY POSTMASTERPARKHILL.SIGNED JAMES MACGOWAN 30/11/1809JOHN MONTGOMERYALEXANDER STUART 26/09/1809ALEXANDER DUFFKATHARINE MACKENZIEGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDGD305/1/128/17.IT IS CONTRACTED AGREED AND MATRIMONIALLY ENDED BETWIXT THEPARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. COLLONELL ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE SERVICEOF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE ONE PART AND MISSKATHERINE SUTHERLAND ELDEST LAWFULL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASTCOLL.JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENTOF CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHERGERMAN ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID COLL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MISS KATHERINE

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SUTHERLANDHAVING CONCURRED A MUTUAL LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ONEANOTHER HAVE ACCEPTED AND DO HEREBY ACCEPT OF EACH OTHERFOR LAWFULL SPOUSES AND HEREBY BIND AND OBLIGE THEM TOSOLEMISE THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY WITH ALL CONCONCIENTSPEED IN CONTEMPLATION OF WHICH MARRIAGE THE SAID COLL ROBERTMCKINZIE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS EXECUTERSAND SUCCESSORS TO CONTENT AND PAY TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENTS OF HER SURVIVING HIM AND INDEPENDENTOF THE ADDITION THERETO IN THE EVENT HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDALL AND HAILL OF FREE YEARLY ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDSSTERLING AND THAT AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITSUNDAYAND MARTINMAS BY EQUALL PORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMSPAYMENT THEREOF THE FIRST SUM OF WHITSUNDAY ON MARTINMAS AFTERHIS DECEASE FOR THE HALF YEAR PRECEEDING AND SO ON HALF YEARLYDURING ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME WITH A FIFTH PART MOREOF EACH TERM PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATE PENALTY INCREASE OF HAILLEAND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT THEREOF THEREAFTERDURING THE NOT PAYMENT AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM AND HIS FORSAID IN THE EVENT OF ONECHILD MALE OR FEMALE BEING PROCREATED OF THIS MARRIAGE BETWIXTHIM AND THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO CONTENDAND PAY TO SUCH CHILD THE SUM OF THREE THOUSANT POUNDSSTERLING TWO CHILDREN MALE OR FEMALE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANT

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POUNDS STERLING EACH AND IF THREE OR MORE CHILDREN THE SUMOF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING THE ELDEST CHILD TORECEIVE OF THAT SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANDTHE REMAINING THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING TO BEDIVIDED AMONGST THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN SUCH PROPORTIONSAS THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER OR SURVIVOR OF THEM MAY THINKPROPER AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME AND THAT AT AND AGAINSTTHE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER HIS DECEASEWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF EACH CHILD PROVISION OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF HAILLE AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUALRENT THEREOF THEREAFTER DURINGTHE NOT PAYMENT BUT DECLARINGTHAT INTHE EVENT OF THE SAID COLL ROBERT MCKINZIES PREDECEASINGTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THE DISSOLUTIONTHE MARRIAGE BY HIS DECEASED ARE OTHERWAYS THERE SHOULDBE AND CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTING THEREOF AS THE TIME THEMTHAT CASE THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE PROVIDES HER IN ANDSHE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND IS HEREBY EMPOWEREDTO DEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF THE SAID SIX THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEIN MANNER BEFORE MENTIONED DECLAIRING ALSO THAT IN THE EVENTOF THE DECEASE OF THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE BEFORE THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THERE SHOULDBE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE ENDING AT THE TIME ANDTHAT THERE SHOULD BE A DEFICIENCY IN HIS FUNDS FOR ANSWERING THESEVERAL PROVISIONS IN THEIR FAVOUR BEFORE MENTIONED

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AND PAYINGTHE SAID ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDKATHERINE SUTHERLAND YET THAT SUCH DEFICIENCY SHALL IN THEMEANTIME FALL UPON THE CHILDREN PROVISIONS UNTILL THE DECEASEDOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT IN EVERY EVENTTHE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING SHALL REMAIN CLEARAND UNTOUCHED FOR ANSWERING THE SAID ANNUITY DURING ALLTHE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME AND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE SAID EVENTUALLANNUITY AND FOR THE PROVISIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEBEFORE MENTION THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE ASSIGNS ANDCONVEYS AS MUCH OF THE SEVERALL SUMS OF ANNUITY AFTERMENTIONED WITH THE SECURITIES THEREFORE AS WILL COMPLETELYSATISFY AND PAY THE SAME VIZ. THE SUM OF SIXTY SEVEN THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT DINA RUPEES VESTED BY ME IN THEEIGHTY PER CENT EAST INDIA GOVERNMENT SECURITIESBY SEVERAL INVESTITURES THE FIRST DATED THE 4TH DAY OFMAY ONE THOUSANT SEVERAL HUNDRED AND NINETY THREEAND THE LAST DATED THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED YEAR ALL AS CONTAINED IN AN ACCOUNT CURRENTBETWIXT HIM AND MESSRS. DOWNIE AND MAITLAND HIS AGENTSAT CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 YEARS THE FURTHER SUM OF TWENTYTHOUSANT DIVA RUPEES VESTED BY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENTSECURITIES BEING NUMBER FORTY EIGHT OF THE DECENNIAL LOANOBLIGATION DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT AND ALSO STOCK TO

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THE AMOUNTOF EIGHT THOUSANT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE POUNDS VESTEDBY HIM IN THE THREE PERCENT CONSOLIDATED FUNDS OF GREATBRITAIN AND MANAGED ON HIS AMOUNT BY MESSRS. THOMAS COUTTSAND CO BANKERS IN LONDON CONFORM TO THEIR AMOUNT CURRENTWITH HIM THERE ANENT ENDING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY LASTAND WHICH AMOUNT ARE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OF THIS DATE ASRELATIVE HERETO AND IN WHICH LAST SUM IS INCLUDED THE SUMOF SIX HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING VESTED IN THE SAID FUNDSSINCE THAT PERIOD WITH POWER TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HER SURVIVING THE SAID AFFIDATESPOUSE OUT OF BOTH ARE EITHER OF THE SAID FUNDS THE SAIDYEARLY ANNUITY ACCEPTS AND DISCHARGES TO GRANT THEREFOREAND GENERALLY EVERY OTHERTHING THEREANENT TO DO THATHE COULD HAVE DONE HIMSELF DURING HIS LIFETIME AND IF SHESHALL JUDGE IT MORE EXPEDIENT THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIMSELF WHEN REQUIRED TO INVEST THE SAIDSUM OF FOUR THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING IN THE BRITISH FUNDSIN HER NAME TO---------------- THE SAID -------------- ANNUITY AND TO LAYOUT THE SAME OR HERITABLE SECURITY AND TO TAKE THE SECURITYTHEREFORE PAYABLE TO HER IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAYSOF HER LIFETIME AND TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN THEEVENTS PREMENTIONED IN FEE TO ANSWER IN WHOLE OR IN PARTAS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE THEIR SAID PROVISION DECLARING ALSOTHAT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATE OF THE MARRIAGE

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SHALL DURINGTHE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER BE MAINTAINED AND EDUCATEDSUITABLE O THEIR STATION BY HIM AND IN THE EVENT OF HIS DECEASEPREVIOUS TO THEIR ARRIVING AT THE YEARS OF MAJORITY THAT THEIRSAID MOTHER SHALL BE THEIR TUTORS AND CURATORS AND SHALLUPLIFT RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEYSBEFORE PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE AGE OFFIFTEEN YEARS IF MALE CHILDREN ON THEIR MAJORITY ATMARRIAGE IF FEMALE IN LIEU OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAINTAINANCEAND FURTHER THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE EVENTOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND SURVIVING HIM ASSIGNSCONVEYS AND MAKES OVER TO HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES AS HEROWN UNDOUBTED PROPERTY THE WHOLE HOSEHOLD FURNITUREAND PLENISHING OF EVERY DENOMINATION BED AND TABLE LINEN------- AND TABLE CHINA SILVERPLATE AND IN GENERALL EVERYARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD OF FURNITURE AND PLENISHING THATSHALL PERTAIN AND BELONG TO HIM OR BE IN COMMUNIONBETWIXT THEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DECEASE DISPENSINGWITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF AND ADMITTING THE SAME TOBE EQUALLY GOOD VALID AND SUFFICIENT AS IF EVERY ARTICLETHEN BELONGING TO HIM WERE HEREIN PARTICULARY INSERTEDMOREOVER THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY RENOUNCESAND GIVES UP FOR HIMSELF HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSANY CLAIM OR TITLE HE MIGHT HAVE JURE MARITE OR OTHERWAYSTO ANY MONEY MEANS OR EFFECTS PRESENTLY BELONGING TO THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR TO WHICH SHE MAY HEREAFTERHAVE RIGHT ANY MANNER OF WAY AND PARTICULARY WITHOUTPREDUDICE TO THE GENERALITY FORESAID TO A BOND FOR

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FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STIRLING GRANTED TO HER BY SIR EWEN BAILLIEOF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE AND TO ANY CLAIM OF PROVISIONMADE IN HER FAVOUR BY HEIRS AND DECEASED FATHER DECLARINGTHE SAME HER OWN PROPERTY AND AS HER DISPOSAL IN ANYMANNER SHE MAY THINK PROPER WITHOUT HIS CONCENTARE APPROBATION AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTMCKENZIE DISPONES CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER FROM HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HIS HEIRS ASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVERUNDER THE BURDEN OF THE PAYMENT OF THE YEARLY FEU DUTY PAYABLEOUT THEREOF HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLE ALL AND HAILLE THATHOUSE LYING IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW TARBET CALLED MILMOUNTCALLED MILLMOUNT WICH THE GARDEN BACK CLOSEAND WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS THERETO BELONGINGBOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH ROAD LEADING THROUGHMILMOUNT AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE WATER --- OR AS THESAME MAY BE OTHERWAYS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HIS RIGHTS ANDINFEFTMENTS THEREOF ALL LYING IN THE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTYOF ROSS TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHT AND CLAIM OF RIGHT OF PROPERTYAND POSSESSION WHICH HE CAN CLAIM OR PRETEND THERETO ANY MANNEROF WAY IN WHICH HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREMENTIONED THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE BIND AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS SUCCESSORS TO INFEFT AND LEASE THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLEAND THAT BY RESIGNATION OR CONFIRMATION OR BOTH THE ONE

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE OTHER AND FOR EXPEDING THE SAIDINFEFTMENT BY RESIGNATION HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTESAND EACH OF THEM CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS UNDOUBTED ----AND COMMISSIONERS TO THE OFFICE UNDER WRITEN GIVING GRANTINGAND COMMITTING TO THEM FULL POWER WARRANT AND COMMISSIONFOR HIM AND IN HIS NAME TO COMPEAR HEREFORHIS IMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS OF THE SAID SUBJECTSOR THEIR COMMISSIONERS HAVING POWER TO RECEIVE RESIGNATIONSAND TO GRANT NEW INFEFTEMENTS THEREON AND THAT UPONTHE GROUND THEREOF AT ANY TIME LAWFULL AND CONVENIENTAND THEM AND THERE WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AND HUMILITYAS BECOMES PURELY AND SIMPLY BY STAFF AND BATTON AS USEIS TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LIKEAS THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEHEREBY RESIGNS RENOUNCES SURRENDERS UP GIVES OVER GIVESAND DELIVERS ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTSCALLED MILLMOUNT LYING IN THE SAID VILLAGE OF MILMOUNT OF NEWTARBET PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY OF ROSS AFORESAID ASDESCRIBED AND HEREHELD AS REPEATED BREVALITIS CAUSA OR ASTHE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HISRIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF INTO THE HANDS OF HISIMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS THEREOF IN FAVOUR AND FORNEW INFEFTMENTS OF THE SAME TO BE MADE GIVEN AND GRANTEDTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSEIN SUCH DUE AND COMPETENT FORM AS OFFERS ALL INSTRUMENTSAND DOCUMENTS THEREAPON TO TAKE AND GENERALLY EVERY

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OTHERTHING THEREANNENT TO DO WHICH HE COULD DOHIMSELF IF PERSONALLY PRESENT ALL WHICH HE HEREBY PROMISESTO HOLD FIRM AND STABLE WITHOUT RESERVATION WHICH DISPOSITIONAND SUBJECTS THEREBY CONVEYED THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO WARRANT TOTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE ANDHER FORESAIDS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTES THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND HER FORSAIDS HIS COMMISSIONERS AND ASSIGNEESNOT ONLY IN AND TO THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES THEREOF IN TIMECOMING BUT ALSO IN AND TO THE TITLES WRITS AND EVIDENTS THEREOFCONCEIVED INFAVOUR OF HIM HIS PREDECESSORS OR AUTHORS AND WHICHASSIGNATION ABOVE WRITEN HE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIMAND HIS FORESAID TO WARRANT AS FOLLOW VIZ. IN SO FAR AS CONCERNSTHE WRITS AND EVIDENTS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND IN SO FAR AS CONCERNS THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES FROMHIS OWN PROPER FAILS AND DEEDS ALL NAMELY AND IT IS HEREBY AGREEDUPON BETWIX THE PARTIES THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS HEREON AT THEINSTANCE OF THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDROBERT SUTHERLAND ESQ. OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT AND COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF KNOCHBRACHE OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEMOR THEIR HEIRS AGAINST THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE FORIMPLEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUYR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND THE ISSUE OF THE SAID MARRIAGE OF THE PROVISION

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AND PRESTATIONS ABOVE WRITEN CONCEIVED IN THEIR FAVOUR ANDDECLARING THAT THE PRESENT MARRIAGE SHOULD ABSOLVE -------YEARS AND DAY FROM THE SOLEMNIZATION THEREOF WITHOUT ALIVING CHILD BEING HEARD BUT YET THIS PRESENT CONTRACT SHALLSUBSIST IN ITS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IN FAVOUR OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THECONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING AND THEY CONSENT TO THERESIGNATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONOTHER COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND IF NEED BE THAT ALL EXECUTION NECESSARY MAYPASS AND BE DIRECT HEREIN AS OFFERS AND THERETOTHEY CONSTITUTE THEIR PROCULATORS AND COMMISSIONERSALL TO THE EFFECT THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDMAY BE INFEFT AND LEASED IN THE SAID HOUSE GARDEN ANDPERTINENTS THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY DESIRES ANDREQUIRES YOU AND EACH OF YOU CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS BAILLIESIN THAT PART HEREBY SPEEDILY CONSTITUTE THESE PRESENTS-------- PASS TO THE SAID SUBJECTS AND THERE GIVE AND DELIVERTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HERITABLE STATEAND SASINE REAL AND ACTUALL AND CORPOREAL POSSESSIONOF ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREDESCRIBED OR AS THE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBEDIN HIS RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF AND HERE HELDAS REPEATED BREVITATIS CAUSA CALLED MILLMOUNT IN THESAID VILLAGE OF MILLMOUNT OF NEW TARBET PARISH OF KILMUIRAND COUNTY OF ROSS WITH THE WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES ANDPERTINENTS THERETO BELONGING AND THAT BY DELIVERINGTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR HER ATTORNEY

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OR ATTORNEYS WHOM NAME BEARER HEREOF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYMBOLLS USUALL AND NECESSARY BUT ALWAYS UNDER THEBURDEN OF THE FEU DUTY PAYABLE OUT THEREOF AND THIS INNOWAYS LEAVE UNDONE THE WHICH TO DO THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MACKENZIE COMMITTS TO YOU AND EACH OF YOUCONLLIE AND SEALLIE AS SAID IS HIS FULL POWER BY THIS HISPRECEPT OF SASINE DIRECTED TO YOU FOR THAT EFFECTIN WITNESS WHEREOF BOTH PARTIES HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DUPLICATE HEREOF WROTEUPON THIS AND THE SIX PRECEEDING PAGES OF PAPER DULY STAMPEDWORDING TO LAW BY THOMAS SUTER SHERIFF CLERK OF ROSSBRAILANGWELL THE FIFETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1801 YEARSBEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAID COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OFKNOCHBRECK MR ALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON AND THE SAIDTHOMAS SUTER WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKINZIEKATHARINE SUTHERLANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDALEXANDER BAILLIE WITNESSALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON WITNESSTHOMAS SUTER WITNESSGD305/1/128/17.IT IS CONTRACTED AGREED AND MATRIMONIALLY ENDED BETWIXT THEPARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. COLLONELL ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE SERVICEOF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE ONE PART AND MISSKATHERINE SUTHERLAND ELDEST LAWFULL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASTCOLL.JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENTOF CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHERGERMAN ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAY

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THE SAID COLL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDHAVING CONCURRED A MUTUAL LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ONEANOTHER HAVE ACCEPTED AND DO HEREBY ACCEPT OF EACH OTHERFOR LAWFULL SPOUSES AND HEREBY BIND AND OBLIGE THEM TOSOLEMISE THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY WITH ALL CONCONCIENTSPEED IN CONTEMPLATION OF WHICH MARRIAGE THE SAID COLL ROBERTMCKINZIE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS EXECUTERSAND SUCCESSORS TO CONTENT AND PAY TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENTS OF HER SURVIVING HIM AND INDEPENDENTOF THE ADDITION THERETO IN THE EVENT HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDALL AND HAILL OF FREE YEARLY ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDSSTERLING AND THAT AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITSUNDAYAND MARTINMAS BY EQUALL PORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMSPAYMENT THEREOF THE FIRST SUM OF WHITSUNDAY ON MARTINMAS AFTERHIS DECEASE FOR THE HALF YEAR PRECEEDING AND SO ON HALF YEARLYDURING ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME WITH A FIFTH PART MOREOF EACH TERM PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATE PENALTY INCREASE OF HAILLEAND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT THEREOF THEREAFTERDURING THE NOT PAYMENT AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM AND HIS FORSAID IN THE EVENT OF ONECHILD MALE OR FEMALE BEING PROCREATED OF THIS MARRIAGE BETWIXTHIM AND THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO CONTENDAND PAY TO SUCH CHILD THE SUM OF THREE THOUSANT POUNDSSTERLING TWO CHILDREN MALE OR FEMALE THE SUM OF

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TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING EACH AND IF THREE OR MORE CHILDREN THE SUMOF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING THE ELDEST CHILD TORECEIVE OF THAT SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANDTHE REMAINING THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING TO BEDIVIDED AMONGST THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN SUCH PROPORTIONSAS THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER OR SURVIVOR OF THEM MAY THINKPROPER AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME AND THAT AT AND AGAINSTTHE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER HIS DECEASEWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF EACH CHILD PROVISION OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF HAILLE AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUALRENT THEREOF THEREAFTER DURINGTHE NOT PAYMENT BUT DECLARINGTHAT INTHE EVENT OF THE SAID COLL ROBERT MCKINZIES PREDECEASINGTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THE DISSOLUTIONTHE MARRIAGE BY HIS DECEASED ARE OTHERWAYS THERE SHOULDBE AND CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTING THEREOF AS THE TIME THEMTHAT CASE THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE PROVIDES HER IN ANDSHE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND IS HEREBY EMPOWEREDTO DEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF THE SAID SIX THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEIN MANNER BEFORE MENTIONED DECLAIRING ALSO THAT IN THE EVENTOF THE DECEASE OF THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE BEFORE THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THERE SHOULDBE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE ENDING AT THE TIME ANDTHAT THERE SHOULD BE A DEFICIENCY IN HIS FUNDS FOR ANSWERING THE

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SEVERAL PROVISIONS IN THEIR FAVOUR BEFORE MENTIONED AND PAYINGTHE SAID ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDKATHERINE SUTHERLAND YET THAT SUCH DEFICIENCY SHALL IN THEMEANTIME FALL UPON THE CHILDREN PROVISIONS UNTILL THE DECEASEDOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT IN EVERY EVENTTHE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING SHALL REMAIN CLEARAND UNTOUCHED FOR ANSWERING THE SAID ANNUITY DURING ALLTHE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME AND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE SAID EVENTUALLANNUITY AND FOR THE PROVISIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEBEFORE MENTION THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE ASSIGNS ANDCONVEYS AS MUCH OF THE SEVERALL SUMS OF ANNUITY AFTERMENTIONED WITH THE SECURITIES THEREFORE AS WILL COMPLETELYSATISFY AND PAY THE SAME VIZ. THE SUM OF SIXTY SEVEN THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT DINA RUPEES VESTED BY ME IN THEEIGHTY PER CENT EAST INDIA GOVERNMENT SECURITIESBY SEVERAL INVESTITURES THE FIRST DATED THE 4TH DAY OFMAY ONE THOUSANT SEVERAL HUNDRED AND NINETY THREEAND THE LAST DATED THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED YEAR ALL AS CONTAINED IN AN ACCOUNT CURRENTBETWIXT HIM AND MESSRS. DOWNIE AND MAITLAND HIS AGENTSAT CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 YEARS THE FURTHER SUM OF TWENTYTHOUSANT DIVA RUPEES VESTED BY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENTSECURITIES BEING NUMBER FORTY EIGHT OF THE DECENNIAL LOANOBLIGATION DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSAND

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SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT AND ALSO STOCK TO THE AMOUNTOF EIGHT THOUSANT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE POUNDS VESTEDBY HIM IN THE THREE PERCENT CONSOLIDATED FUNDS OF GREATBRITAIN AND MANAGED ON HIS AMOUNT BY MESSRS. THOMAS COUTTSAND CO BANKERS IN LONDON CONFORM TO THEIR AMOUNT CURRENTWITH HIM THERE ANENT ENDING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY LASTAND WHICH AMOUNT ARE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OF THIS DATE ASRELATIVE HERETO AND IN WHICH LAST SUM IS INCLUDED THE SUMOF SIX HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING VESTED IN THE SAID FUNDSSINCE THAT PERIOD WITH POWER TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HER SURVIVING THE SAID AFFIDATESPOUSE OUT OF BOTH ARE EITHER OF THE SAID FUNDS THE SAIDYEARLY ANNUITY ACCEPTS AND DISCHARGES TO GRANT THEREFOREAND GENERALLY EVERY OTHERTHING THEREANENT TO DO THATHE COULD HAVE DONE HIMSELF DURING HIS LIFETIME AND IF SHESHALL JUDGE IT MORE EXPEDIENT THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIMSELF WHEN REQUIRED TO INVEST THE SAIDSUM OF FOUR THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING IN THE BRITISH FUNDSIN HER NAME TO---------------- THE SAID -------------- ANNUITY AND TO LAYOUT THE SAME OR HERITABLE SECURITY AND TO TAKE THE SECURITYTHEREFORE PAYABLE TO HER IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAYSOF HER LIFETIME AND TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN THEEVENTS PREMENTIONED IN FEE TO ANSWER IN WHOLE OR IN PARTAS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE THEIR SAID PROVISION DECLARING ALSO

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THAT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATE OF THE MARRIAGE SHALL DURINGTHE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER BE MAINTAINED AND EDUCATEDSUITABLE O THEIR STATION BY HIM AND IN THE EVENT OF HIS DECEASEPREVIOUS TO THEIR ARRIVING AT THE YEARS OF MAJORITY THAT THEIRSAID MOTHER SHALL BE THEIR TUTORS AND CURATORS AND SHALLUPLIFT RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEYSBEFORE PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE AGE OFFIFTEEN YEARS IF MALE CHILDREN ON THEIR MAJORITY ATMARRIAGE IF FEMALE IN LIEU OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAINTAINANCEAND FURTHER THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE EVENTOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND SURVIVING HIM ASSIGNSCONVEYS AND MAKES OVER TO HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES AS HEROWN UNDOUBTED PROPERTY THE WHOLE HOSEHOLD FURNITUREAND PLENISHING OF EVERY DENOMINATION BED AND TABLE LINEN------- AND TABLE CHINA SILVERPLATE AND IN GENERALL EVERYARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD OF FURNITURE AND PLENISHING THATSHALL PERTAIN AND BELONG TO HIM OR BE IN COMMUNIONBETWIXT THEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DECEASE DISPENSINGWITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF AND ADMITTING THE SAME TOBE EQUALLY GOOD VALID AND SUFFICIENT AS IF EVERY ARTICLETHEN BELONGING TO HIM WERE HEREIN PARTICULARY INSERTEDMOREOVER THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY RENOUNCESAND GIVES UP FOR HIMSELF HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSANY CLAIM OR TITLE HE MIGHT HAVE JURE MARITE OR OTHERWAYSTO ANY MONEY MEANS OR EFFECTS PRESENTLY BELONGING TO THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR TO WHICH SHE MAY HEREAFTERHAVE RIGHT ANY MANNER OF WAY AND PARTICULARY WITHOUT

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PREDUDICE TO THE GENERALITY FORESAID TO A BOND FOR FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STIRLING GRANTED TO HER BY SIR EWEN BAILLIEOF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE AND TO ANY CLAIM OF PROVISIONMADE IN HER FAVOUR BY HEIRS AND DECEASED FATHER DECLARINGTHE SAME HER OWN PROPERTY AND AS HER DISPOSAL IN ANYMANNER SHE MAY THINK PROPER WITHOUT HIS CONCENTARE APPROBATION AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTMCKENZIE DISPONES CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER FROM HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HIS HEIRS ASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVERUNDER THE BURDEN OF THE PAYMENT OF THE YEARLY FEU DUTY PAYABLEOUT THEREOF HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLE ALL AND HAILLE THATHOUSE LYING IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW TARBET CALLED MILMOUNTCALLED MILLMOUNT WICH THE GARDEN BACK CLOSEAND WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS THERETO BELONGINGBOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH ROAD LEADING THROUGHMILMOUNT AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE WATER --- OR AS THESAME MAY BE OTHERWAYS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HIS RIGHTS ANDINFEFTMENTS THEREOF ALL LYING IN THE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTYOF ROSS TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHT AND CLAIM OF RIGHT OF PROPERTYAND POSSESSION WHICH HE CAN CLAIM OR PRETEND THERETO ANY MANNEROF WAY IN WHICH HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREMENTIONED THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE BIND AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS SUCCESSORS TO INFEFT AND LEASE THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLEAND THAT BY RESIGNATION OR CONFIRMATION OR BOTH THE

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ONEWITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE OTHER AND FOR EXPEDING THE SAIDINFEFTMENT BY RESIGNATION HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTESAND EACH OF THEM CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS UNDOUBTED ----AND COMMISSIONERS TO THE OFFICE UNDER WRITEN GIVING GRANTINGAND COMMITTING TO THEM FULL POWER WARRANT AND COMMISSIONFOR HIM AND IN HIS NAME TO COMPEAR HEREFORHIS IMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS OF THE SAID SUBJECTSOR THEIR COMMISSIONERS HAVING POWER TO RECEIVE RESIGNATIONSAND TO GRANT NEW INFEFTEMENTS THEREON AND THAT UPONTHE GROUND THEREOF AT ANY TIME LAWFULL AND CONVENIENTAND THEM AND THERE WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AND HUMILITYAS BECOMES PURELY AND SIMPLY BY STAFF AND BATTON AS USEIS TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LIKEAS THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEHEREBY RESIGNS RENOUNCES SURRENDERS UP GIVES OVER GIVESAND DELIVERS ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTSCALLED MILLMOUNT LYING IN THE SAID VILLAGE OF MILMOUNT OF NEWTARBET PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY OF ROSS AFORESAID ASDESCRIBED AND HEREHELD AS REPEATED BREVALITIS CAUSA OR ASTHE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HISRIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF INTO THE HANDS OF HISIMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS THEREOF IN FAVOUR AND FORNEW INFEFTMENTS OF THE SAME TO BE MADE GIVEN AND GRANTEDTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSEIN SUCH DUE AND COMPETENT FORM AS OFFERS ALL INSTRUMENTSAND DOCUMENTS THEREAPON TO TAKE AND GENERALLY

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EVERYOTHERTHING THEREANNENT TO DO WHICH HE COULD DOHIMSELF IF PERSONALLY PRESENT ALL WHICH HE HEREBY PROMISESTO HOLD FIRM AND STABLE WITHOUT RESERVATION WHICH DISPOSITIONAND SUBJECTS THEREBY CONVEYED THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO WARRANT TOTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE ANDHER FORESAIDS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTES THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND HER FORSAIDS HIS COMMISSIONERS AND ASSIGNEESNOT ONLY IN AND TO THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES THEREOF IN TIMECOMING BUT ALSO IN AND TO THE TITLES WRITS AND EVIDENTS THEREOFCONCEIVED INFAVOUR OF HIM HIS PREDECESSORS OR AUTHORS AND WHICHASSIGNATION ABOVE WRITEN HE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIMAND HIS FORESAID TO WARRANT AS FOLLOW VIZ. IN SO FAR AS CONCERNSTHE WRITS AND EVIDENTS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND IN SO FAR AS CONCERNS THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES FROMHIS OWN PROPER FAILS AND DEEDS ALL NAMELY AND IT IS HEREBY AGREEDUPON BETWIX THE PARTIES THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS HEREON AT THEINSTANCE OF THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDROBERT SUTHERLAND ESQ. OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT AND COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF KNOCHBRACHE OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEMOR THEIR HEIRS AGAINST THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE FORIMPLEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUYR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND THE ISSUE OF THE SAID MARRIAGE OF THE

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PROVISIONAND PRESTATIONS ABOVE WRITEN CONCEIVED IN THEIR FAVOUR ANDDECLARING THAT THE PRESENT MARRIAGE SHOULD ABSOLVE -------YEARS AND DAY FROM THE SOLEMNIZATION THEREOF WITHOUT ALIVING CHILD BEING HEARD BUT YET THIS PRESENT CONTRACT SHALLSUBSIST IN ITS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IN FAVOUR OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THECONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING AND THEY CONSENT TO THERESIGNATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONOTHER COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND IF NEED BE THAT ALL EXECUTION NECESSARY MAYPASS AND BE DIRECT HEREIN AS OFFERS AND THERETOTHEY CONSTITUTE THEIR PROCULATORS AND COMMISSIONERSALL TO THE EFFECT THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDMAY BE INFEFT AND LEASED IN THE SAID HOUSE GARDEN ANDPERTINENTS THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY DESIRES ANDREQUIRES YOU AND EACH OF YOU CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS BAILLIESIN THAT PART HEREBY SPEEDILY CONSTITUTE THESE PRESENTS-------- PASS TO THE SAID SUBJECTS AND THERE GIVE AND DELIVERTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HERITABLE STATEAND SASINE REAL AND ACTUALL AND CORPOREAL POSSESSIONOF ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREDESCRIBED OR AS THE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBEDIN HIS RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF AND HERE HELDAS REPEATED BREVITATIS CAUSA CALLED MILLMOUNT IN THESAID VILLAGE OF MILLMOUNT OF NEW TARBET PARISH OF KILMUIRAND COUNTY OF ROSS WITH THE WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES ANDPERTINENTS THERETO BELONGING AND THAT BY DELIVERINGTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR HER

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ATTORNEYOR ATTORNEYS WHOM NAME BEARER HEREOF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYMBOLLS USUALL AND NECESSARY BUT ALWAYS UNDER THEBURDEN OF THE FEU DUTY PAYABLE OUT THEREOF AND THIS INNOWAYS LEAVE UNDONE THE WHICH TO DO THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MACKENZIE COMMITTS TO YOU AND EACH OF YOUCONLLIE AND SEALLIE AS SAID IS HIS FULL POWER BY THIS HISPRECEPT OF SASINE DIRECTED TO YOU FOR THAT EFFECTIN WITNESS WHEREOF BOTH PARTIES HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DUPLICATE HEREOF WROTEUPON THIS AND THE SIX PRECEEDING PAGES OF PAPER DULY STAMPEDWORDING TO LAW BY THOMAS SUTER SHERIFF CLERK OF ROSSBRAILANGWELL THE FIFETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1801 YEARSBEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAID COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OFKNOCHBRECK MR ALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON AND THE SAIDTHOMAS SUTER WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKINZIEKATHARINE SUTHERLANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDALEXANDER BAILLIE WITNESSALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON WITNESSTHOMAS SUTER WITNESSrd 3.331.831. factoryROBERT MCKENZIESOMETIMES IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY AND CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND RESIDINGAT RHIVES WHEREAS THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MCKENZIEBY DISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BEARING DATE THE TWENTYSIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO YEARS ANDRECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION ( OFFICE W.B. )THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINE

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GAVEGRANTED AND DISPONED TO AND IN FAVOUR OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE HIS ELDEST LAWFUL SON WHOMFAILING AS THEREINMENTIONED UNDER THE CONDITIONS AND WITH THE PROVISIONSTHEREIN EXPRESSED ALL ESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL PERSONALHERITABLE AND MOVEABLE THAT SHOULD PERTAIN AND BELONGTO HIM AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH AND HE NOMINATED ANDAPPOINTED THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WHOM FAILINGTHE PERSONS THEREIN MENTIONED TO BE HIS SOLE EXECUTORSAND MOREOVER AS HE JUDGED IT PRUDENT TO NAME TUTORSAND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS SONAND TO ANY OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO MIGHT BEPROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE TWIXT HIM AND ME THE SAIDMRS KATHERINE MACKENZIE AND HAVING ENTIRE CONFIDENCEIN US THE SAID MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND GEORGE SACKVILLESUTHERLAND AND IN COLONEL LEWIS GRANT OF ACHAIRNOCHLATE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYCAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENTCOLONEL WILLIAM DUNCAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY CAPTAIN HENRY WHITE IN THE SERVICEOF THE SAID COMPANY AND SOMETIME AID DE CAMP TO THEMARQUIS WELLESBY AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNETONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CLERKS OF SESION HE THEREFORNOMINATED AND APPOINTED US AND THE SAID LEWIS GRANTCHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITE AND COLINMACKENZIE AND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOROF US AND THEM TO BE TUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS SON AND TO SUCH OTHER CHILDOR CHILDREN AS MIGHT BE PROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGEOF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND FOR US AND IN OUR

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NAMES AS TUTORS AS AFORESAID TO INTROMET WITH ANDENTER ON THE POSSESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF THEWHOLE ESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL AND PERSONAL HERITABLEAND MOVEABLE OF EVERY DENOMINATION AND WHERESOEVERSITUATED WHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAID DECEASED COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE AND TO WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHAS NOW RIGHT IN VIRTUE OF THE GENERAL DISPOSITION ABOVENARRATED TO SUE FOR UPLIFT AND RECOVER ALL ADDEBTEDTO THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MCKENZIE AND ONPAYMENT TO GRANT RECEIPTS AND DISCHARGES FOR THE SAMEWHICH SHALL BE AS VALID AND EFFECTUAL TO THE RECEIVERSIF GRANTED BY US TO SETTLE COMPOUND AND TRANSACT FOR ALLDEBTS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS DUE AND UNPAID FROM THE ESTATEOF THE DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE FOR WHICH THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MAY ANYWAYS BE LIABLEAS REPRESENTING HIM AND TO PURSUE AND DEFENDABLE ACTIONAT LAW THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAINING THEAMOUNTS OF THE SAID DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY DUE TO THE SAIDDECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AS WELL AS THE SUMSDUE AND UNPAID AFFECTING HIS ESTATE AND TO ENTER INTOGENERAL OR PARTICULAR SUBMISSIONS IN REGARDS TO SUCH DEBTSCLAIMS AND DEMANDS BINDING AND OBLIGING US AND THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE TO ABIDE BY AND IMPLEMENT AND FULFILLOUR PART OF THE AMICABLE DECISIONS AND DECREETS ARBITRALTO BE PRONOUNCED IN SUCH SUBMISSIONS AND GENERALLYWITH FULL POWER TO OUR SAID FACTOR TO DO EVERY OTHERTHING FOR EFFECTING A SPEEDY AND DISTINCT

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ARRANGEMENTOF THE AFFAIRS OF THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERTMACKENZIE AND BRINGING HIS ESTATE AND EFFECTS TO THEBEST ACCOUNT FOR BEHOOF OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEAND OUR OTHER PUPILS ABOVE NAMED THAT WE COULD DO OURSELVESAS TUTORS NOMINATE OR THAT IT IS LEGALLY COMPETENT FORMARRIAGE DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF THEIR RESPECTIVEPUPILARITIES AND MINORITIES DECLARING THAT THE MAJORITYOF THE PERSONS THEREIN AND ABOVE NAMED ACCEPTING AND ALIVEAT THE TIME OR ANY ONE OF THEM ACCEPTING AND SURVIVING THE RESTSHOULD BE A QUORUM AND WHEREEAS THE SAID LEWIS GRANTCHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITE AND COLIN MCKENZIEHAVE DECLINED TO ACCEPT OR ACT UNDER THE NOMINATION OFTUTORS AND CURATORS ABOVE NARRATED SO THAT WE THE SAIDMRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDARE THE ONLY ACCEPTING TUTORS NOMINATED OF THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND OF ELIZABETH BAILLIE MACKENZIEMARGARET SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE AND JAMESSUTHERLAND MACKENZIE THE YOUNGER CHILDREN OF THE SAIDCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE PROCREATED OF HIS SAID MARRIAGEALL OF WHOM ARE MINORS WITHIN THE YEARS OF PUPILLARITY ANDON ENTERING ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTATEWHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAID COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEFOR BEHOOF OF OUR SAID PUPILS TUTORS FORESAID WE FIND IT NECESSARYFOR THE PURPOSE OF SPEADILY AND EFFECTING EXTRICATINGTHE SAMEBY PAYMENT OF THE DEBTS DUE BY THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL

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ROBERT MACKENZIE AND INVESTING THE RESIDUE OF THE SAID ESTATEIN THE MANNER MOST BENEFICIAL FOR OUR SAID PUPILS AND ALLOTHERS CONCERNED TO APPOINT A FIT PERSON TO BE OUR AGENT ANDFACTOR WITH POWERS TO BE OUR AGENT AND FACTOR WITH POWERSTO INTROMIT WITH THE SAME ESTATE AND EFFECTS FOR US AND IN OURNAMES AS TUTORS FORESAID AND HAVING ENTIRE CONFIDENCEIN THE CAPACITY AND INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH GORDON WRITERTO THE SIGNET THEREFOR WE HAVE NOMINATED CONSTITUTEDAND APPOINTED US WE DO HEREBY NOMINATED CONSTITUTE ANDAPPOINT THE SAID JOSEPH GORDON TO BE OUR AGENT AND FACTORGIVING GRANTING AND COMMITTING POWER TO HIM FOR ANDIN THE NAME FOR ANY FACTOR OR ANY AGENT TO DO IN THE LIKE CASEBINDING HEREBY AND OBLIGING US TO RATIFY CONFIRM AND APPOINTWHATEVER OUR SAID FACTOR SHALL LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONEIN THE PREMISES AND DECLARING THAT HE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOROMISSIONS BUT ONLY FOR HIS ACTUAL INTROMISSIONS OF WHICHBY ACCEPTING HEREOF HE SHALL BE BOUND AND OBLIGED TO RENDERA TRUE AND JUST ACCOUNT AS OFTEN AS REQUIRES AND WE CONSENTTO THE REGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL ANDSESSION OR ANY OTHERS COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FORPRESENTATION AND FOR THAT EFFECT WE CONSTITUTE MR THOMASTHOMSON ADVOCATE PROCURATOR IN WITNESS WHEREOF THESEPRESENTS WRITEN UPON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEEDINGPAGES OF STAMPTED PAPER BY ALEXANDER DUFF CLERK TOTHE SAID JOSEPH GORDON ARE SUBSCRIBED BY US FOLLOWS

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VIZ. BY THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDAT EDINBURGH THE 26/09/1809 YEARS BEFORE THESE WITNESSSESALEXANDER STUART WRITER EDINBURGHALEXANDER DUFF CLERKMRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE MILMOUNT 30/11/1809BEFORE THESE WITNESSESMR JAMES MACGOWAN TEACHER MILMOUNTMR JOHN MONTGOMERY POSTMASTER PARKHILLSIGNED KATHARINE MACKENZIE GEORGE SUTHERLANDJAMES MACGOWAN WITNESS JOHN MONTGOMERYWITNESS ALEXANDER STUART ALEXANDER DUFFGEORGE COLIN janet mackenzie * donald mcdonald sir roderick mckenzie ofTARBETSEAFORTH SEAFORTH sister to EARL OFB.23/1/1627 SEAFORTH 1ST james mcdonald margaret mckenzieD.august 1651 m,23/2/1633will reg CC 8. 7/1/1684donald mcdonald 3rd bt * mary douglasdonald mcdonald 4th bt * mary mcdonaldsimon mckenzie known * AGNES FRASER d. 1718as WILLIAM FRASER OF OF CULBOCKIECULBOKIEsir donald mcdonald 5th btb. 1697.d. unn 1720KENNETH MCKENZIE OF sir james mcdonald 6th bt * janet mcleodDUNDONEL HAD A DAUGHTER sir alexander mcdonald 7th bt * ann erskine ofco forfarSIBELLA THAT MARRIED BELOW WIDOW OF LORDOGILVIEJOHN MCKENZIE OF ARDLOCH OF AIRLIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE b.1711.OF ARDLOCH m. 1st 5/4/1733AND KINNELLAN d.27/11/1735B. 1652 ARDLOCHM.1675 ROSS james mcdonald 8th btD. 1736 ARDLOCH b.1742.BROTHER TO EARL OF CROMARTY. d.26/7/1766 unm. romesir alexander mcdonald 9th bt1st lord mcdonald peerage ireland 17th july 1776JOHN MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH * SIBELLA baron mcdonald of slate and co antrim

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B.1664 ARDLOCH married 3 may 1768 ellza diana of yorkN.1691D.1726sir alexander wentworth mcdonald 10th bt.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH b.9.december 1773B.1692 ARDLOCH AND ASSYNT ROSS. d.19 june 1824 succeded by his brother.M.16/9/1732D.21/5/1778 sir godfrey bosville mcdonald * louisa maria la coastBARONY OF TROTTERNISH KILMUIR SKYE natural daughter of dukeCS 235.11.1.MISC. of gloucester.11th bt. barony of novascotia and irish baronyb.14/10/1775 edinburgh.ROBERT MCKENZIE * KATHARINE SUTHERLAND m.29/5/1803.OF H.E.I.C. INDIA. B.09/1/1773B.1743 ARDLOCH ROSS D.1840 KILMUIR ROSS.M.15.8.1801 BRAILANGWELL ROSSD.28TH APRIL 1809 ROSS.ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON,CROMARTY GRANDVILLE DECREET 1826.ETC.B.16/5/1802 CASTLE STREET EDINBURGHM. KILMUIR EASTER ROSS NEAR MILTON.GEORGE COLIN janet mackenzie * donald mcdonald sir roderick mckenzie of TARBETSEAFORTH SEAFORTH sister to EARL OFB.23/1/1627 SEAFORTH 1ST james mcdonald margaret mckenzieD.august 1651 m,23/2/1633will reg CC 8. 7/1/1684donald mcdonald 3rd bt * mary douglasdonald mcdonald 4th bt * mary mcdonaldsimon mckenzie known * AGNES FRASER d. 1718as WILLIAM FRASER OF OF CULBOCKIECULBOKIEsir donald mcdonald 5th btb. 1697.d. unn 1720KENNETH MCKENZIE OF sir james mcdonald 6th bt * janet mcleodDUNDONEL HAD A DAUGHTER sir alexander mcdonald 7th bt * ann erskine ofco forfarSIBELLA THAT MARRIED BELOW WIDOW OF LORDOGILVIE

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JOHN MCKENZIE OF ARDLOCH OF AIRLIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE b.1711.OF ARDLOCH m. 1st 5/4/1733AND KINNELLAN d.27/11/1735B. 1652 ARDLOCHM.1675 ROSS james mcdonald 8th btD. 1736 ARDLOCH b.1742.BROTHER TO EARL OF CROMARTY. d.26/7/1766 unm. romesir alexander mcdonald 9th bt1st lord mcdonald peerage ireland 17th july 1776JOHN MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH * SIBELLA baron mcdonald of slate and co antrimB.1664 ARDLOCH married 3 may 1768 ellza diana of yorkN.1691D.1726sir alexander wentworth mcdonald 10th bt.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH b.9.december 1773B.1692 ARDLOCH AND ASSYNT ROSS. d.19 june 1824 succeded by his brother.M.16/9/1732D.21/5/1778 sir godfrey bosville mcdonald * louisa maria la coastBARONY OF TROTTERNISH KILMUIR SKYE natural daughter of dukeCS 235.11.1.MISC. of gloucester.11th bt. barony of novascotia and irish baronyb.14/10/1775 edinburgh.ROBERT MCKENZIE * KATHARINE SUTHERLAND m.29/5/1803.OF H.E.I.C. INDIA. B.09/1/1773B.1743 ARDLOCH ROSS D.1840 KILMUIR ROSS.M.15.8.1801 BRAILANGWELL ROSSD.28TH APRIL 1809 ROSS.ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON,CROMARTY GRANDVILLE DECREET 1826.ETC.B.16/5/1802 CASTLE STREET EDINBURGHM. KILMUIR EASTER ROSS NEAR MILTON.D. 28/4/1841 CALCUTTA INDIAGEORGE COLIN janet mackenzie * donald mcdonald sir roderick mckenzie of TARBETSEAFORTH SEAFORTH sister to EARL OFB.23/1/1627 SEAFORTH 1ST james mcdonald margaret mckenzieD.august 1651 m,23/2/1633will reg CC 8. 7/1/1684donald mcdonald 3rd bt * mary douglasdonald mcdonald 4th bt * mary mcdonald

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simon mckenzie known * AGNES FRASER d. 1718as WILLIAM FRASER OF OF CULBOCKIECULBOKIEsir donald mcdonald 5th btb. 1697.d. unn 1720KENNETH MCKENZIE OF sir james mcdonald 6th bt * janet mcleodDUNDONEL HAD A DAUGHTER sir alexander mcdonald 7th bt * ann erskine of coforfarSIBELLA THAT MARRIED BELOW WIDOW OF LORDOGILVIEJOHN MCKENZIE OF ARDLOCH OF AIRLIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE b.1711.OF ARDLOCH m. 1st 5/4/1733AND KINNELLAN d.27/11/1735B. 1652 ARDLOCHM.1675 ROSS james mcdonald 8th btD. 1736 ARDLOCH b.1742.BROTHER TO EARL OF CROMARTY. d.26/7/1766 unm. romesir alexander mcdonald 9th bt1st lord mcdonald peerage ireland 17th july 1776JOHN MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH * SIBELLA baron mcdonald of slate and co antrimB.1664 ARDLOCH married 3 may 1768 ellza diana of yorkN.1691D.1726sir alexander wentworth mcdonald 10th bt.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH b.9.december 1773B.1692 ARDLOCH AND ASSYNT ROSS. d.19 june 1824 succeded by his brother.M.16/9/1732D.21/5/1778 sir godfrey bosville mcdonald * louisa maria la coastBARONY OF TROTTERNISH KILMUIR SKYE natural daughter of dukeCS 235.11.1.MISC. of gloucester.11th bt. barony of novascotia and irish baronyb.14/10/1775 edinburgh.ROBERT MCKENZIE * KATHARINE SUTHERLAND m.29/5/1803.OF H.E.I.C. INDIA. B.09/1/1773B.1743 ARDLOCH ROSS D.1840 KILMUIR ROSS.M.15.8.1801 BRAILANGWELL ROSSD.28TH APRIL 1809 ROSS.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE

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OF ROYSTON,CROMARTY GRANDVILLE DECREET 1826.ETC.B.16/5/1802 CASTLE STREET EDINBURGHM. KILMUIR EASTER ROSS NEAR MILTON.GEORGE COLIN janet mackenzie * donald mcdonald sir roderick mckenzie of TARBETSEAFORTH SEAFORTH sister to EARL OFB.23/1/1627 SEAFORTH 1ST james mcdonald margaret mckenzieD.august 1651 m,23/2/1633will reg CC 8. 7/1/1684donald mcdonald 3rd bt * mary douglasdonald mcdonald 4th bt * mary mcdonaldsimon mckenzie known * AGNES FRASER d. 1718as WILLIAM FRASER OF OF CULBOCKIECULBOKIEsir donald mcdonald 5th btb. 1697.d. unn 1720KENNETH MCKENZIE OF sir james mcdonald 6th bt * janet mcleodDUNDONEL HAD A DAUGHTER sir alexander mcdonald 7th bt * ann erskine of coforfarSIBELLA THAT MARRIED BELOW WIDOW OF LORDOGILVIEJOHN MCKENZIE OF ARDLOCH OF AIRLIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE b.1711.OF ARDLOCH m. 1st 5/4/1733AND KINNELLAN d.27/11/1735B. 1652 ARDLOCHM.1675 ROSS james mcdonald 8th btD. 1736 ARDLOCH b.1742.BROTHER TO EARL OF CROMARTY. d.26/7/1766 unm. romesir alexander mcdonald 9th bt1st lord mcdonald peerage ireland 17th july 1776JOHN MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH * SIBELLA baron mcdonald of slate and co antrimB.1664 ARDLOCH married 3 may 1768 ellza diana of yorkN.1691D.1726sir alexander wentworth mcdonald 10th bt.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH b.9.december 1773B.1692 ARDLOCH AND ASSYNT ROSS. d.19 june 1824 succeded by his brother.M.16/9/1732D.21/5/1778 sir godfrey bosville mcdonald * louisa maria la coast

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BARONY OF TROTTERNISH KILMUIR SKYE natural daughter of dukeCS 235.11.1.MISC. of gloucester.11th bt. barony of novascotia and irish baronyb.14/10/1775 edinburgh.ROBERT MCKENZIE * KATHARINE SUTHERLAND m.29/5/1803.OF H.E.I.C. INDIA. B.09/1/1773B.1743 ARDLOCH ROSS D.1840 KILMUIR ROSS.M.15.8.1801 BRAILANGWELL ROSSD.28TH APRIL 1809 ROSS.ALEXANDER MACKENZIEOF ROYSTON,CROMARTY GRANDVILLE DECREET 1826.ETC.B.16/5/1802 CASTLE STREET EDINBURGHM. KILMUIR EASTER ROSS NEAR MILTON.D. 28/4/1841 CALCUTTA INDIAGD305/1/128/17.IT IS CONTRACTED AGREED AND MATRIMONIALLY ENDED BETWIXT THEPARTIES FOLLOWING VIZ. COLLONELL ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE SERVICEOF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE ONE PART AND MISSKATHERINE SUTHERLAND ELDEST LAWFULL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASTCOLL.JAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENTOF CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHERGERMAN ON THE OTHER PART IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYTHE SAID COLL ROBERT MACKENZIE AND MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDHAVING CONCURRED A MUTUAL LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ONEANOTHER HAVE ACCEPTED AND DO HEREBY ACCEPT OF EACH OTHERFOR LAWFULL SPOUSES AND HEREBY BIND AND OBLIGE THEM TOSOLEMISE THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY WITH ALL CONCONCIENTSPEED IN CONTEMPLATION OF WHICH MARRIAGE THE SAID COLL ROBERTMCKINZIE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS EXECUTERSAND SUCCESSORS TO CONTENT AND PAY TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE

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SUTHERLAND IN THE EVENTS OF HER SURVIVING HIM AND INDEPENDENTOF THE ADDITION THERETO IN THE EVENT HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDALL AND HAILL OF FREE YEARLY ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDSSTERLING AND THAT AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITSUNDAYAND MARTINMAS BY EQUALL PORTIONS BEGINNING THE FIRST TERMSPAYMENT THEREOF THE FIRST SUM OF WHITSUNDAY ON MARTINMAS AFTERHIS DECEASE FOR THE HALF YEAR PRECEEDING AND SO ON HALF YEARLYDURING ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME WITH A FIFTH PART MOREOF EACH TERM PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATE PENALTY INCREASE OF HAILLEAND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUAL RENT THEREOF THEREAFTERDURING THE NOT PAYMENT AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM AND HIS FORSAID IN THE EVENT OF ONECHILD MALE OR FEMALE BEING PROCREATED OF THIS MARRIAGE BETWIXTHIM AND THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND TO CONTENDAND PAY TO SUCH CHILD THE SUM OF THREE THOUSANT POUNDSSTERLING TWO CHILDREN MALE OR FEMALE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING EACH AND IF THREE OR MORE CHILDREN THE SUMOF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING THE ELDEST CHILD TORECEIVE OF THAT SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANDTHE REMAINING THREE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING TO BEDIVIDED AMONGST THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN SUCH PROPORTIONSAS THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER OR SURVIVOR OF THEM MAY THINKPROPER AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME AND THAT AT AND AGAINSTTHE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER HIS DECEASEWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF EACH CHILD PROVISION OF

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LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF HAILLE AND THE DUE AND ORDINARY ANNUALRENT THEREOF THEREAFTER DURINGTHE NOT PAYMENT BUT DECLARINGTHAT INTHE EVENT OF THE SAID COLL ROBERT MCKINZIES PREDECEASINGTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THE DISSOLUTIONTHE MARRIAGE BY HIS DECEASED ARE OTHERWAYS THERE SHOULDBE AND CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTING THEREOF AS THE TIME THEMTHAT CASE THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE PROVIDES HER IN ANDSHE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND IS HEREBY EMPOWEREDTO DEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF THE SAID SIX THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEIN MANNER BEFORE MENTIONED DECLAIRING ALSO THAT IN THE EVENTOF THE DECEASE OF THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE BEFORE THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT THERE SHOULDBE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE ENDING AT THE TIME ANDTHAT THERE SHOULD BE A DEFICIENCY IN HIS FUNDS FOR ANSWERING THESEVERAL PROVISIONS IN THEIR FAVOUR BEFORE MENTIONED AND PAYINGTHE SAID ANNUITY OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDKATHERINE SUTHERLAND YET THAT SUCH DEFICIENCY SHALL IN THEMEANTIME FALL UPON THE CHILDREN PROVISIONS UNTILL THE DECEASEDOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND AND THAT IN EVERY EVENTTHE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING SHALL REMAIN CLEARAND UNTOUCHED FOR ANSWERING THE SAID ANNUITY DURING ALLTHE DAYS OF HER LIFETIME AND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY OF THE SAID

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MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE SAID EVENTUALLANNUITY AND FOR THE PROVISIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGEBEFORE MENTION THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE ASSIGNS ANDCONVEYS AS MUCH OF THE SEVERALL SUMS OF ANNUITY AFTERMENTIONED WITH THE SECURITIES THEREFORE AS WILL COMPLETELYSATISFY AND PAY THE SAME VIZ. THE SUM OF SIXTY SEVEN THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT DINA RUPEES VESTED BY ME IN THEEIGHTY PER CENT EAST INDIA GOVERNMENT SECURITIESBY SEVERAL INVESTITURES THE FIRST DATED THE 4TH DAY OFMAY ONE THOUSANT SEVERAL HUNDRED AND NINETY THREEAND THE LAST DATED THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED YEAR ALL AS CONTAINED IN AN ACCOUNT CURRENTBETWIXT HIM AND MESSRS. DOWNIE AND MAITLAND HIS AGENTSAT CALCUTTA DATED 31/12/1800 YEARS THE FURTHER SUM OF TWENTYTHOUSANT DIVA RUPEES VESTED BY HIM IN THE SAID GOVERNMENTSECURITIES BEING NUMBER FORTY EIGHT OF THE DECENNIAL LOANOBLIGATION DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ONE THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT AND ALSO STOCK TO THE AMOUNTOF EIGHT THOUSANT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE POUNDS VESTEDBY HIM IN THE THREE PERCENT CONSOLIDATED FUNDS OF GREATBRITAIN AND MANAGED ON HIS AMOUNT BY MESSRS. THOMAS COUTTSAND CO BANKERS IN LONDON CONFORM TO THEIR AMOUNT CURRENTWITH HIM THERE ANENT ENDING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY LASTAND WHICH AMOUNT ARE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OF THIS DATE ASRELATIVE HERETO AND IN WHICH LAST SUM IS INCLUDED THE SUM

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OF SIX HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING VESTED IN THE SAID FUNDSSINCE THAT PERIOD WITH POWER TO THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HER SURVIVING THE SAID AFFIDATESPOUSE OUT OF BOTH ARE EITHER OF THE SAID FUNDS THE SAIDYEARLY ANNUITY ACCEPTS AND DISCHARGES TO GRANT THEREFOREAND GENERALLY EVERY OTHERTHING THEREANENT TO DO THATHE COULD HAVE DONE HIMSELF DURING HIS LIFETIME AND IF SHESHALL JUDGE IT MORE EXPEDIENT THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIMSELF WHEN REQUIRED TO INVEST THE SAIDSUM OF FOUR THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING IN THE BRITISH FUNDSIN HER NAME TO---------------- THE SAID -------------- ANNUITY AND TO LAYOUT THE SAME OR HERITABLE SECURITY AND TO TAKE THE SECURITYTHEREFORE PAYABLE TO HER IN LIFERENT DURING ALL THE DAYSOF HER LIFETIME AND TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN THEEVENTS PREMENTIONED IN FEE TO ANSWER IN WHOLE OR IN PARTAS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE THEIR SAID PROVISION DECLARING ALSOTHAT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATE OF THE MARRIAGE SHALL DURINGTHE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER BE MAINTAINED AND EDUCATEDSUITABLE O THEIR STATION BY HIM AND IN THE EVENT OF HIS DECEASEPREVIOUS TO THEIR ARRIVING AT THE YEARS OF MAJORITY THAT THEIRSAID MOTHER SHALL BE THEIR TUTORS AND CURATORS AND SHALLUPLIFT RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEYSBEFORE PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE AGE OFFIFTEEN YEARS IF MALE CHILDREN ON THEIR MAJORITY ATMARRIAGE IF FEMALE IN LIEU OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAINTAINANCE

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AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE IN THE EVENTOF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND SURVIVING HIM ASSIGNSCONVEYS AND MAKES OVER TO HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES AS HEROWN UNDOUBTED PROPERTY THE WHOLE HOSEHOLD FURNITUREAND PLENISHING OF EVERY DENOMINATION BED AND TABLE LINEN------- AND TABLE CHINA SILVERPLATE AND IN GENERALL EVERYARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD OF FURNITURE AND PLENISHING THATSHALL PERTAIN AND BELONG TO HIM OR BE IN COMMUNIONBETWIXT THEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DECEASE DISPENSINGWITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF AND ADMITTING THE SAME TOBE EQUALLY GOOD VALID AND SUFFICIENT AS IF EVERY ARTICLETHEN BELONGING TO HIM WERE HEREIN PARTICULARY INSERTEDMOREOVER THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY RENOUNCESAND GIVES UP FOR HIMSELF HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSANY CLAIM OR TITLE HE MIGHT HAVE JURE MARITE OR OTHERWAYSTO ANY MONEY MEANS OR EFFECTS PRESENTLY BELONGING TO THESAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR TO WHICH SHE MAY HEREAFTERHAVE RIGHT ANY MANNER OF WAY AND PARTICULARY WITHOUTPREDUDICE TO THE GENERALITY FORESAID TO A BOND FOR FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STIRLING GRANTED TO HER BY SIR EWEN BAILLIEOF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE AND TO ANY CLAIM OF PROVISIONMADE IN HER FAVOUR BY HEIRS AND DECEASED FATHER DECLARINGTHE SAME HER OWN PROPERTY AND AS HER DISPOSAL IN ANYMANNER SHE MAY THINK PROPER WITHOUT HIS CONCENTARE APPROBATION AND FURTHER THE SAID COLL.ROBERTMCKENZIE DISPONES CONVEYS AND MAKES OVER FROM HIM HIS HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS TO AND IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINE

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SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HIS HEIRS ASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVERUNDER THE BURDEN OF THE PAYMENT OF THE YEARLY FEU DUTY PAYABLEOUT THEREOF HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLE ALL AND HAILLE THATHOUSE LYING IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW TARBET CALLED MILMOUNTCALLED MILLMOUNT WICH THE GARDEN BACK CLOSEAND WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS THERETO BELONGINGBOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH ROAD LEADING THROUGHMILMOUNT AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE WATER --- OR AS THESAME MAY BE OTHERWAYS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HIS RIGHTS ANDINFEFTMENTS THEREOF ALL LYING IN THE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTYOF ROSS TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHT AND CLAIM OF RIGHT OF PROPERTYAND POSSESSION WHICH HE CAN CLAIM OR PRETEND THERETO ANY MANNEROF WAY IN WHICH HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREMENTIONED THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE BIND AND OBLIGES HIM HISHEIRS SUCCESSORS TO INFEFT AND LEASE THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE HERITABLE AND IRREDEEMABLEAND THAT BY RESIGNATION OR CONFIRMATION OR BOTH THE ONEWITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE OTHER AND FOR EXPEDING THE SAIDINFEFTMENT BY RESIGNATION HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTESAND EACH OF THEM CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS UNDOUBTED ----AND COMMISSIONERS TO THE OFFICE UNDER WRITEN GIVING GRANTINGAND COMMITTING TO THEM FULL POWER WARRANT AND COMMISSIONFOR HIM AND IN HIS NAME TO COMPEAR HEREFORHIS IMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS OF THE SAID SUBJECTSOR THEIR COMMISSIONERS HAVING POWER TO RECEIVE RESIGNATIONSAND TO GRANT NEW INFEFTEMENTS THEREON AND THAT

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UPONTHE GROUND THEREOF AT ANY TIME LAWFULL AND CONVENIENTAND THEM AND THERE WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AND HUMILITYAS BECOMES PURELY AND SIMPLY BY STAFF AND BATTON AS USEIS TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LIKEAS THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEHEREBY RESIGNS RENOUNCES SURRENDERS UP GIVES OVER GIVESAND DELIVERS ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTSCALLED MILLMOUNT LYING IN THE SAID VILLAGE OF MILMOUNT OF NEWTARBET PARISH OF KILMUIR AND COUNTY OF ROSS AFORESAID ASDESCRIBED AND HEREHELD AS REPEATED BREVALITIS CAUSA OR ASTHE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN HISRIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF INTO THE HANDS OF HISIMMEDIATE LAWFULL SUPERIORS THEREOF IN FAVOUR AND FORNEW INFEFTMENTS OF THE SAME TO BE MADE GIVEN AND GRANTEDTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSEIN SUCH DUE AND COMPETENT FORM AS OFFERS ALL INSTRUMENTSAND DOCUMENTS THEREAPON TO TAKE AND GENERALLY EVERYOTHERTHING THEREANNENT TO DO WHICH HE COULD DOHIMSELF IF PERSONALLY PRESENT ALL WHICH HE HEREBY PROMISESTO HOLD FIRM AND STABLE WITHOUT RESERVATION WHICH DISPOSITIONAND SUBJECTS THEREBY CONVEYED THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIEBINDS AND OBLIGES HIM HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS TO WARRANT TOTHE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HIS AFFIDATE SPOUSE ANDHER FORESAIDS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND HEREBY MAKES AND CONSTITUTES THE SAID MISS KATHERINE

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SUTHERLAND AND HER FORSAIDS HIS COMMISSIONERS AND ASSIGNEESNOT ONLY IN AND TO THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES THEREOF IN TIMECOMING BUT ALSO IN AND TO THE TITLES WRITS AND EVIDENTS THEREOFCONCEIVED INFAVOUR OF HIM HIS PREDECESSORS OR AUTHORS AND WHICHASSIGNATION ABOVE WRITEN HE HEREBY BINDS AND OBLIGES HIMAND HIS FORESAID TO WARRANT AS FOLLOW VIZ. IN SO FAR AS CONCERNSTHE WRITS AND EVIDENTS AS ALL HANDS AND AGAINST ALL DEADLY AS LAWWILL AND IN SO FAR AS CONCERNS THE RENTS MAILLS AND DUTIES FROMHIS OWN PROPER FAILS AND DEEDS ALL NAMELY AND IT IS HEREBY AGREEDUPON BETWIX THE PARTIES THAT EXECUTION SHALL PASS HEREON AT THEINSTANCE OF THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDROBERT SUTHERLAND ESQ. OF THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT AND COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF KNOCHBRACHE OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEMOR THEIR HEIRS AGAINST THE SAID COLL. ROBERT MCKINZIE FORIMPLEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUYR OF THE SAID MISS KATHERINESUTHERLAND AND THE ISSUE OF THE SAID MARRIAGE OF THE PROVISIONAND PRESTATIONS ABOVE WRITEN CONCEIVED IN THEIR FAVOUR ANDDECLARING THAT THE PRESENT MARRIAGE SHOULD ABSOLVE -------YEARS AND DAY FROM THE SOLEMNIZATION THEREOF WITHOUT ALIVING CHILD BEING HEARD BUT YET THIS PRESENT CONTRACT SHALLSUBSIST IN ITS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IN FAVOUR OF THE SAIDMISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND ANY LAW OR PRACTICE TO THECONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING AND THEY CONSENT TO THERESIGNATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION

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OTHER COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND IF NEED BE THAT ALL EXECUTION NECESSARY MAYPASS AND BE DIRECT HEREIN AS OFFERS AND THERETOTHEY CONSTITUTE THEIR PROCULATORS AND COMMISSIONERSALL TO THE EFFECT THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDMAY BE INFEFT AND LEASED IN THE SAID HOUSE GARDEN ANDPERTINENTS THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MCKINZIE HEREBY DESIRES ANDREQUIRES YOU AND EACH OF YOU CONLLIE AND SEALLIE HIS BAILLIESIN THAT PART HEREBY SPEEDILY CONSTITUTE THESE PRESENTS-------- PASS TO THE SAID SUBJECTS AND THERE GIVE AND DELIVERTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND HERITABLE STATEAND SASINE REAL AND ACTUALL AND CORPOREAL POSSESSIONOF ALL AND HAILLE THE HOUSE GARDEN AND PERTINENTS BEFOREDESCRIBED OR AS THE SAME ARE MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBEDIN HIS RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF AND HERE HELDAS REPEATED BREVITATIS CAUSA CALLED MILLMOUNT IN THESAID VILLAGE OF MILLMOUNT OF NEW TARBET PARISH OF KILMUIRAND COUNTY OF ROSS WITH THE WHOLE PARTS PENDICLES ANDPERTINENTS THERETO BELONGING AND THAT BY DELIVERINGTO THE SAID MISS KATHERINE SUTHERLAND OR HER ATTORNEYOR ATTORNEYS WHOM NAME BEARER HEREOF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYMBOLLS USUALL AND NECESSARY BUT ALWAYS UNDER THEBURDEN OF THE FEU DUTY PAYABLE OUT THEREOF AND THIS INNOWAYS LEAVE UNDONE THE WHICH TO DO THE SAID COLL.ROBERT MACKENZIE COMMITTS TO YOU AND EACH OF YOUCONLLIE AND SEALLIE AS SAID IS HIS FULL POWER BY THIS HISPRECEPT OF SASINE DIRECTED TO YOU FOR THAT EFFECTIN WITNESS WHEREOF BOTH PARTIES HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DUPLICATE HEREOF WROTE

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UPON THIS AND THE SIX PRECEEDING PAGES OF PAPER DULY STAMPEDWORDING TO LAW BY THOMAS SUTER SHERIFF CLERK OF ROSSBRAILANGWELL THE FIFETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1801 YEARSBEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAID COLL.ALEXANDER BAILLIE OFKNOCHBRECK MR ALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON AND THE SAIDTHOMAS SUTER WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKINZIEKATHARINE SUTHERLANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDALEXANDER BAILLIE WITNESSALEXANDER BAILLIE HIS SON WITNESSTHOMAS SUTER WITNESSRS3 /1528LORD MCDONALD TO THE COMMISSIONERS TO HIGHLAND CHURCH'SAT EDINBURGH 26 DECEMBER 1828 YEARS BETWEEN THE HOURS OFTHREE AND FOUR AFTER NOON THE CONVEYANCE UNDER WRITENWAS PRESENTED BY ADAM HATTON WRITER IN EDINBURGH ANDIS RECORDED IN THE ONE THOUSANT FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHTH BOOK OF THE NEW GENERAL REGISTER OF SASINESREVERSIONS AND CONFORM TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT MADETHEREANENT IN JUNE 1617 AND WHEREOF THE TENOR FOLLOWSVIZ... I THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GODFREY BOSVILLEMACDONALD BARONET LORD MACDONALD HERITABLE PROPRIETOROF THE SUBJECTS AFTER CONVEYED AS HEIR OF ENTAIL SPECIALLYEMPOWERED TO AUTHORISED TO GRANT THE CONVEYANCE UNDERWRITTEN BY VIRTUE OF THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT HEREIN AFTERRECITED WHEREBY SECTION NINTH IT IS INTER ALIA ENACTEDTHAT IT SHALL AND MAY BE LAWFUL FOR ANY HEIR OF ENTAILIN SCOTLAND WITH OR WITHOUT VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONTO GIVE AND GRANT HERITABLY AND IRREDEMABLY TO THECOMMISSIONERS ACTING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE SAID

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ACT OF PARLIAMENT SUCH LAND OR HERITAGE BELONGING TOTHEM AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ALL OR ANY OF THEPURPOSES SPECIFIED THEREIN DO HEREBY GRANT DISPONEAND CONVEY FROM ME AND MY HEIRS OF ENTAIL IN THE LANDSAND OTHERS AFTER MENTIONED TO THE COMMISSIONERSACTING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTPASSED IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTYKING GEORGE THE FOURTH ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMENDAN ACT FOR BUILDING ADDITIONAL PLACES OF WORSHIPIN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND ALLAND WHOLE THAT PIECE OF GROUND NEARLY OF A RECTANGULARFORM PART OF THE FARM GEARRIGHFADA AND JOINING THEFARM OF STENSCHOLL DISTRICT OF TROTTERNISH IN THEISLAND OF SKYE UPON WHICH THE SAID COMMISSIONERS HAVEUNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTERECTED A CHURCH AND A MANSE OR DWELLING HOUSEFOR THE MINISTER TO BE APPOINTED TO OFFICIATEAT THE SAID CHURCH A PORTION OF WHICH GROUND LYINGTOWARD THE CENTRE OF THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND AND APONWHICH BOTH THE SAID CHURCH AND MANSE HAVE BEEN BUILTAS APPROPRIATED AS A GARDEN BEING INCLOSED WITH STONE WALLSERECTED BY THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND THE REMAINDEROF WHICH PIECE OF GROUND LYING BOTH TO THE SOUTH AND NORTHOF THE SAID GARDEN IS APPROPRIATED AS A GLEBE FOR THEUSE OF THE SAID MINISTER WHICH PIECE OF GROUND INCLUDINGTHE SITE OF THE SAID CHURCH AND MANSE THE GARDENAND THE GLEBE CONTAINED AN AREA OF 2 ACRES 3 ROODS19 FALLS AND ONE EL OR THEREBY IN SCOTS LANDMEASURE LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE SAID FARM OF GEARRIGHFADAON THE SOUTH SIDE OR RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER KILMARTINWHICH IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE SAID PIECE OF LAND ON THENORTH AND OPPOSITE TO THE FARM OF STENSCHOLL AND THEBOUNDERIES OF WHICH SO FAR AS NOT DESIGNATED BY THE STONE

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WALLS OF THE SAID GARDEN AND THE SAID RIVER OF KILMARTINARE MARKED ON THE SOUTH EAST AND WEST SIDES BY MARCHSTONES INFIXED AND WHICH PIECE OF GROUND IS DESCRIBEDON A PLAN OR SKETCH MADE BY MR JOSEPH MITCHELL SURVEYOREMPLOYED BY THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND SUBSCRIBED BY ME ASRELATIVE TO THESE PRESENTS AND IS PART AND PORTION OFMY SAID FARM OF GEARRIGHFADA LYING IN THE ISLAND OF SKYEWITHIN THE BARONY OF MACDONALD PARISH OF KILMUIRLORDSHIP OF THE ISLES AND SHERIFFDOM OF INVERNESSTOGETHER WITH THE LANDS PARSONAGE AND VICARAGEOF THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND HEREBY CONVEY ANDALL MY RIGHT TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THE SAIDSUBJECT AND EVERY PART THEREOF WITH FREE ISH ANDENTRY TO THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND HEREBY DISPONEDAND WITH THE PRIVILIGE TO THE MINISTER OF STENSCHOLLOR GEARRIGHFADA AND HIS SUCCESSORS IN OFFICE OFCUTTING WINNING AND CARVING AWAY PEATS FROMONE OF THE MOSSES IN THE CONVENIENT NEIGHBOURHOODBELONGING TO ME AND ALSO WITH THE PRIVILEGE OFGRAZING HIS HORSE AND TWO COWS UPON ONE OF THEFARMS IN THE CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD BELONGINGTO ME AS THE SAME SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE TIME BEINGBY ME AND MY FORESAIDS AND SHALL BE POINTED OUT BY OURCHAMBERLAIN TO HOLD TO THE SAME COMMISSIONERS OR SUCHPERSON OR PERSONS AS THEY SHALL APPOINT TO BE DEVOTEDFOR EVER TO THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN AND BY VIRTUEOF AND ACCORDING TO THE TRUE INTENT AND MEANINGOF THE SAID ACT PASSED IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGNOF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY AND I THE SAID LORD MACDONALDBIND AND OBLIGE MY SELF AND THE HEIRS OF ENTAILSUCCEEDING TO ME IN THE SAID BARONY OF MACDONALDTO FREE AND RELIEVE THE SAID SUBJECTS BEFORE DISPONEDOF ALL CESS MINISTERS STIPEND SCHOOLMASTERS SALARYFEU DUTY AND ALL OTHES PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL BURDENSFROM AND AFTER THE TERM OF WHITSUNDAY 1828WHICH IS HEREBY DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN THE TERM

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OF THE SAID COMMISSIONERS ENTRY TO THE PREMISESAND FURTHER IN RESPECT THAT IT IS NECESSARYTHAT EFFECTUAL PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THEREPAIR OFSUCH PLACES OF WORSHIP AND DWELLINGHOUSES AND PREMISES THERETO ATTACHED AFTER THEYSHALL HAVE BEEN BUILT OR PROVIDED SO IT IS BYTHE EIGHTEENTH SECTION OF THE SAID RECITEDACT ENACTED THAT WITH RESPECT TO EVERY SUCHADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP THE HERITOR OR ANYTWO OF THE HERITORS APPLYING FOR THE SAME HIS ORTHEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS IN THE LANDS SITUATEDWITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH SUCH ADDITIONAL PLACEOF WORSHIP SHALLBE SET APART TO BE SPECIFIED ANDDESCRIBED FOR THAT PURPOSE SHALL BY SUCH APPLICATIONBE AND BECOME BOUND TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN SUCHADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENTREPAIR TO THE EXTENT HEREIN AFTER LIMITED THAT ISTO SAY PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE PRESENT OF SUCH ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP SHALL BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE REPAIROF SUCH ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP AND ALSO OF THEDWELLING HOUSE AND OFFICES OF THE MINISTER IN FIRSTINSTANCE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SURVEYORAPPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND IN DEFAULT OFHIS GIVING SUCH DIRECTIONS DURING ONE WHOLEYEAR THEN UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF THE HERITOR ORHERITORS UNDERTAKING FOR THE REPAIR OF SUCH ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP OF THE MINISTER AND OF THE OFFICIATINGELDERS WHO ARE ALSO HEREBY EMPOWERED TO GIVE DIRECTIONFOR SMALL REPAIRS AT ANY TIME WHEN REQUISITE AND PROVIDEDFURTHER THAT AFTER THE APPLICATION OF THE PEW RENTS THEEXPENSE TO BE DEFRAYED BY THE SAID HERITOR OR HERITORSSO APPLYING HIS OR THEIRHEIRS AND SUCCESSORS ASAFORESAID SHALL NOT IN ANY ONE YEARS EXCEED THE SUM OFONE PER CENTUM UPON THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY ORIGINALLYEXPENDED IN THE BUILDING OR PURCHASING AND COMPLETING

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SUCH ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP OR IN CASE OF GIFT OF ANYBUILDING FOR THAT PURPOSE IN LIKE MANNER NOT EXCEEDINGONE PER CENTUM UPON THE ORIGINALVALUE OF THE SAME ASESTIMATED BY THE SURVEYOR OF THE COMMISSIONERS TOWHICH EXTENT AND NO FURTHER THE SAID HERITOR ORHERITOR SHALL BE COMPELLABLE TO REPAIR THE SAME INSUCH MANNER AS HERITORS ARE COMPELLABLE BY LAWTO REPAIR PARISH CHURCHS IN SCOTLAND BUT IT IS FURTHERENACTED THAT THE PEW RENTS AS BEFORE MENTIONED SHALLALSO BE SET APART AND APPLIED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT TOTHE REPAIR OF THE MINISTERS DWELLING HOUSE AND OFFICESAS WELL AS TO THE REPAIR OF THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACEOF WORSHIP THEREFOR I THE SAID LORD MACDONALD DO CONFESSAND DECLARE THAT IN RESPECT OFMY HAVING BEEN THE APPLYINGHERITOR FOR THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP ATSTENSCHOLL THE FOLLOWING PARTS AND PORTIONS OF MY LANDSAT LEAST SO MUCH THEREFOR AS SHALL BE FOUND TO LYE WITHINTHE DISTRICT TO BE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER LANDS BELONGINGTO ME WHICH SHALL BE FOUND TO LYE WITHIN THE DISTRICT TOBE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIPARE UNDER THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENT BURDENED ANDAFFECTED IN THE PERSONS OF ME AND MY HEIRS OF ENTAILIN THE SAID LANDS IN A REAL BURDEN IS ERECTED THEREONIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID COMMISSIONER BY AND THROUGH THEOBLIGATION TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REPAIR IN THEMANNER WHICH IS IN THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTPROVIDED VIZ... ALL AND WHOLE THE SAID FARMS OFGARRIGHFADA AND STENSCHOLL PARTS OF THE LANDS AND BARONYOF MACDONALD PARISH OF KILMUIR WESTER AND SHERIFFDOM

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OF INVERNESS AND IN FURTHER CORROBORATION OF THE SAIDOBLIGATION I DO BY THESE PRESENTS BEND AND OBLIGEMYSELF AND MY HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS AND SPECIALLYMY HEIRS AND SUCCESORS IN THE LANDS SITUATED WITHINTHE DISTRICT TO BE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE SAIDADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENTREPAIR TO THE EXTENT LIMITED AND AS PROVIDED BY THE SAIDACT OF PARLIAMENT THE MAXIMUM IN ANY ONE YEAR BEING IN THEPRESENT CASE ONE PER CENTUM UPON THE SUM OF SEVEN HUNDREDAND FIFTY POUNDS STERLING BEING THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEYORIGINALLY EXPENDED IN BUILDING THE SAID CHURCH AND IDO FURTHER BEND AND OBLIGE MYSELF AND MY FORESAIDSTO GRANT SUBSCRIBE AND DELIVER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SAIDCOMMISSIONERS AND OTHER OBLIGATION DEED OR OTHER WRITINGWHICH THEY MAY REQUIRE OR DEMAND FOR BETTER OR MOREEFFECTUALLY CONVEYING THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND AND OTHERTO THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND COMFIRMING THE SAIDOBLIGATION HEREIN CONTAINED AGAINST ME MY HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS AND SPECIALLY MY HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSIN THE LANDS SITUATED WITHIN THE SAID DISTRICT DECLARINGALWAYS AS IT IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY PROVIDED AND DECLAREDTHAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE PRECEDING OBLIGATION SHALLINFER AN IRRITANCY AGAINST ME OR MY FORESAIDS UNDER THEENTAIL OF SAID LANDS AND BARONY OF MACDONALD NORBE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT OR BURDEN THE LANDS BEFOREDESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE REPAIR OF THE SAIDPLACE OF WORSHIP IN ANY MANNER INCONSISTENTWITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE SAID ENTAIL EXEPT IN SO FAR ASI AM AUTHORISED TO GRANT THE SAID OBLIGATION TO THEEFFECT FORESAID BY AND THROUGH THE BEFORE RECITEDACT OF PARLIAMENT AND WITH AND UNDER WHICH

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PROVISIONAND DECLARATION THE FORESAID OBLIGATION INSO FAR AS AFFECTS THE SAID ENTAILED ESTATE OR ANY PART OF ITIS GRANTED AND NO OTHERWISE AND I CONSENT TO THEREGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE GENERAL OR PARTICULARREGISTER OF SASINES FOR PUBLICATION AND IN THE BOOKS OFCOUNCIL AND SESSION FOR PRESERVATION AND THAT ALLNECESSARY EXECUTION MAY PASS HEREON IN FORM AS EFFECTSAND FOR THAT PURPOSE CONSTITUTE MY PROCURATORSAND IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SET MY HAND TO THESEPRESENTS WRITTEN APON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEDINGPAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY JAMES HATTON CLERK TOJAMES HOPE WRITER TO THE SIGNET TOGETHER WITHTHE MARGINAL NOTE ON PAGE THIRD HEREOF ALSO WRITTENBY THE SAID JAMES HATTON AT EDINBURGH THE TWENTYSECOND DAY OF DECEMBER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHT BEFORE THESE WITNESSES EDWARD HILLMAN FOOTMANAND L.HALLMAN UNDER BUTLER TO ME THE SAID LORDMACDONALD SIGNED MACDONALD EDWARD HILLMAN WITNESSL.HALLAM WRITEN BY A.RUSSELL.RS3 /1528LORD MCDONALD TO THE COMMISSIONERS TO HIGHLAND CHURCH'SAT EDINBURGH 26 DECEMBER 1828 YEARS BETWEEN THE HOURS OFTHREE AND FOUR AFTER NOON THE CONVEYANCE UNDER WRITENWAS PRESENTED BY ADAM HATTON WRITER IN EDINBURGH ANDIS RECORDED IN THE ONE THOUSANT FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHTH BOOK OF THE NEW GENERAL REGISTER OF SASINESREVERSIONS AND CONFORM TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT MADETHEREANENT IN JUNE 1617 AND WHEREOF THE TENOR FOLLOWSVIZ... I THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GODFREY BOSVILLEMACDONALD BARONET LORD MACDONALD HERITABLE PROPRIETOROF THE SUBJECTS AFTER CONVEYED AS HEIR OF ENTAIL SPECIALLY

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EMPOWERED TO AUTHORISED TO GRANT THE CONVEYANCE UNDERWRITTEN BY VIRTUE OF THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT HEREIN AFTERRECITED WHEREBY SECTION NINTH IT IS INTER ALIA ENACTEDTHAT IT SHALL AND MAY BE LAWFUL FOR ANY HEIR OF ENTAILIN SCOTLAND WITH OR WITHOUT VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONTO GIVE AND GRANT HERITABLY AND IRREDEMABLY TO THECOMMISSIONERS ACTING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE SAIDACT OF PARLIAMENT SUCH LAND OR HERITAGE BELONGING TOTHEM AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ALL OR ANY OF THEPURPOSES SPECIFIED THEREIN DO HEREBY GRANT DISPONEAND CONVEY FROM ME AND MY HEIRS OF ENTAIL IN THE LANDSAND OTHERS AFTER MENTIONED TO THE COMMISSIONERSACTING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTPASSED IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTYKING GEORGE THE FOURTH ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMENDAN ACT FOR BUILDING ADDITIONAL PLACES OF WORSHIPIN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND ALLAND WHOLE THAT PIECE OF GROUND NEARLY OF A RECTANGULARFORM PART OF THE FARM GEARRIGHFADA AND JOINING THEFARM OF STENSCHOLL DISTRICT OF TROTTERNISH IN THEISLAND OF SKYE UPON WHICH THE SAID COMMISSIONERS HAVEUNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTERECTED A CHURCH AND A MANSE OR DWELLING HOUSEFOR THE MINISTER TO BE APPOINTED TO OFFICIATEAT THE SAID CHURCH A PORTION OF WHICH GROUND LYINGTOWARD THE CENTRE OF THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND AND APONWHICH BOTH THE SAID CHURCH AND MANSE HAVE BEEN BUILTAS APPROPRIATED AS A GARDEN BEING INCLOSED WITH STONE WALLSERECTED BY THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND THE REMAINDEROF WHICH PIECE OF GROUND LYING BOTH TO THE SOUTH AND NORTHOF THE SAID GARDEN IS APPROPRIATED AS A GLEBE FOR THEUSE OF THE SAID MINISTER WHICH PIECE OF GROUND INCLUDINGTHE SITE OF THE SAID CHURCH AND MANSE THE GARDENAND THE GLEBE CONTAINED AN AREA OF 2 ACRES 3 ROODS19 FALLS AND ONE EL OR THEREBY IN SCOTS LANDMEASURE LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE SAID FARM OF

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GEARRIGHFADAON THE SOUTH SIDE OR RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER KILMARTINWHICH IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE SAID PIECE OF LAND ON THENORTH AND OPPOSITE TO THE FARM OF STENSCHOLL AND THEBOUNDERIES OF WHICH SO FAR AS NOT DESIGNATED BY THE STONEWALLS OF THE SAID GARDEN AND THE SAID RIVER OF KILMARTINARE MARKED ON THE SOUTH EAST AND WEST SIDES BY MARCHSTONES INFIXED AND WHICH PIECE OF GROUND IS DESCRIBEDON A PLAN OR SKETCH MADE BY MR JOSEPH MITCHELL SURVEYOREMPLOYED BY THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND SUBSCRIBED BY ME ASRELATIVE TO THESE PRESENTS AND IS PART AND PORTION OFMY SAID FARM OF GEARRIGHFADA LYING IN THE ISLAND OF SKYEWITHIN THE BARONY OF MACDONALD PARISH OF KILMUIRLORDSHIP OF THE ISLES AND SHERIFFDOM OF INVERNESSTOGETHER WITH THE LANDS PARSONAGE AND VICARAGEOF THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND HEREBY CONVEY ANDALL MY RIGHT TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THE SAIDSUBJECT AND EVERY PART THEREOF WITH FREE ISH ANDENTRY TO THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND HEREBY DISPONEDAND WITH THE PRIVILIGE TO THE MINISTER OF STENSCHOLLOR GEARRIGHFADA AND HIS SUCCESSORS IN OFFICE OFCUTTING WINNING AND CARVING AWAY PEATS FROMONE OF THE MOSSES IN THE CONVENIENT NEIGHBOURHOODBELONGING TO ME AND ALSO WITH THE PRIVILEGE OFGRAZING HIS HORSE AND TWO COWS UPON ONE OF THEFARMS IN THE CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD BELONGINGTO ME AS THE SAME SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE TIME BEINGBY ME AND MY FORESAIDS AND SHALL BE POINTED OUT BY OURCHAMBERLAIN TO HOLD TO THE SAME COMMISSIONERS OR SUCHPERSON OR PERSONS AS THEY SHALL APPOINT TO BE DEVOTEDFOR EVER TO THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN AND BY VIRTUEOF AND ACCORDING TO THE TRUE INTENT AND MEANINGOF THE SAID ACT PASSED IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN

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OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY AND I THE SAID LORD MACDONALDBIND AND OBLIGE MY SELF AND THE HEIRS OF ENTAILSUCCEEDING TO ME IN THE SAID BARONY OF MACDONALDTO FREE AND RELIEVE THE SAID SUBJECTS BEFORE DISPONEDOF ALL CESS MINISTERS STIPEND SCHOOLMASTERS SALARYFEU DUTY AND ALL OTHES PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL BURDENSFROM AND AFTER THE TERM OF WHITSUNDAY 1828WHICH IS HEREBY DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN THE TERMOF THE SAID COMMISSIONERS ENTRY TO THE PREMISESAND FURTHER IN RESPECT THAT IT IS NECESSARYTHAT EFFECTUAL PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THEREPAIR OFSUCH PLACES OF WORSHIP AND DWELLINGHOUSES AND PREMISES THERETO ATTACHED AFTER THEYSHALL HAVE BEEN BUILT OR PROVIDED SO IT IS BYTHE EIGHTEENTH SECTION OF THE SAID RECITEDACT ENACTED THAT WITH RESPECT TO EVERY SUCHADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP THE HERITOR OR ANYTWO OF THE HERITORS APPLYING FOR THE SAME HIS ORTHEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS IN THE LANDS SITUATEDWITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH SUCH ADDITIONAL PLACEOF WORSHIP SHALLBE SET APART TO BE SPECIFIED ANDDESCRIBED FOR THAT PURPOSE SHALL BY SUCH APPLICATIONBE AND BECOME BOUND TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN SUCHADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENTREPAIR TO THE EXTENT HEREIN AFTER LIMITED THAT ISTO SAY PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE PRESENT OF SUCH ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP SHALL BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE REPAIROF SUCH ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP AND ALSO OF THEDWELLING HOUSE AND OFFICES OF THE MINISTER IN FIRSTINSTANCE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SURVEYORAPPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND IN DEFAULT OFHIS GIVING SUCH DIRECTIONS DURING ONE WHOLEYEAR THEN UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF THE HERITOR ORHERITORS UNDERTAKING FOR THE REPAIR OF SUCH ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP OF THE MINISTER AND OF THE OFFICIATINGELDERS WHO ARE ALSO HEREBY EMPOWERED TO GIVE DIRECTIONFOR SMALL REPAIRS AT ANY TIME WHEN REQUISITE AND PROVIDEDFURTHER THAT AFTER THE APPLICATION OF THE PEW RENTS THE

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EXPENSE TO BE DEFRAYED BY THE SAID HERITOR OR HERITORSSO APPLYING HIS OR THEIRHEIRS AND SUCCESSORS ASAFORESAID SHALL NOT IN ANY ONE YEARS EXCEED THE SUM OFONE PER CENTUM UPON THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY ORIGINALLYEXPENDED IN THE BUILDING OR PURCHASING AND COMPLETINGSUCH ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP OR IN CASE OF GIFT OF ANYBUILDING FOR THAT PURPOSE IN LIKE MANNER NOT EXCEEDINGONE PER CENTUM UPON THE ORIGINALVALUE OF THE SAME ASESTIMATED BY THE SURVEYOR OF THE COMMISSIONERS TOWHICH EXTENT AND NO FURTHER THE SAID HERITOR ORHERITOR SHALL BE COMPELLABLE TO REPAIR THE SAME INSUCH MANNER AS HERITORS ARE COMPELLABLE BY LAWTO REPAIR PARISH CHURCHS IN SCOTLAND BUT IT IS FURTHERENACTED THAT THE PEW RENTS AS BEFORE MENTIONED SHALLALSO BE SET APART AND APPLIED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT TOTHE REPAIR OF THE MINISTERS DWELLING HOUSE AND OFFICESAS WELL AS TO THE REPAIR OF THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACEOF WORSHIP THEREFOR I THE SAID LORD MACDONALD DO CONFESSAND DECLARE THAT IN RESPECT OFMY HAVING BEEN THE APPLYINGHERITOR FOR THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP ATSTENSCHOLL THE FOLLOWING PARTS AND PORTIONS OF MY LANDSAT LEAST SO MUCH THEREFOR AS SHALL BE FOUND TO LYE WITHINTHE DISTRICT TO BE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER LANDS BELONGINGTO ME WHICH SHALL BE FOUND TO LYE WITHIN THE DISTRICT TOBE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIPARE UNDER THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENT BURDENED ANDAFFECTED IN THE PERSONS OF ME AND MY HEIRS OF ENTAILIN THE SAID LANDS IN A REAL BURDEN IS ERECTED THEREONIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID COMMISSIONER BY AND THROUGH

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THEOBLIGATION TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REPAIR IN THEMANNER WHICH IS IN THE SAID ACT OF PARLIAMENTPROVIDED VIZ... ALL AND WHOLE THE SAID FARMS OFGARRIGHFADA AND STENSCHOLL PARTS OF THE LANDS AND BARONYOF MACDONALD PARISH OF KILMUIR WESTER AND SHERIFFDOMOF INVERNESS AND IN FURTHER CORROBORATION OF THE SAIDOBLIGATION I DO BY THESE PRESENTS BEND AND OBLIGEMYSELF AND MY HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS AND SPECIALLYMY HEIRS AND SUCCESORS IN THE LANDS SITUATED WITHINTHE DISTRICT TO BE SET APART FOR THE SAID ADDITIONALPLACE OF WORSHIP TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE SAIDADDITIONAL PLACE OF WORSHIP IN GOOD AND SUFFICIENTREPAIR TO THE EXTENT LIMITED AND AS PROVIDED BY THE SAIDACT OF PARLIAMENT THE MAXIMUM IN ANY ONE YEAR BEING IN THEPRESENT CASE ONE PER CENTUM UPON THE SUM OF SEVEN HUNDREDAND FIFTY POUNDS STERLING BEING THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEYORIGINALLY EXPENDED IN BUILDING THE SAID CHURCH AND IDO FURTHER BEND AND OBLIGE MYSELF AND MY FORESAIDSTO GRANT SUBSCRIBE AND DELIVER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SAIDCOMMISSIONERS AND OTHER OBLIGATION DEED OR OTHER WRITINGWHICH THEY MAY REQUIRE OR DEMAND FOR BETTER OR MOREEFFECTUALLY CONVEYING THE SAID PIECE OF GROUND AND OTHERTO THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND COMFIRMING THE SAIDOBLIGATION HEREIN CONTAINED AGAINST ME MY HEIRSAND SUCCESSORS AND SPECIALLY MY HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSIN THE LANDS SITUATED WITHIN THE SAID DISTRICT DECLARINGALWAYS AS IT IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY PROVIDED AND DECLAREDTHAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE PRECEDING OBLIGATION SHALLINFER AN IRRITANCY AGAINST ME OR MY FORESAIDS UNDER THE

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ENTAIL OF SAID LANDS AND BARONY OF MACDONALD NORBE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT OR BURDEN THE LANDS BEFOREDESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE REPAIR OF THE SAIDPLACE OF WORSHIP IN ANY MANNER INCONSISTENTWITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE SAID ENTAIL EXEPT IN SO FAR ASI AM AUTHORISED TO GRANT THE SAID OBLIGATION TO THEEFFECT FORESAID BY AND THROUGH THE BEFORE RECITEDACT OF PARLIAMENT AND WITH AND UNDER WHICH PROVISIONAND DECLARATION THE FORESAID OBLIGATION INSO FAR AS AFFECTS THE SAID ENTAILED ESTATE OR ANY PART OF ITIS GRANTED AND NO OTHERWISE AND I CONSENT TO THEREGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE GENERAL OR PARTICULARREGISTER OF SASINES FOR PUBLICATION AND IN THE BOOKS OFCOUNCIL AND SESSION FOR PRESERVATION AND THAT ALLNECESSARY EXECUTION MAY PASS HEREON IN FORM AS EFFECTSAND FOR THAT PURPOSE CONSTITUTE MY PROCURATORSAND IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SET MY HAND TO THESEPRESENTS WRITTEN APON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEDINGPAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY JAMES HATTON CLERK TOJAMES HOPE WRITER TO THE SIGNET TOGETHER WITHTHE MARGINAL NOTE ON PAGE THIRD HEREOF ALSO WRITTENBY THE SAID JAMES HATTON AT EDINBURGH THE TWENTYSECOND DAY OF DECEMBER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHT BEFORE THESE WITNESSES EDWARD HILLMAN FOOTMANAND L.HALLMAN UNDER BUTLER TO ME THE SAID LORDMACDONALD SIGNED MACDONALD EDWARD HILLMAN WITNESSL.HALLAM WRITEN BY A.RUSSELL.MINUTES EARL OF SUTHERLAND AG MCKENZIE OF ARDLOCHJ.K.K. 1742. L OF DRUMMORE.CS 229/MC1/127.14 JULY 1742 L OF DRUMORE MINUTE WILLIAM EARL OF SUTHERLANDAGAINSTALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCKACTION.CHA. ERSKINE FOR THE CHARGES REPEATS THE CHARGES ON THE SUPERIORS OWN ACCEPTEDBILL FOR 2965MERKS DRAWN APON HIM BY LADY ASSINT AND INDORSED TO

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THE CHARGES FOR VALUE ANDCAUSE THELETTERS MIGHT BE FOUND IN DULY ----------------KEN.HOME FOR THE SUSPENSION REPEATS THE REASONS OF SUSPENSION THAT THE BILLCHARGED ON BEINGDRAWN BY A LADY WITH A HUSBAND THE SAME RULES UNDER THE HUSBAND JUS MAAND THEREFOR CANNOT BETHE BILL IS OF AN OLD DATE VIS. MAY THE THIRD 1736 AND PAYABLE ONLY AT MARTIMAS 1741AND ANYMONEY IN EFFECTS RESTING BY THE SUSPENSION TO MCKENZIE OF ASSYNT JUNIOR TO MYINDIGNATIONWAS ARRESTED IN THE SUSPENSION BINDS---------- THE CAUSE OF ACCEPTING THE BILL WAS FORPARTOF THE AGREED PRICE OF A PROROGATION OF A WADSET RIGHT OF CERTAIN LANDSTO THE UNDER BELONGING TO MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND AS AN EVIDENCE THEREOF THEPROROGATION ANDBILL THE MUCH ABOUT THE SAME DATE BESIDES THE FACT WILL NOT BE DEEMED BY THE LADYASSINT WHOIS PRESENTLY IN TOWN AND IS FURTHER INSTRUCTED BY THIS ADVICE AND CIRCUMSTANCE THATTHE SUMMONSCHARGED FOR TOGETHER WITH 1025 MERKS MORE CONTAINED IN ANOTHER BILL OF THE SAMEDATE ANDWHEREOF THE-------- HAS ALREADY CLAIMED SUSPENSION WHICH IS PRESENTLY BEFORE MYLORD-------- WHEN ADDED TOGETHER ANSWERS PRECISELY TO THE SUM AGREED TO BE PAID IN THEPROROGATIONVIZ. 4000 MERKS AND TIME IT IS THAT ASSINT HIMSELF NOT ONLY GUARDS AND HATH ACTUALLYPAYEDREDUCTION AND IMPROBATION OF THE SUPERIOR RIGHTS OF WADSET AND OF THE FORSAIDPROROGATIONTHEMSELF BUT HUGH MCLEOD OF GENIES A CREDITOR AND ASSIGNEE TO ALEXANDER MCKENZIEOFFRASERDALE AND THE PREFERABLE CREDITORS HAVE

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OBTAINED DECREETS OF MAILS ANDDUTIESAGAINST THE --------------- AND SUCCESSORS OF THE ESTATE TO THAT THE BILL CHARGED ON THEGRANTED-------------------CHA. ERSKINE ANSWERS TO THE FIRST AND SECOND THAT HIS NOTION AND THE LADY ASSINTWAS FACTORAND MANAGER FOR HER AND DID MANAGE ALL HIS AFFAIRS WITH REGARD TOHISESTATE AND RENTS THEREOF AND AS THE SUSPENSION HAS A CURATIVE WADSETT BY THE SAIDPROROGATIONTHE BILL BEING INDORSED TO THE CHARGES FOR VALUE HE OUGHT TO MAKE PAY TO THE THIRDTHAT THEREIS NO EVICTION OF THE WADSETT RIGHT OR PROROGATION THEREOF AND AS TO ASSINT OWNGRANTING THE WADSETT RIGHT THAT REDUCTION AND IMPROBATION AT HIS INSTANCE IS --------- SLEEPINGAND AS TOMCLEOD OF GENIES AND MCKENZIE OF FRASERDALE THEIR PRETENDED RIGHT THERE PROCESSESARE LIKENESSSLEEPING AND AS THERE IS NO EVICTION THE SUSPENSION HAS NO PRETENSE WHY HE OUGHTNOT TO PAY HISOWN ACCEPTED BILL WHICH CAME IN PLACE OF THE PROROGATION THE BENIFIT WHEREOF THESUSPENSIONPRESENTS ---------THE LORD ORDINARY HAVING CONFINDED THE DEBATE BEFORE AND EVER ORDAINS THE SAIDCHARGES----CURATORS TO PRODUCE THE FACTORY TO THE LADY ASSINT AND ORDAIN THE SUSPENDERSPROCURATORTO CONDESCEND MORE PARTICULARLY ON THE GROUNDS OF EVICTION.HEW DALR-------GR 12 8 INVERNESS 13/3/1871DR ADAM HUNTER SURGEON EDINBURGH HAD 2 UNGATES OFLAND EXTENDING TO 8 MERKS TROTTERNISH ONCE BELONGINGTO MCNEIL OF BARRA PART OF THE ESTATE OF MACDONALDDR ADAM HUNTER CERTIFICATE FOR THE COMMITAL OF

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SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BROTHER OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE BARONET OF THE 48TH NATIVE INFANTRY BENGALWHOS MOTHER IS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND BY HER BELOWPETITION CLAIMS CURATOR BONIS AND APPOINTS ALEXANDERSTUART TO OFFICE OF JAMES S. MACKENZIE.UNTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLETHE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONTHE PETITION OF MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE RELICT OFCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF THE SERVICE OF THEHONOURABLE THE EAST INDIA COMPANY MOTHER OFSIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBET BARONETHUMBLY SHEWETHTHAT THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE HAVINGSOME MONTHS AGO EXHIBITED UNEQUIVOCAL SYMPTONS OFMENTAL DERANGEMENT TO AN EXTENT DANGEROUS TO HIMSELFAND TO THE LIEGES WAS BY WARRANT OF THE SHERIFF OFEDINBURGH PROCEEDING ON CERTIFICATION UNDER THEHANDS OF DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTER PLACEDIN DR JOHN SMITHS ASYLUM AT SAUGHTON HALL WHEREHE NOW REMAINS UNDER THE NECESSARY RESTRAINTTHAT FROM THE CERTIFICATES HEREWITH PRODUCED IT APPEARSTHAT ALTHOUGH THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEHAS SINCE HIS RESIDENCE IN SAUGHTON HALL BECOME LESSVIOLENT AND IRRITABLE THAN HE WAS YET THAT HE STILL LABOURSUNDER SUCH REMAINS OF ABBERATION OF MIND AS RENDERSHIM UNFIT FOR BEING AT LARGE OR FOR MANAGING HIS OWNAFFAIRS AND THE PETITIONER HAS THE DISTRESS ANDMORTIFICATION TO BELIEVE THAT HIS SPEEDY RESTORATION TO MENTALSOUNDNESS CANNOT BE LOOKED FOR.THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND AS HIS INTEREST IS SUFFERINGFROM A SMALL PENSION FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANYBEING TILL A DULY AUTHORIZED PARTY BE APPOINTEDTO RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE SAME IT HAS BECOMENECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SIRJAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE PROPERTY AS WELL AS

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THE DUE CARE OF HIS PERSON TO APPLY TO YOURLORDSHIPS TO APPOINT A CURATOR BONIS TO HIM AND THEPETITIONER BEGS LEAVE HUMBLY TO SUGGEST MR ALEXANDERSTUART WRITER IN EDINBURGH WHO WAS HER SONSCONFIDENTIALAGENT BEFORE HIS AFFLICTION AS AN ELIGIBLEPERSON FOR THE OFFICE.THE PETITIONER THEREFOR MAKES THE PRESENT APPLICATIONMAY IT THEREFOR PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIPS TO NOMINATEAND APPOINT THE SAID ALEXANDER STUART TO BE CURATORBONIS TO THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEWITH THE USUAL POWERS AND IN TERMS OF THE ACT OFSEDERUNT THE SAID APPOINTMENT TO SUBSIST UNTILIT BE COMPETENTLY RECALLED ANDS THE CURATORFINDING SUFFICIENT CAUTION BEFORE EXTRACT OR TO DOOTHERWISE IN THE PREMISES AS TO YOUR LORDSHIPSSHALL SEEM PROPER.ACCORDING TO JUSTICE &amp; C.JOHN GORDONAPPENDIXMANDATE BY MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE TO JOSEPH GORDONJOSEPH GORDON W.S. EDINBURGHELGIN 24/2/1843MY DEAR SIR IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE LAMENTABLE STATEOF INCAPACITY INTO WHICH MY SON SIR JAMES SUTHERLANDMACKENZIE BART HAS FALLEN I AM UNDER THE PAINFULNECESSITY OF REQUESTING THAT FOR THE PRESERVATIONAND MANAGEMENT OF HIS PROPERTY AS WELL AS PROVIDINGFOR THE PROPER CARE OF HIS PERSON YOU PRESENT THENECESSARY APPLICATION TO THE COURT OF SESSIONFOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CURATOR BONIS TO HIM WITH THEUSUAL POWERS IF MR ALEXANDER STUART CIRCUIT CLERKOF JUDICIARY WILL UNDERTAKE THE OFFICE I REQUEST THATHE MAY BE SUGGESTED TO THE COURT AS A PERSON IN WHOMI HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE AND WHOM I CONSIDER WELLQUALIFIED TO TAKE THE CHARGE I AM MY DEAR SIR YOUR MOSTOBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANTSIGNED KATHARINE MACKENZIECERTIFICATE BY DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTER

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EDINBURGH 23/11/1842WE JOHN ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTER PHYSICIANS INEDINBURGH HEREBY CERTIFY ON SOUL AND CONSCIENCETHAT WE HAVE VISITED AND DULY EXAMINED SIR JAMES SUTHERLANDMACKENZIE OF TARBET BARONET NOW RESIDING AT SAUCHTONHALL LUNATIC ASYLUM UNDER THE CHARGE OF DR SMITHAND FOUND HIM LABOURING UNDER SUCH MENTAL IMBECILITYAS TO RENDER HIM FOR THE PRESENT INCAPABLE OF MANAGINGHIS OWN AFFAIRSSIGNED JOHN ABERCROMBIEADAM HUNTER M.D.CERTIFICATE BY DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR HUNTERWE CERTIFY APON SOUL AND CONSCIENCE THAT WE HAVEVISITED AND EXAMINED SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIENOW RESIDENT IN THE ASYLUM AT SAUGHTON HALLAND WHILE WE FIND HIM CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED SINCETHE DATE OF OUR LAST REPORT WE ARE OF OPINIONTHAT HE STILL LABOURS UNDER SUCH REMAINS OFABBERATION OF MIND AS FOR THE PRESENT RENDERS HIMUNFIT FOR BEING AT LARGE OR FOR MANAGING HIS OWN AFFAIRSSIGNED JOHN ABERCROMBIEADAM HUNTER M.D.EDINBURGH 10/3/1843 PETITION TO BE INTIMATED IN THE MINUTE BOOKSIGNED BOYLEEDINBURGH 22/5/1843 THEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOINGPETITION HAS BEEN DULY INTIMATED IN THE MINUTE BOOKJOSEPH GORDONHUGH ROSSCS 235/INM/MISCM11.1 1720 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HAD INTHIS DEED REFERENCE THE BARONY OF TROTTERNISHISLE OF SKYE AND IT IS THIS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OFARDLOCH WHO IS GRANDFATHER TO SIR JAMESSUTHERLAND MACKENZIE WHOS DOCTOR HAD THE2 UNGATES TROTTERNISH SKYE.GR 12 8 INVERNESS 13/3/1871DR ADAM HUNTER SURGEON EDINBURGH HAD 2 UNGATES OFLAND EXTENDING TO 8 MERKS TROTTERNISH ONCE BELONGINGTO MCNEIL OF BARRA PART OF THE ESTATE OF MACDONALD

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DR ADAM HUNTER CERTIFICATE FOR THE COMMITAL OFSIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE BROTHER OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE BARONET OF THE 48TH NATIVE INFANTRY BENGALWHOS MOTHER IS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND BY HER BELOWPETITION CLAIMS CURATOR BONIS AND APPOINTS ALEXANDERSTUART TO OFFICE OF JAMES S. MACKENZIE.UNTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLETHE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSIONTHE PETITION OF MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE RELICT OFCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF THE SERVICE OF THEHONOURABLE THE EAST INDIA COMPANY MOTHER OFSIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE OF TARBET BARONETHUMBLY SHEWETHTHAT THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE HAVINGSOME MONTHS AGO EXHIBITED UNEQUIVOCAL SYMPTONS OFMENTAL DERANGEMENT TO AN EXTENT DANGEROUS TO HIMSELFAND TO THE LIEGES WAS BY WARRANT OF THE SHERIFF OFEDINBURGH PROCEEDING ON CERTIFICATION UNDER THEHANDS OF DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTER PLACEDIN DR JOHN SMITHS ASYLUM AT SAUGHTON HALL WHEREHE NOW REMAINS UNDER THE NECESSARY RESTRAINTTHAT FROM THE CERTIFICATES HEREWITH PRODUCED IT APPEARSTHAT ALTHOUGH THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEHAS SINCE HIS RESIDENCE IN SAUGHTON HALL BECOME LESSVIOLENT AND IRRITABLE THAN HE WAS YET THAT HE STILL LABOURSUNDER SUCH REMAINS OF ABBERATION OF MIND AS RENDERSHIM UNFIT FOR BEING AT LARGE OR FOR MANAGING HIS OWNAFFAIRS AND THE PETITIONER HAS THE DISTRESS ANDMORTIFICATION TO BELIEVE THAT HIS SPEEDY RESTORATION TO MENTALSOUNDNESS CANNOT BE LOOKED FOR.THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND AS HIS INTEREST IS SUFFERINGFROM A SMALL PENSION FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANYBEING TILL A DULY AUTHORIZED PARTY BE APPOINTEDTO RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE THE SAME IT HAS BECOMENECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SIR

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JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE PROPERTY AS WELL ASTHE DUE CARE OF HIS PERSON TO APPLY TO YOURLORDSHIPS TO APPOINT A CURATOR BONIS TO HIM AND THEPETITIONER BEGS LEAVE HUMBLY TO SUGGEST MR ALEXANDERSTUART WRITER IN EDINBURGH WHO WAS HER SONSCONFIDENTIALAGENT BEFORE HIS AFFLICTION AS AN ELIGIBLEPERSON FOR THE OFFICE.THE PETITIONER THEREFOR MAKES THE PRESENT APPLICATIONMAY IT THEREFOR PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIPS TO NOMINATEAND APPOINT THE SAID ALEXANDER STUART TO BE CURATORBONIS TO THE SAID SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEWITH THE USUAL POWERS AND IN TERMS OF THE ACT OFSEDERUNT THE SAID APPOINTMENT TO SUBSIST UNTILIT BE COMPETENTLY RECALLED ANDS THE CURATORFINDING SUFFICIENT CAUTION BEFORE EXTRACT OR TO DOOTHERWISE IN THE PREMISES AS TO YOUR LORDSHIPSSHALL SEEM PROPER.ACCORDING TO JUSTICE &amp; C.JOHN GORDONAPPENDIXMANDATE BY MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE TO JOSEPH GORDONJOSEPH GORDON W.S. EDINBURGHELGIN 24/2/1843MY DEAR SIR IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE LAMENTABLE STATEOF INCAPACITY INTO WHICH MY SON SIR JAMES SUTHERLANDMACKENZIE BART HAS FALLEN I AM UNDER THE PAINFULNECESSITY OF REQUESTING THAT FOR THE PRESERVATIONAND MANAGEMENT OF HIS PROPERTY AS WELL AS PROVIDINGFOR THE PROPER CARE OF HIS PERSON YOU PRESENT THENECESSARY APPLICATION TO THE COURT OF SESSIONFOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CURATOR BONIS TO HIM WITH THEUSUAL POWERS IF MR ALEXANDER STUART CIRCUIT CLERKOF JUDICIARY WILL UNDERTAKE THE OFFICE I REQUEST THATHE MAY BE SUGGESTED TO THE COURT AS A PERSON IN WHOMI HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE AND WHOM I CONSIDER WELLQUALIFIED TO TAKE THE CHARGE I AM MY DEAR SIR YOUR MOSTOBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANTSIGNED KATHARINE MACKENZIE

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CERTIFICATE BY DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTEREDINBURGH 23/11/1842WE JOHN ABERCROMBIE AND DR ADAM HUNTER PHYSICIANS INEDINBURGH HEREBY CERTIFY ON SOUL AND CONSCIENCETHAT WE HAVE VISITED AND DULY EXAMINED SIR JAMES SUTHERLANDMACKENZIE OF TARBET BARONET NOW RESIDING AT SAUCHTONHALL LUNATIC ASYLUM UNDER THE CHARGE OF DR SMITHAND FOUND HIM LABOURING UNDER SUCH MENTAL IMBECILITYAS TO RENDER HIM FOR THE PRESENT INCAPABLE OF MANAGINGHIS OWN AFFAIRSSIGNED JOHN ABERCROMBIEADAM HUNTER M.D.CERTIFICATE BY DR ABERCROMBIE AND DR HUNTERWE CERTIFY APON SOUL AND CONSCIENCE THAT WE HAVEVISITED AND EXAMINED SIR JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIENOW RESIDENT IN THE ASYLUM AT SAUGHTON HALLAND WHILE WE FIND HIM CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED SINCETHE DATE OF OUR LAST REPORT WE ARE OF OPINIONTHAT HE STILL LABOURS UNDER SUCH REMAINS OFABBERATION OF MIND AS FOR THE PRESENT RENDERS HIMUNFIT FOR BEING AT LARGE OR FOR MANAGING HIS OWN AFFAIRSSIGNED JOHN ABERCROMBIEADAM HUNTER M.D.EDINBURGH 10/3/1843 PETITION TO BE INTIMATED IN THE MINUTE BOOKSIGNED BOYLEEDINBURGH 22/5/1843 THEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOINGPETITION HAS BEEN DULY INTIMATED IN THE MINUTE BOOKJOSEPH GORDONHUGH ROSSCS 235/INM/MISCM11.1 1720 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HAD INTHIS DEED REFERENCE THE BARONY OF TROTTERNISHISLE OF SKYE AND IT IS THIS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OFARDLOCH WHO IS GRANDFATHER TO SIR JAMESSUTHERLAND MACKENZIE WHOS DOCTOR HAD THE2 UNGATES TROTTERNISH SKYE.rd 3.331.831. factoryROBERT MCKENZIESOMETIMES IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY AND CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE

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SUTHERLAND RESIDINGAT RHIVES WHEREAS THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MCKENZIEBY DISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BEARING DATE THE TWENTYSIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO YEARS ANDRECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION ( OFFICE W.B. )THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINE GAVEGRANTED AND DISPONED TO AND IN FAVOUR OF ALEXANDERMACKENZIE HIS ELDEST LAWFUL SON WHOMFAILING AS THEREINMENTIONED UNDER THE CONDITIONS AND WITH THE PROVISIONSTHEREIN EXPRESSED ALL ESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL PERSONALHERITABLE AND MOVEABLE THAT SHOULD PERTAIN AND BELONGTO HIM AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH AND HE NOMINATED ANDAPPOINTED THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WHOM FAILINGTHE PERSONS THEREIN MENTIONED TO BE HIS SOLE EXECUTORSAND MOREOVER AS HE JUDGED IT PRUDENT TO NAME TUTORSAND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS SONAND TO ANY OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO MIGHT BEPROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE TWIXT HIM AND ME THE SAIDMRS KATHERINE MACKENZIE AND HAVING ENTIRE CONFIDENCEIN US THE SAID MRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND GEORGE SACKVILLESUTHERLAND AND IN COLONEL LEWIS GRANT OF ACHAIRNOCHLATE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYCAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENTCOLONEL WILLIAM DUNCAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY CAPTAIN HENRY WHITE IN THE SERVICEOF THE SAID COMPANY AND SOMETIME AID DE CAMP TO THEMARQUIS WELLESBY AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNET

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ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CLERKS OF SESION HE THEREFORNOMINATED AND APPOINTED US AND THE SAID LEWIS GRANTCHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITE AND COLINMACKENZIE AND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOROF US AND THEM TO BE TUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS SON AND TO SUCH OTHER CHILDOR CHILDREN AS MIGHT BE PROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGEOF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND FOR US AND IN OURNAMES AS TUTORS AS AFORESAID TO INTROMET WITH ANDENTER ON THE POSSESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF THEWHOLE ESTATE AND EFFECTS REAL AND PERSONAL HERITABLEAND MOVEABLE OF EVERY DENOMINATION AND WHERESOEVERSITUATED WHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAID DECEASED COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE AND TO WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHAS NOW RIGHT IN VIRTUE OF THE GENERAL DISPOSITION ABOVENARRATED TO SUE FOR UPLIFT AND RECOVER ALL ADDEBTEDTO THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MCKENZIE AND ONPAYMENT TO GRANT RECEIPTS AND DISCHARGES FOR THE SAMEWHICH SHALL BE AS VALID AND EFFECTUAL TO THE RECEIVERSIF GRANTED BY US TO SETTLE COMPOUND AND TRANSACT FOR ALLDEBTS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS DUE AND UNPAID FROM THE ESTATEOF THE DECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE FOR WHICH THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MAY ANYWAYS BE LIABLEAS REPRESENTING HIM AND TO PURSUE AND DEFENDABLE ACTIONAT LAW THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAINING THEAMOUNTS OF THE SAID DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY DUE TO THE SAIDDECEASED COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE AS WELL AS THE SUMSDUE AND UNPAID AFFECTING HIS ESTATE AND TO ENTER INTOGENERAL OR PARTICULAR SUBMISSIONS IN REGARDS TO SUCH DEBTSCLAIMS AND DEMANDS BINDING AND OBLIGING US AND THE

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SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE TO ABIDE BY AND IMPLEMENT AND FULFILLOUR PART OF THE AMICABLE DECISIONS AND DECREETS ARBITRALTO BE PRONOUNCED IN SUCH SUBMISSIONS AND GENERALLYWITH FULL POWER TO OUR SAID FACTOR TO DO EVERY OTHERTHING FOR EFFECTING A SPEEDY AND DISTINCT ARRANGEMENTOF THE AFFAIRS OF THE SAID DECEASED COLONEL ROBERTMACKENZIE AND BRINGING HIS ESTATE AND EFFECTS TO THEBEST ACCOUNT FOR BEHOOF OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEAND OUR OTHER PUPILS ABOVE NAMED THAT WE COULD DO OURSELVESAS TUTORS NOMINATE OR THAT IT IS LEGALLY COMPETENT FORMARRIAGE DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF THEIR RESPECTIVEPUPILARITIES AND MINORITIES DECLARING THAT THE MAJORITYOF THE PERSONS THEREIN AND ABOVE NAMED ACCEPTING AND ALIVEAT THE TIME OR ANY ONE OF THEM ACCEPTING AND SURVIVING THE RESTSHOULD BE A QUORUM AND WHEREEAS THE SAID LEWIS GRANTCHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITE AND COLIN MCKENZIEHAVE DECLINED TO ACCEPT OR ACT UNDER THE NOMINATION OFTUTORS AND CURATORS ABOVE NARRATED SO THAT WE THE SAIDMRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE AND GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDARE THE ONLY ACCEPTING TUTORS NOMINATED OF THE SAIDALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND OF ELIZABETH BAILLIE MACKENZIEMARGARET SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE AND JAMESSUTHERLAND MACKENZIE THE YOUNGER CHILDREN OF THE SAIDCOLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE PROCREATED OF HIS SAID MARRIAGEALL OF WHOM ARE MINORS WITHIN THE YEARS OF PUPILLARITY AND

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ON ENTERING ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTATEWHICH PERTAINED TO THE SAID COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIEFOR BEHOOF OF OUR SAID PUPILS TUTORS FORESAID WE FIND IT NECESSARYFOR THE PURPOSE OF SPEADILY AND EFFECTING EXTRICATINGTHE SAMEBY PAYMENT OF THE DEBTS DUE BY THE SAID DECEASED COLONELROBERT MACKENZIE AND INVESTING THE RESIDUE OF THE SAID ESTATEIN THE MANNER MOST BENEFICIAL FOR OUR SAID PUPILS AND ALLOTHERS CONCERNED TO APPOINT A FIT PERSON TO BE OUR AGENT ANDFACTOR WITH POWERS TO BE OUR AGENT AND FACTOR WITH POWERSTO INTROMIT WITH THE SAME ESTATE AND EFFECTS FOR US AND IN OURNAMES AS TUTORS FORESAID AND HAVING ENTIRE CONFIDENCEIN THE CAPACITY AND INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH GORDON WRITERTO THE SIGNET THEREFOR WE HAVE NOMINATED CONSTITUTEDAND APPOINTED US WE DO HEREBY NOMINATED CONSTITUTE ANDAPPOINT THE SAID JOSEPH GORDON TO BE OUR AGENT AND FACTORGIVING GRANTING AND COMMITTING POWER TO HIM FOR ANDIN THE NAME FOR ANY FACTOR OR ANY AGENT TO DO IN THE LIKE CASEBINDING HEREBY AND OBLIGING US TO RATIFY CONFIRM AND APPOINTWHATEVER OUR SAID FACTOR SHALL LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONEIN THE PREMISES AND DECLARING THAT HE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOROMISSIONS BUT ONLY FOR HIS ACTUAL INTROMISSIONS OF WHICHBY ACCEPTING HEREOF HE SHALL BE BOUND AND OBLIGED TO RENDERA TRUE AND JUST ACCOUNT AS OFTEN AS REQUIRES AND WE CONSENTTO THE REGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL AND

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SESSION OR ANY OTHERS COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FORPRESENTATION AND FOR THAT EFFECT WE CONSTITUTE MR THOMASTHOMSON ADVOCATE PROCURATOR IN WITNESS WHEREOF THESEPRESENTS WRITEN UPON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEEDINGPAGES OF STAMPTED PAPER BY ALEXANDER DUFF CLERK TOTHE SAID JOSEPH GORDON ARE SUBSCRIBED BY US FOLLOWSVIZ. BY THE SAID CAPTAIN GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDAT EDINBURGH THE 26/09/1809 YEARS BEFORE THESE WITNESSSESALEXANDER STUART WRITER EDINBURGHALEXANDER DUFF CLERKMRS KATHARINE MACKENZIE MILMOUNT 30/11/1809BEFORE THESE WITNESSESMR JAMES MACGOWAN TEACHER MILMOUNTMR JOHN MONTGOMERY POSTMASTER PARKHILLSIGNED KATHARINE MACKENZIE GEORGE SUTHERLANDJAMES MACGOWAN WITNESS JOHN MONTGOMERYWITNESS ALEXANDER STUART ALEXANDER DUFFCS238/T/3/16UNTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD WESTHALL THE REPRESENTATIONOF THOMAS FREDERICK MACKENZIE HUMBERSTON ESQ.COLLONEL OF THE 78TH REGIMENT OF FOOTHUMBLY SHEWETHTHAT THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS FORFEITED TO HIS MAJESTYIN1715 UPON THE ATTAINER OF WILLIAM THEN EARL OF SEAFORTHBY SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ANENT THE FORFEITED ESTATES AFTERTHE YEAR 1715 AND PARTICULARLY BY THE ACT OF GEO. 1 CAP. [CAPITA IE CHAPTER]50 AND THE ACT 4 GEO. 1 CAP. 8 - 5 GEO. 1 CAP. 22 THESE ESTATES WERE VESTEDIN CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE EMPOWERED TO SELL THEM ANDBY ANOTHER ACT 13. GEO. 1 CAP. 18 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WEREEMPOWERED TO SELL SUCH OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES AS AT THAT TIMEREMAINED UNSOLDBY THESE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY AND

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THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE EMPOWERED TO GRANT DISPOSITIONSCHARTERS AND OTHER RIGHTS TO THE PURCHASERS WHO WERE DECLAREDTO HOLD THE SUBJECTS SO PURCHASED BLANCH OF HIS MAJESTY FORPAYMENT OF A PENNY SCOTS NOTWITHSTANDING THE FORMER PROPRIETORSTHE FORFEITING PERSONS HELD THEM FEE WARD OR OTHERWISEUNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THESE STATUTES THE COMMISSIONERSOF ENQUIRY SOLD SEVERAL OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES BUT THE ESTATEOF SEAFORTH AND SOME OTHERS REMAINED UNSOLD WHEN BY THE 13THOF GEO. 1 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE SUBSTITUTED IN PLACEOF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY TO SELL SUCH OF THESE ESTATES AS HADNOT BEEN SOLD BY THE COMMISSIONERSTHE BARONS EXPOSED THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH TO SALE AND IT WASOF THIS DATE 31 JULY 1730 PURCHASED BY MR JOHN NAIRNE OF GREENYARDSWHO RECEIVED A DISPOSITION 12 FEBRUARY 1734 AND AFTERWARDS OF THIS DATEA CHARTER OF THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH INCLUDING THE ISLANDOF LEWIS WHICH CHARTER AFTER DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT LANDS CONTAINSTHE FOLLOWING CLAUSE &quot; UNA CUM OMNIBUS DOMIBUS AEDIFICIIS &amp; PARTIBUSPENDICULIS ET PERTINEN [TIIS] EARUNDEM QUIBUSCUNG [UE] DECIMISPARSONAGIIS ET VICCARIIS EARUND [EM] &quot; [TOGETHER WITH ALL HOUSES BUILDINGSAND DEPENDENT PARTS AND APPURTENANCES OF THE SAME WHATSOEVERTHE TITHES PARSONAGES AND VICARAGES OF THE SAME] &quot;.18TH NOVEMBER 1734 MR NAIRN DISPONED THIS ESTATE TO JOHN FORBES ESQ.16TH DECEMBER 1738 MR JOHN FORBES CONVEYED IT TO COLIN MACKENZIEBY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE...... LINE NOT COPIED.07TH APRIL 1739 THE FORESAID CHARTER AND

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DISPOSITIONS OF THIS DATECOLIN MACKENZIE DISPONED THE ESTATE TOKENNETH02ND FEBRUARY 1741MACKENZIE ELDEST LAWFULL SON OF WILLIAM EARLOFSEAFORTH BY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE12TH FEBRUARY 1741 WHO OBTAINED A CHARTER OF RESIGNATION ANDCONFIRMATION UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THEWHOLE25TH MARCH 1741 FORESAID LANDS UPON WHICH INFEFTMENT FOLLOWED10TH DECEMBER 1738 AND OF THIS DATE KENNETH MACKENZIE AFTERWARDSEARL OF SEAFORTH OBTAINED A CHARTER UNDERTHEGREAT SEAL IN HIS FAVOURS UPON WHICHINFEFTMENT04TH JULY 1764 AFTERWARDS FOLLOWEDIN ALL OF THESE TITLES WHICH ARE PRODUCED THE TEINDS PARSONAGES AND VICARAGEARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED AND THE PRPRIETORS UNDER THESE TITLES HAVE CONSTANTLYAND UNIFORMLY POSSESSED BOTH LANDS AND TEINDS WITHOUT PAYING TO THE CROWNOR ANY PERSON ELSE ANYTHING UPON ACCOUNT OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TEINDS FATHERTHAN THE STIPEND DUE TO THE MINISTERS OF THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES IN WHICH THELANDS LIETHE LATE EARL OF SEAFORTH SOLD THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH ANDAS A PART THEREOF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS TO THE REPRESENTER WHOIS NOW IN THE FULL RIGHT AND POSSESSION OF THAT ESTSATE UNDER THETITLES ABOVE MENTIONEDTHE SOLICITOR OF THE TYTHES HAS LATELY BROUGHT AN ACTION AGAINSTTHE REPRESENTER THE SUMMONS OF WHICH BEARS DATE 20TH DECEMBER LASTCONCLUDING FOR PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF £133.3.7. STERLING AS THE VALUEOF THE BISHOPS THIRD OF THE TITHES OF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS FORCROP 1781 AND THE LIKE SUM YEARLY IN TIME COMING

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THIS PROCESS CAME IN COARSE BEFORE YOUR LORDSHIPS AND AFTER HEARINGPARTIES YOU PRONOUNCED THIS INTERLOCTOR 27TH JUNE 1782THE LORD ORDINARY HAVING HEARD PARTIES PROCURATORS DECERNSAGAINST THE DEFENDER IN TERMS OF THE LIBELSHOULD THIS INTERLOCTOR BE ADHERED TO IT WOULD BRING A VERYHEAVY AND UNEXPECTED BURDEN UPON THE REPRESENTERS ESTATEHE THEREFOR SUBMITS IT TO REVIEW AND IS CONFIDENT WHEN YOURLORDSHIPS SHALL HABE RECONSIDERED THE CAUSE YOU WILL SEE JUSTREASON FOR ALTERING THE INTERLOCTOR AND ASSORTZIEINGTHE REPRESENTER WHEN THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS SOLD.SASINE IN FAVOUR OF ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDAND WIFEAT INVERNESS THE 23 DAY OF DECEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND THREE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWOAND THREE O CLOCK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SASINEUNDER WRITTEN WAS PRESENTED BY DAVID PHERSONWRITEN IN INVERNESS AND RECORDED AS FOLLOWS VIZ...IN THE SASINE OF GOD AMEN BE IT KNOWN TO ALL MENBY THIS PRESENT PUBLIC INSTRUMENT THAT UPON THETWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAROF OUR LORDEIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE AND OF THE REIGN OFOUR SOVEREIGN LORD GEORGE THIRD BY THE GRACEOF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDIRELAND KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH THE FORTY FOURTH YEARIN PRESENCE OF ME NOTARY PUBLIC AND WITNESSSUBSCRIBING COMPEARED PERSONALLY KENNETH MACLENNANSERVANT TO ME NOTARY PUBLIC AS PROCURATOR ANDATTORNEY FOR AND IN NAME AND BEHALF OF MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE WIDOW OF THE DECEASED LIEUTENANT AND COLONELJAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDSPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE DAUGHTER OF THE

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SAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND-----------------LORD SEAFORTH MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND SPOUSE TOLIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THESECOND BATTALION OF THE SEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOTALSO DAUGHTER OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THE SECOND BATTALION OF THESEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOT ALSO DAUGHTER OF THESAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND ESQUIRE LATE OF UPPATELDEST SON OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMESSUTHERLAND WHOSE POWER OF PROCURATORY WASSUFFICIENT KNOWN TO ME NOTARY PUBLICSUBSCRIBING HAVING AND HOLDING IN HIS HANDS ABOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY OF THE DATEUNDERWRITTEN CONTAINING THEREIN THE PRECEPTOF SASINE HEREIN AFTER INSERTED MADE AND GRANTEDBY BRIGADIER GENERAL NOW MAJOR GENERALALEXANDER MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE36TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHEREBY HE BOUND ANDOBLIGED HIMSELF HIS HEIRS EXECUTORS AND SUCCESSORSWHOMSOEVER THAT IS FULLY TO CONTEND AND PAY THESUM OF ONE THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDMRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE IN LIFERENT AND FOR HERLIFERENT USE OF THE INTEREST THEREOF ALTERNATIVELYAND GIVE ALL THE FEE ONE HALF OF THE SAID SUM BEINGFIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE AFORESAIDMRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND AND TO HER HEIRSAND ASSIGNIES BUT SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THE OTHER OR REMAINING HALFBEING AN OTHER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS FINDING OF THESAID PRINCIPAL SUM TO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTHAND TO HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES BUT IN SECURITYONLY AFTER MENTIONED AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THAT AS AND AGAINST THE TERMOF WHITSUNDAY NEXT TO COME WITH ONE FIFTHPART NOW OF THE SAID PRINCIPAL SUM OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF FAILURE IN THEPAYMENT OF THE SAID LAND AND INTEREST THEREOFIN THE CASE OF THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSE NOWIN SECURITY TO THE SAID TERM OF PAYMENT AND THEREAFTER AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITESUNDAY

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AND--------------------------------- BY EQUAL PORTIONS BEGINNINGTHE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT THEREOF AT WHITSUNDAYNEXT FOR WHAT INTEREST MIGHT BE THEIR DUE ANDSEVERELY AND HALF YEARLY BY THEREAFTERAT THE SAID TWO TERMS SO LONG AS THE ----------- SHALL------------------ UNPAID DECLARING ALWAYS THAT THE RIGHT OFTHE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH WAS ONLY IN SECURITY OFA DEBT DUE TO HIM BY THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND HUSBAND OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELLSUTHERLAND IN TERMS OF THEIR BOND DISPOSITIONAND ---------------------------------------- TO HIS LORDSHIP CONVEYINGTHE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND INTEREST IN THESUM CONTAINED IN AN HERITABLE BOND GRANTED BY MAJORGENERAL MACKAY HUGH BAILLIE OF ROSEHALL AND THATUPON THE SAID DEBT BY LIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLANDTO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH BEING PAID OR OTHERWISEEXTINGQUISHED HIS LORDSHIPS INTEREST UNDER THE SAIDSECURITY SHOULD CEASE AND BE AT AN END AND THEPROVISIONS OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLANDOR THAT HALF OF THE SUM CONTAINED IN THE SAIDBOND ARISING WITH THE INTEREST AFTER THE DEATHOF THE SAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE HER MOTHERAND PENALTY CORRESPONDING THERETO SHOULDBECAUSE PAYABLE TO HERESELF AND HEIRS ANDEXECUTIONERS BUT FURTHER PROVIDING AS IFWAS THEIR BY SPECIALY PROVIDED AND DECLAREDTHAT IN THE EVENT OF THE AFORESAID KATHARINEAND MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND OR EITHEROF THEM DYING BEFORE THE SAID MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE THEIR MOTHER THEIR BIND AND IN THAT CASETHEIR----------------- AND PROVISIONS AS THOSE AFORESAIDINRESPECTIVE SUMS OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS EACHTHEREFROM CONTAINED IN THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSITIONIN SECURITY WITH INTEREST AND PENALTY CORRESPONDINGTHERETO SHALL RESPECTIVELY BELONG TO THE PERSONAFORESAID TO WHOM THE SASINE WHICH IN THEEVENTS MENTIONED AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY THE SAIDLIEUTENANT COLONEL SUTHERLAND NARRATED IN THESAID BOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY HAVE BELONGEDIF THEY HAVE TILL RECEIVED UPENALTY FORMER SECURITYAND IN CASE IF SHOULD BE FOUND THAT BY THE TRUECONSTRUCTION OF THE SAID DEED OF SETTLEMENT THEPROVISION THEREBY LEFT TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELL

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SUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HEIRS DYING BEFOREHER MOTHER WOULD BE EVACUATED SO THAT THE SAMEWOULD FALL INTO HER BROTHER THE SAID GEORGESACKVILLE SUTHERLAND IN THAT CASE AND IN THESAME EVENTS THE RIGHT OF THE SAID FRANCISLORD SEAFORTH THOUGH BY THE TENOR OF THE SAIDBOND AND DISPONE NOW IN SECURITY HIS LORDSHIPWAS MADE DIRECT CREDITOR SHOULD CEASE AND BECOMEVOID AND THE FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS MADE PAYABLE TOHIS LORDSHIP WITH THE INTEREST THEREOF FROMTHE DEATH OF THE LIFERENTING SHOULD BECOME PAYABLETO THE SAID GEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND BUT OTHERWAYSTHE RIGHT TO THE SAID FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS SHOULD REMAINWITH HIS LORDSHIP IN THE SAID EVENT AS WELL AS IN ANYOTHER IN SECURITY OF THE SAID DEBT DUE TO HIMAND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY AND MORE SURE PAYMENTOF THE SAID SUMS PRINCIPAL INTEREST AND PENALTYTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE DID DISPONE ASSIGN ANDMAKE OVER TO THE AFORESAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND ANDFRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSFOR THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS INFEE AS AFORESAIDBUT ALWAYS WITH AND UNDER THIS CONDITION PROVISIONAND DECLARATIONS BEFORE SPECIFIED AND IN THE EVENTFORESAID TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND FOR THEIR RESPECTIVEINTERESTS AND TO THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS RESPECTIVEBY HERITABLY BUT UNDER REVERSION AS THEREIN MENTIONEDALL AND WHOLE THE LANDS OF MANAV WITH THE HOUSESGARDEN ORCHARDS SHEILDING PARTS AND PENDICLES ANDUNIVERSAL PERTINENTS OF THE SAME ALL LYING WITHIN THEPARISH OF URRAY AND COUNTY OF ROSS AND ALL ANDWHOLE THE LANDS AND ESTATE AND COUNTY OF STRATHCONNONCOMPREHENDING THE PARTICULAR TOWNS AND TENEMENTSSPECIFIED IN THE RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF CONCEIVEDIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS PREDECESSORSAND ALL HEIRS AND BY WHATSOEVER DENOMINATION THEY GOAND ARE DESCRIBED THEIR WILL WHICH IN WHOLE EXTENDTO TWO DAVOCHS AND IN HALF DAVOCH LAND WITH THE

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WOODGRAZING SHEALING MOSSES PASTURAGES PARTS PENDICLESAND PERTINENTS KNOWN TO PERTAIN AND BELONG THERETOAND WHICH LANDS IN THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES OF URRAYFODDERTY AND CONTIN IN THE SHERIFFDOM OF ROSS TOGETHERWITH ALL RIGHT AND INTEREST CLAIM OF RIGHT PROPERLYAND POSSESSION WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHIS AUTHORS AND PREDECESSORS HAD OR ANY WAYS RIGHTSHAVE CLAIM OR PRETEND TO THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERSOR TO ANY PART APPORTION THEREOF AND THEIR REAL SECURITYSASINE IN FAVOUR OF ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDAND WIFEAT INVERNESS THE 23 DAY OF DECEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND THREE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWOAND THREE O CLOCK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SASINEUNDER WRITTEN WAS PRESENTED BY DAVID PHERSONWRITEN IN INVERNESS AND RECORDED AS FOLLOWS VIZ...IN THE SASINE OF GOD AMEN BE IT KNOWN TO ALL MENBY THIS PRESENT PUBLIC INSTRUMENT THAT UPON THETWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAROF OUR LORDEIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE AND OF THE REIGN OFOUR SOVEREIGN LORD GEORGE THIRD BY THE GRACEOF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDIRELAND KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH THE FORTY FOURTH YEARIN PRESENCE OF ME NOTARY PUBLIC AND WITNESSSUBSCRIBING COMPEARED PERSONALLY KENNETH MACLENNANSERVANT TO ME NOTARY PUBLIC AS PROCURATOR ANDATTORNEY FOR AND IN NAME AND BEHALF OF MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE WIDOW OF THE DECEASED LIEUTENANT AND COLONELJAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDSPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE DAUGHTER OF THESAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND-----------------LORD SEAFORTH MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND SPOUSE TOLIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THESECOND BATTALION OF THE SEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF

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FOOTALSO DAUGHTER OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THE SECOND BATTALION OF THESEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOT ALSO DAUGHTER OF THESAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND ESQUIRE LATE OF UPPATELDEST SON OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMESSUTHERLAND WHOSE POWER OF PROCURATORY WASSUFFICIENT KNOWN TO ME NOTARY PUBLICSUBSCRIBING HAVING AND HOLDING IN HIS HANDS ABOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY OF THE DATEUNDERWRITTEN CONTAINING THEREIN THE PRECEPTOF SASINE HEREIN AFTER INSERTED MADE AND GRANTEDBY BRIGADIER GENERAL NOW MAJOR GENERALALEXANDER MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE36TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHEREBY HE BOUND ANDOBLIGED HIMSELF HIS HEIRS EXECUTORS AND SUCCESSORSWHOMSOEVER THAT IS FULLY TO CONTEND AND PAY THESUM OF ONE THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDMRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE IN LIFERENT AND FOR HERLIFERENT USE OF THE INTEREST THEREOF ALTERNATIVELYAND GIVE ALL THE FEE ONE HALF OF THE SAID SUM BEINGFIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE AFORESAIDMRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND AND TO HER HEIRSAND ASSIGNIES BUT SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THE OTHER OR REMAINING HALFBEING AN OTHER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS FINDING OF THESAID PRINCIPAL SUM TO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTHAND TO HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES BUT IN SECURITYONLY AFTER MENTIONED AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THAT AS AND AGAINST THE TERMOF WHITSUNDAY NEXT TO COME WITH ONE FIFTHPART NOW OF THE SAID PRINCIPAL SUM OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF FAILURE IN THEPAYMENT OF THE SAID LAND AND INTEREST THEREOFIN THE CASE OF THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSE NOWIN SECURITY TO THE SAID TERM OF PAYMENT AND THEREAFTER AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITESUNDAYAND--------------------------------- BY EQUAL PORTIONS BEGINNINGTHE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT THEREOF AT WHITSUNDAYNEXT FOR WHAT INTEREST MIGHT BE THEIR DUE ANDSEVERELY AND HALF YEARLY BY THEREAFTER

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AT THE SAID TWO TERMS SO LONG AS THE ----------- SHALL------------------ UNPAID DECLARING ALWAYS THAT THE RIGHT OFTHE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH WAS ONLY IN SECURITY OFA DEBT DUE TO HIM BY THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND HUSBAND OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELLSUTHERLAND IN TERMS OF THEIR BOND DISPOSITIONAND ---------------------------------------- TO HIS LORDSHIP CONVEYINGTHE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND INTEREST IN THESUM CONTAINED IN AN HERITABLE BOND GRANTED BY MAJORGENERAL MACKAY HUGH BAILLIE OF ROSEHALL AND THATUPON THE SAID DEBT BY LIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLANDTO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH BEING PAID OR OTHERWISEEXTINGQUISHED HIS LORDSHIPS INTEREST UNDER THE SAIDSECURITY SHOULD CEASE AND BE AT AN END AND THEPROVISIONS OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLANDOR THAT HALF OF THE SUM CONTAINED IN THE SAIDBOND ARISING WITH THE INTEREST AFTER THE DEATHOF THE SAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE HER MOTHERAND PENALTY CORRESPONDING THERETO SHOULDBECAUSE PAYABLE TO HERESELF AND HEIRS ANDEXECUTIONERS BUT FURTHER PROVIDING AS IFWAS THEIR BY SPECIALY PROVIDED AND DECLAREDTHAT IN THE EVENT OF THE AFORESAID KATHARINEAND MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND OR EITHEROF THEM DYING BEFORE THE SAID MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE THEIR MOTHER THEIR BIND AND IN THAT CASETHEIR----------------- AND PROVISIONS AS THOSE AFORESAIDINRESPECTIVE SUMS OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS EACHTHEREFROM CONTAINED IN THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSITIONIN SECURITY WITH INTEREST AND PENALTY CORRESPONDINGTHERETO SHALL RESPECTIVELY BELONG TO THE PERSONAFORESAID TO WHOM THE SASINE WHICH IN THEEVENTS MENTIONED AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY THE SAIDLIEUTENANT COLONEL SUTHERLAND NARRATED IN THESAID BOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY HAVE BELONGEDIF THEY HAVE TILL RECEIVED UPENALTY FORMER SECURITYAND IN CASE IF SHOULD BE FOUND THAT BY THE TRUECONSTRUCTION OF THE SAID DEED OF SETTLEMENT THEPROVISION THEREBY LEFT TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELLSUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HEIRS DYING BEFOREHER MOTHER WOULD BE EVACUATED SO THAT THE SAMEWOULD FALL INTO HER BROTHER THE SAID GEORGESACKVILLE SUTHERLAND IN THAT CASE AND IN THE

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SAME EVENTS THE RIGHT OF THE SAID FRANCISLORD SEAFORTH THOUGH BY THE TENOR OF THE SAIDBOND AND DISPONE NOW IN SECURITY HIS LORDSHIPWAS MADE DIRECT CREDITOR SHOULD CEASE AND BECOMEVOID AND THE FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS MADE PAYABLE TOHIS LORDSHIP WITH THE INTEREST THEREOF FROMTHE DEATH OF THE LIFERENTING SHOULD BECOME PAYABLETO THE SAID GEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND BUT OTHERWAYSTHE RIGHT TO THE SAID FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS SHOULD REMAINWITH HIS LORDSHIP IN THE SAID EVENT AS WELL AS IN ANYOTHER IN SECURITY OF THE SAID DEBT DUE TO HIMAND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY AND MORE SURE PAYMENTOF THE SAID SUMS PRINCIPAL INTEREST AND PENALTYTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE DID DISPONE ASSIGN ANDMAKE OVER TO THE AFORESAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND ANDFRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSFOR THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS INFEE AS AFORESAIDBUT ALWAYS WITH AND UNDER THIS CONDITION PROVISIONAND DECLARATIONS BEFORE SPECIFIED AND IN THE EVENTFORESAID TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND FOR THEIR RESPECTIVEINTERESTS AND TO THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS RESPECTIVEBY HERITABLY BUT UNDER REVERSION AS THEREIN MENTIONEDALL AND WHOLE THE LANDS OF MANAV WITH THE HOUSESGARDEN ORCHARDS SHEILDING PARTS AND PENDICLES ANDUNIVERSAL PERTINENTS OF THE SAME ALL LYING WITHIN THEPARISH OF URRAY AND COUNTY OF ROSS AND ALL ANDWHOLE THE LANDS AND ESTATE AND COUNTY OF STRATHCONNONCOMPREHENDING THE PARTICULAR TOWNS AND TENEMENTSSPECIFIED IN THE RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF CONCEIVEDIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS PREDECESSORSAND ALL HEIRS AND BY WHATSOEVER DENOMINATION THEY GOAND ARE DESCRIBED THEIR WILL WHICH IN WHOLE EXTENDTO TWO DAVOCHS AND IN HALF DAVOCH LAND WITH THE WOODGRAZING SHEALING MOSSES PASTURAGES PARTS PENDICLESAND PERTINENTS KNOWN TO PERTAIN AND BELONG

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THERETOAND WHICH LANDS IN THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES OF URRAYFODDERTY AND CONTIN IN THE SHERIFFDOM OF ROSS TOGETHERWITH ALL RIGHT AND INTEREST CLAIM OF RIGHT PROPERLYAND POSSESSION WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHIS AUTHORS AND PREDECESSORS HAD OR ANY WAYS RIGHTSHAVE CLAIM OR PRETEND TO THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERSOR TO ANY PART APPORTION THEREOF AND THEIR REAL SECURITYGERALDINE LINEX1 COLINX11 KENNETH RODERICK MACKENZIE * MARGARET MCLEODX111 COLIN DIED 1626X1V GEORGEXV KENNETH JOHN MACKENZIE * MARGARETERSKINEOF TARBETDIED 1654XV1 KENNETH JOHN OF ASSINT * SIBELLA4th earl of CS 235/11/1 MISC DEED.seaforth ISLE OF SKYE.KENNETH OF ASSINT * FRANCIS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE* BARBARADIED 1723 1ST OF ARDLOCH DIED1736COLONEL ALEXANDER OFCONANSBAY brother to johnMAJOR WILLIAM MACKENZIEsonXV11 WILLIAMXV111KENNETH COLONEL THOMAS F MACKENZIEX1X KENNETH BARON ARDELVE HUMBERSTON FRANCIS HUMBERSTONMACKENZIEbrother to francisDIED1815sasine william fraser of culbokie invernessRS2788/3.AT EDINBURGH 23/5/1856 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO AND THREE INTHE AFTERNOONTHE INSTRUMENT OF SASINE UNDER WRITEN WAS BYJAMES MASON SOLICITOR SUPREME COURTS EDINBURGH PRESENTEDFOR REGISTRATION AND IS INGROSSED IN THE TWO

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THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT BOOK OF THE NEW GENERALREGISTER OF SASINES REVERSIONS AS FOLLOWS VIZ. AT EDINBURGHTHERE WAS BY OR ON BEHALF OF WILLIAM FRASER ESQUIRE OFCULBOKIE LATE CAPTAIN IN THE SEVENTY SIXTH REGIMENT OFINVERNESSHIRE MILITIA PRESENTED TO ME NOTARY PUBLICSUBSCRIBING A CHARTER OF SALE UNDER THE SEAL NOW USEDFOR THE GREAT SEAL OF SCOTLAND AND BEARING DATE AS INTHE PRECEPT OF SASINE AND SEALING HEREINAFTER INSERTEDBY WHICH CHARTER VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THEUNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND QUEEN DEFENDEROF THE FAITH GAVE AND GRANTED AND DISPONED AND FOR EVERCONFIRMED TO THE SAID WILLIAM FRASER AND HIS HEIRS ANDASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVER HERITABLY AND IRREDEEMABLY ALLAND WHOLE THE FOLLOWINGPARTS AND PORTIONS OF THE LANDSAND BARONY OF MACDONALD VIZ. ALL AND WHOLE THOSE PARTSAND PORTIONS LYING TO THE NORTH OF THE MARCHS OF THE FARMSOR LANDS OF KINGSBURGH AND SCORRIEBRECK OF THE FOLLOWINGPARTS AND PORTIONS OF THE SAID LANDS OF THE BARONY OFMACDONALD VIZ. THE TEN PENNY LAND KILLIEVAXTER INTROTTERNISH WITH PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS ALLAND WHOLE THE 80 MERKS LANDS OF TROTTERNISH WITH CASTLETOWERS FORTALICES MANOR PLACES MILLS MULTURES WOODSFISHING AS WELL OF SALMON AND AS WELL IN SALT WATER AS IN FRESHWATER MOUNTAINS HILLS MUIRS MARSHES COMMONTIES PRIVILEGESPASTURAGES PARTS PENDICLES ANNEXIS CONNEXIS OUTSETS

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COMPREHENDING OR CONSISTING THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERSOF THE ENTIRE OR ALMOST THE ENTIRE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND PART OFTHE PARISH OF SNIGZORT IN THE ISLE OF SKYE OF SKYE ALL ASDESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP THEREOFDATED 30/5/1855 YEARS AND WHICH NOT WITHSTANDING THEDESCRIPTION THEREIN AND ABOVE GIVEN FROM THE TITLE DEEDSOF THE ESTATE IT IS BY SAID CHARTERS AS IT WAS BY THESAID ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP DECLARED SHOULDBE HELD TO COMPREHEND AND TO CONSIST OF THOSE PARTSAND PORTIONS OF THE SAID LANDS AND BARONY OF MCDONALDIN THE THE PARISHES OF KILMUIR AND SNZORT AND ISLANDOF SKYE SITUATED AND LYING TO THE NORTH OF THE PRESENTMARCHES OF THE FARMS OF KINGSBURGH AND SCORRIEBRECKAS IN THE SAID FARMS ARE NOW POSSESSED BY MR DONALDMCLEOD THE PRESENT TENANT THEREOF AS THE SAID LINESOF MARCH WERE SOMETIME MARKED AND PITTED OFF BY ALEXANDERKENNETH MACKINNON ESQ. THE FACTOR FOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLEGODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MACDONALD AND NO OTHERLANDS AND THAT FREE FROM THE FETTERS OF THE CONTRACT OR DEEDOF ENTAIL OF THE LANDS AND BARONY OF MCDONALD DATED THE07/9/ AND 08/11/1726 AND REGISTERED IN THE REGISTER OF TALZIESON THE 23/6/1836 MADE AND GRANTED BY AND BETWEEN MR KENNETHMACKENZIE ADVOCATE OF THE ONE PART AND ALEXANDER MACDONALDONLY SON THEN IN LIFE OF THE DECEASED JAMES MACDONALD BROTHERTO THE LATE SIR DONALD MACDONALD OF THAT ILK OF THE OTHERPART AND FREE OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCES AND

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INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED UNDERALL THE CONDITIONS PROVISIONS AND DECLARATIONS SPECIFIEDAND CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP BEFOREMENTIONED WHICH ARE IN SAID CHARTER SPECIALLY REFERED TOBREVITATIS CAUSA AND WHICH TEN PENNY LAND OF KILLEVAXTERAND EIGHTY MERK LANDS OF TROTTERNISH AND OTHERS ABOVEDESCRIBED ARE PART OF THE LANDS AND BARONY OF MACDONALDCONTAINED IN A PRECEPT FROM CHANCERY DATED SEVENTH MAYEIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE FOR INFEFTING THE SAIDRIGHT HONORABLE GODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MCDONALDTHEREIN DESIGNED THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD GODFREY WILLIAMWENTWORTH MACDONALD OF THE ISLES BARONET OF MACDONALDLORD OF SLATE BARON MACDONALD IN THE SAID LANDS AND BARONYOF MACDONALD AS ELDEST SON AND NEAREST AND LAWFUL HEIR OFTALZIE AND PROVISION IN SPECIAL OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL LORDGODFREY BOSVILLE MACDONALD OF THE ISLES BARONET OF MACDONALDLORD OF SLATE BARON MACDONALD HIS FATHER AND INSTRUMENT OFSASINE FOLLOWING THEREON IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID RIGHT HONOURABLEGODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MACDONALD IN THE SAID LANDSAND BARONY OF MACDONALD DATED 15/05/1833 AND RECORDED IN THEGENERAL REGISTER OF SASINES AT EDINBURGH THE 11/07/1833 ANDWHICH LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED ARE BY THE SAID CHARTERDISUNITED FROM ALL AND SUNDRY EARLDOMS LORDSHIPS BARONIES AND

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OTHERS WHATSOEVER WHEREUNTO THEY WERE FORMERLY UNITED ANDANNEXED OR WHEREOF THEY WERE PARTS AND PERTINENTS TO BE HOLDENTHE SAID LANDS AND OTHERS OF THE CROWN IN FREE BLENCH FARMFEE AND HERITAGE FOR EVER FOR PAYMENT THEREFOR OF A PENNY SCOTSAT WHITSUNDAY YEARLY OF BLENCH DUTY IF ASKED ONLY WHICH CHARTERONLY WHICH CONTAINS A PRECEPT OF SASINE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMSMOREOVER WE DESIRE ANY NOTARY PUBLIC TO WHOM THIS CHARTERMAY BE PRESENT TO GIVE TO THE SAID WILLIAM FRASER OR HIS FORESAIDSSASINE OF THE LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED AND THAT FREEDFROM THE FETTERS OF THE CONTRACT OR DEED OF ENTAIL ABOVEREFERRED TO AND OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCE AND INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAME IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HAVE ORDERED THE SEALNOW USED FOR THE GREAT SEAL OF SCOTLAND TO BE APPENDED HERETOOF THIS DATE AND THE SAME IS ACCORDINGLY APPENDED AT EDINBURGHTHE 16/05/1856 YEARS. ARCHIBALD MCNEILL DIRECTOR OF CHANCERYF.W.L.GORDON SUBSTITUTE KEEPER OF THE SEAL 24 POUNDS SCOTTSMONEY IN VIRTUE OF WHICH PRECEPT I HERBY GIVE SASINE TO THE SAIDWILLIAM FRASER OF THE LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED AND THATFREED FROM THE FETTERS OF THE SAID CONTRACT OR DEED OF ENTAILBEFORE REFERED TO AND OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCES AND INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAME IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS WRITEN APON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEEDING PAGESBY ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD APPRENTICE TO JAMES MASON SOLICITORSUPREME COURTS EDINBURGH BEFORE THESE WITNESSES

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THE SAIDJAMES MASON AND ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD BOTH ABOVE DESIGNEDPEIEGI WILLIAM MASON NOTARY PUBLIC JAMES MASON WITNESSALEXANDER WITNESS COLLATED BY JAMES LINDSAY WRITTEN BYGEORGE Y. RUTHERFORD.sasine william fraser of culbokie invernessRS2788/3.AT EDINBURGH 23/5/1856 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO AND THREE INTHE AFTERNOONTHE INSTRUMENT OF SASINE UNDER WRITEN WAS BYJAMES MASON SOLICITOR SUPREME COURTS EDINBURGH PRESENTEDFOR REGISTRATION AND IS INGROSSED IN THE TWO THOUSANDSEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT BOOK OF THE NEW GENERALREGISTER OF SASINES REVERSIONS AS FOLLOWS VIZ. AT EDINBURGHTHERE WAS BY OR ON BEHALF OF WILLIAM FRASER ESQUIRE OFCULBOKIE LATE CAPTAIN IN THE SEVENTY SIXTH REGIMENT OFINVERNESSHIRE MILITIA PRESENTED TO ME NOTARY PUBLICSUBSCRIBING A CHARTER OF SALE UNDER THE SEAL NOW USEDFOR THE GREAT SEAL OF SCOTLAND AND BEARING DATE AS INTHE PRECEPT OF SASINE AND SEALING HEREINAFTER INSERTEDBY WHICH CHARTER VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THEUNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND QUEEN DEFENDEROF THE FAITH GAVE AND GRANTED AND DISPONED AND FOR EVERCONFIRMED TO THE SAID WILLIAM FRASER AND HIS HEIRS ANDASSIGNEES WHOMSOEVER HERITABLY AND IRREDEEMABLY ALLAND WHOLE THE FOLLOWINGPARTS AND PORTIONS OF THE LANDSAND BARONY OF MACDONALD VIZ. ALL AND WHOLE THOSE PARTSAND PORTIONS LYING TO THE NORTH OF THE MARCHS OF

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THE FARMSOR LANDS OF KINGSBURGH AND SCORRIEBRECK OF THE FOLLOWINGPARTS AND PORTIONS OF THE SAID LANDS OF THE BARONY OFMACDONALD VIZ. THE TEN PENNY LAND KILLIEVAXTER INTROTTERNISH WITH PARTS PENDICLES AND PERTINENTS ALLAND WHOLE THE 80 MERKS LANDS OF TROTTERNISH WITH CASTLETOWERS FORTALICES MANOR PLACES MILLS MULTURES WOODSFISHING AS WELL OF SALMON AND AS WELL IN SALT WATER AS IN FRESHWATER MOUNTAINS HILLS MUIRS MARSHES COMMONTIES PRIVILEGESPASTURAGES PARTS PENDICLES ANNEXIS CONNEXIS OUTSETSCOMPREHENDING OR CONSISTING THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERSOF THE ENTIRE OR ALMOST THE ENTIRE PARISH OF KILMUIR AND PART OFTHE PARISH OF SNIGZORT IN THE ISLE OF SKYE OF SKYE ALL ASDESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP THEREOFDATED 30/5/1855 YEARS AND WHICH NOT WITHSTANDING THEDESCRIPTION THEREIN AND ABOVE GIVEN FROM THE TITLE DEEDSOF THE ESTATE IT IS BY SAID CHARTERS AS IT WAS BY THESAID ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP DECLARED SHOULDBE HELD TO COMPREHEND AND TO CONSIST OF THOSE PARTSAND PORTIONS OF THE SAID LANDS AND BARONY OF MCDONALDIN THE THE PARISHES OF KILMUIR AND SNZORT AND ISLANDOF SKYE SITUATED AND LYING TO THE NORTH OF THE PRESENTMARCHES OF THE FARMS OF KINGSBURGH AND SCORRIEBRECKAS IN THE SAID FARMS ARE NOW POSSESSED BY MR DONALDMCLEOD THE PRESENT TENANT THEREOF AS THE SAID LINESOF MARCH WERE SOMETIME MARKED AND PITTED OFF BY ALEXANDERKENNETH MACKINNON ESQ. THE FACTOR FOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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GODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MACDONALD AND NO OTHERLANDS AND THAT FREE FROM THE FETTERS OF THE CONTRACT OR DEEDOF ENTAIL OF THE LANDS AND BARONY OF MCDONALD DATED THE07/9/ AND 08/11/1726 AND REGISTERED IN THE REGISTER OF TALZIESON THE 23/6/1836 MADE AND GRANTED BY AND BETWEEN MR KENNETHMACKENZIE ADVOCATE OF THE ONE PART AND ALEXANDER MACDONALDONLY SON THEN IN LIFE OF THE DECEASED JAMES MACDONALD BROTHERTO THE LATE SIR DONALD MACDONALD OF THAT ILK OF THE OTHERPART AND FREE OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCES AND INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED UNDERALL THE CONDITIONS PROVISIONS AND DECLARATIONS SPECIFIEDAND CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF ROUP BEFOREMENTIONED WHICH ARE IN SAID CHARTER SPECIALLY REFERED TOBREVITATIS CAUSA AND WHICH TEN PENNY LAND OF KILLEVAXTERAND EIGHTY MERK LANDS OF TROTTERNISH AND OTHERS ABOVEDESCRIBED ARE PART OF THE LANDS AND BARONY OF MACDONALDCONTAINED IN A PRECEPT FROM CHANCERY DATED SEVENTH MAYEIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE FOR INFEFTING THE SAIDRIGHT HONORABLE GODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MCDONALDTHEREIN DESIGNED THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD GODFREY WILLIAMWENTWORTH MACDONALD OF THE ISLES BARONET OF MACDONALDLORD OF SLATE BARON MACDONALD IN THE SAID LANDS AND BARONYOF MACDONALD AS ELDEST SON AND NEAREST AND LAWFUL HEIR OFTALZIE AND PROVISION IN SPECIAL OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL

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LORDGODFREY BOSVILLE MACDONALD OF THE ISLES BARONET OF MACDONALDLORD OF SLATE BARON MACDONALD HIS FATHER AND INSTRUMENT OFSASINE FOLLOWING THEREON IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID RIGHT HONOURABLEGODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH LORD MACDONALD IN THE SAID LANDSAND BARONY OF MACDONALD DATED 15/05/1833 AND RECORDED IN THEGENERAL REGISTER OF SASINES AT EDINBURGH THE 11/07/1833 ANDWHICH LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED ARE BY THE SAID CHARTERDISUNITED FROM ALL AND SUNDRY EARLDOMS LORDSHIPS BARONIES ANDOTHERS WHATSOEVER WHEREUNTO THEY WERE FORMERLY UNITED ANDANNEXED OR WHEREOF THEY WERE PARTS AND PERTINENTS TO BE HOLDENTHE SAID LANDS AND OTHERS OF THE CROWN IN FREE BLENCH FARMFEE AND HERITAGE FOR EVER FOR PAYMENT THEREFOR OF A PENNY SCOTSAT WHITSUNDAY YEARLY OF BLENCH DUTY IF ASKED ONLY WHICH CHARTERONLY WHICH CONTAINS A PRECEPT OF SASINE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMSMOREOVER WE DESIRE ANY NOTARY PUBLIC TO WHOM THIS CHARTERMAY BE PRESENT TO GIVE TO THE SAID WILLIAM FRASER OR HIS FORESAIDSSASINE OF THE LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED AND THAT FREEDFROM THE FETTERS OF THE CONTRACT OR DEED OF ENTAIL ABOVEREFERRED TO AND OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCE AND INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAME IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HAVE ORDERED THE SEALNOW USED FOR THE GREAT SEAL OF SCOTLAND TO BE APPENDED HERETOOF THIS DATE AND THE SAME IS ACCORDINGLY APPENDED AT EDINBURGHTHE 16/05/1856 YEARS. ARCHIBALD MCNEILL DIRECTOR OF CHANCERY

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F.W.L.GORDON SUBSTITUTE KEEPER OF THE SEAL 24 POUNDS SCOTTSMONEY IN VIRTUE OF WHICH PRECEPT I HERBY GIVE SASINE TO THE SAIDWILLIAM FRASER OF THE LANDS AND OTHERS ABOVE DESCRIBED AND THATFREED FROM THE FETTERS OF THE SAID CONTRACT OR DEED OF ENTAILBEFORE REFERED TO AND OF ALL DEBTS DILEGENCES AND INCUMBRANCESAFFECTING THE SAME IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SUBSCRIBED THESEPRESENTS WRITEN APON THIS AND THE TWO PRECEEDING PAGESBY ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD APPRENTICE TO JAMES MASON SOLICITORSUPREME COURTS EDINBURGH BEFORE THESE WITNESSES THE SAIDJAMES MASON AND ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD BOTH ABOVE DESIGNEDPEIEGI WILLIAM MASON NOTARY PUBLIC JAMES MASON WITNESSALEXANDER WITNESS COLLATED BY JAMES LINDSAY WRITTEN BYGEORGE Y. RUTHERFORD.CS 235/11/MISC-3DEPOSITIONS OF MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE AND EDWARD CALLENDER1720ANSWERS FOR MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE ONE OF THE PRINCIPALCLERKS OF SESSIONTHE PETITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES FOR SALE OFFORFEITED ESTATESTHE SAID COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES HAVE EXHIBITED A PETITIONAGAINST THE SAID MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE COMPLAINING OF HISREFUSEING TO GIVE THEM AN EXTRAIT OF A DECREET PRONOUNCEDON AN EXEPTION OF KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF CONASBAY HIS CURATOR AS SUPERIOR OFTHE LANDS OF TROTTERNESS LATE THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE SIR

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DONALD MACDONALD.AND CRAVEING THAT HE AND HIS SERVANT MAY BE EXAMINED UPONTHE MATTER CONTAINED IN THE SAID PETITION AND THAT HE MAYBE ORDAINED TO GIVE AN EXTRACT OF THE PROCESS OR TO SECURETHE TRUSTEES AGAINST FUTURE EXTRAITES AND TO ORDAIN HIMTO FIND CAUTION FOR SUCH DAMAGES AS MAY ARISE TO THE TRUSTEESAND THAT HE MAY BE CENSURED AND TO PRODUCE THE GROUNDS ANDWARRANDS OF THE PROCESS THE SAID MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WILLWITH GREAT EASE MAKE ANSWER TO WHAT IS CHARGED UPON HIMAND FIRST HE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXEPTION AS TO THE LANDS OFTROTTERNISH EXHIBITED IN THE MANNER MENTIONED IN THEPETITION AND THAT THERE WERE ANSWERS PUTT IN BY THECOMMISSIONERS TO THE SAID EXCEPTIONBUT THEN HE SAYS THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH INTERLOQUITORYSENTENCE AS MENTIONED IN THE PETITION PRONOUNCED BY THECOURT NOR DID HE DELIVER A COPIE OF SUCH AN INTERLOQUITORTO THOMAS FORDYCE AGENT AND DOER FOR THE TRUSTEES NORDOES HE BELIEVE THAT EDWARD CALLENDER HIS SERVANT DIDDID DELIVER ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITOR OR DECREE IN THETERMS MENTIONED IN THE PETITIONTHAT WHAT ENDEVOURS WERE USED FOR OBTAINING AN EXTRACTWAS A FRUITLESS LABOUR FOR REASONS FORESAIDAFFIRMS THAT ASSINT WHO PRESENTED THE EXEPTION DID AGAINWITHDRAW HIS EXCEPTION AND QUITT ANY CLAIM HE THEREBYAND THIS APPEARS BY WHAT IS WRITT ON THE BACK OF THEEXCEPTIONHE IS ALTOGETHER UNCONCERNED WHAT MAY BE THE CONSEQUENCEOF THE PETITIONERS WANT OF AN EXTRACT OF A SENTENCE THAT

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WAS NEVER GIVENTHAT HE NEITHER HAS ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITOR NOR DOES BELIEVETHAT ANY SUCH EVER WAS PRONOUNCEDTHAT HE WAS WILLING TO PRODUCE AND LAY BEFORE YOUR LORDSHIPSAS NOW HE HAS DONE THE PRINCIPAL EXCEPTION WITH THE ANSWERDELIVEREDNOR IS HE CONCERNED IN THE REASONING PART OF THE PETITIONWHERE THE PETITIONERS WOULD FORM AN ARGUMENT AGAINSTHIM AS IF IT WERE INCREDIBLE THAT ASSINT WOULD MOVE ANOBJECTION AGAINST HIMSELF THOUGH HE BELIEVES THE TRUEREASON WAS THAT WHEN ASSINTES PROCURATORS CAMETO LOOK INT THE DEIT OF MAILLS AND DUTIES OBTAINED AT HISINSTANCE AGAINST THE VASSALLS THEY FOUND THAT SIR DONALDSTENNENTS WERE NOT CALLED THEREIN NOR HAD HE OBTAINED HIMSELFINFEFT IN THE SAID LANDS IN THE TERME OF THE ACT FOR ENCOURAGEINGSUPERIORS ETCAND IT IS SOMEWHAT TOO SUBTILL TO SAY THAT IF ASSINT HAS WITHDRAWNANYTHING TIS SUSPECTED TO BE SIGNED INTERLOQUITOR FOR BY THETERM &quot; WITHDRAWN&quot; HERE NOTHING ELSE COULD BE MEANT BUTTHAT ASSINT HAD WAVED OR PASSED FROM HIS EXCEPTIONHE SAYS THAT HE HAD NOT WITHDRAWN THE PROCESS NOR ANYPART OF THE PROCESS ALL IS STILL EXTANT AND IS HEREWITHPRODUCED.CS 235/11/MISC- 4AS TO WHAT IS ALLEGED THAT THE INTERLOQUITOR WAS ACTUALLYSIGNED UPON AN AGREEMENT ADDUCED FROM THE ACT OF REGULATION1672 THAT DOES NOT CONCERNE HIM NO DOUBT THE COMMISSIONERSMIGHT HAVE OBTAINED PROTESTATION BUT THEY DO NOT PRETENT

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THAT THE SAME WAS SOUGHT AND THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT NOTTICEFROM THE PROCURATORS COMPEARING FOR THEM THAT THEEXCEPTANT DID WAVE HIS CLAIM WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITIONON THEIRSIDENOR IS IT HIS BUSINESS MUCH TO NOTICE WHAT IS ARGUEDFROM THE PRESIDENTES ROLL IT IS SUFFICIENT FOR HISEXONERATION TO SAY THAT NO SUCH INTERLOQUITORWAS SIGNED BY THE PRESEDENT AND THEREFORE HE IS NOTFARTHER CONCERNEDHE SUBMITTS HIMSELF TO ONE EXAMINATION AND TO YOURLORDSHIPS JUDGEMENTS AFTER THE EXAMINATION IS MADEAND HOPES THAT AFTER TRIAL THE PETITION WILL BE FOUNDGROUNDLESS ONLY THIS HE MUST OBSERVE THAT SEEINGTHE PETITIONERS PRETEND TO HAVE A COPY OF THEINTERLOQUITOR UNDER EDWARD CALENDERS HAND THE SAMEOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND TILL IT BE PRODUCEDHE WILL BEG LEAVE TO SAY THAT HE HAS GREAT DIFFERENCETHEREOF.YOUR LORDSHIPS MAY PROCEED TO EXAMINATIONAND TRYALL WHEN YOU PLEASE MR MACKENZIEIS READY TO MAKE ANSWERS BUT IN THE MEANTIME HE EXPECTES THAT YOUR LORDSHIPS WILLORDAIN THE COPIE OF THE INTERLOQUITORMENTIONED IN THE PETITION TO BE EXHIBITED WHICHHE FIRMLY BELEIVES WAS NOT DELIVERED TO THOMASFORDYCE THE AGENTALEXANDER HAY.UPON THE FIRST DAY AUGUST 1M [1000] VIJC [700] AND NINETEENYEARS I THOMAS GRAME ONE OF THE MACERS BEFORE THE RIGHTHONOURABLE THE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESION BY VIRTUEOF AND IN OBEDIENCE TO THE SAID LORDS THEIR ACT OF SEDERUNTDATED THE FOURTEENTH OF JULY LAST FOR RECORDING EXEPTIONSIN A PARLAR REGISTER CONFORM TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENTQUINTO GEORGII IN THE FIFTH OF GEORGEDID PASS WITH THE WITNESSES AFTERNAMED AND HERETO SUBSCRIBINGTO THE OFFICE WITHIN THE PARLIAMENT CLOSS OF THE COMMISSIONERSOF INQUIRE AND TRUSTEES FOR DISPOSING OF FORFEITED

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ESTATESAND THEN AND THERE DID INTIMATE TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEESTHAT THE EXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HISCURATORS FOR THE INTEREST EXCIPIENTS WERE UPON THE THIRTYFIRST DAY OF JULY LAST PRESENTED TO THE SAID LORDS OF SESSIONTO THE INTENT THE SAID EXCIPIENTS THEIR RIGHT AND TITLE TO THEFOURSCORE MERK LANDS OF TROTTERNESS MIGHT BE ASCERTAINED ANDDECLARED NOTWITHSTANDING OF THE ATTAINER OR CONVICTION OFSIR DONALD MACDONALD OF SLATE AND LATE EARL OF SEAFORTHAND WITH THE VOUCHERS AND INSTRUCTIONS THEREOF ARE LODGEDAND IN THE OFFICE OF MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE ONE OF THEPRINCIPAL CLERKS OF SESSION WHERE THE SAME ARE TO BE SEENTHIS I DID BY LEAVING WITH AND DELIVERING A FULL DOUBLE OFTHE SAID EXCEPTIONS AN AUTHENTICK COPY HEREOF THERETOSUBJOINED WITHIN THE SAID OFFICE TO ALEXANDER MONROHOUSEKEEPER IN ABSENCE OF THE SAID COMMISSIONERS AFTERI ENQUIRED IF ANY OF THEM WERE PRESENT AND IN THE OFFICEAT THAT TIME BEFORE AND IN PRESENCE OF ARCHIBALD ANDDUGALD CAMPBELLS BOTH WRITERS IN EDINBURGH ANDFOR THE MORE VERIFICATION HEREOF I THE SAID WITNESSESSUBSCRIBED THESE PRESENTS DAY AND DATE SAID.CS 235/11/MISC- 5COPY INTERLOQUITOR ASSINT AGAINST SIR DONALD MCDONALDLANDS TROTTERNISH 17193 SEPTEMBER 1719THE LORDS HAVING ADVISED THE EXCEPTIONS PRESENTED BYKENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONEL ALEXANDERMCKENZIE OF CANNASBY HIS CURATOR ACTS OF PARLIAMENTREFERED TO THEREIN ANSWERS FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THE

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WRITS PRODUCED AND DEBAITETHEY FIND THAT THE EXCEPTANT HATH RIGHT TO THE PROPERTYOF FOURSCORE MARK LAND OF TROTTERNESS LYING WITHINTHE PAROCHIAL DISTRICT AND SHERIFDOM OF -------------------------WHICH WERE HOLDEN OF THE EXIPIENT AS SUPERIOR BY THELATE SIR DONALD MCDONALD WHO WAS ATTAINED OF HIGHTREASON BY AN ACT 1 GEORGII OF THE 1ST OF GEORGEINTITLED AN ACT FOR THE ATTAINER OF GEORGE EARL MARSHALLETCAND FIND THE EXCEPTANT HATH RIGHT TO THE RENTS PROFITS ANDISSUES PAYABLE FOR THE SAID LANDS FROM AND SINCE THE 27THOF JUNE 1715 WITH THE BURDEN OF PROPORTION OF THE DEBTS INTHE TERMS OF THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT 5 GEORGII OF THE 5THOF GEORGE INTITLED ACT FOR ENLARGING THE TIME TO DETERMINECLAIMS ON FORFEIT ESTATES AND THAT THE PUBLIC HATH NORIGHT THERETO AND FIND DECERN AND DECLARE ACCORDINGLYSIC SUB SCRIB ITUR THUS IT IS SUBSCRIBED JAMES ERSKINE4TH FEBRUARY 1720LORD PENCAILLANDTHIS IS THE COPY OF THE ALLEGED INTERLOQUITOR STO WHICHALEXANDER MCKENZIE ONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSION HISOATH OF THIS DATE RELATESJ.HAMILTONCS 235/11/MISC- 6ANSWERS FROM MR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE TO THE PETITIONGIVEN IN BY THE TRUSTEES TO FORFEITED ESTATE 17204 FEBRUARY 1720IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD PENCAILLAND COMPEARED ALEXANDERMCKENZIE ONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSIONAND BEING SOLEMNLY SWORN EXAMINED AND INTERROGAT IN TERMSOF THE INTERLOQUITOR OF THIS DATEDISPONES THAT THE DEPONENT DID NEVER WRITE ANY INTERLOQUITORSUSTAINING THE EXEPTION AT THE INSTANCE OF KENNETH

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MCKENZIEOF ASSINT AND HIS CURATORS AGAINST THE PUBLIC FINDING THATTHE EXEPTANT HAD RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OF THE LANDS OFTROTTERNISH WHICH WERE HOLDEN BY THE LATE SIR DONALDMCDONALD OF THE EXCEPTANT.AND THAT IT DOES NOT CONSIST WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE THAT ANYSUCH INTERLOQUITOR WAS WRITE BY ANY OTHER OF THE CLERKSOF SESSION AS MENTIONED IN THE PETITION AND COMPLAINTOFFERED IN NAME OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES FORTHE SALE OF FORFEITED ESTATES AN ALLEDGED COPYWHEREOF IS PRESENTLY PRODUCED AND MARKED BY THELORD EXAMINATORAND THAT THE DEPONENT DID NEVER SEE ANY SUCH INTERLOQUITORSIGNED BY THE LORD GRANGE THEN PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OFSESSION WHICH BEARS TO BE DATED THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBERLASTAND THAT THE DEPONENT DOES NOT REMEMBER THAT ANY SUCHINTERLOQUITOR PAST IN THE SAID COURT OF SESSIONAND FURTHER PRODUCED THE PRINCIPAL EXCEPTION WHICHHAS NO SIGNED INTERLOQUITOR UPON IT EXCEPT THAT OF THELAST OF JULIE ORDERING THE SAME TO BE INTIMATED AT THEENQUIRIE OFFICEAND APON THE BACK OF THE SAID EXEPTION THERE IS WRITENTHE WORD &quot;WITHDRAWN&quot; WITH THE DEPONENTS OWN HANDAND THAT IT WAS NOT ORDINARY IN OTHER CASES TO SIGNTHAT WORD &quot;WITHDRAWN&quot; WHEN THERE WAS NO MOREUPON ITHE ALSO PRODUCES THE EXECUTION OF THE SAID EXCEPTION WITHTWO ANSWERS GIVEN IN BY PUBLIC TO THE EXCEPTIONALEXANDER MACKENZIEJ.HAMILTON

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PRESENTED BY MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HIS CURATORS ONE DATEDTENTH OF AUGUST AND THE OTHER THE THIRD SEPTEMBER LASTWHICH ARE THE ONLY ANSWERS GIVEN IN BY THE COMMISSIONERSTO THE HAILL EXCEPTIONS PRESENTED BY ASSINTAND DEPONES HE HAS NO OTHER GROUNDS OR WARRADSIN RELATION TO THE SAID INTERLOQUITOR NOR DOESHE REMEMBER THAT THERE WERE ANY WRITES PRODUCEDRELATING TO THE LANDS MENTIONED IN THE SAID EXCEPTIONEXCEPT SUCH AS WERE PRODUCED BY THE EXCEPTANTSAND TAKEN UP BY THEM OR THEIR DOERSAND THIS IS THE TRUTH AS HE SHALL ANSWER TO GODALEXANDER MACKENZIEJ.HAMILTONCS 235/11/MISC- 723 FEBRUARY 1720EDWARD CALLENDER SERVITOR TO MR ALEXANDER MCKENZIEONE OF THE CLERKS OF SESSION AND BEING SOLEMNLY SWORNEXAMINED AND INTEROGATED IN THE TERMS OF THE INTERLOQUITOROF THE 4 TH FEBRUARY INSTANTDEPONES THAT HE DID NOT DELIVER TO MR FORDYCE OR TO ANYOTHER DOER FOR THE COMMISSIONERS OR TRUSTEES FOR FORFEITTEDESTATES THE COPY OF THE INTERLOQUITOR MENTIONED IN THE SAIDTRUSTEES THEIR PETITION DATED TWENTY FIRST JANUARY LASTFINDING THAT KENNETH MCKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELMCKENZIE HIS CURATOR HAD RIGHT AS SUPERIORS TO THE PROPERTYOF THE LANDS OF TROTTERNISH WHICH HELD OF HIM BY THE LATESIR DONALD MCDONALDIN SO FAR AS THE DEPONENT REMEMBERSAND THAT HE KNOWS NOTHING OF THE GIVING OUT DOUBLE OF THESAID INTERLOQUITOR TO THE SAID COMMISSIONERS OR THEIR DOERSWHICH COPY OF THE SAID INTERLOQUITOR AS MENTIONED IN

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THESAID PETITION IS MARKED BY THE LORD EXAMINATORAND BEING EXAMINED AND INTERROGATED BY THE PROCURATORSOF THE SAID TRUSTEES IF THE PAPER PRESENTLY PRODUCED BYTHEM AND MARKED BY THE ORDINARY WHICH CONTAINS ANINTERLOQUITOR IN FAVOUR OF KENNTH MCKENZIE IN RELATIONTO THE PROPERTY OF THE LANDS AND ESTATE OF APPLECROSSWHICH HE CLAIMED AS SUPERIOR OF THE SAID LANDSEDWARD CALLENDERJ.HAMILTONAND TO WHICH IS ADJECTED A MEMORIAL IN THESE TERMS VIZ..THE LIKE INTERLOQUITOR IS APON THE OTHER EXCEPTIONS AGAINSTTHE VASSALS MUTATIS MUTANDIS NECESSARY CHANGES BEINGMADE EXCEPT THESE AGAINST WHOM THE CONDISCENDANCEWAS GIVEN AND WHEREON THEY ARE ALLOWED A DILLIGENCE TOPROVE THAT THE LANDS HOLD OF ASSINTIF THE SAID PAPERS MARKED AS SAID IS WAS THE HAND WRITING OF THEDEPONENT AND DELIVERED BY HIM TO THE SAID THOMASAND DEPONES THAT HE DID DELIVERED THE SAID PAPER TO THE BESTOF THE DEPONENTS MEMORYTO THE SAID THOMAS FORDYCE ORHIS SERVANT AS DOERS FOR THE SAID COMISSIONERSAND DEPONES THAT HE DID NEVER DELIVER ANY OTHER COPY OFAN INTERLOQUITOR IN RELATION TO ASSINT RIGHT OF PROPERTYTO THE LATE SIR DONALD MCDONALD LANDS TROTTERNISHOR THE OTHER VASSALS OF THE LATE EARL OF SEAFORTHEXCEPT WHAT IS ABOVE DEPONED ON TO THE BEST OF THEDEPONENTS MEMOREAND BEIND INTERROGATED IF THE DATES WRITEN ON THE MARGINSOF THE SAID PAPER BE THE TRUE DATES DEPONES HE DOES NOTKNOW BUT IS WILLING TO PRODUCE THE PRINCIPAL WARANDS

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THEMSELVESAND THAT ORDINARLY THE COMMISSIONERS DOERS GET COPIESOF THE INTERLOQUITORS BEFORE THE SAME WERE SIGNEDBY THE LORD PRESIDENTAND THIS IS THE TRUTH AS HE SHALL ANSWER TO GODEDWARD CALLENDERJ.HAMILTONMR CARDEN PROCURATOR OR FOR THE SAID TRUSTEES DECLAIREDTHAT HE HAS CONCLUDED HIS PROBATION BY THE ABOVE OATHSTHE LORD ORDINARY IS TO REPORT THE SAME TO THE LORD WITHHIS FIRST CONVENIENCE AND ALLOWS TH SAID PROCURATORSIN THE MEAN TIME TO SEE THE INTERLOQUITOR AS TO THEPROPERTY OF APPLECROSS TO THE END THEY MAY KNOW THE DATETHEREOFJ.HAMILTONCS235/11/MISC-1EXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND HIS CURRATORSANENT THE LANDS OF TROTTERNISH BELONGING TO THE DECEASEDSIR DONALD MACDONALD WITHDRAWN 1719 MCKENZIE CLERKT.G. THOM.GRAEMAD &amp; DC SIGNEDEXCEPTIONS FOR KENNETH MACKENZIE OF ASSINT AND COLLONELALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF CONANSBAY HIS CURATOR FOR HISINTEREST AGAINST THE POSSESSION TAKEN OR TO BE TAKENOF THE FOURSCORE MERK LAND TROTTERNISH SURVEYEDBY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES APPOINTEDFOR FORFEITED ESTATESHUMBLY PRESENTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT QUINTO GEORGII INTHE FIFTH YEAR OF GEORGE ENTITLED ACT FOR ENLARGEINGTHE TIME TO DETERMINE CLAIMS ON THE FORFEITED ESTATESTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS OF COUNCIL ANDSESSIONTO THE INTENT HIS RIGHT AND TITLE TO THE SAID

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FOURSCOREMERK LANDS TROTTERNISH HOLDEN BY SIR DONALD MCDONALDLATE OF SLATE OF THE SAID EXCIPIENT AS SUPERIOR THEREOFMAY IN THE TERMS OF TH ACT OF THE FIRST OF THE KING ENTITLEDACT FOR ENCOURAGEING ALL SUPERIORS VASSALS ETC BE ASCERTAINEDBY THE FORESAID ACT OF THE FIRST OF THE KING ENTITLED ACT FORENCOURAGING ALL SUPERIOR VASSALLS LANDLORDS AND TENNANTSIN SCOTLAND IT IS AMONGS OTHER THINGS ENACTED THAT IF ANY SUBJECTOF GREAT BRITAIN HOLDING LANDS OF A SUBJECT SUPERIOR IN SCOTLANDHAS BEEN OR SHALL BE GUILTY OF SUCH HIGH TREASON OR TREASONSAS ARE MENTIONED IN THE SAID ACT EVERY SUCH OFFENDER WHOSHALL BE THEREOF DUELY CONVINCED AND ATTAINED SHALLBE LIABLE TO THE PAINS PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES OF HIGHTREASON AND HIS LANDS OR TENEMENTS HELD OF ANY SUBJECTSUPERIOR IN SCOTLAND SHALL RECOGNISE AND RETURN INTOTHE HANDS OF THE SUPERIOR AND THE PROPERTY SHALL BE ANDIS HEREBY CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SUPERIORITY IN THE SAMEMANNERAS IF THE LANDS OR TENEMENTS HAD BEEN BY THE VASSALRESIGNED INTO THE LANDS OF THE SUPERIOR AD PERPETUAM REMANENTIAMREMAING THERE FOR EVERAND IT IS FURTHER ENACTED THAT IF THE SUPERIORS TO WHOM THE LANDSAND TENEMENTS ABOVE MENTIONED ARE DECLAIRED AND ORDAINEDTO BELONG SHALL SHALL NOT WITHIN SIX MONTHS TO BE RECKONED FORMTHE TIME OF THE ATTAINER OF THE OFFENDERS RESPECTIVELY OBTAINTHEMSELVES INFEFT OR DO DILLIGENCE REALLY AND WITHOUT COLLUSION

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FOR ATTAINING POSSESSION IN EVERY SUCH CASE THE FORFEITURESSHALL BELONG TO HIS MAJESTY HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSBY A SUBSEQUENT ACT OF THE SAME YEAR OF HIS MAJESTYS REIGNENTITLED ACT FOR THE ATTAINDER OF GEORGE EARL OF MARISHALWILLIAM EARL OF SEAFORTH AND OTHERS OF HIGH TREASONUNLESS THEY SHALL SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO JUSTICE BY A DAYCERTAIN HEREIN MENTIONEDIT IS ENACTEDTHAT IF THE ABOVE PERSONS AND OTHERS THEREIN NAMED AMONGWHOM IS THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALD OF SLATE SHOULDNOT RENDER THEMSELVES TO ONE OF HIS MAJESTYS JUSTICEOF THE PEACE ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF JUNE 1716THEN EVERY OF THEM NOT RENDERING HIMSELF AS AFORESAIDSHOULD FROM AND AFTER THE 13 OF NOVEMBER 1715 STANDAND BE ADJUDGED ATTAINED OF THE SAID HIGH TREASON TOALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES WHATSOEVER AND SHOULD SUFFERAND FORFEIT AS A PERSON ATTAINED OF HIGH TREASON BY THE LAWSOF THE LAND OUGHT TO SUFFER AND FORFEITCS235/11/MISC- 2THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS AFFECTED WITH MANY AND VARIOUSAPPRISEINGS ALL LED BEFORE THE YEAR 1650 FOR SUMS FAREXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE ESTATE AND WHEREOF THE LEGALWAS EXPIRED AND WHICH WERE PURCHASED BY SIR GEORGE MACKENZIEOF TARBET AFTERWARDS EARL OF CROMARTY AND CERTAIN OTHERPERSONS WHO UPON THE RIGHTS ACQUIRED BY THEM DID EXPEDEINFEFTEMENTS IN THEIR OWN PERSON AS WILL APPEAR BY THE CHARTERUNDER THE GREAT SEAL DATED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1678 WHICH IS APON

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PUBLICK RECORD AND THEIR INFEFTMENT FOLLOWING THEREAPONIS DATED THE 15 OF NOVEMBER 1680 AND PRODUCED WITH THEVOUCHERS OF MY EXCEPTIONS FOR ASCERTAINING MY RIGHTAND TITLE TO THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTHTHE SAID GEORGE MACKENZIE AND OTHER PERSONS DENUDEDTHEMSELVES OF THE SAID LANDS AND ESTATE IN FAVOUR OFKENNETH MACKENZIE BROTHER TO SIR GEORGE MCKENZIEOF ROSEHAUGH IN THE YEAR 1680AND THE SAID KENNETH MCKENZIE DISPONED THE SAME INFAVOUR OF ISOBELL COUNTESS OF SEAFORTH IN THE YEAR1681 WHO IN VIRTUE OF HER RIGHT POSSESSED THE SAID ESTATEAND PERTINENTS THEREOF UNTIL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY1715UPON THE DEMISE OF THE SAID ISOBELL COUNTESS OF SEAFORTHTHE RIGHT OF THE SAID ESTATE DEVOLVED UPON THE EXCIPIENTAS HEIR NEAREST PROTESTANT HEIR WILLIAM LATE EARL OFSEAFORTH THOUGH A NEARER HEIR BY BLOOD THAN THE EXIPIENTBEING EXCLUDED BY THE ACT 23RD NOVEMBER 1700 ENTITLED ACTFOR PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF POVERTYTHE FOURSCORE MERK LAND TROTTERNESS LYING WITHIN THEPAROCHIAL OF SNIZORT SKYE AND SHERIFDOM OF INVERNESSAND WHICH BELONGED TO THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALDLATE OF SLATE NOW ATTAINED BY THE FORECITED ACT ARE PART ANDPORTION OF THE FORESAID ESTATE OF SEAFORTH AND WERE HOLDENBY THE SAID SIR DONALD MCDONALD OR HIS PREDECESSORS OF-----EARL OF SEAFORTH AND THE RIGHT OF THE SUPERIORITY OF THESAID LANDS IS NOW IN THE PERSON OF THE EXCIPIENT BY HIS TITLEABOVE DEDUCEDTHE SAID EXCIPIENT AS HAVING THUS RIGHT TO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERKLANDS OF TROTTERNESS LYING AS SAID IS DID

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INPURSUANCE OF THE FORESAID ACT OF PARLIAMENT PRIMOGEORGII IN THE FIRST YEAR OF GEORGE ENTITLED ACT FORENCOURAGEING SUPERIORS VASSALS ETC DO DILIGENCEREALLY AND WITHOUT COLLUSION FOR ATTAINING THE POSSSESSIONOF THE SAID LANDSTHEREFOR THE SAID EXCIPIENT AND HIS SAID CURATOR AS HAVINGRIGHT AND TITLE TO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERK LAND IN MANNERAFORESAID AND BY VIRTUE OF THE ABOVE RECITED ACT OF THEFIRST OF HIS MAJESTYS REIGN ENTITLED ACT FOR ENCOURAGINGSUPERIORS VASSALS ETC DOES PRESENT THE ABOVE EXCEPTIONS HUMBLYPRAYING THAT HIS RIGHT MAY BE DECLAIRED AND ASCERTAINEDTO THE SAID FOURSCORE MERK LAND WITH PARTS AND PERTINENTSTHEREOF AND THAT THE RENTS PROFITS AND ISSUES THERETOBELONGING AND PRESENTLY PAY OR THAT MAY BE PAYABLE BYTHE TENENTS TACKSMEN OR POSSESSERS THEREOF SINCE THETERM PRECEEDING THE SAID ATTAINER AND IN ALL TIME COMEINGMAY BE DECLARED TO PERTAIN AND BELONG TO THE EXCIPIENTAND THAT THE COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES APPOINTED FORFORFEITED ESTATES MAY BE DISCHARGED FROM DISQUIETINGAND MOLESTING THE EXCIPIENT IN THE PEACEABLE POSSESSIONTHEREOFSAVEING AND RESERVING TO THE SAID EXCIPIENT ALL AND SUNDRYHIS FURTHER ALLEGATIONS ANSWERS AND REPLIES WHICH HEMAY HAVE OR SHALL HEREAFTER MAKE USE OF IN ORDER TO THEFURTHER CLEARING AND MAKING GOOD HIS RIGHT IF NEED BEKENNETH MACKENZIE

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ALEX MACKENZIEEXAMINED 31 JULY 1719THE LORDS HAVING HEARD THE WITHIN EXCEPTIONS ORDAINTHE SAME TO BE INTIMATE TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRYAT THEIR OFFICE AND RECORDED IN THE PARLAR REGISTER APPOINTEDFOR THAT EFFECT CONFORM TO THE ACT OF SEDERUNTW.ERCHNIES J.P.L.thomas fraser of newton * isabel mackintoshof drakiescaptain william fraser hugh fraser margaret chisholmof newton second sonthomas fraser of newton * katherinemackintoshalexander fraser of newtonb.15.6.1807 HEIC BENGALcaptain william fraser of culbokie76th regiment died 31/8/1844inverness sheriff courtsc29/44/6. service of heir 1844thomas fraser of newton * isabel mackintoshof drakiescaptain william fraser hugh fraser margaret chisholmof newton second sonthomas fraser of newton * katherinemackintoshalexander fraser of newtonb.15.6.1807 HEIC BENGALcaptain william fraser of culbokie76th regiment died 31/8/1844inverness sheriff courtsc29/44/6. service of heir 1844hugh fraser of belladrummargaret fraser 2nd wife * james fraser of dunballoch * mary fraser 1st wifereceived a wadset from LOVAT. of alexander of reelickof dunballoch.b.m.d. 24/6/1705 age 86 buried beauly.thomas fraser andrew fraser hugh fraser 3rd footgaurds liutenant colonelof dunballoch. 1741 purchased landssheriff depute kilmuir and easter sligoinverness. in 1744.sasine in barony b.

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of drumchardiny m. christian macnaughton12/5/1713 on a crown charter d. 1745 fontenroyof adjudication.b.m. isobell mackintoshof blervied.29/7/1754. buried beauly.hugh fraser of newton captain wiliam fraserfeu charter from hughand dunballoch fraser of dunballochheir male of line general 3/3/1755 kingillieto his grandfather ie james will 22/3/1792fraser of dunballoch 27/10/1757. b.freeholder of barony lands m. christian fraser of belludrumdrumcharding and barony kingillie born 1730 kiltarlitybelonged to his father. will 22.12.1795 kingillie.b.m. margaret chisholm of chisholmDAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER CHISHOLMOF CHISHOLM.DIED. 13/8/1785 HUGH.thomas fraser of newtoneldest son 1st royalsb.m.5/1/1793 katherine mackintoshof wester drakies.d. 01/6/1833 beaulyinfeft 1787 baronies drumcharding. PR 202/178. PR 202/186. 16/5/1895 YEAR.and kingillie. sasine reference PR 15/202. PR 19/37,44. PR 16/168. PR 22/259.PR 23/231. PR 45/116. HUGH FRASER OF NEWTON TO WILLIAM MCDONALD.hugh fraser of newton alexander fraser wilhelmine fraserb. of newton youngest ofd. 1843 b. 15/6/1807 thomas of newtonestates made over tothomas porter bonell biscoe H.E.I.C.discharge to him over landsdrumcharding and bond bythomas fraser of newton toroderick mcleod 18/6/1858PR 61/6. sasine referencethomas fraser of newton * katherine mackintoshhis son alex fraser h.e.i.c died 23/1/1849.CS238/T/3/16UNTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD WESTHALL THE

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REPRESENTATIONOF THOMAS FREDERICK MACKENZIE HUMBERSTON ESQ.COLLONEL OF THE 78TH REGIMENT OF FOOTHUMBLY SHEWETHTHAT THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS FORFEITED TO HIS MAJESTYIN1715 UPON THE ATTAINER OF WILLIAM THEN EARL OF SEAFORTHBY SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ANENT THE FORFEITED ESTATES AFTERTHE YEAR 1715 AND PARTICULARLY BY THE ACT OF GEO. 1 CAP. [CAPITA IE CHAPTER]50 AND THE ACT 4 GEO. 1 CAP. 8 - 5 GEO. 1 CAP. 22 THESE ESTATES WERE VESTEDIN CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE EMPOWERED TO SELL THEM ANDBY ANOTHER ACT 13. GEO. 1 CAP. 18 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WEREEMPOWERED TO SELL SUCH OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES AS AT THAT TIMEREMAINED UNSOLDBY THESE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY ANDTHE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE EMPOWERED TO GRANT DISPOSITIONSCHARTERS AND OTHER RIGHTS TO THE PURCHASERS WHO WERE DECLAREDTO HOLD THE SUBJECTS SO PURCHASED BLANCH OF HIS MAJESTY FORPAYMENT OF A PENNY SCOTS NOTWITHSTANDING THE FORMER PROPRIETORSTHE FORFEITING PERSONS HELD THEM FEE WARD OR OTHERWISEUNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THESE STATUTES THE COMMISSIONERSOF ENQUIRY SOLD SEVERAL OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES BUT THE ESTATEOF SEAFORTH AND SOME OTHERS REMAINED UNSOLD WHEN BY THE 13THOF GEO. 1 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE SUBSTITUTED IN PLACEOF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY TO SELL SUCH OF THESE ESTATES AS HADNOT BEEN SOLD BY THE COMMISSIONERSTHE BARONS EXPOSED THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH TO SALE AND IT WASOF THIS DATE 31 JULY 1730 PURCHASED BY MR JOHN NAIRNE

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OF GREENYARDSWHO RECEIVED A DISPOSITION 12 FEBRUARY 1734 AND AFTERWARDS OF THIS DATEA CHARTER OF THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH INCLUDING THE ISLANDOF LEWIS WHICH CHARTER AFTER DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT LANDS CONTAINSTHE FOLLOWING CLAUSE &quot; UNA CUM OMNIBUS DOMIBUS AEDIFICIIS &amp; PARTIBUSPENDICULIS ET PERTINEN [TIIS] EARUNDEM QUIBUSCUNG [UE] DECIMISPARSONAGIIS ET VICCARIIS EARUND [EM] &quot; [TOGETHER WITH ALL HOUSES BUILDINGSAND DEPENDENT PARTS AND APPURTENANCES OF THE SAME WHATSOEVERTHE TITHES PARSONAGES AND VICARAGES OF THE SAME] &quot;.18TH NOVEMBER 1734 MR NAIRN DISPONED THIS ESTATE TO JOHN FORBES ESQ.16TH DECEMBER 1738 MR JOHN FORBES CONVEYED IT TO COLIN MACKENZIEBY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE......LINE NOT COPIED07TH APRIL 1739 THE FORESAID CHARTER AND DISPOSITIONS OF THISDATE COLIN MACKENZIE DISPONED THE ESTATE TO02ND FEBRUARY 1741 KENNETH MACKENZIEELDEST LAWFULL SON OF WILLIAM EARL OFSEAFORTH BY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE12TH FEBRUARY 1741 WHO OBTAINED A CHARTER OF RESIGNATION ANDCONFIRMATION UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE WHOLE25TH MARCH 1741 FORESAID LANDS UPON WHICH INFEFTMENT FOLLOWED10TH DECEMBER 1738 AND OF THIS DATE KENNETH MACKENZIE AFTERWARDSEARL OF SEAFORTH OBTAINED A CHARTER UNDER THEGREAT SEAL IN HIS FAVOURS UPON WHICH INFEFTMENT04TH JULY 1764 AFTERWARDS FOLLOWEDIN ALL OF THESE TITLES WHICH ARE PRODUCED THE TEINDS PARSONAGES AND VICARAGEARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED AND THE PRPRIETORS UNDER THESE TITLES HAVE CONSTANTLYAND UNIFORMLY POSSESSED BOTH LANDS AND TEINDS WITHOUT PAYING TO THE CROWNOR ANY PERSON ELSE ANYTHING UPON ACCOUNT OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TEINDS FATHER

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THAN THE STIPEND DUE TO THE MINISTERS OF THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES IN WHICH THELANDS LIETHE LATE EARL OF SEAFORTH SOLD THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH ANDAS A PART THEREOF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS TO THE REPRESENTER WHOIS NOW IN THE FULL RIGHT AND POSSESSION OF THAT ESTSATE UNDER THETITLES ABOVE MENTIONEDTHE SOLICITOR OF THE TYTHES HAS LATELY BROUGHT AN ACTION AGAINSTTHE REPRESENTER THE SUMMONS OF WHICH BEARS DATE 20TH DECEMBER LASTCONCLUDING FOR PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF £133.3.7. STERLING AS THE VALUEOF THE BISHOPS THIRD OF THE TITHES OF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS FORCROP 1781 AND THE LIKE SUM YEARLY IN TIME COMINGTHIS PROCESS CAME IN COARSE BEFORE YOUR LORDSHIPS AND AFTER HEARINGPARTIES YOU PRONOUNCED THIS INTERLOCTOR 27TH JUNE 1782THE LORD ORDINARY HAVING HEARD PARTIES PROCURATORS DECERNSAGAINST THE DEFENDER IN TERMS OF THE LIBELSHOULD THIS INTERLOCTOR BE ADHERED TO IT WOULD BRING A VERYHEAVY AND UNEXPECTED BURDEN UPON THE REPRESENTERS ESTATEHE THEREFOR SUBMITS IT TO REVIEW AND IS CONFIDENT WHEN YOURLORDSHIPS SHALL HABE RECONSIDERED THE CAUSE YOU WILL SEE JUSTREASON FOR ALTERING THE INTERLOCTOR AND ASSORTZIEINGTHE REPRESENTER WHEN THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS SOLD.EGYPT SUCCESSIONEARLY DYNASTIC I DYNASTY 3050-2890MENES-AHADJERWADJDEN UDIMUANEDJOBSEMERKATQA`A

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SECOND DYNASTY 3890-2686HETEPSEKHEMWYRENEBNINETJERPERIBSENKEASEKHEMWYOLD KINGDOM- AGE OF THE PYRAMIDS 3RD DYNASTY 2650-2575SANAKHTE NEBKA 2650-2575DJOSER-NETJERYKHET 2630-2611KHABA 2603-2599HUHI 2599-25754TH DYNASTYSIEFRU 2575-2551KHUFU (CHEOPS) 2551-2528DJEDEFRE 2528-2520KHAFRE (CHEPHREN) 2520-2494MENKAURE (MYCERINUS) 2490-2472SHEPSESKAF 2472-24675TH DYNASTY 2465-2345USERKAF 2465-2458SAHURE 2458-2446NEFERIRKARE 2477-2467SHEPSESKANE INI 2426-2419NEFEREFFRE 2419-2416NIUSERRE IZI 2453-2422MENKAUHOR 2422-2414DJEDKARE IZ &amp; ZI 2388-2356UNAS 2375-23456TH DYNASTY 2345-2184TETI 2345-2333PEP I (MERYRE) 2332-2283MERENNE NEMTYEMZAF 2283-2278PEPY II (NEFERKARE) 2278-2184FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD7TH - 10TH DYNASTIES 2150-19867TH - 8TH DYNASTIESNETRIKAREMENKARENEFERKARE IINEFERKARE IIIDJEDKARE IVMERENHORMENKAMINNI KARENEFERKARE VNEFERKAHOR

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NEFERKARE VINEFERKAMIN IIIBI INEFERKAURENEFERKAUHORNEFERIRKARE IIWADJKARESEKHEMKAREITIIMHOTEPISUIYTENU9TH &amp; 10TH DYNASTIESNETERKARESEVERAL KINGS NAMED KHETIMERI-HATHORMERI KAREMIDDLE KINGDOM 11TH DYNASTYANTEF IANTEF IIANTEF IIIMENTUHOTEP II 2055-2004MENTUHOTEP III (SANKHKARE) 2004-1992MENTUHOTEP IV (NEBTAWYRE) 1992-198712TH DYNASTYAMENEMHET (SEHETEPIBRE) 1991-1962SENYSRET I (KHEPERKARE) 1956-1911AMENEMHET II (NUBKAURE) 1911-1877SUNURET II (KHAKHEPERRE) 1877-1870SENUSRET III (KHAKAURE) 1836-1817AMENEMHET III (NIMAATRE) 1817-1772AMENEMHET IV (MAAKHERURE) 1772-1763NEFERUSOBEK (SOBEKKARE) 1763-1759SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD13TH - 17TH DYNASTYWEGOF 17831779AMENEMHAT-SENBETSEKHEMRE KHUTAWIAMENEMHAT VSEHETEPIBRE IIUFNIAMENEMHATSEMENKARESEHETEPIBRE IISEWADJKARENEDJEMIBRESOBEKHOTEP

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RENISENEBHOR IAMENEMHAT VIISOBEKHOTEP IIKHENDJERIMIRA-MESHAANTEF IVSETHSOBEKHOTEP IIINEFERHOTEP ISIHATHOR 1685-1685SOBEKHOTEP 1685-1678SOBEKHOTEP V 1678-1674IAIB 1674-1664AY 1664-1641INI ISEWADJTUINEDHORISOBEKHOTEPDEDUMESIBi IIHOR IIISENEBMIUSEKHANRESEKHANRE IMERKHOPERNEMERIKARE14TH DYNASTYNEHESIKHATIRENEBFAURESEHABREMERIDJEFARESEWADJKAREHERIBRESANKHIBREKANEFERTEMRENEFERIBREANKHKARE15TH DYNASTYSALITISBNONAPACHAN (KHIAN)APOPHIS (AUSERREAPEPI)KHAMUDI16TH DYNASTY

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ANAT-HERUSER-ANATSEMGENZAKETWASAQARPEPI IIIBEBANKHNEBMAATRENIKARE IIAANETERIRENUBANKHRENUBUSERREKHAUSERREKHAMUREJACOB-BAALYAKBANYOAMAMU17TH DYNASTYANTEF VRAHOTEPSOBEKEMZAFDJEHUTIMENTUHOTEPNEBIRAUNEBIRAU IISEMENENRESUSERENRESOBEKEMZAF IIANTEF VIANTEF VIITAO I (SENAKHTENRE)TAO II (SEKENERRE)KAMOSE (WADJKHEPERRE)18TH DYNASTYAHMOSE (NEBPEHTYRE) 1539-1514AMENHOTEP I (DJESERKARE) 1514-1493THUTMOSE I (AKHEPERKARE) 1493-1481THTMOSE II (AKHEPERENRE) 1491-1479HATSHEPSUT (MAATKARE) 1473-1458THUTMOSE III (MENKHEPERRE) 1504-1450AMENHOTEP II (AKHEPERURE) 1427-1392THUTMOSE IV (MENKHEPERURE) 1419-1386AMENHOTEP III (NEBMAATRE) 1382-1344AMENHOTEP IV (AKHENATEN) 1350-1334SMENKHAMUN (NEBKHEPERURE) 1334-1325

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AY (KHEPERKHEPERURE) 1325-1321HOREMTEB (DJESERKHEPERURE 1323-129519TH DYNASTYRAMESES I (MENPEHTYRE) 1295-1294SETI MENMAATRE 1394-1279RAMESSES II USERMAATRESETEPENRE) 1279-1213MERENPTAH (BAENREHOTEPHIRMAAT) 1213-1203AMENMESSE (MENMIRE) 1203-1200SETI II (USERKHEPERUESETEPENRE)SIPTAH (AKHENRESETEPENRE) 1194-1188TAUSERT (SITREMERITAMUN) 1185-118720TH DYNASTYSETAKHT (USERKHAUREMERYAMUN) 1186-1184RAMESSES III (USERMAATREMERYAMUN) 1184-1153RAMESES IV (HEKAMAATRESETEPENAMUN) 1153-1147RAMESSES V (USERMAATRESEKHEPERENRE) 1147-1143RAMESSES VI NEBMAATREMERYAMUN) 1143-1136RAMESSES VII (USERMAATRESETEPERRE) 1136-1129RAMESSES VIII USERMAATREAKHENAMUN) 1129-1126RAMESSES IX (NEFERKARESETEPENRE) 1126-1108RAMESSES X (KHEPERMAATRESETEPENTE) 1108-1099RAMESSES XI (MENMAATRESETEPENPTAH) 1099-1069THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD 107021ST DYNASTYSMEDES 1070-1044AMENEMNISU 1040AMENOPE 993-984OSOCHOR 984-978SIAMUN 978-959PSUSENNES II 959-94522TH DYNASTYSHOSHENQ I 945-924OSORKON I 924-909TAKELOT 909-SKOSHENQ II 883OSORKON II 883-855TAKELOT II 860-835SHOSH III 835-783PAMI 783-773SHOSHENQ 773-735OSORKON IV 735-71223TH DYNASTYEDUBASTE I 828-803OSORKON IV 777-749PETTJAUWYBAST 740-72524TH DYNASTYSHEPSESRE TEFNAKHT I 725-720

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WAHKARE BAKENRANEF 720-715LATE KINGDOM25TH DYNASTYPIYE 747-716SHEBAKA 712-698SHEBITKU 698-690TAHARQA 690-664TANTAMANI 664-65726TH DYNASTYPSAMMETICHUS I (PSAM-TIK) 664-610NEKAU (NECHO) II 610-595PSAMMETICHUS II 595-589APRIES 589-570AMASIS 570-526`PSAMMETICHUS III 526-52527TH DYNASTYCAMBYSES 525-522DARIUS I 521-486XERXES I 486-466ARTAXERXES I 465-424DARIUS II 424-40428TH DYNASTYAMYRTAIOS 404-39929TH DYNASTYNEPHERITES I 399-393PSAMMUTHIS 393HAKORIS 393-380NEPHERITES II 38030TH DYNASTYNECTANEBO 380-362TEOS 365-360NECTANEBO II 360-34331ST DYNASTYOCHUS (ARTAXERXESIII) 343-338ARSES 338-336DARIUS III (CODOMANNUS) 335-332GRECO-ROMAN PERIODALEXANDER THE GREAT 332-323PHILIP ARRHIDAEUS 323-316ALEXANDER IV 316-304PTOLEMAIC DYNASTYPTOLEMY I SOTER 323-285PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS 282-246PTOLEMY III EUERGETER I 246-222PTOLEMY IIII PHILOPATOR 222-205PTOLOMY IV EPIPHANES 205-180PTOLOMY VI PHILOMETOR 180-164

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PTOLEMY VII NEOS PHIILOPATOR 145PTOLEMY VIII EUERGETES II 170-163145-111CLEOPATRA III &amp; PTOLEMY IX SOTER II 116-10788-80CLEOPATRA III &amp; PTOLEMY X ALEXANDER I 107-88CLEOPATRA BERENICE 81-80PTOLEMY XI ALEXANDER II 80PTOLEMY XII NEOS DIONYSOS 80-5855-51BERENICE IV 58-55CLEOPATRA VII &amp; PTOLEMY XIII 51-47CLEOPATRA &amp; PTOLEMY XIV 47-44CLEOPATRA VII &amp; PTOLEMY XVCESARION 44-30

ADAM EVE CAIN OR ABEL MAHALALEEL JARED ENOCH IRADMETHUSAEL LAMECH NOAH SHEM ARPHAXAD SALAH EBERPELEG REU SHERUG NAHOR TERAH ABRAM ISSAC JACOBLEVI KOHATH AMRAM AARCH ITHAMAR ELEAZAR PHINEHASABISHUA BUKKI UZZI ZERAHIAH MERAHIAH AMARIAHAHIMELECH ABIATHE AHITUB ZADOK AHIMAAZ AHINOAMMARRIED SAUL LINE ASCENDING TO KISH NER ABIELBECHORATH ALAMETH ANATHOTH ABIAH\APHIAHJERIMOTH OMRI ELIOENAI ELIEZAR JOASH ZEMIRA BECHERBENJAMIN JOSEPH RACHEL LARAN BETHIEL MILCAH HARAN-----------DECENDING FROM LARAN JUDAH PHAREZ HEZRON JERAMEELSHSHAH AHALI ATTAI NATHAN ZABAD OBED JESSIE DAVIDHUSBAND OF MICHAL SON OF SAUL. URIEL SON OF MICHALAND URIEL HUSBAND OF ABSALOM SON OF DAVID.MAACHAH SON OF ABSALOM AND MAACHAH MARRIED TOREHOBOAM SON OF SOLOMON WHERE THE 10 TRIBESREVOLTED 975 BC. ABIJAH HEIR OF REHOBOAM THENASA JOSAPHAT JORAM OZIAS JOATHAM ACHAZ THENA CHRONOLOGICAL SPACE TO AHAZ HEZEKIAH MANASSEHAMON IOSIAH JOHANAM EZEKIAS MANASSEH AMONKING JEHOIKIM/ELIAKIM JECONIAH ASSIR SHEALTIELSALATHIEL ZORABABEL ABIUD ELLAKIM AZOR SADOCACHIM ELUID ELEAZAR MATHAT HAD HELI BARNABASBARNABAS IS A SURNAME WHO HAD MARY BARNABASWHO WAS MARRIED TO JOSEPH MARCUS WHERE THEYHAD JUSTUS MARCUS OR JESUS SON OF GOD AND SISTERSAND BROTHERS JOSES BARNABAS SIMON BARNABASJUDE BARNABAS SALOME BARNABAS AND JAMES.MARY MARCUS LAZARUS AND MARTHA DESCENDING

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FROM JOHN MARCUS NEPHEW OF JOSES BARNABASAND JOHN FROM MARY MARCUS MARRIED TOCLEOPHAS HALF SISTER TO THE VIRGIN MARY BARNABASAND MARY DESCENDING FROM JOSEPH MARCUS AND FROMJACOB MARCUS AND ASCENDING BACK AGAIN TO MATHANLEVI MELCHI JANNA JOSEPH MATTATHIAS AMOSNAUM ESLI NAGGE MAATH MATTATHIAS SEMEI JOSEPHJUDA JOANNA RHESA ZOROBABEL SALATHIEL NERIMELCHI ADDI COSAM ELMODAM ER JOSE ELIEZERJORIM MATTHAT LEVI SIMEON JUDA JOSEPH JONANELIAKIM MELEA HENAN MATTATHA NATHAN ANDTO DAVID OF JESSIE.TWO LINES OF DESCENT EITHER FROM MATHAT ANDMATHAN CONNECT INTO THE ROMAN PERIOD THROUGHEITHER GENEALOGICAL STEMS IE 83BC - 30BC ANTONIUSMARCUS AN ANCESTRAL NAME ON THE PATRONOMIC SIDEOF JESUS. DESCENDING MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTISMARCUS ULPIUS TRAJAN AGGRIPPA MARCUS VIPSANIUSAUGUSTUS 27BC-AD14 CESARION44-30TIBERIUS 14 -AD37CALIGULA 37-41NERO 54-68GALBA 68-69OTHO 69VITELLIUS 69VESPASIAN 69-79TITUS FLAVIUS 79-81DOMITIAN 81-96NERVA 96-98TRAJAN 98-117HADRIAN 117-138ANTONIUS PIUS 18-161MARCUS AURELIUS 161-180COMMODUS 180-193PERTINAX 193SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS 193-211PESCENNIUS 193-194CARCALLA 211-217MACRINUS 217-218HELIOGABALUS 218-222ALEXANDER SEVERUS 222-235MAXIMUS THRAX 235-238GORDIAN 1&amp;2 238PUPIENUS &amp; BALBINUS 238GORDIAN 238-244PHILIP THE ARAB 244-249

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DECIUS 249-251HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS 251HOSTILIAN 251TREBONIANUS GALLUS 251-253AEMILIANUS 253VALERIAN 253-260GALLIENUS 260-268CLAUDIUS II 268-270QUINTILLUS 270AURELIAN 270-275TACITUS 275-276FLORIANUS 276PROBUS 276-282CURCUS 282-283AURELIUS JULIANUS 283DIOCLETIAN 284-305CONSTANTINE CHLORUS 305-306CONSTANTINE I 306-337GALERIUS LICINIUS 308-324MAXIMINUS DAIA 308-313MAXENTIUS 306-312DOMITIUS ALEXANDER 308-309CONSTANTIUS II 337-361CONSTANS 337-350MAGENTIUS 350-353JULIAN 361-363JOVIAN 363-364VALENTINIAN 364-375VALENS 364-378PROCOPIUS 364-365GRATIANUS 375-383VALENTINIAN II 375-392MAGNUS MAXIMUS 383-388THEODOSIUS 379-395EUGENIUS 392-394HONORIUS 395-423CONSTANTANTIUS III 421PRISCUS ATTALUS 409-410CONSTANTINE III 409-411JOVINUS 411-412VALENTINIAN III 423-455JOANNES 423-425PETRONIUS MAXIMUS 455AVITUS 456-457MAJORIAN 457-461LIBIUS SEVERUS 461-465ANTHEMIUS 467-472

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OLYBRIUS 472GLYCERIUS 473-474JULIUS NEPOS 474-475ROMULUS AUGUSTA 475-476ROMAN RULE CROSSING INTO FRENCH SUCCESSORS.481AD 511 CLOVIS.561 84 CHILPERIC714 41 MARTEL751 68 PEPIN768 814 CHARLEMAIN814 40 LOUIS LE DEBONNAIRE840 77 CHARLES LE BEGUE877 79 LOUIS 11 BEGUE879 82 LOUIS 111882 84 CARLOMAN894 87 CHARLES LE GROS887 98 CONTU EUDES898 922 CHARLES LE SIMPLE936 54 LOUIS 1V954 86 LOTHAIRE986 87 LOUIS V LE FAINEANTCAPETIANS987 96 HUGUES CAPET996 1031 ROBERT LE PIEUX1031 60 HENRY1060 1108 PHILIPPE1108 37 LOUIS V1 LE GROS1137 80 LOUIS V11 LE JEUNE1180 1223 PHILIPPPE1223 26 LOUIS V11 LE LION1226 70 LOUIS 1X ST LOUIS1270 85 PHILIPPE 111 LE HARDI1285 1314 PHILIPPE1314 16 LOUIS X LE HUTINJEAN 11316 22 PHILIPPE LE LONG1322 28 CHARLES 1V LE BELVALOIS1328AD 50 PHILIPPE1350 64 JEAN 11 LE BON1364 80 CHARLES V LE SAGE1380 1422 CHARLES V1 LE BIEN AIME1422 61 CHARLES V11 LE VICTORIEUX1461 83 LOUIS X11483 98 CHARLES V111 L AFFABLE1498 1515 LOUIS X111515 47 FRANCOIS

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BOURBONFRENCH RULE CROSSING INTO BRITAINTUDOR1456 HENRY V111498 1515 LOUIS X11 * MARY TUDOR MARGARET TUDOR * JAMES1489-1541 1473-1513VALOIS1498 1515 LOUIS X11 * ANN OF BRETANYEANNE OF BRETANYE MARRIED ALSO CHARLES V111SHE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO MARRIED FRANCOISWHERE THEY HAD MADELEINE 1537.MADELEINE HAD MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WHOHAD FRANCOIS 11 AND HIS HEIR HENRY 111547-59. HENRY 111 1551-89. HENRY 11111553-1610 WHO WAS MARRIED TO MARIA DE MEDICSWHO HAD LOUIS X11 WHO WAS MARRIED TOHENRIETTA MARIA ALSO MARRIED TO CHARLESFIRST BORN 1600.MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS DESCENDING FROM JAMES V1512-42 JAMES 1V 1473-1513. JAMES 111 1451-88.JAMES 11 1430-60. JAMES 1 MARRIED TO JOANNABEAUFORT QUEEN OF SCOTLAND 1424 WHO HADJAMES STEWART WHO HAD JOHN 1ST EARL OFATHOL WHO HAD JOHN KNOWN AS 1 EARL OFARGYLL WHO HAD LADY ELIZABETH STEWARTBRITISH LINE CROSSING INTO NORMAN GERALDINEOF IRELAND.KENNETH MACKENZIE 10TH IN DESCENT FROMCOLIN OR CAILEAN OF CELTIC ORIGIN.LADY ELIZABETH STEWART FOUR GREATS GRANDFATHERKING EDWARD 111 OF ENGLAND HIS GRANDSONSBROTHER WAS HENRY 1V OF ENGLAND.HENRY 111 OF ENGLANDS DAUGHTERMARRIED ALEXANDER THE 111 OF SCOTLAND.ALEXANDER 111 ASCENDS FROM ALL SCOTTISH LINE.KENNETH MACALPINE FIRST KING OF SCOTLAND.DONALD.CONSTANTINE THE SECONDETHUSGREGORYDONALDCONSTANTINE THE 111MALCOLM 1KENNETH 111CONSTANTINE 1111KENNETH 1111

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MALCOLM 11DUNCAN 1MACBETHMALCOLM 111ALEXANDER 1DAVID 1 WHO MARRIED MAUD DAUGHTER OF WALDEOFFBY JUDITH NIECE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.DAVID 1MALCOLM 1111WILLIAM THE LIONALEXANDER 11 WHO MARRIED JOAN DAUGHTER OFKING JOHN OF ENGLAND WHO HADALEXANDER 111 OF SCOTLAND.KENNETH MACKENZIE ABOVE WHO MARRIED INTOSCOTTISH LINE LADY ELIZABETH STEWARTHAD A SON KENNETH MACKENZIE OF SCOTLANDAND HAD SIMON MACKENZIE HAD KENNETHMACKENZIE WHO HAD BARBARA MACKENZIEWHO MARRIED ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WHOHAD JOHN MACKENZIE OF ASSYNT REFERENCEIN DEED RH 8 1100 1726.HIS SON ALEXANDER IN CS 235 M11 2. HADLANDS IN THE ISLAND OF SKYETHESE LANDS KNOWN AS TROUTERNISHMENTION OF HIM IN SIG 2.17 DATED6.8.1787 AND DEED RD 4 232 .2 DATED 11 8 1778.ALEXANDER MARRIED 16.9.1732BORN 1692 DIED 21 5 1778.JOHN HIS FATHER WAS BORN 1664 MARRIED 1691DIED 1726. JOHNS FATHER ALEXANDER OF ARDLOCHBORN 1652 ARDLOCH MARRIED 1675 DIED 1736 ARDLOCH.HE HAD THE LANDS OF ASSYNT AND KINNELLAN.JOHN BORN IN 1664 WAS MARRIED TO SIBELLAOF DUNDONNEL BORN 1671 WHOS GRANDFATHERSIMON MACKENZIE OF LOCHSLIN WAS ALSOKNOWN AS WILLIAM FRASER OF CULBOKIE ANDWAS MARRIED TO AGNUS FRASER HE HAD LANDSIN WESTER KILMUIR ISLAND OF SKYE.SIMON MACKENZIE IS SON OF GEORGESECOND EARL OF SEAFORTH MARRIED 23.1. 1627DIED AUGUST 1651 A WILL TO HIM REFERENCECC8 DATED 7 JAN 1684. DIED HOLLAND.ALEXANDER BORN 1652 HAD A BROTHER 1ST EARLOF CROMARTY WHO MARRIED TWICE IN1654 ANNA SINCLAIR1700 MARGARET WEMYSS THE EARL DIED 27/8/1714.THE EARL HAD ELIZABETH WEMYSS WHO MARRIED

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JAMES WEMYSS ALSO KNOWN AS LORD BURNISLAND.THE EARLS GRANDAUGHTER MARRIED A STEWARTAND HAD JEAN MACKENZIE WHO MARRIEDTHOMAS STEWART OF BALCASKIE HE HADJOHN STEWART WHO WAS MARRIED TOJEAN DOUGLAS DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE OFDOUGLAS JEAN HAD ARCHIBALD STEWARTSERVED HEIR TO HIS UNCLE AND CREATEDDUKE OF HAMILTON 9/9/1761.1ST EARL OF CROMARTY HAD A BROTHERJOHN 2 EARL OF CROMARTY BORN1656 MARRIED 10 JAN 1685.MARRIED AGAIN 25/4/1701 MARY ELIBANKFROM 3RD LORD ELIBANK.3 EARL OF CROMARTY BORN 1703MARRIED 23/9/1724DIED 23 /4/1769GEORGE 3 EARL MARRIED ISABELL GORDON.GEORGE DIED LORD GORDON OF INVERGORDON.ISOBELL DAUGHTER OF 3RD EARL MARRIED8 JANUARY 1760 DIED 28 DECEMBER 1802.SHE HAD MARIA MURRAY BORN 1766 EDINBURGHMARRIED 3 MAY 1790 DIED 10 AUGUST 1858.MARIA MURRAY IS ON 1851 CENSUS EDINBURGH.AT AGE 85 AND LIVED AT 10 ROYAL CIRCUS STEDINBURGH.MARIA WAS MARRIED TO EDWARD HAY MACKENZIEBORN 1773 NEWHALL ROSS DIED 5/12/1814.MARIA MURRAY HAD A SON JOHN HAY MACKENZIEBORN 1791 AND DIED 9/7/1849 HE MARRIED ANN GIBSONCRAIG BORN 1805 RICARTON MIDDLOTHIAN EDINBURGH.MARRIED 23/4/1828 LADY YESTER PARISH EDINBURGH.ANN HAY MACKENZIE DAUGHTER OF JOHN BORN21/4/1829 OF NEWHALL ROSSHIRE MARRIED 20/6/1849MAIDENHEAD KENT DIED 25/11/1888.ANN WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM MCDONALD HE ISALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM SUTHERLAND BORN19/12/1828 WESTMINSTER. HE HAD A SON FRANCISSUTHERLAND BORN 3/8/1852 TARBAT HOUSE ROSS.A JOHN MACKENZIE KNOWN AS LORD MCLEODBORN 1727 MARRIED 4/6/1786 EDINBURGH DIED 3/10/1842.HE MARRIED TWICE AGAIN IN 11/4/1794.HIS DAUGHTER MARIA ANN MACKENZIE MARRIEDGODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH BOSVILLEMCDONALD 4 TH BARON OF SLATE SKYE.HE WAS BORN 16/3/1809 AND HAD JAMES MCDONALD

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OF SLATE HE WAS BORN 2/10/1847 DIED 25/12/1874.HE HAD RONALD ARCHIBALD MCDONALDBORN 9/6/1853 AND LILIAN JANET BOSVILLE MCDONALDBORN 21 JANUARY 1856 MARRIED 2/8/1876.LILIAN WAS MARRIED TO THE LATER 2ND EARLOF CROMARTY.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE OF ARDLOCH LISTED ABOVEWHO HAD TITLE IN THE BARONY OF TROTTERNISHISLE OF SKYE CS 235 M11 1. MISCELLANEOUS SECTION.HAD A SON COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE OF THEINDIAN ARMY HONARABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYHE WAS BORN 1743 ARDLOCH ROSSHIREMARRIED TWICE 01/5/1780 AND 15/08/1801AT BRAILANGWELL ROSS MARRIAGE REFERENCEGD305/1/128/17. AND RD13/149. DATED 31 JULY 1809.HIS FIRST WIFE WAS HARRIET ANN MACKENZIEDAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MACKENZIE.HE DIED 28/4/1809 AT MILLMOUNT EASTER KILMUIRROSSHIRE.HIS SECOND WIFE KATHERINE SUTHERLANDBORN 9/1/1773 GOLSPIE CO.SUTHERLAND.AND OF THE KINGSTARIE SUTHERLAND FAMILY.HER PARENTS WERE COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLANDOF UPPAT AND ELIZABETH BAILLIE OF CLYNE.KATHERINE HAD BROTHERS ROBERT SUTHERLANDGEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND EVAN BAILLIESUTHERLAND DUNCAN FORBES SUTHERLAND.ROBERT AND KATHERINE HAD TWO SONS AND TWODAUGHTERS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BORN 16/5/1802AT CASTLE STREET EDINBURGH AND MARRIED31 MAY KILMUIR EASTER NEAR BAYFIELDROSSHIRE DIED 28/4/1841 AGE 39 CIRCULAR ROADCALCUTTA INDIA AFTER SERVICE IN THE HEICBENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY 48TH REGIMENT.HIS BROTHER JAMES SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEBORN 21/7/1805 DIED 24/11/1858 KENSINGTONASSYLUM MIDDLESEX LONDON.HIS SISTER MARGARET SUTHERLAND MACKENZIEBORN 16/8/1804 MARRIED 5/8/1835 NIGG ATBAYFIELD ROSSHIRE MARGARET WAS MARRIEDTO REVERENT JAMES HENDRY HUGHS MABOMBAY ARMY INDIA.HIS SISTER ELIZABETH BAILLIE MACKENZIEBORN GEORGE STREET EDINBURGH 16/6/1803AND MARRIED LT. EWAN BAILLIE SUTHERLANDHE DIED 1830. THEY HAD A DAUGHTER EVINABAILLIE SUTHERLAND BORN 20/1/1831.

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KILMUIR EASTER ROSSHIRE.MARGARET SUTHERLAND HAD TWO SONS AND TWODAUGHTERS HENRY ERSKINE MACKENZIE BORN19/7/1839.ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BORN 4/11/1845.ELIZABETH MARY MACKENZIEMARGARET ALEXANDRIA MACKENZIECS238/T/3/16UNTO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD WESTHALL THE REPRESENTATIONOF THOMAS FREDERICK MACKENZIE HUMBERSTON ESQ.COLLONEL OF THE 78TH REGIMENT OF FOOTHUMBLY SHEWETHTHAT THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS FORFEITED TO HIS MAJESTYIN1715 UPON THE ATTAINER OF WILLIAM THEN EARL OF SEAFORTHBY SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ANENT THE FORFEITED ESTATES AFTERTHE YEAR 1715 AND PARTICULARLY BY THE ACT OF GEO. 1 CAP. [CAPITA IE CHAPTER]50 AND THE ACT 4 GEO. 1 CAP. 8 - 5 GEO. 1 CAP. 22 THESE ESTATES WERE VESTEDIN CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE EMPOWERED TO SELL THEM ANDBY ANOTHER ACT 13. GEO. 1 CAP. 18 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WEREEMPOWERED TO SELL SUCH OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES AS AT THAT TIMEREMAINED UNSOLDBY THESE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY ANDTHE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE EMPOWERED TO GRANT DISPOSITIONSCHARTERS AND OTHER RIGHTS TO THE PURCHASERS WHO WERE DECLAREDTO HOLD THE SUBJECTS SO PURCHASED BLANCH OF HIS MAJESTY FORPAYMENT OF A PENNY SCOTS NOTWITHSTANDING THE FORMER PROPRIETORSTHE FORFEITING PERSONS HELD THEM FEE WARD OR OTHERWISEUNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THESE STATUTES THE COMMISSIONERSOF ENQUIRY SOLD SEVERAL OF THE FORFEITED ESTATES BUT THE ESTATEOF SEAFORTH AND SOME OTHERS REMAINED UNSOLD WHEN

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BY THE 13THOF GEO. 1 THE BARONS OF EXCHEQUER WERE SUBSTITUTED IN PLACEOF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ENQUIRY TO SELL SUCH OF THESE ESTATES AS HADNOT BEEN SOLD BY THE COMMISSIONERSTHE BARONS EXPOSED THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH TO SALE AND IT WASOF THIS DATE 31 JULY 1730 PURCHASED BY MR JOHN NAIRNE OF GREENYARDSWHO RECEIVED A DISPOSITION 12 FEBRUARY 1734 AND AFTERWARDS OF THIS DATEA CHARTER OF THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH INCLUDING THE ISLANDOF LEWIS WHICH CHARTER AFTER DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT LANDS CONTAINSTHE FOLLOWING CLAUSE &quot; UNA CUM OMNIBUS DOMIBUS AEDIFICIIS &amp; PARTIBUSPENDICULIS ET PERTINEN [TIIS] EARUNDEM QUIBUSCUNG [UE] DECIMISPARSONAGIIS ET VICCARIIS EARUND [EM] &quot; [TOGETHER WITH ALL HOUSES BUILDINGSAND DEPENDENT PARTS AND APPURTENANCES OF THE SAME WHATSOEVERTHE TITHES PARSONAGES AND VICARAGES OF THE SAME] &quot;.18TH NOVEMBER 1734 MR NAIRN DISPONED THIS ESTATE TO JOHN FORBES ESQ.16TH DECEMBER 1738 MR JOHN FORBES CONVEYED IT TO COLIN MACKENZIEBY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE......LINE NOT COPIED07TH APRIL 1739 THE FORESAID CHARTER AND DISPOSITIONS OF THISDATE COLIN MACKENZIE DISPONED THE ESTATE TO02ND FEBRUARY 1741 KENNETH MACKENZIEELDEST LAWFULL SON OF WILLIAM EARL OFSEAFORTH BY A DISPOSITION OF THIS DATE12TH FEBRUARY 1741 WHO OBTAINED A CHARTER OF RESIGNATION ANDCONFIRMATION UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE WHOLE25TH MARCH 1741 FORESAID LANDS UPON WHICH INFEFTMENT FOLLOWED10TH DECEMBER 1738 AND OF THIS DATE KENNETH MACKENZIE AFTERWARDSEARL OF SEAFORTH OBTAINED A CHARTER UNDER THEGREAT SEAL IN HIS FAVOURS UPON WHICH INFEFTMENT

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04TH JULY 1764 AFTERWARDS FOLLOWEDIN ALL OF THESE TITLES WHICH ARE PRODUCED THE TEINDS PARSONAGES AND VICARAGEARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED AND THE PRPRIETORS UNDER THESE TITLES HAVE CONSTANTLYAND UNIFORMLY POSSESSED BOTH LANDS AND TEINDS WITHOUT PAYING TO THE CROWNOR ANY PERSON ELSE ANYTHING UPON ACCOUNT OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TEINDS FATHERTHAN THE STIPEND DUE TO THE MINISTERS OF THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES IN WHICH THELANDS LIETHE LATE EARL OF SEAFORTH SOLD THE WHOLE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH ANDAS A PART THEREOF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS TO THE REPRESENTER WHOIS NOW IN THE FULL RIGHT AND POSSESSION OF THAT ESTSATE UNDER THETITLES ABOVE MENTIONEDTHE SOLICITOR OF THE TYTHES HAS LATELY BROUGHT AN ACTION AGAINSTTHE REPRESENTER THE SUMMONS OF WHICH BEARS DATE 20TH DECEMBER LASTCONCLUDING FOR PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF £133.3.7. STERLING AS THE VALUEOF THE BISHOPS THIRD OF THE TITHES OF THE ISLAND OF LEWIS FORCROP 1781 AND THE LIKE SUM YEARLY IN TIME COMINGTHIS PROCESS CAME IN COARSE BEFORE YOUR LORDSHIPS AND AFTER HEARINGPARTIES YOU PRONOUNCED THIS INTERLOCTOR 27TH JUNE 1782THE LORD ORDINARY HAVING HEARD PARTIES PROCURATORS DECERNSAGAINST THE DEFENDER IN TERMS OF THE LIBELSHOULD THIS INTERLOCTOR BE ADHERED TO IT WOULD BRING A VERYHEAVY AND UNEXPECTED BURDEN UPON THE REPRESENTERS ESTATEHE THEREFOR SUBMITS IT TO REVIEW AND IS CONFIDENT WHEN YOURLORDSHIPS SHALL HABE RECONSIDERED THE CAUSE YOU WILL SEE JUSTREASON FOR ALTERING THE INTERLOCTOR AND ASSORTZIEINGTHE REPRESENTER WHEN THE ESTATE OF SEAFORTH WAS SOLD.

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SASINE IN FAVOUR OF ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDAND WIFEAT INVERNESS THE 23 DAY OF DECEMBER ONE THOUSANTEIGHT HUNDRED AND THREE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWOAND THREE O CLOCK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SASINEUNDER WRITTEN WAS PRESENTED BY DAVID PHERSONWRITEN IN INVERNESS AND RECORDED AS FOLLOWS VIZ...IN THE SASINE OF GOD AMEN BE IT KNOWN TO ALL MENBY THIS PRESENT PUBLIC INSTRUMENT THAT UPON THETWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAROF OUR LORDEIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE AND OF THE REIGN OFOUR SOVEREIGN LORD GEORGE THIRD BY THE GRACEOF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDIRELAND KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH THE FORTY FOURTH YEARIN PRESENCE OF ME NOTARY PUBLIC AND WITNESSSUBSCRIBING COMPEARED PERSONALLY KENNETH MACLENNANSERVANT TO ME NOTARY PUBLIC AS PROCURATOR ANDATTORNEY FOR AND IN NAME AND BEHALF OF MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE WIDOW OF THE DECEASED LIEUTENANT AND COLONELJAMES SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT MRS KATHERINE SUTHERLANDSPOUSE TO COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE DAUGHTER OF THESAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND-----------------LORD SEAFORTH MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND SPOUSE TOLIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THESECOND BATTALION OF THE SEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOTALSO DAUGHTER OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND FORMERLY OF THE SECOND BATTALION OF THESEVENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOT ALSO DAUGHTER OF THESAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND ESQUIRE LATE OF UPPATELDEST SON OF THE SAID LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMESSUTHERLAND WHOSE POWER OF PROCURATORY WASSUFFICIENT KNOWN TO ME NOTARY PUBLICSUBSCRIBING HAVING AND HOLDING IN HIS HANDS ABOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY OF THE DATEUNDERWRITTEN CONTAINING THEREIN THE PRECEPTOF SASINE HEREIN AFTER INSERTED MADE AND GRANTED

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BY BRIGADIER GENERAL NOW MAJOR GENERALALEXANDER MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE36TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHEREBY HE BOUND ANDOBLIGED HIMSELF HIS HEIRS EXECUTORS AND SUCCESSORSWHOMSOEVER THAT IS FULLY TO CONTEND AND PAY THESUM OF ONE THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING TO THE SAIDMRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE IN LIFERENT AND FOR HERLIFERENT USE OF THE INTEREST THEREOF ALTERNATIVELYAND GIVE ALL THE FEE ONE HALF OF THE SAID SUM BEINGFIVEHUNDRED POUNDS STERLING TO THE AFORESAIDMRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND AND TO HER HEIRSAND ASSIGNIES BUT SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THE OTHER OR REMAINING HALFBEING AN OTHER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS FINDING OF THESAID PRINCIPAL SUM TO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTHAND TO HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES BUT IN SECURITYONLY AFTER MENTIONED AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONSAND QUALIFICATIONS THEREIN AND HEREIN AFTERMENTIONED AND THAT AS AND AGAINST THE TERMOF WHITSUNDAY NEXT TO COME WITH ONE FIFTHPART NOW OF THE SAID PRINCIPAL SUM OF LIQUIDATEPENALTY IN CASE OF FAILURE IN THEPAYMENT OF THE SAID LAND AND INTEREST THEREOFIN THE CASE OF THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSE NOWIN SECURITY TO THE SAID TERM OF PAYMENT AND THEREAFTER AT TWO TERMS IN THE YEAR WHITESUNDAYAND--------------------------------- BY EQUAL PORTIONS BEGINNINGTHE FIRST TERMS PAYMENT THEREOF AT WHITSUNDAYNEXT FOR WHAT INTEREST MIGHT BE THEIR DUE ANDSEVERELY AND HALF YEARLY BY THEREAFTERAT THE SAID TWO TERMS SO LONG AS THE ----------- SHALL------------------ UNPAID DECLARING ALWAYS THAT THE RIGHT OFTHE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH WAS ONLY IN SECURITY OFA DEBT DUE TO HIM BY THE SAID LIEUTENANT ALEXANDERSUTHERLAND HUSBAND OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELLSUTHERLAND IN TERMS OF THEIR BOND DISPOSITIONAND ---------------------------------------- TO HIS LORDSHIP CONVEYINGTHE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND INTEREST IN THESUM CONTAINED IN AN HERITABLE BOND GRANTED BY MAJORGENERAL MACKAY HUGH BAILLIE OF ROSEHALL AND THATUPON THE SAID DEBT BY LIEUTENANT ALEXANDER SUTHERLANDTO THE SAID FRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH BEING PAID OR OTHERWISE

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EXTINGQUISHED HIS LORDSHIPS INTEREST UNDER THE SAIDSECURITY SHOULD CEASE AND BE AT AN END AND THEPROVISIONS OF THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLANDOR THAT HALF OF THE SUM CONTAINED IN THE SAIDBOND ARISING WITH THE INTEREST AFTER THE DEATHOF THE SAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIE HER MOTHERAND PENALTY CORRESPONDING THERETO SHOULDBECAUSE PAYABLE TO HERESELF AND HEIRS ANDEXECUTIONERS BUT FURTHER PROVIDING AS IFWAS THEIR BY SPECIALY PROVIDED AND DECLAREDTHAT IN THE EVENT OF THE AFORESAID KATHARINEAND MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND OR EITHEROF THEM DYING BEFORE THE SAID MRS ELIZABETHBAILLIE THEIR MOTHER THEIR BIND AND IN THAT CASETHEIR----------------- AND PROVISIONS AS THOSE AFORESAIDINRESPECTIVE SUMS OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS EACHHEREFROM CONTAINED IN THE SAID BOND AND DISPOSITIONIN SECURITY WITH INTEREST AND PENALTY CORRESPONDINGTHERETO SHALL RESPECTIVELY BELONG TO THE PERSONAFORESAID TO WHOM THE SASINE WHICH IN THEEVENTS MENTIONED AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY THE SAIDLIEUTENANT COLONEL SUTHERLAND NARRATED IN THESAID BOND AND DISPOSITION IN SECURITY HAVE BELONGEDIF THEY HAVE TILL RECEIVED UPENALTY FORMER SECURITYAND IN CASE IF SHOULD BE FOUND THAT BY THE TRUECONSTRUCTION OF THE SAID DEED OF SETTLEMENT THEPROVISION THEREBY LEFT TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELLSUTHERLAND IN THE EVENT OF HEIRS DYING BEFOREHER MOTHER WOULD BE EVACUATED SO THAT THE SAMEWOULD FALL INTO HER BROTHER THE SAID GEORGESACKVILLE SUTHERLAND IN THAT CASE AND IN THESAME EVENTS THE RIGHT OF THE SAID FRANCISLORD SEAFORTH THOUGH BY THE TENOR OF THE SAIDBOND AND DISPONE NOW IN SECURITY HIS LORDSHIPWAS MADE DIRECT CREDITOR SHOULD CEASE AND BECOMEVOID AND THE FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS MADE PAYABLE TOHIS LORDSHIP WITH THE INTEREST THEREOF FROMHE DEATH OF THE LIFERENTING SHOULD BECOME PAYABLETO THE SAID GEORGE LACKWELL SUTHERLAND BUT OTHERWAYSTHE RIGHT TO THE SAID FIVEHUNDRED POUNDS SHOULD REMAINWITH HIS LORDSHIP IN THE SAID EVENT AS WELL AS IN ANYOTHER IN SECURITY OF THE SAID DEBT DUE TO HIMAND FOR THE FURTHER SECURITY AND MORE SURE PAYMENTOF THE SAID SUMS PRINCIPAL INTEREST AND PENALTYTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE DID DISPONE ASSIGN AND

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MAKE OVER TO THE AFORESAID MRS ELIZABETH BAILLIEIN LIFERENT AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND ANDFRANCIS LORD SEAFORTH THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORSFOR THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS INFEE AS AFORESAIDBUT ALWAYS WITH AND UNDER THIS CONDITION PROVISIONAND DECLARATIONS BEFORE SPECIFIED AND IN THE EVENTFORESAID TO THE SAID MARY MAXWELL SUTHERLAND ANDGEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLAND FOR THEIR RESPECTIVEINTERESTS AND TO THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS RESPECTIVEBY HERITABLY BUT UNDER REVERSION AS THEREIN MENTIONEDALL AND WHOLE THE LANDS OF MANAV WITH THE HOUSESGARDEN ORCHARDS SHEILDING PARTS AND PENDICLES ANDUNIVERSAL PERTINENTS OF THE SAME ALL LYING WITHIN THEPARISH OF URRAY AND COUNTY OF ROSS AND ALL ANDWHOLE THE LANDS AND ESTATE AND COUNTY OF STRATHCONNONCOMPREHENDING THE PARTICULAR TOWNS AND TENEMENTSSPECIFIED IN THE RIGHTS AND INFEFTMENTS THEREOF CONCEIVEDIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE HIS PREDECESSORSAND ALL HEIRS AND BY WHATSOEVER DENOMINATION THEY GOAND ARE DESCRIBED THEIR WILL WHICH IN WHOLE EXTENDTO TWO DAVOCHS AND IN HALF DAVOCH LAND WITH THE WOODGRAZING SHEALING MOSSES PASTURAGES PARTS PENDICLESAND PERTINENTS KNOWN TO PERTAIN AND BELONG THERETOAND WHICH LANDS IN THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES OF URRAYFODDERTY AND CONTIN IN THE SHERIFFDOM OF ROSS TOGETHERWITH ALL RIGHT AND INTEREST CLAIM OF RIGHT PROPERLYAND POSSESSION WHICH THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIEHIS AUTHORS AND PREDECESSORS HAD OR ANY WAYS RIGHTSHAVE CLAIM OR PRETEND TO THE SAID LANDS AND OTHERSOR TO ANY PART APPORTION THEREOF AND THEIR REAL SECURITYRD 13/149/BOX657. DATE 31/JULY 1809DISPOSITION AND DEED OF SETTLEMENT BY COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE26 NOVEMBER 1802 WB OFFICE 31/07/1809PRESENTED BY JOSEPH GORDON

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MR THOMAS THOMSON ADVOCATE 5 SHEETS.I COLONEL ROBERT MACKENZIE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY FOR THE LOVE FAVOUR AND AFFECTION WHICH I HAVE ANDBEAR TO ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGEBETWEEN ME AND MRS KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFEAND OTHER GOOD CAUSES AND CONSIDERATIONS MOVING ME DO BY THESEPRESENTS IN THE EVENT OF MY DECEASE GIVE GRANT AND DISPONE TO ANDIN FAVOUR OF THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON AND THE HEIRSWHATSOEVER OF HIS BODY WHOM FAILING TO THE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF MYBODY WHOM FAILING TO ROBERT MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT IN THE MAHRATTASERVICE MURDOCK MACKENZIE SON OF KATHARINE MCLEOD IN ASSYNT INTHE COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND AND HUME MACKENZIE LIEUTENANT IN THESERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE MADRASESTABLISHMENT ALL THREE MY NATURAL SONS EQUALLY AMONG THEM ANDTHE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF THEIR BODIES AND FAILING ANY ONE OR TWOOF THEM AND THE HEIRS WHATSOEVER OF THEIR BODIES TO THE OTHER ONEOR TWO OF THEM EQUALLY BETWEEN THEM IF TWO AND THE HEIRSWHATSOEVER OF HIS OR THEIR BODIES WHOM ALL FAILING TO MY OWNNEAREST AND LAWFUL HEIRS AND ASSIGNEES WHATSOEVER ALL ANDSUNDRY LANDS HERITAGES ANNUAL RENTS TEINDS ADJUDICATIONSREVERSIONS WOODS MILLS FISHINGS TACKS HEADING AND POSSESSIONBELONGING TO ME OR WHICH SHALL BELONG TO ME AT MY DEATH ASALSO ALL AND SUNDRY DEBTS AND SUMS OF MONEY BOTH HERITABLE ANDMOVEABLE DUE AND OWING OR WHICH SHALL BE DUE AND OWING BY ANY

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PERSON OR PERSONS TO ME AT MY DEATH BY BOND BILL DECREE ACCOUNTPREMISE OR FACTION AS RENT OF LANDS OR ANNUAL RENTS OF MONEY OR INANY OTHER MANNER OF WAY WHATSOEVER WITH THE WHOLE VOUCHERSINSTRUCTIONS AND CONVEYANCES THEREOF WRITS AND DEEDS GRANTEDAND DILIGENCE AND EXECUTION ISSUED AND OBTAINED FOR PAYMENT ANDSECURITY OF THE SAME AND ALSO ALL AND SUNDRY CORNS CATTLE HORSESHEEP HOUSEHOLD PLENISHINGS AND FURNITURE INCLUDING BED ANDTABLE LINEN SILVER PLATE JEWELS TRINKETS BANK NOTES GOLD AND SILVERCOINED AND UNCOINED AND LYING MONEY CLOATHS BOOKS AND OTHERMOVEABLE GOODS GEAR AND EFFECTS OF WHATSOEVER NATURE ORDENOMINATION INCLUDING HEIRSHIP MOVEABLE BELONGING OR THAT MAYBELONG TO ME AT MY DEATH WHEREVER OR IN WHOSE CUSTODY SOEVERTHE SAME MAY THEN BE DISPENSING WITH THE GENERALITY HEREOF ANDDECLARING THESE PRESENTS TO BE EQUALLY GOOD AND EFFECTUALTO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS IF THE SAID LANDS HERITAGESMOVEABLE DEBTS AND OTHERS HEREBY CONVEYED WERE HEREINPARTICULARLY SPECIFIED AND ENUMERATED DECLARING ALWAYS AS IT ISWHEREBY EXPRESSLY PROVIDED AND DECLARED THAT THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON AND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTES AND SUCCESSORSBEFORE NAMED IN THEIR ORDER SHALL BE BOUND AND OBLIGED TO CONTENTAND PAY MY FUNERAL EXPENSES AND ALL MY JUST AND LAWFUL DEBTSAND PARTICULARLY WITHOUT PREDUDICE TO THE SAID GENERALITY THEPREVIOUS CONTAINED IN A CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE ENTERED INTO BETWEENME ON THE ONE PART AND THE SAID KATHERINE

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SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEMY WIFE ELDEST LAWFUL DAUGHTER OF THE DECEAST COLONEL JAMESSUTHERLAND OF UPPAT WITH THE ADVICE AND CONCENT OF CAPTAIN GEORGESACKVILLE SUTHERLAND OF UPPAT HER BROTHER GERMAN ON THE OTHERPART DATED THE 15/07/1801 WHICH PROVISIONS WERE CONCEIVED IN FAVOUROF THE SAID KATHERINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE AS WELLOF THE CHILDREN TO BE PROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE DECLARING THATTHE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE MY SON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FULLBENIFIT OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE SAID CONTRACT IN SOFAR AS THE SAME MAY BE INTERPRETED IN HIS FAVOUR OVER AND ABOVEWHAT HE MAY DRAW FROM MY ESTATE REAL AND PERSONAL IN VIRTUEOF THESE PRESENTS THE SAME BEING MADE AND GRANTED WITHOUTPREJUDICE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED PREVIOUS IN ANY MANNER OF WAYAS ALSO MY SAID SON AND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTING ANDSUCCESSORS BEFORE MENTIONED SHALL BE BOUND TO PAY THEFOLLOWING LAGACIES VIZ. WHEREAS BY THE SAID CONTRACT OF MARRIAGEAMONG OTHER PROVISIONS CONCEIVED IN FAVOUR OF THE SAID KATHARINESUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE IT WAS DECLARED THAT IN THE EVENTOF MY PREDECEASING THE SAID KATHERINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEMY WIFE AND THAT AT THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MARRIAGE BY MY DECEASEOR OTHERWISE THERE SHOULD BE NO CHILD OR CHILDREN EXISTINGTHEREOF AT THE TIME THEN AND IN THAT CASE I PROVIDED HEREIN ANDSHE WAS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND WAS THEREBY EMPOWERED TODEMAND AND RECEIVE THE INTEREST OF SIX THOUSANT POUNDS STERLING

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PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE IN MANNER THEREINMENTIONED NOW IN CASE THE SAID EVENTUAL PROVISION SHOULD BEVACATED IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A CHILD OR CHILDRENPROCREATED OF THE MARRIAGE WHO MAY SURVIVE ME THEN ANDIN THAT EVENT I HEREBY GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO THE SAID KATHARINESUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE THE SUM OF TWO THOUSANTPOUNDS STERLING THEN TO THE SAID HUME MACKENZIE MY NATURALSON I GIVE AND BEQUEATH THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO THE SAID ROBERT MACKENZIE MY NATURAL SON THE SUMOF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO THE SAID MURDOCHMACKENZIE MY NATURAL SON THE LIKE SUMOF THREE HUNDREDPOUNDS STERLING THEN TO FRANCES MACKENZIE NOW GUNN MYNATURAL DAUGHTER THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO MARIA MACKENZIE NOW MACAULY MY NATURAL DAUGHTERTHE LIKE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO COLONELLOUIS GRANT OF ACHUINACH LATE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLINGTHEN TO CAPTAIN CHARLES GRANT IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLEEAST INDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT THE LIKESUM OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING THEN TO MRS ELIZABETHSUTHERLAND WIDOW OF THE SAID COLONEL JAMES SUTHERLAND ANDMOTHER OF THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIEWIFE THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING AND MY SAID SONAND THE OTHER HEIRS SUBSTITUTING AND SUCCESSORS

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BEFOREMENTIONED SHALL BE BOUND TO PAY THE SAID SEVERAL LAGACIESAT THE FIRST TERM OF WHITSUNDAY OR MARTINMAS AFTER MY DEATHWITH A FIFTH PART MORE OF PENALTY IN CASE OF FAILURE AND THELEGAL INTEREST OF THE SAID SUMS RESPECTIVELY FROM THE SAIDTERM OF PAYMENT UNTIL PAID DECLAIRING THAT THE JUS MARITIAND RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE HUSBANDS OF THE SAIDFRANCIS MACKENZIE NOW GUNN AND OF THE SAID MARIA MACKENZIENOW MACAULY IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY SECLUDED AND DEBARRED IN SOFAR AS CONCERNS THE SAID LEGACIES PENALTIES AND INTERESTAND FOR CARRYING THESE PRESENTS INTO MORE EFFECTUALEXECUTION I HEREBY NOMINATE AND APPOINT THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON WHOM FAILING THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLANDNOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE THE SAID GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDTHE SAID LOUIS GRANT THE SAID CHARLES GRANT COLONEL WILLIAMDUNCAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANYCAPTAIN HENRY WHITE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONOURABLE EASTINDIA COMPANY ON THE BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT AND NOW OR LATELYAIDE DE CAMP TO HIS EXELLENCY MARQUISE WELLESLEY GOVERNORGENERAL OF BENGAL AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNETAND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOR OF THEM TO BE MYSOLE EXECUTORS EXCLUDING MY NEAREST OF KIN AND ALL OTHERSFROM THE SAID OFFICE MOREOVER AS I JUDGE IT PRUDENT TO NAMETUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE

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MY SON OR TO ANY OTHER CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO MAY BEPROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGE BETWEEN ME AND THESAID KATHARINE SUTHERLAND NOW MACKENZIE AND HAVINGENTIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAID KATHARINE SUTHERLANDNOW MACKENZIE MY WIFE GEORGE SACKVILLE SUTHERLANDLOUIS GRANT CHARLES GRANT WILLIAM DUNCAN HENRY WHITEAND COLIN MACKENZIE DO HEREBY NOMINATE AND APPOINTTHEM AND THE ACCEPTING SURVIVORS OR SURVIVOR OFTHEM TO BE TUTORS AND CURATORS TO THE SAID ALEXANDERMACKENZIE MY SON AND TO SUCH OTHER CHILD OR CHILDRENAS MAY BE PROCREATED OF THE SAID MARRIAGE DURINGTHE WHOLE PERIOD OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PUPILARITIES AND MINORITIESDECLARING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PERSONS BEFORE NAMEDACCEPTING AND ALIVE AT THE TIME OR ANY ONE OF THEMACCEPTING AND SURVIVING THE LEAST SHALL BE A QUORUM ANDDECLAIRING ALSO THAT THEY SHALL NOT AS TUTORS OR CURATORSBE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS NOR SINGULI IN SOLIDUM BUT EACHONLY FOR HIS OWN ACTUAL INTROMISSIONS AND THAT IT SHALLBE IN THE POWER OF THE PERSONS BEFORE NAMED TO ACCEPTTHE OFFICE OF TUTOR AND RENOUNCE THE OFFICE OF CURATORAND I HEREBY REVOKE ALL FORMER DISPOSITION AND SETTLEMENTLEGACIES CODICALS AND OTHER TESTAMENTARY DEEDS MADEOR GRANTED BY ME IN FAVOR OF WHATEVER PERSON OR PERSONSPRECEEDING THE DATE HEREOF AND DECLARE THIS TO BE MY LASTWILL AND TESTAMENT RESERVING ALWAYS TO MYSELF FULLPOWER AND LIBERTY AT ANY TIME OF MY LIFEEVEN IN SICKNESS OR ON DEATHBED TO EVOKE ALTER AND INNOVATETHESE PRESENTS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR TO CANCEL THE SAMEAT PLEASURE BUT IF I SHALL NOT THINK FIT SO TO DO THESE PRESENTS

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SHALL BE EFFECTUAL THOUGH FOUND IN MY CUSTODY OR IN THE CUSTODYOF ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM I MAY ENTRUST THE SAME UNDELIVEREDAT MY DEATH WITH THE DELIVERY WHEREOF I HEREBY DISPENSE ANDCONSENT TO THE REGISTRATION HEREOF IN THE BOOKS OF COUNCIL ANDSESSION OR OTHERS COMPETENT THEREIN TO REMAIN FOR PRESERVATIONAND THERETO CONSTITUTEMY PROCURATORS IN WITNESS.WHEREOF SUBSCRIBE THESE PRESENTS WRITTEN ON THIS AND THE TWOPRECEEDING PAGES OF STAMPED PAPER BY WILLIAM MACKENZIE CLERK TOALEXANDER AND COLIN MACKENZIE WRITERS TO THE SIGNET ON EACHPAGE AT EDINBURGH THE 26/11/1802 BEFORE THESE WITNESSES THESAID ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WRITER TO THE SIGNET AND THE SAIDWILLIAM MACKENZIE WRITER HEREOF.ROBERT MCKENZIEALEXANDER MACKENZIE WITNESSWILLIAMHUGH FRASER * CHRISTIAN CHISHOLMOF COMERDIED 19/11/1691SASINE 09/09/1675DRUMCHARDING.WILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET GRANTB.M. 20/09/1683D.WILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET MCDONALDOF ARDNABIEWILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET STEWARTB.M.CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE 1759.D.WILLIAM FRASER * SARAH FRASEROF CULBOCKIE 3RD DAUGHTER OFJAMES FRASER OFBELLADRUMWILLIAM FRASER * MARGARET CHISHOLMOF CULBOCKIE

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D.13/08/1785WILLIAM FRASER * JANET BROWNOF CULBOCKIE DAUGHTER OFDR ANDREW BROWNB.M.D.SC29/44/6 1844 RECORDED.HAD IN1855 TROTTERNISH KILMUIRWESTER SKYE. BELEIVED TO LIVENEWTON HOUSE NAIRN. (NEAR CULBOKIE)</pre></body></html><!--HTML generated by highlight 2.4.5, http://www.andre-simon.de/-->