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I02 The Highland Monthly.
poor persons as shall be brought into the said house, and
does appoint dykes to be built to the Hospital yard for the
accommodation of those that shall happen to live within
that house and in the close thereof ;" and the other for eight
poor persons, in which deed apparently there occurred these
words, " I conjure the Patrons and others concerned, as the}-
shall be answerable to the Great and Eternal God, Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost, to be faithful and true in their
administration, and to keep my will and mortification
unviolable and unalterable to all intents and purposes :" and
the Treasurer argues " by which it is evident that the said
Provost Dunbar appointed the said house for lodging of
the poor, and not for to be set on rent, or bestowing it for
private use."
In the following year, on 2nd March, 1714, the Treasurer
pointed out " that there had been no patrons chosen for
Provost Dunbar's Mortification of 2000 merks for benefit of
8 poor persons since the decease of James Dunbar, late
Baillie." " The Session accordingly chose Wm. Duff, late
Provost, George Duncan, James Dunbar, and James Thomson,
Elders, the deceased B. Dunbar's sone Barmuckitie
being the fifth with the two ministers."
The Kirk-Session minutes of 14th July, 17 19, contain an
Inventory of papers connected with Provost Dunbar's
Mortifications, several of which are still forthcoming. The
following is a copy of it, the two documents last mentioned,
however, referring to the debts of Robertson of Inches. It
will also be observed that the mortification, which is here
mentioned first, is the one mentioned second in the
memorandum for counsel's opinion. The slight dis-
crepancies in the dates have been already discussed, both
mortifications being doubtless of same date, i6th June, 1688.
invp:ntorv.
I. Extract mortification, by Alex. Dunbar of Bar-
muckatie, of 2000 merks, for use and behoof of 8 poor
persons within the Burgh. Dated i6th June, 1688. Regis-