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150 The Highland Monthly.
Diple, dated at Elgin, the 19th Jany., 1721, wherein he
promises to mortifie to the Hospitall five hundred merks,
as sd. Lre. more fully bears ;^333 6s 8d."
The next information we have relative to this mortifica-
tion is after Dipple's death, when on 22nd February, 1726,
" Thomas Alves, Baillie, acquainted the Session that he had
a letter from the Laird of Bracko, informing him that the
summ of five hundred merks mortified by Dipple, his
father, for the poor of this place, was to bear interest from
Whitsunday 1723 years, and that the Deed of Mortification
in due form would shortly be Delivered in : and
that in the
meantime it was Bracko's desire that one Majy'ory Sligo, a
widow in this Burgh, might have the a. rent of the said
summ commencing from Candlemas last to be pay'd her
Quarterly : which desire being considered by the Session
they complied therewith, and therefor did and hereby do
Intitle the said Marjory Sligo to the said Quarterly pention
as above, whereon Act.''
Accordingly we find several years later, in Treasurer
Gilbert Gordon's accounts, " The Laird of Dipple's pro-
missory letter and interest thereon from Whits. 1723 to
Candlemas 173 1, £lZl 6s 8d and ^^129 3s 4d," in his
Charge, and what apparently represents the same item in
his Discharge— " Bill John McBean and Hugh Robertson,
and interest from Whits. 1727 till Candlemas 1731,^333 6s
8d and ^62 los od," the interest now appearing at a lower
rate. The same Bond, but reduced in amount, owing to
part payment, appears twenty years later in Treasurer
Hossack's accounts, in 175 1, as "Bond Hugh Robertson
and John Mackay, mercht., and Interest from Whits. 1729
till Marts. 175 1," the principal in pounds sterling being
£2"/ 15s 6^d, and the interest £l\
[to UK CCNTIXfED ]
5s od.
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