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The Hospital of Inverness. 31
The following is a copy of the " Answers to the
Memorandum for the Hospitall of Inverness " :—
" Baillie Dunbar being now dead, it will be necessary
for the patrons to the rexive Mortifications to raise processes
of constitution against Alexander Dunbar, eldest and only
lawful son to the said James, and a general charge to enter
heir must be raist to be the fundation of the processes of
constitution, ffor it's probable he will not represent his
father. And upon his renunciation a decreet, cognitioiiis
causa, will follow, which will be a fundation for adjudging
all and whatsomever subjects belonged to the said James,
and particularly the reversions of the fishing and other
lands disponed by him in security to the Hospitall.
" I am of opinion that the former requisions will be
sufficient for carying on the said processes, and that there
was no need of purifying the condition of the termes of
payment by any previous declaration to the requisitions and
that it will be sustained sufficient that the patrons did sixty
days before the terme of Whitsunday intimat to the debitor
that he should have the money in rcadieness then to pay,
seeing they had provyded a reall settlement for the money.
" As for directions how to obviat the prcfcrrable
dilligences against James Dunbar's interest, those cannot
be now given, but will occur better after the leading the
adjudicns at the patrons their instance when a process of
competition and ranking may come in before the Lords."
The above two papers are folded in a wrapper, which is
docqueted " Memorandum for the Hospitall of Inverness
March 3rd, 171 3, wh Mr Robert Eraser's Consultane."
The result was, of course, a good many processes, but
the patrons retained the fishing and lands until 1762, ^\hen,
after further law expenses had been incurred, the}' were
redeemed.
I believe that an extract, registered, of Provost Dunbar's
Mortification for the benefit of 8 poor persons is in the
Hospital treasurer's keeping now. I have not seen it, nor
the date thereof, but I have reason to believe that it is
dated i6th June, 1688 ;
but
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I have seen the two following
documents, parts of which are not very legible, viz. :
I. A document docqueted " Extract Registrat Bond of
Corroboration for 3600 merks and security on ^2 coble river
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