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Ike Hospital of Ihverness. 343
Besides the bad debts the Committee added a list of
dubious debts, which were " incurred by Tacksmen who
suffered by the encampments of General Cope and the
Duke of Cumberland their armies," amounting to
£\g 1 8s o^d. The Treasurer had discretion to make
allowance for their losses. Then follows an account of the
Hospital Funds as at 22 April 1766, which is mainly a list
of Bonds, &c., considered good debts, the amount of
Principal being ^^2544 i8s 8>^d, and of Interest i^822 14 8d
as a charge against Bailie Andrew Murray on entering his
second period of office. One of these items is another Act
of the Kirk Session, which is dated 12 November 175 1, and
interest thereon, amounting in all to ^54 17 4/^d.
Instead of keeping this capital account under different
branches, the Session draw up and append a list of items
amounting to ;!^548 17s 93^d, " which cannot be said to
belong properly to the poor ;
so that after excluding this
sum from the Capital Stock of good debts there remains
for the benefit of the poor the interest yearly of
;^I996 OS ii>^d."
These items as as follows :
The Weyhouse and Hospital Yard being
allotted for repairing the Hospital fabrick,
the principal sum of both ... ... £66 13 4
The Laird of Mackintosh's Mortification
for Bursars ... ... ... ... 166 13 4
The money mortified for the Librarian and
buying books for the Library ... ... 165 ii lyi
To Five Pounds allowed to Treasurer for
prompt payment to Pensioners, when the
payment of interest may faill ... ... 100 O o
To two Kirk officers sallaries at 50s per
ann., being the interest of ... ... 50 o o
—
i^548 17 9;
The Session goes on to point out that as some of the
debtors pay no interest, and that there are various public
burdens to be paid, besides expenses of processes now