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The IJospital oj Inverness. 347
lands and fishint^. That the ministers and several mem-
bers of the Kirk-Session had been cited for their interest to
compear before the Lords of Council and Session upon
the day of
He further reported that he had advised with John
Fraser, W.S., who had revised the Conveyances, &c., and
drawn up a Memorial, and had also written a letter stating
that George Baillie insisted in his process of Reduction, and
desired that the Dispositions made to the Managers of the
Hospital Funds, hail vouchers and Adjudications should be
sent up to Edinburgh, and advised in order to support the
claim of the Hospital :
that
accordingly he had sent the
Adjudications to him. A Committee was then appointed
to correspond with Mr John Fraser.
After very considerable expense had been incurred in
further proceedings, the matter was compromised, and the
Session and Mr George Baillie came to an amicable
agreement.
The Minute of Kirk Session, dated i6th March, 1762,
runs thus :— " The Session having met extraordinary upon
the affairs of Provost Alex. Dunbar's mortification, and in
regard there has been a very tedious Process of Reduction,
etc., at the instance of George Baillie of Midleys, heir and
representative of the said Alex. Dunbar, and Bailie James
Dunbar of Dalcross, for recovering possession of the lands
and fishing presently in the hands of the said Session, for
payment of the annual rent of the said mortification, and as
the Kirk Session and said George Baillie have come to an
amicable agreement, that upon the said Mr Baillie paying
them four hundred and seventy-five pounds sterling, they
the said Session, shall renounce, discharge, up-give, and
deliver, the said lands and fishings in their hands, to the
said George Baillie, and to that effect and purpose the said
Session have at this dyet, nominated and appointed Messrs
Alex. Macbean, and Murdoch Mackenzie, minrs ; Provost
William Mackintosh, Bailie James Fraser, William Macpher-
son, George Scheviz, and Hector Scott, elders to subscribe a