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The Hospital of Inverness. 407
ill 1764 : and, at the request of members of Session, the
Session direct that information as to the Hospital funds,
and the securities granted for the same, and also the names
of such persons as were upon the funds should be laid
before them in 1765 : they also enquired into the non-payment
of Bailie David F'raser's mortification in 1769: and
found in 1776 that it had been paid up in 1752.— Vide K.S.
minutes, February, 1769, and May 14th, 1776. This
mortification dates from 1724.
One mortification was intimated in his time, viz., of 300
merks in 1752 by Donald Calder, Baxter, and his wife "for
the use of the Poor of Inverness," the interest to be
disposed at her discretion during her life, and after decease
at the discretion of the Kirk Session : the money not
payable until a }'car and a day after her decease—which
did not take place for man)- years—until 1797, when it
amounted with interest to ^47
3s 3d.
William Murray succeeded Bailie Andrew Murray, and
was Hospital Treasurer from Candlemas, 1769, till his
death, about October, 1778. His accounts were made up
and a committee appointed to examine and report on them
on 30th March following, and this committee gave in a
general and a particular report upon them on 22nd
December, 1779, consideration of which was deferred. He
had been Reparation Treasurer also since 20th December,
1768. They consequently deferred too the handing over
of the bonds and securities to his successor till their next
meeting.
—
This successor, George Scheviz, was appointed loth
November 1778, and John Grant appointed Reparation
Treasurer, both being elders.
On William Murray's accounts being made up, his
Charge showed per abstract
Principal sums in bonds, bills, securities
of lands, &c ;^258o 4 8^
Annual rents, land rents, &c. 1154 14 ii|
A small item of house rent not sustained... 4 10 O