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280 HIGHLAND PAPERS
The following documents are printed as throwing light on the
earlier part of the foregoing history. Nos. I. and J I. are taken
from the Gregory MS., vol. i., and No. III. is from the Record.
I. Instrument upon the Declaration of the Breve
of Lewis anent the birth of Torquil said to be
son to M'Leod of Lewis, dated August 22, 1566. 1
In Dei Nomine Amen—Per hoc presens publicum
Instrumentum cunctis pateat evidenter et sit notum quod
anno incarnationis Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo
sexto die vero mensis Augusti vigesimo secundo
anno regni supreme Domine nostre Regine vigesimo quinto
In mei Notarii publici et Testium subscriptorum presentia
etc.
The Quhilk day S r Patrik M'Maister Mairtin 2 Persoun
of Barwas deponit upon his aithe and [ ] that he
being in Lewiss visiting Hucheoun Breue of Lewess
that wes then in the poynt of dethe and in thay dayes wes
confessour to the said Hucheoun attending to the consuetude
vsit in yai tymes. That he sperit and requirit of the
said Hucheoun anent yis sone Torquill borne be Mak-
kenze's sister, 3 as wes allegit, to Maccleod of Lewess hir
housband Quhat ye said Huchoun's Jugement wes anent
him and to quhome the said Torquill, as he belefit, pertenit.
Quha ansuerit to ye said S r Patrik yat he culd nocht deny
bot he had carnale copula°ne w* the said ne v'Kenze in hir
husband's tyme in dew tyme and seasoun afoir ye said
Torquhillis birthe and y* the s d Huchoun's father afoir
him tuik w 1 ye said Torquil to be ye said Huchoun's sone
afoir his deathe. And in respect that the said Huchoun
wes to depairt of this warld in perell of deid he culd not do
1 Vide Gregory's History of the Western Highlands arid Isles, p. 213 and
note.
2 He was evidently a priest without a university degree, who had become a
minister of the Reformed Church. It is, however, surprising to find him here
making public what he had admittedly learned in confession.
3 Vide ante, p. 265.