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Ihe HigJiland Monthly.fishing," and also docqueted at other end, but nearlyillegible," Extract Registrat Bond, James Dunbar, to theMinisters of Inverness and? others for the use and behoofof the poor of Hospital."" 1706."" 3600" is marked below, and date,In the narrative of this document the date of Pi'ovostDunbar's first mortification is given as 16 July, 1688, andthe patrons said to be appoined were Mr Gilbert Marshall,James Barbour of Mullderg, and James Dunbar, and theirheirs male or representatives for the time, being of perfectage, or, in case of minority, &c., &c.: provision is said to bemade also for successors of Mr Marshall, the annual rentsto be applied as we find them stated in the memorandum,for counsel's opinion, i.e., for the poor in the hospital.There is no mention of 8 or any fixed number of poorpersons. The date is evidently a mistake for i6th June, asin the other bond of corroboration the date of the secondMortification is given as i6th June, and this second one isreferred to in the said memorandum (as already mentioned)as " of the same date as the former," viz., the first mortification,and again in the summons as " of the self-same datewith the immediate above letter of mortification."2. Another document docqueted " Extract RegistratBond, Baillie Dunbar to the Ministers of Inverness andfour members of the Session thereof, for the use and behoofof eight poor within mentioned," also " 1706," and " For the2000 merks mortified by Alexr. Dunbar."In the narrative of this bond the date of ProvostDunbar's second mortification " for the use and behoof ofeight poor weak and indigent personswithin the burgh" isi6th June, 1688, and the patrons appointed were Mr HectorMackenzie and Mr Gilbert Marshall and their successors inoffice, and five of the members of the Kirk Session only andno more, whereof James Dunbar, his cousin, or his representativewas to be always one. Both these bonds ofcorroboration are registered on the same date, viz., 4thJune, 1706.