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HIGHLAND PAPERS VOL2 - RENTAL OF THE SEAFORTH ESTATES

 

DATA AS AT 1726

 

ABSTRACT OF THE AFOREGOING RENTAL

 

Inverness, July 22, 17—[torn], Kenith Mackenzie of Dundonel, Deputy to Edmund Burt, Esq.,

Receiver General of the rents and profits of the unsold forfieted estates in North Britain, maketh

Oath that he does verily believe the aforegoing seventeen pages contain all and every the farms

And possessions and parts of the said estate (the vicarage of the Lewes only excepted which variable

Cannot be rentaled), and that the sums of mony and quantitys of other species of rent and customs

Therein set down are truly and bonafide the just sums and quantitys that are or ought to be paid by

The respective tenants of the said estate for their several farms and possessions, and that he verily

Believes there are no other rents of the said estate than what are included in the aforegoing rental

(the vicarage as aforesaid excepted) conform to the respective depositions made on that behalf

(inadvertant errors and mistakes likewise excepted).

 

Signed Ken Mackenzie, Juravit Coram, Ja. Mackintosh, virtute commissionis.

 

Counties

Muttons

Poultry

Lambs

Tallow

 

St. lb. oz.

Butter

 

St. lb, oz.

Cheese

 

St. lb., oz

 

Vitual

Meat

B.F.P.L.

 

Vitual

Victual

B.F.P.L.

Money Rent

Vicarage

£,s,d

Money Rent

In Scot Mony

£,s,d

Sterling

Money

£,s,d

ISLE OF LEWIS

214

-

-

-

159, 18

-

223, 21,0

-

-

£8532, 18s, 10d

£860, 7s, 8d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIRE OF ROSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lochailsh

34

-

 

 

18, 10

36, 0

 

 

£253, 1s, 6d

£3257, 10s, 10d

 

Kintail

39

-

 

 

26, 18

60, 6

 

 

£440, 13s, 8d

£6084, 6s, 8d

 

Locharran

17

-

 

 

9, 0

17, 0

 

 

£81, 15s, 10d

£1808, 6s, 2d

 

Strathconan & Strathbren

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£2055, 3s, 4d

 

Fortrose & Avoch

-

47 ½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£174, 5s, 0d

 

Brahan, Tollie, etc.

10

205

7

2

 

 

 

235, 1

 

£97, 19s, 8d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS (Shire of Ross)

100

252 ½

7

2

54, 8

113, 6

-

306, 1

£755, 11s

£13,477, 11s, 8d

£2216, 10s, 2d

 

Note:

Fortrose and Avoch the boll of vicual at 7m, the rest at 8m., viz. Fortrose, etc. 71 bolls at 7s. 9 d…….£27, 12, 2

The rest 235 bolls, 1 firlot at 8 s. 10 d……..£104, 1, 2………Totalling £132, 3, 4.