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 |
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SHIRE OF ROSS |
|
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Lochailsh |
34 |
- |
|
|
18,
10 |
36,
0 |
|
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£253,
1s, 6d |
£3257,
10s, 10d |
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Kintail |
39 |
- |
|
|
26,
18 |
60,
6 |
|
|
£440,
13s, 8d |
£6084,
6s, 8d |
|
|
Locharran |
17 |
- |
|
|
9,
0 |
17,
0 |
|
|
£81,
15s, 10d |
£1808,
6s, 2d |
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Strathconan &
Strathbren |
- |
- |
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£2055,
3s, 4d |
|
|
Fortrose & Avoch |
- |
47
½ |
|
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|
£174,
5s, 0d |
|
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Brahan, Tollie, etc. |
10 |
205 |
7 |
2 |
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|
|
235,
1 |
|
£97,
19s, 8d |
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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.