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II— NICOLSON S BEQUEST.
John Nicolson, some time writer in Edinburgh, a native of Forres, by his will dated
the 2d September, 1651, bequeathed the sum of 2000 merks Scots (£111 Is 8d sterling),
to the Provost and Magistrates, " to be consolidated, and remain as ane patrimonial to
the poor, indigent, and decayed brethren, and members of Jesus Christ, in the said
burgh of Forres, and the annual rent thereof to be applied and bestowed for the help
and supply of the poor." A piece of land was obtained for the purposes of this
eliarity.
Ill— TAYLOR'S MORTIFICATION.
Robert Taylor, of Starrwells, by his will, dated 18th October, 1710, mortified the
sum of 4000 merks Scots (£222 3s 4d sterling), to the Magistrates, for the following
purposes :— " The annual rent of 2000 merks for the subsistence of the master of the
music school of Forres, who can both play and sing ; and the annual rent of the other
£000 merks to be applied for the use of the poor, specially poor families within the
burgh of Forres, at four terms in the year, viz. :— Christmas, Easter, Ascension, and
Pentecost ;" and for the security of the same he disponed the lands called Orchyard,
St. Katherine's Yard, and the Brae of Thornhill. The yearly rent arising from the
two preceding mortifications amounts to about £30 sterling.
IV— ANDERSON'S BEQUEST.
Jonathan Anderson, some time of Sweethope, thereafter of Rochsoles, by his dis-
position and deed of settlement, dated the 29th August, 1814, disponed to the Magis-
trates and Town Council of Forres, the lands of Cowlairs or Sighthill, near Glasgow,
the income from which to be applied for the following purposes :— " In the first place
to pay therefrom the price or expense of a piece of ground in a convenient situation,
for the purpose of erecting a school-house thereon, and in defraying the expense of
building the said school-house and keeping the same in repair ; also in paying a salary
to a schoolmaster, for educating the children of necessitous parents and orphans, in-
habitants of the parishes of Forres, Rafford, and Kinloss, in reading, English, writing,
arithmetic, and such other branches of education as the said Provost, Magistrates,
and Town Council shall judge proper ; the extent of which salary to be not less than
£40, nor more than £70. The master to be appointed by the Magistrates and Council,
and the institution to be to all intents and purposes a free charity school, and de-
nominated " Anderson's Institution." In the second place, he appointed the balance
of the feu-duty to be divided annually among poor house-keepers in Forres, in such
manner as the Magistrates and Council should judge proper ; but not to exceed £5
yearly to any individual.
V.-F RASER'S BEQUEST.
_ The late Peter Fraser, of St John's, New Brunswick, a native of Forres, by his las*
will, left the sum of £1200 currency, besides a residuary legacy, for advancing educa-
tion in his native town. The bequest has not yet been realised, but every exertion
will be made to obtain it.
VI.— COLONEL SIMON FRASER'S BEQUEST.
Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser of Drumduan, by Deed of Settlement, of date
the 7th July, 1845, bequeathed the sum of £2000 sterling, to the Minister and Kirk-
Session of Forres, three-fourths of the annual interest of which to be distributed by
them among the aged, infirm, and industrious poor and decayed householders of the
town and parish not on the parochial roil, expressly excluding such as may be given
to intoxication, or who have been brought to poverty through it or any other vice ;
out of which £10 to be given as a salary to a female teacher of an industrial school
under the management of the said Minister and Kirk-Session. The remaining one-
fourth of the interest the donor directed to be applied for behoof of the Female Society
of Forres during the lifetime of the President, Miss Grant, and thereafter to revert to
the Minister and Kirk-Session, to be divided among the parties above described.
VII.— LIEUTENANT JAMES DUNBAR'S BEQUEST.
The interest of £175 to be divided amongst the Poor of the Parish of Forres, that
is, to ans? of the name of Dunbar, of that description, as they may have occasion foi
it— the principal sum to remain mortified for the benefit of any one or more of the
name, to be laid out at the sight of the eldest presiding Magistrate, Minister of the
Parish of Forres, and one of the Elders.
II— NICOLSON S BEQUEST.
John Nicolson, some time writer in Edinburgh, a native of Forres, by his will dated
the 2d September, 1651, bequeathed the sum of 2000 merks Scots (£111 Is 8d sterling),
to the Provost and Magistrates, " to be consolidated, and remain as ane patrimonial to
the poor, indigent, and decayed brethren, and members of Jesus Christ, in the said
burgh of Forres, and the annual rent thereof to be applied and bestowed for the help
and supply of the poor." A piece of land was obtained for the purposes of this
eliarity.
Ill— TAYLOR'S MORTIFICATION.
Robert Taylor, of Starrwells, by his will, dated 18th October, 1710, mortified the
sum of 4000 merks Scots (£222 3s 4d sterling), to the Magistrates, for the following
purposes :— " The annual rent of 2000 merks for the subsistence of the master of the
music school of Forres, who can both play and sing ; and the annual rent of the other
£000 merks to be applied for the use of the poor, specially poor families within the
burgh of Forres, at four terms in the year, viz. :— Christmas, Easter, Ascension, and
Pentecost ;" and for the security of the same he disponed the lands called Orchyard,
St. Katherine's Yard, and the Brae of Thornhill. The yearly rent arising from the
two preceding mortifications amounts to about £30 sterling.
IV— ANDERSON'S BEQUEST.
Jonathan Anderson, some time of Sweethope, thereafter of Rochsoles, by his dis-
position and deed of settlement, dated the 29th August, 1814, disponed to the Magis-
trates and Town Council of Forres, the lands of Cowlairs or Sighthill, near Glasgow,
the income from which to be applied for the following purposes :— " In the first place
to pay therefrom the price or expense of a piece of ground in a convenient situation,
for the purpose of erecting a school-house thereon, and in defraying the expense of
building the said school-house and keeping the same in repair ; also in paying a salary
to a schoolmaster, for educating the children of necessitous parents and orphans, in-
habitants of the parishes of Forres, Rafford, and Kinloss, in reading, English, writing,
arithmetic, and such other branches of education as the said Provost, Magistrates,
and Town Council shall judge proper ; the extent of which salary to be not less than
£40, nor more than £70. The master to be appointed by the Magistrates and Council,
and the institution to be to all intents and purposes a free charity school, and de-
nominated " Anderson's Institution." In the second place, he appointed the balance
of the feu-duty to be divided annually among poor house-keepers in Forres, in such
manner as the Magistrates and Council should judge proper ; but not to exceed £5
yearly to any individual.
V.-F RASER'S BEQUEST.
_ The late Peter Fraser, of St John's, New Brunswick, a native of Forres, by his las*
will, left the sum of £1200 currency, besides a residuary legacy, for advancing educa-
tion in his native town. The bequest has not yet been realised, but every exertion
will be made to obtain it.
VI.— COLONEL SIMON FRASER'S BEQUEST.
Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser of Drumduan, by Deed of Settlement, of date
the 7th July, 1845, bequeathed the sum of £2000 sterling, to the Minister and Kirk-
Session of Forres, three-fourths of the annual interest of which to be distributed by
them among the aged, infirm, and industrious poor and decayed householders of the
town and parish not on the parochial roil, expressly excluding such as may be given
to intoxication, or who have been brought to poverty through it or any other vice ;
out of which £10 to be given as a salary to a female teacher of an industrial school
under the management of the said Minister and Kirk-Session. The remaining one-
fourth of the interest the donor directed to be applied for behoof of the Female Society
of Forres during the lifetime of the President, Miss Grant, and thereafter to revert to
the Minister and Kirk-Session, to be divided among the parties above described.
VII.— LIEUTENANT JAMES DUNBAR'S BEQUEST.
The interest of £175 to be divided amongst the Poor of the Parish of Forres, that
is, to ans? of the name of Dunbar, of that description, as they may have occasion foi
it— the principal sum to remain mortified for the benefit of any one or more of the
name, to be laid out at the sight of the eldest presiding Magistrate, Minister of the
Parish of Forres, and one of the Elders.
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