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106 THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON.
diverse impetuous Rivers — viz., Tay, Lyon, and the River that Flows
out of Loch Rannoch, besides several oyrs Burns ; which hills, Burns,
and waters are often impassable, and mostly it is so in the winter.
In the forsaid parishes there are about three thousand Examinable
persons, all which occasion great trouble, ffatigue, and Charges to the
minister in travelling through that vast bounds, preaching, visiting,
Baptising, and Catechising : And though there be a sufficiencie of
fund in the forsaid parishes for stipends to two minrs, the rentall
thereof being Ten Thousand nine hundred fifty one pound Eight
shillings, and fourty bolls of victual, according to a rentall thereof,
which is as ffolows — viz., The Lands of Struan and oyrs, which per-
tained to the Deceast Alexander Robertson of Struan, fifteen hundred
sixty-six pounds ; The Lands of Slismin and oyrs, which pertained to
Sir Robert Menzies of Weems, sixteen hundred and sixteen pounds ;
The lands of Innerhadden and oyrs, pertaining to his Grace James,
Duke of Athole, wadsett to Mr. Duncan Stewart, Two hundred pounds
Scots ; The two-merk land of Dalichosine in Bunrannoch, pertaining
to the forsaid Duke, one hundred merks ; The lands of Lassentulloch,
Temper, and Tullochcrosk, wadsett by the lorsaid Duke to James
Stewart in Donnaphuil, Three hundred six pound thirteen shillings
four pennies ; The lands in Glenlyon and oyrs, pertaining to James
Menzies of Culdairs, Two thousand two hundred twenty-five pound
one shilling four pennies ; Easter More and Kenknock, belonging to
Angus M'Donalds, Elder and younger of Kenknock, four hundred
merks ; The west end of ffortingall and oyrs, pertaining to John
Campbell of Glenlyon, nine hundred sixty pound and six bolls bear,
and for his lands of Glenlyon one thousand merks ; The lands of
and oyrs, pertaining to William Stewart of Drumchary, ffive
hundred pound ; The lands of Easter end of ffortingall, belonging to
Lord George Murray of Garth, seven hundred seventy seven pound
thirteen shillings four pennies ; Duneaves, Moncrieff, and oyrs, per-
taining to John Campbell of Duneaves, one Thousand pound ; The
lands of Baelfrack and oyrs, pertaining to James Menzies of Bale-
fracks, one Thousand pound ; and the lands of Lagancailtie and
oyrs, belonging to Captain James Menzies of Cernenie, Twenty-eight
bolls victual : And that by diverse Acts of Parliament it is ordained
that minrs. of the Gospell be provided in competent Stipends, with a
fund for furnishing communion Elements, yet nevertheless the minr.
of the forsaid parishes hath no Decreet for the same, and the use &

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