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1705. THEIR CHILDREN. 439
under age 6 t0 Andrew Bane in Borland is popish, liis wife and chil-
dren protestant 7° Marg' Brown in Borland hath apostatized to popery,
her husband and children protestant 8™ Mary Sieger in Conuke hath
apostatized to popery Her husband is protestant 9° Marg' M c Gibbon
at Balloch unmaried and Marg' M c Robbie there also unmaried and
Marg' Gibson there and Marg 1 Hugo in Strageth unmaried have all
apostatized to popery 10° Duncan M c Nivan in the miln of Drummond
is popish and hath apostatized, but his wife is protestant and children
also. Ultimo John Drummond Elder of Pilkellenie hath apostatized to
popery Witnesses to prove that all the foresaid persons have apostatized are
James Gow Millar at the miln of Drummond, John Lawson at the Al-
iens, Andrew Taylor at the miln of Balloch and James Millar in Balloch :
Further there is one M r Alex r Drummond a traffecking priest who
stayes frequently at the Castle of Drummond and no doubt keeps up the
abomination of the mass among them there as the foresaid witnesses can
attest. And he is just now there with my Lord Drummond.
Item There are severall persons popish in the parish of Comrie as 1°
William Ridoch Tacksman in Garrichrow is a person who hath aposta-
tized to popery witnesses for proving it are John Nish Patrick Comrie
both his own door neighbours and James Ferguson his domestick servant,
he hath children under age the nearest and fittest relation for educating
them in the protestant religion is M r Archibald Campbell Minister at
Dalgetie in Fife, who is his brother in law 2 d William M c Nivan tennant
in Dalclahick hath apostatized to popery witnesses for this are John Car-
michael, James Keir and John M c Nivan his own door neighbors : he hath
children under age and the nearest relation for educating them is Pat-
rick M c Nivan in the foresaid Dalclachick who is his own father in law ;
both of these apostatized when they were servants to the Earle of Perth
and now are tenants to my Lord Drummond. Extracted from the Re-
cords of the Presbyterie of Achterarder and by their appointment sub-
scribed by J. M c Callum Mod r .
And : Ure Clericus.
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