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indirectly exhibited by the ale and brandy purchased there by
Rose when visiting Shipland. The cost of ‘helping’ the
young laird’s watch; the expense of taking his cloak out of
pawn ; the money lost at cards; the donation at the kirk
door; the gratuity to the piper on the Kinghorn boat; and
the expense of living in Edinburgh in 1715, are all items of
interest. The Accompt may be taken as throwing additional
light upon the history of the Roses of Kilravock, and may be
taken in conjunction with the outline of that family given by
Cosmo Innes in his Sketches of Early Scotch History and
Social Progress.

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