Series 1 > Loyall dissuasive

VANITIE EXPOSED
obscure as himself, who was brought to bed in the hills, and,
(as the Shaws hes it) assisted in her labour by a fiend or farie
who no doubt gave a goodly blessing to the offspring; so that
if Lude’s daughter was married to any of his race, it must
have been to some other that came after him; for (as is
already said) he was shortly after his ary vail drowned in the
Lynn of Dee, leaving that wife and one boy behind him, and
during the short time he lived in that country he could give
no great proof of his valour, except in his ordinary trade
against greenwood and Woodies, nor of his conduct, but in
selling them to the best availl at Kirrimure, Coupar and some
other places in the braes of Angus.
8.
“ Donald the eldest, married Anna daughter to Robertson of
Calvine, and had by her (says this Author) Ferqr beg. Of John,
the second brother are descended (says he) the Farqrs of Gel-
mores Croft; and of Gilinores-croft, Ferqr of Munzie, who only
by contracting the word are called Ferquhars. Of Finlay the
youngest brother (says this scribbler) are come the Finlayes
and M‘Eunlayes in Argyleshire, Glenprossen, etc. Farquhar
hade moreover two naturall sones, William and John, of
whom are come the Riachs, M‘Roicks, Greasichs, and severall
calling themselves Couts. There are likewise many Farquhar-
sons who retaining the name only in the Irish dialect are
called M‘Erqrs.”
There was till Finlay more’s time, no Farquhar but one
viz: he that fled to Marr, then and to this day called Farquhar-
beg-nan-gatt, and as for John Finlay and the two bastards
mentioned in this paragi'aph, they are of a piece with the
former, all sham and figment, the mere offspring of this scrib¬
bler’s brain, contryved on purpose to make some sort of title
to the Farquhars of Gilmorescroft, who (as is well known) were
a standing family or there was a Shaw in Rothemurchus;
consequently much elder then their Farquhar. And as to the
Riachs, Greasichs, M‘Roicks etc., and such other tag and rag
as are here brought in to help make a clann for him, he may
enjoy them peaceably without danger of a co-rival.