Transcription of the
Testament of Dugald MacFarlane of Aucharossan
The Testament Dative
and
Inventary
of the
debts and sums of
money which belonged and were addebted
resting and owing to the deceased Dugald MacFarlane of Aucharossan
at
the time of
his decease which
was in the month of .....One
thousand seven hundred and ..... Faithfully made
and given up
by Andrew MacFarlane son and
Executor dative qua nearest in him decerned to the
said defiant Conform to decreed dative of the Commissary
substitute of Argyll
bearing date the ninth day of December One thousand seven hundred and eighty five years
Inventary
There was justly
addebtes resting and
owing to the defunct at
the time of his
decease the sum
of Two pounds twelve
shillings sterling being
part of a
greater debt due to
the
said defunct by
the deceased George
MacFarlane sometime drover
in Ardvorlich thereafter
in Lorne
and for which
sum the said
defuncts Representatives were ranked in a
process of multiple poinding at the instance of Cornelius Elliot writer
to the signet Against the said George MacFarlanes Representatives and creditors conform to
Interlocular of the lord ordinary dated the twenty eight day of February One
thousand seven hundred and eighty three
years.
Summa
Fatet
I Lachlan Campbell Commissary
substitute of the Commissariat
of Argyll understanding that
after due summoning
and lawfull warning
made by public
form of Edict openly as officers
of the Executors testamentors spouse Bairns if any be and intramitters
with the goods and give
of the said unquhil
Dugald MacFarlane and
all others having
or pretending to
have interest in
the said matter
to have compeared
before the Commissary
of the said Commissariat his
depute or substitute
judicially on a certain
day now bygone
to have answered
at the instance
of the said Andrew
MacFarlane to have heard and seen circulars dative qua
nearest in him deceived given in admitted and
confirmed to the said defunct and in and to all and sundry
goods gear Corns Cattle
gold
silver coins and
uncoined debts sums
of money and others whatsoever which
portained
and were addebled
to the said defunct
at the time of
his decease or
else to have
alledged a reasonable
cause in the contrary with Certification as esserted I decerned there until
as
my decree dative
at the date
abovewritten bears Conform where ante
Fin our sovereign
Lords name and
authority and mine
make constitute ordain and
confirm the said Andrew
MacFarlane in only
executor dative qua
nearest of him
to the said deceased Dugald
MacFarlane his father
and in and to
the debts and sums
of money contained
in the foregoing
Inventary With power to
him to ask crave intramitt
with and uplift
the same And generally
every other thing
there anent to
do use and excrue which to
the office of
Executor in the
like cases by
the law and
custom of Scotland is
sovereign to appertain
Providing always that
the said Andrew
MacFarlane under just
compt reckoning and
payment of his intromissions therein
when and where
the same shall
be legally required
Where upon and
that the debts contained
in the said
Inventary shall be
free and forthcoming
to all parties
having interest as
law will George
MacFarlane in Auchachrossan
----------- has became Cautioner
as a Bond
of Caution given in there
anent bears In
Testimony where of
these present are
subscribed by me
and the Clerk
of Court At Inverary the forth
day of April One
thousand seven hundred
and eighty six
years
Lach Campbell
co sub
Edw, Hall, D
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