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Testament of Sir John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair
CC8/8/83 p.393

 John Dalrymple, first Earl of Stair CC8/8/83 [p.393] [In margin] John Earle of Stair 28 August 1707 Edinburgh 21 May 1708 First Eik Made here In As Follows To Witt the Summa of jm jC ij £[i]b[ra] vj ß[olidus] 8 d[enarius] Scots the bygone @rents of the prin[cipa]ll Summ of iiijm vC £ Scots from Lambas 1702 to the 8 January 1707 –afterme[ntione]d in a bond granted by the deceased W[illia]m Mcdougall of Garthland as principall Wm Stuart of Castlesteuart & James Agnon of Lochnaw & S[i]r James Dunbarr of Mochrum Con[joint]llie & Se[vera]llie to James Hamilton elder to be asignet his heirs & Assigneys / Secludeing exe[cuto]rs/ dated the 10 Nov[emb]er 1684 years And in ane Assignation granted by the said James Hamilton to Archibald Primrose of Dalmenny dated the 9th January 1686 years And In ane bond of Corroboration of the foresaid bond and Assignation granted by said [main text] The testament Dative and Inventary of the Debts and Summs of money belonging and adebted to umq[uhi]le John Earle of Stair & c[etera] the time of his Deceiss who Decesassed within the city of Ed[inbu]r[gh] in the moneth of jm vjC and vij [one thousand seven hundred and seven] years Faithfully made and given up be Elizabeth Countess of Stair only Exe[cut]rix Dative qua relict Decerned to the said Deceased John Earle of Stair her husband By Decreet of the Commissars of Edinburgh as the samen of the date the xx day of august jm vijC and vij years in itself proports In the First there was adebted and resting owing to the said umqle John Earle of Stair the time of his Deceis for[e]said By the persons following the summs of money underwrytten vi[delicet]z By Hugh Earle of Loudon David Earle of Glasgow and George Ross Galstoun the summ of vjm merks Scotts money of prin[cipa]ll with iiijC l £ money forsaid as the @ rent thereof from candlemiss jm vijC and 6 to candlemiss jm vijC and vij years granted be them to the said defunct dated the xiiij day of february jm vijC and 6 years Item by umquhill William Gordon of Culvenan the summe of xjC merks Scotts money of principall with the summ of lxxij £ vij ß 4 d money forsaid as the @ rent thereof form the terme of whitsonday jm vijC and 6 years to the said terme of candlemiss jm vijC and vij years Together also with ijC merks of pennalty contained in a bond granted be the said umqle William Gordon of Culvenan to David Kennedy in Carsireugh dated the xv day of may jm vjC lxxxxvij years and in ane assignatione of the same by the said David Kennedy to the said Deceased Viscount of Stair dated the xxj day of September jm vjC lxxxxvij years Item by Sir James Dunbar of Mochrum the summ of xvC merks Scotts money of principall with ijC lxxvij £ ij ß Scotts as the @ rent thereof from the xxix day of January jm vijC and two years to the s[ai]d terme of candlemis jm vijC and vij years Conforme to a bond containing three hundreth merks of pennalty granted be him to the defunct dated [p.394] [in margin] sd deceased John Lord Balany and John Master of Balgany Con[joint]llie & Se[ver]allie to the said Archibald Primrose of the dait the First of March 1687 years And in ane Translation granted by the said Archibald Primrose to & In favours of Andrew Myrtoun Mer[chan]t & Late Threasourer of E[dinbu]r[gh] dated the 15 June 1697 And Also Contained in ane Disposition by the said Andrew Myretoun to the said umqle John Earle of Stair herein designed John Viscount of Stair his heirs or Assigneys /Secluding exe[cuto]rs/ dated the 21 Jully 1697 years & Extending the foresaid summ granted in this present Eik to the said summ of jm jC ij £ vj ß viij d Scots money And Wm Give Comitt[e]d & Cau[tione]d Sir James Dalrympell of Killoch Barronet one of the principall Clerks of Sessione As ane act Made there anent Bears [main text] the xxix day of January jm vjC lxxxxvij years Item more by the said Sir James Dunbarr the summ of xij £ Sterl[ing] Extending to jC xliiij £ Scots money of principall with the summ of lxxv £ xv ß v d Scots as the @ rent thereof form the xxix day of Jully jm vjC lxxxxvij to the said terme of candlemas jm vijC and vij years By tickett containing iij £ Sterl[ing] of pennalty granted by him to the defunct dated the said xxix day of July jm vjC lxxxxvij years Item be George Dundas of that ilk the summ of jm £ Scotts money of principall with the summ of xlj £ money forsaid as the @ rent thereof from the said terme of whitsonday jm vijC and vj years to the said terme of candlemas jm vijC and vij years Together with ijC £ Scotts of pennalty contained in a bond granted by the said George Dundas of that ilk with consent of his tutors to the said Deceased Earle of Stair dated the iiij day of June jm vijC and vj years Item the said defunct having sub[criptions] on the book of the Company of Scottland trading to affrica and the indies for the summ of jm £ Sterl[ing] money to the Joynt stock and capitall fund of the said company their is Due to the said defunct and now payable by the Commissioners named by her majestie for manageing and Disposseing of the equivalent the summ of vC xxxv £ xij ß ij d and on sixth pairt pence Sterl[ing] as the inoeties payed by the defunct and @ rent thereof at 8 per cento from the Respective times he advanced the said inoeties untill the 1st day of may jm vijC and vij years Extending in Scots money to the summ of vjm iiijC xxvij £ vj ß ij d Item their is Due to the said umqle John Earle of Stair for his goeing In se[ver]al times to London upon the treatie of the union the summ of jm vC £ Sterling Extending in Scotts money to the summ of xviijm £ which is also Due and payable with proper class by the Commissioners named be her majestie for manageing and Disposeing of the equivalent Summa of the Debts oweing to the Dead ___ xxxijm ijC xxij £ iij ß vij d Dir James Elphinston & understanding & We Decernit & whereupon Sir Hugh Dalrumple of North berwick barronet Lord president of the Sessione became cautioner as ane act made thereanent bears