In this poser, taken from an eik in the Edinburgh Commissary Court records, 1697, why there was a need for an eik in this case.

Answer: The eik was necessary because a debt of 20 merks (plus interest) owed by John Monro of Fyrish to the deceased David Hugh Ross, had come to the attention of the executors after the original testament had been confirmed.

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xxiij of November jajvj c~ and Ninty Seven
Testament Dative Hugh Ross
First Eik made hereto as Follow Ratified etc: The saids John &
Christian Rosses (as the only surviving exe[cuto]rs now on life)
In only Exe[cuto]rs Datives Qua nearest in kin to the s[ai]d Umq[uhi]ll Hugh
Ross their Brother German & in and to the Debt & Sum of money
underwritten That was due & addebted to the s[ai]d Defunct the time fores[ai]d
of his Decease Omitted out of his Confirmed Testament Dative a[s] spec[cifie]d
& since the Confirmation th[ere]of come to the s[ai]d Exe[cuto]rs their knowledge To will
By John Monro of Fyrish the Sum of Jc~Lx Lib merks Scots money prin[cipa]ll per
Bond Granted by him to Hugh Monro Son to George Munro in Alness
bearing a[nnual]rent xx merks for ilk term of two terms failzie dated the
xxviij day of September jaj vj c~ & eighty six years & whereunto the Defunct
had right by assignation th[ere]to be the s[ai]d Hugh Monro to the Defunct of date the
xi day of October jaj vj c~ & eighty Seven Item the sum of viij Lib~ iij S~ iiij d~ Scots
money as the bygone a[nnual] rents for the s[ai]d prin[cipa]ll Sum due proceeding the s[ai]d Defunct his
Decease Extending both to the Sum of jc~ xiiij Lib~ xvj S~ viiij d~ money fores[ai]d
And we Give & Comitt the Intromission th[ere]with to the s[ai]d Jean & Christian Rosses
as the only Surviveing exe[cuto]rs now on life Exe[cuto]rs fores[ai]d with fill power etc
Cau[tione]r William Ross of Shandwick wryter in Edinburgh
Dated the Second day of Aprill 1726 years

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