The Testament Dative and Inventory of Duncan Robertson in Mualich-more, 1752

Duncan Robertson – The Testament Dative and Inventory of the debts and sums of money which pertained and was resting to umquhile (deceased) Duncan Robertson, sometime in Mualich-beg, thereafter in Mualich-more, (at) the time of his decease which was in the month of (blank) 175... years, truely made and given up by John Campbell in Rinmore of Strathgroy, executor dative qua creditor, decerned to the said defunct by the Commissariot of Dunkeld upon the day and date of these presents and that in payment to the said executor of nineteen pounds ten shillings Scots, expended by him on the defunct's funeral. In payment also to him of one hundred and thirty two pounds ten shillings Scots principal contained in a bill dated the 29th day of October 1747 years, drawn by him upon and accepted by the defunct therein designed in Carndeishall (Carndeassail) and Alexander Campbell in Lettoch, conjunctly and severally, payable the eleventh day of November thereafter, protested for non-payment and the instrument of protest inserted and registered in the said Commissary, his Court Books, and his decreet interponed thereto upon the 11th February 1748. In payment to him of twenty one pounds Scots money contained in another bill drawn by him upon and accepted by the defunct dated the eighth day of January 1752, payable at Martinmass last and of the annual rents (interest) due said several bills since the re..iele terms of payment. And lastly in payment to him of the expenses of this present confirmation as the decreet dative following on an edict duly executed and endorsed, in itself more fully bears:

Imprimis (Firstly), there is given up, resting to the said defunct the time foresaid of his decease, the sum of three hundred merks Scots principal contained in a bill drawn by defunct upon and accepted by Donald Robertson in Kincraigie, dated the first day of April 1751 years, payable at Martinmass thereafter. Item, the annual rent thereof since the foresaid term of payment.

Summa Inventary.

This testament was confirmed at Dunkeld, the nineteenth day of December 1752 years by James Bisset, Commissary, and James Campbell, maltman in Dunkeld, became cautioner for the executor.

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