THE BASS ROCK 251 



expenses, from 1764 to 1767, with a statement or schedule 

 of the produce of the Bass. 



Rent of the Basse. 



£ s. d 

 Rent to Sir Hugh Dahymple,* Baronet, 

 the proprietor, 840 merks, or . . . . "f"46 13 4 



To the chmber, 100 merks, or . . , . 5 11 1^ 



To seven men employed in catching the 

 fowls, 16£ Scots each, or .. .. .. 9 6 8 



To the carrier, thirty-six times to 

 Edinburgh, 2s. sterling each time .. .. 3 12 



65 3 li 



Produce of the Bass. 



£ s. d. 



They take the Solan Geese thirty-six 

 times in the season, and at a medium 

 thirty-six every time [1296 Geese] ; which 

 at Is. 8d. sterling each, is .. .. .. 108 



Sheep's grass .. .. .. .. 500 



Ten Scots gallons of oil, drawn from the 

 fat of the fowls, at 8d. sterling each pint. . 2 13 5 



Ten stone weight of feathers, at 10s. 

 sterling per stone . . . . . . . . 5 



120 13 5 



Erom these accounts the young Gannets seem to have 

 been collected four days a week at least, in order that 

 the Edinburgh market should have a constant supply 



* The Dalrymples oljtained a grant of the Bass in 170G. 

 t The rent charged for the Bass in 1707 is higher than the rent of 

 Ailsa Craig in 1772 (.see p. 82). 



