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designed as Ludovick Colquhoun of Luss in 1733. He 

 succeeded to the Grant estates in 1747, and was afterwards 

 designed Sir Ludovick Grant of Grant. 



I now come to the rental of the lands and barony of 

 Culbin when sold to Ludovick Colquhoun in 1733. I have 

 seen the conditions of the roup. This document occupies 

 twelve pages of foolscap paper, and shows the names of the 

 farms and crofts, the names of the tenants, and the rent 

 paid by each. The gross rental is given as follows : — 



Nine bolls of bear meal. 



One boll two firlots flour. 



One hundred bolls and three firlots bear. 



Twenty-seven pounds eighteen shillings money. 



Forty-one heers of yarn. 



Thirty-one capons. 



Twenty-eight hens. 



Sis poultry. 



Eighty-five loads of peats. 



After deducting the minister of Dyke's stipend and certain 

 feu-duty, the neat rental is given. Then follows a scheme 

 of the rental — 



To the neat money rent — Twenty-two pounds two shillings eight pennies 

 Scots money. 



To nine bolls bear meal, at four pound per boll — Thirty-sis pound. 



To one boll two firlots flour, at ten merks per boll — Ten pound money. 



To eighty-three bolls three firlots two lippies bear at five pound per boll is 

 four hundred and seventeen pound thirteen shillings and two pennies money. 



To forty-one heers of yarn, at one shilling per heer — Two pound one 

 shilling. 



To eighty-five loads of peats, at one shilling and six pennies per load — Sis 

 pound seven shillings and six pennies. 



Annual neat produce in money — Four hundred and ninety-four pouud 

 four shillings and four pennies Scots money, which, at twenty-two years' 

 purchase, amounts to ten thousand eight hundred and seventy-two pound 

 fifteen shillings and four pennies money forsaid. 



I have only now to refer to the old course of the river 

 Findhorn, which we have a favourable opportunity of 

 seeing from our present position (a well lying between the 

 Shelly Hillock and the Buckie Loch). It may be interest- 

 ing to know that the river at one time entered the sea at 



