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turn out, of his bed and dwelling, in Garvault aforesaid, 

 Donald Monro, a young lad, who lay sick in bed at the 

 time. AND FURTHER, you the said Patrick Sellar did, 

 time aforesaid, wickedly and maliciously set on fire, burn, 

 pull down, and demolish, or cause and procure your assist- 

 ants aforesaid to set on fire, burn, pull down, and demolish, 

 a great number of the dwelling-houses, barns, kilns, mills, 

 and other buildings, lawfully occupied by the tenants and 

 other inhabitants in the said district of country; and in 

 particular, the houses,, barns, kilns, mills, lawfully occupied 

 by the above-mentioned William Gordon, James M'Kay, 

 Hugh Grant, in Rhiloisk aforesaid, and John Gordon in 

 Rhimsdale aforesaid ; As also, the barns and kilns in Rhi- 

 phail aforesaid, lawfully occupied by Alexander Manson, 

 John M'Kay, and others, then tenants or residenters there; 

 the barns and kilns in Ravigill aforesaid, lawfully occupied by 

 John M'Kay, Murdo M'Kay, and others, then tenants there; 

 and the barns- and kilns, in. Garvault aforesaid, lawfully 

 occupied by William Nicol and John Monro, then tenants 

 there : As also, the house and barn in Ravigill aforesaid, 

 lawfully occupied by Barbara M'Kay, an infirm old 

 widow, nearly fourscore years of age, and who was 

 obliged to sell three of her five cattle at an under value, 

 in order to support herself, her crop being destroyed 

 from the want of her barn : As also, the greater part of the 

 houses, barns, kilns, mills, and other buildings in the whole 

 district of country above mentioned, was, time aforesaid, 

 maliciously set on fire, burnt, pulled down, and demolished, 

 by you, the said Patrick Sellar, or by your assistance, or by 

 your orders, whereby the inhabitants and lawful occupiers 

 thereof were turned out, without cover or shelter ; and the 

 greater part of their different crops was lost and destroyed 

 from want of the usual and necessary accommodation for 



