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cepts of ejection against the tenants of every place in Strathnaver. 

 That the declarant does not at present recollect if the name of William 

 Chisholm was in the precept or not ; but if it was not, then the names 

 of the principal tenants of the grounds were ; and to the best of the 

 declarant's recollection, it is a pendicle of Rhiloisk, on the wadset 

 of Langdale ; and all the tenants on the wadset were regularly warned 

 out, and their names contained in the precepts before declared to. 

 Interrogated, Whether the declarant had any conversation with 

 Chisholm at the Mission-house of Farr, called Achness, in presence of 

 Mr. Gordon of Langdale, and Mr. Gordon of Bracachy, upon the 

 Sunday immediately preceding the day on which the declarant went to 

 Chisholm's house ? Declares, That the declarant attended a Divine 

 worship at the Mission-house of Achness, on a Sunday preceding the 

 ejection of Chisholm ; That he was in company with the Mr. Gordons 

 above alluded to ; and being informed among others, by them that 

 Chisholm was of bad repute, he asked them to point him out among 

 the people. That on his being pointed out, the declarant intimated to 

 him, that he was not to be allowed to remain on the declarant's farm ; 

 and that the officers would certainly throw him out if he did not 

 peaceably remove of his own accord ; but he does not recollect that the 

 Mr. Gordons were present when he made this intimation, although it is 

 very possible they might have been so. Interrogated, If the declarant 

 ordered the officers and party to demolish a mill at Rhimsdale, upon 

 the occasion before declared to ? Declares, That the declarant 

 did not know that there had been any mill at Rhimsdale ; there is little 

 or no corn land near it, as it lies in the middle of a very wide hill ; but 

 his directions to the officers were, that they should lawfully eject the 

 tenants ; and that after ejecting, they should remove the roof of every 

 house in Rhimsdale, excepting those occupied by the families wherein 

 sickness was mentioned to have been, and the barns necessary for the 

 harvesting of the little crop. Declares, That the declarant was not 

 present at the ejections at Rhimsdale, as he understands they happened 

 on the I4th or I5th day of June ; and the declarant was under the 

 necessity of leaving them on the I3th, as his duty called him to other 

 parts of the estate. Interrogated, If the declarant was along with the 

 officers and party at the towns of Garvault, Ravigill, Rhiphail, and 

 Rhiloisk, when the precepts of ejection were put in execution ? 

 Declares, That after repeated promises by the tenants, that they 

 would peaceably obey the Sheriff's decreet, and after they repeatedly 

 failed in implementing their promises, the declarant was under the 

 necessity, as already mentioned, of directing the officers to execute 



