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their warrants. That he was present at the first part of the ejec- 

 tions ; but after they had ejected from a few houses, and had un- 

 roofed these, the tenants of the others in the neighbourhood yielded 

 obedience to the warrant, and removed of themselves. That it was 

 impossible for the declarant to remain always with the officers ; but his 

 directions were, that they should eject from the houses where the 

 inhabitants were not yielding obedience to the decreets only, or were 

 making an appearance of removing, in order to put off the time, and 

 weary out the declarant and the party. Interrogated, If the declarant's 

 orders to the officers and party, also, were not to throw down the 

 couples and timber of the different dwelling-houses, barns, kilns, and 

 sheep-cots, at the respective places before mentioned ? Declares, That 

 the declarant directed the officers (where the tenants did not obey the 

 decreets by removing of themselves, as they ought to have done), to 

 remove the tenant's property and effects from the premises ; and there- 

 after unroof the huts, to prevent them from retaking possession after the 

 declarant should leave that part of the country ; but although by law 

 and the force of the warrants, he considered himself entitled to remove 

 from, and take possession, as entering tenant, of all the houses or huts 

 at the term of Whitsunday, he left the removed tenants in possession of a 

 barn each, as he believes, for every seven acres of arable land under crop ; 

 and as already mentioned, he made them a present of all the timber of 

 the houses, excepting Rhiloisk House, one turf hut on Ravigill, one on 

 Rhimsdale, and the tinker's on Badyloskin, before mentioned. Inter- 

 rogated, If the declarant remembers to have seen any of his party, or his 

 shepherd, John Dryden, forcibly carry away from the house of a Barbara 

 M 'Kay, at Ravigill, the door of her dwelling-house, with lock, hinges, 

 and door posts ? Declares, That he has no recollection of any such 

 circumstance, nor did he see any locks or hinges, unless some made of 

 wood among the huts. All which he declares to be truth. 



The Advocate- Depute here declared the proof for the prosecution 

 concluded. 



