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sold) were valued by Decree of the Lords t;l Council and 

 Session on 22nd November, 1769, at the sum of ^i^ 9s 7i\d 

 per annum, and were surrendered to the Minister of Holy- 

 wood in satisfaction of his yearly claim for stipend. In terms 

 of the final locality issued in the last augmentation process, 

 this cumulo sum is allocated upon the several properties to 

 which it applied in the following- proportions : — 



Upon the property of Cowhill Tower and Over 



Killylung ... ^^5 10 2 



Upon Gleng-ower ... ... ... ... ... i 15 5' ' 



Upon Muirside ... ... ... ... ... 31^ 6 



Upon Druidpark ... ... ... ... ... o 12 8|^ 



Upon Moss-side and Birkhall ... ... ... 2 7 1 



Upon the farm of Abbey ... ... ... ... i 10 8 



^15 9 7i% 

 From what has been said it w ill be seen that the property 

 of Cowhill Tower is practically freehold, being" held direct of 

 the Crown for an annual feu duty of 14s 4d, payable to the 

 successor of the Lord of Erection, that no further casualty or 

 fine can be claimed by the Crown during the lifetime of the 

 present proprietor, that the old Land Tax has been redeemed, 

 and that apart from rates and taxes (Property Tax, County 

 Council and Parish Rates, and Fishery Assessment) the only 

 charges upon the property are the claim for Minister's 

 Stipend which is fixed at ;£r5 10s 2d per annum, and the 

 ecclesiastical assessments imposed from time to time by the 

 Heritors. 



In terms of the Act of Convention dated 13th January, 

 1667, the Commissioners of Supply made a revaluation in that 

 year of all the lands in the county, fixing what in their opinion 

 was the value at that time of each separate possession, and 

 this revaluation contained under the Parish of Holywood the 

 following items classed as a whole, the description of each 

 being that appearing in the .-Vncient Valuation settled in the 

 reign of Alexander III. : — 



The Four Pound half merkland of the Maynes of Cowhill, 

 The twa halfe merkland of Kiliieluny;', The three merk- 



