Source:Antiquarian notes (LXXVI)

"LXXVI. Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Part Second." Antiquarian notes, papers regarding the Highlands (2nd edition)

LXXVI. RENTAL OF THE BISHOPRIC OF ROSS, 1695. Part Second. (D.)

After the Reformation, the Bishops had a constant struggle to preserve their properties, and often found it necessary to purchase allies among the Barons, by the grant of lands.

Early in the seventeenth century the Bishops of Ross were much pressed by the family of Seaforth, The latter spreading themselves over Ross, from their original seat on the western coast, came as far as Fortrose, even to the very Ness of Chanonry, with right of ferry. In the neighbourhood of Fortrose the Seaforths held the greater part of the land — Colin, first Earl of Seaforth, in particular, receiving numerous charters of lands in and about Fortrose. So many families sprang from the main stock, especially the younger brothers of Kenneth, first Lord Kintail, who were all provided with good estates, that it became absolutely necessary to do some- thing ; hence those desperate exertions which ultimated in the- possession of the Lews by the Seaforths — a dark business, but very partially atoned for by the erection of the expiatory chapels.

In last paper the money rental was given, and on the present occasion will be found the names of the vassals who paid, partly in money and partly in wedders, as also the value of the Precincts, the meal rental, and part of the barley rental. The concluding portion of the rental, which has attached the money value of mart, mutton, capon, poultry, egg, boll, and load of peats, will be given in next paper.

There are very few decreets of locality of ministers' stipends in Scotland which do not partly comprehend barley. The victual stipends are now almost universally converted into money at the fiars' prices, and paid in cash by the heritor ; and this is done from convenience. A highly important ques- tion, however, might arise in this way. At the time stipends were first allocated, there was no such thing known in Scotland as barley. The growth then was bear, sometimes spelt here, sometimes bigg, and the original allocation of stipend was bear, which was very inferior to barley. It is thus more than doubtful if ministers are correct in charging their stipends on the fiars for the best barley, as they invariably do, seeing that, in the north especially, bear is still grown and occasionally priced at the fiars' courts. The same remarks apply, though in a more restricted manner, to oatmeal. Many of the finer classes of meal were utterly unknown in Scotland two hundred years ago.

Of the fifty-four heritors who paid money rents at the time the rental was made up, the descendants of only fourteen now retain their properties.

Follows the second portion of the rental of the Bishopric of Ross : —

Follows the Teynd money and pryce of Teynd wedders not already sett down —

Delny — Mr John Bayne of Delny pays for Arboll one teind wedder and 21s teind money	Scots £2	11	9
Ross — David Ross M'Hutcheon pays for a quarter of MidGeanies, 7s and 6d teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde	1	17	6
Ross — Mr Arthure and Aldie pay for the one-half of Wester-Greanies 14s teind money, and 2 teind wedders or 3 pound inde-	3	14	0
Davidson — John Davidson pays for the half of Meikle Rannie 12s teind money, and two teind wedders or 3 lib mde	3	12	0
Pope — Gilbert Pope pays for a quarter of Meikle Rannie 8s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde	1	16	0
Denoon — Norman Denoon pays for a quarter of Meikle Rannie 6s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde	1	16	0
Mackenzie — Mr Kenneth Mackenzie pays for three-quarters of Little Rannie 12s teind money, and a teind wedder and one-half or 45s inde	2	17	0
Little Rannie — The other quarter of Little Rannie pays 4s teind money, and half a teind wedder or 15s inde	0	19	0
Balnagoar — The quarter of Little Allan, called Balnagoar, 5s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde	1	15	0
Catboll — Catboll Fisher pays 18s teind money, and two teind wedders or 3 lib	3	18	0
Mulderg and Torridon — Mulderg, Torridon, and Fearn pays of teind money	1	2	0
Meikle Allan — A quarter of Meikle Allan, now pertaining to John Monro, pays 12s 6d teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde	2	1	6
Foulis — Three-quarters of Meikle Allan, now pertaining to Donald and Rory Foulises, pays 34s 6d teind money, and three teind wedders or 4 lib, 10s inde	6	4	6
Maculloch — Mr James Maculloch pays for a quarter of Little Allan, sometime pertaining to Andrew Maculloch, and Little Tarrel 5s 6d teind money, and half a teind wedder or 15s, and it is said he possesses an oxgate of Eysland, which pays 2s teind money and a quarter teind wedder or 7c 6d inde	1	10	0
Ross — Mr Hugh Ross pays for a quarter of Eysland 4s teind money, and a teind wedder or 30s inde	1	14	0
Stronach — John Stronach pays for an oxgate of Little Allan 2s teind money, and a quarter teind wedder or 7s 6d inde	0	9	6
Easter and Wester Rarichies and Culis — Easter and Wester Rarichies and Culis by the rental book pays 8 teind wedders or 12 pound, and 7 lib teind money, but the heritors contravert it, and do not pay it	19	0	0
Meikle Kindeace — Meikle Kindeace by the rental book pays 26s teind money, and four teind wedders or six pound, but the heritor contraverts it, and does not pay them, inde	7	6	0
Little Kindeace — Little Kindeace pays 7s teind money, and four teind wedders, inde	6	17	0
Summa of the haill is	£2740	16	3

Money Rent of the Precinct which is intromitted with and uplifted by the Bishop himself and his Lady

The house possessed by John Brown pays	Scots £4	13	4
Donald Clark by tack pays for his house	4	13	4
Donald Young's house by tack pays	1	13	4
William Grant's house by tack pays	1	13	4
George Taylor pays	1	13	4
Kenneth Rattray's relict pays by tack	2	0	0
M'Candie pays for his farm and corn-yard	0	0	0
The Wardes bevvest St Bonifaces Well, pays, and this by and attour the house Walter Paterson possesses	26	13	4
	Scots £43	0	0

Meal of the Bishopric of Ross, attour victual which is ordinarily paid in bear, and to be set down in the bear rental

	Bls.	fir.	pks
Kinbeachie — Kinbeachie and Milne thereof by the rental book pays 24 bolls rental, and paid in meal	24	0	0
Mackenzie — Alexander Mackenzie of Belmaduthy pays for Easter Culbo four bolls bear, and paid in meal	4	0	0
Morvich — Morvich Milne pays	8	0	0
Kindeace — The mill of Kindeace pays	12	0	0
Pitykelen— The mill of Pitykelen pays	12	0	0
Cullicudden— The lands of Cullicudden by the rental book pays 24 bolls victual, and paid in meal	24	0	0
Little Fearns — Little Fearns by the rental book pays 16 bolls victual, and paid in meal	16	0	0
Vddoll— Udale by the rental book pays 8 bolls victual, and paid in meal	8	0	0
Number is ... ... ... bolls	108	0	0

Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear.

	Bls.	fir.	pks
Kincardie — John Miller pays for Kincurdie	4	0	0
Paterson — Mr George Paterson of Seafield pays for the miln of Tarbat and teinds of his lands	12	0	0
Balnagown — Balnagown pays for the miln of Kincardine	12	0	0
Tarbat — Tarbat pays for the teinds of Easter Tarbat, Easter Aird, and Meikle Tarrell	54	0	0
Tarbat — Tarbat pays for Inverbreakies Geanies	11	1	0
Tarbat — Tarbat pays for Lochslin	12	0	0
Delny — Mr John Bayne of Delny pays for his two-thirds of Arboll	21	0	0
Ross — Alexander Ross of Tarrell pays for Little Tarrell	9	0	0
Ross — David Ross M'Hutcheon pays for his quarter of Geanies 7 bolls, attour half a boll the minister hath	7	0	0
Mey — The Lady Mey pays for a quarter of Mid-Geanies, Catboll, and Little Kilmuir	40	3	1
Little Rannie — The quarter of Little Rannie, life-rented by the Lady Mey, pays	4	0	0
Little Miltoune — Little Miltoune pays	3	0	0
Ross — Mr Hugh Ross pays for Ballamuckie, and a quarter of the Drum of Fearn	18	0	0
Ross — David Ross, Nottar, pays for a quarter of the Drums of Fearn, sometime pertaining to Alex. Forester	6	0	0
Catboll — The lands of Catboll Fisher pays	18	0	0
Forrester — John Forrester of Culnald pays for Tullich 4 bolls, for Culnald and Torran 24 bolls, and for the lands of Annat 8 bolls inde	36	0	0

(To be continued.)

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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Delny — Mr John Bayne of Delny pays for Arboll one teind wedder and 21s teind money… £2 11 9 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Ross — David Ross M'Hutcheon pays for a quarter of MidGeanies, 7s and 6d teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde… £1 17 6 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Ross — Mr Arthure and Aldie pay for the one-half of Wester-Greanies 14s teind money, and 2 teind wedders or 3 pound inde-… £3 14 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Davidson — John Davidson pays for the half of Meikle Rannie 12s teind money, and two teind wedders or 3 lib mde… £3 12 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Pope — Gilbert Pope pays for a quarter of Meikle Rannie 8s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde… £1 16 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Denoon — Norman Denoon pays for a quarter of Meikle Rannie 6s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde… £1 16 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Mackenzie — Mr Kenneth Mackenzie pays for three-quarters of Little Rannie 12s teind money, and a teind wedder and one-half or 45s inde… £2 17 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Little Rannie — The other quarter of Little Rannie pays 4s teind money, and half a teind wedder or 15s inde… £0 19 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Balnagoar — The quarter of Little Allan, called Balnagoar, 5s teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde… £1 15 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Catboll — Catboll Fisher pays 18s teind money, and two teind wedders or 3 lib… £3 18 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Mulderg and Torridon — Mulderg, Torridon, and Fearn pays of teind money… £1 2 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Meikle Allan — A quarter of Meikle Allan, now pertaining to John Monro, pays 12s 6d teind money, and one teind wedder or 30s inde… £2 1 6 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Foulis — Three-quarters of Meikle Allan, now pertaining to Donald and Rory Foulises, pays 34s 6d teind money, and three teind wedders or 4 lib, 10s inde… £6 4 6 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Maculloch — Mr James Maculloch pays for a quarter of Little Allan, sometime pertaining to Andrew Maculloch, and Little Tarrel 5s 6d teind money, and half a teind wedder or 15s, and it is said he possesses an oxgate
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Ross — Mr Hugh Ross pays for a quarter of Eysland 4s teind money, and a teind wedder or 30s inde… £1 14 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Stronach — John Stronach pays for an oxgate of Little Allan 2s teind money, and a quarter teind wedder or 7s 6d inde… £0 9 6 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Easter and Wester Rarichies and Culis — Easter and Wester Rarichies and Culis by the rental book pays 8 teind wedders or 12 pound, and 7 lib teind money, but the heritors contravert it, and do not pay it… £19 0 0 Sc
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Meikle Kindeace — Meikle Kindeace by the rental book pays 26s teind money, and four teind wedders or six pound, but the heritor contraverts it, and does not pay them, inde… £7 6 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Rental of the Bishopric of Ross. Little Kindeace — Little Kindeace pays 7s teind money, and four teind wedders, inde… £6 17 0 Scots
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• 1695 - Meal of the Bishopric of Ross, attour victual which is ordinarily paid in bear, and to be set down in the bear rental. Kindeace — The mill of Kindeace pays 12 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
  <ref name="Antiquarian notes p. 273" />
• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Paterson — Mr George Paterson of Seafield pays for the miln of Tarbat and teinds of his lands 12 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Balnagown — Balnagown pays for the miln of Kincardine 12 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Tarbat — Tarbat pays for the teinds of Easter Tarbat, Easter Aird, and Meikle Tarrell 54 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Tarbat — Tarbat pays for Inverbreakies Geanies 11 Bls. 1 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Tarbat — Tarbat pays for Lochslin 12 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Delny — Mr John Bayne of Delny pays for his two-thirds of Arboll 21 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
  <ref name="Antiquarian notes p. 273" />
• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Ross — Alexander Ross of Tarrell pays for Little Tarrell 9 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Ross — David Ross M'Hutcheon pays for his quarter of Geanies 7 bolls, attour half a boll the minister hath 7 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Mey — The Lady Mey pays for a quarter of Mid-Geanies, Catboll, and Little Kilmuir 40 Bls. 3 fir. 1 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Little Rannie — The quarter of Little Rannie, life-rented by the Lady Mey, pays 4 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
  <ref name="Antiquarian notes p. 273" />
• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Ross — Mr Hugh Ross pays for Ballamuckie, and a quarter of the Drum of Fearn 18 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
  <ref name="Antiquarian notes p. 273" />
• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Ross — David Ross, Nottar, pays for a quarter of the Drums of Fearn, sometime pertaining to Alex. Forester 6 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Catboll — The lands of Catboll Fisher pays 18 Bls. 0 fir. 0 pks
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• 1695 - Bear rent of the Bishopric of Ross, which includes the victual and meal ordinarily paid in bear. Forrester — John Forrester of Culnald pays for Tullich 4 bolls, for Culnald and Torran 24 bolls, and for the lands of Annat 8 bolls inde 36 Bls. 0 fir.
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• Fraser-Mackintosh, Charles; Macdonald, Kenneth (1913). Antiquarian notes: A series of papers regarding families and places in the Highlands (2nd ed.). Stirling: E. Mackay. OCLC 858597339.