feather bed and oyr furniture. . Large looking glass wt gilt muller.. Small wainscot table, broken. . weather glass out of order. . prints. . arm-chair. . small chair. In the Stript Room stript () cornises and feather bed () carved and gilded corniss ( ) Large mirrour with Japann muller.. Chimney glass-broken . . ffine picture at half length with gilded muller £188... Two pieces fine Tapestrie.. Wainscot table, Iron grate . . A Scripture [escritoire]... closs box. . . tongs bellows. . large

looking glass and table. In the Gallery :--9 pictures without frames and one with . . 4 Maps Africa Europe and America and Flanders. . 10 old maps and prints on pastboard.. eight oid pictures of the Scots Kings in bad case 3 large square looking glasses £60 A mirrour £48, 2 old cabinets a pair broken playing tables. . 8 old Chairs covered with blew stitched silk and old bigg resting chair ( ).... a wand cradle. . copper tea pot. . crimson velvet bed and haill furnitur . . Picture of Geo. Earle of Cromertie... picture made for Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Grandvile other pictures . 2 ovil sconces copper

plate pictures. . leather painted chimney peice. . 2 dozan lame plates and a posset can . . . large old picture of the figures of men and women old deak for a laidn horse. In the Ministers Room: --an old bed with very old hangers peuther pott. . 4 old chairs. [Other rooms were in missing pages.

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No. 355, 1731-32.-Account by William Ross, merchant, Fortrose, against the deceast John Earle of Cromertie and his executors. Among items are] one pound superfine bohea Tea at 14 sh., eight yards blue Calimanka at 2 sh. the yard, a pair fine gold knee band and buckles at £1 5s; To 2 ounce threed, half ounce silk and 14 yards buckram is 3s 1d... To 2 yards supperfine blew drabat at 15s 6d the yard. . To 18 fine coat buttons and 6 small do. at 2s 1d. To half ounce fine hair . . . . To 1 ounce reid threed half ounce hair, 2 drops silk all at 2 sh 3d. To cash paid for mending my Lords sword 3 sh. . . . To a ffirkin box dansick soap at 24 sh. . . To 30 yards red and white galloon at 3d per yard. To a quair fine gilded paper 2s 6d. ( ) ( ) fine christall decanters weighing 8 lb. at 1s 6d per lb. [No. 356, 1738.-] Inventory of the household furniture. David Ross of Kindeass made up by Mrs Grizell Forbes . relict. . . and Wm. Ross her eldest son and David Ross of Inverchasley his sole curator . . . Silver tankard. . 3 mutchkins. . 2 silver juggs. . 1 gills. . Kindeiss and lady's names cyphered. . 2 silver salts and dealling spoon marked D. F. and G. R. 12 silver spoons . . 6 ivory hafted knives and do. forks . . 6 brasill hafted do. . . 4 dozen peuter pleats. . 6 roast dishes [covers] 2 broath do. and 4 ashets. . flagons . . candlesticks. . In ye blew room .. Standing towed bed. . cain chairs. . looking glass 20

inches In the reid room [similar, but] press and 18 pair sheets. . dornick and damask napery. In closet. bed.. table. . In the New Hall, Punch Bowl and Spoon both Japannen. . Cristall decanters . . crewet . . wainscot folding tables. . 12 new fashioned chairs wt Russia leather bottoms. New Eight day Cloak Dunlops make, walnut tree case weather glass, 14 peices large Indian painting 4 mapps. a make of the Glob, map section of a first rate ship. Large house Bible wt mapps and copper plates Edit. 1708 and seall skinn cover. In the new bed room New-fashioned standing bed. . green stampit hingings . . 6 new ash Chairs wt Point d'Angle sewed backs and seats mirror. . Strictore [escritoire] wt drawers under sealls and Kindeass papers grate [&c.]. beds [&c.] In the laigh Dining Room :--firr folding tables square and oval . . 18 chairs. In the Lady's bed chamber Standing towed bed.. box bed. . longsadle bed. . . . a parrat weir cage. . Kitchen [as in others.] In the Children's room in the Girnell house. . beds [&c.] . . Brewhouse [as others] Garrets of the new house. . beds, chests, &c. [Sum of value of above] £861 Scots. Cattle &c. 30 oxen . . 3 stots . . 3 milk cows 13 horses all £616.

[No. 357, 1740.-] Inventory of Lady Novar's silver. . 12 spoons a dealling spoon. . Two dram piggs marked N. Three-luged cup mounted wt silver. . 8 tea spoons drainer, small tea tongs.

[No. 358, 1742.-] Inventory of the Lady Skibo's household furniture. . 12 silver spoons, dealling spoon 2 salt keepers 2 jugs server all £18, 2 presses, 4 chests of Drawers, 4 Looking glasses, 5 beds standing or box, and bedding, 1 house clock and Bible, 4 kane and 5 timber chairs, 8 tables, Tea-pot 9 cups 6 flats of Delph 3 flats, 1 cup, bowl of China, Gold watch chain, Scal, Diamond Ring, posset can, 1 basin and 3 pots earthenware, Aquavitae Stell pot, Balk broads and weights, Suit of blue velvet Sadle furniture wt silver lace and leather slips, Clogbags and demipick saddle, Ten firelocks, 5 chests, a small guilted chofer, Small cave wt 8 small otles with tin fizeing heads; Of Pewther-12 deep and 24 shallow plates, 2 broath and 2 rost dishes, 2 ashets 2 flagons 2 small spinning wheels, 6 dozen napkins and 9 table cloths of dornick, 15 napkins and 1 table cloth of damask, 2 Marking Irons G. G. and I. M. [Geo. Gray and Issobel Munro. Kitchen and brewhouse much as in previous. As the rooms are not given, the list is abridged by summing up Nos. of each article and omitting values. No. 359, 1751.-Assignation] . . . Me Hugh Ross of Braelangwell . . to make. Elizabeth Ross my spouse and Children

my cessioners and assigneys In all nine oxen two pleughes four harrows with iron nails five old garrons two rideing horses, 2 saddles, 4

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bridles, 20 milk cows, 15 yell cows, ane young bull. Item silver tanker and suggar box, two silver salts, a dozen silver spoons, dealling spoon and Brandie mugg, two tumblers lyned with silver, ane tortieshell dish with silver boull, silver snuffbox, pair of silver buckles, silver salver, Large gold ceoup, 100 sheep wadders and lambs, 24 goats Table cloaths twixt Laines and Dornwark 17, and servits 8 dozon, seven lining table cloaths 18 lining servits, Course Tablecloaths 6, hand touells 12, Servits 12; Sheets Holland 2 pair, lining 18; Codwars 4 holland, 9 lining; 37 pair of plaids 8 of blankets, 7 feather beds, 15 codds 12 pair bolsters. . one bed. . chaffe; 5 standing beds with courtains. . 2 looking glasses; 3 presses, one ffronted with war, 3 chists of drawers, a little cabnet. . 5 tables whereof 3 round; 42 cheirs 3 armed and one of wane [basket work] . . 6 Broth 10 rost Tinn plats; 44 Tinn Trinchers, flagon, 2 pint stoups, chapin stoup, tanker, salver. . washing basin . . mitchkine copper tanker, 2 ale copps set about with silver. 7 candlesticks 3 snuffers, 3 dressing-irons, Books, guns, pistoles, swords. . aquavitae stell, 2 masking vats . . Tea catle, pot, and 8 cups 16 dishes 3 lyme plates and 12 trenchers, 1 posates can, bowl, tanker, and porringer, glasswork decanter 1 wine glass 1 brandie glass, 2 saltfats and brandie-caves. [Kitchen, brewhouse, &c., as in others. Next is a remarkable inventory of a remarkable man :--F. No. 360, 1747.-] Testament qua creditor of Duncan Munro of Obsdale given up by Sir Harry Munro of Foulis, Bart. [nephew, who succeeded his father, Sir Robert, in 1746.]. . . . Two Diamond Rings. . £840 Scots, 3 gold mourning rings £18, Gold ring resembling a rubie and sleeve buttons each £10. . Gold Ring . . earrings sleeve buttons all with Bristol stone and value £30 12s . . Small headed gold cane £25. . Silver hilted small sword £31 10s Ditto Cutlass £18 . . Brass hilted small sword £3 2 servers 3 castors. . mugg, 4 salts, dealing spoon, 18 Table spoons, 6 tea spoons, drainer, tea tongs, and hafts of 12 knives and 12 forks all silver . . . £501 18s Brass silverized Coffe Pot, Tea Kettle, lamp, £2, Drinking juggs, milk pot, 4 candlesticks, 2 servers . . 13 spoons castor-frame 12 knives and 12 forks [all £56 Os 2d] . . Black hafted and ivory hafted knives and forks 24 China cups and saucers, teapots, coffe-cups, punch bowl £25 4s, 3 mirror sconces wt gilded frames 2 japanned. . House Clock £60 Japanned press and box-beds Bedstead. . £57 . . 50 yds. yellow damask courtains . . £60. . Mahogany press, tables, 12 chairs and one big, 13 with leather bottoms [all £71] . . 4 leads for Lights . . . 8 yds dapier for 4 Tablecloths £9 12 sh. [many other pieces for napery]. . suit of pictured Damask napery £36. . [sheets and Holland and linen] 24 yds. tweedling 1 yd. broad £43, 48 yds. Indian Callico £14, 16 English Blankets £96, 12 pair cotton stockings £18, 8 yds. blue German Searge £14. . 4 decanters, 4 salts, and

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2 mustard boxes-all glass--ale glasses; Pewter dishes muggs.. pots . . spoons salvers, whole weight 116 lbs., value £69 18 sh., 96 pewter plates £57. . . a Jack with all appurtenances Brass kettle £16. . Fish kettle, coffee pot, saucepan, tea kettle-all copper-£21. Copper pots and oven. . [numerous utensils follow.] Demipike saddle, bridle, and pistoll cases --£31 Scots money. [Good

evidence in above of wealth and refinement. There follow the farming items and then the sums owing to him, among which the following shows the extent of his farming:£3840 Scots as the price of 6400 stones oatmeal of crop 1643 and 1644 sold to John Graham of Dougalston and Lachlan McLean merchants in Glasgow. [He was highly educated, widely travelled, skilful as a doctor, and eminent in piety. He was killed at the Battle of Falkirk when trying to assist his brother Sir Robert, who was also killed. Next is the completion of

No. 176, 1748, furniture, &c., of James Baillie of Migdale ] In Dining room of house at Milntown 2 mahogany folding tables... 8 rushbottomed chairs . . silver spoons . . handled knives and forks-12 each-salts and tankard. House Clock with Japan case Liptrott maker. [Many prints and maps-rest ordinary.] . . . In low bedchamber... Scriptore fineered with brass mountings [many maps, rest as usual.] In two high bedchambers [all usual, and] Calligo Window-hangings and prints of Solomon's Temple, Marlbrugh's Battles &c. In the Celler [as in brewhouses.] In Closet, books [see 176.

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No. 361, 1752.-Paper, docketed] Aldy's house furniture, [and headed] Furniture in the House of Balnagall.' Bed and Table Linning [as in previous.] Dineing RoomA new House Cloak mahogany case .. tables, 24 chairs . . Easter Lower Room Fineered Cabinet 8 old chairs. . High Wester Room Beds [&c.] 12 Beechwood Rush-bottomed chairs. . . . Old wainscot Scriptore . . . . Easter High Room Beds . 8-corner wanescot table . . In High Back Room Old Tent Beds [bedding, &c.] Wester Garrett Curtains. . looking glasses. . tea board.. Meikle and Little Spinning wheels. . Check reel meikle sae [tub] with cover Balks and broads [beams and boards] with English and Scots weights . . . . Cellar, Brewhouse, Kitchen [much as in previous. Next a West Coast farmer in No. 362, 1757.-Inventory.].. Roderick Mackenzie Tacksman of Tornpress [Tornapreas in Lochcarron]. . given up by Alexr. Mackenzie Tacksman of Culintore execr qua creditor 17 cows. . 1 bull. . 5 horses . . 8 large sheep . . 20 lambs. . 17 large goats. 5 kidds. . 8 chairs. . 1 table 2 presses. . 2 chests. . 4 potts. . 4 pair of blankets . . 1 milk cheises . . 3 cogs pouter dish. . 6 plates. . 2 hara boat

rows with timber nails . . crook and crook sadles ...

2 herring-nets . . 4 hooks of long line. . 2 old Wimbels [augers]. . axes. . butter kern. . herring cask for packing beef. 16 horn spoons . . Quern Sheet.. Kelt large coat at 1s 6d stg. 2 pair of breeches 1 sh. [!] shoes and stockings 6d. . 3 shirts and a bonnet 4 sh.. shearing hook and flaughter and peat and delving spades. . short coat of kelt . . 4 sh... Stuff vest-coat 2 sh. Sum £51 stg. [Here we see a certain backwardness in that remote part of the county; also the combination of fishing with farming. The series of Inventories already given is enough to give a view of the style of living in various parts and at different periods. Subsequent inventories are too nearly modern to call for much quotation, as in

No. 363, 1779.--] Inventory.. Wm. Baillie, Ardmore [furnishing full, so that only things not previously occurring are quoted.] In Garret Room--Wainscot Drawer. In Green Room-Leather Gilded Screen, Printed Window Curtains. Dining Room-Corner Cupboard and Stand, Baromiter, Mrs Baillie's Organ, a Begamone Broad [backgammon board,] Chess Table with men [only room without a bed, and it will be remembered that Prince Charlie could find only one house in Inverness that had a furnished room without a bed.] Yellow Room--Mattrass, Mrs Baillie's Spinate. Red Room-Check Cover and curtains. Mid Room-Clothes screen. Laundry-Calf bed [chaff-showing the Scottish pronunciation,] Spinning wheel and Jack reels. Garret-Candle moulds. Brew-house--Slaughter hatchet, Brass Cock. List of China: -Chacolate cups, 18 Syllabub and gillie glasses. In Kitchen-Milk syers [sieves.] In Green Room Closet-Strong box. [There is a separate inventory of Rosehall] Chentez [chintz] Room: -Stained bed with Chentez Curtains, Phaneered Drawers

. . Mr Baillie's own Room: -Mahoganie Bureau . . . In Parlour Settow bed. . . Garrets above Mr Baillie's Room . . and Chintz Room. . Nursery . . . and Laundry, Kitchen and Dining Room [all somewhat as above, but less plentifully than Ardmore. For farm stock and implements, see after No. 427, 3rd par. In conclusion, as the only case of two Inventories of the same place at widely separated times, we may take for comparison with No. 333:

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No. 364, 1786.-] Inventory . . Tarlogie. Breakfast Parlour -6 green chairs, settee bed . . . Escritore, Mahogany tables and bason stand with slip looking glass, carpet, grate, 9 Indian prints. Dining Room-17 chairs, 2 tables, wine croper, dumb waiter, &c. Low Bed-Room-Green Stuff Bed &c., Small field bed, 2 tables, 4 chairs, Glass &c.; House-Keeper's Room, 5 chairs, 2 tea-cupboards, table clock, &c. Drawing Room-12 Mahogany Chairs and 2 tables, settee bed with blue and white cheque covers, card table, steel grate, weather glass. Green Bed Room-Green damask bed, &c., 6 chairs, Dressing and pier glasses, 19