As  has  been  seen,  the  lands  of  Croy  were  seized  upon  by  the
male  heirs,  and  by  them  irredeemably  alienated,  while  the
hold  over  Rothiemurchus,  never  very  secure,  was  entirely  lost*
The  lands  of  the  two  Lairgs  passed  in  some  mysterious  way
into  the  hands  of  the  Roses,  and  from  them  to  the  Mackintoshes,
while  those  of  Loppen  Durris  passed  to  Patrick  Dallas,  and
the  infant  heiress  appears  to  have  been  bereft  of  all  the  wide
acres  which  had  owned  the  sway  of  her  great-grandfather,
save  the  ancient  patrimonial  lands  of  Cantraylies  and  Cantray-
fries.  As  far  as  can  be  judged,  her  uncle,  Henry  Dallas  of
Croy,  was  not  inimical  to  her  interests,  though  as  heir- male  he
did  not  scruple  to  appropriate  the  ecclesiastical  lands  of  Croy,
while  her  grand-uncle,  John  Dallas  in  Cantray,  appears  to  have
interested  himself  in  his  niece's  affairs,  though  his  goodwill
did  not  prevent  him  from  making  good  his  claims  to  the  lands
of  Drumoir  and  the  Mill  of  Cantray.
