'  Bond  by  the  said  Mr.  William  Dallas  and  Sir  William
Grordon  of  Dalpholie,  dated  28  July  1703,  to  Aneas  M'Leod
of  Cadboll  for  1000  merks,  which  the  latter  assigned  on  the
11th  May  1714  to  John  Dallas  of  Bannans.
'  Bond  by  the  said  Mr.  William  Dallas  to  the  said  deceased
John  Dallas,  dated  5  June  1712,  for  3300  merks,  and  another,
dated  10  June  1712,  for  1800  merks,  and  another,  dated
7  November  1712,  for  £500  Scots  ;  and  among  others  Bond  of
Cautionery  of  the  said  John  Dallas  of  Bannans  for  the  said
deceased  Mr.  William  Dallas  that  he  would  pay  to  Robert
Dallas,  only  lawful  son,  and  children  on  life  of  Mr.  Bobert
Dallas,  writer  in  Edinburgh,  brother-german  to  the  said
Mr.  WiUiam  Dallas,  and  to  Margaret  Pater  son,  relict  of  the
said  Mr.  Robert  Dallas,  now  spouse  to  William  Ross,  writer.
WILLIAM  DALLAS  VI.  OF  BUDGATE  309

there,  and  the  said  WiUiam  for  his  interest,  and  to  Marmaduke
Dallas,  litster,  burgess  of  Edinburgh,  three  of  the  tutors  and
curators  nominated  by  the  said  defunct  to  his  children,  dated
3  March  1711,  the  penalty  incurred  being  3700  merks  and  700
merks  and  the  annual  rents  of  the  whole.  Mention  is  also
made  of  Hugh,  the  brother  of  Robert  Dallas.  These  sums
are  still  due.
'  Parties  being  called  and  the  case  coming  into  court,
among  the  productions  for  Henrietta  Cockburn  were  : —

'  Instrument  taken  against  the  said  John  Dallas,  brother-
german  and  tutor  testamentar  nominated  by  the  deceased
Mr.  William  Dallas  of  Budzet,  W.S.,  protesting  against  his
imwarrantable  and  wrongful  intromission  with  her  husband's
writs,  dated  10  March  1714.
'  Precept  of  sasine  by  David  Lindsay,  Earl  of  [Crawford]
in  favors  of  ,  .  .,  dated  10  February  1442.
