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- Donald McInstalker is mentioned in the following Buchanan Kirk Session minutes:
Session Minutes 2 June 1715 – Session hears testimony on a dispute regarding alleged slander. The text is too illegible to discern details but appears to involve fornication and the killing of livestock. Testimony is given by Donald McInstalker. Donald mentions his sister, Janet, who is wife of John Stewart. Also named is Robert McFarlan in Blairvocky and his wife who is a sister of Alexander McGregor, Patrick McFarlane age 50 years, and Robert McJock’s wife in Salachie. The proceeding continues at the next sederunt:
“This day anent the bill of slander given in by Dugall Grame in _url agt (against) Ann McFarlane spouse to Donald McAlpin of Rosse compeared also Dugall and adhered to his former bill of slander agt (against) Rosses wife and resigned by his mony (many) attending to candor yt (that) qu (what) he offers to prove if yt she has spaked a story in the rainks(?) yt Do to Dougall was purposed twice.
“Ann McFarlane being called compeared and being asked if she had so said made answer yt at the baptizing of Rott Stewarts child she said yt she thought no wonder he would offer to swear agt her yt the son have & Rott McFarlan too familiar together her: she heard tell he had purposed himself before a ~~~~ of ~~~~ ~~~~ in Drymen by deponing yt he had nayr killed such himself nor saw ony doe it grapel in the mean tiyme Robt McNicoll in Drymen sayes he informed him yt he saw ~~~ kill ~~~ and yt murder yt so Robt McNicoll said to him immediately after ye ~~~ before a company yt he was purposed. The Session considering theft acknowledgement did judge it proper yt Robt McNicoll be ~~~ to the next meeting.” (Buchanan Kirk Session Minutes)
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