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No. 1.

AMOUNT of the Quantities, and Duties on Low Wines and Spirits made in the Lands of Ferrintofh, from 6th July 1762 to 5th July 1783..

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No. I.

EXTRACT of the Statement delivered by a Member of this Houfe relative to the Privilege of Ferrintosh.

Duncan Forbes, of Culloden, Efquire (great grandfather of the prefent Culloden) was one of those who, in the reign of King James II. ftood up in the defence of the religion, laws, and liberties of their country; and at a very great expence, as well as rifque of his life and fortune, zealously engaged in promoting the late happy Revolution.

The Popish faction having, during his abfence in Holland on that fervice, laid his estates waste, particularly his barony of Ferrintofh, whereon he had an ancient brewery of aqua vitæ, the Parliament of Scotland, by an act paffed the 22d of July 1690, and which recites, "That the faid eftate and brewery "had been laid waste by the King's enemies, did, for encouraging the pof"feffors thereof to fet up again, and profecute their former trade of brewing, "and to pay a duty of excife, farm the future excife of the faid barony to "the faid Duncan Forbes, and his fucceffors, heretors thereof, for 400 merks "Scots;" which is declared to be the proportion of excife payable out of the barony of Ferrintofh: the whole excife in Scotland being 40,000l. fterling at that time.

This act was afterwards confirmed and explained by another of the 16th of July 1695.

John Forbes, of Culloden's father being in diftreffed circumftances, from the debts incurred by his father, Duncan Forbes, Lord Prefident of Scotland, from the well-known active part he took in quelling the rebellion 1745, (for which he never received any fatisfaction) agreed to fell or relinquish the privilege for 12,000; but this tranfaction did not take place: and, on John's death, the friends of the family interpofed, by borrowing money, and thereby faved the estate.

A few years ago, and during Mr. Forbes's minority, Mr. Rofs, from his relation to, and connection with, the family, was called on to know upon what terms the owners of the eftate would difpofe of the privilege; who informed the Lords Commiffioners of the Treasury, that he was authorised to dispose of it to the public for 20,000l. to be paid by inftallments of 5,000l. per annum, out of the excife in Scotland:the change of ministry, which foon afterwards took place, put a stop to that tranfaction.

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HN BASTIN, P. Accountant.

ARDEN, Deputy Inspector of Profecutions.
RICHARDSON, Deputy Regifter of Seizures.

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