expence of their education, are furnilhed with a fet of tools, and
a reafonable aid towards enabling them to purfue their refpedtive
trades, when they return to fettle in their own country.
The commiffioners .often fend the fons of fome of the better
fort of tenants, into the low-lands, and fome into England, to be
taught the beft fort of farming. T h ey encourage artificers to
fettle on the annexed eftates, by affording them proper accommodation,
and beftowing on them feafonable aids. T h ey have from
time to time expended large fums for the purpofe of introducing i
and eftablifhing the linen and the woollen manufaftures, and for
promoting fifheries in the highlands; for making highways, and
erefting bridges within the annexed eftates, and countries adjacent.
In particular, t h e y beftowed, under fanftion of his majefty’s per-
mifiion, an aid of eleven thoufand pounds, towards building a
bridge over the Tay at Perth ; a noble work, and of great national
utility.
T hey have caufed large traits of barren and uncultivated
grounds on different parts of the eftates to be inclofed, and planted
with oaks,, firs, and other trees, now in a very profperous condi-
. tion •, and.which will in time be of conftderable value. T hey allow I
certain fums to tenants, for inclofing their farms;, free of intereft
for three years, after which they are to pay five per cent, advance
in their rent. T hey employ fkilful perfons to make trials for dif-
covery of mines and minerals, of medical and other ufeful indigenous
plants. T hey lend their aid to every ' undertaking of
public utility, that comes within the intent of the ait, and con-
ftantly keep in view and hope to accomplifh the great objeits of
i t ‘ the civilizing of the inhabitants of the annexed eftates, the
. ‘ promoting
i promoting among them the proteftant religion, good govern-
| ment, induftry, manufaitures, and the principles of loyalty to
S the prefent royal line.’
I Soon after leaving thefe houfes, the unfortunate proofs of their
-good intentions, obferve, on the right and left, two great rocks,
called Concraig, running eaft and weft for a vaft way; their fronts
Ifeeep, and perfedtly fmooth and even, fo as to be eafily miftaken for
a wall. Go over the bridge of Crief, and pafs through the town.
It is pleafantly feated on the fide of a hill, and tolerably well built.
It poffelles a fmall ihare of the coarfe linen manufafture.
I Turn to the north-weft, and have in front a fine view of the
¡■Terpentine Earn, and numbers of little hills tufted with trees, and
»backed by immenfe rugged mountains.
I Pafs by Auchtertyre, the feat of Sir William Murray, fituated on a
hill, fprinkled over with good oaks, and commanding a moft
Belegant view. The pretty Loch Monivard lies beneath, whofe bot-
9 tom yields a quantity of excellent marie, which is dragged up for
m a manure. The church of the fame name lies at a fmall diftance
¡■from it. About the year 1511, this place was a horrid fcene of
■ feudal revenge. Walter Murray, abbot of Inchaffray, having a
■.claim on the tythes of this pariih, then the property of the Drum-
■ mends, rode the boundaries in- a manner that was interpreted by
■ them infulting and tumultuous. They were determined to repell
I the abbot and his party, and at the inftant were accidentally joined
■ by an ally, the captain of Dunjtaffage, who was likewife on an
■ errand of revenging the murders of fome Drummonds by certain of
■ the name of Murray. The abbot fearing to be overpowered, took
■ fanftuary in the church : when a ihot from one of his party flew a
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