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NOTES BY CHARLES MASTERTON.

CHARLES Mastertone and Marie Keirie were maried in Mr. John Buchannans house att Edin^r, by Mr. Robert Wright, minister att Culros, her uncle, upon the 11^th of August 1713. He was born on the 1^st August 1682, and she was born on the 24^th May 1685.

She brought forth her first sone in the sixth month, on the 21^st Feb^ry 1714, betwixt 10 and 11 at night, and was instantly christned Francis by Mr. Robert Wright : he dyed the next morning betwixt 3 and 4 acloak, and was buried in the Grayfiars at Edin^r.

She brought forth her second child, being a daughter, on the 10^th May 1715, att two acloak in the morning, and was christned Kathren at six acloak that night, att Ed^r, by Mr. Robert Wright.

She brought forth her third child, being a sone, att Edin^r, on the 2^d Aprile 1716, att two acloak in the morning, and was christned Francis at five acloak that morning by Mr. Young, minister (Mr. Moubrays neighbour in a meeting house att the Back of Bels wynd). His uncle Francis Mastertone and Thomas Tait God fathers.

She brought forth her fourth child, being a son, at parkmilne, the 31^st May 1717, at 11 acloak att night, and was christned the nixt day, 1st June 1717, John, att 10 acloak forenoon, by Mr. Harie Nisbet, minister, helper to Mr. John Skinner att Bothkenner, and dyed the 24^th June 1717.

Marie Keirie, my Dear wife, dyed at Parkmilne of a decay on the 16th June 1717, and was buried in Alloa Church on the 19^th day. She dyed att 3 acloak in the morning after six or seven months of sore sicknes and trouble, but bore it with admirable patience and resignatione, and dyed with a great dale of ease and calmnes, being sensible to her last moments, and to the great satisfactione of her friends about her in full assurance of Heaven.