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This is the will of Robert Roy Campbell (Rob Roy MacGregor) 1735, kindly supplied by the Scottish Archive Network (SCAN).

Rob Roy MacGregor (1671 - 1734) is renowned in Highland folklore as a cattle raider and for his battles with the Duke of Montrose. He is buried in the churchyard of Balquhidder in Perthshire.

His estate consisted in a large part of cattle, not least 'Two Tydie Cows'.

'The Testament Dative and Inventary
of the goods gear cattle Household plenishing and others which
pertained to the Deceast Robert Roy Campbell in Innerlochlang
beg within the parish of Balquhidder and Commissariot of Dun
-blane the time of Decease which was in the Moneth of December
last Faithfully made and given up by Mary Mcgrigor alias
Campbell the Defuncts Spouse only Executrix Dative Decerned
as Credetrix to her said Deceas'd husband For payment and
Satisfaction to her of the sum of four hundred and thirty six
pounds ten shillings and four pennies Scots money Expended and
Deburs'd by her on the Defuncts funerals and for Masters rent,
and Servants fees and for medicaments and other Necessaries fur
-nished during his Sickness Conform to a particular Accompt
and Several Instructions thereof produced Whereon she made
faith as use is As also for payment of the expences of Confir
-mation hereof By Decreet of the Commissary principal of the
said Commissariot as the samen of the date of these pre-
-sents in itself more fully Bears
There was pertaining and belonging to the Said Defunct the time
of his decease forsaid the goods gear and others aftermentioned of the
values after express'd According as the Samen were valued in Virtue
of the said Commissarys warrant Vizt. Imprimis Two Tydie Cows
at eight pound Scots per piece Inde Sixteen pound Item Two Yeald'

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