for the education of such Boy be for the benefit of a Boy of the kindred of my late Father John Lorimer and my late Mother Isobel Green or of either of them whatever may be Having always highly approved of the good intentions and settlements made by John Lorimer Town Clerk of Cullen deceased and William Lorimer of the Parish of St James's Westminster deceased who died at sea I have bequeathed the Sum of Two hundred Pounds to be paid to the Principal and Professors of the Marischall College Aberdeen after the death of my Dear Wife Katherine and as in my said Will and as by my said Dear Wife's Will or other settlement hereafter to be made may be more particularly mentioned and which I do hereby particularly Will and Request she will do as soon as she conveniently can after and as I have instructed III. Codicil dated 11th February, 1795. Whereas with respect to the donation of my Worthy Friend the late Mr William Lorimer concerning the Burse now brought into effect in the Marischall College it has been directed that if any of the Bursars on his foundation be expelled from or voluntarily leave the College or die thereat during the term of five years therein stipulated that then the Interest Emoluments or Bursar Money during the remainder of the said time shall be retained and consolidated into a particular fund and that in time if possible Two Bursaries might be formed on and from the donation one for his Father's and the other for his Mother's Relations Now as I have always highly approved of the good intentions of the said Wm. Lorimer I have resolved in some measure to contribute towards the execution of his design and have therefore in my last Will and Testament dated the fourteenth day of December One thousand seven hundred and ninety three Bequeathed the like Sum of Two Hundred Pounds Stg to be paid to the Principal and Professors of Marischall College after the decease of my Dear Wife Katherine Lorimer In trust for the purposes therein to be particularly mentioned and in order that my said intended donation may as perfectly as possible coincide with the intentions of Mr William Lorimer's said Burse it is my desire that if any of the Bursars on my said MMM Donation shall be Excluded or voluntarily leave the College or die thereat that in that case the Interest Emoluments and Burse Money shall be retained and consolidated in the hands of the Principal and Professors of the Said Marischall College or their Treasurer for the purpose herein aftermentioned that is to say that if any of the Students educated upon my donation or upon the donation of the said Wm Lorimer shall be found qualified and inclined to prosecute the Study of Physic or Surgery upon the representation thereof to the Principal and Professors of the said Marishall College they shall be entitled to a Sum not less than thirty or more than fifty Pounds Sterling (to be paid them out of fund arising from the lapsed emoluments aforesaid) or so much as may be then on hand and if it should ever happen that when this my donation should ever become claimable if no student from the Lorimers Mortification instituted above one hundred years ago by our friend John Lorimer Town Clerk of Cullen or from my Mother Isobel Green's Relations at or near the Parish of Mortlach shall apply for my Burse at the Marischall College that in that case I desire that the whole five years thereof shall be invested in the said fund for the purposes already mentioned and I do hereby Desire that this may be inserted as a Codicil to my last Will From the Extracts in the Mar. Coll. Ch. Room, "Bursaries,” xxix.* * Katherine, relict of Dr. John Lorimer, by Deed of Donation bearing date 24th January, 1800, transferred to the Minister and Elders of Mortlach the sum of Two Hundred Pounds Sterling: the interest to be employed "towards the maintenance and education of the most promising boy of the Relations of John Lorimer of Aldnaboyle and of his wife Isabel Green being about the age of Eight or Ten years either at the School of Mortlach or some other respectable school which may be nearer to where their parents reside for the space of four or five years . . . But should any vacancy occur in the application of the said Interest from no claimant making application or from any other cause, then and in that case, I will and desire that the Interest arising from that foundation be yearly transmitted to the Principal and Professors of the Marischal College of Aberdeen for the time being and that it be by them added to the consolidated Fund mentioned in a codicil to the last Will of my late Dear Husband bearing date the Eleventh day of February One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Five for the encouragement of a Student of Physic or Surgery and applied according to the regulations and restrictions and for the purposes mentioned in the said Codicil." The accounts of the John Lorimer Mortification have always been separately kept. The Commissioners of 1858, by Ordinance 42 (Aberdeen 22), provided that the amount of the bursary shall be £16; that failing candidates qualified by relationship, others may be appointed; and that the Moderator and Kirk Session of Mortlach shall be patrons. The Commissioners of 1876 report (iv. 257) the Stock as amounting to £485 8s. CXIII. William Ruddiman mortifies the sums of £100 and £150 for the support of a bursar. 1794-1824.* I. I certainly am deeply indebted to the Marischal College of Aberdeen and its Professors; therefore I think it a duty highly incumbent upon me to bestow a small mark of my gratitude to that grand seminary of learning by requesting of you to wait on the Professors and beg they will accept of the enclosed bill of £100 to be lodged by them in the University fund, the interest of which I hope will add one to the number of proemia burses so liberally given away annually to the best Latin Scholars. Sincerely wishing that all the old Students of this University may follow my example. From a paper in Mar. Coll. Ch. Room, "Bursaries," xxx. 1, endorsed To the Principal Wm. L. Brown, D.D., II. and Professors of Marischal College, Aberdeen. No. 34 Bryanston St., Most Revd and learned Gentlemen! Having always had an unbounded veneration and respect for my Alma Mater, the Marischal College-many years ago, I evinced my gratitude by a remittance of £100 when Dr. George Campbell was Principal-I now avail myself of presenting * Dr. Ruddiman was Physician to the Nabob of Arcot. A portrait (by Graham), presented by himself in 1819, hangs in the College Hall. He died in 1826, bequeathing a further sum to the College. "I give to Marischall College in Aberdeen the sum of £100 towards the repairs or rebuilding of the said College; and direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other officer managing the funds of the said College shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executors for the said Legacy." Excerpt from Will quoted in letter of date 28th March, 1826, from George Arbuth not, one of the Executors (Mar. Coll. Ch. Room, "Bursaries," xxx. 3). the College with £150, annual interest of which will add one more Bursary to this noble and distinguished Seminary; hoping those who have the means will follow my example. I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, most respectfully and faithfully yours, [Signed] Wm Ruddiman. III. Dear, Most Revd and Learned Sir, 34 Bryanston St., Portman Square, 7th June, 1824. I am this ins' duly honoured with your kind favour of the 3rd. By all means, agreeably to your suggestion, with that of your learned Colleagues;-Let the two sums be united, so as to make one tolerably good Bursary in my name instead of two smaller ones. Not hearing from you for some time, I was fearful something had occurred more than usual, and on the 31st ult I took the Liberty of writing a few lines to my dear Friend Robert Harvey of Braco to know the cause of not being honoured by a line of acknowledgment at an earlier period. This intrusion I hope you will pardon.-Being now the College Vacation I ought to have allowed a reasonable time for you to meet your Learned Colleagues, before I cou'd have been honoured with your Reply.-Wish prosperity to your Noble Seminary, and health and felicity to the Principal and Professors, I ever am From the original letters in Mar. Coll. Ch. Room, "Bursaries,” xxx. 2. A separate account has always been kept of the Ruddiman fund. The foundation appears in the current [1889-90] University Calendar as "One Bursary of the annual value of £9 or thereby, tenable for four years". The Commissioners of 1876 report (iv. 257) the capital as amounting to £311 128. 5d. CXIV. Barbara Black, widow of Dr. Thomas Blackwell, mortifies the lands of Pilmuir for the endowment of a Professorship of Chemistry, and the foundation of a prize discourse. 18th May, 1793. KNOW ALL MEN by these presents ME BARBARA BLACK Relict of the deceast Doctor Thomas Blackwell Principall of the Marischall College of Aberdeen And heritable Proprietor of that piece of ground Lying within the Parish of Old Machar and Sheriffdom of Aberdeen called PILMUIR which was a pendicle of the Town and Lands of old Ferryhill and is marked and designed upon the Plan of the said Lands Lott Fifth WHEREAS the foresaid piece of ground was disponed to me by the said deceast Doctor Thomas Blackwell my Husband conform to his disposition in my favours dated the Seventeenth day of Aprile seventeen hundred and fifty two and Registrate in the Sheriff Court Books of Aberdeen the twenty first day of May seventeen hundred and fifty seven and as I had many opportunities to know his great desire to promote the Interest of the University of Aberdeen called the Marischall College In which he had been both Professor and Principall Was a worthy member and one who did great honour to the University in both capacitys And that I am very desirous to do all in my power to continue the most respectfull memory of my deceast Husband in the said University and to testify the regard which I know he had for establishing and promoting the Sciences and good principles in Church and State I am determined to Settle and Convey the said heritage called PILMUIR In Trust for the ends uses and purposes after specified with the Burdens Reservations. Powers and Facultys underwritten Therfore To have Given Granted and Disponed Likeas I the said Barbara Black By these presents (But always with and under the express Burdens Provisions Conditions Declarations and Reservations after mentioned allenarly and no otherwise) from me my Heirs and Successors Give Grant and Dispone to and in favour of Doctor George Campbell Principall of the Marischall College of Aberdeen John Stewart Professor of Greek Doctors James Beattie and Robert Hamilton and James Beattie Jun' Professors of Philosophy Patrick Copland Professor of Mathe |