Copy of Narratives from the Reverend Mr George Innes, Forres, February 27. 1750
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Copy of narratives from the Reverend Mr. George
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| Date | 27 Feb 1750 |
| Person | Revd.Reverend Mr. George Innes |
| Place | Forress |
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Monday, March 12th, 1750, I RRobert: FForbes: re-
ceived a Continuation of Narratives,
transmitted to me from the RevdReverend Mr
George Innes at Forress (of - Date
Fasting’s – Ev’nEven, FebryFebruary 27th, 1750) all in his
own Hand-writing, &and consisting of nine
Pages in 4to (in the 6th Vol: see Pag.
1254 — 1278) 1 an exact Copy of qchwhich
is as follows.
gimregiment+ came up to the Support of Barrel’s, &and
the Centre of the Highlanders was almost
surrounded. Then all went to wreck:
The Prince was forc’dforced off the Field by Sul-
livan &and others about him : The Duke of
Perth who commanded the Left, having at
the Beginning of the Action observ’dobserved the
Disorder of the Right Wing rode gallantly
along the whole Line, to see what cou’dcould be
done; but before he could return the rest
of the Army had fled. The officers of the
McKintoshes suffer’dsuffered prodigiously, but not so
many of the private Men as might have
been look’dlooked for from their dangerous Situ-
ation. The greatest Slaughter was in the
Persuit; for LdLord Anerum who commanded a
Regiment of Dragoons, &and Kingston’s light
Horse spar’dspared few or none. ‘Tis hard if not
impossible to say what was the precise Num-
ber of the kill’dkilled on either side. The best
Accounts of the Loss in general that I
have been able to get, are from a Presby-
terian MNrMinister who lives within a few Miles of
the Place. He tells me, that one of the Surge-
ons of the D—’s Army, a very sedate grave
Man had counted all the Bodies that lay
on the field of Battle as exactly as he cou’dcould, &and 1499 (1499)
&and inform’dinformed him, that the kill’dkilled on both
Sides amounted to about 750 Of which
he did not doubt but the one half
were of the regular Troops: And that
he did not believe the Number of the
slain both in the field &and in the Pur-
suit exceeded twelve hundred. Among
these, on the P—’sPrince’s side, was that loy-
al &and brave Gentleman the Viscount of
Strathallan who resolving to die in the
field rather than by the hand of the
Executioner, attack’dattacked Coll. Howard, by
whom, ‘tis said, he was run thro’through the
Body. His Character as a good Christi-
an, setting aside his other personal
Qualities &and Rank in the World, as it en-
dear’d him to all his Acquaintances,
so did it make his Death universally re-
gretted. — But the most shocking part
of this woefullwoeful Story is yet to come, I
mean the horrid Barbarities committed
in cold Blood, after the Battle was over.
I do not now precisely remember how
many days the dead Bodies lay upon the
field, to glut the Eyes of the merci-
less Conqueror: But certain it is, that
there they lay, till the Stench oblig’dobliged
him to cause bury them. In this mean
time, the Soldiers, like so many Savag-
es, went up &and down, knocking such in
the head, as had any Remains of Life
in them, &and, except in a very few Instances, refusing 1500 (1500)
refusing all manner of relief to the wound-
ed, many of whom had they been properly
taken care of, wou’dwould undoubtedly have re-
cover’d. A little house into which a good
many of the wounded had been carried,
was set on fire about their Ears, &and e’vryevery
Soul in it burnt alive; of which Number
^was CollColonel: Orelli a brave old Gentleman
who was either in the French or Spanish
Service. One Mr ✝Shaw younger of Kin-
rara in Badenoch, had likewise been
carried into another hut with other
wounded Men, &and amongst the rest a
Servant of his own, who being only
wounded in the Arm cou’dcould have got
off, but chose rather to stay in or-
der to attend his Mr The Presbyte-
rian Mnr at Petty, Mr XLaughlan Shaw,
being a Cousin of this Kinrara’s, had
obtain’dobtained Leave of the D. of C. to carry
off his friend, in return to the good Ser- vices
vices the said Mr Laughlan had done the
GovernmtGovernment For he had been very active
in disswadingdissuading his Parishioners &and ClannClan
from joining the PrPrince. &and had likewise, as
I’m told, sent the DDuke. very pointed Intelli-
gence of all the Pr’sPrince’s Motions. In Conse-
quence of this on the Saturday after
the Battle he went to the Place where
his friend was, designing to carry him
to his own house. but as he came near,
he saw an Officer’s Command, with the
officer at their head, fire a PlattoonPlatoon at
fourteen of the wounded Highlanders
whom they had taken all out of that
house, &and bring them all down at once
the Centre of the Highlanders was almost
surrounded. Then all went to wreck:
The Prince was forc’dforced off the Field by Sul-
livan &and others about him : The Duke of
Perth who commanded the Left, having at
the Beginning of the Action observ’dobserved the
Disorder of the Right Wing rode gallantly
along the whole Line, to see what cou’dcould be
done; but before he could return the rest
of the Army had fled. The officers of the
McKintoshes suffer’dsuffered prodigiously, but not so
many of the private Men as might have
been look’dlooked for from their dangerous Situ-
ation. The greatest Slaughter was in the
Persuit; for LdLord Anerum who commanded a
Regiment of Dragoons, &and Kingston’s light
Horse spar’dspared few or none. ‘Tis hard if not
impossible to say what was the precise Num-
ber of the kill’dkilled on either side. The best
Accounts of the Loss in general that I
have been able to get, are from a Presby-
terian MNrMinister who lives within a few Miles of
the Place. He tells me, that one of the Surge-
ons of the D—’s Army, a very sedate grave
Man had counted all the Bodies that lay
on the field of Battle as exactly as he cou’dcould, &and 1499 (1499)
&and inform’dinformed him, that the kill’dkilled on both
Sides amounted to about 750 Of which
he did not doubt but the one half
were of the regular Troops: And that
he did not believe the Number of the
slain both in the field &and in the Pur-
suit exceeded twelve hundred. Among
these, on the P—’sPrince’s side, was that loy-
al &and brave Gentleman the Viscount of
Strathallan who resolving to die in the
field rather than by the hand of the
Executioner, attack’dattacked Coll. Howard, by
whom, ‘tis said, he was run thro’through the
Body. His Character as a good Christi-
an, setting aside his other personal
Qualities &and Rank in the World, as it en-
dear’d him to all his Acquaintances,
so did it make his Death universally re-
gretted. — But the most shocking part
of this woefullwoeful Story is yet to come, I
mean the horrid Barbarities committed
in cold Blood, after the Battle was over.
I do not now precisely remember how
many days the dead Bodies lay upon the
field, to glut the Eyes of the merci-
less Conqueror: But certain it is, that
there they lay, till the Stench oblig’dobliged
him to cause bury them. In this mean
time, the Soldiers, like so many Savag-
es, went up &and down, knocking such in
the head, as had any Remains of Life
in them, &and, except in a very few Instances, refusing 1500 (1500)
refusing all manner of relief to the wound-
ed, many of whom had they been properly
taken care of, wou’dwould undoubtedly have re-
cover’d. A little house into which a good
many of the wounded had been carried,
was set on fire about their Ears, &and e’vryevery
Soul in it burnt alive; of which Number
^was CollColonel: Orelli a brave old Gentleman
who was either in the French or Spanish
Service. One Mr ✝Shaw younger of Kin-
rara in Badenoch, had likewise been
carried into another hut with other
wounded Men, &and amongst the rest a
Servant of his own, who being only
wounded in the Arm cou’dcould have got
off, but chose rather to stay in or-
der to attend his Mr The Presbyte-
rian Mnr at Petty, Mr XLaughlan Shaw,
being a Cousin of this Kinrara’s, had
obtain’dobtained Leave of the D. of C. to carry
off his friend, in return to the good Ser- vices
✝X
1501
(1501)
This is the same with that in this Vol: pag:
1485, &andc. Perhaps it may be true, that Mr ዋ Laugh-
lan Shaw (as well as cripple Sandie Shaw &and
the Surgeon) went to the Field in Quest of his
wounded Kinsman; but Mr James Grant was migh-
ty positive in asserting the contrary. I could indeed
well see, that James Grant had great Indignation at Mr
Laughlan Shaw for not going instantly (upon receiving
Information) to the Field of Battle to seek out his own
Kinsman, &and indeed from this Account of the RdReverend Mr Geo:
Inne, it plainly appears that yethe said Mr Laughlan
Shaw’s Affirmation upon the Point is a plain &and strong
Proof, that the wounded Shaw (the Badenoch-man) &and several
other’sothers were cruelly put to Death in cold Blood.
ዋ Angus, says Mr Grant, P: 1486. 1520.
1485, &andc. Perhaps it may be true, that Mr ዋ Laugh-
lan Shaw (as well as cripple Sandie Shaw &and
the Surgeon) went to the Field in Quest of his
wounded Kinsman; but Mr James Grant was migh-
ty positive in asserting the contrary. I could indeed
well see, that James Grant had great Indignation at Mr
Laughlan Shaw for not going instantly (upon receiving
Information) to the Field of Battle to seek out his own
Kinsman, &and indeed from this Account of the RdReverend Mr Geo:
Inne, it plainly appears that yethe said Mr Laughlan
Shaw’s Affirmation upon the Point is a plain &and strong
Proof, that the wounded Shaw (the Badenoch-man) &and several
other’sothers were cruelly put to Death in cold Blood.
ዋ Angus, says Mr Grant, P: 1486. 1520.
Robert Forbes, A: M:
vices the said Mr Laughlan had done the
GovernmtGovernment For he had been very active
in disswadingdissuading his Parishioners &and ClannClan
from joining the PrPrince. &and had likewise, as
I’m told, sent the DDuke. very pointed Intelli-
gence of all the Pr’sPrince’s Motions. In Conse-
quence of this on the Saturday after
the Battle he went to the Place where
his friend was, designing to carry him
to his own house. but as he came near,
he saw an Officer’s Command, with the
officer at their head, fire a PlattoonPlatoon at
fourteen of the wounded Highlanders
whom they had taken all out of that
house, &and bring them all down at once
And when he came up, he found his
Cousin &and his ServtServant were two of that
unfortunate Number. I question’dquestioned Mr
Shaw himself about this Story, who plainly
acknowledg’dacknowledged the Fact, &and was indeed the
Person who informdinformed me of the precise
Number: And when I ask’dasked him, if he
knew of any more that were murder’dmurdered
in that Manner on the same day; he
told me, that he believ’dbelieved there were
in all two &and twenty. ~ At the same
time, they were busy at Inverness, hang-
ing up the poor Men whom they call’dcalled
Deserters, many of whom had been oblig’dobliged
to list in the Highland Army for mere
Subsistence, the Government never vouchsaf-
ing to send any Relief to such of their Men as 1502 (1502)
as were taken; well knowing what a mer-
cifull Enemy they had to do with. And so
great was the Pleasure they took in looking
at these unhappy Creatures, that they
never buried any of them, till the Gal-
lows was full, so that I’m credibly in-
form’d, there were sometimes fourteen
hanging in it alltogetheraltogether. There was one
Christy who had been a SerjeantSergeant in the Go-
vernment’s Service, but was taken Prisoner,
I think at Falkirk; &and had afterwards
join’djoined the PrPrince: &and was Adjutant in the DDuke.
of Perth’s RegimtRegiment. This Man, I am cre-
dibly inform’dinformed, was recommended to Mer-
cy by the whole Court-Martial that
sentenc’dsentenced him, because it appear’dappeared at
his tryaltrial, that he had offer’doffered to
the Officers who were taken at that
time, to be their Conductor if they
wou’dwould attempt to make their Escape.
But so great was the [] thirst for Blood,
that no Mercy was to be found.
Their Treatment of their Prisoners
may easily be guessdguessed at, from what I
have already said: And indeed History
I believe, can scarce afford a ParallellParallel
to it. For some days it was dangerous
for any Person to go near them, or to
pretend to give them the least Relief:
So that all of them, especially the wound-
ed, were in a most dismal State. And
after they were put on board the Ships, Numbers 1503 (1503)
Numbers of them died ev’ryevery Day, &and were
thrown over-board like so many Dogs,
&and several of them; I’m told before
they were + really dead: Yea, one of them,
‘tis said, came alive to shore near
Kessack; tho’though as to this last Circum-
stance I will not be quite positive.
But the best Idea I can give you of
their Usage, is by transcribing part ofdirected to several of his friends at
a Letter from one of themselves, an
authentickauthentic Copy of which lies just
now before me. This Writer was one
William Jack sometime a MertMerchant &and af-
ter that a Messenger at Elgin, who had
been with the PrPrince. &and was taken Prisoner
some Weeks after the Battle, &and sent
aboard one of their Ships from In-
verness to London. The Letter was
Elgin, &and came in common Course of
Post. Tho’Though his StileStyle be none of the
best, I chusechoose to give it you in his
own Words.
Cousin &and his ServtServant were two of that
unfortunate Number. I question’dquestioned Mr
Shaw himself about this Story, who plainly
acknowledg’dacknowledged the Fact, &and was indeed the
Person who informdinformed me of the precise
Number: And when I ask’dasked him, if he
knew of any more that were murder’dmurdered
in that Manner on the same day; he
told me, that he believ’dbelieved there were
in all two &and twenty. ~ At the same
time, they were busy at Inverness, hang-
ing up the poor Men whom they call’dcalled
Deserters, many of whom had been oblig’dobliged
to list in the Highland Army for mere
Subsistence, the Government never vouchsaf-
ing to send any Relief to such of their Men as 1502 (1502)
as were taken; well knowing what a mer-
cifull Enemy they had to do with. And so
great was the Pleasure they took in looking
at these unhappy Creatures, that they
never buried any of them, till the Gal-
lows was full, so that I’m credibly in-
form’d, there were sometimes fourteen
hanging in it alltogetheraltogether. There was one
Christy who had been a SerjeantSergeant in the Go-
vernment’s Service, but was taken Prisoner,
I think at Falkirk; &and had afterwards
join’djoined the PrPrince: &and was Adjutant in the DDuke.
of Perth’s RegimtRegiment. This Man, I am cre-
dibly inform’dinformed, was recommended to Mer-
cy by the whole Court-Martial that
sentenc’dsentenced him, because it appear’dappeared at
his tryaltrial, that he had offer’doffered to
the Officers who were taken at that
time, to be their Conductor if they
wou’dwould attempt to make their Escape.
But so great was the [] thirst for Blood,
that no Mercy was to be found.
Their Treatment of their Prisoners
may easily be guessdguessed at, from what I
have already said: And indeed History
I believe, can scarce afford a ParallellParallel
to it. For some days it was dangerous
for any Person to go near them, or to
pretend to give them the least Relief:
So that all of them, especially the wound-
ed, were in a most dismal State. And
after they were put on board the Ships, Numbers 1503 (1503)
Numbers of them died ev’ryevery Day, &and were
thrown over-board like so many Dogs,
&and several of them; I’m told before
they were + really dead: Yea, one of them,
‘tis said, came alive to shore near
Kessack; tho’though as to this last Circum-
stance I will not be quite positive.
But the best Idea I can give you of
their Usage, is by transcribing part ofdirected to several of his friends at
a Letter from one of themselves, an
authentickauthentic Copy of which lies just
now before me. This Writer was one
William Jack sometime a MertMerchant &and af-
ter that a Messenger at Elgin, who had
been with the PrPrince. &and was taken Prisoner
some Weeks after the Battle, &and sent
aboard one of their Ships from In-
verness to London. The Letter was
Elgin, &and came in common Course of
Post. Tho’Though his StileStyle be none of the
best, I chusechoose to give it you in his
own Words.
“Gentlemen,
“This comes to acquaint
“you, that I was eight months &and eight
“days at Sea, of which time I was eight
“Weeks upon half a pound &and 12 Ounces
“Oat-meal &and a Bottle of Water in the
“24 hours, which was oblig’dobliged to make meal
1504
(1504)
“meal &and water in the bottom of an old
“Bottle. There was 125 put on board at
“Inverness on the James &and Many of Fife.
“In the latter end of June, we was put
“on board of a transport of four hun-
“dred &and fifty tun, call’dcalled the Liberty &and Pro-
“perty, in which we continued the rest
“of the 8 Months, upon 12 Ounces of
“Oat SheellinShilling as it came from the MilnMill
“There was 32 Prisoners more put on
“board of the sdsaid Liberty &and Property,
“which makes 157. And when we came
“ashore there was only in Life fourtyforty
“nine; which wou’dwould been no great Sur-
“prize if there had not been one con-
“form to our Usage. They wou’dwould taken
“us from the Hold in a Rope, &and hois’dhoist us
“up to the Yard-arm, &and let us fall in
“the Sea in order for ducking of us;
“&and tying us to the Mast &and whipping
“us if we but made Water in the Hold:
“This was done to us when we was not
“able to stand. I will leave it to the
“Readers to judge, what Condition they
“might be in themselves with the above
“treatment. We had neither Bed nor
“bed-cloathsbed-clothes, nor CloathsClothes to keep us
“warm in the day time. The Ship’s Bal-
“last was black Earth &and small Stones,
“which we was oblig’dobliged to dig holes to lie
“in to keep us warm till the first
“NovrNovember last, that ev’ryevery Man got about three yards 1505 (1505)
“yards of gross harn fill’dfilled up with Straw,
“but no bed-cloathsbed-clothes. I will not trouble
“you no more till I see you: There is
“none in Life that went from Elgin
“with me but William Innes in Focha-
“bers. James Brander in Condloch died
“sev’nseven Months ago: AlexrAlexander Fridge
“dy’ddied in Cromarty Road. John Kimtrea
“that liv’dlived in Longbride, died also.
“——Mr James Falconar is well
“&and remains on board of a Ship call’dcalled
“the James &and Mary, lying off Tilbury
“Fort. —— I am Gentlemen
“This comes to acquaint
“you, that I was eight months &and eight
“days at Sea, of which time I was eight
“Weeks upon half a pound &and 12 Ounces
“Oat-meal &and a Bottle of Water in the
“24 hours, which was oblig’dobliged to make meal
+ Vol: 6. Pag: 1346.
“meal &and water in the bottom of an old
“Bottle. There was 125 put on board at
“Inverness on the James &and Many of Fife.
“In the latter end of June, we was put
“on board of a transport of four hun-
“dred &and fifty tun, call’dcalled the Liberty &and Pro-
“perty, in which we continued the rest
“of the 8 Months, upon 12 Ounces of
“Oat SheellinShilling as it came from the MilnMill
“There was 32 Prisoners more put on
“board of the sdsaid Liberty &and Property,
“which makes 157. And when we came
“ashore there was only in Life fourtyforty
“nine; which wou’dwould been no great Sur-
“prize if there had not been one con-
“form to our Usage. They wou’dwould taken
“us from the Hold in a Rope, &and hois’dhoist us
“up to the Yard-arm, &and let us fall in
“the Sea in order for ducking of us;
“&and tying us to the Mast &and whipping
“us if we but made Water in the Hold:
“This was done to us when we was not
“able to stand. I will leave it to the
“Readers to judge, what Condition they
“might be in themselves with the above
“treatment. We had neither Bed nor
“bed-cloathsbed-clothes, nor CloathsClothes to keep us
“warm in the day time. The Ship’s Bal-
“last was black Earth &and small Stones,
“which we was oblig’dobliged to dig holes to lie
“in to keep us warm till the first
“NovrNovember last, that ev’ryevery Man got about three yards 1505 (1505)
“yards of gross harn fill’dfilled up with Straw,
“but no bed-cloathsbed-clothes. I will not trouble
“you no more till I see you: There is
“none in Life that went from Elgin
“with me but William Innes in Focha-
“bers. James Brander in Condloch died
“sev’nseven Months ago: AlexrAlexander Fridge
“dy’ddied in Cromarty Road. John Kimtrea
“that liv’dlived in Longbride, died also.
“——Mr James Falconar is well
“&and remains on board of a Ship call’dcalled
“the James &and Mary, lying off Tilbury
“Fort. —— I am Gentlemen
“Tilbury fort 17th March Your most hublhumble ServtServant.
“1747.
“1747.
Sign’dSigned Will. Jack
“P. S. I keep full as good heart as
“I ever, &and have done during all my
“Confinement yea ev’neven when I was in a
“very bad Situation; if it had not
“been so I shou’dshould not been in Life,
“for the fish of the Sea shou’dshould got my
“Bones to gnaw, for they wou’dwould got no-
“thing else; from such another Sight
“good Lord deliver me, for it’s impos-
“sible to describe the Condition we
“was all into, for you shou’dshould thought
“we had no IntrailsEntrails within us, &and all
“our Joints of our Body as perceptible as
“if we were cut out of Stone or Wood.
“God be with you all.”
“I ever, &and have done during all my
“Confinement yea ev’neven when I was in a
“very bad Situation; if it had not
“been so I shou’dshould not been in Life,
“for the fish of the Sea shou’dshould got my
“Bones to gnaw, for they wou’dwould got no-
“thing else; from such another Sight
“good Lord deliver me, for it’s impos-
“sible to describe the Condition we
“was all into, for you shou’dshould thought
“we had no IntrailsEntrails within us, &and all
“our Joints of our Body as perceptible as
“if we were cut out of Stone or Wood.
“God be with you all.”
Directed To Mess^rsMessieurs James Sutherland,
AlexrAlexander Skeen, AlexrAlexander Alves, James Peterkin,
&and William Grigger at Elgin.
AlexrAlexander Skeen, AlexrAlexander Alves, James Peterkin,
&and William Grigger at Elgin.
From this Letter you may easily
see wherein consisted the great Lenity,
of the GovernmtGovernment to their unfortunate Prison-
ers viz in starving &and murdering them
in the most barbarous manner that it
might not be said there were many
brought to publickpublic Executions were
the least part of their Cruelty.
I shou’dshould now return to Inverness,
where almost innumerable other In-
stances of Barbarity were perpetrat-
ed; but I supposed you have got bet-
ter Accounts of them from other
hands. I likewise intended to have
sent you particular Histories of the
Cruelties of Major Lockhart, Caro-
line Scot, &and others; which they exer-
cis’d throughout the Highlands; but the
Gentlemen who promis’dpromised me particular
&and well-vouch’dwell-vouched Accounts of these things,
have never yet made good their Word.
And I don’t care to write you bare
hear-says. I shall therefore only tell
you one Piece of Caroline Scot’s Con-
duct by which you may judge of
the rest: And it is, his hanging up
three Men at a Miln- spout in Lo-
chaber, two of them nam’dnamed Smith, &and
the third Grant, after they had come &and 1507 (1507)
&and surrender’dsurrendered their Arms to him.
The truth of this I was assur’dassured of, by
a CaptCaptain of Militia in the Government’s
Service, who saw the three Men hang-
ing.
see wherein consisted the great Lenity,
of the GovernmtGovernment to their unfortunate Prison-
ers viz in starving &and murdering them
in the most barbarous manner that it
might not be said there were many
brought to publickpublic Executions were
the least part of their Cruelty.
I shou’dshould now return to Inverness,
where almost innumerable other In-
stances of Barbarity were perpetrat-
ed; but I supposed you have got bet-
ter Accounts of them from other
hands. I likewise intended to have
sent you particular Histories of the
Cruelties of Major Lockhart, Caro-
line Scot, &and others; which they exer-
cis’d throughout the Highlands; but the
Gentlemen who promis’dpromised me particular
&and well-vouch’dwell-vouched Accounts of these things,
have never yet made good their Word.
And I don’t care to write you bare
hear-says. I shall therefore only tell
you one Piece of Caroline Scot’s Con-
duct by which you may judge of
the rest: And it is, his hanging up
three Men at a Miln- spout in Lo-
chaber, two of them nam’dnamed Smith, &and
the third Grant, after they had come &and 1507 (1507)
&and surrender’dsurrendered their Arms to him.
The truth of this I was assur’dassured of, by
a CaptCaptain of Militia in the Government’s
Service, who saw the three Men hang-
ing.
N: B: The Original of the Above,
in the Hand-writing of the
RevdReverend Mr George Innes at
Forress, is to be found a-
mong my Papers.
in the Hand-writing of the
RevdReverend Mr George Innes at
Forress, is to be found a-
mong my Papers.
Robert Forbes, A: M:
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of narratives from the Reverend Mr. George
Innes, Forres, February 27. 1750.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 7,
Adv.MS.32.6.22, fol. 73v–78r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
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