In that year, John Watson, sen., went to law with the feuers for the purpose of depriving them of their privilege of taking stones and clay, fail and divet, from the whole muir of Dunnikier, which they had enjoyed since the year 1608."
That same year, John Watson, senior, took legal measures against the fires with the intention of taking away their privilege of gathering stones and clay, fail and divet, from the entirety of the Dunnikier moor, a right they had held since 1608.