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Dear All, I was just about to respond again to Tim Wallace-Murphy's challenge to a debating 'duel' when I opened the 'Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt' enclosure from Neil St. Clair (I hope I've got your name correct ,Neil). May I congratulate Niven for setting out these 'proofs' and for allowing Neil to disseminate them on the List. This is what I now propose, Tim - at least for the moment, as my duelling pistols are heavily encased in thick rust, both in need of a liberal dose of 3-in-1 oil!. What I propose to do, instead, is to refute each of Niven's 14 points, one by one, over the next few weeks. If Tim - or anyone else on the List - would care to join in this on-line debate, I would, of course, be delighted. So, in order to expose the Sinclair/Zeno fairytale , I shall consider each of Niven Sinclair's 'Proofs' in turn. Without exception they are tendentious, illogical or just wrong. First of all: 1. 'To his eldest daughter Elizabeth, who married Sir John Drummond of Cargill, he left his lands in Norway provided he died without a male heir.' Wrong. It was Elizabeth who gave her lands in Norway to Henry, not vice versa.Henry was consolidating his estates in Orkney, not preparing to give them away. Niven's first point is the reverse of the recorded fact. (If anyone is interested, I can give chapter and verse.) Yours Aye Henry __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@quarterman.org [ To get off or on the list, see http://sinclair.quarterman.org/list.html