Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs

Genealogical Memoirs of the Dìiffs. 1 3 5
Edinr., the three leaves tallyed exactly with the
place from which they had been torn, & were
writ on paper of the same stamp. The Lords
ordered them to be replaced & accounted as a
part of the Record in all time coming. But this
replacement was of no great consequence at
that time ; for the family of Salton & their
Trustees had several years before surrendered all
their Rights upon Balveny.
William Duff of Braco and the late Lord
Fife purchast several parts of the Lordship of
Balveny, which came in the market in their time
in a fair & candid manner, & most of them at
high prices, so that the present Lord Fife now
possesses a very great part of that Estate ; and I
believe he and his predecessors have, considering
every thing, paid an adequate price for the whole
of the Rent at which it was bought. It is a
pleasant, fertile Country, & as well accommodated
for all the conveniences of life, and where the
Farmers live as happily & undisturbed as in any
place of Brittain.
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