History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

APPENDIX. xxxia
The propositions ANENT the Earldom of Sir John Scot's
StRAITHERNE. Relation.
"1. It is craved, if a general service of this Earle of
Stratherne as heir to David Earle of Straitherne, eldest
law" son of the first marriage to King Robert the 2%
be a sufficient title to the Earldome itself, whilk he
hath renunced in his Majesties favours, or gives to his
Majestie any better right than he had before ? It is
answered, that the General service of this Earle of
Straitherne gives no right to the Earldom of Straitherne
to the said Earle ; and as to the renunciation granted
to his Majestie be the said Earle, it is of no effect and
gives noe right to his Majestie, seeing the granter of
the same had no right to the said Earldom, because the
same was annexed to the Crown by King James the
Second, since which time it hath been continually
bruiked be his Majestie and his predecessors as their
annexed property ; but by the contrair does weaken
his Majesties right, in accepting a right from him, and
acknowledging a necessity of renunciation when ther
was no need,
2. It is demanded, If the granting of a new right
by his Majesty of the Lordship of Urchat has not
wronged the King, and all those who have right from
his Majestie and his predecessors, of any part of the
said Lordship ? It is answered, that it has wronged
his Majestie to give that away which was his own, and
whereunto the said Earle had no right in respect of the
annexation foresaid, and also will wrong those who
have right from his Majestie and his predecessors by
continual pleas against them, and denudeth his Ma-
jestie both of property and tennendrie of the said
Lordship,
3. It is required, whether the said Earle may pur-
chase himself retoured and infeft, as nearest and lawfull