History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

APPENDIX. Xlvii
1. The said Shiref did no wrong, because he offers No. IX.
him to prove that the procuration for serving of the ^"Sr^l^tion?^'^
said breeves wes formed by the Kings Advocat, or at
his direction, and written by his own sisters son, his
servant.
2. That by the Advocats special letters written to his
Majesty, it was informed that the purchase of the Earl
of Straithernes title of that Earldom was a matter of
such importance, that it was not fitt for his Majestie to
neglect it, and that his Majestie thereupon directed his
particular missive to the Advocat for purchasing the
said right.
3. That for the same effect^ the said Advocat deli-
vered a letter to the Clerk Register, commanding to
make patent the Registers, and to give to the Earl such
wryts as should be in the Castle, or elsewhere, whilk
the said Advocat should find to concern that purpose,
with the extracts of all other that the said Earl should
crave,
4. That the same time his Majestie, by his letter,
gave the Advocat promise of two thousand pound ster-
ling for his pains.
5. That the information of the brieves sent to Chan-
cellary was dated and written be the said Advocat him-
self, or servants, and that the said were taken by them
out of the Chancellary.
6. That the renunciation produced to the s*^ Sherif
was formed and penned by the s^ Advocat himself, and
written by M"" William Maxwell his servant, and that
the samen was insert in three Registers at the least,
presented and given in thereto be the Advocat or his
servants at his direction.
7. That the signature of Orchat was penned by the
direction of the said Advocat and was docked by him
(whilk his Majestie is only accustomed to read). And
in the docket thir essential words are left out (that the