History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

PREFACE, IX
giving to the word heirs, in the Patent, its usual
technical interpretation of heirs of liney was
brought forward in the ingenious speech of
Andrew Rutherfurd, Esq., the late Lord Ad-
vocate.
The Appendix contains copies of all the
Charters and other Documents referred to in
the text ; and of two remarkable Narratives,
one by Sir Thomas Hope, Advocate to King
Charles the First, and the other apparently by
the well-known Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet, in
defence of their conduct ; together with some
curious original Letters, and a few other arti-
cles illustrative of the Case.
To the Vice-Chancellor Sir James Lewis
Knight Bruce, the Author begs leave to offer
his best acknowledgments for having revised
his able speech ; and his thanks for much va-
luable assistance are especially due to Mr.
David Robertson, whose labours in another
branch of the Law are well known and appre-
ciated, and who is equally conversant with every
thing connected with the history and decisions
of Scottish Peerages. He has also to thank
Peter Christian, Esq. of Newhaven, for some
remarks on Scottish Territorial Earldoms.
25th February, \S^2.