History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

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HISTORY OF THE EARLDOMS OF
William
EIGHTH Earl
of monteith
and second
Earl of
AlRTH.
1681.
manner sanctioned by the Crown, when it re-
fused to alter the settled course of succession of
the Titles of Honour, though it permitted the
lands to be severed.
It is, however, very remarkable that, on the
6th of September, 1681, when this Settlement
was confirmed by Parliament, the Earl of Mon-
teith should have protested against the ratifica-
tion, on the ground that it had been expressly
provided by the bond of tailzie between him
and the Marquis of Montrose, that the Title of
Honour, Dignity, and Estate of the Earldom of
Monteith should never be separated, and that
the families of Montrose and Monteith should
never be joined or confounded in one another,
together with several other conditions which the
Marquis had not performed. It is also remark-
able, that in this Protest the Earldom of' Airth
is not even mentioned ; but the Earldoms, both
territorial and personal, of Monteith, are alluded
to as if (as was no doubt then considered the
fact) they were wholly independent of those of
Airth.
This proceeding is thus recorded : — "The Earl
of Monteith and Airth protested that the foresaid
ratification in favours of the Marquis of Montrose
of the Earldom of Monteith should noways pre-
judge the said Earl his right, seeing by the bond
of tailzie betwixt the said Marquis of Montrose
and him, it is expresly provided that the Title