History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

APPENDIX.
No.VIII.
INFORMATION OF THE TREW ESTAIT
OF THE BUSSINES OF STRATHERNE,
SIGNED BY SIR THOMAS HOPE, ADVO-
CATE TO KING CHARLES THE FIRST.
[The original MS. is in the Charter Chest of Allardice, in the possession
of the present Claimant of the Earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and
Airth. — Referred to in p. 32. et seq. ]
The TREW EsTAIT OF THE ClAIME MADE BE THE No.VIII,
ErLE of StRATHERNE to THE ErLEDOME. of THOMA.rHorF.'s
StRATHERNE WITH THE COURSE AND PROGRES Statemknt.
USIT BE THE SAID ErLE IN OFFERING TO HIS
MaJESTIE ANE ReNUNCIATIOUN OF HIS RIGHT OF
THE SAID ErLEDOME.
In Julij 1629 The said Erie Stratherne knawing
that be the Act of Prescriptioun made in Anno 1617
thair wer only thretteine yeires grantit for using of
Interruptioun, quhilk thretteine yeires wer neir expyrit
thair being no moir to rin thairof but till Junij 1 630,
thairfor the said Erie causit searche his Chartour kist,
togidder with the Registers of the great seall, quhairn
he fand ane number of old Chartouris grantit to his
predecessouris of certaine landis and lordschippis
quhairof they wantit possessioun.
Amangis the rest he extraetit two Chartouris out of
the publik register of the great seall under the sub-
scriptioun of the Clerk of register, quhairof ane
grantit be King Robert 2 on 19 Junij and first zeir of
his reigne to umquhile David Erie of Stratherne his
sone and his aires of the Erledome of Stratherne, with
privilege of regality, and the uther be the said King
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