History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

APPENDIX. XXin
1630, quhilk wes about two moneth after the subscryv- No. VIII.
ing of the said renunciatioun ; And that his Majesteis Thomas Hope's
Advocat thocht it ane prejudice to his Majesty to have Statement.
the said Erles service differred till his returne, thairfoir
he urged the said Erie befoir his pairting to give ordour
that the saidis breives micht be raised and servit albeit
in his absence; quhilk wes done in the moneth of
Aprill 1630, the said Erie being absent at Court; and
quhilk service his Majesteis said Advocat caused to be
retoured to the Chancellarie ; be the quhilk service and
retour it is found that the said Erie of Stratherne is
narrest and lawfule air to umquhill David Erie of
Stratherne, as being lineally discendit of Euphame
Stewart Countes of Stratherne, the only dauchter of
the said umquhile Erie David ; swa that quhatsum-
ever wes done in that bussines, wes done both with
fidelity and cair to see his Majesty fully and perfytlie
secured from all actioun quhilk the said Erie or his
aires micht pretend to the said Erledome of Stratherne
or ony pairt thairofF; and thair is no Advocat of skill
and knawledge of the lawes that will tak upon his
conscience to affirme that his Majestie could be securit
be the said renunciatioun, except the said Erie had bene
servit air to the said Erie David his predicessour.
And this is the trew and simple estait of the bussines
as it wes actit and done, and quhilk in no sort lies or
can prejudge his Majestie in honour or benefit; but
tendit and tendis to his Majesteis full security of the
landis of the said Erledome of Stratherne, notwith-
standing quhatsumever calumnies or malicious infor-
matioun maide in the contrary.
Thomas Hope.
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