History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

Xlvi APPENDIX.
No. IX, in the said Earldom as heir to the said David, for
''relation"^ ^ strengthening the Kings right thereunto, and whilk
sum and satisfaction in general termes is acknowledo-ed
by the said Earle in the said renunciation to have been
gotten and receaved from his Majesty, for making the
said renunciation. And they seeing his Majesties
Advocat compear for his Majestie, and produce the said
renunciation registrat in the publick register be the
compearance and consent of his Majesties Advocat, and
also knowing perfytly that his Majestie in the charter
of Urchat and Bradwell did, under his hand sciens and
prudens acknowledge the said Earle of Monteath to
be nearest and lawfull heir to the said Earl David, and
that the said charter was dictated by his Majesties
Advocat and subscribed by the Lords of his Majesties
Exchequer, and ordained to pass the Great Seall, and
the King therein promitted in verbo Regis never to
come in the contrair, nor to doe any action contrair to
the same, they did no wrong to serve affirmative.
Like as they offered them to prove, that thereafter his
Majesty hes not only acknowledged the said Earl to
be duely served as nearest and lawfull heir to the said
Earl David, but also, by patent under his hand and
Great Seall, hath granted to him the title, honour, and
precedence of the said Earl David, making the service
and retour to be the narrative of the said patent ; and
sua being now major, and compearing be his Advocat,
cannot come in the contrair thei'eof to accuse the
Inquest of Error, for doeing that which his Majestie
had solemnly and publickly by his own hand and
Great Seall done, and Commissioners of Exchequer
acknowledged, and standing now upon publick record
in all the registers and sealls usual in such cases.
As likeways the ShirrefF of Edinburgh, before whom
the said Service was deduced, did crave absolvitor from
the summonds of the subsequent paper.