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SUPPLEMENT. 231
executed in 1711, a gratuitous bond for a
great sum of money, to his eldest son,
Alexander, marquis of Huntly (acknow-
ledged to have been a papist), upon which
the marquis adjudged the family estate,
and was infeft, 1712. He, afterwards
duke of Gordon, died anno 1729. His
son, Cosmo George, made up titles to the
estate, as heir to George, duke of Gordon,
his grandfather, neglecting his fathers
title, and was infeft, anno 1731. Sir Evan
Cameron was infeft, anno 1688, in the
twenty merk land of Mamore, held feu of
the duke of Gordon, &c. The present
duke of Gordon, superior of the land of
Mamore, claimed the same upon the clan
act, the land being in his lordship of Loch-
aber." A discussion at great length is
entered into as to the rights of a papist.
"The president (Duncan Forbes of Cullo-
den) was clear on both points, but they
were not voted separately. All the judges
were of the same opinion, except the Jus-
tice Clerk, and Lord Elchies, who did not
vote. The question was put in general. —
Sustain the claimants title, and was carried
executed in 1711, a gratuitous bond for a
great sum of money, to his eldest son,
Alexander, marquis of Huntly (acknow-
ledged to have been a papist), upon which
the marquis adjudged the family estate,
and was infeft, 1712. He, afterwards
duke of Gordon, died anno 1729. His
son, Cosmo George, made up titles to the
estate, as heir to George, duke of Gordon,
his grandfather, neglecting his fathers
title, and was infeft, anno 1731. Sir Evan
Cameron was infeft, anno 1688, in the
twenty merk land of Mamore, held feu of
the duke of Gordon, &c. The present
duke of Gordon, superior of the land of
Mamore, claimed the same upon the clan
act, the land being in his lordship of Loch-
aber." A discussion at great length is
entered into as to the rights of a papist.
"The president (Duncan Forbes of Cullo-
den) was clear on both points, but they
were not voted separately. All the judges
were of the same opinion, except the Jus-
tice Clerk, and Lord Elchies, who did not
vote. The question was put in general. —
Sustain the claimants title, and was carried
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| Description | A poem in five cantos: being the origin and history of the family, alias Donald, Lord of the Isles, carried down to its extinction, with a continuation of the family of Keppoch; the whole combined with the history of Scotland, with notes and references, and concluding with an analysis of the Scotch acts of Parliament, relative to the Douglas association; and an address to His Royal Highness the prince regent. By John Paul Macdonald. Montrose : Printed for the author by J. Watt, 1815. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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