Reports of claims preferred to the House of Lords in the cases of the Cassillis, Sutherland, Spynie, and Glencairn peerages

CASSILLIS PEERAGE.
Upon the death of John, eighth Earl ofCassillis, in August 1759?
his estates devolved, by virtue of a deed of entail executed
by him on the 29th day of March preceding, on Sir Tho-
mas Kennedy of Culzean, Bart., the nearest heir-male of
the family ; but his right was unsuccessfully contested by
William Earl of March and Ruglen, grandson of Lady
Anne Kennedy, Countess of Ruglen, daughter of John,
the seventh Earl of Cassillis, the heir of line. The case was
given in favour of the heir-male by the narrowest majority in
the Court of Session, and the decision was affirmed by the
House of Lords.
The Earl of March, assuming the title of Cassillis, presented a pe-
tition to the King, claiming the honours, and Sir Thomas
Kennedy made a similar application. Both applications were
laid before the House of Peers on the 31st March 1760, and
the following Cases were thereafter submitted by Sir Thomas
and the Earl to the consideration of their Lordships.