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102 The Earls of Middleton.
After the Restoration, October ist, 1660, the title
of earl was confirmed to Middleton by letters patent,
and at the same time the further titles of Lord of
Clermont and Lord of Fettercairn were bestowed
upon him.
The following is a copy of the patent, with an
English translation : —
" Sciatis," etc.
" Cumque nos non lateant multa prcelara officia,
quibus legatus noster generalis strenuus ac nobis
sincere fidelis, dilectus Johannes Midleton charissimum
nostrum patrem felicis memoriae sibi obstrinxit ; et
quam propenso studio aggressus sit ac indomita forti-
tudine et prudentia honoratissimos conatus pro regali
nostra potestate vindicanda regnique nostri guber-
natione instauranda — optime et susceptus prosecutus
sit et quam libenter vitam suam et fortunam ad
eosdem promovendos multoties ingresserit. Ac etiam
cum multis magnisque testimoniis compertum habe-
amus dictum legatum nostram generalem Joannem
Midleton omnem fidem nobis semper addixisse
nostroque commodo utique velificasse, cumque
maximi momenti munera sibi a nobis demandata
fideliter et strenue subiisse, quinetiam memoratum
legatum nostrum generalem, ejusque familiam, diffi-
cillima pericula et damna gravissima adjuncta etiam
After the Restoration, October ist, 1660, the title
of earl was confirmed to Middleton by letters patent,
and at the same time the further titles of Lord of
Clermont and Lord of Fettercairn were bestowed
upon him.
The following is a copy of the patent, with an
English translation : —
" Sciatis," etc.
" Cumque nos non lateant multa prcelara officia,
quibus legatus noster generalis strenuus ac nobis
sincere fidelis, dilectus Johannes Midleton charissimum
nostrum patrem felicis memoriae sibi obstrinxit ; et
quam propenso studio aggressus sit ac indomita forti-
tudine et prudentia honoratissimos conatus pro regali
nostra potestate vindicanda regnique nostri guber-
natione instauranda — optime et susceptus prosecutus
sit et quam libenter vitam suam et fortunam ad
eosdem promovendos multoties ingresserit. Ac etiam
cum multis magnisque testimoniis compertum habe-
amus dictum legatum nostram generalem Joannem
Midleton omnem fidem nobis semper addixisse
nostroque commodo utique velificasse, cumque
maximi momenti munera sibi a nobis demandata
fideliter et strenue subiisse, quinetiam memoratum
legatum nostrum generalem, ejusque familiam, diffi-
cillima pericula et damna gravissima adjuncta etiam
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| Histories of Scottish families > Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn > (118) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95312395 |
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| Description | And the Middleton family. By A.C. Biscoe. London : Henry S. King & Co., 1876. |
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| Shelfmark | A.114.d |
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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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