Comments in refutation of pretensions advanced for the first time, and statements in a recent work "The Stirlings of Keir and their family papers"

194 COMMENTS ON KEIR PERFORMANCE,
WiLLiELMi FiLii Thoraldi, et ex regia confirmatione ecclesie de Kirkin-
klft'b's tuUocli cum dimiclia carrucata terre," that had been granted by William's
p.'tsT' antecedent charter. Jocelin was Bishop of Glasgow in 1174/
Cumber- 5. Mortification by David Fleming, Lord of Biggar, to the Chm-ch of
Charter- Kirkintulloch, in the reign of Robert III., 1399, in which he confirms the
former grants to the said church by his predecessors, and wherein is con-
tained a literal transcript of the original donation by " Willielmus, films
Thoraldi, Vicecomes de Strivelyn" as specified above, together with a con-
firmation of the same by his successors, the Cummins, Earls of Buchan, upon
whose forfeiture in the reign of David II. (who succeeded in 1329) the
barony of Kirkintulloch was granted to the Flemings.
This WUhelmus filius Thoraldi, Vicecomes de Strivelyn, had issue : —
1. Alexander, his successor, styled " Alexander filius Willielmi filii
Thoraldi," and afterwards simply " Alexander, Vicecomes de Strivelyn."
2. JoHX, proved brother of the latter, under his description of " Alexander
filius Willielmi filii Thoraldi " (see next generation, No. 2) ; as also under
his later style simply of " Alexander, Vicecomes de Strivelyn " (see ibid.,
No. 4). He eventually succeeded the said Alexander his brother.
3. Alan, who, as son of the preceding Willielmus filius Thoraldi, Vice-
comes de Strivelyn, witnessed his grant of the church of Kirkintulloch to the
Abbey of Cambuskenneth (see previously, No. 3). The seniority of John
to Alan may be held from what will follow, though not precisely proved.
III. — Alexander filius Willielmi filii Thoraldi, or simply, as he came
to be styled, " Alexander, Vicecomes de Strivelyn," and Jus-
ticiary of Lothian, son and heir of the preceding AVilliam ; also
Sheriff of Stirling, and proprietor both of Ochiltree and Cadder,
the original patrimonies of the fibulati Strivelienses, down to
1541.
PB00F8.
chartu- 1. Charter of WilUam the Lion (without date, but who reigned from 1165
Dmifemi- to 1214), Confirming a grant by Malcom, Earl of Athol, of the Church of
Molin to the Abbey of Dumfermling, which is witnessed by " Alexandro
FiLio Willielmi filii Thoraldi."
2. Charter by " Alexander ^/wts Willielmi filii Thorcddi" (without date),
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