True relation of William Earle of Monteath's affair concerning the Earldome and title of Straitherne
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woods, and other policy, serving their prince at
all tymes, as at Bannockburn with K. James 3 d ,
fflodden with K. James 4 th , and after at Pinky ;
Whither then it is agreeable to Justice, That so
many honest Gentlemen should be ruined alto-
gither in their Estates, in that Earldom be again
separated & evieted from the Crown.
5. It is to be considered, what diminution it will
be to his Majesty's rent & obedience, when so
many lands and men shall be subjected to one,
sieing they will hold of him, if he attain thereto,
The Earles of Montrose, Perth, Tullibardine, The
Viscount of Duplin, The Lord Maderty, The
lairds of Glenorchy, Keir, Gleneagles, Dun-
crub, Sec.
6. It is to be remembered that King James the
sixth would never grant the style of Straitherne
to any subject, far less the Earldome itself, saying
always to such as requested for it, He had no
more for the blood and slaughter of King James
the first.
Thereafter Sir John perused the Registers, and
drew furth a Minut of whatsomever Gifts his Lord-
ship had procured from his Majesty at his Entry
to be a Councilor. Whilk having communicat
c with
woods, and other policy, serving their prince at
all tymes, as at Bannockburn with K. James 3 d ,
fflodden with K. James 4 th , and after at Pinky ;
Whither then it is agreeable to Justice, That so
many honest Gentlemen should be ruined alto-
gither in their Estates, in that Earldom be again
separated & evieted from the Crown.
5. It is to be considered, what diminution it will
be to his Majesty's rent & obedience, when so
many lands and men shall be subjected to one,
sieing they will hold of him, if he attain thereto,
The Earles of Montrose, Perth, Tullibardine, The
Viscount of Duplin, The Lord Maderty, The
lairds of Glenorchy, Keir, Gleneagles, Dun-
crub, Sec.
6. It is to be remembered that King James the
sixth would never grant the style of Straitherne
to any subject, far less the Earldome itself, saying
always to such as requested for it, He had no
more for the blood and slaughter of King James
the first.
Thereafter Sir John perused the Registers, and
drew furth a Minut of whatsomever Gifts his Lord-
ship had procured from his Majesty at his Entry
to be a Councilor. Whilk having communicat
c with
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| Histories of Scottish families > True relation of William Earle of Monteath's affair concerning the Earldome and title of Straitherne > (13) Page 9 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95550765 |
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| Description | acted be Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet, in the reigne of King Charles the First, vindicating Sir John from the aspersions laid upon him by Mr. Sanderson, in his history of the life of the said king |
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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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