True relation of William Earle of Monteath's affair concerning the Earldome and title of Straitherne
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meikle as umq" King Robert the Second, be his
Charter under the Great Seal, gave to his son Da-
vid and his heirs the Earldome of Straitherne, To
be holden in free Regality, with all fees, forfalturs,
and other libertys ; Like as also the said King
Robert, by another Chartor, granted to his said
son & heirs the said Earldom with addition of
the four points of the Crown, as in the said Char-
tors of the dates foresaid Extracted furth of the
Register of the Great Seall of Scotland, under
the subscription of Sir John Hamilton of Magda-
lens, Knight, his Ma ties Clerk of Register, bears.
And for as meikle as I, the said Earle of Monteath,
am undoubted heir of blood and successor to the
said umq" David Earl of Straitherne, being des-
cended linealy from Patrick Graham and Eupham
Stewart, daughter to the said David, and thereby
having good and undoubted right to claim the said
Earldom, yet not the less considering that the
said Earldom hes been bruiked by his Ma tie & his
predecessors as a part of the annexed property,
continually since the decease of King James, 2d,
and that the Heretors and possessors holds their
lands of our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Ma" e and
his predecessors; and calling to mind the ex-
traordinary favours bestowed upon me by my Gra-
cious Soveraigne, Charles, King of Great Britain,
&c. And that it hath pleased his gracious Majestie
to
meikle as umq" King Robert the Second, be his
Charter under the Great Seal, gave to his son Da-
vid and his heirs the Earldome of Straitherne, To
be holden in free Regality, with all fees, forfalturs,
and other libertys ; Like as also the said King
Robert, by another Chartor, granted to his said
son & heirs the said Earldom with addition of
the four points of the Crown, as in the said Char-
tors of the dates foresaid Extracted furth of the
Register of the Great Seall of Scotland, under
the subscription of Sir John Hamilton of Magda-
lens, Knight, his Ma ties Clerk of Register, bears.
And for as meikle as I, the said Earle of Monteath,
am undoubted heir of blood and successor to the
said umq" David Earl of Straitherne, being des-
cended linealy from Patrick Graham and Eupham
Stewart, daughter to the said David, and thereby
having good and undoubted right to claim the said
Earldom, yet not the less considering that the
said Earldom hes been bruiked by his Ma tie & his
predecessors as a part of the annexed property,
continually since the decease of King James, 2d,
and that the Heretors and possessors holds their
lands of our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Ma" e and
his predecessors; and calling to mind the ex-
traordinary favours bestowed upon me by my Gra-
cious Soveraigne, Charles, King of Great Britain,
&c. And that it hath pleased his gracious Majestie
to
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| Histories of Scottish families > True relation of William Earle of Monteath's affair concerning the Earldome and title of Straitherne > (32) Page 28 |
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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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