True relation of William Earle of Monteath's affair concerning the Earldome and title of Straitherne

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Majesties Exchequer, and ordained to pass the
Great Seall, and the King therein promitted in
verboJEtegis never to come in the contrair, nor to
<Joe any action contrair to the same, They did no
wrong to serve affir mative . Like as they offered
them to prove, That thereafter his Majesty lies not
only acknowledged the said Earl to be duely served
as nearest and lawfull heir to the said Earl David,
but also, by patent under his hand and great Seall,
hath granted to him the Title, honour, and prece-
dence of the said Earl David, making the service
& retour to be the narrative of the said Patent ;
and sua being now Major, and compearing be his
Advocat, cannot come in the contrair thereof to
accuse the Inquest of Error, for doeing that which
his Majestie had solemnly and publickly by his
own hand and Great Seal! done, and Commission-
ers of Exchequer acknowledged, and standing
now upon publick record in all the Registers and
sealls usual in such cases.
As likeways the Shirreff of Edinburgh, before
whom the said Service was deduced, did crave
absolvitor from the summonds of the subsequent
paper.
1. The said Shiref did no wrong, because he
offers him to prove That the procuration for serving
f of