History of the Fife Pitcairns

DAVID PITCARNE, TWELFTH LAIRD. 47
and drink, and suitable lodging and accommodation, whilst
they should happen to be detained at the three yearly head
courts and other courts of the regality, for the administra-
tion of justice in their said office, at the sole expense of the
Commendator and his successors.'
" In 1596 David Durie, the original bailie, with consent
of his eldest son and heir-apparent, resigned his office and
its emoluments into the hands of Queen Anne, as Lady
of Dunfermline, in favour of, and for new infeftment of
the same, to be made and granted to Alexander Seton,
President of the Court of Session, by the title of Lord
Urquhart.
" Lord Tweeddale in 1650, and again in 1665, applied for,
and obtained with some additions, a right, by a decree to
apprising, to the office of a hereditable bailie, and also of
the lease of the feu-duties and teinds held by the Earl of
Dunfermline. On the 12th Feb. 1669 he obtained an ab-
solute charter under the Great Seal to the office in ques-
tion, whereby he was constituted in his own person herit-
able bailie of the lordship, and was duly infeft therein on
the 17th April thereafter."
David Pitcarne, twelfth laird of Pitcarne, was now settled
at Forthar-Ramsay. This latter estate came into the Pit-
cairns' possession through his grandmother, Elizabeth Ram-
say, the heiress. It was situated in the centre of Fife,
within an easy distance of Falkland on the west and Cupar
on the east. It was close to the village of Kingskettle, which
belonged to the Pitcairns. The estate of Pitcairn was some
miles farther south, near Markinch.
David Pitcarne of that Ilk had three Sons — (1) Henry,
(2) Robert, and (3) John — and five daughters : (1) Elspeth,
(2) Elizabeth, (3) Isobelle, (4) Barbara, and (5) Alison.
David Pitcarne now acquired Freuchy by a grant from
the king.
Royal Charter.
On the 29th Sept. 1541 the King granted to David Pitcairn of
Forthar, and Elizabeth Dury his wife, the mills of Freuchy and the
lordship of the mill lands, which lie in the lordship and county of