History of the Fife Pitcairns

332 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS.
Alexander first resigned the lands into the hands of
his overlord, George, Earl of Angus. The deed is as
follows : —
Procuratory of Resignation by Alexander de Petkarne of that
Ilk, appointing David Broun, citizen of St Andrews, and John
Cluny, a husbandman of Rhynd, his procurators, for resigning in the
hands of George, Earl of Angus, Lord of Abernethy, his whole
lands of Ennernethy in the lordship of Abernethy and sheriffdom
of Perth. Dated at Perth, 6th March 1453-4.
The original is in the possession of Sir William Fraser's
trustees, and the above note is printed in the ' History of
the Family of Douglas.
Then follows this charter to James, Alexander Pitcairn's
son, by the Earl of Angus : —
Georgius, Comes Angusie, to Jacobo de Pettcarne et Alicie
Sponse sue (by which he granted and confirmed) the terras de
Innemethy cum pertinentiis jacen infra dominium nostrum de
Abirnethy infra vicecomitatum de Stratherne, quas terras de Alex-
ander de Petkarne medianto suo procuratore per furtem et baculum
in manibus nostris sursum reddidit.
Apud Sanctum Andriam, 1 May 1454.
Translation.
Charter by George, Count of Angus, to James of Pitkarne and
Alicia his wife, by which he " granted and confirmed to them the
lands of Innernethy with its belongings, lying under our lordship
of Abernethy in the county of Perth, which lands were procured
for us by Alexander de Pitkarne by furtem and baculum in our
hands as above related. At St Andrews, 1st May 1454."
It is therefore evident that Alexander had resigned
Innernethy to his overlord the Earl of Angus, to enable
his son James Pitcairne to receive a new charter from the
Earl. James therefore became ninth laird of Innernethie.
This charter was in 1454, and there is nothing heard of
these Pitcairns until another James Pitcarne makes over
the estate to his son Andrew in 1546.
I. 1 Andrew Pitcarne and seven sons were killed at the
1 Gen. Diet., London, 1739. The Forthar Pitcairns also claim descent from
this Andrew, but I have not found evidence to prove this.