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olxxxiv GEORGE FIRST EARL OF C ROM ARTIE. [1630-
Lord Tarbat accepted the office of Captain-GeneraL and he was received
in person by the Company at a meeting held in August 1703. Under the
command of Lord Tarbat as Captain-General, the Company commenced a
course of prosperity. A largely-attended general meeting of the Company
was held on the 4th of September 1703. The minutes bear that the new
Captain-General was the successful competitor in the ancient sport of shooting
for the goose prize. " They went to the buts, where a living goose was fixed
a convenient distance from the north butt, and nothing but her head in view.
The same was shot through by the Captain- General, the arrow entering the
left eye and going out a little behind the right eye, above four inches quite
through, so as she never mov'd after she receiv'd the shot. Then returning
to John Monro's, the whole company was nobly entertained by their Captain-
General."
After the noble entertainment, a Council of seven members was elected
by signed lists, — a mode of election similar to the billeting proposed by Lord
Cromartie at the Eestoration. The Captain-General signified to them the
great respect which he bore to the Eoyal Company, and how much he was
inclined to encourage and propagate the use of ancient arms, of bows and
arrows. And as he promised fidelity to the former Council at his reception
to his office, so he now heartily renewed the same in presence of the new
councillors. He then signed the laws, and the Council elected the other
officers. The Captain-General proposed that, for the better managing of the
Company, four brigadiers should be appointed, which was agreed to. John,
Master of Tarbat, was one of the four who were chosen.
Soon afterwards the Earl of Cromartie obtained from the Queen a warrant,
or signature, for a charter in favour of the Archers, which bears date the 31st
of December 1703. The charter which followed under that warrant is still
the regulating charter of the Company. In a letter, dated 29th January 1704,
Lord Tarbat accepted the office of Captain-GeneraL and he was received
in person by the Company at a meeting held in August 1703. Under the
command of Lord Tarbat as Captain-General, the Company commenced a
course of prosperity. A largely-attended general meeting of the Company
was held on the 4th of September 1703. The minutes bear that the new
Captain-General was the successful competitor in the ancient sport of shooting
for the goose prize. " They went to the buts, where a living goose was fixed
a convenient distance from the north butt, and nothing but her head in view.
The same was shot through by the Captain- General, the arrow entering the
left eye and going out a little behind the right eye, above four inches quite
through, so as she never mov'd after she receiv'd the shot. Then returning
to John Monro's, the whole company was nobly entertained by their Captain-
General."
After the noble entertainment, a Council of seven members was elected
by signed lists, — a mode of election similar to the billeting proposed by Lord
Cromartie at the Eestoration. The Captain-General signified to them the
great respect which he bore to the Eoyal Company, and how much he was
inclined to encourage and propagate the use of ancient arms, of bows and
arrows. And as he promised fidelity to the former Council at his reception
to his office, so he now heartily renewed the same in presence of the new
councillors. He then signed the laws, and the Council elected the other
officers. The Captain-General proposed that, for the better managing of the
Company, four brigadiers should be appointed, which was agreed to. John,
Master of Tarbat, was one of the four who were chosen.
Soon afterwards the Earl of Cromartie obtained from the Queen a warrant,
or signature, for a charter in favour of the Archers, which bears date the 31st
of December 1703. The charter which followed under that warrant is still
the regulating charter of the Company. In a letter, dated 29th January 1704,
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| Description | Their kindred, country, and correspondence. By William Fraser. Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas and Archibald Constable, 1876. With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. History of the earls of Cromartie. Cromartie correspondence, 1662-1705.--II. Cromartie correspondence, 1706-1774. The Cromartie charters, 1257-1499. The Cromartie patents of honour, etc., 1685-1861. Narrative by John, lord Macleod ... Of the insurrection in Scotland in the years 1745-6 ... Narrative by John, lord Macleod of his campaign in the seven years' war in Germany, 1757.--The Grandvale and Cromartie branch. The Royston branch. Baronies and castles inherited and acquired by George, first earl of Cromartie, 1654-1714. History of the family of Mackenzie, by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromartie. |
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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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