Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1692]
FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
81
WART.1 for a gift of the office of Shirefship of BAMFF in favo1.
of SIR JAMES OGILVY of Advocate
William R.
Our Soveraign Lord and Lady Considering that the
office of Sheriff of the shire of Bamff is now vacant in their
Mats hands and at their gift and disposall by and through
the decease of , and being
sufficiently informed of the loyalty abilities and other
good qualifications of Sir James Ogilvie of
advocate. Therefore ordain a letter of gift to be
made and past under their Mats great scale of their
ancient kingdom of Scotland giving and granting, likeas
their Mats by these presents give and grant unto the said
Sir James Ogilvy of advocate,
the office of Shirefship of the said shire of Bamff during
their Mats pleasures only : With power unto him to exerce
possess and enjoy the said office, as fully and freely in all
respects and conditions, as the same was formerly exerced
possessed and enjoyed by the said deceased
or any of his predecessors Sheriffs of the sd
sherifdom of Bamff, or may be exerced possessed and en¬
joyed in any time coming, and to uplift the haill profits
emoluments priviledges and casualities whatsoever belong¬
ing thereunto : And particularly with power to the said
to nominate and appoint
deputs and substitutes in the said office (for whom he
shall be answerable) and all other members of court need-
full, excepting the clerk of that court: Provided always,
likeas by the acceptation of this comission, the said
is to be answerable for the
uplifting, compting for, and making payment unto the
Lords Comrs of their Mats Treasury and Lords of Ex-
cheqr of the ffew duties, retoures and blench duties, and
other duties and casualities belonging to their Mats for¬
merly and now used and accustomed to be uplifted,
compted for and paid in manner foresaid, and for per-
1 State Papers {Scotland), Warrant Books, vol. xv. p. 121, in Record Office,
London.