The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Part 2A. Fullarton & Company, 1862 - 739 pages |
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Page 241
... lands of Kyndestleth to Hugh Barclay , his cousin , from whom the Barclays of Col- lairnie in Fife were descended . [ Douglas's Peerage , vol . i . p . 245. ] In 1363 he granted a charter of confirmation of the lands of Dunmure , lying ...
... lands of Kyndestleth to Hugh Barclay , his cousin , from whom the Barclays of Col- lairnie in Fife were descended . [ Douglas's Peerage , vol . i . p . 245. ] In 1363 he granted a charter of confirmation of the lands of Dunmure , lying ...
Page 244
... lands of Urie into a free barony ; and in 1682 , the proprietors of East Jersey , in North America , appointed him governor of that province , bestow - found to satisfy the people . " On which the king ing upon him 5,000 acres of land ...
... lands of Urie into a free barony ; and in 1682 , the proprietors of East Jersey , in North America , appointed him governor of that province , bestow - found to satisfy the people . " On which the king ing upon him 5,000 acres of land ...
Page 250
... lands in Ayrshire , 23d December 1631. From the former his son , the first lord , took his designation . This peerage was created with limitation to the heirs male of the first lord's body . In 1648 Lord Bar- geny accompanied the duke ...
... lands in Ayrshire , 23d December 1631. From the former his son , the first lord , took his designation . This peerage was created with limitation to the heirs male of the first lord's body . In 1648 Lord Bar- geny accompanied the duke ...
Page 253
... lands of a superior by military and other services . For some time be- fore the Norman Conquest this name was commonly used in France to denote a person of the first dignity ; but after that event it was introduced into England , and ...
... lands of a superior by military and other services . For some time be- fore the Norman Conquest this name was commonly used in France to denote a person of the first dignity ; but after that event it was introduced into England , and ...
Page 254
... land , acquired powers and privileges of a high order , and in some sense , were independent even of the monarch to whom they owed their homage , and who possessed the right of re- sumption of their lands . Partly by direct grants , but ...
... land , acquired powers and privileges of a high order , and in some sense , were independent even of the monarch to whom they owed their homage , and who possessed the right of re- sumption of their lands . Partly by direct grants , but ...
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