The nature and descent of ancient peerages connected with ... Scotland, the origin of tenures, the succession of fiefs, and the constitution of parliament in that country1785 - 80 pages |
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almoſt alſo ancient Anſwers aſſembly aſſumed Athole Barons beſtowed Buchan Cafe caſes cauſe charter commiſſioners confiderable conſequence conſtitution courſe Crown cuſtom death deſcended deviſed dignity diſpoſable diſtinction diſtinguiſhed Douglas Duke Earl Earl of Athole Earl of Buchan Earl of Caithness Earl of Fife Earl of Menteith Earl of Strathern Earl of Sutherland Earldom Erſkine eſtabliſhed eſtate exiſted favour fiefs firſt Fordun freeholders fuperior granted heirs heirs-male hiſtory honours Houſe Inſtances intereſt iſſue itſelf James James VI John juſt King lands laſt leſs Lord Lordſhip Lovat's male Marre moſt Murray muſt nobility noble fiefs noblemen obſerved Parl Parliament paſſed Peerages Peers perhaps perſon pleaſure poffefſed poſſeſſed poſſeſſion preſent pretenfions raiſed repreſent reſpect Roſs Rymer Scotch Scotland Scots ſecond ſeem ſenſe ſettlement ſeveral ſhould ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpecies ſpirits ſtate ſtatute Stewart ſtill ſtyles ſubjects ſucceſſion ſuch ſuppoſed Sutherland theſe thoſe tion uſed veſted whoſe