The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ial de Gelre, c. 1370).—Azure,a bend between six cross crosslets fltchee or. Orest.—Two wings of ten pen feathers bearing arms ason the shield. [J. > Mar Peerage Evidence, 33. It was in terms of this charter, and thatof 12 August 1404, that the Crown, in 1435, seized upon and annexed theearldom. ^ Mar Peerage Evidence, 34. ^ Fordun a GoodaU, ii. * , vi. pref. cxliii, etc.; vii., viii., ix., 390. ERSKINE, E
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ial de Gelre, c. 1370).—Azure,a bend between six cross crosslets fltchee or. Orest.—Two wings of ten pen feathers bearing arms ason the shield. [J. > Mar Peerage Evidence, 33. It was in terms of this charter, and thatof 12 August 1404, that the Crown, in 1435, seized upon and annexed theearldom. ^ Mar Peerage Evidence, 34. ^ Fordun a GoodaU, ii. * , vi. pref. cxliii, etc.; vii., viii., ix., 390. ERSKINE, EARL OF MAR RSKINE (also spelt Her-cliyn, Irskyn, Irscbkyne,Yrskyn ) as a surname isprobably local, and de-rived from the parish orbarony of that name, inthe shire of Renfrew. Thebarony does not appearamong the lands grantedby King Malcolm iv. toWalter, the first HighSteward, but no doubt itformed part of the greatlordship of Renfrew. Thechurch of Erskine isnamed at a very earlydate, but members of thefamily whicli probably took its name from the lands do notso soon appear on record, though it is possible they werenative owners, and became vassals of the Henry db Brskin is the first on record, and he is onlynamed once, as a witness to a charter by King Alexander a grant of the church of Roseneath to the monksof Paisley, made by Aulay, brother of Maldouen, Earl ofLennox, the writ being dated at Traquair 12 March 1226. Sir John Erskine, Knight, appears as a witness to acharter by Adam, called Carpenter, granting Ingleston tothe Abbey of Paisley, dated about 1260, and also to twowrits by Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith, dated re- Reg. de Passelet, 210.
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