. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . igned eldest lawful son of the deceased AlexanderErskine, Master of Mar. He accompanied the Duke ofLennox in his embassy to France in July 1601. He wascreated Viscount of Fenton, being the first raised to thatdegree of nobility in Scotland, by patent dated the 18th ofMay 1606, to him, and to the heirs-male of his body, whomfailing, to his heirs-male whatsoever. He had chartersgranted to him of the following lands: of Ryecroft, whichformerly belonged to the friars preachers of Stirling, datedJune the 27th, 1606. Of a thi
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . igned eldest lawful son of the deceased AlexanderErskine, Master of Mar. He accompanied the Duke ofLennox in his embassy to France in July 1601. He wascreated Viscount of Fenton, being the first raised to thatdegree of nobility in Scotland, by patent dated the 18th ofMay 1606, to him, and to the heirs-male of his body, whomfailing, to his heirs-male whatsoever. He had chartersgranted to him of the following lands: of Ryecroft, whichformerly belonged to the friars preachers of Stirling, datedJune the 27th, 1606. Of a third part of Dirleton, Haly-burton, and Lambden, united into the barony of FentonBarns, dated November the 15th, 1610; of the barony ofKellie, dated July the 13th, 1613 ; of the lands which be-longed to the priory of Restennoth united into the baronyof Restennoth, dated the 10th of March 1614; of the lord-ship of Pittenweem, dated the 6th of July 1615; of thelands of Elbotle, Kingstoun, &c, the 6th of August 1616;and of the barony of Fententour and Dirleton, dated the. The Cointess of 1699. DR PITCAIRNES WRITINGS. 403 9th of July 1618. Sir Thomas was advanced to the dignityof Earl of Kellie, to him, and to his heirs-male bearingthe name of Erskine, by patent dated the 12th of March1619. He was invested with the Order of the Garter, anddying in London on the 12th of June 1639, in his seventy-third year, was buried at Pittenweem. He was succeededas second Earl of Kellie by his grandson, Thomas, in June1639. Thomas took part with the King against the Coven-anters in 1642, and died unmarried on the 3rd of February1643. Alexander, the third Earl, was served heir to hisbrother Thomas, above mentioned, on the 18th of April1643. He was a steady loyalist, and was colonel of footfor the counties of Fife and Kinross in the engage-ment to attempt the rescue of King Charles II. Heaccompanied his Majesty King Charles II. on his expedi-tion into England; and was taken prisoner at the
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