. History of the Carnegies, Earls of Southesk, and of their kindred. [With plates, including a portrait and a facsimile, a map and genealogical tables.] . e marriage. Sir David Lindsay alsothereby provides his daughter to a tocher of ten thousand merks. Thecontract for this marriage bears date at Brechin 8th October David Carnegie inherited the talents of his father and grandfather forpublic business, and like them passed a long and active life in the serviceof his country. The Crown, as we shall presently see, acknowledged hismerits by granting him two peerages. In the year 1601, the L
. History of the Carnegies, Earls of Southesk, and of their kindred. [With plates, including a portrait and a facsimile, a map and genealogical tables.] . e marriage. Sir David Lindsay alsothereby provides his daughter to a tocher of ten thousand merks. Thecontract for this marriage bears date at Brechin 8th October David Carnegie inherited the talents of his father and grandfather forpublic business, and like them passed a long and active life in the serviceof his country. The Crown, as we shall presently see, acknowledged hismerits by granting him two peerages. In the year 1601, the Laird of Kinnaird appears to have contemplatedmaking a tour in foreign countries, and arranged to travel with two of hisneighbours. On the 9 th of July df that year they obtained from King 1 Sir David Lindsay stated that he mar- handiwork of Margaret Lindsay. It is ariedLadyHelenwithoutonytocher—(Lives silk velvet cloth, richly embroidered, andof the Lindsays, vol. i. p. 205). having in the centre the armorial bear- 2 Original Contract at Kinnaird. There ings of the Carnegies impaled with those ofis at Kinnaird a beautiful specimen of the George Jamescme piTnotl637 So22fkflL2&v DAVID FIRST EARL OF SOUTHESK. FIRST VISIT OF JAMES VI. TO KINNAIKD, 1602. 71 James VI. the folio whig license to travel in England, France, Flanders, etc.,for a period of two years : — , be the tennour heirof, grantis and gevis licence to our weilbelouittis, DauidCarnegye of Kynnaird, Johnne Scrymgeour, appearand of Dudop, and DauidRamsay of Fascay, and twa seruandis with thanie in cumpany, to departe and pasfurth of our realm toward the pairtis of England, France, Flanderis, and vtherispairtis bezond sey, thair to remayne for thair bettir sicht, and doing thair vtherlesurn effairis and besines at thair plesour, during the space of twa zeiris nixt tocum eftir the dait heirof; and will and grantis that thay nor thair transportaris sailnot be callit nor aceusit thairfoir, criminalie nor
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