The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar . he patent also erectedthe lands and barony of Airth, in favour of the Earl and his heirs, into onefree earldom to be named the Earldom of Airth.^ This new earldom did not effectually accomplish the object which theking had in view in creating it. The grantee only used the title of Airth fora short time, but he resumed his original title of Menteith, which was soclosely associated with the title of Strathern. Neither did the grantee norhis successors long enjoy the new creation. The earldom of Airth wasapprised by the
The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar . he patent also erectedthe lands and barony of Airth, in favour of the Earl and his heirs, into onefree earldom to be named the Earldom of Airth.^ This new earldom did not effectually accomplish the object which theking had in view in creating it. The grantee only used the title of Airth fora short time, but he resumed his original title of Menteith, which was soclosely associated with the title of Strathern. Neither did the grantee norhis successors long enjoy the new creation. The earldom of Airth wasapprised by the Earls creditors, and he made resignation of the earldom in Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer, the Bruces, pp. 312 et seq., also in the Red p. 90. The Laird of Keir also received a Book of Menteith, 1880, vol. ii. pp. 3G1 el payment to assist in rebuilding his place for seg. the same reason. ^ Airth Peerage Claim, 1839, p. 4. His- In The Bruces and Cumyns much in- tories of the Earldoms of Strathern and formation is given on the Airth branch of Menteith, pp. 73 and THE BARONY OF KILBRUMMY. XX\X favour of Alexander Bruce of Airth. He obtained a crown charter of thelands in 1648. Through his daughter Jean, Lady Airth, the lands came tothe Dundases, and from them to Judge Graham, ancestor of the presentproprietor. William, first Earl of Dumfries, obtained from King Charles the First acharter of novodamus of the lands and barony of Airth, on resignation byWiUiam, Earl of Airth and Menteith, dated 20th December Theearldom of Airth was not held long by the Earl of Dumfries. VII. The Baronies of Inveknochty and Kildrdmmy. Shortly before the creation of Alexander Elphinstone of Elphinstone asLord Elphinstone in 1509, he received from King James the Fourth a charterof the lands of Invernochty, and many others in the lordship of Strathdonand Garioch, earldom of Mar and shire of Aberdeen.^ After the erection ofthat barony the grantee was designated of Invernochty during the
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