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The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland (Volume 2)

The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland (Volume 2)

Billings, Robert William

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ISBN10: 115287098X
ISBN13: 9781152870987
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.17 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...small oriels were in their more complete state. % Historical Account of the Origine and Succession of the Family of Innes, collected from Authentick Writs in the Chartor Chist of the samen.--From an original manuscript in the possession of His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, p. 47. Balveny Castle, 1--2. Nearly a century later, the descendant of the murderer had a contest with the head of his family conducted in the courts of law, which had then begun to supersede the old methods of speedy justice. The devices he adopted to strengthen his hands were, however, curious enough of their kind. The plan for the creation of Baronets of Nova Scotia having been started, Balveny endeavoured to obtain one of the patents, that he might have higher rank, and consequently greater influence than his chief; or, as the family historian expresses it, u having law for it, he would baffle his cheiff, and take the door of him, or put him to the necessity of being lord, which his circumstances could ill bear. He was, however, defeated by the equal, if not superior cunning of his rival, and became what was generally called a broken man--the miner of his house. And to follow it out to the close, says the historian, Sir Robert Innes of Balvenny, who broke his own estate, had a son, Sir Walter, who succeeded him to the name, but not to the land. Sir Robert's circumstances were but mean, he left no heirs, and in his death the family extinguished, he being the eighth generation from the first Walter who founded it. And, mentioning some cadets of the family, he says, -- The last come of the house of Balveny, and nearest that family, (were there anything to represent) is Mr George Innes, a priest, who possesses a small interest in Angus calle...

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