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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...of Athol, and Elizabeth her sister, were the sisters and next heirs of John Comyn; that Johanna was then eighteen years old, and survived her brother eleven years and more, and is now dead, and on her death her share descended to David de Strabolgi, the son of the Earl Strabolgi, and Johanna, as the nearest heir, and she was then of the age of fourteen; and so the aforesaid David and Elizabeth are the two next heirs of John Comyn. On the?th of August, 4 Edw. III. (1330), two assignments were made, by which David de Strabolgi had the site of the manor of Tirset, and half of all the other lands assigned to him as heir of his mother; and Richard Talbot, who married Elizabeth Comyn, had the site of the manor of Walwick, and half the other lands, assigned to them. By an inquisition! taken at "Wark in Tyndale in 1373, it was found that no detriment would arise to the crown if the king should grant that Sir John Bromwych might retain certain lands in Tyndale, which the said Sir John had lately purchased without the king's license of Sir Gilbert Talbot, son and heir of Elizabeth, who was the wife of Sir John Bromwych, and which Sir John and Elizabeth held for her life, the reversion of them belonging to Sir Gilbert and his heirs after her death, and that no other lands remained to the said Sir Gilbert within the liberty of Tyndale. Kielder Hays was dependent on the t Inquis. ad quod damnum, 46 Edw. manor of Thornton. III. In the 47 Edw. III. (1374), Henry, the first Earl of Northumberland, gave to the king-760Z. to have the custody of all the lands in Northumberland which belonged to David de Strathbolgi, Earl of Athol, during; the minority of Elizabeth and Philippa, the daughters and heirs of that earl. He married his two younger sons to...