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Book Synopsis Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Corrected by :
Download or read book Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Corrected written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Corrected: With an Addition In the Supplement to the Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, published by Mr Anderson, 1827, that gentleman has inserted (page 453) some objections that have been made to the account given of the Hamiltons of Bardowie, with an answer by Mr Riddell, which Mr Anderson considers as setting the point fairly at rest. The answer by Mr Riddell is far from appearing to Dr Hamilton of Bardowie so conclusive, as it seems to have been to Mr Anderson; and before the assertions, which it contains, be admitted, the subject would require a more patient and careful examination than it would appear to have obtained; and the following circumstances especially, require farther investigation: - I. Dr Hamilton alleges, that there is no proof of Buthernok having been ever held immediately of the Earls of Lennox by the Galbraiths, so that the superiority could not come to the Hamiltons by a marriage with that family. This Mr Riddell denies; (page 457) and in order to prove his theory, quotes the original charter of these lands, dated 1238, in which he says, "Malcolm Earl of Lennox grants to William, the son of Arthur filii Galbraith, the two Bothernocks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
