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Excerpt from The Nature and Descent of Ancient Peerages, Connected With the State of the State of Scotland, the Origin of Tenures, the Succession of Fiefs, and the Constitution of Parliament, in That Country: A Discourse Addressed to the Rt. Hon. William Earl of Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice of England Section L A prafpee? Qf tbe ancient [fate of Scatland section II. Origin qf tbe autbority annexed to property in [and section, III. Origin qf tenurej. - Their antiquity in Scat Iand 71 - 95 section IV. Nobility cozgferred on land; 96 - 107 section V. In Scotland territofial Honour: were not Pro prietary furifdie'z'z'om 107 - 1 I 5' septlon VI. In Scotland tbe intention of confining Noble Title: on land: was not to befiaw on tbez'r owner: inelefiive feat: in parliament. Peerage: were not introduced till tbeyear '1587 116 - 125 section VII. Their 'only efeeh were to bring to tbeirfl'u dal owner: Rank and Title; I 26 - 147 section VIII. 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.