A Memorial History of the Campbells of Melfort Argyllshire

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Excerpt from A Memorial History of the Campbells of Melfort Argyllshire: Which Includes Records of the Different Highland And, Other Families With Whom They Have IntermarriedThe first charter now in possession bears date Ist September, I 502. It is by Sir Archibald Campbell, in favour of Nigel, who on the decease of his father, Dugald, surrendered the lands to his chief of clan, according to the then usage, each heir, on succeeding, received a fresh charter granting him the lands.In each charter a minute description -of the different farms and islands is given. The charter of 1502, by its details, clearly shows that-earlier charters existed. The chief of clan never renewed the grant of lands without the legal deeds showing titles to them. As the lands of Argyll were twice forfeited. To the crown, many of the older charters and mss. Have been lost in transfer, have perished by age or lack of due care.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.