The life and times of Robert Gib, Lord of Carribber, familiar servitor and master of the stables to King James V. of Scotland Volume 1; with notices ... of the sovereign in the reigns of Queen Mary,

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. 1874 Excerpt: ...the Mair. The Toiseacdor or Tosichdore signifies of or belonging to the law, and in the Isle of Man, where the office of Coroner is of the highest antiquity, it means chief Man of the law, wlnlst the Maor, the second officer, collects all escheats, deodands, waifs, and estrays (Skene, in vol. iv. Historians of Scotland, 1872). We have an illustration of the office in 1550 of a grant to Colin Campbell of Ardkinlas of certain lands of Cowall, with the office of Coroner, alias Thochisdoir, from the Master of Argyll, with consent of the Earl his father; and in 1592 John Campbell of Ardkinlas grants to his son (the) 80 merks land of Cowall, with the office of Coroner or Tosichdore (ibid.) We think both of these offices are now abolished; we have a record, however, of that of Sheriff Mair of Killin, Breadalbane, as recently as 1749, for in the Sheriff Court of Killin that year (Bundle of Processes at Perth) occurs an Execution by James Campbell, Sheriff Maire, and witnessed by Moses Campbell his son. This was in the claim of Patrick M'Vean at Milnmore, late tacksman of Reinruan, Marginling, and Maygowan against Patrick Campbell, succeeding tenant therein. From a Bundle of Processes for 1750 the following is taken:--Summons Duncan Kenedy against Ewen Cameron for debt paid by pursuer on behalf of debt to Duncan Campbell at Miln of Eonan. Execution witnessed by Moses and Alexander, sons to James Campbell, Sheriff Mair, 26th March 1750. We may mention en passant that this James Campbell, Sheriff Maire, was the eldest son of Alexander Campbell of Inishcheeruch and Botnarymore in Glenlochy, by his wife Margaret Stewart, who again was the brother-german of Sir John Campbell, Bart., who became the first Earl of Breadalbane, and his descendants exist to this day in Canada...