Makgill James (2 results)

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1824 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 51 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 51.…

Single sheet, engraved pedigree to recto, docket title to verso. Several old vertical and horizontal folds. James Makgill (d. 1747) made his claim to the Viscountcy of Oxfurd (also called Oxenford and Oxfuird) in Scotland in 1734. The title was created in 1651 for Sir James Makgill, first Baronet, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Makgill of Cousland, also in the Peerage of Scotland, with remainder to 'his heirs male of tailzie and provision whomsoever'. The remainder to heirs male whatsoever was a Scottish concept that permitted inheritance by persons not descended from the original grantee, but descended in the male line from male-line ancestors of the grantee. However, on the death of the first Viscount's son, the Lordship and Viscountcy were assumed (wrongfully according to a 1977 decision by the House of Lords) by his daughter Christian. The attempts of James Makgill, de jure fourth Viscount of Oxfuird, to prove his claim were ultimately unsuccessful. ESTC records copies at three locations in the British Isles (BL, House of Lords, and Oxford), and two further in North America (Folger and York). ESTC T142973. Size: Dimension 340 x 500 mm. …