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24 Parish of Auchtermuchty.

[Quotation, Myres Castle - continued]
office of macer of the court of session, and for a considerable time had the right of appointing one of the four macers of that court. This right having been found exceedingly inconvenient, was at length purchased by the crown, and the appointment of this macer has since been under the same patronage with the others. The present Mr Skene of Halyairds, whose name previous to his succeeding to the entailed estates of Skene of Halyairds, was Moncrieff, sold his estate of the Myres, to the late Mr Bruce of Falkland." Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife Vol [Volume] 2 pp [215, 216]

[Quotation] "Betwixt this and Falkland-park is the house of Myres a parcel of the lands of Auchtermuchty and feued by King James V [5th] to James Scrimgeour afterwards it was purchased by Major General Leslie and is now by marriage the heritage of the Moncreiffs of Rid.." [obscured] Sibbald's Fife page 381.

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The last word is probably "Ridie", later known as "Reedie."

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