Reasons humbly offered to his Grace, his Majesty's High Commissioner, and the right honourable the Estates of Parliament. By his Majesties advocat, for his Highness interest: and by Sir George Campbell of Cesnock, Sheriff of Airshire, why the act and petition presented by the Earl of Cassils, as to the Bailiry of Carrick, ought not to pass.

Author: Steward, James, Sir, 1635-1715.1695

REASONS Humbly Offered to his GRACE, HIS MAJESTY'S HIGH COMMISSIONER, AND THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT, By His MAJESTIES Advocat, for His HIGHNESS Interest: And by Sir George Campbell of Cesnock. Sheriff of Air Shire, why the Act and Petition, presented by the Earl of Cassils, as to the Bailiry of Carrick, ought not to pass.

THe Shire of Air consists of Kings-kyle, called, The Regality of Kyle Steuart, and of the Bailiries of Carrick and Cuninghame, both holding of the Prince, and whereof the Earls of Cassils and Eglingtoun are Heretable Bailies, and over these Three Jurisdictions, the Jurisdiction of the Sheriff is Cumulative, and the Earl of Cassils Act and Petition cannot be granted.

1 mo. Because it pleased His Majesty to make a purchase from the Lord Loudon, then heretable Sherriff of the said Sheriff-ship: And His Majesty having recovered it into His own Hands, by payment of a considerable Sum, it were an evident Diminution of His Majesty's Right and Interest to cut off the Bailiry of Carrick, and make it an independent Jurisdiction, exclusive of the Sheriff.
2 do. By the same parity of Reason the Earl of Eglingtoun might desire the like for the Bailiry of Cuninghame, which would reduce the Shire and Sheriff-ship almost to nothing.
3 tio. The Earl of Cassils Act and Petition doth contain virtually, the Erecting of the Bailiry of Carrick into a Shire, which, no doubt, His Majesty's Commissioner will be very tender to do without express Warrand.
4 to. This Erection craved for Carrick quite breaks the Shire, both as to the quota of it's Valuation, and as to the Set of it's Commissioners, whereof many live within Carrick: As likeways it prejudges the Town of Air, the head Burgh of the whole Shire, where all it's Meetings are kept.
5 to. The whole Heretors, specially the King's Tennents in Carrick, are also concerned, in being brought under the independent Jurisdiction of this new Erection, and taken from the Jurisdiction of the Sheriff, who is not Heretable, but at the King's Nomination: And this is also His Majesty's Interest.
6 to. It is a visible prejudice to Cesnock, the present Sheriff, and he ought at least to be Cited, before any such Erection can be made.

But upon the whole, It's humbly conceived, That both His Majesties High Commissioner and the Parliament, will be tender in doing any thing in this Matter, which can only properly be done by a Signature of Erection, under His Majesty's Hand [...]

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