| Administrative History | George Keith of Knock was Sheriff depute of Kincardineshire. George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal (d.1694), was the son of William, 6th Earl (d.1635), and succeeded his brother, William, 7th Earl (d.1661). |
| Description | Disposition, George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal at 'Stonehyve' [Stonehaven, Kincardineshire] in favour of George Keith of Knock, sheriff depute of Kincardineshire, of lands in Whytriggs in the parish of Fordoune and sheriffdom of Kincardine as presently occupied by Keith, with salmon fishings pertaining thereto in the water of Bervie. The manuscript is written in Scots on four sheets of paper pasted together lengthwise into a roll. On the reverse of the final sheet there is the endorsement 'Dispositioun Be The Earle Marischall To George Keith 1686'. |
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