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(1907) [MARC] Author: Thomas Alfred Fischer
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Parliament and public bond of the Kingdom of Scotland
for his assurance of thankful payment of the
above-mentioned sum, together with the due interest of 8
pro cento from the end of February until it be duly
contented and satisfied to the said Sir John Maclier, his Airs,
Executors, or his Assignes.”

To his arrangement Maclier agreed, making only the one
condition that the bond should bear the Great Seal of
Scotland. Wemyss on his part obliged himself to procure the
Act of Parliament under the Great Seal “within the space
of six months under the penalty of 5000 Riks-Dollars.”

“ An abridgement of Sir John Maclier’s Pretensions
from His Gracious Majesty of England,” and an u Account
of damages and losses ” conclude this remarkable set of
papers. We rather fear His Gracious Majesty remained
a debtor to the end of his life. But John Maclier of
Gothenburg had at least the satisfaction of now being an
English Baronet, though the Usurping Powers had had
the audacity of seizing his war contraband.

Maclier’s son John became President of the Court of
Justice in Göteborg (1639-1696) ; but whilst the father’s
name was one of the most respected in the town—he
having been foremost in promoting public welfare and
liberally contributing towards the erection of church and
school buildings—the son’s circumstances do not seem
to have been equally favourable, for in 1697 we find one
Pollrath Tham offering for sale a diamond ring which he
held in pledge from him for some loan.1 A later scion of
this race, David, a Colonel, was made a Swedish u Friherre ”
(baronet) and took the name of Maclean.

Of the German branch of the Spaldings enough has
been said in another place.2 We are here concerned with

1 Berg, loc. cit., Supplement, p. 49.

2 See Scots in Germany.

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