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In addition to his political roles, James
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of 28 May 1488, requesting that it should be "read in the audience of the
Parliament". In the Action of Reduction he obtained a judgement in his favour dated 7 July 1610, affirming his precedence over the Earls of Eglinton and Cassillis. However, as the other two earls (Montrose and Caithness) had
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on 5 March 1606. James, Earl of
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Cunningham would receive £924, 10 shillings. James I used the situation to his advantage and extracted a loan of £20,000 from the EIC. According to the EIC's 19th century historiographer,
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was appointed by that monarch in 1606 to regulate the matter, and the different peers were invited to produce their
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