Spynie is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony and regality in the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Elgin and Forres, Forfar, Nairn and Ross and Cromarty. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1451. It also appears in the sources as Spyny and Spannie.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS v, no.1727 (6 May 1592), grant to Alexander Lindsay, cited in Cushnie's history of the regality. This is a reported reference, not an inspected register entry.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours: Elgin and Forres, nos.25, 82, 95, 106, 161, 163; Forfar, no.230 — baronia. Regalitas: Aberdeen 242; Banff 27, 104, 105, 185; Elgin and Forres, e.g. 6, 10, 11, 12, 21, 25; Nairn 24, 38; Ross and Cromarty 19, 65, 160, 169. Published vol. III index (1816); .
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