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porate capacity, must be held as the Crown vas- 

 sal, and the present feuars only as sub-vassals 

 holding of the burgh. 



In Fife there are two complete districts of 

 burghs, each of which sends a member to Par- 

 liament, viz. one comprehending the burghs of 

 Dysart, Kirkaldy, Kinghorn, and Burntisland ; 

 and the other Pittenweem, Easter and Wester 

 Anstruthers, Crail, and Kilrenny. The burghs 

 of Cupar and St Andrews are united to Perth, 

 Dundee, and Forfar ; and Dunfermline and In- 

 vsrkeithing, to Stirling, Queensferry, and Cul- 

 ross. Fife, therefore, has, in effect, four repre-' 

 sentatives in Parliament, and consequently, near- 

 ly the eleventh part of the whole representation 

 of Scotland. This however is no more than its 

 just share, being nearly in proportion to its va- 

 luation, and the amount of cess and land tax 

 which it is. bound to pay. 



