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To his grace her majesty's high commissioner and right honourable the estates of parliament, the petition of William Pyott, for himself and in name and on behalf of his other kinsmen and relations of the nickname of Pyott,
Humbly shows,
That your petitioner's predecessors were of the surname of Graham, and through the unhappy difference that in the last age did frequently fall out between clans, they, by their neighbours, were forced from their native residence and obliged to cover themselves under the surname of Pyott. And we having by certain tradition the true account of our origin and surname of Graham, and we being earnestly desirous to be restored and make use of the same in all time coming, which we cannot do, having trade both at home and abroad, without a public act, whereby the traders with us may be certified,
May it therefore please your grace and lordships to allow us to assume and use our ancient surname of Graham, and to discharge the ignominious nickname of Pyott in all time coming. And your petitioners shall ever pray.
†Edinburgh, 7 March 1707
Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard this petition, they grant the desire thereof, and allow the petitioners to assume and use their ancient surname of Graham, and discharge the nickname of Pyott in all time coming.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament