Castle of Kinfauns, and the domains annexed to it. Their descendants
took the name of Charteris, as connecting themselves with their
maternal ancestors, the ancient proprietors of the property, though
the name of Thomas de Longueville was equally honoured amongst
them; and the large two handed sword with which he mowed the ranks
of war was, and is still, preserved among the family muniments.
Another account is, that the family name of De Longueville himself
was Charteris. The estate afterwards passed to a family of Blairs,
and is now the property of Lord Gray.

These barons of Kinfauns, from father to son, held, for several
generations, the office of Provost of Perth, the vicinity of the
castle and town rendering it a very convenient arrangement for
mutual support. The Sir Patrick of this history had more than once
led out the men of Perth to battles and skirmishes with the restless
Highland depredators, and with other enemies, foreign and domestic.
True it is, he used sometimes to be weary of the slight and frivolous
complaints unnecessarily brought before him, and in which he was
requested to interest himself. Hence he had sometimes incurred the
charge of being too proud as a nobleman, or too indolent as a man
of wealth, and one who was too much addicted to the pleasures of
the field and the exercise of feudal hospitality, to bestir himself
upon all and every occasion when the Fair Town would have desired
his active interference. But, notwithstanding that this occasioned
some slight murmuring, the citizens, upon any serious cause of
alarm, were wont to rally around their provost, and were warmly
supported by him both in council and action.