ðə fˈæmɪli ɐpˈɪɹ tə hæv hˈɛld ðɪs ˈɑːfɪs fɹʌm ɐn ˈɜːli dˈeɪt ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ klˈeɪm ɐ lˈɔŋ dᵻsˈɛnt fɹʌm pˈiːpəl hˌuː hˈɛld sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd nˈoːɹməndi bᵻfˌoːɹ ðeɪ kˈeɪm tə skˈɑːtlənd.
The family appear to have held this office from an early date and also claim a long descent from people who held similar offices in England and Normandy before they came to Scotland.