WHO WAS SEIGNEUR DAKIMKEMPERT
[To THZ EDITOR Or THZ " SPROTATOR;9
should be much obliged if any of your numerous readers, learned in Scottish history, could inform me who the "Seigneur Dakimkempert" was. The name (which looks as if it were more Dutch than Scotch) occurs in a document dated April 9th, 1669, written in French, bearing the signature of Daligre. This document (it is headed " arret ") is apparently a Royal decree or judgment in answer to a petition- from a gentleman in the service of the King of France, who had represented that his position in the King's household was not" good enough" considering that he belonged to an old and good Scotch family, and as a boy had been a page in the Court of the King of England. The decree implies that the King of France was satisfied that the petitioner's .representations were well founded, and as an additional reason for sanctioning an inquiry into the matter it is stated that the petitioner is a direct descendant of "Guillaume Davissonne, Seigneur Dakimkempert, le Cinquieme." If you are good enough to insert this letter in your next issue, perhaps Mr. Andrew Lang, who is an expert in Scottish history, would throw some light on the subject.—
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