Pitfour had handled the Earl Marischal 's complex legal requirements over a lengthy period .
The purchase of the land led to ill feeling and insinuations against Pitfour of underhand dealing from other landowners .
Pitfour had handled the Earl Marischal 's complex legal requirements over a lengthy period , but the purchase of the land led to ill feeling and insinuations against Pitfour of underhand dealing from other landowners .