Complex sentence: The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotlandin 1661 by letters patent to his heirs male, which in scottish peerage law means, heirs male general.therefore in 1662 the title earl of annandale&hartfell was re-issude in 1662 for James Johnstone.
Split into simpler sentences: The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotlandin 1661 by letters patent to his heirs male, which in Scottish peerage law means, heirs male general. Therefore in 1662 the title earl of annandale&hartfell was re-issude in 1662 for James Johnstone.