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Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown SCOTTISH RECORD SOCIETY CHARTER CHEST OF THE EARLDOM OF WIGTOWN, EDITED BY FRANCIS J. GRANT, W.S. ROTHESAY HERALD. EDINBURGH: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY JAMES SKINNER & COMPANY 1910. BDINBORGH ! PRINTED BT JillES SXINNER AND OOKPAKY~ PREF ACE. THE Inventory of the contents of the Charter Chest of the Earldom of ,vigtown, from which the following is now printed, was drawn up in the year 1681 on the succession John, 6th Earl of Wigtown, who succeeded his father, \Yilliam,. 5th Earl, on his death on 8th April 1681. The volume which originally had belonged to Thomas Hill of the Register of Sasines, Glasgow, was latterly in the possession of the late Sir William Fraser, Deputy Keeper of the Records, and was presented to the Library of the Lyon Office by his 'frustees. The writs, many of which are of great historical interest, the family of Fleming having always been closely associated with the Royal Family, date from the year 1214 onwards, and relate to lands in the counties of Aberdeen, Ayr, Dumba~on, Forfar, Haddington, Lanark, Peebles, Perth, Renfrew, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Stirling and Wigtown, as well as to the offices of Great Chamberlain of Scotland, Usher of the King's Household and the Sheriffships of Dun1barton, Peebles and Roxburgh. Some of these documents have been printed in various works, and reference is made to Hunter's Biggar and the House of Fleming, Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff, Holyrood Charters, Crawfurd's Peerage, Spalding Club Miscellany, &c., where they will be found. CHARTER CHEST OF THE EARLDOM OF WIGT(lWN. I-INVENTORY of the Writs and Evidents of the Lands and Barony of Lenzie, Lands of Cumbernauld and Others. 1. A Charter granted by King Alexander I I. to William Cumming of all the lands of Lennoch, now Lenzie, which King \Villiam, his father, had in his own hand on the day in which he gave it to the said William, by the same boundings, with all these pertinents with which the said King \ViUiam had it in his own hand when he gave it to him, to be holden of the said King Alexander in fee and heri­ tage, &c., for the service of one knight and soldier, accordi1_1g to the tenor of King William's Charter granted to him thereof. Witnesses, William, Bishop of St. Andrews ; William de Bosco, Chancellor ; Thomas, Earl of Athole; Walter, son of Allan Stewart; Robert of Loudon, the King's brother; Henry of Baillol ; John of Haya ; John of Maccuswell; Galfrid, son of Richard. Dated at Edin­ burgh the 22nd of September. There is neither year of God nor king's reign set down, but he succeeded to the Crown Anno, 1214. Nota.-There is a seal appended, but now broke in green wax, but of much lesser size than is now used. 2. A Charter granted by William Cumming, Earl of Buchan, to Robert of \Vardroba of his fourth part of Drumry in Lenzy ( or Legney), to be holden of him for payment of some iron spurs, except the king's foreign service in so far as extended to so much land ; sealed, but without date. Witnesses, Walter, Abbot of Deer; Walter Cumming, William Cumming, clerk, his son ; Robert of M ufort, Robert of Marhaugh, Rodolphus Pauntolf, Philip of Melgedrum, Walter and Roger, clerks. 3. A Transumpt under the hand of Sir John Skeen of Curriehill, clerk of register, of a Charter granted by David I I., King of Scotland, to Sir Malcolm Fleming, knight, and the heirs-male of his body for his homage and worthy services, of the lands of Farynes, Deall, Rynes and the burgh of Wigtoun, with their whole pertinents, and all the king's lands of the whole sheriffdom of Wigtoun, bounded from the head of the \Vater of Creech along the said water into the sea where the Water of Creech runs in, and so along the sea to Molerennyswage, and from thence by the said sea to the old bounds of the Earldom of Carrick until ye come to the foresaid head of the \\later of Creech, with the advocation of the churches and right of patronage of the monasteries and abbacies existing within the sheriffdom, reserving to His Majesty the right of patronage of the Episcopal See of \Vhytehorn or Galloway in the vacancy of the See, with all its pertinents and liberties whatsoever. A 2 Charter Chest of the Earldonz of Wigtown By which Charter, the king for him and his heirs, allowed the bur­ gesses of \Vigtoun the same libertys in all things which they rightly had in the time of his predecessors, the kings of Scotland. And also because the said place of \Vigtoun was looked upon as the principal. manor of the whole sheriffdom of Wigtoun, the king ordained and for ever confirmed that the said Malcolm and his heirs should for ever take the name of Earl, and should be called the Earls of Wigtoun, and did further erect the same in a• free regality with power to judge upon the four articles of the Crown, giving the said Earl and his heirs the services of five knights or soldiers in the king's army. Dated at Air the 9th day of November, the 13th year of that king's reign, the year of God 1343. Witnesses, Robert, Stewart of Scotland, the king's nephew ; John Randell, Earl of Murray, Lord Annandale and Man ; Patrick of Dunbar, Earl of March ; :Maurice of Murray, Thomas of Carnock, Chancellor, and Philip of l\1elgedrum, knights. 4. A Charter granted by Malcoim Fleming, Earl of Wigtoun, and Lord of Lenzie to Malcolm Fleming Lord (or Laird) of Biggar, his kinsman, of all that his lands of Auchmoir, with the pertinents wadsett to him by Sir Thomas Morham, knight, late of that Ilk, for 200 merks sterling, sealed and dated at Dumbritton 18th April 1357. 5. A Charter by King David I I. of Scotland to Malcolm Fleming of Biggar of all these lands, with the pertinents, which were the deceased John Kennedy's within the barony of Lenzie (or Leigney) which were then fallen in His :Majesty's hands through the forfei­ ture of the said John, to be holden for service, used and wont. \Vitnesses, \Villiam, Bishop_ of St. Andrews ; Patrick, Bishop of Brech in, Chancellor of Scotland ; Robert, Stewart of Scotland, Earl of Strathern, _the king's nephew; Patrick, Earl of March and Murray ; William, Lord of Douglas ; William of Livingstoun and Robert of Erskyn, knights. Dated at Dumbritton the I Ith of January and of the king's reign the 28th year, 1357. Sealed. 6. A Charter granted by said David I I., King of Scotland, to Malcolm Fleming of Biggar, and Christian, his spouse, and longest liver of them two, and the heirs lawfully to have been procreated betwixt them, all which failling, to the heirs of the said Malcolm, of these lands, with the pertinents, which pertained sometime to John Kennedy, within the barony of Lenzie, then fallen to His Majesty through the forfeiture of said John for service used and wont. Witnesses, William and Patrick, Bishops of St. Andrews and Brechin, the last being Chancellor; Robert, Stewart of Scotland, Earl of Strathern, the king's nephew ; William, Earl of Douglas ; Robert of Erskyn and Archibald of Douglas, knights. Sealed and dated at Edinburgh 6th April and 32nd year of that king's reign, the year of God 1361. 7. A Charter by Thomas Fleming, Earl of Wigtoun, whereby for the feuds betwixt him and the great men and inhabitants of the Earldom of \Vigtoun, and for £500 sterling payed hi1n by Archihald of Douglas, knight of Galloway, he dispones to the said Archibald the foresaid Earldon1 ,vith the pertinents. Sealed and dated at Edinburgh 16th February 1371. 8. A Charter of Confirmation granted by Robert I I., King of Scotland, under the Great Seal, whereby he confirms a Charter granted by Thomas Fleming, Laird of Fullwood, to William Boyd, son to the deceast Sir Thomas Boyd, knight, of a wadsett of all his lands lying within the barony of Lenzie, for £80 sterling, under rever­ sion in manner therein mentioned. The Charter confirmed is dated at Cumbernauld in Martinmas 1372, and the Charter of Charter Chest of the Earldonz of Wiglounz. 3 Cvnfirmation is dated at Kinghorn the 20th day of June and fourth. year of his reign I 374. · 9. A Renunciation in form of a Charter of Vendition by \Villiam Boyd, son to the deceased Sir Thomas Boyd, knight, of the foresaid wadsett right made to him by the above designed Thomas Fleming, in favour of Malcolm Fleming of Biggar, and Christian, his spouse. Seal_ed and dated at Cumbernauld on l\1artinmas, in the year 1372. 10. A Charter under the Great Seal by David, King of Scotland, confirm­ ing a Charter granted by Thomas Fleming, Earl of Wigtoun; to Sir Robert Erskyn, Laird of that Ilk, of the lands of Easter Croy and Wester Croy, Auchinboll arid others, to be holden of the · granter for payment of two pennies silver in name of blanch-farm at the principal messuage of the said barony at Whitsunday, for all ward, relief, marriage, suits of court and other burden ,vhatso­ ever. The witnesses to the Charter confirmed, Adam, Bishop of Galloway; our Lord Robert, Stewart of Scotland and Earl of Strathern, John of Danielstoun and John of Lyle, knights ; John Kennedy, Malcolm Fleming, his cousin, and many others. The Charter of Confirmation is sealed and dated at Edinburgh the :?5th January and 35th year of that king's reign, being the year of God 1363-4.
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