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Early Amuliganes in Dempsterton and Edgarton
Parish of Dunscore 1520-1599
[1] Patrick Amuligane
March 11, 1529: Precept by John, Lord Hay of Yester and Baron of Snade to John Moffat, John Heron and Robert Aitkin, sergeants of the said barony, charging them to pass to his lands of Dardarroch and Woodend and warn John Cunningham of Birkshaw to remove from the said lands; to the 40 shilling land of Auchenfedrick, which the deceased John Crichton held in liferent, and warn the tenant to remove; to the two parts of Gordonston and warn Roger Cunningham; To Gilmerston and warn Pat. Meliken, and to other lands, to warn the tenants to remove, because they broke Lord Hays rental agreement by taking on new tenants without his permission. All were to remove by the term of Whitsunday. Endorsed at the barony court of Snade on 20th April 1529 by Alex. Cottis, baillie to Lord Hay, and continued until the 22nd April.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 448]
[2] Patrick Amuligane
November 17, 1531: Letters made under the Signet at the instance of John, Lord Hay of Yester, narrating that on the last feast of Pasche [1531], Lord Hay put certain ploughs out to till his lands of Gilmerston in the barony of Snade. On 12th April, Patrick Amuligane and his accomplices came and cut his crop and ploughed fields in Gilmerston, and on the next morning, the sheriff went to apprehend Patrick, who had fled to the Peel pertaining to David Maxwell in Glenslen, but John Grierson of Lag caused his brother and household men to take Patrick and would not suffer the sheriff to take surety of him. Then on 13th November, Patrick came upon Johnne Lowrie, younger son to Johne Lowrie tenant in Gilmerston, dwelling in the Craigs and cruelly hurt and wounded him in his head and diverse other parts of his body and mutilated both his arms and legs, leaving him for dead. By the said letters, the sheriff of Dumfries, his deputies and Michael Smyth, Michael McKay and Thomas Craik where empowered to charge John Grierson of Lag to enter the said Patrick before the Justiciar or his deputies in the tollbooth of Edinburgh on 7th Sept., next to come to underly the law.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 485]
[3] William Amuligane
November 22, 1535: Extract Act of the Itinerary Court of Justice held in the burgh of Dumfries before Archibald, Earl of Argyle and Justiciar General, finding William Amuligane guilty art and part of oppressing John, Lord Hay of Yester and his tenants in Snade by destroying 9 arable acres in his lands of Gilmerston in 1531 and ejection of said tenants from the “rudis of the dikes” of Gilmerston and in detention of said lands waste for 5 years preceding 1533 profits amounting to £40 yearly; John Grierson of Lag became surety for William A.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 519]
[4] William Amuligane in Dempsterton
November 26, 1535: At Dumfries, Preceptum Remissionis William Amuligane in Dempsterton proejus proditoria remanentia ab exercitu regis apud Sulway, etc.
[Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, vol. 2, no. 1825]
Note:
This document gives William Amuligane's place of residence as Demspterton.
[5] William Amuligane
December 20, 1536: Letters under the Signet directed to Ninian Dazell and Alexander Donaldson sheriffs to summon William Amuligane and John Grierson of Lag, as pledge and surety, to appear before the Lords of Council at Edinburgh on 28th February, 1537, at the instance of John, Hay of Yester, to answer charges for damage committed by the said William in destruction pertaining to the land of Gilmerston belonging to Lord Hay in Snade and of his tenants William Grier, John Taggart, John Heron, Alexander Cottis, John Moffat, Malcom Halliday, Andrew McGown, Micol McKittrick, Rob. McClangberoun, Elizabeth McClangberoun, Matho McGown, Gilbert McGown, John McGown, Cuthbert Amuligane, Gelcus McConnel poor tenants of Lord Hay, by the destruction of 1 plough pertaining to the above tenants in the lands of Gilmerston in the year 1531, valued at 40 shillings. Also to compensate William Grier for the downcasting by William Amuligane of 100 roods of dyke of his mailing in Gilmerston, value 23 merks. Also to refund Lord Hay the profits of said lands for 5 years past preceding 1533, extending to £40. Endorsment bears that Alexander Donaldson summoned Amuligane and Grierson on 19th January 1537.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no.529]
[6] William Amuligane
June 17, 1539: Lords of Council issued a decree against William Amuligane and John Grierson of Lag decerning that John Grierson of Lag pay the said profit to Lord Hay for damages to his lands in Gilmerston as stated in previous writs. Followed by Letters of Signet to Sheriff of Dumfries and Adam Forman, Herald to appraise the lands of John Grierson of Lag as surety for William Amuligane for the profits of Gilmerston to Lord Hay of Yester. Endorsement bears that Adam Forman on January 21, 1539 was unable to apprehend moveable goods of Grierson and went on the 22nd to Grierson's lands of Tererran in the barony of Glencairn and set a court to be held at Dumfries on February 17, to appraise the said lands.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no.552 & 553]
[7] William Amuligane
January 19, 1540: Copies of Letters under the Signet charging the sheriff to summon John, Lord Hay of Yester to compear before the Lords of Council on February 13, at the instance of John Grierson of Lag, allege pledge and surety for William Amiligane; and produce a decree dated 17th June, 1539 and hear it declared of no avail because it had been given in the absence of said William and John, never lawfully summoned; and that the said John is not liable in terms of the Act of adjournal of Justice and that they ought not be pursued for5 years profit of the lands, because the said William and [ ... ] Amiligane had a 3 year tack of the said land from [ ... ] Wilson who had them in assedation from Lord Hay.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 557]
[8] William Amuligane
February 17, 1540: Certificate by Adam Forman, Mace stating that he passed on the January 22, 1539 to the 5 marklands of Tererran pertaining to John Grierson of Lag and decerned them to be appraised for the sum of £40 due to Lord Hay of Yester by Grierson as surety of William Amiligane and set a court to appraise them in the Tolbooth of Dumfries on February, 1539. On the said day he held a court in which Grierson and Lord Hay by his procurator, Roger Cunningham appeared before an inquest to appraise 2 marks worth of the said lands of Tererran and offered them for sale, but on receiving no fee from persons present at inquest, assigned the lands to Lord Hay.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 560]
[9] William Amuligane
February 19, 1541: Action by John Grierson of Lag alleged surety for William Amuligane against John, Lord Hay of Yester to produce a decreet of the Lords dated June 17, 1539 at the instance of Lord Hay against John Grierson.
[Acta Dominorum Concilii (ELD), R. C. Reid, vol. 151, p. 69]
[10] William Amuligane
July 14, 1541: Action by John Grierson of Lag alleged surety for Sir William Amuligane against John, Lord Hay of Yester to produce a decreet of the Lords dated June 17, 1539 at the instance of Lord Hay against Grierson ordering him as surety to pay the profits of the lands of Gilmerston for 5 years, because Sir William had been indicted at the Justice court and took composition for the same and Grierson as surety.
[Acta Dominorum Concilii (ELD), R. C. Reid, vol. 151, p. 84-84]
[11] William Amuligane
January 31, 1542: Action by John, Lord Hay of Yester and his tenants against John Grierson of Lag as pledge of William Amuligane for damages brought before the Lords of Council and continued until February 20, 1542.
[Acta Dominorum Concilii (ELD), R. C. Reid, vol. 151, p. 99]
[12] William Amuligane
March 9, 1542: Extract of Decreet of the Lords of Council in the cause of John, Lord Hay of Yester and his tenants (see no. 529) against John Grierson of Lag, the said Lord and Grierson compearing personally and the tenants by their procurator, Mr James Carmure, Grierson having handed in an exception (see no. 586), and Lord Hay a declaration upon (see no. 587). Case continued until 15 May of Lord Hay to answer to said declaration.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 585]
[13] William Amuligane
March 9, 1542: Copy of Exception by John Grierson of Lag produced before the Lords objecting that the years for which damage is claimed is wrong; that Lord Hay had no action to purse for the profits of the years 1531 and 1532 because William Grier was then tenant of Gilmerston and he had granted him and paid off all damage; and for the preceding three years has no action because Thomas Wilson of Carrouht had these lands during that time.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 586]
[14] William Amuligane
March 9, 1542: Declaration by John, Lord Hay of Yester upon receiving the exception produced by John Grierson of Lag and which narrated first, that William Amuligane held the lands of Gilmerston waste for 5 years; secondly that William Grier and Thomas Wilson were not his tenants during that time and thirdly, that the profits of Gilmerston, if Lord Hay had the lands himself should amount to £100, but nevertheless he claimed only £40 per annum, making a total of £200.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 587]
[15] William Amuligane
May 25, 1542: Extract of Decreet by the Lords of Council in the cause of John, Lord Hay of Yester, who compeared personally and his tenants (see no. 529) by their procurator, Mr. James Carmure, against John Grierson of Lag, who compeared by his procurator Mr. Hew Rig, discerning that the said John is liable to Lord Hay for the profits of Gilmerston covering five years.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 594]
[16] William Amuligane
Aug. 20, 1546: Instrument of Sasine in favour of John Grierson of Lag, for a piece of land in the lands of Lincluden occupied by John Clerk within the town of Troqueer between the lands of deceased George Herris on the north and others lands belonging to the provost of Lincluden on the south. Done at Lincluden July 1, 1546 in the presences of George Marshall provost of Lincluden, John Welsh, William Welsh and William Amuligane.
[Calendar of Charters (NAS), vol. VII-IX 1542-67, no. 1382]
[17] Cuthbert and William Amuligane
Feb. 20, 1547: Instrument narrating that Cuthbert and William Amuligane with others belonging to the parish of Glencarin, voluntarily agreed to elect Cuthbert Grierson, brother-german of John Grierson of Lag to be clerk of the said parish during his life time.
[Calendar of Charters (NAS), vol. VII-IX 1542-67, no. 1398]
[18] William Amuligane
Apr. 7, 1554: Certified extract of process of the court of the sheriffdom of Dumfries held by special commission by Masters Robert Heriot and Robert Crichton on April 7, 1554 in which it is narrated how an inquest heard a plea by John, Lord Hay of Yester whose father was granted a sasine May 13, 1540 for 5 merkland of Tererran pertaining to John Grierson of Lag, surety for William Amuligane, which was appraised for the sum of £40 due to John, Lord Hay, but now contended by John Mascrop, procurator of John Grierson of Lag whose request for said lands was denied.
[Yester Writs 1166-1625 (SRS), no. 652]
[19] 6s. 3d. land in Edgarton
[blank] 1565 : Charter to Thomas Kirkpatrick of Friercars of ‘our’ 24s. 6d. lands, of which a 6s. 3d. land in Edzarstoun is occupied by John Mureheid, a 6s. 3d. land in McCubbynstoun by Robert [blank], a 5s. land in Mauchanstound Riddynnis by Roger Hayning, and a 7s. land in Fardingwell by Andrew Mureheid, lying in the parish of Dunscoir, to be held for the yearly payment of 39s. 7d. with 16d. in augmentation, being together 40s. 7d., with duplication at entry of heirs. Dated at Melrose and signed by the Commendator and by John Watsone, subprior, John Watsone, younger, George Weir, James Ramsay, Barnard Bowstoun, John Fourroise, Thomas Hallywell and Alexander Ballentyn.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), vol. II, p. 389]
[20] Cuthbert and William Amuligane in Dempsterton
Oct. 21, 1575: Instrument of Sasine by Edward Makee and Margaret Porter, his spouse, in favour of John Makee of Staitfurde for the seven shilling lands of Staitfurde in the barony of Drumsleit and Stewarty of Kirkcudbright. Witnessed by Sir John Baty, prebendary of Lincluden, William Cunningham, son of the deceased Paul Cunningham, Cuthbert Amuligane and his son William Amuligane both in Dempsterton.
[Calendar of Charters (NAS), vol. X-XII, no2372]
[21] Cuthbert Amuligane in Dempsterton
April 11, 1578: Court of Session - Extract of minutes in the trial of Cuthbert Amullikin in Dempstertoun. He is charged with the crime of Adultery, committed with Elizabeth Hamilton the spouse of Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn, committed at diverse times. Pursuers: Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn and Mr. Thomas Fermore. Defence: Mr. Robert Crichton & William Graham. Verdict. (Original text): The Affyife, for the maist pairt, conuictis and fyllis this Cuthbert Amullegane, for art and committing of the filthie and abhominabill cryme of Adulterie with Elizabeth Hammiltoune, fpouse to Roger Kirkpatrik of Cloifburne, conuerfand his bodie with hir in the fame filthie act, with the place of Cloifburne, diuerfe and findrie tymes, preceding lawfull admonitiounis maid to him to abftene thairfra, quhilk was the aucht day March, the year of God, 1576-7. As alfwa for his committing of the fame filthie and abhominabill cryme of Adulterie with the faid Elizabeth, diuerfe and findrie tymes, within the faid place of Cloifburne, burch of Edinburghe, and parits of the cuntrie in findrie houffis and chalmeris theirof, fence the tymes of his confeffioun of the fame, and repentance maid thairfoir, and fence the tyme of lawfull and dew admonitioune maid be him the day foirfaid, and vtheris dayis and tymes fpecifeit in the teftimoniall gevin thairanent. And conuictis him alfwa of the thiftuous fpending, waifting and putting away of the faidis Rogeris guidis and geir, during the fame fpace and tymes, quhill he vfit in maner foirfaid to hant and converfe with the faid Elizabeth, in the faid Adulterie. In witneffe heirof, the Chancellare, in name of the reft of this Affyife, hes fubfcriuit this delyuerance with his hand.
[Pitcairns, Robert, Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland, vol. I, p. 78]
[22] Cuthbert Amuligane in Dempsterton
February 18, 1579: Court of Session - Extract of decreet in the case of Cuthbert Amullikin in Dempstertoun. ‘Johnne Hammiltoun, parfon of Crawfurd, Johnne and Cuthbert Amullikin ferwand to my Loird Ruthuene, become foureties conjunctlie and feverelie for Cuthbert A. in D. conuict for Adulterie, committit with Elizabeth Hammiltoun, Ladie Cloifburne, that he fall deparit furth of this realme, within thre fcoir dayis, immediatlie eftir the dait heirof, and remane benift furth of the famin in tyme cuming: And als, that he fall abftene fra the cryme abouewritten, vnder the pane of ane thowfand merkis: And this done at command of secreit counfale be thair precept direct to that effect: Lykeas the faid Cuthbert of his awin confent and will, reffaueit the faid banefment’.
[Pitcairns, Robert, Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland, vol. I, 80]
[23] Cuthbert Amuligane in Edgarton
December 1585: Precept of Clare Constat in favour of John Kirkpatrick, now of Alisland [Ellisland] as heir of the deceased Thomas Kirkpatrick of Alisland, his father, in 24s. 6d. lands, of which 6s. 3d. lands lie in Edzertsoun is occupied by Cuthbert Milligan, 6s. 3d. lands lie in McCubbinston now occupied by Elizabeth Muirhead, 5s. lands lie in Mauchanliston, Riddinnis, occupied by Cuthbert Fyt, and the 7s. lands of Fardingwall occupied by Andrew Allan, with pertinents, lying in said parish of Dunscoir, for the yearly payment of 40s. 7d. Dated Linlithgow.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), vol. II, p. 324]
[24] Cuthbert Amuligane in Edgarton
December 7, 1585: Precept of Clare Constat in favour of John Kirkpatrick, now of Alisland as heir to his father the deceased Thomas Kirkpatrick of Alisland in the 24s. 6d. lands, of which a 6s. 3d. land in Edzertsoun is occupied by Cuthbert Milligan, and 5s. lands lie in Mauchanliston, Riddinnis, occupied by Cuthbert Fyt, and the 7s. lands of Fardingwall occupied by Aymer Ireland lying in said parish of Dunscoir, for the yearly payment of 40s. 7d.. Dated at Linlithgow and witnessed by Alexander Colvill, Bartholomew Kello, John Forrest and James Prymoise, notary public, servitors of Iconimus.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), vol. II, p. 389]
[25] Cuthbert Milligan in Edgarton
December, 1585: Precept of Clare Constat in favour of John Kirkpatrick, now of Alisland [Ellisland] as heir of the deceased Thomas Kirkpatrick of Alisland, his father, in 24s. 6d. lands, of which 6s. 3d. lands lie in Edzertsoun is occupied by Cuthbert Milligan, 6s. 3d. lands lie in McCubbinston now occupied by Elizabeth Muirhead, 5s. lands lie in Mauchanliston, Riddinnis, occupied by Cuthbert Fyt, and the 7s. lands of Fardingwall occupied by Andrew Allan, with pertinents, lying in said parish of Dunscoir, for the yearly payment of 40s. 7d. Dated Linlithgow.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), Vol. II, p. 324]
[26] Cuthbert Milligan in Edgarton
December 7, 1585: Precept of Clare Constat in favour of John Kirkpatrick, now of Alisland as heir to his father the deceased Thomas Kirkpatrick of Alisland in the 24s. 6d. lands, of which a 6s. 3d. land in Edzertsoun is occupied by Cuthbert Milligan, and 5s. lands lie in Mauchanliston, Riddinnis, occupied by Cuthbert Fyt, and the 7s. lands of Fardingwall occupied by Aymer Ireland lying in said parish of Dunscoir, for the yearly payment of 40s. 7d.. Dated at Linlithgow and witnessed by Alexander Colvill, Bartholomew Kello, John Forrest and James Prymoise, notary public, servitors of Iconimus.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), Vol. II, p. 389]
[27] Cuthbert Mallagane in Edgarton
May 3, 1593: At Holyrood House. Complaint by Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn before the King and his Privy Council reciting: - Although it is ordained by Acts of Parliament that none of the King’s subjects may make leagues or bands without his Majesty’s permission, yet Eduard Maxwell of Tynwald, Eduard and Johnne Mawellis, his sons, John Maxwell of Kirkconnell, Robert Maxwell of Keltoun, Thomas and Robert Mawellis, his sons, Johnne Maxwell, tutor of Aikinhiad, Robert Porterrak, Johnne, Eduard and Mungo Maxwellis, his brothers, Thomas Maxwell of Kililong, Eduard Maxwell of Auchennarne, Johnne Wallace in Carrizeill, Johnne and Alexander Wallace his sons, Johnne Fergussone of that Ilk, Alexander Fergussone, his son, Mr Homer Maxwell, commissary of Dumfries, Homer and Robert Maxwellis, his sons, John Lachlisone, called Laird Lachlisone, Andrew Lachlisone, his son, Robert Welshe of Dalwoodie, Cubbie (Cuthbert) Mallagane in Edzarstoun, Johne Haning in Blangaver, called the Fowlair, Gilbert Griersone of Doune (Drum), Herbert Maxwell in Kirktoun of Kirkmahoe, Robert Johnstoun son of the late Robert Johnstoun of Carnsallauch and Thomas Grierson of Parjarge, younger, “hes laitlie maid and usbscrivit ane unlauchfull band and league,” binding them all by oath to defend each other in all their actions “in the law or by [i.e. beyond] the law”, and to account the action and quarrel of any one of them to be “equall and commoun to thame all”; under colour of which band they “overthraw and oppress his Henes peaceable subjects within the sherefdome of Drumfreis, committing maist heavie and oppin oppressionis and injuris aganis thame.” Thus, upon 3rd April last, the said persons, with armed convocation of the lieges, to the number of 200 persons, came to the complainer’s twenty shilling land of Rouchile, intending to intrude the said Robert Grier in the same, “quhilk thay had not faillit to have done, wer nocht the said compleiner, being foirseine of thair interpryse, assemblit certane of his freindis for defens and mantenance of his awin possessioun.” The petition is that the said band be discharged and the authors punished. – Charge having been given to all accept Maxwell of Kelilong, Maxwell of Auchinnarne, Johnne Wallace, and his two sons, to appear this day, and none of them appearing, while the complainer appears personally, the order is to denounce the defaulters.
[Masson, David (editor): Privy Council of Scotland 1592-99, Vol. V, p. 74]
[28] 12s. 3d. land in Edgarton
March 26, 1595: Charter dated at Holyrood House, by King James VI to Roger Kirkpatrick, burgess of Dumfries, for good service rendered to the king’s progenitors, of the 12s. 6d. lands of Edzertoun occupied by the deceased Gilbert McKynnay, William Edzar and Cuthbert Fute, younger, in the parish of Dunscoir, which lands formerly belonged to the Commendator, but now to the Crown by the act of annexation of church lands, to be held in feu-farm for the yearly payment of 22s. 8d. as the old rent and 16d. of augmentation, with duplication at entry of heirs.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), vol. II, p. 394]
[29] John Amiligane in Dumfries
May 13, 1595: Instrument of Sasine following on a charter, dated 26 March 1595, by King James VI in favour of Roger Kirkpatrick, burgess of Dumfries, for good service rendered to the king’s progenitors, of the 12s. 6d. lands of Edzertoun occupied by the deceased Gilbert McKynnay, William Edzar and Cuthbert Fute, younger, in the parish of Dunscoir, which lands formerly belonged to the Commendator, but now to the Crown by the act of annexation of church lands, to be held in feu-farm for the yearly payment of 22s. 8d. as the old rent and 16d. of augmentation, with duplication at entry of heirs. Sasine given by William Edzartoun and witnessed by Cuthbert Fute, younger, Cuthbert Fute, elder, John Amiligane and Robert McKinnell in Dumfries, Cuthbert Cunninghame being notary.
[Records of the Regality of Melrose 1547-1706 (1917), vol. II, p. 394]