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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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family. As these volumes, however, are easily 

 accessible, farther quotation is unnecessary. 



The following ISotes are from the Register of 

 ifelrths for Edinburgh, which I happened to be 

 examining recently for another purpose : — 



24 Octob. 1611. Jas. Hainslie Ballius, Issobell Howie- 

 sone, a s. u. James, w. Johnne Jacksone, David Johnes- 

 toun. 



29 Novembris, 1612. James Ainslie, Merchant, Issobell 

 Howiesone, a s. n. Thomas, w. Johnne Carmichaell, James 

 Eay. 



19 Octobris, 1617. James Ainslie Bailyea, Issobell How- 

 iesone, a s. n. George, w. James Dalyell, David Kichard- 

 sone — Mr. Jo" Hay. 



14 Mail, 1619. James Ainslie, merchant — Isobell How- 

 iesone, ad. n. Jonet, w. Johnne Belsches, advocat, Johnne 

 Spence, tailor, Johnne Trotter, merchant. 



9 Februarii, 1615. Andrea Ainslie, merchant — Marion 

 Wilkie, a d. n. Jonet, w. Johnne Murray, Alexander 

 Spens. 



31 Martii, 1616. Andrew Ainslie, merchant, Marion 

 Wilkie, a d. n. Margaret, w. James Ainslie, W™* Wilkie. 



30 Augusti, 1618. Andrea Ainslie, merchant, Marione 

 Wilkie, a d. n. Barbara, w. David Richardsone, Ballius 

 Patrick Black. 



24 Junii, 1621. Andrea Ainslie, merchant, Marione 

 Wilkie, a d. n. Rachel, Andrew Purves, Johnne Wilkie, 

 younger, and George Hammiltoun, merchants. 



19 August, 1623. Trysday Andrea Ainslie, merchant, 

 Marione Wilkie, a d. n' Marione, av. Johnne Belschis, ad- 

 vocat, James Rae, merchant. 



14 Octob. 1625. Andrea Ainslie Ballius, Marione Wilkie, 

 a d. n. Jeane, w. David Johnstoun, Archibald Tod, and 

 William Geechen, merchant. 



19 Novembris, 1628. Andrea Ainslie, merchant, Mari- 

 one Wilkie, a s. n. Johnne, w. James Carraichael of Wes- 

 trehall, Johnne Wilkie, W""". Geechen, M"'. Cornelius 

 Ainslie. 



Thursdaj', 1 Martii, 1627. M"". Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane 

 Achisone, a s. n. James, w. S^ Johnne Hamilton of Pres- 

 toun, Knight, Gilbert Achesone, Archibald Tod, M"^. 

 Nicoll Brown, and Jo° Marjoribanks. 



1 Februarii, 1629. M'. Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane Ache- 

 sone, a s. n. Thomas, w. M''. Thomas Sinserff, M'. Thomas 

 Nicolsone, M''. Roger Mowet, Gilbert Neilsone, Robert 

 Hume, Thomas Dawling. 



25 Aprilis, 1630. M>". Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane Achesone, 

 a d. n. Issobell, w. Andrea Ainslie Ballius, Archibald Tod, 

 Johnne Inglis, M^. Johnne Makmath. 



19 Januarii, 1632. M'. Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane Ache- 

 sone, a Sonne named Cornelius, wit Capitane Williame 

 Achesone, M"^. Cornelius Inglis, Jo". Gilmour, M''. Jo". Gil- 

 mour his son, Thomas Carmichaell, merchant, and Patrick 

 Ainslie. 



14 Novembris, 1634. M''. Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane Achi- 

 sone, a d. n. Issobell, witnesses, Andreas Tod, Balliue of 

 Edinburgh, Andrea Ainslie, merchant, Archibald Drum- 

 mond of Gibbliestoun, Cap. William Achesone, Thomas 

 Dawling, M'. John Gilmour, advocat. 



5 Septembris, 1C38. Mr. Cornelius Ainslie, Jeane Ache- 

 sone, a s. n. Archibald, witn. Andrew Tod, Andrew Ains- 

 lie, merchants, M''. John Gilmour, advocat,. M''. Michael 

 Ainslie. 



In the Towrr Council lists of Edinburgh the 

 name of James Ainslie occurs as 4th Bailie in 

 1606; 2d Bailie 1616; 1st Bailie 1621; that of 

 Andrew Ainslie as 4th Bailie 1624, 3d Bailie in 

 1629, and 2d Bailie in 1636. 



There seems to have been some connexion be- 



tween the families of Ainslie and Inglis of Cra- 

 mond, their names occurring mutually as witnesses 

 in these registers as follows : — 



20 Februarii, 1634. M^ Cornelius Inglis, Jonet Kellie, 

 a Sonne, n. Cornelius, wit. James Inglis of Cramond, M^ 

 Thomas Ramsa}', minister at Foulden, Patrick Inglis of 

 Elvingstoun, Mr. Cornelius Ainslie. 



In Douglas's Bai'onage of Scotland, 1798, pp. 

 300., upwards of two pages and a half are devoted 

 to " Ainslie of Pilton, now representative of the 

 Ainslies of Dolphington." They are first brought 

 into view as the branch of an English family 

 driven into Scotland at the period of the Norman 

 Conquest, and settling there under Malcolm Cean- 

 more. 



It is not, however, until the reign of William 

 the Lion that they became individualised in the 

 person of Thomas de Ainslie. From him the 

 David Ainslie of the above charter is "XI. David 

 Ainslie of Fala, whose personal estate being small 

 he betook himself to the mercantile life in Jed- 

 burgh." He got from Janies VI. a charter under 

 the great seal : " Davidi Ainslie mercatori bur- 

 gen de Jedburgh et Jacobo filio suo et hasredi ap- 

 parenti, etc. of part of the barony of Uliston in 

 Roxburghshire, dated 4th March, 1585." His 

 wife was Mary Rutherford, and their eldest son, 

 the object of the Query, is — 



" XII. James Ainslie, Esq., mentioned in his father's 

 charter above narrated. He settled in Edinburgh, where 

 he became a considerable merchant and acquired some 

 lands in the south countr3', which appears b}^ a charter 

 under the great seal Jacobo Ainslie Mercatori burgen de 

 Edinburgi terrarum de Darnick, etc. in Roxburghshire 

 dated anno 1607. He was afterwards designed by that 

 title. But dying in the reign of King Charles 1. without 

 issue, the representation devolved upon his brother." 



The line of James Ainslie now disappear from 

 the narrative, which is carried on, or rather re- 

 sumed again, in that of his brother : — 



« XIII. George Ainslie, second son of David of Fala, 

 before mentioned." 



From the evidence already adduced the latter 

 sentence in the account of James Ainslie, and 

 which I have marked in italics, is incontestably 

 in error. Whatever may have become of the re- 

 presentation, instead of dying without issue he left 

 both children and. grandchildren, and some of his 

 sons certainly survived the death of Charles I., as 

 in 1654 Cornelius Ainslie is served heir of Con- 

 queis to his brother Michael. 



Would W. D. have any objections to send me a 

 copy of the flocument referred to (p. 142.) ? Fresh 

 information might thus be elicited ; and while 

 private inquiries are met and errors noted, if not 

 corrected, some progress would be made towards 

 that " book of old Scotch gentry " desiderated by 

 a correspondent (p. 159.). 



I may mention that the arms of the Ainslies 

 are, Or a cross floree, sable. Crest, A dexter 



