10 The Parish of Luce. 



William Irving, his .son, who died 9 Feb., 1719, aged 96 years, and John 

 Irving, his son, who died 21 April, 1734, aged 65 j'ears. 



TRAMSIT GLORIA MUXDI. 



Jaffray Irving in 1547 was retunie.l as able to bring 93 man 

 into the field. See Bishop Nicholson's Lagis Marchiarum List of 

 Clans wiio siibniitted and g-ave pledges to Lord Wharton that they 

 would serve the King of England 1567, but this number might 

 include VVoodhouse. Thsre is another tombstone which records 

 that 



Here lyes John Irving, who lived in Broachhead 72 years, and died 

 there the 12 of Fabry, 1619, aged 104 years, lawful son of David Irving was 

 lawful son to the Laird of Wisbie, and John Irving, his grandchild, who 

 died 16 March, 1693, aged 32, son of William Irving in Broachhead 

 (Broachhead now forms part of Luce Mains). 



In 1611, in the Register of the Privy Council in Edinburgh, 

 among other border records " David Irving, callit of Wisbie, was 

 '• described as man to Jock of Luce." It is also recorded in 1625 

 that Jaffray Irving becomes cautioner in 500 mei'ks for David 

 Irving in Middleshaw. Another stone 



In memory of Gavin Irving, son of William Irving, in Broachhead, 

 who died at Blackitlees March 21, aged 70 years, and Jean Ferguson, his 

 spouse, who died at Warmanbie, June 12, 1782, aged 82 years. 



Blacketlees is a farm on the west side of the River Annan, 

 was owned by Irving of C.)ve in 1711, and feuel to George Irving 

 in life rent and Williim Irving, his son. Mr Irviag, minister of 

 Newabbey, was proprietor of Blacketlees about 1752. In 1770 

 Blacketlees was the property of Dr Wm. Irving, evidently the 

 Wm. Irving- above referred to. 



The Irviugs of Luce seem to have shared the bad luck of 

 many of their clan, and were oblig-ed to part with their estate 

 early in the 18th century to Douglas of Dornock. In the old 

 valuation of 1667 Douglas of Kelhead received 40 merks per 

 annum as rent from Adam Carlile, and had other lands in Luce 

 valued at 82 merks. James Douglas the elder and Archibald 

 Douglas the younger of Dornock, in the early part of the 18th 

 century, were very large landowners in Dornock, Hoddom, and 

 St. Mango. In 1718 Douglas aciuirel several farms in Hoddom 

 from W^m. Irving of Kirkconnell, in addition to what he had ia 



