178 The Irvings of Hoddom. 



we have reference to " John Irvin callit the Due," and to Thomas 

 Rae. 



" Afternoon Sederunt, the Bishops of Glasgow and Aberdeen, 

 Chancellor Earl of Euchan, Lords Gray, Olephant, Drummond, 

 Secretary Mr Richard Lawsoun." 



" The Lordis of Consale decrettis and delinerie that Johne 

 Lindesay of Wauchop and William Graham of Moskeswray 

 (Shaw) sail content and pay to Robert Costrale, Walkare in Lin- 

 lithgow, a tauny wob conteuand XX elnis of walkit claith, price 

 XXLI., quhilk was delinerit to the said Robert be Elspeth, the 

 spouse of umquhile John Butlare, for the quhilkis the saidis Johne 

 Lindesay and William Graham becom souerte for Johne Irwin, 

 callit the Due, and Thomas Rae, quhilkis Johne and Thomas tuk 

 thaim to our souerane Lordis remissionu therefor in the Justice Are 

 of Drumfrese, and the saidis Johne Lindesay and William Betoun 

 souerte for satisfactioun of party ; as was preffit be the copy of 

 the Adinruale subscripsit with the hand of Maister Richard 

 Lawsoun, Justice clerk, schewin and producit before the Lordis. 

 And ordinis our souerane Lordis letteris be direct to distreuse 

 the said personis thair landis and gudis herfore, and that were 

 sumniond to this accioun oft-tymes callit and nocht comperit."* 



It will be observed that the John Irwin, callit the Due, and 

 Thomas Rae were jointly concerned. The great centre of the 

 Raes was at Trailtrow, where many of their descendants still live. 

 Indeed the old churchyard at Repentance has a great many tomb- 

 stones bearing the name. Their shields bear three roe deer, 

 whilst those of the Irvings bear three holly leaves. We do not 

 know what was the result of the above " decretti." It indicates 

 that the then Due was a prominent man, and evidently had been 

 established at Hoddom for a long time. 



Bruce built castles at Hoddom, Gastlemilk, and Lochmaben, 

 and the Due's Tower was halfway between Hoddom and Castle- 

 milk. 



John Irving of Staikheugh was wrongly imprisoned in 

 Carlisle Castle for half a year, and Maxwell, the warden, com- 

 plained of this to the King in May, 1592. 



*Sir M. Lindesay owned Wauchopdale 1333. He was at one time 

 Governor of Perth. 



