The Irvings op Hoddom. 179 



In 1545 we find " Duke Richard " of Hoddom mentioned as 

 having- 142 followers. (Gallendar of State Papers, 1547-15R5.) 



In 1552 among the Scotchmen sworn to serve the Kyug-es 

 Majisty were the following : — 



" Rychie Irwin called ' Dukes Rychie ' and those 



" under him 127 (Hoddom)." 



" Ceristie Irwin called Matthews Crestie 74 



" (ihese would be of Pennersax)." 



" Wat Yerwin 22. Turnschaw." 

 When William, Lord Herries, died in 1547, Hoddom, of 

 which Knockhill then formed part, was left to his three daughters, 

 Lady Agnes, who married John, Master of Maxwell, Lady 

 Katherine, who married Stewart, son and heir to Alexander 

 Stewart of Garlies, and the youngest daughter, Lady Janet, who 

 married James Cockburn of Skirling, Knight. Lady Janet had a 

 tocher of 2300 merks. 



In 1581 Barbara Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart 

 and Dame Katherine Herries, one of the three co-heiresses of 

 Hoddom, married John Kirkpati-ick, heir apparent to Thomas 

 Kirkpatrick of Allisland, so that the Sharpes of Ploddom were 

 lineal descendants of Katherine Herries of Hoddom. Lady Agnes 

 in February, 1549, got a crown charter of the third part of the 

 £20 land of Hoddom, her sisters getting the other two-thirds. 

 On the 20th May following (1549) Lady Agnes made over this 

 charter to Richard Irving, which ran as follows : — 



"To all and Sundr^^ &c. Agnes Herries, eldest daughter 

 and one of the thi-ee heirs of that noble and potent Lord William 

 Herries and spouse to John Master of Maxwell (Afterwards 

 Lord Warden) with the express consent and assent of my beloved 

 husband, for the good and faithful services done to him and me 

 by our well beloved Richard Irving (called of old Duke Richie) 

 and to be done in time to come, and we being willing and most 

 earnestly desiring thankfully to reward the said Richard &c. 

 Not only to have given and disponed and by this our present 

 charter confirmed but also by these present gives grants and by 

 this present charter confirms to the said Richard his heirs and 

 assigns All and haill That third part of all and haill my twenty 

 pound land of old extent of Hoddoui extending to one ten mei'k 

 land of old extent with its pertinents lying within the Parish of 

 Hoddom and Stewartry of Annandale &c. to the said Richard 



