182 The Ikvings of Hoddom. 



now resides at Dalton. Seventy years ago there was a Habbey 

 Irving in Dalton. 



In 1570 Lord Scrope made a raid into Dumfriesshire by 

 order of Queen Elizabeth, to punish the inhabitants for the sup- 

 port they had given to Queen Mary. On 21st April, 1570, Lord 

 Scrope reported that he had entered Scotland and encamped at 

 " Heclefeaghan." He states that he had " burned the town of 

 Hoddame, Maynes, Troltrow, Revel, Calpoole, Blackshaw, Sher- 

 rington, Bankeud, Lowgher, Lowgherwood, and Hecklefeaghan," 

 They burned Dumfries to the " Blackness of Ashes" and " took 

 and cast down the Castles of Carlanock, Hoddom, Dumfries." In 

 1578 there was a complaint of Alexander Carlisle on the occasion 

 of some controversy between him and Joune Irving called 

 " Windie Duke ;" they had both been put in prison in Dumfries, 

 Carlisle being kept there twenty-two months, Irving being let out 

 on bail. 



Caution of Jonne Johnstone of that ilk for the entry before 

 the King of Wm. Johnstone of Kirkhill, Joeth Johnstone of 

 Brunnell, and Ritchie Irving of Wormanbie when wanted under 

 pane of £1000. 



" Complaint of John Johnstone of that ilk, warden, that 

 James Douglas of Drumlanrig, along with also the Carlisles and 

 Irvings of Milflats and Turnshaw, Scottish outlaws, also the 

 Grahams of Esk, Englishmen, together with the brother of Rose- 

 treis Hucheon, the Grahams son, who married an Irving of 

 Hoddom, with divers other broken men, went to the House of 

 Boneshaw, and there by force and way of weir enterit therein 

 and maisterfully set at liberty and take with them certain persons 

 of the name of Bellis and Irvings to the number of 18, notorious 

 robbers, which were warded by the said warden in the Tower of 

 Boneshaw." 



This rather looks as if the Laird of Boneshaw had not been 

 at home, perhaps on purpose. Robert Gi'auie, son of Hutcheon 

 Grame of Netherby, married an Irving of Bonshaw and was slain, 

 leaving a son called Geoi'ge, probably George of Renpatrick. 

 Richard Grame, another son of Hutcheon, married an Irving of 

 Hoddom. A sister of the above Richard married William 

 Armstrong, alias Kynmont Willie, whom Buccleugh rescued from 

 Carlisle Castle, and a son named Hutchin married a daughter of 

 John Armstrong of the Hollas. These relationships account for 



