194 The Irvings of Hoddom. 



John Irving of Whitehill, son of the one mentioned as assist- 

 ing the rebels with horses, never took any action against him 

 with regard to the deed until 1765, when Andrew Johnstone 

 returned from the West Indies, where he had prospered. He 

 then brought an action for payment before the Court of Session, 

 but Johnstone having soon thereafter returned to the West 

 Indies, nothing was done in the submission of the case. 



Andrew Johnstone again returned from the West Indies to 

 Knockhill, and in 1787 William Bell-Irving had the whole law 

 business up again before the Court of Session. This was finally 

 arranged in 1794. 



The following is a copy of the " Inventory of Writs de- 

 livered to Mr Alexander Orr, Writer to the Signet, when Knock- 

 hill debt to Hoddom was paid." 



1. " Charter of all and haill the third part of all and haill the 

 twenty pound land of Hoddom of old extent, extending to a ten 

 merk land of old extent lying within the parish of Hoddom and 

 Stewartry of Annandale, granted by James, Earl of Southesk, to 

 and in favour of George Johnston, writer in Edinburgh, dated 

 15th August, 16G6." 



2. " Instrument of Sasine proceeding upon a Charter of 

 apprysing by the said James, Earl of Southesk, of the said lands 

 in favour of Sir Charles Erskine, Baronet, dated 29th August, 

 16C6, and registrate in the general Register of Sasines at Edin- 

 burgh, 11th September, said year." 



3. " Instrument of Sasine proceeding upon an heritable Bond 

 of Corroboration granted by Andrew Johnstone of Knockhill to 

 John Sharp of Hoddom, dated the 9th of May, 1696, and regis- 

 trate in the genei-al Register, "27th day of said month and year." 



4. " Charter of Adjudication granted by John Sharp of 

 Hoddom to and in favour of Isobell Stark, spouse to John Irving 

 of Whitehill, of the said ten merkland of Knockhill, dated 6th 

 July, 1714." 



5. " Instrument of Sasine following thereon in favour of 

 the said Tsobell Stai'k. dated 28th October, 1714, and registrate 

 at Dumfries 19th November said year." 



" Edinburgh, 23rd March, 1767. — Received up by me, Clerk 

 to Alexander Orr, Writer to the Signet, the writs in the above 

 Inventory from George Muir, Writer to the Signet." 



(Signed) WILLIAM Dewak. 



