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who succeeded him, and died without issue, 2nd, William, who died 

 without succession, 3d, John, who carried on the lineof the family ; he 

 lii<l -mi' son named William, who succeed^! him alout the year 1426. 

 Sir William liad two sons, let, Robert, who died without issue, 2nd, 

 A Ir\andiT, whose descendants carried on the line of the family. Sir Alex - 

 .HI. In- Mcnu-th died early in the reign of Queen Mary, hi second aon 

 James, carried on the line of the family, and left one son. James Men- 

 t'-ithof Auldcathie* married Magdalene, daughter of Sir Thomas Dulyell. 

 liart., of Binns, and assumed the name of Dalyell. 



Dolyell, as a patronymic, is of considerable antiquity in Scotland. 

 'Die family of Binna is one of the oldest cadet*. Tradition carries it to a 

 remote period ; for it w said that the favourite of one of the ancient 

 kings having been taken by his enemies and hanged in sight of the camp, 

 the king offered a great reward to whoever should cut the body down. 

 N - > one, however, would undertake the perilous enterprize, until a valoroux 

 <_ r rn tirman in his retinue at length stepped forward, exclaiming Dalt/eil' 

 which, in the language of the times, is said to have signified / dare. II. 

 accordingly left the camp, and regardless of danger, succeeded in restoring 

 the body of the favourite. Nor did his courage pass unrewarded ; for tin- 

 king bestowed lands upon him and his posterity, and assigned for their war 

 armorial the body of a hanged man, with the motto, I dare; which is actual- 

 ly the arms of all bearing the name of Dalyell at this day. Hence it is not 

 improbable that there was some foundation for the story, the authentic 

 record of which has been lost in the lapse of time. But however this may 

 be, we know that there were formerly several eminent persons of the name 

 in Scotland ; and the chronicles of old exultingly relate the prowess of 

 Sir William Dalyell, who lost an eye at the battle of Otterburn, in 1388. 



We shall pass over the lineal descendants of this family until 1571, 

 when Thomas Dalyell was born, who died in 1C42, and was succeeded by 

 his son Thomas Dalyell. The latter early entered the military service, 

 and, during the reign of Charles the First, commanded the town and garri- 



Sir Tboroa* Dalycll, frtt Baronet of Hinnt, hd a ton Thorn**, and two daughter!, 

 named Magdalene and Janet. Sir Thoma*, tetond Baronet of liinns, died unmarried, and 

 wa* roomeded by hi* eldwt titter Magdalene, who married Jame* MenU-ilh of AuUcaUur. 

 Magdalrne'tto^ Sir Jame^tucceededhu uncle Sir Tbomat, the tecowlBaroopt of Binnt. Sir 

 Jwnet, third Baronet of Binna, was tnoceeded by his eldett too, Sir Robert, fourth Baronet. 



