86 The Raid at Dumfries ;j\ Lammas Even. 



Fergusson of Craigchirroch and his son Thomas, and James 

 the Laird of Johnstone, a son-in-law of Lord Maxwell. ^^ 

 Herbert Maxwell of Kirkconnel and Robert Graham of 

 Gillesbie were cerlainly yjresent. 



In a little while a wild melee of strugg'liny men would 

 swing- to and fro in the wide street. William Dalzell of that 

 Ilk, John Carmichael, and the Laird of Crauchley^^ were 

 struck do\\n and slain, others were killed or wounded, amonij 

 them being; John \\'eir, John Lokky, and Robert Bertoun. 

 These were Crichton's men. Two on the other side, Alex- 

 ander Ferg;usson and Robert Ferg-usson, appear to have been 

 killed by the Crichtons. The latter, however, soon broke 

 and tied. By Friars' \'ennel, the Stinking- Vennel,^^ the 

 narrow path throug-h the fields past the Greyfriars' Convent 

 lo the vStakeford, or by the Townhead, they soug-ht escape 

 from the victors. We can almost see the humbled Sheriff 

 spurring- his jaded horse up the long- valley of the Nith to 

 Sanquhar. 2^ 



He was the grandson of William Douglas, 3rd of Drumlanrig, and 

 his wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Robert Crichton of 

 Sanquhar, who afterwards married Sir William Colville of Ochil- 

 tree. His great-grandmother was said to be Janet, daughter of 

 Sir Herbert Maxwell of Carlaverock. (Tlie Scots Peerage, III., 

 p. 222; VII., pp. 115-7.) 



21 He appears to have married Mary, the eldest daughter of 

 John, 4th Lord Maxwell, as his son, John Johnstone, is described 

 as " sister son " to Robert, 5th Lord MaxAvell. (State Papers, 

 Henry VIII., lY., 492.) James Johnston was one of the Wai-dens 

 of the Western Marches, loth May, 1523, and died in Atigxist, 

 1524. 



22 Sir Herbert Maxwell calls this person " Gordon, laird of 

 Craighlaw," in Wigtownshire, but that estate had not passed to 

 the Gordons at that date. It was in the possession of " Malcum 

 Kakke" in 1513. (MS. Acta Dom., 15th March, 1512/13, Vol.. 

 XXIV.. fol. 215.) Clauchrie, in Closeburn, might be siiggested as 

 the property indicated. 



23 Now bearing the more dignified name of Bank Street. 



24 Lord Crichton's powers of jurisdiction Avere challenged not 

 •only by the Burgh of Dumfries. On 17th March. 1510, John 

 Murray of Cokpule. Knight, raised summons against him for call- 

 ing William and Andro Quhite, his tenants in the lands of Little 



"Cargo, to the Sheriff Court and proceeding against them and 



