CORRIES OF AnNANDALE. 91 



the Earl of Douglas (Rymer's Foedera, viii., 58-59). Whether 

 this Herbert belonged to the Corries of that Ilk or to the 

 Corries of Newby is a matter by no means easy to decide. 

 The name Herbert occurs in the Newby family about a century 

 later, but for a position of such importance as " surety for 

 keeping the peace on the West March " it is more likely that 

 the elder line would be selected than the cadet branch. On 

 2nd February, 1409/10, James of Douglas of Dalkeith gave a 

 charter to Thomas Carruthers of the lands of Brandrigs in 

 Annandale, in the holding of Hutoun {i.e., Hutton), &c. , and 

 Adam of Corry signs as one of the witnesses (Laing Charters, 

 No. 90). This is especially interesting, since three hundred 

 years later Brandrigs and Heithat were the property of 

 William Corrie, and, ist October, 1726, Christopher Corrie 

 had sasine of these lands as son and heir of William (Dumfries 

 Sasines). loth July, 141 1, Adam of Corry witnesses a charter 

 of Robert, Duke of Albany, in favour of James Douglas of 

 Roberton (Reg. Great Seal, i., p. 248, No. 11); and, 3rd May, 

 1413, Sir James Douglas of Roberton and Adam of Corry had 

 a safe conduct to go into England concerning the ransom of 

 William Douglas of Dalkeith (Rymer's Foedera, Syl., p. 574; 

 Rot. ScoticB, ii., 205). In view of the close adherence of the 

 Corries of that Ilk to the cause of the Douglases, it seems 

 likely that this Adam of Corry may have been of that branch, 

 and Walter of Corry, who occurs about this time, may have 

 been a brother of Adam. 24th October, 1409, Walter of 

 Curry is witness to a charter of Robert, Duke of Albany, 

 entailing the estates of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closebourn 

 (Reg. Great Seal, i., p. 241, No. 46). The same Walter 

 witnesses charters of the Duke of Albany, 17th March, 1410, 

 5th July, 1413, and nth December, 1413 (Reg. Great Seal, 

 i., p. 250, No. 14; p. 254, Nos. 22, 23), and in the two last 

 charters is designated as " our esquire " (scutifer noster). 

 The next Corry of that Ilk would seem to have been Thomas 

 of Corry, who died in 1452. He had a tenement in the burgh 

 of Annan, the £s lands of Dronnock, the lands of Corry, and 

 the ferms of Severig (Searig). George of Corry, apparently 

 his son and heir, has sasine of the lands of Corry, with remis- 

 sion of his relief, while sasine of Severig is given to Simon of 



