EARLY SHERIFF CourRT Book or DUMFRIES. 101 
shaw, dated 31st December, 1664 ;49 another such instrument 
dated 8th November, 1708, in favour of John, Robert’s son; 
and yet another, dated 19th November, 1709,°! of half the 
lands of Birkshaw, in favour of James Grierson of Capenoch 
by John Cunyngham2, with consent of his wife, Agnes Kirk. 
The laird of Dalquhat was probably either the Malcolm 
M‘Gachane of Dalquhat who served as juror in 1505 and 
1520, or Alexander M‘Gachane of Dalquhat who acted in 
the same capacity in 1544.°% We find notices of several lairds 
of Dalquhat of this name :—Archibald in 1566,54 James in 
1614, John in 1648 ;°6 and on 30th March, 1743, Robert was 
served heir to his father, Robert M‘Gachen of Dalquhat.*7 
The laird of Creachane was Petir Dennoune. We find 
a charter of the time of King Robert I. in favour of Adam 
or Allan Dennun of the lands of Calsehogill.°8 On 30th 
January, 1481-2, John of Dennen of Creochane served on an 
inquést ;°9 and in a precept of sasine dated 4th March, 1498-99, 
John Dynnone of Creochane and his son Peter are referred 
to.69 On 24th November, 1511, Peter had letters of license 
from King James IV. to sell his 50s worth of land of Glencors 
and Dalquhargzeane in the parish of Closeburn to Drumlan- 
49 Recorded 3rd January, 1665 (Gen. Reg. of Sasines). 
50 Recorded 20th November, 1708 (Dumfries Part. Reg. of 
Sasines). 
51 Recorded 24th November, 1709 (Dumfries Part. Reg. of 
Sasines). 
52 Lag Charter Chest, 48, 84. 
53 Hist. MSS. Comm. XV. Report, App., Pt. viii., p. 19. 
54 Herbert Anderson, Prot. Bk. (1566-69), 12, printed in the 
Trans. of the D. and G. N. H. and A. Soc. (1914-15); Reg. of Privy 
Council, xiv., 300. 
55 Lag Charter Chest, 188. See also a bond dated 28th October, 
1601 (Hist. MSS. Comm. XV. Report, App., Pt. viii., p. 69). 
56 MS. Reg. of the Comm. of Estates, under date 14th October, 
1648; H.M. Reg. House, Edinburgh. 
57 Services of Heirs. 
588 R.M.S., i., App. ii., 302. 
59 Hist. MSS. Comm. XV. Report, App., Pt. viii., p. 48. 
60 In the possession of Thomas Yule, Esq., W.S. 
