48 Earty EcciesiasticaL History or DUNSCORE. 
Brischevalay, ovir and nethir Bairdwel, dempsterton, ovir and 
nethir Lagan, ovir and nethir Dunscoir, Ryddymuir, Edgers- 
ton, Mulygaston, Kilroy, Ferdninowel at hill. . 41 We find 
a bond, dated 5th March, 1499-1500, in favour of John Kirk- 
patrik of Alysland, and it seems not improbable that he was 
the John Kirkpatrik designed as the second son of the late 
Thomas Kirkpatrik of Closbern in an instrument dated 2nd 
January of the same year.“® John Kirkpatrik of Alisland is 
mentioned in 1506-7,43 and a letter of gift of the ward of 
certain lands, including Alisland, which pertained to the 
deceased Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, and of the 
marriage of his son Thomas, dated 4th August, 1515, in 
favour of John Kirkpatrick of Alisland, his heirs, executors, 
and assignees, is preserved in the Register of the Privy Seal. 
On 22nd June, 1518, a charter was granted by Hendrie Kirk- 
patrick, son of the late Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, 
and Hendrie’s spouse, Janet Douglas, of certain lands within 
the barony of Sanquhar, in favour of his brother, John Kirk- 
patrick of Alisland.4® John Kirkpatrick of Alisland is men- 
tioned in 1533, in February, 1534-35," along with his son 
John, and in 1540*8 along with his son Robert; and on 24th 
February, 1543-44,°% William, abbot of Crossraguel, and 
perpetual commendator of the monastery of Holywood 
(‘‘ monasterium Sacri Nemoris ’’) granted a charter of the 
six merklands of Bracoch in favour of John Kirkpatrick of 
Allisland and his heirs male, procreated between him and 
Egidia Grierson, his late spouse. On 31st August, 1555, a 
charter of the same lands was granted by Thomas, perpetual 
commendator of the said monastery, in favour of Robert, 
son and heir male of the late John Kirkpatrik of Alisland, 
begotten between him and the late Egidia, his spouse. The 
charter narrates that the considerations for granting were the 
good and faithful service done to the monastery by the said 
John Kirkpatrick and Robert his son, the great sums of 
money paid by the said John for his infeftment, and also the 
sum of £170 Scots money paid for restoration of the 
monastery and houses thereof, whereof not the smallest 
part was almost entirely cast down and overthrown by hostile 
invasion not only by the old English enemies of the kingdom, 
