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but by the daily attacks of other wicked subjects of the same 
assisting the English enemies. 
Robert had two sons, John and James; and on 7th 
July, 1602, we find a tack of teind sheaves in favour of John 
Kirkpatrick of Braco,®* whose daughter and heiress, Rosina, 
married James Grierson of Penfillan, the second son of the 
laird of Barjarg. Apparently Robert was succeeded in Alis- 
lend and Friar Carse by Thomas, of whom we have several 
notices. Mention is made of him and his sister, Lady Ross, 
on 24th July, 1556, of his brother Roger in 1563-64, of 
his brother Richard in 1589-90, and of his brothers Thomas 
and Claud in 1605.% He himself is mentioned on 16th 
January, 1567-68. He married Janet Gordon, whose 
executor he was on 16th February, 1581-82. His daughter 
Janet married John Grierson of Bargatton, the marriage con- 
tract being dated 3rd November, 1575.89 He was one of the 
parties to a marriage contract, dated 18th October, 1583,% 
between Margaret Kirkpatrick, relict of James Gordon of 
Kirkconnell, and Alexander, son and heir of Roger Gordon 
of Shirmers, and it may be that he was Margaret’s father. 
He died before the year 1589-90,® and was survived by, at 
all events, two sons, John and Roger, the former of whom 
was his successor. 
The Registers of the Privy Council® and of the Great 
Seal® contain numerous notices of John Kirkpatrick, but 
we know little of him except that his wife was Barbara 
Stewart, and that he died before 17th December, 1614—the 
date of the marriage contract between his widow and Sir 
Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn.& He was succeeded by 
his son John. He married Helen, daughter of Alexander 
Stewart of Clarie; and his brother William and his sister 
Sarah are mentioned.® He had become largely indebted to 
John Maxwell of Templand, afterwards of Shawis, and in 
1622 he disponed to him the £44 land of Friar Carse and the 
4os land of Alisland in security of a sum of 13,750 merks. 
In 1628 he conveyed these lands of new to Maxwell in security 
of the old debt and of an additional 5000 merks; and even- 
tually Friar Carse and Alisland became the property of John 
Maxwell,® of whose wife, Jean Stirling, and sons, Herbert 
