The Kirkos. 235 



To the third son, I.nncelot, \vc shall return towards the 

 end of this paper. '^'^ 



James Kirko, the second son, was retoured as heir to 

 his father on 2nd July, 1647, in the seven merkland of 

 Sundaywell, in the earldom and barony of Glencairn.'^i 

 That he married appears from a letter in my possession, 

 dated February 19th, 1653, from Robert Archibald, mini- 

 ster of Dunscore, to James Grierson of Dalgoner, in which 

 Archibald tenders his respects to " Sundawell with his 

 wyf;" but who she was I have not been able to ascertain. 

 James Kirko in 1646, ''2, i648,'''', and 1649'''' was on the Com- 

 mission of War for Dumfriesshire and Annandale ; and he 

 is mentioned in a curious undated document''^ addressed to 

 " James Greirsone of Dalgouner, Captaine of the paroch of 

 Dunscoir, James Kirko and Thomas Greir to be assessors," 

 and expressed in the following terms : — " We heirbay let 

 you understand that we have resevid from the parlliment ane 

 act of levie withe speciall comand and to have the samen in 

 exicusion with all dilligence we therfor acording to the trust 

 put upon us requie you that ye fell not to bring brunskarth 

 yrin the pies apondid for the randives of the Levie upon ye 

 22 of this instand the number of fuit & [half presently 3]'^^ 

 and the number of [4 hors 20 drew presently i has the 3 of 

 hors the 3 of two hors]'''' and that under the pen of four 

 hundred merk for evri deficient horseman and ane hundreth 

 pund for ilke deficient footman qlk is the penaltie contenit in 



is stated that he died in 1642, and that his wife's name was Agnes 

 Grier. She afterwards married James Grierson of Dalgoner. 



69 See last note. 



70 See below, note 97 and relative text. 

 '1 Inquis. Spec, Dumfries, No. 196. 



72 Fol. Acts, vi., pt. i., p. 561. 



73 MS. Reg. of the Committee of Estates, 14th October, 1648, 

 Register House, Edinburgh. 



74 Fol. Acts, vi., pt. ii., p. 188. 



75 Penes me. 



76 See next note. 



77 The original document contained blanks, and the words 

 within brackets are filled in bv another hand. 



