The KiRKos. 241 



Sunday well's younger brother, and Agnes Gordon.^ They 

 had a son, Samuel, in whose favour his mother granted a 

 disposition of Sundaywell, dated 2gth November, 1711.^ 

 She died in February, 1712,99 and her grandson, James, 

 granted a disposition of the lands, dated i6th May, 1739,^^ 

 in favour of Alexander Moffat of Lochurr. 



It has been said, and the statement has been frequently 

 repeated, that James Kirko of Sundaywell was shot on 15th 

 May, 1685, by a party under Captain Bruce on the Sands of 

 Dumfries. Sundaywell died more than ten years before ; 

 and the Kirko shot at Dumfries was a Keir man. 101 



23rd April, 1915. 



Chairman — Mr G. Macleod Stewart. 



The Protocol Book (1566=1569) of Herbert Anderson, 

 Notary in Dumfries. 



Abstracted by Sir Philip J. Hamilton-Grierson. 



Introduction. 



This protocol book consisted of 149 folios. Of these, the 

 first 43, and also 40, 50, 52, 55, 56, 61, 73, 74, 80, 82, 85, 86, 

 88, 92, 102, 103, 106, 118, 119, 122, and 123 are awanting. 



97 Their mairiage contract was dated 26th October, 1672 (see 

 sasine dated 5th, and recorded 8th October, 1674, Dumfries 

 Particular Itegister of Sasines). Elizabeth is stated in a sasine 

 (dated 16th November, 1674, and recorded 4th Janiiry, 1675, in the 

 same register) to have been Sundaywell's heir. She was also the 

 heir of her mother, Agnes Gordoun, and her mother's sister, Eliza- 

 beth Gordoun, in the twenty shillingland of Over Whytsyde in the 

 barony of Holywood (Inquis. Spec, Dumfries, No. 247). 



98 Recorded 22nd March, 1717 (Dumfries Sheriff Court Books). 



99 The date is mentioned in her grandson's service to her as heir 

 special in Over Whitesyde, dated 15th June, 1736 (Service of Heirs). 



100 Recorded 13th May, 1772 (Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court 

 Books). 



101 Wodrow, History, ut supr. cit., iv., p. 261. 



