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Alexander de Lumysdene was succeeded by his brother 

 Thomas, on 3rd December 1444, in the lands of Wester 

 Lumysdene.'**' 



A Roger de Lununisdene, and his mother Ada de Lum- 

 misdene, his tenant, held lands in West Lummisdene in 

 1446.« 



Thomas Lummisdene was succeeded by his son Thomas in 

 1453.^2 



Shortly after there seem to have been certain family feuds 

 among the Homes. Sir Alexander Home seized Auldcambus, 

 and had certain disputes with the Priory of Coldingham. 

 The Homes and the Hepburns were in power in the time of 

 James II., and Sii- Alexandei''s eldest son, Sir Alexander, 

 was Ambassador extiaordinaiy to England in 1459, and was 

 created Baron Home on 2nd August 1473. Having been 

 appointed Hereditary Bailie of the lands of Coldingham on 

 2nd August 1465, he obtained, by various means, grants for 

 himself and his family of the Priory lands, and it would 

 appear that about this time (1467) his fourth son, Patrick, 

 obtained possession of the lands of Fast Castle."*^ Much could 

 be lecorded regarding their doings in these turbulent times, 

 but we need only here narrate what has special refei-ence to 

 the direct histoiy of the lands. 



The earliest reference to Patrick Home is found in 1481, 

 when salmon is given for his ransom.'** He is next mentioned 

 in 1488 and 1489 in connection with various grants of land, 

 some of which ai-e in his favoui-,^' when he first is designed 

 as of Fast Castle. He was one of the Lords Auditors of 

 Causes and Complaints, and numerous references to him 

 are found between 19th January 1488 and 16th December 

 ;[494_4o jn 1498 he received the "fermes" of the lands of 



* Raine's North Durham, Appendix, No. 633. 



^^ Coldingham Correspondence, pp. xcv. and civ. 

 ^■" Raine's North Durham, Appendix, No. 63-i. 

 ^ Carrs Coldingham, p. 87. 

 ^ Exchequer Rolls, Vol. 9, p. 158. 



^5 Great Seal Register, A^ol. 1424-1513, p. 375, No. 1773. Exchequer 

 Rolls, Vol. 10, pp. 81, 203, 204, 206, 208, 258, 635, 57 1, 759, etc. 



* Acta Dom. Auditorum, pp. 120, 121, 152, and 206. 



