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John Arnot of Berswick, Lord Provost of Edinbu:-gh, he 

 obtamed a new grant of the lands on 26th April 1616/*^ m 

 fulfilment of a contract of 11th and 15th December 1615 

 with the said Sir John Arnot, and an assignation by John 

 Arnot of Woodmill, grandson and heir of Sir John. 



On 28tli June 1620 a Crown Charter was granted in 

 favour of Lady Marie Sutton, Countess of Home, widow of 

 Alexander, Earl of Home, in liferent, and James, Earl of 

 Home, his son, in fee of the lands of Fast Castle, which 

 James Arnot, son of Sir John Arnot of Berswick, with 

 consent of his brother, William Arnot of Cockburnspath, and 

 his sons, James, William, Bobert, and Alexander, had sold 

 to the Earl."'' 



Thereafter the Homes sold the lands to Harrie Stewart, 

 brother of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham, for 

 £48,000 Scots and a yearly duty of £3600 Scots. The 

 Disposition was ratified by the Commendator.*'" 



On 12th October 162P^ Francis Stewart, son of the Earl 

 of Bothwell, Avas restored to his rights by the Crown, and 

 thereupon on 16th October 1621 his brother, John Stewart, 

 second son of the late Earl of Bothwell, was given back by 

 Crown Charter the lands which his father had forfeited,**- and 

 that in consequence of a remission granted by Parliament on 

 4th August 1621.^3 James, Earl of Home, and his mother, 

 Mai'ie Sutton, then surrendei'ed the lands. A new grant was 

 given to Harrie Stuart, son of Francis Stuart, on 20th 

 November 1621.**^ Then on 8tli July 1623 we find a Ratifi- 

 cation by the Crown of a Charter granted by Harrie Stuart, 

 legitimate son of Francis Stuart, and John Stuart, his brother, 

 with consent of Francis Stuart, late Earl of Bothwell, their 

 eider brother, Alexander Cranston of Morriston, William 



^» Great Seal Register, Vol. 1609-20, p. 522, No. 1428. 

 ^ Do. Vol. 1620-33, p. 13, No. 40. 



«" Wedderbarn MSS., pp. 198 and 199. 

 »i Great Seal Register, Vol. 1620-33, p. 78, No. 231. 

 ^- Do. do. p. 78, No. 232. Wedderbarn 



MSS., p. 203. 

 '^ Acts of Parliament, Vol. iv., p. 656. 

 «^ Great Seal Register, Vol. 1620-33, p. 80, No. 237. 



