4 Anniversary Address. 



blench duties ' in use before the Union, is estimated at £10 

 138. 4d. Scots.* Through the death of this Sir William, the 

 Barony had come into the King's hands. Accordingly the 

 same Sheriff pays the ferm-rent for the period, from 19th 

 July 1455, to 19th October 1456, of £63 13s. 4d. into the 

 Exchequer.* 



James IV., on 4th October 1512, confirmed to Sir Alexander 

 Gordon and his wife, Elizabeth Stewart, certain dominical lands 

 in Stichill, vizt., 20 poundlands and 15 shillinglands of ancient 

 extent or valuation, and 6 poundlands of the eastern third part 

 of Stichill nearest to said dominical lands.'" 



The same lands are described in a charter of James V. to Sir 

 Eobert Gordon, of date 11th May 1517, in confirmation of the 

 grant to him by Janet Gordon, daughter and heiress of the 

 foresaid Sir Alexander Gordon." James V., on 16th September 

 1516, also confirms Sir John Gordon and his son, Sir Robert, in 

 40 poundlands of ancient extent, with the tower, the fort, and 

 the grainmill of the lands ; which charter expressly declares 

 the royalty of these lands.^^ 



On 14th September 1559, Francis and Mary confirmed a 

 charter of John Gordon of Lochinvar in favour of Julian Hume, 

 his wife, of half of the lands of Stichill, and also in favour of 

 William, his brother, of the other half, with the reversion of 

 the former half after the death of his wife." This grant of the 

 estate is supplemented by that of the fort and grainmill. The 

 reddendum is as before, one pair of gilt spurs. The Queen 

 confirmed this on 2nd January 1563-64.'^ 



James VI., on 12th May 1587, confirmed the charter of 

 Dominus James Young, Vicar of the Parish Church of Stichill, 

 to George Hoppringill on his entry to the glebe and kirklands, 

 with the mansion and houses — in rental of 268. 8d., with the 

 reddendum of 408. to the said Vicar.^' According to this charter 

 the reason for the sale is the necessity of procuring funds lor 



^ Scotch Legal Antiquities (by Cosmo Innes) p. 66. 

 ^ Exchequer Rolls, Vol. vi., p. 186. 

 '» Reg. Mag. Sig., Vol. 1424-1513, p. 820, No. 3772. 

 '^ Do. Vol. 1513-46, p. 34, No. 163. 



12 Do. do. p. 20, No. 96. 



" Do. Vol. 1546-80, p. 305, No. 1369. 



1* Do. Vol. 1563-64, p. , No. 1492, 



* Do. Vol. 1587- , p. 410, No, 1229. 



