126 Meller stain and th". Haitlies thereof. 



also failing, to his own nearest male heirs, whomsoever. The 

 terce of his spouse, Sibelle Home, was reserved. 



His son, George, probably married in 1491, for we find, in 

 that year, a charter to him and Margaret Blacater, his spouse, 

 of Brumehill, Blasinbraid, and Spottieschols, which Henry 

 resigned. In 1494 Margaret Ker, relict of John Home of 

 Earlston, brought an actiori against Henry Haitley of 

 Melostanes, for the wrongous occupation of the third part 

 of the lands of Melostanes, but, of which, Henry alleged 

 Alexander Seton of Tullibody liad warranted him the tack. 

 In 1505 the king concedes to Henry and Sibilla Home 

 and their heirs — failing whom, Henry's nearest heirs, 

 . — one third of Brigeamschelis, 5 marcs of Lundy-Makchano 

 and Sandy Lig, and 5 marcs of Lundy-skeoh. Henry is 

 further mentioned in a charter of date 2 ad October 1507. 

 He must have died some time between then and 26th July 

 1511, as will be seen by a charter of that date to Alexander 

 Hume of Polworth and his spouse, in the lands of Brigeam- 

 schelis, one third of the value of which had to be recouped 

 by him, the deceased Henry Haitlie of Melostain having 

 concerled that to his grandson, Henry Haitlie. 



Henry was succeeded in Mellerstain by his eldest son, 

 George ; Alexander, who was to have carried on the succession 

 to the family estates, having presumedly predeceased his father, 

 without leaving male issue. George Haitlie of Mellerstain 

 leaves but little trace of himself. His wife, Margaret Blacator, 

 was probably sister of Eobert Blackadder of that ilk. He 

 was dead before 27th June 1523, when John Haitlie of 

 Molestanes, his son and heir, obtains a reduction of a 

 pretended clause in his father's confirmed testament, relating 

 to one ward of Molestains and the marriage of his son, on 

 the ground that it was false by the confession of Margaret 

 Blacader, his relict and executrix. Their sons were John, 

 Thomas, and doubtless Henry, the grandson, above alluded 

 to. Sibbilla Haitly, married to Gilbert Ormistoun, but who, 

 in 1522, obtains a divorce from him on account of their being 

 within the prohibited decrees of consanguinity, was probably 

 his daughter ; as possibly also was Egidiam (Giles) Heatlie, 

 who similarly was divorced from Robert Fokart in 1527. 



In 1529 a Patrick Haitlye gets a lease of Clerkland, in 

 the Merse, from the Abbot and Convent of Melrose, and 

 his line appears for some generations. 



