A MASTER-GUNNER OE ENGLAND. 
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to Colonel Wemyss' children and step-son, against the sequestration of 
this property. In this appeal, he declares that “since the said Colonel's 
departure he has only received £54 10s. 9d. on the account of said 
Colonel— nothing else save a bird cage and child’s stool ! " 1 It was 
not until 28 December, 1653, that English's title to the Walthamstow 
rents was allowed and the sequestration taken off. 1 2 3 
Mention has already been made of James Wemyss, junior, the 
Colonel's son and heir. He was associated with his father in the 
patent granted to Wemyss by Charles II. for making and selling light 
ordnance, etc. At his father's death, in 1667, young Wemyss became 
the sole patentee. He resided in Scotland and, according to Douglas's 
Peerage of Scotland , owned the estate of Caskyberry, which property 
came into the family by the marriage of James Wemyss, 3rd son of 
Sir David Wemyss, of Wemyss, witli Janet Wardlaw, heiress of 
Caskyberry. On 15 April, 1672, James Wemyss was created Baron 
Burntisland for life. He married Margaret Countess of Wemyss in 
her own right and at his death, in 1685, left a son David who, in 1705, 
succeeded his mother as 3rd Earl of Wemyss. It is interesting to 
know that in 1689 the Countess of Wemyss claimed, and was allowed, 
her right to “ sell and transport leather guns forth of the Kingdom 
with the first conveniency at her option." 3 It is on record that the 
leather ordnance, made and patented by Colonel James Wemyss, were 
used at the battles of Cropredy Bridge, Dunbar and Worcester; 4 also 
at the defence of Stirling Castle, in 1651, where General Monk found 
eleven leather guns when the Castle surrendered. 5 They were like¬ 
wise used in the Scotch engagements of Gouger fight and Lairber 
bridge. 6 And at the battle of Killiecrankie, we are told that Dundee, 
by a desperate and successful charge on the artillery, which consisted 
of three pieces of light leather artillery , captured the same. 7 
1 Calendar of the Committee for aloance of money. Dorn .—1642-1656. Part III., p. 1348. 
2 Ibid. 
3 Notes and Queries, 8th Series, Vol. IX., pp. 365-6. 
4 Ibid. 
5 Report of Colonel Monche, Lieut.-General of the Ordnance, to Lieut.-General Cromtvell. 
6 Recited in Colonel Wemyss’ patent of March 1661. 
I Macpherson’s Original Papers. Vol. I., pp. 369-372. 
