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.X\-\- .TAMKS JOHNST'jXiror JOil.XSTOXK, loOD-]."]'.;-).
consent of John, TUi];c;of i^MljiiTiy, re-eiit, nf tli.' U,nv moil; Liiuls of Quiiil- .
vigg-s and 3.Iokilliousc ; also the liimls of Luml, Ers^ills, rciitscliaws, find
others, along willi tlie pntroyage of .flic cluncli of Conie, in the stewartiy of
AnuanJalc. Tlic eliaiU-r is dated al Ivliiilnirgli, 27tli Ocloljer IMC
Little further is known of tlie history of James Jolmstone. lie is nanred
as a procurator by William Johnstone of Esclicles and I'lshy for resigning
certain lauds into the hands of King James tlie I'lftli.'' During the yeais
1520 and 1521, Jolmstone entered into several arrangements with John
Lindsay of Covington, v^-lio granted to him first a lease of the eighteen
merk land of Polmoody in ilofuitdale for ninelorn j'cars at a yeai-ly rental
of eighteen merks, and afterwards a cliarter of tlieni. Lhe Muvrays of
Cockpool lield a mortgage over I'olmoody, but t!ie reversion was assigned
to Johnstone for 300 merks. Tlie lands were to lie lield from Lindsay
for a silver penny, a!id of the king for a red rose at uiidsummor.^
James Jolmstone of Johnstone was, on 15th r\Iay 1523, appointed one of
the keepers of tlie West ^larehcs of Scotland, probably as a deputy to his
brother-in-law. Lord ]\laxv,ell, who was warden. Ife died in August of tlie
following year, and was succeeded by his eldest son. His wife's name has
not been ascertained, but slie was probably jMary, eldest daughter of John,
fourth Lord Maxv.-ell, as in 152S John Johnstone, son of this James
Jolmstone, is described as "sister's son" to Eobert, fifth Lord llaxwell The
issue of that marriage was six sons.
1. John, who sr.cceeded his failicr in the Jolmstone and othe estates, and of
whom a i\Ieraoir fu]lo\s"s.
2. Adam Jolmstone, v.-ho received the lands of Conic from liis fatlier, and
was designated Adam John.stone of Conic. Tlie barony of Cunie
formed the greater part of the ancient }iarisli of Conle, wbieli has been
1 Aunand.ile Peerage Minutes of Eviileiice ()S7(>), pp. 3?, 39.
Original pi"ciir.-itory, dated Septen:ber 1521, in Aniiaiidalc Chaiter-cliost.
^ Original writs, itiij.