Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

Ifl.S MARI;TAGK WITH DAME MAKCAKET SCOTT. IxNl
TliG bond of inamoul is siijiied at Ih-auxlioline, the lesiJeiioe of Sir
"WaUcr Scot' of I'.uceleucli, where Jolinstoue was apparently on n visit. lie
iiKirried Margaret Scott, tho sister of Sir Vralrer, and the marriage contraut,
which was a jioot-iuiptial one, was dated in \biJS, Johii&toiie heiiig then still
a minor. The date when the marriage actually took place is not certain, hut
llio noccs.sary steps to secure the lady in her jointure were evidently
!irr;'.ngod on the occasion of the visit to lUanxlioliDc in Ai'vil. A few iiiontlis
later, on -1th Xovendjer 1571. Sir John Johnstone ohtained a crown precept
for infefting him in his hinds, as nearest and lawful heir of his father, the
Lite James Jolinstoue, and in the fuUowing Jaiiuary he received sasine, v.lu-ii
\:>.- immediately granted to his Nvife, ^largaret Scutl, a liferent right over liis
vihole lands and piossessions. 3'hese included the lands of Johnstone, Kirk-
pat rick, including Dowskellie or Duuskellie, and Cawartsholm, "Wamphray,
robudy or rolmoody, and Hardgray, and others, with the oflice of " eorunaloi "
^^illlin the bounds of Armaudale. Sasine was given at the manor-[ilace of
Johnstone, commonly called the l.ochwood.^
CHAPTF.l; SECOND.
I'....i;ls witli Kiliots, AVeirs, antl Gruli.U];^— Mort"n -li.-its tho Borders—Tiilces i.lc.Igi ;=
(.j'.i.irrel hr„'iii.'. v-ith LorJ Maxv.cH— Tut in Avjid 1675—Boiul to .Joliiutonc l>y the d.ui
—DL-fencU llobcrt Scott of Tl'irlstaiie.
After tliis little is recorded of the owner of Johnstoue, except in connec-
tion with the government of )iis district. The heads of tl e border clan of
Elliot, ^loherl Elliot of Picidheuch, ^Martin Elliot of Braidlie, and others,
in Uecemher 1572, entered into a Loud with him to restore to his
custody when rec[uircd one of their number, John Elliot "of the Steill,"
who had been taken prisoner by Johnstone. IIe_ was then staying at
' S.a:-ine, dated Stii Janu.iry 1571-2, p.ir- to Marj,'.irot Scott, Stli January 1571-2, con-
r.itirig precipt, dated at Leitli, 4tli Xovemlier firuitd 10th March 1573. Kegistnim M.-vgni
l."'7I,in Anunndalo Chartor-chc-st. Charter Sigilli, vol. iv. No. 212G.
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