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MAraUAGE WITH LADY MARGARI:T HAMILTON, 1C47.
CHAnT-R FOUr.TH.
The Earl's niarria;;e with Lady ^Margaret noniilton, 1G17—C'omimitc? titlie payments due to
the Crown—Provides a permanent residence for liiniself in EJinlrtiri.di, 1G4S—His
visits to variou, pait.s of the countrj-, 1G50—Deatli of liis Couuto.-s, 1G.J2 — His purchases
of laud and consolidation of his estates—])eath of the Earl, March KioS—His
children. -
Elizabeth Jolmstoiie, Couutcss of Ilartfell, tlie Earl's secoud wife, appears
not to have long survived their marriage in 1C43. There is no evidence of
the exact date of her death, but she died before January 1G47 ; for on the
30th of that month the Earl of Havtfell conti'acted his third marriage. His
spouse on this occasion was Lady ^fargarefc Hamilton, daughter of Thomas,
first Earl of Haddington, ami widow of David, Lord Carnegie. James, Lord
Johnstone, is a consenting party, and takes a principal part in the contract
for carrying out the obligations to Lady Carnegie. On her part the con-
seuters were her nepliew, John, fourth Earl of Haddington, her uncle, and
other relations. Lady Carnegie was to be iufeft in the Mains and house of
Xewbie, or if she preferred, in an annuity of 2000 mej ks, with another liferent
annuity of 4000 nierks; while as tocher she brought to the earl the liferent
use of her terce lands, whicli were Colluthie, Cruvie, and Segy, also Leucliars-
Kamsay, and the castle of Leuchars, but into this she only came after the
death of her father-in-law, David, Earl of Southesk.' Besides the contracting
and consenting parties already named, the contract is signed by many noble-
men and friends connected with tlie two families of Johnstone and Carnegie
of Scuthesk.- The marriage itself took place on the day after the signing of
tlic contract."
As was done by a number of other large landoN\ners in Scotland, the Earl
of Hartfell in this year commuted the ainuial tithe payment due to tlie
» He survived the Earl of Harlf.ll.
- Original contract in Aunaiid.ale Charti-r-cliest.
^ History of the Carne^^Mes, Karls of Suutlusk, vol. i. p. 11.'!.
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