Historical account of the noble family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailsa and Earl of Cassilis

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barton Castle until he found security not to molest the Com-
mendator, in =£2000, and also in the lik'e sum to Mr George
Buchanan, pensioner of Crossraguel, his father's old preceptor.
He married Margaret,* only daughter of John, ninth Lord ;
Glammis, and by her, who afterwards married John, first Mar-
quess of Hamilton, had issue —
1. John, fifth Earl of Cassillis.
2. Hugh of Brunston, Master of Cassillis, died unmar-
ried.
3. Gilbert, Master of Cassillis, from whom descended
John, sixth Earl.
This Earl went by the name of the King of Carrick, and died
in December 1576.-J- He was succeeded by
and the sum of 3000 merks farther, and the discharge of a bond for 300 merks,
formerly borrowed by Lord Boyd from Hugh Kennedy, on the one hand, Lord
Boyd undertook, on the other hand, to procure from James Steuart all the
deeds granted in his favour of the Abbacy of Crossraguel by Alan, Abbot
thereof, as also the Abbot's provision to the Abbacy from the Queen, and the
instrument of institution by the Pope, and all other deeds relating to the Abbacy
upon Ms conscience ; as also, to deliver to the Earl, between and the 15th of
April next, a feu-charter, signed and sealed by the Abbot in favour of the Earl,
of various lands therein mentioned, with a procurator)' of resignation for new
infeftment thereof in favour of the Earl, or whatsoever person he shall nominate ;
as also, to grant an obligation in favour of the Earl for such sums of money as
may be necessary to apprise the lands in case the Abbot refuse to accept the
resignation thereof ; but it is declared that it shall not be lawful for the Earl to
apprise any more of James Steuart's lands than the lands of Crossraguel feued
to him, as said is, nor yet his moveable goods. All which deeds are accordingly
now in Lord Ailsa's charter-chest.
There appears also to have been a violent feud between Lord Cassillis and his
vassals and the Gordons of Lochinvar regarding the lands of the Abbacy of
Glenluce, which had been seised possession of by the Gordons whilst Lord
Cassillis had been called in by the Abbot to his assistance.
* Contract dated 30th September 1566. The lady's fortune was 10,000
merks Scots; her jointure, 1000 merks.
t In a curious MS. in the British Museum, containing an account of the
Scotch nobility in the reign of James VI., this is stated : " The Erie of Cassilis,
called Kanethy, being with his friends of the same surname upon the west seas,