Agnews of Lochnaw

92 THE SECOND HEREDITARY SHERIFF. [H74-
resigned the lands of Craichmo-re into the hands of the crown,
whereupon they were regranted to his eldest son "Quentin
Agnew and Mariotta Vaux," his spouse, by a charter under the
great seal, dated 28th January 1469-70.
The bride's father was Eobert Vaux, nephew of a former
Bishop of Galloway — who in 1451 obtained a charter of Barn-
barroch — and her mother was Lady Euphemia Graham of the
house of Menteith, who had remarried with Sir William Stewart
of Garlies (as his second or third wife).
Her brothers were Blaize Vaux, then laird of Barnbarroch ;
Thomas Vaux, Dean of Glasgow, who had been sent ambassador
to England in 1457 ; and George Vaux, who was afterwards
himself Bishop of Galloway.
One of her eldest sisters was married to the Sheriff's brother-
in-law, Uchtred M'Dowall of Garthland ; another to William
Adair of Kilhilt ; and a third to Campbell of Corswall. Of her
grand-uncle, who had many years previously resigned his bishop-
rick in favour of Thomas Spence, Boethius observes, in allusion
to these marriages, that " he took care, to have his nieces married
to the prime gentlemen of Galloway."
The Sheriff appointed two men of position to be his deputes ;
the one, his cousin, Andrew M'Dowall of Elrig ; the other John
de Muirhead, styled of Lauchop, in Lanarkshire. This sheriff-
depute, who was appointed about 1480, is the only generation
of that house which resided in Wigtownshire ; he was of good
family — his uncle was bishop of Glasgow in 1454 ; and his
brother a dean in the same diocese. This John de Morehead or
Muirhead was tacksman and "kindly rentaller" of many of the
crown lands in Galloway, which he possessed till his death. He
married Margaret, daughter of Patrick Lord Hepburn of Hailes,
and had issue ; his family retained the property of Bulleis in the
Stewartry ; he himself lived till 1513, when he was slain at
Flodden.
In 1474 Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, made a
journey in royal state to Whithorn. Her Majesty, desirous her
ladies-in-waiting should be attired with a suitable magnificence,