Historical account of the family of Frisel or Fraser, particularly Fraser of Lovat

58 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE
of Kinrossy. The indenture, dated at Elgin, 9th August 1422, was 4-
produced in tlie above process.
The protector, Bedford, having consented to the liberation of the "^
captive monarch, a safe conduct is granted, in 1423, to several Scots to
pass to King James I. at Durham, among whom is " Hugo Fresale de
' Ro'V'' Scotite, Lovet."' The most of these gentlemen are enumerated with the par-
Vou 1 1, p 2±i- 5. *
tide " de" after tlieir own name, and before tlieir place of residence,
as Jacobus de Homylton de Cadyow (ancestor to the Dukes of Hamil-
ton), Thomas de HaysL de Yestyr, Hugo Cambel de Loudon ; whilst a
few, as Alexander de Seton, Dominus de Gordon, are mentioned with that
attributive,
Hugo, " Dominus de Lovet" was one of the hostages for James's
" Foedera, 1. 1, p. rausom, " wheu he returned from England, in 1424, with his queen,
Joan, daughter of the Duchess of Clarence. The yearly value of the
estates of the several hostages are to be found in several authors. Mait-
' Hibt. of Scotland, land " ouotcs Abcrcrombie for Lovat's as at 500 merks, but that author
Vol. II. p. 606. ^ II-
" Martial Achieve- IS entirely sileut on the subject. "
meMs, . . p. James's first care was to restore the kingdom to tranquillity, and re^
press the lawless acts of the Highland chieftains.
The history of the northern parts of Scotland, at this period, presents "-f—
little else than one continued tale of outrage and violence. Lord Lo- '
' Mss. Ad. Lib, yat, " by his authority and prudent conduct, not only protected his
own vassals from the encroachments of their neighbours, but, what was \
as difficult in those tunes, kept them at peace among themselves. He
greatly improved liis paternal estate, by his marriage with Janet Fenton. *-4-
His piety afforded the means of building the north work of the church
of Beauly and the chapel of the Holy Cross, and he got the privilege of a
fair there on the 3d of May annually, called Cross Fau-, wliich the histo-
V H2. : rian ' speaks of as continuing in his time. He likewise erected a famous
= Ibid, cross at Wellhouse, which was afterwards brought to Beauly. ^
King James repaked to Inverness, in the year 1427, and compelled