Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

624 FAMILY OF DUND AS.
himself, and to Christian Stewart his wife, the liferent thereof, and allotting the
house of Dundas as a jointure house to his said wife. He also had, at the same
date, a new charter from Murdoch, Duke of Albany (Regent in the absence of
Nov., James I.), of Fingask, in the same terms ; and on the king's return he obtained
I42 S- confirmations of all these charters under the Great Seal.
He lived in great favour with James I., and died 30th October 1430. In
several of the charters he is called " The King's faithful shie/dbcara:" In none
of them is there any mention of his having any other wife than Christian
Stewart, nor of any sons but those three named in the documents herein quoted,
from 1442 to 1473 — viz., " James, his son and heir ; " Archibald, afterwards Sir
Archibald of Linton ; and Duncan, who shared the fortunes of his eldest
brother.
Nov. 30, XII. James de Dundas succeeded on the death of his father James, for vouch-
es - ing of which there is a special retour — " Served and retoured," tanquam legiti-
meas et propinquous. " Ha;res quandom Jacobi Dundas decedem sui Patris."
— Dated 10th April 1431.
By the charter of resignation of Sir John Seton of Seton, dated 29th No-
vember 1423, he was, during the life of his father, styled " Fiar" of all
and haill the lands of Dundas, with the pertinents thereof; whilst the lands
of Fingask, &c. &c, in Perthshire certainly came to him on the death of his
father in 1430.
There is also a special retour of "James de Dundas " in the lands of Dum-
barney, held of the Earl of Douglas, dated 6th November 1437.
1439. He is a witness to a charter of confirmation by James II. to the Priory of the
Charter-House of Perth, called " Domus Vallis Virtutes."
1419. There is a charter in the hands of Lockhart of Lee to David Stewart and
Margaret Dundas his spouse, of the lands of Braidwood in Lanark, to which
" James Dundas," her brother, is a witness (see Rosyth).
In 143 1 James de Dundas married a lady of his own blood and kindred,
" Euffame," daughter of Sir Alexander Levingstone of Kallendar. This
alliance linked and tied him in a firm and fast friendship with his father-in-law,
the Lord Kallendar, both before and after he became the prime-minister. In
the minority of James II., when he, Alexander Levingstone, was appointed
governor to the young king, he naturally brought his friends with him into
power. His eldest son, Sir James Levingstone, became captain-general of Stir-
ling Castle, where the king resided, and was keeper of the royal person.
Robert Callander was captain of Dumbarton Castle, John Levingstone of
Doune, in Menteith, and Robert Levingstone of Lithgow, comptroller.
1445. James Dundas of that Ilk, his son-in-law, was one of the king's council, who