Heraldry of the Douglases

THE DOUGLASES OF MORTON 67
Whittinghame.
(273) SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS, son of the first Lord Dalkeith (No. 257) by his second
wife, Janet Borthwick, succeeded to Whittinghame and Morton on the
death of his father about 1441. According to the Great Seal Register
he and his wife, Euphemia, had a charter of Whittinghame, 12th January
1452-53. Sir William must have married a second time, and have died
before 5th February 1484, for in the Privy Council Register of that date
mention is made of Margaret Fleming, widow of Sir William, and also
a son : —
(a) William (No. 274).
Margaret Fleming is again mentioned in the same Register, 6th
February 1488, with two other sons : —
(b) James (No. 289).
(c) George Douglas, who is mentioned again in 15 12.
(274) William Douglas of Whittinghame is first mentioned as above in 1484,
and again in the Exchequer Roll, 1491. He is also mentioned in Pitcairn's
Trials, 1527-44. In the Great Seal Register of 15 12 his wife is given as
Janet Matheson, and she was still living, according to the same Register,
in 1543. He had issue: —
(a) William (No. 275).
(b) Archibald Douglas is often mentioned in the Privy Council
Register. He was made a Lord of Session in 1565, was
concerned in the murder of Rizzio in 1566, and was
present at the murder of Lord Darnley in 1567. In 1571
he was made lay parson of Glasgow. He was tried for
his crimes in 1586, one of the judges being his nephew
(No. 276), and was, of course, acquitted. The following
year he was dismissed from office and fled to England,
where he is supposed to have died about 1600. He
married Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick, fourth Earl
of Bothwell, and apparently had a son : —
(1) John, as the Privy Council Register mentions
" Jokkie Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas,
Parson of Glasgow," 1 581.
(c) Robert Douglas, brother of William Douglas of Whitting-
hame, 1569 {Privy Council Register), and 1576 {Great
Seal Register).
{d) Richard Douglas, mentioned with his mother, Janet Mathe-
son, and brother William, 15 12 {Great Seal Register).
{e) Patrick Douglas, mentioned as brother of William, 1555, and
as of Brokholis, 1558, 1566, 1576 {Great Seal Register).
He is also described in charter of 1572 as " brother to
umquhile William Douglas of Quhittinghame" (Mac-
donald's Scottish Seals).
HriH0 on Seal, 1572. — A cinquefoil, on a chief two stars
(Macdonald). [Plate VI., fig. 4.]
(275) William Douglas of Whittinghame. He with his brother Archibald was
accused of Rizzio's murder in 1566, and is mentioned in the Buccleuch
MSS. Report as " grandson of the late William Douglas of Quittinghame "
under date "probably 1569." He died about 1572 {see his brother