Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale

HAYES OF TWEEDDALE. 23
and AVilliam, who died all without childring, his daughter ....
succeeding, and being heiress, was married to Sir James Dowglas, se-
conde son to the Earle of Morton, who succeeded to the Earledome,
John Hay, brother to Thomas the seconde laird, had Andrew Hay of
Hayston, writter, to whom succeeded Mr. John Hay, clerk to the Session,
whose seconde brother is Mr. Andrew Hay of Camnethan. Of this
house of Smifield, descends Hayston. This Lord John lived till 1549-
22. John the fifth, was retoured heir to his father the 10th of October
1543. He married Margaret Levingstone, daughter to the Lord Le-
vingstone, by whom he had William, who succeeded, Thomas a church-
man and provest of Balhouss, Elizabeth married to Lawder of the Bass,
and .... married to the Laird of Traquire, and Marie, married to
Congleton of Congleton. This John lost the Shirreifship, which the King
gave to the Lord Fleming 1530, his brother John of Smifield haveing
let a thief eschape out of prison. But the Lord Yester appealing from
the King's sentence to the counsell, was repon'd to his right 1543, which
whole process and appeal are as yet in TweddaFs charter-chist. He
lived till 1554. His picture, together with his sons kneeling before a
crucifix, was to be seen in his burial-place in the church of Yester, anno
1648. John Lesly, Lib. 10, tells us that the Lord Yester was taken by
the English at Pinkincleuch, anno 1548, and John Knox, Lib. Prim.
Hist, speaks of one Hay dean of Restalrig, who sat in the Parliament
held in 1543, wher, by Act it was made free to all men and women to
read the Scriptures in vulgar language.
23. William, his son, was retour'd 1559, and married Margaret Ker
daughter to Sir John Ker of Ferniherst, wardine to the middle marches,
by whom he had William and James, who both succeeded ; Margaret
married to James Master of Borthwick, sone to James the seconde Lord
Borthwick, as appears by their contract of marriage, dated Octobre 26,