Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn

SAI.NTECLAIRES OF ROSSLYN. 57
The reverfal concerning Orknay not being found fufficient by King
Haqnin, the embaffadors fent by the Earle of Orknay were allowed to
continue in the city of Tefberge in Norway till his Majeftie was fatif-
fied. In the meantime there was a marriage concluded, as is faid, betwixt
John Saintclair, brother to the Earle, and Ingeberg, natural daughter to
Waldemarus, King of Danemark, by Jova Litle, who was a daughter of
Sir John Litle, Commiffioner of Rugen. It is alledged that his fone
William ferv'd the Emperor Henry in the Holy Warres ; that in follow-
ing times Henry Saintclair, a fecond fone of that houfe of Brook, and
Laird of Stomue, left a fone named Heugh, who became Laird of Brock,
and efpoufed Grifall Stewart, daughter to Robert Earle of Orknay, upon
whom he begot Laurence Laird of Brock, who had by Margaret, daughter
to James Saintclair of Salaway in Shetland, Heugh Saintclair, prefent
Laird of Brock in Orknay ; yet I fcarcely liften to what is vulgarly re-
ported of the pedigree of Brock or Brufck. Few evidences may clear
that genealogy.
Anno mccclxxxvii, which is the precedent year to what we have re-
lated above, Malifius Spar agrees with this Earle anent the harme that
had been done to him and his tenants, as may be juftified by his following
charter : —
AMNISTIA MALISII SPER, FACTA HENRICO COMITI
ORCADI^E.
Univerfis ad quorum notitiam prefentes literae pervenerint, Malifius
Sper, Dominus de Skuldale, falutem in omnium falvatore : noverit univer-
fitas veftra, me, in prefentia, Magnifici Domini, Domini Jacobi Comitis
de Dowglas amicitiam firmam feciffe, cum nobili Domino, Domino Hen-
rico de Sandlo Claro, Comite Orcadian, et Domino de Roflyn, et omnes
injuriarum actiones, et gravamina, per ipfum, homines fuos, feu quofcun-
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