Historical memoir of the family of Eglinton and Winton

102 BRANCHES OF THE
King sends 5000 soldiers under the command [?] of
George Montgomery of Largges to Scotland." He
married Lady Catherine Montgomerie, eight and
youngest daughter of Hew, first Earl of Eglinton,
by whom he had a numerous family of sons and
daughters — the two eldest sons were Thomas and
Robert. Thomas appears to have been fatuous, and
Robert consequently was appointed to the manage-
ment of the estate. Thomas died October 16, 1566,
when, of course, Robert became sixth baron of Skel-
morlie, and according^ was infefted in the lands of
Skelmorlie, Lochransay, Synuock, and Lochliboside.
In a contract respecting the territory of Loch-
ransay, in 1562, Sir Robert Montgomerie stipulates
with Lord Eglinton, still the superior, that he
shall " Reddily entende, serve and obey, the saidis
erle, withe all and sundry the kin, freindis, serv-
andis, and tinentis of the house of Skelmurlie,
quhen he sal be requirit thairto, incontrar quhame-
sumevir, our soverane lady and her auctorite onelye
bean exceptit ; and sal nocht cum under leige nor
band with nayne uthiris ; and also sal cause the
house of Lochransay, in Arrane, be patent to the
saidis erle and his friendis in tyme cuming at his
plesour, and sal cause the tenentis of the said landis,
the saidis erle beand thair, obey and serve him in
all his affairis, hunting and uthiris ; and sal make
his furnessing of sik viveris as is in thay landis, of
compitent pryce during the saidis erlis ressonable
residence thairintill ; for the quhillk the saidis erle
sail fortifye the saidis Robert in all his lesum and