Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond

sect. ii. Of Sir John, Sth Thane of Lennox. ig
He married a daughter of Walter Stewart, earl of
Monteith in right of his countess, the brother of Alex-
ander the sixth lord high steward of Scotland., who con-
quered Acho, king of the Danes, at Largs 3 in 1263. By
this lady he had three sons and two daughters.
1. Sir Malcolm Drummond, his heir.
2. Gilbert de Drummond, who is mentioned in a ra-
tification by Malcolm fifth earl of Lennox, of the
lands and church of Kilpatrick, in J 330.
3. Walter Drummond, bred to the church ; a man
of great probity, and a fine genius. He was clerk
register or secretary to king Robert Bruce in 1323,
designed, clericus domini regis, and was appointed
ambassador to treat of a peace with the English,
together with William bishop of S'. Andrews, Tbo-
. mas Randolph earl of Murray, &c. in 1323.
1st Daughter, Christian Drummond.
2. Margaret Drummond. These two obtained a char-
ter from Malcolm, fourth earl of Lennox, of the
lands of Ardcurane, Christiana et Margarita de
Drummond, filiabus domini Johannis de Drummond)
&c. in 1290.
Sir John dying about the year 1301, was succeeded by
his eldest son Sir Malcolm.
3 At this village, which lies opposite to the island of Bute,
Acho, or as he is sometimes called, Haquin, king of Norway,
with a fleet of 160 sail, and an army of 20,00.0 men, having ra-
vaged the coait of Ayr, Bute, and Arran, was attacked by 5000
Scots, when 16,000 of the invaders were slain. Acho escaped
to the Orkneys, where he soon after died : and the Danes never
after invaded Scotland. Along the shore, the entrenchments of
the Norwegian camp may still be traced : but the rude tombs,
formed of three stones, in which the Scottish warriors were in-
terred, were all demolished of late, excepting one, by the gothic
proprietor of the field.