History and traditions of the land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns

276 LAND OF THE LINDSAYS.
membered, sided with the Lindsays on that occasion, and in con-
sequence, had a gift from "Beardie" of Clova,Wateresk, and Cor-
tachy. The eighth baron was created a baronet of Nova Scotia
in 1626, of whom Sir John, the present baronet, is the eighth in
succession.
But, although the title and family have descended in a long
uninterrupted line, their ancient patrimony, with the exception
of the family messuage and surrounding park, has passed to other
hands ; and the castle, which is yet one of the finest and most
entire baronial buildings in the shire, stands
" now forhow't.
And left the howlat's prey."*
2$alingcI)o, or Mtmijie.
The earliest proprietor of Balinscho, of whom we have any
record, was Scrymzeour, a bailie of Dundee, and one of the
Dudhope family, who owned both Balinscho and Glaswell during
the sixteenth century. He was either father or brother to Henry
Scrymzeour, the grammarian, and professor at Geneva, who
died about 1572.f
It is probable that the Ogilvys succeeded Scrymzeour, for
about 1595, by way of revenge, perhaps, for Inverquharity's
slaughter of Lindsay of Blairiefeddan, Sir John Lindsay of
Woodwray is said to have killed Ogilvy of Balinscho, and thus
forcibly possessed himself of the lands. J So far as known, this
* The castle of Inverquharity is in much the same style of architecture and masonry as
that of Auchenleck, and, perhaps, belongs to the latter part of the sixteenth, or beginning of the
seventeenth century. The heavy door of grated iron, which is similar to that of Invermark,
is in fine preservation ; and, whatever difficulty may arise regarding the age of the building, the
time of the erection of the gate is satisfactorily accounted for by the following royal " Licence."
For the use of this curious document I am obliged to the courtesy of the present Baronet. It
runs thus : — " Rex— Licence be the King to Al. Ogilvy of Inercarity to fortifie his house & put
ane Iron yet therin. James be the grace of God Kinge of Scottis To all and sindry oure Regies
ft subdits to qwhais khawlage thir oure Llez (letters) sail cum gretiuge Wit yhe vs to haue
gevin ande grauntit full fredome facultez and spele licence to oure loued familiare sqwier Alex
of Ogilby of lnnerqubarady for to fortifie bis house and to strenthit with ane Irne yhet Quhar-
for we straitly bid and commaunds thatnaman takeoubande to make him impediment stoppinge
na distroublace in the makinge Raising hynginge and vpsettinge of the saide ybet in his said
house vndir all payne and charge at eftir may folow Gevin vndir oure signet at Streviline the
xxv° day of September ande of oure Regne the sevint yhcre " [September 25, 1573.]
f His sister, Margaret, married John Young, father of Sir Peter Young of Easter Scatoun,
the joint tutor with Buchanan of James VI. Another sister, Isabella, married Richard Melville
«f Baldovic, and was mother of Master .Tames Melville— Papers on >hr Yobmg family, collected bg
r. rialmcrs, E$<i.,of Aldbnr. 1 Lives, vol. i., p. 314.