History of the house and race of Douglas and Angus

22 HISTORY OF THE
their party good against the Earl of Fife, whom they slew,
and were winked at by Baliol. With this house did Sir Hugh
match, as his father had done with Carrick and Galloway*
which, as it was an honourable alliance for him, so doth it al-
so argue that the house of Douglas even then was noble and
honourable, and in the rank amongst the greatest, as we have
said.
How long this Sir Hugh Lord Douglas did live after his con-
tract and marriage, we cannot find: but it is clear that he had
no children that survived and outlived their father; because
his brother William was his heir and successor. Neither can
we relate any of his particular actions, only fame and tradi-
tion have given him a received testimony of activity, watch-
fulness and diligence, by terming him good Sir Hugh Doug-
las, whom his foes found never sleeping. He, with his wife,
are buried in St. Bride's church in Douglas.
Of William the Hardy, or Long Leg, the Fourth
William, and Seventh Lord qf Douglas*
JL O Hugh did succeed his brother William, who, for his va-
lour and courage is distinguished by the addition of William
the Hardy; he is named also William Long Leg, by reason of
his tall and goodly stature, having been a very personable
man. He was twice married; first to the Lord Keith's sister,
by whom he had two sons, James and Hugh, as is evident by
a charter of resignation made by his son Hugh to his nephew
William the first earl of Douglas: his ne£t wife was an Eng-
lish lady called Ferrar, or Ferrais, of which name we find the
Earls of Derby to have been in the days of King Henry III.
She bare also two sons, Archibald lord of Galloway, and
John, of whom are descended the lords of Dalkeith, Mains,
and Lochleven.'
Concerning himself, we find in the English Chronicle, thaj;
vheti King Edward I. took in the town of Berwick, in thq