Agnews of Lochnaw

1 29 1.] THE KING'S CASTLE OF LOCHNAW. 17
defences of the fortlet, but all vestiges of such a pathway have
disappeared.
From a very early period the office of constabulary was at-
tached to the castle ; and there was also a regality jurisdiction
over those lands in Leswalt adjoining to it, which had formerly
been in the actual occupation of the kings.
In the year 1291, Lochnaw was probably held by Comyn,.
Earl of Buchan, who held Cruggleton Castle as well ; and from
which he had ejected Kerlie, its proprietor. At this epoch, the
lordship of the eastern part of Galloway, or Kirkcudbright, be-
longed to Baliol in right of his mother, the Lady Dervorgilla •
and the lordship of the western portion, or Wigtown, belonged to
three heirs-parceners — the Earl of Buchan; De Ferrars, Earl of
Derby ; and Lord de la Zouch, in right of Helena, Dervorgilla's
sister ; both of which ladies were daughters of Alan, Lord of
Galloway.
Wigtown Castle was in the keeping of Walter de Currie. In
1296, however, Edward the First dethroned Baliol, and these
castles were all committed to lieutenants whom Edward could
trust, and who owned direct allegiance to himself ; and Loch-
naw, Cruggleton, and Wigtown, were committed to the custody
of Hugh de Percy, who, for his governorship, had a salary of a
thousand merks.
In the following year there is some reason to believe that
the constabulary of Lochnaw was transferred to John de Hodle-
ston; and in 1307 the keeping of it had passed into the hands
of John de St. John. 1 The English king came to Berwick in
1296, where many Scotch barons, and most of the native Gallo-
way proprietors, tendered their allegiance to him ; in a list of
whom, called the " Ragman Roll" are the well-known names of
Macdoual (Fergus and Dougal), Eoland M'Gachan, M'Ulack
(M'Culloch), Andrew de Logan, John de Meynreth, Hannay,
or Ahannay, and Thomas de Kinhilt; 2 as well as Alexander de
Puntunby, parson of Kirkcolm ; and Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl,
ancestor of the Stewarts of Garlies.
1 Caledonia. 2 Prynne's History.