Agnews of Lochnaw

l600.] THE SEVENTH HEREDITARY SHERIFF. 233
daughter of Gordon of Lochinvar, and in 1600 her youngest sister
Grissel married Alexander Stewart of Garlies (who was after-
wards created Earl of Galloway). Garlies' father had died in
1596, and he himself was not of age, when, with consent of his
curators, his marriage was solemnized at Kenmore Castle. Here
a large family had assembled — Stewarts, Agnews, M'Clellans,
Adairs, and Kennedys — and the festivities, congenial to love-
making, were prolific of weddings, three more of which followed
in rapid succession.
Eosina Agnew, the Sheriff's daughter, was married at Loch-
naw, to William M'Clellan of Glenshannoch, second son of Sir
Thomas M'Clellan of Bomby, whose eldest son, Sir Eobert, was
created Lord Kirkcudbright, with remainder to his heirs male ;
in virtue of which Eosina's eldest son Thomas became the
second Lord Kirkcudbright, who was a well-known and dashing
cavalry officer in the troublous days of Charles I.
William Adair, the young Laird of Kilhilt, married another
Eosina, daughter of Sir Thomas M'Clellan, the last-mentioned
bridegroom's sister. And James Kennedy (of Cruggleton) 1
married, at Lochnaw, Jane, eldest daughter of the Sheriff.
The Bargany faction were now, more than ever, bitter against
the Cassilis party; and it appears to have been assumed- —
from the connection of Sir Thomas Kennedy with the Sheriff of
Galloway, and the part he had taken in his favour against his
nephew — that if the earl was attacked, he would be little dis-
posed to interfere.
A plot was entered into by the adherents of Bargany to take
the life of Cassilis, and the conspirators fancied that the tutor
had been won over to their side ; having interpreted a casual
expression of his as to not intending to accompany the earl,
1 There are charters of the lands of Baltier to James Kennedy and Jaine
Agnew his spouse, dated 23d September 1606 ; of the lands of Cults to the same,
to be holden of his Majesty, 5th November 1606 ; and one by which "James
Kennedy, with consent of Jaine Agnew his spouse, for the causes therein speci-
fied, disposes of the lands of Cruggleton Castle, and Cruggleton Kavands, 5th
September 1620."