Notes on the surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, etc. in Scotland

24 NOTES ON THE SURNAMES.
" Mariota, Lady of Hume, formerly spouse of Sir
Patrick Edeger, in her lawful widowhood, has granted
and quit-claimed all her right within the vill of Lay-
nail and without it, — namely, of the 'Northtun,' with
all its pertinents, to God and the Blessed Mary of
Caldestrem, and the nuns there serving God, — as
freely as any widow in the kingdom of Scotland in
her viduity could grant or give, for a certain sum of
money paid to her in her urgent necessity." Wit-
nesses : " Domino Villelmo, vicario de Assinden, tunc
magistro de Caldstrem ; Villelmo Franke de Petcokyr ;
Malcolmo de Haukyrstun ; Villelmo de Ardros, ca-
pellano ; Thoma de Derchester ; Alano Vyte de Der-
chester; et aliis."
Mariota, Lady of Hume, is recorded as the second
wife of William de Hume, great-grandson of Cospat-
rick, third of this name, Earl of Dunbar. He was a
son of William de Hume, who, after his lands, as-
sumed his surname. Mariota afterwards, prior to the
year 1284, married Sir Patrick Edgar. By the fore-
going charter it appears that Mariota was then the
widow of Sir Patrick Edgar; and, judging on the
basis of the chronological rotation of this abbey's
charters, it must have been made some time prior to
the year 1289, the date of the death of Patrick, Earl
of Dunbar, who is mentioned in the succeeding
charter.
This is earlier than existing records of the Frenches
of Thomydykcs ; and, from the fact that the Lairds