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

SIXTH LAIRD OF THORNYDYKES.
Adam French, sixth Laird of Thornydykes, had
saisine of Thornydykes and Pitcox in 1494.
Another record appears of him on the 16th of
December, 1503, in the action and cause pursued on
behalf of the king against Adam Franch of Thorny-
dikes, and others serving upon a breive of inquest
impetrate by Walter Haliburnton by the decease of
William Haliburnton of Mertoun, upon ,£20 worth of
land lying in the town of Merton and sheriffdom of
Berwick, for their wilful error and unjust deliverance
that the said lands were held in blenchferme. Their
decreet is therefor held as of no avail, force, or effect
in time to come.
A record appears again on the 19th of December,
1505, in an action and cause pursued at the instance
of the king, and of George, Master of Angus, against
James Aldincraw, Sheriff Depute of Berwick, Adam
Franch of Thornidikis,. James Spottiswod of that Ilk,
and the remainder of the persons that were upon the
serving of a brief of inquest impetrate by George
Roule by the decease of George Roule, his father, of
the lands called Edmondis field, lying within the
sheriffdom of Berwick.