Montgomery manuscripts

The Montgomery Manuscripts.
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himself and his mannor court were stiled,) but y e rebellion afores 11 . made him and his family retire
to Newtowne, 8 and there he gott a com", to be cap', of a troop (in his a A brother's regiment of hors,)
w*. he loved more than latin books, for he liked not any but propria qua maribus.
He was the last issue of Dame Elizabeth Shaw? aforesaid, and on that acco"\ (as is usuall with
mothers towards such,) he was in his youthhood indulged by her in his pleasures, (as she had seen
him provided for in lands ;) he delighted in hunting, hawking, and fowling, in which his aged
fathers, masters of those games, were willing and ever ready to please him at his beck, and this
Jacob's venison, 10 (whereof there was plenty before the country became populus,") was ever dressed
by his mother to relish with her old husband his father.
But these exercises could not make him the man w ch his father desired ; and his mother's milk
must be removed by travell as afores' 1 . and a master of arts waited on him to instill (by discourss,)
into him, the knowledge of what he had learned, and of what he should see, hear, or read abroad.
There was no court then at Holyrood house, 12 yet Glasgow college and towne, Strivling castle,
mother died in 1736, and Hector M'Neill, her husband,
died in 1738. The names of the several townlands of the
manor of Drumbracklin at this date were Duneagh, Clogher
otherwise Ballintogher, Lisnoe otherwise Lysnigue, Bally-
ockles otherwise Ballyaughleisky, Ballycarn, Bally-
lesson, Melagh, Knockbreckan, Drumbracklin, Rahur-
clagh, Ballinackbreekin, Ballykenny, with the water and
com mill thereon. For denominational names of these
lands in 1639, see p. 94, note 29, supra. Anne M'Neill
bequeathed this estate to her second son, Archibald, charg-
ing it with the two sums of £800 and £200, the former for
her daughter, Lyndon M 'Neill, and the second for her grand
daughter Margaret M 'Neill. At the death of Anne M 'Neill,
which took place in September, 1758, her eldest son, Roger,
and her younger son, Archibald, severally claimed the
estate, the former as heir, and the latter under his mother's
will, and after much litigation there was a settlement
between them in 1744. Archibald got a life interest in
the property, and Roger's heirs were to inherit afterwards.
The former made a mil in 1781, leaving to his sister,
Lyndon M'Neill, the sum of ,£2,000, and to his brother,
Roger, 5s. 5<i. The lands of Ballyockles were sold to
pay Lyndon M 'Neill her claim . Roger's son, also named
Roger, in 1777, married Catherine Chambers, daughter of
Daniel Chambers, esq., of Rockhill, county of Donegal, by
whom he had a family, consisting of a son, Daniel, and
three daughters, named Isabella, Elizabeth, and Catherine.
Isabella died in 1808, her fortune of £6,000 being
divide dbetween her two sisters. Elizabeth married
Charles Crawford, esq. Daniel M'Neill married Jane
Isaacs, and inherited the towns and lands of Ballyockles,
Ballylesson, Ballycairn, Mealough, and .Knockbracken.
To discharge his debts, he sold to Richard Keown, after
1816, the lands of Mealough and Knockbracken for the
sum of £24,000, the remainder of the estate unsold being
of equal value. — MS. Paper.
8 To Newtowne. — See p. 309, note 30, supra.
9 Dame Elizabeth Skaw. — See pp. 86, 87, 247, supra.
10 Jacob's venison. — This allusion, taken in connexion
with the author's statement, that his mother " had seen
him provided for in lands," would lead to the conclusion,
that George, the youngest son, was more amply provided
for than the other members of the family had expected,
or perhaps approved.
" Became populus.— This passing reference to the
abundance of venison in the district is curious. Deer
were numerous until the woods were cleared from the
lands of ClannabDy. In 1603, a captain Bodley came to
the adjoining barony of Lecale, on a visit to sir Richard
Moryson, then governor of Downpatrick. He describes
a sumptuous dinner at which he was present in the old
castle which formerly stood on the site now occupied by
the town clock in that town. In addition to various kinds
of game set before the guests, Bodley particularly men-
tions venison, and also a collar of brawn. See Ulster
Journal of Are/neology, vol. ii., p. 88. William Mont-
gomery (see p. 117, supra) mentions that the first viscount
often amused himself hunting deer, wolves, foxes, badgers,
and hares, but he has no mention of the wild boar.
12 Holyrood house. — At the time referred to in the text,
about the year 1631, Holyrood palace and the other royal
residences in Scotland were let out to tenants. Holyrood,
however, was visited by Charles I., in June, 1633, but before
the king's advent it was necessary to give all other occu-
pants due notice to quit. The act of the Privy Council
for this purpose is headed Charges aganis Personis dwell-
ing in the Palace of Halyrudhous, and is as follows : —
" Sederunt :
" Stratherne,
" Winton,
" Apud Halyrudhous, ultimo January, 1633.
Lauderdaill, B.Yles, Carnegie,
B. Dumblane, Areskin, Secretar.
" Forasmeikle as it is very necessary and expedient for the better
accomodating and lodging of his Majestie and his tryne in his Ma-
jesleis owne housses of the Castellis of Edinburgh and Stirline, and of
his Palaces of Falkland and Dumfermline and Halyrudhous, that all
personis who dwelhs within the saids housses, or possesse anie
roomes or chambers within the same, sail remove themeselms, thair
servants, and goods furth thairof, and leave the same voide and red,
and delyver the keys thairof to his Majesteis Thesaurer and Deputie-
Thesaurer, or to the Maisters of his Majesteis Workes, to the intent
that all the saids houses may be readie and patent to his Majesteis
harbinger, and that he may designe and appoint the same to such of
his Majesteis tryne as he sail thinke meit. Thairfoir ordanis letters
to be direct chargemg all persons dwelling within anie of his Majes-
teis houses foresaids, or who possesse anie chambers or roomes
within the same, to remove thameselffis, thair servants and good
furth thairof, and leave the same voide, and delyver the keyes thair-
of to his Majesteis said Thesaurer to the intent and purpose fore-
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