Genealogical account of the family of Edmonstone of Duntreath

20 GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF
family still in the same spot, holding of the same superiors, and the
Christian name of Henry still preserved, which however was never
continued. From this time the line of descent is uninterrupted.
The historical notices of Sir John Edmonstone are very copious.
Crauford, however, and the other Duntreath genealogies, refer them all to
one person, but in the Ednam pedigree two are mentioned in succession,
and it is quite evident that this is correct.
John de Edmonstone, as stated above, was served heir to his father in
1 359- This gentleman seems to have been in favour, and to have been
much employed during the unfortunate reign of David II. In 1352 he was
appointed by charter coroner to the district of Lothian, to himself his
heirs and assigns, 1 but by another charter, ten years later, this grant was
restricted to his life. In 1363 he accompanied King David II. to England,
as there is a passport for John de Edmundiston coming to England, in
which he and John de Abernethy are designated as ' valeti ' 2 to David
Bruce, with six of his knights. The King's object in this visit was, having
paid only two moieties of his ransom, and being unable to raise the
remainder, to negotiate peace, the terms of which were to have been the
reversion of the crown of Scotland to Lionel, Duke of Clarence, Edward
III.'s son, in the event of himself dying without issue. It is singular that
on this occasion, four foreign kings met together in London, John of France,
who died in April of that year, Waldemar of Denmark, Peter of Cyprus,
besides Albert, Duke of Bavaria. David had proposed this succession to
a Parliament assembled at Scone in the commencement of the year 1363,
and on the unanimous rejection of it, accompanied by hostile appearances,
had recourse to arms against his barons, but the rising was terminated by
an amnesty granted to them on condition of their dissolving their associa-
tion. On the restoration of tranquillity, the King proceeded as aforesaid
to England to negotiate with Edward, and Sir John Edmonstone was
either sent before, or accompanied him. The event of this farther negotia-
tion for the ultimate cession of the crown of Scotland to the King of
England is given in Dalrymple's Annals.
In 1 366 s this gentleman was again employed in a mission, with six
1 Note 28, Appendix. ' Rymer's Federa.
3 Rymer's Federa et Rot. Scot, in Tur. Lond.