Genealogical account of the family of Edmonstone of Duntreath

THE FAMILY OF EDMONSTONE. 71
I should add that, as regards the motto, I have no ancient evidence whatever ; indeed
they were not common till the end of the sixteenth century.
Note 23, Page 15.
Bockenbergius. Egmondarum potentissimae Hollandiae gentis — Hist. Lug., 1548.
And also, Catalogus et brevis Historia Antistitum Egmondarum.
Note 24, Page 16.
In the Ednam MS., and also in Crawfurd's, it is stated that Edmundus is witness to
a charter by David the First to Walter de Riddell of the lands of Riddell. From a copy,
however, of that charter, afforded me by Mr. Riddell, I find this is altogether incorrect.
Note 25, Page 19.
The above is taken from the Earl of Haddington's collections. Nisbet, mistaking
Crawfurd's MS., makes the date 1212 instead of 1252. There is another charter of the
same William, son of Henry de Craigmillar, to Dumferlin of ' illud toftum quod Henri-
cus de Edmundiston tenuit de Henrico de Craigmillar patre meo,' dated 1254.
Note 26, Page 19.
There are, moreover, in the possession of Mr. Aytoun, two deeds ; one a confirma-
tion without date by Willielmus de Lysuris : ' Thomae filio Willielmi de Maleville et Chris-
tiane sponsae suae et heredibus de illis exeuntibus,' of a grant made by Gregorius Lysuris
of six acres of Temple lands, with some others in the vicinity. Testibus — Nesso de
Ramysay, Henrico de Edmundiston, Radulpho de Claro.' The other deed is by the same
William de Lysuris, a confirmation to certain individuals of subjects in the fief of Gour-
ton, and witnessed by the same witnesses, Nessus de Ramysey and Henry de Edmundis-
ton, with the addition of Dominus Ricardus Mariscallus, and others. Mr. Riddell informs
me that there were two eminent members of the Ramsay family of the name of Nessus,
one who lived in the earlier and the other in the later part of the thirteenth century. The
signatures must belong to the former, for the William Abbot of Dumferline, mentioned
above in the text, died in 1237.
Note 27, Page 19.
There is a Baldewyn de Edmeiston in the county of Lanark who subscribed the Roll
in 1296. This was however a family quite distinct from the Edmonston of Midlothian, of
whom nothing but this notice is known. As stated at the commencement of this memoir
there is no traceable connexion between Edmonstone in Lanarkshire and the present
family of the name.
The origin of the term Ragman Roll is doubtful. In Collier's Annals of the Stage is
the following passage : — ' Mr. Douce says Ragman Roll is used by old writers to express
any legal instrument. The etymology has been much disputed. Wynkyn de Worde