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haill that haugh of land, called Litleruchawgh, 'with the pertinents therof, extend-
ing to ane sex pound land of old extent, lyand within the baronie of Groobit, be
annexatioun, and Shirrefdome of Roxburgh, which wer formerlie unite in ane
tennandrie, called the tennandrie of Tounyettoum ; and als all and haill the lands
of Eister and Wester Rysides, with there pertinents, and als these two husband
lands in Tounyettoum, extending to ane four pound ten shilling land of old extent,
and als these four husband lands in Tounyettoum and lands of Baltries and per-
tinents of the samine,"* &c. Lochtour was the ancient name of the barony. The
lands were first granted by the crown to the Duke of Lennox, and by the Duke
to the Buccleuch family, from whom they were acquired by the Earl of Bothwell,
and by Bothwell disponed, before his forfeiture, to the Kers of Lochtour, about
1563.f There is, indeed, a charter by "James Earl of Bothwell, to Gilbert Ker of
Prymeside-loch, and his lady Elizabeth Edmonstoun, in life-rent, and Walter Ker,
their third son, in fee, of the toun lands and mayns of the baronie of Tounyettam
and Milne thereof," 29th Nov. 1563.J Prymeside-loch and Lochtour are different
names for the same place. The tower or fortalice stood on the margin of the
loch ; hence its name.
Sir John and his lady were present in London at the Coronation of Charles
II., and probably had an audience of his Majesty. In 1663, Sir John was again
a member of the Scottish Parliament, and one of the Committee for the Plantation
of Kirks. He was also a Justice of the Peace. In 1669 he was one of the Com-
missioners appointed for settling the restored estates of Argyle. Amongst the last
of his public appearances was as one of the Convention of Estates in 1678.§
The Wauchopes of Edmonston branched off about this time ; John, the
second son of Sir John, having married the heiress of that estate.
Andrew, who succeeded Sir John in 1682, and was a Roman Catholic,|| con-
ducted the affairs of the estate with great prudence and success. He had two or
three vexatious law-suits, arising out of unfounded claims upon the property, in all
of which he was successful. In public and private this Land of Niddrie seems to
* Niddrie Charter Chest.
■\ Paper entitled " Information for the Laird of Lochtour, anent his lands of Yettam, quhilk some-
tyme perteined to the Earleof Bothwell," dated 1647, in Niddrie Charter Chest.
J This is the Earl of Bothwell who espoused Queen Mary. The charter has his signature and seal
attached. — Niddrie Charter Chest.
§ Acts of Parliament.
] | It is prohable that the Roman Catholic worship had been revived at Niddrie Chapel under this
laird's auspices. There could hardly he any other reason for its destruction by an Edinburgh mob, who
had previously sacked the Chapel of Holyrood, in 1 688.
haill that haugh of land, called Litleruchawgh, 'with the pertinents therof, extend-
ing to ane sex pound land of old extent, lyand within the baronie of Groobit, be
annexatioun, and Shirrefdome of Roxburgh, which wer formerlie unite in ane
tennandrie, called the tennandrie of Tounyettoum ; and als all and haill the lands
of Eister and Wester Rysides, with there pertinents, and als these two husband
lands in Tounyettoum, extending to ane four pound ten shilling land of old extent,
and als these four husband lands in Tounyettoum and lands of Baltries and per-
tinents of the samine,"* &c. Lochtour was the ancient name of the barony. The
lands were first granted by the crown to the Duke of Lennox, and by the Duke
to the Buccleuch family, from whom they were acquired by the Earl of Bothwell,
and by Bothwell disponed, before his forfeiture, to the Kers of Lochtour, about
1563.f There is, indeed, a charter by "James Earl of Bothwell, to Gilbert Ker of
Prymeside-loch, and his lady Elizabeth Edmonstoun, in life-rent, and Walter Ker,
their third son, in fee, of the toun lands and mayns of the baronie of Tounyettam
and Milne thereof," 29th Nov. 1563.J Prymeside-loch and Lochtour are different
names for the same place. The tower or fortalice stood on the margin of the
loch ; hence its name.
Sir John and his lady were present in London at the Coronation of Charles
II., and probably had an audience of his Majesty. In 1663, Sir John was again
a member of the Scottish Parliament, and one of the Committee for the Plantation
of Kirks. He was also a Justice of the Peace. In 1669 he was one of the Com-
missioners appointed for settling the restored estates of Argyle. Amongst the last
of his public appearances was as one of the Convention of Estates in 1678.§
The Wauchopes of Edmonston branched off about this time ; John, the
second son of Sir John, having married the heiress of that estate.
Andrew, who succeeded Sir John in 1682, and was a Roman Catholic,|| con-
ducted the affairs of the estate with great prudence and success. He had two or
three vexatious law-suits, arising out of unfounded claims upon the property, in all
of which he was successful. In public and private this Land of Niddrie seems to
* Niddrie Charter Chest.
■\ Paper entitled " Information for the Laird of Lochtour, anent his lands of Yettam, quhilk some-
tyme perteined to the Earleof Bothwell," dated 1647, in Niddrie Charter Chest.
J This is the Earl of Bothwell who espoused Queen Mary. The charter has his signature and seal
attached. — Niddrie Charter Chest.
§ Acts of Parliament.
] | It is prohable that the Roman Catholic worship had been revived at Niddrie Chapel under this
laird's auspices. There could hardly he any other reason for its destruction by an Edinburgh mob, who
had previously sacked the Chapel of Holyrood, in 1 688.
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