Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 33
cambed with her brother Gilbert, the fecond Earle of Strathern, and he
mortifyed the patronage thereof to the Abbacie of InchafFray, about the
year 1^00. Ferchad, with his eldeft daughter Arabella, gave in por-
tion the barronie of Nethergaflk to Sir Robert Quincie, the father of Sir
Seier or Saer, and grandfather of Sir Roger Quincie, Earle of Winchef-
ter, who had to wife Helen, the eldeft of three daughters, coheireffes
of Allan, Lord of Galloway, Conftable of Scotland ; in whofe right he
fucceeded to the Conftables office after the death of Allan. Of this
marriage many of our hiftorie wrytters feem to be ignorant, when they
relate the paflages of the competitions for the crown after the death of
King Alexander the Third. This Sir Roger Quincie, Earle of Win-
chefter and Conftable of Scotland, gave the name of Quincies burgh to
the village in Kirkliftoun parifli, a part of his inheritance. He had no
fones, and Alexander Cumin, Earle of Buchan, married his daughter
Elizabeth Quincie, with whom he got the barronie of Nethergalk ; which
went with a daughter of John Red Cumin, Alexanders grandchild, to
Maurice Murray, Lord of Bothwel ; and he left it to Sir Malcolm
Murray, his fecond fone, the father of Sir William Murray, the firft
laird of Tullibardine.
Earle Ferchads eldeft fone was Gilbert, who, in his charters of dona-
tions to the Church to fhew his magnificence, wreats himfelfe, Dei in-
dulgentia Comes de Strathern. He married Mathildis or Maud,
daughter to William of Aubignie, Earle of Arundel, of whom are de-
fcended in order three Earles of Strathern, to wit, Robert and two
Maliffes ; the laft whereof was forfaulted be King Robert Bruce for ad-
hereing to the Cumins.
Earle Ferchads youngeft fone was Malife, whom he made Senefcall of
Strathern and Baylie of the Abthanie of Dull. He conftitute under him
three Thanes of Aughterarder, Strowan and Dinning, in imitation of the
Kingly government. This Malice married Ada, the youngeft daught-