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OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 37
Hamilton, the chief seat of the family ;) the barony of Machanshyre ; the sir walter
lands of Edelwood, lying in the county of Lanark ; the lands and baronies ■
of Kinniel, Larbert, and Auldcathie in Linlithgowshire, and the lands of
Kirkender and Kirkowen in the county of Wigtown.
To David, the son and successor of the great Bruce, he continued ever
faithful. During his minority he accompanied the Regent Douglas to Haiies's Annals, vol.
° * _ _ iii. fol. 90.
of Machanshire, Kilcadyovv, Lanark, Cunninghame, Hadinton, and the Castellany of
Dundee.
On the 28th April 1315, King Robert the Bruce granted to the Dominican or
preaching friars of Glasgow, for supporting the lights of their church, and other
works, twenty marks sterling yearly from the King's lands of Cadyow in Clydesdale.
The lands of Cadyow continued to belong to the crown until King Robert made a
grant of them to Sir Walter Fitzgilbert de Hamilton.
The successors of Sir Walter continued to make the Castle of Cadyow their prin-
cipal seat down to the period of the Duke of Chatelherault ; this nobleman having
also made it his residence, as is proved from many charters and public documents
being dated from thence by him while Regent of the kingdom, yet preserved in the
public records. And certainly, from its lofty and commanding situation, and when
surrounded by those fine oaks, while in the pride of their strength and vigour, as a
baronial residence it must have been surpassed by few.
This fortress appears to have occupied a considerable extent of ground ; to have
been constructed with all the strength and solidity peculiar to the feudal ages ; and to
have contained within its walls a chapel and various offices. It also appears to have
been surrounded with a strong rampart and fosse, some remains of which are yet to
be seen. It underwent several seiges. In 1515 it was invested by the Regent, Duke
of Albany, at the head of a select body of troops and a train of artillery. It was then
the residence of the Princess Mary, the daughter of James the Second, King of Scot-
land, and mother of the first Earl of Arran. Ordering the gates to be opened, she
went out to meet the Duke, who was her nephew by the father's side, and soon ef-
fected a reconciliation betwixt him and her son the Earl. After the battle of Lang-
syde, in 1568, it was summoned by the Regent Murray in person, and yielded up
to him on discretion. It was again besieged, in 1570, by Sir William Drury, com-
mander of the English troops, who came to assist the Regent Lennox against the
Hamiltons and others of the Queen's friends. The captain, Arthur Hamilton of
Merritoun, refusing to yield, batteries were erected against it, and, at the end of two
days, he agreed to surrender, on condition that the lives of the garrison were spared.
It was, however, shortly afterwards repaired, and was lastly besieged in 1579 by
the troops of the Regent Morton. The garrison was commanded by the same Arthur
Hamilton of Merritoun, but, after a few days' determined resistance, they were forced
to yield on discretion. The castle was completely dismantled, and the garrison were
led prisoners to Stirling, with their hands tied behind their backs, where their brave
commander was publicly executed.
The Castle of Cadyow has now been a ruin for two centuries and a half. It has
been recently celebrated in the fine ballad of " Cadyow Castle," by Sir Walter Scott.
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Hamilton, the chief seat of the family ;) the barony of Machanshyre ; the sir walter
lands of Edelwood, lying in the county of Lanark ; the lands and baronies ■
of Kinniel, Larbert, and Auldcathie in Linlithgowshire, and the lands of
Kirkender and Kirkowen in the county of Wigtown.
To David, the son and successor of the great Bruce, he continued ever
faithful. During his minority he accompanied the Regent Douglas to Haiies's Annals, vol.
° * _ _ iii. fol. 90.
of Machanshire, Kilcadyovv, Lanark, Cunninghame, Hadinton, and the Castellany of
Dundee.
On the 28th April 1315, King Robert the Bruce granted to the Dominican or
preaching friars of Glasgow, for supporting the lights of their church, and other
works, twenty marks sterling yearly from the King's lands of Cadyow in Clydesdale.
The lands of Cadyow continued to belong to the crown until King Robert made a
grant of them to Sir Walter Fitzgilbert de Hamilton.
The successors of Sir Walter continued to make the Castle of Cadyow their prin-
cipal seat down to the period of the Duke of Chatelherault ; this nobleman having
also made it his residence, as is proved from many charters and public documents
being dated from thence by him while Regent of the kingdom, yet preserved in the
public records. And certainly, from its lofty and commanding situation, and when
surrounded by those fine oaks, while in the pride of their strength and vigour, as a
baronial residence it must have been surpassed by few.
This fortress appears to have occupied a considerable extent of ground ; to have
been constructed with all the strength and solidity peculiar to the feudal ages ; and to
have contained within its walls a chapel and various offices. It also appears to have
been surrounded with a strong rampart and fosse, some remains of which are yet to
be seen. It underwent several seiges. In 1515 it was invested by the Regent, Duke
of Albany, at the head of a select body of troops and a train of artillery. It was then
the residence of the Princess Mary, the daughter of James the Second, King of Scot-
land, and mother of the first Earl of Arran. Ordering the gates to be opened, she
went out to meet the Duke, who was her nephew by the father's side, and soon ef-
fected a reconciliation betwixt him and her son the Earl. After the battle of Lang-
syde, in 1568, it was summoned by the Regent Murray in person, and yielded up
to him on discretion. It was again besieged, in 1570, by Sir William Drury, com-
mander of the English troops, who came to assist the Regent Lennox against the
Hamiltons and others of the Queen's friends. The captain, Arthur Hamilton of
Merritoun, refusing to yield, batteries were erected against it, and, at the end of two
days, he agreed to surrender, on condition that the lives of the garrison were spared.
It was, however, shortly afterwards repaired, and was lastly besieged in 1579 by
the troops of the Regent Morton. The garrison was commanded by the same Arthur
Hamilton of Merritoun, but, after a few days' determined resistance, they were forced
to yield on discretion. The castle was completely dismantled, and the garrison were
led prisoners to Stirling, with their hands tied behind their backs, where their brave
commander was publicly executed.
The Castle of Cadyow has now been a ruin for two centuries and a half. It has
been recently celebrated in the fine ballad of " Cadyow Castle," by Sir Walter Scott.
E
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