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son William Stuart, however, got possession as heir
of line of the estates of Ruthirfurd and Wells, with
the fishings on the Tweed, and laid claims also to
Edeerston. The feud was wagfed with such vehe-
mence that in 1536 all the gentlemen of Stirling,
Perth, Menteith, and Linlithgow were charged to
pass with the Regent to the siege of Edgerston
Castle. This stronghold was rebuilt at the expense
of the Crown by David II., and the keepership given
to Sir Malcolm de Ruthirfurd " for the good service
done by him and his predecessors against their
ancient enemies in England."
In 1559 the quarrels were at last settled between
Richard Ruthirfurd of Edgerston and his cousin Sir
John Stuart of Traquair (son of William of Traquair
by his wife Christian, daughter of Hay of Yester) ;
the latter signing confirmation of Crown Charter of
Edgrerston " Consansoiineo suo Ricardi de Ruthir-
furd." The estates of Ruthirfurd and Wells de-
scended to the Earls of Traquair, who eventually
sold them, loyally devoting the proceeds to the
service of Prince Charles Edward. 1 The superiority
of Edgerston, which had remained with the Stuarts
claiming as heirs of line, was resigned to John
Ruthirfurd of Edgerston in 1634 by John Stuart
Earl of Traquair.
Richard Ruthirfurd of Edgerston was succeeded
by his eldest son of the same name. He is stated
1 Rutherfurd estate was possessed for some time by the Dons,
afterwards by others, and was sold last to Mr. Edmund Antrobus,
cr. a baronet in 1S15, who, through some misapprehension, had
granted to him, as ornaments to his own coat of arms, the white
horses borne by the Lords Ruthirfoord as supporters (after the
peerage was conferred upon the gallant Andrew Ruthirfoord),
whose ancestors did not carry them, and from whom the said
Barony of Ruthirfoord had passed three hundred years before.
The estates erected into Barony of same name by the Lords
Ruthirfoord were in a different district altogether.