Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

114 THE GENEALOGIE OF
diftinguilhed by the name of ' Old George Drummond of Blair,'
married Katharine Hay, Lady Ballunie, daughter to Hay of Meg-
gins. He had by her five fones, George, who fucceeded, John, Harie,
Andrew, James, and four daughters, Sibylla, Elilabeth, Catharina,
and Jannet.
George was infeft in the lands of Ledcreefe by a charter granted
1554. from David Lord Drummond, dated in November 1554. He did
good fervice to Queen Marie in the time of her troubles againft the
Englifli ; and in revenge of his fathers flaughter, did a handfome
exploit at Dumferline, which is reported thus : —
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John Drummond, the fecond fone of Old George Drummond of
Blair, dyed young. Harie Drummond, the third fone, was a valiant
man : of him Bifhop John Lellie, in his Cronicle of Scotland, gives a
notable accompt, when he relates the ftorie how Queen Marie for hir
1559. fafety betooke herfelfe to Leith, in anno 1559, and ftrengthned it with
a garrifon of Scots and French forces ; His words are, Regina Leithum
ipsa ingreditur ; ac tandem magnas Gallorum et Scotorum copias
militum, ducibns Kemiedio et Drummondo, eo traducit; and againe,
telling of the fay Hies made out of Leith againft the Englifli, Galli vero
creberrimis eruptionibus factis, praelia levia, sed non sine sanguine
committebant quibns in praeter alios, occubuerunt Kennedius Scoto-
rum peditum, et Henricus Drummondus eqidtum duces strenuissimi.
Mr. Andrew Drummond, the fourth fone of old George, was minif-
ter of Parbyrde in Angus. He had four fones, Mr. Henrie, Sir Pat-
rick, Mr. James, and Archbald Drummonds. The eldeft, Mr. Henrie
Drummond, married his cufine Jean Drummond, daughter to John