Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

132 THE GENEALOGIE OF
Concerning John, the sone of Sir Malcolm Drummond, the
first Lord Drummond.
THE SEVENTH PARTITION.
John Lord John Drummond, the eldeft fone of Sir Malcolm, fucceeded to his
the twelfth father, and wes in order the twelfth cheefe of the familie. He was
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flylled John Drummond of Cargill, untill King James the Third, anno
1487. 1487, created him a Lord of Parliament ; about which time the Hume,
Olyphant, Creichton of Sanquair, Hay of Yefter, and Ruthven of
that ilk, were alfo made lords. He married Lady Elifabeth Lindlay,
daughter to David Lindfay, Earle of Craufurd, who was weell known
by the designation of ' Earle Beardie, or beard the beft of them ; ' he
begot with her three fones, Malcolm, who dyed young; William
Drummond, the fecond, called the Matter of Drummond ; and the
third John Bane Drummond ; and five daughters, the firft Margaret,
the fecond Elifabeth, the third Eupheme, the fourth Annabella, and
the fyfth Sybilla Drummonds ; fhe died a maid. Of his younger fones
and daughters and theire offpring mention Ihal be made in this Parti-
tione. We told yow in the Second Partition how Maurice Keer
Drummond, the laft of the barrons flylled of Concraig, difponed moft
part of his lands, with his offices of Stuart of Strathern, &c. Coroner
Keeper of the Northkathkend of Ochtermuthull, forreftries of Strath-
ern, efcheats, forfaultures, and fees thereto belongeing, to John Drum-
mond of Cargill, all refigned and furrendred in the hands of King James
the Third, his fuperior, in the 13th year of his reigne, for a new infeft-
ment to be granted in favors of this John Drummond of Cargill, his
1473. cheefe : this refignation was made at Edinburgh, in the 1473 ; and in
the following year Winfridus de Moravia, of Abercarny, fheriffe-deput,