Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 133
upon a precept directed to him from the Chancery, gave feafine of the
forenamed offices, &c. to the faid John, be deliverance of a whyte rod.
The charter granted be King James the Third, anno 1473, is confirmed
be King James the Fourth 1488 ; whereupon he altered his old refi- 1488.
dence from Stobhal to Strathern, and there, in the year 1491, by a 1491.
fpecial licence from King James the Fourth, under his own hand and
feal, built the ftrong caftle of Drummond ; to which, in the year 1508, 1508.
being the 20th of King James the Fourth, he mortifyed the Collegiat
Kirk of Innerpeffrie, with ane aliment to the Provoft thereof, and
eftabliftied it as a burial place for the familie in all time comeing ;
nominateing Walter Drummond Provoft, and ordaineing Walter
Drummond of Broich, John Drummond, Maurice Drummond of
Pitzallonie, with divers others, to give him inftitution and pofleffion.
The witneffes to the inftrument are John Drummond, the Lord's
lone ; Walter Drummond of Ledcreefe, his uncle ; and John Drum-
mond of Pitzallonie younger.
In the year 1484, John Lord Drummond, was imployed by King 1484.
James the Third, as one of his commiffioners, in company with Colin
Earle of Argyle (Lord Campbel) Chancellor of Scotland, William
Elphingfton Biftiop of Aberdeen, Robert Lord Lyle, Laurence Lord
Olyphant, Archbald Quytelaw Archdeacon of Lothiane Secretary to
the King, and the Lyon King at Armes Duncan Dundas, all of Ins
Majeftie's privy councell, to meet at Nottinghame with John Biftiop of
Lincoln Lord Chancellor of England, Richard Biftiop of St. Afaph,
John Duke of Norfolk, Henrie Earle of Northumberland, Thomas
Lord Stanley, George Lord Strange, John Gray Lord Powes, Richard
Lord Fitftiugh, John Gunthorp Keeper of the King's Privie Seal,
Thomas Barrow Mafter of the Rolls, Sir Thomas Bryan Lord Cheife
Juftice of the Common Pleas, Sir Richard Ratclifte, William Catiby
and Richard Salkeld, efquyers, all deputed by King Richard the
Third of England, to treat upon a ceflation of armes a perfect amitie