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THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 203
fucceeded. The fecond was Sir Alexander Seaton, governour of
Berwick-upon- Tueed. I have feen a charter of King Robert Bruce,
concerning the patronage of a kirk, which concludes thus : Testibus
Bernardo Abbate de Aberbrotliick Cancellario nostra, Willielmo de
Lyndsay Camerario nostro, Waltero Senescallo Scotiae, Jacobo
Domino de Douglas, Roberto de Keith Mareschallo nostro, et Alex-
andra de Seaton militibus: apud Bervicum super Tueedam, 12 Aprilis,
anno regni nostri 13 ; which falls to be the year 1318. And in the 1318.
year 1333, in the minority of King David Bruce, he exprefled 1333.
wonderfull fidelitie and courage in maintaineing the town of Berwick
againft King Edward the Third of England, where his Lady fhew a
mafculin fpirit whilles a fad tragedie was acted upon her tuo fones
Thomas and Alexander. This Sir Alexander, had one other fone
Alexander Seaton, who married Elifabeth Gordon, heretrix of Huntly,
whofe fone Alexander Gordon, was the firft Earle of Huntly, anno
1449. 1449.
The third of the family of Winton was William ; he married Jean
Hallyburton, daughter to Sir Walter of Dirletoune ; and was the firft
Lord Seatone, created by King Robert the Second. The fecond
Lord was John, the fone of William ; he married Jannet Dumbar,
daughter to George Earle of March ; he was made Senescallus Hos-
pitij to King James the Firft ; he dyed anno 1445. The third Lord 1445.
was George ; he married Jean Stuart, daughter and airefs to John
Stuart Earle of Buchan and Conftable of France. The fourth was
John, Mafter of Seatton ; he married Jannet Lyndfay daughter to
the Lord Lyndfay of the Byres, and dyed before his father. The
fifth was George, his fone ; he married Margaret Campbell daughter
to Collin Earle of Argyle, he dyed anno 1490 ; and had affumed the 1490.
amies of the Earle of Buchan. The fixth Lord was George ; he
married Jean Hepburn, daughter to Patrick Earle of Bothwell, and
was flaine at Flowdone. The feventh Lord was George ; who married

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