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10 DESCRIPTION OF THE
tif'ull country, efpeacially in grafs, and no want of corns. This baronie did
anciently belong to the Bairds ; and thereafter came to Sinclair ; and from
them to the Earle of Douglas, with whom it continued feverall ages; and
after his fatall forfaulture, in anno 1455, it was given by King James the
Third to Andrew Stewart, whom he created Lord Avendale ; and it conti-
nued with him and his heires until! 1538, or thereby, that he exchanged it
with Sir James Hamilton for the baronie of Ochiltree, in the parliament
1543 [1534 ?]. From which tyme, it continued with the fucceflors of Sir
James Hamilton untill it was acquyred by James, firft of that name, Mar-
quefs of Hamdton; and continueth with his fucceflors since. This paroch
is large, and lyeth betwixt the pariflies of Killbryde to the weft, Hamil-
ton to the north and northeaft, and Glaffoord, Stonehoufe and fome parts
of the fliyre of Ayre to the fouth and foutheaft. There are many fmall
vafllils in this parifli, befyde three or four gentlemen, — Overtoun, 2
Netherfield, Rylandsyde, Lethem, 3 and Kype ; but all of them
hold of the famine of Hamilton.
Mr Archibald Noirmoint is minister of Evendail, Aug-. 1600, Dec. 1625, and Aug. 1632.
— Ibid.
The castle of Avendale appears to have been a residence of the family of Hamilton in
the early part of the seventeenth century : —
" Dame Margaret Lyoune, relict of vinq' 6 Johnne Marqueis of Hamiltoun, the tyme of
her deceis, deceift w'in the parochin of Strahaven, in the monethe of December, in the
yeir of God Jaj vj' & twentie five yeiris, &c.
Item, the faid vmq le Dame Margaret Lyoune, being ane aigit woman, in houiliald w' hir
guiddochter, had na inficht nor plenifching, except the abuilyement of hir bodie, &c.
Legacie — At the caftell of Evindaill, the fecund day of December, the yeir of God
1625 yeiris : The q llc day, the faid nobill Lady nominatis Dame Anna Cwnynghame, hir
La : dochter in law, hir ex" 1 &c. In witnes q'of, pe faid nobill Lady lies lubfcryvit thir
prefentis w' hir La : hand, At day, yeir, & place foirfaid, Befoir thir witnefs Mr W m Le-
vinglioun minifler at Lanark, Mr Archibald Normound minilter at Evindaill, Johnne
Hamilton of Avingtoune, Mr Henrie Maull fervito' to pe faid nobill Lady, & James Young
not' wryter heirof, sic sub'" &c — Conf. Nov. 23. 1626 Ibid.
1 " Iflbbell Thomefon, fpous to Andro Hambiltone of Overtone [in Avendaill], deceilt
Maij, 1656." — Ibid.
The following provision occurs in the testament of Alex. Hamilton, tutor of Silverton-
hill, before quoted : — " Item, to Andro Hamiltone of Lathame ij c mks. and he complete
mariage w' my brutheris dochter."
" Johnne Hammiltoun, callit of Lethame, domeftick fervitour to ane nobill Lord, James