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164 CHARTERS OF THE ABBEY OF INCHCOLM
tyme of King James the First; and he mareit the erle of Merchis dochter,
as said, quha hair to him ane sone, callit George, and ane dochter quha
wes mareit on the erle Merschell ’ (Maitland, History of the House of
Seytoun, p. 31). John de Setoun, ‘ armiger,’ is a witness to an instrument,
18 June 1400 (Wemyss, ii. p. 42). He appears in a charter of 18 June 1408,
as assenting to a pledge made by his father William de Setoune (he is
called Sir John Seton, his son and heir) (RMS., i. 898). He figures in a
charter, 8 June 1409 (ibid., i. 934) ; and as ‘ Dominus Johannes de Setone
de eodem ’ witnesses* a charter, 16 Jan. 1418 (Metros, ii. 512). Seton is
granted safe-conducts in Sept. 1405 (Cal. of Docs. ret. to Scotland, iv.
p. 404) and as hostage for the Earl of Douglas, on 21 Sept, of the same
year (ibid., iv. 707); on 14 March 1407, till Pentecost (described as son
and heir of the lord of Seton) (ibid., iv. 729) and again as hostage for the
Earl of Douglas, on 12 May 1407, till Michaelmas (ibid., iv. 736) ; on
13 Dec. 1423, as John of Seton, lord of Seton (or his heir) to meet the
King of Scots at Durham (ibid., iv. 941) and on 3 Feb. 1423/24, along
with his heir, as hostages (ibid., iv. 942).
Simone de Logane [scutifero~\. Simon Logan, son and heir of Sir Robert
Logan, lord of Restalrig, witnesses a charter, 8 Dec. 1420 (RMS., ii. 254).
A man of this name is accused of piracy, 5 Jan. 1430/31 and 1438 (Cal.
of Docs., iv. 1039, 1121) ; while Simon Logane, who cannot definitely be
identified with the present witness is one of the Scotsmen granted a
safe-conduct to England, 10 March 1465/66 (ibid., iv. 1365).
Johanne de Edmonstoun [scutifero]. Perhaps a son of Sir John de
Edmonston of that ilk who is granted a charter by David II in 1368
(RMS., i. 240) ; who witnesses charters, 21 Nov. 1372 (ibid., i. 521),
a. 29 June 1397 (Metros, ii. 500, 501) and 17 Nov. 1407 (Gen. of Sainte-
claires, p. 66) and appears in Cal. of Docs., iv. 1396-1408. (Another John
de Edmonston is a witness to a charter, 20 Oct. 1401 (Swinton Charters, 16).)
John de Edmonstone, brother-german of David de Edmonstone, lord of
that ilk, is a witness, 4 April 1420 (Douglas Bk., in. p. 54). John de
Edmonstoun witnesses a charter of Archibald, Earl of Douglas, confirmed
under the Great Seal, 6 March 1426 (RMS., ii. 85); and John de Edmons¬
toun is tutor-dative of James de Edmonstoun, son and heir of David de
Edmonstoun of Ednam, 22 and 27 Sept. 1426 (ibid., ii. 61, 62).
Jeorgio Synclare [scutifero']. Cannot be positively identified. A safe-
conduct was granted to George Sinclair, 23 May 1424 (Cal of Docs., iv.
961). Other men of this name are mentioned, e.g. George Sinclair of
Blanes, ‘ armiger,’ is a witness, 13 June 1443 (RMS., ii. 497) ; and George
Sinclair of Hume, who has resigned the lands of Hume, appears in a
charter under the Great Seal, confirmed 4 Sept. 1439 (ibid., ii. 204).
David Steuart de Hertschaw [scutifero]. Possibly the son of Sir David
Stewart, lord of Hertschaw, who appears, 15 Sept. 1400 (Dunfermelyn,
419). David Stewart, lord of Hertschaw, witnesses an instrument of
1422 (Cambuskenneth, 103). It is probably the present David Stewart
who appears in charters of 1428 (No. xlviii. infra) and 1431 (Metros,