. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . ^ miles from Farningham, in a beautiful part of Kent, which byorder of the executors of David Pitcairn, , deceased, will besold by auction by Mr Christie at his great room, Pall Mall, London,on Thursday, the 23rd June 1809, punctually at 2 oclock. Note in his cousin William Pitcairns handwriting: Ipassed many happy days at Hawley, one of the deardoctors country seats. In the Censors room in the College of Physicians thereare still the two fine Pitcairn portraits, left to the Collegeby Mrs Pitcairn; also the one of D
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . ^ miles from Farningham, in a beautiful part of Kent, which byorder of the executors of David Pitcairn, , deceased, will besold by auction by Mr Christie at his great room, Pall Mall, London,on Thursday, the 23rd June 1809, punctually at 2 oclock. Note in his cousin William Pitcairns handwriting: Ipassed many happy days at Hawley, one of the deardoctors country seats. In the Censors room in the College of Physicians thereare still the two fine Pitcairn portraits, left to the Collegeby Mrs Pitcairn; also the one of Dr Baillie by Sir ThomasLawrence. The Gold-Headed Cane is in a glass case inthe Censors room, and the arms of Dr William Pitcairnare also in the window of the College. They are : a shield,with three mascles, two and one, for Pitcairn, surroundedwith a bordure ermine. Note.—The Pitcairns of Kinnaird, Newburgh, Fife, alsoclaim descent from the Rev. James Pitcairn of Kettle. BRANCH V. THE PITCAIRNS OF DREGHORN ARMS OF PITCAIRN OF DREGHORN. Argent, three lozenges, within a Bordure Gules. Crest. The Sun, surrounded with clouds. Lucis Eternse. CHAPTER XXXV. THE DREGHORN PITCAIRNS. Dreghorn Castle, the old home of this Branch of thePitcairns, is situated in a romantic and picturesquevalley through which runs the Water of Leith. It isabout two and a half miles south-west from Edinburgh;but though so near a large town, it still retains its oldsylvan beauty. Dreghorn is in the parish of Colinton,and the name of the estate is a very old one. Amongst the missing Crown charters of Robert II. wasone confirming a lease of the barony of Redhall in the 464 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. shire of Edinburgh, except Dreghorn and Woodhall, byAlexander Meyaners of Woodhall, to the Earl of Fife The old castle of Dreghorn was built by Sir WilliamMurray, Master of Works to King Charles II. It formerlybelonged to Sir James Foulis (afterwards Lord Colinton);but he having warmly es
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