The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . fathers body, in acharter by Sir JamesHamilton of Fynnart, tothe said Sir James Ool-vill, of the barony ofEaster Wemyss, dated13 December 1530, andconfirmed by the King3 January 1530-31. Fromhis father he receiveda charter of the baronyof Oleish, in favour of himself and Francisca Colquhoun,on 15 July 1537, which was confirmed under the GreatSeal 21 of same month, He was forfeited by Parlia-ment on 10 December 1540 for tre
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . fathers body, in acharter by Sir JamesHamilton of Fynnart, tothe said Sir James Ool-vill, of the barony ofEaster Wemyss, dated13 December 1530, andconfirmed by the King3 January 1530-31. Fromhis father he receiveda charter of the baronyof Oleish, in favour of himself and Francisca Colquhoun,on 15 July 1537, which was confirmed under the GreatSeal 21 of same month, He was forfeited by Parlia-ment on 10 December 1540 for treason, in giving counsel,favour, and assistance to Archibald, Earl of Angus, andhis brother, and for other crimes, wliich forfeiture wasrescinded 12 December 1543. He held the office ofMaster of the Household to Lord James Stewart, after-wards the Regent Moray. An active promoter of theReformation, he joined the forces of the Lords of theCongregation,* and took part in their attack upon theFrench at Leith on 7 May 1560, where he was wounded inthe thigh, and died two hours afterwards. It has been 1 Beg. Mag. Sig. ^ Ibid. ? Exch. Rolls, xx. 51. « Knoxs History, 570 OOLVILL, LORD COLVILL OP OCHILTREE stated that Robert Oolvill of Cleisli was really the hero ofthe adventure ascribed to Squire Meldrum of Cleish andBinns so graphically narrated by Sir David Lindsay. Hemarried Francisca, daughter of Patrick Oolquhoun of Drum-skeath, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Colvill ofOchiltree (see page 543). She was married, secondly toOilbert Mercer of Sawling, and died in July Colvill had issue:— 1. Robert. 2. John, Master of Arts, St. Andrews, about 1561, minister of Kilbride 1567, presented to the chantorieof Glasgow by James vi. 20 April 1569, demitted hisbenefice and deserted his charge in 1578. He wasappointed Master of Requests in November 1578, butstill appears as minister of Kilbride tiU 1585. Hewas ambassador to Queen Elizabeth from thoseengaged in the Ruthv
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