A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . f Cessford, ancestor of the Dukes of Rox-burgh ; ^ Kirriemuir he entrusted to his own uncle. Sir Robert Ads of Pari. Scot., ii. 43. - Pitscottie, i. 153. ^ Eraser, iii. 7S, ? Original indenture at Floors, quoted by Fraser, ii. 56, note. VOL. II. B i8 THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS Graham of Auld Montrose/ with whom also he effected anescambion of the lands of Earl-Stradichty and Balergus, partof the old Angus estate, for Ewesdale, in important of all, Lord Hamilton of Cadz
A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . f Cessford, ancestor of the Dukes of Rox-burgh ; ^ Kirriemuir he entrusted to his own uncle. Sir Robert Ads of Pari. Scot., ii. 43. - Pitscottie, i. 153. ^ Eraser, iii. 7S, ? Original indenture at Floors, quoted by Fraser, ii. 56, note. VOL. II. B i8 THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS Graham of Auld Montrose/ with whom also he effected anescambion of the lands of Earl-Stradichty and Balergus, partof the old Angus estate, for Ewesdale, in important of all, Lord Hamilton of Cadzow, onceright-hand man of the Black Douglas, had now [1457]given his complete adhesion and submission to the Red.^Other barons, not related to Angus, gave him letters ofbailiary over their lands, so that the earl obtained completecontrol over them.* In 1462 Angus obtained a gift fromthe Crown of the whole lands, rents, and goods of all theadherents of the forfeited Earl of Douglas in Roxburgh-shire, always excepting certain of these which had alreadybeen given to the earls brother, William of Cluny [xl.].^. <:HV^^^WD(^ ^^ Fig. 8.—Signature of George, 4th Earl of Angus (1457). In that same year Angus executed a singular, perhapsunique, covenant with King Henry VI. As already men-tioned, that monarch, when sorely pressed by Angrus makes ^ *? • a treaty with the Yorkist factiou, had sought and obtained the &igilnd, ^^*^ °f ^^ King of Scots, in consideration where-22ndNovem- of he had delivered up to him the town and^^ * ^ castle of Berwick. But, as if distrustful of the ability of young James III. to render him effective service,should that be contrary to the inclination of the mostpowerful of his subjects, King Henry obtained from Angusa bond obliging him to serve in England with a stipulated Papers at Glamis Castle, quoted by Fraser, ii. 56, Fraser, iii. 434. ? Original bond of manrent at Hamilton Palace, quoted by Fraser, ii. * Letter from Sir Patrick Hepburn
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