The Douglas book . y^Cc^j^^-^t^r^. Ill v.—2. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS, KNIGHT, FIRST OF GLENBERVIE ANDBRAIDWOOD, Second Son of Bell the Cat. ELIZABETH AUCHINLECK (of Auchinleck),«his U72—1513. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS was the second son of Archibald, fifth Earl of year of his birth is not known, but he is first named in a letter of gift byKing James the Fourth in 1492, conferring upon him the ward of the lands of thedeceased James Auchinleck, late son and heir of Sir John Auchinleck of that Ilk. Inthis gift was also included the marriage of Elizabeth Auchinleck, daughter aud heiress
The Douglas book . y^Cc^j^^-^t^r^. Ill v.—2. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS, KNIGHT, FIRST OF GLENBERVIE ANDBRAIDWOOD, Second Son of Bell the Cat. ELIZABETH AUCHINLECK (of Auchinleck),«his U72—1513. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS was the second son of Archibald, fifth Earl of year of his birth is not known, but he is first named in a letter of gift byKing James the Fourth in 1492, conferring upon him the ward of the lands of thedeceased James Auchinleck, late son and heir of Sir John Auchinleck of that Ilk. Inthis gift was also included the marriage of Elizabeth Auchinleck, daughter aud heiressof James Auchinleck, with a provision that should William Douglas die or refuse tomarry the lady, she should become the ward of the Earl of Angus.^ The latter, althoughthe gift was made to his son, appears in after proceedings as the real or acting tutor. The first effect of this gift was to involve the Earl of Augus in a considerableamount of litigation, chiefly to vindicate the rights of his ward to the rents of certainland
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