. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. court consisting of Mr. JamesGraham sitting as Justice, and assistedby Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, Alex-ander, Master of Livingstone, AlexanderBruce of Airth, and James Edmonstoneof Duntreath. Sir James, however,had himself to stand his trial on amemorable occasion, and as his brotherStrathblane lairds, Malcolm Douglas ofHarlehaven, and John Cunninghame ofEaster Mugdock, were involved in thesame affair, an historian of Strathblane,though he would rather pass over thematter in silence, cannot in fa
. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. court consisting of Mr. JamesGraham sitting as Justice, and assistedby Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, Alex-ander, Master of Livingstone, AlexanderBruce of Airth, and James Edmonstoneof Duntreath. Sir James, however,had himself to stand his trial on amemorable occasion, and as his brotherStrathblane lairds, Malcolm Douglas ofHarlehaven, and John Cunninghame ofEaster Mugdock, were involved in thesame affair, an historian of Strathblane,though he would rather pass over thematter in silence, cannot in fairness do so. Malcolm Douglas of Mains and Harlehaven was son of Mathew Douglas,and grandson of Alexander Douglas of Mains, who married the Lady Margaret,eldest daughter of Mathew Earl of Lennox. He married in 1562 Janet,daughter of John Cunninghame of Drumquhassle,^ and was, according toMelville,^ agentleman of notable gifts of body and mynd. He held theimportant office of Captain of Blackness Castle. His father-in-law, JohnCunninghame of Drumquhassle and Easter Mugdock, was also a man of. MURAL TABLET OVER THE ENTRANCE TODUNTRKATH CASTLE, rSfing the Arms of Sir James Edmonstone,sixth 0/ Duntreath. appears as procurator for the complainers, and James Kinkaid, brother of Thomas Kinkaid,also appears and produces for the defenders the said respite granted to them for sevenyears after the date thereof, which is May last. Tiie Lords, however, decide, on thegrounds pleaded by the plaintiffs, that the respite is null, and order the Justice andJustice-Clerk to minister justice upon the said Thomas and John for the slaughter of 1591, in the case of the Earl of Errol, etc., against John Heron and others, this caseis quoted as a precedent thus:—For these reasons the said respite ought to be decernednull according to the ^lovable fractique already adopted in the lyke cais at the instanceof the relict and ten faderles bairnis of umquhile Luck Stirling of Baldorane againis ThomasK
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