The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. ... By George Crawfurd, Esq;.

HUME. Earl of Marchmont.

SUrnames given for Difference of Families, and continued as here|ditary, were used by no People anti|ently but the Romans. This Custom, the Learned observe, they took up af|ter the League with the Sabines, and call'd such Names Nomina, or Nomi|na Gentilitia. The English and we call them Surnames, not as if they were the Name of the Sire or Father, but because they are superadded to the Christian Name. The Hebrews, to keep up the Memory of their Tribe, in their Genealogies, instead of Sur|names, us'd the Name of the Father, with Ben, i. e. Son, as Melchi Ben Addi. The old Britons us'd Ap in the same Sense, as Oven Ap Harry; and our Ancestors made Use of Mac to the same Purpose as Donald MacDonald,

and so on. About the Year of our Lord 1000, Surnames began to be ta|ken up in France; in England about the Time of the Conquest, and with us in Scotland, not before the Time of King Malcolm Kanmore. And I have obser|ved, at first Surnames were only us'd by the better Sort, and that they were not fully settled among the common People till about the Time of King Robert I.

The most ancient Surnames are local, with de before them, as Patrick de Dunbar, Archibaldus de Douglas, Will••elmus de Hume, Reginaldus de Crawford, Patricius de Polworth,a 1.1 having been either the patrimonial Possessions or Birth-Places of great Persons. In Scotland infinite Num|bers of Families have had their Sur|names from Places; for it is a suffi|cient Proof, says Mr. Camden, of an|tient Descent, when the Inhabitant hath the Name from the Place he inhabiteth. According to this Custom, the Pro|prietors of the Barony of Polwarth, in the County of Berwick, assumed a Sur|name from their own Lands when local Appellations were first assumed, tho' I have not found any Mention of them sooner than the Time of King Alexander II. in the End of whose Reign, Adam de Polworth de Polworth, Kt. had the Lands of Beeth given him from Sir Alexander Seato••n of Wintoun, in frank Marriage wi••h Eva his Sister, as the Deed yet extant doth confirmb 1.2. He left Issue Patrick his Successor in the Barony of Polwarth, and Adam, who by a solemn Deed made over Domino David de Gram•• cognato suo, totum tenementum illud quod frater suus Patricius de Polworth dedit sibi in foeudo de Dunipace, in ex|camb••um quatuor accrarum terrae in foeu|do de Wedderlyc 1.3. From this Time the Family of Polwarth continued in the direct male Line till the Reign of King Robert II. that Sir Patrick de Pol|warth, Kt. having no Heir male of his Body, married his only Daughter Eli|zabeth to Sir John Sinclair of Herdman|stoun, Kt. the Heir of a very ancient and nobly ally'd Family of the Sin|clairs, in whose Favours he resigned his Lands and Barony of Polwarth, on the 12th of November 1377d 1.4. By her he had Sir William Sinc••air of Herd|manstoun and Polwarth his Son and Heir, Father of another Sir John Sin|clair of Herdmanstoun, whose Son and Heir apparent John Sinclair Esq ob|tained a Charter from King James II. on the 27th of July, 1444, to him|self and Catharine Hume his Wife, Daughter of Sir Thomas Hume of that Ilk, of the Barony of Polwarth, and to their Heirs: But he dying without Male Issue, the Barony of Herdmanstoun, by Reason of an Entail to Heirs Male, fell to Sir William Sinclair his Brother, and Polwarth and Kimmergham to his Two Daughters, Marion the elder marrying Sir George Hume of Wed|derburn, and Margaret the Younger Patrick Hume, Esq Son of Sir Da|vid Hume, first Baron of Wedderburn, younger Son of Sir Thomas Hume of that Ilk. With her he got the Barony of Polwarth, and thereupon ••••ok a Cross ingrail'd, Azure, the Coat of Sinclair, and three Piles ingrail'd

Gules, in a Field, Argent, the Arms of Polwarth of Polwarth. Both which he quarter'd with his own Paternal Arms.

This Sir Patrick Hume being a war|like Man, gave many signal Proofs of his Valour, on several Occasions; more particularly he signaliz'd himself at the Siege of Roxburgh, where King James II. was ••ain and in most of the other Actions betwixt the Scots and the English in his Time. By the foresaid Margaret Sinclair his Wife, he had Pa+trick his Son and Heir, who inherited his Father's Valour and martial Qua|lities, as well as his Fortune. Being a Baron of great Power and Autho|rity on the Borders, the Duke of Al|bany, when he was forming his unna|tural Rebellion against his own Bro|ther King James III. thought to se|cure the Laird of Polwarth to his In|terest, by giving him Lands and other Favoursa 1.5: But the Duke no sooner invaded his native Country by the Assistance of an English Army, than he joined the King's Forces, and did his Majesty so notable and eminent Services, that he had the same Lands confirmed to him by a Charter under the Great Seal, wherein his Services i•• resisting the English Invasion are set forth in very honourable Termsb 1.6. He made a very great Figure in the Time of King James IV. was much in that Prince's Favour, who bestowed upon him many Lands in the Counties of Stirling and Perth, and at last preferred him to be Com|ptroler of Scotland in the 1499c 1.7, which Office he discharged with sin|gular Ability and Integrity, till the 1502. Being aged, he was removed, and John Stirling of Craigbarnet put in his Room; and departing this mortal Life Anno 1504, was interr'd with his Ancestors in the Collegiat-Church of Dunglass.

He married first Margaret, Daugh|ter of Sir John Edmondstoun of that Ilkd 1.8, by whom he had Alexander his Successor; Secondly, Helen, Daug|ter of Sir James Shaw of Sauchiee 1.9, Widow of Archbald Haliburton, Esq Son and Heir apparent of George Lord Dirletoun: By her he had George, first of the Line of the Humes of Ar|gathy in Stirling-Shire; likewise four Daughters, Alison married to Sir James Shaw of Sauchief 1.10, Janet to Sir An|drew Kerr of Ferni••hirst, Ancestor to to the present Marquis of Lothiang 1.11, Marion to Sir William Baillie of La|mingtoun, and Margaret, who render'd herself religious, and was Abbess of the Nunnery of North-Berwick.

Alexander Hume, 3d Baron of Pol|worth, of that Name, by his good Oeco|nomy and other virtuous Means, very considerably augmented his Fortune, which he made a Fund for the Provi|sion of his younger Sons, and took care to let his paternal Inheritance descend intire to the Heir of his Fami|ly. His first Wife was Margaret, Daugh|ter to Robert Lord Crichtoun of San|quhar, Ancestor to the Earl of Dumfriesh 1.12: 2dly, he married Margaret, Daugh|ter of Robert Lawder of Bass; and de|parting this Life in the End of the 1532, as appears from the Probate of his Testament, he left Issue, Patrick his Son and Heir, Alexander, of whom sprung the Humes of Heugh, Gavin Hume, first of the Branch of Rhodes; also Three Daughters, Margaret, mar|ried to Patrick Hepburn of Craigi 1.13, Catharine to Robert Pringle of that Ilk, and Isobel Abbess of North-Ber|wickk 1.14, who was a very bountiful Lady to the Family.

Patrick, the next of the Family, married Elizabeth, Daughter of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Wauchtounl 1.15. By her he had Three Sons, Patrick, who

succeeded him in his Estate, Sir Alex|ander Hume of North-Berwick, who was chosen Provost of Edinburgh, Oct. 2d. 1593a 1.16. which Office he dischar|ged with Prudence and Moderation, insomuch that he became so acceptable to King James VI. that his Majesty sent him Ambassador to England: In which Negotiation he behaved him|self so well, that he has the concur|ring Testimony of our Historians, of being a wise and prudent Man. Mr. Adam Hume, first Protestant Rector of the Church of Polwarth, where he exer|ced his pastoral Function, till Death took him away very aged, Anno 1596, leaving behind him the Character of a pious and devout Man. Be|sides these Sons, he had also Two Daughters, Margaret married to John Baillie of St. John's-Kirkb 1.17, and Anne to French of . . . . Thornydikec 1.18, in the County of Berwick.

Patrick Hume the next Baron of Pol|warth, was zealous for the Reforma|tion of Religion. I find he was one of those who in the 1560, entred in|to a mutual League and Bond of Asso|ciation to promote the sincere Preach|ing of the Word, and to defend the Teachers thereofd 1.19. When the Ci|vil War broke out, he was on the young King's Side, as most of the Pro|fessors of the Reform'd Religion were, and was unfortunately slain in a Con|flict by a Party who appeared for Queen Mary, at Cairny, 2d June, 1571e 1.20, leaving Issue by Agnes his Wife, Daughter of Alexander Hume of Manderstoun, Ancestor of George Earl of Dumbar, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, in the Reign of K. James VI. Sir Patrick his Successor; Alexander Rector of L••gr; Gavin, of whom came the Humes of Johns-Cleugh in Berwick-Shire, Sir John Hume of North-Ber|wick, Ancestor of that Branch of Castle-Hume, in the County of Fer|manach in the Kingdom of Ireland, where they still continue with Lu|stre, David Hume of Rowiestoun, George Hume of Belyhose, Jean mar|ried to David Hume of Law, Agnes to . . . Edmondstoun of Woolmet, and Mar|garet to Thomas Cranstoun of Crosby; and dying in the Month of May, 1592f 1.21, was succeeded by

Patrick his Son and Heir, who was in great Favour with King James VI. His said Majesty first preferred him to be Master of his Houshold, anno 1591, one of the Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber, and Warden of the Mar|ches toward England, which Office was suppress'd upon the Union of the Crowns in 1603; and departing this Life the 15th of June 1609g 1.22, left Issue by Juliana his Wife, Daugh|ter of Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst, Sister to Andrew Lord Jedburgh, and to Robert Earl of Somerset, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, the great but unfortunate Favourite of King James VI. Sir Patrick his Successor, Thomas Hume of Caldstream, Mr. George Hume of Kimmergham, Elizabeth married to Sir John Carmichael of that Ilk, Jean to Christopher Cockburn of Chausley, and Sophia to Mr. Joseph Johnstoun of Hil|toun, and had Issue.

Which Sir Patrick was much re|spected by King James VI. who in 1621, gave him a Pension of 100 lib. Sterling, and bestowed sundry other Marks of his Royal Favour on him. King Charles had also a Value for Sir Patrick, and made him a Knight Bart. soon after the first Institution of that Order in the 1625. He married Christian, Daughter of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerweek, by whom he has Patrick, first Earl of Marchmont, Alexander Hume, Esq a Gentleman of great Parts of Learning, who be|taking

himself to the Profession of Arms, attained in few Years to the Degree of a Colonel, but was taken away by Death in the Prime of his Days, much lamented, and the more that he left no Issue to be remembred by; also Two Daughters, Juliana, married to Richard Newtoun of that Ilk, in Vicecom. de Berwick; and Anne to Alexander Hume Esq Son of John Hume of Manderstoun; and dying in April 1648, was succeeded by

Sir Patrick his Son and Heir, who was born on the 13th of January 1641: Being young at his Father's Death, his Mother, a Lady eminent in all Vertue, took great Care of his Education under the best Masters, and he made such Proficiency in all the Parts of Learning that were proper for a Gentleman, that he fully answe|red what could be expected from the most eminent Instructers.

In the 1665, he was chosen Knight of the Shire for the County of Berwick to the Parliament, wherein he serv'd with distinguishing Zeal for the Li|berties of his Country, and upon eve|ry Occasion oppos'd and contradicted all Taxes and Impositions on the Sub|ject, that were not exactly according to Law.

In 1676, the Privy Council ha|ving arbitrarily imposed a Tax upon the Shire of Berwick, that was not al|together legal, Sir Patrick Hume was chosen to remonstrate against it, and to apply to the Lords of Session for Redress in the ordinary Course of Justice; which was so highly resented by the Council, as an Act of Insolence, and a Contempt of their Authority, that he was ordered to crave Pardon in the most submissive Manner, and to submit to their Sentence: But S•• Patrick insisting on the Legali•••• of what he had done, and absol••••ely re|fusing to make any such Compliance for what he thought so solemn an Act of his Duty, his Attendance was continued from Day to Day, to his great Charge & Vexation; & when he could neither be persuaded nor threat|ned to submit, was at length cast into Prison, in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, where he continued some Time, till he was sent under a strong Guard to Dumbartoun-Castle, and from thence to the Castle of Stirling, where he under|went an Imprisonment of no less than 13 Months, with all the Circumstances of Severity and Rigour, till at Length, by the Interposition of some of his Re|lations at Court, particularly the Countess of Northumberland, he ob|tained his Liberty.

After this, Sir Patrick went to Eng|land; but the Malice and Animosity of the chief Ministers of State was so great against him, that assoon as the Court had Notice of his being at London, it was resolved he should be apprehended and imprisoned as a Man worthy of their Fear; tho' they could not charge him with any Practi|ces that were not precisely agreeable to the Duty of a good and faithful Subject, but only a Suspicion of his Disaffection to the Government from the Company he haunted, the Prin|cipals of whom were the Earl of Shaftsbury and the Lord Russel, his near Relation. But Sir Patrick ha|ving got timeous Warning of the De|sign of the Court, thought it his most advisable Course, to step out of the Way, and travelling beyond Sea he retired to Geneva, from whence he came down to Holland, where he was received with great Kindness and Ge|nerosity by ••••e Prince of Orange, who looked ••n him as a Confessor for the Prot••••ant Religion, and the Liberties of his Country. Here he sojourn'd ••ll the Death of King Charles II.

Upon the Duke of York's coming to the Throne, Sir Patrick Hume having always with more than ordinary Zeal shown himself against a Popish Suc|cessor to the Crown, which was the Sourse of all his Troubles, and King James having made open Profession of

Popery, he joined with the Earl of Argyle, and came over with him in the Invasion 1685; but that Attempt being, by the Providence of GOD, overthrown, and the Party dispersed, Sir Patrick found Means to conceal himself in Air-Shire for Three Weeks, a Report being industriously spread abroad by his Friends, that he was dead, that the Search for him might be discontinued, till a Vessel was provided for him on the West-Coast, which in a few Days safely landed him at Dublin; but not think|ing it safe for him long to continue in Ireland; for by this Time he was forfaulted and declared a Rebel, he went over to Holland, where he met with the same kind and generous Reception from the Prince of Orange as formerly, tho' perhaps not so avowedly: And there he continued to reside till the 1688, he came over with the Prince of Orange, in his Expedition to Britain. The Prince had so great an Esteem of his Sinceri|ty to the Protestant Religion, and of his Fidelity and Affection to his Highness's Design, that he thought fit particularly to consult with Sir Patrick in that difficult Juncture: And when the Government was dissolved, upon King James's withdrawing in|to France, Sir Patrick Hume was one of the most leading and forward in the Address from Scotland to the Prince of Orange, to take upon him the Admi|nistration of Affairs both Civil and Military, till a Meeting of the E|states should be call'd to settle the Nation; which his Highness having call'd, Sir Patrick was chosen a Mem|ber thereof for the Shire of Berwick, wherein he became very instrumen|tal in bringing about the Revoluti|on, and in procuring the Settling of the Crown on King William and Queen Mary. Assoon as their Maje|sties came to constitute a Privy Coun|cil, Sir Patrick was nam'd a Privy Councellor, and appointed one of the Commissioners to treat of an Union betwixt the Two Nations; and as a farther Mark of their Royal Favour, he was raised to be a Peer of this Re|alm, by the Title of Lord Polwarth of Polwarth, on the 26th of Decem|ber 1690. wherein their Majesties did express their great Esteem of Si•• Patrick's Services and Merit, in the Preamble of his Patent, in these Words,

Quand••quidem nos grato admodum animo recolentes merita egregia & sin|gularia servitia admodum fidelis & praedilecti nostr•• Conciliarii Domini Patricii Hume de Polwarth, Mili••is Baronetti, propter firmam suam Re|••ormatae Religioni Adhaesionem, Fideli|tatem ipsius insignem ac fidem inteme|ratam, tum in justis Diadematis & Monarchiae juribus, tum in Legibus & Libertatibus hujus antiqui Regni nostri Scotiae conservandis, claram & conspi|cuam, idque temp••ribus difficillimis & asperrimis; nos{que} itidem perpendentes, quod in nuper a generosa & celeberrima nostra expeditione, pro bac, coeteris{que} Nostris Regnis, a Papismo & Tyrannide liberandis, alacriter Nos a Belgio est concomitatus; quod{que} nobis summa ••ide & studio in i••••ustrs illo proposito pro|movendo & per••iciendo inservivit; ut{que} idem Dominus Patricius ulterius excitetur ad firmiter & immobiliter persistendum in fidelitate ••ua erga Nos, & cura ••ssidua ad ministeria nostra praestanda. Noveritis igitur, Nos cre|••sse, &c.a 1.23.

Here I cannot omit taking Notice, that King William was pleased in the very Patent creating his Lordship in|to

the Honour, to assign him an Orange proper, ensign'd with an Imperial Crown, to be placed in a Su••tout, in his Arms, in all Time coming, as a lasting Mark of his Majesty's Royal Favour to the Family of Polwarth; and in Commemoration of his Lordship's great Affection to his said Majesty, a Warrant being directed to the Lord Lyon for that Effect. And that his Lordship might have the more In|terest in his own County, and appear the more considerable there, their Ma|jesties King William and Queen Mary, were pleased to constitute him Sheriff Principal of Berwick-Shire, on the 2d of Octob: 1692. And to aggrandize him more and more, he was named one of the Four Extraordinary Lords of the Session, and took his Place accor|dingly the 28th of November 1693,a 1.24. But these Employments being mostly honorary, that his Lordship might a little more effectually taste of the Royal Bounty, his Majesty was pleased to prefer him to be Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, on the 2d of May 1660b 1.25, upon the Removal of the Marqui•• of Tweddale; and the Title of Lord Baron, being thought too low a Degree of Honour for the Lord Chancellor, before his Lordship had continued one whole Year in the Place, his Majesty was pleased to augment his Honours, and therefore advanced him to be an Earl, by the Stile and Title of Earl of Marchmont, Viscount of Blassonberry, Lord Polwarth of Pol|warth, Redbrays and Greenlaw, by Let|ters Patent, 23d of April 1697c 1.26, and the next ensuing Year was named High Comissioner to represent his Majesty's Person in Parliament, and was likewise one of the Commissioners both of the Treasury and Admiralty. After which he held the Chancellor's Place above Four Years, with the uni|versal Approbation of the whole King|dom, and the general Applause of all Men, for his Justice, Integrity, sound Judgment, and eminent Suffi|ciency in the Discharge of that Of|fice, a Praise which none of his Ene|mies ever denied him in any Time. And the King his Master was so fully satisfied with his faithful Discharge of that and all the other great Em|ployments committed to him, while he was the first and prime Minister of State, that he was pleased to give him a very ample Approbation of his Services, under the Great Seal, April 19th, 1700, wherein his Maje|sty declared, Quod praefatus Comes, in omnibus muneribus a nobis concreditis, ••andore & integritate summa, cum ap|probatione & satisfactione nostra sese gessit & exoneravit.

In 1702, his Majesty was pleased to appoint the Lord Chancellor to be Commissioner to represent his Royal Person in the Assembly of the Church: But during the Sitting of the Assem|bly, King William died, which did very sensibly affect his Lordship and all the hearty Lovers of the Revolu|tion. His Commission being determi|ned by the Death of the King, her Majesty Queen Anne, the very Day she came to the Crown, granted a new Commission to the Lord Chancellor to represent her Royal Person, and hold her Place in the Assembly. In the End of 1702, her Majesty ha|ving made some Alterations in the Mi|nistry, the Earl of March••ont was removed from being Chancellor, to which Office the Earl of Seafield was preferred: But his Remove did not in the least diminish his Lordship's Zeal for what he thought the Interest of his Country, but rather ••eightned his publick Spirit; for having al|ways most at Heart the Security of the Protestant Religion, and a Suc|cessor

to the Crown of that Religion, in the first Parliament after the Queen's coming to the Crown, the Earl was the first who proposed an Overture for settling the Succession to the Crown on the Princess Sophia, Dutchess Dowager of Hanover, and the Heirs of her Body, being Prote|stants, in Default of Issue of her Maje|sty Queen Anne; and at the same Time presented another Act for secu|ring and settling the Presbyterian Go|vernment in Doctrine and Worship, as being most agreeable to the Word of GOD. But tho' the first Overture did not at that Time take, the Par|liament having a View of an Union with England, yet the last carried, and was approved by a great Majority: And when the Treaty of Union came before the Parliament, his Lordship there, as well as in the Commission of the General Assembly of the Church, us'd his utmost Endeavours to have it brought about, as the only Means he thought could secure Re|ligion, and establish a firm and la|sting Peace betwixt the Two Nati|ons; a Protestant Successor to the Crown being thereby secured, which was the Thing his Lordship long'd most passionately to see before he should leave this World. And when that Settlement took Place by the Accession of King George to the Throne, his Majesty was pleased to restore the Earl to be Sheriff of Ber|wick-Shire, on the 16th of November 1714, in the Room of the Earl of Hume, who had been made Sheriff in the End of Queen Anne's Reign.

He married Grisel, Daughter of Sir Thomas Kerr of Cavers, a Lady adorn'd with all Virtues that enter into the Character of a good Wife; by whom he had

1. Patrick Lord Polwarth, a young Nobleman of great Honour and Ge|nerosity, who in the Parliament 1698, had the Honour to sit and vote as Lord High-Treasurer. He married Elisa|beth, Daughter of Sir John Hume of Hume-Castle, in the Kingdom of Ire|land; and again, Jean, Daughter of Charles Earl of Hume, but died in the Prime of his Years, without any Issue, Anno 1710.

2. Alexander, Lord Polwarth.

3. Sir Andrew Hume of Kimmer|gham, Bart. who being educated a Lawyer, was promoted to be one of the Senators of the College of Justice, upon his Brother the Lord Polwarth's resigning that Office.

4. Lady Grisel married to George Ba••llie of Jerviswood, and had Issue.

5. Lady Anne to Sir John Hall of Dunglass, Bart.

6. Lady Julian to Charles Billing|ham, Esq and had Issue.

7. Lady Jean to James Lord Tor|phichen.

Alexander Lord Polwarth, being at first a younger Brother, was bred to the Law, in which he made a notable Progress, by an early Eminence in Practice as an Advocate, insomuch that he was preferred to be one of the Lords of the Session in 1704, before he was 30 Years of Age; which Office he discharged with great Abilities and singular Reputation for Learning and Integrity. After the Death of his el|der Brother, his Lordship being then the Head and Representative of the Family, resigned his Place in the Session; and upon the Accession of King George to the Crown, betook himself to the Court, where he has had Offices and Employments more suited to his Humour and Nature, and to the Character and Dignity of a young Peer.

He married Margaret, Daughter and Heir by Entail of Sir George Camp|bell of Cesnock, Lord Justice Clerk in the Reign of King William; by whom he had George, Master of Polwarth, Hugh, who being to succeed to the Estate of Cesnock, is call'd Compbell, and Alexander; likewise 3 Daughters, Lady Anne, Lady Grisel, and Lady Jean.

ARMS.

Quarterly 1st and 4th, the quarter'd Coats of the Earl of Hume. 2d Argent, Three Piles conjoining in the Top in|grail'd, Gules. 3d Argent, a Cross in|grail'd, Azure, Over all in a Surtout Argent, an Orange proper, leased, stalk|ed and slipped, Vert. ensign'd with an Imperial Crown, supported by Two Lyons regardant, Argent. Crest, a Dexter Hand and Arm issuing out of a Heart, Gules, holding a Cymeter. Motto, True to the End.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Many curious and judicious Remarks have been made by Patrick the first Earl of March|mont, in an Essay by his Lordship on Surnames in Mr. Collier's Dictionary, wherein is interspers'd an unusual Variety of useful and curious Observations worthy so noble and celebrated an Author, and which the Reader will find to be very diverting as well as instructing; and in both Respects highly deserving his diligent Perusal.
• b 1.2

  Chartul. of Dunfermling in Biblioth. Jurid. Edin.
• c 1.3

  Char|ta penes Ducem de Montrose. In the Deed this Adam designs himself, Filius Adae de Polworth.
• d 1.4

  Charta penes Comitem d•• Marchmont. The first Ancestor of the Sinclairs of Herdmanstoun in Lothian, as appears from the Writs of that Family, was Henry de Sancto Claro, who got the Lands of Herdmanstoun from Richard Morvile, Constable of Scotland, before the Year 1162, whose Successor was Sir William Sinclair, who by Margaret his Wife, Daughter of Sir William Sinclair of Rossin, Sister to Henry, first Earl of Orkney, had Sir John his Son and Heir, who married Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir of Sir Patrick de Polwarth of that Ilk.
• a 1.5

  Charta penes Comitem de Marchmont.
• b 1.6

  Charta in Publicis Archivis.
• c 1.7

  Ibidem.
• d 1.8

  Litera prosapiae D. Alex. Hume fratris germani D. Pat. Hume de Polwarth, militis Baronetti ad annum 1669.
• e 1.9

  Charta in Rotulis Jacobi IV.
• f 1.10

  Ibidem.
• g 1.11

  Ibidem.
• h 1.12

  Charta in Rot. Jacobi V.
• i 1.13

  Charta penes Comitem de Marchmont.
• k 1.14

  Charta in Pub. Archivis.
• l 1.15

  Ibidem.
• a 1.16

  Calderwood's Church-History, M.S.
• b 1.17

  Charta penes Comitem de Marchmont, etiam in Pub. Archivis.
• c 1.18

  Ibidem.
• d 1.19

  The Copy of the Bond in my Hands, the Original is in the Cu|stody of the Family of Hamiltoun.
• e 1.20

  Crawford's Memoirs.
• f 1.21

  Charta in Cancellaria S. D. N. R. ad Annum 1592.
• g 1.22

  Charta in Pub. Arch. ad Annum 1609.
• a 1.23

  Charta penes Comitem de Marchmonti
• a 1.24

  Charra penes Comitem de Marchmont.
• b 1.25

  Ibidem.
• c 1.26

  Ibidem.