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HOME Earl of DUNBAR.
AS the rise and descent of the noble and ancient sirname of Home, is to be found under the title of earl of Home, we proceed directly to the immediate ancestor of the earl of Dunbar, viz.
I. Sir DAVID HOME of Wedderburn (one of the oldest cadets of the family of Home) married Isabel,* 1.1 daughter of—Pringle of Gallashiels, and was killed, with his royal master, king James IV. at the fatal battle of Flowdon, anno 1513. He had issue several sons.
1. George, who was killed with his father in the field of Flowdon, without issue.
2. David, who succeeded his father, and carried on the line, of the family of Wedder∣burn.
3. Alexander, ancestor of the earls of Dunbar, to whose issue we shall confine this narration.
II. ALEXANDER HOME, third son of sir David Home of Wedderburn, got from his fa∣ther the lands and barony of Manderston, and left issue a son,
Sir Alexander, his heir.
He is also said to have had another son,
Patrick of Renton, of whom sir John Home, now of Renton,* 1.2 is lineally descended.
III. Sir ALEXANDER HOME of Mander∣ston succeeded his father, and married Janet, daughter of George Home of Spot, by whom he had three sons.
1. Sir Alexander, his heir, whose grand∣son, sir Alexander, became earl of Dunbar, as will be shown hereafter.
2. John Home of Slegden, who will also be mentioned afterwards.
3. Sir George, who was created earl of Dunbar.
IV. Sir GEORGE HOME, third son of sir Alexander of Manderston, was a man of great parts, learning, and judgment, and a mighty favourite of king James IV. who ap∣pointed him one of the gentlemen of his bed-chamber, anno 1585.* 1.3
In 1590 he was knighted, and made ma∣ster of the wardrobe, and was likeways con∣stituted lord high-treasurer of Scotland, anno 1601.
He accompanied his majesty into England,* 1.4 anno 1603, was made one of his privy coun∣cil, and created a peer of England by the title of lord Home of Berwick, on 7th July anno 1604, by patent to the heirs-male of his body.
He was also created a peer of Scotland by the title of earl of Dunbar,* 1.5 on 3d March, anno 1605, by patent to his heirs-male-ge∣neral.
He was employed in several negotiations of importance by the king,* 1.6 particularly about settling Episcopacy in Scotland, and always acquitted himself with fidelity and honour, and greatly to his majesty's satisfaction.
He got charters,* 1.7 under the great seal, of several lands, Georgio comiti de Dunbar, domi∣no Home, &c. inter 1606 et 1609.
He got also a charter,* 1.8 under the great seal, to him and the heirs-male of his body; whom failing, to his nearest lawful heirs-male or assignees whatsoever, bearing the sirname of Home, all and haill the six pound land of Smallholm, &c. dated 15th January 1610, with a sasine following thereon, dated 18th April threafter.
He married Catharine, daughter of sir A∣lexander Gordon of Gight, by Mary his wife, daughter of cardinal David Bethune, bishop of St. Andrews, by whom he had two daugh∣ters.
1. Lady Anne,* 1.9 married to sir James Home of Coldingknows, and was mother of James third earl of Home.
2. Lady Elizabeth,* 1.10 married to Theophi∣lus earl of Suffolk, in the kingdom of Eng∣land, and had issue four sons and five daugh∣ters.
The earl dying without male issue, 29th Ja∣nuary 1611, the title of lord Home of Ber∣wick became extinct; but that of earl of Dun∣bar appears to have devolved upon sir Alex∣ander Home of Manderston, as next heir∣male, though the title was not claimed for several years thereafter.
Soon after the earl's death,* 1.11 John Home of Slegden, his immediate elder brother, was infeft in the six pound land of Smallholm, as nearest and lawful heir-male to the earl, on 20th June 1611, and got a sasine thereon, 29th of the same month; but dying without issue, anno 1614, we therefore return to the next heir-male.
IV. Sir ALEXANDER HOME of Mander∣ston, eldest brother of George earl of Dun∣bar was father of
V. Sir GEORGE HOME of Manderston, who, as taking burden on him for John Home