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By The Kditok.
FJOJHE province of Galloway, occupying at different
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tiii^ss a varying extent of the south-western
promontory of Scotland, enjoyed for centuries
more or less independence under its native chiefs. Of
these ancient lords, the last was Alan, who died in
1234, when the territory over which he had ruled fell
to be divided among his three daughters. The tri-
partite division, however, lasted only for a brief period,
if, indeed, it ever really came into effect, for Christian,
the youngest of the sisters, having died in 124G, the
whole heritao^e was shared between the survivors, the
Water of Cree forming the boundary between their
respective portions. Galloway below Cree, as it was
officially designated—what is now the county of Kirk-
cudbright—was the share of Devorgilhi, the eldest of
the co-heiresses. Devorgilla married John Balllol of
Barnard Castle, Yorkshire ; and at the principal place
of her Galloway domains, the Castle of Buittle, on the
AVater of Urr, was born her son, John Balliol, the
future king of Scotland. Galloway above Cree—what
is now Wigtownshire—fell to Helena, the half-sister of
Devorgilla. She was the wife of lloger de Quincy,
Earl of Winchester, and had issue three daughters
only. On the death of Do Quincy, John Comyn, Earl
of Buchan, who had married one of the daughters, got