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THE FTOUSK OF FAIUUIUTH. Ill
AuCHEN.SKKOCi£.
John Lindway, a yourii^or son of the lirst hiinl of
Fail-girth, was one of Mie falconers, pro})ahly the Master
Falconer, of King James IV., at least as early as 14U0,*-
He had for his fee a life-rent of tlie lands of Auchen-
skeoch, Auchenloch, Auchenhay, ('lonyard, and Glen-
stocking, all in the parishes of Southwick and Oolvend,
and adjacent to Fairgirth.y He and his wife, Mariota
or Marion Bonkil, had also a grant from the King of
half of the £10 lands of lleidhewis, in the barony of
Covington, on the resignati'-n of John Lindsay of
Covington, who was probably a near relative. J
On the death of the falconer in 1507 or 1508,
Auchenskeoch and the other Galloway lands were let
to his widow, § and on 24th February 1512-13 they
were granted to her in life-rent ' for the gude and
thankfull service done to ws and oure derest fallow the
quene be oure lovit oratrice || and
wedow Marioun
Bonkle, the relict of umquhile Johnne Lindessay.'
The lands were exempted from the jurisdiction of the
Steward of Kirkcudbright '
Marioun's life, . . . becaus
for all the dais of the said
the King has command it
hir to reraane in service with the quene. 'Ti
In the month of September following the grant, the
king was slain at Flodden, and before the end of
* Excheq. Rolls, Vol. X., pp. 220, 342 et seij.
+ Reg. Sec. Sig., Vol. I., No. 343.
Reg. Mag. Sig., XIV. 8 (Vol. I., No. 2709).
X
§ Excheq. Rolls, Vol. XIII., p. GOO.
II
Petitioner.
IT Excheq. Rolls, Vol. XIV., p. 34 note; Reg. Sec. Sig., Vol. I.,
No. 2477.