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124 THE HOUSE OF FAlUfJIHTM.
that William Lindsay was served heir to h'lH father,
John Liiid.say of Mains.*
William Lindsay of Mains was a Connnissioner of
Supply for Kirkcudbrightshire in IGWO, and again in
1704. t He was also one of the tacksmen of the
excise duties in Aiinun(hde and Kirkcudbrightshire.}
In 1693 his wife, Jonnet Stivciisone, had sa.sine in
liferent of the manor |)lace of Mains, an«l of an annuity
of twelve hundred merks Scots furth of the icn ])unnd
lands of Mains, etc.§
During the Rebellion of 1715, it having been
reported that the rebels intended to aitaek Dumfries,
the country people were sununoned to the delence of
the town. "The chief Thing observable with respect
to this Rendezvous is, That J\Ir Lindsay of Mains,
Stewart Depute, in the Intimation of this Meeting,
had call'd the People to meet, without requiring them
to bring Horses or Arms, So that of above 5UUU Men
there were but very few arm'd. The Dejuity Lieu-
tenants being offended thereat, Mains alleg'd for
himself. That the Lord Lieutenant's Order to him,
for the said Intimation, did not bear that the (Jountry
should bring Horses or Arms, but the Contrary being
known, they requir'd him to produce it. But he
alleored he had left it at Home. His Conduct in this
gave some Umbrage to believe a lve[)ort, That this
Gentleman had kept a Correspondence with some of
the Rebels ; and the rather, That tho' he had several
* Abbrev. Ret our.
t Acts ofrurl.. Vol. IX., p. 145 ; Vol. XI., p. 150.
+ Reg. of Deeds MS., New Series, Vol. 78, 7'.». Paton's Notes,
§ McKeilie, Lari'ls and thfir Owims in (:iaf'. Vol. III., p. 330.