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WAUCHOPE AND TJARCLOY. 193
Meikle Dalton, he says, is within six miles of England,
and he and the otliers who dwell there are suljject to
continual service and liable to maintain liorses and
gear of war for the defence of the reahn, whereas the
inhabitants of the in-country are under no sucli heavy
obhgations. In defending* the lands in question and
the neighbouring parts, he, the said John Carruthers,
had within the last few years lost a son and 28 of his
principal friends or relatives.
The appeal had a sympathetic reception, and
Lindsay readily consented to set up a " Court of Kind-
ness" on the lands, and bound himself to adhere to
its decision. If it was found that the claim of the
Carruthers to be kindly tenants was well founded,
they were to be allowed to continue as such.* The
result of the enquiry is not reported ; but it is probable
that the Carruthers remained in occupation, since they
purchased a portion of the lands from the Lindsays in
1605.t
As one among many instances which we meet with
of mutual aid rendered by Lindsays to one another,
apparently on no other ground than that of clanship,
it may be mentioned that this James Lindsay of
Barcloy and his servant William Lindsay being
required for some reason or another to find surety
to the Privy Council, ofiered as cautioners David
Lindsay of Pyetstone and John Lindsay, younger
of Kirkforthar, Lord Lindsay undertaking to relieve
them, and John Maxwell of Hills to relieve his
lordship.^
* Reg. Priv. Conn., Vol. I., p. 432.
t lieg. Mag. Sig., L., 2% (Vol. VII., No. ()(>()).
X Reg. Priv. Coun., Vol. I., p. 630 (lyth June 1508).