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194 THK LINDSAYS OF
James Lindsay of Fkrcloy liaving property in
Dumfries became a freeman of llio l)urirli unj was
chosen bailie. On 15Ui Feb. 1577-8, along with the
provost, Archibald M'Brair, and the town clerk, he
was sent to Edinburgli to represent the town at the
command of the Ke«,rent.t
James Lindsay, Fij^teentii Lajkd, sc^n of the
preceding, was retoured heir 20th June 1587,j and
had sasine of Reidspittal in 1590.§ Li the latter year
as one of the Border landlords and heads of families
from whom this security was exacted, he was reijuired
to find caution for the conduct of his dupendants.||
He it was who brought the action at law for the
reduction of the sentence of forfeiture under which the
family had lain since the time of his great-grandfather,
and the action was completely successful so far as the
pronouncement of the court could avail. In its judcrment
Parliament declares the process, sentence an°d
doom of forfalture "To have bene fra ye beginning
and siclyk to be in all tyme cumming null and of naue
avail force strenth nor eiiect with all that hes followit
or may follow thairupoun / And decernis and declaris
be decreit of yis present parliament ye said James
Lindsay now of Barcloy pronevoy and air To the said
umquhile Johnne lindsay his grand^hir To be restorit
and reintegratis him his aris and successouris in Integrum
Aganis the said pretendit proces sentence [and]
dome of foirfaltrie / And presentlie restoris tharae to
t Burgh Court Books of Dumfries, M.S. Extracts by favour of Mr
G. W. Shirley.
t Fide W. A. Lindsay, Es(i.
§ Excheq. RolU, Vol. XXII., p. 4;«).
Rey. Frio. Coun., Vol. IV., p. 7'JU.
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