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242 THE I.AIHDS OF DOWnil.I..
fumily of Dowhlll i.s coiisiHtent witli (lie facts ascer-
tained in regani to him, these are here hrought
together.
—
Sir Alexander Lindsay, brother of Sir JatnoK, Lord
of Crawford, was twice married :
ling, heires3 of Gleuesk, by whom he had
—
first, to Catherine Stir-
(J) Sir David, afterwards first Earl of Crawford.
(2) Sir Alexander, who died without issue,
and, secondly, to Marjory, daughter of Sir John
Stewart of Kalston, and niece of King Robert IT., by
whom he had
(3) Sir Williaui, of Rossie.
(4) Sir Walter, of Kiiuiert'.
(j) Eupheiiiia.
Many were the ties of consanguinity and affinity
between these Lindsays and the reigning house ; and
they were mucli at court, witnessing many of the royal
charters of the period. One of these, granted by
authority of David, iJuke of Rothesay, acting as
locum teiiens of his father tiie King, is witnessed by
"David, Earl of Crawl'ord, John de Pvamorgny, John
de Hamyltoun of Fingaltoun, knights ;
William de
Lyndesaye of Rossy, and Walter de Hamyltoun,
esquires."" The date is between I3i)8 and 1402, and
the charter attracts particular interest from the con-
junction of the names of Sir John de Ramorgny and
William de Lindsay, two who were soon to be asso-
ciated again in connection with the tragedy of the
Prince's death.
Whatever may have been the truth about this event
certain it is that suspicions of foul play were prevalent
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