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22 THE HOUSE OF DUNllOD.
In the time of this laird, the J^indsaya of Dunrod
were concerned in a private conflict in wliich one
George Hamilton waa slain. The laird was fined 200
merks and four separate sums of .£80 eacli for the non-
appearance of Hugh Lindsay and lour others, prohably
tenants or servants of the family, who were accused of
the slaughter; but he was able to compound for the
fines. Alexander Lindsay, younger of Crosaljasket,
was also fined for not producing David Anderson, con-
cerned or supposed to be concerned in the same affair
while Alexander Lickprivick, younger of that ilk, John
Lindsay and two others convicted of being art and part
in the slaughter were beheaded. The two Lindsays
implicated may have been Hugh and John, sons of the
fourth laird.*
David Lindsay died between 25th November 1517
and 24th July 1518,t having had issue
(1) George, of whom after.
(2) Alexander, married Katherine Stewart, received from
(3)
—
his father with conseut of Matthew, Earl of
Lennox, the lands of Halburne and Foulhope in
tlie barony of Strathavou. J
? Mariota, married Robert, Lord Lyle, and was mother
of John, fourth and last Lord Lyle. §
" George Lindesay, son and apparent heir of David
Lindesay of Dunrod," was living in 1502, || Init died
before his father. Crawfurd, in error, says that he
was disinherited in favour of a brother, John, and that
* Pit>cairn ; Criminal Trials, Vol. I., p. 62*.
t Act. Dom. Cone. MS. XXX., fol. 150.
I Hist. MS. Cum., 11th Rep. App. pt. VI., p. 215.
^ Ibid., p. 219.
II
liaj. Muij. Siij., XIIL, 505 (Vol. I., No. 2701).
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