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192 THE WEDDEIiBUKN BOOK.
Part It. 1. Sir James.
the braes id Angus, by the English, in November 1654. At the restoration he was,
in consideration of his services and sntierings in the royal cause, sworn a privy councillor, and created Eai-1
of Dundee, Viscount of Dudhope, Lord Scrimgeour and louerkeithiiig, 1661: the limitations are not
known, the patent ucjt being ou record. [.See ante, p. 1S5.] He died. 23 June 1663. without issue by his
wife. Lady Anne Kanisay, second daughter of William, first Earl of Dalhousie, to whom he was married in
1644, and who took to her second husband. Sir Henry Bruce of Clackmannan.
Ou the death of the Earl of Dundee, the Duke of Lauderdale obtained fnjin the crown a gift of
ultimus htures and of recognition of his estate in favour of his brother, Charles -Maitland of Hatton.
Agreeably to the settlements of the estates, 1541 and 15S7, they should have devolved on the family of
Kirkton, descended from James .Scrymgeour of Kirktoun [see ante, p. 169], wlio married Elizabeth,
daughter of James Scrymgeour of Dudhope. [viii.]''
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He had also a son David, who died before 11 July 1646, when his two daughters, Clara and Margaret,
were served ' heirs portiouers of David Scrymgeour, son lawful of John. Viscount of Dudhripe, their
father" {Inq. Gen. 3151). Of these Clara died before 8 Oct. 1637, when her sister Margaret w.-is
served her heir {ib. 4279J. Later on, 4 Feb. 1686, the Ladies Jean and Marg.iret Scrymgeour were
served heirs to Sir John hie. for James ?) Scrymgeour of Dudhope, their graudfather (li. 6708), whose
male line was thus extinct.
portrait is at Birkhill. ' His portrait also is at Birkhill.
• His
* Douglas llien deals with the Kirktouu family, and his account is thus embodied above, pp. 169 xqq.