In 1584, John Dundas styled "younger of Newliston" had a
Royal Licence to depart from the King's Army and Raid at Stirling. In 1587, he
appeared before John Graham Justice Depute, accused of failing to join the
King's Raid at Dumfries.
In 1601, while His Majesty (King James V1) was in the inner house of the
tollbooth of Edinburgh, sitting with the Lords in the administration of justice,
some hot language passed between John Dundas and James Hamilton and Dundas
"without regard to the place or His Majesty's presence" struck Hamilton. For
this offence he was warded in the Castle of Edinburgh, but freed on bond for
£2000 Scots, by James Dalzell, merchant and burgess of Edinburgh, on condition
that he "repair to his lodging in the Burgh and remain there until he satisfies
the King's will for the offence committed." John Dundas was afterwards fined
1750 merks (£1,166.13s.4d Scot). In the National Archives of Scotland
under ref:GD135/972 is the following:
Lands of Handaxwood. Pre-nuptial contract of marriage between John Dundas,
son and apparent heir of James Dundas of Newlistoun [Newliston] and Margaret
Hamilton, his spouse, and Margaret Creichtoun [Chrichton] daughter of Patrick
Creichtoun of Logtoun (by which Margaret is to be infeft in liferent of lands of
Lammelethame [Lamboletham] in Fyff [Fife], and in lands of Craigtoun [Craigton]
in regality of Torphichine [Torphichen], sheriffdom of Lynlychtqw [Linlithgow],
liferent being reserved to said Margaret Hamilton, and said John to be infeft in
fee in lands of Newlistoun, Craigtoun, Lammelethame, Watterstoun [Waterston],
Dudestoun, etc., under liferent reservation to said James). |