DE LAWEDRE, Robert of The Bass, Ambassador, Chamberlain of Scotland, Sir ¹

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"His (Robert's who fought at Stirling Bridge) son was ambassador several times for King David II and was Keeper of the castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed becoming, later, Chamberlain of Scotland. This Sir Robert and his eldest son, Sir Robert Lauder of Quarrelwood (in Moray \endash originally part of Macbeth's own lands) were at the battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 after which Robert junior hastened north to hold Urquhart Castle against the English King.

from Electric Scotland




"Sir Robert de Lawedre of the Bass, who followed in his father's footsteps, by attaching himself to the fortunes of Wallace in his patriotic endeavours to secure the freedom of' his country. He is frequently denominated 'the brave associate of Sir William Wallace.' He had a charter from William de Lamberton, Bishop of St. Andrews (copy of which will be found in the' Appendix) of that portion of the island of Bass, over which the abbey of St. Andrews had until then retained a right, the larger part of the island having already been in possession of the Lauders for some generations. The condition of this charter was an annual payment of one pound of white wax in name of feu-farm: 'reddendo unam libram cere nomine albe firme.' This was confirmed by the charter of John Forfar, Prior to St. Andrews, and is dated the 4th of June, 1316. It was stolen along with a number of other documents from the Grange House, Edinburgh, by a housebreaker, nth September, 1836, and has never been recovered; 'The Grange House ' was then the residence of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Baronet.

Sir Robert was ambassador to England from Robert I. upon various occasions, one of these being in 1323, and was engaged in similar service for King David Bruce. On page xxviii. of the Appendix will be found an allusion to a ratification by King Edward III. of England, et totum consilium, dated at Northampton the 4th of May, 1328, of a treaty, concluded at Edinburgh on the 17th March of that year, between Robert, King of Scots, and the plenipotentiaries of the said King Edward III. To the faithful performance of all the articles of this treaty, Sir Robert swore by the soul of the King of Scots, and on the Holy Gospels. This oath was taken in presence of the Bruce, and by his special command. At this time Sir Robert was justiciary of the Lothians and that part of Scotland to the south of the Forth. The Extracts from the 'Index of Records of Charters,' contained in No. xx. of the Appendix to this volume, mention several charters granted by Rob. I. to this baron of the lands of Penkateland, Nisbet and Colden, and of Lethberd Mill."

from Family of Lauder ^{1 2}

Robert married.