BAILLIE, William 4th of Lamington, Sir ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"V. SIR WILLIAM BAILLIE of Lamington, son of the preceding proprietor, was a favourite of James III., King of Scotland......
In 1480 war broke out between Scotland and England, and in 1481 the Scottish Parliament authorized King James III. to levy six hundred men to garrison the fortresses of the kingdom. Of these, a hundred are ordered to be in 'The Ermitage, which sal be redy to support baith ye myddel and west borders in time of need, and as they shall be armed and charged, and to be Captain of them, the Laird of Lamington.' " (pages 21 and 22)

" ..... the death of King Edward IV., which occurred at this time, and the seizure of the Crown by his brother,
Richard III., deranged their plans, and a peace having been concluded between him and James III., in 1484, this Sir William Baillie was nominated amongst those lords and gentlemen that were appointed conservators on the Scottish side for the sure observation, keeping, and performance of this truce and league. This Sir William Baillie, on 22d May 1482, obtained a decreet of comprising against John Montgomery of Thorntoun of the half
of the lands of Easter and Wester Akingalls, extending to ten rnerks yearly, the fifteen shilling and fourpenny lands of Monyet, in the shire of Edinburgh, for £148, 16s. 8d., for goods spulzied by the said John Montgomery, off the said Sir William's land of Hoprig." (page 23)

"On 7th May 1491 this Sir William Baillie was ordered by the Lords of Council to appear before them, prepared to prove 'that he was lawfully entered by the Sheriff to the Tack and Mailing of a part of the third of Middlerig, lying in the Sheriffdom of Lanark.' In 1492 his name often appears in the records in connexion with the affairs of his deceased Brother-in-law, Lord Somerville, to whom he had been appointed Executor, and in the same year he is incidentally mentioned in a case before the Lords of Council."

from Lives of the Baillies ¹

William married Marion HUME, daughter of Patrick HUME 1st of Polwarth, 'Lang Patrick of Pollart' and Margaret SINCLAIR co-heiress of Polwart and Kimmerghame.^{1 2} (Marion HUME was born about 1471.)

  Marriage Notes:

"This Sir William Baillie married Marion Hume, daughter of Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, and obtained a Crown Charter of Resignation, in favour of himself and his wife in conjunct fee, of the lands and barony of Lamington, on 2d January 1493. Sir William Baillie led an apprising against Helen Shaw, relict of Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, and George Hume, first of the line of Hume of Arngaty, his son, whereby for the sum of 850 merks he comprises the ten-pound land of Redvach and Nichoquanny. A charter of Apprising followed upon this Decree on 12th February 1505. Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, obtained a charter of Apprising of the lands of Hoprig, pertaining to this Sir William Baillie, on 2d October 1507."

from Lives of the Baillies




"By his (Patrick Hume's) second wife he had : - [....]

5. Janet, married, before 6 November 1501, to Sir Andrew Ker of Ferniehirst.

6. Marion, married to Sir William Baillie of Lamington."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6)


Note:

The dates are problematic here Scots Peerage, volume 6, puts the marriage of Patrick Hume and Ellen Shaw before 24 March 1490, citing " ⁹ Acta Dom. Conc., 193.":

"He married, first, as above stated, Margaret Sinclair; and secondly, previous to 24 March 1490, ⁹ Ellen, daughter of Sir James Shaw of Sauchie"

Depending of how much earlier than 1490 the marriage was, it is somewhat difficult to see how Sir William Baillie could have a Crown Charter of Resignation for himself and his wife on 2 January 1493, if that were true.

The surrounding dates suggest Marion was a daughter of the first wife, or that the marriage to Ellen Shaw was a considerable time before 1490. ^{1 2}