WOOD, Henry of Bonnytoun, Sir ¹

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  General Notes:

"1615. June 15. The king confirmed the charter by Henry Wood of Bonytoun, who sold to Gight, his son-in-law, the lands of Cuikburnes, 'cum pendiculo,' Tullybrex (Great Seal)."

"GIGHT'S ATTACK ON HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, SIR HARRY WOOD OF BONNYTON, 1623.
Gight became hard up a condition demonstrated by the sales of his lands. Having failed to squeeze his second wife's mother, old Lady Saltoun, he turned on his first wife's brother, Sir Harry Wood of Bonnyton. According to Wood's complaint to the Privy Council (April 28, 1624), Gight suddenly appeared on Sunday, July 20, 1623,
in the parish kirk of St. Vigeans, where Wood was sitting 'in his awne dask, in a verie modest and quyet maner'."

(Later, Gordon with armed Gordon allies and others rushed into the kirk while Wood was at prayer)

Sir Harry taken prisoner.
Then, he haveing in modest and sober maner demandit of thame the cause and reasoun of thair so lawles and insolent proceidour aganis him, the said Laird of Geyght, out of the pryde and malice of his hairt, replyit and ansueirit that he wald knaw no law, and that the complener sould goe with thame nil he wald be quhair they pleasit. And sua they caried him as prisonnar with thame to his awne house of Lethem, quhilk they supprysed and tooke, locked the yetts thairof, held his wyff and children out of the same, and with drawne durkis and daigers thrattenit his servandis within his house, and keipit him captive and prisonner within the said hous, suffering non to come neir him ..."

from Gight ¹

Henry married.