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The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and the Cadets Thereof: With Historical Anecdotes of the Times in which Many of the Name Played a Conspicuous Part (Google eBook)
Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood
Scott and Ferguson, 1888 - Scotland - 394 pages
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This Alexander's son of same name who succeeded him was a dreadful character. His unfortunate wife was Elizabeth Creichton. On 226. June 1540 an action was brought by "William, George, and Elizabeth Cokburn, sons and daughter of the deceased Elizabeth Creichton, and sister's bairns of the deceased Mr. Peter Creichton; Katrine Creichton, sister of the said Elizabeth and Mr. Peter; James Creichton of Coitts, their cousin-german; and John Cokburn, son of the late Patrick Cokburn, nevoy to the said Elizabeth Creichton, against Gilbert Wauchope of Nudry-merschal, as plege and souertie for Alexander Cokburn of Newhall [father of the said William, George, and Elizabeth Cokburn, and husband of the said late Elizabeth Creichton], for payment of 2000 merks to the pursuers as next of kin to the said Elizabeth Creichton and Mr. Peter, her brother, in assythment and amendis for their slaughteris committit and done by the said Alexander Cokburn and his complicis in the moneth of November 1519." Gilbert Wauchope tried to evade the claim, alleging that the libel was general, and did not say what each of the pursuers should have. The Lords decided that it was "specialt aneuch."
Gilbert Wauchope tried them another way of escape, alleging that "the sons of the said Alexander of Newhall had already transacted with their father as principal comittar of the cryme," and that the surety should not now be sued. The Lords repel the allegance, and Mr. Hew Rig for the pursuers protested that the said Gilbert "be not hard to propone ony may peremptouris." He, however, made Acta Domianother attempt on the ist July following, protesting that he may have Alexander Cokburn of Newhall cited for his jy. 4g/' warrant and relief at the hands of the pursuers for the slaughter of the said Creichtons. So the action was again called upon the ioth of the same month, and it was narrated Ibid., foL 68. that the said Alexander was indicted before the Justice at Edinburgh in May 1527 for art and part of the cruel slaughter of the said Elizabeth Creichton his wife, and Mr. Peter her brother, and that "he tuk him to the King's grace respett therfor, and found the said Gilbert Wauchope with himself pleges and souerties conjoinctly and severally for satisfaction of party." So the Lords found Gilbert Wauchope liable in 1200 merks. On the 18th of the same month the money had Jbm fol. 100. been paid, and discharge is recorded by William Cockburn of Newhall and George Cokburn in Leith, his brothergerman, to Gilbert Wauchope of Nudry-Marschall for 1200 merks of assythment for the murder of their mother and uncle. Letters of distraint against their father Alexander had been granted on the previous day for relief of his surety; but as no more is heard of him, and William had then possession of Newhall, it is very likely the miserable man was dead. William married his relative Christian, daughter of Robert Lauder of Poppill, son and heir of Sir Robert of Bass. They had a son, Thomas, married to Marion, daughter of Reg. of Deeds, Hew Douglas of Borg, by his wife Marion, daughter of Sir ^° William Cockbum of Skirling. By their marriage-contract William Cockburn of Newhall and Thomas, his son, bound themselves to infeft Marion Douglas, future spouse to the said Thomas, in the lands of Affleck-hill and Currie, in the Barony of Locherwart or Lochwood, in the Sheriffdom of Edinburgh. Poppill came to the family soon after: Patrick fnguisit. Cockbum was served heir to his father Alexander in Poppill, R'torn. on precept from Chancery, gth May 1670. County
There were many arrangements about lands between the Haddington, Cockburns of Newhall and their relatives the Lauders. On xxx'' s°' 16th April 1543 confirmation was given under the Great Seal of the infant Queen, of the charter of William Cokburn of Newhall, by which, for a sum of money paid to him by Robert gtg% Qreat Lauder of Bas, he made over to him and his heirs annuum Seal, vol. ui., redditum 42 librarum de terris suis de Newhall, Ballingreg, N°- 2895'
Wyntoun's
Cronykill
Buke viii.,
chap, xi.,
line 6300.
Reg. Great
Seal, vol. iii.,
No. 568.
Reg. 0/ Deeds, Scott . Office, vol. iii., fol. 185.
Hiemuir - Croce, &c in the constabulary of Haddington,
County of Edinburgh. Scions of the Newhall branch occu-
pied also the lands of Lethame and Carlops, the superiority of
which belonged to the Cockburns of Skirling. The latter
was a place well known under its old name of Karlinlippis.
It was at.
James Cokburn of Karlinlippis was witness to the charter of
Ewirland to Walter Chepman, Agnes Cockburn's husband.
He and his son and heir-apparent, William, attested also the
charter from Andree Elphinstoun de Selmys of his lands of
le Hill to John Wardlaw of Ricarton and Isobelle Cokburn
his wife, 24th March 1527.
After the death of William Cockburn of Newhall in October 1558, John Knox, who seems to have interested himself much in the affairs of the Lothian Cockburns, the Sandilands, Creichtons, Douglasses of Longniddry, &c, witnessed the contract between Thomas Cockburn of Newhall and his brothers, and cousins in Leith, regarding the payment of certain legacies to them and their sister Beatrix, and the renunciation by them to the Laird of Newhall of the office of executors under their father's will.
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