James Cockburn, of Selburnrigg

Extract from The House of Cockburn of that Ilk, and their cadets. by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh 1888) pages 72 (http://archive.org/details/houseofcockburno00cock)

James, fifth son, was styled of Selburnrigg, of which property, in Lammermoor, under Dirrington-Law [Diuringdon], he had possession from his father, subject to his stepmother's liferent charge thereon. Sasine in fee was given to him after her death by his brother William, Laird of Langton. He was living there when he witnessed, with his brother Patrick, tutor of Langton, then in Stobiswoode, the will of Elizabeth Sinclair, widow of his half-brother Alexander, styled of the latter place and Leyiswod, 3d January 1609, and was one of " the brethren of William Laird of Langton," for whom Patrick, as tutor thereof, gave security that they would not, with steil bonnettis on their heads, and weapons invasive in their hands, disturb their neighbour's peace, and " invade them to their slauchter." His wife Marion was a daughter of the family of Quhytelaw [Whytelaw], who long held lands in the parish of Greenlaw.