John Edmonstone, Tutor of Edmonstone

JOHN EDMONSTONE

Tutor Dative to Sir James Edmonstone of that Ilk and Ednam

John Edmonstone, here treated, is not mentioned in Sir Archibald Edmonstone's history of the family, Duntreath or in Stirnet's summary of the published histories. Stirnet: Edmonstone 1

John Edmonstone, here treated, is the brother of David Edmonstone of that Ilk and Ednam Presumably, therefore, he is the son of Sir John Edmonstone of that Ilk and Ednam

Evidence from The Douglas Book

4 April 1420: Copy of charter issued by William, Lord of Douglas. Witnessed by John Edmonstone, brother german of David Edmonstone of that Ilk and others: "Johanne de Edmonstone, fratre germano Dauid de Edmonstone domini eiusdem,". The Douglas Book. Volume III, p. 54

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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6 March 1426: Charter issued by Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas, Lord of Galloway and Annandale. Witnessed by John Edmonstone and others: "Joh. de Edmondstoun". RMS 1324-1513: charter number 85

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22 September 1426: REX constituit JOHANNEM DE EDMONDSTOUN tutorem dativum administratorem omnium terrarum, etc. Jacobi de Edmondston, filii et heredis Dav. de E. de Edname, infra regnum Scotie usque ad legitimam etatem dicti Jacobi. ii. 42. RMS 1324-1513: charter number 61

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25 September 1426: REX confirmavit literas Johannis de Edmonstoun, tutoris dativi Jacobi de E. filii et heredis quond. David de E. dom. de Ednam, — [qua concessit ROBERTO DE HERYOT, capellano regis,— Hospitale beate Laurencii de Ednam, vic. de Roxburgh — vacans per mortem Magistri Alex, de Crychtoun — pro toto tempore vito ejus, cum omnibus terris, redditibus, &c., ad diet. Hospitale spectantibus: — Test. Jon. electo confirmato eccl. Glasguen., D. Jac. de Douglas dom. de Dalketh, D. Walt, de Ogilvy dom. de Ballician, D. Tho. de Kyrkpatrik dom. de Kilosbarn, militibu.s, et Henrico de Lewynstoun dom. de Manerstoun, scutifero:— Apud Edinburgh, Sep. 25, 1426: Test, ut in carta confirmata. ii. 58. RMS 1324-1513: charter number 62

Printed Evidence

The Douglas Book. By William Fraser, C.B., LL.D. In Four Volumes. Volume III - Charters. (Edinburgh, 1885), 440 pp.

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great seal of Scotland. A.D. 1424-1513. Edited by James Balfour Paull, Advocate, FSA. Scot. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1882), 1153 pp. including indexes and errata

Genealogy

1. Sir Archibald Edmonstone of Duntreath, Baronet, Genealogical Account of the Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath (Privately Printed, Edinburgh, MDCCCLXXV), 95 pp.
2. Stirnet: Edmonstone 1