Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket

ROBERT LINDSAY OF CROSSBASKET

Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket is the grandson and heir of Alexander Lindsay of Crossbasket. Protocol Book of Gavin Ros: 528 The name of his father has not been identified but he was preceeded by Alexander Lindsay of Crossbasket, younger, who is identified as the son and heir of Alexander Lindsay of Crossbasket in a charter dated 22 June 1507. Alexander and Robert may be father and son but this should not be regarded as certain NRS: GD3/1/1/17/1

The Lands of Dunrod

John Lindsay of Dunrod and his son and heir David Lindsay of Dunrod resigned into the hands of James V, King of Scots, the ten pound lands of Dunrod in the sheriffdom of Renfrew, together with the lands and barony of Kilbride in the sheriffdom of Lanark. On 11 March 1540-41 the King issued a charter under his Great Seal which confirmed that he had made a new grant of these lands to Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket and his son Robert. The Laird of Crossbasket was to hold these lands in liferent and his son was to hold them in fee. RMS: 2300

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket. However, it is possible that he died in 1559 for his lands of Carnedufe, Flaikfeild Wester and Blaikburne, in the barony of Kilbride, had been in the Queen's hands for four years when a precept of sasine was issued to his son Robert on 5 December 1563: "in [manibus] regine tanquam principisse et senescallle Scotie per spatium quatuor annorum a decessu quondam Roberti Lindesay de Corsbaskat, patris Roberti Lindesay de Dunrod." In any event he died before this date. Rotilii Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, XIX, page 518

First Marriage

Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket married Jonet Stewart but the marriage was never consumated and was subsequently annulled. Gavin Ros: 528

Second Marriage

Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket married Jonet Ros, daughter of George Ros of Hanyng. Gavin Ros: 528

Children

1. Robert Lindsay of Dunrod
2. Sir John Lindsay of Dunrod
3. Alexander Lindsay
4. Archibald Lindsay
5. Elizabeth Lindsay

Evidence from the Protocol Book of Gavin Ros

14 October 1521: Instrument narrating that Robert Lynsay, grandson and heir of Alexander Lynsay of Corsbascat and Jonet Ros, daughter of George Ros of Hanyng, " soluti," willing and ready to solemnize marriage in face of the Church, banns being also on each side lawfully proclaimed on three solemn days, ordinary days intervening, as was clearly shown to the notary by letters testimonial of Sir Gavin Broune, chaplain-curate of Kilbryde, the said Robert's own priest, of which letters the tenor follows. — Let it appear to all by the presents that I, Sir Gavin Broun, have proclaimed three matrimonial banns on three solenm days, ordinary days intervening, as the manner is, between Robert Lynsay, parishioner of Kilbride, and Jonet Ros, parishioner of Rykartone, and have found no impediment, but that he can lawfully solemnize marriage with her in face of the Church ; in witness of which thing I have subscribed this present testimonial, Gavin Broun, chaplain, with my own hand and by the express confession of Sir John Ledhouse, curate of . . . (apparently to the effect that he had also made lawful proclamation in the church of Rikartone), who also Sir John clothed in sacred vestments .... for celebrating marriage between the said parties repeatedly (called upon) all and sundry who were present for the time (to declare) any impediment or impediments, if any they knew, between said persons under pain of danger to their souls. Besides the said George Ros desired a sentence of divorce celebrated between the said Robert Lynsay and Jonet Stewart, his pretended spouse, to be produced and shown, which sentence Alexander Lynsay promised to present and deliver to the notary within twenty days next immediately following, of which the tenor follows : — Having invoked the name of Christ, we, James Lynsay, commissary of the jurisdiction of Kylbryde, and judge in a certain cause tending to divorce moved between Jonet Stewarte, pursuer, on one part, and Robert Lynsay, grandson and heir-apparent of Alexander Lyndesay of Corsbaskate, defender, on the other part, concerning the matters con- tained in Jonet's libel, as follows, that Jonet compelled by force and fear of death which might befall a steadfast women, and coerced by her parents, she unwilling, mournfully objecting and with grief contracted a pretended marriage "de facto et non de jure" with Robert L. by "verba de presenti," and in the same manner, though in law unjustly, solenmised the marriage with him in face of the Church ; and the said Jonet, remain- ing always in the same opposition, never at any time consented nor intended to consent to the said Robert as her husband, and in token of said dissent he never had intercourse with her, as in the libel is fully narrated. Having seen the libel and Robert's answer thereto, having seen also the depositions of witnesses upon the libel produced against Jonet, none of whom contradicted the others, and the other merits of the case, sitting as a court and having God only before our eyes, by this our definitive sentence which we set forth in these writings, we declare the pretended marriage between Robert and Jonet contracted "de facto et non de jure" to be in itself and to have been null, of no effect and void, notwithstanding the impediment of violence, fear and opposition before written, divorcing them and celebrating divorce between them if no other canonical impediment hinder, bestowing licence of marrying others ; and whatever either has given to the other by way of dowry and marriage gift we decern to be restored. This sentence is dated at the metro- politan church of Glasgow 14 October 1521, and George Ros desired it to be inserted in the notary's protocol, and published under the form of an instrument. These things were done in the chapel or oratory of said George at his mansion of Hanyng 23 January 1521. Witnesses, Robert Hamilton of Preston, John Schaw of Sornbeg, Robert Maxwell of Caderwood, John Fullartoun of Dregarne, George Bard, Adam Caddy and others. Protocol Book of Gavin Ros, N.P., 1512-1532, protocol number 528

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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22 August 1537: Rex confirmavit cartam Roberti Lindesay de Corsbasket ..... Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum,The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 1796 on p. 400

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27 Ocrober 1539: Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum,The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 2040 on p. 458

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12 November 1539: Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum,The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 2066 on p. 459

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11 March 1540-41: Charter by which James V, King of Scots, confirms that he has granted anew (de novo dedit) the lands and barony of Kilbride, together with the ten pound lands of Dunrod in the sheriffdom of Renfrew, to Robert Lindsay of Crossbasket and his son and heir Robert Lindsay. The laird of Crossbasket was to hold these lands in liferent and his son Robert was to hold in fee. These lands were previously held by David Lindsay of Dunrod and his father John Lindsay of Dunrod (the liferenter), who resigned them, but it is not clear if they sold them to the laird of Crossbasket and his son, or, for want of a male heir, perhaps, if they simply transferred ownership to their nearest male relatives in order to ensure that the estate continued in the family. Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 2300 on pp. 525-26

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2 September 1540 X 7 September 1541: Compositiones [Wardarum] Relevorium [etc.] ..... Roberto Lindesay de Corsbasket, suis heredibus et assignatis. ALHT: 372

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28 July 1542: Compotum Jacobi Hammyltoun de Torrens collectoris firmarum terrarum de Schelis de Kilbryde et Nairstoun, redditum per eundem. [Edinburgh, 28 July 1542, from 5 September 1541] . . . . . Expense ejusdem . . . . . terrarum de Schelis . . . . . decem mercatis dictarrum terrarum Roberto Lindesay de Corsbascatt hereditare spectantibus ut supra, de terminus computi, vj li. xij s. iiij d. . . . . . Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, XVII, A.D. 1537-1542, pp. 579-80

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12 August 1542: REX concessit ROBERTO LINDESAY de Dunrod, et ejus heredibus, - superioritatem 30 solidatarum antiqui extentus de Millhouse de Schelis de Kylbryde, in baronia de Kilbride, vic. Lanark; - regi pertinen. ob forisfacturam quondam Jacobi Hammiltoun de Fynnart, militis: - Tenend de rege tanquam principe et senescallo Scotie. Test. ut in aliis cartis etc. xxviii. 128. Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 2759 on p. 639

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22 August 1543: Charter by which Robert Lindsay of Dunrod confirms that he has given a liferent from his lands of the Mains of Kilbride, with the tower and fortalice there, together with the lands of Easter and Wester Rogertowne, to his mother Jonete Ros. The gift is made with the consent of his father, the liferenter of these lands, and his curators, James Ros, tutor of Hanyng, and David Lindsay in Crevoke.The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 26 August 1547. Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1546-1580, charter number 138 on p. 34

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8 August 1545: Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546, charter number 3177 on p. 745

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5 December 1563: ..... a decessu quondam Roberti Lindesay de Corsbaskat, patris Roberti Lindesay de Dunrod ..... Rotilii Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, XIX, page 518

Genealogy

1. Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume I. (John Murray, London, 1849), 489 pp.
2. Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume II (John Murray, London, 1849), 516 pp.
3. Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume III (John Murray, London, 1849), 500 pp. including index