William Hay of Talla and Linplum

WILLIAM HAY OF TALLA AND LINPLUM

Death

William Hay of Talla and Linplum, here treated, died before 14 January 1566, the date upon which the sheriffs of Edinburgh and Peebles promised: "to hold a special court in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh for serving of John Hay of Tallo, as lawful and nearest heir of the late William Hay of Tallo, his father". Yester Writs: number 742

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

April 1517: Tack by James, abbot of Dundrennan to William Hay of Talla and Arthur Hay, his brother, of the 5 1/2 merk lands of Orroland. No witnesses. Signatories: James, abbot of Dundrennan and 10 others. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Fergusson family of Craigdarroch, Dumfriesshire, reference GD77/302

Evidence from Yester Writs

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25 February 1540-41: Instrument of Sasine given by William Hay of Tallo to Patrick Bank, attorney for Andrew Hay, son of the said William Hay, of one quarter of the lands of Cragkingildouris in the parish of Drummelzear and shire of Peebles, reserving free hold to said William Hay for life, and terce to Joneta Spottiswod his spouse : Done at Cragkingildouris in the house of the said Peter Bank, 8 a.m. 25 February 1540. Witnesses, William Symontoun, Thomas Spottiswod, George Cokburne, William Thomsoun, Thomas Hendirsone and Symon Trenche, Andrew Kirkwood, priest Glasgow dio., N.P. A. a. (H) Yester Writs: number 575

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13 November 1566: Precept under the Quarter Seal of Henry and Mary, King and Queen of Scots, ordaining Masters Alexander Sym, Alexander Mauchane, Clement Litill, Thomas Westoun, Henry Kinros and Thomas Craig, sheriffs of Edinburgh and Peebles, to hold a special court or courts in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh for serving of John Hay of Tallo, as lawful and nearest heir of the late William Hay of Tallo, his father, in the lands of Linpluin and Wynden, lying in the Constabulary of Hadingtoun and shire of Edinburgh, and the lands of Tallo and Craigmyldurris in the shire of Peblis. At Edinburgh 13th November 1566. Fragment of quarter seal remains. (On the back.) — Instrument dated at Edinburgh 14th January 1566, narrating that the said Sheriffs compeared before the Lords of Council and made faith that they would leilelie and trewlie proceid and minister justice anent the serving of the brevis within expremit. Upon which Alexander King, as procurator for the said John Hay of Tallo, asked and took instruments. Witnesses, Maister John Spens of Condy, advocate, Mr. Henry Balnaves of Hal- hill, and Robert Campbell, notary public, Robert Scott, notary public, sub- scribes the Instrument. Yester Writs: number 742

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29 May 1568: Instrument of Sasine by Thos. Pantoun, Provost of Haddington, of two acres of arrable land in the freedom of Haddington near the Cheritrie heuch and in the field called the Tenter Croft, of which said two acres six rigs lie contiguous in the cheritrie heuch between the lands of Wm. Hume on the east and lands of um. Thos. Thomsoun on the West, and two rigs lie contiguous in the Tenter croft between the lands of John Aytoun on the west and north, and lands of John Forros on the south, resigned by Wm. Hay, son of um. Wm. Hay of Tallo, in favour of himself and his spouse Margaret Hay, etc. Done 3 p.m. 29th May 1568; Witnesses, Pat. Franche, John Clark in Nungate of Haddington and Andrew Quhite and Rob. Byris, Serjeants of the said burgh. Thos. Stevin, priest S. And. dio., N.P. A. a. (H.) Yester Writs: number 758

Printed Evidence

Calendar of Writs Preserved at Yester House, 1166-1625. Compiled by Charles C. H. Harvey and John Macleod (Printed for the Scottish Record Society by J. Skinner & Company, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1910), 437 pp. including indexes