The Spottiswoode Miscellany - 2 Author:James Maidment Subtitle: A Collection of Original Papers and Tracts, Illustrative Chiefly of the Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland ... Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1845 Original Publisher: The Spottiswoode society Subjects: Scotland History / Europe / Great Britain History / Europe / Ireland ... more » Law / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHARTER MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, WITH CONSENT OF THE THREE ESTATES, IX PAVOUB OF JAMES SANDILANDI8, LORD 8T JOHN, THE POSSESSIONS OF THE TEMPLARS AND HOSPITALLERS. S4TH Hmuu'j1RY 1563. VOL. II. Ib the reign of James III. the high office of Preceptor of Torphichen was held by Sir Henry Levynstone, a second son of William Levynstone1 of Wester Kilsyth, by Elizabeth daughter and one of the coheirs of William de Caldeoat. The elder brother Edward was the ancestor of the Viscount of Kilsyth and Barons of Campsie. Upon the 25th February 1460, Sir Henry appointed Sir John Ross of the Hawkhead, Knight, and John of Modyrvell, chaplain, his procurators in all things pertaining to the lands and inhabitants of the Byvra lying within the Barony of Renfrew, " quhilk is a tenandry and toft of ours and Sanct John."5 Sir Henry Livingstone was the immediate predecessor of Sir William Knollis, who, upon Sir Henry's demise in 1463, became Preceptor of Torphichen. He was a man of great talent, and held the important office of Lord High Treasurer to James IV., whose fate he shared at the fatal battle of Flodden. He was the first Lord St John, and one of the Plenipotentiaries appointed to negotiate a marriage between his Monarch and Margaret eldest daughter of Henry VII. In the Parliament 1488, it appears that...« less