Sir John on. 2udly, in 1831, Lsdy-Elizabeth-Maitland Knows, was alienated us 1617 to James l’risgle, of Whofi— Campbell, eldest dan. of John, let Marquees of hank, susil the ronsatsnng losif, called Newhalt, bes’ame fru,n Breadalbano, by whom he has two dano., i. Mary-Gavin, is. 18 July, 1661, to Robert, 2nd sen of hod two eons, George. 10th and present Earl of lladdinglon. Ii. 1Iagdalen-llreadolbane, so. 9 July, 1963, to Alexander ReSORT, ancestor of the Stichill fansily, of inmate hereafter Andereon, Esq. of Newstead, Australia. ittilgEfir. The Pringles of Stichill are the heirs male and reproeentativeo family writs. By his wife, llargarct Ker, he hail two eerie of the l’ringleo or Ilap-Pringles of Craiglatch and and two dane., Newhall, in the cc. Selkirk. They are bolieved to have Janice, Ins heir. Roscsv, a-lie afters-ards sncceedod. heen very eld cadets of the house af Smailholm, though Margaret, ii. s. p. Christian, if. s. p. the exact perloil at winch they came off lion not beesi George l’ringlc was s. about 1810, by his eldest non, aoeertained hut the circumstance may nat oily be isiferrod Jasico l’oivonc, of Nen’hall, and he by his son, from the close vicinity of their land to the Selkiriceb li-c Rnncnv FRiNos.n, of Newhall, who, in 1667, executed a properties of chat family, hut appeare to have been a matter deed, nettling Isis eotate on his own heirs susie ; fatling of local notoriety, and ie orated an a fact in eereral public whom, on tho heirs male of bin nisrie, hubert l’ringle, tin and family documents. It inmost probable chat Iheifirot of Carbei-ton ; ouch on foiling thom, on the heirs male of liotsort the family wao either one of the five sans of Ilehert Prtugle, l’riugle, of Stichill, Ho if. s. p. soess aftern-,srds, and was s. of Smatlholn,, who on Elizabeth Diehtngten, or a younger by his uncle, oon of David Priugle, the next laird of Smailholm. In the Bsecnn Pnissote, first designed in Carbes-ton,” and crown rentaln of Ettrick Forest f or 1485 and 9490, no find afterwards of Newhall. He d. s. p-in 1672, whets his estate the lands of Craigloteh in the ponnenoton of William flopPringle, of Ncwlsall went, in terms of his nephew’s stestinsliasi, to and Alexander bin non, their eautioner being the next heir nsole, his cousin, Robert Priugle, of Sticlall, Jasueo Fringle, of Smaillaolm. For four generattono we the first baronet sif that tamily. We tlses-efore returns to the can only trace their names through their titles ofeneceonion, secossd nuts of rho flint Geos-go of New-hall, though nothing can be niore accurate. The first was WILLiAM Pnueor.n, of Craiglatch, also deolgued of Whit’ He woe bred a writer to the signet, rose to ensinence in tenu, in Roxbisrghohire, who had a charter of the lando of his profession, and become agent for most of the principal lint, in that county, in 1492, and crown taekn of Craiglatch, families in bin owsa district of the country. His worth and in 1481 and 1490. He wan a. by bin oon, ALexaiennss PReNuLO, of Craiglateh, (crown tack 3490), he first actinired the lands of Templehall, isa llorwiekshiro, who wan a by hin son, RoBERT PRINOLe, ofCraiglateh(oeisin 1112), s. by his non, of Lochinvar (aflerwards the first Viscount Keuusure), the ALEXANuEM PnzaoLn, of Craiglatcb, (retour 1539), o. by fine estate of Stiohull, in Rcsxburgbsbire ; and to theae he hio non, Gconuc PumuLe, of Craiglatch, in whose behalf the of the family of Silvertonhill, by n-houa he hod two none teunre of bin Ettrick Forest lando wan changed to a feudal and four dane., holding by charter, 1997. In these times of violence and s. Joiia, srho prodecoasod his father. He is. Margaret Scott, inoecurity, the names of the Scottish birds of omall propertieo in the border counties are rarely to be met with in the public records of national transactiono, except when they had the good lortuise to diotiugnish themselves in some of the greater hattlen with their English foes, in which they wore no frequently required to bear their part; for, by the tenure of their lands, they were required to held themselves alwayo ready to obey the snuomono of their sovereign to attend his hoot, with their nono and retainers. But if we turn to tho pages of the criminal reeordo, we shall find their nanses constantly occuring, somctimoo on Ii. Wailer, to whsoss his father left time land, of Greenhnowe, the hots of 505ize, but more frequently as aggressors or sufferers. TIse arm of the law was generally weak, so they were tempted by the chance of impunityto acts of violence; or, when they had themselves suffered injury they were too apt to seek redress by acts of retaliation, which knew no Robert Pringlo’s eldest don. iso. p. the 2nd se. 11cr of hounds except the extent of their immediate pcwer or Grade’s, and bad issue; the 3rd, Sir James itome, of Eccles, opportunity. If, therefore, we look into thooe interesting and had Issue; and the 4th, a gentleman of the name of records of Smttish manners iluring the reigso of the Stewart Craigie. Robert Prfngle, of Stichihl, d. in 1649, and was monarchs, Psccxincm’o t’s-teslnal Il4ols, for the names of the a. hsy his grandson, Prissgles of Craiglatch, we shall not look in vaiji. In 1139, Ronrn’e FRSNOL5, of Stichill, who in 1667, on the drath of we find Alexander liop-Pringle, of Craiglatch, and George, Rohert Pmingle, of Newball, came into possession of the his son, convicted of a bloody assault upon David Hop property of the elder hraneh of his family. He was created Pringle, son of Alexander Hop-Priisgle, of Trynlilsnows, a Knight Baronet in 1603. lie ci. in 1660, Margaret, dan. of their neareot neighbour. Agains, in 1163, Willians Craunton, Sir John Hope, Lord Craigboll, the eldest eon of Sir Tbomoo of that ilk, and James, his brother, were cited to appear at Hope, the celebrated lord-advocate. They had six oons and Selkirk, for invading the lands of lVilliamhope, helosiging to coven dons., who gi-ew tsp (henides six children who if. in Alexander Fringle, of Craiglatch, with the purpose of infancy, nineteen its all), viz., taking his life, and, on siot finding him, taking revenge JonN, 2nd baronet of Sliohill. by hamstringtisg and slaying three of his cattle. It is Walter (Sir), of Lochton, on advocate, afterwards raised to Ihe probable that the arm of the law failed to reach them, for afterwards we fissd Alexandsr of Craiglatch, with his judge. lie oi. a dan. of Johnston of Ililess, and hail issue brother George, and his non George. cited to answer for a deed of tenfold retaliation, by enterhig the adjoining raOon, lois estate of Lechton oaise to the present Sse Jones lands of Jtawtheme, belonging to Cranoton, and slaying Fsesnm, then a 2nd son of Stichill. - forty of his cows. The crime of march-treason, or holding Hsseev, (the Slight Ibm.), a distinginolscd statesman. who cemmuuicstion with Englieh foemen, and countenancing them ins their depredations, was, in thoee days, not Un- a lady of the name of Law, by whon, he had a sos, Robert, frequent on the bos’dors; and George Pringlc, of Craig- Thomas, a srriler to Ihe signer, from uuluous s-ere descended latch, with his eldest son George, had the misfortune, on the FsINOLB5 of Esfgejfelif, and ihe PaIaoLse of II rees. 919 P It I P P I i. Ellen, a. p ii. Eenly. account of it, to incur time penalties of the law, which in- iii. Katharine, is. Archibald Ss’intoa, advocate, and if. in volved time forfeiture ef their lands of C’raiglatch. (If this 1846, leaving one dan. forfeiture, Sir Jainee f’ringle, of Ssoaflholmc hail interest iv. Anne-Crairfurd, ci. to the late lion. Cisarles St. Clair, to obtain a gift, with the view uf rcotssing the,a ts’ tlss esmm. RN., 2nd eon of Clsarles, late Lord Sinsclair. family, whicls he disl in 1(501, hut in n eiseqssence of the v. SIary. bu,-dens incurred by these iniofarttinee, one ls,sff, ealleil The that time the dcsiguatioss of the fondly. George l’eingle Geoaoe, his heir. The elder son was Gcunoe PsnanLe, of Newhahi, to ovisom the propes-tr was resrerod, Olin ssanse occurs in varions sleedo and RoDEnT PnsNotc, whom we find desigssed of tlartissghnsls frugality enabled him to realize a good fortune, with which and afterwards, in 1619, he purchased from Sir Jobn G st-don, afterwsrils added other lands. He mis. Jtatlies4ue hamilton, natural dan. of Wailer, Lord Scott of Bnccleugh, and sister of Jehn Scott, 1st Laird of Gorronberry. Ily her be lied, 1 Euecs’r, heir to his grandfather. 2 Walter, of Graycreot, who is. Jesn, dsu. of James Deans, n,orchassl in Edinburgh. lie was on eiainentsdoecate, and is sientioned in Woods’ow’s history, as having ably pleadeil for the Covensnlers, when ti-fed as rebels, in 1679. 3 Francis, of Rawiotsn. 4 John. 3 James. 6 William. 1 Katherine, ci. to George Frisgte, of Tursence. 2 Elieabelh. in Bers-ickshire. lie so. Janet, 2nd dos,. of James Frisgle, of Torsroedleo, from which union the Gm-eonhnswe fansily sprang. having lobes pact smith the Covesaisters, lie suffered many hardships and periecntions, as relnled in hisinteresting memoirs, which throsv notch light an tim fasnly history. bends by lime title of Lord Ness ItoH, and a asost essinout bnt en Ihe failure of Ins ssale doscesdas, Is, is Ihe tiuril gosse— for some lime hold time ofire of secretary-at-war. ftc is. of the atiddle Temisple, ooisssehhiur-at-haw, s-he if. sums. 1771.
