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not found him so designated. In 1517 he appears in the inquisition taken before the Sheriff of Fife respecting the landowners of that county. On 27 March, 1531, he grants a charter to Henry his son and h. and Alison Hume his spouse ; and on '7.5 Jan., 1535, he grants a second charter to the same. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Beton of Balfour, and they are both named in a charter of 9 Jan., 1546/7, on the occasion of their son's second marriage. She d. 1558 (Wood's ' East Neuk of Fife,' p. 372), and he before 25 Oct. that year. His son was

II. Henry Wardlaw of Torrie, called Sir Henry and made grandson in the Peerages, and said to have d.s.p. He m. 1st Alison Hume, with whom he had charters from his father 27 March, 1531, and 25 Jan., 1535. She was dead before 9 Jan., 1546, on which day he had another charter on the occasion of his 2nd marriage with Katherine, dau. of James Lundy of Balgony. He served himself heir to his father John 25 Oct., 1558, and was still living 16 Sept., 1569, when William Lumsden, rector of Cleish, uncle and heir of Thomas Lumsden of Ardrye, had sasine in the third part of Lockend, in the barony of Lochore- shire, on a precept from Henry Wardlaw of Torrie, life-renter, and Andrew his son, fiar of Torrie, superiors. He was pre- sumably the Henry Wardlaw of Torrie summoned to the Parliament of 1560. I believe that Andrew still appears as " appa- rent of Torrie " in the registers of the Great Seal in 1576, in which case he must have been still alive then ; but I have not the reference. He had a large family, of whom were (1) Andrew his heir ; (2) Robert, living 1592 ; (3) Mr. John ; and (4) William. Alexander Wardlaw, parson of Ballingry, Oct., 1551, was also apparently a son. In a long document dated 9 July, 1561, in which he is accused of various things, mention is made of " the Laird of Torrie, Andro Wardlaw," brother to the said Alexander and to John Wardlaw and James Wardlaw " his emis." See Hew Scott's 'Fasti,' ii. 525. He was afterwards (1576) rector of Banchrie, and d. before 1581, leaving two sons John, a witness to a sasine of Andrew Wardlaw of Torrie, June, 1576 ; and George, named in 1581.

III. Andrew Wardlaw of Torrie, eldest son. In the Peerages he is called Sir Andrew and made brother of the preceding. He had sasine, on precept from John, Archbishop of St. Andrews, on resignation by Henry Wardlaw of Torrie his father, of the lands

and barony of Torrie (with exceptions),. 9 June, 1566 (' Reg. of Sasines, Dunferm- line, 1569 ') ; and again 9 June, 1576, in the said lands, on their redemption from David Durie, son of the quondam Henry Durie de eodem, on a precept from Robert, Commendator of Dunfermline, dated 7 June previous (' Reg. Rec.'). On 17 Dec., 1579, he and others were proceeded against at the instance of James Scott of Balwearie (' Wemyss Book,' ii. 303). He acquired, with Janet Durie his spouse, the lands of Pitgarnow from William Scott of Abbots- hall by a contract dated 9 Aug., 1594, and had a charter of confirmation from King James VI., 7 Oct., 1598 (' Reg. Gt. Seal '). These lands by a subsequent charter he granted to Patrick his son, whom failing, to James, Patrick's immediate younger brother. Henry Wardlaw, his son and heir apparent, is a witness. On 18 May, 1613, he makes complaint that Andrew Wardlaw, Younger of Torrie, re- mains unreleased from the homings of 13 and 15 Oct. last ; and also that Mr. Patrick Wardlaw, sometime of Pitgarnow,. second son of the pursuer, remains unreleased from a horning of 19 Nov. last for not fulfilling certain obligations. On 8 June,. 1613, he appears, along with Andrew Wardlaw, fiar of Torrie, Henry Wardlaw of Balmule, and others, as resigning certain lands (ibid.). He d. before 1615. His wife Janet Durie was probably a dau. of the Henry Durie above named. She d~ 1601. They had issue (1) Henry, Younger of Torrie, called Sir Henry in the Peerages. He was living 1598, and d.v.p. before 1605, leaving issue by Marion Tours his wife two daus. and coheirs, Elizabeth and Janet, who on 24 Feb., 1619, were served heirs portioners to Henry Wardlaw, heir apparent of Torrie, their father ; to Andrew Wardlaw of Torrie, their grandfather ; to Henrjr Wardlaw of Torrie, their great-grandfather ;. and to John Wardlaw of Torrie their great - great - grandfather (' Inq. Gen.,' Nos. 805-12*). The younger was probably the "Janet, dau. of Henry Wardlaw of Torrie," who m. Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan (Douglas's ' Baronet- age,' p. 239). (2) Andrew, Younger of Torrie after 1605, his heir. (3) Patrick, heir to his brother. (4) James, living Oct., 1598. And probably (5) Margaret, wife of David Beton of Balfour with issue (Wood's ' East Neuk of Fife,' p. 377).

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 * This establishes the Torrie succession from