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Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar

Person Exhibits

1372 Malcolm of Biggar

Detailed biography

Birth

Parents

Family life

Working life

• Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, served in the military as was taken prisoner by Robert Bertram on 17 October 1346 at Neville's Cross in Durham.^5,6,7,8
• In 1364 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Chamberlain of Scotland in Edinburgh.⁵
• On 20 July 1364 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Governor of Dumbarton Castle in Dumbarton Castle.^1,5,9,10,11
• On 20 July 1364 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff in Dumbarton.^12,13,8,14
• In 1365 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Governor of Dumbarton Castle.^15,16,17,18
• In 1366 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as custodian of Dunbarton Castle in Dumbarton Castle.¹⁹
• In 1367 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Governor of Dumbarton Castle in Dumbarton Castle.²⁰
• In 1374 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Governor at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh.^5,21,22
• In 1374 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as High Sheriff in Edinburgh.^5,21
• In 1379 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Steward to the Earl of Carrick.²³
• In 1381 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff of Edinburgh and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh Castle.²⁴
• On 1 November 1388 Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff of Edinburgh in Edinburgh.^25,26

Property^{27,28,7,8,29,30}

Malcolm ("the Reliable") Fleming, 8th of Biggar, possessed was granted by King David II all of the lands in the barony of Lenzie forfeited by the late John Kennedy on 11 January 1358 in Barony of Lenzie.^{31,32,33,8,34,35,36} He possessed was granted all of John Kennedy's forfeited lands in the barony of Lenzie on 11 January 1358.^{1,37,383940,141,42,43} He possessed had a charter from King David II confirming his grant of all of John Kennedy's forfeited lands in the barony of Lenzie on 6 April 1362 in Lenzie.^{1,3,44,8,4546} He possessed relinquished land at Dalziel or Motherwell that King David II now granted to Robert Stewart of 'Standbochchy' on 23 March 1363.¹ He possessed was instructed by King David to collect only 5 chalders of oatmeal for the maintenance of Dumbarton Castle from Paisley Abbey on 20 July 1364 in Dumbarton Castle.^1,47,48 He possessed was reminded by King David II of his earlier instruction re Paisley Abbey on 10 December 1364 in Dumbarton Castle.^49,12 He possessed possessed the duties of the mill at Lanark in 1367 in Lanark.^{13,5051,52,53,54,55,56,57} He possessed was elevated from tenant to hold this land in chief from the crown on 7 April 1372 in Kedystoun.⁵⁸ He possessed sold Kidston in the sheriffdom of Berwick to William earl of Douglas for six hundred pounds on 8 September 1372 at Berwick in Kidston.^{59,604,61,62,7,8,63} He possessed bought these lands from William Boyd on 11 November 1372 in Barony of Lenzie.⁶⁴ He possessed granted a charter in the lands of Badynhache to William of Bryde, Lord of Galvane in 1373 in Badynhache.^{6552,4,62,66,67,6168,67,69,70,52} He possessed bought his cousin's 80 pound mortgage from William Boyd on 20 June 1375 in Lenzie.^62,7 He possessed had a charter from King Robert II of the lands of Carmound below the vicarage of Edinburgh, previously resigned by Marjorie Fleming on 16 January 1380 in Crawmond.^71,72,55 He possessed was granted ratification by King David II in the Barony of Leigne, Kilmarnick and the Barony of Dalliel in free warren on 20 September 1382 in Leigne, Dunbartonshire.^{73,74,75,1476,77,78,52,74,79,7,80,8,14} He possessed must have paid out the Kennedy mortgage on Kirkintilloch's overlordhip, as he then gave them a charter in feu between 1375 and 1384 in Kirkintilloch. He possessed sold Fulwood to John Sempill (later designed "of Fulwood") between 1384 and 1409 in Fulwood+.⁸¹ He possessed gave a charter of the feu of Kirkintilloch to Gilbert Kennedy eldest son of John K of Dunure and their heirs to be holden of Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and his heirs on 27 January 1384 in Kirkintilloch.^82,83 He possessed was possessed of lands granted to him by King David, including Thankerton, Biggar, Crawfordjohn barony, Colbanston barony, Dalliel, Hertished, Kilbrid barony, Strathavon barony and Stanhouse barony in 1388.⁸⁴ He possessed granted Badynache (for services done and to be done) to William of Boyde, his grandson on 7 July 1395 at Badynache in Leigne, Dunbartonshire.^{85,8687,52,88} He possessed with consent of his son and heir David, wadset his lands of Blance in the constabulary of Haddington to Alexander Cockburn of Langton for £20 sterling under reversion; in 1404 Sir Robert Maitland wadset the same lands to Robert of Bolton before 1398 in Blance.⁸⁹⁹⁰

Death

Citations

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