1. I LAIRD OF GUTHRIE DAVID2 GUTHRIE (ILAIRDOFKINCALDRUMALEXANDER1) was born 1435, and died 1500. He married (1) ? MAULE, daughter of LORD OF PANMURE THOMAS MAULE. He married (2) JANET DUNDAS, daughter of SIR ARCHIBALDDUNDAS and AGNES BORTHWICK.
Notes for I LAIRD OF GUTHRIE DAVID GUTHRIE:
I LAIRD OF GUTHRIE DAVID GUTHRIE:
He was II Laird of Kincaldrum.
Baron of Guthrie, who in the time of his father was designed of Kincaldrum, was sherriff of Forar, in the year 1457. He held the high situation of Aemour Bearer to King James III, and was constituded Lord Treasurer of Scotland, in 1461, in which post he continued until 1467, when he was appointed Comptroller of the Exchequer. The year before, he (Sir David) with Patrick, bishop of St. Andrews', David Earl of Craufurd, William, Lord Graham, and others, "cum servientibus ad numerum octoginta personarum cujuscumq. nationis conditionis sexus et gradus fuerunt, "obtained from Edward IV a dafe conduct for two years, to travel in England, or to pass from thence to the continent; this deed is dated at Westminster, 23rd November, 1466. In 1469 he
was made Lord Register of Scotland; and in 1472, we find him one of the ambassadors on the part of Scotland, who met those of England, on the 25th of April, in that year, at Newcastle, and concluded a truce till the month of July, 1473; as appears by a safe conduct granted by King Edward IV to Thomas, Bishop of Aberdeen, David Lindesay, Earl of Crawforth, James, Lord Hamilton, John Steward, Lord Darnley, Archibald Whitelaw, Archibald deacon of Lothian, secretary to King Hames, David Guthrie, designed "Magister Registria Regis," and Duncan de Dundass, with 200 persons in their train; dated at Westminster, the 6 March, 1472. In 1473, he was constituded Lord Chief Justice of Scotland. By these great employments he augmented in a vast degree his paternal fortune, and to testify his thankfulness to God, he founded and endowed a collegiate church at Guthrie, for a probost and three prebends, dedicated to the Virgin, which was conformed by a bull from Pope Sextus IV dated at Rome, 14th June, 1479. It appears from the records of the abbey of Arbroath, that the kirk had been a chapel belonging to the abbey, from which it had been purchased by Sir David. Mr Richard Guthrie, almoner and confessor to King James III was then Abbot, but does not appear in what degree of relationship he stood to the purchaser. Sir David acquired the barony of Lower and half lands of Carrat, with the superiority of the same, from Georgem Earl of Rothes, by charter of alienation, wherein he is designed
treasurer of Scotland, to be held of the king for services, used and wont. He obtained a charter under the great seal, of King James III of the lands and barony of Guthrie, and in that he is designed "the King's Armour Bearer and Treasurer, to be held of the crown, for giving suit and presence in three head courts in the sheriffdom of Forfar, and for services used and wont. "This charter is dated, 25 March, 1465, his sasine dated the 29th of the same month. It appears from the royal charters on record, that he was proprietor of the lands of Pitcairn, in the county of Perth, and the superiority therof, tje Barony of Lower Muirton, Carrat, Westermethie, and others, in the county of Angus. This charter, a curious deed, is in the chartulary in excellent preservation and reads.............
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September 14, 1468, he had a royal warrant under the great seal, for building the tower and castle of Guthrie; and subsequently resinging the barony of Guthrie in the kin's hands, he obtained a new charter, convertin the tenure from Ward to Blench, holding of teh king, for payment of a penny silver Scots money, at the principal manor place of Guthrie, in name of Blench farm, if asked allenerly. This charter is dated 12 Februaru, 1470, and bears to have been granted as a recompense for his fairful services, and for the singular favor which the king bore to him. Armour-bearer to King James II
Sheriff of Angus 1457
Lord High Treasurer of Scotland 1461-70
Conptroller of the Household 1466-68 & 1470-73
Lord Clerk Register 1468-78
Master of the Rolls 1469-73
Ambassador to England April, 1472
Lord Justice General 1473-77
Notes for ? MAULE:
She was Sir David Guthrie's first wife, but had no issue
Children of I GUTHRIE and ? MAULE are:
