HADDINGTON. 129 HADDINGTON. Viscounty [S.] Sin John Ramsay was cr. VISCOUNT OF HAD- j ]G0G DINGTON and LORD RAMSAY OF BARNS [S.] 11 June . ' 1600. He was subsequently, 25 Aug. 1615, cr. LORD RAMSAY OF MELROSE [S.], which Barony he resigned 25 Aug. 1618, in favour of his hr. Sir George Ramsay of Dalhousie. Finally he was cr., 22 Jan. 1620/1, BARON OF KINGSTON-UPON- THAMES, co. Surrey, and EARL OF HOLDERNKSSE. He d. s.p.s. and was bur. 28 Feb. 1625/6, in Westtn. Abbey. See fuller particulars of him under " Holder- ness " Earldom, a: 1620 ; ex. 1626. Earldom [S.] j. Sin Thomas Hamilton.^) of Priest field, in Dud- I 1G°7 dingston, s. and h. of Thomas H. of the same (one of the Lords of Session [S.] 1607-08), by Elizabeth, da. of James Heriot, of [with print- Trabroun, co. Haddington, was i. 1563; studied the law in France ; dtncy Advocate [S.], 1 Nov. 1587 ; one of the Lords of Session, 1592, under of 1010.) the style of Lord Drumcairn one of the eight Commissioners (Octaviuns) of the Treasury,( c ) 9 Jan. 1595/6 ; King's Advocate a few weeks later ; knighted (as " of Monkland ") about 1603 ; Lord Clerk Register, 16 May 1612 ; Sec. of State [S ], Oct. 1612, and was cr., 30 Nov. 1613,( d ) LORD BINNING AND BYRES [S.] He was Lord President of Session [S.], 15 June 1616 to 162G. He was cr. by pat. dat at Newmarket, 20 March 1619, EARL OF MELROSE [S.] to him and his heirs male of the name of Hamilton. This title, by pat. dat. at Bagshot, 17 Aug. 1627, was changed (after the death of Viscount Haddington [S.] abovenamed) to that of EARL OF HADDINGTON [S.] Lord Privy Seal [S.], 15 Feb. 1626, till his death in 1637. He m. firstly, about 1588, Margaret, da. of James Bokthwk'K, of Newbyres. She d. s.p.m. Dec. 1596. He m. secondly Margaret, da. of James FODLI8, of Coliuton, co. Edinburgh, by Ann, da. of Robert Heriot, of Lumphcy. She was living April 1608. Ileradmon. dat. 19 June 1609, at Edinburgh. He m. thirdly, Nov. 1613, Janet, widow of Sir Patrick Hume (who d. June 1609) sister of (the King's favourite) Robert, Earl OF Somerset, da. of Sir Thomas Ker ; of Femihurst, co. Roxburgh, by his first wife, Janet, da. of Sir William Kirkaldy. She d. March 1637 and was bur. at, Holyroodhouse. He d. a few weeks later, 29 May 1637, in his 74th year. Will dat. 6 July 1629, pr. 15 July 1637.C) II. 1087. g. Thomas (Hamilton), Earl of Haddington, &c. [S.], s. and h. by second wife ; b. 25 May 1600 ; styled Lord Binning, 1619-37 ; sue. to the peerage [S.], 29 May 1637 ; P.O. [S.], 1637 ; attached himself to the party of the "Covenanters" and was Col. of one of their Regiments. He m. firstly, about Feb. 1622, Catharine, 4th da. of John (Erskine), Earl of Mar [S.], by his second wife, Mary, da. of Esme (Stewjrt), Duke of Lennox [S-] She d. at Edinburgh 5 Feb. and was bur. 1 March 1635, at Tyuinghame. He m. secondly, 14 Jan. 1640, Jean, 3d da. of George (Gorbon), 2d Marquess of Huntlt [S.], by Anne, da. of Archibald (Campbell), 7th Earl of Argyll [S.] He d. 30 Aug. 1640, in his list year, being blown up (with his troop) by an accidental explosion at Dtinglass Castle, co. Haddington. His widow d. s.p.m. in the summer of 1655. (") The " Memorials of the Earls of Haddington by Sir William Fraser, K.C.B , LL.D.," were issued (150 copies only) in two magnificent 4to. vols, at Edinburgh in 1889. ( b ) This was the name of his estate in Perthshire. ( c ) He probably suggested the formation of this Commission to the King with whom he was in great favour and who, alluding to the street in which he lived, used to call him " Tarn o' the Cowgate." ( d ) In the preamble is set forth ■' his great services to the King both in public and private offices," " his father's attachment to the cause of Queen Mary and his grandfather's services and death at Pinkie." See Fraser's " Earls of Haddington." (°) His personal estate was estimated at above £43,000 Scots. He had acquired immense wealth by his profession, by the mines on his property, and by grants from the Crown. The lands of the Abbacy of Melrose, of Tyningham, Luttness, Cold- stream, &c, were among the latter. The lands of Binning and Byres were purchased in 1615. K
