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in 1503. Lord Borthwick inherited a tenement on the south side of Edinburgh's

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divided into several "lands", and one land was occupied by the merchant

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. The four African people known as the " More lasses" stayed with Hommyll in November 1504. After the

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, in November 1513 Lord Borthwick was appointed by the

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and the

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to the command of

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, which was ordered to be well fortified, and the custody of the infant monarch King

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and his younger brother

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. The seal of William, Lord Borthwick, appears on the

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signed with England on 7 October 1517.

Marriage and family

In 1491 Lord Borthwick married Margaret Hay, eldest daughter of

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. Their children included: * Thomas, Master of Borthwick (d. 1528). Died without issue. * John Borthwick, 5th Lord Borthwick (d. March 1566), a Privy Counsellor who opposed the

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. * Catherine, (eldest daughter), married Sir James Crichton of Frendraught. * Jonette, married in 1535, Sir Alexander Lauder of

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, who was killed at the

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. * Margaret, married Sir John Borthwick of Cineray (who died bef. December 1570), "of obscure origins ... not, as has been claimed, a son of William, third Lord Borthwick"-https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-55909?rskey=x3Pm9U&result=1

References

* Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, ''The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants'', etc., London, vol.1, 1848, pedigree CVII. * Anderson, William, ''The Scottish Nation'', Edinburgh, 1867, vol.ii, p. 339. * Pine, L.G., ''The New Extinct Peerage, 1884–1971'', London, 1972, p. 33. 1542 deaths Nobility from Midlothian 4 Scottish diplomats 16th-century Scottish people Court of James V of Scotland Scottish soldiers Year of birth unknown {{Lord-of-Parliament-stub