Isabella (de Lawedre) Leslie (abt. 1445 - aft. 1500)

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Biography

Isabella's grand-uncle Patrick de Lawedre was heir of tailzie [entail] to "his brother" George de Lawedre (Lauder) of Balcomy, Fife, who had been appointed Bishop of Argyll, before 25th July, 1427.^[1] George & Patrick are brothers of Isabella's grandfather. In 1444, with the consent of Patrick de Lawedre "his brother and heir of tailzie", George de Lawedre of Balcomy, who became Bishop of Argyll, gave his consent to the Prior of St. Andrews to dig stones out of the quarry at Balcomy to repair the convent. George only owned the hereditary feu (not the superiority) of the Balcomy lands and Patrick was next in line as his brother and heir.

Patrick, however, appears to have pre-deceased his brother George, as sasine of Balcomy in Fife was subsequently granted to Isabelle de Lawedre "heiress of Balcomy"^[2] in 1454, when she must have been under age.^[3]

She married Alexander Leslie.^[4] They had issue:

1. John, the heir^[4]
2. Walter, Marischal of the King's household^[4]
3. Elizabeth, m. 1st WIlliam Seton, of Meldrum, m. 2nd John Collison^[4]

Thereafter, on 27th September 1465, the King confirmed to Alexander de Lesley [sic] de Warderis and Issabelle de Lawedre^[5] his spouse, the lands of Balcomy in Fife, which Issabella [note the 'e' has become an 'a'] "in her pure virginity" has personally resigned for a regrant following her marriage.^[6]

A mortification charter was confirmed on 28th November 1474 for 12 merks annually from the lands of Balcomy in Fife, failing which from the lands of Warderis, "pro animabus" (for the lives of) Alexander Leslie of Warderis and his spouse Isabelle.^[7]

On 22nd June 1498 "Ysabell of Lawder, the spouse of umquhile Alexander Lesly of Wardres" appointed her procurators for an action against Morton of Randerston.^[8]

He died in 1500, although it seems likely he was incapacitated prior as his son is acting as laird of Warderis as early as 1492. Isabella, his wife, was still alive 1st September 1499, when she resigned her lands of Balcomie to Walter, the second son, but nothing is heard from her after this date and it is likely she died soon after as he subsequently resigned them in favour of John.

Sources

1. ↑ Keith's Scottish Bishops by John Spottiswoode, Esq., Edinburgh, 1824.
2. ↑ Leslie, Charles Joseph, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9, Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 101
3. ↑ The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland 1480-1487, edited by George Burnett, LL.D., Lord Lyon King of Arms, vol.ix, Edinburgh, 1886, p.663.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Leslie, Charles Joseph, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9, Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 275
5. ↑ Lauder in charter 2331 of 1496; the transition to the Anglicised surname took place in the last 20 years of the 15th century.
6. ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland, no.849 confirmed at Stirling.
7. ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland, no.1188.
8. ↑ Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes 1496 - 1501, vol.ii, editors Neilson/Paton, Edinburgh, 1918, p.227.

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