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He was a witness on 6 August 1542, and in 1552, as his brother's heir, was contracted to Margaret Crichton, youngest daughter of William, Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (who had been slain by his father), as soon as she should be of the age of twelve. Robert, Lord Sempill, destined his estates to go to him, failing Robert, son of the late Master of Sempill and the heirs of his body, 8 November 1572. He took part in the capture of Dumbarton Castle in 1571 and had an exemption for so doing from Parliament. He was designed 'Captain' on 24 March 1572-73. In 1577 he was denounced rebel for failing to appear to answer for attempts upon the life of the minister of Largs. He brought an action for reduction of his father's will in 1578, and was one of the curators of his nephew, the fourth Lord Sempill.⁶

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¹ Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, The Scots Peerage Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, Volume VII: (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910), Sempill, p. 538-51, III Robert.
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