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CRAWFORD. lands they invaded and plundered, and by whom Crawford was excommunicated. Within a year thereof be received bis death Wound while vainly endeavouring to prevent a bloody fray, fought 13 Jan. 1445/6, between the Ogilvies and Lindsays at Arbroath. He in. Marjory, da. el Alexander Oaitvis of Auelitevhou.se, Sheriff of Angus. He d. 17 Jan. 1446/8 (after great suHeriiig) at Fhihavon Castle (the day twelvemonth since he ravaged " St. Andrew's land," in Fife), and remained unboned 4 days till the excommunication was taken off. His wife is said to have smothered her cousin, Alex. Ogilvie of Inverquharitie, then a wounded prisoner at Finhaveii, in revenge fur her husband's approaching death. IV. 1440. 4. Alexander (Lindsay), Earl of Crawford [S.], s. aud U., the victor in the fray of Arbroath above alluded to, was Knighted before 1 July 1445, and was known as " the Tiijer " or " Earl Bcarilie." '(*) Like his father, he allied himself with the Earl of Douglas (as also with the Lord of the IslesX b ) against the Court party. He was Ambassador to England, 1-151. After the murder of Douglas by the King, he rebelled, but was defeated by the Earl of Huutly, 18 May 1452, after a desperate fight, near Brechin, when his " lands, life and goods " were declared forfeit, but were, on submission, restored in April of the next year ; Guardian of the Marches, 1453. He IB, Margaret, da. and h. of Sir David DUKBAR, of Cockburn and Auchtermonzie, br. of George, last Earl ok Dunuar, or March [S.] He d. at his Castle of Finhaven Sep. 1453, but six mouths after his pardon, ami was bur. "rcyia prope pompa "( c ) in the Grey Friars, at Dundee. His widow, afterwards wife of Sir William Wallace, of Craigie, in 1478, was living as late as 1496. V. 1453. 5. David (Lindsay), Eakl of Crawford [S."|, s. ami h., b. 1440.( l1 ) Having m. (when only IS) in 1 159 Elizabeth, da. of James (Hamilton), 1st Loud Hamilton [S.],by his 1st wife Euphemia.da.of Patrick (Graham), Earl OF Strathern [S.], he greatly iucreased his influence through the interest of his wife's fmnily. On 9 March 1472/3 he was granted for life the Lordships of Brechin ( a ) DicUvs Tiijris, qui totam Angusiam in subjeetioue temvit" [de chronicis Scotomm Brevia, MS.] ; suruamed Beardie or David with the lony beard [.Sir James Balfour, MS., Adv. Lib.], but " according to a comparatively modern authority " [Lord Strathallan, in his "House of Drummond," 1681] it was "from the little reverence in which he held the King's courtiers," that he was known " by the designations of Earl Jkardic or Beard the best of them." (>>) i.e. " Macdonald," but that patronymic was not in use till a later date. (=) "Boethius," fo. 376. ( d j The following table illustrates thedesceut of the Earldom, shewing the relationship of the interpolated Earls (viz., the 9th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd Earls to the then existing head of the house of Crawford, such last (when not in possession of the Earldom, as also the 10th and 23rd Earls, who were not in possession of the Earldom during the whole time each was such head) being marked with an asterisk.* Sir David Lindsay of Crawford, 1314-55. David L. Sir James L. Sir Alex. L. of Glen- d. s.p. of C, d. 1357. esk, d. 1382. r __T r _T Sir James L. of C, I. David, cr. Earl of d. 1397, s.p.in. Crawford [S.l 1398. r. 7 . 1 Sir William L. of the Byres, 1366. Sir William L. of the J III. II. Alex., Earl of C„ 1407-38. , Earl of C, 1438-46. I John L., cr. Lord Lindsay o£ the Byres [S.], 1445. J 4th Lord L. of the Byres, 1497-1526.