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A bailie or baillie is a civic officer in the local government of Scotland. The position arose in the burghs, where bailies formerly held a post similar to that of an alderman or magistrate (see bailiff). Baillies appointed the high constables in Edinburgh, Leith and Perth.
Charles Baillie was a Scots-born Fleming. Following the murder of her husband, he became a papal agent and a member of Mary, Queen of Scots' household. Baillie was apprehended in 1571 with documents describing a plan for a Spanish landing on Mary's behalf in the eastern counties of England.
Baillies are first recorded in 1311 when William de Baillie appears as a jury member at an inquest concerning forfeited lands. In 1357 Willaim Baillie of Hoprig was knighted by David II and was later given a royal charter to the barony of Lamington.
The Baillies of Dunain are said to have been founded by a younger son of the house of Lamington who fought at the Battle of Brechin in 1452 and was rewarded with lands by the Earl of Huntly. He was also made Constable of Inverness Castle.
Feb 11, 2018 · By the time of the second Jacobite rising in 1745 Hugh Baillie (c.1710-50) was the owner of Dochfour, and he came under pressure from Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, the chief of Clan Fraser, to declare for the Jacobite cause.
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The Baillies are now divided into many families, the principal branches of which are those of Lamington, Jerviswood, Polkemmet and Dochfour. The Baillies of Dunain are said to have been founded by Alexander, a younger son of the House of Lamington.
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Oct 9, 2023 · Sir William Baillie's Role in the Battle. Sir William Baillie's participation in the Battle of Langside was emblematic of his unwavering commitment to Protestantism and his readiness to take up arms in support of the Protestant cause.
