He  was  slain  on  Good  Friday,  1534,  and  was  survived  by  Mar-
garet, who,  on  May  9,  1537,  obtained  a  transumpt  of  this  con-
junct infeftment  in  Law.  Their  eldest  son  and  heir  and  successor
in  Law  was :

II  ANDREW  STIRLING  OF  LAW,  PORTNELLAN,
AND  EDENBARNET.  On  Nov.  28,  1571,  John  Cunninghame
of  Drumquhassell,  who  had  acquired  the  superiority  of  Law,
granted  a  precept  for  infefting  Andrew  Stirling  in  these  lands
and  Andrew  was  infeft  on  the  following  day.  Andrew  had  previ-
ously acquired  the  lands  of  Portnellane  Halliday  and  half  of  Bal-
dorane  by  charter  from  Queen  Mary,  dated  May  24,  1557.  He
had  another  crown  charter  of  these  lands,  dated  May  24,  1577.
Andrew  Streueling  also  acquired  the  lands  of  Edenbarnet  and
Craigbanzeoch  in  the  lordship  of  Kilpatrick,  regality  of  Paisley,
and  shire  of  Dumbarton,  from  Stephen  Spreull  of  Edenbarnet,  by
charter  dated  July  13,  1569.  Andrew  granted  to  Luke  Stirling
and  Janet  Edmonstone,  spouses,  and  their  son  John,  the  lands  of


148  THE   STERLING   GENEALOGY

Wester  Ballindorane,  by  charter  dated  at  Law,  May  4,  1564.     He
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Gabriel  Cunninghame  of  Craigends,
and  died  before  Oct.  24,  1581.
Andrew  had  five  sons :

III  1   William,  who  succeeded.
2  James,  who  witnessed  the  infeftment  in  Law  in  favor  of

his  brother,  William,  Apr.  2,  1582.
3  John,  who  as  a  brother  of  William  Stirling  of  Law,  wit-

nessed a  sasine  dated  Apr.  20,  1591.  John  was  made
a  burgess  of  Dumbartonshire  in  160,3.
4  Walter,  whose  son  and  heir,  John,  had  an  annuity  in  1584.
5  Robert  Striueling,  brother-german  of  William  Stirling  of

Law,  witnessed  an  instrument  in  favor  of  the  latter,
dated  Feb.  26,  1584.  William,  son  of  Robert,  had  a
tenement  in  Dumbarton  in  1606.
