William Borthwick IInd of Borthwick

• Preferred Name: William Borthwick IInd of Borthwick^[1]
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir Knight
  
• FSID: GVNG-GFQ
  
• Death: BEF 1450 in Scotland
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 2nd of Borthwick in Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N5.825 LONG: E3.011 with note: thepeerage.com
  
• Birth: AFT 1390 in Scotland
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  «b»Biography«/b»
  William was the son of William Borthwick.
  
  On 1st December 1412 George de Lawedre Burgess [and sometime Provost of Edinburgh], William 'Sire de Graham', William de Borthwick, Esquire, with others, were ambassadors appointed by the Council General of Scotland to treat for the deliverance of James, King of Scotland, and for truce as signified in the letters they carry from the Duke of Albany, the King's very dear cousin, with 40 horsemen in their company.
  
  William de Borthwick, son and heir of Sir William de Borthwick along with Robert de Lawedre, James de Lawedre, and Thomas de Lawedre - Canon of Dunbar, and others, witnessed the confirmation by William de Lawedre, Bishop of Glasgow, of the Papal Dispensation by Pope Benedict XIII dated 11 Dec 1413, for the marriage of William de Douglas, Earl of Angus,and Margaret, daughter of Sir William de la Hay, the elder, Knt., who were related in the fourth degree of consanguinity. Dated and signed at Yester castle, Haddingtonshire, 6th January 1414/15.
  
  On 4 August 1415 William de Borthwick of that Ilk and his son and heir [this] William witnessed a charter of Alexander de Carnis [Cairns] which was included with other charters in a confirmation.
  
  On 28 February 1416 William de Borthwick of that Ilk, and his son & heir [this] William, witnessed a charter to James de Dundas under The Great Seal (no.119).
  
  It appears that he was knighted between these last two charters.
  
  On 4th August 1416 Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk, Knt., and [this] William Borthwick his son and heir were witnesses to a charter.
  
  In a charter of 28th February 1416/17 by Archibald, Earl of Douglas, the witnesses included "my kinsmen" John de St. Clair [probably Borthwick junior's father-in-law] and William de Borthwick, Knts., and Robert de Ramsay, Lord of Dalhousie, Adam de Hepburn, Lord of Hailes, and [this] William de Borthwick, son and heir of the said William de Borthwick.
  
  Shortly after this last charter Sir William Borthwick senior died and this Sir William succeeded him.
  
  Sir William Borthwick [of that Ilk] was Captain of Edinburgh Castle in 1420.
  
  On 1st December 1420 William de Borthwick of that Ilk, Knt., witnessed a charter of Archibald, Earl of Douglas to William de Stevinstoun, confirmed under The Great Seal, 26 June 1450.
  
  On the 28th November 1424, "William Borthwick, Knt., the father" was one of those sitting in the Privy Council hearing a dispute relating to William Oliphant.
  
  On 6th March 1426 (date of confirmation) William de Borthwick, Knt., was one of the witnesses to a charter of Archibald, Earl of Douglas under The Great Seal (no.85).
  
  Sir William Borthwick, Knt., senior, was a substitute hostage for James 1st 16th July 1425, was taken to York Castle, thence to Pontefract for exchange, 8 Feb 1426/7. He was exchanged for Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig on 9th November.
  
  Borthwick Castle was built and fortified by him under a warrant from King James 1st dated 2 June 1430, on lands in the moat of Locherworth, formerly belonging to the Hay family. Specifically, it authorised him to build and fortify a castle in the moat of Lochorwort, in the county of Edinburgh. The site of the castle was formerly the property of that branch of the noble family of Hay, now represented by the Marquess of Tweeddale. The castle still exists today, although bearing traces of the siege of Oliver Cromwell."
  
  William Borthwick and and Beatrice St. Clair obtained a Papal Dispensation for their marriage dated 1st May 1411. It is unclear who her father is but she is thought to be the daughter of Sir John St. Clair, Knt., of the Herdmanston family.
  
  «b»They had the following known children:«/b»
  1.) Janet, who married James Douglas and George Crichton
  
  2.) William, 2nd Lord Borthwick
  
  3.) John, of Crookston, a younger son.
  
  «b»Research Notes
  General note:«/b»
  Before the return of King James I from captivity in England in 1424, [this] the younger William, was briefly Captain of Edinburgh Castle (whose Keeper was the Earl of Douglas). The accounts of the Custumars of Edinburgh show that for some years up to 1420 Borthwick (and others) were abusing their power to seize moneys due to be paid to the crown, and were exporting goods without paying custom. [This may be father or son.]
  
  He was knighted c.1424 and in June 1425 was (with nine others) appointed as ambassador from Scotland to Rome. (The purpose of the embassy may have been to discuss the export of money by Scottish clerics to purchase benefices from the papacy.) While he was in Rome, his father was in England as one of the hostages for the ransom demanded for the king's release. In June 1430 this Sir William obtained from James I a licence to build at the mote of Locherworth what became Borthwick Castle, Edinburghshire, which is certainly a building of that period. In 1436/7 Sir David Hay of Yester, whose family had property rights at Locherworth, recorded protests about Borthwick's possession of the mote, but a settlement must have been reached.
  
  Although Scots Peerage is considered reliable, the results of the 1984-1986 case brough by Lt Col. John Henry Stuart Borthwick of Crookston to the Lord Lyon has resulted in a finding that the sources in "The Scots Peerage, ii, 94-119" are unreliable. One should recognize, however, that the scope of this statement is not applicable to all sources in that reference rather those pertaining to the numbering of the title as "a major point was a renumbering of the previous holders of that title' and especially to the issue of the one William having been treated as two.
  
  Less reliables sources such as Burke's seem to be aligned with SP as noted above, and, therefore, suffer from the same defect. For example, it states "The exact date of the death of Sir William Borthwick has not been ascertained. It is probable that he did not long enjoy his new castle, as he died before the year 1439, and was survived by his son and heir, William Borthwick, of Borthwick, who...(was) made a lord of parliament by King James II...on 12 Jun 1452."

• m. 1 MAY 1411 in Midlothian, Scotland

1. Margaret Borthwick, b. 1413 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom     d. 5 JUN 1464 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

• m. 1380 in Borthwick, Mid-Lothian, Scotland, Great Britain

1. Title: The Peerage
   Publication: Name: http://thepeerage.com/p13756.htm#i137560;
   Note: Sir William Borthwick, 2nd of Borthwick was born circa 1384.2 He was the son of Sir William Borthwick, 1st of Borthwick.2 He and Beatrice Sinclair obtained a marriage license on 1 May 1411.3 He died between 1430 and 1439.1 He was appointed Knight in 1424/25.2 He lived at Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1 Children of Sir William Borthwick, 2nd of Borthwick and Beatrice Sinclair Janet Borthwick+3 d. a 5 Jun 1464 Sir William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick+1 b. c 1412, d. c 6 Dec 1483