John Home, Lord Renton
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Sir John Home of Renton, Lord Renton (1600 – July 13, 1671) was appointed Lord Justice Clerk
by King Charles II
. He was also a Senator of the College of Justice
with the title Lord Renton.
, Berwickshire. Sasine was given on 29 November 1673 and recorded in the General Register on 7 January 1674.
stated that Sir John Home of Renton was advanced to his position by favour of the Duke of Lauderdale, although Lauderdale quarrelled with Renton in 1664, and when it was proposed that Renton be made Lord Chancellor of Scotland
the Duke remarked that "Renton had not the fortune able to bear out the rank of a Chancellor". Fountainhall says Renton was "a most premptor man to his inferiors or equalls, but a slavish fearer of any whom he supposed to be great at Court, on whom he most obsequiosly fauned."
Lord Renton married (2) Margaret, daughter of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham Priory
and son of the disgraced Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell. They had:
Lord Renton also had two natural children:
Lord Justice Clerk
The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.The holder has the title in both the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary and is in charge of the Second Division of Judges in the Court of Session...
by King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
. He was also a Senator of the College of Justice
College of Justice
The College of Justice is a term used to describe the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies.The constituent bodies of the supreme courts of Scotland are the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, and the Accountant of Court's Office...
with the title Lord Renton.
Family
In the Laing Charters is an Instrument of Sasine, following on a precept in a disposition dated at Edinburgh 28 August, 1671, by Sir Alexander Home of Renton, knight, eldest lawful son to the late Sir John Home of Renton, knight, with the consent of his brother Patrick Home, Sir John's second son, granting to George Home of Kames, the lands of Northfield, with East and Wester Lochs, and the lands of Fewalls, with teinds etc., in the barony of ColdinghamColdingham
Coldingham is a historic village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, on Scotland's southeast coastline, north of Eyemouth.As early as AD 660, Coldingham was the site of a religious establishment of high order, when it is recorded that Etheldreda, the queen of Egfrid, became a nun at the Abbey of...
, Berwickshire. Sasine was given on 29 November 1673 and recorded in the General Register on 7 January 1674.
Criticism
Lord FountainhallJohn Lauder, Lord Fountainhall
Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority...
stated that Sir John Home of Renton was advanced to his position by favour of the Duke of Lauderdale, although Lauderdale quarrelled with Renton in 1664, and when it was proposed that Renton be made Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a Great Officer of State in pre-Union Scotland.Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower status with the title of Keeper of the Great Seal...
the Duke remarked that "Renton had not the fortune able to bear out the rank of a Chancellor". Fountainhall says Renton was "a most premptor man to his inferiors or equalls, but a slavish fearer of any whom he supposed to be great at Court, on whom he most obsequiosly fauned."
Marriages
Lord Renton married (1) (contract dated February 15, 1622) Janet, daughter of Sir George Home of Manderston. They had at least three sons, of whom:- Sir Patrick Home of Lumsden, Bt., whose male issue became extinct in the person of his grandson in 1783.
- Charles, who, in an action about his share of his father's estate, was designed third lawful son ot the late Sir John Home of Renton.
Lord Renton married (2) Margaret, daughter of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham Priory
Coldingham Priory
Coldingham Priory was a house of Benedictine monks. It lies on the south-east coast of Scotland, in the village of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of...
and son of the disgraced Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell. They had:
- Sir Alexander Home, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Home, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Home of Renton, 1st Baronet was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia about 1678. He was also knighted sometime before August 28, 1671 when he was described as such in a Laing charter....
, of Renton. - Patrick, second son, alive in 1673.
Lord Renton also had two natural children:
- Henry Home of Kames (d. June 1690), Commissary of LauderLauderThe Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
. Henry acquired the lands of Kames upon the death of George Home of Kames, his uncle, who died without issue. Henry is said to have and left issue. - Isabel, who married Sir John Seton, 1st BaronetSir John Seton, 1st BaronetSir John Seton of Garleton, 1st Baronet was a younger son of George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton , by his spouse Elizabeth, daughter of John Maxwell, 7th Lord Herries of Terrigles....
, of Garleton.