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Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill, commonly called the 'Great Lord Sempill,' was the eldest son of William Sempill, 2nd Lord Sempill, by his first wife, Lady Margaret Montgomery, eldest daughter of Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Eglinton.[1][2][3][4] born circa 1501.[5][6][7]

He married Isabel Hamilton circa 1522.[8] During his marriage, he had at least one mistress, Elizabeth Carlyle of Torthorwald whom he married before 24 Aug 1546. A third wife, Janet Leslie, might also have been an ertswhile mistress, The date of their marriage is not recorded but was likely after the death of Elizabeth.

Robert died after 29 Mar 1574[9] and before 15 Jan 1576.[10][11][12]

Antecedents

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Sempill in Renfrewshire
Family History . . .

The history of the Sempill family extends to the middle of the 13th century, with Robert Sempill who was Steward of the barony of Renfrew and witnessed a grant by James, High Steward of Scotland.[13] His sons Robert and Thomas, were both awarded charters by Robert de Brus, King Robert I, for their service. [14][15]

The Sempill family had their primary holdings in Renfrewshire predominantly in Ellistoun,Lochwinnoch, Kilbarchan, and Paisley.[16] Their numbers included the Stewarts, Cunninghames, Montgomeries, and Wallaces amongst others and these families tended to intermarry and at time, feud. Robert, the Great Lord Sempill, was the 9th great-grandson of the early Robert Sempill just mentioned and the 8th great-grandson of James, High Steward of Scotland with this latter observation serving as one example of this intermarriage.

Kilbarchan is but two miles from Elderslie, the alleged birth place of William Wallace, who, if one can believe some of the non-contemporaneous reports that he had a daughter named Elizabeth, is the 8th great-grandfather of the Great Lord Sempill. The Bruce family did not have large holdings in the area but Marjory Bruce reportedly died in Paisley although much of that story is myth, it is probably true that she was bolted from a horse there and delivered her son Robert. In any case, Marjory is the 6th great-grandmother of Robert and her son, Robert, the 5th great-grandfather, and, of course, her father, King Robert I, was his 7th great-grandfather.

Many more examples could be given but forwarding to Robert's 2nd great-grandfather, William, one sees he was made hereditary Sheriff of Renfrewshire by King James III.[17] William's son, Thomas, was knighted by James and died on the field at Sauchieburn supporting James III. Thomas's son, John, Robert's grandfather, was knighted by James IV and raised to the peerage as the 1st Lord Sempill in November of the same year that both men lost their father's at Sauchieburn. James IV met with him in Paisley in 1504[18] and visited the 1st Lord Sempill at his home, 26 Jul 1505,[19][20] shortly after the foundation of the Castle Semple Collegiate Church.[21]

Childhood . . .

Robert was born before 1501 and was at least four years old and almost surely met the King. He was fortunate to have had all four of his grandparents at least until 1504/6 when his paternal grandmother passed away. This was followed by his paternal grandfather, the 1st Lord Sempill who died in Battle of Flodden in 1513, by which time he had achieved the age of discretion if not majority. Not surprisingly, John Sempill and James IV, who both had lost their fathers in 1488 lost their lives at Flodden.

Before his grandfather's death, it had already been arranged that Robert would marry Margaret Crichton, daughter of Sir Adam Crichton of Ruthvendenny. This marriage, however, never took place.

The Parliament of Scotland had decreed in 1496, that the first born of all barons and freeholders must attend school from the age of eight or nine for a minimum of three years.[22] Of course, the Sempill family were not mere freeholders rather had been raised to the Peerage and it can be certain that a good education would have been supplied even without a stututory requirement and one that was beyond simply grammar, law, and Latin and also done through a private tutor rather than a burghess school.

Royal Service

James V - King of Scots

The Sempill and Stewart families had a long history of close relations. Robert's grandfather, John, was still living when Robert was a child and it was this John who was made 1st Lord Semple by James IV soon after they both had lost their fathers at Sauchiburn. In 1513, these two fought together against the English at Flodden where they both died. James V. only 17 months old at the time. His mother was soon wed to Archibald Douglas whom James grew to despise after being held captive by him until his 'escape' in 1528, at the age of 16, and began his rule.

Although Robert was closer in age to the King, it was his father William whose experience was needed and it was he who served on the Privy Council and served on the jury at the 1537 trial of Jonet Douglas, sister of the former step-father of James V.

In spite of these royal links, feuds and alliances were a way of life in 16th century Scotland and one sees William and Robert were no exception with William entering Edinburgh on 21 Jun 1526 with a force of 586 men[23] putting Cornelius de Mathetema to death near the Tolbooth.[24][25][26] Later that year, both William and Robert were involved in a dispute with John Mure of Caldwell.[27] This was part of a larger feud between the Montgomeries and Cunninghams - a feud that lasted a century and one in which the Sempill's were allied with the Montgomeries. Intermarriage was a common tactic to either seal an alliance or to broker peace with an enemy. His marriage to Margaret, from the Clan Montgomerie, may well have been part of an alliance with that family. A close inspection reveals that John Mure was a second cousin. This dispute, resulted in both WIlliam and Robert being put to the horn.[28]

1532 . . . In service to the King

Another alliance was with Clan Stewart. William Sempill was on the Privy Council to James V of Scotland and, Robert, as Master of Sempill, served in the household of the King wearing livery costume. He gave the King presents which were recorded because the King had them embellished by his craftsmen. In 1532 the King's armourer William Smithberde polished and sharpened the blades of eight two-handed swords given by Robert, other gifts were stockings and a tartan coat.[29]

Service in the royal court did nothing to save his charter to the island of Little Cumbrae[30][31] or assuage his proclivity towards violence as one finds that in late July or early August, Robert, his father. and many others murdered William Cunningham of Craigends (2nd cousin to Robert's maternal grandfather)[27]

On 20 October 1533, he was made Governor and Constable of the King's castle of Douglas. In April 1534, after Robert had reached his majority, James V exacted a financial penalty for his "non-entry" to the Sempill lands, punishing his father for non-payment.[32] even though the case against him was still working its way through the justice system.[33]

On 26 Feb 1535 he was again declared rebel and put to the horn.[34]

On 17 Jul 1537, his father served on the jury for the Lady Glammis, the sister of the hated step-father of James V. who was charged with witchcraft[35]

1540 . . . Exile

The King's favor did not protect Robert when, for his part in the Montgomerie-Cunninghame feud, he was banished from Scotland and France on 2 Mar 1540 such banishment effective on the 20th instant.[36] His father had to give a surety of £5000 that he not return without permission of the King.[37] The English border being nearby, he served out his exile in Carlyle.[37] Whilst there, he had negotiations with Sir Thomas Wharton, the High Sheriff of Cumberland.[37] Carlyle was the ancestral home of the Carlyle's of Torthorwald and it is there that he likely met his mistress and future wife Elizabeth Carlyle and it is there that their son John and daughters Jean and Dorothy were born.

In 1541, there was a remission for all crimes committed to that date except treason by Robert, his father, his uncle Gabriel et al.,[38] but this did not seem to put an end to the exile as noted by Wharton in a letter to Henry VIII on 14 May 1541 where Wharton recommended deporting Master Sempill within four days.[39]

The Regency of Mary

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Marie de Guise
1543 . . . Return to Scotland

Soon after the death of James V on 14 Dec 1542, his banishment must have been at an end as he returned to Scotland the next year[37] . . . and it seems quite early in the year as one sees Robert, in Feb 1543, requesting that his children be sent from England to join him. This request was sent by way of Thomas Wharton to the Duke of Suffolk, President of the Privy Council for Henry VIII.[40] It is interesting that he could not bring his children out of England without permission from the King's Council. More interesting, is that Robert returned not from England but from France where he had met with Francis I.[41][42] As a matter of fact, there was regular correspondence between Robert, Thomas Wharton and Henry VIII.[43]

Robert was held in high regard by Marie de Guise and she was likely instrumental in arranging for Robert to become Master of Household to James Hamilton, Earl of Arran.[44] who had helped arrange both marriages on behalf of the King and accompanied him to France for his marriage to Marie de Guise. Hamilton was appointed Governor (Regent) of Scotland and tutor to the young Mary Additionally, Robert's father turned over the duties of sherriff to Robert and he was also made coroner of Renfrew in 1544[45] - a position he maintained the next three decades. That same year he was also appointed to accompany some Earls and Lords to Stirling to offer counsel[46] and his uncle Peter was made Constable of Edinburgh Castle.[47] The next year, he obtained the family estates and the heriditary office of sheriff of Renfrew on his father's resignation[48] and he was appointed baillie and justiciary of the Abbey of Paisley[49][50][51][52] and it appears he was in France and attracted the interest of Henry VII who soon after launched his "Rough Wooing."[53]

1546 . . . A new wife

Robert married his second wife sometime before 24 Aug 1546, but it is not clear exactly when they married or when his previous marriage ended or whether the first marriage ended with death or divorce (being Catholic, one would assume the former). If Isobel died during his banishment, it might have had some influence on his return to Scotland.

Robert not only served the Regent as the Master of the Household but also sat in Parliament from 1544-46 and attended the Convention at Stirling in 1545. On 21 Feb 1546, Grizzel, Robert's eldest daughter, was divorced by her husband, James Hamilton of Stenhouse a former Provost of Edinburgh, as she had started an affair with the brother of the Regent, John Hamilton, who, it so happens, was also the god-son of Robert[54] and future Archbishop of St. Andrews. Grizzel became a frequent resident in the household. Around this same time, Robert, along with Richard Maitland of Lethington and Hew Wallace of Carnett, acted as curators of Hugh, 3rd Earl of Eglinton who was still a minor.[55]

1547 . . . Battles and feuds

He fought in the Battle of Pinkie in 1547 along with his son-in-law David Hamilton, husband of Margaret, his uncle Gabriel Sempill,his brother-in-law Alan Cathcart,[56][57] and his cousin Thomas Crawford to mention a few. David died while trying to come to the aid of his father-in-law.[58] Gabriel also fell during the battle while Robert and his cousin were taken prisoner. David Hamilton of Broomhill and Cuthbert Hamilton of Cander were slain attempting to rescue him.[59] brought to England, and detained there until peace was settled between the two Kingdoms.[60] The detention lasted a considerable period for Thomas and likely for Robert as well, and after paying ransom, the two returned to Scotland probably in 1548 as Robert succeeded his father that year although his father lived another four years.[61] The defeat at Pinkie led Marie de Guise to take precautions and an alliance was made with France and included the future marriage of the Dauphin and Mary Stewart. Mary Queen of Scots was taken to Inchmahome Priory then to Dumbarton where she and her companions, the Four Maries (which included Robert's future daughter-in-law), sailed for France 7 August 1548.

On 9 Apr 1549. his 2nd cousin, John Mure, and others attempted to kill Robert as part of the ongoing feud. A year later, Robert was alleged to have committed murder as detailed shortly.[62]

On 16 May 1550, John Hamilton helped organize a deal where £1,000 Scots money was given to James Doig in exchange for his prisoner John Lutrell, an English knight. Luttrell was then used in exchange for James, son of George Douglas and Robert's eldest son Robert.[63]

Subsequent to the release of the younger Robert, on 11 Jun 1550, while at the residence of the Regent, the elder Robert was said to have murdered William Crichton, 5th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar.[64][65][66][67][68][69] According to the story recorded by John Lesley (Bishop of Ross), Lord Sempill was in the private lodging of Regent Arran in Edinburgh and was moved by rage to stab Lord Sanquhar with his sword.[70][71] Some say that the dispute was over Reformation with Robert promoting the new faith and Crichton defending the old.[72] He was arrested and taken to Edinburgh Castle and would have been beheaded, but his influential friends secured his release. These 'friends' included his eldest daughter Grizzel, who having acquired the lands of Gilton was now Lady Gilton, John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Regent Arran. [49][54] The remarks may well have been biased and some accounts say that it was not Robert but his son Robert who was the culprit.[73]

In any case, the Crichton family had, willingly or under duress, signed a petition on behalf of Robert and had signed an agreement with William, 2nd Lord Sempill[74] where two grandsons would marry two daughters of the late Lord Crichton (Robert's son Andrew would marry his youngest daughter and Robert's nephew, Alan, Lord Cathcart would marry his eldest daughter),[75] Whether justice was served or not, Robert was released from Edinburgh Castle was acquitted on 10 Sep 1550.[76][73]

In Sep 1550, Robert and Thomas as well as John Sempill of Fulwood[77] and many others, accompanied Marie de Guise in her visit to her daughter in France.[78] There Thomas was employed by Henri II of France as a Gen D'arme under Earl of Arran and remained until 1561. Robert returned as planned in Apr 1551 but Marie delayed her return due to her son's illnes[79] and did not return until Nov 1551.

1552 . . . A new Lord Sempill and a new Regent and a new religion

On 3 Jun 1552, Robert's father died in Edinburgh. Robert's mother had died decades earlier and his father had re-married twice with his third wife, Marion Montgomerie, surviving him. Robert and Marion came to an agreement over the estate with Robert receiving Castle Sempill and Southannan.[80]

The first official act noting his new title was on 23 Sep when he was put to the horn , again, This time for not having made proper account as sheriff.[81]

In 1554, Marie de Guise replaced Hamilton as regent. Robert supported the queen regent during Mary Stuart's stay in France. He was loyal not only to the monarchy but to the Church of Rome as well, a fact that was a source of trouble with the rising tide of the Reformation and the Lords of the Congregation specifically. On 7 April, just five days before the start of Marie's regency, Robert was had a 'respite for treasonably coming in battle array against' Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn, who was an early and prominent supporter of Protestantism.[82]

The middle of the decade appears quiet and uneventful[83][84] for the most part, but religious tensions continued with an illegal convocation of the lieges of Kilmacolm in Kersemeadow for the purpose of killing Robert likely for his compelling tenants to pay rents to Paisley Abbey in his role of Protector.[85]

In March 1558, Robert is once again battling the Earl of Glencairn, This was more a continuation of the Montgomerie and Cunningham feud than a fight between Catholic and Protestant interests as they were soon working together. On 9 May 1558, Robert, along with the Earl of Bothwell, Lord of Morton, Earl of Glencairn, Lord Ruthven, and Lord Erskine, were assigned by Mary of Guise to protect the city of Edinburgh.[86] His Catholicism and allegiance to the Crown did come into play the next year, when he was sent by Marie to Perth to meet the Congregation[87] where he was described by Knox as "a man sold under sin, an enemy to God and to all godliness."[61][88]

1559/1560 . . . Reformation

Apparently, no lasting friendship developed in that meeting as The Lords of the West attacked Castleton/Castle Semple in Lochwinnoch in November 1559.[89][90][91] eliciting a complaint from Mary de Guise.[92] In response to these attacks, Robert fortified the castle and added Peel Tower 'within ane ile in the loch of Lochquhinyeoch.' [93][94][95][96] On 17 Aug, the Council complained Sempill had 'committed slaughters and "Heirshippis" [armed incursions]' and was put to the horn[93] Though menaced, the castle was not actively assailed until September[97]

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Dunbar Castle

Leaving his eldest son at Castle Semple, Lord Semple had already taken refuge in the stronghold of Dunbar Castle,[97] then under the command of a French captain, Corbeyran de Cardaillac Sarlabous. Sarlabous was asked in August and again on 17 Sep 1560 to give him up but declined to do so until he received the command of Mary, Queen of Scots and Francis II of France [Mary of Guise had died two months earlier].[98][99]

The Scottish Reformation Parliament, James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault and his son James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran again besieged Castle Semple.[97] An ally of the Hamiltons, the Earl of Glencairn gave a description of an assault on the castle on 18 September 1560 that penetrated the yard. The attackers took some sheep to prove their achievement.

Meanwhile, Robert left Dunbar on 23 Sep[100] and had been supplied by Salarbois with 20 harquebusiers.[101] By 7 Oct, Robert, Master of Sempill, had sent his brother John to Dunbar to receive Robert's response to a demand for surrender.[102][103] Robert returned to Dunbar with John so no response was given to the younger Robert at Castle Sempill, which was surrendered on 21 Oct.[104] Robert and John left for France although some reports say Robert stayed at Dunbar[105] while John sailed to France.[106][107][108][109][110][111][112]

The castle was besieged for violations of ordinances against retaining the mass.[113][114][115] Days earlier the Earl of Glencairn had put together sufficient soldiers and artillery to attack Castle Semple and despite seven days worth of truly appalling weather he was able on the eighth day to set his artillery in an ideal position and by 3 pm the following day the Castle Semple gate house had been destroyed. Glencairn's soldiers attacked through the breach in the walls; however, they were beaten off. The next morning, 19 Oct, a white flag was seen flying and the siege was over.[115]

It was the Master of Sempill who had held the castle and was taken prisoner along with his brother Andrew. With the departure of Lord Sempill, the Protestants were keen to take their frustrations out on Peel Tower.[110]

1560 . . . Escape to France

His arrival in France was just prior to the death of François II, husband of Mary I. Robert's cousin Capt. Thomas Crawfurd, as related above, fought alongside him at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh and had also been taken prisoner by the English, had traveled to France after his release and become one of the Scots guards who attended Henri II and the Dauphin. Robert traveled to France with his son John (the Dancer).[116] John had been to France for an extended stay with Mary de Guise ten years earlier but this likely signalled his romantic attraction to his future wife Mary Livingston who was one of the 'Four Maries' who grew up with the Queen and were her close friends and Ladies-in-Waiting.

1561 . . . Return to Scotland

Robert was 'relaxed from the horn' in Feb/Mar 1561.[105][117][110] It is not clear how quickly the news arrived and, once it did, how anxious he was to return. The Queen and her retinue, including Capt. Thomas Crawfurd,[118] left for Scotland on 14 Aug (arriving in Leith five days later. It is doubtful that he would have remained in France after the departure, so he likely returned to Scotland before or, more likely, with Mary and his cousin Thomas.

The Queen's Reign

Mary I, Queen of Scots

A few months after returning to Scotland, the Queen was visiting the Commernalde, a house of James, Lord Fleming, brother of Mary Fleming one of the Four Maries, both of whom were first cousins to Mary.[119] While there, the roof collapsed killing 7 or 8 persons but although Robert Sempill had been in the house, he and the Earl Atholl had left the building for a hunt. The next year, one finds Queen Mary staying overnight at Robert's Southannan estate.[120]

Robert obtained a Commission of Justiciary for Renfrewshire but he abused this office and it was revoked on 10 Oct 1564[121] or more precisely limited so as to exclude James Glen of the Bar, his family and friends as there was then a feud between the parties.[122][82]

1565 . . . Marriages, Moppets, & Murders

John Sempill, known as "The Englishman" by his friends and "John the Dancer" by John Knox, married Mary Livingstone, known as "Lustie" on 6 Mar 1565, The wedding was sponsored by the Queen who was generous in her gifts of beds, jewells and estates. John was of illegitimate birth but that stain was removed when his father took his mother as his second wife.[123] John, a younger son, did receive the estate of Beltrees and so became Lord of Beltrees.

That July 29th, Mary Stewart married her first cousin Henry Stewart, until then Lord Darnley now King Henry. Sempill was one of the "nobles and barons of the west country" who on 5 Sept 1565 signed a band in support of Mary and Darnley, in opposition to the Earl of Moray and other rebels of the Chaseabout Raid, and in Mary's army held a command in the vanguard of the battle.[82][124][125] Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill’s initial loyalty to Mary Queen of Scots was acknowledged:

“Pope Pius IV to John, Lord of Hume, William, Lord of Seton, John, Lord of Sempill…: The report which the Queen of Scotland's ambassador... has given of the steadfastness of... some... Scottish nobles in defence of the Catholic religion, as also of their loyalty to their Queen, is very gratifying to the Pope, who felicitates them on the renown they have won among men, and much more upon the reward they may expect from God. He exhorts them still to persevere, more especially as there is now no little hope of better things".[126]

The two Maries were soon each with child with Maries Livingstone delivering around December, 1565, while the Queen, on 8 Mar 1566, still six months pregnant, was assaulted by her husband who was under the influence of outlawed Protestant Lords and his own vanity with the hopes of wresting the crown matrimonial The assault was to target David Riccio, secretary to the Queen and John Semple of Beltrees. Fortunately for John, he was elsewhere when the King and the Lords entered the Queen's supper chamber, Riccio was not so fortunate and died after being stabbed 56 times.

Mary was now a captive of the Protestant Lords and was cut off from a box containing her foreign correspondence and cypher, which were still in a room that had been put in the charge of Lord Sempill. This role being conferred by the Protestant Lords on Lord Sempill who was Roman Catholic and, by all accounts, loyal to the Queen at this time, is a bit curious. In any case, the Queen asked Mary Livingstone to request that her husband John Sempill retrieve the box from the Riccio's chamber quarded by his father.[127]

The royal couple escaped to Dunbar Castle with Henry, Arthur Erskine (Captain of the Guard) and seven others two days after the murder of Riccio. The outlaw Lords continued to rely on Robert, deputing him to ask Mary to sign an agreement with Ruthven and the protestant lords.[128][129]

The Queen, in spite of the excitement, gave birth to a son in June and, like Mary Livingstone, named him James (most likely, Mary Stewart had already chosen that name and Mary Livingstone knew that when she named her child, so even though James Sempill was born first, he was named after the future James Stewart). On 15 Dec 1566 (not the 17th as is commonly, but incorrectly, reported) , Robert was at the baptism of James VI, participating in the ceremony by carrying the face cloth,[130] normally part of the priest's fee.[131] The two children were reared together with the younger child made god-father to his older cousin.

Relations between Mary and Henry had not improved and King Henry was no longer welcome at Holyrood Palace and was staying in Kirk O'Field where he was murdered on 10 Feb 1567. Many pointed to Earl Bothwell. Bothwell was tried on 12 Apr 1567, with Lord Sempill on the jury,[132] and was acquitted,[133][134] possibly influenced by 4,000 of Bothwell's men then present in Edinburgh but more likely because Maitland wanted to make it possible for Bothwell and Mary to marry so that he could then accuse her of having a part in the murder of King Henry. After the acquittal, all parties left for a pub and signed the Ainslie Tavern Bond that supported the marriage of Bothwell and the Queen.[135][136] The marriage occurred a month later, 15 May 1567[137] one week after he divorced his wife, Jean Gordon, daughter of the 4th Lord Huntly, whom he married just the year before.

May 1567 . . . Changing sides

The marriage was opposed by many Scottish lords including some who had signed the Ainslie Tavern Bond. In less than a month supporters of the Regent, including Lord Sempill, and supporters of the Queen met at Carberry Hill,14 June 1567. Sempill commanded in the vanguard of the army that opposed the queen[138][139] (Calderwood claims he was in the rear-guard[140]). His son John, Lord of Beltrees, however, remained loyal to the queen and fought on her side.

Though a Catholic, he joined the association for the 'defences of the young prince' after the murder of Darnley, in opposition to Bothwell and the queen.[141] The question is whether this switch was immediate or was it just before the Battle of Carberry Hill? As the acquittal of Bothwell and the subsequent marriage were part of a trap laid out by Maitland, one cannot look to these events to answer that question. With Carberry, there was no doubt.[10][142]

Robert was also one of six who signed the documents authorising William Douglas of Lochleven to take the queen under his charge in Lochleven Castle the next day.[143][144][145][146][147][148] In Morton's declaration regarding the discovery and custody of the 'casket letters', he is mentioned as having been present at the opening of the casket five days later.[149][150][151][152] Four days later, Mary was forced to abdicate.[153]

The Regency of James

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King James VI of Scotland
1568 . . . A new battle

Now a member of the Council of the Regent Moray and Commissioner for opening Parliament. His Papist adherence being overlooked in favor of his political loyalty.

With the queen's escape from Lochleven after nearly a year in captivity (and with the aid of John Sempill and his wife Mary), he assembled his dependents (including his nephew Alan,) against her at Langside on 13 May 1568;[154][155] Fighting for the Queen was his son John's brother-in-law William Livingston and probably John himself.[156][157][158] As the head of the Regent's victorious forces,[159] Robert became kown as "The Great Lord."[160]

He was in command at Dumbarton Castle, 4 Oct 1568, when it was taken by Lord Claud Hamilton. On the 19 May he was, with the Earl of Glencairn, appointed Lieutenant of the Western parts, with special instructions to watch Dumbarton Castle , and prevent the entrance into it of provisions or reinforcements or fugitives.[161][162] One of estates taken in the region as the Hamilton's Cochna House, which was surrendered before the end of the month.[163][164] For his special services he obtained a gift of the abbey of Paisley in 1569.[165][166][167][168]

1569 . . . Attacking Mary's supporters

Robert, along with Mortan, Mar, Glencairn, Lindsay, Atholl, and others, was in council to the Regent in Stirling when Captain Crawford was given audience and accused William Maitland of Lethinton and Sir James Balfour of having been the murderers of King Henry leading to the arrest of both of the accused.[169] Robert and many of the council member also joined the Regent in corresponence to Queen Elizabeth arguing that Queen Mary should be delivered into their hands.[170] Moray continued to maintain an army and, with Robert as the commander of that army, the castles and homes of Mary's supporters were attacked and set fire including Hamilton's Castle in late 1569.[171] Whether directly related to this event or merely part of the Marian Civil War, James Hamilton shot and killed Regent Moray in Jan 1570 His cousin John Hamilton, Archbishop of St. Andrews, was known to be art and part of the event, for which he would eventually pay with his life.

1570 . . . Taken prisoner

Also in Jan,or soon after, Robert was one of several nobles petitioning Queen Elizabeth to return Queen Mary to Scotland but possibly this was coerced for on 17 May 1570, on his return from the army that had demolished the castle of the Hamiltons the previous day,[172] he was seized by some of Hamilton's' dependents[173][174][175] while in the house of one of his daughter,[176] more specifically Andrew Hamilton of Merrintoune as captain of fifty men-at-arms, and carried a prisoner to Draffen, where he was surrendered to the Duke[177] and was shortly afterwards removed to Argyl.[176] He remained a captive for over a year.[178]

1571 . . . Release and revenge

At the start of the next year, the Hamiltons had moved Robert back to Draffen and were collecting rents from his tenants in Glasford.[179][180] At the last meeting of parliament prior to that time, 10 Oct 1570, it was decided to call a truce until 1 Apr 1571.[181] but on 17 Jan 1571, in spite of the truce, Claud Hamilton,, 1st Lord Paisley, son of the Duke, took the house of Paisley by surprise and garrisoned it under the command of John Hamilton, Laird of Coughall allegedly with Lord Sempill's consent.[182][179] Regardless of whether Sempill had given consent, the Regent responded with a march against the house forcing its surrender by cutting off the supply of water and demanding the release of Lord Sempill in exchange for sparing the lives of Hamilton and his cohorts. [178] His release, however, was not forthcoming and he is still reported to be detained on 8 Feb 1571[183] There were rumours of his release by April but this was not so.[184]

The next move against the Hamiltons was to take Dumbarton Castle. Notwithstanding the utmost efforts of Glencairn and Sempill, before his imprisonment, the castle of Dumbarton continued to hold out, until, on the early morning of 2 April 1571, its rock was scaled by Robert's cousin Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill and 150 men including Robert's son Andrew.[185] Inside the castle, they found the Archbishop of St. Andrews, who, being art and part of the murder of Regent Moray, was quickly found guilty and sent to the gallows.[186]

Robert was still held prisoner in early July based on a note from Dury to Burghley in the Calendar of Scottish Papers.[187][188][189] He was finally freed in the beginning of August after extracting a sum of money from Lord Sempill.[190] This included conferring the rents of Glassford to his captors and consent to transferring the possession of Paisley[191] which was done with a military force accompanied by the Archbishop and a grandson of Robert's by Grizzel among others.[192]

With his imprisonment ended and the score with the Hamiltons settled, he once again became politically active This was, not surprisingly, not a peaceful transition and he was with Regent Lennox on 4 Sep 1571 when Kirkaldy and his party captured Robert, the regent, Argyle, Morton, Glencairn, Cassillis, Eglinton, Montorse, Buchan Cathcart, and Ochiltree. The prisoners were able win their freedom and Kirkcaldy's party either captured or fled on horseback but one of Kirkaldy's men mortally wounded Lennox who soon died.[193] Three days later, Robert was appointed Privy Counsilor.and member of Parliament that year and the next. His favor with new regent did not translate to success against the Marian supporters[194] and the peace with the Hamiltons was short-lived as on 10 Jul 1572 Claud surprised Lord Semple while collecting rents from his tenants, killing forty-two of his men and taking sixteen prisoners.[195][196]

He was appointed Lt. Gen and Justiciar of the sheriffdoms of Lanark and Renfrew on 2 Jul 1572. On 8 Nov[15 Dec] 1572, he granted a charter of his estates to his heirs reserving possession for life.[197][198] On 25 Nov, the Earl of Morton was chsen regent with Robert in the role of Chancellor taking the vote.[199]

Rendition of stone at Lochwinnig Churchyard
1573 . . . Put to the horn, again
In Feb, Paisley was returned to Hamilton as part of the 'Pacification of Perth'[200] although Robert did not relinquish it without a fight.[201] On 16 Apr, he was ordered to disband his followers. This was soon followed by a suit by a Protestant vicar who believed he had a right to extract monies from the Papist Lord. Robert disagreed and threatened the vicar resulting in his being put to the horn on 6 May. He was excommunicated on 20 Jun[202] for which he made a court appearance on 1 Aug 1573. On 10 Jun, the Privy Counsil '[203] granted Claud Hamilton a levy of forces to aid him in recovering Paisley. on 7 Oct 1573, he commisioned his grandson Robert and James, Earl of Mourton, his deputies.[204] The last official record of Robert was a suit on 29 Mar 1574.[9] He died between that date and the probate of his will on 17 Jan 1576.[205]

Family

As mentioned, Robert was married thrice. With his first wife, Isabel Hamilton, daughter of Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar,[206] they had issue:[207]

  1. Robert[208][10][206] - profile: eldest son, Master of Sempill, who predeceased him, leaving his grandson to become Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill,
  2. Andrew,[185][10][209][210] second son, ancestor of the Sempills of Bruntshiells.[211][206]
    1. A grandson, John[212] of Bruntschellis, son of Andrew of Bruntschellis, is listed as a son in two items in the Great Seal of Scotland that confused this grandson with John of Beltrees.[213]
  3. James[212] likely died w/o issue before 8 Nov 1572.[214]
  1. Grizzel,[215][10][216][206], eldest daughter,[217] married James Hamilton[218][219]
  2. Margaret,[220][10] second daughter, married David Hamilton of Broomhill[217][221][222][206] before 7 Oct 1545.
  3. Isobel,[223] third daughter, married James Hamilton of Kincavill but was divorced for adultery on 7 Sep 1560.

His second wife was Elizabeth Carlyle.[206] They had the following children:[207]

  1. John[224][10][225][206] ancestor of the Sempills of Beltrees, and English born, married Mary Livingston in March 1565. She was one of the Four Marys who were ladies in waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots.
  2. Jean[223][10] married James Ross, 4th Lord Ross.[206]
  3. Dorothea[223][10][226] married Robert Montgomery 6th of Skelmorlie[206] bef 20 May 1567.[227][228]
  4. Grizzel[206][226][229][223][230][206][230] married John Blair[231][232][233][234][235]

In addition, there are three other children of Robert who were likely by Elizabeth:

  1. Elizabeth[223] married Robert Graham of Knokdolian on 1 Mar 1578. Secondly, Robert Lindsay of Balhall.
  2. William born in 1546, Later Colonel William Sempill.[236][237][238]
  3. Gilbert brother of William.[236]

For some of the children, there is a question of whether Isabel or Elizabeth is the mother:

  1. Marian, married Hugh Montgomery of Hazelhead[223][10][239][240]
  2. Janet,[223][10] married William Fleming of Barochan

His third wife was Janet (Leslie) Elphinstone and he was her third husband. She survived him and remarried. They had a daughter:

  1. Helen[236]
Children
NameBirthDeathMotherConfidence
RangeMeanOrderPlace
Robert1520-1529June 15241st maleScotlandbef. 16 Dec 1569IsabelHigh
Grizzel1520-1525June 15221st femaleScotlandOct 1575IsabelHigh
Margaret1521-152715242nd femaleScotlandNov 1580IsabelHigh
Isobel1522-15281525?Scotlandaft. 1568IsabelMed
Andrew1521-152815242nd maleScotlandaft. 1578IsabelHigh
James1522-154215323rd maleScotlandbef. 8 Nov 1572IsabelMed
John1540-154115404th maleEngland25 Apr 1579ElizabethHigh
Jean1540-15421541?England28 Feb 1592ElizabethHigh
Dorothea1541-15431542?England2 May 1600ElizabethHigh
Grizzelaft. 1546?Scotland20 Dec 1609ElizabethHigh
Williamabt. 1546Scotland1 Mar 1633UnknownLow
GilbertScotlandaft. 1594UnknownLow
ElizabethScotlandabt. 1599Probably ElizabethHigh
JanetScotlandIsabel or ElizabethHigh
MarianScotland16 Mar 1591 Isabel or ElizabethHigh
Helenaft. 1565ScotlandJanet LeslieMed

Additionally, there are others who are identified as children of Robert but others claim not or claim that they are descendants but not direct children. One example is Giles (Semple) Preston, who is most likely his sister not his daughter Another is the poet, Robert Sempill who some say was actually the Lord Semple[241] although maybe the author of these works was more than just one man.

Legacy

Robert has tens of thousands of descendants and that statement probably is true even if one only counts living descendants. In preserving the privacy of living descendants, only those notable descendant who are deceased are mentioned but this still leaves hundreds of notables including Winston Churchil, Princess Diana, Donald Trump, Rob Roy, Sam Houston, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Lewis Stevenson and John McCain, With Robert's history of 16th century feuds, it is not surprising that he had Hatfield and McCoy descendants involved in that famous 19th century feud.

For a full list see the Robert Sempill Notable Descendants

Research Notes

Date of Birth

Robert's year of birth is commonly estimated as 1505. A commission granted in 1528[242] confirms his birth prior to 1507. Considering that he was the eldest son and that his four younger brothers were of full age on 17 Jul 1526, one should surmise that the youngest brother was born prior to 17 Jul 1505 and allowing one year between each brother, the inference is that Robert was born before 17 Jul 1501. Another hint at his age is his being contracted to marry prior to 1513.[243] This, of course, only confirms he was born before this date.

Children

There are some concerns in the listing of children. The Scots Peerage[11] has primary resource references while the Genealogical History of the Family Semple[10] is lacking in that regard. These are the two sources being relied upon but they have some conflicts.

  1. In listing the children there is no conflicting information for Robert, Andrew, Grizel, John, Jean, or Dorothea.
  2. John of Bruntshiels was identified as a lawful son of Robert Sempill in State Papers but it appears that they meant John of Beltrees. The estate of Bruntschiels had been conveyed to Andrew so that John of Bruntschiels would be his son and a grandson of Robert. In Robert's will, one see the precedence of John of Bruntschiels before John of Beltrees, which is natural as children of an older sibling have precedence over younger siblings.
  3. Scots Peerage, however, lists a James and a John by the first wife where Kilbarchan, A Parish History makes no mention of these two. Kilbarchan: A Parish History names Janet marrying Hugh Montgomerie and Unnamed marrying Alexander Fleming both shown as daughters of Isabel.
  4. Kilbarchan: A Parish History lists Dorothy as a daughter of Isabel but she is listed in the papers of legitimization for Elizabeth's children so we can be certain that she was not a daughter of Isabel.
  5. Additionally, Scots Peerage lists two daughter with the second wife (a Marion and another daughter whose name is blank) whereas Family Semple lists them as daughters of the first wife as well as supplying the name Janet. Both sources agree that Marion married Hugh Montgomery and Janet/blank married Alexander Fleming.
  6. The Peerage and Clan MacFarlane list a Giles daughter of Isobal who married Archibald Preston, 2nd of Valleyfield. The Peerage merely sites Clan MacFarlane, which, in turn, cites Burke's Scots Peerage but no such information is seen there, at least not in older editions. Douglas describes her, not as a daughter, rather a descendant.[244]
  7. Finally, Scots Peerage lists two daughters with Elizabeth Carlyle, Elizabeth and Isobel, not mentioned in Family Semple. Isobel was clearly born before Robert was exiled to England and is almost certainly a daughter of Isobel Hamilton.
It appears that the children with his mistress Elizabeth Carlyle were born and reared in Carlyle in England,[40] one of the domains of the Carlyle family in addition to Torthorwald in Scotland. This request for the children is dated Feb 1543 or nearly three years since his banishment began. There were only three children before Robert and Elizabeth married and from the plural children we can infer that the message refers to at least two if not all three of these children.

Burial

The 1st Lord Sempill is entombed in the Castle Sempill Collegiate Church and it is also the burial site for his son Gabriel Sempill and a couple of 19th century additions. It does not contain the bodies of Robert or his children with this Find A Grave memorial[245] to the contrary notwithstanding. A stone with the initials RS (Robert Semple) and IH (Isobel Hamilton) did exist for a time in the Lochwinnig Churchyard.

Associations

Within the nobility, it seems that everyone within the class had business relationship, social relationship, and often genetic relationships with one another.
Robert had been curator for mortgaged land involving his elder dauughter Grizzel, two of her sons, and Henry Wardlaw.[246] Henry was a supporter of Mary Stuart and his brother James had helped her to escape Lochleven Castle.
There was another Robert Sempill (1530-1595) who was a ballad-writer and satirist. Whether he was related to the Third Lord Sempill is not known. It was once thought by some that it was the Third Lord Sempill but in pointing to his works issued after the death of the Third Lord Sempill, it was concluded that they could not have been one and the same. This logic ignores the fact that the satirist might have been two persons rather than one, in which case it was possibly the Third Lord Sempill who had authored the early works and one of his sons authoring later works. The Third Lord Sempill was a supporter of Queen Mary until the assasination of King Henry (or possibly he was already shifting his allegiance by the time of the murder of Rizzio) and it would be prudent to look at the dates of the writing against the Queen attributed to the satirist.

Sources

  1. ↑ His parent's marriage was commemorated in carved stone heraldry at Castle Semple Collegiate Church. Lady Margaret Montgomery was descended from Robert II of Scotland through 5 generations. So descendents of Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill are descended from many Scottish monarchs up to Robert II, and also from Anglo-Saxon kings (through the marriage of Malcolm III of Scotland to Saint Margaret of Scotland). The Sempill family from the thirteenth century were heritable bailiffs of the regality of Paisley, and sheriffs of Renfrewshire, under the Lord High Steward of Scotland. They frequently distinguished themselves in the English wars, and were employed in important duties of state. Sir Thomas Sempill, father of John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill, was killed at the battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488, fighting in support of James III, and the first Lord Sempill, created by James IV about 1489, fell at Flodden on 9 September 1513.
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  3. ↑ Burke, John Bernard, "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference" , London: Harriason & Sons, 1915, 77th ed., Archive.org, p. 1801
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  5. ↑ In Acta Dominorum Concilii, xxxvi, fol. 138 and xxxvii fol. 117, Robert is listed wtih his father for a dispute with John Mure of Caldwell in 1526. This means that he was either at least 21 years of age or that he was at least 14 years of age and has his father's approval. If the latter were the case, the motivation to add the youth to the dispute is difficult to assertain leading one to infer that Robert was at least 21 in 1526.
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