5505024. Sir John Herries First Lord Terregles
On the resignation of Thomas, Earl of Mar, he received from King David Bruce a charter erecting Terregles into a Barony on 17 Oct 1364. Sir John Herries became the First Lord Terregles. He was witness to several charters of King David Bruce, and donations to the monastery of Dunfermline, between the years 1360 and 1363. He got a charter under the great seal of King David Burce, of the whole lands and estate of Terregles in Dumfries, shire erecting them into a free barony. He was keeper of Stirling Castle in 1369-70.