Robert Lauder of Popill Sir Robert Lauder of Popill Knt . ( died April 1575 ) was a Member of the old Scottish Parliament and an adherent of Mary , Queen of Scots . Family . The eldest son and heir of Robert Lauder , of The Bass by his spouse Margaret Sinclair , the earliest mention of him appears in the feu renewal by Andrew Forman , Archbishop of St Andrews , Primate of Scotland , etc . , to his grandfather , Sir Robert Lauder of Bass , Knt . , of the barony and lands of Tyninghame on 28 July 1517 , when his name appears in the list of heirs and successors . He must have been an infant . In the North Berwick Protocol Books ( NAS - B56 / 1 / 1 ) Robert Lauder younger of The Bass , son and apparent heir to Robert Lauder , of The Bass , subscribed an obligation to William Lauder his eldest brother " natural " that he shall be seised in the lands of Little Spott , in Haddingtonshire , dated 29 April 1553 . C . A . B . Lawder states that when John Sinclair , Bishop of Brechin , died in April 1566 he was succeeded in his estate by his nephew Sir Robert Lauder of Poppill . A long " Instrument " dealing with the redemption of property in favour of " Robert Lawder of Pople , knight " , dated 9 May 1573 , appears in " The Protocol Book of Mr . Gilbert Grote " . Sir Robert is specifically referred to as " heir of Mr . John Sinclair , Dean of Restalrig " , and later Bishop of Brechin . Marriage dispute . On 24 July 1556 Jane Hepburn ( sometimes also referred to as Joanna and Janet ) daughter of Sir Patrick Hepburn , 3rd Earl of Bothwell ( d . 1556 ) by Lady Margaret ( d . 1572 ) daughter of Henry Sinclair , 1st Lord Sinclair , was hand - fasted to Robert Lauder younger of the Bass , in the presence of Sir Walter Robertson , Vicar of Aberdour . Robert Lauder became bound by the subsequent contract of marriage dated 12 August 1556 , under penalty of £4000 Scots , to complete the bond of matrimony " in the face of The Holy Church " before Michaelmas next thereafter . However , he failed to do so , and an Inhibition to the recording of the contract , dated 10th was registered 12 September 1556 , and accordingly the Mistress of Bothwell ( as Jane was styled ) brought an action for the amount of forfeit , which was heard on 20 December 1558 . She is designated in the record as lawful daughter to Patrick , Earl of Bothwell , and James Hepburn , 4th Earl of Bothwell , is styled her brother - german . She subsequently married thrice . Military & political affairs . On 17 March 1565 / 6 , Robert Lauder younger of the Bass , was appointed Captain of Tantallon Castle , the Keeper being the Earl of Atholl . This appointment followed the surrender of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven who was one of those charged with the murder of David Rizzio . Sir Robert had a remission , with other members of his family , for fighting on the Queen ' s side at the battle of Langside . He was exempted from military service , being " hevelie vexit with infirmitie of the gravell " 1569 - 1572 . Although formerly a Marian , he became a supporter of the Regent Morton and the King ' s party in 1572 . In 1572 Sir Robert Lauder , Knt . , younger of Bass , sat in Parliament ( See : " General Index to the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland " , Edinburgh 1875 ) . Marriage . In the Great Seal of Scotland , charter number 2281 , Robert Lauder , of The Bass grants to his son Robert Lauder , with Margaret Hay his spouse , the lands of Poppill ( today Papple ) etc . , in Haddingtonshire . Margaret is stated to be the daughter of William Hay , 2nd Lord Hay of Yester and Lady Margaret Livingstone . Witnesses to the charter were George Lauder , rector of Auldcathy , ( next Laird of Bass and brother of the grantee ) and William Lauder , son of Robert Lauder , senior , of The Bass . It was signed at Beil tower house , near Stenton , on 4 April 1567 . Death . The Testament ( NAS / CC8 / 8 / 3 ) of Sir Robert Lauder of Poppill was lodged at Edinburgh Commissariot on 12 December 1575 , by his widow , Dame Margaret Hay , and his brother , Master George Lauder . It was written at Tyninghame on 12 April 1575 ( the month he died ) . It is an extensive document and lists his moveable goods at £2869 / 5 / 2 . Robert Lauder of The Bass , his father , and William , Lord Hay of Yester his brother - in - law are his Oversmen .