Battle of Carberry Hill and was one of the signatories on the warrant for the queen to be held in Loch Leven Castle. He also led the vanguard of the Regent Moray's army at the Battle of Langside in 1568 and was rewarded with a charter to the abbey lands of Paisley. After the Regent was murdered in 1570 Sempill was imprisoned for a year. (See: Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill). Robert's son, John Sempill, was castigated by John Knox as Sempill the dancer. John was accused of treason and attempting to assassinate Regent Morton and was sentenced to death by hanging, drawing and quartering. However the sentence was commuted to imprisonment and he was later released. In 1572 John was succeeded by his elder half brother, Robert Sempill as the fourth Lord Sempill. This Robert assisted in the baptism of Prince Henry in 1594 and personally attended on the queen at a banquet that was held in celebration in the great hall of Stirling Castle. Robert was also appointed as a Privy Councillor by James VI of Scotland and was sent as an ambassador to Spain. However, later Robert would not renounce the Catholic faith and held no more public offices. (See: Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill). 17th century Robert Sempill, 6th Lord Sempill supported the royalist cause during the Civil War but was fined under the Commonwealth as a result. The 8th Lord Sempill embraced the Protestant faith. He was the first Lord Sempill to sit in Parliament since the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. He died in 1684 and was succeeded by his sister Anne Sempill. 18th century & Jacobite risings Anne's eldest son was Francis, the tenth Lord Sempill. He was a strong opponent of the union with England. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother John Sempill. John Sempill supported the Hanoverian-British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1715. John also died unmarried and the title passed to his brother, Hew (Hugh), who was a professional soldier. Hew Sempill had made a reputation for fighting on the continent. In 1746 he led his regiment on the side of the British Government at the Battle of Culloden, on the left wing of the Government army. Clan Chief The Rt Hon The Lord Sempill, James William Stuart Whitmore Sempill, The 21st Lord Sempill, Chief of the Name and Arms of Sempill. Castles Craigievar Castle