1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ar ran ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 4 . ▁As ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 5 3 1 ▁Thomas ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁important ▁task ▁of ▁keeping , ▁repair ing , ▁and ▁g arrison ing ▁T ant all on ▁Castle , ▁which ▁James ▁V ▁of ▁Scotland ▁had ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁ex iled ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ang us . ▁As ▁a ▁further ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁lands ▁and ▁lord ship ▁of ▁Bre chin ▁and ▁Navar ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 5 3 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁chamber lain ▁of ▁these ▁lands ▁since ▁ 1 5 2 7 . ▁The ▁char ter ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Er sk ine ▁of ▁Kirk bud do . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁year ly ▁fe es ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁crown ▁for ▁these ▁lands ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁w ages ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁of ▁St ir ling ▁Castle . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁Er sk ine ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Justice , ▁and ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁educated ▁at ▁P avia . ▁Later ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁king ’ s ▁susp icion ▁for ▁communic ating ▁with ▁the ▁ban ished ▁Douglas ▁family . ▁Er sk ine ▁witness ed ▁king ▁James ' s ▁will ▁on ▁the ▁Sal am ander ▁at ▁Le ith ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁before ▁his ▁voyage ▁to ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁Is les . ▁In ▁