James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington

A summons (National Archives of Scotland GD220/3/74) was issued to James, Lord Mordington, and others, charging them to compear before the Estates of Parliament on 4 June following, to answer for not "swearing and subscribing" the Solemn League and Covenant, and to "swear and subscribe it publicly in open face of Parliament", under the pains therein mentioned, dated 20 April 1644.

The Presbytery were clearly not satisfied with that summons, and a Visitation (GD220/3/74) to the Kirk of Mordingtoun by the Presbytery of Chirnsyde was made in order to get him to conform to the Ordinance of the Commissioners of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland "that James Lord Mordingtoun, in the face of God's kirk, should renounce Popery, swear and subscribe the Confession of Faith and also the Solemn League and Covenant, which his Lordship did.

On 17 October 1644, a letter was sent, addressed to Colonel Lindsay, Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed, certifying that the Committee and Commissioners for the Parliament of England have assessed the estate of James, Lord Mordington, in the bounds of Berwick to pay £100 Sterling for the forces, and requiring the governor to collect said sum.

He was present at his Tower house of Mordington on 22 July 1650, when Oliver Cromwell's forces arrived and set up camp there for several days, using his home as their headquarters.

This lady claimed the peerage of Oliphant, but in the Court of Session in 1633, it was determined, in the presence of King Charles I, in favour of the heir male.