 Malcolm Moncreiffe the sixth Laird was a member of James II of Scotland's council and received from him a charter incorporating his Highland and Lowland estates into the barony of Moncreiffe.He died in about 1465 and was succeeded by his son, the seventh Laird who was James III of Scotland's chamberlain and shield bearer.The seventh Laird married Beatrix, daughter of James Dundas of that Ilk but was murdered some time before 1475 by Flemish pirates.