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era o n ts o n n e te t en te t a s to o n s ev l p i c c d wi h M i h , which w e hop e he will be pl eas ed to receive a s uppl e

o hi s i n or at on a s the res t o f o ur o re m en t t f m i , ul m

ns exten ded i nves tigatio . vi PREFATORY EXTRACTS FROM

o ert te a rt the t r s o n n o ert R b S w , hi d Of Ki g R b th e e o n i s s tate to a e een E r o f en te t S c d , d h v b a l M i h

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en te t i n 1 1 n ow for the rs t t e o rre t M i h , 3 7 , ﬁ im c c ly p ri n ted i n the pres en t wo rk fro m the o rigi nal i n den 2 t re i n ter s h e ta n e the a r o u , m Of which Ob i d E ld m Of

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o ert te art wa s o r e a e E r en te t R b S w , b c m , a l Of M i h by

’ a rr a e t a ar a ret ra a the a ter m i g wi h L dy M g G h m , d ugh

o f S i r o n ra a i s erro n eo s a s S i r o ert J h G h m , u , R b

’ n owh ere ho ld s that dign ity u ntil a fter hi s fa ther s

a s s o n I n 1 6 r i e . t ee ears a ter h s arr a e h e cc i 3 4, h y f m i g , i s s tyl ed i n the Exch equer Ro ll s s imply Robert 3 art n t T h e r S tew Of M e eith . ecord s Of Parlia men t 4 s how that i n 1 3 67 a n d h e wa s p res en t i n

ar a en t as o r o f en te t o n an d i t i s n ot P li m L d M i h ly ,

’ u n til the day a fter hi s father s coronatio n that h e pays

1 E e 2 c e u o s vol . . x . Vol . . f o t s o 2 . x h q r R ll , p l xxi ii hi w rk, p . 77 3 c e u o l . e s vo . 1 66 Ex h q r R ll , p . 4 c ts of th e a am nt s o f an 5 e cot vol . i . . 0 1 . 15 1221 A P rli S l d , , p 5 , p . 5 05 . T H E R E D M BOOK OF ENTEITH . vii

1 e a s a r ro hi h o mag E l . F m s i n ﬂ u en tia l po s iti o n i t ca n n ot be doubted that if S i r Rob ert S tewart had really been entitl ed to the dign ity Of E arl Of M enteith t ro the o rtes hi s i e i t o a e een h ugh c u y Of w f , w uld h v b a o r e to s o on a ter hi s a rr a B u t t ere i s cc d d him f m i ge . h evid en ce that h e co nti n ued a co mmo n er for s everal

ears an d nt the oro nat o n hi s at er as n y , u il c i Of f h Ki g

o ert th e e on ro a nd a er t at ere o n R b S c d . F m ft h c m y h e w as E r en te t a n d the n eren e ear a l Of M i h , i f c cl ly i s that h e b eca me s o by s p ecial creatio n o n that

as o n o cc i . Thi s fact goes en ti rely aga i n s t the th eory b roached i n thes e prefaces to the Exch equer Ro ll s a s to femal e

s ent i n ra T he s a e ma be s a a de c pee ges . m y id Of

o r er en te t arr a e o n s o e t i s f m M i h m i g , which m ligh

n h M r e thrown fro m a s tatem e t by t e late . Ridd ll .

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a r e t r ar ente t i n 1 2 1 i s a ter th e M u ic , hi d E l Of M i h , 3 , f

I t has een marriage s tyl ed Earl Of M en tei th . b doubted wh ether h e did n ot receive the dign i ty by

' e o tes a n Old o rtes hi s e bu t M r . c u y Of wif , Ridd ll qu 2

ro o r n ento r arters A e an er . a s ll i v y Of ch by l x d I I , “ co n ta i n i ng a charter by that monarch W al teri

Cu m n de co mitatu d e M en teithe o es far to y g , which g

1 t s of th e a aments of cot an vol . . . . A c P rli S l d , i p 545 2 ee a e an d on s sto a Law . 1 0 0 . P r g C i ri l , p 5 viii PREFATORY EXTRACTS FROM

es ta bli s h the fact that the dign ity was con ferred upon

t on a s on S i r o ert te a rt a s e a rea . him , up R b S w , by p ci l c i “ The editor o f the Exch equ er Ro ll s a s s umes that

the s a n o f th e a en e o f M ar a ter of hu b d l dy El , d ugh

Gratn e ar o f M ar was the a o s S i r o n M en y E l , f m u J h

I n t s h e teith the re te etra er o f Wa a e. , pu d b y ll c hi

‘ h e r e ho s tat s t at Si r o n ol o s t e at M . w e f l w l Ridd ll , h J h a n d the hu s ban d o f Lady Elene o f M ar were o n e an d

1 th a n i re te o e er e s e ers o . s V e s m p Thi i w fu d , h w v , by

th e a or r an d the t t es o te ot M . e u h i i qu d , b h by Ridd ll e or o f th e r o M r e o n s dit e Exch qu e R ll s . . Ridd ll f u d o n a arter o f 1 res erve i n the re o r s o f Par ch 35 9 , p d c d 2 l ia men t rante n a i the e o n to S ir , g d by Ki g D v d S c d

o n en te t the s on o f a en e o f M ar re o n J h M i h , L dy El , c ve i n to the an s o f S trath artne had y g him l d g y, which b een taken by the Ki ng fro m the s a me S i r J oh n i n

1 3 44. Th es e l an d s are i n that charter s tated to have been gra nted by Ki ng Robert th e B ruce to S i r J o hn M enteith an d Lady El en e o f M ar i n free marr iage ; but a s s n arter o f n o ert the r e re mi i g ch Ki g R b B uc , 3 ferred to i n the Exchequer Ro ll s as provi ng th e

a o e t o the s n an e o f the en tr has b v , h ugh full ig iﬁc c y

een o er o o e es i ns th e ra n tee the s an o f b v l k d , d g g , hu b d

‘ a en e o f M a r a s o n o n te t s o n to o n L dy El , J h M i h , J h

1 T act s e a an d stor ca 1 8 . 1 . r , L g l Hi i l , 35 , p 49 2 l . . 2 cts of th e a ament s of cot an vo . . A P rli S l d, i p 5 4 ’ N o l o n s n e . 2 . 6. c e ue o s vo . . . e ts o Ex h q r R ll , ii p lvi R b r I d x, p 3, T H E R E D M BOOK OF ENTEITH . ix

’ M o n tei th . There i s thu s evidence that there were i n s ucces s ion to each o ther th ree pers o ns who bore the

n a e an d es nat on o f Si r o n en te t an d t at m d ig i J h M i h , h Lady El ene o f M ar was the wife o f the s eco n d S i r

o n ente t who was not the a o s S i r o n b u t J h M i h , f m u J h ,

hi s s on .

“ Although i n the prefaces to the Exch equ er Ro ll s i t i s n owhere di s ti n ctly stated that th e reputed b etrayer o f Wa llace an d the hu s ban d o f Lady El en e o f

M ar ere o n e an d the s a e ers o n i t i s a r e t at w m p , fﬁ m d h

oa n na o f en te t Co ntes s o f S trath ern wa s the J M i h , u , 1 a ter of i r o n n a n d a en e o f M a r d ugh S J h M e teith L dy El . That J oan na o f S trath ern wa s th e daughter of the ﬁ rs t 2 S i r o n en te t i s ro e ro a t ent e en e J h M i h p v d f m u h ic vid c , a nd has n ever b een di s puted ; bu t i t i s a mi s take to

r s ay that s h e was th e daughter o f Lady El en e o f M a .

As w e a e s o n a ene wa s n o t the e o f h v h w , L dy El wif the rs t S i r o n en te t an d e en s he had een ﬁ J h M i h , v if b , s h e co uld no t have b een the m o th er o f J oan na o f

S trathern fo r i t be th e a s e as s tate i n the if c , d Ex

e er o s t at oan na w as the e o f ar ch qu R ll , h J wif E l

a s e o f S tra thern th e at er o f the ar a s e M li , f h E l M li who se wife w as implicated i n the S o uli s co n s pi racy i n

1 E c e u e ol s vol . 11. . ci . n ote. x h q r R l , p , 2 ’ 6 l 11 of t s o f ss n a t e s . 1 8 N O. vo . . R ob ert son s I n dex o Mi i g Ch r r , p , 9 ; hi w rk,

2 0. p . 3 X PREFATORY EXTRACTS FROM

1 1 3 20 (an d thi s s tatemen t i s a l s o m ad e by o ther au tho ri ti es t en s he s t a e een arr e s o e t e ) , h mu h v b m i d m im

n B u t ro ar o s ata i t ma be b efore th at eve t . f m v i u d y s o n t at a en e o f M ar e en arr e i n h w h L dy El , v if m i d

had a arr a ea e a r 1 2 0 o n ot t en a e te . 3 , c uld h h v m i g bl d ugh Suppo s i n g th at Gratn ey E arl o f M ar ma rr i ed Lady

C r s t an r e th e o t er o f a en e i n h i i B uc , m h L dy El , a nd allowi ng fo r the bi rth o f their s o n Don ald i n o r a o t 1 2 i t be s een t at a en e i n 1 2 0 b u 93 , will h L dy El 3 mu s t have been at the utmo s t l ittl e more than twen ty

f a I t i s ro a e a he a n ﬁve years o ge . p b bl th t s w s eve

o n er an d a s o t at s he was n o t arr e nt a ter y u g , l h m i d u il f

a e T he an s o f trath artn e as i s s tate i n t at t . S h d l d g y , d thecharter by K i ng David the S eco n d before referred to ere ran te to her an d her s an i n ree mar , w g d hu b d f ri a e t s s es t n t at t es e an s ere her g , hu ugg i g h h l d w

e n - t ro her n e n o ert the r e w ddi g gif f m u cl , Ki g R b B uc ; bu t th es e lan d s were taken fro m S i r J o h n Logi e o n ly a o t 1 2 0 an d i t i s ro a e t ere ore t at the b u 3 , p b bl , h f , h marriage o f Lady El en e o f M ar did n o t take pl ace

n t t at ear u il h y at l eas t . Ano ther M en teith marr iage which i s m enti oned i n th e prefa ce to the l as t publi s h ed vo lume o f th e

e er o s ma a s o b r T he Exch qu R ll y l e h e e adverted to .

1 u l . 1 c e e o s i . n vo 1 . c ote . Ex h q r R ll , . p , 2 1 611 v l . o . . c n ote , iv p lxxvi . , . T H E R E D M BOOK OF ENTEITH . xi e tor on e t res t at S ir o n o ra th e ﬁrs t -hu s di c j c u h J h M y ,

an o f a ar aret ra a s t e Co n tes s o f b d L dy M g G h m , yl d u

ente t s t a e een S i r o n o ra o f o t M i h , mu h v b J h M y B h 1 e . s on e t re i s e o n e bu t the evi w ll Thi c j c u w ll f u d d , d en ce which co mpl etes th e pro o f d es id erated has been o r o ve l o ked . Thi s i s furn i s hed by a charter of certai n

an s i n th e aron o f A a ran te r e a l d b y v ch , g d by Mu i ll ,

o o f S i r W a o s e o f K ilravock t co n wid w illi m R , wi h

s en t o f h er o er or S i r o n ora of ot e v l d , J h M y B hw ll ,

‘ who m s he al s o s tyl es Earl Of M enteith and Pan i

tari u s o f o t an Sc l d . “ I n th e s a e o e a s w e a e a read re m v lum , h v l y

ar e res ear h as een ro t to ear o n m k d , much ch b b ugh b

’ th e elucidation o f th e S tewart gen eal ogy fro m Ki ng 3 o rt th o n I n o n ortant as e o e er e e e . e v R b S c d imp c , h w ,

h n T h e r s at s t e res ult i s s o m ewhat mi s l eadi g . edito t e

t at a a ter of n o ert the e o n o s e h d ugh Ki g R b S c d , wh

na e h e i s na e to e s ee s to a e arr e S i r m u bl giv , m h v m i d

o n o f e t e es t s on o f W am o f e t M ar J h K i h , ld illi K i h , 4 i I n a s n t a e h e re res nts a n o t er sch al . s ub eque p g p e h

a ter o f t he n a ean as a n arr e d ugh ki g , L dy J , h vi g m i d 5 a t o n o n o f a s . s arr a e too a e J h Ly Gl mi Thi m i g k pl c ,

rs t t o t o n s ent o f n o ert th e e o n a nd ﬁ wi h u c Ki g R b S c d ,

1 c e u e o s vol . 11 . . c i . n ote. Ex h q r R ll , p , 2 2 i l . . . c o m . ose of K ilr avock a n u . 1 1 6. V . at R (Sp ldi g Cl b) , p iv p liii , y 5 l s vol . . 1 61221 . c . c e u e o . c x . , p lxii Ex h q r R l , iv p l iv X 11 PREFATORY EXTRACTS FROM the edi tor o f the E xchequer Ro ll s refers to a n d s tates 1 the ter s o f a rem s s o n i n th e a i s arter- es t m i i Gl m ch ch ,

rante the n t o n s ent o f h i s s o n s to hi s g d by ki g , wi h c ,

a t r an an d i r n f r rr a d ugh e J e S J o h Lyo n o thei r ma i ge. B u t th e fact has been en tirely overl oo ked that thi s

o ent roves t at th e a ter o f n n o n na e d cum p h d ugh u k w m , the e o f Si r o n K e t a n d a ean th e e wif J h i h , L dy J , wif f o Sir ohn on ere o n e a nd th e same r n es s . J Ly , w p i c

' I n the remi s s io n s he i s es n e o an na o f e t d ig d J h K i h ,

e n t en the o o f S ir o n eit h er rs t b i g h wid w J h K h , ﬁ

s an T he o r na r h n are hu b d . igi l emi s s io n as b ee c fully

res er e at a s and the er s s on o f the p v d Gl mi , by p mi i

ar o f trat ore wh o i s th e es en an t an d re re E l S hm , d c d p s entati ve o f the m arriage o f th e Pr i n ces s J ean S tewart

t hi s an es tor S i r o n o n w e are en a e to wi h c J h Ly , bl d

r nt h o n i n r i n a p i t e d cume t thi s wo rk fro m th e o i g l . “ An n ent re was en tere n to etween i d u , which d i b

o ert e o f A an and Ar a o rt ar R b , Duk lb y , chib ld , f u h E l o f o as o n the 2 0th n e 1 0 has een r n te D ugl , Ju 4 9 , b p i d i n the app en dix to th e preface o f the fou rth vo lume 2 of th e e er o s a o an i e th e s tate Exch qu R ll , cc mp d by ’ 3 ment that i t has hi therto es caped n otice W e thi n k i t right to expl ai n that the bo n d w as ﬁ rst pri nted i n the pres en t wo rk fro m a copy o f th e o rigi nal i n H er

1 111 n E c e ue o s vol . . . . ote. x h q r R ll , iii p 2 l c 3 i e I C . M d . . . n ot . Vo . iv . p . ix p lvi T H E R E D BOOK OF MENTEITH . xiii

’ a es t s enera e s ter o s e s e a a e fo r M j y G l R gi H u , p ci lly m d t at r o s e and was a t a r n te as art o f t s h pu p , c u lly p i d p hi

o r e o re i t a eare i n th e e er o s I n w k b f pp d Exch qu R ll . s o fa r as w e are co n cern ed th ere was n o over s ight o f

s an o rtan t n ent re a t o th e r n t o f i t uch imp i d u , l h ugh p i

i n the e er o s e as t a e was a i Exch qu R ll , whil l m d , cc

d en tally ﬁrs t publi s hed . “ I n th e s am e w ay th e do cumen ts rel ati ng to the

arr a e o f an et te art e es t a ter o f o ert m i g J S w , ld d ugh R b ,

e o f A an a n d a d e oen are Duk lb y , D vid L , which 1 re erre to i n the e er o s ere a on t f d Exch qu R ll , w , l g wi h

o er re at e ortant o ents r n te i n t s th l iv imp d cum , p i d hi wo rk fro m th e o rigi nal s i n th e General Regi s ter

o h e at o n o f th o H o u s e l ong an teri o r t t public i e R ll s . “ ters o f n a es th e rs t n ow r nte T he l et Ki g J m Fi , p i d

s or for th e rs t t e are re erre to i n the i n thi w k ﬁ im , f d 2 o h e e er R o s a s reser e i n the preface t t Exch qu ll , p v d

B u t the e s ten e o f the Gen eral Regi s ter H o u s e. xi c

l etters was n ot kn own to th e edi tor o f the Roll s till

t to t a a n i n N o e er as t after th ey were bro ugh ligh g i v mb l , 3 as expl a i ned i n th e p reambl e to them i n thi s work . “ ’ I n the co ntrovers y about M acaul ay s den un cia

r a o f C a er o s e the r ant tio n of J o h n G ah m l v h u , b illi

hi s tor i a n was much taken to tas k by Pro fes s or

1 l . Vol . . c . c . iv pp lxxxiv xxxv

2 3 a e 2 8 os ted . . 3, p H M . p . lxxviii P g PREFATORY EXTRACTS .

Ayto u n a n d o th er critics for h i s mi s take i n calli n g

a es n s tea o f o n ra a t s s o n i t him J m i d J h G h m , hu h wi g , was s a n oran e o f th e er n a e o f th e man id , ig c v y m

h e n o n T h e e tor o f th e o s h as who m d e u ced . di R ll fall en i n to a s imil ar mi s take as to th e nam e o f th e a t o r o f a e - n o n l aw o r he otes u h w ll k w w k which qu ,

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a l i bl e .

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o n n e te t the e o r s en ro es s o n c c d wi h public R c d , wh p f i ally engaged i n m aki ng s earch es a m o ng the W arran ts o f r i r s e T he P o ces s es n the Gen e al Regi s ter H ou . paper w as han ded by th a t gen tl eman to o n e o f th e

e t - ee ers o f the e or s an d i t was a ter D pu y K p R c d , f

ar s a e t n o er o f an en e o e ere i t w d pl c d wi hi c v v l p , wh a ears to a e a n n r e ro t at ate pp h v l i u di stu b d f m h d . T he fragm en t appears to be th e origi nal draft by the s ecretary o f Ki ng J am es the Firs t o f the l etters b efore bei ng engro s s ed a nd d es patch ed to th e res pective n o e en to o t e r r s bl m wh m h y we e add es ed . LE T T E R T O TH E AUT H O R

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h ar B e n t en ore t an s a o e nn n o f t e e . gi i g y i g h m h u u lly ccupi d , a nd taki ng it for grante d th at if a p rivately p ri n ted wo rk o f yo u rs really co ntai ne d critici s ms o n me a s e dito r o f a public r r t e o b e ran o n ate to me os t e co d , h y w uld f kly c mmu ic d , I p pone d fro m t ime to t ime m aki ng a ny effo rt t o s ee your t wo

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o e ers o ns n o t i n o s s es s o n o f the a ts ma n ot v lum , which p p i f c y d rea n ers tan . a e re r n te o t as sa es a n dily u d d I h v p i d b h p g , I t p reﬁxe d t he m by way o f p re fa ce t o t hi s L etter . did s ee o dd o ns e r n t at o r R ed B ook had een i n c i rcu m , c id i g h y u b

at o n a o e t ree o nt s t at t s ort on o f it s e a l i b v h m h , h hi p i , p ci lly a res s e to th e e to r o f Tke E x oke uer R ol l s t th e o e dd d di g , wi h h p that he will be pl eas ed t o re ce iv e it as a s upple m ent to his “ n or at o n and as the res t o f o u r ore e ten e i nves i f m i , ul m x d d t i atio ns s o a e een s o o n of eet n his e e and g , h uld h v b l g m i g y ,

a o n een t n n a w a h ve ly b ligh ed o i t his accident l y. ’ o e o e er o u will n ot s a re e n th e o re o n I h p , h w v , y mi pp h d f g i g

re ar . t o en n ou aid i n o re t an o n e m k Al h ugh , wh givi g y m h wa i n re eren e to o r o o o u o ntar s a t a t wa s y f c y u b k, y v lu ily id h I to b e o s s es s o r o f a o t at was a atter t at e en e p c py, h m h d p d d

ent re o n o r o o e s as s s tan e was en a s i ly y u g d pl a u re . My i c giv a mat ter o f o fﬁci al c ou rtes y ; a n d I never exp ect to be p re — s e nte d p ers o nally wi th a bo o k wh eth er publi s he d o r p rivately

‘ r nte —i n re ar fo r p i d w d s uch a s s is ta nce .

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to e e t t at th e ra r o f the L o n O e o re e e a xp c , h lib y y fﬁc w uld c iv

o s o t at s eate i n s an t i n t at o e o a e c py, h , d my c um h fﬁc , I w uld h v

i t i n o er to rea ar earn an d n a r es t t s my p w d, m k, l , i w dly dig hi “ s e ent t I is o f rs e s er o s o n o r at o n . t o uppl m my i f m i , c u , up ﬂu u

t o e a n t o o u at ere ent o n o n e a s e t s L etter xpl i y , wh I h m i ly b c u hi

is a s o i n art a r s h a ers o f o r R ed B ook t a t l p dd e s ed t o t e re d y u , h the lib rary o f the Lyo n Ofﬁce i s expe cted t o co ntai n a co py

o f all o r s o n enea o era r o r a s to r c o n w k g l gy , h ld y, f mily hi y

nec te d t o a n n n t en t t o the o e o f wi h Sc tl d . O my appo i m fﬁc

L o n n o f r s i n 1 866 o n o u r o e t o n o f o o s y Ki g A m , I f u d c ll c i b k U INTROD CTORY. 3

ra nt to s as t e e n es ma a dd a s o g upply p d ﬁci ci , which , I y , I l s e en te to a s a e ten t o u t o f o wn a n uppl m d m ll x my limited m e s . Si n ce that t im e every n ew publi s h ed bo o k o n the s ubj ects i n ques ti on has been s uppli e d fro m the S ta tion ery Ofﬁce as it o c m es ou t . Of p rivately p ri n ted bo o ks w e ha ve als o a la rge

o e t o n for the a s o f the L O c ll c i , cl im yo n fﬁce are s eldo m fo r gotte n by the auth o rs an d edito rs o f s uch ; a nd when th e y

a e een a enta o er o o e t e a re as a r e co r h v b ccid lly v l k d , h y , ul , dially ackno wl edged and res po nded to o n a n applicatio n by

s e t o the r t ar r I n my lf igh qu te . thi s way we have a nearly complete collect io n o f priva tely p ri n te d bo oks o f thi s clas s

a e a ea re s n e 1 866 es es a o o an o f which h v pp d i c , b id g d m y ’ e r er ate r n teen ears a n ra n f h a li d . Du i g my ﬁf y dmi i s t tio o t e

L o n O e a e a e it a r e to e e er o s s e y fﬁc , I h v m d ul giv v y p ibl fa cility t o p eopl e engage d i n kona ﬁ de literary un dertaki ngs t o uchi ng o n the al rea dy named clas s o f s ubj ects t o co ns ul t o u r

f h r s n ot t es oo s . re a r t at as o ne o t e o tes e b k I g d h c u i , if du i ,

o f os t a nd r en and ea o s oa tor M r . to art my p ; my f i d z l u c dju , S d ,

L o n C e r e te o s e a t s ar e s o n t s s ub y l k D pu , h ld x c ly imil vi w hi

ect a n d ra t s es t e and a t o w e do n o t act i n t s j , p c i h m ; l h ugh hi

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nd u r re or s help rece ived b o th fro m o u r books a o c d .

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a a n d era ues t o ns art ar the a ter o n lo gic l , h ldic q i , p icul ly ch p ” S te wart genealogy ; no r d o I quarrel with th e allus io n t o ” n es t at on s but res e t at it eans ou r mo re e xtende d i v ig i , p um h m 4 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED . no m o re than th e o bvi o us p ro p o s iti o n that the M en te i th

' ' arters to o u a e had a e s s ma a r zom be ch , which y h v cc , y ﬁ me deeme d likely to co n tai n ite ms o f i n fo rmati o n n ew to .

d a o n s s a t a e ater at res ent Yo ur co rrect ions a n dditi I h ll k up l , p

t an n o u fo r t e a nd at th e s a e t e e at a o nly h ki g y h m , m im mph ic lly

n s s e nt ro o ne o f t e t ra e rs es e xp res s i g my di f m h m , which v my h a cco u nt o f the way i n which R o b ert Duke o f Albany got t e

s o f e a nd e nte t a n d e n s t a rotes t a a ns t earldo m Fif M i h , d wi h p g i ” what yo u ca ll my t he ory a s to fe mal e d es ce n t i n p e erages .

f o r s ix a es o f a res s to me ere t a e th e o o r O y u p g dd , I h k pp tunit o f s a n o a e t a en n o n o t e o t e r s e t a n y yi g, I w uld h v k ic h wi h

e tter o r o n at o n o r o f o t b ut for by p rivate l c mmu ic i by w d m u h ,

s to ar s th e o s e o f it o f a s o e at ra e n s tatem ent w d cl m wh g v ki d, — different fro m a ny that I have a l rea dy allude d t o reflecti o ns na e o n a s o s e ant o f tera r o rtes o n art i n m ly upp d w li y c u y my p , m a ki ng u se o f do cum ent s which I h ad o bta i n e d k no wl edge o f t ro o u a n d o res ta n o u e t er ns ert n t e o r h ugh y , f lli g y by i h i i g h m a n to t e i n the re a e to o e o f th e E xcke uef' lludi g h m p f c v lum iv . g

l I t i s t es e ar es o n t at a e a e me ee i t a R ol s . h ch g ly h h v m d f l

a ter o f t to s e t o r n t t s ett r As it i s it m t du y my lf p i hi l e . , if were i n my p o wer t o p u t my vi n dicati o n i nto th e han ds o f

er os s es s o r a nd e e r rea e r o f o r en t e t o es ev y p v y d y u M i h v lum ,

o a rat er a e r nte t s etter r ate As I w uld gl dly h h v p i d hi l p iv ly . ,

o e er t s i s o s s e a e n o o e b ut to s it h w v , hi imp ibl , I h v ch ic publi h , a res s n s e rt a a s a e a rea s a to the dd i g my lf vi u lly, I h v l dy id,

' rea de rs o f th e R ed B ook of M enl ezl k a s well a s to yo u r 1 Yo u t e re o re b e as e o n o r ar n s elf. will h f ple d ce m e to p d o my

1 I h ave s ent a limited n umb er o f c opi es o f thi s letter t o pers on s kn own or un e stoo me t o b e oss es s o s of th e o t o c i t e e s d r d by p r w rk whi h r f r . O th er o wn ers of th e R ed B ook may h ave i t supplied them gr a ti s on a ppli cati on t o th e publisher. T T R IN RODUC O Y. 5 e a n n s o e atters a ar to ou bu t er a s u m xpl i i g m m f mili y , p h p

no n to n o es i n enea o a nd re o r terat re o ne o f k w vic g l gy c d li u , t hem b ei ng th e n atu re a nd pu rp o rt o f th e p reface o r p re faces r t s c i ici ed .

T he e er R o s o r re en e a o nts a re a o n Exch qu ll , v u cc u , m g h t e m os t remarkabl e a nd imp o rtant o f o u r o ld Sco tti s h

re o r s . e e n i n the re n o f e an er a nd c d Th y b gi ig Al x d I I I . , ,

’ a ter a kza l us r n th e War o f es s on re o en e i n f du i g Succ i , c mm c

1 2 6 and o o n t a fe w o as o na a s and rea s 3 , g , wi h cc i l g p b k ,

r n the o e er o o f o u r s e ara t n n du i g wh l p i d p e atio al exi s tenc e .

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o t a o er a a nd a r t ra o n t o n a nd s tat s t s p li ic l , c mm ci l , g icul u l c di i , i ic o f Sc otlan d du ri ng th e va ri ou s ph as es o f her curi ous ly

r s r che qu e e d hi to y . At times we ha ve quai nt glimps es o f the

o e e a ts res s oo a nd e ens es o f n of the h m lif , h bi , d , f d, xp livi g, ro a o s e an d the e r n o t ater a fo r the enealo y l h u high bili y . M i l g

s t i s a n ant a nd i s to be earnt ro the R o s o n the gi bu d , much l f m ll

s f r n n es e a o nts are s ubj e ct o bu gh Cus to ms a d taxat i o . Th cc u at th e s a e t e nattra t e i n o r t to o ns t in m im u c iv f m , difﬁcul c ul

d s o s r T he s e aneo s t e r o r na s a e an at t e e . h i igi l h p , im b cu mi c ll u i n fo rmation in t he m ca n hardly be m ade u s e o f till it i s b rough t to geth er a nd i n dexe d and h en c e the Exch equer R olls have been far l es s us e d an d co ns ulted by o u r hi s torians a nd

r s a ntiqu aries t han almos t a ny o ther departmen t o f the re co d . I n 1 8 77 I was as ke d by the lat e Si r Willi am Gibso n

ra Lo r er R e s te r o n erta e to e t C ig, d Cl k gi , if I w uld u d k di thes e ro lls as o ne o f the Scottis h s eries o f re co rd publica

ns te r n t he atter s o e o ns erat o n a ree t io . Af givi g m m c id i I g d

do s o a n d was a o nte e tor the reas r . to , I duly pp i d di by T u y

e o r o es th e o rt e n n t the r e r I h av e e dit d f u v lum , f u h di g wi h mu d T H E R E D M 6 BOOK OF ENTEITH REVIEWED .

i n r s I a nd o re are o res s . a o e o f J am e . ; m p g E ch v lum " o n ta ns a re a e o f 1 00 t o 1 80 a es an d a er o o s c i p f c p g , v y c pi u

n e no t o n no n a bu t t o a . es e re a es a nd i d x , ly mi l pic l Th p f c i n dexes a re i n tende d t o guide th e hi storical o r o th er s tudent

h o on s t t es e re o r s o r t rea his w a t ro w o w uld c ul h c d , h d y h ugh the ir mazes als o to s upplement o r c orrect i n th e ir light th e

rrent s to r es a n d t o n ate the ear n o f the e er cu hi i , i dic b i g Exch qu

n he s e aneo s as s o f s e t s a e t o a cc ounts o t mi c ll u cl ubj c llud d . T he p refaces do n o t p ro fes s t o furn is h a d etaile d hi s to ry o f the t e s t ess to er e nto atters bu t s tant im , ill l div g i m di ly

e r n e es sar on s en s s r s co nnecte d with th e text . Th i c y c ci e fo bid as a enera r e th e r nt n o f o en ts i n ex l em o o r e en g l ul p i i g d cum , v

ot n t e at reat en t en a re eren e can be i n qu i g h m g l g h , wh f c

n o o r re or ere t e ma be o n s erted to a y bo k public c d wh h y y f u d . ’ I n ﬁne o ne of the r n a t es o f th e e tor is s acer as , p i cip l du i di qf , th e ren en s a i n i s o f o rs e n e th e a o F chm y, which c u i clud d v id a nc e o f all impert i nen t re fere n ce to the s uperhuman amou nt o f labo ur and res earch which it has c os t him to o b ta in thi s te o f n or a t o n o r to s r o nt t at t and i n i m i f m i u m u h difﬁcul y ; ,

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enea o o f ou a e s o en s o a o ra was g l gy, which y h v p k f v u bly, i ns erted o nly b ecau s e a clearer vi ew o f the children and

ran ren o f R o ert a nd o f his a - r t r s g dchild b I I . h lf b o he eeme d necess ary t o the full u n ders tandi ng o f th e text of the thi rd and o rt o es an d e a s e t at t e t ts e e s to ear f u h v lum , b c u h x i lf h lp cl

s r n n up o me o bs cu e p o i ts co n ecte d wi th the s am e s ubj ect .

r os e i n re a es a nd o rs i n o r a oo s My pu p my p f c , y u y u f mily b k , — are t herefore e nt i rely diffe rent in s o m e res p ects di am etrically o o Y r n n pp s ed . et the e are o ccas io nally p o i n ts o f co tact ; a d the p o i n t where they t o uch i n the p re s ent i ns tan ce i s the

' er o en R o ert e of an ar o f ente t b p i d wh b Duk Alb y, E l M i h y

8 T H E R E D BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED . e e et er terar o r s e nt e n re rs n res ns tea l dg , i h by li y ci iﬁc qui , i ju i d o f rt er n t he a s e o t s o a e at eart — th e fu h i g c u which b h h uld h v h ,

s r f a n t r o f ne s are i n di co ve y o truth . I h ve fo u d his c ee d mi h d by s o m e o f the greates t hi s to rical and re cord s chol ars with R o ert o a e o e i n o nta t n n D r . o s e wh m I h v c m c c , i cludi g J ph b

— M r s o n n D n t ar o ne ro u s th e ate . a d r . J o h S u t both g f m ; l

exan er n a r a s o o s e r o s nes o f n o r at o n Al d Si cl i l , wh cu i u mi i f m i were imp arte d with s uch readi n es s t o all who w ere e ngaged i n s ar r n h R ev o s e te ens o n s ts t o his o w t e . imil pu ui ; J ph S v , perhap s the greates t livi ng reco rd s cho lar i n Eu rop e ; a n d a s t but n o t eas t o u r ea n s to r an and e t s o ar l , l , l di g hi i C l ic ch l , wh o s e recent app o i nt m ent to t he H i s to ri ograph ers hip o f Sco t an l d ha s a dde d new di s ti n ct io n t o that i nteres ti ng o fﬁce . All t es e a e o n e er n a n d rea i n s eas o n a nd o u t h I h v f u d v willi g dy , o f s eas o n t o a id n es t at o ns e e n en t os e t o e , my i v ig i , v wh h uch d

os e o n t e1r o wn an d a e e n ea o re as far a s cl ly h ; I h v d v u d , my

o o r a t ent to a ct all who me th e o no r t o p bili y w , by did h u

o n s t me o n a e r n e a n d i n a e s r t . c ul , lik p i cipl lik pi i

B u t a e no r t to o r e ree o n o t er eo e I h v igh f c my c d h p pl . I kno w th at m an y pe rs o ns rega rd thi s ques tio n o f literary p ro p erty i n facts di s co vere d o r co nclus io ns a rrived at with diffe re nt eyes fro m mi n e ; a n d wi th p ers o ns thus mi n d e d I h ave alwa ys m ade a po i nt o f a v o idi n g the s lightes t s emblan ce o f nter er en e n e t e r s ee n t o res s n o r a n i f c , i h ki g p i f m t io fro m t e n o r t o u s e n o at o n o nta r en h m , i f rm i v lu ily giv by t h em with o u t t e r e res s o n s en a h i xp c t . I h ve s o o ften b een a ccus e d o f b e i ng mo rbidly s ens itive o n t hi s p o i n t that I a m all th e m ore hu rt at be i ng p o i n ted a t t o the readers o f yo ur boo k as want i n i n o rtes to o u o n t s ea a n d ee it n s ens a e g c u y y hi h d ; I f l i di p bl , fo r o wn s a e a nd t at o f o t ers e n e t s e my k h h lik mi d d wi h my lf, t o ear s e ro t s ar e cl my lf f m hi ch g . M Y VINDICATION . 9

M Y V INDICATION .

T he three acts o f literary di s co urtes y fo r which I am ce ns ure d are

a I . Th t I p ri nted i n my fo urth volum e a b o n d o r i n denture b etween the Duke o f Alba ny a nd the E arl o f

o as e s t n i n the Genera R e s ter o s e t an D ugl , xi i g l gi H u , wi h “ ” o s er at o n i n a o o tnote t at it had t erto es a e n o t e b v i f h hi h c p d ic ,

ereas it ha d n ot o n n ot es a e o r n ot e bu t e en wh ly c p d y u ic , b

a ro r ate o u fo r o r ort o n or and r nte pp p i d by y y u f hc mi g w k, p i d

s f i or h a n f a art o t e e t e t o o o rt o e . p , b f public i my f u h v lum

2 T at erta n o ents a s o i n the R e s ter o s e . h c i d cum , l gi H u , “ rel at iv e to the marriage (I wo uld rather s ay all eged mar

ri a e o f anet te art e es t a ter o f R o ert e o f g ) J S w , ld d ugh b Duk

an a nd a d e Lo en s on of B art o o e d e Lo en Alb y , D vid ( h l m w ,

nd th e e res s o f the M o ub ra a are re erre t o t o a h i y f mily) , f d , h ugh n o t p ri nted i n ox i em o by me ; while yo u had previ ous ly appro — p riat ed t h e m at a date whe n it is le ft to yo ur rea der to i nfer

- I w as u na ware o f their exis ten ce .

at the e s t en e o f erta n o es o r o r na ra ts 3 . Th xi c c i c pi igi l d f

I e s e i n the R e s t er o s wa rs o f a es . e s o f l ette J m , lik wi gi H u , k no wn t o you be fo re i t was kno wn to me ; th at yo u ha d i n

' i ntenti o n a pp ro p r iated the m fo r yo u r R ed B ook of M enl ezl k

t at t o no t t o f the e tre e s o rtes o f and h I , h ugh guil y x m di c u y

nt n t e wa s s o far a tra ns res s o r o f terar ro r et p ri i g h m , g li y p p i y

as to m a ke allus i on to th e m i n a fo o tno te .

ma be s os e a n eo e t at ran t n t n s I t y upp d by m y p pl h , g i g hi g

n a t a s o u u t t e was e nt t e t o t h ad b ee ex c ly y p h m , I i l d wi h u

do all nas a s a ll the o en ts i n repro ach to I did , i much d cum

n ar i n a re o r i s o en to e e r o ne , qu es t i o e public c d , which p v y 1 0 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED . a nd e sp eci ally so t o a n o fﬁcial e di to r o f the R e co rd Publica ti o ns ; a n d th at s uch a cha rge i s not the l es s rem arkable fro m be i ng m a de by o ne who has b een fo r s o me m o n ths pas t the

e a s to er o f t at re o r a t o th e e at e s er l g l cu di h c d , l h ugh imm di up i nten den ce o f it i s i n the han ds o f th e Cu rato r o f the H is toric al

I t t n b e s D epartment . migh e v e ugge ste d that I wo uld have b een n egl ectful o f my edito ri al duti es had I igno red th e exis ten ce o f writs t hro wi ng a light o n th e acco u nts t hat I was e t n o n the ea o f o r s o s e r o r n o e e o f di i g, pl y u upp d p i k wl dg t e and ntent o n o f a n u s e o f t e i n o ne o f o r h m , i i m ki g h m y u p rivately p ri nte d fa mily b oo ks . B ut I a m p os s ibly wro ng i n as s umi ng t hat all or m os t o f the rea ders of yo u r R ed B ook will Vi ew t he matter i n this

' ' t a n d t ere o re ro ee t o eet ea ar e ser za tzm ligh ; I h f p c d m ch ch g ,

e t at e en o r ree am t ter ree ro a nd s h w h , v by y u c d , I u ly f f m rep roa ch o n the s co re o f li tera ry di s co u rtes y i n all the th ree

s i ns ta n ce . Tke A l éa n a nd D ou l as B on d — s i n I sl Ckarge. y g Thi

n re a o ent of o n rs t o o n at it t o t de tu , d cum which , ﬁ l ki g , I h ugh th e co mpl ete b eari ng o n c ertai n tra ns acti o n s re co rde d i n the E xcheq uer R olls wo uld hardly b e app re h en ded unles s I it i n was no n to me and o e me e o re p ri nte d full , k w c pi d by b f — — th e date if I u nders tan d you aright o f yo ur disc o very a nd

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a to n a a ro o s t o n ou o at o n e s to t S l u f mily, p p i i which y w uld c u ly

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th e a ter o f an to o it ears re eren e a e d ugh Alb y, wh m b f c , h v “ een t r o r b hi he to ve l o o ke d by genealogis t s . I f you t ake ’ o n t ro o r s e es B r e s L a nded Gen r e t . 1 8 d w f m y u h lv u k y , di 49, M Y 1 VINDICATION . 3

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s e a es it n e t at o t rs t n o r at on my lf, which m k u lik ly h I g my ﬁ i f m i

a b o ut i t t h ro ugh yo u . I 4 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

R B B f kai r m. i n 1 O ERT M OU RAY E s . o Coc n who a e a , q , y, 7 73 , Ar b ll , au te f ma E o f am o o s usse s . e co . en om d gh r Th H y, q Wr xh , D bigh, by wh he had two son s and on e dau ghter “ R OB ERT esent o eto of Cockaim (Sir) , pr pr pri r y. - m f h h R I C ARD H USSEY a ea a a o t e R ed etc . w o H (Sir) , r r d ir l , , assumed by sign-manual i n 1 83 2 upon succeedin g to the estate of

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a t o f o er s tan n t a n a a nta n e t o rs e f c ld di g h my cqu i c wi h y u lf, — though that dates fro m I will no t s ay h ow many years back .

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has Peer a e e s e a net o a e a eare t ere a s o . I t g , l J w uld h v pp d h l n e ver been p ri n te d i n extenso ; bu t I have had a mple o pp o r “ tu nit o f e a n n i T he o e nts t erto o er o o e y x mi i g t . d cum hi h v l k d ” enea o s ts are en i n it t o ns era e nes s by g l gi giv wi h c id bl ful ,

1 6 T H E D E R BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED . the Genera R e s ter o s e and a e ee n t ere s n e l gi H u , which h v b h i c “ the i r di s co very i n the year 1 85 3 by a gentl eman n o t o fﬁcially ” o nne te t the re or s bu t ere not no n c c d wi h public c d , which w k w f m ” o by e t ill b ro ugh t t o light i n N o v e mb er l as t by yo u rs elf. T h e o rigi nal di s co v ery o f t hes e d o cuments i s certai nly du e to the ent e an t o o o u o s re o nt o ma g l m wh m y b cu ly p i , wh m I y

o re s e a ent as M r G eo r e e e s n e 1 8 8 m p ciﬁc lly id ify . g M lvill , i c 7

a s s s tant i n th e e tors o f the E xeke ner R ol l s o f my i di hip q , who m ho nou rable m enti o n i s m a de by th e late Lo rd Crawford “ i n his R e or t o tko M on tr ose Cas e a s a ent e an o s e p f , g l m Wh s i n e er n and a ra a nd earn es s i n trans r n kill d ciph i g, ccu cy cl c ibi g, an ent o tt s re o r s a nd r ate a e een of ci Sc i h c d , public p iv , h v b ” es s ent a s er e I n 1 8 n o t 1 8 M r . e e i l vic . J uly 5 4 ( 5 3) M lvill , While m a ki ng a s earch amo n g the Wa rra n ts o f the R egis ter of

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o s e t es o e er a ter all be etter n ers to o wh du i , h w v , will , f , b u d d by

n rs n er o r es nat o n a s t e orres o n e E glis h rea de u d y u d ig i , h y c p d d m ore n early t o th os e o f th e o ffice o f D eputy K eeper o f R eco rds i n Lo n do n t han d o t ho s e o f th e o ffice beari ng th e s am e nam e n u We n o t s te a o t the na e o f the o w h eld by yo . will di pu b u m o e the ers on o nt e t o b e n ers to o a as " M r ffic , if p p i d u d d l .

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re t o f the res ts o f his ro o n r r c di ul p f u d s tudy a nd es ea ch .

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o en ts er n r hi s e a te s er s o n d cum which w e u de imm di up vi i . T h e I n v e nto ri es were p ri nte d at the exp en s e o f the M a rques s o f a o s e t en Lo r er R e ster as his o nt r t o n t o D lh u i , h d Cl k gi , c ibu i the B an natyne Club ; and the duty o f e di t i ng th em natu rally

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f r s ten e a nd t e t en o n o n . wa s n o ra nt o t e e h g i g I ig h i xi c , h y

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s o n fo r a s t f t e r e t e to a s ki ng M r . Dick igh o h m t h at e call d h m hi s m e mory t h o ugh I t hi n k i t wo uld be difﬁcult to m a k e ou t t h at yo u r getti n g a cces s t o t h em i n thi s way a mo unte d t o a

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f it M r e e t en a s e me had s een th e p ro o fs o . . M lvill h k d if I “ ” etters i had een his art ar ﬁn d an d a e me fo r l wh ch b p icul , m d

f s t r f th r f I t th e ﬁrs t time a ware o the o y o e dis co v e y o them . — cam e o th erwi s e to my kno wl e dge I thi n k o n the ve ry s am e — day that yo u had got s ight o f t hem i n th e way a l ready

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e had o f o rs e far re ar n o n c o mi ng bo o k . Th y c u m o be i g my

s e t— the re n o f a es —t an o n o rs — the ar o ubj c ig J m I h y u , E ld m

f n te t ter ta n a a re o o f t e t o M e i h . Af ki g c ful c py h m wi h my o wn han d (the h andwrit i ng w a s i n part s o i n di s t i n ct a nd co n t ra cte d t hat I did n o t like t o devo lve the res p on s ibili ty o f M Y 1 VINDICATION . 9

o n t s o n a no t er e erat s e et er d i g hi h ) , I d lib ed with my lf wh h I o t to r nt t e et er o n s o t no t o n ugh p i h m , wh h my d i g migh w u d

o r s s e t t es — and o n the o t er an et er o y u u c p ibili i , , h h d , wh h I c uld ,

o ns s tent t the tr s t re o s e i n me as e to r t o c i ly wi h u p d di , wi hh ld all ent on o f t T o s h nt r m i hem . olve t e difﬁcul ty I we t o you s e a nd s aw t at o u had a tt e s o ren s s o t a en lf, h y li l e ab u my pp d i ng i n ex tenso a d o cu men t o f which yo u cla ime d t o be the

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s o rtes o u o e e s e me o o n t o s trat e di c u y, y will , I h p , xcu if I g illu the o ra t o all t at a e t erto s a o nts— na e m l which h I h v hi h id p i m ly, that the n arro w c reed which you an d o th ers ma i nta i n ab o ut the right o f p ro p erty i n do cuments exami n e d o r res ults arriv e d a t i s a etero o ree an d o ne an n o t be o ns s te nt car h d x c d , which c c i ly r e o u t i n ra s h r s s i i n r On e o f i d p ctice by tho e w o p o fe t th eo y . the s tro nges t a rgum en ts for the freer creed which I p ro fes s

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r ate o r a o urs — is the a t s a e ons trate p l y u l b f c , which I h ll d m

ro o r R ed B ook o M entei t/z t at t os e who s s te at f m y u f , h h y m ic ally m eas ure o t hers by this v ery s trict rul e are c o n ti nually a n d i n vo lun tarily falli n g i nto the s in which th ey co n dem n in th ei r n eighbo u rs ; a nd I ho p e you will excus e a ny re marks that may s eem s evere in t hi s s ecti o n o f my l ett er o n the pl ea that i t i s n ot a p ers o n b u t a s ys te m that I am attacki ng ; a nd I “ mean this Per co ntra far les s as a tn gnogne than a s a r edu cti o a d a osn r dnr n o f the s tricter creed .

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ere a s o u n o r o r rea ers . . r nte w , y i f m y u d (pp lxxxi p i d “ o u o n a nter o r t o th e at o n o f the R ol l s o by y l g i public i , I w uld re fer fo r a m o m e n t t o th e i nt ro ducto ry s e n t en ces of both Pre fato r tra ts ro o r o o i n th e t o f t at y Ex c f m y u b k , which ligh h s tatem e n t might b e mis l eadi ng to s up erﬁci al readers Si n ce the forego i ng a nd th e mem o i rs o f t he two Dukes o f Alban y

ere i n t e t er e a e een s e tw o o es o f th e w yp , h h v b publi h d v lum ’ “ R T he e o rs o f t es e tw o es e e r o s etc . Exch qu ll , m m i h Duk ” e re i n e te tc t e a n d r ea d to ti r i n d e . w yp y p , PER CONTRA . 2 I

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reat re o e e a nd re r tte n at a ater ate n a e g ly m d ll d w i l d , m ly,

s n e th e a n f a n i c public ti o o my fo urth v o lum e . B ut what I m e

n o w t o s a and to s o 1s th e rs t a e t at i n art ar y h w , m ﬁ pl c , h p icul

s eets o f t es e o ra es o f th e es o f a n n ot th e h h bi g phi Duk Alb y,

t ere bu th r a e o f h as een ar e t ex m ly t e p ef c vo lum e iv . b l g ly p ress e d i nto yo ur s ervic e without ackno wledgment ; and you r

e s as e res s e i n o t er re ent o r s a e een i n an vi w , xp d h c w k , h v b m y

d n h s n a e as es e nt re re ers e i n its t . An i t e e o c i ly v d ligh , c d pl c , t at e s o e s eets of o r M emoi r s are re r n te i n a c h , whil m h y u p i d

dan ce t e s t ro n o u t i n rat o ns t ere o r co r wi h vi w h w my lucub i , h ccu fro m t ime to t ime i n o ther s heets pas s ages a fﬁ rmi ng yo ur old

e s th e tw o to et er ea n to res ts e arras s n to vi w , g h l di g ul mb i g “ r T h e r s tan e o f oo e n a yo ur read e s . ci cum c my b k b i g cci

dentally ﬁ rs t publis hed h as thu s l ed yo u i nto i nco ns i s ten cies

ra t o n s o f st re ret e n the u ni nten and co nt dic i , which I mu g b i g t io nal cau s e .

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E n r eoaneke fo r the the daught ers o f the Duke o f Albany .

f a n — h charge o f ﬁl chi ng fro m you o ne daughter o Alb y t e — I am i n a os t o n t o ro e (s uppo s ed) M o u bra y an ces tres s p i i p v me a not er a te r o f t he that yo u h ave kid napped fro m h d ugh

r a e n a e ar aret who was s a fo r the s am e o y l Duk , by m M g , id

re a e a nd is a s o sa o u t o a e ﬁ rs t t ime i n my p f c , l id by y , h v 2 2 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

arr e I s t Si r o n nto n th e e er who e at H o mil m i d , , J h Swi ld , f ll

n o er o f ar aret o ntes s o f M a r and 2 dl d o (wid w M g , C u ) , y, h R o b ert S tewart o f Lo rn and I n n ermeat . T h e wife o f th e eld er Sir J o h n Swi nto n is as s erted in all p reviou s p ri nted gen ealogi es i n which s he is mentioned a t all t o have b een a daughter o f Ki ng R ob ert and has ” hitherto es cap ed no tice (if I may be allo wed th e exp re s s o n a on the a ters o f an t o t ere is a n i ) m g d ugh Alb y, h ugh h ’ as s ertion m ade i n D ougl as s B a r onag e that th e s o n o f the s ame ’ Sir o n th e e er a nd o f n R o ert s a ter n a e J h ld , Ki g b d ugh , m ly ,

Sir o n nto n the o n er wh o e at Verne arr e J h Swi y u g , f ll uil , m i d

- f for a s e o n e his o s n er an a a ter o an . c d wif c u i g m , d ugh Alb y I mus t take t o mys elf th e credit o f b ri ngi ng to light the a t a t it be no t t at it was a atter o f art ar re f c , if f c ( h m p icul ly o n te resear t at the e o f the e er not the o n er c di ch) , h wif ld ( y u g ) Swi n to n was a daughter o f Albany an d n o t a daughter o f

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’ s a ean n s s ter s s on o as o na o rs in t h which , u u lly m i g i , cc i lly ccu e s ens e f ro -i n - r n te a o n f o b ther law . My p i d cc u t o thi s (s uppos ed) double m arri age and o f the eviden ce fo r it is as fo llo ws

M ARGARET ma e —ﬁrst o n of nton ose e ous w e rri d, , Sir J h Swi , wh pr vi if , a a et ountess o f M ar e i n 1 0 an d who mse e at H omildon M rg r C , di d 3 9 , hi lf f ll i n t m e e e 1 0 2 . c n o t a t of o n an d I nn rm at e o e t e e e . S p b r 4 S dly, R b r S w r L r h a ments to h er son the o me ma a e o n nton as n e oti P y by f r r rri g , Sir J h Swi p

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n n a er f R r s h to t a t o o e t . was a ta e t at e Swi wi h d ugh b I I mi k , h

rea arr e a ran a ter o f R o e rt na e a lly m i d g dd ugh b m ly ,

a te r o f an a n d t at th e o e arr a e s es te d ugh Alb y , h d ubl m i g ugg d ’ w a a a n rr r i n as s B a r ona e s e e o r . A M a D o ugl g qu lly t . C mp ’ e n to n s re es t rote a etter n i n b ll Swi qu I w him l , givi g him m o re deta il tha n wo uld ha ve b een co mpatibl e with the p reface

o f a re o r o e th e ro n s o f s s en t ro th e co m c d v lum , g u d my di f m

f. e t t er n M r n n mo n e e a t e e . to t o t b li I f l ﬂ d wh Swi , wi h u

a tt n t at ette r h a d ro t o n t o n o n dmi i g h my l w ugh c vic i him , thought s o highly o f it as to as k lea ve t o i ns ert it at l engt h —i a s my Opi n i o n n his fo rthco mi ng b oo k . Yo u o btai ne d s ight

o f t s etter a n d 1 s t ere s a arent et a fo r ear o f hi l , mu h y p h ic lly, f . s n ers ta n n t at do not te a n ota o f a e t o mi u d di g, h I impu i bl m

f i r — ou fo r a s n a s t o t o to M r . n to n who o s y ki g igh , Swi h ld

— f r s n terar ree o o it o u . e M r n by my li y c d h wi g y Whil . Swi to n to ld me at the t ime that yo u expres s e d yo u rs elf v ery doubt fully as t o whe ther I h ad d e m o lis hed the co mm only rece ive d

e e h ad it ro o rs e s o rt a ter ar s t at ou had b li f, I f m y u lf h ly f w d h y no w b eco me a co nv ert to the s am e co n clus i o n at which I had

a rr e bu t on di er ent r ounds . T o had a e a iv d , yf g h ugh I d lic cy

i n res s n o u o n th e s e t e t e tre e nteres te p i g y ubj c , I f l x m ly i d abo ut thes e a ddit i o n al gro u n ds ; all my e vidence b e i ng

n re t o a a e e o e the s a es t te o f i di c , I w uld gl dly h v w lc m d m ll i m

re t roo t o o rro o rate i t ere was a s o a n ot er o n di c p f c b . Th l h p i t ’

n o e i n th e as e . o s n th e e er nto n s e i v lv d c Supp i g ld Swi wif ,

wh os e Ch ri s tian nam e M r . Campbell Swi nto n h ad p ro ve d to

be a r a re t w a s rea a a te r o f an — i s s h e to be M g , lly d ugh Alb y

e n t e fo r e rta n t the e o f te a rt o f I n n ermeath id iﬁ d c i wi h wif S w ,

e n era a e a r aret bu t o f o s e tr e r s t a n n a e g lly c ll d M g , wh u Ch i i m I h ad n e ver been abl e to sa ti s fy mys elf Wit h co n s ide ra bl e PE R CONTRA . 2 5

es tat o n u t the tw o a es o n as o n e a h i i I p l di d w , w rni ng my rea ers o e er t at n ot n d , h w v , h I did c o s id er the i r ide ntity a s

e o n o On b y d d ubt . bo th que s t io ns I h op ed fo r s o me light

ro the R ed B ook o M entei t/z o re es a f m f , m p eci lly yo u r s eparate a nd n i dep en de nt grou nds fo r b eli e vi ng i n the Albany pa te r n it o f the nto n a . I t was o n es s a s a y Swi l dy , I c f , di ppo i ntm e nt , en , o n t rn n to o r a e 2 8 o n ou n wh u i g y u p g 3 , I f u d y givi g, with ou t o ent h , t e o e a rr a e o f ar aret te a rt c mm d ubl m i g M g S w , and adduci n g as yo ur s ole eviden ce o f h er be i n g wife o f the e lder n h Swi to n t e menti on i n th e Exch equer a cco unts o f the “ ” o n er nto n as ran s o n o f the o e rn or the r y u g Swi g d g v , wo d i n “ ” t he o r na e n the a o res a n e o s igi l b i g f id p , which l eft every t n as o t as o r H ad hi g d ub ful b ef e . I had n o thi ng b etter t o o n o n o o s t n o te a f u d , I w uld m u d ub dly h ve l eft th e com mo n e e n s t r e a nd nas s a b li f u di u b d u il ed . Yet yo u s eem “ quite a ware that the co rrelative wo rd n epti s may m ean n e e a s e as ra n a ter fo r e s e ere i n o n i c w ll g dd ugh ; l wh , e cas e

ere it h as a a s een n ers too to ean ran a ter wh lw y b u d d m g dd ugh , an d th e e en e o f o r o wn R ed B o k v l o o . . by vid c y u ( i p . ” 1 a n a ter ou tran s a it n ean s r te e e . m g dd ugh , y l i c Pa s s i n g o n from the childre n o f R ob ert Duke o f Alban y

1 a u e t o a c a te to u em a n un - o u ntess of os s e o t I ll d h r r ; E ph i , C R (r p r ed on by ou un e th e st o i ca an us c t s omm s s on a s i n th e ot es c arte c est y d r Hi r l M rip C i i R h h r h ,

en t o ou t e o t . N o . of th e a om o f o App dix F r h R p r , p 495 , E rld R s s on h er ’ es nat on t ema n e s to two of l an s s on s a c a te of n o smal h i r ig i , wi h r i d r A b y , h r r l s al on s e n t at a u cate of t s o cumen t i s amon t ori c n ote . C id ri g h d pli hi d g th e s eparate i h am f writs i n th e General R egi ster H ou se ( n t e s e place o dep o s it i n whi ch you “ ” s co e e th e D e oen c arte s th e ou a s- an n en tu e and th e K n di v r d L h r , D gl Alb y i d r , i g ames ette s ou a e e ecte to fin d i t nte at en t amon th J l r ) , I w ld h v xp d pri d l g h g e e en ts i n ou s econ o u me at e t an on e or two ocuments t o b e a t vid y r d v l , r h r h d f er a s a e te t o c o e e cu ous s eem to a e n o ea n ate e o w rd dv r d , whi h , h w v r ri , h v b ri g wh v r n r a om of nte t or th e u es of an th e su bj ect of th e E arl s o E rld M e i h D k Alb y. T h ough n ot a s h as een s omet mes sa th e cau s e of th e att e of H arl aw wh 1ch re , b i id, b l ( p . i t five ea s i t wa s a t an d a ce o f th e s e es o f transact1on s to i ceded by y r ) , p r p r l ri wh c h t hat fam o u s c on fl i ct b elon ged . H R E D M 2 6 T E BOOK OF ENTEITH REVIEWED . t o t os e o f his s o n e M u rdach his e s a e h Duk , by wif I b l ,

a ter a n d s en o r co - e res s o f n an ar o f Le nno d ugh i h i Du c E l x , I s hall p ri nt (fo o tn otes i n cluded) ﬁrs t the enum eratio n o f them as it s tan s in o r L ennox s aw th e t i n 1 868 ne t as d y u , which ligh x , i n E x e/ze ner R oll s re a e s r n t a nd all and t r my g p f c , mi p i ; hi dly,

r n o o r n e es t R ed B ook the s ame a cco di g t y u w .

o f D M R DA H nd I A L x CH I LDREN UKE U C a S BEL o f E N N o .

Tli e L n o l . . or t ennox vo . . 2 2 I Acc di g , i pp 74, 75

“ sa e a h ad to u oc u e of an fou s n an t I b ll M rd h D k Alb y r o s d two daugh ers. The son s were h ef hi s fat 1 o e t w o e o e e t out I ssue. . R b r , di d b r h r, wi h 1 h as we a n A mar 2 a te w o e see was e ecute at t n . . Sir W l r, , h v , x d S irli g ri a e et een him and anet E s ne au te o f o e t s ne g b w J r ki , d gh r Sir R b r Er ki , n t av n een con tem ate t e o ta ne i n conse uen ce of k igh , h i g b pl d, h y b i d, q their bein g related to eac h other i n th e third degree of consan ui nit a a a s en sat on for t e ma a e om o e a t n the g y, p p l di p i h ir rri g fr P p M r i m ’ h t ate o e St. ete s t e 6th of th e a en s 2 th of M a Fif h, d d R , P r , K l d ( 7 ) y W et e or not t s ma a e was com ete i s unce ta n h h r hi rri g pl d r i . B ut it was a te e t no ssue to contest the e esentat on if , Sir W l r l f i r pr i an n u f n no of the earldom d ho o rs o Le x . ames ose esca e om th e u of n ames th e st en 3 . Sir J , wh p fr f ry Ki g J Fir , wh his e e an d oun e ot e s e e a este and e ecute and ld r y g r br h r w r rr d x d, ose es e ate a entu es afte t e e ecut on a e een efo e wh d p r dv r r h ir x i , h v b b r na ate H e ﬂ ed to e an and t e e asse the ema n e of his rr d . Ir l d, h r p d r i d r H h m nt f M a 1 1 a n n ma a s . e e e o e t e o o e o e t te d y di d b f r h y 45 , l vi g l gi i c en a a o f the am of ac ona h ha s n hildr . By l dy f ily M d ld e d eve m n nc n — I n e t ate so s u . e te a t o Avandal e of ill gi i , i l di g A dr w S w r , L rd , om a memo i s a te a s en 2 u oc t u wh ir f rw rd giv ; . M rd h ; 3 . Ar h r ; ” t n f o e a d . a te . ee o t ese c en n e rt u 4. R b r 3 5 W l r Thr h hildr , A dr w, A h r, an d a te e e e t mate n ames the in the ea W l r, w r l gi i d by Ki g J Third y r 1 4 79 an d they became the founders of the noble families of Avan

a e Oc t ee and ast e te a t. ames of an had a so a d l , hil r , C l S w r Sir J Alb y l natu a au te at a wh o ma e am E dmon stone of r l d gh r, M ild , rri d Willi h D untreat . PE R CONTRA . 2 7

4 . e an e who was e ea a 4 d , ded t t ng Wa te ames and Sir Al x r b h S irli , l r, J , e an e are ment on i n h Al x d r i ed t e mortiﬁcation of the lan ds of B al l o an ev ous n ot ce . y g , pr i ly i d T — he two au te s e e I . a o who ma e un d gh r w r M rj ry, rri d D can Campb ell o f Lochaw and who was c eat i gy , ed n 1 a o of a ament Ar ll r 45 5 L rd P rli , t the t t e o f o am H wi h i l L rd C pbell. e was ancestor of the Earls of

an d ea a an e. 2 . sa e a wh o ma Argyll Br d lb I b ll , rried Sir Walter ” uc anan of t at i n the count of t n B h h Ilk, y S irli g.

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. o r n to re a e to E x ek ner R oll s v l e o . I I Acc di g P f c g , iv .

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“ ’ H e ma e sa e e est au te and co - heir of uncan a rri d I b l, ld d gh r D E rl of enn o and had ssue L x, i o e t es ne of fe who e ecease hi s fat e t ou R b r , d ig d Fi , pr d d h r wi h t u H e was a e i n an d o a i ss e. liv pr b bly died shortly before J uly “ ” 1 2 1 en the es nati on of e i s ﬁ st en to hi s t 4 , wh d ig Fif r giv bro her 2 Walter. “ ’ a te es n e of en no an d a te hi s e e ot e s Sir W l r, d ig d L x, , f r ld r br h r ”

eat of e. An annu t o f e t ma s was a him as d h, Fif i y igh y rk p id 3 ee e of um a ton ast e. H e had a s ensat on of ate 2 th k p r D b r C l di p i , d 4 1 2 1 to ma an et au te of o e t s ne 4 o ta n e April 4 , rry J , d gh r Sir R b r Er ki , b i d 5 in the face of the a ea not ce o os t on of Al e an e a of lr dy i d pp i i x d r, E rl M ar and D uke M urdach but it i s not p ositively known whether the i s as n t marriage took place. There re o o b elieve that h e had p re — viously a li ai son perhap s a marriage subj ect to canon ical objection 6 — t a a of the ouse of oc o om h e had a am wi h l dy h L h w, by wh f ily. cut 2 th M a 1 2 uc anan e ates t at hi s H e was exe ed 4 y 4 5 . B h r l h widow an d children ﬂed to Ireland along with hi s brother J ames at the time of the ruin of th e house of Alban y an d th e same histori an i n an other sa e esc es on a e as the son of a te te a t pas g d rib Lord Av d l W l r S w r . Whether the so-called widow was Jan et Erskine or the Campb ell lady n hi s t is not u te a a ent . n ew o o a e t o e s q i pp r A dr L rd Av d l , wi h br h r r t u and a te h ad ette s of e t mat on u n e the eat ea A h r W l r, l r l gi i i d r Gr S l on 1 7th April The in strument does n ot indicate who th e father of th e three brothers was but there can b e n o doubt that they 2 8 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

e e s ons o f a te a t ou mo e n te s o o n eo e w r W l r ; l h gh d r wri r , f ll wi g G rg Crawfurd t om th e e o o nate a e a ee to ca t em , wi h wh rr r rigi d, h v gr d ll h c en o f ames a a of the ac ona am Wt om h e hildr J by l dy M d ld f ily, i h wh 9 m a c onn ect on i n e an o von a e cou n ot a e for ed i Ir l d . L rd A d l ld h v een o n a te the fl t of ames te a t to e an c too b b r f r igh J S w r Ir l d, whi h k ace i n 1 2 e se h e ou n ot a e een a o e ten i n u ust pl 4 9, l w ld h v b b v A g 1 0 en we fi n d him un e the es nat on of n e te art o f 44 , wh d r d ig i A dr w S w ’ m f am s I I co un c an a m an a me e o e . s d t to an o tant Alb y, b r J il, p r y i p r 1O a n h oss ss n of umm a l indentu re reg rdi g t e p e io Kildr y C st e. B ut his a e as e as the n ecess t for a e t mat on s o t at h e at east g , w ll i y l gi i i , h w h l n k n fi i m was not the son of a et s e. At st s t t t b e su ose J Er i r igh , igh pp d that th e occurrence of th e names of Arthur and Walter i n th e l egi ti mation preclu ded th e idea o f either of them having been J anet ’ i h n c n n h c en . B ut t as ee o te e t e H an Erskin e s hildr b d d by on. d “ R v n e o e tua t in hi s en ea o ca and sto ca e . A dr w G dfr y S r , G l gi l Hi ri l ”11 etc o f the tua ts of Castl estuart t at Wa te wh o s eems to Sk h S r , h l r, a e een ou t u a a t f om n e an d Ar t u tness n h v b br gh p p r r A dr w h r, wi i g ’ n on e of his an mot e s c a te s an d i s oun i n ossess on o f the gr d h r h r r , f d p i an s o f M or hi e e on n s o t e o e to th e s n es was son l d p , b l gi g h r ly b f r Er ki , of anet s n e and nc u e i n the e t mat on to o ate the J Er ki , i l d d l gi i i bvi — risk a real on e i n the then existing state of the l aw of marriage and — divorce of doubts bein g thrown on hi s status i n consequence of hi s ’ e a or uncan on ca ma a fath er s previous irr gul r i l rri ge. E A ER n t at th co nat n of am AL X N D e e o o es . e ea e Sir , k igh d r i J I b h d d

2 5 th M ay 1 42 5 . AM E S wh o a te his attac on um a ton i n 1 2 esca e ﬁ st J , , f r k D b r 4 5 , p d, r to n an an d t en i n 1 2 to e an w e e a a of the E gl d, h 4 9 Ir l d, h r by l dy ac on a am h e had a son ames ancesto to th e tua ts o f M d ld f ily J , r S r c Ardvorli h . au te ma e a te uc anan of t at but oes n ot A d gh r rri d Sir W l r B h h ilk, d 1 2 m to a e een mot e of the n e t e esentat e of t at am see h v b h r x r pr iv h f ily.

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86 2 e t 1 1 . 1 . 6 6 . , 7 , 7 3 3, 3 5 7 di 5 “ 4 ’ 8 “ tua t s sto o f the R e . M a . . 1. . N o . 2 2 . Andrew S r Hi ry g g Sig ix , 9 Th e con us on h as ar sen om th e o c te arts . 1 . i i S w , p 45 f fr 5 u en e of th e na mes of n re an d t u See a o e a e x . c c b v , p g l xxi rr A d w Ar h r, “ 3 n a f ames an e t mate son i s i s asserte in th e . e ree a o t t t o Th d MS p dig l g wi h h J , ill gi i f mes te a t as tn esses to c a te s o f i n a evi ous n ote . th e o a alluded to pr (p J S w r , wi h r r t e r ran mot e th e uc ess of an entry stan ding thus h i g d h r D h Alb y, T PER CON RA . 2 9

th mm n es ea ’ e co o d ignati on d e Albania being S l i n h er favour (N apier s Partition o f ” a e t t em all th e o . enn o . tu a t has for ppli d h L x, p Mr. S r “ 10 cts of the a aments of cot an o ne to a e t to one cur o us e u t o f hi s A P rli S l d, b r dv r i r s l 1 ’ 1. . 6. en ames h ad one to re an i n t eor n ame th e n a t of ueen ar s p 5 Ev ifJ g I l d h y, ly, i v lidi y " M y 1 2 t t as ene a sa hi s son cou not e to th e t one . Un e th e sett ement o f 4 5 , g r lly id, ld i l hr d r l - a e t en een mo e t an ou teen . 1 e s fema e e e on a to the h v h b r h f r 3 73 , h ir l w r ly c lled 11 T o th e au thor of this privately prin ted succession on th e extin ction o f all lawful or th e e to i s n e te for fi st ca n escen ants i n th e ma e ne of o ert w k di r i d b d r lli g d d l li R b II . 12 his attention to what h e must regard as th e Accordi ng to Buchan an o f Auchmar u n ou te true ate n t of o on a e ccount o f th e am o f u c anan d b d p r i y L rd Av d l (A F ily B h , p . an d his t e M r a h as rou t 1 e t. 1 a c a te o s . . tu t rte r n sa e br h r S r b gh 4 , di 775) h r g a d by I b l a great deal of careful s tudy an d research to Duchess of Albany o f s ome subj ects at Dry — bear o n th e hi story of th e gran dchildren o f men to one Do nald Patrick q uoted as in M urda ch D uke of Albany and if hi s argu possession o f th e Buchan an s o f D rummaki l ment fo r th e u e timac of a te th e — was tn esse Si r a ter a of f ll l gi y W l r, wi d by W l , l ird n m l e o f astl e tuart an d uc anan es ne h er s o n -i n -l aw cc a cesto of the fa s C s . o r i i B h , d ig d A rd ora i s n o t a so ute con n c n i t i s at in to th e same aut o t t s a of B u M y, b l ly vi i g, g h ri y, hi l ird east s ome at au s e On e o f th e diffi c an an h ad t ree s ons " at c who suc l wh pl ibl . h h P ri k, cul ties i n th e wa o f acce t n his e i s ceeded hi m au r ce reasur e to th e y p i g vi w ; M i , T r c onn ecte t th e uest ons t at a ose d ur au ness the aut or acco n to . d wi h q i h r D phi ( h , rdi g Mr W . “ ” mes . e a n the n u d i n th e re n of a . e e o f th e e Pl scar ensi s g ig J III r g rdi g F Sk , Lib r ) e on a e an m n f th u ns enn o success on . o d o as a cesto o e c ana o f L x i Whil L rd Av d l , Th , r B h e t mate an s on of a B u the ment n in the enc th e un q u estionably ill gi i gr d C rb eth . t io Fr h th e uc ess sa e h ad nterest to ob tam a account o f ean de au eon uo te M r D h I b l , i J M l , q d by . i fe ent o f th e o e the c a ms o f or ene ocee n s o f the oc et of n t l r wh l , l i L d Sk (Pr di g S i y A i - z 8 fa a n e t o on e a an d al an e and a uaries of cot an . . e ce to D r l y h lf H d Eli q S l d, ix p 44 ; Pr “ ” “ - et en te t to on e fourt eac in es ect e Pl uscarden sis . . of ai t e b h M i h h h, r p Lib r , p xxi ) M r ’ ” o f t e escent rom sa e s two s sters or ce de B ocan an as i n the s u te of h ir d f I b l i , M i , i Sir m t m th e n on -e stence of an l aw o n te art of D aml e in 1 2 i s sca ce see o i ply xi y J h S w y 4 7, r ly m hi s e n ran son or at f l ssue of sa e e sel . N o ou t th e co at e t u i I b l h r f d b , by p ibl wi h b i g g d , ’ ol d treas n l aw of cot an u e M urdach s eas t t his e er ot e e n ran son o S l d, D k l wi h ld br h r b i g g d , atta n e unl ess e e se ou e c u e his of uc ess sa e ose anten u ti a co n i d r, r v r d, w ld x l d D h I b l, wh p l ma r a e i s ate 1 th e ua children from succession to their mother ; tract of r i g d d 7 F br ry - ere a so th e same ffi cu t ar ses but in th e o ds of a e a aut or t of 1 9 1 2 . , w r high l g l h i y 3 H l di l y i th e se enteent c en tur it ere eat r our i n e at on to th e art t on of the enn o t at v h y, w gr ig r l i p i i L x h i n th e note re ar n to refuse to rehabilitate them (Sir John [si c] h as been adverted to g di g ” ’ “ ’ I f th il l e ti Steuart s ns e s to D irl eton s ou ts a ter te ar t of o hi c . e i A w r D b , W l S w M rp g ’ 1 2 see a so e s eera e an d Con mac or u ous e t mac of the c r en of p . 3 ; l Ridd ll P g y d bi l gi i y hild ’ d h s son a ter e c u e t em si storial Law . and it i s rat e sur u e M ur ac , p h r D k W l x l d d h , s n soon a te the e r of or on and the a of uc anan was the a fu pri i g, f r xpi y L d Av l ird B h l w l ’ e e a e s ferent to fi nd hi s ne e l e an e ran so n of th e uc ess sa e , d l li , ph w A x d r g d D h I b l why w r - te art th e ex k otkesi a u escen ant hi s c a ms as sen or co e n ore " Con S w , yp l wf l d d l i i h ir ig d d re entat e of the e est co - e ess nected as he was marr a e w t th e mo st an rep s iv ld h ir , by i g i h ntr h e s ure t a n for a re a tat on or for his o er u fam es i n th e cou , no pplyi g h bili i , p w f l ili y ly r t r o f th e enno b ut omo o at n the h ad infl uence enough to p ocure a e ersa o hi d L x, h l g i g r r v l ’ h e en a conse u ences of u e M urda ch s claim o f Eliz ab eth Menteith by attesting th e t p l q D k ’ n r proclamation o f the K ing s letters of Privy attai de . 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— tk i v l . R d B ook o M ente o . o r n to e . I I I . Acc di g f , i pp 2 78 -2 80

hi s uc ess sa e a u e M urdach had ou sons and one By D h I b ll , D k f r daughter ’ men i n i n h 1 o e t te a t ca e of fe. H e i s t o ed t e accounts of . R b r S w r , ll d Fi i n f n f 1 i n the ea 1 1 as ece s a e o a a a ce o 0 08. d. y r 4 5 r ivi g h r b l 5 , 9 the an s of the cu stumars of N o t e c c comman of h d r h B rwi k, whi h, by d the o e no u e o e t was e etween him anot e an G v r r, D k R b r , divid d b , h r gr d 1 n f nton and t of Law er a t son o o o e d . o e t tew , J h Swi , Sir R b r R b r S r

e e o e 1 2 1 t out ssue. di d b f r 4 , wi h i 2 Sir a te te a t of enno but a te th e eat Of hi s e e ot e W l r S w r L x, , f r d h ld r br h r, f nn n u h 1 1 he st e o e e o a d ente t . e o s to t e ea 6 yl d Fif , L x, M i h Pr vi y r 4 was a o nte ee e o f the ast e of um a ton i n ace of or pp i d k p r C l D b r pl ,

a on t Wa te u c an an his ot e -i n-law who ece e l g wi h Sir l r B h , br h r , r iv d t ent ma s of th e un e annua ante for the ofﬁ ce e w y rk h dr d lly gr d , whil c 2 Sir Wal ter re eived eighty. Un e th e e enc of hi s at e Wa te as hi s e est su v n d r r g y f h r, Sir l r, ld r ivi g son an d e e e c se cons e a e o e a oo of c i s hi s h ir, x r i d id r bl p w r, pr f whi h r t n a ette to the enc n ate at t n i n the mont w i i g l r Fr h Ki g, d d S irli g, h of Octo e 1 2 i n c he om se to o se ve an d ee th e b r 4 3 , whi h pr i d b r k p treaties of alliance and con federation b etween the kingdoms of 3 H a z an m n m Fran ce and Scotlan d. e w s sei ed d i pri soned by Ki g Ja es th e st as soon as the atte ente e cot an an d a te e n Fir l r r d S l d, f r b i g e t a ea i n ca t t was t e and e ecute at t n on 2 th k p y r p ivi y, ri d x d S irli g, 4 M a 1 2 y 4 5 . ma a e was a an e et een Wa te and anet s ne A rri g rr g d b w Sir l r J Er ki , au te of o e t s ne an d as t e e e e ate to one d gh r Sir R b r Er ki , h y w r r l d anot e i n the t e ee a a a s ensat on was o ta ne om h r hird d gr , p p l di p i b i d fr o e ar t n the t ate 2 th M a B ut it i s un no n P p M i Fif h, d d 7 y k w t s o ose ma a e was eve ce e ate and a te e t no if hi pr p d rri g r l br d, Sir W l r l f 5 e t mate ssue l gi i i .

. am r m na at was en es te a t ca e M o e. H e as o e e 3 Sir J S w r , ll d , f r rly rr d, driv to ta e u a ms on the a est o f hi s at e an d ot e s and a te k p r rr f h r br h r , f r u n n m ﬂ an h 1 1 u a ton ed to e e e e e i n . a b r i g D b r , Ir l d , wh r di d 45 By a o f th e am o f ac on a h e eft a natu a son ames te a t l dy f ily M d ld l r l , J S w r B e h f f i li ch h d w o was th e an cesto o th e te ar ts o Ar dvo r . H e a g, r S w a so a n atu a au te at a ma e to am E dmonston e of l r l d gh r, M ild , rri d Willi D un treath s ma a e i s o e a c a te sa e a uc ess . Thi rri g pr v d by h r r by I b ll , D h

2 3 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

t a t the tr e Len no e r o f ne os e a s o u e re h u x h i li , wh cl im y w

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a e a n a e — the e o f B e " o r C mpb ll f mily, m ly Duk uccl uch Y u re w a s t at o u no o n er e e e i n the a a nd had ply h y l g b li v d l dy, a an o n e her t o h er at t ere o re an no t att er s e b d d f e . I h f c ﬂ my lf th at my pre face had anything to do with yo u r d ro ppi ng he r o u t o f e i n o r ates t R ed B ook Vi w y u l .

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o t an o f t s nteres t n o no ra o e eo e ma Sc l d hi i i g m g ph . S m p pl y p e rhaps thi n k that t hi s i nfri nge m ent o f o rdi nary rules i n you r fa v o ur might ha ve bee n re quite d by the co u rtes y o f yo ur furnis hi ng an early copy o f th e wo rk fo r which you us ed it to t he library fro m which yo u o btai ned yo ur i nfo rmati o n ; bu t t ere i s ro o fo r fe ren e o f n o n o n s a tte rs a nd it h m dif c Opi i uch m , may be a fter all th at you we re right i n deemi ng th at yo u s ufﬁcien tly a ckn o wledge d t his e xcept io n al co urtes y by devo t i ng half o f o ne o f yo ur va luable p ages to exp ati ati ng o n a

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n o n as a es o re to s t n s ro hi s s o n a e s k w J m M , di i gui h him f m J m D 3 4 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

he o n es t a nd o u a th e s e o n B e . a t g) I c ll him y u g , y c ll him c d ’ 1 a t th e f M u rda h s a e ro en . a es o re yo un ges t o c m l p g y J m M , t im e o f th e wh o les a le arres t o f hi s ki n dre d by the l at ely re

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th e s tat s o f o ne o rn i n a e o On e o f the full u b l wful w dl ck .

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c ell o r n re te art Lo r o n a e a n o t er w as a ter , A d w S w , d Av d l h W l

te a rt o f M o r hi e the re t a n es tor i n th e a e ne o f S w p , di c c m l li

th e ar s o f Cas tl es tuart i n re a n a n d o f o ra in o t E l I l d , M y Sc

B u t the e n e a a n . e e M r . G o re t art l d vid c dduc d by A . df y S u s eem s (judgi ng fro m yo ur no te l as t p ri n te d) to ha ve c o n vi nc ed

o u a s a nd o etel a s i t me t at n re rt r y fully c mpl y did , h A d w , A hu ,

1 l h im as Y i n vo i . . 2 d o o n e t on et . o u ca u s s . , p 77, y ll I y g 2 F o r th e t u e sto of h i s mo ement s s ee e a ce to E xeke ne R ol l s l r vo . r hi ry v , Pr f q , xc i n o t e iv. p . . , . P R E CONTRA . 3 5 a n d a ter te arts th e t ree rot ers who had the etters o f W l S w , h b h l

e t at o n ere n ot ren o f a es o re a t all bu t o f l gi im i , w child J m M ,

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exan er te art erent ar o f M ar a s en s at o n t o Al d S w , lif E l , di p i

arr a n et a te r o f Sir R o ert rs ne a ter a r s m y J , d ugh b E ki ( f w d

ar o f M ar a arent et a a t o n i n o u ma o s s E l , p h ic l ddi i which y y p ibly n o t o n r o n t ere a n s a ta e to it o be c cu ) , which h h g l , which w uld to o much o f a digres s i o n h ere to a dvert .

at s rs t t o o ser e i n o n n e t o n t t s att er Wh I wi h ﬁ b v c c i wi h hi m , i s t at e o n a e 2 80 o u a o t a s a rea re ar e h , whil p g y d p , l dy m k d , ’ n d n t at rt r and M r . t art s e a e a ter e re S u vi w mi , h A hu W l w — s o ns of Si r Wal ter S tewart two p ages fa rther b ack I ﬁnd it a s os t e a erre on o r a t o o r old e e t at p i iv ly v d, c f m bly y u b li f, h

’ t e ere ren o f a es s . Yo u s a . 2 2 8 h y w child J m y (pp 77, 7 )

’ D uchess I sab ella s y oungest son j ames died i n his exile i n Irelan d ; b ut i n the ea 1 t ee of ki s i ll e i tima te sons e e t h er at I nchmurri n y r 445 hr g w r wi h ,

ose n ames e e ames Ar t/zur Wa l ter an d t e tnesse on 1 th wh w r J , , , h y wi d , s e ua of t at ea a c a te sa e a uc ess of an and oun F br ry h y r, h r r by I b ll , D h Alb y C tess of enno to am of E dmonstoun s on an d e of am of L x, Willi , h ir Sir Willi E dmon stoun o of Cull odene an d his e at a te a t a an , L rd , wif M ild S w r ( gr d daughter of th e Duchess) of the lands o f D untreath i n th e earldo m o f e e e st t h er i n th e ea 1 1 and tn esse a c a t Lenn ox . Th y w r ill wi h y r 45 , wi d h r er ante h er at I nchmurrin o n 1 8th M a of th e an s of B al l o an i n th e gr d by y, l d y g , a s of ma noc an d ea om of ente t to o n o f o ane o of p ri h Kil r k rld M i h , J h G v , pri r th e eac n a s of as o and his successo s for the e a e of her Pr hi g Fri r Gl g w, r , w lf r sou an d the sou s of h er ate us an M urdach o u e of an her l l l h b d, L rd D k Alb y, at e uncan a of en no an d h er son s a te ames and e f h r, D E rl L x, , W l r, J , Al x ” an den 3 6 T H E R E D BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

That yo u s ho uld ha ve ch anged your mi n d a s to th e pater n ity o f A rthur a n d Wa l ter be twee n 1 8 74 a nd 1 88 1 i s n othi ng o ut o f the way bu t th at yo u s h ould ha ve change d it b etween a e 2 8 a n d a e 2 80 ca n a n o n be a o nte fo r p g 7 p g , I f cy, ly cc u d

the nto ar a ent o r oo t o i n t e by u w d ccid by which y u b k , h ugh yp 1 e o re n e was s e a ter it . b f mi , publi h d f T he n ext i nstanc e o f a n e n ti re bu t u nack n owle dged co n ” ers o n e fe te e o r o o was i n t e re ates to a v i f c d whil y u b k yp , l s t o re o rtant atte r i n s o far a s it a e ts the o r na ill m imp m , ff c igi l c o n ne ctio n o f R o b ert Duke o f Alba n y with the E arldo m o f

en te t a nd i n o r er to ex a n it s t rs t a ert t o M i h ; d pl i , I mu ﬁ dv a pas s age i n o ne o f the mos t valuabl e and i nteres ti ng o f the p rivately pri nt ed wo rks l at ely adde d t o the Lyo n Ofﬁce

ra r — I ean T/ze F r aser s o Pki l or tk ro the t ree lib y m f , f m h vo lumes o f which I have der ive d a n a m o u nt o f pleas ure and

1 T h e question o f th e patern ity of Lord Avon dal e an d Walter Stewart of M or h i e conn ects tse c os e t an ot e uest on e a n c ma b e p i lf l ly wi h h r q i , r g rdi g whi h I y ’ a o e a moment s ess on— n ame th e matern t an d th e e t mac of ll w d digr i ly, i y l gi i y l m e s n n h a te th e Ca st es tuart an d o a an cesto . s o o t e o e W l r, M r y r My i pr i , wh l ’ e en ce i s t at a te of M or h i e ea w a s anet s n e s s on . . Go e vid , h W l r p r lly J Er ki Mr dfr y Stu art years ago i nformed me th at h i s argumen ts h ad latterly worked en tire c m w on ct on t o t at effect on . e an d s n ce e ace as u s e ac ces s vi i h Mr Ridd ll i y pr f p bli h d , w n ot s e co o o at a as en t o . A th e to s ome MS . e by Ridd ll rr b r ed wh t I th ld t s ame t ime th e legitimati on u n der th e Great S eal s h ows at l eas t th at h i s legitimacy was T h o u o o n f M rdach d a n ot b eyon d qu es ti on . e p werf l pp s iti o o D uke u an E rl Alexan der of M ar combined aga i nst th em may h ave obliged Walter an d Jan et to eso t to a ate ma a e on os e can on c t ou ts m t b e t o n n otwith r r priv rri g , wh i i y d b igh hr w , ’ s tan n th e s en s at on or a s s u es te . tua t a te s entan ement di g di p i , gg d by Mr S r , W l r gl t th e am e a m t ma e i t a moot uest on et e e t e a or wi h C pb ll l dy igh k q i wh h r i h r l dy,

c wa s h i s e en ce th e e t mat on ecame n eces sa . At al l e ent s whi h , wif wh l gi i i b ry v , - — th e descen d an t s as I must c all th em o f J an et Ers kin e cont inued for s ome gen era t on s t o otes t for th e u e t mac of t e escent om u e M urd ach an d i pr f ll l gi i y h ir d fr D k , a a nst th e on t at was on e t em i t s en a I t ou b e s n g i wr g h d h by d i l . w ld ra h ow to s ay wh ether th ey were right o r wron g i n th eir preten s i on s acco rdin g t o th e c an on l a w a s t en eco n se b u t t th e common content on t at th e i t mat ma h r g i d if righ , i h leg i e l e escen an ts of th e st te a t n came to a n en d at th e eat of am s V d d ﬁr S w r ki g d h J e . i s on an d th e a o f C a s tl estuart i s th e e -ma e of th e ou se of te a t wr g, E rl h ir l h S w r . PER CONTRA . 3 7 p ro ﬁt fa r be yo n d wh at i s t o be reap ed fro m fa mily b o o k s o f t ha t ki n d i n gen eral ; a n d i n c o n ne ct i o n wi th which I beg h e re t o e xp res s to Lo r d S alto u n my m o s t gra t e ful a ckno wl edg m en t s fo r s o p ro mptly re co gn i s i n g a nd rem e mb eri ng the

a s o f the ra r o f a m f a s r B u t cl im lib y which I O ﬁci lly cu t o di e . t ere i s n o t a o o to n o n to s en ea o a o e e r h b k uchi g pic g l gic l , h w v e e e n t i n t o s e a te t o s a r s t e s no t xc ll , which h ddic d imil udi will ﬁ nd p o i nts a b o ut which differe n ce o f o pi n i on i s p o s s ibl e ; a nd

o n ro t e t o t e a fe w e nea o a s ta te ent s e e n I f u d f m im im g l gic l m , v

i n n r F r i n t s o r n o ot o . o e a e hi w k , which I c uld fully c cu x mpl ,

i n th e e o f e a n er L s e a r l . 6 e o ne vo . . ( i p 3 ) which wif Al x d li , E l “ ” o f R o s s is a e th e e es t a ter o f R o ert e o f , c ll d ld d ugh b Duk

a n o er o o n th e e as - ro e s e n o r t o f Lo r Sal Alb y, v l ki g ily p v d i i y d

’ t n s o w n n o te a n es tres s n ot t o s ea o f th e a s o u u d ub d c , p k qu i

h rs M o u bra a t e n ee ere ere n t . I n t e o e y l dy (if h y, i d d , w diff ) c u o f t e o e er a te o n a s tate e n t o rr n im , h w v , I ligh d m which , ccu i g

f s o t at wa s nteres t n a n d ns t r t e i n th e mids t o much h i i g i uc iv , I

n n t I t w a s t s rea d wi th t h e m os t u n fe ign e d a s to i s hm e . hi

8 1 vo l . . ( . i p )

ou t 1 8 0 or e a s a tt e ea e o e t te a t a o f e Ab 3 , p rh p li l rli r, R b r S w r E rl Fif , th e amou s e ent u e o f an t s on of n o e t afterwards f R g D k Alb y, hird Ki g R b r ft a o e th e eat o f hi s ﬁ st e a a et au te havi n g been l e wid w r by d h r wif , M rg r , d gh r

l a n a of ente t es ouse u e e au te o f am d e o f Al E rl M i h , p d M ri ll , d gh r Sir Willi ” a Keith an d M argaret Fr ser.

Co upli ng thi s s e n te nce with wha t I a s s um e d fro m the p re

F r aser s o Pki l or t/z a nd o t e r s e t at th e e n ea fa ce o f T/i e f h wi , h g l ogical p art o f th e wo rk ha d b ee n w ri tte n u n der yo u r re vi s i o n 1 n a nd n o n e the eta s o f th e o r d is o r s up ervi s io , k wi g w ll d il f u

i l r tk a s 1 m e e i n er o a n d t s s tatemen t i n TIt o F r a ser s of Pk o w If I a h r r r, hi m n s an ce t on e ou or i n th e ace o f o u e o t , made by Lord S altou n u n s an c i d by y , f y r r r H E R E D M 38 T BOOK OF ENTEITH REVIEWED .

’ p en s atio n s giv en i n T he i ner s M onu menta fo r the m arriage o f

the a n -s o s e o n te s s e a e t o s e — ere i s m y p u d C u , I xcl im d my lf H ’ “ ” M r ras e r s t eo r o f e s e a e s es s o n ro n . F h y xclu iv m l ucc i c ppi g

a a n a s it o es e er e re t o th e s e r o s etr en t o f up g i , d v ywh , i u d im

t s o t e r s e e e ent o o . rs t s r s e w a s had o u hi h wi xc ll b k My ﬁ u mi , y

n e e r o n s te at e r e mer a nd n e no t n a o t the v c ul d F h Th i , k w hi g b u

s e n s at o n fo r th e a rr a e o f R o ert s o n o f R o ert a r di p i m i g b , b E l

o f Strath e rn t a r a re t o n tes s o f e n te t , wi h M g C u M i h , which iden t iﬁe d th e l a dy b eyo n d p os s ibility o f mis ta ke by its m ent io n

r e r s an s o f tw o o f h e r fo m hu b d . My n ext tho ught was " t hi s

’ s s e i n a e nea o s t o f M r ra r s r n an d i s imp o ibl g l gi . F s e exp e i e c e ;

s r s e t at i n o r ea a a ns t o n tes s es i n t e r o w n I u mi d h , y u z l g i C u h i

r t o u h ad reare a o t es s t at R o e rt te art igh , y d up hyp h i h b S w ,

t o e n a e t o o n e a r aret G ra a o ntes s o f M e n h ugh g g d M g h m , C u

t eith w as arr e t o an o t er o t et a ar aret o f , m i d h hyp h ic l M g

e n t e t h e r aterna a n t a nd t e re o re n o t et the M i h , m l u , h f did g

ea r o o f e n te t arr a e " er o t at ea r o s t ld m M i h by m i g g , h ld m mu

a e n es t o e o n a ate n t o r a rter T o ren e r h v e be b w d him by p ch . d

’ n te e th e tw o r a a o n ts o f the R e e nt s rs t e a i lligibl iv l cc u g ﬁ wif , p e digree i s s ubj o i ne d o n th e o pp o s ite pa ge e xhibi ti ng b o th

e s o f wh o t a t a w as th e es e nt a nta n e i n Tli e vi w h l dy , d c m i i d

l n n a F r as er s of Pki or tk b e i g i dic t ed by a do tte d li n e . Shall

h n t M r n n t s e a r e t o t t e o t . ras e r e e e I gu , h ugh I , p i wi h F wh I x " him B u t fo rme r e xp eri en ce remi n d e d me ho w va i n it w a s

’ t o a tt e mpt t o c o mba t yo ur ideefixee o f e xclus iv e m al e s ucc es

s o n ea r n s o e t e a ter a r s o f o u r ro e te M e n " i . H i g m im f w d y p j c d

t eith o o e e t e o o e o u t o n e o re b k , which I xp c d w uld c m l g b f my

re a e t o t o a t t at en e a nd s ee h o w p f c , I h ugh I w uld w i wi h p i c i nge n i o u s ly yo u wo uld up s et th e natural i n fe re n c e fro m t he

a m o en to c o ect o n e t e h i s o s or o u s e an d mu s t a o o s e I p rr i i h r by l rd hip by y r lf, p l gi a for my n o t un n at ural mi s t ke .

R 40 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH EVIEWED .

a a s n s r s m a s ens t on . e o r e o e er a a te e p p l di p i A c d u p i , h w v , w i d wh en I too k up the R ed B ook of M en teitk a nd found all th e fou r hus ba n ds o f th e Co untes s M a rgaret given a s i n my p re

a e t the s ens at o ns had re erre to trans ate f c , wi h di p i which I f d l d a t e n t n n t at fo r h er arr a e to an i n l g h , i cludi g h m i g Alb y , which

the a i s a s a rea no te e res s a e Co ntes s o f l dy , l dy d , xp ly c ll d u M enteith ; a nd n ot a wo rd s aid o f R obert havi ng jilted this

a fo r h er a nt o r o f ar an a n had a not er l dy u , E l Al h vi g h daughter but M ary ; a n d I am n evertheles s taken to tas k for s ayi ng that R o b ert S te wart go t the E arldom o f M entei th

t ro his e s t as ou ere s t o n the h ugh wif , ju if y w ill h ldi g by

F a ser o Pkil or tk t heo ry ma i ntai ne d i n Tke r s f . I t i s right that I Sho uld h ere ackno wledge with tha nks

o r re n e r o f the re t ro o o f a atter o f en y u mi d di c p f m which , wh

ro te th e n o te a o t t o be o te ha d o n n re t I w b u qu d, I ly i di c ,

t o to n u te on s e e en e— na e t at h ugh my mi d q i c clu iv , vid c m ly, h

o n o ra the rs t s a n o f ar aret Co n tes s o f J h M y , ﬁ hu b d M g u “ ente t w as e nt a t o n Mora of B ot e an ne M i h , id ic l wi h J h y hw ll , p ” i ee o r o nt n o ut th r tariu s Sco t ae . I f l y u p i i g e di ect p roo f o f

t s a t as e s e a s n teres te i n o ns erat o n t a h hi f c p ci lly di i d, c id i h t t e cha rter t o which yo u re fer s o di rectly co ntradicts yo ur favourite

t eo r a n o n o ra a r o f e nte t i n r t o f his h y, c lli g J h M y E l M i h igh

e a es nat o n a e s een n o ere e s e en wif , d ig i I h v wh l giv him . When I p enn ed thi s n ote I w as quite s ure I had s o m ewh ere s een charter eviden ce t o the s a me e ffe ct ; bu t a fter a hu nt

t ro nea r all th e a n o es bu t the r t o n e h ugh ly Sp ldi g v lum igh , I

a e to ﬁn d i t s o e r n it a ter ar s— t o o a — f il d , di c v i g f w d l te when

o ns t n th e K il ravo ck bo ok i n onn e t o n t ne t c ul i g . c c i wi h my x

s a nd not yet publi he d volume .

e tra t th e o o n re ar n the o ra s o f B o t e I x c f ll wi g g di g M y hw ll, fro m my n ote o n the fo u r hus ban d s o f Co u nt es s M argaret " PER CONTRA . 4 I

J ohn M oray of B othwell was th e only known J ohn of M oray of that ate and ce ta n the on e son o f t at n ame i n a om n ent en ou d , r i ly ly p r h pr i gh os t on to be e to ma th e ountess but h e was h er ﬁ st us an p i i lik ly rry C if r h b d,

' i t fo o s t at h e was n ot as en e a ma n ta n e th e son but th e ste son ll w h , g r lly i i d, , p ’ o f st an uce n o e t s s ste . H ad h e een her son h e ou Chri i Br , Ki g R b r i r b , w ld ’ a e een u nc e of omas a of M ar the oun tess s econ us an h v b l Th E rl , C d h b d , wh ereas the imp ediment to h er marriage with the latter i s said to be a e at ons i n th e t and ou t e ees of afﬁn t e e are a t ona r l i hip hird f r h d gr i y. Th r ddi i l eason s a a t om t s s en sat on for s e e n t at st an uce r , p r fr hi di p i , di b li vi g h Chri i Br was mot e o f n and omas o a f t ma a t o O o e . H er ﬁ st e o h r J h Th M r y B hw ll r rri g , Gratne a o f M ar can a ave ta en ac 1 2 2 e ea e t an . y E rl , h rdly h k pl rli r h 9 Gratne om she had two c en at east e e o e 1 0 an d h er y, by wh hildr l , di d b f r 3 5 , n th o f M ar wh ca in i m n so e e o was tu e a . 1 0 6 s ent o e , h ir p r d by Edw rd I 3 , i d i n the o e s e a n cott s son e s not as a oun c b ut i n te ms rd r r g rdi g S i h pri r , y g hild, r a ca e to a b o o f t e e or ou t een h e i s to be u a e ca e u but ppli bl y w lv f r g rd d r f lly, not ut i n ons i n c ons e at on of his out an d the s o of este i s p ir , id r i y h Bi h p Ch r to see t at he h as a t ust o t va et wh o i s to atten him as hi s maste and h r w r hy l , d r “ c ompan ion ( Scottish M emoran da i n the Treasury of th e Receipt of the c ue E w n i n h n i n th M ar ee a e as e d . te t e e ce e e Ex h q r, 3 4 I . Pri d Evid P r g C , ’ . I AS th e s en sat on for st an s ma a e t n e pp 3 , di p i Chri i rri g wi h A dr w o a of ot e i s ate 1 2 6 mo e t an t t ea s a te h er ma a e M r y B hw ll d d 3 , r h hir y y r f r rri g h n n to t e a of M ar th e o a t i s a a nst t e e a n ee a ssue. E rl , pr b bili y g i h r h vi g b y i B ut a stronger argument i s derived from th e b estowal of th e lordship o f Garioch by King Rob ert on Andrew M oray an d hi s sister Christian on their m ma t at at e t an a a e. H ad t e e een an ssue i t i s esu e t e rri g h r b y i , pr bl h h y, r h r h ’ ”

st an s ﬁ st fam ou a e n e te t at o s . Chri i r ily , w ld h v i h ri d h l rd hip

On ﬁ rs t exami nati o n o f yo u r a cco u nt o f the marriages o f the Co ntes s ar aret e t s re t at had te on erte u M g , I f l u h I qui c v d

ou t o e e a s e res s e i n t s n ote t at o n o ra y my b li f, xp d hi , h J h M y o f B ot e was no t a s enera s a the s o n o f r st an hw ll , g lly id , Ch i i

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B r e n R o ert s s ter bu t her s te s on . a s s e uc , Ki g b Si , p I um d t s fo r tw o reas o n s — I s t B e a s e o u es r e o n hi , c u y d c ib d him “ p age 1 1 8 as the eldes t s on o f Sir Andrew M o ray o f B oth

e i n es a e a ra e and res o te arr o r etc . etc . w ll Clyd d l , b v lu w i , , ’ wi tho ut a hi nt that his mo ther was Ki ng R o b ert s s is ter ; a nd 4 2 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

2 dl and r n a B e a s e o u r nte o n a e 1 2 1 i n a y p i cip lly, c u y p i d p g , t ra ns at o n the s en s at o n for the arr a e o f o ntes s l i , di p i m i g C u

ar a ret t her s an N o 2 n a e o as ar o f M g wi h hu b d . , m ly, Th m E l

M ar a nd i n o ent n o n the re at o n s at it , c mm i g l i hip which

o nte na e th e o rt e re e et een o n o ra an d p i d ( m ly, f u h d g ) b w J h M y “ th e ar o f M a r a e i t a e and ntra ea e ereas E l , c ll d v gu u c bl ; wh ,

‘ o ra had een s o n o f r s t an B r e it o be ne t er if M y b Ch i i uc , w uld i h

a e no r ntra ea e t e e n o o s n e a nd v gu u c bl , h y b i g bvi u ly u cl n e e o r i n ano n law ra s eo o i n th e s e o n e ree ph w, , c ph l gy, c d d g 1 o n n h r s o e e a nd rs t o n t e o t e . Sid , ﬁ h Thu

n — 1 of Gratne Christia Bruce wife . y

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I st Degree Donald Earl of M ar J ohn M oray of B othwell . 2 d D egree Thomas Earl of M ar

was s o re er e e o e er en a an e to I ly p pl x d, h w v , wh I dv c d

a e 1 2 8 to ﬁn d t at o u had re a s e n to o r old e e p g , h y l p d i y u b li f a a n fo r d r o os o f th e arr a e o f th e s a e Co ntes s fo r g i ; , p p m i g m u the o rt t e t R o ert te art ou s a f u h im wi h b S w , y y

n dr ew o a of ot e the at e of o n ma e a Sir A M r y B hw ll, f h r Sir J h , rri d L dy st an uce the s ste of n o e t o n o a of ot e and Chri i Br , i r Ki g R b r ; Sir J h M r y B hw ll h t fo c n a o uce t e an mot e of o e t te a t e e e e e ous s. M rj ry Br , gr d h r R b r S w r , w r h r r i

1 1 2 8 on th e e at on s of o n o a an d o t t a Your remarks (p . ) r l i hip J h M r y R b er S ew rt a ma n - would almo st lead on e to su pp o se th t you i gi ed th e well kn own two s ides d o l a ter a o f th e c an on l aw to mean n ot th e es ect e n es of es c en t o f th e ( u ) , r p iv li d ’ ’ two a t es om th e c ommon an cesto b ut th e ather s a nd mother s s id e o r a p r i fr r, f , ou e e at on s of an t o a t ou h i s at e o e t an d d bl r l i hip Alb y wi h M r y hr gh f h r, R b r h i s mot e z a et u e h r, Eli b h M r PE R CONTRA . 43

Or t o ut it ta ar , p bul ly Robert Earl of Carric k

I st e ee n o e t uce s an c D gr Ki g R b r Br Chri ti Bru e .

2 d D egree J o hn Moray o f Bothwell

3 d Degree

th e r ee o t u f an 4 D g R ber D ke o Alb y .

O n a e 1 2 8 t ere o re o u a s s er t t at o n o ra w a s p g , h f , y h J h M y s o n o f r s t a n B r e a reea t o the o o n e e Ch i i uc , g bly c mm Vi w whil o n page 1 2 1 yo u ca ll th e r e l at i o ns hip o f J o h n M o ra y t o ’ “ s n B r s r n d n t Ch ri t i a uce g a ds o n vague a n d u n tra cea ble . I o o as k is r t a n d is ro n bu t et e r rea ers which igh which w g , wh h d a re n o t en t t e t o e e t t at ou s a no t i n th e o rt s a e i l d xp c h y h ll , Sh p c o f n s a n r f s e e a e e o n o n a s e t o t s n . v p g , ch g y u mi d ubj c hi ki d

s t o s a n o o re a s a e a rea s a o re t a n I wi h y m , I h v l dy id m h i s a re ea e fo r a o es t man o f th e e ree i n g bl m d , d g which yo u r hi s to ry o f th e t w o Dukes o f Alban y i s b eho lde n t o my b ri efe r p erfo rma n c e a n d I p refer l ea vi ng th o s e o f yo u r r ea ders (if a ny t he re b e) w h o care to purs u e t he ma tte r fu r

h b h a s t o t er to e a n e t e tw o t o e t er . o e t e t h , x mi g h I w uld l bla m e yo u fo r thi s ; I des i re n o thi ng m o re tha n t o b e o f u s e t o o th ers who fo llo w i n the s a m e ﬁ eld bu t fai r deali n g might s u rely p ro mpt yo u n e ither to u s e wo rds likely to s ugge s t t o o rdi na ry rea de rs t ha t yo u r bo o k w a s i n typ e i n i ts ﬁ r es en t

ka e e o re m refa ce a ea re n o r to rea r t re e s s p b f y p pp d , up h uch gro un dl es s charges o f li te ra ry di s co urtes y aga i ns t o ne who has

i n rea n es s t o as s s t o u w ho has o e s e n e v e r fa il e d di i y , Sh w d him lf

i n th e a tter o f nt er e re n e t ou a n d wh o m o s t s e n s i t iv e m i f c wi h y , co n s ide rs c o u rt es y a n d co ns idera t io n fo r a ll who a re e ngage d i n u n dertaki n gs like yo u rs o n e o f the ﬁ rs t o f his duti es . 44 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

YOUR CRITICISMS .

I must n ow s a y s o m ethi ng ab o ut yo ur s uppl em en ts a nd

o rre t o ns a nd e th e o s t ortan t o f t e o nta ne c c i , chi ﬂy m imp h m c i d

i n nd f . 11. a . o a e a rea a e as a pp lxxv lxxviii , which I h v l dy m d c u l

n m e t io n .

Y u a s rt n t r re a l o di s pute my s e i o (quo e d f o m my p f c e to vo . “ t at R o ert a ter ar s e o f a n was ar o f h b , f w d Duk Alb y, E l

e n te t arr a e a n d o f e n e r ta n e ro the M i h by m i g , Fif by i h i c f m ” u C o u nte s s I s ab el . Yo di s pu te t hi s bo t h as t o Fife a nd

l . 1 e n te t et o u o rs e s a vo . . M i h , y y y u lf y ( i p 9 )

un can a of e ma e an -enta of hi s a om i n a ou of an D E rl Fif , d il E rld f v r Al f n t an mse n e e o ta n e ss ss n f h m of Earl o M e eith . Al hi lf v r b i d po e io o t e Earldo ente t b ut v tu e o f t at en ta an d a su se u ent ee ma e M i h , by ir h il , b q d d d by sa e ountess o f e i t e to o e t te a t son o f n o e t I b l C Fif , f ll R b r S w r , Ki g R b r ’ who ma e a an s ran au te th e ou n tess a a et. ou rri d E rl Al g dd gh r, C M rg r Thr gh t s ma a e an d th e en ta of the a om o f e o e t ecame a o f hi rri g il E rld Fif , R b r b E rl

Fife an d M enteith .

I t wo uld be ha rd to s ee h o w t hi s diffe rs fro m my s tate

e n t ote o u o r ro rat er er s tat e e nt t m qu d by y , f m my h full m wi h

f e vo l . regard to the E arldo m o Fif ( iv . p . clxxvii . )

H e o btain ed th e E arldom of Fife by an in denture with th e Countess sa e o o f hi s ot e a te ate o th a c I 1 i n c t at I b l, wid w br h r W l r, d d 3 M r h 3 7 , whi h h l a ac n o e e him to b e h er a u e ot ta z e of h er at e dy k wl dg d l wf l h ir, b h by il i f h r, a un can to an of ente t an at e o f ou n tess a a et an d E rl D , Al M i h , gr df h r C M rg r , ta z e ma e e se an d h er ate us an an d oun e se en by il i d by h r lf l h b d b d h r lf, wh sh e eco e e th e a om of c Sh e h ad en u e e sel un e com r v r d E rld , whi h d d d h r f d r ” n it i n hi s a ou ese n h r wn ent u s on to es e o e . p l i , r ig f v r, r rvi g lif r

T he n ent re i n est o n as r nt e i n o r s e o n i d u qu i , p i d y u c d “ o e a n d es r e i n th e t a e o f o n te n ts a s enes v lum , d c ib d bl c p ” “ a ras er a s i n an eas re to e ten m o nt Willi m F , f il y m u x d y p i S S YOUR CRITICI M . 45

’ o f e as es es the o i n Sibbald s H i stor o F i e Vi w, , b id c py y f f , ’ a nd the o rre t o n o f it i n o o s D ou la s h ad a are c c i W d g , I c ful n o te o f the s am e i n denture fro m a co rrect copy i n th e B r iti s h

s Mu e um . B u t when yo u refe rre d me i n a fo o t n ote to yo ur

r nt o f it u t to a e o n s o o e o a tt e o re a rate . p i , y ugh h v d li l m ccu ly

Yo u are o rs e re ret to s a it e en s a o ne as Lo r , y u lf, I g y , v uch d

’ ” a a a a nd s Si r oku Steu rt s n s ers M c ul y my elf. j a A w co uld h ardly ha ve s et you s ee ki ng fo r the wrong b o o k ; but yo u r s ubs titut i o n o f 2 77 fo r 2 5 1 l ed me towaste t en mi nutes o f

re o s t e i n n t n a o ent en p ci u im hu i g up d cum , which , wh I

o n it a m a e e no t n . f u d , v il d hi g

atter s e n ee t at o n t of e o n t s s ub I ﬂ my lf, i d d , h my p i Vi w hi

ect i s r n n rs D o o u r a an d s er o s j m o e e xte d e d tha yo u . y e lly i u ly

an d he i n e to s a M r . ras er t at e a s e the enta a n t m y, F , h b c u il

en t re en o n e n the Comita tus a e n o s e arate d u , wh c v yi g , m k p

ent o n o f the t t e o f ar t at t t e o t ere o re n o t m i i l E l , h i l c uld h f “ ” a e een n e a n d a s e arate eera e - a r o o f h v b i clud d , p P g E ld m " Fife was a ft erwa rds c o n ferre d by a los t charter o r p atent I t imp os s ible th at yo u can be u naware o f the fact that all

n o n arters o f Comi ta tus et er o r na or o f res n a k w ch , wh h igi l ig t o n i n the re s ter o r o u t o f it ran te r o r t o a o t 1 8 i , gi , g d p i b u 5 7

t ﬁve o r e e t o n s the res t o f o o s s e a t es wi h Six xc p i , ul bvi u p ci l i

ea e o u t all n o t e o f the n t no t t s tan n o f l v ic dig i y, wi h di g which the ra ntee a a s e o es an ar a nd e s e t at g lw y b c m E l ; , lik wi , h t ho ugh s epa rate grants o f the t i tle o f E arl witho ut numb e r ’ have been th eo ris e d o n fro m the time o f Si r R o bert Go rdo n s

ns a t o the a r o o f t er an . t n ow n o u uccess ful cl im E ld m Su h l d ill , o n e p ro fes s es to have e ver s een s uch a do cument pri o r t o

1 600 en o n e ents as t n t e r s a o s e o re t e , wh , c mi g v c i g h i h d w b f h m ,

a V h e n ear ro s e t o f the en n o f the es I . t t J m , wi h p p c Op i g

n s s e s s o n es to e i n n s a s o n the t t e o f E gli h ucc i , b w d E gli h f hi i l 46 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

a m E a rl o f Wi nt o n by p ate nt o n R o b ert Lo rd S eto n . I

t e a are t a t L o r a en wh o ne a nd o no q ui w h d C md , k w c uld k w

n o t n a o t o tt s arte rs an d re o r s e e t ro th e hi g b u Sc i h ch c d , xc p f m

n s e who e re ea n e o re tte re i n 1 1 a cou l w pl di g b f him , u d 77 di ctu m the re ers e o f t s di ct um has n o rt n ate v hi , which u f u ly been Si n ce rep eate d agai n a n d aga i n as a wo rd o f wi s do m by n obl e Lo rds o n Co mmittees o f P rivil eges ; but I den y alto

et er the n eren e o u ra ro t s t at am g h i f c which y will d w f m hi , h I

t ere o re o n t o t e es t o a ts to s e e e i n t he h f b u d Shu my y f c , di b li v

o n e an e o f n t es a rters o f Comi tatus a nd to s a c v y c dig i i by ch , y, ”

Cre o a os s e e s t . d , qui imp ibil I will s ay n o m o re o n this h ea d th an allud e to the fact which

’ s t be n o n to ou as it i s to me t at Lo r a e n s l aw mu k w y , h d C md o n t hi s s ubj e ct i s co nt ra dicted by the a ctua l s tate o f the t itl e

f a a r e n r f o u r r d s a f r ee s o e o ee s . at o ou o d d l g umb P Wh y y,

e a e t o the a r o o f o ra a n t th e r t to x mpl , E ld m M y, dig i y igh

res ts o n o r arte rs o f Comita tus o n t eren t which f u ch ly, wi h diff

re a n ers ate 1 6 1 - 2 1 6 - 1 66 a nd 1 6 1 1 the a ter m i d , d d 5 , 5 3 4, 5 , , l

o nes a s s a o n res nat o n s an d n o n e o f t e i s eri n , u u l , ig i , h m wh p g " a wo rd ab o ut th e t itl e o f E arl T he limi tat io n i n the ﬁ rs t

two arte rs is t o e rs - a e o f th e o i n the t r to e rs ch h i m l b dy, hi d h i

en era and i n the o rt t o e rs - a e o f the o t fu r g l , f u h h i m l b dy, wi h

r n Y n h an o n b h t e es t at o ns . et o t t e u t t e t t e ha s h d i i l d ly, i l ,

oll o wed t es e a r n t a t o n s e en th e arter o f 1 6 1 1 h v yi g limi i , v ch

a n ee n e a nd r t e t o o erate to the e h vi g b h ld , igh ly h ld, p xclu

' s io n o f a n e r- e a e ro th e n t a s e a s th e an s h i f m l f m dig i y w ll l d .

So fo r e— no w fo r ente t Yo u s a much Fif M i h . y

The statement that Sir Robert Stewart was or became Earl of Men teith ma a e t a a a et a am th e au te of o n a am by rri g wi h L dy M rg r Gr h , d gh r Sir J h Gr h , ’ i s e on eou s as o e t n o e e o s t at n t unt a te his fat e rr , Sir R b r wh r h ld h dig i y il f r h r s acc n ess o . I n 1 6 t ee ea s a te hi s ma a e h e i s st e i n the i 3 4, hr y r f r rri g , yl d

8 T H E R E D M 4 BOOK OF ENTEITH REVIEWED .

wh ere the hus ban d had a cqui re d a liferent o r j o i nt - liferent t o the ear o ent t n t o er o r a ts o f a n s trat on ld m , i li g him p f m c dmi i i i n which h e co uld o th erwi s e have o n ly app eare d as co n curri ng

t his wi h wife . Such a right w e kno w th e s eco n d hu s b an d o f I s abel Co u ntes s o f M ar a cquire d when th e ki n g co n ﬁrm ed the arter o f th e e er 1 0 n es t n t a erent ch 9 D c mb 4 4, i v i g wi h lif the ex - ea er o f aterans an d a ter a r s ero o f H arlaw l d c , f w d h , who s e r ap tus s he h ad th ree m on ths p revio us ly s o l emn ly a n d

o r a o n o n e a r t t ere i s r eas o n to e e e f m lly c d d . Such igh h b li v ’ s a e s ot er a s o o ntes s a r are t o f M a r a re for I b l m h l , C u M g , cqui d h er s an th e ar o f o as o s s th e s a e hu b d, E l D ugl (p ibly by m e ntail that dive rte d th e D o ugl as s ucces s i on to th e illegitimate

a e n e a r t h ad a te r o n s an o f a m l li ) . Such igh W l C my , hu b d

o r er o ntes s o f ente t as a ea rs ro the arter o f f m C u M i h , pp f m ch

o n r at o n ro t to M r R Peer a e L a w t . e c ﬁ m i b ugh ligh by idd ll ( g ,

o u a i n e ate p . which y llude to th e p aragraph imm di ly

— M r o o n t at a e as t ote a arter . f ll wi g h which I h v l qu d, ch which

R e o a e s to o a as t at ear n re res ent e o n idd ll w uld h v d gh h i g p d . ” hi s a t o r t a s e en e o f a s e a reat o n en a u h i y vid c p ci l c i . Ev charter o f a n e arldo m o n the res ignatio n o f th e holder of it

o es n ot a s ou e no reate a n ew n t n ot e en d , y w ll k w, c dig i y , v where no lifere nt right has bee n res erve d t o the res ign er " it

l n I c o nti n ues to b e th e Old dign ity wit h the o d p rec e d e ce . t i s not o n p age 9 1 alo ne th at you h av e co ntra dicte d yo ur own p o s iti o n ; fo r you els ewhere n umber M u rdach Duke o f “ ” an a s e e e nt ar o f e n te t ereas the Alb y l v h E l M i h , wh , by

o t es s o f a n ew reat o n t o his at er h e o t to be hyp h i c i f h , ugh

ar So fo r o r o nt ra t o n o f o n ly s e con d E l . much y u c dic i my as s erti o n t hat R o bert Duke o f Albany got th e E arldo m o f

M ent e ith by m arr i age .

B u t I ca n n o t pa s s . altogeth e r u n n o tice d yo u r genera l YOUR CRITICISMS . 49

“ a llus i o n to the theo ry b roache d i n thes e p re fac es to the ” e er R o s a s to e a e es e n i n d o Exch qu ll f m l d c t p eerage s . I no t k no w to wh at p a rt icular pas sage i n thes e p refa ces yo ur

r e ar is eant to a nor o es it atter fo r m k m pply, d much m ; I quite b eli e ve t hat th e re u n de rli es much t h at I may have written the as sumpti o n th at by th e law o f Sco tlan d (as

tes t e to th e e en e o f arters and o f s tor o f iﬁ d by vid c ch hi y,

n s a nd o f ar a en ts o f e s o n s o f th e o rt o f es s o n ki g P li m , d ci i C u S i

e o re and s n e the Un o n an d o f all o ur nst t t o na r te rs b f i c i , i i u i l w i )

er ta es o f all n s n n a e an s a n d o no rs h i g ki d , i cludi g lik l d h u ,

- es en at o on law t o e rs o f n e n ot e rs a e . d c d c mm h i li , h i m l

r o r t o the War o f es s o n no t a tra e ex s ts o f an P i Succ i , c i y exceptio n b ei ng a llo wed by way o f e n ta il to this c o mm on l aw

r n I t w as the n res t o f th ro n t o ee th e p i cipl e . i te e C w k p earldo m s a nd o the r great ﬁefs fro m b eco mi ng to o p o werful ; a nd n othi ng co n duce d m o re to wards thi s e nd than the

e n o f t o n s e era e rs - e a e en the e es t d vo lutio he m v l h i f m l , wh ld

ot th e t t e and the e es s a e a nd h er s s ters had ea g i l chi f m u g , i ch th e ir s hare i n the domi n i u m u ti le ; while the s ervices du e t o ’ th e C ro wn were s ecure d by the ki ng s right to the ward and

I n his e e ra te A dditi ona l Case m arri age o f th e h e i res s . c l b d

l a n d Lo r a es e s ta s e f or M e Cou n tess of S u tker d H il bli h d ld t s b eyo n d doub t that n i n e o u t o f th e thi rteen o Sco ti h

- nd M R e earldo ms we re des cendible t o he i rs fe male ; a r. idd ll

to t re e o f the re a n n p ro ved the s a m e thi ng with regard h m i i g

ar o n o t be e th e o n re a n n ear o , , fo ur , whil ly m i i g ld m M ch c uld

t o n as t e re ne er o rre a c o n co n s idere d a n excep i , h v ccu d

h a t es o f e r- a e an d e r o f ne t i ngency by which t e qu li i h i m l h i li I n the re n o f R o ert B r e o as ona were s eparate d . ig b uc cc i l

- f r th e limitat io n s by Sp ecial s ettl ement t o h ei rs male were o l s o a o re a s s a s e . . D ou a es , ﬁ rs t t i me a cco rde d t f v u d v l , g g E 5 0 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

L n s a s a nd e t s bu t the en era r e o n t n e as be i d y , K i h ; g l ul c i u d

o re t a t er ta es a nd t t es o f o n o r e re n o tat on f , h h i g i l h u , wh limi i

- to th e o ntrar o b e o n e o e o n e rs e n e ra . c y c uld Sh w , d v lv d h i g l All t hi s i s well k n o wn as m atte r o f hi s to ry t o e ve ry

o tt s a a n ar I t has e e n e at a a o n Sc i h leg l tiqu y . b mph ic lly l id d w

all o u r o tt s ns t t t o na r t ers L o r ta r Lo r B an by Sc i h i i u i l w i , d S i , d k

to n Si r o n en e L o r res en t B a o r Sir o as , J h Sk , d P id lf u , Th m Craig (th o ugh the l as t na me d auth o r h a s b een mis rep res en t e d 1 a s s a n the o n t ra r rs n e a nd i n th e re s ent e n t r yi g c y ) , E ki , p c u y

o u r reates t o tt s r ter o n e era e Law o n R e by g Sc i h w i P g , J h idd ll , a nd has b een recogn i s ed by a n u n ifo rm s eri es o f deci s i o ns o f

h r f s s h n n T h e t e Co u t o S e io n bo th b efo re a nd a fter t e U i o . reco rds o f o u r Sco tti s h Pa rlia m en ts Sh o w u s ho w all o u r ki ngs who s uccee de d u nder age (a nd that u n happily wa s the rul e

a nd no t the e e t o n a s s o o n a s t e atta ne at re ears xc p i ) , h y i d m u y , m ade a Parlia m en tary revo cati o n o f all ques tio nabl e gra n ts

a e r n t e r n or t an d a o n t es e ere a a s m d du i g h i mi i y, m g h w lw y i n clude d s ettlements o n h ei rs -male to th e p rejudice o f h eirs

o f n e ere es r e i n o ne as e a s a a n s t the li , which w d c ib d c g i ” l a w a n d o o o ns en e i n ano t er a s a a ns t the law of g d c ci c , h g i

God th e l aw an a n d o f n at re , hum u . Yet the fa ct is n o t to be dis guis e d th at th e di ctu m which ” o u o s s t t te fo r a t o u a t eor na e y w uld ub i u wh y c ll my h y, m ly, the p res umpt i on i n du éi o t hat Scott is h dign ities go " t o he i rs

1 ’ T he auth o r of th e 7 u s F eu da l e h ad b een edu cated u n der Cuj aci us i n Fran ce i n th e oct n es of th e om a or a c l aw c h e en t es t o u ou t t d ri L b rd S li , whi h id iﬁ hr gh wi h “ ” th e F eu da l Law . B u t al l th e s tatemen ts h e m akes regardi n g ex cl us ive m al e s u ccess on an d c h e a es t o an s a s e a s on ou s a re a o n a s i , whi h ppli l d w ll h r , l id d w ” ma m s o f a t h e ca s th e eu a La w c h e ca e u s t n u s es om xi wh ll F d l , whi h r f lly di i g i h fr “ ” “ ” th e mos o r u s a e a u n o s c a on e cott s t s a re o e n e . g p d , by whi h l S i h righ g v r d ' U s u s ramen n oster lon ge di s s enti t ; p resumi t en im feu dum ad faemi n a s aeq u e ” a ma d n re n r — a c es esc e d e s e es se h aeredib us ma scul i s ue t ovi sum . r , i i xpr f ri p (Cr ig,

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a e o s en to n erta e e o n t o o e an d bo h v ch u d k . Whil b u d b y w to all e s o n s as to n t es o etent a t or t e t er d ci i dig i i by c mp u h i y, wh h t at o f th e o rt o f es s o n o r o f th e o ere n a m n e r h C u S i S v ig , I u d n o o at o n ers o na o r o a to o the s o n n es s blig i , p lly fﬁci lly , uph ld u d o f all th e di cta which can be gathere d fro m the s pee ches o f ’ th e S o ve re ign s a dvi s ers — s till les s the s o u n d n es s o f t h o s e

en era a s o ers te n t e r ro n e o f a s ers g l m xim which , v ppi g h i p vi c dvi o f the ro n the Lo r s i n o ttee o as o na ent re C w , d C mmi cc i lly v u d t o l ay do wn fo r th e guidan ce o f futu re Co mmittees givi ng 1 a e i n t e r as es dvic o h c . T h e hi s to ry o f thi s s ubs ti tutio n o f th e E nglis h pres umpti o n

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1 Even th e res olu tio n s of C ommittees o f Privileges o f th e H ou s e of Lords c an n ot rightly b e regarded a s po s s es s in g an ythin g a pproac hi ng th e weight o f deci s i on s T e t ue c a acte can n ot b e ette e es s e t an i n o f a competen t C o u rt . h ir r h r r b r xpr d h th s of th e ate o e ms o en a s n on a c a m to th e n s e word l L rd Ch l f rd , wh , dvi i g l i E gli h E a om of Wil tes h e s a es o u t on of a omm ttee of e es i s i n n o rld , id A r l i C i Privil g s en s e a u men t an d a t ou a m tte to b e ; i ma a ci e a an d con c u s e j dg , l h gh d i d p f v lid l iv , ll t mm ttees are o n o i t doe s n ot establi s h a precedent whi c h a fu u re Co i b u d to f ll ow. m t n d e h n T h e res olu ti on s are m erely for th e pu rp ose o f i n for a i o an a dvi c t o t e Crow .

T h e o n t ou i t en e a a cts u on i s n ot oun t em . I t ma e e c se Cr w , h gh g r lly p , b d by h y x r i t i t s o wn di scretion i n givi n g or refus in g i ts a s sent t o th e res ol u i on s . 5 2 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED . well kn o wn to th e few wh o m ade a s tudy o f th e p ee rage cas es o f las t century bu t it wo uld b e beyo n d the limits o f thi s l e tt e r I t t o do m o re th an allude to i t h e re i n the m o s t gene ral way . w as ﬁ rs t give n o ut i n 1 766 by Lo rds M an s ﬁeld a n d H ard 1 e in the Cas s illis a o n the a s s t o n t at the l aw wick cl im , ump i h o f ot an a e bu t a n n erta n s o n a nd ro o t es o f Sc l d g v u c i u d , f m m iv e e en ere s ar e o n ea e i n the ee es o f xp di cy , which w c c ly c c l d Sp ch t es e two Lo r s t o u t a b ar o n a s e rs - en era and h d , p cl im by h i g l , s o t o n s th e n er o f th e eers o f ot an o s e dimi i h umb p Sc l d , wh attachm ent to the fall en hou s e o f S te wa rt cau s ed th em t o be

n n ar a nd as r w as vi ewe d with j eal o u s y i n E gla d . A h d f t ul e — l a id do wn tho ugh n o rul e could b e o f a ny legal weight which was la id do wn by an i n co mp etent a uth ority— tha t where n o patents can be s ho wn p eerages mu s t be pres um ed t o go t o

rs — a f t h he i m le o e bo dy .

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ro t n ot o n e bu t two e rs - a e nto th e e n a e i n b ugh h i m l i ﬁ ld , m ly , the rs t a e Sir R o ert G or o n e r- a e o f a Go r o n ﬁ pl c , b d , h i m l Ad m d ,

s a n o f a et Co n tes s o f t er an who o r s e hu b d Eliz b h u Su h l d , ﬂ u i h d i n th e s teen t ent r and e a e r- a e o f the ate de ix h c u y, qu lly h i m l l ly

ea s e ar wh o w a s aterna a Go r o n o r rat e r a eto n c d E l , p lly d ( h S ) ; a nd t e a n o f o rs e e r- a e o f t o s e a r s o f t er an Su h rl d F , h i m l h E l Su h l d

1 T e e i s n o ou t o e e t at th e Cas s ill i s cas e w as ec e a eea h r d b , h w v r, h d id d gr bly t o s oun n c es of cott s l aw on con s e at on s a to et e n e en en t of d pri ipl S i h , id r i l g h r i d p d t os e em o e i n t s h b di d hi res ol ution . YOUR CRITICISMS . 5 3 who e r o r to the s te nt nt r f t liv d p i ix e h c e u y. E a ch o hes e two

a e a s e arate ear o Sir R o ert as es e n e r cl im d p ld m , b , d c d d f o m the s a n o f a n e res s res e e a ter o n o r hu b d h i , p um d (lik W l C my , the Duk e o f Alba n y) to hav e had a n ew dign ity co n ferre d o n

h n . N o r ere t e o o rs a o ne n o e bu t the es tates him w h u l i v lv d , to o for th e as t ar ne er rea n t at t ere o b a ; l E l , v d mi g h h c uld e

o t a o t the s es s o n to the n t had en ta e the d ub b u ucc i dig i y , il d

s tates o n the e rs s ee n t o the ea r T h il e h i ucc di g ldo m . e Cass lis di ctu m a nd the r n es o f e e en s es te it , p i cipl xp di cy which ugg d , ca me unexp ectedly i n to o p en c o n ﬂ ict— two E arl s o f Suth er l a n d mus t b e reco gn i s e d i ns tea d o f o n e ; bes ides which E arl

’ a s n an t a ter an d a l n her his s ter La Willi m i f d ugh , , f i i g , Si dy

a et e s s o be cu t o u t i n a o r o f s tran ers Eliz b h W my , w uld f v u g

n a s r I n t r s an s wh os e rel ati o s hip w v ery e mo t e . ho se ci cum t ce

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t o e ente t arr e R o s s M a r an d L en nox ha d A h l , M i h , C ick, Fif , , , , all a nd s o e o f t e re en t es en e t o e rs - e a e , m h m f qu ly , d c d d h i f m l , was welco me d as p o i nt i ng a way o u t o f the difﬁculty ; bu t

n a t he Lo r s o n th e o ttee n s tea o f ra n ad u h ppily d C mmi , i d f kly

tt n t at the Cas s illis res o t o n wa s n a enta ro n mi i g h lu i fu d m lly w g, t e o r s e a o n a n e e t o n t o it t o the e e t t at mp i d by ll wi g xc p i , ff c h th e gen eral p res umpti o n i n favo ur o f h ei rs - m ale (which i n 1 766 h ad b een declared ab s o lute where no ch arter limitat io n to he irs o f li ne wa s p ro ducibl e ) might be rebutted by co ntradicto ry

n ro e th rs - a e vide ce p duc d by e he i fem le . T he E arldo m o f M enteith is in dee d an awkward s ubj ect for an a o ate o f th e n s di ctu m t o an e nas as dv c E gli h h dl , i much t at n t as s e t ro e rs - e a e to o ns te arts h dig i y p d h ugh h i f m l C my , S w ,

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o f a R s s e was at o n e t e re o n s e a r . a s th e u ll , im c g i d by Edw d I 5 4 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

1 la wful h o lder o f it i n r ight o f hi s wife ; a nd t he reluctan ce with which yo u a re o blige d t o a ck no wl edge e ach s ucc es s iv e

n s t a n e o f e a e s e s s o n o r o a s o na s es t o n s i c f m l ucc i , y u cc i l ugg i

t a t t ere ma be s o e eans o f e a n n it a a a nd h h y m m xpl i i g w y, yo u r u n willi ngn es s to c all th e v a rio us Co u n tes s es i n t h ei r o wn “ ” ” r t a n t n bu t La a r o r La ar aret a re igh y hi g dy M y dy M g , R d B app are nt t o e very ca re ful read er o f yo u r e ook .

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t e o s s e s s e a t r ea r o t at o f t o e n er a im p d hi d ld m , h A h l , u d

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1 T a f a an d ount es ses of en t See Gen ea o ca e o s e t s u ra . 0 l gi l bl E rl C M i h , p , p 39 . I cann ot a gree with you th a t th ere i s an y groun d for b elievin g th at th e la dy wh o marri ed William C omyn a n d Sir Edmu n d H a s tin gs was the s on of Walter C omyn B c wa s n i n ma n h r h an d that M rs . C ummi n g ru e wro g ki g e t e daughter of th e E n g

s man o n u s s e . T at e ce en t a n d en t u s ast c ol d a ose en eal o li h , J h R ll h x ll h i i l dy, wh g iCal s tu es e e ca e on a a t om e s on a a ccess to th e eco s an d t out g di w r rri d p r fr p r l r rd , wi h th e l egal qualificati on s th at wo u ld h ave b een n ecess ary to m ake h er b o ok a p erfect o n e i s e e an d t e e e t eme c o ect an d i n t s a s s a e sh e h ad th e a e as , h r h r x r ly rr hi p g bl ’ e an e n c a . n o t at e s Peer a s i s tan c e of th e late Mr . Al x d r Si l ir I k w h Ridd ll g e La w may ’ e e be uot e on ou s e b ut a so n o t at . e s ates t e was t at h r q d y r id , I l k w h Mr Ridd ll l vi w h Y u an a b e s e ous i n s a n t at th e n am e e e es s e . o c s u e of om n h r xpr d h rdly ri yi g h r C y , i en to t s s a e o n on e o ccas on i s ec s e on th e o nt h er s t us an was g v hi I b l i , d i iv p i fir h b d ’ a om n an d o a es i n t os e a s far mo e en e a t oo t e u s an s C y , wid w l di h d y r g r lly k h ir h b d n ames t an t e m a en n ames— a an d eta n e t em n ot u n e u ent a te a h h ir id y, r i d h fr q ly f r m n d i n a on e a o a e . u n a et o s ec n d arri age s ec d widowh oo d g . " e M rg r L gi e (bo rn a rummon an et B a c a mot e of o e t o s n e an d a o f M ar o n D d) , J r l y, h r R b r L rd Er ki E rl (b r a K e t B eat ce n s a mot e o f th e s t a of o u as o n an E s n e i h) , ri Li d y, h r fir E rl D gl (b r r ki ) , an et K e t e o f o n o n th e C am e a n ou e s a ou t h er are c or J i h , wif J h Ly h b rl i (if y r vi w b ec mu s of t an d t tu e ot e e am es i n c a te s an d th e c e u e o . D i s r ) , l i d h r x pl h r r Ex h q r R lls p en sati on s were b ut rarely gran ted for marri ages of relation s s o n ear a s c ous in s ’ e man an d a te om n s au te h e h ad h ad on e ou a e een hi s g r ; W l r C y d gh r, if , w ld h v b “ ” e i n B a n h ir de och . Of cours e you will s et thi s al s o down t o my th eory a s to mal fe e des cen t b ut wh ere will you fin d an oth er i n stan ce of an h eir of lin e b ein g a s se o e for a emote e -ma e e en s ec a es t n at on at t at e o " p d v r r r h ir l , v by p i l d i i , h p ri d

5 6 THE RED BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

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an e n d s o s e o f a m a t o ﬁ n d t at the n ext Alb y b i g i p d , I h ppy h s tatem e nt i n th e p o rti o n o f th e R ed B ook a ddres s e d t o me i s

a r a e t o o r o ne i n w hich I c a n qui te g ee . I llud y u referen c e

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n i n 1 8 o r ater ns tea o f 1 8 8 o a e s w ritte 79 l , i d 7 , I w uld h v et fo rt h the relat io ns hip as yo u d o n o w a nd I ta ke t hi s o pp or — t u n ity of m aki ng th e c o rre cti o n a m o re agreeable o fﬁce t o

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pigmies . T he o nly re mai n i ng corre cti on i n clude d i n yo u r a ddres s

t o me i s te n o nne te t the ar o o f en te t bu t qui u c c d wi h E ld m M i h , ,

ears o n n erat o n o f th e a ters f R o e o ert I . b up my um i d ugh b I ,

o u o s er e re a e t t s re ar which , y will b v , I p f c wi h hi m k “ Th e ex s t n a o nts o f the a ters o f R o er a i i g cc u d ugh b t I I . re

o o s i n an res e ts n a rate a nd the r bvi u ly m y p c i ccu , p es en t enumeratio n p ro fes s es to d o n o m o re than s upply s o m e

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to b e t an fo r an ate r a t at t ro s o r a ears t o h kful y m i l h h w , pp S YOUR CRITICISM . 5 7 t ro rt er n h Yo u s a a e t o t e s e t treate o f. h w, fu h ligh ubj c d y (p g lxxxi . )

T he editor states that a daughter o f Ki n g Rob ert whose name h e i s una e to e s eems to ave ma e o n of e t e est son of bl giv , h rri d Sir J h K i h, ld m o f e t a sc a I n a u u n t a h t n a . s se e e e e esen s a ot e Willi K i h , M ri h l b q p g r pr h r f h n a an as n ma o n n f m au te o t e e a e o o a s. d gh r ki g, L dy J , h vi g rri d J h Ly Gl i ma a to ac at ﬁ t c n n f n an This rri ge ok pl e rst wi hout o se t o Ki g Rob ert II. d th e editor of th e Exchequ er R olls refers to an d states th e terms of a em ss on i n th e am s c a te -c est ran te the n t con sent of r i i Gl i h r r h , g d by ki g, wi h hi s ns to hi s au te an an n f r ma a B ut s o e d o n o o t e e. , d gh r J Sir J h Ly h ir rri g th e fact has b een entirely overlook ed that this document proves that that au te o f un n o n n ame th e e Of o n e t an d a ean the d gh r k w , wif Sir J h K i h , L dy J , f f o n on n n h m n c s I n th m s n e o e e o e a d t e sa e es . e e s o wi Sir J h Ly , w r Pri r i i she i s es n e o anna of e t e n t en the o of o n e t d ig d J h K i h , b i g h wid w Sir J h K i h, Th c u h er ﬁrst husban d . e original remission has b een aref lly preserved at am s an d th e e m ss on o f th e a of t at mo e wh o i s the Gl i ; by p r i i E rl S r h r , d es cen dant an d representative o f th e marriage of Prin cess J ean Stewart with hi s an cesto o n on we are ena e to n t the ocument i n t s r Sir J h Ly , bl d pri d hi om h o work fr t e rigin al .

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a s f r r a n t a h s s o a es a re o n e es t bli he d o ce t i h t t e upp o e d tw l di .

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r o n a e e s es te at rs t a r o r a o ns era D umm d , b li f ugg d ﬁ by m i l c id t o n s bu t a ter a r s o rro o rate a n er o f r i , f w d c b d by umb ci cum s tantial ro o s all t en n i n o n e r t n AS t s ar s e o . t e wa p f , di g di c i hi icl n ot an on o s t o had ea nt it t o be s o o n m ym u ( h ugh I m ) , I f u d y s elf in the p o s i ti o n o f h avi n g t o res po n d to a n umb e r o f L CONC UDIN G REMAR KS . 6 1 e n r e s a e to me o f the ro n s o f e e qui i m d g u d my b li f, which I

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nto erta nt a e e te to ﬁnd t at had o n er e i c i y . I h lf xp c d h I c v t d

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no re th e o o n e n all t at ou had to s a Simply ig d, f ll wi g b i g h y y ’ regardi ng Qu een M argaret s pate rn ity

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’ che quer R olls o f D a vid s reign l ed me to take up the s ubj ect d a res in re a e t o o e . an r n t o et er t he f h my p f c v lum ii , b i g g h ’ p roo fs which had co nvi n c ed me that D a vid s s tro ng- mi nded queen was d aughter o f Sir M alco lm D rummo n d and aunt o f

a d r n nn h d the gentler n mo e l o vabl e Quee A ab ell a . T e R e B ook of M en tei tk Shows that my arguments h ave at l a s t wo rked c o n victio n o n yo u ; a nd I mus t o w n i t did o ccu r t o me fo r a o e nt t o er a s it was a o o s t o t m m , h ugh p h p f li h h ugh , ” t at en ns s t n i n o r s o f earne en t t at h wh i i i g, w d l d l g h , h n o D rummo n d hi s to ria n before yo u had h ad a k no wledge o f

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r n n B e yo u had co me to be b ette i fo rm e d th a th e y were . t a t a s it ma i n a atte r ere o u e re i n o n t t all h y, m wh y w c ﬂic wi h 6 2 T H E R E D BOOK OF MENTEITH REVIEWED .

s e s tor a n s a r e s tate en t t a e e en e s ra e th e hi i , b i f m migh h v b d i bl ’ o f th e gro u nds o n which Queen M argaret s D rummo n d p are ntage res ts . T he o n ly o th er s ubj ect t o which I s hall a dv ert is o n e regardi ng w hich I may n atu rally be expe cted to s ay a few

o r s ro i ts e n a n a r o r a o ne . ean o r t eo r w d , f m b i g m i l I m y u h y a out th e o r n a e nt e t o at n a e — I s t at th e e b igi l M i h c , m ly, , Th w ll “ ” no n r o n ns n a Or t ree a rs a es o r k w D umm d i ig i , , h b w vy gul , “ ”1 i n i ts o er a e B arr a o f o r an d es ere ld Sh p , y w vy Six gul , w th e o ld ear n o f the ar s of ent e t en the b i g E l M i h, which, wh e er e a e n e a e to be s a nte th e o n er was ld f m l li c m uppl d by y u g , droppe d fo r the fes s ch ecq u y o f th e S te warts diffe re nc e d by a a e o r at eas t was n o o n er ene ra s e 2 dl at t s l b l , l l g g lly u d y, Th hi fact is dis co verabl e fro m the de s ignat i o n a nd s eal o f Edmun d o f H as ti ngs i n th e fa mo us letter o f the E ngli s h baro n s t o the Po p e i n 1 30 1 ; Edmund (wh o was s eco n d hus ban d o f th e

e res s of th e e er en te t ne and u t i n te rar h i ld M i h li , p mp o y

o s s es s on o f the ear o o r art o f it ar p i ld m , p , by Edw d “ des igni ng him s elf do mi nus d e E n chmach olmok (I n chma

o e an d ear n the n s n a re e rre to o n his s ea as h m ) , b i g i ig i f d l , “ a o e th e n ow o terate e en E dmu n di v uch d by bli d l g d , S . . ” as n C mi M n ei t . o tatu e et H i g . . I n its mai n featu res thi s t heo ry s eems t o me e xt rem e ly probable ; bu t what s u rp ris es me i n co nnecti o n with yo u r “ s s s o n o f it i s t at o u s ea o f it as a s es t o n n ow di cu i , h y p k ugg i

a e for the rs t t l e vo . . a n as r n e r a n m d ﬁ im ( i p . s e ti o c t i ly “ ” o rs e t an t erto es a e n o t e an d te a s bad w h my hi h c p d ic , qui “ ” a s o r t erto o er o o e enea o s ts y u hi h v l k d by g l gi .

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1 “ N ot su e B a rs a of si x as i o n ou az on t . r ly w vy , y bl p xlv.

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r R e a s a ro a e t e o r I am aware t hat wha t M . idd ll c ll p b bl h y yo u p ro noun ce a certai nty ; but I do n o t s ee t hat yo u ha v e ’ i n M r R e s e en e t o ne exce a e a s l e t e t o . dd d g i m idd ll vid c , wi h p

i s th s ea o f e a n er t e a rt a r t o n . at e e t o n e i Th xc p i l Al x d S w , E l ’ o f e nte t i n 1 2 6 es r e i n e nr La n s Ca ta l o ue o M i h 9 , d c ib d H y i g g f “ S ea l s a s An ea e s a e ea r n a e ar e t gl di pl y d , b i g Shi ld ch g d wi h a e s s n e e s r o nt e anot er e e a a e o f f i v ck d , u m u d by h ch qu , l b l ” Y u t a e t s fo r a o os te e nte t a n d ﬁve p o i nts . o k hi c mp i M i h

te art oat a nd re ar th e s o - a e es s n e e a s rea S w c , g d c ll d f i v ck d lly t ree ars a an d o u ma b e r t t o o n ess h b w vy ; y y igh ; h ugh , I c f , a mi nute micrOSCOpic e xa mi nat io n o f the cas t o f this s eal i n the Genera l R egi s ter H o u s e (and the imp res s io n i s a very di s ti n ct o n e) has n o t e nable d me to di s cern a t race o f a n y wa vy o r quas i -wavy li nes e xcept t hos e immediately ab o ve a nd

o ra r s s ta belo w the fes s ch ecq u y. I w uld the be di p o e d to ke “ it as eant for a es s ch ec u n e e a rat er n e m f q y i v ck d, h u iqu m o de o f differen ci ng th e S te wart co at fo r M e nte ith ; bu t I a dmit that yo ur co nj e cture i s a p erfe ctly l egit imate o ne i n the

s t an s ci rcum ce .

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n ea a e o u a re a s s re ro n i n a s s n n t o the u imp ch bl , y u dly w g ig i g

f n h n f o ld E arl s o M e te ith t e D rumm o d col ou rs . Old s eal s o

o rs e e n o e to the t n t res or olo rs o f a e as c u giv clu i c u ( c u ) Shi ld, the s ys te m o f rep res enti ng co lo u rs by li nes and do ts go es no

art er a t an the s e en te ent ent r e the f h b ck h v h c u y . Whil as s umptio n o f the arm s o f o ne family by a no the r feudally co nnecte d with it was s o much th e rule th at Sco tlan d can a o s t be a e out n to ro n es o f ar s e t t s as s u m lm m pp d i p vi c m , y hi p t on was a a s an d o f n e es s t w itk di r r i lw y c i y a e ence. I f th e e

ere n o ne o f the ot e r s a eren es s as th e a o t o n o f w h u u l diff c , uch d p i a t o na res e n ra n o r i nve cki n a n o r na r e tc i t ddi i l ﬁgu , g ili g g di y, . , CONCLUDING REMARKS . 6 5 was o f p ara mo u n t n eces s ity t h at th ere Sh o uld be a change o f

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e ro o r t o a re bu t e s e t at o ne o f the o o rs o f ﬁ ld f m zu , lik wi h c l u th e s r a r I n a n es o e to es . e n er the s a t re an d f f m zu gul lik m , l i chief o f th e An na n dal e co at b e ca m e almos t u n iv ers al i n Dum fries s hire bu t a a s t a an e o f o o r s o e , lw y wi h ch g c l u , if m a dditio n al charge wa s n ot i ntro duced which m ade the co at

n n n a e s s e tially a e w o e . Wh t ever th e o rigi nal M en tei th

o o rs ere t e o n o t a e een t o s e a ter ar s o rne c l u w , h y c uld h v b h f w d b

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a f mily .

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an s for th e as t arter o f a ent r t a t t he o ld s tor a h d l qu c u y, h hi ic l

o n e ts a o t th e o r n o f ar s e th e a es rante t o c c i b u igi m , lik w v g d the s es s n a r a n n a ato r an d the t ree e s ucc ful Hu g i vig , h Shi ld a cco rded t o the doughty p eas a n t a n d his two s o n s who t urn ed th e t e o f att e at L n art ere e en s w e t id b l u c y, w l g d which migh rea fo r a s e en t bu t e re re e ate fo r e er t o the d mu m , which w l g d v s am e limb o with th e n arrat ive s o f the an cient hera lds ab o ut th e o a t -a r o r o f a o a os a a n d B r t s o r Si r c m u Ad m , N h , J hu , u u ;

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n n as o ne o f th e e a es h e ro e his i cludi g , x mpl by which p v d

o s t o n t s er s e o f n o f as t n s a en e to p i i , hi v y hi ld Edmu d H i g , pp d d 1 the f I n s o e e r a n mis etter o the a ro n s . t e ee l b hi , h w v , I h v b t a en fo r ﬁnd o u re e t n n o o t the t ra t o n o f the k ; I y j c i g, d ub , di i t hree wav es grante d t o th e dau ntles s Hu ngari a n fo r his s er es to een a r a ret b u t n e nt n i n its a e a new vic Qu M g , i v i g pl c s to r o n e a t th e s a e n es et a n s o e at o f the y x c ly m li , y l cki g m wh ” f i r na I t is reas o na t res e an d ra a o r o ts o . e pic u qu cy ﬂ v u igi l bl , “ o u s a a e I to n e r t at th e e n te t ar s o f ente t y y (p g ) , i f h M i h E l M i h a s s umed the bars wa vy i n refe ren ce bo t h t o th e rivers

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o f ente t to as s e a s t e r a r s t ree a rs a i n re er M i h um h i m h b w vy, f ence t o th ree rivers which fo rm e d di s t i ngui s hi ng featu res i n

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t ro the s tr t fo r an es a nd th e r e r an a s o h ugh di ic m y mil , iv All l

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