The Genealogy of the Most Noble And

A. /I, / (4-.a.^ yy ,—•W-rr-Gc"' THE GENEALOGY OF THE MOST NOBLE AND ANCIENT HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. BY THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM DRUMMOND, AFTERWARDS FIRST VISCOUNT OF STRATHALLAN, M.DC.LXXXI. EDINBURGH: M.DCCC.XXXL PRINTED BY A. BALFOUR AND CO. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/genealogyofmostnOOdrum HE present Genealogical History, which is now printed for the first time, was com- piled in the year 1681, and has always been esteemed a work of authority. The Au- thor enjoyed the best advantages for the prosecution of his labours, not only in ob- taining the use of the several accounts drawn up by pre- vious writers, but in having free access to original papers, and to every other source of information regarding the col- lateral branches of a Family to which he himself was nearly related, and finally became so distinguished an ornament. The Honourable William Drummond, youngest son of John Second Lord Maderty, was raised to the dignity of the Peerage, on the 6th of September 1686, by the title of Viscount of Strathallan. At the time of his decease, which happened in January 1688, he held the appointment of General of the Forces in Scotland.—He was interred at Innerpeffry on the 4th of April, when Principal Monro of Edinburgh preached his Funeral Sermon, mentioning several curious and interesting particulars of his life, which will be found in the Appendix. In the Appendix also, along with occasional Notes and Illustrations of the Pedigree is inserted an account of the Family written by William Drummond of Hawthornden, the celebrated poet, which was thought worthy of preservation as a literary relique, although the information it contains is com- pletely embodied in the fuller and more detailed work of Lord Strathallan. The impression of this volume, which is intended for private circulation, is limited to One hundred copies. EDINBURGH, DECEMBER M.DCCC.XXXI. gang. ywiadCyz . rtnic ajiifJrcwtii TCftttrdCft &crley j farU d Jncn i qtpcrl/'i IfnL"'firuwtcntC I J.nd SlcSkaU^ etc^ \r "'."."".-... \- THE GENEALOGIE OF THE MOST NOBLE AND ANCIENT HOUSE OF DRUMMOND CONTAINEING A TRUE ACCOMPT OF THE ORIGINAL EXTRACTIONE, THE OFSPRING, AND ALLAYES OF THAT FAMILY, DEDUCED FROM THE FIRST OF THAT NAME ANE HUNGARIAN GENTLEMAN, AND CONTINOWED TO THE PRESENT AGE. BY A FREIND TO VERTUE AND THE FAMILY. The memory of the Just is bluTed : bot the name of the Wicked shall rot. Pitov. 10. 7. Stemmata quid faciunt ? quid prodest, Pontice, longo Sanguine cenferi Juven. Satiu3 est me meis rebus gestis florere, quam majorum opinione niti, et ita vivere ut fim posteris nobilitatis et virtutis exemplum. Cicero. COLLECTED IN THE YEAR 1681. Nobility is that which cannot be bought, for it confists in a high defcent and undegenerat race of Ancient Worthies, more adorned with eminent vertues than riches or outward pomp. Hathornden in Epist. ad Com. Perth. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JAMES EARLE OF PERTH, lord drummond and stobhal, heretable thane, senescal, or stuart of strathern and balwhidder, coroner of the same, bayly of the abthany of dull, lord justice general of scotland, and one of the lords of his majesties most honourable privy councell, &c. My Lord, Take heire a view of youre noble and renowned Anceftors, of whole blood yow are defcended in a right and uninterrupted male lyne ; as alio of fo many of the confanguinities and ancient affinities of youre Family in the infancy thereof, as the penurie of our oldelt records and the cre- dit of our bell traditions hes happily preferved from the grave of obli- vion : bot which are in the fucceeding and modern times, with all the Items ilhewed from that fruitfull root, more clearely and more certainely layd before yow. It hes been the regraite of many weill affected to youre Name and Family, that ane orderly collection of the pedegree of a trybe fo confiderable and of fo long Handing fhould find no hand, in fo many ages, to fet about and accomplifh the fame ; for albeit diverfe learned and judicious perfones have offered at fome parts of it, who, through defect of Authentick documents, made bot fmall progres, and wanted not theire own miftakes, yet not one hitherto hes adventured to draw the entire fcheme, and finifh the work defyred. Sir Robert Drummond of Midhoop left fome Memorialls upon this fub- jecl; and fo did Sir Patrick Drummond, Confervator for the Scots nation 4 THE DEDICATION at Camphyre in Zeland; Mr. Ninian Drummond, parfon at Kinnoull, a man well verfed in the antiquities of youre Houfe, gave fome informations to advance the defigne ; and the famous Mr. William Drummond of Ha- thornden framed a breefe relation of the pedegree of the Family, and ere6led a goodly tree of the flock, branches and neareft allayes thereof. Bot Mr. John Freebairn, miniiter at Maddertie, bellowed moil labour, was fuplyed with the bell helps, and came neareft to the point, if he had treated upon that head only : Semper ego auditor tantum. My Lord, from the well-founded relations of all thefe fyve men, bot more from the remnants of youre own authentick evidences, the particular wrytts and charters of fome Cadets of youre Houfe, with other hiftorical remarks, traditions, and manufcripts, the following narration is gleaned and fet together. In deduceing whereof, if any errors bees found, (and upon fo ancient a fubje6l who dare affirme pofitively upon every particular), I lhall humbly fubmit to better inquyries, and either produce authority to exoner me, or bear the blame ; neverthelefs, if any perfon will difcover the miftakes that have efcaped my informers, it lhall be very acceptable and thankfully receaved by me ; for praife I de- ferve none, except it be for fome fmall paines in fearching of old records, and delivering the collections of fome, and traditions of others, in a worfe method and more vulgar ftyle then themfelves could have done, which me thinks merits bot very litle. The work is defigned only for youre Lordfliips fatisfa6tion, and fuch as yow think fit to communicat it too, bot not for publick view. And I am fo well fupported againft all criticifms in this undertakeing, by the hopes of youre acceptance, which I am accuftomed fo chearfully to meet with in every thing wherein I propofe to ferve yow, that I Hand in fear of no cenfure or detraction elfwhere. My Lord, this Genealogie I now prefent to yow will clear the un- controverted antiquity and excellent renowne of youre Family in the — ;; TO JAMES EARL OF PERTH. 5 general ; bot it fhal ferve that I give you heire only a couple of com- pendious inftances to demonftrat the fame in particular. Firft, our Soveraigne Lord and Monarch King Charles the Second is the twentieth perfon in a right line from Walter, the Firft great Stuart of Scotland, fprung from the ancient ftock of our 108 Scots Kings and yow are in direct order of fucceffion alfo the twentieth head of youre family, from Maurice Drummond the firft Thane of Lennox, defcended from the ancient nobility of the Kingdome of Hungary, who firft was contemporary with that Walter, the great Stuart of Scotland ; and both with King Malcolm the Third, called Keandmore, in whofe time the degrees of nobility and diftinctions of fyrnames tooke begining in this land. 2. His Sacred Majefty is lineally defcended from one daughter of youre Houfe in the ninth, and from ane other daughter in the fixth degree and I think few families in the nation can boaft of the lyke honour, faveing the famous houfes of Douglas and Lennox, who make bot up two of the fteps of thefe fex degrees, and confequently both come of youres, as will appear in the body of this collection. The fplendor of youre Family needs no commendation more then the fune does a candle, and even a litle of the truth from me may be ob- noxious to the flander of flattery or partiality, by reafon of my intereft in it ; therefore Pie fay the lefs ; only this is generally known for a truth, that juftice, loyaltie, and prudence, which have been bot incident vertues and qualities in others, are all three as inherent ornaments, and hereditary in youres. For juftice, as a poor ftranger, often thruft out of doors from great houfes, where grandor and utility are commonly the idolls thats wor- fhipped quid non mortalia pectora cogis—lies alwayes found fanctuary in youres, which lies been ever ane incouragement to the good, a terror to the bad, and free from the oppreffion of either. The unrewarded fervices done to, and the unrecompenfed fufferings fuftained for the Crowne by youre Family, are fufficient teftimonys for the loyaltie there- 6 THE DEDICATION. of; albeit no body fhould doe yow the right to mind either. Nor will I fet down the particular inftances of both, which for theire number would requyre more roorae then can well be heire allowed. The fub- fequent dil'courfe will make it appear there was never a blot upon any of your Anceftors for difloyalty, bot that in all commotions they con- ftantly adhered to their duty, and ever followed the fortune of the Royal Family. But the prudence of youre Progenitors hes been admired by all who obferved it, efpecially in theire difcreet manadgement and wyfe conduct of theire own affaires ; for they alwayes lived handfomly lyke themfelves, and ftill preferved or improved theire fortunes fince the firft Founder, without the emoluments of publick and profitable offi- ces, or the advantages of court favors and preferments, which, by theire quality, theire pairts, and theire near relation in blood to the Royall Race, they might as juftly have pretended to as any elfe whatfomever.

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