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THE LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Xrts Division
0ffi1f(DE' (CIEA3PIBIL.
THE HISTORY OF THE
HOUSE OF SEYTOUN
TO THE YEAR M.D.LIX.
BY SIR RICHARD MAITLAND
OF LETHINGTON, KNIGHT.
WITH THE CONTINUATION,
BY ALEXANDER VISCOUNT KINGSTON,
TO M. D C. L X X X V I I.
PRINTED AT GLASGOW, M.DCCC.XXIX.
PRINTED BY HUTCHISON & BROOKMAN.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the MAITLAND CLUB, held at Glasgow, July 29th, 1828,
RESOLVED,
That the HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF SEYTOUN, by SIR RICHARD MAITLAND of Lethington, with the CONTINUATION by ALEXANDER VISCOUNT KINGSTON, be printed for the Members of the Club, from two Manuscripts belonging to the Library of the Faculty of Advo cates ; — and that the printing of it be superintended by JOHN FUL- LARTON, ESQ. one of the members of the Club.
JOHN WYLIE, Secretary.
THE MAITLAND CLUB,
M. D C C C. X X I X.
THE EARL OF GLASGOW,
PRESIDENT.
ROBERT ADAM, ESQ. ROBERT AIRD, ESQ. JOHN BAIN, ESQ. 5 JOSEPH BAIN, ESQ. ROBERT BELL, ESQ. LORD JOHN CAMPBELL. JOHN CARRICK, ESQ. HENRY COCKBURN, ESQ. 10 JAMES DENNISTOUN, ESQ. JOHN DILLON, ESQ. JAMES DOBIE, ESQ. RICHARD DUNCAN, ESQ. JAMES EWING, ESQ. 15 KIRKMAN FINLAY, ESQ. JOHN FULLARTON, ESQ. JAMES HILL, ESQ. LAURENCE HILL, ESQ. JOHN KERR, ESQ. [VICE-PRESIDENT.] 20 R. A. KIDSTON, ESQ.
MAITLAND CLUB.
O. R. KINLOCH, ESQ.
DAVID LAING, ESQ.
JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART, ESQ. LL.B.
JAMES MAIDMENT, ESQ. 25 J. H. MAXWELL, ESQ.
DAVID MEIKLEHAM, ESQ.
WILLIAM MEIKLEHAM, ESQ.
W. H. MILLER, ESQ.
WILLIAM MOTHERWELL, ESQ. 30 ALEXANDER M'DONALD, ESQ.
WILLIAM MACDOWAL, ESQ.
ANDREW M'GEORGE, ESQ.
DONALD MACINTYRE, ESQ.
ALEXANDER M'NIELL, ESQ. 35 EDWARD PIPER, ESQ.
ROBERT PITCAIRN, ESQ.
J. C. PORTERFIELD, ESQ.
HAMILTON PYPER, ESQ.
P. A. RAMSAY, ESQ. 40 WILLIAM ROBERTSON, ESQ.
SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART.
JAMES SMITH, ESQ.
JOHN SMITH, ESQ.
JOHN SMITH, ESQ. 45 WILLIAM SMITH, ESQ.
GEORGE SMYTHE, ESQ.
JOHN STRANG, ESQ.
SIR PATRICK WALKER.
WILLIAM WILSON, ESQ. 50 JOHN WYLIE, ESQ. [SECRETARY.]
THE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GUELPM
PREFACE.
J. HE History of the House of Seton by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington has ever been regarded as an authentic and valuable Me moir of that ancient and distinguished family — whilst it contains many particulars of a nature more generally interesting and curious. At the close of nearly three centuries, this history is now first printed, from an original manuscript : great part of it no doubt has been made known by the quotations of successive compilators, and probably few ge nealogical writings have ever been more frequently referred to ; but these excerpts, often printed from inaccurate transcripts, have not certainly lessened the utility of a careful edition of the entire work.
The following impression, including the Continuation by Lord Kingston, as previously stated, is printed from two manuscripts in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates — the latter part being collat ed with a copy belonging to Thomas Thomson, Esq. Deputy Clerk Register of Scotland. Lord Kingston has besides made some slight additions to the principal history, and these, though seldom resting on any authority, it has been deemed proper to preserve in the notes affixed to the present volume.
Regarding the manuscript of the original work, the following par ticulars have been obligingly communicated by Mr David Laing, se cretary to the Bannatyne Club, and a member of this institution : —
" The earliest manuscript of the History of the House of Seyton is contained in the first of two volumes, in folio, preserved in the Ad vocates' Library, entitled " Grant MSS." from their former possessor. It has not been ascertained whether they came to the Library by dona-
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tion or purchase, having only been discovered a few years ago lying in a neglected corner, without any mark or reference ; but under the book plate of " The Hon"1* Alexander Grantt of that Ilk," in the inside of the boards of each volume is written : — " Castlegrant, March 30, 1740. — This Book is gifted to Lord Elches by LUD. GRANT."
"These volumes consist of papers written or collected by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, including a copy of his Practicks of t/te Law of Scotland, and a Catalogue of the Kings of Scotland, France, and England, compiled in the year 1560. In that portion which contains the History of the Seytons it is worthy of notice that a leaf has been inserted at a subsequent but not very distant period, containing an " Eik" or addition to the account of Seyton [p. 20], but which does not occur in any of the other MSS. of the work ; and this circum stance may serve to confirm the supposition that these volumes had remained in the possession of the venerable author."
To these memorials of the family of Seton is now subjoined an Ac count of Alexander Seaton, Confessor to King James the Fifth, by the laborious historian of the Sufferings of the Scottish Church ; a per formance, though supplying little not previously known, which would seem properly to claim a place in the history of that family and name from which this early disciple of the Reformation primarily derived his descent.
And the interesting and curious Engravings by which the volume is illustrated are the gift of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq. a gentleman whose many disinterested favours of this nature to his country will long recommend his name to the grateful regard of the historian and anti quary.
The Life of Sir Richard Maitland, the author of the follow ing work, has engaged the talents of the first of Scottish antiquaries, and it has justly been remarked that he is never mentioned by writers but with respect, as a man of great abilities and virtue. The amiable feelings of this learned and good man are pleasingly dis closed in the following short introduction prefixed to the Catalogue of Kings, and as all such regarding him must prove acceptable, this ad-
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dress may with little impropriety preface THE HISTORIE OF THE HOUSE OF SEYTOUN— the Catalogue is titled, " Heir followis one breif and compendious Tabill or Cathalog of the names oftJieKingis of Scotland, France, and Ingland, with the dait ofthair regnis ; togidder with the successioun of King Makolme Cainmoir, and of all Kingis of Scotland sensyn, to the dait heirof; quham thay mareit, quhat successioun thay had, with wham thay war ally at. Collectit, gatherit, and setfurth be Sr Richart Maitland of Lethingtoun, Kny\ The yeir of God Jm & and thre scoir yeiris, the xiiij day of the monethe of October : —
" The caus quhy that I, ane ignorant, did handill the thingis con- tenit in this lytill Buik, of fmale valour (O gentill redaris, to quham I direct the famin), It will pleis yow vnderfland that (thankis be to God) I am vifeit with fie infirmete fa that I can nocht haue corporale exercitioun to fatiffie my fpreit and confait as I have had in tymes bygan. And fen all mortale, of thair awin nature, quhen thair ingyn and mynd is ydill, will rather imagin and revolve ewill thingis of dif- plefour, nor gud thingis and plefand ; thairfor, to efchew ydilnes of mynd, and to occupy tyme fwa that the famin, and the debilite of my body be mair portabill, I thocht gud to be exercit with fum thing : both becaus in thir dayes I think parell to mell with materis of grit importance, howbeit I war qualifeit, as I am nocht. Quhairfor, amang vther labouris, I gatherit and collectit the thingis fet furth in this lytill volume, quhilkis, as I beleve, will offend naman; exhortand the redaris to correct the famin, and nocht to detract it, excufand my ignorance. And howbeit this be written in diuers Hiflories befoir, yit it heir mair breiflie, mair compendious, and mair eafie to find ; thairfor, all men excufe my ignorance, and accept my gud mynd and will, quhilk fain wald have done weill, as knawis Almychtie God, to quham I commit the conferuation, gowernament and gyding of our Queenis maieflie, the haill eflait and commoun weill of this our native cuntre of Scotland."
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IN THE YEIR OF GOD J1! Vc. LIX. YEIRIS.
COLLECTIT, GADERIT, AND SET FURTH,
BE SCHIR RICHART MAITLAND
OF LETHINGTOUN,
K N Y C H T,
DOCHTERIS SONN
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THE TABLE OF
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THE KINGIS OF SCOTLAND,
WITH THE DAIT OF THAIR REGNIS,
CONTEMPERAND WYTH THE HISTORIE FOLLOWING,
SEN KING MALCOLME CAINMOIRE, INCLUSIVE, TO
THE YEIR OF GOD JM. Vc. LIX. YEIRIS;
AND QUHA PLESIS TO REID THE SAID HISTORIE,
AND DESYRIS TO KNAW THE DAIT OF THE
REGNIS OF THE SAID KINGIS, MAY
HAVE RECURS TO THIS TABLE.
IN primis, King MALCOLME CAINMOIR began his regne in anno Jm Ixj yeir, in the xix yeir of Henrye the Firfl, king of France, and in the xix yeir of Edward the Confeffour, king of Ingland ; quhilk Malcolme rang xxxvij yeiris.
DONALD, brother to the faid Malcolme, vfurpit the crowne, in the yeir of God Jm Ixxxxvij ; and rang ane yeir and ane half.
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DUNCANE, baftarde fone to the faid Malcolme, began to vfurpe the crowne in anno Jm Ixxxxix ; and rang ane yeir and ane half.
EDGAR, fourt fone to the faid Malcolme, began his regne in anno Jro jc and ane yeir, and in the xxviij yeir of Philip the Firfl, king of
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France, and in the xij yeir of Williame, callit Reid, king of England ; and rang viij yeiris.
ALLEXANDER, fyft fone to King Malcolme Cainmoir, began his regne in anno Jm jc ix yeiris, and in the xxxvij yeir of Philip the Firft, king of France, and in the nyne yeir of Henrie the Firft, king of Ing- land ; and rang xvij yeiris.
DAUID the Firft, the fext fone to King Malcolme Cainmoir, began his regne in anno, etc. Jm jc xxvj, and in the firft yeir of Lues the Firft,
king of France, and in the xxvj yeir of Henrie Bewcleir, king of Ing-
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land ; and rang xxviij yeiris.
MALCOLME the Madin, nepot to Dauid, began his regne in anno Jm jc liij, and in the xiij yeir of the regne of Lues, fone to Lues the Grit, king of France, and in the fewintent yeir of Stephane, king of Ing- land ; and rang xiij yeiris.
WILLIAME, brother to Malcolme the Madyne, began his regne in anno, etc. Jm jc Ixv, and in the xxv yeir of the forfaid Lues, king of France, and in the tent yeir of Henry the Secund, king of Ingland ; and rang xlix yeiris.
ALEXANDER the Secund, fone to Williame, began his regne in anno Jm ijc xiiij yeiris, and in the xxxj yeir of Philip the Secund, king of France, and in the xv yeir of Johne, king of Ingland ; and rang xxxv yeiris.
ALLEXANDER the Thryd, fone to Allexander the Secund, begane his regne in anno Jm ij" xlix yeiris, and in the xxiij yeir of the regne of
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San6l Lues, king of France, and in the xxxij yeiris of Henrie the Thryd, king of Ingland ; and rang xxxv yeiris.
Efter quhais decefs, wythout fucceffioun, quhilk was in the yeir of God Jm ijc Ixx yeiris, and in the xiiij yeir of Philip the Thryd, king of France, and in the twelt yeir of Edward the Firft, callit Langfchankis, king of Ingland ; the Pley began betuix the Bruce and the Balioll for the Crowne of Scotland. In the tyme of the quhilk pley, the realme wes gouernit fex yeiris and fex monethis be certane gouernouris, chofin thairto.
JOHNE BALIOLL began his regne in anno Jm ijc Ixxxxj, and in the firft yeir of Phih'p the Fourt, callit the Fair, king of France, and in the xix yeir of the forfaid Eduard, king of Ingland ; and rang four yeiris. This Balioll was maid king be fupport of Edward Langfchankis, kyng of Ingland ; and efter that he had rung four yeiris, as faid is, he was depolit, depryvit, and expellit, be the faid Edward. And thairefter fled in Normandie, quhair he deit. Efter quhais deprauatioun and expultioun, the realme was gouernit fumtyme be William Wallace, and fum tyme be vther trew barrounis, chofin thairto, the Ipace of nyne yeiris ; or Robert Bruce culd obtene the crowne.
ROBERT the BRUCE began his regne in anno Jm iijc v yeiris, and in the nyntene yeir of Philip, callit the Fair, king of France, and in the xxxiij yeir of the foirfaid Edward, kyng of Ingland; and rang xxv yeiris.
DAUID BRUCE, fone to Robert Bruce, begane his regne in anno Jm iijc xxix yeiris, and in the firft yeir of Philip de Vallois, king of France, and in the thryd yeir of Edward of Windifhoir, king of Ing land ; and rang xxxix yeiris.
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ROBERT the Secund, firfl of the Stewartis, began his regne in anno Jm iijc Ixix yeiris, and in the firfl yeir of Charlis the Fyft, king of France, and in the xliij yeir of the forfaid Edward, king of Ingland ; and rang xx yeiris.
ROBERT the Thryd, fecund of the Stewartis, began his regne in anno Jm iijc Ixxxix yeiris, and in the fext yeir of Charlis the Sext, king of France, and in the xij yeir of Richart the Secund, king of Ingland ; and rang xvj yeiris. Efter quhais decefs, quhilk was in the yeir of God Jm iiijc v yeiris, and in the xx'ij yeir of the forfaid Charlis, king of France, and in the fext yeir of Henry the Fourt, king of Ingland ; Scotland was gydit be Robert, duik of Albany, xiij yeiris, and be Duke Murdo four yeir : in the quhilk tyme, James the Firfl was prefoneir in Ingland.
JAMES the Firil began his regne in anno Jm iiijc xxiij yeiris, and in the firfl yeir of Charlis the Sewint, king of France, and in the firfl yeir of Henrie the Sext, king of Ingland ; and rang xiij yeiris.
JAMES the Secund, fone to James the Firfl, began his regne in anno J iiijc xxxvj, and in the xiij yeir of the forfaid Charlis, king of France, and in the xiij yeir of the forfaid Henrye, kyng of Ingland ; and rang xxiij yeiris.
JAMES the Thryd, fone to James the Secund, began his regne in anno Jm iiijc lix yeiris, and in the firfl yeir of Lues the XJ. kyng of France, and in the xxxvij yeir of the forfaid Henry, king of Ingland ; and rang xxviij yeiris.
JAMES the Fourt, fone to James the Thryd, began his regne in anno
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Jm iiijc Ixxxvij yeiris, and in the thryd yeir of Charlis the Aucht, kyng of France, and in the fecund yeir of Henry the Sewint, kyng of Ing- land ; and rang xxv yeiris.
JAMES the Fyft, fone to James the Fourt, began his regne in anno Jm vc and xiij yeiris, and in the xvj yeir of Lues the XIJ, kyng of France, and in the fourt yeir of Henry the Aucht, kyng of Ingland ; and rang xxix yeiris.
MARIE, dochter to James the Fyft, began hir regne in anno Jm v" xlij yeiris, and in the aucht and twentie yeir of Francois the Firfl, king of France, and in the xxxiij yeir of Henrye the Aucht, king of Ingland j and rang ..... ....
[CONTINUATION OF THIS TABLE BY LORD KINGSTON.]
Which noble Queen [Mary] was murdered
by Queen Elizabeth, in December, 1586. She reigned 44 years, having been 19 years prifoner to Queen Elizabeth.
JAMES the Sixth was borne in the cattle of Edinburgh, the 19 day of June, 1566. By the rebellious subjects againfl the mother, Queen Mary, [he] was crowned the 29th of July, 1567 : #>, counting from his coronation to his death, which was the 25 March, 1625, he reigned 58 years ; but counting from his mother's death, anno 1586, to his own death, in anno 1625, he reigned only 39 years.
CHARLES the Firfl was borne att Dumfermline, in the year 1600 ;
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a mod wife learned king, and in his time the beft of men ; was mur dered by diabolical bloody traitors, the 30 of January, 1649 : reigned 24 years.
CHARLES the Second was borne att St James' palace in England, May 29, 1680 ; a brave, wife, gallant king ; who, after he was King, was exiled by his cruell traitors, Englifh fubjefts, eleven years in France, Germany, and Holland. In the year 1660, was, by God's mercy, reftored to his three kingdomes, without any blood, to the great joy of all his three kingdomes : was moil mercifull to his rebellious fub- je&s who 'tempted rebellion againft him in Scotland and England. He died, to the great griefe and lamentatioun of all his fubje&s, the 5th February, 1685 : reigned 36 years.
JAMES the Seventh, his fecund brother, fucceeded to him ; now, by the mercy of God, happily reignes : whofe long life and profperity is the great bleffing of God to all his three kingdomes.
TO ANE NOBILL AND MYCHTYE LORD
GEORGE LORD SEYTOUN,
FYFT OF THAT NAME,
SCHIR RICHART MAITLAND
OF LETHINGTOUN, KNYCHT,
WISSIS HELTH, HONOUR,
AND PROSPERITIE.
I haue tane travaill and diligence to collect and gadder the hiflorie and cronicle of thy hous and furename of Seytoun, and to fet furth the famin ; quhilk culd nocht weill be done wythout pane and labour, as thow may knaw be the procefs and infpectioun of this lytill buke ; quhilk I prefent to the, willing the famin to be thankfullie refauit, thocht it be of fmall valour. Accept my gude mynd for the reft. I defyr non vther recompenfs bot that thow will follow thy maift honorable predeceflburis, and fle and forbeir all wyce, and efchew all thingis contrair to thy honour and gude confcience.
And firft of all, I exhort the wyth all my hart and mynd, to behave the towart Almychty God our hewinlie father, as becummis the dewitie of ane gude and faythfull criftin man ; and that all thy doingis and pro- cedingis be to his plefour honour and gloir, ay praying for his grace in all thy aclis and effairis. Secundlie, that thow be trew loyall and obe dient to thy Princefs, and authoritie of this thy native cuntrie ; and to
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attempt no thing that may [be] fkaythfull or dampnable thairto, or contrair to the commoun weill thairof. Thridlie, that thow keip fociete peax and cherit6 wyth thy nychtbouris, and hurt thame nocht in thair fame bodie nor gudis, nor provoik thame nocht to yre ; and gif thame no occafioun nor caus of difplefour aganis thy felf, or ony vther. And Ferdlie, that thow treit thy tenentis and thame that ar in thy cure wyth meiknes and mercy, and lat nane of thame do wrang to vther, bot hald thame in gude ordour be juftice. Defend thame from oppreffioun of thair inimeis : opprefs thame nocht thy felf be importable fervice and extorfiounis. Tak thy dewite of thame wyth difcretioun ; and gif ony of thame, be aventure, fall in pouerte, gif thame, len thame, and feift thame of thy geir. Defend wedois and puir orphalingis. Remove nane of thy pure tennentis fra thair pof- feflbunis wythout notable probable and intollerable caufis. Bring vp thy barnis in vertu, fcience, and knawledge of God. The quhilk to do, I pray our hewinlie Father to fend the his holy Spreit to gyd the and thy pofterite. Amen.
THE PROLOG.
J.T war veray gude, honorable, plefand, and profitable, that everie grit nobill and gentillmen of heritage, and fpecialie men of grit houfis, put in remembrance and maid cronicle of thair houfis and furename ; of thair begynning and procefs of thair predeceffburis lyvis, perticularlye of actis and deidis that thay did in thair tyme ; quhat fucceffioun thay had, wyth quhom thay war allyat, and quhat was thair end.
It war grit plefour to ane man to knaw the originall and begynnyng of his hous and furename, and how lang it hes (land, wyth gud a6lis and vertu of his predeceflburis ; and it war richt profitable, becaus quhen ane man remembris the gud begynnyng of his hous and fure name, the lang flanding thairof, the honorable and vertuous a6lis of his predeceflburis, [it] will gif occaflioun till everie man to conferve and mantene the hous that his forbearis hes conqueift, and will be the mair layth to do ony thing that may be the hurt or decay of the famyn. And mairower, quhen he heiris or reidis, or heiris red, the nobill actis of his predeceflburis put in writ ; that howbeit that thay be deid bodelie, thair fame is yit levand recentlie ; it will give thame occafioun to exerce thame felfis in vertu and honour, fua it may be writtin of thame as of thair gude predeceflburis ; that thair fame and name may leif and left lang and mony yeiris efter thair bodie be deid. And gif ony of thair predeceflburis hes bene vicious, and thair vyce fet
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forth in remembrance, it may gif everie man occafioun to efchew all thingis difhonorable or deteftable, in eventure that it be fpokin mony yeiris efter thair deceifs from this warld, to thair fclander and fchame.
Thair is bot certane maneris of begynnyng of houfis in this cuntrie of Scotland : ane is by gift of princeis or grit men, for trew and thankful! fervice ; ane vther is be iufl conquefs be ane mannis filuer or geir ; the thrid is be maryage of ladyis of heritage ; and ferdlie, quhen be even* ture heretage fallis to ane man be his mother, or fum vther famell his pre- deceflbur. And gif fua beis that ane mannis hous hes had begynnyng be gift of princeis or grit men, it will gif occafioun to thair pofteritie to be trew and thankfull fervandis to thair fuperiouris, to that effect that thay may augment thair hous thairby. And gif it hes begun be iufl conques wyth ane mannis filuer or geir, it will gif occafioun in lyk maner to thair poflerite to be vertuous, and na waiflouris, that thay may eik thair heretage be iufl conquefs. And gif it hes begun be mariage of ladyis of heretage, it will gif ficlyk occafioun to thair poflerite, quhen fie ane thing happennis, to preis thairat. And gif it hes cumit be fuccefiioun of [a] famell, it will gif occafioun till everie man to allya his fone and appeirand ayr wyth the befl and maifl hon- eR hous and party that he may win to, in hope that fie chance may fall to his poflerite be maryage. Thair is certane maneris of begynnyng of houffis quhilk ar verray deteftable, and contrair to all lawis bayth of God and man, quhilk I wald exhort all men to forbeir (howbeit thay be owermekle vfit in this cuntrie) : That is to fay, be circumventioun of the ignorant and innocent, or be extreme necef- fite of the pure, compellit thairby ; or be inuentioun of new lawis and prac~lifes, and vther ewill confaitis ; or werfl of all, be reif and op- preflioun. Quhilkis thingis I can nocht call begynningis of houfis, becaus thay ar fene oft tymes [to] cum to ane ewill end ; for we may
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fe be experience how mony grit houfis hes bein in this realme, and now fa far decayit, that fcantlie is left ony of thair poflerite, and thair haill houffis and heritage is tranflatit fra thair furenames in to the princeis handis, or fum vther ftrangear. I culd fchaw mony in fpeciall, and part in my tyme, war nocht fum wald be ofFendit thair- wyth ; bot it is nocht neidfull, becaus thair is mony weill aneuche knawin. The caus of this decay hes bein fum wrang conques ; or be fum grit oppreffioun done be fum of that hous : ifor we fe fum men, barrownis and fmall gentill mennis houffis, quhilk began be fore fum of the faid grit houffis, now decayit, and continewit all thair tyme, and yit flandis lang efter thame in honour and fufficient leving.
Bot now to cum to my purpois. I was requeiftit be ane nobill and trew barroun, George Lord Seytoun the ferd of that name, to collect gadder and fet furth the hiftorie and cronicle of his hous and furename, quhilk hes bein verray ancyent and honorable. The caus of his requeifl to me was be reffoun that I knew the evidentis and wrytingis of his hous beft of ony man in thir dayis, and had ofteft fein and handlit thame : and als becaufe I was ane dochteris fone of the faid hous. To the quhilk requeifl I grantit and promifit to do the famyn, fa far as I vnderflude and knew. Bot becaus the tyme hes bein verray trublus, I haue had mony impedimentis, fua that I micht nocht. performe my promeis. Exhortand all reidaris, gif I omit ony thing, it fall be imput to negligence and ignorance, and nocht to wil- fulnes. For [I] fall fay no thing bot I fall haue for me gude apper- ance, to the quhilk all refonable reidaris fall be juge ; or the croniclis of this realme of Scotland, or the evidentis and wrytingis of the faid hous, or be the rehers of honorabill men quha in my opinioun ar faythfull and of gude fame, or ellis the thingis that I haue fene or hard in my awin tyme.
THE HISTORIE OR CRONICLE
OF THE HOUS OF SEYTOUN:
AND FIRST, OF THE BEGYNNING OF THE SURENAME OF THE SAMIN.
XT is to be notit and knawin to everie man, thair wes few forenames in this cuntre of Scotland before the tyme of King Malcolme Cainmoir, quha began to regne in the yeir of God Jm thre fcoir ane yeiris, and rang xxxvij yeiris. Bot thair faderis name was ay thair furename, as Johne mak Williame or Williamfone, Williame mak Allexander, as yit is in thir dayis the vfe of the Heyland of Scotland ; quhill the faid Malcolme gef to his nobillis and gentilmen certane perticulair fore names, fum be refoun of thair offices, fum efter the names of the landis quhilk thay poffeflit for the tyme, and fum for ane caus moving him and fum for vther. Amang the quhiJkis, he gaif to the predeceflbur and forbear of my Lord Seytoun the furename of SEYTOUN, as the Cronicle of Scotland teflifiis. Appeirandlie, be reffbun that the gen- tillman that firft refauit this furename pofleflit the landis of Seytoun for the tyme, quhilk hes bein the occafioun of the giffin to him that furename ; for thay landis ar callit Seytoun for ane grit caus, becaus thay ly hard vpon the Sey coil, and the Toun thairof is neir to the fey,
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and at that tyme wes neireft to the fey of ony toun ane grit fpace thairabout. Heir we may collect twa thingis : ane is that he was ane gentilman that refauit firft the furename, becaus the king gaif fure- names to nane bot gentilmen ; and fecundlie, that he was landit, be caus he tuk the furename be reflbun of the landis that he pofledit for the tyme, as faid is. And it may weill Hand, that his forbearis had broukit the faid landis lang befoir that tyme, howbeit thair be na infeftment to fchaw thairvpon ; and howbeit thair had bein infeft- mentis, thay micht weill haue bein tint fenlyn, be reflbun of the grit fuddane and cruell weiris that hes bein in this realme of Scotland, and fpecialie in thir partis of Lothyane.
I can nocht find ane proper name of him that refauit firft the fure name : bot the firft proper name that I find is ane callit Dougall.
OFF DOUGALL SEYTOUN.
This Dougall was fone or oy, as appeiris, to him that firft refauit the furename, and was in the tyme of King Allexander, fyft fone to King Malcolme Cainmore.
OFF SEHER SEYTOUN.
Seher Seytoun fuccedit to Dougall, quhilk I beleve was his father, becaus I find it convenient wyth the tyme. This Seher was in the tyme of King Dauid, quha was fext and yongeft fone to King Mal colme Cainmoir, quha fuccedit to Allexander his brother.
OFF PHILIP SEYTOUN.
Phillip Seytoun fuccedit to Seher Seytoun, his father, and wes in the
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tyme of Malcolme the Madene, quha fuccedit to the forfaid King Da- uid, his gudfchir. This Phillip deit in the xiiij yeir of the regne of King Williame, quha fuccedit to his brother Malcolme the Madene. And the faid Williame gaif to this Phillip ane charter of new infeft- ment of the landis of Seytoun, Wintoun, and Wincheburgh, quhilk was auld heritage of before, as the faid charter teftifiis. Of the quhilk the tenour followis :
Willielmus Dei gra. rex Scotorum, epifcopis, abbatibus, comitibus, baronibus, jufticiariis, vicecomitibus, miniflris, et omnibus probis [homi- nibus] totius terras fuae, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciatis prefentes et futuri me conceffiffe, et hac carta mea confirmaffe, Phillipo de Seytune terrain quas fuit patris fui, fcilicet, Seytune et Wintune et Winchel- burgh, tenendam libi et haeredibus fuis de me et haeredibus meis in feodo et haereditate ; in bofco et piano, in terris et aquis, in pratis et pafcuis, et in omnibus earundem terrarum juftis pertinentiis ; cum facca et focca, tholl et them [[et] infangen theif, cum furca et foffa ; libere quiete plenarie et honorifice, per feruitium vnius militis. Tefti- bus, D. Dauide fratre meo, comite Dunecano jufticiario, Ricardo de Moruill conftabulario, Waltero Olefer jufticiario, Alano dapifero, Waltero de Bercly camerario, Willielmo de Lind. Ricardo de Hum- phraville, Joanne de London ; Apud Striviling.
OFF ALEXANDER SEYTOUN,
THE FIRST OF THAT NAME.
Alexander Seytoun fuccedit to Phillip his father ; quhilk Allexander deit in the fex and fourtie yeir of the regne of King Williame, fore- faid, quha gaif to the faid Allexander ane new charter of infeftment of the faidis landis, conforme in wourd and fentence to the charter aboue writtin, giffin to Philip his father.
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OFF BARTINE SEYTOUN.
Bartine Seytoun fuccedit to Allexander, his father, and was in the tyme of the faid King Williame ; and deit in the tyme of King Allex ander the Secund, fone to King Williame, forfaid. To this Bartine Patrick erle of Marche gaif the landis of Ruchelaw, quhilk gift was confirmit be King Williame forefaid.
OFF ADAME SEYTOUN.
Adame Seytoun, ane maifter clerk, fuccedit to Bartine, his fader, the tyme of the faid Allexander the fecund ; and deit in the tyme of Allexander the Thryd, fone to King Allexander the Secund.
OFF CHRISTELL SEYTOUN.
•Chriftell Seytoun fuccedit to Maifter Adame Seytoun, his father; and deit in the thretye yeir of Allexander the Thryd. This Chriftell was mair gevin to deuotioun nor wardlinefs.
OFF CHRISTELL SEYTOUN,
THE SECUND OF THAT NAME.
Chriftell the fecund of that name fuccedit to Chriftell the firft, his fa ther, in the tyme of Allexander the Thryd, and was ane nobill man, and did mony gud aclis aganis the Inglifmen, quhen the Crowne was defolat and in pley betuix the Bruce and the Balioll. Quhilk Chriftell, quhen he micht nocht brouk the lawland of Lowthyane, quhair was his duelling place, duelt and remainit wyth his kyn and freyndis in Jedburgh
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fbrreft, ay awating his tyme contrare the Inglifmen ; and deit in the tyme of Williame Wallace.
OFF CHRISTELL SEYTOUN,
THE THRYD OF THAT NAME.
Chriftell the thryd fuccedit to Chryftell the fecund, his father, in the tyme of Williame Wallace ; quhilk Chriftell was efter maid knycht be King Robert Bruce, and for his monye gude aclis done againis the Inglifmen was callit Gud Sr Chriftell. Quha quhen King Robert Bruce was tane prefonare in handis be the Inglifmen at ane feild befyde Methven, and thay that tuke him cryit in fcorne and deri- fioun, Quha will help the new maid King? quhilk cry the faid Sr Chryf tell hard, and come in all haift and ftraik at erd him that had the king in handis ; and thair he and his freindis refkewit the faid King Robert, and pat him to libertie. This Chryftell maryit the faid King Robert Bruce lifter, and thairfor the faid King Robert gaif to the faid Sr Chriftell the dowbil trefour of flour de lycis, to be worne about his armes and the armes of his pofterite, lyk as the king weris thame. Efter mony grit and notabill a6lis done be the faid Sr Chryf tell contrair Ingland, he wes tane at the laft, and had to Londoun, and thair put to deid in maift cruell maner. In this mene tyme, King Ro bert Bruce hapnit to be in the toun of Dunfreis, and paffand furth till ane lytill knoll befyd the faid toun to tak the air, quhair the word and tythingis come to him of the crewell flauchter of the faid Sr Chryf tell, quhilk the king heirand maid grit lamentatioun wyth fum teiris, faying, It is ane piete that fa nobill ane knycht fuld die fa crewell ane deid. And incontinent, in the famin place quhair he wes ftandand quhen the tythingis come to him, gart found ane chapell in honour of the Virgene Marie ; and in remembrance of the faid Sr Chriftell
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fbundit ane preift to do devyne fervice thairin perpetuallie, and pray for the faid Schir Chriflell ; and gaif to the faid preift and his fucceflburis the fowme of fyve pundis Strevih'ng, to be tane of the baronie of Car- lauerok, for thair fuflentatioun. Quhilk fundatioun I haue had oft in my handis, and red it findrie tymes. The quhilk chapeU was ftandand haill and vndecayit in the yeir of God Jm vc lii yeiris, as I faw my felf ; and as I beleve ftandis yit in the famin maner, and is callit be all the inhabitaris in that cuntre Chriftallis chapell.
Nou,-The ANE EIK OF SR CHRISTOPHER OF SETOUN
Eik upone
the follow- THE THRID OF THAT NAME.
ing leiff to
be tane in
'" 1S to Wlt at e * * kac* wrtti11 tne Hiftorie of the Hous of
Setoun, I haue fund in the greit Cronicles of Ingland, fet furth fen I wret the hiftorie of Setoun, quhilk ar as efter followis :
" Efter this was the caftell of Lochdore taiken, and wythin it Chrif- topher Seitoun, that had maried the lifter of Robert le Bruce ; [and bicaufe he was no Scot but an Englifhman borne,] the King of Ing- land commandit that he fuld be led wnto Dunfreis, quhar he had killit on of the kingis knychtis, and thair to be hangit drawin and quarter- it : The wyf of this Chriftopher Seitoun he apoyntit to be keipit in the monefterie of Thixell in Lyndfay." " Morouer, the manor of Seitoun, in Quhytbeftroud, he gaue wnto the Lord Edmonde de Maw- lay, and thofe wther landis that belongeth to the faid Chriftopher Seitoun in Northumberland he gaue wnto the Lord Williame Latemer."
And howbeit that I wret of before as I wes informit for the tyme, That the firft tyme that King Robert the Bruce com to Dunfreifs efter that Sr Chriftopher Setoun was crewellie flane in Ingland, that in the fam place quhar the king was quhen the thydingis com till him he garde
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bige ane chapell, and dottit the famyng perpetuallie to pray for the faid Sr Chriftopher ; hot now it apeiris be the Inglis Cronicles, That quhan the faid king com to Dunfreis, that quhan it was reportit till him be the inhabeturis of the faid toun the crewell marterdome of the faid Sr Chriftopher, that he garde bige the faid chapell in the famyng place quhar the faid Sr Chriftopher was pute to deid and executtit. Of the quhilk chapell I haue red the foundatioun and infythment of ane preift onder the faidis kingis greit feill ; and hes hard Mes in the famyng chapell, quhilk ftandis as I beleif to this prefent day.
OFF ALEXANDER, THE SECUND
OF THAT NAME.
Alexander, the fecund, fifter fone to King Robert Bruce, fuccedit to Gud Sr Chriftell, his father, and was maid knycht be King Robert Bruce ; quha gaif to him, for fervice done be his father and him felf, the landis of Dundas and Cragye, as the charter beris, Gevin at Berwik vpon Tweid the xiij day of Apryle, and of his regne the xvi yeir. And als the faid King Robert gave to the faid Allexander the barony of Trenent, wyth the tenendury thairof for the tyme, viz. Falfyde mylis and Elphinftoun, as the chartouris teftifiis gevin thairupoun, At Ber wik and Scone rerpecliue, the forefaid yeir of his regne. Alfwa the faid King Robert gave to the faid Schir Alexander the landis and ba rony of Barnis, aboue Hadingtoun, for fervice done be him, fpecialie in the partis of Yrland, as the charter teftifiis, Gevin at Berwik the xv day of Apryle, the forfaid yeir of his regne ; with dyuers vther landis quhilk I omit for fchortnes, and ar nocht now at the Hous, howbeit the evidentis thairof remainis yit prefentlie. In this mannis tyme, Edward Balioll vfurpand the crown of Scotland, to obtene the famin, come wyth ane armye of Inglifmen be fey and landit in Fyff, at King-
HISTORIE OR CRONICLE
orne, quhair the faid Sr Allexander was for the tyme with ane few num ber of men, quha fet vpon the faid Edward Balioll and his cumpanye at thair landing and hurt and flew dyuerfs of thame. Bot becaus the number and powar of the faid Edward was fa fer aboue the number being wyth the faid Sr Alexander, at lafl thay overthrew him and his cumpany 5 quhair the faid Sr Alexander was flane, the yeir of God Jm iiic xxxij yeiris, in the fecund yeir of the regne of King Dauid Bruce, lone to King Robert Bruce.
OFF ALEXANDER SEYTOUN,
THE THRYD OF THAT NAME.
Schir Alexander Seytoun, the thryd of that name, fuccedit to Sr Alexander the fecund, his father, and was ane nobill knycht, and made capitane and keiper of Berwik. At quhilk tyme, Eduard the Thryd, king of Ingland, callitofWindimoir, come wyth ane grit army e and feigit the faid toun verray fcharplie, bayth be fey and land ; bot the faid Sr Alexander debaitit it verray valyeandlie for the fpace of thre monethis. Out of the quhilk toun the faid Sr Alexander and his cumpanye yfchit findrie tymes, and flew their watchis and brint monye of thair fchippis ; quhill at ane fcarmifche Williame Seytoun, fone to Sr Alexander, followit fa fafl/that he was takin prifonare and prefentit to the king. And als ane young valyeand man, baflard fone to the faid Sr Alexander, invadand the Inglifs fchippis vnder nicht, happin- nit to drowne. And at the lafl, the vicluall grew fcant in the faid toun, and dyuerfs thairin hurt and flane ; for the quhilk caus, the faid Sr Alexander fend to the rewlaris of Scotland for the tyme, in the non age of the king, to get relkew wyth all diligence : and in the menetyme, fend to the king of Ingland and defyrit trewis for certane dayis vpon conditioun, gif he gat na refkew affoir the day appointit, he fuld de-
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lyver the faid toun to the faid king of Ingland ; and, for obferving and keiping of the forfaid conditioun, he delyuerit his eldeft fone and appeirand air, callit Thomas, in plage to him. In the mein tyme of trewis, the rewlaris of Scotland gadderit ane grit armye ; of qu[hose] cuming the king of Ingland heirand, prevenit the tyme, haveand na refpect to his promeis, and defyrit the toun to be randerit affoir the day appointit, or ellis he fuld hang bayth his fonnis. To the quhilk anfuerit the faid Sr Alexander, Gif he wald vfe lie creweltie, contrair his fayth and promeis, ga to his purpois, for he wald nocht rander the toun. Than incontinent, the king of Ingland gart drefs vp ane gallous befoir the faid toun, and brocht the faid Sr Alexanderis tua fonnis (the ane delyuerit in hoflage, the vther tane prefonar) bund thairto, and thair hangit thame in maifl cruell maner. Thair father, howfone he faw the gallous put vp and his fonnis brocht bund thair to, wald nocht byd to fe his fonnis put to deid, in aventure fatherlye pietie fuld haue movit him to haue gevin ower the toun, bot paflit to his chalmer wyth extreme grit dolour. His wyff, callit Crifliane Chene, ane nobill woman and ane wyfe, perfaving the grit dolour of hir hufband, by the commoun cuftome of wemen, layit by hir moderlie forow, and began to confort hir hufband, defyrand £himj to leif his dolour, and fchew him gude and ftark reffbnis quhy he fuld do the famin, quhilk is writtin in the Croniclis of Scotland at length be Maif- ter He6lour Boece. Bot and I durft I wald repreve the faid Maif- ter He6lour ; becaus quhair he fettis furth the refounis and orifoun maid be the faid Sr Alexanderis wyf to hir hufband, he partlie defacies and minim's the honour of the faid Sr Alexander, and in ane maner wald gif the gloir to the woman. Howbeit everie man may confider quhat this Sr Alexander was, ane nobill valyeand and wyfe man, or ellis he had nocht bein chofen to fie auclhorite and office ; and appeirand- lie of gritar curage nor ony woman culd be. And gif he wald haue
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iavit his fonnis he wald nocht haue ftoppit for ane woman ; for the orifone that the woman maid to hir hufband, was efter he come in his chalmer, and his fonnis put to executioun and deid alreddy, as cleirlie appeiris in dyuers of the auld croniclis of Scotland quhilk I haue red.
This fege of Berwik was in the yeir of God Jm iiic xxxiij yeiris, and in the thryd yeir of Dauid Bruce. This King Dauid gave to the faid Sr Alexander the heritrix of Parbroth, callit Elizabeth Ramfay, doch- ter and air to Sr Nicl Ramfay knycht ; quhilk Elizabeth the faid Sr Alexander gave in maryage to his fone callit Johne, as I fall efter fchaw. This Sr Alexander deit in the latter [days] of the forfaid King Dauid, and was of grit age ; and was bureit in the paroche kirk of Seytoun.
Heir I will mak ane lytill degreffioun, and fchaw fum quhat of the hous of Parbroth fra the begynning at the Seytounis to the yeir of God'Jra vc Ix yeiris.
OFF THE FIRST GUMMING
OF PARBROTH TO THE SEYTOUNIS,
AND OF THE SUCCESSIOUN THAIROF.
This Alexander Seytoun that kepit Berwik had four lauchfull fonnis : the eldeft twa, callit Thomas and Williame, war hangit at Berwik, as faid is ; the thryd fon, callit Alexander, fuccedit to his fa- theris heritage. The fburt fone, callit Johne, inariit the foirfaid Eliza beth Ramfay, heretrix of Parbroth, quha bair to him ane fone, callit Alexander ; quhilk Alexander begat Sr Gilbert, knycht. This Sr Gilbert
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mariit Marioun Petcarne, vpone quhom he gat fyve fonnis : the eldeft, callit Sr Alexander, knycht, quha fuccedit till his father ; the fecund fone, callit Williame, — quha had alfo ane fone callit Williame that mariit Katherine Butiair, heritrix of Rumgavye ; the thryd fone of the faid Sr Gilbert, callit Johne, mareit Jonet Lauthryfk, heritrix of that Ilk, — of the quhilk Johne ar defcendit the Seytounis of Lauthrylk and Baubirny ; the fourt fone, callit Maiiler Dauid, quha was ane fingulare honefl man, and mariit all his eldeft brotheris dochteris, efter his de- ceifs, on landit men and payit thair tocheris, and coft ladyis of heritage to his brotheris fonnis.
In the tyme of King James the Ferd, thair wes ane procefs led aganis the barounis callit recognitionis. Amangis the quhilkis, George lord Seytoun, fecund of that name, was callit to heir and fe the baro- nye of Wincheburgh recognofcit, for the maift part than alienatit without confent of the king. It happinnit that the king him felf come to the counfalhous amang the lordis.of feffion ; and that famin day, the king being prefent, the faid actioun aganis the faid lord Sey toun was callit. At that tyme, thair was aduocat for the king and juftice clerk Maifter Richart Laufoun, quha yeid to the bar, and con- currit and afiiftit to him Maifter James Henryfoun, quha efter fuc cedit to the faid Maifter Richart in his offices. The faid Maifter Richart and Maifter James becaus of the kingis prefence war the mair hait and rigorus in the mater. The faid Maifter Dauid [Sey toun], ane of the aduocatis for the lord Seytoun, perfaving the hicht of the faid Maifter Richart, faid to him, " Howbeit thay call you Lawis fone, ye ar nocht lawis fader, to mak lawis at your plefour." And than he faid to the king, " Schir, quhen our forbearis gat yon land at your maift nobill predeceffouris [handis] ffor thair trew fer- vice ; fumtyme gevand the blude of thair bodie, and fumtyme thair
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lyvis, in defence of this realme ; at that tyme thair wes nothir Laufoun nor Henryfoun, quha now wald invent wayis to difheris the barronis of Scotland." The Kingis Grace faid to the faid Maifter Dauid, "How now, ye foryet your felf ; ye wait nocht quhair ye ar ; ye ar mair lyk ane man of weir nor ane aduocat: it appeiris that ye wald fecht for the mater." Than anfuerit the faid Maifter Dauid and faid, " Schir, and it micht ftand wyth your Graces plefour, I pray God gif it war at that, to fe gif bayth Laufoun and Henderfoun durft fecht wyth me in that querile, als auld as I am" (for he wes than moir nor Ix yeiris). The Kingis Grace, quha wes the maift nobill and humane prince in the warld, havand confideratioun of the age of the man, and of his grit affectioun to his cheiffis actioun, he fmylit and leuch a lytill, and faid na mair.
This Maifter Dauid was perfoun of Fettercarne and Balheluy ; and ane large man of body as was in his dayis, and flout thairwyth ; the beft lyk ageit man that ever I faw. He levit quhill he wes Ixxx yeiris, vndecripit, and did mony vther a6tis wordy to be put in remembrance, quhilk I omit for fchortnes. The fyft fone, calh't Gil bert, ane maifter clerk, deit in Rome.
The faid Sr Alexander, eldeft fone to the faid Sr Gilbert, mariit Murray, dochter to the lard of Tulybardin, and gat on hir ane fon, calh't Alexander, quha deit befoir his father. This Alex ander mareit Katherine, dochter to the lord Lyndefay of the Byris, and gat vpon hir tua fonnis : the eldeft, callit Johne, quha fuccedit to his gudfchir, and was flane at Floudane, levand behind him na fuc- ceffioun of his bodie ; ane vther, callit Andro, quha fuccedit to the faid Johne, his brother, and levis prefentlie. This Andro mareit Balfour, dochter to the lard of Burlie, and gat vpone hir ane fone,
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callit Gilbert, quha was flane at the feild of Pinkye, his fader yit leitfand. This Gilbert mareit Margrat Leflie, dochter to the erle of Rothos, on quhom he gat Dauid, appeirand air to his gudfchir, An- dro. The rest of the fucceffioun of the hous of Parbroth, and the granis collaterall of the famin, wyth their fucceffioun and a6lis done be thame, I refer to thame that are discendit of the famin hous ; and I will returne to my principall hiflorie.
OFF ALEXANDER SEYTOUN,
THE FERD OF THAT NAME.
Alexander, the fourt of that nam, fuccedit to Alexander, his father, being his thrid fone, and was ane nobill and vertuous man ; and in the tyme of Robert the Secund, firil king of the Stewards, quha fuc cedit to King Dauid Bruce. Quhilk Alexander, efter he had levit to gude age honourable, deit and was bureit in the paroche kirk of Seytoun.
OFF LORD WILLIAME.
William Seytoun fuccedit to Alexander the ferd, his father, and was the firft creatit and maid Lord in the parliament : and he and his pofterite to haue ane voce thairin, and be callit Lordis. This Williame mareit Katherine Sinclare, dochter of the hous of Hirdmeftoun, quha was ane grit hous at that tyme. And als this Williame bowcht the Ladie Gordoun, of heritage, to haue been mareit on his eldeft fone, callit Johne, and thairby to haue eikit his hous and leving ; bot the faid Johne had ane favour to ane dochter of the
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erle of Merches, quhom he mareit vnwitting of his fader. For the quhilk caus, his father was sumthing difpliceit, hot at the lad he wes appeifit and fatisfeit, becaus fcho was dochter to fa grit ane man, and ane honefl partie and allya. Than the {aid Williame gave the faid Ladie Gordoun to his fecund fone, nil lit ; of the quhilk
ar cumit and difcendit the erlis and famous hous of Huntlie, the Seytounis of Tuche and Telibodie, and the Seytounis of Meldrum. And howbeit the erlis of Huntlie fenfyn changit thair furename from Seytoun to Gordoun, yit trewlie thay are cumit of Seytounis on thair faderis fyde ; and to verifie the famin, thay weir the armes of the hous of Seytoun in ane quarter of thair fchield.
This Williame was in the tyme of King Robert the Thryd, fecund of the Stewards, fone to King Robert the Secund. This Williame had bot tua fonnis wyth his wyf, and fevin dochteris : the eldeft of the tua fonnis was callit Johne ; the fecund . The eldeft doch
ter of the faid Lord Williame was mareit on the lord Dernlie, foirbear to the erle of Lenox ; the fecund on the lord Kennedye, foirbear to the erle of Caffillis ; the thrid on the foirbear of the lord Ogiluy ; the fourt on the foirbear of the lord Carlill ; the fyft on Halden lard of Glennegis ; the fext on Hammiltoun lard of Preftoun ; the fewint on Lauder lard of Poppill. This Williame, efter that he had levit ane honefl lyve lang tyme, he deit and was bureit in the Cordelere freiris in Hadingtoun ; quhamto, weklie, he fundit fex laid of colis, to be tane of his coilpot of Trenent, and fourtye fchillingis of annuell, to be tane of the Barnis.
Efter quhais deceis, his wyf, quha was ane honorabill ladye, levit all hir dayis in pure wedoheid, and did mony gud ac~lis : Scho mareit four of hir faid dochteris efter hir hufbandis deceis ; fcho big-
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git ane yle on the fouth fyd of the paroche kirk of Seytoun, of fyne afller ; pendit and theikit it wyth flane ; wyth ane fepulture thairin, quhair fche lyis ; and foundit ane preift to ferve thair perpetuallie. This ladie, in her wedoheid, duelt quhair now ar the preiflis chalmeris now in Seytoun, and plantit and maid all thair yardis that thay haue yit. This ladie held ane grit houftiald and ane honourable ; that quhen hir fone, quha wes lord, raid to ony place, to his honour, fche fend in cumpanye wyth him certane honefl men, quhilk fche daylie nuriffit in hir hous, to do him fervice and awate on him, fa lang as he was fra hame ; and fend hir ftewart wyth thame to beir thair chargeis, fa that thay fuld tak na expenffis of hir fone, bot at his plefour, quhill he re- turnit hame agane to his awin hous, and than thay enterit agane to hir in houlhald.
e OF THE DISCENDING OF THE
HOUSIS OF HUNTLIE, MELDRUM, AND TUCHE, OF THE PRINC1PALL HOUS OF SEYTOUN.
Heir I will mak ane lytill degreffioun, and fchaw fum thing in fpe- ciall how the famous hous of Huntlie, the Seytounis of Telibodie and Meldrum, ar defcendit of the principall hous of Seytoun, as efter fol- lowis. That is to fay, the faid Lord Williame Seytoun had tua fonnis, as faid is : the eldeft, callit Johne ; the fecund, callit Alexander, quha mareit the lady of heritage of Gordoun, Strabogy, and vther grit landis.
This Alexander Seytoun gat vpon the faid ladye tua sonnis : the eldeft, callit Alexander Seytoun, quhilk was the firft eiie of Huntlie;—
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the fecund, callit Williame Seytoun, quhilk mareit the heretrix of Mel- drum, quha gat vpon hir ane fone, callit Alexander Seytoun ; quha mareit Mureyald Sutherland, dochter to the lard of Duffus, quha gat vpone hir Williame Seytoun ; quha mareit Elizabeth Leflie, dochter to the lard of Wardefs, and gat vpon hir Alexander Seytoun ; quha mareit Agnes Gordoun, dochter to the lard of Haldok, and gat on hir Williame Seytoun, now lard ; quha mareit Jonet Gordoun, dochter to the lard of Lefmoir.
The faid Alexander Seytoun, firft erle of Huntlie, as faid is, mareit Gelis Hay, heritrix of the Enye and vtheris grit landis, quha gat on hir ane fone, callit Alexander Seytoun, firft lard of Tuche and Teli- bodie. This Alexander Seytoun of Telibodie mareit Elizabeth Er- Ikin, dochter to the lord Erikin, quha gat on hir Sr Alexander Sey toun knycht ; quha mareit Margrat Hume, dochter to the lord Hume, quha gat on hir Sr Niniane Seytoun knycht ; quha mareit Jonet Cheifholme, wedo of Merchinftoun, and gat on hir Walter Seytoun, now lard of Tuche ; quha mareit Erfkin, dochter to
Johne lord Erfkin. The remanent collaterallis and branchis of the faid hous' of Meldrum and Telibodie, and actis done be thame, I refer to fum freyndis of ather of the houlfis, to put in memorie.
The faid Alexander Seytoun, firft erle forfaid, quha mareit the faid Gelis Hay, had fie moyanis of the faid Gelis, that fche refignit all hir landis in heritage to remane wyth hir faid hufband and his airis. Syn efter, the faid Alexander Seytoun, erle forfaid, mareit to his fe cund wyf Crichtoun, dochter to the lord Crichtoun, of Lowthyane, and Margaret Maitland, of the hous of Lethingtoun. This Alexander, erle forfaid, gat on the faid Crichtoun ane fone, callit George, to quham the faid Erie Alexander, forfaid, gaif
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all his landis, and maid him his fucceffbur to the erldome of Huntlie ;
and [that in] fum menis be perfualioun of the faid
Crichtoun his fpous, and moder to the faid George, quha was ane
wyfe woman. This George, fecund erle of Huntlie, changeit his
furname fra Seytoun to Gordoun ; of quhat occafioun I can nocht
tell.
This was the firft erle of the Gordounis, of quham is difcendit the erlis of Huntlie to this day, the erle of Sutherland, and mony vther grit landit men and gentilmen : quhilk are difcendit of the faid Alexander Seytoun, firft erle of Huntlie ; and fuld all be callit Seytounis, be ref- foun forfaid. • I wryt na mair of the genologie of the faid hous of Huntlie ; becaus thay changeit thair furename, and concernis na mair to my mater. And fua I will returne to my principall hiflorie.
OFF LORD JOHNE.
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Johne Seytoun fuccedit to Lord Williame, his fader, and was ane no- bill man, and maifter houfhald to King James the Firft. Be quham he was fend in France wyth his dochter, quha was mareit on the Daulphin of France, Lewis the Elewint. Efter the faid Johne come hame agane, he levit honeftlie certane yeiris, and fyne deyt and [was] bureit in the paroche kirk of Seytoun, in the yle foundit be his moder. This Lord Johne was in the tyme of King James the Firft ; and he mareit the erle of Merchis dochter, as faid, quha bair to him ane fone, callit George, and ane dochter, quha wes mareit on the erle Mer- fchell.
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OFF LORD GEORGE, THE FIRST
OF THAT NAME.
George lord Seytoun, firft of that name, fuccedit, haveand bot nyne yeiris of age, to Lord Johne his father. In the meintyme, the lord Crichtoun, being grit in the court, and haveand the caftell of Edinbrugh in his handis, gat the faid George and keipit him in the laid caftell wyth him.
In this meintyme, the lard of Johnftoun, in Anderdale, defyrit the faid Georgeis mother in maryage ; quha, amang vther talk and com- municatioun, fchew to the faid laird that fche was ewill contentit that hir faid onlie fone was in the Crichtounis handis, and had fufpitioun thairof ; becaus the faid George had bot an onlie fitter, quhilk was nerreft air to the haill lordfchip, failzeing of him. The faid lard of Johnftoun perfaving that the faid Georgeis mother wald haue had hir fone'furth of the Crichtounis handis, he watit his tyme and maid fie moyane in the caftell, that he gat the faid Lord George furth of the faid caftell and convoyit him fecreitlie away in Ananderdale to his place, callit the Lochwod, quhair he was weill nuriffit lang tyme. The faid ladie hereing tell that the faid lard had convoyit hir fone out of the Crichtounis handis, fche was content to marie him, and bair to him mony fonnis, quhilkis all war brether to the faid Lord George on the motheris syd. Of the quhilkis, the eldeft was callit Gilbert Johnftoun, quha wes efter ane nobill valyeand man, and maid knycht. This Sr Gilbert mareit the heretrix of Elphinftoun, and was the firft lard of Elphinftoun of the furename of the Johnftounis.
This Lord George was ane grit hous ha Ida r, and all gevin to nobilnes. And mareit the dochter and air of John erle of Buchane,
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conftable of France, quha was flane in the battell of Vernoll, and begat on hir tua fonnis : the eldeft, callit Johne ; the fecund, callit Dougall, quha, efter he was cumit to perfyte age, deit wythout fucceffioun ; and ane dochter, callit Chriftiane, quha was mareit on Hew Douglas of Corheid, quha was ane gud lyk man, and ane wyfe ; and ane gydar and counfalour to the faid Lord George. To the quhilk Hew the faid Criftiane caft fie favour that fche wald marye none vther bot him, fwa that it micht pleis hir fader. Quha perfavit the mv^id of his dochter, gave hir in maryage to the faid Hew ; and als gave to him the landis of Hartfyd and Clyntis, to eik his leving. The faid Lord George alfo had ane baftard fone, callit James ; ane wyfe man ; quha was flane at the feild of Flowdane, levand behind him tua fonnis, bayth callit Johnnis. The eldeft Johne duelt in the Salt pannis, and was ane honeft man, and had four fonnis : the eldeft, callit Alexander, quha wes ane hable man of his bodie, and deit without fucceffioun ; the fecund, callit Tho mas, quha was ane preift ; the thrid, callit Williame ; and the fourt, callit Nicholl. The fecund Johne deit without fucceffioun.
The eldeft fone of the faid Lord George mareit ane dochter of the lord Lyndefayis of the Byris, quha bair to him thre fonnis, and ane dochter, quha was mareit on the lord Lylle. The eldeft of the thre fonnis, callit George, quha efter was Lord, the fecund of that name ; the fecund, callit Johne, — quha had ane fone, callit Archebald, that was flane be the theiffis in Ananderland, cumand fra ane army with the Duke of Albany, callit the Raid of Sulway. This Arche bald had thre fonnis : the eldeft, callit George ; the fecund, Archebauld, quha was ane maifter clerk ; the thryd, James, quha deyit of ane hurt. The thryd fone of the faid Johne maifter of Seytoun, callit Alexander, had dyuerfs fonnis, quha deit all wythout fucceffioun, ex cept ane, Johne, duelling in Tranent, baillie thairof. And this &id
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Alexander had ane dochter, callit Chrifliane, quha was mareit on Tho mas Preftoun of Quhy thill.
This Johne, eldeft fone to the faid Lord George, deceiffit befor his father ; and was bureit in the paroche kirk of Seytoun. Efter quhais deceis, his wyf mareit the lord of Kylmawris, and bair to him Cuthbert erle of Glencarne, quha was half brother, on the motheris fyd, to George lord Seytoun, fecund of that name.
This Lord George, firft of that name, efter the deid of his firft wyf, docbter of the erle of Buchan, mareit the fecund wyf, callit Dame Chrifliane Murray, dochter to the lard of Telibardin, quha had na fucceflioun.
This George biggit the queir of Seytoun, and pendit it, fa fer as it is, wyth rymbraces. And efler that he had levit lang time ane ho norable lyf, he deyit, of gud age, in the place of the Blak freiris of Edinburgh, quhair he lyis, in the queir of the famin. To quhom he foundit xx markis of annuell, to be tane of Hartfyd and the Clyntis. This Lord George was in the tyme of King James the Secund, fone to Kyng James the Firft ; and deit in the tyme of King James the Thryd, fone to King James the Secund.
OFF LORD GEORGE,
THE SECUND OF THAT NAME.
George the fecund fuccedit to George the firft, his gudfchir, and was mekle gevin to lettres, and was cunnyng in dyuers fciences, as in aftrologie, mufeik, and theologie. He wes fa gevin to lettres, that, efter he was mareit, he paffit to Sanctandrois, and thair remanit lang
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tyme at his ftudie ; and'thairefter paffit to Paris, and remanit thair ane gud fpace. He pendit the queir of Seytoun from the rymbrafis but, fundit and ere6lit the Collage thairof, and devydit the perfonage thairof betuix the proveft and the prebendaris. He biggit the haill place of Wintoun, wyth the yard and garding thairof. In the quhilk gardin I haue fein fyve fcoir torris of tymber, about the knottis of the flouris ; ilk ane twa cubite of hicht, haveand tua knoppis on the heid, ane aboue ane vther, als grit everilk ane as ane row-boull, overgilt with gold ; and the fchankis thairof paintit with dyuers hewis of oylie colouris.
This George was tane prefoneir be the Phlemmenis, induellaris of Dunkirk, and was fpulyeit of all his geir and fubftance ; he being in his voyage to France. For the quhilk caus, to be revengit on the faid Flemmyngis, he coft ane grit fchip, callit the Aquila, and held lang tyme mony man of weir thairin vpon the fey ; and gat findry reyengis vpon the faid Flemmyngis, and flew dyuerfs of thame. The haldin of the faid fchip and men of weir wes fa coftlie to him, that he wes com- pellit to wodfet and annalie the barony of Barnis, the toun, mainis, and milne, of Wincheburgh, certane landis in Langnetherie, and cer- tane in Tranent.
This George mareit the eldeft dochter of Collyne the firft erle of Argyle, quha bair to him thre fonnis and tua dochteris : The eldeft fone, callit George, quha efter was Lord ; the fecund, callit Robert, quha deit ane man of armes in France, in the caftell of Millane — and left behind him tua fonnis: ane, callit Williame, now prefentlie ane man of armes in France ; the fecund, callit Alexander, quha mareit Jonet Sinclair, heretrix of the Northrig and thrid of Morame. The thryd fone of the faid Lord George, callit Johne, deyit wythout fucceffioun.
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The eldefl dochter of the faid Lord George, callit Margaret, was mareit on Williame Maitland of Lethingtoun ; the fecund, callit Ka- therine, wald never marie, howbeit fche micht have had mony gud maryageis, bot vowit chaiflite, and enterit and was ane fitter of the ordour of Sanci Katherine of the Senis ; and enterit in religioun in the place befyd Edinburgh of the Senis, of xxxvj yeiris, and remanit thair the fpace of xlij yeiris, and deit of the age of Ixxviij yeiris, in the faid place, quhair fcho wes bureit.
Nochtwithflanding that this Lord George wes ane weill letterit and ane nobill man, yit he was fumpairt gevin to voluptie and plefour, quhilk was the caus of his truble in his lyf tyme, quhairthrow he hurt his heritage. I wald exhort all nobill men to fbrbeir this vice for the mekle mifcheif that followis thairon. He had monye baftard bairnis : as ane, callit Williame, quha deit wythout fucceffioun ; ane vther, callit James, quha lykwyfs deit without fucceffioun ; ane, callit Maiiler Chrif- teU, quha deit within ordouris ; and ane, callit Thomas, quha was ane familiar fervand to King James the Ferd — he had thre fonnis : the eldefl, callit George, quha deit without fonnis ; the fecund, callit Johne, quha deit alfo without fonnis ; the thrid, callit Alexander, ane chaplane in the collage. This Lord George tuk the armes of Buchane, quhilk ar thre Gumming fchevis, quarterlie wyth his awin armes, al- legeand him [felf] to be air of the faid erldome, be reflbun of his gud- dame. He had alfo four baftarde dochteris : the eldefl, callit Beatrix, quha was mareit on Johne Levingtoun of Salt-cottis; the fecund, callit Margaret, quha was firfl mareit on Henrie Cant of Over- Libbertoun, and efter partit wyth him, and was mareit on Maifler Dauid Hammiltoun, lawfull fone to Schir Robert Hammiltoun of Prefloun, knycht. The vther tua, callit Elizabeth and Jonet, deit vnmareit
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This Lord tuke grit plefour of the currrpany of cunning men : he was ane grit fettar in mufeik. He biggit the reveftre of Seytoun ; pendit and theikit it wyth ftane. He wes alfo callit be King James the Ferd, to heir the barony of Wincheburgh recognofcit, for the maift part annalit ; ffor the quhilk he payit ane thoufand markis of compofitioun. And efter lang ficknes, he deit, being of gude age, in the xx yeir of the regne of King James the Ferd, fone to King James the Thryd ; and was bureit in the queir of Seytoun, at the hie altar end.
OFF LORD GEORGE,
THE THRYD OF THAT NAME.
George the thryd fuccedit to George the fecund, his fader, and was ane gud wyfe man ; and richt familiar to King James the Ferd.
This George loufit- the landis of the Barnis, the Manis of Winche burgh and the milne of the famin, and certane landis in Tranent, wodfet be his fader. He compleitit, alfo, the jammay hous of Seytoun fra the firft jaiftis vp (quhilk was fundit and biggit vp tua hous hicht affoir be Lord Johne, his forgrandfchir), and ralit the turngreifs thair- of, and reparit all the haill grit dungeoun. And als he theikit the queir of Seytoun with ftane, and reparalit the famin wyth glafing win- dowis ; maid the dafkis thairin and cyleringis aboue the altaris, and pauimentit the faid queir ; and gave to it certane veftmentis, ane haill compleit Hand of clayth of gold, and vtheris of vther filkis. .
This George mareit the dochter of Erie Patrik, the firft erle Both- well of -the Hepburnis. Quhilk dochter was callit Jahne, quha bair to him thre fonnis and ane dochter : the firft, callit George, quha deit
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of xiiij dayis auld ; the fecund, alfo callit George, the fourt of that name, quha was Lord thairefter ; the thryd, callit Archbauld, deit of the age of xv yeiris. The dochter, callit Marioun, was mareit on Ar thur maiiler of Borthuik, to quhom fche had na barnis. Efter quhais deceifs, fche was mareit on Hew erle of Eglintoun.
This George was bot five yeiris Lord, and was flane in the feild of Flowdoune, wyth King James the Ferd, in the yeir of God Jm vc xiij yeiris, the nynt day of September ; and was brocht hame furth of the faid feild, and erdit in the queir of Seytoun, befyd his fader.
Efter quhais deceifs, his [ladye] remanit wedo continualie xlv yeiris. Sche was ane nobill and wyfe ladye. Sche gydit hir fonnis leving quhill he was cumit to age ; and thairefter fche paffit and remanit in the place of Senis, on the Borrow mvre, befyd Edinburgh, the reft of hir lyvetyme. Quhilk place fche helpit to fund and big as maift prin- cipale. Sche did mony [gude] a6lis : for, efter hir hufbandis deceis, fcho mareit hir faid dochter, callit Marioun, firft on the maifter of Borthuik fyne on the erle of Eglintoun, and payit bayth the tocharis ; fche helpit to marie tua of hir fonnis dochteris, — ane to the erle of Men- teith, and ane vther to the lard of Reftalrig, and helpit to pay bayth thair tocharis, in hir fonnis tyme ; and efter hir fonnis deceifs, fcho mareit tua of hir fonnis dochteris, — the eldeft of the tua, callit Beatrix, on the eldeft fone and air of Sr Walter Ogiluy of Dunlugus knycht, — the youngeft, on Hew maifter of Symmervale, eldeft fone and appeirand air of James lord Symmervale, and payit of thair tocharis threttie fewin hundreth markis, — the reft was payit be George lord Seytoun, thair brother, quhilk was ane thoufand markis, togidder wyth the reft of the haill expenffis of the faidis mariagis. This Lord
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[laft mentioned] gave to his thre fifleris that was to marie, ane thou- fand pundis to thair maryage, of his tochar, quhilk was mekle to him to forbeir, his guddame and his faderis fecund wyf haveand the tua- part of his leving. This forfaid Ladie, by all conditioun and thingis forfaid, gave to her dochter and fonnis barnis large fowmes of money, a lytill affoir his deid : That is to fay, To hir dochter, countes of Eg- lintoun, fyve hundreth markis ; to the laird of Carieftoun, fyve hund- reth markis, vpon ane annuell of the lord Yefleris landis and tua hund reth markis in filuer ; to Marioun countes of Monteith, fyve hundreth markis ; to Beatrix ladie of Dunlugus, thre hundreth markis ; and to Helynor maiftres of Symmervale, thre hundreth merkis. And als fcho left in to her Teftament dyuers fowmes of money, to be gevin to hir freyndis, to pure folk, and to religious places and kirkis.
This Ladie biggit the foirwerk of Seytoun, aboue the yet ; and als fcho biggit the north corfs yle of the collage kirk of Seytoun. And tuk doun ane yle, biggit be Dame Katherine Sinclair, on the fouth fyd of the faid college kirk, becaus the fyd of it ftude to the fyd of the kirk, to mak it ane perfyt and proportionat croce kirk ; and biggit the faid [yle again], and compleitit it as it is now. And als fche big git the flepill thairof to ane grit hicht, fua that it wantis lytill of com- pleiting. This Ladie gave mony ornamentis to the kirk of Seytoun : as ane compleit ftand of purpule veluat, flourit with gold ; ane compleit ftand of crammafe veluat, flourit with gold ; ane compleit ftand of quhyt dammas ; ane compleit ftand of grein chamlot of filk ; ane compleit ftand of blak doubill wourfet j with vther certane cheuTebillis, and veftimentis of findre filkis. And als gave to the faid kirk, ane grit croce of filver ; ane eucharift of filver j ane grit challice of filver, overgilt ; ane pendicle to the hie altar of fyne wovin arres, with vther pendiclis. She loftit the reveftrie, and maid grit lokit
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almaries thairin. Scho foundit twa prebendaries, and biggit thair chalmaris vpon voltis.
Peraduenture, fum in thir dayis will think that beilding of kirkis, gevin of ornamentis thairto, and funding of preiftis, ar fuperftitious thingis, and mantenance of ydolatrie ; and, thairfor, nocht worth to be put in memorie. Bot quha will pleis to reid the hiftoreis and croni- clis of all cuntreis, fall find maift writtin and tretit of conquefiing of cuntreis and landis, moving of weiris, and flryking of feildis and bat- tellis ; fua that quhafaever conqueiffit monyeft cuntres and landis, and (pecialie be the fwerd, movit griteft weiris, vinqueiflit and flew mony eft in feildis and battellis, war eftemit maift valyeand and victorious conquerouris, and maift put in writ, to thair fame and glorie : howbeit the faid conques and doingis procedit of maift infaliable gredines and maift crewell tiranny, contrare all law, bayth of God and man. And fen thingis vnleiflum as thir ar writtin to the commendatioun of the doaris thairof, Quhy may I nocht fet furth fie worlds as, throw all Chriftindome and wyth all the eftaitis thairof, war haldin of griteft commendatioun and maift godlye ? Bot how thay plefit God I refer to him felf, quha feis the hartis and intentioun of all creature. Bot, at the leift, it fchawis the liberale and honourabill hart of the doaris thairof, that rather wald fpend thair geir and gudis vpon fie vifible and commendit aciis, for the tyme, nor to haue hurdit and poikit vp the famin in coflfaris, or waiftit it vpone vnlefium fenfualite or prodi- galite\ And gif I had nocht writtin the faidis werkis, haldin godlie for the tyme, fum wald, or micht, haue reprevit me for omitting and for- yetting fie thingis ; as the lyk and femlable ar writtin in vther hif- tories, in commendatioun and loving of the doaris thairof.
Bot I will returne to my hiftorie. This Ladie coft the ladie of
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Carefloun, of heritage, and gave hir in maryage to hir fonnis fecund fone, callit Johne j and coft alfo the landis of Foulftrudour, and gave to him ; and did vtheris mony gud actis. And leiffit to gud age ; and deit in the yeir of God Jm vc and Iviij yeiris, in the faid place of the Senis ; and was tranfportit honorablie be her oy, George lord Sey- toun, the fyft of that name, and wes bureit in the queir of Seytoun, befyd her hufband. The caus that I fet furth the fpeciall actis and deidis of this Ladie, is to gif occafioun till all ladyis in tyme to cum that happinnis to be in the faid hous, or ony vther hous, to follow the faid Ladie in honeft conuerfatioun and chaftite ; and in kyndnefs and liberalite to the hous quhamto thay ar ally at, and quhamof thay haue thair leving.
OFF LORD GEORGE,
THE FERD OF THAT NAME.
George the ferd of that name fuccedit to George thryd, his fader, and was ane gud wyfe and vertuous man. He redemit the toun of Wincheburgh and certane landis in Langnetherie, wedfet be his gude- fchir ; and conqueiffit the hous and ane grit part of the landis of Weftnetherie : and reparallit and biggit ane grit part of the hous and place of Weftnetherie. And gat in few at Dauid Betoun, cardinall of Sanctandrois, the landis of Kirkliftoun, Inchemauchan, Catelbokis ; the bifchoppis land of Lafwad and Dalkeyth. He was ane man weill experimentit in all games ; and tuk grit plefour in halking, and was haldin the beft falconar in his dayis.
He mareit Elizabeth Hay, dochter to Johne lord Hay of Yefter, quha bair to him tua fonnis and fyve dochteris : the eldeft fone, callit George, efterwart Lord, the fyft of that name ; the fecund, callit Johne,
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quha mareit the heritrix of Carefloun. The eldest dochter, callit Jehane, quha deit of tua yeir auld ; the fecund, callit Marioun, quha was mareit, as faid is, on Johne erle of Monteth ; the thrid, callit Margaret, quha was mareit on Robert [Logan] lard of Reftalrig, and deit without bairnis ; the ferd, callit Beatrix, quha was mareit on the eldeft fone and air of Schir "Walter Ogiluy of Dunlugus, knycht ; the fyft, callit Helynor, quha wes mareit on Hew maifter of Symmervale.
This George, efter the deceifs of his firft wyf, [mareit the fecund wyf ], callit Marie Pieris, ane Franche woman, quha come in Scotland with Quene Marie, dochter to the Duik of Gweis, and wyf to King James the Fyft, — quha gave to the faid Lord George the barony of Wincheburgh to be haldin in fre blanfche, with the tenendrijs thairof, foreuir ; quhilk befoir was haldin in ward and releif. This fecund wyf of the faid Lord George bair to him tua fonnis and ane dochter : the ane fone "callit Robert, the vther James, and the dochter Marie.
This Lord George was in the tyme of King James the Fyft ; and deit the xvij day of Julij, the aucht yeir of the regne of Quene Marie, in the yeir of God Jm vc xlix yeiris, in the abbay of Culrofs, quhair he wes bureit, in the queir thairof; becaus the Inglifmen was in Had- ingtoun, and war maifleris of Eiil Lothyane. Bot efter, quhen the peax was tane, and the Inglifmen had left Hadingtoun, his bodie was tane vp, being in ane kift, and tranfportit be his wyf and freyndis to the collage kirk of Seytoun, quhair he was honeftlie bureit, in the queir thairof, befyd his fader.
In the mene tyrae of this Lord George, the Inglifmen, efter the burning of Edinburgh and Leyth, come and lay in Seytoun, and brint and deftroyit the caflell and place thairof ; fpulyeit the kirk, and tuk
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away the bellis, organis, and all vther turfable thingis, and pat thame in thair fchippis, and brint the tymber wark within the faid kirk, in the moneth of Maij, the yeir of God Jm vc xliiij yeiris.
OFF LORD GEORGE,
THE FYFT OF THAT NAME.
George the fyft of that name fuccedit to George the ferd, his fa- ther ; and was lang nuriffit in France. And mareit Iffobell, dochter to Sr Williame Hammiltoun of Sanquhar, knycht, that tyme capitane of the caftell of Edinburgh, and ane of the fenatouris of our fouerane Ladies college of juftice. The caus of this maryage wes be reffoun that my lord duik of Chattellarault, erle of Arrane, lord Hammiltoun, etc. was gouernour of this realme, and his brother, Johne arche- bifchop of San6landrois, was thefaurar, and was fumthing fcharp to the faid Lord George, and maid him impediment in the brouking of certane few landis of Kirkliftoun, that the faid Lord Georgeis fader gat in few of Dauid Betoun, cardinale of Sanclandrois. For the quhilk caus, the faid Lord George thocht gude to allya him felf with fum of my lord duikis freyndis and furename ; and becaus the faid Sr Williame was griteft, maift fubflantious and honeft, of that fure name, nixt my faid lord duikis felf, haveand dochteris at age to mary, he thocht gud to marey his dochter, thinkand thairthrow to haue the mair favour and mantenance of the lord duik and his brother, the archiebifchop of Sanclandrois : and for refonable tocher and gra- tuiteis gevin and done to the faid Lord George ; and becaus my lord duik allegit his mareage to be in our fouerane Ladies handis and his, be reffoun of his office, as the indenture of mareage mair fullelie pro- portis, in the quhilk my faid Lord and the faid Archebifchop are coiitradlaris.
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In this Lord Georgeis tyme, the grit tour of Seytoun, and the jammay hous thairof, was reparallit and mendit be S' William Hammiltoun, fader in law to the faid Lord George, better nor ever it was befoir the faid burnyng.
This Lord George was fend in France as ane of the embaffa- douris contenit in the commiffioun to trait and mak contract off maryage betuix our fouerane Ladie, Queen Marie, and Francis, Daulphin of Viennois, eldefl fone and air to Henrie the Secund, king of France ; and to fe the faid mareage tak end and effect : quhilk was compleit in the face of haly kirk, in the cietie of Parife, in the cathe- drale kirk thairof, the day of , in the yeir of
God J" Vs Iviij yeiris, the faid embaffaldouris being prefent. For the quhilk, the faid Lord George was honefllie rewardit be the faid King of France, with certane filver vefchale and ane yeirlie penfioun of xij° frankis, etc.
And als this Lord coft the reuerfiounis and reft of the landis of Weftnudry, vncoft be his father. And als he gat of Johne, arche- bifchop of Sanctandrois, ane confirmatioun of his few landis of Kirk- liftoun, togither with the principall balh'erie of the famin of the landis annext to the faid barony ; togither with the office of juftice of the regalite of San&androis of all landis lyand on the fouth fyd of Forth. And als this Lord biggit ane grit dyk and wall of ftane about the yarde and grit orcheart of Seytoun ; and als biggit ane pretty hous vpon the gardin fyd thairof, befouth the grit tour, and reparallit the foir werk thairof, brint be the Inglifmen.
In this Lordis tyme, vpon the day of , the yeir of
God Jm vc Ixj yeiris, at tua houris in the morning, or thairby, the* grit
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dungeoun of Seytoun fell to the grund, bot, be the grace of God, it did na fkayth, nother to man nor beifl. The caus of the falling thair- of wes partlie be the grit eild of the famin, and partlie [be] breiking of grit lichtis and eiftmentis in it, the wall and work thairof, beand auld, confumit.
The foir werk of Seytoun, aboue the foirentres, biggit be this Lordis guddame, Jane Hepburne, beand haill brint and maid rwinus be the Inglifmen; this Lord biggit and reparit the famyn, mair fumptuous and coftlie nor ever it wes of befoir : be the quhilk reparatioun and tranfla- tion, thair wes lytill or nathing, of effect, left of the auld werk ; fua that the biggin, reparatioun, and tranflatioun, wes mair coftlie to the faid Lord nor he had biggit the famyn fra the grund vp. And als the faid Lord biggit the new werk on the north iyde of the faid foirentres, joynand with the famyn, with the entres thairto on the eift fyde of the clois, fra the grund vp ; and convoyit be conduitis fufficient waltir to ferve the kitchin and vther office houfis neceffar in the faid werk, with all vther commoditeis requyrit to the famyn.
And howbeit fum wald allege that it is flatterie to wryt ony thing prayfable in the mannis lyftyme of quham it is writtin ; nochtwith- ftanding, my opinioun is contrair : That ony thing prayfable done, and fpecialie in making of policy, may be weill aneuche writtin in the doars awin tyme, fua that the werk be done modeftlie. And howbeit it be fumptuous and coftlie mair nor necefiitie requyris, yit it is the maift tollerable kynd of prodigalitie and of fumptuous and immoderate coft ; becaus the famyn will be fteidable to the pofteritie, and decoir of the cuntrey. And gif it falhappin the faid Lord to do ony thing contrair his honour and godlie dewitie, or contrair the honour or commoun weill of his hous, to the fcayth and perpetuall hurt of the
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lit in vn j I fall let forth lie doingis done be him als larglie and weill extendit till his difprayfe as I haue done in ony thing befbir laid to his loving, he nocht amendand and redrefland the famyn in his lyftyme, gif God f brtounis me to leiff and be hable thairto. Bot I pray God, that the faid Lord fall nocht in lie inconuenientis, to'gif me, or ony man, occalioun to wryt ocht of him bot honorable.
HISTORIC OE CBOXICU.
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF SETON
FURTHER INLARGED, BY ALEXANDER VISCOUNT OF KINGSTON,
SECOND LAWFULL SON OF THE SAME HOUSE;
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFT GEORGE
LORD SETON TO THIS THE SEVENTH
GEORGE LORD SETON, OF THAT NAME,
AND THE ELEVENTH LORD SETON
FOURTH EARLE OF WINTON,
NOW LIVING, IN THIS PRESENT YEAR OF GOD, M. DC LXXXVII.
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EPISTLE DEDICATORIE.
MY NOBLE LORD, AND DEAR NEPHEW,
THE Hiftoricall Genealogie of your Lordfhip's ancient and noble Houfe of Seton I have inlarged from the fourth George Lord Seton (at whofe life Sir Richard ends his hiftory), to this prefent year of God, 1687.
Sir Richard begins your Genealogie att one Dougall Seton, who was grandchild to him who firft tooke the name of Seton, in King Mal- colme Kenmoir's tyme, who reigned in anno 1061. This Dougall Seton married Jennet Quintfey, daughter to Rodger Quintfey Earle of Wintone [Winchefter], Conftable of Scotland ; and was in the time of Alexander the Firft, fifth fone to King Malcolme Kenmoir, who reigned in anno 1109. By which marriage it appeares the faid Dou gall Seton gott the lands of Winton.
Sir Richard would have the originall of the furname to be from the two old Saxon words Sey and Ton : the word fey fignifying the fea, and ton a manfion place, in our language. The reafon, as he fayes, why he gott the furname of SEY-TON, was by the reafon the town and lands then called Seyton was fo called being neareft the fea of any lands for a great fpace therabout att that time. Others, are of the opinion, that the furiiame (of the originall) is from Set on (now, vulgo, Seton), as the ancient Slughane of the Houfe fignifies, called the motto, — HAZARD YET FORWARD.
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But my opinion, my Lord, is, that the furname of Seton came with fome of that name out of the eaft pairts of Germany j my reafon to be fo perfwaded is out of that famous noble hiftorian Cornelius Ta citus. In his book De Moribus Germanorum, defcryving the qualities of the people [of] the confynes and limits of the eaft country of Ger many, he says, —
" Jam dextro Suevici mans litore Aellyorum gentes adluuntur : qui- bus ritus habitufque Suevorum ; lingua Britannicse propior." " Suioni- bus Sitonuni gentes continuantur. Cetera fimiles, uno difFerunt, quod femina dominatur : in tantum non modo a libertate, fed etiam a fervi-
tute degenerant."
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They having a queen j for which, he doth fo calumniate that nation of the Sitones. By which (with all duetifull refpect to that noble Hif torian), it would feem he hath not obferved the ancient Aliatick and Grecian hiftorians relating fully, that, in many great kingdomes in Afia, queens have been abfolute in their kingdomes ; as Herodotus, in his ancient famous hiftory, towards the end of his firft booke, called Clio, he writts how Tomeris, Maflagetarum regina, a great kingdome in Scythia Afiatica, now called Tartaria, did valiantly fight and kill in battle the great Cyrus the 1ft. Perfian Emperour. He fays : " Ut hanc pugnam ex omnibus, quae inter barbaros extiterunt acerrimam cenfeam extitifTe." As alfo the fame hiftorian, in his eight booke, called Urania, records of that heroina for wifdome, conduct, counfell, and valour, Artemifia queen of Caria, who affifted Xerxes in the great expidition againft Greece ; praifing her as ane valiant experimented general!, and a wife counfellor, in the government of his armies, and in fighting his land and navall battles.
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Recorded it is by feverall authors of ecclefiaftick hiftory, as Theodo- ret, Rufinus, and Sozonius, that Maria queen of the Saracens, in the time of Vallance the Arian Emperour, fhe fighting in perfon, did beat and overcome the Roman army ; and they were glad to implore her peace. Likeways, the German hiftory of the Emperours makes mention of the Emperefs Irene, mother of Conftantine the 6th. who governed the impire with great policie, wifdome, and valour, ten year, in her fon's minority ; and after his depofitipn from the empire, was again chofen by the Princes to governe, which Ihe performed many years, to the great applaufe of all.
In our moderne times, att home, [we have] our heroick Queen Mary, the two wife Queens, Mary and Elizabeth, of England : fo that, either in the moil ancient or moderne times, there has been brave Queens to command nations as foveraignes ever was ; or is [this] re corded in any ancient or moderne hjftory, in reproach, as a difparage- ment to the nation and people, except [by] Tacitus.
As for that nation called by Tacitus gentes Sitonum, it is no lefs con- fentaneous to reafone : they, lying on the fea coaft of the Eafl Ger many, might have come from thence and inhabited this place of Lothian now called Seton, lying on the Forth ; more, as the Picks andMuravians, both people of the inland of Germany, did take and poflefs great lands in this kingdome : the Picks, the beft halfe of Scotland ; the Muravians, Murray-land, to which countrey the people gave the name, and to the Clan, yet extant and flouriihing in this kingdome.
For this my opinion of the true originall of the furname of Seton in this kingdome, I have produced famous authentick hiftory, and con vincing reafons.
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My Lord, your Lordfhip now being the eleventh Lord Seton, the feventh George Lord Seton, and the fourth Earle of Wintone, from father to fon, without intermiffion : The firft Lord Seton was cre ated Lord in the beginning of the reigne of Robert the Third, now three hundred years Lords of parliaments ; your great attavus, called Robert, was created Earle in the beginning of King James the Sixth his reigne, being the firft Earle he created in Scotland.
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My noble Lord, Your geneologie is Propago vetus, profapia nobilis ; generofa origo, et intaminatis fidget honoribus, £ there] being, to my certaine knowledge, no Remiffion in your charter chift. All which are Ornamenta hominis, fed magis hominis illius, quern non fanguis folum, fed et vrtus nobilitat j ille vere nobilis eft qui ftrenue agendo nobilitatem fibi peperit non nafcendo accepit.
Your Lordfhip has in your houfe the true images of fome of your generous and virtuous predeceflbrs. In which cafe, a grave author fays,—
" Saepe audivi, prseclaros viros noftri temporis folitos ita dicere, cum majorum imagines intuerentur, vehementiffime fibi animum ad virtu- tem accendi ; non ceram illam, neque figuram tantam vim in fe ha- bere, fed memoria rerum geftarum, earn flammam egregiis viris in peciore crefcere, neque prius fedari quani virtus eorum flammam at- que gloriam adaequaverit."
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" Per fafces numerantur avi, femperque renata Nobilitate virent ; et prolem fata fequuntur."
The which, none that has the happinefs to converfe with your Lord-
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fhip has reafone to doubt ; beholding your Lordfhip's dayly projects, virtuous and advantageous defignes, not only for the prefervation, but alfo for the augmentation of the inheritance of your ancient noble Houfe ; that it may be truly faid of your Lordfhip,
Solus praeteritis major, meliorque futuris.
And that your Lordlhip in your defignes, which are noble, may profperoufly perfevere, and continue long proiperous, will be the great fatiffa6lion of all your noble relations and cadets j but to none more, as none more oblidged, than to,
MY NOBLE LORD,
Your Lordfhip's moil affe6lionat Uncle, And humble Servant.
KINGSTONE.
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF SETON
FURTHER INLARGED.
OF GEORGE, THE FIFTH
LORD SETON.
JL HE fifth George lord Seton fucceeded to the fourth George lord Seton, his father. This Lord George, after he came from his travells in France, was fent ane ambafladour to France, To treat of the mar riage betwixt Queen Mary and Francis the Second, then Dolphin. Att his return, having given ane full fatuTael;ory accompt of his commiffion, went the fecond time ambafladour to France, with Queen Mary, To fee that marriage perfected : the whilk marriage was folemnized in Nofterdame, the great cathedrall church of Paris, the 24 of Aprill, 1558 years, the faid ambafladour being prefent. Att the which time, the faid Lord George had ane noble prefent fent him of filver plate by Henry the Second then king of France, with ane yearly penfion of 1200 francks.
Queen Mary, after the deceafe of Francis the Second, her hufband, att her coming home, made the faid Lord George her great mafler houftiold, as his predeceflbr, Lord John, had been to King James the Firft. The faid Lord George was, when Leith was befidged (having had
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there att that time feverall lharpe raincounters with the king's pairty), with the French, on Queen Marie's fyde.
The Queen, after her unfbrtunatt marriage with the Earle of Both- well, gathered fome forces together att Carberry hill, againft her then rebells ; from whence, Bothwell flying, without fighting, the Queen was forced to capitulat with her rebells, and rendered herfelf to their dif- cretion, who fent her Majeftie prifoner to the caftle of Lochleven. From whence, the faid Lord Seton brought her to his caftle of Nidrie, as is recorded both in French and Scots hiftories. From whence he went with her to the battle of Landfyde, near Glafgow ; where the queen's majeftie's pairty war defeat, and difperfed, and the Queen herfelfe forced to flee to England, for help and expected fafety and reliefe, in that her faid diftrefs, from her cufigne, Elizabeth queen of England ; who, to her eternall and infamous memory, upon her fuppofed jealoufies, caufed murder the faid gallant queen moft inhumanly, cruelly, and unchrif- tianly, in the caftle of Fotheringame, after the faid queen had been unjuftly detained 18 years her prifoner.
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After that unfortunate battle of Landfyde, the faid Lord George was forced to flee to Flanders, and was ther in exile two years, and drove a waggon of four horfes for his livelyhood. His picture, in that condition, I have feen, drawn and vively painted, upon the north end of the long gallery in Seton, now overlaid with timber. From Flanders, the faid Lord George went to Holland, and there endeavoured to feduce the two Scots regiments to the Spanifh fervice, upon a defigne thereby to ferve his foveraigne, the Queen, the king of Spaine being very much her freind. Which plott of his being revealed, the rebellious States of Holland did imprifon, and condemne the faid George to ryd the can on ; but by the freindfhip and refpecl; the Scots officers had to him
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and his quallity, he was fett by them att liberty : the rebellious States having no hand in it. This is alfo relaited in Bifhop Spotfwood's hiftory.
This Lord George bought the reft of the lands of Weft Nidrie, and the haill reverfions thereof, not conqueft by his predeceflburs. He agreed alfo with the archbifhop of St Andrews for the confirmation of the feu of Kirklifton, together with the office of juftitiary of all the lands and regallities pertaining to the faid archbifhoprick.
In this Lord's time, in the year 1561, the great dungeon of Seton fell to the ground, without hurt of any. From the fouth fide of which, the faid Lord George built the great quarter of the hall ; and he built all the dykes from the old entry down to the links, over the banke.
Out of the great refpecl and favour the Queen's majeftie car ried to the faid Lord George, for his great fervice done to her, fhe would have created him Earle when fhe created her baftard brother Earle of Murray ; but the faid Lord George, being att that time the eldeft Lord in parliament, did, with moft humble thanks, excufe him- felfe att her Majeftie's hands. Upon which occafion, fhe caufed wryte thefe verfes in Latine and French :
Sunt comites, ducefque alii, funt denique reges : Setoni dominum fit fatis efle mihi.
Ylia des comtes, des roys, des dues j ainfi, Get afTez pour moy d'eftre figneur de Seton.
This faid Lord George, to mew the loyalltie of himfelfe and his family, caufed carve in ftone, in great guilded letters, above the great
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doore to the entry of that quarter he built, and other iminent places of the houfe, this infcription in French :
UN DIEU, UN FOY, UN ROY, UN LOY.
He had for his own particular motto, under the picture where he is drawen with the mafter houfhald's batton,
IN ADVERRSITATE, PATIENS; IN PROSPERITATE, BENEVOLU8. HAZARD YET FORWARD,
This faid Lord George married Ifobell, daughter to Sir William Ha- milton of Sanchor, mirrife of Air, ane of the lords of feffion, and att that time captain of the caftle of Edinburgh. His motive for his mar riage was, by reafone his waird of marriage fell in the Queen's hands the time the duke of Chalterault, earle of Arran, was regent to Queen Mary'; and his brother, John Hamilton, archbilhop of St Andrews, did trouble Lord George in peaceable injoying the lands of Kirk- liflon, which Lord George, his father, had gott confirmed in few by Cardinall Beton, archbilhop of St Andrews. By this allaya, he gott the confirmation of the lands of Kirkliflon, with the forfaid fuperiori- ties, renewed by the faid Archbilhop Hamilton. In the contract of marriage, the duke of Chauterault and his brother, the archbifhop, are contra6ters with the faid Sir William Hamilton of Sanchor, their cufigne, att that time the greateft man of power amongfl the Hamil- tons, next to the duke.
By this vertious lady, he had five fons and ane daughter : his eldeft fon, James, dyed a young man ; Robert, who was Lord after him ;
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John ; Alexander ; and William. His daughter, Ifobell [Margaret] Seton, was married to the lord Paifley, fecond fon to the faid regent duke of Chaulterault and earle of Arran, of whom came the noble houfe of Abercorne, the eldeft fon of the faid Lord Paifley being made Earle. of Abercorne by King James the Sixth.
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This Lord George was long time proveft of Edinburgh. After King James the Sixth did take the government of the kingdome upon himfelfe, he fent this Lord George ambafTadour to France, To renew the old Allay betwixt the two kingdomes, by a moft ample and honour able commiffion, wherin he ftyles him his moft trufty and well belov ed Cufigne and Counfellour ; which commiffion I have read myfelfe. A few years after he came home, he dyed, in the beginning of King James the Sixth's reigne ; and was buried in the colledge kirk of Seton.
b ' « : • , i 3 o OF ROBERT THE EIGHT LORD SETON,
AND FIRST EARLE OF WINTONE.
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This Lord Robert fucceeded to his father, Lord George. This Lord Robert was the firft Earle King James the Sixth created in Scotland,— by a very noble patent ; and was in great favour and efteem with King James. He was very hofpitable, and keeped a noble houfe, the King and Queen being frequently there ; and all French and other am- baffadours, and ftrangers of quallity, was noblie entertained in his houfe. The faid Robert earle of Winton putt on the roofe of the great hall of Seton ; he built the old harbour of Cockainie, for which King James the Sixth granted him a large chartour, a free conqueft, with the gift and privilidge of cuftome and anchorage of ah1 mips and goods import ed and exported, with all other privilidges which burgh royalls have.
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He married Lady Margaret Montgomerie, eldeft daughter to the earle of Eglingtone. He had by her, fyve fons, Robert, George, Alex ander, Thomas, and John ; and ane daughter, called Ifobell, who was married to the earle of Perth^ by whom (he had one daughter only, Lady Jean Drummond — who married the earle of Sutherland, in anno 1629, who gott in tocher with her 50000 merkes, the greateft portion that was ever given in Scotland, before that time. She had to the faid earle feverall children ; whole eldeft fon is earle of Suth erland now living. This faid Lady Ifobell Seton, countefs of Perth, married to her 2d hufband, Francis Stewart, eldeft fon to the earle of Bothwell, by whom (he had feverall fons and daughters, who dyed all unmarried.
This Lord Robert, allthough his father left him in great debt, by the great trouble he had in Queen Marie's tyme, and by feverall ambaflays, upon his own charge, to France ; yet, by his own hand, and by his vertious ladle's good government, putt his eftate in good condition j provyded his fons and daughters to good fortunes. He dyed in anno 1603 ; was buried that day King James the Sixth tooke his journey from Holyroodhouse to England, to take pofleffion of that Crown. His Majeftie was gracioufly pleafed to reft himfelfe att the fouthweft round of the orch-yard of Seton, on the high way, till the funerall was over, that he might not withdraw the noble company. His Majeftie was pleafed to fay publickly, in the hearing of all by him, He had loft a good, faithfull, and loyall fubje6l. He was buried in the colledge kirk of Seton.
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OF SIR JOHN SETON OF BARNES,
THIRD SON TO THE FIFTH GEORGE, LORD SETON.
This Sir John Seton was a brave young man ; he went to Spaine, to King Phillip the Second his court, by whom he was made knight of the royall order of St Jago, att that tyme, the order of knighthood in that kingdome of greateft efteem. In memory whereof, he and his heirs, has a fword in their coat of armes, being the badge of that or der. King Phillip alfo preferred him to be gentleman of his chamber, and cavalier de la Boca (which is mafter-houfhold) : he alfo carried the golden key att his fyde, in a blew ribbing : all which, were the greateft honours King Phillip of Spaine could give to any of his fub- je6ls, except to be made a grandee of Spaine. He had a penfion granted to him and his heirs of two thoufand crowns yearly : when I, the wryter hereof, was att the king of Spaine his court, I was cer- tainely informed of the truth of all this.
The faid Sir John, in the heights of his favour with King Phillip of Spaine, was commanded home by King James the Sixth, unwilling to want fo gallant a fubje6l out of his court and fervice. Att his return home, he preferred him to be thefaurer of his houfe ; was in great favour with his Majeftie. It was not doubted, if he had lived fome time after the King's coming to the crown of England, he would have highly ad vanced him in honour and fortune ; but he dyed before King James went from Scotland. He made ane great building att the Barnes voult height, before his death, intending that building round a court.
He married the eldeft daughter to the lord Forbes, by whom he
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had two fons and one daughter. His fecond fon dyed a young man. He himfeife dyed in the flrength of his age, a young man ; and was buried in the colledge kirk of Seton.
OF THE SECOND SIR JOHN SETON
OF BARNES.
This Sir John Seton of Barnes fucceeded to his father; ane gallant man ; likeways, gentleman of the privy chamber to King Charles the Firft. He did acquire, from Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar, land in Irland worth five hundreth pound Sterling a year. The faid Sir John was imprifoned, and fyned in a confiderable foume of money, by the then rebells in Scotland, for being with the marquefs of Montrofs, King Charles the Firft his generall, by ane ample commiffion, againft the Scots rebells, in the year 1646.
He married to his firft lady, Ogilvy, daughter to the laird
of Poury, Ogilvy ; by her, he had one fon and three daughters. His fon, called Alexander, married in Irland, ane daughter of ane noble Irish family of Ophuall : dyed without fucceffion. His eldeft daugh ter, Ifobell, married the laird of Barfoord ; the fecond daughter, Margaret, married to the tutor of Duffiis, in Murray ; his third daughter, Lilias, married Sir James Ramfay of Benhame, in the Mairns.
To his fecond marriage, he married the dowager of Killfyth, daugh ter to lord Fleming, by whom he had no fucceffion.
To his third wife, he married the only daughter of Sir John Home
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of Northberwik, by whom he had two fons, George and Charles, and one daughter, Jean : Charles dyed a young man, ihortly after his fa ther : his daughter Jean was married to John Hay of Aberlady. His eldeft fon, George, yet living, pofieflbr of the lands of Barnes.
OF ALEXANDER SETON,
FOURTH SON TO LORD GEORGE THE FIFTH.
[He was] fo named by Queen Mary, who gave to him ane god- bairne gift, the lands of Plufcalie, in Murray. He was fent by his fa ther when he was young to Rome, finding him of a great fpirit, in tending att that time to make him a churchman. Att Rome, he was bred young in the Roman colledge of the Jefuites, wher he excelled in learning. He declaimed, not being 16 years of age, ane learned oration of his own compofing, De Ascensione Domini, on that feflivall day, publickly before the Pope, Gregory the 13th, the cardinall, and other prelats prefent, in the pope's chapel in the Vatican, with great applaufe. He was in great efteem att Rome for his learning, being a great humaniil in profe and poecie, Greek and Latine ; well verfed in the mathematicks, and had great (kill in architecture and herauldrie. I was told att Rome, if he had flayed ther, it was not doubted but he had been Cardinall.
After he came from Italy, he fludied the law in France. Shortly after that he came to Scotland, he made his public leflbn of the law before King James the Sixth, the fenators of the colledge of juflice, and advocats prefent, in the chapell royall of Holyroodhoufe, in his
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lawer gown and four nooked cape, as lawers ufe to pafs their try all * in the univerfities abroad, to the great applaufe of the Kin^ and all prefent. After which, he was received by the colledge of juflice as ane lawer ; and fome years after made lord of the feffion : not many years after that, made prefident of the feffion (the earle of Montrofs being then chancellour) ; and lord Fyvie of parliament. After the earle of Montrofs his death, he was made lord high chancellour of Scotland.
He acquired the lands of Fyvie, a confiderable falmon timing in Spey, with fome other lands in Murray ; the lordfhip of Dalgatie in Fyfe, with fome confiderable lands in the lordlhip of Dumfermeline, and very confiderable fuperiorities ther. He acquired the lands of Pinkie, where he built ane noble houfe ; brave flone dykes about the garden and orchard, with other commendable policie about it.
He married, to his firfl wife, Lady Ifobell Drummond, eldefl fifter to the earle of Perth, and had by her feverall fons, who died young, and four daughters : the eldefl, called Lady Sophia, married to the lord Fentoun, fon to the earle of Kellie ; the fecond, Lady Ifobel, married to the earle of Lauderdaill, only fon to Chancellour Mait- land, lord Thirlftone, whofe fon was by King Charles the Second three feverall times his majeflie's commiffioner for parliaments and con ventions in Scotland ; and by the faid King created Duke of Lau derdaill, marquefs of March, during his life, whofe third brother, Charles earle of Lauderdaill, is now living. The third daughter mar ried the earle of Seaforth, by whom fhe hade no fons that leaved, but two daughters : the eldefl married the lord Bairredaill, eldefl fon to the earle of Kaithnefs, by whom fhe had two fons, who dyed without heirs. To her fecond hufband, fhe married the lord Duflfus, by whom
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fhe had noe children that lived. The fecond daughter married the earle of Ballcarras, heir to the firfl lord Ballcarras, whofe fon is now earle of Ballcarras. To the fecond hulband, fhe married the lafl earle of Argyle, by whom fhe had noe children. The Chancellour his fourth daughter married to the laird of Ballcarras, created Lord of parliament by King Charles the Firfl, in anno 1633, whofe pofteri- ty now flourifhes, as faid is.
The faid Lord Chancellor, earle of Dumfermeline, married, to his fe cond wife, Lady Grifell Leflie, daughter to the earle of Rothes, by whom he had only one daughter, married to the lord Yefter, mother to this earle of Twedaill now living.
To his third wife, he married Lady Margaret Hay, filler to the faid lord Yefter, by whom he had only ane fon and ane daughter : his fon, Charles, fucceeded him : his daughter, Lady Grifell, a brave lady, lived a good age, but would never marrie, though fhe had noble fuitors, — the earle of Sutherland and the lord Lindfay, afterward earle of Crawford.
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The firfl Earle of Dumfermeline, lord high chancellour of Scotland, by his Letter-will, left George earle of Winton, his nephew, fole tutor to his fone, Charles earle of Dumfermeline, who keeped him and his fifler, and their fervantts, in his houfe, free gratis, all the years of his tutory. Att the expiring whereof, the faid George earle of Win- tone, — having payed of his estate 30000 merks of portion with his fifler, who married the faid lord Yefter, and 30000 merks with his fifler, Lady Grifell Seton, who dyed unmarried, which fhe left to her brother at her death ; and at the expiry of the tutory, gave, likeways, to the faid Charles earle of Dumfermeline 10000 merks gold of the fup- erplus of his rent, which foume he configned in the face of the lords of
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feflion, Chancellour Hay being prefent. This the faid George earle of Winton did the 4 (?) years he was his tutor, though his mother life- rented 20000 merks yearly, with the houfe of Pinky and Dalgaty ; yet he left him, at the expyring of the faid tutory, the eftate free of all debt whatfomever, with all his Jewells and filver plate, which were confiderable great, with the houfhold furniture, and all other move- ables whatfomever.
Alexander earle of Dumfermeline had left to his cuftody and keep ing and government by King James and Queen Ann, when their ma- jefties went to England, their fecond fon, Charles, then not three years of age, whom he keeped in his houfe three years, and carried him into England himfelfe, by land, to the King and Queen's majefties, well and in health ; for which faithfull fervice the King's majeftie was thankfull to him.
This Alexander earle of Dumfermline, lord chancellour, dyed in his houfe att Pinkie, in Aprill, 1622, of his age 67 years ; and was fuc- ceeded in his office by Chancellour Hay — SPOT. f. 542 : and dyed with the regreat of all that knew him, and the love of his countrie : was interred att his buriall place in Dalgaty, the May therafter, with great honour.
OF CHARLES SECOND EARLE
OF DUMFERMELINE.
This Charles fecond earle of Dumfermeline was much att the court of England with King Charles the Firft, to whom he was gentleman of the bed chamber j and by King Charles the Second made lord privy feal, in the which place he dyed.
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He married Lady Marie Douglas, daughter to William earle of Morton, who was knight of the garter. By her he had many chil dren : his eldefl fone, Alexander ; the fecond was called Charles, was killed in one of the king's mips of warr in the battle againfl the States of Holland ; his third fon, James. His eldeft daughter, Lady Margaret, never married ; his fecond daughter, Lady Hendrieta, mar ried to the earle of Wigton, to whom me had two fons, now living. To her fecond hufband, me married the earle of Crawford, Lindfay, to whom me hath feverall children.
This Charles earle of Dumfermeline fyded with the [Covenanters], and carried a commiffioun from them to the King.
The faid Charles fecond earle of Dumfermline dyed in anno 1672, in Seton houfe ; and was noblie interred att his buriall place in Dalgaty.
OF ALEXANDER THIRD EARLE
OF DUMFERMELINE.
This Alexander third earle of Dumfermline dyed att Edinburgh, a young man, a few years after his father ; and was noblie interred att his buriall place in Dalgaty.
OF JAMES FOURTH EARLE
OF DUMFERMELINE.
This James earle of Dumfermeline, who fucceeded to his brother, Alexander, after his father's deceafe, was fome years ane officer in a Scots regiment, under the States of Holland, where he behaved him- felfe gallantly. Some time after he came home, and married Lady
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Jean Gordon, fifter to the marquefs of Huntly, now duke of Gordon.
This James earle of Dumfermeline was left by his father, and brother in confiderable debt ; but, by his vertuous wife carriage, hes extricat himfelfe of the greateft part of that trouble : and by his good and wife manadgment, not only preferves, but improves his eftate, to his great commendation and honour. This James earle of Dumfermeline is now living.
OF SIR WILLIAM SETON, FIFTH SON
TO THE FIFTH GEORGE LORD SETON.
This Sir William Seton, a brave man, was for fome years chiefe juftice in the South border of Scotland. After King James was king of England, he was one of his majeftie's mafler-houfhold, and mailer of the Pofts of Scotland, for both which he had a penfion of King James and King Charles the Firft.
He married Striveling, daughter to the houfe of Glorat, by
whom he had two fons, William and John : William fucceeded to his father ; John was ane officer in France, in the Scots regiment un der Collonell Hepburne, marifhall de camp in France, wher the faid John dyed. The faid Sir William had three daughters : his eldeft daughter married Fairly barron of Bred ; the fecund married Sir John Auchmouty of Goffoord.
This Sir William dyed of 73 years of age, in his houfe att Hadding- ton, anno 1634 ; and was buried in the colledge kirk of Seton.
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OF SIR WILLIAM SETON, SECOND.
Sir William Seton fucceeded to the laft Sir William, his father, to the place of the mailer of the Pofts of Scotland, during his life, for which he had a penfion from the King. He never married ; he dyed, of good age, in anno 1662 : buried in the colledge ,kirk of Seton.
NOW FOLLOWES THE POSTERITY OF ROBERT THE FIRST EARLE OF WINTON.
I muft here fett down Sir Alexander Seton, third fon to the faid Robert the firft earle of Winton, by himfelfe, and his poilerity, from his being Earle of Eglingtone, to this year of God, 1687 > by reafon, though he was third brother and had of the houfe of Seton, yet, as Earle of Eglingtone, was oblidged to change his name from Seton to MONTGOMERY, and carrie the armes of the Houfe of Eglingtone, as chiefe of that Family and Clane.
OF SIR ALEXANDER SETON,
THIRD SON TO ROBERT FIRST EARLE OF WINTONE,
WHO, SHORTLY AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH,
WAS EARLE OF EGLINGTONE.
This Alexander earle of Eglingtone was fent for out of France by his uncle, the earle of Eglingtone, who, having noe heirs of his own body to fucceed to the Earledome of Eglingtone, difponed his eftate freely to this Sir Alexander Seton, his filler's son -, on whom King
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James the Sixth, after the deceafe of the faid earle of Eglingtone, his uncle, did gracioufly confer (on this Sir Alexander Seton, the faid carle's nephew, and heir of his eftate,) the honours and titles of the Earle of Eglingtone, with the feme place in parliament as the ancient noble Houfe of Eglingtone did pofTefs.
This Alexander earle of Eglingtone was much imployed in the warr the time of the Scots and Irifh rebellions ; and bred three of his fons fouldiers. In anno 1650, when King Charles the Second came to Scotland, within ane month came a rebellious Englifh army, commanded by that arche-traitour Oliver Cromwell ; att which time, the faid King Charles the Second made this Alexander earle of Eg lingtone captain of his lifeguard of horse, being ane valiant experi mented fouldier. He was furprifed by ane Englifh pairty of horfe being in the Weft of Scotland, and taken prifoner, in anno 1651 ; fent firft to the town of Huh1, then to Berwick, where he was prifoner fe- verall years.
He married, to his firft wife, Lady Ann Livingfton, eldeft daughter to the earle of Linlithgow, by whom he had fyve fons and two daugh ters : Hew, lord Montgomery ; Sir Henry, who died without heirs ; Sir Alexander, a collonell in Irian d, in the Scots army against the rebells there — he . died in Irland ; James, likeways ane collonell in Irland, in thefe warrs, who conquilhed the barony of Colffield, which his fon and heir now poflefles ; his fifth fon, Robert, was firft a captain in Irland, againft the faid rebells, therafter a collonell of horfe in the rebellious warrs of Britaine.
When King Charles the Second went with a Scots army, in anno 1651, to Worchefter, he was generall-major of his majeftie's horle
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in that unfortunat expedition, and was att that time hurt and taken prifoner ; and was many years a prifoner at Hull, and therafter many years a prifoner in the caftle of Edinburgh, out of which he and the late earle of Kinnoull efcaped in difguife, in anno 1659, and went to Holland, to the King. He left his heirs ane good eftate in money.
The eldeft daughter of this Earle of Eglingtone, Lady Margaret, mar ried the earle of Twedaill, father of this earle of Twedaill now living, to whom me had one fon that came to perfect age, flylled Drumelior : her daughter, Lady Grifall, dyed very young. The faid Lady Mar garet Montgomery married, to her fecond hufband, the earle of Glen- cairne, lord high chancellour of Scotland. The fecond daughter, Lady Ann, dyed unmarried.
This Earle of Eglingtone married, to his fecond wife, the Lady Rofs, dowager. He dyed in his houfe att Eglingtone, in the age of 73, in anno 1661.
This noble Earle was a perfon of true honour, generoiity, and loy- allty, but, in the beginning of the inteftine warrs, was much carried on by the Prefbyterian minifters againft the King ; and in anno 1648, rofe with thefe of his countrie, againft the Remonftrators, that en- gadged for the King.
OF HEUGH LORD MONTGOMERY,
EARLE OF EGLINGTONE.
This Earle of Eglingtone fucceeded to his father, Alexander earle of Eglingtone. He married, to his firft wife, Anna Hamilton, eldeft fifter to the then marquifs of Hamilton, afterwards duke of Hamilton,
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by whom he had only one daughter, — who was married to the earle of Findlater, whofe land (he hath aired.
And to his fecond wife, he married Lady Mary Lefly, daugh ter to the earle of Rothes, by whom he had two fons, Alexander and Francis : Francis married the heir of the earledome of Leven, by whom he had noe children, yet, by that marriage, he poflefles, during his life, the barrony of Inchmartine, in the Carfs of Gowry. He had five daughters : the elded, Lady Mary, was married to the earle of Winton ; the fecond daughter, Margaret, married the earle of Lowdon ; the third married Dumbar of Balduns ; the fourth married the mafter of Balmerino ; the fifth married Sir Alexander Ramfay of Wauchtone.
This Heugh earle of Eglingtone dyed att the houfe of Eglingtone, in anno 1673, and 60th year of his age.
OF THE SECOND ALEXANDER,
EARLE OF EGLINGTONE.
This Alexander earle of Eglingtone fucceeded to his father, Heugh earle of Eglingtone, being a very young man. He married, in Eng land, Creighton, daughter to the earle of Dumfries, by whom he had three fons and two daughters. The eldeft fone, lord Mont gomery, married Lady Cochrane, daughter to the lord Coch- rane, fifter to this earle of Dundonald.
This Alexander earle of Eglingtone married, to his fecond wife, ane Englifti widdow lady, of ane good fortune. He k'ves conflantly with her att her houfe in Yorkfhyre, in this prefent year, 1687.
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Here ends the Genealogie of Alexander Earle of Eglintone, third brother to the Houfe of Seton, from the time of his being Earle of Eglingtone to this prefent year, 1687.
OF SIR THOMAS SETON,
FOURTH SON TO ROBERT EARLE OF WINTON.
This Sir Thomas Seton was provyded by his father to the lands of Hollieflob, now, vulgo, Oliveflobe. He married Dame Agnes Drum- mond, daughter to Drummond of Corfkeply, of the family of Perth : by her he had three daughters, of whom, Margaret, the eldeft, was married to George Seton of Cariftone ; his fecond daughter,
, was married to Major Keith, flieriff of the Mearns j and Sir Thomas's third daughter, , married Inglis
in Edinburgh.
[SETON OF ST GERMAINS.]
Sir John Seton, who was fifth fon to Robert earle of Winton, gott the lands of St Germains after his brother, Sir Alexander, obtained the earledome of Eglingtone. He married Margaret Kellie, daughter to Mr William Kellie, one of the senators of the colledge of juf- tice ; he had by her feverall fons : his eldeft fon, John, yet living, pofleflbr of the lands of St Germains. He had four daughters : the eldeft, Margaret, was married to the laird of Prefton, Hamilton, who dyed without fucceffion. To her fecond hufband, me married
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Ramfay of Idington. His fecond daughter, Ifobell, dyed unmarried ; his third daughter, Jean, was married to Menzies of Coulterais, by whom fhe had feverall fons and daughters yet living ; his fourth daughter dyed a young woman.
The faid Sir John dyed in good age, and was buried in the buriall place of Seton.
OF ROBERT THE NINTH LORD SETON,
AND SECOND EARLE OF WINTONE.
This Robert earle of Wintone married Lady Jean Maitland, only daughter to Chancellour Maitland, lord Thirliftoun. He dyed with out heirs of his body.
OF GEORGE TENTH LORD SETON,
THIRD EARLE OF WINTONE.
This George earle of Wintone fucceeded to his brother, Robert earle of Wintone. He lived honourablie all his life, and keeped a great houfe at Seton. When King James the Sixth came to Scotland in •anno 1617> he entertained him and his whole court a night att his houfe, upon his own charges.
He built the houfe of Wintone, being burnt by the Englifh of old, and the policy thereof deflroyed, in anno 1620 : He founded and built the great houfe from the foundation, with all the lairge ftone dykes about the precinct, park, orchard and gardens thereof.
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He built, in anno 1630, two quarters of the houfe of Seton, begin ning at Wallace* tower att the eaft end thereof, which was all burnt by the Englifh, and continued the building till Jacob's tower, on the north fyde of the houfe. By reafon his predeceffbrs were great ene mies, and very active in the warrs, againft the Englifh, the houfe hav ing been three tymes burnt by them, he caufed carve, in fine ftone, upon the frontifpiece of his new building, a crown, fupported by two rofes and the thriflell, being the conicenfes of the two kingdomes of Scotland and England ; and the embleme, enegmatically, fignirying the Union of the two kingdomes. Under which embleme he caufed carve and fett out in gold letters this verfe : —
UNIO NUNC FATIS, STOQUE CADOQUE TUIS.
He built in Cockainie twelve faltpans, wher never any formerly was. He built, to his great charge, ane harbour in the weft end of Cockainie, which was deftroyed by a ftorme in January, anno 1635.
When King Charles the Firft, in anno 1633, came to Scotland to be crowned, he entertained him a night att his houfe, with all the Englifh nobility and court, noblie, with ane open houfe to all. Within a month after, att his Majeftie's returne to England, he enter tained the Englifh nobility, and the King and his whole court, from the Saturday till the Moonday, royallie, att ane open houfe, as former ly ; both which entertainments was upon the faid Earle his own charges.
In anno 1639, when the Scots rebellion did firft begine, he left the countrey, and waited on his Majeflie, King Charles the Firft ; for which, the rebells in Scotland fequeftrat from him his eftate, taking
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from his fervantts all the keys of his corne and fait girnells. Never- thelefs, he ftayed conftantly att the King till the treatie of Pacifica tion, betwixt his Majeftie and the rebells. Att the fame time, the re- bells did take upon them to life a kinde of fbrfaulture againft him, and gifted the eftate, out of their mad and diabolicall diftraftion (in the heat of their cruell and godlefs rebellion), to a gentleman of the name of Elphingfton, of fmall account, ftyled . But it was
thought, it was for the reall behoofe of that arch, cruell, and bloody traitor the then earle of Argyle, created the firft Marquifs of Argyle by King Charles the Firft, in anno 1641. After which year, the faid rebells renewing their rebellion anno 1643, in which rebellion, the faid firft marquifs of Argyle was ring-leader, promoter, and arch- traitour, in carrieing on of the Scots army which was att the battle of York, in anno 1644 ; wher the king's army, under the conduct of Prince Rupart, was beat, and did prove the firft ftep to King Charles the Firft's mine, cruell and unchriftian murder.
• In anno 1643, they did fyne the faid George earle of Wintone, att
two feverall times, in the foume of 36 thoufand merks, which he was
forced to pay, or have his eftate fequeftrat.
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In anno 1645, when the marquifs of Montrofs, by King Charles the Firft's commiflion, was in Scotland, in armes againft the rebells in Scot land, George lord Seton, fon to the faid earle of Winton, joyned him- felfe to Montrofs, for his Majeftie's fervice. And att the fight at Phillip- haugh, Montrofs his forces being defeat, the faid Lord George Seton was taken prifoner, and carried, in the winter time, to the Scots army in England, befiedging the town of Newarke upon Trent ; from thence carried back prifoner (having a guard of horfe, both the times, upon his own expenfes) to the then caftle of St Andrews, where he lay pri-
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foner, in hazard of his life, till fuch time his father payed fourty thoufand pounds Scots ; which foume, by the rebellious States (as they ftylled themfelves, the States of Scotland), att that time fitting in parliament att St Andrews, was diflribute among their fellow active rebells.
In anno 1648, when James firft duke of Hamilton went, as generall, with ane rich royall army, lifted and fent to England by the power of that loyall parliament, for the reliefe of King Charles the Firft, then prifoner att Carifbairo caftle in the Ifle of Wight ; the faid George earle of Wintone gave, in free gift, to the faid James duke of Hamil ton, for ordering his equipage for that journey, ane thoufand pound Sterline.
The faid George earle of Wintone, did conquelh two confiderable feu lands in Longniddrie, hereditarilly : the ane, from Sir George Doug las, in the eaft end of the faid town ; the other, from the then laird of Corilerphine. As alfo, he bought, hereditarilly, the teynds of Long niddrie from the then Both well, lord Holyroodhoufe. He alfo bought the houfe and lands of Gourleton ; the halfe of Ethelftanfoord, from Sir John Tours, laird of Inverleith, and the other halfe thereof, from Sir Patrick Hepburne of Waughton : which lands he provyded to his eldeft fon then living of the 2d marriage, called Sir John Seton, created knight baronet of Scotland by King Charles the Second.
He married, to his firft lady, Anna Hay, eldeft daughter to Francis earle of Erroll, by whom he had five fons and three daughters ; of which, three fons and one daughter dyed young. His eldeft fon, Lord George, ftiall be fpoken of hereafter ; his fecond fon, Alexan der, is yet living. His eldeft daughter, Lady Margaret Seton, dyed a
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young woman, of 20 years of age, unmarried, in anno 1 637 ; the fe- cond daughter, Lady Elizabeth, married to William earle of Marifhall, with whom, att her marriage, in anno 1637, he gave him in portion fourty thoufand pound Scots. The faid earle of Marifhall had feve- rall fons, who dyed all young : me herfelf dyed after me was brought to bed of her youngeft daughter ; (he dyed of 28 years of age, in anno 1650. The faid earle of Marilhall had, by her, four daughters : the eldeft, Lady Mary, was married to the lord [of] Hoptone, to whom me had a fon and a daughter ; her fon, Sir William Hope, yet living. The faid lady Marie married, to her 2d hufband, Blackbarrony, to whom me had feverall fons, yet living : me dyed young. His fecond daughter, Lady Elizabeth, was married to the vifcount of Arbuthnot, by whom me had only ane fon, who married the daughter of the earle of Sutherland now living, — their 2d daughter married the baron of Lees, Burnet, in the Mairnes. The third daughter, Lady [Ifabell], married, in England, to Sir Edward Turner, a gentleman of five thoufand pound Sterling a year, whofe father was long Speaker of the low houfe of Parliament in England. The fourth daughter married the lord Bamffe, both yet living, to whome (he hath tuo fons alive, and tuo daughters.
The faid George earle of Wintone married, to his fecond wife, Lady Elizabeth Maxwell, only daughter to the lord Herres, by whom he had fix fons : Chriflopher and Robert, who dyed young ; another Chriflopher, and William, two hopefull young gentlemen — Chriflopher was a great fchollar, — who both going to their travells abroad, were cafl away att sea, upon the coafls of Holland, in anno 164-8 ; his fift fon, Sir John, of whom fhall be fpoken of hereafter ; the 6th fon, Robert, knight baronet of Scotland, ane hopefull young gentleman, and a good fchollar, dyed young, in anno 1671 ; buried in the col- ledge kirk of Seton. By this marriage, he had alfo fix daughters :
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Lady Ann, who dyed young ; Lady Sophia, who dyed young ; Lady Ifobell, who married Francis lord Sempill — the faid Lord dyed young, without fucceffion, and his lady would never marry fince, — yet liv ing ; Lady Ann, married the earle of Terquair, a hopefull young man, by whom me had three fons : James, who dyed a young man ; Charles, att this prefent earle of Tarquaire, a hopefull young man, well travelled abroad, Roman catholick ; his third fon, John, dyed young. Her only daughter, Lady Elizabeth Stewart, a brave hopefull young lady, dyed of 20 years of age. The faid Lady Anna, countefs of Tarquaire, would never marry after her hufband's death. The faid George earle of Winton's fifth daughter, Lady Jean, died unmarried ; his 6th daughter, Lady Mary Seton, married to the earle of Carnwath, by whom me had one fon, who died young, and one daughter, Lady Elizabeth, yet liveing. The faid countefs of Carnwath is yet liveing.
This faid George earle of Wintone, in anno 1650, when King Charles the Second came to Scotland, from his Majeftie coming to Leith, wher the Scots army then lay, he waited conftantly upon his Majeftie ; and after that the Scots army was routed at Dumbar, went over with his Majeftie to Dumfermeline, and did attend conftantly upon him ther, and att St Johnftoun, till the month of November, 1650, being in great efteem and favour with his Majeftie. He had his per- miffion to goe to his own houfe in Eaft Lothian (in which houfe and lands, many of the Englifh army and officers did quarter themfelves, to his lofs of that year's rent), the better to prepare himfelfe, to have the honour to be prefent att his Majeftie's coronation, which was fo- lemnized in Scoon the 1ft of January, 1651. He fell fick in the beginning of December, and dyed the 17th day thereof, anno 1650, of his age 65 ; and was buried in his buriall place of Seton.
OF GEORGE LORD SETON.
This George lord Seton, elded fon to George the third earle of Winton, married Lady Hendrieta Gordon, daughter to the marquifs of Huntley, by whom he had only four fons : George ; Alexander, who dyed a young man ; Chriftopher, yet alive ; Francis, who dyed a child of tuo years old.
This George lord Seton being with the marquifs of Montrofs att the fight of Philliphaugh, was taken prifoner, as is fully related in the preceeding Life of his father. He dyed att Seton, in June, 1648, two years before his father ; of his age, 35 : interred in his buriall place att Seton. And he was fined in a confiderable foum for being with Montrofs. Vide Act 7. P. 3. Sefs. 6. anno 1647, conjoyned with A61 6. anno [16] 46.
OF SIR ALEXANDER SETON,
SECOND SON TO GEORGE THE THIRD EARLE OF WINTON, NOW VISCOUNT OF KINGSTON.
This Sir Alexander Seton is of the faid George earle of Winton his firft marriage, with Lady Anna Hay, daughter to Francis earle of Erroll.
This Sir Alexander Seton, in anno 1633, when King Charles the Firft came to Seton, being then not 12 years of age, he wellcomed the King, with ane Latine oration, att the iron gate of Seton ; wher his Majeftie fatt in state, all the Englifh nobility fitting round about
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him. The faid Sir Alexander being attended with his fchoolmafter, with a pedagogue, and other four Matters of Art ; all grave learned men, cled in fyne black cloath, and cloaks lined through with pan velvet ; the ground being covered a great way from the throne with carpet : Wher, after due reverence thrice made to his Majeftie by the faid Sir Alexander and his mailers, the faid Sir Alexander did deliver his oratione boldly, with a gefture fuitable to the pur- pofe, for which he had the applaufe of his Majeftie, and all pre- fent ; and, before he rofe from his knees, his Majeftie did him the ho nour to knight him, and faid to him, " Now, Sir Alexander, fee this doe not Ipoill your fchooll ; by appearance, you will be a fchollar." The faid Sir Alexander boldly anfwered, " No, pleafe your Majeftie, it fhall not." Immediately after the King went from Scotland, the faid Sir Alexander returned to fchooll, and ftudied humanity three years thereafter, with more alacrity and affiduity than formerly, by reafon of his promife to the King.
In anno 1636, the faid Sir Alexander was fent to France by his fa ther ; and he, not acquainting his father, immediately went to the col ledge of La Flefh, of the Jefuits, wher he ftudied two years his philofophie ; defended his thefifs publickly in the faid colledge from 10 to halfe 12 in the forenoon, and two till half four in the afternoon, he, and another fyne gentleman of quality, having a throne layed with carpets, erected for them, in the fchool, with a cover of crimfon taffity above their heads, and courtanes drawen about them. Which thefifs were printed in whyte fatine, with the full armes of the Houfe of Seton, with ane oration dedicatory on the head of them ; he fent them home to my Lord, his father, being dedicat to him.
After which, he went to Italy, wher he ftayed a year ; imbarqued
att Leghorne, in a great Englifh veflel, and landed att Alicant, in the kingdome of Vallantia, in Spaine, and went to the court at Madrid, wher he flayed feven months. From Spaine, he imbarqued at St Se- baftian, and landed att Rotchell, in France, in June therafter, having been fix dayes att fea ; then travelled, all that fummer, through the mofl pairt of France. Came home by the Court of England, in anno 1640 ; from which, King Charles the Firfl (having imprifoned in the Tower the lord Lowdon, and the other Scots commiffioners in the fhirriffes of London their houfes, who was fent from the rebellious pre tended Eflates of Scotland to the King) fent the faid Sir Alexander with letters to the marquifs of Huntley, earle of Nidfdaill, his own father, and others his loyall fubjedls, to be carefull of themfelves, leafl they mould be in danger, for imprifoning the faids rebellious com miffioners ; ordering the fecretary, Sir Hendry Vain, to give him ane ample pofl-warrand, with an order to Sir Thomas Earle, then governour of Berwick, to prefs a fhip or bark for him for Scotland, if fo he defired ; which order was written by the Secretary his own hand.
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In anno 1643, being troubled in Scotland to fubfcryve the Scots rebellious Covenant, to evite the famyn, was neceffitat to go to Holland : having, for that caufe, been from his father's houfe, and in Holland, 8 months, thinking in that time the rebellious fury would be abated againfl him ; yet, att his returne, they continued their perfecution, in urging his fubfcription to the rebellious Covenant : The which he abfolutely refufing, they, by the order of the rebellious Church AfTembly, did, in Tranent church, the October ther- after, by the mouth of Mr Robert Ballcanquaill, minifler therof, at ane time, excommunicat the faid Sir Alexander, — the Countefs of Winton, his mother in law, — the Lady Seton, his fifler in law.
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After which, the faid Sir Alexander was forced to flee, and goe to France, by fea, in the winter time, who was twife in hazard of being caft away in that voyage, not daring to goe through England, for the Scots rebellious army lying all over the north of England, he was forced to go to France. And in France, after Charles the Se cond, then Prince of Wales, came there, did conflantly attend him till the letter end of the year 1647. When, upon ane occafion, he went to London, from whence he Ihortly received [orders] to re- turne to France ; bought ther three gallant horfes, refolving to pre- fent them to the Prince of Wales. In the time of his flay in England, was frequently with King Charles the Firfl, at Hamptoun Court. The King, thinking himfelfe not fectire, was advyfed to efcape out of their hands, incognito, to the Ifle of Weight ; to the which place the faid Sir Alexander was the firfl that went to him, refolving to receave his commands for his Queen and the Prince of Wales, before his re- turne to France, as the King had ordered him four dayes before he went to the Ifle of Weight. From thence, his Majeflie did fend him with letters to his Queen and the Prince of Wales, to France. By fortune, there was, in the time, a Scots veflel, the mailer being of his acquaintance, bound for France. His Majeftie, for his and the fliip's fecurity, did give him a writt, fuperfcrived by himfelf, wherin he owns him as his fervantt fent in that fhip by his order for France, defiring noe Dunkirker, nor any other, to mollefl him, the faid fliip, or his fliip goods. The which wryte, written in French, he has Hill. Re- ceaving his majeftie's letters, with a fecret verball commiflion to the Queen, commanding him particularly as a fecret to reveal it to none but the Queen herfelfe ; which was, That he was aflured, in the be ginning of the next fummer, 1648, there would be ane confiderable Scots army for his reliefe in England. This he did not writt, only Ihew in his letter I had fomething to imparte to her, which he
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would not writt. Which after her Majeftie had read, [fhe] called for him, being in her bed-chamber, defiling to know what he had to impairt ; which I did. She faid, " I wifh it may be fo." This commiflion he never revealed during the King's life. After he had receaved the King's command, as faid is, he was the third day att St Germains, wher the Queen and Prince were, wher he flayed two days j and after the receipt of their letters, delivered them to the King in the Ifle of Weight the 12th day thereafter, being the 20th day of December, the faid year.
The faid Sir Alexander, laying to heart the commiflion his Majeftie gave him to the Queen, chainged his refolution for France ; came to Scotland with his horfes, refolving to ingadge in that Scots army, when levied, for the King's reliefe ; and was ane leutenant collonell of horfe in that unfortunat army.
In anno 1650, when King Charles the Second came to Scotland, he conftantly attended him ; and, in anno 1651, the fifth day after his Majeflie's coronation att Scoon, he was gracioufly pleafed to grant to the faid Sir Alexander, for his loyallty, pains-taking, and fervices done to his Majeflie's father, of bleffed memory, and himfelfe, a pa tent with the title of honour of Vifcount, being the firfl title of ho nour he gave to any, after his coronation, not having made a knight before that time.
His Majeftie being informed that his father had left him Tutor tef- tamentar to his grandchild, this earle of Wintone, now living ; for the love and refpect his Majeftie gracioufly carried to the memory of the faid Earle, and well underftanding of his houfe, commanded him to look to and be carefull of all affairs of that family, which I
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did faithfully performe five full years, to my great trouble and expence.
The faid Vifcount of Kingfton, in anno 1666, with the earle of Wintone, now living, had the command of the mire of Eaft Lothian, and was at the fight of Pentland hills, in the king's army, under the command of Generall Dallyell ; wher the army of the Weft coun- treyrebells was defeat. In anno 1678, he was with his majeftie's mi litia troop in the Weft countrey, upon his own expence, with the king's forces — to flop any rifing of the Weft countrey rebells — under the command of the earle of Linlithgow, then major generall of his majeftie's forces therein. Anno 1679, was ordered by his majeftie's counfell to have the command of the mire of Eaft Lothian — againft the army of Weft countrey rebells — under the command of the Duke of Monmouth, generall of 14000 men of his majeftie's forces, att Bothwell bridge, upon his own proper charges ; where the rebell army was totally defeat. The faid Vifcount Kingfton had the com mand of the militia troup of Eaft Lothian 14 years.
The faid Sir Alexander married, to his firft wife, Mrs Jean Fletcher, daughter to Sir George Fletcher, gentleman of the privy chamber in ordinary to King Charles the Firft, and in good efteem with him, who was niece to the lord Innerpeafer, fenator of the colledge of juftice ; by whom he had only one daughter, — was married to the lord Mor- dingtone.
To his fecond wife, he had Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas of Whittingame, by whom he had feven fons and three daughters : the eldeft, Charles, dyed a young man ; George, after he had been fome years a captain of Douglas* regiment, in
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France, dyed a young man ; Alexander, a great fchollar, dyed a young man ; Archibald, yet living ; John, dyed of nine years old ; James, att prefent in England, enfigne in a Scots regiment, under the command of Collonell Buchan. His eldeft daughter, Ifobell, of that marriage, dyed of eighteen years of age ; Barbara of fixteen years of age ; Elizabeth yet living.
The faid Vifcount married to his third wife, Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter to the firft lord Belhaven, by whom no children.
To his fourth wife, he married Lady Margaret Douglas, fifter to the marquifs of Douglas, and fifter to the earle of Forfar. The faid Vif count of Kingfton and his Lady, Lady Margaret Douglas, are att prefent living.
OF SIR JOHN SETON, KNIGHT BARONET,
OF GARLETOUN.
This Sir John Seton was the fourth fon of George the third earle of Winton, of the fecond marriage, with Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter to the lord Herries ; who got the lands of Garletoun and Ethanftan- foord, which his father did acquire. This Ethanftanfoord, fo called from the Englifh and Saxon king Ethanftamfs, at which the king of Scotland did overcome in battle the faid Ethanftanus : Near to which place, as our Scots ftory relaits, the St Andrew's Oofs did appear to the Scots king and his army, which was thens called the place of Mi racle, now, vulgo and corrupt, Martle.
The faid Sir John Seton married Chriflian Home, daughter to Sir
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John Home of Renton, whofe lady was Margaret Stewart, daughter to Sir John Stewart, prior of Coldinghame, fecond fon to Francis Stewart laft eaiie of Both well ; who was fon to the lord prior of Coldinghame ; who was naturall fon to King James the Fifth. This Sir John Seton had by his lady fix fons, George, John, Robert, Alexander, Chrifto- pher, and Charles^ which two laft dyed young; [and] four daughters : Margaret, who, after four years bred in a Nunrie in Paris, dyed in France a young woman ; Chriftian, yet liveing j Elizabeth and Ifobell dyed young.
This faid Sir John was a vertuous man ; much given to policie ; ane improver of his fortune. He died in anno 1686, of his age 47 years. He was buried at Ethanftanfoord church.
OF SIR GEORGE SETON, KNIGHT BARONET,
OF GARLETOUN.
This Sir George, eldeft fon to the faid Sir John Seton of Garle- toun, went young abroad ; he is well travelled in Flanders, France, Italy, Germany, Bohemia, and England. He married Wauchop,
daughter to the laird of Niddrie- Wauchop, who is at prefent liveing.
I OF GEORGE THE ELEVENTH LORD SETON,
AND SEVENTH LORD OF THE NAME OF GEORGE, AND THE FOURTH EARLE OF WINTON, NOW LIVING.
This George earle of Winton fucceeded to his grandfather, George earle of Winton, when he was abroad in his travells in France,
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a young man. He was in the king of France his army at the iiedge of Bizantium, in the county of Burgundy. After he came home by England, his Majeftie made him a privy counfellour, and gave him a commiffion to command the regiment of foot in Eaft Lothian.
In anno 1666, he was ordered to command the ftiyre of Eaft Lo thian — to goe againft the rebells att Pentland hills — under the com mand of Generall Dallyell ; where they were defeat.
In anno 1679, he went with his regiment, upon his own charges, with all his vaflalls in noble equipage, in his majeftie's army of 14000 men, commanded by the duke of Monmouth, generall thereof, to Both- well bridge, againft the army of the Weft country rebells ; att which place, the faid rebells were totally defeat. After he came home to his houfe att Seton, gave ane fplendid royall treat to the duke of Mon mouth, generall, and all his officers, Scots and Englifh ; who was na- turall fon to King Charles the Second, with whom he was in great favour att that time ; whofe wife is dutches of Balcleugh, now living, couiigne german, by the mother fide, to this Earle his father.
Att the death of the duke of Lauderdaill, fhinife of Eaft Lothian, his Majefty was pleafed to beftow that place upon the faid earle of Winton. .
In anno 1685, he was with his regiment, upon his own expenfe, with his vaflalls, in the Weft countrey, in the expedition againft the rebellion of the laft earle of Argyle : was with the king's army under the command of the earle of Dumbarton, generall. After whofe defeat the faid earle of Argyle was given in cuftody and keeping to
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the earle of Winton, who fent him prifoner to the caftle of Edin burgh.
The fame year, 1685, the duke of Queenfberry being commiffioner to this King James the Seventh for his parliament in Scotland, did, by his majeftie's commiflioun, ferve the faid commiffioner, as great mafter- houlhold of his majeftie's familie in Scotland. Which place his prede- ceffors had : Lord John, in King James the Firft's time ; as alfo Lord George, the fifth of that name, had during all the time of Queen Ma rie's reigne. Which office of great mafter-houihold, by reafon of the faid Lord George the fifth his great troubles for Queen Marie, and long baniihment for his loyall fervice to her, was, in the interim, till King James the Seventh, exercifed by the earles of Argyle.
This Earle of Wintoun has built a new harbour be eaft Cockannie, called, for diftinelion of the weft harbour, Port-Seton.
This George earle of Winton married Lady Mary Montgomery, daughter to Heugh earle of Eglingtone, and eldeft fifter daughter of the earle of Rothes, lord high chancellour of Scotland, by whom he had only one daughter, Lady Mary Seton, who dyed a child of three years of age. The faid George earle of Winton is now living in this prefent year of God, 1687 years.
NOTES.
PHILLIP SEYTOUN — P. 17. — The two charters granted by William the First to this Philip and his successor, Alexander, are both printed in Dr McKenzie's Lives of Scottish Writers. And it is fortunate that these ancient documents, so material to the early history of the fa'mily of Seton, have likewise been transcribed by the author of the Diplomata Scotice, and that the transcripts are still pre served, being now in the possession of Mr Dillon, one of the members of the Maitland Club. To these Mr Anderson has affixed the following Note:
" Sept. 24, 1701. 1 copied these two charters from the originals at Seton, by the noble courtesy of the Earl of Winton."
The charter to Philip, given above, has been collated with the former of these transcripts — the latter, to Alexander, is inserted below.
Lord Kingston adds, that Philip " married Helen, daughter to the earle of Marche."
ALEXANDER SEYTOUN, first of that name — Ibid. — The following is the copy of the charter he obtained from King William, above alluded to : —
Willielmus Dei gratia rex Scotorum episcopis, abbatibus, comitibus, baroni- bus, justiciariis, vicecomitibus, prepositis, ministris, et omnibus probis hominibus terrae suae, clericis et laicis, salutem. Sciatis presentes et futuri me concessisse, et hac carta mea confirmasse, Alexandro, filio Philipi de Setune, terram quae fuit Philipi, patris sui, scilicet, Setune et Wintune et Wincelburg, tenendam sibi et haeredibus suis de me et haeredibus meis in feodo et hsereditate ; in boscho et piano, in terris et aquis, in pratis et pascuis, in moris et maresiis, in stagnis et molendinis, per rectas universas praedictarum terrarum, et cum omnibus aliis ad praefatas terras juste pertinentibus ; cum socca et sacca, cum Tol et Them, et infangan thef, cum furca et fossa : libere et quiete, plenarie et honorifice, per servitium unius militis, sicut carta mea patri suo, inde facta testatur. Testibus, Hugone cancellario meo, Willielmo de Morvill constabulario, Roberto de
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Quincy, Alano filio Walter! dapifero, Philippe [Valoines ?] camerario, Hen- rico de Quincy, Willielmo de Haia, Johanne de Hasting, Roberto de Berkely, Davide de Haia, Willielmo Flandrense, Herberto Marescallo. Apud Forfar, xvj Junij.
He " married Jean, daughter to Walter Barclay, chamberlain to King Wil liam."— Addition by Lord Kingston.
BARTINE SEYTOUN — P. 18. — This is probably a corruption of the name Bar tholomew — in Lord Kingston's transcript it is written ' Bartime.' Nothing cor roborative of his existence seems to have been discovered. According to the above authority, he " married Margaret, daughter to William Cummin, great justice" of Scotland.
ADAME SEYTOUN — Ibid. — It would seem to be doubtful, however, whether this Adame's name was not Alexander. Yet Sif Robert Sibbald quotes a charter by the Earl of Winchester to Adame de Seton, anno 1246, " De maritagio heredis Alani de Fauside."— Hist, of Fife, p. 369.
Alexander de Seton is a witness to a confirmation of the charter of the burgh of Glasgow by Alexander II. Nov. 22, 1225, — " Deo & Sancto Kentigerno, et Wal- tero episcopo Glasguensi, et singulis episcopis, eius successoribus ut burgum, habeant apud Glasgue ; cum foro die Jouis," &c. " Sicut carta domini regis Willielmi, patris nostri, inde facta Jocelino, quondam episcopo Glasguensi, testa* tur. Testibus Waltero Olifard justiciario Laudon., Henrico de Baylliol ca merario, Johanne de Makeswell vicecom. de Rokesburg, Henrico Marescallo, Alex, de Seton, Rob. de Sancto Claro, Willo. de Hertesheued vicecom. de Lanarc. Apud Cadihou, xxij Nouembris, anno regni nostri undecimo." — Car- tularium Glasguense.
CHRISTELL SEYTOUN, the third of that name — P. 19. — Modern genealo gists, with great probability, seem to hold the several notices of all the three Christells mentioned here as relating to one and the same individual, namely, that Sir Christopher Seton who lent so early and efficient aid to the founder of the latter Scottish dynasty in his arduous enterprise to possess himself of the desolated throne. Though doubtless unable wholly to reject the fabulous incrus tations of the family annals, it must nevertheless be allowed that our author has shown little inclination to countenance the improbable multiplicity of represen tatives which crowd the early part of the pedigree of the House of Seton, or to complete his labours by recording the details of their imaginary biography — many of which we see were still available at the distance of more than a century after
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his time. For, from such authority, it is stated by the noble Continuator, that the first Christell Seton " married Mauld Percie, daughter to Ingrahame Percie" — the second, " Agnes, daughter to Patrick Earle of Marche." Of the marriage of the undoubted Sir Christopher there could indeed be no uncer tainty.
For the subjoined particulars regarding Christell's Chapel at Dumfries the reader is indebted to the courtesy of Mr Kirkpatrick Sharpe, as well as for other interesting notices which follow here : —
" The remains of this chapel were overthrown in the year 1715, to defend Dumfries from the Chevalier's army — vide Rae's History of the Rebellion. Many of the stones, but all without ornaments, are still to be discerned in the neighbouring dykes. The site of the chapel was used, for many years, as a place of interment for criminals hanged at Dumfries."
ALEXANDER SEYTOUN, the ferd of that name — P. 27. — A like uncertainty appears to exist in the history of the three immediate successors of Sir Christopher as himself; and the importance of the error seemed sufficient to induce the emi nent Lord Hailes to write a dissertation expressly on the subject — concluding that the notices of all the three refer to " one and the same person, the son of Sir Christopher Seton and Christian Bruce." But it is not undoubted that Alexander who succeeded to Sir Christopher was his son. The allusion to the marriage of but one of the Alexanders in the statement of Sir Richard Maitland, it will be perceived, so far favours the hypothesis of Lord Hailes.
Lord Kingston only adds that the first Alexander " married Isobell, daugh ter to Duncan Earle of Fyffe," — leaving the marriage of the third unaccounted for.
Dr McKenzie alludes to a charter by Robert I. in the 18th year of his reign, in favour of Sir Alexander Seton, successor to Sir Christopher, granting to the " Town of Seaton the liberty of having a weekly market every Lord's day after Mass," which would seem very clearly to illustrate the origin of these institutions. The merchants exposed their wares in booths by the church, if not occasionally under the roof itself ; and the exactions on the sales of com modities belonged to the clergy, whose presence, and the sanctity of the place, would no doubt tend to the preservation of order and decorum. The almost invariable disposition of parochial churches, not in the centre, but close by the northern boundaries of their enclosures, has probably originated with a view to the better accommodation of those assembled on such occasions, and that the building might afford them its protection from the chilly blasts of a ri gorous climate. Instances of the people's adherence to the ancient locality of
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their commercial intercourse existed even in the present century, if indeed it be yet wholly discontinued.
SETTTOUN OF PARBROTH — P. 24. — Parbroth appears to be situated on the north side of the shire of Fife ; the house was ruinous, and the estate had been alien ated from the Setons at the beginning of the last century. — Hist, of Fife, 409.
Mr David Seytoun, of this family, who figures so interestingly in the presence of the knightly leader of Flowdon field, occurs, indeed something re markably, in company with his two opponents, in attesting an Instrument of resignation, April 14, 1497 — " Terrarum de le Scroggys [jacentium infra vicecomitatum de Peblis] ad altare Sanctorum Stephanj et Laurentij, martyr- urn, in ecclesia metropolitana Glasguensi. Acta erant haec in hospitio praefati reverendissimi patris, infra oppidum de Edinburgh. . . . praesentibus ibidem. . . . viris magistris David Cunynghame praeposito de Hamiltoun, David Se- toun rectore de Fethercarne, Riccardo Lauson, Jacobo Henrison clericis. . . . testibus ad praemissa, . . ." — Cart. Glasg.
Mr James Henderson of Fordel, the person alluded to here, was Lord Advo cate, and also Justice-Clerk, 1494 — 1507. — Hist, of Fife, 262. But the « proces' mentioned above probably occurred before the year 1505. — See BAL. An. I. 227. — Lawson seems to have been ancestor of the Lawsons of Cairnmuir.
David Seton of Parbroth was Comptroller of the Scottish revenue, 1589 — 1595. — Hist, of Fife, 262.
SEYTOUN OF LAUTHRYSK — P. 25. — Lathrisk is likewise in Fife, near the Eden, and is thus noticed by Balfour : — " In the village of Kettle is the parish church, for merly seated at Lathrisk, belonging to the priory of St. Andrews. West of this is Lathrisk, an old house with gardens and enclosures, the seat of Mr Patrick Seaton, a cadet of the Earl of Winton : a predecessor of his got these lands by marrying the heiress, of the same name with the lands, — Lathrisk."
LORD WILLIAME — P. 27. — The family of Herdmanston, iudaughter of which this Lord married, appears to have succeeded to the peerage of Sinclair in the mid dle of the seventeenth century. About which time, the latter family seem to have been connected with the city of Glasgow : — " Dame Margaret Cockburne, Ladie Sinckelair, wl in the bur1 of Glasgow ye ty me of her deceis, deceissit on ye last day of Junij 1657 yeiris." She nominates, &c. Henrie Sincke lair her lawful son only executor, &c. — Probate of her Will, Oct. 3, 1657. Com. of Glas. " Elisoun Cobroune Ladie Sinklar" appears October, 1633. — Ibid. But this is certainly an error in the name of the same person.
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THE preistis chalmeris now in Seytoun — P. 29. — " These chambers are said to have been near the garden wall, on the north side : some remains of buildings are still to be seen, but apparently not so ancient as the * chalmeris' mentioned here. — Com. by Mr K. Sharpe.
Housis OF HUNTLIE, &c. — Ibid. — To these Lord Kingston adds this notice of the family of Sutherland : —
« OF THE EARLES OF SUTHERLAND.
The Earledome of Sutherland, because failyeing of heirs maill, the second bro ther of the earle of Huntley married the heretrix of Sutherland — of whom this Earle of Sutherland, now living, is descended, being the fifth Earl from that man who married the heretrix, — who did gett the place of the Earles of Sutherland, though he retained his own name of Gordon, which surname they keep to this day."
LORD GEORGE, the first of that name — P. 32. — Georgio domino Ceton is a witness in Carta Jacobi 3ij regis de civitate, baronia, et regalitate de Glasgow, A. D. 1476.— Cart. Glasg.
LORD GEORGE the secund of that name — P. 34. — " George, 2d of that name, 4th Lord Setoun, son of George the master of Setoun, succeeded his grandfather in the lordship of Setoun. As he was in his voiage to France, he was taken by the Dunkirkers, and spoiled of his goods ; for the which, to be revainged, he caused outrick a great ship, which was called the Eagle, upon his own ex- pencess, — of a considerable burden, as appears by the streamers and flags, which are yet to be seen in the house of Setoun. They are of rid silk : on the flage are the armes of Setoun, and on the other sid a Circle interlassed with a Tri angle, in Gold, with this word, INDISSOLUBILE ; the streamers are also of ride silk, seme of Crescents of Gold, with a Hand issueing out of a cloud brandishing a sword, with these words, HAZARD YIT FORDWARD ; and below that a Dragon, Vert, spouting out fire behind and before. He keept this ship at sea against the Dunkirkers for severall years. He married Margaret Campbell, eldest daugh ter to Collin Earle of Argyll."— NISBET'S Gen. Col. MS. Ad. Lib.
THIS Lord George tuk the armes of Buchane, &c. — P. 36. — The family of Se- ton's assuming the arms of Buchan is thus alluded to in an introductory sketch to a history of the Cumirigs of Ernsyde, written in 1622 — penes Dr W. Cumin,
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Glasgow; — and though mistaking the motive of such assumption, the statement is yet curious, and corroborative of the fact : —
" Being also requisitt to vnderstand ye reasone why y* Lord Seattoune, now
E: of Wintone, weareth y* six Bear sheawes — thrie in everie cros of his baecre • ^oz?
I being in the palace of Seattoune, ffamilliar w' my old Lord, dcmandat at his Lo : for what cause the Hous of Seattoune weare ye Cumings' armes in y1 maner 'J. My Lord answered me, y' his predicessors gatt the lands and lordship of Troup, in Buchan, fra y" Earle of Buchane, Cuming; Soe, as ane tockin of perpetuall band of freindship, y* Lo: Seattoune, att y' time, adioyned y' six Sheawes to his own armes, qlk remaines w1 y' Hous, as memorie of auld kyndnes, and not y1 y* lands wes gevin be alliena°ne to tack any pairt of y* Cumings' armes : and soe, if auld love & kyndnes should be respected, it is ane great motive and occasione to profes a good will and frindship to remaine betwixt the said Surnames."
LOUD GEORGE, the ferd of that name — P. 41. — The Logans of Ilestalrig, one of whom married a daughter of this Lord Seton, were not less illustrious from their connections and ancient descent than they became conspicuous by the po litical intrigues and fate of an after representative. Of that strange historical enigma, the Gowrie conspiracy, Wodrow relates the following singular particu lars — Life of Mr John Malcom, Minister at Perth, MS. Haying stated the sentiments of English writers as to this affair, he adds: —
" If. I may mix in any thing of my own, after so many authorities, let me add a verbal account of this matter, which I have from an old minister (my own worthy father — but this needs not be copyed), upon whose part, in the relation, I can fully depend, who was at the old house, where the Earle of Gowrie was kill ed, a little after the Restoration ; and met there with an aged grave country man, who had been present on the 5 of August, 1600, being then one of the Earle's servants. He showed my informer the room from quhich the King knocked down, and Ramsay and another came up, and his master, the Earle, was killed. What passed above he could not tell ; but neither he, nor any in the house, observed any disorder about the Earle that day : but he well minded, that the King's corning was a perfect surprise to them all, — a servant of the Earle of Gowrie's being married that day, and the wedding dinner being in the Earle's house. When the King came, the Earle most lovingly welcomed him, and told him, He did not expect to see him that day. The King said, He was come from the hunting, and would take a share of the Bride's dinner: every thing passed in the greatest pleasantry, till after dinner, the King desired the Earle to go to an upper room with him, quhich they did in the most freindly way. The old man told all this with tears trickling down his cheeks, 60 and mo years after, being now near 90, but very firm in his health, judgment, and memory. My
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informer asked him, what was then said about it. The old man answered, He heard it reported that the King was jealouse of his master ; and the occasion of jealousy, as reported to him, was this : Some time after the Earle's return from travell, he went to Court, and the King made very much of him — his master, he said, was one of the handsomest, loveliest men ever he set his eyes upon. Some time after, the King and Queen being together, he asked her whom she thought to be the handsomest man she knew ? The Queen replied, His Majesty. Well, said the King, I believe you think so ; but next to me, whom think you the properest man in Scotland ? The Queen said, She saw none more hand some than the young Earle of Gowrie. After that the King took up a jealousy.
" My informer said, the old man's relation was so simple and natural, and with so much affection, that he could not but give him credit. Upon the whole, I hope the Earle's, and much more the Queen's character, will save them from the imputations of guilt and jealousy, quhich sometimes rises on very trifling grounds, and is as the rage of a man."
Lord Kingston adds, — " This Lord is marked among the Lords of Session in the Sederunt 15 November, 1544."
MARIE SEYTOUN — P. 42. — With the Letters of Lady Margaret Burnet, lately published, there is printed a letter in French, signed " Marie de Seton," which seems popularly to have been ascribed to Lady Mary Seton, " one of the four Maries who waited upon Queen Marie of Scotland ;" but which the Editor supposes rather to have been written by Marie Pieris, the second wife of George fourth Lord Seton, her mother. Mary the daughter of Lord Seton, by the above Lady, whose name is omitted in the Peerage^ was .probably about an age with the Queen, and it must be allowed her connections and circumstances give her the fairest claim imaginable to the honour of one of these celebrated Ladies. As regards the letter alluded to, the uncertainty of the writer is no doubt greatly increased by the want of the year in which it was written; yet it may be remarked, that at that time it was surely far from usual for ladies, of whatever degree, to subscribe the names or titles of their husbands.
LORD GEORGE, the fyft of that name — Pp. 43, 45. — Lord Seton seems through out entirely to have espoused the cause of the hapless Mary, but could not, of course, altogether escape imputation.
" The 21. February, [1571], the Cecretar left his ludgeing of the Castell, and was conveyed as a Prince, be the Lord Seatoun, first to the place of Seatoun, and thairefter to Lethingtoun. And sua, the grittest enemie to the King, and to his authority, yea, to God and his Word, takes the protectioune of him that wald be sene grit friend to both." — BALLANTYNE'S Journal^ MS.
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" When the Lord Seton, about 1555, was Provost of Edinburgh, there was an uproar in it, and two of the bailyies came out to their Provost at Seton, and he finding they were accessary to the conspiracy, he imprisoned them in the Pit of Seton (a place I have seen), which was a dreadful contumely ; and rode in presently to Edinburgh, and appeased and choakt the commotion." — LORD FOUNTAINHALL'S MSS. Adv. Lib. Balfour, who is more picturesquely circum stantial, seems to place this in 1558. An. I. 310.
" THERE is a curious picture of this Lord and his children, abominably en graved in Pinkerton. Lord Somerville had one, original, done on wood — Mr Hay of Drummelzier has another, on canvass. I never saw Lord Somerville's, but Mr Hay's is extremely well painted, and very old — though such pictures, on wood, are generally the most genuine. I think Mr Hay's as old as the time ; but not having seen both originals, one cannot be positive as to priority. — Some account of the dispersion of the pictures at Seton is given by Grose. Mr Hay of Drummelzier has a great many portraits that, I am persuaded, came from Seton." — Com. by Mr K. Sharpe.
BATTLE OF LANGSYDE — P. 56. — The subjoined particulars, from WODROW'S Life of Robert Campbell oj ' Kinyeancleugh, MS. possess some interest in relation to the Field of Langside, and are still more curious as regards the individuals to whom they particularly refer.
" A remarkable Passage about Kinyeancleugh, the night before the BATTAILL OF LANGSIDE, June 13. 1568.
" The next thing I meet with concerning him is at the time of the battaile of Langside, upon quhich indeed the fate of the Reformation in Scotland did in a great measure hang. Had the Queen and the party who gathered to her after her escape, defeat the Regent and his army, inferior to them in numbers, it's very probable Popery had again been re-setled in this land. At this time, and no wonder, the whole praying Christians in the West of Scotland, and other places, who knew the choak things stood in, wer giving themselves to prayer ; and many of them, particularly Mr Campbell, wer endued with a singular measure of the spirit of supplication : and it was agreeable to God's kind methods with his people in their straits, that he should vouchsafe answers of prayer to some who could bear, and especially stood in need of them ; and this was done to Kinyeancleuch.
" I am well informed by a worthy and learned minister, whose business led him to have some concern in that family, and who hath seen their papers, That the following account is handed down in that family to this time, and their pa pers vouch it; and I may give it as that may be depended on. Mr Campbell,
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when he heard of the Queen's escape, and the Regent's coming to Glasgow, came in company with the Gentlemen of Air, and as many of their followers as they could bring. The good Regent had a great value for Mr Campbell, and knew his courage and piety now for 10 years, or more. When the Queen's forces came from Hamiltoun, on their way to Dumbarton, and encamped at Langsyde hill, the Regent and his officers, lying at Glasgow, resolved to attack them while in the open country, and before they reached the castle and the hills. When Kin- yeancleugh knew of the resolution upon the 12 of May, 1658, the day before the scuffle, he spent some time in Prayer, in secret, for the Lord's appearing and de ciding the righteous cause, referred to him in warr ; and there he got such liberty, and assurances of victory, that he did not at all question the event of the battail. The family of Loudoun, of quhich his family came, was at present represented by a young gentleman, not yet major; and by the caresses of his cusine, the Earl of Argyle, who was at this time with the Queen, and other methods, the young Sheriff of Air, for that was the ordinary stile of the family, was brought to be upon the Queen's side. Kinyeancleugh knew this, and designed him a service, and the publick also. Accordingly, early next morning, June 13. Mr Campbell went into the Regent, who soon allowed him access. Kinyeancleugh told his Grace, that he was come to ask what he reckoned a very great favour. He said they wer now going to engage with the enemye, and he did not doubt of their success ; that he supposed that, in that event, the Regent and Council would for- fault the landed men who had joyned with the late Queen ; that his chiefe, the Sheriff of Air, a young raw youth, had been unadvisedly drawn over to that side, and would come to be forfaulted with the rest ; and he was come at this time, as the first applyer, to ask a gift of his chiefe's esheat, not that he had any covetous view to so good an estate, but that thereby he might get the youth, not much above 18 years, under his command and management ; and he hoped to make him a good subject to the King, and useful for his Grace and the Reformation in the West : for he knew he was of a good temper and excellent dispositions. The Regent smiled, and said, " Robert, it's soon enough to ask this," and wished his hope might be well founded, for the outward probability was not so great. My Lord, said he, I will never doubt of that; for my God, who never forled me, has said it to me; and insisted he might grant him his request, in that event. The good Regent was satisfyecl, to be sure, to see such peremptoryness in so emi nent a wrestler as he knew the man to be, and said, " Well, Robert, I'le call the Lords and Counsellors in the other room." Quhich he did, and communicat Mr Campbell's desire ; in short, it was yielded, in the supposition of a victory. The event showed Kinyeancleugh's positive hope was well founded, and he got his chiefe's forfaulture gifted to him.
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" As soon as it was expede, he went home to his house, and sent an express to the young gentleman, desiring him to come to Kinyeancleugh about matters of the nearest concern to him, assuring him of safety. He came, and, as I was in formed, Mr Campbell keeped him some weeks, or months, with him, and dealt so with him, as he thoroughly convinced him how far wrong he was, and brought him over from the Queen's side ; and so instructed him and dealt with him, as after that he was always a firm friend to the Reformation, to his dying day ; and then he made a resignation of his whole lands to him, and by his interest got him brought to the Regent's favour. My informer tells me, that, as a small to-here, (and it was all Mr Campbell would take) for so great a favour to the family of Loudoun, the Sheriff disponed a mill and some four acres of land about it to Kin yeancleugh, and his heirs whatsomever; and the disposition bore a good deal of what is above, as the reason of it."
ROBERT the first Earle of Wintone — P. 59. — Lord Somervill states, that this Lord Seton, whom by mistake he names Alexander, was " One of the greatest builders in that age ; and at that very time £1584] had the king's master of worke at Seatoune, building that large quarter of his palace towards the north-east.'' — Mem. of the Someroills, I. 460.
Seton from about this period appears to have been commonly denominated a palace, which may have been so from the circumstance of Queen Marie's having for a short time held her court in that princely residence. There are two se parate views of the ruins of Seton, with many interesting notices, preserved in Mr Grose's Antiquities of Scotland', and it is understood that Lord Eldin is in pos session of some very beautiful drawings of these remains, done by his father, the late Mr Clerk.
" In 1790, the whole was taken down by the present proprietor, to make way for a house, now almost finished, on a design of the late Mr Adam, in the old castle form." — Stat. Ace. What an exchange !
SETON OF BARNES — P. 61. — " At the same time, QJuly, 1625], dyed at Edin burgh, the Lady Kilsyth, younger; since her husband's death, married to Sir John Seaton of Barnes : A virtuous Lady, fearing God ; the worthy daughter of her excellent mother, the Lady Fleming." — BOYD of TrochrSg's Obituaryt apud Life of Trochrig, MS. in Bib. Col. Glas.
ALEXANDER, Earle of Dumfermeline — P. 63. — " In June [1622] Mr Alexander Seaton, Earle of Dumfermling, and Chancelour of Scotland, dyed. Mr Calder- wood sayes, he was popishly disposed in his religion ; but condemned many of the
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abuses of the Church of Rome. He was a good Justiciar, and no great friend to the Bishops. The Bishop of Saint Andrews had a view to succeed him, and dis posed of his office, as Lord of Session, to his son, afterwards Sir Robert, but was disappointed for some years as to being Chancelour." — Life of Archbishop Spots- •wood, MS. in Bib. Col. Glas — " The 16 of Junij this zeire, 1622, betuix 6 and 7 houres in the morning, at Pinkie, in Lothean, deyed Alexander Earle of Dun- fermeling." — BALFOUR'S Annals.
SIR WILLIAM SETON, fifth son to George Lord Seton—- P. 68. — This Sir Wil liam Seton was designed of Kylismuir ; the family appears to have failed in the person of his successor. Sir William is named a " counsallour" in the Latter- will of " James erle of Abercorne, etc. the tyme of his deceis, quha deceist w'in the parochin of Mounktoune, vpone the xxiij day of Merche, the yeir of God Jaj vj° and auchtein yeiris : — "
" I ordane," &c. " and that be the advys and counsall of Alexr. erle of Done- fermeling, James marqueis of Hamiltoune, Wm. erle of Angous, Alexr. erle of Eglintoune, George erle [of] Wintoune, Johnne vicount of Lader, Hew Lord of Loudoune, Thomas lord of Bynning and Sr. W01. Seytoune of Kylismuir, knicht, my most affectionat vncle, or the maist pairt of thame onlyf for the tyme." — Conf. Sept. 2. 1620. Com. Rec. of Glas.
The Fairlys of Braid, mentioned here, seem to be quite distinct from the more ancient family of Fairly of that Ilk, near Largs, in Ayrshire ; and are said to be derived from a natural son of one of the Stewart kings. Robert Fairly of Braid, probably father of the above individual, will be remembered by his friendship to John Knox long after the period to which any family pretensions whatever could have transmitted his name.
SIR ALEXANDER SETON, Earle of Eglingtone — P. 69. — From Sir Alexander Seton have been derived the noble family of Eglinton to the present time. In Balfour's Annals his succession seems mistakingly placed in the year 1607. The honours, however, appear not to have followed the destination of the estate, and from which, it is obvious, has arisen much vexatious impediment to Sir Alexan der. The unwearied Wodrow, who well merits all the encomiums paid him by Mr Fox, has picked up some letters of Bishop Spotswood's, who was much in terested in the matter, which afford many curious particulars, not only as re gards the earldom of Eglinton, but as reflecting light on the ways of that pro vident prelate himself and the tortuous policy of his times. — Life of Spot. MS. ut supra. The following extracts however are confined exclusively to the family of Eglinton. The first is from a pretty long letter, relating chiefly to the recovery
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of certain heritable jurisdictions to the Crown; and is thus prefaced: — " In the Collection of Ecclesiastical Papers in the Advocats' Library, I find the fol lowing letter from the A. Bishop dated Edinburgh, July 14. this year f_1614]. The person to whom it's writt is omitted in my transcript of it ; but I suppose
it's to Mr Murray of the Bed-chamber," &c.
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" I have spoken with the Chancellour, * and his nephew, Sir Alexander Seaton. The Chancellour sayes, that in his life, never any thing troubled him more than his Majesty's offence at that business of Eglintoun ; and that both he and Sir Alexander, with many words and oaths, protest, that they are so far from stand ing in termes with his Majesty, that, to give his Highness contentment, they will not fear to submitt their lives, honours, land and all. Only, Sir Alexander being provided to the succession of that living, and coming in against the liking of many of the friends of that House, feared, as he sayes, to do any thing that might bring in question the honour and rank they had formerly keeped amongst the nobility. For, if he should have taken his Honour by a new creation, the old would have been forgotten ; and his enemies ascribed this to his weakness : Otherwise, that he can enjoy no honnour or living but as from his Majesty, and by his High ness' favour and benefit. As he were to think it, so does he take no pleasure to enjoy any of them, without his Majesty's good pleasure ; and if he may be so happy, as to obtain his Highness' favour, it shall be all his study to do in his place-trie best service he can possibly. Such as I shew his Majesty, the young man is of good expectation, and one who I hope shall prove worthy of his Ma jesty's favour. And so if it please his Majesty to provide, that, in honnour and place due to the House of Eglingtoun, he be not prejudged, his Highness may command him in what sort he pleases ; and prescribe any thing for it, and he shall be obeyed. You would, therefore, be pleased to entreat his Majesty, that, in such manner as his Majesty shall think convenient for his honour, this business may find a selling, which, I trust in God, his Majesty shall never repent ; and if his Highnes may be pleased to admitt him to presence, and accept him in place, ye may advise the Chancellour of the time and manner. Alwise, it shall be fitt, in the end of the errand, to remember the Bailziary of Cunningham, and adver tise the Chancellour thereof, when you write of the rest, that all may be prepared, and those things done together. For I have craved nothing thereof, nor can well do, because I have been thought by the Chancellour, and others, to be the only instigator of those matters against the Heretable Sherriffs ; and it
will be meetest that ye signify the same to him upon his Majesty's command."
• The Earl of Dumfermlinc.
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And in his next letter to Mr Murray, Edin. July 29, 1614, the following pas sage occurs : —
" I wrote before touching matters committed to me anent the Sheriffs and the Earle of Eglingtoun, whereof I have expected your answer, which is not yet come. In the mean lime, we have ended with Burlye * anent his right to Kilwinning, and contracted with him for 10 thousand pound, whereof I take upon me the half payment. He is to come himself with the securitys, and gift of the Abbacy in my person, whereof if you hear of any thing, I pray you, give it the furtherance that you may. If he take another advise to stay, and not to come hastily, I will send in the same Gift to be signed, and his letter testifying his consent, which, because of the season, must be furthered, that I may have, upon the Gift, Inhibitions to be raised in time upon the Kirks."
Upon the 3d of August 1614, he writes again to the same person thus: —
* Sir Michael Balfour, first Lord Balfour of Burleigh, had a charter, Sep. 7th, 1614, of the barony of Kilwinning, with the title of Lord Kilwinning, &c. — Peer. But this property had been acquired by the family of Eglinton, on the resignation of William Melville, about the year 1603 ; and the grant to Bal four seems to have been felt as an intolerable act of injustice.
The Abbay of Kilwinning was amongst the most sumptuous of the monastic edifices in Scotland, as it is now amongst the most dilapidated. Such fragments of it however still remain as may enable the mind to form some idea of its former grandeur and extent, whilst they show it to have belonged to the best era of Gothic building ; and must ever awaken the most painful feelings that may arise on reflecting on the circumstances which have thus irretrievably despoiled the country of those wonderful monuments of early piety and taste — at once the depositories and manifestations of its history.
Tradition has assigned a kind of pre-eminence to Kilwinning in the estimation of its former possessors, — probably arising from the masonic pretensions of the place ? and the following prophetic rhyme is still adduced as expressing the hopes of the humbled church : — .
Between old Sanct-toun and the sea, What we have lost, we there shall win- In victory !
Kilwinning is yet known in the neighbourhood by the appellation of Sanctoun, corruptly Segton, allusive to St Winnin, the titular patron, to whom some of the most extraordinary miracles on record are ascribed. It is said, and there seems to be some evidence of the fact, that the Earl of Glencairn, who obtained some right to this monastery at the Reformation, pulled down from the church the entire materials of a large mansion house which he then erected at Stevenston, in the neighbourhood,— and no doubt his example would soon be followed by other like purifiers. But of all the actors of that dismal catastrophe probably none pursued the work of destruction more unrelentingly than did the Earl of Glencairn. At a meeting at the kirk of Craigie in 1559, with a view to aid the reformers at Perth, his Lordship, finding those present hesitate to comply with his unmitigated measures, thus remarkably discovered his impatient ardour— exclaiming :— " Let every man serve his own conscience, I will, by God's grace, see my brethren in Saint Johnstoun ; nay, albeit never man should accompany, I will go, tho' it should be but with a pick on my shoulder : for I had rather die with that company than live after them." The Earl's talents are well known, and lose little by this politic appeal.
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" SIR,
This paquett has the Signature for Kilwinning, for which we have agreed to pay to him 10,000d pounds at Marti inns, and have made him securi ty. I have also passed our Contract, in the manner I have shewed his Ma jesty and you, whereby I have him bound to sett all the Cunningham's teinds to themselves. I wrote to you before anent his answer to me about the submission of himself in the matter of the Earldome to the King : thereanent, I expect to hear from you ; and, praying God to give a happy progress, I rest
Yours ever to command, Edinburgh, August 3. 1614. GLASGOW.
P. S. Sir, — The Signature would be hasted, because of the season, that 1 may, in time, have Inhibitions served ; therefore, I pray you, send it to me by the first occasion. The Chancellour has testified our Agreement by his letter, and mine to his Majesty is only for that purpose."
The following appears to be the letter to the King here alluded to : " MOST SACRED AND GRACIOUS MAJESTY,
The agreement for the Abbay of Kilwinning is made between the Lord Burly and me. In like sort are the conditions perfected between Sir Alex ander Seaton and me anent the tythes of the Cunninghams, where they have any within the churches allotted to him. For the speciall churches where the Earle of Glencairn and his friendship have their lands fall in that portion which, by your Majesty's favour, is assigned to me. I trust the Lord Chan cellour has testifyed so much by his letter to your Majesty; and now, because of the harvest season, wherein Inhibitions would be served upon the Tythes, I have sent the Signature of the Abbacy, to which I most humbly intreat your Majesty's hand. If it please the Lord I live a little while, the posterity shall find a prince ly work done by your Majesty's liberality to our Colledge, and your Highnes' favour shall be seen to be well bestowed. Neither have any of the Cunninghames cause to complain, being better provided for in the surety of their tythes than themselves could have done ; at least in this, that they fell not into the Competi tors' hands : nor are they to do them any reverence in that behalf. Humbly in- treating your Majesty's favour for signing the Gift, I pray God Almighty to bless your Highness with long and happy dayes.
Your Majesty's most Humble,
And Obedient Servant, Edinburgh, August 3, 1614. GLASGOW."
THE second ALEXANDER, Earle of Eglingtone — P. 72. — The second wife of Lord Eglinton, alluded to here, " was Frances, daughter of Francis Popeley
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of Woolley Moorhouse, and widow of Sir Thomas Wentworth, Bar1, of Bretton — both of these estates are in Yorkshire. This Countess is not mentioned in the Peerages — her marriage with Lord Eglintoune took place before August 19. 1685, as is proved by an original letter from his Lordship to her, in the posses sion of Mr Beaumont, Yorkshire. Lord Eglintoune married to his third wife, a lady of 90, and thrice a widow — Catharine^ daughter of Sir William St. Quintin of Harpham, also in the county of York." — Com. by Mr K. Sharpe.
GEORGE tenth Lord Seton — P. 74. — It is understood, that Mr Hay of Drum- melzier is in possession of a good portrait of Lady Anna Hay, the first wife of this Lord Seton.
GEORGE Lord Seton — P. 80. — The subjoined is probably a fuller list of the principal officers taken at Philiphaugh than has hitherto appeared. It is copied from an evidently co-eval writing, which has been preserved by the ancient fa mily of Rowallan, some of whose connections appear in it : —
" List of the Prisoners of quality taken at Philiphaugh, the 13 of September, 1645.
LORDS. — Seatoun, — Drummond, — Gray, — Ogilvie.
KNIGHTS. — Sr Alexr. Lesly, Gen. Major; William Murrey, brother to Tilli- barne ; Sr Ja. Douglas, sone to the E. of Mortoun ; Sr David Ogilvie, sone to the L. Ayrly ; Sr Robert Spottswood, President Secretary ; Sr Johne Hay, late Clark Registar ; Sr Hary Grahame, brother natural to James Grahame, some times Montrose ; Sr Johne Byres ; Sr William Rollock, Colonel ; Sr Johne Sea toun of Barnes ; Sr David Murrey of Stennop ; Sr Hew Wallace of Cragy ; Sr Johne Mure of Auchindrain ; Sr Henry Spottiswood. GEN. MAJ. — Gen. Major Nathaniel Gordoun.
COL. — Col. James Hay ; Col. Ocaen; Col. William Stewart, once Adjutant in our army.
LIEU. COL. — Lieu. Col. Ogilvie, taken before at Carlile; Lieu. Col. Ogilvie, brother in law to Col. Lyell ; Lieu. Col. Thomas Ogilvie of Pury. MAJORS. — Ma. Laughlane. LAIRDS. — Enderquharrety, younger ; Urchill ; Rosline ; Gloret.
[The following appear to have been subsequently added, and are in a different hand.]
CAP. — Cap. Jo. Stewart; Cap. Will. Stewart; Cap. Melvine; Cap. Ogilvie;
Cap. Ja. Hamilton ; Cap. Charters, brother to Hempsfield.
Arch. Primrose, late Clark to the Counsell and Committe of Estats."
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GEORGE eleventh Lord Seton — P. 87. — Though the connection of the fa mily of Buccleuch with the house of Seton, as alluded to in the narrative, may not seem to require that it be adverted to in this place ; yet as the fol lowing document appears to have some reference to a very celebrated individual of that family — Janet Beaton, Lady Buccleuch, — and has not probably before been made known, little apology may be deemed necessary in thus introducing it here. These extracts are copied from the Records of the Commissariot of Glasgow : —
" INUENTARIUM omnium Bonorum quondam Jacobi Creichtoun de Cranstoun- lliddall, militis, factum in loco de Bran x hoi in, cum consensu magistri Stephani Betone et Valteri Scott de Syntoun, suorum curatorum xiij mense
Junij a° etc. Lj [1551]. Coram Valtero Scott de Edschaw, Willrno. Scott de .Harden, dno. Alex0 Syntoun, Georgio Synclare, dno. Jo"* Greynlaw vicario de Keithhumbe, ac notario pub.00
IN PRIMIS, fatetur se habere vnum equum, cum sella, fraeno, &
ceteris ornamentis. .... cz.:fi x li.
Item, in indumentis. . . . . xx li.
Item, fatetur se habere vnam torquem auream. . . xl li.
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And, inter alia, he ordains — " corpusque meum sepeliendum in ecclesia Sanctae Crucis, juxta villam de Peblis.* Item, constituo et ordino Dnam. Jo"* BETONE, meam matrem, heredes suos et assignatos, rneos veros legitimos et indubitatos cessionarios et assignatos, in et ad lie kyndnes quae habeo, habui aut habere potero ad molendina de Mussilburgh, uo«« . . . Item,
constituo et ordino Valterum Scott de Branxholm, militem, et Grisilidam Scott, meam sororem, meos legitimos et indubitatos cessionarios et assignatos in et ad omnia bona mea hereditaria jure mihi pertinentia per obitum quondam Georgij Creichtoun per obitum Petri Creichtoun de Nachtan, et Will.
Creichtoun rectoris de Vyn. Item, constituo dictos Valterum et Grisilidam meos legitimos cessionarios et assignatos ad bona mea hereditaria suscepta de castro Edinburgi per Dauidem Creichtoun, nunc de Nachtan, tune temporis in possessione mea et predicti mei iuris existen. Item, constituo et ordino dictos Valterum et Grisilidam meos legitimos cessionarios et assignatos in et ad omnem actionem seu citationem per me, seu nomine meo, intentatam seu intendendam con tra et aduersus Heriot de Trabroun, Hugonem Dovglas de Langnudry, Georgium Brovne de Colstoun, seu contra alios contra quos de jure libell.
• There is a new of the Cross church of Peebles in Grose's Antiquities, the walls of which seem to be pretty entire.
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et propter combustionem, deuastationem et depredationem fortalicij et vilJe mee de Cranstoun," &c.
" Ita est Thorn. Westoun vicarius de Hassyndene, ac notarius publicus manu propria." *
The author of Satan's Invisible World Discovered, has dedicated the first edition of that curious Collection to the Earl of Winton, and as this address contains some interesting particulars of his Lordship's pursuits and life, it is now reprinted, as an appendix to his history. Mr Sharpe, to whom we are indebt ed for having pointed out this singular production, has accompanied it with the following remarks : — " I send you a transcript of Sinclair's very amusing dedication of his Satan's Invisible World, to Lord Winton, the first edition of which is so rare, that, besides one in my possession, I never heard but of one other copy. In the subsequent editions the dedication is omitted ; so this has almost the rarity of a MS. it is in none of our Libraries here, f Sinclair also dedicated his lArs nova et magna gravitatis et levitatis ; sive dialogorum philosophicorum libri sex de aeris verd ac reali gravitate, &c.' printed in 4to. at Roterdam, 1669, to George, Earl of Winton, in the same strain of flattery as to his ancestors."
To the Eight Honourable GEORGE EARL OF WINTON, LORD SETON AND TRANENT, fyc. and one of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council.
MY LORD,
I PRESENT your Lo: with an oblation, both lame and imperfect. 'Tis all which my ability can afford. I must sacrifice with barley- meal, because I want
frankincense.
Farre litabit qui non habet thus.
But what imperfection is in it, I supply it with the sincerity of my respects, who
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"According to Macfarlane's Genealogical Collections, MS. in Bibl. Jurid. vol. I. p. 40. Janet Betoun was first married to the Laird of Cranstoun; secondly, to the Laird of Craigmiller (Prestoun), from whom she parted, and married Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch, elder. There is, in the public register, a charter to Sir Simon Prestoun of Craigmiller, and Janet Betoun, his wife, 5th June 1543 — Mag. Sig. L. xxviii. No. 4-89. The marriage to Cranstoun is not authenticated. "—Peerage, last Ed. I. 250.
The above, it will be observed, substantially confirms "the statement of Macfarlane, whilst it explains the ambiguity which he would seem to have fallen into from the omission of the word RiddaU in the de signation of the first husband of Lady Buccleugh.
f Edinburgh, printed by John Reid, 1685, 12mo. To this very rare list, however, must be added a third copy, though rather imperfect, in the Library of the University of Glasgow.
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presents it. 'Tis a subject that the learndest prince, and greatest monarch in his time, was not ashamed to treate of. I seriously implore your Lordship's protec tion, for I have to do with many adversaries of this visible world, who will not fail to ride tilts at me, with bul-rushes and windle-strawes. As for those of SA TAN'S INVISIBLE WORLD, in the name of the Lord, I defy them. I know theacut- ness of your Lordship's ingine, and profoundness of your knowledge, in all such and other matters, that there is no theme which I am able to treat of, or thesis which I am able to publish, but your Lordship is able, by your power and autho rity, to protect it, and by your reason to defend it
I am the more encouraged to offer this to your Lordship, a noble Patrician, because I have seen Tracts of this subject consecrated to kings, dukes, and princes : I have sure experience of your Lordship's bounty aud favourable as pect, which gave wings to my new philosophical experiments, to flie thorow Holland, France, and Germany, which have made them so acceptable to stran gers.
Neque Phaebo gratior ulla est, Quam sibi quae Van pnescripsit pagina nomen.
If my writings had such good fortune and success abroad, by the auspicious conduct of your Lordship's name upon the frontispice, what must they have at home, where your power, interest, and relations are so considerable? Where your Ancestors are so famous, having been useful to their countrey, in peace and war ; others of them imployed in publick affairs at home and abroad, and of all them most eminent for their unstained loyalty to their Prince, and zeal for his in terest ; and that since Malcome the Third, six hundred years agoe, to your Lord ship, who is the twentieth and fifth, lineally descended from Dougald the first of the family.
What a faithful Achates and companion was Christopher Seton the third, to King Robert the Bruce, in all his troubles ? whose love to his king was like the love of Jonathan to David, for which, and his valiant atcheivements, he bestowed his sister Christian upon him in marriage, and the flower-de-luce to his coat of arms, one of the chief ornaments of the royal badge.
Patruo te principe celsum,
Bellipotens illustrat avus.
Was not Alexander Seton, the second son of Lord William, and Lady Kath- arin Sinclar, or rather, Saint Katharin, who builded the famous Chappel of Seton, for his excellent endowments of body and mind, made head of the noble family of Gordons, by marrying the heretrix of Huntly, and that three hundred years ago ? And was not his sister Isabel, by the same mother, bestowed in marriage upon that most princely youth John Stuart of Darnly, from which two, the Royal
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race is descended : So that 1 may say without flattery, your family is come off princes, and reciprocally, princes are come off your family.
Quis venerabilior sanguis, quae major origo Quam regalis erit ?
What was that illustrious knight Alexander the third, who during the time of John the Balliol's usurpation, three hundred and fifty years ago, was made Gover- nour of Berwick, whom the king of England, while he was beseiging the Town, could neither by threatnings, nor fair promises, inveigle or perswade to betray his trust. The garison labouring under great penurie of provision, a truce was made upon this condition, That if relief came not before such a limited day, the town should be delivered up. The Scottish army approaching, under the conduct of the valiant Douglas, and King Edward fearing that the town might be releived, sent to the governour, certifying him (though the dayes of truce were not yet ex pired) that if he did not render it forthwith, both his sons,; the one an hostage, the other a prisoner of war, should be crucified immediately before his eyes.
But the magnanimous father, and incomparable mother, being driven to this insuperable dilemma ;
Dextrum Scylla latus, laevum implacata Charybdis Obsidet
Love to their dearest children perswading, and love and respect to their coun- trey and family disswading, carrie like two invincible heros, and by admirable re solution and constancy, beyond what Roman histories can parallel, they prefer their countrie to their dearest pledges, fidelity to treacherie, and glory to shame. On which barbaritie, the famous poet Johannes Johnstonus Aberdonensis, writ- teth thus in his book intituled, The Scots Heros : —
Hue averte oculos, neu tristia fata tuorum,
Respice
Vincit amor patriae constansque in pectore virtus,
Omnia pro patria sustinuisse valens.
This strange tyrannical, barbarous, and monstruous fact, is suppressed in the histories of England, and buried in silence, not unwiselie, it being capable nei ther of defence nor excuse.
My Lord, Neither can I pass over in silence Lord George, the fifth of that name,
Glares inter habent nomina clara viros.
Your great grand-father's father, who being master of the royal oeconomy to the Queen, was sent by order of parliament to France, to make up a match be tween Francis the Dolphin, and Mary Queen of Scots. And after, was sent by King James her son, to Henry the Third, for confirming the ancient Alliance,
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whose third son, Alexander, for his knowledge and skill in juris-prudence, was nut i iic years a senator of the colledge of justice, and thereafter president to the senate, and one of the king's honourable privy counsellors, and at last made by King James, Earl of Dumfermling, and lord high chancellour of Scotland ; from whom, by his two daughters, he had two grand children, that matchless hero John Duke of Lauderdale, and John Earl of Twedle, both of them as was said of Julius Caesar and Cato, Ingenli virtute, Men of most eminent parts and endowments,
Fortes creantur fbrtibus, et bonis
Eat in ju vends, est in equis patrum Virtus : nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquihe columbam.
1 come at last to your Lordship's father and grand-father, who imitating their noble ancestors, were notable examples of love and piety towards their sovereign : both of great humility and goodness. Your grand-father was admirable, even to excess, for liberalise to his other children, and hospitalitie to freinds and stran gers, more becoming a prince than a subject. Your mother, of the renowned Gordons, a paragon of nature, for her matchless beauty and goodness, Kara quidem facie, forma pulcherrima Dido.
My Lord,
I have touched a little the historic of your familie, but cannot relate all it de serves. It is well done by others, and augmented by the learned notes of Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmeden, knight baronet, that honourable gentleman, one of the honourable senators of the colledge of justice.
But for what end (my Lord) have I celebrated the praises of your predeces sors ? Is it because I have nothing to say of yourself? Far be it. Your large possessions purchased by the prudence and heroick valour of your fore-fathers, are managed with frugalitie and moderation.
Non minor est virtus quam quaerere, parta tueri : Casus inest illic, hie erit artis opus.
The ancient honour and dignitie of your familie is preserved without the least stain or spot of disloyalty ; so that I may trulie say, as is ingraven upon the frontispice of your statelie palace, DECUS DECORI ADDIS AVITO.
This Treatise is called SATANS INVISIBLE WORLD DISCOVERED, but I am as- certain'd, that by your transcendent skill, you have discovered an Invisible World, far beyond what any of your ancestors could do; I mean your subterraneous world, a work for a prince, and a subject to write of, by that great philosopher Kircher. What meanders and boutgates are in it are rather to be admired than beleived. There Daedalus for all his skill would mistake his way? What running of mines and levels ? What piercing of gaes ? What cutting of impregnable
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rocks, with more difficultie than Hannibal cutted the Alpes. Qui montes rupit aceto.
What deep-pits and air-holes are digged ! What diligence to prevent damps, which kill men and beasts in a moment ! What contriving of pillars for support ing houses and churches, which are undermined ! What floods of water run thorow the labyrinths, for several miles, by a free level, as if they were conducted by a guide ! How doth art and nature strive together, which of the twain shall advance your Lordship's interest most ! What curious mechanical engines has your Lordship, like another Archimedes, contrived for your coal-works, and for draining of coal-sinks ! What a moliminous rampier hath your Lordship begun, and near perfected, for a harbour of deep water, even at neip-tides ! Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens.
How bountiful has nature been in forming a choice coal under ground, within a stone-cast of your new-haven ?
Your experimental skill, in improving your coal for making of salt, is praise worthie. Your defending of the salt-pans against the imperious waves of the raging sea, from the N. E. is singular. Your renting of rocks, for clearing of passages into your harbours, which none of your predecessors were able to do, is stupendious.
As the result of the wise government of your affairs redounds to your self, so does it to the publick advantage of the countrie, and others, so that men may
say,
Te toti genitum se credere genti.
How manie hundreds of young and old have their beeing and livelie-hood, by their dependence on your Lordship's vertuous actions about the coal and salt, and things belonging thereunto, who are your self the greatest coal and salt-master in Scotland, who is a nobleman, and the greatest nobleman in Scotland, who is a coal and salt-master ; Nay, absolutelie the best for skill in both of all men in the nation. What fruitful corn-fields, where Ceres hath her chief habitation, lay within the prospect of your dwelling house at Seton ! Which perswades me to maintain this paradox, There is no subject in Britan has so much casual and land-revenue within a mile of his house as your Lordship has.
In a word, your affability in converse, your sobriety in dyet and apparel, your friendship and kindness to your freinds, your candor and ingenuity, with the prudent management of your affairs, have indeared all men to you ; So that I may say, If your predecessors were famous of old for their feates of war, in the time of war, so is your Lordship famous for your arts of peace, in the time of peace. But, my Lord, I fear I am wearisome, and therefore I shall close as I began, imploring your patrocination to this small enchiridion. And as I have
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been long since devoted to you in all dutie and love, so shall I ferventlie pray for your preservation and happiness here and hereafter, while I live, and shall think my self happie to be under the character of your Lordships
Most dutiful and obedient Servant,
GEORGE SINCLAR.
SEYTOUN of Rumgavye — P. 25. — David Seytoun of Ringavy was delatit for re maining fra the Raid of Leith, Nov. 24. 1571. — PITCAIRN'S Criminal Trials, Part I. just published — a work which must throw great light on the manners and condition of Scotland throughout an interesting portion of its history; and we trust the Editor will meet with every encouragement in the prosecution of his meri torious and arduous undertaking.
SEYTOUN of Northrig — P. 35. — Thomas Seytoune of Northrig is on an Inquest May 13. 1588.— Ibid.
SETON of Garletoun — P. 86. — " The house of Garleton appears to have been a place of magnificence, but is now almost in ruins. It is beautifully situated at the foot of the Garleton hills, and commands a delightful prospect of a large propor tion of.the lower lands of East Lothian. — Stat. Ace. of Athelstaneford.
The following genealogy of this branch is copied from a history of the family of Winton, MS. belonging to the Earl of Eglinton, part of which is continued to about the year 1760 : —
" Sir John Seton of Gairmiltoun, 3d son (and 1st of the 2d marriage) of George 3d Earl of Wintoun, married [Christian, others say Isobel, daughter of Sir John Home of Renton^, by whom he had 3 sons: 1. George, of whom afterwards;
2. John, who left 2 sons — 1st, John, who married, and hath a son ; 2d, Ralf; —
3. Robert, who was bred to the church.
Sir George Seton of Gairmiltoun, the eldest son, married a daughter of Wau- chope of Nidry, by whom he had 3 sons: 1st. George, of whom afterwards; 2d. Captn. James, an officer in the French service; 3d. John.
Sir George Seton of Gairmiltoun, the eldest son, who is now the heir male of this noble family ; who, had it not been for the attainder of the 5th Earl, would have been the 6th Earl of Wintoun."
APPENDIX.
COLLECTIONS UPON THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER SEATON,
DOMINICAN FREIR,
CONFESSOR TO KING JAMES THE FIFTH,
AND AFTERWARDS CHAPLAIN TO THE
DUKE OF SUFFOLK, IN ENGLAND.
BY THE REV. ROBERT WODROW,
MINISTER OF EASTWOOD.
NOTICE.
To the account of the Life of George fourth Lord Seton, Lord Kingston has subjoined the following Note : —
" In anno 1541, which was in Lord George the fourth's time, Alexander Se ton, a learned man, a theolog, by nation a Scotsman, wrott a Commentar upon the 1 and 2 Epistles of Peter, Epistle of St James, and upon the 18 chapter of the Acts ; etiam Processum suae Examinationis, et Sermones ad utrumque statum. Vixit anno 1541. — Vide Epit. Bibliothecce Gesneri, at the name Alexander, edit. Tiguri, 1555."
Some of the most distinguished writers of the affairs of the Reformed church have given accounts of this learned divine, though part of their relations still re mains unpublished ; and from their writings chiefly has the author of The His tory of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland composed the following Me moir of him. The manuscript is in Mr Wodrow's own hand-writing, and was discovered a few years ago, by the Rev. Mr Leitch of Largs, in the isle of Little Cumbrae, where latterly some of the author's descendants resided and died ; and it now forms part of the voluminous Collection of Presbyterian Bio graphy, from the same pen, belonging to the Library of the University of Glas gow. The extracts from Knox's History, as quoted, have all been carefully re- collated with the original manuscript referred to, which is still preserved in the above Library. The author usually notes the time of writing the different Lives in this work — the Life of Seton is dated, at the beginning, " March 21. 1729," — at the end, the day following, which shows the wonderful facility he possessed in these labours.
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COLLECTIONS UPON THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER SEATON,
DOMINICAN FREIR,
CONFESSOR TO KING JAMES THE FIFTH, AND AFTERWARDS CHAPLAIN TO THE DUKE OF SUFFOLK, IN ENGLAND.
JL HAVE not much to add to what Mr Knox hath preserved to us concerning this valuable man, and almost the first open preacher of the Truth in Scotland ; but some hints have offered to me this way, and this good man deserves to have the whole remains about him put together, and the rather that he is misrepresented by some and overlooked too much by other writters, and his Life has not been, that I know of, attempted. Any materials I can recover, will give but a very short and