A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . n the Records of Aboyne (p. 89) as one of the mostprofligate of the prelates who ever held the See of Aberdeen. In a charterof lands, dated 25th June 1558, he appears as Villelmus miseratione divinaAbirdonensis episcopus, and his beautiful book-stamp occurs upon a copyof Des. Erasmi Rot. Opervm Qtnntvs Tomvs, 1540, in the possession of theRev. A. T. Grant of Leven. 5. Jean (or Janet), married to Colin, third Earl of Argyll. In a proces
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . n the Records of Aboyne (p. 89) as one of the mostprofligate of the prelates who ever held the See of Aberdeen. In a charterof lands, dated 25th June 1558, he appears as Villelmus miseratione divinaAbirdonensis episcopus, and his beautiful book-stamp occurs upon a copyof Des. Erasmi Rot. Opervm Qtnntvs Tomvs, 1540, in the possession of theRev. A. T. Grant of Leven. 5. Jean (or Janet), married to Colin, third Earl of Argyll. In a process by Alexander, Earl of Huntly, against Archibald, Earlof Argyll, dated at the monastery of the Holy Cross in the Hall of theKings Palace, 20th August 1503, relative to the contract of marriagebetween Colin Campbell, son to Argyll, and Janet Gordon, daughter ofHuntly, who had contracted for 2000 merks, payable at different periods,Huntly protests that the contract be Notwithstanding the protesta-tion, the marriage appears to have taken place. 6. Christian, married to Sir Robert Menzies of that ilk, the date of thecontract being 22nd November 1 On the forfeiture, in 1455, of John, son ofJames, Earl of Douglas (created Lord Balvenyin 1446), King James II. granted Balveny to hisuterine brother, John Stewart, Earl of was sold by the Athole family to Abernethy, Lord Salton, who, about the year 1606, disponedit to Lord Ochiltree.—Antiquities of Aberdeenand Banff {Spalding Club), ii. 257. 2 Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff, i. 165. 3 Richmond and Gordon Writs. 396 JOHN, LORD GORDON
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