The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . King James v. He is notmentioned in tlie grantof the earldom of Orkneyto his father 9 June 1585,the remainder being iio-ininatim to his brothersHenry, Patrick, James,and Robert and theheirs-male of each, Jamesand Robert being ex-pressly called third andfourth sons. This omis-sion is curious, as whenPatrick, PJarl of Orkney, obtained a charter of the sameearldom 1 March ICOO,^ the remainder, after the heirs-male of his own
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . King James v. He is notmentioned in tlie grantof the earldom of Orkneyto his father 9 June 1585,the remainder being iio-ininatim to his brothersHenry, Patrick, James,and Robert and theheirs-male of each, Jamesand Robert being ex-pressly called third andfourth sons. This omis-sion is curious, as whenPatrick, PJarl of Orkney, obtained a charter of the sameearldom 1 March ICOO,^ the remainder, after the heirs-male of his own body, is to his second brother JohnStewart and his heirs-male, and on 14 February 1601,John Stewart as Master of Orkney obtained a grantof the lands of part of Wester Tarbert jyro bono seri^ was acquitted in 1596 of the serious charge thatlie had, in 1593, consulted with Margaret Balfour, whohad been executed as a witch, for the destruction of hisbrother Patrick, Earl of Orkney, by poisoning. It wassaid that he had consijired with his brothers James andWilliam against tlie Earls life. His servitor, ThomasPapla, captured with poison on him by the Earl, had also. 1 Reg. Mag. Ibid. Pitcairns Criminal Trials, ii. STEWART, EARL OP CARRIOK 441 been executed, but as Margaret Balfour and Papla bothleft depositions that they withdrew their testimony, theformer on the ground that it was forced from her by fear-ful torture, the prosecution failed. Douglas, quotingCarmicliaels Tracts (29), states that when he was created,on 10 August 1607, LORD KINOLAVEN, it was withoutmention of aires. In 1619 he got a licence to make and sellnew kinds of earthenware vessels.^ He got a grant of thelands and mill of Orossregal and others 29 August 1616,part of the earldom of Oarrick, and was created by KingCliarles i., by patent dated 22 July 1628, EARL OPCARRIOK. This title was impugned when the Earlsprocurator delivered the patent under the Great Seal tothe Earl of Mar in Council; Sir
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