. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. he earl-dom of Strathern, is thought to be disadvantageous to thekings majesty. The earl on his part is said to have re-nounced his claim to the crown, with a reservation of therights of his blood, and to have boasted that he had thereddest blood in Scotland. The power of Robert II. to le-gitimatize his children by Elizabeth Mure being disputed,David, earl of Strathern, was considered the eldest legitimateson. His retour and patent were set aside March 22, 1633,but on 28t
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. he earl-dom of Strathern, is thought to be disadvantageous to thekings majesty. The earl on his part is said to have re-nounced his claim to the crown, with a reservation of therights of his blood, and to have boasted that he had thereddest blood in Scotland. The power of Robert II. to le-gitimatize his children by Elizabeth Mure being disputed,David, earl of Strathern, was considered the eldest legitimateson. His retour and patent were set aside March 22, 1633,but on 28th of same month he was created earl of Airth,with the precedency of Menteith. In 1641 he was one of thenoblemen proposed by King Charles I. to be chosen privycouncillors, but was rejected by the Estates. He did notappear in the parliament of that year, but was present on17th January, 1644, when ne did sueare and subscrive so- lemnly the covenant, bande, and othe of pail. The sameyear he was nominated one of the committee of war for thecounty of Perth. His portrait, from an engraving in Pink-ertons Gallery is subjoined. His eldest son, John, Lord Kilpont, joineo. tne marquis olMontrose in 1644, witn a ooay of 500 men, and at the battleof Tippermuir commanded the left wing of the royal was assassinated on the morning of the 5th September inMontroses camp, by one of his own vassals, James Stewart ofArdvoirlich, who had long enjoyed his confidence. His lord-ships father, the earl of Airth, had frequently warned himagainst continuing his intimacy with Stewart, whom he alwayssuspected, but, disregarding his fathers injunctions, he puthimself entirely under his guidance. It is asserted that itwas by his advice that Lord Kilpont joined the royal army,and that wishing to ingratiate himself with the Covenanters,he formed a design to assassinate Montrose, or his major-general, Macdonald; but as he thought that he could notcarry his design into execution without the assistance of h
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