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 . 1532, and wasmade Commendator ofthe Priory of Coldingham1541. He obtained lettersof legitimation under theGreat Seal 7 February1550-51,and in 1560 joinedtlie ranks of the Re-formers. He married, atOrichton Castle, 4 January 1561-62, Jean Hepburn, daughterof Patrick, third Earl of Bothwell, and ultimately heiress ofher brother James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, Duke ofOrkney, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Shortlya
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 . 1532, and wasmade Commendator ofthe Priory of Coldingham1541. He obtained lettersof legitimation under theGreat Seal 7 February1550-51,and in 1560 joinedtlie ranks of the Re-formers. He married, atOrichton Castle, 4 January 1561-62, Jean Hepburn, daughterof Patrick, third Earl of Bothwell, and ultimately heiress ofher brother James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, Duke ofOrkney, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Shortlyafter his marriage he obtained a grant of part of the for-feited estates of Matthew, Earl of Lennox, and the title ofLORD DARNLEY. As Dominus Dernlie he obtaineda grant of the lands of Ordinhuiffis, etc., 22 June died at Inverness about October or November tour, according to Godscroft, was to avoid the im-portunities of his wife, who wished him to assist AlexanderHome of Manderstou in robbing David Home of Wedder-burn of the teinds of Kelloe. She attempted it herself at 1 Fraser, The Lennox, i. 410. Reg. May. Sig. ^ The Lennox, i; 420.* Reg. Mag. STEWART, EARL OF BOTHWELL 169 the head of her men, but was repulsed. He is by the samewriter described as a man of mild disposition, who culti-vated the greatest familiarity with all the nobles of thecountry, particularly with Home of Wedderburn.^ Hiswife, Jean Hepburn, had been contracted, 24 July 1556,to Robert Lauder, younger of the Bass, but the contractwas annulled. She married, secondly, John, Master ofCaithness, eldest son of George, fourth Earl of Caithness, whodied in 1573; and thirdly, Mr. Archibald Douglas, Rectorof Douglas, one of the Senators of the College of Justice,brother of William Douglas of Wliittingharae, who was out-lawed in 1581, when slie, as Mistress of Caithness, LadyMorham, gets a ratification, He left issue, a son, by her:— 1. Francis, his heir. He had also another son and a daughter.
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