. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. e, Isabel, daughter of Sir William Hamilton of San-quhar, high-treasurer of Scotland, he had five sons and onedaughter, Margaret, married to Lord Claud Hamilton. Thesons were, 1. George, master of Seton, who predeceased hisfather in March 1562. 2. Robert, sixth Lord Seton. 3. SiiJohn Seton, Lord Barns, of whom afterwards. 4. Alexan-der Seton of Pluscardine, first earl of Dunfermline, (see p. 104). 5. Sir William Seton of Kyllismore, sheriff of MmLothian and postma
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. e, Isabel, daughter of Sir William Hamilton of San-quhar, high-treasurer of Scotland, he had five sons and onedaughter, Margaret, married to Lord Claud Hamilton. Thesons were, 1. George, master of Seton, who predeceased hisfather in March 1562. 2. Robert, sixth Lord Seton. 3. SiiJohn Seton, Lord Barns, of whom afterwards. 4. Alexan-der Seton of Pluscardine, first earl of Dunfermline, (see p. 104). 5. Sir William Seton of Kyllismore, sheriff of MmLothian and postmaster of Scotland. It is related thatGeorge, fifth Lord Seton, declined the dignity of earldom,being unwilling to forego what he considered a great distinc-tion, and that his accomplished sovereign commemorated tnefact in the following lines: Sunt Comites, Ducesque alii, sunt denique Reges,Setoni Dominium, sit satis esse mihi. An engraving of the Seton family from a painting by SuAntonio More, consisting of Lord Seton and five youngestchildren, is given in Pinkertons Scottish Gallery. The iol-lowing is a woodcut of it:. SETON, 439 OF PITMEDDEN. Robert, the second son, sixth Lord Seton, was created earlof Winton, 16th November 1600. (See Winton, Earl of.) Of his next brother, Sir John Seton, Lord Barns, the fol-lowing particulars are given in Haig and Bmntons Senatorsof the College of Justice : According to a historical accountof the family written by Alexander, Lord Kingston, he wasa brave young man, and went to Spaine to King Philip II.,his court, by whom he was made knight of the royal order ofSt. Jago, att that tyme the only order of knighthood in thatkingdome of greatest esteem, in memory whereof, he and hisheirs hes a sword in the coat of armes, bein;^ the badge ofthat order. King Philip also preferred him to be a gentle-man of his chamber and cavalier de la Boca (master of thehousehold). He also carried the golden key at his syde in ablew ribbing, all which were the greate
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