The Ruthven family papers [electronic resource] : the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie House, Perth, 5th August, 1600 . helibrary of the Literary and Antiquarian Society ofPerth there is a manuscript book, in small Saxonletter, written before or when the art of printingscarcely was practised in Scotland. It was pre-sented to the Society in 1785 by the late JohnGillies, stationer, in Perth, who was an industriouscollector of curious articles. Besides a great numberof medical receipts in a treatise called TheTreasour of pure men, it contains a treatise underthe follo
The Ruthven family papers [electronic resource] : the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie House, Perth, 5th August, 1600 . helibrary of the Literary and Antiquarian Society ofPerth there is a manuscript book, in small Saxonletter, written before or when the art of printingscarcely was practised in Scotland. It was pre-sented to the Society in 1785 by the late JohnGillies, stationer, in Perth, who was an industriouscollector of curious articles. Besides a great numberof medical receipts in a treatise called TheTreasour of pure men, it contains a treatise underthe following title : * This is the mirror or glas ofHell necessary and needful for every person tolook on, that will keep their body from the sicknessof the pest; and it shows when the planets rise,every hour of the day and night; and showsremedies for divers infirmities and diseases thathurt the body of man. The author styles himself* Thomas Moulton, Doctor of Divinity, of theFriars Preachers (Dominicans). The book anciently belonged to persons of arespectable station who bore a religious the title-page is written This book did some 160. JAMES RUTHVEN, BORX 1783 THE HOROSCOPE time belong to Lady Dame Lilias Ruthven, LadyDrummond, which her second son James, LordMadderty, gave to John Fairbairn, Minister ofMadderty, and which he bequeathed to Dame AnneGordon, Lady Drummond, 4 April 1648. Dame Lilias Ruthven was a daughter of William,second Lord Ruthven, sister to Patrick, third Lord,and aunt to the first Earl of Gowrie. She wasmarried about the year 1546 to David, second LordDrummond, ancestor to the Earls of Perth. Calder-wood says she had a great pearl in her eye and apearl of godliness in her heart and was a jealouspromoter of the true religion. This pious ladyprobably valued the book because it assisted her inprescribing some safe methods of cure to sick andpoor people. After it came into the possession ofher second son, Lord Madderty, attention was paidto the successi
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