The Douglas book . :>v^,^V-^»l^ Mm. VOL. IT. 66 IV.—AECHIBALD, FIFTH EAIJL OF ANGUS,SURNAMED BELL THE CAT. ELIZABETH BOYD (of Kilmaiinock), his First STIRLING (of Keir), his Second Countess. 1463—1514. rpHIS Earl of Angus, who afterwards became distinguished by the-- popular name of Bell the Cat, and under that appellation is betterknown in popular history than any other Earl of his family, was quite ayouth at his fathers death. His age has been variously stated, but it wouldappear that he attained majority between June and November 1470, andwas therefore born in 1449.^ D
The Douglas book . :>v^,^V-^»l^ Mm. VOL. IT. 66 IV.—AECHIBALD, FIFTH EAIJL OF ANGUS,SURNAMED BELL THE CAT. ELIZABETH BOYD (of Kilmaiinock), his First STIRLING (of Keir), his Second Countess. 1463—1514. rpHIS Earl of Angus, who afterwards became distinguished by the-- popular name of Bell the Cat, and under that appellation is betterknown in popular history than any other Earl of his family, was quite ayouth at his fathers death. His age has been variously stated, but it wouldappear that he attained majority between June and November 1470, andwas therefore born in 1449.^ During his minority an agreement was entered into between his father,George, fourth Earl of Angus, and Alexander, first Earl of Huntly, for themarriage of tlieir children, it being arranged that Archibald Douglas shouldmarry Katharine The proposed marriage, however, was nevercelebrated, and in 1468, five years after his fathers death, the young Earl ofAngus was married to Elizabeth Boyd, a daughter of Robert Lord Boyd, who
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