The Ruthven family papers [electronic resource] : the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie House, Perth, 5th August, 1600 . ves alive at thisdate, while the family name of Ruthven has longsince been restored, and the fraudulent and illegalattainder cancelled by the Parliament of Charles Lin 1641. This important Act of Parliament will 8 AUTHORS PREFACE be found in the text, as well as other Acts of theScottish Parliament relating to the Ruthvens. The volume concludes with a short biography ofJohn, third Earl of Gowrie, and a family history ofthe Ruthvens, extracted from
The Ruthven family papers [electronic resource] : the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie House, Perth, 5th August, 1600 . ves alive at thisdate, while the family name of Ruthven has longsince been restored, and the fraudulent and illegalattainder cancelled by the Parliament of Charles Lin 1641. This important Act of Parliament will 8 AUTHORS PREFACE be found in the text, as well as other Acts of theScottish Parliament relating to the Ruthvens. The volume concludes with a short biography ofJohn, third Earl of Gowrie, and a family history ofthe Ruthvens, extracted from the family family can trace their origin to a very earlydate, and appear to have been identified so far backas the twelfth century with the parish of Tibbermorein Perthshire, as extensive territorial the chartulary of Scone (Liber ecclesicB deScon) we have reproduced the only charters re-corded there relating to the Ruthven family. The author acknowledges with thanks the sub-stantial help he has received in the production ofthis volume from a member of the Ruthven Family,Mrs Ruthven Stuart of Sloane Square, ARMS OK THE KARL OF COWRIE Upright bars in the Shield representing the strengthof Edinburgh Castle. The Crest was a goatshead, and the supporters were two goats. The Ruthven Family Papers CHAPTER I KALENDAR OF THE RUTHVEN FAMILY ORIGIN AND PRO-GRESSIVE STAGES OF THE RUTHVENS IN EARLY SCOTTISH HISTORY RUTHVEN CASTLE AND ITS CHAPELS OF ST PETER AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, TIBBERMUIR CHARTER OF THOR, LORD OF TIBBER- MUIR CHARTER OF WILLIAM THE LION, I185 The four founders of the great Ruthven familywill therefore stand thus :— Thor I SWAINE Alan I Walter (These are unchallengeable.)II KALENDAR OF THE RUTHVEN FAMILY iioo to 1600 Holders of the Lands and Dignities No. Name Period Died I Thor, Lord of Tibbermore . Died between II17 and 1163 2 Swain, his son .... 1163-1199 1199 3 Alan, son-in-law of Swain . 1177-1204 1204 4 Sir Walter Ruthven
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