ANGUS. 99 [James Douglas, styled Master of Angus ov Loud Douglas, 01% g. and h. ap., by third wife. Living Aug. 1547, but d. young Bad v.p.] XX 1556. 7. David (Douglas), Earl of Angus [S.], nephew and h. male, being B. and 1). of Sir George T). of PittenclriecU (by Elizabeth, da. and h. of David Doculas of Pittendriech afsd.), which George was next tor. to tlie last Karl. He had .••'»<:. his father ten years previously, rh., 10 Sep. 1547, but is said to have been inactive and sickly. fie »i. Margaret, da. of Sir John HAMILTON of Clydesdale, ilk-git. s. of James," 1st Earl ok Arran [8J. He d., 1558. XXI. 1558. 8. Archibald (Douglas), Earl of Angus ami after- wards (15S5) Earl of Morton [S.], only a and h. Ha was but two years old when he sue. his father. On 15 Dec. 1567 he carried the Crown at the meeting of the first Pari, of James VI [S.]. He was known as " the yood Earl." Iu 15S4 he joined the nobles against the King, and was attainted 22 Aug. in that year, but pardoned in 15S5. By act of indemnity and letters of rehabilitation, 29 Jan. 1585-6, he sue. to the EARLDOM OF Morton [S.J, which had been under attainder since the death of the tail Earl iu 1581. He in. firstly, Mary, only da. of John (Ebskixk), EARL OP Mar[S.] and Regent of Scotland, by Annabel!*, da. of Sir William HUBRAT of Tullibardine. Her, however, he divorced. He m. secondly, Margaret,( a ) yst. da. of George (Leslie), 4th' Earl of Rothes [S.], by his 1st (and 4th) wife Margaret, illegit. da. of William (CricHTOW), 3rd UlRD C'richton [S.] He Bl. thirdly, in 15S6, Jean, widow of Robert DOUOLAB, ttyled Master of Morton, who had d. 1584. The Earl d. at Smeaton, near Dalkeith, 1588, s.p.m., and Probably s.p.s., his death being attributed to sorcery.( b ) His widow m. before April 1593, for her 3rd husband, Alexander (Lindsav), 1st Lord Spynje [S.], who d. July 1G07. She was living July 1605 and probably much later. XXII. 15S8. 0. William (Douglas), Eaiil of Angus( c ), [S.] cousin and h. male, being s. and h. of Sir Archibald Douglas of Glen- bervie, eci Kincardine, (by bis first wife, Agnes, 4th da. of William Keith, 3rd Earl MarischaL [S.]), which Archibald was s. and b. of Sir William D., the 2nd s. of Archibald, tile 5th Earl, the said Sir William (with his elder br., the Master of Angus), having been slain at Flodden, 9 Sep. 1513. He was b. about 1532. At the coronation, 7 May 1590, of Anno, the Queen Consort [S.], ho bore (not the Crown, but) the Sword. Shortly before his death he obtained a charter in 1591 confirming all the ancient privileges of the family of Douglas to himself and his heirs male.( d ) He in. in 1551, Egidia, da. of Sir Robert Graham of Morphie, co. Kincardine. He d. July 1591 in his 59th year, and was bur. at Glenbervie. M.I. His wife survived him. XXIII. 1591. 10. William (Douglas), Earl of Angus [S.], s. ami h., 4. about 1555. He was a historian and an antiquary, and wrote a chronicle of the House of Douglas. In 1592 he joined iu a plot to establish the Roman Catholic religion in Scotland, and subsequently retired to the continent. He m. Elizabeth, 1st da. of L aurenee (Oliphant), 7th Lord Oliphant [S.], by Margaret, da. of George (Hat), 7th Earl of Ehroll [S.] He d. at Paris, 3 March 1611, in his 57th year, and was bur. at St. Germain des Pros in that city.(°) M.I. ( a ) On 29 Nov. 1581a Parliamentary confirmation of certain Baronies was granted to 'Mnrgaiet Lesley, Countess of Angus," and her husband, wherein it is stated that they had been long married. This date is erroneously called 1591 in "Douglas," vol. u, p. 429. ( ) Barbara Napier was burned on 8 May 1591 for having " with a notorious witch " given help to " Dame Jane Lyon, Lady Angus." (" Douglas," vol. ii, p. 505.1 iroo H ' S C ' aim to tlle Em ' ,d ° m M agai" 3 t that of the h. gen. was confirmed, 7 March L'88-9. See note («), page 98. C) See note (f), page 100. C) " Qui primus eram Hegni Scotorum Comes, et, iu bellis, Dux prima; aeiei, Sic." see M.L in " Riddell," p. 158.
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