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CRAWFORD. 415 of Lindsay), was slain. He, the Earl of Arran (Lieut, of the Realm), and the Earl of Montrose, were the only Peers with the King, when, 1 Nov. 15S4, he fell into the hands of the insurgent Lords at " the raid of Stirling." On 11 Sep. 1587 he was made Hereditary Constable of Brechin. He in lf>88 joined the faction to make the King of Spain supreme over Scotland, and, in 1589, with 2 other Catholic Earls (Huntly and Erroll), rose in rebellion in the north, but though he fell into the King's hands, was pardoned and allowed safe conduct through England to Franco in 1590. He m. firstly (contract dat. 11 Feb. 1572) Lilias, da. of David (Drummond), '2nd Loud Drummond [S.J by his 2nd wife, Lilias, ds. of William (Ruthven), 2nd Lord Ruthven [S.], receiving with her 10,000 marks. This lady, soon afterwards, he sent home in disgrace, where she died.(») He ni. secondly (contract dat. 1581, reg. 18 Jan. 1583) Dec 1581, Grizell, 4th da. of John (Stewart), 4th Earl of Atiiole [S.], by his 2nd wife, Margaret, da. of Malcolm (Fleming), 3rd Lord Fleming [S.] He d. at Cupar, in Fife, 22 Nov. 1607, aged 55, and was bur. at Dundee. XII. 1607. 1>. David (Lindsay), Earl of Crawford [S.], s. and h. by 2nd wife, was served heir 2S June 1608. P.O., taking oath as such 10 March 160S. He "exceeded even his father in recklessness and extrava- gance, riding through the country illegally armed and pursuing his feudal or personal enemies with unrelenting bitterness." In this way he slew his cousin, Sir Walter Lindsay, a yr. son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford, and was himself nearly slain in revenge (his uncle, Lord Spynie [S.], being actually so slain) by the young Laird, (or h. ap.) of Edzell, nephew to the murdered man. Ho is called "the prodigal Sari," and sometimes "the captive Earl" from his having been incarcerated in Edinburgh Castle by his relatives to prevent the utter ruin of the family. He m. before 1617, Joan, widow of Robert Boyd, Master of Boyd, who d. May 1597, da. of Mark (Kkr), 1st Earl of Lothian [S.], by Margaret, da. of John (Maxwell), Lord Hermes [S.] From her he was divorced. She was living 1617. He d. s.p.m.( h ) Feb. 1621, at Edinburgh Castle, and was bur. in the chapel of Holyrood House. XIII. 1821. IS. Henry (Lindsay ottos Ciiaktkris), Earl of Craw- ford [S,], uncle and h. male, being next br. to the 11th Earl. He had been Master of the Household to Anne of Denmark, the Queen Consort, but was " wild, prodigal, and tyrannical." He was best known as " Sir Harry Lindsay, alius Chatteris, being by charter 25 Sep. 15S4, the adopted son of John Chauteris, of Kinfauns, by Janet Chisholm, and having taken the name of Chartcris, obtained a ratification of the said charter of adoption by Act of Pari. 20 Sep. 1587. He jh. firstly, before 26 July 1586, Beatrix CillsrlOLM, probably niece, or perhaps a sister of his adopted father's wife. He m. secondly, before 27 March 161S, Elizabeth, da. of Sir James Shaw, of Sauehie. He d. at Finhaven Castle, 1623, and was far. in the church there. XIV. 1623. U h George (Lixdsay), Earl of Crawford [S.], 2nd( ,; ) but 1st surv. s: and h. He "sold Finhaven and the tombs of his ancestors " to his cousin, Lord Spynie [S.J and served abroad as " Col. of a Foot Company of Dutch " under Gnstavus of Sweden, being " basely killed " by a Lieut, of his own regiment. He m. (contract dat. 21 May 1621) Elizabeth, da. of George (Sinclair), 5th Earl of Caithness |S.), by Jean, da. of George (Gordon), 5th Earl of Huntly [S.] He d. s.p.m.( J ) as ahovesaid, 1633, and was bar. at Staten, in Germany. XV. 1633. 15. Alexaxder (Lindsay), Earl of Crawford [S.], br. of the half-blood and h. male, being s. of the 13th Earl by his 2nd wife. He d. num. 1639, being " frantic " or insane. ("•) See the ballad thereon in " Lives of the Lindsays," edit. 1849, Vol. i, p. 472. ( b ) His only child, Lady Jean Lindsay, destitute and uncared for, ran away with a common "jockey with the horn," and lived latterly by mendicancy. She was, however, granted an annual pension of £100 by Charles II. ( u ) His elder br., to whom he was served heir, 11 April 1615, was Sir John Lindsay, who had been cr. K.B. at the coronation of King James I in 160S, and who had d. v.p., leaving 2 daughters. ( a ) Lady Margaret Lindsay, his only child, b. 3 Nov. 1625, (I. unm. 1655, in Caith- ness. Will dat. 24 May 1655.