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DOUGLAS. 155 her br. Earl Thomas, shortly after 22 Out. 1373, became situ jure Countess or Mar [S.J, the Karl, her husband (as early as 21 June 1374), assumed in her right that Earldom in addition to his own.( a ) The Earl of Douglas and Mar d. in May 1384 and was bur. at Melrose. His widow m. between 13S5 and 27 July 1388, Sir John Swinton, of Swiutou, who after the death of his son-indaw, Earl James, in 13S8, is styled " Lord of Mar." She was alive 5 Dec. 1389, and, apparently 18 March 1390/1, but d. s.p.m.s. before 22 Nov. 1395. II. 1381. 2. James (Douglas), Earl of Douglas [S.], and usually styled (jure matris) Earl of Mar [S.], only s. and h., b. about 1358 ; knighted by his father 1378 at a battle near Melrose. He made an incursion into England as far as York, taking prisoner the renowned " Hotspur " (s. aud h. ap. of the Earl of Northumberland), but was slain at the battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase) 19 Aug. 13SS. He m. (dispensation 24 Sep. 1371), the Lady Isabel Stewart, da. of King Robert II. [S.], by his 2d wife, Euphemia, da. of Hugh, Earl of Ross [S.] The Karl of Douglas and Mar d. s.p.s. legit.( b ) as afsd., when the right to the Earldom of Mar [S.] devolved (after the death of his mother) on his only sister,( c ) as heir of line (see that dignity) but the Earldom of Douglas followed the course of the Douglas estates( u ) (which had been erected into a Comitatut) and devolved on his kinsman, as stated below, in consequence of an entail made by the 1st Earl in the event of failure of lawful heirs male of his body. His widow hi. before 1390 Sir John Edmonstonk, of Duutreath, and d. about 1410. III, 1388. Archibald (Douglas), Eahl of Douglas [S.1 Lord of Galloway, See., called " The Orim,"^) Kinsman of the 1st Earl, of whose uncle, " the good Sir James Douglas " abovementioned, he was an illegit. Son. He was b. about 1325 ; was with the Earl, his cousin, at the battle of Poictiers, 19 Sep. 1356, and greatly distinguished himself in various inroads against the English. Under the settlement of May 1312, whereby the Douglas lands were entailed on the 1st Earl aud his issue male, with divers remainders, he sue. thereto and, in consequence (apparently) to the Earldom, in 13SS, ou the failure of such legit, male issue.f' 1 ) He concluded a truce with the English ; 16 July 1390, defending the castle of Edinburgh against them in Aug. 1400. He m. (dispensation, 23 July 1361 or 13021 Joanna, da. and h. [some say widow] of Sir Thomas Moray, Lord of Bothwell. (" Panetarius Scotia;,") by whom he acquired that Lordship.( f ) He ( a ) He appears as " Earl of Douglas aud Mar " in the Court roll of King Richard II. in 1377, hut, four years later (in the rolls of 1381-2), he appears as " Earl of Douglas " only. In 1380-1, however, he is called "Earl of Douglas and Mar," when mentioned as witness to two charters. ( b ) He left two illegit. sons, viz. (1) William Douglas, ancestor of the noble house of Queensberry, aud (2) Archibald, ancestor of the family'of Douglas of Cavers, Hered. Sheriffs of Teviotdale ; but his most noted relative was his bastard brother, George Douglas, an illegit. s. of the first Karl by Margaret, suo jure Countess of Angus [S.], which George was in 1389 himself cr. Earl of Angus [S.], being ancestor of the Earls of Angus, afterwards (1761) Dukes of Hamilton[S.], &c. On the death of the 2d Earl of Dougliis, in 13S8, the legitimate head of the house would seem to be the family of Douglas of Dalkeith, Aberdour, &c., ancestors of the Earls of Morton [S.], so cr. 1458 ; but unquestionably (in spite of their bastard origin) the Earls of Douglas, and, after their extinction, the Earls of Angus were considered as being such head. ( c ) This sister Isabel, suo jure Countess of Mar, d. s.p. 1408, being the last legit, descendant of the 1st Earl ; at her death the representation of the Douglas family as heir general devolved on Sir James Saudilands, of Calder, descended from Eleanora, Dow. Countess of Carrick [S.], by her second husband James Saudilands which Elennora was only sister to the 1st Earl Douglas and was living 1376 as wife of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Hales. ( d ) The (apparently) territorial devolution of this Earldom (as a Peerage dignity) at this comparatively late date is a powerful argument against the views held by Lord Mansfield on that subject. (°) See tabular pedigree on p. 154, note "a." O The arms of Moray, which were 3 stars, he is (sometimes) said to hnvo introduced on the (azure) chief of his own family arms. It is, however, pointed out l>y Mr. Joaeph Bain, F.S.A., that the stars <: certainly appear on the seal of William