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CAITHNESS 481 XXVI. 1677 I. Sir John Campbell, of Glenurchy, who, under the to disposition of 1672 abovenamed, (of which he obtained 168 1, a Crown confirmation) and by sasine of the lands, sup- posing himself entitled to the Honours, as well as to the lands of the late Earl, obtained from the King (who had been advised that his right to the lands was e;ood), a charter and patent, 28 June 1677, whereby he was cr. EARL OF CAITHNESS, VISCOUNT OF BREAD- ALBANE and LORD ST. CLAIR OF BERRIEDALE AND GLEN- URCHY [S.], with a clause for taking the name and arms of Sinclair. He was able to retain possession of the late Earl's lands (attempting even to seize the estate of Keiss which was not such property), but the right to the title having been declared to the h. male, he relinquished it and was cr. 13 Aug. 1 68 1, Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, (^c, [S.], with the precedency of his former creation 28 June 1677. See fuller account under "Breadalbane," Earldom of [S.]. XXVII. [1676 7. George (Sinclair), Earl OF Caithness [S.], cousin or] and h. male of George, the 6th Earl abovenamed, being 168 1, only s. and h. of Francis Sinclair, of Keiss and Northfield, by Elizabeth, da. of Andrew (Eraser), Lord Eraser [S.], which Francis was 2nd s. of George, the 5th Earl. He was inhibited by Charles II, from assuming the Earldom of Caithness, 17 Jan. 1677, till the Royal pleasure concerning it was declared. On 15 July 168 i, the Privy Council found that he had a right to the said Earldom, and he took his seat accordingly on 20 Aug. following. He d. unm. at Keiss in 1698. XXVIII. 1698. 8. John (Sinclair), Earl of Caithness [S.], cousin and h. male, being s. and h. of Sir James Sinclair, of Mur- chil, by his 2nd wife, Jean, da. of William Stewart, of Burray, which Sir James was s. and h. of another Sir James Sinclair, also of Murchil, who was next br. to George, the 5th Earl. He took his seat 25 July 1704. He m. Jean Carmichael. He d. 1705. XXIX. 1705. 9. Alexander (Sinclair), Earl of Caithness [S.], s. and h., took his seat 17 Dec. 1706, voting against all the articles of the Union [S.], which were subsequently discussed. He w., 15 Feb. 1737/8, at Durham, Margaret, 2nd da. of Archibald (Primrose), 1st Earl of Rosebery [S.], by Dorothea, da. and h. of Everingham Cressy. He d. s.p.m., at Haimer Castle, in Caithness, 9 Dec. 1765, in his Sistyear, having possessed his peerage 60 years, and outlived every Peer who had sat in the Scottish Parh^") His widow d. 7 Oct. 1785, at Hermitage, near Leith. (') Under his will, the family estates at Murchil and elsewhere passed to Sir John Sinclair of Woodhall, to the exclusion of his da. and h., Dorothea, Countess File [I.], (who subsequently d. s.p.) and of his h. male, and successor, the loth Earl of Caithness. 62