Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond

GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR
OP THE
HOUSE OF DRUMMOND.
INTRODUCTION.
Ihe names of our nobles, when distinguished by the
virtues which become exalted rank, justly deserve to be
transmitted to posterity. For the glory of nobility does
not consist so much in titles, wealth, and external grand-
eur, as in the exercise of illustrious virtues, in actions
truly great and good, and in deeds of beneficence to
mankind. Perhaps, there is no house more eminent for
these honourable distinctions, than that, whose genealogy
it is the object of the following memoir to record.
Descended from a long line of illustrious ancestors, and
by intermarriages allied to the ancient nobility of Scot-
land, to the royal family of Great Britain, and to most
of the families of the sovereigns of Europe, the chiefs
of the house of Drummond have uniformly supported
the dignified respectability. of their venerable progenitors,
and eminently displayed that elevated virtue, which adds
dignity to station, and is the only source of real great-
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