Genealogy of the family of Forbes

The Preface to the Reader,
Mr. Wm. FORBES.
AVEADEn ! I doo here present unto you ane genealogic of the
Lord Forbes his Familie, in which I doo not only include the
Lord Forbes privat houss, but also of the whole Familie in the
name of Forbes. The Lord Forbes' houss having that propertie
(which is incident to few great families in the natione) that all
the families of the nam, yea, all the Forbess's in or out of Scot-
land, are branched forth from that only one root. I doo not
here attribut to my self the collectione of the subsequent gene-
alogie, least I should derogat from the pains of that judicious
and learned gentilman Mr. Mathew Lumsden of Tulliekerne,
who, by his Industrie and search, hath carried on the work from
Sir John Forbes with the black lip (who, as it seems, was the
first Lord Forbes knowen by him) till the year 1580, att or about
which tyme the sayd Mr. Mathew dyed only. I would let you
know that hcerin lyes his error, who did not take pains to search
the Lord Forbes his evidents, elss he would have found that
familie honorable and conspicous long before the said Sir John,
which shall be showen hereafter : But the gentleman is to be
excused, since he intended a lineall descent, and nominats the
particular persons of soome families since the days of the said
Sir John Forbes : that he did take his rise from him, tyrae hav-
ing worne out the meraorie of particular men befor that tyme,
likeas the cAei/" families, notwithstanding, had ther rise since the
dayes of the said Sir John. And least tyme should wear ou*^
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