History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

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HISTORY OF THE EARLDOMS OF
William
EIGHTH Earl
of monteith
and second
Earl of
AlRTH.
1681.
The Earl of Monteith was twice married. His
first wife was Anne Hewes^, whom he accused
of adultery ; and, after much recrimination
and some remarkable proceedings^, obtained a
divorce from her in 1684. The Earl married,
secondly, Katherine second daughter of Thomas
Bruce of Blairhall in Perthshire, who died before
him.^ The Earl of Monteith died on the 12th
of September, 1694 ^ and was interred in the
family burial place in the Isle of Inchmahome,
in the Loch of Monteith.^
Dying without legitimate issue, the heirs of
William eighth Earl of Monteith and second Earl
of Airth were his sister Mary, who, on the 8th of
October, 1662, married Sir John Allardice of
Allardice in Kincardineshire ^ j and his nephew.
' Printed Evidence, p. 58.
2 These proceedings are reported in Sir John Lauder,
Lord Fountainhall's " Decisions of the Lords of Council
and Session, from June 6. 1678, to July 30. 1712," vol. i.
pp. 248. 255. 257. 291. 298. 308. It is said in Wood's
Douglas' Peerage (vol. i. p. 40.), that the Earl of Monteith
married Katherine Bruce on the 4th of April, 1685.
3 Printed Evidence, p. 58.
■* Testament dative of William Earl of Monteith, &c.,
given up by Sir John Graham of Gartmore, Baronet, " one
of the heirs portioners of line " of the deceased Earl.
(Printed Evidence, pp. 43 — 46.)
^ Printed Evidence, p. 58.
6 Articles of Marriage, dated 26th of September,* 1662,
and Register of the Parish of Arbuthnott. (Printed Evi-
dence, pp. 32. 68.) No record has been found, which would
be received as evidence, wherein Mary Lady Allardice is