Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 21
called Manuel Alphonfo Ferriera Drummond, fent a meffage to David,
then Lord Drummond, with a gentleman, Thomas Drummond, who
in his travells met with this Manuel himfelfe, his brothers, and divers
others of the Drummonds at Porto Sancto. Manuel Alphonfo, by this
meffenger, fent a relation of the ftorie of his prediceflbr John Efcortio,
according as himfelfe had revealed it at his death, and earneftly defyred
ane accompt of the Family from which he was defcended, with a teitifi-
cat or borebreife of theire gentility, and the coat of arms pertaineing to
the name. Whereupon David Lord Drummond, with his cheefeil
freinds, made adrefs to the Councell of Scotland, who granted him his
demand, and gave him a noble teflimony, under the great feal of the
Kingdome, with the particular fealls appended, and fubfcriptiones added
of every one of the councellors then prefent, wherein the defcent of the
Drummonds from that firft Hungarian Admiral to Queen Margaret in
her voyage to Scotland, is largely attefted ; and it is underwry tten thus :
James, Archbifhop of St. Andrews.
Gavin, Bifhop of Aberdeen.
James, Bifliop of Dumblane.
Archibald, Earle of Angus, Lord Douglas.
George, Earle of Huntly, Lord Gordon.
Colin, Earle of Argyle, Lord Campbell and Lorn.
John, Earle of Lennox, Lord Darnlie.
Cutbert, Earle of Glencairn, Lord Kilmars.
John, Lord Lyndfay.
John Sterlin of Keer.
James Toures of Innerleith. Knights.
John Charters of Amersfeild.
Mr. David Kinghorn. Alex. Scot, &c.
Upon which deed, Sir Robert Barton of Overbarton, controller and
councellor, Tutor and Guardian to David Lord Drummond, then under