Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

170 THE GENEALOGIE OF
mention. Alexander Stuart Duke of Albany his father, was also
Alexander Stuart and Duke, fone to King James [the] Second. He was
twife married, first to St. Clare Earle of Orkneyes daughter,
who was mother to this Duke Alexander ; next to the Duke of Bulloig-
nes daughter, the mother of John Duke of Albany, the Governour. I
find, at the Parliament where John was elected Governor to the young
King, Alexander his elder brother protefted that the promotion of his
younger brother John to that office fhould not prejudge his right to the
Crown in cafe of the young King's death, in refpe6t he was the eldeft
fone to theire father, Alexander Duke of Albanie, the brother of King
James the Third, lawfullie begotten upon a daughter of the Earle of
Orknayes ; and that John his brother was a younger fone begotten upon
their fathers fecond wife, a daughter to the Duke of Bulloigne in France.
Bot this proteftation fo difpleafed the Governour, that he refted not un-
till he had fecured himfelfe from the danger of it by cutting off all fur-
ther hope of fucceffion from the perfon of Alexander his brother, for he
made him a church man ; and the more to ingadge him thereto, bellow-
ed tuo confiderable benefices on him, to wit, the Biflioprick of Murray
and Abbacie of Scoone ; and yet further to content him, oblidged David
Lord Drummond to marrie his daughter, the Lady Margaret ; where-
upon in a maner he gelded his brother, and divorced him from his lady.
Some have miftaken the mother of this lady, Margaret Stuart, whom
David Lord Drummond married, and conceives flie was daughter to
Cecillia Creichton, firft Countefs of Rothefs, againft whom the Earle
her hufband, upon fome difcontent, fued for a declarator upon the nul-
litie of the marriage, becaufe of theire too near affinity, as being attin-
gent in the third degree ; whereupon they were divorced, and Robert
Leflie, the Ladyes only fone with the Earle, dihnherited, and made
laird of Findreffie, in place of fucceeding to the Earldome, which bar-
ronie of Findreffie continows with his pofterity to this day ; and that