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SUMMARY OF THE MEMOIRS OF
PAHF
The brass pot of Tantallon as a Charter-chest : Hamiltons make public satisfaction, . 329
Morton demits regency : Angus made Lieutenant-general of the kingdom, . . 332
Proceedings against the Hamiltons : efforts to save his uncle Morton, . . 334
Charged with treason : his Countess : death of Morton : flight of Angus, . . 336
Friendship with Sir Philip Sidney : Administration of Lennox and Arran, . . 339
The Earl returns to Scotland: reconciled to King James, who delays his restoration, 341
Schemes of the King against the Euthven raiders : fall of the Gowrie administration, . 344
Angus warded in Morayshire ; alarm of King at the Earl's approach to Edinburgh, . 347
Seizure of Stirliug Castle : flight of Angus and his confederates : Arran's rule, . 349
The banished lords in England : befriended by Queen Elizabeth : their accusers, . 351
Imprisonment of Arran : return of the banished lords : Stirliug surrendered, . . 355
Supremacy of Angus in Council : his relations to the Kirk : Warden of Marches, . 358
Is imprisoned : reconciliation of nobles : receives the earldom of Morton : his death, . 361
Burial at Abernethy : his testament : description of his appearance : his character, . 363
His marriages and issue : Jean Lyon, Lady Spynie : seals and signatures, . . 365
VII.— 2. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, ninth Earl of Angus,
FORMERLY SlR WlLLIAM DOUGLAS OF GLENBERVIE.
EGIDIA GRAHAM (Morphie), his wife.
1588-1591.
Succeeds as heir of entail : his birth and marriage : the battle of Corrichie, . . 36S
Becomes Laird of Glenbervie : interviews with the eighth Earl of Angus when dying, . 369
Opposition to his succession by King James the Sixth : law-suit : defeat of the King, . 370
The King's exactions : leads troops against Huntly : dispute with Lord John Hamilton, 372
Borrows money for the King : Privy Councillor : Corouation of Queen Anne, . . 374
Imprisoned in Edinburgh : his sentence of excommunication reduced : his death, . 375
His monument at Glenbervie : his children, ...... 376
VIII.— 2. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, tenth Earl of Angus.
ELIZABETH OLIPHANT (of Oliphant), his Countess.
1591-1611.
His birth : education in Scotland and France : becomes a Boman Catholic : his marriage, 380
Tumult in Aberdeen : unsuccessful efforts to restore him to the Reformed faith, . 381
Under censure : permitted to bury his father : succeeds to earldom of Angus, . . 3S2
Contends for ancient family prerogatives : he plots with Earls of Bothwell and Errol, 383
Lieutenant in North of Scotland : submission of Huntly : the " Spanish Blanks," . 385
Imprisonment of Angus : escape from Edinburgh Castle : King James at Aberdeen, . 3S6
Excommunicated : waylays the King at Fala, who promises a fair trial at Perth, . 38S
PAHF
The brass pot of Tantallon as a Charter-chest : Hamiltons make public satisfaction, . 329
Morton demits regency : Angus made Lieutenant-general of the kingdom, . . 332
Proceedings against the Hamiltons : efforts to save his uncle Morton, . . 334
Charged with treason : his Countess : death of Morton : flight of Angus, . . 336
Friendship with Sir Philip Sidney : Administration of Lennox and Arran, . . 339
The Earl returns to Scotland: reconciled to King James, who delays his restoration, 341
Schemes of the King against the Euthven raiders : fall of the Gowrie administration, . 344
Angus warded in Morayshire ; alarm of King at the Earl's approach to Edinburgh, . 347
Seizure of Stirliug Castle : flight of Angus and his confederates : Arran's rule, . 349
The banished lords in England : befriended by Queen Elizabeth : their accusers, . 351
Imprisonment of Arran : return of the banished lords : Stirliug surrendered, . . 355
Supremacy of Angus in Council : his relations to the Kirk : Warden of Marches, . 358
Is imprisoned : reconciliation of nobles : receives the earldom of Morton : his death, . 361
Burial at Abernethy : his testament : description of his appearance : his character, . 363
His marriages and issue : Jean Lyon, Lady Spynie : seals and signatures, . . 365
VII.— 2. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, ninth Earl of Angus,
FORMERLY SlR WlLLIAM DOUGLAS OF GLENBERVIE.
EGIDIA GRAHAM (Morphie), his wife.
1588-1591.
Succeeds as heir of entail : his birth and marriage : the battle of Corrichie, . . 36S
Becomes Laird of Glenbervie : interviews with the eighth Earl of Angus when dying, . 369
Opposition to his succession by King James the Sixth : law-suit : defeat of the King, . 370
The King's exactions : leads troops against Huntly : dispute with Lord John Hamilton, 372
Borrows money for the King : Privy Councillor : Corouation of Queen Anne, . . 374
Imprisoned in Edinburgh : his sentence of excommunication reduced : his death, . 375
His monument at Glenbervie : his children, ...... 376
VIII.— 2. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, tenth Earl of Angus.
ELIZABETH OLIPHANT (of Oliphant), his Countess.
1591-1611.
His birth : education in Scotland and France : becomes a Boman Catholic : his marriage, 380
Tumult in Aberdeen : unsuccessful efforts to restore him to the Reformed faith, . 381
Under censure : permitted to bury his father : succeeds to earldom of Angus, . . 3S2
Contends for ancient family prerogatives : he plots with Earls of Bothwell and Errol, 383
Lieutenant in North of Scotland : submission of Huntly : the " Spanish Blanks," . 385
Imprisonment of Angus : escape from Edinburgh Castle : King James at Aberdeen, . 3S6
Excommunicated : waylays the King at Fala, who promises a fair trial at Perth, . 38S
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| Description | By William Fraser. Edinburgh : Printed by T. and A. Constable, at the Edinburgh University Press, 1885. With plates, including portraits, facsimiles and genealogical tables. 4 volumes: I. Douglas memoirs.--II. Angus memoirs.--III. Charters.--IV. Correspondence. Based on the Douglas and Angus muniments in the possession of the Earl of Home. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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