Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 77
It hapned fo that Archbald Earle of Douglas, called Auftere, and
Walter Trayle, Bifhop of St. Andrews, both dyed about the fame
time with the Queen ; the removal of which three did prognofticat
a fad revolution in the ftate ; and in that common calamitie, the
queftion being moved, which of the three were moft ufeful to the
kingdome ? it was refolved, That as the Douglas had mantained the
glorie of the War, and Traile the authority, fplendor, and difciphne
of the Church, fo had Queen Annabella the dignity and reputation
of the Court, which was well underftood after her death by what
followed. Solomon's commendation of a good wife, Proverbs xxi.
might have been pertinentlie applyed to her, Many daughters have
done vertuoufly, but thou excelleft them all. She did bear to King
Robert tuo fones and tuo daughters ; the eldeft fone was David
the Prince and Duke of Roth fay : He married Marie or Marjorie
Douglas daughter to Archbald the Grim, third Earle of Douglas,
four yeares before his cruel Uncle ftarved him in the Caftle of Fal-
coland, about the twenty-third or twenty-fourth year of his age.
He was the firft that ever was inftalled to be a Duke in this nation,
for he was made Duke of Rothfay or Rofa, and with him Robert
Earle of Fife and Monteith, his uncle, was made Duke of Albany in
the year 1396. 1396.
Queen Annabella's fecond fone was James, who fucceeded to be
the firft King of Scots of that name. She had alfo to King Robert
tuo daughters, Margaret and Marie Stuarts. Margaret was married
to Archbald the fourth Earle of Douglas, Lord Bothwel, Galloway,
and Annandale, the firft Duke of Turaine, the fone of Archbald the
Grim. He was called Archbald Tynman, for the lofs of the batles
of Hamildon in Northumberland, and Vernoil in France ; yet he
gained great renown at the batle of Shreufberrie upon the Earle of
Northumberlands fyde againft King Henry the Fourth of England.
He begot with Margaret Stuart tuo fones Archbald and James