Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 201
Concerning James Lord Drummond, the first Earle of
Perth, and eldest Sone of Patrick Lord Drummond.
PARTITIONE THE TWELFTH.
James the Fifth Lord Drummond, the eldeft fone of Patrick Lord James Earle
Drummond, was fent very young to be bred up in France ; he came feventeenth
from thence to England, about a year after King James the Sixth of family.
Scotland had injoyed the crowne of Great Brittaine. At that court
he was in fuch efteem that the Council there did wryte him a cour-
teous letter, imploying him in that honourable embaffie with Charles
Earle of Nottinghame, Lord Admiral of England, to Philip the
Third, King of Spaine, for takeing that King's oath of ratification
upon the articles of peace concluded betwixt the tuo Crowns, and for
mediatemg a peace betwixt Spaine and the Low Countries, which
was performed with great approbation. After that embaffie, James
Lord Drummond returned to Scotland, where he, with Alexander
Lord Hume, and Alexander Lord Fyvie, were all, upon the 4th of
March 1605, created Earles of Perth, Hume, and Dumferline. James 1605.
Earle of Perth married Lady Iffbbella Seattone, daughter to Robert
firft Earle of Wintone, and had with her only One daughter, Lady
Jean Drummond. James Earle of Perth, when he was litle above
twenty yeares of age, dyed at Seatton, and was burried in the collegiat
church thereof. His Lady over him erected a ftately marble monu-
ment, with this infcription :
Lady Iffbbella Seatton, Comtefs of Perth, after the death of her
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