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KEITH OF RAVENSCRAIG. The following is an attempt to construct a pedigree of the family of Keith of Ravenscraig on the Ugie River, parish of Longside, Aberdeenshire. I shall be very grateful for any additions or corrections. Sir William Keith (d. 1521), son of Sir Gilbert Keith of Inverugie (d. 1495) by Janet (m. cr. 1455), dau. of Patrick, 1st Lord Graham (cr. 1445, d. 1466), m. Janet, dau. of Sir James Dunbar of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray, who appears to have had two wives : (a) Elizabeth, dau. of James Ogilvy (d. Feb. 1, 1505/6, eldest son of Sir James Ogilvy of Findlater) and Agnes Gordon, dau. of George, 2nd Earl of Huntly (d. 1501), and (b) Euphemia (m. 1474), dau. and co-heir of Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock, son or grandson of David, sixth son of George, 10th Earl of Dunbar and 5th Earl of March. Which of the two was Janet's mother ? Sir William Keith had a dau. Jean, who m. John Forbes, 4th Laird of Pitsligo (d. May 16, 1556), and four sons :

1. Sir Alexander, who had a marriage contract, Oct. 12, 1501, with Beatrice, dau. William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll, but d.s.p. ante 1518.

2. William, who survived his brother but d.v.p. having m. Janet, dau. of Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray (d. February, 1513/14), by Elizabeth Stewart, dau. of John, Earl of Atholl, half brother to James II. By Janet Gray William Keith had two daus. : Margaret, m. ante June 30, 1538, to William, 4th Earl Marischal (d. Oct. 7, 1581), and Elizabeth, m. Dec. 19, 1538, to William, 7th Lord Forbes (d. 1593).

3. Andrew Keith, who was eldest son living on May 24, 1521, and

4. John Keith, who on Mar. 7, 1543, had a charter of Ravenscraig and other lands adjacent, including Buthlaw, from his niece Margaret Keith, Countess of Marischal. Who was his wife ? Had they any children apart from the one son Andrew Keith of Ravenscraig, who m. Marjory, dau. of Archibald Douglas (d. 1570) of Glenbervie by Elizabeth, dau. of Alexander Irvine, 7th Laird of Drum.

Andrew Keith had a dau. Rebecca, who m., July or August, 1589, Sir James Gordon, afterwards 4th Laird and 1st Baronet of Lesmoir (cr. Sept. 2, 1625). King James VI. was present at Ravenscraig for this wedding. On April 1, 1589, Andrew Keith gave Buthlaw to his son John Keith, afterwards also of Ravenscraig, who m. Anne, dau. of Alexander Irvine, 8th Laird of Drum (d. 1603), by Elizabeth Keith, dau. of William, 4th Earl Marischal.

Of John Keith's three daus. (1) one m. George Gordon of Tilphoudie (d. Jan., 1654) ;

(2) Anne m. James Irvine of Artamford

(3) Margaret m. Alexander Farquharson of Finzean. John Keith of Ravenscraig sold property in 1608 to Lord Balmerino. Andrew Keith, who appears as "of Ravens- craig " on Feb. 1, 1573, had a second son James, living Feb. 20, 1584.

Are any other children of John I., Andrew, or John II. of Ravenscraig known ? Who was the wife of John I. ? and when did these three lairds and their respective wives die ? Where are they buried and are any portraits of them known to exist and, if so, where may they be found ? H. PIKIE- GORDON.

20 Warwick Gardens, Kensington, W.14.

' THE HOLY HISTORY,' BY NICHOLAS TALON, printed by John Crook and John Baker at Ye Ship, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1657. It is an exposition of the Catholic faith, with a dedication to King Louis XIV. of France.

This volume, in the possession of the writer, has some interesting historical asso- ciations, having formerly belonged to, and bearing the autograph of, Henry, 3rd Lord Arundell, of Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wilts, who, in 1678, along with other leading Catholic peers, Lords Petre, Stafford, Powis, and Belasye, was committed to the Tower of London, on the information of the notorious Titus Oates, on account of the alleged con- spiracy to overthrow the monarchy.

I should be glad of any particulars relating to this work and its author.

D. HANSARD WORKMAN. Seven Kings, Essex.

[Nicolas Talon (1605-1691) was a French Jesuit, the confessor and friend of the Prince de Cond6 and the author of several books. His ' Histoire Sainte ' is not without merit in the matter of style but it has no intrinsic value. Nevertheless, it was a popular work in its day, as the translation into English published (1653) by the Marquis of Win- chester goes to prove.]

SIR HENRY GARY OF COCKINGTON, DEVON. Has any reader of ' N. & Q.' encountered the name of this loyal cavalier in any con- nexion with the history of the Restoration ? After the death of his third wife, Mary Chichester, at Sydenham, Marystowe, on May 27, 1657, we lose all record of him. John Prince ('Worthies of Devon,' p. 184) says that he died " near about the return of K. Charles II." and " was forced to travel beyond the seas, into foreign countries." Dr. Oliver, arguing from the fact that Carys early emigrated to America, says that Sir Henry went to Virginia, but there seems