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 200 COMPLETE PEERAGE argyll to side with England, Being one of the first Scottish nobles to adopt the cause of the reformed religion, he became, in 1557, one of the Lords of the Congregation. He w., istly, before 26 Mar. 1529, (") Helen, ist da. of James (Hamilton), ist Earl of Arran [S.], by his 2nd wife, Janet, da. of Sir David Betoun. To her, for her life, he resigned his barony of Menstrie, CO. Clackmannan, on 27 Aug. 1529. He ;»., 2ndly, 21 Apr. 1 541, at the Priory of Inchmahome, Margaret, da. of William (Graham), 3rQ Earl of Menteith [S.], by Margaret, da. of John Moubray, of Barnbougle. He m., 3rdly, before 23 Jan. 1546, Catharine Maclean. C*) He d. between 21 Aug. and 2 Dec. 1558, " in tempore congregationis " at Dulnynn, (.'' Dunoon) and was bur. at Kilmun. His widow w., 2ndly, about 1559, Callough (or Calvagh) O'Donnell, whose creation, as Earl of Tyrconnell [I.], was ordered by Queen Elizabeth 27 May 1561, though this was never carried out. He J. Dec. 1567. She w., 3rdly, shortly before 6 Apr. 1575, when her m. cont. is mentioned in a disposition of lands to herself, John Stewart, of Appin, who d. in or shortly before 1595. V. 1558. 5. Archibald (Campbell), Earl OF Argyll, fffc. [S.], s. and h. by ist wife, b. about 1532. In 1552 he had a grant of the hereditary offices on his father's resignation. In 1558 he had a charter (from Francis and Mary) of the office of Justiciar of Scotland for life, confirmed, by Queen Mary, in 1561, but in 1565 he appeared in arms against her ; he also participated in the plot for Darnley's murder, but afterwards supported the cause of the Queen, for whom he fought at Langside, 13 May 1568, being appointed her Lieut, on the day of that battle, and exhibiting incapacity and irresolution. P.C. 1571. In 1572 he came to terms of accommodation with the Regent Morton, and on 15 Jan. 1572/3 was made Chancellor [S.], for life. He w., istly, (cont. dat. I July 1553) Jean, illegit. da. of James V, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Bethune, of Creich. She was present with the Queen at the murder of Rizzio, 9 Mar. 1566. In that same year, also, she stood proxy for Queen Elizabeth, as Godmother to James VI. The Earl was censured by the Gen. Assembly in Dec. 1567, for having separated from her. She, who continued a Catholic, was taken prisoner at the surrender of Edinburgh Castle, 28 May 1573. She had endeavoured to stipulate that she should not be surrendered to her husband, fearing to come to " a hard end " at Inveraray. From her he obtained a divorce " for desertion, " 23 June 1573. C) In Aug. 1573 he ;«., 2ndly, (cont. dat. 5 Aug. 1573) Janet, da. (*) See note " b " on previous page. n Hist. MSS. Com., 4th Rep., Part i, p. 477. (') This is the first case in Scotland of a divorce being obtained for " non- adherence. " In 1572 the Earl had obtained a decree of 'adherence,' and on 25 Apr. 1573 she was excommunicated. On 30 Apr. following he obtained an Act of Pari, falsely declaring the law as to non adherence entitling to a divorce to have existed since Aug. 1560, and the divorce was granted as stated in the text. The Earl's interest with the party of the Reformation, as also that of the father of his new wife, tended to their being able to carry this measure. However, perhaps owing to the above fraud, it was not fully recognized after the Earl's death, and the countess