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 ARGYLL COMPLETE PEERAGE 203 OF Morton [S.], by Agnes, da. of George (Leslie), 4th Earl of Rothes [S.]. She, who was b. 1574, d. 3 May 1607. He w., andly, 30 Nov. 16 10, at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, Anne, da. and eventually coh. of Sir William Cornwallis, of Brome, Suffolk, by his ist wife, Lucy, da. and coh. of John (Neville), Lord Latimer. She was distinguished as an authoress of some note. She d. at the Earl's house, in Drury Lane, Midx., 12, and was bur. 13 Jan. 1634/5, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. Fun. certif. at the Coll. of Arms, London. (") He d., in Oct. or Nov. 1638, in London, aged about 63. Will dat. 9 Oct., pr. 29 Nov. 1638, in the Commissary Court of London. Vin. 1638. 8 and i. Archibald (Campbell), Earl of MARQUESSATErS.l Argyll f^fc [S.] s. and h., being only s. by ist ^ ^ wire, b. between Aug. 1 605 and Apr. 1 607, pro- I. 1 641 bably in 1607. Matric. at St. Andrew's 15 Jan. to 1622. In 1 61 8, his father having left the king- 1 66 1 . dom, the care of the Western Highlands devolved on him, and to him, being a Protestant, his father was directed to make over all his estates. (^) In 1625 the office of Justice General [S.] was conferred on him and his successors, Earls of Argyll, but in 1628 it was resigned by him to the King. P.C. 12 June 1628. On 14 Jan. 1634, he was (under the style of " Lord Lorn ") one of the Extra- ordinary Lords of Session. On his accession to the Earldom he subscribed the " Covenant " ; in 1639 he sent 500 Highlanders to swell the coven- anting force at Aberdeen, and in 1640, in the cause of the " Covenant, " he carried fire and sword through Atholl, Badenoch, and Angus. But when Charles I came to Scotland, Aug. 1641, he made his peace with him, and was cr., 15 Nov. 1641, MARQUESS OF ARGYLL [S.], a pension of £1000 a year being, at the same time, settled upon hirn. Soon afterwards he again joined the Covenanters, but was signally defeated at Inverlochy, 2 Feb. 1644/5, ■^"'^ ^^ Kilsyth, 15 Aug. 1645, by Montrose. In Oct. 1648 he conducted Cromwell to Edinburgh, where the " Covenant " was renewed. He assisted, however, in bringing Charles II to Scotland in June 1650, C) and placed the Crown on his head at Scone, i Jan. 1650/1, (*) James Campbell, her 1st s., was {v.p.), on 22 Feb. 1626, cr. Lord of KiNTi'RE [S.] " to him, his heirs male and successors in that Lordship. " He was afterwards, 1642, cr. Earl of Irvine and Lord of Lundie [S.], with rem. to the heirs male of his body. On his death the title of" Lord of Kintyre " [S.] was inherited, under the spec, rem., by his br., the Marquess of Argyll [S.]. (*) On this occasion his father is reported by Clarendon to have given the fol- lowing account of him to the King. " Sir, I must know this young man better than you can do : you have brought me low that you may raise him, which I doubt you will live to repent ; for he is a man of craft and subtlety and falsehood, and can love no man ; and if ever he finds it in his power to do you a mischief he will be sure to do it. " V.G. Q A letter to him from Charles II, dat. 24 Sep. 1650, is extant, promising to make him a Duke and K.G., and Gent, of the Bedchamber, " on the word of a King ! " V.G.