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 532 DUNFERMLINE DUNFERMLINE or DUMFERMLINE EARLDOM [S.] i. Alexander Seton, 4th s. of George, 5th Lord T ^ Seton [S.], by Isabel, da. of Sir William Hamilton, of ^' Sorn and Sanquhar, High Treasurer of Scotland. He was k 1555, Mary Queen of Scots being his God- mother,(*) and was ed. at the Jesuits' College at Rome; Prior of Pluscarden 17 Sep. 1565, displaced about 1577, reinstated 1581; professed the Protestant faith on his return to Scotland; P.C. [S.] 1585; a Lord of Session [S.] Extraordinary, 1585/6-87/8; Ordinary (under the style of Lord Urquhart), 1588-93; Lord President, 1593- 1605, being one of the "Octavians" of the Treasury [S.] 1596-97. He was, 4 Mar. 1597/8, cr. LORD FYVIE [S.], with rem., failing heirs male of his body, to his next elder brother, Sir John Seton, of Barns, in like manner; Lord Provost of Edin- burgh, 1 598-1 608; Lord Chancellor [S.], 1605 till his death. On 4 Mar, 1604/5, he was cr. EARL OF DUNFERMLINE [S.] to him and his heirs male. P.C. [E.] 1609; Commissioner to the Pari. [S.] of 16 12. He m., istly, about 1590, and before i July 1592, Lilias, 2nd da. of Patrick (Drummond), 3rd Lord Drummond [S.], by his ist wife, Elizabeth, da. of David (Lindsay), 9th Earl of Crawford [S.]. She d. s.p.tn., 8 May 1 60 1, at Dalgety, co. Fife. Will pr. 16 Jan. 1608/9, at Edinburgh. He m., 2ndly (cont. dat. at Leslie, 27 Oct. 1601), Grizel, sister of the half- blood of John, Earl of Rothes [S.], da. of James Leslie, Master of Rothes, by his ist wife, Margaret, da. of Patrick (Lindsay), Lord Lindsay OF THE Byres [S.]. She J. 6 Sep. 1606. Will confirmed 9 Feb. 1608/9, ^t Edinburgh. He m., 3rdly, 1607, Margaret, sister of John, ist Earl of Tweeddale [S.], da. of James (Hay), Lord Hay of Yester [S.], by Mar- garet, da. of Mark (Kerr), Earl of Lothian [S.]. He d'. 16 June 1622, aged 66, at Pinkie, near Musselburgh, and was iur. at Dalgety, co. Fife. Fun. entry in Lyon ofBce. Will dat. 4 Mar. 1620 to 12 June 1622, pr. 30 Sep. 1625, at Edinburgh. His widow m. (cont. 1633) James (Living- ston), 1st Earl of Callendar [S.], who d. s.p., at Callendar House, and was hir. 25 Mar. 1674, at Falkirk. She d. 30 Dec. 1659, and was /?ur. 20 Jan. i659-6o,('') at Dalgety afsd., with her ist husband. [Charles Seton, sty/ed Lokd Fyvie, s. and h. ap. by 2nd wife, d. young and v.p.] II. 1622. 2. Charles (Seton), Earl of Dunfermline, 6fc. [S.], yst. and only surv. s. and h. by 3rd wife, i. late in Nov. i6i5;('=) sty/ed, v.p., Lord Fyvie. He was, 1639-40, one of the leaders of the army of the Covenanters, but afterwards took an active part for Charles I; High Commissioner to the Gen. Assembly of the Church [S.], C) From her he had the lands of Pluscarden as " ane god-baine gift." V.G. ('') Scots Peerage, quoting the inscription on her coffin plate. V.G. (") His mother was expecting a child shortly in Nov. 161 5, and in a deed of 14 Jan. 1637 the 2nd Earl describes himself as "now of the age of 21 years com- plete." (J. Maitland Thomson). V.G.