STEWART Earl of ORKNEY.
1. SIR ROBERT STEWART of Strath∣don, a natural son of king James V. obtained a grant of the crown lands of Ork∣ney and Zetland from queen Mary, in 1565.
King James VI. erected these lands into an earldom, and created this sir Robert, earl of Orkney, by patent dated 28th October 1581.
He then got charters under the great seal, terrarum de Orkney et Zetland,* 1.1 cum insulis ad easd. s••ectan. also the island of Canna, &c. &c. Roberto comiti de Orkney, &c. in 1581 and 1582.
He married lady Jean Kennedy, daughter of Gilbert fourth earl of Cassilis,* 1.2 by whom he had four sons, and four daughters.
1. Patrick, his heir.
2. John, lord Kincleven, and earl of Car∣rick, vide page 132d of this work.
3. Sir James Stewart, knight, who was one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to king James VI. and died without issue.
4. Sir Robert Stewart, who got a charter under the great seal, of several lands in 1600.
1st daughter, lady Mary, married to Pa∣trick, seventh lord Gray.
2. Lady Jean, married to Patrick, first lord Lindores.
3. Lady Elizabeth, married to sir James Sinclair of Murthel, ancestor of the earl of Caithness.
4. Lady Barbara, married to—Hal∣cro of that ilk, of the island of South-Ro∣naldsay in the Orkneys.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. PATRICK earl of Orkney, who marri∣ed a daughter of William lord Livingston, and got charters under the great seal,* 1.3 Patri∣cio comiti de Orkney, totius comitatus et dominii de Orkney et Zetland, &c. &c. in the years 1599 and 1600.
He became a very turbulent subject, and at last broke out into open rebellion against his lawful sovereign, who had been his great benefactor, for which he was apprehended, tried for treason, ••ound guilty, condemned, and beheaded at Edinburgh, on 6th February 1614, whereby the title of Orkney again returned to the crown.