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JAMES STUART, Eldest Son of King James the First of Scotland, was born together with his Brother Alexander on the fourteenth day of October, in the year one thousand four hundred and thirty: And being scarce seven years of Age when his Father Died, was Crowned King of Scot∣land at the Monastery of St. Cross,
(Vulgo, Holy-rood-house) in Eden∣burgh by the Name of James the Se∣cond. The first part of whose Reign was spent in composing the Domestick jarrs and differences amongst his Nobles, afterwards he wholly bent his mind to War against the English; and was himself at the head of the Army that sat down before the Castle of Ror∣bourgh, (at that time in possession of the English) where being unhappily upon one of the Batteries, at the dis∣charge of a great Ordnance, which fatally burst in pieces, he was there∣with slain on the thitd day of August, in the year one thousand four hundred and sixty, in the Thirteth year of his Age, being Interred in the Abbey of St. Cross at Edenburgh. He Mar∣ried Mary the Daughter of Arnold Egmont Duke of Gelderland, in the year one thousand four hundred forty and eight, a Lady of singular Modesty, who likewise departed this Life on the sixteenth day of November, in the year one thousand four hundred sixty
and six, and found Sepulcher in the Colledge of the Holy Trinity of her own Foundation at Edenburgh; by whom he left Issue, JAMES his El∣dest Son, who was King of Scotland, ALEXANDER second Son, was crea∣ted Duke of Albany and Earl of March, a man sufficiently experienced in the strange unconstancy of Fortune, who having been thrice banished, re∣turn'd twice into his Country again, esteemed and in reputation; but the third time being in Exile in France, as he was running at Tilt with Lewis Duke of Orleans, received his Mortal wound in the year one thousand four hundred eighty and three, and was bu∣ried in the Celestines at Paris; he was twice Married, his first Wife was the Earl of Orkneys Daughter, by whom he had a Son named Alexander that was Bishop of Murrey and Abbot of Scoone; his second Lady (whom he Married when he went first into France) was Anne Daughter to Ber∣trand Earl of Bulloign, who dying
the year before her Husband, in the year one thousand four Hundred eigh∣ty and two, left Issue only one Son named John, who (upon the resignati∣on of his Half-Brother Alexander when he entered into Religion) was Duke of Albany and Earl of March, as likewise Governour of the Realm, and Tutor to King James the Fifth his Kinsman; being slain by the Faction of the Hamiltons. JOHN youngest Son of King James the Second, for speaking words derogating from the Honour of his Brother James when he was King, was confined to the Castle of Craig-miller, where growing di∣stemper'd in his mind, the King pitty∣ing his Condition, order'd him to be remov'd to the Cannons-gate in Eden∣burgh for Cure, where (whether through the Unskillfulness or Negli∣gence of the Chirurgions who let him Blood? or through his own obstinacy or wilfulness?) he bled to death, in the month of December, in the year one thousand four hundred and eighty,
having no Issue. MARGARET, alias MARIAN, was first Marrried to Tho∣mas (Eldest Son of Robert) Boyd (who was Governour of Scotland) created Earl of Arran; he fled together with his Lady into Burgundy where he died an Exul, and was buried at Ant∣warp, under a Noble Tomb erected there for him by Charles Duke of Bur∣gundy; (tho others say he died at Florence of an untimely death.) He had two Children by his Wife in his Banishment, both born at Antwarp. James Boyd, who returning into Scot∣land, was killed by Hugh Montgomery of Eglington. And Grecile Boyd, first Married to the Earl of Cassiles, and after to the Lord Forbes, but by them had no Issue. After the return of the Lady Margaret (before the death of her Husband) into Scotland, her Brother King James Confined her, caused her to Sue out a Divorce, and Re-married her to James Hamilton, and gave him the Earldom of Arran, whose Posterity are living at this day.
CECILY, youngest Daughter of King James, died unmarried.
King James the seccond bare for his Im∣press or Device, A Coronet placed on a Mount of Earth; a Sword the point downward, and Crucifix pla∣ced in the form of a Roman Capital V issuing therefrom: The word, PRO LEGE ET GREGE.