The genealogies of the high-born Prince & Princess, George and Anne of Denmark, &c. shewing the lineal descent of these two noble and illustrious families : with their matches, issue, times of death, places of sepulchre, impresses, devices, &c. from the year of grace M. to this present year, MDCLXXXIV ...

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The genealogies of the high-born Prince & Princess, George and Anne of Denmark, &c. shewing the lineal descent of these two noble and illustrious families : with their matches, issue, times of death, places of sepulchre, impresses, devices, &c. from the year of grace M. to this present year, MDCLXXXIV ...
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H. K. (Henry Keepe), 1652-1688.
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1684.
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Anne, -- Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714.
George, -- Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653-1708.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
Princes -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
Princesses -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
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11. James V. King of Scotland.

JAMES STUART, eldest Son living of King James the fourth, was born on the 11th. day of April, Anno Do∣mini One thousand five hundred and twelve, in the King's Palace at Luith∣go, and crown'd on the 21st. of Sep∣tember the year following, by the name of James the fifth King of Scotland. In his minority He and the Realm were governed by his Mother the Queen-Dowager, during her Widowhood, according to the will of K. James the Fourth; Afterwards his Grand-father's Brother's Son, John Duke of Albany, was both his Tutor and Governour until he came to mature age: and then perceiving a powerful Faction arising

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amongst his Nobles, he endeavoured to divert their minds by waging War with the English; when coming to his Castle of Falkland, and hearing the ill success his Forces had on the Borders, grew so troubled and dissatisfied, that he fell sick and died for grief thereof, on the 13th. day of December, Anno Domini One thousand five hundred forty two, being buried in the Mona∣stery of St. Cross by the Lady Mag∣dalen his first Wif▪ Daughter to Fran∣cis the French King, by whom he had no Children; wherefore, five months after her death, he espoused the La∣day Mary of Lorrain, (Sister to Fran∣cis, and Daughter of Rhene Duke of Gnise, and Widow of the Duke of Longeville) viz. on the 7th. of July, Anno Domini One thousand five hun∣dred thirty nine, by whom he had JAMES, Prince of Scotland and of the Isles, born in the month of February, Anno Domini One thousand five hun∣dred thirty nine, and died at St. An∣drews the year following; ARTHUR,

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a second Son, who deceased within a month; and MARY, a Daughter, af∣terwards Queen of Scotland. This Mary of Lorrain was a Lady of excel∣lent Perfections, who being quite tir'd and wearied out (after the death of her Husband) with Foreign Wars and Do∣mestick Differences, during the mino∣rity of her Daughter, at length resigned up her Soul to Him who gave it, on the 10th. day of June, in the Castle of Edinburgh, Anno Domini One thou∣sand five hundred and sixty.

Impress or Device.

King James the fifth in the beginning of his Reign took for his Impress or Device, A Whale swimming from the shoar in∣to the Sea, and looking back on the Sword-fish following just at her back: The word, URGET MAJORA. After∣wards his Device was, A sharp-pointed Pyramis standing on three Globes, whose base was fixed in the midst of a most turbulent and tempestious Sea; on the very point of the Pyramis was placed a Coronet, Winds, Hail, Rain,

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Thunder, Lightening, and a violent Storm, darting themselves against the Crown▪ The word, ADHUC STAT.

Mary of Lorrain his Queen had for Device, A Phaenix burning her self in a Nest of Spices: The word, EN MA FINGIT MON COMMENCEMENT.

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