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Title: Chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Atholl, John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, Duke of, 1840-1917 Anderson, Jane. Chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families Atholl, George Iain Murray, Duke of, 1931- Chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families Subjects: Atholl, Dukes of Tullibardine family Murray family Publisher: Edinburgh : Privately printed at the Ballantyne Press Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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Text Appearing Before Image: one of the witnesses to Jean Murraysmarriage in 1630 was David Murray, described as son to thelate Earl of Tullibardine and servant to the Earl of Atholl. Another son, James Murray, witnessed a bond of cautionin Edinburgh, 7 August 1635. Whether he was legitimate ornot is unknown.^ June 23, 1614.—John, Earl of Perth, William, Earl ofTullibardine, and James, Lord Madderty, appeared before theCouncil, and declared that they carried no grudge nor mis-contentment against each other for the slaugrhter of the lateMr. John Murray, son of the late Oliver Murray in Castleton,committed by Gawin Drummond of Culdees, and that theywald hald hand to the persute and apprehensioun of the saidGawin, and exhibitioun of him befoir the Justice to be punistfor the said slaughter.- October 5.— The quhilk day, in presence of the Lordis ofSecreit Counsell, compeirit personalie George Logane of Bonny-toun, and actit and oblist him and his airis, as cautionair and Register of the Privy Council of Scotland.

Text Appearing After Image: WILLIAM, 2ND EARL OF TULLIBARDINE d. 1626 1617 OF ATHOLL AND TULLIBARDINE 91 souirtie for Dame Marie, Countesse of Athoill, and JamesStewart, hir husband, that they sail not resoirt nor repair toEngland without licence of his Majesteis Counsell had andobtenit to that effect, under the pane of ane thowsand poundis ;and the said Countesse and hir said husband, being personaliepresent, oblist thame and thair airis to warrand and releve thairsaid cautionair of the premisis. ^ It is somewhat difficult to understand what happened aboutthe Earldom of Atholl after Earl James subscribed the bond tothe King in 1608, stating that he would dispose of it for aprice. It appears that negotiations were at once commencedwith his brother-in-law, William, Master of Tullibardine, as themost likely and proper person to obtain the Earldom ; and thatin 1611 the King granted him a commission of Justiciary overthe district of Atholl, and he was probably then acting in placeof the deposed Earl; and in January

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