Adam maried Eve.

He was surnamed the Protoplast; and on his wife Eve begot

Seth maried Shifkah.

He was the father of the Righteous, and such as called upon the Name of God: and his wife Shifkah was his own coenixed sister; on whom he begot

Enos maried Mahla;

And on her begot

Cainan maried Bilhah;

And on her begot

Mahalaleel maried Timnah;

And on her begot

Jared maried Aholimah;

And on her begot

Enoch maried Zilpah.

This Enoch was translated alive unto the heavens, and was the first that gave occasion to the Apotheosis of the Greeks. On Zil­pah he begot

Methusalah maried Noema.

He lived till he was full 960 yeers of age; and on Noema begot

Lamech maried Ada;

And on her begot

Noah maried Titea.

In the Six hundredth yeer compleat of Noah's age, occurred the universal Deluge. His wife Titea was the daughter of Tubal-Cain, the son of Iubal. On her he begot

Iaphet maried Debora.

To Iaphet's inheritance befel all the Regi­ons of Europe. On Debora he begot

Iavan maried Neginothi.

For his portion, being Iaphet's eldest son, he had all the territories of Greece. His wife Neginothi was the daughter of Arphaxa [...] the son of Sem, Iaphet's second brother, and elder then Cham. After him, for many hun­dreds [Page 5] of yeers together, the Grecians were called Iavanites. On Neginothi he begot

Penuel maried Hottir.

This Penuel was a most intimate friend of Nimrod the mighty hunter, and builder of Babel. On his wife Hottir he begot

Tycheros maried Orpah.

Of this Tycheros, Orpah the daughter of Sabatius Saga, Prince of the Armenians, made choice to be her husband, because of his gallantry and good success in the Wars. On Orpah he begot

Pasiteles maried Axa.

This Axa was the daughter of Samothee King of the Gauls, on whom he begot

Esormon maried Narfesia.

[Page 6]He was Soveraign Prince of Achaia. For his fortune in the Wars, and affability in con­versation, his subjects and familiars surnamed him [...], that is to say, fortunate, and well beloved. After which time, his posterity ever since hath acknowledged him the father of all that carry the name of Urquhart. He had for his Arms, three Banners, three Ships, and three Ladies, in a field Dor; with the picture of a young Lady above the waste▪ holding in her right hand a brandished sword▪ and a branch of myrtle in the left, for his Crest: and for Supporters, two Javanites after the souldier-habit of Achaia, with this Motto in the scroll of his Coat-Armour, [...]: that is, These three are worthy to behold. Upon his wife Narfesia who was Soveraign of the Amazons, he be­got

CRATYNTER.

Cratynter.

He was likewise surnamed [...], ever since have been all the male-race of Eso­mon. [Page 7] He was a victorious Prince; yet all his issue male dying before himself, there succeeded to him in his inheritance his brother German

THRASYMEDES

Thrasymedes maried Goshenni.

On Goshenni he begot

EVIPPOS.

Evippos maried Briageta.

On Briageta he begot

CLEOTINUS.

Cleotinus maried Andronia.

This Andronia was the daughter of Egia­leus Ruler of the Sicyonians. On her he begot

LITOBOROS.

Litoboros maried two wives, Pusena. and Emphaneola.

[Page 8]Yet had he, besides these two Ladies, several other both wives and concubines, as the fashi­on was over the whole world even then, and for the space of above a thousand yeers thereafter: yet, in matter of the Genealogie of this home, no other women are collaterally placed, but such as have been mothers of the Chiefs there­of; or if there be any mentioned, it is onely here and there the most especial, without na­ving regard to any of the rest. Litoboros o [...] Pusena begot

Apodemos.

Although Apodemos was begot on Pusena the daughter of AEmathius Prince of Ma­cedonia; yet to him succeeded his half brother Bathybulos, begotten on Emphaneola the daughter of Tyrus ruler of Thracia.

Bathybulos maried Bonaria;

And on her begot

Phrenedon maried Peninah.

This Phrenedon was in the house of the Pa­ [...]riarch Abraham at the time of the destructi­on of Sodom and Gomorrha. On Penina [...] begot

Zameles maried Asymbleta;

And on her begot

Choronomos maried Carissa.

He on Carissa, who was sister-in-law to Istaevon King of the Germans, begot

Leptologon maried Calaglais;

And on her begot

Aglaestos maried Theoglena;

And on her begot

Megalonus.

He having no children by his wife Primilla, there succeeded to him his uncle

Evemeros maried Pammerissa.

Here is to be remarked, that we are not to regard the difference betwixt the ages of Me­galonus and Aglaestos, which is 29; nor yet that betwixt Megalonus and Evemeros, which is 23: but the difference onely 'twixt Evemeros and Aglaestos, because it retro­grades not the time, but continues in an even outright course upon the track thereof. This Evemeros was six yeers younger then his bro­ther Aglaestos: and on his wife Pammerissa begot

Callophron maried Floridula;

And on her begot

Arthmios maried Chrysocomis;

And on her begot

Hypsegoras maried Arrenopas.

On Arrenopas, who was the daughter of Hercules Lybius, he begot

Autarces maried Tharsalia.

On Tharsalia, who was the sister of Spar­tus that built Lacedemon, he begot

Evages maried Maia;

And on her begot

Atarbes maried Roma;

And on her begot

Pamprosodos maried Termuth.

On this Termuth, who was that daughter of Pharaoh Amenophis which found Moses amongst the bulrushes, and brought him up as if he had been her own childe, he begot

Gethon maried Uegeta;

And on her begot

Holocleros maried Callimeris.

On this Callimeris, who was the daughter of Si [...]eleus the Soveraign of those Countries in Spain which now are called Galicia, Anda­luzia, Murcia, and Granada. He begot

Molin maried Panthea.

This is he that came with Gathelus from [Page 13] Egypt into Portugal, and of whom are de­scended the Clanmolinespick in Ireland. His wife Panthea was the daughter of Deucalion and Pirra, of whom Ovid maketh mention in the first of his Metamorphosis. In that part of Africk which after his name is till this hour called Molinea, by cunning and valour toge­ther he killed in one morning three Lions, the heads whereof, when in a basket presented to his Lady Panthea, so terrified her, that (being quick with childe) for putting her right hand to her left side, with this sudden exclamation, [O Hercules, what is this!] the impression of three Lions heads was found upon the left side of the childe as soon as he was born. How Portugal was so called, after Gathelus; the Scots, after Scota; and that the Scotobrigants were the race of Molin in Spain, is clearly set down in the ample story of the House. Mo­lin on Panthea begot

Epitimon maried Gonima.

This Gonima was the sister of Hiber (after whom Ireland was called Hibernia) and [Page 14] daughter of Gathelus, begotten on Scota; in honour of whom, Epitimon (she being his mo­ther-in-law) after her name, called his second son Scotus; of whose progenie, shortly after, the surname of Scot▪ took its beginning, toge­ther with the Arms which Molin [...] by his valour had acquired on the coast of Africk, and which upon the left side of Epi­timon by nature were imprinted from his mo­thers womb, as hath already been sufficiently enough glanced at in the description of Mo­lin. Then began the old Arms of Urquhart in the house of Esormon (viz. three Banners, three Ships, and three Ladies) to be exchanged into three Lions heads. Epitimon on Goni­wa begot

Hypotyphos maried Ganymena;

And on her begot

Melobolon.

[Page 15]His wife Actosa was the daughter of Chusan Raschataim, whose male-issue Me­lobolon surviving, there succeeded to him his Cousin-germane Propetes, who was begot­ten by Nepenthes the brother of Hypoty­phos, on the Lady Thespesia.

Propetes maried Hypermnestra.

This Hypermnestra was the choicest of Danaus fifty daughters; and on her Prope­tes begot

Euplocamos maried Horatia,

And on her begot

Philophron maried Philumena;

And on her begot

Syngenes.

His wife Accorta bearing him no children, there succeeded to him his uncle

Polyphrades maried Neopis.

This Neopis was the sister of Amphion ruler of Thebes, on whom Polyphrades be­got

Cainotomos maried Thymelica.

Here is onely set down the difference be­tween the ages of Syngenes and Cainotomos, which is 29; and not that of Polyphrades to either of them, as hath been formerly observed in Aglaestos, Magalonus, and Evem [...]ros; because Polyphrades, though p [...]sterior in suc­cession, is elder in yeers; and therefore to re­gard his difference, would but intangle the progress of our Chronological Genealogie. [Page 17] This Cainotomos took to wife Thymelica the daughter of Bacohus, in recompence of his having accompanyed him in the conquest of the Indies. Cainotomos in his return from thence into Greece, passed through the territo­ries of Israel, where being acquainted with Debora the Judge and Prophetess, he received from her a very rich Jewel, which afterwards by one of his succession was presented to Pen­tasilea, that Queen of the Amozons that assist­ed the Trojans against Agamemnon. On his wife Thymelica he begot

Rodrigo maried Ephamilla.

This Rodrigo being invited by his kindred the Clanmolinespick into Ireland, bore rule in that Country all the days of his life, with so much applause and good success, that of him is descended the Clanrurie, of which name there were 26 rulers & Kings of Ireland, before the days of Ferguse the first King of Scots in Scotland. On Ephamilla he begot

Dicarches maried Porrima.

His mariage with Porrima the sister of C [...]enta, Evander's mother, was made in [...]unger yeers, when he travelled from Ire­land into Italy; and on her begot

Exagastos maried Lampedo;

And on her begot

Denapon maried Teleclyta;

And on her begot

Artistes maried Clarabella;

And on her begot

Thymoleon maried Eromena;

And on her begot

Eustochos maried Zocallis;

And on her begot

Bianor maried Lepida;

And on her begot

Thryllumenos.

His wife Metacer as was the daughter of Calcedo the Tyrian that founded Carthage: but he having no sons by her, there succeeded to him his own brother-german

Mellessen maried Nicolia.

This Nicolia, before she was maried to him, travelled from the remote eastern Countries to have experience of the wisdom of Solomon; [...]d by many is supposed to have been the Queen of Sheba. Mellessen nevertheless [...]t some of his children to Ireland and Bri­tain to be brought up with the best of his own father and mothers kindred: the name of the eldest son Mellessen begot on Nicolia, was

Alypos maried Proteusa.

Proteusa was the sister of Eborak who founded the City of York. In the time of this Alypos was Scotland named Olbion; [...] after­wards by an AEolick Dialect termed Albion: the Castle of Edinburgh built (for that Ethus King of the Picts did build it, is fabulous) and the Promontories at Cromartie, called the [...], vulgarly Soters. Alypos on Proteusa begot

Anachlos maried Gozosa;

And on her begot

Homognios maried Uenusta;

And on her begot

Epsephicos.

He begot on his wife Oncumena several sons and daughters; but the sons not living, there succeeded to him his N [...]phew EU­TROPOS, begotten of his brother Phe­renicos, on Prosectica.

Eutropos maried Delotera.

On Delotera, who was the daughter of A­gesilaus, he begot

Coryphaeus maried Tracara;

And on her begot

Etoimos maried Pothina.

On this Pothina, who was Neece to Lycur­gus, and sister to Cabrilaus, he begot

Spudaeos maried Cordata;

And on her begot

Eumestor maried Aretias;

And on her begot

Griphon maried Musurga;

[Page 23]And on her begot

Emmenes maried Romalia;

And on her begot

Pathomachon maried Orthoiusa.

On Orthoiusa he begot

Anepsios maried Recatada.

This Recatada was the daughter of Simon Brek, who was the first crowned King of the Scots in Ireland: and on her Anepsios begot

Auloprepes maried Chariestera;

And on her begot

Corosylos maried Rexeno ra;

And on her begot

Daetalon maried Philerga.

This Daetalon was agnamed Char, the rea­son whereof is set down in the voluminous hi­story of the house, as likewise of the agnames of many of Daetalons predecessors; which, for compendiousness sake, must needs be here o­mitted. Upon Philerga he begot

Beltistos maried Thomyris.

This Beltistos was agnamed Chonchar, for which cause, a certain progeny descended of him, is till this hour called the generation of the Ochonchars; a race truly of great antiquity and renown in the dominion of Ireland. Bel­tistos founded the Castle of Urquhart above Innernasse; which being afterwards compleat­ed by his posterity, hath ever since been called [Page 25] the Castle Vickichonchar. On Thomyris he begot

Horaeos maried Uaronilla;

And on her begot

Orthophron maried Stranella;

And on Stranella begot

Apsicoros maried AEquanima.

On this AEquanima, which was the sister of Marcus Coriolanus, and daughter of Vo­lumnia, he begot

Philaplus maried Barosa;

And on her begot

Magaletor maried Epimona;

And on her begot

Nomostor maried Diosa.

This Diosa was the daughter of Alcibi­ades, and Hipparete. Nomostor, after the la­mentable decease of his father in Law, whom his native Country had so ungratefully used, took his farewel of Greece; and after many dangerous voyages both by Sea and Land, ar­rived at last at the harbour of Ochonchar, now called Cromartie, or Portus Salutis, first found out by his predecessors Alypos and Beltistos, agnamed Chonchar, inhabited by many of his kindred at the time of his landing there, and thereafter all the days of his life honoured with his presence, as Prince of the race. On Diosa he begot

Astioremon maried Bonita,

And on her begot Phronematias. He ma­ [...]ied afterward Aretusa, and on her begot Lutork. This Astioremon, by killing the [...]utlandish King Ethus the first, and first King of the Picts, in Duel, before the face of [...]oth Armies, gained the great battel of Far­ [...]u [...], fought within a mile of Cromartie; the [...]eliques of that stranger-King's Trenches▪ Head-quarters, and Castramentation of his whole Army, being till this day conspicuous to any that passeth that way. He likewise for his [...]alour, honesty, and Eloquence, made proof of at that time, was induced to change his old Motto, & embrace this: [...] that is to say, Mean, speak, & do well; which device, till this hour is kept in the scroll of the Coat-armor of the house of Cromartie. The Lady likewise made use of for a Crest, in [...]tead of a Mirtle branch which before that time she in her left hand caried, from thence forth [...]ore a Palm; which in the Urquharis Arms of the foresaid house is as yet observed. To A­stioremon succeeded his son

Phronematias.

This Phronematias agnamed Choncha [...] dou, had to wise one Panagia; of whom n [...] ­vertheless, having no male-issue that lived [...] any perfection, there succeeded to him his h [...] brother Lutork, begot on Aretusa.

Lutork maried Bendita.

Ferguse the first, at his coming into Olbio [...] after he had in honour of his predecessor G [...] ­thelus▪ given unto his landing place the na [...] of Argile, and called the whole country [...] was to possess, Scotland, after the Scoto­brigants (by Seneca in his Satyrs called Scuto­brigantes, by a Dorick, dialect for Scotobri­gantes, from Brigansa a town in Galici [...] now called Compostella, which the Scots [...] old both built and inhabited: he likewi [...] giveth them the epithet of Caerulei, becau [...] (in my opinion) the most of the inhabitan [...] there, were accustomed, even then, to th [...] wearing of Blew caps) after the Scotogall [...] (of whom our Scots-Irish language is terme [...] [Page 29] Galick, as they from Galicia) and lastly, after [...]ose that had the surname of Scot without [...]y other designation. e Hgave in marriage to [...]utork [...], the Captain General of all [...]s forces, because of his dexterity both in the [...]acedonian and Romish discipline of war, [...]s own sister Bendita; for which cause, the [...]iver upon whose bank the promise was [...]ade, hath ever since been called Urquhart, [...]d the valley or Glen (as they term it there) [...]here the mariage was consummated, Glen­ [...]rquhart, or Glenurchi, and that in honour [...]f the Odocharties, Ochonchars, Clanrurie, [...]cotobrigants, Clanmolinespick, and Esor­ [...]on, who were all of them Lutork's predeces­ [...]rs, and surnamed Urquharts. This Lutork, [...]esides his own ancient inheritance from Cro­ [...]artie to Castle Urquhart, inclusive and se­ [...]eral other Lands successively derived to him [...]om Nomostor, took possession then of the [...]hanedom of Lochaber, with many other ter­ [...]tories of a large extent. On Bendita he [...]egot

Machemos maried Regaletta.

This Machemos was agnamed Chonch [...] Roy, and on Regaletta (who was the daug [...] ­ter of Daephron Gramus, the first of the na [...] of Grame, father of the honourable family [...] Montrose, and founder of the old Town of th [...] title now corruptly called Monross) begot

Stichopaeo maried Isumena.

And on her begot

Epalomenos maried Antaxia;

And on her begot

Tycheros maried Bergola.

He was called Tycheros the second, b [...] fi [...]st that was chief of the name of Urquhar [...] [Page 31] was agnamed Titus; and on Bergola, who was the daughter of Getus King of the Picts, begot

Apechon maried Uiracia;

And on her begot

Enacmes maried Dynastis;

And on her begot

Iavan maried Dalga.

He was named Iavan the second, but first nevertheless so called amongst the heads of the family of Urquhart. On his wife Dalga, (the daughter of Conan Captain of the Bri­gants, and after whom ever since the River run­ning along by Cromartie hath been called Conan) he begot

Lematias maried Eutocusa;

And on her begot

Prosenes maried Corriba;

And on her begot

Sosomenos maried Praecelsa;

And on Praecelsa begot

Philalethes maried Plausidica;

And on Plausidica begot

Thaleros maried Donosa;

[Page 33]And on her begot

Poly [...]nos maried Solic [...]li [...];

And on her begot

Cratesimachos maried Bo [...]ta [...]o [...]a;

And on her begot

Eunoemon maried Calliparia.

This Calliparia was the daughter of Ro­drigo Captain of the Morrays, and first Morray that ever came into Scotland: on whom Eunoemon begot

Diasemos maried Creleuca.

On this Creleuca▪ who was the daughter of [Page 34] Ardgudus Captain of Argyle, he begot

Saphenus maried Pancala;

And on her begot

Bramoso maried Dominella.

This Bramoso, agnamed Timothy, on Do­minella begot

Celanas maried Mundula;

And on her begot

Uistoso maried Pamphais.

This Vistoso, agnamed Gabriel, on Pam­phais begot

Polido married Philtrusa.

This Philtrusa was the daughter of Cla­rence, brother to Findok King of Scotland: on her, Polido begot

Lustroso.

This Lustroso maried Glycerina the daugh­ter of Fincormacus King of Scotland; of whom nevertheless he having no children at all, there succeeded to him his own bro­ther

Chrestander maried Meliglena;

And on this Meliglena begot

Spectabundo maried Philetium.

On this Philetium, who was the daughter [Page 36] of Nectanus King of the Picts, he begot

Philodulos maried Tersa;

And on her begot

Paladino maried Dulcicora.

This Paladino, agnamed Nicolas, upon Dulcicora begot

Comicello maried Gethosyna;

And on Gethosyna begot

Regisato maried Collabella;

And on her begot

Arguto maried Cucn [...]ma;

And on her begot

Nicarchos maried Tortolina.

On this Tortolina, who was the daughter of Arthur of Britain, he begot

Marfidalio maried Ripulita;

And on this Ripulita begot

Hedomenos maried Urbana;

And on her begot

Agenor maried [...]ampula;

[Page 38]This Agenor, agnamed Ibraim, on Lam­pusa begot

Diaprepon maried Uistosa;

And on her begot

Stragayd maried Hermosina;

And on this Hermosina, who was th [...] daughter of Natasil Thane of Athol, be [...] got

Zeron maried Bramata.

This Zeron was agnamed [...]acchus, and [...] he in whose old age for his supposed hospitali­ty to Donald of the Isles, his ancient and mo [...] sta [...]ely Castle of Urquhart was demolished and himself forfeited of his whole inheritanc [...] by Eugenius Octavus King of Scotland [Page 39] Zeron nevertheless on the aforesaid Branata begot

Polyteles maried Zaglopis.

On this Zaglopis, who was the daughter of Cutbert, ruler of the Westsaxons, he begot

Uocompos maried Androlema.

This Vocompos, for his valour and gallan­try in the field, was by King Solvatius resto­red to that part of his Land which is called the shire of Cromartie, together with other parcels of his old inheritance in the Counties of Bu­chan and Ross, and invested him with more priviledges and immunities, to be derived to his posterity, then he had done to any other sub­ject in that dominion, in compensation (as it were) of thrice as many moe Lands, which Eugenius Octavus, father to the said Solva­tius, had taken from his Grandfather Zeron,

and which the said Solvatius was unwilling to cause restore to Vocompos. He had to his second brother, one named Phorbas Urqu­hart, and Hugh to the third; of whom some few hundreds of yeers after that, the names of Forbes and Macky had their beginning. What Holinshed out of Hector Bo [...]ce relates of the origine of the name of Forbes, is spoken at random, without other ground then the meer ambition of the said Boece, for the honour of his own name. That Forbes (by true Or­thographie [...], of which name there was a King of Athens, and several second brothers of the predecessors of this family, of whom, some mention is made in the Chronological legend thereof, it being a name in Greece as commonly made use of, as [...], or such like) should of a name, which then it was, become afterwards a surname to the successors of Phorbas the se­cond brother of Vocompos, occurred meer­ly by reason of the Aphaeretical and Apocopal curtaling of the Syllables, Mack▪ ap▪ and son, for the quicker and more expedite deliverie in the expression of those, that, without regard

of surnames, were pleased to designe men by their patr [...]ymical tides: by means of which scurvy custom; too much che [...]ished, as yet, in many parts of both Scotland and Wales, the Forbeses since they began to have two several Lords of that name besides many other very especial Knights and Gentlemen of good estates and fortunes) becoming almost forgetful of the stock from whence they descended, would se [...] up a Genarchie by themselves, although, by the ordinary rules of Heraldry, their very Arms do sufficiently declare their cadency. Nor need we think strange, why they are cal­led Phorbas, or Forbes, and not Mack. Phor­bas, Ap. Phorbas, or Phorbasson; because, for the reason before deduced, not onely it, but likewise very many other more vulgar names, such as George, Henry, Alexander, An­drew, Wat, Tom, Gib, Dick, Peter, Iames, &c. pass for surnames, over the whole Isle of Britain, in the mouths of all; of whom not any, for the proper and peculiar designation, of several thousands of its inhabitants, is able to afford any other cognominal deno­mination. Vocompos was the first in the [Page 42] world that had the Bears heads to his Arms [...] being induced to exchange, by the instiga­tion King of Solvatius, his Armes of thre [...] Lyons heads, for the three Bears heads razed [...] because of the great exploit, in presence of the King, done by him and his two foresaid bro­thers, in killing one morning three wild Bears, in the Caledonian Forrest: the supporters were also changed into two Grey-hounds, th [...] Crest and Impresa remaining still the same a [...] it was since the days of Astioremon. Vocom­pos, upon Adrolema the daughter of Sciol [...] Douglas, who was the first of that most no­ble family, begot

Carolo maried Trastevole.

This Trastevole was an Italian Lady, and daughter to William, brother to Achai [...] King of the Scots. On her Carolo begot

Endymion maried Suaviloqua;

[Page 43]And on her begot

Sebastian maried Francolina;

And on her begot

Lawrence maried Matilda;

And on her begot

Olipher maried Allegra;

And on her begot

Quintin maried Winnifred;

And on her begot

Goodwin maried Dorothy;

[Page 44]This Goodwin, agnamed Cordat [...], on Do­rothy begot

Frederick maried Lawretta.

He had to his first wife, Castisa the daugh­ter of Banco, Than [...] of Lochabber: but she had no sons to him. To his second wife, he took Lauretta, the daughter of Patrick D [...]mbar, Thane and Earl of March; And on her begot

Sir Iasper maried Genivieve.

This Iasper, agnamed Soldurio, was the [...]enth son begot betwixt Frederick and Lauretta, without the intermixture of a fe­ [...]ale, and was said to, have had the dexterity, by a single touch of his hand, to cure the dis­ [...]lately called the Kings-evil. He was, for [...] valou [...], dubbed Knight, by Malcol [...] [...], at Forfar, in the yeer of our Lord 10 [...]8: in whose reign, began the sur­ly

names, even of those Scots that were original­ly Albionites, by an express command from the King, to be more heedfully regarded the [...] formerly they had been; and that by dis [...] ­volving the preposited names of the respective owners, from that patronimical confus [...] which till this hour is observed in the High­lands of that Nation, under the designation of Mack before the fathers name (as the Welsh men use their Ap) in saying Mac-Donald, Mackie, Mackain (and so [...]orth, through all other names, which, either at christenings, or lustrations, have accordingly been given to their ancestors of the male-kind) for which, translatitiously, both in England, and the Low-Countries of Scotland, we by an inveterate custom derived from thence, do say as yet, Donaldson, Hughson, Iohnso [...], &c. vicecognomentally distinguishing such persons, by an especial sillable in the rear of the word, that represents the Sire or prog [...] ­tor; not much unlike to the manner of the Greeks, whose fashion was to denominate the successors of AEacus, Philippus, Hercules, &c. by those Petronymicals, AEacedes, Phi­lippides, [Page 46] Herculides, and so forth. He on his wife Genevieve begot

Sir Adam maried Marjorie.

This Sir Adam, agnamed Ardito, was first of the name of Adam that was chief of the family of Urguhart. He was Knight­ed by King Edgar at his Coronation at Scone, anno 1101. On his wife Marjorie who was the daughter of Grissin Prince of Wales, he begot

Edward maried Iane.

This Edward, agnamed Philotimos, be­got on Iane, (the sister of Sir Alexander▪ Caron who was the first that ever was cal­led Scrimjour) a son, named

Richard maried Anne.

[Page 47]This Richard; agnamed Dichoso, on Anne begot

Sir Philip maried Magdalene.

This Sir Philip, agnamed Periergos, was knighted by King William (agnamed for his animosity The Lion) in the yeer 1186. On his wife Magdalene, who was the daughter of Gilcrist Earl of Angus, he begot

Robert maried Girsel.

This Robert, agnamed De nova sede, upon Girsel, the daughter of Keith Marshal, begot.

George maried Marie.

This George, agnamed Organder, had on Mary the daughter of Crawford Lindsay, a [Page 48] son named

Iames maried Sophia.

This Iames, agnamed A [...]ol [...]stanas, beg [...] on his wife Sophia, the daughter of Ma [...]du [...] Earl of Fif [...],

David maried Eleonore.

This David, agnamed Polydorus, on E­leonore, a daughter of the house of Seaton, begot

Francis maried Rosalind.

This Francis, agnamed Philogynes, bego [...] on Rosalind, the daughter of Gilbert Hay of Arrol, a son named

William maried Lillias.

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His first wife was Lillias, the daughter of Hugh Earl of Rosse: to his second wife, he took Violet Cumming, the daughter of Iohn Cumming▪ Earl of Buchan, and Lord of Straboghie, at which mariage Hugh Earl of Ross, was so incensed, that he begged of King Robert the Bruce, the gift of his forfeiture; be­cause the Cumming had been disloyal to him, whatever the Kings facility was, this William Urquhart caried himself so lovingly towards King Robert, that when almost all Scotland was possest by King Edward's faction, and his Lands at Cromartie altogether overrun by them, and his house Garrisoned and victualed, with three yeers provision of all necessaries for one hundred men, he by a stratagem gained the Castle, and with the matter of fourty men, keept it out against the forces of Edward, for the space of seven yeers and a half, during which time, all his Lands there were totally wasted, and his Woods burnt; so that having nothing then he could properly call his own, but the mote-hill onely of Cromartie, which he fiercely maintained against the enemies; he was agnamed Gulielmus De monte alto, at

last William Wallace came to his relief (but, as I conceive, it was the brothers son of the re­nowned William) who in a little den, within two miles of Cromartie (till this hour cal­led Wallace den) killed six hundred of King Edward's unfortunate forces. Afterwards raising the siege from about the mote-hill of Cromartie, by the assistance of his namesake, the other William, the shire of Cromartie was totally purged of the enemy: and shortly after by King David, son to the said King Robert, confirmed upon Adam, son to the a­foresaid William, with all priviledges, royal­ties and immunities, that to the said William formerly did belong, which the Earl of Ross consented unto, upon whose daughter, Lillias by name, the said William bagot

Adam maried Brigid.

This Adam, who was Adam the third, but second amongst the chiefs of the house of Urquhart was agnamed Philalbianax, be­cause of his love to the King of Scots. On [Page 51] Brigida, the daughter of Robert Fleeming of Cummernald, he begot

Iohn maried Agnes.

This Iohn agnamed Aroimon, on Agnes, the daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsey of Dahousie, begot

Sir William maried Susanna.

This Sir William, being the second of that name, was Knighted by King Robert the se­cond (who before his Coronation was named Iohn) in the yeer of Christ 1416. On his wife Susanna, the daughter of Forbes of that ilk, he begot

William.

This William, the third of that name took to wife one Elze, the daughter of Pitstigo, [Page 52] but having no issue male of her, there succeed­ed to him his own brother German

Alexander maried Catherine.

This Alexander, the first of that name, was agnamed Ab imo clivo, before he attain­ed to be chief of the family of the Urqu­harts, from this Alexander's second son, is descended lineally, that learned and valourous Gentleman, Collonel Iohn Urquhart, now in Germany, who for many yeers together, most faithfully discharged the duty of Lievtenant Collonel to the Queen Regnant of Swedeland. Upon his wife Catharine, who was a daughter of the house of Finlatour, he begot

Thomas maried Helen.

He was agnamed Paterhemon, because he had of his wife Helen Abernethie, a daugh­ter of my Lord Salton, five and twenty sons, all men, and eleven daughters all maried wo­men; seven of those sons were killed at the [Page 53] battel of Pinckie, and of some of those o­thers of them that travelled with great gallan­try to Forrain Countries, is descended (as I am informed) that worthy Knight in Devonshire; called Sir Iohn Urquhart, who both for his considerable fortune, and far greater merit, is highly renowned in the south parts of England, as likewise several families neer Carlile, de­signed by the name of Urquhart, of such e­stimation there, that (as I was told) some of them not long ago, have been Majors of the City, and Sheriffs of the County, to this Thomas, succeeded his son

Alexander maried Beatrice.

This Alexander, the second of that name, was called Obrimos, the fourth son of this A­lexander and the foresaid Beatrice, named Iohn, who afterwards was better known by the title of Tutor of Cromartie; was over all Britain renowned for his deep reach of natu­ral wit, and great dexterity in acquiring of many Lands and great possessions, with all mens applause. Upon this Beatrice Innes, [Page 54] daughter of Achintoule, he begot

Walter maried Elizabeth.

This Walter, who was agnamed Exaftal­locrinas, because he judged of other men by himself, upon Elizabeth Mackenzie daugh­ter to Seaforte (then designed Mackenzie of that Ilk) begot

Henry maried Elizabeth.

This Henry agnamed Acompos, on Eli­zabeth Ogilvy, daughter of Bamf, begot

Sir Thomas maried Christian.

This Sir Thomas the second of that name, was Knighted by King Iames at Edinburgh, in the yeer 1617. And upon his wife Chri­stian Elphinstoun, who as yet liveth, and is the daughter of Alexander Lord Elphinstoun, [Page 55] he begot