32 GLENOAIRX. Campbell, of Glenurehy, by Catharine, da. of William (Ruthven), Loud Ruthvsn [S.] She d. June llilO. Fun. entry in Lyon office. lie m. secondly (before 14 July 1612) Agnes, widow of Sir George Preston, sister of James, Earl ok C.mu.islk, da. of Sir James Hay, of Kingask. He was living 26 April 1621. YIII. 1022? S. William (Cunningham), Earl op Glenc.uhn, &g. [S.l. s. and h., by first wife, s'l/ted v.p. Loim KiLMAUHS, Master OF QlekoaIKS. He was served heir to bis mother, 22 June 1611. He inc. to the peerage [8.] about 1622. He m. about 1609 Janet, da. of Mark (Ker), 1st Eaui. OF Lothian [S.], by Margaret, da. of John (Maxwell), Loud Heeuiks [S-] He d. Oct. 1631. Fun. entry in Lyon office. IX. 1631. 9. William (Cunningham), Eahl of Glen cairn, &c. [S.], s. anil h., b. about 1610 ; styled Lord Kilmaiiis after his Cither's accession to the Earldom. He sue. to the peerage [S.J, Oct. 1631. The King, in favour of him his " heirs and successors " on 21 July 10:57, coufirmed " secundum validititateni"(') the original grant of the Earldom in 14S8. In 1639 he was a Royalist; P.O. and Commissioner of the Treasury, 1641, and opposed sending help to the English Pari, in 1613. However, in 1646, he was made by Pari. Lord Justice Gen. of which office he was deprived in 1648, having entered into the " engagement " to rescue the King. The Pari., on 2 March 1649, passed an aci to annul bis patent of Earldom. In 1651 he was a member of the committee of estates. From 1653 to 1654 he was commander of the forces in Scotland for Charles II.; was arrested in 1655 and excepted out of Cromwell's act of " grace " lie promoted the Itestoralioii ; was P.C. ; Sheriff for Ayrshire and Chancellor of Ghuguw Univ. in 1660 ; I.oitn Chancellor [S.], 1661-64. He hi. firstly Anne, 2d da. and coheir of James (Ouilvy), 1st Earl ok Fixw.ater [S.], by his first wife, Elizabeth, da. of Andrew ( Leslie i, Earl OF Kothks [S.] He m. secondly Margaret, widow of John (May), 1st BaRL OF TwekddaI.E [S.], who d. lCf>3, da. of Alexander (Montoomkrik), EabLOF Eiil.lNToi N [S.] by his first wife, Anne, da. of Alexander (Livingstone), 1st EaIIL OF LlNI.ITIhanv [S.] He d. at Helton, co. Haddington, 30 May 1644, ill his 64th year, ami was bur. 28 July, at St. Gibs', Edinburgh. Fun. entry at Lyon office. His widow (by whom he had no issue) was b. 2 March 1617, and (/. at Edinburgh 25 July 1665. Fun. entry at Lyon office. [William Cunningham, styled Lonu Kiuiaurs, 1st e. and b. up. by first wife. He d. uniu. and v.p. before the age of 17.] [James Cunningham, styled Loud Kilmauus, 2d but 1st surv. t=. ami h. ap. by first wife. He m. Elizabeth, 2d da. and coheir of William (Hamilton), 2d Dike ok Hamilton [S.] He rt. v.p. before 1664, and s.p. His widow, who had a jointure of 8,000 marks, m. Sir David C'inninouau, of Robertland, and was living in 1679.] however, on 11 Feb. 1617, bad this decree of red union itself " reduced," thus regaining their ascendancy Oil 1he roll, till by a "duplicate action of reduction " they were, 19 Jan. 1618, again postponed to Gleiicairn. They again appealed to Pari, who by- order 15 Feb. 1649, demanded the Ear] of Gleiicairn to pioduca his patent, and subsequently took on itself to anvvl " hia potent of Earldom, May 1488." This procedure, however, was, in 1674, "utterly disregarded" by the Court of Session " finding it against law, (and with the Pari, that entertained it) to be fairiy rescinded." Accordingly " the Earls of Glencaini, obviously in terms of the decision of the Session in 1648, tiuly the regulating one, were ranked before Eglinton and his confederates nfter the Restoration. " Bee " Riddttt," pp. 11-13. It may be observed that (passing over " Caithness " the origin of which is obscure) the creations of Eglintoun, Montrose, and Cassillis, are all a/la 1505, so that even if the date of 1503 (instead of 1488) be assigned to Glencairn it would have precedence over them . ( a ) Thus " the confirmation being [by these words so] strangely qualified added nothing more than it imported and purely left things in their pristine condition." See "JtiddeUr?. 821.
