A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
Bethune,Archbishop of Glasgow, nephew of theseventh laird of Balfour, who died in 1603,tells us that, amongst other considerablegentlemen of quality who came to Scotlandin 1449, in tlie retinue of Mary, princess ofGueldres, then married to James the Second,was one Monsieur de Bethune, for whomthe… … BHTHIINE, OF BALFOUR. 377 heiress of the baron of Balfour, in Fife,which gave rise to the family of Uktiiune-Uau-oiik, and the Bkthuni-.s of Scotland. This indefinite and uncircumstantiatedaccount. Monsieur dv. Chesne, author of theGenealogy of the House of Bethune, inFrance, illustrates, by…
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