re: Source of Casket Letters transcription, "The Letters In The Casket"
http://ladyhedgehog.hedgie.com/casketletters.html"Sir James Hamilton came to meet me, who told me that at another tyme he went his way when he heard of my comming, and that he sent unto him Houstoun, to tell him that he wold not have thought, that he wold have followed and acompany himself with the Hamiltons. He answered that he was not come but to see me; and that he would not follow Stuart nor Hamilton, but my commandment. He prayed him to go speak to him; he refuses it.
The Lord Luce, Houstoun and the sonne of Caldwell (relative of Mure of Cauldwell killed by Houstoun clan ?), and about xlty horse came to meet me that he was sent to one day o'law from the father, which shold be this day against the signing of his own hand, which he has, and that, knowing of my comming, he hath delayed it, and hath prayed him to go see him, which he hath refused, and give aith that he will suffer nothing at his hands. Not one of the town is omce to speak with me, which makith me to thkn that they be his, and they so speakith well of them, at least his sonne."
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Sir John Mure, 5th of Caldwell (d by 1538)
..m. Janet Stewart (dau of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox – relative of Queen Mary’s husband ?)
a. John Mure of Caldwell (d c1544)
............At this stage, the main sources disagree.
............Crawfurd reports a John who in 1539 married Christian Ross ,
............then his son Sir John married Isabel Montgomery.
...........Crawfurd does not show a John as marrying Janet Kennedy,
............and shows William of Glanderston as son of the younger son of the John who married Isabel Montgomery.
.............We follow BLG1952 which is supported by Commoners.
..............m1. Isabel Montgomery (dau of Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Eglinton)
b. Agnes Mure
m. Patrick Montgomery of Giffen
c. Elizabeth Mure
m. William Ralston of Ralston
d.+ other issue –
......Alexander of Kittochside (dsp),
......Robert Mure (d 11.04.1551), (killed by Houstoun clan ?)
......William, Archibald