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Francis Stewart Hepburn, son of Jean Hepburn Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell.
The last statment is not from Burkes, who ends his list with James, 4th Earl. I give it with the authority of the "National Cyclopidia of biography" (British) - a very comprehensive work in about 72 octavo volumes. for further explanation see the account of Francis Hepburn given later.
On account of distinguished services at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1485, King James IV of Scotland made Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hales (HOLES?), the Earl of Bothwell. These Hepburns were of the Ancient Scottish Nobility, their pedigree being lost in the dim and misty past. The chief residence of the Earls of Bothwell was at Crichton Castle. The ruins of this castle are still standing and have been celebrated by Sir Walter Scott in the poem "Marmion."Scott makes Crichtown the place of Mamion's first quarters during his mission to Scotland. the scene is laid during the time of the second Earl of Bothwell, Adam Hepburn.
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