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1 Not long after by ſuch
meanes atteyning to the degree of high reputation,Walter
ſent with an army to dau [...]at re|belles. he was ſent with a great power of men into the
Weſterne Iſles, in|to Galloway, and other
partes of the realme, to deliuer the ſame of the tirannie and iniurious
op|preſſion there exerciſed by diuers miſgouerned perſons: which enterpryſe
according to his com|miſſion, he atchieued with ſuch prudent policie &
manhoode, that immediatly vpon his returne to the court,Walter made Lorde Steward of Scotland. he was made lord Steward of
Scot|land, with aſſignemẽt to receyue the kings rents & dueties out of
all the partes of the realme.
Snippet: 1754 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 247) Compare 1587 edition:
1 This Walter Stewarde, had a
ſonne named Alane Steward,Alane Ste|warde. who went after with Godfrey of Bullion duke of
Lorraine, and Robert duke of Normandy ſonne to king William the baſterd that
conquered England, into the holy lande, at what time they with other weſterne
Princes made the great iourney thither,
The iourney into the holy lande.
Alexander Steward.
in the yere .1099. Alane had iſſue Alexander Steward, that foun|ded the
abbay of Paſley of S. Benedictes order. Walter Steward whoſe valiancie was wel
no|tified at the batayle of Largis as hereafter ſhalbe ſhewed, was the ſonne of
the ſayde Alexander.Walter Ste|ward. The ſame Walter
had iſſue .ij. ſonnes,Alexander ſte|ward the ſon of
Walter. the one named Alexander, fought right valiantly in de|fence
of his father at the foreſayd batayle, and the other named Robert Steward got
the landes of Terbowtoun,Robert ſte|ward. and maried
the heyre of Crukei|ſtoun, from whom deſcended the Earles of Le|uenax and
Dernly. Moreouer the aboue men|cioned Alexãder Steward that founded Paſley,
had diuers mo ſonnes, as Iohn & Iames,Iohn ſteward,
and Iames ſte|ward. with ſundry other. Howbeit they tooke new
ſurnames by the name of thoſe landes, vnto the which they ſucceeded. The afore
recited Iohn Stewarde, after the death of his brother Iames, maried the heyre
of Bonkill a virgine of great beautie, and had by hyr Walter Steward that
inherited the landes of Bonkill, Ranfrew, Rotheſſay, Bute,Walter inhe|ritour of Bon|kill, &c. & Stewartoune,
after that his father the forena|med Iohn was ſlayne at Falkyrke.
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1 He maried Mariorie Bruce
daughter to king Robert Bruce,King Robert the ſecond.
by whom he had iſſue king Ro|bert the ſecond of that name.
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