1597 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1597 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Events
- 4 February – Battle of Logiebride, a skirmish between men of the Clan Mackenzie against those of the Clan Munro and the Bain family of Tulloch Castle.[1]
- March–October – The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597.[2]
- 14 July – poet Alexander Montgomerie is declared an outlaw after the collapse of a Catholic plot.
- 23 July – Earthquake in the Highlands.[3]
- Lands of the Clan MacLeod are forfeit to the Crown.
- Scottish Poor Laws make parishes rather than the church responsible for the administration of poor relief.
- King James VI's Daemonologie is published.
Births
- Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck, soldier (murdered 1645)[4]
- Approximate date:
- Robert Bethune (died 1660), 1st Laird of Bandon.[5]
- Lady Mary Erskine, Countess Marischal[6][failed verification]
- Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird, minister (died 1644)
Deaths
- 11 March – Henry Drummond, evangelical writer and lecturer
- 27 May – James Tyrie, Jesuit theologian (born 1543)
- Sir Thomas Maclellan of Bombie, Provost of Kirkcudbright
See also
References
- ^ Mackenzie, Alan, History of the Mackenzies
- ^ ""Dark Birthright" takes place during 1619–1637 in Northeast Scotland". Mini-Timeline of Scottish History. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Notes on individual earthquakes". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Sir Duncan Campbell". barbcornia.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ James Toshach Clark, ed. (1900). Genealogical Collections Concerning Families In Scotland Made By Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751 Edited From The Original Manuscripts In The Advocates’ Library. Vol. 1. Edinburgh. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "George Jamesone, 1589 / 1590 - 1644. Portrait painter (Self-portrait)". www.nationalgalleries.org. National Galleries Scotland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
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