1597 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1597 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Monarch - James VI
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
- Robert Bethune, Baron of Balfour[4]
- Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck, soldier (murdered 1645)[5]
- Approximate date —
- Lady Mary Erskine, Countess Marischal[6]
- 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. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Notes on individual earthquakes". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I60106&tree=00
- ^ http://barbcornia.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I5599&tree=barb
- ^ http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/J/5402/artist_name/George%20Jamesone/record_id/4178