1597 in Scotland
Events from the year 1597 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1597 in: England • Ireland • Elsewhere |
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. 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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://barbcornia.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I5599&tree=barb%5B%5D
- http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/J/5402/artist_name/George%20Jamesone/record_id/4178
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