An Hiftorical and Genealogical Account of the BETHUNES of the Island of SKY. A Bethune, the Balfour. RCHIBALD BETHUNE of Pitlochy and Coppeldrie or Capeldray in Fife, fifth fon of John Bethune fifth laird of Balfour of that firname, by Marjory third daughter of David Bofwel of Balmuto, chief of the Bofwels, who was of the tenth generation of the family (1.), was prefent, according (1.) Archibald to the chartulary of Glasgow, with Cardinal Bedefcendent from thune at Dumfries, November 27. 1539, when a John Bethune, folemn protestation was made against his exercifing fifth laird of the facred fuction, as Archbishop of St Andrews, within the diocese of Glasgow. He is mentioned as a witness of this proteftation along with Hugh Lord Somerveile, and his coufin Robert Bethune of Creich. "Coram his teftibus, nobili et potenti Domino Hugoni Domino de Somerveile, Roberto Betoun de Creich, Archibaldo Betoun de Capeldra." The folemnity of the proteftation, the grandeur and pomp of his nephew the Cardinal, and the multiplicity of his preferments, appear abundantly from the following words: "Joannes Turner," who acted as Public Notary on the occafion,-" advenit ad perfonalem præfentiam Rmi. in Chrifto Patris, et Domini Domini David miferatione divina tituli Sti. Stephani in Colio monte, S. R. E. prefbyteri Cardinalis, Sanctæ Andreæ Archiepifcopi, totius regni Scotia Primatis, et Apoftolicæ fedis legati nati, necnon Mirapitenfis ecclefiæ in Gallia administratoris, ac commendatarii perpetui monafterii de Aberbrothock." He |