William Ruthven

WILLIAM RUTHVEN

William Ruthven had safe conducts in 1358-59, and in 1362 and 1363. He is said to have died before 25 June 1376. The Scots Peerage IV: 256

Marriage

William Ruthven married a lady named Johanne. David II, King of Scots, authorised a payment of sixty-six shillings and eight pence to Johanne in 1362. Rotuli Scaccarii II: 116

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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1362: . . . . . Et Johanne sponse Willelmi de Rohven, de mandato de regis per literam, ostensam super compotum, lxvj s. viij d. . . . . . Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Edited by George Burnett, Lyon King of Arms. Vol. II. A.D. 1359-1379 (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1878), p. 116

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25 June 1375-76: Charter by which Robert II, King of Scots, confirms possession of the mill of Ballernache to John Peny, which had been given to him by the deceased William of Ruthvem: "quas quondam Willelmus de Rothven fecit Johanni Peny".This charter also confirmed his possession of one bovate of land in Ballernache which had also been given to him by William of Ruthven. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1306-1424. New Edition. Edited by John Maitland Thomson, LL.D. (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1912), charter number 577 on p. 211

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume IV (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1907), pp. 254-68 for Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie
2. Medieval Lands: Ruthven