(128) JOHN, FIFTH EARL, dying without male issue in 1595, the title was conferred on his cousin JOHN , 1st Earl of Atholl.

Arms: on his Seal, 1587.-1 and 4. Paly of six (Atholl). 2 and 3. A fess chequy (Stewart). CREST: A demi lady vested, holding a sword in the right hand and a saltire in the left. SUPPORTERS: Two savages (Laing). [Plate V., fig. 77.]

Note.-His eldest daughter, Dorothea, married William Murray, Earl of Tullibardine, and their descendant is the present Duke of Atholl

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