1597 in Scotland

none June 2026 January 2016 1597 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.Alan Mackenzie http://www.electricscotland.com/mackenzie/historybook.htm History of the Mackenzies March–October – The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597.http://www.darkbirthright.com/Dark-Birthright-Scotland-Facts.htm "Dark Birthright" takes place during 1619–1637 in Northeast Scotland Mini-Timeline of Scottish History 2014-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20141003044906/http://darkbirthright.com/Dark-Birthright-Scotland-Facts.htm 3 October 2014 dead dmy-all 14 July – poet Alexander Montgomerie is declared an outlaw after the collapse of a Catholic plot. 17 July – George Heriot is appointed as goldsmith to the queen consort Anne of Denmark.Arnold Hunt, Dora Thornton, George Dalgleish, "A Jacobean antiquary reassessed: Thomas Lyte, the Lyte genealogy and the Lyte jewel", The Antiquaries Journal, 96 (2016), p. 188. 10.1017/S0003581516000019 23 July – Earthquake in the Highlands.Notes on individual earthquakes http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm British Geological Survey 2011-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm 2011-05-16 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 Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck, soldier (murdered 1645)Sir Duncan Campbell barbcornia.com http://barbcornia.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I5599&tree=barbAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Approximate date: Robert Bethune (died 1660), 1st Laird of Bandon.Genealogical Collections Concerning Families In Scotland Made By Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751 Edited From The Original Manuscripts in the Advocates' Library James Toshach Clark Edinburgh 1 1900 https://digital.nls.uk/genealogical-collections-concerning-families/archive/74537436 25 October 2023 Lady Mary Erskine, Countess MarischalGeorge Jamesone, 1589 / 1590 - 1644. Portrait painter (Self-portrait) http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/J/5402/artist_name/George%20Jamesone/record_id/2742# nationalgalleries.org National Galleries Scotland https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140746/http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/J/5402/artist_name/George%20Jamesone/record_id/2742# 13 April 2014 deadJune 2021 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 Timeline of Scottish history References 1597 Scotland