This includes both historical (in the widest sense) persons and families, mentioned in the texts, cited sources and authorities, and named authors of the texts.
| Personal Name | Page |
|---|
| Abb (Ebba), St, d.683, founder of Coldingham | 35 |
| Abercorn, earls of | 63 |
| Abercromby, family of Birkenbog | 106-107 (1662) |
| Abernethy, lords Saltoun | 92-93, 106-107 (1662) |
| Aboyne, lords | 110-111 (1662) |
| Achaus (Achay, Eachaid), d.819, king of Scots [fictitious] | 22-23 |
| Achilles, Greek hero | [3v-4r] |
| Adair, family of Dunskey | 50 |
| Adam of Kilconath, d.1270, earl of Carrick | 51 |
| Adelochus, bishop of Strasbourg | 22-23 |
| Adrian III, St, d.1885, Pope | 80-81 |
| Aeneas Sylvius, Pope Pius II, 1405-64 | 86-87 |
| Agnew, family in Galloway | 47, 48-49, 50 |
| Agricola, see Julius Agricola | |
| Aidan, flor.600, kings of Scots | 6-7, 14-15 |
| Alan of Galloway, d.1233, Constable of Scotland | 48-49 |
| Albany, dukes of | 53, 92-93, 94-95 |
| Albion, giant, son of Neptune | 14-15, 16-17 |
| Alenon, duke of | 95-96 |
| Alexander [error for Alan], d.1204, steward of Scotland | 63 |
| Alexander II, 1198-1249, king of Scots | 92-93 |
| Alexander III, 1241-86, king of Scots | [8v-9r], 45, 54-55, 92-93, 118-119, 152-153 |
| Alexander, William, d.1640, 1st earl of Stirling | 70-71 |
| Alfred, 849-901, king of the West Saxons | 14-15 |
| Alpin, d. ?834, king of Scots | 94-95 |
| Ammianus Marcellinus, c.330-95, historian | 2-3, 4-5, 18-19, 24-25, 152-153 |
| Andrew, St, s.i, apostle | 78-79, 108-109 |
| Angus, earls of | 61, 84-85, 102-103 |
| Angus, I (Oengussa), d.763, king of Picts | I (Oengussa), d.763, king of Picts, 65, 72-73 |
| Annaeus Lucanus, Marcus, 39-65, poet | 104-105 |
| Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, d.65, philosopher | 152-153 |
| Annandale, 1st earl of | 88-89 |
| anon. 'On the Division of Scotland' | 24-25 |
| anon. 'On the Meaning of Words' | 74-75 |
| Anstruther, family in Fife | 76-77 |
| Antonini itinerarium, s.iii? | 8-7, 18-19 |
| Antoninus Pius, 86-161, emperor of Rome | 4-5, 68-69, 8-9 (Edin) |
| Arbogastus, ?s.vii/viii, bishop of Strasbourg | 22-23 |
| Areskine, family of Endertill | 76-77 |
| Argyll, earls/marquises of | 28-29, 58, 68-69, 86-87, 95-96, 118-119 |
| Arnot, family of Fareny | 76-77 |
| Arran, earls of | 65, 150-151 |
| Arthur, ?c.500, king of Britain | [12v]-1, 70-71, 8-9 (Edin) |
| Athelstan, 895-940, king of England | 14-15 |
| Atholl, earls of | 86-87, 106-107 (1662) |
| Aubigny, lords of | 65, 66-67 |
| Auchmuty, family in Fife | 76-77 |
| Augustine, St, 354-430, bishop of Hippo | 68-69 |
| Ausonius, Decimus Magnus, s.iv, statesman and writer | 14-15 |
| Avienus Postumius Rufus Festus, s.iv, poet | 152-153 |
| Ayton, family in Fife | 76-77 |
| Bacon, Roger, see Roger Bacon | |
| Balcanqual, family in Fife | 76-77 |
| Balfour, family of Kinnear | 76-77 |
| Balfour, lords Balfour of Burleigh | 76-77, 80-81 |
| Ballantine, family of Stannes | 142-143 |
| Balliol, family | 86-87 |
| Balliol, Edward, d.1363, king of Scots | 84-85, 86-87, 92-93 |
| Balliol, John, d.1313, king of Scots | 45, 48-49 |
| Balliol, Sir Gideon, d.1640, of Lochend | 40-41 |
| Banff, lords | 106-107 (1662), 108-109 (1662) |
| Banquo, thane of Lochaber | 95-96 |
| Barclay, family of Cullairnie | 76-77 |
| Barclay family of Towie | 108-109 (1662) |
| Barlee, Elizabeth, d.1518, maid of Queen Margaret | 70-71 |
| Barlaeus (van Baerle), Caspar, 1584-1648, philosopher | [2v-3r] |
| Baronius, Caesar (Cesare Baronio), 1538-1607, cardinal, historian | 22-23 |
| Barr (Finbar), St, s.vi, bishop of Cork | 108-109, 110-111 |
| Bartholomew, St, s.i, apostle | 110-111 (1662) |
| Bavaria, duke of (in 1240) | 24-25 |
| Beaton, David, 1494-1546, cardinal, archbishop of St Andrews | 76-77 |
| Beatoun, families of Balhom and of Creuz | 76-77 |
| Beaumont, Herbert van, 1607-79, secretary of States of Holland and West Friesland | [6v-7r] |
| Bede, Venerable, 673-735, historian and scholar | [12v]-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 14-15, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 48-49, 65, 68-69, 70-71, 86-87, 95-96, 132-133, 144-145, 150-151 |
| Belus, king of Orkneys | 144-145 |
| Bergion, giant, son of Neptune | 14-15, 16-17 |
| Bernard, St (dedicatee of fair in Dornoch) | 108-109, 110-111 |
| Biset, family of Aboyne | 86-87 |
| Blaeu, Joan, d.1673, geographical printer | [2r], [3v-4r], [4v-5r], [5v-6r], [6v-7r], 20-21 |
| Blaeu, Willem, 1571-1638, geographical printer | [2v-3r] |
| Blantyre, lords | 63 |
| Boece (Boethius), Hector, d.1536, historian | 2-3, 8-9, 16-17, 20-21, 50, 74-75, 106-107, 146-147, 108-109(1662) |
| Bonar, James, d. c.1665, minister of Maybole | [2v-3r] |
| Boniface, St, d.754, archbishop of Mainz | 22-23 |
| Borthwick, family in Lothian | 40-41 |
| Boswell, family of Balmuto | 76-77 |
| Bower, Walter, 1385-1449, abbot of Inchcolm | [92-93] |
| Boyce, family in Mar | 90-91 |
| Boyd, lords | 54-55 |
| Boyd, Mark Alexander, 1563-1601, poet | 62 |
| Boyd, Robert [error for Thomas], earl of Arran, cr.1467 | 54-55, 57, 61 |
| Boyd, Thomas [error for Robert], earl of Arran, cr.1454 | 54-55 |
| Brendan, St, d.578, the Voyager | 59, 150-151 |
| Britannus, son of Hercules | 14-15 |
| Brown, family of Fordell | 76-77 |
| Bruce, families of Earlshall and of Carnock | 76-77 |
| Bruce, family in Shetland | 148-149 |
| Bruce, family in Stirlingshire | 72-73 |
| Bruce, lords of Annandale | 45 |
| Bruce, royal family | 86-87 |
| Bruce, Edward, d.1318, earl of Carrick | 100-101 |
| Bruce, Robert, d.1304, earl of Carrick | 48-49, 51 |
| Brude, king of Picts (founder of Port Moak) | 78-79 |
| Brusthius (Brusch), Gaspar, 1518-59, humanist | 22-23 |
| Brutus, Trojan, eponym of Britain | [11v-12r], [12v]-1 |
| Buccleuch, lords | 42-43, 4-5 (Edin) |
| Buchan, earls of | 92-93, 108-109 (1662) |
| Buchanan, families in Lennox and Stirlingshire | 68-69, 72-73 |
| Buchanan, David, d.?1652, writer | [3v-4r], 8-7 |
| Buchanan, George, 1506-82, historian and scholar | [2v-3r], 2-3, 8-7, 8-9, 10-11, 20-21, 37, 38-39, 50, 57, 66-67, 70-71, 72-73, 74-75, 90-91, 92-93, 94-95, 116-117, 146-147, 148-149 |
| Bulmer, Bevis, d.1615, prospector | 61 |
| Burnet, Thomas, of Crathes | 110-111 (1662) |
| Bursby, family of Bishopton | 63 |
| Caithness, bishop of [George Gladstanes, d.1615, archbishop of St Andrews] | [11v-12r] |
| Cambrian, see Gerald of Wales | |
| Camden, William, 1551-1623, antiquary and historian | [2r], [12v]-1, 2-3, 6-7, 8-7, 8-9, 24-25, 44, 45, 46, 47, 53, 54-55, 58, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 68-69, 72-73, 82-83, 90-91, 94-95, 95-96, 98-99, 100-101, 110-111, 112-113, 116-117, 150-151 |
| Campbell, family in Kyle | 53, 54-55 |
| Campbell, family in Lennox | 68-69 |
| Campbell, family of Lorne | 100-101 |
| Campbell, family of Loudoun | 53 |
| Campston, lord of | 140-141 |
| Capella, see Martianus Capella | |
| Caprington, lairds of | 54-55 |
| Carausius, Marcus Aurelius, d.293, self-proclaimed emoperor of Rome | 4-5, 6-7, 68-69, 70-71 |
| Carnwath, 1st earl of | 61 |
| Carrick, earls of | 51, 140-141, 142-143 |
| Carstairs, family of Kinnocher | 76-77 |
| Cassillis, earls of | 50, 51, 65 |
| Cathcart, lords | 63 |
| Cato, see Procius Cato, M. | |
| Celestine I, St, d.432, pope | 90-91 |
| Celto, mother of Britannus | 14-15 |
| Chalmers, family in Kyle | 54-55 |
| Charles I, d.814, emperor (Charlemagne) | 22-23 |
| Charles I, 1600-49, king of Great Britain | 30-31, 54-55, 70-71, 80-81, 82-83, 95-96, 100-101, |
| Charles V, 1338-80, king of France | 22-23, 54-55 |
| Charles VI, 1368-1422, king of France | 65, 66-67, 92-93 |
| Charles VII, 1403-61, king of France | 92-93 |
| Charles VIII, 1470-98, king of France | 66-67 |
| Cheyne, family in Shetland | 148-149 |
| Christ | [10v-11r], [11v-12r] |
| Christian I, 1425/6-1481, king of Denamrk, Norway and Sweden | 146-147, 152-153 |
| Cicero, see Tullius Cicero, M. | |
| Clan Chattan | 106-107 |
| Clan Ranald | 98-99 |
| Claudianus, Claudius, s.iv-v, poet | 2-3, 14-15, 132-133, 146-147, 152-153 |
| Claudius I, 10 BC-54, emperor of Rome | 6-7, 18-19, 144-145, 146-147, 152-153 |
| Clephane, family of Carslogie | 76-77 |
| Cochrane, family of Cochrane | 63 |
| Cochrane, Robert, d.1482, mason (? earl of Mar) | 92-93 |
| Coil, d.325, king of Britons | 53 |
| Collinson, family in Aberdeen | 92-93 |
| Colman, d.?676, abbot of Lindisfarne | 14-15 |
| Coloman, alleged son of Malcolm I, missionary to Austria | 22-23 |
| Colonatus, d.?689, disciple of St Kilian | 22-23 |
| Colquhoun, family in Lennox | 68-69 |
| Colquhoun, lords | 66-67 |
| Columba, St, d.597, abbot of Iona | [9v-10r], 95-96, 150-151 |
| Columban, d.615, founder of Luxueil and Bobbio | 20-21 |
| Colville, family of Cleish | 76-77 |
| Colville, James, d.1629, 1st lord Colville | 72-73 |
| Comin, Comyn, earls of Buchan | 48-49, 106-107 (1662), 108-109 (1662) |
| Commodus, 161-92, emperor of Rome | 4-5, 68-69 |
| Comyn, John, d.1313, earl of Buchan | 108-109 (1662) |
| Comyn, John, d.1306, of Badenoch | 46, 47, 86-87 |
| Cond, Louis, 1530-69, 1st Prince | 53 |
| Conon, d.687, pope | 22-23 |
| Constance, bishop of (ca.1180) | 24-25 |
| Constantine I, d.877, king of Scots | 78-79 |
| Cornelius Tacitus, Publius(?), s.i-ii, historian | 2-3, 10-11, 14-15, 18-19, 68-69, 70-71, 92-93, 114 |
| Coucy, family | 61 |
| Couper, John, d.1640, of Gogar | 40-41 |
| Craig, Sir Thomas, 1538-1608, feudalist | 26-27 |
| Cranstoun, family in Lothian | 40-41 |
| Craufurd, family in Kyle | 53, 54-55 |
| Crawford, earls of | 42-43, 61, 76-77, 78-79, 84-85 |
| Crichton, families of Lwydoun and of Abercromby | 76-77 |
| Crichton, family in Kyle | 54-55 |
| Crichton, family of Sanquhar | 46 |
| Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, lord protector | [5v-6r] |
| Cullen, family in Aberdeen | 92-93 |
| Cuming, family of Altyre | 104-105 |
| Cuninghame, family of Cragens | 63 |
| Cunningham, family in Kyle | 54-55 |
| Cunningham, family of Barns | 76-77, 80-81, 82-83 |
| Cunningham, family of Glencairn | 46 |
| Cuspinianus (Spiesshaymmer), Johannes, 1473-1529, humanist and diplomat | 22-23 |
| Cuthbert, St, d.687, bishop of Lindisfarne | 35 |
| Dalhousie, earls of | 76-77 |
| Dalzell, Robert, d.1639, 1st earl of Carnwath | 61 |
| Darnley, lords | 63 |
| David, 1378-1402, duke of Rothesay | 59, 74-75, 84-85, 94-95 |
| David, d.1219, earl of Huntingdon | 45, 48-49, 72-73, 78-79 |
| David of Hastings, earl of Atholl (succ. 1242) | 86-87 |
| David I, d.1153, king of Scots | 78-79, 84-85, 86-87, 90-91 |
| David II, 1324-71, king of Scots | 61, 74-75, 84-85, 92-93, 110-111 |
| Devorgilla, wife of John Baliol, of Barnard Castle | 48-49 |
| Diana, Roman goddess | [9v-10r] |
| Dio Cassius, s.ii-iii, historian | 2-3 |
| Diocletian, d.ca.312, emperor of Rome | 4-5, 6-7, 68-69 |
| Diodorus Siculus, s.i, historian | [12v]-1, 14-15 |
| Dionysius, St, d.268, pope | 26-27 |
| Dionysius Periegetes, s.ii?, geographer | 12-13, 152-153 |
| Domitian, 51-96, emperor of Rome | 84-85 |
| Donald III Ban, d.ca.1100, king of Scots | [8v-9r], 116-117, 152-153 |
| Donald, d.1423, lord of the Isles | 98-99, 100-101, 152-153, 108-109 (1662) |
| Douglas, descendants of Duff | 74-75 |
| Douglas, dukes | 42-43 |
| Douglas, earls | 61, 65 |
| Douglas, earls of | 61 |
| Douglas, earls of Angus | 84-85 |
| Douglas, earls of Buchan | 108-109 (1662) |
| Douglas, earls of Morton | 46 |
| Douglas, family in Clydesdale | 50 |
| Douglas, family in Lothian | 40-41 |
| Douglas, family of Abercorn | 20-21, 38-39 |
| Douglas, family of Lochleven | 92-93 |
| Douglas, lords of Galloway | 48-49 |
| Douglas, sheriffs of Teviotdale | 30-31, 106-107 (1662), 108-109 (1662) |
| Douglas, Archibald, d.1439, 5th earl of Douglas (earl of Wigtown) | 47, 92-93 |
| Douglas , Archibald, d.1455, earl of Moray | 42-43 |
| Douglas, Hugh, d. 1455, earl of Ormond | 42-43 |
| Douglas, Sir James, d.1330, of Douglas | 61 |
| Drummond, family in Lothian | 40-41 |
| Drummond, lords | 84-85 |
| Drummond, David, of Innermeath | 84-85 |
| Dudhope, viscounts | 76-77 |
| Duf, d.966, king of Scots | 100-101 |
| Duffus, lords of | 110-111 |
| Dunbar, earls of Moray | 106-107 |
| Dunbar, family in Kyle | 54-55 |
| Dunbar, family in the Merse | 35 |
| Dunbar, Gavin, d.1532, bishop of Aberdeen | 112 (1662) |
| Dunbar, George, d.?1455, earl of March | 92-93 |
| Dunbar, Sir James, d.1535, of Cumnock, sheriff of Moray | 100-101 |
| Dundas, family in Lothian | 40-41 |
| Dunfermline, earls of | 76-77, 80-81, 108-109 (1662) |
| Duns, family in the Merse | 35 |
| Dupplin, viscount (1st earl of Kinnoull), d.1634 | 88-89 |
