224 COMPLETE PEERAGE arran VII. 1625. 6. James (Hamilton), Marquess of Hamil- ton, Earl of Arran, i^c. [S.], s. and h. On 12 Apr. 1643, he was cr. DUKE OF HAMILTON, MARQUESS OF CLYDESDALE, EARL OF ARRAN, (") ^c. [S.], with a spec. rem. He d. s.p.m., 9 Mar. 1649. (") [Charles Hamilton, styled Earl of Arran, s. and h. ap. He d. unm. v.p.y and was bur. 30 Apr. 1 640, in Westm. Abbey.] VIII. 1649. 7. William (Hamilton), Duke OF Hamilton, Marquess of Clydesdale, EARL OF ARRAN, &?c. (under the above mentioned patent of 1643,) Marquess of Hamilton (1599) and EARL OF ARRAN (1503, under the charter of 1 540), all in the Kingdom of Scotland, br. and h. male. Wtd. s.p.m., 12 Sep. i65i,when the Marquessate of Hamilton [S.], cr. 1559, became extinct; but the Earldom of Arran [S.], cr. 1643, devolved, with the Dukedom of Hamilton and the other honours [S.] of that date, under the spec, rem., on his niece, while the ancient Earldom of Arran [S.], cr. 1503, and regranted 1540, has since that time remained dormant. Q) Z f-^ s o 4) — (O . JS C .y u •Ul ■" t« <n >-^ U 3 rt O /.f. "Arran" Earldom [S.] (Hamilton), cr. (") 1599 with the Mar- quessate OF Hamilton [S.], which see. i.e. " Arran " Earldom [S.] (Hamilton), cr. (") 1643 with the Duke- dom OF Hamilton [S.], which see. ARRAN AND CAMBRIDGE i.e. "Arran and Cambridge" Earldom [S.], conferred 12 Apr. 1643 with the Dukedom of Hamilton [S.] and again mentioned in the novo- damus of that Dukedom, 10 Aug. 1698, under which it still (1909) exists. It was not, however, included in the life grant of the Dukedom, 20 Sep. 1660, to the husband of the suo jure Duchess, the only Earldoms granted therein being "Arran Lanark and Selkirk. " C) It seems to have been very usual in Scotland to repeat all the minor titles in the patent whereby an Earl or Marquess was advanced to a higher title. This, if there were no resignation, would be a new creation, {ex inform. R.R.Stodart, some- time Lyon Clerk Depute.) (") After his death, his ist da., Anne, afterwards (165 1) suo jure (under the ipec. rem. of 1643) Duchess of Hamilton b'c. [S.], became the heir of line to the Earls of Arran [S.], but the charter of 1540 seems to render such Earldom a male fief. C') The h. male of the body of the 2nd Earl of Arran [S.], to whom the regrant in 1540 had been made, was in 1651 his great grandson James (Hamilton), 2nd Earl of Abercorn [S.], but neither he nor any of the succeeding Earls took any steps towards establishing their claim to the ancient Earldom of Arran [S.]. See tabular pedigree shewing such descent and representation on p. 4.
