5th Earl of Winton excerpt

    N.,N. An Answer To Monsieur De Rodon's Funeral of The Mass.

    Douay: N.p., 1681. 8vo (in 4's). [14],138pp. Old soiled vellum. Bookplate of John P. Schuch., signature of S.Green dated 1792. Tudor rose with Christ's anagram in the center. First edition. N.N., a Scottish Catholic, dedicates this book to John Seton, 5th Earl Winton. " (error-should be George Seton). At his father's death in 1704 the son George, fifth earl, was abroad, and as he had ceased to correspond with his friends in Scotland, his residence was unknown. Before his return his right to the earldom was questioned by his cousin, Viscount Kingston...the marriage of his parents having been irregular; but in 1710 he took steps to have his right to the earldom established, and was served heir to his father. About this time he was described in Mackay's 'Secret Memoirs' as 'a young gentleman who hath been much abroad in the world,' and 'mighty subject to a particular caprice natural to his family.' DNB He was captured in the battle of Preston, tried, and condemned. He escaped from prison in the Tower of London and died, unmarried, in Rome in 1749.

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