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a most virtuous Gentlewoman. She bare to him Eight Sons,
Patrick, William, David, Robert, Thomas, George, James and
Alexander Maules, and Three Daughters, Margaret, Agnes
and Isobell Maules. Patrick Maule his eldest Son succeeded
to him.

WILLIAM MAULE Second Son to this Thomas Maule Laird
of Panmore at 22 Years of Age went to Sweden with Archi-
bald Ruthven to the Wars against the Muscovites, and died
abroad of the Kingdom sans Issue.

DAVID MAULE the Third Son died at Panmore Anno 1579
sans Issue. His Disease was a Feltic Gravel.

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MR. ROBERT MAULE the Fourth Son was Licentiate in the
Laws and Commissary of St. Andrews which he quate to his
Cousin David Maule of Both. He was a Learned Man and a
great Antiquary in Scottish Affairs and History, and a good
Etymologist in the Old Language, and great Master of the
Latine Tongue. All which he hath abundantly testified by
his learned M.S. 'DeOrigine et Vetustate Gentis Scotorum' in
Latine, whereof a good Part is now lost at the Burning of Dr.
Robert Sibbald his House in Edin^r Anno 1684, which I had
lent him in Order to the Design Sir Robert then had for the
Honour of his Nation. But Mr. Robert Maule in that Work
of his doth but too much second or patronize Buchanan in
limiting and depressing the Antiquity of our Kings, yea, and
partly unhinges their Succession also. He wrote also a M.S.
Treatise of the House of Panmore (whereof he was a Son)
which I have now in my Hand to the full Evidence and Proof
of his Knowledge, Diligence and Industry being all written
with his own Hand in Anno 1611, whereunto he added some
Emendations, Corrections and Enlargements Anno 1614, from
which I have composed the former Genealogy abridging and
methodizing the same in thir preceeding Leaves (and some
other Sheets apart) wherein are contained many other Pur-
poses and Matters fit to be known which he hath interlarded
in his Discourse by Way of Digression always learnedly
enough though always not so pertinent, seeing they disturb
the Course of the Treatise, and of times occasion Repetitions.
He wrote the First Treatise abovementioned (which, albeit
very learned, yet abounds too much with long Digressions)