Douglas synonyms

He belonged to a noble family of Scotch descent, tracing its origin to Walter Stutt, who in 1420 accompanied the earls of Buchan and Douglas to the court of France, and whose family afterwards rose to be counts of Tracy.

In the interval, Douglas's rights in Aberbrothock had been transferred to James Beaton, archbishop of Glasgow, and he was now without title or temporality.

After July 1516 Douglas appears to have been in possession of his see, and to have patched up a diplomatic peace with Albany.

The issue of this plot was the well-known fight of "Clear-the-Causeway," in which Gavin Douglas's part stands out in picturesque relief.

In 1522 Douglas was stricken by the plague which raged in London, and died at the house of his friend Lord Dacre.