THE CRITICAL REVIEW. MAY, 1799. Genealogical Hiftory of the Stewarts, from the earlieft Period of their authentic Hiftory to the prefent Times. Containing a particular Account of the Origin and Succeffive Generations of the Stuarts of Darnley, Lennox, and Aubigny, and of the Stuarts of Caftelmilk, with Proofs and References; an Appendix of Relative Papers; and a Supplement, containing Copies of various Difpenfations found in the Vatican at Rome, in the Course of a Search made by the Author in the Year 1789; particularly Copies of two very interefting Difpenfations which had long been fought for in vain, relating to Robert the Stewart of Scotland (King Robert II.) his much contefted Marriages with Elizabeth More and Euphemia Rofs. To which is prefixed a Genealogical Table relative to the Hiftory. By Andrew Stuart, Efq. M. P. 4to. Il. IOS. Boards. Cadell and Davies. 1798. THE genealogy of the house of Stuart being interwoven with important events, not only in the hiftory of these kingdoms, but in that of other states, it is no wonder that several antiquaries have directed their attention to fuch a fubject. In the laft century fome trifling efforts were made in England; but they defervedly funk into oblivion under the more powerful illumination of later exertions. Dr. Kennedy published at Paris, in 1705, his genealogy of this' illuftrious family, in which he is chiefly occupied in the deduction of its defcent from the fabulous kings of Ireland of the Milesian race. Crawford, in 1710, prefented to the world his hiftory of Renfrew, and of the houfe of Stuart, whofe original poffeffions were in that county. His work was followed, two years after, by David Symfon's Genealogical Account of the Stuarts, a careless and fuperficial performance, which added little to Crawford's researches. Mr. Duncan Stuart, in 1739, communicated to the public his labours on this topic, in a small quarto volume, which, comprifing the difcoveries of preceding writers, remained the last publication of the kind, till the ap CRIT. REV. VOL. XXVI. May, 1799. B |