Re: [COCHRAN] Sir William Cochran(e) and Robert Cochran(e) Earl ofMar1482
by Cynthia Cochran Scheuer-Jones
Barbara
The book popped up when I was doing a google search. The book that is quoted
as the source is among the google books online.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Mitchell" <Auntiwise65(a)clas.net>
To: <cochran(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [COCHRAN] Sir William Cochran(e) and Robert Cochran(e) Earl
ofMar1482
> Cynthia, I had not heard about this either. Since it is a google search,
I
> wonder who might have posted the information? Or what the source might
be?
> Barbara Cochran Mitchell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cynthia Cochran Scheuer-Jones" <cmsj27ga(a)bellsouth.net>
> To: <cochran(a)rootsweb.com>; <cochrane(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:01 PM
> Subject: [COCHRAN] Sir William Cochran(e) and Robert Cochran(e) Earl of
> Mar1482
>
>
> >I came across this in a google search. I heard about Robert Cochran(e)
> >Earl of Mar being hung at Lauder Bridge in 1482 but not his one.
> >
> > Sir William Cochran
> >
> > "One of his (King James) favorites in particular, Sir William Cochran,
an
> > excellent musician, was executed at Lauder Bridge (1482) along with
Robert
> > Cochran, an architect". The ( ) are added by me.
> > ("Constable Miscellany and Original and Selected Publications" 1828 pg
> > 155.
> >
> > Robert Cochran(e) according to a charter in the Charter Chest of the
> > Earldom of Dundonald states that in 1452 Robert signed his lands over to
> > his son Allan Cochran(e) to pursue his career as an architect. Robert
> > was hanged at Lauder Bridge in 1482 in front of King James by jealous
> > Lords (among them Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas who had pointed out
> > Robert by latching onto a jewel Robert wore around his neck. The above
> > reference is the first that I had heard of Sir William also being
hanged.
> >
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