THE BEE, 



OR 



ZITERARY WEEKLY INTELZIGENCER, 



-FOR. 

 WEDNESDAY J AN U AR Y 4. I79Z, 



SKETCH OF THE LIFE 



yOHN, EARLOT MARR, 



SON OF THE R_EGENT. 



To the Editor of the Bee. 

 John Erskine, earl of Marr, governor of Henrj 

 prince of Wales, lord high treasurer of Scotland, 

 and knight of the garter, was the son of John, 

 earl of Marr, regent of the Scots, and Arabella 

 Murray daughter of William Murray of Tullibar- 

 dine *. He was born at Alloa house in the year 

 ijjSf. The premature and unfortunate death of 

 his father, left him the inheritance of his family ia 

 nonage ; but his mother, who was a sensible woman, 

 and George Buchanan, who was his preceptor, 

 prevented him from suffering the utmost extent of 

 so great a misfortune. But the tuition of Bu- 

 chanan came ratlier too late for the proper instruc- 

 tion of Marr, who was previously under the care 

 VOL. vii. A t 



• Anctstor of the Murrays Dukes of Athole. 



+ Crawt'urd's lives, of the Scotch officers of State, fol. 1726. " 



