OGILVY, Mariota ¹

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Mariota had a relationship with Cardinal David BETON (BETHUNE) Archbishop of St Andrews, Chancellor of Scotland, son of John BETON (BETHUNE) 6th of Balfour and Elizabeth MONYPENNY.¹ (Cardinal David BETON (BETHUNE) Archbishop of St Andrews, Chancellor of Scotland was born in 1494,² died on 29 May 1546 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland ² and was buried 1546(1547) in Blackfriars friary, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland ².). The cause of his death was assassination by group of conspirators.

  Marriage Notes:

"Mariota, 'Domina de Melgund.' At Cortachy there is a document by Marioun Ogilvy (signed Mary Ouegylvy) dated at Airlie, 6 August 1525, as 'ye dochter executrix and intromittour of Jean Lyle Ladie Ogyluy my modyr.' She owes her prominence in Scottish history to her position as mistress of Cardinal David Betoun, who, on the 22 May 1528, as Abbot of Aberbrothock, granted her for certain sums of money and 'other causes,' the liferent of the lease of the lands of Burnton of Ethie and others ; and afterwards the lands of Melgund, which he had acquired in 1542. She remained with the Cardinal until his death. On 26 November 1549 she was charged with 'interlymning the Queen's Grace letters,' and obliged to give surety. She received as 'Lady Melgund ' a tack of the thirds of Methven in 1575. She died in 1575, leaving a will, dated 22 June of that year, making her sons David Betoun of Melgund and Master Alexander Betoun, Archdean of Lothian, her executors, and desired that she should be buried 'in the Ile of the Paroch Kirk of Kennell quhair my predecessouris lyis.' "

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)

Note:

Melgund, in Fife, also recorded as Melgum. ^{1 3}