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Deid Schawn (Deeds show)
The Ruthvens settled in Perthshire in the late 1100s and held the Place of Ruthven near Perth, which was given to the Murrays of Tullibardine after 1600 and renamed Huntingtower. In 1581 James VI made William, 4th Lord Ruthven of Dirleton, Earl of Gowrie; the following year the 1st Earl held the young king against his will for ten months in the 'Raid of Ruthven'. After the 3rd Earl and his brother Alexander were killed in the Gowrie Conspiracy of 1600, Parliament ordered the name of Ruthven to be abolished. No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
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The motto of Clan Ruthven is Deid Schawn (Deeds show). It appears on the Clan Ruthven crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.
The 1st Earl of Gowrie takes part in the murder of David Rizzio[3]
William, 4th Lord Ruthven of Dirleton, is created Earl of Gowrie[3][6]
The 1st Earl leads the 'Raid of Ruthven', holding James VI ten months[3][6]
The 3rd Earl and his brother Alexander are killed; Parliament abolishes the Ruthven name[3]
These family names are connected with Clan Ruthven. Each list says who records the link.
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COSCA gives 'Deid Schawn' ('Deeds show').
No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
After the Gowrie Conspiracy of 1600, in which the 3rd Earl of Gowrie and his brother Alexander were killed in what Electric Scotland calls an alleged treasonable attempt on the king, Parliament pronounced sentence on 15 November, declaring them guilty of treason and ordering the name of Ruthven to be abolished.
The Place of Ruthven near Perth, now Huntingtower Castle, a scheduled monument of two towers joined by a 17th-century range.
Electric Scotland's history of Perth says of the second siege of Perth that 'Wallace was ably assisted by Sir William Ruthven'. It gives no date for it.
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