▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁Co os ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Max well , ▁ 8 th ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁( 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 5 5 3 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 5 9 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Catholic ▁no blem an . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mort on , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Spain ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada . ▁ ▁Biography ▁The ▁noble ▁House ▁of ▁Max well ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Ca er la ver ock ▁near ▁Dum f ries ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁family ▁in ▁south - west ▁Scotland . ▁John ▁Max well ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁Max well , ▁ 6 th ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁( d ied ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 5 5 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Beat rix ▁Douglas , ▁daughter ▁of ▁James ▁Douglas , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mort on . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁seven ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁as ▁ 8 th ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁two , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Robert ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 1 , ▁James ▁Douglas , ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mort on ,