THE
HISTORIE
OF
SCOTLAND
,
During
the
Minority
of
King
IAMES
.
Anno
Domini
.
1572.
THe
Diadem
of
Scotland
adorned
King
Iames
the
sixth
,
ere
his
head
was
wel
out
of
its
Cradle
,
his
Mother
consenting
thereto
:
but
the
disparity
betwixt
his
age
and
rule
,
caused
him
govern
by
proxie
:
so
that
while
a
guardian
sate
at
the
sterne
of
the
Common-wealth
,
he
enjoyed
the
Soveraignty
and
Title
of
King
:
His
childe-hood
was
placed
in
the
hazards
of
extreame
danger
,
tossed
by
the
strivings
of
fortune
;
Hee
was
bereaved
of
his
Father
,
while
the
Cradle
was
the
place
of
his
repose
;
The
horrid
tempests
of
bosome
Jars
and
civill
distempers
,
hurried
the
Queen
Mother
(
having
devested
her selfe
of
Majesticall
robes
)
into
exile
.
Nor
was
the
period
set
here
,
for
he
was
well
nigh
overwhelmed
by
the
floods
of
sedition
,
and
buslings
of
the
Nobility
about
regency
in
the
Weale
publique
,
which
molested
his
inward
quiet
.
The
slaughter
of
the
Earles
of
Murrey
and
Linnox
,
Protectors
(
added
more
fuell
to
the
fire
of
disturbance
)
the
Earle
of
Mar
,
a
man
exhibiting
no
small
lustre
of
equity
and
prudence
in
time
of
his
regencie
,
was
swallowed
up
by
I
know
not
what
sodaine
death
:
thereupon
succeeded
the
Nobles
Election
of
the
Earl
of
Morton
to
be
Regent
:
the
residue
of
the
Kings
minority
was
obscured
by
quotidiā
whirlwinds
,
storms
,
and
tempests
.
These
ominous
passages
of
his
Fathers
bitter
funerall
,
Mothers
flight
and
banishment
,
the
most
execrable
murther
of
his
Granfather
,
no
sooner
had
their
exits
,
then
the
smiling
face
of
Heaven
caused
affaires
to
succeed
more
prosperously
,
so
that
in
future
,
he
did
as
it
were
compose
mirrors
of
felicity
and
vertue
,
for
his
Successors
to
behold
themselves
in
;
such
may
we
nominate
the
almost
lavish
expence
and
pompe
he
manifested
in
solemnizing
his
Mothers
Funerall
,
causing
the
Law
revenge
his
Grandfathers
quarrell
,
the
sword
his
Fathers
.
In
the
midst
of
domestick
disconsolations
,
and
the
State
publique
perturbations
,
Morton
being
elected
to
steer
the
Common-wealth
,
the
transferring
of
which
power
,
converted
his
thoughts
to
the
Republique
,
so
that
he
by
his
authority
summoned
the
Nobility
to
hold
a
Parliament
at
Edenburough
,
in
which
was
enacted
divers
Laws
,
profitable
for
the
defence
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
the
Kingdomes
tranquility
,
and
His
Majesties
safety
;
He
likewise
with
the
consent
of
the
Parliament
,
decreed
that
such
as
refused
the
reformed
Churches
Communion
(
unlesse
after
warning
exhibited
)
they
repented
of
their
superstitious
madnesse
,
should
be
branded
with
the
note
of
Infamy
,
not
worthy
to
beare
office
in
the
State
,
or
be
advanced
to
any
dignity
.
Secondly
,
that
such
as
were
contumaciously
averse
to
the
Protestant
Religion
,
should
lose
the
priviledge
of
Subjects
.
Thirdly
,
those
whom
the
Church
did
excommunicate
,
to
be
held
Rebels
;
Lastly
,
all
Subjects
should
be
bound
to
defend
the
received
Protestant
profession
with
their
persons
and
estates
,
against
all
such
Potentates
as
sided
with
the
Counsell
of
Trent
,
to
the
destruction
of
Protestants
.
And
there
issued
forth
a
Proclamation
in
the
Kings
name
,
to
make
all
Popish
Bishops
uncapable
of
bearing
any
office
or
publike
employment
,
whether
they
were
of
Ecclesiasticall
or
Civil
Jurisdiction
,
unlesse
according
to
the
solemne
forme
of
abjuration
,
they
renounced
publiquely
their
erroneous
tenents
:
but
the
auncient
Protestant
Ministers
who
detested
the
dregs
of
popish
superstition
,
were
not
to
expect
any
diminution
of
honor
or
Jurisdiction
.
And
it
was
further
declared
,
that
forthwith
all
Massemongers
should
be
devested
,
and
stript
of
their
functions
and
Ecclesiasticall
revenues
.
These
things
thus
established
,
many
who
were
solely
addicted
to
the
Romish
religion
,
yet
being
seazed
on
by
fear
of
losing
their
estates
,
did
not
only
sweare
to
the
Protestant
Religion
,
but
also
confirmed
the
same
by
subscription
.
Let
not
here
be
matter
of
wonder
administred
,
that
the
Religion
within
so
many
precedentages
,
had
by
the
three
runged
ladder
;
of
mans
authority
,
covetousnesse
,
and
popish
tyranny
,
attained
to
an
incredible
altitude
,
should
now
at
once
,
by
the
hearing
of
mans
threatnings
and
feare
of
loosing
estates
,
fall
flat
to
the
ground
.
But
to
make
our
progresse
in
the
Infancy
of
the
Churches
reformarion
,
certaine
men
were
elected
Ephori
,
or
as
others
call
them
,
Superintendents
,
who
were
invested
with
authority
to
ordain
,
chastise
,
or
displace
Ministers
:
these
men
not
differing
from
others
either
in
habite
or
dignity
,
governed
Nationall
,
Provinciall
,
and
Presbyteriall
Synods
,
according
to
the
dictates
of
their
owne
will
,
every
man
being
attentive
to
the
opinion
of
Superintendents
.
This
institution
had
its
rise
from
the
downfall
of
the
Romish
,
and
restauration
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
on
which
depends
the
Kings
splendor
,
the
Kingdomes
security
.
The
Regent
Morton
conceived
the
Function
of
Prelates
to
be
no
lesse
necessary
then
commodious
,
yet
he
desired
that
it
might
be
enacted
that
Orthodox
Bishops
in
Scotland
should
be
regulated
according
to
the
Church
of
Englands
rule
,
that
such
Bishops
as
were
blinded
with
the
mists
of
Popery
might
be
ejected
,
wishing
withall
those
who
were
to
enjoy
the
title
and
revenue
of
the
Bishops
,
should
be
men
of
quiet
natures
,
and
that
they
might
freely
give
their
Votes
in
Parliament
,
be
abridged
of
exercising
authority
over
other
Ministers
,
wholy
abstaining
from
that
part
of
their
Office
:
so
great
,
so
free
was
the
power
of
Synods
,
Presbyters
,
and
moderate
Presidents
in
that
tempest
.
Religion
thus
setled
,
and
the
Princes
safety
so
observed
,
Morton
had
time
to
take
a
view
of
Civill
and
private
affaires
;
he
had
a
vigilancie
,
least
any
thing
obnoxious
to
that
obligation
of
Queen
Elizabeths
amity
might
entervene
the
education
and
conservation
of
His
Majestie
:
He
conferred
on
Alexander
Eskine
,
the
Earle
of
Marr
being
as
yet
rather
fit
to
be
educated
then
to
educate
,
he
constituted
George
Beuchanan
(
a
man
ascended
to
no
little
height
of
same
by
the
scale
of
learning
)
his
Tutor
which
with
exquisite
care
and
diligence
in
teaching
him
piety
to
God
,
and
justice
to
men
he
performed
.
These
things
being
in
agitation
,
Iames
Hamilton
,
Duke
of
Castle-herauld
,
the
Earles
of
Arguile
and
Huntly
,
Hume
,
Seton
,
Haris
,
auncient
Barons
of
the
Kingdome
,
withsome
others
who
moved
in
no
inferiour
sphaere
,
seeing
Infancy
adorned
with
Majestie
,
and
the
Regency
of
the
State
in
the
hands
of
a
protector
under
a
childs
domination
,
begun
to
murmur
against
the
Vice-royes
government
,
and
withstand
him
,
by
leaning
to
the
French
faction
,
least
otherwise
his
authority
might
be
corroborated
:
But
to
overturne
a
governement
established
by
Parliament
,
was
of
more
difficulty
to
effect
,
for
the
Protector
being
by
these
blasts
and
combinations
awakened
,
became
daily
more
cautelons
,
and
fortified
himselfe
against
such
attempts
by
the
forts
of
the
Citizens
love
,
prudent
deportment
in
governing
,
and
renowne
of
his
friends
;
yet
hee
would
not
bee
adverse
to
any
counsell
,
tending
to
tranquility
,
if
such
a
happy
Star
might
appeare
in
that
horizon
.
Much
about
this
time
Iohn
Knox
,
very
famous
for
being
a
Temple
Incendiary
,
and
an
imitator
of
the
Vandalls
devastations
,
under
the
pretence
of
Religion
,
ruinates
the
monuments
of
our
Ancestors
piety
,
suffering
not
so
much
as
Church
bells
or
leads
to
scape
his
sacriligious
raving
hands
,
a
beaken
apt
to
have
put
the
whole
Kingdome
in
a
posture
of
war
.
These
things
thus
upon
the
Stage
,
Morton
extinguished
the
lustre
of
repute
he
had
already
lighted
,
and
that
he
hoped
in
the
future
to
kindle
,
by
the
obloquie
of
one
infamous
fact
,
which
was
thus
:
The
Earles
of
Northumberland
and
Westmerland
adjudging
their
case
desperate
at
home
,
fled
privately
into
Scotland
,
that
so
they
might
either
by
flight
or
private
lives
divert
the
currant
of
punishment
;
Charles
Nevill
Earle
of
Westmerland
sojourned
at
the
house
of
Carr
Farnihurst
,
or
Buckclough
,
untill
fearing
the
English
Army
under
the
conduct
of
the
Earle
of
Sussex
,
he
made
his
escape
into
Flanders
,
there
spending
the
residue
of
his
days
in
indigency
.
As
for
Thomas
Piercy
Earl
of
Northumberland
(
a
man
of
auncient
Family
)
the
Lady
Fortune
(
whose
will
is
her
law
to
rule
by
)
gave
him
the
ignoble
and
forsaken
woods
of
Harcley
for
habitation
,
and
his
comrades
were
the
Grames
,
infamous
for
robberies
,
who
had
a
greater
eye
to
perpetrate
wickednesse
,
then
to
keep
their
promise
,
they
nefariously
deliver
this
banished
Earle
lurking
in
Cottages
,
to
Murrey
the
Protector
,
who
least
hee
should
be
thought
to
desert
his
office
or
trust
,
dreaded
to
deliver
him
to
be
swallowed
up
of
his
enemies
.
But
after
that
Morton
being
placed
on
the
pinacle
of
honour
,
falling
either
by
the
errour
of
his
minde
,
or
longing
after
money
,
spontaneously
delivered
Northumberland
(
whom
honour
had
made
great
,
and
to
whom
he
stood
engaged
by
the
tyes
of
demerit
)
into
the
hands
of
Henry
Cary
,
Baron
Hunsdon
governour
of
Barwicke
,
for
some
reward
promised
;
But
Northumberland
(
a
branch
of
that
great
stock
of
Piercies
)
not
long
after
was
lopped
off
with
the
fatall
Axe
at
Yorke
:
the
fruit
of
so
ungratefull
wickednesse
,
the
Protector
received
in
the
ultimum
of
his
life
,
as
if
God
punished
such
a
fact
.
The
knife
of
envy
ere
this
had
parted
the
Kingdome
into
two
unnaturall
factions
of
Son
and
Mother
,
King
,
and
captivated
Queene
;
In
this
dissention
many
of
the
Nobility
displaying
the
Banner
of
publique
good
,
strove
to
advance
their
owne
honour
and
potency
;
England
and
France
were
not
wanting
in
frequent
Missions
to
attract
the
opposites
to
accord
,
and
lay
downe
their
armes
:
But
the
French
K.
sent
Monsieur
Viriac
Embassadour
into
Scotland
,
to
see
in
what
condition
the
Kingdome
stood
in
and
to
supplant
peace
,
if
it
lay
within
the
virge
of
his
effecting
,
which
part
he
exquisitely
performed
for
the
Vizor
of
his
Embassage
permitted
him
not
only
to
stand
as
spectator
,
but
to
act
the
somenter
of
War
against
the
Viceroy
.
Queen
Elizabeth
on
the
other
side
perceiving
the
plot
was
as
diligent
to
countermine
him
,
which
Shee
did
by
dispatching
Henry
Killegrew
Embassadour
into
Scotland
,
that
he
might
do
his
ultimate
devoir
in
resisting
Viriac
by
cleaving
to
the
Protestants
.
The
Protector
delighting
more
in
the
pleasant
streames
of
peace
,
then
in
the
bloody
waters
of
war
,
endeavoured
in
a
long
Oration
made
to
the
Nobles
,
to
induce
to
concord
,
conjuring
them
by
their
fidelity
and
allegiance
to
bury
in
oblivion
all
private
injuries
,
so
to
eradicate
the
thoughts
of
war
,
as
that
they
should
be
had
no
more
in
remembrance
,
to
remember
the
forgetting
of
all
controversies
and
discords
,
nor
try
the
last
of
refuges
;
For
which
prudent
moderation
,
those
who
had
not
tasted
of
the
bitter
roote
of
affliction
,
congratulated
his
endeavours
,
and
desired
God
prosper
him
in
this
buisinesse
.
Killegrew
the
English
Embassadour
gave
sincere
demonstrations
of
his
desires
to
reduce
the
Kingdome
into
the
haven
of
tranquillity
:
but
Monsieur
Viriac
the
French
Orator
,
or
rather
the
Guises
Embassadour
,
strives
to
launch
her
forth
into
the
deepe
of
Civill
broyles
by
his
alluring
the
Chiefes
of
Scotland
to
restore
Popery
,
and
violently
re-establish
the
Queen
of
Scots
in
her
Throne
,
assuring
those
of
the
French
Faction
(
if
their
resolutions
hold
firme
)
should
be
assured
of
aide
ere
Long
.
After
this
many
conferences
of
composure
were
betwixt
the
ringleaders
of
either
party
,
at
last
Truce
was
taken
,
and
Perth
appointed
the
place
of
convening
:
the
love
of
peace
and
quiet
,
and
loathing
of
war
,
are
principles
which
nature
hath
endued
us
with
:
the
time
of
consultation
was
not
to
be
till
the
tenth
of
February
,
and
till
that
day
of
convening
was
come
,
all
acts
of
hostility
were
to
surcease
,
and
so
continuing
till
the
Treaty
ended
.
Neverthelesse
William
Kircade
Lord
of
Grange
,
Governour
of
Edenburough
Castle
,
whose
fiery
genius
made
a
discord
in
this
sweete
harmony
of
civill
concord
:
The
Nobility
of
both
Parties
desired
him
not
to
be
so
averse
in
so
happy
an
opportunity
for
the
Commonnalty
,
nor
to
set
the
State
upon
the
rack
of
discord
,
under
pretence
of
siding
with
either
Faction
:
but
this
wholsom
counsell
could
not
any
wayes
demoove
him
from
his
more
desperate
progresse
:
whether
it
were
that
hee
was
excited
thereto
by
his
confidence
in
that
inexpugnable
place
,
against
which
hee
supposed
neither
force
nor
art
could
so
far
prevaile
as
enter
or
demolish
,
it
being
provided
with
Ammunition
and
Victuall
for
a
long
siege
.
The
Castle
hath
the
advantage
of
an
high
rock
inaccessable
on
every
part
,
and
fortified
by
a
Fen
or
lake
on
the
side
,
and
a
moate
which
surrounds
it
.
It
may
be
likewise
supposed
his
courage
was
sharpned
by
the
whetstone
of
hope
which
he
fixed
on
the
French
Forces
ready
to
come
,
whom
he
supposed
would
free
him
from
all
exigencies
,
in
that
he
had
sent
his
brother
Iames
Kircade
not
many
dayes
before
into
France
to
make
knowne
their
condition
,
and
implore
them
to
send
men
and
money
;
But
how
closely
soever
this
crafty
counsell
was
kept
,
yet
it
arived
at
the
Regents
eares
,
who
knowing
the
Castle
of
Blacknesse
sea●ed
on
the
banks
of
Forth
,
to
be
the
most
safe
and
convenient
receptacle
for
Kircade
,
covertly
complyes
with
Alexander
Stuart
the
Governour
thereof
,
who
wanted
〈◇〉
behaviour
(
though
of
the
adverse
party
)
and
by
faire
promises
,
which
were
seconded
with
gifts
,
he
drew
him
to
serve
his
King
,
to
stay
Kircade
,
and
seaze
on
the
money
at
his
returne
,
and
the
conclusion
of
this
plot
gave
a
just
correspondency
to
the
premisses
,
for
Iames
Kircad
returning
from
France
with
some
1000.
crowns
of
gold
to
elevate
the
spirits
of
the
Queenes
party
,
sailed
to
Blacknesse
,
not
having
a
thought
of
the
Governours
deserting
their
party
,
since
hee
had
not
long
before
solemnly
vowed
never
to
renounce
it
:
thus
did
he
throw
himselfe
headlong
into
the
snare
,
where
he
was
caught
,
and
the
treasure
seazed
on
;
Whereupon
the
Governour
posts
to
Edenburough
,
that
hee
might
acquaint
the
Viceroy
with
the
successe
.
Now
accurate
Kircade
knowing
well
that
he
was
circumvented
,
and
at
the
Enemies
disposall
,
corrupted
his
keepers
and
watch
with
those
few
crownes
hee
had
reserved
,
so
that
by
the
sodaine
change
of
Fortunes
wheele
,
and
souldiers
perfidiousnesse
who
were
on
the
watch
of
a
prisoner
,
he
was
metamorphised
into
a
president
,
the
keyes
and
custody
being
delivered
him
,
thus
he
repayed
the
fraudulent
man
in
his
owne
coyne
.
The
Sunne
had
not
twice
runne
his
course
ere
Stuart
with
his
unarmed
company
,
not
harbouring
the
least
suspition
entered
,
and
by
the
souldiers
whom
Kircade
had
suborned
for
the
betraying
,
was
presently
cast
into
prison
:
where
having
a
guard
set
over
him
,
was
kept
in
fetters
;
But
the
tediousnesse
of
imprisonment
caused
him
study
revenge
,
and
opportunity
of
alienating
his
Keepers
,
and
the
souldiers
affection
from
Kircade
,
so
that
he
might
entangle
his
adversary
in
the
same
net
which
so
lately
caught
him
,
he
being
dressed
in
the
garbe
of
squalour
and
sorrow
,
made
the
indignity
of
his
condition
the
subject
of
a
dolefull
story
to
fill
some
of
the
souldiers
eares
,
entreating
them
by
all
those
old
tyes
of
souldiers
fidelity
,
by
those
many
hard-ships
whereof
he
participated
with
them
,
to
commiserate
his
case
,
and
repaire
the
breach
of
trust
made
by
them
or
their
Comrades
,
by
effecting
some
noble
exploit
of
trust
;
Lastly
,
to
wipe
off
by
some
officions
performance
,
when
opportunity
might
be
their
owne
,
those
blots
of
disgrace
injected
upon
that
quondam
Governour
,
the
very
deformity
of
their
so
closely
circumvented
,
&
depressed
Governour
,
and
the
remembrance
of
his
former
dignity
,
caused
the
common
souldiers
melt
with
pitty
and
compassion
,
and
in
this
nick
of
time
,
Fortune
presented
a
pat
opportunity
to
the
souldiers
acceptance
for
innovation
of
their
condition
,
and
thus
it
happened
:
Kircade
to
demonstrate
himselfe
a
loving
Husband
,
would
with
his
maeniall
servants
accompany
his
Wife
,
departing
from
him
out
of
the
Castle
:
but
he
was
no
sooner
forth
,
then
hastily
shot
out
by
the
combined
souldiers
,
who
brake
open
the
prison
doores
,
and
caused
a
sequestration
passe
twixt
the
fetters
and
Alexander
Stuarts
leggs
,
setting
him
gently
at
liberty
.
He
(
Fortune
delighting
to
play
the
Chamelions
part
)
of
a
President
became
a
prisoner
,
of
a
captive
is
become
a
Captaine
,
and
the
Castle
(
as
if
willing
)
to
shew
it selfe
a
changeling
to
day
,
it
favoured
this
,
yesterday
the
other
party
.
While
frequent
betrayings
,
Peers
revolting
,
&
Regents
murthers
,
infested
the
Kingdome
,
the
most
emminent
of
either
party
wearied
with
the
sustentation
of
so
long
and
grievous
dissentions
upon
the
forementioned
10th
.
of
February
met
at
Perth
,
to
consult
about
the
reducing
of
the
Kingdome
to
its
former
quiet
.
The
Viceroy
accompanied
with
others
of
the
Nobility
of
the
Kings
party
appeared
;
for
the
Queens
party
,
there
was
present
the
Earle
of
Huntly
the
Queenes
Vicepresident
for
the
North
parts
of
Scotland
,
with
the
chiefe
of
the
Hamiltons
,
and
the
rest
whose
affections
were
conglutinated
to
her
,
there
it
was
concluded
by
the
interposition
of
Qu
:
Elizabeths
power
;
After
long
debates
had
about
the
conjunction
of
King
and
Queen
in
Regency
,
that
there
should
be
a
cessation
from
armes
on
both
sides
,
and
an
act
of
perpetuall
oblivion
upon
all
offences
committed
,
except
the
murthering
of
the
King
,
Murrey
,
and
Lenox
,
Protectors
:
private
wrongs
were
to
be
forgotten
,
least
concord
should
be
infringed
,
and
private
and
publique
injuries
were
to
have
their
pardons
,
al
mercenary
souldiers
to
be
disbanded
,
save
foure
companies
which
the
Regent
was
to
keep
on
foote
so
long
as
the
Parliament
might
conceive
any
profit
accruing
thence
to
the
Kingdome
;
all
should
embrace
the
Religion
professed
in
Scotland
,
acknowledge
the
Kings
Primacy
,
and
Supremacy
,
as
well
in
Jurisdiction
as
Authority
:
that
whatsoever
should
bee
enterprized
after
the
publication
thereof
in
the
Queens
name
,
to
be
null
,
and
of
no
validity
,
whether
publiquely
or
privately
acted
.
To
fulfill
these
Articles
,
both
parties
were
bound
by
oath
,
delivering
of
Hostages
,
and
other
pledges
,
so
that
civill
dissentions
grew
sleepy
,
and
Peace
was
obtained
by
the
Protectors
speciall
vigilancy
and
care
:
untill
that
the
Lord
Grange
(
a
man
rather
blowing
tempests
then
commodious
breath
)
both
despising
the
King
and
Viceroyes
authority
,
not
desiring
the
security
of
his
Countrey
,
sought
more
for
the
opportunity
of
fomenting
War
,
being
fed
with
the
maine
hope
of
aid
from
France
and
Flanders
.
For
no
sooner
was
the
Truce
expired
,
but
he
thundered
with
a
minancing
kind
of
noyse
upon
the
City
of
Edenburough
,
infesting
the
Citizens
with
continuall
excursions
,
making
their
houses
sacrifices
,
by
throwing
granadoes
and
scalding
pitch
thereon
;
Hee
sent
such
thundring
Nuncios
into
the
most
famous
streets
in
the
City
,
as
that
scarce
any
passed
without
extreame
danger
of
his
life
.
Nor
was
the
Edenburgians
much
short
of
him
in
rage
,
after
they
had
once
taken
up
armes
in
defence
of
their
City
,
For
being
set
downe
before
the
Castle
,
they
cast
up
a
slight
worke
,
not
ceasing
night
and
day
to
raise
Forts
in
such
convenient
places
as
might
hinder
the
Castillians
excursions
,
so
that
their
City
was
not
so
much
exposed
to
the
fury
of
the
merciles
fire
,
although
their
houses
were
shot
thorow
,
yet
they
walk
in
more
security
:
to
conclude
,
they
turne
the
edge
of
Granges
violence
&
fury
,
they
divert
the
waters
course
,
that
in
stead
thereof
,
affliction
might
run
into
the
Castle
:
the
diverting
of
which
,
and
the
mingling
lime
with
the
water
in
standing
pools
,
caused
many
slight
skirmishes
;
At
the
foot
of
the
rock
sweetly
issued
forth
a
fountaine
of
very
pleasant
water
:
to
defend
which
,
the
besieged
sallied
out
at
a
postern
,
erecting
a
bulwork
that
might
scouretheir
water
:
&
such
as
were
wont
to
go
up
and
down
for
water
,
the
besiegert
on
the
contrary
strove
to
cut
them
off
from
it
,
thus
no
day
passed
,
wherein
Mars
did
not
display
his
bloody
colours
.
A
great
slaughter
there
was
of
the
common
souldiers
:
and
one
Captain
,
whose
quarters
was
neare
Cuthberts
Church
.
Achison
a
Commander
,
while
hee
in
the
night
carelesly
walking
the
round
,
was
overtaken
by
a
bullet
,
which
summoned
him
and
five
more
of
the
common
sort
to
apeare
at
Deaths
Court
:
The
besieged
threw
Granadoes
,
shot
wild-fire
,
which
lighting
upon
poore
thatched
Cottages
,
burnt
them
,
and
not
far
from
the
Westgate
,
many
stately
buildings
with
Ware-houses
full
of
rich
Merchandize
run
the
same
hazard
.
The
Citizens
were
surrounded
with
feare
and
care
,
supposing
the
City
but
fuell
for
Gr●●ge's
〈◇〉
,
〈◇〉
did
pendent
danger
or
timidity
so
much
affright
them
,
the
fire
being
alwayes
extinguished
by
the
care
of
their
servants
:
or
did
the
daily
terrors
trouble
them
so
much
,
as
did
the
urgent
waves
of
care
torture
the
Regents
breasts
:
for
though
he
had
besieged
the
Castle
,
yet
there
was
a
famine
of
Engines
offensive
in
his
Camp
.
The
Protector
(
least
he
should
spend
his
time
to
no
purpose
)
sent
divers
convenient
men
to
divert
the
Governour
from
the
Queenes
party
,
and
to
embrace
peace
,
and
to
this
end
proffers
him
very
reasonable
conditions
?
While
things
were
in
a
reasonable
posture
these
instructions
being
given
,
the
men
whom
Morton
had
selected
to
treat
,
set
forward
to
meet
,
and
treate
with
Petarow
the
Lord
Grange's
Nephew
,
betwixt
Leith
and
Edenburough
,
where
they
manifested
the
Regents
great
desire
to
avoid
effusion
of
blood
,
desiring
withall
that
they
would
surrender
themselves
,
bee
obedient
to
the
Protector
,
acknowledge
the
Kings
authority
.
But
these
Propositions
had
no
other
answer
of
the
couragious
young
Gallant
,
then
an
obstinate
denyall
and
refusall
,
nor
would
he
transact
the
negotiation
of
peace
;
The
Treaty
breaking
off
,
both
parties
departed
in
great
rage
.
The
Scots
being
trained
up
in
the
Accademy
of
Mars
,
least
(
through
idlenes
at
home
,
they
should
prove
ill
Proficients
)
travelled
into
Holland
,
Swethland
,
&
France
:
there
giving
many
demonstrations
of
valour
,
following
Pallas
close
at
the
heeles
.
But
while
Edenburough
was
the
stage
of
Warre
,
Mr.
Iohn
Knox
,
as
if
inspired
by
heaven
,
in
a
most
eloquent
Sermon
,
gives
a
prediction
of
the
assaulting
of
the
Castle
,
which
as
it
was
a
goodly
act
,
so
it
should
want
no
lesse
successe
,
and
that
mad
man
Grange
should
come
over
the
walls
,
and
rubbish
in
a
rope
to
treat
,
which
succeeded
according
to
his
words
.
The
French
King
sent
Monsreur
Crone
to
understand
how
affaires
stood
,
who
writ
backe
that
Scotland
&
England
were
united
by
League
,
that
his
propositions
of
conjoyning
the
King
and
Queen
in
government
,
or
tolleration
of
the
Popish
Religion
,
would
be
null
,
besides
it
could
not
be
effected
without
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
who
had
already
removed
her
from
the
Throne
,
and
extirpated
Popery
roote
and
branch
,
and
that
the
Viceroy
with
the
consent
of
the
Councell
,
had
sent
the
Queene
and
Roman
religion
into
perpetuall
banishment
.
Queene
Mary
(
a
Lady
of
an
undaunted
spirit
)
hearing
hereof
,
excites
all
Princes
to
send
aid
,
even
of
his
Holinesse
himselfe
,
and
she
privately
covenants
with
the
Guises
to
set
her
at
liberty
.
Anno
Domini
1573.
Morton
seeing
the
fiege
prolonged
,
the
Governours
audacity
,
and
the
slow
progresse
in
besieging
,
produced
more
to
the
befiegers
,
then
to
the
besieged
;
withall
considering
that
his
small
forces
were
not
potent
enough
to
enter
for
a
place
every
way
fortified
,
sent
to
implore
of
England
men
and
ammunition
,
which
was
condiscended
unto
,
upon
these
conditions
,
that
the
Viceroy
should
not
make
any
composition
with
the
besieged
,
without
the
Queens
consent
,
that
he
should
not
receive
,
protect
,
or
succour
any
English
Fugitives
;
and
if
the
Castle
should
be
surrendred
,
that
what
ever
was
in
it
,
should
be
free
booty
for
the
besiegers
,
save
what
was
the
Kings
Utensalls
or
precious
Ornaments
.
The
Protector
being
great
with
desire
to
obtaine
the
Castle
,
grants
all
the
Propositions
.
Not
long
after
,
the
English
Navy
laden
with
Cannon
,
Engines
of
all
sorts
,
powder
and
iron
bullet
,
&
other
ammunition
,
rid
at
anchor
in
the
Haven
of
Leith
neer
Forth
,
where
the
Sea
stretcheth
forth
one
of
her
armes
to
embrace
the
floods
?
Besides
,
William
Drury
Marshall
of
Barwick
,
marched
into
Scotland
by
land
with
1500.
Foot
,
who
declared
Her
Majesties
of
England
sincere
love
and
ardent
affection
to
Her
Neighbours
of
Scotland
,
and
that
they
might
give
a
candid
manifestation
thereof
.
This
exployt
was
undertaken
,
the
greatest
part
of
which
charge
and
trouble
Shee
sustained
her selfe
,
that
they
might
restore
them
to
their
former
freedome
and
peace
:
which
ere
they
would
not
effect
,
their
owne
freedome
and
peace
should
run
the
same
hazard
,
all
which
Shee
hoped
they
would
not
forget
to
remember
.
The
English
and
Scots
having
joyned
Forces
ere
they
mounted
their
Canon
,
sought
by
all
meanes
possible
to
have
the
Castle
surrendred
:
but
the
Canons
of
treaty
not
making
any
breach
in
their
breasts
,
they
begin
furiously
to
assault
the
Castle
,
so
that
4.
of
the
Castle
Towers
begin
to
tumble
for
fear
:
then
moale
like
they
undermined
and
raysed
Trenches
upon
the
sharpe
side
of
the
hill
.
Since
nature
had
prohibited
the
surrounding
it
,
Drury
supplyed
what
ever
was
desicient
for
opposing
,
so
that
no
man
might
passe
in
or
out
of
the
Castle
.
That
performed
,
hee
mounts
30.
brasse
pieces
,
with
which
he
batters
the
walls
for
foure
dayes
together
without
any
intermission
,
so
that
in
fine
Davids
Tower
receiving
many
wounds
,
yeelds
it selfe
captive
to
ruine
,
and
with
an
hideous
noyse
layes
its
airy
head
on
the
ground
,
leaving
the
Defendant
naked
to
the
ecemies
fury
:
the
first
day
when
as
yet
there
was
scarce
hope
left
of
resisting
,
while
their
bodies
were
not
defatigated
,
they
valiantly
received
the
charge
,
and
maintained
the
breach
,
sending
ever
and
anon
Embassadours
to
death
,
or
the
Chirurgions
,
to
tell
them
that
the
Messengers
had
shewed
more
of
tumult
then
valour
in
entring
the
wals
,
art
countermined
art
,
and
force
was
answered
with
force
,
having
hitherto
endured
what
cruelty
could
afflict
.
At
last
they
begin
to
dispaire
of
their
strength
,
either
in
that
the
Cannons
sent
such
shours
of
lead
(
which
watered
their
bodies
with
drops
of
blood
)
or
that
the
rocke
brake
,
or
their
houses
fell
,
or
in
that
the
number
of
their
slaine
and
wounded
were
many
,
or
that
Captain
Trotter
was
fallen
,
who
while
hee
lived
,
made
good
the
breach
with
his
owne
sword
.
The
English
perceiving
their
courage
to
be
queld
,
filling
the
ayre
with
their
cryes
,
sets
ladders
to
the
lower
walls
halfe
ruinated
,
getting
over
,
some
few
resisting
,
and
those
few
ill
armed
for
resistance
being
already
conquered
with
griefe
,
were
beaten
down
;
The
souldiers
in
the
lower
tower
seeing
themselves
not
able
to
resist
the
insulting
English
,
retire
into
the
upper
,
but
no
sooner
there
then
assaulted
with
the
distrust
of
their
owne
and
the
places
debility
,
for
they
were
dtiven
into
great
straits
by
reason
of
the
penury
of
water
,
which
caused
such
debility
of
body
,
as
they
could
not
endare
any
more
hardship
.
All
was
resolved
now
to
yeeld
,
a
parley
was
desired
,
the
next
day
Truce
was
taken
,
Henry
Ley
an
English
man
,
and
George
Fleck
a
Scot
,
Morton's
Sisters
son
,
were
delivered
as
Hostages
.
The
Lord
Grange
,
Robert
Melvine
,
and
Petarow
climing
over
the
walls
,
for
the
gates
were
obstructed
,
(
Knox
his
prophesie
in
this
being
accomplished
)
came
to
treat
with
Drury
:
Their
demands
were
to
enjoy
life
and
security
,
but
could
obtaine
nothing
,
save
to
yeeld
themselves
and
all
they
had
to
the
Queene
of
Englands
mercy
:
In
this
pittifull
plight
and
deplorable
condition
(
seeing
the
laws
of
necessity
must
be
obeyed
)
they
yeeld
themselves
up
the
Conquerours
pleasure
,
and
the
Queen
of
Englands
mercy
:
the
common
souldiers
laying
down
their
arms
were
safely
dismissed
.
After
the
Castle
was
surrendred
,
many
considerable
persons
were
taken
prisoners
:
among
others
these
were
of
speciall
note
,
Alexander
Hume
being
the
flower
of
his
Family
,
and
in
the
flower
of
his
strength
,
the
Lord
Grange
a
man
couragious
and
valiant
,
Secretary
Matlain
renowned
among
strangers
,
and
adored
by
such
as
knew
him
for
his
valour
,
with
John
his
Brother
,
who
afterwards
was
Chancellour
,
whose
youth
was
decked
with
singular
vertue
and
excellency
in
Arts
,
especially
with
the
immitation
of
his
Brother
,
Petarow
one
of
great
authority
and
estimation
amongst
those
of
his
owne
Faction
,
Robert
Melvine
whose
accurate
ingenuity
could
sustaine
the
most
weighty
affaires
;
besides
Cockman
and
Mosney
two
rich
Citizens
of
Edenburough
,
and
the
renowned
Countesse
of
Arguile
,
the
late
wife
of
James
the
fifth
,
who
was
the
daughter
of
an
Harlot
.
Thus
skill
and
valour
of
the
English
in
besieging
,
caused
the
Castle
and
200.
souldiers
to
surrender
themselves
in
the
space
of
33.
dayes
;
as
for
Matlaine
,
hee
lay
long
under
the
tyranny
of
the
gout
and
crampe
,
which
ceased
upon
his
wholebody
.
Natures
candle
being
come
to
a
snuffe
,
which
was
extinct
by
the
breaking
in
of
that
vast
Ocean
of
sorrow
and
sicknesse
while
hee
was
in
prison
at
Leith
,
or
else
he
dyed
voluntarily
to
avoid
the
enemies
severity
:
he
was
a
man
whom
nature
had
adorned
with
the
accoutrements
of
accuratenesse
and
prudence
,
and
would
have
exhibited
the
same
,
if
Fortune
(
the
over-swaier
of
humane
counsells
)
had
not
delighted
to
make
him
like
her selfe
,
blinde
with
publique
calamities
,
but
mortals
are
not
cautelous
enough
to
withstand
Fortunes
fury
.
It
was
reported
that
Matlain
poisoned
himselfe
:
after
the
Castles
surrender
,
George
Douglas
the
Regents
Brother
with
a
guard
was
sent
to
receive
the
treasure
,
guns
,
and
the
Kings
Utensels
,
the
souldiers
according
to
the
agreement
having
the
goods
and
treasure
given
them
for
pillage
,
which
the
Citizens
had
sent
thither
as
to
a
most
safe
treasury
.
Not
many
dayes
after
,
Queen
Elizabeths
pleasure
was
exhibited
and
made
known
,
the
Lord
Grange
and
his
Brother
James
were
executed
by
the
common
Hang-man
in
the
Marketplace
of
Edenburough
,
where
the
people
displayed
his
gallantry
in
its
colours
,
relating
how
great
&
how
many
gulphs
of
dangers
he
had
shut
for
the
publique
liberty
,
what
attempts
he
had
undertaken
against
the
French
and
English
,
for
the
safety
and
honour
of
his
Countrey
,
when
he
was
even
ready
to
suffer
death
,
no
tongue
suffered
his
former
renown
to
be
forgotten
,
notwithstanding
all
this
,
the
sad
remembrance
of
their
City
burning
,
being
fresh
in
their
memorie
,
cryed
so
loud
in
their
eares
,
as
they
sought
revenge
by
seeing
him
suffer
:
Mosney
and
Cockran
,
both
Gold-smiths
,
took
their
journeys
into
another
world
from
the
Gallows
,
Queene
Elizabeth
obtaining
of
the
Protector
that
the
lives
and
estates
of
Hume
,
Petarow
,
and
Melvin
should
bee
preserved
with
the
rest
,
onely
their
persons
shonld
be
imprisoned
:
by
this
act
of
clemency
she
became
admired
for
mansuetude
and
mercy
,
Thus
the
English
seting
a
period
to
those
disasters
,
they
came
to
quiet
,
(
coming
thither
by
invitation
of
the
Protector
,
and
compulsion
of
Grange
his
rashnesse
)
leaves
Scotland
in
tranquility
,
and
with
the
losse
of
a
few
men
returned
with
their
prize
to
Barwicke
.
The
raging
stormes
of
civill
war
being
overblown
,
the
heate
of
killing
,
firing
and
spoyling
were
allaid
.
And
now
Morton
to
induce
the
bloody
minded
&
warriors
,
to
embrace
peace
,
quiet
,
and
humanity
,
with
great
diligence
educacated
the
noble
young
branches
in
the
liberall
sciences
,
that
the
publique
safety
and
Kingdomes
tranquility
might
have
firme
foundation
;
he
did
not
give
any
manifestation
of
grudge
against
the
Hamiltons
,
who
were
in
those
days
no
lesse
potent
in
power
then
allies
,
but
rather
labors
to
compose
such
differences
as
kept
the
Nobility
disunited
;
&
to
this
end
calls
a
Parliament
at
Edenburough
,
in
which
,
for
the
publique
good
,
he
suppresseth
divorces
,
adulteries
,
pillaging
,
murthers
,
rapine
,
burning
,
robbing
,
and
luxurie
,
besides
many
acts
he
passed
against
cosenage
in
bargaining
,
and
out
of
the
rest
selects
a
chiefe
number
(
whom
long
experience
had
endued
with
knowledg
fit
for
such
undertakings
)
to
consult
about
State
affaires
.
Hee
made
all
Malignants
to
become
Aspen
leaves
,
austerely
punishing
such
as
had
contaminated
their
hands
in
the
late
Kings
blood
,
or
were
any
wayes
conscious
thereof
:
he
constituted
Sir
John
Carmichell
a
gallant
spirit
,
Warden
of
the
Marches
,
gave
him
an
annuall
stipend
,
and
the
command
of
so
many
souldiers
as
might
prohibite
those
violaters
of
humane
institutions
,
who
casting
off
all
obedience
to
the
league
,
made
incursions
and
wasted
the
borders
of
England
:
not
to
expatiate
,
he
brought
forth
many
hopefull
blossomes
for
future
government
,
being
of
an
honourable
presence
,
to
receive
the
popular
applause
,
in
that
he
trod
in
the
steps
of
moderation
,
not
satiating
or
thirsting
after
blood
,
but
with
the
sword
of
Justice
cut
away
all
corrupt
matter
where
ever
it
was
.
This
weather
was
too
faire
to
continue
long
,
for
seeing
himselfe
to
be
invested
with
command
,
hee
lets
loose
the
raines
,
riding
after
lust
and
covetousnesse
,
making
incursions
into
the
Subjects
coffers
,
&
under
the
pretext
of
Justice
,
makes
the
Law
denounce
severity
,
that
hee
might
the
sooner
fill
the
jawes
of
his
greedy
avarice
.
This
sodaine
commutation
exhibited
as
sodain
rumors
,
for
Fame
now
began
to
blast
,
rather
then
blazen
his
name
.
He
called
the
Court
Officers
to
such
a
strict
accounpt
,
as
that
they
did
not
without
some
misery
performe
:
having
exhausted
their
treasures
,
they
were
then
to
informe
the
Judges
selected
for
that
purpose
,
of
all
that
had
eaten
flesh
in
Lent
,
who
were
commanded
to
appear
:
and
if
they
could
not
free
themselves
thereof
by
oath
,
the
Judges
pronounced
them
guilty
of
the
breach
of
the
Law
,
and
inflicted
punishment
according
to
the
Statute
,
which
the
Protector
seldome
or
never
remitted
:
but
when
he
perceived
the
Commonwealth
impoverished
,
he
supposed
it
safer
to
inhance
privately
the
Kings
coine
,
then
publiquely
to
gape
after
the
Citizens
estates
.
And
now
being
Lord
of
an
ample
fortune
,
he
maintained
his
retinue
with
the
dignity
of
moderation
in
food
and
aparrell
,
converting
both
publique
and
private
riches
to
honour
&
magnificence
,
erecting
that
Palace
of
Dalkeith
to
his
no
small
charge
,
adorning
it
with
Tapestry
and
incomparable
pieces
of
art
,
so
that
its
splendor
almost
soars
to
a
Majesticall
statelinesse
;
he
caused
rich
pieces
of
silver
and
gold
to
be
coyned
which
to
this
day
is
hoarded
up
in
Usurers
coffers
:
on
the
one
side
the
gold
bore
King
James
the
sixts
Portraicture
,
with
the
inscription
of
In
utramque
paratus
on
the
one
side
:
on
the
other
side
was
a
Lyon
rampant
,
Mars
in
a
double
tressure
counter
flowred
,
being
the
royall
Arms
of
Scotland
within
this
insciption
,
Partere
subjectos
,
et
debellare
superbos
:
The
silver
pieces
bore
two
swords
with
Trajans
Motto
,
which
hee
together
with
the
sword
delivered
to
the
Major
of
the
City
.
Pro
me
si
mereor
,
si
non
,
in
me
.
He
was
the
first
that
brought
the
detriment
of
brazen
coine
to
the
Common-wealth
:
for
the
Scots
before
this
had
nothing
currant
but
gold
and
silver
,
which
now
was
corrupted
both
at
home
&
in
the
Netherlands
by
the
Merchants
,
who
being
slaves
to
their
unjust
gaine
,
transported
the
starling
money
into
forraign
parts
.
These
his
exactions
were
observed
by
an
ingenious
foole
of
his
,
Patricke
Bovy
,
who
used
ever
and
anon
to
rub
his
Masters
soares
,
as
may
candidly
appeare
by
this
subsequent
story
.
It
so
fortuning
that
some
importunate
beggers
beseeched
the
Viceroy
to
relieve
their
poverty
:
which
being
over-heard
of
the
Foole
,
it
was
as
earnestly
begged
to
have
these
importunate
fellows
burned
,
which
moved
the
Regent
extreamly
,
so
that
he
told
him
he
was
an
uncharitable
man
,
not
to
shew
mercy
to
those
that
so
ardently
sought
it
:
hereupon
the
Foole
instantly
replyed
,
what
and
if
ye
commit
these
as
fuell
to
the
flames
to
day
,
ere
the
Sun
shall
run
his
course
,
to
morrow
you
can
make
as
many
rich
men
beggers
,
intimating
thereby
that
his
rapacity
being
conjoyned
to
covetousnesse
,
eate
up
the
Citizens
fortunes
.
But
in
conclusion
,
having
reduced
the
Kings
coffers
to
a
little
purse
,
hee
sets
upon
the
Clergie
,
purposing
to
make
them
a
bit
to
stay
his
hungry
stomack
;
Such
Benefices
as
were
vacant
,
the
revenue
being
small
,
he
bestowed
upon
any
Protestant
Ministers
:
but
those
of
a
greater
'
value
were
conditionally
given
to
Court
Preachers
that
his
clyents
and
favourites
might
have
some
annuall
fruit
of
their
labour
;
His
spurious
brats
were
the
enjoyers
of
Rectories
and
other
Church
Beneficies
which
were
no
lesse
faire
then
profitable
;
In
this
storme
these
were
the
barnes
into
which
the
spirituall
mens
harvests
were
gathered
.
But
be
pleased
to
go
retrograde
with
me
in
observing
the
Churches
Ataxy
even
from
the
beginning
,
for
it
is
worth
your
review
.
Upon
the
Protestants
desire
to
Queen
Mary
for
the
sustentation
of
their
Ministers
,
seeing
all
the
spiritualls
were
in
the
possessions
of
Papists
:
Shee
assembled
the
High
Priests
,
the
Prelates
,
and
such
of
the
Popish
Clergy
as
were
of
especiall
note
,
admonishing
rather
then
entreating
them
,
because
reliefe
could
be
no
otherwise
obtained
for
the
Protestant
Ministers
to
put
to
their
assisting
hands
:
Shee
was
confident
there
was
not
any
in
that
great
Convention
who
would
ether
refuse
to
relieve
or
excuse
the
Ministers
poverty
,
which
Shee
desired
might
bee
done
willingly
,
in
that
the
diminution
of
their
fruits
could
not
be
done
without
injury
.
The
issue
of
the
meeting
was
a
setting
a
part
of
the
thirds
of
Spiritualties
,
with
which
her
Majestie
was
to
relieve
the
Orthodox
Ministers
,
as
if
it
were
a
meere
donative
;
But
the
conclusion
seemed
to
either
party
a
collusion
.
The
Popish
faction
grievously
complained
that
their
wings
were
clipped
,
the
Protestants
suppose
themselves
not
at
all
sublevated
by
that
affected
munificence
.
After
this
a
Remonsteance
of
the
Ministers
stipends
is
drawn
up
to
the
Protector
Morton
,
which
he
seemes
to
take
into
serious
consideration
,
promising
to
cut
the
Popelings
avarice
,
and
with
if
all
cause
of
strife
,
d●claring
that
hee
would
not
be
deficient
in
any
thing
advantagious
to
the
Church
,
and
that
every
Minister
whose
life
and
doctrine
were
inculpable
,
should
be
supplyed
with
a
competency
of
estate
annually
,
if
that
the
thirds
might
be
granted
His
Majestie
:
The
Clergie
was
induced
by
this
pollicitation
to
subscribe
to
the
compact
,
obliging
them
irrevocably
to
performance
.
The
Viceroy
catching
the
fish
he
angled
for
,
knowing
he
wanted
ability
to
perform
what
was
promised
,
hee
supposed
it
the
best
way
(
as
the
case
stood
)
to
commit
the
cure
of
3
or
four
parishes
to
one
man
,
that
out
of
the
reliques
of
the
thirds
might
arise
a
great
treasure
:
this
he
conceived
to
be
the
best
gaine
those
times
would
afford
.
But
the
Church
(
although
in
vaine
)
exclaimes
that
the
convenant
was
infringed
while
hee
made
all
fish
that
came
to
his
net
,
the
Ministers
were
instant
and
urgent
with
the
Protector
,
declaring
that
to
appoint
Ministers
for
every
Church
,
and
more
ample
stipends
according
to
the
agreement
for
every
minister
,
was
a
matter
no
lesse
requisite
then
of
absolute
necessity
:
he
with
great
reluctancy
after
much
debate
,
refers
the
businesse
to
the
Cuncel-table
,
to
whom
the
Clergy
exhibited
their
bill
of
complaint
against
the
Viceroy
(
men
of
prevalency
in
the
State
)
declared
their
sence
therein
,
but
nothing
was
obtained
of
the
Viceroy
save
delayes
;
the
griefe
of
this
repulse
stuck
so
fast
in
the
Clergies
breasts
,
as
that
twixt
them
and
the
Regent
there
was
a
cessation
of
friendship
,
which
instigated
them
perpetually
,
and
openly
to
chastise
his
libidinosity
,
dissect
his
avarice
,
and
aggravate
the
matter
by
invectives
:
but
all
this
winde
would
shak
no
corne
,
for
their
thundring
words
was
so
far
from
terrifying
of
him
,
as
that
hee
did
not
so
much
as
stop
their
mouths
.
Much
about
this
time
(
after
a
long
perigrination
)
Andrew
Melvine
returnes
to
his
native
soyle
(
if
my
judgment
fail
me
not
)
in
the
thre
tongues
,
and
other
polite
learning
,
was
not
inferiour
to
many
,
so
exquisite
in
the
Pulpit
and
lists
,
as
the
Andrepolitan
Divines
could
not
goe
equipage
:
and
in
Saint
Andrews
,
both
his
doctrine
and
authority
were
more
prevalent
then
any
other
mans
,
he
being
seasoned
with
the
Gevevian
discipline
,
drew
some
young
heads
to
embrace
his
opinions
,
of
re●orming
the
Church
of
Scotland
,
according
to
the
Idea
of
Geneva
,
which
hee
prosecuted
with
such
vehemency
,
as
that
his
spleene
begun
to
rise
at
the
proposall
of
any
other
Discipline
,
then
that
which
he
prosecuted
,
not
at
all
calling
to
minde
,
that
the
Government
of
a
City
is
different
from
the
government
of
a
Kingdome
.
But
he
supposed
that
if
this
Discipline
should
be
established
,
he
with
some
others
of
his
associates
,
might
steere
the
Ship
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
as
they
pleased
;
to
effect
which
,
he
inveighes
against
the
office
of
of
Bishops
openly
in
the
Pulpit
,
defaming
them
so
that
they
might
be
depressed
,
with
what
envy
could
inflict
;
hee
professed
that
there
was
a
parity
in
the
ministery
,
and
that
Ministers
were
not
inferiour
to
Bishops
:
and
those
Tenets
were
no
sooner
broached
then
there
were
two
sorts
of
men
to
drink
it
up
;
one
was
Laicks
,
supposing
this
the
direct
way
to
obtain
Spiritualities
into
their
own
disposing
;
the
other
was
Clergy
,
who
by
the
slip
of
ambition
grew
higher
in
the
desire
of
honour
:
these
men
inflamed
the
already
incited
people
by
their
hot
disputes
,
and
state-medling
Sermons
,
which
caused
an
unbridled
and
indomitable
licentiousnesse
of
tumults
;
a
great
part
of
Scotland
had
their
affections
conglutinated
to
erect
the
Geneva
Discipline
,
and
extirpate
Episcopall
authority
and
dignity
:
these
vapours
arising
caused
a
cruell
tempest
,
which
tossed
the
Arke
of
the
Church
.
In
this
storme
the
Arch-Bishop
of
St.
Andrewes
and
Glascow
laboured
with
a
strong
hand
against
Melvine
,
administring
such
things
as
that
season
required
.
Adamson
Arch-bishop
of
St.
Andrewes
,
made
his
ingenuity
shoot
poynt
blank
at
the
Geneva
Discipline
,
accurately
confuting
it
in
the
Pulpit
,
wounding
Melvin
,
and
his
Independentiall
Tribe
even
to
the
soule
,
by
the
sword
of
his
preaching
:
but
the
dissentions
after
long
exagitation
flew
as
high
as
the
Vice-Royes
eares
;
hee
being
a
man
without
all
controversie
,
who
knew
to
fish
in
such
molested
puddles
,
was
not
much
grieved
at
the
Clergies
clashing
,
supposing
that
in
the
future
all
Bils
of
complaints
henceforth
would
arise
from
the
Clergy
:
so
that
he
by
blowing
and
fanning
the
fire
of
debate
,
rather
forgeth
destruction
for
them
,
then
laboured
to
extinguish
it
;
when
as
it
became
him
to
have
fought
against
these
bold
men
by
the
dint
of
reason
or
chastisements
,
not
to
have
permitted
their
Antagonists
to
have
beene
blemished
with
bitter
railings
in
the
Pulpits
,
and
freely
to
divest
them
of
all
the
plumes
of
honour
and
dignity
in
the
Convocation
.
The
Orthodox
party
being
afflicted
by
diuturnall
mollestations
,
made
pittious
complaints
of
the
injuries
and
contumelies
wherewith
they
were
opprest
,
desiring
the
Protectors
Auxiliatory
hand
against
the
Church
disturbers
;
he
by
this
time
being
defatigated
with
connivency
,
labours
to
take
up
the
quarrell
,
putting
them
in
minde
of
the
assemble
at
Leith
,
where
hee
exhorted
them
to
follow
peace
amongst
themselves
,
not
to
raise
any
uproares
under
the
pretence
of
discipline
,
not
to
innovate
any
thing
in
the
reformed
Religion
,
so
long
as
the
King
was
in
his
minority
:
for
the
Vice-Roy
was
not
ignorant
of
the
animosity
and
violence
of
these
Disciplinarian
Innovators
:
the
Nobility
plots
,
and
the
Clergies
Pleibeian
spirits
,
determining
so
long
as
the
least
spark
of
composing
their
dissentions
did
but
appeare
,
to
endure
all
things
:
but
his
patience
and
former
connivency
gave
such
fuell
to
the
flames
of
the
Zelots
fire
,
as
that
neither
riches
,
authority
,
or
counsell
could
extinguish
;
so
that
it
had
beene
farre
better
never
to
have
given
them
a
sword
,
then
afterwards
to
have
resisted
them
being
so
prevalent
.
Anno
Domini
.
1574.
While
these
sparks
of
intestine
dissentions
were
rather
raked
up
in
embers
than
dead
:
the
Papists
and
such
of
the
Nobility
as
were
blinded
by
French
presents
,
consulted
more
like
so
many
Franticks
then
Counsellours
to
seize
upon
the
Princes
person
,
and
so
to
carry
him
into
France
,
and
to
disrobe
the
Vice-Roy
Morton
of
his
authority
;
But
the
Protector
was
not
difficient
in
wit
or
prudence
to
divert
those
furious
streames
and
imminent
dangers
:
for
as
from
the
beginning
he
had
protected
the
English
party
,
so
had
he
kept
the
French
under
his
girdle
;
withall
reposing
his
whole
confidence
,
and
the
kingdomes
safety
in
Queen
Elizabeth
,
as
in
a
sure
refuge
,
desirous
to
sift
out
what
opinion
those
who
were
about
his
Majesties
person
had
of
him
,
retaining
very
harmlesse
followers
,
who
by
their
sugered
and
oratoricall
expressions
,
even
enchanted
all
tender
eares
.
Now
lest
a
gap
might
be
left
open
to
ambition
,
and
his
enemies
hatred
,
he
was
vigilent
over
the
Churches
tranquility
,
the
Cities
safety
,
the
kingdomes
incolumnity
,
and
his
Majesties
honour
,
and
when
the
poore
could
find
no
redresse
in
their
miseries
from
the
Judges
Tribunals
,
he
constituted
others
to
heare
their
complaints
.
Great
was
the
respect
he
exhibited
to
George
Buchanan
,
one
whom
the
Muses
had
adorned
with
their
influences
,
more
than
any
of
his
contemporanians
,
whose
fame
was
augmented
,
by
the
speciall
care
demonstrated
in
educating
King
James
,
with
all
politick
learning
,
and
wisdom
:
nor
did
his
respects
rest
solely
in
Buchanan
,
but
it
extended
it selfe
to
every
good
Tutor
.
But
now
you
must
behold
the
Scene
altered
;
for
Morton
heretofore
intentive
on
publike
affaires
,
now
whether
by
human
frailty
or
by
the
destiny
of
ruling
became
inflamed
with
lust
and
avarice
,
polluting
the
secret
Chambers
of
the
pallace
by
the
foule
blast
of
adultery
,
and
deflowring
of
Virgins
,
thinking
thus
to
wax
strong
in
pleasure
,
became
weake
in
body
and
authority
:
for
hee
was
a
frequenter
of
unseasonable
riotings
,
baths
,
and
such
places
which
art
or
nature
had
made
delicate
:
and
pretending
the
insupportable
ponderosity
of
the
weale
publike
,
he
invents
exquisite
and
nimble
wayes
of
poling
the
Commons
,
and
seeing
that
there
was
not
any
subject
for
him
to
exercise
his
sword
upon
,
he
pretended
to
lay
Barkleyes
wood
equall
with
the
ground
,
in
that
it
was
a
receptacle
of
Theeves
:
and
when
the
earth
called
for
weapons
,
into
whose
hands
she
may
pay
her
Tribute
,
hee
called
for
all
men
who
were
able
to
beare
Armes
to
march
after
him
against
this
great
Forrest
,
and
all
to
be
in
readinesse
at
the
sound
of
a
Trumpet
:
but
there
being
a
frustration
of
divers
musterings
,
he
gave
over
the
expedition
,
disbanding
such
as
were
content
to
pay
for
their
absence
:
but
the
rest
continued
in
armes
.
Read
the
Bishop
of
Orkney
disposing
his
whole
estate
upon
pious
uses
,
and
maintenance
of
Students
,
was
frustrate
of
his
desire
by
the
Vice-Roy
,
who
made
his
Testament
null
and
of
no
validity
:
(
as
if
hee
had
authority
to
dispose
of
mens
fortunes
)
threatning
to
inflict
punishment
upon
the
Executors
if
they
should
eudeavour
to
fulfill
his
Will
and
Testament
:
nor
did
he
stay
here
,
for
in
a
most
ravenous
manner
he
invaded
Houses
,
Lands
and
Treasure
,
confiscating
the
richest
Merchants
estates
,
as
if
guilty
of
most
hainous
crimes
,
defrauding
them
of
their
most
proper
goods
.
Nor
did
his
rapacity
onely
catch
flies
,
but
he
soared
for
great
Fowles
,
such
of
the
Nobility
as
were
descended
from
ancient
Progenitors
,
he
oblitterated
with
some
blot
or
other
of
their
Ancestors
,
which
hee
had
collected
from
the
leaves
of
Antiquity
,
exacting
of
them
vast
summes
of
money
,
which
were
as
so
many
additions
to
enlarge
his
fortunes
:
but
recollecting
himselfe
,
supposing
that
the
Nobilities
love
and
mutuall
amity
were
materiall
props
to
uphold
his
sliding
power
,
he
begun
to
foment
enmity
,
jealousie
,
hatred
,
and
injuries
amongst
them
,
that
so
matter
of
offence
(
which
consequently
induceth
punishment
might
be
administred
.
)
But
although
they
were
affronted
by
whole
troops
of
contumelies
,
charged
with
multitudes
of
injuries
;
yet
they
deferred
to
seek
revenge
until
opportunity
was
theirs
,
making
temperance
and
wisedome
their
guides
in
this
tempestuous
night
.
Lastly
,
this
horse-leech
exhausted
so
much
treasure
out
of
the
veines
of
the
body
of
Scotland
,
as
his
Coffers
could
well
containe
,
stretching
himselfe
forth
to
embrace
covetousnesse
,
and
avarice
,
and
this
was
all
under
the
pretence
of
publike
service
:
which
not
onely
enriched
himselfe
,
but
also
his
favourites
patrimony
:
also
he
supposed
that
England
might
be
within
the
line
of
his
avarice
;
for
he
desired
that
some
annuall
stipend
might
be
assigned
to
him
,
and
those
of
his
party
:
but
Qu
.
Elizabeth
was
adverse
to
his
desires
,
being
seconded
by
her
counsell
;
which
denyall
had
the
taste
of
an
injury
in
Mortons
pallet
,
so
that
hee
laid
it
to
heart
.
Anno
Domini
.
1575.
Whilst
domestick
dissentions
took
a
little
rest
,
the
Vice-Roy
Morton
begun
to
cast
an
eye
upon
the
Publike
,
fortifying
Castles
,
performing
many
good
acts
,
according
to
the
Counsels
,
desires
,
the
beautifying
of
the
Kingdome
with
inward
and
outward
Ornaments
of
Market
places
,
Regall
structures
,
pallaces
Courts
,
finishing
with
Majesticall
magnificence
his
building
at
Dalkeith
;
moreover
he
subdued
that
part
of
Scotland
which
is
adjacent
to
Ireland
,
&
reducing
the
Aebudans
to
yeeld
obedience
to
the
Queen
of
England
,
he
stops
likewise
all
excursions
into
Ulster
,
admonishing
the
Islanders
to
forbeare
all
acts
of
hostility
against
her
Majesties
subjects
,
or
to
intermeddle
with
the
English
government
in
Ireland
.
After
this
he
summoned
the
Lawyers
in
Scotland
to
assemble
,
(
under
the
specious
pretence
,
about
the
restriction
of
robbing
on
the
Borders
)
but
the
event
was
to
consiscate
mens
esrates
,
notwithstanding
all
other
pretences
:
but
the
discovery
augmented
his
hatred
,
and
diminution
of
authority
.
Thus
whilst
the
Protector
became
villified
for
his
avarice
,
a
suddain
accident
happened
,
which
administred
cause
of
complaint
to
the
English
,
and
had
well
nigh
been
a
Leak
to
let
in
whole
floods
of
warre
into
the
State
:
which
was
thus
.
Sir
John
Carmichel
,
the
valient
Governour
of
Lidsdale
,
Sir
John
Foster
,
Governour
of
the
middle
borders
;
with
the
Governour
of
Barwick
,
Francis
Russell
,
eldest
sonne
of
the
Earle
of
Bedford
,
Sir
George
Heron
,
Cuthbert
Collinwood
,
Henry
Fennick
;
as
also
others
of
the
Gentry
in
Northumberland
,
meeting
on
Redsquire
hill
in
Ridsdale
,
on
the
confines
of
Scotland
,
where
Sir
John
Foster
there
commander
,
begun
to
expatiate
himselfe
in
the
detriments
which
were
incident
to
the
English
by
the
Scots
,
as
that
their
goods
were
made
booties
:
and
after
complaints
made
,
there
was
not
restitution
;
he
insisted
likewise
on
the
delivering
of
all
Fugitives
.
But
Carmigell
retorts
his
arguments
on
him
,
layes
open
the
grievances
which
the
English
had
brought
into
the
Borders
by
disquicting
them
with
plundering
and
spoyling
.
When
these
sharpe
soares
were
in
dressing
,
(
haughty
spirits
not
brooking
a
haughty
word
)
'twixt
chiding
and
striving
arose
a
tumultuous
hubbub
amongst
the
Borderers
,
who
had
encompassed
the
Governours
:
in
the
dispute
Carmichel
was
made
Captive
;
Victory
residing
on
the
English
brow
;
so
that
they
tooke
that
opportunity
to
pillage
the
Scots
of
such
things
as
were
brought
thither
for
sale
;
but
while
they
gazed
too
much
on
plunder
,
and
were
hurried
with
temerity
,
the
Scots
surprised
the
victory
:
for
they
raising
the
Countrey
by
their
clamours
,
as
they
runne
through
Townes
and
Fields
,
gathered
themselves
into
a
body
at
Jedburgh
;
from
whence
marching
towards
the
English
,
they
made
fury
,
and
the
sword
hew
a
way
through
the
sides
of
their
enemies
,
to
regaine
their
prey
:
the
number
of
the
slaine
on
the
English
part
were
many
,
amongst
the
rest
Sir
George
Heron
,
Knight
,
Carmichell
espying
the
defeat
,
made
his
escape
to
the
Scots
,
whom
he
encouraged
to
charge
home
:
the
flying
English
,
lest
that
they
should
make
a
safe
and
faire
retreat
.
The
Governour
Foster
,
Francis
Russell
his
sonne
in
law
,
Cuthbert
Collinwood
,
Henry
Fennicke
,
and
divers
others
perceiving
an
escape
impossible
,
accepted
of
quarter
,
who
were
carried
to
the
Regent
at
Delkeith
;
He
received
them
with
all
courtesie
,
and
after
they
had
entred
Bond
to
appeare
at
a
certain
day
in
Scotland
,
he
sent
them
home
with
a
safe
convoy
.
But
this
disaster
was
no
sooner
arrived
at
the
Court
,
by
the
wings
of
Fame
,
beiug
secouded
by
letters
from
the
Governours
own
hands
,
then
the
Queens
minde
was
lifted
off
the
hinge
of
patience
,
and
hurried
away
by
the
violence
of
anger
:
nor
did
Carmichell's
fact
so
much
incense
her
,
as
the
Protectors
ambition
,
or
rather
negligence
,
besides
the
Scots
,
(
whom
shee
had
next
under
God
)
reduced
to
their
pristine
liberty
,
dignity
,
and
safe
tranquility
,
should
against
all
law
or
right
in
time
of
Treaty
fall
upon
the
English
;
and
to
lead
away
in
a
triumphing
manner
Sir
John
Foster
,
with
that
hopefull
and
illustrious
noble
youth
Francis
Russell
,
who
sought
onely
to
escape
out
of
deaths
jawes
:
Nay
after
all
this
to
the
contumely
of
the
English
Nation
,
force
a
subscription
,
and
delivery
of
pledges
for
their
returne
,
these
were
as
so
many
goads
to
drive
forward
her
already
incensed
minde
:
the
transaction
hereof
put
both
the
borders
in
a
posture
of
warre
,
which
were
ready
almost
to
joyne
battle
:
but
Morton
shewed
his
experimentall
prudence
in
accusing
the
English
heady
Governour
,
who
caused
the
multitude
run
into
this
offence
,
in
beseeching
her
Majestie
not
to
condemn
him
,
ere
she
heard
him
answer
for
himselfe
,
desiring
her
Highnesse
remember
his
ancient
demerits
,
and
what
great
fires
of
trouble
would
have
their
being
from
this
spark
of
dissention
,
and
how
it
might
stand
with
her
Majesties
honour
to
raise
a
warre
,
which
must
be
maintained
with
the
blood
of
many
of
her
loyall
Subjects
,
and
all
for
the
offence
of
a
few
:
but
if
Shee
would
not
lend
an
eare
to
his
humble
desires
,
then
lastly
let
her
but
looke
upon
the
common
cause
,
which
begs
a
defence
of
the
peace
betwixt
the
two
Kingdomes
,
lest
that
Scotland
having
a
deficiency
of
Englands
ayd
,
might
be
necessitated
to
call
in
the
French
,
that
the
hand
of
her
benevolence
towards
Scotland
might
not
be
contracted
by
reason
of
this
sodaine
tumult
;
he
likewise
declared
that
there
was
not
any
thing
done
by
publique
consent
,
but
't
was
the
fact
of
the
Commanders
and
souldiers
as
imprudence
or
fury
had
precipitated
,
after
the
receipt
of
a
dammage
:
besides
it
should
be
very
perspicuous
to
her
Majestie
,
that
ere
time
was
grown
much
elder
,
he
would
doe
such
good
offices
for
her
State
,
as
might
countervaile
those
inconveniences
already
happened
,
and
as
for
questioning
the
Governour
in
Scotland
,
he
answered
that
the
President
in
Henry
the
7ths
Reign
,
was
his
apology
:
for
when
expiation
of
Sir
Robert
Carr
(
that
noble
Knight
and
governour
of
the
Middleborders
)
death
was
sought
after
,
it
was
concluded
that
there
should
be
a
meeting
held
in
Scotland
,
where
the
Governours
had
power
to
enquire
after
all
misdemeanours
,
plundering
,
pillaging
,
and
spoyling
,
and
that
to
be
performed
without
any
dram
of
hatred
or
envy
.
But
the
producing
of
such
a
hoary
headed
instance
,
rather
stimulated
then
repressed
the
Queens
anger
;
for
Shee
supposed
that
this
act
of
prescribing
a
place
of
convening
,
was
a
staine
cast
upon
her
honour
,
and
that
it
rather
flowed
from
the
Regents
arrogancy
of
minde
then
otherwise
;
and
to
remedy
these
injuries
,
Shee
askes
advice
of
the
Councell-Table
which
way
shee
should
stear
her
course
:
some
aggravates
the
complaints
more
then
the
rest
,
but
all
make
such
cruell
and
ingratefull
indignities
as
were
done
to
her
Majesties
faithfull
Subjects
by
the
Scots
,
the
subject
of
their
exclamations
;
others
again
insisted
upon
the
Regents
haughtinesse
,
in
deciding
the
controversie
in
Scotland
,
but
all
of
them
concluded
,
that
so
sodaine
a
tumult
(
not
worthy
the
mentioning
)
was
to
slight
a
cause
for
wageing
war
.
The
Queen
being
overcome
by
the
authority
of
such
reasons
tending
to
peace
,
as
her
counsell
exhibited
,
likewise
perceiving
that
a
great
storm
might
fall
upon
Brittaine
,
arising
from
these
fogs
of
dissention
,
Shee
remitted
the
crime
,
and
was
reconciled
,
only
requiring
that
Carmichell
might
bee
sent
into
ENGLAND
,
according
to
the
Articles
before
agreed
upon
.
This
though
not
without
a
certaine
reluctancy
of
griefe
,
yet
by
a
necessary
compulsion
was
condiscended
unto
.
The
Viceroy
seeing
hopes
of
quiet
were
not
within
a
kenning
by
any
other
ways
,
then
condiscention
,
went
to
the
Boundrod
in
the
confines
of
Scotland
to
the
Queenes
Substitute
the
Ea
:
of
Huntington
,
where
in
most
ample
manner
declaring
the
tumults
great
crime
,
freeing
the
State
from
any
such
act
,
and
denying
that
the
League
made
betwixt
the
two
Kingdoms
did
oblige
him
to
deliver
up
Carmichel
,
notwithstanding
lest
he
should
be
thought
author
of
effusion
of
so
much
blood
,
and
raising
so
great
troubles
,
he
would
deliver
him
according
as
the
Privy-councell
had
advised
,
lest
hee
of
himselfe
might
do
any
thing
prejudiciall
to
the
State
.
Carmichell
was
guarded
to
Yorke
,
where
he
rather
tasted
the
entertainment
of
a
guest
then
of
a
prisoner
,
being
afterwards
dismissed
with
large
rewards
,
and
his
return
brought
a
return
of
his
former
honours
,
with
an
addition
of
Regency
over
the
whole
Marshes
;
the
reinvesture
caused
him
with
a
vigilant
eye
to
overlooke
the
Consines
,
rewarding
all
freebooters
&
peacedisturbers
with
an
halter
for
their
labour
,
the
rest
being
terrified
by
the
punishing
of
offenders
,
left
their
trade
of
●●●●●ng
,
stealing
,
and
theeving
.
The
English
entirely
affected
the
Viceroy
for
restraining
limitanean
robbers
.
In
this
yeare
the
Preciscians
forgetting
their
Ministeriall
modesty
,
raging
because
no
redresse
was
had
about
their
stipends
,
were
so
presumptuous
as
to
utter
what
ever
their
fancy
dictated
,
or
act
what
they
adjudged
convenient
,
but
the
Regents
remembrance
of
the
Treaty
at
Leith
,
which
was
that
there
should
not
be
any
innovation
in
Religion
,
the
King
being
in
his
Minority
,
stopt
their
mouths
.
In
this
yeare
dyed
James
Hamilton
Earl
of
Arran
,
and
Duke
of
Castle-herould
in
Poitier
,
a
Prince
descended
of
the
Royall
line
,
Grandchild
to
James
the
second
of
Scotland
,
after
the
death
of
James
the
5th
.
which
was
in
the
vigor
of
his
age
,
and
Mary
his
daughter
succeeding
him
in
his
Throne
,
had
for
her
Protector
;
This
James
who
was
declared
to
bee
Heire
apparant
to
the
Crown
,
a
man
he
was
of
a
milde
and
tractable
disposition
,
who
was
ready
to
embrace
tranquiilty
and
avoid
trouble
,
if
that
turbulent
spirits
and
fawning
friends
had
not
dimoved
his
mind
from
its
naturall
hinges
,
who
more
regarding
their
owne
ambition
then
his
honour
,
drew
him
from
his
retyred
life
to
undergoe
the
publique
government
after
his
transvection
of
Mary
Qu
:
of
Scots
into
France
,
there
to
be
espoused
to
the
Dolphine
,
where
he
was
created
Duke
of
Castle-herault
,
and
Captain
over
a
troop
of
Horse
,
armed
cap-apee
:
but
after
he
had
laid
down
the
Scepter
of
his
authority
he
tooke
,
was
reinvevested
with
his
former
nature
,
being
far
removed
from
Courtly
ambition
:
He
was
every
way
happy
,
so
that
hee
began
to
doate
on
the
sweete
running
streams
of
Glott
,
and
peaceably
passing
over
the
remainder
of
his
dayes
in
the
company
of
his
friends
and
Favourites
at
his
owne
house
:
but
the
boysterous
Kingdoms
disturbing
blasts
would
not
suffer
him
to
enjoy
his
rest
and
quiet
,
for
he
that
was
of
unblameable
repute
,
of
the
Royall
blood
,
and
renowned
Ancestors
,
as
much
as
in
him
lay
defended
the
life
and
fame
of
Queen
Mary
against
her
rebelling
Nobles
:
although
George
Buchanan
the
most
renowned
writer
of
Scottish
affairs
(
whether
his
instigations
were
from
his
owne
malice
or
others
I
know
not
)
interpreted
this
his
milde
disposition
in
a
contrary
sense
,
upbraiding
him
with
imbecillity
and
sloth
.
From
this
root
proceeded
foure
branches
male
,
James
Earle
of
Arran
,
John
Claud
,
and
David
,
whereof
three
(
being
infected
with
an
hereditary
disease
derived
from
their
Mother
)
became
frantick
,
John
was
adorned
with
mildnesse
,
and
munificence
left
behind
him
a
young
twig
,
which
excelled
in
inward
and
outward
habiliments
.
Claud
being
the
staffe
and
hope
of
his
Familie
,
ere
that
madnesse
had
seized
on
him
,
was
fruitfull
in
the
production
of
many
tender
branches
.
Anno
Domini
1576.
The
angry
Commons
and
incensed
Nobilities
fulminations
,
nothing
terrified
the
hated
Vice-Roy
from
his
money-getting
way
,
but
that
he
will
make
the
receivers
be
account
ant
to
a
Boddel
for
the
customes
:
his
avarice
was
not
locked
up
in
the
Exchequer
,
or
Revenues
;
for
setting
the
Citizens
affections
to
sale
;
and
trampling
upon
his
owne
fame
,
he
caused
intermission
of
Commerce
by
reason
of
his
immoderate
exactions
,
and
perpetuall
troubles
.
But
lest
hee
might
appeare
secure
,
he
set
his
thoughts
on
the
Publike
,
expelling
the
Grames
beyond
the
River
Eske
,
and
brought
into
subjection
other
Brambles
which
cumbred
the
kingdome
;
as
for
such
Border-robbers
which
stole
onely
to
satisfie
Nature
with
necessaries
,
or
such
as
were
fostered
up
in
idlenesse
and
sloath
,
being
nourished
by
the
hopes
of
plunder
,
he
labours
to
reduce
those
by
the
manuall
Trades
of
Husbandry
,
or
other
imployments
:
and
in
all
parts
of
the
Kingdome
inflicted
punishment
upon
offenders
,
restraining
others
from
the
like
misdemeanours
by
the
magnitude
of
punishment
;
he
placed
Garrisons
on
the
Marches
for
the
restraint
of
incursions
,
which
the
Borderers
made
,
and
robbing
of
travellers
;
he
placed
likewise
Garrisons
on
the
Frontiers
next
England
,
for
the
restraint
of
any
sudden
commotion
:
constituting
Archibald
Douglas
Earle
of
Angus
,
the
top
branch
of
that
family
,
(
whose
youth
was
condecorated
by
the
sweetnesse
of
his
Genius
)
Governour
over
the
Marches
,
who
lest
hee
should
be
branded
with
remissenes
,
marched
straight
way
to
Dumfreis
,
hindering
the
Annandailes
Incursions
,
compelling
the
ring-leaders
to
sweare
obedience
and
fidelity
after
that
they
had
delivered
pledges
,
he
receiued
them
into
favour
,
so
that
he
setled
peace
,
and
managed
the
rest
by
delicates
while
he
returned
to
the
Protector
:
the
long
tract
of
secure
peace
had
so
mollified
the
turbulent
and
disquiet
spirits
,
as
that
they
either
betooke
themselves
to
execute
civill
affaires
,
or
feast
themselves
with
the
banquet
of
peace
.
Whilst
these
things
were
in
agitation
,
his
bosome
friends
,
and
the
Earle
of
Angus
,
whom
modest
ingenuity
and
innate
comity
adorned
,
denounced
apparent
ruine
,
heavens
vengeance
,
and
ingruent
dangers
to
the
Regent
,
unlesse
he
would
exonerate
the
communalty
and
Nobility
of
those
insupportable
exactions
,
which
would
bee
an
unspeakable
comfort
to
all
,
whose
continuance
would
be
cause
of
Civill
warre
:
but
he
being
hitherto
dandled
in
Fortunes
lap
,
madly
neglected
their
desire
,
answering
the
Nobility
with
envy
,
the
Commons
with
contradiction
,
seeming
not
to
feare
the
Moon-like
face
of
variable
Fortune
,
who
never
gives
kingdomes
of
felicity
,
without
Empires
of
envy
.
Morton
whom
power
,
wealth
,
and
honour
had
made
sublime
,
yet
was
set
out
as
a
white
for
malice
to
shoot
her
arrowes
at
,
by
the
inconstancy
of
fortune
,
whose
recreation
it
is
to
tumble
the
highest
stones
lowest
:
or
by
his
owne
negligence
who
had
metamorphosed
a
moderate
government
into
pride
,
and
avarice
:
every
mans
mouth
now
is
expanded
in
defamations
,
as
against
one
who
had
practised
unlawfull
pleasures
,
fornication
,
adultery
;
nay
in
one
word
to
say
all
,
all
kinde
of
wickednesse
:
his
lust
brought
forth
the
childe
of
covetousnesse
,
which
gaped
,
and
with
an
ardent
longing
after
the
Citizens
estates
,
he
called
an
assembly
of
Lawyers
,
which
rather
had
an
eye
to
the
greatnesse
of
the
Fee
,
then
the
goodnesse
of
the
cause
,
so
that
you
might
have
heard
more
men
condolling
for
the
extraction
of
their
estates
,
then
of
their
bloud
.
I
will
not
commemorate
the
many
exactions
of
money
,
which
were
imposed
by
the
rigour
of
Law
,
the
more
prudent
were
alwayes
against
such
gaine
,
because
they
produced
hatred
;
but
whatsoever
Fame
may
pratle
,
't
is
evident
as
the
Sunne
in
his
length
,
that
he
was
more
servile
to
his
avarice
then
anger
,
that
the
most
rich
were
his
prey
,
that
his
judgement
was
more
directed
by
the
heapes
of
gold
,
then
heinousnesse
of
Delinquents
crimes
;
that
the
least
offences
many
times
bore
the
greatest
punishments
;
that
he
faithfully
observed
the
League
with
England
;
that
hee
caused
money
of
the
greatest
value
to
be
coyned
;
that
hee
adjudged
'twixt
opposites
with
all
equity
,
and
that
hee
honoured
Justice
,
and
Piety
:
those
things
he
performed
for
the
publike
good
;
other
things
were
acted
as
private
malice
dictated
,
which
made
demurres
in
his
magnificent
performances
:
his
eyes
sparkled
with
anger
against
the
whole
race
of
Hamiltons
,
whether
innocent
,
or
nocent
,
besides
that
hereditary
hatred
they
bore
to
the
Douglasses
,
he
dreaded
them
as
fatall
enemies
to
him
,
according
to
the
warning
given
him
by
an
old
Propheticall
Rhime
,
admonishing
him
to
take
heed
of
the
Earle
of
Arran
,
which
dignity
long
continued
in
the
flourishing
family
of
the
Hamiltons
:
but
he
supposed
that
danger
was
privately
denounced
by
the
Hamiltons
,
the
major
part
whereof
he
banished
,
who
stepped
aside
into
England
;
but
his
humane
machinations
would
not
divert
the
punishment
so
divinely
revealed
,
for
he
being
by
James
Stuart
Earle
of
Arran
accused
of
high
Treason
,
was
beheaded
,
as
shall
be
apparent
in
the
sequell
:
he
summoned
Calen
Cambell
of
the
Noble
Family
of
Arguile
,
a
man
of
a
sharp
wit
,
to
appear
on
such
a
day
;
upon
which
he
not
appearing
,
adjudged
him
to
be
proclaimed
Rebell
:
Arguile
affirmed
the
judgement
was
illegall
,
since
neither
the
place
or
day
appointed
stood
with
his
safety
in
appearing
,
neither
did
it
appertaine
to
the
Vice-Roy
to
adjudge
of
such
matters
:
this
incited
Arguile
to
let
loose
the
reines
of
his
anger
,
supposing
he
had
now
got
opportunity
to
suppresse
the
Regents
pernicious
and
intollerable
power
.
He
therefore
with
the
Earles
of
Atholl
and
Montrosse
,
who
were
of
a
combined
society
,
accompanied
with
a
great
retinue
went
unto
the
King
at
Sterlin
,
where
finding
him
with
a
small
number
of
attendants
,
they
drew
up
a
Remonstrance
of
such
grievances
as
the
Vice-Roy
had
imposed
,
to
the
diminution
of
the
Kings
power
,
painting
them
forth
in
contumelious
colours
;
they
were
seconded
by
such
friends
,
and
fit
instruments
as
were
then
resident
at
Court
,
few
of
Mortons
Favourites
were
present
,
nor
those
who
were
present
could
excuse
such
hainous
criminations
and
blots
as
had
been
objected
:
all
rather
dissimulating
his
vertues
,
commemorating
his
delayes
,
and
iniquities
,
his
multitudes
of
exquisite
delapidating
arts
,
and
his
defatigating
the
Countrey
by
Taxes
;
but
the
more
prudent
Nobility
perswaded
them
not
to
disturb
the
kingdome
by
taking
up
Armes
,
since
such
things
might
be
redressed
more
conveniently
by
treaty
.
But
Arguile
would
not
cease
to
inculcate
,
and
that
with
great
li●our
and
malignity
Mortons
accusations
,
for
waxing
proud
by
reason
of
the
trust
he
was
invested
in
.
The
King
with
a
childs
modesty
answered
,
that
neither
hee
nor
his
Counsell
could
judge
of
a
cause
,
until
they
had
heard
the
matter
agitated
;
and
to
that
end
he
dispatcheth
Letters
'twixt
ambiguous
feare
and
anger
unto
Morton
,
that
he
should
with
all
speed
repaire
to
the
Court
,
there
to
answer
such
things
as
should
be
objected
against
him
,
concerning
the
managing
of
the
Kingdoms
affaires
.
Morton
considering
that
there
was
no
safety
in
going
alone
,
did
therefore
a
long
while
protract
his
appearance
by
various
delayes
,
calling
his
friends
to
Counsell
,
which
was
the
best
way
for
him
to
steere
his
course
;
divers
were
their
opinions
,
according
to
the
diversities
of
his
Favourites
ingenuity
:
some
,
as
if
feare
had
taught
them
language
,
desiring
him
to
have
respect
unto
his
owne
security
,
lest
his
Regency
,
which
he
could
not
long
retaine
:
others
againe
;
seeing
the
disssention
'twixt
him
and
Arguile
was
civill
,
that
it
might
be
by
some
reasonable
conditions
accorded
,
which
if
it
could
be
effected
,
they
proposed
it
as
a
more
safe
way
:
this
opinion
was
generally
received
of
them
;
as
that
moderate
men
were
imployed
to
make
up
the
breach
'twixt
the
Vice-Roy
and
the
Earle
;
they
importnately
importuned
Arguile
to
desist
from
further
accusing
,
and
to
betake
himselfe
to
his
former
friendship
,
but
he
was
deaf
on
that
eare
,
unlesse
that
Morton
would
voluntarily
resigne
up
the
Regency
;
the
Protector
perceiving
the
hatred
of
Arguile
to
be
inexpiable
,
and
that
the
matter
was
not
to
be
transacted
by
friends
,
he
seperates
himselfe
from
his
enemies
power
,
pondering
with
himselfe
how
great
a
fall
it
was
to
have
a
cadency
from
Majesticall
magistracy
,
to
live
a
private
life
.
In
this
boysterous
tempest
the
Preciscians
,
whose
pursuite
was
alwaies
after
innovation
,
knowing
that
the
Viceroyes
authority
was
daily
villified
,
they
publiquely
anatomized
his
words
,
acts
,
and
counsels
.
He
commanded
the
Arch-Bishops
of
Glascow
and
St.
Andrews
not
to
shew
obedience
to
the
Synods
decretalls
:
against
which
command
the
whole
body
of
the
Clergy
(
as
I
may
so
speake
)
bent
their
forces
,
exagitating
in
the
Pulpit
his
avarice
,
luxury
,
and
lust
,
which
were
very
delightfull
to
the
Auditors
eares
:
hence
arise
an
alienation
of
the
Commons
and
Nobles
affections
from
him
,
who
had
administred
cause
of
offence
to
many
of
them
.
The
men
that
stood
up
in
his
defence
,
were
only
the
Ea
:
of
Angus
(
who
was
allyed
to
him
by
blood
)
the
most
renowned
of
the
Douglases
,
and
Carmimichell
with
his
armed
troops
,
who
exhorted
the
Protector
valiantly
to
subdue
the
Commons
to
his
authority
,
for
the
establishing
of
Religion
,
preservation
of
his
dignity
,
and
reteining
of
his
posterity
:
thus
Carmichell
seemed
to
foment
war
,
detesting
in
most
opprobrious
manner
the
pride
and
arrogancy
of
Arguile
,
as
the
sole
disturber
of
the
publique
tranquility
,
unlesse
Morton
would
divest
himselfe
of
that
most
envied
title
of
Viceroy
.
But
the
Protector
could
not
condiscend
to
Carmichell
in
this
,
least
that
any
cause
of
a
war
might
be
administred
,
telling
him
that
he
reposed
more
confidence
in
his
innocency
then
in
magistracy
,
to
reverberate
the
poyson'd
darts
of
his
accusators
:
and
withal
said
,
how
that
it
even
pierced
his
reines
to
heare
that
his
magistracy
and
authority
was
contaminated
by
the
tongues
of
men
so
prevalent
in
the
Pulpit
and
Convention
,
seeing
he
had
exhibited
himselfe
a
most
strong
defender
of
Religion
and
Ecclesiastical
Order
,
that
it
was
his
whole
endeavour
to
establish
Religion
in
that
forme
which
the
Primitive
times
had
used
,
to
elevate
men
as
their
learning
and
piety
required
,
to
have
the
word
of
God
sincerely
taught
by
able
men
,
to
cause
unity
flourish
in
the
Church
:
but
these
disturbances
threw
all
off
the
hinges
in
Scotland
.
Anno
Domini
,
1577.
King
James
being
defatigated
by
the
quotidian
complaints
and
supplications
of
Arguile
(
yet
lest
he
might
be
thought
to
enterprize
th●
least
matter
without
the
Nobles
advice
,
or
which
had
not
presidence
)
called
a
Parliament
,
summoning
the
Peers
to
appeare
at
Sterlin
upon
the
10th
.
of
M●rch
,
where
he
proposed
the
injuries
&
complaints
of
Arguile
to
be
examined
:
but
the
Viceroy
in
that
he
had
not
potency
to
swim
against
the
streame
of
his
enemies
faction
,
determined
to
be
as
sent
both
from
Parliament
and
City
,
that
so
the
State
might
not
be
molested
,
nor
this
meeting
produce
tumults
,
and
to
this
purpose
sent
Archibald
Douglas
Ea
:
of
Angus
,
John
Glame
Chancellour
,
William
Ruthen
Treasurer
,
and
John
Harris
Barron
,
with
Instructions
to
demolish
such
structures
of
criminations
as
his
enemies
had
erected
.
Those
of
the
more
prudent
Clafis
bent
their
whole
endeavours
to
reduce
the
factions
,
to
embrace
concord
,
and
couserve
the
Viceroys
dignity
the
high
flown
disposition
and
fierce
hope
of
Arguile
,
could
not
descend
to
the
matter
propounded
,
so
that
the
way
of
Treaty
could
not
reconcile
so
potent
Antagonists
.
Arguile
in
a
full
House
of
Lords
and
Commons
,
commemorates
the
Protectors
unpresidented
decree
against
him
,
appealing
therein
to
His
Majestie
and
Nobles
,
defiring
them
to
divest
Morton
of
his
office
,
proceed
against
him
as
a
publique
disturber
,
and
cause
of
all
these
distractions
.
He
no
sooner
had
sate
down
,
then
Angus
whom
indignation
had
incensed
,
prostrating
himselfe
at
the
Kings
feete
,
humbly
desired
His
Majestie
to
give
him
leave
for
speaking
in
the
defence
of
the
absent
Protector
:
hereupon
His
Majestie
conferred
with
the
State
,
commanded
him
answer
what
he
could
;
he
then
undantedly
complained
that
Morton
(
a
man
every
way
deserving
of
the
weale
publique
)
was
opposed
by
an
army
of
calumnies
,
which
speak
in
no
other
language
then
untruths
and
envy
,
next
hee
exposed
to
their
view
,
how
much
of
danger
was
eminent
if
Arguil's
haughty
contumacy
went
scotfree
,
who
had
so
often
contemned
His
Majestie
and
the
Regents
authority
,
who
was
either
ringleader
or
confederate
in
many
civil
commotions
,
in
those
parts
of
Scotland
adjacent
to
Ireland
:
he
likewise
requested
the
Honourable
houses
not
to
be
too
credulous
in
any
matter
against
the
upright
innocent
Protector
,
nor
yet
suffer
defamations
,
or
any
unjust
criminations
which
maligning
spirits
might
produce
to
his
harm
,
but
rather
counterballance
them
with
those
his
many
and
inestimable
demerits
(
whereof
they
all
could
attest
)
for
which
the
Common-wealth
stood
engaged
to
him
.
The
deprecators
&
Nobility
of
the
adverse
party
were
more
prevalent
with
the
King
,
then
the
objected
criminations
;
amongst
other
things
it
was
voted
to
have
him
deposed
:
hereupon
the
Chancellour
Glaymes
desires
the
sufferages
of
all
the
House
,
and
in
fine
,
he
declares
that
by
Vote
Morton
was
to
relinquish
both
Magistracy
and
Jurisdiction
:
thus
the
fortune
of
one
houre
overturned
the
felicity
of
many
yeares
.
After
this
the
Nobility
then
present
(
lest
by
procrastinations
new
uproars
might
arise
)
desired
His
Majestie
to
write
to
Morton
how
that
he
might
be
as
advantagious
now
to
his
own
security
,
publique
tranquility
,
and
the
Nobilities
request
as
heretofore
,
when
he
was
invested
with
full
Jurisdiction
and
Regency
,
dispatching
the
Chancellor
Glaymes
,
the
Treasurer
Ruthen
,
and
the
Lord
Harris
to
the
Regent
,
for
the
obtaining
a
voluntary
resignation
of
his
Protectorship
which
might
appease
the
emulators
fury
,
who
could
not
brook
the
altitude
of
his
potency
;
and
upon
his
abdication
of
Regency
,
the
King
promised
to
discharge
him
of
all
accounts
concerning
the
Protectorship
:
the
alternate
letters
of
His
Majestie
and
the
Viceroy
are
extant
.
Morton
expending
his
own
potency
,
and
the
power
of
ingruent
fortune
,
fearing
lest
an
addition
of
contumely
should
be
incident
with
the
amission
of
his
estate
,
to
the
no
lesse
envied
then
laborious
title
of
Regent
,
desiring
to
spend
his
hoary
age
in
private
security
and
quiet
,
having
got
his
quietus
est
,
of
so
well
a
governed
Common-wealth
,
the
publique
faith
being
by
His
Majesty
interposed
for
security
,
which
he
wold
confirm
at
his
arrivall
at
21.
yeares
of
age
:
He
delivers
up
his
Regency
in
the
presence
of
Glayme
,
Ruthen
,
and
Harrais
Councellours
,
withall
delivering
the
Crown
,
Scepter
,
and
the
other
Regall
Vestments
to
the
Earl
of
Angus
,
with
command
of
a
presentation
therof
to
his
Majesties
own
hands
,
which
was
performed
in
a
great
convention
of
the
Nobles
,
who
with
an
univocall
cry
professed
his
sidelity
,
and
being
authorized
by
Morton
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Nobility
,
invested
his
Majestie
therewith
,
who
having
not
yet
attained
to
the
years
of
youth
in
this
turbulent
&
miserable
season
,
took
upon
him
to
sway
the
Scepter
,
proclaiming
that
the
solemnity
of
his
Coronation
shonld
be
celebrated
at
Edenburough
,
which
was
most
welcome
news
to
the
people
,
and
joy
to
the
whole
State
:
In
this
concourse
Morton
by
his
pleasant
smiles
,
filled
the
Edenburgians
hearts
with
ineffable
joy
,
protesting
that
he
did
not
relinquish
his
authority
which
was
conferred
by
act
of
Parliament
for
any
imbecillity
of
minde
,
or
his
adversaries
potency
,
but
he
spontaneously
had
delivered
it
up
with
all
fidelity
,
&
obsequiousnesse
,
for
the
publique
quiet
,
after
his
resignation
,
500.
Gentlemen
,
with
a
multitude
of
others
guarded
him
home
,
who
extolled
his
care
of
the
publique
good
;
thus
Mortons
authority
was
extinct
by
the
overpowring
hand
of
his
adversaries
.
The
Nobles
assembling
at
Court
,
do
institute
Trimestriall
Councellours
,
who
were
to
propose
to
the
Councell-Table
whatsoever
his
Majesty
was
to
negotiate
,
and
these
men
were
to
be
elected
by
the
Parliament
,
alwayes
to
be
ready
at
Court
to
direct
and
protect
his
Majestie
in
all
consultations
and
authority
,
for
the
King
did
not
do
any
thing
either
publike
or
private
,
but
such
things
as
these
assistant
Nobles
,
who
as
Tutors
,
should
approve
of
;
such
as
were
chosen
enter
upon
their
Office
at
Sterlin
,
and
Clientwise
they
execute
their
quotidian
Offices
,
being
probationers
of
the
young
Kings
behaviour
,
indoctrinating
him
how
hee
ought
to
demonstrate
himselfe
a
Prince
and
Patriot
to
his
country
;
the
three
months
of
their
function
being
at
an
exit
,
others
of
the
Nobility
,
whom
prudence
and
vertue
had
given
Supremacy
over
the
rest
,
were
constituted
Guardians
,
with
the
like
authority
as
was
granted
to
the
former
.
In
the
interim
Morton
devoid
of
dignity
,
began
to
wallow
in
the
myre
of
pleasure
,
sometimes
reposing
himselfe
at
Dalkeith
,
other
whiles
enjoying
such
delights
as
the
banks
of
Bodotry
or
Fife
produced
,
where
he
was
accompanied
with
young
spirits
of
noble
extract
,
over
whose
Nonage
he
had
constituted
Guardians
.
The
above
mentioned
Commissioners
were
again
sent
unto
Morton
,
who
had
the
fruition
of
a
more
tranquill
&
solitary
living
in
his
retirement
at
Dalkeith
,
where
they
declared
His
Majesties
and
Councells
pleasure
to
him
,
not
once
dreaming
thereof
,
that
he
should
deliver
up
the
Castle
of
Edenburough
with
all
the
Appurtenances
which
he
had
received
,
and
also
the
stamps
for
the
coynage
of
money
;
he
upon
the
hearing
re-delivered
the
stamps
:
in
the
businesse
of
delivering
the
Castle
,
he
was
backward
;
the
Delegates
no
sooner
perceived
Mortons
procrastnations
then
they
declared
that
the
place
was
not
for
tergiversations
against
Princes
;
withall
desiring
him
to
beware
of
anger
and
impetuosity
,
and
to
cast
his
anchor
of
hope
rather
in
the
equity
of
his
cause
then
in
armes
.
But
the
Commissioners
receiving
no
answer
correspondent
to
their
desires
,
departed
,
commanding
the
Edenburgians
to
do
their
endeavour
in
preserving
the
city
from
detriment
,
in
looking
to
their
own
and
childrens
safeties
;
hereupon
the
Citizens
set
a
most
strict
guard
with
a
prohibition
of
publike
and
private
reliefe
to
be
allowed
for
the
Garrison
souldiers
.
Hence
issued
a
greater
flood
of
division
twixt
the
Castillians
and
Citizens
then
before
:
this
grew
to
a
tumult
,
in
which
were
slain
some
few
of
either
side
,
but
many
wounded
,
because
the
uproar
was
without
any
leaders
:
at
that
time
it
so
fortunately
hapned
that
George
Douglas
was
both
Governour
of
the
Castle
and
Provost
of
the
City
,
so
that
he
with
the
four
Bailiffs
at
length
appeased
the
people
for
that
time
,
untill
the
memory
of
the
slaughtered
was
a
whetstone
to
set
a
sharpe
edge
upon
the
Edenburgians
,
so
that
they
surrounded
the
Castle
.
The
State
being
put
into
this
turbulent
posture
,
Andrew
Earl
of
Rothese
,
Ruthen
Tresurer
,
and
the
Lord
Harris
were
sent
with
instructions
to
Morton
from
the
King
and
Councell
,
to
admonish
him
to
relinquish
his
pertinacy
,
and
that
his
too
much
confidence
reposed
in
one
Ca●●le
should
not
incitehim
to
runne
the
hazard
of
a
dubious
and
unnecessary
w●r
which
might
cause
the
common
peoples
affections
to
be
estranged
,
and
their
hearts
ebulliate
envy
against
him
;
whereupon
he
consults
with
some
of
his
friends
about
the
delivering
up
of
the
castle
:
but
the
Commissioners
returning
to
Sterlin
,
related
to
His
Majestie
what
had
beene
incident
.
Much
about
this
time
David
Lindsey
Ea
:
of
Crawford
,
and
John
Leon
Earle
of
Glaymes
,
Chancellor
(
men
whose
birth
made
them
move
in
an
high
Sphaere
)
were
Dissonants
,
not
Consonants
:
the
discord
arised
from
a
controversie
about
their
bounds
,
and
fostered
by
envy
,
and
abitter
emulation
twixt
their
followers
,
insomuch
that
they
were
at
deadly
feud
.
Glaymes
for
his
paciferous
wayes
,
mercifull
judicature
in
the
civil
Law
,
prudency
and
moderation
,
was
held
in
great
repute
;
the
other
being
nervous
by
his
strong
affinities
of
noble
descent
,
and
great
atchievements
,
his
elegancy
of
behaviour
,
magnificence
,
&
riches
,
advanced
him
to
the
title
of
Craford
;
but
as
his
life
was
inquinated
with
luxurie
,
so
Glayms
his
dayes
were
adorned
many
,
and
those
egregious
honours
being
a
pattern
of
gravity
and
dignity
.
It
so
fortuned
that
an
unhappy
altercation
was
incident
at
Sterlin
twixt
their
Followers
,
which
came
to
that
height
that
a
hubbub
was
made
,
in
which
Glayms
was
slaine
by
a
bullet
:
He
no
sooner
was
dead
then
the
dignity
of
Chancellour
was
translated
upon
Athol
,
one
as
he
succeeded
in
place
so
according
to
the
common
account
in
vertue
and
prudency
;
the
atrocity
of
Glaymes
death
,
excited
the
mindes
of
most
well
minded
men
:
but
above
the
rest
Thomas
Leon
was
a
most
eager
young
gallant
to
revenge
his
Uncles
death
,
over
whom
was
constituted
a
Tutor
,
who
strove
to
make
fire
and
sword
avenge
his
and
his
Families
injuries
,
making
many
devastations
into
the
Lindseyes
countrey
,
nor
lesse
bitter
was
the
endeavours
by
the
adverse
party
.
These
depopulations
arriving
at
Court
,
caused
the
King
by
the
authority
of
his
Councell
to
dismisse
Delegates
,
which
might
declare
a
cessation
from
further
acts
of
hostility
,
so
long
as
the
matter
might
be
descided
by
law
.
In
conclusion
Craford
being
apprehended
,
was
cast
into
prison
for
the
death
of
Glayms
;
yet
by
the
earnest
and
ardent
desires
of
the
Nobility
,
not
long
after
was
safely
dismissed
as
he
returned
through
Angus
,
the
Inhabitants
congratulated
his
Freedome
:
this
was
like
a
new
fuell
to
inflame
Glayms
Tutor
unto
so
vehehement
anger
,
as
that
Craford
all
his
life
was
glad
to
stand
in
a
souldiers
posture
.
The
deposing
of
Morton
exalted
the
precisian
hopes
,
in
erecting
the
Genevian
Discipline
,
and
diruating
the
Episcopall
wealth
,
so
that
Pastors
,
Deanes
,
and
Superintendents
should
rule
;
these
mens
endeavours
had
been
furstraneous
by
the
procrastinations
and
delayes
of
the
Viceroy
,
while
the
King
was
under
his
protection
.
Upon
this
a
Synod
was
held
,
wherein
the
cherishing
of
faction
was
more
agitated
,
to
the
prejudice
of
his
Royall
Majestie
,
then
matters
of
divine
Worship
:
there
the
Ministers
decreed
that
the
Regency
of
Ecclesiasticall
affaires
should
be
managed
by
Superintendents
,
declaring
that
Bishops
ought
only
to
take
care
of
one
Church
,
not
execute
Ecclesiasticall
Jurisdiction
,
relinquish
Episcopacy
,
and
omit
the
dispensation
of
divine
duties
.
The
King
by
the
interposition
of
his
Councells-authority
,
withstood
the
Synods
decree
,
by
revokeing
the
businesse
to
his
own
breast
.
In
the
conflict
about
the
Prelaticall
Jurisdiction
,
the
Arch-Bishop
of
Saint
Andrews
was
the
valiant
Champion
to
defend
their
cause
and
dignity
,
beseeching
with
more
then
fiery
zeale
,
that
the
dignity
whose
institution
was
divine
,
whose
power
for
so
many
ages
together
had
stood
inviolated
in
the
Church
,
might
not
now
suffer
shipwrack
by
this
precise
party
.
But
the
adverse
cause
had
for
their
Captaine
Andrew
Melvin
,
a
man
famous
for
Divinity
,
yet
give
me
leave
to
say
his
precipitate
minde
and
anger
overswayed
his
prudency
:
he
vindicated
an
equality
in
the
Ministeriall
function
,
and
liberty
in
the
Church
,
admonishing
the
Bishops
to
be
of
humble
and
meeke
spirits
,
neglect
riches
,
not
to
follow
the
streame
of
the
times
,
hungring
after
wealth
and
power
,
nor
let
pride
or
arrogancy
domineer
:
for
Religion
and
the
true
Worship
of
God
would
bee
shipwrackt
unlesse
men
tooke
downe
their
top-sailes
of
pride
,
insolency
,
arrogancy
,
unlesse
they
would
cast
overboard
their
lugga●●
of
riches
,
power
,
and
honours
;
remembring
that
naked
they
came
into
the
world
.
But
his
Majesty
could
not
away
with
Melvins
proceedings
,
because
he
withstood
the
Prelaticall
dignity
,
and
arrogantly
endeavoured
to
pluck
the
Plumes
of
the
Churches
ancient
authority
,
seeking
to
erect
a
Statue
of
honour
from
the
ruines
of
the
Bishops
disgrace
.
Thus
sick
and
ill
disposed
was
the
Churches
estate
;
and
although
the
precisians
were
prevalent
in
number
,
yet
there
was
not
wanting
Nobles
who
stood
as
pillars
to
uphold
Episcopacy
;
the
King
having
communicated
the
businesse
to
his
Counsell
,
and
hearing
their
determinations
,
made
answer
to
the
Antiepiscopall
men
,
that
hee
would
himselfe
governe
the
fainting
Church
;
that
they
ought
to
infuse
and
instill
piety
and
subjection
into
the
peoples
heares
,
abstaine
from
innovating
any
thing
,
to
follow
peace
and
concord
,
reverence
Bishops
,
and
not
be
authors
of
dissention
in
these
tempestuous
dayes
:
this
answer
being
given
,
there
was
not
any
to
whom
it
was
not
conspicuous
,
that
the
Authority
of
Episcopacie
would
rather
be
augmented
,
then
deminished
whilst
his
Majesty
was
at
under
age
.
Thus
the
matter
was
crushed
by
a
hand
of
moderation
for
the
present
,
so
that
no
other
remedy
was
to
bee
had
but
patience
,
when
all
hopes
of
reducing
the
Clergy
to
accord
was
relinquished
:
it
seemed
good
to
the
King
,
and
his
most
renowned
Nobles
to
declare
their
determinations
about
these
present
distractions
,
and
admonish
the
Clergy
not
to
make
any
further
progresse
in
the
division
:
the
Episcopall
party
answered
,
that
they
were
ready
to
submit
to
his
Majesties
command
,
but
their
Antagonists
were
altogether
refractory
;
continually
after
in
a
furious
manner
ensulting
over
the
Bishops
in
their
pulpits
,
as
if
they
arrogantly
more
eyed
their
own
commodity
and
profits
,
then
their
sheeps
safety
:
an
arrogant
act
of
ministers
:
for
what
can
be
more
arrogant
,
then
for
an
ordinary
Clergyman
,
to
teach
the
Bishops
in
matters
of
Religion
.
Thus
you
see
many
and
vehement
were
the
Contentions
'twixt
Melvin
,
and
the
Arch-bishop
of
St.
Andrewes
;
the
Arch-Bishop
answered
Melvin
,
(
who
contumaciously
and
haughtily
railed
against
Bishops
in
the
open
Schooles
)
with
such
an
ex
tempore
eloquence
,
fervency
,
and
gravity
,
defending
the
honour
and
dignity
of
Prelates
,
as
that
hee
easily
attained
the
applause
:
Melvin
after
this
neither
would
,
neither
was
able
to
encounter
with
the
Archbishop
in
publike
,
in
that
he
saw
himselfe
overcome
by
eloquence
,
but
strived
to
contaminate
his
life
by
a
Satyricall
Epigramatizing
,
stirring
up
the
peoples
hatred
against
him
,
omitting
nothing
which
might
any
ways
diruate
the
Bishops
authority
.
This
bitter
way
of
preaching
,
excited
the
tempest
to
that
boysterousnesse
,
as
the
Church
of
Scotland
was
almost
overwhelmed
in
the
Kings
Minority
;
for
it
laid
a
gap
open
for
all
dissentions
to
enter
in
.
Anno
Domini
.
1578.
George
Duglas
,
base
brother
to
the
Earle
of
Morton
,
being
denudated
of
all
aid
which
might
manage
the
Castle
of
Edenburough
,
knowing
likewise
that
there
was
an
irreconcileable
hatred
fostred
in
the
Edenburgians
against
him
,
he
begun
to
feare
,
least
that
the
sight
of
the
Garrison
souldiers
should
rake
up
the
coals
of
revenge
in
the
Citizens
hearts
,
and
cause
them
burne
to
the
height
of
a
Plebeian
commotion
,
to
avoyd
which
he
dismissed
his
men
by
a
devious
posterne
;
after
that
delivering
up
the
Castle
,
with
the
Ammunition
,
Furniture
,
Pearles
,
Jewel
,
and
Robes
unto
Alexander
Erskin
of
Gogaran
,
whom
the
King
(
in
that
he
saw
modesty
,
honesty
,
and
fortitude
advanced
in
his
soul
)
made
to
be
Lieutenant
of
the
same
:
he
both
for
his
owne
memory
,
and
others
satisfaction
,
took
an
Inventory
of
such
things
as
were
left
in
the
presence
of
Ruthen
,
Treasure
,
the
Lord
Lindsey
,
and
Alexander
Hay
publique
Notary
.
The
government
of
the
state
being
a
burthen
too
sad
for
the
Kings
tender
shoulders
,
caused
a
Convention
of
the
Nobles
to
be
summoned
,
to
consult
about
the
administration
of
the
kingdoms
affaires
,
which
was
put
into
the
hands
of
the
most
renowned
,
the
Earls
of
Arguile
,
Atholl
,
Montrosse
,
Catnesse
,
the
Lord
Lindsey
and
Harris
;
to
whom
were
adjoyned
an
equall
number
of
the
most
eminent
Clergy
,
and
men
of
especiall
note
about
the
Court
,
Ruthen
Lord
Treasurer
,
the
Abbot
of
Dumferlein
,
Secretary
,
George
Buch●nan
,
Keeper
of
the
Privy
Seal
,
Murrey
of
Tilliberdine
Comptrouler
of
the
Kings
house
,
James
Magill
Master
of
the
Roll●s
;
and
they
were
to
continue
in
their
places
untill
his
Majesty
arrived
at
maturity
of
age
:
these
men
as
skilfull
Pilots
steered
with
such
art
the
Common-wealth
,
as
that
for
a
while
matters
succeeded
with
more
serenity
:
their
eares
were
open
to
heare
the
complaints
of
the
poore
,
whose
faces
were
grinded
by
the
tyrannous
oppression
of
the
mighty
,
and
under
their
wings
they
shrouded
themselves
:
many
other
Lawes
were
made
as
pillars
to
confirme
the
state
of
the
kingdome
,
amongst
the
rest
,
whatsoever
Grants
,
Charters
,
Letters
Patents
,
Immunities
issued
from
his
Majesty
,
not
having
approbation
of
six
of
his
Counsell
,
and
the
Subscription
of
the
Lord
Chancellour
,
were
to
bee
of
no
validity
.
In
these
tempestuous
blasts
appeared
that
preheminent
vigilancy
and
industrie
,
which
Atholl
Lord
Chancellor
had
over
the
weale
Publique
;
the
execution
of
the
Lawes
were
his
exercitations
,
his
Princes
safety
,
created
him
watchfull
;
and
he
gave
many
demonstrations
of
an
egregious
and
faithfull
Counsellour
;
and
that
the
rather
because
the
Earle
of
Morton
,
who
having
eased
his
shoulders
of
the
burden
of
the
Kingdomes
affaires
,
not
swimming
against
the
streames
of
envy
and
fortune
betook
him
to
his
retirement
at
Dalkeith
,
where
hee
disburdened
his
body
from
labour
,
his
minde
from
perturbation
,
being
no
wayes
molested
by
any
Court
ambition
,
affirming
that
the
administration
of
the
state
matters
,
and
domination
over
terrene
businesses
was
an
Atlantian
imposition
:
and
these
were
no
Claudestine
speeches
:
yet
the
sting
of
his
injuries
still
yeelded
so
much
purulant
matter
,
as
that
his
machinations
were
privately
to
foment
and
foster
suspitions
amongst
those
of
noble
extraction
,
making
their
divisions
his
gain
;
and
to
accomplish
his
ends
,
he
encounters
with
that
thrice
noble
and
famous
young
gallant
John
Earle
of
Marr
,
with
no
superficiall
craft
;
for
hee
told
him
that
his
Unckle
Alexander
Erskin
,
(
who
was
growne
great
by
the
additions
of
Fortune
,
and
the
Princes
Education
)
did
exclude
him
from
all
hope
of
honour
,
so
that
it
stood
him
in
hand
to
be
no
more
a
Dor-mouse
,
but
as
the
top
branch
of
that
noble
Family
,
to
awaken
,
lest
these
priviledges
purchased
by
his
Ancestors
hands
should
be
deposited
in
his
Uncle
,
a
thing
inconsistant
with
his
felicity
:
the
words
of
Morton
,
who
for
his
singular
prudency
was
esteemed
both
by
the
Commonalty
,
Nobility
,
and
Clergy
an
Oracle
,
were
prevalent
over
the
novice
spirits
of
this
young
Nobleman
,
(
who
had
a
Genius
ingenuous
,
above
the
ordinary
levell
)
so
that
he
became
incensed
against
his
Uncle
Alexander
Erskin
,
because
he
had
without
any
respect
shewed
to
the
Earle
of
Marr
,
behaved
himselfe
as
the
chiefe
of
that
Family
,
and
usurped
the
Princes
Tutelage
:
this
active
gallant
takes
his
way
towards
Sterlin
with
a
traine
of
friends
and
servants
of
no
small
number
,
not
at
all
declaring
whither
his
intentions
tended
;
but
presently
possesseth
himselfe
of
the
Castle
,
apprehends
his
Uncle
Alexander
,
who
either
was
taken
at
unawares
,
else
betrayed
by
some
of
his
followers
;
so
he
laid
downe
his
Office
of
governing
the
Castle
,
and
Prince
at
once
.
The
Earle
of
Marr
likewise
acting
rather
by
force
than
Counsell
,
detrudes
Arguile
from
his
Trimestriall
observancy
,
and
to
those
of
his
servants
who
were
superlative
faithfull
hee
committed
the
Castle
:
in
this
Commotion
there
set
a
starre
,
(
I
would
have
said
)
the
gallant
and
illustrious
sonne
of
Alexander
Erskin
,
falling
into
a
violent
Fever
;
or
if
the
conjectures
of
others
may
be
of
authority
,
the
resentment
of
his
fathers
calamities
penetrated
his
soule
so
deeply
,
that
he
departed
this
pilgrimage
.
This
subitaneous
and
boysterous
disaster
being
carryed
abroad
by
the
wings
of
Fame
,
caused
the
Nobility
&
Counsell
to
meet
in
a
hostile
manner
at
Sterlin
,
where
foure
dayes
were
spent
in
deliberating
about
the
publike
quiet
,
and
the
Kings
safety
,
whose
age
delivered
him
into
the
hands
of
others
to
be
ruled
.
Arguile
as
Plaintiffe
layes
his
Bill
of
injuries
done
by
Marr
,
(
who
onely
was
Mortons
instrument
)
hereupon
Marr
was
summoned
to
answer
such
crimes
as
were
objected
against
him
;
but
his
noble
descent
and
demerrit
of
Progenitors
did
purge
away
this
act
of
green
impudency
;
the
King
and
the
Counsell
prevailed
so
farre
with
him
,
as
that
he
studied
to
preserve
the
publike
tranquility
,
as
also
to
quash
all
occasions
of
intestine
discord
,
and
civil
broyles
;
the
Counsell
strive
to
reconcile
Atholl
,
Arguile
,
and
Morton
,
Marre
,
and
his
Uncle
Alexander
,
appoynting
twelve
men
,
chosen
by
both
parties
to
determine
the
controversie
,
the
Commissioners
composing
the
differences
were
men
of
more
than
ordinary
authority
,
who
met
at
Edenbrough
,
there
to
define
and
decide
the
variance
according
to
the
rules
of
Law
.
These
disputes
'twixt
Uncle
and
Nephew
were
laid
aside
by
the
determination
of
the
Arbitrators
,
which
was
,
that
the
young
Earle
of
Marr
should
be
held
the
most
noble
of
that
Family
,
should
solely
bee
Governour
of
the
Castle
of
Sterlin
,
and
Guardian
to
the
Prince
,
according
as
his
Ancestors
had
beene
:
but
if
hee
should
goe
to
his
grave
,
not
leaving
any
issue
,
then
the
honor
to
be
translated
unto
his
Uncle
:
for
the
present
,
Alexander
was
to
keep
his
Regency
in
the
Castle
of
Edenbrough
:
as
for
Morton
(
although
he
was
dejected
,
and
involved
into
misery
by
the
precipitate
fury
of
Arguile
and
Atbol
)
yet
he
would
have
condiscended
to
any
reasonable
conditions
of
concord
.
Thomas
Randolph
,
whose
many
Legations
had
made
him
exquisite
,
was
received
into
Scotland
with
the
smiling
face
of
the
Kingdome
:
his
Embassage
was
a
congratulation
of
those
rare
and
various
ornaments
of
so
miraculous
ingenuity
which
were
conspicuous
in
the
King
at
such
an
age
,
hee
commemorated
the
many
endeavours
and
favours
issuing
from
his
Princesse
the
Queen
of
England
,
withall
he
demonstrated
to
Atholl
,
Arguile
,
and
Morton
,
how
that
nothing
was
more
desireable
then
concord
and
publike
tranquility
nothing
worthier
detestation
then
discords
and
dissentions
,
which
by
devastations
and
solitude
,
swallowed
up
the
beauty
of
alliances
,
families
,
townes
,
kingdomes
:
he
did
therefore
by
a
more
then
superlative
ardency
beseech
them
to
let
all
these
private
grudges
arising
from
hatred
and
envy
to
run
the
race
of
oblivion
:
his
last
request
was
,
that
Arguile
would
restraine
the
Islanders
from
sublevating
the
Irish
with
further
aid
,
provision
,
and
ammunition
:
but
this
last
desire
appeared
in
the
species
of
an
unjust
request
,
because
Agnus
and
James
his
brother
,
Lord
of
the
Isles
;
and
Surly
Boy
,
or
Charles
,
who
from
a
marke
in
his
body
was
sirnamed
Yellow
,
being
discended
from
the
Mach-Onales
,
were
wafted
over
with
a
great
strength
of
their
followers
into
Ireland
,
and
possest
themselves
of
that
part
of
Clandebois
,
adjacent
to
the
Isle
of
Racline
,
which
they
supposed
to
belong
unto
their
ancestors
and
the
Family
of
Mac-Donalds
;
they
performed
many
valiant
atchievements
,
and
bloudy
disputes
against
the
inroders
in
Ireland
;
but
Shan
O
Neale
slaying
Agnus
and
James
,
so
excited
the
Family
of
Mac-Coneales
,
as
nothing
but
the
bloud
of
Shan
O
Neale
could
quench
the
flames
;
Donell
&
Agnus
of
the
same
Line
,
reassumed
Arms
,
and
sieze
upon
Clandeboy
,
as
an
heritage
for
them
and
their
posterity
,
causing
their
swords
enter
controversie
with
the
English
,
not
without
cadaverous
and
ambiguous
events
;
nor
did
they
sheath
their
swords
untill
her
Majestie
of
England
assured
them
of
their
possessions
in
Ireland
:
this
caused
Arguile
send
aide
privately
and
furnish
the
Irish
with
all
conveniences
to
prosecute
the
warre
against
the
English
.
In
the
interim
the
Deligates
consult
with
his
Majesty
,
for
a
reuniting
of
the
Nobility
(
if
by
any
meanes
it
might
be
affected
)
the
result
of
their
consultations
was
,
that
the
day
insuing
,
the
Antagonists
should
convene
in
the
middle
way
'twixt
Dalkeith
and
Edenbrough
,
where
when
both
parties
came
,
Monton
with
a
guard
of
his
friends
,
A●holl
and
Arguile
,
with
three
hundred
expert
horse-men
,
after
salutations
ended
,
they
all
went
at
the
entreaty
of
Morton
to
Dalkeith
to
dinner
,
the
next
day
brought
them
to
Sterlin
:
in
the
way
they
were
met
by
a
conflux
of
people
,
which
came
from
the
neighbouring
townes
,
to
congratulate
their
amity
;
nor
was
the
Court
imitating
his
Majesty
,
inferiour
,
in
rejoycing
at
their
entertainment
,
and
while
they
were
yet
comming
,
thanks
flew
into
their
breasts
,
the
heavens
being
filled
with
acclamations
of
alacrity
.
Mortons
prudent
behaviour
and
sweet
moderation
was
an
attractive
to
draw
the
Kings
approbation
:
so
he
had
him
in
more
high
esteem
:
nay
the
Commons
,
as
if
treading
in
the
Kings
steps
,
adorned
his
brow
with
the
wreath
of
praise
.
He
in
the
interim
being
not
ignorant
how
turbulent
a
storme
of
envy
approched
,
ingendred
from
those
ruines
of
malice
,
harboured
in
the
Nobilities
hearts
,
did
what
in
him
lay
to
attract
unto
his
faction
by
the
Load-stone
of
favours
,
riches
,
potency
,
by
conferring
Court
offices
,
and
publique
preferments
on
divers
persons
,
his
haughtinesse
was
grown
to
the
height
,
that
he
could
no
longer
dissemble
it
,
but
abolished
the
trimestriall
vicisitude
of
ruling
,
and
now
hee
will
trample
upon
the
neck
of
his
adversaries
,
foaming
with
anger
,
rusheth
headlong
to
his
own
ruine
;
thus
hee
added
fuell
to
the
sparkles
of
malice
which
was
not
defunct
,
but
rather
raked
over
with
ashes
in
the
breasts
of
Arguile
,
Atholl
,
&
Montrosse
:
He
challenged
the
second
place
after
the
King
to
be
due
to
him
at
Sterlin
,
usurped
or
rather
monopolized
the
steering
of
all
things
;
This
irritated
the
leaders
of
the
adverse
party
so
far
,
as
to
draw
up
a
most
bitter
satyrical
complaint
against
Morton
.
How
that
in
administration
of
affairs
hee
had
behaved
himselfe
like
a
libidinous
,
proud
,
covetous
creature
:
that
hee
who
because
hee
sold
himselfe
over
to
avarice
,
was
degraded
from
Regency
,
now
by
Serpentine
windings
strives
to
obtain
a
continued
Magistracy
,
that
hee
usurped
his
Majesties
authority
by
Act
of
Parliament
taken
from
him
,
swayed
the
Scepter
in
the
interim
,
abolishing
the
constitution
of
serving
the
Prince
by
course
,
enervating
the
authority
of
publique
counsell
,
that
his
breast
might
bee
the
Oracle
on
which
the
Prince
might
solely
depend
for
counsel
and
authority
:
they
proceede
likewise
to
let
the
Privy
Councel
and
select
Nobility
understand
how
that
his
arrogance
and
violence
were
inconsistent
with
legitimate
magistracy
,
desiring
not
to
suffer
such
unjust
power
to
sway
:
but
if
hee
should
contemne
the
Kings
minority
and
Councels
authority
,
then
they
would
be
propugnators
of
such
wrongs
;
But
in
conclusion
the
Citizens
were
desired
to
take
armes
for
the
bringing
to
condigne
punishment
such
as
strive
to
enervate
the
force
of
Parliaments
,
which
was
the
Subjects
freedome
,
against
such
as
had
demolished
the
trimestriall
vicissitude
of
giving
counsel
,
and
solely
usurped
authority
over
the
Kings
Majestie
.
His
Highnesse
was
at
a
stand
,
not
knowing
to
what
this
swelling
would
ptove
,
however
his
royall
resolutions
were
fixed
on
a
meeting
to
be
held
in
July
following
,
which
He
divulged
by
letters
,
summoning
the
Peeres
and
the
Antagonists
to
appear
in
Parliament
,
where
they
should
expect
Justice
.
The
place
for
convention
was
Edenburough
,
where
many
of
the
Noble
Order
were
assembled
,
who
secretly
enter
Covenant
one
with
another
:
this
arriving
at
Mortons
knowledge
,
he
determined
to
make
fractions
of
that
whole
Parliament
at
Edenb
.
which
derived
its
authority
from
the
weak
age
,
&
constitution
of
the
Prince
,
affirming
that
the
place
was
destitute
of
pleasures
and
health
,
that
Sterlin
was
a
place
more
commodious
.
Arguile
,
Atholl
,
and
Montrosse
the
Innovators
,
proposed
the
contrary
,
that
such
of
the
Nobility
as
assembled
at
Sterlin
did
not
legally
congregate
,
that
Edenburough
the
place
appointed
was
pat
for
the
busines
in
agitation
,
that
the
meeting
at
Sterlin
where
the
Earles
of
Morton
and
Marre
recided
at
Court
,
were
full
of
armed
souldiers
,
that
the
concourse
of
people
might
open
a
gap
to
their
enemies
,
so
that
there
could
not
be
any
security
for
life
or
free
agitation
,
when
surrounded
with
fears
of
an
overawing
power
:
besides
this
was
an
offront
offered
to
the
major
part
of
the
Nobility
,
who
had
chosen
Patrick
Lord
Lindsey
as
a
Commissioner
to
let
his
Majestie
know
thereof
.
The
Kings
answer
to
their
Remonstrance
was
,
that
hee
would
take
care
of
the
Nobilities
security
if
they
came
to
Sterlin
,
by
putting
the
Citizens
in
a
defensive
posture
against
any
subitanious
commotions
or
accidentall
violence
,
so
that
jealousies
of
an
overawing
power
should
be
taken
away
.
But
the
time
for
meeting
grew
neer
,
and
according
to
their
wonted
course
the
Peeres
were
summoned
to
give
their
Votes
in
the
Court
of
the
Castle
at
Sterlin
,
not
in
the
Common
hall
according
to
the
usual
course
,
al
there
present
accorded
without
reluctancy
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
the
true
worship
of
God
:
there
deliberations
were
unanimous
and
univocall
in
affaires
of
State
.
The
Edenburgian
Nobles
decreed
to
declare
by
their
Commissioners
Montres
and
Lindsey
,
that
the
convention
had
in
the
castle
of
Sterlin
was
against
the
fundamentall
Laws
and
auncient
prescript
,
nor
was
it
legall
,
withall
protesting
that
what
ever
was
there
acted
,
to
bee
illegall
,
disorderly
,
and
of
no
validity
,
seeing
the
major
part
of
Peers
was
absent
for
feare
of
death
.
The
Delegates
comming
to
Sterlin
caused
a
sodaine
and
frequent
convening
of
the
Nobility
to
heare
what
Propositions
were
brought
:
where
the
Kings
Highnesse
being
adorned
with
his
purple
robes
,
Scepter
,
and
other
Majesticall
Ornaments
,
answered
that
it
was
not
materiall
in
what
part
of
the
city
they
met
,
in
that
care
was
had
of
his
safety
against
any
approaching
ruine
,
that
the
Court
was
ready
to
entertain
any
,
exclude
none
,
that
their
not
convening
in
the
common
hall
should
be
no
prescript
to
posterity
,
that
none
went
about
to
prohibite
his
moderate
Tutelage
,
but
hee
enjoyed
the
same
liberty
,
which
was
granted
to
his
Ancestors
:
that
it
was
his
sole
desire
not
to
innovate
any
thing
against
his
Predecessors
lawes
or
institutes
,
nor
enervate
the
authority
of
Parliaments
,
nor
yet
revoke
the
houses
suffrages
,
that
which
the
Parliament
had
proposed
to
his
Majesty
,
or
which
the
States
ordered
,
the
same
ought
to
be
established
;
that
it
was
unjust
to
suppose
the
opinions
of
some
few
should
countervail
the
votes
of
the
whole
house
,
for
no
other
cause
then
inane
Jealousies
which
their
guilty
consciences
dictated
;
Lastly
,
he
demonstrated
that
all
Acts
had
passed
legally
and
rightly
,
approving
the
Parliaments
authority
by
open
proclamation
,
and
commanded
that
Montrosse
and
Lindsey
should
be
under
free
custody
,
separated
from
the
commerce
of
all
,
to
impede
colloqution
and
negotiation
of
councels
twixt
them
:
but
Montrosse
made
his
escape
by
the
Keepers
fraudulency
(
notwithstanding
divers
horsemen
)
were
sent
to
prosecute
and
bring
him
back
.
Hee
upon
Eagles
wings
posting
to
Edenburough
,
where
in
the
convention
of
the
Nobles
,
he
declared
their
eminent
dangers
if
prevention
were
not
had
,
&
force
resist
force
,
so
that
such
injuries
should
not
be
unrevenged
.
The
fomentors
of
these
stirres
put
themselves
in
a
posture
of
war
,
the
Families
of
Humes
and
Cars
siding
with
them
.
Having
consulted
what
was
to
be
acted
,
they
rayse
forces
,
and
imploring
aid
of
their
Allies
,
Attendants
and
friends
,
they
march
forward
with
some
troops
of
horse
and
foote
,
promising
them
pay
,
declaring
that
their
taking
up
armes
was
to
set
the
King
at
liberty
,
restore
the
Nobilities
dignity
,
and
the
Kingdomes
safety
and
liberty
.
The
Kings
Majestie
although
begirt
with
this
sodain
commotion
,
yet
undauntedly
declared
by
Mortons
advice
,
that
unlesse
the
Chiefes
of
that
faction
would
lay
downe
their
armes
before
such
a
day
,
let
them
expect
to
be
dealt
withall
as
common
enemies
to
the
State
.
These
as
cracklings
of
thunder
nothing
amazed
them
,
who
couragiously
prosecuted
their
enterprize
,
villif●ing
an
Herald
sent
to
them
and
his
message
,
rending
the
Princes
letters
,
so
that
they
make
a
commixture
of
divine
&
human
things
.
On
the
contrary
,
Angus
,
Marr
,
and
Morton
doe
the
same
for
their
own
defence
at
Sterlin
,
besides
many
of
the
Nobility
come
thither
upon
the
consideration
of
their
Princes
safety
,
and
their
owne
affection
with
a
great
Concourse
of
the
Commonalty
.
Athol
,
Arguile
,
Montrosse
▪
and
their
friends
with
10000.
armed
men
,
pressed
in
their
march
many
High-land
men
or
mountainers
associating
,
pitched
their
tents
in
an
open
field
nigh
the
Chappel
Nary
.
The
next
day
Kennedy
the
chiefe
of
that
Family
,
and
Berganie
,
with
400.
gallant
horsemen
conjoyne
themselves
,
the
Nobility
would
not
move
further
,
having
greater
hopes
in
the
besieging
of
Sterlin
,
then
in
its
oppugnation
.
But
Angus
in
whom
was
deposited
the
chief
strength
of
the
Kingdom
,
marched
before
with
a
party
of
500.
horse
to
scout
out
and
take
all
straglers
and
pillagers
,
thence
arise
a
light
skirmish
twixt
the
horse
,
while
Mar
and
Morton
leading
up
the
Army
,
consisting
of
a
promiscuous
multitude
,
encamp
themselves
in
the
fields
adjacent
to
Sterlin
,
obstructing
all
passages
,
and
keeping
strict
watch
:
this
done
,
the
troopes
retreated
.
One
thing
is
memorable
,
William
Tait
a
fierce
man
of
Tevidale
,
desirous
of
honour
,
challenged
James
Johnston
servant
to
the
Lord
Glayms
,
a
man
whose
valour
was
found
true
upon
the
touch-stone
of
experience
,
who
embraceth
the
challenge
,
causing
his
spurs
give
an
alarm
to
his
horse
,
couching
his
launce
in
his
rest
,
rage
was
so
prevalent
in
the
encounter
,
that
either
sheathed
their
lance
in
the
others
body
:
Tait
being
Deaths
prisoner
,
fell
from
his
horse
,
the
launce
(
as
if
detaining
that
his
Masters
Antagonists
should
survive
)
being
fastned
to
Johnstons
thigh
nigh
the
horse
,
overturned
him
.
While
this
tragedy
was
on
the
stage
,
Sir
Robert
Bowes
the
English
Embassadour
intermitted
no
time
to
mediate
a
peace
by
his
progresse
and
regresse
twixt
the
opposites
,
sometimes
beseeching
the
Nobles
to
commiserate
their
own
fortunes
,
and
looke
backe
to
His
Majesties
incolumnity
;
after
a
long
time
spent
in
debate
,
it
was
concluded
by
this
intercession
lest
fraudulency
might
issue
from
the
fomentors
,
or
lest
the
armies
might
forrage
,
both
parties
were
to
disband
,
only
some
few
horse
were
to
be
kept
on
foote
for
restraining
the
Borderers
from
plundering
:
Arguile
,
Montrosse
,
and
Lindsey
,
were
selected
Privy
Councellours
,
and
eight
men
were
appointed
Commissioners
to
determine
the
controversie
amongst
the
Nobility
,
to
nominate
the
Governours
of
Edenburough
and
Dumbarton
Castles
,
to
reduce
the
Nobility
to
their
lustre
,
and
to
preserve
the
laws
and
customes
of
the
Kingdome
.
Thus
when
the
armies
were
ready
to
drown
each
other
in
blood
,
peace
as
the
common
good
for
all
Scotland
(
in
her
white
robes
)
appeared
,
but
its
continuance
was
momentary
,
notwithstanding
the
promulgation
thereof
by
proclamation
in
the
City
Royall
:
the
Nobles
hereupon
take
their
journy
to
Edenburough
,
that
their
faction
might
be
confirmed
in
strength
,
by
the
accesse
of
the
Families
of
Gordones
,
Lindseys
,
and
Barons
in
Fife
,
the
High-land
men
depart
home
.
In
the
interim
His
Majesty
,
whose
desire
was
publique
serenity
,
bends
his
news
to
pacification
,
admonishing
the
Chiefes
of
either
party
that
jars
and
dissention
were
ill
beseeming
Privy
Councellours
:
and
to
consummate
the
discord
,
He
proposed
these
Lords
to
be
Moderators
,
Lindsey
,
Harris
,
Ogilby
,
Innernesse
,
for
Arguile
,
Rothesse
,
Buchan
,
Ruthen
,
and
Bode
for
Morton
.
The
Commissioners
neither
seeking
excuse
or
delay
goe
about
the
conjunction
:
after
a
long
debate
held
at
Sterlin
,
it
was
concluded
,
seeing
dissentions
were
obnoxious
to
the
Nobility
,
mortiferous
to
the
Crown
and
State
:
on
the
contrary
peace
was
the
onely
safety
of
the
Kingdome
:
The
Nobles
were
not
only
to
extirpate
dissention
,
but
consummate
the
Warre
,
so
that
in
stead
of
malitious
enemies
,
they
should
become
friends
,
and
in
stead
of
mortall
enmity
there
should
be
immortall
friendship
.
And
although
there
was
not
omission
of
any
thing
advantagious
to
concord
,
yet
the
breach
could
not
be
repaired
,
for
Arguile
knowing
Morton's
insinuations
was
so
obstinate
as
no
conditions
would
be
embraced
,
unlesse
the
other
was
debarred
of
all
commerce
with
his
Highnesse
;
Whereupon
Morton
perceiving
himselfe
unable
to
grapple
with
the
Nobilities
envy
,
and
defatigated
by
the
procrastinations
of
these
present
troubles
;
having
taken
his
farewell
of
the
King
,
departed
the
next
day
,
many
of
his
friends
bringing
him
to
Dalkeith
.
Afterwards
he
allayed
the
furious
animosities
of
his
adversaries
by
the
lenitives
of
prudency
,
and
moderation
,
asswaging
that
execrable
hatred
with
vertue
and
observancy
.
The
matter
now
was
in
that
posture
,
as
that
the
supporters
of
this
controversie
were
become
friends
,
and
their
Retinue
even
sought
opportunities
to
congratulate
each
other
,
ten
men
were
select
for
further
conference
,
the
Earle
of
Montrosse
,
the
Abbot
of
Newbottell
,
Sir
James
Balfour
Knight
:
Thomas
Kennedy
of
Bergany
and
Peter
Hay
were
constituted
for
the
Earles
of
Atholl
and
Arguile
:
for
Morton
were
the
Earle
of
Buchan
,
the
Abbot
of
Dumferlin
,
the
Lord
Boyde
,
Sir
John
Gordon
of
Lothenwar
,
Knight
,
and
James
Halliburton
of
Dundy
.
The
place
for
Convention
was
at
the
Church
of
Innernes
,
the
time
was
likewise
agreed
upon
:
after
some
days
the
Delegates
met
in
the
adjourned
place
,
where
they
were
invironed
with
a
great
multitude
of
their
friends
and
followers
;
the
next
day
they
returned
to
Liberton
,
(
in
that
it
was
conceived
placentious
)
where
the
day
was
consumed
in
deliberating
,
but
yet
they
could
reach
no
harbour
;
the
next
adjourne
was
to
Newbottell
,
where
at
last
they
struck
anchor
in
the
haven
of
Concord
but
because
the
principall
parties
were
absent
,
there
could
be
no
transaction
to
the
full
:
It
was
concluded
that
Morton
,
Atholl
,
and
Arguile
should
meete
at
Leith
without
any
weapons
,
where
after
an
enterview
there
passed
a
most
benigne
and
humane
congratulation
,
having
obliterated
all
dissention
caused
from
diuturnall
jars
,
they
communicated
themselves
each
to
other
at
a
publique
banquet
,
an
act
producing
an
unspeakable
gladnesse
of
the
Commons
,
and
no
lesse
joy
of
his
Majestie
,
who
having
his
Kingdome
once
againe
in
tranquility
,
called
a
Convention
of
the
Nobles
at
Sterlin
,
where
He
congratulates
those
who
had
been
studious
to
cause
domesticke
dissentions
and
intestine
factions
to
acquiesse
;
This
royall
act
of
thanksgiving
inflamed
those
noble
spirits
to
discusse
what
ere
might
be
commodious
for
his
Majestyes
safety
,
authority
,
and
dignity
,
his
families
magnificence
▪
and
splendor
.
The
Lord
of
the
Privie
Councell
to
sublevate
the
indigency
of
the
Kings
coffers
,
declared
by
Proclamation
that
the
Kings
Coyne
should
bee
of
greater
value
,
this
was
overbitter
a
potion
for
the
Citizens
to
digest
,
who
had
learned
in
the
Schoole
of
experience
that
the
augmentation
of
price
on
silver
,
induced
the
augmention
of
price
on
victual
,
and
vendible
commodities
,
besides
greater
detriments
would
ensue
to
the
Kings
revenues
,
Exchequer
and
patrimony
;
but
the
Lords
threatned
to
imprison
such
as
refused
obedience
,
yet
the
feares
of
prison
could
not
deterre
them
from
obstinate
contumacy
,
upon
the
neck
of
this
Proclamation
issued
forth
another
to
Proclaime
them
Traytors
which
refused
,
the
terror
hereof
caused
obedience
,
this
austere
course
was
fathered
upon
Morton
,
in
that
hee
had
tryed
all
waies
to
raise
monies
.
The
precisians
would
not
suffer
their
plea
to
fall
this
yeare
,
being
invested
with
a
perpetuall
and
constant
desire
of
overturning
the
Prelates
,
for
the
Bishops
had
not
prevalency
either
in
authority
,
or
favour
to
withstand
so
numerous
opposites
,
according
to
the
desires
of
these
precise
men
the
Parliament
first
handled
Religion
,
enacting
that
all
his
Majesties
subjects
should
professe
the
reformed
religion
,
&
wholy
extirpate
Popery
;
and
the
Statutes
made
in
the
Protectors
regency
for
its
establishment
were
decreed
to
stand
in
force
.
This
year
Margaret
Douglas
yeelded
her selfe
to
the
coacting
lawes
of
contraries
,
a
woman
of
a
Princely
Majestie
,
in
the
63.
yeare
of
her
age
,
descended
from
Henry
the
seventh
,
for
Margaret
his
elder
daughter
was
assigned
for
the
Imperiall
Crown
of
Great
Brittain
,
and
by
the
applause
of
the
Nobles
and
Commons
betrothed
to
James
the
fourth
,
of
whom
sprung
James
the
fifth
.
After
the
candle
of
James
the
fourths
life
was
extinct
,
Margaret
who
was
his
espoused
,
tooke
to
husband
Archibald
Douglas
Earl
of
Angus
the
flower
of
the
Scots
Nobility
,
by
whom
shee
had
Margaret
Douglas
at
Harbotell
in
Northumberland
,
Matthew
Earl
of
Lenox
married
this
Margaret
,
he
was
a
man
of
renowned
Progenitors
,
who
having
left
France
,
came
into
England
,
where
Henry
the
8.
adorned
him
with
unparalleld
honour
,
for
besides
the
large
possessions
hee
invested
him
with
in
York●shire
,
he
obtained
for
him
Margaret
Douglas
his
Sisters
Daughter
;
from
the
conjunction
of
these
two
great
Stars
,
Henry
Stuart
Lord
Derly
issued
:
this
Henry
tooke
to
wife
Mary
Stuart
Queen
of
Scots
,
allyed
by
consanguinity
before
,
which
Mary
brought
into
the
world
James
the
sixt
King
of
Great
Brittain
;
this
most
zealous
and
thrice
noble
Lady
had
the
checkers
of
good
and
bad
fortune
,
which
posterie
wil
memorize
for
externall
lineaments
and
internall
ornaments
egregious
;
Her
descent
was
regall
,
the
fruit
of
her
womb
and
their
numerosity
was
no
lesse
.
While
King
Edward
wore
the
Crowne
in
honour
,
but
novercating
Fortune
(
lest
this
Lady
should
be
oblivious
of
mortality
)
overshadowed
her
fair
heaven
of
prosperity
,
with
many
inconveniences
of
humane
frailty
:
Shee
was
Supervisor
to
8.
of
her
Children
thrice
imprisoned
for
affecting
Loves
,
not
for
any
crime
against
the
Crown
or
State
:
the
first
was
with
Thomas
Howard
the
Duke
of
Norfolks
son
,
whose
ardency
in
love
was
so
violent
,
as
that
he
wanted
ability
to
allay
the
perturbations
of
his
minde
:
the
next
cause
of
restraint
was
,
that
her
Sonne
Henry
Lord
Derly
,
had
entered
a
conjugall
tye
with
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
,
the
last
was
by
reason
of
the
marriage
consummated
twixt
Charles
her
younger
son
,
and
Elizabeth
Candish
Mother
of
Arbella
;
thus
the
chaste
and
legitimate
law
of
Matrimony
contruded
this
most
faithfull
woman
into
prison
(
where
shee
was
more
sensible
of
the
adversities
then
prosperous
estate
incident
to
her
owne
Family
)
this
act
of
imprisonment
was
rather
supposed
to
proceede
from
the
indignation
then
dignity
of
Queene
Elizabeth
:
yet
after
the
perpetration
of
her
Sons
murther
,
the
Lady
Margaret
enjoyed
her
liberty
:
but
the
repute
which
had
risen
from
vertue
was
permanent
,
not
that
which
was
daub'd
over
by
infelicity
.
Shee
was
invested
with
supream
honour
,
her
exequies
were
solemnized
at
Westminster
,
where
her
bones
were
entomb'd
amongst
the
Kings
of
England
,
an
elaborate
Sepulchre
,
an
Heroicall
Elogium
erected
;
Shee
left
behind
her
a
Nephew
and
a
Neece
,
James
the
6.
and
Arbella
.
About
this
time
His
Majestie
sent
the
Abbot
of
Dumberlin
to
congratulate
her
Majestie
of
England
for
her
mutuall
affection
towards
him
,
for
her
desire
of
peace
and
concord
:
after
the
congratulation
was
ended
,
he
desired
Her
Highnesse
to
reestablish
the
league
of
Edenborough
,
to
cohibite
the
tumults
upon
the
confines
,
to
compresse
all
machinations
against
Religion
,
to
make
restitution
of
such
goods
as
had
beene
violently
taken
by
the
Bordering
robbers
,
to
perpetuate
the
amity
between
the
two
Kingdomes
,
and
if
it
were
possible
to
connect
them
in
a
more
restringent
tye
of
Covenant
.
Lastly
he
desired
as
heir
apparant
the
ancient
patrimony
of
the
house
of
Lenox
in
England
.
The
Queen
answered
Shee
was
ready
to
grant
any
mutual
league
for
the
tranquility
of
either
Kingdome
,
and
security
of
Religion
:
but
as
for
the
patrimony
of
the
Earl
of
Lenox
,
it
was
of
more
difficulty
then
to
expedite
in
so
short
a
space
,
besides
it
was
a
matter
fit
for
consultation
;
seeing
the
Embassadour
had
demonstrated
by
many
arguments
▪
and
historicall
examples
,
that
the
King
of
Scots
was
Heir
by
an
undoubted
title
to
his
Ancestors
patrimony
,
and
that
was
the
proper
patrimony
of
his
Majestie
,
which
was
a
sustentation
for
his
negotiations
;
whereupon
hee
earnestly
supplicated
Her
Highnesse
that
the
estate
conferred
upon
the
Kings
Ancestors
in
the
County
of
Huntington
,
successively
by
the
Kings
of
England
,
should
not
be
denyed
his
Majestie
which
was
her
neere
Kinsman
.
After
a
long
debate
Queene
Elizabeth
remitted
the
businesse
to
Her
Councell
,
they
to
divert
the
Embassadour
from
it
,
required
the
States
of
Scotland
to
give
assurances
that
the
K.
while
He
was
in
His
Minority
should
not
enter
or
renew
league
with
any
without
the
Queenes
knowledge
thereof
,
or
solemnize
matrimony
,
or
be
transmitted
out
of
Scotland
;
to
these
proposalls
the
Embassadour
gave
response
,
that
his
Commission
reached
not
so
far
,
but
the
patrimony
for
the
present
was
not
restored
,
yet
her
Majesty
put
him
in
hope
of
reaping
the
profit
.
Anno
Domini
1579.
The
Earl
of
Atholl
Lord
Chancellor
in
the
Infancy
of
his
yeares
,
by
reason
his
disease
augmented
its
vigour
at
Kincarn
,
was
deteined
in
a
Village
belonging
to
Montrosse
,
where
not
long
after
he
yeelded
nature
her
due
,
the
anxiety
of
his
minde
brought
him
to
his
exit
,
or
a
delaying
and
consuming
poyson
took
him
hence
,
according
to
the
supposition
of
some
(
which
I
rather
credit
)
in
that
all
the
symptomes
and
paths
of
poyson
were
apparant
in
his
cadaverous
bulke
;
the
obsequies
were
celebrated
by
a
convention
of
tears
,
multitudes
,
and
a
banquet
at
Edenburough
in
Saint
Giles
Church
,
where
all
the
ceremonies
conducing
to
honour
,
were
executed
:
upon
the
Tomb
stood
the
Effigies
of
a
Pellican
delacerating
her
breast
with
her
beake
to
give
the
young
sucke
,
intimating
that
hee
was
ready
to
sacrifice
his
blood
in
defence
of
the
Kingdome
:
the
suspition
had
of
Atholls
death
fell
sad
upon
his
Corrivall
Morton
.
Hence
was
it
that
after
the
solemnization
was
consummated
,
grievous
contumelies
were
injected
upon
him
,
and
Athols
Lady
even
wearied
with
a
more
tedious
sorrow
,
sends
forth
sad
complaints
,
in
fine
an
apparition
of
reconciliation
appeared
twixt
his
accusers
and
him
.
Arguile
one
who
suspected
and
abhominated
the
thoughts
of
his
friends
death
,
succeeded
him
in
the
place
of
being
Chancellour
.
The
King
although
milde
towards
his
Nobility
,
yet
was
inflamed
both
by
instigations
of
Morton
,
and
his
own
anger
against
the
Hamiltons
for
the
slaughter
of
his
Grandfather
Linox
,
and
Earle
of
Murry
Regents
,
as
also
for
other
notorious
crimes
abolished
in
the
yeare
1573.
This
much
honoured
Familie
Morton
determined
,
since
they
were
dimoved
from
Court
,
to
follow
them
with
fire
and
sword
;
and
now
that
Morton
saw
his
Corrivall
Atholl
to
be
re-entered
into
the
earths
womb
,
he
began
to
dilate
his
malice
in
remembring
affronts
,
and
seeking
to
revenge
them
;
and
as
it
became
him
,
sought
to
secure
himselfe
,
opposing
in
an
hostile
manner
the
grand
enemies
of
Lenox
.
John
&
Claud
the
most
glorious
Stars
of
the
Hamiltons
perceiving
that
the
enemy
surpassed
them
in
number
,
determined
to
secure
themselves
in
strong
holds
,
but
remembring
that
a
sodaine
irruption
might
circumvent
them
,
they
desisted
,
choosing
rather
to
trust
unto
flight
and
nocturnall
shades
.
The
Earls
of
Mar
,
Angus
,
and
Morton
marched
with
their
allies
,
retinue
,
and
souldiers
into
the
Hamiltons
possessions
,
the
rest
of
the
Nobility
and
Citizens
according
to
the
Councels
decree
,
were
to
send
aide
▪
the
Earles
sent
forth
parties
of
horse
,
to
give
the
Hamiltons
an
alarm
,
and
so
provoke
them
to
fight
,
but
they
durst
not
so
much
as
fall
upon
the
straglers
;
hereupon
they
laid
the
parts
adjacent
to
Glot
wast
,
burning
houses
and
plundering
the
Countrey
,
approaching
close
to
the
Castle
of
Hamilton
,
planting
their
pieces
,
&
stopping
up
all
passages
,
the
place
was
fortified
both
by
its
naturall
site
,
and
strong
Garrison
:
but
yet
the
Defenders
being
impatient
to
endure
a
siege
,
desire
pardon
,
and
onely
leave
to
depart
with
their
lives
:
the
Abbot
of
Driburg
was
presently
dispatched
to
his
Majesty
at
Sterlin
,
who
answered
him
that
it
became
him
not
to
treat
with
men
who
by
treachery
,
unhumanly
butchered
his
Grand-father
Lenox
:
but
they
ought
to
be
esteemed
as
men
already
condemned
for
guilty
,
and
begging
life
upon
the
delivery
of
his
Majesties
answer
to
the
besieged
,
there
arose
a
great
strife
about
the
delivery
up
of
the
Castle
betwixt
the
guilty
and
innocent
:
but
while
they
disagreed
within
,
Sir
James
Hamilton
,
surprized
the
Castle
of
Drefson
,
putting
to
the
sword
all
such
as
withstood
him
;
and
the
Earle
of
Glenearnes
sonne
,
cutting
of
the
watch
,
possessed
himselfe
of
Paslet
:
thus
the
race
of
Hamiltons
was
circumvented
,
sub-planted
,
and
put
to
the
sword
by
the
treachery
of
inhabitants
,
and
domestick
dissentions
:
for
these
losses
drives
them
into
such
straights
,
that
seeing
their
deploreable
condition
,
the
guilty
desire
to
surrender
themselves
up
to
his
Majesties
mercy
,
who
onely
caused
some
of
those
that
were
actors
in
the
parracide
to
be
executed
,
and
their
goods
confiscated
,
the
residue
were
pardoned
:
thus
the
King
shewed
himselfe
equally
mercifull
and
just
:
he
kept
Garrison
in
the
Castle
to
suppresse
any
insurrection
.
In
the
interim
,
John
and
Claude
,
the
sonnes
of
the
Duke
of
Castlebraull
,
seeing
no
safety
to
consist
in
Armes
,
and
the
Kings
forces
to
be
in
severall
places
,
fled
forth
of
Scotland
for
fear
of
Anguse
,
Marr
,
and
Morton
:
when
they
had
reached
a
place
of
refuge
,
they
take
counsell
whether
it
were
better
to
try
the
mercy
of
the
French
or
English
,
although
Queen
Elizabeth
was
great
with
anger
against
the
Hamiltons
,
for
siding
with
the
French
Faction
;
yet
the
sublunary
vicissitude
,
and
renown
of
their
Progenitors
,
excited
her
Majesty
to
give
them
an
harbour
and
refuge
for
the
weather-beaten
Boat
of
their
fortunes
:
and
she
sent
Master
Errington
unto
his
Majesty
;
earnestly
to
intercede
for
them
.
Tell
me
,
did
he
ever
come
forth
of
his
mothers
womb
who
to
behold
those
miserable
objects
of
a
most
strange
fortune
,
with
their
deare
wives
,
and
sweet
children
following
them
,
would
not
have
burst
forth
into
commiseration
?
and
were
they
not
the
more
to
be
pittied
,
in
that
they
rather
chose
thus
to
bee
afflicted
then
raise
Civill
warre
in
their
Countrey
,
which
surely
they
might
have
done
.
Much
about
this
time
,
did
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
,
being
now
an
Exile
,
desire
her
Majesty
of
ENGLAND
in
some
convenient
time
,
to
take
into
consideration
her
miserable
condition
;
and
if
neither
consanguinity
,
or
her
being
borne
a
free
Prince
,
although
beaten
out
of
her
Kingdome
by
a
detestable
Rebellion
of
Subjects
,
could
not
move
her
,
yet
let
pitty
prevaile
to
suffer
her
reigne
together
with
her
son
,
which
she
supposed
would
be
an
unparralleld
act
of
clemency
.
But
these
her
petitious
,
and
humble
obsecrations
,
could
not
revoke
Queen
Elizabeth
to
lenity
and
commiseration
,
in
that
having
consulted
with
the
Scots
,
they
made
answer
,
her
liberty
would
involve
their
Nation
into
a
most
sad
and
destructive
warre
;
for
she
would
labour
to
revenge
the
injuries
done
her
,
diminish
the
young
Kings
authority
,
and
change
the
State
and
Religion
.
The
Queen
of
Scots
being
commoved
by
the
greefe
falling
from
such
hopes
,
earnestly
intreated
the
Kings
of
France
and
Spaine
not
to
suffer
her
who
was
allyed
to
them
by
Consanguinity
,
Nobility
and
degree
to
perish
in
prison
:
but
to
revenge
these
indignities
,
late
Rebellions
,
and
plundering
of
her
Subjects
;
these
motives
were
prevalent
with
the
Kings
,
who
fostered
a
hope
of
restoring
her
to
liberty
and
former
dignity
.
Secretary
Nay
a
French-man
,
was
immediately
dispatched
into
Scotland
with
Letters
,
and
private
Mandates
from
Queen
Mary
,
where
he
arriving
,
required
to
have
admittance
into
the
Kings
presence
,
to
consult
about
the
state
,
and
condition
of
his
mother
:
his
Majesties
Counsell
having
read
the
Title
,
running
thus
:
Queen
Mary
to
James
the
sixt
Prince
of
that
Name
,
stormed
vehemently
thereat
;
insomuch
as
they
would
neither
entertaine
those
haughty
Letters
,
nor
messenger
;
both
because
that
instead
of
writing
to
the
King
,
she
had
writ
to
the
Prince
,
as
in
diminution
to
his
authority
,
especially
seeing
the
King
was
lawfully
enthroned
by
her
consent
.
The
Messenger
notwithstanding
pertinaciously
assevered
that
the
power
of
Regency
was
in
the
Queen
Mothers
hands
:
the
Privy
Counsel
therefore
determined
to
remit
him
answerlesse
,
unlesse
the
Queene
would
Rectifie
that
fault
,
and
write
to
the
King
of
Scots
;
which
if
she
denyed
to
performe
,
shee
might
surcease
in
hoping
to
receive
her
desires
.
The
Monsieur
being
hereupon
irritated
,
incon
tinently
departed
:
The
Queen
of
Scots
understanding
by
him
,
how
there
was
no
way
to
impetrate
any
thing
,
unlesse
shee
renounced
her
Title
,
subscribing
not
onely
to
her
son
but
also
to
his
Majesty
.
The
Court
was
spread
over
with
notorious
Libells
,
which
spoke
sometimes
Poetically
,
otherwhiles
Oratorically
,
besprinkling
Morton
,
and
other
Illustrious
Nobles
with
Obliquie
.
The
Authors
of
these
spurious
brats
were
one
Turniball
,
and
one
sirnamed
Scot
,
who
after
judgement
past
on
them
,
were
executed
in
the
Marketplace
of
Sterlin
,
after
an
unusuall
manner
;
for
the
custome
was
to
punish
Libellers
,
either
with
temporall
banishment
,
or
confiscation
of
their
estates
.
Morton
by
vindicating
his
quarrell
in
this
more
severe
manner
,
became
odious
.
These
things
thus
in
agitation
,
there
came
into
Scotland
Amys
Stewart
,
Lord
Obigny
,
so
called
from
Aubigny
,
a
village
in
Aquitaine
,
who
was
lineally
descended
from
Lenox
,
being
the
sonne
of
John
Stewart
,
brother
to
Matthew
Earle
of
Lenox
,
who
in
the
Kings
minority
was
Regent
:
this
Amys
Stewart
was
supposed
to
have
beene
sent
over
by
his
neare
allyes
,
the
Guises
,
to
subvert
Religion
:
or
as
others
thought
,
Montrosse
and
Arguite
sent
for
him
to
overturne
Mortons
authority
:
or
at
least
to
break
the
Truce
'twixt
England
and
Scotland
;
he
arrived
at
Leith
,
where
his
Majesty
commanded
that
he
should
be
received
with
especiall
honour
,
and
so
in
great
state
he
was
carryed
to
Edenborough
;
from
thence
to
his
Majesty
at
Sterlin
,
where
comming
into
the
Presence
Chamber
,
he
prostrated
himselfe
,
desiring
the
King
of
Heaven
to
blesse
his
Majesty
with
perpetuall
felicity
:
No
sooner
did
the
young
King
see
him
,
but
in
that
hee
was
so
neare
allyed
in
bloud
,
of
so
renowned
a
Family
,
eminent
ornaments
of
body
and
minde
,
tooke
him
up
and
embraced
him
in
a
most
amorous
manner
,
conferred
on
him
presently
a
rich
inheritance
;
and
that
he
might
be
imployed
in
state-affairs
,
elected
him
one
of
his
honourable
Privy
Counsell
,
Gentleman
of
his
Bedchamber
,
and
Governour
of
Dumbarton
Castle
.
But
this
Trumpet
of
Fame
being
heard
over
all
Britaine
begat
envy
,
especially
because
Obegny
attracted
the
Scots
to
the
French
amity
,
and
attempted
to
revoke
Thomas
Carr
of
Farnihurst
,
a
faithfull
servant
to
the
exil'd
Queen
from
banishment
:
You
may
be
pleased
to
look
back
to
the
Originall
and
discent
of
Lenox
in
France
,
John
Stewart
of
the
same
Line
,
in
the
reigne
of
Charles
the
seventh
,
when
open
war
was
proclaimed
'twixt
England
and
France
,
transported
an
Army
over
for
their
ayd
;
for
which
hee
was
created
Master
of
the
Horse
,
in
a
conflict
at
Bauge
overthrew
the
English
,
so
that
he
wonne
a
possession
in
Barry
or
Burges
:
in
the
reigne
of
Charles
the
eighth
.
Bernard
of
the
same
house
was
held
in
great
repute
for
Prowesse
shewed
in
the
Neopolitane
warre
,
subduing
Italy
,
and
vanquishing
Alphonsus
King
of
Arragon
.
Indeed
hath
any
Historian
sufficiently
collauded
the
worth
of
this
man
?
but
he
having
no
issue
,
he
conferred
his
estate
in
France
upon
John
Stewart
his
cousin
:
after
him
were
John
and
Amys
,
both
valiant
,
if
their
times
had
called
for
proofe
thereof
;
both
tooke
their
repose
in
the
Civill
warre
.
This
man
was
of
a
milde
Genius
,
if
the
Chariot
of
his
minde
had
not
been
driven
by
violent
perswasion
,
he
was
ready
to
relinquish
troubles
:
his
fidelity
to
his
Soveraigne
,
was
vnblemished
,
love
to
the
Nobles
great
,
Fortunes
darling
for
three
yeares
,
afterwards
the
subject
of
hatred
and
domestick
troubles
:
to
say
no
more
,
he
shewed
himselfe
worthy
of
his
Progenitors
,
and
family
of
Lenox
.
His
Majesty
summoned
a
Parliament
to
be
held
at
Edenburough
the
thirteenth
of
October
,
where
he
resolved
notwithstanding
all
mutations
of
weather
to
be
in
person
;
nor
indeed
could
the
raine
,
stormes
,
hideous
blasts
,
and
lowring
heavens
dimove
him
from
undertaking
this
necessary
journey
:
upon
the
way
from
Sterlin
to
Edenborough
,
he
with
his
Nobles
and
followers
were
so
weather-beaten
,
that
it
was
night
ere
they
came
to
Limnough
,
where
lodging
that
night
,
the
next
day
they
came
to
Edenborough
.
And
on
the
first
day
of
the
Parliament
,
hee
being
invested
with
his
regall
Bobes
,
bravely
mounted
,
rid
in
great
state
through
the
City
to
the
Parliament
house
,
the
Nobility
and
Clergy
according
to
their
degree
going
before
:
thus
was
his
Majesties
entrance
into
the
Principality
solemnized
with
great
splendor
,
the
Imperiall
ornaments
were
supported
by
Archibald
Douglas
,
Earl
of
Angusse
,
Collen
Cambell
Earl
of
Arguile
,
Robert
Steuart
,
Earle
of
Lenox
.
After
these
came
his
Majesty
adorned
with
the
rayes
of
Imperiall
glory
,
his
Retinue
,
and
servants
waiting
upon
him
:
This
rare
spectacle
was
an
attractive
to
draw
the
multitudes
eyes
after
it
;
so
that
they
follow
the
King
with
clapping
of
hands
,
venerations
,
and
prosperous
wishes
:
ascending
his
Tribunall
,
in
few
words
he
briefely
declared
to
the
Lords
,
having
taken
their
places
,
that
this
concourse
of
the
States
,
elevated
his
soule
on
the
wings
of
alacrity
,
seeing
it
tended
to
the
establishing
of
the
Common-wealth
,
that
he
was
conscious
how
his
Nonage
administred
occasion
of
Commotions
,
that
he
reposed
his
chiefe
hope
of
tranquility
,
peace
and
concord
in
their
wisdomes
.
Lastly
,
he
calls
God
to
attest
that
his
intentions
aymed
onely
at
the
preservation
of
Religion
,
Subjects
safety
,
and
Kingdomes
security
.
The
Parliament
first
cast
their
eyes
upon
Religion
,
enacting
that
those
solely
should
bee
esteemed
Members
of
the
true
Church
,
who
professed
that
forme
of
Confession
agreed
upon
in
Parliament
,
1567.
And
agree
to
the
Prescript
of
administring
the
Sacraments
in
act
and
will
;
that
no
Religion
was
to
be
esteemed
Orthodoxall
in
Doctrine
and
Discipline
,
save
that
the
Scots
embraced
,
in
the
present
.
The
Nobility
were
not
to
transmit
their
Sonnes
into
forraigne
Countreyes
,
unlesse
having
a
warrant
from
his
Majesty
:
which
obtained
,
the
Travellers
were
to
oblige
themselves
both
by
oath
,
and
subscription
,
that
they
would
observe
inviolably
the
Doctrine
and
Canons
of
the
Church
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
;
that
every
Family
should
have
and
retaine
a
Scottish
Bible
.
The
power
of
Ministers
was
likewise
confirmed
to
preach
the
Gospell
,
administer
the
Sacraments
,
to
censure
mens
behaviours
,
and
chastise
Delinquents
,
the
Discipline
erected
publikely
by
Bishops
and
the
Super-intendents
su●●ered
diminution
,
although
as
yet
no
Synodicall
act
had
passed
for
their
abolition
.
The
next
thing
agitated
was
that
of
the
Hamiltons
;
many
of
the
Nobility
demonstrated
the
equity
of
their
punishment
,
returning
his
Majesty
thanks
and
praise
for
his
care
had
therein
,
John
and
Claud
Hamilton
whose
veines
flowed
with
Noble
bloud
,
and
other
fifteen
of
especiall
note
in
that
family
,
upon
the
discovery
of
the
murther
,
by
a
generall
Vote
were
held
Rebels
,
for
the
death
of
Murrey
and
Lenox
Regents
,
to
have
their
Estates
confiscated
,
which
were
no
lesse
delicious
then
fructiferous
booties
.
The
next
Scene
which
came
upon
the
Stage
was
the
donation
of
Paslet
to
Obigny
,
and
Arboth
to
Marr
:
There
were
not
wanting
some
,
who
even
burning
with
anger
and
revenge
,
excited
his
Majesty
utterly
to
abolish
the
name
of
Hamiltons
and
the
chiefe
of
these
men
was
Morton
:
but
the
King
having
more
respect
to
his
honour
then
their
fury
,
would
in
no
wise
condiscend
to
this
unheard
of
cruelty
,
supposing
it
rather
fit
to
apply
such
Remedies
as
the
Lawes
prescribed
.
There
was
a
Remonstrance
delivered
to
the
House
concerning
corrupt
Judicatures
,
depraved
Judges
,
favour
,
bribery
,
covetousnesse
,
that
the
Lawes
were
invalid
;
nor
indeed
could
they
suppose
any
use
of
Law
,
seeing
that
the
chiefe
Judges
had
their
judgement
in
their
owne
breasts
,
and
the
Lawes
extended
not
to
the
punishing
of
Wives
or
Servants
corrupted
with
gifts
.
The
Parliament
to
augment
his
Majesties
Treasure
,
revoked
all
annuall
pensions
,
which
were
conferred
on
divers
persons
in
the
Kings
Minority
.
The
Donation
of
the
Earledome
of
Lenox
translated
to
his
Uncle
Charles
Stewart
was
revoked
,
and
by
Act
of
Parliament
conferred
upon
Robert
Stewart
,
brother
to
his
Grandfather
who
willingly
resigned
it
to
Obegny
,
being
afterwards
Earle
of
March
:
Obegney
was
first
created
Earle
of
Lenox
,
afterwards
ascended
to
the
honour
of
Duke
.
The
State
thus
constituted
,
the
Hamiltons
repressed
and
condemned
both
by
Law
and
Act
of
Parliament
,
the
King
at
his
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
won
the
hearts
of
his
Subjects
by
his
Religious
behaviour
,
strict
Oeconomy
,
faithfull
followers
,
and
rewarding
of
carefull
Guardians
;
so
that
with
great
Festivity
hee
returned
to
Sterlin
to
recreate
himselfe
,
where
Lenox
begun
to
be
very
remarkable
,
in
that
hee
received
into
especiall
favour
James
Stewart
of
Okeltry
,
who
had
shewed
himselfe
in
Holland
a
very
ventrous
Commander
,
although
of
a
violent
Genius
;
and
William
Stewart
that
valiant
Field
Marshall
,
whom
I
have
mentioned
in
another
place
.
He
likewife
obtained
a
Pardon
for
Carr
of
Farnihurst
,
although
Morton
strived
earnestly
to
hinder
it
;
who
comming
back
was
not
unmindfull
of
Lenox
his
late
favours
,
and
Mortons
inveterate
injuries
,
beginning
to
fanne
up
very
cunningly
the
sparkes
of
Discord
.
But
now
while
Lenox
ingratiated
himselfe
into
the
Kings
favours
,
his
enemies
privately
endeavoured
by
vulgar
rumours
,
and
Plebeian
malice
to
make
him
odious
,
reporting
that
hee
machinated
the
destruction
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
subtilly
promoved
Popery
,
weakning
the
Kings
faith
:
nay
,
some
popular
men
were
so
bold
as
to
say
in
open
Pulpit
,
that
he
was
sent
by
the
Guises
to
overthrow
Gods
worship
,
foster
the
French
Faction
,
and
disturbe
the
Kingdome
.
These
hideous
complaints
,
that
the
Court
harboured
upstarts
,
who
were
ready
to
sacrifice
the
Kingdome
,
and
Religion
:
in
the
Kings
unexperienced
yeares
,
so
moved
his
Majesty
,
that
after
consultation
with
the
most
of
the
eminent
Clergy
,
he
selected
some
few
of
them
to
instruct
Lenox
in
the
true
Religion
,
conjuring
them
by
their
Allegiance
and
fidellty
to
lay
aside
all
private
grudges
,
and
unfeignedly
endeavour
his
Conversion
.
They
returning
his
Majesty
humble
thanks
fortheir
election
,
ascertained
the
K.
that
they
would
endeavour
what
in
them
lay
to
performe
his
highnesse
desire
;
and
Lenox
promised
himselfe
to
be
ready
to
heare
them
.
Their
congresse
was
daily
at
Edenborough
for
conference
;
the
Controversies
fled
to
the
Scripture
for
authority
:
the
Conclusion
was
,
that
Lenox
,
whose
soule
more
hungred
after
truth
then
contention
,
yeelded
to
their
perswasions
;
so
that
in
presence
of
the
City
Magistrates
,
and
prime
of
the
Ministery
,
besides
a
great
conflux
of
people
,
he
changed
his
faith
,
renouncing
the
Papall
superstition
,
and
embraced
the
Reformed
Religion
,
confessing
his
former
errors
;
and
for
this
Religion
he
would
fight
;
for
this
he
would
exhaust
his
veines
:
nay
for
it
he
would
lay
downe
his
life
.
Although
this
act
was
pleasing
to
his
Majestie
,
and
major
part
of
the
Nobility
,
yet
blind
envy
,
the
dayly
companion
of
fortune
,
●eased
not
to
detract
from
his
vertues
,
corrupt
his
honours
;
and
blot
him
with
dissimulation
.
Hereupon
his
Majesty
was
more
moved
,
so
that
he
was
carefull
to
declare
his
integrity
&
confession
of
Faith
;
to
which
afterwards
he
and
his
meniall
servants
,
and
those
of
his
Nobility
,
whom
bloud
had
advanced
to
great
dignity
subscribed
,
that
the
more
confidence
might
bee
reposed
in
his
officers
.
In
the
Interim
Obigny
taking
his
journey
towards
his
Majestie
,
residing
in
Sterlin
,
spent
some
few
dayes
sportingly
in
quiet
and
rest
,
besprinkling
the
Kings
carriage
,
disposition
,
and
ingenuity
with
the
French
garbe
,
instructing
him
in
field
exercitarions
of
horse
and
foot
,
so
that
the
King
rides
the
great
horse
to
the
delight
of
all
.
Much
about
this
time
Ruthen
married
his
Daughter
Jane
to
the
branch
of
hope
the
Earle
of
Atholl
,
many
of
the
Nobility
solemnized
the
nuptialls
at
Perth
:
their
celebration
in
banquetting
almost
arrived
at
prodigality
,
the
harmony
of
voyces
,
sound
of
Flutes
and
Trumpets
made
all
the
City
eccho
,
the
eyes
were
delighted
with
pictures
,
the
eares
with
delightfull
songs
.
The
vulgar
beheld
the
detriments
of
vice
,
masques
,
sights
,
and
elegancy
of
banquets
:
thus
was
the
old
nationall
parcimony
changed
insonsibly
into
ryot
and
attyre
;
externall
luxuriousnesse
creeping
in
the
shape
of
humanity
.
Anno
Domini
.
1580.
While
Scotland
took
her
rest
,
a
blast
of
Fame
from
an
unknowne
mouth
was
noysed
abroad
,
that
Morton
Machinated
to
draw
His
Majestie
into
England
;
Hee
being
bespotted
with
these
sad
desamations
,
strives
to
assoile
himselfe
at
Sterlin
,
harbouring
an
implacable
hatred
against
his
enemies
,
presenting
his
Majestie
and
the
chiefe
of
his
Nobility
with
a
grievous
complaint
,
as
that
being
circumvented
by
forged
calumnies
,
hee
must
take
his
leave
of
the
Court
for
a
time
,
not
because
of
any
guilt
in
him
,
but
lest
the
redintegration
of
contention
might
flame
forth
into
publique
destruction
.
The
author
who
had
laid
those
snares
he
knew
not
:
yet
this
hee
knew
,
that
who
ere
he
was
,
he
was
no
other
then
a
lyar
,
(
a
word
as
bad
as
a
dart
to
a
Noble-man
.
)
His
Majestie
being
molested
with
these
doloreferous
complaints
and
devious
rumours
,
strives
to
compose
the
matter
,
lest
that
sedition
might
get
head
,
imputing
all
fault
to
the
rude
multitude
;
withall
,
telling
Morton
that
he
ought
not
to
be
troubled
at
such
an
idle
and
improbable
report
:
besides
hee
was
not
suspected
of
the
least
fraudulency
or
attempt
.
When
Morton
was
almost
appeased
,
Argaile
his
ancient
emulator
began
to
reblazon
this
report
,
intimating
to
the
Councel-Table
this
bold
enterprize
of
transmitting
his
Majestie
into
England
:
but
this
weak
assertion
having
no
other
staffe
for
support
then
his
word
,
was
overthrown
by
the
bare
denyall
,
which
he
durst
not
prosecute
for
feare
of
incurring
an
ignominious
taint
,
so
that
hee
desisted
from
any
further
progresse
,
having
already
received
a
checke
for
his
malevolency
and
hatred
.
Queen
Elizabeth
hearing
that
Lenox
,
Mar
,
and
Athol
were
elected
Privie
Councellours
,
was
much
troubled
,
especially
that
Lenox
who
was
knowne
to
be
a
devoted
vassall
to
the
French
King
,
and
borne
in
Aquitaine
,
should
be
a
Privie
Councellour
,
which
made
Her
feare
the
●●●●●●ation
in
Religion
,
and
disunion
twixt
the
two
Nations
.
The
tempest
had
now
been
turbulent
a
long
time
,
and
those
whom
Her
Majestie
of
England
had
sent
to
acquaint
Her
how
affairs
stood
,
spread
grievous
reports
.
Peaceable
Lenox
(
whose
sweete
disposition
I
have
mentioned
else
where
)
seemed
to
employ
his
wit
in
promoting
James
Stuart
to
be
Guardian
to
the
Earl
of
Arran
,
who
had
now
been
15.
yeares
mad
,
and
likewise
to
be
Captaine
of
his
Majesties
guard
:
his
desires
were
not
frustrate
,
for
he
was
made
Guardian
over
Arran
,
and
Captain
of
the
Guard
,
which
no
sooner
obtained
,
but
then
he
possessed
himselfe
of
the
Isle
and
Castle
Arran
and
Kinvell
,
and
othet
riches
belonging
to
that
Family
,
committing
many
and
turbulent
outrages
without
all
law
or
custome
;
To
give
you
a
short
Character
of
him
,
he
was
a
lewd
,
ambitious
,
harsh
,
and
indiscreet
man
▪
composed
even
by
industry
for
terrour
and
astonishment
,
insolent
,
immane
▪
and
haughty
,
he
could
not
brook
a
free
word
or
look
,
by
nature
fiery
,
of
a
souldiers
constitution
,
being
more
imperious
then
the
turbulent
spirits
of
the
Scots
could
endure
,
he
would
have
a
●●nger
in
every
thing
,
causing
his
tenants
subject
themselves
to
his
cruelty
,
libidinosity
,
and
avarice
,
hee
assailed
the
Nobility
with
no
lesse
livor
and
malignity
hee
was
odious
both
to
them
and
the
Gentry
,
daily
augmenting
their
anger
by
the
●imerity
of
his
Genius
,
and
violence
of
judgment
:
he
would
often
among
his
intimates
threaten
destruction
to
some
of
the
Nobility
,
retaining
a
catalogue
of
their
names
who
were
designed
to
death
or
exile
:
when
hee
distrusted
the
Nobles
fidelity
,
then
he
kept
a
guard
about
himselfe
,
placing
every
where
in
the
fields
parties
of
horse
:
he
questioned
many
men
of
good
ranke
by
interrogatories
concerning
their
life
,
fortunes
,
reputes
,
after
an
unusuall
manner
of
proceeding
.
And
now
being
secure
by
reason
of
the
turbulency
and
heartburnings
amongst
the
Nobility
,
hee
laid
a
foundation
for
his
potency
,
converting
all
his
care
and
cogitations
to
enrich
his
treasure
and
set
his
estate
in
order
,
but
yet
he
durst
not
ascend
to
the
height
of
his
designe
before
he
had
supplanted
Morton
;
When
the
Common-wealth
was
in
so
great
an
amazement
,
and
tottering
condition
,
all
things
being
steered
by
James
Stuart
of
Okeltry
,
the
Ministers
beseech
and
invoke
God
(
the
revenger
of
pride
and
cruelty
)
to
raine
downe
imminent
judgements
upon
him
.
Morton
being
of
a
bitter
&
fiery
nature
,
was
not
able
to
brook
the
haugty
domineering
,
and
unlimited
power
of
this
yesterday
ambitious
creature
,
in
a
free
Kingdome
.
He
began
therefore
to
see
if
by
any
means
he
could
circumvent
him
;
but
in
that
he
had
not
sufficient
strength
to
divert
the
fury
of
discord
,
he
only
for
the
present
excited
the
Nobility
,
repositing
his
indignation
for
a
time
;
but
the
fire
of
domesticall
discord
could
not
be
hid
:
for
one
who
was
privy
to
Mortons
designe
,
hasted
to
James
Stuart
,
who
no
sooner
heard
him
up
with
the
constitution
of
his
Genius
being
pride
,
then
he
began
to
feare
,
lest
he
might
be
reducted
into
order
,
leaves
no
way
unattempted
for
the
prevention
of
Mortons
plot
:
nor
was
it
long
after
that
James
Balfour
,
one
whose
nurtriture
was
discord
and
sedition
,
and
a
cunning
sower
of
debates
among
men
,
returned
into
Scotland
,
being
not
more
desirous
to
accuse
Morton
for
injuries
past
,
then
for
his
exile
.
Hee
produced
a
schedule
which
was
subscribed
by
the
Kings
Parracides
,
and
signed
by
Morton
:
and
as
he
rashly
brought
this
to
light
,
the
light
glimmerings
of
these
rumours
shone
to
her
Majestie
of
England
,
who
feared
that
Religion
might
bee
eclipsed
in
Scotland
,
and
so
by
consequence
the
Nationall
league
would
be
broke
,
and
an
occasion
of
putting
the
Kingdom
in
a
military
posture
.
Shee
therefore
could
have
desired
to
have
seene
Lenox
(
being
one
that
was
no
Favourite
of
her
Faction
)
lesse
in
authority
,
favour
&
potency
at
Court
,
and
her
womanish
feares
being
augmented
by
the
report
of
Mortons
depressing
,
and
the
low
ebb
those
that
favoured
the
English
were
at
:
besides
Balfour
was
made
Governour
of
that
invincible
Castle
of
Dumberton
,
which
stood
neere
an
arme
of
the
Sea
upon
the
bankes
of
Glot
,
a
very
commodious
Haven
for
the
French
to
land
:
which
was
probable
since
Balfour
came
to
transport
the
King
into
France
;
Upon
these
and
the
like
considerations
Shee
sent
Sir
Robert
Bowes
Treasurer
of
Barwicke
presently
to
acquaint
her
Majestie
therewith
,
in
what
condition
the
Kingdome
stood
,
and
how
the
Scots
were
affected
to
the
English
,
to
accuse
Lenox
as
one
who
had
done
his
whole
endeavour
,
to
deliver
▪
the
King
,
Kingdome
,
and
the
Subjects
of
Scotlands
liberty
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies
:
That
he
had
solicited
his
Majestie
,
(
contaminating
his
greene
yeares
with
ill
counsell
)
to
alienate
his
affection
from
the
Queen
of
England
.
Sir
Robert
Bowes
being
admitted
to
the
Councell-table
,
where
shewing
his
letters
of
trust
to
the
King
and
Councell
,
refused
to
expostulate
any
further
concerning
the
purport
of
his
Embassage
in
the
presence
of
that
knowne
Favourite
of
the
Guises
Obigny
:
and
lest
delayes
might
be
obnoxious
to
publique
proceedings
,
hee
desired
that
he
might
be
removed
,
whose
presence
would
hinder
any
free
consultation
.
But
the
Councel
answered
that
his
demands
were
unjust
,
and
his
desires
to
put
out
one
of
the
Privie
Councell
,
without
the
least
specification
of
any
crime
,
was
a
thing
not
to
be
embraced
.
They
desire
further
to
see
his
Commission
,
if
he
had
any
such
direction
from
Her
Majestie
of
England
,
which
he
refused
to
shew
;
whereupon
he
was
dismissed
by
the
votes
of
the
whole
Councel
Table
,
as
an
Embassadour
without
Instructions
,
nor
could
His
Majestie
be
induced
to
do
otherwise
,
although
counselled
by
some
few
,
because
the
whole
Councell
had
so
datermined
.
Sir
Robert
Bowes
aggravated
the
not
harkning
to
Her
Majesties
salutiferous
councel
,
tending
to
the
peace
,
concord
,
and
common
good
of
both
Kingdome
,
and
omitting
his
duty
in
taking
leave
of
his
Majestie
,
departed
out
of
Scotland
.
But
his
sodaine
and
precipitate
regresse
was
seconded
by
a
progresse
of
Alexander
Humes
of
North-barricke
,
who
was
sent
Embassadour
into
England
to
excuse
the
matter
to
Her
Highnesse
,
and
not
●ndeservedly
to
returne
the
contumacy
of
violating
her
Embassadours
office
upon
the
head
of
Bowes
,
who
upon
the
demand
of
seeing
his
Instructions
,
&
that
at
the
Covncel-Table
,
denyed
to
do
it
.
The
Queene
being
highly
displeased
at
the
great
neglect
of
Her
Majestie
,
and
her
dignity
,
and
the
contempt
offered
to
Her
Embassadour
:
that
Shee
might
repay
like
for
like
,
remitted
Hume
already
fretting
thereat
,
unto
the
Lord
Burley
,
who
at
that
time
was
not
only
of
her
Councell
,
but
one
on
whose
poles
of
fidelity
and
industry
,
the
dignity
and
honour
of
England
was
moved
:
the
Lord
Burley
gave
him
to
understand
how
unhonourably
Bowes
in
his
Embassage
had
been
used
,
a
gap
being
laid
open
to
discord
,
that
the
most
sacred
law
of
Nations
was
contemned
and
violated
:
with
a
great
sence
and
sorrow
prosecutes
the
contempt
of
Majestie
,
removing
the
blame
from
off
the
young
King
,
who
was
steered
more
by
others
then
his
own
judgment
,
and
imputes
it
only
&
wholy
to
those
his
evill
Councellours
,
unskilfull
in
the
law
of
Embassage
:
who
to
curry
favour
with
the
common
enemies
to
both
Kingdomes
,
neglected
equity
and
justice
,
their
old
duties
,
the
Covenant
and
league
established
,
but
rather
made
breaches
of
amity
twixt
the
two
Princes
,
fostering
them
with
hopes
of
new
friendship
,
casting
themselves
headlong
againe
into
the
French
servitude
;
by
name
he
accused
Lenox
and
Ja:
Stuart
,
as
desirous
to
extinguish
her
Majesties
favour
with
the
King
;
besides
he
expostulated
of
the
daily
incursions
of
robbers
from
Scotland
,
which
molested
the
borders
,
and
in
the
last
place
adorned
Sir
Robert
Bows
the
English
Embassadour
with
what
Encomeans
,
Words
,
or
prayse
could
speak
.
Hume
on
the
contrary
attested
with
great
ardency
,
that
for
his
owne
person
he
had
alwayes
beene
most
desirous
of
a
perpetuall
peace
and
accord
twixt
the
two
Kingdomes
,
having
observed
what
fidelity
or
diligence
could
expect
,
all
those
offices
of
humanity
;
That
her
Majestie
had
denyed
him
audience
or
congresse
,
which
was
an
indignity
not
only
offered
to
himself
,
but
to
the
King
his
Soveraigne
:
Withal
he
admonished
Burley
to
remember
as
that
he
was
elected
a
Councellor
and
faithfull
adviser
of
Her
Majestie
,
so
those
Councellours
of
their
neighbouring
King
was
not
unskilfull
,
but
ought
likewise
to
be
esteemed
faithfull
and
Wel-wishers
to
his
Majesty
.
The
residue
of
his
speech
was
complaints
of
the
ravenous
English
borderers
,
and
calumnies
of
the
English
Embassadour
.
Much
about
this
time
were
the
nuptialls
of
John
Earle
of
Mar
,
and
the
Sister
to
the
Lord
Drumond
solemnly
celebrated
with
a
great
confluence
of
friends
:
he
for
authority
,
grace
,
ofspring
,
riches
,
and
potency
,
was
so
prevalent
,
that
no
Earl
in
Scotland
could
run
paralled
,
nor
was
his
hopes
of
posterity
lesse
then
himselfe
.
A
secret
fire
of
contention
was
kinled
in
the
bosome
of
Ruthen
Lord
Treasurer
,
descended
from
the
height
of
honour
,
and
of
no
lesse
potency
in
his
retinue
,
and
of
the
young
Lord
Oliphant
,
whose
dignity
and
love
run
equipage
with
his
opposites
.
This
altercation
arisse
from
over
licentiousnesse
of
language
which
past
twixt
their
Followers
:
the
dispute
began
to
be
so
hot
,
as
one
of
Ruthens
servants
was
slain
,
&
he
hereupon
fled
from
the
imminent
slaughter
.
This
accident
put
the
Councell-Table
into
a
posture
of
great
care
,
lest
that
they
should
assemble
their
friends
and
Followers
sodainly
to
bang
it
out
bravely
,
which
made
them
take
the
controversie
into
consideration
;
they
found
that
the
tumult
arisse
from
both
parties
.
Oliphant
and
his
Followers
being
contaminated
for
the
fact
,
and
frighted
by
the
feare
of
punishment
,
betaketh
themselves
unto
flight
,
sending
their
advocates
to
desire
his
Majesties
pardon
:
many
of
the
Nobility
interposed
their
authority
,
lest
by
these
unhappy
distempers
the
Common-wealth
should
be
disjoyned
:
but
the
fire
was
not
so
soone
quenched
,
and
to
augment
it
,
Mortons
more
favoured
his
kinsman
Oliphant
then
Ruthen
,
his
most
intimate
friend
;
hereupon
grew
that
envy
and
hatred
which
was
mortiferous
to
both
.
But
let
us
looke
backe
upon
James
Stuart
Guardian
to
Arran
,
who
domineered
over
the
lives
and
fortunes
of
very
upright
men
,
supposing
that
there
was
now
nothing
to
establish
his
potency
,
save
the
eversion
of
Morton
:
and
having
knowledge
of
that
tacite
heartburning
which
was
betwixt
him
and
Ruthen
,
he
added
flax
to
his
sire
by
disjunction
and
subtile
practises
,
offering
himselfe
to
bee
at
Ruthens
command
:
thus
by
dissimulation
he
catched
him
in
his
net
,
who
stood
him
in
good
steed
,
for
hereby
wrestling
with
these
distempers
grew
enraged
:
and
ere
hee
had
well
premeditated
what
to
object
,
upon
his
entrance
into
the
Court
at
Holyrude
house
,
with
a
dolefull
countenance
,
affirming
before
the
Counsell
in
the
presence
of
his
Majesty
,
and
chiefe
of
the
Nobili●y
,
that
Morton
was
worthy
of
death
,
as
being
guilty
of
Treason
,
insatiable
Covetousnesse
,
and
of
murthering
his
late
Majestie
.
Hee
likewise
accused
Archibald
Douglas
of
Wittingham
,
as
an
actor
therein
.
Upon
this
accusation
Morton
was
commanded
to
be
diligently
kept
in
the
Palace
:
others
were
sent
forthwith
to
apprehend
Archibald
Douglas
,
but
he
well
knowing
in
what
condition
hee
stood
,
and
afrighted
by
the
feare
of
the
times
,
or
of
punishment
,
took
the
opportunity
of
that
night
to
fly
from
his
owne
house
to
England
.
Morton
being
guarded
with
a
great
multitude
of
followers
,
was
led
prisoner
,
first
to
Edenborough
,
then
to
Dumberton
,
where
he
was
attended
on
by
divers
troopes
,
and
men
of
espe●iall
note
,
as
the
Earle
of
Glencarne
,
the
Lord
Seton
,
Robert
Stewart
of
Orkney
,
the
Tutors
of
Cassill
,
Bargany
,
Lochenwar
,
Coldinknowles
,
and
Manderston
.
The
day
of
his
Triall
approaching
,
the
Family
of
the
Douglasses
were
great
with
rage
,
that
so
Noble
a
spirit
should
be
oppressed
by
one
of
a
dayes
production
:
the
Earle
of
Angusse
,
Mortons
intimate
friend
,
and
kinsman
was
grieved
at
his
deteining
,
he
with
five
hundred
horse
,
leaving
nothing
unattempted
,
(
laid
in
ambush
to
intercept
him
in
his
journey
,
and
threatned
Lenox
with
fire
,
destruction
,
sword
,
and
banishment
,
if
any
greater
punishment
should
afflict
Morton
.
To
prevent
all
plots
hatched
by
the
Douglasses
his
journey
was
hastened
,
but
Morton
would
in
no
wayes
condescend
to
their
endeavours
,
rather
restraining
their
tempestuous
designes
,
as
one
who
confides
more
to
his
owne
innocency
,
and
the
Kings
clemency
,
then
their
precipitate
courses
.
Those
Subjects
that
had
behaved
themselves
valiantly
and
untaintedly
towards
their
Countrey
,
were
mindfull
of
Mortons
demerits
;
and
deplored
their
present
condition
,
which
proceeded
from
immoderate
liberty
kept
at
home
:
others
there
were
,
and
those
not
a
few
,
whose
Natures
abhorred
peace
and
quietnesse
,
either
being
effected
with
some
injuries
done
them
by
the
Protector
,
or
with
his
condemnation
,
or
other
tempestuous
stormes
,
hoped
that
this
new
forme
of
Soveraignty
would
effect
somtthing
to
satisfie
their
desires
of
revenge
,
or
exalt
them
to
some
higher
Dignity
:
James
Balfour
,
who
was
either
Engenier
,
or
actor
in
all
the
Scottish
troubles
,
Thomas
Carr
of
Fernihurst
,
and
Manderson
,
exited
by
the
Banishment
of
the
Humes
of
Coldinknowlls
,
and
by
other
private
injuries
,
proffer
themselves
as
adjutors
to
the
Guardian
of
Arrane
,
whom
they
admire
,
accompany
,
obey
.
But
few
there
were
of
Illustrious
extract
,
who
voluntarily
came
in
unto
him
,
or
any
of
a
good
repute
,
which
did
not
tremble
at
,
dread
and
fly
from
him
as
from
some
savage
,
and
inhumane
creature
,
because
he
exercised
his
imbred
severity
upon
the
poore
,
or
such
who
did
not
effect
his
money-racking
way
to
manage
his
affaires
.
In
these
black
mists
,
the
Jesuites
,
and
Popish
Priests
stole
into
Scotland
,
labouring
of
intestine
sorrowes
,
that
they
might
promote
Popery
,
re-erect
and
confirme
by
their
presence
the
drooping
spirits
of
such
as
were
Popishly
affected
,
and
endeavour
to
innovate
matters
in
the
State
:
the
ring-leader
of
this
crew
was
John
Dury
,
who
undertooke
to
be
a
shield
in
defence
of
Edward
Campian
,
that
English
Jesuite
,
against
those
stroakes
of
John
Whitaber
,
who
gave
occasion
to
the
Ministers
of
England
to
enter
the
lists
in
matters
of
Faith
,
as
shall
bee
conspicuous
when
wee
come
to
speake
thereof
in
its
place
.
But
to
returne
;
her
Majesty
of
England
sent
Thomas
Randolph
,
Post-master
Generall
,
Ambassadour
into
Scotland
,
to
divert
,
if
either
wisedome
or
prudency
could
effect
it
,
the
Cloud
of
destruction
hanging
over
Church
and
State
;
and
to
solicite
for
Morton
,
whose
life
and
repute
was
in
very
great
danger
,
to
send
away
the
Duke
of
Lenox
,
an
Antagonist
of
the
English
Favourites
,
and
elevate
the
mindes
of
such
whose
affections
were
concentricall
with
them
.
Randolph
shewes
his
Commission
from
the
Queen
to
his
Majesty
and
Counsell
,
making
splended
recitall
of
those
many
demirrits
done
to
King
and
Kingdome
,
even
when
FRANCE
sacrificed
her
whole
strength
for
her
destruction
;
but
the
Kingdome
of
Scotland
by
Gods
blessing
upon
the
English
Forces
,
had
pulled
her
feet
out
from
the
French
tyranny
,
and
was
at
liberty
;
he
insisted
,
likewise
,
that
those
tyes
of
Consanguinity
and
Religion
,
were
sufficient
Motives
why
she
should
strive
to
preserve
him
;
for
all
which
merits
she
desires
that
Obegny
,
the
endeavourer
to
subvert
the
Reformed
Religion
,
ruine
of
ancient
Families
,
the
private
and
publike
object
of
hatred
;
and
as
it
was
apparent
by
the
intercepted
Letters
of
the
Bishop
of
〈◇〉
;
that
he
onely
stayed
for
opportunity
to
innovate
matters
of
State
,
should
be
exterminated
the
Kingdome
,
that
Morian
who
was
accused
for
the
Kings
death
,
should
bee
tryed
after
the
usuall
manner
,
that
Archibald
Douglas
might
be
questioned
without
racking
,
that
Jewes
Balfoure
,
lately
returned
into
his
Countrey
,
being
guilty
of
murthering
the
late
King
,
and
for
many
yeares
had
been
a
fomenter
of
all
uproares
,
might
be
imprisoned
;
and
he
accused
Lenox
of
the
same
crimes
.
To
which
his
Majesty
gave
answer
,
that
for
his
Kinsman
,
in
whom
he
had
not
found
any
crime
;
he
was
ready
to
satisfie
the
Law
when
ere
he
should
be
brought
to
his
Triall
;
but
it
stood
not
with
his
honour
to
condemne
a
Noble
man
without
suffering
him
to
plead
his
defence
,
or
giving
audience
:
but
thus
he
seemed
to
question
the
liberty
of
the
kingdom
of
Scotland
,
more
then
the
reports
or
deeds
of
Obigny
;
as
for
Morton
he
need
not
fear
any
punishment
,
before
that
he
should
be
tried
by
his
Peers
,
concerning
the
crime
whereof
he
was
accused
;
and
Archibald
Douglas
,
who
had
set
at
nought
the
vigour
of
Judgement
by
absenting
himselfe
,
should
have
liberty
to
free
himselfe
from
those
most
foule
blots
;
but
as
for
a
prescription
for
future
punishing
,
he
could
no
ways
condiscend
thereto
.
Lastly
it
was
unknowne
to
his
Majesty
,
that
James
Balfoure
was
actor
of
so
many
out-ranges
in
his
Dominions
:
And
having
thus
said
,
Randolph
earnestly
desires
the
Nobles
to
begge
Mortons
life
of
his
Majesty
:
but
being
denyed
,
when
he
saw
Prayers
would
not
prevail
,
he
menaced
open
warre
.
But
the
Ambassadours
fulminations
did
not
at
all
deterre
his
Majesties
generous
and
sweet
minde
,
who
answered
,
that
the
fortune
of
a
battle
was
incertaine
,
and
he
was
ready
to
defend
his
owne
Coasts
.
Hereupon
Randolph
grew
more
enraged
,
as
if
he
had
been
incited
by
the
spurre
of
envy
,
determines
rather
to
involve
the
State
into
further
trouble
,
then
according
to
his
Commission
apply
remedies
to
the
present
distractions
,
making
Clandestine
combinations
with
Lenox
Competitors
and
Mortons
friends
;
to
whom
he
commiserated
the
deplorable
condition
of
the
times
,
that
the
King
was
fallen
into
the
hands
of
a
French-man
,
an
enemy
to
the
English
,
whose
wicked
desires
aymed
to
reduce
the
ancient
Families
in
Scotland
into
oblivion
,
bring
the
K.
&
Religion
into
danger
;
he
declares
how
that
there
was
only
one
doore
left
to
escape
out
of
,
to
free
their
Prince
from
the
hands
of
a
stranger
,
themselves
from
externall
violence
,
and
force
:
which
if
they
would
doe
,
he
promiseth
that
the
Queen
of
England
would
furnish
them
with
all
conveniences
.
But
this
rash
Counsell
was
presently
made
knowne
to
his
Majesty
:
Randolph
being
conscientious
of
his
violating
of
Embassage
,
got
him
privately
to
Barwick
,
and
adviseth
his
accomplices
Angusse
and
Marr
to
provide
for
their
owne
security
.
The
King
upon
Lenox
and
Arrans
motion
commanded
the
Earle
of
Angusse
to
retire
himselfe
beyond
the
river
Spea
,
and
to
render
up
the
Castles
of
Tencall
and
Douglasse
.
If
hee
executed
his
Majesties
Mandates
,
there
was
some
sparkles
of
pardon
yet
remaining
;
but
if
these
Conditions
should
be
rejected
,
let
him
look
to
be
Proclaimed
Rebell
;
but
he
knowing
that
there
was
nothing
safe
or
sure
from
that
wicked
Guardians
hands
,
fled
into
the
Asylum
England
,
and
Ma●r
trade
in
his
steps
,
being
accompanyed
with
a
great
strength
of
his
Faction
,
avoyded
further
danger
by
flight
.
Mens
mindes
begun
to
stagger
by
reason
of
the
suddaine
departure
of
the
Embassadour
,
some
striving
to
palliate
the
foulenesse
of
flight
,
but
the
most
supposed
sad
and
turbulent
blasts
of
distruction
to
approach
.
The
English
proclaime
open
warre
,
and
yet
the
Scots
were
not
long
after
them
in
preparing
for
common
defence
,
lest
that
some
suddaine
danger
might
bee
brought
upon
them
by
the
Exiles
.
Her
Majosty
of
England
sent
downedivers
Commanders
with
a
great
Army
into
Northumb●rland
:
The
King
of
Scotland
,
lest
he
should
not
be
fitted
to
embrace
their
threats
,
dispatched
John
Graham
,
Earle
of
Montrosse
his
Lieutenant
,
with
a
considerable
strength
of
five
hundred
horse
,
&
two
thousand
foot
into
the
Borders
of
Scotland
,
to
restraine
any
depopulations
,
if
the
war
should
be
prosecuted
;
and
by
the
comming
of
the
Lieutenant
Generall
Graham
,
the
English
were
at
a
ne
plus
ultra
,
so
that
they
did
not
any
thing
of
note
,
unlesse
it
were
to
denounce
,
rather
then
prosecute
warre
.
The
Families
of
Humes
,
Carrs
,
and
Scots
,
kept
Garrison
in
the
middle
borders
,
Johnstons
and
Maxwells
in
the
west
,
having
a
great
Army
of
the
Countrey
people
,
who
by
keeping
their
watch
and
ward
kept
the
Countrey
in
quiet
.
His
Majesty
had
for
his
personall
Guard
ten
foot
Companyes
,
and
some
Troops
of
horse
to
defray
their
charges
,
he
called
a
Parliament
,
and
desired
a
Subsidy
for
to
pay
them
:
But
the
English
disbanding
their
Army
,
gave
the
King
occasion
to
dismisse
his
Guard
.
Arrans
Guardian
,
who
hating
all
that
had
reference
to
Morton
,
reassumed
his
fury
against
George
Fleck
,
Mortons
sisters
sonne
,
and
Alexander
Lawson
,
his
intimate
friend
,
whom
hee
brought
to
the
racke
,
to
confesse
such
questions
as
were
objected
;
he
distorted
Fleck
with
his
Brazen
rack
and
grim
countenance
for
a
long
time
,
that
he
might
extort
from
him
those
falshoods
,
that
Atholl
dyed
insensibly
of
poyson
given
by
Morton
:
but
this
was
not
of
violence
sufficient
to
draw
the
least
syllable
which
might
prejudice
Morton
:
Lawson
being
of
a
cowardly
degenerate
spirit
,
at
the
very
sight
of
the
Tormentor
,
confessed
the
most
secret
intentions
of
his
Patron
,
where
his
Treasure
was
,
the
feigned
conspiracy
,
and
a
long
Catalogue
of
offences
;
but
sooner
would
the
Rack
have
divorced
the
soule
from
the
body
,
then
fidelity
from
the
soule
of
Fleck
:
for
when
hee
was
brought
back
to
the
Torment
,
hee
seemed
to
racke
both
the
Racker
,
and
Racke
it selfe
:
It
was
not
binding
or
buffetting
,
no
nor
yet
the
cruelty
of
those
unmercilesse
men
,
which
could
induce
him
to
betray
Morton
▪
Thus
it
appeared
,
that
torments
doe
not
moderate
every
mans
Nature
:
the
like
cruelty
hee
exercised
on
the
chiefe
of
the
Douglasses
;
Thomas
Douglas
of
Loghleven
was
accused
of
things
concerning
life
,
who
answering
by
his
Advocate
,
was
removed
into
the
North
of
Scotland
,
James
Douglas
▪
and
Archibald
,
the
naturall
sonnes
of
Morton
,
George
their
Bastard
brother
,
Malcolme
,
Lord
of
Many
,
Sir
John
Garmichel
,
his
intimate
friend
&
kinseman
were
banished
;
and
it
was
likewise
proclaimed
that
none
should
harbour
or
relieve
them
with
money
,
victuall
,
or
other
necessaries
.
To
summe
up
all
,
he
who
was
Guardian
to
Arran
,
is
created
Earle
of
Arrane
,
ascending
by
the
steps
of
cruelty
,
and
inhumanity
of
nature
to
a
greater
degree
of
hatred
and
malice
in
the
eyes
of
all
good
men
.
Anno
Domini
1581.
The
suddaine
departure
of
Randolph
so
moved
his
Majesty
,
as
that
he
sent
without
intermission
,
Sir
John
Seton
Ambassadour
into
England
to
represent
unto
her
Highnesse
,
his
candor
,
withall
to
complaine
of
Thomas
Randolph
,
who
had
rather
beene
a
fomenter
,
then
allayes
of
the
hot
flames
,
holding
correspondency
with
Angusse
,
Marr
,
and
other
Nobles
in
matters
no
lesse
perillous
and
cunning
,
then
pernicious
to
the
Kingdome
of
Scotland
.
Seton
in
that
he
was
a
friend
of
Lenox
was
commanded
to
stay
at
Barwicke
,
till
the
Queens
pleasure
was
further
knowne
,
Where
after
some
few
dayes
abode
,
without
any
entertainments
of
honour
,
returned
home
.
Whereupon
his
Majesty
grew
incenced
,
and
wholly
dedicated
to
anger
,
expostulated
by
Letters
that
grievous
affront
offered
to
his
Ambassadours
,
first
to
Alexander
Hume
,
now
to
Sir
John
Seton
,
he
grievously
accused
Randolph
for
his
flight
out
of
Scotland
,
complained
that
Archibald
Douglas
of
Whitingham
impeached
for
the
the
Kings
death
,
his
conscience
bearing
him
witnesse
of
the
guilt
,
was
resident
publikely
in
the
Court
of
England
,
desiring
that
hee
might
be
apprehended
and
delivered
according
to
the
League
.
The
Queens
Highnesse
to
wash
away
all
the
dirt
of
these
criminations
,
answered
,
that
Randolph
was
one
of
an
unstained
fame
,
whose
fidelity
was
perspicuous
in
every
action
▪
that
hee
was
desirous
of
publike
quiet
in
Scotland
,
having
often
both
by
hand
and
brain
,
action
and
Counsell
beene
their
adjutor
,
and
now
he
was
ready
to
render
an
account
of
his
ill-managed
Embassage
before
her
Counsell
,
if
any
thing
were
objected
.
As
for
Archibald
Douglas
,
suspected
for
the
late
Conspiracy
,
his
abode
in
the
Court
was
only
untill
enquiry
was
made
after
those
injected
crimes
;
but
in
the
future
he
should
have
no
estimate
of
honour
or
imployment
,
although
he
remained
in
England
,
being
of
great
use
to
the
Queen
&
Counsell
,
carrying
himselfe
as
Ambassadour
from
the
King
of
Scots
,
without
any
Mandate
or
Letters
of
trust
,
he
set
his
wits
to
disturbe
the
weale-publike
▪
of
Scotland
.
Much
about
this
time
James
Steuart
constituted
Guardian
over
the
Earle
of
Arrane
,
by
reason
of
his
impotency
of
minde
,
(
which
I
commemorated
before
)
being
not
satiated
with
the
title
of
Guardian
,
and
enjoying
many
commodities
thereby
,
he
was
,
(
as
if
led
by
a
Deity
)
created
Earle
of
Arrane
,
and
confirmed
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
to
the
ruine
of
that
Family
,
contrary
to
the
Lawes
and
customes
of
their
Predecessors
:
And
this
Omen
Morton
applyes
to
his
owne
ruine
,
remembring
the
old
Prophesie
,
that
hee
must
take
heed
of
the
Earle
of
Arrane
;
nor
was
his
supposition
meere
Chimeraes
,
for
the
first
act
of
this
new
Earle
was
the
death
of
Morton
:
and
here
we
may
contemplate
the
variety
of
casualties
incident
to
him
,
as
also
the
sports
of
fortune
on
him
,
now
smiling
,
presently
frowning
,
so
that
hee
seemed
to
be
tossed
twixt
the
Rackets
of
honour
and
disgrace
.
Morton
being
conducted
speedily
by
the
Earles
of
Arrane
and
Montross
,
with
a
great
traine
of
armed
men
,
and
two
Troops
of
Horse
unto
Edenborough
,
there
to
be
tryed
before
the
Peers
,
who
were
assembled
to
heare
him
plead
the
matter
,
the
day
of
his
tryall
appearing
,
and
according
to
the
ancient
custome
of
the
Kingdome
:
there
was
a
place
of
Judicature
constituted
,
where
Arguile
Chancellour
,
Montrosse
chiefe
Justice
for
that
day
,
and
divers
others
of
the
Nobility
,
sate
upon
the
Bench
;
the
prisoner
being
produced
from
custody
,
excepted
against
Arguile
,
in
that
he
was
no
competent
Judge
,
by
reason
of
enmity
,
and
irreconcible
hatred
,
against
the
Lord
Seton
,
by
reason
of
inveterate
envy
,
and
against
Vaughton
,
for
suspected
pretences
against
the
King
and
State
.
But
exceptions
against
Judges
were
not
granted
.
Morton
openly
professed
,
that
the
proceedings
were
disorderly
,
and
without
president
of
Predecessors
.
The
Earle
of
Arrane
and
Robert
Chreton
his
Majesties
Advocate
,
even
to
the
height
of
envy
prosecuted
the
crime
of
Regicide
against
him
vehemently
,
because
he
had
consented
to
the
murthering
of
the
King
,
and
subscribed
to
the
crime
in
love
to
Bothwell
;
But
besides
these
bitter
and
many
percunctations
of
Arrane
,
the
Kings
Advocate
violently
urgeth
a
Manifest
signed
by
Mortons
owne
hand
,
urging
likewise
the
hatred
hee
bore
the
State
after
his
relinquishing
the
Regency
.
Morton
after
a
large
commemoration
of
his
Offices
for
the
publique
,
proceeds
to
wash
his
hands
of
that
most
horrid
murther
,
not
palliating
it
with
fraudulency
:
for
seeing
hee
could
not
deny
the
proofes
against
him
,
that
hee
was
privy
to
the
murther
revealed
by
Bothwell
,
being
conscious
of
the
detestable
parracide
:
hee
was
condemned
by
the
suffrages
of
the
Nobility
,
and
judgement
was
denounced
against
him
by
Montrosse
,
who
was
invested
with
supream
authority
for
that
time
:
because
as
the
accuser
pertinaciously
affirmed
he
did
not
prosecute
the
Law
against
Archibald
Douglas
of
Wittingham
,
his
Favourite
,
and
that
being
conscious
to
that
detestable
fact
revealed
by
Bothwell
to
him
,
he
kept
in
silence
,
he
was
removed
to
prison
,
having
a
guard
set
over
him
,
who
were
receivers
of
his
words
,
fighs
,
and
lookes
,
in
that
he
was
condemned
he
kept
silence
,
his
expectation
of
his
last
houre
was
firme
:
so
that
having
received
that
celestiall
Manna
of
the
Sacrament
,
his
thoughts
were
conversant
about
eternity
and
immortall
life
.
Those
Ministers
that
were
there
present
,
desired
him
to
give
his
soul
the
wings
of
courage
,
seeing
that
death
was
not
to
be
lamented
,
whose
consequence
was
immortality
.
He
not
at
all
daunted
,
knowing
the
lease
of
his
life
was
almost
expired
,
detests
those
sublunaries
,
fixing
his
anchor
of
hope
upon
the
shore
of
eternall
safety
:
In
the
interim
,
the
Earl
of
Arran
inhumanely
denounceth
his
last
necessity
to
approach
,
and
desires
him
that
ere
he
departed
out
of
this
pilgrimage
,
to
subscribe
a
confession
of
his
criminations
:
but
Mortons
conversation
being
with
heaven
,
having
detruded
all
secular
disturbances
,
exclaimed
that
he
was
interrupted
by
inhumane
&
wicked
words
.
He
was
attentive
to
the
Ministers
admonitions
going
undauntedly
to
the
Market-place
of
Edenborough
where
he
was
to
suffer
;
great
was
the
concourse
of
people
:
and
he
not
to
be
moved
by
the
present
feare
of
death
,
affected
candor
of
speech
and
countenance
,
that
his
innocence
in
this
paracide
neither
yet
would
he
deny
or
dissemble
,
that
Bothwel
had
solicited
him
for
subscription
to
that
truculent
fact
,
but
it
was
alwayes
a
Bug-beare
and
terrour
to
his
thoughts
:
as
for
that
hee
did
not
give
light
to
the
crime
,
it
was
because
hee
was
overswayed
by
feare
of
Bothwell's
strong
hand
:
and
from
further
progresse
herein
,
he
converted
his
speech
to
his
God
in
meditated
and
composed
prayers
,
not
being
unmindfull
of
his
Majesties
fafety
,
the
Kingdomes
tranquility
,
and
the
peoples
incalumnity
:
having
implored
the
most
mercifull
Fathers
mercy
,
he
shut
up
his
prayers
,
desiring
the
Executioner
to
do
his
office
.
While
he
valiantly
laid
down
his
neck
upon
the
fatall
blocke
,
to
the
unspeakable
sorrow
of
all
;
his
head
was
parted
from
his
body
in
the
presence
of
that
greedy
spectator
his
enemy
Farnihurst
:
the
head
in
steed
of
its
body
was
exalted
to
stand
upon
the
common
hal
;
his
body
was
interred
without
any
solemnity
of
funerall
.
Thus
you
have
the
last
end
of
Morton
,
the
last
Prorex
of
Scotland
:
He
had
been
for
naturall
prudency
,
moderation
,
integrity
,
and
industry
,
celebrated
by
the
trumpet
of
Fame
,
if
his
extorting
of
money
had
not
stained
his
Magistracie
,
and
that
act
of
delivering
up
for
a
sum
of
money
Piercy
Earl
of
Northumberland
who
fled
into
Scotland
,
as
if
he
had
thirsted
for
his
blood
.
Cruell
Arran
,
not
satiated
with
the
punishment
of
so
great
a
Peer
,
bended
his
nerves
to
eradicate
the
splendor
of
the
Douglases
,
that
his
power
might
be
established
,
he
exterminated
the
Earl
of
Angus
into
England
,
and
hayled
many
servants
(
whose
fidelity
to
their
Lords
were
permanent
)
unto
punishment
and
torture
;
the
consequencies
of
Mortons
death
were
domestical
dissentions
,
clandestine
grudges
,
and
calamities
:
In
sine
the
death
of
the
author
of
his
death
,
the
Earl
of
Arran
.
The
next
day
John
Bine
one
of
Archibald
Douglas
servants
was
delivered
to
the
truculency
of
a
rope
,
in
that
hee
participated
in
the
Kings
death
;
Dalkeith
and
Aberdower
(
the
late
Palaces
and
possessions
of
the
Earle
of
Morton
)
unfortunate
gifts
were
conferred
upon
Lenox
,
nor
with
much
better
successe
John
Maxwell
had
the
honour
and
title
of
Earl
of
Morton
,
in
that
it
continued
not
long
in
that
Family
.
And
now
that
turbulent
Earl
of
Arran
seeing
his
corrivall
removed
,
and
the
opposite
faction
laid
in
the
dust
,
ascended
from
avarice
&
cruelty
to
wallow
in
the
mire
of
lust
,
contracting
himselfe
in
a
filthy
marriage
with
Elizabeth
Stuart
the
daughter
of
the
Earl
of
Athol
,
who
in
her
childish
yeares
being
conjoyned
in
a
nuptiall
tye
to
the
Earl
of
March
,
debased
her selfe
by
adultery
with
this
new
Earl
for
hope
of
domination
,
who
did
more
fragrantly
and
constantly
lust
after
her
then
her
Husband
did
.
And
now
seeing
hee
was
Fortunes
Favourite
,
nothing
lesse
would
satisfie
her
,
then
to
be
his
Wife
and
fellow
ruler
,
striving
to
obtaine
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
Judges
a
divorce
under
the
pretext
of
impotency
.
No
time
was
intermitted
for
the
divorce
,
nor
many
days
had
not
appeared
in
the
heavens
ere
the
strife
was
determined
,
and
the
just
and
legitimate
matrimony
was
dissolved
.
Thus
shee
that
was
the
late
bedfellow
of
Lenox
,
being
divorst
from
his
most
noble
sheets
;
her
belly
declaring
her
pregnancy
,
without
delay
took
upon
her
the
title
of
Countesse
of
Arran
,
a
very
bad
president
;
thus
Arran
was
in
one
and
the
same
day
Husband
and
Father
of
an
Infant
begot
by
an
adulterous
act
,
in
anothers
matrymony
,
borne
in
his
own
:
hence
arise
all
those
vulgar
clamours
of
her
immodesty
,
wantonnesse
,
luxury
,
and
lascivious
behaviour
,
not
so
much
as
her
Followers
but
detested
her
incivility
and
his
insolency
,
desiring
her
to
consider
this
unpresidented
act
,
from
whom
she
had
divorst
her selfe
;
was
it
not
from
one
of
the
blood
Royall
,
and
his
Majesties
intimate
?
and
was
shee
not
branded
therby
with
dishonesty
?
But
her
heart
was
so
obdurate
to
relent
into
teares
,
the
woman
being
of
an
insolent
and
proud
spirit
,
desirous
of
a
potent
Husband
,
passed
without
those
bounds
nature
had
prefixed
,
her
sex
requireth
,
and
custome
approves
of
:
shee
frequented
vaulting
flowers
,
usurped
mens
exercitations
.
But
I
must
stay
my
pen
,
lest
these
narrations
intended
for
the
publique
good
,
may
occasion
private
contumelies
,
by
reason
of
the
similitude
of
cafualties
.
When
the
State
was
thus
overclouded
,
a
Parliament
was
summoned
to
appear
at
Edenborough
for
the
administration
of
publique
affairs
,
where
Obegny
,
whom
Nobility
,
fame
,
and
authority
had
made
great
,
ascended
to
the
highest
seat
of
favour
&
honour
,
and
his
creation
of
Duke
of
Lenox
was
confirmed
by
the
Parliament
:
He
was
arrived
at
that
height
of
potency
,
as
to
govern
things
by
his
word
:
William
Ruthen
Treasurer
was
created
Earl
of
Gowre
,
James
Stuart
Earl
of
Arran
,
John
Maxwel
Earl
of
Morton
,
and
Robert
Stuart
Earl
of
Orkney
:
it
was
likewise
adjudged
that
the
Douglasses
should
be
proclaimed
Rebels
,
banished
,
and
their
goods
confiscated
;
thus
that
Family
who
had
deserved
well
of
their
Countrey
,
was
detruded
,
and
cut
downe
by
the
anger
and
hatred
of
this
new
erected
man
:
their
enemies
set
their
inventions
to
coyne●
against
them
,
and
their
tongues
to
threaten
,
that
this
popular
name
might
become
odious
to
the
vulgar
.
The
King
seeing
his
Exchequer
at
an
ebb
,
and
the
Kingdome
in
poverty
,
according
to
an
act
of
Parliament
then
made
,
revoked
the
donations
of
his
patrimony
,
seized
on
the
confiscations
of
mens
estates
,
and
reaped
the
first
fruits
,
appointing
limits
for
immoderate
donations
and
graunts
.
He
established
many
Lawes
commodious
for
the
publique
,
and
composed
those
private
dissentions
twixt
the
Cordones
and
Forbosses
,
which
arose
about
their
bounders
.
The
tenths
and
thirds
of
Ecclesiasticall
Livings
were
employed
for
the
sustentation
of
the
Ministry
,
and
other
pious
offices
,
the
revenues
of
the
Monasteries
were
confiscated
,
and
the
rents
brought
into
the
Exchequer
to
support
the
publique
treasury
.
By
this
time
behold
the
Earle
of
Arran
ready
to
burst
with
the
too
much
indulgency
of
Lady
Fortune
,
nay
degenerating
even
from
civility
,
so
that
hee
rejected
the
Duke
of
Lenox
society
,
bending
his
strength
to
undermine
him
,
an
act
not
a
little
offensive
to
the
Prince
,
the
first
alination
of
affections
arose
from
an
affront
offered
unto
one
of
the
Dukes
retinue
by
the
Lord
Seton
and
his
son
John
.
His
Majestie
beholding
what
a
Charibdis
his
Kinsman
the
Duke
sayled
in
,
was
so
far
enraged
as
to
dimove
Arran
from
being
Captaine
of
the
guard
,
commanding
him
not
to
approach
the
Court
or
the
Kings
presence
,
nor
think
of
being
received
into
favor
,
unles
he
first
submitted
:
he
departed
from
the
Court
to
Kennel
and
there
enjoyed
the
pleasures
of
his
possessions
,
untill
some
happy
mediators
stood
in
the
gap
to
make
a
reconciliation
.
Thus
after
a
short
divorce
,
the
Dukes
minde
by
the
intercession
of
friends
was
allayed
,
and
an
act
of
oblivion
signed
by
both
parties
,
and
a
reconciliation
of
favour
made
,
which
from
that
day
was
inviolably
observed
,
both
endeavouring
with
an
equall
vertuous
impetuosity
to
lay
low
their
Antagonists
strength
,
both
associated
ther
heads
to
keep
their
withstanders
under
.
The
young
noble
Earl
of
Mar
who
was
suspected
to
be
a
Favourite
of
the
Douglasses
,
was
removed
from
the
Court
,
but
his
return
was
obtained
by
his
Mother
,
who
had
obtained
the
crowne
of
many
gray
haires
,
and
a
continued
power
with
his
Majesty
,
both
by
her
grave
behaviour
,
and
great
care
had
over
his
childe-hood
,
which
shee
transacted
with
all
the
fidelity
of
an
honest
breast
.
The
King
well
knowing
that
Religion
was
in
her
waine
,
that
the
title
and
honour
of
King
was
at
a
lesse
command
,
enjoyned
John
Crage
his
Majejesties
Chaplain
,
to
set
forth
a
confession
of
faith
in
the
English
tongue
,
which
contained
the
doctrines
of
Christian
Religion
,
concerning
God
,
the
Creation
,
Originall
sin
,
the
Law
,
grace
,
the
Incarnation
of
the
Word
,
the
hypostaticall
union
,
Christs
passion
,
Resurrerection
,
ascencion
,
the
holy
Ghost
,
the
Church
,
Scriptures
,
Fathers
,
Counsels
,
Sacraments
,
and
controverted
questions
in
Divinity
.
The
King
established
it
by
Parliament
,
who
having
concorded
in
a
forme
of
administring
the
Sacraments
,
all
subscribed
to
the
doctrine
and
discipline
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
,
protesting
that
they
would
observe
and
defend
it
with
all
their
endeavours
against
oppositions
.
The
King
and
his
Followers
first
subscribed
;
next
he
desired
the
Nobles
and
Citizens
to
subscribe
,
with
all
exhorting
them
to
embrace
the
true
Religion
,
relieve
the
Poor
,
have
an
eye
to
the
succourlesse
and
fatherlesse
:
Hee
admonished
the
Ministry
not
to
intermedle
with
State
affaires
,
but
to
preach
the
Gospell
,
administer
the
Sacraments
,
instruct
the
ignorant
,
call
back
the
wicked
from
their
wayes
of
errour
,
and
the
scandalous
from
their
wallowing
in
filthinesse
,
to
draw
the
people
from
luxrious
living
and
licentiousnesse
unto
continency
,
and
observation
of
the
Churches
discipline
,
to
make
up
the
breaches
of
civill
dissention
amongst
the
Nobility
,
and
to
be
carefull
of
the
Churches
peace
,
dignity
,
and
safety
.
And
lastly
to
excite
the
people
if
no
other
wayes
,
yet
by
a
strict
discipline
to
follow
vertue
and
obedience
.
The
authority
of
the
Ministerial
function
was
unanimously
consented
to
by
Parliament
,
and
that
no
other
government
Ecclesiasticall
should
be
set
up
in
Scotland
,
save
such
as
they
agreed
upon
;
and
that
all
those
dayes
whom
antiquity
had
set
apart
for
holy
remembrances
,
were
not
to
be
kept
holy
,
or
any
celebration
in
apparel
or
solemn
rites
,
were
to
be
used
thereon
.
The
Ministers
having
got
such
a
large
Commission
into
their
hands
,
begun
to
attempt
greater
matters
,
as
to
pull
downe
the
Prelaticall
dignity
.
For
in
the
Synod
held
at
Glasgow
,
where
Robert
Ponton
was
Prolocutor
,
the
Episcopall
authority
was
abrogated
,
Patricke
Adamson
Arch-Bishop
of
Saint
Andrews
,
James
Bode
Arch-Bishop
of
Glasgow
,
David
Cunningham
Bishop
of
Aberdeen
.
Nigell
Cambell
who
was
the
pearl
of
that
Function
,
Bishop
of
Arg.
&
many
other
Superintendents
,
whose
vertue
&
learning
had
given
them
the
lustre
of
fame
:
these
were
stiffe
defenders
of
the
Prelates
cause
and
dignity
,
'gainst
the
faction
and
potency
of
such
Ministers
,
who
sought
by
their
maliciousnesse
towards
Episcopacy
to
get
applause
,
labouring
with
wind
and
tide
to
root
out
Bishops
.
These
men
in
a
full
house
by
suffrages
and
favour
prevailed
,
so
that
it
was
concluded
by
Votes
to
abrogate
the
Prelates
authority
,
which
David
Lindsey
afterwards
installed
Bishop
of
Rosse
,
desired
to
adjourn
to
the
next
Convention
,
his
desires
were
frustrate
,
and
himselve
reviled
by
many
,
who
protested
his
words
were
intollerable
burthens
to
their
consciences
,
and
himself
not
worthy
to
beare
any
Ecclesiasticall
Office
▪
who
patronized
the
most
corrupt
Prelaticall
Function
:
many
there
were
,
who
●est
they
might
seeme
to
strive
against
the
streame
,
went
downe
with
their
tide
to
eradicate
the
Prelaticall
splendor
.
Fame
slept
not
till
she
had
acquainted
his
Majestie
with
the
Synods
proceedings
herein
,
and
Lindseyes
intercession
,
the
King
having
first
consulted
with
his
Counsell
,
(
who
hee
knew
were
most
emminent
both
for
wisedome
and
favour
with
the
people
)
what
would
be
most
convenient
to
the
Kingdomes
present
condition
,
and
being
displeased
at
the
affronts
and
injuries
offered
to
the
Bishops
,
declared
by
a
Messenger
,
that
their
proceedings
were
every
way
displeasing
unto
him
,
and
that
he
would
apply
a
medicament
in
due
time
.
But
they
absolutely
denyed
,
that
they
were
ready
to
embrace
any
change
in
their
opinions
,
declaring
that
the
Regency
of
Church-affaires
by
the
Synods
Decree
was
at
their
disposall
;
and
they
having
finished
their
work
,
begged
of
his
Majesty
,
to
let
his
Proclamations
issue
forth
concerning
the
Discipline
of
the
Church
,
giving
his
Royall
assent
to
the
Synods
determinations
.
But
the
King
crushed
their
desires
by
a
denyall
;
because
he
fore-saw
a
great
cloud
of
troubles
to
come
from
that
act
of
Abrogating
Episcopacy
,
and
erecting
by
his
command
the
Presbyteriall
Discipline
:
he
therefore
hoped
that
they
would
,
nay
admonished
them
to
desist
from
prosecuting
their
intempestuous
desires
,
and
not
to
abuse
the
power
put
into
their
hands
to
the
Kingdomes
destruction
,
by
framing
things
after
the
modell
of
their
wills
,
or
strive
the
diruating
the
Prelates
authority
.
Thus
the
established
Discipline
of
the
Church
runne
with
a
more
powerfull
streame
amongst
the
Nobility
,
Magistracy
,
and
ignorant
vulgar
,
though
lesse
favour
with
the
King
,
by
reason
of
their
pride
and
arrogancy
,
who
had
not
onely
by
his
power
put
life
into
their
semi-mortified
Authority
,
but
also
established
their
potency
over
the
people
.
But
whilst
these
things
were
upon
the
Stage
,
his
Majesty
ceased
not
to
adde
vertue
and
knowledge
to
those
his
naturall
Dowries
,
adorning
the
Cabinet
of
his
breast
with
true
Orientall
Pearle
,
sporting
himselfe
with
riding
the
great
Horse
,
Tilting
,
and
Hunting
.
The
yeare
drawing
to
a
period
,
turbulent
Horiferous
even
wel-nigh
overturned
the
Arke
of
the
Church
,
for
James
Boyd
,
having
taken
up
his
residence
with
the
wormes
,
resigned
his
Chaire
of
Glascow
to
his
Successor
;
the
strife
thereabout
was
so
vehement
,
that
it
had
almost
brought
the
Kingdome
into
a
fit
of
distraction
:
in
conclusion
,
Robert
Montgomery
Preacher
at
Sterlin
,
who
was
both
an
eye-soare
to
the
Clergy
and
Commons
,
ascended
to
the
Episcopall
chaire
,
by
the
Duke
of
Lenox
ayde
:
yet
at
the
instigation
of
some
friends
,
more
looking
upon
their
own
utility
then
his
dignity
,
lent
him
his
hand
to
get
the
Mitre
,
upon
the
Contract
,
that
the
Title
and
1000
pounds
annually
should
be
involved
upon
him
,
not
looking
to
reap
any
further
fruit
of
his
Benefice
:
The
report
hereof
tooke
the
wings
of
the
winde
,
and
arrived
at
the
ignorant
multitude
,
and
at
the
eares
of
some
young
Grammarians
,
who
by
their
Orations
blew
up
those
Coales
of
Contention
to
a
great
flame
of
envy
amongst
the
Nobles
and
Commons
.
Whereupon
the
Episcopall
Antagonists
take
courage
to
spit
infamous
Granadoes
from
the
Pulpit
in
the
face
of
Montgomery
,
contaminating
his
whole
life
,
as
if
unworthy
ro
beare
rule
in
the
Church
.
But
the
Privy
Counsell
calling
these
men
to
an
account
,
reproved
them
with
great
bitternesse
of
speech
,
giving
them
to
understand
,
that
an
Election
having
the
Kings
consent
,
ought
to
be
obeyed
,
and
that
for
the
good
and
profit
of
the
weale-publike
:
Likewise
they
declared
,
that
Montgomery
was
commanded
to
succeed
by
that
authority
devolved
upon
his
Majesty
:
they
therefore
gave
warning
from
any
further
Processe
in
such
mollestations
,
but
quietly
to
acknowledge
them
their
Diocesians
whom
his
Majesty
should
assigne
.
Thus
did
the
State
stand
for
the
present
:
but
the
fiery
Spirits
of
the
Ministers
could
not
be
extinguished
:
what
the
issue
will
be
,
the
next
yeare
will
declare
.
FINIS
.