Some REASONS WHY ARCHIBALD campbel, Sometime Lord Lorne, ought not to be restored to the Honour or Estate of his late Father Archibald sometime Marquis of ARGYLE.  
1. BEcause it hath been always held very dangerous, both for the Interest of the Prince, and peace of the people, to restore the children of powerful Traitors, to their Father's Honours or Estates; which experience demonstrated to be too true in the Gowries.  
2. The restoring of this Family is in a special manner most dangerous, by reason of the situation and vast bounds of the Estate of Argyle in the Highlands, the great Claim, many Vassals and Tenants that depend on it; all, or for the much greater part, ill principled, and enured to Rebellion these last 20 years, who blindly follow their Master's commands, without any regard of their duty to God or the King. So that it is a most fit place to be the Nest and Seminary of Rebellion, as it proved in the late Argyles time, to the great prejudice of his Majesty's service, & ruin of many loyal Subjects. And this same very reason was brought by the late Argyle, against the Marquis of Antrum, to dispossess him of the Lordship of Kentyre, which he had purchased with the consent of his late Majesty. For he pretended that it was dangerous to suffer the said Marquis of Antrum to enjoy these Lands, by reason of the great power of the Family of the Macdonalds; and of the bad consequences that usually follow the restoring of persons to an Estate, which they had formerly lost by forfeiture. But it's evident to all men, that this Reason is much more forcible against Argyle himself, and his Posterity.  
3. It's directly against the Council and advice of the Modern Solomon K. James his Majesty's Grandfather, of blessed memory, who in his Basilicon doron speaks thus to his Son, 
Basil. dor. Book 2.  As for the matter of Forfeitures, which are also done in Parliaments, My advice is you forfeit none, but for such odious crimes, as may make them unworthy ever to be restored again. And in the same Book, speaking of the High-landers and their Oppressions, he subjoins this good counsel to his Son, Put in Execution the Laws made against the Over-Lords, and Chieffs of their Claims, and it will be no difficulty to daunton them.  
4. The restoring of this Family would prove a dangerous Precedent to encourage rebellious and Traitorous spirits, to perpetrate such horrid crimes, as the late Argyle did, upon hopes, that whatsoever Treasons they commit, their Families and Posterity may still stand: Whereas upon the contrary, the exemplary punishment and eradicating of this Family, (especially at this first happy appearance of his Majesty's justice) will be a Scarecrow to all others, and serve as a Beacon, to make them shun the rocks of Rebellion, which they know will undoubtedly ship wrack not only themselves, but also their posterity. In confirmation whereof it was observed that the late Argyle when he received his sentence, was more moved at that part, which touched the ruin of his Posterity and Family, then for what concerned his own person.  
5. The restoring of the Son would be prejudicial to many of his Majesty's loyal Subjects of the best quality, and to divers Orphans and Widows, who have been oppressed and almost ruined by the Father; and can expect no other reparation of their losses, but from the forfeiture of the said estate; unless his Majesty would put himself to unnecessary charges, to repair them some other way.  
6. The restoring of this Family is not only dangerous and inconvenient for the aforesaid general reasons, but also for the said Archibald his particular faults and Misdemeanours; For besides that Vice runs much in a blood, as King James hath observed, it's well known that both he and his Brother Neil are of the same Principles with their Father, who died impenitent, asserting the Covenant, and sowing the seeds of Sedition and Rebellion, and as it were entailing it upon his Children, as appears by his last Speech: which bad principles were instilled in them both with their milk; and to make the elder more complete, he was sent abroad to be bred at Geneva, with Recommendations from his Father to that Kirk, and to the Presbyterians of France, where he kept correspondence between his Father and them. And the younger was lately proved to have been privy and consenting to all his Father's treacherous compliances with the English in Scotland, and to have been actually in Arms with them.  
7. The bad principles and inclinations of the elder appeared when his Majesty retired from St. Johnstons', with intention to go to some of his loyal Subjects in the Northern parts of Scotland. For immediately upon that news, he rifled his Majesty's Cabinets, and after his Majesty's return, he being Captain of the Guard put a Padlock on his Majesty's door, keeping him as a Prisoner. Which sufficiently shows that he is his Fathers Son.  
8. To evidence further his bad inclinations and aversion from his Majesty's service, he never raised Regiment or Company all the time the King was in Scotland, to join with the Royal Army: But a little before his Majesty was to march into England, he eagerly urged that some Parties might be drawn out of every Regiment to make up one for himself, under pretence of the Kings Guard. And though he knew that would be undoubtedly denied him, yet he still persisted to press the same, on purpose to have some pretence of discontent, that so he might avoid marching into Engl. with his Majesty. Which shall be testified by some who were then privy to his Fathers and his own designs.  
9 Though it be pretended for expiation of these misdemeanours, that he appeared thereafter in his Majesty's service in the Highlands, under the Earls of Glencairne & Middleton his Majesty's Generals; yet that doth no ways evince his Loyalty, and cannot expiate the least of his faults for divers Reasons. 

1. Because when he was there, in his usual discourses be eagerly asserted the Covenant, and justified the barbarous death of the renowned Marquis of Montross his Majesty's General, as he had barbarously and scandalously insulted over him, at his Carting and Execution.  
2. Because even then he combined with the late Lord Balcarras, to divide his Majesty's Forces, by endeavouring to renew and set up that fatal and rebellious Covenant.  
3. Because he endeavoured also another way to destroy those Forces, by using all possible persuasions with the Viscount of Kenmure, to make him usurp the General's place, not only without, but against the King's Order. And fearing this unsuccessful treachery would come out, to shun his deserved punishment, he immediately fled away to his Father's bounds; from whence he wrote Letters, to make some chief Gentlemen desert his Majesty's General, and so break his Forces. And this is all the great Loyalty that ever he shown, which is so much bragged of by his friends and intercessors.    
10. And that he persisted still in the same bad inclinations divers years after, appeared lately; For when General Monck, now Duke of Albemarle, was upon his last March into England, and had made some transactions with his Majesty's loyal Subjects of Scotland, for promoting his Majesty's happy Restoration, the said Archibald then dwelling in one of the marquis of Huntlyes' houses, did not only divert all those under his power, but also dealt with divers others, to enter into a Combination with him, and to sign Bonds, to oppose the said Generals Noble and Immortal designs.  
11. The restoring of the said Archibald will be also dangerous, for the great store of money that in all probability is left him by his Father, who received great sums from the pretended States of Scotland, for all his treacherous and cruel Expeditions against his Majesty's loyal Subjects there; and also from the Parliament of England, & particularly 40 thousand pound Sterling at the delivering up of the King at Newcastle; besides a good sum he had thereafter from Cromwell, and what he made up by the revenues of two Bishoprics these 20 years, by seizing the marquis of Huntlyes' estate, and a part of the marquis of Montrosses: by exacting divers of his Majesties few Duties, payable to the Exchequer; by oppressing of many Gentlemen his neighbours, and dispossessing them of their Estates. All which cannot amount to less than a hundred and fifty thousand pound Sterling; which sum must remain entire, or little diminished, since it's known he lived sparingly, and these last 20 years he would pay none of his Debts, neither Principals nor Profits. So that his Son having such store of money, is as powerful as his Father, to do mischief, if he be restored.  
12. Lastly, As the restoring of this Family would be a notable prejudice to many who have been oppressed by it, and no small grief to his Majesty's loyal Subjects, who justly apprehend the dangers that may thence ensue, to his Majesty's prejudice, and disturbance of the Nation, and would strengthen the hands of his Majesty's enemies, and weaken his friends; so it is the only hopes and desire of those, who have been enemies to his Majesty's Father of blessed memory, or who by this means expect the Resurrection of the rebellious Covenant, so destructive to Monarchy. And therefore that Family in prudence ought not to be restored.  
FINIS.