THE HISTORICAL WORKS OF SIR JAMES BALFOUR OF DENMYLNE AND KINNAIRD, KNIGHT AND BARONET ; LORD LYON KING AT ARMS TO CHARLES THE FIRST, AND CHARLES THE SECOND. PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCEISTS PRESERVED IN THE LIBRARY OF THE EACULTY OF ADVOCATES. VOLUME IL LONDON: PRINTED FOR HURST, ROBINSON & CO. AND ARCH. CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH. M.DCCC.XXV. EniNBURGH : PRINTED BY W. AITCHISON. THE ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. Mns Samw tf)t 0ixt% (CONTINUED.) 1604. Ihe parliament that wer indicted one the 23 of Januarij, this zeire, to begin the 10 of Appryle ther- after, in A" 1604, was prorougeud till the 24 day of the said monuthe first, and then wntill the 18 of Junij ; and at last ordanid, by proclamatione, to be holdin at Perthe, the 3d day of Julay, this same zeire. The 12 of Marche, this zeire, seuine of the Mack- gregor and Armestranges wer hangett at the crosse of Edinbrughe. In Julay, this zeire, the plauge of pestilence raged extremley in maney pairts of the kingdome. VOL. II. B 2 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1604.. The 10 of September, this same zeire, Naper, Laird of Merchistone, generall of the cunzie housse, went to London, to treat with the Englishe com missioners anent the corizie, qulio, to the grate amazement of the Englishe, caried hes bussines with a grate deall of dexteritey and skill ; and hauing concludit the bussines he went for, he returned home in December therafter. In October, this zeir, the haill magistrats of Edin brughe wer chosen and elected by wertew of hes Maiesties commissione, quherin the persons to be elected was named. The trettey of the vnione of both kingdomes was sett a footte by his Maiestie this zeire, and for that effecte the Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Chanceler, tooke hes jorney to London, in October, this zeire ; bot the trettey being delayed, and the poynt aggried one, he returnid. Hes Ma''% by proclamatione of the last of Octo ber, inhibit the ministers to assemble themselues to- gider, without his expresse warrant, wnder the pains contaiaed in the actes of parliament. The parliament haldin by hes Maiestie and estaits of England at Westminster, wes continewed till the '7 of Julay this zeire, and then prorouged till the 1 of Februarij foUouing. The 12 of Junij, this zeire, S' Thomas Smytlie, A. D 1604. ANNALES OF SCOTLAKD. 3 alderman of London, was by K. James sent ambas sador to the Emperour of Russia. Sunday the 5 of Agust, this zeire, a lionesse in the Tower of London brought fourthe a lions whelpe, wich liued only till the nixt day. About the begning of this summer, ther arriued at London, commissioners from the King of Spaine, and the Archduckes, to treatte of a peace ; viz. from Spaine came, Johne de Velasco, Constable of Castile ; Johne Baptiste de Tassis, Earle of Willa Me- diana ; Alexander Rouidius, Professor of the Law, and Senator of Millane. From the Archdukes came, Charles, Prince and Counte of Aremberge ; Johne Richardot, knight, President of the Coun- saill of Estait ; Ludouick Verreiken, Principall Secretarey of Estait. For hes Maiestie of Grate Brittane mett, Thomas, Earle of Dorsett, Lord Thesaurer of England ; Charles, Earle of Nottinghame, Lord Admirall of England ; Henrey, Earle of Northampton ; Robert, Viscount Cranburne, Principall Secre tarey of Estait. 4 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1604. This trettey was concludit at London, the 18 day of Agust, this zeire, and drawin vpe in 34 artickells, wich were seignnd and subscriued by all the com missioners, and then solemly proelamed at Chepe- syde Crosse by the herauldes. His Maiestie did so lemly sueare and subscriue this leange, one Sunday the 19 day of this same mounthe, in his chapell at Whytehall. The 24 day of October, this zeire, K. James was- solemly proclaimed By the herauldes, at all the pub- licke places of the citties of London and Westmin ster, King of Grate Brittaine, France and Irland, Defender of the Faithe. The 16 day of Nouember^ the commissioners for the standard of coyne of both nations, hauing con cludit a proclamatione, wich issewed from them this day, of certaine new pices of coyne, both of gold and siluer, with the trew walluatione and weights of them, according to the mint of both nations, Scot land and England. 1005; Fryday, the 4 of Januarij this zeire, 1605, Charles, Dnck of Albaney, being aged foure zeirs, second sone to K. James, the first monarche of Grate Brit tane, with his knights of the Bathe, wer lodget at Whytehall ; and one Sunday, the 5 day, they wer A. D. 1605. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 5 knighted, and he created with grate solemteyj-Ducke of Zorke. The 26 of F-ebruary, this zeire, the lionesse in the Touer, that had brought furthe a whelpe in the for mer zeire, broughte fourthe ane other now ; bot it -deyed also within 16 dayes therafter. The plauge of pestilence raged anost fearfully throughe all England, this zeire, so that ther deyed -of the same in London, in one weeke, 3094 persons. The 4 of Marche, this zeire, Alexander Settone, Lord Fyuie, was creatted Earle of Dumfermlinge ; Alexander, Lord Home, was created Earle of Home ; and James, Lord Drumond, was creatted Earle -of Perthe, with ^rate soiemitey. Eache of them had 4 knights. This same day, lykwayes, the new coyne was pro- claimid to haue passage as in Loridoin, in Nouem- ber the preceding zeire. One the 4 day of this same mounthe, by his Ma^ iesties especiall comissione, Alexander, Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Chanceler of Scotland, in the counsell chamber, solemly knighted the Lairds of Hempsfeild, Nisbet, and Gedeon Murray. The 25 df Marche, Charles, Earle of Notting hame, Lord Admirall of England, being accompa- 6 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1605. nied and attendit with one earle, three lordes, and 30 knights, forbay gentlemen of qualitey, one he- rauld, and 2 doctors of phisicke, was sent by K, James ambassador to Spaine, to take the Spanishe Kings othe, for obseruatione of leauge laitly con^ cludit at London by hes commissioners ; and for the same effecte, one the 19 of Appryle, this zeire, Ed^ uard, Earle of Hartefurd, was by his Maiesty sent ambassador to the Archduckes, Albertus and Isa bella, to Bruxells, accompanied with tua lordes and 16 knightes, and a grate maney gentlemen of note and qualitey. The 8 of Appryle, this zeire, the Queine was brought to bed of a daughter, at Greinewitche, aboute 12 a clocke at night ; for ioy quherof ringing of bells, shotting of canons, and bonefyres wer in London the day foUouing. K. James keipt S. George feast at Greinwitche, this zeire, quher the gentlemen and wthers that of longe continuance had wssed to attend the Lordes, in honor of that seruice, in ther gold chaines, and liueries, wer now quholly omitted, and the Kings gaurd commandit to supply ther places. Bot the subsequent zeire, blew cottes, chains of gold, and fethers, begane againe to flourishe, and euer since hath continwed according to the ancient custome of that order ; and, at this feaste, the King made tua A.D. 1605. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 7 new Knights of the Garter, viz. Vlrickius, Ducke of Sleswick, the Queins brother, and Henrey How ard, Earle of Northamptone. One Saterday the 4 of Maij, this zeire, in the hall of Greinwitche, being ordred for that soiemitey, his Maisty created Thomas, Lord Burgly, Earle of Excester ; Philipe Herbert, Earle of Montgomerey ; Robert Sidney, Lord Penhurste, Wiscount Les lie ; S"" Johne Stanhope, Lord Harringtone ; S^ George Carew, Lord Cloptone ; Thomas Arrandaill, Lord Arrandaill of War der; William Cauendishe, Lord Cauendishe of Hard wicke. One Sunday, his Maiesties second daughter was -christned, and named Marey. The 17 day of Junij, a combat betuix the Lairdes of Edzell and Pittarrow, one the Heighe Streite of Edinbrughe ; the fight lasted from 9 in the night tillalmost 2 in the morning, befor they wer separat ed. In this fight diners wer hurte, and one only killed; they wer sumond to compeire befor the Lordes of hes Maiesties priuey comisaUl, and wer bothe of them committed to prissone. Saterday, 1 Junij, this zeire, VUrick, Duck of Sleswicke, accompanied with the Kings Maiestie, 8 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1605. Prince Henrey, and diners of the nobUitey, went to Rochester, quher the said Ducke tooke shipinng for Denmarke. The 22 of the mounth of Junij, this zeire, hes Maiestie, by his proclamatione, commandit all dukes, marquisses, earles, viscounts, lordes, to produce ther euidences.and patents of creatione be for certaine commissioners, at Edinbrughe, to the effecte that all such contrawersies as had fonrierly arrissin anent places of precedencey, might be re- conceilled and takin away ; and eurey one to haue that place dew to him, both in parliament and other- wayes. As also, l^at all the saids lordes compeir the 1 day of Nouember nixt, and ther, befor the saids commissioners, produce (as ^id is) ; as also, that each nobleman within the kingdome of Scot land, aganist the first parliament, be prowydit with robes of scarlet, doubled with whyte taffta, and barred with ermins, vrith hood therto belonging, re- dey to attend his Maiesty and hes commissioner, Thesse wer the first parliament robes that euer wer wssed in this kingdome. The 1 day of Julay, this same zeire, S^ George Home, Lord Thesaurer of Scotland, came to Edin brughe, and vpone the second day of the same mounthe, he was solemly, by his Maiesties commis sione at Holyrudhousse palace, in presence of the Lords of his Maiesties priuey counsaill and nobility, A. D. 1605. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 9 ther solemley created Earle of Dumbar, and Lord Beruick one Tueid. Saterday the 15 of Junij, Thomas Douglas was pomitted to the Tower of London, hauing irons one him, quho arriued ther some 3 dayes befor, sent prissoner by the Prince Elector Palatyne of the Rhyne ; and one Wedinsday the 26 of the same mounthe, he was brought from the Tower to the Sessions housse without Newgait, and ther arrained and condemned of heighe tressone ; and one the nixt day was drawin from thence .one a hurdle to Smithfeild, and ther ha^get .and quartered. At his deathe he acknowledged all hes indytement to be trew, and did professe befor God, that none bot himselue was accessorey to his tressons; the ab- stracte quherof I haue heir sett doune. Imprimis, Quheras the last zeire, James Steuarte was execute for counterfitting the Kings hand, thinking therby to haue procured the grate seall of England wnto forged letters patents for conwaying 3 100 merkes landes by the zeire, of croune land, to himselne : this Douglas was hes counseller and co- aiutor.; quho seing Steuart apprehendit, presently prepared himselue to gaine wealthe or preferment by deuice of forraine imployment. And quheras, at first he pretendit to haue obtein- ed the Kinges priuey seall or signet from the Lord Secretarey of Scotland, by meins of his brother. 10 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1605; quho did then serue the said Lord Secretarey. The said Thomas Douglas confessed, after his conwic- tione, that he caussed the said signett be courtefait- ted, and therwith sealled sex letter-s to sex seuerall Princes of Germaney. 1. To the Archbis: of CoUen; 2. To the Prince Elect: Palatyne ; 3. To the Archbis : of Triers ; 4. To the citey of CoUen ; 6. To the Duck of Cleaue ; 6. To the Archbis: of Mentze ; in wich he styUid himselue Robert Gray of the pri- ¦uey chalmber. The 2d of Julay, this zeire, the ministers held ane Assembley at Aberdeine, for wich, contrair the Kings command, they wer convennd befor the Lordes of the priuey counsaiU, wich acte of thers they defendit as aggreiable to the word of God ; for wich, and de- naying of the Kings supremacey in matters ecclesi- asticall, (as then the tenor of ther censure went) sex of the ringeleaders, the 10 of Januarij foUouing, wer arraind at Blacknes castle, and condemned of heigh tressone ; bot none of them did suffer more for it then banishement. Ludouick, Landgraue of Luchtenburge, arriues in England, with aboue a 100 in traine, ambassador from the Emperour Rodolphe the 2d, to King James ; and one the 12 of Julay, this zeire, he had A.D. 1605. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 11 audience of the King at Whytehall. Amongest others matters of hes ambassey, thesse wer the 3 prime artickells : Imprimis, A gratulatorey complement from the Emperour to his Maiestie, for the peaceful! obtaining and enioying of the kingdomes of England and Ir land, his lawful! inheritance ; and for the preserua- tione of the amitey that liath beine betueene the said Emperour and Queine Elizabeth, of good me- morey, laitly deceassed. Secondly, For the continu atione of the trettey be gune in the citey of Breame, a litle befor the Queine deyed, concerning the Hansse Tonnes and ther pre- uUidges. Thridly, For ayde and assistance aganist the comon enimey of Christendome, the Turke. This ambassador depairted the 22 day of Julay, this zeire j and when he tooke his leiue of his Ma iestie, he propyimid him with a cupeborde of sil uer plate, waluridat 1500 pounds starling. About the 5 of Nouember, this zeire, that exe crable pouder plote was discouered, quherin the conspiratours intendit to blow vpe the parliament housse at Westminster, (with gun pouder) with the King, Prince, Duck of Zorke, and the quhol! no- bUity of England ; with the commissioners of the shyres and brughes of the same. Maney of the conspirators being apprehendit, wer arrained at 12 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1605. Westminster, the 27 of Januarij, in the foUouing zeire, befor certaine commissioners appoynted by his Maiestie for that effecte. The partties indycted wer : Thomas Vinter of Hoddingtone, in Warwick- shyre ; Guydo Faukes of London ; Robert Keyes of London ; Thomas Battes, yeoman. Thir 4 wer arrain ed for 1. Plotting to blow vpe the j)arliament housse with gune pouder.. 2. For taking othe and sacrament for secrecey. 3. For hyring a housse neire the parliament housse. 4. For diging a myne, and finding that faidtey, for hyring a seller wnder the parliament housse. 5. For bringing of pouder, matche and touchewood into the seller, to effecte ther tressone. Robert Winter, Thomas brother, Jo: Graunt, of Zorkeshyre, and Ambrosse Rockewood, of StaringfeUd, in Suf- folke, wer all three indytted one thesse poyntes^ 1. For being acguanted with the tressone after ward; 2. For gluing ther assents therto ; 3. For taking ther soleme oath and sacrament for secrecey. A. D. 1605. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 13 Sf Euerard Digby of Goth-hurste, in Bucking- hame-shyre, being arrained, was indicted, 1. For being made acguant with the said tres sone; 2. For zeilding assent; 3. For taking liis corpora! othe for secrecey. 1606. The 29 and 30 dayes of Marche this zeire, 1606, the wind so extraordinarey tempestuous and violent, that it caussed grate shipwracke in Scotland, Eng land, France and the Netherlandes. It blew trres by the rootes, ruind quhol! willages, and caussed the sea and maney riuers so to ouerflow ther wountted limitts and bounds, that maney people and chattels wer drouned and perished. Hes Maiesty this zeire, in Appryle, for composing of some difference betuix hes subiects of Northe and Southe Brittane, trauelling by seas, anent the bear ing of ther flages, and for awoyding all such conten tions heir after ; by his proclamatione of the 12 of this mounthe, ordannid the shippes of bothe nations to carey one ther maine topes the flages of St. An- drow and St. George interlaced ; and thesse of Northe Brittane in ther sterne that of St. Androw, and thesse of South Brittane that of St. George. The 24 of the mounthe of Appryle this zeire, Don Jhone de Mendosa, Marquesse of St. Jermaine, U ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A..D. 1606. Capitane General! of Portugal!, accompanied with Don Jhone Blasco de Arragon, of the counsaill of Millaine, with vthers, arriued at London, from the King of Spaine, to congratulat the King of Eng- lands happey deliuerance from the lait gun pouder tressone. He brought a present from tlie Queine of Spaine to the Queine of Grate Brittane, viz. a roabe of murrey sattin, imbrodred ouer with amber lether, and vpone the lether one euery seame and skirt, twysse imbrodred about with gold ; the fore- pairt quherof wes adorned with 48 tagges, 3 inches longe, of beattin gold, hollow within, and filled with ambergreisse. Tuo large chaines of ambergreisse. Tuo carcanetts of ambergreisse ; and a weluet cape, with gold buttons curiously inameled lyke the tages ; a girdle suitable to the buttons. Eurey of thesse seuerally inclossed in ane ouall boxe of gold. Thesse wer presented all togider in a large wesheU of gold, in forme of a bason. He came to London one Tues day ; had audience one Saterday ; the nixt day the King feasted them royally; one Monday he deH- uered his presents, and returned wpone the Wedins day. The Ladey Sophia, daughter to the Kings Maies tie, was borne at Greenwitche, vpone Sunday the 22 of Junij, at 3 a clocke in the morninge, and deyed the nixt day ; and one Thursday foUouing, was so lemly interrid at Westminster. A. D. 1606. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 15 In this same monnithe of Junij, Mr Jhone For- besse, quho had traduced the Lord Chanceler Dum fermling, as one that had approued the lait assem bley haldin by the ministers at Aberdeine, quher at the King was heighly offendit. The Lord Chance ler denayes it altogider, as ane vniust calumney lay- ed one him, and humbly, by his letters, intreattes his Maietie that it might be put to a trayell; for wich the King wreatts to the counsaill. They ceitt Mr Johne ; he, to verifie his assertione, produces as wittnes, Mr Walter Balcanquell and Mr James Bal four, ministers, and the Laird of Layes, Burnett, quho al! of them being examined, cleired the Lord Chanceler of that asspertione, as the Lordes of pri uey counsaill, with ther depositions sent to his Ma iestie, did wreat of the dait the 14 day of Junij, 1606. The King of Denmarke arriues at London, the 18 day of Julay this zeire ; and one Thurday, the last of Julay, the Kings of Grate Brittane and Denmarke rod throughethe cittey of London intriumphe; and in Agust therafter they returned home. The so often prorouged parliament satt doune at Perth, the 9 of Julay this zeire, quherin Johne, Earle of Montrosse, was commissioner for hes Ma iestie. In this acte passed the acte for restitutione of bischopes ; and a taxatione was granted to defray hes Maiesties debts, by the estaits, of 4 lib. one the 16 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1606. pound land ; with the conformable proportione to be payed by the praelats and-broughes. This was to be payed in foure zeires compleitly, and the first termes payment to begin at Candelmisse nixt. This taxt was a large double of the gratest taxatione that euer was granted to aney King of Scotland heirtofor. During this parliament, ther fell out a grate sturre betuix the Earles of Eglinton and Glencairne, and ther frindes. Maney wer hurte one both sydes, and one only man of the Earle of Glencaimes killed. Bot this, with the olde feeid betuix thesse tuo fami lies, by his Maiesties especiall commandiment, was submitted to sex of either syde, to reconceill all mat ters, wich if they could not be reconceilled by the mediatione of frinds ; then did thesse Lordes ab- soutly sublnitt all ther debaitts and contrawersies ta the KonW Maiesties decisione; wich his Maiestie and counsaill fully composed and aggried by the in dustrious negotione of the Earle of Dumbar, hes Ma iesties commissioner for that effecte, in the mounthe of Februarij, in the foUouing zeire; the Earle of Eglintone himselue being dead, and Alexander, the Lord Settons 3d sone, hauing succidit him. George, Earle of Dumbar, hes Maiesties commis sioner for ordering the borders, tooke such a coursse with the brokin men and forners in the borders of both kingdomes, in September, that in 2 justiciarey courtes haldin by him, he condenmd and caussed A. D. 1606. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 17 hange aboue 140 of the nimblest and most pouerfuU theives in aU the borders, and quha wer most ob- noxius to the publicke peace ; and fully reduced the other inhabitants ther to the obedience of hes Ma iesties lawes. The plauge of pestilence raged so extremly in all the corners of this kingdome, this zeire, so that na- ther brughe nore land in aney pairt was free. The brughs of Aire and Streueling wer almost desolat ; and all the judicatories of the land wer deserted, except the meltings, now and then, of the Lordes of the priuey counsaiU, and only for a day at most, to keipe some face and countenance of order and go- uerniment; — thesse are the Lord Chancelers auen words to his Maiestie, by his letters of the 30 of October this zeire. Johne, Earle of Montrois, quho, in the begining of the preceidinge zeire, had demitted hes office of Lord Chanceler, was made Viceroy of Scotland, with a good pensione, and 6000 merkes per an num, conferrid one him and hes, heritably. In his place of Chanceler succidit Alex: Earle of Dum fermling, President of CoUedge of Justice; and to him, in that place, succidit S"" Johne Prestone of Peneycuke, knight, one of the Senators of the said CoUedge. In December, this zeire, a Generall Assembley of the church was haldin at Linlithgow ; quherin, VOL. 11. c 18 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1606. amongest other bussines, hes Ma'% by his letters to the said Assembley, (wich they ordannd ther clercke to record,) recomendit to the Assembley, -with tak ing stricke order withe papists, Jesuits, and semena- rey preists, without exceptione of persons ; and that they should take head that people should not chocke the good seeid of the euangeU. Diuersse of the mare preceisse amongest the ministry tooke this pious and religious admonitione of the Kings as creame and oyle, to softin and smouthe hes misteri- ous desainges, and daylie adwancing of the estait of bischopes, with new preuildges, wich daylie en- crotched more and more, to the suppressing of the free liberties of this churche ; as was signified to hes Maiesty, the 16 day of this mounthe, by the letters of his Viceroy, Montrois, Menmure, Blantyre and President Preston, quho assisted at this Assembley. For it was notoriously wnderstood, and manifestly knowen to the wyssest, that the Earle of Dumbar, his Maiesties Thesaurer of Scotland, distributted amongest the most neiddey and clamorous of the ministrey, to obteine ther woyces and suffrages, (or eUs moue them to be neutralls,) 40 thousand merkes of money, to facilitat the bussines intendit, and causse matters goe the smouthlier one. Wich misterey of stait came therafter to light, by the wiew of the Lord Thesaurer Dumbar, his comptes ; a grosse fault in him, wich, if reueilled in his lyffetyme, might haue A. fi. 1606. ANNALES OP SCOtLANG. 19 cost him his head, for his .small prudehce> and litle circumspectione, in leaning suche an item one re cord to be looked one by posterity ; wich compte wes showen to Kinge Charles at the trettej' of the Birckes, long therafter, in Ao 1639. 1607. The Lordes of tie priuey counsalUj by ther let ters to his Maiesty, of the 27 of Januarij this zeire, 1607, that his thesaurer of England, contrarir the trettey of the vnion, had takin certaine wynes from a Scotts merchant named Geddes, one that only pretext, that he was not a natiue of England j wich was a werey dangerous preparatiue for hes Maiesties Scottes subiects in matters of commersse, putting them in a vorsse estait, then they wer in befor the vnion laitly tretteatted off, and quherat hes good subiects heir vniversalley greiud at. Therfor they humbley in- treated his Maiesty to causse his Englishe thesaurer restore the samen, or the pryce, to the marchant ; wich his Maisty caussed speidily to be doune, con- forme to his priuey counsaills letter. The 7 day of this same mounth, Chanceler Dum fermling wretts to his Maiesty, that ther was not so meikell as the least talk or discoursse at this tyme, in Scotland, of aney matter concerning the stait, ex cept some litle of churche matters, and of ther dif ferences; wich notwithstanding wer laitly maruo- 20 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1607. lously settled and quietted, and by all appeiraUce wold shortley weare to full conformitey, ansuerable to his Maiesties princeley and pious desainges. Archbald, Earle of Argyle, by his letters to his Maiestiey, of the 28 of Februarij, this zeire, showes that according to his, Maiesties command, he had contracted his eldest daughter, the 24 of this same mounthe, to George, Lord Gordone, the Marques of Huntleyes eldest sone ; and therfor besought his. Maiesty to releasse Huntley for a tyme, and Ucence him to come to the southe, for accomplishing- that marriage. The ancient lawes of Scotland, collected by S"" Johne Skeene, Gierke of Register, one of the Lordes of the priuey counsalls recommendatione to the King, by ther letters of the 4 of Marche, this zeire, wer ordainnd to be publisht and printed one hes Ma iesties charges. The 26 of this mounthe, the Clandonald of the lies, that had shaken offe the yoke of obedience, and committed maney viUanies and outrages, wer, by the Lordes of hes Maiesties priuey counsaill, declared rebells ;. and George, Marquis of Huntley, employ ed aganist them, to reduce them to their deutey : wich imployment he tooke to be adwyssed with, wn till the mounthe of Appryle foUouing. The parliament wich was called to sitt doune at A. D. 1607. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 21 Edinbrughe the 18 of this mounthe, was continwed till the 11 of Agust foUouing. This same mounthe, Alester dow Mackgiliey- callum, a notorious theiffe and murther, was takin by the Laird of Lesse-more, Gordon ; his brother Jhone was hurt, and 5 of his men killed. He was presented to the Lordes of counsaill, and therafter arrainged and execute. In Maij, this zeire, the deadly feid and inimitey betuix Haisley of Mallerstaines, and Home of Ec- cles, by his Maiesties especiall command, was recon- ceUled by a comittee from the counsaill table. The. stricke proclamations that had issewed fourth in the begininge of this zeire, inhibitting all hes Ma iesties subiects, saue hes gaurd, to weare guns or pistoUs, was deulie put in executione, this mounthe, by the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaill, with imprissonement and fyning of the transgressors of this edicte and proclamatione. A parliament holden at Edinbrughe, this zeire, quherin Lodouick, Duck of Lennox, satt as hes Ma iesties commissioner, 11 of Aguste. The 1 acte of it was aganist sayers and heirers of messes ; bot with all ther was ane other acte gluing pouer to Mr George Gledstains, Archbis: of St Andrewes, to make choysse of 7 persons, beneficed within his dio- cey, to be his chapter and counsaill, and so conse quently to all the bischopes of the kingdome to doe 23 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1607. the lyke ; wich indeid was the werey restitutione of bischopes, anent forme of chapters. Tbe synode of Clydsdaill was holdin the 18 of this same mounth of Agust, quherat, by wertew of his Maiesties commissione, the Earle of Abercome assisted ; and by his minaces and threatts, caussed the said synod conforme themselues to the acte of the Generall Assembley of Linlithgow, and choysse Johne Spotswood, Archbischope of Glasgow, ther moderator ; wich electione, diuers of the ministerey did opposse, bot wer so delte with by th^ Earle, that they woyced. Not onlie tuo of them mainly oppos* sed, and wold neuer condescend, bot spake pub- lickly aganist it, in bitter tearmes, wich wer Mr WUl: Symsone, minister of Dumbartan, and Mr Eduard Byce, minister of Drimin, as the said Earla witnessed to his Ma''^ by bis letters of the 26 of this Aguste, This same mounthe, S' Beuysse Buhner, that had beine employed by his Maiesty for the siluer jninnes of HiUderstanehill, not being able to man» teine the charge of thesse workes, in respecte of ther small returne, did by his bond and dispositione quyte the saids workes to S' Thomas Hamiltone, his Maiesties adwocat, ther first auner. The 6 of September, this zeire, betuix 3 and 4 in the morning, the north quarter of tlie palace of Lin. lithgow fell, rouffe and all, to tbe ground. It was A. D 1607. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 23 therafter repaired, and a new bull, by his Maiesties directione ; S' Gedion Murray of Elibanck, knight, being Thesaurer Deput, in Ao 1616. The 16 of Nouember, proclamatione was made at Whytehall, concerning the suddaine flight of the Earles of Tyrone and Terconnell, quho had fled out of Irland, in the mounthe of September last, wnto Spaine. In this proclamatione was declared the fu- gitiues purpois and practisse, to extirpat the Eng lishe natione out of Irland, and to zeilde and con- ferre the kingdome of Irland wnto the Pope ; and the Earle of Tyrone soUicitting forraine princes to attempte the conqueste theroffe. I will not omitte how, one the 16 day of Septem ber last, the Kinges daughter, the Ladey Marey, departed this lyffe, and was solemly interrid at Westminster, in the sepulture of the Kings. 1608. In Januarij, 1608, George, Marquis of Huntley, was commandit to prissone, in Streweling castle, this zeire, for refussing to conforme himselue to the orders of the churche ; lykwayes, he was command- it by hes Maiesties letters of the 15 of Februarij, to send his eldest sone to London, to attend his Ma^ iesty, wich he willingly obayed. The 9 of Februarij, this same zeire, Johne Ram- 24 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A.D. 1£08. say, Viscount Hadingtone, married Elizabethe, eld est daughter to Roberte, Earle of Sussex. By the craftey deallinng of Mr Johne Spotswood, Archbischope of Glasgow, in Februarij, this zeire, the new takesmen of the customes augmented ther deutey, and payed 35,000 merkes more than euer was payed for them in former tymes. Vpone his Maiesties letters to the counsaiU, this zeire, Mr Johne Murray, minister, wes questioned befor the Lordes of the priuey counsaill, for preach ing a sermon, at Leith, and publishing the same, quherin some heads of it seimed to implay ane cen sure of his Maiesties gouerniment of the stait ; of wich imputatione he cleired himselue by the expla- natione of hes auen wordes to the Lordes of the pri uey counsaill ; and by his humble suplicatione to the Kings Maiesty, wnder his auen hand, in Marche. The 19 of Appryle, this zeire, at Whytehall, deyed Thomas Sackweill, Earle of Dorsett, Lord Thesaurer of England, suddainly at counsaill table ; and in that place succidit to him, one the 6 day of Maij therafter, Robert, Earle of Salisburrey. In this same mounthe, Odochartee burnes the toune of Derrey, in the prouince of Vlster, in the kingdome of Irland ; quherof the inhabitants adwer- tisse the Lord Chanceler of Scotland, and he, the Kings Maiestie, by his letters of the 28 of Appryle this zeire. A. D. 1608. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 25 The olde feids of blood and slaughter betuix the Laird of Lusse and the Mackfarlans, was, in this mounth, by the counsaills mediatione, absolutly sub mitted to the Kings Maiesties determinatione. The Mackfarlans had killed the Laird of Lusse brother, with maney of his frindes and foUauers; castin doune some of his housses, cuttit his woodes, spoyl- ed his landes and tenants, for wich he had obteinid decreitts aganist them for grate soumes of money, and had declared them rebells by law. The 20' of Maij, at Vindsore, in England, this zeire, George Home, Earle of Dumbar, and Phi lipe Herberte, Earle of Montgomerey, wer enstal- led Knights of the Garter ; and Mr Alexander Hay, secretarey of the Scotts affairs, was knighted by his Maiesty. One this same 20 day of Maij, ther was holdin a conventione of the estaits at Edinbrughe, anent the affaires of the lies, quherin the estaits absolutly re- fussed to giue aney taxatione for that purpois ; bot condescendit to serue his Maiesty in that warr, con forme to the ancient forme and lawes of the land ; wich coursse was not followed. Howsoeuer, the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaiU tooke ane other coursse to lewey 500 men, wnder the name of a Guard to the Kinges Leiue- tenant, to be designed for that seruice, by his Ma iesty ; wiche was the Lord Ociltrey, hes Maiesties 26 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1608. comptroller, to pay them 10,000 merkes for the first mounthes wages, and the fynnes of the rebeUs, to defray the rest of the charges. And with all, the Lordes of the counsaill did wreat to his Maiesty, intreattinng him to send 3 or 4 of his shipes with all speed to the He of Tranter- nesse ; and to command the capitans of them to obey his leiuetenant ; and the randezwous of the shoul- diours to be at Ilia. In this same mounthe of Maij, Johne Buchanan and his wyffe, Margarett Hartesyde, that had layim longe in prissone heire, for the alledgit stealling some of the Queins Jewells (bot the courtiers talked, that it was for reuelling some of the Queins secretts to the King, wich a wysse chalmbermaide wold not haue done,) was, by ane sentence, condemned to per petual! exyle in the lylandes of Orknay, and de clared to be ane infamous persone, in Aguste, tliis zeire. The 21 of Agust, this zeire, his Maiesty, by hes letters to the Lordes of hes priuey counsaUl, ordains them to requyre the Marques of Huntley, with the Earles of Angus and Erole, to reenter ther persons in prissone ; and that heirafter, they haue noe re- leessement nor liberty, for so much as a day, with hes Maiesties especiall command. In Junij, this zeire, the King commands his ad wocat criminalley to persew S'" Robert Gordon of A. D. 1608. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 27 Lochinwarre, for killing off hes auen seruant, of quhom he was too jelous, as beinng too familiar with his ladey, (wich by all was esteimed a most wick ed calumney,) and only by him forged to staine the honor of his auen ladey, to the end he might emptey his auen bed, to giue ane other ronnie, of lesse worthe then her, of quhom he wold haue beine most willingly reed offe. His Maiestie, this same zeire, did wreat to the commissioners of burrowes was conveined at Edin brughe, with S"^ Johne Drumond, that they wold in hibit ther merchants to giue aney charitable releiffe or suplie to the banisht Scotts ministers that ware in the Netherlandes ; and that they should not make choysse of a minister fbr the Scotts marchants in Campweer without hes adwisse ; also, that they con- firme all the former actes of burrowes, anent the sellinng the Scottes factorey and staple at Camp weer ; and, lastly, that they take especiall notice of the conseruator of ther prejiilidges, S^ Roberte Denistone, quhom he, by hes auen experience, had found to be a most faithful! seruant to hini^elue and to the quhole natione. The 23 of Junij, this zeire, Thomas Garnett, a Jesuit, was execute at Tyburne, neire London, hau ing fauor offred him of lyffe, if he wold haue taken the othe of aUegiance, wich was proclaimed the 29 of Appryle this same zeire, to be ministred to all 28 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1608. persons that should come from beyond the seas; only to distinguisse honest subiects from traitors, and not for any poynt in religion. AU knowen mer chants, and others of honest qualitey, wer exeimed from taking this othe. This edicte was made by resson that maney suspitious persons of basse sorte came daylie from beyond seas, and refussed to take this othe. The 14 day of Julij, this zeire, James Douglas of Torthorwall was kiUed one the Heighe Streeit of Edinbrughe, betuix 6 and 7 houres m the morninge, by WiUiam Steuart, sone to S"^ WilUam Steuarte, quho escaped. The GeneraU Assembly holdin this mounthe, or- daines the Earle of Angus to be excommunicat ; he being since Maij last a prissoner in Glasgow, as he himselue shewes hes Maiesty, by hes letters of the 10 of Agust this zeire, crauing his liberty from pris sone, and that hes Maiesty wold be pleassed to per- mitt him to depairt the realme to France. In the mounthe of October, this zeire, Alex: Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Chanceler of Scotland, by the people of Edinbrughe wes elected and chosen prouest of the said citey ; of wich electione the toune excusses themselues to his Maiesty, as doune out of necessity, and for aduancement of his Maiesties ser uice ; quherat the King was extremily incencessed, and the toune, to pleasse his Maiestey, wer forced A. D. 1608. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 29 in Nowember foUouing, to electe a new S^ Johne Ar- nott, ther prouest. In Nouember, this same zeire, the Marques of Huntley, and Francis Hay, Earle of Erole, Grate Constable of Scotland, for not satisfing the churche for ther intertaining of messe prists and jesuitts, and not receauing the sacrament of the Lordes supper, wer commandit, the one of them himselue prissoner in the castle of Dunbartan, and the other to Streue- linge ; and the Earle of Angus, quho had beine longe a prissoner in Glasgow for the same causse, (with his Maiestes permissione) woluntarly exyles himselue to France, this same mounthe. In this same mounthe of Nouember, James El- phingstone, Lord Balmerinoche, principall secre tarey of estait to his Maiesty for the kingdome of Scotland, being this zeire challenged in England anent some letters wrettin by him in his Maiesties name to Pope Clement the 8, befor the King did atteine the croune of England ; bot he confessed (simulatly, as was though by thesse that best wnder- tood the courte, and hou matters then went) to li beral the King of suche grossnes, being examinnd by some priuey counsellers of bothe kingdomes : that in Ao 1598, he had wrettin to the Pope in his Maiesties name, for a Cardinalls hate, to be bestoued one Chisolme, a Scotts man, then Bischope of Wea- sone in France, brother to the Laird of Crounerigges 30 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 160a in Perthshyre ; in wich letter (he hauing gottin the Kinges hand to it) he styles the Pope Beatissime Pater, with wther such phrases, wich almost wrong ed the Kings honor and reputatione with all the protestant princes and states in Europe. His tray- eU and punishment (he being a Scotts nobleman) was remitted to the Justice of Scotland ; and he sent home thither wnder a gaurd, from shyre to shyre, of all wiche the King adwertisses his priuey coun saiU of Scotland, the 21 of the mounthe of Nouem ber, by Spotswood, Archbischope of Glasgow. After his arriuell in Scotland, he was first im- prissond in Edinbrughe castle, and from thence re- moued to the Touer of Falkland, and arraind at St. Andrewes in the subsequent zeire, and sentenced to losse his head ; bot by tbe Kings secrett commands to the Earle of Dumbar, he was againe remitted to the custodey of the Lord Scone, as a closse pris soner, to be keipt at Falkland ; and from thence was enlarged and confyned to his auen housses in An gus shyre, and Balmerinoche in Fyffe shyre, quher he deyed of a feuer and waicknes in his stomache, some few mounthes after the death of his arch-eni- mey and competitor, Ceicill, Earle of Salisburrey, (after quhome) if aney tyme he had surwiued, (as was talked by them that best knew the Kings mynd) he had beine in grater crydit with his master then euer. A. D. 1609. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. ,31 1609. In Januarij this zeire, 1609, ther was a conven tione of the estaits haldin at Edinbrughe, to wiche his Maiestie sent 27 artickells concerning the gouer niment of the churche and stait, heir to be traitted one ; all of wich wer receaued except tuo, wich wer remitted to the enseuing parliament. From this conventione of the estaits they sent a letter to his Maiesty of humble thankes, for hes graite caire for their weill and peace, of the dait 28 of this mounthe. The Lordes of priuey counsaiU, by ther letters of the 16 of Februarij, this zeire, randred hes Ma iesty humble and hartty thankes, for his grate fa uor, respecte and loue to thesse of this natione ; especially for that sentence pronunced in fauors of the Lord CoUueils grandchyld, in that questione of post nati, agitat befor all the learnid judges in Eng land, and decreited by the pryme judicatories ther. Alexander, Earle of Dumfermlinge, Lord Chan celer of Scotland, made a priuey counseller of Eng land, this zeire, the 8 of Februarij. The Lordes of his Ma'"=* priuey counsaiU, by ther letters of the 1 of Marche, this zeire, intreattes his Maiesty to adiorne the parliament called to be holdin in Appryle foUouing, in respecte of seedtyme, wntill the 24 day of Junij therafter ; to wich his Ma iesty condescendit. The 8 of Maij, this zeire, the King by his procla- 32 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A D. 1609. matione, prohibitts all forraine nations to fishe vpone aney of the costs of Scotland, England, Irland, or the lies adiacent, without esspeciall licence from the commissioners in that behalffe ordained. The 29 of Junij, this zeire, the parliament former- lie adiornnd, satt doune at Edinbrughe, quherin George, Earle Marishall of Scotland, was his Ma*"^ commissioner. In this pari: were maney actes of grate importance concerning both churche and stait concludit : — As, that no nobleman nor wther shall send ther children affe the countrey, with a pedagoge, wnles he haue the bischopes testificat of hes religione and manners, befor he shall concrydit his chyld to his education : — That the parents of such children out of the coun trey, quho haue left the protestant religione, and turned papists, shall not giue ther children aney mantinence, or acknouledge them in more then in bringing them backe to Scotland ; and that the pa rents enacte themselues in the bookes of priuey counsaill for this effecte : — That excomunicat persons shall not enioy ther landes, roumes, offices or possesions : — That bischopes send the names of excommunicat persons to the Thesaurer and Director of the Chan- celarey : — That none resait jesuitts, semenarey prists, say- A. D. 1609. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 33 ers of messe, wnder the priuey consaills censor, conforme to the lawes formerly made theranent; alid that all judges of the land, and grate and small, professe the reformed protestant religion : — The jurisdictione giuen to archbischops and bi schopes anent the spirituall judicatories and comis- sariattes : — Anent the establishment of the comissioners and justices of peace, first in this kingdome : — Anent the apparrelle to be worne be judges, ma gistrats and kirkmen : — ¦ Anent scandalous speiches aganist the King, his counsellers and noblemen : — Ratificatione of fi3rfaultries of the Lord Maxswoll and Laird of Rastalrige : with diuers others of lesse notte and consequence, as, namley, of 6 elections of churche linings in temporalities to particular men. In Nouember, this zeir, Mr Johne FairfuU, a minister, was punished by the Lordes of priuey counsaill, at his Maiesties command, for praying far the banisht ministers. 1610. In Januarij this zeire, 1610, 4 extraordinarey Lordes wer remoued from offe the Sessione, and vthers put in ther places. In Februarij, this zeire, the Marquis of Huntley, prissoner in Streueling castle, and the Earle of Er- VOL. II. D 34 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1610. role, prissoner in Edinbrughe castle, by ther letters, humbley beseiches hes Maiesty for some inlarge- ment, bot in vaine ; for the King (as the treuth was) thought that he could not preserue the pubUcke peace better, then be keiping thesse birdes of prey so caidget wpe. In Junij, this zeire, his Maiestey intendit to haue imployed the master of TuUibardin aganist the Clan- gregor; bot he hauing dravein vpe suche ane ex traordinarey draught of a commissione, that rather or his Ma*"^ should condescend to suche a one, the Lordes of his priuey counsaill, by ther letters, hum bley intreatted the King to take some other coursse aganist them, then to giue way to that wich might alienat the hearts of his best subiects, and wrong hes auen royall authority so muche. One Wedinsday, the 30 of Maij, this zeire, Prince Henrey was creatted Prince of Walles ; and 25 knights of the Bathe was made at this soiemitey, aU of them being Englishe, except 5; viz. William, Lord Hay, eldest sone to Francis, Earle of Errole ; Johne, Lord Erskyne, eldest sone to Jhone, Earle of Marr ; Francis Steuarte, 2d sone to James, Earle of Murray ; William Steuarte ; and Eduard Bruce. A. D. I6ia ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 35 In Julij, this zeire, the Lordes of counsaiU adwer- tisse hes Maiestey, that they heiring that some py- rates wer be northe the Scotts firthe, sent out 3 shipes imediatley to searche them, quho fand them neire the maine land of Orknay ; with quhome they had a bloodie feight. One of them they tooke of 200 tuns, and in her 30 able men, and 4 prissoners ; bot a pinnace of 100 tuns escaped them. They de- Uuered them to the Lordes of bis Maiesties priuey counsaill, quho caussed arrainge them, and 27 had sentence to be hanged ; and amongest them one named Perkins, the other Randell ; 3 of them wer keipt till furder trayeU, and his Majesties pleasure was knowen ; for they had reweilld some thinges of especiall men of qualitey, that had resait them, to quhom they sold ther spoyles. In September, this zeire, his Maf' ' sent the Lord Volton ambassador to France, to take the othe of that King, and of the Queine Regent, his mother, for the obserUatione of tbe, leauge newly concludit be tuix them ; he retumed home the 7 of October. Sunday, 21 of October, this zeire, by commissione from the Kings Maiestie to the Bischopes of London, Ely,Worchester, and Rochester, 36 AT^NALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. ICia. they did consecrat in the Bischope of Londons cha- peU, Ja: Spotswood, Archbis: of Calgowj.' Gauin Hamilton, Bis: of Galloway; Androw Lambe, Bis: of Brechin; this consecratione was performed, mutatis mutandis^ according to the churche of England. .In this mounthe of December, Henrey, Prince of Walles^ keipt hes courte in werey princeley manerj at his housse of St. James, neire Charing Crosse j setled his household, and ordained his officers ; the names of the cheiffe wer : — Of his Heighnes reueniewes : Sr Eduard Philips, Chanceler ; Mr Adam Neuton, Secretarey; Sr George Moore, Receauer Generall ; Sr William Fleitwood, Surwayer Generall ; Sr Augustine Nicolas, Serieant ; Mr Thomas Stephins, Atturney ; Mr Richard Conock, Auditor. Of his Heighnes houssehold : S'' Tho: Chatenor, Chamber lauie ; Sf Charles Cornewallace, Thrs :. S' Jo: Hollis, Comptroller ; Sr Dauid Fouills, Cofferer ; Sf Dauid Murray, Gentleman ofhis Bed Chahn- ber. A.D. 1611. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 37 161L Thursday the last of Januarij this zeire, 1611, Thomas Erskyne, Viscount Fenton, Lord Dirletone, was suorne a priuey counsellour of England, being then capitane of his Maiesties gaurd. One Easter day, in the mounthe of Marche, this zeire, his Maiestey creatted S' Robert Ker, at Whytehall, Lord and Viscount of Rochester. The 30 day of Januarij, this zeire, deyed George Home, Earle of Dumbar, Lord Beruick, Thesaurer of Scotland, and Knight of the Garter, at Whyte hall, and hes fimeralls wer solemly performed at Westminster, ia Apryle following; bot hes corpes wer inbalmd and coffinnd in lead, and interred at Dumbar churche in Scotland, wnder a staitley mo nument. In Maij, this zeire, a proclamatione issewed furthe at London, after a consultatione wich hes Ma*" had had ther in the starr chalmber, with his priuey coun saiU and judges, anent the standard walow and pre- seruatione of moneyes ; and this order, by the said edicte, -was established, that -the Pice of golde, called the Vnitie, should passe at 22 shillings Starling. The pice of golde, caUed the Double Croune, to passe at 11 shil: Starling. The pice of gold, called the Brittane Croune, to passe at 5 shill: 6d, 38 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 16U. The pice of gold, called the Thissell Croune, to passe at 4sh: 4d. 06,. The pice of gold, caUed the Halffe Croune, to passe at 2sh: 9d. The pice of gold of Scotland, called the 6 P-en- ney pice in England, to passe at , 11 shill: All ol^er pices of gold, of the coyne of aney former Kinges of that realme, at this tyme currant, to beare the lyke increasse of pryce, in proportione with thesse alredey specified. Eurey pice of 30 sh. to be now currant, and to haue heirafter coursse throughe Brittane, for 33s. The 20s. for 22s. The 15s. for l«s. 6d. The 10s. for lis. The 5 s. for 5s. 6d. The 2s. 6d. for 2s. 9d. Vpc«ie Vitson-monday, the 13 day of Maij, at Vindesore, Charles, Ducke of Zorke, his Maiesties ^d sone, Thomas Howard, Earle of Arrnndaill, and Robert Kerr, Viscount Rochester, wer instaUed Knights of the Garter. 1612. in Marche this zeire, 1612, the Frenche Kinges officers heights dier customes one the Scotts mar- cWntes, wnder pretext that . the ancient leauge be- A. D. 1612. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 39 tuix the tuo nations was not ratified since the deathe of the late Kinge, Henrey the 4 ; of wich innowa- tione the burrowes of this kingdome did adwertisse the Kings Maiesty, by ther letters of the 25 of this mounthe, and humbley desyres that his Maiesty woid be pleassed to wreat to his leiger ambassador in France, for that effecte. The 22 of Appryle, Robert Ker, Viscount Ro chester, was suorne a priuey counseller of England^ Thursday the 25 of Junij, Robert Crightone, Lord Sanquhaire, was indicted at the courte of King's Benche, by the grate inquyst of the countey of Mid- eUsex, for cotmselling, abetting and procuringe Ro bert Carleill to murther Jhone Turner, a master of fence, quho at play had strucke out one of the said Lordes eyes; for wich he was convicte and execute, one Monday the 29 of this same moimthe, at West minster hall gate, and deyed werey penitent. In JuUj, this zeire, the corpes of Marey, Queine of Scotland, was translated from Peeiterbroughe to St. Peiters churche at Wesbninster; and ther, in the mounthe of October foUouing, layed wnder a staitley monument bult ther, quher shoe now rests, :.by her only sone, K. James the 6, and first of Grate Brittane. In the mounthe of Julij, this same zeire, the Scottes staple was remoued from Midelbrughe to 40 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1612. Campweer, and that by his Maiesties especiall re commendatione to the burrowes of this kingdome. Fryday the 16 day of October, this zeire, aboute a 11 a clocke at night, arriued at Grauesend, Frede rick, 5 of tihat name. Count Palatyne of the Rheine, Prince Elector, &c. being werey princeley accompa nied. The 6 of Nouember, this zeir, betueen 7 and S a clocke at nighte, deyed the famous, hopefuU prince, Henrey, Prince of WaUes, at his courte of S. James, (not without suspitione of poysone,) bot as it then went, of a malignant purpeur feuer. His corpes wer magnificently interred at Westminster, in a werey soleme funerall, the 7 day of December, this same zeire; Prince Charles, his only brother, being cheiffe mourner, assisted by the Prince Elector Palatyne. This noble prince departed this lyffe about the 18 zeire ofhis age, and some 8 mounthes and 17 dayes more ; quhosse death was lamented by the most ge nerous princes of christindome. The 27 day of December, this zeire, Fredericke, Prince Palatyne, wes betrothed to the Ladey Eliza beth, the eldest daughter of Grate Brittanes mo narche, K. James, Ao 47 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1613. Vpone the 14 day of Januarij, this zeire, James, Marques of Hamiltone, according to his Maiesties A. D. 1613. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 41 .direction, wes admitted and suorne a priuey coun seller of England. This same mounthe, ther was a complaint exhibit to the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaUl, and by the haill inhabitants of the coste syde of Fyffe, complaining vpone ane new impositione layed vpone them this zeire bypast, and put in practisse and exe cutione by one Capitane Maisone, ane Englishman ; . viz. the deutey of excisse heringes, quherwith they nor zet ther predicessors wer euer at any tyme for merly burdined ; wich complaint the Lordes of pri uey counsaUl hauing taken to ther consideratione, by ther decreit they did exonere them from furder payment of that deutie.; becausse it was by the Lordes Weill wnderstood, that the compleiners wer not able to beare that burden, and that they had fuUy resolued to leaue that trade rather than be subiecte in the payment of that new exactione. In the mounthe of Appryle, this zeire, Alexander Mac-loyde, brother to Mac-loyd of Harries, did apprehend 4 of the principall rebells of the Lewis ; and was sumond to exhibit them wnder the paine of tressone, befor the Lordes of hes M,a'"'^ priuey coun saUl, befor he wold doe it. One Monday the 6 of Maij, this zeire, ther was a proclamatione at Edinbrugh crosse, discharging the coursse and passage of all and quhatsomeuer cooper coyne, except the proper coyne of this kingdome, 42 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1613. hauing coursse by his Maiesties varrand, and actes of coimsaill. The 18 day of this same mounth, the Lord OchU- trie solemHe, by his grate othe, purged himselue (in presence of tlie Lordes of his Ma''^ priuey coun saill), in being airte or pairt, ore .aney wayes acces sorey, to the murther of the Lord TorthoreUs fa ther ; and so thay wer reconceUled Iby the Lordes, hartily chapen hands, and mutually embracing one ane another. The 21 day of this mo'unfh, Johne, Lord Max well of Caeiiauerock, was takin from the tolbuith of Edinbrughe, to the mercat crosse of the same, quher, one a scaffold, he had his head chopped offe from his bodey, for the slaughter of the Laird of Jhonstone. The Laird of KUsythe, one his Ma''^ letter, is made Vice Chamberiaine of Scotland, by acte of counsaill, the 18 of Maij, and suorne a priuey coun seller. The 19 day of this same mounth, all his Maies ties leidges ar prohibit, by proclamatione, to tran- sporte out of the kingdom, aney iron vre in preiu- dice of Sf George Hayes workes. In the latter end of this same mounth, the mer- chand aduenturers to Pomerland and Prussia, did petitione the Lordes of the priuey counsaiU, that they wold be pleassed to vreatt in ther fauores to A. D. 1613. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 43 the Duck of Vallegast, quho had prohibite ther trade and trafeque ui the toune of Tralesound, and in others his territories; for recalling that edicte and mandate, wich they [did] effectually ; ther letters procuring the reopning of that trade to the Scottes traders ther. The 15 of Junij, this zeire, the Lordes of his Ma iesties priuey counsaill, being informed of a werey griuous oppressione generaUy committed by the landlordes, spirituall and tempora;ll, of the reahne, .aganist ther tenents, fermoures, and labourers of the ground, by exacting of them, without varrand of law, grate soumes of money for ther releiffe of the taxations imposed vpone them. The Lords of priuey counsaiU, by ther proclamatione, did straitly inhibit aU suche burdening of fermours and laborers of the ground with aney taxations, in all tyme coming, wnder grate penalties. The 29 of Julij, this zeire, S' Johne Ker of Litle- den is sentenced and inhibit by the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaill, for taking and assuming to himselue the tytill of a lard and baron of parlia ment, ;( without aney varrant ore allouance from his Ma"') in aU tyme coming, wnder the paine to be holdin and esteimed ane vsurper of his Ma*"'^ au- thoritie, if heirafter he shall presume to attemjA the lyke. One the 15 of September, this zeire, James Steu- 44 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1613. arte, caUed of Jerusalem j and Mr Robert ;Philpe, a preist, the one fer saying messe, and the other for heiring it, are both of them sentenced (according to the lawes (tf the land) by the justice .generall, to losse ther beades. In Nouember, this zeire, S' Robert Ker of An- crum, in presence of the Lordes of his Ma*'''" priuey counsaUl, dimits the captane-shipe of his Maiesties gaurd in fauors of S^ Andrew Ker of Oxenhame, quho was preferred to the same. The 1 of December, this zeire, Roberte Erskyne was beheadit at Edinbrughe crosse, for the prac tisse of poysoning, quherin he was a counseller and consenter aganist his auen nephewes, the tua bre thren of the housse of Dyn, in Forfar shyre. About this same tyme, a shipe of his Maiesties, 48 guns, of wich one Mr Woode was .capitane, was by negligence blowen vpe in Leith Road by gun- pouder, and aboue 60 men lost in her, and the 63 that escaped wer shiped and transported to Lon don. Much bussines, this zeire, hapned anent the set- ling of the children of the Clangregor, quhosse pa rents wer ather execute, kUled or banisht; and anent ther educatione by ther landslords, for wiche the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaUl tooke a werey pious coursse. This zeire, the most pairt of the barns and gar- A. D. 1613. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 45 ners of Drumfreis, being full of comes, wer burned. It was thought that one Archbald Harries, sone to Harries of Terraughlie, was the committer of that vUlaney ; bot being accused, he compeired befor the Lordes of priuey counsaill, and solemly cleired him selue. Since no euidence could be brought aganist him to prone him guiltey, he was dismissed. The 14 of Februarij, being Shroue Sunday, and St. Walantins day, was the Ladey Elizabeth maried to the Palsgraue, in the chapell at Whitehall ; the brydegroome being then attendit and accompanied with the nobility and diuersse of the gentrey of Scot land and England, diuersse bischopesj with his auen nobUity and gentrey, besydes otheres. The King being ther also in person, the Earle of Arundaill bearing the suord, they proceidit from the Kinges chamber of presence, and in staite and order march ed throughe the grate chamber, and so alonge the olde gaUerey, throughe the new bult roume towardes the Banquetting housse ; and then discendit to the loner new bult gallery in the first courte that led wnto the grate hall, and from thence wnta the cha- peU ; so as maney people might weill behold them. After them came the bride, led by tuo batchlers, viz. her brother. Prince Charles, and the Earle of Northamptone, Lord Priuey Seall. Shoe was at- tayred all in whyte, hauing a riche croune of gold vpone her head ; her haire hanging doune in tresses, 46 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. B. 16ia at full lenthe, besett with riche pearles and stones ; her traine supported by 12 virgins in whyte gar ments. AU the gallant ladeyes in the court, and maney others attendit the bride ; the Queine was al so ther in persone ; the King gaue her in marriage ; the Archbischope of Canterburrey married them % and the Bischope of Bathe preached the brydUl ser mon ; wich endit, they returnid from churche in that same royall order they went, the bride beinng then led by tuo married men, viz. the Duck of Lennox and the Earle of Nottinghame, Lord AdmiraU. The bride and bridegroome, Prince Charles, Counte Henricke, with other noblemen, strangers ;: aU the Lordes of the priuey counsaill, the cheiffe ladeyes of the courte, and otheres, dynnd that day in the new large roume bult for that purpois ; wiche roume was adornid with staitly hanginges, curiously wroght^ representing the sea fight betueen the Englishe and Spanishe fleetts in, Ao 1588. The turnaments, maskes, reuells, fyre workes and triumphes that was at this marriage, I wUlingly omitt, as not pertinent to a AnnaU. Saterday the 10 of Appryle, the King, Queine, Prince Charles, Palsgraue and the Ladey Elizabeth, went by barge from WhithaU to Greinwitche ; and the nixt Tuesday they all accompanied the Palsgraue and the Ladey Elizabeth to Rochester, quher the nixt morning they tooke ther leiue of the King, A. D. 1613. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 47 Queine and Prince, and then roade thence to Can- terburry, and so to Margate, in the He of Tannet, quher the Lord Admirall in persone, withe 9 of the Kinges shipes and pinaces, attendit ther coming, to receaue them, and conwey them and ther traine ouer. They embarqued one Fryday, being St. George day, intending to sett saille for Flushing, bot were put backe againe by contrarey windes; and one Sunday, aboute noone, the 25 of Appryle, they embarqued and came to Flushing, the 29 of Appryle. The AdmiraU hauing brought them to Campheere, in Zealand,' then he with the fleeit re turned to England. The King sent with them 4 principall commis sioners to conducte them to Backcharack, a citey of the Palsgraues ; viz. the Duck of Lennox, Arun daill, the Viscount Lislie, and Lord Haringtone, quho at the Palsgraues earnest intrettey, did ac- companey him into his cheiffe citey of Hedilberge. Ther was lykwayes ane other commissione giuen wnto the Lord Haringtone, Mr Henrey Martiene, his Maiesties aduocat and doctor of the law, and Mr Leuinus Mounke, one of the clerkes of the sig nett, and thesse wer to see the Ladey Elizabeths ioynture, formerly in quantitie agreid vpone, to be accomplished, and assured in forme of law ; and possesione to be takin according to the same ; all wiche was weill performed, to the good content ofhis 48 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1613. Maiestie ; and in ther retume homeward, the Lord Haringtone deyed at Vermes, a citey imperiaU, and his corpes wer brought ouer and interrid in England. Monday, 25 of October, this zeire, S' Ednarde Cocke, knight, Lord Cheiffe Jiistice of the Courte of Comon Pleas, wes remoued te the Court ef Kinges Benche, and was made Lord Cheffe Justice of Eng land ; and the nixt day, S^ Henrey Hobart, knight, and barronet, the Kinges Atturney Generall, was made Lord Cheffe Justice of the Courte of Comon Pleas; and S"^ Francis Bacon, the Kinges SolHci- ter, was made the Kinges Atturney Generall ; and Mr Henrey Yeluertone, Esqure, was made the Kinges Solliceter. Thursday the 4 of NoUember, Robert Ker, Vis count Rochester, was creatted Earle of Somersett and Baron of Branspethe ; and one the 10 of Julij, in the foUouing zeire, was made Lord Chamberiaine of the Kings housse. The 26 of December, this same zeire, Roberte,- Earle of Somersett, married the Ladey Francis Howard, daughter to the Earle of Suffolke, the di- uorced wyffe (by a trick of leiger demaine) of Ro berte, Earle of Essex. This wedding was solemniz ed at the courte, at WhithaU, and was honored with the royall presence ef the King, Queine, and Prince Charles, and most of the nobilitie. A. D. 1614. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 49 As 48 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1614. The 11 of Januarij this zeire, 1614, ther was ane commissione of justicirie past aganist Johne and Donalde Cadells, tuo notorious rebells, for flaugh- ter, fyreraissing, and others mischeiffes and willanes committed be them, wpone S"" Johne Campbell of Caldell, knight; and proclamatione was directed, prehibitting aney of his Maiesties subiects the resait of them, wnder the paine of heighe tressone. The 18 of Jarij, this zeire, Heu Weire of Clo- burne, quho was takin out of the toune of Edin brughe frem his mothers frindes, a zoung boy of 14 zeires of age, and carried ouer to Irland, and ther married vpone the Laird of Corhousse daughter, was, by S^ James Hamiltons meins, apprehendit in Irland, and sent backe to Scotland, and presented to the counsell. He was imprissoned in the tol buith of Edinbrughe, in a roome nixt the Laird of Blaickwood, by quhosse meines the boy was takin away, and sent wnto Irland. The toune of Perth hauing woodsett ther comoii- good for fortie thousand merkes, and hauing no meins to feleiue the same, bot by selling a 19 zeire take of seme pairte of ther comon-goed to certaine of their auen teunsmen; the Lordes of his Maies ties priuey counsaill, wpone the said touns hum ble suplicatione te them, did interpene their autho rity, and giue ther consent to the said take. VOL. II. E 5ft ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1614, Patrick, Earle of Orknay, being now longe a pris soner in Edinbrughe castle, (the reuenewes of the earledome being sequestrat) vpon his petitione to the Lordes of hes Maiesties priuey counsaill, hes allow ed to him, the 28 of this same mounth, 4 lib. Scotts per diem. This same day ther was a proclamatione publish ed, that none of the name of Mack-gregor wsse or carey aney other vapone, except ane poyntles knyffe, wnder the paine of death. In Februarij, this zeire, the Lairdes of Gighte and Neutone, bothe Gordons, are sentenced by the Lordes of priuey counsaill to perpetuall exyle, dur ing all the dayes of ther lyffetyme, neuer to sett foote in Scotland, wnder the paine of death, wnlesse they submitt themselues to the orders of the churche. The Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaUl past ane acte of the 3d of Marche, this zeire, wpone a motione made by Mr Johne Spotswood, Archbi schope of Glasgow, quho affirmed his Maiesties command and his warrant to that effect, wich he should produce ; ordaining ane generall celebratiene of the sacrament of the Lordes supper, vniversally throughe the haUl kingdome of Scotland, vpone one day, viz. the 24 day of Appryle nixt to come ; the absents are ordaned to be netted, and therafter persewed and punisht, according to the lawes made theranent. A. D. 1614. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 51 The Lordes ef secrett counsaill, after much tamp- ring with the officers of the mint, ordains 500 stone weight of cooper to be coynned in Turnois, and to passe his Maiesties armes ; and that ther shall be 25 pennies in the vnce weight. The 29 of Appryle, this zeire, Thomas Jhonstone, that abussed the Bischope of Brechin, had sentence pronunced aganist him, conforme to his Maiesties especiall direction, to be banished his Maiesties do minions, and neuer to returne within the same dur ing his lyffetyme, wnder the paine of death ; lyk wayes te lay in prissone in the comon jayle of Bre chin, for the space ef 3 mounths, and to be brought to the mercat crosse ef Brechin vpone 3 seueraU mercat dayes, and ther to be layed in the stockes fer certaine houres during the tyme of the mercat ; and that vpone eurey one of thesse dayes, he giue ane publicke declar atione and acknowledgement of the offence committed be him aganist God, the Kings Ma'"% and the Bischope ; and that he is wortheley punished for the same ; and that his offence deseruid a far mere rigerus punishment nor is inflicted one him. About this tyme, Ronald Oige, quho caUed him selue the basse sone to Angus Mack-oneill of Duney- wege, surprisses the castell ef Dunewege in Ha, be ing keipt by a garissone of the Bishcope of the lies. 52 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A, D. 1614. and fortifies the same, aganist his Maiesties autho rity. The north seas and costes of Scotland, about this tyme, wer muche infested with 8 Englishe pyrates ; te restraine quhome, his Maiestie sends doune 4 of his royall nauey, to be commandit and directed by the Lordes of his priuey counsaill of Scotland, quho this mounth did prewyde them with all necessarey prowisions, also with skilfull pUots, In May, this same zeire, Patrick, Earle of Ork nay, is transported from Edinbrughe castle to Dum- bartane, and ther imprissoned; and Robert Steu arte, his basse sone, contraire to his othe made to the priuey counsaill, depairts secretly to Orknay, and becomes the causse of much trouble in thesse pairtes. This same mounthe ef Maij, 2 of the Englishe py- rattes wer takin in Orknay, and the 2 capitans wer sent to Edinbrughe. James Lyone, basse sone to the Master of Gla- misse, for wenting some speiches, that he wold kill the Earle of Kingerne, is sentenced for euer to be banished the kingdome, and not to returne wnder the paine of deathe ; and becausse he was poore and naked, the Lordes ordained the Earle of Kingerne to giue him some money te clothe him, and put him off" the countrey. Bot the Earle, out of his misei'- A. D. 1614. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 53 able peueishnes, did often and still refusse, at the counsells desyre, to giue so muche as one penney, for wich the Lordes did repeall ther former sen tence aganist James Lyone, and sett him at libertie ; being enacted wnder the paine of 10 thousand libs. not to wrenge the said Earle. Angus Oige Mac-eneUl, brother to S"" James Mac-eneill, takes the castle of Duneywege from Ro nald Oige, and wold keipe the same for his Maies ties seruice, as he auerrid; bot being reqnyred by the Lordes ef priuey counsaill to deliuer it to the Bischope of the lies, he not only refussed so te doe, bet kUls Ronald Oiges 4 men, keips himselue pris soner, and furnishes the castell with all sorts of am- munitione and prouisione aganist the stait. In Junij, this zeire, Gauin Drumond ef Kildres, kUls Mr Johne Murray in the tonne of Dumblaine, wich was lyke to make a grate stur betuix the Mur- rayes and Drumonds ; bot by the wysse prouidence of his Ma*''" priuey counsaUl, and the redey obe dience of ther cheiffes to quyete matters for the publicke peace, bussines wer remitted to ane ordinar coursse of law. The 24 of this same mounthe, the 3 sisters of the housse of Dyn, wer sentenced this day te losse ther heades at Edinbrughe crosse, for poysoninge ther tuo cou singes, wich was accordingly put te execu tione. 54 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1614. In this mounthe, Robert Steuarte, basse sone to the Earle of Orknay, quho had come to Orknay, (contrair his faith,) couertly raisses souldiers, and surprisses the castells of Kirkwall and Birssa, and fortifies the same with all series of amunitione, and a garisone, aganist the Kinges authority. In the end ef this mounthe, some discontents wer lyke to breed a grate deall ef mischieffe betuix the Marques of Hamiltone and the Mr. of OgUuey, anent the preuilidge of balding of Balzie courtes within the regality ef Aberbrothe ; wiche the Lordes of priuey counsaill wyssly preweined, by causing them both find souertie for keiping the public peace. The 24 of Julij, this zeire, Robert Douglas, sone to the persone ef Locarmains, shottes the Laird of Wachton threugh the hatt with a foouUing peice, and with that same shott kills Mr Francis Bothuel dead, and Waughtone kills Roberte Broune, ser uant to Mr Richard Douglas, quho accompanied Robert Douglas. This same day, the Lordes ofhis Maiesties priuey counsaill, by ther acte, ratifies the acte of the synode of St. Andrewes, aganist drunkcards and drunken- nesse, and ordaines the same to be published at all the mercat crosses of the kmgdome. At this same tyme, lykwayes, the confyned mi nisters of Fyffe, quho opposed the bischopes, vpone A. D. 1614. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 55 ther humble submissione, wer, at his Maiesties com mand, by the priuey counsell releassed. In Aguste, this zeire, the Earle of Cathnes, by bis Maiesties commissione, is sent Leiuetenant Ge nerall to suppresse the rebellion in Orknay. He setts sayle with 2 shipes, weUl prowidit, from Leith, the 20 ef this mounthe, with aU necessars fer the varrs. The haiU cheiffemen of the lies presented them selues befor the Lerds of the priuey counsaill, and wer dimitted wnder bandes fer ther zerlie compir- ance in the mounth of Julij, fer euer heir after, be for the saids Lordes. In September, this zeire, the castle of Kirkwall, in Orknay, was randred by Robert the Bastard, and Patrick Halcro, to the Earle of Cathnes, his Ma iesties leieutenant, after it had beine longe battred with the cannon ; and the cheiffe of the rebells wer sent to Edinbrughe. The 26 ef October, the Earle of Cathnes hauing performed the seruice in reducing the rebells of Orknay to his Maiesties obedience, one his Ma"*^ letter to his priuey counsaill, is this day admitted and suorne a priuey counseUer. In this same mounthe, commissione is granted to the Earle of Argyle, as his Maiesties leiuetenant, and in his absence, to the Laird of Cadell, for re ducing the rebells of Ila ; and Angus Oige, capitane 56 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1614. of the castle of Duneywege, to ther obedience, with pouer to them te raisse the inhabitants ef the neigh bour ilands, with the shriffdomes of Argyle and Tarbett, for ther assistance in the seruice. Sunday, 2d of Jarij, this zeire, betueen the houres of 12 and 1 in the morning, Henrey Frederick was at Hedelberge, in Germaney, the 1 borne sone ef the heighe borne Princesse, the Ladey Elizabethe, eldest daughter to K. James, Grate Brittans Mo narche. Tuesday, 29 of Marche, this zeir, S>- Ralffe Vinwood, knight, Master of the Requyste, was suorne Principall Secretarey of Estait. In Julij, this zeire, the King of Denmarke, with 3 shipes, arriued at Yairmouthe, being royally at tendit with his Lerd Chanceler and AdmiraU of Denmarcke, with diuersse others his officers and seruants, and about 20 of his gaurde. He cam from Yarmouthe by land, in werey priuat maner, acompanied only with the Lord Chanceler and Lerd Admirall, not being knowen be aney, till he was in Somersett housse, in the Queins priuey chalmber, quho was not a litle ioyfuU te see her royall brother, quhosse suddaine and wnexpected coming was cheiffi- lie to see her. He came to England the 20 of Ju lij, and depairted thence the 2d day of Agust ; and altho he stayed shorte tyme ther, zet his princely A. D. 1614. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 57 bounty was royall to all persons, according to ther degrees, that did him aney seruice er attendance. The 26 of October, in the preceiding zeire, ther arriued at courte, Olexese Euanoweiche Izuzen, leiuetant of Shatskey, ambassadore from Michaell Pheodoroweiche Vrione, the new young Empe rour of Russia, wnto the King of Grate Brittane, to congratulate with his Maiesty, and to desyre hes continuall loue and amitey, and te intreat his Ma iesty to be mediator for a peace betuix the said Em perour ajid the King of Sueden ; and that it wald pleis his Maiesty to send ane ambassador to his master, the Russian Emperour. This ambassador returnid in Junij, this zeire, and with him S^ Johne Mericke, sent ambassador frem his Maiesty to Mos- ce, werey honorably attendit. The Russian am bassador was verey honerablay intertained quhill he remainid in England, and his presents of furs wich he gaue te the Kinge, Queine and Prince, wer gra- tiously accepted. Vedindsday, the 13 of Julij, this zeire, Thomas, Earle of Suffolke, lait Lord Chamberiaine of his Maiesties Houssehold, wes made Lord Thesaurer of England. As 49 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1615. In the preceiding zeire, 1614, K. James and hes EngUshe counsaill hauing sett out ane proclama- 58 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. IfilS. tione, inhibitting aney goodes ather to be imported or exported England, bot in Englishe bottomes, wich moued the Frenche King, in Januarij, this zeire, te emitt ane edicte, that no goodes should be ex ported or zet imported within his dominions, bot in Tranche bottomes, te the grate preiudice of the merchant estait of the kingdome of Scotland ; wiche edicte being complained off by the Scottes factors ther, to the courte of parliament of Paris, as ane acte ef stait destructiue te the ancient aUiance be tuix the tuo crounes of Scotland and France, in- violablie keipt thesse 800 -zeires bypast; and that the Frenche had euer free libertie of trade and trafeq: in all the ports, heauens and places of Scot land ; wich complaint the said courte hauing takin to ther serious consideratione, fand that the said edicte did no wayes extend towardes the subiectes of the kingdome of Scotland, ther ancient frinds and allayes ; bot that they wer als free within the realme and dominions ef France, as at aney tyme heirto for ; and for that effecte ordained the courte of ad miralty to see this sentence put in executione, to the end that no Scotsman receaue aney preiudice, vrenge or displeasure, within aney port, heauen or harbour belonging to the croune ef France, 4 Fe bruary, 1615. The 25 of Junij, this zeire, the young Laird of Cullmalindie, Bruce, in Perthshyre, killed Toschole, A. D. 1615. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 59 Laird of Minewaird, sister sone to S' James Camp- beU of Lawers, in the tonne of Perth. Cullmalindy, the committer of the slaughter, fled. In this same mounth of Junij, S"^ James Macdo- nald, and his complices, takes the castell of Dune wege, in Ila, and kills the capitane and souldiers ; and so againe enters in open rebellione. The 20 of Julij, this zeire, the Lordes Lauder- daUl, Erskyne and Fleiming, with S' Archbald Na per of Merchiston, wer suorne and admitted priuey counseUers. The 17 of Jarij, this zeire, began a froste, with ex- treame snow, wich continewed till the 14 of Febru arij ; and albeit the violence of the froste and snow abbated some thinge, zet it continewed still snowing, muche or lesse, till the 7 of Marche, quherby much cateU perished, alsweUl olde as young; and in some places diuers dewised snow pleughes to cleire the ground and fodder catell. This snow was we rey dangerous to all trauelers. Sunday, 23 of Appryle, this zeire, George Vil- liers, Esqure, was suorne Gentleman of the Kinges Bed Chamber, and the nixt day he was knighted. The 29 ef Junij, the Lord Hay was creatted Bar ron Sawley. Friday the last ef Junij, S' Robert Dormer, knight and baronett, was created Lord Dermer. The 27 of September, deyed Ladey ArabeUa Steu- 60 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1615. arte, daughter te Charles, Earle of Lennox, vnckell to K. James the 6, in the Tower of London, and was royally interrid at Westminster. Monday the 23 of October, this zeire, Richard Weston, yeoman, was indicted and condemned in Guildhall, in London, fer poysoning of S"^ Thomas Ouerberrey, knight, and was execut at Tyburne. Ther was also condemned and execut, this same zeire, as accessorey to the murther of S'' Thomas Ouerberry, at diuers tymes, viz. Anna Turner, 9 ef Nouember ; S'' Jerwaisse Flowesse, Leiuetenant of the Touer, 16 of Nouember; and James Frank- leine, gentleman, the 9 of December. As 50 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1616. In Januarij, this zeire, the Earle of Argyle, his Maiesties leiuetenant |^aganist the rebeUious Iland- ers, hauing gained from them the castle of Dune wege, in Ila ; and ather takin, expellid, banisht er killed the most pairt of them, and the remnant re duced to his Ma'''=* obedience, went vpe to courte to giue ane accompt of his seruice. In Maij, this zeire, his Maiestie giues a patent of the fishing of whalles, for 35 zeirs, to S"^ George Hay, and Mr Thomas Murray, his seruants, quho sett out 2 shipes for that purpois, this zeire. The ) 9 of September, this zeir, Lord Ker of Cess- furd was solemly creat Earle of Roxbrughe; the A. D. 1616. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 61 solemity being assisted by the Marques Hamilton, the Earles of Vinton, Mar, Eglintone, Perth, and TuUibardin; the Lordes Scone, Buccleuche, Col- ueUl, Burle, and Madertie. In October, this same zeire, Walter Scott, 2d sone to Harden, was creuelly murthered by Scott, Laird of Boniton, and hes brother ; the murthers escaped. One Fryday the 24 of Maij this zeire, 1616, La dey Francis, Countesse of Somersett, was brought to Westminster Hall, and the nixt day Robert, Earle of Somersett, was brought thither lykwayes, and had ther seuerall tryalls by ther peers, touching the bus sines of the poysoning of S'' Thomas Ouerburrey ; and then returnid againe to the touer, and ther re mained. In the b'^gining of this same zeire, S"* George WUliers, knight, was made Master of the Hersse. The 20 of Junij, this zeire, the King in persone, accompanied withe Prince Charles, and the Lordes of his priuey counsaill, sate in the star chamber, and made ane eratione to the judges, by way of charge and instructiene. Sunday the 7 of Julij, this zeire, wer installed Knights of the Garter, Francis, Earle of Rutland, S"^ George WUliers, Mr. of the Hersse, and Viscount Lislie. The 9 of Julij, this zeire, S' Jhone Hollis, knight, 63 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND A. D. 1616 was created Lord Houghtone, and S"" Jhone Hooper, Lord Tenhame of Tenhame, in Kent. At Wood stork, on Tuesday the 27 bf Agust, S^ George WUliers, Knight of the Garter and Master of the Hersse, was creatted Lord Waddon and Viscount Villiers. Vpone Monday the 4 of Nouember, this zeire, at WhithaU, Prince Charles wes invested and crouned Prince of Walles, by his Maiestie. At this solemn- tie, most of the nobility of the land wer present. In honor ef this coronation wer made 25 knights of the Bathe, quho performed all ther ceremonies in the vpper parliament housse ; and the nixt Sunday, with magnificence, being brauely mounted, from Vest- minster roade to WhithaU, quher they wer knighted by the Kinges Maiesty, viz. James, Lerd Mattreuers, Algemenn, Lord Percey, James, Lerd Wriothesley, Eduard, Lord Clinton, Eduard, Lerd Beuchampe, Lord Barcley, Lerd Mordant, S' Alexander Erskyne, S' Henrey Howard, Sr Eduard SackweUl, Sr WUUam Howard, S"" Eduard Houard, A.D. 1616. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 63 Sr Montegu Barley, S' William Sturton, Sr Henrey Parker, Sf Dudley North, Sr Spencer Compton, S"" William Spencer, Sr William Symor, Sr Rowland St. Jhone, Sr Jhone Candishe, Sr Thomas Newill, Sr Johne Roeper, Sr Johne North, Sr Henry Carey. Thursday the 7 of Nouember, Thomas, Lord Elismeere, Lerd Chanceler ef England, wes creatted Viscount Bracley; William, Lerd Kneuills, was creatted Viscount Wellingferd; and Sr PhUipe Stanhope, knight, was creatted Lerd Shelferd. Saterday, 16 of Nouember, Sr Eduard Cooke, knight, was discharged from his office of Lord Cheiffe Justice of the Kinges Benche; and in his place was installed Sr Henrey Montegw, knight, the King Seriant at Law. Monday the 16 ef December, Marke Antonius de Deminis, Archbischope of Spalate, in the territorie of Venice, was werey honerabley intertained and and receaued, at Lambeth, by the Archbischope of Canterburrey, with quhom he rem^itaed, and wrote 64 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 161& a breiffe declaratione ef his reassons for leaning the Roman kirke, and his natiue countrey, wich was im- mediatly therafter published in 8 languages; he was therafter made Deane of Vindesor and Mr. of the Sauey. Monday the 22 of December, Sr Thomas Ed- mends, ambassador leiger m France, was made Comptroller ef the Kinges houssehold; and the Lord Wotton was made Thesaurer of the Kinges houssehold. As 51 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1617. The 27 of Februarij, this zeire, George, Marques of Huntley, was admitted and suorne a priuey coun seller, conforme to the order. About this same tyme, Dauid, Lerd Carnegey, was suorne and admitted a priuey counseUer, con forme to the order. The 4 of Marche, this zeire, ther was a conven tione of the estaites haldin at Edinbrughe, quherin was granted a taxatione ef 300,000 libs, fer defraying the charges, of hes Maiesties recep tione and progres in Scotland. The 26 of Appryle, this zeire, the Queins Maies tie, by her commissione wnder her hand and seall, makes choysse of 4 to be offe her counsaUl, in place of thesse 4 last decessed, and to be addit to the 3 that are aUue ; 7 in all to manage her haiU rents in A. D. 1617. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 65 Scotland, and affaires ; 4 of them te be a coram, the Lord Chanceler alwayes beuig one. The Queins counsellers wer : Alex: Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Chancelei: of Scotland ; Thomas, Lord Binning, Secretarey of Estait ; Sr George Hay of Netherliffe, Clercke of Re gister ; Sr Peiter Young, Elimosiner ; Sr William OUphant of Neuton, his Ma*'^' Aduocat ;• Sr Alexander Drumond ef Medepe, one of the Senators of the CoUedge of Justice; Sr William Setton of Kylsmore. Hiis same zeire, in Maij, the 2 Maissers of Ceun- SeU, and 4 of Sessione, hes medifiet to them for fees, by his Maiesties grant in all tymes coming, for ane earle, at his creation, 120 merkes, ane viscount 100 merkes, ane lord 80 merkes, and at the dubing of eache knight 20 merkes, Scotts money. The 3d of this same mounth ef Maij, the Lordes ofhis Maiesties priuey counsaill setts doune orders for taking vpe ef his Maiesties housse, wich wes ap poynted to be taken vpe the 7 of this same mounthe, and that hes Maiesties 6 master housseholds, viz. Lord Colueill, Lord Burlie, Sr Michaell Elphinston VOL. II. F 66 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1617. Sr Andrew Malweill, Sr William Setton, and Sr James Dundas, waitt and attend his Maiestie per wices, according to this order; after that Sr James Dundas hes endit hes 24 houres seruice, the Lord Colueill againe to begin. The 2 of Junij, this zeire, ther was a proclama tione publisht at the mercat cresses of all the cheiffe burroghes of this kingdome, declaring at lenth his Maiesties earnist desyre to visit this his ancient kingdome, and the naturall longing that hes Maies ty hes had thir many zeires bygaine te come heir ; and how now all the impediments that hes hindred his Maiesties resolutione anent his heir coming be ing remoued, hes Ma"' hes begun and almost ac complished his jorney and progresse, with most cen- fortable and happey succes. And therfor command ing all his Maiesties good subiects of this king- dome to be thankful! to God for the good succes hea Maiesty hes had in his iorney ; and nixt to be thank ful! to hes M aiesty for the pains and trauells he hes takin, in his auen persone to come to this kingdome, and in manifestatione ef ther thankfuUnes te his Ma iesty, to shew al! tokins of courtisie, cordiality and humanity to the noblemen and others of the king- dome of England that are to come heir with hes Maiesty; and to offer no maner of offence or re- A. D. 1617. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 67 proche to them, in vard, deid, countenance er wther- wayes ; and that all the subiects of this kingdome conteine themselues in quietnes and cobilie societie, eurey one of them with ane other ; and in no wayes te persew one ane other by word or deid, wnder the paine of death. The 28 day ef this same mounth, his Maiesty held a parliament at Edinbrughe, quherin ther was con cludit by acte, 2 maine bussines, viz. anent the elec tione of archbischopes and bischopes; the restitu tione of chapters, and the plantatione of kirkes ; and a ratificatione of the authority and preuilidges ef the justices of peace and ther constables; with diuers others good actes and lawes, wich are to be read amongest the constitutions of this parliament. Hes Maiesty, in his progresse this zeire, came from Beruicke to Dunglas, then to Setton, and from it to Edinbrughe ; he wisitted Linlithgow, Stirling, Dumfermling, Falkland, Perth, Couper, St. An drews, Dundie, Monrosse, Pasley, Glasgow, and so returned to England be Dumfries and Carleill. The 20 of Agust, this zeire, the Lordes San- quhare, Buccleuche, Cranstone, Sr Johne Ker of Jedbrughe, Sr Androw Ker of Oxenhame, Johne Murray of Lochemaben, and WUliam Douglas of Cauers, Shriffe of Teuiotdaill, landeslordes of the west and east marches, compirit personaly befor the Lords ofhis Maiesties priuey counsaill, and acted 68 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1617. themselues to make ther haill men, tenants andseruants anssuerable and obedient to justice ; and that they shall satisfie and redresse parties wronged, conforme to the lawes and actes of parliament, and general band made in Ao 1602 ; this band being the best and most strait band that euer was made in the bor ders, (wich was made by his Ma*'** informatione and directione,) he being at Drumfreis in the zeire 1602, was then subscriued by a grate number of the lands- lordes of the west and midle marches. The 10 of September, this zeire, in presence of the Lordes of priuey counsaiU, his Maiesties sen tence and decreitt being read concerning all feeds and matters of bleed betuix the Hayes and Gordons, (wich was submitted to his Maiesty,) the Marques of Huntley and Earle of Erole hauing notice by the Lard Chancier, that ^it was first (befor all) his Ma iesties pleasur, that they tuo should chope handes, and embrace one ane other, wich by aU appeirance they werey cordially did. Sunday the 5 ef Januarij, this zeire, the Lord Vis count Villiers, at Whitehall, was create Earle of BuGkinghame, and suorne a priuey counseller. Shrouffe Tuesday, the 4 of Marche, maney disor- dred persons, of sundry kyndes, spoyled maney hous ses about London, namlie, new bulte aile howsses and play housses. The 7 of Marche, this zeire, the grate seall of A. D. 1617. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 69 England was deliuered to Sr Francis Bacon, knight, the Kinges Atturney, quho was made Lord Keiper of the Grate Seall. Quhen Bacon was made Lord Keeper, Sr Hen rey Yeluerton, knight, the Kings .SoUicetor, was made the Kinges Atturney, and Mr Thomas Couen- try, Esquyre, Recorder of London, was made the Kinges Solhcetor, and was knighted the 16 of Marche. Sunday, 23 of Marche, this zeire, at Burlie one the hUl, in Rutlandshyre, Sr Eduard Neell, knight and baronett, was creatted Lord Neell of Ridling- tone. Tuesday the 4 of Nouember, this zeire, ther ar riued at the courte, Stephan Euanowiche, Leiuete nant of Rasco, and Marck Euanozin Posdieef, one of the 3 chancelers of Russia, ambassadors to his Maiestie, from Michaell, Emperour of Russia. They had audience the nbct Sunday, and they and ther cheiffe followers wer feasted by the King at Whit haU, being 50 in nomber. Ther quhoU traine was 75. Thursday the 6 of Nouember, the Lord Hay married the Ladey Luce, daughter to the Earle of Northumberland. Monday, 29 of December, this zeire, Charles Lo douick, second sone to the Ladey Elizabeth, was 70 ANNALES OF SCOT-LAND. A. D. 1617. borne at Hedelberge, about 4 a clocke in the morn inge, and was christnnd in Marche foUowing. As 52 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1618. The Kinges Maiestie, in Marche, this zeire, com- mandes the Lordes of his priuey counsaiU to inter- rupte the Hollanders from fishing in the Scotts seas, within sight of land. The 20 of Aguste, this zeire, Mr Thomas Rosse, a brother of the housse of Cragey, in Perthshyre, was sentenced by the Justice GeneraU to losse his head at the crosse of Edinbrughe, and therafter the same head te be affixed one the jayle, fer propos- inge certane villanous and opprobrious theses in defamatione of his auen natiue countrey and coun- treymen, and affixing them ene a churche dore in Oxeferd, before sermon one a Tuesday, offring them to be publickly dispute, and himselue (miserable wretche) to defend them. This sentence was put in executione within 2 dayes therafter. The 1 of Januarij, this ^eire, being Thursday, George, Earle of Buckinghame, was creatted Mar ques of Buchinghame, at WhithaU. Thursday, the 8 of Januarij, Sr Robert Nanton, knight, was suorne the Kinges Secretarey. Sunday, the 12 of Julij, at Otlands, Sr Francis Bacon, knight. Lord Chanceler ef England, was creatted Lerd Verulam. A.D. 1618. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 71 Sunday the 19 of Julij, in the aftemoone, the King iooke away the staffe from the Lord Thesaurer. This sommer the King created 4 Earles : Viscount Lislie was creatted Earle of Leicester ; Lord Cemptone, Earle of Northampton ; Lord Riche, Earle of Waruicke ; Lord Candishe, Earle of Deuonshyre ; and the Marques of Buckinghames mother, Ladey to Sr Thomas Comptoiie, was created Countesse of Buckinghame. The 17 of October, this zeire, Vzahyne Chiaus, attendit with 12 persons, cam ambassador from Sul tan Osman, the Turkishe Emperour; he had au dience ene Tuesday the 3d of Nouember. About the 28 of October, being Vedinsday, Sr Walter Rauleighe, hauing bot laitly returned frem his Guiana woyage, and sacked the toune of St. Thome, was brought from the Touer to the Kings Benche barre, and by the Lord Cheiffe Justice was asked, quhat he could say fer himselue, quhy he should not suffer executione of death, according to the judgement of death, for his tressone in the first zeire of the King ; quherwnto he coulde make no sufficient anssuer. And from thence being caried to the gatehousse, and the next morninge about 8 of the clocke, he was brought vpone a scaffold in the parliament yaird, quher for more then ane houres space, he made sundrey speiches, as appologies to 73 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A, D. 1^18. sundrie imputations formerly layed wpone him ; and about 9 a clocke hes head was strucke offe. Jle wa? a werey gallant man, and deyed resolutly j his head and bodey wer buried at hes wyffes discretiorie. Immediatly after his executione, ther was a booke published by authoritie, cencerninge the manifesta tione of his offence in the breache of peace with Spaine, and his exceiding the tenor of his patent. Vedinsday, the 18 of Nouember, a blazinge star begude to be seine in the southe easte, about 5 a clocke in the morning, the flame and streame therof enclynd towards the west. I can not bot make pos terity pertaker of the exacte descriptione of this so prodigious a star to all Europe, descriued to K, James by a werey pi'ofound and learnid mathemati- ciane of this iland. The motion of this comet, (sayes he,) from my first obseruatione, was one Vedinsday morning, the 18 of Nouember, 1618, to Vedinsday the 18 of De cember ; the wiche whirled aboute the earthe eurey 24 houres, and declynned 12 degrees touardes the southe, making his diurnall gyve ouer that terres trial circkell quherin layes Nona Guinea, the lies Timor and Jaua, in the easte ; the north pairt of St, Laurence, Mosambiq: in Africa ; the midele of Bra-t silia and Peru, in the vest. About the 22 of Nouember, it entred the equi- noctiall plaine ouer the Molluccas, Mallacca, Sum- A. D. 1618. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 73 matra, Abassia, S. Thomas, Guyana, eurey day ascending towardes our pole articke ; about the 27, entring the tropicke of cancer ; afterwardes passuig ouer all the regions of the earthe, euen ouer the vtermoste limitts of the Brittishe empyre. About the 1 1 ef December, his declinatione was 81 degrees and a halffe; and therfor passed ouer London in the morning, and so hasted more north- wardes, euen als far as the Orcades. I may not forgett, that the comet, in the latter pairt of his period, was northwest after sune sett, wich gaue to some, not skUfull in astronomey, to affirme a second comett ; bet in the beginning I for- told, (wich was no grate matter for to dee) that if the comett continwed a whyle, it wold aduance neire the taile of Vrsa Maior. He sayd that this comet was als far aboue the moone, as the moone is from the earthe ; and that the comets distance from the earthe was not lesse than 2,300,000 Englishe myles ; wheras the moone (quhen shoe is neirest) is litle more than 2,000,000, wich is nothing te the suns eiaculatione of his beames wpone the earthe, more then 6,900,000 myles. The comets bulke was at least ^ of the quhole earthe, and not fuUy twysse gratter than the moone ; bot the comet compared to the sune, was scarsse 1 to 8000. So Utle is this grate conjet in respecte of 74 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1618. that glorious lampe. And zet the sune bot a poynt to the immesse spheure of fixed stars : and all this nothinge in comparisone ef that infinite circkeU, cuius centrum est ubiq: circumferentia nusquam; the center of quhosse presence and prescience is eurey quhere, and his limitts no quhere. Bot quhatsoeuer was the materiall ef this comet, howsoeuer compacte and desolued, I am enforced, in conclusione, to lay prostrat at the Almighties pouer; in the globositie therof, to admire his wis- doome in the motione, and adore his goodnesse in the present apparitiene. Quhatsoeuer eiuell this new comet may presage, the seinge be to them that hate ws, and the inter- pretatione therof to our enimies. Bot quhatsoeuer good it can premisse, the God ef Heauen (quho ther placed it) cenfirme them all to his royall Maiestie, and Grate Brittans Monarchie ! Amen. Since wich tyme, euen from the nixt zeire after, ther begane grate varrs in Germanic, betueen the Emperour and some German Princes, and the Prince of Transiluania ; betueen the K. ef Den mark and the Emperour ; betueen the K. of Suden and Polland; betueen the K. of Polland and the Turke ; quher it pleassed Almighty God to giue the King of Polland a grate victorey, wich caused the Turke to enter in leauge with the PoUenian. The Frenche King made a longe, feirce and terri- A.D. 1618. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 75 ble sedge vpone the citey of Rechell, diuersse zeires ; wich at lenthe, threugh extreame famine and misse- rey, zeildit wnto the King. The Emperour made sharpe varres in Italic, and woune Mantua, and assayled diuersse others pro- uinces. The Frenche King taking pairt with Man tua, inwadeth Sauoy, and made grate spoyle therin. The King of Sueden, with a weill appoynted ar- mey, stoutly invadit the empyre. Ther also followed, in diuersse others places, sundrie attemptes, batells, assaults in sundry other prouinces, especially be tuix the Turke and Venetians; betuixe the K. of Grate Brittane and his subiects; the grate and creueil massacker ef the Scottes and Englishe pro testants, by the inhumane and bloodie Irishe, in Ir land; wich wnnaturall warre, in all the 3 king- domes, after innumerable batelles, continewes to this day, the 2 ef October, 1648, bot aney appirance of peace. The 25 of Nouember, Sr Jhone Digbey, knight, Vice-chamberlaine to the King, was created Lord Digby of Shirburne, by patent to him and his heirs mailes. He had beine formerly 3 tymes ambassa dor to the King ef Spaine from his Maiesty. Fryday, 27 of Nouember, the Ladey Elizabeth, daughter to the Palsgraue and the Ladey Elizabeth, was borne at Hedelberge, betueen 1 and 2 in the afternoone. 76 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A, D. 1619. As 63 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1619. The 15 ef Julij, this zeire, deyed Sr Alexander Drumond of Medope, one of the Senators of the CoUedge of Justice, a werey learned judge. The 12 of Marche, this same zeire, Thomas Erskyne, Lord Fenton, one of the gentlemen of his Maiesties bed chalmber, wes created Earle of Kelley. And one the 16 of this same mounth, lykwayes, Walter, Lord Buccleuch, was creatted Earle of Buccleuche, and Lerd Scott of Branxholme. One the 20 ef this same mounth, also, Thomas Hamilton, Lord Bininge, Principall Secretarey of Scotland, and President of the CoUedge of Justice, was creatted Earle of Melros. In Maij, this zeire, WUliame Rige of Ederney, one of the balzies ef Edinbrughe, fer censuring some of the ministers of Edinbrughe, and not communi- catting conforme to the actes of the assembley of Perth, wpone the Bischopes suggestione, and cla mor to the King, he was unprissond, and put in a grate fyne. In October, this zeire, Margarett Hartesyde was reponid and restored to her fame and crydit, against the sentence proneuncit aganist her, for steUing the Queins Jewells; and her proces ordained to be delait out of the recordes of the justiciarey ge nerall. A. D. 1619. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 77 This same zeire, throughe all this kingdome, ther was a voluntarey contributione giuen to the distress ed protestants of France (wich Lewes the 13, ther King, prosecutted with fyre and suord) ; it amounted to a grate soume of money. The 12 of Januarij, this zeire, the faire banquett ing housse at WhithaU was burnid. And about the end of this same Januarij, the Marques of Buckinghame was made Admirall of England. Vedinsday, the 17 of Februarij, Sr George Cal- uert, knight, one ef the Clerkes of the Counsell, was suorne Secretarey of Estait. Tuesday the second of Merche, about 3 a clocke in the morninge, died Queine Anna, at Hampton Courte ; and vpone Tuesday the 9 ef Marche, her corpes wer brought to Denmarke Housse, in the Strand, and ther remaind wntill Thursday befor Witsonday, viz. the 13 of Maij, and then was we rey royally and solemly interred in the chapell royall at Westminster. Prince Charles was cheiffe mourn er ; and the Archischope of Canterburrey preached the funerall sermon. Monday the 3d of Maij, one Mr Williams, a barrester cf the Midle Temple, was arrainned at the Kinges Benche, for lybelling and wretting of bookes aganist the Kinge ; and vpone Vedinsday 78 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. MIS. foUouing, he was hanged and quartered at Charing- cresse. In Junij, this zeire, Sr Johne Villiers, knight. Gentleman of the Princes Bed Chalmber, and bro ther to George, Marques of Buckinghame, was cre atted Viscount Purbeck. The 31 of Julij, this zeire, 1619, ther was a pro clamatione publisht by his Maiesties especiall com mand, for reformatione and alteratione of diuersse coynes of gold, with directions therin fer weighing the same, and ether pices ^ef gold, therafter to be coyned. The names of the peices, ther weightes,, remedies and abattements, doe follow : — In eurey peice of gold cur-' rent for "33 shillings. 22 shill : 16 sh : 6 pence. 11 shil; 5 shill ; 6 pence. .. 2 shill : 9 pence. The abatt. *ment shall'* not exceid '4 gr: and a halffe. .3 graines. 2 gr : and a halffe. 2 gi-aines. 1 graine. Jialffe graine. And all other pices of gold heirafter to be coynned, wich shall be lighter then accordinng to the reme dies ore abattements, heirafter enseuuig, that is to say:— In eurey ne'w peice of gold current for ¦.30shiling.T^,^^ remedvP graines. 20shiling. ^^^ ^^^^^,. 2 graines. 15 shilling. > 10 shilling. I " 1 not exceid 5 shilling.J 1 gra: and halffe. 1 graine. halffe graine. A. D. 1620. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 79 As 54 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1620. The first tanning of lether in Scotland begane this zeire, by his Maiesties especiall directione. The tainned lether, by the Lordes of priuey counsaill, wes ordained to be sealled ; and eache hyde so tainned for the first 21 zeires, shall pay foure shil lings, Scottes money, and therafter bot 12 pennies Scottes. In the mounthe of Appryle, this zeire, 120 ef the broken men of the borders wer apprehendit by the landslords and vardens of the midell marches, at the command of the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaiU, and sent to the Bohemian varres, with Colenell Andrew Gray. The 10 of this same mounthe, his Maiesties letter, by wich lies Maiesty wes gratiously pleased to com- mitt to his darrest sone, the Prince, the full admi- nistratione and gouerniment of hes auen affaires, and liuing of the principalitey, was presented this day to the counsaill, and by them allowed, with ther earnist wishes and suplicationes to God, to blisse hes heighness in that gouerniment ; and that he may imitat hes darrest Lord and Father, in the most blissed and happey coursse of hes gourni- ment. Hes Maiesty, the 8 of Junij, this zeire, did wreat to his priuey counsaill, commanding them to causse publishe a proclamatione, and print the same, tuech- 80 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1620. ing obedience to be giuen by all his Maiesties sub iectes to the actes of the GeneraU Assembley of Petthe ; wich command of his Maiesties, the Lordes of secrett counsaUl hauing takin to ther serious Consideratione (the actes of the said Assembley being produced to them be the Archbischopes of S; An drewes and Glasgow) ; it was found that only tuo of the saids actes concerned the subiectes in ther obe dience ; to witt, the actes anent the commemoratiene of the birth, passione, resurrectione and ascentione ef Jesus Christ, and sending doune of the Holy Gest, vpone the dayes appoynted to that effecte ; and the repairing te church for heiring of sermon vpone thesse dayes : and the other acte concerning the reuerent receauing of the communion with kneeil- ing. The rest of the actes, with thir tuo, concernit the ministers in ther obedience. The counsaill or dained 13sh. 4d. to be payed by eache of the comons that came not to churche vpone thesse dayes ; and the ministers to dee ther dewties ¦vpone the same, wnder the paine of the ecclesiasticke censures of suspensione, depriuatione and confynement ; and tuoching geniculatione at the receauing of the sacra ment, thesse pains wer ordained, by acte of counsaUl, to be exacted offe the delinquents, viz. offe ane earle, 100 lib. Scottes money, ane lord 100 merkes, a ba ron or laird 50 libs, and all other persons of quhat- sumeuer rancke 20 libs, toties quoties, or lesse, at A. D. 1620. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 81 the discretiene of the judges, according to the quali ty and conditione of the offender; wich proclama tione concerning the premisses, wes publist at Edin brughe crosse, by a herauld, the 14 day of Junij. Sr Henrey Carey, Lord Deputie of Irland, was,- the 7 ef Aguste, this same zeire, created Viscount ef Falkland, and naturalized a Scottsman, by letters patents, bearing dait at Newmarket, 7 Agust, 1620. WUliam,- Lerd Constable of Halsham, in England, was lykwayes created Viscount Dumbar, by letters patients, bearing dait at Newmarket, the 5 of Sep tember this same zeire, 1620. Vedinsday the 3d of Appryle, this zeire, arriued at London, Count Suatsenberge,- ambassador from the Emperour Ferdinando, accompanied with ene earle, 6 barons, and 60 others in his traine ; braue in apparell, and riche in Jewells. They wer lodgit in Denmarke Housse, in the Strand ; and one the nixt Sunday he had audience in the vper parliament housse, quher he made ane excellent oratione to his Maiesty, signifing the Emperours grate loue and hartey desyre of lasting amitey with the King of Grate Brittane, for the wniuersall good of christian- doome. And ¦vpone Sunday the 14 of Appryle, the King feasted him and all hes cempaney, in the same place. In the nixt weeke therafter, they returnid; and in a few weekes therafter, Sr Richard Weston, Chanceler of the Exchequer, was by the King sent VOL. II. G 82 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D 162a to Bruxells, in Flanders, te meitt with others, am bassadors and commissioners of the Emperour, the K. of Spaine and of Isabella, the Infanta. Tuesday the 27 of Junij, this zeire, Sr Henrey Yeluertone, knight, the Kinges Atturney Generall, was sequestrat from his office ; and the 10 of No uember nixt following, he was sentenced in the star chalmber to lesse his office, to pay 4000 lib. star ling, and imprissonement in the Touer during the Kings pleasur, for adding new preuilidges to the charter of London, without hes Maiesties allowance^ Monday the 4 of December, this zeire, Sr Hen rey Montagu, knight. Lord Cheiffe Justice of the Kings Benche, was made Lord Thesaurer of Eng land, at Newmarket ; quher the King gaue him the staffe, and created him Lord Montegu, Baron of Kim- moltone, and Viscount MandeueUl, and not longe therafter, Earle of Manchester. Fryday, 29 of December, this zeire, arriued Mon- seur Cardonet, Gouernour of CalUce, from the Frenche King, being accompanied with maney grate marquisses and counts ; and the nixt Sunday ther after, the King gaue him audience in the ¦vpper par liament housse ; and one the Thursday therafter, his Maiesty feasted him in the grate chamber of the courte of requystes, both wich roumes wer werey staitley adorned with riche hanginges. A. D. 1621. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 83 As 55 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1621. The cole masters one both sydes of the riuer Forthe, (for the crydit of the countrey and saftie of strangers,) trading to them for cole and salte, does freelie wndertake, in Junij, this zeire, to put markes and becons one all the craiges and blind rockes within the Firthe, aboue Leith roade, wpone ther auen charges. The 21 of Junij, this zeire, the Kinges ^Maiestie, ¦wpon the humble supplicatione of the merchants, aduenterurs to France, in this kingdome, to the Lordes ef his priuey counsaill, and ther letter of re commendatione te his Maiestie, wretts te his leidger ambassador in France, that he effectionally deall with the Frenche Kinge, that the Scotts merchants trading in France, and ther factors, may haue free trade, as formerly, in his dominions, bot aney harme; and that they may demand ther debts, conforme to the lawes, notwithstanding of the present troubles betuix him and thesse of the reformed religione ; wich was granted by the Frenche King, (as himselue did declare to his Maiesties ambassador,) for the loue he carried to the Scotts nation, the most an cient allayes of the French croune. In this forsaid mounthe ef Junij, tuo staitsmen ef warre, in Leith road, sett wpone a grate warre shipe of Dunkirke, belonging to the King of Spaine, and after a longe fight, and maney men kiUed and 84 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 162J. woundit, they forced her to rune one the sands at the entrey ef Leith heauen, and therafter sett her one fyre, and brunt her. Shoe was commandit by Den Pedro de Vanvornc, a Spanishe capitane. The 4 of Aguste, this zeire, ther was a parliament holdin at Edinbrughe, quherin James, Marques of Hamiltone, Earle of Arrane and Cambridge, &c. was commissioner; in wich parliament, amongest 117 actes and ratifications, thesse of most import ance and gratest concernment wer : — The ratificatione of the 5 artickells of the Gene raU Assembley of the Kirk, haldin at Perth in Ao 1618. Also, anent a taxatione granted te his Maiestie, for assisting his sone in lau, the Prince Elector Pa latyne, in his warres, of 30sh. termley, vpone the pound land, wich amounted to the soume of 400,000 lib. Scottes money, payable at 4 termes, and in three zeires; as also the 20 penney of all annuall rents, wich extendit te aboue tuysse als muche more ; the gratest taxatione that euer was granted in Scotland heirtofor in aney age : with diuers others actes in fa uors of bischopes, merchants, and seme for easse of the subiects ; as aganist the immoderat vsse of ban quetting and prodigality in apparrell. To this par liament his Maiestie did wreat a werey eloquent and lowing letter, wich I thought not wnfitting to be heire inserted, that postritie might behold from him- A. D. It321. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 85 selue the grate caire he euer had for the mantinence of the publicke peace ef christiandoome ; and that zeall that the Defender of the Faith did beare to the reformid protestant religione, and the professors of the same. James R. Rt reuerend fathers in God, our R* trustie and weill beloued counsellers, and others our trustie and weUl beloued subiects, commissioners for the smaU barons and burrowes in our parliament now assem bled ; wee greeit you hartlie weUl. Our longer exercisse in the scoule ef experience •nor aney Christian prince now liuing, hauing teach- ed ws that the licentious lyffe of man, doeth not breid more new and dangerous deseasses in the bo- -dey, nor his corrupt affections produceth daylie new disorders in the staite; wich more necessarlie re quyre speedie-cure from the caire and wisdome of the prince, nor bodelie infirmities neideth the helpe of skilfull and faithfull phisitians. Wee wer therby possesed with ane earnist de syre and resolutione, to haue this zeire, in our auen persone, keipt our parliament in that our kingdome ; that so wee might haue rather seine nor hard the desyres of our louinge subiectes, and they felte the accustumed fruittes of our fatherly caire ef ther good. Bot the combustions of christiandeme (to wich ma ney out of creueil and malitious intentions, adde 86 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 162L oyle, and few haue ather suche caire or crydet for quenching therof, as euerselue) haue forced ws to preferre the necessity of procuring the peace of Eu rope, and safftie of the professors of trew religione, mercilessley persecutted be gratest powars, to our auen weightiest affaires, and most earnist desyres. And neuerthelesse, lest the progresse of disorders, and delay of ther redresse, might make the deseasse dangerous, if not disperat, befor our being ther (wich wee wndoubtedly intend, by Gods grace, this nixt zeire) wee haue directed our R* trustie and R* weill-beloued cousin and counseUer, the Marques of Hamilton, as our commissioner, te suppUe eur absence in this present parliament ; ¦wich our nobUi- tie and counsaill, by ther earniste letters, haue ear- nistly desyred ws to indicte this present zeire ; and haue commandit him to signiiie wnto you, that the cheiffe causse of his imployment, is to giue consent in our name to the redresse of such disorders as ze shall propone, requyring present reformatione ; and to declare te you our pleasure anent the expeding of suche actes as wee (out ef our naturall and wounted zealle to religion and justice) haue thought expedi- ant for good order and policie, both in churche and staite. Wee haue also directed him to make knowen to our estaites the present conditione, not only of our auen affaires, bot also of forraine princes and staites; and with quhat incessant soUicitude wee A. D 1621. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 87- haue delt with the ambassadors of neighboure prin ces and republiques, resident at our courte, to procure free and saue exercisse of religion to thesse that are ieyned with ws in profession of the trew gospell, and restitutione of the estaits forcibly vusurped by ther peuerfiUl neighbours ; and haue performed the lyke offices be our ordinarey and ex traordinarey ambassadors, sent at our infinitt char ges, to the most pairt of the princes and staites of xhristiandome, quherin, albeit, coniuction in reli gion hes beine our cheiffe respecte; zet the dis tressed estait of our son in law, adding ane particu lar intrest of nature and honor, hes compelled ws to bestow excessiue soumes of money, both for the charge of Jiis mantinence, and of our darrest daugh ter, and of ther maney hopefuU children ; and lyk wayes, for the Electrice Douager, his mother, since the pouer of ther enimies hath dispossesed them of the gratest pairt of ther patrimoney— hes forced them for ther sauetie to retire te the low countries. How extraordinar thir burdens are to ws, hardlie can eurey man consider, bet eurey man knoweth it is impossible to beare them, without the large helpe of faithfuU subiects weill affected to our juste cours- ses. It is almost a zeire since wee signified to our nobility and counsaill, the necessity of supjplie in this vrgent occasione, quhosse anssuers, by ther let ters to be read to you, will expresse the causse of 88 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND^ A. D. 1621. the delay, and assurance of ther affectione. Wee haue hard a lait, that some, ather not -yveUl affected to the causse, er ignorant of the trew estait of af faires, haue trauelled te possess our peeple with ane opinion, that since, by trewes procured by ws, the charges ef warre are diminished, that ther is Utle neide of contributione; bot faithfull subiects wUl wyssly consider how exorbitant our bypast charges haue beine, and hpw exorbitant oure debte con tracted vpone that necessitie is, and how it dayUe groweth by the numbers ef ambassadors sent by ws te all princes ; and that the debt muste ather be re- payed, or our crydit and honor so woundit, as quhen wee shall haue most te doe, wee shall find to such supplie as the souerty off our subiects and estaites may requyre. Some ther are that dare say, that wee, being in peace with our neighbour princes, haue no neide to furnishe charges to the warres of others, quhom wee take to be no better then traitors and atheists ; for since the varre doeth in pairte con- cerne our sone in law and our grand chUdren, wee must disclaime nature, if wee shall net partake ef that varre, if by our mediatione we can procure ther peace and restitutione of ther estaites ; besydes, that religien being assulted by that varre, and the varres in France and the low countries, must we not confesse, if they continew to grow — Nostra agitur tunc res paries, cum proximus ardet. Others more headie, ar A. D. 1621. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 89 mere bold to say, that this contributione might haue beine more redey, if in tyme we had embraced the varre, quho merite no ether anssuer bot — Dulce hel ium inexpertis, et nullum bellum iustum, nisi quod necessarium ; and since peace must be the end of varre, princes haue euer beine thought more wysse and iust, quho haue manteined peace, and preuented, and in tyme pacified varres, ner suche, as after that scourge and desolations ef Gods wi^athe, haue not thoght ef peace, till destruction of men by suord, pest and famin ; the dewastions of tonnes, churches, and quhoU countries; the violatted chastitey of woomen of all series and ages ; and the bloode of sucking babes had pointed, deselated and dispeopled the land, of men, goodes, and all thinges necessarey for humaine societey; and so disabled thosse bruttishe princes, borne for the mischeiffe of mankynd, longer to prosecute the wnbrydled and wnbeunded malice of ther auaritious and ambitious myndes. The last assault giuen te the good affections of eur subiects is, the representing of the pouertie of that our king- dome, and the scarsitie of moneyes, quherof wee are sorey, and haue directed our commissioner te con- cure with you in the meines of remead therof, willing you to consider, that it is not so muche the import ance of the soumes wich ze are able to contribute that wee respecte, as the trayeU of your affections, your straining of yourselues to your wtermost abili- 90 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1621. ties, may glue exemple to your neighboures of grater wealthe, to doe the lyke in ther dew proportione. Quhen ze shall weighe the necessity of the caisses of our desyres, the importance of the affaires, both for reUgione and stait, and shall remember quhat obligations of retributione are imposed -vpone you, by oure maney graces, fauors and liberalities, not onlie to the mest pairt of all the subiects of that oure kingdome, in ther particular, bot to euerey stait and quhole bodey of the kingdome, in generaU ; wee are confident, that at this occasione, (mere necessarey then at aney other occasione that occurred in oure lyffe) ze wiU encresse your wounted contributione, as the estait ef the affaires requyres. And as ze are bound te ws, quho for your sauetie and peace, en- clyne to the counsell giuen by the aracle to PhUipe of Macedon, to make warres with money, wich is rather to preuent and quenche warre with grate charges, nor -vnnecessarly manteine it with incom prehensible harmes, incident to that pest. Maney other thinges concerning our affaires, and your good, are by our directions to be imparted to j^ou be our said commissioner, quhome wee requyre you to trust, and to respecte, as one quho, being neire to our persone, and acquanted with em- affaires, and good intentions, hath seimed most fitt te ws for this present charge. And as by him wee shall know your proceidings, we shall remember and reward your A. D. 1621. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND 91 deuties according to your deseruinges; wich wee houpe and vish to prone according to our de- seinges and deallings towardes you ; and so bid you hartlie fairweill. Giuen at our Manor of Theobalds, IS of Julij, 1621. I can net forgett, how at the ryding of this par liament, the noblemen and commissioners wer forced to allight from ther horses, and saue themselues from a fearfull tempest of raine, accompanied with fyre, thunder and darkness, to the grate astonish ment ef aU that wer present. This tempest being no quher ells, made the people (for diuersse respects) call this the Black Parliament. Mr Alexander Simpsone, and Mr Androw Dun- cane, ministers, quho had protested aganist the rati ficatione of the 5 artickells of Per ths Assembly at this parliament, wer, by his Maiesties commissioner, comitted prissoners to Dumbrittene castle ; bet ther after, one ther suplicatione, by hes Maiesties com" mand to the Lordes of hes priuey cetmsaill, wer re leassed the tent of October this zeire. In the mounthe of Aguste, this zeire, ther was a voluntarey contributione collected through the haill paroche churches of this kingdome, for releiffe of the Scotts prissoners in Thunis and Algeires ; wich amounted to a werey considerable soume. Becaus ther wer a new brood and generatione of 92 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A. D. 1621. the Clan-gregor rissen vpe, quho are begune to goe in troupes and companies atherte the countrey, armed with offensiue veapons, ther was a proclama tione publisht, this 28 of Aguste, that non quho car ries the name of Mac-greger shaU weare aney ar mour, bot ane poyntlesse kynffe to eat ther meat with, wnder the paine of death. Thursday the 30 of Januarij this zeire, 1621, the King and Prince, in grate staite, roade to the par- Mament housse, being accompanied with the bi schopes and all the nobility. This session held till Tuesday the 27 of Marche, in wich wer tuo sub sidies granted, and the parliament was then adiorn ed wntUl Tuesday the 17 of Appryle. The cleargie gaue also three subsedies, and the parliament conti newed wntill Monday the 4 of Junij, and was then by commissione adiorned ¦wntiU Vedinsday the 14 of Nouember, 1621. In this parliament Sr Geilles Mompeson was sen tenced to be degraded, disnobled, and disabled to beare aney office in the comon weill, for practising sundrey abusses, in erecting and settinge vpe new innes and ailehousses, and exacting grate soumes of money off the people, by pretence of letters patents granted to him for that purpois ; bet he suddainly fled the land, and Sr Francis Michell, one of his cheiffe agents, was lykwayes sentenced in the same A. D. 162L ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 93 maner, and to remaine perpetually in Finsburrey goale ; vpone quhome the sentence of degradatione was executted in the Kinges Benche befor the Earle Marishall. Lykwayes in this parliament, Francis, Viscount of St. Albane, Lord Chanceler of England, wes de- possed and committed to the Touer, quher he re mained prissoner diuersse dayes, and then was en larged. Monday the 18 of Junij, this zeire, Doctor Wil liams, Deane ef Westminster, was suorne a priuey counseller ; and one Tuesday, the 10 ef Julij, he was made Lerd Keeiper of the Grate Seall of England ; and after that, Bischope ef Lincolne. It was ru mored eurey quher, that hes too grate familiaritey with Buckinghames mother, procured him thesse grate fauors and preferments one a suddaine. This same zeire, in the begning of Julij, the Lord Darcey of Essex, was created Viscount Colchester ; and the Lord Hunsdon, Viscount Rocheford ; and Sr Lyonell Cranefeild, knight, Master of the Wardes and of the Wardrobe, wes created Lord Cranfeild of Cranfeild, in Bedfordshyre. Vedinsday, 18 ef Julij, Henrey, Earle of Nor thumberland, was discharged the Touer. Vpone Michelmisse eine. Viscount Mandeweill, Lord Thesaurer of England, surrandred hes office to the King, and ¦was made President of the priuey 94 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 162L counsaill ; and the second day therafter, the Lord Cranefeild was made Lord Thesaurer. The 10 of October, this zeire, the parliament was adiorned wntill the 8 of Februarij in the following zeire; bot after by a proclamatione, according to the sumons therof, they sate againe in parliament vpone the 20 day of Nouember, and so continewed wntill the 19 of December this zeire, and then broeke ¦vpe, of purpois to sitt againe the 8 of Februarij in the succiding zeire. Bot the 9 of Januarij, the King by proclamatione dissolued the parliament, so that in Februarij ther was no meitting. As 56 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1622. The 16 of Junij this zeire, 1622, betuix 6 and 7 houres in the morning, at Pinkie, in Lethean, deyed Alexander, Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Chanceler of Scotland. Immediatly after quhosse death, the Grate Seall was deliuered to the Lordes of hes Ma iesties priuey counsaill. Sr George Hay of Kinfauns, knight, Crerke of Register, in Julij this zeire, is made Lerd Chanceler of Scotland, by letters patents, bearing dait at Woodstecke in England, this same zeire ; and the Earle of Vinton, at the deliuerey vpe to him of hes Maiesties casshett and grate seall, wpone hes peti tione to the counsaill, and by hes Maiesties especiaU command, receaues ample letters of approbatione of A. D. 1622. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 95 hes vnckell, the lait Lord Chancelers good and faith fuU seruice, wich the Lord Chanceler Hay, his suc cessor, did fer the firste acte of his office expeed. In Nouember, this zeire, Sr Archbald Naper of Merchistone, knight, was made Thesaurer depute; and in the mounthe ef December gaues hes othe de fideli admiiiistratione, and was lykwayes, that same day, suorne and admitted a priuey counseller. This zeire, lykwayes, Johne Murray of Lochma- ben, ene of his Maiesties bed-chamber, and keiper of his priuey pursse, was creatted Lord Murray of Lochmaben, and Viscount Anand. In the mounthe of September this zeire, 1622, the King made foure Earles, viz. James Hay, Lord Vis count Doncaster, was creatted Earle of Carleill; the Lord Viscount Feildinge was creatted Earle of Denbighe; and the Lord Digby was creatted Earle of Bristow, he being then ambassador from his Ma iestie to the King of Spaine, and was sent thither this last summer. Also the Lord Cranfeild, Lord Thesaurer of England, was at this same tyme creat ted Earle ef Midelesex. Fryday the 29 ef Nouember, this zeire, Sr Johne Bennett, Judge of the Prerogatiue Courte, vas found guUtey of brybrie and other foule corruptions ; and was sentenced in the star chamber to pay 20,000 pound starlinge; and disabled from bearing aney office in the comon wealthe ; and to remaine prisoner 96 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1622. during the Kinges pleasure. His caisse was 4 quholl dayes in heiring in the star chamber. As 57 Jar 6, et Sal: 1623. In Januarij this zeire, 1623, Lord Colueill takes* iorney to France, to craue the re-establishment of the Scottes Gaurde and Companey of Scottesmen at Armes, according to ther first in&titutione, and the Frenche Kinges promisse oftin tymes made to that effecte ; wich negotiatiene of his, the Lordes of the' priuey counsaUl earnistly recommends to his Ma iesty ; and that he wold be gratiously pleassed, in earnist maner, particularly to recommend the said Lord and hes bussines, not enly to his leidger am bassador in France, bot also to the Frenche King himselue ; wiche his Maiesty willingly performed. In Februarij, this zeire, for the bussines of the woole, ther was ane commissione giuen by the estaits of the kingdome to Lodouick, Duck of Lennox and Richmond, James, Marques Hamilton, Earle of Arrane and Cambridge, &c. Thomas, Earle of Kelley, Viscount Fenton, Lord Dirltone, James, Earle ef CarleUl, Viscount Doncaster, Lord Sala, Sr Andrew Murray of Baluaird, knight,and to Mr Johne Hay, Clercke Depute of Edinbrughe, A. D. 1623. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 97 to treat with the Englishe commissioners in that bussines; for England desyred that all the weoll that was net drapped and made vsse off within the kingdome, should not be transported and sold to aney bot to them. This trettey tooke bet small effecte, after much tampring made therin by his Maiesty, moued therto by the daylie and importunat clamors of the Englishe. The 9 of Appryle, this 2feire, about sex in the morning, deyed Mr Thomas Murray, some 12 dayes after he was cutt of the stone ; he was first master, and therafter secretarey to Prince Charles ; and be causse he lyked not the Prince iorney to Spaine, nor matche with Spaine, he was remoued from his office of secretarey to the Prince, and Sr Francis Cotting- tone was put in his place ; a professed Roman, and one maney hundereth degrees inferior to him, bothe in loue and integritie to his master, and honesty to all men ; being the Duck of Buckinghames suorne slaue, by quhosse meins he was only preferred, as the on lie fitt man he coulde pitche one, quhosse nature and breeding did best agree with the Spanishe aire. In Junij, this zeire, deyed Cockburne ef Orme- stone, knight. Justice Clercke, and one of the Sena tors of the CoUedge of Justice ; and to him, in both his places, succidit Sr Archbald Naper of Merchis ton, Deputey Thesaurer. Tuesday the 18 of Februarij, this zeire, Charles, VOL. II. H 98 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1623. Prince of WaUes, being accompanied with George, Marques of Buckinghame, Endimion Porter, a groome of the Kinges bed chamber, and Sr Francis Cottingtone, the Princes secretarey, sett feruard from Douer, arriued at Belloinge, and frem thence be Paris, rode post wnto Madrill in Spaine. Sunday the 5 of October, 1623, Prince Charles, with the Ducke of Buckinghame and ther retinew, with 1 1 of the Kinges shipes, and 6 merchantes, ar riued at Portsmouth, aboute 8 a clocke in the eiuin- ing. Nixt day he cam to Zorke Housse, in the Strand, quher he dyned ; and aboute Ila clocke he tooke eotche, and went to Roystone ta the King. That day ther was ioy in London, and ouer all places quho knew of the Princes saue arriuell, with shoutting of canons, ringing of bells, and putting out of banefyres. Sunday the 24 of October, this same zeire, about 4 a clocke in the afternoone, a Roman priest preach ed at Hunsdone housse, in the Black Friars, in Lon don, in ane •vpper chamber, quher wer assembled aboue 300 men, woomen and youthes ; and aboute the midle of the sermon, a grate pairt of the fleoure breaeke and fell doune, and all that stood ther one. It fell doune with suche violence, that it bruke doune the nixt floore wnder it ; the cheiffe summer therof was aboute 24 inches. In wich fall wer slaine the preacher, and almost a hundereth of his auditerey. A, D. 1623. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 99 and als maney more hurte. The nixt night theraf ter, the Frenche ambassador leidger, duelling in Hunsdone housse, hurried 47 of them in his courte yairde and in his garden ; the rest wer hurried in sundrey places, by ther frindes ; and diuers that wer ther, and had escaped, perished by sundrie accidents within few dayes afler. As 58 Ja: 6, et Sal: 1624. In Julij this Zeire, 1624, by his Maiesties especiall eommandiment, a proclamatione was publisht at the mercat crosse of Edinbrugh, inhibitting all conwen- tickells, and priuey meittinges in housses by night, for deuotiene, wich is the only introducer of schisime,' and all sortes of damnable heresies in Godes churche. I did almost forgett, how, one the 25 day of Maij, this same zeire,' the toune of Dumfermling, in Fyffe- shyre, was in foure houres space burnid. The fyre was werey fearfull and terrible ; for in that tyme the quholl bodey of the toune, wich did consist of 120 tenements, and 287 families, was brunt and consum ed, with the quholl furniture ef the housses, besydes the barnnes aboute the toune, quherin wer 500 bols of victu^U.- In Junij, this zeire, William Rige, one of the bal zies of Edinbrughe, for being refractarey the churche gouerniment, and for banting of priuey meittinges ISO ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1624. and cbnuentickells, was comitted to prisone in the castle of Blacknes, fynned in a grate soume of mo ney, and sentenced by the Lordes of the priuey counsaUl, (at hes Maiesties command) for euer inca pable to beare office in the toune ef Edinbrughe. Monday the 16 of Februarij this zeire, 1624, the King, with the nobUitey, prepared te goe to the par liament; bot that morning earlie deyed Lodo^wick Steuarte, Duck of Lennox and Richmond, Lord Stewarte of his Maiesties houshold; sodantlie, at his lodgeing at the courte of WhithaU ; quhervpone the King deferrid his going to the parliament tUl Thurs day the 19 of Februarij, quher he made a soleme speache to the barons, knights and burgesses, in- wich his Maiestie expressed the causes of conuinng that parliament ; and vpone Monday the 19 of Ap pryle, the corpes ef the said Duck with all magnifi- cencej wer brought from Ely housse, in Holburne, te Westminster abbey, and ther henorabley interrid. One Saterday the 29 of Maij, this zeire, the Eng Ushe parliament brack vpe,. and was adiorned till the 2d of Nouember nixt foUouing. In this parliament, LioneU, Earle of Midlesex, was depossed from his office of Lord Thesaurer of England, and sentenced to pay the King 50,000 pound Starling, and impri- sonement during the Kinges pleasure. This parlia ment granted to the King 3 subsidies and 3 fyue- teines ; and the clergie gaue the King 4 subsidies. A.D. 1624. ANNALES OF^SCOTLAND. TOI Sunday, 21 of Nouember, this zeire, ther was grate mirth in London, with bonefyres, shootting of ordi nance, and ringing of bells, for ioy of the conclusione of the trettey ef marriage betueen Prince Charles, Prince ef Walles, arid Ladey Marey Henrietta, daughter to the lait Frenche King, 'Henrey the 4, and sister to Lewes the 13, that now raingeth. In this same mounthe of 'Nouember, lykwayes, there was a grate presse throughe the most shyres in England, and the citey df London, for thelewinng of 10,000 souldiers. 'By the end of December, the qUhole armey mett, arid wer assembled at Douer, quher Count MansfeUd^ the appointed generall, tooke ther muster, arid trained them ; arid in Januarij ther- After, they wer transported te Holland, quher the most pairt of them deyed miserablie with cold and hunger ; and thesse that lined wer put in garisone tonnes. "The zounge Duck of Brunswicke, being at Chris- misse last made Knight of the Garter, went leiuete- tenant general ef this armey. At this tyme, Sr James Lee, knight, Lord Cheiffe Justice, was made Lord Thesaurer of England. This same zeire, Johne Murray, Viscount ef Anand, wes creatted Earle of AnandaUl, by letters patents, bearing dait at Wansteade, in England, 10 Nouem- bris, 1624. Neire this same tyme, also, hes Maiesty creatted 102 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1624. Johne, Viscount LauderdaUI, Earle of LauderdaUl, by letters'pattents, bearing dait at Theobalds, in England, 12 Nouembris, in Ao 1624. As 59 Regni Jacobi Sexti, et Sal: 1625. The second ef Marche this zeir, 1625, deyed James, Marques of HamUtone, Lord Steuarte of the King§ houshold, and Knight pf the order of the Garter, at WhithaU, in England. His corpes wer enbahnd, coffind in lead, spnt to Sciptland, and solemUe inter red amongest his prsedicessors at HamUton. Sunday the 27 of Marche, this zeire, in the for- nopne, deyed K. James, of most famous and vorthey memorey, sumamejj the Kinge of Peace, honore4 and admired by the gr^te^t Kinges of the worlde, for his wisdome and prudent gouerniment ; not with out grate and pregnant suspitiong of poysone. The maner ef his deathe, publisht to the worlde by one of the ordinarey phisitians to his auen pierson, quho had seruid his Maiesty in that place some 10 zeires befor, for the readers better jnformatione, I thought good heir to inserte. The Ducke of Buckinghame (says he) beinge in Spaine adwertissed by letters hew that the King begoude to censure him freely in his absence; and that maney spoke boldly to the Kinge aganist him ; and how the King had intelU- gence from Spayne of his wnwerthey carriage ther ; and how the Marques Hamilton, vpone the sud- A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 103 daine newes of the Prince deperture, had noblely reprehendit the King fer sending the Prince with suche a younge man, vithout experience, and in such a priuat and suddain maner, without acquainting the nobility and counsaUl therwith,; wrotte a werey bitter letter to the Lord Marques of Hamilton ; con- . ceiued new ambitious courses of his auen ; and vss- ed all the deuices he could to disgust the Prince his mynde of the matche with Spayne, so farre intendit by the King ; made haste home, where, quhen he came, he so carried himselue, that quhatsoeuer the King commanded in his bed chalmber, he controled in the nixt chalmber ; zea, receaued packetts to the King from forraine princes, and dispatched anssuers ¦without acquanting the King therwith, not in a grate tyme therafter. Wherat, perceauing the King heighlie offended, and that the Kinges mynd was begining to alter towardes him, suffring him to be quarrelled and affronted in his Maiesties presence ; and obserwing that the King reseruid the Earle of Bristow to be a rod for him, vrging daylie his dis- patche for France ; and expecting daylie the Counte of Gondomar his ceminng to England, in his ab sence, feared muche that Gondomar, quho as it seimed was gratlie esteeimed, and wounderfuUy cry- deted by the King, wold second my Lord of Bris- towes accusations aganist him. He kriew also, that the King had vowed, that in despite of all the deuUls 104 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A.D. 1625. of hell, he wold bring the Spanische matche aboute againe; and that the Marquis ef Enechosa had giuen the King bad impressions of him, by quhosse artickells of accusatione, the King himselue bad ex amined some of the nobUity and priuey counsaiU, and found out in the examination, that Bucking hame had sayed, after hes coming from Spayne, that the King was ane old man, it was now tyme for him to be at his rest ; and to be confyned te some parke to passe the rest of his tyme in hunting, and the Prince^to be crouned. The more the King vrged him to be gone to France, the more shiftes he made to stay ; for he did euidently see that the King was fully resolued to rid himselue of the op pression quherin he held him. The King being sicke of a tertian ague, and that in the spring, wich was of itselue neuer found dead- lie, the Ducke tooke his oppertunitie, quhen aU the Kings doctors ef phisicke wer at dinner, vpone the Mounday befor the King dyed, without ther kneu- ledge or consent, offred to the King a white ponder to take, the wiche the King a long tyme refussed ; bot, ouercome by his flatring opportunity, at lenth tooke it, drunke it in wine, and immediatly became worsse and wersse, falling into maney soundinges and paines, and violent fluxes of the beUey, so tor mented, that his Maiesty crayed oute aloud, O this white poudej- ! this white pouder ! wold to God I A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 106 had neuer takin it ; it wiU cost me my lyffe. In lyke maner the Countesse of Buckinghame, my Lord of Buckinghams mother, wpone the Fryday therafter, the phisitians being also absent at dinner, and net made acquainted with her doinges, applayed a plaister ta the Kinges harte and breist, wher- vpone his Maiestie grew faint, short breathed, and in grate agonie. Some of the phisitians after din ner returning to see the King, by the offensiue smell of the plaister, perceaued some thing to be aboute the Kinge hurtefuU to him, and searched quhat it could be, found it out, and exclaimed, that the King wes poysoned. Then Buckinghame entring, com mandit the phisitians out of the roume ; caused one to be committed prissoner te his auen chamber, and ane other to remoue froni courte ; quarreled others of the Kings seruants in the seicke Kings auen pre sence, so farre that he offred to draw hes suord aganist them in the Kinges sight; and Bucking- hams mother, kneeling befor the King, with a bra zen face crayed out. Justice, justice, Sr ; I demand justice of your Maiestie : the King asking, fer quhat? shoe ansuered, for that wich ther lines is no suffi cient satisfaction : for saying that my sone and I haue poysoned your Maiestie. Poysoned me, said the King ; with that he, turning himselue, soundit, and shoe was remoued. The Sunday therafter the King dyed ; and Buckinghame desyred the phisi- 106 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625. tians quho attended the King to seing with ther hand wreatts, a testimonie that the pouder wich he gaue the King, was a good and saue medicine, wich they refussed to doe. Buckinghams .cretures did spred abrod a rumor in Londeja, that Buckinghame was so sorey at the Kinges death, that he could Jiaue dyed, that he wold haue killed himselue if theyjiad net hindred him ; bot ui effecte ie was no more moued then if ther had neuer hapned either sicknes ore death to the King. One day quhen the King was in grate extremitie, he rode post to London, to persew his sister in law .to haue her stand in sack- clothe at Panics, for adultrey ; ane other tyme of the Kinges agonie, he was bussie contriuing and con cluding a marriage for one ef his cousins. Immedi atly after the Kinges death, the phisitian quho was commanded to his chamber, vas sett at libertie with a caueat to hold his peace ; the others thretned, if they keept not good toungs in ther heades. Bot in the meane tyme, the Kinges bodey and head suelled aboue measure ; his haire, with the skin of his head, stuck to the pillow ; his nailles became loosse vpon his fingers and toes. He departed this lyffe at his Manor ef Theo balds. That same afternoone, about 6 a clocke, his sone. Prince Charles, was proclaimed King, both at Whytehall and Charing Crosse, Cheapsyde Crosse and other places. A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 107 His bodey was brought from Theobaldes one Monday the 4 of Apryle, and came to London about 10 a clocke at night, being mett one the way by the nobilitie and cleargie, the Lord Maior and Al dermen of London, with thousandes of torches lighted, and was placed in Denmarke housse, in the Strand, quher the bodie remained tUl the fimerall day. A passant charrecter of him ze may take from a country poet of our auen, wrettin some zeirs befor his deathe :-r- O vertewes paterae, glorie of our tymes. Sent of past dayes to expiat the crymes ; Grate King — hot better farre then thow arte grate— Whom staite not honors, bot who honors staite. By wounder borne, by vounder first install' d. By wounder after to new kingdomes call'd ; Young keipte by rounder, neare home bred alarmes, Olde saue'd by wounder, from olde traitors harmes— To be for this thy rainge, wich vounders bringes A King of wounder, vounder vnto Kings. As also a more liuely one, from a frind, (quho wes one of his meniall seruants), quho at the closse of the AnnaU of this Kings lyffe, sent me the subse quent charecter wnder his hand, and desyred me, if I so pleased, to insert the same at the end of K, James the 6 his lyffe and raign, in my AnnaUs; wich you may be pleased to ouerlooke, it being a werey exacte charecter of that grate King. 108 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625. This Kinges charecter is much easier to take then his picture, for he could euer be hardlie made to sitt for the taking of that, wich is the reasone of so few good peeces of him ; bot his charecter was ob vious to eurey eye. He was ofa midle stature, more corpulent throghe his clothes then in his bodey, zet fatt eneuch ; his clothes euer being made large and easie, the doub- letts quUted fer steletto proofe, his breeches in grate pleits, and full stuffed. He was naturaUy of a ti morous dispositione, wich was the gratest reasone ef his quUted doubletts. His eyes large, euer rouUing after aney stranger cam in his presence, in so much as maney for shame haue left the roome, as being out of countenance. His beard was werey thin ; his toung too large for his mouthe, vich euer made him speake full in the mouthe, and made him drinke werey vncomlie, as if eatting his drinke, wich cam out into the cupe in eache syde ofhis mouthe. His skin vas als softe as tafta sarsnet, wich felt so be causse he neuer washt his hands, onlie rubb'd his fingers ends slightly vith the vett end of a napkin. His legs wer verey weake, hauing had (as was thought) some foule play in his youthe, or rather befor he was borne, that he was not able to stand at A. D. re25. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 109 seuin zeires of age ; that weaknes made him euer leaning one other mens shoulders. His walke was euer circular, his fingers euer in that valke fidling about his cod peece. He vas werey temperate in his exercisses, and in his dyet, and not intemperat in his drinking ; hdweuer in his old age, and Buck inghames ieviall suppers, quhen he had aney turne te doe with him, made him sometimes euertakin, wich he void the verey nixt day remember, and re pent vith teares. It is trew he dranke werey often, vich was rather out of a custome then aney delight ; and his drinkes wer of that kynd for strenth, as Frontiriiack, Canarey, Heigh Countrey wyne, tent and strong ale, that had he not had a werey strong braine, might haue daylie beine euertakin, altho he seldome dranke at aney one tyme aboue foure spoon- fulls, maney tymes not aboue one or tuo. He was werey constant in all thinges, (his fauorites except ed,) in vich he loued change ; zet neuer cast doune aney (he once raissed) from the height of gratness, thoughe ther vounted neirnesse and priuacey, wn lesse by ther auen default, by opposing his change, as in Somersets ease ; zet had he not beine in that foule poysoning bussines, and so cast doune him selue, I doe werelie belieue, not him nather ; for all his other fauoritts he lefte grate in honor, grate in fortoune, and did muche loue Mountgomerey, and trusted him more at the werey last gaspe, then at 110 ANNALES- OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1625. the first minut of his fauoritschipe. In his dyet, apparrell and iorneys, he was verey constant. In his apparrell so constant, as by his good vill he wold neuer change his clothes, tUl almost verne out ta ragges ; his fashon neuer ; in so much as ene bring ing te him a hat of a Spanish block, he cast it from him, suearing he nather loued them nor ther fa shions, Ane other tyme, bringing him roses one his shooes, he asked if they wold make him a ruffe foot ed doue, one zard of sexpenney ribbond serued that turne. His dyet and iournies was so constant, that the best obseruing courtier ef our time was wount to say, Wer he asleepe seuin zeires, and then awak- ned, he void tell quher the King eurey day had beine, and eurey dish he had had one his table. He vas not verey ¦vxoriou.s, (though he had a werey braue Queen) that neuer crossed his de sainges, nor intermedled with stait affaires ; bot euer complayed with him, (euen aganist the natur of aney bot of a milde spirite). In the change of fa- norittes, he was euer best quhen furthest from his Queen ; and that was thought to be the first grounds of his often remoues, ¦vich afterwards proued habi- tuall. He was vnfortunate in tbe marriage of his daughter, and so was all christindome besydes ; bot sure the daughter was more vnfortunat in a father, then he in a daughter. He naturally loued not the sight of a souldiep, nor of aney valiant man ; and it A.D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. Ill was ane obseruatione, that Sr Robert Mansell vas the onlie valiant man he euer loued ; and him he loued so inteirly, that for all Buckinghames grat- nesse with the King, and his battred of Sr Robert Mansell, zet could not that alienat the Kinges affec tions from him ; in so much as quhen, by the insti- gatione of Cottington, (then ambassador in Spaine) by Buckinghams procurement, the Spanishe ambas sador came with a grate complaint aganist Sr Ro bert Mansell, then at Argiers to suppresse the py- ratts ; that he did support them ; hauing neuer a frind ther (thoughe maney) that durst speake in his defence, the King himselue defendit him in thesse wordes : — My Lord Embassador, I cannot beleeue this, fer I made choysse my selffe of him, out of thesse reasons ; I know him to be valiant, honest, and noblie discendit, as most in my kingdome ; and will neuer beleeue a man thus qualified vill doe so basse an acte. He naturally loued honest men, that wer not ouer actiue ; zet neuer loued any man har tily, wntill he had bound him wnto him, by gluing him some suite, wich he thought bond the ethers loue to him againe. Bot that argued no generous disposition in him, to beleeue that aney thing bot a noble mynd, seasoned with verteue, could make aney firme loue or vnion ; for mercenarey mindes ar car ried away vith a grater prize, bot noble mindes alienated vith nothing bot publick disgraces. 112 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625w He was werey vntty, and had als maney redey vitty iests as aney man liuinge, at vich he wold not smyle himselffe, bot deliuer them in a graue and serious maner. He vas verey liberall of quhat he had not in his auen gripe, and velde rather pairt with 100 lib. he neuer had in his keeping, then ene 20 shiling peece within his auen custodey.^^ IJe spent much, and had much vsse of his subiects purses, wich bred some clashings with them in the parliament, zet wold alwayes come offe, and end with a sweett and plausable close ; and treulie his bountey was not discommendable, for his raising fauoritts was the worst;, rewarding olde seruants, and reteining his natiue countrymen, was infinitly more to be commended in him then condemned. His sending embassadors wer no lesse chargeable then dishonorable and viiprofitable te him and his whole kingdome ; for he was euer abussed in all ne gotiations ; zet he had rather spend one hundereth thousand pound one embassies, to keepe or procure peace with dishonor, then ten thousand pound one ane armey that wold haue forced peace with honor. He loued good lawes, and had maney made in his tyme ; and in his last parliament, for the good of his subiects, and suppressing promotters and prog- ging fellowes, gaue way te that Nullum Tempus, &c. to be confinned to sexty zeires, wich was mere beneficiall to the subiects in respecte of ther quiets* A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 113 hen all the parliaments had giuen him during his quhole reign. By his frequenting sermons, he appeared reli gious ; zet his Tuesday sermons (if ze will beleeue his auen countreymen, that liued in thesse tymes quhen they wer erected, and well wnderstood the causse of erecting them) wer dedicated for a strange peece of deuotiene. He weld make a grate deall too bold with God in his passion, both in cursing and suearing, and one straine higher, vergeing ene blasphemie ; bot wold in his better temper say, he hopped God wold net impute them as sins, and lay them to his charge, seeing they proceided from passione. He had need of grate assurance, rather then hopes, that wold make daylie so bold with God. He was werey crafty and cunning in pettey thinges, as the circumventinge aney grate man, the change of a fauorite, &c. ; in so much, as a werey wise man was wount to say, he beleeued him the wisest foole in Christendome, meaning him ¦wisse in small thinges, bot a foole in weighty affaires. He euer desired to prefer meane men in grate places, that quhen he turnid them oute againe, they should haue no frind to bandy with them ; and be sydes, they wer so haitted, by being raissed from a mean estaite to ouertope all men, that eurey one held it a pretty recreation to haue them often turnid VOL. II. I 114 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625. oute. Ther wer liuing in this Kings time at one instant, tuo Treasures, three Secretaries, tuo Lord Keepers, tuo Admiralles, three Lord Cheiffe lustices, zet bot ene in play. Therfor this KLing had a pret- tey faculty in putting out and in. By this you may perceaue in quhat his wisdome consisted j bot in grate and weighty affaires at his witts end. He had a tricke to cousin himselffe with barges vnderhand, by taking 1000 lib. ore 10,000 lib. as a bribe, quhen his counsell was traitting with his cus tomers, to raisse them to so much more zeirly; this went into his priuy pursse, quherin he thought he had ouer reached the Lords, bot cousind himselffe ; bot weld als easily breake the bargaine vpon the nixt offer, saying he was mistakin and deceaued ; and therfor no reasone he should keepe the bar gaine. This was often the caisse with the fermers of the customes. He was infinitly inclined to peace j bot more out of feare then conscience ; and this was the gratest blemishe this King had threugh all his reign, otherwayes might haue beine ranked with the werey best ef our Kinges ; zet some tymes wold he shew pretty flashes of valour, wich might eassily decerned to be forced, not naturall; and being forced, could haue wished rather it wold haue re- coUed back into himselffe, then carryed to that King. it had concerned, least he might haue beine putt to the trayell, to manteine his seeiming valour. A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND 115 In a word, he was, take him altogether, (and not in peeces) suche a King, I wishe this kingdome haue neuer aney worisse, one the condition not aney bet ter ; for he liued in peace, deyed in peace, and lefte all his kingdomes in a peaceable conditione, with his auen motto : — Beati pacificj. ^ing^ C!>avU», tfit ;ffivst at t\tat Name, KING OF GRATE BRITTANE, FRANCE AND IRLAKD, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &C. 27 Marche, As 1 Caroli, et Sal: 1625. King Charles begane his rainge ene Sonday the 27 of Marche, 1625, with the comon applansse and hartie loue ef all his subjectes ; and one the last of Marche, being Thursday, at 2 a clocke in the after noone, was solemly preclamied King, at Edinbrughe crosse, by the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey coun saill. 116 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1625. This same day, the King wreattes to his priuey counsel], and ordanes that publicke proclamatione^ they should signifie that it was his wUl and plea sure,, that all maner of magistrattes and officers in his dominions should hold, wsse and exercisse all suche power and authoritie, as they held of his laite deir father, wntill his furder pleasur wer showen. The 1 of Appryle, this zeire, the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsell wer aU- ordained to be in mourning, and his Maiesties grate chamber and chapell at Holyrudhousse wer hung with blacke clothe ; his chamber of presence, priuey chalmber, and bed chalmber, with black weluet, fitted with clothes of estaitt, and with stoules and cusheons conforme. His Maiesties seat in the grate churche of St. Geilles, at Edinbrughe, was lykwayes couered with blacke. Aboute the begining of this same mounthe, most of the cheiffe statesmen of this kingdome, and nobi lity, went to London, not enly te kisse the hands of ther new King, bot likwayes to assist his fathers fu- neralls. Before ther deperture, Dauid, Lerd Car negey, was by the Lordes of the priuey counsaiU, (nyne beinng ioynid with him,) ordained by acte to gouerne the kingdoume wntUl ther returne. During thesse preparations fer funeralls, the Clan- Ean of the Westerne lies betooke themselues to the seas, comitting mainey willanies and piracies ; tp re- A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 117 duce thesse rogues to obedience, the Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaill commandes Archbald, Lord Lerne, to leuie 2000 men in Argyle, Lome and Kyntire, for sauing thesse countries from the rebells depredations. The Laird ef KUsythe and Gapitane of the West Seas, wer comandit te arme tuo shipes of 16 or 20 guns a peice, and a frigat df 10 er 12 pice, te prosecute them by sea. The 7 of Maij, wer performed the funerall reittes for King James, and his corpes with grate state and magnificence, in a chariot, wer carried from Den marke housse, in the Strand, to Westminster abbey churche ; K. Charles himselue being cheiffe mourn er, attended by the mest pairt of the nobility of both his kingdomes, with diuersse ambassadors of for raine princes and staites, his Maiesties quhole offi cers and seruantes, with maney hunderethes besyde, all in mourning habittes. The lyke number Ox mourners cannot be said to haue beine seine at ence in Brittane heirtofor, and his hearsse.was mere roy ally adornid then hath bein knowen for aney his praedicessors. Offe our nobility and statesmen ther attended the funerall, Sr Geo: Hay, Lord Chanceler; Jo: Spotswood, Archbis: of St. Andrewes; Jo: Erskyne, "E. of Mar, L. Thesaurer; 118 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.p, 1625^ Ja: Steuarte, Duck of Lennox j Ja: Marques HamUtone ; William Keith, Earle MarishaU; William Douglas, E. o£ Morton ; Ja: Erskyne, E. of Buchane ; Alex: Seatone, E. of Eglinton; Rob: Maxswoll, E. of NidisdaUl; Ja: Earle of Home J Jo: Fleiming E. of Wigtone; William Murray, E. ef TuUibardyne ; Rob: Ker, E.. of Rext)rughe ; Thomas Erskyne, E. of Kelley ; Walter Scott, E. of Buckcleuche ; Thomas Hamiltone, E. pf Melrosse, Secret^ rey of Estait ; Jo: Murray, E. of AnnapdaUl; Je: Maitland, E, of LauderdaiU 5 William Crighton, Viscount Aire 5 George, Lord Gordeunj F- M. H, ; Jo: Lord Erskyne; Thomas, Lord Fenton; Thomas, Lord Binning, thesse E. eldest son^s; Alex: Lindesay, Lord Spynie ; Jo; Drumond, Lord Madertey ; Je: Bruce, Lord Kinlosse; James, Lord Colueile; Jo: Steuarte, Lord Kinclewin; A, D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 119 with a grate maney knightes and gentlemen of good qualitey. One Thursday the 8 of Maij, 1625, was the La dey Henrietta Maria, sister to Lewes, the 13 of that name, the Most Christian King of France and Nauarre, solemUe espoused (according to the cere monies of the Roman Churche) to the ambassadors of Charles, K. of Grate Brittane ; the solemitie wes performed after this manner: — Ojie Thursday the 8 of Maij, the King cam fourth into his chamber, accompanied with his Queine ; the Prince, his onlie brother ; my Lerds the Duckes of Nemours and of Elbeuffe ; the Marishalls of Bass- ampeire and Vitrey; with others Lordes of his courte, and sent for the Ladey, his sister, quho came thither accompanied with the Queine, her mother, the Princesses of Cendie and, Countie. The Dutchessese of Guize, Cheuerusse and El- buffe, •with maney wthers grate Ladeyes ; her goune was of clothe of golde, and sUuer, poudred ouer with fleur de lices of gold, enriched with maney dia- mondes, and wthers pretious stones ; her traine was borne vpe by the young Ladey Berbene. < As shoe entred into the Kinges chamber, with ane maiesty correspondent to hir birthe, my Lordes the Earles of CarleiU and Holland, ambassadors for the King of Grate Brittane, entred the roume werey richley cled as can possibly be expressed, gluing 120 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1625. wnto the King the contracte of marriage, wich was read and alloued by the Lord Chanceler of France. After the King had aggreid to the couenantes, then the ambassadors withdrew themselues to the Ducke of Cheuerousse his chalmber, and hauing communi- cat the contracte wnto him, he furthwith repaired to his Maiestie, accompanied with the saides ambas- sadores, and maney others Lordes apparraled in a seute of blacke, the paines and poyntes therof aU garnished and enriched with diamonds. Being come befor his Maiestie, he did present wnto him the proctiratione and power wich the King of Grate Britane had giuen him, wich was inserted at the end of the said contracte, wich the King signed, and the Ladey, bothe the Queeuies, my Lorde the Ducke of Cheuerousse, and the Lordes ambassadors lykwayes, This done, my Lord the Cardinall of Rochefau- caulte macje them sure after the maner accustom ed. Nou as suche ane vnione as this could net be per formed without grate pompe, our Ladeyes churche was chosen for the ceremonies of the accomplish ment of the marriage, and was hunge with riche ta- pistry and clothe of gold, and siluer tisshewed. Then was ther a faire and longe galerey raissed, begining at the entrey of the archbishopes palace, ' and reached euen vnto the queire of the said churche. A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 121 This galery was wnderproped with maney pUlars, wiche wer couered at the tope with violett coloured sattin, embrodred with goldene fleure de lices, and below vith fyne lining, trimed withe vaxe. Throuthe the same passed alonge all the ceremonies of mar riage, as folio wethe : — First, a 100 Suitzers of the Kinges gaurd, clothed in his Maiesties liuerey ; ther drum beatting and ther enseinge displayed : After them 12 hobboyes, clothed in lyke liuerey ; Then]^8 drumes, couered with the lyke : And after them 10 trumpets sounding : Then followed Monseur de Robiodes, Grate Mas ter of the Ceremonies, brauelie apparraled and weill accompanied : After the Master of the Ceremonies, followed my Lordes the Knights ef the Order de St. Espirete, all glistring with pretious stones : Then came 7 herauldes, with ther coattes of read crimpsone veluett, poudred all ouer with golden fleur de luces : Then came in this order, first ef all the tuo Mari shalls ef France : Vitrey, Bassompiere, D: d'Elbuiffe, D: d' Cheuerusse, apparraled in a sutte of black clothe, and lynned with clothe of golde, 122 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625. and wpone his head, sett in a cape of clothe of gold, a Jewell wich dazled the beholderes eyes ; a scarffe spotted all ouer with roses of diamonds, with a shorte clocke, all embroidred with gold and poudred with pretious stones : Then folloued bothe the ambassadors extraordi narey of his Ma*'^ of Grate iBrittane, James Hay^ Earle of Carleill, Viscount Doncaster, Lord Hay of Sala, and Henrey Riche, Earle of Holland, clothed in clothe of siluer : Then cam the K. of France in ane garment all embrodred with gold and sUuer ; the Ladey his sis ter in his right hand ; shoe had a croune vpone hir head, and her goune poudred aU euer with fleur de luces of geld ; and Monseur, the Kinges bro ther, one the wther syde : The Queine mother feUowed nixt : The Queine herselue, in a goune all embrodred with gold, siluer and pretious stones ; the Princesses of Condie and Countie bearing ¦vpe the longe traine of the same : Then folloued the young Ladey of Mompensier, Countesse ef Soisoris, Madam de Guisse, Madam de Cheuerusse, Madam de Elbuiffe, with maney others grate parsonages, Lordes and Ladeyes. A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 123 All this royall troupe stayed at the entrey of the grate portaU of the said churche, befor wich ther was a place appoynted to celebrat the said mariage in, quherwpon wes raissed a canopey of inestimable walew, -wnder wich the King and Queeine, with Monseur his brother, lefi the Ladey ther sister, and .conseinged her in the handes of my Lord the Duck of Cheuerusse ; and the CardinaU of Rochefaucaute espoussed the Ladey with the ordinarey ceremo nies of the churche. From thence all ihe orders aboue said, marched ¦wnto the queire, throughe ane long galerey, wich was squared out by a lyne in the midest of the •bodey .of the churche, aU couered with riche tapes- trie. In the midest of the said queire wer alredey placed one the one syde, wpone eminent seattes, my Lordes the Presidents, hauing ther morters of gold vpone ther heades, and in ther scarlett robes, lynned with hermins ; and the Counsellers in the Courte of Par liament in tlie lyke gounes. One the wther syde sate alone the prowest of the marchants, in a long robe of crimpsone and violett vel uett, being accompanied with the shriffes of the citie. In the quere of the said churche was there ane- other floore, raissed 3 stepes heighe, wpon wich was ther ane other grate canopie, wher the King, the Queines, Mens: the Kinges brother, wer placed, 124 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1625. and conducted by the fornamed Duck de Cheue- russeand the ambassadors, quho withdrewthemselues into the archbischopes palace (quher the quhole courte supped) wntUl the seruice was , endit, and therafter returned to the King and Queine. Prayers endit, they returnid all in the lyke order as befor, wnto the archbischopes palace, to the roy all feast, during wich was hard suche noysse and thundring of canon, as men wold haue judged hea- •wen and earthe wold haue gone togider, with bone fyres, squibes and suche lyke. €h tBttiiv ot tie aSogan df'tnMe. The supper was keipt in the archbishopes grate hall ; and the table rached from the one end theroi to the ether. The King sate in the midest of the table, serued by my Lerd the Grate Prior, quho represented the grate masters persone; befor him ther marched a number ef drumes, trumpetts and clarions, .accompa nied with Monseur de Beaumont, Grate Steuart ox the Kinges housse, and 23 other Steuarts ef his Ma iesties houssehold, with ther stawes in ther handes. The meatt was carried by my Lordes, Princes, Duckes, Peeres, and Marishalls of France, and fol lowed by the gentlemen of the courte, and ther ser uantes. A. D. 1635. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 125 Monseur de Janweile seruid as grate pantler, Monseur the Ducke of Elbuifife as cupbearir, and my Lord the Earle ef Harcourte as earner. The Queine mother sate ene the right hand of the King, and was serued by my Lordes the Duckes of Belgarde, Du' Zais and Luxembeurge. The Queeine herselue one the right hand of the Queine mother, serued by my Lordes the Duckes of D'Aluin, Brissack and de Chaune. The Queine of Grate Brittane sate on the Kinges left hand, serued by the Marishall de Witrey, as grate pantler, the Marishall de Aubeterre as cupe- bearire, and my Lerd Bassompiere as earner. The extraordinarey ambassadors of Grate Brit tane sate nixt to the Duck ef Cheuerusse, quho was serued by the Lord Rocheforte. My Lord the Kinges brother S9,te neir wnto the Queine, arid nixt to him all the princes, serued in most magnifiq_: maner. The marriage being thus solemnized at Paris by proxie, the King of Englands shipes attendit Bul- leigne the cominge of the Queine; aAd the weeke befor Witsentyde, King Charles went to Canterbu- rey, quher he stayed her Heighnes arriual at Douer, wich was ¦vpone Trinity Sunday, in the eiuening. Wpon knowledge quherof, the nixt morning his Maiestie, being attendit by the cheiffe nobilitie and others, rode to Dower, and entertaind her Heighnes 126 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D, 1625i with state and kindnesse; and the same day it was made knowen in London, fer ioy quherof all church es range ther bells, and the streets wer filled witb bonefyres. The nixt Thursday, being the 16 of Junij, they came to Grauesend, quher the King, Queeine and nobility tooke barge, and arriued at WhithaU about sex a clocke in the afternoone. Ducke de Cheue russe and his traine wer lodged in Demarke housse, in the Strand. One Saterday the 18 of Junij, this zeire, the King in persone went to the parliament housse, quher in presence of tbe estaits of his realme, he shew them the seuerall ressons that moued him to sumond this- parliament. And the Tuesday therafter, the 21 of Junij, the King held a werey royall feast at WhithaU, in honor of his nuptiall day. ? One Monday the 1 1 of Julij, the parliament was was adiorned to Oxeforde, ther to be helde one Monday the 1 of Aguste, by ressone of the suddaine grate incresse of the seicknesse ; viz. the 7 of Julij, the totall ef the dead was 1200, and the weeke, fol- louing 1700. The parliament continued wntUl the 12 ef Agust, and then breaeke wpe. At this same tyme, Sr Thomas Couentry, knight, Atturney GeneraU, was made Lord Keeper of the Grate Seall. A. D. 1625. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 127 Sr Robert Heathe, knight, his Maiesties SoUici- tor, was made Atturney Generall. Ther was this zeire, a grate mortality in London, and the places adioyning, that is, from the 22 of De cember 1624 to the 23 of December 1625, ther dey ed, within London, the liberties and citie of West minster, Lambeth, Stepney, Hackney and Isling- tone, 60 thre thousand and one, quherof the plauge 41 thousand, 313; quherof, in London, the liberties and 9 out parishes, 54,000, tuo hundereth 65, quher of of the plauge, 35,417. Touardes the end ef summer, befor K. James dey ed, ther was grate preparatione fer the weill setting out of a strong armey by sea ; and this last sommer, 1625, being the first zeire of K. Charles, it was fully furnished, consisting ef 120 shipes, quherof 6 wer of the nauey royall ; and being assembled in the west of England, they sett saile the first weeke of October, and bent ther coursse for Cadize, in Spaine, quher they arriued, and had takin it, if that citie and some other tounes neire adioyninge, had not suddantly discouered ther approche. They made a successles attempt, and indured maney sharpe stormes and tempests in ther returne. The courte called this Buckinghames first bolte to warne Spaine to looke to themselues, and to shew that King that he might doe him harme, altho he really had no suche intentione ; for in effecte the 128 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1685. Spanishe faction in the courte of England reuled aU the prjntne affaires of the stait. Thursday the second df Februarij, being. Candle- misse day, 1626, King Charles wes crouned at Vest- minster; being attendit by the cheiffe nobility ef bothe nations, being of his priuey counsaiU. In honor of this coronatioHj, the Kinge creatted 8- Earles, and made 58 Knights of the Bathe, ¦with grate pomp and solemity. The nixt Monday, being the 6 of Februarij, the parliament began at Westminster, and continewed wntill Januarij nixt following, and then was dissol ued by commissione. The same day, the Earle of BristoU, Lord Dick- by,, quho had formerlie beine ambassador in Spaine, a suorne enimie to the protestant causse and to the trew intrest ef Erigland, was committed to the Tow er of London, prissoner. Annus 2'^"^ Regis Carolj, et Sal. 1626. In Appryle this zeire, 1626, the parliament pre sents the King with a remonstrance aganist the Duck of Buckinghame, and charges him in the housse of peeirs, one 13 artickells. First qureof was touchning his plurality of offices wich he had inhansed, to the dishonor of the King and detriment of the realme, and that for hes auene commodity and benefitt. A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 129 Thride, was, that he might haue lesse causse to burden his subiectes, quhen that wich is vniustly withheldin frem his patrimoney is restored in tymes te come. At this same tyme, the King, by his letter to his priuey counsaill, he altered the Sessione, command ing that frem hencefurth no judge or sessioner should be a priuey counseller, the Lerd Chanceler onlie ex cepted. His ressone for so doinge (as his auen let ter speakes), was his grate caire he had that justice be deulie administrat, considering quhat inconve niencies haue occurred since the Sessione was chan ged frem the pristine estait wherin it was first esta blished. And ther sayes the missiue. Wee haue resolued, with aU possible diligence, te reforme als neir as wee can, according te the first institution, by making choisse of graue learnid men to be judges therin, who may seriously applay themselues ther- ¦wnto, no sessioner being a counseller, nor no priuey counseller being -vpon the session; saue onlie the foure extraordinary Lordes, as they wer first intendit to assist and remarke the preceidinges of the rest; so therby awoyding that forme confounding the coun saill and sessione togider, wich of themselues are distinct iudicatories. One this forsaid letter wer remoued from the ses sione : — VOL. II. K 13a ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 16a& Thomas, Earle of Melrosse, Lord President of the same ; Johne, Earle of LauderdaUl ; Dauid, Lerd Carnegy; Sr Archbald Naper, Thesaurer Depute ; Sr Jhone Hamilton, Clerck Register ; Sr WUliam OUphant, Ks Adwocat; Sr Richard Cockburne, Priuey Seall; and Sr George Elphinston, Justice Clercke. And te ther places wer admitted, Sr James Skeene to be Lord President? Sr Alexander Seatton of Gilcreuche ; Sr George Authenleck of Balmanno ; Sr Alexander Naper of Loureston ; Sr Archbald Acheson ef Glencarney ; Sr Robert Spotswood; Mr James Bellenden, Comissarey of Edinbrugh r Mr Alexander Morisene of Prestongrange. As for the eighte ordinarey Lordes that were continued, viz. Sr James Skeene of Currehill ; Sr William Leuingston ef KUsythe ; Sr George Erskyne of Innerteill ; Sr Alexander Gibsone ef Durie ; Sr Androw Hamiltone of Readheusse ; Sr Alexander Hay of Frosterseatte ; Sr Androw Fletcher of Innerpepher ; and Mr Thomas Hendersone of Chesters : A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 131 They wer all of them forced to take new giftes of ther places, and acknauledge them to be vaccand in his Maiesties handes, by the death of the laite King his father, ef happey memorie. And aU this, as his Maiesty wreattes to them, for preseruing his royall praerogatlue, lest they should praesume to adheare to ther former right ; bot to take a new varrant, con ' forme to that was wssed at ther first institution. At this same tyme, also, his Maiesty, by his com missione sent heir, backed by a letter to his priuey counsaUl, instituted a new iudicatorey, (quherat all sortes of people muche repynned,) called a Commis sione for Griuances. His reasone for putting this grate neuatione one this kingdome, take heir from his auen letter, ¦viz. That all suche of our subiects as complaine vpone aney heauey griuances, may haue the meines in justice to be releiued, &c. ; and this new courte he ordaines to be published with grate solemity at the mercat crosses of the head-brughes of the kingdome. Bot the wyssest and best-sighted not onlie fearid, bot did see that this new commis- sienal courte wes nothing els bet the star-chamber courte of England wnder ane other name, come doune heir te play the tyrant, with a specious vissor one its face. Bot after muche debait betuix the no bUity then at courte and his Maiesty theranent, it being sorely crayed oute aganist by all honest men, it euanished in itselffe, without so muche as once meitt- 133 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1626i, ing of the commissioners therin named. All thir letters wer directed to George, Earle of Winton, then Vice-chanceler, in the Lord Chanceler, Sr George Hay of Kinfauns, knight, his absence, being then at the courte in England. The 28 of Januarij, this same zeire, lykwayes^ Thomas, Earle of Melrosse, wes remoued from his place of Principall Secretarey of Scotland in effecte; and his> Maiestie bestowed the same ene Sr WiUiam Alexander of Menstrie, knight. Master ef Requysts ; and Sr James Galloway was made Master of Re quysts for the Scottes affaires. r Thursday the second ef Februarij, being Candle- misse day, 1626, King Charles wes crouned at Vest- minster; being attendit by the cheiffe nobUity of bothe nations, being ofhis priuey counsaiU. In honor ef this coronation, the Kinge creatted eight Earles, and made 58 Knights of the Bathe, with grate pompe and solemity. The nixt Monday, being the 6 qf Februarij, the parliament began at Westminster, and continewed wntill Januarij, nixt following, and then, was dissol ued by commissione. The same day, the Earle of BristoU, Lord Dick- •by, quho had formerlie beine ambassador in Spaine, a suorne enimie te the protestant causse and te the .trew intrest of England, was committed to the Tow- . er of London, prissoner^ A. D. ie2ff. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 133 The 12 of Februarij, this zeire, the Earle of Ni disdaUl is made collector ef the taxatione granted to his Maiestie, by ihe last conuentione of the es taites, and a warrant to the Vice Chanceler to «x- peed his grante wnder the bread seall. The 20 of this same mounthe, his Maiestie ¦wreatts to his priuey xounsaiU to grant letters of marque to the toune of Edinbrughe, and to all otheres his sub iectes who demandes the same, after they haue weri- fied ther losses and intrests aganist the comon. eni- mey; as also, thai they inhibit aney custome to be putt one victuall imported into the kingdome this zeire. The 3d of Marche, this zeire, Sr Donald Mackay of Strathnauerne, is commissionat te leuey 2000 foote, for a new suppUe to Count MansfeUi; fer the expeding of wiche, his Maiestie wreatts te his priuey cctUnsaill. His Maiestie, by his letters of the 8 of this sariie mounth, commandes the Lord Chanceler Hay to append the grate seall, and causse publishe at aU places requisiti, four commissions,; 1. Of the Coun sell; 2. Exchequer; 3. Griuances; and, 4. Coun saUl of Warre ; bot the last tuo being nouelties, (as I formerly wreat) euanished. At this same tyme, his Ma*'° sends doune to the Lerd Chanceler foure presentations, to the four ex traordinarey places in Sessione; to the Earle of 134 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D, 1626. LauderdaUl, Lord Carnagey, the Bischope of Rosse, and te Sr Archbald Naper, Thesaurer Depute ; bot LauderdaUl and Carnegy wold not accepie of them. The 15 of Marche, this same zeire, his Maiesty reuocatione in a legall maner. Lett ihe reader heir behold ihe seeds of most basse and wicked counsell sowin, wich zeildet no .better fruitt then the aliena- tiene of the subiects hartes from ther prince, and layed opin a way to rebellion. The 14 of this same mounthe, his Maiesty sends a command wnder his hand to the Lordes ef his Exchequer, to admitt Spotswood, Archbischope of St. Andrewes, to be Praesident of ihe Exchequer. The reider shall wndersiand ihat this prselaie wes the first and last president that euer the Exchequer of Scotland had. A' 2"^"= Regis Carolj, et Sal. 1626. In Appryle this zeire, 1626, ihe parliament pre sents the King with a remonstrance aganist ihe Duck of Buckinghame, and charges him in the housse of peeirs, one 13 artickells. First quherof was tuochning his plurality of offices wich he had inhansed, to the dishonor of the King and detriment of the realme, and that for hes auene commodity and benefitt. Secundo, tuoching his baying the place of Lord Admirall of England, 16«> Jacobj. A.D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 135 Tertio, tuoching his baying the vardinshipe of the Cinq : Ports, 22" Jacobj. Quarto, tuoching his not gaurdinge the narrow seas. Quinto, tuoching his vniust stay of ihe schipe of Newhauen, called Si. Peiter, after sentence. Sexto, tuoching his exiortione ef 10,000 lb. star ling from the East India Companey, with the abusse of the parhament. Sepiimo, tuochinge his putting of ihe schipes roy all into the handes of the Frenche ; quherto he ans suers, ihat they wer lent to the Frenche King by his knowledge. Octane, tuoching his practisse of the imployment of thesse shipes aganist the Rochell, and for sup pressing them of the reformed religion. None, tuoching his compelling the Lord Robarts to bay honors. Decime, tuoching his selling of places of iudica- ture. Undecimo, anent hes procuring of honors for his poore kinred. Duodecimo, tuoching his exhausting, intercepting, and misimploying ef ihe Kinges rewenewes. Decimo-iertio, his transcendent presumptione in giwing phisicke to King James. To all wich charge the Duck anssuered werey iCautelously, subtUie wringing himselue out pf the 136 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. parliaments handes at this tyme, by causing the King one a suddaine diselue ihe parliament, to ihe no small greiffe of the weill affected people of Eng land. The 23 of Maij, ihis zeire, his Maiestie wreatts to his priuey counsaiU, to causse his thesaurer deliuer to Sr Heuglie Wallace of Craigie, the some of 10,000 lib. pound Scottes, for the heritable right of the Balzirie of Kyle, wich he had purchesed from him. About this tyme, his Maiestie wreties to his pri- ney counsaill, that he resolued to follow his fathers deseinge in making and creaiiing a competent num ber of Knight Barronetts, quhosse dignities shaU be heritable as in England, for plantatione ef that pairt of America called New Scotland, formerly Canada ; and therfor commandes ihem, by ther proclamation, to inviti to that generous interprysse, the heads of the best families ef the gentrey of the kingdome. Cuelffe '^xticktUi Sent by his Maiestie to ihe Lordis of Sessione, 14 Junii, 1626. 1. That the Lordes of the CoUedge of Justice take a coursse for appoynting a chaplaine, who may A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 137 eurey morning at eghte a clocke say a prayer to ihem. 2. That ihe president of the said coUedge make choysse ef tuo or three laweyers, quho may consulte and assist with the Kings aduocatts in all bussines that concerns his Maiesties law affaires. 3. That the praesident appoynt such dayes and tymes as he shall think fitting, for consulting in his Maiesties affaires. 4. Thai ihe praesident searche all registers, and take notice of such thinges as may aduance his Ma iesties seruice. 5. That the praesident giue command to his Ma iesties aduocatts, to adwert thai nothing be done in that actione betuix the Earle of Mar and Lord El- phingsione, praeiudiciall to his Maiesties seruice. 6. That the praesident causse rewisse all suche actes and ordinances that doeth concerne expedi- tione ef justice, er ordring of ihe housse of Sessione, thai may be of new enacted ; and quhat is further necessarey, being adwertissed by the president, his Maiesty may giue order theranent. 7. Thai ihe president, in the searche of ihe re gisters, make a roll of aU holdinges, and ther charge. 8. That ihe praesident make a note of all prseui- lidges of the Sessione, and members therof, that his 138 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. Majesty may raiifie. suche of them as he tbinkes ex pedient. '9. That the praesident searche ihe registers, and make a note of all actes that concerns the presenta tions and admissions of the Lordes of, Session. 10. That his Maiesties aduocatts be consulted quhat coursse shaU be takin in the bussines. of the Basse. 11. That his Maiesties aduocatts be commandit to raisse sumonds aganist suche Lordes of the erec tions, and other poyntes contained in his Ma'''^ re uocatione, as shaU be thought expedient. 12. To searche thosse bokes and actes wich wer made in tyme of the Lordes called the Octauians. Seigned at Whytehall, 14 June, 1626. Charles R\ Thir tuelffe artickells wer crushte in peices by the Lord Chanceler Hay and- wthers, whosse places they trinched one, and Sr James Skenne, President of ihe Sessione, wes brought ui seme disgrace wiih his Maiesty, for procuring of suche, wich as then was affirmed to the King, wer nothing eUs bot mat ters of mooneshyne te his Maiesty ; zet werey sironge ropes to withdraw ihe hearies of his people fi^opi his obedience, and seedes of rebellion. The 14 of Junij, Capitane Alexander Settone, at the Kings command, getts a commissione from the A, D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 139 Lordes of his Maiesties priuey counsaill, to leuey 500 men for the King of Denmarkes seruice. The same 14 of Junij, his Maiesty wreattes to the toune counsaiU of Edinbrughe, that according to the premisse formerly made to him in ther names, they prowyde each ene of ther ministers to a hundereth pound starling zeirlie stipend; with a sufficient dueU- ing housse for the wsse of eurey minister ; and that the said counsellers, as it wes formerly intendit, weare read gounnes ; and that they causse a suord to be carried befor ther prouest, at tymes and places conuenient, according to the custome of the most ci- uiU burgesses and citties. The last of this mounthe of Junij, lykwayes, Sr James Lesley getts a commissione to leuey 1000 men for ihe assistance of Count Mansfeild. The 1 of Julij, 1626, his Ma"'= wreatts to the Lords of Session, that ii is his pleasure that his ad uocatts plead befor them with couered heades. His Maiestie bayes three shippes, ihis zeire, for securing ihe Scottes coastes, wiche stood him 5200 lb. starling, as his warrant directed, to the Earle of NidisdaUl, Collector of the Taxatione, to pay the same te Sr James Balzie, Thesaurer of tbe Nauey, beares, 1 July, 1626. Second of Julij, his Maiestie wreatts to his priuey counsaUl his ftiU intentione, in effecte a declaratione of his purpois anent bis reuocaiiou. 140 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1626. His Maiesty, by his letter of ihe 11 of Julij, 1626, io Spotswood, Archbischope of St. Andrewes, thankes him for his paines in his seruice, in espe ciall for promoueing and wsseing the witermosi of his endeuors for effectuaiting of thosse ends ¦wich he himselffe had recommendit io him, (as the letter speakes) and bidds him rest confident that he re solued punctually to follow and prosecute the same ; as also, he wold be myndefull of bis paines takin in that bussines. The bussines meint in this letter of his Maiesties to the bischope, was thai bussines, the so much ad- uancing quherof since, hes net onlie rootted out the bischopes rotte and branche, hot also ruined ihe King and his haUl family. Thir ¦wnhappey bi schopes they wer eiueU counsellers, bet worsse musi- tians; for ihey tempered ther siringes io such a cleiffe of ambition and superstitious foolriy, that be for euer they zeUdit aney sonnd, they burst all in peices. The Earle Marishall, by his Ma''^' commissione, is made commander in cheiffe of the 3 shippes for defending the Scottes coastes ; bot netwithstanduig of diuersse leit^s wrettin to him by his Maiestie for setting to sea, for preseruing of the merchant trade spoyled by Dunkirkers, my Lord wold neuer boate, bot gaue trust to Achmutie, Douglas and Mur ray, the 3 capitans of them shippes, quho dranke A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 14,1 and made good cheire, bot wold noi offend the eni mey. The 12 of Julij, ihis zeire, Sr Jhone Hamilton of Magdelands, Clercke of Register, his Maiesty be ing better adwysed, wes, by warrant,- putt againe vpone ihe exchequer. His Maiesty, by his letter te his priuy counsaill frem Wansiaid, the 12 of Julij, commandes that the Archbischope of St. Andrewes, Primal and Meirapo- litane of Scotland, may haue ihe place of praeceden- cey befor ihe Lord Chanceler of Scotland, and so consequently befor all others ; wich notwithstanding, the Lord Chanceler Hay, a gallant, stout man, wold neuer condescend too, nor euer suffer him te haue place of him, doe quhat he could, all the dayes of his lyffetyme. I remember that K. Charles sent me to ihe Lord Chanceler (being then Earle of Kinoule) the day of his coronatiene, in the morning, in A<» 1633, to shew him that it wes his will and pleasure, bot onlie for that day, that he wold ceed and giue place te the archbischope ; bot he returnid by me to his Maiestie a werey bruske anssuer, wich wes, that since his Maiesty had beine pleased to continew .him in thai office of chanceler, wich by his meines, his vorthey father, ef happey memorie, had bestowed wpone him, he was redey in all humility to lay it doune at his Maiesties feete ; bet since ii was his royall wUl, he should enioy it with the knowen prae- 11,2 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A, D. nilidges of the same, neuer a sion'd preist in Scot land should sett a foote befor him so long as his bleed wes hotie. Quhen I had relatied his anssuer to the Kinge, he said, weel Lyone, letts goe to bussi nes, I wUl not medle furder with thai olde canckered goottishe man, at quhosse handes ther is nothing to be gained bet soure wordes. Immediatly after the letter for Archischope Spots- woods prsecedencey, ther arriued heir firom courte, with Bischope Lindesay of Rosse, some artickells subscriued wiih the King, of ihe dait at Wainsiaid, tbe 12 of Julij, 1626. First, You shall declair io your brethrin the bischopes and archebischopes, ihat wee are pleased that they suffer suche of the ministry, as being ad mitted therto befor the 5 canons war made at St. Johiiesteune, and hauing befor that tyme taught and instructed ther parishoners wtherwayes, doe nou make scruple to practisse aney of the canons, espe cially that concerning geniculation ; and ihat out ef ther charity towardes ther brethren, and loue to the peace of the churche, spare ihem a tyme iUl they be better resolued, pro^wyding they wtter no doctrine publickly aganist our authority, the church gouerni ment, nor canons therof. 2. That they shall dissuade no wthers nather pri- uatly nor publickly, from the obedience therof; nor shall manteine reasoning aganist the same ; nor shall A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 143 refusse the communion to aney crauing the same, kneeling. That they shall not receaue aney persons of ther neighbours cengregatione te the communion without the testimeniall ef ther ministers ; and that for esshewing of schissemes and confusion, pro- wyding if aney of the saides elder ministers haue praciissed aney of ihe saides canons at aney tyme befor, that they be not exempted from practizing them therafter ; that they shaU noi wreatt aney reasons aganist the saids canons ore church gouer niment. 3. That the brethrin that are banished haue liber tie io returne, and be placed at churches againe ; and ihe brethreen confynned or suspendii for ther disconformity, be inlargedj and placed againe in the ministry, prowyding they all giue security for ob seruing of the former conditions, and wee be made acquainted therwith, and warrants be procured from ws seuerally in ther fauors, vpone the petitione of the archbischope of ihe prouince, and bischope ef the diocey, and his auen. 4. That you desyre your brethreen to make all the ministers that are admitted within ther seuerall dioceis, since ihe 5 canons wer made, to obey and practisse ihe same, wtherwayes to censure them, according to the tenor of ther bands subscri ued by them at the tyme of ther admissione ; and in caisse aney haue beine admitted since the making of 144 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. the said canons, without subscriuing ane band of conformity, leii ws be adwertissed in quosse diocey that minister duells, to the effecte wee may causse the bischope therof to be punished for admitting aney without a band of conformity ; and that ihe said minister be urged io subscriue the band, wich at his enirie should haue beine subscriued be him. ^ 5. That a comon band of conformitie be formed, that all the archbischopes and bischopes shall causse to be subscriued be eurey minister within ther dio cey ai ther admissione, wiche wee declaire wee will haue eurey archebischope and bischope causse be done, wnder the paine of lessing ther places and be nefices. 6. That all bischopes make residence ai ther dio- cesse at ther cathedrall church, with diligence, ex cept suche as shall be employed aboute our seruice and publicke employment; and the bischopes not resident, ther names io be dilated to ws be the arch bischope ef the prouince, to ihe effecte wee may sig nifie our pleasure cencerninge the same. 7. That you deall with the archebischope, and others quhome it may concerne, that the Earle of NidisdaUl be not troubled for his religion, wnlesse he giue some publicke offence, till wee be first ac quanted therwith. 8. That all the bischopes and archbischopes wsse ordinarey wisiiaiions, and in ihe tyme therof they A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 145 plante scooles in eurey parochin, and causse weekly caiichize the people, by eurey minister, for remoueing ignorance, barbarity and atheisme; and that also they take order for intertaining the poore in ilk pa rochin. 9. You shall desyre Mr Peltier Hay of Naughten te deliuer his booke to be perwssed by ihe Arche bischope of Si. Andrewes and you ; and quhen you haue reformed suche thinges as you thinke fitting, that you causse putt the same te the presse and pub- Ushe it. 10. Ze shall certifie the said Mr Peltier from -ws, that wee haue takin notice of his good seruice done te our laite deire father, and ef his ability and suffi- ciencey to serue ws ; and quhen fitting occassione shall offer, wee shall not be fergetfuU, bot haue a caire ofhis preferment. Sic subscribitur, Charles R'^. Te this same purpois, and of ihe same dait, his Maiesty wreat a particular letter to the archbischope and bischopes, shewing them that he wold haue ihe artickells sent by the Bischope ef Rosse punctually obserued. His Maiesty, by his letter from his courte at Oite- lands, of the 28 of Julij, this zeir, to his priuey counsaill wreatts that it is his will and pleasure' thai knight barronetts, at ther creatione, pay no fees to VOL. II. L 146 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. the herauldes; bot that ther eldest sonnes, quhen they atteine to perfyte age, and reqpyres knighthood, that they pay^the fees as all wther knights doe ia aU tyme cominge. Sr William Alexander, Secretarey of Estait, wreatts, at his Maiesties command, to the Arche bischope of Glasgow, not to trouble the Earle of Abercorne and his mother for ther religion, pro wyding the giue no publicke scandeU nor offence, wntill his Maiestie be first adwertissed. His Maiesty recommends to his counseU the peace of the kingdome ;: and that the jelosies betuix the Marques of Huntley and the Earle of Murray, anent the said earles commission aganist the Clan-chattan and ther resaitiers, disturbe noi the same; wich wes thought that Murray wssed wiih too much rigor, contrair bis promisse to the King. 25 of Agust,. U26. About ihis same tyme, his Maiesty sent instruc tions to his aduocatts, in 6 artickeUs, commanding them to insist by sumonds (tefor the Judge Ordina rey) of iraprobaiion and reductione, aganist aU quho come wnder the compasse of his reuocatione, in mat ters ef erections, heritable offices, &c. The 21 of September, this zeire, his Maiesty wretts to his priuey counsaill heir te make stay of all shippes bound fer France ; and commands to recall such as are gone, to prewent the danger that some A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 147 of them may happin to incurre by goinge to France, in regaird, as he wretts, of some lait differences be tueen him and the Frenche Kinge : and ai this same tyme, all the seruiceable sliipps within the kingdome wer arrested for his Maiesties, and ai his command. Sr Johne Scott, Director of the Chancelerey, aboute this same tyme, a bussie man in foule wether, and ene quhosse coueteoilsnesse far exceidit his ho nesty, did exhibit some artickells to his Ma'"' anent the alteratione of tenurs and haldinges, and the omissiene of marriages, wich by the King wes re commendit io Sr Thomas Hope, one of his aduo- cats, te be put to a trayell, and te presecut ihe same to his Maiesties profitt and comodiiy. Thursday the 9 of Nouember, ihis zeire, Sr Ran- daU Crew, Lord Cheiffe Justice of the Kinges Benche, was commandit to forbeare his sitting in the courte ; and ihe nixt day, by wreat, he was des- charged from his office. The 10 of Nouember this zeire, 1626, his Maiesty wretts to ibe Lordes of Sessione, thai he had sent doune some instructions with ther prassident, S' James Skeene, wich he wold impart to them ; te the performance quherof he wills and commands them to extend ther witermost endeuoire. 148 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1626. 3E«gtrttetu3ir5 To the President ef the Sessione. 1. Thai the acte made wltimo Julij, 1605, be re- wiued, ainent adding of reassons of suspeniions af ter seeing of the peeces, and ihe acte made the 3d of Nober: 1619, anent seeing of the peeices. 2. That tbe proces may be deliuered at 12 houres eurey day, equally amongest the clerckes. 3. Thai no Lord of the ^ession goe to ihe exami- natiorie of wittnes, except the Ordinarey, or suche as shall be appoynted by the Lordes iudicially in oppin Session. 4. That a table of ihe parties expensis of^plea be giuen in heirafter, to adwised with ihe processe, that ther^vpon the Lordes may modifie the expensis in- the decreit. 5. That no submissione of parties be accepted by the quhole Lordes, nor requyred be them by the parties. 6. That all causses ef importance and difficuliie be pleaded by wreat, and subscriued by the aduocat of the partie, 7. That 2 Lordes sitt in the wtter housse conti nually, ene io expeed all matters the first weeke, and the ether te be his assesor for thai weeke ; and ihe said assessor to expeed all bussines the second weeke, as only speaker, wnto quhom ane other A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 149 Lord is to be ioyned as an assessor, in the place ot him quho was speaker the first weeke; and so succes- siuely from weeke io weeke, for so all ihe bussines may be mere quicklier dispatched, and with lesse paine and mere knouledge io the ludge. 8. That no man stay to heire the adwysing and wotting, bot ihe Lordes of Session and the clerckes of ihe processe. 9. That the Lord appoynted for the bUls, and the clercke of the bills, sitt vpone ihe bills in ihe after noone onUe, and report ihe nixt morning therafter. 10. That the acte annent importunat selliciiors, made the 13 of JiUij, 1596, be renewed and putt to dew executione. 11. That ihe acte of sedemni, made the 24 of Maij, 1595, anent the continuation of sumonds, be renewed and keept in wsse heirafter. 12. That the acte made ihe 27 of Julij, 1599, anent suspensiiions of decreitts vpone liquidat soumes, be renewed and put te dew executione. 13. That ihe acte made the 19 of Januarij, 1600, anent the extracting ef interloquiiours ; and the acte made the 5 Mariij, 1600, anent reporting ef interlo- quitors. 14. Also, ihe acte made the 16 of Nouember, 1602, anent suspeniions granted contrarey to a war rant. 15. That the quhole acte made the 11 of Jarij, 150 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. 1624, be renewed and deulie executted, except onlie so much therof as concernetis the Lordes of the Sessione, ther election, being onUe proper for our- selffe, in right of our royall prerogatiue, quherin wee neuerthelesse intend to wsse the oppinioa of the Lordes of the Session. 16. That nothing be enacted in the Sessione wiche ze find against our good, wntiU wee be acquanted therwith. 17. That you take notice of the acfiom concerning the abecey of Incfaecheffray, and aU the dependen cies of it, as being a matter that concerns ws. 18. That you giue -especiall attendance to that action ef reduction intendit by the Laird of Cragee- war, and that be have iustice ¦without delay, 19. That you causse prosecute our right concern ing ihe Bass, with all expedition, for effectuaiting of thai end you haue from ws. 20. Thai you take especiall notice, and put to ane end according io equitie and iustice, thai bussines of ihe Laird of Leslies, as a matter concerning ws. ^L That you take notice of ihe bussines of Ro bert Alexander, merchant, concerning the reduction of the decreit and actes pronunced by ihe Earle of Mar aganist the said Robert. 22. That you haue a caire of satisfactione of all letters sent by ws to the Session, and that you re tume the anssuers therof. A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 151 23. That you adwisse with our aduocatts quhat is the reddiest and surest way off resignation of the tityUes quarreled, and sent vpe to ws. 24. That you adwisse quhat is further to be done in Sessione, that wee may uiierpone our authority therwpone. 25. That you take esspeciall notice of the bussines of the chUdren of Jhone Nasmithe, so often recom mendit by our lait deire father and ws, and ane end to be put to that actione. 26. That ane especiall cair be had of the actione and bussines of the brugh of the Chanongait, and Sr WiUiam Bellenden, ther superior; and that wee be made acguant with the estait therof. 27. That you acguant the Lordes of Sessione and our aduocatts, as you shall haue occasione, and de syre ther concursse heirwnto ; wheranent thir pre sents shaU be your warrant. WhitehaU, 10 Nouem ber, 1626. Sic subscribitur, Charles R''. His Maiesty, by his warrant to bis Thesaurers principall and deputey, of the dait 22 Nouember, giues 4000 pound Scottes to^ihe^reparatione'of ihe abbey churche of Holyrudhousse. In the end of Nouember, this[zeire, commissioners are chosen to goe io the King, and^make][resonable offers anent his sumonds of reductione one his reuo- 152 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1626. tione ; they are debarred approching to the courte by Secretary Alexander, at his Maiesties command, onlie ther petition is receaued. Olde Melress wreatts to his Maiestie and counsells him to call a parliament, as the onlie way to giue his Maiesty content, and te seile ihe feares and jelosies of his subiects. The King returns him anssuer from Whit haU, 4 December, 1626, that he wolde first heir ther resonable offers io him, and the particulars 'wich wer to be demandii, granted and secured, befor he wold call a parliament; and therfor desyres him to be a good instrument for promoweing his contentment in the bussines. His Maiesties determinatione and sentence pub lished by proclamatione, that eurey man haue his auen tithes, and pay therfor conforme to his der creitt; Nober: 1626. Tuesday the 28 of Nouember, Sr Thomas Rich- ardsone, the Kinges Seriant ai Law, was suorne Lord Cheiffe Justice of the Comon Pleas. The cittey of Edinbrughe, ihe 4 of December, this zeire, 1626, is diwydit in 4 pareches, and ihey io haue eght ministers ; and one his Maiesties letter te his priuey counsaill, of the same dait, ther issewed out a proclamation, commanding the inhabitants of the said brugh eache ef ihem te keepe their auen pariche churche, and contribute to the mantinence of the minister therof. A. D. 1626. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 153 The 12 of December, this zeire, his Maiesty wretts to his priuey counsaill, inhibitting ihe im- portaiione of aney wynnes from France, ore to haue aney trade or trafiqtie wiih it. The commissioners ihat wer sent from thesse thai had intrest in ihe reuocatione, this zeire, 1626, wer Johne, Earle of Rothes, Alexander, Earle of Lin lithgow, and Johne, Lerd Loudon. They wer stay ed at Stamford wnapproching the courte (as I wreat befor) for a tyme ; 14 December, his Maies tie siorm'd at ther petition, as of too heigh a straine for subiects and petitioners ; bot shortly therafter, one the acknowledgment of ther error, ihey obeiein pardon and licience to come to ihe courte. The 27 of December, Jbone Grhame, Earle of Menteith, Lord Kilpont, one his Maiesties" especiall warrant te ihe Lordes of his priuey counsaill, is suorne and admitted a priuey counseller, and one of the commissioners of ihe exchequer. 1627. The 12 of Januarij this zeire, 1627, Alexander, Earle of Linlithgow, during the minority and lesse age of James, Duck of Lennox, is commissionat to be AdmiraU of Scotland." This commissione wes ac companied with a letter frem his Maiesty, of the 15 of this same mounthe, te his priuey counsaill, to as sist the said admirall in his office. 154 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1(527. The 17 of this same mounthe, ther came a letter from the King to the Lordes of Session, wpon the petition of the Scottes commissioners, Rothes, Lin lithgow and Loudoun, that the registraiione of his Maiesties sreuocation, formerly commandit to be in ther sederunt bookes, be delayed wntUl his furder pleasur be knowen. Thursday the first of Februarij, 1627, Sr Nicolas Hyde, of tbe Midle Temple, was made Seriant at Law; and the 8 of Februarij, this same zeire, he was suorne Lord Chieffe Justice of the Kinges Benche. •One thesse courte changes, and one Hydes suddaine preferment, one played tbus — Justice of lait hath lost her -witts. Or else the staite doth tak Strang fitts. For from graue, lie and honest crevr, Suiftlie away shoe madlie flew j ¦With learnid Cooke shoe wold not stay, And Montegiu put her away. Not knowing then quher to abyde. At last shoe creipt into a Hyde ; Then neids must buttes and shoes be deire. Since Hydes are rissin so this zeire. The 8 of Februarij, this zeire, his Maiestie directs a warrant to his priuey counsaiU, that they causse the Earle of NidisdaUl pay to himselffe, the Lord Spynie and Sr James Si. Claire of Murkill, in Cath nes, the soume of 8000 pound starling, for lewying of three regiments of footte, of 3000 men a peice, for his vnckell the King of Denmarkes seruice. A. D. 1627. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 155 The 8 of this same mounthe, his Ma*'° shewes his counsaiU, that he is credibly informed of the misbe- bauiour of papists, and off the publick scandall ihey giue ; and commands them to causse ihe heigh com missione to take preceisse order with all Romanists, especially with semenarie preists and iesuittes, who giues pubUcke scandall ; and that they of his coun saill assist the said commissione heirin ; bot withall desyres them io spare suche of the Romishe religien as lines conforme to the lawes, not gluing offence publickly, bet carreyes themselues ciuiUy and obe dient to our lawes. Our intentione (sayes the letter) being rather to saue ther soules than ruine ther estaites. Sr James Learmouib of Balcomy, and Sr James Lockart of Lee, being sent commissioners by the g-entrie, bayers of tythes, to his Maiesty, and hauing purchessed a warrant for ther conueining and meitt ing togider to consult anent matters of tythes and superiorities, diuersse possesors and sellers did in trude themselues in ther meittinges, for ther auen ends ; wich bis Maiestie being informed off, by his letter to his priuey counsaUl, from Otielands, dit prohibit. This zeire, at the feast ef Si. George, it was or dained thai the Souerainge and Knights of ihe or der of the Garter, should weare one the left syde and shoulder of ther clockes and ryding coattes, ihe 156 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A, D. 1627. crosse of Si. George within the garter, and certaine beames of siluer, such as ihe Knights ef the Holy Gosie in France dees weare, wich beames doe spread in forme of a crosse. His Maiesty, by his letter of the 3d ef Maij, 1627, chydes the archbischopes and bischopes, as men woyde ef charity, bezond measure timorous ¦without a causse, in respecte they had wrettin a letter io him some dayes befor, shewinng that quhat was intendit by his Maiesty for a helpe to the churche, was lykly to proue the wtter wndoing therof. The bischopes, in Maij ihis zeire, sends wpe com missioners to the King, Adam BeUenden, Bischope of Dumblaine, and Mr Johne Maxswoll, one of the ministers of Edinbrughe, all of them be pessesid with fears that the commissione of surranders wolde wndee the churche ; wherwpone his Maiesty, by his letter te ihe said commissioners, of the 18 of Maij this zeire, explaines the said commissione, and de- clairs thai his wiU was and is, that churches allredey not sufficiently prowydit, be suppleid; that eurey propriator of lands might haue hes own tythes ¦wpon a reasonable condition ; as also that his rewenews might be incressed and augmented. A. D. 1627. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 157 Snstnttttnns To Sr Archbald Naper, eur Deputy Thesaurer in Scotland. 1. That our housses be repaired wiih all speed conuenienily. 2. Thai ze deall wiih the sonnes of Bernard Linde say for ther housse in Leithe to be a custome housse. 3. That the disposing ef cassualiiies more then or dinarey be stopped wntill we be adueriissed. 4. That all debetts transferred from England be repeled againe for our seruice in Scotland. 5. That you consider of ihe debts dew to Sr William Murray of Duneame, and ane pensione suited by one Chrystie ; and if ze find ihe one dew, and the other fitt to be granted, thai they be payed as our coffers may cenweniently afford the same. 6. That you be cairfuU io adwertisse ws of aney thing that justly does belong wnto ws, and is with held without right, that wee may giue directione to our thesaurer and aduocattes io bring it againe for our wsse, by ordinarey coursse of law. Giuen ai our palace of WTiiihall, 25 of Maij, 1627. Sic sub scribitur, Charles R". This zeire, his Maiesty causes make a new grate 158 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1627. seall for Scotland. Nicolas Brioit, a Frencheman, made it, and ihe old wes brokin, 5 Julij, 1627. This bypast sommer, aboue 120 sayle of Scottes and Englishe shipes, in the tyme of winiage, went ¦vnto sundrey pairts of France, and being arriued at Burdeaux and other places, ihe Frenche King caus sed arrest them all ; onlie the Scottes shipes, in re specte of the ancient leauge, wer dismissed i quher- wpene ihe citicens of London, according to the Kinges command, sent out 20 shipes ef varre, weiU appoynted, to scoure the seas and costes, and to take suche Frenche shipes as ihey could meitt -vidtb all ; quho hauing takin a grate maney prizes, and endured grate tempests of thunder and lightning, one the 4 of Januarij, 1627, they retumed. A' 3'"^ Regis Carolj, et Sal: 1627. In Apprile this zeire, 1627, Doctor Neill, Bi schope of Durseme, and Doctor Laude, Bischope of Bathe and Welles, wer suorne priuey ceimseUers ; and shortly therafter, the saide Doctor Laude was made Bischope of London. Vedinsday the 27 of Junij, this zeire, the Duck of Buckinghame, wiih a werey royall nauey, consisting of diuersse of ihe shipes royaU and maney c^ the shipes of warre, to the number almost of 100, wiih 10 regiments ef Englishe and 1 regiment of Scottes, consisting of 3000 Scottes, commandit by WUliam, A.D. 1627. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND- 159 Earle of Morton. They lowsed from the He of Wight, and arriued at the He of Rae, neir Rochell, and tooke it, wiih the litle toune of St. Martine, bot could not carey the forte, commandit by Monseur de Torax, and a regiment of Frenches. The Eng lishe possesed the Ue wntill the 29 of October, at wich tyme, by night, the Frenche did land from the maine into the Ue, a grate maney regiments of hersse and foote, and forced the Ducke to make a werey foule and dishonorable reirait out of the iland abord of his shippes, with the losse of maney braue com manders and souldiers ; and so, wiih shame and dis grace, returned to ihe west of England, aboute the 12 of the mounthe of Nouember, this same zeire. The courte talked of this woyage as ther affections and passions led them ; bot the good countreymen and Weill sighted statesmen did cleirly see the Duckes trecherey and disaffectiene to the protestant causse and reformed religione ; and this brauade to affe sett purposse onlie intendit (and so waickly pro secute) for the ruine of aU the professors of the re formed religion in France, and the strenthning of the popeische partey ther. 1627. Monday, 17 of Marche, 1628, the King, with ihe nobUity and cleargie, rode in grate staite from Whit haU to the parliament housse, quher he signified to 160 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1627i the nobility and comons ihe causse of his caUing them in this present parliament, in thesse wordes :^ My Lerds and Gentrey, Thesse tymes are fer actione, quherfor, for exem- ples saicke, I meine noi to spend aney tyme in wordes, expecting accordingly, that as I houpe your good resolutions will be speidey, noi spending ¦«!!- necessarley tyme, or that I may better say danger ously, for tedious consultations at this coniunciure ef tyme, is als hurtefuU as eiuill resolutions. I am sure ze expecte from me both to know the eausse of your meitting, and quhat to resolue one. Zet I think ther is none heire bot knowes ihat comon danger is the causse of this parliament, and that supplie at this tyme is the cheiffe end of it. So thai I neid bet poynt io you quhat to dee : I will wsse bot few persuasions ; for if te maieine your ad- wysses as now the caisse standes, by ihe following therof the treu religione, the liberties ef stait, the just defence of eur trew frindes and alliances, be not sufficient, noe eloquence ef man or angell can prewaile; onlie leii me remember you, thai my deutey most of all, and eurey cme of yours, accor ding to your degree, is to seicke the mantinence of this churche and comonwealihe ; and certanlie ther was neuer tyme in wich this deutey was more ne- cessarly requyred then now. I therfor, iudgeing a parliament to be the ancieniest, speidest, and best A. T), 1629. ANNA.Ivith them, wiph as ii is humbUe peiiiioned, so it is confidently expected by, Yptir Grace's humble seruants, Cassils, Lputhean, Lindesay, Balmerino, Loudoun, Burlip, Johnston. , The Marques, his Maiesties Commissioner, ans suered this letter with ane other, directed to the Earle of Cassiles, from HamUton, 9 of October, full of denayells, exagerations and recrimenations, anent ther last protesiatione, wssed in Edinbrughe, in September last, bot neuer anssuered a sylabe to that ihe saids Lordes had wrettin to him off. A. D. 16.38. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 297 The Lordes wreatt lykwayes ane other letter to the Kinges Commissioner, from Edinbrughe, the 28 of October, quherin they did expesiulat wiih him, that one of his Ma''** shipes at sea had search ed a Scottes marchant shipe for amuniiien ; as also for hindring the bringing of horses frem England thithir. To ihis letter he wrotte ane anssuer, from Hamil ton, wich he directed to the Earle of Rothes, shew"» ing thai he wold apquant his Maiestie with ther cpmplaints, and contents of ther letter, quho he doubted noi wold if suche directions therein, as his good subiects wold haue no causse ef iust com plaint. The Lordes, in October and begning ef Nouem ber, this zeire, putt watches to the castle of Edin brughe, to the intent thai ihe Kinges Commissioner should not wnnarsse putt a garisone and amunitione therin, to ihe preiudice of the kipgdome, and dis- ttirbappe of ihe peace proposed ; quherat the Mar ques siorm'd exiremlie, and by bis letters menaced to doe maney thinges, wich verily I thinke he neuer intendit. The 24 day of October, this zeire, ther was a petitione exhibit io ihe presbetery of Edinbrughe, by the noblemen, barons, burgesses, ministers and comons, aganist the Lordes of the clergie, the Arch bischopes and Bischopes ; wich petitione, in name 293 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. of all thai adhered io ihe couenant, was presented to the said presbiterey by the Lairdes of Buchanan, Durie yonger, and Carlourie ; John Smith, lait balzie of Edinbrughe, John Hamilton, and Richard Maxswoll ; to wich petiene the presbeterey gaue no other anssuer, bot referrid it to ihe ensewing gene rall assembley, ip be haldin ai Glasgow, 21 No uember ; and did ordaine the publishing of the said complaintj and ther reference ef ii to the assembley, to be fully read by all the ministers of the presbite rey, wpone the nixt Saboihe befor noone, out of ther pulpitis, with a publicke warninge and citation to the offendanis complained ¦wpone by name, viz. Mr Johne Spotswood, pretendit Archbischope of St. Andrewes, Chanceler ; Mr Patrick Lindesay, pretendit Archbischope of Glasgow ; Mr Thomas Sydserffe, pretendit Bischope of Galloway ; Mr Dauid Lindesay, pretendit Bischope of Edinbrughe ; Mr Alexander Lindesay, pretendit Bischope of Dunkelden ; Mr Adam Banantyne, pretendit Bischope of Aberdeine ; Mr John Guthrie, pretendit Bischope of Mur ray A. D, 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 299 Mr Johne MaxswoU, pretendit Bischope of Rosse ; Mr George Grhame, pretendit Bischope of Orkney ; Mr Johne Abernethey, pretendit Bischope of Cathnes ; Mr Walter Quhytefurd, pretendit Bischope of Brechin ; Mr James Wedderbume, pretendit Bischope of Dumblaine ; Mr James Fairlie, pretendit Bischope of Ar gyll; Mr Nigellus Campbell, pretendit Bischope of the lies ; Te be present at the said assembley, to anssuer to this complaint in generall, and to ihe particular heades of it ; to wndergee the trayell and censure of it, and to bring with them the bookes and scrouUes of the subscriptions and othes of them quho enter into the ministrie ; the bookes of the heighe com missione, and the booke of the generall assembley, wich they ather had, or haue fraudulently put away. If aney pastor within ihis presbiterey refusse to pub lishe this citatione, wee requyre the reider of the churche to doe it. In lyke maner, wee requyre aU parties quho haue intrest in persewing, ore specifing or preweing ihis cempldint, to be present at this as sembley for that purpois ; wpone wich the com- 300 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. pleiners tooke insiruipenis in ihe handes of a pub lick notarey ther present. According te this complaint, and the warrant of the presbeteries reference of ii, they wer formally citied to compeire befor the ensewing generall as sembley, te be holdin at Glasgow, 21 ef Nouember, &c. The cittey of Glasgow being thronged ¦with aU sortes ef people one the 21 of Nouember, the day desainged by his Maiesties proclamation, ihe gene rall assembley begun, and was opned, fer after ser mon they assembled in the afternoone ; ihe ancieni est minister in the toune, Mr Johne Bell, quho had preached in the morning, desyred all present to be gin ihe action wiih choysing a moderator. The Marques of Hamilton, his Maiesties Commissioner, (quho sate one a throne, being eminently raissed aboue all ether seattes, wiih his assessors aboute him, cenweniently seaited somewhat below him selue,) first caussed his Maiesties commission io be read, wich was werey ample, bearing dait at Otte- landes, 29 of Julij, 1638, and in ihe 14 zeire ofhis Maiesties rainge. In respecte ihe tyme of this nationall assembley and synod of Glasgow, wich sate frem ihe 21 of Nouember, wntill the 21 of December tliis zeire, 1638, so maney bussines wet handled of heighe con cernment, I will hejr, for the readers memorey. A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 301 onlie sett doune a diarey of the most important and memorable thinges and passages, that hapned in this so much longed for generall assembley. 21 Nouember, Sessio 1. Vednesday, a sermon preached by Mr Johne Bell, minister of Glasgow. The relies of euery presbiterey called, and ther commissions deliuered. 22 Nouember, Sessio 2. Thursday, after much adoe, Mr Alexander Hen dersone, of the presbiterey of St. Andrewes, and mi nister of Leuchers, was elected, wiih applansse of the haUl assembley, mederater. 23 of Nouember, Sessio 3. Friday, Mr Archibald Ihonston wes elected clercke. He produces the bookes, and registers of the generall assembley, wich wer thought ather to haue beine destroyed by ihe praelats or lost. They wer deliuered te sundrie learnid ministers and lawyers, io be perwsed and adwysed if they be authenticke. 24 Nouember, Sessio 4. Saterday, the walidity of the commissions wer trayed. 26 Nouember, Sessio 5. Monday, Mr Thomas Mackenzie, minister, com missioner for the Chanrey ef Rosse, presented a pro tesiatione aganist reulinge elders ; and being requy- 308 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 163a red if he wold adhere to it, he stole from it in the end, being cenuinced by Mr Androw Ramsay. 27 Nouember, Sessio 6. The registers of ihe assembley approueh as au thenticke. Fyfteine ioyned with the moderator, for ordering of business that wer to be proponed to the assembley. A priuey conference, proposed by the moderator, anent bussinesse, and alloued by his Maiesties Com missioner, ene condition it should not wronge the Kinges intrest ; altogidder reiected by the assembley, onlie it was left arbitratrey to the moderator to call for aney ef the ministers of the assembley, io assist and consulte with him. Protestatiene in name of the archischops and bischopes, &c. and ther adherents, presented by Dec- tor Hamilton, the preceding day, read at the Com missioners earnist desyre ; the Lord Montgomerey and young Durie tooke instruments (wpon the pro duction of this protestation, and declinator,) that they refused to compeire, and pretested quhat passed aga nisi them, should be als walide and pouerfuU as if they wer present, they being lawfully sumond ; and that Doctor Hamilton should attend. The Commissioner protested, in ther name, aganisi euery particular, and that they should suffer no preiudice. Resons read by the clercke for reuling elders. A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 303 28 Nouember, Sessio 7. Vedinsday, the Commissioner caussed read his Maiesties commissions, discharging the seruice booke, booke of canons, heighe commissione, 5 ar tickells ef Perth, wnlawful othes at the entrey of ministers, &c. and all actes establishing the same ; as also aliening the assemblies, so ofte as the kirke shall requyre, and ihat bischopes shall be layable to ther censure ; he lykwayes requyred all present at the assembley, that they should subscriue ihe eld Confession of Faith and Band of Mantinence. The Lord Commissioner said, that the assembley was net free, as he instanced from tua papers, di rected from the tables at Edinbrughe, (wich wer read,) and so he could not giue ather consent, ore assent io ihe conclusions of the same, and threiinid that he wald depairt from the assembley. The Commissioner mainlie opposes aganisi the ouer-ruling pouer of reuling elders, (as he called it,) quho hauing beine out of possesion for maney zeires, and now intrudit themselues, wich should not haue beine, without suplicatiing his Maiestie befor ther repessesion ; then he arraysses from his seait, and in the Kinges name discharges ihe courte, and protests that nothing done therin should preiudyce or be aney wayes obligaterey io ihe subiects, nor prasiudi ciall to his Maiestie. The assemblie caussed read ther protestation by 304 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. the clercke, one the contrarey ; arid therafter direct ed seme of the young noblemen and wthers com plainers, quho wer noi members of ihe assembley, io the mercat crosse to reid that protestation, wich was accordingly done ; and so his Maiesties Commission er departed. After ihe Lord Commissioners departure, all, ex cept foure or fyue members, did acknouledge the lawfuUnes of the assembley, and did adheare to ther protestation made ; and acknouledged the assembley te be competent iudge to the praelats and ther ad herents, notwithstanding of ther protestation and de clinator. The Lord Erskyne subscriues the couenant in face of the assembley, with tears. 29 Nouember, Sessio 8. Thursday, the ministers quho wer excepted aganist the bischopes declinator, as being wnder the cen sure of the kirke in Irland, gaue in ther reassons for cleiring ther innoceneey, and shewed the Irishe bis chopes proceidings aganist them. They wer ap- prouen and accepted as members ef the assembley. Ther was something said aganist Mr Robert Blare in ihe proclamation, viz. that he was ane eni mey to menarchicall gouerniment, wich had beine the reasson quhay he was remoued out ef Glasgow coUedge; bot he cleired himselue, and was admit ted as a member of the assembley. A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 305 Mr Dauid Dicksone, Mr Samuell Ruiherfurd, and Gordon, Laird of Earlesion, in GaUowaj^, being excepted aganist, as wnder the censure of the heigh commission, cleired the iniustices of the preceidinges aganist them, and ther auen innoceneey, and wer acknouledged to be members of the assembley. Some ministers, with thre noblemen, 3 barons and three burgesses, wer appoynted for sighting the actes of the assembley, for cleiring and expend ing the couenants, and to report in wreat ther dili gence to the assembley. Mr Thomas Touers, Mr Johne Watsone, Mr Thomas Brodie, .Dor: Johne Strange, Mr Patrick Macgill, and S'' Jo: Carnegey of Ethie, quha the pre ceiding day had takin io adwysse wither they wold assist the assembley, notwithstanding the Commis sioners deperture ; and wither they thought the assembley a competent judge for the bischopes, not withstanding ther declinator; being caUed wpone, wer all ef them absent. The Lerd Montgomerey, in his auen name, and in name of tlie remanent compleiners, gaue in and produced the Bischope of Gallowayes accusa tione, wich was read in the assembley ; he being cal led, compeired not. VOL. 11.. X see ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1633. A committee ef some of eurey presbeterey wer appoynted by the assembley te tray the sumonds gi uen in aganist ihe bischopes. Doctor Hamilton, the bischopes procurator, was thrysse called, bot compeired not. A committee ordanid fer examinatione of the ser uice booke, bookes of canons and ordinaiiene, and heighe commissione. 30 Nouember, Sessio 9. Fryday, the clercke was desyred to take notice that ihe Lord Theasurer, Traquaire, was present and assisted at the election of Peiblis ; and conse quently allowed the reuleuig elders, altho he did opposse the same in face of the assembley. The sumonds aganist the bischopes was read, and the caueatts quherto they wer bound, wich they had brokin noioriouslie, and it was thought expedient that they should be prowin, for cleiring the assem bley, and all that should heire of ii; wich caueatts they pretendit a freedome fra. Some ther present did auerre, that Lindesay, Bischope of Edinbrughe, should haue said, that a letter assembley had freed them frem suche ca ueatts. And Archbischope Spotswood, ef Si. Andrewes, opinly did say and professe, that they had neuer a mynd to keepe one of them; and ihat they wer on- A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 307 lie made for the fashon, and to giue contentment to some turbulent and contentious heides. Reasons wer also r,ead for the nullities of the as semblies of Linlithgow, Ao 1606 and 1608, Glas gow 1610, Aberdeine 1616, St. Andrewes and Perthe 1617, and a comittee appoynted to reuisse and report the nixt day. Sundrie brethreen de clared the wnlawfullnes of Perths assembley, by ihe woycing of them that had no commissione, and out putting of them that had commission ; at wich as sembley the Archbischope of St. Andrewes forbad them to woyce aganist kneeling in receauing the sa crament of the Lordes supper. 1 December, Sessio 10. Saterday, ihe Archdeane of Si. Andrewes, Mr Dauid Michell, and Mr Patrick Panters processe wer giuen in and read in assembley. The Arch- deans accusatione was drunkennesse, sacraleidge in detaining 600 libs, wich was coUectedfor support of the dewynes of the Palatinat, &c. He wssed the crosse in baptisme, and did forgett his text through drunkennesse. 3 December, Sessio 11. Monday, lybellit crymes aganisi Mr Dauid Mi chell, minister of Edinbrughe, wer sufficiently pro- win, and he, by the ioynt woyces of the assembley, depriued, wich sentence the moderator pronunced aganist him. 308 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 163a. 4 December, Sessio 12. Vpon complaint of the commissioners of Edin brughe, ther past ane acte ef assembley, finding Mr Alexander Thomsone, Mr James Hannay and Mr Dauid Fletcher, to deserue depositione for ther de clinator and protestatiene aganist the asssmbley, and wther waighty crymes, &c. Commissione gi uen after the rj's.sing of the assembley to 12 minis ters and 12 reuling elders, noblemen, barons and burgesses, to conweine at Edinbrughe, and pro nounce sentence of depositione aganist them.. Tbe Archbischope of St. Andrewes proces pro- wen, and he, by the wnanimous woyces of the as sembley, deposed. Tbe crymes alledgit aganist him wer breache of tbe caueatts, adulteries, breache of the Saboihe, drunkennesse, incest, &c. They that wer vpone the nullities of the lait as semblies gaue in ther report in wreat, wich beinng read and considered, ihe assembley, after full deli beration,, all' iii one woyce did find ihe same assem blies null, for the reassons by them cleirlie seine and ¦wnderstood. 5 December, Sessio 13. Vedinsday, Mr- Johne Crightone, minister at Pas ley,. being found by witnesse thai he was ane pro fessed Arminiane,and popeische champtone ; him the assembley, all in one woyce, deposed.. A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 309 6 December, Sessio 14. The comittee for the bookes of seruice, canons and ordinatione, and heighe commissione, makes ther report in wreat, wich being read, the saids bookes, by full consent of the assembley, wer ' re iected and condemned as popesche, erronius and altogider destructiue io ihe discipline established in the churche of Scotland, and wthers of the best re formed churches of Europe. 7 December, Sessio 15. Mr Thomas Sydserffe, Bischope of Galloway, for poprrie, deposed by all the woyces of the assembley, and excommunicat. The complaint aganisi Mr Walter Wbytefurd, Mr Dauid Lindesay, Bischope of Brechin, and pro- batiene iherof, was read, and all in one woyce did ordaine him te be deposed and excommunicat. 8 December, Sessio 16. Saterday, after mucb reiding of papers and dis pute anent tbe la^wfuUnes of Episcopacey in this churche, ai last the questione was stated thus : — Quhither Episcopacey was abiured in our kirke by the confession iherof, and .could be remoued ? AU in one woyce remoued the same, as abiured^ neuer heirafter io be established. 10 December, Sessio 17, The 5 artickeUs of Perth is, by ihe assembley, in one woyce totally abiured and remoued. 310 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. The Bischopes of Edinbrughe, Aberdeine, Rosse and Dumblaine, wer all of them depossed from aney function in ihe kirke, and excommunicat. Dum- blaines crymes, by thesse ihat wer generall to all the bischopes, wer Arminianisseme, poperey and drunkennesse. 11 December, Sessio 18. Tuesday Mr George Grhame, Bischope of Or cades, his lybell read, and he deposed ; no excom munication aganist him, becausse of his submission to ihe assembley. Mr Johne Guthri^e, Bischope of Murray, depos ed ; and if he acquiessced not with the said sen tence and made his repentance, to be excomuni cat. Mr Patrick Lindesay, Archbischope ef Glasgow, his lybell read, and he deposed and excomunicat. Mr James Fairlie, Bischope of Argyle, his lybeU read, and he deposed ; and if he did noi acquiesse with his sentence and repented, to be excommuni cat, Mr Neill Campbell, Bischope of the lies Hy- brides, his lybell read, and he deposed. 12 December, Sessio 19. Vedinsday, after the depriuatione of Mr Thomas Forrester, minister of Melros, Mr Alexander Lin desay, Bischope of Dunkelden, his lybell being read, the assembley did deposse him from the office of bis- A.D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. SU chope, and suspendii him from the office of minis- trie, and exercisse therof; bot to be receauid ther to againe vpone his repentance, manifested te the presbeteries of Dunkelden and Pearthe, and wpone his prowyding of ihe kirke of Dunkelden at the sight of the presbeterey. 'After Dunkelden, Mr Johne Abemethy, Bis chope of Cathnes, receaued sentence of deposition frem his office of episcopacey, and he io be receaued in the office of ihe ministrie wpon his publicke re pentance, to be made in the kirk of Jedbrugh. The sentence ef excommunicatione, aganist di uers of the bischopes, wes publickly read, and by acte of the assembley, ordained io be pronounced tomorrow by the moderator in the heighe kirke, and therafter io be intimat by the ministers and readers of all kirkes. 13 December, Sessio 20. Noe more done this day, bot the sentence of the bischopes excommunication solemley pronounced by the moderator, Mr Alexander Hendersone, after a sermon preached by him, one the 1 versse of ihe 110 Psahne. 14 December, Sessio 21. Ther came this day, a letter to the assembley from the Earle of Vigtene, directed te the Earle of Montrosse, wich read publickly in the assembley, desyrinng him io declare in his name, thai he sub- 313 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. scriued to the confession of religion, in doctrine and discipline, as it was in Ao 1580, and that he wold defend the same with his bloode. Fyue ministers wer deposed this day, viz. Mr William Hannay, Minister at Aire ; Mr Androw Rollock, Minister ai Dunce ; Doctor Robert Hamilton, M : at Glasfurd ; Mr Tho : Rosse, Minister at Chanrey. Mr Henrey Scrymgeour, Minister ai St Fil- ians, in Fyffe, for fornicatione. 15 of December, Sessio 22. This day, the Earle of Vigten declared himselue, in face of ihe assembley, conforme to his letter read in assembley, and directed te the Earle ef Mon trosse. 16 December, Sessio 23. Order takin this day by ihe assembley, for com missions in all quarters of the kingdome, for cog noscing of proces presentlie depending befor the assembley aganist ministers, and to deceid therin ; they to sitt doune ai Edinbrughe first, the 26 ef De cember instant, 1638 ; and at Si. Andrewes, ihe .20 of Januarij therafter, in Ao 1639; and from thence to Dundie, ihe 4 of Februarij, 1639. 17 December, Sessio 24. Ten actes, and one referance past in assembley this day. A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 313 18 December, Sessio 25. Ther was giuen in io the assembley, ane anssuer to ihe declinator and protestation of the bischopes, also to ihe Kinoes Commissioners protestation. Three commissions, anent complaints aganist mi nisters in the southe and northe, exped this day. Acte, ihat all iytills of dignity, as deans, sub- deans, chanters, flowing from ihe canon law and pope, are^ abolished in tyme cominge. Acte, thai no marriage be without thrysse procla mation, as ihe booke ef discipline bears, wich is not absolute, bot excepts in knowin necessity. Acte, thai no interments be in kirkes ; and ihat ther be no funerall sermons, as tending io supersti tion. Acte, anent the maner ef trayell of the expecients of the ministrie. Mr Archbald Jhonsion, clercke of the assembley, elected te be procurator for ihe kirke, and Mr Ro bert Dagleische to be agent ; and fees appoynted for them. 19 December, Sessio 26. This day was read the draught of a suplication te be made by the assembley to ihe Kinges Maies tie, for his approuing, in the ensewing parliament, of ther procidinges and decrees. Commissioners appoynted to the parliament, from the generaU assembley of ministers ; noblemens eld- 314 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 163a est sones and barons from all quarters, with thesse foUouing propositions : — First, That ihe praeuilidges of ihe kirke be ratti- fied, and ther power in holding generall assem blies. 2d. That ihe constitutions of the generall assem bley be ratified. 3d. That presentations of kirkes be made by the patrons io ihe presbeteries, with power to them of collation. 4te. Fer augmentation of kirkes smaU stipends, lying in bischopericks and otheres. 5o. That no aduocatien pas io cotmsell or session, from presbeteries and shyres, to hinder or impeade the censure of the kirke. 60. That visiiatione be made ef coUedges, by commissione from the parliament. 7o. That some few lynnes, by authority ef parlia ment should be addit to ihe couenant, to be sub scriued by all suche as heirafter should enter wn to the same. Acte declaring ciuile places ef kirkmen in coun saile, session, justice of peace, &c. weycinng in par liament, &c. all to be wnlawfuU, and they recindit and anulled all former actes making the same law- full. Acte restoring kirke sessions, presbeteries, sy nods and assemblies, as they wer in Ao 1580, in A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 315 all respectes, and in ther members and elders, ther numbers and powar. 20 Decembris, Sessio 27. In this session, ther was diuersse actes past, and transportations ef ministers. Acte ordaning ihe generall assembley zeirlie, and oftner pro re nata ; as also ordaning the nixt generaU assembley io be in Edinbrughe the 3d Vedinsday of Julij, 1639. Therafter ihe moderator discoursed of the worke of reformation in this kingdome, and Gods workes therin, and of the coursse and progresse of ihe as sembley ; te ihis same purposse spake eache of them after ane other, Mr Androw Ramsay, Mr Dauid Dicksone, Mr Robert Blaire, Mr Androw Cant. The Earle of Argyle, also, by occasione of speeiches wich fell from the moderator, spoke to the assembley of his longe delay and bydinng out, and not ioyning io the couenanters, noi (said he) for want of affection to the good causse, bot te dee more good ; wich, quhen it failled, he could byde no longer oute from them with ihe other syde, ex cepte he had beine a falsse knaue. He exhorted mmisters to doe ther dewtiey, and to be respectiue 316 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1638. of authority; also the ministers to peace and vnity amongest themselues. Therafter ihe moderator clessed the assembley with prayer, and singinge of the 133 psahne, wpone the 20 day of December, 1638, being Fryday, about 6 a clocke ai night. After his Maiesties Commissioners deperture frem the assembley, one Wedinsday the 28 of Nouem ber, he presently, ihat same night, assembled the counsell ; only tuo wer absent, the Earle of Argyle, quho did excusse his not coming, and the Lord Amont, quho was then seeike. Ai this night meit ting of his Maiesties priuey counsaUl, tuo thinges ¦wer concludit ; one was, to wreat a letter of thankes io his Maiestie, for the gratious prefers his Com missioner had made in his name at the assembley ; the other was, the emitting a proclamatione for dis soluing of the assembley. Tber letter heire fol- lowithe. Most sacred Souerainge, In obedience ef your Maiesties royall commands, wee haue attendit your Maiesties Commissioner heire at Glasgow, since the 17 of this instant ; and according te eur bound deutie, in so exigent ane occasion, haue noi bein wanting wiih our humble and best aduices ; and altho wee doe remitt the par ticular relation of quhat is past to his Graces selff, A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 317 as best knowen to him, zet we cannot, for treuihes saick, be so silent, as not acknowledge te your Ma iestie, that neuer seruant did with mere indusirie, caire, judgement and patience, goe aboute the dis charge ef so grate a trust. And albeit the successe hath not anssuered his desyres, nather zet his ex traordinarey paines, and (as wee may confidently affirme) most dexterous and advised courses takin to compasse ihe iust command of so graiious a Kinge ; zet his deseruing heirin meritts to be re membred to posterity. And since your Maiestie hath beine pleassed io renew te ws your former acte of grace, expressed in your proclamation and decla ration anent the mantinence ef the trew religion ; and in the defence and profession therof, wee doe all, in humility and harty acknouledgement of so grate goodnesse, returne to your Maiesty the offer of eur liues and ferteuns in defence ef your sacred persone, and mantinence ef your royall authority, and shall in all our actions approue ourselues your Maiesties most loyall subiectes, and bumble- ser uants* Sic subscribitur, Traquaire, Roxbrughe, Mar re, Murray, Lithgou, Pearthe, Vigtone, Kingorne, TuUibardin, Hadington, GaUoway, AnnandaUe,, 318 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1638. LauderdaiU, Kinoule, Drumfreis, Southesck, Angus, Elphingston, Naper, Dalyell, J. Hay, W. Elphingston, Ja: CarmicheU, Hamilton, BlackhaU. From Glasgow, 28 Nouember, 1638. This letter the Earle of Argyle did refusse to subscriue. As for the Lord Commissioners procla mation for dissoluing of the assembley, and ther protestation aganist it at the mercat crosse of Glas gow, 29 of Nouember, wich I haue formerlie .spokin off in ther auen place, I will not heir againe repeat. The 8 of December, this same zeire, his Maies ties Commissioner, hauing obteined his Maiesties liue for his returne to courte, and herinng maney eiuell disposed persons io haue wented abroad that his Maiestiey ¦ neuer meind to performe quhat hes Commissioner had promissed in his name, (as he pretended) ; bot the treuth was, that he hauing made suche bussines at Glasgow, and endeuored by al meins to raisse the assembley ; coming imediatley therafter to the citey ef Edinbrughe, fand the same not onlie in a grate sturre, bot the castell therof stronglie gaurded ; wich moued him, befor his de perture from his Maiesties palace of Holyrudhousse, to emitt a proclamation, of ihe dait at WhithaU, the eight day ef December, shewing his proceidings at A. D. 1638. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 319 Glasgow, wich was mett with a protestation, solem lie made at ihe mercat crosse ef Edmbrughe, ihe 18 day of December, 1638. Obittes this zeire. In the mounthe of Marche ihis zeire, 1638, deyed William, Lord Alexander, eldest sone te WiUiam, first Earle of Streuelinge, Principall Secretarey of Scotland, ai London. His corpes, being enbalmed, wer brought home, and priually, in the night, en- terred in Boweis He, in Streueling churche. He maried Ladey Douglas, eldest daughter to William, first Marques of Douglas ; and him hes issew ene onlie daughter, now liuinge. The 16 of Maij this zeire, 1638, deyed Ladey Dorothea Grhame, 3d daughter io Johne, Earle of Montrosse, and wyffe te Sr James Rollocke of Dencrube, knight, in Perthshyre ; and by him had no issew. She was solemlie interrid at the abbey churche of Holyrudhousse, ihe 8 of Junij, this same zeire. In the mounthe of Julij, this zeire, deyed Ladey Anna Campbell, eldest daughter to Archbald, Earle ef Argyle, and wyffe to George, 2d Marques of Huntley, beheadit ai Edinbrughe, and had issew. Shoe departed this lyffe at Olde Aberdeine, and wes interred in the cathedrall churche ther, with out aney funerall ceremoney. Aboute ihe midle of Aguste, lykwayes, ihis zeire, 320 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1G38, 1638, died James Steuart, Earle of Murray, Lord Doune, &c. at his castell of Tarnuay, in Murray,, and wes interred in his auen burial! ther, without aney funerall ceremoney. He maried Ladey Gordon, eldest daughter to George, first Mar ques of Huntley, and had issew, James, now Earle of Murray, that succidit to him. In the mounthe of Nouember this zeire, 1638^ deyed Ladey Isabella Setton, at Lithington castle, in Haddintonshyre, wyffe to Johne Maitland,. first Earle of LauderdaiU, and daughter to Alexander, first Earle ef Dunfermlinge, Lord Chanceler of Scot land, and had issew. Shee was interred at the ab bey churche of Hadingtone. Aboute ihe end of the mounthe of ' ' iber^ this same zeire, deyed Ladey Jeane Drumond, countesse of Sutherland, wyffe te Johne Gordon, now Earle of Sutherland, Lord Strathnauer, and had' issew.. Shoe was the onlie daughter and heire of James, Earle of Pearth, by Ladey Isobella Set- ton, his wyffe, daughter to Robert, first Earle of Winton, at the Canowgaite, neir Edinbrughe, ofa bectick fewer; and wes interred at the collegiat churche of Setton, without aney funerall ceremeneyj by night. As Regni Regis Carolj 15, et Sal: 1639. The castell of Edinbrughe wes takin by the A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 321 Lordes couenanters, betuix foure and fyue a clocke in the eiuening ef the 21 day of Marche, 1639; Mr Archbald Haddan, vnckell to the Laird of Glen- eggies, being constable of the same, wnder the Earle of Marr, quho refussed to rander it. They forced the wtter gaite with a pittard, and the tuo iiier- most gaittes with iron liamers. The thre leaders of ihis dance wer, Sr Alexander Leslie of Balgoney, General ; Sr Alex: Hamilton, Generall ef the Ar- iellizrie, and Generall Maior, Robert Monro, with seme Celonells, and a 1000 commandit musqueiiers. They entred, and found in it some pices of grate ordnance, 25 feild peices, some ball, and about fourtie musquetts. O. " jrday the 22 of Marche, some of ihe cheiffe couenanters, viz. the Earles of Rothes, Home, Louthean, with the Lordes Zester, St. Claire and Balmerinoche, went to Dallieithe, and with them a 1000 commandit musqueteires. They no souner presented themselues befor the housse, bot the Lord Thesaurer Traquair, keiper therof, furth with deliuered it io them. They searched all the roumes therof for armes, and at last found in a sel ler, dowcat, and a drawwell, and in some other ob scure places, 48 barrells of pouder, 24 barrells of small shote, 6 carte load of musquetts, and 2 of pickes, wich the brought io Edinbrughe castle, one Monday the 24 of this same mounthe; lykwayes VOL. II. Y 322 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. from Dalkeithe ihey brought the royall enseinges of the kingdome, croune, suord and scepter, and that with grate solemnity and pompe, and put them wpe in Edinbrugh castle, one Saterday ai night, that same day. The 20 ef Marche, this same zeire, the castell of Douglas was randred io the couenanters. In it wer nather armes nor aney kynd of amunition. Befor ther coming, the Marques of Douglas himselue was fled to England ; and his Ladey did intreat ihem, that seinng shoe was bige with chyld, and could not trawell wther quher, that ihey wold permiti her ta lodge in some corner of the castle ; to wich desyre they assented, and so placed a garisone in it. One Sunday the 23 of this same mounthe of Marche, 1639, Dunbartan castle lykwayes was takin by suche a stratageme as fellowes : — The capitane therof, Sr WUliame Steuarte, vith his Ladey, and some 15 of his souldiers, not suspecting aney sur- prysall came to ihe toune churche, it being a fast- inge day, and hauing hard both sermons, wer aboute to goe heme te the castle. The prouest of the toune comes to him, and desyres him, that seeing he had fasted all day, he wold now goe with him and take some refreshement. The capitane anssuered. No, he wold goe heme io ihe castle ; and intreated him that he wold haue him excussed. Then, sayes the prouest, for ihe better to yourselue, I requyre you A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 323 gee with me ; and so 40 armed men hurles capitane and all to the housse ; at wich the capitane being astonished, the prouest saves, Feare not, ze must deliuer me ihe kej'es now for the countries saftie. That will I neuer doe so longe as my lyffe is in m6, anssuers Sr William. Weeill, replayes the pro uest, be noi foolishly obstinat ; for if ze send not presently and causse deliuer me ihe keyes, I woue to God to send your heades that are heire to be a tokin to deliuer them. The capitane thus catched, te saue his lyffe, sent for the keyes, and deliuered them to olde Johne Semple, the prouest. The 30 of this same mounthe of Marche, Sr James Arnott of Ferney, and some gentlemen with him, and 60 musqueieirs, commandit by one St. Claire, marched from Couper in Fyffe to Dars^y; the Laird therof, being the Archbischope of St. Andrewes sone, wes gone ; his Ladey caused opin to them the gaites, and mett them herselue. They told her they wer sent to see quhat armes and amu nitione she had within. Shoe caussed oppin to them all the deres, they searched all the corners ef the housse, bot nather found armes nor ammuni- tione, bot onlie seuin fouling peices, and some 16 lances, wich they brought with them, without aney oiher violence offred. This searching of Darsey was done at ihe Earle of Rothes command, the day praeceiding. 324 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. In Appryle and Maij, this zeire, the couenanters did raisse a werey gallant armey, esteeimed te be betueen 26 and 30 thousand hersse and foote, of wich ihey made Sr Alexander Lesley of Balgoney, knight, Generall. They marched with fleing colors to Duns-Law, in ihe Mersse, and pitched ther tents in sight of the King and his armey, quho wer en camped one the southe syde of Tueed, ai a place called the Brickes, some 3 miles from Berwick, vpe the riuer, with a far less armey, (for he was not 12,000 men, horsse and footte) of wich Thomas, Earle of Arundaill and Surrey, was generall. The 6 of Junij, 1639, Charles, Earle ef Dum fermlinge, presented te his Maiestie, ui his campe at the Brickes ene Tueed, the humble petitione ef his Maiesties subiectes of Scotland, as foUowes: — Te ihe Kinges most excellent Maiestie, The humble petitione of his Maiesties subiectes of Scotland, humblie shewing, that quheras the former meins vsed by ws hath not beine effectuall for recouering your Maiesties fauor, and the peace ef this your Maiesties kingdome, wee fall doune againe at your Maiesties feeitte, most humbley suplicatting that your Maiesty wold be gratiouslie pleased to appoynt some few of your Maiesties ma ney worthey men of your Maiesties kingdome of England, who are weU! affected io the trew religion A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 325 and comon peace, to heire by some of vs of ihe same affection, of our humble desyres ; and te make knowen to ws your Maiesties gratieus pleasure, that as, by the prouidence of God, wee are heire ioyned in one Iland and one Kinge, so by ycMir Maiesties grate wisdome and tender caire, al mistaking may be speedily remoued, and the tuo kingdomes may be keipt in peace and happines vnder your Maies ties longe and prosperous rainge ; for the wiche wee shaU neuer ceasse, as becomes your Maiesties faith full subiectes, daylie to pray for your Maiesties longe and happey rainge ouer ws. This petitione receaued anssuer the 8 of Junij, and the Earle ef Dumfermling receaued a sayfe conducte te thesse that should treatte, seinged with the Kinges awen band ; for the Scottes Lordes re fussed to take the hand of aney Secretarey for ihe sayfe coming and returne. Tuesday, the 11 day of Junij, wes apponted fer ther first meittinng, and the place to be in Arun- daUl the Inglishe Generalls tent, in the Englishe campe. This same day ther came te treat from the couenanters campe, Johne, Earle of Rothes ; Johne, Lerd Leudone ; Sr VUliam Douglas of Cauers; wich, after a werey longe conference and full heir- 326 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. ing of all ther griuances by his Maiestie, accompa nied with James, Ducke ef Richemond ; James, Marques Hamilton ; Thomas, Earle of Arundail ; Henrey, Earle of Holland ; Earle of Essex ; Sr Harey Vaine, Thr: ofhis Ma''** Houshold; Sr Jo: Cooke, Principall Secretarey of Estait ; all of them of his Maiesties 'priuey consaUl. The conference endit, the Scotts commissioners wer aU of them feasted by the Lerd Generall Arundaile, in his auen tent, and immediatly after dinner, the Scotts commissioners returned home to ther campe at Duns, with a kisse of his Maiesties hand. Ther second meitting wes in the Englishe Gene ralls tent, vpon Thursday the 13 day of Junij. Frem the Scotts armey came this day to treate with Rothes, Loudone and Cauers, Mr Alexander Hendersone, and with him Mr Archbald Ihonston, clercke of the generall assembley. They, after maney houres con ference In his Maiesties presence, at last endend this dayes trettey with a kisse of his Maiesties hands the 2d tyme. They wer this day lykwayes feasted by tbe Englishe Generall. The last meitting was appoynted io be one Sat- terday the 17 of Junij ; bot for diuersse ressons and A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 327 respectes, it was continewed wntill Monday ihe 19 day ef this same mounthe, at wich tyme ther frem the Scottes campe, Rothes, Loudone, Sr Villiam Douglas and Mr Alexander Hendersone, and ther, in presence ef his Maiestie, in ihe Earle ef Arun- deUs tent, the artickells of peace wer seinned, first by the Kinges Maiestie, and then by ihe commis sioners one both sydes. 1. The forces of Scotland te be disbanded and discharged within twenty four houres after ihe pub- Hcatione of his Maiesties declaratione, now aggreid wpon. 2. Hes Maiesties castells, forttes and amunitienes of all saries, and royall honors, te be deliuered af ter ihe publicatione, so soune as his Maiestie can send to receaue them. 3. His Maiesties shipes to depalrie" presently af ter the deliuerey of ihe castells, with the first faire wind, and in the meantyme no inierruptione of trade or fishing. 4. Llis Maiestie is gratiously pleased te causse to be restored all persons goodes and shipes, de tained er arrested since ihe first of Nouember last past. 5. Ther shall be no meittinges, treatties, consul tations or convocations of our leidges, bot suche, as are varrantable by actes of parliament. 6. AU fortifications to desist, and no further work- 328 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639, ing therone, and ihey to be remitted te his Males- ties pleasure. 7. To restore to eurey ene of our good subiectes ther liberties, housses, landes, goodes and meines quhatsomeuer, takin and detained from ihem by quhatsomeuer meines, since the forsaid tyme. 8. The assembley io be indicted io the 6 of Aguste, and parliament to begin the 20 of the same mounthe. Forby thir eght artickells, ther wer thre er foure others seigned by the Kinge, wich wer deliuered io the Scottes commissioners, one conditione not to be published, least the world should thinke liis Maiesties honor therby to be aney wayes impared. A copey of wich paper was therafter, by the perni- tlous counsaill of Laude, Archbischope of Canter- burey, and ef ihe Earle of Strafford, Deputey or Lord Leiuetenant of Irland, solemly brunt at Cheapesyde Crosse, by the hand ef the hangeman of London ; his Maiesties honor neuer receauing such a vound, then by his assenting to so vnwor- they and dishonorable ane acte, as in so scuruey a way te disclaime and disawou his auen concessions, seigned by his ewen hand, befor so maney famous vittnes of both nations. One Vedinsday the 21 ef Junij, accorduig to the artickells of peace, the Scottes armey begane, af- A, D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 329 ter tuelffe a clocke, io raisse ther campe and dis- bande. One Thursday, 22 of Junij, Lyone King of Armes, wes sent by his Ma''* te ihe Scottes campe, accompanied with the Earles of Morton, Linlith gow and Kinnoule, Sr Edmund Varney, Knight, Marishall of England, Sr Johne Burrowghes, Gar ter Principall King of Armes, and Sr Henrey Myldmie, Mr of his Maiesties Jewelles, commission ers to publishe his Maiesties declaratione ; bet be for ther arriuell, most of the armey wer disbandii, onlie one regiment, commandit by Monro, and seme 5 or 6 companies of other regiments, with a grate maney noblemen and commanders attending Gene raU Leslie, then gomg to breakfast in the casilehaU ef Duns, The Lyone went out to the greine one the nerth- syde of ihe castle, and ther, in presence of ihe said noblemen, commanders, regiment and companies, published the foUouing declaratione ;— Charles R". Wee hauing considered the peapers and humble petitions presented wnto ws by thosse of our sub iects of Scotland, quho wer admitted to attend our pleasure in ihe campe, and after a full heiring by ourselffe, of all thai they coulde say ore alledge thervpon ; hauing communicated the same to our 330 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. counsaUe ef both kingdomes, -vpon mature delibe- raiione, with ihe vnanimos adwisse, wee thought fitt to giue them this iust and graiious anssuer. That alihoughe wee cannot condescend io raiifie and approue ihe actes ef ihe pretendit generall as sembley at Glasgow, for maney graue and vaighty considerations, much importing ihe honor and se curity of that trew menarchicall gouerniment lini- ally descendit vpon ws frem so maney of our ani'- cesters ; zet such is our graiious pleasure, that not withstanding the maney disorders committed ef lait, wee pleassed not only to cenfirme and make good quhatsomeuer our Commissioner hath granted and promissed in our name ; bot also, wee are furder gratiouslie pleassed to declare and assure, ihat ac cording to the petitioners humble desyres, all mat ters ecclesiasticall shall be determined by the assem blies of ihe kirke, and matters ciuile by the parlia ment, and ether inferior judicatories established by law ; wich assemblies, accordingly, .shall be keept once a zeire, ore as shall be aggreid one at the ge nerall assembley. And for setling the generall dis tractions of that eur ancient kingdome, our^will and pleasur is, ihat a free generall assembley be keipt ai Edinbrughe, the 6 day of Agust nixt ensewing, wher wee intend (God willing) te be personaly pre sent ; and for the legall indictione therof, wee baue giuen order and command to our counsaUe ; and A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 331 therafter a parliament te be holdin at Edinbrughe, the 20 day of Agust nixt ensewing, for ratlfinng of quhat shall be concludit in the said assembley, and setling such ether tliinges as may conduce te ihe peace and good of eur natiue kmgdome, and therin ane acte of obliuion io be passed. And wheras wee ar further desyred thai our shipes and forces by land be recalled, and all per sons shipes and goods restored, and they made saue from invasiene ; wee ar gratiously pleased to de claire, that vpone ther disarming and disbanding all ther praeiendit tables and conuentickells, and re storing to ws all our castells, forts and amunltions of all sortes, as lykwayes our royall honors, and to eurey one ef eur good subiectes ther libertie, landes, horsses, goods and meines quhatsoeuer, takin and de tained from ihem since the lait praeiendit generaU assembley ; wee will presently therafter recall our fleeit, reieir our land forces, and causse restitution te be made to all persons of ther shipes and goods detained and arrested since ihe forsaid tyme, wherby ii may appeir that eur intention of takinge vpe armes was nowayes for invading eur natiue kingdome, or to innouat the religion and lawes, bet meirlie fer maniining and vindicating of eur royall autho rity. And since thai heirby it doeth cleirly appeire, that we nather haue nor doe intend aney altera,tion 333 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. in religien or lawes, bot that both shall be mantein ed by ws in ther full integrity ; we expecte ihe per formance of ihat humble and dewtifuU obedience, wich becometh loyall and deuiifuU subiects, as in ther seuerall petitions they haue often professed. And as we haue iust resene to beleiue, ihat to eur peaceable and weell affected subiects ihis vill be sa- tisfaciorey ; so wee take God and the vorlde io witt- ness, that quhatsoeuer calamities shall ensew by eur necessitated suppressing of the insolencies of such as shall continew in ther disobedienie courses, is noi occasioned by ws, bot by ther auen procurement. Sic subscribitur, Stekline. Imediatley after ihe declaratione was by ihe Ly one published, the Earle of Cassiles, in name of ihe nobility, gentrey, burgeses and comons, did adheare to the generall assembley haldin at Glas gow in ihe mounth of Nouember 1638 ; and in pre sence of them offred ihe Lyone a copey ef the said protesiatione, wich he called a paper ; bot the Lyone refussed it. After wich ihe comissioners and the Lyone, aboute fourie in the afternoone, returned to his Maiesties campe, and ther made relation of quhat had past; wherat the King did noi seime much to be moued, in respecte ihey had not read aney protesiatione, bot onlie offred a paper. A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 333 Aboute the 24 of Junij, the King commandit the Lyone to pest to Edinbrughe, and ther to publishe his declaration, wich he did the 26 day of this same mounthe, -with werey graie solemnity, assisted by the magisiratts of ihe citey. The Lyone had no souner assendit the crosse, bot he found standing ther the Earles ef Rothes, Cassiles and Louthean, wiih the Lords Lindesay, Boyde and Balmerinoche; ihe publicatione finished, and the Lyone about io de pairt, the Lord Lindesay said, thai he was come ther in name of the nobility, gentrey and coinons, te glue his Maiesty mest humble and hartey thankes fer his gratieus declaration, and withall did desyre the Lyone te take notice and adwertisse his Males- tie, ihat he, In name of the rest, did adheare io the assembley of Glasgow, in so far as wes com muned betuix his Maiesty and the commissioners in his Maiesties campe at the Brickes one Tueede ; and then offred him a paper wiche he refussed, and so departed. The King almost wntill the midle of Julay, re- seided in Berwick, and disbandii his armey; eache horsseman had foure pound, and euery foote soul dier fourtie shilling siarline te carey them home, wich amented to a werey graie soume te his Males- tie, altho bet a small pittance io euery one that had so far to goe. WhUe the courte remained at Beruick, ther was 334 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. a courte trape layed to catche some of the pryme couenanters. The King is made, by the corrupte counsellers aboute him, to wreat letters, full of al luring and kynd expressions to Argyle, Cassiles, Louthean, Balmerinoche and eghte more, io repaire to his Maiesties courte at Beruick, in respecte he had diuers bussines ef grate consequence, con cerning the peace of his kingdomes, to adwysse with them ; hot they smelling the rati afar offe, wer se cretly adwertissed by ther frindes io looke te them selues, and te come no neirer Beruicke at this tyme, as they wolde euiti and eschew ane wnfallable and most certaine destructlone. The Lordes, by ther letters, did excusse ther not attending his Maiestie at that tyme, for diuersse respectes. The King and courte seing ther plot reueilled, and themselues of ther expeciatiene disapoynted, wer heighly displas- ed ihat ther gin had not taken better hold; wich made his Maiestie, one Fryday the 19 of Julij, te send to the Lordes couenanters a paper contaning 18 greeuances. 1. Englishe shipes abussed at Leithe. 2. Ammunition not at all restored. 3. Forces not dismlst, especiaUy Munro's regi ment still keipt vpe one foote. 4. Generall Leslie, his commissione not giuen ¦vpe. 5. Fortifications net so much as begune to be demolished. A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 335 6. The wnlawfuU meittinges stUl kept -vpe, wher our good subiects are dayly pressed to adheare both to ther wnlawfuU couenants and assembley of Glas gow. 7. Protestation aganist our gratious declaration of the acte of pacificatlone at Duns. 8. Protestation made publickly in Edinbrughe, at the indictione of the assembley. 9. Protestation at eur commanding the session to sitt doune. 10. Whay seditious ministers, quho in ther ser mons preache seditiously, are noi takin order with. 11. Whay eur good subiects are deterred and threitned, if they shall come home to ther auen na tiue countrey and housses. 12. Our subiects are requyred to subscriue the actes of the lait assembley, or the couenant with ihe addltiene. 13. Order is not takin with the persons, quho haue committed insolencies wpone our officers and others our good subiects. 14. None are allowed or admitted to be members, ore chosen te this ensewing generall assembley, ex cept such as doe subscriue to the ratificatione of ihe former assembley. 15. Our good subiects, quho have stand by ws and our seruice, are publickly raUled one in the streetis 336 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. and pulpitis by the name of traitors and betrayers of ther countrey. 16. Ministers are daylie deposed for noi sub scriuing the ordinances of the lait assembley and couenani. 17. Whay Balmerinoche and his associatts did keepe our good subiectes from coming to us, quhen they wer redey and wiUIng to obey our command. 18. The paper diuulged, and if they will awowe the same. Thir egh teine griuances, or rather exagerations of the Kings Maiesties, receaued from the commis sioners ef eache estait at Edinbrughe, thesse ensew ing ansuers, by ane expresse. They wer sent to his Maiestie, togider with a letter full of humility and submissione ; and to the first they anssuered : — That the proces led befor the balzies of Leithe, and the parties and vittnes depositions takin befor Capitane Feildinge, 22 of Julij instant, will cleire this, and wittnes aganist them, that they haue con tradicted themselues, and so are not worthey te be beleiued. To the second, the canon thai wer at Leith are deliuered wnto the castle alredey ; and all the rest shall be deliuered in with possible dUigence, at far- desi befor Saterday nixt. As for the musketis, all that we conceaue wer takin are alredey deliuered, and if the Lord Thesaurer can proue thai aney of A. D. 1639: ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 337 our society did receaue aney more, the same shall be restored, or ihe pryce iherof; and ihe 54 barrells of pouder sal! be payed, and for ihe ball, they wer not made wsse of, bot ar laying still quher they wer. To the 3d, since hes Maiestie wiU haue ihat regi ment disbandii, the same shall be dene presently ; bot wee humbley beg thai his Maiesty wold be pleas sed to dismisse the garisens ef Beruicke and Carlisle and the rest of the borders. The 4t is obayed by the GeneraU, his surrender, wich he pressed maney tymes befor. The 5t neides noi to be anssuered, in respecte ther was no fertificatiene made. To the 6t, it is denayed thai aney meittinges are keipt, bot suche as are aggriable io ihe actes of par hament ; and altho wee must adheare te our mest necessarey and laufuU couenant, (to our knowledge) none hathe beine vrged io subscriue. To ihe 7t, it is denayed thai aney protestatiene was made aganisi his Maiesties gratious declaratione of the pacificatlone ; bet be ihe contrarey, both at Duns and Edinbroughe, publicke thankes wer giuen, with a declaratione, onUe that wee did adhere to the assembley. To the 8, it is anssuered, ihat wee could noi passe by the citatione of the bisshopes to the assembley, VOL, II. z 338 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. without protestation ; seing our silence might haue inferred vs to haue acknouledged them te be mem bers of the assembley. To the 9, ther was nothing protested aganist the session, to inferre aney claime ihat aney subiecte hes pouer io hinder or discharge ihem ; bot onlie in respecte of ihe tymes, for nather the leidges could attend, nather had they the wrettinges in rea- dinesse to persew er defend ; they behoued to pro test fer remeid of law, in caisse aney thing should be dene to ther praeiudice. To the 10, vee know no such seditious ministers, and quhen aney ministers aUedged seditious sail be called befor ihe Iudge Ordinar, they shaU be pu nished accordinge to iustice. Te the 1 1, we knew none ef his Ma''** good sub iectes, quho are new deterrid ore thretned, nor doe wee allow that aney should be troubled; and if aney feare themselues, ther is ane ordinarey way in iustice quhUk ihey may wsse ; and if wnder the name of good subiects is meined excommunicat persons, quho be the lawes of this countrey should be rebells and captione wsed aganist ihem, quhilk hes beine desyred by ihe kirke and countrey, and refussed, and quho also are ihe authors ef all the eiuells that hes come vpone this kingdome, none can giue assur ance for tber indemnity, qulio stands thus guilty and odious to the people. A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 339 To the 12, it is anssuered in the ansuer to the sext. To the 13, the resons that ihe magistrats of Edinbrughe did net goe one in the strickest way of iustice in that bussines, was becausse the Lord The saurer thought, that ihe too stricke goinng one in that matter might hinder his Maiesties better ser uice, lykas ihe magistrats wsed all possible dili gence to tray quho wer ihe actors, and hauing ex amined diuersse of them, quho wer aUedged to beef that nomber, they all denayed, and no prouffe could be had aganist them, viz. the wyffe at the Neiher- bou, and one Litle, a barber. To the 14, this is denayed, becausse to our knou ledge, no suche exceptione hes beine made at aney of thesse aganist aney such persons. Te the 15, ther are none quho are aUedged to baue raylled, ather in the streetis or pulpitis, quho shaU noi be made anssuerable, and lyable te the law for quhat they haue spokin, quhen they shall be ac cused befor ihe Iudge Ordinarey. To the 16, ii is altogider denayei. To the 17, Balmerinoche was alredey cleirii, that he was net the causse ef ther stay, and thesse that did stope them, did it fer the ressons contined in ihe paper heirwith giuen in. To the last, as we are most wnwiUing to fall vpon aney question, wich may seime to import the least 340 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. I63ffs contradictione wiih his Maiestie ; so if it had not beine the trust wich wee gaue to the relation of eur commissioners, quho did report to vs his Maiesties graiious expressions relatied ta vs dayUe at Duns, and petitienet by maney of our nomber, vicb wer a grate- deiall mere saiisfactorey to ws then thisvret- tin declaration, the same weld not haue beine ac ceptable, vich did call the assembley pretendit, our humble and loyall proceidinges, disorders, our courses disaggriable to monarchical! goumiment; nor the castle of Edinbrughe randred, wich was onlie takin for ihe saftie of tbe toune af Edinbrughe, sim- plie without assurance by wreat for the indemptnityj except for the trust we reposed in ther relation, and confidence in his Maiesties royall word,- wich wee beliue they did not forgett ; bot wald bring thesse quho did adheare to the trettey io the right re membrance theraf, wich paper wes onlie wrettin for that caus, least ather his Maiesty or his subiects should differ that they spake aney thing -without war rant. With thir anssuers to his Maiesties griuances, the lords, barons and burgeses, &c, sent by ane ex presse, tuo papers, one c£ them contined some few ressens fer staying the noblemen and others named by his Ma''* frem repairing at this tyme to the courte at Beruick, The oiher conteined some sex griuances io be remonsirat to his Ma*'*- A; D, 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 341 The resons wer, that his Maiesty hath not beine in wsse, at aney tyme of the gratest security, to call aney of his Maiesties subiectes out of the kingdome after this sorte ; and at this tyme, wich is so full of feares, to caU so maney of suche sorte, without aney command ore warrant sent to themselues, it aeuneth to ws strange; and may wee not say, was euer his Maiesty or hia royall father wount to doe so to ws since ther going into England wnto this day. Al tho his Maiesties declaratione at Duns,., contrair to our mynd and merit, did caU the lait assembley a pretendit assembley; our Immble and loyall, pro- jceidings, disorders.; our.icourses disagreiable to mo- :narchicaU gouerniment; and did threttin ws with -the terrors of his vraihe ; zet our desyre is to hue a iquyet and peaceable lyffe, vnder his Maiesties go uerniment; and our zeal! to his Maiesties honor, (altho wiih some asperiion putt ¦vpone ourselues be for the worlde) moued ws to receaue ihem, becausse of diuersse gratious e^fpressions related to vs from his Maiesties mouthe by our commissioners, wich wee did heire gladlie, and nott ^dUigenily for our auen content ; and that wee might be able to satisfie others, and without wich the artickells of pacifica tlone had neuer beine .accepted. Zet wee now vn- -derstand, that aU or the gratest pairt of thesse ver- -baU expressions are denayed; wich makes our 342 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. houpes to wawer, giueth ws grate- causse of jelosie and suspitions, aud moueth ws to call in question all other reports made io ws frem his Maiestie. His Maiestie knoweth, that quhat is so instantly pressed ai this tyme, wes none of the artickeUs ag greid wpone ai that tyme ; and if, besyde the resti tutione of gudes, the randring of ihe casteUs, tbe disbanding of the armey, it had beine then requyr ed thai thesse 14 should thea haue Ireine sent to the campe or to Beruick, the condition had beine hard er then that wee could hane zeUdit to it ; becausse wee cannot judge of the intentions of myndes and dispositions of hartes, bet by that wich wee heire withe our eares, and doeth appeire in actione. Ve desyre to b6 considered, that all expressions of fa uor are putt vpone our aduersaries ; tiiey esteimed and called his Ma"** goad subiectes, and ther practiss es his Maiesties seruice. Vpon the contraire, whole volumes are spread (and euen since the treattey putt in all handes) aganist ws, not onUe stuffed with suche repreches aganisi almost ihe quhole kingdome, and particularly aganist the persons now sent for, thai it wer a dishonor to the King to haue suche a kingdome, and a shame to be sett oner suche sub iectes as wee are descryued io be ; bot also conieinng threitninges and woues of exemplar punishment wp one suche as they are repuited te be. That the ti-ou- A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 343 bles of the northe pairts of the kingdome are not ceassed. That garisens are keipt in Beruick and wthers places of ihe borders. Thai the castle of Edin brughe is fortified and furnished aboue aney thing tiiat hathe beine hard offe at aney tyme befor. That some creueU blodie wordes aganist some Scottes Lordes haue beine ouerhard at Beruick, and wich wee could not haue beleiued, bot that the same .is testified by so maney letters sent heiiher. That our frindes and countrymen in Irland not onUe, bot euen now in England also, are net onlie stopped in ther trade, bot castin in prisson for ther modest refussing io take othes conirariey to ther couenant wich they haue suorne in ther auen countrey ; a vio lence not wsed befor the trettey of pace, and contrair te the law ef nations, to the reule of comon equitie, of doing that to ethers quhUke we wold ihey should net dee to vs, and to the artickeUs of pacification aggreid ene with his Maiesty. Thesse and the lyke considerations doe so worke ¦vpone ws, except wee doe aganist our auen hartes, and denay eur auen sence, wee cannot giue way to so maney eminent persons tp repaire to Berwicke, wich wee trust his Maiesty will nather interprett to be disobedience, since wee haue all beine cairfuU to see all ihe conditions performed to ihe witermosi one our pairt ; and ther is not one of that nomber, or of ws all, bot shaU be redey for our auen pairts to 344 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. giue the most ample testimonies of our obedience to his Maiesties commandiments, and offe our confi dence in his Maiesties iustice and goodnes, as his Ma''* shall really find by experience at his coming, and during his aboade in ihe kingdome ; for wee are assurid quhat hath beine comitted to aney since the begune pacification, contrair to aney of the artickells theroi^ hath proceidit from ihe dispositione of wick ed instrumentts about his Maiestie, quho are the enimies of his Maiesties honor and our peace, and haue beine the authors of all ou.r woefiiU diuisions, wiche wee beseche the Lord to bring to ane end by ane hapey and euerlasting peace. The 6 griuances sent with the former paper to his Maiestie to Beruick, wer thesse : — 1. The prouisione layed in the castle of Edin brughe, extraordinarey, as granadoes, polpices and vthers of the lyke sorie, being offensiue and not de- fen slue. 2. Protections giuen witbGui payment of annual} rent. 3. Insolencies committed in the northe. 4. Othes ministred to Scottesmen, especiaUy skip pers and merchants, wich is contrarey to the lawes of nations, and to the lawes of Scotland ; will bring men in inconveinences, stope the trade, and begeit a number of wnspeackable euills. 5. Justice denayed to all thesse that persewes for A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 345 iust debtes in England, if the partey shall alledge thai they baue subscriued the couenant. 6. Priuat mens ouifallinges and broyles are ques tioned as national! quarrells. Befor I take a surway of the most remarkable passages of the generall assembley, holdin at Edin brughe, the 12 of Aguste, this zeire, quherin The saurer Traquaire satte Commissioner for the King, I will onlie exhibit to the reiders wieu a letter frem the Lordes couenanters io the Earles of Essex, of the dait the 19 of Apryle, 1639, sent by ane ex presse ; as also some instructions sent by Pope Vr- bane the 8, and cengregatione De Propaganda Fide (as they name themselues) at Rome, to his Nuntio, Seymor Georgio Cone, then reseiding ai the courte of England, both of wich I haue reserued for this place, quherby ane ¦wysse man may judge ihe better of seme former passages ; and first take the letter : Our most noble Lord, As in aU thesse affaires (wich haue beine so much noysed abroad) of ihe liberties of our churche, our cheiffest caire hath beine to walk waraniablie, ac cording to the lawes that wer still in ferce fer that effecte, .so wee are certanlie persuaded amongest ourselues, ther is non ihat can complaine justly ef that wich hath passed. And for thesse of eur coun treymen now in England, if they be of that number. 346 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. as ihey are eiuell subiectes to our gratious Soue rainge, and worsse compairioits te ws, so ef all the worst guests amongest you, whiU ihey endeuor to make the remedey of ther eiueUs, and the escape of ther deserued punishment, ihe begining of ane in curable deseasse betuix the tuo nations, to quhom the quarreU should no wayes extend. If ihe infor mations and protestations made by ws for this end, and the bend of our couenant suorne io God and man, hath not cleired al! scruples in the mynd of. our gratious King heitheriiUs, and of aU good sub iects with you, it is net our faulte, bot rather our ioynt misfortune with you, that ther is too ma ney amongest you also, in gratest place and crydit, quhosse priuat bayas runs quyte wyde and contra rey to the publicke good; and quho are thesse vicked ones rysing earlie to poysone ihe publicke fontaine, and to sau the teares of ¦vnhapey jelosies and discordes betuix you and ws, befor ihe good seed of our loue and respecte to our neighbour na tione can take place in your harte, Amongest aU the eiuells of ihis kynd that dayUe ouertakes ws, nixt to the present wndeserued displeasure of our Prince aganisi ws, (wich God in his mercey te bothe wiU take off in his auen tyme) ther coulde nothing befallin mere strange and wnexpected to ws, as ihe drawing of your forces togider vpone your border, wich quither to defend 'yourselues or annoy ws, and A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 347 SO prepare and gather thesse cleudes wich threttin a sere tempest to bothe. We for our pairt wishe that ihey may first perishe in the shipvracke, quho begin first te dashe the one natione aganist the other. As for you, my Lerd, altho your place, per sone and quality, the honor and reputatione of your former lyffe, may giue ws some assurance ihat your Lordschipe will be warrey to begin the quarreU, (quherat onUe enimies to both nations will reioice and catche the aduaniage,) zet giue ws leiue io ad mire thosse groundlesse feares that make you thus strenthen your border, or rather suspecte thesse pregnat presumptions of a furder proiecte pretendit aganist this nation, by your pouer, wich neides must make ws besiure ourselues beiymes, at all handes, for our saftie. God is our ¦wittnes, thai we desyre no naiienaU quarreU te arraysse betuix ws, or io taste of that bitter fruitie, wich may both sett yours and our childrens teithe one edge ; bet rather held ourselues oblidged, ui concience ef our deutey to God, our Prince, and all your naiion our brethren, io tray all iust and la^wfuU meines for the remoueall of aU causses of differences, betuix tuo nations" quho are zet linkii togider, and should be stiU in the strongest bond of affection and comon intrest; and to be alwayes redey to offer the occasion of grater satisfaction in ihis kynd of cleiring our loyall inten tions touajrdes our prince, to aU quhom it may con- 348 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 163ft. cerne, and namlie to your Lordschipe, in regard of your place and command at this tyme, by aney meins quhatsomeuer should be thought expedient one both sydes. This far wee thought good io re present wnto your Lordschipe, being occasionally togider so few of ws as are in this place, for our selues, and in name ef the rest of our nomber, quho togider wiih wSj will expecte your (Lp:J anssuer, and rest Your (Lo:) affectionat frindes to serue you. Ar^le, Rothes, Monirois, •'Cassiles, Lindey, Erskyne, Louthean, Si. Claire, Elcho, Wymes, Balmerino, Forrester, Dalhousie, Burlie. Edinbrughe, 19 Apryle, 1639- Segnior Cone, ^the Popes Nuntio, as I shew for merly, after he had remained at the courte of Eng land 15 mounthes, contrair the lawes of England, about the tyme of ihe Kinges preparatione for his expeditione aganist Scotland, receaued from Rome thesse instructions, wiih expresse command to ac quant the most eminent cathoUckes of England.with -the same : — 1. You are to command tiie catholicks of Eng- A. D. 1639; ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 349 land in generaU, that they sudandlie desist from making suche offers ef men touardes the northerne expeditione, as ve heir they haue done, litle to ihe aduantage of ther descreiione ; and lykwayes it is requyred, considring the penalties alredey imposed, that they be not too ferduard with money, more then that law and deuty enioynes- them, to pay, with out aney innouation at aU, are now in making them selues rather pUlars of the kingdome, then ihey wer befor. 2. Informe the prouincialls of eurey order, that it is expresUe prohibitted no more assemblies of quhat nature soeuer shall admitt of the laijty to haue ather woyce ere assertion irt ii, seeinng quhat wU! be vrged for a praesident is bot ane vsurpation. 3. Declaire ¦wnto the best of the peeires and gen tlemen, by word ef mouthe or letter,, that ihey oght not at this tyme io expresse aney auersment in caisse tbe heigh courte ef parliament be caUed ; nor shew aney discontent aganist the actes wich dee not poynt blancke or aime at religion, being in ge neraU the most fundamental! lawes of that king- domCiK 4. Adwertisse the clergie to desist from ihat fou- lishe way, rather illiterat and chyldishe disiinciione in the protestant and puritane doctrine. Especially this error is muche the grater, quhen they wnder take to proue that protestanisiisme is a degree neirer 350 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. the'catholiq: faith ; for since both lay without the verge of the churche, it is a neidles hypocrasey, and begetis more malice then it is vorihe. 5. The prouincialls are herein requyred te giue a generall warninge throughe all orders, thai no religious persone ought to be seduced be aney no blemen, ather officers of the croune or the lyke, quho praetend to be schismaticke, into a premunere ; for he ihat does not follow treuthe, as his conscience directes, Is not worthey to be sought ere folloued by aney of our faithe. One ihe wther syde, wee giue the lyke command, thai quhosoeuer is thought in- clyning to God in his harte, leii no man be rashe as to boaste or speike it abroad. 6. Al bussie enquyries are defendit, bot cheiflie into arcanas of staite. 7. That none of ihe churche, wither lay-brothers ore ecclesiasticall, shall contribute so largelie to the societie as they haue done, bet dispose ther charity thai eurey order may pertake alyke. I cannot bet remember a letter, at this same tyme almost, vn-eiiln by Lord William Howard to his nephew, ihe Earle of ArrundaUe, his Maiestie being then ai Zorke, in his iorney towardes the northe, beching his Lordschipe to take te harte the bussines of Scotland ; fer if ihey take armes, (sayes he) the northe of England wiU ioyne wiih them ; and ther for he intreatted his nephew to be ane earnist soUi- A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 351 citer of his Maiesty to take some peaceable coursse, and not to constraine by violence te doe ihat wich no force bot onlie loue can performe, by all appeir ance ; wich was a werey wysse and honorable coun saill, Weill beseiming the nobility, wisdome and grauity of him quho adwyssed ii. Monday the 12 of Aguste, 1639, Johne Steuarte, Earle of Traquair, receaued his commissione wnder the broad seall in counsaile, about 7 a clocke in the morning, at Holyrudhousse, and therafter in ceatche, attendit by the Lordes of ihe priuey counsaile, came vpe to Edinbrughe, and went all of them doune te the Thesaurer-deputts lodgeing, and ther stayed till aboute 9 houres, at wiche tyme the last bell did ring to sermon ; then marched he ¦wpe the streeit one foote from the head ef Neiherries Wynd te the churche, in this order : — First went the Seriants of ihe toune of Edinbrughe, in ther liuereyes, wncouered, wiih partizans in ther handes- The Prouest and Magistrattes of Edinbrughe, wncouered ; Some sextie Gentlemen, wncouered, followed them; His Maiesties 2 Gentlemen Vshers, wncouered ; Lord Linton, ihe Commissioners sone, earring in his hand his Maiesties commissione, in a carnation veluet bage ; 352 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639: Then came ihe Commissioner, Traquaire, one footte ; one his right hand the Marques of Huntley,, and one his lefi hand the Earle of Roxbrughe, Lerd Priuey Seall ; After them followed the Lordes ef his Ma''*^ Pri uey Counsaill, couered ; And last of all, a nomber of young Lordes,, Earles and Priuey Counsellers sonnes : and in this order went the Kinges Commissioner to churche to heir sermon, befor the dounsiiting of ihe assembley. This day being the first of the assembley, and 12; of Agust, ther wes sermons in aU ihe churches of Edinbrughe, with publick humiliatione and fasting, for the happey successe of the said assembley. None of ihe Lordes couenanters did attend ihe said Com missioner in his iriumphe this - day, except some few quho wer priuey counsellers. The 13 of Agust, and second session of the as sembley, this day Mr Dauid Dicksone wes cho sen moderator of the assembley; and this day his Maiesties Commisioner tolde the assembley, that, al tho he might iusilie except aganist diuersse of ther preceidinges, zet he wold noi ; bet ta the contrarey, he was warrenied from the Kinges Maiesty, his mas ter, te giue ihem all resonable contentment, that the worlde might see ihat his Ma''* intendit no no uations one them, bet onlie to gouerne them accord ing to the lawes of the kingdome ; and this was the A. D. 1039, ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 3.')3 sumte of the Commissioners speiche, ihe 2d day and session ef this assembley. The 17 of Aguste, in the eghte session of this a,s- sembley, being Saterday, episcopacey was, by the assembley, totally remoued out of the churche of Scotland, and the 5 generall assemblies establishing ihem, declared null, a;nd ther office contrarey the constitutione ef this churche at the reformatione. The acte being drawen wpe and read, some conira- wersey did arrysse anent some passages in it, re flecting one ihe assembley holdin at Glasgow, 1638, wich being emitted for his Maiesties satisfaction, Traquair condescendit verbally io the said acte, and promissed te giue wnto the clercke, in wreat, the declaratione of his consent, and that he should ra iifie this acte in the ensewing parliament. This assembley sate frem the 12 of this mounthe of Aguste, wntill the 30 day of this same at night, wich wer eghteine dayes ; and Traquaire, his Ma iesties Commissioner^ assented particularly io eurey one of ther actes, and continewed with them to the end of ihe last session. The nixt Gen: Assembley was indicted by his Ma iesties Commissioners consent, to be holdin ai Aber deine, 28 of Julij, in the foUouInge zeire, 1640. The assembley now endit, the parliament sate doune the 31 of Agust, 1639, altho by his Maiestie indicted io the 20 day^ and continued 3 seuerall VOL. II. 2 A 354 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. dayeits to this day, one wich it was solemlie riddin in ibis following order ; wiche becausse it was the last parliament held in this kingdome after the an cient forme, (the royall praerogatlue in show being zet enteire,) I esteeimed ii not wnfitt te represent the same te posterity, in its maiestie, with ihe names of suche as wer members of the same. First of all, then, did ryde the Commissioners of Burrowes, tuo and tuo, in order, thus : — Queinsferrey, lames Dauling, Dorneche, Walter Mylne, New Galloway, Robert Gordon,. T-auder, Mr Alex. Home, Ruglen, Dauid Spens, Forres, Mr Jo: Dumbar, Cullane, George Hempesfeild, Northberuick, George Heme, Rothesay, Maihew Spens, Forfar, Johne Mylne, Name, Johne Tulloche, Bamffe, Androw Baird, Culrosse, Archbald Mercer, Taine, Thomas MackcuUeche. Craile, Ninian Hamilton, Peibles, la: Williamsone, Elgyne, Mr Io: Douglas, Lariarcke, Gediene lacke. Renfrew, Johne Sprewell, A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 355 Dunbartane, Dumbar, Selkirke, Anstruther West, Dumfermling, Pittinveime,Vigtonne, Kircubright,ledward,Irwine, Brechin, Kingerne, Innerkethinge, Brunt lyland, Inuernesse, Drumfreis, Anstruther Easter, Coupar, Montrosse, Kircaldey, Dyserte, Hadintone, Aire, Glasgow, St. Andrewes, Linlithgow, Stirlinge, Aberdeene, John Semple, Jo: Purwais, William Scot, Io: TuUeusse, la: Read, la; Airthe, Patrick Ahannay, Will: Glendininge, Io: Rutherford, Mr Rob: Barclay, Rob: Dempster, Mr Rob: Cuninghame, Marke Kinglesey, George Gardyne, Duncane Forbess, Io: Irwelnge, Io: Alexander, Dauid Andersone, Robert Keithe, Io: Williamson, Dauid Sympsene, Mr George Gray, Io: Osburne, Patrick BeU, Io: Lepar, la: Glen, Thomas Bruce, Mr Alex: Jeffray, 356 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. Dundie, la: Eletcher, Perthe, Roberte Arnott, Edinbrughej, Io: Smyihe, Richard Maxswoll. After the Burrowes, the Commissioners of Shyres did ryde tuo and tuo, in order, thus : one riche footte clothes, all of blacke weluett, Siitherland, Nairne, . BamffcyElgyne and Forresi Inuernesse, Stirlinge, Drumfreis and Anandaile, Vigtone, Bute,, Argyle, Linlithgow, Clackmanan, Robert Murray of San- ziedaUl, Laird of Wynres, Laird of Frendraught, Laird of Crombie, Laird of Innes, La: Streicheine, La: ef Tarbait, La: ef Keire, La: of Pehnais, La: of Lage, La: ef HempesfeUd, La: of Large, La: of KilhUte, La: of Keames, La: Achinbreek, La: of Lamond, La: of Dundas, La: of Ricarion, La : of Sauchie, Sr Tho: Hope, iunior. A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 357 Kincardyne, La: of Morphie, La: of Bahnaine, Forfar, La: Aidebar, La: of Dun, Perthe, La: of Moncreiffe, La: of Freland, Aberdeene, La: Lesley Forbess, La: of Kemnay, Aire, La: Cuninghamehead, La: of Cesnocke, Ranfrow, La: of Houstone, La: of Newuarke, Lanarke, l,a: of Lamington, La: of Minto, Peibles, La: of Blackbaroney, La: of Sianeppes. Selkirke, La: of Haninge, La: of Witisted, Roxbrughe, Cauers Douglas, La: of StiichiU, Berwicke, La: of Wederburne, La: of Blacader, Hadington, La: of Waughton, iia: Prestone, Fyffe, La: of CamuQ, La: of Ederney, Edinbrughe, La: of Lugtone, La; of Nidrie, 358 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. Nixt to the Commissioners of ihe seuerall Shyres of the kingdome, feUewed ihe Lordes^ the eldest in place and dignity had the right hand, and one his lefte did ihe youngeste ryde : as Balcarras and Kircubrighie, Forrester and Ihonstene, DalzeUl and Napeir, MalueiU and Cranstone, Couper and Burlie, Balmerino and Loudoun, Boyde and OgUuey, Elphingston and St. Claire, Zester and Lindesay. Viscount Stormont ryde alone. Earles. Dalhousie, on j hes right hand, Wymes, Southesck and Queinsburey, Kinnpule and Louthean, Lauderdai! and AnandaUe, Seaforte and iGalloway, Hadingtone and , Kelley, TuUibardyne and Kingorne, Vigtone and Dumfermlinge Perthe and Home, Linlithgow and Cassiles, Eglintone and Montrosse, Rothes and .Airthe. Mar did ryde alone. A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 359 Earle of Roxbrughe, as Lord Priuey Seall, did ryde after all ihe Earles; and if the Lord Thesaurer had not beine Commissioner, he should baue bad the right hand of him. Suerde caried by the Earle of Sutherland. Scepter carried by the Earle of Craufurd. Croune carried by the Earle of Argyle. The Earle Marishall did noi ryde wpe, bet in the ^ioune coming he did ryde one the left hand ef ihe suord. He receaued ihe Commissioner ai the pari: Jieusse dore, and conducted him io the throne. Sex trumpetts clothed in scarlett and gold lace, .tuo and tuo. Sex Pursueuants, 2 and 2, in ther coattes of -office- Sex Herauldes, tuo and tuo, in ther coattes. His Maiesties tuo Gentlemen Vshers, and in the .midle betuix ihem did ryde Lyone Kinge of Armes. The Lord Linton earring his Maiesties commis sione in a crimsone veluett bage. Laste ef all come his Maiesties Commissioner, Traquaire, ryding one a riche caparisone, enuiren- ed withe 16 Gentlemen, his frinds, beareheadit. A litle after the Commissioner, the Lerd Mar ques of Huntley did ryde in his parliament robes. The Maissers ef Session one eache syde gaurded the suord and scepter, and the Maissers ef CounseU -the croune. In this order did they ryde from the 360 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639, palace of Holyrudhousse io the corner of Si. GeUles churche, quher they dismounted from ther horsses, and in order entred the parliament closse towardes the housse, Mr Alexander Hendersone preached io the par liament ; and after the sermon was endit, the Com missioner made a shorte speiche, shewing his Maies ties gratious goodnes te his people in conuecatting this parliament, for establishing of peace and tran quillity in this kingdome; then Mr Alex: Gibsone, one of ihe clerckes of ihe parliament, read his com missione aloude, Therafter they arrosse and remoued to ihe graie chamber, ore inner housse, for electing the Lordes of the Artickells, at wich they stayed tUl 7 a clocke .at night Lordes chossen for the ArtickeUs: Marques Huntley, Earle Argyle, Earle MarishaU, Earle Rothes, Earle Montrosse, Earle Lauderdaile, Earle Souihescke, Lord Lindesay. Commissioners ef shyres chosen one ihe ArtickeUs ; James Liene ef Aldebar, Sr Will: Douglas of Cauers, .A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 361 ¦Sr Alex: Innes of the same. Laird of Keir, Stirlinge, Sr Robert Grhame of Morphie, Sr Patricke Hepburne of Waghtene, Sr Johne Dundas of that same, Sr Robert Greire of Lage. Commissioners of burrowes wiche wer chossen to .to be ene the Artickells, wer : Edinbrughe, Johne Smythe, Dundie, James Fletcher, Glasgow, Patrick Bell, Aberdeene, Mr Alex: Jeffray, Stirlinge, Thomas Bruce, Linlithgow, James Glen, Irwinge, Mr Robert Barclay, Dumbartane, Johne Semple, The parhament satte at the mounthe ef Septem ber, wniiU the fourthe day of October, and conclu dit nothing, Wiche day, iniimatione was made at the crosse of Edinbrughe by a heraulde, ihat the parliament was to ryde, and closse the 8 day of October, Then wes it againe continued from the 8 to the 14 of October; then from the 14 to Thursday the 17 ; fourtiy, from the 17 day to the 22 ; fyfily, from the 22 day to the 25 day ; 6ly, to the 28 day^ 7ly, to the 30 day ; Sly, io the last of this mounthe of October; and 9l^, by this same Rosse herauld, the 362 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. parliament wes continued tUl the 14 day ef No uember. This last warrand, as aU the former wer, was subscriued, Traquair, Cem"''^ The last of ihis mounthe of October, three new created Earles wer called befor the priuey coun saUe, and receauid ther patents ; viz. WUUam Ha mUtone, 2d brother to James, Marques of HamU ton, created Earle of Lanrick ; James, Lerd OgU uey, creatted Earle ef Airlie; and Robert, Lerd Dalzeell, created Earle of Camwaihe. This same day, Sr Johne Carnegey receaued a patent to be Lord Ethay, and Sr Patricke Ruihuen, Lerd Ruih- uen of Etricke. Traquaire, finding ihe 14 of Nouember (the day by his proclamatione he hade ordained the parUa- meni to ryde) io approche, was now ai the last forced to put ane end io all his iuglinge ; and with out concluding aney thing all this tyme, te ihe grate dishonor of the Kinges Ma"*, and praeiudice of ihe kingdome, at last to adiorne the parliament the tent tyme, io ihe 2d day of Junij, 1640 ; and that by a commissione wnder the priuey seall, without aney proclamation ore oiher order at all, (ihe lyke neuer being praciissed in this natione). This warrant wes brought io the housse quher thesse of the Artickells sate, and wes ofired to the clercke, Mr Alexander £ribsone of Durie, to read ; quho refussed it, Bot A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 363 ¦by all the members of parliament ther was a protes tatiene read aganist both the forme and maner of it, in presence of ihe Lerd Priuey Seall, and a copey therof offred to him ; and immediatly they dissolued. The parliament no souner dissolued, bet the Commissioner, Traquaire, pests wpe io courte, fraughted with sinisirews informations aganist ihe proceidings of the couenanters, and in eloquent tearmes befor his Maiestie and his priuey counsaill of England, stiflie denayes all, with grate othes, he had done in assembley, ore thai he had assented to aney thing ; bet te ihe contrarey, exageratts all the couenanters deportment and acilnges, as tending to the destruction of the fundamentall lawes of the kingdome, and ouerthrow of menarchicall gouerni ment ; and makes eurey molehill a montane. Ne uerthelesse his Maiestie was pleased te signifie to the Lordes heire, thai he wold keepe one eare opin lo ther just griuances and complainies ; wiche moued the estaites to send wpe ihe Earle of Dumfermling and Lord Loudon, to enforme his Ma"* ef all ther proceidinges, both in assembly and parliament, and quhat was treulie acted ther bothe by his Commis sioner and them ; bot they coming to London, con trair his Maiesties promisse, fand the face of the courte altogider changed, and they debarred from accesse, not beinge so muche as admitted to speake in ther auen defence ; quherof the estaites of this 364 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1639. kingdome being adueriissed, cenueind at Edin brughe, the 22 of Nouember ihis zeire, and sent ene Mr William Cuninghame with this foUouing re monstrance and suplicatione te his Maiestie, and tuo letters, one to Traquair and the other to the Lord Marques of Hamiltone. To the Kinges Most ExceUeni Maiestie, the Remonstrance and Suplicatione of the No- -blemen and Commissioners of Shyres and Burrowes, his Maiesties good subiects of the Kingdome of Scotland: — Sheuinge, That quher the grate want of his Ma'"** royaU presence at this heighe courte ef parhament, ,as we haue at oiher tymes experienced, hath beine appre hendit by our aduersaries, for a fitt opportunity to ther informations and bard impressions aganist our proceidinges in parliament, as trenching vpone his Maiesties sacred and urvielable authority; as not warranted by the fundamentall lawes, and laudable -practisses of this your Maiesties .ancient and natiue kingdome, ore as contrair to ihe premisses and re monstrances wich wer made to your Ma"* by hum ble subiectes in the treuthe of ther hartes, and wer in the same sense graiieusUe accepted by your Ma iesty. And altho, to our comon regrate, and the suspending of our hopes and humble desyres, your A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. ,365 Maiestie hath thought meitt to giue order to your Heighe Commissioner te prorogat the parliament; zet suche hathe beine your Ma''*^ visdome, goodnes and iustice, (wich in all humble thankfulnes shall euer be remembred by ws,) ihat your Maiestie hath keipt one eare for ws, and wold net bar kin and glue place in your royall harte, to ihe suggestions and oblo quies of eur enimies, tUl the resones ef eur preceid inges wer made knowen frem ourselues ; and wee should haue the fauor ef full heringe ; and for ihis end, it was your Maiesties royall pleasure to permiti and allow the estaiites of parliament to send some of ther nomber io giue your Maiestie trew informa tione ; wich being conceaued by ihem for a sufficient varrant, made them io directe tuo noblemen, the Earle of Dumfermling and Lord of Loudoune to your Maiesties Courte, instructed with full commissione to that effecte. Bet since your Maiestie did iudge ii not conuineni, to grante wnto ihem accesse and audience at that tyme ; wee new, frem the sense of the distracted conditione of your Maiesties natiue kingdome, wich wee nothing doubte bet your Ma iesty will, in your tender and fatherly caire compas sionai, doe in aU earnisinesse desyre, and in all hu mUity suplicat, that your Ma''* may be pleassed ¦vpone ihis our declaratione, that wee intend nothing bet quhat shall meriti approbatione at the throne of your Maiesties justice, to giue commandiment for 366 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639, the proceiding ef ihe parliament, that therby our eiuells may be cured befor they be past remedey j maney dangerous consequences may be preuented j, and the troubled estaite of this kirke and kingdome speedily settled ; wich Is the longinge desyre and vniversal expectatlone of all your Maiesties peacea ble subiectes. Ore if your Ma''* shall thinke it ne cessarey fer your furder satisfactione, aganist all ex ceptions, to make particular enquyrle, and take no tice of the reasons of our proceidinges and demandes from our auen mouihes, wiche wee shall be mest willing to rander. In that caisse, wee are confident that your Maiesties royall eares will be in the meane tyme shutte aganist all the sinister informations of suche men as are fallin oute with the tymes, and think our comon calamities a mitlgatlone of ther auen iuste suffringes ; and doe humblie intreat, ihat your Maiesty may be pleassed to giue signification of your royall will heiranent ; and io grant warrand ta send some from ws te your Maiesties presence, that so soune as may be, the parliament longe since be gune by your Maiesties indiction, may, by your Ma iesties wisdome and goodnes, haue ihe wished con clusion, to your Maiesties honor, and the ioyfuU ac- clamatiene of ihe quhole kingdome. To his Maiesties Commissioner, then at courte, Traquaire, (least they should seime te neglecie him,) the couenanters wreat this subsequent letter r — A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 367 Pleis your Grace, Least wee should emitt aney deutie ihat becometh humble and loyall subiectes, we haue sent vpe our humble suplication, that if his Maiestie shall net be pleassed to glue commandiment fer the preceiding of the parliament, his Maiesty may be pleased, by his royall warrant, to allow some of eur nomber to come te his royall presence, that wee may make knowen frem ourselues, ihe reasons of our proceid inges in parliament ; wiche wee conceaue net onlie io be the fairest way for ws, bot also to be most aggria ble to his Maiesties intentions. We expecte more kyndly and wnpartiall dealling from your Grace, by your mediation with his Maiestie in present, then wee haue found this tyme past heire in his Maiesties abscence ; and that you will labor to remoue impedi ments, if aney can be imagined, and procure not onlie accesse, bot a gratious anssuer te the gentle man, the presenter. So muche your Grace oueth te your natiue countrey, wich in this is the supli- cant ; so muche with the Kinges Maiesties honor, least, contrair to his Maiesties wounted benignity, it be noysed abroad that his Maiestie hath repelled a suplicatione of this kynd; and so muche io yourselue, and your auen place, fer wiche youre Grace knoweth it is no lesse proper to see thai our humble desyres be brought befor his Maiestie, then it wes incum bent to your Grace to receaue them yourselue. 368 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. quhill you wer heire. Thus, as it is the earnist de syre, so it is the confidence and expectation of Your Graces friiides and seruants. Edinbrughe, 22 Nouember, 1639. The Lerd Loudoun, in, name of the estaites, wes commandit io wreat to the Lord Marques HamUton, wiih Mr William Cuninghame, ihis subsequent let ter ^ — My most honored and noble Lord, Albeit ihe Earle ef Dumfermling and I could not haue the happines to be admitted to his Maiesties presence ; zet now the parliament being prorogat by his Maiesties Commissioner to a longe day, and the dangerous and deplorable Ceiidltlone ef this kingdome requyring, a spedey remedey, wich so far as our iudgement can reache, can be no other then by determination of ihe parliament ; Mr WUliam Cuninghame is sent wpe with a petition, humblie craueing, thai his Maiestie may be gratiouslie pleas ed to command ihat ihe parliament may proceid and determine te raiifie the actes ef the assembley, and for doing of suche oiher thinges as may con duce for the good and peace of the kingdome ; or if his Maiestie be informed that ther is aney thing demandit in parliament, quherat his Maiestie takes exceptione, er hes scruples, thai his Maiestie may A. D. 1639. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 369 allow suche as shall be sent from hence to come io his Maiestie to cleire the lawfuUnes of ther pro ceidinges, and the reasons of ther demandes ; for procuring quherof (befor eiuells grow to the exire- metie of irreparable losse,) I am confident your (Lo :) wiU be ane intercessor at his Maiesties handes'; nather will I wsse aney argument io persuade your (Lo:) wther then the faithfull and trew affection you Carrey towardes liis Maiesty, and the good and peace of ihis his ancient and natiue kingdome, wich in this perplexed conditione, is treulie the suplicant that doeth implore his Maiesties fatherlie and royall compassion, and your (Le:) mediation; and quhat I presume io wreat to your (Lo:) for this end, is not from myselue alone, bet also in name of ihe quhole noblemen and gentlemen quho are heire, of quhom no man shaU be more redey te dee your (Lo:) ser uice then Your (Lo:) humble Seruant, Loudon, Edinburghe, 22 Nouember, 1639. Obitts, this zeire, of eminent personages, wer, first, in ihe mounthe of Januarij, 1639, Robert Doug las, Wiscount Belheauen, sometyme Master of the Horses to Henrey, Prince of Walles, quho depart- VOL. I, 2 b 370 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1639. ed this lyffe ai his duelling housse, neire Glasgow, ihe 5 day of this mounthe ; to quhosse memorey his heires hes erected a staitly monument ef whyte marble in the abey churche ef Holyrudhousse. The 13 of Maij, 1639, deyed Ladey Anna Mur ray, Wisceuniesse of Stormont, 2d sister te Sr Andrew Murray of Balwaird, knight, and wyffe to Mungo Murray, Wiscount of Stormont, Lerd Scene, by quhome shoe had no issew. Shee wes interred at Scene, without aney funerall ceremoney, ihe 23d of this same mounthe. Thomas Erskyne, first Earle of Kelley, Wiscount Fenton and Lord Dirletone, First Gentleman of ihe Bed Chamber to K. Ja : tbe 6, and Knight of the Order of the Garter ; he departed this lyffe at London, in the mounthe of Junij, ihis zeire, 1639, aged 73. Hes corpes being enbalmed, wer brought by sea te Scotland, and interred at Pittinweeme abey, without aney funerall ceremoney, 23 Julij, this same zeire. In this same mounthe of Junij, deyed Ladey Margarett Balfeure, vryffe to Roberte, 2d Lerd Bal- foure of Burlie, and onlie daughter and heire io Michaell, Lord Balfoure of Burlie, at Edinbrughe. Shoe wes interrid in the buriall ef her anicesters, at Orwell churche, without funeraU ceremeney, this zeire, 1639. Aboute the midle of September, this zeire, 1639, A. D. 1039. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 371 deyed at Edinbrughe, of a spotted fewer, George Si. Clare, Master of Berridaille, grandchyld io and heire apparent to George, Earle of Cathnes ; and wes interred ai the abbey churche of Holyrude- housse, without aney funeraU ceremeney. The 14 of September, this same zeire, 1639, deyed Robert, Lerd Semple; and wes interrid amongest his antecesters, without aney funeraU ce remoney. The 7 of Nouember, this same zeire, deyed at Edinbrughe, Ladey Margarett Erskyne, 3d daugh ter to Ihone, Earle ef Mar, Lerd Thesaurer of Scotland, Countesse of Kingerne, wyffe to Ihone Lyone, 2d Earle of Kingorne, by quhom shoe had issew diuersse chUdrene, bot all of ihem deyed be for herselue ; her corpes wer enbalmed, and solem ley interred in ihe comon sepulture of ihat fami- ley, at the churche of Glamis, in the mounthe of Fe bruarij, 1640. As 16 Regni Regis Carolj, et Sal: 1640. The 25 of the mounthe of Februarij, 1640, the magisiratts of Edinbrughe receaued a letter from his Maiesty to be assistant to Capitane Slingesby and Capitane Shipeman, quho had brought by sea from London 300 souldiers, and a grate deaUe ef all series of amuniiions, te put in Edinbrughe cas- tie. 372 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. Charles R'^,^ Trustie and weell beloued, wee greit you weell. Quheras wee haue thought fitt to send some men and amunitione to our castle of Edinbrughe, wee doe heirby will and command you, vpone your al legiance te ws, and vpone the paine of incurring the punishment of heighe ireassone, not onlie to suffer ihe said men and amunitione io be furwith landit and sanely cenwayed to our said castle, by suche number and parcells, and ai suche tymes as the bearir heirof shall directe ; bot lykwayes io be ayd- ing and assisiinge in the said seruice to Capitane Slingesbey and Capitane Shipeman, and suche others to quhom wee haue committed the charge of transporting and deliuering ihe samen. And te ihis purposse wee doe heirby straitly charge and com mand you io causse boaties io be immediatly sent from Leithe to oure shipes, to receaue and bring one shore the said men and amunitione ; and quhen they shaU be landit, io causse a strong gaurd io con- way ihem sauelie, and see them putt into our said castle ; and to suppresse and resisie aney insolen- cey ore eppositione that shall be made to ihis oure seruice ; ihe disturbers quherof wee doe hefrby re quyre you to punishe exemplarlie, as in a caisse of heighe tressone ; and wee doe heirby wUl and re quyre you te- giue ws a spedie accompte ef your di ligence and preceidinges, and thai ze faill net in A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 373 aney ef ihe premisses, as ze will anssuer ihe contra rey at your wttermosi perrUl. Giuen ai eur courte of Wbytehall, the 22 of Januarij, 1640. Capitane Shipeman, with three hundereth soul diers, and Patrick, Lerd Etricke, (formerlie called GeneraU Ruthuen) with ihem as gouernour, with a werey grate quantiiyof amuniiions of all series, entred Edinbrughe castle without aney leii ore impediment ; ihe estaites gluing way to ther enirey, not onlie to pleasse the King, bot lykwayes io saue themselues frem the ebloquie of ther enimies. Bot maney mounthes wer not past quhen ihey did repent quhat they had dene ; quhen, as Etricke, with hes graie ordinance, begude te thunder one the toune. Aboute the latter end of Maij, the estaites did be gin to beleauguere the castle of Edinbrughe, and blocke the same wpe around ; and in the begining of the mounthe ef Junij, the castle did begin in hos tile maner to shoote ai the toune ; and in ten dayes tberafter, the toune, from all ther fortes, did shootte at them, and diuersse wer kUled one bothe sydes. The eleuenthe ef this mounthe of Junij, the par liament mett at Edinbrughe, and did electe Robert, Lerd Burlie, io be ther president in this sessione ef parliament, in respecte of the abscence ef the Kinges Commissioner. This sessione ef parlia ment sate onlie eghte dayes, and in ii wer 39 sta- 374 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640 tuies enacted, all of them printed, some quherof wer of werey graie consequence ; namlie, the second acte anent the constitutione of that parliament, and all subsequent parliaments. By this acte, bischopes, abettes, zea all maner ef clergiemen quhatsomeuer, (formerlie called ihe thrid estait) wer foreuer ex- cludit from being ene of the three estaits of parlia ment ; and the 3 estaites, by this same acte, are de clared te be noblemen, barrens ere the commission ers of shyres and burrowes, in all tyme cominge; this acte lyke anulls and rescindes aU former actes quherby churchemen, wnder quhatsomeuer iytle, wer declared the 3d estaite of the kingdome. Bot least I should euerwearey the reader, I haue heir sett doune ane index of thesse actes wiche are of gratest concernment. Thrid acte, anent cheysinge committees out of eurey estaite ; this is the first positiue law for com mittees. Feurte acte, ratifing the acte of the generaU as sembley, haldin at Edinbrughe, in the mounthe of' Aguste, 1639, made wpone the 7 day of the said mounthe, and in ihe 8 session ef the assembley, in tituled, anent the sex causes of our bypast eiueUs.. Fyfte acte, anent the ratificatione of the couenant, and of the assembUe ef Edinbrughe, haldin Aguste, 1639; ther supplication, acte of counsaill and acte ef assemblie, concerning the couenant. A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 375 Sexie acte, recissorey ; so called in respecte ii re scindes all former actes of parliament, wich grantes to the kirke ere kirkemen of quhatsomeuer sorte, al loued or disaloued, as representing her or in her name, the preuiledge of ryding and wotting in par liament, as praeiudiciall to her liberties, and incem- paiitlble with her spirituall nature; as also ihe said acte declares, that the sole and onlie power and jurisdictione within this kirke, standes in the kirke of God, as ii is now reformed, and in the generall, Xirowinciall and presbeterian assembleyes, with ses sions of the kirke, established by acte of parliament in Junij 1592, cap. 140, &c. Seuinthe acte, wes a discharge of ihe Christmisse vacance, with ane ordinance appoynting the session to sitt doune the 1 day ef Nouember, and rysse the last of Februarij ; and therafter to sitt doune the first day of Junij, and rysse ihe first ef Julij, zeirlie. Eghte acte, aganist the Kinges Maiesties large manifesto, condemning ii as fallse in maney thinges, full of wntreuthes and lyeies, derogatorey to his Maiesties honor and praeiudiciall to his loyall sub iectes ; and in effecte a fyrebrand io incensse the princes furey aganist his peeple, &c. In it is con teined ihe proceidinges .of James, Duck HamU tone, his Maiesties Heighe Commissioner in ihe zeires 1638, wniUl the mounthe of Agust 1639, penned by Doctor Walter Balcanquell, Deane of 376 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. Durseme, quho did attend the Duck as his chap- leine all ihe tyme he was in Scotland, in show ; bot indeid he was Canterburies spay, put as a watche- man ouer the Commissioners actions and deport ment, by him ^nd the courte faction. This same BalcanqueU did cemmunicat intelligence ef all that past in this kingdome, with Segnior Georgio Con, the Popes legat, then resident at the courte of Eng land also, as some of liis intercepted letters c^ beare record^ Nynthe acte, called siatuiarie, ordaining parUa.- ments io be holdin euery three zeires. Tenihe acte, anent ihe keepers of ihe casieUs of Edinbrughe, Streueling and Dumbartane, -wich ought not to be pomitted to aney, bet to suche per sons as are knowen and approued, by the quhole coursse of ther lyffe, te be trew and faithfuU subiects te his Maiestie, and trustie and weill affected coun trymen, leuing and iendring ihe peace, prosperitie and good of the quhole kmgdome, and^ihe preserua tione and aduancement of ibe trew religione reformed, now therin, by Godes prouidence, established and professed, and intertaining ef vniiitie betuix the King and his subiectes, Eleuenthe acte, anent the production of the pub licke registers and recordes ef parliament, the first session of eache paj'liament. Threteinthe acte discharges the granting ef pro- A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 377 tections by ihe Lordes ofhis Maiesties priuey coun sell and exchequer. I haue omitted the 12 acte, in respecte ii onlie does discharge aney proxie to haue wett in parliament for euer heirafter ; as also, that no forraine nobleman haue place and voyce in pari: wnlesse ihey haue ten thousand merkes of land rent -within ihe kingdome. Fourteinthe acte, anent the. exchequer, declaring the same to be onlie judges te matters cencerninge the managing ef the Kinges rents and casualties. This acte was made te crube Traquaire, then Lerd Thesaurer, quho had assumed to himselue a bound- lesse libertie ef medling aiid disposing wpone mens estaites, quher he or his foUouers and supports could alledge the King to pretend the werey least intresse, te grate praeiudice and wtter wndoing of the subiecte. Fyfteinthe acte, appoyntes all griuances to be giuen in in plaine parliament, and no oiher wayes, in re specte ef the graie hurte and damnage the leidges receaued formerly, by gluing in ther griuances io the clercke register. Sexteine acte, suppressing the distinction of spiri tuaU and temporall Lordes ef the Session. This acte rescindet and anulled that artickell ef the 5 pari : of King la : 5, anent the institution ef the CoUedge of Justice ; and for euer heirafter excludit all churchmen from being Lordes ef the Session. 378 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1610. Seulnieinthe acte, aganist leiselng-makers of quhat someuer quality, office, place or dignity. This acte was purposlie made to catche Traquaire, the The saurer, Sr Johne Hay, Clercke Register, Sr Robert Spotswood, President of the Session, Maxswoll, Bis chope of Rosse, and otheres, quho by rantring and lying had done muche mischeiffe to this kingdome ; and in effecte had giuen maney bad informations to his Maiesty and counsell of England, contrarey to the treuthe and quhat was really done and acted by the couenanters. Eghteine acte, anuUing wnlaufuU proclamations made vnder the paine of treason, commanding thinges vniust and vnla-wfuU, tending to the ouer throw and preiudice of the lawes and liberties of kirke and kingdoume. Nyntelnthe acte, explaning the preceidinge actes of parliament made aganisi bandes and conuentions amongest subiects ; as also declaring the bandes and conuentions made and keept since the begining of the present irowbelles, io be legall and lawful!. The 38 acte, and 19 of this index, is ordaining the quhole subiectes and leidges of ihis kingdome to obey, manteine and defend ihe conclusions, actes and constitutions of this present session ef parlia ment, and te subscriue the band appoynted for that effecte. The session of parliament satt eghte dayes, and A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 379 amongest maney oiher statutes, enacted thir 19, or rather 20, aboue wrettin, wich are thesse most me morable te be recommendit to posterity, as exhibiii- ing the reall grattest change at one blew thai euer hapned to this churche and staite thesse 600 zeires baypast; fer in effecte it euertumed not onlie ihe an cient state gouernmeni, bot fettered monarchic wiih chynes, and sett new limitts and marckes te ihe same, bezond wich it was not legally to preceide. This sessione of pari: being at ane end, the pari: by acte wes declared te be current (as ihe laweyers speikes) to the 19 day ef ihe mounthe of Nouem ber, 1640, this same zeire ; wiche day ii was againe appoynted to sitt doune at Edinbrughe, or quher it should happin to be appoynted to be holdin fer ihe tyme. In Julij, this zeire, the spur ef Edinbrughe castle wes blowen wpe, and a resonable breache made ; bot the losse of eghte men, and the wounding of 2 commanders, made ihe defendantes to take courage, and to make ihe place good againe wiih basketis filled with earthe. In this same mounthe, the lyne of circumvallatione being finished, and the castle now quholly bleckeit wpe, they played hard wpone ii frem three werey stronge batiries ; the first quherof was at Robert Dauisens housse in ihe Castle hill ; the second in the Grayfryar cliurcheyaird ; and the 3d at the 380 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. West kirke. The peices of batrie wer brought from Holland, some of wich shote 36 and 24 pound baU. It must not be forgotim how tiiat the Earle of Argyle, in the begining of this same mounthe, wiih 5000 men, tooke the housse of Airlie, (frem -wich the Lord OgUuey, tuo dayes befor hes coming, had fled). This housse he flighted, destroyed aU the planting, and plundred ihe quhole poore tenants and landes belonging to the Earle of AirUe. Argyle, in his dounecomuig throughe Aihole, so terrified thosse ihat formerlie steed for the Kinge, by taking the Earle of Atbole, young Galrntilley, Sr Thomas Steuarte, and Mr Jo: Steuarte, sone io the Commissarey of Dunkelden, and aboute a dis- sone more of ihe most actiue and leadinge men in Aihole. The Earle he sent prissoner io Stirling castle, and the rest to Edinbrughe, onUe one Jo: Hendersone, Chamberiaine to the Earle of Aihole, he caused fetter Vith irons. He made ihe Aibol- ians pay ten thousand pound for the charges of his armey, with the tent and tuentie pennie of ther es taites, as ihe rest of the klngdpme had formerlie done ; as also te send southe to the armey a regi ment of 500 men, -wnder ihe command of the Earle of Aihole himselue. In this expeditione he tooke nothing bet quhat he payed for, except from suche a? stoode out aganist the couenant. So he returned A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 381 and disbandii his armey, aboute the 27 of Julij, this same zeire. In this expeditione he wssed exacte discipline, and the day befor he disbandii, he caus sed execut for or 5 fer robing and stealling. At this same werey time thai Argyle wes sctirging the heighlanders, Colenell Robert Monro was com-- mandit north, witb the iytle ef Maior Generall, and wiih him a thousand footte ; bot quhen he cam to Aberdeine, he was recruited wiih ane addition of 500 footte more, and tuo troupes of hersse, com mandit by Capitane Forbesse. His first exployi was ihe apprehend of 26 citicens of Aberdeine, that wold not subscriue the couenant; thesse he sent prissoners io Edinbrughe, -wnder a gaurde, quher they wer all shutte wpe in closse prissone; then tooke he the housse of Drum, and sent the Laird therof, and bis brother Robert, bothe prissoners to Edinbrughe. Therafter he tooke 15 or 16 barrens and gentlemen, that weld not subscriue the coue nani, and sent ihem wnder sure gaurdes prissoners to Edinbrughe, te be taught by the committee of estaites to speake ther auen countrey language. Monro manieind his armey ene thesse genilemens estaites ; and for the superplus of the samen, he was compteable io the committee of estaites at Edin brughe. After ihis Monro crossed Spey, and lay doune befor ihe caste! e of Spynie, wich ai his first coming 382 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 16lb. he tooke, and the Bischope of Murray prissoner therin ; the place being wnfumished bothe of men and amunitione. He tooke the Bischope with him, and putt a garisone in his castle. From Spynie, Monro recrossed ihe riuer Spey, and with all hostility plundred ihe Marques of Huntlles landes, tooke the castle of Strathbolgle, and putt a garisone in it. He tooke offe Huntlles landes tuo thousand horsse and catle, forby maney thousandes of sheepe, and iherof keept ane opin markeii at Strathbolgle, and solde them backe to ther ouners at 54 sh. Scottes the peice. From Strathbolgle he marches, the 2d of Agust, this same zeire, to Bamffe, quher he playes ihe deuill, and de molishes the Lord Bamffes housse, wich wes both faire and staitly, and a grate ornament to that pairt ef the kingdome. Heire I leue him plundring and destroying the policey of ihe land ; and reducing all thesse that formerlie danced after Huntlie and Bamffes fidling (quho called themselues the Kinges frinds) to ihe obedience ef ihe couenant. The 28 day of Julij, this zeire, the generall as sembley sai doune at Aberdeine, quherin Mr An drow Ramsay, ene of the ministers of Edinbrughe, wes chosen moderator. It satte wniUl Wedinsday at night, the 5 ef Agiisi, quherin was no bussines ef aney consequence handled, bot onlie a persecutione aganist al suche ministers as did not rellishe ihe A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 383 couenani weill, was raissed ; and the execution ther of remitted to a comittee of ministers and reuling elders. The 21 of Aguste, ihis zeire, the Scottes armey crossed the riuer Tueed on Fryday, and entred England in the eiuning ; and ene Saterday in ihe morning ihey wer mustered, 200 companies of footte, 4000 hersse, and 2500 bagagers. Sr Alexander Leslie, of Bal genie was Genrall ; Lord Amont, Leiuetenant Generall; Balzie, Maior Generall ; Sr Alex: Hamilton, Gen: of Ariylyzrie ; Col: Jo: Leslie, Gen: Quartermaster. Ther was in this armey of noblemen, celonells hauing old experimented souldiers, to ther leluete- nants and maiors, the Earles of Rothes, Montrois, Dumfermling, Kingorne, Loutheane, Dalhousie. And of Lordes and Earles eldest sones ihat had regiments, ther wer, Lindesay, Loudon, Erskyne, Menigomerie, 384 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. Drumond, Carnegey, Elcho. The Earle ef Montrois had tua regiments, one of Perthshyremen, the oiher ef Ferfarshyremen. The armey crossed the riuer Tyne one Thurs day the 27 of Aguste, 1640 ; quhat hapned wnto them 2 dayes befor ther arriuall ther|> and ther vic torey at Neubume, take for ihe surest informatione a letter wrettin by the comittee with the armey, io the committee ef ihe estaites ai Edinbrughe : — The day befor the armey came te ihe Foord of Tine, called Neuburne, the Generall and Comittee sent tuo letters, one to ihe Maior of Newcastle, and ane oiher io ihe Gouernour, desyring a free passage ; wich being caried by a drumer, was refussed to be receaued, and so returned wnopined. Quhen the armey .cam io their night leauguer ¦vpone Thursday in the eiuening, the 27 of Aguste, aboute wich tyme the Generall, the Leiuetenant Generall, the Earle of Montrois, Lord Ker, Generall- Maior Lesley and some ethers, going aboute the feildes towardes the waiter, ane Englishe troupe appeired aboue the waiter brae, within a shorte distance of them ; both haltii, while seme more of eur hersse came vpe, and then ihe Englishe retumit againe ouer the waiter. It was laite that night befor the armey came io ther quarters ; vpon the morrow, the generall command- A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 385 it that the shouldiers should be refreshed with wic- tualls, wich was done according to the prowisione they had. In the afternoone, foure pices of ordi nance wer sent to a litle hill one the northe syde of the riuer, ouer aganist ihe Englishe workes; and trinches wer cast wpe one the oiher syde of the foord, planted with musqueteires to stope ihe pas sage ; the Englishe leaguer wes one the wther syde wpone a hill, aboute one myle from the waiter, quher ihe bodey of ther armey v.'er reckoned to be 2500 horsse, and about 5000 footte. The horsse wer sironge and lustie, and ihe men weill armed. The Englishe, aboute 12 houres of the day, drew ¦wpe all troupes ef horsse in a heughe, a litle be east the foord, quher they steed in order till 2 houres in the afternoone. They had 4 peice of or dinance, wich did begin and play vpone our people quho cam neire the waiter syde. The musqueieirs shotte wpone our souldiers aboue 3 houres befor they did shootte one shote at them. The first of ours wer tuo of Colonel! HamUtons traines, wich so amazed thosse at the worke, thai they fell doune flat one the ground, as they had beine dead. After this, seme of our grate ordinance, and some of our feUding peices wich we planted in conuenient places aboute, did discharge vpone the feoitemen that wer in the workes, and hauing killed aboute 20 ef them, did so affright them, thai aU ihe feoitemen fled cen- VOL. II. 2 c 386 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640 fusedly ; ihe horssemen coming to second them, ver so beattin with the grate ordinance, that a grate maney of them wer made to flee. This so animatted our souldiers, thai horsse and footte vith all possi ble haist went ouer ihe waiter, and tooke them all prissoners that stayed in the trinches. Maior Bal- lintyrie, wiih a few of eur horssemen, so resolutly charged the Englishe horssemen ai the oiher syde, and they fled at the first charge, and eures folloued them to the hillsyde, quher, after they had dra-win themselues -vpe to some order, they mounted the hill, and charged the Englishe cauallrle'the 2d time. The Generalls Excellencey being one the head of oure troupes, by his graie caire and preudence so manag ed ihe bussines, ihat quhill some ef ours wer in dis order and redey to giue backe, he gaue ihe first charge himselue, and put the rest toe ii In suche a maner, ihat the Englishe wer put to the route. All our horsse did not win -vpe, bot suehe as cam vpe behaued themselues so couragiouslie, that wee knew net quhom to comend most. Sr Thomas Hopes troupe being charged by the Englishe in a straite passage, did so acquyte them selues, that they beati backe ther enimes, killed maney of them, and tooke some prissoners. Colo- nell Ramsay, assisted by Colonel! Leslie, did second them with als grate courage and resolution as could be; Sr Patricke Macgie and his troupes did ther A. D. 1640. ANlSTALES OF SCOTLAND. 387 parte manfullle ; zea, all that cam foruard acted ther pafrts resolutely, that if ther had beine more houres of day light, by all appeirance ther had beine mere of the enimey killed and takin. It is not certaine how maney of ihem are slaine and hurte, nather ef quhat quality; bet ther are maney of ther armes found. One Charles Porter, sone to Endymlon Porter, quho wes cereneit to the Lord Conway, is kUled, and the standard found. Sr Jo: DIgbie, commander of the horsse, arid Mr Welmeti, eldest sone to the Lerd Welmeti, Seriant Maior Generall, or Commissarey Generall ef ihe Horsse, and Seriant Maior Oneill, and a grate maney mere horsse and footte are takin prissoners. One oure syde, sundrie wer hurte; Sr Patrick Macgles sone, and one Tho mas Dauling, wer killed, with tuo or three ef other troupes. The persutte was so hotie and suddaine, that it wes endit befor our feoitemen could come ¦vpe, notwithstanding ihey made all possible hatst. Wpone ihe morrow after the conflicte, the generall and comittee resolued te wreat a letter to the maior and aldermen of the toune of Newcastle, to craue frem them prowisione for the armey; bot in the meane tyme, getting intelligence that all persons of aney noi, had abandoned the toune with bage and bagage, some by sea and some by land, they tooke ane other resolution ; wher-wpone they directed ihe Shriffe of TeuiotdaUe, with a trumpeter, to speake 388 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. with the magistrats of the toune, to craue entrey and prouisione, wiche was granted. The generaU and comittee entred within the toune one Sunday in the morning, being mett by ihe maior and al dermen, and cenwayed to the maior his housse. After they had planted seme horsse and footte to be gaurd within ihe toune, ihey desyred the magistrats to prowyde wiciuaUs for the armey. Mr Alexander Hendersone was appoynted io preache in one of the toune kirkes, and Mr Androw Cant in ene oiher, wiche they did accordinglie. After sermon, the committee mett, and ther gratest difficuliie was to gett present wiciuaUs for the armey, in respecte the Kinges armey had spent quhat was redey, and the bakers and millers had fled from the toune. One ihe morrow, being ihe last ef Aguste, the comittee mett againe, and appoynted a searche to be made for aU the magazins and garnaries in the toune, quher they found grate store of cheise, some bisqueii, aboundance of raij, beanes, peasse, and werey much amunitione. So wee houpe in God, ere wee depairie heire, our souldiers shall be suffi- cientiy refreshed, and a competent prowisione fur nished for a furder marche. The Earle of Lothean is appoynted gouernour of the toune so long as wee stay heire. The prissoners of the comon souldiers wer for the most pairt pressed men, are leii free ; the 3 pryme officers are to be disposed one, as ze A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 389 shall knew heirafter; the horssemen wer putt in prissone wntill they be ransomed. Thir tuo grate workes, in passing the riuer aganisi suche farces and preparations, and in getting entrey into Neucasile, are so miraculously wroght by Gods prouidence, beyond all expeciatiene, that you and wee haue reasone to giue thankes for it solemly, and it ought to be thankfully remembred to all posteri ty. In the meane tyme, wee must wsse all ordina^ rey meuies, and prowyde for aU inconveniences that may arraysse ; thai wee losse not thai throughe our negligence and laicke ef prouidence, wich it hath pleased God to giue ws, so far beyond our merite and expectation. And becausse maney off our souldiers haue rune away, wich may be ane oc casione te tbe quhole armey to muionie, wherof some run away in quholl companies who wer brought backe, and the tent man hanged ; as also our horsse men quho haue had the conflicte are thereby weak ened. And in respecte ther was so grate neglecie in not putting out the horsse according to ther rent, wee therfor earnistly inireate your Lordschipes to causse haist thither with all expeditione, als maney horsse and footte for a recruit to ws, als weiU for strenthing ibe armey as securing the passages ; and if aney ef them vani armes, ze may send als maney witb armes as may secure ther passage heither, and lett ihe rest come without armes, quho shall be pro- 390 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. virydit heir sufficiently. Lett the men come alonge with the Earle of MarischaUs regiment, quho is ap poynted te come wpe in all haist ; and| if Hempes feUd haue aney men at ledbrughe, or one they way, leii ihem wiih all haist. Wee intreat you to wsse all possible meines io haist Generall Maior Monro to the Borders, quher he is te receaue or ders ; the expeditione he is to be imployed in con- cernethe the countrey; ze wold therfor witb all speed haist him heither, and especially ze wold be cairfuU ihat all ihat haue run away, and gene backe to Scotland, may be sent hither to ihe armey with the first quho come, fer wnlesse thesse cowardly rascalls be sent backe, it wUl mightUy discourage the haill armey, aiid giue occasione io thesse that are heire to make a mutinle and run away. Your Lordschipes wold also causse the noblemen and wthers quho haue gottin commissions for managing the shyres, put ther commissions in execution, es pecially In putting all men betuix 60 and 16 in re giments and companies, that they may be exercissed, and made In readinesse ather to defend themselues or supplie ws quhen neid shall requyre. And becausse wee should neuer leaue offe to bege for peace, wee haue therfor resolued io send a sup plication, to be presented to his Maiestie by the Earle of Lanrickes meines, ore Sr James Gallowayes, to quhome wee haue wreaitin a letter, and the sup- A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 391 plication therin inclosed ; the copey of both wee haue sent te you. The celonells of ihe regiments of the armey wUl send you a list ef all the runawayes, whom you shall causse send backe or punishe as they deserue ; and that they may be the better knowen, wee desyre thai ther names may be printed, ¦with ther designations of the pareches and shyres quher they duell, as a marke of infamie ¦wpon them, as they justlie deserue ; and after ihey are printed, causse send them to the seuerall presbeteries of the kingdome, and affixe the same one the mercat cross es and wther publicke places. AU other thinges wee remitt to a furder occasione, and rests. Your (Lo:) most effectienai frind and seruants, A. Leslie, Rothes, Montrois, DumfermUnge, Louthean, Lindesay, Loudon, Erskyne, Amonte, Montgomerey, Drumond, Sr WUl: Douglas, Sr Alex: Hamilton, WUl: Balzie, Alex: Gibsone, James Suord, Heughe Kennedey. Leauguer, besyde Neucasile, 2d September, 1640. 392 ANfNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1640. The Kinges forces thus defaitt, the generall and comiite hauing gained the toune of Newcastle with out a blow, refresht ther armey, and wreat a letter to the Earle of Lanricke, laitly made Secretarey for the Scottes affaires, the Earle of Stirling being lait ly deceassed, and therin they inclosse a werey bum ble petitione to be by him presented to his Maies tie. To the Earle of Lanricke tbey did ^vreatt thus ;-r Noble Lord, As wee haue euer professed and declared, als weiU by our wordes as actiones, ihat the boundes of our desyres are, and euer shall be, ihe redresse of our vrenges and reparation of our losses ; and thai wee vill ne.uer lefiue affe in aU humUity to suplicat his Maiestie for the same; thir hes moued ws now hauing come this lenthe, zet againe humblie to pe tition his Maiestie to take our causse to considera tione, and grant our desyres. Wee are debarred frem sending or earring our supUcations in ane or dinarey way, wich makes ws io haue adresse to your Lordschipe, earnistly intreaiting your (Lo:) in our names to present this our petition heirin inclosed to his Ma''*, and in humility to bege ane anssuer ther- wnto, to be sent with ihe bearir to ws, quho shall endeuor to approue ourselues his Maiesties loyall subiectes, and most unwilling io shed aney chris- A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 393 tian blood, far lesse the EngUshe, quherof wee haue giuen werey good prouffe, by our bygane carriadge, to eurey one quho with violence bath opposed ws ; zea euen to thosse that entred in bleed with us, and wer takin prissoners, quhom wee haue leiini goe with meat and money. Notwithstanding that all thesse of eures, quho did deberd from ther quarters, are miserabUe massacared by thesse wee can tearme no otherwayes then cuithrottes. Our behauior to thesse that are in Neucasile can vittnes our inten tions, wich is to line at peace wiih all, and rather suffer then offend. Wee bought all witb our mo ney, and ihey exiortione ws to the triple walew. Ther panicke feare made the most pairt ef them flee tbe toune, and stope ther auen trade ; bot wee haue studied to solue ther doubtes, and all eur actions sbaU tend io that wich islnst and right ; so wee could wishe they wer so interprett to a trew sence ; and quhaieuer be ihe euent of bussines, wee hope the blame shall not l^y wpone ws. Your (Lo:) effectienai frindes to serue you, Leauguer, A. Leslie, 2d Sept. 1640, Rothes, Montross, Lothean, Amont, Alex: HamUton, Will: Douglas, la; Suord, 394 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. Tlie Earle of Lanrick receauid this letter ai Zorke, and incontinent, after the resait of the same, deliuered te his Ma"* the petition therin inclossed, sent him from ihe generall and committee of ihe estaites of parliament, wiih the Scottes armey, as folleweth : — To the Kinges most excellent Maiestie, ihe Petition of the Commissioners of the lait Parliament, and wthers ofhis Ma"*' loyaU subiects of the kingdome of Scotland : — Humblie shewethe. That quher after eur maney suffringes this tyme past, extreame necessity hath constrained ws for eur releiffe, and obieining our humble and iust desyres, to come intUl England, wich, according te our in tentions formerlie declared, wee haue in all our ior ney liued wpone our auen meines, wiciuaUs and goodes brought alonge wiih ws ; and nather troub ling ihe peace of the kingdome, nor harmeing aney of your Maiesties subiectes, of quhatsomeuer quali ty, in ther persons or goods ; and haue carried our selues in a most peaceable maner, tUl wee wer press ed by strenth ef armes to put suche forces out of the way, as did, without our deseruing, and as some of them, ai the poynt of death, hath confessed, aga nist ther auen conscience, eposed our peaceable pas sage at Neuburne one Tyne, and haue brought ther A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 395 auen blood vpone ther auen head, aganist our pur pois and desyre expresi in our letters sent to ihem at Neucasile, for praeuenting the lyke or grater in- conweniences ; ihat wee may without all furder op position come to your Maiesties presence, fer ob ieining from your Ma"*^ iustice and gudnesse, sa tisfactione to our just demandes. Wee, your Maiesties mest leyaU and most hum ble subiectes, doe still insist in that submissiue way in petitioning, quhUk wee baue keipt since ihe be gining, and fra wich no prouecatien of your Maies ties enimies and ours, ner aduersity we haue befor susteined, nor prosperous succes can befall ¦ws, shaU be able to diuert our myndes ; most hum- bUe intreaiting your Maiestie weld, in the deipnes of your royaU wisdome, consider at least of our pressing griuances, pro^wyde fer the repairing of eur wronges and loss, wiih ihe adwysse and consent of the estaites of the kingdome of England, conweinet in parliament, saile ane firme and durable peace, aganisi all innouations by sea and by land ; that wee with cheirfuUnesse of harte pay vnito your Maiestie, as eur natiue King, all deuiifuU obedience thai can be expected fra loyall subiectes ; and ihat aganist the maney and grate eiuells quhilk ai ihis tyme are tbretting both kingdomes. Quherfor all your Ma iesties good and leuing subiectes tremble to think offe, and quhilk wee beseiche, God Almighty in mer- 396 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. cey tymouslie to auert ; that your Maiesties throne may be established in the midest of ws in religion and righteeusnesse ; and your Maiesties graiious anssuer wee humblie desyre, and earnistly waitt fer. The 30 of Agust, this zeire, 1640, being Sunday, the castle ef Dunglas wes blowen ¦wpe, wither by ac cident ore otherwayes, is not werey. certaine; bot by all probabUity, ii was done of sett purpois : for the Earle of Hadingtens peadge, ane Englisheman, Eduard Paris by name, wes supposed to be ihe ac tor of this mournfull iragidey ; for he had in his custodey the keyes of the waulte quher the pouder lay, nather wold my Lerd, his master, trust aney with the key bet him. He perished ther amongest the rest, no pairt of him was euer found, bet ane arme, holdinng ane iron spoune in his hand. In ihis catastrophe, ther perished men of most accompte:— Thomas, 2d Earle of Hadingtone ; Robert HamUtone, his brother ; Mr Patrick HamUton, his basse brother ; Cell: Alex: Erskyne, 2d sone to Johne, 2d Earle of Mar, lait Lord Thesaurer of Scot land; Sr Johne Hamilton of Readheusse; Sr Gideon Balzie, of Lochend ; James IngUs, of Inglistoune ; A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 397 Johne Coupare, ef Gogar ; Sr Alexander Hamilton, of Innerweick ; Alexander HamUtone, his sone ; Johne Gaites, Minister ef Bunckell ; Leiuetenant Johne Stirlinge ; George Waughe; Dauid Pringell, Chirurgian; and about 54 comon seruants, men and women ; the wer about 30 gentlemen, aud others wich wer gri- uously woundit, most ef wich recouered. One thing wounderfuU hapned, befor this misera ble accident, ¦wich was, that about eighte of ihe clocke, one the Thursday at night befor ihe bleu ing vpe of ihe housse of Dunglas, ther appeired a verey grate pUlar of fyre to arrysse from the northe easte of Dumbar, as appeired te ihem in Fyffe, who did behold it, and so ascendii towardes the southe, wntiU it approached the vertical! poynt of our heme- spheare, zeilding light as ihe moone in her full, and by litle euanishing ¦wntill it became lyke a paralaxe, and so quyte euanished aboute 11 of the clocke in the night. Befor ihat ihe Scottes armey, and committee of parliament ¦with them, had petitioned his Ma"* aboute 2 dayes befor, some of ihe Englische nobUitie did present wnto him ihe foUouing petitione : — 398 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A.D. 1640. The humble Petition of your Ma"** mest loyal! and obedient subiects, whoes names are wnderwreaitin, in behalffe of themselues, and diuersse others. Most graiious Souerainge, the sence ef thai deu tie and seruice wich wee ewe io your sacred Ma"", and our earnist affection to the good and weilfaire of this realme of England, hath moued ws in all humi lity to beseiche your royall Maiesty to giue ws leiue to offer to your princely wisdome, the apprehensione wich wee, and others your faithfull subiectes haue conceaued of ihe grate distemper and danger new threaiiing the kirk and staite, and your Maiesties royall selue ; and of ihe fittest meines hew ihey may be prewenied and remoued. First, ihe eiuells and dangers wherby your Ma"* may be pleased to take notice, are thesse ; that your sacred persone is exposed to hazard and danger in the present expeditione aganisi ihe Scotts armey ; and by occasione of ihis varr, your rewenewes much wasted ; your subiects much burdenit with aide and conducte money, billltting ef souldiers and vther miliiarey charges ; and diuersse rayottes and disor ders are committed in seuerall pairts of this your realme, by ihe souldiers raissed for that seruice ; and your haill kingdome is full of feares and discon tents. Secundly, the sundrie innovations in mater ef re- A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 399 ligion, the othe and canons laitly imposed vpon the cleargie and others your Maiesties good subiects. Thridly, the grate mcreasse of poperey, and ihe imploying ef popeisch recusants, and others disaf fected te religion, (and by contraire to law establish ed,) in places of power and trust, especially of com manding of men and armes, bothe in field and in sundrie countries of ihis realme, wheras by lawes they are noi permitted io haue armes in ther housse. Fourtiy, the grate mischeiffe ihat may fall -vpone the kingdoeme, if the intentiens wich haue beine cre dibly reported of bringing Irishe forces, should take effecte. Fyftly, the wrging of shipe money, the persecu tione of some shriffes In ihe star chamber for not leueing ef it. Sextly, the heauey charges vpon merchandice, to the discouraging ef trades ; ihe multitude ef mono polies, and wther patentees, quherby the commodi ties and manufactories of the kingdome, are much burdenit, to ihe grate and vniwersall greiuance of your people. Sevintly, the grate greiffe ef your subiects, by the longe intermissiene ef parliaments, and the laite and former dissoluing of suche as haue bein callii, with out the effectes wich otherwayes they might haue produced. 400 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. For remedey wherof, and preueniing of ihe dangers te your royall persone, and to the haill estaite. They doe in all humility, and faithfuUness, be seiche your Maiestie, that ze weld be pleased to sumond a parliament within some shorte and conve nient tyme, wherby the causse of thesse and oiher grate griuances wich your people lay wnder may be takin away, and the authors and counsellers of them may be brought to suche legall trayell and condigne punishment, as ihe nature of ther seuerall offences shall requyre; and that the present varr may be composed by your Maiesties wisdoome, without blood, in such a maner as may conduce te the honor and saftie of your Maiesties persone, the conforte of your people; and ihe -vnity ef both your realmes aganisi ihe comon enimies of the reformed religion ; and your Maiesties peiieners shall euer pray, &c. Francis, Bedford; Robert, Essex; Warwick, Rutland, Billingbrooke, Excester, Say and Seall, MandeweUl, Eduard, Haward. This petitione receauid frem his Ma"* the ans suer, that befor ihe resait of ther petitione, he did Weill forsee the dangers that wer threattning himselue and his crounes ; and therfor resolued, by ihe 24 of this mounthe, ai Zorke, to sumond all the peires, and with them to consulte quhat in this caisse is fittest A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 401 to be done for his auen honor, and the saftie of the kingdome, wher they with the rest may offer aney thing thai may conduce to thesse endes. As for the Scottes petitione, sent by the commit tee of parliament vith the armey, it receaued onlie this shorte anssuer from Secretarey Lanricke ; that bis Ma''* ordained them to send the particular of ther demandes. Wberwpone, by Sr William Fle- minge, 2d sone to Johne, Earle of Vigten, the sent io Zorke, ihe 8 of September, ther demands, in a let ter from the committee to the Earle of Lanrick, con taining sewin artickells : — First, that the actes of parliament, haldin second of Junij last, be proclaimed in his Maiesties name. Second, that ihe shipes wiih all damnages by sea, be restored. Thrid, thai the castle of Edinbrughe be prowydit and keipt for the defence of the kingdome, and not for the hurte of ihe same. Fourte, thai a coursse be takin for satisfeing ihe charges that the kingdome bes beine put io. Fyfte, that the authors of our iroubells be censur ed, and punished as they deserue. Sext, that our compatriotts in England and Irland, be not wrged wiih aney new othes, contrarey to ihe othe of ther couenant. Seuini, that a solide peace be concludit betueen the tuo nations, in ihe parliament of England ; and VOL. 11. 2 D 402 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. that all proclamations and pamphleits thai hes beine wsed aganisi ws, be recalled. Thir 7 demandes being deliuered by the Secreta- rle to his Maiestie, he commandit Lanricke te re turne ihem this anssuer, wich he did by letter of the 1 1 of Septr :- My Lord and much respected freinds. You hauing, as his Maiestie ordained, sent the particulars of your demandes, his Ma"* hes com mandit me to lett you know, that vpone the meitting ofhis peires, (as was by his Maiestie formerly men tioned,) he will cemmunicat your petitione -vith ihat grater counsaile ; and after ther aduice, speedUy re turne such ane anssuer as shall be iust and reasona ble. And furder, I am commandit, in his Maiesties name, to demand suche officers and others ofhis sub iectes as are detained by you, wich was emitted by a mistake of S' William Barclay. This is all I haue in charge to impairte -vnto you, so I continew Your (Lo:) seruant, and effectienai frind, Lenrick.. Zorke, 11 Sept. 1640. Tbe 15 of this September, the castle of Edin brughe was surrendred, and one the 18 of tiie A.D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 403 same mounthe, ther marched out of it some sex score and seuinteine men, with fleeing colors ; bet in ther mouthe bage and bagage, the most of ihem all being seike. Ther wer killed and deyed in it, dur ing the seedge, about some tuo hundereth of all series. Ruthuen, Lerd Etricke, ihe Gouernour, was spoyl ed with the scurwey, his legges suelled, arid maney of his telih fallin oute ; fer frem the 6 of Junij, ihey had bed no freche waiter ai all. They left in it 50 barrell of pouder, a grate quan tity ef ball ef all series, with a budge prowisiones of meall, peasse, belffe, bacon and fishes of diuers series, bothe dray and pickled. Frem the castle gaite to th^ toune of Leith, they wer conwayed with a gaurd ef thre companies of musqueteires, and shiped for Beruick, the 19 ef Septr : Etricke, ihe Gouernour, himselue going thi ther by ceatche. The 19 ef September, this same zeire, the com mittee of estaites caused publickly, at the mercat crosse of Edinbrughe, sumond thre score and fyf- teirie noblemen, officers of estaite, bisphopes and gentlemen, &e. by William Steuarte, Kyntire Pur- suevant at Armes, to compeire befor the parliament the 19 .day of Nouember, 1640, io anssuer to ther misinformations and seditious stiring vpe of his Ma iesty aganist the subiectes of his natiue countrey. 404 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. &c. wnder the paines of heighe tresson and forfault- rey. That comittee of parliament wiih the armey at Neucasile, sent ihe subsequent letter of the 23d of September, te the Secreiarie, Lanricke, wiih a peti tione therin to be deliuered to the Kinges Ma''*. R. Honorable, It is eur pairt still to insist in our humble supli cations to his Maiestie for redresse of eur griuances, and reparaiione of eur losses, and with als grate patience as can be to await his Ma"*^ royaU pleasur. This hes made ws againe io send ihis our renewed suplieaiione, te put his Maiestie in rememberance of our former, wich wee intreat your (Lo:) humblie, in eur names to represent, and io bege for ws a gra tious anssuer, with als much haiste as his Maiesty, in his princely and royall wisdoome shall thinke ex pedient. Your (Lor) hmnble seruants, A. Leslie, &c. Tb the Kinges most excellent Maiesty, the humble Petitione of the Commissioners of the lait Parliament, and others, his Maies ties subiectes of Scotland : — Humblie shewing. Thai quhen your Ma"*, by the anssuer of our lait suxiplicaiione, hauing appoynted A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 4(JS the 24 of this instant mounth for that grate meitting, quher wee should receaue the anssuer of our hum ble petitione, wee haue presumed by this te remem ber your Maiestie of our former ; and heirby againe doe earnistly wishe and humbley bege such resolu tion as may tend to the glorie of God Almighty, the honor of your Maiesty, and the peace and weUl- faire of your dominions ; for wich benefitt we both hartUy pray and applay our weeke indeueres as they quho are especiaUy obUdged, and doe aboue aU earthly thinges desyre, that your Maiesty may longe and prosperously rainge ouer ws, who doe wait for your Maiesties graiious anssuer. The 24 of September, fhe Englishe peires mett at Zorke, werey frequentUe; to wich assemblie bis Maiestie spoke thus : — My Lords, Vpone suddine invasiene, quber the dangers are neire and instant, ii hathe beine the custome of my praedicessors to assemble the graite counsaile of the peeirs, and by ther adwysse and assistance, to giue ane tymly remedie to such eiueUs as could not ad mitt ane delay, so longe as must be of necessity aUedged for the assemjaling ane parliament. This being eur conditione at this tyme, and ane armey of rebells lodged within this kingdome, I thoght it most fi.tt io conforme myselue to the custome of my 406 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. praedicessors in lyke caisses, thai wiih yo.ur adwysse and assistance wee may wyslie proceid te the chesr tisment of thesse insolencies, and securing of my good subiects. In the first place, I must lett you knew, that I desyre no more then to be rightly wn derstood of my people, and to thai end I haue re solued to call ane parliament, hauing alredey giuen order io my Lord Keeper to isshew the wreat in stantly ; so that, the parliament may be assembled be the 3d of Nouember nixt, wither, if my sub iectes bring thesse good affections thai becomes them towardes me, I shall not faile one my pairt te make it a happey meiiiuig.. In ihe mean tyme, ther is'tua thinges quherin I shall desyre your adwice, wich indeid wer the cheiffe causses of your meitting, Firste, what anssuer to glue to the petitione ef the rebells, and in what maner te treat witb them,. Of wich, that you may glue a sure iudgement, I haue ordred__that your Lordschipes treulie and cleirUe be informed of the stait of the haill bussines, and -wpon quhat -reasons ihe adwysse ef my priuey counsaUe was groundit. The 2d is, how my armey shall be keiped togider one footte, and manteined wntiU ihe suplie of ane parliament may be had ; fer so longe as the Scottes armey remains in England, I thinke no man will counsell me io disband myne ; for that weld be wnspeakeable losse to all this pairt of ihe kingdome, by sublecting them te the greidie apper A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 407 tjrte of the rebells, besydes the wnspeakeable disho nor that will therby fall -wpone this natione. The grate counsaill of the Englishe peires ad wyssed the King te appoynte a trettey with his Scottes subiectes, wich was ordred to begin at Rip- pon, in Zorkeshire, the first of October, this same zeire. The comittee with ihe armey, requyred a saue conducte to ther commissioners, net onlie wn der his Maiesties hand, bet lykwayes wnder the handes ef ihe peeires ; wich by them was anssuered in a letter directed to the committee of the Scottes parliament, that it was npt ihe custome of England that aney should ioyne with ihe King in giuing a saffe conducte, bot onlie his auen hand was suffi- cent ; to ¦wich they acquiesced by iber letters to the counsaiU of peeirs, and to ihe Earle pf Lenricke, by Sr Peiter KUlegray, pf ihe dg,it the ^9 of Sep-' tember. The eghte thai wer commissionat io treate with the EngUshe commissioners at Rippon, wer, Charles, Earle of Dumfermling ; Johne, Lord Loudonj Sr WUliam Douglas of Cauers ; Sr Patrick Hepburne of Waghton ; Johne Smithe; Mr Alexander Wederburne ; Mr Alexander Hendersone ; Mr Archbald Ihonston, 403 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1649. Wee, commissioners of the parliament of Scot land, ¦wnder subscriuand, giue full pouer and com mission io Charles, Earle of Dumfermling ; Johne, Lord Loudon ; Sr William Douglas of Cauers, Sr Patrick Hepburne of Waughton, Johne Smitii, Mr Alexander Hendersone, and Mr Archbald Ihonston, te meitt and conveine with the noblemen, peeires of England, appoynted for the conference anent his Maiesties anssuer to our dernandes, with power io them to conferre, treat and demand, conforme to the instructions alredey giuen. io them, or quhilk shall heirafter be giuen or sent to ihem ; and to report to ws at all occasions. In wittnes wherof, wee haue subscriued thir presents, at Newcastle;, the last oi September, 1640. The committee of parliament deUuered. -to tber commissioners publick instructions, consisting of 5 artickells, and priuat instructions ef 9 ; the publicke wer, Firste, You are to represent to the noblemen, peeires ef England, thai conforme to the Earle of Lenrickes letter, at his Maiesties command, you are come to receaue from ihem bis Maiesties anssuers te our iust demands, contained in the conclusione of the last parliaments printed declarations, and let ter to the Earle of Lenricke, in anssuer to one of his, wherin his Maiestie commandit ws te be parti cular in our desyres. A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 409 Secundo, If you fall wpon a trettey, you are to demand intertainiment for our armey wntill the tret tey be endit, and our peace secured. Tertio, Quhat desyres, propositions or anssuers, shall be made, ather be you or to you, are te be done in wreatt, and exchanged wnder the handes of the clerckes one ather syde. Quarto, You are te demande a saffe conducte to aU suche as shall be sent from ihe committee heir to you, and from you, at all occasions. Quinto, And if it be found expedient that a grat ter number of commissioners be sent from this io the trettey, you are to demand ihe lyke saue con ducte for them, as is granted to you. The priuat instructions wer, Firste, If ihe Englishe craue a sight of your com missione and insiructiones, you are to demand the lyke ef thers, wiche if they dee, ze shall send a ce pey of thers to ws. 2, Anent the intertainiment of ihe armey, ze may requyre a full soume of 40,000 lib, starling, per men sem ; and for ihe better easse of the Englishe, to craue thai ihe seas may be oppin, ihat we may bringe victuall from Scotland and other places, 3, If aney obieciions wich wer formerlie made aganisi eur proceidinges, be renewed, you are to re^ gard the former anssuers made therto, expresi i» vreat or print, to wich you may referre thinges.. 410 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. 4. If aney new propositions, demandes or diffi- culie obieciions be made, you are to desyre them in wreatt, and send them wiih your auen oppinions to ws, quhosse adwysse you must haue befor you giue determjnat anssuer therto. 5. If a treattey begin, you are to craue that the ordinarey post way may be free for the transporting of our letters to Edinbrughe, frem whence wee must hauespeedie adueriismenis and resolutions, becausse of the necessarey correspondence betuixe both the committees. 6. If ihe Earle of Traquaire come te the meitting, as one appoynted to treat, you are io declyne him, as ene wee are to challenge for the eiuell offices done to the natione, especially in his malewersation anent ihe proceidinges of ihe parliament and assem bley at Edinbrughe. 7. You ar to giue informatione to the Englishe of all eur preceidinges, and lett them particularlie knew our bypast actions, deportments and resolu tions, conforme io our printed declarations; and withall lei them know, how ill wee haue beine delte with by eur enimies, als weill some of our auen coun treymen as ther praelats, who haue beuie too bussie in our affaires for way to erecie poperey. 8. If the trettey goe ene, you are io shew thai wee must dispersse seme of our troupes, horsse and footte, in the countrey ; and if they desyre you shall A. D. I&IO. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 411 gee no further into England, you shall anssuer, you shall not goe be southe the riuer ef Teese ; so that none ef the Kinges forces come one ihis syde ef the same. 9. If the Englishe auerre that they haue a full pouer to treaii and conclude, and requyre the lyke of you, you are to anssuer, that ihe granting of our demands will be saiisfactorey to ws ; bet if ther be aney alteration desyred, or new demands, or euer- tours proponed, you are io heire and reporte ; and in respecte you are to treaii by wreatt, you may gett ane more ample commissione, or otherwayes quhat is to be treatied and aggreid one be ratified heire. Of the Englishe peeires ther mett ai Rippon, ip treatt with the eight Scottes cpmmissioners, the Earles ef Hairtferd, Bedford,BristoU, Holland, Salsburey, Barkshyre, Warwick. The Loides were, Pageit, Saweill, Dunsmore, Howard, 412 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. Brooke, Paulet, Wharton. Ther first meitting, wich was appoynted to be. at Northalerioune, was, at his Ma"*' desyre, againe or dained to be at Rippon, wher they all mett the 2d of October this zeire, 1640. The effects of ther first meittings, I find expresi in a letter ¦wrettin from the Scottes commissioners to ihe committee with the armey, from Rippon, 3d ef October,, R' Honorable, That wee came te Rippon one Thursday ai night laite, ane houer after some of the Englishe Lordes, This day at 9 of ihe clock, wee mett aU in one housse besyde the churche, and sat doune aboute a table, wher^vpone was layed paper, pen and incke fer eurey man. The Earle of BristoU was speaker, who caused ther commissione wnder ibe grate seall of England te be read, and gaue ws ihe cepey iher of, subscriued by Sr Johne Burghowes, wherof re ceaue the double. Our commissione wes also read, and ane copey deliuered to them, Wpone oure demandinng ane anssuer io our demandes, ihe Earle of BristoU, in name of the Lordes, desyred to know if all our demands wer conteined in ihat letter te ihe Earle of Lanricke; quherwnto wee anssuered, A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 413 and ai ther earnist desyre dyiit io the clercke, as ze will find in the inclosed paper ; lyke as he shew thai the Lordes had appoynted his Maiestie to ap poynt some te informe them anent eur bussines and lawes of our kingdome, wherof they professed they could noi be bot ignorant; and that the Kinges Maiestie had named thosse that wer present, (the Earles of Traquare, Morion, and Lenricke, with Sr Henrey Vaine, to informe and assist them in the trettey) whervpen wee gaue in. In wreatt, ihe de clinator ef the Earle of Traquare, and debarring of the rest frem ihe trettey, quherof the inclosed is a copey, wich they haue sent away te the Kinges Ma"* for to know his will, befor they gaue ws eur anssuer. After some remeuealls to a priuat roume appoynted for that end, (as ane other is for ws quhen wee haue to doe) they wrged ws to lay doune the last zeires pacification as ihe ground worke ef the ensewinge trettey ; quheras we wrged ihat the order of our demands, wich wes ihe subiecte of ther and our commissione, might be followed. The Earle ef BristoU prepenid, ihat according to the maner accustomed in all treatties, ther might be a present cessation of armes, and desyred to think vpon all particulars conteined in ihe inclosed, wher in quhen wee had proponed that clausse anent the intertainment of the armey, with this narraiiue ihat they thought it expedient thai armes should ceasse 414 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A. D. 1040. in the accustumed maner of treatties ; they earnistly dealt ws to change thai expressione for poynt of honor, and conceaue it rather conditionally as ii is sett doune. They desyred also ane cepey ef thesse particulars fer to send them presentlie to his Ma iestie, with eur declinator ef Traquare, and delayes all furder meitting till they gett the Kinges anssuer, quhilk they expecte at 9 or ten houres te morrow ; therfor your Lordschipes wold glue ws your best adwisse In all caisses you can coniecture of his Ma''*' anssuer, quhat shall be our carriadge if the Kinge discharge the Englishe Lordes to preceide withoute the assistance ef these Scottes Lordes, and ef Sr Lewes Steuarte, quho is ioyned with them te reasone in all publick debaiites, as wee heire. Wee had wrettin this for zester night, bat attendit all this day te see if wee could receaue ihe Kinges anssuer io our particulare demandes, wherof ther is no ap peirance as zet. Lyke as wee haue ihis forneone frem the Lordes, ihe petitions ef Northumberland, Durhame and Newcastle, indorsed be Sr Johne Burrowes, quherof wee haue sent your Lordschipes the coppies te be anssuered by your LePi". The Shriffe of Teviotdaile hath anssuered the declara tion giuen in aganisi him. Wee could wishe your (Lo:) to send heither tuo er three good wreatters, of quhom wee stand in continuall neide; and for faulte of ane clercke, wes forced te appoynt Mr A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 415 Johne Cleis. Als soune as wee receaue ihe Kinges anssuer, wee shall take a tyme io adwysse with your LoPP% and so rests. Your (Le:) affectionat frinds, Subscriued Commissioners. Rippon, 3d October, 1640. In respecte that his Maiestie, in September last, had called a parliament to meitt ai Westminster tbe 3d of Nouember, ihis same zeire, this trettey was adiorned from Rippon te London, betueen the Scottes and Englishe commissioners. New com es missions wer giuen, and some persons addit, and wthers changed one bothe sydes, as ze may beheld in the subsequent commissions : — Wee, the commissioners ef the parliament of Scotland, being a full number ef both quorums therof wndersubscribing ; forasmuch as ihe Kinges Maiestie, our dread Soueraign, hath beine gratious lie pleased, vpon our humble supplications, to ap poynt a treaty and conference at Rippon, betuixe our commissioners chosen and sent by ws fer ihat effecte, and a number of ihe peeres ef England, who accordingly met, and haue accorded vpone certaine artickells, als weill anent the mantinence of our ar mey, as anent the cessation ef armes during the treatie. And becausse ihe tyme fer the ensewing 416 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640 parliament of England could not permiti the treaty to come io the wished conclusione ther, his Maies tie was therfor lykwayes pleased to transferre the said treaty te London, quher the said parliament is te held ; thai ther, thesse entrusted by his Maiestie and estaites of parliament may haue the better tyme and place te treat and conclude theranent. Therfor wee, the said commissioners, being a full number of both quorums therof, [wndersubscriuing, by wertew, and conforme te the commissione grant ed to ws by ihe estaits ef parliament, doe not onUe approue the said artickells alredey aggred vpon and subscribed by eur said commissioners at Rip pon ; bot also doe, by thesse presents, giue full power, warrant and commissione, to Ihone, Earle of Rothes, Lord Lesley, &c. ; Charles, Earle of Dumfermling, Lord Vrquhari and Fyuie, ' &c. ; Ihone, Lord Loudoun; Sr Patrick Hepburne of Wachioun ; Sr WiUiam Douglas of Cauers ; WU liam Drumond of Riccarioun ; Johne Smithe ef Edinbrughe ; Mr Alexander Wedderburne of Dun die ; and Hugh Kennedy of Aire, as members of the estaites ef parliament : and becausse maney thinges may occure concerning the churche and as semblies therof, therfor, besydes thesse of the es taites, wee nominai and appoynt Mr Alexander Hendersone and Mr Archbald Ihenstoun, whom wee adioyne for that effecte, wiih power to them, or A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 417 aney sewin of them, ther being alwayes tuo of eurey estaite, io passe to ihe said citie of London ; and ther, or at aney oiher place conuenient, (mutually to be aggried vpon) te meitt and conueen wiih aney who shall be appoynted by his Maiestie and estaits of parliament of England for the forsaid treaty; giuing, granting and committing, lyke as wee, by thesse presents, giue, grant and commiti io ihem in maner forsaid, full pouer, warrant and commission to treat, consulte, adwisse, determine and aggree, als weill anent the satisffieing of our demandes, as in obieining and securing a setled peace for all tyme coming, conforme io ihe instructions giuen io ihem heirwith, or wich shall be sent io them heirafter, by vs, or aney ene ef the said quorums at the campe or Edinbrughe theranent. Wiih pouer to them, as said is, to dee euery thing wich may conduce for ihe better and eassier obtaining of our saides demandes, and establishing a settled peace, conforme te the said particular instructions; in such lyke maner as wee might doe, if we wer all personally present our selues in full number. Promissing to held firme and stable, all and euery thing our said commissioners, in maner forsaid, sail dee in the premisses, conforme io ihe said instructions. And in caisse it shall be found expedient or necessarey to adde aney more commissioners to the forsaid persons, thesse who VOL. II. 2 E 418 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640 shall be sent authorized wnder our handes, ore. ihe full number of aney ef the said quorums, shall haue a lyke power and commission, by wertew of thesse presents, with the fornamed commissioners, in such lyke maner as if ther names wer particularlie ex presi heirin. In ¦vittnes wherof thesse presents are subscriued at Newcastle and Edinbrughe, the last of October and 4 of Nouember, 1640. Sic subscribitur, } Rothes, Io: Cooper, Montrois, Tho: Hope, CassUs, Riccarion, Lothian, Caprinion, Lyndesay, Gailgirth, Balmerino, Dundas, Naper, Eduard Edgar, Burghly, Rich: Maxwell, lames Scott, George Porterfeild, Hume,Hamilionn, Mr WiU: More, Ja: Suord, Hugh Kennedy, Ruiherfeerd. The Englishe Commissioners wer authorized to treat, by this subsequent commission, wnder the broad seaU of England, with approbatione of bothe A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 419 housses of parliament, bearing dait the 23 of Nouem ber, in ihe 16 zeire ofhis Maiesties rainge. CHARLES, by the Grace of God, King ef Scot land, England, France and Irland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To our right trustie and weUl beloued cousins, Francis, Earle of Bedford ; William, Earie of Harteford ; Robert, Earle of Essex ; and to our right trustie and weill beloued cousin and counsel lour, WiUiam, Earle of Salisbury ; and to eur right trustie and weill beloued cousin, Robert, Earle ef Waruick ; and te eur right trustie and weill beloued cousin, Ihone, Earle of BristoU; and to our right trustie and weill beloued cousin and counsellour, Henrey, Earle of Holland ; and to our right trustie and weill beloued cousin and counsellour, Thomas, Earle ef Berks ; and to our right trustie and weill beloued Phllliie, Lord Wharton ; William, Lord Paget; Eduard, Lord Kimbalton; Robert, Lord Brooke ; Ihone, Lord Paulet ; Eduard, Lord How ard ef Estrick ; Thomas, Lerd Sauil, and Francis, Lord Dunsmore, greeiting. Wheras, diuers of our subiects of Scotland, haue, by ther seuerall petitions, humbly besought ws, that wee wold be gratiously pleased to grant wnto them certaine demands ; wee, reposing especiall trust and confidence in your^grate wisdoumes and fidelities, haue named, assigned and appoynted you, and by thesse presents doe name, assigne and appoynt you. 420 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. ore aney ten er more of you, full pouer and autho rity te treat with Ihone, Earle of Rothes ; Charles, Earle ©f Dumfermling ; Ihone, Lerd Loudoun ; Sr Patrick Hepburne of Wachtoun; Sr WiUiam Doug las ef Cauers ; William Drumond of Riccarioun ; Johne Smith, Baliy of Edinbrughe; Alexander Wed derburne, Clerck ef Dundie ; Hugh Kennedy, Burges of Aire ; Alexander Hendersone and Arch bald Ihenstoun, or aney of ihem, or aney other de puted or to be deputed by our saides subiects of Scotland, ore nominated ene ther behalffe ; and to take , into your serious consideration the saids de mands, and compesse, conclude, and end aU differ ences arrysing thervpon, er otherwayes as you, er aney ten ore more of you, shall in your wisdomes think fitt. And quhatsoeuer you, our commissioners forsaid, or aney ten or more of you, shall dee in the premisses, wee doe by thesse presents ratifie and cenfirme the same. In wittnes wherof, wee haue caused thesse our letters io be made patents. Wittnes ourselue, at Westminster, ihe tuentie 3d day of Nouember, in the sexteinth zeire of our rainge. Per ipsum Regem^ The parliament of England mett at Westminster ihe 3d day of Nouember, te wich it was called, to quhome his Maiestie spoke thus : — A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 421 If I had beine beleiued in the last parliament con cerning the present affaires, wee weld not new be quher we are ; bot men are slew to beliue thai so grate seditions wold rysse one so small groundes. Nou the honor and saftie of this estaite is in dan ger ; and I put myselue freelie and cleirlie one ihe affections of my Englishe subiects ; and so I haue declared myselffe in the north, as ihe Lordes who wer at Zorke may remember. I wUl not speake so much te strenthen my auen interest by your support, as to haue the comon secured. The charges I haue beine at for securing it are grate, the the successe haue not anssuered our expectatlone. I leaue to you io consider the best way for sauetie and securi- tie. Tuo thinges I recommend te you — the chasing out of my rebells. Secondly, the redresse of your just griuances. I must also mentione tuo other thinges ; ihat the money had from ihe citey will on Ue suplie my armey fer tuo mounthes from ihe tyme it was demandit. Now consider the disorders and mischeiffs may happin befor the rebeUs be putt out. Secondly, consider the calamity of Northumberland whill as ihis treaty is one footte, wherin also the quholl kingdome suffers ther auen share ; and for ordering thesse affaires, take into your consideration the loue and caire ef the kingdome. I will not li- miti you quher to begin. I haue commandit my Lord Keeper to giue you ane accompte of that quhUk 422 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND, A. D. 1640. hath hapned during ihis interim since the last meit ting. If this relatione be net saiisfactor ie, er in aney thing imperfecie, ii is for want of tyme ; and if afteruar d ze desyre io be informed more particular- He, order shall be giuen. One thing more I must remember, thai ze lay assyde all ielosies and suspi tions ene of ane other ; so ii shall not be my fault if ihis parliament haue noi ane happey end. The treatty being laitly adiorned frem Rippon to London, ihe Scotts commissioners arriued at ihe place appoynted, ihe tenihe day of Nouember ; and one the morrow ther cam to them the Lords Whar ton and Sauile, from the Lordes that wer at Rip pon, and shew them of ther cairfuU performinge of the artickells aggreid one, especially anent the man- tienence of the armey, and that the parliament had aggreid io raisse als much money, io easse ihe tuo counties and toune of Neucasile, as to pay the con ditioned proportione for tuo mounthes. The Kinge, m his first speiche io the parliament at its doune silting, named his Scotts subiects re bells; wherat the pryme men ef both housses of par liament wer both offended and greiued, hot espe cially thesse of the lower housse ; wich moued his Ma"* to call the speaker of the Housse of Comons to him, the 5 of Nouember, and ther te smouthe his rigide expressions formerlie wssed- aganist his Scotts subiects, as also anent the tretty with them. A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 423 Mr Speaker, — I expecte that you will haistily make a perfyte relatione te the Housse of Comons, fer wich I haue called you at ihis tyme, and of the trust I repesse in ihem ; and new I haue put my selue freelie on ther loues and affections at ihis tyme. And how that you may know how to dee, I shall explaine myselue in ene thmg I spake the last day. I told you ihe rebells were to be put out of this kingdome ; it is trew I might call ihem so, so longe as they haue ane armey to inwade ws ; and also I am now -vnder a trety with them, and wnder my grate seall doe call ihem subiects, and so they are too. Bot ihe effecte ef my affaires are shortly thesse. It is trew that I did expecte quhen I called my Lordes and graie ones at Zorke, to haue mett you at this tyme, onlie te haue giuen you a gratieus anssuer to all your griuances ; for I was in seme hope, by ther wisdomes and assistance, to haue made ane end of thesse bussines ; bot I must tell you, that my subiects of Scotland did so delay them, ihat it wes tber faults. Therfor I can no -wysse blame the Lords thai wer ai Rippon, ihat the tretty was not endit, bot must thanke ihem for ther industry and pains ; and certainly if ihey had had als much power as affection, I should by this time haue beine read of thesse affaires. Bot now the tretty is trans ferred to London, quher I shall conclude nothing without your knowledge and approbatione, for I 424 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. doe net desyre io haue this worke done in a corner ; so I shall oppin all ihe stepes ef miswndersianding, and coursses of thesse grate differences betuix me and my subiectes of Scotland; and I doubte not bet by ypur assistance, make them returne wither they will ore not. The eleuenth of Nouember, the King sett out a jiroclamation, commanding all pepeishe recusants not to come neire the courte, or within 10 myles to London, bot to repaire to ther auen duellinges, without especiall licence ; also thai all recusants be disarmed as the law requyres- This day, lykwayes, ane other proclamatione is sewed out at the court gate, commanding a generaU fast to be keeipt througheout the realme of England. It is to be remembred, lykwayes, that one the 19 day of Nouember, this same zeire, tlie parliament sate doune at Edinbrughe, io wich day it was con tinewed. Mr William Scott, one of the clercks of parliament, did publickly intimat, by a measser, in face ef parliament, thai if ther wer aney te repre sent aney thing from his Ma''*, ore in his name, or exhibiting is warrand to the estaits of parhament now, conweined, that ihey presently compeire. None compeiring, the pari: in one woyce elected Robert, Lord Burghlie, to be president of thai session ef par liament ; and the same was by acte continewed ¦wntill ihe fourieine day ef lanuarij, 1641, following; and A. D. 1640. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 425 in the meane tyme, ihe parliament declared current io that day. I cannot emitt how Sr William Withringion, a member of the House of Comons, ihe 11 of No uember, spoke some wordes io ihe preiudice ef the Scotts armey, and wes presently takin by one Mr Hollies, and hardly escaped ihe censure of the housse ; for then our good brethren wold net haue ws called rebells, bet houpit thai ere long the Scotts armey should be caUed the Kinges armey. So hotte wes ther affectione to ws then. The parliament, as I said, being continewed till the 14 of Januarij following, from the 19 day ef Nouember; the King wreat ane letter ef the dait from Whitehall, the last ef December, this zeire, quherin he altered ihe harshe iyiile of rebells, wnto that of weiU beloued : — Charles R^, Rt trustie and weill beloued cousins and ceunsell- ours ; Rt trustie and weUl beloued cousins ; Rt trus tie and weU! beloued, &c. Wee greete you weill. Wheras, fer sundrie graie and waightie occasions, muche importing the good of our seruice, wee cannot ¦with conuenicencey be present in our royall persone, nor send our commissioner at this tyme for holding the parliament in that our natiue and ancient king- dome of Scotland; as lykwayes, by reasone of theab- 426 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. sence ef maney ef the nobility, and others, of quhosse iudgement and fidelity wee haue graie confidence ; and quho cannot, without muche difficuliie, repaire so suddaintly thither. It is, therfor, our pleasur, that you continew and prorogat ihe parliament ¦wn till ihe threiienth day ef Apryle nixt to come, wiih conilnowatien ef dayes, to the effecte ihat wee may, in the meane tyme, maiurlie conclude and resolue ¦vpon suche thinges as may most conduce for the good of our seruice, and peace and trew happines of eur kingdome, wich alwayes hath beine, and stUl is, ene of our cheiffest caires. Quherin, expecting your redey obedience, wich wee wUl acknouledge as werey acceptable seruice, wee bid you fairweiU. Frem eur courte ai Whytehall, the last day of De cember, 1640. And ihis muche for the pryme emergents and bussines of gratest consequence, concerning this kingdome, acted in ihe 16 zeire of this Kinges rainge; onlie lett it be remembred, that befor the tretty was transferred from Rippon to London, ihe parliament alloued the Scottes armey the manti nence of tuenty fyue thousand pound starling, mounthly. Obitts, this zeire, of eminent personages, wer, first, in the mounthe of Januarij, this| zeire, 1640, James, Earle of Buchan, Lord Aughterhousse, eld est sone to Ihone, Earle of Mar, Lord Theasurer A. D. 1640. ,. ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. 427 of Scotland, by his second wyffe, Ladey Marey Stewart, 2d sister to Lodouick, Ducke of Richmond and Lennox. He departed ihis lyffe at London ; his corpes wer enbalmed and brought home by sea, and interred priuatly in Aughterhousse churche, amongest his anicesters of thai family. In Februarij, this zeire, also, deyed William, Earle ef Streueling, Viscount Canada, Lerd Alex ander, Principall Secretarey for Scotland te King Charles the First, at London. Hes bodey wes en balmed, and by sea transported to Streweling, and ther priuatly interrid by night in Bowies lyle, in Strewelinge churche, the 12 ef Apryle, 1640. The 8 of Marche, ihis zeire, 1640, deyed Wil liam Douglas, first Earle of Queelnsburrey, Viscount Drumlanrick ; and wes interrid without aney fune rall ceremoney amongest his anicesters. The second ef Maij, ihis same zeire, deyed Ladey Anna Erskyne, Countess ef Rothes, 2d daughter to lohne Erskyne, 2d Earle of Mar, Lord Theasurer of Scotland, and Knight of ihe Garter. Shoe lefte issew tuo daughters and one sone, lehne, new Earle of Rothes, Lerd Lesley. Shee deyed of a hecticke fewer ; and her corpes wer interrid in ihe new iyle ef Lesley churche, ihe 25 day ef this mounthe of Maij, without aney funerall ceremeney. The 17 of Aguste, this zeire, 1640, deyed Ladey Jeane Gray, Countesse of Weemys, eldest daugh- 428 ANNALES OF SCOTLAND. A. D. 1640. ter to Patrick, Lord Gray ef Fewilles, wyffe io lohne, first Earle of Weeymes, Lord Elcho, at Eas ter Weeymes ; and wes interrid in the buriall place of that family, in the church ther, without aney funerall ceremoney, the 25 day of this same mounthe. In September, this same zeire, 1640, at London deyed lohne Muray, first Earle of AnnandaiU, Vis count Anan, Lerd Muray of Lochemaben, of ihe stone ; and to him succidit his onlie sone, lames, now Earle of AnandaUl, &c. His corpes wer inbalmed and brought to Scotland in eotche by land, and inter rid amongest his anicesters, at Hoddam churche, in AnandaUl, without aney funerall ceremoney, 13 ef October, this same zeire. The 19 of the mounthe ef Nouember, this zeire, 1640, deyed lohne Boyde, Lord Boyde, aboute ihe 24 zeire of his age, of a burning feuer, and wes in- terid amongest his anicesters. He maried Ladey Marey Fleminge, 2d daughter te lohne, Earle of Wigtone, Lord Fleming, &c. and by her lefte no issew to succeid him ; bet his estait fell to a cou sin german ofhis fethers, who liued married in Eng land. TO THE READER. Gentle Reaoer, you ar to be adueriissed that one of my reasons, amongst maney, for wich I haue net in ihis 2d wolume ef my Ananalls brought the actiones ef this Kings lyffe furder then to • the end of the 16 zeire of his rainge, is, becausse that the 17 zeire of his rainge, wich is ihe 1641 of our redempilone, will require a grater wolume by itselffe ; ihe face not onlie of affaires being quyte al tered, bot the werey fundamentalls of gouerniment, both of churche and stait, werey muche altered, if not euerturnid frem quhat they wer, both in his fathers tyme, and in his auen till that zeire. Wher- fer I haue resolued te begin with that zeire in ane other wolume, becausse I must speake in ane other language, and in oiher tearmes now then I did for merly, befor the raines of gouerniment wer slacked, and the bodey did begin io call itselue the estaites, without anney mentione of him who was ihe head- politicke of that bodey. END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. EDINBURGH! PRINTED BY W. AITCHISON.