J .$**•¦¦¦"$'! Nditf m 1 WMy^i^- njJ^Lj^A^ IMA- ANALECTA SCOTICA. (X Analecta Jsxottca: COLLECTIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OP THE CIVIL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND LITERARY HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. CHIEFLY FROM ORIGINAL MSS. EDINBURGH : THOMAS G. STEVENSON, 87, PRINCES STBEET. MDCCCXXXIV. "l^ a ¦» *< IMPRESSION, ONE HUNDRED AND SIX COPIES ON COMMON PAPER. SIX COPIES ON THICK PAPER. B li>* H $*:r To EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY T. CONSTABLE, 1, THISTLE STRKET. CONTENTS. Page Notice, . . . . . . .iii 1. Commission by James V. in favour of John Lord Fle ming as Ambassador to Francis I., to solicit the Re turn ofthe Duke of Albany, 1519, . .1 2. Liferent Tack by Sir George Clappertoun of the Teinds of Kirkinner and Kirkcowan to Alexander Vans of Barnbarroch, 1562, . . . .2 3. Lord Seatoun's Negociations, 1570, . . .4 4. Brief Diurnal of Occurrents, 1591 — 1624, . . 7 5. Borbreiff for Hubert Forbes, Lord Ardrain and Aloss in France, 1669, . . . . .8 6. Extract from Father Hay's MSS. relative to Holyrood- house, 1626, . . . . .9 7. Minutes of the Curators of the Advocates' Library rela tive to the Scotch MSS. in the Scots College ; Letter by the Curators to Principal Gordon, and his Answer, 1771, ..... 10 8. Remission by Charles II. to the Rev. James Park, 1661, 13 9. Notices relative to Rob Roy, 1714—1717, . . 14 10. Jacobite Pasquils, . . . . .15 1. Lines addressed to the Duke of Marlborough, . 15 2. Verses on King James's Death, by Robert Calder, 16 1 1 . Correspondence between Sir Richard Steele, Knight, and James Anderson, Esq., Editor of the Diplomata Sco tia;, 1717—1721, . . . .16 12. Singular Notice relative to Carte the Historian, . 24 13. Lettres de Marie Royne D'Escosse, a sa Mere, Marie de Guyse, Royne Douariere D'Escosse, 1552 — 1557, 25 14. Lettres de Marguerite de France, a la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, . . . . .39 VI CONTENTS. Page 15. Lettre de Marie, Royne D'Escosse a Monsieur Throk- Morton, . . . . . .41 16. Literse Patentes Jacobi Quinti R. Scot. Quibus Dominum John: De Flemyng et Jacobum Ogilvy Commissarios et Procuratores constituit, qui pecuniamet SubsidiaBellica a Rege Christianissimo Gall: Ludovico XII. reciperent, '41 1 7. Verses by Alexander Lord Garlies, afterwards Earl of Gal loway, upon the Death of his Wife Anne Lady Garlies, 43 18. List of the Names of Tunes and Airs preserved in the Skene MSS., 44 19. The Whig Lamentation on Dundee, . . .46 20. Papers relative to Captain John Slezer : — 1. Fragment of a Letter from Capt. Slezer to J. An derson, Esq., . . . . .47 2. Holograph Obligation by Capt. Slezer to J. An derson, Esq., . . . . .48 3. AccountJCaptain John Slezer to Mr. James Ander son, Writer, . . . . .48 4. Answers for Mr. James Anderson, Writer to the Signet, and John Grierson, his Assignee, to the Bill of Suspension presented by Captain John Sle zer and Alexander Bruce, Writer in Edinburgh, against them, 1701, . . . .49 21. Protection by Sir Thomas Bodley to Mr. John Skene, Embassador from Scotland to Denmark, 1590, . 51 22. Warrant by James VI. for an Act of Exchequer, in favour of Sir Gideon Murray, of certaine gilt Cups, &c. 1618, 52 23. Order by the Commissioners for Sequestrations in Scotland upon the Lady Halyards, 1656, . . .53 24. The Report ofthe Surveyers of the Wayis in Kirk-Lis- tone Parosh, within the Shirriffdome of Edenburgh, 1670, . . . . . .54 25. Funeral Poems on the Viscountess of Dundee, to which is prefixed an account of her Disinterment, . . 55 26. Letter — Esther Inglis to King James VI., 1620, . 60 27. Letters of the Rev. William Brodie to the Rev. R. Wod row, . . . . . .61 28. Historical, Biographical, and Literary Fragments, . 65 29. Decreet of the Lords of Secret Council against Sir Johne Stewart, Knt. 1626, . . . .72 CONTENTS. Vll Page 30. Coppie de Lettres de Promesse du Roy, concernant le Mariage, entre Monsieur le Conte D'Aran, et la Fille de Monsieur le Due de Montpensier, . .78 31. Excerpta ex Adversariis, Reverendi viri Jacobi Bruni, 1661, . . . . . .79 32. The King of Inglandis Charge, gevin to his Herald namit Richemont, shewin to ye Lordis of the Consale of Scotland at Stirling, 1543-4, . . .88 33. Letter — The Regent Murray to Preston of Craigmillar, 1568, ' . . . . . .90 34. Account of the Quantity of Lead exported from Scotland, 1585—1590, . . . . .9] 35. Letters of John Sturt, the Engraver, to James Anderson, 1707—1723, . . . . .94 36. Letter par Monsieur de Cassanat, a la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, 1553, . . . . .99 37. Letter by the Lords Morton and Ruthven to the Earl of Leicester, 1566, . . . . .101 38. Letter — Earl of Huntly to James the VI., . .102 39. Letter — Sir John Skene to the Lord Secretary, 1597, 104 40. Epistola Sigismundi III. Pol. Regis, ad Jacobum VI. Re- gem Scotise, qua Andream Keith, liberum Baronem de Dignewald et Eorsholm, Regi Scotorum, commendat, 106 41. Protection by the Marquis of Montrose to the City of Edinburgh, 1645, . . . . .108 42. Depositions of the Persons, anent the Breache of the Theaves Hole of Selkirk, 1646, . . .108 43. Fragments of Letters from Mr. Matthew Mackaile, to Sir Robert Sibbald of Kips, M.D. 1683, . .111 44. Bishop Leighton's Library at Dumblane, 1704, . 113 45. Account of Medairloch, Bernara, and I-Callam-Kill, 1701, 114 46. Names of the Islands of Lochlomond, in Irish and Eng lish, 1701, . . • • -116 47. Notes on the Superstitions, Customs, &c. of the High landers, 1702, . . . . .117 48. Mr. John McLean's Answers to the Queries of the Rev. R. Wodrow, ... .121 49. Autobiography of Sir Robert Sibbald, Knt. M.D. . 126 50. Notes by Lord Hailes on the Peerage of Sir Robert Douglas, 1764, . . . . .160 Vlll CONTENTS. Page 51. Lettre de la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, a Monsieur David Panter, 1543, . • • • J71 52. Warrant by James VI. in favour of William, sixth Earl Marischall, 1624, . . . • -171 53. Regulse, secundum quas inferise quorundam Civium de Linlithgo celebrandse indicuntur, earumque sumptus prEefinitur, 1429—1487, • ¦ ¦ I?3 54. Fragments relative to the Office of Great Constable of Scotland, 175 55. Litera Prosapise Thomse Bannatyne, 1671, • • 178 56. Lettres de Jacques V.Roy D'Escosse, a la Royne, sa Femme, 179 57. Lettres de Catherine de Medicis, Royne de France, a la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, . . .181 58. Lettres de la Royne de Navarre, a la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, . . . . .185 59. Letter from John Hay to the. Earl of Errol, 1695, . 187 60. Letter — Rev. John Hunter to the Rev. R. Wodrow, 1709, 188 61. A Journal of the Dunkirk Squadron in their intended In vasion against Scotland, . . . .190 62. Particulars relative to the Earl of Forfar, who died of wounds received in an Encounter with the Rebels, 171 5, 193 63. Eridorism; or a strange relation of Dreamers or Spirits that trouble the Minister's house of Kinross, . 195 64. Papers relative to Robert Ferguson, the Plotter : — 1. Wodrow's Account of Ferguson, . .197 2. Robert Ferguson's Apology for his Transactions these last ten years, both in England and Foreign Parts, 198 3. Listof Ferguson's Publications, drawn up by himself, 201 65. Extracts from Maddox's Collections relative to Scotland, 202 66. Extracts from the Account-Book, forthe year 1 659, of Nicol Gairdiner, Treasurer to the Burgh of Linlithgow, 204 67. Execution of Arrestment at the instance of the Subprior and Convent of St. Andrews, by Patrick Well, one of the Bailies of Perth, 1483, . . . .209 68. Order by the Lord Governor to the Lord Livingston and his Friends to abstain from Raids, 1545, . . 209 69. Letters of Charge at the instance of the Earl and Countess of Linlithgow, against the Presbytery Clerk of Linlith gow, 1602, . . . . .211 CONTENTS. IX Page 70. ArticlesandtheAnsuers thereof under his Majesty's hand, 1635, . . . . .213 71. Extracts from the Diary of Sir John Cheesly of Carswell, Knight, . . . . . 214 72. Hue and Cry after the Pretender, 1716, . . 223 73. Charta Margarete sororis Regis Scotie, Philippo Basset, 229 74. Letter — James VI. to Mr. James Lowsoun, . . 230 75. Scotise Diplomata Di versa : — 1. Carta Roberti Episcopi Sancti Andree, concessa Roberto primo priori ecclessie Sancti Andree, 231 2. Donacio Ricardi Episcopi Sancti Andree, de Capella de Inchehore deo, Sancto Andree, et Canonicis ibidem, . . . . .232 3. Carta Willielmi Regis Scotie in favorem ecclesie Sancti Andree, &c. terre ad Hebrecces quam Walterus, filius Philippi, eis dedit, . . 232 4. Confirmacio Willielmi Regis Scottorum, canonicis ecclesie Sancti Andree, donacionis ecclesie de Micghell, quam Simon de Micghell, eis dedit, 233 5. Confirmatio Cartarum Malcolmi 4ti Regis Scotorum, et Andree Episcopi Cathenensis, per Ricardum Dunkeldensem Episcopum, facta Monachis de Dumfermlinge, &c. .... 233 6. Confirmacio Willielmi Regis Scottorum, donacionis, quam Hugo de Giffard et Willielmus filius ejus fecerunt, domino et ecclesie Sancti Andree, ecclesie de Thelin, . . . . .234 7. Donatio Adami de Lura, facta Priori et Canonicis Sancte Andree, de Tribus aeris terrse in territorio suo de Lure, ..... 235 8. Conventio inter Abbatem et conventum de Dum- fermling, et dominum Michaelem Scotum mili- tem, heredem Riccardi de Balweri militis, in anno 1280, . . ., . . .235 9. Carta Duncani Comitis de Fyffe, terrarum de Balma- coychely, &c. &c. domino Roberto de Lanedre, Militi, . . . . .236 10. Instrument of Sasine by George Lord Halyburtone, of the Lands of Kingstoune, proceeding upon the resignation of John of Duns, in favour of Gilbert of Duns, ... .237 X CONTENTS. Page 76. Letter — Robert Maxwell to the Rev. R. Wodrow, 1705, 238 77- Advertisement by the Widow of the Reverend William Guthrie, .... .242 78. Letter — Mr. James Millar to 1650, . . 243 79. Thunder Storm near Edinburgh. — A particular account of the dreadfull thunder that happened near to Edin burgh, upon the 10th of June instant, ^1717] where by several persons were killed, . . . 245 80. Letter — General Holburn to the Lord Advocate, 1647, 247 81. Papers relative to James Hodges, Esq. . . 247 82. Extracts from the Register of Births, &c. of the City of Aberdeen, from 1568 to 1592, . . .267 83. Ditto Ditto from 1603 to 1622, . .287 84. Memorialls of George Jamieson, the Painter, . . 289 85. Order by the Lords of the Council, to the Laird of Craig- millar, to proceed to Stirling for protection of James VI, 1578, . . . . .293 86. A Letter from the Ghost of Sir William Anstruther of that Ilk, once Senatour of the CoUedge of Justice, to the Lords of Session, and Commissioners of Justiciary, 294 87. Conditions to be fulfilled by the Earl of Huntly, before returning to Scotland, 1596, . . . 297 88. Ceremonial of the receaving the Earls of Huntly and Errol to his Majesty's peace at Aberdene, as contained in a Letter from Mr. T. Mollisone, to Mr. R. Paip, 1597, 299 89. Order upon the Earl of Linlithgow to make certain ar rangements within the bounds therein specified, for the reception of James VI, 1616, . . . 302 90. Verses by Bishop Leighton, upon the Provost of Edin burgh, ...... 304 91. Correspondence between Dr. James Fraser and the Rev. Robert Wodrow, 1722—1730, . . .305 92. Negociations between King James VI. and M. De La Jesse, 1596, ..... 328 93. The Scotch Jubilee. — A new Ballad, . . . 335 94. Carta Fundatio'nis Ecclesie et Monasterii de Londors, in Siluis de Ironsyde, infra Wicecomitatum de Fyffe, per Dauidem comitem de Huntington et Angus, fra- trem Regis Wilielmi, .... 338 95. Letter — Edward Lhwyd to the Rev. R. Wodrow, . 339 CONTENTS. XI Page 96. Letter — The Earl of Glencairne to Cunningham of En- terkine, 1676, . . . . .342 97. Appointment of Mr. John Brand and Mr. Tliomas Macgie, as Ministers to the Lords at Falkirk, 1578, . . 343 98. Letters from Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudon to the Queen Dowager, ...... 344 99. Letter — Elizabeth Countess of Murray to the Queen Dowager, 1543, ..... 345 100. Letter — Rev. R. Wodrow to Mr. David Randy, . 346 101. Lettres de Madame la Duchesse de Valentinois, a la Royne Douariere D'Escosse, 1550 — 1557, . . 347 102. Letter and Precept by Charles II, to the Magistrates of Stirling, 1651, . . . . .353 103. Journal of the Scots, African, and Indian Fleet, from the setting forth from Kirkaldy, 8th July 1698, to the arrival at the Bay of Darien, 1st November 1699, 355 104, Two Letters of David Lesley, Lord Newark, 1650, . 363 105. The Royal Burghs of Anstruther Wester, St. Andrews, &c. to the Lord Chancellor, &c. relative to furnishing provisions, &c. upon the expected visit of James VI. 30th November and 1st and 2d December, 1616, . 365 106. Extracts from the correspondence of Alexander Craw and Patrick Anderson, 1714—1718, . . 368 107- Letter — The Conserwator of Flanders to James VI, 1596, . . . . . .374 108. Letter — Rev. R. Wodrow to Mr. E. Lhwyd, . . 377 109. Death of Robert Sanders, the Glasgow Printer, 1730, . 378 110. Extract from Letter — John Drummond, Esq. M.P. to Mr. William Drummond of Grange, . . 379 111. Indenture between Lord Forbes and Duncan Macyntosh, &c. 1467, . • ¦ ¦ • -380 112. Letter — Lord Pollock to the Rev. R. Wodrow, . 381 113. Expedition of the Scots Army into England, August 1640, and relative papers, .... 383 114. Letter — Lord Belhaven to James Oswald, 3d November, 1691, . . . . • -392 115. Literse Patentes Marise Reginae Scotorum, quibus Archi- baldum Ergadise comitem, suum constituit Locum- tenentem, cum plena protestate, ad eos, qui in insula de Xll CONTENTS. Page gyea rapinas commiserunt, persequendos atque puni- endos, ...... 393 116. Act of the Barony Court of Calder Comitis, relative to Wappinschaws, &c. 19th April, 1586, . . 395 117. Letter — Earl of Linlithgow to James VI, as to the fall ing in of part of Linlithgow Palace, 6th September, 1607, . . . . .400 Index, . . . . . .401 NOTICE. The First Series of these Scotish Collections is now completed, and, as the materials are still sufficiently ample, it is for those who have patron ised the work to say whether it shall be conti nued. The object the Editor had exclusively in view was the preservation of fugitive and perishable documents ; and he thinks he may safely affirm that in this he has been successful, as many valuable papers have now been put beyond the risk of loss. It is hoped, therefore, that, collectively, the volume may be deemed of some importance by those whose pursuits lead them to investigate the civil, ecclesias tical, and literary history of Scotland. To those gentlemen who favoured him with com munications the Editor has to return his best thanks ; and should the work be continued, he looks forward to a continuance of their favours. In the article, page 10, relative to the MSS. in the Scotish College, Lord Hailes is mentioned as subscribing the letter of the Curators. This is, how- IV NOTICE. ever, a mistake arising from the circumstance of there having been two individuals at the Scotish bar bearing the same name, both of whom were at different periods raised to the bench. Lord Hailes was a judge at the date of the letter, and the in dividual whose signature occurs was David Dal rymple, afterwards Lord Westhall. This has been corrected in the Index. The word " vinariis," which gave rise to the note in page 237, is somewhat doubtful, and may have been accidentally substituted by the writer of the deed for " vivariis." The reader will be pleased to supply the word " viri" after the adjective " reve- rendi," at page 79, as the printer has thought proper to omit it, and the error was not discovered till after the sheets were thrown off. In reference to the French letters, it is, perhaps, necessary to observe, that they have been printed exactly as written ; and the original division of the words, which occasions much difficulty in translation, has been retained, by the advice of an eminent anti quary, to whose judgment the propriety of altering the text to this extent had been submitted.* * The Editor takes this opportunity of expressing his regret that a few cler ical errors have escaped his notice when correcting the 6heets for the press. analecta Scotica. i. COMMISSION BY JAMES V. IN FAVOUR OF JOHN LORD FLEMING AS AMBASSADOR TO FRANCIS I. TO SOLICIT THE RETURN OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY, 17th March 1519.* J ACOBUS Dei gratia Rex Scotorum, universis et singulis, ad quorum noticias presentes litere pervenerint, salutem. Sciatis nos de fide, legalitate, prudentia, et discretione, dilecti nostri consanguinei, consiliarii, et regni nostri magni Came- rarii, Joannis domini flemeing de bigar et de cumyrnald, ac baronis de leynze et thankertoun, plurimum confidentes, ipsum nostrum ambassiatorem, commissionarium, oratorem deputatum, et nuncium specialem, ex communi voto et ma tura deliberatione maiorum nostri Regni dominorum, in ge nerali consilio congregatorum, fecisse, constituisse, depu- tasse, et ordinasse, per presentes dan. et conceden. eidem nostro ambassiatori, commissionano, oratori deputato, et nuncio, nostram plenariam potestatem et mandatum speciale, se coram excellentissimo et cristianissimo principe francis- co, dei gratia, Regi illustrissimo, nostro consanguineo, fratre et confederato carissimo, presentandi materiasque sibi com- * Transcribed from the original in the charter chest of the Earl of Wigton. In Craufurd's Officers of State, 1726, folio, p. 325, will be found a life of Lord Fleming. A missas, nostri regni rempublicam et commune bonum con- cernentes, exponendi et publicandi et specialiter sollicitandi ; et persuadendi eidem cristianissimo principi, ut illustrem et magnificum principem, nostrumque carissimum consangui- neum et tutorem, ac regni nostri gubernatorem, Joannem ducem Albanie, &c. in nostrum regnum honorabiliter ad hoc munitum et suffultum, juxta sue serenitatis promissum sub suo magno sigillo desuper missum, destinet et mittat, ac omnia alia, que ad dicti nostri carissimi consanguinei et tu- toris, honestum et securum regressum et aduentum in dictum nostrum regnum necessaria fuerint, sollicitandi, procurandi, et persuadendi, ceteraque omnia alia et singula faciendi, ge- rendi, et expediendi, que in premissis et circa ea visa fuerint utilia seu opportuna. Ratum et gratum haben. et habebitur totum et quicquid per dictum nostrum ambassiatorem, com missionarium, oratorem deputatum, et nuncium, actum, fac tum, gestum, expositum, publicatum, sollicitatum, procura- tum, persuasum, seu expeditum fuerit in premissis, seu ali quo premissorum. In cujus rei testimonium magnum sigillum nostrum presentibus apponi fecimus, apud Dunde, septimo die mensis Marcii, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo decimo nono, et regni nostri septimo. II. LIFERENT TACK BY SIR GEORGE CLAPPERTOUN * OF THE TEINDS OF KIRKINNER AND KIRKCOWAN TO ALEXANDER VANS OF BARNRARROCH, 14th Sept. 1562. Apud Vigtoun, decimo quarto die mensis Septembris, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo secundo. The samyn day, Sir George Clappertoun, subdene of our * It is not improbable that this Sir George Clappertoun is the author of the beautiful Poem called " Wa Worth Marriage," printed by Pinkerton in his Ancient Scottish Poems from the Maitland MSS. Vol. I. p. J35; by Ellis in his Specimens, Vol. II. p. 127; and of whose history nothing has been hither to traced. Soverane Ladyis chapell royall of Striviling, and half per sone and vicar of ye paroche kirkks of Kirkyner and Kirk- cowane, lyand within ye diosy of Galloway and shirefFdom of Wigtoun, hes sett in rentaill and tak for all ye dayis and termes of his lyftyme, to ane honerabill man, Alexander Vans of Barnbarroch and his airis, all and haill his tane half of his teynde schaiffis, togidder with his half of ye vicarages lyand within the foirsaidis parochynis, of all landis perte- nyng to ye said Alexander and Jonet Kenedy his spous, in heretaige, tak, rentaill, wedset, assedatioun, and possession; and ye said Jonet in coniunct feftment, lyfrent and terce, extending for ye said Sir Georgis part to thretty sevin bollis, ane peck, and half peck meill and beir oureheid, of ye mes- sor of Wigtoun ; his entre yairto wes at Lames last, wes in ye zeir of God one thousand five hundred and thre scoir tua zeris, resseruand to ye said Sir George ye teynde styrkkis and cheiss bigane; and yairefter to endure for all ye dayis of ye said Sir Georgis lyftyme, with power to ye said Alexander and his airis to intromett with all teynds, bayth personage and vicarage, of his lands and his wiffis, lyand within ye foir saidis parochynis, set, vse, raiss, intermit, and dispone yair- vpon at his plessor, ye tenentis and inhabitantis of ye said lands to call and convene for ye samyn befoir quhatsumevir judge spirituall or temporall; the said Alexander and his foirsaidis payand yairfor zeirlie to ye said Sir George and his factoris in his name, tuelf schillingis for ye price of everie boll of teynde meill and beir oureheid, extending in silver payment to twenty tua pundis audit schillingis sax penneis, togidder with nyne pundis for ye vicarages of ye foirsaidis landis at Mydsomer and Candylmes, be equall proportiounis allanerlie; and this tak to endure to ye said Alexander, and Jonet Kennedy his spous, ye langer levar of yame tua, and yair airis, for ye said Sir Georgis lyftyme. In vitnes heirof, I haif subscrit this rentaill with his hand, day, zeir, and place foirsaid, befoir thir vitnes Maister Patrick Wans, parson of Wigton, Sir Johne Abircrummy, and Sir Herbert Anderson, and William Smyth, with vthers diuerss. (Sic subscribitur) Sir George Clappertoun, subdein in ye Quenis Grace chapell royall of Striviling, and parson of Kirkiuner and Kirkowan, with my hand.* III. LORD SEATON'S NEGOCIATIONS. f First in the Latin letter, which lyes loose in the book, and is written to me about King Philip, as it seems, he calls the Queen's Majesty pretensam Meginam. He also sheweth in the same letter, what favour and fame the K. of Spain shall get by aiding of the Scots Queen, of the Catholicks, as well as of Scotland as of England. The date of this, Jan. 31. An instrument for mantaining of the war in Scotland ex bonis Ecclesiasticis in England and Scotland. In a letter to the Duke of Alva by the L. Seaton, dated September 9. 1570, he mentions that the Scots Queen is much favored in England and Ireland, for her constancy in the Catholick religion, and for her manifest right to these crouns at this sign.J In a letter of the Lord Seaton's, dated September 9. 1570, written to the Queen of Scotland, he writteth that the Coun tess of Northumberland, and other English, were recom- ended to him by the Scots Queen at this mark4 He writ teth also in the same lettere, that it behoveth him to recom- end unto you the Queen of Scots, the state of the Countess of Northumberland, and the Earl of Westmoreland, which * This document being printed from an authenticated copy, or extract, as it is technically called, any errors must be charged upon the copyist. f Among the voluminous mass of papers in the Faculty Library collected by the Rev. R. Wodrow, there are various transcripts, apparently of MSS. in the Cottonian and other Libraries. Amongst these, occur the notes, said to be " taken out ofthe Book of the Negociations of Lord Seton." " Cal. C. 2." It is merely an abstract ; but, as containing some curious particulars, is, in the absence ofthe original, worth preserving. J Here is given a cypher. have neither penny nor halfpenny. He touches the matter of the money whieh he should crave from the Pope. In a letter to Rowlet, the L. Seaton touches how the Countess of Northumberland, and the other English, are recommended to him from the Scots Queen. Dated Sep. 20. 1570. In the letter ofthe L. Seaton's, Oct. 29th, 1572, writ ten to the Q. of Scots; Sir Francis Inglesfield, by the name of Inglesby, is mentioned to bear a singular goodwill and affection to the said Q. and sheweth that he gave advice that the Scots Q. should send to the K. of Spain ; and that she should have better sped that way than by following the Duke of Alva. He advises the Scots Q. to give thanks to the said Sir Francis Inglesfeild for the good offices he had done for her, and for the fervent affection he hath to her service, and that she would intreate him to go to Spain with one whom she would appoint to sollicite the K. of Spain, &c. In the lettere of the L. Seaton to the Scots Q. dated Nov. 6. 1570, he shews what money he had lent and was bound for to a banker for the Earle of Westmoreland, and the Lady of Northumberland, and other English, at there great lamentation for their misfortune in causes that import and touch very near her Majesty. The letter touches well the state of the English rebels. The Scots Q. in the letter of the L. Seaton's, the 10. Oct. 1570, wryteth, that the pleasure done to the Countess of Northumberland, and to the Earl of Westmoreland, was as acceptable to her as if the same had been done for her self, with other words acknowledging their affection to her, with commandment to say unto her, that she would be ready to do that pleasure in any thing they would employ her. In the same letter she touches assistance with forreing force of her freinds in England ; she mentions of a new enterprize which was amongst her freinds in England, which she doubted would put some to pain, and that she would do that she could, to take away the suspicion therof out of the way from the search which thereupon might be made ; she saith 6 further, that there were succors, they would putt themselves out of danger. The Scots Q. in her lettere to the Lord Seaton, dated the 2d of Nov. (not mentioning the year) prayeth the Lord Seaton to make her commendations to the Englishmen her friends that were there, and remembreth by name the E. of Westmoreland, the Nortons, Markenfeild, and Englefield, willing him to assure them that she will not be ungratefull to them for there good will. The Lord Seaton recomendeth Sir Francis Englesfeild for the journey unto Spain, by his letter to the Scots Q. dated the 20th of Dec. (without mentioning the year) : he sheweth what credit Sir Francis Inglesfeild hath in the court of Spain, and how Sir Francis shewed unto him severall letters written to the Duke of Ferm, and other in the favours ofthe Q. of Scots, for restitution to the croun; and that the King of Spain, for that purpose, would employ his oun croun Relief of the rebels by the Q. of Scots, namly, cv lb. as doth appear in the same letter appointed by the Queen, but not delivered by the L. Seaton, for that before the deli very they had received money from the Pope. He sheweth in the same lettere he would speak with Sir Francis Ingles feild befor he went into France. The said Q. as apeareth by the same letter, received a packet of letters from the Countess of Northumberland. The L. Seaton, in his purposes to the Duke of Alva, wrytheth how hardly the Catholicks are used in England, not only for religion, but for the goodwill they have to the croun of the realme. The like speech in his conference with Northcarmes; in two several places he shews in the report of his discourse aforsaid with Northcarmes, that he gave him an ample rehearse of the names of the noblemen of England and gentlemen of great power, by distribution of the shires favoring the Scots Queen's action, offences alledg ed to be done against the K. of Spain by the Q. of England, with provocation to revenge it. In the L. Seaton's lettere to the Q. of Scots, he touches that sundry conferences had been between him and Sir Francis Englesfeild; and that he had used many excuses for his unfittness to go unto Spain, but in the end resolved to go with great difficulty, but he would not take upon himself the principal comission; with the advice of Sir Francis, further in that matter, to the Scottish Queen ; and that he craved letters of credit from the Scots Queen to K. Philip and to the Count Firzia and his wife. That Engles feild did not acknoledge any other Soveraigne but the Scots Queen, that he had a cypher deliveredhim of the Lord Seaton, and another of the Bishop of Ross.* IV. BRIEF DIURNAL OF OCCURRENTS 1591— 1624.f 9, 10, 11 June 1591. Euphane M'Calyoun was ac cused. 27 Dec. 1591. Between 7 and 8 hours at night, ye Earle of Bothwell Stewart entered in the Abbey of Holyrood- house. 13 Feb. 1592. Mr. John Grahame was slaine. 4 March 1592. Robert Scot, one ofthe clerks of Session, departed this life. 24 July 1593. The Earl of Bothwell entered in the Abbey of Holyroodhouse. 3d Oct. 1595. The Lord Thirlestane, Chancellor, de parted about 9 at night. 17 Dec. 1596. On Friday the 17th Dec. ye Session stopit throw ane tumult, the King being in the Tolbuith. 13 April 1596. Buckcluche entered in Carloill. 22 Dec. 1597. Vans of Barnbarroch deceisitat 11 hours at night. * Wodrow MSS. Jac. V. 1. 14. No. 86. f From Sir Ludovic Stewart's MS. Collection, in the Library of the Fa culty of Advocates. 8 3 Sep. 1598. Mr John Lindsay of Balcarous deceisit. 8 Feb. 1598. Mr Robert Rollock departit this life at 4 hours afternoon. 2d Feb. 1580. Mr Rob. Crichtoun admitted Advocat. 16 March 1617. Sir John Skene of Curriehill departed this life a little before ten hours at night. He demitted his office and place March 1612. 16 May 1617. The King entered in Edinburgh. Last of June. The King departed from Edinburgh to Stirling. 4 June 1616. Mr John Preston departed this life. 24 April 1616. Ane great fyre in the Patterraw. 3 March 1617. Walter Lord Blantyre departed this life. 23 March 1618. James Earle of Abrecorne departed this life. June 1620. David Earle of Crawfurd departed this life in the Castell of Edin. 9 Feb. 1623. Prince Charles teuke jurney to Spain, and returned in Oct. 1623. 17 Feb. 1624. Lodovick, Duke of Lennox and Rich- mont, &c. departed this life at Whythall. BORBREIFF FOR HUBERT FORBES, LORD ARDRAIN AND ALOSS IN FRANCE. At Edinburgh, the twentie fyft day of February 1669 yeiris, anent a petition presented be Williame, Master of Forbes, and divers gentlemen of that name, in behalf of Hubert Forbes, Lord Ardrain and Aloss in France; Bear ing, That he is descendit of the familie and name of Forbes, as the testificats under the petitioner's hands containing his particular descent and pedegrie producit bear; Humblie therefore supplicating, that ane bor breiff might be granted to him, conform to the samen, The Lords of his Majes ties Privie Councell having considered the forsaid petition, 9 and testificats producit, Doe hereby order, To the Director of his Majesties Chancellarie, To extende borbreiff for the said Hubert Forbes, conform to the said testificats;* And ordains the keeper of the great seall to append the same thereto, for which these presents shall be a warrand. Ex tracted by me, Thomas Hay.f VI. EXTRACT FROM FATHER HAY'S MSS. RELATIVE TO HOLYROODHOUSE. John Lord Bothwell succeeded his father in the Abbacy. He is mentioned, page 277, ad annum 1626. He died without heirs-male, so, since his death, we hear of none that carried the title of Abbot. A part of the lands fell into the hands of the Earle of Roxburghe. King Charles the First urged that Earle to surrender the superiority of the Cannon- gate and Bruchton, which belonged of old to that Abbay. The Earle granted, with much difficulty, what the King re quired, yet retained the rents thereof, till such time that he was to receive 211,000 merks for the same. Part of this house is become the palace of our kings, and the church of late the burial-place of our nobility. Upon Sunday the 22d of January, 1688, I buried the body of Agnes Irwin, spouse to Captain Charters, in that church, betwixt five and six of the clock at night, the Earle of Perth Chancellor, Duke of Gordon, and severall other persons of * These have unfortunately perished. t The original extract was found among the Anderson Papers, but in a very frail condition. It is a curious document, instructing the connexion between the French family of Forbes and the Scots one. It is believed that the representatives of many of our ancient families, extinct in thi3 country, still flourish in France, Sweden, Poland, and particularly in America. In the latter country lineal descendants are said to exist in the male line, of the last Logan of Restalrig. 10 all ranks present. I was in my habit with surplice and aul- muss ; the ceremony was performed after the rites of Rome. She was the first persone, since the pretended Reformatione, that was inter'd publicly after that manner. King James the Seventh intended to bestow that place upon our canons of Saint Genoveves ; for that effect I begun to treat with the Earle of Perth, the 29 May, 1687, att seven of the clock att night, and continued the 31 of May, — the 2, 4, 13, 16 days of June. Tewsday, the 11th of July, the keys ofthe church were given to my Lord Chancellor, who delivered them next morning to the Provost, and gave him fourteen days to take away the sets the Bedler had care thereof. The Sunday following, the Abbay parish was transfer'd to the Lady Esther's church, and the minister thereof preached therein. King James design'd likewise to make that church the meeting-place of the knights of Saint Andrews ; and for that effect caused build a curious work of timber therein, which was ruin'd, when almost finish'd, by the moab of Edin burgh, 1688, upon Monday the 11th of December, who destroy'd likewise his Majesties privet chapell in the palace, pillag'd the Jesuit's college, which stood in the Chancel- lour's appartments, and plundered severall other dwellings belonging to the Roman Catholicks, both in the city and countrey.* VII. MINUTES OF THE CURATORS OF THE ADVOCATES' LIBRA RY, RELATIVE TO THE SCOTCH MSS. IN THE SCOTS COLLEGE ; LETTER, BY LORD HAILES AND THE OTHER CURATORS, TO PRINCIPAL GORDON, AND HIS ANSWER. Edinburgh, 5th August, 1771. The Librarian informed the curators, that Mr Adam, of the High School, was to set out in a day or two for Paris : * Diplomatum Veterum Colleotio. Tom, I. p. 2S7. 11 that he was humbly of opinion it was a proper opportunity of writing to Mr Gordon, Principal of the Scots College, and of getting from him a list of such of the MSS. under his care, as relate to the History, the Antiquities, or the Laws of this country. The curators approved, and ordered the following letter to be wrote, and sent to Principal Gordon : — Sir, Sensible of the great civilities, and the many other obli ging things which you have from time to time done to our countrymen, and of the great readiness to encourage learn ing and learned societies which you show upon every occa sion, we are fully persuaded that your goodness will excuse us for giving you the trouble of this letter. As Curators of the Advocates' Library at Edinburgh, we consider it our duty to embrace every opportunity of add ing to our collection any thing that may serve to illustrate the History, the Antiquities, or the Laws of the ancient kingdom of Scotland ; and as doubtless there must be many original and other valuable MSS. relating to those subjects in your library, it would be very obliging if you would cause a note of the most ancient and valuable of them to be made and transmitted to us, either by the bearer, Mr Alexander Adam,* a man of learning and of worth, or in any other way that you shall think most proper. When we are pos sessed of the above note, and shall have compared it with the MSS. already in our library, we will be able to point out such of them as we would wish to have copies of; and if it is consistent with the rules and regulations of your library to allow of transcripts to be made of such as we shall choose, we will request that favour, which will not only be a valu- * Afterwards Rector of the High School of Edinburgh ; a very learned and me- -»ritorious gentleman, whose memory is venerated by those persons who had the good fortune to be under bis tuition. 12 able acquisition to our library, but a great service to this kingdom. Dav. Dalrymple, Jo. Swinton,* ROBT. CuLLEN.f J. MacLaurin4 To Mr John Gordon, Principal of the Scots College in Paris. Advocates' Library, 28th Oct. 1771. Sederunt. Mr David Dalrymple, Sen. Curat. Mr John MacLaurin. The Librarian informed the Curators, that Mr Adam, who some weeks ago had taken the trouble of a letter from them to Principal Gordon in Paris, was now returned, and that he had brought the Principal's answer to their letter. The letter having been read, was ordered to be entered in their minutes. The tenor of the letter is as follows : — Gentlemen, I received the honour of your letter of the 6th August, by Mr Alexander Adam, whom I found to be what you say, a man of worth and of learning. I shall be very glad to have it in my power to oblige the Curators of the Advocates' Library at Edinburgh, in grati fying their laudable desire of adding to their collection what ever may serve to illustrate the History, the Antiquities, or Laws of Scotland. The MSS. in our library relate to the reigns of James Seventh, James Sixth, Queen Mary, and to those of prior kings. Of the MSS. relating to James Seventh's reign, I can cause no note to be made and trans mitted to you at present ; much less can any transcripts be allowed to be taken, as they are only deposited in our li brary, and cannot be made publick without a licence from * Afterwards Lord Swinton. f Lord Cullen. { Lord Dreghorn. 13 him to whom they belong. The collection of papers writ ten during James the Sixth's and Mary's reigns, in fourteen thick volumes folio, consists principally of letters to Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow, their ambassador at Paris, several of which are in cyphers. The other papers, in two volumes quarto, are charters granted by different persons, one in particular by a son of Malcolm Canmore, to the church of Glasgow. Of this collection, an exact copy was sent some time ago to the University of Glasgow. I hope you will find this short account satisfactory ; if any thing more be required, I shall be always ready to give you all the infor mation I can. I am, with the greatest regard, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant, John Gordon. Paris, Wth September, 1771. VIII. REMISSION BY CHARLES II. TO THE REV. JAMES PARK. CHARLES R. Whereas we ar informed, that Mr James Park, somtim preacher at Vrquhart, now of Cloghorbie, is latly deposed from the exercise of his ministeriell function, for seditious and treasonable doctrin, tending to the stirring vp of our subjects to open rebellion, as famous declarations attested vnder the subscriptiones of the most famous heritors and members ofthe foersayd church session, with the sayd Mr James Park's owen subscryved acknowledged concessiones, makes out. Yet, notwithstanding, at the earnest supplica tion of owr faithfull and loyall subject, Sr William Dowg- lass of Glenbervy, in owr kingdom of Scotland, knight and barronet, and his assurance given in for the sayd Mr James' loyell and faithfull behaviour for the futur,— Witt ye vs, (owt of owr royall bounty, and after serious reflectiones vpon the sad and heavy sufferings of the sayd Sr William Dowg- lass, on his actiones and passiones, both for owr late royell father off ever blessed memory, and lykwayes for owr owen 14 restowration,) heerby to have given owr remission, pardon, and indemnity to the sayd Mr James Park for his foersayd transgresseon, he for the futur acting nothing contrair to the lawes of owr kingdom of Scotland, civill or eclesiasticall. Given vnder owr hand and signet, at Whithall, this 28' of November, the 14' yeer of owr raigne, 1661. By his Maj '"es comand, Lauderdaill. IX. NOTICES RELATIVE TO ROB ROY. 1. I had lately an account of a solemnization of an High land funeral. Campbell of Lochnell died about the 10th of Januarie, and his corps was kept unburied till the 28th, (and I wonder why not to the 30th of that month) ; his son, who has lately set up upon the Jacobite, long did delay the inter- rement of his father's corps, so long that he might have oc casion to draw together such a disaffected portion of the Highland clans as laid next him, and others upon the con- trarie lay under the skulk of a funeral solemnitie did goe to be a check upon the Jacobites ; in short, there was up wards of two thousand and five hundred men in arms, well appointed ; thirteen pypers, a pair of colours belonging to Bradalbin, and out of his lands five hundred men, com manded by Robert of M'Gregor, a bankrupt Jacobite.* Edin. Feb. 20, 1714. 2. Yesternight, about ten, I had express from Dumbar ton, with advise that on Wednesday Rob Roy, with eighty men, came to Drymen, proclaimed the Pretender, rifled the gauger's house ;— on Thursday he crossed the Loch, came to the minister of Luss's house, who escaped ; they rifled it ; they went to Auchengan, where Humphrey Noble of Kep- perminshock lives, took a horse and mare from him, and car- * Extract Letter Mr Hart to the Rev. R. Wodrow. 15 ried off his half brother and his wife's brother as reprisals for the four in Dumbarton prison ; afterwards to the toune of Luss, where they took some lining, arms, &c. They were commanded by Rob Roy, and M' Gregor of Marchfield; they threatened Darbeth's house, but it's pretty strong, and therfor the tenants ran into it. It appears that all the boats were not destroyed at the Lochlomond expedition. It's not doubted but there is something in agitation with relation to the clans, if not Mar; they were desired to retire from Perth to the mountains till the affair should come to a crisis. It's given out that Colonel Laurence is gone to London on privat affairs ; the contrar seems to be said, considering that he was several times between Stirling and Perth. We have nothing further of the Dutch forces, save that 400 of them are landed at Tinmouth.* (16) December, 1715. 3. I have no London news to tell you. I had nothing to say the two last posts, and so did not write. All I have to say now is, that two gentlemen just now told me, they came over with the Duke of Athole's gentleman, in a boat cross ing the Ferrys to-day. He is come to town just to tell the Justice Clerk that Rob Roy has surrendered himself to the Duke, who has secured him in a castle six miles from Dun- keld. He had six men with him, but put them off when he surrendered. 'Tis to be feared there is some sad mischief lurking under it.f Edin. Ath June, 1717. X. JACOBITE PASQU1LS. 1. — LINES ADDRESSED TO THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. Trust not the glittering gaudie hight Of Fortune's crasie tower, If justice does not prop the weight, In vain all human power. * Unsigned Letter to the Rev. R. Wodrow. f Letter, David Erskine to the Rev. Rob. Wodrow. 16 Your glorious meteor, Noll 's extinct, Whose cursed name remains ; E'en William's blasted triumphs sink, In spite of all your pains. But the Eternal Monk shall live, Whilst heaven and earth doth last ; His footsteps only can retreive, And blot out what is past.* Sent by the pennie post to the Duke of Marlborough, upon his building his house near St James's. 2. — m. r(obert) c(alder,)-*- his verses on k. james's death. King James the Seeventh, alace ! is dead, And gone to good St Paul, — King James the Seeventh, alace ! is dead, These thirty years I want my bread. Lord turn King Willy arse o'er head, And send him to King Saul. J XI. correspondence between sir richard steele, knight, and james anderson, esq. editor of the diplomata scotle. Sir, Sir Henry Houghton has been so kind as to communicate to me your offer (of the house in which Collonell Guest lived) to him. You tell him that you and he shall not dis agree, and he recommends me to stand in the same place of favour to be your tenant. I will, if you please to accept of me, take the house from the fifteenth of May next, for six months. Be pleased to take notice of the receipt of this, and let me know upon what terms I am to have the house * Sibbaldi Elogia. M.S. p. 367. Fac. Library. f The Author of Scottish Presbyterian Eloquence. t Sibbaldi Elogia, M.S. p. 366. 17 furnished for a family. I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, Richard Steele. St James's Street, March 19, 1717-8. 2. — Sir, I lately received a letter from Edinburgh, which admonished me that you were under the inconvenience of living in my house, and kept a servant in your own, till my arrival there. Be pleas'd to place in the habitation with which you have obliged me, any plain laborious woman, (an old one I had rather have,) to keep the goods in order, and I will give her the rate you think proper. I cannot name the time I leave this town, but my great affair is almost finished, and the moment it is, I shall take my horses for Scotland, though I do not bring my coach by reason of my wife's inability to go with me ; I shall want the four-horse stable for my sad dle horses. I am always troubling you, but shall endeavour, on any occasion you will give me, to approve myself, sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, Richard Steele. St James's, July 29th, 1718. 3. — Sir, You will allow that when I was last your tenant, the house was very little the worse for my wearing. This, I hope, will recommend me to you now ; and I desire to have the same tenement, goods, stables, and every thing else you condescended to provide for me last year, on the same terms for the same space of time, commencing from this date. I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, Richard Steele. York Buildings, June 4th, 1719. 4. — Sir, I am obliged to you for the favour of yours, and, since you have been so kind as to offer me your assistance, take the liberty to entreat you would inform the gentleman 18 that I desire to be his tenant on the terms ^ (which my brother Monro enjoyed it upon) for the ensuing half year. I am, sir, your most obedient and most humble ser vant, Richard Steele. June 10th, 1720. 5.— Sir, I have the honour of yours of the tenth, and this day I have acquainted Mr William Scot, Professor of Greek in the University here, of your being his tennant, on the same terms (upon) which Colonel Monro had enjoyed his house for a halfe year, commencing the first of July next. Mr Scott offers you his humble service, and wishes to know when you sett out, that the house may be clean by your arrival. I enclose you a poem of Mr Ramsay's, whose per formances, I presume, you are not a stranger to, and ever continue, sir, yours, &c. James Anderson. June 21, 1720. 6. — Dear Sir, The agony your friends were under by the melancholy account of your indisposition, and unwillingness to load you with letters, made us use Mr Montgomrie for all ; and the news of your recovery was as acceptable, but the seeing your hand-writing gave us unspeakable joy.* Such was the great concern for our friend, that we heartily wished to have known him less if he was to take his farewell. May he long live for the good of his prince and country, and the benefite of his friends, which I have a fresh proof of by the honor of yours of the 30th last. * Anderson appears to have had some difficulty in expressing himself, and he has written on the margin of the scroll, as an intended correction on the text, "Made the news of your recovery very acceptable ; and, lest a load of letters might be troublesome, we arranged with George to congratulate you, and the seeing your hand-writing gave us unspeakable joy. " Whether this passage was inserted in place of what was originally written, is uncertain, as neither the one nor other has been scored out. It is proper to mention, that all Anderson's letters are printed from the original drafts. 19 Such superlative friendship and generosity makes me presume to enclose a general account of my collection, with a memorial about it, which I humbly beg your favour to reform, and to mention any name or not as you think pro per. For being a private man, and having a numerous family, I may be justly reproached for such a large and ex pensive collection. But I had occasion for many of them, and the more complete my collection was, more especially of British matters, and of the history of learning and diction aries, I imagined they would turn to the better account to me or mine; and, for the other books, they are mostly of use ful and genteel subjects, proper for men of all professions, having, as far as my capacity did reach, shunned the buying of lumber. This, with the natural propensity of indulging ourselves in what's to our liking, was my true motive, so is the best excuse I can offer for my extravagance, which, if it turn to any publick benefite, I shall reckon my labour in the collecting well bestowed. I am fully persuaded, though I had no interest in the matter, that his Majesty could not doe a thing more obliging and beneficial to this country. By the small knowledge I have of these matters, I may adventure to say, that the more the history of Britain is known, the brighter will the pre sent constitution appear, and less dispute amongst our di vines ; and how much the study of these matters by noble men and gentlemen might be of service to their prince and country is obvious, which the founding of a royal historical library might much contribute to. I made a catalogue of the books as they were ranged in shelves, which I am now altering and making up, according to the several subjects of the enclosed general account of them. I beg to know if you think it convenient to mention my name, for if so, it may be proper for me to acquaint the Dukes of Argyle and Roxburgh, and Earl of Isla, who, 1 flatter myself, will concur with you, and take your good offices very kindly, it being really a pity such a collection should be dismembered. 20 George has wrote you about his affair, who is extremely sensible of your favour. He and other friends remember you in their most affectionate manner, with hearty wishes for a speedy and full recovery, hoping a summer expedi tion will eonfirme your health. — Heaven preserve my wor thy and kind friend. Feb. 16, 1720-21. 7. — Dear Sir, I have your letters concerning the library, but am not yet determined whether I shall at first name your name or not. My health suspends my prosequuting any thing, just at this time, with vigour, for I find inattention and being much in the air are the best expedients for my entire recovery. When it shall please God that I am confirmed in health, I shall be able to follow things in a series, whereas now I can only act by starts. I am, dear sir, your most affectionate friend, and most obedient humble servant, Richard Steele. March 4th, 1721. 8. — Dear Sir, I believed it would be a pleasure to you to hear of your son's satisfaction in his own words ; and, therefore, have enclosed his letter, though he takes too much notice of my little endeavour to be assistant to him. I am, sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, Richard Steele. June 3d, 1721. 9. — Honourable Sir, I had a letter from Mr Munro with the money, for which I must return you most heartie thanks. In good manners and dutie should been answered before now, but we have bein very much hurry'd ever since I wrote you, so hopes your goodness will excuse one. I am used with the utmost civilitie by all aboard, which is al together owing to you and Sir Henry Houghton. Honour able sir, I will trouble you to give my most humble dutie to Sir Henry, and return him my most heartie thanks. We 21 will be here till some time next week. So if I may pre sume to beg the favour of a line from you, it will be most acceptable ; you may direct for me aboard the King George, East India ship at the Downs. You will please write my father ; I have now not time. I am, honourable sir, your most humble and obedient servant, James Anderson. Downs, May 31 st, 1721. To Sir Rich. Steele, Knight. London, May 2d, 1721. 10. — Sir, This, my onlie bill, please pay Sir Richard Steele, or his order, the sum of five pound Stirling, value received from him by me, and oblige your most humble ser vant and son, Ja. Anderson. To James Anderson, Esq. Writter to his Majesties Signett, att Edinburgh. Pay the contents to George Montgomery, or order, Richard Steele. Received the contents, G. Montgomery. 11. — Sir, I heartily congratulate you in being justly re stored to the directorship of the theatre, which rejoyced all your friends here. You were kind to yourself and your wel- wishers in taking care of your health, by some respite from business and taking the air. Hoping you will oblige us all, and confirme your health by some fresh brizes in this climate next week, I goe to a little countrey hovell very near this place, where I flatter myself to have the honour of having you under my roofe. I have a fresh proof of your goodness in your civility to my son, whom I entered this winter to the navigation school, but in ane unthinking humour he went to Holland. He is ane honest lad, and plyes his business very closs when aboard ; but when he has money, or at home, is 22 not so provident. But I hope the voyage he intends for the Indies will give him some more experience. He writes me he goes with Captain Houghton, and that you have been so kind as to recommend him, for which I return you my most hearty thanks. I have taken the liberty to write to my worthy friends, your brethren Sir Henry and Collonell Monro, who, my son writes me, are the Captain's acquaintances, and I hope he will find the boy very tractable ; begging your par don for this trouble, I am, with gratitude and the utmost respect, sir, &c. James Anderson. No date. 12. — Dear Sir, Just before I received yours, I sent a written message to Mr Montgomery, advising that I de signed the coach should go to your house, to take in your galaxy and afterwards call for his star, except he should lend the new directions. This I think consistent with your letter, and I will, as early as I can, for a message from a great lady, (who will be here in the morning,) come to you. I am, with great regard, your obliged humble ser vant, R. Steele. Oct. 12, 1721. 13. — Sir, I thank you very kindly for the loan of this ex cellent book, which I have read with greater improvement in the Christian religion than ever I received from any other work. The man might want taste, genius, good disposition, or other peculiar talents, who should remain insensible of the force of other writings ; but he would want also common sense who should remain unconverted by tliis of Mr Hoadly. In a word, the praise of this author is, that he has made a sinner and a blockhead, convertible terms. Richard Steele.* Edinburgh, Saturday Night, Oct. 21, 1721. * Wrote on " Ben Hoadley's Sermons on the Terms of Acceptance with God," and transcribed from a copy written with a pencil by Anderson. 23 14. — Dear Sir, The bearer, Mr White, (who came into this country in the direction of the Glasse-affair,) was my schoolfellow, and desires me to recommend to some know ing gentleman for advice in his way towards redress of great grievances, which he thinks he suffers for want of proper methods there according to the laws of this coun try. If you will please to give him your judgment and patron age in the management of his affair, you will, sir, most oblige your most obedient and most humble servant, Richard Steele. Oct. 26th, 1721. 15. — Sir, You owe me the answer of a letter concerning the library ; but this comes to you only to convey the enclosed small bill to Margaret Gow, who, in a letter to me, says you condescend to be her friend ; she says a great deal to me concerning a petition, in which I have not at present power to help her. But this trifle in her housewifely hands, will make cheerful her numerous family at Collingtown. I need not make an apology to a man of your kind heart, for troubling you with the conveyance of it to her. I am, sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, Richard Steele.* York Buildings, Nov. 21th, 1721. James Anderson, Esq. * This correspondence (with the exception of one or two of the drafts and the bill in the possession of the Editor) is preserved among the Anderson Papers in the Faculty Library. If it has no other merit, it has this, — that it affords addi tional evidence of the kind heart and friendly disposition of the eccentric but ami able Richard Steele. Anderson's letters are valuable, as throwing considerable light on his private history. 24 XII. SINGULAR NOTICE RELATIVE TO CARTE THE HISTORIAN. As to Mr Cart, he married a colonel's daughter, I have forgot her name ; she was much younger than he, had little or no money, was high bred, and extremely gay ; in short, unfit for him ; he was married before I went to London ; he never would let me see her ; they had separate appartments. Some years before he died, which was about three years agoe, I believe his circumstances were not good. However, Madam has got another husband ; — none of his works has sold in this place, nor does his History of England sell ; there, it seems, he has disobliged both the Scots and English. The city of London took their pension from him for some years before he dy'd. I have wrote to France to find out who represents him, for 1 want of all things to get quit of his books. Isabella Strange. Edinburgh, Aug. 5, 1757. No address, but most probably to Charles Murray, Esq.* In the postscript to a letter to C. Murray, May 19, 1758, Mrs Strange adds : — P. S. What do ye think ? Mr Cart's wife has sent me word to cause sell her husband's histories for waste paper. O ! is not that hard ? * Brother of Sir Alexander Murray of Stanhope, Bart. 25 XIII. LETTRES DE MARIE ROYNE D'ESCOSSE, A SA MERE MARIE DE GUYSE, ROYNE DOUAIRIERE D'ESCOSSE, Pendant les Annees 1552 a 1557.* 1. — Ma Dame, ie resceu les lettres, quil vous a pleu me- scrire par artus asquine, par lequeles iay veu layse que auies, de ce, que ie tiens les choses, quil vous plaist me mander se cretes : ie vous puis asseurer madame, que rien, qui viendra de vous ne sera sceu par moy au demeurant : ie suis fort aise, de ce, que aues trouve bon les propos, que ie tenu a I'abbe de quelonin; et quant a ce, que aues fait au conte de hontele, il me semble, que aues tres bien fait, et mesmes de ce, que voules faire bonne iuistice : car a ce, que puis entendre, il en ont eu bon besoin : ie suis bien ayse, de ce, que aues trouue moyen de aucmenter votre couronne : iecris presentment a monsieur doysel, pour le remersier de bon seruices, quil vous a fait, et fait encores de iour en iour, et lui mande comme ie parle au roy, pour trouuer bon, quil prist lestat de chevalier dhonneur ; lequel me respondit, comme verres, par les dittes lettresj que iecris a monsieur doysel, car il sont ouuertes dans votre paccuet, aifin, que les voyes premier, si sont bien selon votre voulonte ; ie les ay montres a monsieur de guise mon oncle, lequel les a bien trouuies : madame ie entendu par les gens de mon cousin, le conte de chateleraut, que son pere me vouloit enuoier vn gentillome, qui ma por- teroit quelque bagues a ses pacues ; toutes fois ie nen suis pas sertaine : ie vous prie tres humblemen, croir, que ie ne fanderes dobeir a tous ceus, quil vous plest me commander, * These curious letters, unknown to the different biographers of Mary, are now, for the first time, printed from the originals, preserved amongst the Balcarres papers in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates. They are, with the exception of two, in the hand-writing of her Majesty, and were written prior to her attaining the age of fifteen ; — she was born 8th Dec. 1542, and the latest letter in the collection is dated 16th May 1557. It has been the lot of few to have so many biographers, and yet, strange to say, the life of Mary Queen of Scots remains to be written. 26 et pancer, que le plus grand desir, que ie aye en ce monde, est de vous etre agreeable, et tres obeissante, vous faisant tous les semices, que me sera possible, comme ie suis tennuej iay veu par vos lettres, que me pries de trouver bon le don du marigge de feu monsieur dasquin a son fils, qui est issi : ie vous supplie tres humblement, ne me paries iamais, que par vos bons commandemens, comme a votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille et seruante ; car autrement ie ne panseroys auoir sest heur des en votre bonne grace : quant a mon maitre ie faires comme me mendes : iay montre les lettres, quil vous a pleu mecrire, a mon oncle, monsieur de guise ; pansant bien, que le voudries ainsi, toute fois pour le com- mandement, que me feusies, ie ne leusse montree, neust este la peur, que iauoye, de ne pouuoir bien demesler ses affaires sans son aide : ie vous escris encores deus lettres de ma main, leu ne touschant madame de paroys, et lautre pour mon maitre, aflin que puissies montrer selle de mon dit maytre, sans montrer sesteci;* affin que on ne pance, que men ayes rien mande : au demeurant, ie ne vous diray sinon, que ie pance que mon oncle, Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, sera issi dans vn moys, ou trois semaines : ie ne vous man- derais rien dauuantasge, pour ce que mon oncle, mon sieur de guise, madit, qui vous ecrit du demeurant bien au longue : ie vous eusse bien ecrit en chifre ; mais mon secre taire madit, quil nen estoit iaf besoin et que lui mesmes vous i ecriroit en chifre : iecris aussi vne lettre a mon frere bas tart, selon laduis de mon oncle, monsieur de guise ; les dittes lettres seront ouuertes, affin que lui bailies, si sont bien a votre gre : ie vous ay souuent ecrit vous supliant hauser les gages de mes fames de chambre, et de me mon valet de cambre, gillebert, et de mon tailleur nicolas : ils mont prie vous en ramanteuoir, qui sera lendroit, ou ie vous remesires tres humblement de la painture; la Royne en a este fort aise; mais elle en vouldroit bien en auoier vne, qui fut ascheue " Anciently, ceste ci ; incorrectly spelt, seste si ; modernly, celle ci. | Ancient for deja. 27 du tout : ie me suis faite forte : que lui en enoiries * bien tost vne autre mieus faite, et qui sera du tout ascheuee : me recommandant tres humblement a votre bonne grace, ie prires dieu vous donner madame, en longue sante, tres heureuse et longue vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, MARIE.f Madame vous mescuseres, sil vous plest, de ce, que iecris si mal, car ie auois grande haste. 2. — Ma Dame, i'ai este bien aise d'auoir trouue l'opportu- nite si bonne, de vous ecrire, comme ie suis encor en ce lieu de Meudon, avec ma Dame ma grande mere, ou le Roy et la Royne douient venir ieudi prochain, au batesme de mon petit cousin. Mon oncle mons1' le Card3', ma fait entendre, comme tous les Seigneurs de mon Royaume, ont bonne vo- lonte de vous obeir, et faire pour vous, et pour moi, ce qui vous plaira leur commander, de quoi ie leur scai tres bon gre, et en suis bien ioieuse, desirant bien fort scauoir de vos nouelles, et en les attendant ie presenterai mes tres humbles recommandations a votre bonne grace. Priant dieu vous donner, madame, en sante, tres heureuse et longue vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 3. — Madame, iai este bien aise d'auoir trouve moien si seur, de vous faire entendre de mes nouuelles, et pour vous * Enverres? f From the want of dates considerable difficulty has arisen in the arrange ment of these letters. This has been placed first in consequence of the inter nal evidence arising from the badness of the writing, and the defects in com position, which induce a strong presumption that it must have been one of the earliest efforts in composition of the ill-fated writer. 28 dire comme a ce iour de Ian, ie suis entree au menage, qui vous a pleu me dresser. Et le soir mon oncle, monsieur le cardinal, vint souper aueques moi. J'espere que par votre bon comandement tout si portera tousiours bien. Le Roy et la Royne et toute leur compagnie sont en bonne sante, et ni a rien de noueau par de 9a,* qui me garde vous faire plus lonque lettre fors, f de presenter mes tres humbles re- commandations a votre bonne grace, priant dieu vous don ner, madame, en sante, tres heureuse et longue vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 4. — Madame, iemasseure, que la Royne et mon oncle mon sieur le Cardinal, vous font entendre de toutes nouelles, qui me gardera vous faire longue lettre, fors de vous suplier tres humblement, me touiours tenir en votre bonne grace ; madame, si vous plait, me croitre ma maison de quelque huisser de chambre, ie vous prie, que soit de Ruflets mon hussier de sale, pour ce quil est tres bon, et ancien servi- teur. Je vous enuoi des lettres, que madame ma grand- mere vous ecrit. Priant notre seigneur (madame) vous donner, en longue sante, tres heureuse vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. A la Royne, ma Mere. 5. — Ma Dame, comme Sainct Clair estoit ia sur son chemin pour aller en Italie, faire seruice au Roy, il a entendu, que feu son pere est alle a Dieu, qui a este cause de rompre son entreprinse, et se'n aller par de la. Et pour ce qu'il me semble que la chose lui est de consequence, ie lui ai donne voulontiers conge, vous priant madame, lui vouloir * De part d'ici j from hcncu, anciently, de part de ca. f Hors? 29 aider, en ce, qu'il sera de besoin. Jai ce matin este a notre dame de Liesse : ie vous enuoie vne image, que i'en ap- porte : vous presentant mes tres humbles recommandations a votre bonne grace, suppliant le createur vous donner, madame, en longue sante tres heureuse et bonne vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie. A la Royne, ma Mere. 6. — Ma Dame depuis que iai depeche St Clair, l'euesque de Galloua est venu en ce lieu, qui ma prie vous ecrire, comme il est venu ici pour me faire entendre qui sen alloit par deuers vous. Je croi qui vous rendra bien certaine de nouelles de par de ca. II ma bien asseure, madame, quil vous obeira, et fera tout le service qui lui sera possible, Aidant notre seigneur, auquel ie prie, madame, vous tenir en sa sainte grace, presentant a la votre, les tres humbles recomandations de Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 7. — Madame, Encores que Levesque de Galloua presen porteur, sen allant presentement deuers vous, soit pour vous rendre bon compte de I'estat, auquel il ma laisser, et de ma sancte, si est ceque je nay vouleu faillir a vous en escrire encores ce petit mot, pour vous dire, madame, que dieu mercy, je continue tousiours au bon portement, au quel je vous ay cy deuant faict entendre, que jestois : et a mem- ployer en toutes choses, que je scay estre agreeable au Roy mon seigneur et bon pere, et a vous, Vous asseurant bien, madame, que puisque que les affaires me permectent pas, que je vous puisse a presant voir, tout le plus grant plaisir que je puis auoir, est d'entendre souuent de vos nouuelles, et de vostre prosperite et saincte: Et espere vous faire si souuent scauoir des myennes, que vous en auray con- 30 tentement. Me recommendant sur ce tres humblement a vostre bonne grace : Et priant dieu, madame, vous donner en sancte, bonne veye et longue. Escript a Marchaiz le xxiij jour de Juniy 1554. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 8. — Madame, ie nai point voulu laisser partir ce porteur, sans vous faire entendre, comme le Roy et la Royne, et tout leur compagnie se porte tres bien. Et pour vous ra- menteuoir le service, que ma fait, et fait encore de plus en plus ma nourrice, vous suppliant tres humblement, madame, vouloir pouruoir de quelque benifice son fils, du quel elle nourrist monsieur le Prince mon feu frere, a fin quelle ait plus de moyen de les faire gens de bien, et dignes de votre service : Madame, ie prirai notre seigneur vous donner, en sante, bonne et longue vie, vous presentant, a votre bonne grace les tres humbles recommandations de Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 9. — Ma Dame, i'ai veu ce, quil vous a pleumecrire touch- ant quelques expeditions, que monsieur d'hontelay desire faire a Romme, dequeues lui mesmes ma semblement ecrit. En quoi ie ne puis mettre les choses maintenant au poinct, ou il les voudroit dont ie vous supplie tres humblement, madame, me vouloir pardonner, et ne trouuer mauuais, si au gouvernement de mon Royaume, ie pren exemple sur le Roy, qui ne donne iamais benefice, auant la mort de celuy, qui en est administrateur, pour les inconueniens, qui en pourroient aduenir. Je lui en fai la mesme reponse l'asseurant, que ie ne loblirai, quand l'occasion si presentera, pour les bons et agreeables seruices, qu'il fait tous les iours a vous et a moy. Qui sera lendroit ou ie vous presenterai mes tres humbles 31 recommendations a votre bonne grace. Priant notre seig neur vous donner, ma Dame, en sante tres heureuse et longue vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie.* A la Royne ma Mere. 10. — Ma Dame, Je ne vueil faillir a vous auertir, que P Abbe de Quelonnyn m'a apporte des lettres de mon cousin, le due de Chastelerau, et d'autres seigneurs : Aussi a fait Astier, lesquelles ai montre toutes a mon oncle, monsieur le Cardinal, et par son conseil, ie les vous renuoie pour leur re- pondre, selon qui vous semblera bon, ensemble quatorze blans signes, ou iai seulement mis marie et quinze signes, Votre bonne cousine marie, et autre quinze signes La bien votre marie et six, signes votre bonne seur Marie. Et vous asseure que le diet Abbe de Quelonnin m'a bien sceu al- legue le seruice, qu'a fait mon cousin, le due de Chastelerau au feu Roy, mon pere ; le nommant sou Governeur : mais il m'est aduis, que les paroles en sont plus belles, que 1' effect. Le Roy ma fait raconter tout au long ce, qu'il m'auoit diet, et mes oncles aussi, ce qu'ils eussent trouue bon s'il eut este fait ainsi. Ma Dame ie ne vous enferai plus longue lettre, pensant qu'en seres plus au long auertie par mon oncle. Et en cest endroit ferai fin, vous presentant mes tres hum bles recommandations a votre bonne grace, Priant notre seigneur vous donner, en sante, tres heureuse et longue vie. Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie. A la Royne ma Mere. 11. — Madame, Pour le commancement de ma lettre, i'ay a vous dire, que depuis votre lettre receue, par la quelle me mandiesque voulies, que ie donna, se de mes Robes, i'ay essaye a ce faire, et ay commance a ma tante, madame de * On the back is written (evidently ofthe same date) "E. Huntlay." 32 St Pierre, a la quelle i'en ay donnay une, et deux a ma tante, madame de feremoutier, pour faire des paremens en leur eglises, et troys a quelques un de me seruiteurs, de quoy madame de Paroys a este si marrie, quelle dit que ie peur quelle ne jen enricheise et que ie la veut faire paure, et que la conscience de ceulx, aux quels ie les ay donnees, en est bien chargee somme cest pitie de ce quelle endit. Et touteffois, i'ay bien sceu, quelle vous ecrit une lettre, par la quelle elle vous mande, comme pendant qu'avons este a villiers cotterets, elle a fait vn voiage a Paris, pour vn proces, et qu'a son re tour, ie lui a defendu de n'auoir plus le soin ni le re- guard sus mes garderobes, et que me lauies ecrit. Et que ne deuies ia prendre la peine de mecrire telle chose ; can i'en auoy tousiours fait ainsi que i'avoy voulu, e que plus grand liberete ne men sauries vous donner que i'en auoy tousiours eu. Madame, ie vous prie tres humblement vou loir croire, qui n' est rien de tout cela ; car, en premier lieu, ie ne lui defendi iamays d'auoir puissance sur mes garde- robes ; car i scay bien, que ie ne le dois faire, mais bien ay ie diet a ihan-mon valet de chambre, que, quand elle en voul- droit oster quelque chose, quil me le fist entendre; car quand ien pensois donner, ie nen trouuoys point. Et quand a ce, quelle vous ecrit, que i'ay tousiours eu la puissance den faire, ce que ien vouloye, madame ie neus iamais le credit enuers elle, de donner vne seulle epuingle, dont ie suis tombee en une reputation, d'estre chiche, jusques a me dire pulsieurs, que ie ne vous resamblois pas. Et m'esbahy, comme elle ose vous ecrire chose si loin de verite: ie vous enuoye linuentoire de tous mes habits, depuis que ie suis en france, par le quel verries, ce quil en est, et comme elle si est gouuernee : ie vous supplie tres humblement madame croirre ce, que vous en dira le dit inuuentoir. Et sortant de ce propos, ie vous diray comme monsieur de la romanerie medecin du Roy, et qui a madame marguerite la petite en main, et aussi messieurs dorleans, dangoulesme, et Da- niou, sassure de venir bientost a la court, et ma prie de luy vouloir tant fair donnheur, que de receuoir sa fame, qui est bien fort honneste damoyselle, au nombre de mes dames, 33 et ne demande autre chose que lordinaire ; sans gasge il ma fait beaucoup de seruice, et est homme sufisant pour men faire davantasge. Ie vous supplie tres humblement, madame, que ie le puisse fauoriser en cela, pour donner meileur cou- rasge aus autres de men faire. Audemeurand, ie voudroye bien, qui vous pleut faire maitre de mes garderobes ihan mon valet de chambre, mon oncle monsieur le cardinal luy [P] a promis ; si vous le voules, ie desireroy bien, quil eut cette charge pour plusieurs raisons. Et quand a maitre ihan, vn autre, qui me sert aussi de valet de chambre, qui vous pleut le layser en son estat, pour ce, qui m'en a ia serui. Madame, ie ne veul oublier a vous dire, que mon oncle monsieur de guise, et ma tante madame de guise, ont plus grand [soin?] de moy, et de mes affaires, qui nont de leur propre enfans ; [mais ?] quand a mon oncle monsieur le car dinal, ie ne vous en [dis que ?] pour lasseurance qu'an aues : tous les autres de mes oncles nen [feroient ?] moins, si ils en auoint le moien ; ie vous prie leur vouloir remercie et me recommander tousiours a eulx, a fin qui leur plaise de continuer ; car il est incroiable comme ils sont songneux de moy : ie nen dis pas moins de madame de valentinoys : si vous plaist, madame, leur en ecrires a tous: qui sera len- droict, ou ie vous pressenteres mes tres humble recomman- dations a votre bonne grace. Priant dieu, madame, quil vous doint, en sante, tres heureuse, et longue vie. de Blays, ce iour des innoscens. Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie- A la Royne ma Mere. 12. — Ma Dame, pource que ie me suis remisse a vousman- der bien au long de tout, iusques a ce que dufautrait parti- roit, ie prenderes la hardiesse, de vous parler de tout ce, a quoy il est besoing que meties la main, au moins, sil vous est agreable ; et premier, que di commencer pource, que ie scai bien que serais fort aise, de scauoir des nouvelles de cette compagnie, ie maitrais poine de faire mon deuoir ; com- bien ie sasche bien, que monsieur le cardinal mon oncle, ni c 34 aura fait faulte, qui sont tres bonnes, la grace a Dieu, car le Roy, la Royne, et tout ceste compagnie ceportent fort bien. Monsieur i est venu depuis trois ou quatre iours, qui est du tout gueri : ie crois que scaues, que chairas est pris : les noces de monsieur de monmoranci et de madame de castres sont faites : monsieur le conestable en est si affolle, quil nest possible de plus, et lui fait le plus grand honneur quil peult ; Je lairays ce propos pour vous parler de qui est le plus ne- sesaire. Madame, ie vous ay ecrit nagueres touchant la mort du conte d'angous, par Paduis de monsieur le cardinal mon oncle ; pource que mon domayne demeure petit, et tous les autres croissent le leur, ie ne aurois la hardiesse de vous en parler, si ce nestoit, que me aues commande vous dire mon aduis de toutes vos affaires, et pource madame encores pran- deresie * dauantage de audace ; maiant asseure monsieur le cardinal mon dit oncle (fet madame ma grand mere) que ne trouueres mauuais, et aussi estant asseuree, que ne voules rien en ma maison, qui donne aucasion aus iens^: de par ler, car madame, pour dire la verite, ie aussi peu docca- sion de me contenter de ma dame du parroy, que de fame § du monde ; car comme monsieur le cardinal mon oncle vous ecrira, elle a fait ce, que elle a peu, pour me metre a la mauvaise grace de madame ma grand mere, et en celle de la Royne, ce que iamais ie neuse ose vous faire entendre si a clair, sans ce qui mon oncle la entendu d'autre part, et a leure ma dit que hardimen ie vous en men- disse mon opinion, qui est, quelle a presque este cause de ma mort, pour la peur que iauoy destre hors de votre bonne grace, et le regret que iauois douir dire, par ces faults ra- ports, tant de broullieries et de maus de moy, et dauuantage ce mest vne honte, de quoy il y a plus de cinq moys, quelle na couche deus nuits en ma chambre, parquoy madame ie vous suplie tres humblement y donner ordre ; et pource que voules que ie soy agreeable a la Royne, iaye beaucoup mieus en auoir vne de sa main, qui est madame de brene, dequoi madame ie mestimerois bien fort heureuse, pour les * Prendi-esse ? f Interlined. j: Aux gens ? § Femme ? 35 ocasion, que scaures, comme ie pance, par madame ma grand mere, et pource, que d'en dire dauantage ne seruiroit de rien ; pource que ie pance, que le saures plus amplement par luy ; ie ne vous diray autre chose, si non vous suplier tres humblement de pancer, que si se quelle en fait vous est agreeable, ie en sufriray tant, quil vous plaira, car iaymeroy trop mieus mourir, que de vous desobeir au moindre de vos commandements, ce que ie vous suplie tres humblement croire : au demeurant vous scaues, comme ie suis tennue a madame de valentinois, pour Pamour, que de plus en plus elle me montre, de faire pour elle et les siens, ce que ie ne sau- rois mieus faire, quen faisant ce que ie voi quelle desire, qui est, que mon cousin le conte daran epouse madamoyselle de bouillon sa fille, ce qui seroit aise a faire, si le trouuies bon, car il en est bien fort seruiteur, et seroit bien agreeable au Roy, car il men a parle daffection pourceque luy a pro- mis de le marier, ce qui ne peult faire en meilleur lieu. La fille de monsieur de monpancier est promise, et les autres mariees, fors madamoyselle de neuers, qui est fille pour pas ser plus oultre ; ie croy, que ce qui leur fait le plus desirer, cest quil on enuie, quelle soit tousiours aupres de vous, et de moy, ear elle mayme tant, quelle est contente despouser qui en vouldra, pourueu quelle demeure tousiours aupres de moy; et quant a moy, ien seroy bien fort ayse, pource quelle est bien sage, et bien honeste fille, et aussi que monsieur le cardinal mon oncle laime bien, et ma dit, que ie ne scaurois mieux faire, que de vous en ecrire, et quil estoit bien decest aduis, comme verrais, par ce, qui vous en ecrit monsieur de Rohan : [a] la demande il ne veullent point faire de responce que ne sachent votre volonte. Parquoy ie vous prie, madame, qu'en veuillies parler a son pere : ie luy en ecri vne petite lettre, que vous lui donneres si vous le trouues bon, et si vous plaist, madame, tant pour lhoneur de notre pais, que en faueur de ce mariage eriger en duche la Conte d' Ar rane, car on ce mogrie de quoy il ni a point; ie vous suplie, le plus tost que pourres en mander la resolution, afin que nous ne soions cause de leur faire perdre mon sieur de Rohan ; si cela il faisoit, la Royne, madame ma 36 grande mere, messieurs mes oncles, et madame de valen tinoys ont deliberer en me donnant madame de brene pour gouuernante de me donneraus, et madamoysele de bouil lon, pour porter ma queue en son absance, et la niece de madame de Breme pour coucher en ma chambre, quant elle mesme ni pourra couscher, qui est vne famme ieune, bien sage madame ; madame ma grande mere la connoist, comme mon oncle monsieur le cardinal vous mandera plus amplement, car madame du parroy est si maladiue, quelle ne peut plus etre aupres de moy, ce que ien dis, ie vous aseure, que ce nest pour enuie de mandefaire, car depuis trois mois ie ne la vois presque point, mais pour vous aduertir de ce, qui en est. Quant a mon maitre, madame, ie vous ay der- nierment ecrit, que grantrie ne lui auoit iamais parle des memoires que lui aues donne pour labaie de colros, et demeure tousiours ainsi : ie vouldray quil vous eut pleu recompancer Monsieur de Ste Croix, mon frere bastard, de son priorie de charlieu, et qui leut mis entre les mains de mon maitre, oudaduiser quelque autre moian de lui bien faire, car il le merite bien ; non qui me parle de sa pouurete en sorte que ce soit, mais j'ay maintefois ouy dire qu'asses demmande, qui bien sert. Je vous prie tres humblement, madame, luy voudoir faire quelque bien pour lamour de moy. Mes fammes de chambre mon pareillement prie de vous ramanteuoir, que vous aues oblie de les metre a cent liures destat, comme celles de mes dames mes sceurs; il me semble si le troueres, bon madame, quil est bien raisonable, et vouldray bien que des cette annee vne, qui ce nomme ralay, damoyselle, bien sage et honneste, et aussi bonne seruante quil est possible, qu'on scauroit demmander, fut paiee paracquit pour la somme de cent liures; ie masseure aussi, que ne metres autre en la place de maitre de mes guarderobes, que ihan de la chambre, votre bon viellart, qui de plus en plus prend poine a me faire seruice; madamoy selle du guoguier ma aussi priee de vous ecrire, pour pou ruoir vn sien ami de vne petite office, sellon que du fautrait vousdira, et aussi ie vousenuoie lememoyre; ie serois bien aise si le trouies bon de lui faire ce plaisir, pour ce que vous 37 scaues, quelle est bien en la bonne grace de la Royne, et que ie affaire de ceux la : quant ie feus lautre iour a nanteuil : ie vis ma tante madame de guise (guise), qui si portoit fort bien, et ses quatre fils, les plus beaus du monde: ie vous suplie mexcuser, si ie ne vous anuoie vne montre qui sonne, car lhomme a tousiours este anpesche pour le Roy, mais bien tost ie la vous enuoires: vous me faires depescher, si vous plest, lest manches ouurees et meenuoires des bonnes haguenes, car ie en ay promis a monsieur et a dautres qui me nont demande : mesdames mes soeur mont prie de vous faire leur recommandations bien humblement a votre bonne grace : qui sera lendroit, ou ie feray fin de peur de vous in- portuner, remetant le surplus sur le porteur, apres auoir presente mes tres humbles recommandations a votre bonne grace. Priant notre seigneur vous donner madame, en sante tres heureuse et longue vie. Madame, ie vous suplie tres humblement, que sil est possible iaye cest heur, que de vous voir le plus tost que pourris, auesque bonne seurete, car selon mon opinion il en est bon besoin : madame il a fallu efface trois lignes, pource que ie auois ecrit en si grande haste, que ie auois tout plain oblie de moults. Camp, ma prie que ie vous priasse, ce que de bon cueur ie fois pour lamour de son bon ceruice et setui de feu sa mere, quil vous plaise de lui donner quelque chose dauuantasge lannee qui vien, pour ce qui na rien que ces gages pour sentretenir. Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie. 13. — Ma Dame, suyuant ce qu'il vous a pleu mescrire, iay incontinent faict depescher auecques le bon vouloir et aduis du Roy, monseigneur, et bon pere, toutes les seuretes que demandez pour mon cousin le Due de Chastellerault, les- quelles ie vous enuoye, Ma Dame, pour en faire et disposer ainsi qu'il vous plaira et semblera bon estre : estant la chose de ce monde que plus ie desire vous obeir et com- plaire en toutes choses. Et laisant ce propos, ie vous diray, Ma Dame, que ie suis venue depuis nagueres en cette belle maison de meudon auecques madame ma grand mere 38 et ma tante ma dame de Guyse, qui se portent, graces a dieu, tres bien. Ma Dame ici presenteray mes tres humbles recommandations a votre bonne grace, priant notre seigneur, vous donner en sante, tres heureuse et longue vie. De Meudon ce xxij de Mars. Votre tres humble et tres obeisante fille, Marie. 14. — Madame, le Cappitaine Cokborne ma faict entendre laffaire, pour lequel il luy seroit besoing aller in escosse incontinent aprez la feste de pentecoste prochaine, pour receuoir quelques denierie de la terre et seigneurye de gosfenot, que Alexander Achesson a cy deuaint engaigee a Jahan Camp et a Jehanne St Clere, sa femme, qui en ont faitt transport auec Cokburne de tout le droict, quilz y peuuent pretendre en icelle terre, maiz estant occuppe par de ca pour le seruice du Roy au faict des guerres, ainsi que ma diet mon oncle Monsieur le Cardinale de Lorraine, il ne peult pour ceste heure y aller, et que se faisant le dit par achapt en son absens, il luy seroyt grandemen dom- mageable, qui me faict vous supplier madame moyenner enuers le dit Achesson, et tant faire pour moy, que le Retrant qui veult faire de sa dit terre, soyt supercede jusques a autre temps, que le dit Cokborne aura plus de loyser dy entendre. Sans toutes foyes, que pour le dit Retarde- ment le dit Achisson puisse auoir aucun dommaige au droict, quil peult pretendre en icelle terre. Et ce faisan, apres mestre tres humblement recommander a votre bonne grace, Je supplie dieu vous donner tres bonne et longue vye. Escript a Villuver Costeretz * ce sixieme jour de May 1557.f Votre tres humble et tres obeissante fille, Marie. * " Entre les lieux que ont anciennement este tenus et reputez les plus beaux, singuliers et principaux domiciles de nos Roys, le Chateau Royal de Villiers a coste de la Forest de Rez, dont il retient encore le nom, ••¦ tenu l'vn des pre mieres rancs, pour l'honneste passe temps de la chasse noble esbat des Princes et grand Seigneurs.". — Du Chesne, les Antiquitez de France — a Paris, 1624, 8vo. T The body of this letter is not holograph of her Majesty. 39 XIV. LETTRES DE MARGUERITE DE FRANCE A LA ROYNE DOUARIERE D'ESCOSSE.* 1. — Madame, ie croi que vous mescuses bien, si depuis la trop grande fortune quil nous est auenue, iay mis ieusque a cete heure a vous escripre, considerant quel ennui elle me peult a voir aporte, qui na este seulement de lesperit, mes ancores de tant de sortes de maulz, que ie n'ay peu re- couurer ma sante iousques a presant, qui sera tousiours dediee, et ce que i'aray de puissance a faire seruice a la Royne et a vous aucy, madame, si le tamps et les aucasions le permetoint : ie vous ay souuent souhete a nous aider a reconforter la Royne mere du Roy, qui en na plus de be- soin que nut [n'eut ?] iames fame : mes le Roy et Royne luy donne tant daucasion de ce contanter, que iespere, que par ce moien et pour la mour [Pamour] quelle leur porte, quelle ce conformera au vouleur de dieu : madame, monsieur de la brose vous rendera si bon conte de toutes choses, qui me sufira de vous suplier, que ancore que ie managle [m'en aille?] de cete compagnie,.que cela ne me longue [m'elogne?] point de vostre bonne grace, a laquelle tres humblement ce [se] recomande. Vostre tres humble et hobeisante seur, Marguerite de France. 2. — Madame, scaichant que ce gentilhomme present por teur sen alloit uers vous, ie nay voulu permectre, que ce feust sans que ie uous escreuisse par luy, pour tousiours auoir moyen de me ramenteuoir en votre bonne souuenance, en laquelle, encores que ie sois certaine, que iusques icy vous * The Lady Margaret of France was a daughter of Francis the First, and was married to Philibert Emanuel, Duke of Savoy, on the 9th of July, 1559, the day before the death of her brother Henry the Second. The marriage was celebrated in his Majesty's chamber, " that whatsoever had been accorded unto the Duke by the treaty of peace should be fully performed." — John de Serk.es, (translated by Grimston,) Lond. 1624, folio, p. 677. 40 mayez faict ce bien de me maintenir touteffois; pour le plaisir que ce mest dy estre tousiours continuee, ie nay voulu laisser passer loccasion que iay maintenant de vous prier de ce faire. Aussy pour vous aduertir comme la Royne votre fille profite en toutes choses si bien dun iour en autre, que ie ne vous en puis pour cest heure assez suffisamment escrire, car ie uous asseure quelle deuient tous les ious [jours?] de plus en plus si honeste et vertueuse, quil me semble quen cest endroict auez assez de quoy vous con- tenter: ie uous escrirois des nouuelles de la guerre, nes toit que ie croy, que vous en serez aduertye, tant de la part de la Royne, que dautres, qui ne feront faulte de uous en mander bien amplement, et pour ce il me suffira, pour le present, de me Recommander tres humblement a uotre bonne grace, priant dieu, madame, vous maintenir en la sienne. Votre tres humble et aubeisante seur Marguerite de France. 3. — Madame, ie nay point voulu que monsiour de Glasco soit parti, sans lacompagner de mes laitres pour trouriours vous ramenteuoir lamour que ie vous doy, et Panuie que iay devous faire seruice, et auci, madame, pour vous dire, que la Royne descosse, votre figle, est tant a mandee en toutes chosses, quil me fauderoit plus dune main de papier, ci ie voulois mostre [montrer?] toutes les vertus, quelle daguisses de puis vostre partement ; vous pouez panser madame laisse que le Roy et la Royne et tous ceulz et celles qui luy apartient hont de la voir telle ; quant a moy, madame, ies- time monsiour [mon jour ?] bien churoulx [heureux ?] da voir une telle fame et suplie dieu luy vouloir con tinuer tant de gras, * et a moy lour [L'heur ?] destre continue en la votre en la quelle tres humblement me recommande et prie dieu, madame, vous a voir en sa garde et donner bonne vie et longue. Votre tres humble et tres aubeisante seur, Marguerite de France. » Torn in MS. 41 XV. LETTRE DE MARIE ROYNE DESCOSSE A MONSIEUR THROK- MORTON. Monsieur de Throkmorton, Je nay voulu faillir, ayant ceste comoditie, de vouz faire ce mot de remerciment de la bonne volunte, que par ce porteur J'ay entendu me porter. En laquelle je vous prie continuer, et presenter mes affec- tionees recomendations a la Royne ma bonne soeur, et la remercier de ma part de l'affection, quelle me faict paroistre en mon affliction. Je nay loisir ny comoditie de vouz en escrire plus amplement, ny de luy escrire. Parquoy, me re- mectant a vostre discretion, priant dieu quil vouz ait en sa saincte guarde. De ma prison en La tour de Logh Levin. Votre plus asseuree et obligee amye, Marie R.* (Dated on the back, March 8, 1567.) XVI. LITERS PATENTES JACOBI VTI R. SCOT. QUIBUS DOMINUM JOH. DE FLEMMING ET JACOBUM OGILVY COMMISSA- RIOS ET PROCURATORES CONSTITUIT, QUI PECUNIAM ET SUBSIDIA BELLICA A REGE CHRISTIANISSIMO GALL. LUDOVICO XII. RECIPERENT. Jacobus dei gratia Rex Scotorum, Universis et singulis, ad quorum noticias presentes literse pervenerint, Salutem, in eo qui est omnis vera salus : Sciatis nos de fide, legalitate, et circumspectione, dilecti nostri consanguinei, Joannis do mini Flemyng de Bigare et Cummernald; et nostri fami- liaris magistri Jacobi Ogilvy, primi magistri nostrarum requestarum, consiliariorum nostrorum, per nos alios in * From a copy preserved amongst the Balcarras papers. 42 nostras ambaxiatores constitutorum, plurimum confidentes ; ipsos, nostros commissarios, deputatos, procuratores, et nun cios speciales, ex magni nostri consilii matura deliberatione, fecisse, constituisse, et ordinasse, per presentes: dando et concedendo dictis nostris commissariis, deputatis, procurato- ribus, et nunciis, nostram plenariam potestatem, et manda- tum speciale, nomine nostro, et carissime matris nostre, ac nostri Regni, summam centum millium francarum (diet lie franks) monete francie, aut infra, ab excellentissimo et Christianissimo principe, Ludovico, dei gratia francorum Rege, Illustrissimo duce mediolani, ac domino [Genua?], Consanguineo, fratre, et confederato nostro carissimo ; eius vel commissariis et deputatis : ac arma, machinas, bombar- dos, aliosque apparatus bellicos, ad nostri Regni muni- tionem, nobis per eum mittenda et destinanda, recipiendi, et pro hujusmodi nobis respondendi, ac de eisdem, seu aliqua earundem parte, per eos recepta ; acquittancie litteras eidem Christianissimo principi, suisque commissariis, et deputatis, nostro nomine tradendi, et deliberandi : Et ge- neraliter omnia alia et singula, faciendi, gerendi, et exercen- di, que in premissis, et circa ea necessaria fuerint, seu quo modolibet opportuna. Ratum et gratum habemus et ha- bebitur, totum et quicquid dicti nostri commissarii,deputati, procuratores, et nuncii, in premissis rite duxerint faciendum. In cujus rei testimonium magnum sigillum nostrum pre sentibus apponi fecimus : Apud Perth, quinto die mensis decembris, anno domini millesimo quingentesimo decimo- tertio, et Regni nostri primo.* * From the original, in the Wigton charter-chest. 43 XVII. VERSES BY ALEXANDER LORD GARLIES, AFTERWARDS EARL OF GALLOWAY, UPON THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE ANNE, LADY GARLIES. Non est Mortale. Memorandum. This is Garlies his own writt upon his Lady, which was taken from a scraul, and must be judged of only as the first rude sketch of a more correct poem designed. Alex. Murray.* So fresh the wound is, and my grief so vast, That all my heart, and power of speech is wast — Some heavenly Angell who beholds her there, Instruct me to record what she was here ; I cannot flatter when her praise I tell, For she did all that I can say excell ; Yea, I am sure, she was no mortall creature, But a divine one, thron'd in humane feature. Her piety was such that heaven by merit, If any ever did, she does inheritt; Her modesty was such, that had she been Tempted as Eve, she would have shunn'd her sin. So lovely fair she was, that sure dame Nature Meant her the pattern of the female creature. Besides all this, her flowing witt was such, Had not it been in her, had been too much For humane kind ; should envy look her o'er, It must confess this much, yea still much more. Gracious to all, but where her love was deu, So fast, so faithful, loyall, and so treu. Well did she grace the severall parts of life, A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. Ah ! sure she was too good long to be mine, Therefore I wish that she some worse had been. How false is hope, and how reguardless fate, That such a love should haye so short a date ; Well chosen love is never taught to dy, But with our better part invades the sky ; Our hearts were join'd, by greatest love so fast, That still the knott, in spight of death, shall last.-j- * Sir Alexander Murray of Stanhope, Bart. f Alexander, sixth Earl of Galloway, succeeded his father in the year 1716, and died 24th September, 1773, aged 79. His first wife, Lady Anne Keith, second daughter of William, ninth Earl Marshall, died 1728. These verses, written on her demise, which were unknown to Walpole, entitle his Lord ship to have his name inserted in the roll of Noble Authors. 44 XVIII. LIST OF THE NAMES OF TUNES AND AIRS PRESERVED IN THE SKENE MSS.* FIRST PART. ] . Male hymme. 2. Doun in yon banke. 3. O, sillie soul, alace. 4. Long ei' onie old man. 5. The Spanish ladie. 6. My dearest sueat is fardest fra me. 7. I longe for your virginitie. 8. Hutehesonun's Galziard. 9. Pitt in an inche, and mair of it. 1 0. A French volt. 1 1 . Ladie Elizabeth's maske. 1 2. Kette Bairde. 13. Trumpeter's Currand (Corranto.) 1 4. Joy to the Personne. 15. Comoedian's Maske. 16. Aderneis Lilt. 1 7. Somerset's Maske. 18. Johne Devisounes pint of win. 19. Horries Galziard. 20. Froggia Galziard. 2]. Another set. 22. I cannot live and want thee. 23. I mett her in the medowe. 24. Prettie weill begunn, man. 25. Prince Henreis Maske. " Finis quod Skine." SECOND PART. 1. Lady, wilt thou loue me. 2. The Lass a Glasgowe. 3. Shoe looks as shoe wold lett me. 4. Alace yat I came owr the moor, and left my love behind me. 5. Bone Jean makis meikill of me. Jocke plaise on Jennies fidle. 6. Lett never crueltie dishonour bewtie. 7. My loves shoe winns not her away. 8. Jennet drinks no water. THIRD PART. 1. Frenche. 2. Scordustis. 3. My Ladie Rothemayis Lilt. 4. Elew Breiks. 5. Aberdein's Currand. 6. Scullione. 7. My Lady Loudianes Lilt. &. Lesleis Lilt. 9. The Keiking Glasse. 10. To dance about the Bailzies dubb. 1 1. I left my love behind me. 1 2. Alace this night yat we suld sinder. 13. Pitt on your shirt on Monday. 14. Horreis Galziard. 15. I dowe not qunne cold. 1 6. My mistres blush is bonie. 17. I longe for her virginitie. IS. A Saraband. FOURTH PART. 1. What if a day. 2. Floodis of teares. 3. Nithingall. 4. The willow trie. 5. Marie me, marie me, quoth the bonie lass, 6. My Lord Hayis Currand. 7. Jeane is best of onie. 8. What high offenses has my fair love taken. * This volume, which is preserved in the Advocates' Library, consists of eight separate pieces in oblong 4to, formerly separate, now bound together, and apparently written about the beginning of the seventeenth century. In place of musical notes, letters have been adopted ; and although a key ia given in the seventh part, considerable skill would be requisite to use it successfully. The Editor has printed this list with tlie hope of at tracting tho attention vt some musical antiquary to this singular collection. 4j5 9. Alman Nicholas. 10. Sir John Hope's Currand. 1 1. Huntars Carrier. 12. Bleu ribbenn at the bound rod. 13. I serve a worthie ladie. FIFTH PART. 1. Canaries. 2. Pitt on your shirt on Monday. 3. Scordustis. 4. Shoe mowpitt it, comming owr the lee. 5. Adew Dundie. 6. Thrie sheips skinns. 7. Chrichtons gud night. 8. Alace I lie my alon, I'm lik to die awld. 9. I love for love again. 10. Sincopas. 11. Almane Delorne. 12. Whoe learned you to dance and towdle. 13. Remember me at eveninge. 14. Love is a labour in vaine. 15. I dare not vowe I love thee. 16. My Lord Dingwall's currand. 1 7. Branvill of Poictu. 18. Pantalone. 19. Ane Alman Moreiss. 20. Scullione. 21. My Lady Laudians lilt. 22. Queins currand. SIXTH PART. Then wilt thou, goe and leave me her. 2. I will not goe to my bed till I suld die. 3. The Flowres of the Forest. 4. The fourth Measur of the Buffins. 5. Shackle of hay. 6. Com, love, lett ws walk into the Springe. 7. Sa merrie as we have bein. 8. Kilt thy coit, Magge. 9. Shepherd saw thou not. 10. Piggie is over the sie with the souldier. 11. Ladie Rothemayis Lilt. 1 2. Omnia vincet amor. 13. I love my love for love again. 14. Ostend. 15. Sir John Moreson's currant. 16. Prseludium. THE SEVENTH PART contains a Key for decyphering the Music of the above airs. EIGHTH PART. 1. Gilcreich's Lilt. 2. Blew Cappe. 3. Ladie Cassilles Lilt. 4. Blew Breikis. 5. Port Ballangowne. 6. John Andersone my jo. 7. Good nyght, and God be with yow. 8. A Sarabande. 9. Lik as the Dum sol se quiam. 10. Com, sueat love, lett sorrow cease. 11. Veie setta. 12. A Sarabande. 46 XIX. THE WHIGG LAMENTATION ON DUNDEE « O whither shall we goe and borrow Some doggrel ryme to went our sorrow, And grive and glour fra e'en to morrow For our defeate ? Now we are few, and been in foro, And lost the heate. We rul'd the roast, and had na doubt, We domineer'd and bawl'd it out, Now we have gotten a dievlish clout, It maks us bleed ; Alas ! it proves a haillsail route, And dings us deade. f For all our firme confederacie, They beat us from the magistracie, And broke the grand conspiracie Which we had cuiked ; And when they saw that we turned saucie, Then we wer buiked. The graceless curats and the Tories, They tell out all our fame and stories, Call us Abiram, Dathan, Cories, And Deills indeed, I fear the godless, saulles, worries Gett up their head. And then the gentlemen of Angus Will never rest till they o'ergang us, As little will they caire to bange us, And maik us shrink ; I pray to God they doe not hang us Fan:]: the'r in drink. For a' the wark we made and din, Fa$ e'er be out, we'll ne'er be in, We might, for a' that we have dune, As weil miskend it, We may taik up a rock and spin, We win na mend it. • From a MS. volume of " Adversaria," in the Faculty Library, erroneously ascribed to Sir Robert Sibbald. f We'er quyte dung dead. { When. § Who. 47 We ken fat made the Torries bissie, They tuik up with the royal hissie, They hais'd her upe to maik her dissie, Against us wapring;* In holy wraith we'll take our vissie, Black be her aprone. Weil does she mynd the days of yore, Quhen we wer hye in plais and pouer, How that we spilt the blood and goare Of Lukkie Daddie ; Alas, our myndsf we sprunge before, That we wer readdie. Our good old cause begins to dwyne, As it did ance in fourtie-nyne, By change of states, fools may divyne, We get na sicker ; We've gatten water in our wyne, They spoilt our likker. O fa will now look us to help, Malignant tykes begins to yelp, And yowl as they wer gaing to whelp, We dare na mutter, For feare we gett a devill's skelp, And dre the gutter. XX. PAPERS RELATIVE TO CAPTAIN JOHN SLEZER. f 1. — FRAGMENT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN SLEZER TO JAMES ANDERSON, ESQ. ****** The worst is to mauke amends with a sufficient annuall rent, and this I faithfully promise to .doe. You know what I mean, I suppose, I need not explain myself. Well, sir, I haiue a famillie to provyde for, and you an other, so what euer you resolve on your pairt for their good and advantadge, and to propose what security you please in the premisses, shall be verrie acceptable to, sir, your hum ble seruant, Slezer. * Vapouring. f Mines. j: So little is known of the personal history of Captain John Slezer, the pub lisher of the Theatrum Scotia?, that the preservation of these papers, in a mis cellany of this description, was deemed advisable. 48 Theirr is a note or account of about nynthien pund Scots wich I owe to you as to my man of lawe. Praye doe as usuall adde to it what I am resting to you since, for haue- ing made bold with you as in severall occasions, as with a man of your profession, and lette us meet betwixt 11 and 12 a cloke this forenoon in the Royall Coffee-house, and tell other friely our minds, and I shall tell you what waye I intende to bringe that burden foresaid of my estait. Adieu. 2. — HOLOGRAPH OBLIGATION BY CAPTAIN J. SLEZER TO JAMES ANDERSON, ESQ. I, Captain John Slezer, of the Artillerie Companie, grants mie to having borrowed and received from Mr James Anderson, Wryter to the Signet, the soume of thrie pound Sterling, wich I oblidge to paye to him, or order, betwixt the daite and the 1 of October next to comme. As whit- nesse my hande, at Edenr. the 16 of July, 1700. J. Slezer. 3. — ACCOUNT, CAPTAIN JOHN SLEZER, TO MR JAMES ANDERSON, WRYTER. 1701. L. S. D Imprimis, for drawing a bill of advocation against Finnie, and marking it by the Clerk of the Bills, . 03 00 0 It. To the servant of the Clerk of the Bills at getting up of the bill after it was passed, . . . 00 14 6 It. To the Clerks, and for a copie of Forrester's Minuts, 00 14 6 It. For the Clerks of the Bill's dues for a Bill of Sus pension against Finnie, and for drawing bill and let ters, and signeting thereof, . . . 08 14 0 It. For expeding Advocation against the Hammermen of the Canongate, and Clerk of the Bill's dues and sig neting 04 07 0 It. For Clerk of the Bill's dues, with a Bill of Suspension against Forbes, and drawing thereof, . . 05 13 4 L.23 03 4 Item, To the Lord Ordinary's servant that past the bill, 01 09 0 L.24 12 9 49 4. — ANSWERS FOR MR JAMES ANDERSON, WRITER TO THE SIGNET, AND JOHN GRIERSON, HIS ASSIGNEE, TO THE BILL OF SUSPENSION PRESENTED BE CAP TAIN JOHN SLEZER AND ALEXANDER BRUCE, WRITER IN EDINBURGH, AGAINST THEM 1701. The Captain and Mr Bruce, being debtors by bond to Mr James for 25 lib. sterline for upwards of these three years, the Captain of late gave him severall disappointments ther- anent, and lykewayes anent other soumes due to him, and particularly five pound sterling, whereof a great part was advanced to the Captain in strait, which he parolled to pay out of the first and readiest of a precept, and yet notwith- stand, he uplifted and disposed otherwayes of it. Mr James being thus maletreated, and the Captain reteiring to the Abbay, wher Mr James waited on him severall tymes with a mutuall friend, and declyneing all reasonable propositions, he judged it high tyme to use dili gence. Wherupon the Captain hes given in a bill of suspension, but upon such irrelevant reasons, as scarce merit answer, and which in effect answer themselves ; yett, for clearing your Lordships further in the matter, Mr James humbly offers to your Lordships' consideration the answers following : — and, 1 mo, It is absolutely denied that ever Mr James made the alleadged insinuations ; and all that was in that matter was frankly offered by the Captain himself, and the accept ance prest with the outmost application, and the Captain is knowen to be sufficiently circumspect that way, so that this pretence is nothing but false muster, and the obledgement produced, does clear itself, though it be not now to the pur pose. And it is knowen, that Mr James, by himself and others, hes, on many occasions, and by a long tract of tyme, been very usefull to the Captain, which, if need were, can be made appear by many documents under the Captain's hand, and otherways. And the Captain did alwayes acknow ledge it untill now when he hes served himself of Mr James ; and it seems he would eat the kirnell when others had broken- the shell. .50 2do, Wheras it is pretended that the bond charged on is granted ob causam datam, sed non secutam ; it is an swered, Imo, that the bond is apponed, bearing express ly to be borrowed money, and was so in effect, being for money which was made use of by the Captain and be longed to Mr James. 2do, The Captain's oun cannon doe here recoil and turn upon him, for in his bill he ac knowledges that he received the first obligation, and in lieu thereof granted the bond charged on, which is amost clear indication that Mr James performed his part; and it is against all sense and reason to imagine, that if Mr James had been in the least deficient, that Captain Slezer would have granted a bond in place of ane obleidgement, and far less would he have engadged a cautioner with him, and, for his releife, not only given him ane obleidgement but assignations to his effects, it being much more easie to have suspended; and it is most ridiculous to pretend he was im posed upon when ther was no dilligence upon the obliga tion, and that Mr Bruce, his agent, was cautioner in the bond, and it will be a mystery to any who ever dealt with the Captain, to hear him pretend that he granted a bond without a valuable consideration. 3tio, This is yet more strange, seing, if need were, it can be made appear that the Captain was so ashamed with his meddleing with the money for which this bond was granted, that by ane apolo gie under his hand, he says, he was obleidged to doe as David did with the shew bread, — and that tho' the payment was delayed, yett he promises, upon honor, to give security for it, with annualrent, and accordingly grant ed the bond charged on. Wheras its pretended that Mr James neither did nor could doe the Captain any service, it is answered that this is not to the purpose, for unless Captain Slezer say that the bond was granted for services to be performed, he says nothing, and his oun bill does clearly evince he can pre tend no such thing. And Mr James forbears — nor is it the Captain's interest or honor that he make a particular enu meration of what may be said on that point, and can 51 (¦"produce ?] document under the Captain's hand ; — but this may be affirmed, that the Captain is more addebted to him than ever he will probably pay, and it will be no difficulty to make it appear that Mr James hes a more just claime to the money receaved than the Captain, and as to his expenses, it is so extrinsick that it merits no answer, and if for them he hes not gott suitable service, by his way of argueing, he may repeat. The Captain, to soften all, pretends that he was bred in a military way, and not versed in subtilities, tho' it is knowen he is sufficiently acurat in his affairs ; and by his treatment of Mr James, it would seem, his disposition and practice aims att the most subtile metaphisicks, and would use such strata gems in his conduct, as to grant bonds and parolls in the most deliberat and sure forme, and yett would faing turn all to blunt poudor ; and is pleased, after so much for bearance and discretion, to treat the best of his friends un gratefully. In respect whereof.* XXL PROTECTION BY SIR THOMAS BODLEY TO MR JOHN SKENE, EMBASSADOR FROM SCOTLAND TO DENMARK, 31st October, 1590. f Wheras the bearer, Mr Jhon Skein, esquire, hath bin lately sent in ambassade by the King's Maiestie of Scot land into Denmark, and hath also, vpon occasion of his * The bill of suspension, to which this paper forms the answer, has not been recovered : there seems little doubt that Slezer used Anderson very ill ; his con duct, however, admits of the palliation, that his inability to pay his debts arose from the paltry behaviour of the Scottish Parliament, which encouraged him to be gin a national work with the promise of support, and then left him in the lurch. Anderson was used in the same manner in regard to his Diplomata Scotise. f Afterwards Sir John Skene, Lord Clerk Register, author of a treatise well known to Scottish lawyers—" De Significatione Verborum"— which was appended to Sir John's edition of the Scots act, published in 1598. 52 Maiesties affaires, bin employed to the General States ofthe vnited provinces of the lowe countries, These are to cer- tifie the same to all her Maiesties subjects, and also to require them, in her highnes behalf, that in case the fore said Ambassador shall have cause to land in anie part of her Maiesties dominions, they would permit both him and his companie to passe quietly with their necessarie cariage, without staie or interruption; wherein they shall accom plish her liighnes pleasure, and also gratifie a thankfull and a righte honest gentlemein. At the Hague in Holland, October vltmo 1590. Tho. Bodley. To all Maiors, Sheriffes, Bailiffes, constables, comprollers, and searchers, and all other her Maiestie's officers, and subiects to whom it may appertain.* XXII. WARRANT BY JAMES VI. FOR AN ACT OF EXCHEQUER, IN FAVOUR OF SIR GIDEON MURRAY, OF CERTAINE GILT CUPS, &c. &c— 23d October, 1618. f James R. "Whereas wee have been gratiouslie pleased to give to our trusty and wellbeloued counsellor, Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank, knight, oure deputy, thesaurer of that our kingdome, a guilt bassing, whiche wes given to vs by our burgh of Edinburgh, with their propyne of money, at our first entrie of the said burgh, at our last being in our said kingdome, togidder with two guilt cuppes, one of them in forme of a salmond, presented to us by our burgh of Glas gow, and an other guilt cuppe, whiche was given vs by the towne of Carlile; togidder with some remanent of musk and ambergreese, whiche wes vnspent at our being there ; and lastlie, ane large yron chest, whiche did sometime be- * Skene Papers, MS. Faculty Library, No. 1 . f Ibid. No. 21. 53 long to the late Earle of Gowrie : It is our speciali plea sure, that ye make an act of exchequer, for the said Sir Gideon's securitie and discharge of the same, wherby he may brooke all and each of them without any questions to be made to him for the same at any time hereafter ; wher- anent these shall be to you a warrant sufficient. Given at hinching-brooke, the 23d of October, 1618.* Al(exander) Cancellarius. Mar. Th(esaurarius.) To oure right trusty and right well- beloued cosen and counseller, the Earle of Marr, our Thesaurer, and to our right trusty and well-belov ed counsellers the remanent com- missionares of our rents in oure kingdome of Scotland, &c. &c. &c. XXIII. ORDER BY THE COMMISSIONERS FOR SEQUESTRATIONS IN SCOTLAND UPON THE LADY HALYARDS.— 15th July, 1856. BY THE COMMISSIONERS FOR SEQUESTRATIONS.J Whereas, in pursuance of an order from his Highness Councell in Scotland for the gouvernment thereof, author- izinge and requiringe vs to secure all such goods of the late kings as lye concealed in the hands of private persons in Scotland : And whereas, vpon examination it is made evi dent that sundry Blankets and other Goods of the late kings were conveighed in the year 165 1 from Dumfermlinge to * Of same date, King James, by a similar warrant, appointed William Murray, son of Sir Gideon, Commissioner of the Customs in Scotland, with an allowance of " one thousand pounds vsuall money of that oure kingdome." Skene Papers, MS. No. 22. In the account of the Elibank Family, in Wood's Peerage, there is no notice taken of William Murray, Sir Gideon being represented as having had two sons only — Patrick, the first Lord Elibank, and Walter Murray of Living stone. | Skene Papers, MS. No. 9. 54 your owne house, where they are still detained from the estate : These are therefore to require you to appeare be fore vs at the Customehowse at Lieth, the 16th of July instant, and to deliver in to vs, or whome wee shall appoint, all and every the said blankets and other goods, or to show cawse to the contrary, of which ye are not to faill. Given under our hands at Lieth, the 15th day of July, 1656. Ed. Bylers. T. Whytcott. To the Lady Hayyards,* These. XXIV. THE REPORT OF THE SURVEYERS OF THE WAYIS IN KIRK-LISTONE PAROSH, WITHIN THE SHIRRIFFDOME OF EDENBURGH. The surveyers of the wayis and Briggs in Kirk-Listone parosh, within the shirrifdome of Edinbrugh, having taken the advice of skilfull craftsmen, doeth report, That Leny- moor Brigg being altogether ruinous and insufficient, must be taken doune and rebuilt againe, the whilk will come to the chairgis and expences about two hundereth merkes Scottis, and the New-brigge, consisting of two Bows, the on bow within the sherrifdome of Edenbrugh, the other Bow within the shirriffdome of Lithgow, the repairinge of that Bow, that is- within the shirrifdome of Edinbrugh, will come to the chairgis and expences about seven hun dereth merkis Scottis, and the repairing of the other bow within the shirrefdome of Lithgow, will come to the chairgis and expences of eight hundereth merkis Scottis. As for the wayis, a pairt of the way at Gogar stone must be laid with cassey, and the cassey at the Briggend must be re paired, — as likwyse a pairt of the way be east the Briggs, and sundry pairts of the way, that leadeth through Ald- listone, must be repaired and amended.f * The wife of John Skene of Halyards, sou of the Clerk-Register. •)¦ Written apparently about the year 1670. — Skene Papers, No. 43. 55 XXV. FUNERAL POEMS ON THE VISCOUNTESS OF DUNDEE." TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ACCOUNT OF HER DISIN TERMENT. 1. — ACCOUNT OF DISINTERMENT OF THE VISCOUNTESS KILSYTH. "On the 15th May (1795), some young people went down to visit the vault or burying-place of the family of Kilsyth ; prompted by curiosity, one of them tore up the lid of a leaden coffin; under the lid there was a substance of the colour and consistency of putty, but of a rich aromatic fla vour ; below that they discovered a fir cover as clear and clean as if new from the plane ; this excited their curiosity still more, till at last they had the hardiness to lift up this lid. To the astonishment of all, they discovered the body of Lady Kilsyth and her infant son. " Lest some violence should have been offered their ashes, I examined the tomb next day. " To my great surprise I found the shroud as clean, and the ribbons as bright, and both as fresh as the hour they were laid in the tomb. There was not a single fold or knot of either discomposed, and scarcely a particle of dust upon them. " Both bodies were entire, the features distinct, and as placid and pleasant to look upon as if they had been only asleep. The infant was a peculiarly interesting and moving spectacle, with the smile of innocence upon its lips, fair and full of flesh. It arrested the attention of every beholder. " The Lady herself bore evident marks of a violent death. Upon the right temple there is still visible a large wound, covered over with a black patch of silk about the size of a crown, and her features have rather the marks of anxiety. * Lady Dundee subsequently married Viscount Kilsyth, and was accidentally killed, together with her infant son, while in Holland, by the joists giving way in an inn where she was. The bodies were embalmed, transported to Kilsyth, and buried in the Family Vault. The account of her disinterment, given above, is taken from the Edinburgh Courant. 56 Beautiful auburn hair, and a fine complexion, with a few pearly drops like dew upon her face, when uncovered, oc casioned a sigh of astonishment and silent wonder. " The body had been embalmed, and the features are still visible and entire. The brain had been extracted, and the corpse embalmed in some fluid, of the colour and consistency of brandy or spirit of wine. Part of it still remains, but it is now become quite vapid. " When first opened, the whole tomb, though upwards of sixteen feet square, was filled with the most delightful and odoriferous perfumes. The flavour is now gone, though it lasted for upwards of a month. " The tomb is now shut up, to prevent rude people from offering any sacrilegious violence to the ashes of the dead. " The lady unquestionably was the daughter of John Coch rane, son of Lord Dundonald, first married to Viscount Dundee, and afterwards to the Viscount Kilsyth; and that she and her husband * were killed on the Continent appears from Dalrymple's Memoirs and Letters. Her corpse was brought over and deposited in the family vault of Kilsyth, with great pomp and ceremony, according to the form of the Church of England, in the end of the last century, along with her infant son, who died suddenly about the same time. " The accountof her funeral has been handed down among the people in this part of the country; and that she was a violent opposer of the establishment of the Presbyterian worship and a church government in 1690, appears from the kirk- session records."! * This is a mistake. Lord Kilsyth was not killed. He lived for many years afterwards, was attainted for his accession to the rebellion 1715, and died in exile at Rome, 12th January, 1733. f Her Ladyship was a very beautiful woman, and from the report of many who saw her body after its disinterment, she appeared as if she had merely sunk into a soft slumber. In a few days, by exposure to the air, all the freshness vanished, and decomposition rapidly followed. 57 2. — EPITAPH ON THE VISCOUNTESS OF DUNDEE (AFTERWARDS KILSYTH.) Assist me, all ye Muses, and inspyre, Not with a vulgar but heroick fyre, And thaw my frozene fancie to compyle Her praises in a virtuoso style. Let Pegasus, that[s] fam'd for winged flight, Prevent the swiftest motion of the light, And take ane instantaneous carrier O'er hills and mountains thro' the plyant air, And carry the sad tydanes of her death To all who in the globe terraqueous, breath ; Who, while she liv'd, each woman did excell In every thing which we perfection call. It seems the gods design' d. her outward form Their masterpiece, and standart uniforme. Of all the charme attractive that (doth) grace Each beautifull and glorious frontispiece ; That as each Amoretto did possess, Of her raire qualities, some more, some less, So they should taik their degree, or remove, In the refin'd consietorie of love. Diana, Venus, and the nymphs which we Have registered in fablous historie, As peerless, rarest, beauties, — and therefore For goddesses some fools did them adore, Were, with her matchless beautie if compar'd, But under draught, and lovely picturs mar'd ; And in proportion to this matchless shryne, The gods did make the tenent all divyne, Her nobler part so noble wes that she In it did equalyze the hierarchie Of Angells, and mankynd surpassed so farr, As if they nothing did in common share. Her soul the rest of mortalls did outwey In natrall sharpness and vivacity Of judgement and heroick fortitude, Of resolution and of promptitude To execute each generous designe, As if she hade not the same origine ; And these impulses which Dame Natur gave, She by her Industrie did so improve 58 Unto such transports of fidelitie Ther native prince aB she alon could vie With her once consort the braw Lord Dundie. The valiant (Jockie ?*) doth most livelie paint Her rair and more than feminine temprament, And generous peerless magnanimitie. Alas ! alas! that she so soone should die. Ochon ! ochon ! my sighs and tears arrest My drooping muse, and faine would weep the rest. She had not tuched the meridiane Of what by Natur's course she might have run, When by that sudden fatall tragedie, Our Amazone, alas ! with her brave boy, Lay smothered by a dier catastrophy. Farr be 't from (me) to presume to discant Upon the reasons of this accident; He in whos hands is both the life and death Of mortals, who hath chalked out the path And various manner of our exit hence, Hath sealed up all in 's boundless providence. Such secret things to him I doe referr, Yet I lack boldness to awouch of her j Her vertues did emitt such glistring rays, We may admyre, but cannot enough her praise. Her soul wes either frie or purg'd from sin, -She lyke the spouse all glorious wes within, Decor'd with all the graces that doe paint Ane heroine, virago, or a saint; From thence, as fra a fountain, pullulatf The streams of vertue which denominate Her effable, abstemious, and wise, Most humble and pious without disguise. Such deference she payd to sacred things And persons, and such reverence to kings, That one would think she bipartite her tyme 'Twixt God, and under him the true supreame; But that all worshipe she did terminate In Him that kings and all things did create ; Yet honoured kings, cause they vicegerents wer, And lov'd mankind, since all God's image beare. And she expressed this love in such degree, To that she knew wer in miserie, That tho' her other graces did appeare, The most refulgent in our hemespheare, * Sic in MS. + Spring up. 59 Yet by her brighter rays of charitie, She almost turn'd our dismall night to day. I need not now to counterfit a theme Of seemeing vertues to drawe her to havine, Nor frame the wings to make her mount on hye, ¦ In the poetick easie milkie way ; The verdict I have given her justly raise On Cherubb wings above the starrie skyes. 3. — THE VISCOUNTESS OF DUNDIE WELCOm'd BY HER FIRST HUSBAND, MY LORD DUNDIE. Methinks I heard a winged seraph tune Most charming wes when her last sand did rune ; Congratulateing the soul's libertie From anxious care and worldly miserie, In such lyk words, Welcome, my cheife delight, The object of my care both day and night, Since thy ingress into his transient inn, The tabernacle of frailtie and of sin, Your body wes refyned the master-piece, Of hyer powers for each attractive grace, And you wer cloathed with such excellencie, And therein did the rest of souls outvie, As if you differed from the specie. Your natural sharpness and your fortitude Make you a soul of the first magnitude, Which you improv'd so by your industrie, And aids of grace, that you might justly vie With the Bublimest in the hierarchie Of angells, wer't not for some steine of sinn, (And who in mortall state can say she's cleane ?) Which now is purg'd by the remeids of heav'n. Now you'r releas'd from prison, and the scarrs You did receive in your intestine warrs ; Your freed from all relapses unto sinn, And its consequents, dark misere and paine ; You want the clogg and birdlyme did you tye, To heavenly things now you may freely flye ; Mount then alofte, and follow me, my dear, I will direct you throw the plyant aire, Unto a region where you still shall find Intire contentment to your heavenly mind.* * This and the preceding poem, with various others, entitled " the Mass of Mr Davidson's Best Verses," occur in the volume of Adversaria, previously re ferred to. A third Epitaph follows, but it is very long, and the reader has had already, in all probability, a surfeit 60 XXVI. ESTHER INGLIS TO K. JAMES I. Most mightie Monarche, Darre I presume vpon th' honnor and credit that I have had at diuers tymes to speake your Royal Maj este, and hath ever found your Highnes fauour, and vpon the gratio3 accepting of a litle work by this youth, giuen to your Highnes at Stirueling, called Sidus Celeste, as to make humble suite for this one and last thing to this my only sonne, who hauing past his course two yeares ago, would gladlie follow Theologie, if it shall please God. Yet as Dedalus was not hable to frie him selfe of his imprison ment in the Ille Creta, but by the help of wings mead of pennes and wax : euen so my sonne is not able to frie him selfe of inhabilitie to effectuat this his affection, but by the wings of your Maties letter, composed by pen and waxe, throuch the which he may haue his flight happilie to sum fellow ship, either in Cambridge or Oxefoord, as occasion shall fall out; wherfore, gratious King, lett your most humble handmaid find this last fauour in your sight, to di rect one of thir noble me, by you, to signifie your highnes will and command vnto your secretarie, that when this my sonne shall notifie vnto him of any fellowship, he may re- ceaue, without any hinderance, your Majesties letter in the strictest maner. For the which I may haue my tossed mynd releeued of the great cair I haue perpetuallie for this said youth. And wee all of vs will neuer cease to beseech God to preserue and prolong your Majesties lyfe, with manie happie and prosperous yeeres to reigne ouer vs. Edenbrugh the xx of Iuin, 1620. Your Maties Most humble subject, Esther Inglis.* • Esther Inglis, a Scotchwoman, obtained great celebrity for the beauty of her caligraphy. See an account of her in Ballard's Learned Ladies, and Harding's Biographical Mirror, Vol. I, p. 25. 61 XXVII. LETTERS OF THE REV. WILLIAM BRODIE TO THE REV. R. WODROW. 1. — Dear Comerade, I receaved yours of the date Agust 4th, and was much refreshed and well satisfied to hear of your welfare ; and would have returned you an an swer sooner, had I been at Fortwilliam, as I hinted before in Mr Milns. The occasion of my absence was, because, upon the 7th or 8th of Agust, we were allarum'd with a letter from the Sheriff and Comissioners of the shire of Invernesse, giveing an account that the Fraisers in the countries of Aird and Stratherik, to the number of five or six hundred men, had conveened ; and, under the command of one Mr John, who is brother to Captain Simon Fraser, who, as you know, some years agoe committed a rape on the Lady Lovet ; they went and burnt the house of one Captain Mac- Kenzie, who is baylie and chamberlain to the Laird of Pres- tounhall, (a gentleman of the name of Mcinzie also, who is maryed to the heretrix of that estate of Lovat,) and burnt his house and took himself, with some of his servants and freinds, prisoners: against whom the major, two captains, four subal terns, and a partie of seventie men were sent, with whom I went out of curiosity to see the countrie. "We marched from Fort "William about 6 a clock at night, and the next day we were in the country of Stratherick, within fifteen myls of Inverness, att a place called Mushatie, where we stayed for the space of a fortnight, because we were informed that the Fraisers had left the Aird, which is on the north syde of Lochness, and were come to Stratherd during the time of our stay. We sent forth severall parties in search of them, but could gett no intelligence of them ; for they, hearing of our comeing, had, many of them, deserted Captain John, and gone home, and he himself fled from Stratherick to Strathnern and Badonogh, from whence he sent back Cap tain Mcinzie and the rest of the prisoners to us, and we convoyed him home to the Aird with a partie of our men ; 62 and it being impossible for us to follow Captain John through these wilde and unknown mountains, he not ha veing above tuentie men left with him in whole, and these divyded in four or five companies, the better to shelter themselves from us, we returned home without any blood shed. But the time we lay at Mushatie, I hearing that Mr John Pollock was at Inverness, I went and saw him, and drank your health in good Madary. During the time of his being north he has been 10 or 12 Sabbaths at Inverness, and the people there seem to be very well pleased with him, and I am very well pleased at my Highland expe dition, and long for another, that I might see more of the country. I was, upon the first of September, upon the top of Bena- vis, which is the highest mountain that ever I saw. I cut out a lump of frozen snow with a board of ice the breadth of my hat, which I brought to the garrison, and could have wished it with you. I went away from the garison about 7 in the morning and was in ascending to the top of it till one after twelve, suppose I be non of the worst climbers. I intend to come from this about the time of Argyle synod, which will be about the middle of October. If you have any neus, pray send me them with your nixt ; and give my ser vice to the professor, and to what comrades are in town, as ye would oblidge him who is your very humble servant, Will. Brodie. Fort- William, September 11, 1702. 2. — I am sorry that your leasure or want of occasion is such, that I have not had one line from you (I think), this ten month. I fear mine to you, have not found you (since Mr Milne, our comrad, left Glasgow) ; and truly it is no wonder, since I know not whether you are a planet or a fixed star ; and if fixed, yet am I ignorant of the place of your station. I am sorry that when we designed a more close correspondence, it should have broke up altogether. If it be my fault, lett me know when and how to direct my 63 letters, and you shall hear from me with every occasion ; if it (be) by yours, I hope you are not yet grown incorri gible, but will take with this reproofe and mend, at least so much as to lett me hear from you, att such a time, your judgment and news upon the present circumstances of af fairs, and the clearest notices of this plott, and the persons concerned in it that you can, for we have but very dark, yea, even contradictory notices of it here ; that is, that our nobility endeavour to cast it upon one another, et e contra ; and to provoke you to this, I shall shortly give you an ac count of a letter which I had occasion to see. The con tents were, that in Agust last, Symon Frazer of Beaufort (of whom and his brother I gave you some account last year) came over from France, and came to the then E. of Argyle, and Levin, by whom he was introduced to the commissioner, to whom he promised, if his pardon and any suitable encouragement could be obtained from the Queen, he would discover things much for the advantage of the government ; and upon their promise of doing what they could, he told that he had been in France, and that there was a plot carryed on with France, wherein a great many of our nobilitie were concerned, and that he himself had spoke with the French King, to whom he said, that if he would send 5000 men to Scotland, there was a strong partie would joyn with them, and particularly of the High land clans. To which the French King answered, that he would not trust men nor arms till he first saw a partie on foot in Scotland, and till he had att least securitie of the Highland clans. This, with some other things, he con fessed; but when he saw that the Queen would not pardon his crime, and that Athol carry'd things so high in Scotland, to the raising of letters of fyre and sword against him, he turned tail, and resolved sincerly to prosecute the designs of France, and was through the Highlands and north parts, where he spread K. Jameses manifesto, (which I have not yet seen,) and, as it is supposed, obtained subscriptions of a great many, for Capt. M'Leod confesses that he said to him, he had now gott what he judged would satisfie the 64 French King, to witt, the subscriptions of the Highland Clans, and told him that Glengarrie, one of the chiefs of the clan McDonald and a Papist, was to go over to France with instructions from tuo Dukes, Athol and H(amilton), and that Cromartie and many others were upon the design. I could add severall things, but that I think it not possible but that you have heard and know much more of it than I do, who lyes at such a distance. I have nothing else to write to you : for I have found no rarities worth your pains since I saw you, and besyds, I know not but that your more serious work may have expelled your antiquarian fancies. I have of late begun to keep a diary of the weather ; but before I begun it, there happened a most remarkable thun derclap on the 11 day of July, being Sabbath, in the after noon, about 6 o'clock; the air being clear and serene, there having been no rain for 10 or 12 days before, nor 8 days after; it seemed to be exactly above our garrison, and so loud, and of an unusual report, that all the people thought it had been a volly of great guns, and were much surprised. It was heard, as I am informed, above 30 miles from this place. I thought to have given you an account also of the Highlanders forced, or (as they call it) need fire, but find ing it done particularly enough in Martin's description of the Isles, * I add no more, but that I am, sir, your affec tionate comrad and humble servt. Will.' Brodie. Give my service to your father and brother, and pray lett me hear from you as fully as you can. Fort-William, 24, 1704. We have a report here that the bishops rents are re stored them : Pray send an account of what truth is in it, together with your thoughts as freely as you can, assuring yourself that I shall communicat any thing you write to nobody that will make any ill use of it. * Page 113. 65 We have catcht a priest, one father Monro, a Jesuit of 63 years of age, who came from St Germains some time ago, and hath been traficking in our North Highlands, and was catched about 26 milles from this. It seems he is a person of some account among them, for he is said to have been designed Archbishop of Glasgow. I have not yet seen him, for he was apprehended by one of our out garri sons, and continues there as yet, because he either feigneth himself, or is really sick.* So soon as I can gett a sight of King James's Manifesto you shall have a double. lam yours, Will. Brodie. XXVIII. HISTORICAL, BIOGRAPHICAL, AND LITERARY FRAGMENTS. 1. — In my former paperis it is observit how that sindrie vnko apparitiounes fell out within this natioun befoir thir trublis began ; namelie, of ane schour of blood in the south ; the thrie stares that fell doun, aboue these that careyeth the thrie honouris of the kingdome, and they came from Dal keith to Edinburgh, prognosticating the falling of the thrie crouns of the thrie kingdomes; the great flasche of lichtning that fell frome the heavins on the 18 day of De cember, 1639, lait at night, at the Erie of Traquares in- euming to Dalkeith from Londonn ; and of the drying vp of the quholl wellis of Edinburgh in anno 1643, befoir the frost began, als my former paperis beris. And now I thocht guid to note how that in Februar, 1652, thair wes sene in day licht, ane army of ten or xii thousand men marching on the north syde of Calder, aboue Balmoir, and about Mugdok, neir to Glasgow, all marching in armes, both horse and fute, furnischt with swordis, pickes, musketis, culuerins, drummes, and trumpettis, quilk maid all the * His illness was no pretence, as in a subsequent letter, (6th March,) Brodie writes — " As to the account you desired of Monro the priest, I can give you none but that he is dead ; and there being none of his papers found, his death hath pre vented any discovery might have been drawn from him." 66 pepill about to flie away, with thair horse, cattell, and guidis. At length the pepill sent out to the fieldis, quhair the armjr marched to vnderstand thair erand, bot thay evanisched. The lyke is reportit to be sene in the barony of Glasgow, quhilk being ominous, I thocht gude to insert hereintil, als is fairlie reportit. — ("Nicol's Diary, MS.) 2. — Mr James Stirling, minister of Paisley, was or dained (1654) when about 23 years of age. " He penned the first part of Napthali, as Mr Spreul the merchant tells me, and that he dictated a good part of it to him. He wrote the church part of it, and Mr James, afterwards Sir James Steuart, since advocate, wrote the law part of it. My uncle Mr Robert was once enquired by him if he had a copy of Naphthali, and answering ' No,' he said, <* they cost me too dear for you to want one of them,' and so he gave him one of them. Upon being turned out of his charge, he ' could never rest, but went from place to place, till at length he sailed to the East Indies.' He was thrown from horseback while riding ' upon a great Indian horse,' took a fever, and died." This information was given Wod row by his nephew, Mr James Stirling, who also mentions that his uncle " made some lines upon Beltrees, who had compared the prelates coming in to the Ark's being returned (after) its captivity." — Wodrow's Analecta, MS. 3. — Willie Nassau from the Hague, The isle of Britain's scourge and plague, Descended into hell indeed, As Papists doe expone by creede, A monster of ingratitude, The lockleich of the Brittish bloode, The lockleich of the British purse, For which his soul getts many a curse, A man of malyce, spytte, and venome — Judas wes honester than ten o' im. For Judas he made restitution, The better now is his conditione ; Judas needs not fear damnation, If this villane getts salvatione. Adver. MS. Fac. Lib. 67 4. — ATTWOOD'S IMPERIALS FOROERIE, OR THE JUSTICE TURNED STATE MONTEBANK. A MOCK SONG. Roome, roome, for Atwood, grand state quack, Good Inglischmen, what is't you lack ? Ther's charters forg'd by monks good store, Five hundred lys weall seal'd and more, As Edgare, Malcolme, and the rest, Pickt out by this poore hungry beast, To proue us a depending state, Pox on his dull and logwood pate. Take head how you answer this rogue o' renoune, He hes for his patron a mightie Lord Mohun, Who cares not a threepence to draue and have at ye, For so he sarv'd Munford,* whose punk was the philtre, He drew a long philter, and ran at his bumfort. Log first a pettiefogger wes, He plum'd his woodcocks to ane, He baul'd with stratrophonick voice, When three and sixpence was his pryce ; Till by law quibles, quirks, and bulls, He fleec'd so many foolish suis, The knave began to be afraid That for his ears he might be try'd, Then Atwood, Newgate thought his safest refuge, Quher all the vyle outcasts of England did trudge. The rogue ther advanced to the place of Chief Justice, By brybs he exhaust ane estate and great sums, Till at last he becomes one of Belzebub's trustees. &c. &c. lb. 5. In Obitum Generosi admodum et lectissimi viri D. Patricij Craw ab Heughhead, qui25to Nov. 1707, apud Dudingstoun Orien- talem fatis concessit. Si pietatis amor, si priscee stemmate gentis Sistere parcarum vel potuere manus, Heughhidius fatis nunquam cessisset iniquis, Tam cito nee campos viseret Elysios. * Montford the actor, who was basely murdered by Lord Mohum. 68 Magna fides verbis, summa et constantia factis, Ille maritus amans, charus amicus erat Saxi-caput titulo, Corvinus nomine, Scotus , Gente, sub hoc cippo contumulatus obit. Jo. Colme. Sibbaldi Elogia, p. 363. 6. — The Pretender, and Earl of Derwentwater, now beheaded, " were in the Duke d'Aumont's retinue when ambassador in London, and by means of Harley were both introduced to her late Majesty; and Derwentwater being questioned upon this before his execution, stifly refused to own it (though the Court, they say, had certain information ofit), which hastened his death." — Letter, March 11, 1716, from London, to Wodrow, MS. 7. — Since my last to you I have had no return. I should be glad that the first time you write you would please tell me if you have the Mercurys at Glasgow; if not, I shall send them ; — the reason is, they are to be sold at Alexander Mathies there, as the Mercury itself tells us. Four are already published. 'Tis thought that Mr M'Gregor* writes them, who is known here well enough for, his long adver tisements in the Courant, and other things too long for a letter. I asked at Mr Dicky for the Bishop of Bangor's book ; he says he expects that it is on the road to him, so you may write if you are (not) yet provided of one. There is a London poem reprinted here, by way of letter from some body in England to the Chevalier or some other at Avignon, but I have not seen it. I should be very glad that your toothache were off again. — Letter, Jan. 26, 1717, to Wodrow, MS. The letter to Avignon is sold at Alexander Mathies. } * John M'Gregor, author of several pamphlets. A most extraordinary adver tisement by him (four leaves folio), setting forth his extensive acquirements, is preserved in a volume of Broadsides belonging to the Faculty of Advocates. 69 8. — THE POET'S SUPPLICATION, TO JAMES ANDERSON, ESQ. — ANNO 1721.* Most worthy Sir, be pleased to excuse This bold address of my aspiring muse, Which thus officiously presumes to pay Her compliment to you on New Year's day. Did my hard fate grant me She happiness, Some fitter way your virtues to express, Then out of gratitude I should allow Whole Hecatombs as to your merit due; But since my state a poet's case doth plead, I hope you'll please to take the will for deed. With Hope and Fear (like Mah'met in the air) I'm toss'd 'twixt expectation and despair ; To kill or cure alike is in your power, But, O! your clement looks will ne'er devour Your poetaster, since a small releife Will ease me of a multitude of grief; Which if you doe, my voice aloof I'll raise, To Ela's pitch to celebrate your praise. Jo. Colme. 9.— March 1726. I find Dr M'Kenzie, the^ writer of our lives, is dead. My Lord Grange informs me he was a relation of his, had Oxford education, and was a great pre tender to things he understood not ; as a physician, he knew nothing of his own business. His brother, the Earl of Marr, imployed him to give him a little money, but found him not to be trusted to. He was a crony of Dr Pitcairn's, and drunk with him. The Dr at first commended his lives to every body, but when he had read some of them, he de clared they were not worth a button.f — Wodrow's Ana lecta, MS. 10. — They write from Inverness, that the Lady Lovat was safely brought to bed of a son, to the great joy of all * See a letter of Colme to Anderson, Dec. 1717, in New Scots Magazine, Vol. II. p. 445, and relative note. t Pitcairn was quite correct in his judgment. 70 King George's friends in that country, who wish that the Lord Lovat may have a son that will follow his example, in his zeal and loyalty to his Majesty's person and go vernment. — Flying Post, London, Sept. 24, 1729. 11. — Horseley had two daughters ; the one married Ed ward Randall of the Old South Sea House— the other a shoemaker in Edinburgh. The former had the plates of Horsley's work. — Paton to Gough, 3d October, 1771. 12. — I am unable to solve your query about the Cabinet of Coins belonging to the Faculty of Advocates. These seem not lodged presently in the library, but in possession of one of the members, since the unlucky embezzlement of several valuable medals, &c. While the misfortunate Mr Goodal had charge of these and the books, his profligate son, or sons, in his absence, got possession of these reposi tories, and stole many of them, which compelled the cura tors to take the salutary step either of keeping the key of the Cabinet, or removing the coins, &c. to one of their own lodgings. — Paton io Gough, 19th October, 1776. 13. — MEMORIZE SACRUM ANDREJE CROSBIE, ARMIGERI, CAUSIDICI VIRI MAGNI ET SUBLIMIS INGENII. Qui a natura, quae eum bonis suis prsestantissimis ditan- dum curaverat, habuit memoriam tenacissimam, quae omnnia fere visa, lecta, audita, etiam semel cogitata fidelissime con- servavit ; aciem mentis singularem, quae e thesauris memo rise locupletibus rei, quae agebatur, accommodatissima sem per selegit, minus idonea parumque necessaria constanter repudiavit; eloquentiam, cui vix potuit obsisti, quae ita selecta clare et feliciter illustravit, vimque imaginandi vivi- dissimam, quae coloribus gratissimis et pulcherrimis nun- quam non exornavit: adeo ut nihil prope modum ad per- 71 fectum, si talis unquam existerit, oratorem constituendum, necessarium in eo fuerit desideratum. Summo libertatis civilis amore flagravit, eique pro virili assidue consuluit, hoc nulli Grascorum vel Romanorum post- habendus. Justitiam et aequitatem ita excoluit, ut ne unius quidem exempli inimici, si quos immerito habuerit, possint reminisci, ubi ulla aliorum arte, vel ulla sua utilitate, a recto et honesto fuit detortus. Innocentiae et paupertati laborantibus nunquam defuit, et, ubi industria plerorumque et eloquentia turpiter langues- cunt, ibi vires ingenii mirandae potissimum eluxerunt. Scientia intra leges antiquas hodiernasque minime consti- tit ; artibus enim studiisque omnibus, usque eo imbutus est, ut, quacunque de re oriretur sermo, huic soli, omnibus aliis postpositis, studuisse videretur. Quae incommoda vitam extremam circumvenerunt, ea omnia non aliunde, quam a benevolentia nimia ei ingenita, et istorum pravitate, unde minime debuerint, et unde mi nime putares, fuerunt profecta. Excident vero nunquam virtutes numerosissimae ex ami- corurn memoria, qui ilium animi vigorem, qui obscuritati tenebrisque lumen toties affudit, leporem Atticum, humani- tatem insignem, amicitiam stabilem, fidem intemeratam, et candorem amabilem, ex oculis humanis sublata, perpetuo deflebunt, et diu mcerentes parem requirent. Fato concessit 4to Calendas Martias 1785, annos 49 natus.* 14. — Nov. 23d, 1795. Died at Glasgow, on Monday last, Miss Peter Crawfurd, daughter of the late George Crawfurd, Esq. author of the Peerage of Scotland, of the History of the family of Stewart, and of Renfrewshire. * It is, perhaps, almost unnecessary to mention that Crosbie was the prototype of Counsellor Pleydell in the inimitable novel of Guy Mannering. 72 XXIX. DECREET OF THE LORDS OF SECRET COUNCIL AGAINST SIR JOHNE STEWART, KNIGHT 1st June, 1626.* At Halyruidhouse, the first day of Junii, the yeere of God saxteen hundred and twentie-sax yeeres, anent our souvrane lord's letters, raised at the instance of Dame Margaret Ham- miltoun, spous to Sir Johne Stewart, knight, captane of the Castell of Dumbartane, makand mentioun that whair in the two seuerall complaints raised in the said compleaner's name before the Lords of Priuie Counsell, be Sir Williame Hammiltoun her brother, anent the vnnaturall and vndew- tiful behauiour of her said husband, and his vnkynde and vnthankefull doings agains her, becaus her said brother wes not informed nor acquainted with the particular circum stances concerning these complaints. In respect she wes sequestrat frome all societie and companie, and could not haue the meanes and possibilitie to give him notice of the particulars whairupoun she wes to compleane ; he drew vp her two complaints in generall termes, omitting sundrie particular circumstances whairof she now after her libertie lies thought meete for the better amplifeing and cleering of her saids complaints to acquaint the saids lords; as name- lie, in the moneth of December 1624 yeeres, the said Sir Johne presented vnto her two writts, desyring her to sub- scryue the same, and she hauing modestlie desyred that favoure onlie that she might read thame, promising, after the reading, to subscryue the same without respect to the tennour thairof, he not onlie refeused her that favour, bot shamefullie and cruellie strake and dang her with his hands and feete in sundrie pairts of her bodie, and threatned her with present death, if she refuised her subscriptioun thair- unto, so that in end, after manie straikes, and with the just feare and dreadour of her lyffe, she subscryued these two * From the original in the possession of C. K. Sharpe, Esq. 73 writts, without reading or knowing the tennour and sub stance of the same. And in the moneth of Januar last, she being informed that letters were direct be the Lords of Priuie Counsell agains him, for exhibitioun of the said com pleaner before the saids lords, and that she had intentit ane actioun of divorce agains him, for the fylthie cryme of adul- terie, committit be him with Margaret Kilmaweris, he, fearing the event both of the one and others persutes, he presented ane vther letter to her, to be subscryued, con- teaning ane discharge of the said filthie cryme of adulterie, committit be him, wilh ane oblishment that she sould neuer persew him thairfor. Quhilk writt partlie by his flattering and alluring speeches, and partlie by his threatnings and minassings, she wes moued to subscryue, and thairafter in that same moneth of Januar, he, knowing that he was to be chargit for the said compleaner her exhibitioun before the saids lords, he caused Johne Muddie, his servant, write a letter as direct frome the said compleaner to the saids lords, bearing that the said Sir Johne had vsed her verie louinglie and kyndelie, and thairfore desyring the saids lords to giue no credite to anie informatioune that sould be made to thame in the contrair, be her said brother, or anie vther. Quhilk letter wanting ane dait, the said Sir Johne presented vnto the said compleaner, desyring and threat ning her to write ouer and subscryue the same with her hand. Quhairunto, out of her kynde and louing respect vnto him, and being laith that his name sould be brought in questioun before his Majestie's Counsell, she yeeldit and subscryuet the said letter, and after that it had pleased God in his mercie to delyuer her frome that heauie trouble and sickenesse whairwith she wes visited, and to restore her to her health, he, being mightilie enraged for the Lord's mer- cifull dealing toward her, and resoluing so farre as in him lay, by his indirect and violent courses, to draw her vnder a new visitatioun and trouble, he sent upoun the ellevint of februar last, sundrie messingers to her, telling her, that he would appoint Issobell Beatoun and Margaret Kilmaweres, with their two adulterous childrein borne to him in adul- 74 terie, to be her keepers, the tyme that he deteanned her in waird, and this he did to haue drawin her to despaire, at the least, to haue renewed her former visitatioun, and he that same night came vnto her, saying " Meg ! be mirrie, for this sail be the blythest night that euer yee sail see, and nane of your kin sail neuer see yow heerafter ;" and with this, passing frome her, he shortlie thairafter directed and send his servant, Williame Murrey, vnto her, adviseing her to consent to her divorce frome him, and thairewithall as- sureing her, that if she refeused, that neuer one sould see her quicke after that night, after whilk tyme, in respect of her refuissal, she wes more straitlie keeped nor she wes of before. And he perceiuing the Lord's mercifull dealing toward her, and that his indirect and violent courses could not dryue her to the poynt of desperatioun whairunto he aymed, he came vnto her, being lying in prisoun vpoun the sevintein of the said moneth, and perswaded her with manie godlesse and vnworthie reasounis to putt violent hands in herselffe, objecting vnto her that she wes con- demnit and predestinat frome all eternitie vnto the hellis, and seing the short tyme of her pilgrimage in this lyffe would be miserable and full of greefe and calamitie, that thairfore it would be best for her to putt her selffe doun. Quhairunto she haueing replyed that she wes perswaded and assured of her electioun and saluatioun in and threw the blood and merites of Jesus Christ, and that if she putt hands in herselffe, it wes ane sure and infallible argument of her endlesse condemnatioun ; he then answered, that they who went to single combats were resolued to dee, and that she by putting of hands in herselffe, could be in no worse eaise and conditioun nor they, quhairvnto she hauing re plyed, that all the divines that wrote vpoun that subject, made no questioun anent the estait of these that died in single combats, bot for suche as patt violent hand in thame- selffes, thair wes ane uniform consent and agreement amongs thaime, that they were all condemned without mercie, and thairfor she resolued him, that she would neuer give eare (to) nor embrace suche a diabolicall motioun ; and 75 so finding his projects and purpose in this point frustrat, he came vnto the said compleaner of new againe, whan shee wes lying in the prisoun, vpoun the twentie-sax day of Marche last, being Sonday, in the tyme of the after noone sermoun, and desyred her to giue him a certificat vnder her hand, that she continewed still in her sickenesse, whilk she haueing with reasoun refuised to do, seing it pleased God to delyuer her out of her sickenesse, he than asked of her if she desyred to compeir before his Majestie's counsell, and she hauing answered that she would be glade that euerie one knew that she wes weill, he than swore with manie fearfull and execrable aiths, that in despyte of her and all her kin, she sould ly stinking in prisoun while she died, and that neuer one sould see her. And vpoun Wedinsday thairafter, whilk wes the [twentie nynth] day of the said moneth, he came into the prisoun, whair she wes lying, about nyne of the clocke at night, and with a cunterfeate laughing countenance he, in taunting and derisioun, vttered some kynde speeches to her, and with that he immediatelie fiercelie, inhumanely, and cruellie sett vpoun her, and shame- fullie and vnhonestlie strake and dang her on the head, and others pairts of her bodie, with his hands and feete, to the effusioun of her blood, and perrell of her lyffe, thinking thairby to haue drawin her to a new distemperature, and if, .by the prouidence of God, his servants had not come in, he had not failed vndoubtedlie to haue tane her lyffe; and than rageing vp and doun the prisoun hous, and blasphe ming God and man, he cryed out "theiff, will thou not pairt with me?" avowing and protesting, with manie blasphe mous aiths, that nather God, nor the Devill, the Kirk, the King, nor the Counsell, nor all that would do for her in the world, sould neuer make him to vse her anie better, and that they sould not saue her lyffe, and in despyte of God he sould send her soule to Hell. And then hauing putt out his men, promising to vse no furder violence agains her, they no sooner went out, bot he sett of new vpoun her, and strake her more cruellie nor of before, and finding the mercifull doings of God to be so powerfull with her, that 70 all his violent and indirect courses could not draw her to anie new distemperature, he than resolued for the last to lay her in the yrins, whilk he did vpoun the morne thair- after, fastening her to the bed-foote with a chainzie of sevin or aucht linkes long, allowing her nothing to ly on bot a lock straw, nor nothing to interteanne her naturali lyffe bot a peece gray bread and ane or two salt rottin herring. And he send her word that within three dayes thairafter, he sould make a great fyre, and rost her thairin, to the intent she might know the paines of Hell afore she come thair, euer protesting, with blasphemous oathes, that nather God, nor the Deuill, the King, nor the Kirk, the Counsell, nor all the world, sould keepe him frome taking her lyffe, and sending her soule to Hell, assuiring her that within fyue or sax dayes she sould be dead. Manie moe vnnaturall, fearefull, and violent courses hes he vsed agains her, (with the particulars whairof she wes loath to impress the saids lords) whairin he had no other project before his eyes, bot ather to procure her death, or ane new distempera- tour in her judgement and vnderstanding, whairfra it hes pleased God in his mercie to delyuer her ; and if ordour be not tane with him in thir particulars, not onlie he, bot others vpoun hope of impunitie, will be encuraged to committ the lyke or worse insolences heere after. And anent the charge given to the said Sir Johne Stewart, to haue com- peered personallie, before the Lords of secreit counsell, this present first day of Junii instant, and to haue brought and exhibite with him the particular writts aboue written, ex torted be him fra the said compleaner in maner foresaid, to haue beene seene, and considderit, be the saids lords, and to haue heard and seene, the same decerned, and declaired, be the saids Lords to haue beene, and to be, vnlaughfullie extorted frome the said compleaner in maner aboue writtin ; and, thairfore, the said writts decerned and ordained to be cancelled, rivvin, and destroyed, and to haue no strenth, force, effect, nor executioun heerafter. And furder, to haue answered to this complaint, and to haue heard and seene suche ordour tane thairanent as apperteanned, under 77 the paine of rebellioun and putting of him to the home, with certificatioun to him, and he failyed, letters sould be direct simpliciter to putt him thairto. Lykeas at mair lenth is conteanit in the said letters, executiouns, and indor sations thairof. Quhilks being callit, and the said persewer compeerand personallie, and the said defender compeerand also personallie, the reasouns and allegatiouns of the said pairties, togidder with the depositioun of certaine persounes, produced be the said persewer, ressaved, sworne, and ad- mittit as witnesses in this mater agains the said defender, being reade, heard, seene, and considderit, be the saids Lords, and they ripelie advised thairwith, The Lords of secret counsell finds, and declaires, that the said Sir Johne Stewart hes most vnkyndelie, vnnaturallie, and vn- worthelie, behaued himselffe toward the said Dame Mar garet his spous, not onlie by the forceing and compelling of her to subscryue sundrie of the writts lybellit, as namelie, the renunciatioun and discharge of the cryme of adulterie, and the letter foresaid writtin be Johne Muddie, bot lyke wayes by threatning of her with death, striking and dinging of her at sundrie tymes, threatning to appoint Issobell Beatoun and Margaret Kilmaweres, with thair adulterous childrein procreat to him in adulterie, to be her keepers, avowing that nather God, nor the Deuill, the King, nor the Counsell, nor all her kin, sould saue her lyffe, and that he band her in a chainzie, whilk wes fastenned to a bed- foote, whairin thair wes nothing bot a palyas, and that the chainzie wes so short that she could not ease herselffe in her bed, bot wes constrained to ly vpoun the floore, and that she wes deteanned in this miserable estait, bound and fettered, in maner foresaid, the spaice of threttein dayes and nights, and that all this tyme of this vnnaturall vseing of her she wes sober and weill in her witts, and that thair kythed no distemperatour in her, nather by her words nor by her actiouns ; and that thairby the said Sir Johne hes verrie far ouerseene his dewtie to the said Dame Margaret, who is a gentlewoman of good birth and qualitie, for the whiiks his violent vnnaturall and vndewtifull proceedings, 78 so farre agains the honnour and credite of a gentleman of his qualitie, besides the offence of God, and contempt of all authoritie and law. The saids Lords ordains him to be send as a prisouner to the castell of Blackness, guairdit be the shireff of Linlithgow, and to be deteanned in waird in the said castell, ay and whill he be fred and releeved be the saids Lords. Because the said complaint being admittit to the said persewer's probatioun, and diuerse witnesses be ing produced be her, ressaved, sworne, and admitted thairin, she did cleerlie and sufficientlie verifie, and proue, the said complaint, in maner as is aboue found and declaired, as wes cleerlie vnderstand to the saids Lords, for the whilk caus the said Lords has found, declaired, decerned, and or dained in maner foresaid, Extractum de libris actorum secreti consilii Serenissimi Domini Nostri Regis, per me Jacobum Prymrois, clericum ejusdem, sub meis signo et subscriptione manualibus. Jacobus Prymrois. XXX. COPPIE DE LETTRES DE PROMESSE DU ROY CONCERNANT LE MARIAGE, ENTRE MONSIEUR LE CONTE D'ARAN, ET LA FILLE DE MONSIEUR LE DUC DE MONTPENSIER.* Henry, par la grace de dieu, Roy de france, a tout ceuls qui ces presentes lettres verront, salut., Scauoir fai- sons, que nous ayant congneu, par les vertueux, agreables, et tresrecommandables plaisirs, et seruices, que notre trescher, et tresaime cousin, le Conte d'aran, chevalier de nostre ordre, gouuernourz du Royaume descosse, a fai a feu nostre tres honnore seigneur et pere le Roy, dernier decede, que dieu absoille, a nous consecutiuement, et a la maison, et couronne de france, et que puisnagueres, II nous a offert, * From the Balcarres Papers. This contemplated marriage never took place. In one of Mary's letters, her Majesty proposed to the Queen Dowager to erect the Earldom of Arran into a Dukedom, upon occasion of the nuptials. 79 et promis, faire quel est le desir, quil a, a la continuance de ancienne alliance et amyties, deuers les Royaumes de france et descosse, et a la perpetuelle vnion de ceulx, et semblament, l'afection quil porte a nous, et au bien de nos affaires, desirans en faveur de ce luy faire voire, par de monstrations et effects damytie, en quelle, reputation, et recommendation, nous auons, luy et les sienes, combien nous desirons les approcher de nous, par alliance et affinites, pour ces causes auons, a Icelluy notre cousin le Conte d'aran, entre les aultres graces, liberalites, et bonnefaites, dont nous voulons user enuers luy, promis et prometons, par ces presentes, bailler a son fils aisne, par loy de ma riage, la fille aisnee, de nostre trescher et tresaime cousin, le due de montpensier, et si tost, que les deux partis, seront en aage suffisant de pouuoir contracter mariage, le faire consommer, et accomplir, de la part, de notre cousin, le due de montpensier, et sa diet fille. En tesmoing de quoy, et pour seurete de la quelle nostre promesse, nous auons signe ces presentes, de nostre main, et a Icelles fait mettre, et apposer nostre seel. Donne a Labbaye de vanluy sant, le vingt hutiesme jour dauvril, Ian de grace, mil cinqcent quarante huit, et de nostre Regne le deuxiesme. Ainsi signe, henry, et scelle de eyre jaulne, sur double queue, et sur le reply, pour le Roy, De Laubespine. XXXI. EXCERPTA EX ADVERSARIIS REVERENDI JACOBI BRUNL* 1. — THE WAY AND MANNER OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE SCOTTISH BISHOPS AT WESTMINSTER. — DeC 15, 1661. The foure Doctors Sharpp, Fairefoule, Hamilton, and Lightoun, come in coach to the Dean of Westminster's * The MS. volume from which these extracts have been taken is in the Fa culty Library. It contains copies of Latin Epistles to various persons, (and amongst others to Sir Robert Sibbald), — poems both in Latin and English, and a variety of miscellaneous papers. 80 house in the Cloister, where they were mett by four Eng- lishe Bishopps, London, Woorester, St Asaph, and Car- lile, and were conducted by them to the church, where all were placed over against the pulpit. The 4 Scots in the habite of Doctors, with their Canonicall coates, girdles, gownes, tippets, and corner caps. Sermon being ended they went to the east end of the church, where the altar stands. London having the action, placed himself upon the right side of the altar, Worcester on the left ; the rest, Scotts and English, standing before it. Then Canterburie being commissioner, the commission was read,* and London proceeded to read the forme of the booke of Common- prayer, each of the Scotts having one in their hand. After some time spent in reading, the Scotts sate downe before the altar on their knees, in which posture the oath of supre- macie was tendered to them by the Bishop of London, they having their hands on the booke and kissing it. This done, they removed to a by-roome, and after a little returned having a linnen garment above their gownes, such as a shirt without sleaves. In this garb they stood some time before the altar, and then returned to another roome, and after a little come in againe attired as Bishops, thus — Above the linnen garment called a rocket, they have a gowne without sleaves, of a rich silk stuffe, and to it were pinned lawne sleaves. Having stoode a little, they kneeled againe before the altar. Then came the English Bishops, and laid their hands on their heads, one by one. The con secration being ended, they communicated thus — 2 Eng lish Bishops and the foure Scots, kneeling before the altar, receive the bread and wine from London. This done they rose, and the foure Scots Bishops went toward the altar, one after anotlier, bowing as they went, and then kneeling laide downe the offering upon it. After which they went to Sir Abraham William's house, the place where ambassadours are received, and there had a sumptuous feast, where di verse of the Scottish nobilitie were present. But the Lords Midleton and Crawford were not, they being sicke. All this is testified by one who was ane eye witnesse. 81 2. — IN OBITUM LECTISSIMI VIRGINIS ANNJE BODI/E, JOHANNIS BODII A TROCHOREGIA NATU MAX1M/E. Qua3 graveolens herba est, non est ita flaccida flore, Ocius ut marcent Lillia passa, Rosa; ; S*»pe brevi superest qua? numina casta colebat, Longsevam videas mancipium Veneris, Virginibus lectis citius libitina paratur : Stant Ambubajse; Bodia casta cadit: Nil natura facit frustra, sed nee Deus ipse, Quisquilias linquens, nam preciosa legit. Roses, lillies, soone decay, Stinking weeds have longer stay ; Faire chaste soules may live short while, Longer they who th' earth defile. Soone falls faire chast Anne asleep, Painted putains longer keep ; God and nature work nought vain, Plucks the best, let's th' worst remain. ANNA BODIA. ANAGR. BONA DIANA. Moribus, ingenio cultissima, pulchra, pudica, Et pietatis amans virgo, Diana Bona. Polish't in witt and manners, fair, and chast, Not Dinah light, thou good Diana wast. ANNA BODIA. ANAGR. ADONI BANA. Adoni Bana referunt tua nomina; templo In Domini, a Domino facta columna manes. Thy name, Adoni Bana, did foretell That earlie thou should'st in God's temple dwell ; A pillar made ne'er to go out again, On which thy God his name hath written plain. ANNA BOID ANAGR. DONA BINA. Corporis atque animi prsestabat dotibus Anna Bodia ; quis dona hsec bina negare potest V F 82 Gifts of Body and of mind Were in Anna Boid combin'd ; They twinne-eyes had not to see Who twinne-gifts deny'd to thee.* UPON THE EARLIE AND MUCH LAMENTED DEATH OF THE CHOISE DAM SEL ANNA BOID, ELDEST DAUGHTER TO MR JOHN BOID OF TROCH- REGE, WHO WENT TO HER FATHER'S HOUSE NOVEMBER 9, 1665, OF HER AGE, THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. ANNA BOID. ANAGRAM. I ABANDON. Kindred, kind friends, wealth, honour, beautie, life, Or in this world whate'er's in high account, And made the matter of men's boast and strife, While earth-borne minds do never higher mount, These I abandon all : sole Christ, none other 'S my life, wealth, honour, beautie, friend, my brother.f 3. — THE VIRTUES OF THE INDIAN PERFUME TOBACCO, 1667. The Spaniards call tobacco the holy herb, in regard of the various virtues it hath. If moderately and seasonably taken, 'tis good for many things. It helps digestion taken a while after meat, it makes one void rheume, break wind, and it keeps the body open. A leaf or two being steep't ere night in a little white wine, is a vomit that never fails in its operation. It is a good companion to one that con- verseth with dead men : for if one hath been poring long upon a book, or is toiled with the pen, and stupified with study, it quickeneth him, and dispels those clouds that usually oreset the brain. The smoak of it, is one of the wholesomest sents that is, against all contagious airs, for it oremasters all other smells, as King James they say found true, when being once a hunting, a shower of rain drave him into a pigsty for shelter, where he caused a pipe full to * A variety of similar conceits follow, but the reader has probably had enough of them. At the bottom of the page (37) the name of " Thomas Innesius" occurs. On the next page a new set commences. f The signature of Thomas Skein terminates this second series of funeral poems, of which the first Elegy has been given as a specimen. 83 be taken of purpose. It cannot endure a spider, or a flea, with such like vermin ; and if your hawke be troubled with any such, being blown into his feathers, it frees him. It is good to fortifie and preserve the sight, the smoak being let in round the balls of the eyes once a week, and frees them from all rheumes, driving them back by way of reper cussion. Being taken backward, 'tis excellent against the cholick : and taken in the stomach, 'twill heat and cleanse it ; for my Lord Sunderland, President of York, taking it downward into his stomach, it made him cast up an impos- tume, bag and all, which had been of a long time ingender- ing out of a bruise he had received at football, and so pre served his life for many years. Now to descend from the substance and the smoak to the ashes, 'tis well known that the medicinale virtues thereof are very many. But if one would try a pretty conclusion, how much smoak there is in a pound of tobacco, the ashes will tell him ; for let a pound be exactly weighed, and the ashes kept charily and weighed afterwards, what wants of a pound weight in the ashes can not (be) denied to have been smoak which evaporated into air. I have been told that Sir Walter Raleigh won a wager of Queen Elizabeth upon this nicety. The Spaniards and Irish take it most in a powder or smutchin,* and it mightily refreshes the brain : and I believe there is as much taken this way in Ireland, as there is in pipes in England. One shall commonly see the ser ving maid upon the washing block, and the swane upon the plowshare, when they are tired of labour, take out their boxes of smutchin, and draw it into their nostrils with a quill, and it will beget new spirits in them, with a fresh vigour to fall to their work again. In Barbary and other parts of Afric, it is wonderfull what a small pill of tobacco will do ; for those who use to ride post through the sandy deserts, where they meet not with any thing that's potable or edible, sometimes three days together, they use to carry small balls or pills of tobacco, which, being put under the * Can this be the origin ofthe common Highland word, snecshin? 84 tongue, it affords them a perpetual moisture, and takes off the edge of the appetite for some days.* 4. — AN ACROSTICK UPON A WORTHY GENTLEMAN, MR ROBERT LIGHTONE, FALSLY, BUT BY EXTRACT LIGHTBODIE, NOW BISHOP OF DUNBLANE. R are are thy gifts,— rarer thy works Which thee so much decore ; O rarity of rarities, Who would not thee adore, B ecause of singularity, Though nought else thee commend, E v'n this to all posterity Shall much thy name extend, R eporting thy compliancie With each prevailing partie ; T hat whatsoever change fell out Thou wast to it most heartie. L ight heart, light head, light feet, light facts, Thy true name is Lightbody ; I s this a pretty game to play So oft the Palinody ? G rave and retired thou seem'd to be, Pomp worldly to defy, H atch'd a religion thou has first Does with all sorts comply. T ush all divines of every sect, Why are you all so busie ? O ne for you all the way to heav'n Makes plain to ev'ry^usie. N ow farewell all strait lac'd conceits, Lightbody beares the bell, E nter sects, Popes, all hereticks, There's roome within his cell.j- 5. — PRffiSTANTISSIMO ET DOCTISSIMO VIRO D. R. SIBBALDO, M.D. J.B.S.P.D. Quid ego a te, Vir Clarissime, mihi polliceri non audebo, qui silentii mei pertinaciam quam in literis tuis ingeniose accusabas, ipse coram facilis condonasti. Equidem (ut * The reverend writer of this panegyric on tobacco, may naturally be inferred to have been a pretty zealous votary of the pipe. f Although these verses on Lighton are clever, the censure is most undeserved, a9 a more amiable and learned divine can hardly be named. 85 Tullii verbis utar) non tam mihi molestum fuit accusari abs te officium meum, quam jucundum requiri. In quo autem desiderare te significabas meas literas prae te fers perspec- tum mihi quidem, sed tamen dulcem et optatum amorem tuum, quo sane merito indignus reputandus sum, si suavis- simum hoc terrarum comercium, ulla mea passurus sum negligentia interire. Quocirca, cum hue usque ad te scri- bere cunctatus sim, ut simul tuum ad te mitterem libellum (quern tamen nondum a Bibliopego accepi, etsi de die in diem ilium se daturum promisit) non diutius mihi differen- dum esse existimavi, sed visum est ab hoc epistolio novum annum auspicari. Atque haec sunt animi vota, ut ilium tibi felicissimum sentias, idemque saepius recurrat semper felicior. At quoniam inter amicos Mos vetus est Jani dare mutua dona calendis, et nunc mihi non aliud suppetit, ecce tibi oratiuncula nova, in qua divitiarum partes tuendas sus- cepi, etsi mihi non apparuit Beata pleno copia cornu. Neque vero ego ex eorum sum numero, qui opes despiciunt, quod se divites unquam futuros desperent. Apologum de Vulpe audivisti, quae, cum racemos uvarum plenos et jam matures- centes conspiceret, dicebat tamen uvas istas nimium acerbas esse. Sed notandum est, verba ista a Vulpe prolata esse postquam diu frustra tentasset uvas illas comprehendere, quibus latrantem suum stomachum lenire posset. Ea, quae his notis \_ ] circumscribuntur, illo in exemplari omisi, quod adolescenti recitandum tradidi, quod non putarem ilia caeterae orationis texturae apte satis cohaerere. Audio ad te binas epistolas missas esse, a quodam gentilitii tui nominis Perthi commorante, in quarum una rogat ille, ut juve- nem quendam tua comendatione juves, quicum magna mihi intercedit familiaritas, ex quo mihi cognitus est. Omnino dolendum foret si illis destitueretur mediis quae animum ipsius excitare possunt, ut in illo promoveat cursu, quem jam feliciter ccepit, et in quo progressus fecit non pcenitendos cum igitur is Londinum profecturus sit, si qui in nobilissima ilia civitate sunt apud quos comendatio tua aliquid sit habi- tura ponderis, oratum te velim, ut hunc illis de meliore nota comendes. Nee est quod in hoc juvene vereare, ne, quod 86 in comendandis hominibus etiam atque etiam aspiciendum esse monet Flaccus, incutiant aliena tibi peccata pudorem. Quia vero intra octo dierum spatium discessum parat, re- sponsum tuum, priusquam tempus illud elapsum erit una cum literis tuis comendatitiis hie experto. Matri tuae dig- nissimae salutem a me plurimam dices : Nepoti etiam meo et caeteris quos memorare soleo. Vale, vir eximie, et me, quod facis, ama. Dat. Edinb. ipsis Cal. Januariis auspicibus anni 1672. 6. — IN OBITUM VIRI VERE GENEROSI LODOVICI CRAIGII A VILLA RI- CHARDI, NON TAM GENERIS SPLENDORE QUAM PROPRIIS VIRTUTIBUS HONORANDI, QUI CORPORIS VINCULIS SOLUTUS EST 4 CAL. FEBRUA- RIAS, 1681, TRISTISSIMUM SUI DESIDERIUM POST SE RELINQUENS. ACROSTICHIS. L enis sedatique animi, mentisque serenae U ndique monstravit signa effulgentia, cujus D ura non immotam turbarunt lajta quietem. O bscuris quamvis non sit majoribus ortus, V ile illi hoc visum est, ac prorsus stercora duxit, I n Christo ut longe meliorem qusereret ortum. C onsultus factis et dictis ; fidus amicus ; U tile prseposuit nunquam justo vel honesto. S ervis mansuetus dominus, natis pater almus, C onsortemque tori tenero complexus amore, R ara erat in matrem et charas pietate sorores. A stra supervolitans contempsit cuncta caduca, I d modo quod stabile est qua^rens, et non periturum. G audebat si quando bonos florere videbat ; I llorum contra sortem lugebat acerbam. U num erat in votis, Christo ut frueretur, ab omni S orde repurgatus, quo nunc sine fine potitur. He had a settled spirit, and sober mind, Whose signs on all occasions clearly shin'd. So fixed and unmov'd he did abide, That no lot made him from his duty slide. He a fair branch was of a noble stock, Which long hath flourish'd like a lusty oak : Yet of this priviledge he did not boast; But nearness unto Christ he valued most. 87 He well advis'd was, both in word and deed, Kithed a trusty friend in time of need. He always did postpone to equity (What few men do) his own commodity. Children for their dear father sadly mone ; Servants no less, that their sweet master's gone. His consort, who, like to a fruitful vine, Shot forth such boughs to propagate the line, Of her beloved elm is now depriv'd, Under whose comfortable shade she thriv'd. Bearing the divine precept in his mind, A son he was both dutiful and kind. His sisters he did tenderly affect, From whom he had a mutual respect. His meditations, wing'd with faith, did soar Above the stars, slighting all earthly store, Seeking those treasures which will stable prove, And no calamity can e'er remove. His heart did truly joy, when he did see Good men enjoy peace and prosperity; But when their burdens grew without redress, His heart was pierc'd, seeing their deep distress. His main and one desire was this, that he Might firmly unto Christ united be. He's throughly purg'd from ev'ry spot and stain, And now they're met, never to part again. 7. — TRUE AND PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP. True love, which virtue doth inspire Into the heart, is like a fire That blazeth not, but still it burns And is not chang'd by fortune's turns ; But by experience I have found That vulgar friendship proves unsound, Which therefore feeble is, and cold, Decaying soon, and waxing old. January 17, 1690. 88 XXXII. THE KING OF IMGLANDIS CHARGE GEVIN TO HIS HERALD NAMIT RICHEMONT, SHEWIN TO YE LORDIS OF YE CONSALE OF SCOTLAND ATT STIRLING.* Richt honorable, my lords and others, assembled here, at this present : Whereas by the auncyent lawes, and lauda ble use of armes, it hath bene alwayes hitherto observed, and inviolably kept, betwene princes and princes, and also all other men of honour, for thadvoyding of extreme cru- aultie, and slaughcter, which els woold ensue in the warres, that yelding themselfs, and being taken to mercy, they shuld not be kylled, or destroyed, but be resaued, and kept at the mercy of their taker, the same to be alwayis vntil they wer redemed, and raunsomed, at the wil, disposition, and order, of the sayde taker, and in the meane season, to be none other wise subgect to any lawe or persoune, but that they might be at all tymes, redy to cum in to their takirs, when soeuer they wer commanded or called, for which ho norable vsage and lawe of armes, being by onie colour or devise, violated, or broken, all humanitye, mercy, or pitye, for the saifegarde of mans lief, shuld be vtterly amongs men, abolished and extinct. The King's maiestye, my moost drad Soveraun lord, henry theight, by the grace of god, kinge of england, fraunce, and Irlande, defender of the faith, and in erth ymmediately vnder christ, of the church of England, and also of Irlande the supreme hed, having by victory in most and lawfull warre against this Realme, taken certayn noble men and gentlemen, prisouneres, whose names I shall repete anone vnto you, did sone after their taking, vpon their own humble sute or request, to return into this their countrey, for the doing of certayn things tending to thuniuersal benefit as the[y] affirmed of * From a copy (evidently made at the time) amongst the Balcarrcs Papers, marked on the back " March 1543-4." 89 this Realme, gyve them leave to repayre in to this their sayde countrey, vpon their othe, and promesse, made vnto his highnes, on their honours and fidelityes, to returne at all tymes, notwithstanding their hostages, whenne he woold appoynt them, and being nowe determined to haue them returne vnto him, according to their saide promesse and faith gyven in that behalf, and thinking that both they, in respect of their own honoures, will returne according to their sayde promesse : and youe in respect of your honoures will not onely suffre them, but also constreyn them, if they wooldnot aquite themselfs therein honorably, as apperteyneth to true nobelitye and gentle blood, and represent themselfs vnto his maiestye according to their sayde bonds, hath com manded me to repayre vnto youe, the lords and others of the parliament or counsail here assembled, and to requyre you in his maiesties name, to deliuer vnto me out of hande, to be conueyed vnto his maiestye, his lawfull and sworne pre- souners, Therle of cassels, therle of Glencarn, the lord Somervile, the lord maxwell, the lord Graye, the lord oly- vant, the lord flemming, oliuer Sfc cler, george hume lord of hayton, Robert Erskyn soune and heyre to the lord Erskyn, William Seton, patricke heyborn, James pringle, James Sfc cler, Alexander S' cler, John matlande lord of awencastle, henry maxwell, brother to the Lord maxwell, John Rosse lord of cragy, the lord mounkreth, william monteth, lord of corsy, John lesle yonger soune to therle of Rotheis, John carmighell eldest soune to the capitayn of craufurd, Signi fying further vnto youe that in cace by any pretence, or allegation to be deuised by you or them to the contrary, the same be not accomplished according to my request, his maiesty entendeth to revenge it, not onely vpon their pledges remayning for their apparence in Englande, as far as to his maiestye shall seame good, and agreeable to the lawes of armes, but also vpon all the personnes of this Realme, which shall hereafter happen to cum in to his handes, and in such sorte denounce this rupture of this auncyen lawe of armes, to all the woorld as the same shall turne to your and their perpetuall ignomeny and reproche ; — Requesting you to give me aunswer herof within these three dayes. 90 My lords of cassels, my lord of Glencairn, my [lord] Somervile, my lord maxwel, my lord Graye, my lord oly- vant, my lord flemming, and odars, the kyngs maiesty, my Soveraine lord, requyreth youe, by vertu e of your faith es and honours, which remayne with his maiestye in obligation for your returne, to performe and accomplishe your promessis, in that behalf, and furthwith to repayre vnto him, being your lord and master by the commoun lawe of reason and armes, and you likewise being his presouners and capteues, vntil by his consent, or manumission, you shalbe put to libertye. Per me Richemond, Herauld at Armes. XXXIII. THE REGENT MURRAY TO PRESTON OF CRAIGMILLAR, 12th Jan. 1568.* Efter our maist hertlie commendaciones, Becaus we trust, godwilling, sa schortlie to visit zow, we will not now mak lang lettres : Bot in thir few lynes lett zow vnderstand of the gude helth of ws all, praisit be god. Zesterny* we had the quenes maiesties answer to the Counsal, allowing our doyngs, with promiss to mantene the Kingis auctorite and our Regi ment. This day we tak leif, and haistis ws home howsone we may gudelie. In france materis ar in gude caiss. And thus baith in respect of the beararis sufficiency, and our awin deliberation to be sone at home, we ceasse for the present. Committing zow in the protectioun of almichtie god. At Kingstoun, the xi of Januar 1568. Zour richt assurit freynd, James Regent. Depeschit the xiij day — for that ze wrait for, ze salbe satisfyt in it at meetting. To our Richt traiste friend the Laird of Craigmillar, Provest of Edinburgh. * Balcarres Papers. 91 XXXIV. ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF LEAD EXPORTED FROM SCOTLAND, 22d March, 1585, to 17th March, 1590.* The number and quantatie of the leid we transported further of this realme, sen the zeir of god Jaj vc four- scoir four. Ilk barrel contening 42 staine wecht. 22 Martij 1585. Schippit in ane schip callit the proper bark, quherof is maister, jhone gray, xxv barrels leid, viz. 890 stane. 26 Martij 1585. In ane schip callit the , quherof is mr, , xxvi barrels leid, viz. 912 stane. 3 April 1585. In ane schip callit the mearswyne, quherof is maister, Jhone seatone, xxij half barrels leid, viz. 392, perteining to mr george hakket. 12 Maij. In ane schip callit the daniell, quherof is mr, james kin- tor, xxij half barrels leid, viz. 392 stane. 3 Junij 1585. In ane schip callit the Janet, quherjtf is mr, george allane, viij half barrels leid, viz. 148 stane, pertening to mr george hakket. 12 Junij 1585. In ane schip callit ye Vnicorne, quherof is mr, jonas her- myes, viij half barrels leid, viz. 148 stane. * Balcarres Papers. 92 3 Agust 1585. In ane schip callit the marlezeon, quherof is mr, james hay, xij barrels leid, viz. 424 stane, pertening to Jacob bar- rone. 13 Agust 1585. In ane schip callit the brown fische, quherof is mr, Corne lius jansone, xxiiij barrels leid, viz. 848 stane. The said day in ane schip callit the jonas, quherof is mr, george allane, xxvj barrels leid, viz. 912 stane. 28 October 1585. In ane schip callit the fortone, quherof is mr, jhone Scott, xl barrels leid, viz. 1484 stane. And in ane schip callit the Jonas, quherof is mr, george allane, xxvi barrels leid, viz. 912 stane. 22 Marche 1586. Schippit in ane schip callit the angell, quherof is mr, James gowrlay, xxx half barrels leid, viz. 530 stane, pertening to Jacob barrone. The said day in ane schip callit the Vnicorne, quherof is master, Jhone mei wing, xviij half barrels leid, viz. 318 stane. And in ane vther schip the foirsaids day, callit the petir, quherof is mr, peter wilsone, xviij half barrels leid, viz. 318 stane. 25 April 1586. In ane schip callit the Michell, quherof is mr, michell thomsone, xxvi half barrels leid, viz. 466 stane, perteining to eustathe roghe. 18 Julij 1586. In ane schip callit the proper back, quherof is mr, jhone gray, xx half barrels leid, viz. 360 stane, pertening to Jacob barrone. 93 18 Agust 1586. Schippit in ane schip callit the daniell, quherof is maister, george allane, xiij barrels leid, viz. 466 stane. The said day in ane schip callit the Jhone, quherof is maister, waiter mortone, xviij barrels leid, viz. 636 stane. 1587 zeir of god. Schippit in ane schip callit the , quherof is mr, , xviij half barrels leid, viz. 318 stane, pertening to Jacob barrone. 19 Julij 1587. In ane schip callit the robert, quherof is mr, James blythe, iij laftis leid, viz. 1272 stane, pertenand to Jacob barrone. 9 Agust 1587. In ane schip callit the mariflour, quherof is mr, Robert dalbling, xxx half barrels leid, viz. 530, perteining to Jacob barrone. 10 October 1587. In ane schip callit the fortune, quherof is mr, jhone Scott, xxx half barrels leid, viz. 830 stane, pertening to Jacob barrone. 11 October 1587. In ane schip callit the gift of god, quherof is mr, thomas balzeart, xxviij barrels leid, viz. 636 stane, pertening to Jacob barrone. Summa of the haill stanes of laid vre abonewritten is 13,839 stane wecht. 17 Martij 1590. Schipit in ane schip callit the blakhound, quherof is mr, Cornelius Jansone, xxiiij barrels leid, viz. 848 stane. The said day in ane schip callit the marlzeon, quherof is maister, henrie echleine, xv barrels leid, viz. 530 stane. 94 And in ane oyer schip ye said day callit ye gift of god, quherof is maister, thomas balzeart, xiiij barrels leid, viz. 500 stane, pertening to eustathe roghe. Summa of the haill leid vre contenit in tis compt aboue written is 15717 stanes wecht. XXXV. LETTERS OF JOHN STURT, THE ENGRAVER, TO JAMES ANDERSON, Esa.* February 14, 1707-8. 1. — Sir, — I receiv'd yours of the 5th instant, and that you mention therein of May last, from the gentleman that is with Mr Brown at Temple Barr. He brought me also the Charter and Drawing of Mr Lens's. I was from home, and I believe 'twas he above-mentioned that left a Barrel of Oatmeal at my house. My Servts- said it came from Ireland, but that was their blunder ; it came from you, for which I return you many thanks. The Charter you sent last is Engraven : the beginnings also of two Charters on one Plate are engraven, but I had not, as I remember, full instructions what seals to put to them. Your great Charter of Malcom is about 3-fourths done, and two Proofs off, of each of the Plates I left with Mr Scot, the merch*-, who will send you them the first opportunity. I hope they will please you when they come to your hands. I will engrave the Seal to the last Charter you sent out of hand, and in the interim, if you please to write the Titles on one of the Proofs, and full instructions for the Seals, they shall all be finish'd against the time you require them. Mr Scot, the merchant, call'd on me about 3 weeks ago, but I was unfortunately from home. He left word with my serv*- that he had receiv'd a letter from you, with directions to pay me what moneys I requir'd on your account When * Anderson's Papers, JIS, Faculty Library. 95 I delivered him the Proofs, at my request he paid me Ten Pounds, for which I gave him my receipt, and return you, Good Sir, my most humble and hearty thanks. The Gen tleman that is with Mr Brown paid up your subscription money to the Perspective Book. The common Prayer cutts, I and he too forgot to send, which shall be done the first opportunity. I also return you thanks for your sub scription to my 5 orders. I shall engrave your name, and about Lady (day) deliver one bound to Mr Scot. I shall be heartily glad to hear from you, which I will endeavour to answer, and dispatch whatever you shall order. Mr Lens give his humble service to you, is well in health, and pray accept the same from your most oblig'd humble servt- Jon Sturt. I'm sorry to hear you have been so long indisposed, am glad to hear you are in so fair a way of recovery, which God continue long and happily, is the hearty prayer of your humble servant, J. S. To Mr James Anderson, Writer to Her Maj 'ies Signet in Edinburgh. Dec. 15th, 1713. 2. — Kind Sir, — I rec'd yours of the 5th instant, and on Tuesday the 22d instant I shall send you six Proofs of the Abbreviaturse and of the Sigillum Franc, et,Marise. I rec'd this morning the Ten Pounds more you order'd me, for which and all your other extraordinary favours I return you my humble and hearty thanks. All the Abbreviaturse will be done in a fortnight's time or thereabouts, and if you please to send me the contractions of ye Abbreviaturse, which I hope will be written by him that writ the alphabets, and in ungum'd ink, also written on the Proofs against each word, which will much contract the work, for the Gent, is a very correct coppyest. The next seals shall be those of Maria? and Jacobi Sexti. Mr Paterson says, if I send them to him, he can get them frank'd. Dear Sr, wishing you 96 and your fireside a happy Christmas and many new years, remain your most oblig'd humble serv'- JoN Sturt. To Mr James Anderson, at His House, By the Patter- Row- Port of Edinburgh. Oct. 12th. 1716. 3. — Sir, — I received yours of the 29th of Sept. last, and inclosed, is the Proofs of all that I have to do that you left with me when you were last in town. I hope an entire stop is now put to the Rebellion, and wish you may have time to prosecute your Book. The Frontispiece is in hand, (and shall be perform'd by myself entirely,) if you could send the alphabets, Borders, or any other business relating thereto, I could go on with them, having very little business to do now, and ever since you went. Mr Andrew is out of his time, but I will retain him till I hear from you ; if you send no work in a little time, he must make the best of his way. This vacancy has brought my Common Prayer Book [nearly to a * ] conclusion, but has exhausted all the ready money I [had, and yo]ul extreamly oblige me could you remit me the like [sum as you] did last. I was never so bare of that commodity this [many y]ears. I would send you one of the Prayer Books Bound, (so far as done, which only wants the Offices for the Restauration, Martyrdom, etc. ; the Morning and Even ing Prayer, the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels at length, and the reading Psalms, being already engraven,) if you please to direct how or by whom I may send it. Sir, I never owed Mr Harris so much money in my life, and the greatest part thereof is on your acco*, and he wants money. You shall certainly hear often from me. Crave leave to subscribe myself, Dear Sir, your most obligd hum ble serv'- Jo" Sturt. I have made an [estimat or two] for a Pocket Book, but * Part of the letter being torn, the words supplied arc included in brackets. 97 the workman and I have at last fix'd on the making one after a new and compleat manner. To Mr James Anderson, Post- Master- General in Edinburgh. 4.- — Sir, It's some months ago since I wrote to you, and enclosed in my Letter two Proofs of your Title Plate. Pray favour me with a line or two by the first convenient opportunity. I am under some concern for your silence. If you resolve to finish your book, you will find it will take up a great deal of time and attendance at ye Rowling Press. I found my common Prayer did so, and tho I employ'd two Printers, found them dilatory enough, so that I could not deliver at ye time I publickly advertised, and yours will take up considerably more time. I do detain Mr Motte, but it is solely in expectation of serving you ; for my Buis- ness I have two and myself, which is enough for the engra ving Buisness. I never knew it duller. Wishing you all health and happyness, remain your obliged humble servant, Jo» Sturt. April the 2nd, 1719. To James Anderson, Esq. in Edinburgh. 5th Sept. 1723. 5. — Sir, I rec'd yours of Aug*- the 27th, am glad you are pleas'd with what I have done, and shall always use my utmost endeavour to persevere. I shall send you 5 plates of the Abbreviaturse by next Thursday's post, as you direct, to Mr Turner's at the Duke of Roxburgh's ; and the Thursday post after, the other 5. I have proper hands for the Numismata, Mr Shepherd and Mr Motte, and for the Charters in a Mo dern hand I have one that serv'd his time with me : intreat you to send them by the first convenient opportunity ; as soon as received shall put them in hand. a 98 I have bespoke the Plate for the Charter of Francis and Marry, and am copying it, which shall be perform'd with my own hand. I am heartily glad to hear you are resolv'd to finish the work, and 1 am fully resolv'd to proceed with the utmost diligence. I give Mr Shepherd and Mr Motte, II. 5s. per week each, and their diet, and have a Round Family besides : [I] intreat the favour of you to remit me Thirty Pounds, and you'l extreamly oblige me. The Borders about the Abbreviaturse you should have engraved by all means, the plates being small, and the £ sheet so large, and they will also serve for the Numismata and other Plates, by which means you may make two Prizes, one on large paper with Borders, (and advance 2 or 3 Guineas,) the other small, by printing them on a paper at a size less. If you intend a proposal by subscription, print it not at the Letter Press, but engrave it. It's my opinion you may have a considerable number of Subscribers, the work being so near finishing, handsomly perform'd, and of such vast expence. Mr Bateman gives his humble service to you and your Son. Accept the same from Mr Lens, Mr Ebral, and self. Remain your most humble servant, Jo^ Sturt. To Mr James Anderson, in Edinburgh, Pres'- 6. — Sir, I put the Proofs under a cover, as you directed, two of each on small paper, and four of each on large, but it was too bulky, Mr Turner said he believ'd, but bid me leave it, he would shew it his Grace. I call'd yesterday, he said they had been complain'd of at the Post House lately, and return'd it to me. Is there not a coach that goes to Edinburgh ? May I not send them that way ? On Thursday next I send you the 99 other Five, and persue on your Charter of Mary. Your obligd humble serv'- Jo" Sturt. Sept. 14,1723. To James Anderson, Esq. in Edinburgh. XXXVI. LETTRE PAR MONS. DE CASANAT, A LA ROYNE DOUAYRIERE DESCOSSE, 14th Oct. 1553. Vostre commandement, Madame, m'a stimule de vous escrire : vostre grande humanite et singuliere vertu m'a donne la hardiesse, mes tres humble services deuz a vostre Mageste, m'en ont contrainct, et vostre liberalite et magni ficence my a oblige. Ce que certes ie fais tresuoluntiers, tant pour dicelle magnificence, par ce present escrit, plus que tres humblement ma Dame, vous remercier, comme aussi pour vous offrir mes tres humbles et perpetuels servi ces. J'ay, Madame, presente voz lettres a Monseigr- l'em- bassadeur, monseigr- de Noailles, qui, apres les avoir leu, a este esmerueille, que n'aves plus souvent receu nouuelles de luy. Par ce, Madame, que Monsr- le herault (qui ce len- demain du jour, que suis arriue, se partoit) vous pourra am plement de nouvelles certaines, et aussi des rumeurs vulgaires et communs, qui pour ce jourd'huy icy courent certiorer, je m'en tairais. Toutesfois je sens ia quelques vapeurs, qui a la fin feront mal aux testes de plusieurs. Ce n'est difficile a homme de quelque peu de jugement, et aiant la veue claire, s'apperceuoir de grandes turbations d'aer &c. ; de sorte qu'il me semble n'estre necessaire, d'en consulter les asstres, pour en congnoistre quelque chose. Je solicite, auec diligence, mon passeport, et l'ayant, (ce que jespere, Madame, sera, dans deux ou trois jours,) feray toute diligence d'aller trou- ver Monseigneur, Monseigr- D'oysel, le quel ientens, avec le conge du Roy, s'estre retire a Paris, et entendre a ses affaires. Dieu vueille Madame, qu'il vous puisse venir re- trouver bien tost, accompaigne de ses nobles desirs. En 100 chemin, enuyron trois journees de Londres, je rencontray Monsr- de Villeton, qui faisoit grandissime diligence. Je ne doubte, Madame, qu'il en eust asses de suffisantes occa sions, comme bien congnoist Ma Dame de Leuyston, a la quelle ie croy que ny les postes ny postilions sont grande- ment tenuz, pour avoir leurs chevaux receus cent coups desperons, a cause d'elle, qui meriteroit aussi bien, et por- teroit et endureroit mieux, cents coups de lance. II me semble qu'elle a beau souee a la niquenoque, cest a dire au plus et au moins. Je luy gratule affectueusement, de ce, qu'elle se peult comodement, apres sa maladie, sur cest hyuer, tenir chauldement, et faire feu du sec, et du vert, du vieux et des jeune. Toutesfois du sec le feu ne dure guere, et du jeune la fumee 'fait mal aux ieulx. Mais ie pense, quelle a esprouve, que c'est que la feu de gros bois. Au reste, Madame, a Baruick, a Yore, a Cambraiche (ou, par compaignie, je este contreint de passer), on redresse autelz, faict on sainctz, ou ymaiges (que je ne mente) nouvelles, et renouvelle * on les vieilles. Quant a la messe, Madame, elle est desia fort en vsaige, de sorte, que ie ne suis jamais peu sorty si matin du logis, que ie n'en ay ouy trois ou quatre ou dauantaige. Car il n'y a si petit, ny si grand, homme ny femme, jeune ou vieulx, qui n'ayt ordinairement a la bouche, be the messe, be the messe. Jespere, Madame, vous escrire encor une fois auant mon partement de Lon dres, qui sera le plus brief qu'il me sera possible. II vous plaira, madame, excuser mon hardiesse, vous suppliant tres humblement de recevoir mes tres humbles recommendations et services, et ie prieray surce, Madame, le createur donne a vostre Mageste, sa saincte grace, et vous maintenir en prosperite et felicite. Toute vostre vertueuse, noble et belle compaignie trouvera icy, mes humbles recommenda tions. De Londres ce xuij d'octobre 1553. Vostre plus que treshumble seruiteur, Guillaume de Casanat. A Tresnoble, Vertueuse, et puissante Princesse, la Royne Douayriere D'escosse. * Sic. 101 XXXVII. LETTER BY THE LORDS MORTON AND RUTHVEN TO THE EARL OF LEICESTER, 15th April, 1566. Eftir our maist harty commendatioun to your Lordship, albeit we haif (as tyme wald suffre) since our Intres within this Realme, be our lettre to 30ur guid Lordship, bene bald to desyir, that it micht pleas jour Lordship, to be a meane to procure of the Queens Maiesty, sik protectioun for ws, within this her hyenes Realme, as others susteyning the lyk evill haid of her Maiesty obteynit, as also that her Maiesty suld geve no credit to these, that wald agains equite or trewth, mesreport of ws and our just caus : Zit, wnderstand- ing your Lordship absence from court, at the arryvaill of the beirar of that lettre, doutting quhither your Lordship hes recevit the same or not, we culd not (howbeit it haith pleased the Queens Maiesty, of hir accustomit clemincy to receave ws in hir hienes protectioun, within this, hir hienes Realme, till farther triall of our caus,) but hartly as befoir, pray 30m- Lordship to be a mean, that this the Queen Maiesties guid mynd towards ws, may continew, as also that hir Maiesty geve no credite to those that seak be all means to mak ws, and that our just caus, appear odious. This ar we inforcit to desyir of 30ur guid Lordship, mast ernestly at this pre sent, partly becaus of the wickit and sinistir brutes of our enemyes in generall, but especially, becaus since our last writting to your Lordship, there is ane Maister James thornton, of purpois, derect be our soueraine, to the Queens Maiesty of Ingland, for the same effect, that he getting credit may mak ws odious by his untrue dealing, we dout not, so assurit by 30ur guid Lordships favor shawin hereto- foir, to our brethren and all those that tender the true relli- gioun of Jesus crist, and mwtuall intelligence betwix the realmes, but 5e will caus the Queens Maiestie wnderstand the simpill trewt of that actioun,* according as we haif * The murder of Rizzio. 102 written, and send the same to Mr Secretarys (to be co- municated with 30ur Lordship), so as we will befoir the haill erth, upon our honors defend it, against all that will sinisterly in hattret of ws, labour otherwayes to misreport thereof, and for that 30ur Lordship sal be mair fully assurit th*at that quhilk we haif written, is the very and undouttit trewt of that actioun. The earll of murray (quha hes alredy written to our guid Lord the earll of Bedford in favor of ws, as by his Lordship 3e will wnderstand) imme- diatelie after his retourn from Argyell, quher as 3U he re- mainis, sail inform you so, that 30M Lordship shall fynd (the trewt tryed) our action foundit upon a just ground, and to have hitherto procedit so uprichtly, that it is able inevch in the self, to convince the Enemy. Thus we comit 30ur Lordship to the protectioun of the almighty ; from Barvik, the ix day of Aprill.* gour L[ordships] Mortoun. RUTHWEN. To the Richt honourable our verey good Lord, the Erll of Leycester. XXXVIII. EARL OF HUNTLY TO JAMES THE VI. Pleis your Maiestie, eftir the suffering of moine hard and uechtie troublis within this contrey, and at the last, eftir the banisment of myself, to gif your Maiestie gretar proof of my obediens and affection, I am retournit of intention halelie to put myself in your Maiestie's will, and to direct * There is no date to this letter, bnt it was evidently written after the flight of the writers from Edinburgh, for their share in the murder of Rizzio, which event occurred upon the 9th of March, 1566. Ruthven died in England upon the 13th of June thereafter. Morton, through the influence of Bothwell, obtained a par don the same year, and returned to Scotland. The reference to Murray is re markable, as it seems to indicate his participation in " that action,*' or at least his sanction of it. 103 my haill actions heirefter, as salbe maist agrcable therto, not onlie in amending in quhatsumevir, it sail pleis your Maies tie think, that I have offendit towards your Maiestie's self, bot alsueill to the Kirk, contrey, and pairtie, as it sail pleis your Maiestie to set down the uay, for fra this furth I have dedicat myself to follow your Maiestie in all respects, and this I esteim the gretest amendement I can offer, albeit my offens war neuer sua great, and your Maies tie knawis, that the prins pairt to his subiects, suld be, as the fathers to the childrin, not be rigour to seik thair utter ruin, (albeit racleslie thay have faillit, ) bot be humiliation, to accept thair amendement ; the ernist desyr I have to do your Maiestie humble servis, and that I be not langer de- barrit therfra, is the occasion that I haue taine the hardi- ment to utter the mor plainlie be this present, my intention, requesting your Maiestie to grant me that fauvur, as to be relaxit from the proses of excomunication, ather be your Maiestie and consell, or than be chargis direct to the minis- trie of thir pairts to that effect, or be oni uther way, your Maiestie sail think maist expedient, that thereftir, I may have that honour as to cum to your Maiestie's auin presens, quhar I sail accomplis, God willing, all that I haue promesit be thir presentis, hoping that your Maiestie will consider my gud intention and mening in this, and that your Maies tie will not debar him from your Maiestie's presens and servis, quhais actions, affection, and obediens, sail gif proof of his gud mening ; and becaus the hichest point of my ac cusation bygane, hes bein upon jnbringing of straingers, nou your Maiestie sail have proof of me in that point in the contrar, be being the first to uair * my bluid againis thaeme, quhan ever it sail pleis your Maiestie to comand me ; sua . expecting your Maiestie's favorable answir, eftir the kissing maist humble of your Maiestie's hand, I will end, uissing at God to give your Maiestie grace, to tak that cours, quhilk is maist to your Maiestie's honour, weilfair, and union of your contrey, and to grant your Maiestie lang and prosperous * Expend. 104 Reigne. Wretin this penult of December. Your Matis maist humble subject and affectionat Servitour to my lyvis end, HUNTLYE.* XXXIX. SIR JOHN SKENE TO THE LORD SECRETARY. My Lord, eftir hartlie commendation, pies to haif me ex- cusit, yat I haif nocht visit your Lordship with my letter, being stayit be my familiar enemy, podagra, quhervith I am as zit trublit, and mairouer, my lord, theris seiknes trublit ws all freinds heir, yat we culd not remember our deutis to oyiris ; and how haifand the occasioun of this berar, your Lordship's seruitor, I thocht not bot your Lordship had hard of ye mattir of the borders, quhich ar veray trublus, be ressoun of ye lait slaughter, committit maist iustlie be the lard of Bukcleuch, followand inglis men in recouering of Scottis menis guidis reft be yame. The Kingis maiesty and ye inglis ambassader ar veray veil content yat ye pace of [be ?] keipit, and for the samen effect at ye request of the ambassador, his maiesty hed written to the quene, desyrand hir to laitt yis matter be tryit be commissioneris. I haif not sene the Ambassador sa weill inclynit to quietnes and pace as he is presentlie, quhilk I haif orderstand be him selfe, in respect sir robert melvill and I, was directit to him be the Kingis Maiesty. Thair is sum wyte beistis or deir to the number of threttie, of the quhilk tua ar deid, cum * The Earl of Huntly, the victor of Glenlivet, was a nobleman of great talent, but his reputation was sullied by his share in the murder of the Earl of Murray, whose melancholy fate is the foundation of a very pathetic popular Scottish ballad. . Being a Catholic, the reformed clergy were his bitter enemies, and by their exertions they contrived to prolong the period of the exile into which he had been driven, for his share in the matter of " the Spanish Blanks." — See Pitcairn's Criminal Trials, vol. i. p. iii. page 316. The interesting letter now printed from the original among the Balcarres papers, appears to have been successful in its object, as the writer was not only pardoned, but was subsequently advanced to the higher dignity of a Marquis, by patent, dated 17th April, 1S99. 105 furth of ingland, quhilk ar veray costlei, contrar the vse and consuetude obseruit in tyme bygane, for the fraucht of ye schip, by all vyer expenses, extendis to four hundreth poundis, sua we haif ane new clane in this cuntrey quhilk was noch of befoir, quhilk may be callit deir of yat ilk, the autors quherof findand ws in pouertie, dois all that they may to continew our estait. James M<=coneill, aliter James mcsorlie, hes, be ane supplicatioun gevin in to the secreit counsall, desyrit infeftment of the haill lands possest be angus mcconeill to be geuin to him, be ressoun yat he allegis the said angus to be bastard, and yat he is narrest and lauchfuU [air] to wmquhill James mcconeill, his father's broyer, and to wmquhill allestar mcconeill, his guidsir. Quhilk petitioun was refusit, Alwayis the kingis majesty is veray desyrous to gif him sum piece of land upon this realme, fra the quhilk he may tak his styll of knychtschip, for he is to be maid knycht on sonday nixt cummis. Sum thinkis yat he sail haif inchgarvy, sua yat Johne fentoune consent yairto, becaus it is ane ile wpon ye see. Alwayis ye kingis majesty is veray ernest yat he haif sum sty ill, quhilk as zit cane not be fund out. Suirlie he is ane veray veill manert gentilman, and abill of body, and in yis toun veray temperat of his mouth ; and gif the kingis maiesty haid the moyane, we all think it war guid he haid sum remem- berance, for his seruice may do guid herefter in ye province quher he duellis. His maiestie beiris ane greit affectioun to him, and is myndit to honor him with ane cheine. In ye wery moment of tyme yat his bill was red in the counsall, my Lord Argyill com in, and eftir his reuerance done to the king, sat down in counsall, and ye said James m^coneill beand present, schew na signe of reuerence vnto his Lord ship. Angus mcconeill * has bene heir, and his sone sir James ; he is past hame, and his sone is with the king at the hunting in haltoun. It was thocht guid be the king and * This person, and his son Sir James, were tried at different periods for crimes which well entitled them to the reward of a halter ; they escaped, however, the gallows. See Pitcairn's Criminal Trials, vol i. p. iii. page 224, and vol. iv. p. i. page I. 106 the counsall yat his maiesty suld not declair his will parti cularlie at the tyme, bot first, angus mcconeill and his sone suld doe as eftir followis, viz. angus suld find cautioun for ye bygoun dewteis of certaine lands set to him in tak, quherof he hed maid na payment sence his last being in the castell of edinburgh. That he sail remove his wyf, barnes, and famelie, furth of the lands of kintyr, and siclyk remove yame all furd of ye Rymmis of Hay, set to m<=clene in tak and assedatioune, and yat he sail delyuer his hous of dony- vaig, befoir the tuentie day of the nixt moneth, to sic as salbe send to ressaue the same be the king's maiesty, and at yet samen he sail end his seruice. Some callit angus to remaine as plege for obedience and satisfactioun of the kingis will, Quilkconditiouns he hes subscryvit, and promeisit toobserve. My lord of argyll is returnit hame this morning very ty- mouslie, quha, as I persaue, dois all yat he may for angus againis James Mcconeill. As furder occurris your lordship salbe aduertest. Sua committeth your lordship to god, the protectioun of god : from edinburgh the xxviij of aprile 1597. Your lordships redie to commande in ye auld maner, Mr John Skene. To my veray guid and speciali Lord, my Lord Secretary.* XL. EPISTOLA SIGISMUNDI III. POL. REGIS, AD JACOBUM VI. REGEM SCOTIA, QUA ANDREAM KEITH, LIBERUM BA- RONEM DE DIGNEWALD ET EORSHOLM, REGI SCOTO RUM COMMENDAT. Sigismundus tertius, Dei gratia, Rex Poloniss, Magnus Dux Lithuania?, Russise, Prussia?, Masouise, Samognise, Liuoniseque, &c. Dominus nee non Suecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque Rex : magnus Princeps Finlandise, Carelise Vodeschouise, Ingrise, Ruchenorum, Esthouiseque, Liuonum * Lyndsay. — Balcarres Papers. 107 Dux : Serenissimo Principi, Domino Jacobo, eadem gra tia Scotorum etc. Regi: salutem, beneuolentiam, ac om- nis felicitatis perpetuum incrementum. Serenissime Prin- ceps, Domine amice, Consanguinee, affinis, vicine charissime, Quamuis, prsesentia et opera utriusque subditi nostri synceri nobis dilecti, Magnifici domini, Andrese Keith, Liberi Baronis in Dignewald, et Eorsholm hoc tempore haud libenter careremus : Nihilominus tamen eum certse qusedam ac graues illius raciones, id postulant, ut Serenitatem vestram, ac Patriam suam iterum necessario inuisat, abeundi veniam ex lege ei concessimus ; ut postquam debito suo officio, apud Serenitatem vestram functus esset, acceptis literis nos tris, primo quodem tempore ad nos, ubi feliciter constituti fuerimus, redire teneatur. Id quod ut uenia Serenitatis vestrse fiat, amice et beneuole, Serenitatem vestram rogamus, et quamuis persuasum habeamus, prsedictum Dominum An dream, Serenitatis vestrse ita charum et gratum existere, ut nostra? commendationis apud Serenitatem vestram minime egere uideatur, cum tamen meritorum illius racio, id a no bis requirat; haud grauatim eum ut uirum militarem, et fortem, optimeque de Serenissimo pie recordationis Parente nostro, nobis, ac Regnis nostris meritum, Serenitati Vestrse diligenter commendandum duximus : quem etiam ut solita sua gratia ac beneuolentia complecti velit, per amanter et amice postulamus : parati, uicissim, pari vel maiori in re Se renitati vestrse gratificari, et omnia boni amici ac uicini Regis officia prsestare. Commendantes Serenitatem vestram Deo optimo, maximo, quam ut diu florentem et incolumem conseruet ex animo optamus. Datum Varsauise 13mo Junij, anno 97; Regnorum uero nostrorum Polonise Decimo, Suecia? quarto. Serenissimo Principi, Domino Jacobo Scotorum etc. Regi, Domino, Amico, consanguineo, afiini, et vicino nostro carisssimo.* Sigismundus Rex. * Balcarres Papers. 108 XLI. PROTECTION BY THE MARQUIS OF MONTROSE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH 3d August, 1645. Wheras we haue taken under our protectioun the toune of Edinburgh, and all ye inhabitants and burgesses yairof, these are thairfoir to will and command youe, and euerie one of youe, that ye nawayes truble nor molest any of the said burgesses or inhabitants, in yair bodie or goods, as ye wil be ansuerable to ws wnder all hiest paines. Given at our leager, at the kirktoune of Bothuell, the twentie-third day of August 1 645. Montrose.* 5 December, 1645. Producit be ye Provost. XLIL DEPOSITIONS OF THE PERSONES ANENT THE BREACHE OF THE THEAVES HOLE OF SELKIRK.— 12th March, 1646. The Depositions of the Witnesses underwritten, led be the Magistrates of Selkirk, anent the breaking of the theaves hole within the said burgh, be the prissoners thair, trewly sett down as they deponit at Selkirk, the 12 of Marche 1645 \ 3eirs, as followis : — Imprimis, Christiane Tait of the age of 24 zeirs, or thairby, ane of the women that were taken at the Battel at Philliphaugh, and being imprissoned in the said hole, be ing examined vpon her grit oath, affirmed that yer was a breach in the theives hole, and was plotted and devysed be Symon Armestrang, prissoner yer, a little efter he come * Balcarres Papers. •)¦ Old Style. 109 from Sanct Androis, and shew to all the prissoners quher they sould worke, and regraitit that he could not be able to help them yairin, be reason of the yrons that were upon him, bot vsed all the persuasions and fair incitements to them that could be devysed, to encourage them to the work. And als upon her grit oath deponit, that quhen she saw that they were very neir to escape be reason of the vndermyneing the syd wall of the hous, she avow ed to reveale the samen to the town. Regrateing the town's charitie bestowed vpon them so largely, and if they sould conceale that, quhilk would tend gritly to the town's discredite, they sould proue the most ingrate creitures in the world: quherunto the said Symon Replyit and said, If 3e will conceale, I faithfullie promeis I sail tak all of sou to my owne habitation and dwelling, quher 3e sail niver be troubled ; And presently went in presens of the saids ma gistratis into the hole, and avowed yer was a breache yare (quilk a little befoir the said Symon had denyit with a great oath), and went directly to the pairt broken qrin tua men micht have lyin ; as also deponit that the said Symon had ane fyle to have fyled the bolt off the yrons. The whilk day, Manes Maccornet, highland man, pris- soner taken at Philliphauch the day of the BatteU, pris- soner lykewayes in the said hole, of the age of 26 3eris or therby, being examined vpon the foirsaid bussiness vpon his grit oath, deponit that shortly efter the said Symon Armestrong returned fra Sanct Androis, and imprissoned with them in the theaves hole, and in yrons, he with Rolok Armestrang, and Johne Hara, prissoners ther, were conti- newalie at a rounding and consultation amongis themselfis, for the space of tua or thrie dayes, and in end Symon divul ged the plott to the haill prissoners, desyring them to use his advyce to break the hous at such a pairt where he sould direct, and ere it were long all of them micht easily escape, if they would follow his counsell ; and that eftir he had di vulged the samen, they all assentit, and that the said Rolock Armestrang first put his hand to the work, quher the said 110 Symon desyred to breake, and also that the said Johne Hara seconded, and so all the rest, per vices, at the command and directions of the said Symon and Dolbie Armestrangis and the said Johne Hara, did work. As likwayes the said day, Isabell Anderson, ane of the prissoners taken at the battel of Philiphauch, of the age of 24 3eirs, or yairby, being sworne and examined, deponit, that she being out of the theaues hole, q11 the said Symon came last fra Sanct Androis, imprissoned in a rowme aboue, hard a continewall din and working beneath, all the nycht tyme, a litle eftir the said Symon enterit to the theaves hole, and immediatly eftir, they wer released out of prisson. She demanded of sundry her marrowis quhat they were about all that tyme, and what a din they mad in the ny' season, to the which they answered saying, " that be the advyse and direc tions of the said Symon, they were working to undermyne the wall of the house to escape;" and sua soone as she hard that, fearing the town sould receave discredite therthroe, there being a number of prissoners laitly put in with them, she willed the said Chrystian Tait come up to the toun this day, and becaus she knew the pairt quher they were breaking, causd her come to the Magistrates and reveale the samen, as she did. We the Baillies of the said burgh, underscriband testify the aboue-written Dispositions* to be trewly sett doun as the persouns aboue designit deponit; witnessing our subscriptions manual. W. Elliott, witnes. T. Scott, wittness. Lyk as I Ro4 Scot of Bowhill testify the depositions of the aboue women written, to whom I was witnes, to be trewly sett doun as they declaired, witnessing my subscription manual. RoT Scott, wittnes. * Sic in MS. Ill XLIII. FRAGMENTS OF LETTERS FROM MR MATHEW MACKAILE TO SIR ROB. SIBBALD OF KIPS, M.D. l.—Feb. 1683.— My old Master, Thomas Crawford, explaining his dictates to my comrades and to me, told us that in the castle of Dumbarton were two wells near to one another, the one therof affordeth fresh, the other salt water; as also, that in that rock, was a great loadston, which occasioned the carts of all the compasses to turn to wards it, as ships went by. I do therefore entreat you to enquire after the certainty of the premises, and inform me of the same. 2.— March 5, 1683. Three years ago Mr Patrick Clu- nies, minister at Week in Caithness, informed me that there was a marsh not far from his house, out of which one might dig as many stones called thunder-bolts as they plea sed, and gave me a very large one of them, which, I believe, I gave to Dr Balfour. 3. — March 5, 1683. A man in Cathness, to whom a woman had born a child, did afterward marry another wo man, after which the man found himself impotent, which he regrated to a friend, who enquired, if ever he had known another woman ? He answered, Yes. The person then ad vised him to go to that woman and renew his kindness ; which he did, and begot the woman with child : which the churche-session of Bower did challenge, and the man con fessed to be his, as also the reason why he did it, after which he was no more impotent. But the woman lived with child seven years, and was never brought to bed. Her belly was so big that she was necessitated to support it with a band, which was tyed about her neck. The greatest bigness was in one of her sides, which contained, as it were, a great lump, which moved of itself. After seven years she died, but was not opened, there being no chirurgion near the place. 112 4. — The beasts in Cathness are often troubled with a dis ease, which the people there call the Heastie, because it putteth them in a rage, and killeth them suddenly. They apprehend it to come by witchcraft ; for if there be an exact search made in and about the houses of the owners of the cattell that are thus distempered, there will be found lying together a little bit of every part of such as is distempered; as a little of the head, tongue, heart, lights, liver, &c. which some take to the person they suspect, and plead with them, whereupon the beast or beasts recover ; or they put them in the house of some of their neighbours, whose cattell imme diately become sick, and their own recover. But if the beast dy, when the people are taking off the skin, if any drop of the blood of the beast did light upon man or wo man, it immediately occasioneth a great inflammation, sweU- ing, and pain in the place where it lighteth, and killeth in few days. Two women (the one nursing her first child) were touched by some of the blood, and became immediately unwell. The blood had lighted upon the nurse, the side of her nose, and occasioned a great inflammation, &c. The two women be ing in one house sent for some things to do them good, which a person of honour sent to them. The remedy was a drawing plaister which the nurse applied to her face, and in a few days it produced a suppuration a little below the place where the blood lighted, and at length cured the dis temper. The other woman would not make use of the plaister, but dyed after two or three days. Some of this blood lighted on the nether palpebra of another woman, which occasioned the inflammation, &c. which the strength of nature mastered ; but ever since that palpebra hangeth down upon her cheek, and the inner red side of it is outmost. 5. — The water there* runneth through a limestone which is whitish before it be burned, and what petrifyeth is only the sediment of it, making a crust, as that of urine doth. * Dropping cave at Slanes. 113 6- — The Laird of Pitlour gave me two pieces of lead, one which seemeth to be very rich. The mine where it was found belongs to Brown of Tinmont, in a ground of his upon the water of Ord, within three miles of Kir- kaldie. XLIV. BISHOP LEIGHTON'S LIBRARY AT DUMBLANE. MEMORANDUM FOR MR ANDERSON RELATING TO THE LIBRARY OF DUM BLANE, FOUNDED BY THE LATE BISHOP LEIGHTON. — 1704. Imo, — That he would be pleased to use his best endea vours to get information, if the Deed or Instrument, ap pointing trustees for that Library was ever executed, or accepted of them, dureing the lives of my Lo. Strathallan, my Lo. Arbruchill, Sir Heugh Paterson of Bannockburn, and John Grahame, indweller of Dumblane. 2do, — If not, then to enquire in whose hands the said deeds or instruments now remain. 3mo, — That he would be pleased to advise with my Lo. Register, whether those deeds (if not accepted by the per sons therein nam'd) may be sufficient to qualify their heirs to accept and execut the powers therein given to their Fa thers, after their death. 4to, — That this may be better judged of, it seems neces sary that the deeds be brought into Edenburgh, which 'tis presumed are in the custody of Mr Robert Douglas, pre sent Library Keeper at Dumblane, or in John Graham's hand, liveing there, and that they may be writt to for that end. 5to, — If it shall be thought fit to renew the said Deeds, and the persons now alive put in them, that in that case they may be carefully sent up to me, in order to have them re- new'd by Bishop Leighton's executors, who only have right to do it. H 114 6to, — That if the Town of Stirling will not keep the Two hundred Pounds Sterling lodged in the hands of that cor poration any longer, that some other way may be considered, and the best concluded on, to place that summe, together with one hundred pounds more of addition, now reddy to be transmitted to Scotland, so that the interest thereof may be best secured for paying the Library Keeper's salary, and keeping the house in repair, in all time comeing. This is a material point, and therefore more particularly recom mended by the pious executors, and for the good work's sake, by, dear sir, your faithfull friend, and most humble Servant, James Fall.* XLV. ACCOUNT OF MEDAIRLOCH, BERNARA, AND ICALLIM- KILL. 1701.f In a countrie called commonly Medarloch, whose Ety mology is Bear, i. e. a hill, edar, i. e. between, dha loch, i. e. two seas, because it is a long country, going from eest to west between two seas. In Lome, within the shire of Argyle, there is a hill not very bigg, but prettie even, ascending roundabout, and lavell in the top ; it is about a mile east from Lochnell's house, and ane other mile west from the connal of Lome, a mightie impetuous streame. This hill by the inhabitans of the place, and others also, is called Dunmacsniachan, and upon the top of it are to be found (especiallie by those who live in that town, and con sequently are weel acquaint with the place, not by strangers raidily) trew and reall stons, that are so light as to sweeme upon water. * This gentleman was Principal of Glasgow University ; but being an Episco palian, upon the Revolution he left this country and went to England, where he obtained considerable church preferment. A letter from him to Anderson will be found in the Appendix to " Catalogues of Scotish writers.'' — Edin. 1833, 8vo. \ Wodrow Correspondence, Vol, ii. No. 3, MS. Fac. Lib. 115 There is also a little He, called Bernara, a pendikle to wit of Lismore ; this Bernara is about a pair butts distant from the maine He, to wit Lismore, and in this channel the sea is still ebbing, to wit going southward, all the hours in the day ; and the reason of it is plain, for when the sea ebbs (to wit goeth southward), it ebbs or runs southwards, in this litle channel between Lismore and Bernara, as it doth in other places, but when the sea is filling again, where the deficultie seems to lay, there is a long poynt that goes straight out from this channeU, and it seems by the very situation of it to shelter this Bernara, this poynt casts away the vehemence of the streame, so that the stream goeth northward, or is filling a considerable distance till aside from Bernara.* Now this main stream going northward so vehemently, it makes the sea at the shore side to give a contrarie motione, so that it must of necessitie run south ward, in the channeU to wit, and consequently the sea in this channeU is still going southward — quod erat demon strandum. In I-Callimkill (alias Ionia) there is a harbour, a mile distant, westward from the buildings of the place, where stons may be found, as clear many of them, as some glasses ; this harbour is called Port Achurnich, from the ship that Calimkill and his associats came upon from Ireland to that place. The length of this Curachan or ship is obvious to any who goes to the place, it being marked up att the head of the harbour upon the grass, between two litle pillars of ston set up to shew forth the samin, between which pillars there is three score of foots in lenth, which was the exact length of the Curachan or ship. * Sic. 116 XLVI. NAMES OF THE ISLANDS OF LOCHLOMOND IN IRISH AND ENGLISH, 1701.* 1. Ilan Nameann, or Kid Isle. 2. llan a Ghier, or Shairnie isle. 3. Ilan ranlich, or the foul Isle. 4. Ilan a Bou, or the Booth Isle. 5. Ilan a Rouglass, or the gray point. 6. Ilan an Tarbert, or the Island near the narrow land. 7. Ilan Rou Ardennan, or the point of Ardennan. 8. 9. Da Ilan an Roiss, or the two Islands of the Rosse, i. e. the point. 10. Inch Loinich, or j- ¦ . 11. Ilan a Chashill, or the Castle Isle. 12. Froach Ilan, or the heather isle. 13. Inch da Mhonach, or the isle of the two monks. 14. Inch Chonagan, or . 15. Ilan am Bochd, or the Buck's isle. 16. Ilan an Chokair, or the Cooke's isle. 17. Inch Cruinn, or the round isle. 18. Inch Fad, or the long isle. 1 9. Inch Carl lach, or the Carline isle. 20. Claing, or . 21. Ilan an darrich, or the oake isle. 22. Kap Mhichag, or — . 23. Turrinig, or . 24, Craing, or . 25. Ilan an abair, or the Aber island. 26. 27. Da Ilan Port an Eland mhoir, or the two isles belonging to the greater port Ilan, i. e. the port to the isle. 28. Inch moin, or the Mosse or peat isle. 29. Ilan an Saoin a Chraiobh, or the isle with one tree. 30. Ilan an Darrich, or another oake isle. 31. An Dacharige a Duib, or the 2 black craigs. 32. Ilan an Leakish, or the Island of Leeks. 33. Ilan an loin, or the Dub island. 34. Ilan an Imrick, or the float ing island. 35. Ilan a Daimh dhuin, or the isle of the brown ox 36. Ilan nan Claoimh, or the Sword isle. 37. Ilan na Cloiche duib, or the isle of the black stone. 38. Ilan Ros Duibh, or the isle of the black point. Inch Muirin, or Sain Muirus Island. 39. Ilan a Bhealich, or the isle of the Road or the high way. * Wodrow's Correspondence, Vol. ii. No. 4, MS. Fac. Lib. f Sic. 117 XLVII. NOTES ON THE SUPERSTITIONS, CUSTOMS, &c. OF THE HIGHLANDERS, 1702.* BRIEF ANSWEARE TO MR WITHEROw's [wODROw's] QUERIES. Imprimis, As to the Second Sight, you may shortly gett ane accompt from my son what my judgement of it is ; in the meantime, you may fully persuade yourself that severall persons hes it, that is free of paction, yea, and are found to be pious and hes abundance of sense, neither is it propagated from father to son. 2do. You are not to expect to find any Irish Grammare in Scotland of that perfection that our Greek and Latine gramares is, and the best of them in Ireland teaches more of the airt of poesy, (which with them was very intricatt, and of greater variety of verses than all the Latine Liricks,) than in either declinatione of names, or conjugatione of verbs, or the syntaxicall part or congruity ; the reason is, that in Ireland, Irish was their native language, so that they needed no rules to the right speaking of it, only they wrott some of orthography and the right pronunciatione : I hear at Lovan they have compleat ones ; you may see with my son a compend of such a grammare, that came half dilacerat to my hands. 3tio. It would be a little tedious to give you ane exact map of the customs of the Highlanders : in the generall they were litigious, ready to take arms upon a small occasion, very preydatory, much given to tables, carding, and diceing ; there games was military exercise, and such as rendered them fittest for warr, as arching, running, jumping, with and without race, swimeing, continuall hunting and fouling, feasting specially upon their holydays, the which they had * Wodrow Correspondence, Vol. ii. No. 2. MS. Faculty Library. Written by the Rev. John Fraser, Author of a Curious Treatise on Second Sight. Edin. 1707, 12mo. Mr Fraser was an Episcopal clergyman in the Highlands. 118 eneugh borrowd from popery. Their marriage and funerall solemnityes were much like their neighbours in the low countrey, only at their funeral there was fearfull owleing, scrieching, and crying, with very bitter lamentation, and a compleat narratione of the descent of the dead person, the valorous acts of himself and his preydecessors, sung with tune in measure, continuall pipeing, if the person was of any quality, or professing arms. Ther chiliarchy had there ushers that goed out, and came in, befor them, in full arms. I can not pass by a cruell custome that's hardly yet exstinct. They played at cards, or tables, (to pass the time in the win ter nights,) in partyes, perhaps four on a side ; the party that lost was obliged to make his man sitt doune on the midst of the floor ; then there was a single soled shoe, well plated, wherwith his antagonist was to give him six stroaks ane end, upon his bare loof, and the doeing of that with strenth and airt, was thought gallantry. They had Bardi, poetici, and Seneciones, peculiaire to every family, and symphoniaci ; the Bard's office was to re hears what was compiled by the Poets ; the poets versified with admirable art, and in such a high and lofty stile, and such exact measures, and variety of measure, as may justly be compared with Homer or Virgil. Ther Bards was some times allowed to compose some Rythmi, but not to medle any higher. The Seneciones were such as medled with history, and the true stateing of genealogys, and descents of familys, whose records were so sacredly keeped, that it's admirable how farr back they could recurr. The Sympho niaci made songs and sung songs. 4to. They needed no artificiall mounts, because naturally the countrey is hillish : their buriaU stones was carved with curious artificiall knots, more noteably these at Icolumkill, where there was such a number of curious crosses, that one sederunt of the clergy meeting tliere, in the beginning of the Reformation, caused destroy eighteen score of crosses : that is of unquestionable trueth. I had a copy written by Sir Robert Murrey upon the place, in time of the Englishes, of all the inscriptions then legible, which I gave to the late 119 Earl of Argile,* but gott it not back again; the most of them are now obliteratt. 5thly. They esteem that the adder stons are good against the stinging of the adder ; the toad stone so too, but I find Levinus Lemnius comends the toad stone to be applyed to flatulent tumours. Snail stons are much comended for the eyes, and I'm confident their cooling vertue is prevalent against pains bred by a hott cause ; ther origine is thus, some excrementitious parts avoided by these creaturs, con densed by the circumjacent air, and turned to a round figure by the frequent turning ; but this is observable, that some of them, speciallye snaile stons, hes the exact figure of the snaile : of the rest I know litle of note ; for the elf arrowes, it is known they fall from the air. I have discovered no re markable vertue of them, only the people superstitiously imagine that they preyserve them from evill spirits. Ther was a great many fine and pretious stons amongst the High landers, many of which they hung about their necks of old, and keepd in their standards, and attributed more vertue to them [than] ever Albertus Magnus did, and that was too much. It is strange that these elf stones, whither litle or mikle, hes still the same figure, though certainly knowen to fall from the aire : the comonality superstitiously imagine that the fairies both maks them and gives them that shape, and that they doe hurt by them, which we call to be elfshot. Alectorius, or the cock ston, is reported by Levinus worn near the skin — " vehementer excitare ad res venereas." It would look to be reasonable, because the cock himself, in whose gasorde it's found, is a creature full of lust. I have had a ston of the diamiter of half ane inch, that grew as ane excrement upon a cock's knee, and made him halt at the weight of it. I referr you to my son for the observations I have had of the nuts cast up by the sea on our shoars. * It is to be hoped that this MS. may still be preserved in the Library at In- verary. 120 6to. I could meet with no coins, fibulas, or rings, of any note. 8th. Cristall is found in several quarters in the Highlands. At Icolumkill, abundance of marble, white, and with a va riety of colours ; the late Earl of Argile carryed thence a piece of it, and caused polish it at London, which was very beautifuU. Their lyes of Alabaster, in the high church of Icolumkill, a large communione table, dedicated by one of the M'Leods of Harayes. There is abundance of that shineing substance in Slets,* but none of them in this isle. I doe not tak them to be pirites ; at least they differ from the descriptione that Cardanus gives of it. I doubt not Artificers might find in many places in the Highlands, ores of many mettals, as of lead, iron, brass, if not better, which a very skilfuU person assured me of, that took a view of severall of our hills : Marie and foulers earth is found in the isle of Sky. 9th. These stons in Icolumkill are those of most note, and is truely serviceable for severall uses. I referr to the bearer to give you the full accompt of them. lOthly. Old charters must be expected from those that medle in Law affairs. llthly. I know no remarkable animalls here, saveing some birds in our woods, that are of so various and orient colours, as any that corns from India. Their is abundance of bony shells. Sir, — If any thing of note occurr to my observatione, as I am desireous enough, for my owne satisfaction, to take notice of it, so I shall be so willing to communicate the same to you, or any lover of knowledg. I add no more, but am, Sir, your most humble servant, Jo. FFRASER. * Slate in the Isle of Sky. 121 XLVIII. MR JOHN MACLEAN'S ANSWERS TO THE QUERIES OF THE REV. R. WODROW. I. — Sir, I was verie ambitious to get you all the satisfac tion possible, concerning your queries, in order to which I saw Mr Beaton, and discouraged [discoursed ?] him upon the most of them, and I understand that he can give aboun- dance of light and satisfaction in all these, and (I suppose) in what else of this nature your curiositie could propose. He was verie willing to oblidge you, yet, not haveing his bookes beside him, and your queries being such as would require some time and paines to answer them particularlie, and to any purpose, he cannot give you full satisfaction con cerning them now. Onlie this in general ; as for the first querie, anent the second sight, he cannot say much, but what experience has made common. It was frequent here some few years ago, and not altogether yet extinguished ; and he affirms that it readilie went from father to son, but not of the best livers. You may consult Cardanus upon it, who had it, and wrote of it. He refers you to Mr Frazer anent it, hearing you employed his son. 2. As for Gathelus, he averrs that indeed he is the pro genitor of the Scoti Antiqui, who inhabited Ireland, whose genealogie unto Noah he can shew, and instruct with good evidence, as also, all the generations from him downward even to this day, which, he sayes Hugo Vardius in vita Rumuldi, as also the Annals of Scotland and Ireland, which are with him (to which St Asaph has appealed), and all the late English writers, do prove ; as also Carbre Livathaire, one of the Kings of Ireland, a heathen, and of the race of Gathelus himself, writes in this manuscript of which Mr Luyd wrote to you. This, he sayes, is neither fabulous or improbable, seeing there were records left by every genera tion to their posteritie, and these men were not (as ye sup- 12*2 pose) unlearned, but great philosophers, Gathelus * being the grandchild of Pheneus Fargi, who was grand teacher of the languages, having taught in his school four score ten languages, immediatlie after the confusion of languages at Babylon, and Gathelus himself being taught in all the arts and sciences of the Magicians of Egypt, being contempo rary with Moses ; and then there at Pharoah's overthrow, and married Pharoah's daughter called Scota; and manie generations thereafter, Milo Hispanus, his children, having come to Ireland, one of them called Eabhrigin Glungheal, a Philosopher and a Druid, left a register of all, both genea- logie and manie other memorable things by past, with his posteritie. Next him Constantinus Centibellis, his druid Fraith Druith ........ Sabina, or Sarbh, daughter ......... -, • • • t till that time. Next unto that, Fergus Phili mac Finn, druid and philosopher ; likewise Caffie Draoith, druid to Couchaire king of Ireland, and Brikne mac Charra Chean- leith, Druid to Fergus macRoiss, monarch of Ireland, and progenitor of the kings of Great Brittain of the Steuart race. After this, Torn ekshe, Druid and philosopher to the great monarch of Ireland, Niall Naoidhiollash. Likewise Lughie O'Cleri, Taog M'Dari. But before Torn ekshe, Carbre Libhachaire, and his Father Cormag, both Druids, philoso phers, and kings of Ireland, betwixt them two, this book presented to Mr Luyd has been compyled, wherein they were helped and directed by the Records of all those that went before, and likewise, all that has been done that is of any note since their time, is as a posthume work added to * Nbta — that where the asterisk is in the first page, there is something wrong about Gathelus, which I cannot correct, nor had I time to be rightly informed about it since I saw Mr Beaton ; ye may suspend your thoughts about it till further information. It is only in the degrees or generations betwixt him and Pheneus Fargi's decease. I had a promise from a friend of mine to write very particularly anent the most part of these articles which ye might have be this time, were it not tfhe gentleman was diverted by his father's death. j- Imperfect in the original. 123 Carbre Libhachaires book, by the Druids and Bairds of Ireland. As for the 3d querie, concerning ane Irish Grammer, there is none here except one that Mr Beaton has, which will be useless (he sayes) for anie, that's but of ane ordinarie capacitie in the Irish, because of its obscuritie, unless put in a new form and method, which he would not undertake to do without speciali incouragement : as for a vocabularie, there is none at all ; he says there are many in Ireland, of which Mr Luyd got severalls, and that of different sorts. 4. The fashions and Customes peculiar to the Highland ers, their games, and feites on set dayes, their marriage so lemnities, &c, were' so manie, that it were tedious to make a full collection of them. I know none in this countrey that hath it with him. If any has it, I shall find it out. Mr Beaton certifies me, that a list of all these are in the hands of Dr Sibbald, at Edinburgh. 5. The Manuscript of which Mr Luyd informed you, whose author was Carbre Liabhachaire, the heathen, I have given you a hint of it in the answer to the 2d Querie concern ing Gathelus. The biggness of it, is a large sheet in everie leaf, the subject is various, chiefly the genealogie and ori- gine of the Kings of Ireland, from Gathelus and upwards from the creation, as also tlieir historie, especiallie of that time wherein he wrote, of the then government, airts, sciences, learning, languages then in Ireland, of the names and sirnames of all kindes used there, with there explication and etymologie, of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland, of the historie contemporaries ....... called ...... 6. As for Artificiall Mounts, I know nothing of them here, but there are inumerable vestiges of Old Forts and Castells, which they call Duns ; they seem to have been of a very odd contrivance ; many of their vaults do yet appear ; they are mostly situat near the sea ; there are stones of a very prodigious bigness in them ; they are denominat by the proper names of men, whose Etymon seems mostly to be of 124 an unknown language. Some think they were built when the Danes possest our Isles, but I think they are more an cient. 7. As for our Physicians, Bards, and Seanchies, or Sene ciones. Our Physicians were Beatons both in Mull and Hay, of whose skill and acts they talk great things. They were expert schollars both in Irish and Latine, but had Eng lish ne'er a word. They had an heritable right to so much land while they could so much as draw blood, which they yet enjoy. Mr John Beaton being the only scholar of their race, has fallen to all their books and manuscripts. As also of the Seneciones, whose sirname was Morison, and their previledges like unto the former. The last of them that was eminent in that office, called Muldonich M'Eoin, was 34 years at the schools in Ireland ; he died about 40 years ago, and because Sir John M'Lean was of none age, and the place in disorder by reason of the controversie betwixt them and the family of Argyle, these offices were wholly extinct. 8. Mr Beaton affirms that he could instruct, that although the Romans were not in Ireland, yet the Irishes voluntarily submitted to them, and made an agreement with them ; yet he affirms that at that time, they were of such fortitude, both of body and mind, that they were invincible, and that tri bute was payed to them by the most part of all the King doms both in Asia and Europe, so that it is reported that one of their number being at Judea to receive that tribute when Christ was crucified, when he came home told the king that he saw a man who was called the Son of God crucified at Jerusalem, was sorely reproved that he did not resive him. 9. As for the Black rolls of Icollumkill, their subject is various. They are mostly historicall, and that not only do- mestick but forreign. At Inveraray, Apryle 20, 1702. Sir, I beleive ye have been informed of what divert ed me from writeing and sending to you the inclosed. I 125 was wholly against my inclination entered upon tryalls which took up all my time till now : it may, indeed, be sur- prizeing to any of my acquaintance, but much more asto nishing to my self, and especially that I have been brought through all the steps of my tryalls as I have been. Mr Beaton is willing, if he were incouraged, to bring to light what he thinks will be forever buried in his book otherwyse. Mr Campbell, the king's historiographer, designes to en courage him, and speake to the Duke of Argyle aneiit him. He wrote to him when I was in Mull last, inviteing him to come to his house, and bring his books alongs, so that he might teach him to read and understand them, and that him self would methodize, and emitt a peice concerning our an tiquities, but he was not at home. My being diverted as foresaid, occasioned that I had not some rare thing to send you. Receive a cylindricall white stone, and a little stone which they call bats' stones, because they heall horses of the worms they call bats. They grow out of a rock near the sea, in Mull. I had two of them, but I lost the best, and the other is broken. I could not get that substance that is in skleats seperated from it, but I sent broken pieces of the skleat itself. I pray you, if ye can send me informa tion, how I may get the cases of the meetings which ye have in the Bibliothick written and sent me, and after in formation I sliall send the money. Remember my kind ness to your father. I remain, Sir, your very humble ser vant, Jo. MacLean.* * Wodrow's Corresp. Vol. ii. No. 6. — MS. Fab Lib. 126 XLIX. LIFE OF SIR ROBERT SIBBALD, KNIGHT, M.D. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.* Psalm lxvi. v. 16. Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he heth done for my soul. Psalm lxxi. v. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy ho nour all the day. V. 9. Cast me not of in the time of old age ; forsake me not when my strength faileth. V. 18. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, un til I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Begunn Sept. 23, 1695. My Father was Mr David Sibbald, third brother to Sir James Sibbald, Knight Baronet of Rankillor, and keeper of the great seal under the Earle of Kinoul, while he was Chancelor, after which he lived privatly upon his own for tune. He was a man of a mild spirit, very civill and kynd to his relations and acquaintences. He dyed the year 1660, and was buried at Edinburgh, in the Gray Frier Church yard, over against the south-west end of the Gray Frier Church, where our other relations lye, (I was then abroad at Leyden ;) he was 71 years old. My mother was Margaret Boyd, daughter (eldest) to Mr Robert Boyd of Kipps, advocate, a vertuous and pious * The original MS. is in the Auchinleck Library. The following note is writ ten upon it by Mr James Boswell : — " I had this curious manuscript by purchase from my uncle, Dr John Boswell. He got it from Dr Archibald Hamilton. I can trace it no farther ; but the handwriting is well known." That Sibbald's autobiography should have remained so long unpublished, is the more remarkable, as it was brought under the notice of the pubhc, by Mr Boswell, in his Life of Dr Johnson. Indeed Boswell at one time entertained the notion of printing it, and his learned friend appears to have approven of the design. (See Croker's Boswell, vol. iv. p. 82.) It is to be regretted that he did not do so, as, in that event, we can hardly doubt that the world would have been benefited by Johnson's instructive commentaries upon it. 127 matron of great sagacity and firmnesse of mynde, and very carefull of my education. She died at her country-house, the Kipps, aged 66 years, and was interred in her father's grave, in the isle of Torphichen, upon the part of the through stone that was voyd. The foUowing inscription was graven below that which is upon her father : — Sub Hoc etiam conditur cippo Margareta Bodia, ejus dem Magistri Roberti Filia primogenita, et con- junx Magistri Davidis Sibbaldi, Fratris germani Rankilorii, in qua, prseter singularem modestiam et constantiam, emicuere pietas, prudentia, et qusecun- que virtus matronam decebat ab illustrissima Bodio- rum Gente oriundam. Nata Jan. 1606. Denata 10 Julii 1672. My parents had four children elder than me. Anna, ther eldest daughter. Robert, ther eldest son. Margaret, ther second daughter. George, ther second son. Who died all before they were full four yeer old, and were buried in the Gray friers church yarde. I was born the 15 of Aprile, 1641, and came into the world hooded, (as they call it,) with the after birth upon my head. 1 was a tender child. I was baptized by Master WiUiam Colvill, minister of the Tron Church parish. I was borne in a house neer to the head of Blackfriers Wynd, upon the left syde, and was named Robert, after my grand father, by the mother side, Mr Robert Boyd. By the advice of my uncle by the Father side, Doctor George Sibbald, Physician in Edinburgh, I sucked till I was two yeers and two moneths old, and could runn up and down the street, and speake, because my other brothers and sisters had dyed hectick: which long sucking proved, by the blessing of God, a mean to preserve me alive. My nurse was Bessie Mason, a country woman, born near Heriot kirk, a good woman, who had all her dayes a tender 128 affection for me ; and both befor her mariadge with John Binnie and after, stayed most part of her lyfe thereafter with me, and dyed of the age of 70, in a laigh house of myne in Edinburgh, next to the Garden. While I was a child in my nurse's arms, my grandfather did observe my inclination for letters, for when I cryed and weept upon any occasion, I stilled upon the giving me the Psalms of Buchanan, he keept in his pocket. I past all the diseases commonly incident to children without any manifest hazard. In the yeer 1645, the tyme of the plague, I stayed at Linlithgow, at James Crawfurd our cousin's house, till some were infected in the town, at which tyme my parents re moved me with them to the Kipps, till the infection was over. As I went there with my nurse, wee mett a troop of Mon trose's men, who passed us without doing us any harme. I begun to learn the Latine at Cowper of Fyfe under Mr Patrick* Anderson, schoolmaster, the yeer [16]50. And the following yeer my parents removed me with them to Dundee, wher we were, when the town was taken by storme. My Father was hurt with a strock given him by a footman with a carabin. We were all plundered, and lost in Jewells, silver work, and mony, and all the furniture of the house, to a great value. Wee sold some meal to gett a pass, and to pay forre our transportation, wher I went on foot from the Ferry to Cowper, there not being enough of money to purchase a horse for me. In the tyme the Inglishes were storming the town, there was a battery erected by them, from which they fyred canon and muskets into the High Street from the Banet-raw, op posite to the Morrow-gate. The townsmen had putt up a stoute f of deals in the midle of the streat. My sister Geals, a child then of eight years of age, had passed somewhat higher than the stoute, and was exposed to ther view. I runn after her to bring her back, and they fyred at us in * Interlined in MS. "Andrew." f Corrected on margin " Sconce." 129 the returning; the ball missed us, and battered upon the street. I took it up and brought it with me. I learned the Grammer in the High School of Edin burgh. Mr Heugh Wallace was master. Mr Francis Cockburn, Mr Samuel Macom, and Mr JohnWardlaw, were doctors of the school. I was a yeer at the Humanity Classe. Mr William For- besse was then Professor of Humanity. I past the Bajon yeer under Mr James Wyseman, who dyed the vacance thereafter. I was a Semi under Mr William Forbess, and he dyed the vacance following. • I was a Basler and Magistrant under Mr William Tweedy, who laureat me July 1 659. Mr William Tweedy, many yeers befor that, had been a regent in St Andrewes, and had been removed from that, to be minister of the parish of St Laurence in Slamanan moore. When he came to us he gave us a paraphrase upon Aristotle his text, which gave many a disgust of him. It was my fortuue to meet with Sir Kenelm Digby his dis course of bodies, and the immortality of the soule, and with Thomas Anglus his dialogues de mundo, who followeth Sir Kenelm's hypothesis, which I read with great delight, and became a student of the Atomistick or crepuscular phi losophic. Aristotell his philosophic being then depraved by the scholastick writters. Mr Thomas Crawfurd taught then the Mathematicks, Wednesday in the forenoon. The Principall of the Coledge, during the five years I studied, was Mr Robert Lighton,* who was first Bishop of Dumblane, upon the restauration of King Charles the 2nd, and therafter was made Archbishop of Glasco, a learned and devout man, who had excellent discourses to us in the Common Hall, sometymes in Latine, sometymes in Eng lish, which, with the blessing of God upon them, then gave me strong inclinations to a serious and good lyfe. I shun ned the playes and divertisements the other students fol- * See a lampoon upon this excellent person, p. 84. 130 lowed, and read much in my study, for which my fellowes gave me the name of Diogenes in dolio. While I was at the Coledge, I happened to see neer to it a fellow markt with irons in the face, (as he gave out by the Turks,) I looked upon him somewhat steedfastly, upon which he runn after me. The consternation he putt me in, and my overheating myself with running swiftly from him, put me in a feavour, which keeped me bedfast for severall days. It pleased God, with the use of the meanes pre scribed for me, I recovered. From the tyme I entered to the Coledge, any mony I gott, I did imploy it for buying of books. After I came from the Coledge I applyed myself to read some peeces of Theologie. I read Vendelin his sisteme, and some other pieces. My mother would have had me studie divinity, but there were great divisions amongst the presbiterians then, some for the publick assemblies of the church, some against them, and they wrott reproachfull dis courses against others, and occasioned factions in the state and private families, which gave me ane disgust of them. I was acquaint with Mr Robert Duglass, Master John Smith, and Mr Hew Mackell, good men and moderate. I saw non could enter to the ministerie without ingadging in some of these factions, and espousing their interests. The impressions I retained from Mr Leighton his dis courses, disposed me to affect charity for all good men of any persuasion,* and I preferred a quiet lyfe, wherein I might not be ingadged in factions of Church or State. Upon this consideration I fixed upon the studie of me dicine, wherein I thought I might be of no faction, and might be usefull in my generation, if not here, elsewhere. Upon which consideration I resolved to goe abroad to pro secute that studie, and see the world, and know men. I obtained the consent of my parents therto, and went upon the twenty-thrid day of March 1660, from this in a dutch frigate to Holland. I stayed at Leyden ane yeer * It was this charity to all men, that induced the violent controversalists of the day to abuse the worthy prelate so much. 131 and a half, and studied anatomie and chirurgie, under the learned Professor Van Home. I studied the plants under Adolphus Vorstius, who had been then Botanick professor 37 yeers, and I studied the institutions and practice, under Sylvius, who was famous then. I saw twentye-three human bodies dissected by him in the Hospitall which I frequented with him. I saw some dissected publickly by Van Horn. I was fellow student with Steno, who became famous after wards for his wrytings. He dissected in my chamber some tymes, and showed me there, the ductus salivalis superior, he had discovered. I frequented ane apothecaryes shop, and saw the materia medica and the ordinary compositiones made. I studied Chimie, under a German called Witi- chius, and after he went away, under Margravius, brother to him who wrott the naturali history of Brasile. Some tyme I heard the lessons of Vander Linden, who was fa mous for critical learning. I composed ther, (the last summer I stayed ther,) Theses de variis Tabis speciebus. Sylvius was pra?ses when I de fended them publickly in the schools. In the vacance, I traveled to Utrecht, and stayed some dayes ther, and severall tymes to Amsterdame, wher I saw the East India House ; was in the Jewes Synagogue, and saw their worship, and I went and herbalized in the downes and woods with the gardner of the medicine garden. I had a feavour in the August following my arrival in Holland, which for severall years befor I had been subject to in the Spring. Except once I took the sacrament befor I came from Scotland, I had forborn the use of all sort of wyne. At that tyme the physitian that waited upon me gave me some sack tinctur'd with juice of rizers; and when I was recovered, he told me he had given me that to try if I had any antipathy to wyne, and since I had not, he advised me to drink moderately, which I did afterwards, the bear in Holland not agrieng well with me. My father died about that tyme, and I considered I could not stay long abroad, so I applyed myself to my studie with great 132 diligence. In September 1661, I went from Leyden for Paris. I passed through Dort to Zeland, and from thence through West Flanders to Calice, whence I went with the messenger to Rowen, having business ther, and from thence to Paris. I stayed some nyne moneths at Paris, where I was well acquainted with the famous Guido Patin, who lent me bookes, and gave me for a tyme the use of his manuscript written for the direction of his two sons, Robert and Charles (who were then Doctors of the Faculty of Paris,) in their studies. I studied the plants under Junquet in the King's Garden, and heard the publick lessons of Monsieur de la Chambre the younger, and Monsieur Bazalis, and I fre quently was present at ther publick disputes, and visited then the Hotel de Dieu, and the Hospital of the Charity. From Paris I went to Angiers with letters of recommen dation from Guido Patin to Bailif Sentor, the Dean of Faculty. I stayed a moneth ther, and was examined by his son, by Ferrand Joiselin and Boisenute, and gott my patent of Doctor ther; I came by coach to Orleans, and from thence I went in a boat upon the Loire to Angers, viewing Ambois, Blois, Tours, and Someur, in the passing. I returned with the messenger by Chartres to Paris. After some stay there, I came by Rowen to Diep, and took passage for England, and landed at Burn, from thence I hyred horses to London. I stayed tliree moneths ther, and saw the Court and the places adjacent to London. From thence, I came by coach to York, wher I stayed some dayes, and took horses and a guide to Newcastell, and hyred the same guide and his horses, and came over the fells to Jedburgh, and so by Melross to Edinburgh, the penult day of October 1662. I found my only brother George, in ane irrecoverable de cay : it had been occasioned some five yeer befor by ane wrong cast over the shoulder of ane Englishe souldier, who wantonly flung him over his shoulder, and dislocat a link of his back. It appeared at first bot the bignes of a cherry, 133 bot afterward grew big, and break, and wasted him with the running, and turned him hectick. Notwithstanding of the use of means by the Physitians, he dyed, aged fyfteen yeers. John Boyd, cousin to my mother, was my curator; he gave no account of his intromissions, bot gott me to give bond for some money and account of necessaries furnished to our family, which, with accumulating anuelrent to the Principall, he made amount to three thousand pounds scots and more. He said he would not exact it, bot 1 payed af terwards some eight thousand merks or nyne to the Lord Colinton, who maryed his daughter — for John Boyd died suddenly in his bed in the night tyme at Colinton, having been at Church the day befor. My mother lyferented all my portion, and I could not pay any anuelrent during her lyfe. My father contracted no debt till after the loss he sustained at Dundee, which grew considerable ; blessed be God, all his, and my mother's debts were payed by me. After I came home, I applyed myself to practice medicine amongst my friends and acquaintances, and I not only re fused money of these of a mean condition, but of many that pressed me to take it. I read severall peeces of divinity, and for exercise trans lated some discourses from the French. I read Seneca, and Epictetus, and some other of the stoicks, and affected them, because of their contempt of riches and honours. The designe I proposed to myself was to passe quietly thorough the world, and content myself with a moderate fortune, and I was a dozen of yeers after I came here, (viz. all the time my mother and sister leeved, and some tyme after,) befor I resolved to marry. I frequented only a few of my friends and acquaintance, and read much. At first I made it my business, by my acquaintance with some of the Apothecaries and Chirurgions, to informe my self of the method of practice in use amongst the Physitians 134 here, and gott the coppie of the courses of Physick they ap pointed in most diseases, and of the receipts most in use amongst them. When there was occasion for it, I caused consult them ; and caried with a great deal of deference and respect to them. Ther being a strict friendship contracted betwixt Mr Archibald Hope, (now Sir Archibald, and one of the Lords of the Session and Justiciare,) and me, which was begunn at the Grammer School, continued at the CoUedge, when we was in one classe, and at Paris, wher we met often : he not only imployed me for himself, but introduced me with severall of his relations, and corresponded frequently by letters with me, and gave me then, and yet gives great proofes of his kyndness. Our correspondence was anent maitter of learning, espeacially morall philosophie, the know ledge of the world, and of men, and we had free discourses of the maitters. About two yeers after I came home, Mr Patrick Dru- mond, my cusin by the mother side, returned to his native country, after 13 or fourteen yeers stay at London, and thereabout : a man of true piety, great judgment, and solid learning, and of great firmness of mynd. About two yeers befor this, by drawing the arrow neer to the point in a strong bow, he had contracted a spitting of blood, which was followed with a perfect phtissi, and after the physitians had abandoned him, by the use of one Mr Cocketes vomitory, (which I took to be some preparation of the Buterum Anti- monii, or of Mercury dissolved in a white chimical liquor,) he had great evacuations of corrupt maitter by vomit, and some stools, after which he recovered strength, and his body was nurished, yet the lungs being affected, the maitter ga thered, and once in the three moneths he was at the point of death, and railed as in agonie till he took his vomitory, which recovered him again, and thus for some twelf yeers and more, he continued alive, by the constant prospect of death wholly disinteressed from the world, and living to the light of a christian and philosophick perfection. He sometyme stayed at Court with Sir Robert Morray, the 135 famous virtuoso, and acquainted me with the curious ex periments made by him ; his letters were excellent, and full of good advices and discoveries ; his friendship confirmed me in the love and practice of a virtuous and phylosophick lyfe. I became lykewise about this tyme acquaint with Mr James Aird, a serious christian, a follower of Mr Lighton, and who liveth yett now of the age of 68, a man of strong affections for piety and vertue, and of a single and chast lyfe, and to his power charitable to the poor in ane eminent way. And some tyme after this, I became acquaint with Mr James Fall,* now Doctor of Divinity, and first principall of the Coledge of Glasco, for which he did much in beauti fying the fabrick, and enlarging the precincts of it, and therafter precentor at York, wher he continueth. By his travels in the Low Countries, France, and Italy, he im proved himself much, and is a man of great learning, of a penetrating mind, and of a solid judgement, one that know eth the world, men, and business well. He is now fifty yeers old, and hath lived a single and chast lyfe with much reputation ; our correspondence continued in all the places he hanted, and yett lasts to my great satisfaction. Some two yeer after I came home, I had a dangerous feavour, in which the physitians lost all hopes of me. I recovered, but was some two or three moneths befor I came to have my wonted health. Some four yeers after I settled here, Doctor Andrew Bal four came home, and about a yeer therafter came to Edin burgh. I was acquainted with him in France, and we were allyed. He was a man of ane excellent witt, and who had improved himself by his travells for 14 yeers.f He had severall tymes travelled over France, and had been a yeer in Italy, and seen all the rarities there, and conversed with * See a letter from Dr Fall to Anderson, p. 113, relative to Bishop Leighton's library. f Sir Andrew Balfour published letters, giving an account of his travels. Edin. 1700. 12mo. 136 the men eminent for learning. He had attained much knowledge of the naturali history, and provided himselfe well with books of that nature. I came by conversation with him to know the best writters on that subject. I had from my settlement here, a designe to informe myself of the naturali history this country could affoord, for I had learned at Paris that the simplest method of Physick was the best, and these that the country affoorded came neerest to our temper, and agreed best with us, so I resolved to make it part of my studie to know what animalls, vegetables, mine- rails, metalls, and substances cast up by the sea, were found in this country, that might be of use in medicine, or other artes usefull to human lyfe, and I began to be curious in searching after them and collecting them, which I continued to do ever since. I had become acquaint with Patrick Morray, Laird of Levingstone, by means of Mr John Elies,* my comerade, who maried his sister, and had information of him what plants might be gotten in the fields ; and I frequently went to Leviston, wher he had collected of plants that grew in the country and foreigne ones neer to a thousand. I made Dr Balfour his acquaintence with Levistone, which, upon Levistone's going abroad and corresponding with the Doc tor, gave the rise to the designe of establishing the medicine garden at Edinburgh. Doctor Balfour and I first resolved upon it, and obtained of John Brown, gardner of the North yardes in the Abby, ane inclosure of some 40 foot of mea sure every- way. We had, by this tyme, become acquaint with Master James Sutherland, a youth, who, by his owne industry, had attained great knowledge of the plants and of medals, and he undertook the charge of the culture of it. By what we procured from Leviston and other gardens, and brought in from the Country, we made a collection of eight or nyne hundred plants ther. We got several of the Physitians in town to concur in * Mr John Ellies of Elieston, advocate, whose sister married Anderson,' the Editor of the Diplomata. 137 the designe, and to contribute so much a yeer for the charge of the culture and importation of foreigne plants. Some of the Chirurgeon Apothecaryes, who then had much power in the town, opposed us, dreading that it might usher in a Coledge of Physitians, bot, by the care and dex terity of Doctor Balfour, these were made friends to the de signe, and assisted us in obtaining of the Counsell of Edin burgh ane leese to Mr James Sutherland, for nynteen years, of the garden belonging to Trinity Hospitall, and adjacent to it. And Doctor Balfour and I, with some others, were appointed by the Town Counsell visitors of the garden. After this, we applied ourselves with much care to em bellish the fabriek of the garden, and import plants from all places into this garden, and procured that severall of the nobility concurred in contributing for some years, for the encouradgement of Mr Sutherland ; some gyfts lykewise were obtained of money from the Exchequer, and the Lords of Session and Faculty of Advocates, for that use ; and by Dr Balfour's procurement, considerable pacquets of seeds and plants were yeerly sent hither from abroad, and the students of medicine got directions to send them from all places they travelled to, wher they might be had, by which means the garden increased considerably every yeer. Whill I was mynding the garden and prosecuting with diligence the studie of nature, a sore affliction befell me, which was the occasion of much trouble to me afterwards ; my only sister Geels, for whom I had much tenderness and concerne, was then mariageable. I had no thoughts of ma riage myself, and designed to have left what I had to her, yett some taking advantage of my mother's age, persuaded her it was fitt to bestow her in her own tyme ; and this they did, to usher in a proposition of mariadge with a friend of theirs, who might have been her father for his age, and had children of a former mariadge, and was not of that birth or education was fitt for her. She was a handsome brunett, of a good witt, and had behaved with great prudence and discretion, and deserved a much better match, yett, to serve their own interests, they prevailed with my mother and sis- 138 ter, and the match was concluded against my will. I told my mother I was affrayed of the bad consequences might follow upon it ; and I was neither at the contract nor the mariadge, yett by my concerne the termes were made bet ter than these false friends agreed to. And some weeks after I visited them, and was reconciled to them, he got right effectually * to twelf thousand merks scots, and the provi sion made for her was the soume of twenty thousand pounds scots to the children of the mariadge. My sister lived but a year or so, and dyed fiyve hours after she had borne a son, whom I held up to the minister, and he was called Robert after me. I came from the interment of his mother to the church wher he was christened. The father soon after maryed another of a much inferior degree, and by his ca- riadge to my mother occasioned so much greefe, that with it, and regrate for her daughter, she contracted sickness and dyed. He lived not long after my mother's death, and dyed of a feavour ; his eldest son of the first maridge seased all, and notwithstanding that I, by the advice of Lawers, raised ane inhibition against him, and commenced a sute for re covery of my Nephew's patrimony, which lasted some 14 or 15 yeers, and I furnished all the expence of the plea, yett he did intromett with all, and most unworthily and un accountably spent most of what his father left, at least con tracted more debt than ther was of land left, and was neces sitate lately to remove himself and family to Ireland, wher he heth taken a lease for which he is to pay some sixteen or 17 pounds sterling, whill, as if he had payed his Brother's portions, and manadged right, he might have had three or four thousand merks of rent yearly of his owne. However, I obtained a decreet for some thretty four thousand merks for my nephew, which affects the lands of Gogor and the houses in towne, and he will now have right with bygone anuelrents due to him to fourty thousand merks. Yett my nephew maried without ever acquainting me, so that I have had much toyl and anguish by him, and yet cannot gett him * Eventually ? 139 disposed to such vertuous courses as it is his duty and interest to imbrace, notwithstanding that his family increaseth dayly. About this tyme another trouble befell me. The lands of Kipps and the milne of Torphichen, which belonged to my grandfather, fell by succession to my mother, and her sister married to Carriber. My mother, as eldest, claimed the house and yards. Carriber was a man had taken advan tages of my parents whenever any thing was trusted to him, and he had shunned this division, thinking to gett advantage of me, he being well acquaint with the gentry of the Shyre, and I a stranger to them, as who from my childhood had never resided ther (whill he past the summer and harvest allwayes at his country house) ; eire I was awar of it, he obtained out of the Chancerie a brief of division ; however I resolved to attend the meeting, and wait the decision of the inquest. I had with me Mr John Elies, younger of Elieston, and his good brother, John Murray, father to the Laird of Levingston. The gentlemen, after mature con sideration, (notwithstanding his pretending he knew not of the meeting,) by Bonard, the Sheriff-Depute, declared they adjudged the house and lands to me, and the miln to Carri ber ; bot Carriber was not satisfied with this, bot raised a reduction befor the Lords, which required much attendence and expence, and by his moyen procured a sentence, not reduceing the sentence of the inquest, bot refusing it, and appointing Dundass of Philpston, and Hew Sinclair, then of East Binny, to divide all was divisible, and make report thereof. Upon the report, the Lords adjudged the houses, yards, and lands of Kipps, to me, and gave Carriber the lands of Cormyre ; and the rent of the miln was devyded equally betwixt us. I was to pay eleven hundred merks to Carriber for his half of the house and yards, and Carriber gott ane infeftment from my mother of eightie four merks out of the lands of Kipps. Since that I payed the eleven hundred merks for the half of the house and yards. And lately I redeemed the infeftment of annuelrent from my cusin 140 Randefoord, and gott a discharge and renunciation of all claime to the coal, or any title he might have to any mine- rails whatsoever in the Kipps. About the tyme of this division of the interest, I had ane great inclination to retire to the Kipps, ther to injoy myself in the solitude ther, and to apply myself to practise in the country with more conveniency. I gott much practise in the country about, upon either syde of the river of Forth, and I brought out my mother, who past the last two yeers of her lyfe ther with great contentment. We stayed in Linlithgow during the winter ; I continued a year and more ther after her death. My frequent riding up and downe the country, and converse with the young gentlemen ther, disposed me to love, and I found inclinations to settle in a married lyfe ; yet I could not fix ther, nor for 3 or four yeers therafter, bot my mother and sister being deade, and I left alone, and finding a necessity of keeping house, I then in earnest determined I would ingadge myself in a maried lyfe, if I might gett a match suitable to me, and I was the more confirmed in this, that I found ane inclination for wo men prevailling some tymes upon me, and though by my reason and studies I could putt it off, yet I doubted it might sometymes overcome, and it were better whill young and vigorous to settle, than delay till old age, which delaying I saw succeeded not well in some I knew. By the recommendation of a friend, I addressed myself to Master James Lowes of Merchistoun, his second sister Anna, and after some tyme courting, the mariadge was con cluded with the consent of all the friends. We were ma ried upon the 26th of Aprile (being Thursday), 1677, by Mr John Robertson, minister in Edinburgh. I was then just thretty six yeers of age, and she was about twenty two or so. Upon the 27th of October, 1677, my wyfe, by reason of a fall she had gotten, coming down the stair from the higher chamber in her slippers, ten dayes befor, parted with twins, both boyes ; one of them lived near ane hour, the other was 141 hurt with the fall, and had gone back ; they were both of the sixt moneth ; the first was born at five in the morning, the other at six. Upon the 12th of October, 1678, it pleased God of his bounty to give us ane daughter, about half six in the morn ing, being Saturday. She was baptized by Mr John Mac- quin in the Coledge Kirk, and named Katerin, upon the Sun day the 20th of October, after her grandmother, by the mother side. About the 17th of December, 1678, my wyfe, after she had stayed some what late at night with her eldest sister, in her returning home contracted ane maligne feavour, which, notwithstanding of all the meanes prescribed by the ablest Physitians in Town, proved mortall. It pleased God to remove her upon the 27th of December, being Fryday, from this lyfe to a better. It was the eleevinth day of the fea vour ; she was buried the Sunday following besyds my fa ther. She was a vertuous, and pious, and loving wyfe, and had great kyndness for all my relations, and was much esteemed by them. I continued a widower in a single lyfe four years after her death. About this time the Earle of Perth began to employ me as his Physitian to his family, and introduced me with his friends. I had been recommended to him by my cusin, Mr Patrick Drumond, and had payed my respects to him upon his coming from his travells ; bot Doctor Henderson, who had married Hawthrondale his sister, was his Physitian whill he lived, and had been his fathers, so I succeeded to him. The Earle was of great partes, and of a serious temper, read much, and was very observant of the rites of the Church of England, and had the English service allways in his family. He was temperatte, and was of excellent conver sation, and very desyrous to learne. I, by his order, ac quainted him with the curious books, especially pieces of divinity, history, poemes, memoirs of ministers of state, and discoveries in Philosophy. Ther was a great friendship 142 contracted betwixt us, which was intertained by correspond ence of letters ; and few weeks passed without letters, either when he was in England or here. I gave him account of thes parts of learning he affected most. He not only wrotte ane excellent style of English, but upon occasions made verse, and translated some psalmes of Buchanan, and some odes of Horace. I gave him the best advice I could for ordering of his lyfe, and wrotte many letters to him, and had many discourses with him, to disswade him from med- ling with the Court and publick employments, and to follow the directions left to him by his Grandfather, a man of great prudence and learning, who did advise his descendants to keep at home and manadge their private affaires arright ; bot the low condition of his Estate, (having sustained great losse, and payed many fynes in the late troubles, and payed out great portions to the Bretheren and Sisters,) and the persuasions of his friends, that expected great advantadges by his Court, prevailed with him to embrace publick em- ployements, and goe frequently to Court, which at first occasioned his being made Justice Generall, and after that he was made Chancellor, which ingadged him in the interests of the Court, and occasioned much trouble to him, and per secution and losse to me. It was by his incouradgement, that to the inquirie after the naturaU products of the Kingdome, I added the inquy- rie after what concerned ane exact geographicall description of it ; and by his procurement, upon his informing King Charles the 2nd, what progresse I had made in these mat ters, his Majestie gave me a patent to be his geographer for the kingdome of Scotland, and another to be his Physitian there, and, with all, gave me his comands to publish the naturali history of the Country, and the geographicall de scription of the kingdome. This was the cause of great paines and very much expence to me, in buying all these books and manuscripts I could gett for that use, and procu ring informations from all parts of the country, even the most remote Isles. I employed John Adair for surveying, and did bestow much upon him, and payed a guinea for 143 each double of the Mapps he made. He gott much money from the gentry, and ane allowance from the publick for it ; but notwithstanding the maitter was recommended by a Comitee of the Counsell, and my paines and progress in the work represented, yett I obtained nothing, except a patent for ane hundred pounds sterling of salary, from King James the Seventh, as his Physitian. I gott only one yeer's payment. However, the work goeth one, and is brought a great length as to my part of the work. In the yeer 1680, I induced some of the Physitians in Town, especially Doctor Burnett, Doctor Steenson, Dr Balfour, and Doctor Pitcairne, to meet at my lodging once a fourthnight or so, wher we had conferences. The matters we discoursed upon, was letters from these abroad, giving account of what was most remarkable a doing by the learn ed, some rare cases had happned in our practice, and ane account of Bookes, that tended to the improvement of me dicine or naturaU history, or any other curious learning, and were continued till the erection of the CoUedge of Physi tians. Severall of the discourses are inserted in a book I call Acta Medica Edinburgensia. They were forborne then upon the introducing of such conferences once a moneth in the CoUedge. In order to the accomplishment of the description of the Kingdome, I did, in the year 1682, publish in our language ane advertisement, and some generall queries,* copies wherof were sent all over the kingdome ; and from severall shyres and Isles, especially by the care of the reverend Mr Murdo Mackenzie, Bishop of Orkney and Shetland, full informationes were sent to me by severall learned men, and the reverend Bishop of the Isles, Mr Grahame, sent me some. Since that tyme, ane excellent description of the Orkney Isles was sent me by Mr James Wallace, Minister of Kirkwall, and a full account of Galloway by Mr Symp- son, Minister.! The Countess of Arrall, sister to the Earle * One of these has been reprinted in the Scots Magazine. •)- Recently printed under the editorial superintendence of Thomas Maitland, Esq. Edin. 1823. 8vo. 144 of Pearth, sent me a description of Buchan, and was pleased to do me the honour to grave two plates, one of silver, an other of copper, she sent to me, and the draught of some fowles done by herself admirably fine. In the yeere 1683, I published in Latine the Nuntius Scoto Britannus, sive admonitio de descriptione Scotiae an tique et Modernse, where the King's patent, constituting me Geographer, is insert ; and there is ane account of the work, and titles treated of in it. There is a division of the Coun trey most naturali, from the great rivers and neckes of land, parting it in so many peninsules ; there is ane account of the manuscripts and printed books that relate to the descrip tion. At the same tyme, I published in English ane account of the description of Scotland, antient and moderne, wher there is a division of the country, and ane account of the worke, and with all of the relations or informations given in for the work by the persons ther mentioned. There is a proposall made by David Lindsay, who then was the printer, for the printing of it ; and ther is subjoined ane advertisement, of what is done, and was to be done, by some learned men usefull for the designe. Some tyme before this, Mr Cuninghame, a Chirurgeon, had been refused his admission amongst the Chirurgion Apothecaries, and ill used by them. He had engaged the Apothecaries in town upon his syde, and had raised ane action befor the Lords of Session anent the rights of these employments, and the Lords had requyred the opinion of Dr Hay, Dr Burnett, Dr Steenson, and Dr Balfour, about the Chirurgion Apothecaries, whither ther were any such conjunction of these employments in other countryes, and whither or not it was expedient for the Leidges, they should be joined in one person here. They were pleased to take the opinion of the rest of the Physitians in town anent these matters, and accordingly they mett all togither at Dr Hay his lodging. After they had agreed to the report that ther was no such conjunction of these arts elsewhere, and that it was very prejudicial! both to the leiges and to the 145 Physitians, I took the occasion to represent to them, that this being the first tyme we had all mett, I thought it was our interest to improve the meeting to some furder use, and I downright proposed we might take into consideration, the establishment of a CoUedge to secure our priviledges be longed to us as doctors, and defend us against the incroach- ments ofthe Chirurgion Apothecaries, which were insupport able. This gave the first ryse to our meetings thereabout, and his Royal Highnesse, the Duke of York, comming to Scot land shortly after, and Sir Charles Scarborough, his Majesties first Physitian, following him soon after that, wee consulted with Sir Charles, and found him our great friend, and very ready to give us his best assistance, with the King, and the Duke who was by this tyme High Commissioner. There was great opposition made to the designe by the town of Edin burgh, who concurred with the Chirurgion Apothecaries, and by the universities, with whom the Archbishops and Bishops, and some of the nobility, joined. I gott the Earle of Perth, and his brother Melfort, to be our great friends, and they brought over many of the nobility to favour the designe ; and I, having recovered ane warrand of King James the Sixt, of happie memorie, derected to the Com missioner and Estaits of Parliament, then sitting in Scot land, dated the 3d of July, 1621, with ane reference by the Parliament thereanent, to the Lords of Secret Coun sell, with power to doe therein what they thought fitt, and that their determination therein sould have the form of ane act of Parliament, dated the second of August, 1621, pro duced this to his Royall Highness, who, so soon as he saw it superscribed by King James, said with much satisfaction, he knew his grandfather's hand, and he would see our byseness done, and from that moment acted vigourously for us, so that it was resolved there sould be ane colledge of Physitians, butt it took a long tyme of dispute befor the counsell, in answering the objections of the Chirurgeons and of the Town of Edinburgh against it. We soon did agree with the universities and Bishops, and there were 146 some conditiones insert in the patent in their favours, and they became strong solicitours for us, so that after long debates, the matter was concerted, and the draught of the patent agreed to by the Counsell, was sent up, and very soon thereafter, by his Royall Highness his procurement, returned signed by the King ; the very next day I turned it into Latin, and the day thereafter gave it in to the Chancery chamber, and waited upon it till it was written in parch ment, and ready for the great seall, which was appended to it upon the 29th of November, 1681, being St Andrew's day : it cost a great deal of money to defray the charges of the plea, and for getting it signed at court, and sealed here. Wee payed considerably each of us, except Dr Hay, who would not contribute one farthing, though his name be the first insert in the patent. Dr Brisban payed nothing either, and so they were declared by the CoUedge to be onlie honorarie members. Dr Steinson, and Dr Balfour and I, were at double expence, in regard that we sollicite the matter, and met with the Lawers and Clerks, and frequent ly treated them. The patent is very honourable for our Society, and contains a jurisdiction within ourselves, which the publick judicatures are obliged to see executed. When I stayed in the country, two accidents remarkable befell me, just as I was crossing the Firth from Boros- toness to visite the Lady C. The seamen happened to be drunk, and neglected to putt on the rudder, when they came off. Ther blew a great flaw of wind from the south, and they could not get it put on then, nor would the boat answer ane oare, so that when we were about a myle off, the boat run about, and was going to oversett, (upon which the cry rose upon the south shore,) had not Mr Duncan, a strong man, grasped the saile ofthe small boat in his armes, and sett it right. Upon which I drew my sword, and obliged the seamen to row over, and it pleased God we es caped that great danger. Another tyme, comming to Town from the Kipps in November, when it was late, I took up my chamber at Mr 147 Armestrong's, in the midle of the west bow, where I used to stable my horse, but never lodged there before, and next morning I was awakened with the noise of people in the close. Upon this occasion a widow woman had taken the cellar under the chamber where I lay, which was no vault, bot only covered with the timber of the floor of that chamber. In this she had some goods, as Lit, and some fyve barrells of powder, some little distance from the Lit. Some servant had been ther the night preceeding, and had let the cole of a candle fall into the Lit, [which] was in a caudron of brass, which had fyred it, bot did not spread, bot raised a smell of burning, which gave the alarum. I saw the fyve barrel of powder caried out by the magistrats order, and it was God his goodness, that I was not blowen up. 1682, the — day of November I was married to Anna Orrock, the youngest daughter to the Laird of Orrock of that Ilk. She parted with chyld of a conception of three moneth, about four moneths after the marriadge. In the beginning of the year 1682, I was advertised upon a Saturday night to bring with me next day Dr St'einson and Dr Balfour, to wait upon his Royall Highness the Duke of York, after the fornoon sermon. The Earle of Perth and Sir Charles Scarborough had concerted the mat ter, wee indeed knew nothing of the designe, but thought we had been sent for to receive his Royal Highnesses commands anent the CoUedge, for that he was to goe away shortly. Bot to our surprisall, ther was ane carpet layed, and we wer ordered to kneel, and were each of us knighted by his Royall Highnesse, then Commissioner. Having by this tyme putt what I had observed relating to the naturaU history of the products of the Kingdome in order, I caused Mr James Brown, student of divinity, and well seen in the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew tongue, with whom I had kept correspondence for upwards of fifteen or sixteen years before then, transcribe it in a good hand from my copie, and I agreed with David Lindsay, Mr Kniblo, and Mr Colmar, who then had the charge of the printing house, to print it with the same characters, and 148 upon the same paper they had printed the acts of Parlia ment (folio) on. They would needs have the liberty to print a thousand copies, and they cast of twelf hundred, of which I got for my share one hundred in large paper, and two in the paper the rest of the copies were done in. I was at the charge of designing and graving of the Tables, with the cutt. Mr James Brown did correct the sheets. About this time I had much practice, and was employed with the best in the Kingdome. We had our conferences in the Colledge frequently. At one of them I had a discourse concerning the Concha Anatifera, the surname of which is the appendix to the Scotia Illustrata. I gave about this tyme a presse with three shelfs full of books, to the Colledge of Physitians, amongst which were Galen's works, 5 volumes Greek, and five Latine, Hippo crates in Greek, of Aldus' edition, Gesner his history of animals, 3 volumes, Paris bind, and some other valuable books. Upon the patents passing the seal, I was ordered by the Colledge to have a discourse of thanks to his Royall High ness in the Colledge name, which I delivered in the cham ber of presence. This occasioned much envy to me, that I was taken notice of at the Court. Upon the 20th of March, 1684, my upper Lodging above that I possesse myself, being lett to William Brown, chirur geon, now dwelling in Hadinton, who had been many yeers my servant, and he having sett the south chamber to the young Lady Rosyth, sister to Peg Maxwell, the said Lady, by her negligence, had raised fyre in the roome six weeks befor, (which I knew not of till told of it afterwards by the Landlord,) and that day went out and left a great fyre burn ing, and locks the door, notwithstanding the Landlord sould have had the Key, for to shew the roomes which were to be sett, and she had a study for any things belonged to her that were of value, and took with her the key, by which meanes the burning coales falling down fyred the roome, so that eire it was discovered it was past remedy, and burned down 149 most of that lodging and my owne to the vaults. I had be stowed some four thousand merks in repairing the lodging some few yeers befor. My books were all throwen out into the garden, and my curiosities, and severalls of them were stoUen, and bundells and burdens of my goods were stoUen, so that, computing what I had given for the reparation be for, and what it cost me to repayre it againe, and the losse of my furniture and of my rents while it was a repairing, and what I paid out for lodging, my losse amounted to ten thousand merks. My wife had then no reckoning, and was brought to bed in Captain Cathe his house of a daughter, upon the 22d of March, which was baptized by Mr Andrew Cant, and called Margaret after my mother. She lived till she was four yeer old, and then dyed of a feavour. I raised, by Sir George Mackenzie and my other advo- cat's advice, ane sute at law for reparation of my losse, founded upon the act of Parliament, against that Lady, but she found meens to make one of the servants of the house to prevaricate contrair to her former deposition, and I was advised not to insist furder, so I gott no reparation. A few dayes after this, waiting upon the Lady Philip- haugh's only daughter, upon the eleeventh day of a spotted feavour, as I was finding her pulse, she did bite the mid joynt of my finger, so that it bled much. I caused scarifie it presently, and wash it with tryacle water, and yet it swelled very much, and it was a fourthnight eire it was cured. Towards the Harvest, the impression of the Scotia Illus trata was finished. . I gave neer seeventy of the copies in presents. I caused bind two richly at a guiny the binding each, and sent one of them to King Charles the 2d, to whom it was dedicated, and the other to his Royal Highnesse the Duke of York, to whom a parte of it was dedicated. The fourth of December, 1684, I was chosen President of the Royal Colledge of Physitians at Edinburgh. In the tyme I was president, our patent was ratified in Parliament. The Pharmacopsea Edinburgensis was com posed, and licensed to be printed by the Chancellor, and the 150 Printer agreed to print it gratis, and give the College a competent number of copies, and take his hazard of vending the rest ; bot by the malice of some, it was laid aside for ten yeers therafter. I saw all the debts due by the Coledge payed, and when I resigned the place at the end of the yeer, the Thesaurer of the Coledge, Doctor Spens, had ten pounds sterling of cash, and twenty or thretty pounds sterling more due to the Coledge by the bonds of the Intrants. Dr Balfour was chosen president next. Now I come to the difficultest passage of my life. The friendship I had with the Earle of Perth was come to a great hight, though I had improven it only for the good of the Colledge of Physitians, and done very little for the bet tering of my fortune by it. I admired too much him, and gave full scouth to my affection for him, without considering him more narrowly : by my extroversion towards the con cerns of the Coledge, and greate persute after curious bookes I had lost much of the assiet and firmnesse of mynde I had formerly, and had by his meanes been ingadged in a con- troversie about the antiquity of our Country and our Kings, upon occasion of the Bishop of Asaph, his reflections upon them. This had taken me much up, for I wrott two bookes in vindication of our history and historians upon that account, one in answer to the Bishop ««r« mlSus, and the other a vindication of our history, and the contraverted points more regularly. This had occasioned in me some contempt of the English Clergy upon that account, and some prevarications of some of our own folks upon some heads, had loused the attachment I had for our owne Reli gion. The Earle had many tymes signified the aversion he had for some of the doctrines of the Church of Rome, and I was secure upon that head, although both he and I thought ther wer many great and good men amongst them ; bot be hold, (how it was brought about the Lord knowes,) he had declared himself of the Romish faith, and joined in ther worship some two moneths befor I knew it. At last one Sunday he had taken physick, he took the opportunity, wee 151 being alone, to tell me, weeping, that he was of that persua sion, and that no consideration of worldly interest had in duced him therto, but that he was convinced it was the true and the ancient Church. Though I was much surprized at this, yet I told him I could not but have the charity to be lieve it was so as he told me, for I thought there could be nothing more contrary to his interest then that was ; he said he was sensible of it, and had offered with great earnestness to resigne his place, but the king had commanded him, upon his allegiance, to continue in his post. This did occasion odd thoughts in my mynde ; yett I thought what ever he did, I could do better to continue in the church I was born and bred in. I never had met with any of the Romish Clergie, nor spoken with any upon their doctrin, and was secure, when in the begining of September, 1685, he car ried me alongst with him to Drummond, to sie his Lady, who, after a long languishing sickness, was then dying. I knew nothing of it, bot he told me afterwards, that the very next day after her arrival, he brought her over to the Ro mish persuasion. Good Lady, she, I believe, did it out of the love she had for him, and took it for granted that ther was no more in it then that she sould be saved only by the merits of her Saviour ; and I saw nothing bot this suirer perswasion the few dayes that she lived, except that she assented to them as of the true Catholick's Church, and joined in their worship and service. Bot all she said her self that I heard, was what any Protestant believed, and used in the agonie of death to say. So she died, and ceremonies were used at her death. The next day after I arrived at Drummond, he had given me the Lyfe of Gregory Lopez, and of Father Davila to read. I read them with great admiration of ther piety and austerity of lyfe ; and one day thereafter, as we were walk ing, he fell a speaking of religion, and of the Romish way. I told him I had a great charity for all good men of that persuasion, and I thought I had most aversion for their want of charity for those were out of their church. He told me, they beleived that any good man of a different way from 152 them, that had a sincere love to God, would be saved. I said I was well pleased to hear that. About xi a clock, he called me up to his studie, and there he read to me a paper that the Duchess of York had writt upon her embracing that religion, and discoursed very pathetically upon it. I knew not how it came about, I felt a great warmness of my affections while he was reading and discoursing, and ther- upon as I thought, oeslro quodam pietatis motus, I said, I would embrace that religion, upon which he took me in his arms and thanked God for it. This was the way, without any furder consideration, that I joined with them, and sig nified my willingness to join to the priest when he came. After that I frequented their service, and became seriously enamoured with ther way ; and notwithstanding the great opposition I mett with, from all my relations and acquaint ances, I continued more and more resolute, and professed I had joined with them.* Ther Churchmen were not of any great learning, knowing for the most parte only the scho lastic philosophic and theologie, bot some of them were very devout in ther way, and spent most of their time in publick or private devotion, and acts of charity, which in creased my esteeme for them. They were too forward in their methods, and I told them, their having their service upon the streets might occasion them more trouble than they were aware of; bot they did in that more like bigots than wise men, and provoked the Rabble against them and me. The Rable judged I had made the Earle of that persua sion, and vowed to be avenged on me ; and accordingly the first of February, while I was sitting in my own chamber, * This account of Sibbald's conversion is very interesting, and although he turned Papist at a period when his motives were naturally ascribed rather to a desire to find favour in the eyes of a bigotted monarch, than to any internal con viction of the truth of the Catholic religion, still his narrative has such an air of truth, that it is difficult to disbelieve the writer. Besides, in forming an opinion on the subject, it ought not to be overlooked, that Sir Robert publicly abjured the errors of Popery prior to the abdication of James. In the Scottish Pasquils, vol. iii. p. 62, Edin. 1828, 12mo, will be found a severe satire upon Sibbald, written by Du Pitcairne. 153 reading, they came in a tumult to my house to assassinate me. I had been warned of their designe in the forenoon by a Lady that overheard them swear they would kill me, and had thereupon made my will, and prepared myself for death; and when they came to force their entry to the house, three or four hundred of them, I fell upon my knees, and commended my soul to God, and went out at the back door of my house, not doubting but that they might fall upon me and kill me, It pleased God, Mistress Kyle who lodged below me, heard me come out, and gave me the key of the yard, so I escaped by leaping my yard dyke, and lying in the braes at the foot thereof, till some searching for me, of our owne people, I joined them, and came home. They had broken up the utter door, and soon after the other door was opened to them : they entered with durks and axes, and for-hammers, and one fetcht a stroak with a durk to have killed my wyfe, bot was hindered by one that told she was a Protestant. They searched the Bed, and not finding me, went away, after they had sworn they would " Rathillet" * me. I was conveyed down to the Abbey by Lieutenent Generall Drumond in his coach, with Claverous, who was then Viscount of Dundee, and finding the spighte continued against me, I took journey with Lieutenant Dru mond of the lyfe guard, and went to Berwick, wher I mett with the Earl of Traquaire, Mr Irwin, and Mr Lindsay, and wee road post to London in six days. At Stonegate hold we perceived six Highway men, three upon each side of the road, waiting for us : we rode through them without any harme. At Stamford, after we had mounted our horses, and were riding out of the Towne, my horse chanced to rub upon a dragoon : he persued me with a drawen Bagonet to stryke at me ; I turned about, and made my excuse, bot * An allusion to the murder of Archbishop Sharpe, in which Halkerston of Rathillet was a principal actor. Hence the populace adopted the phrase " to Rathillet " in lieu of " to assassinate," and as more forcibly expressing the same thing. In like manner, the word " Burked " has recently come into general use, as indicating the peculiar mode of assassination by suffocation, used by that exe crable miscreant, William Burke. 154 he still persued me, so I putt to the horse and escaped. When I arrived at London, I was caried the next night to court, to kiss the King's hand. He spoak very kindly to me. I prayed God to preserve and blisse him, and sayed no more, and never went to him after that, for I heard tliey thought I had gone to court to sollicite for the Romanists, so I keeped out of it, and gave myself entirely to devotion while I was at London. While I stayed at London, upon Sunday night, the 23d of March, 1686, Sir Charles Scarborough sent me word that I sould wait upon him next day, which I did at two o'clock, in the afternoon, of the 29th March : he carried me with him in his coach to the Colledge of Physitians, and told me I was to be receaved a fellow of their Colledge. Doctor Charleton was ther, who welcomed me very kindly. After that, the President, Sir Thomas Witherly, came in, who welcomed me, and after him Dr Collins, senior, Dr Myllington, and Dr Tyson, and a great many others. I went into a roome of the Colledge for a litle. They first resolved to receive me fellow befor they spoake of any other business. The Thesaurer, Dr Hodges, came in, and putt his gown upon me, and then the President told me, in a handsome discourse in Latin, that the Colledge was to re ceive me one of their Socii Honorarii. Then I sate down upon one of my knees upon a cushion, and he took both my hands and said, " Ego Prases, facultate mihi concessa, te Socium Honorarium nostri collegij recipio, omniaque tibi fausta apprecor." Dr Charleton did read the usual en- gadgement the Socii were bound to, in Latin, out of the books of the Statuts, that I sould pay all due respect to the prases and Socii, that I sould not procure abortion, nor give poyson, nor speak of poysonous things in promiscuous com panie, all which I promised to observe. After that, the Prseses, and each of the fellows, took me by the hand. I went down the one side of the table, and came up the other, and saluted Sir Charles Scarborough last, who sate next to the President upon that side, and then a chair was sett, wher I satt down next to the President, a litle upon Sir 155 Charles his syde. I thanked them in Latin for the honour they had done me, and told I sould to my power advance ther fame ; and after that, Sir Charles Scarborough and I took leave of them, and came away. When I was at London, I waited upon the Honourable Sir Robert Boyle, who receaved me very kyndly, and after that sent me such books as he published, and his picture in Taildouce very well done. I had stayed some eight or nyne weeks at London, when, with the cold I had gotten by lying in the field that night the Rable broak into my house, and by riding post in the two first weeks of February, and the change of dyet, keep ing Lent wher few good fishes could be had, I became in disposed, and troubled with a cough and Rheumatick paines, and could not rest in the night. I was seazed likewise with an epidemicall sickness, the rose, which affected my right arme and hand, and became disposed to a decay, for the aire of the river and city did not agree with me. I likewise be gan to think I had been too precipitant in declaring myself of the Faith of the Romish Church, though I joined in the simplicity of my heart, and had no other opinion of the pre sence in the sacrament, and of meat, then what Dr Holden, in his Analysis ffidei, maintained, who was a Doctor of the Sorbone, [and] had written more as fourty yeer befor. I perceaved also the whole people of England was under a violent restraint then, and I foirsaw they would overturne the Government ; — the Jesuites, who had the greater influ ence at court, pressing the King to illegal and unaccounta ble undertakings, and opposing the takeing of the alledgiance which I was bound to, by oathe. Upon which considera tions, I repented of my rashnesse, and resolved to come home and returne to the church I was born in. I was forced to come by sea, for I could not ride by reason that the fluxion had fallen upon my arme, and I could not get companie to come in a coach. At Yarmouth sands we were within two feet of the water the vessell drew, and runn much hazard. It pleased God in Eight days we arrived at Leeith. When I was come home, I wrott to the Chancel- 156 lour my resolution, and declared it to some [who] visited me ; and I went no more to the Popish service, but removed to the country, and went to church ; and in September fol lowing, I was receaved by the Bishop of Edinburgh (upon my acknowledgement of my rashnesse) in his house, and took the sacrament according to the way of the Church of England, and kept constantly my Parish Church. I after this made not only those of the Romish Church my Ene mies, bot many Protestants too, who favoured the court, for that my return was when they were making a faction in the Parliament to repeall the penal statuts. After my returne, it pleased God the popish interest decayed dayly, and good men thought I by my returne had done it more damage then my joining had profited them. I thanked God, who oppened my Eyes, and by my affliction gave me the grace to know myself, and the world, and to take better heid to my wayes, and amend my lyfe, so that [I recovered] my health, when in the opinion of all men, and according to my own, I was past recovery in a decay, occasioned by what is said befor, and my regrate for my rashness. I was laureat upon the 14 July, 1659, as my Testificate showeth. I was graduat Dr of Medicine at Angers, the 17th of July, 1662, as my patent showeth. I was made Physitian ordinary to King Charles the Second, the thretty of September, 1682, as the patent showeth. There was ane pension of ane hundred pound sterling for being Physitian to King James the Seeventh, given to me by King James the Seeventh, the 12th of December, 1685 years, as appeareth by the patent. I was made Geographer for the Kingdome of Scotland, and commanded to publish the naturali History, and the Geographick description therof, the 30th day of December, 1682, as appeareth by my patent. I was made by the Towne of Edinburgh Professor of Medicine in the Colledge of Edinburgh, upon the fyft 157 day of March, 1685, as the .extract of the act under the Clerk's hand beareth. I was installed and admitted by the Magistrates to the exercise of the charge, the 25th of March, 1685, as ap peareth by the extract from the Clerk. The day of , 1682, I was knighted by his Royall Highness the Duke of York, then Commissioner. I was made Burgess of Linlithgow upon the 20th of January, 1673, as appeareth by the ticket. I was made Burgesse of Edinburghe upon the fourth day of June, 1685, as appears by the ticket. I was made President of the Colledge of Physitians of Edinburgh upon the fourth day of December, 1684, the day of election that year, and continued till the next elec tion day, as appears from the Colledge Minut Book. Upon the 29th of March, 1686, I was made an honorary Member of the CoUedge of Physitians at London, which Dr Charleton, when President, confirmed in his letter to me. When I was President, the Dispensatorie or Pharma- copoea for this place was compleeted. I caused transcribe two copies of it, one for the Colledge in folio, (which was delivered by me to Dr Balfour at his election to be prases,) and anotlier in quarto for myself, which I payed for out of my owne mony. I got the Chancellor's licence to it, and did agree with David Lindsay for printing it upon the said David his charge, and he obliged himself to deliver copies of each of the impressions, both in folio and 12mo, for the use of the Colledge, wherto the Colledge did agree, as appears by ther minut booke, and yett a faction ob structed them. The patent was ratified in Parliament, and I took instru ments upon it, and I saw all the Colledge debts payed, and the Theasaurer, Doctor Spence, at my going off, had in his hands, over and above thes payments made, ane hun dred and twenty-nyne pound and twelf shilling Scots, and six hundred merks, bonds, as appears from the minute book of the Colledge. 158 The conferences were kept up lykewyse during my tyme, and the discourses were made. I had written a book in quarto of meditations the yeers 1663, and 1665, and 1666, and I wrote another upon texts of Scripture the yeers 1685, 1686, and 1687. Upon the 9th of Aprile, 1685, my wyfe was brought to bed of a daughter, which was baptized by Mr Andro Cant, our minister, and named Elizabeth. She dyed the yeer following, and was buried beside my father. In July, 1686, she was brought to bed of a daughter that was borne dead, and buried in the church-yard of Dun fermline, for she was borne at Baldrick, at her sister's house. About Lames, 1687, she was brought to bed of a daugh ter, which was baptized by Mr Andro Cant, and named Elizabeth, after her grandmother by the mother side. The 2d of September, ] 688, she was brought to bed of a daughter, which was baptized by Mr Macqueen, and named Euphame, after the Lady Dunekier, my wyfe's father's sister. Upon the 4th of September, 1690, she was brought to bed of a daughter, which was baptized by Mr Thomas Wilkie, and named Jean, after my wyfe's sister, Mistress Ramsay. She died of the small pocks some two years therafter. Ane accident befeU me the 16th of October, 1690, that as I was coming from Sir Robert Milne his house in Leith, where I had been visiting his good brother, Mr Elphiston's wyfe, who had taken physick that day, about four after noon, as I was going downe to passe the ditch to goe to the Links, wher I left some company playing at goufe, and my servant following me, neither he, nor I, nor the boy, adverting, I was strucken by a boy (said to be Captain Taylor his son) of fourteen or fyfteen years, with the back of the club with much force, betwixt the eyes, at the root of the nose. The wound was oblong, large, and about half ane inch long. It was not half ane inch above the carti- 159 lage of the nose. The parts under the right eye was livid, and both the canthi majores were swelled. I bled much, and took a coach and came up, and was a good while before I could want a plaster upon it. It was God his great good ness that neither the cartilage was cut, nor one of the eye put out, for it was done with the sharp side of the club. In September, 1685, I was returning from Drummond. In that unfortunate voyadge I made, I was benighted ere I could reach the town of Dumfermelin. I came unawares upon the precipice towards the north-west end of the town, and did not know of, bot was riding forward, bot the horse I was on perceived it, and would not go forward, and so I escaped, by God his goodness, which geste I think might have been a pressage of the many dangers befel me within a few months thereafter, related befor. In July, 1692, or so, as I was going to take horse for to go to the gardener's son of Brunstain, who was desperately sick, about two o'clock, as I came upon the plainstones at our close head, which decline a little, and then were slip pery with water, my spurr engaged the other, and made me run so as I could not recover myself, but fell on my head, struck against the revell of the stair with much force ; I found myself troubled with the stroke and apprehension of it ; however, I went not back, but the next day after my return I let blood, which, with God's blessing, prevented any consequence of it.* # * The precise time of Sir Robert's death has not been ascertained. A cata logue was printed at Edinburgh, 1722, 4to, of " the Library of the late learned and ingenious Sir Robert Sibbald of Kipps, Doctor of Medicine. To be sold by way of auction, on Tuesday the 5th of February, 1723, at his house in the Bishop's land in Edinburgh, where placads will be affix'd. The time of sale is to be from two of the clock to six in the afternoon." Most of the MSS., and many of the printed books, were bought by the Faculty of Advocates. The total amount of the purchases came to £342, 1 7s. Sterling — a very large sum in those days. It was with considerable difficulty that this purchase was effected, as a number of the members of faculty violently opposed it. 160 NOTES BY LORD HALLES ON THE PEERAGE OF SIR ROBT. DOUGLAS.*— 1764. Folio. Douglas. John 5th Viscount of Arbuthnot, a man of great ho nour and probity. — P. 33. Hailes. Priscm fidei, in Latin — in English, a Jacobite nonjuror. Brigadier Middleton dishonourably obtained his interest in the town of Bervie by drinking the Pretender's health, and used to ask a dispensation from Sir Robert Walpole to pre serve an interest so dishonourably procured. Douglas. Francis Earl of Bothwell, made his escape from thence, [Castle of Edinburgh,] and made an assault upon Maitland in the night time. — P. 86. Hailes. This is a bold perversion of History, for the attempt was against the King. Douglas. But falling into some bad practices again, and being sus pected of having a design to seize the King's person. — Ib. Hailes. Again perverts History. * As Mr Wood, in his elaborate edition of Douglas, had the use of a copy of Lord Hailes's MS. Notes, aud has corrected most of the blunders pointed out by his Lordship, a selection has been here made of such observations only as have either been rejected, or have been modified or altered. His Lordship appears to have had a thorough contempt for Peerage writers, which is not to be wondered at, as, in general, their works are little to bo relied on, A true Peerage would be really an interesting book. 161 Douglas. Lady Helen, married to John Macfarlane of that ilk, and by him was mother of Walter Macfarlane of that ilk. — P. 86. Hailes. This accounts for the strange style of this article. Douglas. Campbell, Earl of Breadalbane. — 1. Duncan, who died unmarried. — P. 91. Hailes. Set aside for being an Idiot. Mr Spittal, of Leuchit, said he was wiser than that notorious fool, his younger brother. Douglas. Mr Colin Campbell, who died in the flower of his life — He had likeways a daughter. — Ib. Hailes. Not by either of those noble Ladies, but by some name less concubine. After his daughter was grown up, the Go verness of Lord Glenorchy' s daughters said, she was an im pudent bastard to take place of them in going into a coach. When the old man heard this, he said that she should take place of them, and accordingly acknowledged the mother as his wife. Douglas. John, 2d Earl of Breadalbane. He married, first, Lady Frances Cavendish, and co-heiress of Henry Duke of New castle, but she died with surviving issue. — Ib. Hailes. The old Earl said, " had the child been in Scotland, he 162 should never have died as long as there was a black-eyed bairn in Breadalbane." Douglas. John, 3d Earl of Breadalbane. He married, 2dly, Mrs Arabella Pershall, grand-daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Pershall.— P. 91. Hailes. This Sir Thomas Pershall took a daughter of Mrs Willis, the player, off the stage, and married her. He, however, was carefull as to the education of her daughter, and she proved a deserving, well-disposed, virtuous woman. Douglas. Stewart Earl of Buchan. This Alexander Earl of Buchan married Eupheme, Countess of Ross. — P. 93. Hailes. By a sentence pronounced by the Bishops of Murray and Ross, the ordinarys of the husband and wife, he was ordain ed to live with the Countess of Ross, whom he had deserted for Mariota, filia Albyn. He became bound not to maltreat her, under a penalty of L.200. — 1389. Char. Morav. fol. 101. Next year he burnt the Cathedral of Moray. He was justly termed the Wolf of Badenoch. But such stories do not find a place in so polite a book as a peerage. Douglas. Balfour, Lord Burleigh. 5. David, who was a captain in his Brother Sir Henry's Regiment. Hailes. There was another Brother, Sir James, to whom Sir Michael writes a letter in 1613,— penes Mrs Margaret Balfour. 163 Douglas. Alan, 7th Lord Cathcart. 3. Major James Cathcart. — P. 141. Hailes. Killed in a Duel by Gordon of Ardoch, whom he had in judiciously provoked. Douglas. Crawford, Viscount of Garnock. John Crawford of Kil- birnie. He married Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of James Earl of Bute, by whom he had five sons and five daughters. — P. 285. Hailes. By the means of his Brother in Law, Lord Glasgow, some one proposed to have him made a Peer, by the title of Lord Gorbals, as he was always at the tail of Glasgow. Douglas. Patrick, seventh Lord Gray. When Queen Mary was under sentence of death, he was sent ambassador extraordi nary to Queen Elizabeth, to interpose in her behalf; and though his Embassy was not attended with success, yet he acquitted himself with honor and reputation. — P. 315. Hailes. [Distinguished] more particularly for his famous saying, mortui non mordent. This great man, in the latter part of his life, condescended to act as a spy of Queen Elizabeth. — MSS. Advocates' Library. Douglas. Earl of Home. Earl Charles had three sons. 1. Alexander. 2. James. 3. George. — P. 348. Hailes. 4. William, charged with having murdered Joseph John ston of Shelton, in 1683. — Vide London Gazetteer, No. 1894. 164 Douglas. Viscount Irvine. Charles, seventh Viscount, married Miss Shepherd, a Lady of vast fortune. — P. 357. Hailes. Bastard of the rich Shepherd of Cambridge. Douglas. Earl of Kilmarnock. Thomas, eldest son of Robert Lord Boyd. The Earl, upon the ruin of his family, retired with his Lady to Denmark. — P. 375. Hailes. Ferrerius Pa^demontanus gives a long accountof his having been murdered by a jealous husband in Italy. This account has all the airs of a fable. Douglas. Earl of Lauderdale. Sir Richard Maitland. In 1584, he resigned his Lord of Session's place in favour of Sir Lewes BaUenden ; and having faithfully discharged his duty in all the offices he enjoyed, he died anno 1586. — P. 393. Hailes. " Quho died of the aage of fourscoir and tene 3eirs, in the 3eir of God 1588, die 20 mensis Mertij."— MS. in the possession of Dr Percy. Douglas. Sir William Maitland. He still continued steady in his loyalty to the Queen till his death. — P. 394. Hailes. " After the old Roman fashion," says Melville, though facts of this kind do not find place in a Peerage. Douglas. Robert, 2d Earl of Lothian. He dying in 1624, &c. — P. 421. 165 Hailes. He killed himself. — MSS. among Wodrow's Papers. Douglas. Macdonald, Lord Macdonald. Alexander, Earl of Ross, and Lord of the Isles, &c — P. 435. Hailes. John, Earl of Ross, in a precept to Munro of Fowles, his baillie, mentions his having granted certain lands in Loch aber, " carissimo fratri nostro carnali Celestino de Insulis." Penes Sinclair de Ulbster. Douglas. Alexander Macdonald, eldest son of Ronald. — Ib. Hailes. He was at the Battle of Killicranky. For distinction sake, he was termed Alexander Dav. Proof — Glengary ag1. D. of Gordon, 1765 P. 25. Douglas. Dunbar, Earl of March. Patrick, sixth of that name, — was one of the chief commanders at the unfortunate battle of Durham, where King David, by being too forward, was taken prisoner ; but the Earl of March, after the battle was lost, made a glorious retreat, and by good conduct saved a great part of the army P. 441. Hailes. All this is very uncertain, though very civil. Douglas. Marr, Earl of Marr. Countess of Marr. " Which fail ing, their hail estates to return to their lawful heir, ex utraque parte." — P. 461. 166 Hailes. The expression means to her lawful heirs either by father or mother. Douglas. Graham, Duke of Montrose. John, 4th Earl of Mon trose, had a son, &c. and four daughters. 4th. Lady Bea trix — P. 484. Hailes. Also (5) Lady Catherine. 11th January, 1633. John Colquhoun, of Luss, indicted for sorcery and incest with Lady Catherine Graham, his wife's sister. Fugitated. — Records qf Justiciary. Douglas. Charles (Douglas), 5th Lord Mordington — P. 488. Hailes. He kept the famous gaming-table in Covent Garden, and was the disgrace of the Scottish Peerage. Mr Pope pays a noble compliment to Lord Stair, by contrasting him with Lord Mordington. Douglas. Stewart, Earl of Moray. It is proper here to observe, that though it has been said by some authors, that these sons were born before their father and mother were mar ried, &c— P. 501. Hailes. If a forfeited person marries in a foreign country, will his children born before the marriage have tlieir state deter mined by the law of Scotland, or by the law of the foreign country ? That Sir James Stewart married this Macdonald, is sup posed. 167 Douglas. Livingston, Earl of Newburgh. This Charles having been taken at sea in a French ship, anno 1745, was sent Prisoner to the Tower of London. — P. 513. Hailes. He was a Roman Catholic and a madman. He complain ed that his church did not give him enough to believe. Douglas. Drummond, Earl of Perth. James, eldest son of James, Marquis of Drummond. As he had early imbibed all the principles of his family, &c. (about the middle of the paragraph.) In spite of a very delicate constitution, he underwent the greatest fatigues, and was the first on every occasion of duty, where his head or his hands could be of use. — P. 554. Hailes. It is believed that no party thought of using his head. He was a good-tempered man, but weak in the highest de gree. Lady Dick, a wicked wit, said she never saw him, but it brought the first chapter of Genesis to her remem brance, " the Earth was without form and void." Douglas. Ross, Earl of Ross. — He got another charter under the Great Seal upon his own resignations of the whole Earl dom of Ross, &c. (near the end of the paragraph,) failing heirs of the said Eupheme her body, &c. — P. 579. Hailes. Heirs must mean. females as well as males; for other- ways there would be a contradiction. Douglas. Rutherford, Lord Rutherford. — This noble Lord, after 168 executing this deed, went and took possession of his go vernment at Tangier. — P. 600. Hailes. The particulars, and also the general censures against Lord Teviot for his exceeding temerity, are to be found in Fanshaw's letters, pp. 99, 137, 162. Douglas. Ruthven, Lord Ruthven. — Isobel, grandchild of the first Lord Ruthven. She succeeded accordingly, and had letters as a Baroness to the coronation of both King George I. and II.— P. 602. Hailes. In a jesting way, she said, that this was her patent,* and that she would preserve it as such in her charter-chest. What she said in a jest is now seriously insisted on. N.B. I am told the pension to Mr Ruthven's lady is to Lady Ann Ruthven. Douglas. Dalrymple, Earl of Stair. — John, second Earl, sold his regiment to the Earl of Portmore. — P. 639. Hailes. Sold ; — Was ordered to sell at a low price. Douglas. Alexander, Earl of Stirling. — Alexander Alexander in Millnab, who succeeded him, and left issue three sons. — P. 643. Hailes. The Laird's Mill near Crieff, on the estate of Perth, so * See Remarks upon Scotch Peerage Law, by John Riddel, Esq. page 133, a valuable work, alike remarkable for its learning and honesty. 169 that this man was either the miller, or some servant about the mill. Douglas. David Alexander, designed in Ward of Muthill, second son of Alexander in Millnab, married, &c. — Ib. Hailes. Ward of Muthill, a small possession, as its name denotes* in the neighbourhood of Millnab.* * The Earldom was assumed by William Alexander, an Amerjcan, as descendant of Andrew, the patentee's uncle. Although his claim to the peerage was re jected by the House of Lords, he nevertheless continued to be styled Earl of Stirling. When the disputes arose between Great Britain and America, he sided with the latter, and rose to the rank of a General in the rebel service, as it was then called. He was taken prisoner on Long Island, and shortly after his cap ture, the following remarks on his claim to the Earldom appeared in one of the magazines of the time. " To the Printer, &c. " Many of your readers are with great justice surprised, that General Howe, as well as some of the American governors, should be so ill acquainted with the Peerage of their country, as to give the title of Lord to the rebel general Alex ander, by the title of Lord Stirling. You may from good authority inform the public, that he is not in the least related to the late Earl of that name. Some years ago this person attempted to impose himself on government as the nighest akin to that nobleman, and wanted to assume the title ; but being unable to pro duce any credentials, his petition was thrown out. That title has been extinct ever since the death of Sir William Alexander,-)- created Earl of Stirling, who died in the year 1641, a man of great learning and abilities, and famous for his poetry. His corpse was deposited in a leaden coffin, in the family aisle, in the church of Stirling, above ground, and remained entire till within these thirty years. Being much involved in debt at his death, and his descendants very poor, they never thought of making good their title to that dignity, till a very consi derable time thereafter ; but the mansion-house or church, which stood upon the banks of the river Devon near Stirling, in which the records of the family descent were deposited, being swept away by a rapid current of the river after an un common fall of rain, rendered it impossible for the nearest akin to the family to make good his claim to the title. Several branches of this family still live at a village called Mainstry, on the above river, about three miles from Stirling in Scotland, the oldest of which is the fourth in descent from the Earl, and is a re putable farmer, and known by all the old people about that part of the country to be the real and nearest descendant ofthe Earl of Stirling.^ f Mistake. t He might have been the nearest heir-male, but he could not have been a descendant in the male line of the first Earl. 170 " The American Earl (whose right to the title, notwithstanding the judgment of the House of Peers, seems to have been well founded) claimed, as representing the first Lord, a large tract of land, which he advertised for sale. Upon this coming to the knowledge of Francis Bernard, Esq. Governor of the Province of Massa chusetts, he issued the following proclamation : — " * "Whereas the Earl of Stirling hath published advertisements for the sale of a large tract of land, situated on the east side of Penobscot river, and for leasing another large tract in the eastern parts of this province, extending from St Croix to Pemaquid, to which he has laid claim by virtue of a grant made in the year 2635 to William Alexander, first Earl of Stirling, by the Council established at Plymouth : " ' And whereas by a state of the title of this province to the country between the rivers Kenebec and St Croix, prepared by a Committee of the General Court, and printed in 1763, by order of the said Court, it appears that the persons claim ing under the said Earl of Stirling, have no right or title whatever to the said country, or any part thereof, and it is asserted on the behalf of the province of Massachusetts Bay, hath a clear and undoubted right and equitable title to the soil and jurisdiction of the said country, and every part thereof, under such re strictions and limitations as are expressed in the province charter : " ' And whereas the General Court of this province has granted twelve town ships within the tract claimed as aforesaid, which grants now lie before his Ma jesty for his royal approbation, in consequence of winch grants, a great number of families have actually settled in the said townships, in order to fulfill the con ditions of the said grants, if the same should be approved ; " ' For the preserving the peace of tlie said country, and for preventing any intrusion upon the said country, until his Majesty shall be pleased to determine upon the same, and for providing against the tumults and affrays which will un avoidably happen, if any of the grantees or lessees of the said Earl of Stirling should offer to enter upon, and take possession of the lands so granted, and actuaUy settled, as aforesaid ; " c I have thought fit to issue, and do, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council, issue this proclamation, hereby declaring the intention of this government, to protect and defend the said lands, and the inhabitants there of, against the said Earl of Stirling, and all persons claiming under him, until his Majesty's pleasure shall be known therein ; and cautioning all his Majesty's sub jects against purchasing, or taking leases, of any of the said lands under any person or persons claiming under the first Earl of Stirling, as aforesaid. " ' Given at the Council- Chamber in Boston, the 7th day of " 'September, 1768. " ( F.RA. BeRNAE-D.** " The Earldom of Stirling, together with the American estates, have recently been claimed by a person of tlie name of Humphreys, who refers to a Crown charter, which he admits cannot noto be found, as supporting his pretensions. He brought a process of proving the tenor of this notable charter against the Officers of State of Scotland, in which, as might be anticipated, he was unsuc cessful. 171 LI. LA ROYNE DOURARIERE D'ESCOSSE A MONSIEUR DAVID PANTER 12th July, 1543. Metre dauit, je Resceu se jourduy le lectre que maues escry, et suis tres ayze dauoir antandeu de nouuelles de monsieur le gouuerneur, et quant a se que me mande touchan setrelin, je croy que monsieur le gouuerneur et moy, a corderon bien, car je panse quy ne demande que la sourtie de la Rainne, etmoy aussy : quant au nouuelle defranse, je iiaurie point eu de puis que parle a vous : le nauire quy et vene ne an voyste et seulemant marshantize, et vous aseur que naucune autre chosse, comme et dit a matieu a meton. Priant dieu vous avoir an sa sainte garde. En Lisco ce xijme jour de juillet mil cenquieme quarante trois. Marie R. A Monsr- Dauid Panter.* LIL WARRANT BY JAMES VI. IN FAVOUR OF WILLIAM, SIXTH EARL MARISCHALL, 22d August, 1624. JAMES R. Right trustie and right weilbelouit counsellour, Right trustie and weilbelouit coosenis and counsellours, and right trustie and weilbelouit counsellars, We greet you weill. Whereas upon our certane knowledge of the unkynde, in- grate, and insolent behavior of the late erle marschellis wyfe f to hir lord and husband, who with hir sone benholm, J the laird thorntoun, and utheris, besyde other indignities, * Bishop of Ross. He died (according to Holinshed) 1st October, 1558. f Margaret Ogilvie, daughter of James Lord Ogilvie of Airly. She was the second wife of George Earl Maiischall. i On the 27th March, 1623, James Keith obtained a charter from the Earl of Melrose, (the superior,) to the Temple Lands of Benholme, in the shire of Kincar dine. 172 had in a thifteous [* manner, rob]bed the said erle of wryttis, money, plate, furniture of his house .... We out of the regarde we had to the memorie of that man, who ha[d always to oure] contentment served ws at home and abroade in greatest charges, and [to prevent] heirefter in otheris the following of so euiU a precedent, wer pleasit to recomend to yow that bussines : And becaus a great pairt thairof wes clandestine and night worke, we willed yow to call before yow, and examine, sik persones as the erle marschell and our advocat suld give up to yow: And whereas we ar informed that in a later letter under our hand we have schawin to yow that it wes not oure pleasure, nor meaning in ony former letteris to hurt the said lady mar schell, or ony other persone, These ar now expreslie to mak it knowin to you that we nether gave directioun to insert any sik clause in oure letteris, nether at the putting of oure hand to the samen did tak head thairto, nor never meant ony sik favour to hir who hath so iU deserved of one, for whose sake we wer only to respect hir : And to will and requyre yow to proceid in the said action according to the tenour of oure first letteris against all persones persewed for the saidis factis, as Je will schaw yowr readdines to obey our comandementis, and 3eale to sie sik barbarous deidis con- dignelie punisched. Gewin at our court of Hanwell the twentie twa day of August, the 3eir of god ImVIc and twen tie foure seiris. (In dorso.) To oure right trustie and right welbelowit counsellour Sir George Hay of Kinfawnes, our chanceUar, and to oure right trustie and right welbe lowit cousinges and counsel- lours, and to oure trustie and welbelowit counsellours, erles, lordes, and utheris of oure priuie counsell of Scotland. * The words in brackets are conjecturally supplied. 173 LUI. REGULJE SECUNDUM QUAS INFERS QUORUNDAM CIVIUM DE LINL1THGO CELEBRAND^E INDICUNTUR, EARUM- QUE SUMPTUS PRiEFINITUR H29— 1487. Obitus Andree de Bonynton quondam burgensis de linlithgw, celebrandus in choro ecclesie beati michaelis arch- angeli dicti burgi, bis in anno, viz. in crastino post festum sancte trinitatis, pro anima patricii de howistoune vicarii de linlithgw, et pro anima dicti andree, et pro animabus om nium fidelium defunctorum : Item in crastino post festum sancti martini, cum sex capellanis subscriptis et clerico, de vno annuo redditu decem solidorum vsualis monete scocie annuatim percipiendo et leuando, de toto et integro tene mento dicti andree, jacente ex parte orientali fori dicti burgi, inter terram Joannis palmare ex parte boreali, et terram pa tricii harbet ex parte australi, ad festum Pentecostes, et sancti martini in hieme, et pro quolibet obitu celebrando. Capellano parochiali, viij d. Capellano sancte crucis*, viij d. Capellano beate marie, viij d. Capellano sancti andree, viij d. Capellano corporis christi, viij d. Capellano sancti niniani, viij d. Clerico parochiali dicti burg i, vj d. Et pro campanis pulsandis et candelis illuminandis, . . iiij d. Item bedello pulsanti campanum per villain, . . . ij d. Dictus dominus vicarius obiit anno domini M.CCCC.XXIX. Dictus andreas obiit M.CCCC.XLII, Obitus Patricii Ka, burgensis de linlithgw, celebran dus coram altare Sancti Eligij confessoris, bis in anno, viz. in crastino post festum sancti Johannis baptiste, et in cras tino post festum sancti andree apostoli, pro anima dicti patri cii, parentumque suorum, et omnium fidelium defunctorum, de vno annuo redditu decem solidorum vsualis monete scocie annuatim percipiendo et leuando de tenemento johannis patricson cum pertinentiis, jacente in dicto burgo, inter ter- 174 ram quondam Ade cauers ex parte orientali et terram quon dam willielmi saltone ex parte occidentali ad festum Pen tecostes et sancti martini in hieme et pro quolibet obitu celebrando. Capellano parochiali, viii d. Capellano sancte cruris, viii d. Capellano beate marie, viii d. Capellano sancti Eligij, viii d. Capellano sancti Antonij, viii d. Capellano corporis christi, viii d. Clerico parochiali, vi d. Item clerico parochiali pro campanis pulsandis et candelis illuminan- dis, .... iiij d. Item Bedello pulsanti campana per villam, . . . ij d. Obitus dicti patricii ka M.CCCC.XLV. Obitus Patricii hartres, burgensis de linlithgw, semel in anno celebrandus, coram altare sancti niniani confessoris in festo sancti Remigij pro anima dicti patricij parentumque suorum, et omnium fidelium defunctorum de uno annuo redditu decem solidorum vsualis monete scocie, annuatim, percipiendo et leuando de tenemento Roberti man jacente in dicto burgo ex parte australi vici regii, inter terram henrici caueling ex parte orientali, et terram thome forrest ex parte occidentali, ad festum pentecostes et sancti martini in hieme, cum capellanis infra scriptis, viz. Clerico parochiali, . . vj d. Item clerico parochiali pro candelis illu- minandis et campauis pulsandis, viii d. Item bedello pulsanti campana per villam, . . . vj d. Item ad collacionem capellanis facien dum, . . . xiiij d. Dictus Patricius obiit M° cccc0 xlvi°. Capellano parochiali, xd. Capellano sancte crucis, xd. Capellano Beate marie, xd. Capellano sancti petri, xd. Capellano sancti andree, x d. Capellano corporis christi, xd. Capellano sancti Antonij, x d. Capellano sancti niniani, xd. Capellano sancte katerine, Obitus Magistri henrici boys, vicarii de linlithgw, qui obiit xxvjt° die mensis Junij, anno domini M°- cccc°- octuagesimo septimo, celebrandus in choro de linlithgw cum tresdecim capellanis et clerico, de duodecim solidis annui redditus annuatim percipiendo et levando de toto et in tegro tenemento thome forest, jacente ex parte occidentali 175 fori dicti burgi, inter terram Jacobi schaw ex parte occiden tali et terram Johannis forest ex parte boreali, et dabitur cui- libet capellano x d. viz. Capellano parochiali, xd. Capellano Corporis Cbristi, . x d. Capellano sancte cruris, xd. Capellano sancti Antonij, . x d. Capellano beate marie, xd. Capellano sancti Niniani, . x d. Capellano sancti salvatoris, . xd. Capellano sancte trinitatis, . x d. Capellano sancti Johannis, xd. Clevico parochiali, . . viii d. Capellano sancte brigide, xd. Curato pro lumiuaribus et Capellano sancte katerine, xd. prepararione mense, . iiij d. Capellano sancti petri, xd. Bedello pulsanti campana per Capellano sancti Andree, xd. villain, . . . iid.* LIV. FRAGMENTS RELATIVE TO THE OFFICE OF GREAT CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND.f 1. — Constable (Comes Stabuli) als much as to say Lord Derivatio or Head of the Court of Chevalrie. Vide Selden, Tytil. of omin'8- Honour, Part II. page 210. Allan, Earl of Galloway, as Great Constable of Scot- vide Coron. land, did bear the Royall mace befor Alexander the Second, x' " at his coronation at Scoon. Sir Gilbert de Hayea de Erroll, Miles, did bear the Royall mace befor King Robert the First, at his corona tion at Scoon, as Great Constable of Scotland. In France, the Great Constable commandeth and jud geth all sort of souldiers which are judged in Ingland by the Marishall ; amongst the ancient Romans by the * The above have been selected from the various entries in the original MS., now, by the kindness of J. R. Hart, Esq. of Drumcrosshall, in possession of the Editor. The individuals for whose souls masses were to be celebrated, are so obscure, and their status in society so humble, that the Editor has merely given a few extracts by way of specimen. j- Obligingly communicated by J. H. Burton, Esq. Advocate. 176 Magnus Prefectus, or Tribunus Militum; in Persia by the great Levsen. The office of the Tribunus Militum amongst the ancient Romans was to hold all captains, soul diers, and militarie men in order, — to see them trained by ther leaders, — to keep the keys of the towns' gates, — to survey watches, — to dispose of the victuall, — to correct false measures, — to punish offenders according to the qua lity of their ffaults, — to often view and behold the order of the army, — and to cause all things therin to be ordained according to justice and equity, — to hear the quarells in question amongst souldiers, and to visit the sick. He also behoved to be spare in giving licence to souldiers, or to permitt any horses to depart out of his countries ,- nether should he suffer them to be imployed in hunting or hauk- ing, or any such exercises expresly prohibit by the disci pline of Augustus the Emperor. And thir are also privi ledges which justly and duly belongs to the Great Con stable of Scotland, and wherof for the most part he hes been in possession. The honour and place of precedencie befor the Great Chamberlane of Scotland, and befor all other of the nobility, (the Lord High Chancellor and Thesaurer excepted,) is Antiquo ex Ro- cent., to the said time of payment, or any other tyme at which the said summ shall happen to be pay'd, and that the said summ, principal and interest, shall be pay'd by us, to the sd Mr. John Campbell, or his order, at London, in the current * Upon the 10th August, 1705, Anderson got a vote of L.4800 Scots, for his work on the Independence of Scotland, besides the thanks of Parliament, there upon it was moved that " Mr. James Hodges, who hath in his wryteings " served the interest of this natione, get like wages, a reward for the same, " and agree that he shall have the lyke sum of L.4800 Scots." Upon the 8th of September following, it was moved and agreed to " that ane other month's " supply be granted for payment of L.4800 lib, to Mr. James Anderson, " Writer to her Majestie's Signet, and L.4800 lib. to Mr. James Hodges." Whatever may have been the case with Anderson, Hodges seems not to have been able to procure the sum voted to him as soon as he expected, and the above letter proves that he was obliged to raise money on the faith of its being paid in the course of a year. R 258 money of England. In witness whereof, written by the sd Mr. James Hodges, we have subscribed these presents, before the witnesses following. So writt I, the said Mr. James Hodges, at London, the 19th day of Jany» 1705-6, before Lond"- July 8, 1707- 8. — My worthie Friend, — I believe that if you had thought your stay wold have been so long, you wold not have fail'd to have given me an order for money before you went. Since the disapointment, I have been obliged to my friends, for about six pounds to keep my pockitt, and for some other small necessary occasions, and have also suffer'd several inconveniences, by the want of money to spare for them. But I am more uneasy than for any of these things relating to my self, that I had assur'd the gentleman, to whom the 50lb bond is payable, with interest, that he might expect his money about the beginning of June, nothing doubting but your concern in the session wold oblidge you to return by that tyme. But since it hath not, I heartily wish you may have doubled yor profite by the busines, wherein you have been employ'd, wherein I think the one halfe is just to keep you free from loss, and the other as just for your tyme, and pains, and hazard of disobliging your clients at Edinburgh. However, I wish you a safe and prosperous returne ; and I know I need not press you to hasten, when you come, that seventy five pounds mention'd in my last, seeing I suppose you will of your selfe judge I cannot but be straitened by so long a disapointment. Mr. Scott complains, but in a very friendly way, of your not being so exact and punctual in answering his bills, which may endanger his credit, but both he and I conclude that it is because you have not been long experienc'd as yet in that way of dealing, which is the most punctual of all other. I have no news to send you, save that yesternight, John Campbell, the goldsmith, told me he had seen a hunder thousand pound sterhng packt up yesterday of the equivalent which was to goe from this for Edinburgh this morning, by carts order'd for that end. Also I heard yesterday from Mr. Scott of Hanover, that Mr. 259 Paterson* is going down, about establishing a fishing com pany, for which a stock is expected, by subscriptions of about two hundred thousand pounds. Wishing you and your family all happiness, and being confident to be remem- ber'd by my kind friend when you come to toune, I add no more at present, but that I am always, my dear and worthie friend, Your most humble faithful Servant, J. Hodges. For Mr. James Anderson, Writer to her Majty's Signet, at Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinr- July, 1707- 9. — My worthy Friend, — My stayand busines in the countrey was more than I expected, and I fell there indisposed, but, by the mercy of God, came here this day sennight, and now, by God's blissing upon means, I am in a very fair way of recovery ; but am brought low and weak, [&] am, by physicians and friends, under interdict for some few days in medling with busines ; and I assure you, yours shall be the first. There was scarce any communication betwixt this place and where I was, so I hope you will pardon my not writing. It pleased God to give me much success in my affairs there, which in some measure comforts me, and I hope will make my friends the more easily pardon my long silence. My dear friend, I will long to be at busines, that I may make you easy. The small testimony I can at present give you is, that this is the only letter I have written since I came here, and my nixt shall be the same, and to our good friend Mr. Scott. I am sincerely yours, J. Anderson. You must take no notice of my indisposition or arrival to any but Mr. Scott. * William Paterson, the projector ofthe Scotch expedition to Darien, and founder of the Bank of England. Some very interesting particulars relative to him, communicated by Alexander Young, Esq. of Harburn, will be found in the New Scots Magazine, Vol. II. p. 104, 5, 6. 260 10. — Worthy and Kynd Sir, — Yesterday I had yours of the 9th instant,* -with equall pain and surprize. I was uneasie that my sicknes was soe inconvenient for you, and your unwillingnes to writ to me of any thing of bussines att that tyme, gives me farther testimony of your reall freindship and sincere wishes of my weelfare. Since my last to you, I had the misfortune to relapse agen, which has hindred me from wryting to you, and other freinds ; but, blist be God, my recovery is now further than ever advan ced, and pretty near a full state of health ; but I am putt under caution for some little tyme, to be easy in bussines and study, and I trust in the mercy of God to be quickly in a condition to keep a due correspondence with my freinds att London. I was more than I can express, surprized to hear by yours that you had not receaved the full value of your last bill, for I accepted your bill and lodged full effects, but did not take up your bill, because I had other concerns with Mr. Scott, and his correspondent here, as you -shall know when it pleases God we meet, and by which you will have a demonstration of my concern, that in case of mortality, neither you nor Mr. Scott was in the least to be disappointed ; and I must blame Mr. Scott's correspondent, who knew from Mr. Scott you had not receaved the full effects ; yet he never told me of it till yesterday, that I receaved yours, and spoke to him about it. Perhaps the hurry of bussines has made him forget it. Now I have retir'd your bills, and if you have not got the wholl value, I have written to Mr. Scott, who I'm sure will not only be punctual, but wiU be sorry for your disap- poyntment. I must entreat of you to take no notice of this to Mr. Scott, since the blame is in his correspondent, and I always found Mr. Scott, both just and very kynd to me and my freinds. As to what you wryte in relation to money for your selfe by nixt moneth, and the 5 lib. sterling to Mr. Hill, I shall seriously consider it, and give you a speedy return, so as you may not meet with the least disappoyntment hereafter ; for * This letter has been lost. 261 you may be assur'd that in every thing to my power I will approve my selfe My Dear Freind's most affectionate reall servant, Edin. 18th Nov. 1707. J. Anderson. To Mr. James Hodges, at the Iron Balcony in Durham Yard, in the Strand, London. Lond. Sep- Dec- 6, 1707- 11. — My Dear and Worthie Friend, — I had your last in due tyme, and the money the same evening from Mr. Scott, wherewith, in 2 dayes after, I had the ease and satis faction of retireing Mr. Kinneirs ; and my bond for which, being very well pleas'd, I acknowledge the favour of God, tho I had non of the money remaining for myselfe. I was also extremly sensible of your concern and dispatch in this matter, after you understood the case ; and I assure you, that the news of your health was much more welcome and acceptable to me, both for your own sake and that of your numerous family, whom I wish that God may blesse more and more, than the receipt of the money, although it came most season ably ; and as I was not wanting in that best office and duety of your friendship, to be earnest at the throne of grace for you and your family when I heard you were so ill. I had in like manner occasion, by the account I had from you, to blesse God in Jesus Christ, sincerely and heartilie, for hearing my prayers on your account, and by that experience to en courage my faith in continuing them, which I hope always to doe. I forgot in my last to answer that part of your former letter that related to Mr. Bell, whom I call'd for as you desir'd, but he was then at the Bath, where he stay'd a considerable tyme ; and when, after he came home, I spoke to him, he told me that he had wholly ended that busines long before, and had received the money here accordingly. However, I shaU be glade to know, when I have nixt the favour of a line from you, if there was any loss that way, 262 and what itt did amount to. You told me you wold take care of what I wrotte about 200 lb-,* and I rely upon you ; but tho I nam'd the midle of the present month, if I have the order for it by the 22d instant, it will answer my occasions, for I have found a shift till then ; and as to the 5 lb- to Mr. Hill, I desire you may make it 7 lb-, and that you may have it ready for him by the midle of the nixt month, against which time I shall order the bill. He complains that he lost upon the guineas he had last. Take a receipt mentioning the other one and the 7 lb-, in all being 204 lb- scots to account of what is due be bond by me to his wife, my sister. The bond is 200raka- Scots, whereof I had pay'd the interest, with some part of the principal, before I came from Scotland ; but I intend not to count strictly with my sister, but would doe much more for her than I owe, and doe intend, when it shall please God to enable me. I have been sometimes with your nephew here ; I hope he sliall doe very well at his employ ment, and that you shall have no discredit by him. This, with my sincere wishes and prayers for the blessing of God upon you and all your family, is all at present from, My kind Friend, Your most humble obliged servant, To Mr. James Anderson, Writer J. Hodges. to Her Maj'y8 Signet, at his Lodgings in Edinburgh, Scotland. 12. EXTRACTS FROM CONSIDERATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLY ING THE PRESENT SCARCITY OF MONEY AND ADVANCING TRADE. t That for raising a good and well contriv'd credit, to sup ply the present defect of money, and such also as will cer tainly advance trade and increase money in the nation, the first care to be taken is, * Scots. -)¦ As so much has been said in the preceding letters relative to RI r. Hodges' schemes for remedying the scarcity of money and advancing trade, the editor has annexed an extract from the pamphlet referred to, which is now rare. 263 To search and find out such subjects of credit, or funds whereon to bottom it, as are most national ; that is, such as the whole nation is most generally concerned in, and the distribution of the profits whereof is to be most universal. Next, To consider of fit encouragements to the accepters, and discouragements or inconveniences to the refusers of it. And lastly, that these encouragements and discouragements be ordered with a special regard to the advancement of trade, by the credit so raised and so encouraged. As to the national funds, I humbly propose these two : — The public revenue, which indeed is wholly national, and always supported, and to be supported, by the complex credit of all the nation, and all persons therein. And which, as I am inform'd, doth, in all its branches, amount to about an hundred and thirty thousand pounds a-year. The other is the fund of the African Company, wherein such a vast number of all the chief of the nobility, gentry, merchants, and tradesmen in the kingdom are concerned, as makes it clearly the interest of the nation, that it be looked upon, own'd, encouraged, and promoted as a national fund of the highest and most universal concern that the kingdom in general, and all ranks of persons in particular did ever know, or were interested in before it. By the establishment whereof, also, trade is certainly in Scotland settled upon the best foot that it hath, or ever had, in any other nation. Which, if some others knew not, perhaps better than we do ourselves, they had never raised such clamours and com plaints against it, nor been at such pains, and made such stretches in bad neighbourhood, and against the law of nations, in endeavouring to crush it. And this consequently, on the other hand, makes it so much the more the honour and general interest of the nation, with respect to increase of trade, money, national strength, &c, by all means to assist and encourage the African Com pany. As to the first of these two funds which I have nam'd 264 and pitch'd upon as the two best which the nation affords, I humbly propose, — That an hundred thousand pound sterling at least : or a sum equivalent to the publick revenue, be prepared in bills for an Exchequer credit, to be issued out from the Treasury, in payment of all debts due by the publick. And for making this credit as good as money to the re ceivers of it, and without all loss to the publick, I humbly propose, That to all the ordinary taxes an imposition of ten per cent, be added ; also, that the Customs and Excise be raised ten per cent. With this special provision in the act so ordering, that all persons returning .into the Treasury publick payments by Exchequer bills, shall have ten per cent, discount in all such payments ; whereas, if paying in money, they must pay it compleat. As, for instance, if one is debitor to the publick for an hundred pounds of tax, Excise, or Customs, a ninety pounds Exchequer bill is accepted as full payment of the hundred pounds due. But if he pays it in money, he must pay a full hundred pounds, without deduction. It is plain that this method will so effectually raise the value of these bills, that demands will be multiplied upon them, so long as any publick money is due ; whereby they will become as precious as so much gold to the possessors of them. A clause must be added, prohibiting strictly, under a great penalty, that no person take any manner of profite in ex changing these bills with money, except only at the bill office of the Exchequer credit. Which office is to be erected, and managed, according to the special directions and restraints of Parliament, under the oversight of the Lord High Treasurer, or the Lords of Treasury, for receiving these bills in publick payments, at the said ten per cent, discount, and to mark the same accord ing to order of Parliament, before they return them into the Exchequer. 265 This office is also to be ordered as a repository for the said bills, before their payment by the debtors to the publick, where all persons willing to purchase them may have them for money, or on their bringing a precept from the depositors, upon their receiving of money for them, from the persons demanding them. And the bills, when brought into the said office for publick payments, are to be marked with such a mark as the Parlia ment shall think fit to appoint, for stopping their currency in a second out-giving, until the Parliament shall think fit to order the same. A model of which office, to be established for managing the said Exchequer credit, and of the officers superiour and inferiour, and servants needful to be employed therein, with an accompt of the whole charge which its support may re quire, I shall, God willing, have ready to lay before the Parliament so soon as they shall think fit to enter upon the considerations of these proposals. And the same model will also serve for the other office to be erected for managing the credit of the African Company, as is hereafter to be propos'd. By this contrivance, there is here such an encouragement given to the receiving of this credit, as makes its bills better than money by ten per cent, to the purchasers of them. Whereby, also, all persons to whom the publick owes money, may be paid their full dues, whenever the Treasury thinks fit, or the Parliament shall order ; and no publick credit in Europe will be better, or perhaps so good, as that of the Exchequer of Scotland. Likeways, the ten per cent, added imposition upon the taxes, and other branches of the publick revenue, puts the payers at no more charge than they were at formerly, before the said imposition was added, or no more than if there were no imposition at all ; seeing it only obligeth them to purchase those bills, or suffer a ten per cent. loss. The nation, by the circulating of these bills, is supplied with a real equivalent to an hundred thousand pounds ster ling, or more, of cash, added to its national stock of money, 266 for its effectual assistance in all publick • and private occa sions. And all the money which would have gone into the Treasury, through the hands of collectors and receivers, to the great retarding of its circulation, is, by this expedient, left in the hands of the people, for the benefit of trade and other business; while, in the mean time, the Treasury is furnished with a credit which, for all its occasions and pay ments, is as good as so much solid gold, both to it and the receivers. In the next place, as to the African Company's fund, I humbly propose, That they be allowed, by act of Parliament, to issue a credit in bills, amounting, at least, to an hundred thousand pounds sterling, or an hundred and twenty, to be employed at the direction of Parliament, partly in the fishing trade, partly in promoting manufactures of bazes, perpets, ranters, stockings, linen clothes, &c. It is plain, that if tliis credit can be so ordered as to be come current but for a few years, it will not only enable the Company to exchange it with real money — further, in all probability, than there are like to be demands for it, — but will bring speedily into the nation vast profits and treasure, by a large export in trade, such as was never known in it before. Beside the employing of multitudes of poor, and the great encouragement it will give to all sorts of industrious trades men, and to the more ingenious mechanicks and artists. And in such plenty of national product for foreign trade, an act may be order'd, obliging the exporters to bring in some considerable part of the value of the out-bound cargo in money. This expedient, beside the adding an equivalent of another hundred thousand pounds sterling to the national stock of cash, would certainly product in a little time such notable effects, with respect to home manufacture, foreign trade, and daily increase of money, as, with God's blessing, would soon make Scotland forget all its straits, decays of trade, and 267 scarcity of coin, under which it hath been struggling for some years past — soon find out ways for disposing of all the pro duct of our nation so advantageously, as make English pro hibitions recoil upon themselves, with far greater damage than they could do to us, and, in effect, could surprizingly change our national figure, by a new face and lustre put upon all our affairs, publick and privat. LXXXII. EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTER OF BIRTHS, &c. OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN FROM 1568 TO 1592.» PROPHECIE.t This prophecie is fund in ane aid cronikill of ane Italiane, writin tway hundreth yeir sein, and the copie thairof send in germanie, and was gottin fray ane Joachimus camerarius, extendand to the yeir of god 1580 yeris. Farraria tremet 70 Syprus a syon recedet 71 Pastor non erit 72 Ira dei super nos 73 A paucis conoscetur Cristus 74 Proelium magnum erit in universa terra 75 Affrica ardebit 76 » Communicated by Joseph Robertson, Esq. by whom the editor has been favoured with the following account of the record whence the notes have been taken. " The extracts contained on the following 28 pages are from the " register of births and baptisms, marriages and funerals, for the years from " 1568 to 1579 and from 1588 to 1592, contained in two volumes, both in good " preservation ; the one a, small quarto volume, and the other (from 1588 to " 1592) a tiny duodecimo." •f The prophecy is written on the last page of " The Proclamatioune of the " Bannes of Mareage, the yeir of God 1 570 yeirs, writen be me, Walter Cullen, " reder of Aberdeen, the 19 day of Marche, the yeir of God 1570 yeirs." The handwriting is the same as in the register, with which it seems coeval. 268 Surget vir maximus 77 Europa trepidabit 78 Fames erit super universam terram 79 Fiet unum ovile et unus pastor 80 The vij day of marche, the yeir of god 1577 yeirs, beguith ane rebellione of the lordis agaynis the regentt, quha passit to Stirling, quhar the kyngis grace was for the tyme, be the wayis of the erll of athol and argyile. Marie quene of Scotland beand haldin in England be the spece of xviij yeir or thairby, was beheiditt in fodringayme castell, in Ingland, be the quene of Ingland, the aucht day of februar, in the yeir of god 1586 yeris. Queyn magalin, doither to the kyng of france, and queyn of Scotland, departitt the sevint day of Julij, yeir of god 1537 yeirs. Marre queyn of Scotland, doithar to kyng James the fyft, was born the xxv day of november, the yeir of god 1542 yeirs. James the fyft, kyng of Scotland, departitt the xiiij day September, the yeir of god 1542 yeirs. The fedyll of pynke was strekein betwix Scotland and Ingland, the sext day September, the yeir of god 1547 yeirs. On Wednesday the xiij day of november, the yeir of god 1577 yeirs, was sene at ewin, ane blaissin starn, quhilke stuid in the wast to the gryt ad- miratioune ofthe pepill. On monday the xxiiij day of marche, the yeir of god 1577 yeris, the regent, James erl of [Morton] was dischargitt of the regentsay, be opin proclamatioune of the kyngis letteris. att the cross of Aberdeen subscrivitt with ye kyngs hand. 269 On tuesday the xxv day of marche, the yeir of god 1578 yeris, was say ewiU ane day of grytt wynd at the sowth wast and northt northt waist, quhilke dyd grytt skaith on the kyrk and howisses in the towin, that the lyik was nott sein in monnie yeris afor. On Wednesday the nyntin day of June, the yeir of god 1566 yeris, ouir kyngs grace, James the saxt, kyng of Scot land, was born in the caistell of edinburg, quha ryngis nowe aboyf ws, quhame god preserve in guid helth and in the feir of god, to do justice in punissing of wrayng, and in mantinning the treweth all the dais ofhis lyfe. — So be itt. ANE G0DL1E BALLIT TO ALL THAYME THAT IS PERSECUITT FOR GODIS WORD, WITH GRYTT CONFORTT OF THEIR DELIUERANCE. Quho so do plaiss thair confidense, And trust In me with one acord, To thayme I salbe ane defense In tyme of neid, thuss said the lord. Gyf thay stand styfly at my word, Fray plaigis gryt thay salbe fre ; Thoicht wikitt perishe be the swerd, To myne, ane bukler will I be. Thoicht I did all the wardiU distroy, Becauss the weikitt wald nocht mend, Yitt saifitt I my serwand noy,* And frome the fluid did him defend. Quhen sodame maid ane wikitt end, I saifitt loitht,-f- as ye may se ; To wikitt thoicht grytt plaigis I send ; To myne, ane bukler will I be. Thoicht ffaro j with his grytt armie, Issarell to kill he did intend, * Noah. f Lot- + Pharaoh. 270 I leid thayme saifly throicht the se, And fray his oist did defend, Quhar he maid ane mischeivouss end, Boith he and all his cumpanie ; Thairfor to all I maik itt kend, To myne, ane bukler will I be. Thoicht wikitt saul and abslone, Dauidis kyndome wald haue rentt, I caussit him to ryng allone, And plaigitt thayme with punesment ; For saulls bluid with swerd was spentt, And abslone was hangitt he ; Thairfor it is ane evidentt To myne, ane bukler will I be. Thoicht wikitt Jessabell the quen Ellias bluid schow schoucht to spill, On hir, grytt sowrowe thair was sene, And I him saifitt frome hir ill. Horss owiraid hir at thair will, Doigs gnewe hir bainis assuiritly ; Althoicht my serwandis suwer ill, To myne, ane bukler will I be. Thoicht wikitt aman did upsett A pair of gallowss lairg and layng, Beliving suirly for to geitt Mordatkus thairon to hayng, Yet I did saife him frome that thrayng, And aman thairon was hayngitt he ; Thoicht my serwants do suwer wrayng, To myne, ane bukler will I be. Quhene danieU was sair ouirthrawne In preson deip with lyonis straynge, To him thay did no thyng bot fan, And likitt him with thair towings layng ; 271 But quhene his faiss came thayme amaynge, Thay did dewoir thayme creully ; Thoicht my serwanttis did suwer wrayng, To myne, ane bukler will I be. Quhene Susanna was in poyntt of deid, To me schow did boyth call and cry, Besoucht me for to sett ramaid, Thayne I did heir hir by and by. Thay that acussit hir wrayngusly Ane schemfull deid I gairtt yame de ; Thoicht my serwandis in presoune ly, To myne, ane buklar will I be. Now ye that artt myne serwandis suir, And enteritt ar with me in baynd, Ye knaw sin tyme ye stuid in fuir, In tynsall boyith of lyfe and laynd ; For quhene gryt kingis did you gaynestand, And sathane with his craiftiss sley, As thayne I saifitt you with my hand, And so sail I your buklar be. And thoicht that ye haife done me serve, According to the law I sett, Fra ye begin aniss for to swerv, Your rytusness sail be foryett. Thayne I buitt onie layngar leitt, Sail plaigyow for yowr Inequitte, Besydes the plaigis that ye sail geitt, No moir I sail your buklar be. And thoicht I the wikitt thoill you kill, And dolent deid do you dewoir, This promess trew I maik you till A better lyfe I sail restoir To yow quhar that ye sail imploir To ryng with me eternally, 272 Quhar ye sail dwell for ewirmoir, Quhar ewir I sail yowr buklar be. So be itt. ANE GODLIE BALLET OF ANE SYNNAR CRYAND ON GOD FOR MERCIE IN TYME OF TROWB1LL. O lord my god of mercy kyng, Quhois trewith doith newir feill, Thy gentili mercy doith imbress Repenting siners all ; Sen thow hes promest to forgyfe, Quhene on thee we do call, Haife grace to us we pray ; Not for ouir saikis, bot for thy lufe, O lord, O lord, 0 gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. And tho ouir synis moniefauld In nombir pas the saynd, Yitt is thy mercy moche moir large Thane we will onderstand. Thairfor sene we thy wraichat wychtis Befor thee trembling staynd, Haife grace to ws we pray ; Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy luif, O lord, O lord, 0 gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. Quhan that the pepill of Issarael With murnyng did repentt, Thow did forgife thair wikitnes, And no wais wald thame schent. To us thy mercy is no less, In thy new testamentt, Haife grace to us we pray, Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe, 0 lord, 0 lord, 0 gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrath away. 273 Gyfe thow in jugmentt enter wald With us thy serwandis puir, Thair sliold no fleshe in erth be fund Thy jugmentt to induir ; Thairfor in place thy jugmentt, lord, Thy mercy we procuir, Haife grace to us we pra}% Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe, O lord, O lord, O gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. Thy swerd is drawin, thy bow is bentt, To plaig us in thy ire ; Thy wrathe on us is kendlit bauld, As hoitt consumyng fyr. Haid up thy hand, and spair us lord, Maist humelie we desyre ; Haife grace to us we pray, Not for ouir sakis, bott for thy lufe, O lord, O lord, O gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. Ouir natuir dois repyne To thee ouir gracious gyd ; The fylth of wikitnes and syne In us do still abyd ; Bott sene thy mercie is a veill Ouir nothenes to hyd, Haif grace to us we pray ; Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe, O lord, 0 lord, 0 gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. Manasses, paull, and maigdaling, War heve synnars wyld, Yitt quhen thay turnitt unto thee, Thow did thair synnis exill. 274 Thy mercy hid thair wikitnes, Quhilke did thayme so defeill ; Haife grace to us we pray ; Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe. O lord, O lord, 0 gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. The bluid of thy deir sone, ouir loi-d Was sched abundantlie, Not for the just, bot for all sik As wikit synnars be, And do unfenyetlie repentt, And turn with speid to thee. Haife grace to us we pray ; Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe, O lord, O lord, O gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. Now, lord, sen thow dois not delytl In monie wordis vayne, Bott has respek onto all syk As trublitt be with payne, And do excep of thy guiclnes The hartt that doith not fayne ; Haife grace to us we pray, Not for ouir saikis, bott for thy lufe,, 0 lord, O lord, O gracious lord, Lord, tourn thy wrathe away. So be itt. The kyngis grace cayme to dunnotter the xviij day of June, the yeir of god 1580 yeris, and the fyrst tyme that I, waiter cullen, reder of Aberdeen, beheld his graice, was the xx day of the said moneth of June 1580 yeris, and that at the wood of fetteresso, he beand at the huntiis with 275 sertane of his lordes ; and thairefter I paist to dunnotter, quhair I beheld his grace at his supar, quhiU he paist to his chalmer ; and thair efter his graice paist furth of dunnotter the xxiij day of June 1580 years, to ergaill. The nynt day of fabruar, the yeir of god 1566 yeirs, hendry stewart, lord darnly, kyng of Scotland, quha marret marie Stewart, quene of Scotland, doither to kyng James the fyft, was cruelly murdryt under night in edinburg, in the kowgeitt, at kyrk of fydell, be James Habrun, umquhill erll of boydwall, and odris his assistours, quhais deid god revenge. — So be itt. Maister adem heriott, fyrst minister of the trew word of god in Aberdeen, departtit the xxvii day of agust, the yeir of god 1574 yeris. George, erll of huntly, departitt in straybogy the xx day of October, the yeir of god 1576 yeris. Maister theophelus stuart, master of the gremer skuill of aid Aberdeen, departitt the xx day of marche, the yeir of god 1576 yeris. ANE MEDETACIONE CONCERNYNGE THE HEVENLY KYNGD0ME AND THIS ERTHLY TABERNICLE OF OUIR MORTALATIE, COLECTIT AND WRITTIN BE ME, WALTER CULLEN, VICAR AND REDER OF ABERDEEN, TO STAYND AS MY LAST WILL AND DESYR, THE FYEFT DAY OF OCTOBER 1584 YERIS. That kyngdome cristiall clere, That wardill quhilk wantis end, Quhar dwellis a god, quhois hand from herme His choissin doith defend, Parpetull is and suir, And ewir moir doith last ; On that sayme wardill let us our thoitts And cogitatiounis caist, 276 Thair, revers runne of lyffe, Heir, standin puillis of mud ; The taist quhar of infectis the souill, And poysinis and bluid. Thair, fuid of lyfe aneuche, Heir, hunger threst and cauld ; Thair, youthe for evir floresin, Heir, feibell aige and aid. Thair, melode and myrthe, Heir, mesare and mone ; Thair, endles joy, bott heir anoy, And grypins till we groyne. Thair, ewir lesting lyght, And gloreus glistring day ; Heir, fulsum fogis and dargsum nycht, And all thingis that decay. Thair, syning on his seate, Sittis Jesus crist the sonne ; Here, Sathan, roving lion like, Frome place to place doth runne. Thair, vertues tent is picht, Heir, vices lodging lyes ; Obedience there, rebellion here No dweUing doth despise. Thair, lufe and fear of god, Here, blaspheme aboundis ; Thair, faithe and truth, but here deseit, Guid deling quhilk confoundis. Thair, Sion hill is sene, Quhar perfect plesure springis ; Heire, dongeonis deipe and damnable, Quhilk death maist bitter bringis. Thare, all things full of blisse, Heir, no thing ells but wo ; 277 Thare, no conseitt of carefull thoitts, But heir its nothing so. Now than deiv christians all, Behald as in ane glas, Quhow far the wardile quhilk is to come This presentt wardle doithe pas. Exemen quhat is said, And quhatt may spokin be, And laitt effectionis of the spritt According work in the. Say thane with blessit paull, In spritt I do desyr Dissolvit to be, and on to crist, In hevens heich impyr. John robertson dwelland, and my lord salton drownit at the sayndness, savand alexander myll, fydlar in Aberdeen, the saxt day of august, the yeir of god 1577 yeris. Maister alexr- anderson, umquhill, prencipall of the colleig of Aberdeen, beand excommunicat, and att the kyngis home, departtitt in Aberdeen the xxvii day of Januar, the year of god 1577 yeris. Alexr- Raynie, servand to george menzis, burges of Aber deen, beand disparitt of the mercie of god, slew him selfe with his awin knyfe, and departtit the xxi day of October, the year of god 1578 yeris. George robertsone, alias makrobe, laborar in Aberdene, departitt xxvi day of Januar, the yeir of god 1578 yeris. David ellis, alias fydler, demestar of Aberdeen, departitt the vii day of July, the yeir of god 1579 yeris. Gilb*- murray, sumtyme, ane muynk of deir, departitt the x day of Julii, the yeir of god 1579 yeris. 278 John ewyne, burges of Aberdeen, was convikytt for faiss coynyie, and hayngitt, his heid cuttit fray his body, the xxvi day of agust, the yeir of god 1574 yeris. William barone, sumtyme ane preist at fyvie, depairtitt in Aberdeen the last day of October, 1588 yeris. Gylbert menzis of petfodellis, and sumetyme provest of Aberdeen, departitt the aucht clay of november 1588 yeris. Johne wischart, cordinar, departitt the vii day of marche, yeir of god 1588 yeris, quha was slayne be James Patersone, hangman in Aberdeen, and the said James hayngit, and his heid sett on the portt thairfoir. Item, on freday at ewin, the xvi day of november 1589 yeris, the wynd blew at the waist and north waist, that it blew doune the stepall of tolbuith of Aberdeen, and the stepill of the kyrk of Aberdeen, in ane howir. Besse gordone, servand to olifer youyng, bowar in Aber deen, departitt ye xxvi dec. 1588. Thomas munro, pursevantt and servand to the bischop of Aberdeen, departitt the xxii day June, the yeir of god 1589 yeris. Ane lepar boy in ye lepar howss of Aberdeen, departitt ye xvii clay July 1589 yeris. Thomas home, skollar in Aberdeen, departitt ye xxvii October 1590 yeris. Barbara card, witche, was burynt on the hedownis hill ye xvi day June 1590 yeris. cuik to ye provest, departitt the xxvii October 1591 yeres. 279 On monday, the vii day fabruarii 1591 yeris, my lord murray was cruillie murderet, with sax of his companie, be my lord Huntly, and cayptan John gordon, slayne, and that be in fyfe. Wilyem Strayquhen, fermer in Aberdeen, sittane in his howiss, the leyft beand full of eldin, feU on him, and he departitt the xi day of augt» the year of god 1578 yeris. MORS CERTA, INCERTA DIES, INCERTIOR HORA. QUI SAPIT, ASSIDUE MORTEM MEDITETUR ET HORAM. This warld ouir all, Turint as ane ball ; Quho clymest hiast Sorest sail fall. Thos trust me, For ever to Indure, In warldlie plesour I mak the suir, It ma nocht be. Ground the in pacience, Blind with thy sapience, Do ye god reverence, Thankand him ay. Preik the with deligence, To put away negligence ; Seik the with sufficiance, This warld will away. Johne freser, demster in Aberdeen, departitt the 22d day of October, the yeir of god 1575. Maister Johne chalmer, burges of Aberdeen, and clayrk of the consistorie in aid Aberdeen, departitt the 26 day of october, the yeir of god 1575 yeris. 280 John geddy, sumtyme ane grey freir in Aberdeen, de partitt the 20 day of novr- the yeir of god 1 575 yeris. Maister Johne fulisurd, sumtyme ane quhitt freir in Aber deen, and servand to thomas menzis, provest, departitt the xx day of may, the yeir of god 1576 yeris. Edem donaldson, sawster in Aberdeen, was heidit for the slachtar of Jon tawiss, the 25 day of may, the yeer of god 1577 yeris. Johne russel, servand to Mathow guil swerd slippar in Aberdeen, and John Collison, baxtar in Aberdeen, passit to the se syd to haife wyshin thayme, and perissit bath, the 26 day of July, the yeir of god 1578 yeris. Thomas wrycht, servand to my lord forbes, slew ane servand of the lard garttellys, and was heidit in Aberdeen the 27 day of May, the yeir of god 1579 yeris. Gilbert knowes, elder, burges of Aberdeen, was slayne be James gordone, bruder to the lard of abergeldy, gaynand to the crovis, the fyrst day of dissember, the yeer of god 1574 yeirs. GihV- knowes, yoingar, his sone, was sik lyk slayne be the said James, the said fyrst day of dissember, the yeir of god 1574 yeris. Andro herve, ane of the broder of the hospital], departitt the fyrst day of June, the yeir of god 1579 yeris. Johne Moir, doictur in the gramar sckuill of Aberdeen, departitt the fyrst day of June, the yeir of god 1579 yeris. The ganill of the pariss kyrk, callit the waist gavil, was compleitt the yeir of god 1541 yeris ; dauid anderson, maister of wark to the stein wark of the sayme, and waiter Cullen, elder, maister of wark to ye glaiss wark, of the sayme. 281 The lard of meldrum, quha was slayne be the maister of forbes, in the provests howiss in Aberdeen, departitt the penult day of januar, the yeir of god 1527 yeris. The twenty day of november, the yeir of god 1571 yeris, the fedil of the craib stayne was striken be Johne, maister of forbes, and adem gordone, bruider to my [lord] huntly, quhair the said Johne tyntt the fedill, and was tayne, and syndre of his kyne and frends slayne to the numer of baytht the sydis iiixx, or thair by, and guid duncan forbes slayne the said day. The fyrst day of may, the yeir of god 1576 yeris, was say evill the woynd and weytt, at the weyst north waist, with grytt showirs of snawe and sleytt, that the lyik was not sene be thayme that was lefane in mone yeris afor, say evill. The saxt day of auguist, the yeir of god 157-3 yeris, maister Johne craig, minister, cayme to Aberdeen, quho was apoyntit be the generaull kyrk minister of the said burgh, quhome god moitt contenue in the trewe prechin of his word to ye pepill thairof. The twente saxt day of aprill, the yeir of god 1572 yeris, maister robert gordone, bruider to my lord huntly, was schoytt with ane dayg, in the heid, be willum gordone of" letterfure, and that in James gordonis plaiss of creyeg. Alex1'- Innes, lard of crome, was slayne in martin howesons howiss, be the lard of enermarky, the xii day of aprill, 1580 yeris.* Maister Jon bruce, dwelland in aid Aberdeen, ane notabill clayrk in greik and lattin, departitt the 23 day of aprill 1580 yeris. * For a minute relation of the causes and circumstances of this affair, re ference maybe made to " Pennant's Tour in Scotland, 1769," Appendix, No. IV. 282 Alexr- menzis, youngar sone to gilbert menzis, provest of Aberdeen, was slane be william forbes of portlethin, at the loucli of loirston, and departitt the xvj day of may 1580 yeris.* Maister mathow lumisden of tillicarane, departitt the xxvij day of June 1580 yeris.-f* Wilzem keyth, master of mareschell, departitt the ix day of august 1580 yeris, in dunotter. Maister robeit dowglas, erll of buchane, departitt at the myllis of drum the xviij day of august 1580 yeris. The xx day of September 1580 yeris, dame cristan stuartt, cuntas of buchane, and spouss to ane honorabill lord, mr. robert douglas, erll of buchane, departitt in alex1'- cullens houss in Aberdeen the day above written. Edem gordon, lord achindoun, departitt in sanct Jonston, of ane bleding, the xxvij november 1580. Alexr- burnett, ane crepill man, departitt in Aberdeen the iii day of Januar 1580 yeris. Lowrance Innes, puir skollar in Aberdeen, departitt the xxii day of October 1580 yeris. Thomas thow, burgess of Aberdeen, departitt, quhay slew him selfe with ane swerd the fyrst day of dissember 1580 yeris. James hay, sand leder in Aberdeen, departitt ye laist day dissember 1580 yeris. Alexr- rattre, burges of Aberdeen, and sumtyme prensepall gunner of the sayme, departitt the 8 day of Januar 1 581 yeris. "The proceedings consequent on this murder are detailed in " Pitcairn's Criminal Trials," Vol. III. p. 204. ¦f The author of the Genealogy of the House of Forbes. 283 Walter Innes, servand to the lard gleukindy, was slayne in Aberdeen be ane Jon Jaik, and his bruider, callit James Jaik, dwelland in buchan, and deitt in Aberdeen the vii day July 1582 yeris. Maister Jon cristison, sumtyme provinsall of the quhyt freirs in Aberdeen, departitt ye xxvi day of July 1582 yeris. Maister thomas burnatt, persone of methlik, and commissar of Aberdeen, departitt in aid Aberdeen ye xxiii day februar 1582 yeris. Jon ' casse, pyper, departtit in Aberdeen ye xxvi day feibruar 1582 yeris. Besse craig, spouess of andr- lauson, comond menstrall of Aberdeen, departit the three! day September 1583. Rob4- gorny, sumtym kuik in colleige of Aberdeen, de partitt the vii day September 1583 yeris. William walcar, sumtyme chaplane in paris kyrk in Aber deen, and secrestar thairin, departitt the xxii day march 1583 yeris. Alex1- keyth of auchorsk, was slayne in Aberdeen, be the gudman of babithan, Jon chalmer, and departitt ye vi day June 1584 yeris. Johne colleson, subchantar of aid Aberdeen, and ane of the chaplanis of the paris kyrk of Aberdeen, departitt the xxv day of July 1584 yeris. James philp, sumtyme marenall in Aberdeen, was slayne be david robertsone, tailzeour in Aberdeen, and departitt ye thred day of august 1584 yeris. David robertson, tailzeour in Aberdeen, quha slewe James 284 philp, marenall in Aberdeen, was drownit for ye said slachter ye xj day august 1584 yeris. William guill, sone to maithow guill, armorar in Aber deen, was slayne be Jon lesly, sone to James lesly, burges of Aberdeen, and departitt the xij day of november 1584 yeris. Alexr- anderson, ane of the purall of the ospittell of Aber deen, was slayne be alexr- blynschall, ane of the said ospit- tall, and departitt the vii day of fabruar 1584 yeris. Alex, blynschall, ane of the puir of the hospittal, quha slew alex. anderson, was drownitt at the kyheid the xviij day of fabruar 1584 yeris. Reichartt myll, hayngman in Aberdeen, departitt the xvii day of fabruar 1584. Johne freser, browister to gilb'- menzis, provest, departitt ye xxii fabruar 1584. Jon rae, commund post in Aberdeen, departtit ye 29 day of June 1585 yeris. Andro erll crrol and gryt constaibill of Scotland, departitt the 7 day October 1585 yeris in slaniss. Wm- panton, elder bruder to ye lard of petmeddane, de partitt the xxv day of October 1585 yeris. Sir Thomas car of fernerist knyt, departtitt in Aberdeen the xxx day of marche 1586 yeris. Jon greyne and his wyfe, callit ogilve, with marione lyone, spouss of archibald douglas, dweUand in aid Aberdeen, and kattren stevin, was exsecuitt ; that is to say, the said Jon greyne was hayngitt, quartert, his heid put on the portt ; the said wemen drounitt, for the pusening of ane barne gottin in adultrie be the said archibald douglas with marie arthour, in aid Aberdeen. This execusion was the 29 day June 1586 yeris. John blak, burges of Aberdeen, sumtym ane of ye cheplanis ofthe kyrk of Aberdeen, departitt the iii day of July 1586. Maister alexr- skyne, advocatt afor the lordis, and burges of edinburg and Aberdeen, departitt the vi day of Julij 1586 yeris. Maister william davidson, advocat and burges of Aber deen, departitt the 16 day of may 1587 yeris. Jon Smyth, secrister of ye kyrk of Aberdeen, departitt the penult day July 1587 yeris. William lumsden, surgeoner and burges of Aberdeen, de partitt the sevint day august 1587 yeris. Jon strayquhen, lard of thoirnton, departitt in Aberdeen ye xx day of august 1587 yeris. Jon keyth of claikriak, was cruilly slayne in Aberdeen, at ye justice portt be wiUiam gordone of geytht the secund day of October 1587 yeris. Elspaitt mychall, spouss of patrik mavoir, burgess of Aber deen, was ackusit for ye murdren of ane bame qllk- she buir, and convikitt thair of, and drounett ye xxvii day marche 1587 yeres. [Written on the last page ofthe Register of Burials for 1587.] Jon lesly, aperand of balquhone, cayme to achnakayn in buchane, thane pertanane to alex. cullen, with andrew lesly, gilbert lesly, his fader, breder, and odris, to the numer of xx persons, and than moist cruilly envaditt ye saide alexan der cullen, bygyud in striken up his yeittis, duris, kystis, 286 and away taikin of clayiss, and burnyn of writtings, and slew and murdreit ane uyaff david carill, servand to ye sayd alexr- ye laist day marche 1587 yeris. God to revenge. The vi. day februar, 1587 yeris, the lard balquhen came to the Justiss port with sertan horsmen, to ye noumer of fifte horss, to bene in the toune, contrar the will of the haill mais- tratts & comonds, quha was repulsit, & gat na entranss the haill toune, beand in armour with stanin the said lard. On the morne, the said lard came to the crabstone & his horsmen to se gyff the towin wald come ouitt, quha came ouitt to the croftis on the north syd of ye toun, & thairefter came to the woman hill all in ordour, & faynd nayne of thayme thair. The fyft day & saxt of Januar, yeir of god 1587 yeris, cayme & arivitt in the red of Aberdeen ouitt of lochbruin of scottis schipis, ane hundreth saillis, & cayme in the havin ; the lyk was not sene in mone yeris afore. In aprill, yeir of god 1584 yeris, was ane gryt upror betwix the kyng & his lordis, the haill cuntre charget to pass on the said lords quhay was in sterling at the tyme ; the bar- rowis to furniss say mone men of weir, Aberdeen furnisit jc quhay departitt be se, the xxviij day of aprill, thair captane thomas car & passit to sterlyne.* Maister william carmychell, maister of the grammer skuill of Aberdene, departitt the penult day of Julij 1580 yeris. Maister alexander arbuthnott, prensepall of the college of Aberdene, and minister of aid Aberdene, departitt in the college the xxv day October 1583, and was buritt in the pariss kyrk of new Aberdene. " Strange to say, there are eight pages of recipes in the Register for 1588, of which the following may be taken as a specimen : Agains the heid aiking by to muckill drinking — Take rue levis, and bray them in wynager, and put royss to red, and bitter al- mounds and wyne, rub your heid and ye shall be eisit. 287 LXXXIII. EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTER OF BIRTHS, &c. OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN FROM 1C03 TO 1622. Andro meldrum slane be Jon Kerr, buret 1 8 January, 1603. The laird of Leslie buret the 14 august, 1603. William Logie wes slayne and bureit in the kirk, 15 Dec. 1612. Mr. Duncan Liddel, Doctor of Phisik, bureit 13 Dec. 1613. Mr. James Cargill, Doctor of Phisick, bureit in the auld kirk befoir the pulpit, 20 September, 1614, honorabillie. Mr. Gilbert Gray, principall ofthe new coUege of Aberdeen, wes verie honorabillie bureit in the new kirk, in his umqhl° fatheris grave, the 29 december, 1614. Robert leslie, skletter, slayne be his nichtbors, bureit in the auld kirk, 2 feby, 1615. Johne Mortimer of Craigevar, bureit in sanct Rastens, the .3 July, 1615, honorabillie. Robert baxter, armorar, bureit in the auld kirk, 7 July, 1615. Francis Hay, heidit for the slauchter of adam gordon, broyther to the laird of gicht, bureit 28 nov., 1615. Jasper Myll, pyper, yerdit in the kirk yaird, the 5 off May, 1616. The 7 of Junii, 1616, Thomas hay, tinklar, ane sone bureit in the kirk yard, callit Thomas. 288 Mr. Peter blakburne, Bischop off Aberdeen, bureit in the auld kirk, the 26 of Junii, 1616. Beatrix ogilby, Lady petmedden, bureit in the auld kirk, the first off march, 1622. Dame Issobell forbes, lady petlurge, bureit in the auld kirk, the 22 off marche, 1622. Gilbert fraser off Watertoune, bureit in the auld kirk, the 9 off Junij. The 4 off december, 1622, gilbertt menyzes off* petfodells, bureit in the auld kirk. The last november, 1622, agnes forbes, gude wyff off camp- hell, new kirk. Umquhile thomas forbes, bessie skene, ane sone named William. Mr. William forbes off cragivar, &c. witnesses, 6 off Junii, 1620. The penult day off September, alex. setoune, fiar offpetmed- dene, beatrix ogilby ane sone named alexr. Doctour Jonstoune ane sone Mr. David rutherfurd, the laird off caskybene, alexr. skeyne of that ilk, Mr. duncan forbes, robert Jonstoune, witnes.* * On the title-page ofthe Register for 1603: — Saluation only doth belong To thee, 0 Lord, aboue, Thow doeth bestow opon thy folk Thy blessing & thy loue. Memento, man on Hell's endlis wexatioun, Flie from temptatioun, thow bruckle flesh as glas, Thow art bot ashe for all the domination, Leaf fornication, and mend the foule trespas. Think thow man pas to the long habitatioun, Wirk for salvation, sen thairto borne thow was. 289 LXXXIV. MEMORIALLS OF GEORGE JAMIESON THE PAINTER,* (FROM THE KIRK-SESSION AND BURGH REGISTERS OF ABERDEEN.) [The following is the entry of the marriage of Jamieson's parents in the Register of Marriages.] -100 andro Jameson, ln ., 1COk 126. ¦ , ' on 17 auguist, 1585. marjore anderson, ° ' [In the Register of Births is the following.] The penult day July 1586, andro Jameson, marjore an derson, [had a] doithar in mareage callit elspaitt; — James Robertson, edward donaldson, elspatt cultis, elspatt mydiller, witnesses. [The next entry probably relates to a near relation of the painter's father.] The x September 1587, alexr- Jameson and Isbell cruic- shank [had a] doithar in mareage callit elspaitt ; — andro Jame son, andro knowes, elspat gordon, margaret gray, witnesses. [Jameson's marriage is thus entered.] 12 of novr- 1624. — George Jamesonne, Issobell tosche. [In the Register of Baptisms occur,] — 1629. — George Jamesone and [Issobel] toche, ane son, baptized be Mr. robert baron f the 27 day of July, callet * Communicated by Joseph Robertson, Esq., to whom the editor is also indebted for the notes. f Professor of Divinity in Marischal College. He was author of " Philo- sophia Theologise Ancillans," " Tetragonismum Pseudographum Apodixis Catholica," and other works of great erudition. X 290 william ; — Mr. Patrick dore,* robert alexander, androw mel drum, william gordone, god-fathers. 1630. — James toche and agnes gordone, ane dochter, bap tized be Mr. william forbes "f- the 2nd day of Januar, callet elspait ; — patrick forbes, alexander Ramsay, george jamesone, gilbert andersone, Mr. alexander gordon, god-fathers. October 1630 yeeris. — George Jamesone and Issobell toche, ane sone, baptized the 27 day, callet paull ; — paull menyzeis of kenmundie, prowost, Mr. alexr- Jaffray, balzie, j Mr. david wedderburne,§ Mr. robert patrie, patrick Jack, patrick fergusone, androw straquhen, god-fathers. [The subjoined entries are from the account of the master of kirk and bridge works, to whom certain sums were pay able for funerals.] 6 Januar 1631. — Ane barne of George Jamesone's bureit, iij lib. 20 Januar 1631. — Ane uther barne of George Jamesone's bureit, iij lib. 30 Januar 1635. — Ane bairne of george Jamesone's buried in the auld kirk, iij lib. 5 October 1641. — Ane bairne of George Jamesone's, iij lib. [In 1631 and 1632, there was a " voluntar contribution of the nichtbores and toun burgesses of the burgh of Aber- - Principal of Marischal College. In 1661 appeared " Liddelii Duncani Aberdeniensis Artis Conservandi sanitaten libri duo, opera et studio D. Patricii Duraei." •f Afterwards Bishop of Edinburgh. $ Afterwards provost of Aberdeen, and father of Alexander Jaffray of King- wells, provost of Aberdeen, whose Memoirs have been lately published. § The well-known poet. He was Rector of the Grammar School of Aber deen. There are frequent allusions to Jamieson in his works. 291 deen, for maintenance of ane of the ministers of the said burghe, to serve the cure at the kirk of futtie, within the fredome of the same burghe and parochine of Sanct Nicolas." The names of the contributors were " ordainit to be registrat ad futuram rei memoriam," and are accordingly preserved on a leaf prefixed to the fifty-second volume of the Council Register. Among them occur these :] — Mr. alex. Jaffray, baillie, . . . . vj hundreth lx pundis iij merkis. Gilbert menzies of Petfoddelis, . tua hundreth pundis. Doctor williame forbes, tua hundreth fyve pundis. Doctor Patrik dun, ane hundreth pundis. Mr. williame guild, minister,* . . ane hundreth pundis. George Jamesone, Threscoir pundis. Mr. James Ross, minister, .... Threscoir pundis xiij sh. iiij d. Mr. Alexander Ross, minister,-)- . Threscoir pundis xiij sh. iiij d. Mr. William Ugstoune, minister,:}: Threscoir & vj punds xiij sh. iiij d. David melvill,§ Threttie-three pundis six shillings iij pence. [On 13th May 1635, an act was passed by the Town Council of the following tenor, and bearing the title of " Li cence grantit to Jamesoune."] The prowest, baillies, and counsell being convenit anent the petition gewin to thame be George Jamesoun, Indwellar in the said burghe, makand mention, That forasmeikle as a greite part of the playfeild belonging to the Towiie, quhair comedies were wont to be actit of auld, beside the well of * Afterwards Principal of King's College, and author of numerous theological works. A very absurdly written and inaccurate memoir of him appeared at Aberdeen in the end of last century. He was a. sort of northern Vicar of Bray ; — he first appeared as a supporter of Episcopacy — then subscribed the Covenant, " with limitations," — afterwards without ; — kept in favour with Cromwell and the Independents, and is said to have presented a basin full of gold to Charles II. As may be inferred, he died wealthy. ¦f* This person has been frequently confounded with the Alexander Ross commemorated in the well-known couplet of Hudibras. £ Author of " Oratio Funebris in Obitum maximi virorum Georgii Mare- shalli Comitis, Academies Mareschallanse Aberdenise Fundatoris et Maecenatis MunificentisBimi." Abredoniae. 1623. § The first bookseller in Aberdeen, and the publisher of many rare works. He was the friend and patron of Edward Raban, " Laird of Letters," and " Master printer the first in Aberdeen." 292 spay, Is spoilled, broken, and cariet away in speat and inundatioun of waiter, and is lyabill to the same danger and inconvenience heireftir, So that unles some course be taken to withstand such speattis and inuiidatiounis, The whole play feild, within a short space of tyme, wiU alluterlie decay and serve for no use ; And the said George, tacking notice of the Tounis prejudice therein, and withall, haveand consideratioun how this letil plott of ground may be usefull to the Toune heireftir, out of his naturali affectioun to this his native citie, he is content, upoun his awin chairgis, Not only to mak sure fortificatioun to withstand the violence of speattis in tyme cuming, Bot lykewayes to mak some policie and planting within and about the said playfeild for the publict use, and benefitt of the Toune, whairof he has taken occasion, be this his petition, to acquaint thair wisdomes of the counsall, hum- blie desyring, for this effect, that thair wisdomes will be pleased to grant him free libertie, licence, and tolerance, To mak sic building, policie, and planting within and about the said plott of ground, as he sail think most fitting and con venient, both to withstand the violence of the watter fra doinge ferder harme thairunto, And to the effect the same may redound to the publict use and benefitt of the Toun ; onlie this much he desyres for his travellis, cost, and ex- pensess to be bestowit on this work, That he may have a leass of this plott of ground, and the use thairoff to his awen behove dureing his lyftime allanerlie ; and, efter his deceas, he is content that the magistrates and counceil of this burghe for the tyme intromitt thairwith, and apply the same in all tyme thairefter to the publict use and benefit of the Toune, as they sail find most convenient, without any recompense to be sougcht be him, his aires, executoris, assignayes, or suc- cessoris, for any chairges that he sail happen to bestow thair- opoun, as at mair length wes conteinit in the said petition, &c. &c. [Council Register, volume Iii. page 206. — The council granted the prayer of the petition, on the stipulation of an annual rent of " Three shillings and four pence Scots money." 293 This garden is alluded to by Arthur Johnston in one of his epigrams on Aberdeen. " Hanc quoque Lanaris Mons ornat, amaenior illis, Hinc ferrugineis Spada colorat aquis. Inde suburbanum Jamesoni despicis hortum, Quem domini pictum suspicor esse manu." It is thus noticed in one of Sir Robert Sibbald's MSS. " In vicina fontis [well of Spaw] est hortus suburbanus Celebris pictoris, Georgii Jamesonii, ubi Musseum ejus manu depictum est visendum." The ground which the garden occupied, it may be mentioned, has long since been built upon ; but the memory of its former destination is stiU pre served in the name of " the Garden-neuk Well." The " comedeis wont to be actit of auld," mentioned in the peti tion were Corpus Christi plays, and pageants on various festival days, which were regularly celebrated at Aberdeen from the middle of the fifteenth century down to the Re formation. After Jameson's death, the ground was granted in feu to John Alexander, his son-in-law.] LXXXV. ORDER BY THE LORDS OF THE COUNCIL TO THE LAIRD OF CRAIGMILLAR, TO PROCEED TO STIRLING FOR PRO TECTION OF JAMES VI., 28th APRIL 1578. Traist Freind, — Eftir our verray hartlie commenda- tioun, we ar aduerteist of sum alteratioun arevit of lait within the castell of Striuiling, howbeit vncertane to quhat end the mater tendis : Alwyis seing the kingis maiestie hes appointit ws to be of his counsale, it becummis ws, and all nobill men, and vtheris his gude subiectis, to be cairfull of his heines presseruatioun, and in tyme to preuene all thingis that ather may be hurtfull to his maiestie or his estait ; and thairfore, we have thocht gude to write to zou, desiring zou effectuouslie, that ze will nocht faill, with zour forces in sub- 294 stantious maner, to be at ws at Striuiling with all possibill diligence, at the fardest the morne, anys of the day, quhair ze sail vnderstand forther of our myndis in thir behalfis. And swa, luilring for zour cumming, as ze will declair zour effectioun to his maiestie, and the quietnes of the cuntrie, we commit zou to God. At Edinburgh, the xxviij day of Aprele 1578. Zour gude frend, R. DuNFERMLING. Newbottil. Atholl. To our traist friend the Laird Caithness. of Craigmillar. T. Herrys. LXXXVI. A LETTER FROM THE GHOST OF SIR WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER OF THAT ILK, ONCE SENATOUR OF THE COLLEDGE OF JUSTICE, TO THE LORDS OF SESSION AND COMMISSIONERS OF JUSTICIARY. My Lords, Elysian Fields, 27 Janv- 1711. Having had the honour for several years to be one of your number, and being obliged, very much against my will, to leave soe good company and society, I tho't it my deuty to pay you my respects by this, wliich Charon promised to send to the earth, by the first messenger of death who should be ordered to the upper world. Of late, it seems he hath work enough upon his hands ; for, tiU I arrived, poor John Adams, our macer, gote not on board, which I indeed first imputed to his civility to me, who, as he was informed, was quickly to follow, not con sidering that nobody works without wages, and that none are payed in our worlde. We no sooner got on board, but the boat was ready to sink ; for John's soul remained still very ponderous and heavy, and mine, you know, was alwise terrestrial. However, at last, with great difficulty, we reached the happy shoer ; and then, my Lords, and never before, I 295 had a treu veu of justice, which here soe impartially reigns, that your Lordships, at present, cannot comprehend it, or have any notions of it. Never till now did I see a whole sett of honnest, knowing, piouse, and just judges ; and it's weel that such are to be found somewhere.* They are not here created by court favour, but the most deserving and learned are always chosen. -f A profound silence is still keept, and the judges deliver their opinion calmly and mo destly. There is here no barking and hauling amongst the judges, to show their parts, and impudently to revile the President of the Court. There is here noe delay of justice — noe counting of noses — noe sending home partys to take a pint, and *gree the matter. Sentence is immediately given, without acts before answer ; nor are there reclaiming bills upon bills, and the judges doe not trouble themselves with many avisandums to themselves. Here there is not soe much as the knowledge of a noe process. Some criminals would give a great deal for such ane advice, to delay their punishment for some time. And sure I am Mr. John Meinzies of Cammo| would make a considerable fortune in * The administration of justice in Scotland at the time of the Union, and both prior and subsequently, was scandalously corrupt. The whole " compend of Scotch law," as one of the pamphlets on the subject terms it, was simply, " Shew me the man, and I'll shew you the law." See Law Journal, No. IV. p. 321, for some observations on this head. In a subsequent number of that work, an attempt is made to vindicate the Bench, No. VIII. p. 184., but un successfully ; for the author forgets that the charges do not rest upon Pasquils, or party writings, but on authorities, which, if discarded, must reduce history to mere fable. Surely Buchanan, Johnston, Balcarres, Fountainhall, and Lockhart are witnesses of some importance ? What answer can be made to an Act of Parliament passed for the express purpose of preventing the judges from taking bribes ? ¦f Duke Hamilton used his influence, saj's Balcarres (Memoirs, p. 84. Edin. 1754. 12mo.) for the double purpose of ruining Lords Melville and Stair, " and to get the Session filled with his own creatures, having at that time many law-suits in hand." $ Mr. Menzies was an advocate whose independent conduct had rendered him peculiarly obnoxious to the Bench. See a most amusing account of a dispute between him and Lord President Dalrymple in the " Observations on the early Administration of Justice," above referred to. Mr. Menzies having made an averment in the case in which he was employed, affecting Lord Lauderdale, and one which he offered to prove, the President " very un- 296 this place. Clerks and extractors doe not here unconscionably peil the leidges of exorbitant deues. There is noe tearing of leaves out of the records or books of adjournall (which have always been counted sacred) after sentence was passed ; for then our infernal judges think they are officio fundi. When persons are really guilty, there is no desertion of diets — no abstracting of evidence, nor sending men out of the way. Soe careful is our Proctor Fiscal, that he secures in prison all the witnesses against the party accused, till they find surety to appear when summoned. In a word, I was very soon dismissed, and had a more favourable sentence than probably I would have got, had I been more skilled in the quirks and subtilties of law. In the agreeable aboads, I found only two Lords of the Session, the Lord C[ross]rig,* and E. L[auder]dale. I enquired for my old friend, my Lord Wh[ytla]w,-[- and was told that he was sentenced! t° have a certain lady, one of the furies, eternally to switch him with rods, back and side (which the English call flogging), and to pay that fury all the estate he should ever purchase for her pains. § mannerly said to Cambo, as good a gentleman as himself, that it was a d — d lye." * Sir David Hume of Crossrig, one of the judges, whose " Diary of the Proceedings in the Parliament and Privy Council of Scotland, May 21, 1710 —March 7, 1707," was printed in 1828 for the members of the Bannatyne Club, by John Hope, Esq. -)- Lord Whytlaw died in December 1704. He was, Hke his brethren, very just " where he had no particular concern," but " extremely partial where his friend or his own politicks interfered." See Lockhart Papers, Vol. I. p. 107. $ One of the jeu d'esprits of the time assigns his Lordship a very different fate. He was made his Satanic Majesty's Justice Clerk in the Court of Ses sion in Pandemonium. **01d Nick was in want of a lawyer in hell, To preside o'er the Court there of Session, So old Whytlaw he took, for he suited him well, For tyranny, lust, and oppression. 'Twixt the Devil and Whytlaw, the poor wretches damn'd Will be sore put about in that hot land ; For now the fierce Justice Clerk's got the command, They could hardly be worse off in Scotland. § His Lordship cut off his relations from his succession, and left every six- 297 I shall not trouble your Lordships with any more at pre sent, but only beg you would order it to be intimated to the Faculty of Advocates that, in a short time, I shall write particularly to them. As for my old friend Dr. Pitc[air]n* and the College of Physicians, I have no time to write to them at present, or, if I had, I would prove, to their mighty surprize, that there is both a God and a Devil, a Heaven and a hell. Nor will I write to the Divines, otherwise I would make it appear that selfish, hypocritical people, and those who are inclined to strife, desolation, and persecution, are never admitted to these happy aboads. I am, My Lords, Your Lordships' most humble and obedient servant, William Anstruther. LXXXVII. CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED BY THE EARL OF HUNTLY BEFORE RETURNING TO SCOTLAND, 29th SEPT. 1596. T THE CONDITIONS PRESCRYUIT BE HIS MAIESTIE TO THE ERLE OF HUNTLIE, TO BE FULFILLIT BE HIM BEFOR HIS RETURNING IN SCOTLAND, CONFORM TO THE ORDER TANE AT THE CONUENTION IN FAKLAND, AUGUST 1596. 1. First, the said erle sal find caution vnder the paine of fortie thousand poundes of Inlandis men, and Barons landit, pence of his fortune to his wife, a circumstance that gave great offence at the time, and is here alluded to. See also Scotish Pasquils, Vol. I. p. 72. * The witty Doctor Pitcairn, whose religious opinions were supposed not to be very orthodox. He prosecuted Dr. Webster for calling him an athsist. Pitcairn had been at a book sale, where Philostratus had brought a large price. A copy of the Holy Scriptures was afterwards put up, but no person would buy it. Some one observed it was very wonderful that so exceptionable a work as Philostratus should be so eagerly bought up, while no one would even bid for the Bible. " Not at all," said Pitcairn ; " for is it not written, Ver- bum dei manet in aeternum ?" This witticism reaching Webster, was the immediate cause of the epithet above mentioned being applied. There was no foundation for the charge ; but Pitcairn spoke freely — could not resist a joke — disliked and libelled Presbyterians — and was an Episcopalian, — hinc lachrymte. ¦f Vide Lord Huntly's penitent Letter to the King, p. 102. 298 tua of them coniuncthe and seueralie, to be oblissit for ilk fywe thousand pound of the said haill soum, that he sal nocht trafik vith forieners heirefter, vithout his maiesties licence, in oni sort. And als that he sal abyde al lauful tryel for oni of his practising sen his last passing out of this countrey, for alteration of the relligion or present estait of this realme. 2. That efter his return, he sal in na tyme heirefter, recept nor intercommon, vith oni jesuites, preistis, or excommunicat papistes, speciali with his vncle Mr. James, nor heir mes, nor suffer his bairnis to be baptisid bot publikly be a minister. 3. That he sal remane in ward enduring his maiesties plessur benorth the vater of dei. 4. That he sal compeir befor his maiestie and counsel at all tymes, vpon fyftein dais varning, quhensoeuer he sail be callit to ansuer, vpon the brek of oni of the articles befor or eftir mentionat ; his chairge alwayis conteining a varrand and seurtie vnto him, that at his comperance, he sal noth be troublit for oni vther, committit be him befor the day of the said comperance, exceptand alaneiiie the said offence, quilk sal be speciahe contenit in the said chairge. 5. That vithin the space of sex monethis efter his return ing, and finding of the caution above vrytten, he sal ether satisfie the kyrk for his apostasie, and return to the bosome therof in vniformitey of relligioun, or, failzeing therof, that he sal depairt againe out of this contrey. And the forsaid caution to stand oblist for his performing of this article anent his satisfaction of the kirk, or departing out of the contrey, vithin the tyme aboue mentionat, and als for his gud behauior enduring his absence, in noth trafiking againis the relligion and estait, in eaise he cheise that pairt of the alternatiue, rather to depairt againe out of this contrey, nor to satisfie the kirk. And als, the said caution to stand oblist, vnder the paines forsaid, that therefter he sal na wayis return to this contrey, vithout his maiesties special licence haid and obtenit thervnto. 6. That the said caution and souertie sal stand oblist, at the leist tua responsable landit barons, coniuncthe and seue ralie, for ilk fywe thousand poundis of the said hail somme of fortie thousand pound, that the said erle sal perform al 299 and eueri aine of the headis and articles aboue vrytten ; and farder, that he sail cause his eldest son be delyuerit to his maiestie, to be keepit and brocht vp in sik cumpanie as his maiestie sal think gud, for his instruction and vpbring- ing in the relligion, and that his said son sail nether eschaip, nor be taine or stollen away out of the said cumpanie, be his said faders knawlege, consent, assistance, or ratihabition ; sua that the said caution and souertie sal stand oblist, for al and eueri ane of the hail headis and articles aboue wrytten. James R. Lenox.Atholl. Orknay. J. Mar. Alex. L. Home. Seton Vrquhart. Blantyr.culluthy.* LXXXVIII. CEREMONIAL OF THE RECEAVING THE EARLS OF HUNTLY AND ERROL TO HIS MAJESTY'S PEACE AT ABERDENE, AS CONTAINED IN A LETTER FROM MR. T. MOLLISONE TO MR. R. PAIP, 29th JUNE 1597. Luffing Gossip, — Eftir my weray hartlie commenda- tionis, according to my promeis in my last letter wretin to zow, receave thir lynis, contenying ane breiff narratioun of the forme of the absolutioun of the erles of huntlie and errol, and thair receaving to his Maiesties peace. On seterday, the xxv of this instant, a fast wes proclaimit and institut in the burgh, to be obseruit on sonday last, the xxvi of this instant ; and on sonday eftir none a sermoun wes maid be mr. george glaidstanes. Befoir this sermoun, the erles con venit in the sessioun hous, with the ministerie contenit in the commissioun, and thair the erle huntlie subscryuit ane sub- missioun, betuix his lordship and the lorde forbes, to berrying * Balcarres Papers. Backed " 29 Septembris 1596 — Articles inioynit be his maiestie to the erle of huntlie . . . 300 all querrellis and deadlie feadis betuix thame twa, to patrick murray, commissionar for his maiestie, the bishop of aberdein, maister petir blackburne, maister robertsown, maister george gladstaneis, mr. alexander dowglas, minister at elgin, friends mutuallie and equaUie chosin; and the samen submissioun my lord forbes subscryuit, and immediatelie, my lord forbes com in out of the kirk to the sessioun house, with gryt humilite, quhom the erle huntlie tuik be the hand, speiking thir wordis, " This I do at his maiesties desyre, and at command of the kirk." Siclyk the erle huntlie tuk zoung drum be the hand, and is with him reconceilit, and zat befoir the sermoun. The erles subscryvis the heides of the religioun sett out in prent, and sweris not to declyne therfra ; thair- eftir, the sermoun begynnis a litell afoir sex houris at euin, and lastis quhiU sevin. On the morne, quhilk wes sonday, the xxvi of this instant, the sermoun wes in the aid kirk ; the erles are sett in the mairage dask befoir the pulpet, with the kingis commissionar ; the grytest part of the bodie of the kirke emptie befoir the pulpett. Of nobillmen, Baronis, gentilmen, and comoun pepill, sic a confluence, that the lyke wes neuer sein in that kirk, in the bodie quhairof the tabill for the communioun wes sett and coverit. The bishop preichit, and maid a godlie and excellent sermoun. The sermoun being concludit, the erles ryses furth of thair dask, cumis in befoir the pulpett, makis ane vppin confessioun of thair de- fectioun and apostacie, affermis the religioun presentlie con fessit to be the onlie trew religioune, renuncis all papistrie, &c. &c. ; and of new sweris neuir to declyn again, bot to defend the samen to thair lyfis end. The erle of huntlie confessit his offence first to god, nixt to his maiestie, to the kirk and cuntrie, for the slaughter of the erle of Murray, and sua the bishop pronuncis oppinlie thair sentence of ab- solutioune fra the sentence of excommunicatioun. The erles ar than receavit be the haill ministerie, being in number xij or xiij persounis, quha, during all the tyme of the sermoun, sat at the tabill in the middis of the kirk, and with thame the provest, bailies, and the maist part of the consale ; and efter the erles war receavit be the ministerie, than patrik murray, commissionar for his maiestie, receavit thame in his 301 hienes name. Nixt the provest, bailies, and consale ; and swa thay war receavit to the bosoum of the kirk. At the samen tyme, the lard of geicht, before the pulpett, sat doun on his knees, and askit god, his maiestie, and kirk pardoun and forgifnes for the ressat of the erle bothuell, for the quhilk he wes excommunicat, and he wes absoluit fra the excom- municatioun. This being done, the twa erles, with many ma gentilmen and baronis, all the ministerie, communicat togedder at the tabill of the lord. The erles keipit the fast preceislie this day, and the sermoun eftir euin : quhilk ser moun being done, thay enterit in the sessioun hous, and thair the erles, in presens of the ministerie, promest to keip all that they had promeist obefoir, and to mantein justice in this cuntrie, and na wayis to suffer bangsters to be in this part of the land, bot to be in all tyme cumys, gud justiciaris. The erle of huntlie desyred the ministerie to interced for him, for his reconciliatioun with the erle of Murray's friendis for his slauchter, offering assythment thairfor, be the sicht of his maiestie and of the kirk, as thay suld devyse, quhilk the ministerie promest to do. On monday, the xxvij of this instant, the croce of this burt wes solemnitlie hingin with tapestrie ; ane litell hous besyd the samen coverit siclyk with tapestrie, quhairin the musicianis war placit, four scoir of the zoung men of the toun, in thair best abulzements, with thair hagbuttis ; the magistratis and consale be thame selffis ; six persunis maskirs. Ane tabill coverit at the croce, quhairon war sirfootfeattis, cumfeattis, and vtheris confectiounis, with a gryt numer of glassis : wyn in gryt abundance. The erles pacificatioun and peace be sound of trumpett, and be gilbert guthrie, merchemont herold, proclaimit. The twa erles satt at the crose in cheans,* with his maiesties commissionar and the ministerie. The wand of peace delyuerit to thame be patrick murray, he receaves thame in his maiesties name ; nixt the ministerie embraces thame, and than the provest, bailies, and magistratis ; hagbuttis soundis, that day nor dur culd not be hard. Wyn drinkin in abundance, glasses broken ; sirfootfeattis cassin abrode on the cassy, gadder quha so " Chears, i. e. chairs. It is written cheans. 302 plesis.* Eftir this the erles and thair kin passis to the tol buith, with the haill ministerie ; all ar maid burgessis of this toun, the ministers with the rest. At euin, nathing bot wauchting. This mekill, shortlie, for throchtis of paper wald not contene all that is to be wretin hereon ; alwayis this mekill for the substance of the mater. Stop, I pray zou, gossvp, mak James mowat acquant with this, becaus I can not wreit to him at sic lenth. In haist, comittis zou to god. Of Abredeine, the xxviij of Junij 1597. Zour gossop, Mr. Thomas Mollisone.-j- Oculatus testis sum in his rebus. To ane hon11- man, Mr. robert paip, aduocat befoir the Lordis. LXXXIX. ORDER UPON THE EARL OF LINLITHGOW TO MAKE CER TAIN ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE BOUNDS THEREIN SPECIFIED, FOR THE RECEPTION OF JAMES VI.J After oure verie hairtlie commendatiounis to zour good Lordship, the Kingis maiestie being cairfuU to satisfie the hoipis and lang earnest wisheis of his goode and loving subiectis of this his antient kingdome, to haif the happynes to see his maiestie heir, has, for this effect, tane purpois, and is fullie resoluit, in the nixt approtching spring of the sex hundreth and seuintene zeir of God, to honnour this kingdome with his presence ; and whereas his Maistie is to tak so grite panes vpoun his awine royall persone, for geving of content ment and satisfactioun to his loving people, it becomes thame all, to contribute thair best meainis and traveUis, for prepairing * Balcarres Papers. f Backed thus, — " 28 Junij 1597 — Forme of the erle of huntlie receaving to the church." $ From the original in the possession of J. A. Maconochie, Esq. 303 of all thingis necessar for his Maiesties contentit receptioun, especiallie, that the hie wayis and passageis, quhair his Maiesties passage in his progres will ly, be enlargit and mendit, and that they be maid easilie passible for cotcheis and cairtis, and whair ony foordis, or brigis in these boundis neidis reparatioun, that they be keepit with all possible dili gence ; and because the giving of directionis, and the pre- seryving of the ordour how this busynes salbe followit oute, must necessarhe be committit to some speciaU personis of authoritie and credite within euerie shyre ; — thair is a choise and list made of some selectit noblemen and counsellours for this effect : and namelie, of your Lordship, with the erle of Wyntoun, and Lord of Medope, for the haill boundis betuix Edinburgh and Lynlithgw, and of your lordship, with the erle of Mar, and lord Kyldrymme, for the haill boundis be tuix Lynlithgw and Striveling ; as also, your lordship, with the lord Flemyng and lord Kilsyth, for the haill boundis betuix Striveling and Glasgow ; and therefore, these are to requeist and desyre zour good lordship, to appoint some cer taine dayis quhair, and quhen, zour lordship, with the otheris commissionaris, sail meete ; and that zou convene with zou the sheriffis of the schyris -within zour chairge, with the con- venair, and some otheris of the justices of peace within the same, and zou ryde the hie way quhair his Maiestie is to pas, and considder quhat places neidit ather enlarging or amending of the wayes, foordis, briggis, or passagis, and, efter exact consideration thairof, that zou prescryve and publeis this order, quhair zou saU find most meete and reddie, to repair all necessar defectis, be the traveUis and chairges of the inhabitants, within the saidis boundeis, and to be perfyted with all possible diligence before the beginning of this next harvest, and that zou straitlie inioyne to the schireffis and justices of peace to haif a cair to see zour directiounis, and the order and reule to be sat doun to zou in this busynes performit, and that zou command thaime to rander ane ac compt of the diligence of the contrey quhair thay dweU, to the counsaill, vpon the last counsaiU day of July nixt to come, that gif ony thing than restis vnperfyted, those who salbe 304 tryed negligent or vndewtifull may be censured and pvnist ; and gif all of yow who are in this commissioun sail not be present, that such of you as are present, do that whilk is heirby inioyned vnto you, and desyreing zour selffis to mak a reporte vnto the counsaiU, vpoun the fourte day of Junij now approcheing, of all zour proceidings in this mater, and of the ordor set doun be zou and the iusteceis of peace, and how fer is proceedit thairin ; and recommanding the same to zour cairful and diligent performance, we commit your lord ship to god. From Edinburg, the last day of Aprile 1616. Your Lordship's verie asuired good friendis, Al[exander] Cancell[arius]. J. Murray. J. Oliphant. To our verie Honourable goode Lord, the erll of Lynlithgw. XC. VERSES BY BISHOP LEIGHTON* UPON DAVID AIKENHEAD, LORD PROVOST OF EDINBURGH. That quhilk his name pretends (is falsly said) To wit that of ane aike his head is made, For if that it had been composed soe His fyrie nose had flaim'd it long agoe. his apologie. Come muses al, help me to overcome This thing which som ill mynded muse hes done, For sure the furies, and no sacred muse Hes caught madde braines such patrones to abuse ; Bot since the fault comitted is so great, It is the greatejl honour to remitt. * From a MS. formerly belonging to Wodrow : there is another version of the original epigram in the Scotish Pasquils, vol. iii. p. 88. The Apologie is now for the first time printed. 305 For if great Jove should punish everie cryme, His quiver emptie, wold become in tyme, Therfore, some tymes he fearful thunder sends, Som tymes sharpe arrowes on offenders spends, Som tymes aganis he swan-lyke doth appeare, Or in a showre of crystall waters cleare. Fooles scorne Apollo for his glistering beams, Lykwayes the Muses for their sacred streames, Bot as they doe, so may you eike despyse These scorners ; for quhy ? egales catch no flyes ; Fooles attribute to you a fierie nose ; Bot fyre consumeth paper, I suppose; Therfoir your lordship wold seeme voyd of fyre If that a paper doe dispell your ayre ; And if that this remeid doe stand insteid, Then shall a lawrell croune your Aikenheid. Now, since its thus (your lordship if it please), Accept ane triple cure for ane disease. Mr. R. Lichtoune.* XCI. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DR. JAMES FRASER AND THE REVEREND R. WODROW, 1722-1730. 1. — Dear Sir, — I have your's ofthe 15th, last post, for which I humbly thank you. The more of yours I have, I still observe the more kindness, and a concern about me and my book, which I never deserved. Any labour and toyl I have been at in collecting and ranging what is in it, which was much greater than I was aware of when I first * Leighton's estimable character is admitted even by those whose religious opinions did not coincide with his own, a circumstance very remarkable, as usually such differences produce the most unchristian-like hostility. He was bishop of Dunblane, and thereafter of Glasgow. It is said that he was " extruded" from the college of Edinburgh for his attack on the Lord Provost and his nose. 306 engaged in this history, is more than recompensed by the satisfaction, you tell me, candid and disinterested persons have from it. The Earle of May's favourable opinion of the first volume is, what I must construe to flow from the honour I had of his acquaintance when at Glasgow ; indeed, I could scarce think his lordship would have minded any thing of me, yet it seems there are some secret remains of what we call school-fellowship, that have led him to a better opinion of my book than it deserves. He was then a careful reader of the Roman authors, and has since improven himself in aU the valuable parts of polite learning, to that pitch, that he is generally owned to be one of the best judges of books in Europe. I presume by this to offer him my humble respects. It's a vast pleasure to me to find that her Royal Highness, the Princess, has condescended to look into the copy I did myself the honour to send her, and that, in any measure, she is satisfied with it. As soon as the 2nd volume is finished, it shall be carefully transmitted. The Lord Chancelor and Earl of Sunderland's favourable opinion of my integrity is what very much encourages me, and I hope fairnes and truth was in mine eye in compiling it. I shall be sorry, if any where I even but seem to allow of a persecuting spirit. It was never my design to justify it ; and more than once I have shewn my abhorrence of it ; and, indeed, the longer I live I grow in my abomination of it. I did regrate in the Preface that I had not time to look over my History, and that it's printed very much as it first dropt from my pen ; and there may be some passages in it, that are not so well expressed, and all such I am most willing to retract. But, if I mistake not, that passage about the Quakers, which I cannot at present cast up, is only com parative, and I agravat the severitys used by the prelates and others against Presbyterians, from their softness to Quakers and Papists, tho' their own lawes led them to act as much against them as against us. This is aU I designed, and if I have expressed it wrong, I am ready to disclaim every thing that may favour persecution. The arch-bishop of Canterbury's judgment of my History 307 I'll be fond to hear, if ever he shall read it, tho' I am apt to fear he is a little changed in somethings from what he was when you licensed a sermon of his, 1689 or 90, which I have. Sir Peter King, those many years, I have reckoned among the greatest and best men of our age, and I'll be impatient to have his judgment, if he shaU do me the honour to look into my History. As soon as you fall on your remarks you'l send them ; they will be extremely acceptable and usefuU ; and were I not writing to your self, I would, without flattry, say, they'l come from on ofthe best judges of books now alive. You raise my appetite by the hint of the new books and pamphlets you promise me. I have yet seen none of them. The tast, our countryman, Mr. Redpath, gave us of the dedication of the independant Whigg pleased me much, but I have not seen the book. I hear some say that he is a litle severe on the clergy, but till I see otherwise I hope its only against some of us as go to heights. Dr. Sykes has writ well in defence of the B. of Bangor ; and I'll be fond of him and the Irenicon, and any other thing you like, for I am sure your tast is good. The Revd- Mr. Robert Bailay, as you'l observe, by what I have said of him in the History, is one of my favourite writers, and I know nothing of his in print that I want. Those papers you mention of his I have : His Review of Bishop Bramhal's Warning against the Scottish Discipline, which contains many things as to our history ; his Paralel ofthe Liturgy and Mass-Book, 4to, London, 1661. I have likewise his Answer to the Reply to his Limited Episcopacy, 1651 ; his pieces he wrote in the debate with the Protesters, contain also many things as to the history of this church. Besides what he hath printed, I have four large folios of his Letters, from 1637 to 1662, which give the last accounts I know of the change 1638, the Proceedings of the Scots Commissioners in England, the Assembly at Westminster, and the Treaty with the King, 1650, and in all other important matters in that period. It was from a few of these Letters, Mr. William Spang, a cusin of Mr. BaUay's, published his 308 Historia Motuum in Scotia. I have likewise a Discourse of Mr. Bailay's upon Episcopacy in Scotland, 1638, in 5 or 6 sheet, never printed, and severall other papers of that great man. Some time or other (if the Lord will) I shall give you a hint of what manuscripts I have relative to our civil and church history of Scotland, of which I have been lately forming a catalogue, which is pretty large. I have not, indeed, compared Mr. Bailay's citations from Spotswood with the print, and I wish you may do it with your copy. I notticed Bishop Burnet in his 3 volumes of the History of the Reformation, observing Spotswood's History castrate in some passages, and I am wonderfully pleased to hear that you have a copy collated with two manuscripts, and the differences on the margin. I have Gordon of Straloch's Remarks on Spotswood, and the late Bishop of Carlisle, now of Derry, told me he had the copy of Bishop Spotswood's History as designed for the press, and he had notticed no small alterations made by the publisher. I'll be fond to have some of the most important variations from the manuscripts from your margins. Any thing I have relative to the history of our country, which you desire to see, shall be communicat ; and it will be a pleasure to me if I can in any measure shew you how willing I would be, if able, to pay some of that debt you have laid me under, by so many favours as you have done to, dear Sir, in the greatest sincerity, Your's most Affectlv> R. Wodrow. Feb. 26, 1722. If this reach you before our parliament members come off, I hope my Lord Ross, Shaufield, &c. will not grudge to bring down any thing you send me ; and if they be come off, Mr. M'Ewan's factor, at his shope, will send them to Mr. M'Ewan, who will transmit them to me. To Mr. James Fraser, Esq. 309 Glasgow, Sep. 14, 1723. 2. — Dear Sir, — You cannot imagine what a grief it is to me to be obliged to leave this toun without the pleasure of seeing you either here or at your house, as I flattered myself with the hopes of at first. But circumstances have otherwise fallen out, that I am constrained to go this after noon, about 2 o'clock, and to lye at Kylsith, if it please God, this night, so that I am forc'd to putt of the satisfaction of seeing you, tiU it shall please God to bless me with health and strength until my return from the north, when I purpose to take Glasgow in my way, and give you a day or two, to make amends for this disappointment. However, in the mean time, I return your MS. books with thanks, and send you Du Moulin on the power of the church, which I pro mised you, as also the Memoires of Deageant,* where you will, to your great surprise, meet with the entreagues and management of K. James the 6th, not only to advance popery, but declar himself of that persuasion. I would willingly have a copy of Kirkton's History of the Church, writt out fair, without contraction in the words, and of your MSS., and that I will pay the price of what you will agree with the transcriber for doing them, as also that part of the late Marquise of Argyle's Memoires relating to his concerns in the late times, and especially about the engagement, pro testers, and resolutioners, as they wer call'd, and the transac tions at Newcastle, because they give a greater light into those mysteries than any thing I have read. Let me know to whom, at Edinburgh and here, you would have me direct any books, papers, or letters I shall have occasion to send to you from the north, and when you have any thing to com municate or send to me, let it be directed to Mr. Alexander Dunbar, merchant at Edinburgh, for me at Grangehill, near Forres in Murray. I desire you would not mention my being here to my Lord Ross, and that you would be pleased to give my humble service to all friends whom I cannot have * " Memoirs containing the most Secret Transactions and Affairs of France " from the death of Henry IV. till the beginning ofthe Ministry of the Cardinal " de Richelieu, translated from the French." London, 1 690, 8vo. 310 the pleasure to see during the short abode in toun ; so, re commending myself and family to the favour of your prayers, I continue, with all possible respect and sincerity, dear Sir, Your most faithful and obedient servant, James Fraser. My daughter and her spouse* have their kind service remember'd. I am sorry you should have been at any charge about the man I sent you express yesterday, as I pay'd him according to the agreement I made with him when I sent him out to you, so that he has been doubly paid. 3. — Dear Sir, — I had perhaps writ sooner to you, wer it not that I knew you needed not be put in mind of my litle affair in dependance, neither do I now give you the trouble of this from the least inclination to think you have forgot that matter. I perswade myself, if any thing could have been done in it, you would have acquainted me ere this time ; but I know well great people take much on waiting and patience, and great bodys move slowly, especially in litle matters of this nature : and tho difficultys fall in, and the King's gracious orders, which indeed I never looked for, should never take effect, I adore Providence, and hope I shall be easy, — this I am sure of, I shall never have his Matv or you to blame for it. I doo own I am fond to know if ever the King has had as much leizour as to look on my book. I think you wrote to me the princess had read some of the first volume, and it may be His Royal Highnes the prince may have glanced at it ; and I can say, besides the honour and pleasure, I had in my bound duty to send them a book that concerns this part of his Majesty's dominions, it will be a great satisfaction to know that they have had any information from it, of the villanys of a persecuting popish spirit that raged in this poor country during the times I describe. " Dunbar of Grangehill. 311 The excellent Bishop Burnet, I don't question, they have read, and tho' I cannot but hope my Appendix, at least, wiU vouch him in many things, yet it's a pleasure to me to think that his history will open the eyes of England more than ever, as to our Scots affairs, and had his book been published soon enough, he had saved me much labour. Pray let me know when we may expect the Bishop's 2d volume. I hope he wiU speak with some more temper and decency of Presbyterians in Scotland since the Revolu tion, than he has done of us since the Restoration ; but I can forgive severall things he says without ground of us, through misinformation, for the sake of the many truths he has told. The CriticaU History of England has done him justice, and is a sturdy honest Whig, and justly lashed Clarendon and Eachard, tho' I see he has a blunder or two in our Scots affairs, which is our own fault, for we have not given the world any fuU account of them. Mr. Bruce, who has printed proposals for his impartiall history, has not yet begun to print. I hear he has finished his papers, but he runs so very high, that his own people incline to smooth and take him down a litle, before his book is published.* I am going through my originaU letters, and other papers, the list of which you saw, and dashing down things as to the lives of our remarkable men and ministers ; but whether I shaU ever bring any thing of this matter to a bearing, I can not say. Pray give my humble duty to the gentleman, your friend, who sent me a specimen of the life of Mr. Hales of Eton, and let me know when we may hope for his distinct work. I'll be fond to hear what new books and pamphlets are publishing with you, and all your neuse from the learned world, which you are so perfectly acquainted with. If you knew how much I value your letters, you would now and then favour me with what is going, when you have laizour, tho' by this time you may know what lean and poor returns you must expect from this retired place. * It was never published. A copy of Bruce's printed proposals is preserved in a folio volume of broadsides formerly belonging to Wodrow, but now in the Faculty Library. 312 I only hear yesterday that our friend Mr. Anderson is come up to London ; pray remember me kindly to him, and tell him how much I long to hear from him. I have no answer from the Colledge about [the] Spotswood of yours that I have ; they all say they will take it, but put me off till money come in. I'll soon go in and put that matter to an end ; and if they embrace not the reasonable offer at 5 lb., I'll take care very soon to send it to London with the first sure hand. I am, Dear Sir, yours, &c. February 3. 1725. R. Wodrow. To Mr. James Frazer, Esq. London, July 7, 1726. 4. — Reverend Sir, — It is so long since there has been any intercourse of letters betwixt us, that I know not which of us is indebted to the other for the last letter ; however, I lay hold of this occasion of renewing our correspondence. I am credibly informed, that in the original MS. of Calder- wood's History of the Church of Scotland, now in the col lege library at Glasgow, there are very important pieces of history relating to those times, that are no where in print, either in Spotswood, or the printed one in Calderwood, espe cially about the management of affaires during the troubles about Mary Queen of Scots, and her son King James 6, and what the behaviour of the kirk was in those times. I find in a MS. collection I have lately purchassed of the original acts of the General Assembly in Scotland, from an. 1560 to an. 1602, several material things about the marriage of the Queen with Bothwel, of Mr. Craig's vindication of himself befor the Gen. Assembly, for having proclaimed their bands in the church, and the censure past on the Bishop of Orkney for marrying of them, and his absolution afterward. Mr. Anderson the antiquary is very busy now in printing the large collection of original papers, letters, and memoirs re lating to Mary Queen of Scots, when there will be given a 313 greater light into the transactions of those times than has as yet appeared abroad, especially about the murther of the Lord Darnly, and all its circumstances, and a clear vindica tion of the conduct and innocency of the Earle of Murray, the good Regent, as he was called by all the common people, who knew him, as also, of all the reformers whose reputa tion and behaviour are chiefly struck at, in the book lately publisht of the life of Mary Q. of Scots, who all labour to vindicate her innocency and proclaim her vertue, and suggest scandalous and unjustifiable reflexion and censures of the first reformers of religion in that nation ; and if you can find any thing relating to that action, or transactions of that period of time, Mr. Anderson will very gladly have the satisfaction of your acquainting him with it. The printed edition of Calderwood's history is very short in all these matters, but it's probable in the MS. he may be much larger and most particular. I have lately borrow'd out of an English nobleman's library here, a noble MS. in a very large folio, written by one Mr. Johnston, who lived in those times, and continues the history to the death of King James 6. It bears the title of a translation of Buchanan's history, and is a truer translation of that history, tho' in the Scottish language of that time, than any that has been printed since. But towards the latter end of Buchanan's- history, he enlarges very much in every branch of it, and where Bu chanan treats the matter in few words, he enlarges much, both in circumstances of persons and views, and clears many important points of history that hitherto lay very obscure and doubtful. This book Mr. Anderson has had the use of for several weeks, and has extracted very valuable matters of history out of it, which will be publisht in his collection, which is now in the press. This book was in the library of the Duke of Lauderdale, and sold when all that library was sold by auction, and was bought by me for the Earle of Cholmondly's library, wher now it is, and was borrowed by me some time ago for Mr. Anderson to peruse, which was of wonderful pleasure to him to see and read.* I am sorry to * It is now in the Faculty Library. 314 hear of the great division in the College of Glasgow, and how it has decay'd of late by the mismanagement of those whose business it was to preserve it. Party divisions con tribute most powerfully to the ruin of all soeietys, and I am inform'd that that is the source from whence flows all their present uneasiness and calamities. But I am told that a visitation is shortly intended, that in probability will remedy or stop the impudent wits. I am glad to hear that amongst your young students of Divinity there appears a noble spirit of search after truth, without being tyed up to narrow prin ciples as the prejudices of education, or the prevailing power of partys, has made fashionable, and confined them to. Mr. MiUar, a very ingenious and hopeful young Divine, was lately here, and newly return'd home, with whom I have had frequent conversations, [he] has delighted me much with the account he intertained me with of the hopeful progress the young students made in the study of the Scripture, and of aU useful knowledge relating therunto, and are getting rid of the leading strings of arguments merely founded on the authority of men, without reason to support the same. He wiU inform you at large of the state of theological learning here, and the learned men he has had the pleasure of con versing with here. He will likewise shew you some choice pieces of one Chub, a meer mechanick journeyman tallow- chandler at Salisbury, who treats the subject with surprizing true sense and reasoning. I would fain know what account can be given of Calderwood's life and writings, thinking him a person well deserving that the world should be acquainted therewith, as also of that Robert Johnston, whose history, under the title of Rerum Britannicarum Historia, in fol., was printed at Amsterdam an. 1655, in Latin, after the author's death, — what his life, profession, and character were : as also of that Johnston who translated Buchanan, of whom I spake above. I know there were poets and Divines of that name, professors at Aberdeen or St. Andrews, of whom we know nothing but of their writings. Some time ago I sent you Mr. Chillingworth's life, writt by our ingenious and worthy Mr. Maisieux, who desires kindly to be remembered to you, hopeing the book to have come safely to your hands. 315 I would willingly be informed what progress you make in your biography, and whither Mr. Henderson's life is finisht, and what troubles are preparing for Mr. Simpson, professor of Divinity at Glasgow, whose notions, differing from the commonly received ones amongst you, have ministred occasion to the late Gen. Ch. Assembly to appoint a committee to ex amine them, and to consider of their orthodoxy. Now, by this time you may think I have sufiiciently atoned for so long an interruption of intercourse of letters, and yourself pretty weary in making a shift to read this scribbling ; but I'm never weary myself of repeating to you the assurance that I am, with all possible respect and sincerity, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, James Frazer. 5. — Dear Sir, — I had yours in July last, which was extremely welcome. Ther is nobody's correspondence I set a higher value upon, than yours, and yet I am treuly ashamed to put you to the charges of postage, when I have so little worth your while, and your letters come to me free. Help me out of that difficulty, and you shall receive much more trouble from me than I have confidence to give ; meanwhile. let me beseech you not to spare me by post, whenever you have laizour, for tho' mine to you are barren, like the coun try whence they come, yet I'd pay triple postage for yours, they are so satisfying and instructive, rather than loss their benefite. Last year, when we had our unhappy broyle about the con fusions at Glasgow and the malt tax, I wrote once or twice pretty large accompts, because I imagined you would be fond to hear what was passing among us, and I did not know whither any in this country, had the honour of corresponding with you but myself; and I am sure ther are none under such personal obligations as I am to you. I fear these have not reached you, otherwise you would have told me in your kind letter of July last. 316 That I answered not this sooner, is owing, partly to what is already hinted, and partly to trouble that has been in my family since that time, my wife having almost lost her sight after childbirth, and continues in considerable distress for some moneths. She is no worse, but her sight continues so ill that she cannot distinguish faces. I am thankful to a gracious God, that preserves her with me and my children, and that she is restored in any measure to health, tho' her sight remains very low. Last week I was at Edinburgh, wher your compliment of pamphlets and books to the King's College, Aberdeen, wher you have done so great and good things, were received by Professor Gordon, and he let me see a memorandum of three volumes of pamphlets that I had from you three or four years ago. If I had had them there, they should have gone with the rest, tho' Mr. Gordon tells me he believes they have them all aheady, when I told him their contents; they, and three or four volumes in 8vo. of pamphlets, mostly, and I think only, on the debates with the Bishop of Bangor, his representation, defence, and Mr. Sykes' defences of him, and some other papers about the unhappy Exeter debate as to subscribing and non-subscribing. They were all printed since the king's accession, I am pretty sure. Mr. Gordon told me, there was no matter of them, for they have all these late debates very fully. These volumes, at least five or six pamphlets in them, I wanted, to make up my set of pamphlets, which is the great est I know of hereabouts. I have near 500 volumes, near 300 in 4to, and about 150 in 8vo, besides 20 or thereby in folio. I remember you were so kind as to allow me to look over your coUection, and to take west the 3 volumes in 8vo, and when I compared them with my catalogue, I found I wanted most of them, in which case I thought you signifyed I might keep them. But there is nothing in that, as I sig nifyed to Mr. Gordon, if you in the least incline that they should go with the rest, they shall be sent to Aberdeen ; and I promised to write so much to you, as soon as I got home. The manuscript Calderwood, you write of, I have now of my own, in six volumes in folio, which I recon a considerable 317 accession to my collection of MSS. Last winter I collated my copy with the origmal, which my Lord Poltoun was so kind as to allow me in loan, tho' he had not the two last vo lumes in the originall. Since, I have been so lucky as to recover the two last volumes in the originall, which is ex tremely welcome to my Lord, and when I have collated my two last volumes with it, I'll attest my copy, in case the originall should be again lost. There is another copy in the library at Glasgow, and no more of them that I know of. This history I recon to be one of the richest remains we have of that time, and its from this that I have a great many of my matterialls for my biography, during that period. I sent Mr. Anderson, a copy of Paris Deposition, and some other things about our unhappy Queen Mary, and I observed no more that I thought could be usefull to him. I have now drauen out a list of aU your originall papers that are preserued in the Church History : if this can be of any use to you, or our valuable friend, Mr. Anderson, let me know, and I'll send you a copy. Please to give my dearest respects to Mr. Anderson, and my best wishes to the useful work he is upon, and, if I might add it, my complaint of his unkindness in not favouring me with a letter, when I have writen twice or thrice to him. I know his hurry of bussines and labour, and I had almost said his lazines to write, but I'le be extremely fond to hear from, and tho' he should forget me, I'le neuer forget him. We are very impatient here, that his collections about Queen Mary, the good regent, & our reformers are not published, and ex ceedingly long for them. I expect many valuable things in them, and hope for some light from them for the lives of the Reformers. Tell him, I have got my MS. acts of Assembly from his son very opportunely last week, and if he would direct him to my copy of Maule de Origine Scottorum, which he has had sometime, I'le be glad to have it, and sometimes want it. It pleases me to hear you have purchasd a copy of our MSS. Acts of Assembly, from the 1560— to 1602. I have 318 a copy of them from the 1560 — 1616, and have collated mine with all the copies I could hear of in Scotland, which are six or seven. It rejoices me to observe you think your copy is an originall. You will see by the characters given in the printed Acts ofthe Assembly, 1638, whether it be one ofthe copies that then wer extant. I know Mr. Redpath had a copy which he received as an original, and wiU be extremely glad that yours be really one of the old copies. The passages about Mr. Craig, and the Queen's marriage with Bothwell, are in my copy. I thank you for acquainting me, with the curious transla tion and continuation of Buchanan, by Johnstoun, you have borrowed from the Earl of Cholmondely, no doubt it will contain many curious things. I shall consider what is in my collections about our Johnstouns : ther wer two Roberts, Arthur, and two Johns. Some of them divines and others phisitians. The Johnstoun, printed 1695, I have occasion now and then to take notice of in the lives of our Reformers. He is abitter Tory, and much upon the high-flying principles, and if I remember was a physician and violent Royalist. You seem to say, that Monsr. Measaux, or you, sent me Chilhngworth's Life ; if so, it's not come to my hand. I bought it July or September, 1725, from the regard I have to the author. It contains many valuable things, but I tho't, in some heads, our friend goes too far into Mr. Chilling worth's stiff monarchicall principles ; at least, does not sig nify so much dislike of them, as I expected. Neither can I go the whole length of latitude and charity that Mr. Chil lingworth does, and his way of subscribing the articles, does not appear so fair, as I would have expected from one of his principles. However, I am for forbearance iri cases when the state, and peace, and truth are not weakened ; and, as I differ from Mr. Chillingworth and Monsr- Measaux, so sometimes I see reason to alter my own sentiments of things, and when I differ from myself, I can the better bear with others who differ from me. I give my best wishes to the learned author, and will be fond to know what lenth he is come in his criticall 319 and historicall Dictionary he was pleased to send me a spe cimen of; and what more of his learned performances we may expect. As to my Biography, I know not if ever I shaU bring it to any bearing ; it's a work of time and vast labour, too much for one man. I have gone throu the most part, I designed to nottice, till the union of the Crowns, and formed the first draught of Mr. Willock, Mr. Knox, (whose life is, by reason of a vast many originall letters and papers, swelled to up wards of 120 or 140 sheet,) Mr. Craig, Mr. Dury, John Erskin of Dun, Mr. Balcanquel, Mr. Smeton, Mr. Arbuth not, Mr. Andrew Melvil, Mr. Robert Bruce, Mr. John Davidson, and a good many others. I have already writ as much of those as is in the history of the sufferings, and you'l guesswhat our lives willrun to, if theyshould be brought to the Restoration. I forgot to tell you, I have formed Mr. Calder- wood's life, and of late have got some more of his papers, and I assure you he will make a handsome figure, and was a very great man. But tho' it will take time, and though, to look over thir draughts, and put them in case for appear ing in publick, and before I venture on that, they must be read over by better judges than I. This, I'le venture to say, that a vast deal of learning, and a noble spirit of liberty, runs throu what I have met with, as to the great men. Ther is nothing yet of consequence done in professor Simson's affair, it's but opening out. You'l have seen Mr. Crawford's Lives of our Chancelors, Chamberlains, and Treasurers. He has a large hint on the Lord Salton, of the gentlemen of your name. Our visitation at Glasgow was very peaceable and calm. I mind nothing further worth whUe among us. If you want to be informed of any thing, let me know and command me. Pray let me know of your receipt of this by post ; I'll be uneasy tiU I find it has reached you, and send me aU your accounts of new books and manuscripts, and what is a-printing, and your accounts from the learned world abroad, and particularly what is of late come from the Missionarys in the East Indies, and any other thing you would be fond to know wer I at London and you here ; any new pamphlets 320 I'll be fond to hear of, and all your accounts since your last. The Lord preserve you for doing much publick good, and accept of what you have done. Believe that I am, in the greatest sincerity, Yours most affectionately, Nov. 18, 1726. R. Wodrow. To the Learned Doctr James Frazer, at his Lodgings in the Haymerkat, at the Golden Angell, London. 6. — Dear Sir, — It is so very long since I had the honour of hearing from you, that I have forgot the time you last favoured me this way ; but this I am sure of, I have troubled you with two or three to which I have not had any return. However, I'll never forget the singular favours I have had from you, and when any hand offers, I cannot easyly deny myself the satisfaction of expressing my sense that will re main, I hope, of them. Mr. Randie, bookseller at Edinburgh, comes up to Lon don with severall scarce and curiouse books ; he telling me he would willingly wait on you, I was glad to take this opportunity of sending my humble respects and best wishes. He understands books, and you'l find him an ingenious honest man. I have desired him to take up some copys of the history of our sufferings to London. I have but a very few copies, and I wish our hardships in the late black reigne wer more known in England, wher I believe there are not above twenty copies, if so many, unless it be your ten. I designed the book more for strangers then ourselves. I am told Mr. Gordon of Aberdeen, who was at Sheriff- muir, and who hath lately published the History of the Gordons, designes an answer to my book. If he support what he sayes by no better vouchers, and breath the same bitter and violent spirit of slavery, that in my opinion is pretty plain in his History of the Gordons,* I imagine, if I " " Edinburgh, printed by Mr. Thomas Ruddiman for the author." 1726-7. 2 vols. 8vo. ; 321 live to see his book, I shall nottice it as little, as I have done the pelts, I have got from some Jacobite and highflying writers on the other side. As long as they leave the founda tion I goe upon, and the records and other publick papers I have produced safe, (and, indeed, I see not yet how they will reach them) I am the more easy. I love not to renew your grief by mentioning the loss oi our much valued friend Mr. Anderson. He has left none that I know of here so well seen in our history. I wish his papers which he has left may be published, as I hope they will, by his son. It was a pleasure to me to hear that Mr. Ridpath's papers fell into your hands. He wrote to me severall years since, that he had severall papers relative to the lives of our Scots ministers, particularly Mr. David Hume's Diary. Any thing of this nature you have, I'le be fond to have an account of. It will be of use to me in my scribling on that subject, of whieh I have more than once writt to you. I have brought doun things in some way to the union of the Crowns, and I dare say, the noble stands of our first ministers against tyranny and for liberty, will please you. Indeed, a noble spirit then prevailed, till prelacy enervat us, with King James's pedantick temper, and thus things stood till 1633 and 1637. You'l be assured I long to hear from you, and to have all your accounts of the state of learning [&] neu books. Pray, are all our registers and acts of Assembly fallen into your hands at an auction, as I hear they are ? I am sure they could not have fallen so well. You have done much for our universitys, [&]the Societyfor Christian Know] edge, than any Scotsman of late, and I doubt not but you [will] at least favour the Church with copys of any of our registers you have. Let me hear every thing that is agoing as to our his tory, and if you have any new pamphlets, or any commands to lay on me, Mr. Randie, the bearer, will bring them to me. A letter nou and then would singularly oblidge, dear Sir, yours. August 27, 1728. To the Learned Dr. James Fraser, at London. 322 London, Nov. 5, 1728. 7. — Reverend Sir, — About the midle of last month, I had the favour of yours of the 27th of August last, by the hand of Mr. Randie, and by this acknowledge the receipt of that, also, which you were pleased to write to me last year, to which I had returned my answer sooner, had I not relyed on the promise Mr. Anderson, the late antiquary of Scotland, and your good friend, made me, of writeing to you at large concerning the noble design you have in hand, of writing the lives of the chief Reformers, that were concerned in bringing and carrying the Reformation in Scotland, in wliich work he might have furnished you with many considerable memo rials ; but he dying before performing one or the other, I became your debtor for the first as for the last. He made a large collection of papers relating to the affairs of Scotland, especially during the unhappy life and reign of Mary Queen of Scotland, out of MSS. books, and the paper office here at Whitehall. I purchassed him for two years, the use of four considerable MSS. out of my Lord Malpas his library, of great value, whereof one was a full and exact translation of Buchanan's history into English, with large addition of cir cumstance of persons and time not mentioned in the original, and a continuation of the history till the death of King James the VI, in a very large folio. The translator was one David Johnstone, who was contemporary with Buchanan, and had a perfect knowledge of the transactions of those times ; and the translation, tho' in Scots, comes nearest the sense and energy of the original then any English that has yet appeared. The other three volumes, in folio, contained the historical transactions [of] those times out of these MSS. and out of the paper office. He made an extract, as also out of the acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland that I lent him, about forty sheets of paper, without printing any of them, which he sold before his death to the present Earle of Oxford, to the great disappointment and prejudice of the publick, who expected the benefit of his labours, tofgether] with some particular persons, who were assured by him they should be published ; and if I had been so self-interested as 1 323 he was, and had sold to the said Earl of Oxford the original copy of the acts ofthe General Assembly in Scotland, authen tically attested by the dark, and King James VI.'s original letter for the collecting of them, I could have received 40 guineas for the copy ; but, instead of that, have frankly and freely made a present thereof to the Theological Library at Edinburgh, for the publick use of the nation, and benefit of that society, as Mr. Professor Crawford, into whose hands I delivered that copy, will acquaint you at large. The said Professor Crawford has made very valuable extracts and copys of letters out of the paper office here and Cotton Library — most out of the first, — than has been don these fifty years last past, and will be wonderfuUy service able in the noble design they are upon in Edinburgh, in publishing a new edition of Buchanan's history, wherein his integrity and authority will be fully vindicated against the malicious and false representations that have been published within these late years, giving authentick vouchers for aU the truths he advanced in Iris history. I was speaking to Pro fessor Crawford, to get, by some friend or acquaintance or other, good access to the papers that relate to the life and actions of the good Regent of Scotland, the great Earle of Murray, who was murdered at Lithgow, which may be found at Dunibrorshell,* wher the present Earle of Murray lives, and I doubt not bot many valuable papers may be found there, if permission can be obtained to peruse them. When you write the lives of the first Scots reformers, pray let [not ?] the lives of the lay reformers be omitted, for they were more instrumental and more considerable, as well as numerous, in carrying on the glorious worke of reformation, then were the clergy, who were but few ; and it's no smaU addition to the glory of their proceeding, that they carried on that reformation in one year's time, without shedding one drop of blood, or leaving one rag of popery behind it, and chiefly by lay hands, wliich cannot be said of any reformation in Em-ope. When you have leasour to read Bishop Burnet's * In the county of Fife, one of the seats of the Moray family. 324 history of his own times, I desire you would gather together, what you find fit, of observations to be made about the church affaires in that kingdom from the Restoration to the year 1670, especially what relates to the account the Bishop gives of Bishop Leighton and him, in their several conferences and proposals for accommodations with the presbyterians in Scot land in that period of time ; for the pains that Bishop Leigh ton and Burnet took to accommodate affairs, according to his account, the presbyterians were highly to blame to reject all the amicable terms and consessions that were proposed to them in order to a peaceful bearing with one another. There are very remarkable things relating to Scotland, especially about Mary Queen of Scots, [in] the three volumes in folio of Mr. Stripes' Annals of the Reformation in Queen Eliza beth's reign, till the year 1588, when the 3d volume ends, that are to be met with no where else but ther ; and if you can purchase the use of all or any of those volumes, you will meet with variety of considerable adventures and notices, that cannot but highly please you in the pursuit of those laborious studies you are about, that neither Campden nor Spotswood had the integrity or courage to relate, they being both too much influenced by the awe and insinuations of court flatterers, that prevailed very sensibly all King James VI. regne ; and this much for what relates to those times in the last century. I am, in the mean time, with much affectione, your most humble and most obedient servant, James Fraser.* 8. — Dear Sir, — It's so long nou since I heard from you, that I fear you have been displeased with somwhat or other in my last, wher you had my opinion, with the freedome I still use with my best freinds, upon our conduct as to Mr. Simson. I shall never be unmindful of my singular tyes to * From a letter of Wodrow, dated April 22, 1730, to Dr. Fraser, it appears that the Doctor was then far advanced in years, as the writer says " I con gratulate you on your reaching 85 years." 325 you, and when we happen to differ in our sentiments, this will not alter the great regard I must still have for you ; and I hope you'l still believe that I act sincerely, under the best views I can attain to, of what is most for truth and the reall interests of this church. That matter, I hope, is now ended happily, so as to prevent a breach among us, and with all the justice and compassion to him also that possibly could be shewed. I was exceedingly impatient till I saw the History of the House of Steuart. When I met -with it, I was pleased to see the author is your acquaintance, and of the late Mr. Anderson. I wish for him he had sooner had access to the helps you could have given him, and am sorry that, in our Scots affairs, he takes most of what he has from the poor memoirs write by Dan. de Foe, wher I have observed seve raU blunders. The exceUent B. Burnet is indeed a much better guide when he comes downward. Indeed, I cannot blame our neighbours in England in our affairs so much as ourselves, who have not given them better materialls to write on, in which we have been exceeding defective. I have not got farr throu Mr. Oldmixon (so we have the author named here, and I would gladly have an account of him from you), but am exceeding pleased with his lively free way of writing, with much spirit, and a due sense of liberty. He has quite demolished the present copy of Clarendon, as he had done in part before, in his Criticall History ; and I cannot but think we shall now have the Earle's own work without the Tory Interpolations, tho' I own I have no great expectations from the Earle's own work when it comes. Names have no great weight with me, and I am such an unbeliever in historicall facts, that I would still have them vouched with originall papers, which I desiderat in Clarendon, and others also. We are much oblidged to Mr. Oldmixon for his candid accounts of things, and the justice he indeed does us in Scotland, as far as his authoritys carrys him, and I even wish he had given us more vouchers and principall papers. I have been long of opinion that the best method to have justice done us in Scotland in time to come, wer to continue 326 collections from the time Mr. Anderson ends, to the happy and glorious Revolution. Rushworth's collection has been the best fund of the English history in that time, and. we have materialls abundance in Scotland for a work of that nature. I remember some years since I wrote to the late Mr. Anderson upon this, and he perfectly agreed with me. Even my poor store would help some good hand, into which I wish this work might fall. I believe I may have as many principal] papers, and scarce, as would make five or six folios. Indeed, my six volumes of Calderwood MSS. would furnish a good many, with some others I have, — Mr. Robert Douglas' letters and papers, and a late treasure I have faUen on, Mr. R. M' Waird and Mr. John Brown's papers from the Restora tion till the Revolution. It was a great loss, I had them not before I published the History of the Sufferings ; indeed, tliey would furnish a large fund of additions, and valuable ones too. I have some thoughts of forming a list of what I have, that might answer such a designe. My Biography is swelling on my hand ; I have bro't it down very near to the end of James the Sixt, his reigne. I am perfectly of your opinion that laymen and statesmen should be mixed, such as the Earles of Murray, Secretary Lethington, Earle Cassils, Glencairn, E. of Angus, E. of Dunbar, &c. But, alace ! I want materiaUs for them, ex cept some few lame hints, and what can I do without a sub ject to work on ? The noble paper of the E. of Angus, and the rest of the Lords who delivered our poor young king Oct. 1585, I have both an old copy in print, and in Calder- wood's MSS. If you want a copy of it, pray let me know, and I'll send you a double. It's a paper that breaths a noble spirit of liberty. I have a new favour to ask of you, who have done soe many. You have kindly sent the originall acts of our as semblies to the Divines' Library at Edinburgh. I have a copy of those MS. acts of Assembly, which I have collated with all the copys I could find in Scotland, that is, 5 or 6 different copys, which very much differ one from another, and I have Dotted their differences in the large margin of my copy. 327 What I want is to have my copy collated with your gift, which is said to be an originall. It's not possible I can stay at Edinburgh so long as to collate my copy with yours there, and to intrust the notting down the differences between your copy and mine to another, I am not willing. You have, Professor HamUton tells me, ordered it not to be lent out of the library, and I own it's wisely done. But if you will signify your allowance for once to me, to have it home with me, for a moneth or six weeks, when I goe into the Assembly in May, I'll leave my obligation to return it safe, under what demand they please, and I shall return it again by servant, express, when I have collated it with mine. Pray give me your thoughts of Mr. Innes' demolishing our old Scots things. It's plain what he would be at. It will be an exceeding great pleasure to hear from you by post, with all your accompts of the state of learning, new books, and new discoverys you have had since your last. This comes under my good Lord Buchan's cover. I had almost forgot one thing, about which I know not well what to do, and very much want your help, advice, and direction. About two years before our good friend Mr. Anderson (whom I could refuse nothing) came last to Lon don, I lent him a very valuable manuscript, and an originall too, at least Mr. Henry Maul, who knew the hand, said it was an originall of Mr. Maul, Professor of Humanity at St. Andrews. It's title is De Antiquitate Gentis Scotorum ad fanum Andrea? 1610, in quarto, pages 699. It was only lent to him, and he took it with him to London, and it happens to be among his papers, seized for his debts. If the gentlemen who have his books and papers, wer convinced it wer mine, and only by loan in Mr. Anderson's hand, I doubt not but they would be so just as to restore it. I am ready to do all I can, or that shall be judged proper in such cases, to give them all satisfaction that it is mine. I don't mind indeed if my name be upon it, but I am sure there is some of my write on it ; and its title on the back is, MS. quarto, volume 6th, which answers to my catalogue. I had it in gift from my good friend Sir Robert Sibbald, and I am very 328 fond to have my own again. If you can do any thing for my assistance this way, it will be kind. I would bestow money on it to recover it. I wish you all health and happi ness, and will be fond to have your commands laid upon, Dear Sir, Your very much oblidged and most humble servant, Eastwood, R. Wodrow.* 30 March 1730. To Doctor James Frazer. XCII. NEGOCIATIONS BETWEEN KING JAMES VI. AND M. DE LA JESSE.+ 1. — Secretaire, I haue sent this frenshe man unto you, that ye maye conferr with him. I trust ye sail find maire stuffe in him nor kythis outuardelie ; eftir conference with hime, ye mayehaiste his dispatche, as ye and he sail agree upon. I ame uerrie farr deceaued, gif his hairt be not inclynd to serue me in all that he can, thairfore ye sail do weill to encourage him in his goode intention. Fair ueill. James R.j MEM0IRE, 20th augit. 1596. 2. — Premierement, de nous resoudre de la fin de la negociation, non pas celle qu'est generalle, comme la grandeur de sa Maiestie, mais la plus propinque, comme de luy acquerir, amitie, forces, ou argent, pour le secourir en l'affaire d'An- gleterre, d'un tel ou vn tel prince. " There are a few other letters amongst the Wodrow MSS. between the same parties, but those printed appeared the most interesting. ¦f- These negociations with the " quintessencit " Frenchman, as K. James calls him, seem hitherto to have escaped notice. % Autograph. Backed by Secretary Lindsay, " His Majesty's directions " anent Mr. de la Jesse, 19 Augt. 1596." 329 2. Par qui la dicte negociation sera menee, par vn seul, ou par plusieurs : et a quels princes, ou autres particuliers, sera elle adressee, pour estre avec eux expediee. 3. Les articles particulairs et moyens, qu'il fault vser auec le roy de France, pour obtenir de luy la fin pro- posee, veu le malcontentement qu'il a de sa Maiestie. Le peu de moyen qu'il a de se maintenir luy mesme, la pro- babilite qu'il ne souhaittera jamais l'union de ces deux Royaumes, la difficulte de 1'induyre a bander contre l'An- gleterre, non obstant que sa Maiestie Ten voudroit presser ce que sa Maiestie ne pourroyt faire pour le present. Avec le peu de sagesse que nous seroyt de faire ligue sans necessite, avec la France et Angleterre contre Ie roy d'Espainge. 4. Quelle amitie pourrions nous attendre de la France, veu l'impossibilite de renoueUer la ligue en la forme ancienne contre 1' Angleterre, avec la quelle nous sommes touts deux en bonne allyance pour le present, veu, ainsi, que la naturalite des Escossois ne'st point gardee en France ; la compagnee de gens d'armes deue a Prince d'Escosse rompue, sans appar- ence de la restablir ; les privileges de gardes Escoissoises abolies ; les anciennes immunites de nos marchants cassees ; les debtes deux a sa Maiestie par sa succession comme heretier a la defuncte Reyne d'Escosse, sa mere, iniustement detenus, avec la pension de 20,000 francs accoustumee d'estre paye au roys d'Escosse. 3. — Secretaire, I finde youre aduyce agrees iuste with my auin opinion, concerning our quintessencit frenche mannis dispatche, for I think it aneuch, he haue generall lettirs in his reccommendation, to als manie as he plesis, and yone discourse of my title, to be blawn abroad be him, alwayes ye sail do uell to haiste als sone as ye can, to meete me in falkelande, and delaye youre ansoure geuing him, quhiU oure meeting. Farewell. James R.* To our trusty and well belouit counseller the Lord of Menmure, our Secretaire. * Autograph. Backed—" His Majesty and M. de la Jesse, 6, Sep. 1596." 330 Minute of Mr. de Jesse's Lettres of Estate. 4. — James, be the grace of God, Sec. &c. forsamekill as of lait, there is cum in thir quarteris, and lies remainit a cer taine space, in our company, our lowit and affectionat Jean second de la Jesse, a franche gentilman of the prouince of gascayne, sumtyme gouernour of the pages of the defunct quene of nauarre, and after, conseiller and secretair of the chambre of wmquhill, our maist honorable oncle, the duik of aniou, and mairouer, pensionaire of the estaites of the low countryis, and presentlie counseUer and maister of requeistis, of madame, the onlie sister of the king of france, our moist honorable cousin and allye, we acknowledging the singular merite and capacite of the sayd gentilman strainger, and being wiUing hartilie to embrace the guid saruices quhUk he may and desyris to do vnto vs, both in france and other partis, togidder with the fideletie, quhilk particularlie he has wouit vnto vs, alsweil in respect of his knawledge and suf- fisansie, as vpon other honnest considerationes mowing vs yairvnto, hes chosin and receiwit, and be thir presentis chosis and receiwis, the sayd Mr. de la Jesse for historio- graphe and pensionaire, of ws and our realm : and because we hoip, that he sail serve ws worthelie in the ane and the vther of thir charges, we have frelie ordainit for gages, of his estat of historiographe, the sowme of .... and for the estat of pensionaire, the sowme of . . . to be payit zeirlie, and that he may be suirlie satisfeit of the samin in tyme comming, and according to our intention, we have assynit him, to receive the samin zeirlie, or quarterlie, furth of . . . and to the effect it may be publiklie knowin, and that he may serve him self with the samin in tyme comming, we have causit depesche to him, sufficient letters efter this forme and tenor, subscrywit with our hand, and ratifeid be our counsell, and seillit with oure prime seill, commending our greit tresau- rar and all vtheris to quhome it sail appertein, that they cause and suffer the sayd Mr. de la Jesse frelie till enjoy this our benefite and liberalitie, notwithstanding all restrictions and oppositions in the contrair, for sik is our plaisir. Gewin at 331 the 1 of October, 1596, and of our regne 5. — Nous nous portons continuellement empraint, et au cceur, et en la memoire, la souuenance de Fancienne confede ration et amitie contractee, avec les roys, vos predecesseurs, et les nostres, c'est pourquoy dez nostre enfance, nous avons tousiours souhaite de renouueller, ou accroistre vne alliance si honorable et utile, tant, par Faccession de tous bons offices, que par la simpathie et perseverance de nos mutuels affec tions, a quoy nous a d'autant plus incites l'asseurance, que nous ont plusieurs fois donne vos lettres iteratives de vostre sincere intention, notament de nos deux coronnes ensemble, aux privileges et immunites, qui de tout temps, ont este gardes inviolablement, entre nos sugets de part et d'autre, et surtout, Fentretenement de la compaignie de gendarmes, que vous desires pieca a establir, et auez deia vouee au prince, nostre fils, et avec ce, le maintien des gardes Escocoyses, a la facon accoustumee, arres, et tesmoignages qu'il vous plaira nous octroyer, pour ne point abolir celle tres ancienne prero- gatiue, que nos sugets ont en France par dessus toutes autres nations : Nous scavons bien, (et non sans beaucoup de regret,) que l'outrageuse violence des g-uerres et dissa- pations, par les quelles, vostre royaume s'est veu affliger si lon- guement, ont engendre une merueiUeuse alteration, a vos propres affaires, et par consequent, a Fentretien de celles qui sont communes, et se pratiquent journellement, entre les nations de France et d'Escosse, toutes fois nous louons dieu, infiniment, et desormais nous resiouissons, plus que volontiers avec vous, de ce, que Funiverselle reduction, et Fobeyssance de vos sugets, semble ainsi glorieusement co- ronner le merite de vostre vertu et generosite, par une im minent et tres desiree pacification. Bon sieur qui par mesme moyen, nous promet, un brief et gracieus acheminement aus indubitables effaits des promesses, que vostre debonnairete nous a frequament reconfirme jusques icy : cependendant, * This is merely a draft. 332 nous vous dirons, que le sieur de la Jessee, vostre suget, mais Fun des anciens serviteurs de vostre maison, et a present domestique et conseiller de Madame, vostre sceur, nostre treshonnoree cousine, s'est inopinement trouve par deca, sur le poinct, que nous estions preste a nous resoudre d'ennoyer par deuers vous, et d'autant, que nous Favons recognu tres- fidellement affectionne au seruice qu'il vous doit, et vous peut dignement rendre en plusieurs sortes, aussi Favons nous prie a son partement, de vous communiquer en nostre nom, cer taines articles, d'un memoire qu'il a pris, et duquel (moyen- nant vostre bonne faveur et promission,) nous esperons re- cevoir, une expeditiue et agreable responce. Quant aus honnestes respects, et a ceste devocieuse bienveillance, que nous et la noblesse de ce pays, ensemble Funivercite de nostre peuple, portons speciallement a vostre persone, et d'abondant a la prosperite, et au repos de vostre estat, nous ne dou- tons point, que le dit sieur de la Jessee, parlant a vous, en toute candeur et verite, ne vous esclaircisse, plus a plein, de telles particularites et autres occurrences, comme celuy qui aura peu suffisament les observer en ses voyages, tant de dans, que dehors ce Royaume. A tant nous supplerions le cretur, etc.* 6. — Nous nous avons este dez nostre bas age, si affectueuse- ment enclins, a desirer le bien, et la restauration de la France, que ses defunctz roys, et memes nostre trescher et treshonnore frere et cousin, vostre frere, y regnant aujoudhuy, en ont mainte fois receue des prevues, si non autant grandes et remarquables, comme nous souhaitions, pour le moins telles, que les estendoit la mesure de nostre puissance avec un.-|" Vrayment devotionne a la grandeur et asseuerance de leur estat, contentement, et resiouessance, qui maintenant nous ac- compaigne, avec tant plus d'aise, que nous oyons dire, tous les jours, comment la renaissant prosperite d'un si braue royaume, Fachimine peu a peu, a une certaine et generalle pacification nouvelle, qui nous est si agreable, que nous ne pouvons feller • Backed — " pour Roy de France. Mr. de la Jesse, October 1596." -)- S. 333 mesmes en public, une si extreme joye, et principallement a Fendroit des bons esprits francois, viennent quelquefois par deca, et lesquels non sans quelque special tesmoignage de faueur, et bienveillance, nous aprochons familierement de nostre personne, honneur, que puis n'agueres, nous auons tant plus volontiers communique au sieur de la Jessee, qu'utre les merites, et Ie scavoir, qui a nostre aduis le rendent grande- ment recommandable, sa modeste conversation, ne nous a point este moins agreable, quand nous avons entendu, qu'il estoit Fun de vos sugets, et encores, conseiller et maistre des requestes de vostre maison, voyla pour quoy sans nous arrester simple- ment a l'apparence exterieure, apres avoir souventes fois gouste et escoute ses descours fructeueus, et non vulgaires, nous aurions pense offancer, en general la suffisance de ses pareils, et signament, sa preudhomie, si (auec vostre permission) nostre recognoissance suiuie de quelques honnestetes, ne Feussent rendu semblablement nostre affecte voir serviteur de ceste coronne: occasions qui nous conuieront desormais a vous recommander, de plus sincere de nos affections Favance- ment, au pour le moins, amelioration de la fortune, dudit sieur, lequel des sa naissance se peut dire vostre, et qui de bouche, et par ses frequents escrits, est comme une ordinaire trompete de vos louanges, a quoy, nous adiousterons qu'il a employe si dextrement a nostre gre, ce peu de temps, qu'il a mis a voy ager en diuers pays, et a pratiquer les princes et seigneurs de plusieurs nations, estrangers ; que d'ailleurs nous reputons a tresgrand heur, pour luy d'estre particulierement voue, au service d'une si digne et si verteueuee princesse comme vous, qui scauries a d'oresnauant faire trop mieux, valoir le fruit d'un tel arbre, nay et creu au champ de Fun de vos terres plus seigneurialles: ce pendant il pourre vous tesmoigner sans aucune palliation, avec combien de respect, et d'incroyable amitie, nous honnorons et embrassons icy, la tresagreable me- moire de vostre nom, ensemble tout ce qui se dit, ou se peut avouer pour vostre ; aussi nous vous prierais infiniment d'ad- iouster foy aux paroles, et a beaucoup de particularites dont ledit sieur de la Jessee vous discourira incidament touchant nos affaires, soit pour le present on a I'advenir : a fin de vous 334 induire tosieurs, a favoriser la cause d'une telle negociation, ce, qui affectionent par les gracieus offices de vostre port et assistance ; croyez s"il vous plaist, que vous obligeres a jamais, un prince, non seulemen vostre cousin et allie, mais qui partout moyens a luy possibles, taschera de se reuancher enuers vous, d'une redeuance tant signallee. Surquoy nous supplions Dieu, &c* 7. — Pleas zour Maiestie, — Receive fra da vid moisie-[- Mr. dela Jesse his lettres reformit, according to zour maiesties commandement in sic thinges quherin they debordit anent his awin praise, and one parti- culer imploying of him as zour maiesties seruitor, he wald glaidlie sei his awin copies delyverit to zour maiestie, that be the interlyning therof, he may knaw quhat is reformit, and, consequentlie, disput and perturbe zour maiestie vpon the pointes delet and reformit, quhich suld be eschewit ; he vii also estime litil of al, gif his lettre of estate pas noth, and is angry at me, becaus I say, that it is the form, baith of france and Scotland, that sic lettres man pas the counsel always, I have causit put the said lettres in Inglis, in forme of a signa ture, quhich hardlie, as I believe, sal be condiscendit vnto be our counsel, to give him a zearlie pension for the vryting of histories of Scotland, never hauing sein onie historie of his awin countrey vrytin be him, and als to giue him ane vther zearlie pension, pour avoir fort pratique les Royaumes de france, angleterre, Fescosse, et dennemark, ensemble les potentats et seigneurs de maintes princes d'almaigne, pays bas, et lorraine, auec vne soigneuse deuotion. Et pour ce quil fault vser de ses mots, II me semble apres auoir souuente " Backed — " A Madame. Sr. Jesse, 10 Oct. 1596.?' f Mr. David Moysie was the author of " Memoirs of the Affairs of Scot land, 1577 — 1603," published originally by Walter Ruddiman, in 1755, and subsequently privately printed for the use of the Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs, by James Dennistoun, Esq. younger of Dennistoun. It is remarkable, that Moysie, whom Secretary Lyndsay proves to have been employed in this matter of De la Jesse, should have passed it so entirely over. 335 foys gouste et escoute ses discours peu fructueus & de tout vulgaires, il vaudroyt meux offencer en general la sufnsance de ses pareils, et signamment sa preudhomie, sa Judiceuse sufficance, ses merites, et son scauoir, sa dexterite, sa probite, et oculaire suffisance, & ne donner point de relasche, a ses muses grandes amyes de vostre matie, que de luy donner tant de pensions, & l'imployer en choses politikes, avec le dangier de l'honte dauoir employe vn tel, qui peut estre est estime estre fol, et auoir de quintes : les lettres de sa depesche seront encores quinze en nombre, non obstant que celles de Fempereur, de Mr. de glasco, au compte dessex et autres anglays en sont retranches ; Et pour ce quil veult demeurer, jusques a ce que la lettre de ses pensions soyt ottroye par le conseil, il sera bon que votre matie luy donne les lettres closes auec les 100 escus [de] soleil: enle remettant au conseil & a la forme or dinaire touchant les lettres de son estat & pensions, sua, humelie takand my hue, I commit zour matie to ze eternal protection of ze almichtie. From edinburt, ze xj of October, 1596. Zour maties humii subiect To ze kingis and seruitor, Maieste. Lindeseay. XCIII. THE SCOTCH JUBILEE; OR, A GRIEVOUS NEW BALLAD. Upon the adress of the grievances proclaimed March 25, 1675, by sound of trumpet, cannons, bells, drummes, coalches, ¦ Amongst the Balcarres Papers, from which the preceding articles have been taken, will be found — " copie of the missives desired by Mr. de la Jessie." These consist of the drafts of various letters to persons of rank and influence abroad, including the original copies of Nos. 5 and 6, as corrected and altered by Secretary Lindsay. 336'' Magistrates, halberteers, Ladies, Catchfertes, whores, coul- stealers, and Elph'sonnes. To the tune of— Partington's Poud, or Tumbridge New Doctors. You Lords, barons, burgers, and some Erles rejoyce, And lykwayis groomes, coaldmen & trumpetes make noyce, For since Scotland was Scotland, our heralds did vow They ne'er had money for shouting till now. For from London toune, So laitlie cam downe A soveragne cure for diseases unknown, All former endeavours this plaister excells, And cures us by trumpetes, robes, cannons, and bells. Then avaunt with our parliaments, we'll now have no moe, Nor force our hot members to travell in snoe ; To cure all our sores, and then bot to heare A grace and a speech, and then as you were. Our peers did look blue, And our commones pale too, To see themseluis cozened & no man know how, And so these physitians turn'd all to the doore, The patients wer left in ther woundes as before. These members, indeed, did brangle too mutch, And ere they gave phisick, the wound they would tutch, And the Duekes privie memberes, more warie than these, For feare of a clap wold not handle the place, Phisitianes most rare, Your druges you may spare ; Unripe not our bummes, for the wound is not there, Its not of such trifles as these we complaine, Nor shooting nor shouting will cure us of paine. Bot, oh, what some hundreds could not have done, By the dash of a quill is performed by one ; 337 Our governors all are cured to day, And our paunes ar restored when there's little to pay. O happie men you, Whose annuities are deu, The divell a sixpence ye need to pay now, But you who have paid them, oh weep, houle, & mourne, For unto your pockets they'll never returne. O soveraigne cure for the sores of a natioun, So rarely applyed by a grand proclamatioune, Which swears that we're now from diseases so pure, That we cannot in candor bot pay for the cure, Yet mean while we ly, In our old malady And for a free setting, free Parliament cry, Bot free us, good heaven, from such counterfit quacks, That would make us believe our noses are wax. Well, you that are cured why don't you rejoyce, And with hart and hand your good fortune applause ; Our burdens and taxes are all now cryed doun, And our members may play them, at the thistle and croune. And thus ye see how Our grievances now Are so weill consummate & no more to doe. Bot know our good doctor, for this his prescriptions, Though intending his cure against our weill wishing, Hopes he'll be compensed by this act of his favour, And love to his countrie, being sure it will savour So weill with our pallates, and cause us digest These contrair affectionis we lodge in our breist, So brave a good fellow that whatever be said Sweares he will have in his pynt tho' the reckoning be payed.* * From a broadside in the Faculty Library. 338 XCIV. CARTA FUNDATIONIS ECCLESIE ET MONASTERII DE LON- DORS, IN SILUIS DE IRONSYDE, INFRA WICECOMITATUM, DE FYFFE, PER DAUIDEM COMITEM DE HUNTINGTON ET ANGUS, FRATREM REGIS VILLIELMI. Universis sancte matris ecclesie filiis et fidehbus, tam presentibus quam futuris, comes David, frater Regis Scocie, salutem. Sciatis me fundasse quandam abbaciam apud Londors de ordine Kelchoensi, adhonoremdei et sancte marie uirginis, et sancti Andree, apostoli, omniumq. sanctorum, pro salute anime Davidis regis, aui mei, et pro salute anime comitis Henrici, patris mei, et comitisse ade matris mee, et Malcolmi Regis, fratris mei, et pro salute anime Regis Willielmi fratris mei, et Regine Armegard, et omnium antecessorum meorum, et pro salute anime mee, et Matildis comitisse sponse mee, et pro salute anime Davidis filii mei, et omnium successorum meorum, et pro salute animarum, fratrum et sororum mea- rum, Concessi etiam, et hac carta mea confirmaui, predicte abbacie de Londors, et monachis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam, et puram, et perpetuam elemosinam, ecclesiam de Londors, cum omnibus pertinenciis suis, et terram ad predic tam ecclesiam pertinentem, in bosco et piano, sicut earn, ma gister Thomas tenuit, et habuit : et ecclesiam de Dunde cum omnibus pertinenciis suis : et ecclesiam de Fintrith cum omni bus pertinenciis suis : et ecclesiam de Muerurin cum capella de Munkegin, et cum omnibus aliis pertinenciis suis : et ecclesiam de Durnach : et ecclesiam de Prame : et ecclesiam de Radmu- riel: et ecclesiam de Inchemabanin : et ecclesiam de Culsamuel : et ecclesiam de Kelalcmund : cum capellis earundem ecclesia rum, et terris, et decimis, et omnibus aliis pertinenciis earum, ad proprios usus, et sustentationes eorundem monachorum. Quare volo et concedo ut predicti monachi habeant, et te- neant in perpetuam et puram elemosinam predictas ecclesias, cum capellis, et terris, et decimis, et omnibus aliis pertinenciis suis, sine omni seruicio, et consuetudine, et auxilio seculari, et 339 exaetione, bene, et in pace, libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, et honorifice, sicut aliqua abbacia, vel domus reUigionis in toto regno scocie,melius, liberius, quietius,plenius, et honorificentius, aliquas ecclesias, uel aliquas alias elemosinas, habet et possidet. Has autem ecclesias prenominato monasterio de Londors, et monachis ibidem deo seruientibus, ita libere, et pacifice, iure pertetuo possidenda concessi, et confirmaui, ut mihi succeden- tiumnullus, aliquid ab eis, nisi solas orationes,ad anime salutem exigere presumat. Hiis testibus ; Willielmo rege Scocie ; Jo hanne episcopo Aberdonensi ; Radulpho episcopo Brechinensi ; Osberto abbate Kelchoensi ; Henrico abbate de Aberbrudoc ; Simone, archidiacano de Aberdoen; Roberto, decano deAber- doen; Waltero officiah; Matheo de Aberdoen, clerico domini Regis; Dauid de Lindeseia; Waltero olifard; Roberto Bas set; Walkelino filio Stephani; Willielmo Wascelin; Galfrido de Watervile ; Norman o filio Malcolmi constabulario de Muerurin ; Henrico de Beuile ; Matheo falconario ; Simone Flamang; cum aliis multis.* xcv. LETTER—EDWARD LHWYDf TO THE REVEREND R. WODROW. Oxford, December 10, 1703. Dear Sir, — Mr. Thomson returned hither about a month after the date of your letter, and sent it me next morning, but I have been out of town ever since, and forgot to take your letter with me, else you had sooner received the hearty thanks I now beg your acceptance of. I am glad you received the fossils I sent you to Eden- burrough, and those few things I troubled Mr. Connel with. You should oftener hear from me were there any opportu nities of sending to you, but we live here in an inland countrey, and very remote from the London road to Scotland, which * From the original charter in the library of the Faculty of Advocates. •J- The learned author of the " Archaeologia Britannica." Oxford, folio, 1707. 340 interrupts my correspondence at Edinburrough as well as with yourself. I heartily thank you for your kind offer of such natural curiosities as your neighbourhood affoards, and shall always esteem myself fortunate in the continuance of your friendship and correspondence. Nothing can ever be more welcome here in that kind than a collection of your rarest fossils, and particularly those of Aldhouse-bourn ; but how to send them, hie labor, hoc onus est. You have, I presume, sometimes opportunities of sending to London, and when such an occasion is offerd, if you please to direct any . . . Oxford, to be left at Mr. Griffith Davies . . . stars in Monmouth Street, London, it will be carefully sent me. I lately sent to a friend there to buy me two copies ofthe Spe cimen Lithographiae Helvetica?, one of which I designed for yourself, but was answerd, that the thirty copies which came over were bought up in three days time. It's a small 8vo. written by Dr. Scheutscher, professor at Zurich, who tells us in the preface that he has a publique sallary for composing a Natural History of Switzerland. It was printed at Zurich, anno 1702, and contains figures and descriptions of about a hundred stones. He is now, I am told, busy a translating Dr. Woodward's Hypothesis into Latin ; but I think he would do better to translate your countreyman Dr. Arbuth- net's examination of that Hypothesis, since it contains both the Hypothesis and the objections, and would be of a smaller price. I sent you, sometime last winter, a letter, with a paper of queries to be sent to [some] clergymen (or other indweller) in the highlands, but I find it never came to hand, since you doe not mention it. They related only to the high land language, antiquities, and customs. I sent the same to Sir Robert Sibbald and Mr. Suther land, who received theirs, as I find, by a letter from Sir Robert, tho' he had not, when he writ, receiv'd any re ply. I have spent no time in the search of natural things these two years ; but contented myself with poring upon old manuscripts, and such like amusements. The maign news I have in that kind is that I received yesterday a letter from one Mr. Pound, a very curious gentleman, in the East 341 Indies, wherein he tels me that he has sent for this museum 32 square bottles, containing sevral animals, and some plants, preserved in spirit of wine. How safe tliey are come I know not, having but just now written to a friend at London to look after them. Mr. Pettiver, whom doubtlesse you have heard of, is printing curious tables of the draughts of natural things, on copper-plates. He publishes them in decads, (viz. ten tables at a time), wherof the 3d is now just finished. The title he gives it is, Gaxophylacium Natures et Artis, for he now and then inserts a meddal, or some other artificial curi osity ; and each plate is dedicated to some subscriber or other who has contributed a guiney or more towards the ex pense of graving. Mr. Ray's Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, is lately reprinted, and a second edition of his Physico-Theological Discourses, with additions, wiU shortly be put into the presse. The impression of the seal you enclosed was not perfect, (tho' perhaps as fayr as it can now make), so I can say nothing to it. I send you inclosed the first sheet of my Irish-English Dictionary, for that being ready, and requiering no distinction of pages, we begin with it. I am very sensible a native of Scotland or Ireland could have done it much better ; but this can be no hindrance to a better performance, and may, I hope, rather affoard some help to any one that shall here after print an Irish Dictionary apart. I venture to print two hundred copies more than are yet subscribed for, in hopes that your kingdome and Ireland may take them off. I should therefore be glad of parole subscriptions, viz. onely the subscribing to take off a book when finishd, paying no money at all in the interim, but only naming some person at London to receive the book and pay the money. I find I have but just room to give my hearty service to all friends, and to subscribe myself Your most obliged Friend, Edward Lhwyd. 342 Mr. Patterson of Edinburrough gives you his hearty service. He is come hither about two years since, as tutor to a noble man's son, but is much impair'd in his health, being [I'm] afrayd in a deep consumption. He is, however, under the direction of a very ingenious and careful physician ; so I hope my next may bring you a better account of him.* For Mr. Robert Woodrow, Scots Post. Bibliothecar, at Glasgow, Scotland. free John Anstis. XCVI. THE EARL OF GLENCAIRNE TO CUNNINGHAM OF ENTER- KINE. 12th JULY 1676. Sir, Dumbertane, 12th Julij 1676. I reseved a leter from my ounckle desairing me to let you know my mynd in douchall's affairs. I thought realie it should have passed the last ffridie, bot I find it hes not, as I told you befor. I desair to hav douchall in my reverance, that what ffavor he getes, he may acknouledge me for it, therefor, I desair ye may go to my lord Mar, that he may speak to (the) lords off the exchacker fermely, as ye will inffoorm him anent it, for ye know it stands upon my credit to hav it throught, and I desair ye may go to my lord hattone-f- your- selffe, and speak to him off it as from me, showing him that except he do it I do not expect to get it don, and that if he » Wodrow Letters, MS. Fac. Lib. 4to. •j- Charles, afterwards third Earl of Lauderdale, upon the death of his brother, John Duke of Lauderdale, 24th August 1682. He was appointed one of the Judges of the Court of Session by the title of Lord Hatton, in which capacity he seems to have been solicited by Lord Glencairne to assist him in having the Laird of Duchall to his " reverance." 343 expede the seills withall expeditione : so now ye know my mynd in it, that ye may so far oblidge Your humble servant and Cusing, Glencairne.* fforget not also to recommend it to my lord dundonald after trulie. For the Laird of Enterkine. XCVII. APPOINTMENT OF MR. JOHN BRAND AND MR. THOMAS MAC GIE, AS MINISTERS TO THE LORDS AT FALKIRK, AUGUST 12, 1578. Tim ocij day of August 1578. The quhilk day the brethren of the exercyiss of Edin burgh beand conuenit, with the comissionar of Lowthiane, hering the ernist suitt of the lordis laitlie departtet out of this toun, to haif ane minister, hes appointit thair bretheren, Johne brand and Mr. thomas M'gye, or ony ane of them, to pass vnto the saidis lordis, according to thair desyir ; willing thame to trauell nocht onlie in preiching of the word, but also in persuading, asweill thame as the parttie in Striuel- ing, to concord and vnitie, seing thai aucht to be preicheris of peace to all partteis.f Dauid Lyndesey. T. Lowsone. J. Durye. Walter Balcangiuil. Walter Hay. Mr. Johne Meuatt. Wm. Knox. Gilbert Tailzeour, at command of the rest of the bretheren, and in thair name. * John, eleventh Earl of Glencairne. He succeeded his brother Earl Alex ander, 1670, and died 14th of December 1703. Hi6 Lordship was governor of Dumbarton Castle Original Letters, MS. Fac. Lib. Folio, No. 12. -f- Balcarres Papers. Backed by Secretary Lyndsey, — " The appointing of John brand and Mr. thomas Macgie as ministers to the lordis at the raid of fawkirk." August 12, 1578. 344 XCVIII. SIR HUGH CAMPBELL OF LOUDON TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER, 7th NOV. ...» Eftir maist hartlie commendatioun of humill service, I was in mayboll wy4 the erll of cassilss, quhen zour graces writing com to him and me, to cum to edinburt to zour grace, with specifiage quhat clay, quhilk, god willing, I sail keip ye tyme, as he and wyiris cummis, and soun as zour grace will adverteiss ; quhowbeit I meicht nocht war travell this lang tyme ; for I was at drumlanerik in this gret storme, to have drawin ane tryist betuix the erll of cassilss and the lard of lochinvar, quhair thair is apperence of gret cummer ; and, cummand hame againe, the gait was sa evill, I was contrynit to gang maist part on the fut, quhilk caussit ane bluid fal in my lege, that was sair befoir, that has gart me keip my bed, thir fyif or sex dayes ; zet, wil god, it salbe na assonze to cum to zour grace quhen tyme is. I haue send zour grace ane writing, quhilk cums from the abbat of Kilwinning to me, quhilk, iri the lettar end, as zour graice wil persaiff, wald that I cwm to glasgwhoe, and speik with thir lordis, and send me word wyth the berrar that the duk rewis that he did nocht [taik ?]¦)¦ my counsall of befor, bot I will na wayis speik with tham ; bot gif zour grace thinkis thair coming sair tydings in this cuntre, that zour grace suld have bein at ane extreim point of ded, prayand god, giff sa hed bein, that we had aU deid togiddir. I am waray plenteiss of my sonis j missewill, and may have zour graces counsell and help to put order thairintill, quhen tyme is, as I have or dained this berrar to schaw zour grace at mair lenthe. Pray and god send zour grace, gud helpe and kng days amang ws. * Balcarres Papers. -)¦ A word seems here left out. J Sir Mathew Campbell of Loudoun, Sheriff of Ayr. He was an adherent of Queen Mary's, was taken fighting on her side at the battle of Langside, and died about the year 1572. 345 At Lowdoun, ye xxvij day of november, be zour graces obediente servitour of Lowdone. To the quenis Grace. XCIX. LETTER—ELIZABETH COUNTESS OF MURRAY TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER, 24th OCTOBER 1543.* Madame, — Efter all hartlie commendacioun and seruice, but zour grace pies the samyn, wit, I ressauit zour graces wretting fra Rosayth herrald desyrand me to solist my lord my husband to cum to this parliament. Zour grace neidis not to bid me solist any man to zour graces plessour, and in speciali my lord my husband, quhilk I beleif neidis litil solistacien to do zour grace seruice ; for he hes been sa in his person sen [h]ame cuming, that he my* nethir Ryd nor gang to do his awin besynes in the And is laitlie passit to zour houss of dingwall, for the rewling [Rossis] cuntre, becauss he is informit that the lord of the His is brokin furth [in] Rossis cuntre, that thai desir maist for, and It be not debatit, it wilbe als evill rewlit as the His ; for thair is nethir that nor na uthir plessor that he may do, bot he wald do to zour grace, war not his Infirmite. I pray god that euery man that hes promittit zour grace kindnes, keip it als weill as his mynd and myn is to zour grace. And farther, I haue schawin my mynd to this beirar at lencth, quhilk I wald not writt, to quhome zour grace pies gif cre dence. And the blessit wirgin hav zour grace continualie. At dingwall, the xxiiij day of October, Be zour graces humble and obedient seruiture, CONTAS of MBRAY.-|- To the Quenes Grace, these. * Balcarres Papers. ¦f- Elizabeth Campbell, wife of James Stewart, natural son of King James IV., who created him 5th June 1501, Earl of Moray. He died the 12th of June 1544. On the back of the letter there is marked, " October 1543 or 346 C. REV. R. WODROW TO MR. DAVID RANDY.* Dear Sir, — Receive the manuscript you desired, contain ing the originall papers of the treaty 1640 and 41 . Tho' I am not very fond to have my manuscripts lent out, yet, to oblidge you, and gratify so curious and valuable a gentleman as you represent Commissioner Fairfax to be, I have sent it, with my most humble duty. I doubt not you wiU take all care of it, and return it as soon as may be. General Fairfax, when in Scotland, got the only copy, I hear, in the worlde of our Bishop Elphingstoun's MS. History of Scotland from Drummond of Hawthornden, and, when he returned to England, he lodged it in the Bodleian library. Were it possible to get a transcript of it, and the Commissioner being, as I think you hinted, a relation of the General, he seems to have a claim to ask it, I would be far from grudging the charges, tho' I believe they might run pretty deep in 'my purse, yet I have laid out ten times more upon my manu scripts, and would recon this a considerable accession to my coUection. We ought certainly to have a copy of this historian of ours in his own native country. You'l take your own method to see if Mr. Fairfax may use his interest in England to bring this about. Nov. 2. 1726. 1544." The former year would seem to be the proper one. The letter has been very much injured by damp. The defective portions have been indicated by dots. The words within brackets are conjecturally supplied. * Postmaster, Canongate Wodrow Correspondence, MS. Fac. Lib. 4to. 347 CI. LETTRES DE MADAME LA DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS* A LA ROYNE DOUARIERE DESCOSSE. 1550—1557. 1. — Madam, Je ne vouleu leser aler sepourteur, sans tres humblemant vous mercyer de se, quy vous plest me de partyr de bonz nouuelles, tant par mon fys Monsieur doumale,f que par dautres, que je vous prys dyre, que set le plus contant fere de seur que je vys james, et quy an dyt plus de byen. II na faly de dyre au Roy tout se et que luy aves commande de fere. II est ale an lanteremant de monsieur votre pere,| * Diana of Poictiers was the second wife of Louis de Breze, " Compte de " Maulevrier, baron du Bec-Crespin et de Mauny, seigneur de Nogent-le-Roy, " de Brissac, d'Anet, de Breval, et de Montchauvet, chevalier, conseiller, pre- " mier chambellan du Roi, chevalier de son ordre, grand-senechal, et gouver- " neur de Normandie," &c. Anselme, Hist. Geneal. tom viii. f. 714. He was the son of Jacques de Breze, Compte de Maulevrier, and Charlotte, the natural daughter of Charles VII. and Agnes Sorel. " II exerca la charge de " grand Veneur de France, depuis le premier janvrier 1496, jusqu'au dernier " detembre 1497. Le roi Francois I. le fit chevalier de son ordre a la cere- " monie qui se fit a Conipeigne, le jour de S. Michel, 1527. II mourut a Anet " le 23 juillet, 1531. Ses entrailles y furent enterrees, son cceur en l'abbaye " de Coulombs et son corps en l'eglise de Notre- Dame de Rouen, sous une " magnifique sepulture." By the Count de Maulevrier, Diana had two daughters : 1. Francoise de Breze, wife of Robert de la Marck, IV. of that name, Duke of Bouillon, and Marechal of France ; 2. Louise de Breze married Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Aumale. Diana. was the eldest daughter of Jean de Poitiers, Lord of St. Vallier. She was born towards the end of the year 1499, and married upon the 29th March, 1514, the Count de Maulevrier. She became, as is well known, the mistress of Henry II. of France, wh"en nearly forty years of age, by whom she was created Duchess of Valentinois. After the death of the king, she was very ill used by Catherine de Medici, his widow, who made her give up the jewels which had been presented to her, and banished her from court. Diana died 26th April, 1566, above sixty-six years of age. -|- Claude, Duke of Aumale, was born upon the 1st of August, 1526. He married Louise de Breze, 1st August, 1547, and was killed by a cannon-ball af the siege of Rochelle, 14th March, 1573. J Claude, first Duke of Guise, who died in April 1550 ; the reference to that event fixes the date of this letter. 348 comme sont ales tous les autres. Je vous tere se pre pous, Madame, pour nous estre sy facheux que je vous suplye de les oblyer, et panser au plesyr que ares, de reuoyr tous vous mys byentout, sy dyeu plest, car Je suys assuree que vous verres Henry, Roy, quy vous fera hune fourt bonne chyere, et vous assure quy la grant an vye, que souyes icy, pour voyr sete conpagnye, que pranderes plesyr avoyr Mesyeurs vouz anfans ; et quant a se quy vous a pleu me mander, par mon fys Monsieur daumale,* sy vous deves pourter le deul, a votre arrivee an sete compagnye, je an na vons parle, messyeures vous frere et moy, et doutres quy san tande assela. Ils son tout doupygnyon, que non ; et que les Renns ne les pourtes james, que de leur marys ; par quoy vous feryes tourt a votre dynyte : mest de pourter le drac abyle de noyr, hou autre accoutremaut noyr, vous le pouries fere a votre volonte, non que soyes tenue de se fere, acouse queste Renne, et il me samble que sesserest grant contante, sans que se la se doyuue fere, dont je vous an ne byen vouleu avertyr, apres an navoir seu leur opygnyon ; par quoy, Madame, vous javyseres, comme il vous plera de fere, car, de votre deul vous ne le saryes prandre troup remit, sy vous plest le pourter ; mes je ne le vous conselle pas, car vous vous feryes tour a vostre masgyste ; car cela ne set fet pas, et sela ne seruyra de ryen au mourt. Quant aus autres aferes, le Roy vous fait savoyr le tout ; au sy Monsieur le Cardynal vostre frere ; sy nest vous assures, Madame, -f que vous trouueres an moy autant de * Aumale was erected into a duchy in favour of Francis de Lorraine, eldest son of the deceased duke, with a remainder to his brother Claude de Lorrain, Marquis of Mayenne, upon the former succeeding to the dukedom of Guise. Francis having, by the death ofhis father, upon the 12th April, 1550, become Duke of Guise, — the title of Aumale devolved to his brother Claude. ¦f Mary of Lorraine, queen dowager, was sister to Francis Duke of Guise, Claude Duke of Aumale, Louis Cardinal of Guise, Francis, Grand Prior, and Rene of Lorraine, Marquis of Elbeuf. Anselme, tom. iii. f. 485. Her majesty was thus sister-in-law to Louisa, Duchess of Aumale, the daugh ter of Diana, a connection which at once explains the cause of her inti macy with Henry's mistress. Duke Francis, who was killed at the siege of Orleans by Poltrot, upon the 24th February, 1563, was the father of Henry 349 seruytude et doubyeyssance, que a personne que ajames vous commanderes, et quy veut de meurer toute sa vye, Vostre tres humble et tres obeissante, a vous fere seruise, DIANNE DE POYTIERS. 2. — Madame, Je ne vous sares dyre Ie plesyr, que jay, de se, que je me suys aperssue par les lestres, quy vous a pleu mecryre, la souuenanse quaues de moy, quy est dune des perssounes de se monde, quy plus vous a tousours desyre du byen, et longeur de sante ; et vous dyre, Madame, que je me ne trouuere james an landroyt, de vous fere seruyse, que je ne la fasse, soyt a landroyt de la renne, votre fylle, et de se quy de pant de vous, pour avoyr este mon naturel, de vous pourter toute obeyssance, que je fere tant que lares pour agreeable : quant aux nouelles, Madame, de dessa, je ne vous an fere redyte, pour estre assure, que que* long vous an mande, se quy an nest, sy ne est de vous suplyer da voyr souuenanse de Monsieur dumales herig-f- de vous bons freres que an coure gue sy souuant. II ne se remantene an vostre bone grase, sy esse que pour sela, il ne vous pourte moynes da mytye, comme il vous a peu fere aperssevoyr. II lest main- tenant an pyemont, quy fet byen son de voyr ; sa fame, quy est pouse set quy de leser moury, mes dyeu mercie elle est hours de dangyers : nous recomanduent tous an sembles tres houmblemant a vostre bone grase, comme seUe quy veut de meurer, quy suplye a noustre sy neur vous donner, Ma- Duke of Guise and Louis Cardinal of Guise, who were murdered by command of Henry III. at Blois, upon the 23d December, 1588. * Sic. ¦j- This word is exceedingly perplexing, and the Editor was inclined to think that it was heng, i. e. hung or ung, as Catherine de Medici frequently uses the aspirate. See her letters, p. 181 ; but a learned friend, a foreigner, to whose opinion great deference is due, supposes it to be " herig," and thus translates the passage : — " Who is the spur to your good brothers, and who so " frequently breaks the ice (literally runs the ford) for them." He adds, " It is, however, a question open to the investigation of critics, whether the " reading here given is correct." 350 dame, tres bone vye et longe. Escryst a saynt jermayn le jour de noustre dame de setan bre.* Votre tres houmble et tres obeyssant servante, DIANNE DE POYTIERS. 3. — Madame, Le roy vous escript pour vne capitaine, que est bien votre seruiteur, nomme foucher, le quil, pouure gentihome, a fet fort bien son devoir, en toutes ses guerres icy ; et a este de dans terouane, et de dans Hesten, fesant se, que capitaine pouuoit fere ; et pource, madame, quil vous contera les choses, quon auoitt dites de mon fis de buillon,-[- qui ont este trouue mansongeres et fetes dune grant malice, tant pour luy fere deplaisir, que a moy, et pom- trouuer facon diriter le roy contre nous ; touteffois nous ayant trouve vng prinse sy bon, et sy managnyme, comme est le dit seigneur. II a bien voulu, avant que dy adiouste foy, a ses maleureuses paroUes, senquerir aus capitaines et tous gens de bien, qui estoient en le dite place de Hesten, quel deuoir mon dit fis de buillon, et les autres, qui estoient dedans, auvient fet, lesquels, chescun an son an droit, ont bailie leur depositions par escript, au dit seigneur de Paston, quil a congneu veri- tablement la grante meschansete et calomnye, quon a voulu aleguer contre eulx, dont se dit capitaine a este vng de seulx la, qui a dit du bien de moD fis, et la bailie par escript, comme les autres, qui sont environ de soysante on quatre vingt ; touteffois ladmyral de Chastillon a dit, que cestuy cy et cobien luy avoient dit le confrere de ce, quilz auoient mis en * Septembre ? + " II reprit le chateau de Bouillon en 1552, et peu de terns apres le Roi " lui donna rang de due en France. II demeura prisonnier le 1 8 Juillet de " l'annee suivante a la prise du chateau de Hesdan, fut conduit au chateau " de l'Escluse, et tres maltraitie des espagnols que le mirent a soixante mil " ecus de rancon par la treve conclue a VauceUes le 5 Feb. 1555." Anselme, tom. 7. f. 193. He died of poison (administered before his release) in the year 1556: by his wife Frances, to whom he was married upon the 19th January, 1538, (and who died in the year 1574), he had nine children. 351 leur deposition ; touteffois il ont soustenu, qui nont dit au- tremant, que ce quis ont bailie par escrit. Ledit amyral fest fort esgry contre eulx, et leur vouloit baillyer des de- manty, et fere des outraiges, quoy voiant leditz capitanes ont dit, que sy on leur bailloit gens pareilz a eulx, que sous- tiendroient nauoir dit que verite, suyvant la deposition, qui ont baillee au roy : mais ostant sous la charge du dit amyral, ils ne pourroient estre en repos, fesant leur charge ; et aussy, que cest vng capitane que se seroit dommaige, sil nestroit anplye, comme il merite ; le roy la bien voullu vous l'envoyer, affin que vous en servez, pour garde quelqune de vous places, et ce que verres, quil vous pourra fere seruisse, jusques a ce, que mon fis de buillon soit de Retour. Vous supliant, madame, lauoir pour recommande, pour lamour de moy, car je serois marrye, quil eust deplaisir pour auoir dit du bien de ce qui me touche : messieurs vous freres, my ont beaucoup seruy, dont nous vous en soumes bien obliges, vous supliant, madame, de croire, quen le bien traitant, vous me feres autant de plaisir, que sy cestoit pour moymesmes, et que en recompense de ce, que je ne vous puys fere seruisse jey fere a la Reyne, votre fille, laquelle se porte fort bien, mais que la voyes vous en aures contantemant : dieu veuUle que se soit bien tost, comme le desires ; tout le demourant ce ceste compaigny se porte fort bien, reste nous pouures pri sonniers, qui ne sont gueres bien : nous auions eu quelque esperance de rauoir monsieur daumalle, toutes fois. II est tousiours la, lon dit, quele marquis est en necessite, que ma fet dire, quil ne deman dera que argent ; sy nous * an auons de bonnes nouuelles, je ne fere faulte de vous en auertir ; me recommendant treshumblement a votre bonne grace, priant Dieu, madame, vous donner tres bone vie et longue, votre tres houmble et tres obeissante servante, DIANNE DE POYTIERS. * Here a word of two letters is blotted out ; it seems to be en written twice by mistake. 352 4. — Madame, Jay Receu les lectres, quil vous a pleu mescripre, et ne vous scarays remercyer asses tres humble ment, de ce, quil vous a pleu me faire participante de vos bonnes nouuelles ; vous etes asseure, madame, que nen saries de partyr a personne, quy desyre plus, vostre sante et prosperite, que moy, ny de ce quy vous touche, des quelles, madame, je vous puys asseurer, que tant quy touche a la royne, votre fille, que je my employeray a luy fere seruisse, plus que a ma propre fille, car elle le merite plus ; et vous asseure byen, quelle na point parle en enfant, mais come vne persone de cinquante ans ; ainsy que vous pourront tes moigner, messieurs, les desputes decosse, quy a este fort grand plaisir a toute la compagnye. Je vous supplye de croyre, madame, que ne feres james honeur, ny porteres amitye a personne, quy desyre plus a vous faire seruice que moy : vous remercyant tres humblement des bones paroUes, que vostre chancelyer ma diet de vostre part, car je vous puys asseurer, quil ny a persone, quy soit plus ayse de la fin de ce mariage de la ro3Tie, vostre fille,* que moy, et prye nostre seigneur, que la longueur du contentement soit tel, que je le desire a toutes les deux partyes, et vous doner madame, tresbone ct longue vye, Vostre treshumble et tres obeyssante Servante, DlANN DE PoYTIERS.-f A la Royne Douariere descosse. » Mary was married to the dauphin in December, 1557. •f The reader must have observed, that in these French letters, as well as in those preceding, many words have been divided ; and not unfrequently a part ofthe word preceding is joined to the one succeeding. It has been re marked that the Editor ought to have rectified this ; but as he conceived it more expedient to present the letters exactly as written then, and not as they would have been written now, he did not think himself justified in altering the text in the slightest degree. 353 CIL LETTER AND PRECEPT BY CHARLES II. TO THE MAGIS TRATES OF STIRLING.' Charles R. 1. — Trustie and weill beloved, wee greite you weell. The necessitie of our affaires forceth us at this tyme (our awne propper rentes lying where the enemie hes power, our cus toms made ineffectual!, and that which the parliament did give us, being for our necessarie intertainment, and uther neidfull affaires, alreadie super expended,) to crave your assistance for the present advance of some money for our necessarie provisione against our going to the feilds. These are there- foir earnestlie to desire you, presentlie to advance to us twa hundreth pund sterling, for which soume you shall have secu- ritie aither upon our proper rentes, customes, imposts, or casuallities, within this our kingdome, or otherwayes what private securitie you can in reasone demand from the com missioners of our treasurie for the same, and interest thereof. And for that effect that you appoynt one of your number whom you trust to speack with the commissioners of our treasurie, (on Wedensday next the 7th of this instant,) whom we shall authorise to give you securitie, aither private or publick, and the publick securitie shall be authorised and con firmed by the next ensueing parliament for your farther secu ritie. So expecting your care to provyde the said soume with all diligence, as you tender the good of our service, and honour of this our kingdome, we bid you fare weill. From our court at Dunfermlyng, this third day of May, 1651. f * Communicated by James Lucas, Esq. writer, Stirling, from the originals preserved in the town-clerk's office. + Addressed " To our trustie and weill belowed The Magistratts, " Councell, and Comunitie of our brugh of Stirling." Sealed with the royal signet, bearing the motto of " Honi soit qui mal y pense." Z 354 Charles R. 2. — Our will and pleasure is, that upon sight hereof you pay, or cause to bee payd, out of such monyes as shall come into your hands from the town of Sterlin for our use, the sume of two hundred pounds Sterlin, unto our trusty and well beloved Arthur Areskin, of Scots-craig ; and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given at our court at Sterlin this 28th day of June, 1651, and the third yeare of our reigne. To our trusty and well beloved the Provost of Sterlin, and to our right trusty and weU beloved the Treasurer Deputy. Whatsoever of the above written sum shall be delayvered to my Lord Duck of Buckingham, his servant Mr. Way, or Col. Lighton, upon their reseitt, it shall be me allowed, as if I had reseaved it myself. Arthur Arsken. 3. — Receyved the 31th of July, 1651, the sume of one hundred pounds Sterlin, in part of payment of his Majestys precept by mee. E. Leighton. You shall be pleased to deliver lykwaise to John Short, Provist, the uther hundreth punds sterling, which, with his reseit, shall be acknowledged be me. 355 cm. JOURNAL OF THE SCOTS, AFRICAN, AND INDIAN FLEET, FROM THE SETTING FORTH FROM KIRCALDY, 8th JULY, 1698, TO THE ARRIVAL AT THE BAY OF DARIEN, 1st NO VEMBER, 1699.* Account of the Voyage and Journalls of the Scots, African, and Indian fleet, from the setting furth from Kirkaldy bay, upon the 8th of Jully, 1698, to the arrivall at the Port or Bay of Darien, upon the 1 of November therafter, with a Letter writen to Mr. Sandilands from a friend tliere, relative to the said Mr. Sandilands' s Memorandum, given to him at departure, and herein fullie insert. — 1699.t very fatt : they have plenty of large fish, shaped like a makreiU, quhen cut colloured like a carien. Frayday, Sept. 2. — About 1 a'cloack in the afternoon we weighed ancker and hoysed saiU, the wind offering fair, and a pretty fresh gale. Sunday 4. — Yet fair and pretty fresh. Munday 5. — The last night and this morning a good gale and fair, so that we run about 9 or ten leagues. A watch this day. A Dutch man run the gantlet for breaking his neighbour's chest and steaUing his bread. Tuesday 6. — The wind continues yet fair and fresh, so that we make very good way. Wednesday 7. — The wind stiU fair, so that we conclud that we have got the trade wind. Thursday 8, Frayday 9, and Saturday 10, fair. Sunday 11. — This day stormy weather, and carried bot little saiU. Munday 12. — Continues to blow hard. Tuesday 13 . — The weather pretty calme, bot the wind not so fair, only over our quarter, occa sioned by the storme. Wednesday 14. — Continues so. Thurs- • From a MS. belonging to Mr. David Haig, of the Advocates' Library It is unfortunately imperfect. f This is written on the back ofthe MS. The letter has been lost. 356 day 15. — Continues yet so. We see now frequently fleeing fish in dozens and half dozens about the ship. Frayday 16. — The wind is pretty fresh, bot not quite fair as yet. Saturday 17- — Continues so. This day we past the tropick; and some of our seamen wer hoisted to the main yeard and let down 4 or 5 tymes in the sea, and were brothered. Sunday 18. — The wind is pretty fresh and fair, so that we have now got the trade wind again. Munday 19. — Continues so. This day Robert Hardy, a gentleman in Captain Dalyell's company, wes heaved over board, who dyed of a fever. Tuesday 20. — The wind continues fair. Wednesday 21. — Yet fair. This day John Stewart, a gentleman in Captain Dalyell's company, wes heaved over board, who dyed of a fever. Thursday 22. — Quite calme. We beginn now to wash betwixt decks with vinegar, and then smoaked, to pre vent future sickness. Frayday 23. — Yet calme. This day . . . Smith, a seaman, dyed of a fever. Saturday 24. — We have this day a little breeze. Sunday 25. — Last night and this morning a little fresher gale. We ran about 5 or 6 leagues. A watch. We see frequently large fowls, bigger than the goose on the bass, and gray colloured. Munday 26. — We have now a fresh gale. This day Jerome Spence, coupar, dyed of a fever. Tuesday 27. — Continues a fresh gale. Wednesday 28. — Yet a fresh gale. About ij. a'cloack we saw in head of us the island Dezada, in English the Land of desire, so called by Columbus, being the first land that he did see when he came to thir seas. It is the first of the Crab (Carib) islands — it's not inhabited — it's about 9 or 10 miles in circumference — about 5 in the afternoon we past by it — there are two little rocks closs by it. Before sun sett we perceived another island named Guadaloupa — it's inhabited by the French — we past by it in the night tyme. Thurs day 29. — This morning, about break of day, we passed by another island, named Antigua — it's inhabited by the Eng lish — it is a round, high island, and many trees on it. About 7 of the cloack we perceived another island, named Redonde. About 8 of the cloack we perceived, from on head of us, the island of Nevis, commonly called Mevis. Betwixt 9 and ten 357 we perceived the island of S4- Christopher. We are now passing by Montserrate. About ij a'cloack at night, Walter Johnston, chirurgeon's mate, dyed. ,v He contracted a feaver, and had got his hands on ladanum liquidum, and took too large a doze thereof last night, and so he slept till death. 12 a'clock, we are just now passing by the island of Redonde — it's a little island, higher, bot not so broad as Inchkeith, and not inhabited. We see bushes on it, pretty thick, like broom. 3 a'cloack in the afternoon, — we are now passing by Nevis — it's a very pretty like island, about three leagues in length, high in the midle, descending graduallie. Wee see a ship in the road — shee hoissed her ensign to us, and so did the fort their flagg ; we then put out ours, as did all the rest of the ships. The island of S4- Christopher is very near to it ; and betwixt them is a little island called Buby, from the great number of bubies that are upon it — some of their young fly into our ships. In the night tyme it appears to us just as the castel of Edinburgh does, to any going up from Leith. About 4 a'cloack, we perceived a little island called Feshey. The island of S*- Christopher lys along S.E. and N.W. 7 leagues in length and four in breadth. On the north-west side it's inhabited by the English in one part, and another by the French. These islands that are inhabited produce mostly sugar, tobacco, cotton, &c. Frayday 30. — About 10 a'cloack we perceived, at a good distance, the island of Sancta Cruize, the first of the Witgan islands. In the evening we came up by it. It is a pretty long island, not inhabited. There is an island upon the north-east of it. Betwix 6 & 7 this morning the Unicorn and Dolphin steared towards the island of Sl- Thomas, to see for a good pilot, and to informe themselves of something that may con cern our present design. At taking leave, Pinkertoune gave us a few guns, and we gave him the like, as did the Cale donia. All night we altered our course, and steared South erly. Saturday, 1 October, at 1 a'cloack, we perceived the island of Penguin, commonly called Crab Island, and, some time thereafter, the island of Pertonio, not above 3 leagues "from the other. It is very large, and is said to be very near 358 as big as the half of Scotland, and inhabited by the Spaniard ; and it's said to be an excellent island. This day John Duffus, a seaman, dyed of a fever. This evening we perceived, to the eastward, the island of S4- Thomas at a great distance. Being now near Crab Island we takt to and again till next morning. Smiday 2. — This morning the signall wes given for caUing Captains Drummond and Malloch on board of us. Afterwards Drummond went to view the shoar, and try the deepness. Sometime after that went his long boat on shoar, then our pinnace, with the councellars and captains on board of us. They returned not till night. We tackt to and again near the island. We see here many big fishes like young whales. This afternoon we were stearing to the N.E. of the island, to drope ancker, and as we were near turning to it we saw a little sloupe rideing in a narrow bay — we steared to her till we came to 6 fathom water, then we dropt ancker, and sent our pinnace and our gunner, with the boat's crew, to know what she wes, and where the watering place wes. Closs after her went Captain Drummond in his pinnace. They brought us ane account that she belonged to S4- Thomas' island, and were come there by order of the governour of S4- Thomas, with 14 men and a commander, to take possession of the place in name of the king of Denmark. Judging we had a design on it — not being inhabited — understanding by Pinkertoun that we were waiting on him — there they pitched a tent or two closs by the shoar, and a flagg on the commander's tent and another on the sloop. Tuesday 4th. — This morning Seargant Dal rymple, in Cap4. Dalyell's company, dyed of a fever. We are now taking in water. Wednesday 5th. — This day, before 12 a'cloack, the Unicorn and Dolphin returned, and dropt ancker by us. They brought with them Alisone to be our pilote : he is ane Englishman born ; he hes been here and in the East Indies these 30 years; he is a man of substance ; he came very frankly and told he waited for us, and that we were expected long ere now, and gives us great incouragement : he hes his family at One Mr. Craw ford, docter of phisick, a Linlithgow man borne, a nevoy of 359 Woodcorkdail's, came along with him. The island of St, Thomas is very well fortified ; it's inhabited mostly by Danes : there are English that live on it also : 25 families offered to make their endeavour to come along with Pinkertoun, and bring all their families along with them, if he had had con veniency to transport them. Thursday 6. — This morning, James Patersone, a gentleman, wes heaved over, who dyed of a flux which followed a fever. Frayday 7- — This morning we weighed ancker, bot made no way, being quite calm. This Crab Island is a very good soill, bot all overgrown with busshes and thick shrubs, so that it's very uneasie to travell through ; most of the trees are soft and easie cut down. There are a great many monkies in it and fowles : there is a little finger of the sea goes into it ; — there are small sorts of nuts likewayes/ Saturday 8. — Calme. In the afternoon it blew something fresh ; in the evening and all night more fresh, bot not fair, and all last night great rains and lighten ing, that our bossone had almost beseen struck blind by ..it. Sunday 9th. — Not fair vtind ; — this day Charles Hamilton, a midshipman in the Unicorne, dyed. Munday 10. — The wind not fair, occasioned by great rains. Tuesday 11. — We have had great rains ; — the evening and all night it blew very hard, and we carried bot little saiU. We have been looking for land all this day, which is in our way to the designed place. Munday 17. — About 2 a'cloack this morning, we saw with the lightening black high stones like land : we lowred most of our sails till break of day, at which tyme we found it to be really land, so prodigiously high as almost incredible, — it's said to be as high, if not higher, than the Pique of Teneriff ; it's called Nostre Seniore de Lapopa. Here is the bay of Carthagena, into which runs the river of Cara, which occasions a great tide here. Carthagena is a place the French lately robbed, and took away a great dale of treasure ; — there is here a point of the mainland, which point is called Point De Cara, — it lys to the east of us ; the great high land lys to the south-east : — a short way off from it there is a great rig of islands, called De Graceis ; we all past by them at 12 of the clock, — they ly south-west and north-east about 12 leagues away. Tuesday 18th. — Quite, 360 calme. Wednesday 19th. — Calme. This morning Adam Hill, in Captain Forbess' company, dyed of flux. We see frequently dolphins about the ships, bot catch none as yet. We frequently wash the ship with vinegar, and then smoaks ; being at present very sickly. About 12 at night, Walter Elliot, a midshipman, dyed of a high fever. Thursday 20. — Frayday21 Saturday22. — About 2 ofthe cloack this morning, Adam Bennet, sone to Sir William Bennet of Gruibet, dyed of a fever. About 4 the said morning, Adam Cunninghame, brother-german to Sir Wm- Cunninghame of Capringtoun, dyed of a high fever. We had a sort of breeze all this day. Sunday 23. — We have had great rain, thunder, and lightning, and great squalls of wind, which broke the Dolphin's main-mast by the board. About 9 at night Mr. Ro. James, our minister/a very good man, dyed of a fever, and is much lamented ; and had four dropping guns fired at his throwing over. / Munday 24th. — We make no way, being calme. Tuesday 25. — This day John Aird, in Cap4- Forbess's company, dyed of a decay. We have some wind this day, bot contrairy. Wednesday 26. — Wm- Miller, a gentleman, dyed of a fever. Thursday 27. — James Greme, gentleman, dyed of a flux which followed a fever. We are quite calme. Frayday 28. — Alexr- Taillar, a seaman, dyed of a flux, — we make very little way. This day John Malbin, ane Englishman volunteer, died of a fever, — we have a pretty fresh breeze this after noon. Saturday 29. — This day, being quite calme, we dropt ancker pretty near the shoar. Some of the Indians came in their canoes aboard of our ship ; they were kindly used. Our councellours went on shoar, and gave them some course looking-glasses. They offered them their cocks and hens, which are much like our own, bot somewhat less ; they refused them, and took a slain wild turkey and another wild fowll. This morning Robert Gaudie, servant to Mr. James Montgomery, dyed of a flux, which followed a fever. Sunday 30. — We weighed ancker to make up for the bay of Darien, but we have little or no wind. Munday 31. — This day John Lukisone, a gentleman, dyed of a flux. There js a pretty little island, called Gold Island, about two leagues 361 from the bay, in our way as we past. Tuesday, 1st Novem ber. — This day, about 12 o'cloack, we dropt ancker in the Bay of Darien, a very pleasant bay as can be : the natives come to us frequently, and are kindly used. Wednesday 2d. — This day one of their head captains, named Andreas, came on board of us : he spoke some Spanish, and asked whether we were friends or enemies ; we told, friends. He seemed well pleased and inclined to correspondence. Thursday 3d. — This day the sd captain, his lady, and daughter, & a great many natives, came on board of our ship and were kindly used. The captain had a fine new hat, and a broad gold galleon, and some other presents given him. This morning Lieu4- Inglis dyed of a fever. This day we all weighed ancker and went furder in the bay. The Unicorne struck a little on a small rock which could not be fair seen, bot wes soon got off. We sent some men ashoar to take possession of the place. Fray day 4th. — This day the gunner's boy, belonging to the Cale donia, wes drowned swimming near the shoar. Saturday 5th. — Our Stewart's mate dyed of a long sickness he had after a fever, wes carried ashoar and buried. Sunday 6th. — We are sending all the sick men ashoar for their health. Munday 7th. — The officers and souldiers ofthe three great ships are each ship's men placed separately, and are cutting down the woods, and design to clear all till they meet toge ther. There is a detachment sent to clear the entry of the bay, where they design to build a fort. This day Henrique Ghaup, one of our musick, dyed of a flux. Tuesday 8. — Wednesday 9th. — Thursday 10th. — We con tinue aU still at work, and we sometimes kill turkeys and other fowlls, and monkies, which are very good meat. The natives bring in plantines and other fruits. We beginn to catch some fresh fish. Last night James Clerk, brother-in- law to Sir Wm- Hope, dyed of a flux ; and one Mr. Jennar, ane Englishman, dyed of a flux. Sunday 13. — This day Mr. Patersone's lady dyed of a flux, and had some dropping guns fired at her interment. Munday 14th. — This day one of the chief men among the natives, named Don Pedro, came on shoar to us ; he had eight or ten big fellows waiting on 362 him, and a sort of a gentleman carrying a scarlet cloak, all without armes : he wes kindly used. Another chief man, named Ambrose, his brother-in-law, came with him. They seemed weU pleased with us, and promised their friendship. Tuesday 15. — This day Captain Pinkerton's Stewart dyed. Wednesday 16. — This day Ja. Weymis, a gentleman, dyed of a flux and great swelling. Thursday 17- — The rains con tinue. This day a seaman belonging to the St. Andrew, dyed of a flux. Frayday 18th. — There are 3 or 4 French liveing among the natives, that say there is gold enough here abouts, and that they left France and came here for being Protestant. Sunday 20. — This day Mr. Scot, minister, wes buried, who dyed of a flux, and had some dropeing guns fired at his interment. This evening Archibald Mossman, a gen tleman, dyed of a flux which foUowed a fever. Munday 21. — Tuesd. 22. — Wed. 23. — Great rains and lightening. Our councellours this last day returned, who have been 3 or 4 dayes at some distance from us viewing another place, to see if it were more convenient. They found no such conveniency for ships or forts as what we have. Don Pedro and Captain Ambrose, formerly mentioned, meeting them at ane island called the He of Pines, they con ducted them about 7 leagues furder, where their dwellings are, which are so advantageously scituate, that the place is utterly inaccessable by any bot by those who are weU fre quented with it, by reason of the numerous shoaUs and small rocks and banks which are there. Their principal mens' houses are as bigg as a large church, thatched all with leaves of trees, and so closs that no rain can get through. This Ambrose mentains 80 men for his guard ; their hangmats are made of cotton, very pretty, with tassels hanging at them. Here they live very long ; there is a man and a woman each of them alive 120 years, and have seen the 5th or 6th generatione. This Pedro has 3 wives, to witt, the mother and two daugh ters, — he 6tood not to make use of one of them, tho' the fire light gave them all opportunity to see them. This Pedro had been kept 8 years a slave with the Spaniards, and had lived in France some years, so that he had some sort of dis- 363 cretion, and shew a willing inclinatione to entertain us kindly. He went out in a canoe, and in ane instant killed a big fish with a deart : afterwards he went a-hunting, and killed some partridges, which are three times bigger than ours. He shewed them likewayes their dexterity in shooting with bow and arrow : they would not miss a bit of stick no bigger then a man's wrest, not once in 20 tymes at 2 pair of butt's distance ; their arrows are very long, & nothing at all hke feathers to make them flee. Frayday 25. — Some of our nets being put in order, there wes got at one draught a hundred 40 and odd fishes, and, had not a bigg fish broke the nett, there had been a great many more. Many of these fishes are shapt like our perches, bot larger and narrow-tailed like a makrill. The natives came frequently to us with plantins and wild fowll, and sell them to our men for white I [ron ?*] which they are very fond upon.-f- CIV. TWO LETTERS OF DAVID LESLEYt LORD NEWARK. 1 Jullay, 1650. 1. — Ryght Honble — This night ther is one come to me who indeid does assure me that the hoi train of outelarie came to york, one tuesday last, the 27th of Junij, and that it will be at darntowne this nyght, if it be not stayed ; and that Lambert himself came ther also that same night, and it was thought that he wold stay ther a short tyme ; the most pairt of the armie is now lying betwix york and the ties, and ther ar severall numbers of souldiers marching ; sowme of them goes westward, others comes towards newcastle, or neir thes placis. My informer meatt four hundred horses at Ferrie- of-the-hill, within four myls of durham, and thes went to- wardes Sunderland. Ther is also ane regiment of foot that lyes at north aUertowne. I can heir nothing of the rest of * Obliterated. t In the Faculty Library there is a very curious volume, in folio, contain ing a large collection of papers, both printed and MS. relative to the unfortu nate Darien adventure. No copy of the preceding journal, however, is to be found there. 364 the generall persons, bot that they ar expected everie day, and soe soone as they come (if the lord doe not prevent it) we may be confident that they shall not be long from our borders. This muche I have fra good hands, who does affirm them for trewths. Ther is still a constant report that ther is sowme trowble in wails : when furder comes to my hands, your Lordship shall heir fra me, to wiche tyme and ever I am, My Lord, Your Lordship's humble servant, For Dav. Leslie. My Lord Marquis of Argyle, or my Lord Warristoun, these. 2. — May it pless your Lordship, — This afternoune I recevid an letter from my Lord Marshall, vithe an enclosid from a servant of his awin, duelling at piterhed, schouing his Lordship, that ther did arayve at piterhed the 26 of this in stant, an frenche Marquis callid Willanove, out of a gret schip, and many officers vith him, desyrit horse to go for Aberdin, quiche he vas to give him, and that he vas to be the 27 at Aberdin. Vpon the notis of this, I vret to Colonel ^Ersking at dunnotter, that he void reper to Aberdin, and if he found it to be so, and that the formentionat Marquis vas com ther, he sould in a gentil manner secur him and his attendaris vntill ve vnderstood farder. Hopping for a good answer of my last, I sail say no mor bot that I fear the lordis landing, by resoune ther is thrie Inglis schippis kipping this cost, quiche I see daylay. Thus contineving, My Lord, Your Lordship's most faithful, Drumlithie, David Leslie.* 27 (Dec.) The Marquis, at his landing, did ask if the King vas landit. For the richt Honble the Marquis of Argyll. Present. • Wodrow MSS. Vol. lxvi. M. 6, 10. No. 75-76. Faculty Library. 365 CV. THE ROYAL BURGHS OF ANSTRUTHER WESTER, ST. AN DREWS, &c. TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR, &c. RELATIVE TO FURNISHING PROVISIONS, &c. UPON THE EXPECTED VISIT OF JAMES VI. 30th NOV. AND 1st AND 2d DEC. 1616.* 1. — My Lord, — Our humbiU dewtie of service premittit, we leatlie ressavit zour Lordship's letter, desyring ws to deall with the fleschers of our toun, that they wald haiff in reddiness swm nomber of fed beiff, again the tyme of his Maiestie's cwmming to this realme. It is trew our toun is ane verrie mein toun, zea, of all the brughts of this realme the meinest, naither is ther ane flescheor in our toun, nor any wther persone, that is accustomit with feiding of beiff, we being all seefaring men and fischers ; zit we haiff earnestlie delt with sum honest men of our nichtbors to feid beiff, and hes Inioynit thame to haiff in reddines, the nomber of foure fed nolt again the tyme foirsaid of his maiestie's heircumming, quhilk may be luikit for in our toun, and sua we committ zour lordship to the protectioun of god almichtie. From Ansteruther wester, the last day of november 1616. Zour Lordship's servands to ther powar, the BaiUies of ansteruther wester, Willeam Doissy, bealy. George Symsone, baillie. To the Richt Nobill and potent lord, Alexander, erle of dum- fermling, Lord fyvie and Ur quhart, Heich ChanceUar of Scotland, &c. 2. — It will pleis zour lordship that the magistrattis of St. androis, according to the instructionis of zour Lordship's letter concerning the furnitor of fed oxin. Thair ar fund within our citie the nomber of threescoir, quhilk, be godis assistance, salbe in reddines at his maiestie's cumming to St. androis. And for answer of the contentts of zour last letter concern- * Balcarres Papers. 366 ing the prepairing of lugings, stablis, and all wtheris men tionat thairintill, we sail nocht faiU to endeuoir our selffis to our wtermest, to giff zour lordship satisfaction to our powar and possibilitie. Swa, resting to traweil zour Lordship with anye farder, bot remitting all vther things, and report thairof, to the sufficiencie of the berar or commissionar, we commit zour lordship in the confort and protection of the eternale, and taks our leive of your lordship. From St. Androis, the first of december 1616. Be zour lordship's evir humble and obedient seruitors to thair vttermest, The prowest and BaUlies of the Citie of St. Androis. John Knox, prowest. Thomas Robertson, baillie. J. Lyndesay, Bailzie. To our verye guid lord, my lord chancellare of Scot land. 3. — Pleas zour Lordship, — The commissioners of Edin burgh, and of the remanent burrowis, knawis onr trafquhick and handling to be litell or nathing, albeit the samen be unknawine to zour lordships, besyde the rair resorting of strangers till our toune ; sua that, till our gryt regreat, we ar not abill to performe that till our souerane, the crydit of his kingdome, and to zour lordship's desyres, quhilk our inclina- tione and hairtis obleissis ws vnto ; zeit, for declaratione of our earnest effectionis, we have and beir to sie his maiestie, his moist sacred persone, within this realme, and to the credit and honour thairof, and als for obediance of zour lordship's most fauorabill and lowing letter, we, the Prouest and beilzies of this burghe wndir subscryueand, will promeis, in the name of our toune, till haue in reddines aganes his hienes comming to this countrie, tuentie fed cattell, to be delyuerit to thais haueing sufficient warrand for the tyme, to resaue the samen aff our handis, and to maik payment thairfoir. Praying zour lordship to tack na offence of ws, for prowyding of so small ane number of cattell, in consideratione of our present 367 stait and conditione, and to be assurit that, to the effect con tenit in zour lordship's letter, we sail performe aU wther seruices correspondent till our powers, thocht with the hazard of our lywis, landis, and geir ; and sua, wisching his royaU persone in guid health, long to reigne owir ws, and the in- cres of zour lordship's honouris in all happines, we commit zour lordship to god, and restis Zour lordship's awine lowing men and seruandis, Forfar, Andro Hunter, prowest. 1 December 1616. Williame Lokye, baUze. Williem Scott, balzie. To our speciali guid Lordis, Erie of Dumfermleing, ChanceUar, and Lord bening, president, — thais. 4. — My verie guid Lord, — We resaued zour lordship's letter direct to vs, concerninge the feding of some fed beiff, to have itt in redines, against his maiesties home coming heer into Scotland. The trouble is, that this our Burghe is ane maine seifaring Burghe, and not ordinarlie aquent vith that bruyd of traid off the feding off Beiff; zit, for discharging off our bound deuitie, for obediens off zour lordship's missive direct to vs for that affect, notuithstanding off our InhabUitie, we haue takin suche ordour, that ther sail be in redines to that dyett, tuellf oxine of the best ve can gett for munie ; so, vith all deuitifuU obediens, ve rest Zour humbiU seruitoris, The Baillies off Anstruther ester, George Hamylton, baiUie.* Anstruther, the 2 off december 1616. To the Richt nobill and Potent lord, Alex1- erU of dumfarling, lord ffiuie and Vrqu- hart, heiche Chancelar off Scotland. * Perhaps Mr. Hamilton was the only magistrate who could write, which may account for his solitary signature. 368 5. — My Lordis, — It may pleas zour lordships, that we; the baillies of the burgh of Dysert, sail (for obedience of zour directioun), god willing, have in reddines, againe his Maiesties cuming to Scotland, ten or tuelf sufficient and weill fed beiffis, vpone competent and reasonable pryces, and sail keip and feid thame, sua lang as possiblie we may gett con venient fude for thame, according to the seasoune, not doubt ing of zour Lordship's satisfactioune in cais of oure losses. Subscryuit with oure handis at the said burgh, the secound of december 1616. Dauid Symsone, bailze. Robert Kay, baillie. CVI. EXTRACTS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER CRAW* AND PATRICK ANDERSON. 1 . — By this time, I hope my -dear is perfectly easy after his journey, has seen the Queen and Court, been in the Park, and play-house, and all the other remarkable places. I know nothing will please you soe much as to see her majesty's most devout behaviour in her chappell, & to hear the melodious musick. — [Edin. 12 May, 1714. Craw to Anderson.] 2. — My dearest, — Yesterday my father had yours, and is as willing to leave this, as you can desire him, but is so hurryed what with attendance on his publick affairs,-*- and a • Alexander Craw was son of Patrick Craw of Heughead, a Latin epitaph upon whom will be found at page 67. Patrick Anderson was a son of Mr. James Anderson the antiquary. The two young men were much attached to each other, and their correspondence for a series of years, the greater part of which is preserved amongst the Anderson papers in the Faculty Library, is full of expressions of mutual affection. Craw appears to have been involved in the rebellion of 1 715, but was more fortunate than many of his associates, as no proceedings were adopted against him. -j- His duties as postmaster general. 369 private business of importance, that he has just now in his hands for a person who is both willing and capable to doe him service, and hope shall turn to good account. It is a secret, but perhaps when you know it, you will commend his conduct. Likeways you know he has to do with Mr. Bligh,* who is a very strange and odd man. He was very civil to my father, till he gott some money, but since, he is turned most unreasonable, and will consent to nothing that is pro posed. My dearest Friend can't imagine how uneasie I am, in not heareing from him this long time, since nothing can afford me so much pleasure as knowing my dearest is well, and upon whose health all that is dear to me so much depends. Since I came here, I have been most part busy writing, which pleases me, for, according to the proverb, " idlenes is an in let to vice:" but (I) am heartily tired of this place, and think every moment a moneth till I be at home. — [London, June 19, 1714. Anderson to Craw.] 3. — If you can send me any more snuff, it will be a mighty compliment, for I cannot be reconciled to the hygh toasted here. Mr. Basil HamUton has gott his pardon, and yesterday gott out upon baill. — [Lon. 16 Oct. 1716. Craw to An derson.] 4. — I only write you this in case you shou'd be too much alarmed at what I wrote the Quaker about my health. I. was then indeed bad ; neither can I say I'me as yet better, which hes at length obleedg'd me to call for a physician. On Sunday I was cup't, Munday vomitt, and this day under phisick, which I hope may carry me off. Since bleeding, the shortness of my breath is somewhat better. I knew your * John Bligh, Esq. who married, 24th August 1713, Lady Theodosia Hyde, the heir-general of the Stewarts, Dukes of Lennox. He was created Viscount Darnley, in the kingdom of Ireland, 7th March 1722, and Earl of Darnley, June 29th, 1725. 2a 370 generous sympathiseing soull will but too much share all my troubles ; lett me then begg, as the greatest testimony of your friendship, not to be over anxious for one who is per fectly easy, and in every thing entirely resign'd to the will of Heaven. I wou'd have thought the Quaker wou'd have granted me that favour, if my project had taken effect ; my scheme being true, I'me sure I wou'd have serv'd him as much ; however, I wrote him a kinde letter of thanks. If that which was the Quaker's can be secur'd it's well, if not, your friend is satisfied. I sent you his letter ; but what gall'd me most, for I can conceall nothing from my dear bosome friend, was, that he shou'd upbraid me with my too groundless thoughts, and to have no reflection. I thank my God I have laid my account long agoe with the worst that can befall me. Poverty is nowise frightfull to me. May I, with the wise virgins, be readdy and prepar'd," whenever it shall be the will of Heaven to call for me, since the same all-wise Being who created all things does still continue to govern, and that nothing prosperous or afflicting can befall us without his divine providence, why shou'd wee not patiently submitt, and be as thankful for afflictions as prosperity, for surely God knowes best what is fitt for us. This world is justly compar'd to a play — it's no matter who acts the part ofthe king or pesant, since, at the end, all are upon the levell. I never have so much pleasure as when alone or writeing my dear and true friend. If ever I be so happy to be with him, his favours shall not be forgott. You shall alwayes have the earnest prayer of him who is unalterably yours. — [Lond. 23d Oct?- 1716. Craw to Anderson.] 5. — I can easyly imagine what pleasure you will have when I tell you I am a free man in the forrest, and that my letter is dated from Charing Cross ; so direct your letters as formerly. I heartily adore my God, who has ever preserved me, and at present has delivered me. Fourteen that were not indicted were released from New- 371 gate, and nine of us from the Mareshall see. You see how gracious the prince is. — [1st Dec. 1716. Craw to Ander son.] 6. — This day, being the feast of the sons of the clergy, I heard the famous te deum performed in St. Paul's, and afterwards dined in the great hall, and in a numerous com pany. Since I came abroad I have been butt indifferently weU. Pray remember me kindly to my dearest friends, Sir Thomas and Mr. Scot, whose health & bride's I shall commemorate before the priest ; and going to bed in the midle of sixteen* I can write you noe more. — [6 Dec. The same to the same.] 7- — When I consider you with the common race of mankind, I should scarce imagine you of the same mould, for I have always found you the same, wither fortune smil'd or fround, so that I have now a good handle to show my gratitude and sincere respect for one I so dearly love ; and since C . Duncan, and some others, who behav'd as stran gers (and you as the best of friends), I think they can't have now the imprudence to reflect any more. I see there is no state of life exempt from suffering, for when I reflect on these poor unhappy gentlemen here in prison, some of which almost in a starving condition, it galls me to the very soull ; besides, I have the misfortune to have a pretty nigh friend amongst, who hes six children, and not bread to give them. His son will be liberate in a little, and if not provided for must starve, which will necessarily detain me a little, to see if I can do any thing for him ; so in 10 or 12 days I'le certainly sett off, for I long extreamly to be home. I never thought man was born for himself alone, but for the generaU good of mankind. Cou'd I be instrumental! in getting this poor boy bread, I should be mighty glade, for 'Sic. 372 I think compassion due to all under affliction. Did the government (who has been merciful! hitherto) but know these poor unhappy men's pinching necessitys, they would certainly extend their clemency. I will want some more money ; and when I draw on you I hope my dear Gradatim will answer my bill, which shall be thankfully repeay'd. I design to buy a few good books, which will agreeably divert these hours, which hitherto were not so weeU spent. — [Lon. 29th Dec. 1716. Same to same.] 8. — I never deall in politicks ; but they say that this hes been a verry horrid plott, and that there are warrants to apprehend a great many both here and with you ; but we hope these plots are now all crush'd, by seizing the Envoy and his papers. — [Lon. 5th JanV- 1717. Same to same.] 9. — On Thursday I was with Mr. Paterson, who is verry kinde, and much remembers you ; both he, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Haldane, and every one, earnestly desire me not to leave this place untill the Parliament meet ; then we will know what is in this plott, for if it is as generally reported, one, tho' never so innocent, may meet with trouble on the road. Send me a scroll of a testament ; you know I am not infeft, and perhaps may not stand in law in prejudice of my heir, if so, then cause draw ane assignation in your favour to my sister's bond. Pray order it so, that I may show the world how dear you are to me. I shall dy in peace, when I think I have done justice to the best of friends. — [Cony- hatch, 9th JanV- 1717. Same to same.] 10. — I have been in the countrey since teusday, with my two agreeable friends formerly mention'd ; never were days more innocently spent, — free from the noise of this vain and empty world. The particulars you shall have at meeting, which I hope will be now very soon, for Mr. Lind, in whose 373 howse I am just now, tells me that the ship will sail next week. — [Lon. 12th JanV- 1717- Same to same.] 11. — On Sunday last I went to the Change to bespeak a bed in the pacquet boat, which then, with all other ships, wes under an embargo ; therafter I went to the Black Swan, but unluckely the Munday 's coach was taken up. The Thursday's goes no farder than York. I scarce believe I should be able to performe the rest of the journey on horse back, so that I'm now under the mortification either to stay for the Monday come seven nights' coach, which comes straight to Edinburgh, or [go] with any ship that saflls befor that time ; for I understand this day, at Change, the em bargo is taken off, and unfortunately the pacquet is gone. — [Lon. 21st Feby- 1717- Same to same.] 12. — I have been 4 times att Change this week, and stiU does not know the particular day when the ship saUs. The coaches are full, as I told you ; * and I don't know of one that is goeing on horseback. This day the captain told that against Thursday he would let me know the particular day he sails — so won't write till then. I was with kind Mr. Paterson this morning, and am to be with him to-morrow. The assignation (which I signed with the same pleasure as if it had been my marriage contract), will be left with him, untill either I have the happiness to see you, or seperate by death ; in that eaise will desire him to transmitt you. I would send it down, but in eaise I should be droun'd by the way, am affraid it may not be so proper in your hand. — [Lond. 2d March, 1717- Same to same.] 13. — The ship is now fallen down to Gravesend, and I goe aboard to-morrow by five in the morning; the wind * There was an intermediate letter stating this. 374 now seemes to point fair ; and pray God give us a blyth meeting. The last two nights I dream'd I was in your house, and most kindly receav'd by my friends, especially yourself and my dear Gradatim. — [London, 19th March, 1717. Same to same. 14. — I assure my dearest, that no disobligations received by your father, can in the least either allienate or diminish the great regard and value, I have for you, which I hope shall remain inviolable while I breathe. I can write you no news this day. I saw a letter from a friend at Paris, who writes that we shaU have a good vintage, the wine cheape, and that he hopes to drinke of it with us ; this I believe to be the best news to one like you, who drinks little malt liquor. — [Leith, 2d June, 1718.] CVII. THE CONSERWATOR OF FLANDERS TO JAMES VI* Sire, — It may pleiss zoure majestie, I had resoluit with the last scliippis pairting frome heir, to haue writtin the forme of the erll of erroll his apprehending, bot be my lordis the generall estaittis of Zeeland thair letteris I wes stayit : be the quhilk maist instantlie I wes requirit to fynd me in thair counsell befoir my depesche, ffor materis twiching zoure majestie, and thair estaitt : quhairfore, I maist humblie crave zoure grace, not to esteime that my sUence procedit ether of negligence or oversight of my oblist devoir. At my com pering in thair counseU, Chesamier Walk (zoure maiesties maist affectionat seruitour), remonterit, that be the chalenge- ing of ane inglisman of laitt fled frome Colonell Stanley his lieutenant (seruing the enemie), the persoun of the said erll * Balcarres Papers. 375' wes seasit at thair floitt of Lyllo, accumpanyit with ane Grahame, and ane vther, Home, quha, be the gouernour of the forts, beside the floitt brocht to Myddilburgh, and com mittit to warde, had bene diuers tymes examinat, and trying nathing attemptat be him, aganis zoure maiestie, his cwntrie, or relligioun, the quenis maiestie of england, nor thair awin estaitt ; bot rather ane honest, naturaU, and constant dispositioun, to do zoure maiestie and his cwntrie, maist humble and loyall seruice, speciallie in sic imminent perill, seing the general enemie, the king of spayne, to have takin in the toun of Calis, of sua graite conseqwence for that haill He, and, (as it wer,) in the sicht of Scotland, to resist quhatsumevir enemie, sua fer as he wes able, and in his awin prince's sicht to profound his lyfe, (gif necessitie requirit), had interprysit this his returne towartis zoure grace and his land; reposing onlie vpoun zoure maiesties accustumat clemencie, hauing sua honest ane intentioun, and at last, being informit of the qualitie of his rank, wer deliberat to frie him of warde, and burdent me with his lordship's custodie, to zoure majesties mynde wer knawin. Vpoun the former conside- ratiouns, I acceptit the charge, reteirit the nobill man oute of warde, and brocht him to my ludgeing, quhair he still remainis, abyding zoure maiesties resolutioun, and I zoure maiesties comand. The rarenes of my writting, to zoure maiestie hiertofoir, hes bene the laik of subiect, nathing occurring in thir pairtis worthie of zoure graces eares, the enemie (tUl now of laitt) being euir in France, and knawing that quhat occurrit thair, zoure maiestie wald be mair spedelie aduertisit be England. Not willing to truble zoure maiestie with langer discours, beseikis maist ardentlie the almchtie god to grant zoure maiestie lang lyfe, with ane happy ryng, and to haif zoure grace in his perpetuall pro tectioun, in all humilitie, kissing zoure maiesties hand, takis my live : ffrome Campheir, this tent of Julij, stilo nouo 1596. Zoure maiestie's maist humble and obeysant servitour and subiect. 376 OCCURRENTS. The king of France is presentlie in Abeville. He hes brokin the grittest parte of his infantrie, and is to reteir to Paris. Thair is trewis, for thre monethis, takin betwix him and the king of Spayne, be mediatioun of the Pape, his legatt. The schippis that last come heir frome Spayne, rencoun- terit his maiestie's floitt of England, devidit in thre, foranent Cap de Finis terre in Galicia. The Cardinal! is in Gent, quhair he maid his entrie in grite pomp. His forces (quhilks ar verray grite), ar partlie in the land of Waes, partlie in Brabant, aganis the He of Tertoill, minas- sing the same. His exceUence is in the He it selff with the forceis. He can mak verray vigilant to resist the enemie, and to disap point all his dessenis. The admirall, Monsieur de Nassau, and Colonnell Mur ray, arryvit heir frome France the day afoir the writting of this lettir. This day, they ar partit in all diligence towartis the He of Tertoill to fynd his excellence. Within this thre dayes, the enemie come foranent the toun of Nemigen with aucht coronettis of horsmen, and ane thowsand futemen, thinking to have surprisit the same, but wer repulsit be Capitane Edmond and the garrisoun that wer within it. To his Maiestie of Scotland. Backed " Conservator of Flanders to his Maiestie, 10th July 1596 " 377 CVIII. REV. R. WODROW TO MR. E. LHUYD.* Dear Sir, Aug. 26, 1709. I had yours of the 22d of May last, some two or 3 weeks agoe, by whom I know not, wliich was most acceptable. Any civility I was capable to show you when at Glasgow, was but a just debt owing to your learning and character, and equally below your deserving and your nottice. I am glad to hear you contineu in the same post, wer it not that I heartily wish you a better and higher ; and if any of my freinds and acquaintance ramble so farr as Oxford, I will just use the same freedome with my freind, I would allow him to use with me here. My lott is by Providence cast in the parish of Eastwood, and my house within a quarter of a mile of the Aldhouse Bourn, wher you and I were lithoscoping. My pastorall charge does not allow me that time I once had, to follow out these subterranean studys, but my inclination is just the same as when I saw you, or rather greater, and I take it, to be one of the best of diversions from more seriouse work, and in itself a great deuty to uew and admire my Maker in his works, as weel as his word. I haue gotte together some stone of our fossiles hereabout, from our marie, our lime stone, &c. and heartily wish I had the knowing Mr. Lhuyd here, to pick out what he wants, and to help me to classe a great many species I know not what to make of, but this I cannot be so happy as to expect. If you'l please to lay down a way for me, to transmitt them to you, you shall haue the pyramidicall stones you desire, and somewhat of every kind I have doubles of. I am just as fond of thes kind of studys as ever, if I had time, and the happiness of your direction in them, and soe I'le presume to ask anything of this kind of curiositys you can spare for my collectiori, wher I have gote * Wodrow Letters, vol. ii. p. 12. MS. Advocates' Library. 378 together some 5 or 600 species of one thing and other, rela tive to naturaU history. If they be directed to Edinburgh, to Sir Robert Sibbald, our kind freind, or to any body at Glasgow, Baylay Dicky's shope, or Miss Wodrow's in the Trade's Land, they wiU come safe to me. My brother, whom you remember soe kindly, was remoued by death Aprile 8, 1706. I have of late, before I received yours, write to the Synod of Argyle, and sent them a list of the subscribers for your Archselogia, and offered them copys, when they wrote to me for them ; and you'l not doubt, I hope, but I wUl lay out myself to my power for getting copys off. Let me know when the 2d volume may be expected, and all the accompts you judge fitt from the learned worlde, by post, and direct for me, " Minister of the Gospell at Eastwood, to the care of the post-master of Glasgow ;" it will reach me thrice a-week. I heartily wish you all success and en- couragment in your generouse endeavours to promot natural! history; and, with kindest thanks for your last, I craue liberty to subscribe myself, Dear Sir, Your ever oblidged and humble servant, Eastwood, R. Wodrow. August 26, 1709. For Mr. Edward Lhuyd, Keeper ofthe Ashmolean Closet at Ox ford. CIX. DEATH OF ROBERT SANDERS THE GLASGOW PRINTER, JANUARY 1730.* About the 8 or 9th of this month, Robert Sanders of Aldhouse dyed, and left the lands of Aldhouse, and money * From Wodrow's Analecta MS. Vol. vi. 379 to the Merchants' Hospitall at Glasgow. It is received they have got by him, about 2 thousand pounds sterling. They are to have also about 2000 pound more by Mr. Mitchell's death, Mr. John Orr's relation, his death, this moneth at London, of wliich just now. Robert Sanders was exceed-. ingly disoblidged by his relations, and so put all he had, by them. He promised to me to leave a hundred pounds Scots to our session. He has been paraletick since his last fitt, about 2 years since. CX. EXTRACT FROM LETTER—JOHN DRUMMOND, ESQ. M.P. TO MR. WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF GRANGE.* 1730 London, March 16th, -^- George Ramsay, Bamfs youngest son, for whome I have been at soo much pains and very great expence, minding nothing, but leasyness and idleness, his master would keep him no longer, soo I got leave to ship bim, under the deno mination of a souldier, to Bombay, in order to be put in the clothware house there, to keep our cloth neat and clean and free of moth, which will be worth aboute half a crown a day, and if he behaves well may be better employ'd in time; he has coast me £25 fitting out, besides a present to the captain to free him from duty, and to give him a cabine in place of a hammock, soo that he is fixd for five years in the Company's service, well recommended to the governour, Robert Cowan, Esq. at Bombay; but as the chief cloth warehouse is at Surat, aboute 50 leagues distance, he may probably be sent there, under my good friend, Henry Lowther, Esq. cheif at Surat ; these are heavy expenses, and which I have little to do with. » From the original in the possession of C. K. Sharpe, Esq. 380 CXI. INDENTURE BETWEEN WILLIAM LORD FORBES, &c. AND DUNCAN MACYNTOSH, &c. 4th AUG. 1467. This Endentour, maide at Forbes ye ninth day of Au gust, ye zeir of Gode a thousand four hundred sexty and vij zeirs, betwix ane honorabile Lorde, Wilzam Lorde Forbes, Alexander Forbes of Thochquhone, Arthur of Forbes, and Jhone of Forbes of Burthuhis, one a pairt, and rycht honora bile men, Duncan Mackyntosehy, cheife and Captane of Clan- chattan, Hutsehone Ross, Barwone of Kilrawke, Allan Mac kyntosehy, ande Laughlan Mackyntosehy, brether of the said Duncan, one the tother pairt, proports and beres witness, that it is fully appointyt and accprdite betwix the saids pairties in manner, ande forme as after foulouys : That is to say, ye fore saide Lorde Forbes and his pairty befor wrytyng, byndes and oblysyiss thaim baith, for thaimselfs, ande all ande syndry thair kyne, men, pairty, ande inherends that will inhere to thaim, to keip ehartly frindschype, kynerente, lufe, ande ten derness, and to take opyne uprycht pairt, in all ande syndry the causes and quarrells, with the forsaide Duncan, Hut sehone, Allan, ande Lauchlan, ande till all thair kyne, men, pairty, ande inherends : and gife any manner of man schaipis, or walde schaipe for thair dedes, deserysone, banyssyng, or unduing, the said Lorde Forbes ande his pairty sail dyffende thaim, at aU thair gudly power, baith be slyght ande be mycht, ande doe for thaim as for thair awin persons, kyne, or men, keipande his elegiance ande service ever, to our Soveraig-n Lorde the Kyng ; ande the saids Wilzam of Forbes, Alex ander, Arthur, ande Jhone keipande thair elegiance to thair ouir Lairds, ande in like manner the forsaide Duncan ande his pairty befor wrytyng, byndes and oblysyiss thaim baith for thaimselfs, and all and syndry thair kine, men, pairty, and inherends that inheres, or will inhere to thaim, to keipe hartly fryndschype, kynerente, lufe, and tenderness, ande to take opyne uprycht pairt, in thair causes ande quarrells to the for saide Wilzam Lorde Forbes, Alexander, Arthur, ande Jhone 381 ande all thair kyne, men, pairty, ande inherends, ande gife ony manner of man schaipis, or walde schaipe for thair dedes, deserysone, banyssyng, or unduing, the saide Duncan, Hut- schone, Allan, ande Lauchlan, ande thair men, ande pairty, ande inherends, sail dyffende thaim at all thair gudly power, baith be slyght ande be myght, ande dyffende thaim, ande doe for thaim, as for thair awin persons, men, and kyne ; keip ande thair elegiance ever to om- Soveraign Lorde the Kyng, the saide Duncan ande Hutschone keipande thair elegiance to the Erill of Ross: ande thair attour, ylk ayne of the saids pairties are oblysed to other, that thai sail never ane of thaim, na of thair men, for ony manner of Merdena* or rewarde, to cum, na gang to make heirschype, sclauchter, or dystroublans, one the tother, in ony time to cum, ande that all ande syndry thir accordance ande pontmente, sail be lilly ande trewly keip- pit, but fraude or gille, to the langast lufande of thaim, ande thair barnyss gottyn of thaim, ande all that cumyss of thaim, ande thys bande perpetuyly till endure for ever mair : ande to the securyty of thys, aither ofthe pairties has maide till other the grete oath, bodily at his the haly evangell luyxite, and quhasaever brakes in ony of thir conditions sail be halden in famous, maynsworne, ande ranounce the fath of Christ, ande never be harde in prufe, na witness, na ly in kyrk, na Chrys- tyan bere. In witness hereof, the forsaide pairtis to ther endentours enterchengeably has affixit thair sellis for the langast lufande of ather pairties.")" CXII. LORD POLLOK TO THE REV. R. WODROW. Edinr- 14th Novemb. 1705. SIR; — I thank you for takeing care of my litle affaires, I adhere to what I wrott befor, only one pair of shooes, and that upon his more pleasant service, for he is imployed in noe hardship, and its necessar he know I stand alse little in need * Sic. f This has been printed from an old copy, which unfortunately is very in correct. 382 of him, as he does of me, more then all the money in question, and if he doe not rest heiron, let him goe, and what he wants shall be payed him upon your receipt of the things he ought to give up when he comes heir. Cause the gardiner, now when its open weather, make up the row on the watter syde, aither with the best elms or plaines he hath, and let them be somewhat strong, to resist the rubbing of beasts, as alse, all the blank roomes at the syde of the Dyke in the Calffold, with elmes, because all the rest are of that kynd. Wee have no newes from above, as to any Scott's affaires, but it seemes in all that is yet come, the Parliament of Eng land litle notices our Scott's union. Yesterday the CounseU removed one Mr. Rob. Caddell, from a meeting house he had sett up in Elgin of Murray, and ordered his house to be shutt, and not to preach within 20 myles ; he is a very hie cutt man, who was formerly pursued befor the justice court for treason, in the year 1693, and, had it not been the King's clemencie, might have then been condemned ; and lately he was removed from a meeting house at Aberdeen : he had the impudence, which goes near to madnes, to found his practice on the Queen's letter of indulgence, as he called it in his answers, and further denyed prebyterian ordination, only allowed that in the case of absolut necessity, they might baptize, which he allowed to midwyfes, but that was not proper for the Coun sell too much to dip into, and was waved further then he was ordered to withdraw these answers. Ther was also another contest tuixt the E. of Home and Haddingtoune, about the rebuilding, & the transporting of the Kirk of Lennall, near Coldstream, to another place, nor now it stands, wherein both parties are verie eagar, but was remitted to a Comittee to examin witneses and settle parties. My wyf continues much as she did, but hath gott a sharp defluxion and cough, which occasions a hoarsnes. I instructed Jo. Peadie about my business with Christian Grahame, who will acquaint, when any thing is needful therein, or about Dr. Baird. J. Maxwell.* * Wodrow Correspondence, 4to. MS. Fac. Lib. The writer was Sir John Maxwell of Pollock, Bart, a Lord of Session and Justiciary. 383 CXIII. EXPEDITION OF THE SCOTS ARMY INTO ENGLAND, AUGUST 1640.* 1. — The day befoir the armie cam to the foorde of Tyne callit Newburne, the Generall and Committie sent two letteris, one to the Mayor of Newcastell, and another to the Governour, desyring a frie passadge, which, being caried by a drummer, wer refoosit to be ressavit, and so sent bak againe unopined. When the armie com to thair night leager upon Thursday at night, the 27 of August last, the GeneraU, the Lavetennant-Generall, the Erie of Muntrois, Lord Ker, Generall Major Leslie, and sum otheris, going about the fieldis towardis the water, ane Inglis troupe appeared aboue the watter brae, within a shoirt distance of theme. Both haltit, whill sum mae of our hors come up, and then the Englisch reteirit againe over the water. It wes late that night befoir the armie cam to thair quarteris. Upon the morrow, the Generall commandit the souldiaris should be refresched with victuallis, which wes done according to the provisioun they had. In the afternoon, four peace of great cannon wer sent to a littell hill on the north syde of the river, over against the English workes, and trinsches wer castin up on the other syde of the foorde, plantit with mus- kitteiris to stop the passadge. The Englisch Leaguer wes upon the other syde on ane hill, about ane myle from the water, whair the bodie of thair armie wer reckonit to be 2,500 hors, and about four or fyve thousand foote. The horse wer strong and lustie, and the men weill armed. The Englisch, about twelf homes of the day, drew up ellevin troupes of horse in a heugh a littill be-east the foorde, whair they stoode in order till twa howres eftemoone. They had four peace of ordinance, which did beginn and play upon our people who cam neir the watersyde. The muskitteiris * From Sir James Balfour's MS. Collections, marked " Denmylne, 43." 384 shott upon our folk aboue thrie houres, befoir they did schoote a schott at them, the first whairof wer twa of ColloneU Hamil- tounis trainis, which so amazed these at the work that they fell down flatt on the grund, as they had beine deid. Efter this, sum of our great ordinances and some fielding peaces, plantit in sum convenient places about, did dischairge upon the footmen that wer in the workis, and haveing killed about 20 of theme, did so affright the rest, that all the footmen fled confoosedlie. The horsmen comeing to secund them, wer so assailit with the cannon, that a great manie of theme wer maid to flie. This so animatted our souldiaris, that, hors and foote, with all possible haist, went over the watter and took them all prissoners that stayit in the trinsches. Major Bannatyne, with a few of our horsmen, so resolutlie chairgit the Englisch horsmen at the other syde, that they wer maid to flie at the first, and followed theme to the hill syde. Thair efter, they had drawin themselfis in sum ordour, they went up the hill, and on a suddaine rancounterit the Englisch the secund tyme. The Generall, his excellence, being on the heid of our Troupes, by his great cair and providence, so mannadged the bussines, that whill sum of omis wer in dis order, and almost reddie to goe back, he maid the first on- sett himself, and put the rest to it in such a maner, that the Englisch wer put to the route. All our horsmen did not win up to the onsett, but all who cam up, did so cowragiously, that we cannot tell whom to commend most. Sir Thomas Hope's troupe being chairgit by the Englisch in a strait pas sadge, did so aquite themselfis that they bate bak thair foes, killed manie of theme, and took sum prissoneris. ColloneU Ramsay, assistit by ColloneU Leslie, secundit theme with als great cowradge and resolutioun as could be. Sir Patrick M'Gie, and his troupes, did thair pairt manfullie ; yea, all who cam foreward actit thair pairtis resolutlie, that if thair had bene mae houres of day light, by all appearance thair had bene mae ofthe Englisch slaine and takin. It is not certaine how manie of them ar slaine, takin, and hurt, nather of what qualitie, bot thair ar manie of thair armis fund. On Chairles Porter, eldest soune to Endimion Porter, 385 who Wes Cornet to my Lord Connoway, is killed, and the standart fund, which is keipt as a trophie. Sir Jo11 Dick- bie, Capitaine of the hors ; Mr. Wolmett, eldest sone to my Lord Wolmett, Serjand-Major Generall or-Comissr- Generall of the Horse, and Serjant-Major O'Neill, with a great manie moe hors and foote, ar takin prissioneris. Upon our syde sundrie wer hurt. Sir Patrick M'Gie's sone and Thomas Dawling wer killed, with two or thrie of other troupes. The Persute wes so heat and suddane that it wes endit befoir our footmen could cum up, notwithstanding they maid all possibill haist. Upon the morrow after the conflict, the Generall and Committie, in thair chairge towardis New- castell, resolvit to wryte a letter to the Mayor and Elder- men of the toun, to crave provisioun for the Armie from theme, but getting in the meantyme Entelligence that all personis of anie note had fled out of the town with thair bag and bagadge, sum by sea and sum by land, they took another resolutioun, wherupon they directit the Shiref of Twedaill, with a trumpetter, to speak with the Magistratis of the toun to crave entrie and provisioun, which wes grantit. The- Generall and Committie enterit within the toun upon Sunday in the morning, being mett at the Poirt be the Mayor and Elder men, and convoyit to the Majoris hous. After they had plantit sum hors and footmen to be a gaird within the toun, they desyrit the Magistratis to provyde victuallis for the armie. Mr. Alexr- Hendersone wes appointed to preach in one of the toun kirkes, and Mr. Andro Cant in another, which they did accordinglie. Thairefter the Committie mett, whose greatest difficultie wes to gett present victuallis for the armie, which wes verie hard to be gottin, in respect the Kingis armie had spent what wes reddie, and the baxteris and millaris had fled from the toun. On the morrow, being the last of A ugust, the Committie mett againe, and appointed a search to be maid for all the magasines and Girnallis in the town, whair they found great stoir of cheis, sum Bisket, abundance of Ry, Beanis, Peis, and verie mutch amunitioun, so that we hope in God or we depairt hence, our Souldiaris shall be sufficietlie refreshit, and a competent provisioun fur- 2 B 386 nished for a farther mairch. The Erie of Lowthane is ap pointed Gouernour of the toun swa lang as we stay heir, till he getts farder ordoures. The prissoners ofthe Commoun Souldiaris wer for the maist pairt pressed men, ar lett frie. The thrie prime officers ar to be dispoisit upon as you shall know heirefter. The horsmen ar put in prissoun till they be ransomed. Thir twa great workes in passing the River against such foirces and preparatiounis, and in getting entrie in Newcastell, ar so miraculouslie wrot by godis providence beyond all expectatioim, that you and we haue reassoun to give thankis for it solemnlie, and it ought to be thatikfulhe rememberit even unto all posteritie. In the meantime, we most use all ordinarie meanis, and provyde for all incon venience which may aryse, that we lois not that through our negligence and want of providence, which it pleissit god to give ws, so farr beyond our mereit and expectatioim, and becaus manie of our Souldiaris hath run away, which may be ane occasioun to the whole armie of muttonie, whairof sum rann away in whole companies who wer bro1 bak and the tent man hangit, as also our horsmen who haue had the con flict or thairby weaknit ; and in respect thair wes so great neglect in not putting out the hors according to thair rent, we thairfoir earnestlie intreat your Lordschipis to caus haist hither with all expeditioun, als manie hors and fitt for a re- crew to us als weill for strengthning the armie, as for secoor- ing our passadges ; and giue anie of theme want armis, yea may send als manie with armis as may secure them in thair passadges, and let the rest cum without armis, who shall be provydit heir sufficientlie. Let the men cum allong with the Erie Merschellis Regiment, who is appointed to cum up in all haist ; and if Hempsfield haue anie men at Jedburgh, or on the way, lett theme cum with all haist. We intreat yow to use all possibill meanis to haist Generall Major Munro to the saidis borderis, whair he is to gett directiounis. The expeditiounis he is to be imployit concerne the countrie ; you wold, thairfoir, with all speid haist him hither, and in spe ciaU you wold be cairfull that all who haue rim away and cumit bak to Scotland may be sent hither to the armie with 387 the first who cum, for unles those rascall cowardis be sent bak it will mightilie discowradge the haill armie, and gif oc casioun to these which ar heir to mak a mootinie and run away. Your Lordschippis wold also cause the noblemen and utheris who have gotten comissiounis for mannadging the shyres put thair comissiounis in executioun, especiallie in puting all men betwix 60 and 16 in Regimentis and companies, that they may be exercised and maid in reddines ather to defend themselfis, or supplie ws when neid shall require. And, because we should never leaue of to beg for peace and to sup^ plicat his Majestie for the same, we haue thairfoir resolvit to send a supplicatioun to be presentit to his Matie by the Erie of Lanerkis meanis, or Sir James Gallowaye, to whom we have writtin a letter and the supplicatioun thairincloissit, the coppie of boith which we have sent to you. The Collonells of the Regimentis of the armie will send you a list of all the Runawayes, whom you shall cause send back or punish as they desirve ; and, that they may be the better knowne, we desyre that thair names may be printed with the designa- tiounis and parashes whair they dwell, as a mark of infamie upon them, as they justlie desirve, and efter they ar printed, to caus send theme to the severall Presbetryes of the king- dome, and affix it on Mercat places. AU other thingis we remitt to a farder occasiomi, and restis, Your Lo. most affectioned Leaguer, besyde friend and servandis. Newcastell, the 2d September, 1640. 2.— Nobill Lord, as we have ever professit and declarit, als weill by our wordis as actiounis, that the boundis of our desyres ar and ever shaU be the redres of our wrongis and reparatioun of our loisses, and that we wiU never leave of in all humilitie to supplicat his Majestie for the same. This hes moved ws, now being cum this lenth, yit againe humblie to petitioun his Majestie to tak our cais in consideratioun and grant om de syres. We ar debarred from sending or careing our suppli- 388 catiounis in the ordinarie way, wliich maks us to have our redres to your lordshippis, eirnestlie intreatting yom* lordship in our names to present this our petitioun heirincloisit to his Majestie, and in humilitie to beg ane answer thairunto, to be sent with the beirer to ws, who shall endevoir to approve our selfis his Majesties loyall subjectis, and most unwilling to shed anie Christiane bloode, far les the English, whairof we have giffin verie goode proofe by our bygane cariadge to everie one who hath with violence oppressed ws, yea evin to these who enterit in bloode with ws and wer takin prissoners, whom we have lettin goe with meit and money, notwithstanding that all these who did deboird from thair quarteris ar mise- rablie missacred by these whom we can tearme no wtherwyse then cutthroatis. Our behaviour to these who ar in New- castell can witnes our intentiounis, which is to live at peace with all, and rather to suffer then offend. We bought aU with our money, and they extortion ws to the triple value. Ther panich soir mead the most pairt of theme flie the toun and stopt their awin tred, bot we have studied to solve thair doutis, and all our actiounis shall tend to that which is just and right. So we could wish they wer so interpreit to a trew sence, and what ever be the event of Bussines, we hope the blame shall not ly upon ws. Your Lordshippis affectioned Leaguer, besyde friendis" to serve you. Newcastell, 2 September, 1640. 3. — Tothe kingis most excellent majestie, the Petitioun ofthe Commissioneris of the late Parliament, and utheris, his Majes ties loyall Subjectis of the Kingdome of Scotland, humblie That whairefter our manie suffringis this time past, ex- treame necessitie hath constranit ws for om- releiff and obta- ning our humble and just desyres, to cum infill England, which accordingiie to our intentiounis formerlie declarit, we 389 haue in all our journey leived upon our awin meanis, victuallis, and goodes brought allong with ws, and nather trowbling the peace of the Kingdome nor harming anie of your majesties subjectis of whatsumever qualitie in thair personnis or goodes, and haue caried ourselfis in a most peaceabill maner, till we wer prest by strength of armis to put such foirces out of the way as did without our deserving, and as some of theme at the point of death have confessit om1 peaceable passadge at Newburne on Tyne, and have brought their awin bloode upoin thair awin heads against our purpose and desyre ex- prest in our letters, sent unto theme at Newcastell for pre venting the lyke or greatter inconveniences ; That we may, without all farther oppositioun, cum to your majesties pre sence, for obtaining from your majestie justice and goodnes, satisfactioun to your just demandis. We, your most loyall and humble subjectis, doe still insist in that submissive way in petitioning, quhilk we have keipit since beginning, and fra which no provocatioun of your maties enemies and oures, nor adversitie we have befoir susteinit, nor prosperous succes can befall ws, shall be able to divert our mindes ; most humblie entreatting your majestie wold in the deipnes of your Royall wisdome, considder at last of our pressing greivances, provyde for the repairing of our wrongis and loiss, with the advyse and consent of the estates of the Kingdome of England conveanit in Parliament, sattill ane firme and durabill Peace against all Innovasiounis be Sea and Land : That we with cheirfullnes of hart pay unto your Majestie, as our native King, all dewtie of obedience that can be expectit fra loyall subjectis, and that against the manie and great evillis quhilk at this time ar threatning boith King- domis. Whairfoir all your Majesties goode and loving sub jectis tremble to think off, and quhilk we beseek god almightie in mercie tymouslie to avert, that your Majesties throone may be established in the midst of us in Religioun and Righteousnes ; and your Majesties gratious answer we hum blie desyre and earnestlie wait for. 390 4. — To the Kingis most Excellent Majestie, theHumble Petitioun of your Majestie's most Loyall and Obedient Subjectis, whose names are underwrittin, in the behalf of themselfis and dyoers utheris. Most Gratious Soveraigne, The sence of that dewtie and service which we ow to your sacred majestie, and our earnest affectioun to the goode and weiUfair of this realme of England, have moved ws in all humilitie to beseech your royall matie to give us leiue to offer to your princelie wisdome the apprehensioun which we and utheris your faithfull subjectis have consaved of the great distemper and danger now threatning the Kirk and State, and your majestie's royall lois, and of the fittest meanis whairby they may be removed and preventit. 1. First, the evillis and dangeris whairby your majestie may be pleissit to tak notise ar these, that your sacred per sone is expoisit to hazard and danger in the present expe- ditioun against the Scottish armie, and by occasioun of this warr your revinewis much wasted, your subjectis much burdenit with aid and conduct money, billatting of Souldiaris, and uther millitarie chairges and dyvers ryotis and dissoirdis ar committed in severall pairtis of this your Realme, by the Souldiaris raisit for that service, and your haill kingdoum is full of fearis and discontentis. 2. The sindrie innovatioun in matters of religioun, the oath and canonis latelie impoisit upon the clergie and utheris your majestie's goode subjectis. 3. The great incres of Poprie, and the employing of Popish recusantis, and utheris dissafected to religioun, (and by contrail- to law established in place of powr and trust,) especiallie of comanding of men and armis, both in fi Id and in sindrie cuntries of this your realme, when as by lawis they ar not permitted to have amies in their hous. 4. The great mischeiff that may fall upon the king Ir me, if the intentiounis wliich have bene crediblie repoirted of bringing in Irish foirces, should tak effect. 391 5. The urgeing of schipmoney, the persecutioun of sum schireffis in the Starr Chamber for not levying it. 6. The heavie chairgis upon mertchandice to the discour ¦ adgeing of trades, the multitude of monopollies, and uther patentis, whairby the comodities and manifactoryes of the kingdome ar mutch burdenit, to the great and univeresall grevance of your people. 7- The great greiff of your subjectis by the long intermis- sioun of Parliamentis, and the late and former dissolving of such as have bene callit without the effectis which utherwyse they might haue produced. For remeid whairof, and preventing of the dangeris that may ensew to your royall persone and to the haill estate, They doe in all humilitie and faithfullnes beseech your majestie, that you wold be pleassit to sumound a Parliament within sum shoirt and convenient tyme, whairby the cause of these and uther great greavances which your people ly under may be takin away, and the awthoris and counsalloris of theme may be brought to such legallit tryell and condigne punischment as the nature of their severall offences shall re quire, and that the present warr may be composit by your majesties wisdome without bloode, in such a maner as may conduct to the honor and saiftie of your majesties persoun, the comfort of your people, and the unitie of boith your realmis against the comoun enemies of the reformed religioun ; and your majesties petitioners shall ever pray, etc. Sic subscribitur in name of the rest — Frances Bedforde, Robert Essex, Warwitch, Rutland, Bulling Brook, Exterment,* Graue, Say and Seall, Mandivall, Edew. Howard. 5. THE KINGIS ANSWER. Befoir the ressait of this petitioun his majestie did weill forsie the dangeris that wer threatning himself and his crounis, and thairfoir resolvit, by the 24 of this moneth, at York, to sumond all the peeris, and with theme to consult * Exeter? 392 what in this case is fittest to be done for his awin honour and the saiftie of the kingdome, whair they with the rest may offer anie thing that may conduce to these endis. CXIV. LORD BELHAVEN TO JAMES OSWALD, 3d Nov. 1691.* London, 3d Nov. (16)91. Sir, — I was verie desirous to have seen you before I pairted from Edinburgh. I was at the Trone the Sunday before, thmkeing to have found you ther. You remimber you speak to me in general about your desire to engadge in the ferming of the customs and excise, if it could be got reasonably don. I spoake then to the Commissar Dalrumple about it, bot you never speaking any more to me about it, and I being mostlie out of toun, I let it fall, and in the in terim ther hath several others, whom I dout not by tliis tyme you know, concerted the affaire of the excyse, only Com- missarie Dalrumple told me a little before [my] journy he had reserved ane share for you, becaus I had spoak of it for you first. Ther is now an order sent doun for empowering the Lords of the Exchequer, with any on Lord of threasure, which will be Tweedale, to ferme the excise, as also to see what can be don about the customes. If I can be serviceable to you in any thing therein let me know of it, and wreat to me fully with the first occasion what your thoughts and inclina tions are ; if ther can be any advantage got by these things, I shall doe all I can here for poushing it forward, as you weel enuff know how to manage wher you are ; and I am content to take my hazard with you, for I had my thoughts on this long time, bot be you not insisting I thought you had let that fall, and I wes not so desiring to joyne with any others, yow being sufficiently intelligent in such things. My brother Jamesf will speek with you fully in the affair, and whatever * Original Letters, folio, MS. Advocates' Library. -(¦ Afterwards a judge of the Court of Session, by the title of Lord rencait* land. He died in the year 1 729. 393 yow doe or resolve let not me be seen in it, who shall ever remaine, Your ever assured friend and humble servant, Beilhaven. James Oswald, Esq. of Fingaltoun. cxv. LITERS PATENTES MARINE REGIN^E SCOTORUM, QUIBUS ARCHIBALDUM ERGADL32 COMITEM SUUM CONSTITUIT LOCUMTENENTEM CUM PLENA PROTESTATE, AD EOS, QUI IN INSULA GYEA RAPINAS COMMISERUNT, PER- SEQUENDOS ATQUE PUNIENDOS. Maria, dei gracia, Regina Scotorum, Omnibus probis hominibus suis, ad quos presentes litere pervenerint, salutem. Notum vobis sit, informatas existentes, quod hector makclane senior de dowart, hector makclane eius filius et apparens heres, hector makclane allansoun, hector makclane de coill, et . . . . * makynnen, comitati cum eorum consanguineis, amicis, seruitoribus, tenentibus, et participibus, ad grandem conuocationem nostrorum ligeorum, in mense martii nouissime transactam, intra terras et insulam de gyea, et alias terras agneti Campbell relicte quondam jacobi makconiU de dunny- veg et glems, ac angusio makconiU eius filio pertinentes, deuenirint : et non tantum integras domos, habitationes, loca, grana, bona, et catalla, pauperibus inhabitantibus earundem incenderunt, depredarunt, et distruxerunt, sed etiam unam ^partem dictorum iiihabitantium, viros, feminas, et liberos leserunt et occiderunt, alteramque partem incarcerarunt eorundem, et in carcere posuerunt, sic quod, diuersi infantium et liberorum ob carentiam sustentacionis perierunt. Nos ad huiusmodi respectum habentes, atque mentis ardentis et de- siderii existentes, non dumtaxat quod primitio restitutio et satisfactio earundem facte sint, sed etiam quod ordo et reme- ' Sic. 394 dium, ad effectum quod inhabitantes predictarum terrarum et insularum in quiete et pacifice imposterum vkiere valeant earundem : facimus igitur et constituimus, ac facimus et con stituimus, per presentes, nostrum confisum consanguineum, Archibaldum Ergadie comitem, dominum Campbell et lorne, Dostrum locumtenentem, in hac parte ad effectum subscrip- tum : dantes et committentes sibi nostram plenariam potes tatem, personas supraspecificatas conueniendi et assimilandi, ac rimationem et cognitionem penes crimina suprascripta, super inhabitantibus terrarum et insule predictarum commissa, atque illis de eisdem, restitutionem, satisfactionem, et solu- tionem, fieri causandi, legibus et practice huius nostri regni conforme, necnon plegios et securitates personarum transgres- sorum siue delinquentium, pro boni regiminis et pacis obser- uatione, intra eorum bondas ac omnes alias partes huius nostri regni, capiendi, eosque nobis custodiendos in talibus par tibus, per nos appunctuandis deliberandi, simili modo quod ligei nostri in pace et tranquillitate absque ulla inuasione, perturbatione, aut molestatione, in eorum personis, prediis, possessionibus, bonis aut rebus, quavis sorte imposterum se cure custodire queant seu poterint : ad hunc quoque effec tum, dictorum criminum commissores ad particulares dietas, prout ipsi expediens visum fuerat vocandi et conveniendi, literas siue proclamationes faciendi, aut super eis exigui cou- sandi, sub pena rebellionis inobedientesque nostros rebelles denunciandi, ac eos ad cornu nostrum ponendi ; necnon, con uocationem et conuentionem nostrorum ligeorum faciendi, atque commissores predictorum criminum inobedientes, et legitimam et ordinariam restitutionem refutantes, cum igne et farro inuadendi et persequendi : declarantes et verbo prin cipis fideliter promittentes, quod dictus noster consanguineus, et persone, que cum eo ad effectum supra expressatum con- uenire contigerint, nullum dampnum nee periculum sive preiudicium,affuturo tempore vel casu, vel sorte inde incurrent. Cum potestate etiam prenominato consanguineo, literas man- dantes, aut precipientes, et onerantes, prepositos, et balliuos, inhabitantes et communitates burgorum et ciuitatum de glas- gow, dunbertane, Irwin, air, bute, et arrane, ad providendum 395 et mittendum victualia et victui necessaria nostris ligeis cum dicto nostro consanguineo, pro performatione suprascriptorum, quoties opus fuerit conuenientibus vendi, dirigendi, et gene- raliter omnia alia et singula faciendi, exercendi, et utendi, que in premissis, et circa ea necessaria fuerint, seu etiam oportuna : ratum et gratum habentes, et habiture firmum atque stabile, totum et quiquid prelibatus noster consan- guineus in premissis rite duxerit faciendum: Quare, universis et singulis, quorum interest, vel interesse poterit, stricte pre cipimus et mandamus, quatenus, suprascripto nostro consan guineo, in omnibus et singulis premissa concernentibus prompte respondeant, pareant, et intendant, sub omni pena que com- petere poterit in hac parte, presentibus pro spacio quinque annorum proximo post datam earundem, et ulterius, durante nostra voluntate ulla absque reuocatione duraturis. In cuius rei testimonium, presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum apponi fecimus. Apud dunbar, vicesimo octavo die mensis aprilis, anno domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo, et regni nostri vicesimo quinto.* CXVI. ACT OF THE BARONY COURT OF CALDER COMITIS RELA TIVE TO WAPPINSCHAWS, &c. 19th APRIL 1586.-J- The quhilk day it is statut and ordanit be the tutor and baillie foirsaid, with auiss of the haill tennents of the baronie * The great seal of James V. (unfortunately not entire), is appended to this curious instrument, which, it will be observed, is dated from Dunbar, whilst the Queen was there with Bothwell. + From"The Proceedingsof the Baron Court of Calder Comitis from 1586 to 1601," 4to. MS. This curious volume belongs to Sir James Boswell, Bart. and a MS. note of his great grandfather, Lord Auchinleck, describes it as " containing a good many particulars illustrating the usages of these times." Dr. Jameson explains " wappiiischaw " to be " an exhibition of arms, accord ing to the rank ofthe person, made at certain times in every district." Wappin- schawing was ordained by the Act 1425, c. 17. (Thomson's Acts, Vol. II. p. 1 1.) to " be maide foure tymes ilk zere." For further information on this subject, see Old Mortality, Waverley Novels, (12mo. 1830.) Vol. ix. p. 257. 396 heir present, that the ordinance eftir following be keeipit and observit in all tymes comming, That is to say, That all men of the said barony, according to thair qualiteis, estait, and conditioun, be sufficientlie provydit of horse, armor, and ser vandis to attend, upoun the Laird and his tutor, in oure souerane Lordis seruice, and the laird seruice, when thay salbe chargit, in quhatsumeuir oistis or raids, or otherwyse vsit and wont ; as alswa, to be reddie to follow the fray when, as at ony tyme it sal happin, conforme to the former act maid thairanent, in all gudlie diligence, and to mak thair musturis and wappinschawingis bodin in feir of weir, on horse- bak and on futt, ilkman efferand to his estait, vpon the hill of Calder, to the tutor or commissionar to be appoyntit be him to ressaue the samyn, the fourt day of august nixt to cum, at ten hours befoir none, ilkman under the panis of Ten punds, to be takin of ilk ane that falzeis ; and that nane of the baronie tak upoun hand to haue or vse, ony borrowit geir at the saidis musturis and wappinschawing, under the paine foresaid, and escheiting of the said borrowit geir : That is to say, ilk persoun to be boddin as foUowis, to witt, — Petir Aikinheid, in westir bengor, to haue a horse worth 1. lib. with Jak speir and steil bonet, plait slewis, sword, and pistolet. Jon- Ramsay, there to haue a horse worth 1. lib. with the armor foirsaid. George Dowglas, in eistir bengor, to haue a horse worth xl. lib. with the armor foirsaid. Ro1- Ramsay, in the law, to haue a horse worth xl. lib. with the armor foirsaid. Mr. Petir Kinloch, in owir awdinstoun, to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with the armor foirsaid. Johnne Muirheid, in nayther audinstoun, to haue a horse worth xl. libs, with the armor foirsaid. James tennent of Lynhous to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with the armor foirsaid. Patrick Welsche, in Corswodburn, to haue a horse worth xl. merks, with the armor foirsaid. 397 John Stevinsoun, zoungar of hirdmailschelis, to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with the armor foirsaid. Joseph Dowglas of pumpherstoun to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with the armor foirsaid. James tennent of Cairnis to haue a horse worth 1 c mks, with the armor foirsaid. Martyne Ker, in eistir Colzame, to haue a horse worth xl. merks, with the armor foirsaid. Thomas Cant of Harperrig to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with the armor foirsaid. James Coichran of breidschall to haue a horse worth 1 c merks, with Jak speir, steilbonat, plait slevis, sword, and pistolet. James tennent, portionar of owir Williamstoun, ane horse worth xxx [lib. ?] The relict and airis of vmqle Jon Williamsoun of the bent.* Archibald Williamsoun, portionar of nayther William stoun, to haue ane horse worth xl. lib. John WUliamsoun, ane other portionar thereof, to haue a horse worth xx lib. WiUiam farar, in Wodheid, and occupiar of a part of nayther Williamstoun, perteining to the Lady Calder, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne Inglis, in harwod, to haue a horse worth xl. hb. WiUiam Dowglas of baddis to haue a horse worth xl. lib. Gawin Sandelands of medowheid to haue a horse worth 1. lib. Andro Murray of Longfuird to haue a horse worth. xx lib. John Sandelands of murisdyks, to haue a horse worth xl. lib. Marioun Kneband, in Adeweill, hir sone, to haue a horse worth xl mks- James Stevinsoun of brodirtoun, and portionar of pow- beth, to haue ane horse worth xl. lib. , James Kincaid of Carloury, portionar of the other half of powbeth, to haue ane horse worth xl merks. * Blank in the original. 398 Johnne Leirmont of Owercraig to haue ane horse worth xl. lib. Alexr- Gray of brigend to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne Dowglas of Litell harwod to haue a horse worth xl. lib James tennent of eister handaxwod to haue a horse worth xl lib. Johnne Robesoun, or his brodir for Mulroun, to haue a hors worth xl lib. Johnne Robesoun, for Westir handaxwod, to haue a horse worth Nicoll Cuthbertsoun, in litell cobinschall, to haue a horse worth xl mks- Takkismen on hors bak. Richard Wallace, in gawesyde, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Robert Murray, in Claufurdsyke, to haue a horse worth xl mks- William flint, in breichmylne, to haue a horse worth xl mks- Johnne Ouchiltrie, in sclaithewch, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne Mathie, in torphim, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Gawin HammUtoun, in the grange, to haue a horse worth xl lib. Andro Aikman, in zallowstrud, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne Aikman, in eistir dryshelrig, to haue a horse worth xx lib. William Aikman, in sandiegait, to haue a horse worth xx lib. James Muir, in Dodrig, to haue a horse worth xl. merks. Gawin Jamesoun, at the Walkmyln, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne Ker, in Camaltie, to haue a horse worth xl merks. James Dowglas, in navther howden, to haue a horse worth xl lib. 399 ilkane a horse worth xx lib. Robert Dowglas, in owir howden, to haue a horse worth xl merks. James Rewll, there, to haue a horse worth xx lib. Johnne farar, in .... * Patrik Welsche, James Aikman, in nayr- Wil liamsoun, William Smyth, in harwod, Mathew Wilhamsoun, William thomsoun, in harwod, Robert Stewinsoun, in harwod, Johnne .... * Johnne Walkar, William Purdy, Thomas Levingstoun, Johnne Walkar, Johnne bego, William Loche, Johnne flint, in breichmyln Johnne Wallace, in clewheid Robert Thomsoun, in burnay rains David Brokkat, there Takkismen on futt to haue ilkane a steilbonet, a pair of plaitslevis and ane bandit staff or a speir. -in howatstoun. Leonard gray, thair William thomsoun, thair William Dowglas, thair Johnne hathine, in sclaithewch Robert Stevinsoun, in torphin Andro goddiskirk, in longfurd Mathew Williamsoun, thair Johnne Aitkin, in powbeth George glasgw, in mureistoun John Nemok, in MurishiU Johnne Aikman, in Westir Johnne flint, in powbeck dryschilrig Johnne sawaris, in brodirtoun James CastelhiU, in hersled- Johnne Richie, thair clewch Jon Sandelandis, in nayther Johnne Auld, in Dodrig Craig Patrik Aikman, in dodrig Andro goddiskirk, in owir James broun, thair Longfurde Mungo Williamsoun, thair Thomas Sandelandis, thair Johnne tennent, in Cokrig Johnne Wilsoun, in dykeheid Walter tennent, thair William Smyth, in harwod Jon gabrieU, walkar, at the Williame Moresoun, thair Walkmyln Sic. 400 Dauid Park, in burnhous Samwell Kinloch James Craig Robert purdy, in corswodhill Johnne pargilles Archibald tennant, in grein- James Small burn Johnne broun cwninghame, in corswod Allane tennent George Ker, thair. William purdy, in Cobinschaw CXVII. EARL OF LINLITHGOW TO JAMES VI. AS TO THE FALLING IN OF PART OF LINLITHGOW PALACE. 6 Sep. 1607.* Pleas zour most sacred Maieste, This sext of September, betwixt thre and four in the morning, the north quarter of your Maiesties palice of lin- lythgw is fallin, rufe and all within the wallis, to the ground, bot the wallis ar standing yit, bot lukis euerie moment when the inner wall sail fall and brek your Maiesties fontan. I had bene to blame if I had nocht maid your Maiestie forsein tua zeiris sence with the estait of it, bot saw na furtherance in thes your Maiesties offisers quhomto your Maiestie gaue directioune at that tyme for repairatioun of zour Maiesties said palice. Heirfore it will pleas your Maiestie tak sik ordour thairanent as your hines thinks gude, and seing the taxatloune is grantit for repairing your Maiesties housis ac cording to your hines directioune, I sail endeuor my selfe to sie zour Maiesties wille performit thairanent. So praying god to grant your Maiestie many happy and prosperous day and long to ring ouer ws, Zour Maiesties humble subiect and seruant, From your M. palice of LiNLYTHGOW.-f- linlythgow, the 6 of September, 1607- (Addressed) To his most sacred Maiestie. * From Sir James Balfour's MS. Collections. Advocates' Library. -|- Alexander, seventh Lord Livingston and first Earl of Linlithgow. He married Lady Helen Hay. only daughter of Andrew, seventh Earl of Errol, a lady whose assumed superstitious practices gave offence to the Presbytery of Linlithgow. See page 211. His Lordship died prior to the 22d May, 1622, as of that date his son Alexander, the second earl, was served heir tohim. INDEX. Aberbrothych, Henry, Abbot of, 234, 339. Abercom, James, Earl of, dies, 8. Aberdeen, Extracts from Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, of City of, 267-288. Ceremonial of Pardon ofthe Earle of Huntly and Errol there, 299, 300, 1, 2. Aberdeen, John, Bishop of, 339. Simon, Archdeacon of. ib. Robert, Deacon of, ib. Mathew of, ib. Abraham, 232, 234, Abrenethy, Sir W. de, 237. Acheson, Alexander, 38. Adair, John, 142, 3. Adam, Dr. Alexander, goes to Paris, 11. Advocates' Library, Curators of, Minutes relative to Scotch MSS. in Scots Col ledge, 10. Ad vocates, medals stolen belonging to the Faculty of, 70. Aird, James, 135. Albany, John, Duke of, his return to Scotland solicited, 2. Allan, the Son of Simon, 235. Alexander the Chaplain, 232. Alexander, King of Scotland, expenses incurred by him when in Northumber land, on his journey to York, to marry Johanna, the king's sister, 203. Ex penses incurred in going to a confer ence with the king at York, 203. Alva, Duke of, 4, 5, 6. Anderson, James, Correspondence with Sir Richard Steele, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Wishes to sell his books, 19. Letter from Captain John Slezer to him, 47. Account due by Slezer to him, 48. Answers to Slezer's sus pension, 49, 50, 51. Poetical suppli cation to him, 69. Letters from John Sturt to him as to the plates of the Diplomata Scotise, 94, 5, 6, 7, 8. Let ters to Hodges, 25-9. 60-1. Engaged in publishing his Collections, 312-17. Borrows Johnston's MS. 313. Maule's MS. 317. Death of, 322. Papers seized by his creditors, 327. Anderson, James, jun. Letter to Sir Rich ard Steele, 20. Anderson, Isobel, examined as to escape of prisoners taken at Philiphaugh, 109. Anderson, Patrick, correspondence with Alexander Craw, 368-374. Andrew, Master, 231. Angus, Earl of, his death, 34. Annan, Mr. anecdote of, 188. Aniffus, the Deacon, 231. Anstruther, Easter and Wester, letters from Magistrates of, respecting expect ed visit of James VI. 365-7. Anstruther, Sir William, letter from his Ghost, 294. Apparition of an Army in the Sky, 65. Assembly, MS. Acts of, 312-17, 23-26. Arbuthnot, John, 5th Visct. 160. Argyle, Archibald, Sth Earl of, letters of fire and sword in his favour, 393, 4,5. Argyle, Archibald, 7th Earl of, slighted by James M'Connel, 105. Favours Angus M'Connel, 105. Argyle, MS. Memoirs of Marquis of, 309. Letters from Lord Newark to him, 363-4. Armstrong, Simon, devises escape of the prisoners taken at Philiphaugh, 108. Arran, Earl of, proposed to be made a Duke, 35. Receives letters of pro mise from Henry II. 78, 79. Arran, Tutor of, directed to confer with Mr. James Lowsoun, 230. Atwood's imperiall forgerie, a song, 67. Aumale, Duke of, 347, 8, 9. 51. Bailay, Rev. Robert, papers written by him, 307-8. 9 ,. 402 INDEX. Balfour, Dr. Andrew, 135, 6, 7. 143, 4. 6, 7. 157. Balmacoychily, 236. Balmoir, 65. Balweri, 235-6. Bannatyne, Thomas, pedigree of, 178. Basset, Philip, obtains charter to certain lands, 229. Basset, Robert, 339. Belhaven, Lord, Letter of, to J. Oswald, 393. Beltoun, Sir Alexander de, 237. Benyngton, Alan de, 203. Berkley, Walter de, 233. Bernara, Account of, 115. Beuile, Henry, 339. Blackness Castle, Sir John Stewart sen tenced to be imprisoned there, 78. Blantyre, Walter, Lord, dies, 8. Blantyre, Lord, Laird of Greenock, &c. get intoxicated, and occasion the death of a woman, 239. Bidon, Walter de, Chancellor, 233. Bishop rents reported to be restored, 64. Bishops, Scotish, form of their consecra tion, 79. Bodley, Sir Thomas, protection to Sir John Skene, 51. Boid, Anne, verses upon her death, 81, 82. Bonynton, Andrew de, 173. Borthwell, Francis, Earl of, enters Holy roodhouse, 7. Notes relative to, 160. Bouillon, Duke of, 347-50. Boyd, John, 133. Boyd, Margaret, 126-7. Boyd, Robert, 126-7. Boyd, Zachary, his opinion as to ruling elders, 189. Boyle, Sir Robert, 135. Boys, Henry, Vicar of Linlithgow, 174. Brand, Mr. John, appointment of, 343. Breadalbine, Earl of, 181-2. Brechin, Adam, Bishop of, 237. Brechin, Radulph, Bishop of, 339. Breme, Madame de, 36. Brodie, Rev. William, letters to the Rev. R. Wodrow, 61, 62. Brown's MSS. 326. Brown, Rev. James, extracts from his ' Adversaria, 79. Latin Letter to Sir Robert Sibbald, 84. Transcribes Sib- bald's MS, Natural History, 147. Bruce, John, 281. Brace's proposed History of Scotland, 311. Brunstain, 159. Buchan, description of, 144. Earl of, 1 62. Buchanan's History translated by John ston, 313, 18. Buckoluche enters Carlile, 7. Slaughter committed by him, 104. Burgh, Hubert de, superior of Philip Basset's lands, 229, 30. Burell, John, Robin, and Adam, 238. Burleigh, Balfour, Lord, 1 62. Burnet, Bishop, 311. 323, 4. Caithness, Andrew, Bishop of, grants the church of the Holy Trinity of Dun keld to the Monies of Dumfermling, 234. Caithness, thunderbolts dug up there, 111. Cattle there troubled with the heastie, 112. Its cure, ib. Calder, Robert, verses on death of James VII. 16. Notices relative to him, 382. Calder-comitis, acts of barony court of, 395-400. Calderwood's MS. 312, 13. 16, 17. 26. Camp, Jehan de, 37, 38. Canna-Milns, two barbers killed in a house there, 245. Cant Andro, 385. Carlile entered by Buckcluche, 7. Carlile, Bishop of, has Spottiswood's History as originally designed for the press, 308. Carmighel, John, 89. Carriber, 139. Carte, notices relative to, 24. Casanat, Mons. de, letter to the queen dowager of Scotland, 99. Cassilis, Earl of, 89, 90. Castres, Madame de, married to Mons. de Montmorenci, 34. Catharine de Medici, 26, 7, 8, 30, 4, 7, 9, 40. Letters to Mary of Lorraine, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185. Suppos ed incontinency, 181. Praises Queen Mary, 182, 183, 184, 185. Mentions her delivery, ib. Cathcart, Alan, seventh Loid, 163. Chamberlen, Dr. Hugh, 255. Charles I. goes to Spaine, 8. Certain effects of his ordered by the Commis sioners for Sequestrations in Scotland to be given up, 33. Answers to Lord Traquair's articles, 213. Addresses to him, 388, 9, 90, 91. His answer, 391 . Charles II. remission to Rev. James Park, 13. Letter and precept to magistrates of Stirling, 353. Chastelherault, Duke of, 31, 37. Cheesly, Sir John, extracts from his Diary, 214. Imprisoned, 214, 215. In bad health, 219. Gives account of his various imprisonments, 220. Re fuses to be commissioner with Colonel INDEX. 403 Lockart, 220. Scriptural exercises, 218,219,220,221,222,223. Chien, Sir Reginald le, 237. Clappertoun, Sir George, 2. Liferent tack by him in favour of Alexander Vans, 2. Supposed to be the author of " Wa Worth Marriage," ib. Clermont, Lord, and his brother, taken, 192. Cokborne, Captain, 38. Coldingham, Priory of, signature drawn up in favour of John Stewart and his son, 213. Colme, John, Latin epitaph upon Patrick Craw, 67. Poet's supplication to James Anderson, 69. Comet seen, 268. Constable of Scotland, fragments relative to, 175, 6, 7. Cormyre, 139. Corpus Christi Tlays, 293. Crab Stane, battle of the, 281. Craig, Ludovic, Latin acrostick, with translation, upon his death, 86, 87. Craufurd, Captain of, 89. Craufurd, David, Earl of, dies, 8. Craufurd, Thomas, 129. Craw, Alexander, Correspondence with Patrick Anderson, 368-374. Craw, Patrick, Latin epitaph upon, 67. Notice as to, 368. Crawford's MS. Collections, 323. Crawfurd, George, 71, 240. Crawfurd, Miss Peter, death of, 71. Crichtoun, Robert, admitted advocate, 8. Crosbie, Andrew, Latin encomium upon, 70. Crossrig, Lord, 296. Cullen, Walter, 267. Ballads by him, 269, 272, 275, 279. Culros, Abbey of, 36. Culsamuel, Church of, 338. Cumin, William, 235. Cuming, Mr. Patrick, 241. Cunningham, of Enterkine, 342. Cunninghame, Mr. 144. Dalrymple, Sir James, 238. Darien, Journal of the voyage of the Scots, African, and Indian Fleet to, 355-363. Darnley, Earl of, murdered, 275. Deageant, Memoirs of, 309. Derwentwater, Earl of, refuses to make disclosures, 68. Douglas's peerage, Lord Hailes' Notes upon, 160-169. Douglas, Mr. Robert, his papers procured by Wod tow, 326. Douglas, Sir William, procures the re mission ofthe Rev. James Park, 13. Drummond, John, 379. Drummond, Marquis of, 167. Drummond, William, 379. Dumbarton Castle, remarkable wells in, .111. Dumfermling, Galfrid, Abbot of, 232. Dumfermling, Monks of, obtain grant of the Holy Trinity of Dunkeld, 234. Agreement with Sir Michael Scot, 235. Dunde, Church of, 338. Dundee, Viscount, 153. Whig lamenta tion upon, 46. Viscountess of, account of death, 137. Disenterment, 55. Epi taphs on her, 57-59. Dunkeld, Richard, Bishop of, 232, 233. Confirms grant by Malcolm the IV. to the monks of Dumfermling of the church of Dunkeld, 234. Dunkirk squadron, journal of their in tended invasion of Scotland, 190. Dunnottar visited by James VI. 274. Duns, John of, 238. Margery, his wife, ib. Dunse, Gilbert of, 238. Durnach, Church of, 338. Dysert, Letter from magistrates of, re lative to expected visit of James VI. 368. Ederard, father of Robert, 235. Edinburgh, tumult in, 7. Fire in Pat- terraw, 8. Wells dry up, 65. Pro tected by Montrose, 105. Castle in tended to be surprised, 192. Delays ending bargain with Charles I. 213. Governor of castle tampered with, 229. Thunder storm near, 243. Ellies, John, 136-139. Elsefelde, Allan de, 230. Errol, Earl of, ceremonial used upon his pardon, 299-202. Errol, Earl of, letter from John Hay to him, 187. Errol, Countess of, sends a description of Buchan to Sir Robert Sibbald, 144. Erskine, Robert, 89. Falkland Park surveyed, 213. Fall, James, account of Bishop Leighton's library, 113, 114. Acquainted with Sibbald, 135. Fairfoul, Bishop, form ofhis consecration, 79, 80. Fenton, James, proprietor of Inchgarvy, 105. Ferm, Duke of, 6. Ferguson, Robert, account of him, 197. 404 INDEX. Apology, 198. List, of his publications, 201. Fintrith, Church of, 338. Firzia, Count, 7. Fleming, John Lord, appointed ambas sador to France, 1, 41. Flemyng, Lord, 89, 90. Forbes, Hubert, borbrieff for, 8. Forbes, Lord, indenture with Duncan Macyntosh, 380, 381. Forfar, Earl of, dangerously wounded, 193. Cruelly treated by the High landers, 194. Forfar, letter from magistrates of, respect ing visit of James VI. 366. Fourbin, Monsieur, anchors off Crail, 191. Chased by the English fleet, ib. Arrives in Dunkirk Road, 192. Frazer clan, rising of the, 61. Fraser, Dr. James, correspondence with Rev. R. Wodrow, 305-328. Fraser, John, notes on the superstitious customs, &c. of the Highlanders, 117. Freser, Richard, owes fine for his posses sion ofthe lands of Richard de Glen, 203. Friendship, verses on, 87. Fyfe, Duncan, Earl of, 233-234. Grants lands of Balmacoychely, Lochibride, and over Blabolg to Sir Robert de Lanedre, 236. Galloway, Bishop of, 29. Galloway, see Garlies. Galloway, Sir James, 387. Garlies, Alexander, Lord, verses to the memory of his wife, 43. Garnock, Viscount, anecdote of, 163. Geddert, Osbert, abbot of, 231. Gilbert, monies accounted for by him, 202, 203. Gilbert, brother of Robert, 235. Giffard, Hugo, and William, his son, grant the church of Thelin to the church of St. Andrews, 234. Glasgow, Hugo, Bishop of, 234. Glasgow Mercuries, 68. Tumult at, 315. Glen, Richard de, his lands in Scotland upon his death fall into King Edward's hand, by reason of his being superior of that kingdom, 203. Glencairn. 89. Earl of, letter from, 342. Goodal, Walter, his sons steal several valuable medals belonging to the Faculty of Advocates, 70. Gordon's account of family of Gordon, 320, 321. Gordon, of Minnimore, 247. Of New toun, 247. Gordon of Straloch's remarks oh Spots- wood, 308. Gordon, Principal, letter to, from Cura tors of Advocate's Library, 1 1 . Answer thereto, 12. Gordon, Professor, 316. Gordon, Robert, slain, 281. Gordon, William, slays Robert Gordon, 281. Gowrie, John, Earl of, large iron chest, formerly belonging to him, given to Sir G. Murray, 53. Graham, Baillie, taken ill on the night of his nuptials, and dies next morning, 240. Grahame, John, slain, 7. Grange, Lord, 69. Graunt, Patrick le, 237. Gray, Lord, 89, 163. Green, Captain, gets his indictment, 239. Greyne, John, and his wife, executed, 284. Guise, Duke of, 26, 33, 348, 349. Duchess of, 33-38. Guoguier, Madamoyselle de, 36. Guthrie, Mrs. Agnes, advertisement rela tive to her deceased husband's ser mons, 242. Guthrie, Mr. William, sermons ascribed to him, 242, 243. Gyea, Island of, 393. Haia, William de, 235. Hailes, Lord, notes on Douglas' peerage, 160-169. Halyards, Lady, order upon her to give up certain effects which had belonged to Charles I. 53. Hallyburtoune, George Lord, 237. In strument of Sasine by, in favour of Gilbert of Duns of the lands of Kings ton, ib. Halyburtoun, John, of Gogar, 237. Hamilton, Bishop, form of his consecra tion, 79, 80. Hamilton, Duchess of, favours Mr. G. Crawford, 240. Hamilton, Sir William, 72. Harthill, Laird of, 247. Hartres, Patrick, 174. Hatton, Lord, 342. Hay, Father Augustin, extracts from his MSS. relative to Holyroodhouse, 9. Hay, Dr. 144. Haf, John, letter to the Earl of Errol, 187. Heastie, cattle in Caithness troubled with, 112. Said to be caused by witch craft, ib. Its cure, ib. Hely, Walter de, 230. INDEX. 405 Henderson, Alexander, 385. Henderson, Richard, his account of the Earl of Forfar's wounds, &c. 193. Henry the VIII. orders the Scotish prisoners upon parole to return to England, 88, 89, 90. Henry II. of France, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40. Grants letters of promise to the Earl of Arran, 78, 79. Hepburn, Mr. 240, 241, 242. Heriot, James, 237. Hertforde, Walter de, 230. Hesten, 350. Heyborn, Patrick, 89. Highlanders use the Earl of Forfar cruelly, 194. Highlands, antiquities, superstitions, and customs of the, 11 7, 121, 123,124, 125. Games, 118. Bardi, poetici, and se neciones, ib. and 1 24. Ancient rulers, 121, 122. Manuscripts, 123, 124. Hoadly, Benj . remarks on his sermons, 22. Hope, Sir Archibald, 134. Horseley, John, 70. Hubert, 231, 232. Hubertus, Mariscallus, 235. Hugo ofthe Seal, 233. Hume's MS. Diary, 321. Hunter, John, Letter to the Rev. R. Wodrow, 188. Note relative to, ib. Huntercumb, Walter de, 203. Huntingdon, David, Earl of, 233. Grants Londors to the Monks thereof, with Churches of Dunde, Fintrith, Mueru- rin, Durnach, Prame, Radmuriel, Inchemabanin, Culsamuel, Kelalk- mund, and Chapel of Munkegin, 338. Huntley, Earl of, Letter to James VI. 102. Notice relative to him, 104. Conditions of his pardon, 297, 8, 9. Ceremonial used upon his pardon, 299, 301, 302. I-colm-kill, aecount of, 115. Inscrip tions there copied and given to the Earl of Argyle, 118. Contains mar ble, 120. Alabaster Communion-table there, ib. Black Rolls of, 124. ¦ Impotency, alleged case of, 111. Cured, ib. Inglesfield, Sir Francis, 5, 6, 7. Inchemabanin, Church of, 338. Inchgarvy, Island of, proposed to be given to James M'Connel, 105. In chore, Chapel of, granted to Church of St. Andrews, 232. Inglis, Esther, Letter to James VI., 60. Inglis, Robert, ofthe Loch, 237. Innesius, Thomas, 82, Insula, Bricius Prior de, 234. Invertule, 235. Irishman present at Crucifixion, 124. Disbelieved upon his return, ib. Ironsydes, woods of, 338. Irving, Viscount of, 164. James the V. sends Lord Fleming em bassador to France, 41 . Letters to his Queen, 179, 180, 181. Falsely accu sed, 180. Sends the Queen a robe, ib. Complains of illness, 180, 181. His son in good health, 181. James VI. enters Edinburgh, 8. Leaves it, ib. Grants warrant to Sir G. Mur ray, 52. Esther Inglis writes to him, 60. Earl of Huntly writes to him, 102. He favours James M'Connel, 105. Proposes to make him a knight, and confer Inchgarvy on him, ib. Let ter from Sigismund III. to him, 106. Warrant by him in favour of the Earl Marischall, 171. Writes to Mr. James Lowsoun, 230. Comes to Dunnottar, 274. Arrangements for his coming to Scotland, 302, 3, 4. 365, 66, 67, 68. Negociations with M. de la Jesse, 328 -335. Letter, Conservator of Flanders to him, 374, 5, 6. James VII., verses on his death, 1 6. Jamieson, George, the painter, memo rials of, 289, 90, 1, 2, 3. Jean, valet of Queen Mary, 32, 33, 36. John, the brother of Mathew, 234. John, chancellor of the Bishop of St. Andrews, 231. Johnstone, Sir Archibald, 247. Johnston's MS., 313, 18, 22, 23. Johnston, Robert, history of British af fairs, 314. Justice, corrupt administration of, 295. Ka, Patrick, 173. Keith, Andrew, recommended to James VI., 106, 7. Keith, Anner Lady Garlies, verses to her memory, 43. Kelso, Osbert, Abbot of, 339. Kelalcmund, church of, 338. Kilmarnock, Earl of, 164. Kilsyth, Viscountess — vide Dundee. Kingston, lands of, 238. Kinross, spirits trouble the minister's house there, 195. Kipps, lands of, 139, 140, 145. Kircaldin, mill of, 235. Kirkinner and Kirkcowan, liferent tack of the teinds, to Alexander Vans, 2, 3. Kirkliston parish, report as to state ofthe roads, &c, therein, 54. 2 D 406 INDEX. Kirkton's MS. History, 309. Knowes, Gilbert, elder and younger, slain, 280. Lanedre, Sir Robert, obtains lands of Balmacoychely Loghibride, Over Bla bolg, from Duncan, Earl of Fyff'e, 236, 237. Laswade, man and woman killed there, 245. Law, Mr. Mungo, 247. Lauderdale, Earl of, 164. Lead exported from Scotland, 91, 92, 93, 94. Leicester, Earl of, letter from the Earl of Morton and Lord Ruthven, to him, 101. Lennox, Ludovic, Duke of, dies, 8. Lesle, John, 89. Laird of, 287. Lesly, John, robs Alexander Cullen, &c. 285, 6. Lighton, Archbishop, form of his conse cration, 79. Acrostick upon, 84. Ac count of his library at Dunkeld, 113. Various notices of, 129, 130, 135. Verses by, 304. Attempts to adjust religious differences, 324. Lindesey, David de, 339. Lindsay, John, dies, 8. Linlithgow, Earl and Countess of, letters of charge agamst the presbytery clerk, 211. Linlithgow, Earl of, order upon, 302. Letter as to fall of part of Linlithgow Palace, 400. Linlithgow, extracts from account-book of, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208. Expense of obseqiu'es of certain citizens of, 1 73, 4, 5. Fall of part of palace, 400. Livingston, Lord, ordered to abstain from raids, 209. Loehlomond, islands of, their names in Irish and English, 116. Loghibride, 236. Londors, foundation charter of, 338, 9. Longueville, Duke of, falls ill, 1 85. No tice relative to, ib. Lorraine, Cardinal of, 26, 7, 8. 31, 3, 8. Lothian, Andrew, archdeacon of, 232. Lothian, Earl of, 1 64, 5. Lovat, Simon Lord, attempts to obtain a pardon, 63. His lady delivered of a son. 70. Loudon, Campbell of, letter to the Queen Dowager, 344, 5. Lowes, Anna, marries Sir R. Sibbald, 140. Dies, 141. Lowsoun, James, letter to him from James VI., 230. Lowthian, Earl of, appointed governor of Newcastle, 386. Lumsden, Matthew, 282. Lyndsey, Bishop, anecdote of, 1 89. Lyndsay, Lord Secretary, letter from Sir John Skene to, 104. Correspondence with James VI., 328, 9. 334, 5. Maccornet Manes, examined as to escape of prisoners taken at Philiphaugh, 108. Mackaile, Mathew, extracts from hislet- ¦ ters to Sir R. Sibbald, 111. Mackleans ravage the isle of Gyea, 393. Maclean, John, notes on the antiquities superstitions, customs, and mineral productions ofthe Highlands, 121. Macyntosh, Duncan, indenture with Lord Forbes, 380, 1. M'Calyoun, Euphane, accused, 7. M'Connel, Angus, ordered to remove from the lands of Kintyre and Hay, and to give up his castle of Donyvaig, 106. M'Connel, alias M'Sorlie, James, claims lands of Angus M'Connel, 105. Claim rejected, ib. To be made a knight, ib. Slights the Earl of Argyle, ib. In great favour with the King, ib. M'Connel, Sir James, hunts with the King, 105. M'Gie, Mr. Thomas, appointment of, 343. M'Gregor, John, author of the Glasgow Mercuries, 68. Remarkable advertise ment by, ib. M'Kenzie, Dr., anecdote relative to, 69. M'Sorlie — see M'Connel. M' Ward's MSS. 327. Maddox, extracts from his Scotish collec tions, 202. Maigmars, Alexander de, 237. Major, Mr., strange gestures during preaching, 241. Malcolm the IV. grants church of the Holy Trinity at Dunkeld to the monks of Dumfermling, 234. Malcolm, constable of Muerurin, 339. Manderstaine, Alexander, 237. Margaret, sister of the King of Scots, grants lands to Philip Basset, in the town of Saham and Fordham, 229. Markenfield, 6. Marlborough, Duke of, lines addressed to, 15. Marischall, William Earl, warrant in his favour, 171. Mary of Lorraine, letters addressed to her by Mary Queen of Scots, 25-38. By Margaret of France, 39, 40. Mons. de Casanat, 9S. By James V. 179, 190,. 191., Letter by her to David Panter, 171. Catherine de Medicis writes to her, 181, 2, 3, 4. Queen of INDEX. 407 Navarre writes to her, 1 85, 6, 7. Living in Stirling Castle, 210. Receives let ter from Campbell of Loudon, 344. From Countess of Murray, 345. Let ters addressed to her by the Duchess of Valentinois, 347-352. Note relative to her, 348. Mary, Queen of Scots, negociations in her favour, 4, 5, 6, 7. Letters to her mo ther, 25-38. Praised by Marguerite of France, 40. Letter by her to Throg- morton, 41. Praised by Catharine de Medicis, 182, 183, 184, 185. By the Duchess of Valentinois, 348, 51, 2. Grants letters of fire and sword to Archibald, Earl of Argyle, 393, 4, 5. Beheaded, 268. March, Earl of, 165. Marr, Earl of, 165. Mathew, 234. Mathew, the Archdeacon, 231, 232, 234. Mathew, the Falconar, 339. Matlande, John, 89. Maule's MS. 317, 27. Maxwell, Lord, 89, 90. Maxwell, Henry, 89. Maxwell, Robert, letter to the Rev. R. Wodrow, 238. Medairloch, account of, 114. Meldrum slain, 281. Melville, Mrs. killed, 187. Menzies, Alex, slain, 282. Menzies, John, 295. Meudon, 27. Michael, Clericus, 234. Michael, son of Symon, 235. Micghel, Simon de, gifts the church of Micghel to canons of St. Andrews, 233. Midsummer Fyres, 211. Millar, Mr. James, letter by him, 243. Milne, Sir Robert, 158. Milnetun, 235. Miloville, Galfrid de, 233. Mohun, Lord, 67. Mollisone, Thomas, letter to R. Paip, 299. Montford, the player, 67. Monteith, William, 89. Monro, a Jesuit, caught, 65. Montmorency, Mons. de, marries Madame de Castres, 34. Montpensier, Duke of, his eldest daughter contracted in marriage to the Earl of Arran, 78, 79. Montrose, James, Marquis of, grants pro tection to city of Edinburgh, 108. Montrose, John, Earl of, 166. Moray, John, Bishop of, 237. Moray, William, Bishop of, 231. Mordington, Lord, 166. Morevill, Richard de, 233. Morray, Sir Robert, 134. Mortemer, Roger de, 235. Mortimer, Captain, 247. Morton, Earl of, letter by him and Lord Ruthven to the Earl of Leicester, 101. Mourning, royal, 348. Moysie, David, 334. Mounkreth, Lord, 89. Muerurin, 338, 9. Mugdok, C5. Mundevile, Randulf de, 230. Munkegin, chapel of, 338. Munro, Maj.-Gen. 386. Murdac, clericus, 234. Murray, Countess of, letter to Queen dowager, 345. Murray, Earl of, letter to Preston of Craigrnillar, 90. Writes to the Earl of Bedford in favour of Morton and Ruth ven, 102. Murray, Sir Gideon, receives certain gilt cups, &c. 52. Muscamp, Thomas de, 233 Mychall, Elizabeth, drowned, 285. Myllington, Dr. 154. Napthali, written by the Rev. James Stirling and Sir James Steuart, 66. Navarre, Queen of, letters to Mary of Lorrain, 18.5, 6, 7. Newark, Lord, letters to the Marques of Argyle, 363, 4. Newburgh, Earl of, 107. Newcastle surrenders to Scotch army, 385. Norman, 339. Northumberland, Countess of, 4, 5, 6. Nortons, 6. Occurrents, diumal of, 7. Occurrents, 1596, 376. Odo, 232. Oldmixon, 325. Olifard, Walter, 339. Olyphant, Lord, 89. Orkney, Bishop of, 143. Over Blabolg, 236. Orrok, Ann, marries Sir Robert Sibbald, 147. Oswald, James, letter from Lord Bel- haven to him, 393. Paip, R. letter to him, 299. Panter, David, letter from the Queen dowager to him, 171. Park, Rev. James, remission to, 1 3. Paroys, Madame de, 2 b', 33. Paterson, John, murders John Wischart, 278. Hanged, ib. ¦ Paterson, William, 259. Patin, Guido, 132. Pedro, Don, anecdotes of, 362, 3. 408 INDEX. Perth, Earl of, employs Sir Robert Sib bald, 141. Translates parts of Horace and Buchanan, 142. Turns Catholic, 150, 1. Converts Sir R. Sibbald, 152. Perth, Seulfus of, 232. Philip, king of Spain, 4, 5, 6, 7. Philiphaugh, prisoners taken at battle of, confined in theaves hole of Selkirk, 108. Escape from it, 108, 9, 10. Physicians, College of, 144, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Pitcairne, Dr. Archibald, contemptuous opinion of Dr. M'Kenzie's Lives, 69. Anecdote relative to, 297. Attacks Sibbald, 152. Popery, restoration of in England, 100. Porter, Charles, killed, 384, 5. Prame, church of, 338. Pregnancy, remarkable case of, 111. Preston of Craigrnillar, letter to him from the Regent Murray, 90. Ordered to proceed to Stirling, 293. Preston, John, dies, 8. Pretender (old) introduced to Queen Anne, G8. Sends squadron to invade Scotland, 190. Hugh and cry after, 223. Thunder storm upon his birth day, 245. Pringle, James, 89. Prodigies in Scotland, 65. Prophecie, ancient, 267. Quelonnyn, Abbe de, 31. Radmuriel, church of, 338. Radulph, the chaplain, 234. Randulf, the chaplain, 235. Ramsay, George, 379. Randy, David, 320, 346. Rebels, unhappy state of, 371. Redpath,George, 251,254,307,318,321. Rizzio, murder of, 101. Robert, Stewart of the Bishop of Dun keld, 234. Robert, son of Ederard, 235. Robert, chaplain to the king, 233. Robert, rector of the church of Logh- bride, 236. Robert, son of Seulfus, 232. Roger, the Presbyter, toft of, 235. Rohari, Mons. de, 35. Ross, Bishop of, 7, 237. Ross, Earl of, 167. Rostinot, Rodbert, prior of, 231. Rosyth, lady, 148. Roy, Rob, notices relative to, 14, 15. Rovvlet, 5. Ruffus, David, 235. Ruffus, Radulphus, 235. Rutherford, Lord, 167, 8. Ruthven, Lady, 168. Ruthven, Lord, letter by him and the Earlof Morton to the Earl of Leicester, 101. Sanct Paul, Henry de, 230. Sanders, Robert, death of, 378. Sanquhar, strange preaching there, 241. Scarborough, Sir Charles, 154. Scot, Sir Michael, of Balweri, agreement with monks of Dunfermling, 235. Scot, Sir Richard of Balweri, 235. Scotia Diplomata, notices as to the en gravings of, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. Scotish airs, list of, preserved in Skene MS. 44. Scotish army suspected, 244. Expedi tion into England, 383, 4, 5, 6, 7. Scots College, MSS. there, 10. Scotch jubilee, a ballad, 335, 6, 7. Seaton, Lord, his negociations on behalf of Mary Q. of Scots, 4, 5, 6, 7. Selkirk, theaves hole of, prisoners escape from, 108, 9, 10. Senachies,the Highland genealogists, 118. Seton, William, 89. Service Book, 189. Sharp, archbishop, form of his consecra tion, 79, 80. Skene, John, embassador to Denmark, obtains a protection from Sir T. Bodley, 5 1 . Letter to the Lord Secretary, 104. Complains of the gout, ib. Dies, 8. Skene MS. list of Scotish tunes and airs there preserved, 44. Sigismund III. letter to James VI. 106. Simon, father of Allan, 235. Simon the Fleming, 339. Simpson, Mr. M. 240. Slezer, Captain John, papers relative to, 47, 48,49, 50,51. Snow Storm, 281. Sibbald G eels, account of her marriage and death, 137, 8. Sibbald, Dr. Geo. 127. Sibbald, Sir Robert, letter from the Rev. James Brown to him, 8-1. Extracts from Mathew Mackaile's letters to him, 111. Autobiography, 126. Nearly drowned, 146. Knighted, 147. Lodg ing burnt, 149. Turns Roman Ca tholic, 152. Narrowly escapes being murdered, 153. Admitted fellow of English Colledge of Physicians, 154, 5. Recants, 156. Sale ofhis library, 159. Somervile, Lord, 89, 90. Spirits trouble the house of the minister of Kinross, 1 95. Spotswood, Archbishop, anecdote of, 1 88. Original MS. of his history, 308. Spreul, Mr. 66. Stair, Earl of, 168. Stampford, Nicholas de, 230. INDEX. 409 St. Andrews, city of, letter from magis trates of, respecting the expected visit of James VI. 365. St. Andrews, arrestment used in tene ment of the sub-prior of the convent of, 209. Robert, bishop of, grants the priory of St. Andrews to Robert the first prior of, 231. Richard, bishop of, grants chapel of Inchore to the church of St. Andrews, 232. Hugo, bishop of, 233. Mathew, archdeacon of, 232, 234. Church of, obtains grant of land from Walter the son of Philip, 232. Grant confirmed by William the Lyon, ib. Land to be held in same way as the templars and hospi tallers held theirs, ib. Obtains grant of the church of Micghel from Simon de Micghel, 233. Confirmed by Wil liam, ib. Obtains grant of the church of Thelin from Hugo Gifford and Wil liam his son, 234. Grant confirmed by William the Lyon, ib. Adam, son of Abraham de Lura gifts to church of St. Andrews, three acres of land in Lura, with common pasturage, 235. St. Clair, Mr. de, 28, 29. St. Cler, Alexander, 89. St. Cler, James, 89. St Cler, Oliver, 89. Steele, Sir Richard, correspondence with James Anderson, 16-23. Advances money to James Anderson, jun. 21. Remarks on Hoadly, 22. Stephan, the clerk, 232. Steuart, Sir James, writes part of Nap thali, 66. Steuart, John, obtains signature of priory of Coldingham, 213. Stewart of Drumin, 247. Stewart, Sir John, decreet of the secret council against him for ill using his wife, 72. Stirling, Earldom of, claimed by William Alexandei, 169, 170. Stirling, Castle of, 210. Precept and letter by Charles II. to magistrates of, 353, 4. Stirling, Alured, abbot of, 232. Stirling, Rev. James, account of, 66. Storsy, Leon, notices relative to, 182. Strange, Isabella, extract of letters to Charles Murray, 24. Stuart, Theophilus, 275. Sturt, John, letters to^James Anderson, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. Stutville, Roger de, disburses money to defray King Alexander's travelling ex penses, 203. Sunderland, Earl of, cured by tobacco, 83. Superstition of the Highlands, 1 17, 121. Sutherland, James, 136, 7. Symon, father of Michael, 235. Sympson, Patrick, 143. Tait, Christian, examined as to escape of prisoners taken at Philiphaugh, 108. Templars and Hospitallers, 232. Thelin, church of, granted to the church of St. Andrews, 234. Thirlstane, Lord, dies, 7. Thomas, 231 Thomas the Presbyter, 234. Throckmorton, Monsieur, letter from Queen Mary to him, 41. Thunder-bolts dug up in Caithness, 111. Thunder storm, 245. Thurald the archdeacon, 231. Tindale, lands in, given to King of Scots, 202. Tobacco, virtues of, 82. Lord Sunder land cured by it, 83. Greatly used by the Spaniards and Irish, ib. Traquaire, Earl of, 65, 153. Articles proposed to Charles I., 213. Tweedy, William, 129. Tyson, Dr., 154. Ulecote, Philip de, disburses money to defray K. Alexander's travelling ex penses, 203. Van Horn, 131. Vander Linden, 131. Valentinois, Duchess of, 3.5, 6. Letters to Mary of Loraine, 347, 352. No tices relative to her, 347. Advises Marv as to proper mourning for her father, 348. Valloniis, Philip de, 233. Vans, Alexander, obtains liferent tack of the teinds of Kirkinner and Kirk cowan, 2. Vans of Barnbarroch dies, 9. Villuver, Costeretz, 32, 33. Vipont, William de, 235. Vorstius, 131. Walkilinus, 339. Wallace, Hugh, 129. Wallace, James, 143. Wallace, Michael, anecdote of, 1 89. Walk, Chesamier, 374. Walter, son of Philip, 232. Walter the official, 339. Wappinschaws, 395. Wascelin, William, 339. Watervile, Godfrey de, 339. Westhall, Lord, 10, 11, 12. Westmoreland, Earl of, 4, 5, 6. Wells, Patrick, executes arrestment for the convent of St. Andrews, 209. Whytlaw, Lord, 296. 410 INDEX. Witch burnt, 278. Winleth, Walter de, 233. Willenove, Marquis of, arrives at Dun- otter, 364. William the Bastard, 230. Wischart, John, slayne, 278. William the Lyon, 339. Confirms to the church of St. Andrews the grant of lands made by Walter, the son of Philip, 232. Confirms the donation of the church of Micghel, made by Si mon de Micghel to the canons of St. Andrews, 233. William III., satire upon, 66. Witchcraft, cattle in Caithness bewitch ed, 1 12. Witichius, 131. Witherly, Sir Thomas, 154. Wodrow, Rev. Robert, letters from Rev. William Brodie tohim, 61, 62. Ac count of the Rev. James Stirling, 66. Letter, Rev. John Hunter to him, 188. His account of Robert Ferguson, 197. Letter, Robert Maxwell to him, 238. Correspondence with Dr. James Fra ser, 305-328. Biographies, 319, 326. Obtains papers of Mr. Robert Douglas, R. M'Ward, and John Brown, 326, Loses Maule's MS. 327. Letter, E. Lhwyd to him, 339. Letter to David Randy, 346. Letter to E. Lhwyd, 377, 8. Letter, Lord Pollok to him, 381, 2. Wyseman, Mr. James, 129. KDlNJUiruiit : PRINTED BV T. CONSTAlil. 1! , 1, TI11STLP. STREET. 3 9002 08954 4390