of peace His godly courage did not cease As might be known when he did weild His wepons at the Lang-side Feild When our men breisted vp the bank He wes there in the formost rank Bot yet or thay began to yoke Immediatelie before the choke His sloghorne I cannot passe by Our men on his left hand gan cry A Hume a Hume with voces shill Ane vther voce vpon the hill He heard crying a Dowglasse fast Then bursted Robert forth at last And cryed with mightie voice abrode O our good God O our good God Quhilk wes mair fearfull to his Fais Nor all the voces there that rais We see in flesh he nothing bostis His trust was in the Lord of Hosts He was perswaded certainlie Or they began of victorie As the escheat quhilk he obteind Before the field of a chiefe freind Wha wes vpon the contrare syde With all that there with him wold ryde Whais name I need not till expresse Of his foreknowledge bure witnesse Where also we haue to considder How that thir twa spake not togidder Before that Feild many a day And yet Gude Robert did not stay Before hand to take his escheit And that all for his Freinds proffeit Quhilk wes a taken on his part Of a most kinde and louing hart I trowe fewe men wold haue done so But to our purpose let vs go He stood then in that stalward stowre Where there were many dintis dowre So in that brunt maist valyantly That day he did full dowghtely While victory wes on our side And enemies no more might bide That day ane pleasant Feild fand he As his Sur-name dois signifie So evermore sen we began He hes bene ane maist constant man Not whites on this side whiles on that As barnes vse to flae the wyld-cat Quhilk shall make his name last for ay In honour vnto Domisday Where as starters from syde to syde Who be the gude cause did not byde Shall leaue their names eternallie In shame to their posteritie Because Gods cause they did bot mock Ay turning with the Wedder-cock Where they that with the Lord indure Shall finde his loue constant and sure As it appeareth wele ynough In Robert of the Kinyeancleugh Whome God did honour every way In life and death and shall for ay Nowe beside this great carefulnesse In reformations gude successe I wait a mare peaceable man Was neuer sen the warld began Among Neighbours for to make peace God granted him a singular grace So wisely he could matters dresse With Iudgement and sic vprightnesse That euen Papists would not refuse This Ireneus for to chuse In warldly caces for they kend Ane iote from right he wald not bend For no man leuand freind nor fa I trow he left fewe marrowes ma The Nobills haill out through the west Baith Protestants and all the rest His great wisedome did reuerence Sa that in things of importance His counsell they did sute and craue In their affaires and it receaue His labours he did not deny To pure nor rich that dwelt him by So to the West he made sic â—â—eade That they may sare lament his dead I trowe sic missing of a man Wes not in Kyle sen it began As the lamenting every whare Out through that Cuntrie dois declare Bot chiefly pittie is to heare His tennants pure with drery cheare And heauie harts making their mone That their good Maister now is gone Quha in no sort did them oppresse Bot wes their comfort in distresse He tuke payment aye as they might And neuer preassed them to hight Nor ouer their heades to set their rowmes Nor make them pure with great gressowmes He neuer warned man to flit Except himselfe had wyte of it Be vnthrift sluggishnes and slewth Or by contempt of God his trewth With sic na wayes he could agree That they should tennants to him be Most like vnto good Davids deed The hundreth one Psalme as we reed Yea he wald craib and much disdaine Gif they had tane Gods name in vaine Thir tennants dowbtles were happie That sic a Maister had as he They wanted not he had yneugh At hame within the Kinyeancleugh It did him gude to see them thriue Quhilk made ilk ane with other striue Quha should best seruice to him make And for to please him be maist frake His wife also was of his minde Though many be not of her kinde Bot on their Husbands daylie harp That to their tennants they be sharp Thinking their state can na wayes lest Except their pure-anes be opprest So that they haue not vntane vp Or Beltane come to byte or sup Syne hes their Sommer maill to by Wherefore they man sell sheep and Ky Quhilk dois vndoe in this Cuntrie The maist part of our Yeamanrie And brings great hurt ye may be sure Al 's to sic masters of thir pure Who be this sharp nipping are wrakked While they themselues are farre worse stakked And hes les luk baith but and ben Nor when there was gude husbandmen That to the Lard gude seruice made And bakkit him vnto the rade With bread and beefe vnto the boyes That nowe I wat not wha destroies But to returne againe but mare Gude Roberts Tennants sighes full sare That their gude Maister they do want Quhilk they do not but cause I grant But whairto should I speak of tha He was a Freind to many ma Yea and ma than I can declare As men can best meane their owne sare For in all parts baith North and Sowth They haue Gude Robert in their mouth The godly cheifly in all arts His death lamented from their harts Iohn Iohnstone writer well might say He mist a speciall Freind that day BARGANIE al 's may say the same And many ma whome I could name Bot how and where he did disceace I will declare nowe in this place As I haue shawen you heirtofore Of his greate trauells evermore For rich and pure for freind and fa He endit euen his life time sa For last his cheife and kins-man deir The young SHIREF of Air but weir Whome Robert loued tenderly For the many gude qualitie In that young plant he sawe appeare Of age not passing twentie yeare Sic as wisedome and lawlinesse Kindnes of heart with trustinesse Actiuitie and gude courage As may be found in sic ane age Quhilk gifts I pray God may incres With Gods true feare and zealousnes Now this his chiefe and kinsman toe Hauing some bissines adoe In Galloway therein welefar With his gude Father Lochinvar Desired Robert for to ryde With him in companie that tyde That there his counsell he might vse Gude Robert wald him not refuse Bot rayd with him maist willinglie To doe all friendly dewitie On Gude-Fryday when Sun was sett All in Dammellintone we mett For this time God provyded me In Roberts companie to be Where I sawe all things more and lesse That came to passe in this progresse In
A MEMORIAL OF THE life death of two vvorthye Christians ROBERT CAMPBEL of the Kinyeancleugh and his Wife ELIZABETH CAMPBEL In English Meter EDINBVRGH PRINTED BY RObert Walde-graue Printer to the Kings Maiestie 1595. Cum privilegio Regali TO HIS LOVING SISTER IN CHRIST ELIZABETH CAMPBEL of KINYEANCLEVGH Grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Iesus Christ his Sonne with the assistance of Gods holy spirit to the end and in the end Amen FInding this little Treatise Sister dearelie beloued in Christ of late yeares amongst my other Papers which I made about twentie yeares and one agoe Immediatlie after the death of your godlie Parentes of good memory with whome I was most dearlie acquainted in Christ by reason of the troble I suffered in those daies for the good cause wherin God made them chiefe comforters vnto me till death separated vs. As I vewed it over and reade it before some godly persones of late they were most instant with me that I woulde suffer it to come to light to the stirring vp of the zeale of Gods people amongst vs which now beginneth almost to be quenched in all estates none excepted So that the saying of the worthie servaunt of God Iohn Knox among many other his fore-speakings proueth true that is That as the Gospel entred among vs and was receiued with feruencie and heat so he feared it should decay and lose the former bewtie through coldnes and lothsomnesse howbeit as he saide many times it should not vtterly be overthrown in Scotland til the comming of the Lord Iesus to iudgment in spite of Sathan malice of al his slaues Howbeit indeed it is not to be denied but that the prophesie of that worthie Martyr M. George Wishart shal proue as true who prophccying of the victorie of the trueth shortly to followe in Scotland saide but allace if after so great light and libertie of the Gospell in Scotland the people shall become vnthankfull then fearfull and terrible shal the plagues be that after shal follow But to the purpose to their request a length I yeelded although long vnwilling in respect of the basenesse of the forme of writing which yet at the time of the making thereof I thought most familiar according to the old maner of our Countrie to moue our people to followe the example of these godly persones according to their callings and estate And so beeing yet put in good hope that it would profite I was contented it should bee after this manner published committing the issue to our good GOD who worketh sometimes by base meanes to some profit of the Church according to his good pleasure The saying also of Gregorie Nazianzene writing of Basile the great after his death did 〈◊〉 a little incourage me it beeing by Gods providence in my handes when I was about to write this The sense whereof followeth It is a thing of most dutifull affection to commend the memory of holy persones that are departed especially of such as haue bene of most 〈…〉 vvhether it be by friends or strangers I haue directed it vnto you deare Sister by name that yee may make your profite of it in particular for confirming you by the woorthie example of your Parents in these evill and declining daies in that Godlie course of Christianitie wherein it hath pleased GOD to make you succeede vnto them no lesse than to the worldlie heritage proceeding rightly from them to you after the death of their onely Sonne Nathaniel your Brother though not without your crosse your masters loving badge given to you to beare no doubt for your profite The Lord strengthen you to beare it to his glorie and your comfort And so I ende with this sentence of BASILE Take heede to your selfe that ye may take heed to God Farewell in Christ From Edinburgh the 24. of May. 1595. Your assured Friend in Christ I. D. A MEMORIAL OF THE LIFE OF TWO WORthie Christians SEn Poets in all times before Set all their care and endeuore Of worthie persons for to write When euer they saw thē delite In wisdome Iustice or manheid Or any other vertuous deid Yea thogh vertue it had not bene Gif they like vertue had it seene The Poets of all former daies Would neuer cease it for to prayes As of those Camptons most strong The Troianes and the Greeks among Did Homer write and Seneca Virgil Ouid and many ma Renowmed Romanes to rehearse Wants not their worthies put in verse So we finde deeds of vassalage Set foorth by Poets in all age Euen of Gray-Steill wha list to luke Their is set foorth a meikle buke Yea for to make it did them gude Of that rank Rouer Robene Hude Of Robene Hude and little Iohne With sik like Outlawes many one As Clim of the Clewgh and Cliddislie Because of their fine archerie Sen men I say then in those daies Took so great labour for to prayse Men for these vaine and earthly things That small or no true comfort brings Yea oft times hurtfull are and ill To sick as they are granted till Why should we not with all our might Write in thir daies of so great light Of faithfull godly men and wise Who for the trueth durst interprise To hazard at the Lords command Al that they had both life and land As Davids worthies had their prayes Ours should haue theirs al 's in our daies Sik doughtie deeds of Uassalage Should be remembred in all age Not to giue flesh the praise therfore Bot onelie to giue God the glore Who so his seruants doth endue Unto his worke with all vertue That both vertue may praised be And also our posteritie May finde before them put in write Wherein their fathers did delyte Not in the dark deeds of the night But in the comely waies of light In honest godly life and cleane And sa the difference betweene Us that liues now in time of light Professing trulie in Gods sight And them that liued in Papistrie In blindnes and Idolatrie Unto our of-spring shall appeir Whereby the lesson they may leir To flie from vice and vanitie And to embrace the veritie Likewise they that liues in this age Persauing deeds of Uassalage Stowtnes in God and constancie For to be put in memorie And neuer man to be ouerseene That frak in the good cause hes bene Sic as hes spirits heroycall Will be more moued herewithall To be mair valiant stowt and wise In euery godly interprise The lying locusts al 's of Rome That spread their lies through Christendome By their Chronicklers calumnies Whome they hyre to write hystories Of vs and our Religion Shall be brought to confusion When they shall be made to confesse The good liues of some who professe The trueth of Christ spite of their 〈◊〉 Heir aswell as in other partes So shall not we our labours lose That writes our works to this purpose Our Gods Name to glorifie And Neighbours for till edifie Then to beginne but proces more We haue
had worthie men before Of all degries these fyftene yeers As the gude Regent with his feeres Iohn Knox that valyant Conquerour That stood in many stalward stour For Christ his Maister and his word And many moe I might record Some yet aliue some also past Erle Alexander is not last Of Glencarne but these I passe by Because their deeds are alreddy By sundrie Poets put in write Quhilk now I need not to recite But forward to my purpose fare That is to speake without in mare Of twa best liueâ—â— that led life Gude Robert Campbel and his wife Departed baith now of the late To heauens blisse richt well I wate Sic twa I knowe not where to finde In all Scotland left them behinde Of sa great faith and charitie With mutuall loue and amitie That I wat an mair heauenly life Was neuer betweene man and wife As all that kend them can declair Within the shiresdome of Air. But to be plainer is no skaitâ—â— Of surname they were Campbells baith Of ancient blood of this Cuntrie They were baith of Genealogie He of the shirefs house of Air Long noble famous and preclair Scho of a gude and godly stok Came of the old house of Cesnok Quhais Lard of many yeares bygaine Professed Christs Religion plaine Yea eightie yeares sensyne and mare As I heard aged men declare And al 's a cunning Scottish Clark Called Alisius in a wark Written to IAMES the fift our King Dois this man for his purpose bring Quha being to the scaffold led In Edinburgh to haue thold dead For Christs Euangell quhilk he red by Iames the fourth from death was fred Some sayes death was alswel prepard For Priest and Lady as the Lard This storie I could not passe by Being so well worth memory Whereby most clearlie we may see How that the Papists louely lie Who our Religion so oft cald A faith but of fiftie yeare ald When euen in Scotland we may see It hes bene mair than thrise fiftie As by the storie ye may knaw Of Reshby burnt before Paule Craw The thousand yeare foure hundreth fiue In Perth while Husse was yet aliue Sa of thir noble Houses ald Thir twa descended as is tald They had gude heritage in deede Whereto iustlie he did succeede For any Gentleman aneuch Whais cheif style was the Kinyeancleugh Standing be-sowth Machline in Kyle About thre quarters of a myle But to our purpose to proceede And speak of him who was the heede Of her a while holding our toung When that Religion was but young And durst not plainlie shew her face For tyrannie in publict place Some Preachers did till him resort Where mutuallie they gat comfort The trueth on their part was declard No temporall benefits he spard They lacked not gude intreatment In daylie food and nurishment Gif there wes mare necessitie They needed not to craue supplie Ha priuatelie in his lodgeing He had baith prayers and preaching To tell his freinds he na whit dred How they had lang bene blindlins led By shaueling Papists Monks and Friers And be the Paipe these many yeares When some Barrones neere hand him by And Noble men he did espie Of auld who had the truth profest To them he quicklie him addrest And in exhorting was not slak That consultation they would tak How orderlie they might suppresse In thair owne bounds that Idole messe In place thereof syne preaching plant To quhilk some noble men did grant And so their cace did humblie meene Oft to the Counsell and the Queene That this their sute might be effected But seing it meerely neglected They did their minds freelie disclose In counsell set for that purpose Of Queene and whole Nobilitie Protesting in humilitie They sought no alteration Of State but of Religion That Papistrie being supprest Christ might be preached East and West And seeing they were Magistrates As well as other of the States They would not suffer God his glore In their bounds thralled any more Quhilk they did soone performe in deede And made them to the work with speede And had some preaching publictlie Where people came maist frequentlie Whiles among woods in banks and brais Whiles in Kirkyards beside their fais Thir Novells through the Countrie ran Quhilk stirred vp baith wife and man So for to damne that deuillish Messe That Papists could them not suppresse Then Queers and cloisters were puld down In sundrie parts of this Regioun But whether it was night or day Gude Robert was not mist away When thay puld downe the Friers of Air Speir at the Friers gif he was thair The Lard of Carnale yet in Kyle Quha was not sleipand al this while And Robert wer made Messengers Send from the rest to warne the Friers Out of those places to deludge Howbeit the Earls began to grudge Either with good will or with ill The keyes they gaue thir twa vntill After their gudes they had out tane So greater harme the Friers had nane Far vnlike to their crueltie In their massacring houtcherie Resembling well their old Father Who euer was a murtherer Authoritie was hard to bide Quhilk Papists had vpon their side Or rather to speake properlie Cheif persones in authoritie Therefore no time was for to sleuth To them who did professe the trueth Howbeit they wanted not that tyde Chiefe Counsellers vpon their side And greatest Nobles not a fewe And of all other States anewe Who rightly in defence might stand Of Gods owne cause they had in hand Professing aye obedience In ciuill things vnto their Prence In contrare whereof nane can say That they did practise night or day In cause of reformation Quhilk serues for confutation Of all our enemies eche one That blames vs with seditione As by the word of God is plaine But that we may returne againe Then Robert like a busie Bie Did ride the post in all Countrie Baith North and Sowth baith East and West To all that the gude cause profest Through Angus Pyfe and Lawthiane Late iournies had he many ane By night he would passe forth of Kyle And slip in shortly in Argyle Syne to Stratherne and to all parts Where he knew godly zealous harts Exhorting them for to be stoute And of the matter haue no doubt For although said he we be few Hauing our God we are anew So no expenses he did spare Nor trauells to ride late and aire To get concurrance from all partes Which was obtaind with willing hearts So great this wark was first to band To plant Religion in this land And tantae molis wes this gear Religion this way to vprear Though we with ease the kirnell eate The shel was not broken but sweate Thus many mirk midnight raid he And that all for the libertie Of Christis Kirk and the Gospell Sic carefull trauells I you tell Deserues well gude memorie And to be put in Poetrie In English Latine Dutch and Dence To stirre vs vp with diligence When men nowe are become