of Leavies for Germany A 1630. was onely a â—lott to gett power into his hands that having men in a reaâ—ines on foote and well appointed hee might supresse the â—ing and Kingdomes by that power ioyned with his factions 〈◊〉 either Kingdomes The King the people all men in such â—rofound securitie not suspecting the hidden and concealed â—anger were not able to make the leaste considerable resiâ—ance The Duke had resolued to launch out into the deepe and â—â—ter two dayes sayling to returne to Hull plante a garrison â—â—d leaue a Governor while hee showld march to London â—yne with his faction imprison the King in the Tower And â—ere dispatche him by poyson send the Queene to France â—rowne himselfe King of Scotland declared to bee Proteâ—or of the young King The Islande of Orcades were offered to the Lord Rhe haâ—ng a Regiment of fiveteene hundred men to ioyne in the â—esigne To this end the Duke procured twelve or â—â—â—â—teene thousand Armes to bee disposed priâ—â—â—elie in sevâ—ral places of his interests and caused diverse peeces of Cannon to bee cast by his Cousen Alex Hamilton in that Kingdome Hee pressed the king to al Monopolies of which himselfe had the greatest share And yett had his emissaries to poison the people agaynst them and to murmurre and cry out agayust the king in both kingdomes Hee importuned the king to call Parliaments and then urged reasons to dissolve them thus bee brought the king into hatred and incited the people to commotions While he alwayes studdied to send al persons from Court malcontente Hee ordinarilie reuiled the king and where hee had freedome tovent his expressions had him in hate and derision When hee was Deputed Commissioner for Scotland hee had particular warrant to limitt and regulate Episcopacie or pass from it altogether as might best conduce for peace the king iustlie fearing that the troubles and stirrs in Scotland if not quieted and appeasde on any termes would breed unrest in England and put his discontented subjects into a combustion at home yett hee deserted the Assembly suffering them to sit abandoÌ„ed the Governement tooke with him all Officers ofâ— State and purposlie let the Reines of Government loose that ye people might have ye easier libertie to rebell Hee told the king that if hee did not cut of those Rebells hee did not deserve to reigne The king had done well to have beegunne with him yet double Toungde hee whispers to the people theâ— king was a Coward the innocent death and uniust suffering of the King the guilt and deserved punnishment of the â—â—ke speakes who appeared the cowart on the Scaffold he advised them to hold the king strictlie to it and not to depart from there unreasonable demands Telling them if they gave him his will hee would prove a Greater tyrant then Neâ—ro when hee was first imployed with a fleete into the Scotsh Sease hee might have either hindred them from comming to â—nntzlawe or if he had landed in the North of that Kingdome as hee was often sollicited by the kings freinds hee might â—here have brought twenty thousand men on there backes as is most notoriouslie known but having five or sixe thousand men 〈◊〉 boarde hee never made the least attempt While hee was in the fleete hee had private meetings every â—ther day and conference with the cheefe of the Rebells comâ—ittee discovered to them all the kings designes and provided â—emedies against them and either approved there counsels â—r put them upoÌ„ new proiects all his freinds of greatest intimaâ—ie and neerest relation to him who were never accustomed 〈◊〉 desert him in the most uniust designes imaginable were the â—nely mortal and most malitious enemies against the king and â—emed in that onely to appeare against him his people his â—angers on did ordinarily drinke healthes to king Iames the â—venthe and hee did tacitely allowe and countenance it at â—â—ch times as hee lay in the Kings Bedchamber hee frequently â—â—ed to searche his Majesties pocketts for letters sent the dupâ—ates to the rebells by which intelligence the Kings freinds â—â—re disappointed of there intentions to doe him service he so â—â—btily insinuated with the king hee could picke thankes as â—ell as pocketts as he prevailed for a Commission to goe â—â—o Scotland with a coulorable pretence to settle and comâ—â—se there differences hee referred all to the determination 〈◊〉 a National Synod at Glascow which hee soone dissolved â—â—d returning to the king incensed him against his subjects of â—â—otland The warre followed hee to himself purchased the â—â—mmand of the Navy hee came to the Forth of Scotland but â—â—eatned by the Covenantars who sent some to the ships to 〈◊〉 him knowe that if hee did preiudice them they would discover all and prove against him the Accusations of my Lord Rhe and Ocholtrie hee desisted from enterprising any thing conducing to the kings service unless the munity hee enforced on his souldiers aduantaged it a pacification was made beetweene the king and his Subjects of Scotland who the insueing yeare inuaded England The Duke held correspondence with the cheifest Covenanters Hee perswaded the king to passe an acte for the Triennial Parliament and more to eternize that while it was not to bee dissolved without there owne consent Anno 1641. At the kings goeing into Scotland the Duke to ingratiate himselfe with the people joyned with ye Marquisse of Arguille in that faction with whome hee deserting the Parliament at Edinburg retired into the Country pretending a plott agaynst him by some Courtiers and Souldiers At which tyme the king publikly declared in Parliament that the Duke was the onelie man had incensed him against the kingdome how ever hee seemed now to comply with them When hee was his Maiesties commissioner hee often sayde in private to the cheife Covenanters that nothing would prevaile with the king but force and necessitie When the Earle of Traquaire beeing Commissioner in Scotland did returne to London hee concealed him ten dayes in his Bedchamber gave no occount of his trust to the king till they had resolued on a bitter relation agaynst the Scots which compelled the king to declare a warre which done hee sent them informations advertissements helpes and assistances to state them in a condition of defence Hee did subtlie weave himselfe into the Command of the Navy the second tyme hee provides it with a vast expence pretends as hee knew wel to dissemble though unfit for Reigne some easy discontents causeth all the Ships to bee unvictual'd the stalladges and other necessarie accomodations for horse foote to bee demolished within ten dayes following hee urged to have his charge renewed 〈…〉 to bee reuictuald hee brings a saucy bill of Fare the 〈…〉 chargeth the account upon his one score the ships upâ—n the Dukes to which beeing cheife of his cabbinet Counsell hee had perswaded him in a very short tyme Thus are the Kings Treasures unnecessarilie exhausted and tyme allotted to the rebells in Scotland to advance in there
undertakings When the king had made a prosperous progres in his affaires â—nd had very neere subdued all his opposers in England when â—ee had reduced the whole Kingdome to his obedience except London and three or fowre other Garrisons and those few Members who styled themselves a Parliament had no visible meanes left to preserve themselves or oppose the King but the â—uiting in of the Scots when it was if not possible at least â—ery difficult for the Covenanters to afford or contribute â—ny considerable assistance to there confederates in England if â—hose who protested themselues the kings freinds in Scotland â—ad faythfully acted there Parts then Hamilton thought it â—ighe tyme for him to passeover from the Covenanters and â—retend for the king that having free accesse to his Counsels â—e might at pleasure betray and disappointe his designes â—â—hen the incomparably noble Marquis of Montros had at â—orke informed the Queene of the Scots conspiracie and â—ad fully represented to her Maiesty the treacheries and â—mminent danger of the Covenanters had unripped there â—olicies and unmasked all there devices when hee advised 〈◊〉 mature prevention and by anticipating there designes to â—pell force with force to which more then a bare lawfulnes 〈◊〉 in evitable necessitie did vrge The Duke posted with more â—ast then good speed to Yorke with a coulor to kisse her Maâ—sties hands and congratulate her safe arivall into England â—om whence he had formerly designed to send her on an Embassy but his plot was entirely to overthrow and confound the seasonable and faithfull counsells and perswasions of that truly perfectlie Loyall Soule that Man of Honnor the Marquis of Montros he possessed the Queene how rawe indisgested rashe and Dangerous the counsels of the Marquis were and altogether condemned his iudgment and in that his owne vvhich in all mens ought to bee highlie preferd to the Dukes Opinion he did more then put a remora to retard he gave check to the Marquisses high undertakings and by subtile art and cunning gott the disposing of the Men and the whole game iuto his owne hands by which meanes after hee gave checkmate to the King he offers by faire means to hinder the raising of an Army in Scotland if the too often deceived King would trust him with the managinge of that buissnes to rende 〈◊〉 it more plausible he promiseth to performe it without trouble or expence to his Majestie whose bagges hee had milkt before such easie proffers have ever a powrfull influence on princes reduced to want and irresistible necessitie but his vile anâ— cheape counsels which hee alwayes gave for nought cost the King deare by dissembling a danger hee had contracted oâ— himselfe from the Legislative Covenanters and counterfeitinâ— the hazards he seemed to run although hee came not withouâ— there privitie and allowance and abundantly furnished with there treacherous instructions hee gayned from the King aâ—â— absolute trust Returnde to Scotland hee made greate Professions at homâ— as hee had done abroade and would have gladly seemed the most joyous and most zealous person living for the Kings inâ—terest yet in all his proceedings hee crossed the advices anâ— resolutions of the Kings freinds hee betrayed the Kings truâ—â— and filled up the blanks committed to him with the Kingâ— approbations to that Convention of Scotland where a leavy oâ—â— twenty thousand men for England and sixe thousand foâ—â—â—reland were ordained The King advertisde that the Coâ—enanters had indicted a Convention of state without his conâ—â—nt or knowledge did write a letter to the Duke and those of â—â—e counsel to discharge the Convention the Duke conceaâ—ng the letter desired the Earle of Kallender to conferre with â—â—e Earle of Roxbroug and some others best affected to his â—ajestie to aske ther aduise they all unammously concluded â—â—e King should disclayme the Convention and declare it â—â—egall but the Duke who without the Kings knowledge â—â—d consent and contrary to ye lawes of the Kingdome interâ—â—sing the Kings name and Authoritie had invited and comâ—lled the Covenanting Lords to frequent Assemblies acâ—â—aints them by the Earle of Callander that it was the Kings â—â—tention and purpose to approve the Convention with some â—â—w restrictions and limitations this false suggestion of the â—uke made them to alter there aduice the King never having â—rboured such a thought untill it was insinuated to him by â—â—milton as the advice of a freind from Scotland that there â—â—ere probable conjectures and posible hopes to overpowre 〈◊〉 Covenanters And carry the matters in the Convention 〈◊〉 the Kings advantage or at least to impede and obstruct any â—â—stance to bee sent into England against him Thus the â—â—ngs expectation was deluded and the hopes of his faithfull â—bjects in Scotland frustrated while both were induced by â—â—e Dukes Policie to approve and countenance the Convention â—â—d the Kings affaires suffered an infinite prejudice when at that â—â—me it was very feosible to have supprest there confederacie 〈◊〉 its infancy or growing Estate ere it had aspirde to that â—â—ighte and perfection since Scotland wanted not rather aâ—unded with Men Loyall trusty and valiant those men wanâ—â—d neither power or those necessarie accomodations for â—â—rre the sinewes the ligaments that Causa sine qua non â—oney onely the Kings Commission by which they should have power to act was deficient with which once inspired they would have attempted any thing might present danger and administer any occasion to express there honorable reguard to the Kings most inestimable life and Royall dignities Delay in affaires of greate importance ever dangerous and to bee avoyded could onely destroy there hopefull designes then aâ— our just feares are it will doe at present there are too many saâ—… witnesses of the Dukes and his Brother the earle of Lannerickâ— Deportments in that Convention and afterwards there Actions were in no wise answerable to there promises in there conference with the Noble men that were well affected to the King they refused to joyne with them in a course of oppositi on or to give there approbation that they should actuate without his Personal appearance in the buisines these that would have aduentured there Fortunes there lives whatsoever waâ—… Deare unto them for his Majesties preservation were ignominiouslie betrayde When the Duke for his heinous Crymes and Treasonablâ— Practises was justlie committed Prisoner to Pendennis Castâ—… his Brother the Earle of Lannericke deserted his Majestieâ— service at Oxford and secretlie conveyed himselfe away having no excusable pretence unless the Dukes deserved imprisonment can justifie his Defection from so Deare and Bounteouâ— a Master that to the Duke had ever given more then hee could deserve and no more in this then what hee deserved Lanne ricke preferrs the safetie of a Brother to the preservation of hiâ— Countryes Father to save one on whose beeing some particular Freinds and Followers had dependance hee leaves as much as in him lay the King to the mercy of his ennemies to bee destroyed in whose life
have secured both themselves them while the one â—ood under the Notion of treason and the other walked freeâ— in the streets at Edinburg But that would have spoyled â—ere designes at the Hague the plott was better cast they â—eighe Anchor and no sooner are they putt to sea but to â—ulour there devices They are both comperde to give in â—ution to the Parliament within three dayes or to bee proâ—aimed Traitors a hansome cloake I doe not heare that the arliament of Scotland insists on there bannishment from â—ourt they may acte as residents for them Yett are they â—iltie of more disservices and later to the Sate then the Heâ—icke Montros who onelie in that had disobliged them â—at to his Masters commands hee was a faythfull servant â—e late unlawfull engagement is cancelled The killing of rguiles men at Sterline is burried in oblivion which gives â—ee great cause to beelelve there peace was concluded in those nights the Earle of Lannericke had his private meetings and consultations wâ—iâ—h his Adversarie Arguile I wonder what securitie Arguile had from Lannerike then Without it I am sure hee is so monstrous a Dwarfe in courage hee would never have mett those night walking Spirits that had frighted him so lately from Sterline This iugling is a riddle to others and will aske more yeares for the solution then sphinx allowed dayes for the displaying of his AEnigma I am so well acquainted with all the devices that to me they are no wonders because I know them There late proclaiming of the King is a pretty peece of Mockery it vvill serve to blindâ— the Common people vvho must be alvvayes kepte in there desperate ignorance to satisfie them they openly proclayme him King they all confess it to be his indisputable Righte but he must not exercise his Regall power till he give those Rebellâ— satisfaction in there unreasonable demands They allovv him his Title but viciously declare against the vertue thereof here is the stampe the Image of a King and the King stands for no other then an Image vvhile his coyne is thus roundeâ— and clypte his Motto circumscrib ' de and his Image defac'te he must give satisfaction to the Kirke it may be they will inioyne it in sackclothe then is Mais Iacke Presbiter a greater man of worship then the King his Master and shalâ— take an accounte and survey of his actions as often as he pleaseth which under payne of there petty damnation Excommunication he must not refuse to give thus they will handle him worse then a Texte which many of them as little understand as there Auditory them Then Beloved Brethren iâ— the Lord Arguile and not till then they will admitt him to that Presbiterian Sacrament the holy ordinance of the Covenant Bold forward Rebells I wishe those that impose the Covenant on his Maiesty would doe like Cavaleeres like Braue men unlike themselves and answer the Reasons of the Vniuersity of Oxford obiected against there Covenant I wonâ—er those molten Calves doe not more strongly defend there â—doll it alludes so much to impudence and subtiletie that I â—ight caâ—l it there Brasen Serpent and would did I not see it â—o be a Tipe of Antichrist Those Reasons have been in printe â—bout three yeares and neither the Synod in Fngland nor the â—ssembly in Scotland did ever dispute there soliditie or saisfie tender Conscience esin the contradiction t is all the moâ—esty they ever exprest They confess the truth of them undeâ—iable by there Diliberate silence which implies there assent â—e doe not thinke there reply T is so because it is so and we â—ave voted it so to be of weighte enough to perswade because 〈◊〉 proceeds from the Plumbeous Cerebrosity of a sleepy Chair â—an or an immoderate Moderator wee do not beleeve that â—ere accidentall holines doth oblidge us to implicite Faith â—ee do not beleeve infallibilitie to be annexed to that scorneâ—ll chaire which we know stands in Errors Denne The Parâ—ment house we know they erre as Men and damnably too 〈◊〉 Devills and wee demand Reason for a guyde to our Faith â—ationall men that hold nothing of that refractorie Spirit of contradiction are well content with the well grounded Poâ—ions of the Vniuersity and beleeve Oxford equall in Authoâ—tie to either Glascowe or St. Andrewes in Scotland they â—e fortified with so strong Arguments that they are highe â—ovenant Proofe at hand and not to be beaten from those Teâ—ents they mantaine or can be forcâ—te to reâ—ire from so firme â—rinciples Grante which I never will that the King take the Coveâ—nt hee may bee a King of Scotland they will never further â—m in his progress to the Crowne of England when they puâ—ikly declare they will preserve the unitie and Agrement I â—eleve they are agreed beetweene the two Kingdomes yet the pretended Parliament and usurping power of England have thrust forth there declaration that they wil never admitt of Kingly Governement And with the late King of blessed memorie have destroyed Monarchy I wonder that the Parliament men of Scotland were such bold knaves to send or there commissioners such sylly fooles to come on so sleeveles an errant to mocke and affronte the King 〈◊〉 they give lawes to him and will instruct him in his Duty beefore they knowe or practise there owne Brave Montros must bee Bannished and to attend him for a life Guarde all such as are declared ennemâ—es by the parliament of England When those Bloud thirsty persequutors had taken off the heade of greate Strafford Cardinal Richelieu was pleasde to say England had but one wise man so excellingly wise and the fooles had cvtt of his Heade Yett those cursed feinds cowld never make a divell of him There is but one Loyall faythfull and powrefull Scotche Lord so superlatiuelie able to do serviceâ— neere the King and he must uncivily be put to a civill Deatheâ— Bannishment and Exile I know there are who to lessen if 〈◊〉 were possible his reputation object his unabilitie to doe the King service in Scotland and consider him as one man a synglâ— person hee is a singular person indeede and one amongstâ— ten thousand men and taller in merritt then they all by the Heade and showlders Reflect on his Gallant actions anâ— compare them with the petty doeings of the rest of that Kingâ— dome you will finde the difference and confesse his interest tâ— bee more then all theires concerning the Duke and the Hamiltons power in that Nation give mee leave to say thus much that who so knows the present condition of that Kingdome wiâ— acknowledge it nothing They exclayme of the Dukes Treacherie or Cowardise call it what you please in England anâ— dislike and cry out agaynst his Brothers proceedings at Sterline so much that at there disbanding it was one common voice of the Officer and Souldier with full mouth in open streete God â—damne him that ever followed a Hamilton more When the Duke at the heighte of his power went into
A PROGENIE Of PRODIGES Or TREASONS Arraigned Convicted and Condemned Discovered In the Many successive Practises and Succesles Attempts of the Hamiltons to gaine the Crowne of Scotland Hic niger est hunc tu Britanne caveto Nemo potest diu personam ferre fictam cito in naturam suam recidunt quibus veritas non subest Magna est veritas prevalebit Printed in the first yeare of King Charles the second 1649. To the Sacred MAIESTIE Of King Charles the second undoubted Successor to the Crownes Of England Scotland and Ireland defender of the fayth Sir DId not my naturall duty and Allegiance to your Sacred Majestie oblidge mee to this performance the Gratitude and Reverence I owe to the pretious Memorie of your ever Glorious Father would provoke mee to this duty Beesides both these the trust and Imployments I had the honnor to receive from him engage mee to an account and the discharge of my Loyaltie Faithfulnes to you Sr. I most humblie begge your Majesties pardonne that I make that discouerie of such treasonable Practises which will perplexe sooner then Satisfie and quiett your expectation The Subiect can give your Highnes no delight when it onely discourseth the Aspirings of an Ambitions Subject to a Crowne of Rightes appertaining to your Highne Sr. I should inexpressiblie Mourne my sad misfortune should my zeale to your Majesties service and happines mistaken encounter other effect then what is cleerlie intended The preservation of your life and Royall Dignities Sir should the disclosing of these Treacheries and Falshoodes wherin I present most eminent truths unhappilie encrease or continue the disturbance in your Majesties present and most important Affaires I abiure from my very Soule the single thought of so bad a consequence yet were I lest guiltie then if I should conceale the traitor and by a calme inconsiderate silence render myselfe accessorie to the Treason If this contribute the least to your greate designes I am highlie rewarded in my service I have satisfied my conscience and payde one debte I owe to Truth to the God of truth and to your Highnes Gods Amointed and Vicegerent my constant Actions shall witnes to the whole world that it holdes not a Person more Sir your Majesties Loyall and Faythfull Subject Rob. Gardiner The Authors APOLOGIE To the ROYALL Reader CAMARADE THou hast no sooner reade the Title in the Frontispiece but I know thy Iudgement Meethinkes I â—eare thee all ready pronouncing thy cenâ—ure Alas poore honest Gentleman it 〈◊〉 greate pitty he is mad A Fooles bolt Who but a Mad Man durst write so bold â—ruths pray give mee leaue to creepe graâ—elie into the witts I am like a young nimâ—le prodigall Cashkeeper unawarrs runne â—ut of to recover my creditt before you â—ake out too hastilie this Commission of Bankrupte against mee Et insanire cum Ratione I had rather bee that Mad-man twice told you speake of then a dull sober Foole I would choose sooner to have my throate cut for voicing any man Traitor then by his Good leave conceale his name and beecome interressed in the Treason and for a conclusion bee hanged There are others that have throates too and as fit to bee cut Wee must see the hopes of our beeing our well beeing The onelie support of our lives our well living hereafter the Royall King at whose Devotion wee prostrate our lives wee must see him upon the precise minute of falling into those hands those cursed hands that subscribed the Murther of his Glorious Father of sacred Memorie and sold him to those Murtheres and themselves to the Devill to worke sim and wickednesse wee must see him upon the criticall Now of beeing beetrayde likewise and we like Fooles must digito compescere labellum â—um follow at that distance the fright â—â—e Apostles did our Savior when hee was â—eetrayde and like pretious Disciples â—ite the lippe for anger and tacitely looke â—n I will not say with those lewd Translaâ—ors of the Psalmes wee will prevaile our Toungs shall vs extoll But to farre I 'le goe along with them our toungs are ovrs â—ee ought to speake what Lord shall â—s controle I would sooner eate my â—ayles byte my fingers ends off then â—ake no better vse of them lay my hand on â—y mouth peace and catche a mouse while others are setting a trappe to ensnare our most Hopefull King and serve him as they did his too credulous but never enough commended and bemoned Father There is a proverbe frequent in every mans mouth in Scotland He that deceives mee the first time the Devill take him and not me if hee deceive me the second time the Devill take mee and not him but if the third time the Divell take us both The Devill take mee if ever I trust any of them more any of there Factions there Divisions and there subdiuisions I know all there Hocus Pocus trickes I know the independent Mountebanke Lords that with there Presbiterian Zanies fil up one Presbiterian independent Classis And wish they were all Pendant together The English Arguile and the Scotche Cromwell I must acknowledge there is a Royall Loyall Party in Scotland but who must Command them the King in Person or that Person I am confident they will trust there Soules with The Strafford of that Kingdome and the Alexander of the world but neither of them did such miracles as incomparable Montros who can onely bee by himselfe outdone I am strongly of there opinion that perswade the King to remove him I would presume to advise the same onely I would assigne the place whither Send him considerablie into Scotland to see what it is they can alleadge against him His Allegiance T is that indeede which must Chastise there saucie unnnamerlie and peremptorie demands there is a way of reclaiming these Haggard Rebells keepe them sharpe and then feed them morning and at night with good sharpe two handed Swords if they can disgest cold yron they shall have there Gorgeâ— full they will neede no other castings since hee left Scotland they are returned with the Dogge to the Vomitt and when hee goes backe wee shall see them with the Hogge wallowing in the Myre They teach preposterous and false Doctrine that say Rebells will bee tamde by yeelding with which Caesaer was unacquainted I doe not thinke it treason to say I would see King Charles aut Caesar ant nihil I wishe him a larger Empire I would see him act over the Blacke Prince and farre on t doe him some thing that might cancell The Acts and deface the Monument of preceding Ages at which Posteritie showlde gaze with wonder He is â—ot inferior to any in Dignities and Exâ—ellencies and I covet to see him supeâ—ior to the whole world in Glories Greater then Charles the Greate hapâ—ier then Charles the Good I would â—ot for a world it should bee the last â—hing in the world I would see his highe â—nd just designes disappointed pretences â—nd coulorable Treacheries of
extremity commands our assistance which if â—â—sonable will speake us good Christians Loyall Subiects 〈◊〉 honest Countrimen but now Lynsey comes and out of a â—â—der conscience as before out of a rotten hearte discloses whole truth We insist not so strictly on those severe Principles of Piety Loyalty and Honnor that thâ—y shall holde us at a longer distance all Differences betwixt us are removed and not one of those trifles ever came into controuersie Shall an imprisoned King be the subiect of our Quarrell must we for his honnor appeare in open feilde in hostile manner or shall the defence of I know not what Religion ingage our swords shall wee keepe up Armies to save us from being trodden downe or mantaine our vassals to preserve uâ— from being perpetual Slaves They must be disbanded to ease the Country whose preservation is dearer to us then Piety Loyalty or Honnor teachâ— children piety preach Loyalty to Courtiers and let theâ— souldier swell in Robes of honnor The resolution wee have taken to disbande will declare uâ— honest Countrimen and remove all mistakes between us anâ— our neighbour nation the taking away all occasion of offence will showe we are good Christians The Laying downe of Arâ—mes when the Army of secturies is not upon our Borders bâ—â—farre advanced into our Country will undoubtedly speake 〈◊〉 men of Honnor what bette character can we give of loyâ— subiects then to submitt and yeelde obedience to Arguile whâ— all the world knowes how much he is the Kings freind anâ— vvell wisher Noble resolutions and worthy such men from whom nâ— better cowld be expected when they had written letters to the Ennemy that they continued in Armes not in prosequutioâ— of the late engagement but for the preservation of there owâ— persons and places All that love the honnor of the King coâ— to Sterline in the best condition you can express yourselvâ— Loyall subiects the Crown and Scepter by wondrous Magicâ— is converted into a Staffe and a Penne our honest Countrimeâ— have changed there Religion The Army of Sectaries hath coâ— led there Presbiterian and not long liude zeale and will 〈◊〉 doubt have reguards to the libertie and freedome of this Auâ—ent and yet unconquered Nation Thus ends the Quarrell declared to be personall all differenes betwixt them are reconciled And the mistakes of the â—eighbour nation removed To showe they are good Patriots those forces are disbanded or the ease of the Country that were never raised for its preâ—rvation good Christians that lay down Armes for the testiâ—ony of a good conscience that were never taken up for the â—efence of Religion Loyall subiects that since they had no â—tention to fighte in so noble a cause as that of the Kings they â—ould not hazard the life of a Subiect in so degenerous a cause there owne what more they are there needs nothing more 〈◊〉 make them known to the world then the Articles of the â—reaty at Sterline To give a perfect iudgement of the whole Matter it is neâ—ssarie to understand aright Which wee shall easilie if wee â—flectt on the Dukes behaviour in England and survey the â—portment of his confederates in Scotland Compare Sâ—erlâ—e with Preston and you will find the translation agrees with â—e originall if wee paralell there severall actions wee may â—cyde a Question disputable beefore and bee confirmed in a â—th that might have beene suspected Sterline and Preston â—oke like the comment and the Texte where the knottines â—d the intricacies of the one are made plaine and unfolded the other An easy exposition of a hard Chapter Preston a riddâ—e Sterline the solution Murther will out the treason Preston is discouered at Sterline There was an Army desâ—oyed with a Blowe and without a word here was an Army â—stroyed with a word and without a Blow and the Kings â—einds ruined at bothe The Duke wanted good intelligence Preston and his Brother at Sterline common understanding the Duke lost the honnor which he never had at Preston at Sterline they forfeited the honestie they made a showe off I know The Earle of Lannericke disclaimes the Articles of the Treaty at Sterline hee constantly avowes his assent was never to those dishonorable Conditions yet he signed the Commission by which the Traitors had power to treate and determine and after he did write letters to the Governors of Berwicke and Carlisâ—e to surrender there Garrisons vvich vvas the most material Article of the traety without any respect had to the English although hee had deepely protested the contrary to S. laiuis Lucas it is more then probable that afterwards hee did accept of the Articles at that time he stood impeached of more then tvventy Articles of highe Treason For amoung other questions the Committe of the Parliament at Edinburg proposed to him the first was whither hee did acknowledge them a lawfull Committe the next whither hee did accept of the Articles of the Treaty at Sterline to which he had formerly openlâ— protested hee would never yeelde his approbation and consent affirming them to be most dishonorable He well knew that it was no time in that place to dispute the Authority of the Committee hee advisedly acknowledged the lawfullnes of there Calling though certainelie now the Parliament Trade is no lawfull calling Touching the Articles they next put him to tryall Which had he renounced they had certainely put him into a worse condition a Prison For all this while although he was accused of highe Treasonâ— he had the libertie to walke at pleasure and was unconsined many monthes after the disbanding of the Army at Sterline and in the height and extremitie of there prosequtions was no more then confined to his House twelve Miles distant from Edinburge from which hee had leave to take a two mileâ— walke had he beene of the Kings Party he had beâ—ne made more sensible of there power and authority though never so uniust and unlawfull wee are all knowing of there riguor and â—everity extended to them one day had apprehended him thâ—â—ext adiudged him on the third he had received his disâ—harge â—ith the resignation of his heade Which that he might save he betakes him to his heeles and â—ommitts Burglarie breakes by night The Houses order of â—onfinement and is come to tell a plausible storie of his advenâ—ures and escapes That having tymely advertisement and â—dvice from his freinds in the house of Parliament that a party â—f Horse was to bee sent the next day to guarde him to Edinâ—urg hee prevented there designe and Arguile like comâ—iâ—s himsâ—lfe to a Boate goes aborde a shipp which it seemes the Earle of Lauderdale had brought for this cleanly conâ—eyance hee is no sooner there but a Messinger is sent from the Parliament to the shippe ryding in Leithe Roade to comâ—ere Lauderdale and Lannerike and summon them to give â—curitie to the Parliament not to acte any thing prejudiciall to â—em If they suspected there fidelitie it had beene a very easy â—atter to