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A66797	An appendix to The history of independency being a brief description of some few of Argyle's proceedings, before and since he joyned in confederacy with the independent junto in England : with a parallel betwixt him and Cromwell, and a caveat to all his seduced adherents.; History of independency. Appendix	Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.; Walker, Clement, 1595-1651. Relations and observations, historical and politick, upon the Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing W321; ESTC R205122	14,075	26

that sufficient Surety should be given that the Will of the Dead should be truly performed by payment of their respective portions when they were Married and sufficient maintenance until they were Married the Elder whose Portion was Five thousand pound sterlin is presently sent for and one thousand pound or thereby given to a Gentleman for his second Wife the rest there being a clause that if any of them should enter into Nunneries they should only have 300 l. sterlin for all being kept so scarce of their due maintenance the Gentleman who was surety having advanced of his own above 1000 l. whereof he is not as yet repaid were seduced to go to Monasteries all save one who is now ready to enter through his neglect so this 12000 l. of his Sisters Portions with the ruine of their Souls to boot is a part of Argile's wel-made purchase The great care taken by the Earl of Morton for Argile's education and preservation both of his life from the crafty designs of a Step-mother and recovery of his almost ruined Estate was so well requited that notwithstanding he hath the Earl of Morton's Daughter in his bed in open Parliament he spake what became him not both of that noble Lords Person and Estate only as he pretended out of his zeal to the welfare of the Kingdom whereas the truth is it was meerly out of his ambition to have that Honourable place conferred upon himself which was intended by his Majesty upon that noble Lord but finding His Majesty not inclinable that way the next assault was for one of his own name a man truly well deserving for to say better deserving than himself is no great praise and if his two much favouring of him do not stain his reputation worthy to be beloved Thus having shortly viewed Argile's religious carriage towards his Vassals and Tenants Parents Friends and Allyes Brother and Sisters Neighbours and fellow-Patriots let us take a short view of his Loyal carriage towards his Soveraign and his due observation of the Solemn League and Covenant with his covenanted Brethren of England and then let the impartial reader judge whether he be not such as is affirmed in the proposition the greatest incendiary in the three Kingdoms It cannot be denied but His Majesty as is mentioned before did confer many great and Princely favours upon him at the Earl of Morton's desire when he was Lord of Lorn such whereof as required confirmation were approved and ratified in Parliament His Majesty being present anno 1641. with the addition of the honour and title of Marquesse and a full Pension well paid ever since whoever want together with not only an Act of oblivion but approbation of all his tyrannical proceedings against the Athol men the Earl of Aireley and others though not particularly mentioned yet as done in obedience of Orders from the Committee of estates obtained by his own procurement therefore to be no further questioned The first endeavour in requital of these and many other Royal favours was the entring in conspiracy with certain his Confederates whom I forbear to name to transform the Kingdom of Scotland into a free State like the Estates of Holland and because some truly noble Lords did abhor such a disloyal motion after so many Acts of favour witnessing to all Posterity his Royal bounty both to Church and State whereof these chief Conspirators tasted not a little he did at that time forbear not so much to prosecute his design as to conceal their Counsel from all these that had thoughts of Loyalty though most faithfull to the true Religion and their Countrey according to the Covenant The Irish Rebellion breaking out fearing his own stake if Antrim should grow strong he procured one Regiment for himself another for his Cozen Lawers a third with the place of L. General for that most ungrate Gentleman the Earl of Lothian who was married to his neece and one of his Confidents who was once heard say That the 3 Kingdoms would never have peace so long as King CHARLES his head was on his shoulders And yet it is only King CHARLES his favour that hath made him and Father exceed the estate of Gentlemen with many other places to divers of their friends intending a ful Conquest of Ireland at least to banish Antrim and the Mackdonalds from thence as he and his Predecessors had done many of them out of Scotland taking a gift from the Parliament of England of some of the Earl of Anerims Lands in Ireland especially the Island of Rachera to the which one of the forementioned Regiments was sent and kept there a long time so that all the three Kingdomes must be at the charge to maintain Armies and Garrisons for inlarging the Dominions of Argile His next project having begun his Confederacy in England by shewing them the wayes to get money by Taxes and Excise 10. and 20. part bringing in of Plate voluntary Contributious borrowing on the Publique Faith tyrannizing over the Persons and Estates of all that durst be so bold as speak against the illegal Orders and all this Money in both Kingdoms to be imployed against His Majestie whom their renewed Covenant did oblige them to defend having good opportunity to traffique betwixt under the pretence of Commissioners for the Kingdom of Scotland the rest for the most part either his Creatures or Confidents so that he ruled all the Council at home and abroad sending Lothian to France to have them brought in a Confederacy abusing his Majesty by procuring His Commission for Treating concerning the keeping and preservation of that ancient League betwixt France and Scotland begun in Charles the great 's time with Achaius King of Scotland but the effect of the Treaty was to bring money to Argile who at that time when the Kingdom stood in much need of men sold five thousand to the French to be under his Brother from whom he had as formerly the Estate so now the title of Kintire and he must be Earl of Irwin all the Interest be had there being by his quondum Tutor now Slave Barcley his being sometime Provost thereof and the Chancellors Brother Lundie sur France and Irwin had bad peny worths although Argile made a good market for the men like money trusted in a Juglers hand were gone with a puff thus you see how much both KING and Kingdome were obliged to him in this particular But to come to the main point of the Conspiracy finding Scotland although he had all the power of the Persons and Estates in his hand not pliable as yet to cast off Monarchy and imbrace Aristocracy of whom as affairs stood none could be the chief Ruler but himself he did imploy the Zealots of the Clergy to asperse those who did oppose him especially some most faithfull and religious Noble men as if they were fallen from their first love turn enemies to the cause of Christ had with Demas imbraced ●is present world and that Argile was the only