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A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

hostes sensere Bona at Concordia virtue Qua res usquè viget publica culta domi In English thus The threefold Towres the Castle showes regain'd From Enemies who it by force mantain'd The Leopards which on each hand ye view The cruell temper of these foes do shew The Shield and Lillies by the Kings-Command As pledges of his great good-will do stand The Collour calls the Blood there shed to mind Which these proud Foes unto their cost did find And BON-ACCORD by which doth safely come To Common-Wealths establisht was at home I. B. And upon the reverse of the Seal of the said Burgh is insculped in a field Azure a Temple Argent St. Nicholas standing in the Porch Mytered and Vested propper with his Dexter-hand lifted up to Heaven praying over three Children in a Boylling Caldron of the first and holding in the Sinister a Crosier Ore these were the Old-Arms of the Burgh-Royall of Aberdeen as His Majesties Advocat in his book above-mentioned relates After the Castle was thus taken and ruined the English being deeply affected therewith as also with the loss of their men did gather their Forces together to avenge this Injury against Aberdeen The Citizens then following Joannes Fraser who Commanded these Forces that adhered to the Interest of King David Bruce did most stoutly fight the English in their own Church-Yard and although with much Blood and the loss of many of their men yet at last obtained the Victory Hence four years after Edward the third having sent a great Navie to recover his loss in thir Northern-parts his Forces fell upon Aberdeen after they had spoiled the Religious-Houses and the City they coming by surprize and greatly incensed for the loss of their men which they had sustained both in the Garison and in the forementioned Fight did cut off Men Women and Children none being spared except such as had by flight saved themselves they burnt the City six dayes together as hath been touched above and being thereafter re-built is ever after called the NEW-TOWN of ABERDEEN King David Bruce had ever after a great favour and respect for Aberdeen and sometimes dwelt in it and set up a Mint-House here as some peeces of Money not long since extant with the inscription of Aberdeen did testifie and the King did ratifie and approve of all the Donations of Lands Waters Fishings and all other Priviledges which King Robert his Father or any of his Predecessors had formerly given or granted to the said Burgh because of their good Service both to his Father and himself against the common Enemie Also all the King James's 1 st 2 d. 3 d. 4 th 5 th and 6 th did all ratifie and approve all these Priviledges and Donations of what ever any of their Predecessors had done before and some of them witnessed their favourable Respects to the Magistrats thereof upon severall occasions As for instance King JAMES the fourth upon a complaint made against SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD of Tarlane after one of the Elections when he had been chosen Provest having for many years enjoyed that Office The King wrot to the Town Councill desiring an exact account of the ground of the Complaint made against His Loved Familiar SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD as the Kings Letter dated November 5. 1487. recorded in the Towns Books doth bear Again King JAMES the fifth was often in Aberdeen and did singularly shew Favour and Respects to the Familie of the MENZIESES who for many years did wisely and happily Govern our City Also King JAMES the sixth did not onely confirme in Parliament all the Ancient Priviledges and Liberties given to this City by his Royall Predecessors but likewise when ●s by the Laws of this Nation the King might have exacted his Burrow-Mailes in Sterling-Money which would have been nothing else but the utter undoing and extirpation of this Re-publick He out of his Princely Clemency and Favour which he did ever bear to this his Ancient-City did of new again Re-erect and found the samen and did quite abolish and ab●ogat the payment of Sterling-Money by dissolving the same from the Crown in Parliament so far as concerns this City allennarlly the like benefit being denyed to any other Burgh in the Kingdom as also disponning and giving of new the Burgh Common-Lands Fishings and all other Liberties thereof whatsomever for payment of current money allennarly And at the same time honored our then present Provest THOMAS MENZIES of Durne or Cults with the Title of Knight-hood in his own Privy-Chamber in the presence of the best sort of the Nobility of both the Kingdoms whom he acknowledged before them then present worthy of that honour be reason of his Birth besides the good service lately done by Him and the City of Aberdeen to the King by the gentle entertainment of his Honorable Servants who came at that time to visit Aberdeen by the Kings appointment 1617. This SIR THOMAS MENZIES of Cults having procured that Famous Pearl which was found in the Brook or Burne of Kellie as it runs into the River of Ythan which Pearle for beauty and bigness was the best that hath been at any time found in Scotland our said Provest having found by the Judgement of the best Jewelers in Edinburgh that it was most Precious and of a very high Value went up to London and gifted it to the King this was in the year 1620. Who in retribution gave him twelve or fourtteen Chalders of Victuall about Dumfermling and the Custom of Merchant-Goods in Aberdeen during his life But it pleased GOD he dyed at Wooller on the Border in England in his return home Nevertheless this did signifie the speciall Favour the King did bear to our then Provest though he did not live to enjoy the effects of the Kings Royall and Princely Respects This Pearle was reported to be one of the Jewells of the Crown of England Likewise when the King called the Commissioners of both Kingdoms to treat anent the Union betwixt Scotland and England ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD Provest of Aberdeen being one of the four chosen for the State of the Burrowes the King did put it upon Him to speak in behalf of the Burrowes who did acquite himself so satisfyingly to the King that pulling a rich Diamond Ring from his Finger he gave it him as a token of his Royall-Respects I have heard some relate that when he had delivered his discourse in our Scots-dialect which was not so intelligible at that time to the English Commissioners he spoke to the same purpose in Latine that the Bishops might understand then gave a like account to the Nobility amongst the English Commissioners in the French-Language which did affect the King with very much complacency who carried a singular Respect to the Subjects of this his Native-Country and Ancient Kingdom and made every thing acceptable that had a tendency to the repute thereof The Battell of Harlaw did witness the Zeal of Aberdeen against the Enemies of the King and for the

I may with freedom make this address to You in laying humbly before you suggestions which being better pollished by your mature and sharper Understandings may tend to the Universall Good of the whole Kingdom In order to which I wish you all consider that its the fear of the LORD that teacheth Wisdom without which no project nor purpose can attain a blessed success or arrive at a happy end It s onely they that acknowledge the LORD that have the promise to be directed and guided in their paths It were a great Mercy to this Land if this were practically beleeved by all especially by you who may greatly influence your inferiours and it were but a sutable effect of that Gospel-Light which hath shined in most parts of this Nation since the reformation and to stir you up the more effectually to this Look back and consider the many Mercies the LORD GOD hath bestowed upon this Land since ever we were a People that though we be far short of many other Nations in outward advantages yet it hath been our happiness to receive both Honour and Spirituall Blessings beyond the most in Europe for both which I shall give some instances As for Honour it was the Glory of our Naion after long and many bloody conflicts with the Romans to set bounds to the Roman Empire that we had matter to say as GOD Himself said to the Sea Job 38.11 Hitherto shalt thou come but no further and here shall thy proud waves be stayed Though it s our duty to say as Psal. 115.1 Not unto us O LORD Not unto us but unto thy Name give Glory For though this was the LORDS mercie yet he made use of the valour and conduct of that renowned King Corbredus surnamed Galdus the twentyfirst King of Scotland and the courage and valiant indefatigability of your noble Ancestors so that the Roman-Armie consisting of above ten Legions or sixty thousand men when they first came under the Command of Julius Agricola they were so beaten and worn out by the Scots and Pights that they came to twenty thousand who came to be so beleaguered within their trenches and brought to that straite that they sent their Ambassadors to our King who commanded in Chief which because it may be looked upon as a greater Glory in the Vulgar esteem then any other Kingdom in Europe can boast of I have thought fit to insert their address and speach here as not unworthy of record which is as followeth Upon this occasion having granted them liberty and cessation of Armes there came four Grave and Venerable Men from the Roman-Camp cloathed with Roman-Gowns no less decent then gorgious to these confederated Kings sitting in the Assembly of the Nobility of both Nations when they approached to the presence of the Kings did prostrat themselves upon the ground who immediatly at the command of these Kings being raised up one of them who was appointed as Spoksman said Most invincible PRINCES the Roman-Army and their Commanders though Conquerors ●f the World implores Your Favour whom they ●ave these many years prosecuted by Hostile-War ●nd humbly begs your pardon and mercy Neither ●ould there any thing fall out amongst such glorious Actions for your Honour and Renown or more wor●hy of memory amongst your Posterity then that the Roman-Ambassadors should have fallen down at our feet to whom all Kings and People being sub●ued are forced to pay obedience Ye have over●ome us we acknowledge with you is the power of ●ur Life and Death by reason of the anger of the Gods whom we have found to be highly offended for ●ac War which we have most unjustly engaged you ●●to Use these at your own pleasure so as 〈◊〉 may advance your Glory and Renown All we ●eg is that ye may overcome your wrath who have ●vercome the Conquerors of the World Or if ye ●ill rather choose to be subdued by your passion kill ●very one of us to the last man for we cannot deny ●●●t we have deserved it But it is a small matter ●●at ye who inhabit the uttermost ends of the earth ●ould conquer by your Valour all other Mortalls by ●hich ye do transcend the highest pitch of Human ●ower but it will be yet more when ye have over●●me many more powerfull if yet ye shall preserve ●ive so many brave men We have felt the force of your armes we have felt the wrath of the Gods we humbly implore we may feel your Mercy and Clemency and because we acknowledge our selves beaten and rendered unto you what ever conditions of Peace ye shall appoint us we are willingly to accept These things being said they all weeping did throw themselves down at the feet of thes● Kings and with many tears prayed they would spare their conquered and submissive Petitioners And intreated they might be satisfied that th● Gods had so aboundantly avenged themselve● upon them for this unjust War and the impious wrongs they had done unto them This is particularly related by our Scots Historian Hector Boyes in the life of this King Corbr●dus Galdus who asserts the most he had se● down concerning our conflicts and wars wit● the Romans he had it not onely from th● Famous Brittish Historians but from the Roma● Writters themselves particularly from Co●nelius Tacitus Lampridius Herodianus Paul● Diaconus Elius Spartanus Strabo c as ma● be seen in Boyes his Epistle Dedicatory to K. Jam●● the fifth Now I suppose that neither France Spain Germany nor England c can boast of suc● an Honour as the LORD GOD did he● by put upon this our Nation according a● Honour is ordinarly esteemed by the most 〈◊〉 people of the world Scaliger in his Epitaph upon Geo. Buchanan our ●ountrey-Man and our Historian closes it up ●ith thir two lynes Imperii fuerat Romani Scotia limes Romani Scotia eloquii finis erit Again as to Spirituall Blessings consider ●cotland was amongst the first of the Nations ●ho embraced the Christian-Religion which ●as at the time when Donald the first did reign 〈◊〉 Scotland about the Year 187 after CHRIST'S ●irth And also were amongst the first that ●id forsake the Idolatrie and Superstition of the Roman-Antichrist and all this by the speciall Mercy and Providence of GOD who all a●●ngst hath given eminent evidences of his great ●egard and compassion unto Scotland both be●ore Christianity was embraced and when we ●ere Heathens and also when we were lying ●nder the darkness of Popish-delusions as was ●imessed by our deliverances from the Tyrra●y of the Danes obtained by signall Victories ●nder severall of our Kings of some of which ●he Famous Predecessors of the Families of ●rroll and Marischall were eminently instru●entall at Luncartie and Barrie And from the powerfull invasions of the ●orvegians under Acio who was defeated by King Alexander the third and from the mi●●culous deliverances from the unjust and hor●●d devastations by the Edwards the first second and third of England by the incomparable Valour of William Wallace

importance comes to be consulted off if the present Councill find it meet they call the former years Councill and joyne both in consultation and determination And if it be a business of setting on of a Tax or levying of Money whither for Nationall or Particular Us● or such like the consent of the whole City is called for in a Publick Head-Court conveened by Authority of the Magistrats where the reasons of the said Tax or Imposition are holden forth by the Provest c. unto them So by this it is evident to the Judicious that we have the best Ingredients and Advantages of all the severall sorts of Government And to compleat our Power our Provest and Bailies are made Sheriffs within their own City and Freedom-Lands by K. CHARLES the first 1633 by which our Citizens are fred from the Power of any Sheriff that at times have sought to oppress them yea to pannell them for life without a just cause as in Allexander Rutherford Provest his time when the Sheriff-Deput pannelled a Burger called Patrick Corser for resetting stollen Brass which he had bought on a Ma●ket-day innocently and would not admit of surety for any summ of money whatsoever offered by the Provest the Sheriff having a pick against the man pannelled which the Provest perceiving that no reason could prevaill commanded Patrick Corser down staires upon any hazard that might follow and so fred him As also the Magistrats a moneth or thereby before the yearly Election cause the Drummer go through the Town inviting all the Inhabitants Free-men to come and hear the accounts of all the Office-bearers counted fitted and subscrived by the Magistrats and the rest of the Auditors of the counts chosen in the day of the Election for that end so that any that pleases may see how uprightly all the Towns-Revenues and Moneys received are bestowed CHAP. V. Concerning the Fidelity and Loyall-Duty which the Citizens of Aberdeen have alwayes payed to their SOVERAIGNES together with the gracious Rewards conferred thereon and the signall Evidences of Honour put upon many chief Magistrats thereof THis City having been erected into a Burgh-Royall by King GREGORIE the Great and Priviledged with many Donations by Him as some Notes and Scrolls bear Record gathered by the Recorders and Town-Clerks afterwards The Principall Evidents being destroyed in the common Callamities of these sad times formerly hinted at This City was had in speciall favour with many of the succeeding KINGS as by King William surnamed for his Valour and Fortitude the Lyon He built a Palace in Aberdeen where sometime he remained with his Court which afterward he dedicated to a new order of Friars called the Trinity-Friars for setting up an Abbacie for them two of that order which Pope Innocent the third had newly Erected being recommended by the Pope and sent from Rome To this Abbacie he gave Gifts and some Rents intending if he lived to give them greater this Order was erected 1211. Which Abbacie was burnt when the City was destroyed where now the Trades-Hospitall stands being re-edified but of late years by Dr. William Guild Likewise it is Recorded that the three Kings Alexanders had here in this City a pleasant Pallace which afterwards was translated to the Friars-Predicators or Dominicans Alexander the second did greatly adorn this City and give it Liberties and Priviledges the like with Pearth 1214 which was the first year of his Reign immediatly after the death of his Father King William Boyes holds forth in his History pag. 283. ver 65. That this KING came to Aberdeen with his Sister Isobell after he returned from England and honored it with many Priviledges as King Gregory King Malcome the second and David brother to King William had done before It is said he called this CITY His own City the Infef●ments of the said King Alexander the second under his Seal in green Wax is yet extant as a Record of the Priviledges given by Him to this City having by Providence escaped from the common Calamity King Robert Bruce in these most troublesome times wherein he began to Reign or recover his Kingdom out of the hands of Edward the first King of England being beaten severall times and finding all his attempts unsuccessfull retired to ABERDEEN as a place of safety where he found that his Enemies and his former bad success might be overcome for when he had no hope of his Effai●s but despaired of all Victory intending to go out of the Kingdom till better times might fall out and get Forraign Forces for his assistance Incontinently the Citizens of Aberdeen came and exhorted Him to better hopes and more confidence and gave Him assistance both in men and money and followed him to the Town of Inverurie where they fought with the Enemie and obtained his first Victory whereof they were the speciall Instruments and Helps the King being so sickly that he was carried in his Bed as Boyes ●elates fol. 312. whence there began to be a method setled to recover the Kingdom By which service he was moved to bestow upon the City of ABERDEEN the whole Lands of the Kings-Forrest called the Stock●d-Wood with the whole parts and pendicles of ●he same with the Mills Waters Fishings ●mall Customs Tolls Courts Weights Mea●ures Free Port and Haven and all other Priviledges and Liberties whatsomever pertaining or that might pertain justly to a Royall-Burgh within this Realm Under the Reign of King David Bruce John Randell Earle of Murray being for the ●ime Governour of the Kingdom amongst ●his chiefest Designes for recovering the Kingdom he saw it was most expedient to pursue David Cumming Earle of Atholl whom King Edward of England had appointed Governour for him and having collected his Forces came ●traight to Aberdeen where notwithstanding ●he Tyrrany of the Enemies they were under ●he was informed where David Cumming was knowing their Loyaltie to King David Bruce ●heir Naturall KING and so straight way pursued him Some years after the Englishes having con●inued their Rapine and Cruelty in Aberdeen ●y keeping a strong Garison in the Castle the Citizens taking Counsell how they might free themselves of that Yoke and Servitude at last resolved to fall upon the Garison whom they cut off and thereafter levelled the Castle with the ground Whence it was that in honour of that resolute Act they got their Ensignes-Armoriall which to this day they bear witness that late Book of Heraldry set forth by Sir George Mckenzie of Rose-haugh Knight His Majesties Advocat who hath blazoned the Arms of Aberdeen particularly thus The Arms or Ensigns Armoriall of the Burgh Royall of Aberdeen beareth Gules three Towres triple towered in a double-Tressure counter flowred Argent supported by two Leopards propper the Motto in an Escroll above BON-ACCORD whence there are these Verses Arx triplex arcem testatur ab hoste receptam Hostis utrinque doces tu Leoparde genus Lillia cum Clypeo voti Rex pignora jussit Esse color fusi signa cruoris habet Haec