So it seems they can digest the Popes dispensations when they serve their turn The Abbots counsel being observed to make impression in the Governor some of the Courtiers took courage to confront his zealous party and one let flye a desperate speech That neither He nor his friends could ever be at quietness till a dozen of those Knaves that abus'd his Grace were hanged Some of them about him that had deserved it disliked the liberty taken to speak so much truth and secretly withdrew themselves Friar Guilliame being inhibited his licentious preaching went for Engand others had their dismission and the Lord Governour betook himself unto the Cardinal Lords better affected unto the Q. This was call'd renouncing the profession of Christ Iesus holy Gospell as if the Christian Creed were then confined to the Cabinet as since to the Consistory But this impetuous calumnie forc'd not through his resolution nor did his rash oath lately taken to the English Ambassadour oblige him to withstand the counsell of breaking the imperfect League the onely difficulty was how to raise mony for preparations requisite to a defensive warre which they must now expect from King Henry of England whose will in woing though for his Sonne must not be checked without â—evenge Toward this the Clergy upon the motion of the Cardinal who made it a case of conscience in the vindication of Religion raised great contribution and an opportunity of breaking the league offer'd it self when the hostages for the observance of conditions were to be delivered the denial of whom was seconded with the stay in Scotland of some noble personages late prisoners in England who had their liberty but on parole or bail none returning to custody but the Earl of Cassils who stood more upon his honor word passed unto King Henry then his duty to serve his Queen and Country for which singular instance of adhering unto his promise and for the hopes King Henry had that being gratified with his liberty he might gain him to some future service he commended his fidelity rewarded him and sent him home but being deceived in the rest and by the Governour in the contract he seiz'd upon all the Scotish Ships withâ—n his ports and proclaim'd a warre yet made no haste to it that Summeâ— but us'd the prudence and industry of his Ambassadour before he recall'd him and afterward of the party he had in Scotland to regain the Governours faith in the performance of his word In the mean time comes from France the young Earl of Lenox who setting aside the custom the Governour had by the Popes cherishing the divorce was reputed to have a nearâ—r relation unto the Crown and so far said to be justified in his pretences by the deceased King as that he had intended to declare him succâ—ssor in default of heirs Much contrivance is charged on the Queen Dowager and the Cardinal in and after the Earls coming over somewhat whereof may be not improbable to keep the Governour more firm to them to the title of whose estate as well as honour the Earl was rival and ready to step into all if the importunity of that parâ—y he first headed had â—ecovered him from the Court which prevailing not the Earl thereby frustrate of his hopes and the amarous addresses he made to the Queen Dowager not so entertained as to correspond with his ambition of a Royal marriage he takes livery and sâ—isin of what was left him the forlorn party of Reformers joyning his with their counsells and discontents His interest added somewhat to the number they got together out of anger against the Cardinal and now revenge against the Governour whom they took to be a creature of their own making and thought he would have continued to acknowledge their soveraignty while he did wear the badge of honour they bestowed upon him Those who on other reasons were of a faction for England came in to them Having modell'd their Army they send a challenge to the Cardinal at Edenburgh undertaking to give him and whatsoever forces would come out against them battail between that and Leith This the Cardinal seemed not to decline yet prudently judging the medley of those bravadoes could not be kept long together and that he might have a greater necessity ere long to use a better Army against the English than he had yet in readiness put the appointment off from day to day whereupon the more impatient part deserted them and some other by good conference received good sâ—tisfaction to that their General the young Earl became jealous of the remainder and thought it better policy to resign himself and pass over voluntarily than to stay till he were fetched by his enemies or delivered up by his despairing friends Thus perswaded he goes to Edenburgh where he was entertained with a litâ—le more cuâ—tesie in the City than he would have been in the field yet he liked not the complement so well as to trust to it but by the advice of some friends withdrew in the night to Glascow and from thence having garison'd the Bishops Palace to Dunbarton Some offers were made of an accommodation between the Governour and the Earl but the jealousies on both sides were such as could not be concentred in a point of mutual satisfaction and so multiplied into counter designs and perturbations of publick pâ—ace This civil discord hastened King Henries preparations who in the beginning of May 1544. poured forces into Scotland by sea and land which troubled many the great ones there little as Sr. George Douglasse who being taken out of prison upon their approach said in meriment I thank King Henry and my gentle Masters of England And indeed he had so many fellow servants devoted to the English that the Governour and Cardinal could not raise a sufficient power of loyal subjects to make resistance So the Army having sacked and burn'd Edenburgh wrought their pleasure at Leith and other places adjacent returned home After this the Earl of Lenox sends an expresse into France with as advantageous pretenses as he could contrive for his proceedings in Scotland but King Francis who advised his going thâ—ther to some better purpose than upon a private quarrell he had against the Protector to raise a power against the Crown would vouchsafe his Messenger no hearing nor his Letters reading but set such a guard upon him as made him doubt whether he had the liberty of his person at least fear to hazard it by giving intelligence to his Lord about the counsels of that Court This straitned the Earl in the necessity he was reduced to of seeking some protection for himself In the midst of which distraction the Governour after few dayes siege took the Castle of Glascow and left no secure sanctuary for the Earl but England which he soon resolved on having promises of his welcome yet could not
ability of parts according to the learning of that age was much augmented by a constant resolution at his death which put the younger students and novices upon a combination for maintaining his Tenents and the breach they made let out some Friars to rail against the abuses of the Bishops The patronage of Mr. Gawin Logie and Mr. Iohn Maire added some reputation to these actions and a reformation was attempted by some more unworthy instruments upon their credit The light pulpit discourse of Friar Arithe with his gossips catched some slight people in a jest while other graver men by more serious arguments multiplied considerâ—ble proselytes in good earnest insomuch as the Archbishop of S. Andrews according to the rigour of his Religion began to call for more fire and faggots but was stopt a little by the witty advice of Mr. Iohn Lindsey who told him My Lord If ye will burn them let them be burnt in hollow Cellars for the smoak of Mr. Patrick Hamilton hath infected as many as it blew upon some touch of it was thought to have tainted Alexander Seton a black Friar and Confâ—ssor to King Iames the fifth who presuming upon the opportunity of his privacy endeavoured to withdraw the Kings affections from the Bishops and his conscience from some part of his Religion which by more prevalent counsell of Ecclesiastical persons about the Court made him be discharged of his office and his dread of the fire carried him out of the Realme From Berwick by letter he appeals to the King whom notwithstanding he accuseth to himself of weakness and ignorance being very invective against the Churchmen who at that time as well as the Presbyters since waved in many things their due subjection and in the name of Christ took upon themselves the authority of the King I finde no mention of any answer returned but I do of his progresse from thence to London where at S. Pauls Crosse he retracted some of the new divinity he had published After this for ten years space these violent oppositions in Religion were interrupted the civil warres making other disputes and partizans upon temporal principles among the Scots In which time began a reformation in England from King Henry the eights differences with the Pope whether the pillage of Abbies and demolishing other religious places easily invited the Scotish labourers who would alwayes be found at leisure for such work About the year 1534. began a new Inquisition in Scotland wherein was eminent the perverse demeanour of one David Straton an ignorant Gentleman though in the Catalogue of their Martyrs of whom when the Bishop of Murray Prior of S. Andrews demanded the customary Tythe of his Fish his answer was If they would have Tythe of that which his servants wan in the seâ— it were but reason that they should come and receive it where they got the stock and so as it was constantly affirmed he caused his servants to cast the tenth fish into the sea The processe of cursing laid against him by the Church being encountered with his contempt was re-enforced by a summons to answer for his heresie to maintain which having hitherto no pretense but the perversness of his will the Laird of Dun Arskin very lately illuminated in the point lends him his lamp to look out some better reason and because he could not read bids him hearken which he did with more diligence than devotion desirous to meet with what might colour the affectation of his errours to which purpose the Laird of Lawristons field-lecture conduced luckily chancing to be rather out of S. Matthew than the Prophet Malachy where the Pharisaical tything of Mint and Cummin being taxed might serve his turn to slight all Christian Decimations as publican-extortions and no weighty matters of the law Though that was not the text that brought the spirit of prayer upon him but another on which he might have made a better comment by his repentance than unwildy resolution and known that the denial of tenths is the denial of God in his institution before men and may perhaps be retaliated before the holy Angels by his Sonne Sentence of death being passed he asked grace of the King which Knox saith he willingly would have granted but the Bishop proudly answered no more proudly than the Presbyters more than once since then That the Kings hands were bound in that case and that he had no grace to give to such as by their law were condemned Notwithstanding the severity exercised upon him and many other the Reformation for precedents unto which by this time their Merchants and Mariners had traffiqued in forreign parts makes its way into the cloysters and by Friar Killors contrivance which Iohn Knox seems to approve of very well shews it self upon the stage in a Satyrick play and that on a Good-Friday morning the subject whereof was the passion of our Saviour Christ most envious paralels being made between the Iewish Priests and the Scotish Bishops This gave the occasion of a more close search into the Friars opinions which being found such as suited not with the present profession and government of the Church sent him with many other too zealous reforming complices unto the fire Not long after George Buchanan laid his cockatrice egge not onely of Iudaisme which himself hatched in a Lenten meeting at the eating of a Paschal lamb but of Schisme and Rebellion which His Majesty endeavoured to crush upon the first discovery notwithstanding the trust he had reposed in him of instituting some his natural children He was by the Kings special Order as they say committed to prison whence he made an unhappy escape to the ruine almost of that Kingdome by his writing All this while the Royal Reformers in England marched furiously so as King Iames had no minde to meet them at York nor give King Henry there the interview he desired This though imputed to his Clergy was taken as a discourtesie from himself which set the English jealousie on fire and that at last burnt out into a warre King Iames was not so absolute at home as to cement at pleasure the Scotish intestine divisions where the equality of power did so mi-party his thoughts that he knew not wch side to head nor had he alwaieâ— the liberty of his choice His distrust of both made him enter into secret counsel with his Clergy by whose advice and assistance he levied on a suddain a vâ—ry numerous Army the design whereof was scarcely thought of in England when it actualy entred upon the borders But such scruples were scatered by some disaffected persons to the Church and Crown as made most of the Souldiery dispute the justce of the quarrell when they were to handle their armes or without consulting their conscience leave them in the field The loss of this Army so troubled the King that he
cast off all care to recruit it and measuring the shortnesse of his daies by the extremity of his grief he becomes too true a prophet of his death Some six dayes before his Queen was delivered at Linlitquow of a daughter whom Iohn Knox very civâ—lly calls the scourge of that Realm as her mother one that brought continuing plagues upon the same and that hâ—r whole life declared hâ—r to be such No lesse did his brethren spare the deceased King but call'd him Murtherer and rejoyced at the taking away of such an enemy to Gods truth In the Kings last will were four Protectors oâ—Regents of the Kingdome appointed the Cardinall of S. Aâ—drews the Earls of Huntley Arguyle and Murray but these were men especially while in the Cardinals company very unlikely to promote the new Religion or the more unjustifiable ends of the pretended Reformers of the Church The young Earl of Arran was found a fitter subject to work on the facility of his nature rendring him very flexible to their desires and the narrownes of his judgment admitting in no latitude an abilitie to counterplot at any time their designs or a discovery of their purposes but what they laid directly in his sight His pretence of the second place in succession to the Crown gave him colour and the Lord Grange furnished him with courage to claim the government during the minority of the Queen which that faction of the Nobility soon bestowed upon him who had more will to rule with him than reason to suppose that in his hands lay the best security for her person Yet to enable him for that or some other more secret ends were presently delivered up to him the Kings Treasure Jeweâ—ls Plate Horse c. which notwithstanding they scarcely give him liberty to look on before they set him to study controversies in Religion and tutor him as well in the polemick divinity as politicks of that party And to point the bluntness of his nature by some new animosity of spirit they shew him his own name among others in a private Schedule of the K. being a memoriall of such as of whose disaffection to his person government religion good notice being taken as good care might be had to prevent the â—ll effects of that humour which they suggested to be a destination of them unto ruin This was called the bloudy Scroll and the discovery of it a great deliverance of Gods which some godly men as they term'd themselves that is such as whose guilt made them conscious how much concerned they were in it fearing the execution of their ends and intents thereof being left to the Cardinal as a Legacy by the King pressed the Governour to â—ake notice of to betake himself for what puâ—pose God had exalted him to that honour and how great expectation was had of him The principal of their meaning being to depose the Cardinal for their own security he understood not and therefore they put upon him one Guilliame a lapsed Friar with some others to be priviledged in the preaching down Superstition a word of as great extent in those times as since from which was taken as much advantage for a licentious and violent Reformation But the Friars arguments being more powerfull to draw the people into sedition than the Bishops to a dispute one of their servants thought to rime down the ridiculous part of the practice in a ballad for which he had like to have lost his life as the Cardinal his liberty who for some time was their prisoner in Dalkeith and Seaton but this project being advanced and another pass'd the vote in Parliament about a marriage between Prince Edward of England and their Queen whether by command or connivance of the Governour or intercession of the Queen Mother to which they adde the bribing of his keeper the Lâ—rd Seaton and Lethington he was soon after set free About this time they obtained with some difficulty the use of the Bible in the vulgar tongue not to leaâ—n out of it the duty of obedience to the supreme Magistrate not to study the sincere doctrine and sense of the holy word but to have the same advantage with the hereticks of old to wrest the authority of sacred writ out of the hands of the Catholick Church and to serve their purposes at any time rend the letter from the meaning of the holy Spirit For this they cited the pattern of primitive Christians whom they never meant to imitate and the authority of some Fathers who countenanced that indulgence to humble holy men but in canvasing the question I finde not them calling upon Tertullian who spake his minde too freely adjudging them for Hereticks who came short of them in pertinacy and errour and excluded all that were so from any benefit of the Bible in their oppositions unto the Church The first good use they made of it was the garnishing their libells and rebellious Pamphlets and the first fruits of the new amity between England and them was the lâ—berty of getting thence in great numbers the most angry Treatises penned in favour of King Henries fury against the Church The contract of Marriage was made solemnly in the Abbey of Hallirud-house to the confirmation of which howsoever the Governour was prevail'd with to have Christs sacred body bâ—oken between him and Mr. Sadler the Ambassadour from England yet the Queen and Cardinal and what they call the faction of France which was the principal nobility are confessed to have no consent in it upon which the Commissioners were afterward questioned for their proceedings but being maintained by the great politick Patriot the pretended Parliament it mattered not what the Holy spiritual father or natural mother had to say against them the young Queen must be disposed of as they thought fittest and the great Seals of both Kingdomes for a second ratification interchanged But soon after came out of France I. Hamilton the Abbot of Paisly and Mr. David Painter afterward Bishop of Rosse men formerly cried up by the Reformers for their learning life religion and expected by them to become pillars of the new Temple they were building but their private instructions directed them to the Court with new advice to the Governour to consider whither his petty Counsellors were carrying him what the consequences might be of the alterations in religion what commodity in continuing the ancient League with France and what hazzard of his own â—ightful succession to the crown under the displeasure of the Pope who legitimated his birth by favouring the marriage of his mother after the divorcement of his father from Elizabeth Hume then alive although he might have had security as to the last from the Reformers who acknowledged afterward they would with their whole force have fortified him in the place that God had given unto him and would never have called in Question things done in time of darkness
or on this side her guilt and onely for the security of Queen Elizabeth and her Kingdom yet room was left for the Queens ingenuity to acknowledge that the former extraordinary and extrajudicial examples were not drawn cleer off from their Lees nor justifiable in every circumstance that accompanied them After this the Duke of Momorancie Ambassador from the King of France presseth a cessation of Arms in Scotland a free Parliament or at least delegates from both sides to treat at London with the like deputed by the Queen of England and French King but this could not be hearkened to and the aversion of Lord Grange with his Garrison in Edenburgh Castle from peace upon hopes of supplies out of France is made the only barr against a general accord Since the Earl of Marre's death there had been no Regent in Scotland but Christs viceroies in black took the care of both Swords and passed Assembly acts at pleasure authentick no question so long as the young King breathed in the Country who must pay the Church tribute for his life by an innocent compliance to enact what they list to which purpose they kept him and would not part with this Jewel to England nor France though both desired to have him out of the noise and danger of their Wars but this look'd like a Monarchy divinely limited by the boundaries of the Discipline which might sweeten their liberty by degrees to a silent desertion of all future Government by a King Queen Elizabeth therefore who was in a manner perpetuall Protectrice calls upon them to go about the election of a Regent The Earl Morton was the man they made choice of whereby they seem'd both to gratifie the Queen and provide a mercenarie creature to their purpose he having not long before delivered up the Earl of Northumberland who had fled to Scotland for refuge and for a piece of mony unworthily as to the point of personall honour betrayed an obliging Friend who had fed and harbour'd him in his exile The late Earl of Marre had broak the Assemblies Instructions in his Regency by offering at some restraint unto the Church which had been better doubted upon the Infant person of the King and therefore his Son might well be opposed in his hereditary priviledge to have the young King in his custody especially his own minority requiring rather to have than to become a Guardian yet conditions being made the charge was conferr'd upon him for to secure the main good order was taken by the new Regent That no Papist nor factious person under which were comprised all loyal Subjects should have accesse unto the King An Earl with onely two Servants attending him A Baron with one All others single and unarmed The Queen of Scots deplorable condition in England discouraged her principal abettors at home The Duke of Castle Herald and Huntley are drawn in to acknowledge the King and his Regent the Lord Grange Humes and Lidington maintain their loyalty so long as they can in Edenburgh Castle which after a siege laid to it by Queen Elizabeths Forces which she lent the Regent out of kindness hastened by her jealousie of the French from whom the Queens Royalists in Scotland expected succour was resigned and according to the Disciplinarian mercy the first was hanged the second scarcely pardoned at Queen Elizabeths intreaty the third having sometime been a Friend sent to Leith and yet upon-after-thought because of a subtile and active headpiece supposed very probably to be poison'd by which Christian proceedings the Presbyterian Rebells become absolute Masters rule King and Country without contradiction And now their work being done they turn their pack-horse Souldiers to grass some of whom get new entertainment in Swedeland others agree better with the imployment in France and the Low-Countries The cessation of armes in Scotland gives the restless Brethren some respite to bethink themselves how to work mischief abroad The Bishop of Rosse though a prisoner in England had his head at liberty to devise and too many hands in readiness to execute what he should command upon any visible advantage against them Their importunity being not able to prevail for injustice and cruelty enough to put him to death they accept of his exile out of England though they foresee that will not quit them of their fears Morton the Regent craves a league with England of mutual defense against all forraign Forces and would have a large pension for himself and some Scots his devoted guards against the pretended attempts to depose him but that would not be hearkened to somewhat else with lesse charge and slight proofs did accumulate guâ—lt upon the Queen of Scots for contriving a dangerous Match between a Scotch Earl of the blood the Kings Vnkle and the Lady Elizabeth Candish the Countess of Shrewsburies Daughter for which her Mother and divers Ladies were imprisoned Soon after the good old Earl of Castleherault having taken no great content in changing sides and forsaking his quondâ—m pupill and Queen by the modâ—rate way of disciplinarâ—an dispatch was vexed into a sickness and dyed In the year 1577 was discovered Don Iohn of Austria's designe to marry the Queen of Scots which the Brethren foresâ—eing would imply the liberty of her person and confusion of their cause were not wanting in dâ—ligence to quicken information and aggravate prejudice to the Queen of England The Donâ—ailing of strength and assistance to carry on this and other vast youthfull designes the next year as 't is thought took no other pestilent infection then grief which brought him to his Grave In the year following the face of Government in Scotland was alter'd Earl Mortons covetous converting that publick treasure to his temporal use which should maintaine Christs Ecclesiastick Kingdom in luster brings upon him the damnation of the Discipline in deposing him from his Regency being scarcely afforded the favour of communion with his Peers The King yet but twelve years of age was apprehensive enough of the tyranny he had been under and in capacity to accept any courteous tender as well of his liberty as of his Crown It was found convenient to trust him with the title of Governing but that he might be sure not to surfeit upon the power he had his twelve Godfathers to passe upon him for every year one Earl Morton was kept in to instruct the rest rather how to give in verdict upon His Majesties actions then Counsel to his person and had the cunning to keep himself fore-man of the Jury but unadvisedly endeavouring to improve his interest to the retroduction of detestable regency split his own with the twelve Members superintendency in pieces and to little purpose secur'd the King in the Castle of Sterling there being a Regal power pretended abroad that gave the Earl of Athol commission to leavy an Army to meet him in the Field Sir Robert Bowes the English
of marrying E. Bothwel Having forecasted all difficulties to be encountred Iohn Craig declaims against it and excites the people to rebellion The Queen demands Edenburgh Castle and obtains it on an hard condition for the person of the Prince the original of her ruine They address now no more supplicates Isai. 22.23 Their malitious calumnie of the Queen and E. Bothwell's resolution to murder the young Prince The Queen raiseth an Army Yet proclaims great concessions They besiege Her Majesty at Borthwike-Castle Thence they go to Edenburgh Yet incline to disband but are prevented by the Queens approach An unfortunate Treaty by the French Agents means The Queens Army discouraged Her Majesties discourse with L. Kirkaldic of Grange while E. Bothwell slips away Her horrid entertâ—inment in the Rebells Army She is thrust into an Inne at Edenburgh and guarded Thence posted away to the Isle of Lochlevin The Ministers â—ssemble Four Commissioners deputed by them to summon in the Hamilton's c. Articles agreed on by the Rebells They are yet pâ—rplex'd in their thoughts what to do with the Queen Queen Elizabeths emulation c. made her countenance some of their proceedings Their ingratitude and scorn return'd upon her The Queen moved to qâ—it her Crown and permit Murray to be Regent K Iames 6. The Prince Crowned at Sterlin K. Iames 6. Murray returned out of France and proclaimed Regent The Queen escapes out of prison Her last ill success in Battail She escapes to England for protection Queen Elizabeth's three Desires unto the Regent Queen of Scots demands a hearing about her last marriage All discussed in the Parliament at Perth Whence the two Queens reeeive little satisfaction They demurre about E. Bothwell Pelkarne sent with their apology to Queen Elizabeth Their subtilty in making a diffâ—rence between the two Queens by much falsehood mixed with little truth Q. of Scots and D. of Korfolk sâ—cured Regent Mâ—rray kill'd The Brethren prosecute revenge A scâ—upulous question put to them Tâ—eir applicatlons to Q. Eliz. rejected They confer regall power upon the Earl of Lenox Divest him again of it and make him Regent Q of Scots by all means endeavours her liberty Queen Eliz giveth fair answers to her and her intercessors Q. Eâ—izabeths Councill how affected at this time K. Iames 5. They involve her in a multitude of difficulties She calls the Scots to accounâ— about the deposition of their Queen They exhibâ—te a large Remonstrance rebellious and antimonarchiall enough K Iames 6. 1571. Queen Eliz dislikes it Yet persists in her high demand from the Qu of Scots Commissioners Their modest answer L Keepers sharp reply K. Iemes 5. A truce between the divided parties in Scotland made by Q Eliz. The Regent and his do notwithstanding what they please They hang up the Arâ—h-Bishop of St Andrews K Iames 6. Revenge taken upon the Regent They make the E of Marre his successor who is so vexed by them that he shortly dies with grâ—ef The Parliaments fierce proposition to Q Eliz. about the Queen of Scots Rejected A resolution taken by the Rebells in Scotland fatall to the Queen and her party Divers executed in England The Duke of Norfolk Beheaded The Brethren well-pleased at the successe of their designes and approach of the Ax so near their Queen To whom Commissioners are sent to expostulate The French interceding are answered with instances from their own and other Nations Momoranchies propositions not hearkened to The Assemblies domineer while no Regent in Scotland Q. Elizabeth calls upon them to chuse one They take E Morton as fittest for their purpose The young E of Marre becomes Guardian to the King Orders made by the new Regent The Queens party in Scotland faint Edenburgh Castle taken by the help of the English Forces The Scotch army disbanded Bishop of Rosse banish'd England upon the Scots importunity Morton cannot obtain a league c. with England Queen of Scots aâ—cused of contâ—â—ving a Match E Castleherault dies with grief Don Iohn of Austria faileth in his design to marry the Q. of Scots And dyeth Morton deposed from his Regency Twelve appointed to assist the King in governing Morton one of them but defeated in his purpose to do all The King begins to shew himself to the terror of the Assembly Preserves the Bishops in some part of their Rights and revenues whereof the other would deprive them 2 B of Discip. cannot yeâ— pass in Parliament D of Alanson attempts a marriage with Q Eliz. D. of Lenox and E of Arran set at difference by the Assembly Reconciled by the King Then they accuse Lenox to Q Elizabeth Who demands to have him banish'd The King will not part with him Humes his Agent hears of this from the L Treasurer in England Morton questioned Randolphs sent to intercede but prevails not Arrogant Assembly Acts. 1579. No Christianity allowed but in Scotland and where is a confâ—rmity in Religion unto the Kirk Th K checks thâ—m They contest with him by a Committee And extort his subscription to the Negative Confession with a câ—mmand of the like from all * This is that Craig and this that confession which K Iames reflects upon in Hampton-Court conference saying That with his I renounce and abhor his detestations and abrenuntiations he did to amaze the simple people that they not able to conceive all those things utterly gave over all falling back to Popery or remaining still in their former ignorance yea if I saith his Majesty should have been bound to his form the confession of my Faith must have been in my Table-book not in my head A publick stratagem practis'd by the Brethren The Queen of Scots directs her thoughts to an higher kingdom and means to resign all up to her Son Whereupon the Brethren put all into confusion The King invited to the Castle of Ruthen and detained prisoner They press him most insolently to do their business Buchanan deserts them and repents of what he had done heretofore Queen of Scots complains to Queen Eliz. Queen Eliz very uncertain what to do Sends two Commissioners to the Queen of Scots The Disciplinarians make new jealousies about Fa Holt. Qu Eliz by her Agents Courts King Iames kindness D Lenoxs's death King Iames makes an escape Offers pardon to all that ask it Sir Francis Walsingham sent to counsell him The Assemblies justifie their late Treason And commit new Gowrie c attempt again the surprisal of the King But himself is seised on c. Walsinghams Letters not observed by E Hunsdon E Gowrie behâ—aded Letters feigned in the nâ—me of the Queen of S.o.s. Vpon whiâ—h divers Nobles are questioned And the Iudges for their severity against Papists Throckmorton hanged A reconciliation between the two Queens prevented An â—ssociation in England Queen of Scots sees a necessity of complying with Q Eliz The Scots Presbytery foreseeing the effect of it declaim â—gainst her their Kingâ— and Council in the Pulpit Vpon their flighting the Kings summons they are inhibited and Episcopacy setled The Kings suprâ—macy established by Act of Parliament Hereupon â—ivers Miâ—isters take their flight Q Eliz restrains â—heir violence but countenâ—nceth them too much Earl of Arran offers a meeting with L Hunsdon upon the borders The fugitives proscribed Patrike Grey sent Ambassador for England Qu of Scots practises too much for her self And Leicester against her and her party Queen Eliz requires a reformation of Scots Bishops Earl of Northumberland â—urdered in the Tower Sir Edward Wotton sent Ambassador into Scotland E of Bedford slain at a meetiâ—g uâ—on the borders L Fernihurst imprisoned E of Arran confined Qu Eliz demands their persons is denyed She sends home the Scottish Fugitives A rebellious army raised by them E of Arran accuseth P Grey of Treason Is besieged and narrowly escapes The Rebells answer to L Grey They capitulate and hâ—ve what they ask of the Kiâ—g A league renewed with England A considerable Article had it been agreed and kept heretofore Another about Religion the ambiguity whereof doth more hurt than good A Conspiracy in England discovered Many executed for it The Queen of Scots how far concerned in it Walsingham and her own Secretaries charge more upon her then she owns She is prejudged too soon by persons uncommission'd The more prudent yet as loyal grue milder censures Leicester woâ—lâ— have her poiâ—on'd Walsingham not prevailed with to consent Yet dâ—rects the contrivers to a methodical proceeding Queen Elizabeth yeilds to their perswasions for signing a Writ oâ— Delegacy The Queen of Scots prudent dâ—meanour reward the Delegates at Fotheringham Castle Lord Treasurâ—r rigid witâ— her Her Majesty answâ—rs him accordingly Submits to a Tryal but on condition Iustice Gawdies too particular nâ—rration The Queen protests against it Nave disclaims his pâ—pers The English Parliaâ—ent passeth sentâ—nce according to the sense of the Delegates But Q Eliz makes no hast to signe the Bill King Iames endeavours to preâ—erve his Mother but â—annâ—t Commands the Ministers to prâ—y in pâ—blick for her who deny him and her that respect Paâ—rike Greys proverb to Qu Eâ—iz Who is troubled in mind about her execution Vâ—certain instructions given to Davison with the feigned Bill He is fined and imprisoned for gâ—ing beâ—ond tâ—e meaning of them The Queen very resoâ—ute and â—eligious at her death A Priest denied her Fletcher Dean of Peterburgh Iustice blushed when she suffered
his Age nor had they been if preserved applicable to all times according to the variety of which and other circumstances the Decretalls multiplied and so will Ecclesiasticall Canons increase in number or be alterable for necessity or decency unto the end What presseth most in the tenth Article Sir Iohn declineth and therefore no wrong is done him if he be thought imprudently to have said c. That Religion that is to say so much of it as Henry 8. turn'd off was to be abolished and destroyed as then in England where whatsoever good reformation hath since been made a great deal of Murder Rapine and Injustice was acted and countenanc'd by what King and to what purpose the world knowes And the Cardinal with his Clergy had good reason beside private interest to prevent so passionate and sacrilegious a change in Scotland Some moderation Sâ—r Iohn shews in permitting S. Augustines Monks to stand for not whom alone but others of ancient institution as much may be pleaded if S. Basils Rule and the historical passages of S. Hierom and other holy Fathers be duly read whose Convents were made no brothel houses nor swine-sties nor was their worship such as to devote them unto the devill and yet much reverence they gave unto the Reliques of Christian Martyrs They that afterward made counterfeits for gain of proselytes or money may the better sort dispute the point of piâ— fraus with his Knightship and the worse with his hypocriticall corrupted Sectaries who pretend to as great miracles in having Gods Spirit at their call and the power of all his Ancient Prophets in their Night-caps The habits of Monkâ— which he excepts against were in the purest times impos'd upon them and fitter it may be were they for a Cloyster than those by which the tribe of precisians will since be distinguished in the Chuâ—ch Yet am I not so angry with Sr. Iohn Borthwick for his separate singularity in opinion as to justifie the sentence pass'd upon him to be executed in effigie while absent and in person when he could be chatched my portion being not with them that condemn Hereticks to fiâ—e and faggot but if he did as commonly such unquiet spirits do under the pretence of conversion instigate the people against the government of that Kingdome because not of his Religion I referre him to the Laâ— and should no otherwise have wisht his pardon than upon a serious acknowledgement of his fault What folâ—ows in Fox's Acts of a conference between the Bishop of Dunkelden and Dean Thomas a Canon of St. Colmes Inch I cannot judge of finding little or nothing about it in their own Historians nor can I credit one particular of the Bishops stout saying I thank God I never knew what the Old and New Testament was howsoever rise the Proverb which he pretends to be so common in Scotland Ye are like the Bishop of Dunkelden that knew neither New nor Old Law no more than the like in Buchanan That upon a strict enquiry at Dundee after the Readers of the New Testament most of the Priests who sure were licensed profest so much ignorance of the Book as they contentiously averr'd it to be written by Martin Luther thereupon rerejected it and required the Old And somewhat to be suspected is that which comes after That the Dean with six other Friars and a Gentleman were burn'd principally upon these articles of the Deans preaching every Sunday on the Epistles and Gospels and their eating of flesh in Lent for which more moderate penance to my knowledge is inflicted in other Catholick Countryes at this day and that ancient Canon is not wantonly abused upon reasonable causes dispensations without any great difficulty are obtained And therefore another story of like nature countenanc'd by Buchanan and most passionately laid forth by Knox of four hanged in St. Ionhstons for eating one poor Goose on a Friday which could not afford each of them a leg and a wing hath little of my belief and indeed the lesse because I find them conceal what Fox out of no meaning I ghess to deal more impartially inserteth Their hanging up the Image of St. Francis nailing Rams horns to his head and a Cows rump to his tail and some of them interrupting Friar Spense in his Sermon maintaining the established doctrine of those times the necessity of prayer to Saints whereupon followed such a tumult of the people as hazarded his life which murder would have been more unjustifiable before God and man than the hanging up four or four hundred of them for attempting that on the person of one which might and did draw after it the destruction of many not in halters upon a legal sentence but by the sword rebelliously imployed as well agaâ—nst their Prince as their fellow subjects which will appear too evidently in the sequel of this story I shall not follow every little Martyr to the stâ—ke â—et not any of them is there but I shâ—uld heartily commiseraâ—e if I were as we I persâ—aded as some Historians seem to be that he suffered clearly for the tenderâ—ess of his consciâ—nce or by the merciless cruelty of his mâ—licious Judges But when I discover in most theâ—r prâ—aâ—hing praying discâ—ursiâ—g designing câ—unselling such a â—â—irit of virulency agaâ—nst their Romane Adversaries which must â—e censur'd incompetible with that Christian charity which the best patteâ—ns the most exemplary sufferers in the primitive times decâ—â—red principally at their death when very few of them can be so justified in their strictness of Religion as they are most evidently to be condemned for sedition whatsoever indirect proceedings may be observed in their tryalls whatsoever accumulative articles were by mistake or wilfull injury cast upon them I cannot so commend them for their vertues as to flatter posterity by the example into their errours Therefore passing by a multitude of petty Saints whom Knox and Buchanan canonize as they go some of whom may be feared to deserve no other red letters in the Calender than themselves whose names are deeply dyed in the bloud which is not little shed upon the rebellious practices they prescribed I will discuss onely the passages about one more signal than the rest out of whose ashes the Scotish Reformation was raked and beside the murder of the Cardinal a consequent rebellion advanced chiefly upon the reputation of his name though I will not alledge it as apparently founded in his doctrine The man I mean is Mr. George Wisheart of Bâ—nnets Colledge in Cambridge where he is famed to have lived a very studious and religious life yet not without some such singular eccentrick motions from the custome of other honest men in his time as gave some part of his piety the character of Melancholy and the impress of cruelty to some severity in his discipline An instance of the former in his Wearing and sleeping in Canvas which his sheets and shirâ—s freez-mantle
Elizabeth saw and disliked the drifts of these Antimonarchical maxims and practises yet not resolute enough to trust providence with the preservation of her person At the next meeting in the Lord Keepers House persists in one of her principal demands from the Queen of Scots Commissioners to have beside the delivery up of two strong Castles the Duke of Castle Herault the Earles of Huntlâ—y Argile Humes Hâ—ris c. to be Pledges or Hostages for the good behaviour of their Queen This was to change one priâ—oner for more to disarm the Scotch Queen and turn her into a wilderness of wolves or more savage beasts ready every minute to devour her The Bishop of Ross and her other Delegates lookt over Queen Elizabeths shoulder and her Councils to see the black Assembly men vying hard for the honour of this fatal invention returned a modest answer to Her Majesty , That this could not be yielded in Christian prudence nor mercy to their miserable Mistresse wch was repelled by the L. Keeper with that sharp reply which if any thing cut off all mutual confidence in the Queens That the Kingdome Princes Nobles Castles and what soever else was valuable in Scotland could be no considerable pledge for the security of England While matters were thus carried on there both parties in Scotland by Queen Elizabeths order enter into a truce which the Disciplinarians kept according to the articles of their faith putting to the sword what persons of quality they wished out of the way wherein the murder of their late King and a feigned design to poison this now in being served them very plausibly for a disguise They seized upon what Castles and Forts they could get by fraud or stratagem without any great noise of armes among the rest that on Dunbriton frith where the fury of the meaner sort being slacked by customary murder the wrath of the Regent and his sanguinary Chaplains must have a solemn holy sacrifice to appease it which was the Archbishop of St. Andrews whom they found in that Castle He craved the ordinary justice of the law but the fear of Queen Elizabeths mediatory Letters or any other prevalent possibility to save him carried him the shorest way by a Council of war to be as he was dispatched at the Gallows But divine vengeance not â—ong after found the Regent out at Sterlin sitting secure as he thought in his Parliament of Rebolls where by the hands of some on the Queens party he paid the due debt of his bloud to the innocence of that holy Martyr whom he murder'd And now the good Brethren haing divers months since out stript the rebellious precedents of their ancestors by leaping over the letter and all pretentions of Law and authority in the election of their Regent find themselves safe on this side all scrupulous trouble and so without any more addresses into England or home disputes about stating their power commit their cause to the protection of Iohn Erskin Earl of Marre whose first ominous repulse before Edenburgh and mild temper inclining toward a composure together with his impardonable endeavours to bring in again Archbishops and Bishops drew such swarms of contentious Presbyters about him that after thirteen moneths strugling with his own Conscience and their unconscientious proceedings he dyed through extremity of grief In this time by the good managing of the Brethren a proposition was made by the Members of Parliament in England That if the Queen of Scots acted any thing against the known Laws of the Land upon advantage given by her contract of marriage with the Duke of Norfolk she should be proceeded against as a Wife to one of the Peers of the Realm But for Royal Majesties sake Queen Elizabeth interposeth by her power and would not suffer it to be put to the Vote of the House or at least not enacted as a Law After all this jugling and under-hand contrivance the Disciplinarian faction in Scotland perceiving trouble and hazard increasing upon them at home and potent enemies multiplying abroad resolve now to cut up root and branch of all that hindred the growth of their dominion and having but blunt instruments in Scotland make bold with the highest authority and sharpest ax of England to effect it wherein as part of the work is easie with some rotten boughs which having no intrinsecal conjunction nor continuity with that body whereof they had been arms and members were broaken off at pleasure by the hand of Justice so the knotty pieces were not without some difficulty wrought off by the strength of malice and acuteness of subtilty in the too partial industrious Journey-men for the cause The Bishop of Rosse the Queen of Scots greatest agent and advocate fencing under the umbrage of the publick Embassie saved his life but not his liberty to do her service Felion Story Barnes Mather c. were at several times arraigned and executed But these were taken to be at too great a distance to give warning to their captive Queen The Duke of Norfolk was her principal adhearent they aim'd at the most likely Champion to have justified her title who though at his death he protested his chiefest endeavours had been to reestablish the oppressed Queen and suppress the rebellious practises in her Kingdom yet because his Plot was laid in the dark and his complices abroad such as for their own ends kept not within the compass of his designs but wrought the ruine of England into their hopes met with Law enough to condemn him by his Peers and after four moneths reprieve by the Queens singular favour inexorable Justice to behead him upon the Scaffold This much heightened the Assembly men in Scotland who wiping their eyes to behold with much consolation of spirit by what a slender thread their successes had hung the ax over their imprisoned Queen endeared each other by the mutual assurance they gave it could not be long before her Head too must off and then the Discipline they thought would take place with the unquestionable Succession of the King Not ten dayes passed after the Dukes death before they wrought by their Agents that Commissioners were sent Lord de l' Amour Sadler Wilson and Bromley to expostulate with the Queen of Scots about her treasonable practises against the Crown of England and to ring the knell of the Dukes destiny in her ears The French more earnestly than before interceding for her liberty are silenced with instances of their own cashiering their Kings Childerike by Pipin Charls of Lorraign by Hugh Capet imprisoning the Queens of Lewis Philip the Long and Charls the Fair successively The cases of Henry the Second of England Alphonsus of Castile and Charls the fifth of Spain and Scicilie are produced as precedents for taking the Crown their Mothers surviving And the honourable restraint of the Queen of Scots pleaded a favour beyond her desert
Ambassador composed the publick difference at present after which a better expedient was supposed to be found to prevent by poyson all further martial attempts of Athol while Earl Morton betook himself more unto his privacy than innocency at home The first salley of Regal government under the pretended personall conduct of the King put the Assembly brethren in mind to strengthen their incroachment upon the Church to which purpose follows a discharging of Chapters with their election of Bishops the titular Bishops are warned to quit their anti-christian corruptions in particular was instanc'd their receiving Ecclesiastick emoluments so that notwithstanding all former Acts and agreements for life their known assignation of benefice must be as well extinct as their Jurisdiction and office yet to please the young King who beyond his years had a discretive Judgement and held Episcopacy in a reverend esteem that they might seem to leave them somewhat to do they make them Itinerant Visiters of their Hospitals themselves being the Sacrilegious Collectors of the Rents Beside this they heave hard to obtain an establishment of the policy in the Second Book of their Discipline but as that yet could not be got to be incorporated with other Parliament Acts At this time two French Noblemen raise fears and jealousies in abundance the Duke of Alanson in England by endeavouring a Marriage with Queen Elizabeth with whom he held private conference but was suspected to aime at restoring the Queen of Scots Lord Aubignie in Scotland who was become the only favorite of the King The consequences of the Marriage were debated by the Lords in Council and their opposite possibilities or conjectures represented to the Queen The new humours of Esme Stuart Lord d' Aubignie whom the King had â—arely câ—eated Duke of Lenox was a business undoubted to be of Ecclesiastical cognizance and therefore taken into consideration by the Assembly the Christian result of whose counsels was this To set up against him an emulous rival Iames Stuart of the Ochiltrie Family call'd Earl of Arran which title he attained by cession from one of the Hamiltons not well in his wits to whom he had been Guardian but these two were soon reconciled by the King and the Assembly Brethren defeated in their plot They can soon find means to be revenged and make the King hear of his misdemeanour A large complaint is sent up to Queen Elizabeth which being sweetned with the discovery of a feigned designe to conveigh the captive Queen out of rison laid to the charge of the Duke of Lenox rellisheth well in the Court and Council of England from whence come endeavours and Embassies to degrade him from favour if not his honour and demâ—nds to have him baniâ—â—ed out of Scotland The young King had now quit himself of his pupillage and with that of his custome to return suppliant answers by his Regent according to the instructions that ever accompanied the demands Sir Robert Bowes the Agent was admitted to deliver his Message but not with his condition to have Lenox removed from the Council and therefore went grumbling home without audience Humes was sent with a complement after him and had the like reception in England where he was turn'd over to Lord Treasurer Burleigh and could have no admission to the Queen Lord Burleigh at large expostulated with him about the miscarriage of some in the Scotch Kings Council The Queen of Englands succesfull endeavours were magnified and her tender care in preventing many eminent mischiefs from the French Some sharp language was used which was hoped would cut off the Kings affection to the Duke of Lenox and make way for Mortons restitution to favour but the issue was otherwise Morton was question'd for many great enormities especially the murder of the Kings Father Randolph is sent to intercede somewhat magisterially and hinder the proceeding against him for his life The King adhears to his Laws by which he answers he is bound to submit Delinquents to Justice Randolph by the help of the Assembly Brethren makes a strong faction of Lenox's enemies and Mortons Friends draws Argile Angus and many other of the Nobility to the party but their different interests caus'd division in their counsels made them quit the engagement and leave Morton after proof and his own confession of the murder to pay his Head â—o the Justice of the Law In this time passed many arrogant Acts in their general Assemblies one among the rest did confine the holy Kirk of Iesus Christ in that Realm to the Ministers of the blessed Evangel and such as were in communion with them excluding all the Episcopal party and deâ—ivâ—ring them up to Satan as being Members of a Kirk divided from the Society of Christs body They professed That there was no other face of Kirk no other face of Religion then was presently at that time established which therefore is â—ver stiled Gods true Religion Christs true Religion the true and Christian Religion admiâ—ting it seems no other Religion to be so much as Christiâ—n but that Beside thâ—s other Acts there were entâ—encâ—ing upon the civill authority whereupon the King by Letter required the Assembly to abstain from making any innovations in the Policy of the Church and from prejudging the decisions of the State by their conclusions to suffer all things to continue in the condition they were during the time of his minority They regard not his letter send a Committee to Striveling to contest with His Majesty and sit down again about the ordering their Discipline Set Iohn Craig a Presbyter about framing a most rigid * Negative confession of Faith Never let His Majesty have quiet untill himself and his Family subscribe it Wrest a charge from him to all Commissioners and Ministers to require the like subscriptions from all and upon this authority taken by violence play the tyrants over the Consciences of the people They censure the Presbytery of Striveling for admitting Montgomery to the temporallity of the Bishoprick of Glascow and him for aspiring thereto contrary to the word of God and Acts of the Kirk While they are thus fencing with the spirituall Sword in Scotland their pure Brethren in England execute their Commission by the pen where the marriage between Qu. Elizabeth and Alanson new Duke of Anjâ—u being in a manner concluded they set out a virulent book with this Title The Gulf wherein England will be swallowed by the French Marriage but the Author Iohn Stubbs of Lincolns-Inne a zealous professor as he must needs be who was Brother-in-Law to Cartwright and one William Page who dispersed the Copies soon after had their hands cut off on a Scaffold at Westminster and play'd their parts no more at that weapon But the civil Sword must have its turn and what no menacing bulls of the Assembly nor any pointed calumnies of mercenary pens can keep off must by a
their admission into the Holy Island The Letters were not obeyed by Earl Hunsdon who dâ—sputed the Secretaries single separate authority nor was the Queen hearkenâ—d to otherwise then by yeilding a legal tryal which cost Gowrie hâ—s Head for all the promises he had of better success from oâ—e Maclen a Wâ—tch whom he had consulted in the case To ballance this somewhat must be done by the Disciplinarian undertakers in England who frame divers Lâ—tters in the name of the Queen of Scots and some English fugitives conveigh them into the Papists houses and then make discovery of a plot Hereupon as slight and improbable as the proofs were the Earls of Northumberland and Arundel were confined his Lady imprison'd divers examin'd and the Lord Paget scarcely by hâ—s prudent innocency protected Queen Elizabeth though facile in hearing their complaints was not so barbarous as to execute the cruelty of their Counsels but called her Judges to account for their extream serverity against the Papists granting indemnity and liberty to many Iesuits and Priests Yet Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador was sent home and Throckmorton whom he was said to have encouraged in an intricate conspiracy being neither constant in denying nor clear in confessing nor at all cunning in concealing or disguising his guilt was hang'd A new Treaty between the two Queens is now commenc'd and Sir William Wade imployed in an overture unto the Queen of Scots but the Agitators of differences between them renew their division by unseasonable jealousies and fears and Wade falls to pasting Father Creyghtone the Iesuits torn papers together neglecting a far more Christian and honourable artifice which he might haâ—e sâ—ewed by cementing the unhappy rupture in two so Royal and magnanimous Ladies hearts This new discomposure gave the Scottish partizans in England a colourable pretense to enter into an association for Queen Elizabeths security from danger which was managed by the policy of the Earl of Leicester The Queen of Scots took hence an alarum oâ— her ruine yet chose rather to submit somewhat of her spirit then in an humour sacrifice her life unto their malice She sends her Secretary Nave with Articles so near Queen Elizabeths demands as had wrought undoubted reconcilement if it had been consistent with the Discipline of the Kirk but this the Scotch Ministry declared to be otherwise in their Pulpits call out for help as if both Kingdoms had been on â—ire and Christian Religion in danger to be consumed by the flames inveâ—gh bitterly against their Queen King and his Council slight the Kings summons to answer stand upon their Ecclesiastical exemption and Presbyterian privilege of immunity from his censure The King began from hence to apprehend it better for his safety and more agreeable with his honour to restore the Miâ—er to the Church then cast away his Crown to a mungrel lay-Clerical Assembly Hereupon he recalls Bishops to their primitive jurisdiction and dignity inhibites all Presbyteries and their Synods together with the popular parity of Ministers and among other Acts pasâ—eth this in the eight Parliamentâ—olden at Edenburgh May 22. 1584. which alone cuts off all their vaine â—retences to this day For as much as some persons being â—ately called before the Kings Majeâ—ty and his secret Council to answer â—pon certain points to have been enquiâ—ed of tâ—em concerning some treasoâ—able seditious and contumelious â—â—eeches uttered by them in Pulpits â—chools and otherways to the disdain â—nd reproach of his Highness his Proâ—enitors and present Council conâ—â—mptuously declined the judgement of â—is Highness and his said Council in that behalf to the evill example of others to dâ— the like if timely remedy be not provided Therefore our Sâ—veraigne Lord and his threâ— Estates assembled in this present Parliament ratifieth and approveth and perpetually confirmeth the Royal power and authority over all Estates as well spiritual as temporal within this Realm in the person of the Kings Majesty our Soveraigne Lord his Heirs and Successors And also statuteth and ordaineth that his Hignâ—ss his Heirs and Successors by themselves and their Councils are and in time to comâ— shall be judges competent to all person His Highnesses subjects of what estate degree function or condition so 〈◊〉 they be spiritual or temporal in 〈◊〉 matters wherein they or any of theâ— shall be apprehended summoned 〈◊〉 charged to answer to such things 〈◊〉 shall be enquired of them by our 〈◊〉 Soveraigne Lord and his Council And that none of them which shalâ— happen to be apprehended called 〈◊〉 summoned to the effect aforesaid prâ—sume to take in hand to dâ—cline 〈◊〉 judgement of his Highness his Heirs and Sâ—ccessors or their Council in the Premises under the pain of Treason This Act puts many of the Assembly birds upon the wing who iâ—nâ—cent Dâ—â—es take none but a Virgin breast for their refuge Queen Elizabeth whose too industriâ—us infirmiâ—y it was to keep up her popular interest with all as well as to enjoy the honour and more clear content of an impartial conscience within her self although she gave no ear to their querulous Remonstrances in private nor permitted their publick libelling in her Churches yet cherished their persons and very unproperly imployed their endeavours to preserve Religion from innovations which made no such real impressions in Scotland as some untrue aggravating relations had in the timeâ—ous minds of her Reformed English Subjects and her self This practise of Her Majesty being observed by those who looked ouâ— of the Scotch Kings Court put the Earl of Arran upon a forward tender of his Service to meet Her Majesties desires and Her Agent the Lord Hunsdon upon the borders but before the time the Sterlin fugitives whom she had protected were prescribed and at it charged by the Earl with their treason against the King The complement he left of his real intentions at parting took place until Patrike Grey came with another Embassie and particular Articles from King Iames But the ill offices it was suspected he did at the same time to the captive Queen gain'd him no reputation with her party and put her upon some such extraordinary courses as betrayed her into a new prison under more restraint and Lâ—icester 't is said upon murderous designes who would not hear of her liberty lesse of her succession to the English Crown To cover whose private spleen and malitious attempts new fears are fetched from the Romane Catholicks and their designes magnified in a mist unto the people whereby a sharper edge is set upon the severity of the Laws This alteration encouraged some of the precise Scottish Religion to pursue the Queens commands for pressing in Parliament to have the Bishops reformed and to others as may be not improbably conjectur'd to murder the Earl of Northumberland in the Tower because a known Friend to the Queen of Scots though they left the pistol wherewith they acted it in