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A65260
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Memoires of the family of Stuarts and the remarkable providences of God towards them in an historical account of the lives of those His Majesty's progenitors of that name that were kings of Scotland.
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Watson, John, b. 1597?
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1683
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Wing W1081; ESTC R35236
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Dowglas Earl of Angus Heads of a contrary Faction Oppose her great Justling between the two Factions even unto Blood had not the Wisdom of the Bishops interposed In fine It was agreed that two of each Faction should be intrusted with the Tuition of the young King and the Government of the whole Kingdom of the Queens Faction were James Groham and Robert Boid then Lord Chancellor of the other Robert Earl of Orkney and John Kennedy chief of that Clan To these were added the Bishops of Glasco and Dunkell Men of great Learning and Integrity the Queen her self only permitted to have some inspection into the King's Education without medling in the publick Administration The younger Children are wholly committed to her Tuiton which were Alexander Duke of Albany John Earl of Marre and two Daughters These things happily Established in Parliament Audience is given to the English Ambassadors their business was for Peace and accordingly a Peace for Fifteen Years is concluded Next Year after the Queen Mother dieth Alexander the King's Brother returning from France is taken Prisoner by the English The Scots complaining of it as a breach of Peace the Child is immediately set at Liberty Things now quiet abroad new Stirs arise at home by the restless and rebellious Spirit of Donald Lord of the Isles who falleth down into the lower Countries with an Army surpriseth Ennerness and Proclaimeth himself King of the Isles and advanceth into Athol with a very powerful Army The Earl of Athol not prepared to oppose so great a Power flyeth to the Sanctuary of St. Brigit never at any time Violated before by the most barbarous of Men The rich Booty of the place was of more price to that barbarous Raven than the esteem of its Sanctity he barbarously entereth into the Sanctuary taking the Earl and his Lady and divers others Prisoners putteth most of the Priests to the Sword and having Pillaged what he could sets the Sacred place on Fire and making much hast home with his Booty the wrath of God pursueth him his Ships are cast away his Men most of them drowned himself reserved to a greater Judgment runneth Mad and remaineth so in a great height to his dying-day Such of his Fellows as escaped the present Judgment are stricken with such Inward Horrour that they voluntarily performed Penance with very great expressions of Remorse going Bare-footed in Sackcloath to the place they so much Contemned satisfying to the utmost of their power for the Expiation of their Offence This Storm over a Calm continued for a Season but all is soon overclouded by the malignant Spirit of Ambition and Envy The Boids labour to get all into their hands to which end Thomas Brother to the Lord Boyd appointed to Instruct the King in Martial Discipline and Exercises endeavoureth by evil Counsel to Alienate his Majesty's affections from all those Nobles to whose Tuition he was committed and watching his opportunity the King following his Sport with a small Retinue nigh Luilithquo is forcibly snatched out of the hands of Kennedie Earl Casles by the foresaid Thomas not without some Violence offered to the Person of the old Earl And now begins the Devil of Deadly Fewd to work the Boydes bring the King to Edenburgh Kennedie and divers others repair to their several homes watching opportunity of revenge the Boyds observing the Nobility to keep from Court procure a Parliament to be called in which Robert the Chief of the Boydes upon his bended knees complaineth of the hard Construction put upon the King's remove from Linligtheuo beseeching his Majesty to declare his sense and pleasure in that business whether he or any of his had therein offended his Highness the young King what through the fear of their Power and afraid of their flattering words with which they had seasoned him declareth that What they did was good Service done deserving rather a Reward than any Punishment this Declaration was Recorded in the Books of Parliament and an instrument to this effect given the Lord Boyd under the Broad-Seal and the same day he is declared Vice-Roy until his Majesty should happily arrive at the age of One and Twenty and as an addition to all his Greatness Mary the King 's eldest Sister is given in Marriage to Thomas Son to the said Robert Lord Boyd And now such Foundations being laid they promise themselves security in this great Pomp and Prosperity But behold the vanity of the World the envy of the People the emulation of the Peers and the alienation of the King's mind suddenly overthrow all About this time the Lord Chancellor is sent to Denmark to demand Margaret Daughter to the Danish King in Marriage to James King of Scotland he safely arrived is honourably entertained and the Marriage immediately concluded Denmark's Interest in Shitland and Orkney given in lieu of her Dower The happy Issue of this Embassage being signified to the King an Ambassadour with a Train of young Noble Men and Gentlemen is appointed to be sent over into Denmark to attend the young Queen into Scotland the young Lord Boyd Earl of Aran and now Brother in Law to the King is on all hands thought the fittest Man for this Service the young Lord accepts of his Honourable Imployment and with a very stately Train sets Sail about the end of August no sooner is he gone than a Parliament is called to Assemble November 22d in which the Boydes are all accused of high-High-Treason Robert the Chief flyeth into England Alexander his Brother appeareth and Pleadeth for himself is adjudged Guilty Condemned and Beheaded the Treason charged on both was Violence offered to the King's Person when they forcibly pulled him out of the Arms of the old Earl of Kennedy Miclinlithquo Behold the Uncertainty of humane Judgments the same Fact declared Good Service in one Parliament is in another judged high-High-Treason The next Spring the Danish Fleet arriveth with the young Queen after her Reception with very great expressions of Joy the Marriage is Solemnized in a great Concourse of the Nobility The Lord Boyd hearing of the Disasters of his Family dares not Land to partake of this Solemnity but goeth a solitary Man beyond the Seas and is entertained by the Duke of Burgundy by whom he was Honoured above all others for his gallant Service in War but in Scotland another account is made of him where he is declared Traitor and his Lands confiscated and to add to his Calamity the King recalleth His Sister Married to the Earl and being encouraged by some of the Nobility with hopes of a Reconciliation between the King and her Lord by her presence to intercede over she comes in obedience to the King's Command being arrived a Divorce from her Husband is presently propounded in order whereunto publick Summons are given at his House in Kilmernock and at the chief Sea-ports in the Kingdom requiring his return within Sixty days according to the Law which he not performing not daring indeed to perform
his Pardon with shew of great Humility which by the mediation of the Queen is soon obtained The King resolving notwithstanding to trust him no more in that height of Power in Government committeth the chief management of all Publick Affairs to the Earl of Orkney and to Chrichton the old Chancellor Dowglas reckoning this a Note of Disgrace rageth against the whole Court Vowing the Destruction of Chrichton which he well nigh made good by an Ambush laid for him as he pasled from Edenburgh to his House at Chrichton A Troop of Armed Men all on the sudden compass him round he forceth his Paslage and escapeth the Snare not without some dangerous Wounds his Wounds are Cured he returneth to Edenburgh Earl Dowglas fearing the King's displeasure withdraweth from the City still resolving Revenge for accomplishing whereof he entereth a League Offensive and Defensive with the Earls of Craford and Ross in the strength whereof he presumeth so much as to contemn all Opposition the King himself is Despised in his Eyes Harris and Mr. Lennan two Galloway Knights both of Antient Families are put to Death by him under pretence of Justice in despight of all the King could do or say Rumours are likewise every where cast out of his aspiring to the Crown At last his Majesty sendeth for him forthwith to repair to his Court at Sterlin the Earl refuseth pretending Danger from the Power of his Enemies then at Court Divers of the Nobles send their Letters of Assurance to him and move the King to Seal a Paper in the nature of a Pass which the Earl receiving cometh to Court confiding in the often experienced Clemency of the King his Majesty receiveth him Graciously and Inviteth him to Supper after Supper the King with some of his most Intimate Counsellors withdraw and with them the Earl into a Withdrawing-Room In the presence of those his Counsellors he Expostulateth with the Earl his strange Deportment towards him mentioning the bounty of the Crown to his Family and his own Extraordinary Grace to himself not only his Pardon more than once granted but singular Pledges of his Favour frequently Conferred and all most strangely abused Notwithstanding all which his Majesty once again tenders to him the assurance of his Favour and Grace in hope of amendment repairing nay rather requesting the Cancelling of that odious League with Craford and Ross so dangerous and dishonourable to his Majesty Dowglas answereth Dimisly enough to all save in the point of the League wherein he desires to be Excused The King presseth him with all Earnestness to persist no longer in it which the Earl peremptorily refusing the King is moved into an extraordinary Passion breaking out into these words If thou wilt not break it by God I will and then before his Counsellors were aware he thrusteth his Ponyard into his Heart This unhappy Accident casteth all into Consussion Dowglas his four Brothers then in Town raise a Dangerous Tumult and with much ado are appeased Immediately they fly into their own Countrey and break out into open Rebellion dragging the King's Pass and the Noble Mens Letter to the late Earl at their Horse Heels with words of Disgrace not fit to be mentioned They Pillage Burn and Slay all they suspected bare any Favour to the King The King calleth a Parliament at Edenburgh before which they are Summoned to appear all Contemptuously refusing are proclaimed Traitors with the Countess Dowager Wife to the late Earl and with her the Earl of Craford James the eldest Brother and now Earl to preserve the Wealth of his Family Marrieth his Brother's Wife craveth the Pope his Dispensation which being refused he allureth as many into his Faction as possibly he could far more siding with him than possibly could be expected insomuch that the whole Kingdom for two Years together became a very Stage of Murther and Rapine Famine and the Pestilence threatning Ruine to all Divers of Dowglas his Wiser Friends being touched with the Sense of these Calamities counsel him to cast himself upon the King's mercy he scorneth the Motion declaiming against them as Pusillaminous declaring rather to Dye than to Submit Earl Craford taketh another and wiser course choosing rather to Submit he casteth himself in his Majesty's way passing through Angus and like a Penitent indeed he comes Bare-footed into his Royal Presence and prostrateth himself before Him with Tears in his Eyes and the greatest expressions of Sorrow that could be made craving in a most Penitent Oration his Majesty's Pardon The King and all then and there present are touched with Compassion towards him his Pardon is forthwith granted the Earl sensible of his Grace tendereth his Service to his Majesty which being accepted he behaveth himself as a gallant Man and a good Subject to his Dying day Dowglas sendeth Hammilton to the English King to crave Assistance from him which could not be obtained unless Dowglas should declare himself a Subject to the Crown of England a Condition so unreasonable even in his Judgment though sufficiently Rebellious against his native Prince that he choosed rather to Perish than to Embrace it Hammilton therefore returning without hope of English Help persuadeth Dowglas to put all to the hazard of a Battel which accordingly was resolved on his Army marcheth and advanceth towards the King's then Besieging Abercorne Castle The two Armies in view one of another Dowglas proveth two slow his Army is thereby much discouraged which Hammilton perceiving withdraweth goeth over to the King craves his Pardon and obtaineth it Dowglas retreateth and deserted almost of all flyeth into England The Castle is taken by Storm and the Garrison put to the Sword the Ruines of that stately Castle remaining as a Monument of that Victory Dowglas soon after returneth into Anandale giveth Battel to some of the King's Forces there and receiveth the Foil his Brother Archilbald is Killed on the place his Brother George Wounded and taken Prisoner is sent to the King and Beheaded A Parliament is again called to Assemble at Edenburgh 1455 Dowglas and his Adherents are again declared Traitors and their Estates Confiscated Dowglas flyeth into the Hebrides and entereth into League with Donald Lord of the Isles They fall down into the main Countrey where they Pillage and consume all with Fire and Sword wheresoever they came laying wast divers Counties Beatrice Wife to both Earls of Dowglas and both Brethren casteth her self at the King's feet craveth his Pardon pretending that she was forced to the Marriage of her Lord's Brother by fear of present Destruction She declareth her self as willing to submit to the King's Justice as to accept of his Mercy whereof she acknowledgeth her self most unworthy she receiveth Pardon and is beyond all Mens expectation received into Favour yea and Donald Lord of the Isles sendeth his Orators to his Majesty to crave his Pardon all that could be obtained was a Command to to make Satisfaction to the People for the Mischief done by him which being