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be_v suppress_v by_o which_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o a_o hie-spirited_a and_o great_a person_n who_o have_v taste_v of_o all_o the_o folly_n that_o bewitch_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n do_v in_o end_n in_o the_o vigour_n of_o his_o year_n and_o spirit_n abandon_v they_o with_o all_o the_o seriousness_n of_o a_o hearty_a and_o lively_a repentance_n and_o find_v in_o god_n and_o true_a religion_n such_o solid_a satisfaction_n and_o joy_n as_o do_v whole_o overcome_v he_o and_o engage_v he_o into_o a_o course_n of_o strict_a piety_n and_o of_o a_o holy_a life_n i_o wish_v this_o may_v work_v some_o effect_n upon_o a_o loose_a and_o debauch_a generation_n and_o if_o the_o world_n become_v either_o better_a or_o wise_a through_o my_o pain_n i_o have_v gain_v my_o chief_a end_n and_o design_n in_o this_o work_n the_o end_n the_o content_n lib._n i._o of_o what_o happen_v from_o his_o father_n death_n till_o the_o year_n 1638._o anno_fw-la 1625._o the_o marquis_n of_o hamilton_n die_v pag._n 1._o his_o son_n succeed_v he_o ibid._n his_o father_n character_n ibid._n king_n james_n die_v p._n 2._o an._n 1626._o the_o marquis_n go_v into_o scotland_n ibid._n the_o king_n write_v to_o he_o p._n 3._o and_o invite_v he_o to_o court_n ibid._n but_o he_o live_v retire_v ibid._n the_o earl_n of_o denbigh_n go_v for_o he_o p._n 4._o an._n 1628._o he_o come_v to_o court_n ibid._n his_o preferment_n there_o ibid._n the_o state_n of_o germany_n ibid._n an._n 1629._o the_o q._n of_o bohemia_n write_v to_o he_o p._n 5._o the_o k._n of_o sweden_n desire_v a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n ibid._n who_o appoint_v the_o marquis_n to_o treat_v with_o he_o p._n 6._o the_o marq._n send_v coll._n hamilton_n ibid._n and_o david_n ramsay_n to_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n ibid._n an._n 1630._o article_n sign_v by_o the_o k._n of_o sweden_n p._n 7._o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n be_v bear_v p._n 8._o the_o marq._n make_v knight_n of_o the_o garter_n ib._n article_n with_o the_o k._n of_o sweden_n sign_v by_o the_o marq._n p._n 9_o ramsay_n deal_v with_o the_o lord_n reay_n p._n 10._o and_o negotiate_v with_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n ibid._n farensbach_n treachery_n ibid._n the_o k._n of_o swed_n press_v the_o marq._n to_o come_v to_o germany_n ibid._n and_o desire_v a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n p._n 11._o an._n 1631._o reay_n accuse_v ramsay_n ibid._n and_o l._n ochiltree_n accuse_v the_o marq._n ib._n the_o marq._n innocence_n appear_v p._n 12._o l._n weston_n be_v his_o enemy_n ibid._n but_o the_o k._n will_v receive_v no_o ill_a impression_n of_o he_o ibid._n and_o make_v he_o lie_v in_o his_o bedchamber_n that_o night_n p._n 13._o ochiltreeis_n try_v and_o punish_v for_o his_o false_a accusation_n ibid._n reay_n and_o ramsay_n desire_v to_o fight_v p._n 14._o the_o king_n letter_n about_o that_o matter_n ib._n the_o marq._n sail_n to_o germany_n p._n 15._o and_o go_v through_o the_o soundt_fw-mi ibid._n the_o king_n write_v to_o he_o ibid._n he_o land_n in_o germany_n with_o 6000_o man_n which_o do_v the_o k._n of_o sweden_n great_a service_n p._n 16._o the_o marq._n go_v to_o the_o k._n of_o sweden_n ib._n the_o k._n of_o sw._n send_v he_o to_o guard_v some_o pass_n on_o the_o other_o ibid._n the_o plague_n break_v in_o upon_o his_o army_n ib._n he_o relieve_v crossen_n p._n 17._o and_o take_v guben_n ibid._n he_o be_v call_v to_o besiege_v magdeburg_n ib._n sir_n h._n vane_n ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n p._n 18._o the_o king_n letter_n to_o the_o marq._n ibid._n the_o marq._n go_v to_o the_o k._n of_o swed_n p._n 19_o magdeburg_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o parley_n ib._n but_o be_v relieve_v by_o papenheim_n p._n 20._o who_o draw_v out_o the_o garrison_n and_o leave_v it_o ibid._n two_o letter_n of_o the_o king_n be_v to_o the_o marq._n p._n 20_o 21._o an._n 1632._o the_o k._n of_o swed_n propose_v unreasonable_a term_n to_o the_o king_n p._n 21._o the_o marq._n army_n come_v to_o nothing_o ibid._n the_o k._n of_o sw._n will_v not_o give_v he_o a_o new_a commission_n p._n 22._o the_o king_n write_v to_o he_o about_o a_o new_a employment_n for_o he_o p._n 23._o the_o treaty_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o k._n of_o sweden_n break_v up_o ibid._n the_o passion_n of_o the_o k._n of_o swden_n p._n 24._o the_o marq._n return_n to_o england_n upon_o the_o king_n command_n ibid._n the_o k._n of_o sweden_n death_n p._n 25._o an._n 1633._o the_o king_n be_v crown_v in_o scotland_n ibid._n the_o king_n assign_v a_o taxation_n to_o the_o marq._n for_o repay_v the_o expense_n of_o his_o army_n p._n 26._o lib._n 2._o of_o what_o pass_v when_o he_o be_v the_o king_n commissioner_n in_o scotland_n in_o