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A95749	Ekskybalauron: or, The discovery of a most exquisite jewel, more precious then diamonds inchased in gold, the like whereof was never seen in any age; found in the kennel of Worcester-streets, the day after the fight, and six before the autumnal æquinox, anno 1651. Serving in this place, to frontal a vindication of the honour of Scotland, from that infamy, whereinto the rigid Presbyterian party of that nation, out of their coveteousness and ambition, most dissembledly hath involved it.	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1652 (1652)	Wing U134; Thomason E1506_1; ESTC R203867	122,679	328

of the matter in hand whether Paradigmatical Iconical Symbolical by comparison or any other kinde of Simile or yet Paradoxical Paramologetick Paradiastolary Antipophoretick Cromatick or any other way of figurating a speech by opposition being formules of Oratory whereby we subjoyn what is not expected confess something that can do us no harme yeeld to one of the members that the other may be removed allow an argument to oppose a stronger mixe praise with dispraise and so forth through all manner of illustration and decorement of purposes by contrarieties and repugnance All those Figures and Tropes besides what are not here mentioned these Synecdochically standing for all to shun the tediousness of a too prolixe enumeration I could have adhibited to the embellishment of this Tractate had not the matter it self been more prevalent with me then the superficial formality of a quaint discourse I could have firreted out of Topick Celluls such variety of arguments tending to my purpose and seconded them with so many divers refutations confirmations and Prosyllogistick deductions as after the large manner of their several amplifications according to the rules of Art would contexed together have framed a book of a great quarto size in an Arithmetical proportion of length to its other two Dimensions of bredth and thickness that is to say its bredth should exceed the thickness thereof by the same number of inches and no more that it is surpassed by the length in which considering the body thereof could be contained no less then seven quires of paper at least and yet notwithstanding this so great a bulk I could have disposed the contents of its whole subjected matter so appositely into partitions for facilitating an impression in the Readers memory and presented it to the understanding in so sprucela garb that spirits blest with leisure and free from the urgency of serious employments would happily have bestowed as liberally some few houres thereon as on the perusal of a new-coined Romancy or strange history of love-adventures For although the figures and tropes above rehearsed seem in their actu signato as they signifie meer notional circumstances affections adjuncts and dependences on words to be a little Pedantical and to the smooth touch of a delicate ear somewhat harsh and scabrous yet in their exerced act as they suppone for things reduplicatively as things in the first apprehension of the minde by them signified I could even in far abstruser purposes have so fitly adjusted them with apt and proper termes and with such perspicuity couched them as would have been suitable to the capacities of courtiers and young Ladies whose tender hearing for the most part being more taken with the insinuating harmony of a well-concerted period in its Isocoletick and parisonal members then with the never-so-pithy a fancy of a learned subject destitute of the Illustriousness of so Pathetick ornaments will sooner convey perswasion to the interior faculties from the ravishing assault of a well-disciplined diction in a parade of curiosly-mustered words in their several ranks and files then by the vigour and fierceness of never so many powerful squadrons of a promiscuously-digested elocution into bare Logical arguments for the sweetness of their disposition is more easily gained by undermining passion then storming reason and by the musick and Symmetry of a discourse in its external appurtenances then by all the puissance imaginary of the ditty or purpose disclosed by it But seeing the prime scope of this Treatise is to testifie my utmost endeavours to do all the service I can to Sir Thomas Vrquhart both for the procuring of his liberty and intreating the State whose prisoner he is to allow him the enjoyment of his own lest by his thraldome and distress useful to no man the publick should be deprived of those excellent inventions whose emission totally dependeth upon the grant of his enlargement and freedom in both estate and person and that to a State which respecteth substance more then ceremony the body more then the shadow and solidity more then ostentation it would argue great indiscretion in me to become no other waies a suiter for that worthy gentleman then by emancipating my vein upon the full carreer of Rhetorical excursions approving my self thereby like to those Navigators Gunners and Horsemen who use more saile then ballast more powder then ball and employ the spur more then the bridle Therefore is it that laying aside all the considerations of those advantages and prerogatives a neat expression in fluent termes hath over the milder sexe and Miniard youth and setting before my eyes the reverence and gravity of those supereminent men to whom my expectation of their non-refusal of my request hath emboldened me to make my addresses I hold it now expedient without further adoe to stop the current of my pen and in token of the duty I owe to him whose cause I here assert to give way to his more literate and compleat elucubrations which that they may the sooner appear to the eyes of the world for the advancement of both vertue and learning I yet once more and that most heartily beseech the present State Parliament and supream Councel of great Britain to vouchsafe unto the aforesaid Sir Thomas Vrquhart of Cromarty knight heritable Sheriff and proprietary thereof a grant of the releasement of his person from any imprisonment whereunto at the discretion of those that took his parole he is ingaged the possession likewise of his house of Cromarty free from garisoning and the enjoyment of his whole estate in lands without affecting it with any other either publick or private burthen then hath been of his own contracting and that with the dignities thereto belonging of hereditary Sheriff-ship patronage of the three Churches there and Admiralty of the Seas betwixt Catness and Innernass inclusively with subordination nevertheless to the high Admiral of the land together with all the other priviledges and immunities which both in his person and that of his predecessors hath been from time to time accounted due by inheriitance to the house of Cromarty and that for the love of the whole Island on which he offereth in compensation to bestow a benefit under pain of forfeiture of all he hath of ten times more worth As this is my humble petition so is it conform to the desires of all the best spirits of England Scotland Wales and Ireland Pity it were to refuse such As ask but l●ttle and give much The List of those Scots mentioned in this book who have been Generals abroad within these fifty yeers Sir Patrick Ruven Gen. Ruderford Lord Spence S. Alexander Lesly Dux foederis S. Alexander Lesly in Moscovy James King Marquis Lesly Marquis Hamilton The List of other Scotish Officers mentioned in in this Treatise who were all Colonels abroad and some of them General persons Lieutenant Generals David Lesly S. James Livingstoun William Bailif Major Generals Lodovick Lindsay Robert Monro Thomas Ker. S. David Drumond S. James Lumsden Robert Lumsden S. John Hepburn Lord James Dowglas Watchtoun Hepburn John Lesly Colonels Alexander Hamilton General of the Artillery Alexander Ramsay Quarter-master General Col. Anderson Earl of Argyle Col. Armestrong Earl of Bacluch S. James Balantine S. William Balantine S. David Balfour S. Henry Balfour Col. Boyd Col. Brog Col. Bruce James Cockburne Col. Colon. Lord Colvil Alex. Crawford Col. Crichtoun Alex. Cuningam George Cuningam Robert Cuningam William Cuningam George Dowglas Col. Dowglas Col. Dowglas Col. Edinton Col. Edmond Col. Erskin Alex. Forbas Alex. Forbas Arthur Forbas Fines Forbas John Forbas Lord Forbas S. John Fulerton Thomas Garne Alex. Gordon Alex. Gordon John Gordon Col. Gordon S. Andrew Gray William Gun Col. Gun S. Frederick Hamilton James Hamilton John Hamilton Hugh Hamilton S. Francis Henderson S. John Henderson Thomas Hume Col. Hunter Edward Johnston James Johnston William Johnston S. John Innes Earl of Iruin William Keith Jhon Kinindmond Patrick Kinindmond Thomas Kinindmond William Kinindmond Walter Lecky Col. Lermond Alex. Lesly George Lesly John Lesly Robert Lesly Col. Liddel Andrew Lindsay George Lindsay Col. Litheo Col. Livingstoun Robert Lumsden Col. Lyon Col. Mathuson S. John Meldrum Assen Monro Fowles Monro Hector Monro Obstel Monro Col. Morison S. Pat. Morray Col. Mouat Col. Ramsey James Ramsey Lord Reay Col. Robertson Col. Rower Frances Ruven John Ruven L. Sancomb Col. Sandilands Robert Scot. James Seaton James Seaton S. John Seaton William Sempil Francis Sinclair Col. Spang James Spence L. Spynay Robert Stuart Thomas Thomson John Urquhart Col. Wederburne Col. Wilson I Have not mentioned here Lieutenant General John Midletoun Lieutenant General Sir William Balfour nor General Major Sir George Monro c. because they returned from the forraign countryes where they did officiate though in places over both horse and foot of great concernment before they had obtained the charge of Colonels As for pricking down into colums those other Scots in my book renowned for literature and personal valour I held it not expedient for that the sum of them doth fall so far short of the number I have omitted that proportioned to the aggregate of all who in that Nation since the yeer 1650. without reckoning any intrusted in military employments either at home or abroad have deserved praise in Armes and Arts joyntly or dis-junctively it would bear the Analogy to use a lesser definite for a greater indefinite of a subnovitripartient eights that is to say in plain English the whole being the Dividend and my Nomenclature the Divisor the quotient would be nine with a fraction of three eights or yet more clearly as the Proportion of 72. to 675. FINIS

progenitors but that even of late although before the intestine garboyles of this Island several of them have for their fidelity valor and gallantry been exceedingly renowned over all France Spaine the Venetian terriotries Pole Moscovy the Low-countryes Swedland Hungary Germany Denmark and other States and Kingdoms as may appear by General Ruddurford my Lord General Sir James Spence of Wormiston afterwards by the Swedish King created Earl of Orcholm Sir Patrick Ruven Governor of Vlme General of an Army of High-Germans and afterwards Earl of Forth and Branford Sir Alexander Leslie governor of the Cities along the Baltick coast Field-marshal over the Army in Westphalia and afterwards intituled Scoticani faederis supremus dux General James King afterwards made Lord Ythen Colonel David Leslie Commander of a Regiment of Horse over the Dutch and afterwards in these our Domestick wars advanced to be Lieutenant-General of both Horse and Foot Major General Thomas Kar Sir David Drumond General Major and Governor of Statin in Pomer Sir George Douglas Colonel and afterwards employed in Embassies betwixt the Soveraigns of Britain and Swedland Colonel George Lindsay Earl of Craford Colonel Lord Forbas Colonel Lord Sancomb Colonel Lodowick Leslie and in the late troubles at home governor of Berwick and Tinmouth-sheels Colonel Sir James Ramsey governor of Hanaw Colonel Alexander Ramsey governor of Crafzenach and Quartermaster-General to the Duke of Wymar Colonel William Bailif afterwards in these our in testin broyls promoved to the charge of Lieutenant-General another Colonel Ramsey besides any of the former two whose name I cannot hit upon Sir James Lumsden Colonel in Germany and afterwards governor of Newcastle and General Major in the Scotish wars Sir George Cunningham Sir John Ruven Sir John Hamilton Sir John Meldrum Sir Arthur Forbas Sir Frederick Hamilton Sir James Hamilton Sir Francis Ruven Sir John Junes Sir William Balantine and several other Knights all Colonels of Horse or Foot in the Swedish wars As likewise by Colonel Alexander Hamilton agnamed dear Sandy who afterwards in Scotland was made General of the Artillery for that in some measure he had exerced the same charge in Dutchland under the command of Marquis James Hamilton whose Generalship over six thousand English in the Swedish service I had almost forgot by Colonel Robert Cunningham Colonel Robert Monro of Fowls Colonel Obstol Monro Colonel Hector Monro Colonel Robert Monro lately General Major in Ireland who wrote a book in folio intituled Monroes Expedition Colonel Assen Monro Colonel James Seaton and Colonel James Seaton Colonel John K●nindmond Colonel John Vrquhart who is a valiant souldier expert Commander and learned Scholar Colonel James Spence Colonel Hugh Hamilton Colonel Francis Sinclair Colonel John Leslie of Wardes Colonel John Leslie agnamed the Omnipotent afterwards made Major General Colonel Robert Lumsden Colonel Robert Leslie Colonel William Gun who afterwards in the yeer 1639. was knighted by King CHARLES for his service done at the Bridge of Dee neer Aberdeen against the Earl of Montross by whom he was beaten Colonel George Colen Colonel Crichtoun Colonel Liddel Colonel Armestrong Colonel John Gordon Colonel James Cochburne Colonel Thomas Thomson Colonel Thomas Kinindmond Colonel James Johnston Colonel Edward Iohnston Colonel William Kinindmond Colonel George Leslie Colonel Robert Stuart Colonel Alexander Forbas agnamed the Bauld Colonel William Cunningham another Colonel Alexander Forbas Colonel Alexander Leslie Colonel Alexander Cunningham Colonel Finess Forbas Colonel David Edintoun Colonel Sandilands Colonel Walter Leckie and divers other Scotish Colonels what of Horse and Foot many whereof within a short space thereafter attained to be general persons under the command of Gustavus the Caesaromastix who confided so much in the valour loyalty and discretion of the Scotish Nation and they reciprocally in the gallantry affection and magnanimity of him that immediately after the battel at Leipsich in one place and at one time he had six and thirty Scotish Colonels about him whereof some did command a whole Brigad of Horse some a Brigad composed of two Regiments half Horse half Foot and others a Brigade made up of Foot only without Horse some againe had the command of a Regiment of Horse only without Foot some of a Regiment of Horse alone without more and others of a Regiment of Dragoons the half of the names of which Colonels are not here inserted though they were men of notable prowesse and in Martial atchievements of most exquisite dextetity whose Regiments were commonly distinguished by the diversity of Nations of which they were severally composed many Regiments of English Scots Danes Sweds Fins Liflanders Laplanders High Dutch and other Nations serving in that confederate war of Germany under the command of Scotish Colonels And besides these above-mentioned Colonels when any of the foresaid number either dyed of himself was killed in the fields required a pass for other countryes or otherwise disposing of himself did voluntarily demit his charge another usually of the same Nation succeeding in his place other as many moe Scotish Colonels for any thing I know as I have here set down did serve in the same Swedish wars under the conduct of the Duke of Wymar Gustavus Horne Baneer and Torsisson without reckoning amongst them or any of the above-recited Officers the number of more then threescore of the Scotish Nation that were Governors of Cities Townes Citadels Forts and Castles in the respective conquered Provinces of the Dutch Empire Denmark in my opinion cannot goodly forget the magnanimous exploits of Sir Donald Mackie Lord Reay first Colonel there and afterwards commander of a Brigade under the Swedish Standard nor yet of the Colonels of the name of Monro and Henderson in the service of that King as likewise of the Colonel Lord Spynay and others besides ten Governors at least all Scots intrusted with the charge of the most especial strengths and holds of importance that were within the confines of the Danish authority although no mention were made of exempt Mouat living in Birren in whose judgment and fidelity such trust is reposed that he is as it were Vice-King of Norway what obligation the State of France doth owe to the old Lord Colvil Colonel of Horse the two Colonel Hepburnes Sir Iohn Hepburn by name and Colonel Heburn of Wachton and Colonel Lord Iames Dowglas the last three whereof were Mareschaux de camp and had they survived the respective day wherein they successively dyed in the bed of honor would undoubtedly very shortly after have been all of them made Mareschals of France one of the highest preferments belonging to the Milice of that Nation is not unknown to those that are acquainted with the French affaires and truly as for Sir Iohn Heburn albeit no mention was made of him in the List of Scots Officers in the Swedish service he had under Gustavus the charge of a Brigad of Foot and so gallantly behaved himself at the battel of Leipsich that unto him in so far as praise is due to man was attributed

of the credit and good name of the country in general Which by twice as many abilities as ever were in that land both for martial prowess and favour of the Muses in the persons of private men can never in the opinion of neighbour-States and Kingdoms be raised to so great a hight as publick obloquy hath deprest it For as that City whose common treasure is well stored with money though all its burgers severally be but poor is better able to maintaine its reputation then that other all whose Citizens are rich without a considerable bank the experience whereof history gives us in the deduction of the wars betwixt the Venetians and Genois even so will a man of indifferent qualifications the fame of whose country remaineth unreproached obtaine a more amicable admittance to the societies of most men then another of thrice more accomplished parts that is the native of a soyle of an opprobrious name which although after mature examination it should seem not to deserve yet upon the slipperiest ground that is of honor questioned a very scandal once emitted will both touch and stick This maintaining of the reputation of the Scots in these latter dayes hath at several times in forraign countries occasioned adventuring of the single combate against such inconsiderate blabs as readily upon any small though groundless misreport are prodigal of reproaches and cast aspersions on men of the most immaculate carriage many instances hereof I could produce but to avoid prolixity I will refer the manifestation of the truth thereof to the testimony of Captain John Mercer whom I might have nominated for his excellency in the sword with Sir John Hume of Eatoun and Francis Sinclair but that in a treatise of this nature where the subjected matter doth not all at once present it self to the memory to place each one in order as he comes is methodo doctrinae nothing repugnant to the true series of the purpose in hand What ascendant he hath over others at the single rapeer hath been many times very amply expressed by my Lord of Newcastle and the late Earl of Essex and as I am infomed by this same Earl of Salisbury besides divers others who have been eye-witnesses to the various proofs he hath given of his exquisiteness in the art of defence amonst whom Sir John Carnegy and Sir David Cuningham are best able to relate what with their own eyes they saw him do at Angiers a City in France where after many exasperating provocations he at last to vindicate both his own fame and that of his Native country overthrew in the presence of sundry gentlemen and Ladies one of the most renowned for the faculty of escrime that was in all that Kingdom Some such trials are reported to have been undergone by him here in England with so much applause and deserved approbation as from the mouths of men very skilful in that gladiatory profession hath extracted out of their sincerity of heart an unfained commendation of being the best sword-man of the Isle of great Britain Which I say not to disparage any of the English Nation for that I know there are in it as truly valourous men as any one breathing in the world and of as good conduct for the improving of their courage and making it effectual against their declared enemies but that he hath some secret puntilios in the exercise of the single sword-fight by pursuing all manner of wards with falsifying binding and battering of the sword after a fashion of his own with all due observance of time and distance by providing in case the adversary after a finda going to the parade discover his brest to caveat give him in a thrust in quart with ecarting and volting the body to alonge a stoccade coupee au ventre les deux pieds en sautant and other such excellent feats which the judgement conceiving and the eye perceiving the hand and foot by vertue of a constant practise execute with an incredible nimbleness and agility to the perfection whereof although a martially-disposed gentleman do never attaine it can no more derogate from his eminency in Military employments then it doth eclipse the credit of a commander in chief of cavalry not to make a well-managed horse to go so neatly terre a terre the incavalar the ripolone the passades the corvetti the serpegiar the two steps and a leap the mezere the gallop galliard le saut de mouton and other such like pleasant aires as would a cavallerizo or master of the noble art of riding Notwithstanding the frequent hazards which many besids this Capt. Mercer whom now I will not nominate have run themselves upon in defence of the good name of the Scots the nature nevertheless of common spirits is without any forecast of danger to proclaim the disease of some to be a leprosie cleaving to the body of the wholeNation Which custom truly as it is disapprovable for that the innocent do thereby suffer for the fault of the guilty so do I the more dislike it that the gentleman who in this treatise is the most concerned when after that to my knowledge he had received some favour with expectation of greater ones it no sooner happened by his servants or some else to be known of what country he was but immediately the effectual courtesies formerly intended towards him were exchanged into meer superficial complements and general civilities with this assurance nevertheless that out of their respects to him they should abstaine in all times comming from doing any injury to his compatriots which hope of preservation of his country-men upon the basis of his single reputation from the danger of future prejudice did afford him no small contentment although the name of his country in matter of himself did prove a very dismal obstruction to the prosecuting of his own good fortune and to speak ingenuously seeing it is the case of many good spirits and worthy gentlemen besides him I could heartily wish as no man is anywhere praised for his mothers being in such or such a place at the instant of his birth that also nowhere any should receive the least detriment either in his means or estimation for his parents residence when he was born Those productions of meer chance and concomitances of what is totally out of the reach of our power to command were understood by the wise and generous men of old to deserve so little influence for procuring good or bad to the enjoyers of them that Anacharsis although a native of Scythia which was then a more savage country then at this time it is albeit now it be the seminary of a wilder people then ever Scotland did bring forth was by Greece the most judicious Nation in the world with great applause inrolled in the sacred septenary of the most highly-renowned men for prudence and true wisdom that ever lived there and Oxales notwithstanding his being a high-lander of Genua and born amidst the barren mountains of Liguria was