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A26656 Medulla historiæ Scoticæ being a comprehensive history of the lives and reigns of the kings of Scotland, from Fergus the First, to Our Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second : containing the most remarkable transactions, and observable passages, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, with other observations proper for a chronicle, faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern : to which is added, a brief account of the present state of Scotland, the names of the nobility, and principal ministers of church and state, the laws criminal : a description of that engine with which malefactors are tortured, called the boot. Alexander, William, fl. 1685-1704. 1685 (1685) Wing A917; ESTC R21197 93,143 254

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gave to the Representatives of the Kings of Scotland which was only due to free Princes together with the Judgment of Forreign Princes Lawyers and Historians about it but also to the acknowledgment of the Kings of England themselves 1. King Henry of England having intreated the Assistance of Alexander King of Scotland against Simeon Earl of Leicester did by Letters under his hand publickly declare that he did not crave this Assistance as Superior to which Superiority he had no pretence but to which is very Considerable the King and Parliament of England have treated with the Ambassadors of Scotland whereas no Superior can Treat with his own Vassal as a Forreigner We freely Grant that the Kings of Scotland did hold the Lands of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland in Capite of the Crown of England which yet was no Disparagment to them that being most ordinary amongst Sovereign Princes for thus Henry King of England and several others of their Kings did Homage to the Kings of France for the Provinces possest by them in France as the King of Spain also doth this day to the Pope for Naples and Sicily And yet the Homage done for those Countries have been the occasion of an Ignorant mistake in some and a malicious Pretence for others to Mis-represent it as done for the Kingdom of Scotland Advertisement By reason of the Authors absence from the Press several Faults have escaped which the Reader is desired to amend A List of the KINGS of SCOTLAND 1 FErgus 2 Ferithar 3 Main 4 Dornadill 5 Hothat 6 R●ther 7 Rutha 8 Thereus 9 Josine 10 Finnane 11 Durst 12 Euen 1 13 Gill 14 Euen 2. 15 Eder 16 Euen 3. 17 Metelan 18 Caratack 19 Corbred 1. 20 Dardan 21 Corbred 2. 22 Luctack 23 Mogald 24 Conar 25 Ethod 1. 26 Satrael 27 Donald 1. 28 Ethod 2. 29 Athirck 30 Nathalock 31 Findoch 32 Donald 2. 33 Donald 3. 34. Crathilinth 35 Fincormach 36 Romach 37 Angusian 38 Fethelmach 39 Ewen 1. 40 Fergus 2. 41 Ewen 2. 42 Dongard 43 Constantine 1. 44 Congall 1. 45 Goran 46 Ewen 3. 47 Congall 2. 48 Kinnatell 49 Aidan 50 Kenneth 51 Ewen 4. 52 Ferchard 1. 53 Donald 3. 54 Ferchard 2. 55 Maldwine 56 Ewen 5. 57 Ewen 6. 58 Amberkelleth 59 Ewen 8. 60 Mordach 61 Etfin 62 Ewen 7. 63 Fergus 3. 64 Solvat 65 Achaius 66 Congall 3. 67 Dongall 68 Alpine 69 Kenneth 2. 70 Donald 5. 71 Constantine 2. 72 Eth. 73 Gregory 74 Donald 6. 75 Constantine 3. 76 Malcolm 1. 77 Indulf 78 Duff 72 Culen 80 Kenneth 3. 81 Constantine 4. 82 Grim. 83 Malcolm 2. 84 Donald 7. 85 Macbeth 86 Malcolm 3. 87 Donald Bane 88 Duncan 89 Edgar 90 Alexander 1. 91 David 1. 92 Malcolm 4. 93 William 94 Alexander 2. 95 Alexander 3. 96 John Balliol 97 Robert Bruce 98 David 2. 99 Edward Balliol 100 Robert 2. 101 Robert 3. 102 James 1. 103 James 2. 104 James 3. 105 James 4. 106 James 5. 107 Henry Stewart and Mary Stewart 108 James 6. 109 Charles 1. 110 Charles 2. AN EPITOME OF THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND THe Scots by the most judicious Writers and by those who have most carefully studied not only their own Antiquities but those of other Nations are acknowleged although they be not of the greatest to be undoubtedly among the most antient People in Europe But to speak more particularly of their antient Nation we must know that the whole Island 〈◊〉 it is a part was at first called Albion or Albium As Theophrastus Ptolomy Tacitus and Seneca tells us which Name the true race of the ancient Scots retain to this day calling the ancient Country Albin and themselves Albinich always keeping their primitive Name notwithstanding of the many different People that have since inhabited it The Etymology of this Name is disputed by many but it seems to be really derived from Alb or Alp signifying a Hill or high place The antient Inhabitants of the Northern parts of this Island were called Scots who were divided into two sorts the one who were the first Possessors and this Posterity doth inhabit it to this day were called the Scoto-Brigantes Some have taken upon them to be very accurat in giving an Account of their descent and the manner of their coming hither even from the far ends of the Earth but with so little appearance of Truth that I will not put my Reader nor my self to the trouble to refute it The most probable Conjecture and that which carrieth most Evidence with it is that these first Inhabitants came in Colonies from Spain to Ireland nor is it improbable that these Colonies were Originally from France who either for want of Accommodation to live at home or being thrust out by stronger hands came over to Ireland where they continued long for either themselves or their Children desirous of new Habitations transported themselves to the north Islands where they continued in an unsetled Course of Life for a long time the time of their entring Albion is said to have been from the Creation about 3530 years The first place they took Possession of was Argyle they being divided into sundry Tribes elected every Tribe their own Captain to govern them in Peace and War this very name they had in great Veneration Then after about 150 as some write a German or as Beda saith a Scythian Navy arrived upon the coast of Ireland being as is probable beat thither by a Tempest having neither Wives or Children with them the men were in want of every thing having by tedious Sailing consumed all their Provision They sent to the Inhabitants desiring they might have a residence among which they told them they could not afford in regard of the Barrenness of the place and the multitude of Inhabitants that possess it already but that there was a habitable Land called Albion not far from them whether they might go it being for the most part as yet un-inhabited and such as did inhabit it like to ruin one another by civil Discords Those men afterward called Picts following their Advice set Sail and came to that part of Albion that lyes toward Germany and having Landed soon beat out the Inhabitants and made them draw themselves within less bounds Possessing themselves of Caithness Ross Murray Merus Angus Fiffe and Lothian together with Orkney which some say was their first Habitation They were a civil People Ingenious and Crafty both in Peace and War Having fixed their residence they sent Messingers to the Scots desiring their Daughters in Marriage alledging that if they condescended it would highly conduce to the Welfare of both of them being thereby made strong for either an offensive or defensive War with any of their Neigbours This message the Scots at first rejected but upon mature Deliberation they condescended So having agreed upon the Terms which were that they should concur with all their Forces when they were invaded and as often as the Crown of Picts came to want an Heir
to account but were disswaded by one Colmar a Religious Monk who told them that Gods hand would soon be upon him which accordingly fell out For being at Hunting he was Bitten by a Wolfe which caused a dangerous Feavour of which he dyed declaring his sorrow for his former Life the eighteenth year of his Reign 55. To him Succeeded Malduin Donald the fourths Son A. D. 664. A wise and Religious Prince the Argyle and Lenox men much infested the Country by their Animosities between themselves the Leaders of the Sedition he put to death at this time the Plague had over spread all Europe whereof infinite multitudes dyed every where but the Scots and Picts were preserved from it This good King was strangled by his Queen upon suspicion of Adultery the twentyth year of his Reign She and her Servants were the next day burnt alive 56. Ewin The first Malduins Brothers Son Succeeded A. D. 684. Edfried King of Northumberland Invaded Scotland having the assistance of the Picts but they deserting him he was routed and ten Thousand of his men killed The next year Edfried Invaded the Picts they pretending to fly drew him upon an Ambush where he and all his Army were cut off The Scots and Britains also entering Northumberland so afflicted that King that he was never able to recover his losses Ewin dyed the fourth year of his Reign 57. Ewin the sixth Ferchard the seconds Son Succeeded A. D. 688. A Religious and Learned King he had neither certain Peace nor certain War with his Neighbours He dyed the ninth year of his Reign It is said that in his time it rained Blood for seven days over all Britan that also the Milk Butter and Cheese was turned into Blood 58. Amberkelleth Succeeded A. D. 697. At first he appeared a Sober Prince but he soon put of the Mask turning to all kinds of wickedness he was killed by the Shot of an Arrow in the night time the second year of his Reign 59 To him Succeeded Ewin the seventh his Brother A. D. 699. He made peace with the King of Picts and Marryed his Daughter who within a year after being with Child was Murthered in her Bed instead of the King by two Brothers of Athols who had Conspired the Kings death He was a good and Religious King he dyed the sixteenth year of his Reign 60. Ewin A little before his death recommended to the Nobles Mordach Amberkeleths Son who was chosen A. D. 715. An Excellent Prince he procured Peace over all Britain he repaired many decayed Churches and built the Monastery of Whitehorne He dyed the sixteenth year of his Reign 61. To him Succeeded Etfin Ewin the sevenths Son A. D. 730. A Religious King and severe Justitiar being aged after that he had Reigned 30 years he elected four Regents viz. the Thanes of Argyle Athole Gallaway and Murray to govern his Subjects but their Government was greivous He dyed the thirty first year of his Reign 62. Ewin the Eighth Mordachs Son Succeeded A. D. 761. His first work was to put to death Donald Lord of the Isles and the Earle of Galloway for their cruelty in the Late Kings latter days But he himself afterward degenerating into all Vices was killed by his Nobles the third year of his Reign 63. Fergus the third Etfins Son Succeeded A. D. 764. He Married Ethiolia Daughter to the King of Picts who having several times admonished him of his adulteries at last with the help of some of his familiar Servants strangled him and being accused thereupon confessed the fact and presently stabbed her self to the Heart with a Dagger The King was buried in Icolmkill the third year of his Reign 64. Solwath Ewin the Eighths Son Succeeded A. D. 767 A Valiant Prince He was much troubled with the Gout of which Donald a Bane Captain of the Isles taking advantage proclaimed himself King of the Isles breaking also in upon the Continent made great Havock but at length was by Duchal Captain of Argyle and Duchal Captain of Athol beset in a Wood where their was no way to Escape their he and all his followers were cut to pieces This good King dyed of the Gout the twentith year of his Reign 65. Acaius Etfins Son Succeeded A.D. 787. He made a new peace with the English and Picts finding that the Irish intended to make war against him because of a slaughter that was committed in Kintire upon some Irish Robbers yet he sent Ambassadors to Ireland shewing how little ground they had to denounce war and how little it would tend to their Honour to revenge the quarrel of a pack of Thieves but they not giving ear to his peaceable message presently Rigged out a Fleet which was not two Nights at Sea when it was utterly ruined by a storme which made the Irish now supplicate for a peace upon any terms which the King readily granted He soon after made a League with Charles the great King of France and Emperor of Germany which continues inviolated to this day For the corroboration of which Achaius sent his Brother William with Forty thousand Valiant warriours to assist the aforesaid Charles in his Wars against the Infidels where he purchased great Fame being commonly called by the Princes of France The Knight without Reproach Before this time also some Learned Men passed from Scotland unto France among which Johannes Scotus who was Charles's Tutor was singular for his Learning who together with Clemens another of his Country men Founded the University of Paris Achaius Marryed Fergusian Sister to Hungus King of the Picts who bore to him one Son called Alpine who afterward Succeeded to be King of Scotland and Heir to the King of Picts King Achaius dyed the thirty second year of his Reign 66. To him Succeeded Congal his Cousin German A. D. 819. He Governed peaceably for five years 67. Dongal Salvatius's Son Succeeded A. D. 824. who having settled the peace at home sent his Embassadors to the Picts demanding the right of Succession in the name of Alpin Son to King Achaius being there own King dyed without Succession which they refusing to do Dongal denounced war against them but he Unfortunatly Perished in a Boat as he was passing over the river of Spey in the seventh year of his Reign 68. Alpin Acaius's Son succeeded A-D. 831. A Valiant Prince he led the Army which was raised by Dongall against the Picts to assert his Title to their Crown wherein a most bloody Battel he with his own hand slew Feredech their King then they Elected Brudus his Son who was killed the first year of his Reign in a Tumult raised by his Subjects His Brother Kenneth succeeded to him who coming with an Army against the Scots rent off his Coat of Armour and fled to the Mountains where he was shamefully killed by a Country man not knowing who he was whereupon the Picts Elected Brudus a fierce and valiant Prince to be their King who sent his Ambassadors to Alpine desiring
of all his Majesties most loving subjects to eternal happiness for our sun-set ensued no night by arising of the day star of our Britain CHARLES our hope who long may raign over us His Majesty being possest with a longing desire to see his Ancient native Kingdom made Progress in Anno 1617. and did so much by easie journey till he came to Berwick upon Tweed where he reposed himself two or three dayes From thence he came to the Bound-Rod The Earle Hume hereditary Sheriff of the Mers welcomed his Majesty with a gallant train of Gentlemen being three thousand well mounted His Majesty alighted at the Rod and received the Dukes of Lennox and Buckingham the Earls of Arundale Rutland Pembroke Southampton Montgomery and Carlile with many others of his Court very Royally making them welcome and mounted his Horse again He rode to Dunglasse the Earl of Hume his residence where he was bountifully entertained The next day he removed to Seaton the residence of the Earl Winton where he was most Royally entertained The next day he rode forward towards Edinburgh where compassing the Town riding the way of the Long-gate he entred the West Port where the Provost Bayliffs and Counsel attended him in their bounds where Mr. John Hay in name of the town made an eloquent Oration welcoming His Majesty and was delivered to him a fair Bason with a thousand Pieces of Gold Riding along to the high Church being conducted by the Trained Bands of the Town being clad in Velvet and Satin with Partizados in their hands and entring there he heard a Learned Sermon by the Right Reverend Father in God the Arch-bishop of St. Andrews where after Sermon he mounted his Horse and going toward the Abby where at St. Johns Cross the Provost taking leave of him his Majesty Knighted him And within few dayes his Majesty rode to his Parliament with his Peers Prelats Barons and Burgesses and thereafter was most sumptuously feasted by the Town of Edinburgh It is needless to set down in particulars what was done because I intend Brevity His Majesty removed to Linlithgow and so to Striviling where he was feasted by the Earl of Marre Thereafter he went to Dunfermling Faulkland Scone c. Where by the way he was feasted at Dearcie the Arch-Bishops residence It were tedious to rehearse the Learned Orations Poetical Poems which were presented to His Majesty and are extant in a Book called The Muses Welcome His Majesty crossing Tay to Angus had every where most Royal Entertainment and returning the same way to Sterling and so to Glasgow where he was received by the Town Thereafter he went to Lochlowmount where he hunted and slew many Deer and crossing the River of Clyde to Pasiey where he was Entertained three dayes together by the Earl of Abercorne From thence to Hamilton Pallace where he was Honourably Entertained by the Marquess From thence to Sanquihair and so to Dumfries Thereafter crossing the River of Eske he went to Carlile where he kept his fifth Day of August And so taking along the West Sea Bank through the Countries of Cumber Westmerland Lancashire and Cheshire and so crossing through the middle of England he returned to London in health with great joy and content of His Majesties loving Subjects where he lived a long time after in great Tranquillity and Peace with the Christian Princes his Neighbours ballancing the affaires of Europe and labouring the peace and quiet of all Christendom His Piety Religion Learning Bounty and Mercy would of it self take a Volume but every one of these lives after him and speaks for him as may appear by many excellent Poems he writ as some part of Davids Psalmes some part of Du Bartus Divine weeks Lepanto his Basilicon doron his Book of Demonology his premonition to Christian Princes his Book against Conradus Vorstius c. are all sufficient of themselves to testify of him and need no other blazing He went to England the 36. of his Age and brought with him his Queen with a Goodly and Royal Progeny bringing with him Kingdoms Unity Peace and Plenty and ending his Pilgrimage being full of dayes at his House in Theobalds the 59th Year of his Raigne upon the Sabbath to the everlasting Sabbath where he rests He was buried at Westminster This Illustrious Monarch having dyed in a good old Age left the Diadem of Three Kingdoms in Succession to his Son Charles the first of that Name who was immediately Proclaimed being on a Sunday morning when Doctor Laud then Bishop of St. Davids was in the Pulpit at White-Hall and broke off his Sermon upon the first Notion of the Fathers Death He was set upon the Throne A. M. 5682. Anno Dom. 1624. He Married Henrietta-Maria Daughter to the French King Henry the Fourth and Sister to Lewes the Thirteenth of the Family of the B●urbones whom he had formerly seen as he passed through France into Spain Having gone to meet her at Dover his first Complement to her was That he desired to be no longer Master of himself than he was Servant to her which he made good to the full He called his first Parliament at Westminster which Assembled the Fifteenth of June following Anno Dom. 1624 wherein the King declared his want of Money and the great Charge he was like to be put to upon several Accounts both at Home and Abroad especially to maintain the Army which was listed for recovering the Palatinate The Parliament having several Petitions which were presented to King James a little before his Death un-answered Petitioned his Majesty to Redress those Grievances which concerned Religion and Priviledge without which they could come to no Conclusions for raising of Money whereupon the King gave them full Assurance of all their Demands so they immediately Granted two Subsidies from Protestants four from Papists and three from the Clergy After this the Parliament did not Sit long for the last Subsidies not being enough to defray the King's necessary Charges he urges the Parliament for more but they instead of answering his Just Demands fall foul upon his Servants who managed his Revenues especially the great Duke of Buckingham This came to such a Height in the Houses that they came to the Canvasing his Commings in his great Revenues of Crown Demeans which they would Revoke and Resume to supply the King's Wants which made the King in great Regret resolve to give an end to their Sitting and accordingly the next day Dissolved them The City of London was at this time much wasted with a long Plague which was the occasion of removing Michaelmas Term to Redding There was another Parliament called soon after but they began where the former left present Grievances and impeach Buckingham Upon May the Nineteenth 1630. The Queen was Delivered of a Son at Saint James's who was Christened Charles and Preserved by Providence to Succeed his Father to the Royal Scepters of Three Kingdoms the King of France and the Prince Elector Palatine represented
by the Duke of Lennox and the Marquess of Hamilton were his God-Fathers and the Queen-Mother of France represented by the Dutchess of Richmond his God-Mother The King in the Year 1633. made a Journey to Scotland attended with a splend●d Train of the Nobility of both Kingdoms and upon June the Eighteenth was solemnly Crowned King at Edinburgh which Solemnity being over his Majesty called a Parliament and in which he passed an Act for Ratification of the old Acts some suspecting that the Confirmation of Episcopacy was by it intended with all their Strength opposed it but in vain Not long before his Majesty went to Scotland being desirous if possible to have it prevented he Writ to a Lord who had the Trust of the Crown to bring it to England that he might be Crowned there But the Lord answered That he durst not for his Life do it but if his Majesty would be pleased to accept of it in its proper place he should find his People there ready to yield him the highest Honour but if he should put it off much longer it might tend to his Majesties and their great Loss neither could they be long without some to Govern them In the Year 1633. October the Thirteenth the Queen brought forth her second Son who was Baptized James and entituled Duke of York Much about this time the Discontents in Scotland began to increase some of the Nobility siding with the Male-contents of which the Lord Balmirreno the chief Secretary of State was one who was thereupon Arraigned by his Peers and found Guilty but obtained the King's Pardon December the Twenty-Eighth 1635. the Lady Elizabeth was Born and now great Differences arose about Church-matters chiefly occasioned by Arch-Bishop Laud's zealous injoyning of Ceremonies as placing the Communion-Table at the East end of the Church upon an Ascent with Rails Altar-wayes with many other things not formerly insisted on by the Church but now obstinately opposed by many which brought things into great confusion His Majesty earnestly desiring an Uniformity in Religion in Scotland a thing attempted before by King James enjoyned the Scots the use of the Liturgy and Surplice with all the English Ceremonies and began first in his own Chappel Proclamation being made That the same Order should be kept in all Churches The Bishops were satisfied with it but the Ministers and People was so discontented that when the Dean of Edinburgh began to read the Common-Prayer the Women began to grumble upon which the Bishop of Edinburgh steps up into the Pulpit to command Silence but this did but augment their Fury to such a height that they Assaulted him some with Cudgels others with Stones and others for want of better Weapons were forced to pelt him with the Stools upon which they sat to the great hazard of his Life The Arch-Bishop of of St. Andrews being then Lord Chancellor interposing was like to have been served with the same sawce The like Disturbance happened in several other places whereupon the Council emitted Proclamations to prevent Tumults which was so little regarded by the multitude that the Bishop of Galloway going the next day to the Council was by them pursued to the Council Chamber They Seized also the City Magistrates that they might not joyn with the Council to curb them The Lords of the Council having at length with fair words in some measure pacified them they presently emit Proclamations to keep the Peace but produced no such Effect for they stifly petitioned against the service-book which incensed the King extreamly Thus matters went in the Year 1637. The next Year the Scots hearing That the King was making preparations in England to reduce them by force they entred into a Covenant to defend the Religion they profest whereupon they sent for General Lesly and other Officers from beyond Sea putting themselves in a posture of Defence But the Duke of Hamilton obtained a Declaration from the King discharging the use of the service-book the five Articles of Perth for a time consenting also that Church-matters may be ordered by general Assemblies This Declaration being published and a general Assembly convened at Glasgow the Bishops are summoned to appear there as Guilty persons but in answer to the Summons the Bishops sent in a Protestation against their Assembly which the Covenanters for a while would not vouchsafe to Read until they had dispatched what business they pleased The King having notice of their Proceedings against the Bishops ordered their Assembly to be dissolved which accordingly was done but the Covenanters presently emit a Protestation against it In this Assembly they quite abolished Episcopacy Whereupon the King raises an Army in England with which he marched in Person against the Scots but while his Majesty stayed at York by the mediation of some persons a Treaty of Peace was agreed upon wherein it was agreed That the King should publish a Declaration ratifying what his Commissioners had promised in his name That a general Assembly and a Parliament be held at Edinburgh within a short time And lastly That upon disbanding their Forces and restoring the King to his Forts and Castles the King was to recall his Fleet and Forces and make Restitution of their Goods since the Breach The King not finding the Scots punctual to their Articles returned to England and Nullified the agreement resolving now to try other courses Whereupon the Scots apprehending their danger prepared for their own defence The King resolves upon a War and with some difficulty compleateth his Army whereof himself was Generalissimo He began his march to the North July the Twentieth 1640. by which time the Scottish Army was upon the Border Wherefore the King sent the Lord Conway with Twelve Hundred Horse and Three Thousand Foot to secure the Passes upon the River Tyne General Lesly being advanced thither desired Leave to pass to the King with their Grievances which was denied whereupon he commands his Horse to take the Water the Foot to their no small hazard following and force their Passage which they did and put the Lord Conway to a disorderly Retreat Soon after they took New-Castle and then Durham At last His Majesty condescends to Treat with them and to that end receives a Petition from them containing their Grievances for redressing of which it was agreed That sixteen English Lords should meet with as many Scots Rippon was a place appointed for the Treaty here they appointed another Treaty to be held at London for composing all differences Much about this time Montross fell off from the Covenanters having by several private Letters tendered his service to the King which came all to be discovered by the means of some that were about His Majesty However the Treaty went on at London and at last was concluded Whereupon the Scots after five months abode in England returned home By this time a Parliament was called at Westminster wherein the breach was so far from being healed that it was made wider Divers of the