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Show 378 > Hecretarie. The hiftorie ofScotland. hy hole aduife the Could rule and goucrne things, eae fix of them to remaine continuallte teith bir in puwiecoancel. Came of officers as the fecretarie, comptrofier,anod others. Lhe lordsof the priate councell were thefe, the buke of Chatelerault,the carle of Wunticie chancello2,the earle of Argtic,the care of Atholl,the carle Parthall, the carte of Glencarne,the carte of Moy ton,the carte of SPontrolle, theearle of Crroll, mat' The hiftorie ofScotland, the paffed bnto Strincling , and front thence to he quéne perth, and then to Dundee, and alfo to faint An, vilitenthe tale of fuch a twozthie prince, cont i miforbdering 0 Defacing the miatefta,geantietae Diclws , into thichtotwnes he twas receiuen witty PMs. gteat hono2 and triump). From faint Andzetwsthe bone, and life of bir fingular wit and eloquence,Foz fib(ch caufe, leauing the fame, twedm inthis fort returned nto Coenburgh, there the remained all the nerttwinter. Jn Decemberthere twas a great affemblie of all the p2inctpall lozds, fpivituall and Anattembiie -_temporall of the realme;tthere tt was Demanded of the lords. FEThin. fter Henrie Sinclar bithop of Molle, and the loz the prelats, tograntthe third part of the fruits of ; towards the bearing of oe Erhkin,with the prio? of S. Andrew. Wutamong ,_ thete benefices to the quéene, Buchanan, -thefe retoifings of the queenes interteinment into -_-it charges fo: the maintenanceof birtraine,mdto rtuattinings lib,16, bit bingdome,there happened a light fault, but fuch fufteine the mintiters,till foe order were taken to demanded, as did Deepelie enter into the minds of both the face mainteine bit houtholo,anda gard to tend on hit,by tions , of the catholikes(forfmth) and of the refoymcd the avutle of the eftates. religion, For there it was agred by the queeneatd the Lhe prelats agreed for the quienes pleafure to -(aport bir twith the fourth part of the fruitsof thei nobilitie, that no alteration (youlabebadof religte oninthe publike fate, pet was mate perinittedto bir and to bir familie priuilicto be bien. forthe -benefices, fox oneperes fpaceonelic, tobelpe to -dbeare hit charges,and to fulteine bir gard; and inthe meanetimeozder might be takenbythe aduife of bing backe our pet to the continuance of the biffo: tie of Scotlmn, Buchan.ti. 17. -_Lo208 of the pritie councell made an act,amd fet fosth and bake them :by occafion thereof (iffome of the houthol hadnottomebetivane tobelpeinthat ace -_-letters,that all the prelats and beneficed men (hould Hn ac frsthe be charged to paie peerelie.to the queenes comptrol, "earsle tionand ended the fae) all the other furniturebad -ler and bis coflecto2, the tole thirdsof all fruits of beene thzotone dolwne. Which matter was taken of their benefices : and that it (hould be latofull to the people diuerfie , fome blaming it as a moff fatucie comptroller and bis deputies, to take the thira of part; others inferpzeting it, that itwas oneliedone that part of euerte benefice tere be beft pleated, to trie the patience of the prteft; ad fone tudged ab fo deale theretwith at bis pleafure ; alfo to haus and faidthat the pzieft was woethie fobepunithed ,., to do With the rents of brotherhoods of common With that paine Hbich the (cripture appointeth to ida: >" churehes,and (ad) like. Lhis oer hath bene oblere laters. uedeuer fice not without great grudge of the peer Which matter inthe beric beginning fas apeas _lats,and other beneficed menof the realme,and thelt fedby James the queenes baffard nother, not pet _-‘friends, as twell Hhole that profetled the refoyntcd tes created, but inerpecation cavle of urreie, jfo2 -_ligiort,as others. tbteh caufe be would not offend the quene, as ¥ HUMHilee thele things were in doing,THilliant 5,thin: {uote , though afterward be not onelie offended ettellan the panger was fent amballado2 into Buchan: bit , but depofed bir, and fet bp bic fonne; as moze England, to falute the queene of that realme (as the plainlic thall hereafter aypeare. At thequietingof manerts) € to declare the god mind thatthe quene this matter(fait Buchanan) George Gordon was 40 of Scots bare bnto bir,s the defire that his miffretle had fo haue peace and bnitie preferued betivene greatlie grieued, being amanbertt to all occaffons them, 1Befides ail trhich, and manie other demands of troubles, tro thinking now to win fauo2 fo bin touching Scotland(bic) J fuppzelfe fox mane tea thereby,id fap to thequeenes bricles that tere pres fent, that he would reduce the countrie beyond Cas lidon brite the oloreligton. Lhe uhich being indeed be laid open to common eies and eares) this anv fufpected of manie, and feared by {uch as had beara baflada; deliucredletters to the queene of Crgland manie otherthings of his twit; they cavied the fame tothe quenesbrother,by meanes hereof thislittle from the nobilitieof Scotland, Jutfch there was fparkemthe beginning asthe occafionof all the acourteous remembeance ofbir fountce fauoz and long ciuill Diffention in Scotland; as J amled to fa of their ged Will Requefting further that the quane fudge by mante reafons. of Gngland would thew a publike and peiuat It wut now although the gouernment (as beforeis king and friendthipto thetr queene, to the end that Lefleuslib.r0. touched)twas appointed totiveluebefore named; 02 -thequéene of Scots provoked by hic benefits, might at lefFtofir,ahich by turnes Houldbeaiitantte the uot onelie rematne fredfatk in the amitie alreadte quene :pet the aboleaedof ruling dinineffetner pend bpon hicbattardbzother James, byreafon of begun: but might alo (ifit twere pomible)be dailie mmoze.and moze fale bound bute bir: ano they fos the fauo2that the queene efpeciallie ofa beare onto bin. Wherefore this James, bing thequenes aus thovttie at his pleafure, viv beffote manie liberall their parts: tyould not omit anie occafton witty all godinilland diligence to continue this amitic. 9 khich amballado2 the queene of England mifliked,that inthe endimanieof thembeganegers lie to bearehisanthoritic,as hereafter all be moze fouchen.] canon Che uke Daumallatter he hadremainediwith thereof ,becaufe it concerneth matter of great inv portance, ets long and largelie alreadie (et bolwne bp Buchanan, in bir maieffies fingular commend" _tton to the tole tuozlo in the Latine tong, J thinke pag.587. gifts byon bis feliowes, Which the nobles fo niudy 6o madenolefle honorable than tute anfiver : the effed qeiliesinte, France, Wequeente acerteinetime, tokebisleaneofhirany with thegalliesreturned into France. Lhe grand itnofneceMarie here torepeat : and therefore ato _purpotelie omit the fame,leatk J might feeme by Hat TCherek went pio? andmionficur Danuille tarieafometbations Dineen ger, and patted through Cuglainto France.Dbe -terie tointrude my pen into the eloquent Speech o! ‘ie maieltie: anvnot being able to delinet it twith France, matquette Daulbeuftavied in Scotlandall thenert fucy grace.as both the fpake it, and Buchanan eo Bpueparation inte France trough England. Ahetotoneof cs oftrinmybs. denburgh prepared great and cofflic triumphs fox like nto Phaeton. S02 as he,taking opon bim £9 rule the chariotofthe funne, was bybis infuificier cie therefmeconfunren toith thei heat and; glozie ther the Winter,till thefp2ing of the pere.andthen returned thequeenes entering , thic) fhe made inta that fotune in the moneth of September, After this; _nreth it, Fmight dffhonor bir, ¢ouerthzow my fell, of;fothouln Ain pzetuming with onfbillto per a abo t this time in the monedaty greetnt th i tenth prise wo a that thelor Dyn, ecottenn, paste ce oe Sonne to the earle of onaegine TUTBln oe coenibargh sfongbt, Seyconny seSeinDeere ginen anta ogee Wherefore: f we contpante imecebct, eafilic perfuading himlelfe to obeie ae the quéene { : 10 :bna ahaed tiWibasads tbe mace bare totoger me anes eeof te Goenburgh , out of tbich be efear Hohn Gordon bd fae, (as faith Buchanan, buthotvtrulie% -_ttwentie sssatsen etoce matin ai. fm Now not) toconfound all things, With this gopn bpon follow: (tn abfence r of the other I brother iJames) thenivcons fult tobtera compante of (ouldiers to be aboutbir, : t _ i -: -houleof w nticeatcnueee Duntlete. oes, meiat Lhe queene accom dace of onele, Purrete, t and Porton, ine. the low Gr: the caute thereof fuasthis.Inthentght therewasa thin snoale tumult o2 fur,as though the earle of Arran would. fwards the wi 2and Porton, the lord Cr (fed forwards in bic tournie to, fen tn the abfenceof the nobilttie , (ecretlie fet spon the innat php nemmamie i: cae heraco~daor tbc quene, andbp frength hauelabo2ed to eats bit to a lat at aie tea ret aoe tothequene biscattell, tbtch twas fouretéene miles from thence, 20 the lor Dgilute. ihe queene an ms an -. All Gbich feemeth likely to be buta tale,either fos the queenes ntind that twas eftranged from bin, 03 for fhe intmoderat loue tthich he bare onto bir: both thich were {ufficientlic knower to the common pegs ple.@@hich tumult being fp2ed abzoan,thefe fonldiers after they hadall night fcowzenthe Helos, riding bp and dolwne hither z thither , hep Thetwed themfelues a nert aay deforethecourtgates, totheoffenteof 1562, M1e,and the tefk of others,] ae : wienwieaken of Gberden, twas honozablie recetued twith diuerfe coe a o2ations, and Latineenterludes befor 4 oe oan mar fchole andcollege, _% Dhete things thus oone at Aberdent, ag the Fr Thin. fueéne determined to go further, fhe twas intreaten Buchanan by Zohnelle anoble man;and follower of the Go» 27" dons , to bourhfafe bis houte in hic waie, being 12 milesfromthe totune : to Sbich the granted, ¢ tent bito the fame. This place, becaufe it twas no cons Thefundap before Shrouctuetdate,being the eight 30 monplace of refozt, was thought berie conuentent on Stee dap of Febzuarie (as fome trite) James Steward os 31i then p2to2of faint Andzelwes,and earle of Par,bate trie, e beother tothe que ,tuas madeearleof Durreie, fo2 the erecution ofthe earle of Purrete, tole veath Was confpired (as after Mhallaypeere.) Wherebpon elle, tho was not fgnozantof this fecret countell Par,thi belonged to John Arefkin] by thequens noteof infaimie bpon him and bis familie, that be FThin, [in place (as faith Buchanan) of the earledome of fpeciall gift,and fas maricd the famedapbntedge his Beithvaughter to the erle Barthall, toith great Thin, feats and triunnbs,lafting that dates. fe Inahich Sehanan M7, Thequeneoe Englander. fonpepereate Wane oe Dotiann, -_befought the queene that the tronla not laie fuch a thouldfeeme to hane betraien the chicfett brother of the queene,noenill man, andonethat twas notbis -_entmie,hereby he might come onto his death at his mariage he did fo mud) erced , that be greatlie of houle.cdherebpon it then ceafled, and the nert night fended the mindsof bis friends, and miniffred mat. 4o Wwasalfo qutetlic patted ouer at Kothimie, atotune fons,bicaufe (as Salomonfaith) Cor regs inferutabile, € the mpfferies of princes gouernnient are not to The queene of Scots man oerfivous of soc: ieVenteieee mind as twas James the other brother + Dhis John preparation tberof thilett the bettments andother ,, the tbole eftates for the fame. Wut notivithttanding things twere caticd fhrongh the ballintothechapell, the refufatlof the prelates to pate the third part, the one of fecompanie {natchedatvaic the warcandels : i 3 an mainiecie pee ae uff, ann (et om ftetueing fer tobis entities tofpeake cuill of him;and thatthe --_of the Abernethians,becaute the nert dap the queens move bebementlie, becaufe he bad before time in all bis life bebaued bimfelfe far moze femperatlie than {was deferntinedto gate Strabogie.] Wherebpon the carle of Puntleic, haning before He did at this time.] . Thequeneof England deffrousto haueame, ting betwwirt hic and thequeneof Scotshircofine, fent dfuerfe meffengers with letters, deffringbhic «OLE tnitantlic to come to Borke, there Hewould heard that bis fonnetwas thus funrmoned,affembled the principall earles ,lo29, barons, ad gentlemen of the nozth,abocame twith him to Aberden,to helpe -is fon at the latw dap appointed for bis aperance, -abich was in September, Whe earlecame bnto the Methir, to talke with ir of ducrfe matters, that queene bimfelfe,anbatlength it was agreedthatbis night make to the confirmation of the amitieand 5° fonnethe faio John Gordon (houldreturne toppfon Gordon to frtendihip abtch nature had knit bettweene them, by -_agafnein Stetuclingcatkell, there to rematne bus yD coniuneion and affinitic of bloud. Andafter conful tation had with hircouncell, the queene of Scots j as greed thereto; and fo they tvere appointed to meet at Porbe in the moneth of Julie nert following. Wut ring the queenespleafure.15ut hefollotwing the eutll tae "a countell of fome pong heads that were toith him, neither falfilled the queenespleafure, no? bis fathers te difobeiend appointment,but attempted to reuenge bts ertrema hiben things were preparedand put ina readinede -handling (ashe twke it) bpon theearleof gourreie, fo2 the fourntie , the queene of Gngland fent yard to fibome be put moff in blame for the rigo2 thetved w Chemeting the queene of Scots, that he could not keepethe aps gaint bim,but bis enterpztfe tioke not effec, Mow seg dif: pointinent made fo> their meeting, defiring bir to the queneaduertifed of his pifobedience, tvent not HD, bane tr ercufen for that time. Which meflage as 6o to Strabogie,notivithanding there twas great pres paration madefop hiv tn that place, fo) the recetuing Atcepted,andfo the tournie faied. of bir and hir traine : but the went onto Walwanie, #¢ Much aboutthis time, 02 rather fomethat ber E.Thh, the earle of Athols place, and from thence to thin Pamilton James , Tchan, ji, 17, fore,as intruth ¥ fuypofe it toas los,to Larnetwate, and fo came to Jnuernefle, an' being duke of Ghatelerault, and father to the earle of there longed. Arran, fir wrote to the queene then after went be 4n this meane thtle,the earle of tyuntleie,purpos Onto bir to faint Andzewes,and with manie praters fing to attend on the quene at Jnucrnefle, caufed requeffed bir that {he tvoulo bpon fufficient pleoges proutfion tobe mabe in the caftell for his lodging. Deliuer to him the earle 1othWwell, and Catven bas Fhe queenefafpecing bis dealing, leat this thoulo ehequéne milton, but becoula not obteine anie thing therein be done bpon foepolicie, commanded the keepers {ulpecten the athic hands. At that timealfo the queene went to ofthe catfell to renver the fante to one ofbir heralng; Carle of Syunts Dunbeeton (hich Wamilton helo {nce the time that but it was not Delivered fill the nert bap , anv theres """* be twas goucrito2) to vemand the deliuerie of the fame into bir bands, tibich was accordinglic deliue, Fedinto bir.) Shostlie after, the queene of Scots fore the captetne ofthat caffell called Alerander Gor yieranrer pon,fo; refuting to beliner it , was hanged bpon the Gozv0n tas fotpne banged. |