A Breiffe Narration of the Services Done to Three Noble LadyesSpalding Club, 1844 - 224 pages |
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Page xiii - Wigtown, and of Nithsdale, were either wholly, or for the greater part, in the interest of the Roman Catholic party, commanded mostly by noblemen who secretly adhered to that faith...
Page xxiv - Marquis, backed in a white plaid, and riding on a small nag, having a boy leading her horse, without any more in her company, in this pitiful manner she came weeping and mourning to the Bog, desiring entry to speak with my lord; but this was refused; so she returned back to her own house, the same gate she came, comfortless."— SPALDING'S History of the Troubles in Scotland.
Page 83 - ... of bits of straw, that I had kindled to throw upon the thatch of the house, although I did not intend to do it, nor burn our friends with our foes. But if Malcolm Dorward, and his wife and servants, and his son George Dorward, and John Cordoner, all whom the Highlanders...
Page 86 - Highlanders were active, stout fellows, and that, consequently, it was God, and not I with sixteen boys, that did put them out of the lands of that pious and devout lady, whom He did protect, and would not suffer to be oppressed. And to show that it was He Himself and none other, He made choice of weak and unfit instruments ; to wit, a poor priest, who made no profession of arms, unless charity, as at this time, or his own just defence obliged him to it, and sixteen boys who had never been at such...
Page xxii - Charles I. had addressed a proclamation to the Bishops and Ministers, to mark down, and send to the Privy Council twice in the year, viz. in November and July, the list of all Roman Catholics who declined to attend the service of the Established Church. These were to be searched for, and placed under safe custody. On conviction, they were to be excommunicated, and their goods confiscated.
Page viii - He is accusit of what religioun he wes of, and of what kirk he wes. Efter sum ansueris, at last he planelie and avouitlie declairit he...
Page viii - About the 24 of February [1642], Mr. Williame Blakhall, ane of the regentis of Colledge Marschall, a prompt scoller, bred, borne and brocht up in Aberdene, and never yit out of the countrie, refuisit to subscrive the countrie covenant, as the rest did, quhairupone he was deposit of his regency ; thairefter he leivit simply in sober maner within the toune. He is callit in suspitioun of poperie, he is convenit befoir the Sessioun of AD 1640. that Mr. David Lindsey used, to perswade the ministry to...
Page xx - ... avowed. The statutes, mentioned in your indictment, make it treason not to answer the King's Majesty or his Council in any matter which shall be demanded. You, being examined by my Lord Archbishop of Glasgow, and other honourable persons adjoined to him, by his Majesty's...
Page xvii - ... 1597, his lordship was again reconciled to the kirk, with much public solemnity, signed the Confession of Faith, and partook of the sacrament. His fidelity, however, was wholly feigned, and did not last long. In 1607, Mr George Gladstanes, minister at St Andrews, was appointed by the General Assembly to remain with the Marquis of Huntly " for ane quarter or ane half year, to the effect by his travels and labours, the said noble lord and his family might be informit in the word of truth.
Page 105 - And as I thought he spoke disdainfully to me, I answered in that same tone, saying, That is a question, indeed, Sir, to have bein asked at my footeman, if you had seine him comeing in to you.