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coming from Falkland him and then this Then the earl Gowrie answered, ken
deponent, after had disjuned Falkland, nothing
took his journey they to Inche
chaffrey, and the deponent being but mile Frskin and James Erskin from the earl of
be-north Stramcolo, incompanied with
my lord Duke, Londores, the laird Urquhill,
John Hamilton the Grange, Finlay Tailzies;
and Mr. Alex. Ruthven came this Depo ment, riding the ligh-way Perth. Then in
continent this deponent horsed, and accom thereafter the said earl, accompanied with panied his majesty Perth, where saw the thirty persons, thereby, passed within the earl Gov, meet his majesty the Inche, said place, wherein majesty was for the and posse" company with his majesty, and time; and shortly after, the deponent, ap his noblemen, and servants, the earl peared him, saw multitude people car Gowrie's lodging, where they dined together. rying joist towards the place. Sic subscribiour,
And after dinner, this deponent being the chamber the north-end the hall, word passed through the hall, that his majesty was
assed away, and ridden towards Falkland; and then this deponent, company with the lord Mar, and remanent present for the time, passed the close, and from that the high-street; and the earl Gowrie being pre sent with them, desired them stay, while returned and advertised them of the verity thereof. And incontinent the earl Gowrie
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thered with Hugh Herries, who demanded am sure, yon his majesty's voice, where the deponent what the matter meant;
will himself. And inmediately thereafter, this deponent saw his majesty looking forth window the round, wanting his hat, and
his face red, crying, Fy, help, my lord Mar!
Treason Treason am murder'd And,
the same instant, his judgment, was pulled
per force the same window. And, in
continent thereafter this deponent passed
haste with the earl Mar and my lord Hugh Herries, and others that were with him,
Duke, the chamber within the gallery; where saw, heard, and did things conform
the- earl's -Deposition. Sic subscribitur, INch Ech Arr REY.
Fy, this the Traitor, strike him and incon tinent was stricken them, and fell and was fallen, turned his face, and cried,
Alas! had not the wyte it; this deponent being standing above him the turnpike. There after, this deponent passed the head the turnpike, and entered within the chamber
The Abbot Lindores, sworn and ex
amined, depones, conform the lord Duke
Lenox, things: addendo, That after din the head the gallery, where the king and sir ner, when word was his majesty's departure John Ramsay were there alone present; and, towards Falkland, and that they had alto the first meeting, this deponent said his gether came down the porter, and had in mnjesty, thought your majesty would have quired him, gif the king's majesty was gone concredited more me, nor have com furth the porter answered, He was not passed manded me await your majesty the door,
furth and the earl
Gowrie affirmed, That gif thought not meet have taken men
you. Whereupon majesty
with his answered
so passed
was furth
back-gate
the and the
said the earl
my lord, because
back-gate. And, after that majesty had cried furth the window the round, Trea son Treason' &c. this deponent saw James Erskin incontinently lay hands the earl
for com
manded him expressly
which promised me
back, thought, fetch you but did nothing, but stelked the door. Shortly there
Gowrie, That cannot
this deponent, Alas! the Traitor deceived
have the key the
that,
me did the
leave;
bring you me,
the matter. Then instantly the
tugged
the said sir Tho.
earl
Gowrie who incontinently ran the space
half ane pair butt-lands from them, towards Glenurchie's house, and drew furth his two swords, and cried, will either my own house, die the gate. And incontinently
Gowrie's men
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Sir Thomas Erskin
sworn, depones conform
rey, and lord Lindores, addendo, That im mediately after this deponent heard his majes
cry furth the window the round, Fy, help am betrayed, they are murdering me
ran with diligence towards the place, have helpen his majesty; and before his entry, seeing the earl Gowrie, this deponent and
and, the mean time, the deponent heard John Ramsay crying out the turnpike-head, Fy, Thomas, come the turnpike, even
the head and, this deponent had passed
five steps the turnpike, sees and meets with Mr. Alex. Ruthven blooded two parts his body, viz. his face and his neck;
and incontinent this deponent cries sir
the age 36 years,
the lord Inchechan
passed the stair, and returned back, and
certified the Deponent and colleagues
his majesty's departure. Then the lord Duke,
this deponent and remanent, cried for their Immediately the earl's servants severed him
horses follow the king. Then, they were standing upon the high-street, they heard ane cry, and voice; and the Duke first declared,
from this deponent and his brother. And this deponent entered within the close, forge
brother gripped him the neck, and said him, Traitor, this thy deed. Whilk earl answered, What the matter ken nothing.
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after, Hugh Herries followed the deponent the gallery; the deponent having the mean
into the chamber, and George Wilson, servant time haulk James Erskin and immediately thereafter open the door,
Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, with his sword drawn Alex. Ruthven
hand, and having dung
sees his majesty and Mr.
others arms, striving and
his hand, entered within the said chamber and wrestling together, his majesty having Mr.
the earl of Gowrie followed him within the
said chamber, with ane sword drawn every one hands, and ane knapschaw
Alexander's head under arm, and Mr. Alexander being almost his knees, had his hand upon his majesty's face and mouth: and his majesty seeing the deponent, cried, Fy!
his head, who struck this deponent and his
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colleagues space. Likeas, they
laigh, pyne strike him because has ane
again 'same time, this deponent was hurt
upon #. Whereupon deponent the
hand Mr. Tho. Cranstoun; and this depo
nent heard my lord Gowrie speak some and immediately after was striken, ina words his entry, but understands them jesty shot him down stairs whereat this depo not. At last, John Ramsay gave the earl
of Gowrie ane dead straik and then the earl
leand him his sword, and the deponent saw
man had him up, whom knew not and how soon the earl fell the ground, Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, and the remanent who accompanied him, departed and passed down the turnpike. And the deponent remembers, that that
time, there were more persons the chamber with the earl Gowrie Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, but knew name them, except that be lieves that ane black man, that was tiere company within the chamber, was Hugh Mon crief, brother the laird Moncrief; but the deponent knows not well, whether not
was Hugh Moncrief. Sic subscrubitur,
SIR THoMAs ERskIN.
Sir John Ramsay, the age years, thereby, sworn, depoues, That immediately after had dined, the day libelled, the earl
Gowrie's house took his majesty's haulk eandem causan scientiae adding, That this de from John Murray, the elect the said John ponent the time that was dinner the night have dined: and the deponent missing hall, with my lord duke and earl Mar,
his majesty, and forgathering with the laird
Pittencrief, the earl Gowrie's hall; and
demanding Pistencrief, where his majesty
was? the said faird first convoyed the deponent and others, were following, Mr. Alexander
doublet
cast the haulk from him, and drew whinger, wherewith strake the said Mr. Alexander;
nent had entered. Thereafter, this deponent addresses himself window; and lookin furth thereat, and saw Thomas Erskin, the deponent cried, Thomas come this turn É. even the head. this mean time,
majesty did put foot upon the haulk
leash, and held her lang time, while the de
ponent came and took her agaip, and then sir Tho. Erskin entered. And the rest de
pones conform Thomas Erskin
points; and further says, That when the depo nent first entered within the chamber, saw
man standing behind his majesty's back, whom ways knew, nor remembers what apparelling had but aster that this de ponent had striken Mr. Alexander, saw that man no more. Sic subscribitur,
Sir John RAMSAY.
John Graham Urquhill, sworn and exam ined, depones conform the lord duke Le nox and the earl Mar things, reddens
the chamber where the king dined, thereaf ter the yaird, hoping that his majesty had
been there and missing his majesty the yaird, convoyed the deponent fair gallery, where the deponent was never before; where having remained certain space behold ing the gallery, they came both down the
his high
Urquhill.
Balgowne,
years, thereby, married, depones, conform
the lord duke things: adding, that this deponent the day libelled, after the death
closs, where they met with Mr. Thomas Cran the earl Gowrie and his brother, and hearing
stoun the midst the closs, who said them, that his majesty was away upon horse back, the Inche: whereupon this deponent and Pitten crief sindered and thc deponent passed furth the gate, his stable, have gotten his horse, and being standing
the stable door, heard his majcsty cry, his majesty said, That the same was the garter knew his highness's voice, but understood not wherewith Mr. Alexander pressed have
what spoke. Whereupon comes imme bound his hands; and then, sir Thomas Erskin diately, within the closs, and finding ane turn gripped the same garter, and said, That
pike-door open, enters within the samen, would keep which has yet
keeping. Balgowne.
and runs the turnpike, while comes the door upon the head thereof; and hearing
ane struggling and din mens feet, ran with his hail force the door the turnpike head, which enters the chamber the end
Sic subscribitur, Jolix GRAHAM
saw the king and Mr. Alex. Ruthven pass threw the hall the turnpike, towards the gallery: and, this deponent, John Hamilton,
cried back, gentlemen, stay, for ness's will. Sic subscribiiur,
Joh GRAHAM,
John Graham
the age
his majesty report, that Mr. Alexander pressed have bound his highness's hands with gar
ter; this deponent found garter the cheek
the round door among the bent, and imme
diately thereafter this deponent presented the
garter his highness: and the sight thereof,
Mr. John Moucrief depones
Gowrie, unto the time heard majesty
follows, wit, That day was still present with my lord
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cry, Treason' and saw him put his arm furth the window the room, and then left him
for conceived my heart was plain trea son, conspired against his majesty, and was
induced hereto respect these presump tions following first, saw the king's majesty
Andrew Roy, one the baillies the burgh Perth, thir presents testifies upon
my conscience the sight God, shall answer him the great day, that upon the fifth day August, one thousand and six hun dred years, being the umqubile earl Gowrie's lodging, when his majesty was there, saw his majesty, after his dinner, accompanied
and umquhile Mr. Alex. Ruthven my lord's
brother furth the hall-door their alanes;
whereas his majesty had weapons, and Mr. with the master Gowrie rise from the tahle, Alexander had sword. Next, saw his ma and gang furth the chamber where had
jesty come quiet and sober manner the dined; but, what place, know not; being
town, wherethrough appeared would have beholding the said umquhile earl evil purpose his mind. Item, He said, entertainment the noblemen,
Gowrie's drinking his
majesty, be: ing, was obscured from me and my brother fore his rising from the table, had commanded
Mr. Alexander riding Falkland the morn majesty's scoll them; which
Hugh where was and my brother Hugh where knew nothing thereof;
rode Falkland, and returned two hours be space after dinner, had missed his majesty, and fore him, saluted me and answered, That enquired where should be; they went the had been two three miles above the town; fore-gate, and speired the porter, saw and says, the said Andrew had another doublet the king furth the fore-gate and heard on, more than used commonly, and was more the porter answer, That his majesty was not bulksom; and, appears, might have con gone furth that way. Also, that the earl tained ane secret. Item, That day being the Gowrie said the porter, Ye lie, knave, council-day
self, respect
that neither nor could get trial the same. Item, having enquired Andrew Henderson himself, who
having enquired was riding to,
him do. And after this, the lords, viz. my lord duke, my lord Mar, my lord Lindores, and my lord Inchechaffery, with sundry majesty's gentlemen and servants, accompanied with the earl Gowrie person; and short
the town, my lord excused him furth; and the porter replied, that should
his advice.
subscribe ane confirmation
case his the earl
was furth. assurance,
Item, having
give head, Yet, upon
majesty Gowrie's
pressed
ane lady's, first refused, respect aforesaid; that his majesty was furth the Inche, the always passed thereafter. Item, my lord lords issued out haste the fore-gate, and tarried longer from his dinner nor used where the king was, saw ane ding
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and albeit Andrew luthven, who was with the the the north-side the
master, came and rounded my lord the turret, upon the high-gate; but who dang up,
board, made him misknow things, unto know not. And farther, saw clearly his ma the time that the said Mr. Alexander came jesty shut furth his head and arm the foresaid
himself, and then raise from the board, and met window, and heard his majesty crying loudly, Fy,
his majesty. Item, My lord obscured altoge treason treason and murder help, eart
ther, that knew the coming any man, Mar! Whereupon, being very agast, and won
while the master came. Item, Mr. Thomas derfully astonished, that cruel and terrible
Cranstoun was the first that heard cry, The sight, and pitiful and woful cry, not knowing king's majesty away. Item, After my lord what the matter meant, but perceiving his ma
duke and my lord Mar, and his majesty's ser jesty extream and great danger, ran with vants were the close, my lord Gowrie possible diligence thro' the streets, crying
came back again the hall, saying, The king was away that, thought, would have *ach man thinking so. And thought his ma
jesty was not received with that hearty com plements became. Item, after his majesty's riding away, my brother Hugh came my house, and enquiring him what thought
loudly, Fy, treason; treason against the king for God's sake, honest men, haste and re lieve the king: and commanded ring the common bell, that might come haste
his majesty's relief; and then returned with
possible diligence, with great number the people with me, and came before the fore
thir matters; answered, Before God, far said turret and window, where saw his ma can perceive, trow, shall kyth ame plain jesty first cry out; and then cried out, How
treason my lord's part. And speiring him, knew any things thereof answered, knew nothing; but and IIeury Ruthven, after things were ended, fell conference
thereament, and thought things were likely. Lastly, Andrew Henderson's letter moves ine
the king But my lord duke and my lord Mar answered, The king well, (praise
God). Then cried again his majes ty, and shew his majesty, That the baillies and township were then come, haste, sup
ply and relieve his majesty; and therefore be sought his majesty command what was his majesty's will, and best done. And then
his majesty beckoned furth his hand the people, commanding me
most all. And, upon my salvation and con
demnation, know no farther this matter;
nor yet can remember any other circum
stance presumption, might have induced me conceive the former, which apprehend,
me and cause the Which
people retire them their lodgings.
Manner foresaid. Sic subscribitur, MR. John commandment incontinent obeyed, and coin Moncrier. manded all manner of men retire themselves
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to their lodgings; and likewise passed to the and Harry Ruthven, and Hugh Moncrief, come mercat-cross, and, by open proclamation com down, the little turnpike, where they and my manded in his highness's “name, that men lord had ascended; the saids three persons
should retire them their lodgings, under the pain treason, who obeyed not incontinent after my charge. And this testify
verity, the faith and truth my body,
having drawn swords their hands; but saw not Patrick Eviot there. And this deponent says, that after the tumult was risen, and this deponent pressing enter within the place,
far justly can remember. witness was little staid them the place; but
which, have subscribed these presents, with my hand, Perth, the 13th October, 1600,
before these Witnesses, Mr. Patrick Galiowsh,
minister his majesty; James Drummond Letchel; Oliver Young, Constantine Wallace, Thomas Johnston, Billies; Henry Elder, Clerk; Robert Anderson, Andrew Mowat,
and William Jack, Burgesses Perth. Sic subscribitur, ANDREw Roy, Baillie, with my
they yielded once, and the deponent got entry. Likewise saw joist bronght from the town, and set the wall the close but who brought the samen in, knows not. Sic subscribitur, ALEXANDER BLAIR, appear and Balthyik.
George Hay, prior Charterhouse, the
age twenty-eight years, thereby, married
depones, conform the lord duke Lenox, things, after his majesty's entry St. mond; Oliver Young, Baillie; Thomas John Johnstoun, the day libelled adding, that stoun, Baillie Robert Anderson Andrew samen day, the deponent having ado St.
hand. —Mr. Patrick Gallowah James Drun
Arnolt; William Jack; Henry Elder, Scrive; Johnstoun with the earl Gowrie, and speak
Witnesses.
Robert Christie, porter
lutus, depones, That was porter the earl said Andrew, who was with his majesty Gowrie, the fifth day August libelled Falkland And thereafter, the said ear] took
earl Gowrie, the age
- ing with him his own place, saw Andrew unquhile John Henderson come booted from Falkland, and thirty years, so heard the said earl Gowrie enquire the
sicklike he was the space five-weeks be fore. And shortly after the dinner, this depo
the said Andrew Henderson the cabinet, and, after certain space, the earl coming
the chamber, gave this deponent his dis patch saying, That had that day,
nent saw my lord duke, the earl earl Gowrie, come the close lord duke speird this deponent,
Mar, the and my
and might not await his errand, and bade jesty was passed furth the close The depo him come another dy. Sic subscribitur,
place thereafter, knows not, but neither saw any joist brought
by any the town. And knows
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nent answered, that was not furth. Thea the lord Mar said, Billy, tell me the verity, his unajesty furth not? And answer
ed, truth not furth. The earl Gowrie looking with angry countenance, said, Thou lied, furth the back-gate, and through the Inche. Then this deponent answered, That cannot be, my lord, for have the key the back-gate, and the gates
the place. Therafter, this deponent heard
and saw majesty looking furth the win
dow the round, and crying, Treason Trea
son help, my lord Mar! And inconti deponent was the earl Gowrie's lodging, ment, my lord duke, the earl Mar, and where saw the king dine; and after dinner, others, ran the stair the turnpike the saw the king's majesty and Mr. Alexander gallery and thereafter, the lord Gowrie Ruthven pass their allanes through the hall, came from the high-street, within the close, and the turnpike; and immediate thereafter, having steel-bonnet his head, drawn this deponent passed his own lodging the sword his hand, accompanied with Alex town, where abode while the cry and tumult ander and Harry Ruthven, Patrick Eviot and raise; and incontinent, this deponent running Hugh Moncrief, Mr. Thomas Cranstoun all the place whereat his majesty cryed out
having drawn swords their hands, and pass the window; and commanded this deponent, ed all together with my lord, the old turn name, stay the tumult the people: the pike; but what was done within the house and which, this deponent obeyed and did; and saw
report Hugh Moncrief, coming furth the place; the place, but his face being bloody, and Hary Ruthven, more one the defenders, the mouth the water the matter. Sic subscribilur, RobERT Cil is gate, with drawn sword his hand; and
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Alexander Blair, younger Balthyik, sworn
and examined, depones, conform immediate
praccedenti; except, That saw not my lord examined, depones, conformis immediate pro of Gowrie pass with his company, and drawn cedent omnibus adding that the depo swords, the turnpike but saw Alexander ment, immediately after-the cry raise, running
GEORGE AY.
Mr. Peter Hay, the age thirty years, thereby, married depones, conform
George Hay things, the witness immedi ately preceding. Suc subscribitur, Perer HAY.
Robert Graham Thorink, sworn and ex amined, depones, conform the duke
Lenox, after that his majesty entered Perth. Sic subscribitur, Rob ERT GRAHAM.
Young,
examined, depones, That the day libelled, this
Oliver
baillie
Perth,
sworn and
knows more the matter, Sic subscribitur, OLIvek You No.
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the place libelled, meets upon the high ven cry for fire and powder; and saw not street Alexander Ruthven one the defenders, Patrick Eviot there. Sic subscribitur, THorias having drawn sword his hand, and crying BURRELL.
fire and powder And knows more the
matter. Sic subscribilur, JAMES DRUMMOND.
William Reynd, flesher St. Johnstoun,
the age thirty years, thereby, married, de
Alexander Forrest, tailor Perth, the nge years, thereby, married, depones, the day libelled, saw George Craigingelt, and
Walter Crookshank laquey, standing the
pones. That saw within the close Perth, yeard with drawn swords. Sic subscribitor,
after fray raise, Patrick Eviot and Hugh Mon ALEXANDER FORREST.
crief, both bloody, having drawn swords William Robertson, notar Perth, the their hands. Sic subscribitur, Willi AM REYND. age years, thereby, married, depones,
Thomas burgess Perth, sworn the day libelled, this deponent being within and —examined, deposed conform James the close the place, saw the lord Gowrie Drummond and William Reynd; but saw standing the close accompanied with seven
not Patrick Eviot there. Sic subscribitur, Tho
cight persons, whom knew none; the
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conform Thomas Erskin things past furth the place, and knows more reason this deponent was company with the matter. Sic subscribitur, WILLIAM Rø
the said sir Thomas, after the first time, that BERTSON.
and James Erskin his brother had gripped the Robert Calbraith, servant the king's ma carl Gowrie, and were sindered from him be jesty, the age years, depones, conforin his servants; and immediately thereafter, this the lord duke Lenox all things, deponent accompanied the said Thomas reason this deponent, that day, was con Erskin the turnpike, into the chamber with his majesty, and after that his ma
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James Erskin,
the age years, thereby, solutus, depones, the whilk sight this deponent being afraid,
Gcorge Wilson, servant
where his majcsty was, where
said Thomas has deponed, "Sic subscribitur, Crong, WILSox.
saw,
the jesty had cried out the window, Treason:
David Reynd, flesher Perth, sworn and examined, depones, conform James Drum
things.
this deponent followed the duke and earl Mar the turnpike, and depones, they have deponed. Sic subscribitur, Rob Efir Cal Bp. AITH.
Robert Brown, servant his majesty, de
mond, and heard Alexander Ruthven cry for
powder, but saw not Patrick Eviot. Sic sub pones, conform immediate praecedenti orani
scribitur, DAvi REYN
Gilbert Hutchinson Perth, the age 24 years, thereby, solutus, depones, conform
bus, because this deponent, the time libelied, accompanied John Hamilton fetch the hammers the gallery; and this deponent
James Drummond things, and David passed the little black turnpike, and, Reynd. Sic subscribitur, GILBERT HUrcuix first entry within the chamber, saw the earl
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years, thereby, married, depones, the day
libelled, this deponent came St. Johnstoun Wilson. Sic subscribitur, Rob ERT BR. o. ws. after dinner, where heard his majesty crying James Bog, porter his majesty, sworn and furth the window the round, Fy, Treason, examined, depones, That saw the king's my lord Mar, help immediately thereafter, majesty and Mr. Alex. Ruthven pass throue,
the hall, and saw that day, George Craigings. : with ane drawn sword his hand, accoli panied with certain rascals; and, others. depones, conform the lord duke and earl
iny lord Mar and the duke ran the broad
turnpike and the deponer followed them
the close, where saw the lord Gowrie, hav
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swords, ane ilk baud; and saw the said Mar things. Sic subscribitur, JAMEs Boc. earl pass the turnpike, accompanied with
certain his servants, having drawn swords
their hands; whom subscribitur, John MIURRAY.
Thomas Burrell, burgess
and examined, depones, conform James
T}rummoud, adding, That the time the fray
this deponent entring within the close the
place, saw standing the close, with drawn
swords their hands, Alexander and Harrie
Ruth, and Hugh Moncrief blooding his
face; and, the same time, this deponent two drawn swords, ane ilk hand, and ate saw Mr. Thomas Cranstoun come down the lacquey put ane steel-bonnet one his head: black turnpike, and took forth his hand and, ane certain space thereafter, the deposed: his sword; and heard the said Alexander Ruth saw Hugh Moncrief come furth the place
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Gowrie lying dead; there being that time company with his majesty, sir Tho. Erskine, Hugh Herries, John Ramsay, and George
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James Bog. Sic subscribitor, Joris Boc.
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with ane bloody head, and Patrick Eviot's man ‘tors shall carried, upon Monday next, likewise blooding and also saw Patrick Eviot ‘the publick cross Edinburgh; and there come furth the hall but remembers not hang'd, quarter'd, and drawn, presence he had ane sword his hand and saw also “of the hail people: and thereafter, the heads, Alexander Ruthven come furth with ane sword “quarters and carcasses, affix’d upon the drawn his hand. Sic subscribitur ALEXANDER ‘most patent parts and places the burroughs PECBLEs. Edinbur, Perth, Dundee and Stirling.
The SENTENCE and Doom pronounced the “And this give for doom. ’
Lords and Estates Parliament for High Besides the personal Sentence given against
his brother Mr. Alexander Ruthven.
To repeat the Libel and Executions, the
Libels verbatim, would usclessly tedious Readers; therefore insert the Doom
distinct Acts, disinherit and inhabilitate the brethren, and the posterity the earl Gowrie, from enjoying any heritage, place office within Scotland; and discharging per sons whatsoever nove intercede for them,
Sentence verbatim, pronounced the 15th under high pains. —By another Act, the sur
ofNov. 1000. name Ruthven appointed extin THE saids Lords and Fstates of Parlia guish'd and abolish'd for ever; and such of
“ment finds, decerns and declares, that the said “uinquiul John earl Gowrie, and Mr. Alex ‘antier Ruthven his brother, committed and ‘did open and manifest Treason against our
them were innocent this Treason, were ordered take other names, and inserted publick Records. --By another Act, the 5th
August was appointed observed for said sovereign lord, points, articles thanksgiving, annually, and time coming, ‘and matter contained the said summons for the king's deliverance from the said Trea
and therefore was given for Doom, the son. ”—By another Act, the lands and estate ‘mouth David Lindsay dempster parlia Ruthven were annexed the patrimony “ment, manner and form follows: the crown. And, several other particular
‘This court parliament showes for law, acts, Thomas Erskin, (afterwards earl
‘that the said umquhil John earl Gowrie, ‘and umquhil Mr. Alexander Ruthven his “brother, committed the foresaid crime “Treason and Lese-majesty their life-times,
against our sovereign lord and authority “royal, manner length contained the
For observations this new Holiday, see
said summons: and therefore decerns and joicing with my neighbours the townsmen
declares the name, memory and dignity
the said unquhil John earl Gowrie, and “utiquhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven his brother,
extinguished, and their arms can cell'd and deleted furth of the books of arms
and nobility; that their posterity shall “unhabile, and uncapable time coming
St. Albans for this Happy Day. ” - Mr. Stephens his Note that passage
Lord Bacon's Letter, says, “The 5th Au gust being the Anniversary the king's deli
verance from the earl Gowrie's Conspiracy, was some call'd the Court Holy-Day, and ridicul’d fiction, though the truth thereof
bruik, possess enjoy any offices, dignities, being deliver'd down archbishop Spotis honours, successions, possessions, and all wood, and other good Historians, see
“goods, moveables and immoveables, rights, titles, hope succession, and others what “somever within this realin; and goods, ‘lands, rents, offices, benefits, honours, dig
nities, hope and appearance succession,
rights, titles, possessions, and other goods and gentry, which did that parliament, were
gear, moveable and immoveable, and theirs whatsomever, whilk any ways pertain'd
the said unquhil John earl Gowrie, and unquhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven his brother; whiik any right, title, hope succession, possession, any other manner way might have belong'd pertain'd them, con fiscated, devolved our sovereign lord, and
appertain his highness: and time
coming, remain property with his majesty
for ever. And sarder, his majesty and estates foresaid, detestation of the said horrible,
descended Gowrie's family, and nearly allied As also the lords the Articles, who did examine the Witnesses and Evidences, seve ral were near relation the Panel, par ticularly Lenox and Levingston and the barons and burgesses being elected members, not the king and court, but the barons and burroughs, and two bishops and four
abbots, church-men, being also that number; what ground remains for doubting their impar tiality and veracity, making report what was asserted and sworn publickly the witnesses? And the Depositions, and written
unnatural and vile treason, attempted the
said unquhil John, some time earl Gowrie, Evidences, being then recorded, yet remain
and umguhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven, against his highness's own life; decerns, statutes and ordains, that the said bodies the saids trai
publica custodia. ” Earl Cromerty's Account the Conspiracies the carls Gowrie,
page 13.
Rapin (oct. edit. ) vol.
251–Lord Chan the Marquis
cellor Bacon Buckingham, Works, vol.
his Letter dated Aug.
1618, (See his page 670) says, “I am here re
great reason call into question. ”
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Kelly,) John Ramsay, and Hugh Herries, that the saids Alexander Ruthven, Harry and some others, who did most immediately Ruthven his brother, sons lawful unqull preserve the king's person, had benciices and ‘Alexander Ruthven Freeland; Hugh Mon
par “creif, brother William Moncreif that ‘ilk; and Patrick Eviot, brother Coin ‘Eviot Balhousie; conmitted the crimes
vens, Hugh Moncreif and Patrick Eriot; “therefore decerns and declares their persons, who were actors the same crime, and judged ‘to underly the pains Treason and Lese
the same Parliament, the 15th day ‘majesty, and last punishment prescrib'd November 1600. the laws this realm; and all their goods,
other favours conferr'd upon them liament.
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pronounced
the “Treason and Lese-majesty against our sove Lords and Estates Parliament, for High ‘reign lord and his authority royal, manner Treason, against Alexander and Harry Ruth “at length contain’d the said summons: and
Parliament, ‘moveable and immoveable, well heritages finds, decerns, and declares, that the saids “as offices, benefices, and others whatsomever
THE saids Lords and Estates
them, whiik is, onight any appertain them,
his majesty, and remain with property for ever; and their
articles, and manner contained the said posterity
‘summons; and therefore was given for ‘uncapable and unhabil bruik and posses
Alexander and Harry Ruthven, Hugh Mon ‘pertaining “creif, and Patrick Eviot, and ilk ane them, ways belong,
committed, and did open and manifest trea “confiscated ‘son against our sovereign lord points, his highness
now, and all time coming,
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David Lindsay, demp ‘within this realin, any honours, dignities, luanner and form offices, benefices, successions, other goods gear, moveable immoveable. And this
follows:
“This court parliament shows for law, “I give for Doom. ’
Gowrie's CoNspiracle: Discovrse the vnnatvrall and vyle Conspiracie, attempted against the King's Maiesties Person, Sanct-Johnstown, vpon Twysday the fifth
August, 1660. Edinbvrgh, printed, 1600, Cvin Privilegio Regio. [From the Somers' Tracts, Coll. vol. 213. ]
[This one the earliest Accounts this re low courtesy) drawing his maiestie a-part, markable Conspiracy, and therefore deserves beginnes discourse vnto him, but with
reprinted, not only very rarely verie dejected countenance, his eies euer fixed
found, but very clear and ele vppon the earth, how that chanced him the
gant, with regard the dialect which euening before walking abroad about the written. the language, though some fields, taking the air, solitarie allone, without
passages may appear undouth, alteration the toun Sanct Iohnstoun, wher his present has been made both because we would not dwelling was with the lord his brother; and
depart from the fidelity that we promised, there accident affirmed haue recountred nor, changing expressions, give reason base like fellow, vnknowne him, with suspect, that we take the same liberty with cloke cast about his mouth; whome
facts; and because the language may be,
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enquyred his name, and what his erand was, passing solitary part, being from waies. The fellow become the suddain
j. ing, the weather beeing wonderfull pleasant findes great wyde pot
HIS majestie having his residence Falk
amased, and his tongue faultered
mouth, that, vppon his suspitious behauiour,
land, and being daily the buck-hunting,
begouth more narrowly look vinto him,
his vse that season, vpon the fifth day August, being Twysday, hee raid out
and examine bim and, perceauing that there the appeared some thing bee hid vuder
park, betwixt six and seuen hours the morn cloke, did cast the lappes and
and seasonable. But, before his maiestie all full of
could leap horse-back, his hienes being now ing maie-tie, that was verie great come downe the equerie, the huntis-men quaintitie Vpon the sight whereof, hee af. with the houndes attending his maiestie the firmed, he took back the fellow with his bur greene, and the court making their horses, then the toun; where privatly, without
his hienes self was maister Alexander the knowledge any liuing, took the fellow,
Ruthven, second brother
Gowrie, being then lighted
land, haisted him fast downe
maiestie before his on-leaping, did himself out Sanct-Iohnstoun that day, Where meeting his hienes, after verie low four houres the morning, make his maies. courtesie, bowing his head vnder his maiesties aduertised thereof, according bound knee (although was neuer wont make dutie Earnestlie requesting maiestie, with
the late earle of and band him privie derned house, and,
the toun Falk after lokking inany durres vppon him, left him ouer-take his there, and his pot with him, and had haisted
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diligence and secrecie, that his maiestie the first seear thereof himself; which beeing might take order there with, before anie knew done, woulde remit his maiesties owne thereof; swearing and protesting, that had honorable discretion, how far would please
yet concealed from liuing, yea, from the his maiestie considder vpon him for his ser earle his owne brother. vice. His hienes being stricken great admi
His majesties first answere was (after thank ration, both the vnc. outhnes the tale, and ing him for his good-will) That could not be the strange and stupide behauiour the re come his maiestie meddle any wayes that porter; and the court being alreadie horsed, matter, since no mans treasure, that free wondering his majesties long stay with and lawfull subject, can the lawe appertaine that gentleman, the morning being fair, the vuto the king, except bee found hid vnder game alreadie found, and the huntismen long the earth, this was not. Whereunto an staying the fields, his maiestie, was swered, That the fellow confessed vnto him, forced breake off onlie with these words: that was going have hid vnder the That hee could not nowe staye any longer from ground, but could not take leasure that his sporte, but that hee would considder the
time enquyre any further him. Where matter, and, the end his chase, giue him unto his maiestie replyed, That there was great resolute answere, what order he would take difference betwixt deed, and the intention therein. Wherupon his maiesty parted
deed; his intention have hid not beeng haste from him towardes the place where the alyke had beene found alreadie hid. game was. Maister Alexander parting from Maister Alexander's answer was, That hee his majestie varie miscoatent, that indelaiedlie thought maiestie over scrupulous such raid not Sanct-Iohnstoun, desired matter, tending greatly his maiesties pro him protesting, that his maiestie would not fite and that, his maiesty deferred med finde euerie day such choise hunting,
dle with might bee, that the lord his bro had offered vnto him and that hee feared, ther, and other great men, might meddle with that his maiestles long delay, and slowness
who was lying bound, cry, make such din,
disappoint
would the secrecie that hail
purpose, and make both the fellow and the treasure medled with, before any word
it, and make his maiestie the more a-doe: resolution, would breed leasure the fellow,
Woło the king, beginning suspect
therewith sture some newe sedition, they have oftentimes done before, inquyred the said M. Alexander, What kinde coine
,was, and what fellow hee was that carried His answere was, That, far hee could
arryuing there the tyme his brothers and bee forraine and vnc. outh strokes coine; the whole townes being the sermon; where
gold, brought home by some Iesuites, practising Papists,
that had been some forraine
take leasure see them, they seemed
and, although that the fellow, both his lan guage and fashion, seemed bee Scots fel low, yet hee could neuer remember, that hee had seene him before. These speaches in creased his maiesties suspition, that was for raine coyne, brought some practising Pa pists, and bee distributed into the countrie,
before said. And that the fellowe, that carried was some Scots priest seminarie, disguised for the more sure transporting
thereof. Whereupon his maiestie resolved, that he would send backe with the said Mais
his maiestie might haue taken such secrete order with that matter, hee pleased, before their outcomming from the church. But, his maiestie, without anie further answering him, leaping horse-back, and ryding the dogs, where they were beginning hunt, the said maister Alexander stayed still that place wher hee left his maiestie; and, hauing two men with him appointed the late earle his brother, carrie back vnto him the cer taine newes, haist, his maiesties comm ing, heerafter more particularlie shall this
ter Alexander seruand his own, with same discourse be declared, hee directed one
warrant the proudst and baillies Sanct Iohnstoun, receaue both the fellow and the
money off maister Alexander's hand, and after
them, called Andrew Henderson, chalmer
lane the said earle, ryde haste the earle; commanding him, hee loued his
. . . ? had examined the fellow, retaine him brothers honour, that hee shoulde not spare
and the treasure, till maiesties further plea for spilling his horse; and that hee should 'sure were knowne: Whereat the said maister aduertise the earle, that hee hoped moue
Alexander sturred meruelouslie, affirming and his maiestie come thither, and that hee
protesting, that either the lord his brother, should not yet looke for him, the space
or the baillies of the toun were put on the three houres thereafter, because his maies
counsal thereof, his maiestie would get verie 'bad compt that treasure; swearing, that the great loue and affection, bare vnto his ma iestie, had made him preferre his maiestie, in this cace, both himself and his brother. For the which seruice he humblie craued that
recompence, that his maiesty would take the paines once ryde-thither, that might bee
ties hunting, adding these words: Pray my lord my brother prepare the denner for
But his maiestie was sooner ridden
little aboue the little woode, wher the dogs were laid hunting, but that, notwith standing the pleasant beginning the chase,
hee could not stay from musing and wondering vpon the newes. Whereupon, without making
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anie bodie acquainted with this purpose, find
ing John Nesmith, chirurgian, chanceryding
beside him, his majestie directed him back
bring maister Alexander with him; who being
brought vinto his maiestie, and hauing newlie
directed, said one his men, that was
with him, back my lord his brother, his ma latelie done vyle and proud oppression An iestie, vnknowing suspecting that any man gus; for repairing the which, they thoght, Jiuing had come with him, then tolde him, that that his maiestie had some purpose for his ap hee had bene aduysing with himself, and, prehension. But the said maister Alexander, respect his last wordes earnest with him, seeing the duke and the earle Miar, with inee resolued ryde thither for that erand diuers other the court, getting fresh horses his own person, how soone the chace was end for following his majestie, earnestlie desired ed, which was alreadie begun lyke his ma him, that hee would publish his whole iesty, vppon the verie ending these words, traine, that, since was returne the same did ryde away the chase, the said maister euening, before said, they needed not so Alexander euer following him his back no low him; especiallie, that thought meetes, other lining being with his hienesse, but hee,
and lohn Hamullton Grange, one his majesties maister-stablers, the reste the
court being all before the chase, his maiestie onlie being casten back, vpon the staying
speak with maister Alexander, before said. The chase lasted from seuen houres
neuer was anie stop the chase, small begin suspecte what could meane; delay, that the said masster Alexander omitted wherexppon manie diuerse thoughts begonth
lowed him, hee could not answere for but that
they would marre that whole purpose. Wher -upon his maiestie, half angerlie, replied, That would not mistrust the duke, nor the earle
Mar, greater purpose nor that and that majestie was All which tyme, the said hee could not vnderstand, what hinder are maister Alexander was, for the most part, euer man could make that erand. But these his maiesties back, sold But there last speeches Alexanders maid the king
carried them to Sanct-Iohnstoun. The cause
his maiesties seruands following fast, vin desired him, being onlie grounded vpon suspition they had conceaued, that his maies ties intention ryding was for the apprehen sion the maister Oliphant, one who had
that his maiestie should stay the duke and the earl Miar follow him, and that he should onlie take three four his owne meane seruantis with him; affirming, that, anie nobleman io
the morning, vintil alleuen and more, being one the greatest and sorest chases, that euer his
round his maiestie, earnest requesting him haist the end the hunting, that
enter the kings minde. But that his majestie could neuer suspect anie harm be intended against his hienes, that young gentiennan,
might ryde the sooner Sanct-Johnstoun
as, the death the buck, his maiestie, not with whome his maiestie had bene so well ac
staying vppon the curie the deir, his vse quainted,
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greatnesse the chase haung wearied his tion could reache to, was, that might bee, horse. But the said maister Alexander would that the earle his brother had handled him so
not suffer the king stay the parke, where hardlie, that the young gentleman, being
the buck was killed, whil his fresh horse, hie spirit, had taken such displeasure,
which was airedy sent for, was brought out was become somewhat himselt, which ris the equery him, although was not two maiestie coniectured aswell his raised and flight shot bounds betwixt the part, where vnc. outh stairing, and continuall pensiuenesse, the buck was killed, and his maiesties equerie;
but, with verie importunitie, forced his maies tie leap againe vpon that same horse,
that hee had hunted the day vppon, his freshe horse beeng made gallop myle the way ouertake him his maiestie not staying much vppon his sword, nor whil the duke and the earle of Mar, with dimerse gentlemen his companie, had changed their horses: onlie saying vnto them, that hee was
ryde Sanct-Iohnstoun speak with the earle Gowry, and that hee would bee pre sently back againe before euen. Whereupon,
some the court galloped backe Falkland, als fast they could, change their horses, and could not ouertake his majestie, whill he come within four myle Sanct-Johnstoun. Others raid forward with their horses, werica
they were, whereof some were compelled alight the way; and, they had not both refreshed their horses, bled theiu, and giuen them some grasse the way, they had not
the time the hunting, likewise such strange sort vinlykelie discourses, alre
die mentioned. Wherupon, his maiestie took occasion make the duke of Lennox ac
quainted with the wholpurpose, enquyring hon
verie earnestlie, What knew that young gentlemans nature, beeng his brother law
And, had euer perceiued him be sub iect any high apprehension? His maiestie de claring his suspition plaimelie the said lord duke, that hee thought him not well setled his wits; alwaits desiring my lord duke not faile accompanie him that house, where the alledged fellow and treasure was. The lord duke wondered much that purpose, and thought verie vnlikelie; yet affirmed, that
could never perceaue any such appearance
that gentleman's inclination. But master Alexander, perceyuing his maicsties priuie con
ference with the duke, and suspecting the pur pose, appeared, came the king, re questing his majestie verie earnestlie, that
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shoulde make none liuing acquainted with that
purpose, nor suffer none to go with his maiesty,
where he should conuoy bim, but himselfe onlie,
vintill his maiestie had once scene the fellowe sentences. His maiestie beeng set down
and the treasure: whereunto his majestie half laughing, gave answere, that he was no good
telier of money, and behooved therefore to haue'some to helpe him in that erand. His
replye was, that hee woulde suffer none to see but his majesties seife, the first; but, after ward, hee might call whom hee pleased. These speeches did encrease his majesties suspition, that then gouth directly sus pect some treasonable devise; yet manic sus pitions and thoughts ouerwhelming euery one
other minde, majestie coulde
solue upon certaine thing, but raid further his journey, betwixt trust and distrust, being
ashamed seeme suspect respect the
cleannesse his majesties owne conscience,
except had found some greater ground. The
said maister Alexander still breasing the king
ride faster, although his owne horse was scarcelie
able keep companie with the king, for wea
rinesse, hauing riden with him, the chase tertaine the earle homelie manner, won before. But, the king was come two miles dering that hee had not remained to dine with from Falkland, the said maister Alexander his guests, and entertaine them there. the stayed little behind the king his way, and meane tyme, his maiesty being ready rise posted away the other seraund, Andrew Ruth from the table, and his whole seruants beeng ven, the earle his brother, aduertising him, the hal their dinner, the said maister
howe farre the king was his waye come thither. Then, how soon soeuer the king come within myle the toun Sanct-Iohnston,
said his majesty, that would poste be fore, aduertise the earle his brother his
Alexander, standing behinde his maiesties backe,
pulled quietlie vppon him, rounding his ma
iesties eare, that was tyme goe, but that
hee woulde haue faine bene quite the earle his brother, wishing the king send him out
the hall entertaine guests: wherupon the king called for drinke, and merrie and homelie manner, said the earle, that, al though the earle had seen the fashion enter tainement other countries, yet hee would
him thereof before; and, immediatlie vppon teach him the Scottishe fashion, seeing hee was
maiesties comming; who his him, was sitting the middes neuer seeming take knowledge
incomming
his denner,
the king's him, not withstanding his two servands aduertising
him the earle, and discoursed with him vpon sundrie purposes, but could get direct an swere him, but halfe-wordes, and impersect
the denner, the said earle stood very pensiue, and with dejected countenaulice, the end
his maiesties table, oft rounding ouer his shoulder, whiles one his seruands, and
whiles another; and oftentims went out and the chamber: which forme of behauiour
likewise kept before his maiesties sitting downe denner, but without any welcomming
his majestie, anie other hartlie forme entertainement; the noblemen and gentlemen
the court, that was with his majesty, stand ing about the table, and not desired dyne, vse when his majestie once set down, and his first seruice brought vp, vintil the king's maiestie had almost dyned. At the which time, the earle conuoyed them forth their dinner,
but sate not downe with them himselfe, the common forme but come back, and stood si lent the end the kings table, before; which his majestie perceauing did begin en
comming, whill his brother told
his brothers reporte, rysing haste from the borde, and warning the seruands and friendes accompanie him meete his majesty, met
Scottish man; and therefore, since hee had forgot drink his majestie, with his guests, and entertaine them, his majestie would
him, the number three four score, drink him his owne welcome, desiring him
the end the Insh, his majesties whole com panie and traine not exceeding the nomber sixteene persons, and without any kinde armour, except swords; no, not much daggers, whingears. His majestie stayed houre, after his comming the said earles
take foorth and drinke the rest of the company, and his maiesties name, make them welcome. Wherupon, went foorth, his maiestie did rise from the table, and desired M. Alexander bring sir Thomas Erskine with him; who, desiring the king forward with him, and promising that should make anie one two follow him, that pleased cal
lodging, Sanct-Iohnstoun, before his deaner
come in: the longsomnesse the preparing
the same, and badnesse the cheare, beeng for, desired majesty command publikly, excused, vppon the sodainty his maiesties that none should follow him. And thus the comming vnlooked for there. During the which king, accompanied onelie with the said maister
tyme, his maiestie enquyred maister Alex Alexander, commes forth the chamber, ander, when was tyme him goe that passes through the end the hal, where the
and not be seen round with him before
had noble men and his maiesties seruants were sitt ing their dinner, turne-pyke, and haste through three four high chambers, the said
priuate house, for that erand, whereof
informed him Whose answere was,
was sure enough, but that there was
yet, for houre, whill his maiesty had dyned maister Alexander ever lokking behinde him
that
leisure; praying his maiesty leaue him, euery dore past, and then, with more
smyling countenance nor had the day be his brother, who hauing missed him that morn fore, euer saying had him sure and safe ing, might thereupon suspect, what the matter enough kept until last his maiestie passing
could mean: therefore his maiestie addressed through three four soudrie houses, and
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the dores lokked behind him, his maiestie en anie harm punishment for the same. But tered into little studie, where his maiestie did his maiesties feare was, that hee could hope
see standing, with verie abased countenance,
not bound-man, but free man, with dag
for spairing his hand, hauing such cruelty his lookes, and standing irreuerently, co uered with his hat on; whiche forme rigorous
ger his girdle. But his maiestie had sooner
entered into that little studie, and maister Alex behauiour could prognosticat
thing But,
ander with him, but maister Alexander lokked
the studie dore behind him, and that instant
changing his countenance, putting his hat
his head, and drawing the dagger from that head againe, swore and protested, that his ma other mans girdle, held the point the iesties lyfe should safe, hee would behaue kings breast, avowing now, that the king be himselfe quyetlie, without making noyes, houed be his will, and vsed list: crying; and that would onlie bring the swearing manie bloody othes, that, the king earle brother, speak with his maiestie cried one word, opened windoe look wherupon, his maiestie enquyring, what out, that dagger should presently his hart; earle would do with him, since (if his maies affirming, that hee was sure, that now the kings ties life was safe, according promise) they conscience was burdened for the murthering could gaine little keeping such prisoner? his father. His maiestie, wondering sud His answere, onlie was, that hee could daine alteration, and standing naked, with his maiestie more, but that his lyfe would out any kynde armour but his hunting horne, bee safe, cace hee behaued him self quietie; which hee had not gotten leisure lay from the rest the earle his brother, whome hee was him, betwixt these two traitors, which had con going for, would tel his maiestie, his comm spired his life, the saide maister Alexander
standing, saide his, with drawne dagger
maiestie, but present extremitie.
maiesties perswasiue language,
bee somewhat amased; and discouering
ing. And with that, hee was going forth for his brother, hee affirmed, hee turned him
appeareth
hand, side, om. an, saying
his and his sword his but the other trembling and quaiking, rather like ane condemned man, then an executioner such enterpryse; his maiesty begouth then
about the other these wordes wnto him make you heere the kings keeper,
wntill come back againe, and look that keep him vppon your owne perill and there
dilate the saide maister Alexander, hows hor withall sayes his majestie, must content rible thing was him meddle with his your selfe haue this man nowe your keeper maiesties innocent blood; assuring him would wntill my And with these
not left vnreuenged, since God had giuen him children and good subiectes; and there were more, God would raise stocks and stones punish vyle deed. Protesting
burthen his
his father, both his fathers exe 'cution, his maiestie was but minor age, and guyded that time faction, which ouer-ruled both his maiestie, and the rest the
country; also, that, whatsoeuer was done This father, was done the ordinar course
law and iustice. Appealing the saide maister Alexander vppon his conscience, how well he,
tymes since, had deserued the hands his race: not only hauing restored them their landes and dignities, but also
nourishing and vpbringing two three
his sisters, were, his own bosome,
continual attendance vppon his maiesties dear
est bed-fellow her privy chamber. Laying
also before him the terrors his conscience, especially that made profession, according
before God, that hee had conscience, for the execution
the dore be hinde him, and leauing his maiestie with that man he fand there before him. At whome his
maiestie then enquyred, was appointed the murtherer him that tyme And how far he was vppon the counsell that con
spiracief Whose answere, with trembling, and astonished voice and behauiour, was that, the Lord should judge him, hee was neuer
made acquainted with that purpose, but that hee was put ther perforce, and the dore lokked behinde him, little space before maiesties comming; indeede, the time the said maister Alexanders menassing his ma iestie, was ever tremblinglie requesting him for God's sake, and with manie other attesta tions, not meddle with his maiestie,
him anie harme. But, because maister Alex ander had, before his forth-going, made the king sweare, that should not cry, nor open anie of the windoes, his maiestie commanded the saide fellow open the windoe with his hand which readelie did; that, although hee was put there vse violence ouer the king, yet God turned his hart that time,
respect that, the tyme
his education, the same religion which his
maiestie has euer professed and namelie his
maiestie reinembred him that holie man, hee become slaue his prisoner. While M. Robert Rollock, whose scholler was, as his maiestie was this dangerous estate, suring him, that one day the said M. Roberts and none of his owne seruants nor traine know
soule would accuse him, that hee had neuer ing what part the worlde was in,
learned him practise such vanaturall cru eltie. His maiestie promising him, the worde prince, that, hee would spare his
life, and suffer him out againe, hee should neuer reueale any flesh liuing what was be twixt them that tyme, nor suffer him incur
his maiesties traine was arysing the hal from their dinner, the earle Gowry being present
with them, one the earle Gowries set uants commes hastelie in, assuring the earle his
maister, that his maiesty was horsed and away through the Inshe; which the earle reportin;
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to the noblemen, and the rest of his maiestics onlie then left open, appeared for that pur
traine that were there, they al rushe out toge pose. And this mean time his maiestie, with
ther at the gate in great haste; and, some of strugeling and wrestling with the saide maister
his maiesties seruants enquyring at the porter, Alexander, had brought him out perforce out
when his maiestle went forth : The porter as out that study, the dore wherof, for haste,
firmed that the king was not yet forth. Wher had left open his last incomming, and his
upon the said earle looked verie angerlie vpon inaiestie having gotten with long strugling the
him, and saide he was but a liear; yet, turn said maister Alexanders head vinder his arme,
ing him to the duke and to the earle of Mar, and him selfe his knees, his maiestie did
said, hee should presentlie get them sure word driue him backe perforce, hard the dore
where his maiestie was. And with that ran the same turn-pyke; and his maiestie was
throgh the close, and vp the staire. But his throwing his sworde out his hand, thinking
purpose indeede was to speak with his brother, have striken him therewith, and then have
as appeared verie well by the circumstance of . shotte him ouer the stair, the other fellow
the tyme, his brother hauing at the same instant standing behinde the kings backe, doing no
left the king in the little studie, and ran down thing but embling the tyme sir. Iohn
the staire in great haste. Immediatly therafter Ramsay, not knowing what way first enter,
the earle commeth back, running againe to the after had heard the king's cry, chance
gate wher the noblemen and the rest were finds that turn-pyke dore open, and following
standing in a mase, assuring them that the king the head, enters into the chamber, and
was out long since at the back-gate, and if they findes his maiestie and maister Alexander strug
hasted not them al the sooner, they would not ling that forine, before saide and, get him ouertaken, and with that cried for his after he had twise or thrise striken maister
horse: whereupon they rushe altogether out at Alexander with his dagger, the other man with the gate, and makes towardes the Inshe, crying drew himselfe, his maiestie still keeping his al for their horses; passing al (as it was the grips, and holding him close him immedi prouidence of God) vinder one of the windoes ately therafter tooke the said maister Alex of that studie, wherein his maiestie was. To ander the shoulders, and shotte him down whome maister Alexander verie spedelie re the staire; who was no sooner shotte out turned, and, at his incoming to his maiestie, the doore, but was met Thomas Ers casting his hands abroade in a desperate man kine, and Hew Hereis, who there, vppon ner, saide, hee could not mend his maiestie the staire, ended him; the said sir Thomas hehoued die; and with that offered garter
bind his maiesties hands, with swearing behoued bound. His maicstie that
word binding said, Bee was born free king,
and should die free king. Wherupon hee his maicstics cry. For, vppon the hearing gripping his maiestie the wrist the hand thereof, hee had clasped the earle Gowrie
haue bound him, his maiestie releeucd him the gorget, and casting him vnder his feet, selfe suddainlie his grips; whereupon, and, wanting dagger have striken him with, put his right hand sworde, his maiestle, the said earles men redde the earic their mais
with his right hand, seazed vppon both his hand ter out his hands; whereby was casten and his sworde, and with his left hand clasped behinde the rest, said and missing the him the throat, like hee with his left companie, and hearing the said Iohn Itam hand clasped the king the throat, with two sayes voice vpon the turn-pyke head, ran
or three his fingers his maiesties mouth, the said chamber, and cried vppon the said haue staid him from crying. this forme flew Heries and another seruant follow him; ofwrestling, his maiestie, perforce, drewe him where, meeting with the saide maister Alex
the windoe, which hee had caused the other ander the turn-pyke, ended him there, man before open vnto him, and vnder the saide is; the said maister Alexander onely
which was passing the same tyme the crying for his last words, Allace had not the kings traine, and the earle Gowrie with ww. te of But no sooner could the said sir
them, saide is; and, holding out the right
side his head and right elbowe, cried, that the chamber wher his maiestie was, but that they were murthering him there that trea the said earle Gowrie, before they could get
the back,
come that passage his maic-tie come traitors. the which tyme his maiestie but the earle of Gowrie and his seritants made was still the chamber, who seeing the earl
sonable forme; whose voice being instantly the dore shutte, followed them
that pri his first
them for another way quyet turn-byke,
of Gowrie come with his swordes his
Erskine being casten behinde the duke and the earle Mar, that ran about the other way. the occasion his medling with the said
late earle wbpon the street, after the hearing
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his maiesties uie passage, before saide; who,
Gowrie eter entrie, hauing drawne sworde everie hand,
heard and knowne the duke
the earle Mar, and the rest
traine there, but the saide earle
asking what meant, and neuer seeming anie and stoil bonnet his head, accompanied wayes haue seen his maiestie heard his with seuen his seruants, euerie one of them voice, they rushed the cate together, hauing like manner drawn sworde, cried the duke and the earl \lar running about out with great oath, that they shoulde die
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had fallen from him his out-shutting the found therein. But thing was found them, dore, hauing sort weapon his owne, but little close parchment bag, full mag said is; but then was shot backe his owne call characters, and words in hantment, seruants that were there, into the little studie, wherin, seemed, that had put his confi and the dore shut vppon him who, having put dence, thinking him selse neuer safe without
his maiestie safete, re-encountred the said earle and his seruants; his maiesties seruants being onlie nomber four; wit, Thomas Erskine, Hew Hereis, John Ramsay, and one Wilsoun, seruant Iames Erskines, brother the saide sir Thomas; the said earle batting seuen his seruants with him yet pleased God after manie strokes hands give his maie-ties seruanus the victorie, the saide earle Gowrie beeng striken dead with stroke through the heart, which the saide
them, and the fore euer carried em about with him beeng also obserued, titas, while they were vipon him, his wound wherof died, bled not, but, incontinent after the taking
them away, the blood gushed out great aboundance, the great admiration the holders. An infamy which hath followed
and spotted the race this house, for manie discents, notoriouslie knowne the whole countrie. Thus the night was far spent, being neir eight houses euening before his malestie could, for the great turnult that was the
Hohn Ramsay gave him, without once crying
upon God, and the rest his seruants dung toun, departe out the same. But before his
ouer the stair with many hurts;
manner the saide Thomas Erskine,
Hereis, and Iohn Ramsay were
hurt and wounded. But, the tyme
fight, the duke Lennox, the earle
and the rest his malesties traine, were strik The frequencie and concourse persons
and they kneeling round about him, his ma jestie out of his own mouth thanked God of
that miraculous deliuerance and victory, as suring him selfe that God had preserued him from dispaired perill for the perfiting
thing differing from this narration, either substance circumstance, hee may vinderstand the same vttered the deponer his owne behoof, for obtaining his maiesties princelie grace and fauour.
like malestie had ridden four inyles out the same Hew towardes Falkland, although the night was very
three darke and rainie; the whole way was cled with this sorts people, both horse and foote, Mar, meeting him with great ioy and acclarnation.
ing with great hammers the vtter doore, wherby his maiestie past the chamber, with the said master Alexander, which also had lokked his comming with his majestie
the chamber, but, reason the strength, the saide double dore, the whole wall being likewise bordes, and ycelding with the
degrees Falkland, the rest the weeke, and Edinburgh the next, from the quarters the countrie; the testimonie the subjects heartie affection and ioy for his maiesties deli
strokes, did byde them the space halfe houre and more, before they could get broken
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this discourse; contenting my selle
majestie, and (beyond their expectation) with this plaine and simple narration; adding majestie delivered from imminent perill, onlie, for explanation and confirmation therus, and the saide late earle, the principall conspi the depositions certaine persons who were rator, lying dead his maiesties feete. Imme either actors, and eie-witnesses, immediat diatelie therafter his maiestie kneeling downe, hearers those things that they declare and on his knees, the midst his own serunts, testifie; wherin, the reader shall finde anie
some greater worke behinde his glorie, and
for the procuring him the wel his people,
that God had committed his charge. After
this the tunult the toun hearing the
slaughter the saide earle Gowrie, their
proudst, and not knowing the manner therof,
nor being the counsell his treasonable
attempt, continued for the space two
thre houres, therafter, vntill his maiestie,
speaking out them the windoes, and bea earle Gowrie, the tyme his being with kening them with his owne haud, pacifying
them, causing the baylies and the rest the
honest men the toun bee brought into the
chamber, whom having declared the whole ther heard nor sawe anie appearance anie
forme that strange accident, hee committed
the house and bodies the said traitors, bre
thren, their keeping, vintill his maiesties fur
ther pleasure were knowne. His maiestie, depones, that their being Strabran, some hauing before his parting out that toun, their company found edder, which being caused search the saide of earle Gowries killed, and knowledge therof comming the pockets, cace anie letters that might further earle, the earle said this deponer, Bogy, the discouerie that conspiracie, might bee the edder had not beene slaine, yee should
uerie, expressed euery wher bonefires, shutting gunnes
ringing bels, sorts both
sea and land, &c. with
other things en purpose preter men, and imperti
Apud Falkland, Aoust, 1600.
presence Chancellar, the Lord
Lord Treasurer, Lord Secretare, Lord Comp troller, Lord Aduocate, the Lord Inchef
fray, and George Home Spot, knicht.
IAM Weimis Bogy, the age of yeare, thereby, sworne and examined vppon ost the form and manner bahaunour hate Tohn.
him Strabran, had heard the saide earle make anie motion of the treason intend against his maiestle, depones that Lee nei
such intention the said earle.
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“haue seene a good sport; for I should haue
* caused her stand still, and she should not * haue preissed away, by pronouncing of an * Hebrew worde, which in Scottish is called * holinesse;' but the Hebrew worde the de poner remembers not of; and that the earle
Apud Falkland, August, 1600. presence the Lords Chancellar, Trea surer, Aduocate; George Home Spot, Robert Melvill, and Iames Melvill, knichts.
MA1st William Rynd, sworne and exa saide hee had put the same in practice oft be mined, and demanded, where first did see fore. And this deponer enquyring at the the characters, which were found vppon my
earle, Where hee did get the Hebrew worde
The earle answered, In a cabbalist of the
Iewes, and that it was by tradition; and the
deponer enquyring, What a cabbalist meaned
The earle answered, It was some wordes
which the Iewes had by tradition, which
wordes were spoken by God to Adam in Para
dice, and therefore were of greater efficacie and that the deponer knowes, that the characters
force, nor anie wordes which were excogitate Latin are my lords owne hand write, but since by prophetes and apostles. The deponer knows not the Hebrew characters were writ enquyring, If there was no more requisite but ten my lord. Depones further, that, when the worde The earle answered, That a firin my lorde woulde change his clothes, the de faith in God was requisite and necessarie, and poner woulde take the characters out my that this was no matter of maruel amongst lords pocket, and woulde say my lord, schollers, but that all these things were natu Wherfore serues these And my lord woulde rall. And that the earle shew to this deponer, answer, Can yee not them bee, they you
that hee had spoken with a man in Italie, and
first hearing by report that hee was a nigro
mancer, and therafter being informed, that hee
was a verie learned man and a deep theologue,
he entered in further dealing with him anent found them, and put them his owne pocket; the curiosities of nature. depones further, that was sundrie times pur
Depones further, that the said earle reported posed have burnt the characters, were not to him, that hee being at the musick, he fell in feared my lords wrath and anger, seeing, companie with another man, who stairing in when the deponer would purposelie leaue them the earles face, spake to the rest of the com sometimes out my lords pocket, my lord panie things of him, which he could neuer at would such anger with the deponer, tain vnto, nor be worthie of; and therfore that that for certaine space woulde not speak the earle reproached him, and desired him to with him, nor coulde finde his good counte forbear these speeches. And that he met nance; and that this deponers opinion, my
lord would neucrbe content want the cha racters off him selfe, from the first time that the deponer did see them Padua, the hour
again with the saide man in a like company,
who did begin with the same language which
he had spoken before ; and that the earle
saide to him, My friend, in cace yee will not
hold your peace from speaking lies of mee, I Being demanded, For what cause my lord will make you hold your peace by speaking
lord; depones, that hee, hauing remained space Venice, his returning Padua, did finde my lords pocket the characters which
were found vppon him his death; and the deponer enquyring my lord, Where had gotten them My lord answered, That chance had copied them him selfe; and
euil! ; and further the deponer declares, that sometimes my lord would forget them vn till hee were out his chamber, and would turn back were anger, vintill had
sooth of you ; and saide unto him, Within such a space hee should be hanged for such a crime; and so it came to passe. This deponer
enquyring of the earle, Who told him that? Hee answered merely, That he spake it be guesse, and it fell out And that the earle
saide further, That was thing make herb flesh, which would dissolve flies; and that, likewise, was possible that the seed man and woman might brought perfec
kept the characters well? Depones, That his opinion was for good, because heard that, those parts where my lord was,
tion otherwise then the matrix the wo man; and that this deponer counselled the earle to bewar with whom he did communicate
they would give sundre folks breeues.
Depones further, that M. Patrick Galloway did let this deponer see the characters, since
came this town Falkland, and that hee knowes them be the verie same charac
ters which my lord had.
Depones also, that, vppon Monday the 4th
August, the maister Andrew Hendersoun, and the deponer remained my lords cham ber, vintil about ten houres eiten, and, after
long conference betwixt the lord and the maister, my lord called for Andrew Hender soun, and, after some speeches with him, dis
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hee woulde not haue
such speeches; who answered, that would
them none but great schollers, and
missed them.
Denies that knew
-
the maisters An Falkland, and
spoken
deponer, had not knowne him
uourer him, and friend his house, woulde not reueale the same again, seeing knew they would euill interpreted amongst
the coinmon sorte.
Sic subscribitur,
WEIMIs
Depones that, my lord being dinner when the maister came in, the deponer heard my
them this
- Bogye.
fa and
drew Hendersouns ryding
after Andrews return from Falkland vpon the morrow, howbeit did see him booted, yet he knew not that he was come from Falkland.
my lords death.
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lord say to the maister, Is the king in the lushe And with that he did rise, and said,
Let us goe. But the deponer knowes not what the maister said to my lord.
deponent, after had disjuned Falkland, nothing
took his journey they to Inche
chaffrey, and the deponent being but mile Frskin and James Erskin from the earl of
be-north Stramcolo, incompanied with
my lord Duke, Londores, the laird Urquhill,
John Hamilton the Grange, Finlay Tailzies;
and Mr. Alex. Ruthven came this Depo ment, riding the ligh-way Perth. Then in
continent this deponent horsed, and accom thereafter the said earl, accompanied with panied his majesty Perth, where saw the thirty persons, thereby, passed within the earl Gov, meet his majesty the Inche, said place, wherein majesty was for the and posse" company with his majesty, and time; and shortly after, the deponent, ap his noblemen, and servants, the earl peared him, saw multitude people car Gowrie's lodging, where they dined together. rying joist towards the place. Sic subscribiour,
And after dinner, this deponent being the chamber the north-end the hall, word passed through the hall, that his majesty was
assed away, and ridden towards Falkland; and then this deponent, company with the lord Mar, and remanent present for the time, passed the close, and from that the high-street; and the earl Gowrie being pre sent with them, desired them stay, while returned and advertised them of the verity thereof. And incontinent the earl Gowrie
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thered with Hugh Herries, who demanded am sure, yon his majesty's voice, where the deponent what the matter meant;
will himself. And inmediately thereafter, this deponent saw his majesty looking forth window the round, wanting his hat, and
his face red, crying, Fy, help, my lord Mar!
Treason Treason am murder'd And,
the same instant, his judgment, was pulled
per force the same window. And, in
continent thereafter this deponent passed
haste with the earl Mar and my lord Hugh Herries, and others that were with him,
Duke, the chamber within the gallery; where saw, heard, and did things conform
the- earl's -Deposition. Sic subscribitur, INch Ech Arr REY.
Fy, this the Traitor, strike him and incon tinent was stricken them, and fell and was fallen, turned his face, and cried,
Alas! had not the wyte it; this deponent being standing above him the turnpike. There after, this deponent passed the head the turnpike, and entered within the chamber
The Abbot Lindores, sworn and ex
amined, depones, conform the lord Duke
Lenox, things: addendo, That after din the head the gallery, where the king and sir ner, when word was his majesty's departure John Ramsay were there alone present; and, towards Falkland, and that they had alto the first meeting, this deponent said his gether came down the porter, and had in mnjesty, thought your majesty would have quired him, gif the king's majesty was gone concredited more me, nor have com furth the porter answered, He was not passed manded me await your majesty the door,
furth and the earl
Gowrie affirmed, That gif thought not meet have taken men
you. Whereupon majesty
with his answered
so passed
was furth
back-gate
the and the
said the earl
my lord, because
back-gate. And, after that majesty had cried furth the window the round, Trea son Treason' &c. this deponent saw James Erskin incontinently lay hands the earl
for com
manded him expressly
which promised me
back, thought, fetch you but did nothing, but stelked the door. Shortly there
Gowrie, That cannot
this deponent, Alas! the Traitor deceived
have the key the
that,
me did the
leave;
bring you me,
the matter. Then instantly the
tugged
the said sir Tho.
earl
Gowrie who incontinently ran the space
half ane pair butt-lands from them, towards Glenurchie's house, and drew furth his two swords, and cried, will either my own house, die the gate. And incontinently
Gowrie's men
-
Sir Thomas Erskin
sworn, depones conform
rey, and lord Lindores, addendo, That im mediately after this deponent heard his majes
cry furth the window the round, Fy, help am betrayed, they are murdering me
ran with diligence towards the place, have helpen his majesty; and before his entry, seeing the earl Gowrie, this deponent and
and, the mean time, the deponent heard John Ramsay crying out the turnpike-head, Fy, Thomas, come the turnpike, even
the head and, this deponent had passed
five steps the turnpike, sees and meets with Mr. Alex. Ruthven blooded two parts his body, viz. his face and his neck;
and incontinent this deponent cries sir
the age 36 years,
the lord Inchechan
passed the stair, and returned back, and
certified the Deponent and colleagues
his majesty's departure. Then the lord Duke,
this deponent and remanent, cried for their Immediately the earl's servants severed him
horses follow the king. Then, they were standing upon the high-street, they heard ane cry, and voice; and the Duke first declared,
from this deponent and his brother. And this deponent entered within the close, forge
brother gripped him the neck, and said him, Traitor, this thy deed. Whilk earl answered, What the matter ken nothing.
do; and returned
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after, Hugh Herries followed the deponent the gallery; the deponent having the mean
into the chamber, and George Wilson, servant time haulk James Erskin and immediately thereafter open the door,
Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, with his sword drawn Alex. Ruthven
hand, and having dung
sees his majesty and Mr.
others arms, striving and
his hand, entered within the said chamber and wrestling together, his majesty having Mr.
the earl of Gowrie followed him within the
said chamber, with ane sword drawn every one hands, and ane knapschaw
Alexander's head under arm, and Mr. Alexander being almost his knees, had his hand upon his majesty's face and mouth: and his majesty seeing the deponent, cried, Fy!
his head, who struck this deponent and his
. . . i ane certain then and struke
de and that the right
colleagues space. Likeas, they
laigh, pyne strike him because has ane
again 'same time, this deponent was hurt
upon #. Whereupon deponent the
hand Mr. Tho. Cranstoun; and this depo
nent heard my lord Gowrie speak some and immediately after was striken, ina words his entry, but understands them jesty shot him down stairs whereat this depo not. At last, John Ramsay gave the earl
of Gowrie ane dead straik and then the earl
leand him his sword, and the deponent saw
man had him up, whom knew not and how soon the earl fell the ground, Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, and the remanent who accompanied him, departed and passed down the turnpike. And the deponent remembers, that that
time, there were more persons the chamber with the earl Gowrie Mr. Tho. Cranstoun, but knew name them, except that be lieves that ane black man, that was tiere company within the chamber, was Hugh Mon crief, brother the laird Moncrief; but the deponent knows not well, whether not
was Hugh Moncrief. Sic subscrubitur,
SIR THoMAs ERskIN.
Sir John Ramsay, the age years, thereby, sworn, depoues, That immediately after had dined, the day libelled, the earl
Gowrie's house took his majesty's haulk eandem causan scientiae adding, That this de from John Murray, the elect the said John ponent the time that was dinner the night have dined: and the deponent missing hall, with my lord duke and earl Mar,
his majesty, and forgathering with the laird
Pittencrief, the earl Gowrie's hall; and
demanding Pistencrief, where his majesty
was? the said faird first convoyed the deponent and others, were following, Mr. Alexander
doublet
cast the haulk from him, and drew whinger, wherewith strake the said Mr. Alexander;
nent had entered. Thereafter, this deponent addresses himself window; and lookin furth thereat, and saw Thomas Erskin, the deponent cried, Thomas come this turn É. even the head. this mean time,
majesty did put foot upon the haulk
leash, and held her lang time, while the de
ponent came and took her agaip, and then sir Tho. Erskin entered. And the rest de
pones conform Thomas Erskin
points; and further says, That when the depo nent first entered within the chamber, saw
man standing behind his majesty's back, whom ways knew, nor remembers what apparelling had but aster that this de ponent had striken Mr. Alexander, saw that man no more. Sic subscribitur,
Sir John RAMSAY.
John Graham Urquhill, sworn and exam ined, depones conform the lord duke Le nox and the earl Mar things, reddens
the chamber where the king dined, thereaf ter the yaird, hoping that his majesty had
been there and missing his majesty the yaird, convoyed the deponent fair gallery, where the deponent was never before; where having remained certain space behold ing the gallery, they came both down the
his high
Urquhill.
Balgowne,
years, thereby, married, depones, conform
the lord duke things: adding, that this deponent the day libelled, after the death
closs, where they met with Mr. Thomas Cran the earl Gowrie and his brother, and hearing
stoun the midst the closs, who said them, that his majesty was away upon horse back, the Inche: whereupon this deponent and Pitten crief sindered and thc deponent passed furth the gate, his stable, have gotten his horse, and being standing
the stable door, heard his majcsty cry, his majesty said, That the same was the garter knew his highness's voice, but understood not wherewith Mr. Alexander pressed have
what spoke. Whereupon comes imme bound his hands; and then, sir Thomas Erskin diately, within the closs, and finding ane turn gripped the same garter, and said, That
pike-door open, enters within the samen, would keep which has yet
keeping. Balgowne.
and runs the turnpike, while comes the door upon the head thereof; and hearing
ane struggling and din mens feet, ran with his hail force the door the turnpike head, which enters the chamber the end
Sic subscribitur, Jolix GRAHAM
saw the king and Mr. Alex. Ruthven pass threw the hall the turnpike, towards the gallery: and, this deponent, John Hamilton,
cried back, gentlemen, stay, for ness's will. Sic subscribiiur,
Joh GRAHAM,
John Graham
the age
his majesty report, that Mr. Alexander pressed have bound his highness's hands with gar
ter; this deponent found garter the cheek
the round door among the bent, and imme
diately thereafter this deponent presented the
garter his highness: and the sight thereof,
Mr. John Moucrief depones
Gowrie, unto the time heard majesty
follows, wit, That day was still present with my lord
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cry, Treason' and saw him put his arm furth the window the room, and then left him
for conceived my heart was plain trea son, conspired against his majesty, and was
induced hereto respect these presump tions following first, saw the king's majesty
Andrew Roy, one the baillies the burgh Perth, thir presents testifies upon
my conscience the sight God, shall answer him the great day, that upon the fifth day August, one thousand and six hun dred years, being the umqubile earl Gowrie's lodging, when his majesty was there, saw his majesty, after his dinner, accompanied
and umquhile Mr. Alex. Ruthven my lord's
brother furth the hall-door their alanes;
whereas his majesty had weapons, and Mr. with the master Gowrie rise from the tahle, Alexander had sword. Next, saw his ma and gang furth the chamber where had
jesty come quiet and sober manner the dined; but, what place, know not; being
town, wherethrough appeared would have beholding the said umquhile earl evil purpose his mind. Item, He said, entertainment the noblemen,
Gowrie's drinking his
majesty, be: ing, was obscured from me and my brother fore his rising from the table, had commanded
Mr. Alexander riding Falkland the morn majesty's scoll them; which
Hugh where was and my brother Hugh where knew nothing thereof;
rode Falkland, and returned two hours be space after dinner, had missed his majesty, and fore him, saluted me and answered, That enquired where should be; they went the had been two three miles above the town; fore-gate, and speired the porter, saw and says, the said Andrew had another doublet the king furth the fore-gate and heard on, more than used commonly, and was more the porter answer, That his majesty was not bulksom; and, appears, might have con gone furth that way. Also, that the earl tained ane secret. Item, That day being the Gowrie said the porter, Ye lie, knave, council-day
self, respect
that neither nor could get trial the same. Item, having enquired Andrew Henderson himself, who
having enquired was riding to,
him do. And after this, the lords, viz. my lord duke, my lord Mar, my lord Lindores, and my lord Inchechaffery, with sundry majesty's gentlemen and servants, accompanied with the earl Gowrie person; and short
the town, my lord excused him furth; and the porter replied, that should
his advice.
subscribe ane confirmation
case his the earl
was furth. assurance,
Item, having
give head, Yet, upon
majesty Gowrie's
pressed
ane lady's, first refused, respect aforesaid; that his majesty was furth the Inche, the always passed thereafter. Item, my lord lords issued out haste the fore-gate, and tarried longer from his dinner nor used where the king was, saw ane ding
him
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and albeit Andrew luthven, who was with the the the north-side the
master, came and rounded my lord the turret, upon the high-gate; but who dang up,
board, made him misknow things, unto know not. And farther, saw clearly his ma the time that the said Mr. Alexander came jesty shut furth his head and arm the foresaid
himself, and then raise from the board, and met window, and heard his majesty crying loudly, Fy,
his majesty. Item, My lord obscured altoge treason treason and murder help, eart
ther, that knew the coming any man, Mar! Whereupon, being very agast, and won
while the master came. Item, Mr. Thomas derfully astonished, that cruel and terrible
Cranstoun was the first that heard cry, The sight, and pitiful and woful cry, not knowing king's majesty away. Item, After my lord what the matter meant, but perceiving his ma
duke and my lord Mar, and his majesty's ser jesty extream and great danger, ran with vants were the close, my lord Gowrie possible diligence thro' the streets, crying
came back again the hall, saying, The king was away that, thought, would have *ach man thinking so. And thought his ma
jesty was not received with that hearty com plements became. Item, after his majesty's riding away, my brother Hugh came my house, and enquiring him what thought
loudly, Fy, treason; treason against the king for God's sake, honest men, haste and re lieve the king: and commanded ring the common bell, that might come haste
his majesty's relief; and then returned with
possible diligence, with great number the people with me, and came before the fore
thir matters; answered, Before God, far said turret and window, where saw his ma can perceive, trow, shall kyth ame plain jesty first cry out; and then cried out, How
treason my lord's part. And speiring him, knew any things thereof answered, knew nothing; but and IIeury Ruthven, after things were ended, fell conference
thereament, and thought things were likely. Lastly, Andrew Henderson's letter moves ine
the king But my lord duke and my lord Mar answered, The king well, (praise
God). Then cried again his majes ty, and shew his majesty, That the baillies and township were then come, haste, sup
ply and relieve his majesty; and therefore be sought his majesty command what was his majesty's will, and best done. And then
his majesty beckoned furth his hand the people, commanding me
most all. And, upon my salvation and con
demnation, know no farther this matter;
nor yet can remember any other circum
stance presumption, might have induced me conceive the former, which apprehend,
me and cause the Which
people retire them their lodgings.
Manner foresaid. Sic subscribitur, MR. John commandment incontinent obeyed, and coin Moncrier. manded all manner of men retire themselves
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to their lodgings; and likewise passed to the and Harry Ruthven, and Hugh Moncrief, come mercat-cross, and, by open proclamation com down, the little turnpike, where they and my manded in his highness's “name, that men lord had ascended; the saids three persons
should retire them their lodgings, under the pain treason, who obeyed not incontinent after my charge. And this testify
verity, the faith and truth my body,
having drawn swords their hands; but saw not Patrick Eviot there. And this deponent says, that after the tumult was risen, and this deponent pressing enter within the place,
far justly can remember. witness was little staid them the place; but
which, have subscribed these presents, with my hand, Perth, the 13th October, 1600,
before these Witnesses, Mr. Patrick Galiowsh,
minister his majesty; James Drummond Letchel; Oliver Young, Constantine Wallace, Thomas Johnston, Billies; Henry Elder, Clerk; Robert Anderson, Andrew Mowat,
and William Jack, Burgesses Perth. Sic subscribitur, ANDREw Roy, Baillie, with my
they yielded once, and the deponent got entry. Likewise saw joist bronght from the town, and set the wall the close but who brought the samen in, knows not. Sic subscribitur, ALEXANDER BLAIR, appear and Balthyik.
George Hay, prior Charterhouse, the
age twenty-eight years, thereby, married
depones, conform the lord duke Lenox, things, after his majesty's entry St. mond; Oliver Young, Baillie; Thomas John Johnstoun, the day libelled adding, that stoun, Baillie Robert Anderson Andrew samen day, the deponent having ado St.
hand. —Mr. Patrick Gallowah James Drun
Arnolt; William Jack; Henry Elder, Scrive; Johnstoun with the earl Gowrie, and speak
Witnesses.
Robert Christie, porter
lutus, depones, That was porter the earl said Andrew, who was with his majesty Gowrie, the fifth day August libelled Falkland And thereafter, the said ear] took
earl Gowrie, the age
- ing with him his own place, saw Andrew unquhile John Henderson come booted from Falkland, and thirty years, so heard the said earl Gowrie enquire the
sicklike he was the space five-weeks be fore. And shortly after the dinner, this depo
the said Andrew Henderson the cabinet, and, after certain space, the earl coming
the chamber, gave this deponent his dis patch saying, That had that day,
nent saw my lord duke, the earl earl Gowrie, come the close lord duke speird this deponent,
Mar, the and my
and might not await his errand, and bade jesty was passed furth the close The depo him come another dy. Sic subscribitur,
place thereafter, knows not, but neither saw any joist brought
by any the town. And knows
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nent answered, that was not furth. Thea the lord Mar said, Billy, tell me the verity, his unajesty furth not? And answer
ed, truth not furth. The earl Gowrie looking with angry countenance, said, Thou lied, furth the back-gate, and through the Inche. Then this deponent answered, That cannot be, my lord, for have the key the back-gate, and the gates
the place. Therafter, this deponent heard
and saw majesty looking furth the win
dow the round, and crying, Treason Trea
son help, my lord Mar! And inconti deponent was the earl Gowrie's lodging, ment, my lord duke, the earl Mar, and where saw the king dine; and after dinner, others, ran the stair the turnpike the saw the king's majesty and Mr. Alexander gallery and thereafter, the lord Gowrie Ruthven pass their allanes through the hall, came from the high-street, within the close, and the turnpike; and immediate thereafter, having steel-bonnet his head, drawn this deponent passed his own lodging the sword his hand, accompanied with Alex town, where abode while the cry and tumult ander and Harry Ruthven, Patrick Eviot and raise; and incontinent, this deponent running Hugh Moncrief, Mr. Thomas Cranstoun all the place whereat his majesty cryed out
having drawn swords their hands, and pass the window; and commanded this deponent, ed all together with my lord, the old turn name, stay the tumult the people: the pike; but what was done within the house and which, this deponent obeyed and did; and saw
report Hugh Moncrief, coming furth the place; the place, but his face being bloody, and Hary Ruthven, more one the defenders, the mouth the water the matter. Sic subscribilur, RobERT Cil is gate, with drawn sword his hand; and
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Alexander Blair, younger Balthyik, sworn
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GEORGE AY.
Mr. Peter Hay, the age thirty years, thereby, married depones, conform
George Hay things, the witness immedi ately preceding. Suc subscribitur, Perer HAY.
Robert Graham Thorink, sworn and ex amined, depones, conform the duke
Lenox, after that his majesty entered Perth. Sic subscribitur, Rob ERT GRAHAM.
Young,
examined, depones, That the day libelled, this
Oliver
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the place libelled, meets upon the high ven cry for fire and powder; and saw not street Alexander Ruthven one the defenders, Patrick Eviot there. Sic subscribitur, THorias having drawn sword his hand, and crying BURRELL.
fire and powder And knows more the
matter. Sic subscribilur, JAMES DRUMMOND.
William Reynd, flesher St. Johnstoun,
the age thirty years, thereby, married, de
Alexander Forrest, tailor Perth, the nge years, thereby, married, depones, the day libelled, saw George Craigingelt, and
Walter Crookshank laquey, standing the
pones. That saw within the close Perth, yeard with drawn swords. Sic subscribitor,
after fray raise, Patrick Eviot and Hugh Mon ALEXANDER FORREST.
crief, both bloody, having drawn swords William Robertson, notar Perth, the their hands. Sic subscribitur, Willi AM REYND. age years, thereby, married, depones,
Thomas burgess Perth, sworn the day libelled, this deponent being within and —examined, deposed conform James the close the place, saw the lord Gowrie Drummond and William Reynd; but saw standing the close accompanied with seven
not Patrick Eviot there. Sic subscribitur, Tho
cight persons, whom knew none; the
having
head, and ane drawn sword ilk hand;
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conform Thomas Erskin things past furth the place, and knows more reason this deponent was company with the matter. Sic subscribitur, WILLIAM Rø
the said sir Thomas, after the first time, that BERTSON.
and James Erskin his brother had gripped the Robert Calbraith, servant the king's ma carl Gowrie, and were sindered from him be jesty, the age years, depones, conforin his servants; and immediately thereafter, this the lord duke Lenox all things, deponent accompanied the said Thomas reason this deponent, that day, was con Erskin the turnpike, into the chamber with his majesty, and after that his ma
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the age years, thereby, solutus, depones, the whilk sight this deponent being afraid,
Gcorge Wilson, servant
where his majcsty was, where
said Thomas has deponed, "Sic subscribitur, Crong, WILSox.
saw,
the jesty had cried out the window, Treason:
David Reynd, flesher Perth, sworn and examined, depones, conform James Drum
things.
this deponent followed the duke and earl Mar the turnpike, and depones, they have deponed. Sic subscribitur, Rob Efir Cal Bp. AITH.
Robert Brown, servant his majesty, de
mond, and heard Alexander Ruthven cry for
powder, but saw not Patrick Eviot. Sic sub pones, conform immediate praecedenti orani
scribitur, DAvi REYN
Gilbert Hutchinson Perth, the age 24 years, thereby, solutus, depones, conform
bus, because this deponent, the time libelied, accompanied John Hamilton fetch the hammers the gallery; and this deponent
James Drummond things, and David passed the little black turnpike, and, Reynd. Sic subscribitur, GILBERT HUrcuix first entry within the chamber, saw the earl
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John Murray Arkuey, the age
years, thereby, married, depones, the day
libelled, this deponent came St. Johnstoun Wilson. Sic subscribitur, Rob ERT BR. o. ws. after dinner, where heard his majesty crying James Bog, porter his majesty, sworn and furth the window the round, Fy, Treason, examined, depones, That saw the king's my lord Mar, help immediately thereafter, majesty and Mr. Alex. Ruthven pass throue,
the hall, and saw that day, George Craigings. : with ane drawn sword his hand, accoli panied with certain rascals; and, others. depones, conform the lord duke and earl
iny lord Mar and the duke ran the broad
turnpike and the deponer followed them
the close, where saw the lord Gowrie, hav
ing ane steel bonnet his head, and two drawn
swords, ane ilk baud; and saw the said Mar things. Sic subscribitur, JAMEs Boc. earl pass the turnpike, accompanied with
certain his servants, having drawn swords
their hands; whom subscribitur, John MIURRAY.
Thomas Burrell, burgess
and examined, depones, conform James
T}rummoud, adding, That the time the fray
this deponent entring within the close the
place, saw standing the close, with drawn
swords their hands, Alexander and Harrie
Ruth, and Hugh Moncrief blooding his
face; and, the same time, this deponent two drawn swords, ane ilk hand, and ate saw Mr. Thomas Cranstoun come down the lacquey put ane steel-bonnet one his head: black turnpike, and took forth his hand and, ane certain space thereafter, the deposed: his sword; and heard the said Alexander Ruth saw Hugh Moncrief come furth the place
knows none. Sic --
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Gowrie lying dead; there being that time company with his majesty, sir Tho. Erskine, Hugh Herries, John Ramsay, and George
John Bog, servant his majesty the ale cellar, sworn and examined, depones, contoria
James Bog. Sic subscribitor, Joris Boc.
Alexander Peebles, burgess Perth, the Perth, sworn age thirty years, married, de
deponent being within his own house foranent the earl
pones, the day libelled, this
Gowrie's lodging how soon his mother heard the common bell ring, she locked the door. and held him all the time; and saw that time. the earl Gowrie enter the gate with
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with ane bloody head, and Patrick Eviot's man ‘tors shall carried, upon Monday next, likewise blooding and also saw Patrick Eviot ‘the publick cross Edinburgh; and there come furth the hall but remembers not hang'd, quarter'd, and drawn, presence he had ane sword his hand and saw also “of the hail people: and thereafter, the heads, Alexander Ruthven come furth with ane sword “quarters and carcasses, affix’d upon the drawn his hand. Sic subscribitur ALEXANDER ‘most patent parts and places the burroughs PECBLEs. Edinbur, Perth, Dundee and Stirling.
The SENTENCE and Doom pronounced the “And this give for doom. ’
Lords and Estates Parliament for High Besides the personal Sentence given against
his brother Mr. Alexander Ruthven.
To repeat the Libel and Executions, the
Libels verbatim, would usclessly tedious Readers; therefore insert the Doom
distinct Acts, disinherit and inhabilitate the brethren, and the posterity the earl Gowrie, from enjoying any heritage, place office within Scotland; and discharging per sons whatsoever nove intercede for them,
Sentence verbatim, pronounced the 15th under high pains. —By another Act, the sur
ofNov. 1000. name Ruthven appointed extin THE saids Lords and Fstates of Parlia guish'd and abolish'd for ever; and such of
“ment finds, decerns and declares, that the said “uinquiul John earl Gowrie, and Mr. Alex ‘antier Ruthven his brother, committed and ‘did open and manifest Treason against our
them were innocent this Treason, were ordered take other names, and inserted publick Records. --By another Act, the 5th
August was appointed observed for said sovereign lord, points, articles thanksgiving, annually, and time coming, ‘and matter contained the said summons for the king's deliverance from the said Trea
and therefore was given for Doom, the son. ”—By another Act, the lands and estate ‘mouth David Lindsay dempster parlia Ruthven were annexed the patrimony “ment, manner and form follows: the crown. And, several other particular
‘This court parliament showes for law, acts, Thomas Erskin, (afterwards earl
‘that the said umquhil John earl Gowrie, ‘and umquhil Mr. Alexander Ruthven his “brother, committed the foresaid crime “Treason and Lese-majesty their life-times,
against our sovereign lord and authority “royal, manner length contained the
For observations this new Holiday, see
said summons: and therefore decerns and joicing with my neighbours the townsmen
declares the name, memory and dignity
the said unquhil John earl Gowrie, and “utiquhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven his brother,
extinguished, and their arms can cell'd and deleted furth of the books of arms
and nobility; that their posterity shall “unhabile, and uncapable time coming
St. Albans for this Happy Day. ” - Mr. Stephens his Note that passage
Lord Bacon's Letter, says, “The 5th Au gust being the Anniversary the king's deli
verance from the earl Gowrie's Conspiracy, was some call'd the Court Holy-Day, and ridicul’d fiction, though the truth thereof
bruik, possess enjoy any offices, dignities, being deliver'd down archbishop Spotis honours, successions, possessions, and all wood, and other good Historians, see
“goods, moveables and immoveables, rights, titles, hope succession, and others what “somever within this realin; and goods, ‘lands, rents, offices, benefits, honours, dig
nities, hope and appearance succession,
rights, titles, possessions, and other goods and gentry, which did that parliament, were
gear, moveable and immoveable, and theirs whatsomever, whilk any ways pertain'd
the said unquhil John earl Gowrie, and unquhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven his brother; whiik any right, title, hope succession, possession, any other manner way might have belong'd pertain'd them, con fiscated, devolved our sovereign lord, and
appertain his highness: and time
coming, remain property with his majesty
for ever. And sarder, his majesty and estates foresaid, detestation of the said horrible,
descended Gowrie's family, and nearly allied As also the lords the Articles, who did examine the Witnesses and Evidences, seve ral were near relation the Panel, par ticularly Lenox and Levingston and the barons and burgesses being elected members, not the king and court, but the barons and burroughs, and two bishops and four
abbots, church-men, being also that number; what ground remains for doubting their impar tiality and veracity, making report what was asserted and sworn publickly the witnesses? And the Depositions, and written
unnatural and vile treason, attempted the
said unquhil John, some time earl Gowrie, Evidences, being then recorded, yet remain
and umguhil Mr. Alex. Ruthven, against his highness's own life; decerns, statutes and ordains, that the said bodies the saids trai
publica custodia. ” Earl Cromerty's Account the Conspiracies the carls Gowrie,
page 13.
Rapin (oct. edit. ) vol.
251–Lord Chan the Marquis
cellor Bacon Buckingham, Works, vol.
his Letter dated Aug.
1618, (See his page 670) says, “I am here re
great reason call into question. ”
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Kelly,) John Ramsay, and Hugh Herries, that the saids Alexander Ruthven, Harry and some others, who did most immediately Ruthven his brother, sons lawful unqull preserve the king's person, had benciices and ‘Alexander Ruthven Freeland; Hugh Mon
par “creif, brother William Moncreif that ‘ilk; and Patrick Eviot, brother Coin ‘Eviot Balhousie; conmitted the crimes
vens, Hugh Moncreif and Patrick Eriot; “therefore decerns and declares their persons, who were actors the same crime, and judged ‘to underly the pains Treason and Lese
the same Parliament, the 15th day ‘majesty, and last punishment prescrib'd November 1600. the laws this realm; and all their goods,
other favours conferr'd upon them liament.
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pronounced
the “Treason and Lese-majesty against our sove Lords and Estates Parliament, for High ‘reign lord and his authority royal, manner Treason, against Alexander and Harry Ruth “at length contain’d the said summons: and
Parliament, ‘moveable and immoveable, well heritages finds, decerns, and declares, that the saids “as offices, benefices, and others whatsomever
THE saids Lords and Estates
them, whiik is, onight any appertain them,
his majesty, and remain with property for ever; and their
articles, and manner contained the said posterity
‘summons; and therefore was given for ‘uncapable and unhabil bruik and posses
Alexander and Harry Ruthven, Hugh Mon ‘pertaining “creif, and Patrick Eviot, and ilk ane them, ways belong,
committed, and did open and manifest trea “confiscated ‘son against our sovereign lord points, his highness
now, and all time coming,
“doom the mouth ‘ster parliament,
David Lindsay, demp ‘within this realin, any honours, dignities, luanner and form offices, benefices, successions, other goods gear, moveable immoveable. And this
follows:
“This court parliament shows for law, “I give for Doom. ’
Gowrie's CoNspiracle: Discovrse the vnnatvrall and vyle Conspiracie, attempted against the King's Maiesties Person, Sanct-Johnstown, vpon Twysday the fifth
August, 1660. Edinbvrgh, printed, 1600, Cvin Privilegio Regio. [From the Somers' Tracts, Coll. vol. 213. ]
[This one the earliest Accounts this re low courtesy) drawing his maiestie a-part, markable Conspiracy, and therefore deserves beginnes discourse vnto him, but with
reprinted, not only very rarely verie dejected countenance, his eies euer fixed
found, but very clear and ele vppon the earth, how that chanced him the
gant, with regard the dialect which euening before walking abroad about the written. the language, though some fields, taking the air, solitarie allone, without
passages may appear undouth, alteration the toun Sanct Iohnstoun, wher his present has been made both because we would not dwelling was with the lord his brother; and
depart from the fidelity that we promised, there accident affirmed haue recountred nor, changing expressions, give reason base like fellow, vnknowne him, with suspect, that we take the same liberty with cloke cast about his mouth; whome
facts; and because the language may be,
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enquyred his name, and what his erand was, passing solitary part, being from waies. The fellow become the suddain
j. ing, the weather beeing wonderfull pleasant findes great wyde pot
HIS majestie having his residence Falk
amased, and his tongue faultered
mouth, that, vppon his suspitious behauiour,
land, and being daily the buck-hunting,
begouth more narrowly look vinto him,
his vse that season, vpon the fifth day August, being Twysday, hee raid out
and examine bim and, perceauing that there the appeared some thing bee hid vuder
park, betwixt six and seuen hours the morn cloke, did cast the lappes and
and seasonable. But, before his maiestie all full of
could leap horse-back, his hienes being now ing maie-tie, that was verie great come downe the equerie, the huntis-men quaintitie Vpon the sight whereof, hee af. with the houndes attending his maiestie the firmed, he took back the fellow with his bur greene, and the court making their horses, then the toun; where privatly, without
his hienes self was maister Alexander the knowledge any liuing, took the fellow,
Ruthven, second brother
Gowrie, being then lighted
land, haisted him fast downe
maiestie before his on-leaping, did himself out Sanct-Iohnstoun that day, Where meeting his hienes, after verie low four houres the morning, make his maies. courtesie, bowing his head vnder his maiesties aduertised thereof, according bound knee (although was neuer wont make dutie Earnestlie requesting maiestie, with
the late earle of and band him privie derned house, and,
the toun Falk after lokking inany durres vppon him, left him ouer-take his there, and his pot with him, and had haisted
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diligence and secrecie, that his maiestie the first seear thereof himself; which beeing might take order there with, before anie knew done, woulde remit his maiesties owne thereof; swearing and protesting, that had honorable discretion, how far would please
yet concealed from liuing, yea, from the his maiestie considder vpon him for his ser earle his owne brother. vice. His hienes being stricken great admi
His majesties first answere was (after thank ration, both the vnc. outhnes the tale, and ing him for his good-will) That could not be the strange and stupide behauiour the re come his maiestie meddle any wayes that porter; and the court being alreadie horsed, matter, since no mans treasure, that free wondering his majesties long stay with and lawfull subject, can the lawe appertaine that gentleman, the morning being fair, the vuto the king, except bee found hid vnder game alreadie found, and the huntismen long the earth, this was not. Whereunto an staying the fields, his maiestie, was swered, That the fellow confessed vnto him, forced breake off onlie with these words: that was going have hid vnder the That hee could not nowe staye any longer from ground, but could not take leasure that his sporte, but that hee would considder the
time enquyre any further him. Where matter, and, the end his chase, giue him unto his maiestie replyed, That there was great resolute answere, what order he would take difference betwixt deed, and the intention therein. Wherupon his maiesty parted
deed; his intention have hid not beeng haste from him towardes the place where the alyke had beene found alreadie hid. game was. Maister Alexander parting from Maister Alexander's answer was, That hee his majestie varie miscoatent, that indelaiedlie thought maiestie over scrupulous such raid not Sanct-Iohnstoun, desired matter, tending greatly his maiesties pro him protesting, that his maiestie would not fite and that, his maiesty deferred med finde euerie day such choise hunting,
dle with might bee, that the lord his bro had offered vnto him and that hee feared, ther, and other great men, might meddle with that his maiestles long delay, and slowness
who was lying bound, cry, make such din,
disappoint
would the secrecie that hail
purpose, and make both the fellow and the treasure medled with, before any word
it, and make his maiestie the more a-doe: resolution, would breed leasure the fellow,
Woło the king, beginning suspect
therewith sture some newe sedition, they have oftentimes done before, inquyred the said M. Alexander, What kinde coine
,was, and what fellow hee was that carried His answere was, That, far hee could
arryuing there the tyme his brothers and bee forraine and vnc. outh strokes coine; the whole townes being the sermon; where
gold, brought home by some Iesuites, practising Papists,
that had been some forraine
take leasure see them, they seemed
and, although that the fellow, both his lan guage and fashion, seemed bee Scots fel low, yet hee could neuer remember, that hee had seene him before. These speaches in creased his maiesties suspition, that was for raine coyne, brought some practising Pa pists, and bee distributed into the countrie,
before said. And that the fellowe, that carried was some Scots priest seminarie, disguised for the more sure transporting
thereof. Whereupon his maiestie resolved, that he would send backe with the said Mais
his maiestie might haue taken such secrete order with that matter, hee pleased, before their outcomming from the church. But, his maiestie, without anie further answering him, leaping horse-back, and ryding the dogs, where they were beginning hunt, the said maister Alexander stayed still that place wher hee left his maiestie; and, hauing two men with him appointed the late earle his brother, carrie back vnto him the cer taine newes, haist, his maiesties comm ing, heerafter more particularlie shall this
ter Alexander seruand his own, with same discourse be declared, hee directed one
warrant the proudst and baillies Sanct Iohnstoun, receaue both the fellow and the
money off maister Alexander's hand, and after
them, called Andrew Henderson, chalmer
lane the said earle, ryde haste the earle; commanding him, hee loued his
. . . ? had examined the fellow, retaine him brothers honour, that hee shoulde not spare
and the treasure, till maiesties further plea for spilling his horse; and that hee should 'sure were knowne: Whereat the said maister aduertise the earle, that hee hoped moue
Alexander sturred meruelouslie, affirming and his maiestie come thither, and that hee
protesting, that either the lord his brother, should not yet looke for him, the space
or the baillies of the toun were put on the three houres thereafter, because his maies
counsal thereof, his maiestie would get verie 'bad compt that treasure; swearing, that the great loue and affection, bare vnto his ma iestie, had made him preferre his maiestie, in this cace, both himself and his brother. For the which seruice he humblie craued that
recompence, that his maiesty would take the paines once ryde-thither, that might bee
ties hunting, adding these words: Pray my lord my brother prepare the denner for
But his maiestie was sooner ridden
little aboue the little woode, wher the dogs were laid hunting, but that, notwith standing the pleasant beginning the chase,
hee could not stay from musing and wondering vpon the newes. Whereupon, without making
As also, that respect his
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anie bodie acquainted with this purpose, find
ing John Nesmith, chirurgian, chanceryding
beside him, his majestie directed him back
bring maister Alexander with him; who being
brought vinto his maiestie, and hauing newlie
directed, said one his men, that was
with him, back my lord his brother, his ma latelie done vyle and proud oppression An iestie, vnknowing suspecting that any man gus; for repairing the which, they thoght, Jiuing had come with him, then tolde him, that that his maiestie had some purpose for his ap hee had bene aduysing with himself, and, prehension. But the said maister Alexander, respect his last wordes earnest with him, seeing the duke and the earle Miar, with inee resolued ryde thither for that erand diuers other the court, getting fresh horses his own person, how soone the chace was end for following his majestie, earnestlie desired ed, which was alreadie begun lyke his ma him, that hee would publish his whole iesty, vppon the verie ending these words, traine, that, since was returne the same did ryde away the chase, the said maister euening, before said, they needed not so Alexander euer following him his back no low him; especiallie, that thought meetes, other lining being with his hienesse, but hee,
and lohn Hamullton Grange, one his majesties maister-stablers, the reste the
court being all before the chase, his maiestie onlie being casten back, vpon the staying
speak with maister Alexander, before said. The chase lasted from seuen houres
neuer was anie stop the chase, small begin suspecte what could meane; delay, that the said masster Alexander omitted wherexppon manie diuerse thoughts begonth
lowed him, hee could not answere for but that
they would marre that whole purpose. Wher -upon his maiestie, half angerlie, replied, That would not mistrust the duke, nor the earle
Mar, greater purpose nor that and that majestie was All which tyme, the said hee could not vnderstand, what hinder are maister Alexander was, for the most part, euer man could make that erand. But these his maiesties back, sold But there last speeches Alexanders maid the king
carried them to Sanct-Iohnstoun. The cause
his maiesties seruands following fast, vin desired him, being onlie grounded vpon suspition they had conceaued, that his maies ties intention ryding was for the apprehen sion the maister Oliphant, one who had
that his maiestie should stay the duke and the earl Miar follow him, and that he should onlie take three four his owne meane seruantis with him; affirming, that, anie nobleman io
the morning, vintil alleuen and more, being one the greatest and sorest chases, that euer his
round his maiestie, earnest requesting him haist the end the hunting, that
enter the kings minde. But that his majestie could neuer suspect anie harm be intended against his hienes, that young gentiennan,
might ryde the sooner Sanct-Johnstoun
as, the death the buck, his maiestie, not with whome his maiestie had bene so well ac
staying vppon the curie the deir, his vse quainted,
hee had, not long before, beene
one the gentlemen his chai
the farthest, that the kings suspi
alight, awaiting vppon Sute the comming fresh horse ryde on, the mer:
scarcelie took time
greatnesse the chase haung wearied his tion could reache to, was, that might bee, horse. But the said maister Alexander would that the earle his brother had handled him so
not suffer the king stay the parke, where hardlie, that the young gentleman, being
the buck was killed, whil his fresh horse, hie spirit, had taken such displeasure,
which was airedy sent for, was brought out was become somewhat himselt, which ris the equery him, although was not two maiestie coniectured aswell his raised and flight shot bounds betwixt the part, where vnc. outh stairing, and continuall pensiuenesse, the buck was killed, and his maiesties equerie;
but, with verie importunitie, forced his maies tie leap againe vpon that same horse,
that hee had hunted the day vppon, his freshe horse beeng made gallop myle the way ouertake him his maiestie not staying much vppon his sword, nor whil the duke and the earle of Mar, with dimerse gentlemen his companie, had changed their horses: onlie saying vnto them, that hee was
ryde Sanct-Iohnstoun speak with the earle Gowry, and that hee would bee pre sently back againe before euen. Whereupon,
some the court galloped backe Falkland, als fast they could, change their horses, and could not ouertake his majestie, whill he come within four myle Sanct-Johnstoun. Others raid forward with their horses, werica
they were, whereof some were compelled alight the way; and, they had not both refreshed their horses, bled theiu, and giuen them some grasse the way, they had not
the time the hunting, likewise such strange sort vinlykelie discourses, alre
die mentioned. Wherupon, his maiestie took occasion make the duke of Lennox ac
quainted with the wholpurpose, enquyring hon
verie earnestlie, What knew that young gentlemans nature, beeng his brother law
And, had euer perceiued him be sub iect any high apprehension? His maiestie de claring his suspition plaimelie the said lord duke, that hee thought him not well setled his wits; alwaits desiring my lord duke not faile accompanie him that house, where the alledged fellow and treasure was. The lord duke wondered much that purpose, and thought verie vnlikelie; yet affirmed, that
could never perceaue any such appearance
that gentleman's inclination. But master Alexander, perceyuing his maicsties priuie con
ference with the duke, and suspecting the pur pose, appeared, came the king, re questing his majestie verie earnestlie, that
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shoulde make none liuing acquainted with that
purpose, nor suffer none to go with his maiesty,
where he should conuoy bim, but himselfe onlie,
vintill his maiestie had once scene the fellowe sentences. His maiestie beeng set down
and the treasure: whereunto his majestie half laughing, gave answere, that he was no good
telier of money, and behooved therefore to haue'some to helpe him in that erand. His
replye was, that hee woulde suffer none to see but his majesties seife, the first; but, after ward, hee might call whom hee pleased. These speeches did encrease his majesties suspition, that then gouth directly sus pect some treasonable devise; yet manic sus pitions and thoughts ouerwhelming euery one
other minde, majestie coulde
solue upon certaine thing, but raid further his journey, betwixt trust and distrust, being
ashamed seeme suspect respect the
cleannesse his majesties owne conscience,
except had found some greater ground. The
said maister Alexander still breasing the king
ride faster, although his owne horse was scarcelie
able keep companie with the king, for wea
rinesse, hauing riden with him, the chase tertaine the earle homelie manner, won before. But, the king was come two miles dering that hee had not remained to dine with from Falkland, the said maister Alexander his guests, and entertaine them there. the stayed little behind the king his way, and meane tyme, his maiesty being ready rise posted away the other seraund, Andrew Ruth from the table, and his whole seruants beeng ven, the earle his brother, aduertising him, the hal their dinner, the said maister
howe farre the king was his waye come thither. Then, how soon soeuer the king come within myle the toun Sanct-Iohnston,
said his majesty, that would poste be fore, aduertise the earle his brother his
Alexander, standing behinde his maiesties backe,
pulled quietlie vppon him, rounding his ma
iesties eare, that was tyme goe, but that
hee woulde haue faine bene quite the earle his brother, wishing the king send him out
the hall entertaine guests: wherupon the king called for drinke, and merrie and homelie manner, said the earle, that, al though the earle had seen the fashion enter tainement other countries, yet hee would
him thereof before; and, immediatlie vppon teach him the Scottishe fashion, seeing hee was
maiesties comming; who his him, was sitting the middes neuer seeming take knowledge
incomming
his denner,
the king's him, not withstanding his two servands aduertising
him the earle, and discoursed with him vpon sundrie purposes, but could get direct an swere him, but halfe-wordes, and impersect
the denner, the said earle stood very pensiue, and with dejected countenaulice, the end
his maiesties table, oft rounding ouer his shoulder, whiles one his seruands, and
whiles another; and oftentims went out and the chamber: which forme of behauiour
likewise kept before his maiesties sitting downe denner, but without any welcomming
his majestie, anie other hartlie forme entertainement; the noblemen and gentlemen
the court, that was with his majesty, stand ing about the table, and not desired dyne, vse when his majestie once set down, and his first seruice brought vp, vintil the king's maiestie had almost dyned. At the which time, the earle conuoyed them forth their dinner,
but sate not downe with them himselfe, the common forme but come back, and stood si lent the end the kings table, before; which his majestie perceauing did begin en
comming, whill his brother told
his brothers reporte, rysing haste from the borde, and warning the seruands and friendes accompanie him meete his majesty, met
Scottish man; and therefore, since hee had forgot drink his majestie, with his guests, and entertaine them, his majestie would
him, the number three four score, drink him his owne welcome, desiring him
the end the Insh, his majesties whole com panie and traine not exceeding the nomber sixteene persons, and without any kinde armour, except swords; no, not much daggers, whingears. His majestie stayed houre, after his comming the said earles
take foorth and drinke the rest of the company, and his maiesties name, make them welcome. Wherupon, went foorth, his maiestie did rise from the table, and desired M. Alexander bring sir Thomas Erskine with him; who, desiring the king forward with him, and promising that should make anie one two follow him, that pleased cal
lodging, Sanct-Iohnstoun, before his deaner
come in: the longsomnesse the preparing
the same, and badnesse the cheare, beeng for, desired majesty command publikly, excused, vppon the sodainty his maiesties that none should follow him. And thus the comming vnlooked for there. During the which king, accompanied onelie with the said maister
tyme, his maiestie enquyred maister Alex Alexander, commes forth the chamber, ander, when was tyme him goe that passes through the end the hal, where the
and not be seen round with him before
had noble men and his maiesties seruants were sitt ing their dinner, turne-pyke, and haste through three four high chambers, the said
priuate house, for that erand, whereof
informed him Whose answere was,
was sure enough, but that there was
yet, for houre, whill his maiesty had dyned maister Alexander ever lokking behinde him
that
leisure; praying his maiesty leaue him, euery dore past, and then, with more
smyling countenance nor had the day be his brother, who hauing missed him that morn fore, euer saying had him sure and safe ing, might thereupon suspect, what the matter enough kept until last his maiestie passing
could mean: therefore his maiestie addressed through three four soudrie houses, and
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the dores lokked behind him, his maiestie en anie harm punishment for the same. But tered into little studie, where his maiestie did his maiesties feare was, that hee could hope
see standing, with verie abased countenance,
not bound-man, but free man, with dag
for spairing his hand, hauing such cruelty his lookes, and standing irreuerently, co uered with his hat on; whiche forme rigorous
ger his girdle. But his maiestie had sooner
entered into that little studie, and maister Alex behauiour could prognosticat
thing But,
ander with him, but maister Alexander lokked
the studie dore behind him, and that instant
changing his countenance, putting his hat
his head, and drawing the dagger from that head againe, swore and protested, that his ma other mans girdle, held the point the iesties lyfe should safe, hee would behaue kings breast, avowing now, that the king be himselfe quyetlie, without making noyes, houed be his will, and vsed list: crying; and that would onlie bring the swearing manie bloody othes, that, the king earle brother, speak with his maiestie cried one word, opened windoe look wherupon, his maiestie enquyring, what out, that dagger should presently his hart; earle would do with him, since (if his maies affirming, that hee was sure, that now the kings ties life was safe, according promise) they conscience was burdened for the murthering could gaine little keeping such prisoner? his father. His maiestie, wondering sud His answere, onlie was, that hee could daine alteration, and standing naked, with his maiestie more, but that his lyfe would out any kynde armour but his hunting horne, bee safe, cace hee behaued him self quietie; which hee had not gotten leisure lay from the rest the earle his brother, whome hee was him, betwixt these two traitors, which had con going for, would tel his maiestie, his comm spired his life, the saide maister Alexander
standing, saide his, with drawne dagger
maiestie, but present extremitie.
maiesties perswasiue language,
bee somewhat amased; and discouering
ing. And with that, hee was going forth for his brother, hee affirmed, hee turned him
appeareth
hand, side, om. an, saying
his and his sword his but the other trembling and quaiking, rather like ane condemned man, then an executioner such enterpryse; his maiesty begouth then
about the other these wordes wnto him make you heere the kings keeper,
wntill come back againe, and look that keep him vppon your owne perill and there
dilate the saide maister Alexander, hows hor withall sayes his majestie, must content rible thing was him meddle with his your selfe haue this man nowe your keeper maiesties innocent blood; assuring him would wntill my And with these
not left vnreuenged, since God had giuen him children and good subiectes; and there were more, God would raise stocks and stones punish vyle deed. Protesting
burthen his
his father, both his fathers exe 'cution, his maiestie was but minor age, and guyded that time faction, which ouer-ruled both his maiestie, and the rest the
country; also, that, whatsoeuer was done This father, was done the ordinar course
law and iustice. Appealing the saide maister Alexander vppon his conscience, how well he,
tymes since, had deserued the hands his race: not only hauing restored them their landes and dignities, but also
nourishing and vpbringing two three
his sisters, were, his own bosome,
continual attendance vppon his maiesties dear
est bed-fellow her privy chamber. Laying
also before him the terrors his conscience, especially that made profession, according
before God, that hee had conscience, for the execution
the dore be hinde him, and leauing his maiestie with that man he fand there before him. At whome his
maiestie then enquyred, was appointed the murtherer him that tyme And how far he was vppon the counsell that con
spiracief Whose answere, with trembling, and astonished voice and behauiour, was that, the Lord should judge him, hee was neuer
made acquainted with that purpose, but that hee was put ther perforce, and the dore lokked behinde him, little space before maiesties comming; indeede, the time the said maister Alexanders menassing his ma iestie, was ever tremblinglie requesting him for God's sake, and with manie other attesta tions, not meddle with his maiestie,
him anie harme. But, because maister Alex ander had, before his forth-going, made the king sweare, that should not cry, nor open anie of the windoes, his maiestie commanded the saide fellow open the windoe with his hand which readelie did; that, although hee was put there vse violence ouer the king, yet God turned his hart that time,
respect that, the tyme
his education, the same religion which his
maiestie has euer professed and namelie his
maiestie reinembred him that holie man, hee become slaue his prisoner. While M. Robert Rollock, whose scholler was, as his maiestie was this dangerous estate, suring him, that one day the said M. Roberts and none of his owne seruants nor traine know
soule would accuse him, that hee had neuer ing what part the worlde was in,
learned him practise such vanaturall cru eltie. His maiestie promising him, the worde prince, that, hee would spare his
life, and suffer him out againe, hee should neuer reueale any flesh liuing what was be twixt them that tyme, nor suffer him incur
his maiesties traine was arysing the hal from their dinner, the earle Gowry being present
with them, one the earle Gowries set uants commes hastelie in, assuring the earle his
maister, that his maiesty was horsed and away through the Inshe; which the earle reportin;
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to the noblemen, and the rest of his maiestics onlie then left open, appeared for that pur
traine that were there, they al rushe out toge pose. And this mean time his maiestie, with
ther at the gate in great haste; and, some of strugeling and wrestling with the saide maister
his maiesties seruants enquyring at the porter, Alexander, had brought him out perforce out
when his maiestle went forth : The porter as out that study, the dore wherof, for haste,
firmed that the king was not yet forth. Wher had left open his last incomming, and his
upon the said earle looked verie angerlie vpon inaiestie having gotten with long strugling the
him, and saide he was but a liear; yet, turn said maister Alexanders head vinder his arme,
ing him to the duke and to the earle of Mar, and him selfe his knees, his maiestie did
said, hee should presentlie get them sure word driue him backe perforce, hard the dore
where his maiestie was. And with that ran the same turn-pyke; and his maiestie was
throgh the close, and vp the staire. But his throwing his sworde out his hand, thinking
purpose indeede was to speak with his brother, have striken him therewith, and then have
as appeared verie well by the circumstance of . shotte him ouer the stair, the other fellow
the tyme, his brother hauing at the same instant standing behinde the kings backe, doing no
left the king in the little studie, and ran down thing but embling the tyme sir. Iohn
the staire in great haste. Immediatly therafter Ramsay, not knowing what way first enter,
the earle commeth back, running againe to the after had heard the king's cry, chance
gate wher the noblemen and the rest were finds that turn-pyke dore open, and following
standing in a mase, assuring them that the king the head, enters into the chamber, and
was out long since at the back-gate, and if they findes his maiestie and maister Alexander strug
hasted not them al the sooner, they would not ling that forine, before saide and, get him ouertaken, and with that cried for his after he had twise or thrise striken maister
horse: whereupon they rushe altogether out at Alexander with his dagger, the other man with the gate, and makes towardes the Inshe, crying drew himselfe, his maiestie still keeping his al for their horses; passing al (as it was the grips, and holding him close him immedi prouidence of God) vinder one of the windoes ately therafter tooke the said maister Alex of that studie, wherein his maiestie was. To ander the shoulders, and shotte him down whome maister Alexander verie spedelie re the staire; who was no sooner shotte out turned, and, at his incoming to his maiestie, the doore, but was met Thomas Ers casting his hands abroade in a desperate man kine, and Hew Hereis, who there, vppon ner, saide, hee could not mend his maiestie the staire, ended him; the said sir Thomas hehoued die; and with that offered garter
bind his maiesties hands, with swearing behoued bound. His maicstie that
word binding said, Bee was born free king,
and should die free king. Wherupon hee his maicstics cry. For, vppon the hearing gripping his maiestie the wrist the hand thereof, hee had clasped the earle Gowrie
haue bound him, his maiestie releeucd him the gorget, and casting him vnder his feet, selfe suddainlie his grips; whereupon, and, wanting dagger have striken him with, put his right hand sworde, his maiestle, the said earles men redde the earic their mais
with his right hand, seazed vppon both his hand ter out his hands; whereby was casten and his sworde, and with his left hand clasped behinde the rest, said and missing the him the throat, like hee with his left companie, and hearing the said Iohn Itam hand clasped the king the throat, with two sayes voice vpon the turn-pyke head, ran
or three his fingers his maiesties mouth, the said chamber, and cried vppon the said haue staid him from crying. this forme flew Heries and another seruant follow him; ofwrestling, his maiestie, perforce, drewe him where, meeting with the saide maister Alex
the windoe, which hee had caused the other ander the turn-pyke, ended him there, man before open vnto him, and vnder the saide is; the said maister Alexander onely
which was passing the same tyme the crying for his last words, Allace had not the kings traine, and the earle Gowrie with ww. te of But no sooner could the said sir
them, saide is; and, holding out the right
side his head and right elbowe, cried, that the chamber wher his maiestie was, but that they were murthering him there that trea the said earle Gowrie, before they could get
the back,
come that passage his maic-tie come traitors. the which tyme his maiestie but the earle of Gowrie and his seritants made was still the chamber, who seeing the earl
sonable forme; whose voice being instantly the dore shutte, followed them
that pri his first
them for another way quyet turn-byke,
of Gowrie come with his swordes his
Erskine being casten behinde the duke and the earle Mar, that ran about the other way. the occasion his medling with the said
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his maiesties uie passage, before saide; who,
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heard and knowne the duke
the earle Mar, and the rest
traine there, but the saide earle
asking what meant, and neuer seeming anie and stoil bonnet his head, accompanied wayes haue seen his maiestie heard his with seuen his seruants, euerie one of them voice, they rushed the cate together, hauing like manner drawn sworde, cried the duke and the earl \lar running about out with great oath, that they shoulde die
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had fallen from him his out-shutting the found therein. But thing was found them, dore, hauing sort weapon his owne, but little close parchment bag, full mag said is; but then was shot backe his owne call characters, and words in hantment, seruants that were there, into the little studie, wherin, seemed, that had put his confi and the dore shut vppon him who, having put dence, thinking him selse neuer safe without
his maiestie safete, re-encountred the said earle and his seruants; his maiesties seruants being onlie nomber four; wit, Thomas Erskine, Hew Hereis, John Ramsay, and one Wilsoun, seruant Iames Erskines, brother the saide sir Thomas; the said earle batting seuen his seruants with him yet pleased God after manie strokes hands give his maie-ties seruanus the victorie, the saide earle Gowrie beeng striken dead with stroke through the heart, which the saide
them, and the fore euer carried em about with him beeng also obserued, titas, while they were vipon him, his wound wherof died, bled not, but, incontinent after the taking
them away, the blood gushed out great aboundance, the great admiration the holders. An infamy which hath followed
and spotted the race this house, for manie discents, notoriouslie knowne the whole countrie. Thus the night was far spent, being neir eight houses euening before his malestie could, for the great turnult that was the
Hohn Ramsay gave him, without once crying
upon God, and the rest his seruants dung toun, departe out the same. But before his
ouer the stair with many hurts;
manner the saide Thomas Erskine,
Hereis, and Iohn Ramsay were
hurt and wounded. But, the tyme
fight, the duke Lennox, the earle
and the rest his malesties traine, were strik The frequencie and concourse persons
and they kneeling round about him, his ma jestie out of his own mouth thanked God of
that miraculous deliuerance and victory, as suring him selfe that God had preserued him from dispaired perill for the perfiting
thing differing from this narration, either substance circumstance, hee may vinderstand the same vttered the deponer his owne behoof, for obtaining his maiesties princelie grace and fauour.
like malestie had ridden four inyles out the same Hew towardes Falkland, although the night was very
three darke and rainie; the whole way was cled with this sorts people, both horse and foote, Mar, meeting him with great ioy and acclarnation.
ing with great hammers the vtter doore, wherby his maiestie past the chamber, with the said master Alexander, which also had lokked his comming with his majestie
the chamber, but, reason the strength, the saide double dore, the whole wall being likewise bordes, and ycelding with the
degrees Falkland, the rest the weeke, and Edinburgh the next, from the quarters the countrie; the testimonie the subjects heartie affection and ioy for his maiesties deli
strokes, did byde them the space halfe houre and more, before they could get broken
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this discourse; contenting my selle
majestie, and (beyond their expectation) with this plaine and simple narration; adding majestie delivered from imminent perill, onlie, for explanation and confirmation therus, and the saide late earle, the principall conspi the depositions certaine persons who were rator, lying dead his maiesties feete. Imme either actors, and eie-witnesses, immediat diatelie therafter his maiestie kneeling downe, hearers those things that they declare and on his knees, the midst his own serunts, testifie; wherin, the reader shall finde anie
some greater worke behinde his glorie, and
for the procuring him the wel his people,
that God had committed his charge. After
this the tunult the toun hearing the
slaughter the saide earle Gowrie, their
proudst, and not knowing the manner therof,
nor being the counsell his treasonable
attempt, continued for the space two
thre houres, therafter, vntill his maiestie,
speaking out them the windoes, and bea earle Gowrie, the tyme his being with kening them with his owne haud, pacifying
them, causing the baylies and the rest the
honest men the toun bee brought into the
chamber, whom having declared the whole ther heard nor sawe anie appearance anie
forme that strange accident, hee committed
the house and bodies the said traitors, bre
thren, their keeping, vintill his maiesties fur
ther pleasure were knowne. His maiestie, depones, that their being Strabran, some hauing before his parting out that toun, their company found edder, which being caused search the saide of earle Gowries killed, and knowledge therof comming the pockets, cace anie letters that might further earle, the earle said this deponer, Bogy, the discouerie that conspiracie, might bee the edder had not beene slaine, yee should
uerie, expressed euery wher bonefires, shutting gunnes
ringing bels, sorts both
sea and land, &c. with
other things en purpose preter men, and imperti
Apud Falkland, Aoust, 1600.
presence Chancellar, the Lord
Lord Treasurer, Lord Secretare, Lord Comp troller, Lord Aduocate, the Lord Inchef
fray, and George Home Spot, knicht.
IAM Weimis Bogy, the age of yeare, thereby, sworne and examined vppon ost the form and manner bahaunour hate Tohn.
him Strabran, had heard the saide earle make anie motion of the treason intend against his maiestle, depones that Lee nei
such intention the said earle.
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“haue seene a good sport; for I should haue
* caused her stand still, and she should not * haue preissed away, by pronouncing of an * Hebrew worde, which in Scottish is called * holinesse;' but the Hebrew worde the de poner remembers not of; and that the earle
Apud Falkland, August, 1600. presence the Lords Chancellar, Trea surer, Aduocate; George Home Spot, Robert Melvill, and Iames Melvill, knichts.
MA1st William Rynd, sworne and exa saide hee had put the same in practice oft be mined, and demanded, where first did see fore. And this deponer enquyring at the the characters, which were found vppon my
earle, Where hee did get the Hebrew worde
The earle answered, In a cabbalist of the
Iewes, and that it was by tradition; and the
deponer enquyring, What a cabbalist meaned
The earle answered, It was some wordes
which the Iewes had by tradition, which
wordes were spoken by God to Adam in Para
dice, and therefore were of greater efficacie and that the deponer knowes, that the characters
force, nor anie wordes which were excogitate Latin are my lords owne hand write, but since by prophetes and apostles. The deponer knows not the Hebrew characters were writ enquyring, If there was no more requisite but ten my lord. Depones further, that, when the worde The earle answered, That a firin my lorde woulde change his clothes, the de faith in God was requisite and necessarie, and poner woulde take the characters out my that this was no matter of maruel amongst lords pocket, and woulde say my lord, schollers, but that all these things were natu Wherfore serues these And my lord woulde rall. And that the earle shew to this deponer, answer, Can yee not them bee, they you
that hee had spoken with a man in Italie, and
first hearing by report that hee was a nigro
mancer, and therafter being informed, that hee
was a verie learned man and a deep theologue,
he entered in further dealing with him anent found them, and put them his owne pocket; the curiosities of nature. depones further, that was sundrie times pur
Depones further, that the said earle reported posed have burnt the characters, were not to him, that hee being at the musick, he fell in feared my lords wrath and anger, seeing, companie with another man, who stairing in when the deponer would purposelie leaue them the earles face, spake to the rest of the com sometimes out my lords pocket, my lord panie things of him, which he could neuer at would such anger with the deponer, tain vnto, nor be worthie of; and therfore that that for certaine space woulde not speak the earle reproached him, and desired him to with him, nor coulde finde his good counte forbear these speeches. And that he met nance; and that this deponers opinion, my
lord would neucrbe content want the cha racters off him selfe, from the first time that the deponer did see them Padua, the hour
again with the saide man in a like company,
who did begin with the same language which
he had spoken before ; and that the earle
saide to him, My friend, in cace yee will not
hold your peace from speaking lies of mee, I Being demanded, For what cause my lord will make you hold your peace by speaking
lord; depones, that hee, hauing remained space Venice, his returning Padua, did finde my lords pocket the characters which
were found vppon him his death; and the deponer enquyring my lord, Where had gotten them My lord answered, That chance had copied them him selfe; and
euil! ; and further the deponer declares, that sometimes my lord would forget them vn till hee were out his chamber, and would turn back were anger, vintill had
sooth of you ; and saide unto him, Within such a space hee should be hanged for such a crime; and so it came to passe. This deponer
enquyring of the earle, Who told him that? Hee answered merely, That he spake it be guesse, and it fell out And that the earle
saide further, That was thing make herb flesh, which would dissolve flies; and that, likewise, was possible that the seed man and woman might brought perfec
kept the characters well? Depones, That his opinion was for good, because heard that, those parts where my lord was,
tion otherwise then the matrix the wo man; and that this deponer counselled the earle to bewar with whom he did communicate
they would give sundre folks breeues.
Depones further, that M. Patrick Galloway did let this deponer see the characters, since
came this town Falkland, and that hee knowes them be the verie same charac
ters which my lord had.
Depones also, that, vppon Monday the 4th
August, the maister Andrew Hendersoun, and the deponer remained my lords cham ber, vintil about ten houres eiten, and, after
long conference betwixt the lord and the maister, my lord called for Andrew Hender soun, and, after some speeches with him, dis
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hee woulde not haue
such speeches; who answered, that would
them none but great schollers, and
missed them.
Denies that knew
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the maisters An Falkland, and
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deponer, had not knowne him
uourer him, and friend his house, woulde not reueale the same again, seeing knew they would euill interpreted amongst
the coinmon sorte.
Sic subscribitur,
WEIMIs
Depones that, my lord being dinner when the maister came in, the deponer heard my
them this
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fa and
drew Hendersouns ryding
after Andrews return from Falkland vpon the morrow, howbeit did see him booted, yet he knew not that he was come from Falkland.
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lord say to the maister, Is the king in the lushe And with that he did rise, and said,
Let us goe. But the deponer knowes not what the maister said to my lord.
