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A66797	An appendix to The history of independency being a brief description of some few of Argyle's proceedings, before and since he joyned in confederacy with the independent junto in England : with a parallel betwixt him and Cromwell, and a caveat to all his seduced adherents.; History of independency. Appendix	Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.; Walker, Clement, 1595-1651. Relations and observations, historical and politick, upon the Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing W321; ESTC R205122	14,075	26

that sufficient Surety should be given that the Will of the Dead should be truly performed by payment of their respective portions when they were Married and sufficient maintenance until they were Married the Elder whose Portion was Five thousand pound sterlin is presently sent for and one thousand pound or thereby given to a Gentleman for his second Wife the rest there being a clause that if any of them should enter into Nunneries they should only have 300 l. sterlin for all being kept so scarce of their due maintenance the Gentleman who was surety having advanced of his own above 1000 l. whereof he is not as yet repaid were seduced to go to Monasteries all save one who is now ready to enter through his neglect so this 12000 l. of his Sisters Portions with the ruine of their Souls to boot is a part of Argile's wel-made purchase The great care taken by the Earl of Morton for Argile's education and preservation both of his life from the crafty designs of a Step-mother and recovery of his almost ruined Estate was so well requited that notwithstanding he hath the Earl of Morton's Daughter in his bed in open Parliament he spake what became him not both of that noble Lords Person and Estate only as he pretended out of his zeal to the welfare of the Kingdom whereas the truth is it was meerly out of his ambition to have that Honourable place conferred upon himself which was intended by his Majesty upon that noble Lord but finding His Majesty not inclinable that way the next assault was for one of his own name a man truly well deserving for to say better deserving than himself is no great praise and if his two much favouring of him do not stain his reputation worthy to be beloved Thus having shortly viewed Argile's religious carriage towards his Vassals and Tenants Parents Friends and Allyes Brother and Sisters Neighbours and fellow-Patriots let us take a short view of his Loyal carriage towards his Soveraign and his due observation of the Solemn League and Covenant with his covenanted Brethren of England and then let the impartial reader judge whether he be not such as is affirmed in the proposition the greatest incendiary in the three Kingdoms It cannot be denied but His Majesty as is mentioned before did confer many great and Princely favours upon him at the Earl of Morton's desire when he was Lord of Lorn such whereof as required confirmation were approved and ratified in Parliament His Majesty being present anno 1641. with the addition of the honour and title of Marquesse and a full Pension well paid ever since whoever want together with not only an Act of oblivion but approbation of all his tyrannical proceedings against the Athol men the Earl of Aireley and others though not particularly mentioned yet as done in obedience of Orders from the Committee of estates obtained by his own procurement therefore to be no further questioned The first endeavour in requital of these and many other Royal favours was the entring in conspiracy with certain his Confederates whom I forbear to name to transform the Kingdom of Scotland into a free State like the Estates of Holland and because some truly noble Lords did abhor such a disloyal motion after so many Acts of favour witnessing to all Posterity his Royal bounty both to Church and State whereof these chief Conspirators tasted not a little he did at that time forbear not so much to prosecute his design as to conceal their Counsel from all these that had thoughts of Loyalty though most faithfull to the true Religion and their Countrey according to the Covenant The Irish Rebellion breaking out fearing his own stake if Antrim should grow strong he procured one Regiment for himself another for his Cozen Lawers a third with the place of L. General for that most ungrate Gentleman the Earl of Lothian who was married to his neece and one of his Confidents who was once heard say That the 3 Kingdoms would never have peace so long as King CHARLES his head was on his shoulders And yet it is only King CHARLES his favour that hath made him and Father exceed the estate of Gentlemen with many other places to divers of their friends intending a ful Conquest of Ireland at least to banish Antrim and the Mackdonalds from thence as he and his Predecessors had done many of them out of Scotland taking a gift from the Parliament of England of some of the Earl of Anerims Lands in Ireland especially the Island of Rachera to the which one of the forementioned Regiments was sent and kept there a long time so that all the three Kingdomes must be at the charge to maintain Armies and Garrisons for inlarging the Dominions of Argile His next project having begun his Confederacy in England by shewing them the wayes to get money by Taxes and Excise 10. and 20. part bringing in of Plate voluntary Contributious borrowing on the Publique Faith tyrannizing over the Persons and Estates of all that durst be so bold as speak against the illegal Orders and all this Money in both Kingdoms to be imployed against His Majestie whom their renewed Covenant did oblige them to defend having good opportunity to traffique betwixt under the pretence of Commissioners for the Kingdom of Scotland the rest for the most part either his Creatures or Confidents so that he ruled all the Council at home and abroad sending Lothian to France to have them brought in a Confederacy abusing his Majesty by procuring His Commission for Treating concerning the keeping and preservation of that ancient League betwixt France and Scotland begun in Charles the great 's time with Achaius King of Scotland but the effect of the Treaty was to bring money to Argile who at that time when the Kingdom stood in much need of men sold five thousand to the French to be under his Brother from whom he had as formerly the Estate so now the title of Kintire and he must be Earl of Irwin all the Interest be had there being by his quondum Tutor now Slave Barcley his being sometime Provost thereof and the Chancellors Brother Lundie sur France and Irwin had bad peny worths although Argile made a good market for the men like money trusted in a Juglers hand were gone with a puff thus you see how much both KING and Kingdome were obliged to him in this particular But to come to the main point of the Conspiracy finding Scotland although he had all the power of the Persons and Estates in his hand not pliable as yet to cast off Monarchy and imbrace Aristocracy of whom as affairs stood none could be the chief Ruler but himself he did imploy the Zealots of the Clergy to asperse those who did oppose him especially some most faithfull and religious Noble men as if they were fallen from their first love turn enemies to the cause of Christ had with Demas imbraced ●is present world and that Argile was the only

man that stood in the gap threatning out of their Pulpits all such as would think or speak evil of him but when the State-juglers with their Clergy-Impostors could neither shake the Loyalty of the one who were really for the Covenant and Monarchical Government nor plaster over the many fraudulent cheats of the Argathelian party now become a most odious and heavy burthen to the Kingdom harased and ruined from the one end to the other by him and his Armies on the one part and Montrosse and his Confederates on the other part Argyle of the two being the Kingdoms most cruel Enemy was simulat humiliation having the Church-men stil his friends did reconcile himself to the other noble and loyal Patriots by suffering them to take some share of the Government that the by him dis-joynted State might by them be set in a right frame again with a resolution when all things were right to usurp his wonted Authority and follow his old trade of Dethroning his Majesty and cantonizing the Kingdome but things falling out so that one day at Nazeby quelling the KINGS party in England and one day at Phillipshaugh almost quieting Scotland finding the Presbyterians in England inclinable to peace and desirous of his Majesties re-establishment according to the Covenant he leaves them and joyns Counsell with Say Perpoint Cromwell and others of the Independent Junto doing them that-Master piece of good service First under colour of Loyalty and friendship to prevail with His Majesty to return to the Scots Army then at Newark Cromwel contributing a Passe to Hudson and Ashburnham with a slack Guard that His Majesty might the more freely escape Secondly after many learned and loyal Speeches for Monarchy the Kingdome of Scotlands interest in the person of the KING and many Vows and Protestations both in private and publick not to abandon His Majesty without his own consent contrary to all which he and his Party did overthrow the Loyalty of that once famous Gentleman Lieuten General David Leslie who had deeply sworn and ingaged himself to His Majesty to convoy him safely into Scotland or then to see His Majesty peaceably setled in his throne in England forcing him and he perswading and prevailing with the Souldiers to march away leaving his Majesty behind little better than but now an assured Prisoner and the whole power of the Sword in the hands of the Independents and Sectaries to the ruine and overthrow of their Presbyterian friends in the City and Parliament as the History of Independency doth Witness encouraging the Independent Party by their Letters to proceed in their dethroning Votes and accusation of his Majesty assuring them that no party from Scotland shall be able to hinder them in their proceedings but finding the body of the Parliament and the Kingdom of Scotland to be sensible of the ruine of Religion and Monarchical Government if the Sectaries prevail and their resolution to adhere to their Covenant and re-establishing his Majesty being in fear their party shall not be able any longer to delude the Kingdom or hinder the Army designed to come in for the vindication of the many breaches of the Solemn League and Covenant and the several Treaties betwixt the Kingdoms they have solicited the Armies of Sectaries to come to their assistance some of their Ministers professing in their Letters They have no hope of safety unless it be by means of this rebellious Army now in England thereby endeavouring to make Scotland the seat of War And if these troubles in Wales and cutting Petitions from Essex Kent Surry and Sussex had not hindered them their resolution was to have sent Cromwel thither it being debated before he went to Wales which of the two he should take in hand but the constant assurance they had from Argile and those accursed Clergy-men that were bribed by Stephen Marshal That there was no fear of danger from Scotland in hast made them hasten to finish the enslaving of England and Wales and then they resolve to conquer Scotland which they conceive may be quickly done having Argile and his Faction so firm to them that although he would neither he nor his Partners dare revolt from them having received so much of their money lest they should reveal more then he desires should be known and as the Independents sent their Emissaries through all Counties and Corporations to get hands to Petitions for thanks to the House for their dethroning Votes so Argile and Marshal's Hirelings have been very active to get hands to Petitions in many Shires Corporations and Provincial Assemblies for hindering the engagement against the rebellious Army of Sectaries and the Independent Junto their Confederates whereas there is no intention against the Parliament or Body of England but to comply with all religious honest-hearted and loyal Subjects who desire that His Majesty may be enlarged and brought to a Personal Treatie whereby Peace and truth may be setled in the three Kingdoms their chief pretences being that Religion is not secured the Religion now established in Scotland was by Act of Parliament His Majesty present so well secured as the most religious Church-men and most skilfull Lawyers could devise if you have got New lights and desire any other Religion to be established vindicate His Majesties Honour and put up your Petitions to Him in an orderly way and He may possibly vindicate you from the Yoke of Slavery which some of your tyrannizing Clergy desire to put upon you The next is a wonderful increase of your fears by the great Trusts put upon such persons of whom you have just cause of jealousie to this Kingdom and the Cause of God though you do not speak plain your Pamphletters do and your Pulpit-Incendiaries to some purpose you mean Duke Hamilton now Generall of the Forces designed by the Kingdom and Parliament of Scotland for vindicating the Honour of the Nation and revenging His Majesties Captivity-upon that perfidious rebellious Army of Sectaries and their adherents what he did before the subscribing of the Covenant ought not to be objected his moderation even then deserving the honour and love of his Country and since his subscribing malice it self cannot tax him that he hath done any thing contrary to his Covenant or his Country what Montrosse doth asperse him with that he hindred his intended invasion of Scotland and so consequently His Majesties Service none of those who stand for the Covenant who did think Montrosse an enemy to the Covenant and to his Country ought to object this to my Lord Duke whose tender care of the safety and welfare of his Country may evidently appear even in the relation of one of his most deadly enemies and whereas his good advice for moderation was misconstrued by Argile and his prevailing Faction on the one side as if he had done things contrary to the Covenant and by Montrosse and his Confederates at Court on the other side as if he had connived or been accessary to those violent courses against

his Majesty which God knows he was not able at that time to hinder his intentions being still for Peace and such a Peace as might consist with the safety of Religion and His Majesties honour whereof he was very hopeful being confident of His Majesties propensnesse to Peace and the interest he had in His Majesties favour but the watchfull malice of his enemies and the enemies of Peace did cunningly prevent his going about so good a work making him Prisoner without His Majesties knowledge hindring by all means a meeting betwixt them knowing that his Majesties justice and the Dukes innocency would quickly make their calumnies to vanish what a sad imprisonment did he indure much heightned by the then impossibility of clearing his innocency to his Soveraign the losse of whose favour would be more bitter then a thousand deaths and his real intentions for the good of his Country for whose cause he hazarded and suffered so much misery and imprisonment Yet this noble Dukes implacable and malitious enemies do further asperse him as a man of no Religion a meer Polititian and one that seeketh the ruine of his Soveraign by the aspiring to the Crown of Scotland It would trouble the best Polititian and the most Religious upon earth in these distracting and distracted times to distinguish rightly betwixt the duty we owe to Religion and the duty we owe to our Prince supposing them enemies but the falsity of this supposition which hath misled many thousands and been the ground of all our miseries being evident to the Duke who had the honour to be educated and intimate with his Majesty from his youth knowing his Majesty to be a lover and honourer of the true Protestant Religion a lover of justice and mercy and a practiser of all Christian and moral virtues and with a most munificent hand a royal Benefactor to himself and his Family It may be asked if it had been either piety or policy in the Duke to have kick'd off so loving and so liberal a Lord and Master although he had not been his Soveraign or to have ingaged against his Country with any Party that for their own ends more then the good of their Soveraigns were disturbers of all moderate Counsels so long as he had any hopes of Peace especially seeing so many sad presidents in both Kingdoms where many powerfull Subjects lovers of the true Protestant Religion not joyning prudence with their loyalty and innocence have crush'd them under the Load nothing easeth his Majesties burthen but rather increaseth the same all their wealth and power being now made instrumental to enslave both KING and Kingdoms the Duke's prudence having vindicated him from the ruine intended against him by his enemies and reserved him through Gods blessing to vindicate his Loyalty by re-enthroning his Majesty so soon as God hath enabled him with any power to do it As for his Religion it is known he is neither Popishly affected nor a Sectary but who hath ever been a professor of the true Protestant Religion a loler and Patron of all Godly men and honest Ministers even in the time of Episcopacy when few or none but himself durst appear for them if his judgement had not been overswayed in some Star-Chamber sentences before he had that wisdom and experience which he now hath and long before he did take the Covenant if he had been ambitious of popular applause he had been more renown'd for his Religion then for his Princes royall bounty but wishing rather to be religious then seem so his favours were given in secret to many godly Ministers and his Majesties honour and good chiefly aimed at in the bestowing of them and that you may take a short view of his proceedings as you have done of Argile's by comparing them you will find who doth deserve the Title of the most Religious Duke Hamilton suffered his worthy Mother to enjoy besides her own Joynture all his Estate whereby indeed he lost nothing she improving it much to his advantage hath helpt his Brother to a great estate with Titles and Places of Honour and profit suitable to his birth and worth his Sisters and now some of his Neices matched in the Noblest and best Families of the Kingdom The Duke had no quarrel with any save Montrosse the ground you heard for crossing his first intention for the Invasion of Scotland to prevent the misery and bloudshed that he did foresee was like to follow The Duke had no spoyls nor gifts given him since ever he signed the Covenant save the Title of DUKE but hath been spoyled both himself and friends by those that followed Montrosse The Duke stands firm to his Covenant for the established religion loyal to his Prince for Monarchical Government faithfull to his Country against all forein Invasion The Duke acts nothing but according to the Laws established according to the Covenant and the the duty of every good Subject Duke Hamilton hath been of that temper to mediate for a wel-grounded Peace his Majesties deliverance and the Personal Treaty being the only probable ways for setling the three Kingdoms and setling the power where it ought to be for the Honour and safety both of King and Subjects The Duke hath used and is using all endeavours to Vindicate the oppressed Subjects in both Kingdoms never changing Interests being always faithfull to all those to whom he did profess love and friendship 1. Whereas Argile did in his Fathers life time b●ing him to a Pension outed his Brother of his Estate Kintyre and ruined his Sisters by cheating them of their portions and so enforcing them to go to Cloysters 2. Argile for private quarrels betwixt him and Montrosse Culkettough and the Athol men the Earl of Airely and other hath drawn much misery and bloudshed upon the Kingdom whom he enforced to espouse his quarrels 3. Argile had enrich'd his Country with the spoyls of the Kingdom and himself with the great treasure bestowed on him both by Scotland and England which is well secured without the reach of an Impeachment 4. Argile hath contrary to his Covenant Duty and Allegiance conspired to extirpate Monarchical Government to introduce foreinforces of Sectaries to the utter overthrow of the established Religion 5. Argile hath overthrown all Laws tyrannizing over the Lives Liberties and Estates of the Subjects 6. Argile opposeth all ways of the Peace setlement of the three Kingdoms His Majesties deliverance and being brought to a Personal Treaty lest the power should be taken out of his and his Confederates hands whereby they oppress and ruine both King and Subject 7. Lastly Argile hath betrayed his old friends the Presbyterian party in both Kingdoms especially the Presbyterians in the Parliament of England and City of London not only suffering them to be made a prey to their enemies but ostructing their relief Let the impartial Reader now judge which of the two is most religious As this opposition betwixt Duke Hamilton and Argile makes them both to