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A66737	The history of the Kings Majesties affairs in Scotland under the conduct of the most Honourable James Marques of Montrose, Earl of Kincardin, &c. and generall governour of that kingdome. In the years, 1644. 1645. & 1646.; De rebus auspiciis serenissimi, & potentissimi Caroli. English.	Wishart, George, 1599-1671.; Matham, Adriaan, 1599?-1660, engraver.	1647 (1647)	Wing W3120; ESTC R217175	112,902	212

appearing beares his name to this day and by the neighbouring inhabitants is called Graemsdijke And this same founder of that Noble race after the death of his Sonne in Law King Ferguse being declared Administrator of the Kingdome and appointed Governour to the young King his grandchilde was no lesse famous for his peaceable Government then exploits of warre For having recalled and brought home againe the Doctors and Professors of the Christian faith banished by late persecution warre to their native Countrey settled aswel the Church as Kingdome with wholesome Laws of his own free accord gave up the Government to his Grand-child now grown to some ripenes o● yeares He lived in the dayes of Honorius and Arcadius Emperours about the yeare of our Lord 400. from whose loynes sprang a long flowrishin● stemme of sons and nephewes who inheriting still that the● greate Grandfathers Vertues grew famous in the following generations Among these that valiant Graeme was eminent who with Dunbarre brought timous aide to his Countrey then in greate danger by the Dones who having overpowered England from thence with greate Armies often but in vaine invaded Scotland And after that most Noble Iohn Graeme came short for vertue just renowne of none of all his auncestors who after the fatall end of Alexander the third of that name King of Scots in the time of the interraigne Bruce and Baliol then disputing which of them two had the iuster right and title to the Succession with that so justly admired William VVallace Governour of the Kingdome played the most valiant Champion for defence and recoverie of his Countreys libertie from the unjust usurpation of Edward the first King of England In the which quarrell after manie gallant acts atcheived by him like a worthie Patriotte he died nobly fighting in the Field The sepulchre of this renowned Knight is yet exstant in a Church called Fallkirk for Wallkirk from the foresaid Wall of Severus or Graems dijke neare to which it is built about the which wall also the Lord Marques of Montrose enjoyeth divers large fruitfull farmes or feilds by right of inheritance from that first Graeme through so manie hands ages transmitted unto him Yet least we may seeme only to deduce this most famous worthie the splendour of his noble Pedegree from the obscure trace of so remote antiquitie we shal descend to later better known times And so cannot passe his Grandfather Earle of Montrose in silence who almost in our own memorie was raised to places of greatest honour and trust in that Kingdome which he most faithfully and worthly discharged For being Lord High Chauncelour of Scotland at what time Iames the sixt of that name of ever blessed memorie went to possesse the crowne of England he was by the same King created and left behind him Viceroy of Scotland in which highest place and degree of dignitie he died aequally beloved and deare to King and people And then the Father of this man singularly endowed with all eminentest graces of mind and body so as few living in his time could equall him and no lesse famous in forragne nations then at home For when he hade performed many honourable Embassages for King Iames was by King Charles declared Lord high President of the Supreme counsell and being snatched away in his prime by an untimly deathe from his King countrey and all good men he died much lamented and highly estemed in every mans affections And now what men should think of and hope from this present man Grandchild to the Viceroy and Lord high Presidents Sonne let every one that pleaseth judge by the things he hath already atcheived when now it is a yeare and an halfe since he left that Kingdome and yet hath not attained to the thirty and sixth yeare of his age One thing only more will I adde in thy favour Courteous Reader from the auntient Monuments of that Kingdome That three almost fatall periods have threatned heretofore the Scots Nation first from the Romans whose yoke our farefathers did shake of under the conduct of that first Graeme who was lineally descended out of that auntient noble Brittish family of the Fulgentij The second from the Danes who that they never gotte the Masterie and Lordship over vs we owe it especially to the greatest valour of that second Graeme The third from the English Normans whom that thrid Graeme of●ner then once did beate and drive out of Scotland and in many bitter conflicts did them much mischeiffe So that as they were wont to say of the Scipions in Afrik we may say of our Graems that that name by a luckie destinie hath been appointed for the succour of their native covntrey in greatest dangers distresses that in these the worst times that ever was this man was not raised but by speciall divine providence to preserve the Kings just rights to restore to his fellow subjects their wonted peace libertie safetie and infinitly to encrease the auncient splendour and glory of his own Family And this is all that I thought fitt to have briefly praemised of my Lord Marquis of Montrose Now of the Authour himself conceive this much That he is a man not very conversant in these Studies nor ambitious to be praised for excellency of wit which he acknowledges to have but small or none nor covetous of reward or gaine which are the sharpest spurres that in this age doe push men to it to putte hand to the Pen. But that he did put hand to this worke only being enflamed with and ardent zeale of propagating truthe to after ages forraigners For how many are ready to patronise and magnifie even greatest villanies when they prosper and how few to advance and defend truth once afflicted cast downe he had learned by too late and sad experienc ein a cau●e very neare of Kinn to this When the conjured Rebells of both Kingdomes by their ordinary tricks of lying and slandering had overthrown the Church that with the revenues thereof purchased by hellish sacriledge they might sacrifice to their own greedie avarice and enrich their children with the heavie curse of God yet wanted they not those who extolled them to the skies as well deservers of their Countrey yea of the verie Church it self which they have pillaged and even of all mankind in generall when on the contrarie they proscribed defamed rent and tore a peeces with al manner of blasphemies and curses all those most holy men of God Confessors Martyrs for so they were indeed who constantly and couragiously opposed and withstood their rapines And therefore he thought it was no wayes to be doubted that those same men who by the same wicked practises wēt about to pul under feete the Majestie of so good a King to swell high with his honours prerogatives and patrimony which they had gained by perfidious trecheries rebellions treasons would find too to many such sycophants whereof the world is full who by

the reason why Huntley bore such a spleen against Mōtrose who had never givē him any distaste but had obliged him with courtesies many times undeserved Nor could I ever hear nor so much as guesse at any other cause but a weak and impotent emulatiō I cannot call it but envy of his surpassing worth honour For I should be loath to say that his minde was ever alienated from the King but onely averse unto Montrose with the unjust hatred of whom he was so possest that he precipitated himself into many unexcusable mistakes insomuch as he desired rather al things were lost then that Montrose should have the honour of saving them And now being already● puffed up with an unbeseeming conceit of himself he was the more exceedingly enraged against him upon the remembrance of those injuries and disgraces he had heretofore throwne upon him that was the chief reason as I take it that he so often avoided the sight of him For besides what we have occasionally delivered both the father and the sons had put neither few nor small affronts upon the Kings Vicegerent some few of which it will not be out of our way to relate The great guns which we told you Montrose had hid in the ground the last year they digging them up without his knowledge carried away in a kinde of triumph and disposed of them in their owne Castles as if they had been spoiles taken from the Enemy and would not restore them upon demand But those Montrose had got in the fights at Saint Iohan towne and at Aberdene in the former of which there was never a man present of that Family and in the other Lewis Gordon and his men fought on the enemies side Besides they so converted unto their own use the Gunpowder and Arms and other necessaries of War which were gained from the enemy and only deposited in their Castles as in safe and convenient store-houses that they would never make any restitution of the least part of them when they were desired Moreover Aboine upon his returne home after the victory of Kilfythe set at liberty the Earle of Keith Lord Marshall of Scotland a●d the Lord Viscount Arbuthnot other men of quality of the Enemies side who were within his custody without acquainting the Governour of the Kingdome and his brother-in-law young Drumme who by chance was present earnestly declaring his dislike of it Vpon what termes he did it it is uncertain but this is evident that besides the affront done to the Lord Gouvernour and the losse of Dunotter Castle which was of great strength and concernment in that Warre other Military advantages they got by it the Rebells would never have had the boldnesse to fall so cruelly upon the Prisoners if he had but kept them in safe custody Yet more by his own private authority he exacted Tributes and Customes and Taxes which the Governour himself had never done upon pretence indeed of maintaining the War but in truth to far other uses and to the grievous prejudice of the Kings cause Last of all which is most to be lamented either at the intreaty of the enemy or for smal sums of money they had enlarged the prisonners that had been taken in the former Battells in the North and committed to custody in their Castles Nor would they permit them to Montroses disposall though being prisoners of Warre he had reserved thē for that only purpose by exchanging them to save the lives of Gallant and deserving men Huntley being pricked in his conscience about all these things was alwayes as afraid of Montroses presence as of a Pest-house But Montrose for all that passing by injuries and laying aside all other matters bestowed his whole endeavours in the promoting of the Kings service And to that end he was resolved to intrude himself into his company though never so unwelcome to insinuate into his friendship upon any conditions to yeeld unto him in all things and to deny nothing so that he might qualifie Huntleys imbitr'd spirit Therefore leaving his Forces in their quarters he posted early in the morning with a few Horse unto Bogie and by his un● dream't of approach prevented Huntley of any oppo●●tunity of flying or hiding himself Assoon as the● met Montrose forgetting all that was past invited him in smooth and gentle language to associate with him in the War for the safety of the King Kingdome gave him so full satisfaction in all things that as being at last overcome he seem'd to give him his hand An● promised that not only all his men but he himse●● would come in person in the head of them and be● with him with all possible speed Afterward they lai● their heads together concerning the manner of managing the War and agreed that Huntley wa●ting over the Spey should make his way on the right hand by the se●● coast of Murray and Montrose was to go round abou● on the left hand through Strath-Spey which was at tha● time of the year a very tedious and difficult march an● so the design was to besiege Innernes a Garrison of th● Enemies on both sides and in the mean time to dra● the Earl of Seaford either by fairemeans or foule t● their side That Garrison however it might appear●● to be othervvise strong and and vvel fortified yet 〈◊〉 very ill provided for victuall and other requisites which in that sharp Winter tempestuous Sea coul● hardly be had And so novv they seem'd to be agree● in all things so that Aboine and his brother Lewis vvish●● damnatiō to themselves if they did not continue constant in their fidelity service to Montrose to their 〈◊〉 most breath And the rest of the Gordons the Marque●● ses friends were surprised with incredible joy mad as much of their Lord and Chief as if he had been returned from the dead CHAP XIX MOntrose supposing Huntleys spirit at last pacified and seriously inclined to joyne with him in the prosecution of the Warre marched with his Forces through Strath-Spey towards Innernesse And the more to a muse the Enemy on every side he lent his cosen Patrick Graham of whose worth I have had often occasion to speak and Iohan Drummond of Ball the younger a Gentleman of approved trust and valour who had often done excellent service with authority and Commission unto the Athole-men that if any should offer to strirre in those parts they should neglect no opportunity to suppresse them The Athole-men being encouraged by their authority example shewed themselves very ready and chearfull And they wanted not long an occasion to shew it for the remainder of the Arg ylian party either by reason of a Generall scarcity of all things in their own Country or being driven out of their Country for fear of Mac-donell who was very strong and threatned their runie fell upon the Mac-gregories and Mac-nabis who sided with Montrose And afterward joyning unto themselves the Stuart which inhabite Balwidir and the