The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Noble-men of this Company were, The Duke, The Earls Murray, Glencarne, and Rothesse; The Lords Boyd and Uchiltrie; The Lairds of Grange, Cunningham-head, Balcomie, and Lavers; The T•tor of Pitcur; The Lairds of Barr, Carmel, and Dreghorn; And the Laird of Pittarow Comptroller, went with them: Some said merrily, That they were come to keep the Parliament, for the Parliament was continued till the first day of September: Upon the which day they wrote to the King and Queens Majesties a Letter, containing in effect, That albeit they were persecuted most unjustly, which they understood proceeded not of the King and Queens Majesties own Nature, but only by evil Counsel, yet notwithstanding they were willing and content to suffer according to the Laws of the Realm, providing that the true Religion of God might be established, and the dependants thereupon be likewise reformed: Beseeching their Majesties most humbly to grant these things: But otherwise, if their enemies would seek their blood, they should understand, It should be dear bought. They had written twice, almost to the same effect, to the King and Queens Majesties, after their passing from Edinburgh; for the ⟨p. 418⟩Laird of Preston presented a Letter to the King and Queens Majesty, and was therefore imprisoned, but soon after released; nevertheless they got no answer. The same day that they departed out of Hamilton, the King and Queens Majesties issued out of Glasgow in the morning betimes: And passing towards Hamilton, the Army met their Majesties near the Bridge of Cadder: As they mustered, the Master of Maxwell sate down upon his knees, and made a long Oration to the Queen, declaring what pleasure she had done to them, and ever laid the whole burden upon the Earle Murray. Soon after, they marched forward in Battle array: The Earle of Lenox took the Van-guard, the Earle of Morton the middle Battle, and the King and Queen the Rear: The whole number were about five thousand men, whereof the greatest part were in the Van-guard.

The Noble-men of this Company were, The Duke, The Earles Murray, Glencarne, and Rothesse; The Lords Boyd and Uchiltrie; The Lairds of Grange, Cunningham-head, Balcomie, and Lavers; The T•tor of Pitcur; The Lairds of Barr, Carmell, and Dreghorn; And the Laird of Pittarow Comptroller, went with them: Some said merrily, That they were come to keepe the Parliament, for the Parliament was continued till the first day of September: Upon the which day they wrote to the King and Queens Majesties a Letter, containing in effect, That albeit they were persecuted most unjustly, which they understood proceeded not of the King and Queens Majesties own Nature, but onely by evil Counsell, yet notwithstanding they were willing and content to suffer according to the Lawes of the Realm, providing that the true Religion of God might be established, and the dependants thereupon be likewise reformed: Beseeching their Majesties most humbly to grant these things: But otherwise, if their enemies would seek their blood, they should understand, It should be dear bought. They had written twice, almost to the same effect, to the King and Queens Majesties, after their passing from Edinburgh; for the