The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

Few days after the commitment of the Queen, the Earle of Glencarne with his domestics, went to the Chapel of Halyrud-house, where he brake down the Altars and the Images: Which fact, as it did content the zealous Protestants, so it did highly offend the popishly affected. The Nobles, who had so proceeded against Bothwell, and dealt so with the Queen, hearing that the Hamiltons had a great number of men, and had drawn the Earls of Argyle and Huntley to their side, sent to Hamilton, desiring those that were there to join with them, for the redress of the disorders of Church and State: But the Hamiltons thinking now they had a fair occasion fallen unto them to have all again in their hands, and to dispose of all according to their own mind, did refuse audience to the Message sent by the Lords,

Few dayes after the commitment of the Queen, the Earle of Glencarne with his domesticks, went to the Chappell of Halyrud-house, where he brake down the Altars and the Images: Which fact, as it did content the zealous Protestants, so it did highly offend the popishly affected. The Nobles, who had so proceeded against Bothwell, and dealt so with the Queen, hearing that the Hamiltons had a great number of men, and had drawn the Earls of Argyle and Huntley to their side, sent to Hamilton, desiring those that were there to joyn with them, for the redresse of the disorders of Church and State: But the Hamiltons thinking now they had a fair occasion fallen unto them to have all again in their hands, and to dispose of all according to their own minde, did refuse audience to the Message sent by the Lords,

Upon this, the Lords moved the general Assembly then met in Edinburgh, in the month of June, to write to the Lords that either were actually declared for the Hamiltons, or were neuters: And so several Letters were directed to the Earls of Argyle, Huntley, Caithness, Rothesse, Crawford, and Menteth; to the Lords Boyd, Drummens, Graham, Cathcart, Yester, Fleming, Levinston, Seaton, Glamis, Uthiltrie, Grey, Oliphant, Methven, Inderneth, and Somerville; as also to divers other men of note. Besides the Letters of the Assembly, Commissioners were sent from the Assembly, to the Lords above-named; to wit, John Knox, John Douglas, John Row, and John Craig, who had instructions conform to the tenor of the Letters, to desire these Lords and others, to come to Edinburgh, and join with the Lords there, for the settling of Gods true Worship in the Church, and policy reformed according to Gods Word, a maintenance for the Ministers, and support for the poor: But neither the Commissioners nor the Letters did prevail with these men; they excused, That they could not repair to Edinburgh with freedom, where there was so many armed men, and a Garrison so strong: But for the Church-affairs, they would not be any ways wanting, to do what lay in them.