The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

King James by this time is turned about, and his affection so much cooled and turned from the Protestant party distressed, that for all help or supply to the Protestants of France, he sends complements by Ambassadors, with fair promises. And for his son-in-Law, with other Protestants his adherents in Germany, he did little more; so senseless is he of the sufferings of Jacob, and unmindful of his own interest, by suffering those in France and Germany to perish, who not only did so much honour him, but they being preserved, made him the most redoubted and considerable Prince in Christendom. To speak nothing of his tie by nature unto his own children. Then, contradicting his own published Dictates, he must seek after a Popish wife for his son; and, to hasten the business, the young Prince must be sent into Spain, where he had two men by whom he was then advised; who, although they did not love one another, yet they did agree among themselves, To betray their old Master, with their Country, and their young Master in their company; whom they then counselled to embrace Popery, and by writing engage himself unto the Pope. This is upon Record. At last, the Prince cometh home without the wife, which was never really intended for him, howsoever ⟨image 6⟩things were given out, notwithstanding all the pains of the young Prince, and the earnest solicitude of the Father, with the compliance of both. If it had not been for the hatred to the Palatine House, and fear of its advancement to the succession of those Dominions, the Prince never had seen this Island again, but in a Map. Howsoever, King James is glad to have his son safe returned: And at length, seeing clearly how he had been misled and gulled, bethinks himself how to amend his former mistakes and errors; but alas, it was too late: for as he was thus consulting with himself, death takes him away, An. 1625. not without suspicion of wrong done unto him. The new King must have a Popish wife (according to the former intention) she cometh from France, and bringeth along with her, her strange gods. The Prelates had a main hand in this Popish Match, by actual furtherance thereof, and by opening the way how the free exercise of Popery might be had, in favour of the Queen and her adherents, without breach of the Law of the Land.

King James by this time is turned about, and his affection so much cooled and turned from the Protestant party distressed, that for all help or supply to the Protestants of France, he sends complements by Embassadours, with fair promises. And for his son-in-Law, with other Protestants his adherents in Germany, he did little more; so senselesse is he of the sufferings of Jacob, and unmindefull of his own interest, by suffering those in France and Germany to perish, who not onely did so much honour him, but they being preserved, made him the most redoubted and considerable Prince in Christendom. To speak nothing of his tye by nature unto his own children. Then, contradicting his own published Dictates, he must seek after a Popish wife for his son; and, to hasten the businesse, the young Prince must be sent into Spain, where he had two men by whom he was then advised; who, although they did not love one another, yet they did agree among themselves, To betray their old Master, with their Countrey, and their young Master in their company; whom they theu counselled to embrace Popery, and by writing engage himself unto the Pope. This is upon Record. At last, the Prince cometh home without the wife, which was never really intended for him, howsoever