The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

First,¹ because he himself was borne by Bettor, his fathers lawful wife, Elizabeth Hume being yet alive; Next, because his Grandfather was borne by Mary Stuart to James Hamilton, when her lawful husband Thomas Bo•d was yet alive. So the Earle of Lenox did not only pretend to be lawfully next to the Crown, as the late King James the fifth did often declare, That if he died without heir male, he would settle the Crown upon him, but also lawful heir of the Earldom of Arran, as being descended from Margaret Hamilton, borne to Mary Stuart and ⟨p. 42⟩James Hamilton, after the death of Thomas Boyd her former husband (now by this time the inconstant Earle of Arran had given himself wholly to the Cardinal) The Cardinal farther put the E. of Lenox in vain hope that the Queen Dowager should marry him. He brought with him some money and more he after received at the hands of Labrosse. But at length perceiving himself frustrate of all expectation that he had, either by France, or yet by the promise of the Cardinal; he concludeth to leave France, and to seek the favour of England: And so began to draw a faction against the Governor, and in hatred of the others inconstancy many favoured him in the beginning: For there assembled at Christmas in the Town of Air, the Earls of Angus, Glencarne, Cassilles; The Lord Maxwell, The Laird of Dumlanrig, The Sheriff of Air, Campbell; with all the force that they and the Lords that remained constant at the opinion of England might make; and after Christmas they came to light. The Governor and Cardinal with their forces kept Edinburgh (for they were slackly pursued) Men excused the Earle of Lenox in that behalf, and laid the blame upon some that had no will of the Stewards Regiment. Howsoever it was, such an appointment was made, that the said Earle of Lenox was disappointed of his purpose, and narrowly escaped, and first gat him to Glasgow, and after to Dumbarton. Sir George Douglas was delivered to be kept as pledge. The Earle his brother was in the Lent after taken at the siege of Glasgow. It was bruited, that both the brethren, and others with them had lost their heads, if by the providence of God the English Army had not arrived in time. After that the Cardinal had gotten the Governor wholly addict to his devotion, and had obtained his intent above a part of his enemies:

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