attained that night, having ridden neare 300 miles in less than three days. But before we come there you shall understand what was instantly done at Barwick by Sir John Carey, upon the newes brought by Sir Robert his brother, who, like a worthy Souldier and politike Statesman, considering it was a towne of great import, and a place of warre, he caused all the Garrison to be summoned together, as also the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, in whose presence he made a short `and pithie Oration, including her Majestie's death, and signifying the intent of the State, for submitting to their lawfull Lord; and presently, with great contentment of all parties, his Majestie was proclaimed King of England, Scotland, France, &c. on Saterday in the afternoone, being the 26th of Marche, about three of the clocke; where all the people, though they grieved for their late Queene, yet was griefe suddenly turned to pleasure, in expectation of their new King. But wee will post from Barwick after Sir Robert Carey, and overtake him at Edenburgh. You understood before, that Sir Robert came to Edenburgh on Saturday night, where being admitted to the King, bebloodied with great falles and bruses, brought his Highnesse the first newes of Queene Elizabeth's death; which howsoever it presented him with Kingdoms, glory, and immensive wealth, yet, like his Royall selfe, he shewed apparent signes of Princely sorrow; and dismissing Sir Robert Carey after so great toile to his repose, his Majestie continued in his griefe, and through that expressed his true pietie. It was thought necessarie in so high affaires to let slip no occasion, however sorrow particularly touched his Majestie for the losse of his private Friend and Royall Sister; yet the general care, as well of those his people in Scotland as for us in England, caused him on Sunday, being the 27th of March, to dispatch the Bishop' of Halirud House to Barwick, that he might 'The title of "Bishop," and that of "Abbot" given to the same person by the English Chronicler, in p. 39, will be satisfactorily explained by the following extract from Mr. Wood's very excellent continuation of Douglas's Scottish Peerage: Adam Bothwell was preferred to the See of Orkney by Queen Mary, Oct. 8, 1562, after he had been duly elected by the Chapter; and he was appointed a Lord of Session, Nov. 13, 1565. He was one of the Bishops who embraced the Reformation, and, as he had in his own person the property of the Bishoprick of Orkney, he made an excambion of the greater part of it with Robert Stewart, Abbot of Holyrood House, for his Abbey, which was ratified by a charter under the great seal, Sept. 25, 1569. He performed the marriage ceremony of the Queen and the Earl of Bothwell, according to the rites of the Protestant Church, May 15, 1567. He had a charter, to him and James, his eldest son, of the barony of Alhammer, alias Quhytkirk, March 11, 1587, (from his wife,) and another of Brighouse, co. Linlithgow, August 3, 1592. Dying on the 23d of August 1593, he was buried in the nave of the Abbey Church of Holyrood House, where is a monument thus inscribed: Hic reconditus jacet nobilissimus vir Dominus Adamus Bothuelius, Epis

receive the Towne to his use, as the nearest place wherein by right hee claymed possession, who accordingly making all the speede he might, came to Barwick, where, of the Governour, he was honourably entertained; and after signifying his Majestie's pleasure, reposed himselfe for that night.

On Monday, being the 28th of March, by sound of trumpet, the Governour, Mayor, Officers, and Counsell of the Towne, were assembled at the crosse, where there the Governour surrendered to the Bishop of Halirud-House his staffe, and all his authoritie unto the King's Majestie's use: so likewise did the Mayor deliver up the keyes of the Towne. And the saide Bishop being thus seized of all authoritye to the King's Majestie's use, ministred the oath of allegeance unto the Governour, Mayor, and the superiour officers belonging to the Garrison of the Towne. Which oath taken, the Bishop of Halirud-House expressing the gracious intention of his Majestie as well to them as all other his subjects of England, whom he found like them affected, which was rather to maintaine than to infringe their charters, to give than to take from them any thinge, re-delivered the keyes and staffe of authoritie to the Mayor and Governour; so likewise to every Commaunder, Captaine, Lieutenant, and whatsoever office they had before her Majestie's death; there, in the King's name, he confirmed them, to their great joy and contentment. Thus spent the Lord of Halirud-House the first part of Monday in Barwick, and dyned with the Magistrates. In the afternoone the Lord copus Orcadum et Zetlandiæ, et Commendatorius Monasteriæ Sanctæ Crucis, Senator et Consiliarius Regis, qui obiit anno ætatis 67, 23 August, 1593.

Nate Senatoris magni, magne ipse Senator,

Magni Senatoris, triplici laude, parens, &c.

John Bothwell, his eldest son, designed of Alhammer, had charters to John Bothwell, eldest legitimate son of Adam, Bishop of Orkney, "Provisio ad Abbaciam de Holyrood-House, cum terris dominiis, ecclesiis, decimis molendinis, &c. ad dictam abbaciam spectantibus," 8th December 1582; " et beneficium ad Abbaciam de Holyrood House, cum omnibus commoditatibus, &c. ad dictum beneficium spectantibus," July 11, 1593. He was, on his father's resignation, appointed a Lord of Session, July 2, 1593; was sworn of the Privy Council to King James VI. whom he accompanied to England in 1603. He was created a Peer, by the title of Lord of Holyrud-Hous, by charter dated at Whitehall, Dec. 20, 1607, erecting the lands and baronies of Dunrod, Meikle, and Little Kirklands, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright; Alhammer, otherwise Whitekirk, in the county of Haddington; the monastery of Holyrud-House, &c. into a free temporal lordship, to him and the heirs male of his body; which failing, to the heirs and assigns whatsoever. He died in November 1609, leaving, by Mary his wife, daughter of Sir John Carmichael, of Carmichael, with whom he got 12,000 marks of portion, a son John, second Lord Holyrood-House, who was served heir to his father, Jan. 17, 1629, and died unmarried 1635.

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Governour, and his chiefe Officers of Place, called together all the souldiers that were under pay; so did the Mayor and Aldermen convene all the communaltie of the Towne; to whom, when the oath was read, and the Magistrates had certified them that they had beene their example, the Lord of Halirud-House wondered at, and much commended their joy and readinesse to be sworne servants to so Regall a Maister, which he amply discoursed to his Majestie at his returne to Edenburgh the next day, not hyding any of their forward applauses, but delivered their willingnesse to his Highnesse with expresse and lively words; assuring him by his entrance into England at that little doore, how welcome into the wide house his Excellence should be. While this was a doing in Barwick, there drewe to the King hourly most of the Nobilitie in Scotland, with sundry Knights and Gentlemen, gratulating the great blessings befallen his Highnesse, and attending his Royall pleasure. Besides, many numbers of Gentlemen came out of England to salute his Majestie, all whom he graciously welcommed, and honoured one of them with the Order of Knighthood, being Mr. John Paiton, sonne to Sir John Paiton, Lieutenant of the Tower of London; this being to that noble Gentleman no little glory that he was the first Knight (yea, named by the King's Majestie himselfe "his first Knight") that was made by our Soveraigne after he was nominated, and truly knowne to be the mightiest King in Europe.

During the continuance of his Majestie in Scotland, before his Progresse towards England, his whole care was for the peaceable government of that Realme, from which he was awhile to part. And to that end he had sundry conferences with his Nobilitie, laying the safest projects that in his wisdome and their experiences seemed likely for effecting his Royall desire; whiche, God willing, will come to passe, to his greate liking and benefite of bothe the Realmes. But that it might more to his people appeare, he in person came graciously to the Citie of Edenburgh, unto the publike Sermon 1; and after the Sermon was finished, in a most learned, but more loving Oration, he expressed his occasion of leaving them, to "Before James's departure, he went to St. Giles's Church, there, as it were, to bid a solemn farewell to his people. The congregation assembled on so singular an occasion, was extremely numerous." Spottiswoode's History, p. 476.

"The Minister preached an exhortatory discourse, which the King took in good part; and when it was concluded, his Majesty, observing the people to be exceedingly affected, addressed them in the warmest language of friendship, requesting them not to be dejected at his leaving them, since, as his power to serve them was increased, his inclinations, he assured them, were not diminished."

Arnot's Edinburgh, p. 49.

the Burgesses and a number of the people, exhorting them to continue in obedience, being the Body that binde Princes to affect their Subjects, which broken on their part he trusted should never be, and of his they were assured; persuading them also to agreement amongst themselves, being the bond of charitie that tyed all men (especially Christians) to love and beare one with another. In which obedience to him, and agreement amongst themselves if they continued, howsoever he was in a manner at that time constrained to leave them, yet he would in his owne person visite them, and that shortly, in times convenient, and most necessarie for his owne advancement and their benefite'. Yet, for all his Kingly Oratorie, milde behaviour, and true intention, the people's hearts against his departure were even dead, and griefe seized every private man's raynes, saving onely those that were made happy by attending his Royall Person into England. For now they began duly to thinke upon his unmatched virtues, which never the most malicious enemie could impeach, being in the world's eie innocent of any capitall and notorious crime, but such as may be incident to any just man, who dayly fall, but never fall away. They now considered his affabilitie, mercie, justice, and magnanimitie; they remembred how in late yeares Scotland, by his government, had increased in more riches than in the time of many his Predecessors. Besides, his care for establishing true Religion, his traffique almost with all nations, the Royaltie of his Marriage, the blessings hoped for by his Issue; and such an universall sorrow was amongst them, that some of the meaner sort spake even distractedly, and none but at his departing (which yet we are not come unto) expressed such sorrow, as in that Nation hath seldom bin seene the like. Albeit, the King's Majestie was possessed of that which the common sort of the Nation long wished for, I meane the Kingdome.

The 31st of March, being Thursday, his Majestie with great solemnitie and pompe was proclaimed King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Ireland, at the Market Crosse of Edenbrugh, in presence of the whole Officers of Estate of the Realm, and many of the Nobilitie of Scotland, and sundry Knights and Gentlemen of England. And in the evening of that day there were many hundreds of bonefires made all about the Citie, with great feasting and merriment held, till the appearing of the next day. But as joyfull as they were of his Majestie's great advancement and enlarging of his Empire, so were they (as I before noted) for their private want of him no lesse filled with griefe, as above all other times was

⚫ He did not, however, visit Scotland till the year 1617, and then for the last time.

most apparently expressed at his departure from Edenburgh towards England. The cries of the poore people being so lamentable and confused, that it moved his Majestie to much compassion; yet seeing their clamors was only of affection, and not grounded on reason, with many gracious and loving words he left them, and proceeded on his Progresse 1.

It was the fifth of April, being Tuesday, that his Majestie departed from Edenburgh, gallantly accompanied with multitudes of his Nobility, Lords, Barons, and Gentlemen of Scotland, and some French, as the French Ambassadour, being Leger in Scotland (whose wife was carried betwixt Edenburgh and London by eight pioners or porters, one foure to relieve the other foure by turnes, carrying her in a chare with slings); as also his Majestie, being accompanied with his own attend

"On the 5th of April the King began his journey with a splendid, but not a numerous train, and next day he entered Berwick. Wherever he came, immense multitudes were assembled to welcome him, and the principal persons, in the different counties through which he passed, displayed all their wealth and magnificence in entertainments prepared for him at their houses. Elizabeth had reigned so long in England, that most of her subjects remembered no other Court but her's; and their notions of the manners and decorums suitable to a Prince were formed upon what they had observed there. It was natural to apply this standard to the behaviour and actions of their new Monarch, and to compare him, at first sight, with the Queen, on whose throne he was to be placed, James, whose manners were extremely different from hers, suffered by the comparison. He had not that flowing affability by which Elizabeth captivated the hearts of her people; and though easy among a few that he loved, his indolence could not bear the fatigue of rendering himself agreeable to a mixed multitude. He was no less a stranger to that dignity with which Elizabeth tempered her familiarity. And instead of that well-judged frugality, with which she conferred titles of honour, he bestowed them with an undistinguishing profusion that rendered them no longer marks of distinction or rewards of merit. But these were the reflections of the few alone; the multitude continued their acclamations; and amidst these, James entered London on the 7th of May, and took peaceable possession of the throne of England." Robertson's History of Scotland.

The entrance of James I. into England is thus described in the "History of Great Britain, containing the Life and Reign of King James the First. By Arthur Wilson, Esq." folio, 1652:

"But our King coming through the North (banqueting and feasting by the way) the applause of the people in so obsequious and submissive a manner (still admiring change) was checkt by an honest plain Scotsman (unused to hear such humble acclamations) with a prophetical expression: "this people will spoyl a gude King." The King as unused, so tired with multitudes, especially in his hunting (which he did as he went), caused an inhibition to be published, to restrain the people from hunting him. Happily, being fearfull of so great a concourse as this novelty produced, the old hatred betwixt the borderers, not yet forgotten, might make him apprehend it to be of a greater extent; though it was generally imputed to a desire of enjoying his recreations without interruptions."