ants, as the Duke of Lennox', the Earle of Argyle, the Earle of Murrey 3, the Earle of Cassils 4, the Earle of Mar 5, the Lorde Home 6, the Lorde Oliphant 7, and sundry other too tedious in this place to be repeated, for that their severall

1 See before, p. 36.

⚫ Archibald Campbell seventh Duke of Argyll, succeeded to the title in 1594; being then under age. He died at London in 1638, aged about 68.

'James Stewart second Earl of Moray, succeeded to the title in 1591-2 on the death of his father, who had been murdered by the Marquis of Huntley and his associates. By the King's special mediation and appointment, the young Earl was reconciled to the Marquis, and married to the Lady Anne Gordon his daughter. The King's care and prudence in this matter was much approved and highly commended by the people, as the animosities betwixt the two families, which had occasioned much bloodshed, was thereby put an end to. Accompanying the King to London in 1603, he got a new investiture of the whole Earldom of Moray. Dying at Darnawny, August 6, 1638, he was buried next day in the Church of Dyke, without any pomp, according to his own direction.

4 James Kennedy, fifth Earl of Cassilis, succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1576; but, being then very young, was placed under the guardianship of his uncle, Thomas Kennedy. He was constituted High Treasurer of Scotland 1599; but was, the same year, removed from that office, with the loss of 40,000 marks, which he had advanced for it. He died in October 1615. 5.Who will be noticed in a subsequent page. See before, p. 35.

7 Laurence Oliphant, fifth Lord Oliphant, was born March 24, 1583; and was served heir to his grandfather (who died in 1593) June 14, 1604, and July 2, 1605, in his extensive estates in the counties of Caithness, Edinburgh, Fife, Forfar, Haddington, Kincardine, and Perth, most of which he dissipated. He had charters of the barony of Aberdalgy, to him and Lady Ruthven his wife, Jan. 28, 1607; and of the barony of Carbery in Perthshire, March 14, 1618. He married Lilias Drummond, eldest daughter of James first Lord Maderly; by whom he had a daughter Anne, married to James Douglas, of Mordington. She was served heir to Laurence Lord Oliphant, her grandfather, Jan. 18, 1631, by the title of "Domina Anna Oliphant, sponsa Domini Jacobi Douglas de Mordington, militis." It appears that Lord Oliphant, conceiving that the Peerage would go to his daughter, and wishing to preserve it in the male line, resigned his honours and estates in favour of Patrick Oliphant, his heir male; but, the settlement not having been ratified by the Crown, Anne Oliphant, his daughter, asserted her pretensions to both before the Court of Session. King Charles I. was present in Court, 11th July 1633, at the determination of this cause; and it was there found, that the deed by which Lord Oliphant had disposed of his honours, barred the succession of his daughter, but did not vest the Peerage in the person to whom they were conveyed, and that Anne Oliphant had no right to it. Both the heir male and heir female were excluded by this decision, and the dignity was declared to be at the disposal of the King, who, according to Sir James Dalrymple, determined that the heir male should have the title of Lord Oliphant, and that Sir James Douglas, husband of Anne Oliphant, should be called Lord Mordingtoun, with the precedency of Lord Oliphant. The heir male, on whom the King thus conferred the title of Lord Oliphant, was son of John Oliphant, of Newland, second son of Laurence, fourth Lord Oliphant, who had the designation of Master of Oliphant. Douglas's Peerage, by Wood, vol. II. p. 334.

names shall hereafter be more particularly expressed'. Besides, there were in his Highnes' traine many numbers of gallant and well appointed English Knights and Gentlemen, who attended his Majestie that day from Edenburgh unto Dunglasse 2, a house of the Lord Home's, where his Excellence reposed himselfe that night.

Wednesday the 6th of April, his Majestie progressed from Dunglasse towards Barwicke, having then attending on him many more Noblemen, Knights, and Gentlemen, besides the Lords Wardens of the Borders of England and Scotland, attended by the Borderers, with severall companies to receive him; the Lord Governour of Barwick also being accompanied with all the Counsell of Warre, the Constables with their Cornets of horse, and divers of the Captaines, the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, with divers Gentlemen, advanced forward to entertaine and conduct his Majestie into the Towne of Barwick 3. Happy day, when peaceably so many warlike English Gentlemen went to bring in an English and Scottish King, both included in one person, into that Towne that many a hundred years hath bin a Town of the Enemie, or at the least held in all leagues either for one

Keith, in his "Catalogue of Scotch Bishops," informs us that "the King was accompanied into England by David Lindesay, Bishop of Ross, John Spottiswood, Bishop of Glasgow, and Peter Rollock, titular Bishop of Dunkeld."

The House of Dunglass stands on the West side of a small river, which divides East Lothian from the county of Berwick. The banks of the river are steep, and covered with uncommonly fine wood, through which a variety of agreeable walks are cut, and kept in good repair. The Castle of Dunglass is frequently mentioned in Scottish history. It was again visited by the King in 1617, under which year it will be more particularly noticed in the Second Volume.

› Berwick is a borough of great antiquity, the access to it is by a fine stone bridge over the river Tweed. A bridge of wood was carried away by the floods in 1198, of which Leland says, "it brake with great force of water, bycause the arches were low; and after making of it, as it was then, it durid scars ix yeres. A. D. 1198, hoc tempore ponte de Berwic inundatione asportatâ, Philippus Episcopus prohibuit ne pontem reædificarent, nam altera pars ripæ terra erat Dunelmensis Episcopi. Tandem tamen pons refectus rogante Gul. de Stoteville." This objection was removed on renewing some terms of convention stipulated in the time of Philip's predecessor, see Hoveden, p. 796, who however does not mention what these terms were. It was re-edified of wood by William King of Scotland, of which material it consisted till the time of James I. who commenced the present elegant structure of stone; it has fifteen arches; its whole length being 389 yards, and its breadth 17 feet. It was 24 years, four months, and four days in building, and was finished Oct. 24, 1634. It was built by Mr. James Burrell and Mr. Launcelot Branxton, and cost Government the sum of £14,960. Is. 6d. The £10,000 paid to the Crown for confirmation of the will of Thomas Sutton, Founder of the Charter-house, was applied towards re-building this edifice.

Nation or the other. But the King of Peace have glory, that so peaceably hath ordained, a King descended from the Royall Blood of either Nation, to make that Towne, by his possessing it, a harbour for English and Scots, without thought of wrong, or grudging envie.

Not to digresse any longer, these Gallants met him, and were graciously respected of his Highnesse; so, falling in among the other trophees, they set forward; and when his Highnesse came within some halfe mile of the Towne, and began to take viewe thereof, it suddenly seemed like an enchanted castle; for from the mouths of dreadfull engins, not long before full fed by moderate artesmen, that knew how to stop and emptie the brasse and iron panches of those roring noises, came such a tempest, as deathfull, and sometimes more dreadfull than thunder, that all the ground thereabout trembled as in an earthquake, the houses and towers staggering, wrapping the whole Towne in a mantle of smoake, wherein the same was awhile hid from the sight of its Royall Owner. But nothing violent can be permanent, it was too hote to last; and yet I have heard it credibly reported, that a better peale of ordinance was never in any souldiers memorie (and there are some olde King Harrie's lads in Barwick, I can tell you) discharged in that place; neither was it very strange, for no man can remember Barwick honoured with the approach of so powerfull a Maister. Well, the King is now very neere the gates, and as all darknesse flyes before the face of the sunne, so did these clouds of smoake and gunpowder vanish at his gracious approach; in the clearnes of which faire time issued out of the Towne Mr. William Selbie, Gentleman Porter of Barwick, with divers Gentlemen of good repute, and humbling himselfe before the King's Majestie, presented unto him the keyes of all the ports, who received them graciously; and when his Highnes was entred betwixt the gates, he restored to the said Mr. Selbie the keyes againe, and graced him with the honor of Knighthood for this his especiall service, in that he was the first man that possessed his excellence of those keyes; Berwick indeed being the gate that opened into all his dominions. This done, his Highnesse entered the second gate; and being within both the walles, he was received by the Captaine of the Ward, and so passed through a double Guarde of Souldiers, well armed in all points; but with lookes humble, and words cheerfull, they gave his Majestie to know, their hearts witnessed that their armes were worne only to be used in his Royall service. Betweene this Guarde his Majestie passed on to the Market-crosse, where the Maior and his Brethen received him

with no small signes of joy, and such signes of triumph as the brevitie of time for the preparation would admit. But the common people seemed so overwrapt with his presence, that they omitted nothing their power and capacities could attaine unto, to expresse loyall dutie and heartie affection; kneeling, shouting, crying, Welcome," and "God save King James," till they were (in a manner) intreated to be silent. As soone as it pleased the people to give him leave that he might speake, Mr. Parkinson, the Recorder of Barwick, beeing a man grave and reverend, made a briefe Speech to his Majestie, acknowledging him their sole and Soveraigne Lord, to whom (in the Towne's name) he surrendered their charter, presenting his Highnesse also from them with a purse of gold, which, as an offering of their love, he graciously received; and for their charter he answered them most benign and royally, that it should bee continued, and that he would maintaine their privileges, and uphold them and theire Towne in all equitie, by reason it was the principall and first place honoured with his mightie and most gracious person. These ceremonies amongst the Townesmen ended, as his usuall manner is after any journey, his Majesty passed to the Church, there to humble himselfe before the Exalter of the humble, and thanke Him for the benefites bestowed upon him and all his people; at which time preached before him the Reverend Father in God Doctor Tobie Mathew, Bishop of Durham, who made a most learned

Tobias Matthew was born at Bristol. He was first educated at Wells, and at 13 became a Student at Christ Church Oxford in 1559; B. A. 1563; M. A. 1566, about which time he took holy orders; elected in 1569 Public Orator; Canon of Christ Church 1570, and in the same year Archdeacon of Bath; Prebendary of Salisbury 1572; President of St. John's College, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Queen; B. and D. D. 1573; Dean of Christ Church 1576; (and then obtained from Camden the distinguished character of Theologus præstantissimus, who says, that in him, "doctrina cum pietate et ars cum naturâ certant; virtutum et pietatis ornamentis eruditâ facundiâ, et docendi assiduitate reverendissimum existere ;") Vice-chancellor of Oxford 1579; Precentor of Salisbury June 1583; Dean of Durham in September following, being then 37 years of age; Rector of Bishop Wearmouth 1590, and Bishop of Durham 1594. In January 1603 he was at the famous conference at Hampton Court, of which he gave an account at large to Archbishop Hutton. Bishop Matthew demised to King James the Castle, &c. of Norham, Norhamshire, and Elandshire, which was confirmed by the Dean and Chapter on the 2d of April 1604, and got some abatement in the payment made from the See to Berwick, and restitution of Durham House in London. He was, in 1606, translated to York, which dignity he enjoyed till his death at Cawood, March 29, 1628, and was buried in his Cathedral at York, where he has a long Latin epitaph; his monument is of black and white marble, and represents his effigies incumbent in full proportion in his archiepiscopal robes.

Strype, in his Annals, vol. II. p. 347, speaks of him thus: "A great Preacher, and a pious holy

and worthy Sermon; which finished, the King departed to his Pallace, and then they gave him a peale of great ordinance, more hotte than before; Barwick having never had King to rest within her walles welnie these hundredth yeares. The night was quickly overpast, especially with the Townesmen, that never in a night thought themselves securer; but the journey of the houres are alwayes one, however they are made long or short by the apprehension of joy, or sufferance of griefe. The morning's sun chased away the clouds of sleepe from every eye, which the more willingly opened, that they might be comforted with the sight of their beloved Soveraigne, who in his estate (attended upon by the Governour and the Noblemen, together with the Magistrates and Officers of the Towne) passed to the Church, where he stayed the divine Prayers and Sermon; which when with his wonted humilitie he had heard finished, in the like estate he returned to his Pallace.

This day, being Thursday the 7th of April, his Majestie ascended the walles, whereupon all the Canoniers and other Officers belonging to the great ordinance stood, every one in his place; the Captaines, with their bands of Souldiers, likeman. This venerable Prelate first entered into orders by the motion and counsell of Dr. Calfhill, a learned Dignitary of the Church in those times, and his cousin; though his father and mother, persons of good quality, who seemed to be disaffected to religion, were not inclinable thereto, as I have seen in a letter of the said Calfhill, soon after written to Sir William Cecil, that he was bound by all honest means to prefer his cousin, as well in respect of his rare abilities, as also for that he had followed his advice in entering into the Ministry, against the good will of his father and mother, and other his able friends. Matthew was soon sent for to Court by the Earl of Leicester, having been recommended to him by his said kinsman; as also the said Secretary Cecil, who, by soliciting the Queen, obtained for him the Deanry of Durham, though she stuck a good while because of his youth and his marriage. When he departed from Court to Durham, Cecil (now Lord Burleigh) according to his grave and godly way, gave him much good counsel for his wise and good behaviour of himself, and discharging of his duty in that place; and the next year sent him a Letter of the same import, by Mr. Tonstal going down thither."

"From 1583 to the 23d Sunday after Trinity, in the year 1622, he kept an account of all the Sermons he preached, the time when, the text what, and if any at Court, or before any of the prime Nobility, by which it appears, that he preached, while Dean of Durham 721, while Bishop of Durham 550, and while Archbishop of York to the time above-mentioned 721, in all 1992 Sermons, and amongst them several extempore. This Prelate certainly thought preaching to be the most indispensible part of his duty; for in the diary before quoted, wherein, at the end of each year, he sets down how many Sermons he had preached, at the end of the year 1619, sum. ser. 32, eheu! An. 1620, sum. ser. 35, eheu! An. 1621, sore afflicted with the rheume and coughe diverse months together, so that I never could preach until Easter-daye. The Lord forgive me!" Le Neve, pp. 105, 111. Some anecdotes of his cheerful disposition and sharpness of wit shall be given in p. 74.