Opening the text

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.Church of Scotland. General Assembly

History

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Name: Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.
Author: Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources

As for your Majesty’s castle of Edinburgh, it was a most shameful thing
it should have been so neglected. I cannot promise that it shall be
defended, yet I hope they shall not take it, but by an hostile act.
Some few men I have stolen in, but as yet cannot get one musket put
there, nor one yard of match. I have trusted, for a time, the same man
that was in it, and perhaps your Majesty will think this strange that I
have done so; yet necessity forced me to it. For thither Ruthven would
not go, without arms and ammunition; and indeed he is not to be blamed
therefore; but, Sir, I have that in working, that, if I can accomplish,
may for a time secure that place. And for my trusting that man, I can
only say this, that if he deceive me, we were in no worse condition
than when it was in Lord Marr’s hands; safe only, for the giving him
2000l. which, if lost by the default of him whom I have trusted, your
Majesty shall not be burthened by the payment of this money, for I
deserve to lose it for my confidence. He is no Covenanter, and hath
solemnly sworn to me, to lose his life before he quit it.

As for Dunbritton, the way is easy to put as many men there as you
please, with victual and ammunition; from Ireland they must come, and
at the castle they must land; 100 men will be sufficient, provided with
ammunition and victual for three months; and the sooner this be done
the better.

Thus, Sir, your Majesty hath the humble opinion of what I conceive of
the affairs of the kingdom. What I have said, I humbly submit to your
Majesty.

I have now only this one suit to your Majesty, that if my sons live,
they may be bred in England, and made happy by service in the court;
and if they prove not loyal to the crown, my curse be on them.

I wish my daughters be never married in Scotland. I humbly recommend my
brother to your favour.

Thus, with my hearty prayers to God, that he will bless you with a long
and happy life, and crown all your intentions with a wished success;
which I hope to live and see effected, notwithstanding of all the
threats that is used to

Your Majesty’s, &c.

HAMILTON.

  Glasgow,
  27th November, 1638.

       *       *       *       *       *


1638.—November.

97. _The Supplication and humble Remonstrance of the Ministers of the
Church of Scotland, presented to his Majesties High Commissioner and
Generall Assemblie held at Glasgow in November, 1638._[125]

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE,

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.Church of Scotland. General Assembly

History

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources

As for your Majesty’s castle of Edinburgh, it was a most shameful thing
it should have been so neglected. I cannot promise that it shall be
defended, yet I hope they shall not take it, but by an hostile act.
Some few men I have stolen in, but as yet cannot get one musket put
there, nor one yard of match. I have trusted, for a time, the same man
that was in it, and perhaps your Majesty will think this strange that I
have done so; yet necessity forced me to it. For thither Ruthven would
not go, without arms and ammunition; and indeed he is not to be blamed
therefore; but, Sir, I have that in working, that, if I can accomplish,
may for a time secure that place. And for my trusting that man, I can
only say this, that if he deceive me, we were in no worse condition
than when it was in Lord Marr’s hands; safe only, for the giving him
2000l. which, if lost by the default of him whom I have trusted, your
Majesty shall not be burthened by the payment of this money, for I
deserve to lose it for my confidence. He is no Covenanter, and hath
solemnly sworn to me, to lose his life before he quit it.

As for Dunbritton, the way is easy to put as many men there as you
please, with victual and ammunition; from Ireland they must come, and
at the castle they must land; 100 men will be sufficient, provided with
ammunition and victual for three months; and the sooner this be done
the better.

Thus, Sir, your Majesty hath the humble opinion of what I conceive of
the affairs of the kingdom. What I have said, I humbly submit to your
Majesty.

I have now only this one suit to your Majesty, that if my sons live,
they may be bred in England, and made happy by service in the court;
and if they prove not loyal to the crown, my curse be on them.

I wish my daughters be never married in Scotland. I humbly recommend my
brother to your favour.

Thus, with my hearty prayers to God, that he will bless you with a long
and happy life, and crown all your intentions with a wished success;
which I hope to live and see effected, notwithstanding of all the
threats that is used to

Your Majesty’s, &c.

HAMILTON.

  Glasgow,
  27th November, 1638.

       *       *       *       *       *


1638.—November.

97. _The Supplication and humble Remonstrance of the Ministers of the
Church of Scotland, presented to his Majesties High Commissioner and
Generall Assemblie held at Glasgow in November, 1638._[125]

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE,

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

No reviews yet