History of the life and death of John, Earl of Gowrie

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mation, as it gives at full length from the public
records, copies of the depositions of the witnesses
who were examined, by " the Lords of Articles,"
November 15, 1600; also a full copy of the pro-
cess against George Sprot, notary in Eymouth,
and the deceased Robert Logan of Restalrig, which
took place in August, 1608.
9. MR. JOHN ANDERSON'S BOOK.
In 171^> Mr. John Anderson, minister of Dun-
barton, a shrewd writer, in his book of reply to Mr.
Thomas Rhind, about Church Government, intro-
duced a critical examination of Lord Cromarty's
recent " Historical Account." In the manuscript
book I have before mentioned, under the name of
" Stewart's Collections," is a copy of Mr. Ander-
son's spirited essay, together with the addition of
sundry particulars, which he had afterwards ex-
tracted from Calderwood's manuscript history.
In the conclusion of his essay, in which he had
used a good deal of irony, he says, " The Earl of
Gowrie used the black art, and wore magical spells
in his girdle. What crime was not such a person