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

4 LIST OF TRACTS.
It contains the King's own account of the fact,
which, as has often been observed, varies in some
of its circumstances from what the king had before
publicly declared.
Annexed were the depositions of James Wemyss
of Bogie, and of Mr. William Rhind, which were
taken at Falkland, August 9, 1600 ; also the first
deposition of Andrew Henderson, and the second
deposition of Mr. William Rhind, which were ta-
ken at Falkland, August 20, 1600. Mr. Rhind's
depositions were emitted by him, when he was un-
der the torture of the boots.
2. AN EARLY VINDICATION OF THE EARL OF
GOWRIE.
At the same time that the King's account was
published, if not previous to it, was printed a vin-
dication of the late Earl of Gowrie, and of his bro-
ther Mr. Alexander Ruthven, from the charge of
treason. Particular mention is made of this vin-
dication, in a letter, from Sir John Carey, Gover-
nor of Berwick, to Sir Robert Cecil, of date Sep-
tember 4, 1600.
A manuscript book, unhappily mutilated in some
of its leaves, belonging to the Literary and Anti-