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24 HISTORIE OF
for his pleffour.' Quhairupoune, thay fett doune als mekill as thay had
of me Lord befoir ; and fa, thay wer bund wp in bandis withe wtheris.
[TUMULT IN EDINBURGH.]
At this tyme, the Laird of Bargany rydis to Edinburgh, for defenfe
of fum law effairis he had in end ; and thair, the Minifteris makis ane
eonwentioune in the new Kirk of Edinburgh, quhair thair wes ane cum-
pany of Noble menne with thame, amangis whom the Laird of Bargany
was ane. The King, being in the Tolbuyth him felff, thair raife ane
gritt wproir in the toune, in file fortt, as the haill toune wes almeift in
airmis, fum crying, ' God and the Kirk ! ' and fum, ' God and the
King ! ' Quhairat the King wes fa hewelly offendit, that he beneiflit the
Minifteris ; and wardit mony of the toune. The Lord Lindfay wes
compellit to pey ane gritt fowme off mony. The Laird of Bargany wes
forffit to mairy his eldeft fone on the Quenis Maideyne, Jonett Stewartt,
fifter to the Lord Wchiltrie ; quhilk wes ane gritt wrak to his hous, wther
nor he gatt ane gude womane. This wproir wes in the 1596 yeir, on
the fewinteine day of December ; and the mareage was compleitt in Ja-
nuar thairefter.
[MARRIAGE OF JOHN, FIFTH EARL OF CASSILLIS.]
Now, wpone the thrid day of Nouember, 1597, my Lord Caflillis was
mareyit one Deame Jeane Flemyng, quha wes fum tyme wyff to my
Lord Thirllftane, leatt Chanfellar, without ony off his freindis adwyife.
And fcho, ffinding my Lord in fie ane angir with his broder, fcho mowis
me Lord to mak me Lord of Abercorne his air, and to infeft him in all
his landis ; and brocht the famin fo neire, that the ewidentis was maid

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