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QUEEN MARY.
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laird of Finlatour was heidit. This beand done, the
lord Duik that was callit lord Hammilltoun was chargit
to keip me lord Gordin his good sone in suire keiping
and thairefter the lord Duik raid to,Sant lohnnstoun
5 and spak for him and gat no ansuer that pleissit him.
Wpoun the 4 day of November the quens grace come
fourtht of Aberdene and come to Denottar and come to
Bonitoun and Arbrocht and to Dindie1 and Sanct
Johnstoun and to Stirling, last to Edinburgh and thair
remanit. Wpoun the 24 day of November the lord
Bothewell was chargit to enter in waird againe wnder the
paine of treassone, zeit nochtwithtstanding he dissobeyit
and wpoun the 5 day of December he was passand be
sie to Flanderis and was taine in the Hallie eilland 2 and
15 had to Loundoun. At this meane tyme wpoun the 1 o 8 day
of December thair was great slaughter at the New heawin
in France betuix the Inglischmen and the Duik of
Gwise, and the Inglischmen slew of thame iijm men and
wpoun the 20 day of this monetht the prince of Condie
20 past to Parise witht xxm men of weir, he beand princi
pall to the congregatioun and slew of the papistis xm
men zeit he could nocht win the toune. At this tyme
thair was ane proclematioun maid at Edinburgh that
nane sould bring hame wynes fourtht of Bourdeous bot
25 for xx ti. the tonne.4 In the monetht of Januarij the 1563-
28 day thairof me lord Gordin thollit the law and was
condampnit and his landis forfaltit and his armes taine
fourtht and brokin and rewin out of the buike of armes
as his father the earle of Hunttlie was done; and his
30 lyfe he patt in the quens will and thairefter hir grace
caussit him to be wairdit in the castell of Dumbar in-
1 Dalzell differs after this, and is so defective that the whole
passage from p. 179, 1. 9, to p. 182,1. 17, is omitted. The rest to
the end of this narrative is much curtailed both in Freebairn and
Dalzell. See Notes.
2 Lindisfarne. This was early in June 1563. See “ Calendar of
State Papers, Scotland,” i. 187. 3 “ ix,” I. 4 I “tune.”

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