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LIFE-RECORDS OF MONTGOMERIE.
335
XII.
The following extract from Calderwood (vol. 3, p. 708), which
further research may show to have reference to Montgomerie, has
been noted since Appendix B was put into type. But it may be
well to record it here:—
“Captain Montgomerie being directed from the king required the
Assemblie in his Hienesse’ name not to meddle with removing anie
of the members of the Colledge of Glasgow speciallie the Principal
seeing his majestic is patron and erecter of the said Colledge.” If
this is the poet, it is likely that he was in attendance on the king
during his detention by the Ruthven Raiders, for the passage has
reference to the General Assembly which convened at Edinburgh on
April 24, 1583. Calderwood further mentions [vol. 8, App. 250] that
“upon Fryday the Secund (August, 1583) the king’s old houshold
servants were changid for the most part and the rest were likewise
to be removed, as James Murray of Powmaes, Captain Montgomerie,”
&c. Montgomerie received his pension from the King on July 7, 1583,
ten days after his escape from the Raiders.
ane publique mash in this Islande <\uhi\V sould be patent to all distressed
papy[s]te[s] quhanfra. so ever they sail come. Ane place of releife & refresh¬
ment to the Spanyart, or rather a porte to them at ther arryvall in Ireland, And
ane store house to keipe furnishing & all thingzr pr^fytable to the vse of therle
[i.e. the erle] of Tyrone, with the quhi/k Erie Ladylande by his comisfiurs hes
ben buissy sen his last coming to Scotland. After the taking of the said Island,
Ladyland deuysed to have sent wilb'am Liddell to Spayne with message of ther
interpryse, and to crave mony & furnishing. The bark that was fugetyue, out of
the qu/iilk Ladylande came qu/ien he drowned, is arryued at Sou t ham ton ; his
coffers broken vp and ane great quantety of le/iores gottin therein. Sua that if
the said witfiam may be aprehended, and hope to doe, god willing, shortlie, ther
wilbe ane great revelatioan of treason touching both the countryes.” [State
Papers relating to Scotland (Record Office, London), vol. 61, no. 12. i. endorsed,
‘ Discoverie of Ladylands dissygnes in taking of Ilishaye.’]
335
XII.
The following extract from Calderwood (vol. 3, p. 708), which
further research may show to have reference to Montgomerie, has
been noted since Appendix B was put into type. But it may be
well to record it here:—
“Captain Montgomerie being directed from the king required the
Assemblie in his Hienesse’ name not to meddle with removing anie
of the members of the Colledge of Glasgow speciallie the Principal
seeing his majestic is patron and erecter of the said Colledge.” If
this is the poet, it is likely that he was in attendance on the king
during his detention by the Ruthven Raiders, for the passage has
reference to the General Assembly which convened at Edinburgh on
April 24, 1583. Calderwood further mentions [vol. 8, App. 250] that
“upon Fryday the Secund (August, 1583) the king’s old houshold
servants were changid for the most part and the rest were likewise
to be removed, as James Murray of Powmaes, Captain Montgomerie,”
&c. Montgomerie received his pension from the King on July 7, 1583,
ten days after his escape from the Raiders.
ane publique mash in this Islande <\uhi\V sould be patent to all distressed
papy[s]te[s] quhanfra. so ever they sail come. Ane place of releife & refresh¬
ment to the Spanyart, or rather a porte to them at ther arryvall in Ireland, And
ane store house to keipe furnishing & all thingzr pr^fytable to the vse of therle
[i.e. the erle] of Tyrone, with the quhi/k Erie Ladylande by his comisfiurs hes
ben buissy sen his last coming to Scotland. After the taking of the said Island,
Ladyland deuysed to have sent wilb'am Liddell to Spayne with message of ther
interpryse, and to crave mony & furnishing. The bark that was fugetyue, out of
the qu/iilk Ladylande came qu/ien he drowned, is arryued at Sou t ham ton ; his
coffers broken vp and ane great quantety of le/iores gottin therein. Sua that if
the said witfiam may be aprehended, and hope to doe, god willing, shortlie, ther
wilbe ane great revelatioan of treason touching both the countryes.” [State
Papers relating to Scotland (Record Office, London), vol. 61, no. 12. i. endorsed,
‘ Discoverie of Ladylands dissygnes in taking of Ilishaye.’]
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