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92 HISTORIE OF THE REIGNE OF a.d. 1567.
fome other great men upon tlie Border, whoe refufed obedience to Both-
well. The Confederat Lords, in the mean tyme, thinks to take the
advantage ; and upon a fudden they inveft the callle of Borthwick with
two thoufand men, where both the Queen and her hufband were in per-
fone, for they heard of forces comniing to the Queen's afliftance from the
North, which upon fome occafion made halt at Stirlin.
When Bothwell faw his intentions prevented, and that his enemies were
alreddie upon the field, himfelfe and the Queen both inclofed in a hous,
he refolved to make efcape if he could, before his enemie grew flrong in
foot ; for then he knew they would inveil the hous fo clofs that no means
wold be left to get out. Wherupon he difguyfed himfelfe in a woman's
habit, and the Queen in a man's ; and in the night they deceaved the
guards, and went llreight to Dumbar caflle. The Earle of Huntlie and
Mr John Hammiltoune, Archbifliop of St Androes, and dyvers others, the
Queen's friends, were come to Edinburgh ; whoe, not daring to byd in the
toune for the number of their unfriends that daylie increfed, they flipt
themfelves into the caflle, which was then commanded by Sir James
Balfour. He willinglie receaved them. But in this verie tyme he was
treating with the Confederat Lords for a revolt; and as foone as ever he
had clofed his conditions, he put them and the reft of the Queen's friends
that were witliin out at a pofterne gate fafe ; and then declared himfelfe
for the Confederats !
The Queen and her hufband were no fooner knowen to have made
efcape, and that they were at Dumbar caille, but there friends came
prefentlie to them in troups. The Lords Seatoune, S^ft^""' Borth-
wick, the Lairds of Waightoune, Bas, Ormiftoune, Cockburne, Wether-
burne, Blackater, and Langtoune, all men of good following; and by
there examples numbers of cuntrie people willinglie offred there fervice.
There were two hundred hyred foldyers, and fome feild peaces of ordi-
nance. The noblmen and gentlmen put there men in the beft order thev
could; and with thefe forces the Queen refolved to march to Leth.
There firft remove was to Haddintoune ; from whence, upon the four-
teenth day of Junij 15G7, flie came to Seatoune, where the armie was
fome other great men upon tlie Border, whoe refufed obedience to Both-
well. The Confederat Lords, in the mean tyme, thinks to take the
advantage ; and upon a fudden they inveft the callle of Borthwick with
two thoufand men, where both the Queen and her hufband were in per-
fone, for they heard of forces comniing to the Queen's afliftance from the
North, which upon fome occafion made halt at Stirlin.
When Bothwell faw his intentions prevented, and that his enemies were
alreddie upon the field, himfelfe and the Queen both inclofed in a hous,
he refolved to make efcape if he could, before his enemie grew flrong in
foot ; for then he knew they would inveil the hous fo clofs that no means
wold be left to get out. Wherupon he difguyfed himfelfe in a woman's
habit, and the Queen in a man's ; and in the night they deceaved the
guards, and went llreight to Dumbar caflle. The Earle of Huntlie and
Mr John Hammiltoune, Archbifliop of St Androes, and dyvers others, the
Queen's friends, were come to Edinburgh ; whoe, not daring to byd in the
toune for the number of their unfriends that daylie increfed, they flipt
themfelves into the caflle, which was then commanded by Sir James
Balfour. He willinglie receaved them. But in this verie tyme he was
treating with the Confederat Lords for a revolt; and as foone as ever he
had clofed his conditions, he put them and the reft of the Queen's friends
that were witliin out at a pofterne gate fafe ; and then declared himfelfe
for the Confederats !
The Queen and her hufband were no fooner knowen to have made
efcape, and that they were at Dumbar caille, but there friends came
prefentlie to them in troups. The Lords Seatoune, S^ft^""' Borth-
wick, the Lairds of Waightoune, Bas, Ormiftoune, Cockburne, Wether-
burne, Blackater, and Langtoune, all men of good following; and by
there examples numbers of cuntrie people willinglie offred there fervice.
There were two hundred hyred foldyers, and fome feild peaces of ordi-
nance. The noblmen and gentlmen put there men in the beft order thev
could; and with thefe forces the Queen refolved to march to Leth.
There firft remove was to Haddintoune ; from whence, upon the four-
teenth day of Junij 15G7, flie came to Seatoune, where the armie was
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