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A.D. 1571. KING JAMES THE SIXTH. 133
with all her baggadgo; and bofyds, affinged her to fome rents of her
hufband's ellate, that had been forefaulted before. All the fpoyle was
given to the foldyers. Monfieur Verack was kept prifoner fome tyme, but
was afterwards difmifled. But the Archbifliop of St Androes was fent
prifoner to Stirlin. Upon the morrow, the Regent made Captain John
Cunninghame of Drumwhafill Captain of the callle, and gave him men
and provifion- of everie thing to mantain it, and fo returned.
This John Hammiltoune, the Archbifliop, was the Duk's bafe fone,
and a man of great adlion in all his lyffe ; whoe, indeed, fpent but the
lead pairt of his tyme in fpiritual contemplations. He willinglie tooke
pairt with his friends and kinred in all there ingadgments ; for which
caufe, joyned with his place of profeffion, he was more hated by the
King's partie then mofl of all the reft. The murther of tlie King, and
Hawghter of the Regent, were both laid to his charge ; whereof they al-
ledged him airt and pairt. For the laft, we fie no proofe at all brought
in againft him ; for the other, one Thomas Robfone, whoe had been a
pried, but now revolted, and turned fchoolmafler in Pafley, declared that
John Hammiltoune of Cumnock, whoe was one of the a6lors of the mur-
ther, being tormented in confcience for the cryme, fome tyme before he
died, confeffed the fatl to him, and the circumflances wherin the Arch-
bifliop was partner. The particular words are not fett doune by my au-
thor. Howfomever, the Regent, with all hade poffible (lead any delay
might have been procured, by the^ueen of England's mediation, or
fome other dop have intervened), poaded him to death. It is faid, in the
original!, this revolted pried (whoe was hangd himfelfe within tifteen
months after) was confronted with the Archbifliop, and he pubhcklie de-
clared the confeffion of John Hammiltoune. So, without any further
fentence or jurie but that which pad long before in parliament, by which
he was declared traitor and forfaulted, he was drawen to the gallows,
and hanged at Stirlin, upon the feventh day of Apryle 1571, and his
bodie quartered.
In this tyme that the Regent was in the Wed, Sir William Kirkadie,
Captain of tlie cadle of Edinburgh, declared himfelfe publicklie for the
with all her baggadgo; and bofyds, affinged her to fome rents of her
hufband's ellate, that had been forefaulted before. All the fpoyle was
given to the foldyers. Monfieur Verack was kept prifoner fome tyme, but
was afterwards difmifled. But the Archbifliop of St Androes was fent
prifoner to Stirlin. Upon the morrow, the Regent made Captain John
Cunninghame of Drumwhafill Captain of the callle, and gave him men
and provifion- of everie thing to mantain it, and fo returned.
This John Hammiltoune, the Archbifliop, was the Duk's bafe fone,
and a man of great adlion in all his lyffe ; whoe, indeed, fpent but the
lead pairt of his tyme in fpiritual contemplations. He willinglie tooke
pairt with his friends and kinred in all there ingadgments ; for which
caufe, joyned with his place of profeffion, he was more hated by the
King's partie then mofl of all the reft. The murther of tlie King, and
Hawghter of the Regent, were both laid to his charge ; whereof they al-
ledged him airt and pairt. For the laft, we fie no proofe at all brought
in againft him ; for the other, one Thomas Robfone, whoe had been a
pried, but now revolted, and turned fchoolmafler in Pafley, declared that
John Hammiltoune of Cumnock, whoe was one of the a6lors of the mur-
ther, being tormented in confcience for the cryme, fome tyme before he
died, confeffed the fatl to him, and the circumflances wherin the Arch-
bifliop was partner. The particular words are not fett doune by my au-
thor. Howfomever, the Regent, with all hade poffible (lead any delay
might have been procured, by the^ueen of England's mediation, or
fome other dop have intervened), poaded him to death. It is faid, in the
original!, this revolted pried (whoe was hangd himfelfe within tifteen
months after) was confronted with the Archbifliop, and he pubhcklie de-
clared the confeffion of John Hammiltoune. So, without any further
fentence or jurie but that which pad long before in parliament, by which
he was declared traitor and forfaulted, he was drawen to the gallows,
and hanged at Stirlin, upon the feventh day of Apryle 1571, and his
bodie quartered.
In this tyme that the Regent was in the Wed, Sir William Kirkadie,
Captain of tlie cadle of Edinburgh, declared himfelfe publicklie for the
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