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142 APOLOGY FOR MAITLAND OF LETHINGTON
A.D. 1599
Holyrood
29 April.
Edinburgh
9 March.
Earles at Lieds, about the 20 of August 1595, towards Rome, in
all his journey he had long and serious conferences with the
Jesuits ; Gordon and Crichton, Scots Jesuits, and one called Holt,
an English Jesuit, gave him letters of recommendation to all those
places, as also a direction to receave of the Jesuits at everie
neede three hundreth crownes for the better expedition of his
affaires; what letters he had to the pope, college of cardinals,
Spanish Ambassadour at Rome, either from enemies at home or
abroad I know not: your wisdomes may judge that his going so
long and tedious a journey was not for small trifles. Whiles he
remayned in Scotland in the Lord Herise, his father in laws
house, he had great intelligence with many popish priests, both
English and Scottish, but namely with one Sicill, an English priest
that lurketh most commonly in the Lord Herises house, or in
the borders not farr from thence: they use commonlie the help
of a poor craftie knave, etc. . . .
In 1599 Lethington is at home and in trouble.
Register of the Privy Council, vol. v. p. 748.
His Majesty, for the better obedience of the landlords under¬
written, ordains letters to be directed charging Patrik, Lord Gray,
Sheriff of Forfar (and others mentioned), and James Maitland of
Lethingtoun, to come and find caution that they, and those that
they are obliged to answer for, shall observe the King’s peace and
redress parties skaithed, under the pains following:—viz. Lords
Gray and Hume in 2000 merks each, and each of the others in
5000 merks. They are required to find the said caution within
fifteen days after the charge, under pain of rebellion.
The next extracts contain all that we know of James up
to 1607.
Register of the Privy Council, vol. vi. p. 818.
Mr. Christopher Cockburne and several other persons to answer
upon the 15th instant to a complaint made against them by
Issobell Trotter, in Abbaymaynis of Haddington, and others
mentioned, including James Maitland, touching certain points of
oppression committed upon them.
Register, vol. vii. p. 117 [Recovered Fragments of Act, a.d. i605-6."|
James Maitland of Lethington, with Alexr. Guthrie of Kin-
caldrum, George Affleck of Balmain, cautioner that Sir John
A.D. 1599
Holyrood
29 April.
Edinburgh
9 March.
Earles at Lieds, about the 20 of August 1595, towards Rome, in
all his journey he had long and serious conferences with the
Jesuits ; Gordon and Crichton, Scots Jesuits, and one called Holt,
an English Jesuit, gave him letters of recommendation to all those
places, as also a direction to receave of the Jesuits at everie
neede three hundreth crownes for the better expedition of his
affaires; what letters he had to the pope, college of cardinals,
Spanish Ambassadour at Rome, either from enemies at home or
abroad I know not: your wisdomes may judge that his going so
long and tedious a journey was not for small trifles. Whiles he
remayned in Scotland in the Lord Herise, his father in laws
house, he had great intelligence with many popish priests, both
English and Scottish, but namely with one Sicill, an English priest
that lurketh most commonly in the Lord Herises house, or in
the borders not farr from thence: they use commonlie the help
of a poor craftie knave, etc. . . .
In 1599 Lethington is at home and in trouble.
Register of the Privy Council, vol. v. p. 748.
His Majesty, for the better obedience of the landlords under¬
written, ordains letters to be directed charging Patrik, Lord Gray,
Sheriff of Forfar (and others mentioned), and James Maitland of
Lethingtoun, to come and find caution that they, and those that
they are obliged to answer for, shall observe the King’s peace and
redress parties skaithed, under the pains following:—viz. Lords
Gray and Hume in 2000 merks each, and each of the others in
5000 merks. They are required to find the said caution within
fifteen days after the charge, under pain of rebellion.
The next extracts contain all that we know of James up
to 1607.
Register of the Privy Council, vol. vi. p. 818.
Mr. Christopher Cockburne and several other persons to answer
upon the 15th instant to a complaint made against them by
Issobell Trotter, in Abbaymaynis of Haddington, and others
mentioned, including James Maitland, touching certain points of
oppression committed upon them.
Register, vol. vii. p. 117 [Recovered Fragments of Act, a.d. i605-6."|
James Maitland of Lethington, with Alexr. Guthrie of Kin-
caldrum, George Affleck of Balmain, cautioner that Sir John
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| Description | Contents: The Scottish king's household and other fragments from a 14th century manuscript / Mary Bateson -- The Scottish nation in the University of Orleans, 1336-1538 / John Kirkpatrick -- Muster-roll of the French garrison at Dunbar, 1553 / Robert S. Rait -- The antiquity of the Christian religion among the Scots, 1594 / Henry D.G. Law -- The apology for William Maitland of Lethington, 1610 / Andrew Lang -- Some letters and correspondence of George Graeme / L.G. Graeme -- A Scottish journie, being an account in verse of a tour from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1641, by P.J. / C.H. Firth -- Narratives illustrating the Duke of Hamilton's expedition to England in 1648 / C.H. Firth -- Certain papers of Robert Burnet ... Gilbert Burnet ... and Robert Leighton / H.C. Foxcroft -- Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, 1677-1720 / Robert Paul -- The will of Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1789 / Francis Steuart -- Index. |
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