Series 1 > Miscellany of the Scottish History Society (First volume)

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CATHOLIC DOCUMENTS
for wch the Earle of Anguish was taken, Fentry executed, the
Earles of Huntly and Errol bannished, and no other Catholique
at all molested for their religion, nor disgraced anie manner of
waie.
The King no Whereby all men may plainly see and assuredly know
peisecutor. the King of Scotland is no persecutor of the Catholique
faith, as M. C. most maliciously alleageth, and would prone by
multiplication of iniurious calumnies, saying as his malice
moueth him that the King of Scotland was vnfaythfull also to
fhe°Bfshop of10 B^hopp of Dunblayne, father Holt and Coronel Semple.
Dunblane, O vnfaithfull Cecill, the K. of Scotland was not vnfaithfull
vnto those men. He received the Buischopp graciously, he
entertayned him friendly, and returned him safly. For father
Father Holt, Holt, he answeares for himself; that besides manie princelie
fauor wch he received, he doth hold his lyfe of the K. of Scot¬
land ; for being apprehended by the English Ambr and im-
mediatly to be sent into England to his execution, the K.
most graciously tooke him out of th’ Embassadera hands, and
cornitted him in most assuried saftie to the custodie of the
Capne of his Castle of Edenborowe, and was so carefull of his
lyfe, that fearing least his Chanceler should haue subtily caused
him subscribe among other letters a warrant and charge for the
Capne to rendre him to the Ambr he commanded the Capne wth
his owne mouth, vpon highest payne, that he shold by no
meanes redeliuer fa. Holt, but only by immediat commaundement
as he had received him ; And, in the meane while, that he should
be well vsed, and enterteined, as he was indeed, and shortly
after by the K.’s gratious fauor restored to his libertie, and did
Colonel Semple, retorne safely from whence he came. And for Coronell Semple
he had alwaies gratious countenance of his matie, till he found
him wauer and varrie in his reports, concerning the Spanish
Armie. And in the end when one was sent from the nauie
vnto the Coronell, he went vnwisely to the fyeld and spoke to
him in a suspected place among the corne, where being seene
be some of the aduersaries he was suspected, pursued, and
taken: And not by the K.’s motion nor commandement, as M. C.
would most maliciously insinuate. I could proue the K. of
Scotland his gratious curtesie and speciall fauor to Cathol. not
only by his princelie friendship towards fa. Holt, but also by