Marques of Hamil

toun, with his Majestie's schippis.

Charls Erskin, my

sone, his cabinet of, jowells.

Thir redelyuerit to

Lords, wer putt in prifoun at York, as fufpectit to be intelligencers to the
Scottis nobilmen.

Item, this nycht his Majeftie's fchippis, to the number of 30 or 40, wer difcoverit als far as Dumbar.

1 Maij 1639, Weddinfday.

This nycht a fervand of Coronell Erfkin's cam from Court, quho affurit that his Majeftie wes in Durehame.

2 Maij 1639.

His Majeftie's fchippis cam to Infche Keyth, in number 29, and fend in thair commiffioun to the nobilmen, quhairof the Marques of Hamiltoun General.

Item, this day Charls Erfkin, my fone, defyrit to put within my litill irne kift [his coffer with jewellis, quhilk wes done, and I gaif him the key thairof. Item, Mr. Alexander Burnett patt thairin, befoir it wes lockit, ane litill bunsche of paperis pertening to him.]

All thir, with the meikill irne kift, and writtis being thairin, ar putt in my sone, 27 Junij the laich volt fellar, for efchewing of fyr; and committis the reft to the Lord.

1639. Item, to Mr.

Alexander Burnet.

Thesaurer Deput.

3 Maij 1639, Fryday.

This nycht the Thefaurer Deput cam from Durehame, quhair his Majestie wes, to Edinburgh, with a proclamatioun offering a general pardoun, and declaring all that did not accept it to be rebellis and traitors, and all thair landis to be forfaltit,

2 irne kistis.

Pacquett.

4 Maij 1639.

This nycht tuo men takin, quho wes to fet the toun in fyre.

Item, this nycht the tua irne kistis, with the writtis and evidents being thairin, putt in the laich feller volt.

7 Maij 1639.

Letteris fent in James Prymrois his pacquet to the Lord Panmuir, with

the commiffioun for fencing and prorogatioun of the Parliament. Item, letter to Erl Stirling. Item, the Counteß of Merfchel hir letteris to the Lord Panmuir. Item, Coronel Erfkin his letter to the Erl Stirling.

11 Maij 1639.

Gevin to John More, quhen he went from my fervice, v auld roß nobles. John More.

12 Maij 1639, being Sounday, at nicht.

ansuer.

The pacquet in paiper cam to me from Neucaftell, daitit 11 May 1639, His Majestie's with commiffioun for prorogatioun of the Parliament to 23 July nixt; with a letter from his Majeftie, for performing of the famyn.

15 Maij 1639, Weddinfday.

This day the Parliament fencit be his Majeftie's Commiffioun vnder the Parliament fencit Quarter Seill, and continewit to 23 July nixt.

Item, pacquet fent, quhairin to his Majeftie felf, and to the Lord Panmuir, and Secretar, and Erl Roxburgh; in it to my fone Mr. Alexander, to be fent to him from Neucaftell to Londoun; within quhilk is a letter from Hary to his mother.

Item, within this letters from the Thefaurer Deput to Erl Stirling. Item, from Coronel Erfkin to the Erl Stirling. Item, from Sir Robert Gordoun to the Erl of Stirling.

and continewit.

Item, this day report of the Lord Roxburgh his committing, in the Mair Erl Roxburgh. of Neucaftell his hous.

L. Murkill.

Item, this nycht the copies gevin to Sir Robert Gordoun aganis my Lord Raa and Lord Raa and Sir James Sinclair of Murkill; and thairefter copies of oth, to 25 July, fent by Alexander Young, fkynner in Elgin, to Drennie, Sir Robert his place, 2 July 1639.

16 Maij 1639.

Arthor Stratown went to the Erll Merfchell, and fent with him letters to Tutor of Pitsligo. the Lord Phillorth, and Tutor of Pittsligo.

Maister of Forbes takin or hurt.

Wordis hard 18 Maij, lyk theis quhilk I hard on 3 April.

Long carabin.

17 Maij 1639.

This day report of the conflict in the North, befyd Innerrury, brocht hither be young Ludquharne; quhair Lord Banff, Lord Haddo, Donald Ferquharfoun, and vtheris of the name of Gordoun, fett vpoun the Maifter off Forbes and his companies, being in horf and fut 600 men, and Banff not above iiije, with fum feild peices; and patt the vther to flicht, without fo muche as a strik on the vther fyd; and the Maister of Forbes hurt or takin, and twa or thrie killit.

vpon

18 Maij, Setterday, 1639.

This day, in the morning, I lying in my bed, betuix fyve and fex, and, the greiff off the report of the disaster in the North, puring forth my hart to the Lord in prayer, and faying, "Lord, pitie thy pure Kirk, for thair is no help in man!" I hard a voce faying to me, as I did heir it of befoir, on thrid Apryll laft, " I will pitie it." For quhilk I bliffit the Lord; and belevis that it fal be as my Lord hes now twys fpokin to me.

Lent to John my long carabin of rowet work all indentit, with the brace iron key and gold ftring, gottin from Mr. John Erles?

19 Maij.

At nycht the pacquet cam to me, with letters from Erl Stirling and Lord Panmuir, teftifeing his Majeftie's approbatioun of the prorogatioun of the Parliament to 23 July.

20 Maij 1639.

Litill carabin.

Contributioun.

Pacquet.

Gevin to my fone Charles my litill rowat carabin of mother-a-perll stok, to be vfit be him quhen I haif not ado thairwith, but to be readie quhen I call for it.

Gevin to hir 5 rofnobles, for the contributioun to the comoun caus, made be women.

Item, this day direct a pacquet to the Erl Stirling, in anfuer of that quhilk I reffavit on Sounday the 19 Maij instant from Neucaftell; quhairin one to the Erl of Stirling, and within it one from James Prymrois, and ane

vther to the Lord Panmuir, quhairof I haif ane copie, becaus it concernis the publik affares.

21 May 1639, Twyfday.

This day Generall Leflie, Erl Rothef, and Lord Lyndfay, tuik journey Generall Leslie. to the bound rod.

22 May 1639, Weddinsday.

This day, about fyve hours efternone, thair wes ane eclipfe of the foun. Eclipse of the

23 May 1639.

soun.

Coft from Andro Anderfoun, in Couper, 2 pistolles, and gevin thairfoir 2 pistolles. 2 doubill angells; and I gave thame with the calmes key and worme to Hew Lyndfay, to keip and drefs for my vfe.

This day 14 or 16 of the Kingis schippis loufit from the raid.

16 schippis.

Item, Mr. Alexander Henryfoun, with Mr. Archibald Johnstoun, raid to Mr. Alexander the bound Rod.

Henrysoun.

24 May 1639, Fryday.

tioun.

This day ane Inglische herald brocht a new proclamatioun from his New proclamaMajestie, daitit at Neucaftell, May 1639; quhairin his Majeftie declaris that he cravis nothing of his fubiectis but civill obedience, and that he is come to hold his Parliament; and thairfoir commands all his Majestie's fubiectis quho ar gathered in armes to remoue thamfelfis 10 myl thairfra, vnder all higheft payne. Item, a letter from the Erl Holland to the nobility, to that famyn end.

To this the nobility gaif anfuer by a letter to the Erl of Holland, and be Ansuer thairto. fending the L. of Blacater, with inftructiounis, to the nobility of Ingland,

defyring to haif conference with fome off them; and in the meantyme, quhill thai gatt anfuer, fould obey, and retire thair armies and forces ten myles from the Bordour, provyding that the Inglifche did alfo keip thair forces bak from the Borderis.

Item, this 24 May, being Fryday, the Kingis Majeftie, with his armies, His Majestie at cam to Anwik.

N

Anwik.

25 May 1639, Setterday.

His Majestie at

This day his Majeftie cam from Anwik to ane place callit Gofehauk, myle to Bervick. pertening to a gentilman callit Hamiltoun, quhilk is within 4 myle to Bervick.

Goshauk, within 4

The schippis returnit.

Packett.

Words hard, 3.

Words hard, 4.

Words, 5.

27 May, Mononday.

This day the 16 fchippis quhilk went away returnit to the raid of Leyth.

28 May 1639, Twyfday.

The pacquet fent to Erl Stirling, quhairin one to him, and within it to the Thefaurer Deput. Item, one from me to Lord Panmuir, quhairin from the Counteẞ of Merfchell 2, and from Angus 3.

29 May, Weddinsday, 1639, Edinburgh.

About midnycht, as I wes regrating to the Lord the calamitie off his Kirk, and humblie praying his Majeftie to arrife to the help thairoff, and with teares vrging, calling vnto him, Arryfe! I hard thir words, "I will arryfe." And within half hour efter, the horne blew with a pacquet.

Item, I went away toward Hadingtoun, to meit with the Erll of Rotheß, but he wes gone to Dumbar; quhairvpon I went to

quhair I ftayit till 6 Junij; and on 6 Junij, being Thursday, I went to Lammermuir, toward Bervick, be the convoy of one William Wauchop; and came, about tuelf hours of the day, till Foulden, quhair I wes most courteouslie entertainit be John Wilkie and his lady, and abaid with them till 20 Junij, at quhilk I returnit to Edinburgh.

On Fryday, 7 Junij, I kiffit his Majeftie's hand; and had conference with his Majeftie on Mononday the 10, and on Twyfday, Weddinfday, and Thursday; as my nott made thairvpon will testifie.

On 8 Junij, lying in my bed, betuix 1 and 2 in the morning, I wes pouring furth my hart to the Lord; and in fo gret neceffitie, being to fpeik with the King, I faid, "My Lord, will not thy Majestie help and affist me?" And I hard a voice faying, "I will, doubt nott."

Item, at Foulden, on 14 Junij, quhilk wes Fryday, 1639, being anxious in fpirit for the event and fucceß of God's caus, I hard this voice," Latt me work it."