Licence, John Duke of Albany to Patrick fourth Lord Gray, 1515, King James V. to Patrick Gray of Buttergask, 1542, James, Earl of Arran, Regent, to Patrick fifth Lord Gray, 1543, Licence by James, Earl of Arran, to Patrick fifth Lord Gray, 1548, LETTERS AND PAPERS RELATING TO PATRICK MASTER OF GRAY. WILLIAM DAVISON TO SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM.1 SIR, the next day after my last dispatch, which was Wednesday, his Maiefty came to this towne, and hath lodged fince in the provostis house, by cause he ment not to tarry longer then this day. On Thursday the Lordis of the Articles began to fitt, keeping the forme of ther last parliament, in swearing them at ther dutey, not to reveale any thing till the Actis, which were before penned and refolued on by the direction of and counfaill of Arane and his Lady, who beare the fway in all their proceadingis, fhould be publiquely read in parliament; wheare no one Act was reafoned or voted, but concluded and paffed pleno iure, to the generall offence and myflyk of all men: Of which Acts, with the names of fuch as are presently forfaultid, your honour shall herewith receaue the foum. The old Counteffe of Marr, and the Lady Hume, the latter at the fute of the Master of Gray, are contynewed to the next Seffion, which is appointed the xxijth 3 From the original in Cott. MSS. Calig. C. VIII. art. 84, fol. 97. Davison was, at this time, English envoy at the Scotch court. 2 Anabella Murray, wife of John, fifth Earl of Marr. She had the charge of King James when an infant, which may, perhaps, account for the leniency shown to her on this occasion. Agnes Gray, daughter of Patrick, fifth Lord Gray, and the aunt of the Master of Gray. of September; but the reft of the poore ladies presently forfailted withowt refpect or favour. The poore Countefe of Gowrye, who, fence her husbandis death, is wafted with greif and affliction, mett the King in a lytter, beyond the water, in his coming hither warde, and falling downe before him, to moue his pity and compaffion towardis herself and her poore innocent children, hardly obteyned the heareing of the King, who departed and gave her no anfwer; and with what inhumanitye fhe hathe bene vfed fince her coming to this towne, by fuch as haue bene inftrumentis of all her woe and callamyty, I tak fhame to wryte. The fame day the first compeerid, the movid the most part of her judges to teares; but finding no grace, the next day, being the last of the parliament, she returned to the place, purposing to tarry his Maiefties coming, but comaundement being fent to the Conftable in his highnes name, for her removing out of the howfe, the poore lady, feing no other remedy, was compelled to obey it, and being ledd fourth into the open streat, stayed there his highnes paffing by, which was on foot in respect of the nerenes of his lodging, where falling on her knees and befeching his Maiefties compaffion, Arane, going betwixt her and the King, led him haftely by her, and the reaching at his cloake to stay his Maieftie, Arane, putting her from him, did not only ouerthrow her, which was eafy to do, in respect of the poore ladies weakenes, but marched ouer her, who, partly with extreme greif, and partly with weakenes, fowned prefently in the open ftreat, and was fayn to be conveyed into one of the next howfes, where with much adoe they recouered life of her; which inhumanity even their most affectionat frendis do vtterly condempne and crye fhame of. Amongst vthers appointed to be forfailted in this parliament, was the lard of Gartheland' in Galloway, for that his feruant lent, in his absence, a horfe or two to therle of Marr, being in his journey out of Ireland towardis Sterling; but having paid to the Erle 1000b Scottish for his compoficion, and given caution for 3000 more, which is to be answered to the Master of Marr, bestowid vppon him by the King, for his relief, he hath obteyned his pardon, though with much difficulty, bycause that booth Dorothea, second daughter of Henry Stewart, first Lord Methven. 2 Uthred Macdowall of Garthland, elder. |