Sedgemoor, the battle of, vii. 259.
Seganius, Abbot of Iona, i. 268.
Segrave, John de, ii. 217, 218.
Selden, a member of the Westminster
Assembly, vi. 389.

Selkirk, Lord, Scots Secretary of State
in 1731, viii. 347.

Semple, Lord, one of the Reformed

leaders, iii. 352-at Langside, iv. 372.
Semple, Lord, a suspected Popish agent
of James VI.'s, v. 287, note.
Semple, Colonel, v. 287, note.
Sennachies, the Highland, vi. 2.
Serfdom, existence of, in Scotland, viii.
520.

Serfs, their position under the feudal
system, i. 356-ancient laws regarding,
ii. 72.

Serpent-worship, attempts to connect
the stone circles with, i. 138.
Servants, hired, ii. 92, note.
Service-book, absence of, under Charles
II., vii. 196. See under Laud.
Session, Court of, superseded, vii. 51.
Seton, Lord, iii. 200— -joins the queen
after her marriage, iv. 125-aids her
flight to Dunbar, 155-entertains her
after Darnley's murder, 198-receives
her on her escape, 367-signs the band
for her, 377, note.

Seton, Alexander, ancestor of the Gor-
dons, ii. 426.

Seton, Alexander, one of the Octavians,

V. 299.

Seton, Christopher and Alexander, exe-
cution of, ii. 245.

Seton of Pitmedden, his speech in favour
of the Union, viii. 150.

Seton Castle, the Jacobites at, 1715, viii.
289-occupied by the Royalists, 290.
Seton Palace, Queen Mary at, iv. 198.
Seton- Gordons, their progress under
James IV., iii. 59.

"Seven earls," the, ii. 46, note.
Severus, his Scots campaigns, i. 38 et seq.
-his death, 40-his connection with
the great wall, 26, 41.

Seward, Earl of Northumberland, i. 346.
Shaftoe, John, shot after 1715, viii. 331.
Shakespeare's Macbeth, i. 343, note.
Sharp, James, his first appearance, vii.
65-his instructions as agent of the

-

Presbyterians, 129 his correspon-
dence, ib. et seq.-negotiations, 131-
made archbishop and primate, 134-his
treachery, ib.-letters to his brethren,
136-danger of his task, 137-further
extracts from letters, ib. Burnet's
sketch of him, 140-the restoration of
Episcopacy, 145-ordained, 148-his
character and proceedings, 197-hatred
of him, ib.-attempt on his life, 199-
arrest of Mitchell, 201-a witness on
the trial, 202-his murder, 207 et seq.-
the narratives of it, 216 et. seq.
Sharp, Sir William, brother of the pri-
mate, vii. 201.

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, ii. 239,

note.

Sharpe, Captain, the buccaneer, viii. 45,
46, note.

Shaw, governor of Stirling Castle, ii. 33.
Shawfield Mob, the, viii. 354 et seq.

Sheffield Castle, Queen Mary at, v. 248.
Sheridan, Sir Thomas, viii. 434.
Sheriffmuir, the battle of, viii. 316 et seq.
Sheriffs or shire-graffs, ii. 53.

Shetland Isles, subdued by the Norse-
men, i. 305, 319-acquired by Scotland,
iii. 9.
Shields's True and Faithful Relation,'
&c., vii. 275, note-his own sufferings,
&c., 276-his account of the prisoners
at Dunnottar, 277-his after-life, 279—
chaplain to the Cameronian regiment,
326-his motives and views on enter-
ing the Establishment, 433-at Darien,
viii. 56.

Shields, bronze, i. 120.

Shipbuilding under James IV., iii. 66 et

seq.

Shipping under Cromwell, vii. 57 et seq.
Ships of the Norsemen, the, i. 306 et

seq.

Shires or sheriffdoms. ii. 53.

Short, John, betrayal of Wallace by, ii.
226, note.

"Short Parliament," the, vi. 293, 294.
Shrewsbury, Lord, joined to the Council
on the casket letters, iv. 445-Queen
Mary's keeper, V. 247, 248.
Shrewsbury, the Countess of, v. 247.
Shrewsbury, battle of, ii. 382.

Sibbald, Colonel, vi. 366-John, 235-Sir
Robert, vii. 281.

Sibbald, Sir Robert, viii. 553.
Sibilla, wife of Alexander I., i. 419.
Sigurd, Earl of Orkney, i. 320, 321.
Sigyu, the Norse legend of, i. 226.
Silbury Hill, the stone circle at, i. 136.
Silures, Tacitus on the, i. 183.
Silver, ancient ornaments of, i. 122.
Simancas State papers, the, iii. 56,
note.

Simeon of Durham, the Chronicle of, iii.

Simpson, Sir James, his work on the
sculptured stones, i. 167, note.
Simpson, Robert, vii. 123.
Simson, Andrew, iii. 401.

Simson the mathematician, viii. 553.
Simson, John, the charges of heresy
against him, viii. 599 et seq.
Sinclair, Olav, Foud of Zetland, visited
by Bothwell, iv. 464, note.
Sinclair, Oliver, his defeat at Solway
Moss, iii. 183-accused of lying in wait
for the English ambassador, 225.
Sinclair, Lord, one of the queen's party,
iv. 377, note.

Sinclair, the Master of, capture of a vessel
at Burntisland by, viii. 279-at Sheriff-
muir, 314, 315, 319-sketch of Bread-
albane by him, 314, note-his account
of the battle, 318, note.
Sinclairs, Earls of Orkney, iii. 11.
Sir Tristrem and Sir Lancelot, author-
ship of, i. 172, iii. 409.

Sitones, Pinkerton on the, i. 187.
Sitric, King of Northumbria, i. 333, 334-
Skail Bay, silver ornaments found at, i.

124.

Skene, John, one of the Octavians, v.
299-W. F., i. 172, 178, notes.
Slaughter, pecuniary compensation for,
ii. 63-retention of this system, 65.
Slavery, Fletcher of Saltoun's advocacy
of, viii. 6-views of it prevalent in his
time, 7:

Sletzer, Captain, the work of, viii. 539.
Smith, Mrs Anne, vii. 358, note.
Smollett of Bonhill, one of the commis-
sioners for the Union, viii. 117.
Smuggling, prevalence of, in Scotland,
viii. 358-measures against it, 359.
Society men, see Cameronians.
"Society of Improvers in Agriculture,"
the, viii. 511.

Sodor and Man, bishopric of, ii. 29, note.
Solemn League and Covenant, the, vi.
354.

Solinus the geographer, use of the name
Caledonia by, i. 18, note.

Solway Moss, the affair of, iii. 183.
Somerled of Argyle, i. 443, ii. 29-his
alleged descendants, 30.

Somerset, the Duke of, marriage of James
I. to his daughter, ii. 397:
Somerset, the Protector, his invasion of
Scotland, iii. 269-the battle of Pinkie,
270 et seq.

Somerset, Thomas, v. 358.

Somerset, earldom of, conferred on Ker,
V. 398.

Sommerville, Lord, one of the "assured
lords," iii. 190-joins Queen Mary after
her escape, ív. 367, 377, note.
Song-music of Scotland, the, vii. 94 et
seq.

"Sonnets," the, of the casket documents,

iv. 261.

Sophia, the Electress, v. 390.

South, the insurrection of 1715 in the,
viii. 290 et seq.

Southesk, Lord, a leader in the rising of
1715. viii. 257, 258, 263-forfeited, 348.
Sow," the, a military engine, ii. 280.
Spain, death of Douglas in, ii. 308—rela-
tions with Scotland in the time of
James IV., iii. 51 et seq.-her position,
53 et seq.-alliance with England and
Scotland, 56-position toward France
and Scotland, 370 et seq. possibili-
ties had Queen Mary escaped to, iv.
379-feeling on the murder of Mur-
ray, v. 18-her claims on Darien, viii.
45-seizure of one of the Darien colon-
ists and his crew by, 47-war declared
between them, 48-appeal against them
to the British Government, ib. — the
intrigues regarding the succession, 49
-hostile preparations against the col-
onists, 56-their capitulation, 57-
threatened invasion by, 1719, 340.
Spalding, account of ceremonies, &c., at
the coronation of Charles I., vi. 91 et
seq.-character of Huntly, 213-his ac-
count of Leslie, 220, note-of Mon-
trose's entry into Aberdeen, 237-and
of the seizure of Huntly, 241-of the
blue ribbon of the Covenanters, 248,
note.

Spang, W., his work against Laud's Ser-
vice-book, vi. 143, note.

Spaniards, their colonies and restrictive
system, viii. 41.

Spanish Armada, the, v. 264.
Spanish blanks, the, v. 291.

Spear-heads, flint, i. 117-bronze, 120.
Spence, John, denounced as one of Darn-
ley's murderers, iv. 196-appears at
Bothwell's trial, 210.

Spence of Wormiston, killed, v. 40.
Spence, tortured, vii. 246.

Spey, ancient bridge over the, ii. 110.
Spottiswood, Archbishop, his writings,

vii. 80-his account of Rizzio's mur-
der, iv. 152, note-Church discipline
exercised toward, 320 on the Gow-
rie Conspiracy, v. 333 et seq.-his pecu-
niary difficulties, 446-examination of
Ogilvie, vi. 11-made Chancellor, 99-
letter of Charles I. to, 273-rebuilding
of Dairsie Church, vii. 102.
Spottiswood, Sir R., excepted from in-
demnity, vi. 239-his execution, 403.
Sprot, George, his disclosures regarding
the Gowrie Conspiracy, trial and exe-
cution, v. 416 et seq.

Sprott, G. W., his introduction to the
Book of Common Order, iv. 345, note.
Spynie, Lord, iii. 451.

Squadrone Volante," the party called,
viii. 111-support the Union, 153-in
1725, 346.

Stair, Lord, Lord President, his charac-
ter, vii. 303 et seq.-his previous career,
305-attempt of Parliament to displace
him, 336-struggle between the Parlia-
ment and the Crown regarding him,
338-appointed Lord President, 339-
his attempts at judicial reform, 340,
341 on the aversion in Scotland to
the English service, viii. 319, note.
Stair, Lord, remonstrates against the in-
tended descent from France, viii. 278
-compels the removal of the Pretender
from France, 342.

Standard, battle of the, i. 438 et seq.
Standing army, attempt of Mary of Lor-
raine to form one, iii. 287-creation of,
vii. 148.

Stanley, Dean, on vestiges of early Chris-
tianity in Scotland, i. 154.
"Stannin' Stanes," or Standing Stones,

i. 135-remains found near them, 143.
"State," the queen's, iv. 256, 265.
State papers, the, carried off by Edward
I., ii. 136.

'Statuta Generalia' of the Scots Church,
the, ii. 40.

Steinkirk, the Cameronians at the battle
of, vii. 326.

Stenness, the stone circle at, i. 133.
Stephen, King, i. 430-treaty with David
of Scotland, 435-war and invasion of
England, 436 et seq. - battle of the
Standard, 439 et seq.-treaty, 440.
Stephen, Professor George, his "Old
Runic Momuments," i. 103, 140, 150,
151, 153, 166.

Stevenson, R., the engineer, anecdote of,
i. 284, note.

Stewards or Stewarts, the, ii. 344.

Stewart, Alexander, Earl of Mar, ii. 390
et seq.

Stewart, Alexander, Kirkcaldy's chal-
lenge accepted by, v. 44-treachery to
Kirkcaldy, 118.

Stewart, Arabella, her parentage, v. 5-
her account of Court amusements, 365.
Stewart, Dugald, on Dalgarno, vii. 99.
Stewart, Esmé, Duke, see Lennox.
Stewart, Esmé, the younger, V. 224.
Stewart, Francis, see Bothwell.
Stewart, Harry, iii. 132-marriage to
Queen Margaret, 137.

Stewart, James, afterwards Earl of Mur-
ray, see Murray.
Stewart, James, son-in-law of the Regent
Murray, v. 185.

Stewart, Captain James, executed, vi.
334.

Stewart, Sir James, vii. 269-the drafts-
man of the Patronage Act of 1690, vii.
445, note-account of the Opposition
in 1700, viii. 62, note-joins the Pre-
tender, 460.

Stewart, Lady Jane, iv. 62.
Stewart, Sir Lewis, vi. 198.
Stewart, Patrick, Earl of Orkney, v. 459.
Stewart, Robert, see Athole.
Stewart, Walter, v. 299.

Stewart. William, executed, v. 10, note.
Stewart, Captain, v. 176. See Arran.
Stewart, Colonel, V. 219.

Stewart, Colonel, governor of Edinburgh
Castle in 1715, viii. 275.

Stewart, Lord Provost of Edinburgh in
1745, viii. 445 et seq.

Stewart of Ballochin, commands at Blair
Castle, vii. 373-

Stewart of Grandtully, a subscriber to
Darien scheme, viii. 29.
Stewart, Lord of Lorn, ii. 414.
Stewart, Treasurer, iv. 208.
Stewart of Ardvoirlich, vi. 24.
Stewart's, 'Case of the Wigtown Mar-
tyrs,' vii. 255, note.

Stewarts, question of their legitimacy
ii. 345-use made of their claims by
France, viii. 432.

Stilicho, aid sent the Britons by, i. 47.
Stillingfleet, on the history of Scotland,
iii. 417.

Stirling of Keir, imprisoned, vi. 331.
Stirling, the Earl of, grant of Nova Scotia

to, vi. 62 et seq.-his poems, vii. 81, 86.
Stirling, early mention of, ii. 88-one of
the Four Burghs, 90-ancient bridge
at, 110-Castle, surrendered to the Eng-
lish, i. 448-the battle of, ii., 189 et seq.
-Castle, capture of, by Edward I. 221,
et seq.-siege of, by Edward Bruce, 261
-Bannockburn fought to prevent its
relief, 263 its surrender, 271 - re-
captured by the Scots, 325-the new
buildings of, iii. 25-removal of Queen
Mary to, 205-architecture of, 435
baptism of James VI. at, iv. 181-
Queen Mary's visit to James VI. at,
215-measures for his removal, 236-
his coronation at, 283-execution of
Hamilton at, v. 36, 37- Parliament
held at, in 1571, 38-attack on it by the
queen's party, 39-seized by the Ruth-
vens, 214-in the hands of the Cove-
nanters, vi. 257 its importance in
1715, viii. 270-attempt on, in 1745,
483.

Stirling heads, the, iii. 436.

Stone buildings, early ecclesiastical, i.
248.

Stone circles, &c., i. 133 et seq.
Stone coffins or kists, i. 105.
Stone or flint implements, i. 114, et seq.-

skill shown in their construction, 128.
Stone, bronze, and iron ages, the theories
regarding them, i. 125 et seq.

Stone of Destiny, its removal by Edward
I., ii. 172-its proposed restoration,

Stonehive, dispersion of the Cavaliers at,
vi. 250 et seq.

Stones, Druidical, i. 133 et seq.-sculp-
tured, 140 et seq.

Stormont, Lord, suspected of complicity
with Claverhouse, vii. 298, note-in
1715, viii. 258-in 1745, 442.

Stow, account of the body of James IV.
by, iii. 78, note.

Strachan, defeat of Montrose by, vii. 5-
the leader of the western Whigs, 39.
Strada, Famianus, iv. 134.

Strafford, his impeachment, vi. 318-
charges in connection with Scotland,
ib.

Strathbogie, Huntly's Castle of, iv. 48,
49.

Strange, Sir R., as an engraver, viii. 538
-joins the Pretender, 460.
Strathallan, Lord, in 1715, viii. 259-in
1745, 475.

Strathclyde, the Briton State of, i. 183,
279-Christianity introduced, 235 et seq.
-the capital of, ii. 52-absorbed into
Scotland, i. 281.

Strathmore, Lord, Toleration Act intro-
duced by, 1703, viii. 90- killed at
Sheriffmuir, 320.

Strickland, a follower of the Pretender's,
viii. 434.

Strozzi, Leo, captures St Andrews Cas-
tle, iii. 264 et seq.-accompanies Queen
Mary to Scotland, iv. 18.

Struthers, W., vi. 112.

Stuart, Mr, on the symbols on the sculp-
tured stones, i. 148, note.
Stukely, Dr, attempt to connect Ave-
bury circle with serpent-worship, i.
138, note.

Succession, the law of, i. 285 and note-

early difficulties of, 428-the disputed,
ii. 112-letter from the Bishop of St
Andrews to Edward, 116-meeting at
Norham, 117-address of Edward I.,
118 et seq. second meeting, 119-
answer of the Scots, 120-the claimants
accept King Edward's superiority, 122
et seq.-nature of their claims, 126 et
seq.-appointment of arbiters, 132-re-
assembling at Norham, 141-the law,
142 et seq.-decision, 145 et seq.-the
pleadings in favour of the claimants,
146 et seq.-final judgment, 154-its ad-
justment in the time of Bruce, ii. 273
-power assumed by the Romish
Church in questions of, iii. 316-the
order of, adherence to it, 389-the
English Act of, accepted by Scotland,

viii. 119.

Succession Act of 1681, the, vii. 241.
Suderies, or South Hebrides, the, ii. 28.
Suetonius, reference to Druidism by, i.

214.

Suffolk, the Earl of, iii. 210.

Sunday, regulations regarding, vi. 55.
Superintendents, office of the, iv. 327.

Superiority, the claim of, revived by
Henry VIII., iii. 181-its revival pro-
posed by Cecil, 350-revived at the
York Commission, v. 42-claims of
England, the long struggle caused by
them, viii. 2.

Superstitions, prevalent in Scotland, vii.
113 et seq.

'Supplicants," the, against Laud's Ser-
vice-book, vi. 160 et seq.-their tone,
161, 164-proclamations against them,
165-gathering at Edinburgh, ib. 167-
measures to secure the Town Council,
167-united supplication, 168-pro-
ceedings of the Council, ib. et seq.-the
Tables, 170 et seq.-their demands, 175
-protestation issued, ib. et seq.-their
protestation at Stirling, 178 et seq.-
signing of the Covenant, 183. See
thereafter Covenanters.

Supplication" of 1633, the, vi. 87, 89
et seq.-its history and reception, 94-
that on the Service-book, 144, note-
the united, 168.

Surrey, Earl of, appointed guardian,
ii. 178-measures against Wallace, 185
-his defeat at Stirling, 189 et seq.-his
flight, 191.

Surrey, the Earl of, victory at Flodden,
iii. 76-dispersion of his army, 84-
account of Dacre's inroad, 103-on the
position, &c., of James V., 119.
Sussex, Lord, a member of the commis-
sion, iv. 431-on the casket letters, &c.,
447, note-letter to Cecil, 462, note-
on the position of the Hamiltons, v. 5
-invasion of Scotland, 24-his diffi-
culties, 25-interview with Leslie, 103.
Sutherland, the Earl of, iv. 11-signs the
band for the queen, 377, note.
Sutherland, strength of the Covenanters
in, vi. 205.

Swein Castle, iii. 57.

Sweyn, King of Denmark, i. 374.
Swinton, Sir John, ii. 379.
Switzerland, the lake-dwellings of, i. 89.
Swords, ancient bronze, i. 119.
Sydney, Sir H., vi. 26 and note.
Sympson, a member of the Westminster
Assembly, vi. 388.

Tables, formation, constitution, &c., of
the, vi. 170 et seq.-mode of their ac-
tion, 172 et seq,-discussion with the
Council, 175-proclamation and pro-
testation, 179 et seq.-measures to
secure adherents, 204-complain of
seizure of their munitions of war, 220
-measures to regulate the elections for
the Assembly, 225.

Tacitus, his Life of Agricola, i. 2—its
object and leading characteristics, 9
et seq.-the name Caledonia first used
by him, 17-the Orcades of, 20-on
the underground winter-dwellings of
the Germans, 190-his account of the

Caledonians, &c., 183 et seq.-his refer-
ence to the Druids, 211, 214-history
of a revolted German cohort from, 300.
Talbot, lands in Scotland claimed by, ii.
314-a member of Edward Baliol's
Parliament, 319.

Tally system, its introduction into Scot-
land, viii. 209.

Tamworth, English ambassador, iv. 124.
Tanist, the early title of, i. 348.

Tantallon, defence of, by Angus, iii. 139
-its capture, 141-held against Hert-
ford, 235-attempt of Mary of Lorraine
to get possession of, 287-its architec-
ture, 433.

Tapuc, ancient remains on the, i. 96 and
note.

Tarbet Castle, iii. 57.

Tartan, first representations of, viii. 530.
Taus of Tacitus, the, i. 3, note.

Taverns, ancient laws regarding, ii. 107.
Taxation, adjustment of, by the Act of
Union, viii. 120 et seq.-difficulties re-
garding, in 1724, 352.

Taxes under the feudal system, the, i.
363-new system of collecting after the
Union, and dissatisfaction caused by
it, viii. 209.

Tay, the, did Agricola penetrate to? i. 3.
note.

Teinds or tithes, mode of levying, iii.
323 et seq.
Temporalities of the Church, dissensions
regarding them, iv. 36.

Terregles, flight of Mary to, iv. 375.
Test Act of 1681, the, vii. 242-re-en-
acted, 264-the University, of 1690, vii.
447.

Tests, proposed extension of system of,
viii. 167.

Teulet, Alexandre, his skill as an archæ-
ologist, iv. 467.

Teutonic and Celtic races, division be-
tween, ii. 389.

Teviotdale, restored to Scotland, ii. 350.
Thanage and Thane, what, ii. 55.
Theft, ancient laws regarding, ii. 66.
Theobalds, James VI. at, v. 369 et seq.
Theodosius, deliverance of London by,
i. 46.

Thermes, De, capture of Broughty Castle
by, iii. 278.

"Thirds of benefices," the appropriation
of, iv. 39--Act regarding, 324..
Thirty Years' War, Scots soldiers en-
gaged in it, vi. 218 et seq.
Thomas of Ercildoun, iii. 409.
Thomas, cousin of Buchanan, V. 211.
Thomson, James, his works, viii. 546.
Thor, Norse legends connected with, i.

Thralls, ancient laws regarding, ii. 72.
Throckmorton, interviews with Queen

Mary in France, iv. 13 et seq.-ambas-
sador to her, 42-his reception, 113-
character of Bothwell, 173-reference
to the casket letters, 264, 278-on the
policy of Murray, 280, note-Murray's
account to him of the interview at
Lochleven, 287-his account of the re-
ception of the French ambassador, 291
--and of the non-probability of French
intervention, 293 et seq.-his instruc-
tions, 296 his difficulties, 297-re-
fused access to Mary, 298-fresh in-
structions, 300-on the danger of Eng-
lish interference 303 et seq. -on the
schemes of the Hamiltons, 304 et seq.-
conversation with Tullibardine, ib.-
and with Lethington, 305-appeals re-
garding Queen Mary's danger, 306-
alarmed for his own safety, 307-his
withdrawal urged, 308-interviews with
Murray, 309 et seq.-announcement of
Murray's policy, 312 et seq.-result of
his negotiations with the Hamiltons,
ib. et seq.-his recall, 314-Murray's
answer as to proceedings in the event
of Bothwell's capture, ib.-his last in-
terview with the confederates, 315-
on Murray's administration, 356-on
the queen's refusal to be divorced from
Bothwell, 363-report on the Hamil-
tons, 370, note.

Thule of Tacitus, i. 21.

Thumbkin, the torture of the, vii. 175.
Tichburne, Alderman, vii. 52.
Tinchel at Braemar in 1715, viii. 257.
Tippermuir, battle of, vi. 366.
Tithes, origin of, in Scotland, i. 417.
Tithes in kind, the, in Scotland, vi. 79—
their commutation, 81 et seq.
"Titulars of the teinds," the, vi. 79.
Tixall, removal of Mary to, v. 251.
Todd, Dr, his life of St Patrick, i. 69,
note-on the Co-arb, 242, note.
Toleration, denounced by the Presby-
terians, vii. 66-Act introduced into
the Estates of 1703,
viii. 90.
Tomasi, Cardinal, ii. 5.
Tonsure, dispute regarding the, i. 272.
Torfin, first wife of Malcolm Canmore, i.

Torwood, the, ancient remains in, i. 96.
Toshachs, a class of northern chiefs, ii.
56.
Touraine, the dukedom of, conferred on
a Douglas, ii. 417.

Towie Castle, the tragedy of, v. 69.
Townley, Major, joins the Pretender, viii.
466 left at Carlisle, and captured
there, 476.

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