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opposition to it, ib.-the Scots sub-
scription to it, ib. et seq.-the Glasgow
subscription, 29-total subscription
and analysis of it, 31 et seq.-absence of
jobbing in it, 32- sanguine expecta-
tions through the country, 33-" Com-
mittee of Improvements," ib.
tion paid to manufactures, &c., 34-
warehouses erected, 35-their system
of book-keeping, 36, note-attempt to
increase their capital by extension of
stock abroad, 36 et seq.-English op-
position to them there, 37-addresses
to the king, and his reticence, ib.-final
answer of the king, 38 et seq.-history
of the Darien Expedition, 40 et seq.-
second expedition sent out, 52-and
third, 53-feeling caused by the con-
duct of England and the king, ib.-ex-
pedition under Campbell of Finab, 54

capitulation to the Spaniards, 57-
the failure of the colony the practical
destruction of the Company, 58-bank-
ing business started by, and its failure,
68-resolutions regarding it in the Es-
tates of 1702, 81-discussions between
the Union commissioners regarding it,
83-seizure of one of their vessels by
the East India Company, 105-retalia-
tion on the Worcester, 106-terms of
the Union regarding it, 132-its share-
holders to be repaid out of the Equiva-
lent, 133-the debate in the Scots Par-
liament on it, 168 et seq.-proportion
of the Equivalent allotted to it, 188.
African Company, the English, viii. 20.
Agnew, Sir Andrew, in 1745, viii. 486.
Agricola, his invasion of Scotland, i. 1 et
seq.-the Forth and Clyde chosen as
his boundary, 4-his invasion of the
territory north of this, 6-the battle of
the Mons Grampius, 6-his recall, 7-
references of native authors to his
campaigns, 11-the site of his great
battle, 13 et seq.-camps assigned to
him, 21-no coins connected with his
name found, ib.

Agriculture, state of, before the great

war, ii. 107-state of, 1688-1748, viii. 508.
Ahmed Iber Fozlan, account of the in-
cremation of a Norse chief by, i. 109,
note.

Aidan, King of Dalriada, i. 288-freed
from tribute to Ireland, 289.

Aidan, St, his mission to Northumbria,
and foundation of Lindisfarne, i. 297-
see St Aidan.

Aikenhead, Thomas, the case of, and his
execution, viii. 76 et seq.
Aikman, W., the painter, viii. 537.
Ailred of Rievaulx, the Chronicle of, iii.
412-account of the invasion of Eng-
land and battle of the Standard by, i.
435-
Airds Moss, the defeat of the Covenanters
at, vii. 236.

Airlie, the Master of, joins the Pretender,
viii. 459;

Airlie Castle, the burning of, vi. 323.
Alava, Spanish ambassador in France,
communications from, regarding mar-
riage between Don Carlos and Queen
Mary, iv. 97.

Albania, the Scottish Dalriada so called,
i. 207:

the poem called, viii. 547.
Albano, court of the Pretender at, viii.
343.
Albany, the Duke of, brother of Robert
III., ii. 372-his inactivity against the
English, 377-the plot against the Duke
of Rothesay, and his death, 380-be-
comes governor of the kingdom, 381--
army collected by him to aid Percy
against Henry IV., 382-supports a
supposed Richard II., 383-suspected
of collusion in the capture of James I.,
384-regent after the death of Robert
III., 385-martyrdom of Reseby under
him, 386-warfare on the borders, ib.
-the battle of Harlaw, 392-founda-
tion of University of St Andrews, and
his death, 394 et seq.-his character,
395 et seq.

Albany, the Duke of, brother of James
III., iii. 20-imprisonment at Edin-
burgh, and escape, 21-the process of
forfeiture against him, ib. - alliance
with England, &c., ib.-reconciled to
his brother, his treason, and flight to
England, 28, 29-the Michael sold to
France by him, 72-his position in
France, 85 arrival in Scotland as
regent, 87-his character, &c., ib.-
hostilities with Angus, 89-execution
of Lord Home, and his return to
France, 91-measures for government,
&c., in his absence, ib. arranges
treaty with France, 94-efforts to
bring him back to Scotland, 95-his
return and unpopularity, 96-his ex-
pulsion demanded by Henry VIII., 97
-answer of the Estates to this, 98-
army collected under him, 100-its
movement to the Border, ib.-and fail-
ure, 101-his return to France, 102-
again in Scotland with French auxili-
aries, 104-force assembled under him,
105-repulsed before Wark, and dis-
persion of his force, 107-his final de-
parture, 108 et seq.

Alberoni, Cardinal, threatened invasion
by, 1719, viii. 340.

Albin, the old name for Scotland, i. 19.
Albinus, his overthrow by Severus, i. 39.
Alcluyd or Dumbarton, see Dumbarton.
Alcuin or Dumbarton, the capital of
Strathclyde, ii. 52.

Ale, proposed duty on, and resistance to
it, viii. 353.

Alexander I., accession and reign of, i.
387-formation of bishopric of St

Andrews by, 418-measures regard-
ing it, 420 et seq.-his efforts for the
Catholic revival of the Church, 424
-founds the Monastery of Inchcolin,

425.
Alexander II., his accession, and war
with John of England, ii. 7-treaty
with Henry III., and lands assigned
him in England, 8-troubles in the
north, 10-alleged arrangement by him
as to the succession of Bruce, 12-in-
vasion of England, 17-treaty of New-
castle, 18-his death, ib.-law regard-
ing theft under, 66-statute of, as
showing the germ of Parliament, 81.
Alexander III., accession of, ii. 20-his
coronation at Scone, 21-his marriage
to Margaret of England, 24-govern-
ment during his minority, 25-the in-
vasion of King Haco, and its defeat, 32
et seq.-cession of the Hebrides, &c.,
to him, 36-marriage of his daughter
to the Prince of Norway, 37-adjust-
inent of Church matters, ib.-birth of
a son, 40-forged entry of alleged hom-
age to England, 41-death of his chil-
dren, and dangers thence arising, 42-
his second marriage and death, ib.
43.
Alexander, son of Alexander III., his
birth, ii. 40-his death, 42.
Alexander, Prince, brother of James V.,
his death, iii. 97.

Alexander, brother of King Robert, the
"Wolf of Badenoch," ii. 390 et seq.-
destroys Elgin Cathedral, &c., ib.
Alexander of Isla, co-operates with the
Irish rebels, iii. 155.

Alexander, John, the painter, viii. 536.
Alexander, Sir William, see Stirling,
Earl of.

Alexander III., Pope, interferes on be-
half of the Scots Church, ii. 4-his
death, 6.

Alford, battle of, vi. 372.

Alfred, laws, &c., attributed to, ii. 58.
Alfrid, Prince, i. 271.

Allan of Galloway, becomes High Con-
stable, ii. 11-descent of Baliol from,

128.

Allan or Fitz Allan, the family name of
the Stewards, ii. 344.

Allectus, usurpation of the empire in
Britain by, i. 41.

Allexius, Papal legate, ii. 5.

Alnwick, capture of William the Lion at,
i. 446.

Alston the botanist, viii. 553.
Altachoylachan, or Glenlivet, the battle
of, v. 294

Alva, the Duke of, his conference with
Catherine at Bayonne, iv. 132 et seq.-
on the policy of Scotland as a member
of the league, 136.

Alves, negotiates between the Pretender
and Edinburgh, viii. 449.

Amber, ancient ornaments of, i. 123.

Amboglanna, supposed modern name of,
i. 20, note.

Ambrosius, a traditional British prince,
i. 169.

America, the French colonies in, vi. 64.
American plantations, the "apprentice-
ship" system in the, viii. 7.
Ammianus Marcellinus, notices of the
Scots and Picts by, i. 45 et seq.
Amphibalus, traditional Bishop of the
Isles, i. 391.

Amundesham, Walter de, ii. 135.
Amville, the Marshal d', accompanies
Queen Mary to Scotland, iv. 18-an
admirer of the queen, 83.
Analysis, true province of, i. 111, and

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Anderson, Joseph, instance of increma-
tion furnished by, i. 109.
Anderson, Patrick, censorship of poems
by, iv. 321.

Andreas, Captain, a so-called Indian
chief, viii. 46, note.

Aneurin, the Welsh bard, i. 180.
Angles, name of, to whom applied, ii. 51.
Anglo-Saxons, the, their establishment
in Britain, i. 181-their barbarism as
compared with the Irish Celts, 296-
their migrations into Scotland on the
Conquest, 373..

Angus, rise of the house of, and their
hostility to the elder branch, ii. 429.
Angus, the Earl of ("Bell-the-Cat"),
defeat of the elder Douglases by, ii.
429-and again, 432-wounded before
Roxburgh Castle, 435-heads the affair
at Lauder bridge, iii. 27 et seq.-secret
treaty with Henry VII., 39

Angus, the Earl of, married to Queen
Margaret, iii. 85-feud with Albany,
and his escape to England, 89-efforts
of for supremacy, 94 defeat of the
Hamiltons, 95-seizes Edinburgh, ib.
-takes refuge in France, 103-hatred
of the queen, and policy of Wolsey re-
garding him, 118-divorced from Queen
Margaret, 136-returns to Scotland,
137-gets possession of the king, 138-
escape of the latter, and his struggle
with Arran, &c., 139-his defence of
Tantallon, ib. and note-animosity of
the king to him, and his flight to Eng-
land, 140, 141-takes part in Northum-
berland's raid, 154-execution of his
sister, Lady Glammis, 169-restored to
Scotland, and his forfeiture reversed,
190-obligations under which he came
to Henry VIII., ib.-difficulty in deal-

ing with his vassals in support of
King Henry, 191-relations of Henry
VIII. with him, and efforts to bring
him to terms, 216-shelters Sadler in
Tantallon, 224-joins the national
party, 226, 227-views of King Henry
regarding him, 231-his lands ravaged
by Hertford, 235-repulsed by Evers
and Latour, 236-defeats them, ib.-
attempt of the queen-regent to get
possession of Tantallon from him, 287
-Darnley's descent from him, iv. 106.
Angus, the Earl of, at the Raid of Ruth-
ven, v. 186-banished from Court, 214
-retires to England, 216-Melville's
character of him, 217 et seq.-one of the
signers of the Spanish blanks, 291.
Angus, Earl of, raising of a Cameronian
regiment under him authorised, vii.
297-its embodiment, 325.
Angus, Kenneth, seized by James I.,

402.

ii.

Angus, Lord of the Isles, rebellion of, iii.
64.

Angus Oig, seizure of Dunivaig Castle
by, v. 457, 458.

Angus, Episcopalian clergymen in, after
1688, vii. 464.

Anjou, the Duke of, proposed as husband
to Queen Mary, iv. 96, 97, V. 243-the
negotiations for Elizabeth's marriage
to him, v. 97-his accession as Henry
III., ib.-alleged project of marriage to
Queen Mary, 102.

Anna Trandson, claims Bothwell as her
husband in Denmark, iv. 469.
Annandale, Lord, implicated in the Mont-
gomery Plot, vii. 344-his examination
in connection with it, 347-after fate,
351-becomes President of the Coun-
cil, viii. 80-Secretary of State in 1705,
110-in 1715, 294.

Annandale, the, its seizure by the East
India Company, viii. 105.
Anne of Denmark, marriage of James VI.
to, v. 272 et seq.-birth of a son, 296-
proceedings of the Presbyterian clergy
toward her, 304, 305-birth of a daugh-
ter, 304-sketch of her character, ex-
tracts from her letters, &c., 380 et seq.
Anne, the Princess, afterwards Queen,
her relationship to the Succession, vii.
283-death of her son, viii. 62, 78-her
accession, 79-on the Union question,
81-speech on the Queensberry Plot,
97-present at the debate on the Act of
Security, 102, note-present at the de-
bate on the Union, 192-the royal as-
sent given to the Act, 197-prosecutions
of Episcopalian clergymen under, 217
-her death, 249.

Anne, Queen of France, her appeal to
James IV., iii. 73.

Annesly's, the supper at, and band recom-
mending Bothwell as husband to the
queen, iv. 214.

Anointing as a part of coronation, on, ii.
25-the absence of it alleged against
the Scots kings, ib.
Anselm, Archbishop, i. 387.
Anstruther, Captain, during the mas
sacre of St Bartholomew, v. 91.
Anstruther, one of the Armada at, v.
267.

Ansus, the, a burgh privilege, ii. 89
Antoninus Pius, reconquest of Britain

under, i. 32-the northern wall built
by him, 33 et seq.-the Itinerary of, 59.
Aodh or Hugh, King, i. 331.
Apocrypha, the, in Scotland, vi. 142-use
of it in Laud's Service-book, 143.
Apostles' Creed, the, in the Book of Com-
mon Order, iv. 334.

Appeals, decisions of, by the Lords Audi-
tors, iii. 393.

Applecross, settlement, &c., of St Mael
rubha at, i. 263.

Arbroath, Lord, at the battle of Langside,
iv. 373.

Arbroath, the Abbey of, founded by Wil-
liam the Lion, ii. 6-its domains be-
stowed on the Marquis of Hamilton,
V. 445.

Arbuckle, W., a subscriber to the Darien
scheme, viii. 32, note.

Archæologists, failure of their attempts
to classify the stone, bronze, and iron
ages, i. 125 et seq.

Archbishop, earliest traces of one in Scot-
land, i. 396.

Archbishopric of Glasgow, creation of, iii.
41-of St Andrews, its creation, 16.
Archery, the English, their defeat at Ban-
nockburn, ii. 267-at Homildon Hill,
379-

Archibald, Earl of Angus ("Bell-the-
Cat"), see Angus.

Archibald, Earl of Douglas, afterwards
Duke of Touraine, ii. 417.
Architecture, early domestic, ii. 96
its state in Scotland from the great
war to the Reformation, iii. 428 et
seq.-its progress from the Reforma-
tion, vii. 102 - state of, 1688-1748,
viii. 540.

Ardoch, the Roman camp at, i. 74-its
supposed connection with the battle of
the Mons Grampius, 13.

Argenson, the Marquis of, treaty with
Charles Edward, viii. 473.
Argyle, progress of family under James
IV., iii. 60.

Argyle, the Earl of, colleague with An-
gus, iii. 138-measures for pacifying
the Highlands under James V., 147
et seq. disgraced, 149-efforts of the
English Court to gain him, 150.
Argyle, the Earl of, his instructions
regarding the Cathedral of Dunkeld,
iii. 354, note-attempts to mediate
between the regent and the Reform-
ers, 356 his predominance in the

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west, iv. 47-letter in Scots from Queen
Mary to him, 59-Knox's interposition
between him and the countess, 62-
alleged conspiracy for seizure of the
queen, 121-restored to favour, 160-
the divorce of the queen proposed to
him, 179-attends Mary to Seton after
Darnley's murder, 198-one of the coun-
cillors who direct Bothwell's trial, 208
-acts as justiciar at it, 210-named
one of the Council of Regency, 279-
amnesty granted to, 291- - subjected
to ecclesiastical disciplíne, 322-joins
Queen Mary after her escape, 367, 377,
note-commands at Langside, 373-
hostile gathering under him, v. 2-
proposed as regent after Lennox's
death, 43-his submission to the Gov-
ernment, 114-Parliamentary indem-
nity to, 117-quarrel with Morton re-
garding the Crown jewels, 159-affair
of Alister MacCallum, and feud with
Athole, ib. et seq.-heads the party
against Morton, 161-a leader against
the Ruthvens, 200-one of the jury on
Gowrie, 222-employed against Huntly,
293-his defeat, 294- reconciliation
between him and Huntly, 352-perse-
cution of the MacGregors by, vi. 24-
his power, 37-adhesion with his High-
landers to the Covenant, 205.
Argyle, Archibald, Earl of, joins the Cov-
enanters, vi. 205, 230-force sent to
aid the Covenanters in Aberdeen, 239-
accompanies the march to the Border,
261-proceedings against the Royalists
in the west, 322-his cruelties, 323,
note-indemnity to him, 324-in the
Parliament of 1641, 326-created mar-
quis, 327-the feud between him and
Montrose, 333-his supposed views on
the throne, ib.-the alleged plot for his
murder, called the Incident, 334 et seq.
-movements against Montrose, 367
-his territories invaded, and his flight,
369-defeated at Inverlochy, 370-com-
missioner to Westminster Assembly,
381-opposes the Engagement, 410-
defeated in attack on Stirling Castle,
413-heads a new committee of Estates,
ib.-conferences with Cromwell, 414
-his account of the death of Mon-
trose, vii. 8, note - coronation of
Charles II. by, 35-treaty with Crom-
well, 48-his trial and execution, 149

et seq.
Argyle, the younger, project for his de-
struction, vii. 243-his position and
power, ib.-arrested and condemned,
but escapes to Holland, 244-the insur-
rection under him, and its suppression,
259 et seq.-his position regarding Mon-
mouth, 259-his arrest and execution,
261.

Argyle, the Duke of, one of the Commis-
sioners to William III., vii. 294-au-

thorised by the Convention to raise
troops, 297-threatened proceedings
of the Estates against him, 335, 337-a
subscriber to the Darien scheme, viii.
30-Commissioner in 1705, 110-ex-
cluded from the Union Commission,
117-charge against Harley by, 245-
supports motion for dissolving the
Union, 248-Mar's instructions regard-
ing attack on, 261-commands against
the rebels, and his character, 271-
measures in Scotland, 272-his position
at Stirling, 276-proclamation, 278-
measures for defence of Edinburgh, 287
-attempt on Leith, 289-movements
against Mar, 314-battle of Sheriffmuir,
316 et seq.-increasing strength of his
army, 323-movements against the in-
surgents, 324-approaches Perth, 325
-enters it, 327-fall of, and indigna-
tion it excites in Scotland, 345-re-
stored to office, 346-opposes the For-
feited Estates Commission, 350-
position taken by him regarding the
Scots Judges during the investigation
into the Porteous Mob, 365, 366.
Argyle, the Countess of, present with the
queen during the murder of Rizzio, iv.
145, 146 on the night of Darnley's
murder, 188-subjected to ecclesiasti-
cal discipline, 322.

Argyle, the Countess of, Morton's efforts
to recover Crown jewels from her, v.
158.
Argyleshire, the sculptured stones of, i.
159-spread of the Scots from Ireland
over, 205-attempt of Alexander II. to
subjugate, ii. 18-and of the Scots
kings, 30.

Aristocracy, their absorption of Church
property, vi. 78.

Aristocratic privilege, absence of, in Scot-
land, iii. 398 et seq.

Arkinholm, defeat of the Douglases at,
ii. 429

Arles, the Synod of, presence of British
bishops at, i. 42.

Armenians, the then proposed union
with the African (Darien) Company,
viii. 38.

Arminius, the German leader, i. 301, 302.
Armstrong, Andrew, indicted for riot at
Holyrood, iv. 75-Dr, viii. 547.
Armstrongs, the, their power on the Bor-
ders, iii. 144-execution of their chiefs,
145 et seq.-its effect, 146-their alien-
ation from James V., 152.

Arran, the Earl of, fleet under him and
its failure, iii. 71-as regent, 137-dis-
placed by Angus, 138-appointed regent
on the death of James V., 189-his
character, ib.-his reception of offer of
the Princess Elizabeth for his son, 195
et seq.-his account to Sadler of the im-
prisonment, &c., of Beaton, 200-con-
firms the treaties with England, 206—

joins the party of the cardinal, ib.-
his general vacillation, 207-present at
deliberation on the English treaties, 220
- dismisses the English ambassador,
225--joined by the Assured lords, 227
-his son taken in St Andrews Castle
by the conspirators against Beaton, 263
-his facility as regards the proposed
marriage of Queen Mary to his son, 277
-deposed from the Regency, 281-
created Duke of Chatelherault, 283-
negotiations for alliance with Eng-
land, 349-abandons the Lords of the
Congregation, 358-the younger, his
escape from France, ib.- represents
Scotland in the treaty of Berwick, 367
-his position in relation to the Crown,
iv. 83 alleged attempt to seize the
queen, ib.-reconciliation with Both-
well, 84-plot between them against
the queen, and his insanity, 85-ar-
raigned by the Parliament of 1569, V. 2.
Arran, the Earl of, his accession and
lunacy, v. 165.

Arran, Stewart, Earl of, his rise, v. 176

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his character, 177 proceedings
against Morton, and fall of the latter,
ib. et seq.-imprisoned on the Raid of
Ruthven, 186-picture of him by the
conspirators, 187-subjected to eccle-
siastical discipline, 208-the true head
of the party against the Ruthvens,
212-defeats their renewed attempts,
214-appearance of Melville before him,
215-final struggle with Ruthven, and
fall of the latter, 218 et seq.-his supre-
macy at Court, ib.-his treachery to-
ward Gowrie, 219-one of the jury at
his trial, 222-conference with Lord
Hunsdon, 223- his power and pre-
tensions, 227-account of him by Davi-
son, 228-plot against him, 229-ac-
cused of conspiracy on the Border, 230
-banished from Court, ib.-measures
against Maxwell, 235 his fall and
flight, 236.

Arran, Earl of, see Boyd, Thomas.
Arran, the Earl of, proposal for the re-

call of James II., vii. 284-implicated
in the Montgomery Plot, 347..
Arran, the Countess of, her character,
&c., v. 228.

Arrow-heads, flint, beauty of their con-
struction, i. 128.

Arschot, the Duchess of, correspondence
of Queen Mary with, regarding her
marriage, iv. 96.

Art, works of, Roman, remains of, i. 55-
its state down to the Reformation, iii.
427 et seq.-progress in Scotland from
the Reformation, vii. 100-state of,
1688-1748, viii. 536.

Arth, a fríar, sermon against excommuni-
cation by, iii. 322.

Arthur, Prince, married to Catherine of
Spain, and his death, iii. 54, 56.

Arthur, King, traditional connection of
sculptured stones with, i. 143.
Arthur's Oon or Oven, its history, &c., i.
53 et seq.-Seat, Arthurlee, &c., origin
of the names, 171.
Arthurian legends, the, i. 169-age to
which they belong, 170-connection
with Scotland, 172.

"Articles of Grievances," the, of the
Scots Estates, vii. 292 et seq.
Arundel, Lord, a member of the com-
mission on Queen Mary, iv. 431.
Arundel, the Earl of, the conferences for
pacification of Berwick held in his tent,
vi. 267.

Arville, Nicholas d', topography of Scot-
land by, iii. 176 and note.

"Ascanius, or the Young Adventurer,"
viii. 501, note.

Asceticism, rigid, under St Columba, i.

253.

Aser of the Norse mythology, their char-
acteristics, i. 228.

Asgard of the Norsemen, the, i, 225.
Assassination Plot, the, its influence on
Scotland, vii. 245.

Assembly of Divines, the, see West-
minster.

Assizes of England, their origin, i. 362.
"Association" project, the, its history,
&c., v. 195 et seq.

Assurance, the oath of, and its effects,
vii. 453-its reception by different
parties, 454.

"Assured lords," the, iii. 190 - their
doubtful conduct as regards supporting
King Henry, 201-and as to the French
alliance, ib.-their doubtful conduct,
&c., 209-Sadler's reports about them,
211-their peculiar position, 212 et seq.
-they evade returning to England, 213
-treatment of their hostages by Henry,
215-their double-dealing, 226-join the
national party, 227-Henry's instruc-
tions regarding them, 228.
Assysthement, the law of, ii. 65.
Aston, Sir Roger, v. 383.
Athelstane, alleged acknowledgment of
his supremacy by Scotland, i. 333-
defeat of the Scots by, 334.

Athole family, their double connection
with England and Scotland, ii. 312.
Athole, the Lord of, murdered by the
Byssets, ii. 16.

Athole, the Earl of, executed by Edward
I., ii. 245.

Athole, the Earl of, a member of Edward
Baliol's Parliament, ii. 319-his defeat
and death, 323.

Athole, the Earl of, the earldom of Strath-
earn transferred to, ii. 406-one of the
conspirators against James I., 407-
executed with his grandson, 413.
Athole, Lord, a member of the Romanist
party, iv. 11-at Queen Mary's mar-
riage, iv. 121-in Holyrood during the

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