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,
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
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.,
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
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
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.
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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