murder of Rizzio, 147-named one of the Council of Regency, 279-accom- panies Murray to Lochleven, 286- meeting with Seton, Lethington, &c., against Murray, v. 7-feud with Argyle, and Morton's intervention, 159-joins with Argyle against Morton, 161-be- comes Chancellor, 163-suspected poi- soning of him, 165. Athole, Lord, joins Glencairn for Charles II., vii. 68.
Athole, the Marquis of, a candidate for the presidency of the Convention, vii. 302-implicated in the Montgomery Plot, 348-his position during Claver- house's campaign, 373-feud of, with the Frasers, 414-a subscriber to the Darien scheme, viii. 30- charged by Lovat with Jacobitism, 95, 96-pro- posed levy of the Highlanders under him against the Union, 162 - the charge of bribery against him, 180-de- clines concurrence in the proposed rising of 1708, 199-in 1745, 440. Athole, the Duke of, and the Glen Tilt case, ii. 76.
Athole men, the, at the rising in 1715, viii. 257.
Attacotti, the, named as a Scots race, i. 45-the Scots in Scotland so called,
Bacon, Sir Nicholas, a member of the commission on Queen Mary, iv. 431. Bagimond's Roll, its origin and history, ii. 38 et seq.
Bailey, Charies, a secret emissary of Les- lie's, v. 105.
Baillie, General, sent against Montrose, vi. 371-his defeat at Alford, 372—and at Kilsyth, 373.
Baillie, Rev. R., on the introduction of Laud's Liturgy, vi. 125, note-his ac- count of the Bishop of Brechin and the Service-book, 157-of the Bishop of Galloway, 171-of the crimes charged against the bishops, 231 et seq.-of the march to the Border, 259 et seq. 262- and of the camp on Dunse Law, 264 of the king's demeanour at the conference, 267 accompanies the march into England, 301-account of the occupation, &c., of Newcastle, 307 -on Strafford's arrest, 318-on the feel- ing against Episcopacy, &c., 319-his account of the "Incident," 336, note- commissioner to the Westminster As- sembly, 381-notices from him of it, ib. 382 et seq. 390, 391-on the metrical versions of the Psalms, 399 et seq. notes -one of the commissioners to Charles II., vii. 9-his testimony to Cromwell's moderation, 31-his escape from the decision on "the causes of God's wrath," 34-on the debates as to em- ploying Malignants, 35-on Strachan and the Western Whigs, 39-account of Cromwell's dismissal of the Assem- bly, 49-on the difficulties regarding the petition against toleration, 69-his letters, &c., 78.
Baillie, David, connected with the Queensberry Plot, viii. 96, 97.
Baillie, Rev. Mr, one of deputation to the Court in 1711, viii. 223.
Baillie of Jerviswood, trial and execution of, vii. 247.
Baillie of Jerviswood, joins William of Orange, vii. 269-viii. 100-a leader of the Squadrone, III.
Balcanquall, Rev. W., attack on Lennox by, v. 205-disturbance excited in Edin- burgh by, 310-his conduct regarding the Gowrie Conspiracy, 339-discussion with the king on it, 340-the author of the 'Large Declaration' of Charles I., vi. 278-denounced by the Assembly, ib. -excepted from indemnity of 1641, 329. Balcarras, Lord, seizure of, vii. 364. Balder, the Norse deity, i. 225-the myth of his death, 226.
Balfour, Sir James, fellow-prisoner with Knox in France, iii. 368-his after- character, ib. -draws the bond for Darnley's murder, iv. 182-denounced in the placards as one of the murderers, 196-the marriage-contract between the queen and Bothwell drawn up by
him, 226-deserts Bothwell, and gives up Edinburgh Castle to the confede- rates, 237-removed from command of Edinburgh Castle, 290-Murray's diffi- culties regarding him in connection with Darnley's murder, 358-arrested by Murray, v. 7-present at the con- ference between Knox and Lethington, 55, 59, 61-aid from France to Kirk- caldy intercepted by him, 118. Balfour, James, his conduct regarding the Gowrie Conspiracy, v. 339-discus- sion with the king, 340. Balfour, Sir James, on King Charles's revocation, vi. 76-on the Commission of Grievances, ib.-on the Parliament of 1633, 89- -account of Charles I.'s coronation, 91-account of the pro- ceedings against the Engagers by him, 415, note-his account of the massacre of Dundee, vii. 42, note. Balfour, John, of Burley, vii. 209-one of Sharp's murderers, 210, 212 et seq.- after the deed, 219-present at Drum- clog, 224.
Balfour, Robert, the owner of Kirk-of- Field, iv. 184.
Balfour, Colonel, vii. 369-proclaims James VIII. in 1715, viii. 263. Baliol, Bernard de, i. 446-at the battle of the Standard, 437-
Baliol, John, charges of rebellion brought against Bruce, ii. 43, note-supported by the Bishop of St Andrews, 116 summoned to the meeting of barons at Norham, 117-accepts Edward's supe- riority, 124-ground of his claim to the crown, 128 et seq.-arbiters appointed between him and Bruce, 132-decision in his favour, 145 et seq.-his pleadings, 148, 151-final judgment for him, 154 -his investiture, 156-his coronation at Scone, and yields homage as king to Edward, ib.-his reception as king, 157 -renounces the treaty of Brigham, 159 -cited to appear in law cases before Edward, 160-his demeanour there, 161 -treaty with France against England, 165-ground assumed by him, 166— renounces his vassalship, 170. Baliol, Edward, ii. 298-his position as regards the Scots crown, 310-invades Scotland with the disinherited barons, 315-victory at Duplin, ib.-besieged in Perth, ib.-crowned at Scone, ib.- yields superiority to England, 316, 319 -proceedings of Parliament under him, 319-abandons Scotland, 324-assisted by the English, 330-formal surrender of his crown to Edward III., 334-his French estates forfeited, ib. Ballads, the Scots, vii. 87 et seq. Ballot, motion for the, in the Scots Par- liament, viii. 113.
Balmerino, Lord, joins the Pretender, viii. 460-trial and execution of, 497.
Balmerinoch, Secretary of State, tried in connection with James VI.'s letter to the Pope, V. 353. Balmerinoch, Lord, restoration of his estates, v. 454-his trial in connection with the Supplication of 1633, vi. 94 seq.-condemned, but pardoned, 97. Balmerinoch, Lord, commissioner to Westminster Assembly, vi. 381. Balnamoon, the Laird of, ii. 428. Balnamoon, defeat of the Earl of Craw- furd at, ii. 428.
Balnaves, Henry, at the formal accusation of the queen, iv. 440, note. Balthasar, Don, defeat of, by the Darien colonists, viii. 57.
Bancroft, Archbishop, attack by Melville on him, v. 438.
Banff, Lord, viii. 179, and note. "Banished lords," the, 1583, V. 214- their proceedings, &c., in England, 216 -they are outlawed, 223-their surren- der demanded, 224- their return in arms, 236.
Bank of England, Paterson's connection with it, viii. 16-its establishment, 18 -Paterson a director, 19, note. Bank of Scotland, its foundation, viii. 67. Banking, Paterson's views on, viii. 17-
system of Scotland, foundation of it, 67. Bankruptcy, Act of the Scots Parliament regarding it, 1695, viii. 68-history of previous legislation on it, 69 et seq. Bannatyne, notice of John Hamilton by him, v. 37, note-his account of the last conference between Knox and Lethington, 62, note-his character of Knox, 87.
Bannock Water, the, ii. 263, 264, note. Bannockburn, circumstances which led to it, determined its site, &c., 262-the battle, 265 et seq.-completeness of the defeat, 268.
Banquet of Dun na N-Gedh,' the, notice of, i. 291, note.
Baptism, directions of the Book of Com- mon Order regarding, iv. 338. Barbour's Bruce, character of, ii. 254, note -its date, &c., iii. 413-notices of Ban- nockburn from, ii. 266, note.
Barclay, John, his work on the Quakers, vii. 271, note-Captain, his pedigree, ii. 346, note.
Barhill fort, i. 34, note.
Barlow, English resident in Scotland, iii. 158.
Barlow, Dr, account of James VI. at the Hampton Court conference by, v. 426, 429, note.
Barmkin hill, fort on, i. 85.
Barnard, Sir John, opposes the bill for the punishment of Edinburgh for the Porteous Mob, viii. 366.
Baron, Robert, vi. 234-writes in favour of the Service-book, 157: Baronets of Nova Scotia, the, vi. 63.
Baronial architecture, its state in Scot- land to the Reformation, iii. 433 et seq. -its progress from the Reformation, vii. 103.
Barons, the, in the Parliament of 1640, vi. 283.
Barony, burghs of, ii 85. Barron, James, iv. 119.
Barrows or tumuli, attempt to classify, i. 110-contents of, 126, note. Bartholomew, Roger, lawsuit appealed to Edward I. by, ii. 158. Barton, Captain, commands Perkin War- beck's escort, iii. 50-his naval exploits and death, 70 et seq.
Barton, W., metrical Psalter by, vi. 400. Bascube, the Laird of, heads the insur- gent Covenanters, vii. 171.
'Basilikon Doron,' the, v. 387-attack by the clergy on it, 315. Bass Rock, seized by the Jacobites, vii. 414-its siege, 415 et seq-its surrender, 417-fortress dismantled, 418. Bassendyne, Kirk censorship of works printed by him, iv. 321.
Basset, Ralph, governor of Edinburgh Castle, ii. 137.
Basternæ, the, the Peukini identified with, i. 187, note.
Bastiat, the marriage of, on the night of Darnley's murder, iv. 189, 191-de- nounced as one of Darnley's murder- ers, 196-leaves the country, 199. Bastie, the Sieur de la, his murder, iii. 91 et seq.
Baston, a friar, his capture at Bannock- burn, ii. 270.
Bateman, Mr, tumuli examined by, i. 126, note.
Baths, Roman, supposed remains of, i. 34.
Battle, the wager of, ii. 66, 67 et seq. Beanston, the Laird of, iv. 237. Beaton, Chancellor, divorce of Queen Margaret from Angus by, iii. 137. Beaton, Bishop James, iii. 94-his views and policy, 111 et seq.-Wolsey's at- tempts to secure his person, 113 et seq. -temporarily imprisoned, 116-during the negotiations for treaty with Eng- land, 135.
Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow, one of the commissioners to France on Queen Mary's marriage, iii. 289. Beaton, David, afterwards Cardinal, iii. 112 dissuades the king from visiting Henry VIII., 163-negotiates the second marriage of James V., 168- becomes Archbishop of St Andrews, 170-his character, &c., ib.-attempt to secure the person of Queen Mary on her father's death, 189-his imprison- ment and charge against him, 198-his liberation, &c., 200-is joined by the Regent Arran, 206-objections urged by him to the English treaties, 220 et
seq.-arrest and execution of Wishart by him, 253 et seq.-the question as to the complicity of the latter in the plot against him, 257 et seq.-his profligacy, iv. 20, 22-his wealth, 25-the plot for his assassination, iii. 258 et seq.-his death, 262.
Beaton, Bishop, communications from, regarding marriage between Don Carlos and Queen Mary, iv. 97-letter from Mary to him after Darnley's murder, 194-and from him, 206-sent by the queen and Bothwell as emissary to the governor of Edinburgh Castle, 237- account of the queen's extraordinary conduct on the night of her being brought back to Edinburgh, 250- mentioned in the queen's State, 266, note- Mary's letter to him on the assassination of Murray, v. 19-appeal by Lethington through him to France for aid, 65.
Beaton's Mill, the scene of the death of James III., iii. 34, note.
Beaufort, Jane, marriage of James I. to, ii. 397.
Beauge, the battle of, ii. 398. Beaumont, Henry de, one of the disin- herited barons, ii. 312-or Bellmont, a member of Edward Baliol's Parlia- ment, 319-hostility to Baliol, 321. Beaumont, M. de, French ambassador to Queen Mary, joins her after her escape from Lochleven, iv. 368-his return to France, 396.
Beck, Anthony, Bishop of Durham, ii. 117-his flight from Scotland, 185- capture of the Castle of Dirleton by, 199 at the siege of Caerlaverock, 216. Bede, notice of St Ninian from, i. 42, 68 -on the early British Church, 180- notice of the Pictish language by, 186 -on the Easter controversy, 268-on St Aidan, 269-his account of the Abbot Ceolfrid's letter to King Naitan, 273- notice of the Picts by, 284. notices of Aidan from, 290-his testi- mony to the Celtic civilisation, 296- his account of King Oswald and Aidan, ib.-the Chronicle of, its value to Scots history, iii. 411.
Bedford, Lord, English ambassador in France, interviews with Queen Mary there, iv. 13-instructions of Elizabeth to him as regards the confederate lords, 130-coghisant of the intended murder of Rizzio, 142-his account of it, 145, 151, note-account of Both- well's predominance, 176-intimation to him of the intended marriage to Bothwell, 207.
Bedford, the Earl of, captured at the Raid of the Redeswire, v. 153. Bedford, Countess of, chief mourner at the funeral of Queen Mary, v. 260. Bedrule, destroyed by the English, v. 24.
Belhaven, Lord, a subscriber to the Darien scheme, viii. 29-a leader of Opposition, 64-his speech against the Union, 150 et seq.-improvements in agriculture by, 511.
Bell, leader of the attack on Stirling when the Regent Lennox is killed, v. 39.
Bell, H. G., his 'Life of Queen Mary,' iv.
Bellarmine, Cardinal, v. 353.
Bellenden on King David's Church en- dowments, i. 442, note.
Bellenden, Thomas, report from, on the views of James V. regarding the Church, ii. 170.
Bellenden, Archdeacon, on the internal
state of the Church, ii. 326, note. Bellenden, Justice-Clerk, present at the Council which directs Bothwell's trial, iv. 208.
Bellenden, Adam, Bishop of Dunblane,
his difficulties, &c., v. 459 et seq.-let- ter from Laud to, vi. 101, note. Bellenden, Sir John, at the coronation of James VI., iv. 285.
Bemulie, the Roman fort of, i. 34, 35. Benochie, the Maiden Stone at, i. 144. Bergen, woman claiming to be Margaret
of Scotland executed at, ii. 113-land- ing of Bothwell at, iv. 464. Berkeley, David de, murder of, ii. 326. Berry, William, the intaglios of, viii. 540. Berwick, the Duke of, the intended com- mander of invading force, vii. 351. Berwick, Arthurian legend regarding, i. 171-Castle, surrendered to the Eng- lish, 448-its early importance, ii. 53 -burgher laws in, 68-one of the four burghs, 90-changes it has undergone, 94-early bridge at, 95-siege and cap- ture of, by Edward I., 168 et seq.-re- captured by the Scots, 194-recaptured by Bruce, 278-besieged by the Eng- lish, 279 et seq.-siege and capture of, by Edward III., 317 et seq.-its subse- quent history, 318-besieged by the Scots, 335-surrendered by Henry VI. to Scotland, iii. 2-recaptured by the English, 29-treaty of, between Eliza- beth and the Lords of the Congrega- tion, 366 et seq.-reception of James VI. in, v. 359-the pacification of, be- tween Charles I. and the Covenanters, vi. 267 et seq.-this closes the contest in the north, 253.
Berwickshire ravished by the English,
Béthencourt, arrival of, as ambassador from France, iii. 348.
Bevois, M. de, French ambassador to Scotland, iii. 155.
Beza, his 'Vindiciae contra Tyrannos,' v. 334, note.
Bianci, the Italian poisoner, v. 168. Bible, the authorised, in the vernacular
in Scotland, iii. 337-the authorised version, its origin, &c., v. 430-this never formally adopted in Scotland, vi. 107-versions there used, ib.-the canonical, as fixed by the Westminster Assembly, 401.
Billeting Act, the, vii. 163 et seq. Binning, Lord, see Hamilton, Sir Thomas. Birrens, proofs of Roman occupancy at, i. 62.
Bishop, Thomas, letter from, against the intended marriage to Bothwell, iv. 205.
Bishops, position, &c., of, in the time of St Columba, i. 251-their great num- ber, &c., in the Irish Church, 252- traditional list of early, 391-first trust- worthy notice of, in the Scots Church, 396-their position in the Columbite Church, 403-titular, retained by the Church, as first organised, v. 74-their position in it, 76-form for their elec- tion, ib.-resolutions of General As- sembly regarding them, 77-their posi- tion in the Kirk to 1574, 146-charges against them in the Assembly, 147- motive of these, 148-discussions as to their lawfulness, &c., ib. et seq.-hos- tile attitude of the Assembly toward them, 201-proceedings against them, 209-Act enforcing submission to the. 232-its general acceptance by the clergy, 233-restoration of them in Scotland, v. 441-measures for their due consecration, 443-their pecuniary difficulties, 445 et seq.-their subser- vience to Laud, vi. 1o1 et seq.-their position in connection with Laud's measures, 157-their removal from the Council demanded by the Supplicants, 176-their withdrawal, 177-their trial by the Assembly of 1638, 231 et seq. -they retire to England, 233-in the Convention Parliament, vii. 421-diffi- culties of the Scots Episcopal Church in providing, viii. 419. Bisset, Baldred, envoy to the Papal Court, ii. 208.
Black, Rev. David, v. 300-attack on Queen Elizabeth in the pulpit, and his trial for it, 309 et seq.
"Black Agnes" of Dunbar, ii. 324. Black Aida or Aidus, the story of, i. 251. Black or Holy Rood, its seizure by Edward I., ii. 175-its restoration, 305-again taken at Neville's Cross,
Black Castle, flight of Mary from Both- well Castle to, iv. 235.
"Black Watch," the embodying of, viii. 375 their mutiny and flight from London, 376 et seq.
Blackadder, Archbishop of Glasgow, per- secution of the Lollards by, iii. 43. Blackadder, Captain, his account of the abduction of Queen Mary, iv. 216-
Colonel, at the siege of Dunkeld, vii. 390, note-services of, in 1715, viii. 273. Blackfriars' Monastery, Perth, murder of James I. in the, ii. 407-destroyed by the Reformers, iii. 351-Edinburgh, attack by mob on it, 250. Blackness, commencement of the wall of Antonine near, i. 34. Blackwell, Prof., one of deputation to the Court in 1711, viii. 223, and note. Blackwood, Adam, his rejection of the casket letters as forgeries, iv. 407, note. Bladus, traditional Bishop of the Isles, i. 391.
Blaeu, Scotland as represented in his Atlas, i. 17, note.
Blair, The Grave, by, viii. 547
Blair, the Laird of, captured by Claver- house, vii. 368.
Blair, burial of Claverhouse at, vii. 382. Blair Castle, its importance, and efforts of Mackay to secure it, vii. 371-and of Claverhouse, 373-captured by Mackay, 390-held by the Royalists in 1745, viii. 486.
Blaithmac, Abbot of Iona, martyrdom of, i. 276.
Blakeney, General, in 1745, viii. 480. Blakhal, Gilbert, vi. 207, note. Blantyre, Lord, authorised by the Con- vention to raise troops, vii. 297. Bleking, remarkable Runic stone at, i. 140, note.
Blind Harry's Wallace, date, &c., of, iii. 413. "Blue Ribbon" of the Covenanters, the, vi. 248, and note.
Boadicea, questions as to the received histories of, i. 12.
"Board of Trustees," the, viii. 514. Bochetel, French envoy to the Emperor of Germany, iv. 97.
Body-guard, want of one on the accession of Queen Mary, iv. 23. Boece Hector, use made by him of the Agricola of Tacitus, i. 11 et seq.-his account of Galgacus, Caractacus, &c., 12-and of the Grampians, 16, note- on the Roman remains in Scotland, 51, note on Arthur's Oon, 53-on the sculptured stones, 155-his account of the battle of Luncarty, 339, note-and of the murder of Kenneth III., ib., note on the capture of Aberdeen, ii. 256, note-first Principal of King's College, Aberdeen, iii. 404-character- istics of his History, 414.
Bohun, Sir Henry de, killed at Bannock- burn, ii. 266.
Boiamund de Vicci or Bagimond, rating of Church lands by, ii. 38. Bolingbroke, his accession to office, viii. 223 secretly implicated with the Jacobites, 243-his policy on the charge against Harley, 245. Bolton Castle, removal of Queen Mary to, iv. 393-and from it, v. 248.
Bondsmen or thralls, ancient laws regard- ing, ii. 72 et seq.-burgh regulations re- garding, 92 note.
Bone, ancient ornaments of, i. 123. Book of Canons and Ordination abolished by Assembly of 1638, vi. 230 — and again by that of 1639, 272.
Book of Common Order, the, its origin and history, iv. 331-its character, 332 -differences between it and the Eng- lish Liturgy, 333-directions for the ministration of the Lord's Supper, 335 et seq.-marriage, 338-baptism, ib.- variations in different editions, 339- the various editions of it, 341, 342- directions regarding the burial of the dead, 346 et seq.-translation of it into Gaelic, 348 et seq. its general use, vi. 115-enlarged version of it, 1618, 116.
Book of Common Prayer, the English, at first used in the Scots Kirk, iv. 330- differences between it and the Scots Book of Common Order, 332. Book of Discipline, dissensions between the clergy and laity regarding it, iv. 34 et seq.-rejected by the State, v. 146- the Second, 202 et seq.-it rejected by Parliament, 204.
"Book of Ordination," Laud's, vi. 105, note, 230, 272.
Boot, the torture of the, vii. 175. Borcovicus, supposed modern name of, i. 20, note.
Border laws, repeal of, after the acces- sion of James VI. to the English throne, V. 409.
Border peels, remains of, iii. 434. Borderers, the, proceedings of James V. against, iii. 142 et seq.-their alienation from James V., 152-their conduct at the battle of Ancrum, 237-traffickings of Henry VIII. with them, ib. et seq. -excommunication or cursing of, 320 et seq.-expedition of Murray against them, iv. 46-measures of Murray against them, v. 8-shelter the fugitive leaders of the northern rebellion, and invade England, 22-excepted from truce of 1572, 73.
Borders, position of affairs on the, iii. 221 -Bothwell created warden, iv. 163– vigorous measures of Murray on, 356- troubles on the, 1575, V. 153-negotia- tions with England regarding them, 154 -troubles on, 1584, 229-and on Queen Mary's execution, 262-disorders on, and their repression, vi. 18.
Bore Stone, the, at Bannockburn, ii. 264, note.
Borough or burgh, origin of name, ii. 86.
Boroughs, a member of the Westminster Assembly, vi. 388.
Borthwick, commander of artillery at Flodden, iii. 77.
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