66 66 66 passe, nor be allowed to come over without speciall "lycense from his Majestie, or of us of his Privy "Counsell, finding now that the error in graunting "such passportis to those to come over (wherein some are lycensed to stay here two months) hath growen, by reason it hath been usuall for all governors and "there subordinate officers to graunt leave for such stay to the ordinary souldier for his private busi"nessis, and that it was not knowne to the governor or his deputy that these men thus sent over were destyned to remaine there beyond the seas without returning. Concerning those who are now over with"out any lycense, his Majesty is pleased they be presently proceeded with according to justice, as far "forth as the nature of any their former offences may "beare. In which case when you shall have proceeded to finall judgement by authority of your Commission, you shall doe well to cause them be saufe kept in prison, untill his Majestie upon your certificate be "made farther acquainted with the matter, and thereupon some other direction given you in that behaulf." Their attention was directed to some passports, signed "Phillip Thornington," "who was no captain of any of the companies, and whose signature, therefore, "must be presumed to be counterfeited." 66 66 66 From a letter to the Privy Council of 14th Nov. 1605, it appears that of the 72 Grahams sent to Flushing, only 14 now remained there, the rest having returned home. A List of "the names of some speciall malefactours upon the border (fol. 63), reveals a sad condition of affairs: "Edward Armestrong, alias Antons Edward of Williabey, for 12 murthers." "John Armestrong, alias Jock Sowluggis, for divers murtheris, especially for ripping a womans belly, taking out her child alive, cutting the woman's throate, and leaving her and her child dead in the road way. This was done by the directione of the said Edward Armestronge, who was also present at the deed doing." Andrew Armestrong, alias Ingrees Androwe, for murther." Sonnes of William Urwin of Grehay, that slewe "Richard Urwin, junr., | the Provost of Dumfreis, Francis Urwin, Mathewe< for killing of John NewUrwin ton, besydes diverse other fellonies since the King's Proclamation." "Richard Urwin, alias Wattyes Ritchie, for killing the Provost of Dumfreis, and diverse other spoiles and burnings since the King's Proclamation, for some of which he standeth indyted." "Andrew Hetherington, alias Andrewe of the Riggfoote, for killing of Clemy Beauchamp, and diverse spoils and burnings since the King's Proclamation." Robert Armestrong, alias Robe Sandy, for killing of Carmegill, and for being ane outlawe these 9 years.' Christopher Urwin, alias Gifford Carleton, for taking of Wtherlipp, spoiling and burning, since the King proclaimed, a murtherer and an outlaw." "Richard Urwin, alias Kokies Richee, condemned of murther at Carliell, since the King proclaimed, besy des a famous theefe for many yeares.' "Edward Blenkinsopp, condemned of burglary and John Blenkinsopp felony." "Thomas Blenkinsopp, who with the former, Blenkinsoppes were theiffs, spoilers, and burners, of riding, with banners displayed in open day, forrowes since the King proclaimed, for which they stand dyverse tymes indyted at Carliell." At folio 636 is a "copie of the Grames Petition to his Majestie," setting forth" that they and others inhabiting within the bounds of Eske and Leven, being the borders of the Realme of England against Scotland, are men brought upp in ignoraunce, and not having had meanes to learne their due obedience to God, and your most excellent Majestie, of late and immediatly after the death of the Queen's most excellent Majestie, your Majesties late deare sister, did disorderly and tumultuously assemble ourselves with all the warlike force and power that they could make, and being so dissorderlie assembled, did invade the inlande parte of the East parte of the county of Cumberland, and spoiled many of your subjects of England with fire, sword, robbing and reaving of their goods, and murthering and taking prisoners the persons of the saime, which our misdemeanour, albeit we cannot excuse by any ignorance, for that by the lawes of God we doe knowe that all rebelling, reaving, and murthers, are altogether forbidden, yet soe it is, that some among us of evil and corrupt judgment did perswade us, that untill your Majestie was a crowned Kinge within the realme of England, that the lawe of the same king. dome did cease and was of no force, and that all actis and offences whatsoever done and committed in the meane tyme, were not by the common justice of this realme, punishable by force, of the which malitious error put into our heads, as deceived men, and believing over redely that grosse untruth, we did most injuriously run upon your Majesties inland subjectis, and did theme many wronges, both by fyer, sword, and takeing there goodes, in such sort as before we have acknowledged.' 66 66 After profession of their sorrow, they beseech his Majesty that he will be pleased now at our most "humble suite to graunt unto us the saving of our "lives which now is in your highnes, by the justice of your lawes to take from us at your highnesse good pleasure, and that your Majestie will be pleased to releagate and banish us (as a tumultuous collony) into some other parte of your kingdome, there to spend "the residue of our miserable and sorrowful dayes in lamenting and sorrowing for our offences." This would seem to have preceded the resolution come to of transporting the Grahams to the Low Countries. The King probably wished to try the experiment of rooting out the barbarous borderers from their native haunts, and exposing them to fresh and more healthy influences and motives among strangers abroad. He had a few years before tried a colony of a different description, when he transported a body of gentlemen and industrious lowlanders from the county of Fife, with the view of forming a Settlement in the Lewis, and turning to account the fertility of the island, which had been neglected by the rude and ignorant natives. In this case the Colonists also returned to their own country, but it was on account of the opposition and hatred to which their position in the island exposed them, and because they were unable to maintain their hold in it. 13. Item betwene the Trumbles and the lard of Larva. 14. Item betwene the Trumbles and Fosters. "15. The Grayes and the Fissets. "16. Grayes and Ruderfurthis. "17. Grayes and Anslies.” The subsequent proceedings of the Commissioners. with full copies of the letters received and written by them, are continued to the end of the volume. Among the letters are several from Henry, Bishop of Carlisle, and Lord William Howard, the "Belted Will” of Border history. The last entries are dated in January 1606. It appears to me that a calendar of this volume would furnish very valuable and authentic materials for understanding the state of border society and life, at the interesting period of transition to which it relates. JOHN STUART. THE PAPERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF MORTON AT DALMAHOY. The charters and papers illustrating the history and descent of the great family of Douglas, represented by the Earl of Morton, are arranged in numerous boxes in the Charter Room at Dalmahoy, and selections from them have been printed for the Bannatyne Club in two volumes entitled "Registrum Honoris de Morton." Besides these there is an extensive collection of letters and papers, relating not only to the family of Morton, but also to the house of Lochleven, one of which, Sir William Douglas, on the failure of the last heir in the entail of the earldom of Morton in 1588, succeeded to the estates and honour of Morton as sixth Earl. These have been arranged in twelve folio volumes, which are likewise placed in the Charter Room. Lord Morton most readily consented to my inspection of all his papers, but the present Report is confined to the latter series, to which I have just referred. I notice them in the order of the volumes. The earlier of these are formal warrants and precepts. There are a good many letters from King James VI. to the Laird of Lochleven. In one of these, dated 5th August 1582, he applies to him as donator of the ward of the earldom of Buchan, on behalf of Henry Mowbray in the matter of his removing from the lands of Fetterlethir and Lethindie “quhairof he allegis him baith auld "and kyndly possessours and takkismen;" therefore requests that he may be allowed to continue in peaceable occupation during the years of his tack. A few days afterwards (on 8th August 1582) the king sent another letter to the laird, ostensibly more urgent than the first, on behalf of Mowbray, with a characteristic postscript in his majesty's handwriting, “mak me quite of this sillie auld man's cummer." 66 There is a series from King Charles I. to the Earl of Morton in 1627, relative to a levy of 200 men for the king's service in France, and many precepts for payments to be made by the Earl as Royal Treasurer. III.-" Letters, 1556-1597." These are from upwards of 70 different writers, mostly of local standing, and they relate to matters of no public importance. A good many are not, strictly speaking, letters, but receipts and procuratories. IV.-" Original documents, 1476-1570." Among these are several of considerable interest. One is a letter from Wentworth (Earl of Strafford) to Lord Morton, dated Dublin Castle, 12th September, 1635. He excuses himself for his delay in answering the Earl's letter, and adds, "I haue not yet receaued any direction at all from his Majesty concerning the plantation of Ormond, neither doo I knowe or can conjecture howe "farr his majesty's tytle thereunto will stand good" and therefore am I the less willinge to say much "thereof, untill I have a more certaine grownd for my "warrant in that particuler.' 66 In 1466 is a precept by William Edmonston of Duntreath relative to a brief of Mortancestry. There are two letters from King James V. consenting to the marriage of Lord Morton's daughter Beatrix. Two letters from James Stewart (afterwards Earl of Murray) to his mother, the Lady of Lochleven; the one from Aberdeen 9th October 1562, the other without date. Letter from John, Earl of Mar, to his sister, the Lady of Loch leven. Licence by Henry and Mary to William Douglas to keep in his hands the place of Lochleven, and providing that it should be patent at their Majesties' command. Subscribed by both at Edinburgh, November 13th, 1565. Warrant by Henry and Mary to charge James, Earl of Morton, to compear before the Privy Council. March 19th, 1565. Letter from Darnley, dated November 22, 1565, subscribed "Henry R.," to the Laird of Lochleven, stating that he has taken order " through our Realme for "restraynte of shotyng with gunnes," and the Laird being sheriff of these parts, he commands him to apprehend all who "vses to shote contrary our order," and particularly "John Schaw, a common shoter, and to "send him with his gun to us wherever we chance to "be." Letter by Queen Mary, dated Alloa, 31st July 1566, to the Laird of Lochleven, announcing her intention in proper person to repair "schortly towards Jedburgh, "and thair to do justice to our puir oppressit subiectis, "that our border being anys quietit, we may the mair "esalie put order in the cuntrie;" and because of the necessity of her being well accompanied by her friends "with their househaldis and substantius freindis bodin "in warlike maner," asking him to meet her at Peebles on the 13th of August, and to remain with her for 15 days. 1567. Contemporary copy of a bond betwixt certain noblemen and Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, Keeper of the Castle of Edinburgh, agreeing to relieve the Queen from Bothwell's "thraldome." On the back of this bond is the copy of a letter from England concerning the murder of Henry Darnley, dated 30th May (no year). [See it printed, Robertson, Appendix No. xx.] Contemporary copy of the Earl of Murray's Testament, April 2, 1567, "he being in readines to depart furth "of the realme." Contemporary copy of Declaration by the Queen on the state of the Realm. Edinburgh, June 4th, 1567. Warrant for committing Mary Queen of Scots to Lochleven. June 16th, 1567. son. Notarial Protest, dated 28th July 1567, by William Douglas of Lochleven, in presence of Queen Mary, touching her demission of the Crown in favour of her It sets forth that he having entered the chamber of the Queen, and stated that he has come to know how in his absence her Majesty had demitted the Crown on the previous day, he now wishes to learn whether the act had been done of her own will and free consent. Thereupon the Queen homologated the act, and declared that she had not been compelled, and Douglas protests that hereafter she should not be held to have been a captive and under restraint at the doing thereof. [The instrument narrates the interview and speeches in Scotch.] Letter from Sir William Kirkcaldy to the Laird of Lochleven, dated Edinburgh Castle, June 1st [1568 ?]. Copies of two letters from the Nobility of Scotland to the Duke of Alva, one in Latin, dated at Largs, July 30th, 1568. "Copy of my Lord Argyllis' cypher" [his mode of signing his name] from the Queen, December 16th, 1568. Letter from the Earl of Huntly to the Queen. Aberdeen, Jan. 8, 1568. Letter from the Earl of Argyll to the Archbishop of St. Andrews, Jan. 27, 1568. Letter from Lord Herries to the Archbishop. August 13th, 1568. Letter from the Lords of Scotland to Queen Elizabeth. 1569 ? 1570 ? Letter from the Earl of Mar to the Laird of Lochleven from Stirling Castle. January 29, 1569. Bond (not dated) signed by Glencairn, Mar, Ruthven, Ochiltre, and others, for pursuing the murderers of the Earl of Murray. Letter from John Knox to the Laird of Lochleven. [This letter is not in its place-having been sent with another paper to Southampton to be photozincographed.] Letter from John, Earl of Mar, to the Chamberlain of St. Andrews, asking him to deliver the Castle of St. Andrews to the Laird of Lochleven. From Stirling Castle, April 10th, 1570. Letter subscribed by the Earls of Morton, Mar, and Glencairn to the Laird of Lochleven, touching the delivering of the Castle of St. Andrews. April 15th, 1570. Letter of the same date to the Laird of Rankeillor, signed by the said Earls. Letter from the Earl of Lennox, Regent, to the Laird of Lochleven. October 26th, 1570. Two lists of people of the name of Hamilton, beginning with the Duke of Chatelherault. Letter from David Arnot, of that ilk, 1563. Alexr. Betoun, Chamberlain of Dunfermline, 1536. James Coluille, of Uchiltre, Comptroller, 1538. Robert Coluille, of Cleishe. Thomas Dury, of that ilk, 1586. John Erskine, of Dun, 1588. Dame Eliz. Gordon, Lady of Gycht, 1597. Sir William Keithe. Mr. Wm. Lundyne, of that ilk. Wm. Maitland, of Lethingtoun, 1564. Walter Ogilvy, of Findlater, 1586. David Wemyss, of that ilk. V.-" Original Documents, 1571-1618." Letter from John, Earl of Mar, Regent, to the Laird of Lochleven, touching an advertisement which he had received of a plot for carrying off the Earl of Northumberland from Lochleven Castle. March 16th, 1571. 66 66 The "advertisement" proceeded from the Marshall of Berwick and Randolph, who came to the Earl from St. Johnstone, and made him privy to what they had recently heard from England, and that A practyse was in heid and to be execute about the end of this "month, or beginning of next, for convoying away of "the Earl of Northumberland out of Lochleven, either "to the Castel of Edinburgh, or then to Aberdene, and "that thar suld be sumthing also attemptit aganis the King. Howsoever it be, the advertisement is not to "be contempnit, for it is thocht the Lord Seytonis special messaige from Duke Dalua tendis to this "end." 'Keep this to yourself and provide for the 66 66 66 "worst." 27th March 1572. "Jhon, Regent," writes to the Laird of Lochleven that he has spoken with the Marshall and Mr. Randolph quha lettis us to understand that they "haif instructioun to satisfie you touard my Lord of "Northumberland," and concludes by asking him to come to Leith. Letter from the Countess of Northumberland to the Earl, her husband. March 21st, 1572. It is signed, "Your L. most humble wife, A. Northumberland.' Letter subscribed "William Stewart," and dated from Brisellis, Dec. 23rd, 1576, anent 'the twa tratours of "Bodwelhauch." Letter dated at Holyrood House, from James, Earl of Morton, Regent, to the Laird of Lochleven. March 29th, 1577. Two letters from the Earl of Morton, one dated April 8th, 1577, from Thomptallon to the Laird of Lochleven; the other dated May 12th, 1577,-both about a dispute between the Laird and the Abbot of Arbroath. Three letters from the Earl of Morton to the Laird of Lochleven, dated 2nd, 3rd, and 4th March 1577. Extract of Discharge in Parliament to the Earl of Morton of his "regiment" of the kingdom. March 12th, 1577. Letter from the Earl of Morton to the Lord Chancellor. Dalkeith, March 16th, 1577. Writ concerning the delivery of the Castle of Edinburgh by James, Earl of Morton, to the Commissioners appointed by the King, signed by the Earl and the Commissioners at Dalkeith, 20th March 1577. Extract of an Act of Convention at Stirling Castle choosing a Council. March 24th, 1577. Letter from the King to the Laird of Lochleven desiring him to repair towards the borders. October 15th, 1578. Letter from King Henry III., of France, addressed, "A Monsieur Lochleuin" recommending "le Seigneur D'Aubigny," at Paris. June 30th, 1579. 66 Letter, subscribed "Daniel Archdeacon," to the Earl of Morton, requesting him to be present as his "godfather at a combat betwixt him and Francis Mowbray. 66 66 He says that he has been made an instrument for revealing the plots and practices which Francys Mowbray had intended against his Prince; and for want of proof to make known his treasons "I am constrained by "force of armes to prove him a traitor to his King and "contrie, and by the power of God to compell him to "confess his faultes [etc.], and forasmuch as the triall of "this matter is to be performed by a combat betwene Francys and me, and the costome in such case is that euerye on of the campions is to choose 2 godfathers, "he being all readie prouided for his parte, I haue thoght good to prouide meself, choosing your Lordship as a nobleman indued with true christianitie, louing your Prince an contrie [etc.]. Wednesday "next being the 5th day of Januarie shall be the day appointed for the combat. From the Castell of Edenbrogh this 27 of December 1602.” 66 66 66 66 66 66 VI.-Letters of Sir William Douglas, of Lochleven, who succeeded as sixth Earl of Morton. To his wife and son. Five letters of his son James, Commendator of Melros. Three of Thomas Lyon, Master of Glammis. Letters from William, seventh Earl of Morton, to King Charles I., and to the Marquis of Hamilton, 163343. Eight letters from the Countess of Morton. Six letters from Anna Villiers, Lady Dalkeith, to the Earl of Morton. Letter from "Anne Dalkeith" to her uncle, the Duke of Buckingham. Seven letters from Lord Dalkeith to his father, written from Paris and other places abroad, 1627-41. Four letters from Christian, Countess of Devonshire, daughter of Edward, first Lord Bruce, of Kinloss, married in 1608 to William Cavendish, afterwards Earl of Devonshire. About 1639. Letters subscribed "B. Suffolke" (Barbara Villiers, wife of James, third Earl of Suffolk, and sister to the Earl of Morton), to her nephew, Mr. Robin Douglas. Letter from Barbara Villiers to the Earl of Morton, her most honoured grandchild, 1656. Letters from the Viscount Grandison, Westminster, 1632. From the Earl of Hollande, Kensington, 1647. The Earl and Countess of Nottingham, the Earl of Pembroke, &c. Eighteen letters from Robert, eighth Earl of Morton (formerly Lord Dalkeith) to his brother, Sir James Douglas, &c., in 1649. VII., VIII., IX.-" Letters of Noblemen and Gentlemen." 3 vols. (Vol. 1.)-VII.-1620-1648. Letters addressed to William, seventh Earl of Morton, by : William, Earl of Airth, 1633. William, Earl of Angus, 1633. 4 letters from James, Earl of Annandale, 1626-1642. Archibald, 8th Earl of Argyll, created Marquis in 1641. 26 letters, 1627-56. John, Duke of Argyll, 1715. Walter, Earl of Buccleuch, 1630-32. James, Earl of Buchan, 1628. John, Lord Erskine. 7 letters, 1627--8. James, 3rd Marquis of Hamilton. James, Duke of Lennox and Richmond. Kath., Duchess of Richmond, from "Lenze," 1630. Alex., Earl of Linlithgow, 1627–34. John, Earl of Loudoun, Chancellor, 1627-48. John, seventh Earl of Mar. 13 letters, 1608-34. James, Earl of Montrose, Edinburgh, 1638. X.-“ Letters. Families of Errol and Kinnoull, 1500– 1644." Five letters of Francis, eighth Earl of Errol, to the Earl of Morton, 1590 and 1627. (The document dated in 1500 is an obligation for money.) Five letters of William, ninth Earl of Errol, to the Earl of Morton, 1628, 1632, 1633, and 1639. Two letters from the Earl of Carlisle to the Earl of Morton, 1630. Thirty-three letters from Sir George Hay, of Kinfauns, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, created Viscount Dupplin in 1627, and Earl of Kinnoull in 1633, to the Earl of Morton (chiefly between 1627 and 1633). Bakband, dated 10th August 1627, by "the Capitane "of Clanranald for levying of ane companie of 150 "men." Signed by "Jo. McRonald." Eleven letters of George, second Earl of Kinnoull, who succeeded his father in 1634. Five letters of Sir John Hay, of Landis, Clerk Register, to the Earl of Morton, 1632-33. XI.—" Letters subsequent to the year 1600," from :— Sir Archd. Acheson, Aldershott, 1627. Robert Adamson, Edinburgh and Paris, 1627. Mungo Arnott, Isle of Wight. S. James Campbell, of Lawers. Sir William Dick, Edinburgh, 1631-48. Laird of Donypaice, 1627. Alex. Gibsone, Durie, 1636-48. A. Hay, of Delgatie, 1627. D. Home, Wedderburn, 1627. Sir Tho. Hope, 1600-38. Alex. Irvine, of Drum, 1627-30. XII.-Letters from : -- The Laird of Macknacthan and Adam Keltie, with rolls of the names of soldiers going from Argyllshire to France, 1627. Sir P. Maule (at Court). 2 letters, 1630. Sir John Scott, of Scotstarvit, 1633-48. John Scrymgeour, of Dudop, 1627. H. Semple, Castle Semple, 1636. Robt. Rugge, Holy Island, 1633. Sir Henry Wardlaw, of Pitreavie, Knt., 1632-33. The documents in these volumes are of very unequal interest and value. A large proportion of them are to or from men of historical name, and are worthy of being shortly noted, while others (most of which I have described, especially those in vols. 4 and 5,) should be fully calendared. JOHN STUART. THE PAPERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF STRATHMORE AT GLAMIS CASTLE. The first of this family of whom Charters are preserved was Sir John Lyon, who was married to the Lady Jane, a daughter of King Robert II., and was Lord High Chamberlain of Scotland. The earliest Charter in his favour is dated in 1368, and there is a complete progress of the writs of the numerous baronies acquired by Sir John and his successors from that time to the present. When we first discover Glamis on record it is as a Royal demaine, and in all probability it formed part of the possessions of the early Pictish kings, which seem to have stretched all along the central portion of the valley of Strathmore. At the time of the first grant of Glamis to Sir John in 1372 the lands were in the hands of a Thane, the officer or steward of the King, and they were conveyed as the "Thanage" of Glammis, from thenceforth forming the principal messuage and seat of the family. In 1378 he received a grant from his Royal father-inlaw of the Loch of Forfar. This also probably formed a part of the old inheritance of the Pictish Crown, a royal castle having been erected at an early period on an island at its eastern side, while on a promontory on the north side, artificially cut off from the shore, which came to be known as "St. Margaret's Inch,” and was fortified by stockades of piles, was placed a house of religion, where for a time a colony of monks from the Abbey of Cupar was placed. John, the eighth Lord Glamis, headed the barons of Angus of the reformed party, and entered into a bond for maintaining and setting forth the King's authority in 1568. He became Lord High Chancellor of Scotland in 1573, under the regency of Morton. His descendant Patrick, third Earl of Kinghorne, and first Earl of Strathmore, succeeded to his father in 1646, when he was only four years old. He is chiefly remarkable for his wonderful spirit of improvement and his refined taste. The Castle of Glamis, which is one of the richest examples of Scottish architecture left to us, owes to him all its characteristic features and its general tone. In a "Book of Record" which he kept he has recorded the condition of the buildings both at Glamis and Castle Lyon at the time of his succession, and the additions and alterations which he made. He has also preserved the contracts which he entered into with the artists and tradesmen by whom his designs were carried out. These include a contract with F. de Wit for paintings to be executed in the Earl's chapel and house of Glamis; and we find that he also employed a Dutch carver, Jan Van Sant Voort. His ideas of policy and landscape gardening around the Castle of Glammis, including gardens, planting, and statuary, are all detailed, and there are numerous inventories of furniture, plate, pictures, dresses, and jewels, partly of Earl Patrick's time, and partly of an earlier period. In his "Book of Record" are many particulars of his personal history, illustrative of the manners of the period. Shortly before his death, which occurred in 1695, he granted a deed setting forth the many difficulties which had beset his progress through life, and withal the many blessings for which he had to be thankful; in consideration whereof he resolved to build four "lodges" near the Kirktoun of Glammis for the use of four aged men of his own surname, if they could be found, and, failing them, to such decayed tenants as had been reduced to want without their own fault, to each of whom he mortified yearly 4 bolls of oatmeal and 25 marks Scots money, with a 66 new whyt coloured wyd cloath coat lyned with "blew serge once everie thrie years." 66 66 The four men were to frequent the parish church, and "wait alwayes at the church dore when we goe there, "and at their own dores whenever we shall have "occasion to pass by, if they be not imployed abroad. And that they shall be holden (if sickness and infirmity do not hinder) to repair every day, once, at "the tuelt hour of the day, to our buriall place (whereof a key shall be given to each in comen), and a forme of prayer to be read by them by turns, by such of them as can read, and if they cannot read, that they learne "the same by heart." 66 66 66 The Earl was a great Royalist, and continued an attached adherent to the House of Stuart till the measures of James II. in favour of the Roman Catholic system, which he disliked, alienated him. The papers at Glamis are put up in bundles, and arranged in a series of boxes, with reference to an excellent inventory of the whole. For purposes of local and family history they are of great value, but there are no documents of political importance among them. The collection of letters begin in 1609 (Sect. VII. of the Inventory), but they seem to be mostly on matters of business and domestic details. If it should be considered suitable for the purposes of the Commission to preserve the accounts of Earl Patrick's life which he has left, especially of his improvements in building, furnishing, and ornamenting his Castle of Glamis, it seems to me that such details would contribute very useful materials for a knowledge of the condition of the country in the 17th century, and I have reason to believe that Lord Strathmore will readily permit the "Record," contracts, and inventories left by Earl Patrick, to be used for this purpose by the Commission. Vol. I., pp. 1005. Vol. II., pp. 948. Vol. III., pp. 934. 4. Extracta e Cronicis Scotie. Transcript. pp. 299. "The Extracta de Cronicis' was given to Henry Synclar, Dean of Glasgow be Wil. Bischop of Dumblane, 1550." 5. Cronicum Walteri de Gysseburne de Gestis Regum. Transcript. pp. 244. In same vol. (pp, 403) is Traitez entre les Roys de France et les Roys d'Escosse. 6. The Staggering State of Scotish Staitsmen. By Sir John Scot. A contemporary copy. 7. Chronicle of Affairs in England and Scotland, &c., from 1547 to 1665. In a hand of the 17th century. 8. Balfoure's Practiques. A thick folio. "Ex 9. A Compend of the Scotish Laws. A thick folio. 10. Geneaology of the Earls of Sutherland. libris Roberti Mylne, scribæ." A copy of the 17th century. 11. Registrum Magni Sigilli. 2 vols. folio. Transcript. 12. Catalogue of Scottish Bishops. Transcript. pp. 213. 13. Chart. Priorat. S. Andree. A transcript. The original chartulary belongs to Lord Dalhousie, but is in Edinburgh at present. The 14. Chartularium de Dunfermlyn. Transcript. 15. Chartularium Episcopatus Brechinensis. original record, which was printed for the Bannatyne Club in 1856. 16. A volume of Charters, entitled "Melross, Coldstream, Lindors, Sterling." A transcript. 17. Registrum Monasterii de Cambuskenneth. Transcript. 18. Registrum Chart. de Dryburgh et Balmerinach. 1 vol. Transcript. 19. The Chartulary of Pasley. A transcript. 20. Chartul. Abb. de Neubottle. A transcript. 21. "Andreu Winton's Chronicle." A transcript, which does not specify the original from which it was copied. It begins thus:-"Heir followis ye Prolog, but faill of the Cornikillis callit originall." "The first chaptour tellis but les, Quhair throw this buke translatit wes." The poem ends on page 835 with the line"Hayme agayne in his cuntre." "In ye tyme yat After this the chronicles begin, Moyses the prophete," going on to page 18, which ends, "for dredour of Wallace, and durst not abyd in ye feild." 22. Registrum de Aberbrothock. A transcript. 23. Chartularium de Kelcho. A transcript. 24. Chartul. Episcopat Moravien. A transcript. 25. "Miscellanie Collections." 5 vols. Transcripts of Records and Charters from most of the principal charter rooms of Scottish families. "This third volume of collections (finished in the year 1730) contains some writts of Holyrood House Abbay and of the Priory of North Berwick; and many others of different kinds which I bought or wer given me by different hands. The rest I copied from the originals or from the publick records, and, as marked in the book from whom I hade them, and wher they ar to be found." [Note by Mr. H. Maule.] 26. " Miscellanie Collections." 1 vol. 27. Registrum Cartarum Prioratus de Binham in Agro Norfolciensi. Transcribed from the original record in Biblioth. Cott. (Claud. D. XIII.) 28. De Antiquitate Gentis Scotorum, Contra Anglorum Calumnias [et] Mendacia. Authore, Magistro Roberto Maule, Officiali seu Commissario S. Andree. Fideliter descript. ex autographo penes Comitem de Panmure, manu propria authoris. "The author's original MS. is in Edinburgh, as I am told." 29. Observations upon the Rise and Progress of the late Rebellion against King Charles the First, in so far as it was carried on by a malcontent Faction in Scotland under pretext of Reformation. By H. Guthry, Bishop of Dunkeld. 30. "Chartularium seu Registrum vetus Ecclesiæ Glasguensis in Scotia." From the original in the Scots College at Paris. The transcript has been partially collated by Mr. Thomas Innes, whose corrections occasionally appear, and by whom the headings or descriptions of the charters are inserted. At page 261 is a Writ by William, Bishop of Glasgow, providing that there shall be a perpetual vicar pensionary in the church of Kilbride, March 27, 1417, with this note by Innes: "I found this piece among my papers forgotten, when I gave in to my lord the rest "of the records of Glasgo." 31. The History of the Picts. By Henry Maule, of Melgum. 32. A volume of Treatises on Naval Law. By Alex. King, I.U.L., et in suprema Edinburgensi curia, Advocati et Amirantis delegati Jurisdictionem in Scotia exercenti. 33. Martines Reliquiæ divi Andree. A transcript. 34. The Genealogies of the Nobility of Scotland, present and extinct, collected from history; and some other records and reports of people. 1674-6. Most of the transcripts were made for Mr. Henry Maule of Kelly, and the Earl of Panmure his brother, in the early part of last century. There are few of the manuscripts of which the whole or parts have not been printed since that time; but the chartulary of Binham, and many of the charters in the miscellaneous volumes, have not yet been printed. JOHN STUART. THE PAPERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF AIRLIE AT CORTACHY CASTLE. The family of Ogilvy is one of great antiquity and importance in the shire of Angus. The stock from which it sprang was that of the Pictish Mormaers or rulers of the district, who about the time of David I. came to be known as Earls of Angus. In our early annals Gillibride, son of Gilchrist, is styled the second Earl of Angus, and Gilbert his third son may be regarded as the founder of the House of Ogilvy. To him King William the Lion made a grant of a territory in the parish of Glammis, which has long been known as the Glen of Ogilvy, and from which Gilbert took his surname. From a second son of the house thus founded was descended Sir Walter Ogilvy of Auchterhouse, sheriff of Angus, "Stowt and manfull, bauld and wycht," who fell in repelling an inroad of highland cateran at Glenbrerith near Blairgowrie in 1392. The descendants of Sir Walter far eclipsed in importance the old house in the Glen of Ogilvy from which |