TO THE

HISTORY OF SCOTLAND.

N. B. The numeral Letters refer to the Volume, and the
Figures to the Pages.

A

ADAMSON, Archbishop of St. Andrew's, is excommunicated
by the synod of Fife, iii. 29. He excommunicated his op-
ponents, 30. Is restored by the general assembly upon con-
ditions, ib. His mean submission to the general assembly, 95.
Albany, Alexander Duke of, cabals with his nobles against his
brother K. James III., i. 265. Is made prisoner, but escapes
to France, 266. Concludes a treaty with Edward IV. of Eng-
land, ib. Procures assistance to invade Scotland on mean
conditions, ib. Returns to Scotland, and is restored to favour,
268. Cabals again, but is forced to fly to France, 269.

Duke of, made Regent during the minority of
K. James V., i. 244. 272. After several unsuccessful strug-
gles with the nobility, he is forced to retire to France, 272.
Alençon, Duke of, Q. Elizabeth long amuses the court of
France by carrying on a treaty of marriage with him, ii. 389.
Allen, Cardinal, published a book proving the lawfulness of kill-
ing excommunicated Princes, iii. 15.

Alva, Duke of, his intrigues in favour of Q. Mary, ii. 344. 348.
362. Is recalled from his government of the Netherlands, 370.
Ambassadors, their office, i. 290.

Andrew's, St., the Archbishop of, remarkably cured of a dan-
gerous distemper, i. 353. The motives of his opposition to
the Q. Regent, 377. His great influence on the bench of
Bishops and weight in Parliament, 383. Governed the church
with great moderation, 384. Persecutes the Reformers, 385.
Is imprisoned for celebrating mass, ii. 95. Ruins Q. Mary's
affairs by his imprudent conduct, 255. Is taken prisoner in
Dumbarton castle, and hanged, 334.

the castle of, demolished by the French, i. 332.

the prior of, promotes a treaty between the Q. Regent
and the Reformers, i. 398. Is provoked to leave the court,
400. Is one of the chief promoters of the Reformation, 416.
Some account and character of him, 417. Artful endea-
vours used to undermine him, 418. Presumption of his inno-

cence of the designs charged on him, ib. Is sent by the convention to invite the Queen to Scotland, ii. 44. Is received by her with confidence and affection, 46. Restrains the turbulent spirit of the people against Popery, 61. Is sent to restrain the licentious practices of the borderers, 64. Executes his commission with vigour and prudence, ib. A conspiracy against him discovered, 76. Is created Earl of Mar, 79. Becomes obnoxious to the Earl of Huntley, ib. See Mar and Murray. Angus, Gilbert de Umfreville, Earl of, was the only man who asserted the independence of his country, i. 218.

, Douglas Earl of, assumes the Regency during the minority of K. James V., i. 245. 273. Is unable to gain his affections, ib. Is attainted and flies into England, 266. Obtains leave to return into Scotland, ii. 412. Surrenders himself to K. James VI., 403. He with several others seize the castle of Stirling to oppose Arran, 427. They are forced to fly into England at the approach of the King with an army, ib. He is attainted and his estate forfeited, iii. 5. Is concerned in a plot in favour of Spain, 100. Is seized and committed prisoner to the castle of Edinburgh, 101. Escapes and flies to the mountains, 102. Offers to submit to a trial, 106. Sentence is pronounced against him, 107. He refuses to submit, 108. Anjou, Duke of, a marriage proposed between him and Q. Elizabeth, ii. 341.

Anne, a Princess of Denmark, married to K. James VI., iii. 92. Her arrival in Scotland and coronation, 94. Heads a party that opposes the chancellor, 104.

Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, and Chapters, revived in Scotland during the King's minority, ii. 357, 358, 359. This gives great offence to many of the clergy, ib. An act of assembly against these offices, 406, 407. Bishops made subject to presbyteries and assemblies, iii. 29. A great stroke given to their authority, 75, 76. None of them present at the Queen's coronation, 94. Argyll, Earl of, is appointed to carry the crown matrimonial to the Dauphin of France, i. 383. Uses his interest with the Reformers to make a treaty with the Q. Regent, 386. Leaves her court in resentment of her treachery, 389. Refuses to accede to a treaty with Murray the Regent, ii. 298. Is soon after forced to submit, 299. Acts as lieutenant to the Queen after the Regent's murder, 330. Is prevailed on to join the King's party, 337. Quarrels with Athole, 374. Confederates with him against Morton the Regent for their mutual defence, 375. They remonstrate against him to the King, 378. They raise forces against him, 384. Negociate a treaty with him by the mediation of Q. Elizabeth, 385. Is promoted to the office of Chancellor, 387. The King's authority delegated to him and Lord Forbes against the popish Lords, iii. 111, His forces are defeated in an engagement with them, ib. 112. Aristocracy, predominant in Scotland, ii. 58.

Armado, Spanish, preparations for it, iii. 79, 80. It is de-
feated, 85.
Arran, Earl, is appointed Regent during the minority of Q.
Mary, i.308. His character, 309. Consents to the schemes
of England, which disgusts the public, 311. Becomes suspi-
cious of the Earl of Lennox, 315. Is forced to renounce the
friendship with England, and declare for France, 316. And
to persecute the Reformers, 318, 319. Publicly abjures the
doctrines of the Reformers, ib. Is contemned by one half,
and little trusted by the other part of the nation, 319. Heads
the partisans of France and defenders of popery, 320. At-
tempts in vain to seize the murderers of Cardinal Beatoun,
328. Is forced to make a truce with the conspirators, 329.
His eldest son is conditionally excluded all right of succes-
sion, 333. His mean concession to the court of France, 341,
342. Gets the title of Chatelherault, 342. Is undermined
by the Q. Dowager, 349, 350. Proposals and arguments
for his resignation, 352. He consents to it, 353. Retracts
by the influence of the Archbishop of St. Andrew's, 354.
Is at last prevailed on, and gets advantageous terms, 355.
See Chatelherault.

eldest son of the Duke of Chatelherault, joins in an
association with the Reformers, i. 414, 415. Narrowly
escapes intended ruin at the court of France, 415. Is full
of resentment against the French on that account, 416.
The Congregation solicit Q. Elizabeth to marry him, ii. 36.
His great imprudence with regard to Q. Mary, 68. Disco-
vers a conspiracy against the Queen's favourite, 76. Loses
his reason, 387, 388. Is imprisoned by Morton, ib.

late Capt. Stewart, gets that title and estate, ii. 400.
Is appointed to conduct Morton from Dumbarton to Edin-
burgh, ib. His infamous marriage with the Countess of
March, 404. His variance with Lennox, ib. Is frustrated in
an attempt to rescue the King at Ruthven, 411. Is confined
prisoner to the castle of Stirling, 412. Regains his liberty
and the King's regard, 420. Resumes his power and arro-
gance, ib. Gets the Ruthven conspirators declared guilty
of high treason, 423. Is detested as author of a persecution
against the clergy, 430. Is gained over to Q. Elizabeth's in-
terest, iii. 4. Gets several forfeited estates, 6. His corrup-
tion and insolence, 12. Is made Chancellor, and has unli-
mited power, ib. 13. His venality is exceeded by that of his
wife, ib. His monstrous tyrrany and oppression, 14. His
power undermined by Wotton, the English envoy, 25. Is
confined in the castle of St. Andrew's, but soon recovers
favour, 26. His interest sinks much, 28. Is stripped
of his honours and spoils, and reduced to his original
station, ib.

Articles, Lords of, their origin and business, i. 292. By whom
chosen, 293, 294. The subsequent variations and political
usemade of this institution, 294, 295.

Arundel, Earl of, is appointed a commissioner to the conference at Westminster, ii. 287.

Ashby, ambassador from Q. Elizabeth to Scotland, iii. 82. His great promises to King James, ib. His promises are soon forgot, 86. He is ashamed, and withdraws privately from Scotland, ib.

Assassination, the frequency of it in Scotland, how accounted for, ii. 159. Several instances of it in France, ib. 160. A stop put to it there and in Scotland, 160. Several great men approve of it, 161. Prevailed greatly afterwards, iii. 95. Assembly of the church of Scotland, the first but feeble and irregular, ii. 43. Another assembly, their demands from the convention, 69, 70. Two other assemblies in vain solicit an augmentation of their revenues, 88. They address Q. Mary in high strains of complaints, 137. An assembly proceeds at Glasgow, notwithstanding the King's interdiction, 406, 407. Two assemblies yield many of the privileges of the church to the King, iii. 131, 132. Declare it lawful for ministers to sit in Parliament, 135. See Clergy.

Association, formed in defence of Q. Elizabeth against Q. Mary, iii. 8.

Athole, Earl of, the occasion of his quarrel with the Earl of Argyll, ii. 375. Joins with him in opposing Morton, the Regent, ib. Dies soon after an entertainment at Morton's, 386. Suspicions of his being poisoned, ib.

Aubigne, Lord de, second son of the Lord Lennox, arrives in Scotland from France, ii. 390. Becomes soon a great favourite of K. James, ib. High titles and posts bestowed on him, ib. Notes against him, Appendix, iii. 391. See Lennox. Austrian family, their origin and power, i. 299, 300.

B

Babington, Anthony, some account of him, iii. 29. The rise of his conspiracy against Q. Elizabeth, 33, 34. The names and scheme of operations of his associates, ib. 35. They are betrayed, seized, and executed, 35, 36.

Bacon, Sir Nicholas, appointed one of the commissioners to the confederates at Westminster, ii. 287.

Baliol, John, his claim to the crown of Scotland, i. 216. Is preferred by Edward I., 218. Soon forced by him to resign, ib.

Ballard, a trafficking priest, solicits an invasion of England from Spain, ii. 347. Joins in a conspiracy to murder Q. Elizabeth, 348. Is discovered, and taken into custody, 350. And executed, ib.

Barons, their jurisdiction very extensive, i. 228. The diff-erence between the greater and lesser, whence, 289. Three hundred of them remonstrate against the conduct of the Q. Dowager, 370. The lesser admitted by their representatives in Parliament, iii. 78. Petition of the lesser Barons to Parliament, Append. iii. 285. See Nobles.

Basilicon Doron, a book published by K. James VI., strengthens
his interest in England, iii: 137.
Beatoun, Cardinal, made use of by K. James V. to mortify the
nobles, i. 278, 279. His pretensions to the regency on the death
of that Prince, 307. Forges a testament of the late King, ib.
His views how disappointed, 308. His character, ib. Opposes
the Earl of Arran, Regent, 311, 312. Excites most of the
nation against the English, 314, 315. Seizes the young Queen
and her mother, 315. Cajoles the Earl of Lennox, ib. Obliges
the Regent to renounce England, and declare for France,
316. And to persecute the Reformers, 317. Engrosses the
chief direction of affairs, 319. His double dealing with the
Earl of Lennox resented, 319, 320, 321. Is murdered, 327.
His death fatal to the Catholics, 328. A vain attempt to re-
venge it, 328, 329. Scandalous reports concerning him, 365.
Bedford, Earl of, comes as ambassador from Q. Elizabeth to
witness the baptism of James VI., ii. 181. His instructions,
183. His letters to Sir W. Cecil, Appendix, iii. 208. 213. 219.
Bellendon, Sir Lewis, justice clerk, K. James's resident at Lon-
don, ii. 338. Joins in promoting Q. Elizabeth's interest in
Scotland, ib. Is sent with her envoy into that country, ib.
Black, Mr. David, minister of St. Andrew's, his ridiculous and
seditious expressions in the pulpit, iii. 121. Being supported
by the clergy, he declines the civil jurisdiction, 122. Is con-
demned by the privy council, 123. Is sentenced by the King
to reside beyond Spey, 124.

Blackadder, Captain, and three others, executed for the murder
of Darnly, ii. 232.

Boethius, Hector, his history of Scotland, some account of,
i. 210.

Bolton Castle, Q. Mary confined a prisoner there, ii. 271.
Bonot, a foreigner, made governor of Orkney, i. 368, 369.
Borderers, an attempt to restrain their licentious practices,

ii. 67. Q. Mary visits them, 171. A scuffle there, in which
the English warden, &c. were made prisoners, 373.
Borthwick, Lord, assists the Q. Regent in defending Leith, ii. 5.
Bothwell, James Hepburn, Earl of, intercepts a sum of money
from England to the Congregation, ii. 4. Favours the Queen
Regent, but resides at his own house, 5. Is by the Earl of
Murray summoned to a public trial, 120. Prevents it by
leaving the kingdom, ib. A sentence of outlawry against
him prevented by the Queen, 121. Is permitted to return,
130. Escapes with her after the murder of Rizio, 151. Some
account of his former behaviour, 163, 164. Commences a
favourite with the Queen, 165. She reconciles him to several
Lords, with whom he was at variance, 165, 166. He increases
in favour with her, 168. Circumstances concurring in this,
ib. He is wounded in attempting to seize one of the bor-
derers, 172. The Queen's extraordinary regard for him on
this occasion, ib. To secure adherents he obtains a pardon
for Morton and his associates, 184. Proposes the restoration