The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Maryaand of King James VI; Till His Accession to the Crown of England (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ...some more favourable opportunity of taking arms for his relief. On the other hand, the conspirators were extremely solicitous, not only to secure the approhation of their countrymen, but to obtain some legal sanction of their enterprise. For this purpose they published a long declaration, containing the motives which had induced them to venture on such an irregular step, and endeavoured to heighten the public indignation against the favourites, by representing, in the strongest colours, their inexperience and insolence, their contempt of the nobles, their violation of the privileges of the church, and their oppression of the people. They obliged the King, who could not with safety refuse any of their demands, to grant them a remission in the most ample form; and not satisfied with that, they applied to the assembly of the church, and easily procured an act Oct. 3, declaring, "that they had done good and acceptable service to God, to their sovereign, and to their native country;" and requiring all sincere Protestants to concur with them in carrying forward such a laudable enterprise. In order to add the greater weight to this act, every minister was enjoined to read it in his own pulpit, and to inflict the censures of the church on those who set themselves in opposition to so good a cause. A convention of estates assembled a few days after, passed an act to the same, effect, and granted full indemnity to the conspirators for every thing they had done.' James was conducted by them, first to Stirling, and afterwards to the palace of Holyroodiiouse; and though he was received e verywhere with the external marks of respect due to his dignity, his motions were carefully observed, and he was under a restraint no less strict than at the first moment'when ...