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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3778 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 439)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The eyghtenth of March [...],Edenburgh Caſtell be|ſieged. the Kyng beſie|ged the Caſtell of Edenburgh, the Queene and hir huſband Henrye Steward, with Iames hys brother beeing within it. But as ſoone as the Queene vnderſtoode, that hir ſonne the Kyng was therein perſon, ſhe cauſed the gates to be ſet open, and vpon hir knees, beſought him of grace for hir huſband and his brother, and woulde not reſt, till ſhee hadde obteyned the ſame, but yet they were kept in warde within the Caſtell, tyll the King afterwards releaſed them.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3779 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 439)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In the yeare following, the King being now come to the age of ſeauenteene yeares,The Kyng be|ing ſeuentene yeares of age, refuſeth to bee longer vnder gouernement. and of good diſcretion and witte for his time, would not longer remayne vnder the gouernemente of the Earle of Angus and his company, and therevp|pon aſſembled diuers noble men at Striueling, and by their counſell, ſent an Herraulte vnto the Earle of Angus and his aſſiſters reſident as then in Edenburgh, commaundyng them on payne of high treaſon that they ſhoulde departe forthe of that Towne, and that none of them ſhoulde come within foure myles of the Courte, where|ſoeuer the ſuche chanced to bee: and ſhortly after, the Kyng hymſelfe with two thouſande menne, followed the Herraulte wherevppon the Earle of Angus both beeing charged by the Herraulte, and aduertiſed of the Kynges commyng to|warde the Towne, departed thence immedi|ately.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3780 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 439)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 440And ſhortly after the ſame He [...]ult was ſent vnto him againe with commaundement frõ the K. that he ſhould remayne priſoner within ward in the Countrey of Murrey till the Kings plea|ſure were further knowen: whiche he woulde not obey: wherefore both he and his adherents were ſommoned to appeare in Parliament to be hol|den at Edenburgh, in September nexte follo|wing. In this Parliament begun at Edenburgh the ſixth of September in this yeare .1528. ye Erle of Angus, with his brother George Dowglas, his Vncle by his father Archembald Dowglas, Alexander Drommond of Caruo [...] and dyuers other,

The Earle of Angus for|falted.

The Earle of Angus attain|ted by Parlia|ment.

were by [...] of Parliament atteynted, and forfalted for diuers offences, and eſpecially, for aſſembling the kings people to haue aſſayled the kings perſon, and bycauſe he had deteyned ye king againſt his will with him the ſpace of two yeres and more, al which time he ſtood in feare of his life.Hẽry Steward created Lorde of Methwen. In this Parliament, Henry Stewarde ye Queenes huſband, was created L. of Methwen, and made maſter of the ordinance. In October following, the K. aſſembled a great company of men with artilleire, and diuers kind coniunctiõ, to beſiege the Caſtell of Tantallo [...],The Caſtell of Tantallo [...] beſieged. whiche the Erle of Angus [...]ride, who aduertiſed of the pre|paratiõ made for ye ſame ſiege, furniſhed the Ca|ſtel with mẽ, & all kind of neceſſaries, & we [...] him|ſelf into England. When the ſiege thẽ was laid about the Caſtell, it was ſo ſtrong and ſo well prouided, that it might not be wonne for all that [...]ede bee done at that ſeaſon, in ſomuch, yt after Dauid Fauconer,Dauid Fawco|ner ſlayne. principal gunner of the kings ſide, was ſlayne, the K. cauſed ye ſiege to be reiſed: yet at lẽgth (though not til a lõg time after this) it was deliuered to the King by appoyntmente.

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