THE History of the Rebellion, &c. BOOK XIII. Exod. Ix. 16, 17.. And in very deed for this caufe have I raised thee up, for to fhew in thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the Earth. As yet exalteft thou thy felf against my People? T HE Marquis of Argyle, who did not believe that the King would ever have ventur'd into Scotland upon the conditions he had fent, was surprised with the account the Commiffioners had given him, "that his Majefty refolv'd to Embark the "next day; that he would leave all his Chaplains, and his "other Servants behind him, and only deferr'd to take the "Covenant himself till he came thither, with a resolution to "fatisfy the Kirk if they prefs'd it. Thereupon he immedi-Argyle ately dispatch'd away another Veffel with new Propofitions, fends new which the Commiffioners were to infift upon, and not to con- Propofitionss which miffed fent to the King's coming into that Kingdom, without He the King. A likewife confented to those. But that Veffel met not with the King's Fleet, which, that it might avoid that of the Parliament, which attended to intercept the King, had held its course more Northward, where there are good Harbours; and fo had put into a Harbour near Sterlin, that is, within a days Journey of it, but where there was no Town nearer than that for his Majesty's reception, or where there was any accommodation even for very ordinary Paffengers. FROM thence notice was fent to the Council of the King's The King arrival: the first welcome he receiv'd, was a new demand arrives in "that he would fign the Covenant himself, before he fet his Scotland. *Vol. III. Part 2 Bb «foot "foot on fhore; which all about him prefs'd him to do: and he now found, that he had made haft thither upon very unskilful imaginations, and prefumptions: yet he confented unThe King to what they fo imperiously required, that he might have takes the leave to put himself into the hands of those who refolv'd noCovenant. thing less than to ferve him. The Lords of the other Party, who had prevailed with him to fubmit to all that had been required of him, quickly found that they had deceiv'd both Him and Themfelves, and that no body had any authority but those Men who were their mortal Enemies. So that they would not expofe themselves to be imprifon'd, or to be removed from the King; but, with his Majefty's leave, and having given him the beft advice they could, what he should do for himself, and what he fhould do for Them, they put themselves on Shore before the King difembark'd; and found means to go to thofe places where they might be fome time concealed, and which were like to be at distance enough from Hamilton the King. And fhortly after Duke Hamilton retired to the and Lau- Iland of Arran, which belonged to himself; where he had a little Houfe well enough accommodated, the Ifland being for the most part inhabited with wild Beafts: Lautherdale concealed himself amongst his Friends, taking care both to be well inform'd of all that fhould pafs about the King, and to receive their advice upon any occafions. therdale depart from the King. vants re mov'd from nim. Argyle THE King was receiv'd by the Marquis of Argyle with all receives the the outward refpect imaginable; but, within two days after King. his landing, all the English Servants he had of any Quality, Most of the were remov'd from his Perfon, the Duke of Buckingham only King's En- excepted. The reft, for the most part, were receiv'd into glish Ser- the Houfes, of fome Perfons of Honour, who liv'd at a diftance from the Court, and were themselves under a cloud for their known affections, and durft only attend the King to kifs his hand, and then retired to their Houses, that they might give no occafion of jealoufy; others of his Servants were not fuffer'd to remain in the Kingdom, but were forced presently to reimbark themselves for Holland; amongst which was Daniel O Neile, who hath been often mention'd before, and who came from the Marquis of Ormond into Holland, juft when his Majesty was ready to Embark, and fo waited upon Daniel o him; and was no fooner known to be with his Majesty (as he Neile ap was a Perfon very generally known) but he was apprehendprehended by ed by order from the Council, for being an Irish man, and Council of having been in Armes on the late King's behalf in the late Scotland: War, for which they were not without fome difcourfe of putand bani ting him to death; but they did immediately banith him the Kingdom, and obliged him to fign a paper, by which he confented to be put to death, if he were ever after found in the. Kingdom. order of the ed. THEY THEY fent away likewife Mr Robert Long, who was his Mr Long Principal, if not only, Secretary of State, and had very much also fent perfwaded his going thither; and St Edward Walker, who was away. Clerk of the Council, and had been Secretary at War during the late War, and fome others, upon the like exceptions. They placed other Servants of all conditions about the King, but principally relied upon their Clergy; who were in fuch Their Clergy a continual attendance about him, that he was never free always about from their importunities, under pretence of inftructing him the King. in Religion: and fo they obliged him to their conftant hours of their long Prayers, and made him obferve the Sundays with more rigour than the Jews accuftom'd to do their Sabbath; and reprehended him very sharply if he smiled on those days, and if his looks and gestures did not please them, whilst all their Prayers and Sermons, at which he was compelled to Their Serbe prefent, were libels, and bitter invectives against all the mons before Actions of his Father, the Idolatry of his Mother, and his own' Malignity. him. He was not prefent in their Councils, nor were the results thereof communicated to him; nor was he, in the least degree, communicated with, in any part of the Government; Yet they made great fhew of outward Reverence to him, and even the Chaplains, when they used Rudenefs and Barbarity in their reprehenfions and reproaches, approached him still with bended knees, and in the humbleft poftures. There was never a better Courtier than Argyle; who used all poffible Argyle's address to make himself gracious to the King, entertain'd him behaviour to with very pleasant difcourfes, with fuch infinuations, that the King did not only very well like his Converfation, but often believ'd that he had a mind to please and gratify him: but then, when his Majefty made any attempt to get fome of his Servants about him, or to reconcile the two Factions, that the Kingdom might be united, he gather'd up his countenance, and retir'd from him, without ever yielding to any one Propofition that was made to him by his Majefty. In a word, the King's Table was well ferv'd; there he fate in Majefty, waited upon with decency: he had good Horfes to ride abroad to take the Air, and was then well attended; and, in all publick Appearances, feem'd to want nothing that was due to a great King. In all other refpects, with reference to Power to oblige or gratify any Man, to difpofe or order any thing, or himself to go to any other place than was affign'd to him, he had nothing of a Prince, but might very well be look'á upon as a Prisoner. BUT that which was of state and luftre made most noife, and was industriously tranfmitted into all Nations and States; the other of difrefpect or reftraint, was not communicated; Bb 2 and and if it could not be entirely conceal'd, it was confider'd only as a Faction between particular great Men, who contended to get the Power into their hands, that they might the more notoriously and eminently ferve that Prince whom they all equally acknowledg'd. The King's Condition seem'd wonderfully advanced, and his being poffefs'd of a Kingdom without a Rival, in which there was no appearance of an Enemy, look'd like an earnest for the Recovery of the other Two, and, for the prefent, as a great addition of Power to him in his Kingdom of Ireland, by a conjunction, and absolute Submiffion of all the Scots in Ulfter to the Marquis of Ormond, the King's Lieutenant there. ALL Men who had diffwaded his Majesty's repair into Scotland, were look'd upon as very weak Politicians, or as Men who opposed the Publick good, because they were excluded, and might not be fuffer'd to act any part in the adventure; and they who had advanced the design, valu'd themfelves exceedingly upon their activity in that Service. The States of Holland thought they had merited much in fuffering their Ships to Transport him, and fo being minifterial to his greatnefs; which they hoped would be remember'd; and they gave all Countenance to the Scotish Merchants and Factors who liv'd in their Dominions, and fome fecret Credit,that they might send Armes and Ammunition, and whatsoever else was neceffary for the King's Service in that Kingdom. France it felf look'd very chearfully upon the change; Congratulated the Queen with much Ceremony, and many Profeffions; and took pains to have it thought and believ'd, that they had had a Thare in the Counfel, and contributed very much to the reception the King found in Scotland, by their influence upon Argyle and his Party. And it hath been mention'd before, how great a Reputation this little dawning of Power, how clouded foever, gave to the Embaffadours in Spain, and had raised them, from fuch a degree of difrefpect, as was near to contempt, to the full dignity and estimation in that Court that was due to the Station in which they were. THERE fell out there an accident at this time, which was a great manifestation of the Affection of that Court, and indeed of the Nation. As Don Alonzo de Cardinas had ufed all the Credit he had, to difpofe that Court to a good correfpondence with the Parliament, fo he had employ'd as much care to encline those in England to have a confidence in the Affection of his Mafter, and affur'd them, "that if they would "fend an Embaffadour, or other Minifter into Spain, he "fhould find a good reception. The Parliament, in the infancy of their Common-wealth, had more inclination to make a Friendship with Spain than with France, having at that |