The Laird Hewsfeld, of £40 and more; his pledge with Dr. Marshal, for 144 men.

The Laird Holmend, of £ 20 land; his pledge his son, with Sir Christopher Danby, for 142 men. Young Captain of Crawford, of no lands, because his father is living, and prisoner as aforesaid; his pledge his brother, with Sir William Vavasour, for 101 men.

The Laird of Dabatie, of 20 marks land; his pledge his brother, with Sir John Tempest, for 41

men.

The Laird Drummelier, for his service, besides that he is prisoner as aforesaid, being of £100 land; his pledge his son, with Sir William Maleverer, for 364 men.

The Laird Carlisle, for his service, besides that he is prisoner as aforesaid, his pledge his son and heir, with my Lord Latimer, for 101 meu.

The Laird of Mowsfall, of £40 lands or more; his pledge his brother, with Sir William Fairfax, for 71 men, mortuus.

The Laird of Orcharton, of £10 lands; his pledge with Sir William Calverley, for 112 men.

The Laird of Carlies, of £ 100 land, and more, and of good estimation; his pledge his son and heir, with the Earl of Lennox, for 206 men.

The Laird of Loughinware, a man of 200 marks lands, and in goods better than £1000; his pledges his cousins; two of them with my Lord Scrope, and one with my Lord Conyers, for 95 men.

James Maclean, Tutor of Bonby, a man of good estimation and small living; his pledge his son and heir, with Dr. Bransby, for 151 men.

Sandy Bailey, Captain of Crawford, of £20 lands; his pledge his son and heir, with Sir William Gascoigne the elder, for 116 men.

The Laird of Warmfrey, of 20 marks lands, whereof he taketh small profit; his pledge with Mr. Markenfield, for 102 men.

Lairds of Greatney and Newby, between them of 40 marks or more; their pledges their brother, with Sir Henry Saville, for 122 men.

Laird Kirkmichael, of £ 20 land; his pledge his cousin, with Sir William Fairfax, for 122 men.

Laird Rosse, of £20 land; his pledge his brother, with Sir William Middleton, for 100 men.

PLEDGES LATELY BESTOWED IN YORKSHIRE, BY THE
COUNSEL THERE.

John Maxwell, the Lord's brother, who answers for all upon his brother's lands, having at that time no lands, and now, by marriage, fair lands; his pledge Hugh Maxwell, his nephew, for 1000 men and more.

The Abbot of New Abbey, of 200 marks sterling in right of his house; his pledge Richard Browne and Robert Browne, his cousins, for 141

men.

Laird of Closburne, of £100 sterling, and more; his pledge Thomas Kirkpatrick, his cousin, for 403

men.

Laird of Laggie, of 100 marks lands; his pledge Roger Greer, his cousin, for 200 men.

The town of Kirkcudbright, a pretty haven; pledge for it Barnaby Douglas' son, worth nothing, for 36 men.

Lard Cansalo, of £ 10 land; his pledge George Maxwell, his son and heir, for 28 men.

Town of Dumfries, a fair market town, pledge for it Cuthbert Murray, worth little or nothing, for 221 men.

Rich Urwen, called Dick Rich, of no lands and small goods; his pledge Abraham Urwen, his cousin, for 142.

Town of Lochmaben, a poor town; pledge for it Andrew Blacklock, a poor man, for 47 men. Bells of Tryndall; pledge for them John Bell, of small substance, for 112.

Sir John Lawson, a poor priest, servant to the Laird Johnston; his pledge William Thornbrand, worth nothing, for 32 men.

Laird of Gillsby, of £7 land; his pledge Archibald Grayme, his cousin, worth nothing, for 44 men. Robert Maxwell, of Cohill, of small or no lands; his pledge Archibald Maxwell, his brother a child, for 91 men.

Laird of Tynnell, of 20 marks land; his pledge Edward Maxwell, his son and heir, for 102 men. Johnstones of Kyrton; their pledge Haby Johnstone, a boy, and no heir, for 37 men.

Johnstons of Bromell and Malinshaw; their pledge John Johnston, an old man, worth nothing, for 65 men.

Mr. Edward Creighton, a clerk beneficed, no priest, nor having lands: his pledge John Creighton, his son, for 10 men.

Patrick Murray, prisoner, and himself pledge for 103 men.

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Geoffry Urwen, of a great surname and of small living; his pledge Haby Urwen, a boy, for 93 men.

Abbot of Salside, his house of £100 yearly; his pledge James Johnson, his son and heir, for 20.

Thomas Johnson of Cragbourne, of no lands, and worth £20 in goods; his pledge Syme Johnston, a boy, for 64 men.

James Johnston of the Cots, of no lands, but a very honest man, and worth 40 marks in goods; his pledge Wille Johnston, his son, a boy, for 162 men.

Gawen Johnston, of no lands and small goods; his pledge Haby Johnston, a boy, for 31.

William Johnston, the Laird's brother, of no land and small goods; pledge himself, for 110.

Bells, of Toftzaitts, pledge for them Thomas Bell, having no lands and small goods, for 142.

THUS follows the credence you shall shew to the King's Majesty.

Item, that George Douglas, after we were all convened in Stirling, to the holding of the Parliament for deprivation of the Governor, caused a trist to be set between him and the Cardinal, and four lords; at the which trist he and the Cardinal agreed finally, without the Queen's advice, or any of the Lords being with her; and afterwards drew

* A secret meeting.

And on the next day the , and caused the ex

the Cardinal to Stirling. Governor in under changing of all the appointments, the which the Governor nor any of the Lords are contented with.

Item, to shew that all the Lords and Commonalty would fain have a peace of his Majesty, ex cepting the Cardinal, and so many as he solicits with his and provokes to the contrary: for divers great men who consented were pledges before the keeping of peace and contract of marriage, as it was taken, are now content, and consent to affirm the same, and to enter each of them their pledges thereunto; that is to say, the Earl of Huntley, the Earl Marshal, Earl Errol, with other divers earls, lords, and barons.

Item, to shew that the Governor and Cardinal sent to me, desiring me that I would have come to him, to see if I could have solicited for two or three months' absence, and solicited a safe conduct for ambassadors to have come with reasonable offers for the treating of peace; and they alleged that I had more credence of your Majesty than any other Scotsman, and, for that cause, desired me to do the same; which I refused, and would not do till I knew his Majesty's mind and pleasure thereon.

Item, to shew that the Earl of Angus has taken the Lieutenantship on him, by the advice of his old friends, excepting the Earl Glencarn and George Douglas; and George wishes all hail the Governor and Cardinal.

Item, to shew that the greatest fear is that the