Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

CXli SIK JA.UES JOUNSTONF. OF JOIINSTOXF, KNIGRT, 1587-1608.
aud safety in couueciiou with that uuivJer, and ultimately Sir James blamed
Westraw for the trouble which he had caused. Tiic real criminals were
afterwards discovered, being Thomas Jardinc of Biruok and Humphrey his
sou, who were condemned to death for that aud other crimes, and executed
at the cross of Ediubm-gli so late as IGOO.^
For the i^urposc of marryiug the Princess Anna of Denmark, King James
set sail for Denmark on 22d October loS9. The marriage took place at
Upsal on the 23d Xo^-enlbel•, and during the royal honeymoon and holidays
the king enjoyed himself to his bent, and v.iote to one of his favourites in
Scotland from the castle of Croneburg " where we are dricking and dryving
our in the auld manner." He retunied to Edinburgh on 1st ^May K'90.
During the king's absence, Lord John Hamilton, afterwards ]\iarquis of
Hamilton, was appointed lord lieutenant in the South of Scotland, iucludinf
the Marches. His lordship, in pursuance of a design to liold a meeting at
Peebles with tlie ^Maxwells, Johnstones, aud other Border lairds, wrote to
Johnstone to attend a meeting upon tlic 30ih of November at Peebles, and
give his good advice regarding the keeping of the peace, repressing of
oflenders, and generally concerning the common quietness of the realm.
His lordshij) further desired Johnstone to canse a couple of the principals
of every branch of his servants and dependers that were in use of pledging
or giving security to be Jikev/isc in Peebles on that day that he mi"ht
understand the names of the pledges, where they lay, and who would inter-
change them. He added a list of brandies, including Jok of Kirkhill
and Jok of the Howgill, the lleid Laird's si^n, Edward Ir\ing of P.onschaw,
the Johnstones of Lockerbie and others.- At the meeting Lord Hamilton
inquired about the principal troubles an.d disorders of the Borders. Lord
Maxwell, who was present, replied that he knew of none in the West
March since the king's departure except the reset of the laird of Wester-
hall. !Maxwell also complained that Johnstone, without commission, held
1 Pitcaim's Ciimiu.-il Trial,-, vol. ii. p. 401 ; vol. iii. j.p. .5-1, TiS. . - Vol. ii. ot tliii? woik, j". 20.