Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

COMMISSIOXS P.y KING JAMES TO THK TLOTTERS. ccl\ix
2. Instructions to }iim in a large parclimeut, consisting of 32 articles, and
many paiticiilar instructions.
3. A commission for a council of five, very ample, to Arran, Annandale, Ross,
Sir James jMoutgomerie ; and whether the fifth was blank, or Argyll's name filled
up in it, Annandale could not remember.
4. A commission of council, wherein the Duke of Hamilton and most of the
old privy council were named, aud a blank for the council of Five.
5. A commission for the session, wherein are named Sir James Ogilvic,
Sir "William Hamilton, and many others.
G. A commission of justiciary.
7. A commission for Jaiues Stewart to bo lord advocate.
8. A general indemnity, six persons only excepted—the Earl of ]\Ielvill, Earl
of Leveu, L. G. Douglas, ]\Iajor G. ]\Iackay, Sir John Dalrymple, the Bishop of
Salisbury.
9. A great many letters written with the late king's own hand, aud above
forty superscribed by him, to be directed and delivered as the council of five
should think fit.
10. A letter to three that sent tiie message.
11. A particular letter to Annandale, aud a commissiou to command the
castle of Edinburgh, -with a patent to be a marquis.
12. A commission to Sir James Jlontgomerie to be secretary, and a patent to
be an earl.
13. The Lord Eoss had a patent to be an earl, and a commission to be
colonel of the horse-guards.^
Amiaudale's confession further explaius that the papers were all taken
- to Lord Arrau's chambers in Ilolyroodhouse, and examined. Afterwards
the principal of them were taken to Lord Breadalbane's chamber, and
examined by the JLarquis of Atholl, the Earl of Eroadalbane, aud others,
where the three leaders were much blamed "for thinking that it was pos-
sible to doe King James bussiues in a parlimeutarie way ; and that in place
of thos popers, we ought to have sent for ammunition, and arms, and soni
forces, if they could be obtained." The papers received from King James
1 Lcveii and Melvill Papers, pp. 500, 510. "The Enrl.loni of Air \v.a3 coDfeirecl upon
Montgomery." [Dalrymple's Memoirs, 1700, vol. iii. p. 11.]