Index: C

Caas, Eric: gentleman from Denmark, 289.

Caddell, Laird of: See Cawdor, John Campbell of.

Cady, Alexander: servant of Fintry, 415.

Cæsar, Dr. [Sir] Julius (Judge of the Admiralty Court): 59; 124; 143; 237; 290; 444; 521; 528-9.

Cairns, John (minister): libel cast into house of: 800, 802.

Cairo, . . .: 832.

Caithness: 335; 352; 353; 417; 482; 490; 555; 585; 593; 626; 666; 667; 668; 669; 761; 784.

——, Earl of (George Sinclair): 30; family connections of, 31; a Papist; his quarrel with Sutherland, 46; Huntly procures agreement between him and Sutherland, 202; Bothwell seeks to draw, to the Chancellor, 352; ready to assist Huntly, 462; Bothwell to compound feuds between, and other nobles, 482; a Papist; discontented, 611; (Kaitnes) not well-affected to England, 620; favours Huntly, 644; hangs sons of Mackintosh and Williams, 645; notes on, 714; tries to bring Bothwell and Huntly together, 732; cited; Huntly directed to prosecute, 734; Andrew Clark gives assurance for (to King of Spain), 804; feud with Sutherland, 849.

——, Master of (James Sinclair): 29; 31; Bothwell escapes with, 535; to solicit cause of Bothwell, 540; seeks favour of Maitland for Bothwell, 543; dealings of, with Maitland; taken by Lord Hamilton, 569.

Calais: 140; 146; 147; 212; 216; 353-4; 402; 424; 436; 767; 795.

Caldcleugh, John (Calclithe): 500.

Calder: See Cawdor, John Campbell of.

——, (or Torphichen), 715.

Caldwell, Robert, Master of: 829; 830.

Calender, John: 397.

Calixtus, Johannes: secretary to Anne of Denmark, 373.

Callander: 264; 271; 470; 714.

Calverley, Walter (of Abbeyholme, Cumberland): 823.

Cam, . . .: 59.

Cambridge: 116; 119; 225.

Cambuskenneth, Adam, Commendator of: to be at the Coronation, 289.

Cameron Clans, the: feud between, and the Macintoshes, 572.

Campbell, Anne, Lady of Kintyre: fails to meet Irish bishop, 253; to petition Elizabeth on husband's behalf, 266; writes concerning complaints of her husband (O'Neill) against Tyrone, 284; petitions Elizabeth for pension, ib.; to Bowes (25 April, 1590), 286; her husband's letter to Elizabeth and others, forwarded, 353; 478.

——, Colin: See Arygle, Earl of.

——, Sir Hugh, of Loudon: Sheriff of Ayr; chosen Privy Councillor, 683.

——, Sir James: See Ardkinglas, Sir James Campbell of.

——, John: See Cawdor, John Campbell of.

——, Neil, Bishop of Argyle: letter to, to prevent a rising in Ireland, 270.

Campbells: four killed by the Master of Ogilvie, 566; 569-70; 572; 593.

Campvere (Camphire): 646.

Canongate, Edinburgh: See Edinburgh.

Canterbury, Archbishop of: 225.

Cantyre: See Kintyre.

Cape, Stephen, of Clay: mariner, 395.

Capp, Simon: taken by Spaniards, 396.

Caprington, John: 397.

——, Laird of: 32; 34.

Car, Captain: Asheby to, 217.

Carberry: (Carbarrie), 464.

Carbright, James: See Galbraith, James.

Carew, Garrett (an Irishman): James VI. writes to Elizabeth on behalf of, 587.

——, Lands of (in West Meath): rightful owner dispossessed, 588.

——, Tirloch: father of Garrett; deprived of his inheritance, 588.

Carey (Cary, Carie), Sir George: his going to Scotland, 10, 11, 14, 54, 82, 85, 88, 118.

——, Mr Robert: 57; 76; 84.

Carey, Captain Robert (Carye): 166.

Carfin, Laird of: 151.

Carfrae (Carfray): 146; 148.

Cargill, John: a letter to William Craig (12 June, 1592), taken with Ker, 832.

Carkettle, George: 710.

Carlaverock Castle: 743.

Carlisle: 153; 154; her majesty's players at, 157; 170; 182; 388; 477; 481; 487; 492; 496; 565; 569; 613; castles in and near, 663; cannon at, 720, 724, 787; 742; 755; 777; 781; 791.

——, Lord: See Carlyle.

Carlton, Thomas: (Carilton), a servant of Lord William Dacre, 490; accomplice of Bothwell, 792, 807, 808, 809, 810.

Carltons, the: and the Dacres, 156.

Carlyle, Lord: family connections of, 33; male heirs decayed, 716.

Carmichael, Hugh: son of Sir John, 407; (?) 684.

——, Mr. James, minister at Haddington: manner of the coronation set forth by, 307.

——, Sir John, of that Ilk: reports Bothwell's rising, 24; with the King against Bothwell, 28; takes Huntly, 51, 53; 60; 61; is promised the King's guard, 66; friendly to England, 73; against the King's marriage, 87; to escort Anne of Denmark, 170; 171; to accompany the King to Norway, 178; bearer of letters from James VI. in Denmark, 261; (Cormichall) direction to, and answers thereto (22 April, 1590), ib., 267; brings letters from the King, 274; to be captain of the Guard, 275; his news of the King's returning; his reason for levying a guard suspected, 278; letter to Elizabeth (22 April, 1590), signed by, 280; brings news from Denmark, 281; copy of the King's direction to, forwarded to Burghley, 282; requests aid from Elizabeth for levying a guard, 283; nobles resent his commission to levy a guard, 285; captain of the guard, ib.; sent by Maitland to Bowes concerning Spain, 290; gives intelligence of troubles in Scotland, 296; knighted at coronation, 300; to be sent to Elizabeth, 305; Border causes referred to him and three others, 312; to make request to Elizabeth for redress for piracy, ib.; to inform Burghley about the mission to Germany, 314-5; recommended to Burghley by Maitland, 316; instructions for, as ambassador to Elizabeth, ib.; sets out for London, 321; to testify against English pirate, 322; conveys Maitland's affection for Burghley, 328; audience granted to, by Elizabeth, 334; Elizabeth's gift of £500, handed over to, ib.; to deal with Burghley as to the Borders, 336; money paid to, for use of James, 344; denies that Scottish merchants seek revenge on English pirates, 346; to urge consideration of Border matters by the English Council, ib.; and James Murray, 348; to seek money from Elizabeth, 356; Elizabeth talks with, regarding Scottish rebel nobles, 362; advises the King to follow Elizabeth's advice, 363; his devotion to Elizabeth, 370; the king's master stabler; member of Privy Council (1587); warden of the West March, 372-3; Council sends, to the King about the Borders and the Isles, 375; one of Council to govern during the King's absence, 376; bearer of letters from Burghley to Maitland, 377; his grateful report of treatment in England, 382; to Burghley (14 August, 1590), 384; persuades Lord Sanquhar to remain in Scotland, 403; good offices by, as warden, 404; plea for redress by his cousin, William Cockburn, 405; to deal with those in the West Marches for offences in England, 411; Aston desires to be commended to, 434; bearer of Burghley's letter to Maitland, 445; Bothwell demands delivery of offenders from, 447; proposes resigning post as Warden of Marches; the King unwilling; threatened by Bothwell, 450; his promises of redress on the Borders, 451; the King asked to mediate between, and the Laird of Innerwick; Elizabeth favours, 452; promises redress for bills of the Marches, 454-5; Bothwell protests devotion to Elizabeth, to, 459; the King mediates between, and Innerwick; he thanks Elizabeth, 467; and the Marches, 471; suit of, to Burghley, 474; 477; 479; to confer with English representatives about Borders, 485; the King's debts to, 491; help of, in apprehension of O'Rourke, 492; promises to act against Papists, 492-3; to be paid from the King's pension; to continue in the Borders, 494; takes O'Rourke from Glasgow with difficulty, 496; Bowes anxious that he should be thanked by Elizabeth, 501; devoted to Elizabeth, 505; Bothwell accuses, of enmity, 506; delivery of O'Rourke by, 514; asked to take charge of new guard, 520; to be under Lennox in Liddesdale; anxious to be rid of wardenry, 535; promises help in Border affairs, 540; appointed Lord of Liddesdale, 542; will not accept Liddesdale, 552; to confer with Bowes regarding Liddesdale, 583; answers and orders, concerning the Borders, resolved by, 589; 613; employed in pursuit of Bothwell, 616; the King's guard of horsemen under, 618; supports Aston, 652; 673; Captain of the Guard; chosen Privy Councillor, 683; on special business for the King, 694; sent to apprehend Bothwell, 701; wants to resign wardenship, ib., 702; 703; Lochmaben Castle kept by, 705; danger to, from Bothwell, 707-8; 711; Hamilton's prisoners to be delivered to, 716; 718; and Colonel Stewart, 719; writes to Angus to come to the King, 729; plot against the King revealed to, 731; Angus storms against, 734; 738; to bring Bothwell to the King, 753; the Queen incensed against, 755; expected to be of the King's "Court," 756; delivers Airdrie and Halkerston to Provost of Edinburgh, 771; his eyesight fails; to retire, 773, 774, 776; Councillor about the King; adversary of Bothwell, 781; Farnyhurst committed to custody of, 783; messenger between King and Council, 830; 832; Bowes sends his compliments, 849; from Bowes (22 March, 1589-90), 861; superintends arrangements for the King and Queen's reception, 864.

Carnegie, Mr. David, of Colluthy (Collichie): member of Privy Council (1587), 372, 373; 376; 479; 658; 824; plot to kill him, 857.

Carnwath: 715.

Carr: See also Ker.

——, Sir Andrew: friend of Buccleuch and Cesford, 194.

——, Andrew, of Fawdonside: working for redress in the Borders, 325; 485; signs band against Bothwell, 559.

Carr, Captain: men for Huntly under, 497; awaiting English Catholic from Northumberland, 579; holds Dunottar Castle, 670.

——, Mr. George, brother of the Laird of Newbattle: the King intercedes for, 29; pensioner of Spain, 225; "Alley" and, 460, 461, 477; to be sent to Flanders for Catholic causes, 470; suspected of Papistry, 482; doings of, reported by Bowes to Burghley, 500-1; 518; Maitland leaves alone, 520; letter to, 532-3; 597; 613; intends to go to Parma, 618; letters from Flanders for, 646; 649; instructed by Papists to pass into Spain, 656.

——, Sir John: takes Bothwell's part, 24; 39; 41; forfeited, 45; reconciles Bothwell and Hume, 273; Bothwell with, 585.

——, Mark: otherwise Pringle, to go to Flanders, 400.

——, Ralph: to William Jenison (9 May, 1591), 513.

——, Sir Robert: See Cesford, Laird of.

——, Thomas: an English Papist, dies in Edinburgh, 733.

——, William, of Ancrum: slain by young Cesford, 430; 434; 439; 448; 477; 544; 552; 557; 561-2; 564; 565-6; 567; 579; 583; 589; 614.

Carrick: 31; 104; 151.

Carrs, the: 29; 122; 789.

Carse, Laird of: well-affected to England, 152.

Carthusians, Prior of: 234.

Cartwright, Thomas: English divine, 528.

Carvell, Robert (Carvile): to Walsingham (8 April, 1589), 27; same (20 April), 44; same (3 May), 59; from Walsingham (2 May), ib.; letter received for the Master of Gray (3 May), ib.; Robert Naunton writes to, 116; the Master of Gray's letters to be sent to, 120.

Carver, the King's: See Elphinstone, Michael.

——, the Queen's: See Eppin, George.

Cassano, Bishop of: 230; 231; 232-7.

Cassillis, Countess of: 31.

——, Earl of (John Kennedy): family connections of ("David" Kennedy), 31; 32; proposed marriage of, 468; well-affected to England, 620; 714; 759.

——, Master of: 151; 270.

Cassillis, Tutor of (Sir Thomas Kennedy): knighted, 300. See also Kennedy, Sir Thomas.

Cathcart: 715.

——, Alan, Lord: family connections of, 33; well-affected towards England, 620; Huntly against, 644; notes on, 715.

——, Master of: 33.

Catholics (of England): 110; 128; same in Scotland, 581, 583, 586, 597, 601, 672, 687.

——, (of Scotland): King an enemy to, 1; 2; King and, 4; strong, 5; 6; 7; and Maitland, 9; 12; 14; 15; 20; 23; 24; 25; 26; 34; 41; 55; 56; 61; 88; 138; 154; disturbances by, feared, 182; false rumours spread by, 191; may cause trouble, 196, 199, 200; send Jesuits to Parma, etc., ib.; expect help from Spain, 215-6; plots of, 228; letters concerning, 229-237; 244; 245; 246; 250; act of council against, 252-3; petition for banishment of, 295; to be banished, 306; notorious, to be apprehended, 307; 321; 326; 369; 395; begin to put forth their horns, 400; 403; seek Maitland's favour, 404; King's attitude to, 409; seek to overthrow Maitland, 412; 413; plots and desires of, 415; resolution by the Council against, 419; practices of, in Spain, ib.; Maitland's reported dealings with, 424; money for, ib.; 434; 437; 446; attempts of sundry, to avoid King's displeasure, 452; 460; 470; 477; 482; 488; 489; suppression of, promised, 492-3; 495; 501; 520; 537; 540; 542; 544; 545; 549; 560; 570; messages for, from France and Flanders, 576-7; 579; 586; Patrick Galloway deals with the King concerning, 594; 596; 601; list of earls and lords, 611; Aston to watch practices of, 617; names of, not wellaffected to England, 620; 622; warning against, by Elizabeth and Burghley, 623-4; 626; 637; intentions of, 646; send Carr to Spain, 656; expectations of, from Spain, 657; band against, 662; 666; 672; Elizabeth warns James against, 675; the General Assembly to deal with, 676; banishment of, proposed, 679; plots of, 677, 681; Elizabeth warns against plots of, 682; 684; statutes against to be executed, 685-6, 687; 695-6, 698-9; 690; 691; 693; 700; 701; 705; 712; list of nobles, 713-6; 719; 721; 722-3; King of Spain and, 727, 735, 740; 728; 732; 742; to be banished, 747; plots of, 748; 750; 755; King of Spain and, 760; 766; ministers petition against, 773; 784; King of Spain and, 788-9; the King's attitude to, 792-3; ministers and, 794; 800; King of Spain and, 804-8; 809; 811; to petition for liberty of conscience; working for help from Spain, 812-3; 815; ministers and, 816; 817; 821; petition for liberty of conscience, 823; letters of, to Spain—"Spanish Blanks," 828-33. See also Jesuits.

Cave, Mr Lyle: 7.

Cawdor, John Campbell of: well-affected to England, 152; letter to, to prevent rising in Ireland, 270; and slaughter of John Gordon, 428, 436-7; with Moray against Huntly, 462; 478; promises Elizabeth his influence as regards Ireland, 493-4; suit of, for liberty of O'Donnell's son, 518, 584; slain, 634, 642, 671, 679, 684, 705; fray between Dundas and son of, 698.

Cecil, John (Secylie, Cicell): letters of, taken, 828; 832.

——, Sir Robert (afterwards Earl of Salisbury): 162; to Bowes, 538.

Ceralbo, Marquis of: letters from him to Bothwell, 838.

Ceremonies, Master of: 567.

Cesford, Laird of (Sir Robert Carr): refuses to back Bothwell, 24, 25; against Bothwell, 28; 31; 60; wellaffected to England, 152; to assist Hamilton in the Marches, 180; 194; 207; 264; to attend the King's arrival, 285; knighted, 299; Maitland mediator between, and Bothwell, 401; contention between, and town of Jedburgh, 416; Bothwell demands delivery of offenders from, 447; his promises of redress on the Borders, 451; King offended with, 453; 479; cautioner for Bothwell, 531; has promised help on the Borders, 532; 544; 552; signs band against Bothwell, 558; 562; 613; 707; 741; to assist in repressing Border raids, 845.

—— —— (Sir Robert Carr, younger): 194; 195; and slaughter of Carr of Ancrum, 430, 434, 439, 448, 453, 477, 543-4, 551-2, 557, 562, 564, 565-6, 567; to be keeper of Liddesdale, 579; and friends of Carr of Ancrum, 583; to be keeper of Liddesdale, 588-9, 596-7, 598-601, 602; keepership not given to him, 608; to be employed against Bothwell, 609; keeper of Liddesdale, 610; 614; 615; 616; 626; 627; 628; 631; 693; 700; letter to, from the King concerning the Borders, 701-2; 769; 772; 789; 823.

Chalmers, . . .: a Scot, 152.

Chamberlain, Lord (of England): See Hunsdon, Lord.

—— —— (of Scotland): See Maitland, John, Lord Thirlstane, and Fleming, Lord.

——, Vice-: See Lindsay, Alexander, and Spynie, Lord.

Chambers, Mr Daniel: 244.

Chancellor Lord, the (of England): 226.

—— —— (of Scotland): See Maitland, Sir John.

Chapman, Alexander: master of The Black Lion, 503.

Charles, alias Trevor: See Trevor.

Charteris, Henry: bailie of Edinburgh, 403; See also Edinburgh, provost and bailies of.

Chelsea: 23.

Cheshire: 690.

Chirnside, Rinian: (Archibald), Bothwell's servant, 504-5; 506; 511-2.

Chisholm, Sir James, of Dundorn: sent to make peace between Argyll and Ogilvie, 567; band of nobility against, and others, 662; a Jesuit harboured by him, 842.

——, James: to have 5,000 marks ready for the King, 262; of the Papist and Spanish faction, 412; 832.

——, Sir John: 31; 60.

——, John: not yet apprehended, 2; 7; search for, 12; meets Huntly, 18; flees, ib.; 39; 60; 832.

Chiwre, Robert: 245.

Christian IV., King of Denmark: answer of, regarding Protestant League, 366-7; 385; treaty by King of Spain for a marriage alliance with, 846; marriage of his sister to the Duke of Brunswick, 863, 864; enters a league for defence of religion, ib. See also Denmark.

Christison, James: See Gordon, James.

Church, the (of Scotland): ministers of, and Spaniards, 15; Papists to satisfy, 24; reported to have good opinion of the Master of Gray, 38; effects of discipline of, 48; Papists to satisfy, 55; calls for justice against Papists, 71; ministers of, exhort the King to severity, 72; ministers of, and the faction of the Brig of Dee, 84, 85; Huntly's protestation to, 90; address to General Assembly (8 August, 1589), 133, 134, 135; ministers of, constant to England, 152; to pray for safe return of the King, etc., 180; ministers of, should have Jesuits apprehended, 182; institutes a public fast for the King, 183; Elizabeth's care for, 191; Bothwell reconciles himself to, 192; King's direction regarding stipends and livings of, 221; articles to be observed by, 223; Bancroft and, 225, 226; petitions, 252; articles regarding ministers and stipends of, 325-8; not granted, 336; ministers of, intercede for Morton and Erroll, 352; not to pray for afflicted brethren in England, 364, 368, 384; nobles suspected of papistry, cited before the Commissioners of, 482; reformation of evil behaviour of ministers of, 522; exhortation of ministers of, to the King, 629; ministers of, reprove Bothwell, 656; Assembly seeks repeal of Act of Annexation, 679; 681; acts in favour of, 685; bitterness between, and the King—vote in Parliament denied, 686; Erroll cited before Commissioners of, 701; ministers of, seek to renew band for religion, 733; ministers of, to be added to the Council, 746; Fintry summoned for contempt of, 750; Erroll offers satisfaction to, 756; King strives for reform with help of, ib., 759; disaffection in, to the King, 768; petitions of ministers of, against Papists, 773; assistance of, needed in the Government, 774; 780; to proceed against Huntly, 792; difficulty of, in securing help of nobles, 803; ministers of, to combat Catholic danger, 808; Bowes anxious to know how to deal with, 809; to seek civil and ecclesiastical reformation, 813, 815; to deal with Catholic nobles, 816; and Captain James Stewart. 821; Bothwell's lamentation to the ministers of, 825; dealings with Papists, 853, 854; supported therein by Privy Council, 854; and by Convention of Estates, 856; plot to kill some of the ministers in Edinburgh, 857; the King and its revenues, 863.

Church Lands: Bishop of Murray's lands claimed by Earls of Huntly and Moray, 839.

Civille, (Seville) François de: audience with the King, 3; 154; 228; 238.

Clackmannan: 739.

——, Laird of: 152; 772.

Clan Allaster (Alestir): 613.

Clanchattan (Clanquhatton): Huntly's commission against, revoked, 442.

Clanranalds, the (Clanrannates): 613.

Clans, Scottish: report concerning, 612.

Clappan, David, of Leith: 329.

Clark, Mr. Andrew: pensioned by the King of Spain, 225; to be sent by the Spanish faction to Parma, 331; eludes capture, 392; rumoured to have brought Spanish money, 727-8; Restalrig charged to bring in, 733; ready to return to Flanders, 748; certificate of his constancy to the Catholic church, 7889; prevented from leaving, 791; unsigned, intercepted letters to (4, 13 August, 1592), 798-9; reported to be going abroad on King of Spain's business, 803-4; will embark, 810; not yet in Flanders; confers with James Gordon, 812; Hume offers to disclose doings of, 816.

——, John: 398.

Clarkson, Francis: 105.

Claude, Monsieur: (Clode), servant of the Bishop of Glasgow, 576.

Cleare, Sir Edward: certifies against Roger Wyndham, 526.

Cleish, Laird of: his son, John Colville, attainted, 687.

Clephane, Arthur: passport for, 197.

Clerk Register: See Hay, Alexander.

Clevy, Hector: juryman, 522.

Cley (Clay): 335; 345; 346; 353; 358; 392; 395; 396; 399.

Clinche, Justice: 116.

Clinton, Henry: See Lincoln, Earl of.

Clitherow, William: an Englishman, writes to George Carr (April, 1591), 532-3; in Flanders, 540.

Closeburn, Laird of (a Kirkpatrick): received into King's chamber, 794.

Cluny, Laird of (Sir Thomas Gordon): flees from Edinburgh, 2; his house to be demolished, 49; accused by the King, 85; received by the King, 131; his brother shot, 428, 462; sent to the King by Huntly, 429; ready to assist Huntly, 462; Bowes expects, to negotiate with him, 557; accused of slaying Moray, 655; commission to Moray's friends to pursue, 659; offended with Huntly, 719.

Clydesdale (Clidsdale): 31; 32; 33; 151.

——, John of: son of (Hamilton of Samelston), attainted, 687.

Cobairdy, Laird of (Cobardye): sent by Huntly to James VI., 429.

Cochrane, James, Constable of Blackness Castle: 775.

——, Thomas: favourite of James III., 355.

Cockburn, Sir John, Laird of Ormiston: to be of the Council in absence of the King, 179; in Council, 187; signs Council's letter to Elizabeth (2 January, 1589-90), 228; a Senator of the College of Justice, member of the Privy Council (1587), 372, 373, 374; one of Council to govern during the King's absence, 376; 479; Justice Clerk, chosen Privy Councillor, 683; knighted, ib.; Stewart's accusation of, referred to, 759; Airdrie and Halkerston examined before, 771; subscribes King's remission to Robert Bruce, 825.

——, Sir . . ., Laird of Skirling, knighted, 684.

——, Sir Richard, of Clerkington: nephew of Maitland, 12, 13; in London, 17; to Maitland (2 April, 1589), 21; Elizabeth orders a chain to be given to him, 72, 82, 83; 111; to Maitland (4 August, 1589), 130; to Maitland (11 August, 1590), 376; secretary in place of Maitland, 505, 507, 512; 509; acquainted with arrival of Spanish navy at Cornwall, 518; sent to the King, 519; receives directions from the King about Bothwell, 533; 542; 549; likely to have place in the Session, 567; advises the King of conspiracy, 568; the King sends reprimand to Maitland by, 569; deposition of Bothwell's servant, in presence of, 581; to Burghley (20 December, 1591), 603; Adamson declares he wrote The King's Declaration because of, 613; 626; 631; 660; 665; 677; 678; Councillor, knighted, 683; the only one to present bills to the King for signature, 685; to Maitland (21 June, 1592); same (23 June), 703; 704; 707; 708; to Maitland (June, 1592), 710; same, ib., 759; helps Maitland to obtain leave to travel, 780-1; sues for Maitland's return to court, 793; 810.

Cockburn, Samuel (second son of the Laird of Ormiston): despoiled by pirates, 245.

——, William: 109; 111; burgess of Edinburgh; owner of the Thomas of Leith, despoiled, 352, 353-4, 364, 398, 402, 405, 406; claims repudiated by the King, 422, 433, 436; 468.

Cockburnspath (Copperspeth): 778.

Coinage: proposed reform in, 325; spurrials, 842.

Colchester: 216; 519.

Colden, James: merchant of Edinburgh, 579-80; 661.

Colden Knows: See Cowdenknowes.

Coldingham, Lord John Stewart, Prior of, 29. See also Bothwell, Earl of.

——, Priory of: 110; 307; 543; 608; 682; 741; 768; 781.

Collace, David: 345.

——, Peter: servant of Bothwell, 146.

Collector-General: See Douglas, Mr Robert, of Lincluden.

Collesse, Mr. David: 458. See also Collace.

Collingwood, Sir Cuthbert: 823.

Colluthy, Laird of: See Carnegie, Mr. David.

Collwood, Captain: a suspected Jesuit, 728.

Colonsay (Collonzoy): 612.

Colston, Laird of (Haddington): (Colstoun), 710.

Colville, Mr. Alexander, Commendator of Culross: 228; 289; 372.

——, James, of Easter Wemyss: to Walsingham (14 June, 1589), 101; to Buzenal (13 July), 117; to Walsingham (12 October), 169; the King receives money from Elizabeth by, 318, 319; hopes to be Captain of Scots Guards in France, 380; deals with French King, 401; 491; to Archibald Douglas (20 June, 1591), 534; to Burghley (21 October, 1592), 791; 799. See also Wemyss, Easter, Laird of.

——, James: a Scot, pilot of a Spanish barque, 242, 243, 245, 260, 263, 281; his examination, 837, 838; and imprisonment, 838, 840; reveals plans for Spanish invasion, 841.

——, (Colvin), Mr. John: 21; 36; to Asheby (April, 1589), 39; 41; to Burghley (18 April), 42; to the Laird of Wemyss (24 April), 49; 66; to Walsingham (20 May), 78; to Asheby (July), 123, 125; 131; the King to send, to Elizabeth, 136, 137, 139, 143, 145; in London, 148; 150; 152; brings plate and furniture from Elizabeth, 159, 160; to Asheby (September), 162; 169; 170; 173; 177; collectorgeneral, 180; 181; and Elizabeth's gift to James, 182; 183; 191; 203; and Lord John Hamilton, 206, 207, 209; 245; 264; relations with Bothwell, 268, 269, 270; to Bowes (April, 1590), 271; instructions for [?], 319; 344; 345; of the Privy Council (1587), 372; 377; to be sent to negotiate in France, 380, 390, 395, 397, 401; with Bothwell in attack on the King, 609, 610, 615, 623; servant of, taken, 629, 631; Huntly to capture, 633, 635; rumoured to be at the English Court, 649, 650, 653; summoned before Parliament, 656; attainted, 687; suspected of conspiracy, 697; in the assault on Falkland Palace, 708, 717; letters and cipher of, taken, 712, 716, 719, 726, 728, 729; rumoured in England, 738, 739; with Bothwell, 741; his friends scattered, 742; advises Bothwell's friends to hinder Huntly's departure, 748; copies libel against the King, 751; Bothwell's messenger to Lowther, 766; minister to confer with, concerning Bothwell, 768; advises Bothwell to ignore forged message, 776; intrigues of, 781; confers with Dunipace, 784; pleads with Mar about Bothwell, 787; sought for in Edinburgh, 802; negotiates for Bothwell, 805-6; has not yet submitted, 818.

Compiègne: 140; 155.

Compton, Lord: 331.

Comptroller, the, of the Household: See Seton, David, of Parbroath.

Concellour, Hans, lieutenant: from Denmark, 289.

Congalton, Laird of (Congilton): signs band against Bothwell, 559.

Connaught: 480; 691.

Constable, Sir Robert: 837.

——, of Scotland: See Erroll, Earl of.

Constantinople: 754.

Convention (of the Estates): 55; 68; 71; 76; 78; 80; 81; 85; 93; 106; 125; 126; 127; 130; 143; 146; 148; 150; 222; 252; 295; 306; 307; 315; 322; 325; 326; 328; 330; 357; 359; 365; 368; 371; 375; 379; 395; 397; 506; 511; 513; 518; 663; 666; 668; 670; 672; 674; 676-7; 679; 680; 838; 841; 847; 850; 855; 856. See also Parliament.

Conyers, John: auditor of Bowes' accounts, 513.

Cooke, George: examination of, 395.

Cooks: the Queen's, 373.

Copcot, John, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: to Robert Naunton (1 January, 1589-90), enclosing letter from Dr. Bancroft, 225.

Copenhagen: (Copmanhaven), 115; 155; 245; 251; 252; 268; 365.

Copthall: 23.

Core, Clement: bailie of Edinburgh, 403; See also Edinburgh, provost and bailies of.

Cornwall: 242; 519; 691.

Cosmo, secretary: 807.

Cossars, the: See Crossars.

Council (of England): See Privy Council.

——, (of Scotland): See Privy Council.

Counterfeiters: English and Scottish, apprehended, 376; 457; 468; 594; 608.

Court of Session: Lords of, to advise the Privy Council, 180; Lords of, to attend the King on his arrival, 275; to be reformed, 306, 307, 311, 322, 325, 330, 336; all civil causes to be referred to, 416; 425; 481; King assembles, to decide question of witnesses, 522; 586; some Lords of, not affected to England, 620; 632; to sue for Maitland's return, 793; change of market day referred to, 794; 800.

Cousland: 464.

Cowdenknowes, Laird of: See Hume, Sir James.

Cowie (Cowey): near Aberdeen, 60.

Cowper, Adam: 798.

——, John: minister of Edinburgh, 428.

——, John: to Margaret Cowper (wife of John Lowry), (10 August, 1592), 798.

——, Margaret (wife of John Lowry): from John Cowper (10 August, 1592), 798.

Craig, John: minister of Edinburgh, 802.

——, William: from John Cargill (12 June, 1592), 832.

——, . . .: mentioned in intercepted letter of M. Stevenson, 797.

Craighead: 331.

Craigie, Laird of (brother of Master of Ogilvie): 593.

Craigmillar Castle: 159; 164; 165; 175.

——, Laird of: 453.

Crail: 289.

Crakenthorpe, John: delivered as pledge by Lord Scrope, 485-6.

Cramond: 732.

——, Mr John: an Edinburgh lawyer, 114.

Cranston, Captain: the King's guard of foot under, 618.

——, Hugh: pensioner of Spain—committed, 747.

——, John: in plot against Maitland, 423.

——, Mr. Thomas, of Moriston: pursuers taken by, to be delivered, 380, 384; accomplice of Bothwell, 629, 650; attainted, 687; received to the King's mercy, 818.

Craw (Crau), George: 120.

——, George, of East Reston: a Borderer, attainted, 687.

——, Patrick: a Borderer, attainted, 687.

Crawes, the: with the Humes at murder of Laird of Spott, 572; 629.

Crawford, Earl of (David Lindsay): 2; at Huntly's house, 10; 17; his forces with Huntly's, 25, 26, 34; family connections of, 31; his feud with Master of Glamis, 32, 36; flees to his house, 38; would have slain Glamis, ib.; leaves the rebels, 42; his house to be raided, 46; his castle taken, 60; submits, 69, 71, 75, 80; arraigned, and condemned, 83, 84, 85, 93; gone to St. Andrews, 96, 98; received into favour, 100, 102, 105; feud with Glamis, 105; in St. Andrews, 113; to be godfather to Bothwell's child, 241; desires leave to pass through England, 281; to be at the Coronation, 289; safe conduct for, 292; to be warded, 334; Privy Councillor (1587), 372, 373, 374; one of Brig of Dee faction, 379; to go to France, 403; agreement between, and Glamis, 459; his relations with Glamis and Maitland, 468-9; 479; suspected Papist, 482; 491; executes two of the Clan Gregor, 572; his feud with Glamis, 590, 592, 593, 598, 600; favours Glamis, 602, 608; a Papist, 611; not well-affected to England, 620; dealings of, with Glamis, 627; 631; falsely rumoured to have slain Glamis, 638; favours Huntly, 644; Glamis suspicious of, 650; 653; desires keepership of Edinburgh Castle, 671; Huntly with, 674; discharged from Huntly's band, 679; Privy Councillor, 683; rumours concerning, 694; refuses bribe from Spanish faction, 696, 699; notes on, 713; Mowbray goes to, 726; gathers forces, 732; advises the King to go to Dundee, 737-8; ready to leave Scotland; to be discharged from Privy Council, 746; not likely to leave the country, 752; effect of Spynie's removal on, 759; forbidden to bring a great force into Edinburgh, 764; his relations with barons of Angus, Spynie and Glamis, 768, 776; assurances for, to the King of Spain, 804; desires Elizabeth's safe conduct, 808, 809, 819, 847, 851, 852, 863; in a plot to kill some of the Council, 857.

Crawford, George: 699. See also William Crichton.

——, John: See Crichton, William.

——, Master of, and Lord of Kinfauns (brother of the Earl of Crawford): 31.

Creich, Laird of: 32.

Creuso, Garbaro: letter by, taken with Ker, 832.

Crichton: 20; 21; 39; 41; 49; 110; 297; 541; 543; 547; 550; 714; bailiff of, 631; lordship of, 557.

——, of Sanquhar, Robert, Lord: 33; with the King against the rebels, 61; cause between Hamilton and, 270; desires leave to pass through England, 281; desirous of seeing Burghley, on his way to Italy, 440, 443.

—— and Liddesdale, Lord of: See Bothwell, Earl of.

——, Mr. William, a Jesuit: search for, 12; Bothwell protects, 18; with the rebels, 39, 60; Bothwell and Crawford accused of trafficking with, 83; in Lord Ogilvy's house, 100; leaves for the Duke of Parma, 200, 203; letter from, 202; letter of ("John Crawford") (November, 1589), 206, 211; letters from, 215; hindered by Father Holt, 230; known to Tassis, 233; Bothwell's letters to, 585; letter from, seen by Bowes, 699; suspected of carrying gold from Spain to Roman Catholics, 740; reported to have revealed Father Holt's plot, 748; mentioned in intercepted letter, 795; intercepted letter of ("George Crawford"), 830, 831, 832; his letters reveal King of Spain's intentions regarding Denmark, 846, 850.

Crofts (Croftes), Mr. Edward: Captain of The Tiger, 98.

Croglin: 157.

Cromarty: 115; 117; 399.

Crombie, Patrick (Crummye): attainted, 687; prisoner, 716, 771.

Cronberg, Castle of: 260; 261.

Crossar, Archie, called Quintin's Archie: 454; 456.

——, John, nephew to Martin: 454.

——, Martin, of Bastanley: 454.

Crossars, the: (Crosiers), 195.

Crotoy: (Crokye), 408.

Culcreuch, Laird of (Culcrothe): wellaffected to England, 152.

Culross, Abbey of, Commendator of the: See Colville, Mr. Alexander.

Cumberland: 579; 581; 622; 823.

——, Earl of (Admiral): 255.

Cumming, Adam: pensioned by the King of Spain, 225.

——, . . .: (Cummin, Commyne), desires passport, 799.

Cunningham: 31; 33; 513.

——, of Barnes: See Barnes, Laird of.

——, Robert: juryman, 522.

——, Mr Samuel: servitor of Mr. Patrick Adamson, 499.

——, . . . (alias "John Feane"): See Feane, John.

——, . . . (brother of the Laird of Barnes): a traitor, 345, 439.

Cup-Bearer (Cupper), the King's: See Elphinstone, William, and Murray, Patrick.

——, (Cupper), the Queen's: See Curiot, Christopher, and Polwarth, Laird of.

Cupar (Coupar): 137; 140; 289; 704; 707; 708; abbey of, 566.

Curiot, Christopher: "cupper" to the Queen, 373.

Curle, Mr., of Edinburgh: pensioned by the King of Spain, 225.

Customs: dispute between the King and burghs concerning, 494.