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That in all his demeanour he went about to advance the designs of that Peo∣ple against the King,* 1.1 as by secret encouraging them to persist in their obstinate Courses, so by private discouraging of well-affected men to persevere in their Allegeance; and in particular did advise some Noblemen (who craved his Opi∣nion how they should behave themselves in these Distractions) to agree with the Country, and go home and make their own Peace. Like-as after the Pacification at Berwick, continuing in his wonted strain of incensing, in an underhand way, the People against their King, being demanded why he denuded himself of his former Commission; his Answer was, because he knew the King intended to keep nothing of that which at that time he had condescended unto, otherwise he would not easily have parted with the Honour of that Service. By which he did so wound the King in the Opinion of His Subjects, of the sincerity of His Intentions, That as no one thing did at that time breed more rubs and difficulties to His Majesties Service; so is there nothing by which the People are more readily and easily stirred up to the present Rising in Arms, than the Opinion they then, and by his continual underhand working, have since drunk in of the King's Intention to reverse (in case he should prevail in England) all the Acts and Favours he had condescended unto to His Subjects of Scotland.