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The memoires of the lives and actions of James and William, Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, &c. in which an account is given of the rise and progress of the civil wars of Scotland, with other great transactions both in England and Germany, from the year 1625, to the year 1652 : together with many letters, instructions, and other papers, written by King Charles the I : never before published : all drawn out of, or copied from the originals / by Gilbert Burnet ; in seven books.

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The memoires of the lives and actions of James and William, Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, &c. in which an account is given of the rise and progress of the civil wars of Scotland, with other great transactions both in England and Germany, from the year 1625, to the year 1652 : together with many letters, instructions, and other papers, written by King Charles the I : never before published : all drawn out of, or copied from the originals / by Gilbert Burnet ; in seven books.
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Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
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London :: Printed by J. Grover for R. Royston ...,
1677.
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Subject terms
Hamilton, James Hamilton, -- Duke of, 1606-1649.
Hamilton, William Hamilton, -- Duke of, 1616-1651.
Scotland -- History -- 17th century.
Scotland -- Church history -- 17th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
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"The memoires of the lives and actions of James and William, Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, &c. in which an account is given of the rise and progress of the civil wars of Scotland, with other great transactions both in England and Germany, from the year 1625, to the year 1652 : together with many letters, instructions, and other papers, written by King Charles the I : never before published : all drawn out of, or copied from the originals / by Gilbert Burnet ; in seven books." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30389.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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Lib. I. Of what happened from his Fathers Death till the Year 1638.

Anno 1625.
THe Marquis of Hamilton dies,
Pag. 1.
His Son succeeds him,
ibid.
His Father's Character,
ibid.
King James dies,
p. 2.
An. 1626.
The Marquis goes into Scotland,
ibid.
The King writes to him,
p. 3.
and invites him to Court,
ibid.
but he lives retired,
ibid.
The Earl of Denbigh goes for him,
p. 4.
An. 1628.
He comes to Court,
ibid.
His Preferments there,
ibid.
The State of Germany
ibid.
An. 1629.
The Q. of Bohemia writes to him,
p. 5.
The K. of Sweden desires a League with the King,
ibid.
Who appoints the Marquis to treat with him,
p. 6.
The Marq. sends Coll. Hamilton,
ibid.
and David Ramsay to the King of Sweden,
ibid.
An. 1630.
Articles signed by the K. of Sweden,
p. 7.
The Prince of Wales is born,
p. 8.
The Marq. made Knight of the Garter,
ib.
Articles with the K. of Sweden signed by the Marq.
p. 9.
Ramsay deals with the Lord Reay,
p. 10.
and Negotiates with the States of Hol∣land,
ibid.
Farensbach's Treachery,
ibid.
The K. of Swed. presses the Marq. to come to Germany,
ibid.
And desires a League with the King,
p. 11.
An. 1631.
Reay accuses Ramsay,
ibid.
And L. Ochiltree accuses the Marq.
ib.
The Marq. Innocence appears,
p. 12.
L. Weston is his Enemy,
ibid.
But the K. will receive no ill Impressi∣ons of him,
ibid.
And makes him lye in his Bed-chamber that night,
p. 13.
Ochiltreeis tried, and punished for his false Accusation,
ibid.
Reay and Ramsay desire to fight,
p. 14.
The Kings Letter about that matter,
ib.
The Marq. sails to Germany,
p. 15.
And goes through the Soundt,
ibid.
The King writes to him,
ibid.
He lands in Germany with 6000 men, which did the K. of Sweden great Service,
p. 16.
The Marq. goes to the K. of Sweden.
ib.
The K. of Sw. sends him to guard some Passes on the Oder,
ibid.
The Plague breaks in upon his Army,
ib.
He relieves Crossen,
p. 17.

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And takes Guben,
ibid.
He is called to besiege Magdeburg,
ib.
Sir H. Vane Ambassadour to the King of Sweden,
p. 18.
The King's Letters to the Marq.
ibid.
The Marq. goes to the K. of Swed.
p. 19.
Magdeburg is brought to a Parly,
ib.
but is relieved by Papenheim,
p. 20.
who draws out the Garrison, and leaves it,
ibid.
Two Letters of the King's to the Marq.
p. 20, 21.
An. 1632.
The K. of Swed. proposes unreasonable terms to the King,
p. 21.
The Marq. Army comes to nothing.
ibid.
The K. of Sw. will not give him a new Commission,
p. 22.
The King writes to him about a new Im∣ployment for him,
p. 23.
The Treaty between the King and the K. of Sweden breaks up,
ibid.
The passion of the K. of Swden,
p. 24.
The Marq. returns to England upon the King's Commands,
ibid.
The K. of Sweden's Death,
p. 25.
An. 1633.
The King is Crowned in Scotland,
ibid.
The King assigns a Taxation to the Marq. for repaying the expence of his Army,
p. 26.
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