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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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 April 30, 2024.

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An. 1640.
The Covenanters preparations,
p. 162.
Lanerick is made Secretary of State,
ibid.
Lindsay writes to the Marq. to prevent a War,
ibid.
The Marq. answers him by the King's Orders,
p. 163.
The Grounds of the Covenanters confi∣dence,
p. 165.
A short Parl. in England,
p. 166.
The Privy Councellours lend money,
ibid.
And so does the Marquis,
ibid.
The Parl. in Scotland sits without any Commissioner from the King,
ibid.
And send up their Acts to the K.
p. 167.
With which the King is much offended,
p. 168.
A Memorial of Lowdon's,
p. 169.
An Agreement between the Marq. and him in two Papers,
p. 170, 171.
He is set at Liberty,
ibid.
Lanerick writes by him in the King's name to the Committee in Scotland,
ibid.
Their Answer to that Letter,
p. 172.
The Scots Complaints,
p. 173.
They come into England,
ibid.
The K. declares them Traitors,
ibid.

Page [unnumbered]

They beat the Kings Forces at New∣burn,
ibid.
And pass Tine, and take Newcastle,
p. 174.
They write again to Lanerick,
ibid.
And send a Petition to the K.
p. 175.
The K. answers it,
p. 176.
They send another Letter,
p. 177.
The K. appoints a Treaty,
p. 178.
The Marq. presses a Pacification,
ibid.
A breach between the Marq. and Mon∣trose,
p. 179.
The Treaty begins at Rippon,
p. 180.
and is carried on at London,
ibid.
The Kings Answer to the Remonstrance of the Two Houses,
ibid.
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