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the obdurate Charles and his advisers, the Covenanters resolved 

 to vindicate their rights by force of arms. The sequel was the 

 establishment of a war committee in the Stewartry of Kirkcud- 

 bright in 1640. The whole proceedings are to be found in the 

 "Minute Book of the War Committee."' Gordon of Earlston 

 was their leader. The Royalist armies, raised in the Stewartry, 

 were commanded by Lord Kirkcudbright and Lord Kenmure. 

 According to the Parliamentary Journals, orders were given to 

 Viscount Kenmure to march to Montrose. Kenmure was so 

 energetic that he became classed among the " malignants," or 

 "cavaliers," as they were called, and was thus placed outwith 

 the pale of Cromwell's leniency. In 1650 his castle of Kenmure 

 was besieged and taken by the Cromwellian army. The articles 

 of surrender are as follows : — 



December 22nd, 1650, Articles concluded and agreed upon, 

 this day and yeere aforesaid, betwixt the Lord Kenmure, 

 Governor of his castle of Kenmure on the one part and Captain 

 Crackenthorpe and Captain Nary on the other part for the 

 Parliament of England — 



Impremis. — It is concluded and agreed upon that the 

 said Lord Kenmure .shall forthwith deliver to the said 

 Captain D. and Captain C. and Captain N. his Castle of 

 Kenmore, withall the armes and ammunition for the use of 

 his Excellency, the Lord Cromwell. 



2nd. — It is concluded and agreed upon that the said 

 Lord Kenmore shall have all his household stuffs, of what 

 sort soever within tha said castle secured to his proper use, 

 either within such rooms of his said castle as he shall chosse, 

 or by conveying them away to some other place, provided it 

 be within 14 daies. 



3rd. — That the Lord Kenmore, with such as are now in 

 arms with him in said castle, whose names are under- 

 written, shall have liberty to repair to their own homes 

 without any disturbance to their persons or estates, acting 

 nothing prejudiciall to the army of England, or shall have 

 seven daies (the morrow the 23d of this instant being the 

 first) to dispose of themselves, their horses and arms, without 

 let or hindrance, molestation, by any belonging to his Excel- 

 lency's army. 

 These articles are signed by Kenmure and the Captains. 



