^ o A Defence of the Scots 



firm'd what we have done by the Touch of his 

 Scepter, which no private Order or Inftruftions 

 can revoke. And we could wifh that his Eng- 

 Ii(h Counfellors, who put him upon thofe things, 

 \voald remember that Strafford and Lmd loft 

 their heads for giving K, Charles I. that fatal 

 Advice of opprefling and oppofing the Scots. 



We did verily think that the fuftlring of our 

 Crown ro be united with that oi Er^gUndm 

 the Perfbn of i^^JJames their Fir ft, and our Sixth ; 

 our kafombh coming to the refcue of their 

 expiring Liberties in the Reign of K. Charles I. 

 pur being fo inftrumental to refcue them from 

 Anarchy and Confufion, by the Reftoration of 

 K. Charles IL and above all, our generous and 

 frank Concurrence with them in the late happy 

 Revolution, and Advancement oiKWillUm IIL 

 We did verily think that all thefe thing'^ deferv'd 

 a better Treatment ; and to evince that they 

 did, we fhall beg leave to infift a littb upon the 

 firft and laft. 



''■■ The Englifh have no caufe to think that we 

 vi^ere ignorant of the Reafon why their politick 

 Henry Nil. ciiofe rather to match his eldeft 

 Daughter with the King of ScotSy than w'ith 

 the King of f ranee, becaufe he forefaw that if 

 the Kin;::^ of Scots fliould by that means come 

 to the Crown of England^ he would remove 

 the Sear of bis Government thither, which 

 would add ro the Grandeur and Riches of Er^g- 

 land: \Vhereas if the King oi France did by 

 that me?.n5 fall Heir to the E^glifi Crov/n, he 



would 



