5 1 A Defence of the Scots 



parture, that he would vifit his Antient King- 

 dom once in three years, he never faw it after 

 hut once, and that not till 14 years after. And 

 by the influence of that fame Faftion in Eng- 

 Undy who are ftill our enemies, he made Inno- 

 vations both in Church and State, contrary to 

 the Laws of the Land, and his own fblemn 

 Oath ; which laid the foundation of all thofe 

 Difarters that ended in the fatal exit of his Son, 

 and the fubverfion of the Government of both 

 Nations. Thefe were the firft Advantages we 

 had by the Union of the Crowns. 



His Son King Charles L had fcarce afcend- 

 ed the Throne, when we had new Proofs of the 

 Difadvantages we laboured under by that Uni- 

 on ; for he by the Advice of {bme Enemies to 

 our Nation, did in an imperious and arbitrary 

 manner fend for our Crown, tho the only Mo- 

 nument almoft left us of our Independency and 

 Freedom ; but was generoufly anfwer'd by him 

 that had it in keeping, That if he would come 

 and beCrown'd in Scotland^ he fhould have all 

 the Honour done him that ever was to his An- 

 ceftors ; but if he did not think it worth his 

 while, they might perhaps be inclined to make 

 choice of another Soveraign, or to that effeft ; 

 as recorded in the Continuation of Sir Richard 

 Baker^s Hiftory. Another Di/advancage we 

 had by that Union of the Crown, was this. 

 That that unfortunate Prince being infpir'd 

 with an averfion to the Conftitution of our 

 Country, by his Education in the Court of £;3f^- 



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