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woeman and of a more bountifull minde than hee, by much,) 

 were very hospitable to rnee during my stay, providing good 

 meate, for mee and my servants, at 3d. per meale, oates for my 

 horses at 20d. a bushell, and hay for 4:d. a day and night, and 

 straw enough gratis. 



From Durham his maiestie sent one of his servants. Sir James 

 Carmithael,^'^ a Scottsh man, and one of his cupbearers, to the 

 Scotsh with a message of mercy and acception into his favour, 

 if they would yet cease to bee obstinate and embrace his pardon. 

 But they denyed their demanour to bee such as needed a pardon, 

 which to embrace they must acknowledge themselves guilty, 

 and insisted upon their former grievances for want of justice 

 against their bishops, and their feares of innovations in religion : 

 this aggravated the king's displeasure and made him hasten 

 with his army yet nearer, imitating the Divine justice (as, noe 

 doubt, the bishops flattered him) which comes with leaden feete 

 but strikes with iron hands. But (it seemes) the Scotts thought 

 the allegory did not hold, and therefore meant to stand it out. 

 And Dr Morton, the bishop of Durham, the 5 of May, beeing 

 the day before the king's departure, thence preached in the 

 cathedrall, before the king, against the rebellion and disobedience 

 of subjects, a sermon (since printed)!^ confuting the insurrection 

 of subject against their lawfull prince, upon what cause soever, 

 by scripture and fathers. 



Sir James Carmithaell's message. [A space is left.] 



Newcastle. 1639. May 4. Saturday, the 4 of May, I 

 went from Flash to Newcastle, 12 miles. There I was lodged 

 at one Mr Wm. Bonner's^*' house in the Side, a woollen-drapei', 

 and my horses at a poore man's stable without the NeAvgate. 



" Sir James Carmichael was knighted 2nd July 1632. 



^^ A Sermon preached before the King's most Excellent Majistie in the 

 Cathedrell Church of Durham upon Sunday, being the fifth day of May 

 1639. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of 

 Duresme. Newcastle, Robert Barker, 1639. The Bishop took for his 

 text, " Let every sonl be subject to the higher powers." 



1'' William Bonner, merchant, married at St. John's tjhurch, Newcastle, 

 17th November 1635, Jane Henderson. In 1655 he was chamber-clei'k 

 of Newcastle. Brand, Newcastle, Vol, ii., p. 196. 



