JOURNAL OF JOHN ASTON, 1639 97 



But the same night the king retourned this answere by 

 Sir Edmond Yerney, knight marshal 1 : 



'The king's majestie having read and considered the 

 'humble supplication presented unto him by the earle of 

 'Dumfarling, hath commanded mee to retourne this answere. 

 'That whereas his majestie hath published a proclamacion 

 'to all his subjects of Scotland, whereby hee hath given 

 'them full assurance of the free enjoying of the religion 

 'and la was of that kingdome, as likewise a free pardon upon 

 'their humble and dutifull obedience, which proclamacion 

 'hath hitherto beene hindered to bee published to most of his 

 'majestie's subjects, therefore his majestie requires for the 

 'informacion and satisfaccion of them, that the sayed pro- 

 ' clamacion bee publikely read j that beeing done his majestie 

 ' will bee pleased to heare any humble supplicacion of his 

 'subjects.' 



[June] 7. This message delivered, the next day beeing 

 Friday, and the 7th of June, the king's proclamacion was 

 read in the Scotsh campe. 



Things were then prepared for a meeting, yet all watches 

 and former dilligence were kept. 



[June] 10. The 10 of June beeing Monday night it came 

 my turne amongst others to watch, and in the morning wee 

 waited on the king over the Tweede to his new trench, it 

 beeing his usuall custome by 5 a clock every morning to 

 ride over thither, and ro.und about the campe. 



The same afternoone come the Lord Rothesse, Lord Dum- 

 farling, Lord Lowden, and Sir William Douglasse, sheriife 

 of Tivydale, as commissioners from the Scotts, to treat with 

 whom the king shoulde appointe, about the differences and 

 mistakes between them. 



The king, notwithstanding their secret dislike of the lord 

 generall, commanded the meeting to bee in his tent and 

 his privy counsell in generall (there present with him) to 

 treate with them, and hee himselfe came in person to the 

 counsell table. Onely the Marquisse Hamilton and duke 

 of Lenoux absented themselves both from this meeting and 

 all that ensued. 



