15 10 639 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/ff7b43d641b62a28a097f5251f901265.pdf b0fa01e0b7b9487fecb09bb67c55ebe0 PDF Text Text ROSANNA; THE OXFORD TRAGEDY. IN T W O P A R T S . PART I.—How Fair Rosanna, of the City of Oxford, was by a young Gentleman betrayed of her virginity. PA&T II.—His cruelty in murdering her, and how a rose-bush sprung upon her grave, which blossoms all the year through ; and how the murder came to be found out, by his cropping the rose, &c. GLASGOW: PRINTED FOR TIIE BOOKSELLERS. �TBE OXFORDSHIRE TRAGEDY. PART I. Young virgins fair, of beauty bright, And you tliat are of Cupid's fold, Unto my tragedy draw near, F o r it's as true as ever was told. In Oxford liv'd a lady fair, The daughter of a worthy knight, A gentleman that lived near, Was enamoured with her beauty bright. Rosanna was this maiden's name, The flower of fair Oxfordshire This gentleman a-courting caie. Begging her to be his dear. Her youthful heart to love inclin'd, Young Cupid bent bis golden bow, And left his golden dart behind, Which proved Rosanna's overthrow. Within the private groves they'd walk, And valleys where the lambs d o play, Sweet pleasant tales of love they'd talk, For to pass away the summer's day. My charming lovely Rose, said he, See how the pleasant flowers spring The pretty birds on every tree, With melody the groves do ring. �3 I nothing want for to delight M y soul, but those charms of thine ; Our hearts are fix'd, therefore my dear Like turtle-doves let us combine. Let me embrace my heart's delight Within this pleasant bower here, This bank of violets for our bed, Shaded with these sweet roses fair. She said, what can you mean, I pray? I am a noble lady born, W h a t signifies my beauty bright, That's a trifle when my honour's gone. M y parents they will me disdain, Young virgins they will me deride, Oh ! do not prove my overthrow, If you love me, stay till I am your bride. Sweet angel bright, I here do vow, By all the powers that are divitie, I'll ne'er forsake my dearest dear, Y o u re the girl that doth my heart confine. But if you will me still delay, This sword shall quickly end the woe ; Then from her arms he flew straightway, In fury out his sword he drew. Her hands as white as lilies fair, Most dreadfully she-then did wring, And for the j e w e l she had lost, She said, my death's approaching. �4 It only brings my fatal fall. It's I that must receive the wound : T h e crimson dye forsook his cheek, At his feet she dropp'd upon the ground. Thus innocence he did betray, Full sore against her chaste desire, True love is a celestial charm, But the flame of love is a raging fire. But when her senses did revive, H e many vows and oaths did make, That he'd for ever true remain, Her company, would not forsake. PART II. Into the lonely valley she W o u l d often wander all alone; Sighing sadly to assuage her grief, Thus in the bower would often mourn. Oh that I was some pretty bird, That I might fly and hide my shame, Oh silly maid, for to believe All the fair delusions of a man. The harmless lamb can sport and pray, T h e turtle constant to his mate, Nothing so wretched is as I, T o love a man that does me hate. �5 I will to him a letter send, Remembering of the oath he made, Within the tender bower where M y tender heart he first betrayed. Her trembling hand a letter wrote, M y dearest dear, what must I do ? Alas I what have I done, that I A m forsaken and forgot by yon ? I could have many a lord of fame, W h o little knows my misery ; I did forsake a worthy knight, 'Tis for the love I bear to thee. And now my little infant dear Will quickly spread abroad my shame, One line of comfort to me send, Ere by your cruelty I am slain. This answer he to her did send, Y o u r insolence amazeth me, T o think that I should marry one With whom before I have been free. Indeed I will no father be Unto any bastard you may bear, So take no further thought of rne, No more from you pray let me hear. When she this letter did receive. She wrung her hands and wept full sore, And every day she still would range, T o lament within that pleasant bower �6 The faithless wretch began to think H o w noble were her parents dear. H e said, I sure will punished be, Soon as the story they shall hear. So then the devil he did begin T o enter in his wretched mind, H e r precious life he then must have, An opportunity thus he did find. H e many times had watch'd her out Into the pleasant valley, where One day he privately did go, W h e n he knew the lady was not there. And privately he dug a grave, Underneath an oaken tree ; Then in the branches he did hide, For to act this piece of cruelty. Poor harmless soul, she nothing knew, A s usual she went there alone, And on a bank of violets she In mournful silence sat her down. Of his unkindness did complain, At length she did the grave espy, She rose indeed to view the same, Little thinking he was so nigh. Y o u gentle gods so kind, said she, Did you this grave for me prepare : H e then descended from the tree, Saying, strumpet, thy death is near. �7 Oh, welcome, welcome, she replied, As long as by your hands I die, This is a pleasant marriage bed, I'm ready—use your cruelty. But may the heavens bring to light T h y crime, and thus let it appear: Winter and summer on this grave, May the damask rose in bloom spring here. Never wither though 'tis cropp'd, But when thy hand doth touch the same, Then may the bloom that minute blast, T o bring to light thy bitter shame. More she'd have said, but with his sword H e pierced her tender body through, Then threw her in the silent grave, A n d filled the grave close up again. With weeds the same did overspread, Then unconcerned straight went home, Immediately went he to his bed, And thought no more of what he'd done. The loss of their young daughter dear, Her parents much did grieve, She was sought after far and near, For to all the riches she was heir. 'Tis twelve months since that this was done, There's thousands for a truth doth know't And many wonder'd at the same, For all the winter it did spring. �If any one did crop that rose, In a moment it would grow again ; This thing was blaz'd the country round, A n d thousands went the same to see. He amongst the rest must curious be, T o go and see if it was true, And when unto the place he came, The beauteous rose he saw in bloom. The leaves did fall from off the bush, The rose within his hand did d i e ; He cried, 'tis fair Rosanna's blood. That did spring from her fair body. Many people that were there, T o o k notice of what he did say, They told he had some murder done, H e the truth confess'd without delay. They dug and found the body there, The first of April it was known, He was seiz'd and carried off to jail, And shortly after suffer'd his doom. � https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/82bfa7a2f148f2790f212fe529190109.jpg b80362c3468366c25e3daec0b924d576 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3190 Width 1944 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Illustration on title-page of a young woman wearing a hat, dress, and shawl standing before a gate. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per National Library of Scotland Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923406183505154">s0172b29</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Oxford, England Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Oxford tragedy Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 pages 16 cm Abstract A summary of the resource. A young girl from Oxfordshire is courted by a gentleman who persuades her to go out walking with him one day and rapes her. When she discovers she is with child, she writes to him begging him to marry her and save her from the public shame that would follow an illegitimate birth. The young man scorns her proposal but secretly fears what will happen when the pregnancy comes to light, so he decides to return home and murder her. He digs a grave under a tree that he knows she will walk by, and jumps out of the tree when she notices the grave. He kills her and buries her in the grave, but before she dies she claims that a damask rose will bloom upon her grave in winter as well as spring as proof of his deed. When this comes to pass and many marvel at the rose one year later, he returns to see if the rumours are true. When he touches the rose, it withers into dust, thereby proving that he is the murderer for all to see, which he immediately confesses to and is imprisoned. Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. 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Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Type The nature or genre of the resource ballads & songs # of Woodcuts: 1 Architecture: gate Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1841-1850 Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Gender: woman/women Outdoor Scene https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1e29b30fb0afc4e2cf880916953b69a9.pdf efd0dbe8b1efdc1ef90a1dddf23ff114 PDF Text Text ROB ROY, THE Celebrated Highland Freebooter; or, MEMOIRS OF THE OSBALDISTONE FAMILY GLASGOW: PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS. 2. ��ROB ROY. Frank OSBALDISTONE, a young man of a respectable family, had been several years at Bourdeaux, for the purpose of being instructed in the mercantile profession, when he was suddenly recalled by his father. During his residence abroad, Frank had devoted more time to the pursuits of literature than the ledger, and, therefore, when interrogated by his father with regard to the state of commerce in France, he discovered so much ignorance, that the old gentleman was highly displeased, and blamed Mr. Dubourg, to whose charge he had been committed. Frank exculpated that gentleman from all blame, and said that it was his own fault, as he felt no inclination for business. However, as he intended Frank to take a management hi his own extensive concerns, M r . Osbaldistone wished to put him under the charge of M r . Owen, who had been long his own principal clerk, and had now a small share in the banking business ; but Frank professed his dislike to the profession, and refused to comply with his father's wishes. M r . Osbaldistone then asked his son what his own grave projects were ; and on Frank saying he should like, either to travel for a few years, or attend the university, or obtain a commission in the army, he told him, in a rage, that unless he consented to his wishes, his nephew should inherit all his property, and gave him a month to consider of the proposal. During this interval, M r . Owen tried to prevail with Frank, by every argument he could adduce, to come into his father's terms ; but it was to no purpose ; for, on the day appointed, he repeated to his father the aversion he had to the mercantile profession, hoping, at the same time, that by his refusal he would not forfeit the affection of a parent. M r . Osbaldistone, on hearing Frank's ultimatum, told him, that since he refused to remain at home, he should immediately go to his uncle's, at Osbaldistone Hall, in Yorkshire, until some other arrangements were made. Accordingly, next day, Frank set off on horseback for Yorkshire, with fifty guineas in his pocket. During the journey, he began to reflect that he had probably made himself an outcast from his family, and lost the affection of his father by his stubbornness ; but, although he regretted what he had done, yet his pride would not allow him to return, and he continued his journey in very depressed spirits. In the country through which he passed there were few objects to amuse a young traveller, except the conversation of a few strangers, such as country parsons, farmers, graziers, merchants, travellers, and now and then a recruiting officer; from whom Frank received information about creeds and tithes, cattle and �4 corn, price of commodities, and a discription of battles. A leading topic with all of them was robberies ; and such details were given, as to raise serious apprehensions of being attacked. There was one man in particular, with whom Frank travelled a day and a half, who was very much afraid of highwaymen ; and this man had a large portmanteau, which he always carried into the inns himself, suffering no one to touch it. Frank, in order to amuse himself, inquired the weight and contents of his portmanteau; which alarmed the man so much, that he grew pale, his teeth chattered, and his hair stood e r e c t ; but on approaching to Darlington his fears subsided, and they soon arrived in safety at the sign of the Black Bear. Formerly, it was the custom o f travellers to rest on the Sunday, and f o r the landlords of inns, on that day, to invite all their guests to a family dinner. Frank and his companion having taken up their quarters for the Sunday at the above inn, sat down to a public dinner with the other guests, among whom there was a Scotchman of hardy features and athletic figure. Frank had been early prejudiced against Scotsmen by the stories of his nurse, and he regarded him with a settled dislike ; but the shrewd remarks, ready answers, and confidently-delivered opinions of the Scotsman, M r . Campbell, gave him no small importance on the present occasion. A quarrel having taken place about politics, the dispute was referred to and settled b y M r . Campbell over another bottle, and then the company separated. Next day Frank pursued his journey, and was delighted with the fine diversified scenes that everywhere met his view till he came in sight of Osbaldistone Hall, a huge antique castle, surrounded by stately oaks. H e was only at a short distance from the mansion, when the blast of a French horn was heard, and a pack of fox-hounds crossed the road, followed b y the hunters. Frank drew up his horse to let them pass without interruption, and had an opportunity of examining the whole group, which consisted of five young men and a very handsome female, all well mounted and well dressed. In passing, the lady's horse started out of the course, and Frank hastened to offer his services ; but there was no occasion, for she easily brought the animal to order, and gallopped off. Frank followed her, and soon heard the signal of the fox's death ; but the young lady, on reaching her companions, drew their attention towards Frank, and requested one of her cousins to speak to him. However, as the young man declined it, she rode up to Frank, and inquired, if, in the course of his travels, he had met with a M r . Francis Osbaldistone, whom they expected at the Hall. On Frank acknowledging himself to be the person, the lady informed him that her name was Diana Vernon, a relation of his uncle's, and then introduced him to Squire Thorncliffe �5 Osbaldistone, his cousin. As Miss Vernon accompanied Frank to the castle, she interrogated him by the way without any ceremony, and on their reaching the gate, put the bridle of her horse into his hand. After waiting a considerable time, he was at last relieved by one of the huntsmen, who took the horses, and a servant conducted him into a hall, where he met with his uncle Sir Hildebrand, and was introduced to the rest of the family. After dinner, the bottle was circulated so freely, that the company soon exhibited a scene of boisterous mirth and intoxication; but Frank, being temperate in his habits, made his escape into the garden. W h e n Frank returned to the castle, and had retired to his apartment for the night he began to reflect seriously on his situation. The society of his cousins would furnish him with little or no entertainment, as they delighted only in horses, hounds, and drinking; but he anticipated much pleasure from the company of the lively Miss Vernon, who had made a deep impression on his heart. Next morning Frank accompanied his cousins and Miss Vernon on a hunting expedition, and when the party were engaged in pursuing the fox, Miss Vernon told Frank she had something particular to communicate, and taking him to the summit of an adjoining hill, she pointed out Scotland, which she said he might reach in two hours. Frank asked, why she wished him to go there? " To provide for your safety," answered Miss Vernon ; " you are accused of having robbed one Morris, whom you travelled with to Darlington." Frank was startled at so unfounded a charge, and begged to know before whom this extraordinary accusation was laid, that he might instantly refute it. Miss Vernon told him, that the information had been lodged with 'Squire Inglewood, whose house was only a few miles distant, whither she would accompany him. Frank remonstrated with her on the impropriety of the proposal; but the young lady would have her own way, and accordingly they proceeded towards the residence of the justice. On arriving at Inglewood Place, they found Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone and Rashleigh in the court-yard. Miss Vernon accosted the latter, and asked whether he had been talking to the Justice about Frank's affair ? Rashleigh replied that he had been exerting all his influence to serve his cousin ; and then turning to Frank, said that it would be more advisable for him to retreat into Scotland till the business could be "smoothed over," than appear before the Justice when presumptions were so strong against him. Frank, indignant at Rashleigh for recommending such a subterfuge, and entertaining suspicions of his criminality, replied, that he would have the matter investigated, and his character cleared from such a vile calumny. Rashleigh insisted that Miss Vernon at least should not interfere in the �6 business; but when he found her determined to remain till it was fully settled, he left them ; and the young lady conducted Frank into the house. Frank had followed Miss Vernon up stairs to the door of the dinning-room, where she left him to find a servant to introduce h e r ; but, being tired with waiting, Frank opened the door, and told the justice that his name was Osbaldistone, and that he had come to inquire into a charge, which some scoundrel had laid against him for alledged robbery. It so happened that Morris was present at dinner, and the Justice inquired of him, whether this was the gentleman he implicated ? Morris, alarmed at Frank's resolute appearance, replied, that " he charged nothing against the gentleman," at the same time whispered, that he withdrew his accusation against Frank, as he did not know " how many rogues might be in the house to back him." Miss Vernon now entered the room, where she was kindly received by the old Justice, and telling him her errand, requested to hear the charge against Frank. It stated, that the declarant, Mr. Morris, had been attacked by two highwaymen in masks, who took his portmanteau from him, and that he heard one of them call the other Osbaldistone, whom he suspected to be the same person who accompanied him to Darlington. Frank protested against the evidence, as incompetent to prove that he was the robber, and was offering to produce arguments to shew his innocence of the charge, when a servant entered and told the Justice that a strange gentleman wished to see him. This stranger was Mr. Campbell, the cattle-dealer, whom Morris and Frank had met at Darlington, who, having heard that Frank was unjustly accused, had come to relieve him from the prosecution. He stated, that Morris accompanied him several miles on the road towards Scotland, where he was attacked by two highwaymen, who carried of his portmanteau ; but that one of them, whom his companion addressed by the name of Osbadistone, was a much shorter and thicker man, and had a different complexion and visage from the young gentleman present. After delivering this deposition, he asked Morris if he would not forego his prosecution of Mr. Osbaldistone ; to which Morris consented, and Campbell offering to conduct him safely home, they departed together. Matters being thus settled, Miss Vernon and Frank also took leave of 'Squire Inglewood, who was happy in having got rid of this troublesome business. Next day, at breakfast, Sir Hildebrand congratulated Frank on his escape, and advised him to be more cautious of his future conduct. Frank could not help expressing indignation at the suspicions which his uncle entertained, and Rashleigh was apparently displeased at his father also; but the old gentleman looking stedfastly at Rashleigh, told him " he was a sly loon," but that " two faces under one head was not true heraldry," and �Instantly left the room. Frank, being left alone with Rashleigh, signified to him the unpleasant nature of his situation, in living with an uncle who believed him guilty of so disgraceful a crime, and said that he was determined to leave Osbaldistone Hall immediately. Rashleigh approved of his resolution, and said, that from Frank's attainments in literature, he might soon make a figure in the world ; but his own case was still more deplorable, for his father had resolved that he should follow the mercantile profession. After some conversation on these subjects, Frank requested Rashleigh to give him some information; but it was with evident reluctance that he complied. H e told Frank, that he had been formerly more intimate With Miss Vernon ; but had thought it prudent to withdraw as much as possible from the company of a susceptible girl, whose heart must be either given to the cloister, or to a betrothed husband ; that, by a family contract, she was destined to marry one of Sir Hildebrand's sons, and that Thorncliffe had been pitched upon by his father as her partner ; but that, if he, Rashleigh, acquired wealth in the mercantile profession, he would marry her himself. Frank, being strongly attached to Miss Vernon, was much mortified to find that she was the destined wife of another, and, after reproaching himself for becoming the dupe of her artifices, and blaming her for not informing him of the situation in which she stood with the Osbaldistone family, came down to dinner in a very bad humour. A t table, Miss Vernon, as usual, began to play of her raillery upon Frank ; but he returned it with such acrimony, that she was offended, and, accusing him of impoliteness to a female who wished to be on good terms with him, she soon after left the room. Frank began to regret the shameful manner in which he had behaved to Miss Vernon, and, in order to stifle his reflections, drank till he became so intoxicated, that he quarrelled with his cousins, and struck Rashleigh, who, however, did not think it worth while to resent the outrage. Thorncliffe challenged Frank to decide their quarrel with the sword ; but, after exchanging one or two thrusts, the combatants were separated, and Frank was carried off and locked in his apartment, from which he in vain attempted to break out. In the morning his passion had abated, and, sensible of the impropriety of his conduct, he made an apology to Rashleigh, which was accepted in a very gracious manner. This disagreeable business being settled amicably, Frank next thought of procuring an explanation with Miss Vernon, who anticipated his wish, by requesting his attendance in the library to expound an obscure passage in Dante which she had met with. On reaching the library, Miss Vernon began to rally Frank most unmercifully upon the exhibition he had made at table the night before, and, in a strain of irony, complimented him proofs, of courage he had dis- �8 displayed in his attack on Rashleigh, and in his combat with Thorncliffe, at the same time expressing her extreme sorrow that such an unpleasant affair had happened. Frank apologized for his behaviour, by alleging, that the provocation he received had urged him to resent it in an unguarded moment, when his passions were roused by the influence of liquor. Miss Vernon then spoke of the indiscretion with which he had treated her during dinner, and inquired if he had heard anything to lessen her in his estimation. Frank, confounded at this question, at first declined giving any reply ; but she persisted in demanding an explanation, and particularly, whether Rashleigh had said any thing prejudicial to her character. However, he evaded her request, on the pretext that it was improper to disclose the subject of a private conversation, which was delivered in confidence ; but she grew so importunate, that Frank at last related all that he had heard from Rashleigh. Miss Vernon, shuddering with indignation, said, that she would rather die than marry such a villain as Rashleigh ; and disclosed the methods which he had employed to corrupt her moral principles in the course of her juvenile education, and the artifices he afterwards employed to seduce her. On discovering Rashleigh's intentions, she withdrew from his society, and had ever after regarded him with detestation. Frank, astonished at this disclosure, drew his sword, and was preparing to leave the room in order to take vengeance on Rashleigh, but was prevented by Miss Vernon. In a few days after this, Rashleigh set out for London, and Frank then enjoyed the company of Diana Vernon without reserve; and being intrusted to superintend the finishing of her education, he found her one of the most intelligent and accomplished of her sex. Frank now endeavoured to render himself as agreeable as possible to the family at Osbaldistone Hall, and succeeded in gaining the good graces of his uncle, by assisting in settling his accounts ; and he became a still greater favourite with his cousins, by joining in their amusements. As Frank was often strolling about, he occasionally took a walk into the garden, where he was much diverted with the remarks of Andrew Fairservice. One day Andrew informed him, that he had met with one Pate Macready, a pedlar, who told him that the affair of Morris and his portmanteau had been brought before the Parliament at Lunnan and also, that 'Squire Inglewood, Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone, and some other folks besides, had been mentioned ; and that, after much altercation, the business had been dismissed as a false and calumnious libel. Frank expressed a wish to see Macready; which Andrew immediately gratified, by bringing him to the garden. Macready related to Frank the particulars of the trial, from which it appeared, that the depositions of Morris were so �9 contradictary, that they could not be received as competent evidence. Frank was both vexed and perplexed that this affair should, have become so notorious ; and after ordering the pedlar so send him some articles, and giving a small present to Andrew Fairservice for his trouble, he returned home, deliberating how he should vindicate his character. As Frank's mind could not be at ease while the robbery of Morris was laid to his charge, he determined on setting out for London to explain the whole affair to his father, and take his advice respecting the most effectual means o f disproving the calumny. Before departing, however, he wrote to his father the object of his visit; and, while delivering his letter at the postoffice, he received one from Owen, endorsing a draft for £100, to supply his present necessities. On returning to Osbaldistone Hall, Frank found that the family had gone to Trinlay-knowe, and he sauntered into the garden to hear if Fairservice had picked up any fresh news. While engaged in conversation, they observed the door of a small room in the corner of the garden half open, and were at a loss to conjecture who could be there, as it was never freqented by any of the family but Rashleigh. Andrew supposed that it was then occupied by Father Vaughan, a grave old Catholic priest, a particular acquaintance of Rashleigh's, and a confidant of Miss Vernon, with whom he had frequent interviews. Frank could not comprehend this mysterious intercourse, and suspected that the priest was either giving her religious instruction, or preparing her for the cloister ; and these conjectures made him very unhappy, from the attachment he entertained for that lady. Frank now began to watch every motion of Miss Vernon with minute attention, which gave her great offence ; yet they never came to an explanation. One day, as they were sitting in the library, she inquired if he had lately heard from his father. On Frank replying in the negative, she observed that it was very strange, for his father had gone to Holland on some urgent business, leaving Rashleigh with the sole management of his affairs till he returned, and she urged him to set of immediately for London, lest his cousin should involve his father's business in irretrievable ruin. Frank expressed his concern at this intelligence, and great reluctance to leave her, whom he loved above all the world ; but Miss Vernon told him, that his affections were misplaced, as she had resolved to spend the remainder of her days in a convent. After quitting the apartment, Frank retired to his own, where the thoughts of his father's affairs, and the resolution of Miss Vernon, prevented him from enjoying any rest the ensuing night; but he determined, before leaving Osbaldistone Hall, to find out the reason, if possible, or her mysterious conduct, and ascertain her real character. Accordingly, one Sunday evening, he took his station in the �10 garden. After waiting impatiently for some time, he saw the glimmering of a candle, and he entered the library, where he found Diana alone and much flnrried. On her inquiring the cause o f his visit at so unseasonable an hour, he pretended to have come for Orlando Furioso, and turning over some books, he descried a man's glove lying on the table. Diana, blushing deeply, said it was her grandfather's, which she kept as a relic ; but as this explanation did not satisfy Frank, she told him that it belonged to a friend whom she honoured, esteemed, and loved. Frank made some sarcastic observations, and Miss Vernon told him that she would discover no more than she had already done ; but that, as they were soon to part for ever, she begged that they might still be friends, and gave him a letter she had received from London, containing the intelligence of Rashleigh having carried off bills to a very large amount belonging to his father, with which he had departed for Scotland, and that Frank's relatives wished him to repair to Glasgow in search of the fugitive. Next morning Frank prepared to leave, Osbaldistone H a l l ; but his feelings were much agitated, both by the state of his father's affairs, and on account of his separation from Miss Vernon. A t Glasgow, he was to meet with Owen, who had already gone their in pursuit of Rashleigh ; but, being unacquainted with the road to Scotland, he repaired to Andrew Fairservice for instruction respecting the route he should pursue, and found him reading a volume of Dr. Lightfoot aloud, to frighten away the ghaists, as he said, by godly exercise. Andrew offered to accomany him, as he had been long thinking of flitting from Osbaldistone Hall ; and, accordingly, it was agreed that they should set off together next morning by five o'clock. Frank was up by two o'clock, and, after leaving a letter on the table for his uncle, he saddled his horse, and arrived at the cottage ofAndrewFairservice, who was already mounted on a naig and waiting to attend him. Frank ordered him to ride as quickly. as possible, and Andrew pushed on his naig at the rate o f eight or ten miles an hour, by unfrequented paths, through moors and bogs, and over hill and dale, without diminishing his speed, Frank, unable to keep up with him, hallooed in vain to him to stop ; but on threatening to blow out his brains, A n d r e w drew up his naig, and apologized for riding so fast, by saying, that " he had taken a stirrup-cup of brandy at parting with his old cronies, which made him a little flighty that morning." Having arrived at Glasgow on a Sunday, when the people were all in church, they alighted at an inn, and Frank inquired at the landlady for Messrs Macvittie, Macfin, and Company, from whom he expected to hear of M r . Owen ; but he was told that these good people would be attending public worship at the Barony Laigh Kirk. Frank proceeded thither, accompanied by Andrew Fairservice, and was �11 struck with admiration at the magnificent appearance of that ancient edifice, which Andrew informed him had been saved from destruction at the Reformation, by the townsmen agreeing to deliver up the idolatrous statues of the sants. Frank looked round the congregation, to see if he could discover Owen among them, but in vain ; and was just about to leave the church to go in quest of him, when he heard a voice from behind a pillar whisper distinctly in his ear, " You are in danger in this city." He startled at this mysterious caution, especially as he could not perceive from whence it proceeded, and resolved to remain, to afford the unknown monitor an opportunity of renewing his warning. In a few minutes the voice repeated, " You are in danger in this place—so am I ; — m e e t me on the brig at twelve precisely ;—keep at home till the gloaming, and avoid observation." Frank saw and attempted to follow the stranger down stairs ; but as he could not overtake him, he waited till the congregation was dismissed. When Frank reached the inn, he reflected seriously on the admonition given him, and whether he ought to keep the appointment with the stranger ; but, after some consideration, he determined to meet his mysterious counsellor. Having walked about till twelve o'clock, Frank entered upon the bridge, and saw a person wrapped up in a cloak, who told him that he was the person whom he came to meet; and desired him to follow, that he might see with his own eyes what was of importance for him to know. Frank was rather unwilling to accompany the stranger ; but, lest he should be thought a coward, he followed his conductor. As they passed along the streets, the stranger gave such a suspicious account of himself, that Frank would hardly consent to go farther, till he urged the necessity of his proceeding in order to learn from a person in prison the danger of his own situation. On arriving at the prison gate the stranger knocked ; and, after saying something to the turnkey, which Frank did not understand, they both entered the jail, where a friendly conversation took place betwixt his guide and the turnkey, who seemed to be old acquaintances. The turnkey then gave a sign to Frank to follow him, and led him up several stairs, till they came to a small apartment, where he observed a person asleep. This was, poor Mr. Owen, who, on recognising Frank, conjectured was also brought to jail, and he began to lament the misfortunes which had befallen his father ; but Frank interrupted him, by inquiring the cause of his imprisonment. Owen told him, that immediately on his arrival at Glasgow, he had called on Messrs Macvittie, Macfin, and Company, with whom Mr. Osbaldistone, his father, did most of his business, to consult them about the state of his affairs ; but, on finding that the house of Osbaldistone and Tresham was considerably indebted to them, they behaved very �12 ill and had thrown him into jail, on account of his being a partner of the London firm: that, in these deplorable circumstances, he had sent an account of his situation to Bailie Nicol Jarvie, a Glasgow merchant, with whom Mr. Osbaldistone sometimes did business; but that he had no sanguine expectations from that quarter. However, in this Owen was agreeably disappointed ; for all though the Bailie was going to bed when the letter came, he immediately dressed himself, and set out for the prison, where he arrived shortly after Frank's introduction to Owen. The noise which the Bailie made at the door alarmed Frank's guide, who attempted to make his escape ; but the worthy magistrate prevented him, by giving orders to the captain of the jail, when hecame in, to lock the door and allow no one to pass upon his peril. The stranger entered their apartment before the Bailie ; and the latter, after some conversation with Owen on the affairs of Mr. Osbaldistone, and blaming him for extending his speculations so far, produced his own ledger, from which it appeared that the London house owed him also a large balance. Nevertheless, the Bailie told Owen, that, as it was impossible for him to redd up the business in prison, he should find caution for his appearance, and then he would be set at liberty ; but, as Owen said he knew of no one to whom he could apply, the Bailie generously offered to become bail himself. W h i l e conversing with Owen, the Bailie had taken no notice of Frank and his conductor ; but, when about to leave the apartment, he examined, the stranger, and then exclaimed, " Y e robber, ye cateran, ye born deevil, that ye are, can this be you ? " " E ' e n as you say," replied he. The Bailie continued his abuse, and even added threats of punishment; but the stranger told him, calmly, that he would never put them in execution, for the sake of auld langsyne, for their relationship, and for fear of the consequences. The honest Bailie was reproaching him for his acts of theft-boot, black-mail, spreaghs, and gill-ravaging, when the stranger requested he would not speak more on these subjects, and his " counting-room should not be cleaned out when the Gillan-a-naillie came to redd up the Glasgow buiths" The Bailie consented not to inform against him, and then pointing to Frank, inquired if that was not some gill-ravager he had listed into his service ? Owen said it was Mr. Francis Osbaldistone, the only son of his worthy master. The Bailie observed, that he had heard of the hopeful youth before; and then reproached Frank for renouncing the mercantile profession to become a poet and a gentleman, and asked if his poetry would " procure him five thousand pounds to answer his father's bills, which would be due in ten days ? " Frank was displeased at the Bailie's taunt; but, while musing on what he heard, he hastily drew out a letter �13 given him by Diana Vernon, which was not to be opened till within ten days of any emergency. Another letter was enclosed, which fell at the feet of the Bailie, who took it up, and, seeing it was addressed to Robert Campbell (the unknown stranger), he delivered it into his hands. Frank was confounded to recognise in his guide his old acquaintance the drover, and wondered what could be the purport of Miss Vernon's letter to him ; but conjecturing that it might be sent to entreat Campbell to discover the retreat of Rashleigh, he was led to enquire where his kinsman was. Campbell gave an indirect answer, but requested Frank and the Bailie to meet him at the clachan of Aberfoyle, where he would disclose something that might be of service to them both, and he would pay Bailie Jarvie a thousand pounds Scots which he then owed him. After giving their consent to pay Rob a visit, they all left the prison, and Frank accompanied the Bailie to his house, where, being warned by him not to keep company wi' Hielandmen and thae wild cattle, he received an invitation to breakfast next morning, and then took his leave. Next morning, Owen and Frank breakfasted with the Bailie, and in the course of conversation, Frank made some inquiries about Mr. Campbell. The Bailie said, that Rob, as he called him, had once been a Highland drover, but was now a gentleman, and commanded " thirty waur cattle ; " and he declined entering farther into his history, saying, it was more necessary to examine his father's accounts. After putting on his spectacles, he looked into the ledger, and found that the sum which Osbaldistone and Company owed him was considerable; but, with great generosity, he said, that if he should lose by them, he had also gained, and therefore he would just " l a y the head of the sow to the tail of the grice." Meditating on his present prospects, and projecting schemes for his future conduct, Frank strolled first into the College, and then into a solitary adjoining walk, at the end of which he observed three men in earnest conversation. To his surprise, he found them to be Rashleigh, Macvittie, and Morris, the two last of whom went away, and afforded him an opportunity of accosting Rashleigh, who was much confused at the rencounter. Frank demanded an account of the property with which he had absconded, or to go before a magistrate ; but as Rashleigh declined doing either, he insisted on satisfaction, and they retired to a more remote place to settle the quarrel with their swords. They fought with equal skill and courage for some time, until Frank's foot slipped, and then Rashleigh made a home-thrust at him, which grazed his ribs. The pain it occasioned made Frank furious, and grappling with his adversary, he was attempting to run him through the body, when they were stopt by the powerful arm of Campbell, who swore he would "cleave to the brisket �14 the first that minted another stroke." After trying in vain to bring about a reconciliation between them, Campbell forcibly disengaged Frank's hand from his antagonist's collar, and desired Rashleigh to leave them. At departing, Rashleigh said, that as the quarrel had not been settled, they would meet again at some future opportunity ; and Frank was for following him but Campbell mentioned that Rashleigh had engaged Morris to renew his accusation against him for the robbery, therefore Frank thought it prudent to delist. Campbell warned him to keep out of the sight of Rashleigh, Morris, and Macvittie, and then, after renewing his invitation to visit him at the clachan of Aberfoyle, he went away. Frank called at an apothecary's to get his wound dressed, and then went to dine with the Bailie. Frank related his meeting with Rashleigh, and mentioned what he had learned from Campbell ; to which the Bailie and Owen listened with amazement. He then asked the worthy magistrate's advice regarding the propriety and safety of visiting Campbell. The Bailie, highly pleased at being consulted, thought that it would be advisable, that Frank should leave Glasgow for a while ; and described the Highlanders as an uncivilized and lawless set: That Robert Campbell alias Rob Roy Macgregor, was once a great drover, or grazer and dealer in cattle, a business followed by gentlemen of property in the Highlands, and had by his bold speculations suffered some severe losses, which so reduced him that he became a levier of the black-mail, a customary tributary tax, imposed by those lawless depredators, of four pounds Scots on one hundred pounds of vauled rent, to secure property from Skaith, or to recover any cattle that were stolen: That any one refusing to pay this tribute was certain of being plundered by Rob, who could raise five hundred men, all devoted to his service ; and that, although Morris suspected him of the robbery, he was afraid to accuse him. The Bailie added, That as Frank's father, had granted bills for a great quantity of wood bought in the Highlands, which he had no means of retiring, unless the assets and money carried off by Rashleigh to some of the Highland haulds could be recovered, and that it was in Rob Roy's power to de this if he liked ; but as this could not be done in time to save his father's credit, that he had got three individuals in Glasgow to advance a sum sufficient for the purpose. The Bailie undertook to accompany Frank to Aberfoyle, where, by representing the matter to Rob, who had a good heart, he hoped, through his means, to gain possession of it. Accordingly, next morning, at five o'clock, he was equipped in his trot-cosey, jack-boots, and other riding-gear, ready to mount, when Frank arrived at his door. After some delay, occasioned by the knavery of Andrew Fairservice, and by the �15 Bailie's housekeeper. Mattie, tying a silk handkerchief round her master's neck, they out for the Highlands, and the party in due time arrived at the clachan of Aberfoyle. Having drawn up their horses at the inn, the sound of several voices made them hesitate to alight; at last they rapped, but the landlady refused to admit them, saying, " h e r house was ta'en up wi' them that wadna like to be intruded on wi' strangers." The Bailie was unwilling to enter; but Frank insisted, that he must have some refreshment, and therefore ordered the horses to be put into the stable. On entering the principal room of this paltry inn, they saw a blazing fire of turf, near which sat three men, drinking and engaged in conversation ; two of them dressed in the Highland costume, and the other in the Lowland, all boldlooking, stout,men, equipped with swords and pistols, and their naked dirks were stuck upright on the table, while another Highlander lay slumbering on the floor. Frank and his two comrades having seated themselves near the fire, desired the landlady to give them something for supper. The three men turned round, and after staring at them for a few minutes, one of them asked how they could have the assurance to break in upon "gentlemens that had taken up the public-house on their ain business." Frank and the Bailie apologized, by saying that they meant no offence, and had come to the inn to get some refreshment, but this explanation not satisfying them, the Highlander, unsheathing his broad-sword, desired them to draw ; and as they were three to three, he advanced to Frank, who put himself in a posture of defence. The other Highlander, with his sword drawn, confronted the Bailie, who in vain tried to pull out his sword, which was so rusted in the sheath from long disuse, that he was forced to look about for some other weapon of defence. However, as a substitue, he drew a red-hot poker from the fire, and brought it against his antagonist with such effect, that he set his plaid in a blaze. Andrew immediately took to his heels, and his antagonist, the Lowlander, crying out, " f a i r play," would take, no part in the fray, but remained neuter. Frank and the Bailie were still maintaining the contest, when the peeping Highlander, who was no other than Dougal, the, turnkey, started up to their assistance, and said he would " fight for Bailie Jarvie," at the same time he attacked his countryman. This auxiliary, with the assistance of the Lowlander, soon succeeded in separating the combatants, and in effecting a reconciliation between the parties, the Bailie promising to send the Highlander a new plaid to replace the one he had burnt. When supper was nearly ready, Frank missed Andrew Fairservice, who had not been seen since the beginning of the fray, and he was going out to seek him in the stable, when the landlady took him aside, and put into his hand a written communication from �16 Rob Roy to this effect : That he durst not meet the Bailie and him at the clachan of Aberfoyle, as the night-hawks were abroad ; but that the bearer of the letter was trusty, and would guide them to a place where he could meet them with safety. —In the stable he found Andrew, who was in great dismay, as he had seen one of Rob's gillies give the letter to the landlady for his master. During supper, Frank overheard them concerting the best means of catching Rob Roy, and expressing their impatienc, for the arrival of some red-coats, who were to assist them. Their discourse was interrupted by the entrance of an officer, who inquired if they were the gentlemen he was appointed to meet with there; and, on their answering in the affirmative, he shewed them a warrant which he had received, " to search for and arrest two persons accused of treasonable practices." On looking at the Bailie and Frank, he observed, that they answered the description exactly; and, notwithstanding their protestations to the contrary, he caused them to be searched. The only paper found on Frank was Rob Roy's letter, which made the officer suspect that they were his confederates, and therefore he ordered them into custody till further inquiry. Frank and his companion having retired to rest, they were roused from their slumber in the middle of the night, by the noise of soldiers dragging in a culprit. This prisoner was poor Dougal, the ex-turnkey, whom they found, on examination, to be one of Rob Roy's accomplices, and by his own confession to have parted with him about an hour before. The officer threatened to hang Dougal on the next tree unless he discovered Rob Roy's retreat, and a piece of cord being actually prepared before his eyes, the poor creature was obliged to consent to conduct them. Having drawn up his men, the officer forced Frank and the Bailie to join them, and then the whole set out under the guidance of Dougal. The road was at first open, but it afterwards took a winding direction among the hills, and led to a narrow pass, scarcely sufficient to admit the troops. Here they made a halt, as they found a commanding position of the path before them occupied by Highlanders, and heard the sound of bagpipes in their rear ; but Captain Thornton, the officer, having resolved to force the pass, seized his pike from one of the soldiers, and putting himself at their head, gave the word to march forward. The party had advanced within twenty yards of the spot which was occupied by the enemy, when they observed the Highlanders, with their bonnets and long guns, crouching among the brushwood on the eminence, and were stopped by the sudden appearance of a female on the summit of a rock, who ordered them to stand, and demanded what they sought in the country of the Macgregor. Captain Thornton replied, that he came in search of Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, and if any resistance �17 was made to prevent him, he was determined to force his way. The strange female, who was no other than Rob's wife, told him, that, not content with depriving her and her family of every comfort, they were now come to seek their lives; but notwithstanding her remonstrances, the Captain ordered his men to march forward, and the soldiers were attempting to gain the ascent, when a volley of musketry from the heights killed three of the soldiers. The king's troops returned the fire of their concealed enemies, but with little effect; yet, being overpowered by numbers, they at last laid down their arms, and submitted at discretion. During the conflict, Dougal and Frank had escaped from danger, by creeping into a thicket which overhung the road, and then ascended the rocks ; but the Bailie, in clambering up after them, had fallen down, and would have perished, had not the branch of a tree caught hold of his coat, and supported him in a hanging posture. Here the worthy magistrate dangled like the pendulum of a clock, till he was observed by Dougal, who, by cutting the tails from his coat, extricated him from this perilous situation. When the battle was over, Frank sallied out to see what was become of his companions, and, having descried the Bailie sitting under the covert of a rock on the bank, ascended up the height till he reached his friend. On looking around, they saw Andrew Fairservice surrounded by some Highlanders, who stripped him of all his wearing apparel, and gave him some old clothes in return. Frank and the Bailie were dragged from their retreat, and would likely have shared the fate of Andrew, had not Dougal prevented it. They were carried before Helen Campbell, whom the Bailie accosted as his cousin, and endeavoured to prove himself her kinsman, by mentioning a long list of ancestors ; at the same time expressing his regret, that any of his relations should have disgraced themselves by becoming freebooters. Helen disdained to acknowledge him as her kinsman, and, being piqued at the reproaches he had uttered, gave orders to throw Frank and the Bailie into the adjoining loch ; but at this crisis Dougal interposed to save their lives. He had scarcely finished his supplications intheirfavour, when the sound of a pibroch was heard at a distance, and instantly a troop of thirty Highlanders came towards them. They brought the melancholy news, that her husband was taken prisoner by Galbraith's militia ; but that his men had carried off a captive, whom they intended to keep as an hostage for Macgregor's safety. This hostage was Frank's accuser, Morris, whom Helen commanded to be dragged before her; and he, anticipating the fate which awaited him, pleaded hard for his life, and protested that he was only the agent of Rashleigh. However, the vindictive Helen would not listen to his entreaties ; but commanded him to be rolled in a plaid, with a stone round his neck and thrown into the adjoining lake. Her �18 orders were instantly executed, and the poor wretch sunk to rise no more. Helen Macgregor now ordered Frank before her, and interrogated him. On his giving satisfactory answers to her inquiries, Helen said, that being a neutral person, he was not liable to be detained a prisoner, and therefore she would send him with a message to the commander of the party who had taken her husband. The purport of this communication was, that if her enemies put to death, or even maltreated, Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, she would not only take vengeance on the whole country, but slay all the prisoners in her possession. After some explanation on the subject, Frank, attended by Andrew Fairservice, having Rob's youngest son for a guide, travelled a considerable distance, before he arrived at the station of the king's troops, where he found the Duke of Montrose, and delivered the message. He immediately ordered the prisoner to be brought before him, and Rob made his appearance, with his arms buckled tight down to his body with a horse-girth, and on each side a non-commissioned officer had a hold of him, besides a file of men before and another behind, with their bayonets fixed, to prevent the possibility of his escape. On entering, he bowed to the Duke, who observed, that it was long since they had met, and accused him of being the oppressor and terror of the country by his depredations ; but that he was now drawing near the end of his career. Rob, in turn, accused the Duke of being the author of his misfortunes, by driving him to that kind of life which he now led, and said, that if he suffered death, many would lose their lives in return. In order to secure the prisoner, the Duke had caused him to be placed on horseback behind one of the strongest men in the troop, whose name was Ewan of Brigglands, and both were buckled on so tightly, that it was impossible for Rob to escape. The cavalcade pursued their journey, till they came to a ravine, down which one horseman only could descend after another in succession ; and while apart from the rest, Rob whispered to his companion, that it was barbarous " t o carry an auld friend to death like a calf to the shambles begging him to cut the thong which bound him. After much solicitation, Ewan cut the leather while they were crossing the Forth, and his prisoner slipped from the horse and plunged into the river. The Duke had reached the opposite side, and, by the waning light, was engaged in putting his troops in order as they landed, and directing the prisoners to be brought over when he heard the plunge. He immediately suspected the cause, and finding on Ewan's landing, that hit suspicions were verified, he cried out, " Rascal, where's the prisoner ? " and then fired a pistol at him, vociferating, " Gentlemen, disperse and follow him; a hundred guineas to him that �19 secures Rob Roy," All was confusion; some of the troopers fearlessly rushed into the water, while others rode up and down the banks to discover where he would land, and firing at every object which attracted their notice ; but, as a great part of them wished to favour his escape, the search was not made with sufficient eagerness. A t one time, being closely pursued, he disengaged himself from his plaid, which he allowed to float down the stream and deceived his pursuers. However, the evening began to grow darker, and the banks so precipitous, that it was found impossible to continue the pursuit. The commanding officer therefore, ordered a retreat to be sounded. Frank now heard some one inquiring where the English stranger was, and then exclaiming that he had given R o b Roy the knife to cut the belt. This exclamation was followed by threatenings of vengeance On him, and finding there was some risk of his being shot on the spot, he leapt off his horse, and hid himself in some bushes. When the noise of the troopers had subsided, and all was quiet, Frank left his hiding-place, with the determination of making the best of his way to Aberfoyle. On his way thither he was overtaken by two strangers on horseback, one of whom accosted him, and inquired, in the English tongue, where he was bound for, and if the passes were open. Frank, who had been whistling, told where he was going, but could not say whether the passes were open or not, and advised them to turn back, as there had been some disturbance in that quarter. After somefurtherconversation, the other rider said, in a voice, which vibrated through all his nerves, " W h e n M r Francis Osbaldistone does not wish to be discovered, he ought to refrain from whistling his favourite airs." Frank discovered the last speaker to be Dianna Vernon, who was disguised in a horseman's cloak. Some conversation ensued, in which Frank discovered his jealousy of her companion. Miss Vernon took out a small case, which she gave to Frank, telling him it was the property that Rashleigh had carried off from his father, and which he had been forced to give up. She then, after many expressions of endearment and sorrow, with tears in her eyes, bade him farewell for ever, and rode off with her companion, leaving poor Frank in a state of stupefaction. On recovering from his stupor, Frank, feeling a strong desire to see her again, quickened his pace to reach Aberfoyle, where he supposed they must stop for the night. While hurrying forward, he was accosted, in a deep voice, by a Highlander, with, " There's a braw night, Maister Osbaldistone;" and in the speaker he immediately recognised Rob Roy, who had got clear off from his pursuers. Frank congratulated him on escaping from his enemies. Rob inquired the particulars of all that had happened to him since he left Glasgow, and Frank recounted the affray at the clachan of Aberfoyle the arrest of the Bailie and himself by �20 Captain Thornton, the skirmish at the pass, and, lastly, the recovery of his father's property from Rashleigh. Rob was highly diverted on hearing the Bailie's exploits with the red-hot poker at Aberfoyle, and observed, that his cousin, Nicol Jarvie, had got some good blood in his veins, although bred to a mechanical business. He told Frank, that his enemies were laying snares to catch him (Rob Roy) on his return from Glasgow, of which he had been apprized ; therefore he found it impossible to meet the Bailie and him at the clachan of Aberfoyle. They had nearly reached the village, when three armed Highlanders sprung upon them ; but Rob uttering the word Gregarach they recognised him, and burst into joyful acclamations. After an extravagant but kindly embrace, two of them ran off to communicate the pleasing intelligence ; and so speedily did the information spread, that, before Frank and he could reach the inn at Aberfoyle, they were surrounded by a multitude. When Rob had satisfied the curiosity of his friends, by relating the story above a dozen times, they were suffered to enter the house, where they found the Bailie seated at the fireside. The welcomes, apologies, and congratulations, being over, the Bailie, after filling up a stoup of brandy, which held above three ordinary glasses, drank it off to the health of Rob and his family, and then began to descant on the impropriety of Rob's bringing up his sons in the same wicked ways with himself; and he proposed to take them, without any apprentice-fee, and to discharge the debt of 1000 pounds Scots which he owed him. Rob, in high indignation, rejected the proposal; and ordering one of his retainers to bring in his sporran, he took out 1000 pounds Scots, which he gave to the Bailie. With great formality the Bailie produced the bond for the debt, regularly discharged, which he wished to get attested by witnesses; but Rob laid hold of the paper, and threw it into the fire, saying, it was the way he settled accounts in the Highlands. Next morning, the Bailie was observing, that they should immediately set out for Glasgow, when Rob entered, and persuaded them to visit his abode. Frank learned from Rob, that Rashleigh, finding he could not get Diana, and then being obliged to give up Mr Osbaldistone's papers, was so irritated, that he posted to Stirling, and betrayed all the plans of KingJames'adherents to the commander, who was induced to send the detachment by whom Rob was taken prisoner. Rob concluded his information with the most deadly threats of vengeance on Rashleigh, and at the time, frowning darkly, he grasped the handle of his dirk. They had now proceeded along the sides of the Lake about six miles, when they came to a number of Highland huts, and found a numerous party of the Macgregors assembled to receive them, with Rob's wife and two sons at their head. Helen gave them a kindly but dignified welcome, and apologizing for �21 the rough manner in which they had been formerly treated, invited them to partake of a plentiful repast on the Green. On rising to take their leave, Helen bade the Bailie farewell, and then turning to Frank, put into his hand a ring, which, she said, had been given to her by Miss Vernon, accompanied with these words, " Let him forget me for ever." At a late hour they arrived in Glasgow; and Frank, after consigning the Bailie to the care of Mattie, proceeded to his former residence, where he found there was still a light in the window. On knocking, the door was opened by Andrew Fairservice, who, giving a loud cry of joy, ran up stairs, and Frank followed him into a parlour, where, to his great surprise, he found his father and Owen, both of whom embraced him tenderly. Mr Osbaldistone, who had arrived in London shortly after Owen left it, only waited there till he collected sufficient funds to pay every demand on the house, which, from his extensive resources, he easily accomplished, and then had posted to Scotland for the purpose of bringing Rashleigh to justice, and putting his affairs in order in that quarter. His arrival with sufficient funds to fulfil all his engagements was a dreadful blow to Macvittie and Company, who tried, by the most servile apologies, to gain his favour; but he paid the balance owing them, and closed their account. Andrew Fairservice, who, after undergoing an examination, had been sent back to Glasgow by the Duke, only reached the inn a few hours before Frank, gave such an account of the dangerous situation of his master to Mr Osbaldistone, that he resolved to set out for the Highlands in the morning, and endeavour to get his son liberated. Next day Mr Osbaldistone waited on Bailie Jarvie to thank him for his kindness, and for the trouble he had taken to recover the papers, and then offered him that part of his business which Macvittie and Company formerly transacted. The Bailie accepted the offer with gratitude; and, after conversing a while with Mr Osbaldistone, took Frank aside to request of him not to speak a word about the queer adventures they met with in the Highlands; for if Bailie Graham heard of him fighting with Highlandmen, and singeing their plaids, and the suspension by the coat-tails, " it wad be a sair hair in his neck as lang as he lived." As the object of their journey was accomplished, Frank and his father, after spending a comfortable day with Bailie Jarvie, took their leave, and began to prepare for leaving Glasgow. The Bailie continued to thrive in business, adding to his wealth and credit, and, in due time, attained the office of chief magistrate, but, growing tired of the life of a bachelor, hemarriedhishousekeeper, Mattie, whom he considered to be a proper wifeforhim, because " s h e was akin to the Laird of Limmerfield." �22 One morning, before M r Osbaldistone and Frank had left Glasgow, they were alarmed by Andrew Fairservice bursting into the parlour, to communicate the intelligence of a rebellion having broken out in the West Highlands to restore King James ; that the clans had all risen to a man, and that Rob Roy and all his petticoat bands would be there in twenty-four hours. Andrew's news was not without foundation, for it proved to be the beginning of the great Rebellion of 1715, which was headed by the Earl of Mar, and involved in ruin so many noblemen and gentlemen, both in Scotland and England. The rebellion having extended to England, Frank's uncle, Sir Hildebrand, joined the insurgents; but, lest his estates should be confiscated, he left it to all his sons in succession, except Rashleigh, whom he cut off with a shilling; and, in the event of their death, it was to descend to Frank. It is somewhat strange, that all Sir Hildebrand's sons died, or were killed, a short time afterwards. B y his uncle's will Frank succeeded to Osbaldistone Hall, and he set off, attended by Andrew Fairservice ; but, as his right to the property was disputed by Rashleigh, before going there, he called on his old friend Justice Inglewood, the holder of his uncle's original will, from whom he met with a kind reception. The will being produced after dinner, rank found that every thing was correct; and when they had nk a few glasses, the Justice insisted on a bumper to Miss Vernon's health, which led to some conversation about that lady. From him Frank learned, that it was Diana's father, Sir Frederick Vernon, who accompanied her to the Highlands, and who had assumed the disguise of Father Vaughan at Osbaldistone H a l l : that he was a rigid Roman Catholic, and had formerly been tried and condemned for high treason ; but he made his escape to France, and a report of his death was circulated, which every one believed, until he returned to Britain as the agent of King James: that Rashleigh, being privy to Sir Frederick's concealment, kept poor Diana in awe lest he should betray him to government: that her father had solemnly engaged to Sir Hildebrand that she should either marry one of his sons or take the veil, and she had positively refused to marry any one of her cousins. The loss of Diana, together with the wresting of the property of Osbaldistone and Company from him, had so irritated Rashleigh, that he deserted the cause of the rebels, and turned informer. Frank having heard that Rashleigh was at M r Jobson's house, in the neighbourhood, he, next morning, accompanied by Andrew Fairservice, directed his course to Osbaldistone Hall; and on drawing near it, the recollection that all its late inhabitants were buried in the grave, excited in his mind those melancholy feelings which local associations leave of those who are no more. When they reached the Hall, Andrew knocked loudly at the door, at which the aged butler, appeared, and inquired their business. �23 Frank having explained to him the purport of Sir Hildebrand's will, and his own right to inherit the property and mansion-house of Osbaldistone Hall, the old man admitted them, though with apparent reluctance. The butler asked where his honour would please to have a fire lighted and Frank requested it might be put on in the library; but he made many excuses, that the room smoked, and that the daws had built up the chimney, in order to deter him from going. However, Frank insisted on being instantly shewn there, and the butler was forced to comply with his orders. On entering the library, Frank was not a little astonished at finding a good fire, and every thing having the appearance of being lately occupied ; but, anxious to enjoy his own reflections, he desired the land-steward to be called, and the butler, with evident reluctance, withdrew to execute his orders. As Frank knew of Rashleigh being in the neighbourhood, and that he was capable of any desperate action, he made Andrew Fairservice bring two stout fellows to guard the premises. After convincing the steward, who had come immediately on receiving the summons, of the validity of his titles to the property, Frank, being left alone, sat down by the fire, and, in a reverie, uttered these words: " Is this, then, the progress and issue of human wishes ? " H e had scarcely finished these words, when a issued from the other side of the room, and Diana Vernon presented herself, leaning on her father's arm. Frank was almost petrified with terror, as he believed them to be phantoms of his own imagination, till Sir Frederick Vernon accosted him, and begged he might protect them from the imminent danger that threatened them. Frank replied, with great emotion, that he could never forget their kindness in recovering his father's property, and that no exertions would be wanting on his part to provide for their safety. Sir Frederick now explained the causes of his present situation ; that he had joined the Earl of Mar in Scotland to support King James ; that he had afterwards followed Lord Derwentwater into England; that, after the defeat at Preston, he had retired northward, and taken refuge at Osbaldistone Hall, till a trusty friend should find a vessel to convey them to France. Sir Frederick then expatiated on his daughter's virtues ; and having declared his intention to devote her to the service of her Maker, he withdrew along with her behind the tapestry. After their departure, Frank fell into a long train of painful reflections; at one time accusing Sir Frederick for his bigotry, at another time Diana for yielding to his wishes; and, last of all, himself for loving one who seemed determined not to become his wife. In such a state of mind he could not sleep; and in the middle of the night was alarmed by a loud knocking at the door. This was occasioned by Justice Standish, who came with a warrant �24 to apprehend Sir Frederick Vernon, Diana, and Frank himself, for high treason. Frank having learned this intelligence, informed Sir Frederick and his daughter, for whom he procured the key of the garden, where they might hide themselves. "But Rashleigh had observed their movements, and soon brought them back into the house, where he also found Frank, who, he said, must instantly quit Osbaldistone Hall, as he had come to take possession of it. Rashleigh also told them, that he would convey them away in his carriage to a place of safety; and, in the meantime, dismissed Andrew Fairservice, to get rid of his blustering noise. Andrew strolled up the avenue in search of a night's quarters from an old acquaintance, when he fell in with a number of Highlanders, who obliged him to tell them the late transactions at Osbaldistone Hall. W h e n they heard that a carriage was to carry away Diana, Sir Frederick, and Frank, they cut down trees, and laid across the road, to intercept its passage. W h e n the carriage, escorted by Rashleigh, had arrived at the place were the Highlanders were, some of his attendants dismounted to remove the trees, when a scuffle ensued betwixt the two parties. Rashleigh attacked the leader of the band, who wounded him severely; and, taking hold of him, asked if he would beg forgiveness. " N o , n e v e r ; " said Rashleigh; upon which his antagonist (who was Rob Roy) plunged his sword into his bowels. Rob then handed out Miss Vernon fromthecarriage, and conducted her and Sir Frederick into the forest, accompanied by his troop of Highlanders. Frank then directed his whole attention to Rashleigh, who was instantly conveyed by the carriage to Osbaldistone Hall, and placed in an easy chair till a surgeon should be sent for to dress his wounds. Rashleigh begged that they would save themselves the trouble, as he was a dying man; and, addressing Frank, declared, that he hated him, for having thwarted him in all his projects of love, ambition, and interest; and now that the estate would become his, " Take it," he said, " and may the curse of a dying man cleave to i t . " Shortly after, Rashleigh breathed his last. After the funeral obsequies were performed, Frank repaired to London, where he received a letter from Miss Vernon, informing him of their escape under the guidance of Macgregor, towards the west of Scotland, and their safe conveyance by a vessel to France, where she was placed in a convent. Frank now determined, if possible, to marry Miss Vernon; and having procured his father's consent to the match, he succeeded in gaining her affections, and making her his wife. They long lived happily together, a blessing to all the country round. FINIS. � https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/45159b4fda8d2fac0038e4ef5bd78aca.jpg 73f26ccc8d3ac5212c43b36aa5c4c278 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. 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Title A name given to the resource Rob Roy, the Celebrated Highland Freebooter; or, Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family. Subject The topic of the resource Crime Highlands Jacobites Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Description An account of the resource Variant exists without '2' printed at foot of title page and type set slightly differently per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks '2' is printed at the bottom of the title page Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923405603505154">s0181b20</a> Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages 16 cm Abstract A summary of the resource. This is a&nbsp; condensed version of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel (part of the Waverly novel series) <em>Rob Roy, </em>which was originally published in 1817. It appears to have been set in 1715, the year of the first Jacobite Rising.&nbsp; Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="University%20of%20Glasgow%20Union%20Catalogue%20of%20Scottish%20Chapbooks%20%20http%3A//special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Type The nature or genre of the resource fiction # of Woodcuts: 1 Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1841-1850 Chapbook Genre: fiction Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Fashion (Clothing): feather bonnet Fashion (Clothing): Highland attire Fashion (Clothing): kilt Fashion (Clothing): military Fashion (Clothing): sporran Gender: man/men Occupation: soldier Outdoor Scene Weapons: sword https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c80c03d81e71f0fadf03434955846f87.pdf 300d4bec86c5fd61bd76be7a90696c8f https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/f1fe0d848c12d820b7c12b6c7831cfef.jpg af55a698ce1c2f2d614cf036e655e3f0 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. 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To which are added, The orange and blue, Lord Gregory, Tak' your auld cloke about ye, and The sailor's return Subject The topic of the resource Ballads and songs Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 Courtship and Marriage Crime Religion and Ethics War Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1823 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923397383505154">s0186b24</a> Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The orange and blue Lord Gregory Tak' your auld cloke about ye The sailor's return Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 pages 16 cm Abstract A summary of the resource. A collection of ballads and songs, including: the lament of Mary, Queen of Scots, on the eve of her execution; the song of a woman whose love had joined the militia and was sent to fight on Ireland’s shores, although he promises to wed her upon his return; a young woman cries out against the wrongs done to her by Lord Gregory, whose false promises claimed her virginity, resulting in her father casting her out into the stormy night; an old married couple bickers over a variety of topics, centering on the subject of an old cloak; and the rejoicing of a sailor as he returns to his native shores and his lover. Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/find/find-type-resource/archival-special-collections/scottish-studies">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/searchb.cfm</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Published and sold, wholesale and retail by R. 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Subject The topic of the resource Religion and Morals Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Description An account of the resource '40' is printed at the bottom of the title page There is a variant with '2 M' printed at the foot of the title page per National Library of Scotland Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850 per National Library of Scotland Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923373533505154">s0221b08</a> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages 16 cm Abstract A summary of the resource. This 24 page chapbook includes several brief selections from the Old and New Testaments, accompanied by woodcut prints depicting the scenes described. Each page has two woodcuts and associated biblical passages, for a total of 46 prints. 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Subject The topic of the resource Highlands Jacobites War Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133973505154">s0042b27</a> <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133913505154">s0221b12</a> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Abstract A summary of the resource. A short history and biography of the life and death of Bonnie Prince Charlie, focusing especially on the events of the Second Jacobite Rising. 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These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3308 Width 1772 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/19e7e2cebe629a5edd6ac608ed513f84.pdf 7dcd71cfe6d10294a63206399388405d PDF Text Text THE LIFE AND MERITORIOUS TRANSACTIONS, OF THE GREAT SCOTTISH GLASGOW: 61. PSIVTED FOR THE BOOKIILLUUK ��THE IJIFJE o f AT the Reformation one half of the lands of Scotland were the property of the church. David I. had made over almost the whole of those belonging to the crown, and his example was imitated, not only by many of his successors, but by all orders of men, with whom the founding a monastery, or endowing a church, was thought to be a sufficient atonement for the breach of every command in the decalogue. Besides the influence derived from the nature and extent of their property, generally let on lease, on easy terms, to the younger sons and dependants of great families, the weight the clergy had in Parliament was very considerable. The number of temporal barons being extreaiely limited, and the lesser barons and representatives of boroughs looking upon it as a hardship to attend, combined with the mode of choosing the Lords of the Articles. Its proceedings in a great measure were left under their direction and control. The Lords of the Articles were a Committee .vhose business it was to prepare and digest all matters that were to be laid before Parliament. Every motion for a new law was made in this committee, and approved or rejected by the members of it; what they approved was formed into a bill, and presented to Parliament; what they rejected could not be introduced into the house. This committee �owed the extraordinary powers vested in it to the military genius of the ancient nobles, and in this way not only directed all the proceedings of Parliament, but possessed a negative before debate. It consisted of eight temporal and eight spiritual lords, of eight representatives of boroughs, and of eight great officers of the crown, and when its composition is considered, it will easily be seen how much influence it would add to the already too great power of the clergy. Their character also was held sacred ; neither were they subject to the same laws, nor tried by the same judges as the laity, a remarkable instance of which occurred on the trial of the murderers of Cardinal Beaton, one of whom was a priest. He was claimed by a delegate from the clerical courts, and exempted from the judgement of Parliament on that account. By their reputation for learning, they almost wholly engrossed the high offices of emolument and trust in the civil government; but even this was not for acting in their capacity of confessors, they made use of all these motives which operate so powerfully on the human mind, to promote the interest of the church, so that few were allowed to leave the world without bestowing on her some marks of their liberality, and where credulity failed to produce this effect, they called in the aid of law. (When a person died intestate, by the 22d Statute of William the Lion, the disposal of his effects was vested in the bishop of the diocese, after paying his funeral charges and debts, and distributing among his kindred the sums to which they were respectively entitled, it being presumed that no Chriitiai* �^oultl have choscti to leave the world without destining some of his substancd to pious purposes.) Their courts had likewise the cognisance of all testamentary deeds and matrimonial contracts, an J to these engines of power, and often in thsir hands of oppression, they super-added the sentence of excommunication, which besides depriving the ur> happy victim on whom it fell of all Christian privileges, cut him off from every right as a man or citizen. T o these, and other causes of a similar nature, may he ascribed the power of the Popish church; and to these, also, combined with the celibacy to which by the rule of their church they were restricted, may be attributed the dissolute and licentious lives of the clergy, which in the end destroyed that reputation for sanctity, the people hai? been accustomed to attach to their character. According to the accounts of the reformers, confirmed by several popish writers, the manners of the Scottish clergy were indecent in the extreme. Cardinal Beaton celebrated the marriage of his eldest daughter with the son of the Earl of Crawford, with an almost regal magnificence, and maintained a criminal correspondence with her mother to thu end of his days. The other prelates were not more exemplary than their primate, and the contrast between their lives, arid those of the reformers, fa 1 lev! not to make a considerable impression on the mimic of the people. Instead of disguising their vices the Popish clergy affected to despise censure; instead •f endeavouring to colour over the absurdity of tl»£; established doctrines, or found them on Scripture* they left them to the authority of the church and dtorees of the councils; the only apology tliey hats* �ever been able, even to the present day, to offer for file monstrous absurdity of their system. H i e duty "I* preaching was left to the lowest and most illiterate of the monks. The following anecdote will give a lively idea ot their mode of preaching:—" The prior of the Black Friars at Newcastle, in a sermon at St Andrews, asserted that the Paternoster should be said to God only, and not the saints. This doctrine not meeting the approbation of the learned of that city, they appointed a Gray Friar to refute it, who choose for his text, " Blessed are the poor in spirit " which he illustrated in this manner. Seeing we say, good day, father, to any old man in the street, we may call a saint pater, who is older than any alive ; and seeing they are in heaven, we may say to any of them, " Our father who art in heaven seeing they are holy, we may say, *' hallowed be thy name;'' and, since they are in the kingdom of heaven, may add, " thy kingdom c o m e a n d as their will is God's will, " thy will be done but when he oome to " give us this day our daily bread,'' he was much at a loss confessing it was not in the power of the saints to give us our daily bread; " yet they may pray to God for us,'' he said, " that he may give us our daily bread.'' The rest of his commentary being not more satisfactory, set his audience a laughing and the children on the streets calling after him, Friar r 'aternoster, he was so much ashamed that he left the city. The only device by which they attempted to bring back the people to their allegiance was equally unfortunate and imprudent; they had recourse to false miracles, which the vigilance of the refor- �mers detected and exposed to ridicule. The barefaced impositions that were practised by the monies on the credulous, are almost inconceivable.—Among other customs of those times, it was common foi them to travel to Rome and come home laden with relics, blessed by his holiness, dispensations for sin, by which they wheedled the credulous out of tiieii money. One of these, on a holiday, endeavouring to vend his wares to the country people, among other things shewed them a bell with a rent in it, possessing the virtue of discovering the truth or fallacy of an oath ; for, as he pretended, if any one swore truly, with his hand on the bell, he could easily remove it, without any change; hut if the oath was false, his hand would stick to it, and the bell rent asunder. A farmer, rather more shrewd than the rest of his auditors, suspecting the truth of this assertion, asked liberty to take an oa(h in the presence of those assembled, about an affair which nearly concerned him. The monk could not refuse; and the farmer addressing the crowd, said, 64 Friends, before I swear, you see the rent, how large it is, and that 1 have nothing on my finger? to make them stick to the bell." Then laying his hand on it, he took this oath.—" I swear, in the presence of the living God, and before these good people, that the pope of Rome is Antichrist, and that all the rabble of his clergy, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, monks, with all the rest of the crew, are locust, come from hell, to delude the people, and to withdraw them from God; moreover, I promise they will all return to hell;" and lifting I)is hand he added. " See, friends, I have lift ed my hand freely from the bell, and the rent �8 fs no larger, this sheweth that I have sworn the truth." The cause of reformed religion, was powerfully supported by the ambition of the Queen-dowager. (Mary of Guise) After the death of James V . her husbandk the Earl of Arran, was appointed Regent cf the kingdom during the minority of her daughter ; and from that situation she wished to exclude him, that she might enjoy the first honours of the state alone, and promote the designs of her brothers upon Scotland. For this purpose 6he applied to the favourers of the Reformation, as being the most numerous of the Regent's enemies, and forming a respectable body in the state; and although her promises of protection were insincere,' they, in a very considerable degree, abated the fury of persecution. John Knox, who contributed so much, both by precept and example, to work out the Reformation fiom Popery; was the descendant of an ancient family, and born at Gilford, near Haddington, in 1505. On finishing his education at the grammar school, he was removed to St. Andrew's, to complete his studies under the celebrated John Mair, by whose instructions he made such progress that he received orders before the time prescribed by the rules of the church. After this, he quitted scholastic learning, so much in reputation at that period, and applied himself with diligence to the reading of the fathers of the church, particularly St Angustine, from which, attending the preaching of one Thomas Euillam, a Black Friar, and the conversation of M r George Wish art, a celebrated reformer, who came from England in 1545 with the commit* �9 sioners sent by Henry V I I I . to conclude a treaty with the Earl of A m m , after the death of James V . he attained a more than ordinary degree of scriptural knowledge, and entirely renounced the Roman Catholic religion. On leaving St Andrew's, M r Knox acted as tutor to the sons of Douglas of Longniddry, and Cockburn of Ormiston, whom, besides the different branches of common education, he carefully instruc ted in the principles of the reformed religion, having composed a catechism for their use, besides reading lectures to them on various portions of the scriptures. In this practice he continued till Easter 1547, when werried out by the repeated persecutions ol Cardinal Beaton, he left Longniddry for St. A n drew's, resolved to visit Germany, the state of England proving unfavourable to his views. Against taking this step, however, he was persuaded by the gentlemen whose children he had the charge, to remain in St. Andrews, the castle of that place being in the hands of the reformers. Here he continued to teach his pupils 1 1 the us1 ual manner, but his lectures were now attended by a number of people belonging to the town, who earnestly in treated him to preach in public. This task he at first declined, but afterwards accepted a call from the pulpit, and in his very first sermon discovered such zeal, learning, and intrepidity, as evinced the prudence of their choice, and how eminently qualified lie was for the discharge of those duties. This success caused such alarm among the Popish clergy, that a letter was sent to the subprior by the abbot of Paisley, natural brother of the Reg<mt, who had been nominated to the archbish- �10 oprio reproving him for his negligence, in allowing such doctrines to be taught without opposition. A meeting of the clergy was held in consequence, and every scheme they could devise put in practice to hurt Mr Knox's usefulness; but, in a public disputation, he replied to all their arguments with so much acuteness as completely to silence them, and gained many proselytes, who made prefession of their faith by partaking of the communion openly, which he was the first to administer in the manner practised at present. This success was not of long duration, for a body of French troops was sent to besiege the castle, and it was compelled to surrender on the 23d July, when he, along with the garrison, was sent prisoner to France, and confined in the gallies till the year 1549. On obtaining his liberty he retired to England, where he preached sometime at Berwick, afterwards at Newcastle and London, and was at last chosen one of the itinerants appointed by Edward V I . to preach the Protestant doctrine through England. Upon the death of that prince, on the 6th July, 1553, he went to Geneva, where heresided when he was chosen by the English church at Frankfort, on the 24th September, 1554, to be their pastor, a situation he accepted by the advice of the celebrated John Calvin, but which he did not long enjoy, for having opposed the introduction of the English liturgy, and refused to celebrate the communion according to the forms prescribed by it, he was deprived of his office; and, such was the malice of his enemies, that, taking advantage of a passage in his " Admonition to England,'1 wherein he compares the Emperor to �11 Nero, and the Queen of England to Jezebel, they accused him to the magistrates of treason. These gentlemen perceiving the spirit by which his accusers were actuated, found means to apprise him of his danger; and on the 26th march, 1555, he left Frankfort for Geneva, from whence he proceeded to Dieppe, and shortly afterwards to Scotland, where he arrived in the month of August. On his arrival he found the reformers much increased in number, and after assisting them to rectify some errors which had crept into their practice, accompanied John Erskine of Dun to his seat in the Mearns, where he continued a month, preaching to the principle people in that country. He afterwards resided at Calder-house, the residence of Sir James Sandilands, where he was attended by a number, of personages of the first rank; and, amon^ others, by the prior of St Andrew's afterwards earl of Moray. During the winter he visited Edinburgh; preached in many places of Ayrshire; and in the beginning of 155fi, at the request of the earl of Glencairn, administered J?e sacrament of the Lord's Supper to his lordship's family, and a number of friends, at his seat of Finlayston. In this way did M r Knox continue preaching, sometimes in one place, and sometimes in another, when his success excited so much attention that the Popish clergy summoned him to appear before them, on the 15th of May, in the church of the Black Friars in Edinburgh. He did appear, but attended by such a number of followers that the clergy deemed it prudent to desist from their intended prosecution; and that same day he addressed a �12 much greater audience than ever he had done on any prior occasion, and continued to do so for ten days. Tiie earl of Glencairn, one of his firmest friends, prevailed on the earl Marshal, and M r Henry Drummond, to attend one of M r Knox's sermons, tUey were so highly gratified with it that they persuaded him to address a letter to the Queen, in the hope she also mighc he induced to hear the doctrine f *Jie reformers. In this letter, contending for ihe truth of what he taught, he says, 44 Albeit, Madam, that the messengers of God are not sent this day with visible miracles, because they teach no other doctrine than that which is confirmed with miracles from the beginning of the world* yet will not he (who hath promised to take charge over his poor and little flock to the end) suffer the contempt of their ambassage to escape punishment and vengeance, for the truth itself hath said, ' he that heareth you heareth one, and he that contemneth you contemneth one.' I do not speak unto you, Maclam, as Pasquillus doth to the Pope and his carnal cardinals, in the behalf of such as dare not utter their names, but I come in the name of Christ Jesus; affirming, that the religion ye maintain is damnable idolatry, which I offer myself to prove, by the most evident testimony of God's Scriptures ; and in this quarrel I present myself against all the papists in the realm, desiring no other armour but God's holy word, and the liberty of my tongue.' l i svas debvered to the Queen by the eari of Glencairn, and by her to the bishop of Glasgow, (nephew of Cardinal Beaton) with this observation, 4 PieruMi \ou, my lord, to read a pasquil,'' which * �13 rorrung to the ears of M r Knox, was the occasion if his making a number of additions when the letter was printed afterwards at Geneva. At this time he received letters from the Englii.li church at Geneva, which had separated from the one at Frankfort, commanding him, " in God's name, as he was their chosen pastor, to repair to them for their comfort/' Having preached in almost every congregation he had formerly visited, and sent his wife and mot her-in law before him to Dieppe, he sailed from Scotland in the month of July for Geneva. No sooner had he left the kingdom than the bishops summoned him to answer a charge of heresy; and, on his non-appearance, burnt him in effigy at the cross of Edinburgh. Against this sentence, in 1558, he published his " Appellation," addressed to the " Nobility and Estates of Scotland." In this composition, which has been much admired, after appealing " to a lawful and general council," and requiring of them that defence which, as princes of the people, they were bound to give him, he adds, " these things I require I of your honours to be granted unto me, viz. that the doctrine which our adversaries condemn for heresy may be tried by the plain and simple word of God ; that the just defences be admitted to us that sustain the battle against this pestilent battle of Antichrist; and that they be removed from judgment in our cause, seeing thatoui accusation is not intended against any ont3 particular person, but against that whole kingdom which we doubt not to prove to be a power usurped against God, against his commandments, and against the ordinance of Christ Jesus, established in his church �14 by bis chief apostles ; yea, we doubt not to prove the kingdom of the Pope to be the kingdom and power of Antichrist, and therefore, my lords, I cannot cease, in the name of Christ Jesus, to require of you that the matter may come to examination, and that ye, the estates of the realm, by your authority, compel such as will be called bishops, not only to desist from their cruel murdering of such as do study to promote God's glory, in detecting and disclosing the damnable impiety of that man of sin the Roman Antichrist; but, also, that ye compel them to answer to such crimes as shall be laid to their charge, for not righteously instructing the flock committed to their care. In March, 1557, sensible of his importance, a letter, subscribed Glencairn, Erskine, Lorn, and James Stuart, was transmitted to Mr Knox at Geneva, entreating him to return home. Having communicated its contents to his congregation, for which he provided another minister, and taking the advice of John Calvin, and other ministers, he set out for Scotland. Addressing himself to the lords who had invited his return, Mr Knox expostulates with them on their rash conduct, as having a tendency to cause both them and him to be evil spoken o f . — " For either," said he, " it shall appear that I was marvellous vain, being so solicited, where no necessity required, or else that such as were my movers thereto lacked the ripeness of judgment in their first vocation." Along with this letter he sent one to the whole nobility, and others to particular gentlemen, advising them in what manner they ought to proceed. On their receipt a new consultation was held} �and a bond subscribed at Edinburgh on the 13th December, 1557; whereby they agreed to " forsake and renounce the congregation of Satan, with all the superstitious abominations and idolatry thereof." From this period those subscribing, and their adherents, were known by the title of the Congregation. Previous to this agreement, however, a number of letters were sent off to Mr Knox, and to John Calvin, that he might use his influence in persuading him to return. This year (1558,) the Queen Regent, through the concurrence of the Protestant party in Parliament, obtained an act to be passed, conferring the matrimonial crown on the Dauphin, the nusband of her daughter, the unfortunate Mary. They had been induced to forward her views in this favourite scheme, that they might obtain from her an exemption from that tyranny with which the ancient laws armed the ecclesiastics against them, and enjoy the free exercise of their religion. No sooner, however, had she obtained the gratification of her wishes, than the accomplishment of a new* scheme, the placing her daughter on the throne of England, and to which she had been prompted by the ambition of her brothers, the princes of the house of Lorraine, at that time in the plenitude of their power at the Court of France, rendered an union with the Catholics necessary. It was vain to expect the assistance of the Scots Protestants to dethrone Elizabeth, whom all Europe considered as the most powerful defender of the Reformed faith. She therefore began to treat them with coldness and contempt, and not only approved the decrees of a oo***>catioD of the Popish clergy, in which the prin- �16 ciples of the Reformation were condemned, but at the same time issued a proclamation enjoining the observance of Easter according to the ritual of the Romish church. Alarmed at these proceedings, and s/ill more at an order summoning all the Reformed clergy in the kingdom, to attend a court of justice at Stirling, on the 10th May, 1559, the earl of Glencairn, and Hugh Campbell of Louden, were deputed to wait on her and intercede in their behalf, On urging their peaceable demeanour, and the purity of their doctrine, she said, " In despite of you, and your ministers both, they shall be banished out of Scotland, albeit they preached as true as ever did St. Paul. ,, And on pleading her former promises of protection, she replied, 4 4 The promises of princes ought not to be too carefully remembered, nor the performance of them exacted unless it suits their convenience." Perth, in the meantime, having embraced the Reformed religion, added to the rage which agitated the Queen against the Protestants, and she commanded the provost (Patrick Ruthven,) to suppress all their assemblies. The answer of this gentleman deserves to be recorded for its manly freedom. " I have power over their bodies and estates," said he, 61 and these I will take care shall do no hurt; but have no dominion over their consciences." The day of trial now approached, and the town of Dundee, and the gentlemen of Angus and Mearns, in comformity of an old custom which prevailed in Scotland, resolved to accompany their pastors to the place of trial. Intimidated by their ^ligabers, though unarmed, she prevailed oa John �17 Erskine of Dun, a person of great influence among tbem, to stop them from advancing nearer to Stirling, while she, on her part, promised to take no further steps towards the intended trial. This proposition was listened to with pleasure, the preachers and some of the leaders remained at Perth, and the multitude quietly dispersed tr» their respective homes. Notwithstanding this promise, on the 10th May, the queen proceeded to the trial of the persons summoned ; and, on their failing to appear, sentence of outlawry was pronounced upon them. This upen and avowed breach of faith added greatly to the public irritation, and the Protestants boldly prepared for their defence. Mr Erskine having joined his associates at Perth, his representation of the Queen's irreconcilable hatred so inflamed the peole. that scarcely the authority of the magistrates, r the exhortations of their preachers, could prevent them from proceeding to acts of violence. At this juncture, Mr Knox landed in Scotland from France, and, after residing two days in Edinburgh, joined his brethren in Perth, that he might aid them in their cause, and give his confession along with theirs. On the 1 1th, the day after the sentence of outlawry was pronounced, he made a rehement discourse against idolatry, and while the minds of the people were yet in a state of agitation, from the impression made upon them by his sermon, a priest prepared to celebrate mass, which made a youth observe, " This is intolerable, that when God in his word hath plainly condemned idolatry we shall stand and see it used in despite." The irritated priest struck him a blow on the ear* �itf and tlie youth in revenge threw a stone at him, which broke an image of one of the saints. This was the signal of tumult, and ere two days had elapsed, all the churches and convents about Perth were destroyed. Such was the anger of the Queen on receiving this intelligence, that she avowed to reduce Perth to ashes, and ordered M . D'Ossal, the commander of a corps of French auxiliaries, at that time in the service of Scotland, instantly to march, and carry her threats into execution. Both parties, however, were desirous of accommodation, and a treaty was concluded, in which it was stipulated that the two armies should be disbanded, the gates of Perth set open to the queen, but that none of her French soldiers should approach within three miles of that city, and that a Parliament should be immediately held to settle the remaining differences. No sooner were the Protestant forces disbanded, than the Queen violated every article of the treaty. In consequence of which the earl of Argyle, and the prior of St Andrew's, who had been her commissioners for settling the peace, with some other gentlemen, openly left her. Having warned the confederates of her intention to destroy St Andrew's and Cupar, a considerable army was soon assembled, which assaulted Crail, broke down the altars and images, and proceeded thence to St Andrew's, where they levelled the Franciscan and Domiuician monasteries to the ground. I lie Queen immediately gave orders to occupy Cupar, with the intention of attacking them at St Andrew's, but in this she was anticipated, an army equal to her own having occupied the place two days before. Finding herself �lW too weak to encounter them in the Held, she had again recourse to negotiation ; but mindful of hfcr former duplicity, the Protestants would only agree to a truce for eight days, by which the Duke of Chatelherault and D'Ossal became bound to transport all the French soldiers to the other side of the Frith, and send commissioners to St Andrew's with full powers to conclude a formal treaty of peace. Several days elapsed without any person appearing on the part of the queen, and suspecting some new plan to entrap them, the Protestants, after concerting measures to expel the French garrison from Perth, wrote to her Majesty, complaining (hat the terms of the first treaty were still unfulfilled, and begging her to withdraw her troops from that city in conformity with its stipulations. Their letters remaining unnoticed, they laid siege to Perth, which surrendered, after a feeble resistance, on the 26th June, 1559. Being informed that the Queen resolved to seize Stirling, and cut off the communication between the reformers on the opposite sides of the Frith, by a rapid march they frustrated her plans, and in three days, after they had made themselves masters of Perth, the victorious reformers entered Edinburgh. The Queen on their approach retired to Dunbar,— where she amused them with hopes of an accommodation, in the expectation of being joined with reinforcements from France, Intelligence, in the meantime, was received of the death of the French king, which, while it was favourable to the cause of the reformers, rendered their leaders more negligent and secure. Numbers of them left the city on their private affyirs, their followers were obliged to dis- �20 perse for want of money, and those who did remain were without discipline or restraint. The Queen receiving advice of this, hy means of herspies, marched with all the forces she could muster directly to Edinburgh, and possessed herself, on the 25th of July, of Leith. She consented, however, to a truce, to continue till the 5th January, 1560, by which liberty of conscience was secured; Popery was not to be established again where it had been suppressed, the reformers were not to be hindered from preaching wherever they might happen to be, and no garrison was to be stationed within the city. These terms were preserved till she received the expected reinforcements, when she fortified Leith, from which all the efforts of the reformers were unable to dislodge her troops. A mutiny also break, ing out among their soldiers for want of pay, and having been defeated in two skirmishes with the French troops, it was resolved, by a majority of the lords of the congregation, to retire to Stirling. This rash step was productive of great terror and confusion, and contrary to the advice of Knox ; who, notwithstanding, followed the fortunes of his friends, animating and reviving them by his discourses, and exhorting them to constancy in the good cause. A t a meeting held shortly after their arrival at Stirling, it was resolved, to despatch William Mait* land, who had lately deserted the Queen's party ta England, to implore the assistance of Queen Elizabeth, and a treaty was at last concluded, by which n body of troops was sent to their assistance. Thes6 being joined by most of the Scottish nobility, a peace was established on the 8th July, 1560, hy which �21 the reformed religion was fully established in Scot* land. On the abolition of Popery, the form of church goverment establishment in Scotland was, upon the model of the church at Geneva, warmly recommended to his countrymen by Knox, as being farthest removed from all similarity to the Romish church ; and at his suggestion, likewise, the country was divided into twelve districts, for the more effectually propagating the doctrines of the Reformation, of which Edinburgh was assigned to his care. Knox, assisted by his brethren afterwards composed a confession of Faith, and compiled the first books of discipline for the govern merit of the church. These were ratified by a convention of Estates, held in the beginning of the following year ( 1571), and an act passed prohibiting mass and abolishing the authority of the Pope. On the return of Mary, daughter of Mary of Guise, from France, and so well known afterwards throughtout all Europe for her beauty, her accomplishments, and her misfortunes, after the death of her husband Francis II. the celebration of mass in the chapel royal excited a great tumult, many crying out, " The idolatrous papist shall die the death, according to God's l a w ; " and John Knox, in a sermon preached the Sunday following after showing the judgments inflicted on nations for idolatry, added, (< one mass is more fearful to me than if ten thousand armed enemies were landed in any part of the realm, of purpose to suppress the whole religion." In consequence of this language he was sent for by the queen, who accused him of endeavouring to excite her subjects to rebellion, of having �22 written against her lawful authority, and of being the cause of great sedition. To this he answered, among other things, " that if to teach the w7ord of God in sincerity, if to rebute idolatry, and to will a people to worship God according to his word, be to raise subjects against their princes, then cannot I be excused; for it hath pleased God in his mercy to make me one amongst many to disclose unto this realm the vanity of the papistical religion.—And touching that book, that seemeth so highly to offend your majesty, it is most certain that if I wrote it I am content that all the learned of the land should judge of it. M y hope is, that, so long as ye defile not your hands with the blood of the saints of God, that neither 1 nor that book shall either hurt you or your authority; for, in very deed, Madam, that book was written most especially against that wicked Mary of England.'' To a question by the Queen, if subjects, having power, may resist their princes P He boldly answered they might, " if princes do exceed their bounds." The following part of the dialogue will give a good idea of the character of Knox, and the freedom of his speech : Speaking of the church, the Queen observed, " but ye are not the church of Rome, for I think it is the true church of God." " Your will, Madam," said he, ( i is no reason; neither doth your thought make that Roman harlot to be the immaculate spouse of Jesus Christ. And wonder not, M a dam, that I call Rome an harlot, for that church is altogether polluted with all kinds of spiritual fornication, as well in doctrine as in matters." He had afterwards two other conferences with the queen. �23 at the last of which she burst into tears, crying out, " Never prince was used as I am." Knox's situation became very critical in April, 1571, when Kircaldy received the Hamiltons, with their forces, into the castle. Their inveteracy against him was so great, that his friends were obliged to watch his house during the night. They proposed forming a guard for the protection of his person when he went abroad; but the governor of the castle forbade this, as implying a suspicion of him, and offered to send Melvil, one of his officers, to conduct him to and from church. " He wold gif the woulf the wedder to keip," says Bannatyne. Induced by the importunity of the citizens, K i r caldy applied to the Duke and his party for a special protection to K n o x ; but they refused to pledge tkeir word for his safety, because " there were many rascals and others among them who loved him not, that might do him harm without their knowledge.'' Intimations were often given him of threatenings against his life; and one evening, a musket ball was fired in at his window, and lodged in the roof of the apartment in which he was sitting. It happened that he sat at the time in a different part of the room from that in which he had been accustomed to take his seat, otherwise the ball, from its direction, must have struck him. Alarmed by these circumstances, a deputation of the citizens, accompanied by his colleague, waited upon him, and renewed a request whfch they had formerly made, that he would remove from Edinburgh, to a place where his life would be in greater safety, until the Queen's party should evacuate the town. But he refused to yield to them, apprehending that his en*mi#» �24 wished to intimidate him into flight, that they might carry on their designs more quietly, and then accuse him of cowardice. Being unable to persuade him by any other means, they at last had recourse to an argument which prevailed. Upon this he consented, " sore against his will," to remove from the city. In May, 1571, at the desire of his friends, and for greater security, he left that city for St A n d rew's, where he remained until the August following. The cause that forced him to change his residence having ceased to operate, at the express desire of his congregation he again returned, but could not long continue to preside over it, on account of the exhausted state of his health ; and on the 9th November, abrnitted M r James Lawson, formerly professsor of philosophy at Aberdeen, to be his successor. From this time till the 24th of the same month, when he expired, about eleven o'clock at night, inthe 67 th year of his age; his principal employment was reading the Scriptures and conversing with his friends ; and over his remains, which were accompanied to the churchyard by the Earl of Morton, the Regent, and a number of other noblemen, and people of all ranks, his lordship pronounced the following eulogium: " Here lies a man, who in his life never feared the face of man ; who hath been often threatened with dag and dagger, but yet hath ended his days in peace and honour." FINIS. � Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish figures which have been bound together in this collection. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #6 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="University%20of%20Glasgow%20Union%20Catalogue%20of%20Scottish%20Chapbooks%20%20http%3A//special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Scotland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d0d296fa24f6efd66d9e2c82a117bd73.jpg f09831bd5ddc20c92265caf3f5bbdc48 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3375 Width 2022 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait on title-page of a man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat with a lace collar https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d2598d23669ac7f0e4bbeb7f8b20a273.pdf 7cc455b4a4066e12924cf0ca035bfec1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut 023: Title-page illustration in triple ruled border of a portrait of a man in a wig and dressed in a coat with a lace collar. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The history of the life and sufferings of Rev. John Welch, sometime minister of the gospel at Ayr. Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Religion and Morals Supernatural Covenanters Welsh, John, c. 1570–1622 Description An account of the resource '64' is printed at the foot of the title page Woodcut #23: Portrait on title-page of a man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and lace collar. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per National Library of Scotland Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133913505154">s0221b12</a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #8 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks Abstract A summary of the resource. A short history and biography of the life and death John Welch, a Presbyterian minister in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The chapbook focuses especially on his reputed powers of divination and other supernatural demonstrations, including the resurrection of at least one person. His devotion, humility, and eloquence are highlighted in particular, as well as his persecution under James VI and I. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish figures which have been bound together in this collection. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. National Library of Scotland <a>http://www.nls.uk/</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource biography religion Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario # of Woodcuts: 1 Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1841-1850 Chapbook Genre: biography Chapbook Genre: religion & morals Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Fashion (Clothing): religious Gender: man/men occupation: clergy Portrait: Rev. John Welch https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a17e6be0b4726e185a9585fce9eed038.jpg 1d6e1672421ba7cd3fd3f21e85aa1867 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3544 Width 2009 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut on title-page portraying an old man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and collar https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/23b78fdbc73842bb8ed1ebccf25b7599.pdf 8f7acbff9a022b64d45b9b89da114b05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut 023: Title-page illustration in triple ruled border of a portrait of a man in a wig and dressed in a coat with a lace collar. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The history of Mahomet, the great imposter. Containing his birth and parentage - His wives - His journey into heaven, and the extraordinary things which he saw - His Alcoran and war, and his death and burial at Medina. Subject The topic of the resource Religion and Morals Islam War Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Courtship and Marriage Description An account of the resource '126' is printed at the foot of the title page Woodcut #23: Portrait on title-page of a man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and lace collar. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1860 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133913505154">s0221b12</a> Abstract A summary of the resource. A short history of Mohammed and the rise of Islam. Mohammed is portrayed throughout as a devious, crafty, and manipulative man who purposefully feigned visions and twisted Scripture in order to enhance his own status. These descriptions are then contrasted in the end by a short tract on the redemption of mankind through the Jesus’ and the Angel’s intercession. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable historical and religious figures which have been bound together in this collection. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #10 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks (s0221b12) Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="University%20of%20Glasgow%20Union%20Catalogue%20of%20Scottish%20Chapbooks%20%20http%3A//special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Type The nature or genre of the resource biography religion # of Woodcuts: 1 Bib Context: title-page Biography: Muhammad Chapbook Date: 1851-1860 Chapbook Genre: biography Chapbook Genre: religion & morals Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Gender: man/men Occupation: prophet Portrait: Muhammad Prophet Religious Figures: Muhammad https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/ed91ec008af4e3104028ba42a7fafe3b.pdf cc5d74c53e9559330e21bb4be115a37e https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d4d9ab6c90c3fdd2a78527f534a43869.jpg 8f628cb398dc96f95a603a519521a3db Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3549 Width 2186 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Scotch haggis; a selection of choice bon mots, Irish blunders, repartees, anecdotes, &amp;c. Subject The topic of the resource Highlands Jacobites Religion and Ethics Wit and Humor Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per National Library of Scotland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133913505154">s0221b12</a> '37' is printed at the foot of the title page Abstract A summary of the resource. A collection of humorous anecdotes, jokes, stories, epitaphs, prayers, and more, many of which feature disparaging remarks against Highlanders, Irishmen, women, children, the lower classes, and others. This chapbook is part of a collection that has been bound together in a single volume, most of which focus on the lives and history of notable Scottish figures. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #12 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/ca838bf8725520fc4b604dd40b8ce043.pdf 5e3b8d2403eac9ba47ae22ce650f0659 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/5e97fb08a253622169fe8b363d3d9055.jpg 62069fb33db2ae0d37d7e3f4599b7006 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3408 Width 1824 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The travels and adventures of Wm. Lithgow, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, during nineteen years. Subject The topic of the resource Crime Religion and Ethics Travel Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Lithgow, William Description An account of the resource '122' is printed at the bottom of the title page Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953133913505154">s0221b12</a> Abstract A summary of the resource. A short history and biography of William Lithgow, a famous seventeenth-century traveler who was known for having walked further and in more places than any other Scot. This chapbook is presented as an abridged version of an autobiography published elsewhere, focusing less on Lithgow’s early life, and more on his many adventures he experiences in his travels. A short anecdote follows, describing the humility, justice, and religious devotion of Henry IV of France, who prays for forgiveness on the eve of battle when a Protestant minister chastises him for having seduced the daughter of a noble family. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish figures which have been bound together in this collection. Wikipedia entry for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lithgow_(traveller_and_author)">William Lithgow</a> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="University%20of%20Glasgow%20Union%20Catalogue%20of%20Scottish%20Chapbooks%20%20http%3A//special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #13 in a bound collections of 23 chapbooks Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario