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The Brattice os Blazonry* 301
love, and Relations to his leige-duty and Loyalty,
He thought it more manly to be in the field, and lye
there in the Arms of Marsy then at Home in the sofc
Arms and sweet Reposeof sofair a cJMilhess. And
in this Noble resolution having before been praspos-
sest, that that great loadstar of Loyalty, the valiant
Glencairn ( now Chancellour ) was then commissio-
nated to levie Forces for his Majefty, I say in this No-
ble resolution, our Marquess advanceth, and became
a Partizan with that brave Earl, and appeared there
not only in his own Person , but engaged by the in-
ssuential! effe&s and Beams of his bounty, his allies,
friends and followers to fide with him, and stand or
fall in so fair a quarrell. And to say truth in all
those trail sactions, he comported himself with so
muchMagnanimity and discretion,as render’d him in
the general! vougeand unanimous susfrage of all peo->
pie, mod highly worthy of being the true Son of so
renowned a Father. For indeed it was not probable
that he should write crooked, who had so streight a
Coppy to direft him; the Gallantry of his merits ex-
torting a little less then a Confession from his finb-
born enemies, who were ocular witnesses of his a£ti-
ons. Nor did the greatness ofhis soul appear less in
these late smooth, and Halcyon daies of Peace. For
this last great Parliament being conveen’d in the
Kingdom of Scotland, where the Marquess amongst
the Peerage being a Co-assessour, and the late Mar-
qiiels of Argile, ( an inveterat and implacaply ma-
licious enemy to his Family ) being then on his Trs-
all, our Noble Montross5 sate with such a sedate, and
well composed spirit, as if himself were totally un-
concerned, never osfering to open his Mouth, or
once to vote against him. And this brave moderati-
on spoak him a Person justly fit to Command others
who had so great a Command of himself, in not be-
ing the least transported much less taken Prisoner by
his own pasiions. For questionless this brave compo-
^ P 2 Cure
love, and Relations to his leige-duty and Loyalty,
He thought it more manly to be in the field, and lye
there in the Arms of Marsy then at Home in the sofc
Arms and sweet Reposeof sofair a cJMilhess. And
in this Noble resolution having before been praspos-
sest, that that great loadstar of Loyalty, the valiant
Glencairn ( now Chancellour ) was then commissio-
nated to levie Forces for his Majefty, I say in this No-
ble resolution, our Marquess advanceth, and became
a Partizan with that brave Earl, and appeared there
not only in his own Person , but engaged by the in-
ssuential! effe&s and Beams of his bounty, his allies,
friends and followers to fide with him, and stand or
fall in so fair a quarrell. And to say truth in all
those trail sactions, he comported himself with so
muchMagnanimity and discretion,as render’d him in
the general! vougeand unanimous susfrage of all peo->
pie, mod highly worthy of being the true Son of so
renowned a Father. For indeed it was not probable
that he should write crooked, who had so streight a
Coppy to direft him; the Gallantry of his merits ex-
torting a little less then a Confession from his finb-
born enemies, who were ocular witnesses of his a£ti-
ons. Nor did the greatness ofhis soul appear less in
these late smooth, and Halcyon daies of Peace. For
this last great Parliament being conveen’d in the
Kingdom of Scotland, where the Marquess amongst
the Peerage being a Co-assessour, and the late Mar-
qiiels of Argile, ( an inveterat and implacaply ma-
licious enemy to his Family ) being then on his Trs-
all, our Noble Montross5 sate with such a sedate, and
well composed spirit, as if himself were totally un-
concerned, never osfering to open his Mouth, or
once to vote against him. And this brave moderati-
on spoak him a Person justly fit to Command others
who had so great a Command of himself, in not be-
ing the least transported much less taken Prisoner by
his own pasiions. For questionless this brave compo-
^ P 2 Cure