67. Ad Eundem.

69. Ad Alexandrum Stuartum, Garlisii Dominum.

70. Ad Jacobum Carmichaelem

76. M. Alexandri Bodii, Epit.

80. In R. Dallingtonium.

84. D. Humei, Dumbari Comitis, Epitaph.

96. In J.[ohn] T.[aylor] Poëtam Aqueum.

CENT. V.

7. Ad Andræam Duncanum, Theolog.

10. Ad Carolum Howardum Angliæ D. Thalassiarcham, &c.

11. In Franciscum Rablæum.

22, Ad Henricum Spelmannum, Equitem.

27. Ad Jacobum Maxvelum, antiquitatis studiosum.

32. Ad Jacobum Hamiltonium, Abercorniæ Comitem,

&c.

33. Ad Andræam Boidum.

41. Ad Alex. Catonem, Comitem à Dumferlin, &c. 64. Ad Fulconem Gravelum, Equitem.

71. Ad Mathæum Crafurdum.

75. Ad Robertum Careium, Eq. Carolo Principi, &c. 83. Ad Jacob Creittonem, Sanchariæ Dom. &c.

CENT. VI.

12. Ad Patricium Hannæum.

24. Ad Gulielmum Alexandrum à Menstry, Equitem,

&c.

26. Ad Jo. Moylum, Armig.

28. Ad Rob. Falcnarum, à Bellandro.

30. Joannis Duglasii, Poetæ Epit.

39. Gavini Dunbari, Archibaldi avi sui fratris, Epit. 56. Ad Georgium Sibaldum.

61. De Francisco Drako.

67. Ad Thomam Dempsterum, à Muresk, &c.

69. Ad Thom. Diccium.

70. Ad Joannem Cameronum.

72. Ad Joannem Gordonum, Sarisburiæ Decanum.

74. Ad Th. Farnabium.

80. Ad Georgium Thompsonum, Theol.

82. Ad Henricum Charterum.

85. Ad Davidem Dromondum.

90. Ad Cl. Camdenum, de suâ Britannia.

91. Aliud ad Eundem..

DECAS. I.

1. Ad Georgium Villars, Equitem.
6. In Thom. Coriatum, ab Odcombia.

DECAS. IV.

5. Ad Henricum Wallis, Theolg. S. S.

7. Ad Joan. Davum.

The following tribute to learned Ben may serve as a brief specimen.

Ad Ben Jhonson.

Filius Hebræis Ben est: son filius Anglis:
Filii es ergo duo: quot tibi quæso patres ?
Si scio, dispeream: scio quòd sit magnus Apollo,
Unus de patribus magne Poeta, tuis.

Two LETTERS FROM KING JAMES THE FIRST.

NEAL, in his History of the Puritans, i. 523, speaks of a letter from King James to Queen Elizabeth in 1591, requesting her Majesty to show favour to Mr. Cartwright, &c. That letter is here introduced from

transcript in nearly a coëval hand-writing. The second letter was addressed to L. Hambleton, and printed by Strype, in his Annals of the Reformation, iv. 357, from a copy in the Harleian library, which appearing less genuine than the present, becomes an inducement to reprint it here.

Cartwright, as appears from Biographia Britannica, iii. 286, did not obtain his liberty from the Fleet Prison till about the middle of the year 1592.

King James to Queen Elizabeth.

"RIGHT excellent, right high and myghtie Princesse, our dearest Sister and Cosin, in our heartiest man er we recommend us unto you. Hearing off the apprehension of Mr. Udal, Mr. Cartwright, and certain other ministers of ye. Evangil. wth in your realme, off right good erudition and fruitful travailes in yo. Church, we heare a verie credible good report. (How soever their diversities from ye. Bish3. and others of your Clergie, in maters touching them in conscience, have bin a means by their dilation, to work them your mislike at this present) we cannot, weighing ye, duetie which we owe to such as are afflicted for their conscience in yt profession, but by our most effectuous and earnest Letter interpone us at yor. hand, to any harder

usage off them in yt. cause: requesting you most earnestly, yt., for our cause and intercession, it may please you to let them be relieved of their present straicts, and w. soever further accusation or pursuite is depending on yt. ground; respecting both their former merit in ye forthe setting off ye. Evangil, ye. simplicitie of their conscience in this defence which cannot well be thirlit* by compulsion, and ye. greate slander wch, cannot faile to fall out upon their further straicting for any such occasion, wch. (we assure us) your zeale to religion, besides ye. expectation we have off your good will to pleasure us, will willingly accord to, at our request: Having such proofes from time to time of our like disposition in any mater wch, you recommend unto us. And thus, right excellent, right high, and mightie Princesse, our dearest Sister and Cosin, we comit you to God's good protection.

From Edinburgh the xii of June, 1591."

The Kings Ma. Lre to one of his Servants+ in England. Ao. Dni. 1600.

"ALTHOUGH I never doubted, and was ever sufficiently enformed of ye goodwill borne towards me in a lawful sort, (for, otherwaies, I never did or shall require ye. same) by all the honest subjects of England, that I sincerely profess ye, onelie true religion professed and by lawes established in both realmes; the bond of conscience being ye onelie sure bond for tying of affections to them, whom to they owe a natural and obligatorie subjection; yet having ye. same renued and confirmed unto me by your late advertisements, I thought good by these presents (all written wth, my own hand) to set you down a resolution

for them in this matter: wth, is, yt, you shall assure all ye. honest men you can meete wth. that are affected to religion, so (as was said) professed, and that in ye. princely word of a Christian king, that as I have ever, without swarving, professed and maintained ye. same within all ye. bounds and circuit of my kingdom, so they may perswade themselves, yt. how soone soever it shall please God, lawfully to possesse me of yo. crowne of y'. kingdom wherein they are subjects, I will not onelie maintaine and continue ye. profession of y. Gospell therein, but whall, neither suffer nor permit any other religion to be professed and allowed wth in ye. limits of ye. same. But because you were, at your last being wth me, acquainted more particularly wth my intention in ye. premisses, as also because your selfe is so well approved and known to ye. best sort there; you shall, by tongue, more particularly enforme them of my mind therein; resolving them concerning such malicious calumnies and unjust imputations, as have bin, from time to time, by my undeserved enemies contrived and geven forth against me. And thus I bid you hartilie farewell.

JAMES R."

King James was born of Roman Catholic parents, but was brought up in Presbyterian principles. While the Catholics, therefore, hoped to meet with increased indulgence, the Presbyterians flattered themselves that their monarch would promote the reforming of the Church of England upon the plan of that of Scotland: but James conformed to the Protestant religion, as established in the reign of Edward the Sixth, and as ratified by Queen Elizabeth.