James Campbell

JAMES CAMPBELL

CAMPBELL JAMES ARCHEBALD CAMPBELL/BESSIE NAPER FR546 (FR546) M
07/12/1620 685/1 20 303 Edinburgh

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

3 August 1638: Archibald Campbell [of Glencarradale], Edinburgh, to the laird of Glenurchie. Intimates death of James, writer's son; feels this to be a merciful visitation; Marquess of Hamilton has written to Lorne and others to meet him the following week; hears that England has been urged to undertake wars against Scotland but proves unwilling unless undertaken by parliament; the king has called a parliament to that end; sends copy of the duke of Lenox's speech to the king, against the war, wherein the duke shows himself truly noble and a truehearted Scotsman; disagreement over the bishops - hopes the matter will be determined to the glory of God, the king's contentment and peace of the kingdom; all the advocates have signed the covenant, except Sir Lewis Stewart and Sir Thomas Nicolsone, who offered to do so, but it was not thought expedient that they should do so as it is possible that the king may use their opinions; some lords of session have also signed and some of them were desired not to, for the same reason; sends a letter from the marchioness of Hamilton and asks for it back; suggests that recipient should send for young Lawers and ask him to bring the covenant that recipient may consider and sign it; sends a copy of the printed covenant so that recipient may keep it in his charter chest as all noblemen and gentlemen do as a testimony to their posterity; hopes that our gracious king will not deal rigorously with them and that they will labour only for the glory of God and to show themselves good subjects to their gracious sovereign; asks if recipient has received the muskets; albeit we hoip for peace, yit I find that all men of ewerie ranks are diligentlie prepairing themselfes for the worst quhairin thair can be no great loss', has sent some sack so that he may know how far he has been wronged by his merchant, and suggests sending National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), reference GD112/39/67/4