. La nazione scozzese; o, cognomi, famiglie, letteratura, onori e storia biografica del popolo di Scozia. iiis, litting uphis occhi, detto, ho avuto l' onore di impostare il crownupon il kings Head, e ora si affretta a me toa corona meglio di liis proprio. Egli ha preparato fordeath con una fortezza non previsto dal Natu-ral timidezza del suo carattere; ha scritto una lunga letterto re, vindicating la sua memoria e im-ploring protezione per la sua povera moglie e famiglia;e il giorno della sua esecuzione, abbiamo cenato al noonwith i suoi amici, con grande allegria, andwas accompagnato bj- diverse del n.

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. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. iiis, litting uphis eyes, said, I had the honour to set the crownupon the kings head, and now he hastens me toa better crown than liis own. He prepared fordeath with a fortitude not expected from the natu-ral timidity of his character; wrote a long letterto the king, vindicating his memory, and im-ploring protection for his poor wife and family;and on the day of his execution, dined at noonwith his friends, with great cheerfulness, andwas accompanied bj- several of the nobility tothe scaffold, where he behaved with singular con-stancy and courage. His last words were, Idesire all that hear me to take notice and Iemera-ber, that now, when I am entering on eternity, and am to appear before my Judge, and as I de-sire salvation, I am free from any accession byknowledge, contriving, counsel, or any other way, to his late majestys death. His head was ex-posed on the west end of the tolbooth, on thesame spike from which that of Montrose had re-cently been removed ; ^^ hile his body was can-ied. to St. Magdalenes cliapel in the Cowgato, andlay there for some days, until it was removed byhis friends to the family burial-place at Kilmun.The head remained on the top of the tolbooth till8th June 1GG4, when a warrant was obtained fromCharles the Second for taking it down, and bui-y-ing it with his body. Mr. Granger, in his Biographical History ofEngland, observes that the man|uis of Argylcwas in the cabinet what his enemy the marquis ofMontrose was in the field, the first character ofhis age and country for political courage and con-duct.—The woodcut on the preceding column isfrom an engraving after the original at Inverary. The marquis of Argjle is inserted in WalpolesCatalogue of Royal and Noble Authors, havingpublished his Instructions to his Son, 12nio, Edinburgh, 1661, written during his confinement;on which AValpole remarks, it is observable thathe qua

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