[569] There is here omitted an unpleasant story of a Duc de
        Montpensier of a former age, who in ignorance married a lady to
        whom he was doubly related by the closest ties of consanguinity. 
        The same story will be found in Nouvelle 30 of Queen Margaret of
        Navarre (the scene being laid in Avignon), and in Horace Walpole’s
        play The Mysterious Mother.  Also an anecdote about the terms of
        the tenendas clause of a charter said to be in the Tower of
        London, which is given in English, and is too gross to print.

For farder demonstrations of the truth of that conspiracy of Gouries (which some cals in doubt), besydes what is in Spotswood, Mr. William Walker told that he heard oft from Mr. Andrew Ramsay that the said Earle being travelling in Italie had a response thus, Dominus de Gourie erit Rex.  After which he took a strong fancie he would be King, wheiras it was to be reid, Rex erit, etc.  In pershuit wheirof being in on of the Universities of Germanie and to leive his armes their, in his coat he caused put the Kings armes, videlicet, the Lyon, with a hand and a dager pointing at the Lyons breist, and so gifted them.  And when he was returning he wrot to all his freinds and dependents to meit him at Muslebrugh, which they did to the number of 300 horse or their abouts, with which he came to Edenburgh; and that he might be the more tane notice of, he caused take his lodging in the Landmarket,[570] and came up al the streit with this train, and tho the King was in the Abbey yet he passed by without taking notice of him.  He was likewayes a great receipter and protector of all the discontented factious persones of that tyme.

    [570] Now Lawnmarket.

They say their are blood yet to be sein on the wall of the house in St. Johnston, wher he and his brothers ware slain, which cannot be washen away.  Sir John Ramsay being then the Kings page killed him (he was a sone of the Laird of Wyliecleuchs in the Merse), and for his valeur and good service was made Earle of Huldernesse and got a great part of the lordship of Dumbar, which was then of the Kings annexed patrimonie, but on this accompt in anno 1600 ware dissolved by the Parliament.  Thesse lands Mr. W. Kellie afterwards acquired.

In September 1670 I waited upon my father to the Merse to sie the Laird of Idingtoun.[571] Lighted at St. Germains, so called from are old chappell dedicat to that saint of old standing their.  From that went to Hadingtoun, saw in the way Elvingston, weill planted, but standing in Gladsmoore:  item, Nunland, Adderstone, and Laurenceland, belonging to Doctor Hendersone.  Above Hadingtone lyes Clerkingtone, Cockburne, Colstoune, Broun, who talk much of their antiquity and pear[572] they preserve, Yester, and Leidingtoune:  3 miles of stands the Registers house, Chesters, wheirin Mr. Patrick Gillespie now dwells.  To the eist of Hadington