Note 113 — Chapter I · CAMPAIGN OF CHARLES I AGAINST SCOTLAND.

John Spalding: Memorials of the trubles of England and Scotland, i. 77, gives a very detailed account. He knew of ‘ane clandestine band drawn up and subscrivit secretly between the malcontents, or rather malignantis of Scotland and England, that eche one should concur and assist utheris, while they gat their willis both in church and policie, and to bring both kingdomes under a reformed religion, and to that effect to root out the bischopis of both kingdomes crop and root, quairby His Majesty should loiss ane of his trie estatis: and likevayes that they sould draw the King to dispenss with diverss pointis of his royall prerogative.’