N.

Nairn, Mr. David: 204.

—, sheriffdom of: proclamation for levying forces of, 311.

Napier of Merchiston, (Sir Archibald): commission from General Assembly to, 85; 257; to present petitions to King, 211.

—, —, young Laird of: 204, 208.

— (Nepper), William: 527.

Nassau. See Maurice of.

Navarre, King of (our persecutor): 562; 570; and see Henry IV., King of France and Navarre.

Neice, Walter: 689.

Neville, Lady Margaret: 503.

New Abbey: King purposes to cast down, 478; English priests will be found about, 633; Abbots of, see Brown, Mr. Gilbert; Leslie, Mr. William.

Newark: 439.

Newberne (Newbirne): 112, 113; minister at, 110; Newbirneshire, 109, 111, 112.

Newbottle, Lord (Mark Ker, Abbot or Commendator of Newbottle): Master of Requests, 18: persuades Mr. George Ker, his brother, to confess, 22, 30; signs band against Bothwell, 86; letter to Sir John Foster signed by (6th Oct. 1593), 192; seeks to assist King against Bothwell, 229; supports Chancellor's party, 262; in Parliament, 347.

—, Westhouses, near: 530.

Newcastle: 61, 63, 97, 127, 268, 272, 331, 400, 402, 413, 631; Bothwell in, 158, 357; customer of, 272; robbers of Queen Anne's jewels apprehended in, 343, 344, 356.

Newhall. See Kerr of.

Newhaven, near Leith: 102.

—, in France: 120, 434, 697.

Newhouse (New House), Morton's house near Falkland: Argyll and others convene at, 139, 141; Angus and Errol at, 151, 159, 176, 181; Master of Glamis and the Humes at, 168; Morton gone to, 555; Argyll sick in, 642; Master of Glamis at, 687.

Newlandis, teinds of: 112, 113.

Newry (the Nury): 620.

Newton, the: 8n.; house of John Gordon, rased, 470, 472, 474.

—, West, bill of: 357, 358.

Nicholson, Mr. James: commissions to, 85, 204, 211, 341; appointed counsellor to Lennox, 474.

Nicolson (Nicholson), George, Bowes's servant: instructions for (4th Oct. 1593), 185; brings back report, 202; 203; 231; appointed to remain at Edinburgh during absence of Bowes, 463; to Bowes (24th Oct.), 465; 468; delivers Elizabeth's letters to James and Argyll, 471, 473, 474, 482; Hamilton makes request through, 476; 483; 487; to Bowes (29th Nov.), 484; exhibits bill for redress to King and Council, 488; Sir George Hume commends, 491; news from Aberdeen sent to, 497; to Bowes (28th Dec.), 501; same (3rd Jan. 1594–5), 504; same (8th Jan.), 507; King confers with, 509, 513; to Bowes (18th Jan.), 516; same (23rd and 24th Jan.), 518; 520; to Lord Scrope (24th Jan.), 520; to Bowes (30th Jan.), 525; same (1st Feb.), 526; young Lawers reports to, 528; to Bowes (5th and 6th Feb.), 529; same (14th Feb.), 533; same (19th Feb.), 536; 540; to Bowes (3rd Mar.), 543; same (9th March), 546; same (12th March), 549; 549; to Bowes (22nd March), 555; Auchinross confers with, 558, 581; to Bowes (25th March 1595), 559; 562; same (3rd April), 566; same (3rd April), 567; Dr. Macartney communicates with, 574; to Bowes (10th April), 576; same (12th April), 576; 578; to Bowes (15th April), 578; same (17th April), 579; 580; 581; to Bowes (24th April), 582; same (26th April), 584; James Fullerton to (3rd May), 586; to Bowes (3rd May), 587; same (8th May), 589; same (15th May), 593; same (16th May), 595; same (19th May), 596; same (22nd May), 597; same (27th and 28th May), 599; same (30th May), 602; same (2nd June), 603; same (3rd June), 604; same (7th June), 607; to Bowes (14th June), 609; Aston to (17th June), 610; to Bowes (18th June), 615; Auchinross to (22nd June), 618; to Bowes (23rd June), 618; 622; 625; to Bowes (25th June), 623; same (30th June), 626; James Fullerton to (30th June), 627; has spoken to King and Argyll, 629; to Bowes (5th July), 630; same (8th July), 632; same (12th July), 636; Auchinross communicates with, 638; to Bowes (15th July), 639; proclamation delivered to, 642; to Bowes (19th July), 642; 644; Mr. George Erskine communicates with, 645; 646; 647; writes to Auchinross, 648; Auchinross to (22nd July), 648; same (22nd July), 650; Mr. George Erskine to (22nd July), 650; to Bowes (23rd July), 651; same (24th July), 652; Colville to (24th July), 654; letters to, 655; Erskine to (25th July), 656; Colville to (26th July), 656; to Bowes (26th July), 657; Colville to (29th July), 659; to Bowes (30th July), 659; Erskine to (31st July), 660; Auchinross to (1st Aug.), 664, 667; to Bowes (1st Aug.), 665; Auchinross to (31st July), 667, 668; to Bowes (4th Aug.), 669; same (4th Aug.), 670; 672; Argyll communicates with, 673; John Archibald to (9th Aug.), 673; to Bowes (10th Aug.), 676; same (15th Aug.), 678; wrote to Aston, 682; Aston to (20th Aug.), 683; 684; 685; John Archibald to (22nd Aug.), 686; to Bowes (22nd Aug.), 686; same (25th Aug.), 689; Aston to (26th Aug.), 691; at Court, 691.

Nicolson (Nicolsoun), Mr. Thomas: 113.

Niddry (Niddrie, Netherey, Netherye), Laird of. See Wauchope.

— (Nethery), town of: 305.

Nieuport (Neuport, New Port): Spanish forces expected from, 228, 234; barque trading to, lands at Montrose, 326, 335, 336.

Nisbet, Mr. John: 260.

Nonsuch: letters dated at, 461, 462, 465, 467.

Norfolk, Duke of: 674.

Norham: 289; late Captain of, see Bowes, Richard.

Norlace: 600.

Normanie: genealogy of house and Earl of: 674.

Norris (Norreys), Sir Henry (Mr., General): sent to Ireland, 586, 644 n.; reported defeat of, 644 and n.; 645 n., 650.

—, Sir John: 461, 586.

Northallerton: letter dated at, 439.

North Berwick: 369; Laird of, see Hume.

North Sea: 18.

Northumberland: Bothwell reset in, 22, 24, 27, 32, 79, 122, 127, 129, 699; crown lands in, 69.

Norton: discourse by, 674.

Norway: 34, 41, 253, 380, 576.

Note (Noutt), John: 539, 541, see also Ott.

Nuncio in Low Countries: 559, 562, 564, 565, 569.