PART I. Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter. 121 She is Daughter to the late Earl of Seafortb in Scotland, towards theHigh-lands, and was married to the Earl of Balcarrer, a Covenanter, but an Enemy to Crom- oveR's perfidioufnef, and trueto the Perlonand Authority of the King : with the Earl ofGlencarne hekept up the lait War for the King againft Cromwell, and his La- dy, through dearnefs of Affe Lion, marched with him, and lay out of doors with him on the Mountains. At lalt Cromwell drove them out of Scotland, and they went together beyond Sea to the King ; where they long followed the Court, and he was taken for the Head of the Presbyterians with the King, and by evil In- liruments fell out with the Lord Chancellor, whoprevailing againft him,upon force advantage he was for a time forbidden the Court ; the Grief whereof added to the Diltempershe had contra6ted by his Warfare on the cold and hungry Moun- tains, taut him into a Confumption, ofwhich he died. Hewas a Lord of excel- lent Learning, Judgment and Honelly; none being praifed equallywith him for Learning and Underttanding inall Scotland. When the Earl of Lauderdajlt (his near Kinfman and great Friend ) was Pri- foner in Port/mouth and Windtor-Cattle, he fell into acquaintance with myBooks, and fo valued them that he read them all, and took Notes of them, and earneltly commended them to the Earl of Balcanes ( with the King ). The Earl of Bal- carre, met at the firft fight with fame Paffages where he thought I fpake too favou- rably of the Papills, and differed from many other Protellants , and fo caft them by, and lent the realize of his dittalle to the Earl of Lauderdaile: who preft him but to read one of the Books over; which he did ; and fo read them all (as I have feen many of them marked with his hand ); and was drawn to over-value them more than the Earl ofLauderdaile. Hereupon his Lady reading them alto, and being a Womanof very strong Love and Friendship, with extraordinary Entirenefs fwallowed up in her Husband's Love, for the Books fake and her Husband's fake, the became a molt affe6lionate Friend to me, before the ever fawme. While the was in France, being zealous for the King'sReftoration ( for whofe Caufeher Husband had pawned and ruined his Eltate ) by the Earl of Lauderdale's dire&ion , the with Sir Robert Murray, got divers Letters from the Paltors and others there, to bear witnefs of the King's fincerity in the Proteltant Religion ( among which there is one to me fromMr. Garbeo). Hergreat Wifdom, Modelty, Piety and Sincerity, made her accounted the Saint at the Court. When the came over with the King, her extraordinary Refpelts obliged me to be fo often with her, as gave me Acquaintance with her Eminency in all the forefaid Vermes: She is of folid Underltanding in Religion, for her Sex ; and of Prudence muchmore than ordinary; and of great Integrity andConftancy in her Religion,and a great Hater of Hypocrilie,and faithful toChrift in an unfaithful World ; and fhe is fomewhat over-much affeltionate to her Friend; which bath colt her a great dealofSorrow, in the lo& of her Husband, and fine sheislac ofother fpecial Friends, and may colt her more when the reft forfake her, as tmheÉarl many in Profperity ufetodo thofe that will not forfake their Fidelity to Chrilt. Argyle Her eldell Son, the young Earl of Balcanes, a very hopeful Youth, died of a firange Difeafe, two Stones being found in his Heart, of which one wasvery great. Being my confiant Auditorandover.refpeélful Friend, I had occafion for the jolt Prailes and Acknowledgments which I have given her; which the occafioning of thefe Books hath caufed me to mention. § zo8. t'r. After ourDifpute at theSavoy, fomebody printed our Papers (moil of them) given in to them in that Treaty ; of which the Petition for Peace, the Reformed Liturgy ( except the Prayer for the King which Dr. W. wrote), the large Reply totheir Anfwer of our Exceptions, and the two laut Addreffes were my writing: But in the firft Propofals, and the Exceptions againft the Liturgy, I had lefs to do than fame others. 4 209. S2. When the grievous Plague began at London, I printed a half-lhet (to flick on a of theSicknelse ( for the Godly I thought had le& Ungodly need , and wouldread thole larger Books, which are plentifully among us ). And I the rather did k, becaufe many well-winded People that areabout the Sick, that are ignorant and unprepared , and know not what to fay to them , may not only read fo litote a Paper to them, but fee there in what method fuck Perlons are to be dealt with in loch a Cafe of Extremity , that they may themfelves enlarge as they fee Cade. ¢ rro.
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