A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . Great Armada upon theScottish coast, was taken by Arrans brother, Sir WilliamStuart, shortly afterwards. Angus, never of robust consti-tution, was attacked by an infirmitie and flux, whichbaffled all the doctors, as well it might, seeing that thesymptoms described correspond with those of a gallopingconsumption. Dr. John Craig received /^loo in fees forattendance upon the earl, and no less than ;^24i, 3s. paid to the apothecary for drugs imployit on hisDeath of lordship duri
A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . Great Armada upon theScottish coast, was taken by Arrans brother, Sir WilliamStuart, shortly afterwards. Angus, never of robust consti-tution, was attacked by an infirmitie and flux, whichbaffled all the doctors, as well it might, seeing that thesymptoms described correspond with those of a gallopingconsumption. Dr. John Craig received /^loo in fees forattendance upon the earl, and no less than ;^24i, 3s. paid to the apothecary for drugs imployit on hisDeath of lordship during his last illness. Either fromAngtis, 4th the disease or the drugs, Angus died at Smeatonugus 15 . .^ East Lothian on 4th August 1588, agedthirty-three years, and was buried at Abernethy, his hearthaving been taken out and conveyed to St. Brides Churchof Douglas. Dr. Craigs want of professional skill found a convenient IS93. When his son, Robert, was created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620, he receivedprecedence as from 1581, the date of his fathers creation as Earl of Morton. /ve^. Privy Council, iv. 129, 148 THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS cloak in the craze for witch-hunting, to which King Jamessintense interest in sorcery gave such amazing vogue duringhis reign. It was the most natural thing in the world, as itthen was, that, whereas Angus had died of so straunge adisease as the Phisitian knewe not how to cure or remedie,some poor wretch should be accused of having bewitchedhim. Accordingly, one Barbara Napier was tried on theaccusation of one Agnes Sampson. Barbara was acquitted,whereupon suspicion fell upon Agnes, who at first deniedeverything. Then her hair was all shaved off, and,the King being present, a rope wastwisted round her head, beeing apayne most grevous, which shee con-tinued almost an hower, after whichshe was in a state to confess anythingher tormentors wished. These con-fessions made the King in a wonderfulladmiration, and sent for Gellis Duncane^IchLSrEarlol [anoth
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