Perth, gathering of the burgesses of, before Gowrie House on the day of
the slaughter of the Ruthvens, 30, 32

Pitcairn, on Bruce's interrogation of the King, 109; discovery and
publication of Logan of Restalrig's alleged plot-letters, 169

Pittencrieff, Laird of, at Gowrie House on the day when the Ruthvens were
killed, 23

Popular contemporary criticism on the King's narrative, 111-117

Preachers of Edinburgh, the, summoned before the Privy Council to hear
the King's letter on the Gowrie plot read, 99, 100; desired by Montrose
to thank God for the King's 'miraculous delivery,' 100; their reply to
that request, 100, 101; taken to task by James for refusing to thank God
for his delivery from a Gowrie 'conspiracy,' 101; their defence, 101,
102; James's punishment of the recalcitrants, 102; before the King at
Stirling, 103-106; summon Gowrie home to be the leader of the Kirk, 140

Preston, sent by James to Elizabeth with his version of the Gowrie
affair, 96; his account to Sir William Bowes, 97 note

Primrose (Clerk of Council), attests the record of Sprot's examination,
201, 210

Privy Council, Scottish, receipt of a letter from James containing an
account of the Gowrie plot, 99; the preachers summoned to hear it read,
and desired by the Chancellor to thank God in their churches for the
King's escape, 99, 100; report to James that the preachers will not
praise God for his delivery, 101

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RAID of Ruthven, the, 119

Ramsay, John, in attendance on James, 12; his share in the proceedings at
Gowrie House which led to the deaths of the Gowries, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
29, 31, 33, 53, 97; takes part in the slaughter of the Master of Ruthven,
26, 85; kills the Earl of Gowrie, 31

Ray, Andrew (a bailie of Perth), at Gowrie House on the day of the
slaughter of the Ruthvens, 21, 24

Restalrig House, 149, 150

Restalrig, Lady (Logan's wife), 189; her agitation on the knowledge of
the Logan conspiracy, 204; blames Bower for the selling of Fastcastle,
204; her postscript to Logan's letter to Bower after his death, 215;
distressed at Logan's conduct, 220; her daughter by Logan, 220

Restalrig Loch, 149, 150

Restalrig village, 148, 149, 150, 151

'Return from Parnassus,' the, quoted, 126

Rhynd, Mr. (Gowrie's tutor), at Padua with Gowrie, 126; at Gowrie House
when the Ruthvens were killed, 32; tells of the ride to Falkland, 45, 46;
gives the key of the gallery to the Master, 66