to Bower, 195; and to that of Logan's memorandum to Bower
and Bell, 196; blackmailing operations, 196, 197; forges receipts from
Logan to Heddilstane for blackmailing purposes, 199; his uncorroborated
charges, 202, 203; in the confidence of Logan, 204; his account of
Logan's revels in London, 210; goes with Matthew Logan to Bower to give
answers to Logan's letters, 211; denies that he had received promise of
life or reward, 214; reports an incriminating conversation with Matthew
Logan, 214; confesses forging, for blackmailing purposes, Logan's letters
to Chirnside and the torn letter, 215; swears to the truth of his last
five depositions, 217; on Logan's ship venture with Lord Willoughby, 219;
solemnly confesses to the forgery of the letters in Logan's hand, 220;
details respecting the letter of Logan to Gowrie on which he modelled his
forgeries, 220, 221, 222, 223; the letter found in his kist, 224; copies
endorsed by him found among the Haddington MSS., 224, 225; oral
discrepancies, 225; tried and hanged at Edinburgh, 226; protestations on
the scaffold, 226; small effect of his dying confession on the Kirk
party, 227; motives which prompted his forgeries, 227-231

Stewart, Colonel, his part in the arrest and the conviction of Gowrie's
father, 11, 120, 122; dreads Gowrie's revenge, 140

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'THE Verie Manner of the Erll of Gowrie and his brother, their death,
&c.,' a manuscript written in vindication of the Ruthvens, received by
Carey, and forwarded to Cecil, 81; conspectus of its arguments: Dr.
Herries shown the secret parts of Gowrie House a day or two before the
tragedy, 82; preparations by Gowrie's retainers on the fatal day to
accompany him to Dirleton, 82; the visit of the Master to Falkland,
accompanied by Ruthven and Henderson, 83; the Master sends Henderson to
Gowrie with a message that the King will visit him 'for what occasion he
knew not,' 83; the Master tells Craigengelt that Abercromby brought the
King to Gowrie House to take order for his debt, 83, 84; James
accompanied to Perth by sixty horsemen, 84; Gowrie advertised of the
King's approach by Henderson, 84; James meets Gowrie on the Inch of Perth
and kisses him, 85; a hurried dinner, 85; the keys of the house handed to
Gowrie's retainers, 85; the slaughter of the Master in the presence of
four of James's followers, 85; a servant of James brings the news that he
has ridden off, 85; Gowrie hears his Majesty call fr