The Lady Eleanor Douglas, Dowger, Her Iubiles Plea or Appeal, Ao &c.
EVen she a Prisoner so many years that hath been for the Kingdom of Heaven; shews this Prisoner called to the Bar, Sir John Stowel Knight, He the Herald appointed for displaying her Title, as in this Looking-glass presented or appears; in the VVest Parts one of no mean Quality or Means: Four and twenty Knights since the Conquest, he the last of them: His Mother the onely Daughter in being of that Queen, bears that Virgin Name, Eliz. The said Prisoner aged November last, Fifty years; moreover well known, whose Grandfather Sir John Stowel, unhappily that had his hands in blood, &c. Had two wives living at once, [Page 2] begetting no Common Suits at Law, between the Divorced's Suing for Dower after his Decease, and others of the Name to carry the Inheritance, &c.
Thus paraliz'd here with the Stuarts Line, the late Charls aged Novembr. 48. Anno redempti, 1648. He since the Conquest the four and twentieth Crowned of these VVestern Isles, whose father (that made it death in like case) King Ja: had himself his Leah and Rachel also, two VVives, lived with both; the first, she Daughter of one Sir Peter Yong: His Son Charls about a Moneth yonger then Sir Archibald Douglas deceased, &c. to one of his own name, who marryed her as K. Ja: ever disclaiming that of Stuart, &c. alway Stiling the said Sir Peter [Page 3] his Father with due reverence every way; whose eldest Son the Dean of Winchester, K. James his Executor made, &c. about a month before his death, appointing out of his Revenues about 10000 per annum for the said Sir A: Douglas; with no pleasing Aspect by the Buckinghams look'd upon.
And how it hath succeeded, witness such slips what root have taken: His eldest Son Henry at full age cut off: His eldest Daughter a Fugitive: Her eldest drowned, &c. as better for him too, then his person prostituted so to the Iron rods lash: That token bequeath'd his Son a Milstone in the place, even he and his extirpated, with William Conquerer, Bastard as began, concluded with Charls, &c. By [Page 4] whose unseasonable Elevated thoughts, others bidden be wise: The Germain Empires Ebb, for his forewarning who had, and superfluous many words. Lastly, But put it their proper Case; likewise in those Courts of theirs, whether require not of Tenants, an Oath of Fealty, without questioning Possessions, Title of those owners (as whereunto referred) suffices point of Law; so for deciding other-like doubts: Bars striving with that of Iustice, one or the other, the Sword with two Edges.
December, &c.