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ing was looked upon with suspicion, and this is confirmed
by a letter of Leslie’s to Oxenstierna, dated 29th June
1631, in which he writes that certain ill-conditioned people,
notably one Baron Ochiltree, had caused the rumour to be
spread that it was not the Marquis’s intention to sail to
Germany with his force at all but to raise rebellion in
Scotland. Once during Hamilton’s absence Ochiltree had
suddenly demanded access to the king, and told him that
he as well as the queen would be in deadly peril as soon
as the Marquis returned. The latter intended to murder
the king, Earl of Roxburghe (?), the queen, and the Earl
of Dorset, the Prince. But the king remained calm.
Hamilton was graciously received after his return from
Scotland, informed of his accuser’s tales, and, as a token of
confidence, ordered to sleep in the royal bed-chamber.
Ochiltree was seized and confessed that all was false,1 that
some misunderstood utterances of Colonel Mackay had
caused the mischief. As to the recruiting business,
Hamilton at last, on the 16th of July, sailed with six
thousand English, by no means of the best quality. The
number of Scots by this time amounted to one thousand.
On the 3rd of August he landed with his force near the
mouth of the Oder. There he was ordered to guard the
Oder fortresses whilst the king fought Tilly at
Bretten-bach. Famine and plague soon swept away his troops.
He was then attached to the king’s entourage, but left
the scene of war in 1632. In later years he made himself
useful to Queen Christina by pleading the cause of Sweden
at the Court of the King of England and by assisting
the Swedish ambassador, Skytte. For this the queen
presented him with several cannons for his castle
(i635)*
His future career at home, known to the reader of
1 Sec Oxcnsticrna’s Sir. 2 Riks A Registry 1635.
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