IN the following pages I have not attempted to write a complete biography of Montrose, but to tell simply and directly the story of a career which must rank among the marvels of our history, and to provide materials for the understanding of a mind and char acter which seem to me in a high degree worthy of the attention of modern readers. Hence I have passed rapidly over his early years, and told in detail only the incidents from his first raising of the Royal Standard in Scotland till his death. To avoid clog ging the text, all references to the voluminous author ities and discussions of controversial points have been relegated to the notes at the end of the book. Every student of Montrose is in debt to a host of pre decessors, and due acknowledgment will be found in the bibliographical note on page 295.

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