ðɪ ˈɜːl ʌv lˈænɑːɹk, jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə dˈuːk ʌv hˈæməltən, hɐdbɪn lˈɛft tə dᵻfˈɛnd skˈɑːtlənd ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɑːɹtʃɪbˌɔːld kˈæmbəl, fˈɜːst mˈɑːɹkwɛs ʌv ˈɑːɹɡʲaɪl, ɐ kˈʌvənəntɚ ænd ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɜːk pˈɑːɹɾi hˌuː wʌz nˈaʊ ɪn ˈoʊpən ɹᵻbˈɛliən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ pˈɑːɹləmənt, ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt wɪð kˈɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹlz.
The Earl of Lanark, younger brother of the Duke of Hamilton, had been left to defend Scotland against Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, a covenanter and a leading member of the Kirk party who was now in open rebellion against the Scottish parliament, over their Engagement with King Charles.