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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. for the libertic af althings bad then difolucdthe pub> lke difetpline,tbich contd not be Maicdbutbygreat feucritie of correation. Andthismade bimimoze cor Him libertictherto,fupoting therbpto kepebimtbe longer in their danger. Hhenobliitienidnot greats 15 42 The maria mattage teas fulliecontraded, anda peace conclu, confirmed,e oe Dedfor ten -_occafion, thereby the tiworcalmesof Cnglandand peeres,by anthopitic ofthe aforefain pars SHeotland might be brought intone entice monat; uetousof monic,bicante that betbas keptertreame -_chie, twithont warren? bloudieo, bp the mariage of bard iden he twas bnder the gouctnment of others. his fonne prince Cotwardy being thenlittle patt fiz Gihereby,uben he came tobe at libertic, betpas a -_-peeres of age,with the pong queene of Scotlany, nety to furnifh all bis courts with honthold tutte, Yetherefore being refolued faltioto bring the finding bishoufesemptic, andallthingscondeien fame topalle,etitier by quivtmeants 02 Lp Force,and. fending for thevrles of Cadiesann Glenoarniosthe Atwaie ; for bistutoshadconftmrcd the kinglic pa frimonic vpan thofe ehome be tuillinglie bonld not 50 logos Marwelt; andigFlemting, and other pufoners fohaue receiuedit.Befives,fo2 biscreciicof momen that bad bene taker at Soloway mofte,cauten them the fault greto bp (ud) as were bistutors ubogaue tobe conueied Sita Tamptoniconct; ‘heve'the fer Dveone Qu : Marie. The hiftorie of Scotland, not there wasoffereda moft reavie meane and int lement. Weretvith alto the lord goucrnor themed bimfelfeto imbzace the refoymenreligion, cauling one fticr Gnillianr to preach again images, and Thebings Englerwi beth wthie oe toteny bennsths -uen -and-tiventith of December thep being right namie -_curteouslie interteined, bemiavotnto them anouer, MO Hetake bis death grienoullic , bicaufe: be bad fined ture of bis purpofe and tibole intents propdriing the mane, impztfoned moze, andcaufeonofmallfew {rholemiattertmto thent, requetting them for their (for auoiding bis dtf{pleafure) to die into Griglann, parts, to belpe:( twith their: confents) that's con: ad rather to commit themielues totherntmie than -_tractof mariage might bemadehettcenc bis fone tobis.anger.) i t the paince,and their pong quenespomifingto them _ efetnall God callitg to his merce Hames 20 libertic twithout ranfome,, betes other. pleatures cA Bingof Scotland, thefittofthatname, Marie andbenefitsy tf they wonldda thetr indet03 to;per pisonelie daughterand beite began bir teigneouetr -fuade the gouerno2; and other fhe nobtlitie of Scots therealine of Scotland, theeightenth day of Der landtobe agreeable herebitto: shilobed fu the caffell of Lithquo, of hich place the there with the duke of Suffolke,then thebings ligt: Posfuse Theiow: Lez iozd Leuingifon being capteine,ban the charge conv 30 fenantoftherto2th parts; till he had receined fagth Buchan uington, ! the king of England fent twit them the earle of Am ee Argile, not once mentioning tyecarle-of Lennoy thenabfentin France, no2 pet James amilton eatleof Arranebiscoufine, being there pzefent in Scotland, Thole that profetted the reformed religion, beeing then called proteflants , to tbome the fap cardinall 50 Whe proteftants efpied the cardinals twas euer acrucllenimic and fharpe fcourge, efpied crafticing= forth bis tiiutt dealing in this bebalfe, and trutting ing. bythe gentle nature andged inclination of the (afd eatle of Arrane;to hauc fore libertie totmbzace the nobjlitie of the realme to come to Coenburgh, to a oftte conuention there, tobe holden the fenenand tery -_tith of that prefent moncths trbere they ca that aparlement fhoulo be kept in Pare nert reed ing. Ai doubting lef the cardinall(beingthere pe fent)fpould go aboutto perfuadethe nobilitic not . a content to their oefires, thep caufed him - ts os in ward within the caftell of Dalketh : the _1 sat Seton being apointen to haue the -_ bim. About the fametime, fir wobert Wolves, om -_all other the Englithmen that were priloners, ios e289 had bene taken at balding rig om faint a- gofpell, fetbimagaint the cardinal: fo that bythe belpeofbis otone and their friends, he remouedthe mews dap(as before pe bane beard)ivere masae by the gouerno: into Cngland, and fir Hate oat peu cardinaland bis adherents front the bfurped rome andauthoritie, and theretwith tas the (aid catle of fas fent ambafladourfrom king Pence bri faiv gouernoa, and other the los of noMe 1542Lefle. Arrane proclamted gouerno2 and pzotedor of the came thither before the faid parlement , to ee Fr.Thin. tealmte. [And therebyon thewwing his authoritie, he Go the lords to agree buto the Bing bis matters a enfereth the ings palaces, as faith Lefleuslib, ro, fions,trauelling fo diligentlic in the aOOF east pa.464.and bfeth the kings treafure,andealleththe officers of the treafuric toaccount, thereof he reteinoth fome,and changeth othersat bis pleafure.] about he twas thus fent , thatit was cont ore = act of parlement, to fend ambaffano2s ee ei land, fo2 the better fatiffacion of king © This earle of Arvane maneatitle to haue and, Defires. - Dew inioie that office androme, as nertin bloudto the pong queene,as delcendedfromafitter of K.Zames Anofo the earleof Glencarne, en le -_glas,fir William Hamilton, fr James a "9 the third,maried tobis granvfather 020 Yamilton, inthe pere1475,byreafonof thichmariage bewas and the fecretarie being named and pane mm -_-to,departedinthe monethof Marc, a a den the fame pare at Coenburgh, it teas agreed And ordeined. Che king of England that noble latter end of Julie. Jn which meane -* nants,contrads, and pzomifes tere a hoo wit pritice Henrie the eight , aduertifedof the death of the king of Scots, confivercd twit god aduife, that ded,paficd and fealed interchangeablie, as i the pleafure and gwd liking of king eefe created carle of Atvane, as bvad of paclementbol, into England onto the bing ,remained er -_ennedie earle of CaMiles, tho conld not be deatys tio buothers pledaes fox bimin England) bib opens pong quene bir daughter, buder fomemannerof -_feare lat before him com mit fuch a fanit,as that be bis otonecaftcll of faint Andzetwes,withwardersar thers: for tubich caufe be tent fnathiwith to London, fafetutfodtes and the carpinall tobe remoned bnto lie protett,that he would returne to paifon, md bp no Would redeemnebis life with the blond of bis tivo bros alibongh eucrie man {pake againt it, Wherebpon, the king of England did fingulaclie commend the conffancie of the pong man, and further (to the end -_that bis vertue might be knotune to all nten) Fob Hamilton abbat of Paleletw,bother of the Ouer ito, returning out of France(there be bad tw ploied bimfelfe to ttudie) did (twtth certeite learned Men As Dautd Paniter,and others,ehomheadin hiscompanic) vititthe king of Cngland, of thome theptuere moff conrteonflie interteinen. After ubic) Now the realme of Stotland being thus in great pro2eg bp means of the quienes and cardinals face tions, thereof the laftozeto all (fuch as be could) to fayportthe French league,theyfent ambailavoxsiv -_to France, torequett the Frend king to fend bome qatthety Stetward carleaf Lennor, as one that twas not onelie emulons again Wamilton,but alto fhis Hamilton returning ite Scotland, was made his deadlic entice for the Nangbter of bis father at With great commendation, fo long as bis brother kept the gouernement, thont be did not onelie belpe incounfell fo: ordering of the kingdomte, butallo MHeiwed him felfe a valtant and induftrious man in the oarres againt the Cnglith, for efenfe of the kingdome of Scotland. Aboutthis time,the carle Bothwell, which tuas bantihed , and had remaines long at Clentce did returne inte Scotland, thither tic andcomelinelfe of bodie, in the verie flotver of his pouth, the nemozie,cavefulnede,and dangers of bis father, a Serie popular man, and beloved of the people; the tumzthinelle of that familie bought aly molt to a endand that the fante was of great polw er, andlinked in martage tvith manie nobles) pio {wit and dato the mindsof manic mett,oefirous ta belpe him, fox the reat fauop thep bare onto bin, treafuro? of the kingbdome, ubich office he difcharged 30 Linmmucho: tubichy pong Steward (befide bis bean, caufe be deceaticd withont making anie tutll, o2tagus, and bis bother fir George Dolwglas with bis home King anie direaion fox the gonernement either of -_Ietters tathe gouerno2,requelting effectuoulite,that spcotant therealme,o2 cuffodteof the pongquenebisdaugh-_thep might be reftored to thefrromees,lands and pol Danid Beton ter) Dautd Weton, cardinall andarchbithop of S, fefltonsin thatrealine, cardinal, a Andzelos,the {pectall minifter ¢ factor of the French Thefe lords arriuing at Coenburgh,about the rg caules,to the aquancement and continuance theres midi of Januavie, declared to the gouernor theit -j <4: Dislorcing oftnucnted and forged [by Benrie Walfure] a will 40 Meflage and piopofition mabe bythe king of Cn of a will, and feffament of the late king to departed, in Land,with fuchefficacte,that the gouerrto: being per Khich (amongéE other things) hecitabligjenbimiclfe fuadedtheretobp their wors, fent for the lords and 1 rep,bate bzother tothe king deceatics,1puntleieand nie colo2 fox the ercufe of their faults) bad confers fed to the cardinals perfuafion,onelic one amongelt the ref would not peelo thereto 5 Abtchivas Gilbert before'pe haue heard) but alfa nzbeined that the queene mother fhould remaine in Lithgow with the ferttence of baniftyinent. offer , and Lwithall promifed fo. dm theirdiligence'to -- -_perluade thorelFof the nobilitte tn &cotland attheir comming home : aherebpon they twere licenced to depart, and focomming to Pewwcattell , remained Deke d shiefe regentadioining withhim thecatics of pur: Gerevpon, then the greater part of thofe nox bles (thomtethe matter touched, couloeatilie find a: ent from that conftancie (in obferuing bis faith) ef Alfo he comm mded not onelie the cardinal (as ro ther bp butbes,flatteries,o2 threats, Fo2 be (baning Glaines,the heire of James Hamilton,with manic fic of that name then refgningin France, eer rie therightoner the Gnglithmen, Shetwasnot pal: fing fenen dates old then bic father departing this life,let tntobirbiskingbome, birmotherlieng in Poreouer, immediatlicatter the kings oeath (bi 338 did fet others,bp the confentof the threctates, were ther 5, pimat libertic with bis tivo byethzer > and fent bint He reFored to all thefr gods, and deliucred from the bone honozablie rewarded, he Scotith carles and lors accepted the kings , 545 Ba of Scotlandcerteine plenges of fhe chiefett of tote lo2d3,fox performanceoftheir promifes. iiketife Crglith, ¢ oniuerfalic publitht throughthe realme of Scotland. : Fr, Thin, bout him tofebimfafelichept. ++ Qotlong after, Lefleus,lib.r0, tHe cardinall wasreffored to bubopedlibertic , and pgs, the catleof Angus,George Dotwglaffe, and the loz cember,in the peere of ourdod 1542, Francis the sifted tobim.bofhof the daughter emother , with the mothers god agreement and fre confent: fruttletfe ceremoniesand gauelibertic that the bible called Die netwand olp feffament, fhould be bad in ing prontife to ! Gametnto are Cngitt, to comatie ei vany be twas bonozablie welcommied,as a perfon much To the which further procurement of the peoples Defired of bis friends and kinred.) 40 lonealfo, there might be toinen, that be tuas nert The realme being thus brought tn quiet,and onder beire to the crotune by the kings appointment, tfhe Tk French god gourrneme , the French nt king fore milliking died twithout iMuc males the uhich hing ames, tf he feng midirker' of the mately » this ney coniunction of the Scots with Cnglano, bad lived, twould baue eftablithen by parlement : bes wr) Enz: and doubting leat the old fopmer bond of alianee bes fives tehich Ithetutfe , there toanted not flatterers : aa, fWwirt France wid Scotland might therebpbe btters ubich din not onelie titre bp bis noble mind (now ® uth-w He diffolued and thakenoff, be fent for Matthey gaping after great things, and Undefended again rect Len: tx Steward carle of Lennor, then abjoan tnbis feruice becetts) tothe hope of gouerning of the hingdomre in the wars of Stalie, and vpon bis comming backe for thefe one and tweartie peeres and moze, buring fromthence to the court , be Declared to bimthe be, the queenes niinozitie , and to the rule and power o ceaffeof the late king of Scots, the intrufion of Ar: 5° uer his enimies,aberebp he might dfe revenge vpont Fane,and the attempts in that realme begun, with them: but alfo they pjomifed bint to marrie the all. the ctrcumffances from point to point as be queene Dotvager: andin the meane time (if ante knew and further oifcourfed with bim ubat trong thing bapeneo otherwife than well to the yong be bad to be(et afize, and ot{placed from bis right of queene) that he fhoulo obte(ne the crotwne , thereby gouernement; and therefoze erho;ted himto repairs be (houln both be hing, and the nert latwfull heive of James Waniltonlatelie decealle , fince the gouers bome to recouer the fame, offering not onelie to af. fit bim with nen monic, and munition, but alfo to no} was abaftard, andcould not onelic bylaw not lotne bis friends 1 Scotl tw with bimin ald toaty lke op hope foz the hingdome, but alfo not fo mud tatne the place of regiment , and to remoue Arrane as hope to be heire to bis tune familie, Co all uhidy and others from tt 6o were arved the perfuafions of the french before Zhe earle of Lennor here bpon with commiffion mentioned. Wherebpon, the pong man (ubofe ming was credulous, being tickled and intifed with thefe and inffrudions delinered to bim by the Frend hopes) netermunes to go into @cotlann.) king , bad alfo letters from him diredeo to the lors that were of the French faction, uberin the fai king tequetted the mfo rematne and continue in their fox, mer gad meanings towards bum, and to afi the earteof Lenmorin all things , as (hould be thought trpedtent.7- Qotw, before the earle ef Lemos retur: nedoutof France, the cardinal bad bicd manic perfuafions againtt the Cngtit), as well that the Scots (et at tibertic by the bing, thouly breake thetr faith with bim , as alte totraw them tothe French faction, aw rather to {utter thetr pledges to recetue tbat king cnr woulo vic onto hem,Banbypke Che earle therefore fullie intruded bythe Frendy Wie carte ot hing bow todeale ano proceed , tahe bisteaue, and Lennox pats withall (peed taking the (ea Directed bis courte into fety into Scotlans,ubere(atter his arriuallhe came to Coens Mcotland, burgh , in Ghich totone all the loz08 being affemblen togither twtth the gouerno;, he declared to themthe effec of bis commiffion from the frend hing, bis requett to them, + gwd affediqn to matnteine them againtt England, tf m cate they would continue the old league with him ano not lake to make ante new -atiance with the hing of Cnglino, a. |