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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. them tnverftand of bir comming into Scotlano, ¢ to bea witnemle of hir gwd will pte them , Zhe nert bay after came to the queene at Uitrie, in Cham: and landing at Wzule in Boland, pafled throughthe lotve countries in poft till be came to Parts, and from thence onto Uitrie aforefaid [ the cightenth Fr,Thia, halends of Mard)] where be found the queene,ahom paigne, James Stewarn(bhtch ts touched alittle bee fore) the prior of .Andzetns. Who after be had in vee uerence Dune his dutic, bound himfelfe with all fi delitie, trauell, and diligence, mofk religtoullie ons 7? ‘ totthout anie forren powers to be baought bpbir tn to Scotland. 5, ahtsisie F02 it was thought that be tent into Strance for fhat purpofe, to nifuade the quecne that the thoula not bring any powerof the French with bir. But in fhe end,vitering his mind moze fullie,and putting Atwateall {ufpictonof deceit, be did with more fami Lavitie requetl the quéene to bono2 him with the erl Which before Sedee seje that sent of (he queene the whole qouernement of the king nto France f Striueling, Crevent,Padington,¢ Dunbar,as ale 20 Pome,widerthe colour thereof he might mozcealis eis teonlic antiwer, that the woulo fatiffic his requett Len He canre into Scotland. Wherefore,thenthts therefore inquifition was made, yo were peefent, Wherefore Lele did toith all the firmeff adutle thistine andcounfell thich he ntight , bage the queene not to peld tobiscloked words. JFo2 the obtefning of thich ?? Fames porccitted that the quene tvas fometbat fell bent towards him , and that the credited his iro2ds,he attended on bir onto Jancuille, and there temaining with bir a certeine {pace , div affer go ins to Scotland (as is before faiv) to prepare the minds of the people , that thep might receiue the queene commiting ito the realme, toith gmd confent and dur fuaftons, that James did rather afpire to the kings Dome , than that be fired his mind and ete dpon the "» Enerienation Menkes of the fato Spotiwod, that might difable ouerthzow of religion, Wherefore, tfthe had anie ts to bane bis him to be called to that office. Which thing thzifedes 3° cate of bir otwne : and the realms affaires ee ; the mint 99 peculiargos manbded, there twas after queftion moued to the prontde fhat this James fhould remaine tt France, 5 Dernementin hole multitude ; tfthere tucre anie other fbome bntill he were arriued in Scotland, ¢ badyacified ? tothegovtie Difgofers of the teligt= Wut fhe wouldnot dole, that pet at leatk the Thould take ozver, that (he with bir nauic fyould land. 5, tn thé noztly partsof Scotland,¢ firgoto Aberden: for bp that meancs the might pontde, that the fof 29 led lozns of the religion might fone be pacified, ad; therett hich were pet wavering,might moze frelie ?? Siettbing they would putin election with the {ato Spottinad. ben he people were afked Hbhether (if thep adntits ted tye fain Spotfinadfor their fuperintendent)thep fyguld bonezandobeic himas Gites minitter in os euerte thing pertetning to bis charge. uulgus monfire Udberednto the people anfivercd that they twould, mulwrwm cepi- Tid thus granted , there tere further queftions ae -_alll the tumulfs there. ss and matters touching the articles of the apoftles creed, and concerntig the fate of religion popoune ,5 ard Willinglic be bought againeto the catholike re- 7 bed tothe fuperintendent, intended to becreated. Heotland, than that thich the French obferued, >» Wherevnto , chen he bad anfwered affirmatiuelic, the people fwere againe demanded for his allotus ance ; tthich thep eafilie granted with the confentof the nobilitie . Xhefe things thus performed, and a cetfeine praier (to obteine the fpirit of God to be polnzedinto this netw elect vetiell )fintthen, the reff lfgion. 3fo2 there twas an other oder tobe fed in fbilett thep gouernedthere ; at wb{ch time bndoubs fevlic the Scots were hopelefe cur to haue infoted 29 the prefence of the queene. - But nolo , {iththat the Scots go buderitand, that their queene (contrarie to their hope ) twill re a turnebnto then, bir prefence will (likethe rifing ofthe mintffers( if there be ante) anv eldersof the furt ) fo canfe the cloudsof all tumults to banifh out ? take theeleden by the band. And fo the chiefe minitter gining anefpectall bee incline to the mind of the quene , abatfoner the 2 _‘fallthinke, attempt, fet dotune, 02 decree,in rela ae {with the erhoatation which thep mutt alfo dfeto the tolwarnsthetr princes, as thep twill in all things © ,, chucch prefent , in figne of their fullconfent yall so ofthe mindsofall bir (ubieds, that thepwill eafilte nedicion( the forme thereof is there fet Downe, - elected this election is aholie fintthen (wwithout anie impofition of bands onbis bead) anv be {ufficientlie Created a fuperintendent mtinifter ; of trbofe elec tingof religion. Jfo2 the Scots are of that mind Thenodies atleinbic at Cotndargh, (as froma founteine) all thefr feoitions baue bad 55 fit Z haue onelie here in hand the political and ligion and effentiall forme thereof . ] nF} Bmbatlarozs , Iefore this,in the beginning of the winterthis -- peare,thelords fent the earleof Spo2xton ama Glew * carne, andthepong lard of Aedingtonfecretarie, ambatlano2s into Gugland.; to giuethanks tothe quensmateficof Cugland, forthe afd abich they hadreceiuevof hic, to crpell the Frenchmen. Lhe 1561. eatle of Wurreie patted though Grgland\ into France. He departer.from Coenburgh the cighs tenthof Dare, and in Apaill came to Gitrie,as hereatter Ohatl apeare subere he foundtiequeene, _ciallie of James Stetward bir bzother,, from oboe beginning, so2 Zames Callen(hintaan tothe erle of Aguntleic,an erpert fernitor inthe aE 2 and land) twas (ent forth with Welle( as cap! » all 2? thationrnie)tobsing bit fafe fo Aberden. For a thenobles of the noxtly prouinces will fone beteadie ,, with tientie thoufand men to gard' bir to Coen burgh, andtodefendbic agains all the countels,0e* 5» _ceipts, andforces ofallmen. ms «Mich meflage being thus ended from the pa: , ofALefle the quence commanded bimnot £9, nets frat bir, ontill e.returned into forces5be ucrtifenof the quéns comming, Coenburgh with all posible ailigence, to fakebir fournie, and to come into Scotland, the queene of England fet forth fomeof bir great hips to the feas,to watch egard the coafts of birrealme, Ships wate CChereof thep being aduertifed in Jfrance, fent the pes natrom abbat offaint Colmes Inch to the queene of Crge land, to defire of bir.a fafe condne, in cafe bp wind Fn2 leaving hir owne countrie, he twas nourte fed as abanithed perfon , and hardlic prefered in life from the tueapons ofbit enimies, ¢ biolence of all things tucre turned to forrofy,bp the deathof bit ney pong hbufband, and of hir olv.and greeued mo thersbploffe of bir nev kingdoine,and bythe boubte full potfefitonof bir olv inberitable realme. 1utas forthele things the was both piticy and pzaifca ; {was the allo for gifts of nature as much loued ano 4o fauozed; in that, beneficfall nature ( 07 rather gad @od)had inducd bir with a beautifull face, a well compofed bodie , art ercellent iwit,a milo nature, and gad bebanior; thich fhe bad artificialtie furthes ted bp courtlic education and affable Demeano2, hereby ar the firk fight, He wan onto bir the beartsof mott people, ano confirmed the loue of bir 02 fempeff fhe chanced tolandin Gngland . Wut beTfateconsect fore he toas returnedto Calis theretwith , as be twas appointed ; the quéeneand bir retinue were fafelte Trquireo, landed i Scotlandneuerthelefle,the Cnglih Hips Certeine toke fome of the Scotity lords, as the earle of G+ Sips taken, glenton bis th{p,and others , abich were bought tv to England, and fFaicd fo:a time;but tuere alter re 50 leafed , and fent home into Scotland, Die queenealfo,bp the aouife of the is-of France, Bomtieny Dailey, fent monficur Doifell into England , to pafle though the fame inte Scotland before bir coming, thereto baue reeciued the foxtsof Dunbar and In& keith, of monficur Charisbois,and tohane kept thé fametill bir comming.JSnt be was fated j and pal fed.no further than to London : foit twas thonght bpon them ieracion of anthozitie. «. fempozall goucrnementann notthe difcourte of ree of the reals Bn the meane thine,Abilt the quenewas preparing that bis going into Scotland twould furrie to no gveat benefitof that realme:becaufe that bee mons fionsf elders , ncacons,ercommmunications,and 0 Wherefore Leflens fo earneftlie perfuave the > - ther eccleftafticallregiment, Imeanenottofpeake queenein the name ofthe earle of Puntlete jadthe % . anie moze (as matterimpertinenttompoitcourte, ¢, athernobilitie that te Moula not gine bir felte( as banquithen) into the hanosofthe enimtics, ad ee 5, to all the dangers of frowning fotune, before the conld know tbat euill oid meane. tfuil bono: ; tho patting through England, came ity 30 the feas. After thtch,fortune beganto flatter bir,tx to Scotland in fie halends of Wate. ] that the bons2ed bir worth a wozthie mariage, htc be duke of Cyatelerault , the carles of Wunts in truth as to this queene rather a fhadowoftote, leie, Atholl, Wardhall, anvall otber the noble men than ante comfort at all. $02 Mhovtlte after the fante, aTenibled at -_-rbeie their bpsight gouernozs ; anv are accuffomed Wwithnolefe mind to refit tyrants, if they Dlurpe yy ~ though notto the nature of anecclefiatticall hiftozie) thie perfor) but pet leit asa preie to others, byrcas fon ofciuil! feditionsin Scotlaw,: anv of outtward warres tutth other nations, being factherlatd abjoan The anene bay Conne} So Catig, ficur iubeie were the principalauthors of all the troubles in Scotland,bettwirt the queene regent;and the nobjlitie there. She was attended on from par tis onto Calis with manienoble men ;namelie hit fir vucles, the bukes of Guife,and Danmall, the Cardinall of Loraine and Guile , the qtand:pzte2, and the marqueffe Dalbeuf , alfo the oube de sPes nieucs; and other of bir friends and kinfmen, ad trkery here were two galties prepared, and cerfetne patmein: other {hips to go tulth bir into Dcotlanw, ano there and. Syeirt goith re trey thse of bir fain bneles, thepube Daw Sol enon solani themarquefle Dalbcof: alfo monfieur Dannille the conffables fonne , and Diuerfe other. She arrived at Leith the tioctitith dap Lo} 1561, tberetye t peareof our Lod of Augui, inthe faithful fubiedts, | Being thus come out of France, fhebrongheine CMMletemels to Scottand manie rij and coftlic tewels of gala Wworke,pretionsffones,orient pearls 4 fachlike,ag ercellent and fatre as tuere to be found twithin Cu rope, twith rich furniture of houthold, as hangings, carpets,counterpoints,aall other neceMartes for the farntthing of bir princelie houles, he chiefett partof the bangings:anv other furniture of houfes na houlhotn hold, twas fhiwed at iione, and atrined at Leith in "8 the nroneth of Daober next following. After the queene of Scots habtemainenthe {pace Bf foure or 29», 2¢ mane fiue daics at Wolie rod houfe, the duke of Chateles concerning 6o rault,the earle of Argile,and piuerfe other of the no. teligton, bilitic being prefent, there fuas ah acmade by the Fr.Thin, lozdsof the counicell( in tab{ch noneof the cleargie(as faith Lefleus lib.10.pa.5 80) were prefent] toith cons fent of the queene that to remoue all canfes of trouble in time to come for the matterof religion, it was opbdeined, that noalteration of the eftate of res ligion publikelic fearing within the realme, at bic arriuall in the fame, (ould be mave;'t that nothing fhould be attempren,either publikelie 02 pziuatlie to the contrarie, bpon great paine,which to.15 put forth and ere throughall parts of tye realine toith ; great diligence. ie nanan naa o.acare =a ne bi op ; rag fe auenes = demand from the queene, he did fitlte ad to his perr , , therefore,o2 to preuent the Manders of thetr enimicss fbereof not a fetw bp thefe beginningsofbir reigne did geile that wonlafollow;although in thofe fo ba table motions of the minds of the people, eucrie one Was berie defirousto fee their queene offted bre te them ( tnlobeofo2 ) after fo mante haps of both fortunes as had fallen bute bir. Fo2 eben fhe as butfir daies old,Oe lot bir father amongthe crucll SS Affer this was called the faiomatter John Spotf fwod , tho anfluering to bis name, the mintfter Guor demanded , if ante man knew ante crimes 02 partsof therealime, as it were toa common fpec7. Dome of Durrcie. Whercbnto the queene vid cours 20 tempefts of battell , and was bp great diligence brought op by hte mother (being adbofen and ware -_-lie teare gcleane ouerthzotw the catholite veligtons. icp carie ons {ch he dtdaffault by all nreancspoiltble. tritlong after and tio twere abfent. then ome had tp2eadabzoan hic landing in Scot. land, the nobilitie and others aftemblen putof all Buchanan; tacle. This did they,partlie to congratulat hirreturne, to bir; fatthfullie further promifing , that be twouln To €partlic to thew the dutie tyich they aliwates bare proutdethat the Scots tyould willinglie obeie hir, ‘bonito bir(tben the was abfent)etther to haue thanks f tocarles,lo2ds, barons gentlemen and offers, fibich baueo2 mightclaime to bane boicein the clece, tion to be prefent that date at the fame boure . And {vas honozablie recettien by the carte of Argile, the lozd Ertkin, the p2tos of faint Anozetos; and of the burgeftes of Codenburgh, and conucied to the abs beic of olie rod houle. Fo2 (as fatth Buchanan) Fr,Thin, S condlic the crimes ¢ vices that might bnable them of the minifterte. Lhtrdlie the vertucs required tn them, Fourthltes lattice whether fach as by publike 10 he mot outfallic faluted, confentof the church were called to fuch officemight Fe After Mhich (being mofk courteouflie recetuen of bit) be opened onto bir the effec of his ambalage , refufe the fame. tthich confifted (pectalltc bponthefe parts ; to adm: Xe fermonfintkhed,it was declared bp the fame nifh the queene that the Mould not fuffer bir felfeto aminifier Jolm nor ( the maker of that fpad) o2 be blinded o2decefued with the flattering words of fermton ) that the loows of the fecret councell bad James the prio. of faint Andrews (bir bafard bro Qtuencharge and potwer to the churees of Loutht an , to chofe matiter John Spotfivwd fuperinten ther) for bis onclie dif tvas, that be (haning no dent,e that {affictent warning twas made by publike French aid tith him urto Scotland) might obteine edict to the churches of Coenburgh, Luitiithgue , farther gaue ttt charge, that letters thouly be tosit: ten to the peeves and nobilitie of Scotland, tolct a= wo ---- e ing the minutter thereof.) Fir twas made a fermon, ‘in tibtchthefe parts were intreated ; prncipalite the necefittic of mintffers and {uperintendents . Se» The hiftorie ofScotland. meaning tofubmit bimfelfe. Wut the dap before he came ,maifter John Lele offictall of Aberdon was come thither, to nas fent fromthe carleof unt: leie ,anb other the lords (pirituall and tenpozail of the nozth parts ; be toke thip itt the roe of Aberder, ee, 3n this peare alfo on the ninth of March, teas the __ cleaion of faperintendents at Coenburgh, tbhich twas publifhed to ferue for the election of all other * xe Minitters in this forme following ( Fobn ror be |