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Show Sareiersscseesanee2474 388 The hiftorie ofScotland. * ptbher bing before bit, She verfes be as followeth: Lefeus bee fore the pree face of bis Clara ataus antique defanguime i aGeplecobdeg nara reone 2tawrum bic landes , veros ques infudaab orbe eightbabe, Dualit , tote cernis ab orbeleri. lames the [ixt. ~: God,ofbie kinphte lafepnerete nv guones fo grant oiite $s 5 of our atom. perfor) anefone , quba im eais-be the hand of)(G9d Wwe, be vefett 5 will, and of mid Loptte ,¢c: Fobriedrieof Atholl, James earle richtsand.of cquitiesnai; and aucht to fueceid: tote leie ¢¢: Archibald earle of Agile, toxCampbell of Portotw, Alerander earle of Olencarne, any > ioc illspeperere deci, wongloriavegns, Fobn carie of Mar, regentistoonr fatoderrewion; Nongenmes, aut dines (ad, faudrgue Viren? realmeand liegis; ¢incatsour fatd bother James Sedpietatw bones, conftintia ,wrorum earle of Murrete cut twithin our realine, andrefu: Untegoitas i gloria »pacis mer 5 fisto acceptthe fatb offictof regentrie bpon bis fin., QMei8tra maioresfiaperet quum vinida virtws : 10 gular petfomt, toe make, conftitute, name, ape tiarien merstis lausfuuit aqua tuis ? point, andozdeine, our teat confingis ad coun Prawn bo Lefleo fripereff, tua fortiafacta fallouris foirfatois , and-ourfatd bzother' regentis » Scribere, confilys multa perattefisis . of our faid dete forme , realme, and liegis, «2 Et milifrint-vérbis Jaltem tuafaite canendas Geuand, grantand, and committand to thamie,og A. proatis nefim degener ipfe meis. } onitefiue of thame contunctlic fall potnerfor ourfaty fonne , and in bis nameto reflauc refignationnis of TT ninefénth of Julie , Charles James the tandis , make difpofitionnts of twairdis, nonentre' fis ;veleuis ,martageis, beneficis, efchetis, officis, © od spongprince of Scotland , after a fermon made and btheris cafualitcis andpetuilegcis, qubatfin** bp Jobn itor, was crotoned king of the Scots tt Sterling tnreh,tbere were read certeteletters ot °¢ ~ _ Thehiftorie ofScodarid. Faines duke of Qyatelsrault ;earleof Arrane,to;y Hamiltew ; Patho earie of Lentnar, lov Dern: commiffton and procaration, with the queens priuie fale at them for the effablithing of the fame co2o Maton. Che fick,fo: bit refignation of the crotwne SND gouertiementof the pong prince hit forme, The Kecond,to authorise the carle of apurrete to be regent Dating the kings minoritie. Zhe third, to giue aw thoritie andpower to fenen other toining with the faid earle of spurrei¢, tn cafe be ould refate to crs end fp the qoucrneimentof onrrcalime: cand bia los tng that,all-creatunts ay fabiectto that immutabtil decreit.ofthe cternall,ainsto ranver and gifopthis FAvicbethe graceof Godquene of Scotts, Ria all and fndwte our tudgeis an minis o atcris of lato ,liegis and fubiecis,qubome t€ effeiris fo qubats knatege thir ourletteris fal come, gteting . Jfozfametle as by lang itkefome and tedious trauell takin by bs, in the gouernament of this Sut realme and liegis thaivof,twe are fa verit and tueriit, that our bodie , fpirit , and fenfis are bpon tomake, fubferiue , and caufe be patt though fhe {eillis And to bfe and everce the faid office of regentrie in all fhingis, p2tutlegets, and-commo diteis, ficlike as freelie and tofth als qreit liberticas oie regento2 goucrno2 to bs 02 our predeceouris Dit the famin in onp times bigan. Wzonrittand fo bald firme and fabillin the two2d and fatthof ane minozitie, we baue confitute our derrett brother Bames carle of Mpurrete., low Abernethie, sc: ree gent foour faid fonne,realme and liegis foirfatois, Guth in refpect that our fai derrett bother is actu: allie furth of our realme, and cannot inttantlic be prelent to accept the fain office of regentrie bpon bim,and bie and ererce the famin during ourfaivis detrett fonis minozitie ; te qubill bis returning fofthin our telme,o3 in caisof bis deceis haue mato, conffitute, namit, aypointit, ¢ o2dainit , and by fie ourletteris makis , confitutis , namis,apointis % anD o2dainis our teat confingts ano counfalonris, cit, ¢poitemitthairin,ofe ¢ererceall thingts belangy amd thatrto, as native bing,and princeof the famis, ficlike.as ive 03 ante ort predeceffouris; kingts of Hroftis, hes done in onietimes bppatt + Attoursthat thisour pimiftoun mate tab themate And feing it bes bene the plefour of he "et and ffablehalpanbdjanidfor tohalyall and.quijatfante euer thingis inomrname, tithepremiffislefdis:ta be done, fn thewo and fatthfalhpomis.ofaue af Scots, toallefindzte our tndgis, Ax) and niinitterisof ourlatwis,ltegis, dl ann fubiedts,qubomeit efferis,, to iiqubats kiralege thir one letterts Soefs} fallcunn,greting . FFoofaneltoas efter langgreitjand intollerable pants ,¢laubouris takin be bs fei one avrinall toithin oor realnio for gouernentnt thatrof , andkeeping of the liegis of the fante inquietnes, webane notanetie bene berit inourfpivit, bopie, and fentis thairbp 4 botals, at lentthar altoginver fa verit thairot; that one habiltr of bovie isnot babill langer foine folempne effect , and that nane peefendignozance 4o tie, and ffrenth pure the fantin : thairfore; and becaule nathing otto lie can be mair confoptabillambbappicto:bs in this efrd, no2 in'ourlife time,thanto fentir detr fort 5 the natine prince of this our realime,placit inthe kings {pectall command, to ourtrait confingis, Patrike Downe thatrof and the crotwnerdtallfcton bis hetd, Jo20 LLindefaic of the Witis,and Wiliam lod Inthe Wweofour otvin fre will an fpectall motiue,, baue eri, aD totlk ane of thame contunctlie andfeucrals Dimittit, anditenuncit the gourrnement, gliding, lie, to compete before fa monte of thenobilitic cles lier and gouerning of thisour realine of Scotland gie, burgefits, and ther pepill of our realme,as fall of our fain fn, fhairof , ine bane givin, grantit, and comitittit,and be fhir our letteris, geuis, grantis,ecommittis our comnriffioun full, fre; and plane potwer,generall, € famifo be affemblit to that effectinone burgh of gis;andfubieds thairof,in fauouris fall. be thor)t matf conueniont,at onie date 02 daljs, pectablie, and qutetlig entote the famin, tufthout SD triniling,o2 anie other place, 02 placis qubate it to that:effedt = thatsin all times hetratter', be mate tranbill ,aniieobett asnatiue king, and prince of the famincbe the liegis thatrof. And bnderanving that(be refoun of his tender south )be is not of babilitie in bis atin perfoun to liegis, ano {ubiecs thattot , all infromiffioun tofth adntiniftrate fr his binglie ratwine and goneries the propertic,cafualtie, 02 vtheris things appertelment, as equitic requiris; qubil hat beirefter, be ning to bs thairby , am ailricht, and title that tue cum to the sefres of piferetioutrs: amo als knatwing ad, bes, or maie hauc be onie maner of. ivap thatr+ Gin the porinritie of blude ftandand betuirt bs,our fo , in fauouris ofaur fata fon, to that effect , that be mbd:our devreft bother Hames erleof Murs maie-be inaugurat ,placif, and rowmit thairin,and 65 fone , ray,lozd Abtenethic, re; andohaumpb erpertence of the crotwneroiall aclivevit Co him , amdbe obepit in the natural affectoun, and tenverlie lafe he hes in all thingis concerising the amin , as tve,2 out peer bs, alltimes boone, ab prefenttiebetres towardis bypal. times in bene bes ris Decefou the honour peffate of our fad fone; of qubats lufe s, ~ana in libewwife be thir prefents genis saranti our anb fanour totwardis him We can notbot affure potoer, to MD. committis our full, fre, me plane felfe : taqubame na greter honour, top, noz felicitie , Dur rittrait cousingis, Zames earle of ortoun inefrd cancum,no; to fe our fafofone inangurat id Zobn rcs Atholl, of earle Fobu h., low of Dalkeit bis kingdome,feirit, reuerenctt, and obeit be bis ne, earle of, War ,32 Aleranber earle of Olencar liegis thatrof .° $nrefpea fubatrof, and of the cete quas Hiam earle of Dentetth , John maifter of Ora tanetic, mbnotozttic.of the honeftie babilitte, of Dike amd fhair publikelicin thatr prefence, for ds, in our Name ,and oponour bebalfotnit , andrenunce the gouernemont, ciaing,¢renling of this our realme, Scotis , to all and findsie out inde Ht geis, and mintiteris of lato, liegts, meintime hes entutt thairin, foour greit greif. peince. Anvordanis thir onrletterisiqif nett idisy pen to apertein thairto,in fanouris of ont fad pcre reff fone . Lo that effect,that hematebeplantit.pla- | ] Stic be the grace of God quene of {weare notof babilitie be onic meane fo {rbute fa greit anv intollerabitl panis and trauellis , qubalt' foith Wwe ar altoginder Weriif,bot als gett como? fiounis and troublis be findgie eccafiounts in He Dubilk inconuenience be Oodis helpe and gud p2a- perties, benefices and offices,and all thingts aypets and authorifing othersto receiue the famein hir fons name. uelling qubatein , not anelie is our bodie,fpirit,a0 todmercerce;and fo; thatforfare performance and accompliffpsient beirof mate; mcaibedone; fire feining,o2 heirtofoir ts knatwint,o2 hetrefter fall bap nounce thekingdometo hir fonne, fenfis fa vexit, brokin, and buquietit, that langet Dolntit greitlic, that-refiftance and troubill maie be maid toour fain for, now natine princeof this our realme,, in bis tenderseires(being fioa deftitute of bg.) to fucceid to that rotymeand kingdome, qubills mai. {ufflie: of all lamis aypertencis to bim, tromifioun and difpofitiounof onie catualiteis,pra* 30 ea noble men inthe queens name, to ve- togouerne the famin it fic (o2f, hat ont rofalland nittig, ag bécumisfubicits to sichatiue bing and of Scotland, liegis;ann {ubtectsthairef; anb all ine The commiffion, authorifing certeine honozabill eftate niicht and and continue fwith bs, amourpofteritie, amb our Inffing and Bind liegis micht infoie the quietnitfe of true fubtedtis . An ta" mage to beandtebe thaineste:dhinryin alt:times:ow ertane).and in cats be Deceis we be takin fra this ment, guiding awgoucrning of this ont realnie prince,to'qubatinmeuer thingis our fatdis tratt altogeddte become onibabill langer to travel in that jl| and fobiecs;qubome it effetris , to totointe 2 and thattfore wehaue dimittit amd renune 2 qubais knalege thir ourletterts fall i cit the office of gouernamentof this our realme and cunt, gveting . Jfoxfameble as fert our arrinall, liegis thatrof, in fauouris of our anelie mattt dete refarning within our realme , tue willing the fore, lating peince of this onr realme . And be- 6° and commoun commoditie , welth, profeit, and quiets caufcot bis tender south and inbabilitie fo ote the nes thatrof, liegis, and {ubieats ofthe famin,baue fatd gonernament in bis atin perfoun, during bis emploiit our bootie, fpirit, batll fenfis, and forcts, and torefane thatrnithis , foynueany'lautyfull hoa Uffe tempozail (the hour-and time quhatrof is matt to be publiffiat altplaces neipfull, Sublcrinit with ufdence fe mene fo prevent, in fick maner,that it onr band, and ginin onder ourpeeniefeill, at Lode fall notlie in fhe potverof onte brmaturall fubieas lenin the foute and tiventith date of Fulij,and.of our to refit Goofs oxdinancein that bebalfe. And one derftanding that na thing eirdlic:is mate fofons, 20 reigne the fiuemidtinentithzetr, 1 5:67. amb bawpie to bs ,n92 to fe our faid derreft fonne,tn ouratoin life time pectablie placit in that rote, The commiffion, in which the earle of and hono2abill effate qubairto be tuftlie ancht and Murveie is alone appointed to bere= manfucceid fo : te of the mothérlie aftecioun we gentofthe yoongking, and of heir tolvard onv faia-onlie fonne; haue-renuncit , bys kingdome,. nvhe in vitr and dintitfit ,and be thitour letterts freelte:, of our atvin motive willrenuncis, ¢dinittts the gouernes 20 euet concerning the fatd office, fignatoutis thatt 2, "| lieand Hinglid attipnetintliesetauchidtie as effcicist Ufe;, paving the timeof bis-ntinogttic , it matebe ao prince: Andgenevaltic altandlandeie hither thargts ercife the fame alorie;thatis to fap,the duke of dha coufingis dots ithe premiffis. telerault, the earlsof Ucnnor,Argile,Atholl, 9903 3° Mharging beirfore sotv all and findsie onrfungets and minifteris of laty liegis and fabiectis fotrfatdis, ton, Glencatne , and Dar. The tenors of thich lets fo.anflver and obeie to our fatdis traift confingis, tersof commititon and procuration do bere infue; regentis foirfadisin all and findate thingtsconcere as ihefind them impzinten at Coenburah bp 2X03 bert iekpzentc printer to the king of Scots, the "ning the fate office of regentric,ouring ont fatd bere teff fonts minozttte, and apand qubill bebe of the fittof Apztil 1 5 6 8, among the acts of parlement age of feuenteene seivis compleit . As 3e.and tlke begutr and holden at Coenburgh., the fittenth of aneof 30fp toil oeclate sot Inifing (ubiedtis to our December,inthe peare 1 5 67, by Zames earle of fatd maftt deft forr, sour natiue pzince,and bnderall Sates lod Qbernetbic, ec: regentito the fato paine, charge , and offente that se and ilkeane of ng. 4° soto matecommit and inrinagatns bis mateftie in The tenor of the commiflion, where: that pairt. Subicrinit with one band,and gtuent be Ber ourpetuiefeill,at Lochlenin; the fonre and flocs by Marie the queene ofScots refigneth tith dap of Julff,ano of our refgne the fiue anv tivery the crownetohirfonne,appointeth fith setr, hisgardians and maketh the earle of Murrcie regent, vathinritt the bingtome 5 ad: tnt at ceremonies? requifit to put the crotone totallopombisihetd';' im: figue.anb takin, of the efableGingofbith thaivinjand indis nanteltd niabe, aw gifto the faintdnobilttie) clothie jbungeftissand othoribourlitgis/bisprince : r loz dgume, Adam bifchop ham,Alesanne , Pontrots, 02 onte heic, the prouctigof Dundierenunti atioun, and ob of thane, toredane the fais te efter nuifiann in fanouris.of sur fat (on senytba inaugw ne placeya plant, to , thatvot g fhe rediuin Itficattoun, and fuffictencie of ont fat verrett bror fone, ther,to baue;the cure and regiment of our fato fonts reatme, and liegis foirfatpis; During our fato itie < we haus maty,nantid,appointit,conity tute, Put. . : = |