ion in Maister George Buchanans booke. Howbeit, the same is not so hard but that, after the readyng of two leaues, a man may easily enough grow acquainted with it; and doutlesse the knowlege and monumentes, therein contained, are wel worth so small a trauell to vnderstand them.

The Scottishe Act of Parliament, touching the retention of our Soueraine Lordes Mothers Persone.

ITEM, touching the article propounded by the earles, lordes, and other noblemen, who tooke armes at Carbarie hill, vpon the xv. day of June last by past, and touching their conuenynges of before, and of the cause of the apprehension of the Queene Mother to our Soueraigne Lord: and whether the sayd noblemen, and others, which tooke armes of before her sayd apprehension, and which ioyned with them, and assisted them at that tyme, or any wayes sence, haue done the dutie of noblemen, good and true subjectes of this realme, and no wayes offended, nor transgressed the lawes in that effect, or any thing depending thereupon, either preceding, or following the same.

Our Soueraigne Lord, with aduise of my Lord Regent, and three estates, and whole body of this present parliament, hath found, declared, and concluded, and by this present act, findeth, declareth, and concludeth, that the cause and occasion of the conuentions and messages of the sayd carles, lordes, noblemen, barons, and others, faythfull and true subiectes, and consequently, their takyng of armes, and comming to the fieldes, with open and displayed baners, and the cause and occasion of the taking of the sayd queenes person, vpon the sayd xv. day of Iune last, by past, and holdyng and deteinyng of the same, within the houses and fortalice of Lochleum, continually, sence presently, and in all tyme comming, and generally all other thinges inuented, spoken, written, or done by them, or any of them to that ef fect, sence rhe x. of Febr. last by past, vpon the which day, the late Henry Kyng, then the sayd Queenes lawfull husband, and our Soueraigne Lord the Kynges dearest Father, was treasonablie, shamefully, and horriblie murthered, vnto the day and date of this present act, and in all tymes to come, touchyng the sayd Queene, and deteinyng of her person that the cause, and all thinges dependyng thereon, or that any wayes may perteine therto, the intermission, or disponyng vpon her propertic, casualties, or whatsoeuer thing perteyning, or that any wayes might perteyne to her, was in the sayd Queenes own default, in so far as by diuers her priuie letters, written wholly with her own hand, and sent by her to lames sometime Earle of Bothwell, chief executor of the said horrible murther, aswell before the committing therof, as therafter, and by her vngodly and dishonorable procedyng to a pretended marriage with him, sodainly and vnprouisedly therafter, it is most certain, that she was priuie, airt, and part, of the actual deuise, and duc of the foresaid murther, of the King her lawful husband, and father to our Soueraigne Lord, committed by the said Iames,

sometime Earle of Bothwell, his complices and partakers. And therfore, iustly deserueth what soeuer hath ben done to her, in any time by gone, or that shal be vsed towardes her, for the sayd cause in time comming, which shal be vsed by aduise of the nobilitie, in respect that our sayd Soueraigne Lordes Mother, with the sayd Iames, sometime Earl of Bothwell, yeid about by indirect and coloured meanes to colour, and hold backe the knowlege of the truth of the committers of the sayd crime.. Yet all men in their hartes were fully perswaded, of the authours and deuisers ef that mischieuous and vnworthie fact, awaityng while God should moue the hartes of some to enter in the quarell, for reuengyng of the same. And in the meane time, a great part of the nobilitie, vpon iust fear to be handled and demeaned in semblable manner, as the Kyng had bene of before; perceiuyng also the Queene so 'thrall, and so blindly affectionate to the priuate appetite of that tyranne, and that both he, and she, had conspired together such horrible crueltic, being therwith all garnished with a companie of vngodly and vitious persons, ready to accomplish all their vnlawful commaundementes, of whom he had a sufficient nomber, continually awaytyng vpon him, for the same effect, all noble and vertuous men, abhorrying their tyrannie, and companie, but chiefly suspecting, that they, who had so treasonablie put downe and distroyed the father, should make the innocent prince, his onely sonne, and the principall and almost onely comfort, sent by God to this afflicted nation, to tast of the same cup' (as the many inuented purposes to passe where he was, and also where the noblemen were in) by their open confession gaue sufficient warnyng and declaration, where through the sayd earles, lordes, barons, and others, faythful and true subjectes, taking armes, or otherwayes whatsoeuer ioynyng and assisting in the sayd action, and in the sayd conuentions, displaying ba ners, and commyng to the fieldes, takyng and reteinyng of the Queenes person, aswell in tymes by past, as hereafter, and all others that haue therafter, or shall in any time comming adioyne to them, and all thinges done by them, or any of them, touching that cause, and all other thinges depending thereon, or that any wayes may appertaine therto, the intromission, or disponing upon her propertie, or casualties, or whatsoeuer other thinges perteyning, or any wayes might apperteyne to her, was in default of her selte, and the sayde Iames, sometime Earle of Bothwell, and by the horrible and cruel murther of our sayd Soueraigne Lordes late dearest father, conspired, deuised, committed, counseled, and coloured by them,' and not condignely punisht according to the lawes, &c.

This act with the rest is thus subscribed in the Scottishe booke. Er tractum de libro actorum parlamenti per me Jacoðum Makgill de Rankelour nether clericum rotulorum registri ac consilij S. D. N. Regis sub meis signo et subscriptione manualibus. Jacobus Makhill. And is imprinted at Edinburgh, by Robert Lexpreuk, printer to the King's Majestie the vi. day of Aprill, in the yeare of God 1568.

AN EPITAPH,

OR RATHER

A SHORT DISCOURSE MADE VPON THE LIFE AND DEATH

OF

DR. BONNER,

Sometime vnworthy Bishop of London,

Whiche dyed the Fifth of September in the Marshalsie.

Imprinted at London, at the long Shop adjoyning vnto S. Mildreds Church in the Pultrie, by John Allde, An. Dom. 1569. Sept. 14. Duodecimo, containing fourteen Pages.

Whiche cheerful wil be sure to all,
Of faithful Englishe blood;
Whose harts did neuer hate the truthe,
Nor gospel yet withstood.

A man there was, a quondam great
Of might, of pomp, and praise;
Of Englishe blood, though Englishe loue
Were small in all his wayes.

As did appeer by Roomishe acts,
Proceeding from his hight;

Whiche prooude him not an Englishe man,
But sure a Romain right.

For neuer faithful Englishe hart
Was foe to natiue soil;

Yet hee in natiue land did seek,
Christ's faithful flock to spoil.

And also then be wrought much wo,
To England's chiefest stayes;

He spilt their blood, and mockt God's woord,
Whereby his gauc him praise:

Seducing men from sacred truthe,
To walke in Roomish trade;
Whereby this land was, ransackt sc,
So spoil'd and so bare made,

That many yet doo feel the smart
Of that unhappy time;

Though God haue clensed now these parts,
From suche moste vgly crime.

Wherwith this land infected was,
By Balams brood throughout;

Who sought a mischeef huge and great,
As then to bring about.

And more then so, t'encrease, by blood,
The great and pining lack

Of pastors pure, and pillers strong,
Whiche then were brought to wrack.

Without remorse, his mates and he
Ful sore did them torment;
By secking of their death and losse
Which lov'd Christes Testament.

Cyrus was Sonne of Gambises, and King of the Meedes and Persians, who making war against the Scithians, Tomiris the Queen, hauing by suttletie slain Cyrus with two hundred thousand Persians, did cut of his head, and cast it into a boll of man's blood, saying, Satia te sanguine quem sitisti, &c. Iustin. li. i.

+He spared none, that he eyther durst, or could, be bolde to put to pain for Gods truthe.