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Towards the End of the Book comes what follows.

Unum, hoc loco, non videtur silentio prætereundum: Quod cum Sixti Pontificis jussu, Regni Scotia, atque in primis Reginæ Mariæ Res, in Urbe protegendi munus suscepisset, accidit, ut infælix Regina pridie, quàm securi in Anglia feriretur, supremas tabulas Gallica Lingua, Manuque propria conficeret. Quibus primo, se Religionis Catholicæ studiosissimam semper fuisse professa est; deinde cavit, ne ad Filium Principem, si falsam Hæresis, quam animo imbiberat, persuasionem non exuisset, Anglici Regni Hæreditas ullo unquam tempore perveniret; sed loco sui ad Philippum, Hispaniarum Regem Catholicum pertineret. Hasce Tabulas cum Vincentius Cardinalis accepisset, mira diligentia recognoscendas curavit, ut ad Reginæ ultimam Voluntatem aperiendam, Fidemq; faciendam sufficerent. Nam et cum Literis ab eadem Regina priùs acceptis contulit, et non à se solùm, verùmetiam à Ludovico Audoeno, Anglo, Episcopo Cassanensi, pio et integerrimo Homine, voluit subsignari: Sicq; firmatas, ac tanquam publica Authoritate roboratas, Comiti Olivario, Hispaniarum Regis Oratori, ad ipsumet Regem fideliter transmittendas dedit.

XCV.

A Bond of Association, upon Mary Queen of Scotland's Resigning the Crown in Favour of her Son. An Original, in the Library of Glasgow.

WE quhilks has subscrivit the underwritten Bond, understanding that the Queenis Majesty willing nathing mair earnestlie, nor that in her Lifetime her Majesties Dear Son, our Native Prince, be placit and inaugurat in the Kingdom of this his Native Cuntre and Realm, and be obeyit as King be us, and uthers his Subjects: And being wearit.of the great Pains and Travels taken be her in her Government thereof, hes be her Letters demittit and renderit, and given Power thairby to demit and renunce the said Government of this Realm, Liegis and Subjectis thairof, in Favours of her said Son, our Native Prince: To the effect he may be inaugurat thairin, the Crown Royal put upon his Head, and be obeyit in all Things as King and Native

Prince thairof, as her Hieness Letter past thairupon bears. Thairfore and because it is ane of the maist happy Things that can come to any Pepill or Cuntre, to be governit and rulit by their awn Native King; We, and ilk ane of us, quhilk hes subscrivit thir Pesents, be the Tenor heirof, promitties, binds, and oblissis us, faithfully to convene and assembil our selfs at the Burgh of Sterling, or any other Place to be appointit, to the Effect foresaid; and thair concur, assist and fortify our said Native King and Prince, to the Establishing, Planting and Placing of him in his Kingdom, and Putting of the Crown Royal thairof upon his Head, and in the Fear of our God being instructit and teichit be his and all other Laws, sall giff our Aith of Fidelity and Homage, and lawfull and dutiful Obedience, to be made by us to him during his Graces Lifetime, as it becomes faithfull, Christian, and true Subjects, to do to thair Native King and Prince. And farther, that we sall with all our Strength and Forcis promote, concurre, fortifie and assist, to the Promoteing and Establishing of him in his Kingdom and Government, as becumis faithfull and true Subjects to do thair Prince, and to resist all sick as wald oppon them thairto, or make any Trouble or Impediment to him thairin, and sall do all uther Things, that becomis faithfull and Christian Subjects to do to thair Native King and Prince. In Witness of the quhilk Thing, we haif subscrivit thir Presents with our Handis, at Edinburgh, the Day of the Year of God 1567 Years.

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James Regent. Huntley. Archibald Argyle. Athol.
Mortoun. Mar. Glencairn. Errol. Buchan.
Graham. Alexander Lord Home. William Lord
Ruthven. Lord Sanquhar. Ihon Lord Glamis.
Patrick Lord Lindsey. Michael Lord Carlisle :
With my Hand at the Pen, Alexander Hay, Notarius.
William Lord Bortywick. Lord Innermaith.
Ucheltrie. Sempill. Henry Lord Methven. Allan
Lord Cathcart. Patrick Lord Gray. Robert Com.
of Dumferling. James Stuart. Alexander Com.
of Culross. Adam Com. of Cambuskenneth.
Dryburgh. Master of Montrose. Alexander
Bishop of Galoway. Caprington. Blairquhan.
Tullibarden, Comptroller; with Eighteen more.

XCVI.

Bond to the King, and to the Earl of Murray, as Regent during his Infancy: Registred in the Council-Books on the 5th of April 1569.

Us, and every ane of us underscriv, and sall in all time cuming, like as we do presentlie, reverence, acknowledge and recognosce the maist Excellent and Mighty Prince James the Sixt, by the Grace of God King of the Scottis, our only Soveraine Lord, and his dearest Uncle, James Earl of Murray, Lord Abernethie, Regent to his Híeness, his Realme, and Leidges thereof, during his Majesties Minority. His Hieness his said Regent, and his Majesties Authority, we sall observe and obey, as becumis dutiful} Subjectis, our Landis and Livis in the Defence and Avancement thairof, we sall bestow, and wair. The Skaith, Harm, or Subversion of the samen, we sall never knaw, nor procure by any meanis, direct nor indirect. All former Bandis, for Obedience of any other Authority, subscrivit or made by us in any tymes, by-gaine, contrarious or prejudicial to his Hieness, his said Regent and Authority, we renunce and discharge for evir; Affirming and swearing solempnitlie, upon our Faiths and Honouris, to observe and keep this our Declaration and plane Profession, everie Poynt thairof, be God himself, and as we will answer at his General Judgement: Whairin gif we failzie, we are content to be comptit Faithless, False, Perjurit and Defamit for ever; besyde the ordinar Pain of the Lawis to be execute upon us, without Favour, as a perpetual Memory of our unnaturall Defection, and inexcusable Untruth. In Witnes whairof, we have subscrivit thir Presents with our Handis as follows, at the Dayes and Tymes particularly under specified.

Huntley. Crafurd. Cassilis. Sanquhar. Saltoun.
James Lord Ogilvie. Laurance Lord Oliphant.
John Mr. Forbes, With Thirty-six more.

XCVII.

A Declaration of the Causes moving the Queene of England, to give Aide to the Defence of the People afflicted and oppressed in the Lowe-Countries.

Sove

Kings and Princes, raigns, are to

yield Account of

their Actions

only to Almighty God, the King of Kings.

ALTHOUGH Kinges and Princes, Soveraignes, owing their Homage and Service only unto the Almightie God, the King of all Kings, are in that respect not bound to yeeld Account, or render the Reasons of their Actions to any others, but to God their only Soveraigne Lord: Yet (though amongst the most Ancient and Christian Monarchies, the same Lorde God having committed to us the Soveraignetie of this Realme of Englande, and other our Dominions, which wee holde immediately of the same Almightie Lorde, and so thereby accountable only to his Divine Majestie) wee are, notwithstanding this our Prerogative at this time, specially moved (for divers Reesons hereafter briefly remembred) to publish, not only to our owne Naturall Loving Subjects, but also to all others our Neighbours, specially to such Princes and States as are our Confederates, or have for their Subjects Cause of Commerce with our Countreis and People, what our Intention is at this time, and upon what just and reasonable Grounds, we are moved to give Aid to our next Neighbours, the Naturall People of the Low-Countreis, being by long Warres, and Persecutions of Strange Nations there, lamentablie afflicted, and in present danger to be brought into a perpetual Servitude.

Natural Causes of the Ancient continual Traffick betwixt the People of Eng

land and them of the Low Countries.

First, It is to be understoode, (which percase is not perfectly knowen to a great Number of Persons) that there hath been, Time out of Minde, even by the Naturalĺ Situation of those Low-Countreis, and our Realme of England, one directly opposite to the other; and by Reason of the ready Crossing of the Seas, and Multitude of large and commodious Havens respectively on both Sides, a continual Traffique and Commerce betwixt the People of England, and the Naturall People of these Low-Countries; and so continued in all Ancient Times when the severall Provinces therof, as Flanders, Holland, and Zeland, and other Countries to them adjoining, were ruled and possessed by severall Lordes, and not united

Confederations

both betwixt the

Kinges of England, and the Lordes of the and also the SubLowe Countries,

jects of both Countries.

together, as of late Yeeres they have been by Enter-marriages; and at length by Concurrences of many and sundrie Titles have also been reduced to be under the Government of their Lordes that succeeded to the Dukedome of Burgundie, whereby there hath been in former Ages many speciall Alliances and Confederations, not only betwixt the Kinges of England our Progenitours, and the Lordes of the said Countries of Flanders, Holland, Zeland, and their Adherents; but also betwixt the very Naturall Subjectes of both Countries, as the Prelates, Noblemen, Citizens, Burgesses, and other Comminalties of the great Cities and Port Townes of either Coun- The People of trie reciproquelie by speciall Obliga- both the Countions and Stipulations under their Seales interchangeablie for Maintenance both of tries bound by Commerce and Entercourse of Merspecial Obbigachantes; and also of special mutuall Amitie to be observed betwixt the People and Inhabitants of both Parties, as well Ecclesiasticall, as Secular: And very expresse Provision in suche Treaties conteined for mutuall Favours, Affections, and all other Friendly Offices to be used and prosecuted by the People of the one Nation towards the other. By which mutual Bondes, there hath continued perpetuall Unions of the Peoples Hearts together, and so by way of continuall Entercourses, from Age to Age the same mutuall Love hath bene inviolablie kept and exercised, as it had been by the Worke of Nature, and never utterly dissolved; nor yet for any long Time discontinued, howsoever the Kinges, and the Lordes of the Countries sometimes (though very rarely) have beene at difference by sinister Meanes of some other Princes their Neighbours, envying the Felicitie of these Two Countries.

tions enter

changeablie, for mutual Favours, and Friendly Offices.

And for Maintenance and Testimonie of these natural Unions of the Peoples of these Kingdoms and Countries in perpetuall Amitie, there are extent sundrie Autentique Treaties and Transactions for mutual Commerce, Entercourse Treaties Extant and straight Amitie of Ancient Times; As for Example, betwixt the of Ancient Time, some very Solemnely accorded in the Times of King Henrie the VIth our Pro- Kinges of Enggenitour, and Philip the IId, Duke of Burland, and the

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