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1598.] STATE AND OFFICIAL LETTERS. 33
else out of his lodging, sailing as he went all day, not remouing so much as
any his papers, or writingis, or any parte of his baggage, not bidding anye his
frendis or companyons farewell.
20. And although it was said that the commine; of the coch was acciden-
tall, and that the ambassadour solemnely denyed the employment therof, to
that errand, yet it is verifyed that Waneman and Waterhous hauing made the
said Ashefield somewhat dronken, transported him out of the hous where they
had dyned to the hous of another Englishman in Leeth, named Williame
Mylneburne, which had the prospect towardis the sandis where they diligently
attended the coming of the coch, which they no sooner saw, but they departed
leauing their wyne vndronken.
21. It is likewise verifyed that Ashefield being mynded to haue returned
on foote to Edinbrough, hauing in his company Ins host an Englishman named
Maister Dyttoun, this Waterhous mooued him to enter into the coch, and at
their entry commaunded their said host to prepare their supper for them, and
that they might be the better disposed for it, they wolde goe in the ambas-
sadors coch alongst the sandis, and returne home to the toune by Eestalrig, and
when as his comerade Waneman wolde haue entered in the coch with him,
Ashefield wolde not permitte, affirming he wolde be sick, and therfor that he
shoulde goe home on foote the neerest way, and attend them to supper. Wherby
it is manifest that he had none other purpose but to haue returned to his lodge-
ing, and that his transporting to Berwick was violent, at leaste deceatfull
against him and dishonerable against vs and our contry.
22. Whiche ministers iuste cause of complainte to vs against her ambas-
sadour in not givino- vs notice that Ashefielde was an offender, that according
to the league he might haue bene delyuered, or at leaste in wronging vs by
mistruste of our honest mynde to doe iustice which on our parte heretofore
hath not bene refused.
23. Wee haue no lesse cause to complaine vpon her gouemour of Berwick,
who being in so frendlie exterior tearmes of goode liking, wolde not acquaynte
vs if any wrong had bene done to him by the aforesaid Ashefield, for wee trust
that since his acceptatioun of that chardge, he may not iustly complayne of any
fault of our ready corresspondence in the ministering of iustice, lyke as if he
had requyred the said Ashefield wee coulde not in honour haue refused him.
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