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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
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the prayer of ma« hot in the power of God is put a certane
secreit and sure maner of medicine to be applyed to this
111, quhilke we hope he sal adhibite or it be lang, cheiflie
quhen this day ar verie mony of Scotland decored w‘
5 al vertues and inflamed w‘ the pure and sincere luue of
the rycht Religione, quha throuch thair exile, quhilke
for the luue of Christe thay willinglie haue accepted,
and throuch thair prayers, quhilkes 95 ydenly w1 al dili¬
gence thay sched for thair cuntrey, appeir to mitigat the
10 ire of God, and pacific his angre toward ws w‘ tyme.
The godlie memorie of the dignitie of our auld Bischopes
mouet vs in this place to speik this farr.
OF THE ESTAIT OF THE NOBILITIE.
Seing na Republik or co;«mounweil euir pt flurished
that co«tem;zed the Nobilitie; Scotland sa honoured
15 thame, that it * thocht the cheifest parte of the Republ.
to consist of thame and a sueit succour to the com-
moune weil. Quhilke opinioune trulie was nocht of
smal efifecte to keip the Scottisme/z fro/zze cuwbiring
thair cowmoune weil, quhome vthirwyse a certane in-
20 gendired curage, in a maner, of the mynd, mycht eisilie
inflame, to truble hail the Republik, gif the king leiuet
intemperantlie, and by the boundes of his office. Of this
may ony mazz esilie collecte in our people ?it to be a
certane forme of Repub. eftir that forme, in latine De-
25 mocratia, y‘ is a forme of coz/zmoune weil, quhair the
people haue the hail authoritie w*out ony vthir state,
notwithstanding with vs, eftir yl maner nocht aluterlie sa,
bot wl sik temperance, that cheif vpon thair king, and
counsel maist graue of the nobilitie, the Repub. does
* L. “ ut in ipsius subsidio maxima Rcipublicac momenta verti
putarint ”—that it considered the most critical matters of govern¬
ment to depend upon their support.
we sulde no4
dispare.
The nobilitie
of gret esti-
matione in
Scotland.
Democratia.