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JAMES II.
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and wictuallis stronglie. It is to understand that this
gentillman not allone feirit the Earle of Douglas hot also Thegover-
nour denudit
the governour dreadand him in the samin maner denudit him seif of
0 . # his office.
himself of all offices and chairgis that he buire except
5 the keiping of the castell of Stirling and departit haistelie
of the Court. Then the Earle of Douglas, be quhais
moyen and conwoy the haill realme and court was gydit,
thowch[t] he had suffiecient tyme and oppertunitie to
revenge all iniurie done to his freindis of befoir,
xo caussit sumond Schir William Creichtoun sum tyme Thegover-
. . nour and
chancelar, Schir Alexander Lewingstoun sum tyme gov- chanceiar
summonit.
emour witht his tua sonns Schir Alexander and Schir
James, knychtis, all be ane herald to underly the law for
sic crymes as the kingis maiestie is to lay to thair chargis
15 witht certifiecatioun gif they compeirit nocht that they
sould be denunceit as tratouris to our sowerans hienes
home; besyd this he thought gif they compeirit that he
sould gett his will of them. The nobill men being sow-
mond as said is wrait againe ane ansuer to the king Ane writting
. . . . . send be the
20 devyssit be all thair consentis, saying, ‘that thair was chanceiar
and the gov-
■ nothing more deare to them nor the weillfair of the ernounothe
. ... king.
‘ kingis persone and the stabilietie of this realme redy
‘ witht sic obedience and service as become subiectis
‘ to do to thair princes, bot because they knew thair
25 ‘ deidlie enemies who rewllit the court wirkand all to
‘ thair confutioun and wtter rewvine lyklie to obteine his
1 wickit intent part throw the greit favour that the king Foi. 9 a.
‘ buire to the Earle of Douglas and part throw the great
‘ pissance, they sould be owerthrawin gif they come in,
30 ‘ thairfoir it was expedient for them to gif place and leif
‘ the furie of thair enemeis quhill1 all iniwrieis war sett at
‘ rest and miessit2 and the contrie weill in tranquilietie
1 I has “ quhill” = until, which seems right. B “set asyd and at
rest and the common weill,” &c., and Dalzell follows B.
5 I “at rest and messitt,” pp, of v. “mese,” to assuage. See
Glossary.