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JAMES V.
377
THE XXX CHAPTER.
Schort quhyle heirefter the king of Scotland send his ambassadouris
to france for mariage. To wit the lord askyne and david
beatoun Cardinall of Scotland Archbishop of Sanctandrois
and bischop of Meripois in france and abbot of arbrothock
And that with ane Commissioun to the duik of gueis [Guise]
and Marie duches of lorens his dochter quilk maraige they
dressit heistilie as ze sail heir efterward.
1 Bot quhene the king of Scottland gat word he was
heavelie displeissit thairwitht, and withtin schort quhill
efteward send his ambassadouris to France againe for
marieage, to wit, the lord Erskine and Dawid Bettone
5 cardinall of Scottland, archebischope of Sanctandrois
and bischope of Merapoise 2 in France, abott of Arbroth.
Thir ambassadouris passit at the kingis command and
be the advyse of his consall, and his commissioun, to
France ffor marieage of the Duches of Loren,3 quho
io was the Duike of Guise douchter; and thair the said
ambassadouris, witht adwyse of the king of France and
his consall, aggrieit the marieage in all poyntis accord¬
ing to the king of Scotlandis plesour, syne send him
word witht all diliegence that they had endit the mater
15 and appoyntit the day of marieage, as the king thair
maister had gevin thame commissioun, and desyrit of
him to wit quhat his mynd was thairintill and quhat
sould be proceidit forder in the said matter. The king
heiring thir tydingis was werie heartlie content of thair
20 expeditioun, and gart provyde haistalie ane navie of
schipis and the lord Maxwell, ane nobill man admerall
Fol. 126 b.
How the
ambassa¬
douris past
in France
ffor niarige
of the
Duches of
Florens.
How the
king send
ane navie to
1 A here agrees with the versions of Freebairn and Dalzell. I
inserts a short note of the king’s visit to the Western Isles, which
took place at a later date, in 1540. 2 Mirepoix in Languedoc.
3 “ Florens” in A is a mistake for Loraine. I reads “Loren.”
See Notes.
377
THE XXX CHAPTER.
Schort quhyle heirefter the king of Scotland send his ambassadouris
to france for mariage. To wit the lord askyne and david
beatoun Cardinall of Scotland Archbishop of Sanctandrois
and bischop of Meripois in france and abbot of arbrothock
And that with ane Commissioun to the duik of gueis [Guise]
and Marie duches of lorens his dochter quilk maraige they
dressit heistilie as ze sail heir efterward.
1 Bot quhene the king of Scottland gat word he was
heavelie displeissit thairwitht, and withtin schort quhill
efteward send his ambassadouris to France againe for
marieage, to wit, the lord Erskine and Dawid Bettone
5 cardinall of Scottland, archebischope of Sanctandrois
and bischope of Merapoise 2 in France, abott of Arbroth.
Thir ambassadouris passit at the kingis command and
be the advyse of his consall, and his commissioun, to
France ffor marieage of the Duches of Loren,3 quho
io was the Duike of Guise douchter; and thair the said
ambassadouris, witht adwyse of the king of France and
his consall, aggrieit the marieage in all poyntis accord¬
ing to the king of Scotlandis plesour, syne send him
word witht all diliegence that they had endit the mater
15 and appoyntit the day of marieage, as the king thair
maister had gevin thame commissioun, and desyrit of
him to wit quhat his mynd was thairintill and quhat
sould be proceidit forder in the said matter. The king
heiring thir tydingis was werie heartlie content of thair
20 expeditioun, and gart provyde haistalie ane navie of
schipis and the lord Maxwell, ane nobill man admerall
Fol. 126 b.
How the
ambassa¬
douris past
in France
ffor niarige
of the
Duches of
Florens.
How the
king send
ane navie to
1 A here agrees with the versions of Freebairn and Dalzell. I
inserts a short note of the king’s visit to the Western Isles, which
took place at a later date, in 1540. 2 Mirepoix in Languedoc.
3 “ Florens” in A is a mistake for Loraine. I reads “Loren.”
See Notes.
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