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QUEEN MARY.
129
estaitis of Scotland quhairin was desyrit be the ambassa-
dour of France in presentis of the lordis of parliament
and the thrie estaittis of the realme the Inperieall croun
of Scottland togither witht the septar suorde thairof to
5 pase to France to that effect that the Dollphin might
be crounit thairwitht and proclamitt king of Scotland;
and also desyrit the seillis of Scottland to be brokin
and new seillis maid to that effect to ioyne the armes of
France and Scottland togither in, all the said money was
10 strikin heirefter to be of that same printt, and forder
ane act to be maid that it sould be lesum to all frinche-
men that plessit to come and conqueis landis in Scott¬
land witht thair money and also to mak saill wpoun the
costis of Scottland at thair plesour, taxatiounis to be
15 taine wpe be the Dollphin of Franceis name and the
quen of Scottland. Thir desyris and wther ma was
proponit and desyrit in the said parlieament be Monsieur
Dosie the ambassadour conforme to the tenour of the
lettres send be the king of France and his consall. 1 [Be
20 this the quene and consall of Scottland and the thrie
estaittis consultit and concludit to the same, as febill
corruptit beistis,2 allurit and flatterit be the quene, nocht
knawand the commonweill of thair contrie nor quhat
inconwenient was to come heirefter of thair conclu-
2 5 sioun; thai granttit the desyris hastalie and raschlie,
lyke febill foollis as thay war, and maid ane act contrair
the weillfair of Scottland in the maner as efter followis,
gewand thame the croune septar and suord sould pase
to France that the Dollphin sould be crounitt thair-
30 witht and proclammitt king of Scottland and that the
seillis sould be brokin and new maid, and the armes of
France ioynitt to Scottland, and it sould be lesum to
frinchemen to conqueis landis at thair plesouris into
1 See note 2, p. 130.
2 This expression is used here as well as in the passage from
MS. I.

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