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QUEEN MARY.
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ane procliematioun that all bischopis and prelattis sould
be in Edinburgh the tent day of December. And so
the haill estaitis of Scotland war conwenitt in Edinburgh
and talkit wpoun matteris of reliegieoun, and finallie it
5 was concludit be the haill consall that all bischopis,
abbottis and denis sould haue bot ane small part of
thair lewing and the rest salbe gewin to the ministaris
and the poore. At this tyme the haill kirk1 convenit
them selffis witht thair assistance and my lord Bothwell
10 thair captane and they thocht to haue 2 had thair mese
wpe againe, bot god caussit thame to be put frome thair
waine purpose and 3 consall of the toune of Edinburgh 4
and the congregatioun, thankis be to god, prevaillit.
Wpoun the first day of Januarij the quens grace past to 's^-
15 Seytoun and remanitt foure dayis and Lord lohnne
Abbot of Coldinghame was marieit wpoun the earle
Bothwellis sister.5 Wpoun the tent day of Februarij the
pryour of Sanctandrois quho was our quens brother and
callit lames was marieit wpoun the earle of Marchallis
20 douchter in the Abbay of Hallierudhouse and thair war
maid nyne 6 knyghtis of the gentillmen of Fyfe.7 Wpoun
the 15 day of Februarij thair come ane ambassadour out
of Swadin to our quens grace and desyrit liecence to the
1 I “kirkmen.”
2 I “perswadit the quein to proclame the mes,” &c.
3 I “and faine to skaill aff the found of Edinburgh,” and so also
Dalzell. 4 I “with thair captane and thair assistance.”
5 The Abbot was a natural son of James V. I inserts here, “In
this same moneth thair was directed pursifantis throch all this realme
to the kirkmen to produce thair infeftmentis befoir hir grace counsall
or ellis to tyne thair benefeis. Nochtwithstanding heireftir,” &c.
6 I has “many” for “nyne.”
7 I adds, “And this same day Monseur Martis* quhilk was the
quenis grace moder broder confessit that he saw nevir sic ane bry-
dill in france nocht the kingis awin brydill for thair was of wyld
dae and rae xviij hundreith and as for cuningis peirtrickis pleffaris
mure foullis wyld gus wyld duik and draik and all vthir kynd of
dilicat wyld beistis thay could nocht be tauld and he t was maid at
this tyme lord of Mar.”
* Probably a mistake for “ Marquis”—/.e., the Marquis d’Elbeuf.
t Lord James Stewart.