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28 HISTORIE OF THE REIGNE OF a.d. 1555.
James left at his death, excepting onhe fuch as he thouhl declare were
yet refting undifpofed, which he was obledged to delyver : That the
King of France fhould creat him Duke of Chattelaraut in France, and
have twelve thoufand francs in penfion for his lyffe : And laft, that he
Ihould be declared next heir to the croune, if the Queen died without law-
full heirs of her bodie. Thefe things were fullie agriod unto, at this
tyme, witli the confent of all his friends, excepting his brother the Arch-
bifhop of S' Androes, and the Lord Liviftoune ; by wliofe perfuafion he
feemed afterward a little to ftagger ; yet afterwards, upon better advyfe-
ment, when [the] Queen mother had engadged herfelfe to caufe the
King of France, the Cardinal, and the Duke of Guife, and his other
brother (who were curatours to the yong Queen) ratifie this agriment,
and h'kewayes obledged that the Queen herfelfe lliould ratitie all at her
majoritie, by acl of parliament, he frielie renounced in [the] Queen
mother's favors.
All thefe conditions were, the next year, prefented, fealed, and fub-
fcryved, according to agriment, at a Convention of the nobilitie at Ster-
lin ; and then, in Apryle after, in Edinburgh, he publicklie renounced
his government in favors of [the] Queen mother, and rendered fword,
fcepter, and croune to Monfieur De Ofell, in the Queen's name, conforme
to her order ; who, with confent of the whole parliament, deiyvered them
to [the] Queen mother. This being done, [the] Queen mother afcended
to the Governor's feat, and he tooke place amongft the nobilitie accord-
ing to his rank. This in the year 1555.
The tirfl flroake of [the] Queen Regent's authoritie fell upon the
Earle of Huntlie, whome ihe caufed imprifone, for that he did not his
duetie againd the Captain of Clanronnald, in obedience to her command.
This was not the fecret caufe of his imprifonment ; but he was too great,
and did many things without refpedl to authoritie. And now, being
once made prifoner, he could not obtain his libertie untill lie renounced
all the right that he clamed to the earldome of Murray, and to any rents
which he lifted out of Marr, Orkney, or Shetland; and denuded him-
felfe of fome tliirieffliips, or other cafualties and benefitts, that he pof-
feffed without juil right. The Earle of Caffils is noted to be the author
James left at his death, excepting onhe fuch as he thouhl declare were
yet refting undifpofed, which he was obledged to delyver : That the
King of France fhould creat him Duke of Chattelaraut in France, and
have twelve thoufand francs in penfion for his lyffe : And laft, that he
Ihould be declared next heir to the croune, if the Queen died without law-
full heirs of her bodie. Thefe things were fullie agriod unto, at this
tyme, witli the confent of all his friends, excepting his brother the Arch-
bifhop of S' Androes, and the Lord Liviftoune ; by wliofe perfuafion he
feemed afterward a little to ftagger ; yet afterwards, upon better advyfe-
ment, when [the] Queen mother had engadged herfelfe to caufe the
King of France, the Cardinal, and the Duke of Guife, and his other
brother (who were curatours to the yong Queen) ratifie this agriment,
and h'kewayes obledged that the Queen herfelfe lliould ratitie all at her
majoritie, by acl of parliament, he frielie renounced in [the] Queen
mother's favors.
All thefe conditions were, the next year, prefented, fealed, and fub-
fcryved, according to agriment, at a Convention of the nobilitie at Ster-
lin ; and then, in Apryle after, in Edinburgh, he publicklie renounced
his government in favors of [the] Queen mother, and rendered fword,
fcepter, and croune to Monfieur De Ofell, in the Queen's name, conforme
to her order ; who, with confent of the whole parliament, deiyvered them
to [the] Queen mother. This being done, [the] Queen mother afcended
to the Governor's feat, and he tooke place amongft the nobilitie accord-
ing to his rank. This in the year 1555.
The tirfl flroake of [the] Queen Regent's authoritie fell upon the
Earle of Huntlie, whome ihe caufed imprifone, for that he did not his
duetie againd the Captain of Clanronnald, in obedience to her command.
This was not the fecret caufe of his imprifonment ; but he was too great,
and did many things without refpedl to authoritie. And now, being
once made prifoner, he could not obtain his libertie untill lie renounced
all the right that he clamed to the earldome of Murray, and to any rents
which he lifted out of Marr, Orkney, or Shetland; and denuded him-
felfe of fome tliirieffliips, or other cafualties and benefitts, that he pof-
feffed without juil right. The Earle of Caffils is noted to be the author
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