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48 HISTORIE OF THE REIGNE OF a.d. 1560.
land and fea. Tliofe by lea came full. They were eight Hiips, that
came up Forth, which being once difcovred by the French in Fyffe, they
made a fiidden retreat, and this made the whole condition of Fyffe to
looke with another face. Thofe of Fyffe whoe were of the Congregation,
had reteared themfelves for fear of thofe French, did now appear ; and
all who had fubmitted or carried themfelves obedient to [the] Queen
Regent did, upon fight of this Englifli fupplie, revolt again, and joyned
themfelvos pubhcklie to the partie of the Congregation.
About this tyme, Monfieur de Martignes, a brave yong noblman of
France, arryved at Leth with one thoufand foot, and fome hors, in two
fhips ; and one Andro Sands, a cittizen of Leth, furpryfes thofe two fliips,
and goes to fea with his partners. And within a little after this, the
Marcjuis of Elbeufe, [the] Queen Regent's brother, with eight fliips
loaden with men, horfes, and munition, came to the mouth of Forth,
but durll not adventur up the river ; fo he returned to France.
Thofe of the Congregation growes now flrong, and they apoynt a
meeting at Perth, where they perfwade many of the North to joyne with
them. Tlien a general randevou is apoynted at Lithgow; from whence
they march in a bodie to HadtUnloune, to meet tlie Englifli fupplie,
which confifted of fix thoufand foot and two thoufand hors, commanded
by the Lord Gray; and being all joyned, they come back to Preftonpans,
where they encamp to refrefli there foldyers. In the mean tyme, Leth,
knowing to be diflrcfled (for they were fure to be beleguered by land with
this Englifli armie, and by fea they faw fome more Englifh fliips come
up the river and jovn with the fleet, which flopt all hopes of fupplie of
either men or provifions by fea to the toune), it was thouglit fitt that [the]
Queen Regent fliould efchew the calamities of a feedge, and retear to the
caftlc of Edinburgh; which flie did, and was receavcd by the Lord Erlkin,
the Captain, tliat all this tyme profefl'ed for [the] Queen Regent's pairt.
The Lords of the Congregation, upon knowledge of tliis remove, mett
at Dalketh, from whence they fent another letter to [the] Queen Regent
again to defyr that there former petition might be granted, otherwayes
land and fea. Tliofe by lea came full. They were eight Hiips, that
came up Forth, which being once difcovred by the French in Fyffe, they
made a fiidden retreat, and this made the whole condition of Fyffe to
looke with another face. Thofe of Fyffe whoe were of the Congregation,
had reteared themfelves for fear of thofe French, did now appear ; and
all who had fubmitted or carried themfelves obedient to [the] Queen
Regent did, upon fight of this Englifli fupplie, revolt again, and joyned
themfelvos pubhcklie to the partie of the Congregation.
About this tyme, Monfieur de Martignes, a brave yong noblman of
France, arryved at Leth with one thoufand foot, and fome hors, in two
fhips ; and one Andro Sands, a cittizen of Leth, furpryfes thofe two fliips,
and goes to fea with his partners. And within a little after this, the
Marcjuis of Elbeufe, [the] Queen Regent's brother, with eight fliips
loaden with men, horfes, and munition, came to the mouth of Forth,
but durll not adventur up the river ; fo he returned to France.
Thofe of the Congregation growes now flrong, and they apoynt a
meeting at Perth, where they perfwade many of the North to joyne with
them. Tlien a general randevou is apoynted at Lithgow; from whence
they march in a bodie to HadtUnloune, to meet tlie Englifli fupplie,
which confifted of fix thoufand foot and two thoufand hors, commanded
by the Lord Gray; and being all joyned, they come back to Preftonpans,
where they encamp to refrefli there foldyers. In the mean tyme, Leth,
knowing to be diflrcfled (for they were fure to be beleguered by land with
this Englifli armie, and by fea they faw fome more Englifh fliips come
up the river and jovn with the fleet, which flopt all hopes of fupplie of
either men or provifions by fea to the toune), it was thouglit fitt that [the]
Queen Regent fliould efchew the calamities of a feedge, and retear to the
caftlc of Edinburgh; which flie did, and was receavcd by the Lord Erlkin,
the Captain, tliat all this tyme profefl'ed for [the] Queen Regent's pairt.
The Lords of the Congregation, upon knowledge of tliis remove, mett
at Dalketh, from whence they fent another letter to [the] Queen Regent
again to defyr that there former petition might be granted, otherwayes
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| Description | Edited by Robert Pitcairn. Probably collected and the memoirs begun by John, fourth Lord Herries, who figures conspicuously during the most troubled period of the reign of Mary queen of Scots and continued by John, seventh Lord Herries, later Earl of Nithsdale. |
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