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92 THE HISTORY OF THE AFFAIRS [1561.
personis in thair rowme, as thai will answer to us tlier-
upoun,
" Sequitur suhscrijjtio,
"• Marie."
Octavo Octobris 1561.
" The quliilk clay the Counsale and Dekyns being within
the Tolbuith of this burth, and at the command of our
Soveranis writing before writtin, dischargit Arcliibald Dou-
glas Provest ; and David Forster, Eobert Kar, Alexander
Home, and AUane Dikerstoun, Baillies, ar dischargit of thair
offices : and in thair places, Maister Thomas INIakcalzeane^
Provest ; James Thomsoun, Jhonhe Adamsone, Mr Jhonne
Marjoribankis, Alexander Achesoun, ar electit and chosin
be moniest votes for the zeir to cum."
" The samyn day David Somer, in name and behalf of
the Counsale and communitie of this burgh, protestit this
deprivatioun, as alswa the new election of the officers above
writtin, be not prejudiciall to the fredome and libertie of
this hurt, and auld ordour of the samyn, grantit be our
Soveranis maist noble Progenitoui's, in electing and chasing
of officers, nor stand for preparative in tymes cuming by the
plesour of the Prince."
" The samyn day the Provest and Baillies foresaid being
electit and chosin, Neill Layng, writer, producit ane tiket,
direct to the Counsale be the Lard of Lethingtoun, Secreter,
as he allegeit, contenying the names of the Lord Seytoun,2
Alexander Arskin,3 and the Laird of Craigmiller,* schewing
that wes the Quenis Grace mynd, that ane of thai thro sould
be chosin Provest : Quhilk he'mg producit befoir the said
Counsall, all in ane vote, in respect this ticket contenit bot
1 [Thomas Maccalzean of Cliftonhall.— E.]
2 [George fifth Lord Seton, a determined follower of Queen ISIary in
all her misfortunes, father of the first Earl of Wintou and the first Earl
of Dunfermline, and grandfather of the sixth Earl of Eglinton.— E.]
» [The same mentioned hy Randolpli to Cecil in his letter of the 24th
September 1561. See the preceding note, p. 85 of this volume.— E.]
4 [Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, a castle now in ruins three miles
south of Edinburgh, near the road to Dalkeith. He was Lord Provost of
Edinburgh from 15G5 to 1569.— E.]