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184 MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS 1566.
tinual affe6tion and conftant love towards ws quhilk flie caufes
appear at al convenient tymes as now by the grat joy flie hath
takin at our happy delyvery and alfo by the gentil grant flie
has maid to be Goflbpe defyring to fend ane honorable com-
pany both of men and wemen for accompliffing of the fame,
wherof ye fall geve hir in our name maift harty thankes, and
fay unto hir that we wald flie fuld do nothing therin but at hir
belt commoditie and greteft aife, alwais prey hir that he who
fal com be fuch a one as We have knawin throw long experi-
ence to have bene tender and familiar with our faid gud lifter,
to the end We may the more frely oppen dyvers thingis unto
him that We intendit to have fpoken by our awin mouth unto
hir felf, becaufe the tym heirafter wil not ferve fo weil unto the
propos. Concerning Onel and Ruxby, We hope that Mefter
Killigrew fal fatiffie hir anough, quhilk ye may affirme as neid
fal requyre according to the coppies and inftruction fent unto
yow, and fchaw her alfo how we defire to have no advance-
ment in that contre but by hir awn only meanis and help, not
douting that our behaviour falbe in all pointes fuch towardis
hir as flie fal have caufe more and more to procure erneftlyhir
felf al thingis that may ferve unto our weil and preferrement
in this contre that contre or any uther part, upon the quhilk
esperance We mynd to ufe al diligent cair to folow fuch wayes
as may pleafe hir and to fle and efchew fie as wil offend or dif-
pleafe hir, with our maift ftrait command unto yow alfo to do
the lyk at your power fa lang as ye remain ther and wherfoever
ye be, nevertheles our wil is as before, that ye entretean in
maift gentel and frendly maner with many thankes al thoife