Bannatyne Club > Papers relative to the marriage of King James the Sixth of Scotland, with the Princess Anna of Denmark; A.D. M.D.LXXXIX.

12 DECLARATIONS OF THE KING 1589.
The Kingis Majesteis Declauatioun upoun the
Causis of His Depairtur.'
Efter the reding of the quhilk his Majefteis will, the said Clerk
of Register prefentit ane uther Declaratioiin, all writtin with the
Kingis Majefteis awne hand, quhairof the tennour fellowis : INRE-
SPECT I knaw that the motioim of my voyage at this tyme wilbe
diverflie fkanfit upoun, the interpreting quhairof may tend alf Weill
to ray grite diflionnour, as to the wrangous blame of Innocentis, I
have thairupoim bene moved to fett douu this prefent Declaratioun
with my awne hand, heirby to refolve all gude fubjectis : Firft of all,
the caufes breiflie that move me to tak this purpois in heid, and
nixt in quhat falfioun I refolved myfelff thairof. As to the caufes,
I doubt nocht it is manifeftlie knawue to all how far I wes gene-
rallie found fault with be all men for the delaying falang of my
mariage ; the reflbnis wer, that I wes allane, without fader or mo-
der, bruthir or fifter, King of this realme and air appeirand of
England ; this my naikatnes maid me to be walk and my Inemyis
ftark, ane man wes as na man, and the want of hoip of fucceffioun
bread difdayne ; yea my lang delay bred in the breiftis of mony a
' The following notice of the King's Departure appears in the Books of Sedenint
of the Lords of Council and Session : — " The King (hippit at Leith, to pas to Norra-
vay, on Wadinfday betuix xij and ane houris, efter midnight, quhilk was the xxij day
of October, 1389."