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Letter from John K.nox, to Sir William Dougla-
of Lochleven 31 Mar 1570.
After harty commendatiouu of my Beruice unto you, ryeht wyrtJiipfull I
receaved your missive this last of March, perceaving tharby the bruito that ye hear
of the purpose of some to tack the Castell of Sanctandrois, quhilk bruite I easely
beleve be not alltogidder vane ; for men will not faill to hurt what thei can the
quietnes of this realme, and to reenter in tliare vsurped possessioun and iniust
vplifting of the fruitis that never justlie did apperteane to sick Idill bellies. How
sick trublaris may be stayed of thare Interprises, I remitt to God, to whose counsall
I committ yow in that and all other cases worldly, for I haue tacken my gude
nycht of it, and therfor bear with me gude Sir albeit I writ not to the
Superintendent of Fiff in the actioun that ye desyr; as concernyng the excuse of
the tua ministeris, to our Superintendent, I shall do the best that I can when
I meitt with him, and thus, with my harty commendatioun, T committ you to
the protectioun of the Omnipotent, Of Edinburghe, the sam hour I receaued
youris, this friday att 5 after none, 1570.
Yours to power in God
trubled in bod}'
Johne Knox.
( hi dorso, )
To the Ryght WorshepfdU
the Lard of Lochlevin.