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authoritie in his countrie, through presumption fell from this
Prince his fauor and was bannished; who after a certein tyme,
having tasted the displeasure of a King and learned some wise-
dome by experience, made also suyte for his Prince his fauor
againe. His Matie willing to tame him a little wth some
aduersitie, because he was yong and wyld, made denyal and
delayed the tyme; the Earle impatient of miserie could not stay
and attend his Prince his pleasure, but tooke the good fortune
of the late bannished Earles for a preparatyue, and hauing
secrett intercourse of frendshipp wth the K.’s owne domestiques
and Chief Courtiers, he presented himself before his Matie wth
great deprecation, submission and humilitie; the K. although
he was displeased wth his boldness and importunitie, yett vpon
speciall condition and promiss, that thenceforth he would mode¬
rate himself, and lyue as a faithfull, humble, and obedient sub-
iect, did forgive him his offences and receiued him in fauor. But
his hott spiritt could not long inioye the fauor of his Prince
w^out inflammation, and his old enemie Chancelor Meteland
secretly blewe the coales of a newe discorde ; and prouoked him
to breake his vowe and promisse made to his Matie wherefore
shortly after he was againe bannished, and for his importunitie
and rashe attempts to haue reuenged himself vpon the
Chauncelor and remoued his enemies from the Court, he re-
mayneth depryued of his Princes fauor, his proper inheritance
and honors, and is forced to lyue in exile to this present day,
as a due punishm* for his offence. And for example to his
subiects, his Matie hath executed the Earle his owne brother,
and aboue thirtie of his speciall seruants and followers wch may
sufficiently testifie against M. C. that he hath Valor, regard of
honor, and feeling of his injuries.
And for that M. C. saieth that he hath no feare of his owne
person, it is the speciall propertie of a valiant man and
directly proueth against him that the K. of Scotland is
Valorous indeed, for as the Philosophers affirme, there is no
greater argument of Magnanimitie then in the extremitie of
daungers to be voyd of feare. And if he would say that he is
senceles, and doth not regard nor preuent the daungers immi¬
nent to the person of a Prince, he doth manifestlie proue the
contrarie manie waies by deeds of Magnanimitie, and princi-