The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

IN the next Month, which was July, the Queen went into Athole to the Hunting; and from thence she made her Progress into Murray, and returned to Fife in September. All this while there was appearance of love and tender friendship betwixt the two Queens; For there was many Letters, full of Civility and Complements sent from either of them to the other,¹ in sign of Amity; besides costly Presents for Tokens. And in the mean time the Earle of Lenox laboured to come home forth of England, and in the month of October he arrived at Halyrud-house, where he was graciously received by the Queens Majesty; namely, When he had presented the Queen of England her Letters, written in his favour: And because he could not be restored to his Lands without Act of Parliament, therefore there was a Parliament procured to be holden at Edinburgh the 13 day of December: But before the Queen would cause to Proclaim a Parliament, she desired the Earle of Murray, by whose means chiefly the said Earle of Lenox came into Scotland, That there should no word be spoken, or at least concluded, that concerned Religion in the Parliament. But he answered, That he could not promise it. In the mean time, the Hamiltons and the Earle of Lenox were agreed.

IN the next Moneth, which was Iuly, the Queen went into Athole to the Hunting; and from thence she made her Progresse into Murray, and returned to Fyfe in September. All this while there was appearance of love and tender friendship betwixt the two Queens; For there was many Letters, full of Civility and Complements sent from either of them to the other,¹