A47584:1122
The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
London: printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644
Book 5: THE FIFTH BOOK Of the Reformation of the CHURCH Of SCOTLAND.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There was a French Priest (called John Daniot) who advised David Rizio to make his fortune, and be gone, for the Scots would not suffer him long. His answer was, That the Scots would brag but not fight; then he advised him to beware of the Bastard. To this he answered, That the Bastard should never live in Scotland, in his time; (he meant the Earle Murray) but it happened, that one George Douglas Bastard son to the Earle of ⟨p. 430⟩Angus gave him the first stroke. The Queen when she heard he was dead, left weeping, and declared she would study revenge, which she did.
There was a French Priest (called Iohn Daniot) who advised David Rizio to make his fortune, and be gone, for the Scots would not suffer him long. His answer was, That the Scots would bragg but not fight; then he advised him to beware of the Bastard. To this he answered, That the Bastard should never live in Scotland, in his time; (he meant the Earle Murray) but it happened, that one George Dowlas Bastard son to the Earle of ⟨p. 430⟩Angus gave him the first stroke. The Queen when she heard he was dead, left weeping, and declared she would study revenge, which she did.
Immediately it was noised in the Town of Edinburgh, that there was murder committed within the Kings Palace, wherefore the Provest caused to Ring the common Bell, or, Sooner le tocsin, (as the French speaks) and straightway past to the Palace, having about four or five hundred men in warlike manner; and as they stood in the utter Court, the King called to the Provest, commanding him to pass home with his company, saying, The Queen and he were merry. But the Provest desired to hear the Queen speak her self; Whereunto it was answered by the King, Provest, know you not that I am King? I command you to pass home to your houses; and immediately they retired.
Immediatly it was noised in the Town of Edinburgh, that there was murther committed within the Kings Palace, wherefore the Provest caused to Ring the common Bell, or, Sonner le toksain, (as the French speaks) and straightway past to the Palace, having about four or five hundred men in warlike manner; and as they stood in the utter Court, the King called to the Provest, commanding him to passe home with his company, saying, The Queen and he were merry. But the Provest desired to hear the Queen speak her self; Whereunto it was answered by the King, Provest, know you not that I am King? I command you to passe home to your houses; and immediately they retired.