The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

And while that they dispute what should be the motive, the Cardinals Garrison had seized both the outer and inner Close. They called for the Laird, and for the Laird of Calder, who presenting themselves, demanded what their COMMISSION was. To bring you two, and the Laird of Brouneston to my Lord GOVERNOR. They were nothing content (as they had no cause) and yet they ⟨p. 55⟩made fair countenance, and entreated the Gentlemen to drink, and to bait their horses, till that they might put themselves in readiness to ride with them. In this mean time Brounston conveyed himself first secretly, and then by speed of foot to Ormiston wood, and from thence to Dundallon, and so escaped that danger; the other two were put into the Castle of Edinburgh, where the one, to wit, Calder Zounger, remained until his baud of Manred to the Cardinal, was the means of his deliverance: And the other, to wit, Ormiston, freed himself by leaping off the wall of the Castle, betwixt ten of the clock and eleven before noon: And so breaking Ward, he escaped prison, which he unjustly suffered. The servant of God M. George Wischarde, was carried first to Edinburgh, thereafter brought back, for fashion sake, to the house of Hails again, which was the principal place that then the Earle Bothwell had in Lothian. But as gold and women have corrupted all worldly and fleshly men from the beginning, so did they him: For the Cardinal gave gold, and that largely; and the Queen, with whom the said Earle was then in the Glunders, promised him favour in all his lawful suites to women: if he would deliver the said M. George, to be kept in the Castle of Edinburgh. He made some resistance at the first, by reason of his promise. But an effeminate man cannot long withstand the assaults of a gracious Queen, and so was the servant of God transported to Edinburgh, where the Cardinal then had a convention of Prelates, wherein somewhat was said of redressing the abuses of the Church, and reforming the lives of the Clergy, but it took no effect. M. Wischarde remained but few days in Edinburgh: For that bloody wolf the Cardinal, ever thirsting after the blood of the servant of God, so travelled with the abused Governor, that he was content that Gods servant should be delivered to the power of that Tyranny.

And while that they dispute what should be the motive, the Cardinalls Garrison had seized both the outer and inner Close. They called for the Laird, and for the Laird of Calder, who presenting themselves, demanded what their COMMISSION was. To bring you two, and the Laird of Brouneston to my Lord GOVERNOUR. They were nothing content (as they had no cause) and yet they