The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Pope wrote Letters to the King of France, and so did he to the ⟨p. 85⟩Governor of Scotland, thanking him heartily for taking pains to revenge the death of his kind creature the Cardinal of Scotland, desiring them to continue in their begun severity, that such things thereafter should not be attempted. So were all those that were deprehended in the Castle, condemned to perpetual prison: And the ungodly judged, That after this, Christ Jesus should never triumph in Scotland. On thing we cannot pass by: From Scotland was sent a famous Clerk (laugh not Reader) M. John Hamilton of Milburne, with credit to the King of France, and unto the Cardinal of Loraine (and yet he had neither French nor Latin, and some say his Scottish tongue was not very good.) The sum of his Negotiation was, That those of the Castle should be sharply handled: In the which Suit he was heard with favour, and was dispatched from the Court of France with Letters, and great credit, which that famous Clerk forgot by the way. For passing up to the Mountain of Dumbarton, before his letters were delivered, he brake his neck, and so God took away a proud ignorant enemy. But now to our History. These things against promise (for Princes have no Fidelity further then for their own advantage) done at Roan, ¹the Galleys departed to Nantes in Britain. Where, upon the water of Lore, they lay the whole Winter. In Scotland that Summer was nothing but mirth, for all went with the Priests even at their own pleasure. The Castle of S. Andrews was razed to the ground; the Block-house thereof cast down, and the walls round about demolished. Whether this was to fulfil their law, which commands that places where Cardinals are slain, so to be used; or else for fear that England should have taken it, as after they did Brouchtie Rock, we remit to the judgement of such as were of counsel.

The Pope wrote Letters to the King of France, and so did he to the ⟨p. 85⟩Governour of Scotland, thanking him heartily for taking pains to revenge the death of his kinde creature the Cardinall of Scotland, desiring them to continue in their begun severity, that such things thereafter should not be attempted. So were all those that were deprehended in the Castle, condemned to perpetuall prison: And the ungodly judged, That after this, Christ Jesus should never triumph in Scotland. On thing we cannot passe by: From Scotland was sent a famous Clerke (laugh not Reader) M. Iohn Hammilton of Milburne, with credit to the King of France, and unto the Cardinall of Loraine (and yet he had neither French nor Latine, and some say his Scotish tongue was not very good.) The sum of his Negotiation was, That those of the Castle should be sharply handled: In the which Suit he was heard with favour, and was dispatched from the Court of France with Letters, and great credit, which that famous Clerke forgate by the way. For passing up to the Mountaine of Dumbartane, before his letters were delivered, he brake his neck, and so God took away a proud ignorant enemy. But now to our History. These things against promise (for Princes have no Fidelity further then for their owne advantage) done at Roan,