The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Lent following was Hadington fortified by the English men: The most part of Lothian, from Edinburgh East, was either assured or laid waste.¹ This did God plague in every quarter. But men were blind, and would not, nor could not consider the cause. The Lairds Ormeston and Brunstone, were banished, and after sore assaulted, and so were all those of the Castle of S. Andrews. The sure knowledge of the troubles of Scotland ⟨p. 88⟩coming to France, there was prepared a Navy and Army. The Navy was such as never was seen to come from France for the support of Scotland, for besides the Galleys, being twenty two in number, they had threescore great Ships, besides Victuallers. How soon so ever they took the plain seas, the red Lion of Scotland was displayed, and they holden as rebels unto France (such policy is no falsehood in Princes) for good peace stood betwixt France and England. ²And the King of France approved nothing that they did. The chief men to whom the conducting of the Army was appointed, were Monsieur Dandelott, Monsieur de Termes, and Peter Strozi. In their journey they made some harship upon the coast of England, but it was not great. They arrived in Scotland in May, in the year of our Lord 1549.³ The Galleys did visit the Fort of Broughtie, but did no more at that time. Preparations were made for the siege of Hadington, but it was another thing, that they meant, as the issue declared. The whole body of the Realm assembled,⁴ the form of a Parliament was set to be holden there, to wit, in the Abbey of Hadington. The principal head was, the Marriage of the Princess (by the State before contracted to King Edward) to the King of France, and of her present delivery, by reason of the danger she stood in, by the invasion of the old enemies of England. Some were corrupted with buds, some deceived by flattering promise, and some for fear were compelled to consent; for the French Soldiers were the officers of Arms in that Parliament.⁵