The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

with a full discharge of all intermissions, with King James the fifth his treasure and substance whatsoever, with possession of the Castle of Dumbarton, till that issue should be seen of the Queens body. With these and other conditions stood he content to sell his Sovereign out of his own hands,¹ which in the end will be his destruction. God thereby punishing his former wickedness (if speedy repentance prevent not Gods judgements, which we heartily wish) Huntly, Argyle, and Angus, were likewise made Knights of the Cockle; and for that and other good deeds received,² they sold also their part. Shortly none was found to resist that unjust demand. And so was she sold to go to France; To the end, that in her youth, she should drink of that liquor that should remain with her all her life time for a plague to this Realm, and for her own ruin. And therefore albeit that now a fire cometh out of her, that consumes many, let no man wonder she is Gods hand, in his displeasure punishing our former ingratitude. Let men patiently abide Gods appointed time, and turn unto him with hearty repentance, then God will surely stop the fire that now comes from her, by sudden changing her heart to deal favourably with his people; or else by taking her away, or by stopping her to go on in her course by such means as he shall think meet in his wisdom, for he having all in his hand disposeth of all, and doth with all according to his own will, unto which we must not only yield, but also be heartily pleased with it, since it is absolutely good, and both by Sacred and Profane History we are taught to do so; for in them we find, That Princes have ⟨p. 89⟩been raised up by his hands to punish his people; But when they turned unto him with hearty repentance, he either turned the heart of the Prince to deal kindly with his people, or else did take him away, or at least did stop his violent course against his people. Of this, the examples are so frequent, that we spare to name them here. But to return to our History.

with a full discharge of all intermissions, with King Iames the fift his treasure and substance whatsoever, with possession of the Castle of Dumbartane, till that issue should be seen of the Queenes body. With these and other conditions stood he content to sell his Soveraigne out of his own hands,