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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
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.
The Queen Regent with her Council of the French faction decreed,1 War at New Battle, without giving any advertisement to the Commissioners for the part of Scotland.
The Queene Regent with her Councell of the French faction decreed,1 War at New Battell, without giving any advertisement to the Commissioners for the part of Scotland.
- 1War against England by the means of the Queen Regent.War against England by the meanes of the Queen Regent.
Such is the fidelity of Princes, guided by Priests, whensoever they seek their own affections to be served. In the end of that next harvest was seen upon the borders of England and Scotland a strange fire, which descended from the heaven, and burnt divers corns in both the Realms, but most in England. There was presented to the Queen Regent, by Robert Ormestone, a Calf,1 having two heads, whereat she skipped, and said, It was but a common thing. The War began in the end of the harvest, as is said, and conclusion was taken that Work should be assieged. The Army and Ordnance past forward to Maxwell Hewcht. The Queen Regent remained in the Castle of Hume, and thinking that all things were in assurance, Monsieur Dosell, then Lieutenant for France, gave charge that the Canons should be transported over the water of Tweed, which was done with expedition (for the French in such facts are expert) but the Nobility of Scotland nothing content of such proceedings,2 after consultation amongst themselves, past to the Pavilion of Monsieur Dosell, and in his own face declared, That in no ways would they invade England. And therefore commanded the Ordnance to be retired: And so it was without further delay. This put an affray in Monsieur Dosell's breeches, and kindled such a fire in the Queen Regents stomach, as was not well slacked till her breath failed. And thus was that enterprise frustrate. But yet War continued, during the which, the Gospel of Jesus Christ began wondrously to flourish. For in Edinburgh began publicly to exhort William Harlow, John Douglas who had (being with the Earle of Argyle) Preached in Leith, and sometimes exhorted in Edinburgh. Paul Meaffen began publicly to Preach in Dundee,