The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

and finding him not so well at a point, as he thought he should have been, and as the honour of the country required, said unto him; Fie, my Lord, how lie you so? will you not go to your Chamber, and not lie here in this utter Room. ¹His answer was; I am well where I am, my Lord, so long as I can tarry, for I am near unto my friends (meaning his coffers, and the gold therein.) But my Lord (said he) how long have you and I been in plea for Purgatory, ²I think that I shall know ere it be long whether there be such a ⟨p. 106⟩place or not. While the other did exhort him to call to mind the promises of God, and the virtue of Christs death: He answered, Nay my Lord, let me alone, for you and I never agreed in our life, and I think we shall not agree now at my death, I pray you therefore let me alone. The said Lord James departed to his Lodging, and the other shortly after departed this life; whither, the great day of the Lord will declare.

and finding him not so well at a point, as he thought he should have been, and as the honour of the countrey required, said unto him; Fie, my Lord, how lie you so? will you not go to your Chamber, and not lie heere in this utter Roome. ¹His answer was; I am well where I am, my Lord, so long as I can tarry, for I am neer unto my friends (meaning his coffers, and the gold therein.) But my Lord (said he) how long have you and I been in plea for Purgatorie, ²I thinke that I shall know ere it be long whether there be such a ⟨p. 106⟩place or not. While the other did exhort him to call to minde the promises of God, and the vertue of Christs death: He answered, Nay my Lord, let me alone, for you and I never agreed in our life, and I thinke we shall not agree now at my death, I pray you therefore let me alone. The said Lord Iames departed to his Lodging, and the other shortly after departed this life; whither, the great day of the Lord will declare.