A47584:402
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.
To those such infamous persons with such perversed Doctrine within my Dioceses, and this Realm, by reason of my Legacy and Primacy, which I have the rather sustained and long suffered,1 for the great love that I had to your Lordship and posterity, and your friends and your house: As believing surely your Lordships wisdom should not have maintained and meddled with such things that might do me dishonour or displeasure, considering that I have bin ready to put good order thereto always, but have modestly abstained, for the love of your Lordship and house aforesaid, that I bear truly; knowing and seeing the great harm, and dishonour, and lack apparently that might come there through, in case your Lordship remedy not the same hastily, whereby we might both be quiet of all danger, which doubtless will come upon us both, if I use not my Office, or that he be called, while that he is now with your Lordship, and under your Lordships protection. Subscribed again. Saint Andrews.
To those such infamous persons with such perversed Doctrine within my Diocesses, and this Realme, by reason of my Legacie and Primacie, which I have the rather sustained and long suffered,1 for the great love that I had to your Lordship and posterity, and your friends and your house: As beleeving surely your Lordships wisedome should not have maintained and medled with such things that might do me dishonour or displeasure, considering that I have bin ready to put good order thereto alwayes, but have modestly abstained, for the love of your Lordship and house aforesaid, that I beare truely; knowing and seeing the great harm, and dishonour, and lack apparantly that might come there through, in case your Lordship remedie not the same hastily, whereby we might both be quiet of all danger, which doubtlesse will come upon us both, if I use not my Office, or that he be called, while that he is now with your Lordship, and under your Lordships protection. Subscribed againe. Saint Andrews.
- 1Flesh & blood is preferred to God with the Bishop.