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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.
for whom when we made intercession, beseeching her Majesty not to molest them in their Ministry, unless any man were able to convince them of false Doctrine, she could not bridle her tongue from open blasphemy, but proudly she said,1 In despite of you and your Ministers both, they shall be banished out of Scotland, albeit they preached as true as ever did Saint Paul.2 Which proud and blasphemous answer,3 did greatly astonish us: and yet ceased we not most humbly to seek her favour; and by great diligence, at last we obtained that the Summons at that time were delayed: For to her were sent Alexander Earl of Glenclarne, and Sir Hues Campbell of Lowdone Knight, Sheriff of Air, to reason with her, and to crave some performance of her manifold promises; to whom she answered, It becomes not subjects to burden their Princes with promises, further then it pleased them to keep the same. Both the Noble men faithfully and boldly discharged their duty, and plainly forewarned her of the inconveniences that were to follow: wherewith she somewhat astonied, said she would advise.
for whom when we made intercession, beseeching her Majesty not to molest them in their Ministry, unlesse any man were able to convince them of false Doctrine, she could not bridle her tongue from open blasphemy, but proudly she said,1 In despight of you and your Ministers both, they shall be banished out of Scotland, albeit they preached as true as ever did Saint Paul.2 Which proud and blaspemous answer,3 did greatly astonish us: and yet ceased we not most humbly to seek her favour; and by great diligence, at last we obtained that the Summons at that time were delayed: For to her were sent Alexander Earl of Glenclarne, and Sir Hues Campbell of Lowdone Knight, Sheriff of Air, to reason with her, and to crave some performance of her manifold promises; to whom she answered, It becomes not subjects to burthen their Princes with promises, further then it pleased them to keep the same. Both the Noble men faithfully and boldly discharged their duty, and plainly forewarned her of the inconveniences that were to follow: wherewith she somewhat astonied, said she would advise.