A47584:454
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.
If (as God forbid) ye give ear to their pestilent counsel, and so use against us this extremity pretended, it is to be feared, That neither ye, neither yet your posterity shall at any time after this find that obedience and faithful service within this Realm, which as all times you have found in us. We declare our judgements freely, as true and faithful Subjects. God move your Princely heart favourably to interpret our faithful meaning: Further advertising your Majesty, That the self same thing, together with all things that we have done, or yet intend to do, we will notify by our Letters to the King of France. Asking of you, in the Name of the eternal God, and as your Majesty tenders the peace and quietness of this Realm: That ye invade us not with any violence, till we receive answer from our Mistress and her husband, and from their advised Council there. And thus we commit your Majesty to the protection of the omnipotent. From Saint Johnston, the 22 of May 1559. Sic subscribitur. Your Majesties obedient Subjects in all things, not repugnant to God. The faithful congregation of Christ Jesus in Scotland.
If (as God forbid) ye give ear to their pestilent counsell, and so use against us this extremity pretended, it is to be feared, That neither ye, neither yet your posteritie shall at any time after this finde that obedience and faithfull service within this Realme, which as all times you have found in us. We declare our judgements freely, as true and faithfull Subjects. God move your Princely heart favourably to interpret our faithfull meaning: Further advertising your Majestie, That the selfe same thing, together with all things that we have done, or yet intend to do, we will notifie by our Letters to the King of France. Asking of you, in the Name of the eternall God, and as your Majestie tenders the peace and quietnesse of this Realme: That ye invade us not with any violence, till we receive answer from our Mistresse and her husb•nd, and from their advised Counsell there. And thus we commit your Majestie to the protection of the omnipotent. From Saint Johnston, the 22 of May 1559. Sic subscribitur. Your Majesties obedient Subjects in all things, not repugnant to God. The faithfull congregation of Christ Iesus in Scotland.