The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

declaring her evil mind towards the Nobility, Commonalty, and whole Nation, she hath brought in strangers, and daily pretends to bring in greater force of the same, pretending a manifest Conquest of our native rooms and Country, as the deed it self declareth; in so far, as she having brought in the said strangers without any advise of Council and Nobility, and contrary to their express mind sent to her in Writing, hath placed and planted her said strangers in one of the principal Towns and parts of the Realm, sending continually for greater Forces, willing thereby to suppress the Common-weal, and liberty of our native Country, to make us and our posterity slaves to strangers for ever; which, as it is intolerable to Common-wealths and free Countries, so it is very prejudicial to our Sovereign Lady and her Heirs whatsoever, in case our Sovereign Lady decease without Heirs of her Person. And to perform these her wicked enterprises, conceived (as appeareth) of inveterate malice against our whole Country and Nation, caused (without any consent or advise of the Council and Nobility) to coin lead Money, so base, and of such quantity, that the whole Realm shall be depauperate, and all Traffic with foreign Nations everted thereby. 6. Again, she so placeth and maintaineth against the pleasure of the Council of this Realm, a stranger in one of the greatest Offices of credit in this Realm, that is in keeping of the Great Seal thereof,¹ wherein great perils may be engendered to the Common-weal, and Liberty thereof. 7. Further, lately sent the Great Seal forth of this Realm by the said stranger, against the advice of the said Council, to what effect, God knoweth. 8. And hath also by this means altered the old Law and Custom of this our Realm, ever obser-served in the Graces and Pardons granted bo our Sovereigns to all their Lieges, being repentant of their offences committed against their Majesties, or the Lieges of the Realm. And hath introduced a new captious stile and form of the said Pardons and Remissions, conform to the practices of France, tending thereby to draw the said Lieges of this Realm, by process of time, into a deceivable snare, and further shall creep in the whole subversion and alteration of the remanent Laws of this Realm, contrary to the Contents of the Appointment of Marriage. 9.

declaring her evill minde towards the Nobility, Commonalty, and whole Nation, she hath brought in strangers, and daily pretends to bring in greater force of the same, pretending a manifest Conquest of our native rooms and Countrey, as the deed it self declareth; in so far, as she having brought in the said strangers without any advise of Councell and Nobility, and contrary to their expresse minde sent to her in Writing, hath placed and planted her said strangers in one of the principall Towns and parts of the Realm, sending continually for greater Forces, willing thereby to suppresse the Common-weale, and liberty of our native Countrey, to make us and our posterity slaves to strangers for ever; which, as it is intolerable to Common-wealths and free Countreys, so it is very prejudiciall to our Soveraign Lady and her Heirs whatsoever, in case our Soveraigne Lady decease without Heirs of her Person. And to performe these her wicked enterprises, conceived (as appeareth) of inveterate malice against our whole Countrey and Nation, caused (without any consent or advise of the Councell and Nobility) to coyn lead Money, so base, and of such quantity, that the whole Realme shall be depauperate, and all Traffique with forraigne Nations everted thereby. 6. Again, she so placeth and maintaineth against the pleasure of the Councell of this Realme, a stranger in one of the greatest Offices of credit in this Realme, that is in keeping of the Great Seal thereof,