A47584:585
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.
The day following we summoned the Town of Leith by the sound of Trumpet, in form as followeth.
The day following we summoned the Town of Leith by the sound of Trumpet, in forme as followeth.
I Require and charge in the name of our Sovereign Lord and Lady, and of the Council presently in Edinburgh, That all Scots and French-men of whatsoever estate and degree they be, depart out of the Town of Lieth within the space of twelve hours, and make the same patent to all and sundry our Sovereign Ladies Lieges: For seeing we have no such hatred at either the one or the other that we thirst the blood of any of the two, for the one is our natural brother, born, nourished, and brought up within the bowels of one common Country, and with the other our nation hath continued long amity and ally, and hopeth that so shall do, so long as they use us as friends, and not strive to make slaves of friends, which this strengthening of our Towns pretendeth. And therefore most heartily desire, that one and the other to desist from fortifying or maintaining of this Town, in our Sovereigns and their said Councils name, requiring them to make the same free within the space of twelve hours.
I Require and charge in the name of our Soveraign Lord and Ladie, and of the Counsell presently in Edinburgh, That all Scots and French-men of whatsoever estate and degree they be, depart out of the Towne of Lieth within the space of twelve houres, and make the same patent to all and sundry our Soveraigne Ladies Leiges: For seeing we have no such hatred at either the one or the other that we thirst the blood of any of the two, for the one is our naturall brother, born, nourished, and brought up within the bowels of one common Countrey, and with the other our nation hath continued long amity and allie, and hopeth that so shall do, so long as they use us as friends, and not strive to make slaves of friends, which this strengthening of our Towns pretendeth. And therefore most heartily desire, that one and the other to desist from fortifying or maintaining of this Town, in our Soveraignes and their said Councells name, requiring them to make the same free within the space of twelve houres.