The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

These things transacted, and the Peace Proclaimed, as is said, sudden provision was made for transporting of the French to France, of whom the most part were put in the English Ships, who also carried with them the whole spoil of Leith: ¹and that was the second benefit which they received of their late promised liberty, the end whereof is not yet. The English Army departed by land the 16 day of July, in the year of God 1560. The most part of our Nobility Protestants, honourably conveyed them (as in very deed they had well deserved) But Lord James would not leave the Lord Grey with the other Noble-men of England, till that they entered into Berwick. After whose returning, the Council began to look as well upon the affairs of the Common-wealth, as upon the matters that might concern the stability of Religion. As before we have heard the Parliament was concluded to begin the tenth of July, and to be continued till the first of August next, and therefore the Lords made the greater haste and diligence, that all things should be put in convenient order. But before all things the Preachers exhorted them (for then in Edinburgh were the most part of the chief Ministers of the Realm) to be thankful unto God, and next to provide that the Ministers should be distributed, as the necessity of the Country required. A day was appointed, when that the whole Nobility, and the greatest part of the Congregation assembled in S. Giles Church in Edinburgh, where after the Sermon made for that purpose, public thanks were given unto God for his merciful deliverance, in form as followeth.

These things transacted, and the Peace Proclaimed, as is said, sudden provision was made for transporting of the French to France, of whom the most part were put in the English Ships, who also carried with them the whole spoile of Leith: ¹and that was the second benefit which they received of their late promised liberty, the end whereof is not yet. The English Army departed by land the 16 day of July, in the yeere of God 1560. The most part of our Nobility Protestants, honourably conveyed them (as in very deed they had well deserved) But Lord Iames would not leave the Lord Gray with the other Noble-men of England, till that they entred into Barwick. After whose returning, the Councell began to look as well upon the affaires of the Common-wealth, as upon the matters that might concern the stability of Religion. As before we have heard the Parliament was concluded to begin the tenth of July, and to be continued till the first of August next, and therefore the Lords made the greater haste and diligence, that all things should be put in convenient order. But before all things the Preachers exhorted them (for then in Edinburgh were the most part of the chief Ministers of the Realme) to be thankfull unto God, and next to provide that the Ministers should be distributed, as the necessity of the Countrey required. A day was appointed, when that the whole Nobility, and the greatest part of the Congregation assembled in S. Giles Church in Edinburgh, where after the Sermon made for that purpose, publike thanks were given unto God for his mercifull deliverance, in forme as followeth.