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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
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Yet this I assure you, Madam (quoth I) your Uncle the Cardinal, in conference with me about these matters, hath confessed, That there be great errors and abuses come into the Church, and great disorder in the Priests and Clergy,1 in so much that he desired and wished that there might be a Reformation of the one, and of the other. I have oftentimes heard him say the like (quoth she.) Then I said, Well, I trust God will inspire all you that be Princes, that there may be some good order taken in this matter, so as there may be one Unity in Religion through all Christendom. God grant (quoth she) but for my part you may perceive I am none of those that will change my Religion every year. And, as I told you in the beginning, I mean to constrain none of my subjects, but would wish that they were all as I am; and I trust they shall have no support to constrain me. I will send Monsieur Dosell (quoth she) to you before he go, to know whether ye will any thing in England. I pray you so order your self in this matter betwixt the Queen my good sister and me, that there may be perfect and assured Amity betwixt us; for I know (quoth she) Ministers may do much good and harm. I told her I would faithfully ⟨p. 298⟩and truly make declaration of all that she said unto me, unto your Majesty; and trusted that she would so satisfy your Majesty by Monsieur Dosell in all things, as I should hereafter have no more occasion to treat with her of any thing, but of the increase of Amity, of which there should be no want on her behalf. This is the effect of the Queen of Scotland's answer to your Majesties demand of her said Ratification, and of my Negotiation with her at this time.
Yet this I assure you, Madam (quoth I) your Uncle the Cardinall, in conference with me about these matters, hath confessed, That there be great errours and abuses come into the Church, and great disorder in the Priests and Clergie,1 in so much that he desired and wished that there might be a Reformation of the one, and of the other. I have oftentimes heard him say the like (quoth she.) Then I said, Well, I trust God will inspire all you that be Princes, that there may be some good order taken in this matter, so as there may be one Unity in Religion thorow all Christendom. God grant (quoth she) but for my part you may perceive I am none of those that will change my Religion every yeer. And, as I told you in the beginning, I mean to constrain none of my subjects, but would wish that they were all as I am; and I trust they shall have no support to constrain me. I will send Monsieur Dosell (quoth she) to you before he go, to know whether ye will any thing in England. I pray you so order your self in this matter betwixt the Queen my good sister and me, that there may be perfect and assured Amity betwixt us; for I know (quoth she) Ministers may do much good and harm. I told her I would faithfully