The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

Fi•es of joy were set forth at night, and a Company of most honest men with Instruments of Music, and with Musicians, gave their Salutations at her Chamber Window; The Melody (as she alleged) liked her well; and she willed the same to be continued some nights after with great diligence. The Lords repaired to her from all Quarters: and so was nothing understood but mirth and quietness, till the next Sunday, which was the 24 of August: When that preparations began to be made for that Idol of the Mass to be said in the Chapel:¹ Which perceived, the hearts of all the godly began to be emboldened; and men began openly to speak, Shall that Idol be suffered again to take place within this Realm? It shall not. The Lord Lindsay (then but Master) with the Gentlemen of Fife, and others, plainly cried in the Close or Yard, The Idolatrous Priests should die the death, according to Gods Law. One that carried in the Candle was evil affrayed; but then began flesh and blood fully to show it self. There durst no Papist, neither yet any that came out of France, whisper: But the Lord James, the man whom all the godly did most reverence,² took upon him to keep the Chapel door: his best excuse was, That he would stop all Scottish-men to enter in to the Mass; But it was and is sufficiently known, That the door was kept that none should have entry to trouble the Priest; who after the M•sse was ended, was committed to the protection of the Lord John of Coldingham, and Lord Robert of Halyrud-house; who then were both Protestants, and had Communicate at the Table of the Lord: Betwixt them two was the Priest conveyed to his Chamber. And so the godly departed with grief of heart,³ and after noon repaired to the Abbey in great companies, and gave plain signification, That they ⟨p. 307⟩could not abide that the Land, which God by his power had purged from Idolatry, should in their eyes be polluted again: Which understood, there began complaint upon complaint. The old Duntebors, and others that had long served in the Court, and hoped to have no remission of sins, but by virtue of the Mass, cried, They would away to France without delay, They could not live without the Mass: the same affirmed the Queens Uncles. And would to God that they all, together with the Mass,