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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
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.
When the whole Nobility were convened,1 the Lords of Privy Council were chosen, where were appointed the Duke, the Earls of Huntley, Argyle, Atholl, Morton, Glencarne, Marshall, Bothwell; Lords Arskeme, and Lord James, after Earle Murray; and these were appointed as certain to wait upon the Court by course: But that Order continued not long; Duke d'Anville returned with the Galleys to France. The Queen entered in her Progress, and in the Month of September travelled from Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Stirling, S. Johnston, Dundee, S. Andrews; all these ⟨p. 316⟩parts she polluted with the Idolatrous Mass: Fire followed the Court very commonly in that Journey, the Towns propined the Queen liberally, thereof were the French enriched.
When the whole Nobility were convened,1 the Lords of Privie Councell were chosen, where were appointed the Duke, the Earles of Huntley, Argyle, Atholl, Mortoun, Glencarne, Mershell, Bothwell; Lords Arskeme, and Lord Iames, after Earle Murray; and these were appointed as certain to wait upon the Court by course: But that Order continued not long; Duke d'Anville returned with the Galleyes to France. The Queen entred in her Progresse, and in the Moneth of September travelled from Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Sterlin, S. Iohnston, Dundie, S. Androes; all these ⟨p. 316⟩parts she polluted with the Idolatrous Masse: Fire followed the Court very commonly in that Journey, the Towns propined the Queen liberally, thereof were the French enriched.
- 1The Queens first Progress.The Queens first Progresse.
About the beginning of October they returned to Edinburgh; and at the day appointed the Q. was received in the Castle: whereat preparations were made for her entry into the Town, in Farces, in Masking, and other Prodigalities: fain would our fools have counterfeited France: Whatsoever might set forth her glory, that she heard, and gladly beheld. The Keys were delivered unto her by a pretty Boy, descending, as it were from a Cloud: The Verses of her own Praise she heard, and smiled; But when the Bible was presented,