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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.
The Earle of Murray sent a Message unto the Queen, of the marvellous Victory; and humbly prayed her to show that obedience to God, as publicly to convene with them, to give thanks unto God for his notable deliverance. She glomed and frowned both at the Message, and at the Request, and scarcely would give a good word, or blithe and merry countenance to any that she knew earnest favourers of the Earle of Murray, whose prosperity was, and yet is a very venom to her boldned heart: For many days she bare no better countenance; whereby it might have been easily espied, That she rejoiced not greatly of the success of ⟨p. 347⟩that matter; And albeit she caused to execute John Gordon, and divers others, yet it was the destruction of others that she sought.
The Earle of Murray sent a Message unto the Queen, of the marvellous Victory; and humbly prayed her to shew that obedience to God, as publikely to convene with them, to give thanks unto God for his notable deliverance. She glomed and frowned both at the Message, and at the Request, and scarcely would give a good word, or blythe and merry countenance to any that she knew earnest favourers of the Earle of Murray, whose prosperity was, and yet is a very venome to her boldned heart: For many dayes she bare no better countenance; whereby it might have been easily espied, That she rejoyced not greatly of the successe of ⟨p. 347⟩that matter; And albeit she caused to execute Iohn Gordon, and divers others, yet it was the destruction of others that she sought.
Upon the morrow after the discomfiture, the Lady Forbesse, a woman both wise, and fearing God, came, amongst many others, to visit the Corps of the said Earle; and seeing him lie upon the cold stones, having only upon him a Doublet of Canvas, a pair of Scotch grey Hose,1 and him covered with an Arras work. She said, What stability shall we judge to be in this world? There lieth he that yesterday in the morning was esteemed the wisest, the richest, and man of greatest power that was within Scotland. And in very deed she lied not; for in mans opinion, under a Prince, there was not such a one these three hundred years in this Realm produced: