A47584:916
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.
A subject, borne within the same, (said he) Madame; and albeit I be neither Earle, Lord, nor Barron within it, yet hath God made me, (how abject that ever I be in your eyes) a profitable and useful Member within the same; Yea, Madame, to me it appertaineth no less to forewarn of such things as may hurt it, if I foresee them, then it doth to any one of the Nobility; for both my Vocation and Office craveth plainness of me: and therefore (Madame) to your self I say, that which I spake in public, Whensoever the Nobility of this Realm shall be content, and consent that you be subject to an unlawful husband, they do as much as in them lieth, to renounce Christ,1 to banish the truth, to betray the freedom of this Realm, and perchance shall in the end do small comfort to your self.
A subject, borne within the same, (said hee) Madame; and albeit I be neither Earle, Lord, nor Barron within it, yet hath God made me, (how abject that ever I be in your eyes) a profitable and usefull Member within the same; Yea, Madame, to me it appertaineth no lesse to forewarne of such things as may hurt it, if I foresee them, then it doth to any one of the Nobility; for both my Vocation and Office craveth plainnesse of me: and therefore (Madame) to your selfe I say, that which I spake in publick, Whensoever the Nobilitie of this Realme shall be content, and consent that you be subject to an unlawfull husband, they doe as much as in them lieth, to renounce Christ,1 to banish the truth, to betray the freedome of this Realme, and perchance shall in the end doe small comfort to your selfe.
- 1Let the Papists judge this day 1567.
At these words howling was heard, and tears might have been seen in greater abundance then the matter required: John Arskin of Dun, a man of meek and gentle spirit, stood beside, and did what he could to mitigate the anger, and gave unto her many pleasant words, Of her Bounty, of her Excellency, and how that all the Princes in Europe would be glad to seek her favours; but all that was to cast Oil into the flaming fire. The said John stood still, without any alteration of countenance for a long time, while that the Queen gave place to her in ordinate passions; and in the end he said, Madame, in Gods presence I speak, I never delighted in the weeping of any of Gods Creatures, yea, I can scarcely well abide the tears of mine own Boys, when my own hands corrects them; much less can I rejoice in your Majesties weeping; but seeing I have offered