The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Queen after the Banqueting, kept a diet (Monsieur Luserie a Frenchman, ⟨p. 376⟩who had been accustomed with her malady before, being her Physician) and therefore she for the second time made her progress in the North, and commanded to Ward in the Castle of Edinburgh, the Earle of Caithnes, ¹for a Murder committed by his servants upon the Earle Marshall's men; he obeyed, but he was suddenly released; for such blood-thirsty men, and Papists (such as he is) are good subjects thought at Court. Thy Kingdom come (O Lord) for in this Realm is nothing amongst such as should punish vice and maintain virtue, bu• abomination abounding without Bridle. The Flatterers of the Court did daily enrage against the poor Preachers; happiest was he that could invent the most bitter taunts, and disdainful mocking of the Ministers; and at length they began to jest at the Term of Idolatry, affirming that men knew not what they spake when they called the Mass Idolatry; yea, some proceeded further, and feared not at open Table to affirm, That they would sustain the Argument that the Mass was no Idolatry. These things coming to the ears of the preachers, they were proclaimed in public Pulpit of Edinburgh, with this complaint, directed by the speaker to his God;

The Queen after the Banquetting, kept a dyet (Monsieur Luserie a Frenchman, ⟨p. 376⟩who had been accustomed with her malady before, being her Physitian) and therefore she for the second time made her progresse in the North, and commanded to Ward in the Castle of Edinburgh, the Earle of Caithnes, ¹for a Murther committed by his servants upon the Earle Mershals men; he obeyed, but he was suddenly released; for such blood-thirsty men, and Papists (such as he is) are good subjects thought at Court. Thy Kingdom come (O Lord) for in this Realme is nothing amongst such as should punish vice and maintain vertue, bu• abomination abounding without Bridle. The Flatterers of the Court did daily enrage against the poor Preachers; happiest was he that could invent the most bitter taunts, and disdainfull mocking of the Ministers; and at length they began to jest at the Terme of Idolatry, affirming that men knew not what they spake when they called the Masse Idolatry; yea, some proceeded further, and feared not at open Table to affirme, That they would sustaine the Argument that the Masse was no Idolatry. These things coming to the ears of the preachers, they were proclaimed in publike Pulpit of Edinbugh, with this complaint, directed by the speaker to his God;