answer and resolutioun, ere any summondis passed upoun him,
togitther with my Lordis answer.

_Item_, Yf my Lord wald have a man to instruct him trewlie in the
fayth, and preache to him, I wold provide a cunning man to him,
wharefoir I shall answer for his trew doctrin, and shall putt my
saule tharefoir, that he shall teach nathing but trewly according
to our Catholik faith.

Off Edinburgh, this last of Merch, 1558.

(_Sic subscribitur_,)
J. SANCTANDROIS.[713]

[SN: FLESCHE AND BLOOD IS PREFERRED TO GOD WITH THE BISCHOPE.]

_Item_, Attour, your Lordschipe shall draw to good remembrance, and
wey the great and havye murmur against me, bayth be the Quenis
Grace, the Kirk men, Spirituall and Temporall Estaitis, and weall
gevin people, meanyng, crying, and murmuring me greattumlie, that I
do nott my office to thole sick infamouse persons with sick
perversett doctrin, within my Diosey and this Realme, be ressoun of
my Legasey and Primacey;[714] quhilkis I have rather susteaned and
long sufferred, for the great luif that I had to your Lordschip and
posteritie, and your freindis, and your house; als beleving suyrly
your Lordschippis wisedom should not have manteaned and mulled with
sick thingis that mycht do me dishonour or displeasur, considdering
I being reddy to have putt good ordour thairto alwayes; but hes
allanerlie absteaned, for the luif of your Lordschip and house
foirsaid, that I bear trewly, knawing and seing the great skaith
and dishonour and lack appeirandlye that mycht come tharthrowght,
incaise your Lordschip remeid not the samyn haistelly, whareby we
mycht bayth be qwyet of all danger, quhilkis dowbtless will come
upoun us bayth, yf I use nott my office, or that he be called, the
tyme that he is now with your Lordschip, and under your
Lordschippis protectioun.

(_Subserivit agane_,)
J. SANCTANDROIS.

By these formar Instructions, thow may perceave, Gentill Readar, what
was the cayre that this pastor, with his complices, took to fead the
flock committed to thare charge, (as thei alledge,) and to ganestand
fals teachearis. Hear is oft mentioun of conscience, of heresy, and
suche other termes, that may fray the ignorant, and