nifest word, and nott
be obstinat in his contrarie: syne to give thare dew obedience to
our Princes, rewllaris, and magistratis, and to hear the voce of
Goddis propheittis, declairing his good promisses to thame that
reapentis, and threatnyng to obstinat wicked doaris, everlesting
destructioun. Your Lordschip knawis weall the man: he hes spoking
with your Lordschip: I thought yow content with him. I heard na
occasioun of offence in him. I can nott weall want him, or some
preachar. I can nott put away sic ane man, without I knew him ane
offendar, as I know nott; for I hear nothing of him, but sic as
your Lordschippis self heard of him, and sick as he yitt will
professe in your presence, whenever your Lordschip requires. Sic
ane man that is readdy to assist him self to judgement, should not
be expelled without cognitioun of the cause; for lyik as I answered
befoir in ane other Article, when your Lordschip pleassis that all
the spirituall and temporall men of estaite in Scotland beis
convened, I shall caus him render ane accompt of his beleve and
doctrin in your presences: Then gif he deserves punishment and
correctioun, lett him so suffer; give he be found faythfull, lett
him leve in his faith.

8. The Aucht Article proponis to me, that your Lordschip wald tack
the laubour to gett me a man to instruct me in your Catholick
faith, and to be my preachear, for whais doctrine ye wald lay your
saule, that he wald teach nathing but trewly conforme to your
faith.

ANSURE.--God Almychtie send us many of that sorte, that will
preache trewlie, and nathing but ane Catholik universall Christiane
faith; and we Heland rud people hes mister of thame. And yf your
Lordschip wald gett and provid me sic a man, I should provid him a
corporall leving, as to my self, with great thankis to your
Lordschip; for trewly, I and many ma hes great myster of sick men.
And becaus I am able to susteane ma nor ane of thame, I will
requeist your Lordschip earnestlie to provid me sic a man as yo
wrait; "for the harvist is great, and thare ar few lauboraris."

9. The last and Nynt Article puttis me in remembrance, to considder
what murmour your Lordschip thollis, and great bruyt, at many manis
handis, bayth Spirituall and Temporall, and at the Quenis Grace
hand, and uthe