of be not impute to us, who most humlie do now seak all
thinges to be reformed by ane ordour: [SN: LETT THE PAPISTIS
OBSERVE.] Bot rather whatsoever inconvenient shall happin to follow
for lack of ordour tacken, that may be imputed to those that do
refuise the same.

"And last, We protest, that these our requeastis, proceading from
conscience, do tend to none other end, bot to the Reformatioun of
abuses in Religioun onlie: Most humilie beseiking the Sacred
Authoritie to tak us, faithfull and obedient subjectis, in
protectioun against our adversaries; and to schaw unto us suche
indifferencie in our most just Petitionis, as it becumeth God's
Lievetenentis to do to those that in his name do call for defence
against cruell oppressouris and bloode thrustie tyrantes."[760]

[SN: LETTERIS TO JOHNE CALVIN.]

These our Protestationis publictlie redd, we desyred thame to have bene
inserted in the commoun Register; bot that by laubouris of ennemies was
denyed unto us. Nochttheles, the Quein Regent said, "Me will remember
what is protested; and me shall putt good ordour after this to all
thingis that now be in contraversie." And thus, after that sche be craft
had obteaned hir purpoise, we departed in good esperance of hir
favouris, praysing God in our hartes that sche was so weall enclyned
towardes godlynes. The goode opinioun that we had of hir synceritie,
caused us not onlie to spend our goodis and hasarde our bodyes at hir
pleasour, bot also, by our publict letters writtin to that excellent
servand of God JOHNE CALVINE, we did prayse and commend hir for
excellent knowledge in Goddis worde and good will towarttis the
advancement of his glorie; requyring of him, that by his grave counsall
and godlie exhortatioun he wald animat hir Grace constantlie to follow
that which godlie sche had begune. We did farther charplie rebuike,
boith by word and writting, all suche as appeired to suspect in hir any
vennoum of hypochrisie, or that war contrare to that opinioun which we
had conceaved of hir godlie mynd. Bott how far we war deceaved in our
opinioun, and abused by hir craft, did suddandlie appeare: for how sone
that all thingis perteanyng to the commoditie of France war granted by
us, and that peace was contracted betuix King Philip and France, and
England and us,[761] sche began to spew furth, and disclose the latent
vennome of hir dowble harte. Then began sche to frowne, and