mmuneris betuix my Lord Duke, Monsieur
Dosell, and us, that we should have spoken irreverentlie of your
Grace, whiche we beseik your Grace, for the trew service that we
have maid, and ar reddy to maik at all tymes to your Grace; that of
your goodnes ye will lat us knaw the sayeris thairof, and we shall
do the dewetie of trew subjectis to defend our awin innocencie; as
we tak God to witnes of the gud zeale and love we beir towardis
yow, to serve yow with trew hartis and all that we have, alsweill
landis as goodis, desyring na uther thing for our service bot the
libertie of our conscience, to serve our Lord God as we will ansuer
to him, whiche your Grace aucht and should geve to us frelie
unrequired. Mairover, please your Grace, that my Lord Duik, and the
Noble men being in Striveling for the tyme, be your Gracis avise,
solisted us to pass to the Congregatioun convened at the town of
Perth, to commoun of concord, whair we did our exact diligence, and
brocht it to pas, as your Grace knawis. And thair is a point that
we plane is nocht observed to us, whiche is, that na soldiour
should remane in the town, after your Grace departing. And suppois
it may be inferred, that it was spokin of Frenche soldiouris
allanerlie, yit we tuik it utherwais, lyik as we do yit, that
Scottishmen, or any uther natioun, takand the King of Francis
waiges, ar repute and haldin Frenche soldiouris. Thairfoir, sen we
of good will and mynde brocht that matter to your Gracis
contentment, it will please your Grace, of your goodnes, to remove
the soldiouris and thair Capitanes, with utheris that hes gottin
charge of the town, that the same may be guyded and reulled frelie,
as it was befoir, be the Baillies and Counsale, conforme to thair
infeftmentis gevin to thame be the ancient and maist excellent
Kingis of this realme, to elect and cheise thair officiaris at
Michelmess, and thai to indure for the space of one yeir, conforme
to the auld ryte and consuetude of this realme; whiche being done
be your Grace, we traist the better success shall follow thairupoun
to your Grace contentatioun,[834] as the bearar will declair at
mair lenth to your Grace; whome God preserve."

[SN: THE SUMMONING OF SANCT JOHNESTOUN.]

To Sanct Johnestoun, with the Gentilmen befoir expressed, did conveane
the Erle of