pairt sa to do. And albeit ye knaw the Appointment was maid be our
avise,[910] yitt we acceptit the samin at your desyre, and hes
sensyne maid na cause quhairby thay mycht be movit to cum in the
contrair thairof. Lyke as we ar yitt myndit to keip firme and
stabill all thingis promesit be yow in our behalf. We think, on the
uther pairt, it is your dewatie to requyre tham, that thay
contravene not thair pairt thairof in na wyise;[911] and in caice
thay meane ony evill towartis us, and sua will breck thaire
promeise, we beleif ye will, at the uttermost of your power,
convene with us, and compell tham to do that thing quhilk thay
aucht, gif thay will nocht. Praying yow to have your selff, your
kin and freyndis, in reddynes to cum to us, as ye sall be
adverteist be proclamatioun, in caise the Congregatioun assembill
tham selffis for any purpoise aganeis us, or the tennour of the
said Appointment: assureand yow, without thay gadder, and mak first
occasioun, we sall nott put yow to any paneis in that behalf; and
that ye adverteis us in writt, quhat we may lippin to heirin with
this beirar, quha will schaw yow the fervent mynd we beir to have
concord with the said Congregatioun, quhat offeris we haif maid to
thame, and how desyrous we ar to draw thame to the obedience of our
Soveranis authoritie, to quham ye sall gif creddeit; and God keip
yow.

"At Edinburgh, the tent day of August 1559."

[SN: THE REGENTIS LETTER TO THE BARRONIS.]

The lyke letter sche wrait to everie Lord, Barroun, and Gentilman, of
this tennour:--

"TREST FREYND,

"Efter hartlie commendatioun; We dowt nott bot ye have hard of the
Appointment maid besyde Leith, betuix my Lord Duik, the Erle of
Huntlie, and Monsieur Dosell, on the ane pairt, and the Lordis of
the Congregatioun, on the uther syde; quhilk Appointment we have
approvit in all poyntis, albeit it was taikin by our avise; and is
myndit to observe and keip all the contentis thairof for our pairt.
Nochtheless, we ar informeit, the saidis Lordis of the
Congregatioun intendis schortlie to convene all sick personeis as
will assist to thame, for interprysing of sum heycht purpoise
aganis us, our authoratie, and tennour of the said Appointment,
quhilk we can not beleif, seing thay nather haif, nor sall have,
ony occasioun gevin