thay
could not heir, nor creddeit the treuth planelie spokin. The Frensche
than, efter the arryvell of thair new men, began to brag: [SN: THE
DEVISIOUN OF THE LORDIS LANDIS BY THE FRENSCHE.] than began thay to
devyde the landis and lordschippis according to thair awin fantaseis;
for ane was styleit Monsieur de Ergyle; ane uther, Monsieur le Priour;
the thrid, Monsieur de Ruthven; yea, thay war assureit, in thair awin
opinioun, to possesse quhatsoever thay list, that sum askit the
rentallis and revenewis of dyverse mennis landis, to the end that [thay]
mycht chuse the best. And yitt in this menetyme, sche eschame nott to
sett out ane Proclamatioun, in this forme:--

[SN: ANE PROCLAMATIOUN SETT OUT BE THE QUENE REGENT, TO BLIND THE
VULGAR PEPILL.[915]]

"Forsamekle as we understand that certane seditious personis hes
inventit and blawin abrod dyvers rumouris and evill brutis, tending
thairby to steir up the hartis of the pepill, and swa to stope all
reconciliatiounis betuix us and our subjectis, being of the nomber
of the Congregatioun, and consequentlie to kyndill and nureise
continewall stryfe and devisioun in this realme, to the manifest
subvertioun of the haill Estaitis thairof; and amangis uther
purpoisses, hes maliciouslie devisit for that effect, and hes
perswaidit too many, that we haif violatit the Appointment laitlie
tane, in sa far as ony ma Frensche men sensyne ar cumit in: and
that we ar myndit to draw in greit forceis of men of weir furth of
France, to suppres the libertie of this realme, oppres the
inhabitantis thairof, and mak up straingaris with thair landis and
goodis: Quhilk reportis ar all (God knawis) maist vayne, fenzeit,
and untrew. For it is of treuth, that nathing hes bene done on oure
pairt sen the said Appointment, quhairby it may be allegeit, that
ony point thairof hes bene contravenit: nor yitt was at that tyme
any thing communit or concludit to stope the sending in of Frensche
men; as may cleirlie appeir be inspectioun of the said Appointment,
quhilk the beirar heirof hes presentlie to schaw. [SN: LETT THE
BISCHOP OF AMIANCE AND MONSIEUR DE LA BROCHE LETTERIS WRITTIN TO
FRANCE, WITNESS THAT.[916]] Quhat[evir] nomber of men of weir be
arryveit, we [have] sick regaird to our honour, and quyetnes of
this realme, that in caise in the rowme of everie ane Frensche man
that