counsall, gais maist craftelie
about utterlie to oppress the same, and ancient lawis and
libertieis thairof, alsweill aganeis the King of Francis promeise,
hir awin dewatie, in respect of the heich promotionis that sche
resavit thairby, quhilk justlie sould have caussit hir to have bene
indeid that quhilk sche wald be callit, (and is nathing less in
veritie,) to wit, ane cairfull mother ovir this commun-wealth; bot
quhat motherlie cair sche hes usit towardis yow, ye can not be
ignorant. [SN: LETT THE NOBILITIE JUGE HEIROF.] Haif ye nocht bene,
evin frome the first entres of hir regne, ever smytit and oppressit
with unaccustomit and exhorbitant taxatiounis, [more] than ever war
usit within this realme? Yea, and how far was it socht heir to have
bene brocht in upoun yow and your posteritie, under cullour to have
bene laid up in stoir for the weiris? The inquisitioun tane of all
your guidis, movable and immovabill, be way of testament; the
seiking of the haill coill and saltt of this realme, to have bene
laid up in stoir and gernall, and sche allane to have bene merchant
thairof, dois teache yow be experience sum of her motherlie cair.

"Agane, Quhat cair ower your commun-wealth dois hir Grace
instantlie beir, quhan evin now presentlie, and of ane lang tyme
bygane, be the ministerie of sum, (quha better deserve the
gallowis, than ever did Cochrane,[923]) sche dois sua corrupt the
layit[924] money, and lies brocht it in sick basenes, and sic
quantatie of scruiff, that all men that hes thair eyis oppin may
persaif ane extreme beggarie to be brocht thairthrow upoun the
haill realme, swa that the haill exchange and traffique to be had
with forane natiounis, (ane thing maist necessarie in all
commun-wealthis,) sall thairby be utterlie extinguissitt; and all
the ganeis resavit thairby is, that sche thairwith intertenis
strangearis upoun oure heidis. For, Brethren, ye knaw that hir
money hes servit for na uther purpoise in our commun-wealth this
lang tyme bigane; and the impunitie of thir wickit ministeris,
(quhame laitlie we spak of,) hes brocht the mater to sick ane
licentious enormitie, and plane contempt of the commun-wealth, that
now thay spair not planelie to brek doun and convert the guid and
stark money, cunzeit in our Soveraneis less age, into this t