er, with wyffis
and bairneis, planting in your brethrenis houssis and possessiouns.
Indeid, hir Grace is, and lies bene at all tymes cairfull to
procure be hir craft of fair wordis, fair promeissis, and sumtyme
buddis, to allure your simplicitie to that poynt, to joyne your
self to hir suldiouris, to dantoun and oppres us, that ye the
remanent, (we being cut of,) may be ane easie pray to hir slychtis,
quhilk God, of infinite gudnes, lies now discoveritt to the eyeis
of all that list to behald. Bot credeit the warkis, (deir
Brethren,) gif ye will not creddeit us; and lay the exampill of
forane natiouns, yea, of your awin brethren, befoir your eyis and
procure not your awin rewyne willinglie. Yff ye tender trew
religioun, ye see how hir Grace beiris hir[self] plane ennemy
thairto, and mentenis the tyrannie of thair idill bellies, the
Bischopis, aganeis Godis Kirk. Giff religioun be nott perswaidit
unto yow, yit cast ye not away the cair ye aucht to have ower your
commun-welth, quhilk ye see manifestlie and violentlie rewyneit
befoir your eyis. Gif this will nott move yow, remember your deir
wyffis, children, and posteratie, your ancient heretageis and
houssis; and think weill thir strangearis will regaird na mair
your rycht thairunto, than thay have done your brethrenis of Leyth,
quhan ever occatioun sall serve. Bot gif ye purpoise, as we dout
not bot that all thay that ather haif wit or manheid will declair
and prove indeid, to bruik your ancient rowmeis and heretageis,
conquerit maist valiantlie, and defendit be your maist nobill
progenitouris against all strangearis, invaidaris or the same, as
the Frenscheis pretendis planelie this day; gif ye will not he
slavis unto thame, and to have your liffis, your wiffis, your
bairnes, your substance, and quhatsoever is deir unto yow, cassin
at thair feitt, to be usit and abusit at the plesour of strange
suldiouris, as ye see your brethrenis at this day befoir your
eyeis; gif ye will not have experience sum day heirof in your awin
personeis, (as we suppone the least of yow wald not glaidlie have,
bot rather wald chuse with honour to die in defence of his awin
natyve rowme, than leif and serve sa schamefull ane servitud;)
than, Brethren, let us joyne our forceis, and baith with witt and
manheid resist thi