atioun to fameis our pure brethren? and in
this poynt we refuise nott, (quhilk is the cheif,) the jugement of
all naturall Scottis men."

The Quene Regent allegeit, "That althocht thair war ane hundreith
Frensche men for ane in Scotland, yitt sche is not myndit to
trubill any in his just possessioun." Quhairto we answer, "That we
disput not quhat sche intendis, (quhilk nochttheless, be probabill
conjectouris, is to be suspectit;) bot alwayis we affirme, that
sick ane multitude of Frensche men is ane burding, not onlie
unproffitabill, bot alssua intollerabill to this pure realme,
especiallie being intreatit as thay ar be hir and Monsieur Dosell;
for gif thair waigeis be payit out of France, than ar thay baith
(the Quene, we say, and Monsieur Dosell,) traytouris to the Kyng
and Counsall; for the pure communis of this realme have sustenit
thame with the sweit of thair browis, sence the contracting of the
peace, and sumquhat befoir.

"Quhat motherlie effectioun sche hes declairit to this realme, and
to the inhabitantis of the same, hir warkis have evidentlie
declairit, evin sence the first houre that sche hes borne
authoritie; and albeit men will not this day see quhat daingear
hyngis over thair heidis, yitt feir we, that or it be long,
experience sall teich sum that we feir not without cause. The
crewell murthar and oppressioun usit be thame quham now sche
fosteris, is till us ane sufficient argument, quhatt is to be
luikit for, quhan hir nomber is sa multipleit, that oure force sall
not be abill to gainestand thair tyranie.

[SN: THE DOCTRINE OF OUR PRECHARIS CONCERNING OBEDIENCE TO BE GEVIN
TO MAGISTRATTIS.[937]]

"Quhair sche complenis of our Prechearis, affirmyng that
irreverentlie thay speik of Princeis in generall, and of hir in
particular, induceing the pepill thairby to defectioun frome thair
dewatie, &c., and thairfor that sick thing can nott be sufferit:
Becaus this occatioun is had aganis[938] Godis trew Ministeris, we
can not bot witnes quhat tred and ordour of doctrine thay have
keipitt and yitt keip in that poynt. In publict prayeris thay
commend to God all Princeis in generall, and the Magistrattis of
this our natyve realme in particular. In oppin audience thay
declair the auctoratie of Princeis and Magistratis to be of Go