he was offendit, yitt knawing your hart and the hartis of the uther
Lordis firmelie fixit thairupoun, sche will beir with yow in that
behalf, and at youre awin sychtis sche will sett fordwart that caus at
hir power, as may stand with Goddis word, the commun policey of this
realme, and the Princeis honour. (Note, Gud reiddar, quhat vennoum
lurkis heir; for plane it is, that the policey quhilk sche pretendit,
and the Princeis honour, will never suffer Christ Jesus to ring in this
realme.)

"3. To say, that the occasioun of the assembling of thir men of weir,
and fortifeing of Leith, is, that it was gevin hir to understand be sum
about hir, that it is not the advancement of the word and religioun
quhilk is socht at this tyme, bot rather ane pretense to owerthraw, or
alter the authoratie of your Sister, of the quhilk sche belevis still
that ye ar nott participant; and considdering the tendernes betuix yow
and your Sister, sche trestis mair in yow in that behalf than in any
leving. [SN: LETT THIS BE NOTIT, O CRAFTIE FLATTERIE![956] (Bot
befoir the Erle of Arrane arryvit, and that the Duke depairtit frome hir
factioun, sche ceassit not contynewallie to cry, that the Priour socht
to mak him self King; and sua not onlie to depryve his sister to mak him
selff King, bot alssua to defraude the Lordis Duikeis Grace and his
housse: bot foirseing ane storme, sche began to seik ane new wynd.)

"Sche farther willit, to offer the way-sending of the men of weir,
gif the former suspitioun could be removit. Sche lamentit the
trubill that appeirit to follow gif the mater sould lang stand in
debait. Sche promeist hir faithfull laubouris for reconciliatioun,
and requyreit the samyn of him; requiring farther, faith, favour,
and kyndnes, towartis his Sister; and to adverteise for his pairt
quhat he desyreit, with promeise that he mycht obtene quhat he
plesit to desyre, &c."

To this letter and creddeit, the said Lord James answerit as followis:--

"PLEISE YOURE GRACE,

"I resavit your Hienes writting, and have hard the creddeit of the
beirar; and fynding the busynes of sick importance, that
daingerouse it war to gif haistie answer, and alssua your
petitionis ar sua, that with my honour I can nott answer thame
privatlie be my selff: I have thocht guid to delay the same till
that I may have the jugement of the haill Counsall. For this poynt
I will not conceil