l frome youre Grace, that amangis us thair is ane
solempnit aith, that nane of us sall trafique with youre Grace
secreitlie; nether yitt that any of us sall mak ane [ad]dress for
him selff particularlie; quhilk aith, for my pairt, I purpoise to
keip inviolatit to the end. Bot quhan the rest of the Nobillmen
sall convene, I sall leif nathing that lyis in my power undone that
may mak for the quyetnes of this pure realme, providing that the
glorie of Christ Jesus be nott hinderit by oure concord. And gif
youre Grace sall be found sua tractabill as now ye offer, I doutt
nott to obteyne of the rest of my brethren sick favouris towartis
youre service, as youre Grace sall have just occatioun to stand
content. For God I tak to record, that in this actioun I have
nether socht, nether yitt seikis, any uther thing than Godis glorie
to encrease, and the libertie of this pure[957] realm to be
mentenit. Farther, I have schawin to youre messinger quhat thingis
have myslykeit me in youre proceidingis, evin frome sick ane hart
as I wald wysche to God ye and all men did knaw. And this with
hartlie commendatioun of service to youre Grace, I hartlie commit
your Hienes to the eternall protectioun of the Omnipotent.

"At Sanctandrois, the first of October.
(_Sic subscribitur_,)
"Your Graceis humyll and obedient servitour,
J. ST."[958]

This answer resaivet, sche raigeit as hypocrasie usis, quhan it is
prickit; and persaving that sche could nott wirk quhat sche wald at the
handis of men particularie, sche sett furth ane Proclamatioun,
universallie to be proclameit, in the tennour as followis:--

"Forsamekle as it is understand to the Queneis Grace, that the Duke
of Chastellerault hes laitlie directit his missyveis in all pairtis
of this realme, makand mentioun that the Frensche men lait arryvit,
with thair wyffis and bairneis, ar [begunne][959] to plant in
Leith, to the rewyne of the commun-welth, quhilk he and his
pairttakeris will not pas ower with patient behalding, desyring to
knaw quhat will be everie manis pairt; and that the fortificatioun
of Leith is[960] ane purpoise devysit in France, and that thairfoir
Monsieur de La Broche and the Bischop of Amiance ar cumit in this
cuntrey; ane thing sa vaine and untrew, t