the Castell of Brochty, put furth the keiparis thairof: immediatlie
came fra the said Duike to hir Grace unluikit for, ane writing,
beside many uther,[962] compleneand of the fortificatioun of the
said toun of Leith, in hurt of the ancient inhabitantis thairof,
brether of the said Congregatioun, quhairof he than professit him
self ane member; and albeit that the beirar of the said writting
was ane unmeitt messinger in ane mater of sick consequence, yitt
hir Grace direc[ted] to him twa personeis of guid creddeit and
reputatioun with answer, offerrand, gif he wald caus ane mendis be
maid for that quhilk was commitit aganeis the lawis of the realme,
to do further nor could be cravit of reassone, and to that effect
to draw sum conference, quhilk for inlaik of him and his collegis,
tuik no end. [SN: GOD HES PURGEIT HIS PEPILL OF THAT FALSE
ACCUSATIOUN.] Nochttheles thay continewallie sensyne contynewis in
thair doingis, usurping the Authoratie, commanding and chargeing
free Borrowis to cheise Provestis and officiaris of thair nameing,
and to assyst to thame in the purpoise thay wald be att; and thatt
thay will nocht suffer provisioun to be brocht for sustentatioun of
hir Graceis housseis; and greit pairt hes sa planelie sett asyde
all reverence and humanitie, quhairby everie man may knaw that it
is na mater of religioun, bot ane plane usurpatioun of authoratie,
and na dout bot sempill men, of gude zeall in tymeis bigane,
thairwith falslie hes bene desavit. Bot as to the Queneis Grace
pairt, God, quha knawis the secreitis of all hartis, weill kennis,
and the warld sall see be experience, that the fortificatioun of
Leith was devisit for na uther purpoise bot for recourse to hir
Hienes and hir cumpany, in caise thay war persewit. Quhairfoir, all
gud subjectis that hes the feir of God in thair hartis, will not
suffer thame selffis be sick vaine perswatiouns to be led away from
thair dew obedience, bot will assist in defence of thair Soveraneis
quarrel aganeis all sick as will persew the same wrangouslie.
Thairfoir, hir Grace ordaneis the officiaris of armeis to pas to
the Mercat-Croceis of all heid Borrowis of this realme, and thair
be oppin proclamatioun command and charge all and sundrie the
liegeis thairof, that nane of thame tak upoun hand to put thame
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