sche had done befoir,
thei required that he should be more moderat then to dampne thame whose
conscience he knew nott." And this was the end of the travaill for that
tyme, after that he had trubled the conscience of many godlie and qwiet
personis. For he and other who war her hyred postes, ceassed nott to
blaw in the earis of all man, that the Quene wes hevelie done to; that
sche required nothing bot obedience to her Doghtter; that sche was
content that the trew religioun should go fordwarde, and that all abuses
should be abolished; and be this meane thei broght a gruge and divisioun
amang our selfis. For many (and our brethrene of Lowthiane especiallie)
began to murmur, that we soght another thing than religioun, and so
ceassed to assist us certane dayis, after that we wer cumed to
Edinburgh, whiche we did according to the former diet, the 16 day of
October. This grudge and truble amangis our selfis was not reased by the
foirsaid Maister Robert[989] onlye, bot by those pestilentis whome
befoir we have expressed, and Maister James Balfour especiallie, whose
vennemouse tounges against God and his trew religioun, as thei deserve
punishement of men, so shall thei not escheap Godis vengeance, onless
that spedelie thei reapent.

[SN: THE SECOUND ADMONITIOUN TO THE QUENE REGENT.]

After our cuming to Edinburgh the day foirnamed, we assembled in
counsall, and determined to geve new advertisement to the Quenis Grace
Regent, of our Conventioun, and in suche sorte; and so with commoun
consent we send unto her our requeast, as followis:--

"[MADAME,][990]

"It will pleise your Grace reduce to your remembrance, how at our
last Conventioun at Hammyltoun, we required your Hienes, in our
maist humbill maner, to desist from the fortifeing of this town of
Leyth, then interprysed and begone, quhilk appeared to us (and yitt
does) ane entree to ane conqueist, and overthrow to our liberties,
and altogidder against the lawis and custumes of this realme,[991]
seing it was begune, and yit continewis, without any advise and
consent of the Nobilitie and Counsall of this realme. Quhaifoir
now, as of befoir, according to our dewitie to our commoun-wealth,
we most humelie requyre your Grace to caus your strangearis and
soldiouris whatsumever to departe of the said town of Leyth, and
maik the same patent, not onlye to the inhabitantis, bot also to
all Scottishmen, our Soveran