t sche wald neather maik that Toun
patent, neather yitt send any man away, bot as sche thocht
expedient. Sche accused the Duik of violating his promeise: Sche
maid long protestatioun of her love towardis the commoun-wealth of
Scotland; and in the end commanded, that under pane of treassone,
all assistaris to the Duke and unto us, should departe from the
toune of Edinburgh."[995]

This answer receaved, credite heard, preconceaved malice sufficientlie
espyed, consultatioun was tacken what was expedient to be done. And for
the first it was concluded, that the Herauld should be stayed till
farder determinatioun should be tacken.

[SN: THE ORDOUR OF THE SUSPENSIOUN OF THE QUEIN REGENT, FROM
AUTHORITIE WITHIN SCOTLAND.]

The haill Nobilitie, Baronis, and Broughes, then present, wer commanded
to convene in the Tolbuyth of Edinburgh, the same xxj day of October,
for deliberatioun of these materis. Whare the hole caus being exponed by
the Lord Ruthven, the questioun was proponed, "Whetther sche that so
contempteouslie refuissed the most humill requeist of the borne
Counsallouris of the realm, being also bott a Regent, whose pretenses
threatned the boundage of the hole commoun-wealth, awght to be sufferred
so tyrannouslie to impyre above tham?" And because that this questioun
had nott bene befoir disputed in open assemblie, it was thoght
expedient that the judgement of the Preachearis should be required; who
being called and instructed in the caise, Johne Willok, who befoir had
susteaned the burthen of the Churche in Edinburgh, commanded[996] to
speik, maid discourse, as followeth, affirmyng:--

[SN: THE DISCOURSE OF JOHNE WILLOCK.]

"First, That albeit Magistratis be Goddes ordinance, having of him
power and authoritie, yitt is not thair power so largelie extended,
but that is bounded and limited by God in his word.

"And Secundarlie, That as subjectis ar commanded to obey thair
magistratis, so ar magistratis commanded to geve some dewitie to
the subjectis; so that God by his word, hes prescribed the office
of the one and of the other.

"Thridlie, That albeit God hath appointed magistratis his
lievtennentis on earth, and hes honored thame with his awin title,
calling thame goddis, that yitt he did never so establess any, but
that for just causses thei mycht have bene depryved.

"Fourtlie, That in deposing of Princes, and those that