war restored be armes, thei
notwithstanding never being called nor convict in any cryme. And
farder, that samyn tyme did thrust in upoun the headis of the
inhabitantis of the said towne Provest and Baillies, against all
ordour of electioun; as laitlie, in this last moneth of September,
sche had done in the townes of Edinburgh and Jedburgh, and diverse
utheris plaices, in manifest[998] oppressioun of our liberties.
Last of all, declairing her evill mynd toward the Nobilitie,
commountie,[999] and haill natioun, hes brocht in strangearis, and
dalie pretendis to bring in grettar force of the samyn; pretending
ane manifest conqueast of our native rowmes and countree, as the
deid it self declaires: in sa far as sche heaving brocht in the
saidis strangearis, but ony advise of the said Counsall and
Nobilitie, and contrair thair expresse mynd send to her Grace in
writt, hes plaicet and planted her saidis strangearis in ane of the
principall townis and portis of the realme, sending continewallie
for grettar forces, willing thairby to suppress the commoun-weall,
and libertie of our native countree, to mak us and our posteritie
slaves to strangearis for ever: Whiche, as it is intollerable in
commoun-wealthis and free cuntreis, sa is it verray prejudiciall to
our Soverane Ladye, and her airis quhatsumever, in caise our
Soverane Lord deceise butt airis of hir Grace's persone; and to
perfurneise hir wicked interpises,[1000] consavit (as appeiris) of
inveterat malice against our cuntree and natioun, causes (but any
consent or advise of the Counsall and Nobilitie) cunzie
layit-money, sa base, and of sick quantitie, that the hole realme
shalbe depauperat, and all traffique with forane nationis evertit
thairby; And attour, her Grace places and manteanes, contrair the
pleasour of the Counsall of this realme, are strangear in ane of
the greattest offices of credite within this realme, that is, in
keaping of the Great Seall[1001] thairof, quhairintill great
parrellis may be ingenerat to the commoun-weall and libertie
thairof: [SN: HIR DOUGHTER FOLLOWED THE SAME; FOR TO DAVY WAS
DELIVERED THE GREATT SEALL.[1002]] And farder, laitlie send the
said Great Seall furth of this realme be the said strangeare,
contrair the advise of the said Counsall, to what effect God
kna