〈…〉 to til th● 〈…〉ed 〈…〉 appeared be his innuin 〈…〉 practi 〈…〉 〈…〉 e or twentie yeirs past , and maist speci 〈…〉 y sic a 〈…〉 1588. quhairin sa greit a prouision wes maid 〈…〉 〈…〉 quest , 〈…〉 e that was necessary , not only for helping thame to ouercome , 〈…〉 ●●ewise 〈…〉 e there , after their victory , as nombers of Monks , Fryars , Priests , and 〈…〉 tes of 〈…〉 corrupted Religion , and also Wiuis , Barnis , with all kind of Houshold gear ●●d plen 〈…〉 g.

〈…〉 d God of his infinite gudenes , be his michtie power , and na wayes be the arme o●●an , to 〈…〉ous interprise at that time , making the windes his messengers , to scatter and d 〈…〉 y that 〈…〉 aration for Conquest : ȝit hes not this ouerthrow in ony wayes diminished the said 〈…〉 gs co 〈…〉 〈…〉 warne from his former attempts , bot be the contrary , the gretnes of his losse , hes sa●…●…udned 〈…〉 s of reuenge , as he hes euer sensyne bendit his haill wittis , and imployed all his powe●… how to 〈…〉 greitest faird Ineuitable to all his enimies , and for that cause hes he appointed this 〈…〉 t sum 〈…〉 〈…〉 od of time for perfyting of that greit purpose .

〈…〉 till this his pretendit conquest , in case it succeedit ( as God forbid ) micht cary with it to t●e estate 〈…〉 e it to the consideration of ony Scottis-man , that is not blindit with his buddis , how sa g●eit and 〈…〉 h , of nature , euer giuen to conquering , professing ȝea the onely patrone of that tyranique & bludy 〈…〉 ectly opposite to that truth , quhilk in the greit mercies of God we professe , can becum our neerest 〈…〉 dit by Seas , or any vther impediment , without the emenent hazard of our vtter thraldom baith ●he subuersion of our Crowne and Estate , and the redacting of this haill Natioun ( sa lang free ) in 〈…〉 , The accustomit fortune of al the Cuntries that are be force brocht vnder his dominioun●

●●●sideration of this sa greit and imminent perrell mooued vs of laite , not onely by publicke ●●ocla 〈…〉 〈…〉 ne all our gude subiects hereof , To command them to be in a rendines , and for that 〈…〉 se to 〈…〉 er vpon the secund of Februarie nixt , but besides that , to haue taken , as we daily take 〈…〉 nair 〈…〉 person , for reforming the lang disorderit estate of our Cuntrie , aswel be restoring the due 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 Law , in punishing of the Hornaris and al vtheris contempnars thairof , as by giuing ordo 〈…〉 ●or a 〈…〉ing out be the roote , the haill disorderit deadly Feids and bluidy enimities within our rea 〈…〉 e , A 〈…〉 to this onely Cuntrie hes euer bene miserably subiect , as ane abuse not knowne or named 〈…〉 ony 〈…〉 of the world . To the end , that hauing once our haill kingdome be this meanes brocht fully ●nder 〈…〉 peace and quietnes amangst themselues , we micht be the mair able to resist the common en●mie , 〈…〉 ●●ot only defend our so ancient liberties , bot micht all like wayes concurre with our Neicht●ours 〈…〉ing of this Ile from the tyranny of Strangers .

〈…〉 ure of all people is sik , and specially of the people of our awin Nation : That although they ap 〈…〉 deiply ony imminent danger that thay are forewarned of : ȝit lang Intermissioun of ●●n●…ulis 〈…〉 their former zealous feruencie to turne in a sluggish slawnes . Thairfoir seeing God h●s ap〈…〉 ●he greit Captaine of our people in time of weire , as their Gouernor in time of peace . It 〈◊〉 our 〈…〉 Allarum quhen time 〈…〉 That al our gude subiects may in due time be vpon thair gu●rdis 〈…〉 of new agane , to waken thame vp by this our present Proclamatioun , renewing h●reby 〈…〉 ●●mmaunding expresly be thir presents , all our good subiects , as thay tender the weill of ●●air 〈…〉 es , and the libertie thairof , our obedience , the liberty and saiftie of the haill common w●●lth 〈…〉 iis , Barnis and Families of euery ane of thame in particular : That on the ane side 〈…〉 ay 〈…〉tions by Musters , or otherwayes according as our former Proclamations hes pres 〈…〉ed 〈…〉 ther part , that thay rander sic due reuerence and obedience vnto the Law , as becomes 〈…〉 de 〈…〉 de thair base and barbarous particular quarrels , to the honourable and worthy pu 〈…〉 ict 〈…〉 maid a princely bow , neuer to cease while we haue that barbaritie of Feidis vtter 〈…〉 ●er 〈…〉 〈…〉 laine party agains al and quhat sumeuer that dare oppone thameselues to that gude 〈…〉 er 〈…〉 t errand . Let vs abhorre the beastly Indianis , whose vnworthy particulers made the 〈…〉 ay 〈…〉 ●●biection & slauery vnder the Spanȝeartis , and let vs prease to resemble the worthy anc 〈…〉ent 〈…〉 tred thair commonweill to thair awin particulars , bot euen to thair awin proper li●…es 〈…〉 paine amongst his vther politique deuises , for aduancing of this his interprise , hes ●it 〈…〉 and practiquit diuers of our vnruly bordours , vnder pretext of ald inimities and pikkis 〈…〉 s , To make opin Incursions be way of hostilitie vpon our neichtbour cuntry , and 〈…〉 staying of our common concurrance against the common enemie . OVR WIL IS 〈…〉 and commaundis : That incontinent thir our Letter ● sene yee pas , and in our 〈…〉 charge , first in general all our subiects , Inhabitants of our bordours , not only 〈…〉 ity aganis the opposit bordours of England , but farder to maintene , and in 〈…〉 towardis thame , that happy amitie inuiolably continued betwixt vs 〈…〉 our Raignes , as the neirnes of blude betwixt our twa-Persons , The 〈…〉 of Amitie that can binde trew Christians ) and the likenes in lan 〈…〉 all the contrauenaris heirof , That thay sall be repute & haldin 〈…〉 the trew Religioun and estate of their natiue King and Cuntrie , and 〈…〉 cts . And in speciall , That yee commaund and charge the Wardens & 〈…〉 England . To take diligent care and trauell euery ane within thair awin of 〈…〉 c●arge , that quietnes & gude neichtoorhed with England may precisely be keipit 〈…〉 se and punish als carefully & rigorously the insolence of the contrauenars heirof , as 〈…〉 vpon our awin subiects : As thay will answer to vs vpon thair offices and vp 〈…〉 that heirupon may ensew : And that they make the opposite Wardens and Offi●●●●●quainted with our order and intention in the premisse , as yee will answer to vs thair 〈…〉 〈…〉 commit to you coniunctly & seuerally our full power be thir our Letters , deliuering them 〈…〉 e againe to the bearer .