# 9519 {Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, W Register House, PA 2/3, f13r - f15v} 4820322 0 0 X {~f13r~} {(*PREDICTO XXIJ^O DIE MENSIS *MARCIJ QUInTO DIE *PARLIAMENTI ANTEDICTI(} {(*ANNO DomiNI &Cetera \ *LXXXJ^O *ET *REGNI *SUPREMI DomiNI NostRJ(} {(*REGIS XXIJ^O *PRESENtibus EODdem DomiNO NostRO *REGE & TRIBUS \(} {(*STATIBus SUI REGNI *HEC ACTA QUE IMMEDIATE SEQUnTUR FACTA FUERANT ET(} {(APPRO\BATA PER EOSDEM IN PARLIAMENnTO PRESCRIPTO(} {\\} {=Rec Edn P 138.C2=} {37} *OURE SOUERANE *LORD THE *KING AND *T*HE THRE *E*S*TAITIS OF HIS *REALME BEING GA*DERIT {\} AND ASSEMBLIT IN THIS PRreseNT PARLIAMENT HAS VNDIRSTANDIN AND KNAWIS WELE THAT {\} THIS InSTAnT WERE jS MOVIT APON~ OURE SOUERANE LORD AND HIS *REALME {,} AGANE THE {\} WILL MYNDE & ENTENCIOUN~ OF HIS HIENES {,} QUHILK SEND HIS WRITING WITH A HERALD {\} & PERSEWANT {,} OFFERAND TO HAUE MADE FOR HIS PARTE {,} A *REDRESSs OF ALL ATTEmPTAT {\} DONE AGANE THE TREW-IS {,} THAT STUDE FOR THE TYME {,} *SA THAT SIMYLABiLE & SIC-LIKE {,} {\} MICHT HAUE BENE HAD {,} *AND THAREFTIR THE SAIDis HERALD & PERSEWANT BEING {\} LANG HALDIN AND TARYIT IN jNGLAND {,} BE THE *REVARE *EDWARD CALLAND HIM KING {\} OF jNGLAND {,} THAI WAR SEND AGANE BUT ANSUERE {,} OWYer IN WOURD OR WRIT {,} jN {\} *LICHTLYING OF OURE SOUERANE LORD {,} AND OF THE SAIDE *RESSONABLE~ DESIR-IS {,} QUHILK {\} WAS ALANerLY TO HAUE HAD PECE {,} AND TO HAUE KEPIT HIS TREWIS {,} AS APPERIT {\} WELE EFTIR THE HAME+ +CUmM+YN~ OF THE SAIDis HERALD AND PERSEWANT QUHEN YARe {\} WAS ANE HOIST OF THE HALE GRETE POWERE OF *SCOTLAND GADERIT TO HAUE PAST {\} FOR THE RESISTENCE & jNVASIOUN~ OF OURE ENNEMYIS OF jNGLAND {,} *OURE SOUERANE {\} *LORD AT THE *REQUEIST AND MONYCIONiS OF OURE HALY FAIDer THE PAPIS BULLIS {,} SCHEWIn {\} TO HIM IN THE TYME {,} *SKALIT HIS GRETE HOIST {,} jN HOPE AND TRAIST Y^T HIS ENNE\MYIS SULD HAUE BENE IN LIKE WISE OBEDIENT TO OURE HALY FAIDIR {,} VNDIR THE-QUHILK {\} TRAIST {,} AND BE SKALING OF YE POWERE FORESAIDE {,} THARE WAS INCONTINEnT GRETE {\} BYRNYNGis HERESCHIP AND DISTRUCTIOUN~ DONE APON~ OURE SAIDE SOUERAIn *LORD {\} HIS *REALME & *LIEGIS *AND NOCHTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS {,} HIS HIE MAIESTEE {\} zIT DESIRIS AND WALD HAUE PECE {,} *SA THAT jT MICHT BE HAD ACCORDING {\} TO THE WOURESCHIP AND HONOURE OF HIS HIENES {,} AND HIS *REALME BE YE {\} SICHT OF HIS SAIDE THRE ESTAITis {,} AS HIS EXCELLENCE HAS NOW OFFERIT {\} THE SAMMYN~ {\\} {~f13v~} *A*N*D BECAUS jT IS VERRALY TRAISTIT AND SUPPONIT {,} THAT THE SAIDE *REVARE {\} *EDWARDE {,} THROU BIRNAND AVERICE {,} AND FOR FALS *REIF AND CONQUEIST {,} {\} *NOCHT DREDAND GOD NOR THE EFFUSIOUN~ OF CriSTIN BLUDE {,} NOR HAVAND RESPECT {\} OR *REMEMBRANCE {,} THAT HE WAS OBLIST AND SWORNE TO HAUE KEPIT THE {\} TREWIS FORESAIDE *BOT POSTPONAND THE BAND OF HIS LAWTEE & HONOURE {\} THAT HE SULD HAUE HAD {,} jS ALUTerLY SET TO conTINEW IN THIS WERE {,} THAT HE {\} HAS MOVIT AND BEGUnNYN~ {,} AND BE ALL HIS POWERE TENDIS AND SCHAPIS TO {\} jNVAID & DISTROYE {,} AND IN-SA-FER AS HE MAY TO CONQUEST THIS *REALME {\} *THE THRE ESTAITis FORESAIDE HAS THAREFORE HERTFULLY OF YARE AVN~ FREE {\} WILL~ {,} GRANTIT & PROMITTIT TO OURE SAIDE SOUERANE LORD {,} TO *REMANE {\} & ABIDE {,} AT THE COmMAND OF HIS HIENES {,} WITH THARE PERSONiS AND ALL YARe {\} SUBSTAnCE OF *LANDIS & GUDIS {,} {=Rec Edn P 139.C1=} jN THE DEFENCE OF HIS MASTE NOBiLE PERSOUN~ {\} HIS SUCCESSIOUN~ *REALME & LIEGis {,} AS THAI AND THARE FORBEARIS {,} HAS OF ALL {\} TYMES DONE OF-BEFORE {\\} {38} *OURE SOUERANE LORD NOW KNAWAND AND VNDIRSTANDAND WELE {,} THE GRETE {\} AFFECTIOUN~ & HERTFULL LUFE {,} BUT DISSIMILACIOUN~ {,} THAT HIS PRELATis LORDis {\} BARONiS {,} AND ALL VYerIS HIS LIEGIS SPiritUALE AND TEMPerALE {,} HAS TO HIS PerSON~ {,} {\} HE HAS NOW SCHEWIN AND DECLARIT HIS MYNDE OPINLY {,} THAT HIS MAIESTEE {\} SALL WITH HELP OF GOD {,} AND WITH GUDE AND TREW conSALE OF HIS PreLATIS {\} LORDIS & WISE DISCRETE PERSONiS {,} GER jUSTICE BE EVINLY MInSTERIT TO ALL HIS LIEGis {,} AND APPLY HIM {,} TO THE PUTTIN OF GUDE *REULL IN ALL PARTIS OF HIS {\} *REALME {,} TO YE COmMON~ PROFFIT AND GUDE THAREOF {,} QUHARETHROU ALL HIS TREW LIEGIS {,} SAL HAUE CAUSs {,} TO BE OF GUDE comFORT {,} & TAKE conSOLACIOUN~ & {\} CURAGE {,} TO THE GRETE DISCONFORT & conFOUNDING OF HIS ENNEMYIS & OF ALL {\} FALS TRATOURis AND VNTREW HERT-IS {\\} {39} *A*N*D FOR THE *RESISTING AND AGANE+ +STAND+ING OF THE SAIDE *REVARE {\} *EDWARDE {,} QUHILK SCHAPIS TO jNVAID THIS *REALME WITH~ GRETE {\} ARMEY AND POWERE {,} BAITH BE SEY AND *LAND {,} jT IS AVISIT & SENE PROFFI\TABiLE {,} BE OURE SOUERANE LORD AND THE THRE ESTAITis {,} YAT ALL DELIGEnCE LAUBOURE & SOLICITACIOUN~ POSSIBiLE BE HAD {,} TO GET KNAULAGE & VNDIRSTAn\DING {,} OF THE conSALE AND DISPOSICIOUN~ OF YE SAID *REVARE *EDWARD {\} OF jNGLAND *AND QUHAT TYME HE SCHAIPIS TO jNVAID YIS *REALME {\} {~f14r~} OWYer IN PROPIR PERSOUN~ {,} OR BE HIS WARDANIS *AND IN THE MENE THAT LettRES {\} BE WriTIN {,} TO ALL SerEFFIS {,} CHARGEING ALL OURE SOUERANE LORDIS *LIEGis {,} TO BE {\} REDY WITH~ CERTANE DAYIS VICTALIS {,} TO CUm WELE ABILzEIT FOR WERE {,} TO HIS HIENES" {\} IN ALL POSSIBiLE HAIST EFTIR AS THAI SAL+ +BE CHARGIT {,} *AND TO CAUSs WAPInSCHAWINGis TO BE HALDIN EUerY XV DAYIS *AND BOUNDIS TO BE LYmMIT APON~ THE SEY COIST {,} EUerY {\} VJ MYLE OF *LENTH {,} AND A MYLE OF BREID {,} AND CAPITANIS TO BE LYmMIT EUerY VJ MYLE {,} {\} TO GADIR THE CUnTRE {,} AND TO AWAYTE THAReUPPOUN~ {,} QUHEN YARE IS NA GRETE HOISTInG" {\} BE LAND *AND THAN ALL PERSONiS IN GENERALL {,} TO CUm THARETO *AND THAT AL PerSONiS {\} WITHIN THAI BOUNDis {,} GEIF jT SALL HAPPIN OURE ENNEMYIS TO jNVAID THE REALME BE {\} SEY IN THAI PARTIS TO BE REDY FOR THE *RESISTING & jNPUGNACIOUN~ OF YAME {,} *SA {\} THAT GEIF THE SAIDE *REVARE *EDWARD HAPPInNIS TO CUM IN PROPIR PERSOUN~ {,} TO BE {\} *RESISTIT BE OURE SOUerANE LORD IN PROPer PERSOUN~ {,} AND WITH~ YE HALE BODY OF THE {\} *REALME {,} TO LEYF AND DEE WITH HIS HIENES IN HIS DEFENCE {,} *AND GEIF YE SAIDE {\} *REVARE SENDIS WARDANIS {,} THAI TO BE *RESISTIT BE WARDANIS & LIEUTEnNANDis STUFFIT WITH SUFFICIENT POWERE {,} ACCORDING FOR THE TYME {\\} {40} *A*N*D BECAUS THE *CURROURIS HAS BENE AND AR SLEUTHFULL {,} IN THE PreseNTACIOUN~ & GEVIN {\} OF OURE SOUERANE LORDIS LettRES {,} TO THE LORDIS AND SerEFFIS QUHAM TO THAI AR DIREKIT {,} {\} HIS HIENES HAS ORDANIT {,} THAT INCONTINEnT EFTIR THAT LettREz BE WriTIN {,} OWYer VNDer PriUE\*SELE OR SIGNETE {,} THAT THARE SAL+ +BE LYmMIT A SUFFICIENT PERSOUN~ OF HIS THESAURARY {,} TO {\} *RESSAVE THAME STUFFIT WITH MONEY TO MAK THE EXPENSIS {,} {=Rec Edn P 139.C2=} OF THE PERSONiS {.} {\} BERARIS OF THE SAIDE LettRES {,} QUHILKis SAL+ +BE AUTENTIK PERSONiS {,} AND WELE HORSIT {\} MEn {,} TO WARNE HIS LIEGis IN THE FERREST PARTIS OF THE *REALME {,} BEFORE VYerIS Y^T AR NERRARE {\\} {41} j*TEM AS TWICHING THE *RESISTING AND STAYNCHING OF THE TRESOUN~ OF THE TRATOur {\} jAMES OF *DOWGLACE QUHILK IS NOW CUmMYNG TO THE BORDOURis {,} jT IS GRAnTIT {\} & ORDANIT BE OURE SOUerANE LORD AND THE THRE ESTAITis FOR THE {\} CAUSs ABONE EXPreMIT {\} *THAT GENerALE PROCLAMACIOUN~ BE MADE {,} THAT QUHATSUmEUIR PERSOUN~ OR PerSONiS {\} THAT WIL SLA OR BRING {,} YE SAIDE jAMES PERSOUN~ {,} TO HIS HIENES SAL HAUE {\} THAREFORE {,} AND BE INFEFT HERETABiLY IN j^C MarKis WORTH OF LAND {,} AND ALS HAUE j^M MarKis OF MONEY OF THE *REALME {,} AND SAL YarEFTIR STAND IN LUFE & TENDerNES TO HIS GUDE GRACE {\} IN ALL TYME CUmMYNG *AND FOR THE SLAYING TAKIN OR BRINGIN TO HIS HIENES {,} OF {\} ONY TRATOURe BEING W^T HIM {,} CUmMYn OF GENTILL BLUDE {,} THARE SAL+ +BE PAYIT XX LI~ {\} *AND FOR A zEMAn MAn X LI~ *AND QUHATSUmEUIR PerSONiS {,} THAT NOW ASSISTIS TO YE {\} SAIDE TRATOURe *DOUGLACE {,} THAT WILL W^TIN XXIIIJ DAYIS {,} CUm TO OURe SOUERANE {\} *LORD {,} AND BYDE AT THE FAITH AND *LAWTEE OF HIS HIENES {,} SAL HAUE FULL REmISSIOUN~ {\} {~f14v~} AND FORGEIFNES {,} OF ALL TRESSOUN~ AND VTHIR TRESPASSs {,} comMITTIT BE YAIm OF TYME {\} BI+ +GANE *AND QUHAI-Y^T WILL NOCHT CUm {,} WITHIN THE TYME ABONE EXPreMYT {,} SAL NEUer BE *RESSAVIT TO FAUOURis NOR GRACE *AND ALS TO PROCLAME Y^T GENerAL {\} *RESPITT AND *REMISSIOUN~ SAL+ +BE GEVIN TO ALL BORDOURARis & VYer PERSONiS {,} OF YE {\} *REALME {,} THAT HAS comMITTIT ONY TRESSOUN~ OR TRESPASSs IN TYME BI+ +GANE {,} *EX\CEPT YE PERSONS~ THAT PLESIS HIS HIENES TO EXCEP *THAT IS TO SAY THE {\} TRATOURis jAMES OF *DOUGLACE {,} ALEXR"-jARDING Ss^R *RICHARD-HOLLAND AND {\} MAISTer PATriK-HALIBURTOUN~ PREISTis {,} AND VTHIR SIC-LIKE TRATOURis THAT AR {\} SWORNE jNGLISsMEn AND *REMANYS IN jNGLAND {\\} {42} *A*L*S*A THE THRE ESTAITis {,} NOW conSIDERAND AND VNDIRSTANDAND {,} THE HONORABiLE {\} AND *CURAGEOUS OPINIOUN~ {,} OF OURE SOUerANE *LORD {,} jN THE HALDING VP OF {\} THE TOVN~ OF BERWIK {,} AND THE GRETE COST AND EXPENSs THAT HIS HIENES HAS {\} MADE {,} IN THE FORTIFYING STRENTHING & BIGGIN {,} OF THE WALLIS OF YE SAmMYn {\} & *REParACIOUN~ OF THE CASTELL {,} AND STUFFING YAREOF BE ARTILzERY {,} *AND ALS {\} THE GRETE CHARGE & COIST {,} YAT HIS MAIESTEE HAS NOW TAKIN APON~ HIM {,} {\} TO HALD & LAY ON~ HIS AVN~ EXPEnSs GARNYSOUN~ OF V^C MEn OF WERE {,} IN THE {\} SAIDE TOVN~ {,} FOR THE KEPING & DEFENS YarOF {,} TO YE GRETE HONOur & PROFFIT {\} OF YE *REALME {,} AND HARME & SKAITH~ TO OURE ENNEMYIS {,} *THE SAIDE {\} ESTAITis OF YARe AVN~ FREE WILL {,} HAS {\} GRAnTIT TO OURE SOUERANE *LORD TO SEND {\} & WAGE ON~ YARe EXPENSs VJ^C MEn OF WERE {,} TO BE LAYD IN GARNYSOUN {\} IN PLACis VNDIR+ +WRIT+In ON~ THE BORDOURIS {,} FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE SAmMYN~ {,} {\} & *RESISTING OF OURE SAIDE ENNEMYIS {,} *AND THE SOVME THAT SAL+ +BE PAYIT TO {\} YARE WAGis {,} SAL+ +BE DEVIDIT & GEVIN BE THE THRE ESTAITis {,} EFTIR THE {\} FORME OF YE ALD VSE AND conSUETUDE OF DIVISIOUN~ MADE OF-BEFORe {,} YAT {\} jS TO SAY XIJ^X^X OF MEn OF WERE TO BE FURNYST BE THE CLERGY {,} XIJ^X^X {\} BE THE BARONiS VJ^X^X BE THE BUROWIS {,} AND TO ENTIR IN THE PLACis VNDer+ +WriT+IN {\} THAT {=Rec Edn P 140.C1=} IS TO SAY THE GARNYSOUN~ ON~ THE BORDOURis THE FIRST DAY OF THE {\} MONETH OF MAIJ {,} AND FRA THINE-FURTH~ TO *REMANE TO YE comPLETING OF THRE MONETHIS *AND THE GARNYSOUN~ FOReSAID TO ENTer IN BERWIC {,} THE {\} FIRST DAY OF jUNIJ AND FRA THINE-FURTH~ TO *REMAIn FOR THRE MONETHIS {,}\\ {~f15r~} j*T*E*M jT IS ORDANIT {,} THAT YE SAIDE MEn OF WERE {,} SAL+ +BE *LAYD IN THE PLACis EFTer FOLOWInG {,} {\} THAT IS TO SAY IN BERWIC {,} V^C AS SAIDE IS {,} OF YE-QUHILKis {,} THARE SAL+ +BE EUer IJ^C *REDY {\} TO VSCH~ AT YE comMAND OF THE WARDANE OF YE EST MarCHIS {,} & HIS LIEUTEnNANDis {,} & {\} OBEY TO YAIm AND RIDE ALSs OFT AS THAI SAL+ +BE CHARGIT {,} jTEM TO BE LAYD IN BLACATer {,} {\} XX MEn AND IN *WEDerBURN~ XX {.} AND IN HUME~ {,} *LX {,} jTEM ON~ THE MYDDIL MarCHIS {\} jN CESFURDE *LX jN jEDWORTH LX {.} jN ORMYSTOUN~ XX {.} jN EGAReSTOUN~ XX {.} jN COK\LAW XX {.} jN DOLPHInSTOUN~ XX {.} jTEM IN YE *ERMTAGE j^C MEn QUHILK SAL+ +BE {\} *REDY TO SUPPORT BAITH YE MYDDIL AND THE *WEST BORDOURis IN TYME OF NEDE {,} {\} AND AS YAI SAL+ +BE WARNIT & CHARGIT jTEM ON~ THE WEST BORDOURis {,} jN LOCH\MABANE j^C MEn jN CASTELMYLK XL MEn jN *ANNAND XL MEn {,} jN BELLIS-TOURe XX MEn {\\} j*T*E*M OF THE J^C MEn OF WERE {,} THAT SAL LY IN BLACATer *WEDerBURN~ & HUME~ {,} {\} jAMES OF BORTHWIK SONE TO YE LORD BORTHWIK {,} TO BE *CAPITANE AND HE {\} TO CHEISs YE SAIDE j^C MEn SIC AS HE WIL ANSUERe FOR TO YE KINGis HIENES {\} *AND IN LIKE WISE HE TO CHEISs & DEPUTE TWA GENTILMEn TO BE CAPITANYS VNDer {\} HIM ANE TO *REMANE IN BLACATer {,} AND ANE IN *WEDerBURN~ {,} & HIM-SELF TO *REMAIn {\} In HUME~ jTEM OF YE MYDDIL MarCH {,} jN CESFURDE ORMYSTOUN~ & EGAReSTOUN~ {\} THE LARDE OF EDMOnSTOUN~ TO BE CAPITANE {,} AND TO CHEISs YE j^C MEn AS SAIDE IS {\} & TO CHEISs AND DEPUTE TWA *CAPITANYS VNDer HIM {,} AND HIm-SELF TO REMAIn {\} IN ANE OF YE SAIDE THRE PLACis {,} AND THE-TOYer TWA {