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  • Schir George Dowglass, togither with all the Kinges Sonnes, and diverse baronis and gentillmen of ecclesiasticall estait, the Bischope of

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  • In this meantyme came the assured word, first, that the King of France was hurt, and after, that he was dead [861] whiche, albeit it aucht to have put hir in mynd of hir awin estait and wicked interprise: for he that same tyme, in the fulnes of his glorie, (as sche hir self useth to speak,) had determined most crewell persecutioun aganis the sanctis of

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  • But his hypochrisie could nott long be clocked; for when he understood that such as feared God began to have a good opinioun of him, and that the Freiris and otheris of that sect begane to whisper, "That yf he took not head in tyme to him self, and unto his doctrin, he wold be the destructioun of the hole estait of the Kirk."

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  • He breavelie [479] entraited the estait of the Israelitis, who thane war in bondage in Babylon, for the most parte; and maid a schorte discourse of the foure Impyres, the

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  • It was anes concluded, that thei wald mack some new remembrance of Lauder-brig [197] to see yf that wald, for a seassoun, somewhat help the estait of thare cuntrie.

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  • Luvell of Dundie, [1046] and some otheris of lowar estait; Johnne Dunbar,

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  • The Quene had amangis us her assured espiallis, who did not onlie signifie unto her what wes our estait, bot also what was our counsall, purposes, and devises.

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  • Dundie, had bene in na better estait nor youre sister of Leyth is this day.

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  • Suche as do weall mark the historye and the estait of that people, may easilie see the caus why God wes offended.

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  • In the end it was concluded, that Williame Maitland [1061] foirsaid should pas to Londoun to expone our estait and conditioun to the Quein and Counsall, and that the Noble men should departe to thair quyett, to the sextene day of

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