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The History of the Reformation in Scotland (Works, vol. 1) · John Knox
172, l. 3. or else it should cost life for life; and that in a short time they should be like hogs kept for slaughter, by this vitious Priest, and wicked monster, which neither minded God, nor cared for men. Amongst those that spake against the Cardinall's cruelty, John Leslie, brother to the Earle of Rothes, was chief, with his cozen Norman Lesley, who had been a great follower of the Cardinall, and very active for him but a little before, fell so foule with him, that they came to high reproaches one with another. The occasion of their falling out was a private businesse, wherein Norman Lesley said he was wronged by the Cardinall. On the other side, the Cardinall said he was not with respect used by Norman Lesley his inferiour. The said John Lesley, in all companies, spared not to say, That that same dagger, (shewing forth his dagger,) and that same hand, should be put in the Cardinall's brest. These brutes came, &c.--14. and promessed amitie with him, and so he gave his bastard eldest daughter in marriage to the Earle of Crawford his eldest son and heir, and caused the wedding to be celebrate with such state, as if she had been a Princes lawfull daughter. He only feared, &c.
173, l. 10. not only say.--12. fead--fooles.--17. Mary that now mischevouslie regnes--Mary that now, 1566, raignes.--25. but by his secreat counsall, (omitted.)
175, l. 6. in no great number--in great number.
177, (In the margin,) The fact and words of James Melvin.
178, l. 3. fowseis syde--house side--13, 14. How miserably lay David Betoun, cairfull Cardinall, (these words are omitted.)
180, l. 15. The death of this aforesaid tyrant, as it was pleasing to some, to wit, to those who had received the Reformation of religion, for they were mightily afraid of him, and also to sundry Romanists whom he kept under as slaves; so on the other side, it was dolorous to the priests.
181, l. 5. besieged. Divers gentlemen of Fife went into the Castle, and abode there with the Leslies during the first siege; and John Rough was preacher to them.--7. and for his riches he would not.
184, l. 24. the hole seige, having left the Castle, because he could do little good upon those that were with him; so addicted were they to their evil wayes, begane to preach in the city of S. Andrews.
186, l. 22. any man, namely, in the time of need, as that was.
190, l. 17. kynd of doctrine--wind of doctrine.
196, l. 32. Whither may we do the same in matters of religion? (omitted.)
197, l. 18. that God hes ordained.
203, l. 8. for upoun the nine and twentieth day.--10. with a great army.--11. in that haven before.
204, l. 14. The seige by sea and land was laid about the Castle of S. Andrews, the three and twentieth day of July.--18. brunt; and some upon the street that leads to the Castle.--23. ground of the court of the Castle.--27. corrupt lyef, having fallen into all kinde of licentiousnesse, puft up with pride of their successe, and relying upon England for help in case of need, could not escape.
205, l. 7. Upone the nine and twentieth of July.--8. xiiij--thirteen cannons.--14. place. Betwixt ten of the clock and eleven, there fell.
206, l. 17. men without God, (omitted.)--20. gallayis, among others John Knox was in the galleys all the winter.
212, l. 14. schooting longis--shooting amongst.--17. began to reyll--begin to faile.
215, l. 12. forfaulted--sore assaulted.
217, l. 11. Ordour of the Cokill, and a pension of 12,000 lib. Turn. with a full discharge.
218, l. 5. hir finall destruction--her own ruine.--9. Lett men patientlie abyd God's appointed tyme, and turn unto him with hearty repentance, then God will surely stop the fire that now comes from her, by sudden changing her heart to deal favourably with his people; or else by taking her away, or by stopping her to go on in her course by such meanes as he shall think meet in his wisdom, for he having all in his hand disposeth of all, and doth with all according to his own will, unto which we must not onley yeald, but also be heardily pleased with it, since it is absolutely good, and both by sacred and prophane history we ar taught to do so; for in them we finde that Princes have been raised up by his hands to punish his people; but when they turned unto him with hearty repentance, he either turned the heart of the Prince to deal kindly with his people; or else did take him away; or at least did stop his violent course against his people. Of this the examples are so frequent, that we spare to name them heere. But to returne to our Historie.
222, l. 9. a godly man, (omitted.)
223, l. 24. in the saidis Chappell, &c.--in the Sands, Chappell, &c.
227, l. 1. of a justifeid man: but how it is suppressed, we know nott--of a man justified, which is extant to this day.--(In the margin,) with a smudge?] Note: This booke was printed 1584, at Edinburgh, by Tho. Utrover: (in the 4to edit.) Tho. Voutroler.
229, l. 10. meanes as they looked for.
230, l. 18. discrive--discover.
233, l. 11. the Duck Hamilton: (also, at page 238, l. 4.)
235, l. 20. the temporal Lordis that maintain such abominations as we see, and flattering Counsellors of State, blasphemous.
238, l. 5. others besydis. The Bishops and their rable, they begin.
239, l. 11. thei will do, or can do.
240, l. 26. Tack you yon--Take heed all you.