[...] to til th [...] [...]ed
[...] appeared be his innuin [...] practi­ [...]
[...]e or twentie ȝeirs 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 cōmon concurrance against the common enemie. OVR WIL IS [...] and commaundis: That incontinent thir our Letter [...] sene ȝee 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 ȝee 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 ȝee will answer to vs thair­ [...] [...] commit to you coniunctly & seuerally our full power be thir our Letters, deliuering them [...]e againe to the bearer.