Se not hir, quhais fenzeit teiris suld not be sa meckle praisit nor estemit, as the trew and faithful travellis quhilk I sustene for to merite his place. For obtening of the quhilk agains my natural, I betrayis thame that may impesche me. God forgive me, and God give zow, my only lufe, the hap and prosperitie quhilk zour humble and faithful lufe desyris unto zow, quha hopis to be schortly ane uther thing to zow for the reward of my irksome travellis. It is lait; I desyre never to ceis fra wryting unto zow; zit now, after the kissing of zour handis, I will end my letter. Excuse my evill wryting, and reid it twyse over. Excuse that thing that is scriblit, for I had na paper zisterday quhen I wrait that of ye memoriall. Remember upon zour lufe, and wryte unto hir, and that verray oft. Lufe me as I sall do zow. Remember zow of the purpois[62] of the Lady Reres Of the Inglismen Of his mother. Of the Erle of Argyle. Of the Erle of Bothwell. Of the ludgeing in Edinburgh. [The memoranda in the middle of the letter constitute the "thing that is scriblit," for which pardon is asked in the last sentence. The concluding words, from "Remember" to "Edinburgh," are instructions for the bearer.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _E._ = _English_; _F._= _Published French_; _L._ = _Latin_. [20] _E._ "Considering what the body may without heart, which was cause ... that till dinner I had used little talk." So also French, but Latin as in Scots. [21] _E._ Adds after "letters," " ... as though there had been a meaning to pursue him." [22] _L._ and _F._ Omit "He desired ... refusit it." [23] _E._ "The Lord Luse, Houstoun, and the son of Caldwell, and about forty horse came to meet me, and he told me that he was sent to one day o' law from the father, which should be this day," &c. _L._ and _F._ as in Scots. [24] _E._ Omits "I see ... company." [25] _E._ Omits "yesternight;" _L._ "heri;" _F._ "hier." [26] _E._ ... "Whether it were for any good appointment that he came, and whether I had not taken Paris and Gilbert to write, and that I sent Joseph." _L._ "Item cur venisrem? an reconciliationis causa? ac nominatim, an tu hic esses? An familiæ catalogum fecissem? An Paridem et Gilbertum acceptissem, qui mihi scriberent? an Josephum dimissura essem?" _F._ "Item pour quoy j'estoye venue, et si c'estoit pour faire une reconciliation; si vous estiez icy; et si j'avoye faict quelque rolle de mes domestiques; si j'avois prins Paris et Gilbert, afin qu'ils m'escrivissent; et si je ne vouloye pas licentier Joseph." [27] Scots has a marginal note, "This berer will tell you sumwhat upon this," which appears in the English text and is omitted in the other versions. [28] This berer will tell you somewhat upon this. [Marginal note in original.]