Church of Scotland; Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572; Reformation -- Scotland; Theology -- Early works to 1800
_Item_, It is concordit, &c., That all the haill Realme may know that
the Kyng and Quene ar not willing to keip any rememberance of the
trubillis and differencis bygane; and sa far as concernis the
Nobilitie and utheris subjectis of the Realme, that thair Majesteis
desyris to treit thame humanelie, and to be favourabill to thame; the
saidis Deputis hes promeist and concordit that the Duck of
Chastellarault, and all uthiris Nobillmen of Scotland, sall be
remittit, and put again in all thair guddis and beneficeis, quhilkis
thay haid and joysit in France, that thay may bruik and joyse the same
in the samyn maner as thay did of befoir thay differenceis, the said
saxt day of Marche, and yeir foirsaid, evin as the saidis
contraverseis had never chanceit. And alssua, that all capitulatiouns
and articleis aggreit upoun in tymeis bigane, and speciallie thay that
war appointit in the Kyng and Queneis contract, sall be observit and
keipit, alsweill for the pairt or thair Majesteis as for the pairt of
the Nobilitie and pepill of Scotland. And as concerning David, sone to
the said Duck of Chastellarault,[182] now being in Boys de Vincent,
libertie sall be grantit to him to returne to Scotland, and to do as
he pleise.
[182] Lord David Hamilton, the third son of the Duke of Chatelherault:
see note, vol. i. p. 383. He returned to Scotland in October 1560.
Mairover, quhen the saidis Deputis exponit, that sum tyme it mycht
chance that the Kyng mycht mister of his greit gunis and artailyerie
in France, the saidis Lordis having consideratioun thairof, concordit,
That na uther artailyerie be translatit out of this Realme, bot thay
quhilkis war send and brocht in fra the day and deceise of Francis,
King of France,[183] of guid memorie to thir pairtis; and that all
uther artailyerie and munitioun be reponit in placeis quhair thay war
takin furth, and speciallie [those] that hes the armeis[184] of
Scotland sall be put in the placeis quhair thay war takin furth of;
and their sall be Nobill men of Scotland [appointed] thairfoir, and
twa for the pairt of the Kingis Majestie is to be deput, to recognosce
the samyn befoir the schipping thairof.
[183] Francis the First, died 31st March 1547.
[184] In MS. G, "and in speciall that have the armes."
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