[1] [2] _MArie be the grace of God quéene of Scotis, to all and sindrie our iud|geis, and ministeris of law, liegis, and subiects; quhome it effeiris, to quhais knalege thir our letteris sall cum, greting. Forsamekle as se [...] our arriuall, and r [...]turning within our realme, we willing the commoun commoditie, welth, profeit, and quiet|nes th [...]irof, liegis, and subiectis of the samin, haue emploiit our bodie, spirit, haill sensis, and forcis, to gouerne the samin in sic sort, that our roiall and honorabill estate micht stand and continue with vs, and our posteritie, and our lui [...]ng and kind liegis micht inioie the quietnisse of true subiectis. In tra|uelling quhairin, not anelie is our bodie, spirit, and sensis sa vexit, brokin, and vnquietit; that langer we are not of habilitie be onie meane to indure sa greit and intollerabill panis and trauellis, quhair|with we ar altogidder weriit, bot als greit commo|tiounis and troublis be sindrie occasiounis in the meintime hes ensuit thairin, to our greit greif.
[1] [2] And seing it hes béene the plesour of the eternall [page 389] God, of his kindlie l [...]fe, mercie, and gudnes to grant vnto vs, of our awin persoun, ane sone, quha in cais be the hand of God we be veseit, will, and of richt, and of equitie man, and aucht to succeid to vs and to the gouernement of our realme. And knaw|ing that all creaturis ar subiect to that immutabill decreit of the eternall, ains to rander and gif vp this life temporall (the hour and time quhairof is maist vncertane) and in cais be deceis we be takin fra this life, during the time of his minoritie, it maie be dowtit greitlie, that resistance and troubill maie be maid to our said son, now natiue prince of this our realme, in his tender zeires (being swa destitute of vs) to succeid to that rowme and kingdome, quhilk maist iustlie of all lawis appert [...]is to him [...] inconuenience be Godis helpe and gud pro|uidence we mene to preuent, in sick maner, that it sall not lie in the power of onie vnnaturall subiects to resist Godis ordinance in that behalfe. And vn|derstanding that na thing eirdlie is mair ioious, and happie to vs, nor to see our said derrest sonne, in our awin life time peciablie placit in that rowme, and honorabill estate quhairto he iustlie aucht and man succeid to: we of the motherlie affectioun we beir toward our said onlie sonne, haue renuncit, and dimittit, and be thir our letteris freelie, of our awin motiue will renuncis, & dimittis the gouerne|ment, guiding and gouerning of this our realme of Scotland, liegis, and subiects thairof, and all in|tromissioun and dispositioun of onie casualiteis, pro|perties, benefices, and offices, and all thingis apper|teining, or heirtofoir is knawin, or heirefter sall hap|pen to appertein thairto, in fauouris of our said der|rest sone. To that effect, that he maie be plantit, pla|cit, & possessit thairin, vse & exerce all thingis belang|and thairto, as natiue king, and prince of the samis, [...] s [...]like as we or onie our predecessouris, kingis of Scottis, hes doone in onie times bypast.
[1] [2] Attour, that this our dimissioun maie tak the mair solempne effect, and that nane pretend ignorance [...]hairof, we haue giuin, grantit, and committit, and be thir our letteris, geuis, grantis, & committis our commissioun full, fre, and plane power, generall, & speciall command, to our traist cousingis, Patrike lord Lindesaie of the Biris, and William lord Ruth|uen, and to ilk ane of thame coniunctlie and seueral|lie, to compeir before sa monie of the nobilitie, cler|gie, burgessis, and vther pepill of our realme, as sall happin to be assemblit to that effect in our burgh of Striuiling, or anie vther place, or placis quhair it sall be thocht maist conuenient, at onie daie or daijs, and thair publikelie in thair presence, for vs, in our name, and vpon our behalf dimit, and renunce the gouernement, giding, & reuling of this our realme, liegis, and subiects thairof, all intromissioun with the propertie, casualtie, or vtheris things appertei|ning to vs thairby, and all richt, and title that we had, hes, or maie haue be onie maner of way thair|to, in fauouris of our said son, to that effect, that he maie be inaugurat, placit, and rowmit thairin, and the crowne roiall deliuerit to him, and be obeyit in all thingis concerning the samin, as we, or our pre|decessouris hes béene in times bypast.
[1] [2] And in likewise be thir presents geuis, grantis, and committis our full, fre, and plane power, to our richt traist cousingis, Iames earle of Mortoun, lord of Dalkeith, Iohn earle of Atholi, &c: Iohn earle of Mar, &c: Alexander earle of Glencarne, William earle of Menteith, Iohn maister of Gra|ham, Alexander lord Hume, Adam bischop of Ork|neie, the prouestis of Dundie, Montrois, or on [...] of thame, to ressaue the said renuntiatioun, and di|missioun in fauouris of our said son, and thair ester the ressauing thairof, to plant, place, and inaugu|rat him in the kingdome, and with all ceremonies requisit to put the crowne roiall vpon his heid, in signe and takin of the establesing of him thairin, and in his name to make, and gif to the saidis nobilitie, elergie, burgessis, and vtheris our liegis, his prince|lie and kinglie a [...]th detfullie, & lauchfullie as effe [...]ris: and to ressaue thair aithis, for due and lauchfull ho|mage to be maid be shame to him, in all times cu| [...]ng, as bec [...]s subiects to thair natiue king and prince. And generallie all and sundrie vther thingis to doo excerce, and vse, that for sure performance and accomplishment heirof maie, or can be doone, firme and stable hald [...]d, and for to hald all and quhatsum|euer thing is in our name, in the premissis leidis to be doone, in the word and faithfull promis of ane prince. And ordanis thir our letteris (gif neid be is) to be publist at all places neidfull. Subscriuit with our hand, and giuin vnder our preuie seill, at Loch|leuin the foure and twentith daie of Iulij, and of our reigne the fiue and twentith zeir, 1567.