Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The [...] Realme beeing thus brought in quiet, and vnder good gouernement,The French King miſli|keth of the match with Englande. the French King ſore miſliking this new coniunction of y^e Scots with England, and doubting leaſt the olde for|mer bond of aliance betwixt France and Scot|land might therby be vtterly diſſolued and ſha|ken off, he ſent for Mathew Earle of Leuenox,Mathew Earle of Lennox. then abrode in his ſeruice in the warres of Ita|ly, and vppon his comming backe from thence to the Court, hee declared to him the deceaſſe of the late King of Scottes, the intruſion of Ar|rane, and the attemptes in that Realme begun, with all the circumſtances from poynt to point as he knewe, and further diſcourſed with hym what wrong hee had to be ſette aſide, and diſ|placed from hys ryghte of gouernemente, and therefore exhorted hym to repayre home to recouer the ſame, offering not only to aſſiſt him with men, money, and munition, but alſo to ioyne hys friendes in Scotlande with hym in ayde to attayne the place of regimente, and to remoue Arrane and others from it. The EEBO page image 459 Earle of Leuenox heerevpon with commiſſion and inſtructions deliuered to him by the French King, had alſo letters from him directed to the Lordes that were of the French faction, where|in the ſayde Kyng requeſted them to remaine and continue in their former good meanings towards him, and to aſſiſt the Erle of Leuenox in all things, as ſhould be thought expedient.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 [...]e Earle of [...] paſ| [...] into [...]d.The Earle therefore fully inſtructed by the Frenche Kyng, howe to deale and proceede, tooke his leaue, and with all ſpeede taking the Sea, directed hys courſe into Scotlande, where after his arriual, he came to Edenburgh, in which towne all the Lords being aſſembled togither with the Gouernoure, hee declared to them the effect of hys commiſſion from the French Kyng his requeſt to them, and good af|fection to maynteyne them againſt England, if in caſe they woulde continue the olde league with him, and not ſeeke to make any new ali|ance with the King of Englande: but percey|uing that the Gouernour and his friends were minded to ſatiſfie the Kyng of Englandes de|ſires, he would not tarrie for a reſolute aunſwer, but by the counſell of the Earle of Arguile, William Earle of Glencarne, and others of the French faction he ſuddaynely departed forth of Edenburgh towarde the Weſt Countrey, highly diſpleaſed as ſhould ſeeme with the Go|uernoure,The Earle [...] Lennox [...]erreth [...] the Q [...]ger. and taking Lithgow in his way, hee conferred with the Queene Dowager (as they termed hir) deuiſing how to aſſemble the noble men of the Frenche ſide, to bring hir and hyr daughter to libertie, out of the daunger of the Lorde Gouernoure, bycauſe it was ſuppo|ſed that hee meante to conuey hyr into En|glande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time, through practiſe of the Abbot of Paſley, brother to the Gouernour, and others, [...]e Caſtell Edenburgh [...]ed to [...] Gouer| [...] vſe. the Caſtell of Edenburgh was go [...] out of the hands of Sir Peter Chreichton, and the keeping thereof committed by the Gouernours appoyntment, vnto Iames Hamilton, Lard of Stane houſe: but the Earle of Lennox, with the aſſiſtance of the Earles of Huntley, Argile, and others of the Frenche faction in Auguſt follo|wing, [...] yong [...]eene con| [...] to Ster| [...]g. conueyd the yong Queene with hir mo|ther from Lithgew vnto Sterling. The Car|dinall alſo was there with them lately before, hauing corrupted his keepers, & gotten abroade at libertie. Heerewith was a day appoynted and proclaymed for the Coronation of the yong Queene. The Earle of Arrane then gouer|nour, with the Erles of Angus, Caſſils, the Lordes Maxwell, Someruile, and diuers o|thers, called the Engliſh Lords, remayning ſtil at Edenburgh, aduertiſed the King of Englãd of all the driftes of Leuenox, and other of that faction, requiring his aduice and counſell howe to deale for the diſappoynting of their purpoſes, that ſoughte to continue the ani [...]e ſtill wyth Fraunce, to the preiudice of peace with En|gland.