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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3991 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 482)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 To conclude, this matter was ſo handled by hir & others to whom ſhe committed the doings therein,

1553.

The gouern|ment is 1. ſig|ned vnto the Queene.

that in the yeare following the Gouer|nour agreed to ſurrender vp the gouernance in|to hyr handes hyr doughter the young Queene beyng not yet full .xij. yeares of age. The Go|uernour was promiſed not only a full diſcharge and a quietus eſt of al his doyngs, aſwell for re|cept of money, iewels, and other things duryng the time of his gouernment, but alſo a confir|mation of the heritable gifte of the Dukedome of Chatelerault, likewiſe an other confirmation of all giftes and reſtitutions by him made, du|ring the time he had exerciſed the office of Go|uernour. And forthwith the Queene Dowarier ſent into Fraunce to get all theſe things diſpat|ched with ſuche aſſuraunces of wrytings vnder hands and ſeales as was expedient, & to be ſent home into Scotlãd for his ſecuritie in al things.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3992 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 482)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This yeare the ſixte of Iuly Edwarde the ſixte of that name kyng of Englande departed this life, and after him ſucceeded his ſiſter Ma|rie, eldeſt doughter to King Henry the .viij.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 3993 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 482)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The couenãts & articles are perfected.In the lente, all the Lordes of the realme of Scotlande aſſembled at Striueling, where all the couenaunts and articles of agreement, be|twixte the Queene and the Gouernour were perfected and fully concluded,1554. and therevpon a Parliament appoynted to be holden in Eden|burgh,A Parliament. the .x. of Aprill nexte enſewyng: and in the meane time ye gouernour deliuered the caſtel of Edẽburgh,Edenburgh ca|ſtell deliuered to the Lorde Erskin to kepe vnto the Lord Erſkin to keepe as it were by way of aſſuraunce for his parte, that al things at that Parliament ſhould be accõpli|ſhed accordyng to the pointes of the agreement.

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