Compare 1577 edition: 1 But because some of those, who make therevn|to impediments, cannot but confesse, that there ap|peareth Gods prouidence herein, and oportunitie and occasion giuen to vnitie of both the realmes, yet may hereafter say, and heretofore haue said, that the fault herein is, that we séeke not equalitie, nor the mariage, but a conquest: we would not be friends but the lords. Although our proclamation at the last warres dooth inough declare the contra|rie, yet here we protest and declare vnto you and all christian people, to be the kings maiesties mind our maisters, by our aduise and counsell not to con|quer, but to haue in amitie; not to win by force, but to conciliate by loue; not to spoile and kill, but to saue and kéepe; not to disseuer and diuorse, but to ioine in mariage, from high to low both the realms, to make of one Isle one realme, in loue, amitie, concord, peace and charitie, which if you refuse, and driue vs to conquer, who is guiltie of the bloudshed? Who is the occasion of the warre? Who maketh the battels, the burning of houses, and the deuasta|tion which shall follow?

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Can it be denied but that we haue the great seale of Scotland granted by the parlement of Scotland,The Scots by the consent of a parlement granted their great seale for the confirma|tion of a mari|age to be had betwéen Ma|rie the heire of Scotland, & prince Ed|ward heire of England. for the mariage which should be made, with assuran|ces and pledges, vntill the performance? And thus in the time that the late king of most famous me|morie our souereigne lord king Henrie the eight did reigne, and in the time of the same your gouer|nour, who now is the earle of Arrane, who then be|ing a chiefe dooer and laborer therin, for the high and inestimable benefit of that realme, so soone as he was by the late cardinall of saint Andrews and o|thers, with certeine vaine feares and hopes & grée|dinesse of dignitie peruerted, reuolted from his first agréement, and put all the realme to the losse of such holds and fortresses as are now taken from you, and to the losse of a foughten field, for the which we are sorie, if otherwise peace might haue bin conclu|ded, for his owne priuat lucre and retchlesnesse of that noble realme. And what end can you looke for of these manner of proceedings, but such successe as heretofore hath béene experimented & assaied? We offer loue, we offer equalitie and amitie, we ouer|come in warre, and offer peace: we win holds,What offers are made to the Scots. and offer no conquest: we get in your land, and offer England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 What can be more offered and more proffered, than intercourse of merchandizes, and interchange of mariages, the abolishing of all such our lawes, as prohibiteth the same, or might be impediment to EEBO page image 1000 the mutuall amitie. We haue offered not onelie to leaue the authoritie name, title, right or chalenge of conquerour, but to receiue that which is the shame of men ouercommed, to leaue the name o [...] the nation, and the glorie of anie victorie (if anie we haue had, or should haue of you) and to take the indifferent old name of Britains againe, because nothing should be left on our part to be offered,Britaine was the first name of England and Scot|land. nothing on your part vnrefused, whereby ye might be inexcusable. And all the world might testifie all other meanes, not being able to doo anie thing, after manie other waies and remedies attempted, battell of vs to be taken as an extreame refuge, to atteine right and reason among christian men: if anie man may right|fullie make battell for his espouse and wife. The daughter of Scotland was by the great seale of Scotland promised to the sonne & heire of England.