[1] [2] [3] The quéenes maiestie, with aduise of hir graces councell, considering of this weightie businesse, and [page 1187] withall foreseeing the malicious purpose of hir ad|uersaries, and how the queene of Scots was in France married and gouerned, so as she was not a|ble to vse the libertie of hir crowne, did thinke it best to preuent such mischiefs as might insue, if timelie remedie were not vsed, to displace such dangerous neighbours the Frenchmen, that began to nestle themselues thus stronglie so néere at hand for no good purpose,The quéenes maiestie de|termineth to aid the Scots. as easilie might be ghessed. Herevpon was a power raised and sent foorth both by sea & land, the duke of Norffolke being appointed generall, and sent into the north, for the direction thereof. And first maister William Winter,Sir William Winter vice|admerall. appointed viceadmerall of the quéens nauie northwards, made saile toward Scotland, and wasting alongst the coast in Ianua|rie, came into the Forth, & so to the road of Leith, and there cast anchor, as well to impeach the landing of such Frenchmen, as might happilie be sent foorth of France, to the aid of the French there, against the Scotish lords, named of the congregation; as also to keepe them that laie in Insketh from vittels: and likewise to sée that none of the Frenchmen by water should passe to or from Leith: but to watch them so, as they shuld not inioy any commoditie that might come to either place by the same water.