These letteris receaved and perused, albeit the Estatis culd nott be convened, yit did the Counsall, and some utheris also in particulare, returne ansures with resonable diligence.
Paradventure, you ar so partiallie affected to your Uncle's argument, that you culd not indifferentlie considder the uther partie.
Whereunto I wes constreinit to mak promis, before I culd be admittit to the Quenis presence or haif ony shew of hir faveur.
I refusit it, and said to him, that he behovit to be purgeit, and that culd not be done heir.
I mak it seme that I beleive that all is trew, and takis heid thairto, and excusit my self for this nicht that I culd not walk.
I answerit to him that thair was na recept culd serve aganis feir; and that he wold not be affrayit, in cace he wer not culpabill; and that I answerit bot rudely to the doutis yat wer in his letteris.
And assuredlie, yf the laubouris or travell of any man culd have saved that place, it had nocht bein at that tyme destroyed;[847] for men of greattest estimatioun lawboured with all diligence for the savetie of it.
We added forther, "That yf thay culd find the meane that we and our bretherin myght be free from the tyrranny devised against us, that thay should reasonabillie desyre nothing whiche should be denyed for our parte.
The Erle of Huntlie displeased at this ansuer, departed, as hielie offended that heculd nocht dress suche appointment as should have contented the Queue and the Preastis.
Bot thay ansuered, "That with saif conscience thay culd nocht be partakaris of so manifest tyrranny as by hir was committed, and of so great iniquitie as thay perceaved devised, by hir and hir ungodlie Counsale the Prelattis.
End sall our dayis schort, and vaine, And sin, quhilk we culd nocht refraine, Endit salbe our pilgremage, And brocht hame to our heritage.
And yan, if it wes his mynd and will yat he should be disponit vpoun, ye said deaconis and craftismen sould convey him yaire; quha answerit, yat yai culd na way stope ye executioun of justice.
Sche ansuerit, 'That sche duelt with hir awin husband and bairnis, and culd nocht leif thame.
Sche culd do nathing, quhill sche had first spokin with Thom.
Then dyuers amang them enterit in a raisonyng, maruelling that all ther deuellerie culd do na harm to the King, as it did till others dyuers.
Can you give sum points on the bizness, wot I culd use to advantage?
I put in most everything I culd think of, from the soft and luvin pursernel to the big & clumsy steem engine.
Then I giv em to her, and puttin them under her arm, she walked out as happy as culd be.
He sed he knowd I was orful honorary, but he never culd b'leeve that I'd steel enything.
I was showd up to the visters gallary, so as I culd get a good vue of the fite wot was goin on tween the grangers and coalers.
Then there was some cheerin' and every body crowded round the gasoline stove to wach the cook deposit the oyster in a can, so itculd be stovvd away in the Wardins Buggler proof safe.
I was gettin orful hungry bout 4 'clock, wen the edittur arst me if I thot I culd clere up the pie wot was on the imposin ston.
Then I sent out notes to all the Bank Presidents and clerks, and nost everyone I culd think of wot had the handlin of other peepels munney.
I refusit it, and said to him that he behovit to be purgeit, and that culd not be done heir.
I culd not have remeidit thairunto without knawing it?
I answerit to him, that thair was na receipt culd serve aganis feir; and that he wald not be affrayit, in case he wer not culpabill; and that I answerit bot rudely to the doutis yat were in his letteris.
I make it seme that I beleive that all is trew, and takis heid thairto, and excusit my self for this nicht that I culd not walk.
I learnt in my mother's bour, I wish I had learnt it better, That I culd swim this wan water As weel as eel or otter.
She has made Lord John his bed, Wi clean blankets an sheets, An laid his futeboy at his feet, But neer a wink culdhe sleep.
The sister sheculd do naething, And she sat down to greet.
I was neir slane; Ouer all the land I culd fynd no releif.
Befoir his curpall[1301] wes a crak Culd na man tell quha maid it, For lawchter, Vp at Dalkeith that day.
I fear, yea rather wot I weill, To be repledgt ye plainly will appeill To Love, whom Resone never culd comm[and].
Me-thocht it was ane sycht celestiall To sene Phebus so angellyke ascend In-tyll his fyrie chariot triumphall, Quhose bewtie brychte I culd nocht comprehend.
The Curate Kittie culd confesse, And scho tald on baith mair and lesse.
Quha wan this feild na creature culd ken[302], Till at the last Johne cryit, “Fy!
If ony culd luke and safely see Her dimplit cheek, and her bonny red mou, Nor seek to sip the dew frae her lip, A lifeless lump was he, I trow.
So what odds culd it mak, if I took up with the Prophet, and I was ower lang leggit to row in a galley?
I culd na leave behind the bonny Scots tongue, let alane the gude Leddy Hope's son.
I had as gude and douce a wee wifie at Bona as heart culd wish, and twa bonny bairnies; but when I cam' back frae my rounds, the plague had been there before me.
Sche ansuerit, "That sche duelt with hir awin husband and bairnis, and culd nocht leif thame.
Than Thome Reid went away fra me, in throw the yard of Monk castell; and I thocht he gait in at ane naroware hoill of the dyke, nor ony erdlie man culd haif gane throw, and swa I was sum thing fleit.
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