Journal of the Transactions in Scotland

I had bene able to have travellit my self, I wald have sought ane assurance, and cumet to have spocken with him my self, for the declaratione of the purposes following. Sen the indisposition of my persone will . not suffer me, I will pray my said coosing, to desyre him in my name, to call to his remembrance what freindschip hes bene of auld betwene him and me; what gude offices I have done to him, and whairof my credit with the quene hes mony tymes servit him, alsweill in advancing him to honor and reputatione in the countrie, as in the satelling of him and his dearrest in the securitie of their levingis. I trew he will confess, that by my onlie laboris he was maid Chancellor, when the erle of Murray was bent to purches the rowme to his gudfather the lord Merschell. I think alsb he will acknawledge, that I was the cheif instrument to labour the quenis consent, and that specialie be my credite the securitie was purchassed of both the -housses of Angus and Mortoun. I neid not repeit the gude part I keapit to him during his truble ; what 'danger motty .wayis I put myself in through that oc- casione. This part is knawin to few sa weill as to him self; I trust in his conscience he man think he never receaved so mony gud turnes at ony one manis handis, and that all that I did was onlie of kyndnes, and not for his geir. I never sought landis nor rowme at him in recompence; and when he ofierit me geir, the messingeris are yit on lyfe, can testifie that I refuse...