Whereas the moste victo­rious Prince of famous memorie Kyng Henry the .VIII. our late souereigne Lorde now decessed, and the Erle of Arrayn, Gouernor of the Realme of Scotlande, with thaduise and consent of you in Parlia­ment, consideryng what gracious oportunitie and meane, the almightie and liuyng God had then sent (as he yet doth) tappease the wrath, displeasure and enemitie, whiche rather by the prouocacion of others then of our awne inclinacions, beyng bothe of one discent of bloud, and of one language, and by the main seas seperated from all other nacions, had of long tyme continued emonges vs one against the other, thought it moste expedient, aswell to the glorie of God and his holy woorde, thonor and suretie of bothe the Princes of Englande and Scotlande, and the weale and benefite of their Realmes and Sub­iectes, that the Kynges Maiestie our souereigne Lorde that now is, should take to wife the Quenes grace your Maistres. We vpon the foresaied Godly consideracions, thinkyng theffecte thereof meete to be folowed, and the mariage of bothe Princes, for the weale of bothe the Realmes, the particular commo­ditie of eche persone in euery estate, and for the Godly fulfillyng of Gods pleasure, to his glorie moste expedient and necessarie to be perfaicted and executed, and this goodly occasion that God hath sente, to be of euery honest and true Englishe and Sctottishe man, with all his power, harte and will, meete to be embraced, are now vpon greate deliberacion had before hande, with sundery Godly and wisemen, aswell of England as of Scotland, come into this realme: not as an enemie to the Quene or any fo the realme, that mynd the perfeccion of this peace and coniunccion in mariage of bothe Princes, but as frend and a cōseruator of them (we take God to iudge) and we are come in this maner, whiche pretendeth a force in apparence (but not in deede) onely to defende and maintein the honor of bothe the Princes and realmes, and by fire and swoorde, to chastice suche as wilbe rebelles to thesame, or go aboute either by practises, assemblyng of armies, or by any other forcible waie or meanes to withstande vs, or to declare themselfes against the perfeccion of the peace, and the mariage of bothe the Princes: Nor wee mynde by this con­iunccion of mariage, to doo any more preiudice to this reamle of Scotlande, then to the Realme of En­glande, but with thaduise of the noble men, and good men of bothe the Realmes, to vnite theim togeders in one name, by the name of Britons, and in one suche a frendly kynde of liuyng, and suche a libertie and preseruation of the lawes of Scotlande, with an indifferent administracion of Iustice, to eche persone equally, as thei shall well finde, bothe the glory of God and his woorde aduaunced, the bishop of Romes vsurped iurisdiccion abolished, the honor of bothe the Realmes preserued, and the subiectes of thesame well satisfied and contented: Praiyng you therefore, and exhortyng you all noble men and good men of this Realme, to ioyne with vs and assist vs in this behalfe: And we assure you of out honor, and before God, that whosoeuer will come into vs, and make vnto vs for their partes, sufficient assurance to theffect aforsaied, we will kyndely and frely accept it, geuyng by vertue hereof, free libertie vnto all suche as will agree to this moste Godly purpose, to entre our Campe: and suche as will bryng vnto vs any kynde of victaill, shall not onely not be endomaged in their persones or gooddes (for we entende to persecute with thextremitie all suche, be thei Englishe or Scottishe, as shal hurte or harme them in body or good, and so we haue notified to all our armie) but also besides their free accesse and conuersacion in our said Campe, thei shalbe by speciall ordre from vs, truely satisfied and contented for the same. For we entende to passe amicably (if we be not empeched by theim) without diuastacion of any mannes good or cattell, other then of those, who shall declare themselfes repugnauntes, and contrary to the good meanyng aforesaied: and without doyng to the well willers of bothe the Realmes, the least hurte or domage we can, sauyng some­what in forage, whiche cannot be aduoyded where an armie marcheth.