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perous, sa sail I preass it to my uttermost. The onelie stay I feir 

 is the attending upoun some schippis from Scotland w'out quhais 

 conduct thir prces* & state will be laith to hasar y' ma"" to the skile 

 of ony heir quhu are no' weill acquet w' o' coist and watters JH 

 gif they be not directed auay I pray you deall w' all instance to 

 haist thaime that we linger no' heir for lak of convoy. I heir a 

 great p' of the envy was wont to ly on me is derivat in yow. I sail 

 do q' I can to haist me hame to susteane my p' lest ye be [not le- 

 gible], I knaw sin o' depto' ye susteane a great burding bot I doubt 

 not god sail strengthen you and make you able in spreit and body 

 to susteane it, it being cheiflie for his cause I ame glaid my L ha- 

 milton has carried himself sa discreitlie and wald wishe that men 

 quho accomptis thame selffis mair [stanch] sould give pruifs of the 

 lyke constancie Because Lres replyes no' bot wald be foUowit w' 

 diligent agentis, I have advised his ma"" to send hame the laird 

 of carmichaell a man weill affected in religion and honeste to imp' 

 his mind and directionis to nobleme and counsall y" your selff' the 

 toun of ed^" Sf by your advise quhome I have willit to communicat 

 to you my mynde and opinion in all thingis, and to use yo' direc- 

 tionis in sic thingis as ye sail think convenient for the estableshing 

 of religion the quietness of that state & his hienes [service] Sua-f- 

 remitting all thingis to his declarationis after my hartiest commen- 

 dationis I comit you from my heart to [goddis] holy protection from 

 elsingure the vij day, Aprile 1590. 



Yours allwayes as 



his arm 



Jo. Maitland. 



I can no' forbare to give you hartUe thankis fr the confort gude 



* These princes. f So. 



