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&quot; jects to resist us, which we desire to avoid, though we 

 &quot; be certainly informed, that our said enemy is pur- 

 &quot; posed and prepared to fly the land, having already 

 &quot; made over great masses of the treasure of our 

 &quot; crown, the better to support him in foreign parts, 

 &quot; we do hereby declare, that whosoever shall take 

 &quot; or distress our said enemy, though the party be of 

 &quot; never so mean a condition, he shall be by us re- 

 &quot; warded with a thousand pound in money, forth- 

 &quot; with to be laid down to him, and an hundred 

 &quot; marks by the year of inheritance ; besides that he 

 &quot; may otherwise merit, both toward God and all 

 &quot; good people, for the destruction of such a tyrant. 



&quot; Lastly, we do all men to wit, and herein we 

 &quot; take also God to witness, that whereas God hath 

 &quot; moved the heart of our dearest cousin, the King 

 &quot; of Scotland, to aid us in person in this our righte- 

 &quot; ous quarrel ; it is altogether without any pact or 

 &quot; promise, or so much as demand of any thing that 

 &quot; may prejudice our crown or subjects : but contra- 

 &quot; riwise, with promise on our said cousin s part, that 

 &quot; whensoever he shall find us in sufficient strength 

 &quot; to get the upper hand of our enemy, which we 

 &quot; hope will be very suddenly, he will forthwith 

 &quot; peaceably return into his own kingdom; content- 

 &quot; ing himself only with the glory of so honourable 

 &quot; an enterprise, and our true and faithful love and 

 &quot; amity ; which we shall ever, by the grace of 

 Almighty God, so order, as shall be to the great 

 &quot; comfort of both kingdoms.&quot; 



But Perkin s proclamation did little edify with 



