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quhilkis the thing in vardle sais he that Zo" Ma'* servand 
heir feares maist quhairin əs he confesses he hes no commis- 
sione as yeit to treit nor knawus not throthlie the kyng his 
maistres mynd so will he not denye bot it is thing in the var- 
dlie he most ownistlie vissis being ane mariage verry sortable 
and honorable for bay‘, that nane cane be found moir able to 
serwe Zo° Ma'® tourne than he and that for his part he can do 
so veill in no other place, albeit he vill not tak opone hyme to 
knaw the king his maisters intent in it yeit for the prince | 
awn mynd he is assuredlie persuadit he is varay far in lowe 
w' Zo" Ma, y' monye conjecturis leaces hyme so to judge. 
Fyrst he has flatlie refusit to marye his ant the princess of 
Portugall quhay fordispleso® y" of is fallin yn a gryt and dan- 
gerowse seiknes, nyxt of lait he tuik occasione to inquyre monye 
questiones at a servand of this ambassado' ane Spainzard 
quha carrid lettres to hyme first of this realme, syne quhow far 
Scotland vas fromen this place quhair his maister lay quhat 
anc realme it vas quhat report he hard of Zo" Ma” and all to 
cum at lynth to this questione gyff ever he had sene Zo" MY 
so sone as he ansered hyme that he had sene Zo" MaY at zo" 
embarkyne at Calais thair upone chance that same tyme imme- 
diatelie he draw hyme a syd by the hande and inquyrit all 
thinges touching Zo" Ma'’* persone in particulare zo" stature, 
age, makdone, beutye and proportioune of everike part veray 
awnistlie and seamed to tak gryt ples® in hering that reportt 
quhilk endit he gawe the man tuay hundreth crownes, efter he 
that is the princes governo” examened hyme in lyke maner 
so far that he left not so mekle as the tethe one towcheit and 
said playnlie that he found the prince altogether that wa 
inclynit, Efter ane lang discourse of that mateir quhilk lestit 
fo" or fywe howres and efter reherschall of monye commodi- 
ties quhilk mycht be broths to Zo" Ma” by this affinitie alsweill 
far preservance of zo" interest to this crowne as otherwais he 
requyrid of me quhat I thotht it and quhow the realme of 
