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in the vardle being other vais to zo" contentacione and gyff 
ane posseded the haill Realmes of Europe wt all other qualifi- 
caone requyrit could I vysshe Zo" Ma‘ no inferior sua that 
Zo” Ma” being first pleased w‘ the persone the hychlyar ze 
would mache zo" salf the better I wowld lyk it, as fo” zo" sub- 
jectes I put no dout bot thay vald refare the chose of zo‘ 
husband to zo" self and I knew nane durst be so bold as to 
mislyk quhair Zo" Ma” vald schaw contentcione, I know quhow 
guid opinione zo" subjectes hes of zo" visdome and discretione 
in makyne of zo" chose and that no prince in Europe had 
their peple mair at their devotione and commandement than 
Zo" Ma”. In his reply to remowe the scruple my‘ arryse be 
diversatie of religione he schew me that monye in the vardle 
mistake the king his maister quhen thay think hyme to be 
ane sworne soldato del papa, for he is no thing so bot onlye 
ane vyse politique prince quhay having ondyr his obedience 
monye diverse nationes dois diverslie governe thame werilk 
are according to thair awin humo”, opone quhilk occasione he 
declaret to me particularlie quhowfar in quhat sort and opone 
quhat intent his governament in Spane differs frome his pro- 
cedinges in all other partis of his dominiones even in maters 
of religione quhow in Naples and Cecyll he followis ane other 
treid, in Myllen ane other different frome that and in Flandres 
far different frome bay‘ according as he findes his peple dispo- 
sed and may best stand w' the polycye, we nedit not to imagyne 
y' onye vyse men vald advyse Zo" Ma” to change the religione 
seeing the peple bent that vay and that hym self wald not be of 
opinione so to do for hyme he vald allwais dispose hyme self to 
forther Zo" Ma‘ maters heir, he knew farther of the dispositione 
of monye menis myndes senthe begynnyng of this parlament 
than ever he did befoir, at other tymis they had no cullo” to 
assemble thameselfis and way quhat wenever owerture vas 
maid to hyme vas severalie ane by ane quhairof nane in a 
maner vas preway of his marrows intent now being joyned 
and met by this occasione the maste apperis of thanne vill swy 
