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zo" way and now thay percewe quhow small stry... can be in 
the residew, quhair upone he dar lay his heade in plage that 
-in the mater of successione thair sall be no impediment Zo" 
Ma” maching w' onye that alter hes force or opinione of force 
that he vill out of hand expreslie depeche ane man towardes 
the kyng his maister to perswaid hyme setting all respectes 
apart to resolve sodainlie in this mater quhat he vill do or 
vald hawe done, and lokes to recewe anso" varay schortlie. The 
cause quhairfor he brake this mater to me, is the bruyt y' 
gois of the trayte betuix the empriores sone and zo" mariage 
quhairin he vald not Zo" Ma" vas so sodeyne bot ye left one 
care open to his maister, for the empriores alliance can serwe 
Zo" Ma" to litle propose and the kynge his maister put not 
feit in it. And albeit his maister lovis his cosing marvalouse 
weill yeit his sarle is narrere hyme nor his coit. He prysis the 
prince of Spane veray mekle to be of a vonderfulle gryt spreit 
and hyche cowrage and of a sortable age for Zo" Ma” that the 
fyft day of August nyxt he sall be auchten yeires compleit. 
Now I will not tak upone me to juge quhether gywe all this 
be trew and that the yong prince is in lowe wt Zo" Ma” or 
gywe this man vold cunnynglie insinuate hyme in zo‘ favores, 
knawing no thing is mair able to conciliate the lowe of ladeis 
than gywe they concewe opinione that the partye is enamo- 
reit w‘ thame, this secreit I refare to the jugment of thame 
that as better lerned, I dar not also oter ryschlie quhat J think 
in this haill case, for it may chansse that my lykin may be by 
others of gryter wit mislykit, I haif onlye vritin naikitlie the 
trewth as maters past betuix ws at lest the some so far I ¢an 
ramember, quhilk of my doate I my‘ not lawe ondone and 
yeit I cownsell Zo" Ma" mak few or none prewe to this mater 
bot onlye my lord of Murray, for the ambassado® said to me 
that albeit the ambassado® of France be his gryte frend and 
betuix thame tuay so guid intelligence and familiaritie as their 
masters serveis vill permit, yeit he vold not hawe this mater 
