〈…〉 to till th● 〈…〉ed 
 〈…〉 appeared be his innuin 〈…〉 practi 〈…〉 
 〈…〉 e or twenty yeirs past, and mayst speci 〈…〉 y sic a 
 〈…〉 1588. quhairin sa great a provision wes maid 〈…〉 〈…〉 quest, 
 〈…〉 e that was necessary, not only for helping thame to overcome, 〈…〉 ●●ewise 
 〈…〉 e there, after their victory, as numbers of Monks, Friars, Priests, and 〈…〉 tes of 
 〈…〉 corrupted Religion, and also Wivis, Barnis, with all kind of Household gear ●●d plen 〈…〉 g.  
〈…〉 d God of his infinite goodness, be his mighty power, and na ways be the arm o●●an, to 
 〈…〉ous enterprise at that time, making the winds his messengers, to scatter and d 〈…〉 y that 
 〈…〉 aration for Conquest: ȝit hes not this overthrow in any ways diminished the said 〈…〉 g co 〈…〉 
 〈…〉 warn from his former attempts, bot be the contrary, the greatness of his loss, hes sa●…●…udned 
 〈…〉 s of revenge, as he hes ever sensyne bendit his hail wittis', and employed all his powe●… how to 
 〈…〉 greatest faird Inevitable to all his enemies, and for that cause hes he appointed this 〈…〉 t sum 〈…〉 
 〈…〉 odd of time for perfecting of that great purpose.  
〈…〉 till this his pretendit conquest, in case it succeedit (as God forbidden) micht carry with it to t●e estate 
 〈…〉 e it to the consideration of any Scottisman, that is not blindit with his buddis, how sa g●eit and 
 〈…〉 h, of nature, ever given to conquering, professing ȝea the only patron of that tyranique & bloody 
 〈…〉 ectly opposite to that truth, quhilk in the great mercies of God we profess, can becum our nearest 
 〈…〉 dit by Seas, or any uther impediment, without the emenent hazard of our utter thraldom baith 
 ●he subversion of our Crown and Estate, and the redacting of this hail nation (sa long free) in 
 〈…〉, The accustomit fortune of all the countries that are be force brought under his dominioun●  
●●●sideration of this sa great and imminent peril moved us of late, not only by public ●●ocla 〈…〉 
 〈…〉 ne all our good subjects hereof, To command them to be in a rendines, and for that 〈…〉 se to 
 〈…〉 o upon the second of February next, but besides that, to have taken, as we daily take 〈…〉 nair 
 〈…〉 person, for reforming the long disorderit estate of our Country, aswell be restoring the due 〈◊〉 and 
 〈…〉 Law, in punishing of the Hornaris and all utheris contempnars thereof, as by giving ordo 〈…〉 ●or a 〈…〉ing 
 out be the root, the hail disorderit deadly Feids and bluidy enmities within our rea 〈…〉 e, A 〈…〉 to this only Country hes ever been miserably subject, as one abuse not known or named 〈…〉 any 
 〈…〉 of the world. To the end, that having once our hail kingdom be this means brought fully ●nder 
 〈…〉 peace and quietness amangst themselves, we micht be the mair able to resist the common enemy, 
 〈…〉 ●●ot only defend our so ancient liberties, bot micht all like ways concur with our Neicht●ours 
 〈…〉ing of this isle from the tyranny of Strangers.  
〈…〉 ure of all people is sick, and specially of the people of our own Nation: That although they ap 〈…〉 
 deiply any imminent danger that they are forewarned of: ȝit long Intermissioun of ●●n●…ulis 
 〈…〉 their former zealous fervency to turn in a sluggish slawnes. Thairfoir seeing God h●s ap〈…〉 
 ●he great Captain of our people in time of weire, as their Governor in time of peace. It 〈◊〉 our 
 〈…〉 Alarum quhen time 〈…〉 That all our good subjects may in due time be upon their gu●rdis 
 〈…〉 of new again, to waken thame up by this our present proclamation, renewing h●reby 
 〈…〉 commanding expressly be their presents, all our good subjects, as they tender the weal of ●●air 
 〈…〉 es, and the liberty thereof, our obedience, the liberty and safety of the hail common wealth 
 〈…〉 iis, Barnis and Families of every one of thame in particular: That on the one side 〈…〉 ay 
 〈…〉tions by Musters, or otherways according as our former Proclamations hes pres 〈…〉ed 
 〈…〉 there part, that they render sic due reverence and obedience unto the Law, as becomes 〈…〉 de 
 〈…〉 de their base and barbarous particular quarrels, to the honourable and worthy pu 〈…〉 ict 
 〈…〉 maid a princely bow, never to cease while we have that barbarity of Feidis utter 〈…〉 ●er 〈…〉 
 〈…〉 lain party agains all and quhat somever that dare oppone thameselues to that good 〈…〉 o 
 〈…〉 t errand. Let us abhor the beastly Indianis, whose unworthy particulars made the 〈…〉 ay 
 〈…〉 subjection & slavery under the Spanȝeartis, and let us press to resemble the worthy anc 〈…〉ent 
 〈…〉 tread their commonweill to their own particulars, bot even to their own proper li●…es 
 〈…〉 pain amongst his uther politic devices, for advancing of this his enterprise, hes ●it 〈…〉 
 and practiquit divers of our unruly borders, under pretext of ald inimities and pikkis 〈…〉 s, To make opin Incursions be way of hostility upon our neichtbour country, and 〈…〉 staying of our common concurrence against the common enemy. OUR WILL IS 〈…〉 and commaundis: That incontinent their our Letter ● seen ye pas, and in our 〈…〉 charge, first in general all our subjects, Inhabitants of our borders, not only 〈…〉 ity aganis the opposite borders of England, but farther to maintain, and in 〈…〉 towardis thame, that happy amity inviolably continued betwixt us 〈…〉 our Reigns, as the neirnes of blood betwixt our twa-people, The 〈…〉 of Amity that can bind true Christians) and the likeness in lan 〈…〉 all the contravenaris hereof, That they shall be repute & haldin 〈…〉 the true Religioun and estate of their native King and Country, and 〈…〉 cts. And in special, That ye command and charge the Wardens & 〈…〉 England. To take diligent care and travel every one within their own of 〈…〉 charge, that quietness & good neichtoorhed with England may precisely be keipit 〈…〉 se and punish als carefully & rigorously the insolence of the contravenars hereof, as 〈…〉 upon our own subjects: As they will answer to us upon their offices and up 〈…〉 that heirupon may ensue: And that they make the opposite Wardens and Offi●●●●●quainted with our order and intention in the premisse, as ye will answer to us their 〈…〉 〈…〉 commit to you conjunctly & severally our full power be their our Letters, delivering them 〈…〉 e again to the bearer.  
Gevin under our signet, and subscrivit with our hand: 〈…〉 of januare: And of our Reign the 29. year, 1595. SIC SUBSCRIBITUR. james R   

Robert Walde-graue, Printer to the kings Majesty. 1596.