Scotland's public ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF God's JUST JUDGEMENT upon their NATION For their frequent BREACH OF FAITH, LEAGVES, and solemn oaths made to their Neighbours of England, in former Ages, to gratify their treacherous Confederates of FRANCE.  
Recorded in their own public liturgy, Printed at Edinburgh by Thomas Bassandine, Anno Dom. 1575. page 54. 57 58. under this Title, Prayers used in the Churches OF SCOTLAND in the time of their Persecution by the Frenchmen (in the year 1560.) from whose Tyranny and Vassalage, they were then delivered by the Free Brotherly Assistance and Forces of the ENGLISH, to whom they had been formerly so Perfidious.  
Published to prevent the like Breach of Solemn Leagues, Oaths, and Covenants between both Nations now (for fear of of incurring the like, or a worse Judgement,) by a wellwisher to both kingdoms.  
BUT Now, O Lord, the dangers which appear, and the trouble which increaseth, by cruel Tyranny of forsworn Strangers, compelleth us to complain before the Throne of thy Mercy, and to crave of thee protection and defence against their most unjust persecution. That Nation, O Lord, for whose pleasure, and defence of whom, we have offended thy Majesty, and Violated our Faith, 
* See Tho. Walsingham, Hist. Ang. an. 1383 p. 133. & Antiquitates, Eccles. Brit. p. 295. 296.  oft breaking the Leagues of unity, and concord which our Kings and governors have contracted with our 
* To wit, of England.  Neighbours, that Nation, O Lord, for whose alliance our Fathers and predecessors have shed their blood, and we (whom now by tyranny they oppress) have oft sustained the hazard of battle, that Nation finally, to whom always we have been faithful, now after then long practised deceit, by manifest tyranny do seek our destruction:  
Worthily and justly may thou, 
Note.  O Lord, give us to be slaves unto such Tyrants; because, for the maintenance of their Friendship, we have not feared TO BREAK our SOLEMN oaths, made unto others, to the great dishonour of thine holy Name; and therefore justly mayest thou punish us by the same Nation, for whose pleasure we feared not to offend thy Divine Majesty. In thy presence, O Lord, we lay for ourselves no kind of excuse, but for thy dear son Jesus Christ his sake, we cry for mercy, pardon, and grace; Thou knowest, O Lord, that their crafty wits in many things have abused our simplicity: For, under pretence of the maintenance of our Liberty, they have sought, and have found the way (Unless thou alone confound their counsels) to bring us in their perpetual bondage, &c.  
This Text needs no Commentary: the sum of it is: national perjury will certainly 〈◊〉 punished with national Misery; and those who break their Solemn oaths, and Leagues wi●● their neighbour Brethren, to gratify any other Nation or Party, shall by Divine Justice be betraed, enslaved, or endangered to be destroyed by that very Nation and Party, for whose ends they th●● violated their oaths and Covenants.  
A strong engagement both to our Brethren of Scotland and us, to take heed of Covenant breaking one with another, lest thereby we expose ourselves to heaven's Vengeance, and to th●Tyranny and slavery of the Common Enemy.  AMOS 1. 9 10. 
Thus saith the Lord; for three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof, 〈◊〉 they delivered up the whole Captivity to Edom, and remembered NOT THE BROTHER● COVENANT. Therefore will I send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.   

Printed at London for M. S. 1646.