Knox to Sie James Croft
LETTERS, ETC.
1559.
XXX.
Knox to Sie James Croft.
Immediatelie upon the recept of your lettres, right Wirshipfull, I dispeched on[e] to the Lordis from whom I doubt not ye shall receave ansuer according to your desyr with convenient expedition.
The Quen Eegent heir, as befor I have written unto you, is mervalus busy in assembling all that sche can.
Sche hath addressed ordinaunce and other munition to Styrveling.
Sche hath corrupted (as is suspected) the Lord Erskyn, Capitane of the Castell of Edinburgh, and hopest to receave it; but that will not so much hurt us as our ennemies supposses, yf all other thingis be prudentlie forsein.
Sche breateht nothing but treasson and revolt from hir Dowghter's authoritie, but men begyn to forsee somwhat mor than thei did not long ago.
I wraite unto you befor in favouris of my Wief, beseching you yit eftsones to grant hir fre and ready passage, for my wicked carcass, now presentlie lauboring in the feveris, neadeth hir service.
I beseche you to grant unto the other men that cumeht for my wief, pasport to repayr towardis hir for hir better conducting.
The spreit of all wisdom reuU your hart in the trew fear [of] God to the end.
From Londye in Fife the
of August 1559.
Youris to power,
JOHNE SlNOLEAE.^
the myddis of the excess.^ Kead right, and iuterprett all to the best.
To the wirshipfull Sir James Crofts knyglit, Capitane of the Queues Majesties towne and castell of Barwik.
Be these delivered.
^ See No. xxxui., letter of Croft to '^ " Excess,'' or exies, tlie trembling Cecill, infra, p. 77. ague.
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