quhome We mon recommend to you That in cais in any wys he haue neid of gour commendatioun fauour or furtherance ze fchaw the famyn glaidlie to him And fpair na beneuolence undone to him, that ze wald fchaw at our commandment to ony of our awin born fubje&tis Specialie gif ony his evil willaris or Inymeis wald prefume ony thing to his hurt or disadvantaige quhilk ge may hynder It is our will and we command zou that thairin ge fpair na travell nor diligence quhairby ge may releve him or fchaw him plefour, quhilk we will think as gude fervice Subfcriuit with our hand At Edinburgh the xvth day of februar 1566.

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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS TO SIR ROBERT MELVILL, FROM THE CASTLE OF LOCHLEVEN, 3 SEPT. 1567.

Robert Melwyne ge fall nocht faill to fend with this berar to me half elle of incarnatt fatin and half elle of blew fatin // Als caus Servais my confeirge fend me mair twynd filk gif ther reftis ony // and fewing gold and fewing filuir // Als ane doublat and fkirtis of quhyt fatin ane uthir incarnat Ane uthir of blak fatin And the skirtis with thame // Send na fkirt with the ryd doublat // Als ane lowfe gowne of taffateis Als ze fall fend the gowne and the uthyr clais that I bad the Lady Lidintoun gar fend me // and als ze fall nocht faill to fend my madynis clais

for thai ar naikit and marvells ze have nocht fend thame fen 3our departing fra me togithyr with the camaraige and lynyne clayth quhairof I gaif zou ane memoriall and gif the fchone be nocht reddy maid caus fend thame with fum uther eftir / Als ze fall caus Servais fend tua pair schettis with tua unce of fmall blak fewing filk // Als ze fall caus him fend me all the dry dames plowmis that he hes togither with the peris he hes // this ge will nocht faill to do as doubt nocht bot ge will atour Je fall caus mak ane dozen of rafene nedillis and mowlis and fend me And fpeir at Servais gif he hes ony uther covering of beddis to me nor grein and fend me to put under the tother covering // I mervell ge forget to fend me filvir conforme to promis committand zow to God At Lochlewyne the iiij of september

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RECEIPT BY MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS TO SIR ROBERT MELVILL OF HER JEWELS, 15 OCT. 1568.

Marey be the grace of God Quene of Scotilland and Drouriar of France granttis us till hef reffaued frome our louit fervitour Robert Meluill all owr Jouels clething horsis that we caufit delyvir to hym at our beyng in Lowghlewin of the quhilk geir forfaid and all other thing We committit unto his charge

hes behaiffit hym as ane faythfull fervand to our fatiffactioun and contentment and difchergis him of the premiffes be this our hand Wretin at Boutoun and fubferyvit with our hand this yeir of God Im Vc lxviij yieris the xv of October.

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ANE BAND MAID BE MY LORD OF MURRAY AND CERTANE WTHIR NOBLE MEN WITH HIM BEFOIR THE SLAUCHTIR OF DAVIE. AT NEW CASTLE 2 MAR. 1565.

Certene articles to be fulfillit be Archebald erll of Argyll James erll of Murray Allexander erll of Glencarne Andro erll of Rothes Robert Lord Boyd Andro Lord Vchilltre and thair complices to ane noble and mychty Prence Henry Kyng of Scotland husband to our fouerane Lady. Quhilkis articles the faidis perfones offres with maift humill lawlynes and feruice to the faid nobill Prence for quhom to God thay pray to profper in gud healthe and profperetye with lang lyf and gud fucceffione of his bodye.

1. Item in primis the faidis erllis Lordis and thair complices fall becum, and be the tennour heirof becumis faythfull fubieces and fervandis to ane nobill and mychtye Prence Henry be the grace of God Kyng of Scotland and husband to our Souerane Lady that thay and ilk ane of tham and all utheres that will do for them fall tak ane trew and affauld part with the faid