Sire,
Vostre Majesté (estant l’asyle & sanctuaire des Princes & Estats affligéz) nous avons trouvé necessaire d’envoyer ce Gentilhomme le Sieur de Colvil, pour representer a V. M. la candeur & naiueté tant de nos actions & procedures, que de nos intentions, lesquelles nous desirons estre graveés & escrites à tout l’univers avec un ray du Soleil, aussy bien qu’a V. M. Nous vous Supplions doncques treshumblement (Sire) de luy adjouster foy & creance, & a tout ce qu’il dira de nostre part, touchant nous & nos affairs; estans tresasseurés (Sire) d’une assistance esgale a Vostre clemence accoustumeé cydevant, & si souven monstrée a ceste Nation, laquelle ne cedera la gloire à autre quelconque d’estre eternellement,
Sire, de V. M.,
Les treshumbles, & tresobeyssants, & tresaffectionés serviteurs,
| Rothes, | Montrose, | Lesly, | Marre, |
| Montgomery, | Loudoun, | Forrester. |
Englished thus:—
Sir,
Your Majesty being the Refuge and Sanctuary of afflicted Princes and States, we have found it necessary to send this Gentleman Mr Colvil, to represent unto your Majesty the candour and ingenuity, as well of our Actions and Proceedings, as of our Intentions, which we desire to be engraved and written to the whole World with a Beam of the Sun, as well as to your Majesty. We, therefore, most humbly beseech you (Sir) to give faith and credit to him, and to all that he shall say on our part, touching us and our Affairs; being most assured (Sir) of an Assistance equal to your wonted Clemency heretofore, and so often shewed to this Nation, which will not yield the Glory to any other whatsoever, to be eternally,
Sir,
Your Majesty’s most humble, most obedient, and most affectionate Servants,
| Rothes, | Montrose, | Lesly, | Marre, |
| Montgomery, | Loudoun, | Forrester. |