Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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A17088
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Ane admonition direct to the trew Lordis mantenaris of the Kingis graces authoritie. M.G.B.
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Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.
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1571
(1571)
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STC 3967; ESTC S121982
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â§_o one_fw-mi admonition_n direct_v to_o the_o true_a lordis_fw-la mantenaris_fw-la of_o the_o king_n grace_n authority_n m._n g._n b._n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n daye_n accord_v to_o the_o scotish_n copy_n print_v at_o strivil_v by_o robert_n lekprevik_n anno_fw-la do_v m._n d._n lxxi_o ¶_o one_fw-mi admonition_n to_o the_o true_a lordis_n m._n g._n b._n it_o may_v seem_v to_o your_o lordschippis_n that_o i_o mell_v with_o hey_o materis_n of_o govern_v of_o common_a welthis_n do_v pas_fw-fr mine_n estait_fw-fr be_v of_o sa_o mean_a quality_n and_o forgettis_a my_o dewtie_n geve_v counsall_n to_o the_o wise_a of_o this_o realm_n not_o the_o les_fw-fr sing_v the_o misery_n so_o greit_a appear_a and_o the_o calamity_n sa_fw-fr near_o approach_v i_o think_v it_o les_fw-fr fault_n to_o incur_v the_o crime_n of_o surmount_v my_o private_a estate_n than_o the_o blame_n of_o neglect_v the_o public_a danger_n thairfoir_n i_o chesid_v rather_o to_o underly_v the_o opinion_n of_o presumptioun_n in_o speik_v they_o of_o treason_n in_o silence_n and_o special_o of_o sic_fw-la thingis_fw-la as_o evin_n seem_v present_o to_o redound_v to_o the_o perpetual_a schame_n of_o your_o lordschippe_n distructioun_n of_o this_o royal_a estaite_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o hole_n commoun_fw-fr wealth_n of_o scotland_n on_o this_o consideratioun_n i_o have_v takin_n in_o hand_n at_o this_o time_n to_o advertise_v your_o honour_n of_o sic_fw-la thingis_fw-la as_o i_o think_v to_o appertene_n baith_o to_o your_o lordschippis_n in_o special_a &_o in_o general_a to_o the_o hole_n community_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o punitioun_n of_o traytouris_fw-la pacificatioun_n of_o troublis_fw-la amangis_fw-la yourselves_o and_o continuatioun_n of_o peace_n with_o our_o nighbouris_fw-la of_o the_o quhilk_n i_o have_v takin_n the_o travel_n to_o write_v and_o do_v remit_v the_o judgement_n to_o your_o discretioun_n hope_v at_o leist_z that_o although_o my_o wit_n and_o foresight_n shall_v not_o satisfy_v you_o yet_o my_o good_a will_n shall_v not_o displei_v you_o of_z quhilk_fw-mi advertisement_n the_o sum_n be_v this_o ¶_o first_o to_o consider_v how_o godly_a the_o actioun_n be_v quhilk_fw-mi you_o have_v in_o hand_n to_o wit_n the_o defence_n of_o your_o king_n a_o innocent_a pupil_n the_o stablish_v of_o religioun_n punitioun_n of_o thiefis_n and_o traitouris_fw-la and_o mantenance_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n amongis_fw-la yourselves_o and_o with_o forrane_n natiounis_n item_n remember_v how_o you_o have_v vindicat_fw-la this_o realm_n from_o the_o thraldom_n of_o strangeris_fw-la out_o of_o domestik_a tyranny_n and_o out_o of_o a_o public_a dishonour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o forrane_n natiounis_fw-la we_o be_v altogider_v estemid_v a_o pepill_n murtherar_n of_o king_n and_o impatient_a of_o lawis_n and_o ingrait_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o late_a king_n henry_n within_o the_o walli_v of_o the_o principal_a town_n the_o great_a of_o the_o nobility_n be_v present_a with_o the_o queen_n for_o the_o time_n and_o by_o your_o power_n one_o pairt_n of_o the_o chief_n traitouris_fw-la try_v from_o amongis_n the_o true_a subiectis_fw-la quhairby_o strangeris_fw-la be_v constranid_v afterwart_o as_o mekle_v to_o praise_v your_o justice_n as_o of_o befoir_n they_o wrangful_o condempnid_v your_o injustice_n item_n remember_v how_o far_o in_o do_v the_o same_o you_o have_v oblige_v yourselves_o befoir_fw-fr the_o hole_n world_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o same_o vertew_n of_o justice_n and_o quhat_o blame_v you_o shall_v incur_v if_o you_o be_v inconstant_a for_o all_o man_n can_v belief_n na_fw-fr utherwise_o if_o the_o time_n follow_v be_v not_o conform_v to_o the_o time_n past_a that_o nouth_a honour_n nor_o commoun_n wealth_n stirrid_a you_o up_o then_o but_o rather_o sum_v particulair_a tend_v to_o your_o privait_v commodity_n also_o remember_v how_o many_o gentle_a and_o honest_a meanis_fw-la you_o have_v soght_v in_o time_n past_a to_o cause_v the_o king_n be_v acknawledgid_a and_o the_o contrary_n put_v at_o rest_n and_o how_o unprofitabill_n have_v be_v your_o honesty_n in_o treiting_n your_o vailyeant_a courage_n in_o werr_n your_o mercyfulnes_n in_o victory_n your_o clemency_n in_o punisching_n and_o facility_n in_o reconsiliatioun_n quhilk_fw-mi thyngis_fw-la witnessis_fw-la sufficient_o that_o you_o estemit_v na_z man_n enemy_n that_o wall_v live_v in_o peace_n under_o the_o king_n authority_n that_o you_o be_v never_o desirous_a of_o blood_n geir_n nor_o honour_n of_o sic_fw-la as_o wall_v not_o rather_o in_o make_v of_o troubill_n and_o seditioun_n declair_a tham_fw-mi selfis_fw-mi enemeis_fw-mi to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n majesty_n than_o live_v in_o concord_n and_o amity_n with_o their_o nightbouris_fw-la under_o the_o correctioun_n of_o justice._n and_o sen_fw-mi you_o can_v nouth_o bow_v their_o obstinate_a height_n with_o patience_n nor_o mess_n their_o stubborn_a hartis_fw-la with_o gentleness_n nor_o satisfy_v their_o inordinate_a desyris_n utherwise_o then_o with_o the_o king_n blood_n and_o youris_fw-la the_o destructioun_n of_o religioun_n banisch_v of_o justice_n &_o free_a permission_n of_o cruelty_n and_o misordour_n your_o wisdom_n may_v easy_o considder_fw-mi quhat_o kind_a of_o medicine_n be_v not_o only_o mete_v but_o alsw_o a_o necessair_n for_o mend_v of_o sic_fw-la a_o malady_n and_o to_o the_o effect_n that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o consider_v this_o necessity_n of_o medicine_n remember_v quhat_o kind_a of_o pepill_n they_o be_v that_o professis_fw-la thame_n selfis_fw-la in_o deid_v and_o disemblis_fw-la in_o word_n to_o be_v enemeis_n to_o god_n to_o justice_n and_o to_o you_o because_o you_o maintene_v the_o king_n actioun_n sum_n of_o tham_fw-mi be_v conseilaris_fw-la of_o the_o king_n his_o fatheris_n slauchter_fw-mi sum_fw-la conveyaris_fw-la of_o he_o to_o the_o schamble_n that_o slay_v his_o grandschir_n banisch_v his_o father_n and_o not_o satisfyid_v to_o have_v slay_v himself_o murtherit_v the_o king_n regent_n and_o now_o seike_v his_o awin_n blood_n that_o they_o may_v fulfil_v thayr_a cruelie_o and_o avarice_n be_v king_n quhilk_fw-mi they_o begin_v to_o exercise_v the_o time_n of_o their_o govern_n uther_n be_v that_o be_v alliat_v nor_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o hamiltounis_n thinki_v to_o be_v participant_a of_o all_o their_o prosperity_n and_o success_n uther_n be_v guilty_a of_o king_n henryis_n death_n in_o the_o first_o parliament_n halden_a in_o the_o kyngis_fw-la regne_fw-la that_o now_o be_v can_v well_o accord_v that_o the_o queen_n shall_v have_v be_v put_v to_o deith_n also_o and_o see_v they_o can_v not_o obtene_v that_o point_n the_o next_o schift_n of_o thayr_a impiety_n be_v to_o put_v down_o the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o rest_v to_o revenge_v his_o fatheris_n deith_n quhilk_fw-mi they_o thocht_v can_v not_o be_v mair_a easy_o do_v then_o by_o bring_v home_o the_o queen_n with_o sic_fw-la a_o husband_n that_o other_o for_o old_a haitred_a or_o for_o new_a covatice_n wall_v desire_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o succession_n to_o be_v of_o his_o awin_n blood_n sum_n uther_n be_v practise_v in_o cast_v of_o courtis_n and_o revolve_v of_o estatis_fw-la by_o raise_v of_o civil_a werr_n and_o be_v becum_fw-la rich_a than_o ever_o they_o hopid_a and_o because_o they_o have_v find_v the_o practice_n sa_fw-fr good_a in_o time_n past_a now_o they_o seik_v all_o wayis_o to_o continue_v it_o &_o have_v once_o gustid_v how_o good_a fisch_v it_o be_v in_o drumly_a water_n they_o can_v by_o na_z manner_n leave_v the_o craft_n uther_n of_o that_o faction_n be_v sum_fw-la papistes_fw-la sum_fw-la feign_a protestantis_fw-la that_o his_fw-mi na_fw-mi god_n bot_n geir_n &_o desiris_n again_o the_o papistry_n not_o for_o life_fw-mi they_o beir_n to_o it_o for_o they_o be_v scorner_n of_o all_o religioun_n but_o hoip_v to_o have_v promotioun_n of_o idle_a belleis_fw-la to_o benefice_n and_o lamentis_fw-la the_o present_a estait_fw-fr quhair_n as_o they_o say_v ministeris_n gettis_a all_o and_o leifis_n nthe_v to_o good_a fellowis_n &_o to_o this_o intent_n they_o wall_v set_v up_o the_o quenis_fw-la authority_n say_v they_o sum_v their_o be_v also_o that_o under_o colour_n of_o seik_v the_o quenis_fw-la authority_n thinki_v to_o eschaip_n the_o punischement_fw-fr of_o old_a faultis_fw-la and_o have_v licence_n in_o time_n to_o come_v to_o oppress_v their_o nichbouris_fw-la that_o be_v febiller_n than_o they_o now_o have_v i_o to_o schew_v you_o by_o conjecture_n quhat_o fruit_n be_v to_o be_v hopid_a of_o a_o assembly_n of_o sic_fw-la man_n as_o for_o the_o may_v pairt_v be_v of_o insatiabill_n gredynes_n intollerabill_n arrogancy_n without_o faith_n in_o promeis_n measure_n in_o covatice_n piety_n to_o the_o inferior_a obedience_n to_o the_o superior_a in_o peace_n desirous_a of_o troubill_n in_o werr_n thirsty_a of_o blood_n nurysher_v of_o theft_n raiser_n of_o rebellion_n counsallour_n of_o traitouris_fw-la inventor_n of_o tresoun_n with_o hand_n ready_a to_o murder_v mind_n to_o deceive_v hart_n void_a