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the_o say_a castle_n and_z provost_z of_o the_o town_n after_o i_o have_v frequent_o warn_v his_o majesty_n of_o the_o storm_n i_o do_v foresee_v come_v i_o retire_v myself_o from_o court._n his_o majesty_n be_v at_o stirling_n ask_v frequent_o for_o i_o regret_v that_o i_o be_v not_o continual_o with_o he_o whereupon_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n advise_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n upon_o some_o pretend_a affair_n as_o well_o to_o absent_v i_o from_o his_o majesty_n who_o he_o perceive_v have_v some_o favour_n for_o i_o as_o to_o take_v occasion_n upon_o my_o return_n to_o bring_v i_o in_o disgrace_n as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o some_o mis-management_n because_o he_o know_v that_o as_o matter_n stand_v i_o can_v do_v no_o good_a at_o that_o time_n and_o