hir liftyme to governe ye peple and inhabitants y'r of hir native
subjects bot als that of hir royall persoun succession my't be producit
to enioy and possess yis kingdome and dominionis y'r of quhen God sall
call hir hienes to his mercie out of yis mortale life and how grecousle
it hes plesit him alredy to respect her hienes and yis hir realm in
geving vnto hir maistie of her mest deir and onlie sone ye prince baith
her hienes self and hir heill subjects are detbond to render vnto God
immortale prayss and thankis and now hir maistie being destitute of ane
husband levand solditerie in ye estate of wedoheid and yet young and of
flurisshing aige apt and able to procreat and bring furth ma childreyn
hes been pressit and humble requirit to yield vnto sum mariege quhilk
petitioun hir grece weying and teking in gud pairt bot cheifle regarding
ye preservatioun and continewance of hir posteritie hes condescendit y'r
to and mature deliberatioun being had towert psonage ye maist p't of hir
nobilite by way of adviss hes humblie preyit hir maistie and thocht
bettir that she seuld sefar humble hirself as to accept ane of hir awin
borne subiectis in y't state and place that war accustomet w't ye
manneris lawis and consuctud of yis cuntre rether yan ony foreyne prince
and hir maistie preferrand their aduyse and preyeris with ye welfeir of
hir relm to the avansment and promotion qlk hir hienes in pticuler
mycht heve be foreyn marriage hes in that point likwis inclinit to ye
suit of hir said nobilitie and yai bemand ye said noble prince now duke
of Orkney for ye speciall personage hir maistie well aduisit hes allowit
yair motioun and nominatioun and gratiouslie accedit y'r vnto having
recent memorie of the notable and worthie actis and gude service done
and performit by him to hir ma'tje als weill sen hir returning and
arivall in this realme as of befoir in hir hienes minoritie and dureing
the tyme of governament of umq'll hir dearest moder of gude memorie in
the forth setting of her ma'ties authoritie agains all impugnaris and
ganestanders y'r of quhais magnanimitie couraige and constant trewth