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- Hew Douglas of Langniddry. John Knox pressing
' to have gone with him, he said, " Nay, return ta ' your bairaes " ( pupils) ; " and God bless you. One ' is sufficient for one sacrifice." And so he caused a 'twa-handed sword (which commonly was carried ' Avith the said Maister George) be taken from the said ' John Knox, who, albeit unwillingly, obeyed, and
- returned with Hew Douglas to Langniddry,' — never
to see his face more. 'Maister George, having to ' accompany him, the Laird of Ormeston, John San- ' dilands of Gaidar younger ' [Ancestor of the noio Lords Torphichen) * the Laird of Brounstoun and ' others, with their servants, passed upon foot (for it ' was a vehement frost) to Ormeston.' In a couple of hours after, Bothwell, with an armed party, surrounded Ormeston; got "Wishart delivered to him, upon solemn pledge of his oath and of his honour that no harm should be done him ; and that if the Cardinal should threaten any harm against Wishart, he, Bothwell, would with his whole strength, and of his own power, redeliver him safe in this place. AYhereupon, without battle or struggle, he was per- mitted to depart with Wishart; delivered him
