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Yow shall with all dilligence repaire to Ireland and delyver our letters to Generall Major Monro and to the Lord Clanbrasile, the lord viscount of Airdis and Sir James Montgomrie, Sir Robert Stewart and remanent comanderis of the British forces according to the directiones.
Yow sall represent to thame our just feares of the dangeris to religion, his maties royall persone and authoritie and monarchicall government in him and his posteritie and the peace and happines of these kingdomes frome the prevailling power of sectaries and ther adherentis in England. As lykwayes that the seizing on Berwick and Cairlile gives ws just groundis to apprehend the comeing of the said army of sectaries towardis our borderis, therefore wee are desireous to have such supplies and assistance frome our army and the Protestant British forces in Ireland as they can possibly afford ws, either for secureing ourselves against any invasioune or for carieing on our necessary dewties for religion, our king and the peace and happines of his kingdomes and for encourageing them to joyne with ws in this service.
Yow are to offer to all who will engadge with ws, ather of our owne army there or the British, ane monethis meanes according to the establishment of the army in Ireland, the halfe whereof yow are to delyver thame in Ireland upone adverteisment frome this, and the uther halff at ther landing.
Yow shall represent to thame our willingnes to take ane effectuall course for provyding their garisons with meill and supplieing such of thair souldiors with cloathes as sall be appoynted to stay behind efter wee sall be informed of the quantitie requisite.
Yow are to assure them that during the tyme of ther service in this warr, so many as sall be sent over sall be keept in equall footeing with the army of this kingdome according to ther numberis, both officers and souldiors. When any transactioune or treattie for peace quhatsoever sall be maid, yow are to assure them that wee shall be cairefull that just satisfactioune and assureances sall be given them frome England for ther arrearis and long services in Ireland. And when ther imployment heir sall be at ane end, wee will engadge ourselves for provyding shipping and all uther thinges necessary for ther transportatioune, and to mak up thair forces to the same number they sall bring over for our assistance.
Yow are to assure the British that upone ther engadgeing with us, wee shall be willing and reddie to give them the publict securitie of this kingdome for the saifety of ther honors and estaites frome all prejudices that may come to thame for ther assisting ws, and that ther interestis and arrearis sall be als cairefullie lookt unto in all transactiones or treatyes for peace as those of this kingdome of Scotland.
Yow shall shew them that when wee sall know ther owne desires concerning their superior commanderis, wee sall be ready to give them all just satisfaction therin.
Yow sall desyre such forces as sall be sent unto this kingdome, either frome our owne army or frome the British afoirsaid, may come furnished with all armes requisite. And incaice any utheris of the Protestant British sall be willing also to ingadge in this service, yow sall assure them for the lyk conditiones.
Yow shall haist over unto ws withall possible speed ane accompt of your dilligence and what forces may be expected frome thence and how soone they will be in readines.