Nothing, so far, was gained from Elizabeth, save a secret supply of 3000 pounds.

On the other hand, fresh French forces arrived at Leith: the place was fortified; the Regent was again accused of perfidy by the perfidious; and on October 21 the Congregation proclaimed her deposition on the alleged authority of her daughter, now Queen of France, whose seal they forged and used in their documents.

One Cokky was the forger; he saw Arran use the seal on public papers.

{111b} Cokky had made a die for the coins of the Congregation--a crown of thorns, with the words _Verbum Dei_.

Leith, manned by French soldiers, was, till in the summer of 1560 it surrendered to the Congregation and their English allies, the centre of Catholic resistance.
In November the Congregation, after a severe defeat, fled in grief from Edinburgh to Stirling, where Knox reanimated them, and they sent Lethington to England to crave assistance.