NEWES
FROM
SCOTLAND
Being
two
Copies
,
the
one
,
a
proclamation
of
the
king
:
the
other
a
protestation
against
it
,
by
the
Noble
men
,
Barons
:
&
Ministers
of
Scotland
,
both
published
at
Edenburrough
the
22
day
of
Febr
:
1638
CHARLES
&c.
For
soe
much
as
wee
out
of
our
princely
care
of
maintaning
the
true
religion
all
ready
professed
,
and
so
beating
downe
all
superstition
:
Having
ordained
a
booke
of
common
prayer
to
bee
compiled
for
the
generall
and
vniuersall
vse
and
edification
of
our
subjects
within
our
ancient
kingdome
of
Scotland
,
the
same
being
accordingly
don
.
In
the
framing
whereof
we
tooke
great
care
and
paines
so
that
there
is
nothing
past
therein
but
what
was
seen
and
approved
by
vs
before
the
same
was
divulgated
or
printed
:
assuring
all
our
loving
subjects
that
not
only
our
intention
is
,
but
even
this
very
booke
a
ready
meanes
to
maintaine
the
true
religion
allready
professed
,
and
beat
out
all
superstition
,
of
which
wee
in
our
owne
time
doe
not
doubt
but
in
a
faire
course
to
satisfie
the
iudgments
of
our
good
subjects
:
But
having
seen
and
considered
some
petitions
and
declarations
given
into
our
counsell
against
the
said
Booke
and
late
CANNONS
of
the
booke
,
find
our
regall
authority
much
iniured
thereby
,
both
in
the
matter
and
the
carrage
,
whereby
wee
certefie
these
of
the
Nobility
,
gentry
,
Barrons
Ministers
and
others
who
have
kept
&
assisted
those
meetings
and
convocations
for
contriving
and
subscribing
of
the
said
petitions
,
to
bee
liable
to
our
high
censure
,
both
in
their
persons
and
fortunes
,
they
having
conveyned
themselves
without
our
consent
or
authority
:
Yet
because
wee
beleeve
that
they
have
done
herein
only
out
of
a
preposterous
zeale
,
and
without
any
disloyalty
or
disaffectito
our
Soueraingty
:
Our
gratious
plea●ure
(
so
farr
as
concernes
those
meetings
for
consulting
and
subscribing
of
the
said
petitions
or
presenting
of
the
same
to
any
iudge
or
iudges
within
this
kingdom
)
is
to
dispense
therewith
,
and
with
what
may
bee
the
fault
or
error
therein
,
to
all
such
as
vpon
signification
or
declaration
of
this
our
pleasure
,
shall
retein
themselves
as
become
good
and
dutifull
subjects
.
To
which
purpose
OVR
WILL
is
henceforth
,
and
we
charge
you
streaghtly
and
commaund
that
incontimently
these
our
letters
seen
,
the
particulers
and
in
our
name
and
authority
proclamation
thereof
bee
made
to
all
our
leige
subiects
in
all
places
needefull
;
that
so
●one
pretend
ignorance
hereof
,
and
therewithall
in
our
name
and
authority
that
ye
discharge
all
such
convocations
and
meetings
in
time
to
come
,
vnder
the
penalty
of
treason
and
also
that
ye
command
,
charge
and
inhibit
all
our
leiges
and
subjects
,
that
none
of
them
on
any
hand
presume
to
resort
or
repaire
to
the
Burrough
of
Starling
,
nor
to
any
other
Burrough
,
where
our
counsell
and
Session
sits
,
till
first
they
declare
the
cause
of
their
comming
to
our
counsell
,
and
declare
their
warrant
to
that
effect
:
And
further
that
wee
commaund
and
charge
all
and
sundrie
Provosts
,
Bayleifes
,
and
Magistrates
within
their
bourroughs
that
they
,
&
every
one
of
them
have
a
speciall
care
&
regard
,
to
see
this
our
royall
will
and
pleasure
readyly
&
dutifully
observed
in
all
points
,
and
that
noe
violence
be
suffered
within
your
bounds
,
vnder
all
the
highest
penalty
,
crime
or
offence
that
they
may
commit
against
us
in
that
behalfe
:
And
also
that
ye
cammaund
and
charge
all
&
sundry
Noblemen
,
Barons
&
Burgesses
who
are
not
actuall
indwellers
within
the
Burrough
,
neither
are
of
number
of
the
privy
counsell
and
Session
;
and
members
thereof
,
and
are
already
within
this
Burrough
:
that
they
and
everie
one
of
them
remoue
themselves
,
and
depart
and
passe
forth
of
the
said
Burrough
(
and
not
returne
againe
without
the
said
warrant
)
within
the
space
of
six
houres
after
the
publication
hereof
,
vnder
the
said
penaltie
of
treason
:
And
as
concerning
any
petitions
that
shall
hereafter
bee
given
to
vs
,
upon
this
or
any
other
subject
:
wee
are
likewise
pleased
to
declare
that
we
will
not
shut
our
eares
there
from
:
soe
it
bee
not
preiudiciall
to
our
royall
authoritie
.
Given
at
starling
vnder
our
signet
the
19
of
Febr.
1638
Per
actum
Dominorum
Consilij
.
THE
KINGS
PROCLAMATION
Being
Proclaimed
,
the
protestation
here
following
against
it
,
was
at
the
same
instance
in
the
open
street
publickly
read
.
WEE
the
Noble
men
,
Barons
and
Ministers
appointed
to
attend
his
maiesties
answere
unto
our
humble
petitions
,
and
to
present
our
greeuiances
,
and
to
doe
what
else
might
lawfully
conduce
to
our
humble
desires
.
Did
upon
the
13
of
September
last
,
present
one
supplication
to
your
Lordships
;
and
another
upon
the
18
of
October
following
:
as
also
a
new
bill
relativelie
to
the
former
in
December
after
the
19
day
.
In
all
which
,
we
humbly
remonstrated
,
our
iust
exceptions
against
the
Service
booke
,
and
Booke
of
Cannons
,
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
of
this
kingdome
,
as
the
contrivers
,
meanteaners
and
urgers
thereof
;
and
against
their
sitting
as
our
Iudges
untill
the
causes
betweene
them
and
vs
be
decided
.
And
withall
we
earnestly
supplicated
to
be
ridd
and
delivered
from
these
evils
,
and
from
all
other
innovations
of
that
kind
,
introducted
against
the
laudable
lawes
of
this
kingdome
:
as
namely
that
of
the
high
Commssion
and
other
evils
particularly
and
generally
mentioned
in
our
supplications
and
complaints
:
And
that
these
our
parties
,
delinquent
against
our
religion
and
lawes
might
be
taken
order
with
,
and
these
pressing
greeviances
be
redressed
,
according
to
the
laws
of
this
realme
,
as
in
our
supplications
we
have
more
largely
expressed
,
the
which
we
gaue
into
your
Lordships
upon
the
19
of
December
aforesaid
,
against
the
Arch-bishops
and
Bishohs
our
parties
,
who
by
consequence
therefore
neither
could
be
,
nor
may
be
our
Iudges
.
Whereupon
your
Lordships
declared
by
your
act
given
at
Dealkeeth
the
said
19
of
December
,
that
you
would
present
our
petition
to
his
maiesties
royall
consideration
,
&
that
without
any
prejudice
to
us
the
said
supplicants
,
and
moreover
that
we
should
bee
heard
,
in
time
and
place
convenient
,
&
in
the
mean
time
we
should
receaue
no
preiudice
as
the
said
act
it selfe
testifies
for
vs
.
Now
where
as
we
your
humble
supplicants
(
with
long
patience
and
hope
grounded
upon
sundry
promises
)
were
exspecting
an
answere
vnto
our
fore
named
humble
desires
,
we
understood
of
some
direction
from
his
maiestie
,
to
you
the
Lords
of
his
highnes
privy
counsell
,
touching
our
complaints
:
and
upon
the
same
admitted
the
consulting
&
iudging
both
,
of
our
supplication
,
and
the
kings
answere
there
to
,
vnto
the
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
our
direct
par-ties
:
Contrary
to
our
Protestation
given
in
at
Dealkeeth
,
and
since
renued
at
Starling
:
and
contrary
to
your
Lordships
foresaid
act
made
at
Dealkeeth
.
Least
therefore
our
silence
should
bee
preiudiciall
to
this
so
importunate
a
cause
,
as
concernes
Gods
glory
and
worship
,
our
religion
and
saluation
,
the
lawes
and
liberties
of
this
kingdome
:
or
deregatory
to
our
former
supplications
and
complaints
:
or
in
breife
,
not
answerable
to
the
trust
of
our
commission
:
we
are
forced
out
of
our
bounden
duty
to
God
,
our
king
and
native
cuntry
to
take
instument
in
the
notaries
and
Clarkes
hands
(
seeing
your
Lordships
refuse
to
admitt
our
Declimiter
for
remoueall
these
of
our
parties
)
&
to
protest
in
manner
following
.
-
1.
Wee
protest
that
we
may
&
ought
to
haue
an
immediate
course
to
present
our
iust
greeviances
to
out
sacred
Soverainge
,
and
in
a
legall
way
and
manner
to
prosecute
the
same
,
before
the
ordinarie
and
competent
iudges
,
civil
or
Eccleasticall
;
without
any
offence
either
offred
by
vs
,
or
taken
by
your
Lordships
.
-
2.
Wee
protest
that
the
Arch-bish●●●
&
Bishops
the
parties
whome
we
complaine
vpon
,
cannot
bee
reputed
or
esteemed
lawfull
iudges
,
to
sit
in
indicatory
within
this
kingdome
civill
or
Ecclesiasticall
,
upon
any
of
vs
the
said
supplicants
,
untill
they
doe
by
lawfull
triall
iudiciously
purge
themselves
of
such
crimes
as
we
have
already
laid
to
their
charge
:
offering
our selves
to
prove
the
same
whensoever
his
maiestie
shal
be
pleased
to
giue
us
audience
.
-
3.
Wee
protest
that
no
act
or
proclamation
,
whether
paid
or
here
after
shall
passe
,
in
the
counsell
,
and
by
the
states
of
Archb.
and
Bishops
(
our
parties
and
whome
we
haue
declyned
to
be
our
Iudges
)
shall
in
no
wise
bee
preiudiciall
to
vs
,
that
is
,
either
to
our
persons
,
our
lawfull
meetings
,
proceedings
and
persuits
.
-
4.
Wee
protest
that
neither
our selves
,
nor
any
others
,
whose
hearts
the
Lord
shall
moue
to
ioyne
with
vs
in
our
supplications
against
the
aforesaid
innovocations
,
shall
incurre
any
danger
,
either
in
life
,
lands
,
or
any
politicall
or
Ecclesiasticall
penaltie
:
For
not
observing
such
acts
,
Bookes
,
Canons
,
Writts
,
judicatories
and
proclamations
introduced
without
,
or
against
the
acts
of
parliament
,
or
statutes
of
this
kingdome
.
But
it
shal
be
lawfull
for
us
and
them
to
vse
our selves
in
matters
of
religion
,
or
the
externall
worship
of
God
,
and
policie
of
the
Church
;
according
to
the
word
of
God
,
and
the
laudable
constitutions
of
this
Church
and
kingdome
.
-
5.
Seeing
all
such
as
have
taken
these
innovations
to
heart
,
have
by
a
legal
and
submissive
way
of
supplications
sought
redresse
and
been
calme
and
quiet
in
hope
of
reformation
:
Wee
protest
therefor
that
if
inconvenience
shall
happen
to
fal
out
(
which
we
pray
God
to
prevent
)
vpon
the
pressing
of
the
said
innovations
or
evils
,
generally
and
specially
mentioned
in
our
former
complaints
,
and
vpon
your
Lordships
refusall
,
to
take
order
for
redresse
.
That
the
same
shall
not
be
imputed
unto
us
,
who
most
humbly
desire
to
have
all
things
redressed
by
order
.
-
6.
We
protest
before
God
,
the
Heavens
,
and
the
Angels
,
that
these
our
Requests
(
proceeding
from
conscience
,
and
our
due
respect
to
his
Majesties
honour
)
doe
tend
to
no
other
end
,
but
to
the
preservation
of
the
true
reformed
religion
,
the
Lawes
&
Liberties
of
his
Majesties
most
ancient
Kingdome
,
and
the
satisfaction
of
our
humble
desires
contained
in
our
supplications
,
according
to
his
Majesties
goodnesse
and
justice
;
From
whom
we
doe
certainly
exspect
,
that
his
sacred
Majestie
will
proceed
and
grant
remedy
to
our
just
petions
and
complaints
:
as
may
be
exspected
from
so
gracious
a
King
towards
his
loyall
and
dutifull
Subjects
,
calling
for
redresse
of
so
oppressing
greevances
,
praying
hartily
that
his
Majestie
may
long
and
prosperously
raigne
over
us
.
Amen