IT
was
the
desire
of
King
Iames
(
by
whose
instigation
I
know
not
[
(a)
](A11740-e10330-b)
(a)
It
was
some
Bish
a
thousand
to
one
else
.
For
what
mischiefe
is
there
,
specially
if
done
against
the
true
worship
of
God
,
but
these
Creatures
of
the
Earth
have
their
hands
chiefly
in
it
.
See
Syons-plea
;
A
Looking
glasse
for
the
Prelates
;
the
Abreviate
,
&c.
that
the
Church
of
Scotland
would
admitt
,
that
such
men
as
stood
Ministers
,
to
those
Churches
,
which
in
the
time
of
Poperie
were
called
Bishopricks
,
might
have
the
Title
of
Lord-Bishops
,
and
voyces
in
Parliament
.
[
(b)
](A11740-e10420-b)
(b)
Parliaments
will
doe
better
without
these
men
.
For
they
well
resemble
,
that
filthy
bird
,
which
caries
this
motto
:
contactu
omnia
faedat
To
this
the
people
consented
,
[
(c)
](A11740-e10450-b)
(c)
Better
they
had
not
;
for
they
have
smarted
for
it
ever
since
,
as
their
owne
relation
here
manifesteth
.
As
the
Trōians
in
consenting
to
take
the
Horse
into
their
Citie
,
had
their
citie
spoyled
by
it
:
So
from
the
Hierarchy
(
as
out
of
the
Troians
Horses
belly
)
hath
issued
the
cause
&
ground
of
al
their
late
troubles
.
Se
Pro.
29
2.
and
in
the
yeare
1602.
it
was
by
a
Parliament
confirmed
;
Yet
so
,
as
with
certaine
provisoes
and
conditions
,
then
and
there
expressed
:
That
is
,
that
all
such
as
were
then
resident
in
such
places
;
and
all
such
as
afterwards
should
happen
to
be
presented
to
them
,
should
by
solemne
Oath
,
and
publick
subscription
,
sweare
and
be
obliged
,
neither
to
propound
nor
give
consent
to
any
thing
propounded
in
Parliament
,
without
a
precedent
Commission
of
a
generall
assembly
.
Moreover
,
that
they
should
not
pretend
any
authority
or
jurisdiction
above
other
Ministers
,
and
that
they
should
be
as
lyable
and
subject
as
any
other
Ministers
to
the
Sentence
and
Censure
of
Presbyteries
,
Provinciall
and
Nationall
Synods
:
To
bee
short
,
if
they
transgressed
either
against
those
rules
,
or
any
other
institution
,
which
the
Church
tyed
them
unto
,
they
might
be
(
and
should
be
)
excommunicated
by
the
Pres-bytery
and
Synod
,
and
deposed
a
beneficio
&
officio
.
[
(d)
](A11740-e10550-b)
(d)
Jf
we
had
such
Law
with
us
in
England
,
&
executed
,
we
should
not
be
troubled
long
with
Bb
nor
any
of
that
Brood
downward
to
the
Parater
.
For
their
blasphemies
;
treasons
,
murders
,
&c
are
so
obvious
to
all
mens
eyes
.
As
the
severest
punishments
in
any
civil
Court
would
be
light
enought
to
be
laid
upon
them
.
See
Quench-Coale
;
Epist.
Remonst
.
the
last
Parl.
Howsoever
at
the
first
thus
they
were
sworne
to
doe
:
And
were
admitted
no
otherwise
,
neither
upon
other
tearmes
,
but
what
is
before
expressed
:
Notwithstanding
they
having
gotten
a
footing
,
it
was
not
long
ere
they
brake
their
Oath
,
and
attempted
many
unlawful
actions
,
to
the
great
dishonour
of
Gods
name
,
the
scandall
of
the
Gospell
,
and
to
the
likely
dissipation
of
the
whole
Church
,
had
not
the
Lord
prevented
it
,
by
a
wonderfull
deliverance
.
[
(a)
](A11740-e10620-b)
(a)
Such
a
deliverance
God
grant
England
;
and
when
we
see
it
,
we
will
say
;
thy
right
hand
,
O
Lord
,
is
become
glorious
in
power
,
thy
right
hand
,
O
Lord
,
hath
dashed
in
peeces
the
enemies
;
and
good
cause
too
for
this
would
prove
to
our
Land
a
greater
blessing
thenwas
our
deliverance
from
the
Gunpowder
treason
.
And
therefore
wee
would
nor
faile
to
keepe
a
day
of
thankesgiving
in
remembrance
of
it
;
as
did
the
Iewes
,
after
Hamon
and
his
Sonnes
were
hangd
.
It
would
required
a
large
volume
,
to
set
downe
all
the
particular
evils
and
troubles
,
which
those
Lordly
Prelates
brought
upon
that
Church
;
And
more
would
have
brought
,
had
not
their
hornes
[
(b)
](A11740-e10700-b)
(b)
By
the
Hornes
of
the
Beast
,
is
meant
the
Antichristian
power
,
which
they
exercise
over
their
brethren
;
By
which
(
as
a
Beast
with
hornes
,
they
push
the
godly
sometime
into
prison
,
other-while
to
the
Pillary
,
many
times
into
forreigne
Countries
;
so
that
untill
these
hornes
bee
cut
off
,
there
is
no
keeping
house
with
them
.
beene
cut
off
.
Among
other
acts
of
their
Lordly
Government
,
they
tooke
upon
them
to
depose
Ministers
as
they
pleased
,
and
when
they
pleased
:
And
admitted
sundry
scandalous
persons
[
(c)
](A11740-e10730-b)
(c)
The
Prelates
in
Scotland
never
shewed
so
much
prophanes
this
way
,
as
ours
have
done
;
For
whereas
,
idolaters
,
adulterers
,
lyars
,
forcerers
,
whoremonngers
,
theeves
drunkards
,
&
quid
non
,
are
allowed
and
liked
off
;
On
the
contrary
,
they
suppresse
all
them
,
who
will
not
be
their
Drudges
,
to
serve
them
,
and
their
great
Landlord
the
Pope
;
witnes
Wren
the
Norridge
Beast
.
See
the
unbish
:
of
Timot.
and
Tit.
(
like
themselves
)
to
the
Ministery
,
and
chardge
of
Soules
;
And
kept
back
from
the
Ministery
all
honest
and
able
men
,
what
they
could
.
And
not
contented
with
this
,
they
procured
from
the
King
a
warrant
,
under
the
shew
or
pretence
whereof
,
they
silenced
the
most
Godly
,
learned
and
faithfull
Ministers
in
the
Kingdome
:
And
also
by
the
same
authorities
they
brought
into
the
Church
many
Popish
Ceremonies
,
to
the
generall
greife
of
the
godly
,
both
there
,
and
in
many
other
places
.
And
these
great
abuses
of
theirs
,
they
brough
the
sooner
&
easier
to
passe
,
in
regard
there
were
some
Courtiers
and
Counsellers
about
his
Majestie
,
that
were
Popishly
affected
,
and
bore
ill
will
to
Sion
:
this
is
cleare
in
the
cause
of
Melvin
,
Forbes
,
Bruce
,
and
others
Worthies
of
that
Church
who
were
exiled
[
(d)
](A11740-e10850-b)
(d)
Doth
the
Church
of
Scotland
reckon
it
for
one
of
her
greevances
,
that
they
have
unjustly
banished
some
of
her
Ministers
;
How
then
would
they
have
taken
it
,
had
they
seene
them
whipt
in
their
streetes
:
stood
on
Pillaries
,
burnd-marked
〈…〉
about
the
time
that
the
Earl
of
Northhamton
and
B.
Bancroft
had
greatest
acceptation
with
K
:
Iames
:
Soe
againe
when
the
5.
Articles
were
introduced
by
a
most
illegall
,
injurious
and
violent
way
in
the
Assembly
at
Perth
,
who
were
then
present
with
the
King
,
but
Buckingam
and
B.
Land
,
twosit
instruments
as
could
bee
,
to
bring
such
an
evill
worke
to
passe
.
They
having
thus
begun
to
spoyle
the
Lords
Vineard
,
afterwards
they
caused
many
idle
pamphlets
to
be
published
,
against
that
good
old
way
,
of
Government
[
(a)
](A11740-e10970-b)
(a)
Our
Bb.
have
a
trick
which
the
Scot.
never
used
,
that
is
to
cast
men
into
prison
,
and
there
deprive
them
of
all
meanes
of
writing
and
then
ser
then
Parasites
and
Sycophants
to
rayle
against
them
;
Now
truly
these
are
wise
in
their
generation
,
or
they
know
had
their
opposites
the
liberty
that
they
have
,
they
were
better
be
hangd
out
of
the
way
,
then
suffer
the
just
shame
which
they
would
doe
,
for
their
filthy
lies
&
blasphentiess
.
of
that
Church
;
by
which
Government
before
their
Lordships
ruled
,
the
corrupt
Doctrines
,
and
ill
liues
of
Preachers
were
severely
corrected
and
suppressed
;
But
for
their
parts
,
they
gave
way
and
liberty
,
unto
evill
doers
,
and
sought
only
to
curbe
and
suppresse
the
better
sort
.
Add
hereunto
their
procuring
from
the
K
:
a
warrant
for
to
exercise
such
a
jurisdiction
in
the
civil
Government
[
(b)
](A11740-e11020-b)
(b)
Forgs
(
the
Tipe
of
Bb.
)
are
said
to
have
2
small
threads
hanging
neere
their
eyes
,
wherwith
they
make
trapps
,
&
lay
them
in
muddy
places
,
for
to
devoure
the
Fish
;
these
tove
threads
signifie
the
civill
and
spirituall
functions
of
Bb.
wherwith
(
as
the
Frog
with
her
two
threads
)
they
take
the
godly
and
devoure
them
.
as
is
inconsistent
with
the
Lawes
of
that
Relame
,
the
honour
of
the
Soveraigne
;
&
peace
of
that
Country
:
Nay
,
not
here
withall
are
satisfyed
,
but
seeke
further
for
a
Commission
from
King
Charles
,
and
under
shew
or
colour
of
which
warrant
[
(c)
](A11740-e11110-b)
(c)
As
the
Scribes
&
Pharisees
never
left
Pilate
,
till
he
had
passed
sentence
of
death
against
Christ
:
So
the
Prelates
are
earnestly
importunate
with
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
to
have
Commission
and
warrant
from
them
,
for
to
crucifie
Christ
dayly
in
his
members
.
they
make
many
greevious
acts
of
injustice
,
and
greatly
oppresse
many
of
his
Majesties
loyall
&
good
subjects
.
[
(d)
](A11740-e11190-b)
(d)
If
you
complaine
of
oppression
,
and
thinke
you
have
just
cause
for
it
,
to
wound
the
Beast
;
What
may
wee
say
of
our
oppressions
,
which
are
more
for
number
,
more
heinous
for
nature
,
longer
for
continuance
,
and
more
common
and
generall
.
For
what
condition
is
there
of
men
,
among
us
,
but
are
horribly
abused
by
them
.
See
the
Abbreviate
.
These
abuses
are
not
all
,
for
besides
they
have
(
vys
&
modis
)
used
meanes
to
gert
another
Commission
from
his
Majestie
,
whereby
to
cover
their
unlawfull
wayes
unto
benefices
,
for
themselves
and
their
freinds
:
and
withall
got
a
colour
of
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
to
bring
the
Surplusse
into
the
Church
,
they
caused
fome
Popish
Lords
to
sit
upon
the
Articles
of
the
Parliament
An
:
1633.
they
were
also
the
instruments
that
procured
an
act
to
be
contrived
,
beeing
a
racification
of
the
Kings
prerogative
and
power
to
impose
such
apparell
upon
Church-men
in
divine
service
,
as
he
should
thinke
su
;
Yea
and
to
bring
this
to
passe
,
they
moved
the
King
to
presse
all
men
,
either
to
consent
or
dissent
to
the
whole
Act
,
as
it
was
framed
,
thereby
cunningly
to
draw
all
the
Parliament-men
either
to
deny
the
K
:
prerogative
,
or
else
to
consent
to
their
plott
for
the
Surplusse
.
More
then
this
,
they
perswaded
his
Majesty
to
sett
downe
with
his
owne
hand
,
the
names
of
all
the
Noblemen
that
should
discent
from
the
aforesaid
Act
;
and
that
they
should
be
taken
as
men
disrespecting
his
Majesty
and
his
Service
,
and
that
hee
should
not
heare
them
to
give
any
reason
for
their
dislike
of
the
thing
:
And
whereas
there
was
found
afterwards
with
the
Lord
Balmerin
:
a
certaine
writing
containing
some
reasons
wherefore
the
Noblemen
could
not
ascent
unto
the
said
Act
;
And
some
other
passages
,
expedient
to
vindicate
their
persons
and
cariages
from
the
reproach
of
beeing
dis-affectionated
to
his
Majesties
Service
,
and
this
set
downe
in
a
Potition
,
with
an
intent
that
it
should
be
presented
to
the
King
,
by
the
Noblemen
,
but
was
not
.
The
Bishops
getting
a
sight
of
this
Copie
,
according
to
the
rest
of
their
doings
,
caused
this
good
Nobleman
for
having
this
Perition
to
be
condemned
of
Legis
Majestatis
;
And
it
went
neere
with
his
life
.
[
(a)
](A11740-e11380-b)
(a)
Our
English
Preates
this
way
are
None-such
;
For
if
they
perceive
a
man
to
bee
an
enemie
to
their
unblessed
Kingdome
,
they
will
bee
sure
to
have
his
blood
for
it
if
they
can
:
&
this
our
Noblitie
know
well
enough
,
the
which
makes
them
the
unwillinger
,
to
power
out
their
vials
upon
the
throne
of
the
Beast
.
Their
Lordships
having
gone
thus
farre
,
are
not
affraid
to
publish
a
Booke
of
most
wicked
Canons
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e11440-b)
(b)
Consider
O
England
what
cause
thou
hast
to
free
thy selfe
,
out
of
the
hands
of
these
theeves
&
murderers
,
who
have
many
yeares
bound
thee
,
(
as
Tyrants
and
Turkes
doe
Gally-slaves
to
their
oars
;
)
I
say
bound
thee
with
their
Canons
,
Articles
,
Injunctions
(
as
so
many
irons
&
fetters
)
to
row
for
them
,
Romes
Boat
.
So
that
Scotland
bath
nor
the
cause
which
thou
hast
,
to
putt
those
Amalekites
to
the
sword
.
among
which
,
one
is
,
that
whosoever
shall
affirme
that
the
Service-booke
(
which
was
not
yet
out
but
in
hatching
)
containes
any
thing
erronious
,
shall
be
excommunicated
,
ipso
facto
.
it
was
not
long
after
this
,
ere
they
caused
the
said
Service-booke
to
be
published
.
Which
hath
in
it
,
not
only
the
Superstition
and
Popery
contained
in
the
English
Leiturgis
,
but
some
thing
more
;
and
that
they
might
bring
the
Church
(
nolens
volens
)
to
use
this
Jdol-booke
,
they
procured
a
Proclamation
[
(c)
](A11740-e11580-b)
(c)
Quae
:
whether
the
Scotsmen
did
well
,
to
refuse
the
Service-booke
,
being
commaunded
by
the
K.
to
use
it
;
&
quid
sequitur
.
to
be
published
,
wherein
al
his
Majesties
(
subjects
were
commanded
,
to
conforme
strictly
thereunto
,
as
to
the
only
forme
of
Gods
publick
worship
for
that
Church
.
Beeing
thus
swollen
[
(d)
](A11740-e11640-b)
(d)
Nor
like
Ours
:
For
their
insolencies
are
intollerable
;
specially
that
little
great
Laud
;
but
this
gives
me
hope
,
that
their
shame
&
fall
is
at
hand
;
drosse
assoon
as
ever
it
hath
gotten
up
to
the
top
,
and
elevated
it selfe
above
the
pure
mettall
,
is
then
scummed
off
&
cast
away
;
These
like
drosse
&
scumme
are
risen
up
,
above
their
betters
;
therefore
&c.
See
Psa.
119
199.
with
a
presumptuous
conceit
of
their
power
,
and
thinking
now
that
neither
great
nor
small
,
had
either
the
courage
or
wisedom
to
stand
in
their
way
[
(e)
](A11740-e11680-b)
(e)
As
the
Scots
Bb.
were
deceived
,
so
I
trust
will
Ours
be
.
the
Bishop
of
Ederb
:
in
July
1637.
gives
order
,
to
the
Ministers
of
that
Citty
,
that
they
read
the
aforesaid
Service-booke
in
their
Congregatious
:
Which
would
be
such
a
Masse
in
Scotland
as
the
Pope
himselfe
.
[
(f)
](A11740-e11750-b)
(f)
Pope
Pius
4
sent
Vincentio
Parpatia
Abbot
of
S.
Saviours
to
Qu.
Eliz:
offering
her
to
confirme
the
English
Leiturgy
,
if
she
would
yeeld
to
him
in
some
other
things
.
Cambden
in
An.
1560.
L.
Cooke
de
jure
div.
Reg.
Eccles.
fol.
34.
I
am
sure
,
would
willingly
authorise
and
allow
,
provided
that
the
King
would
grant
him
such
a
Headship
as
must
be
granted
him
by
such
,
as
say
their
Episcopall
jurisdiction
is
Iure
Divino
,
and
derive
their
calling
from
the
Pope
.
And
because
this
Bishop
conceived
,
that
all
other
townes
in
the
Kingdome
,
would
follow
the
example
of
Edenb
:
hee
comes
therefore
himselfe
into
the
Cathedrall
Church
,
of
purpose
to
have
the
said
booke
there
publiekly
read
:
but
it
fell
not
out
according
to
his
expectation
:
for
the
people
not
being
for
merly
tanght
,
that
,
that
way
and
manner
of
Divine
Worship
,
which
they
had
ever
vsed
from
the
reformaticn
of
that
Church
,
was
not
fit
nor
lawfull
,
neither
it
structed
by
the
BB:
that
the
English
.
Popish
service
Booke
[
(a)
](A11740-e11910-b)
(a)
This
all
Reformed
Churches
tax
us
for
;
viz.
that
the
Service-booke
,
is
the
Masse
,
translated
into
English
;
and
the
Papist
hit
us
for
it
in
the
teeth
,
saying
that
we
are
behoulding
to
them
,
for
mattens
and
Evening
song
;
&
this
is
known
to
our
people
generally
,
which
makes
their
cause
theworse
before
God
;
in
that
they
offer
him
such
a
sacrifice
,
as
their
conscience
tels
them
is
an
abomination
.
was
agreat
deale
better
:
nor
being
vsed
to
heare
mattings
and
evening
song
,
and
singing
service
:
the
Scotsmen
I
say
not
beeing
used
to
such
geare
,
could
not
digest
it
:
For
they
beleeved
(
and
well
they
might
,
)
that
there
was
little
difference
between
this
booke
worship
and
the
Popes
masse
booke
[
(b)
](A11740-e12000-b)
(b)
The
Scotsmen
say
very
true
,
as
appears
by
the
words
of
K.
Edward
the
sixt
;
It
seemes
to
you
(
sayth
he
in
his
Proclamation
to
the
Rebels
of
the
West
)
that
you
have
a
new
service
,
now
indeed
it
is
no
other
but
the
old
,
the
selfe-same
words
in
English
which
are
in
Latin
&c
If
therfore
the
service
of
the
Church
,
was
good
in
Lattin
,
it
remaineth
good
in
English
for
no
thing
is
altered
but
to
speak
with
knowledge
,
that
which
was
ignorantly
before
uttered
.
Act
and
Monum
.
vol.
2
,
pag.
1497.
1498.
Edit
5.
,
saving
that
the
one
is
in
Latine
the
other
in
English
.
[
(c)
](A11740-e12090-b)
(c)
c
Q
uaer
.
Whether
a
Papist
saying
the
Masse
in
Latin
,
and
not
understanding
how
foolish
,
false
,
and
blasphemous
it
is
,
doth
not
lesse
offend
,
then
he
that
speakes
it
in
his
owne
tongue
,
and
so
knowes
what
hotch
potch
&
galle
mawfry
it
is
.
And
howsoever
the
people
generally
,
were
greatly
offended
with
the
B.
for
this
his
bould
attempt
:
yet
the
women
[
(d)
](A11740-e12150-b)
(d)
Let
our
Prelates
look
to
it
,
least
when
justice
is
not
suffered
to
passe
in
an
ordinary
way
,
God
raise
not
up
other
means
,
to
execute
his
wrath
upon
them
.
The
Dukes
death
may
be
a
warning
for
them
.
Bloody
and
deceitfull
men
shall
not
live
out
halfe
their
dayes
,
Psa.
55
,
23.
Let
that
Blood-thirsty
murderous
Butcher
Laud
thinke
of
the
place
.
not
so
well
able
as
the
men
to
forbeare
open
resistance
and
opposition
,
rose
up
without
any
ceremony
,
and
droue
the
B
:
and
Deane
out
of
the
Church
:
[
(e)
](A11740-e12200-b)
(e)
I
glad
to
see
them
whipt
out
,
by
the
K.
&
Parliam
.
se
Psa.
69
:
25.
some
what
like
to
our
Saviours
whipping
the
buyers
and
sellers
out
of
the
Temple
.
The
Bishop
being
vexed
,
that
he
was
thus
women
beaten
,
and
the
rest
of
his
brethren
being
no
lesse
enrage
thereat
:
what
doe
they
now
?
they
doe
what
they
can
,
to
set
more
discord
between
the
King
and
his
good
subjects
:
and
specially
they
seeke
to
increase
his
wrath
against
the
towne
of
Eden
:
thinking
that
all
other
townes
in
the
land
would
be
afliraid
,
to
oppose
any
of
the
innovations
,
which
they
sought
to
bring
into
that
Church
,
if
that
city
suffered
some
disgrace
at
his
Majesties
hands
.
And
to
accomplish
their
wicked
end
this
way
,
they
procured
1
:
a
recommendation
from
his
Majesly
vnto
the
town-councill
,
to
chuse
for
a
Provest
or
Major
(
he
beeing
dead
that
was
before
in
place
)
one
Hay
,
who
had
formerly
served
under
the
Townclarke
aman
well
acquainted
with
all
the
mercinarie
wayes
,
that
could
bee
vsed
for
working
vpon
that
Community
,
and
therefore
the
fitter
man
(
as
their
Lordships
thought
)
to
bee
chosen
,
for
furthering
the
execution
of
their
deepeplots
and
designes
:
being
Plots
and
designes
,
so
contrary
to
,
and
against
their
acts
of
Parliament
,
(
Confession
of
faith
,
and
the
Publick
worship
of
God
in
that
Church
:
as
they
durst
not
discover
the
same
,
to
any
one
man
,
that
was
knowne
to
be
honest
or
religious
,
or
free
from
THAT
CORRVPTION
(
you
know
what
I
meane
)
which
that
Hay
for
these
many
yeares
,
in
the
whole
course
of
his
life
hath
beene
generally
noted
for
.
Novi
Simonem
&
Simon
me
:
2.
They
procured
a
commandement
from
his
Majestie
,
unto
the
Councill
and
Session
and
all
civill
Courts
of
instice
,
that
they
should
depart
from
Eden
:
and
sit
first
at
Lythgou
afterwards
at
Starling
.
[
(a)
](A11740-e12440-b)
(a)
If
there
were
nothing
else
to
induce
our
King
&
State
,
to
hunt
those
Vermins
away
;
this
were
sufficient
;
namely
,
their
dayly
attempts
,
to
set
strife
betweene
them
.
Oh
,
that
his
majestie
did
see
,
how
ungratefull
they
are
this
way
to
him
;
As
Screetch-Owles
,
whiles
they
suck
the
Goats-milke
doe
marre
the
Vdder
,
So
these
never
draw
any
benefit
from
Prin
ces
;
But
they
wil
be
sure
(
like
unthankfull
Owles
)
to
abuse
them
for
it
if
they
can
.
These
unreasonable
men
growing
thus
worse
and
worse
.
the
better
sort
at
lenght
of
every
condition
and
quality
in
the
Kingdome
,
began
to
take
the
matter
(
as
high
time
it
was
)
home
to
heart
:
[
(b)
](A11740-e12530-b)
(b)
We
have
more
cause
a
great
deale
:
considering
what
visiose
and
senceable
miseries
the
Land
lies
under
by
their
meanes
;
Besides
,
there
is
now
a
faire
apportunity
,
offered
to
his
Majestie
,
to
free
his
three
Kingdomes
at
once
from
the
hurtfulst
plagues
that
they
have
.
If
some
sormer
Kings
of
this
Land
,
had
secne
the
way
so
cleare
,
and
the
work
so
easie
as
now
it
is
,
they
would
soone
have
taken
off
their
corner
Caps
,
and
set
a
Tyburn
Tipper
in
the
place
there
of
.
and
perceiving
that
vnlesse
there
were
some
speedie
course
taken
,
to
take
these
little
foxes
[
(c)
](A11740-e12550-b)
(c)
Their
Bb:
may
well
be
called
Little
Foxes
,
and
ours
the
great
Foxes
,
for
in
respect
of
villanie
&
mischeife
,
to
ours
,
theirs
,
are
no-bodies
.
Witnes
Laud
,
who
is
more
Fox
wise
then
all
the
Bb.
in
Scotland
.
and
cast
them
out
head
and
tayle
from
the
Lords
Vineard
,
[
(d)
](A11740-e12630-b)
(d)
Some
may
thinke
that
such
a
worke
wil
be
difficult
here
with
us
,
but
I
am
otherwise
minded
.
For
these
creatures
are
like
nettles
,
which
being
softly
handled
doe
sting
,
but
if
they
are
crust
,
the
smart
not
,
soe
these
are
least
hurtfull
when
they
are
most
crusht
.
there
would
certainly
come
(
and
that
soon
)
great
preiudice
to
their
religion
,
to
the
honour
of
their
King
and
to
to
themselves
and
their
posterity
,
many
wayes
:
They
here
upon
perceiving
I
say
(
as
men
doe
the
raine
in
a
black
cloud
)
that
senceable
and
visible
dangers
lay
at
their
dore
,
for
prevention
whereof
,
made
choyse
of
one
or
two
of
the
gravest
Ministers
in
every
Presbytery
,
&
one
or
two
discreet
gentlemen
of
every
Shier
,
to
present
their
complaints
,
remonstrances
and
greviances
to
the
Councill
,
that
by
their
mediation
and
meanes
,
his
Maiesty
might
be
acquanted
with
the
same
.
These
Commisioners
upon
Sept.
23
Oct.
15.
and
Decem.
7.
&
27.
gave
in
vnto
the
Councill
,
such
supplications
as
were
fit
for
his
Maiesties
information
and
specially
,
that
his
subjects
feared
[
(a)
](A11740-e12700-b)
(a)
Our
is
more
then
a
feare
of
innovation
for
wee
have
sundry
innovations
established
among
us
,
and
the
Prelates
set
their
jornymen
on
work
,
to
defend
them
;
as
Heylen
,
Reed
,
Pocklington
,
and
such
like
Trencher
Mates
;
Besides
his
ungracious
graceles
Speech
in
the
Star-Chamber
.
an
innovation
in
religion
,
wherby
the
common
wealth
was
likely
to
suffer
much
.
[
(b)
](A11740-e12760-b)
(b)
They
set
us
down
a
good
patterne
to
follow
;
That
is
,
to
write
up
the
wicked
workes
of
the
Prelates
,
and
present
them
to
his
Majesty
;
and
I
verelie
thinke
,
if
the
King
were
rightly
informed
,
what
knowne
Traitors
they
are
,
to
God
to
him
,
to
the
Land
,
and
true
Religion
,
and
how
detestable
they
are
in
the
eyes
of
his
people
,
and
how
much
it
doth
alienate
his
subjects
affections
from
his
Majesty
,
that
such
WORKERS
OF
INIQVITIE
are
suffered
.
I
say
if
Majestie
were
thorowly
possessed
hereof
,
my
mind
gives
me
they
should
not
tarie
in
his
sight
.
The
Bishops
perceiving
that
their
workes
of
darkenese
w
now
comming
to
light
&
,
that
the
Commissioners
taxed
them
,
(
&
that
to
true
)
for
many
tresonable
assaults
against
their
Religion
established
by
law
,
and
many
yeares
peaceable
professed
,
and
also
for
seeking
by
crafty
wayes
to
bring
into
the
Church
,
the
rags
and
dregs
of
the
Babilonian
whore
:
the
Bb:
I
say
perceiving
this
,
vse
meanes
that
the
King
,
would
referre
all
to
the
Councell
,
whereof
themselves
were
a
great
part
:
and
truly
this
was
no
small
point
of
wisedome
in
their
Lordships
,
for
they
were
not
so
blind
,
but
they
could
see
well
enough
,
that
unlesse
they
themselues
might
bee
judges
in
their
owne
Case
,
they
would
bee
judged
by
others
to
be
Vnsavery
salt
and
hence
forth
good
for
nothing
,
but
to
be
cast
out
,
and
to
be
troden
under
foot
.
[
(c)
](A11740-e12850-b)
(c)
What
greater
dishonour
can
it
be
to
our
Nation
,
then
to
suffer
such
in
high
and
eminent
places
,
who
in
the
esteeme
of
other
Nations
are
fitt
only
for
the
dunghil
.
And
that
there
ravenous
wolues
[
(d)
](A11740-e12880-b)
(d)
If
the
Church
of
Scotland
doe
so
Iudge
of
them
,
then
let
them
beware
that
they
doe
not
upon
any
tearmes
admitt
of
them
againe
.
For
wolves
beeing
kept
a
while
from
their
prey
,
doe
afterwards
fall
a
devouring
the
more
eagerlie
and
greedily
,
so
will
those
spirituall
Wolves
doe
,
if
they
can
get
againe
into
their
places
.
,
might
escape
the
hands
of
such
as
were
hunting
after
them
,
they
procure
(
by
whose
meanes
I
know
not
)
a
Proclamation
to
bee
published
in
Eden
:
sebr
:
19.
1638.
wherein
all
the
aforesaid
Commisioners
(
the
hunters
of
the
Fox
)
were
commanded
vnder
paine
of
treason
to
leaue
the
townes
of
Eden
:
and
Starling
,
within
six
houres
after
the
publication
of
the
same
:
the
words
of
the
Proclamation
are
as
followes
.
CHARLES
&c.
For
so
much
as
we
out
of
our
Princery
care
[
(a)
](A11740-e12990-b)
(a)
If
Princes
will
take
care
for
Religion
,
they
must
doe
then
what
the
Word
of
God
directeth
the
and
not
what
superstitious
Prelates
(
for
their
case
,
profitt
,
pleasure
,
and
such
worldly
respects
)
perswade
them
to
doc.
See
Psal.
119.24
Gal.
4
,
18.
of
maintaining
the
true
Religion
all
ready
professed
,
&
so
beating
downe
all
superstition
:
Having
ordained
a
booke
of
common
prayer
to
bee
compiled
for
the
generall
and
vniversall
use
&
edification
[
(b)
](A11740-e13030-b)
(b)
Hoccine
credibile
aut
memorabile
.
Will
Satan
cast
out
Satan
:
He
were
an
unwise
man
,
that
would
bee
perswaded
,
that
the
way
to
get
light
into
his
house
,
were
by
shutting
his
doorers
&
windows
;
They
that
should
cast
aside
the
true
worship
of
Christ
,
and
thinke
to
edifie
themselves
better
by
using
the
superstitions
service-booke
would
shew
themselves
were
foolish
:
of
our
subjects
within
our
ancient
Kingdome
of
Scotland
,
the
same
being
accordingly
don
.
In
the
framing
whereof
we
tooke
great
care
[
(c)
](A11740-e13060-b)
(c)
I
beleeve
the
Bb.
tooke
great
care
&
paines
to
have
it
as
full
of
superstition
as
they
could
,
but
blessed
be
God
,
their
labour
was
as
vaine
as
their
worke
:
and
I
hope
the
great
care
&
paines
,
that
Laud
and
his
Mates
the
Iesuites
now
take
,
to
bring
in
Poperie
,
will
prove
so
to
,
that
is
the
contrivers
either
forced
to
fly
into
other
Countries
,
or
hangd
up
at
home
for
their
treacherie
and
villanie
.
&
paines
,
so
that
there
is
nothing
past
therein
but
was
seen
and
approved
by
us
,
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
already
professed
,
and
beat
out
all
superstition
,
of
which
in
our
owne
time
we
not
doubt
but
in
a
faire
course
to
satisfie
the
judgments
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
certifie
these
of
the
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
Barrons
Ministers
and
others
who
have
keept
and
assisted
those
meetings
and
convocations
for
contriving
and
subscribing
of
the
said
petitions
,
to
be
liable
[
(d)
](A11740-e13140-b)
(d)
Better
that
men
censured
us
for
well
dooing
,
then
that
Christ
in
the
last
day
,
should
passe
sentence
of
condemnation
against
us
,
for
yeelding
unto
their
unjust
demaunds
.
to
our
censure
,
in
their
persons
and
fortunes
,
they
having
conveyned
themselves
without
consent
or
authority
:
Yet
because
wee
beleeve
that
they
have
done
herein
only
out
of
a
preposterous
zeale
,
and
without
disloyalty
or
disaffection
in
our
Soveraingty
:
Our
gracious
pleasure
(
so
farr
as
concernes
those
metings
for
consulting
and
subscription
of
the
said
petitions
or
presenting
of
the
same
to
any
judges
of
this
Kingdom
)
is
to
dispence
therewith
,
and
with
what
may
bee
the
fault
or
error
therein
,
to
all
such
as
upon
signfication
or
declaration
of
this
our
pleasure
,
shall
retaine
themselves
as
become
good
and
dutifull
subjects
.
[
(e)
](A11740-e13160-b)
(e)
As
the
3
Nobles
in
Daniel
were
the
Kings
good
and
dutifull
subjects
,
albeit
they
bowed
not
before
the
image
;
So
are
the
Nobilitie
,
Gentry
&
Ministers
in
Scotland
,
good
&
dutifull
subjects
,
although
they
refuse
the
service-booke
:
Yea
to
say
the
truth
they
are
better
subjects
to
his
Majestie
,
then
such
as
conforme
to
it
here
in
England
.
To
which
purpose
OVR
WILL
is
henceforth
,
and
we
charge
you
straghtly
and
commaund
,
that
incontinetly
these
our
letters
seene
,
the
particulers
in
our
name
&
authority
proclamation
therof
be
made
to
all
our
leige
subjects
in
all
places
needfull
;
that
soe
none
pretend
ignorance
hereof
,
and
therewithall
in
our
name
and
authoroty
[
(a)
](A11740-e13230-b)
(a)
It
is
no
new
thing
for
Princes
,
by
the
instigation
of
wicked
Prelates
,
to
have
their
names
and
authority
abused
;
I
has
was
Consiantines
authority
abused
,
when
he
authorized
by
the
perswasion
of
Bb.
the
Arrian
Haeresie
.
So
Theodesius
when
he
established
the
Haeresie
of
Entiches
;
So
Arcedins
when
hee
banished
Chrisostome
.
that
ye
discharge
charge
all
such
convocations
[
(b)
](A11740-e13310-b)
(b)
The
way
for
his
Majestie
to
have
such
convocations
&
meetings
discharged
;
is
to
discharge
the
Bb.
of
their
power
and
places
,
and
in
his
name
&
authority
,
to
call
a
Parliament
,
and
willingly
to
suffer
a
legall
pro
ceeding
against
the
Prelates
;
and
in
this
God
shall
have
glery
,
the
King
honour
,
the
Land
peace
,
and
the
enemies
of
the
Lord
their
due
desert
,
and
untill
this
be
,
neither
England
nor
Scotland
wil
see
good
dayes
.
&
meetings
in
time
to
come
,
vnder
the
penalty
of
Treason
,
and
also
that
ye
command
,
charge
and
inhibit
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
command
and
charge
all
and
Sundrie
Provosts
,
Bayleives
,
and
Magistrates
within
their
Burroughs
that
they
and
every
one
of
them
have
a
speciall
care
and
regard
,
to
see
this
our
Royall
will
and
pleasure
readily
and
dutifully
observed
in
all
points
,
and
that
no
violence
bee
suffered
within
your
bounds
,
under
all
the
highest
penalty
,
crime
or
offence
that
they
may
commit
against
us
in
that
behalfe
:
And
also
that
ye
commaund
and
charge
all
and
sundry
Noblemen
Barrons
&
Burgesses
who
are
not
actually
indwellers
within
the
Burrough
neither
are
of
number
of
the
privy
counsell
and
Session
,
and
members
therof
,
and
are
already
within
this
Burrough
:
that
they
and
euery
one
of
them
remoue
themselves
,
and
depart
and
passe
forth
of
the
said
Burrough
(
and
not
returne
againe
without
the
said
warrant
)
within
Six
houres
after
the
publication
hereof
,
vnder
the
said
penalty
of
Treason
:
[
(c)
](A11740-e13440-b)
(c)
It
is
high
time
for
the
Nobilitie
both
in
Scotland
&
England
to
looke
about
them
,
considering
the
monstrous
unparaled
presumption
of
Bb.
who
are
growne
so
impudent
,
as
they
are
not
affraid
to
perswade
Kings
,
to
proclaime
all
the
great
Peeres
and
Princes
of
the
Land
,
Traitors
&
Rebels
,
if
they
will
not
become
the
which
used
to
bite
people
,
and
howsoever
he
was
spoken
often
unto
of
it
,
yethee
reformed
it
not
;
At
last
the
curre
wounded
the
man
himselfe
&
his
Children
;
at
this
he
was
very
angry
and
caused
the
curre
to
be
hanged
immediately
.
We
poore
men
have
been
a
long
time
biten
by
the
Prelaticall
Dogs
,
and
we
have
complained
thereof
to
your
Honours
but
you
〈…〉
And
as
concerning
any
petitions
that
shall
hereafter
be
given
to
vs
upon
this
or
any
otner
Subject
:
wee
are
likewise
pleased
to
declare
that
wee
will
not
shut
our
cares
there
from
:
Soe
it
bee
not
prejudiciall
to
our
royall
authority
.
Given
at
Starling
vnder
our
Signet
the
19
of
Febr
:
1638.
Per
actum
Dominorum
Consily
.
For
the
safety
of
religion
,
the
honour
of
the
King
,
and
the
lawfull
liberties
and
previledges
of
the
subjects
,
the
Nobility
and
Commissioners
aforesaid
,
were
forced
to
publish
a
protestation
against
the
Proclamation
:
and
thus
they
say
.
WEE
Noble
men
,
[
(a)
](A11740-e13530-b)
(a)
It
is
a
thing
to
bee
wished
,
that
our
Noblemen
,
Barens
and
Ministers
,
would
take
to
heart
,
the
greevances
of
the
time
,
and
joyntly
seek
by
a
lawful
way
the
redresse
thereof
.
We
see
in
Worldly
matters
,
what
one
cannot
doe
,
many
can
;
So
in
this
case
,
howsoever
some
few
single
men
,
have
not
prevailed
with
the
King
,
to
east
out
the
bond-woman
&
her
children
,
yet
if
there
be
a
general
seeking
by
the
whole
Nation
,
there
is
no
fear
but
he
will
give
a
gracious
answere
.
Barrons
and
Ministers
appointed
to
attend
his
Majesties
answer
vnte
our
humble
petitions
,
and
to
present
our
gree
uances
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
October
following
:
as
also
a
new
relatiue
to
the
former
in
December
after
the
19.
day
.
In
all
which
wee
humbly
remonstrated
,
our
iust
exceptions
against
the
Service
book
,
&
booke
of
Cannons
,
Arch-Bishops
and
Biships
of
this
Kingdom
,
as
the
contrivers
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e13630-b)
(b)
They
may
wel
be
called
contrivers
;
for
I
know
not
,
for
what
use
they
are
in
all
the
world
,
unlesse
it
bee
to
contrive
wayes
,
how
to
suppresse
Christs
Kingdome
,
&
to
advance
Antichrist
.
meanteaners
&
urgers
thereof
;
&
against
their
sitting
as
our
Judges
[
(c)
](A11740-e13650-b)
(c)
When
will
theeves
,
murderers
,
&c.
be
punished
if
none
,
but
themselves
may
judge
their
cause
.
Might
the
Bb.
be
brought
to
an
impartiall
triall
,
no
doubt
but
they
would
be
soone
condemned
,
for
notorious
malefactors
;
But
if
their
facts
may
not
be
examined
any
where
,
but
where
they
themselves
are
Iudges
,
it
wil
be
long
enought
before
they
suffer
according
to
their
merit
.
until
the
causes
betweene
them
and
us
bee
decided
.
And
withall
wee
earnestly
suplicated
to
beeridd
and
delivered
from
these
evils
,
[
(d)
](A11740-e13670-b)
(d)
If
the
Scotsmen
have
just
cause
,
,
to
seeke
his
Majestie
,
that
they
may
be
rid
of
Bb.
and
their
Tayle
.
What
cause
have
we
then
,
to
seeke
for
it
,
having
beene
a
thousand
sould
more
basely
abused
by
them
,
then
ever
they
were
;
Truely
it
is
to
be
wondered
that
we
are
still
;
but
it
may
be
our
Nation
forbeares
to
petition
his
〈…〉
in
earnest
&
from
all
other
innovations
of
that
kind
,
introducted
against
the
laudable
lawes
of
this
Kingdome
:
as
namely
that
of
the
High
Commission
and
other
evils
particularly
and
generally
mentioned
in
our
lupplications
&
complaints
:
And
that
these
our
Parties
,
delinquent
against
our
religion
and
lawes
might
be
taken
order
with
,
and
these
pressing
greeuiances
bee
redressed
,
according
to
the
Lawes
of
this
Realme
,
as
in
our
supplications
wee
have
more
largely
expressed
,
the
which
wee
gave
unto
your
Lordships
upon
the
19.
December
aforesaid
,
against
the
Arch-Bishops
and
Bishops
our
parties
,
who
by
consequence
therefore
neither
could
be
,
nor
may
be
our
Iudges
.
Whereupon
your
Lordships
declared
by
your
act
given
at
Dealkieth
the
said
19
of
December
,
that
you
would
present
our
Petition
to
his
Majestie
Royall
consideration
,
and
that
without
any
prejudice
to
us
the
said
Supplicants
,
and
moreover
that
wee
should
bee
heard
,
[
(a)
](A11740-e13790-b)
(a)
It
is
a
crying
none
of
this
Land
,
that
the
poore
mans
cry
is
not
heard
;
And
this
comes
to
passe
,
through
the
crast
of
Prelates
,
who
seeke
to
have
their
causes
justified
in
all
Courts
without
any
triall
or
examination
.
If
a
Bat
touch
a
Storkes
egge
,
it
becomes
(
they
say
)
addle
after
.
I
know
not
what
the
secret
operation
is
,
that
Bb.
have
in
their
touch
:
But
this
I
know
,
by
their
touch
they
make
many
addle
egges
,
or
rather
addle
heads
both
in
Church
and
Common-wealth
.
in
time
and
place
convenient
,
and
in
the
meane
time
we
should
receaue
no
prejudice
as
the
said
act
it selfe
testifies
for
us
.
Now
whereas
wee
your
supplicants
(
with
long
patitence
and
hope
grounded
upon
sundry
promises
)
were
exspecting
an
answere
unto
our
fore
named
humble
desires
,
wee
understood
of
some
direction
from
his
Majestie
,
to
your
Lords
of
his
highnes
privy
counsell
,
touching
our
complaints
:
and
upon
the
same
addmitted
the
consulting
and
iudging
[
(b)
](A11740-e13870-b)
(b)
If
the
Nobilitie
,
Barons
,
'
Ministers
,
&
c.
had
submitted
their
cause
upon
the
Kings
Commaundement
to
the
Bb.
their
Church
had
not
been
so
soone
purged
of
Romish
Superstition
.
And
for
our
parts
,
unlesse
with
the
Noole
Scots
we
refuse
to
admitt
them
for
our
Iudges
,
we
shall
never
shake
them
of
with
their
spirituall
whoredoms
.
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
at
Dealkeeth
,
and
since
renued
at
Starling
:
and
contrary
to
your
Lordships
foresaid
act
[
(c)
](A11740-e13980-b)
(c)
It
much
impeacheth
the
honour
and
reputation
of
Statesmen
,
to
comply
with
Prelates
;
For
howsoever
they
hould
up
their
heads
,
looke
bigge
upon
the
matter
,
&
Blesse
themselves
;
yet
,
by
good
&
bad
,
they
are
hated
all
the
Land
over
,
and
it
is
a
received
Maxime
among
the
people
,
that
he
cannot
be
honest
,
and
be
for
the
Bishopes
.
If
a
Horse
chance
to
steppe
in
the
track
of
a
Wolfe
,
he
is
made
lame
by
it
.
These
Wolves
have
the
like
strange
operation
,
for
whosoever
comes
into
their
way
,
he
halts
for
ever
〈…〉
.
made
at
Dealkeeth
.
Least
therefore
our
silence
should
bee
prejudiciall
to
this
soe
importunate
a
cause
,
as
concernes
Gods
Glory
and
worship
,
our
Religion
and
Salvation
,
the
lawes
and
Liberties
of
this
Kingdome
:
or
derogatory
to
our
former
supplications
and
complaints
:
or
in
briefe
,
not
answerable
to
the
trust
of
our
commission
:
wee
are
forced
out
of
our
bounden
duty
to
God
,
our
King
and
natiue
Country
to
take
instrument
in
the
no
taries
and
Clarkes
hands
(
seeing
your
Lordships
refuse
to
admit
our
Declimiter
for
remouall
of
these
of
our
parties
)
and
to
protest
in
manner
following
.
1.
Wee
protest
that
wee
may
,
and
ought
to
have
a
immediate
course
to
present
our
iust
greeviances
to
our
sacred
Soverainge
,
and
in
a
legall
way
and
manner
to
prosecute
the
same
,
before
the
ordinarie
competent
judges
,
Civill
or
Ecclesiasticall
:
without
any
offence
either
offred
by
us
,
or
taken
by
your
Lordships
.
2.
We
protest
that
the
Arch-Bishops
and
Bishops
the
parties
whome
wee
complaine
vpon
,
cannot
bee
reputed
or
esteemed
lawfull
iudges
,
to
sit
in
iudicatory
within
this
Kingdome
Civill
or
Ecclesiasticall
,
upon
any
of
us
the
said
supplicants
:
untill
they
doe
by
lawfull
tryall
iuditiously
purge
themselves
of
such
crimes
as
wee
have
already
laid
to
their
Charge
:
offering
our selves
to
prove
the
same
whensoever
his
Majesty
shal
be
pleased
to
give
vs
audience
.
3.
Wee
protest
that
no
act
[
(a)
](A11740-e14140-b)
(a)
Our
Land
would
be
happie
,
if
it
were
free
from
the
unjust
acts
and
Censures
of
Orelates
;
For
trulie
Israel
never
sighed
more
,
under
the
Egyptian
bondage
,
than
the
better
sort
,
everywhere
cry
out
&
complaine
of
their
oppression
and
crueltie
.
It
may
be
they
thinke
,
that
our
consciences
(
like
Sampsons
Shouldiers
)
are
strong
enought
to
beare
all
the
loads
they
lay
upon
us
.
But
our
State
hath
learned
now
of
Scot
land
,
how
to
bee
eased
of
their
burden
or
proclamation
,
whether
pasd
or
here
after
shall
passe
,
in
the
counsell
,
and
by
the
states
of
Arch-Bishops
and
Bishops
(
our
par-ties
and
whome
we
have
declyned
to
be
our
Iudges
)
shall
in
no
wise
be
preiudicall
to
us
,
that
is
,
either
to
our
persons
,
or
lawfull
meetings
,
proceedings
and
persuits
.
4.
We
protest
that
neither
our selves
,
nor
any
others
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e14230-b)
(b)
It
is
a
sweet
Harmony
when
men
joyn
together
in
good
actions
;
Certainly
were
there
such
an
accord
among
the
Nobilitie
,
Barons
,
Ministers
,
&
.
her
e
in
England
.
It
would
make
these
proud
Nimrods
harts
to
quake
:
For
their
hope
of
standing
,
is
in
regard
of
the
divisions
in
the
Nobility
,
Ministers
,
&
c.
but
my
minde
gives
me
,
God
will
put
it
into
their
hearts
shortly
,
to
shew
them
a
Scots
trick
whose
hearts
the
Lord
shall
moue
to
joyne
with
vs
in
our
supplications
against
the
aforesaid
innovations
,
shall
incurre
any
danger
,
either
in
life
,
lands
,
or
any
politicall
or
Ecclesiasticall
penaltie
:
For
not
observing
such
acts
,
Bookes
,
Cannons
,
Writs
,
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
use
our selves
in
matters
of
Religion
,
[
(c)
](A11740-e14290-b)
(c)
The
Scots
Nation
is
worthy
of
honour
above
many
Nations
;
For
that
in
Religion
,
they
have
not
beene
the
Servants
of
men
,
neither
followed
their
Kings
,
otherwise
then
their
Kings
have
followed
Christ
.
Contrariwise
it
is
the
shame
&
blott
of
our
Nation
,
that
in
matters
of
Gods
worship
,
we
are
as
our
Princes
are
,
and
ready
to
turne
and
change
as
they
doe
,
and
what
doth
this
argue
,
but
that
men
serve
not
the
Lord
Iesus
,
but
their
owne
bellies
.
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
legall
&
submissiue
way
of
supplications
sought
redresse
,
and
beene
calme
and
quiet
in
hope
of
reformation
:
We
protest
therefore
that
if
inconvenience
shall
happen
to
fall
out
(
which
wee
pray
God
to
prevent
)
upon
the
pressing
of
the
said
innouations
or
evils
,
generally
and
specially
mentioned
in
our
former
complaints
,
and
upon
your
Lordships
refusall
,
to
take
order
for
redresse
.
That
the
same
shall
not
bee
imputed
unto
vs
,
who
most
humbly
desire
to
have
all
things
redressed
by
order
.
6.
Wee
protest
before
God
,
the
Heavens
,
and
the
Angles
,
that
these
our
Request
(
proceding
from
conscience
,
and
our
due
rerespect
to
his
Majesties
honour
)
doe
tend
to
no
other
end
,
but
to
the
preservation
of
the
true
reformed
religion
,
the
Lawes
and
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
do
certainly
exspect
,
[
(a)
](A11740-e14330-b)
(a)
What
they
exspect
,
appeares
by
their
petitions
and
complaints
;
viz.
the
exercise
of
true
Religion
,
the
abolishing
of
all
Popish
superstitions
,
&
a
Parliament
to
arraigne
the
Bb.
upon
the
crime
of
Innovations
.
And
I
beleeve
that
these
things
,
his
Majestie
will
grant
them
.
The
which
if
he
doe
,
then
I
doubt
not
,
but
our
Nobilitie
,
Barons
,
and
Ministers
will
sue
to
his
Majestie
for
the
like
grant
,
that
so
this
way
,
and
not
in
Antichrists
way
,
there
may
be
a
uniformity
betweene
the
two
Kingdoms
.
that
his
Maj.
wil
proceed
&
grant
remedy
to
our
iust
petitions
&
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
Majesty
may
long
&
prosperously
raigne
over
us
.
AMEN
THis
protestation
beeing
published
,
the
Prelates
hereat
were
so
daunted
,
as
their
courage
began
to
faile
[
(b)
](A11740-e14360-b)
(b)
So
will
the
hearts
faile
of
our
Bb.
if
the
State
deale
roundly
with
them
;
For
they
may
be
well
compared
to
the
Crocodile
,
who
is
feirce
and
terrible
to
such
as
feare
her
,
&
run
from
her
;
But
of
no
courage
in
standing
out
against
strong
oppostion
.
Or
rather
like
the
Asse
,
that
wrapt
himselfe
in
the
Lyons
skin
,
and
marched
a
farre
of
,
to
strike
terrour
in
the
hearts
of
the
Beasts
,
but
when
the
Fox
drew
neere
,
he
not
only
perceived
his
long
ears
,
but
likewise
discovered
him
,
&
made
him
a
jest
to
all
the
Beasts
of
the
forrest
.
them
,
&
what
to
doe
,
they
know
not
;
for
they
perceive
that
their
Kingdome
of
Darknes
,
is
now
falling
[
(c)
](A11740-e14400-b)
(c)
Mise
perceiving
that
the
House
wherin
they
are
,
is
about
to
fall
,
do
incontently
leave
the
place
;
These
Bb.
shewed
the
wit
of
a
Mouse
,
in
running
away
in
time
,
and
for
my
part
I
cannot
blame
them
much
for
it
,
neither
would
be
very
sory
,
if
ours
would
doe
so
too
,
considering
they
know
that
their
cause
is
so
ill
,
as
they
cannot
with
comfort
stay
,
and
suffer
for
it
.
and
out
they
must
.
Hereupon
some
of
them
secretly
fled
away
into
England
,
and
these
poore
hearts
,
being
full
of
greefe
,
used
sundry
episcopall
meanes
,
or
antidotes
to
expell
the
venemous
desease
,
which
they
brought
with
them
from
Scotland
;
and
among
other
chose
helpes
(
as
fitting
best
their
place
and
calling
)
two
or
three
of
them
,
made
themselves
starke
drunke
;
and
in
one
night
,
brake
12
:
or
14
:
dozen
of
venice
glasses
,
in
drinking
healths
over
and
over
,
to
the
confusion
of
their
enemies
.
Others
of
them
in
the
mean
time
,
imployed
themselves
in
the
affaires
of
their
state
,
and
craued
his
Majesties
ayd
and
assistance
,
and
to
prevaile
this
way
,
they
made
greevious
complaints
against
the
Scotts
,
and
perswaded
the
King
to
take
up
armes
against
them
,
[
(a)
](A11740-e14470-b)
(a)
The
Peast
Duron
perceiving
her selfe
almost
taken
,
avoyds
a
great
deal
of
dung
thinking
by
the
noy
somnes
thereof
,
to
hinder
the
hunters
from
following
her
.
This
filthy
shift
d
ee
the
Bb.
use
,
for
when
they
see
that
the
State
hath
almost
eatch
them
,
they
seeke
to
eseape
,
by
avoiding
their
dung
;
that
is
,
secrerly
reporting
to
the
King
,
many
lies
and
vile
slaunders
against
the
hunters
of
them
.
for
seeing
faire
meanes
would
not
doe
it
,
fowl
meanes
might
:
moreover
they
would
perswade
him
,
that
it
could
not
stand
with
his
honour
&
[
(b)
](A11740-e14500-b)
(b)
I
know
not
any
Honour
or
good
Service
,
that
ever
his
Majesty
had
by
them
;
but
rather
Iosse
&
prejudice
;
for
as
the
ivie
claspes
the
oake
,
only
to
suck
out
sap
from
it
,
for
her
leaves
&
berries
;
so
these
seeke
to
be
in
Princes
favour
,
only
thereby
to
rayse
themselves
,
and
for
nothing
else
.
safety
to
suffer
[
(c)
](A11740-e14510-b)
(c)
The
finer
parts
being
severed
from
the
grosser
,
there
followes
clearenes
,
sweetnes
,
purenes
,
&c.
So
when
our
Land
is
once
purged
from
the
infection
of
the
Prelacie
,
both
King
and
Subjects
will
doe
the
better
after
.
that
Kingdome
to
bee
without
Bb.
Great
joy
[
(d)
](A11740-e14540-b)
(d)
The
like
cause
of
rejoycing
the
Lord
send
to
England
.
For
I
am
sure
they
have
occasioned
sorrow
&
greife
to
her
these
many
yeares
.
there
was
in
Scotland
when
they
heard
the
Bitesheepes
had
left
them
:
and
the
saying
every
where
was
:
The
Lord
hath
don
great
things
for
vs
.
And
now
they
found
that
true
in
Prav
.
and
that
in
the
Poes
-
Venit
post
multos
vnaserenae
dies
.
And
because
they
resolved
,
to
keepe
peace
[
(e)
](A11740-e14620-b)
(e)
Our
Prelates
are
like
Nahash
the
Ammonite
,
who
would
not
be
at
peace
with
Iabesh
,
Gilead
,
unlesse
he
might
trust
out
all
their
right
eyes
;
So
they
cannot
abide
any
man
,
neither
will
have
accord
with
him
,
but
persecute
him
to
the
death
;
Who
will
not
sinne
against
knowedge
&
conscience
in
yeelding
to
their
filthy
baggage
&
trash
.
with
holines
among
them
,
they
tooke
counsell
what
was
best
to
bee
don
for
the
effecting
hereof
.
If
was
at
last
by
mutially
consent
agreed
vpon
,
to
renew
their
ancient
Covenant
with
God
,
&
one
with
another
,
the
which
band
or
Covenant
being
composed
,
it
was
generally
subscribed
too
,
by
all
the
better
sort
in
the
Kingdome
.
And
as
I
have
heard
,
one
maine
reason
wherefore
they
were
so
carefull
to
take
such
a
course
as
the
Prelates
should
no
more
come
among
them
,
was
in
regard
they
saw
such
cruelty
and
basenese
,
in
the
English
Bb.
[
(f)
](A11740-e14700-b)
(f)
Such
is
there
basenes
,
that
they
are
spoken
of
everywhere
;
and
in
truth
,
sorraigne
nations
doe
admire
,
that
so
generous
a
nation
as
the
English
can
suffer
such
Dunghill
Wormes
,
to
exercise
the
crueltie
that
they
doe
over
them
.
But
I
beleeve
England
will
vindicate
her
Honour
shortly
this
way
,
and
like
Scotland
will
drive
away
these
Locusts
from
her
Coast
;
And
then
it
will
truely
be
said
of
both
Kingdomes
,
what
is
commonly
said
:
Great
Brittaine
the
most
renowne
and
famous
I
le
in
the
World
.
for
said
they
,
howsoever
hetherto
,
Ours
have
not
don
so
wickedly
as
they
:
yet
who
knowes
what
they
may
doe
in
time
:
therefore
it
is
good
to
keepe
them
out
whiles
they
are
.
The
Confession
followes
.
THis
Covenant
beeing
made
,
and
order
given
for
subscription
to
it
throughout
the
Land
;
the
Bb.
hereat
reged
beyond
measure
.
And
like
Athaliah
cryed
out
Treason
Treason
:
[
(a)
](A11740-e14820-b)
(a)
The
Prelates
are
like
him
,
who
beeing
only
guilty
of
follome
:
Yet
in
the
persuru
cries
out
as
mainly
as
he
can
,
stop
the
theefe
,
stop
the
theefe
,
not
caring
who
is
apprehended
,
so
himselfe
may
escape
without
daunger
:
So
they
,
howl
it
the
Arch
traitors
,
to
God
and
the
King
,
notwithstaning
are
so
impudent
,
as
to
chardge
others
with
such
crimes
,
as
themselves
only
are
guilty
of
.
And
because
they
saw
it
was
in
vaine
for
them
to
use
the
courses
which
they
had
done
before
;
viz.
of
silencing
,
banishing
,
imprisoning
,
fining
,
&c.
(
for
no
man
now
would
be
so
used
by
them
[
b
](A11740-e14860-b)
b
We
doe
much
dishonour
the
Gospell
to
obey
any
of
the
Bb.
Articles
,
Canons
,
Censures
,
&c.
the
same
beeing
against
Gods
Law
and
Acts
of
Parliament
.
Bur
rather
stand
fast
(
as
the
brave
Scots
)
in
our
Christian
Libertie
,
and
say
to
those
workers
of
iniquitie
,
(
as
Christ
will
say
one
day
to
them
)
depart
yee
cursed
of
the
Lord
,
we
know
you
not
.
they
be
ganne
to
make
ojbections
against
the
Covenant
,
as
thus
.
[
(c)
](A11740-e14910-b)
(c)
If
the
Prelates
could
not
helpe
themselves
mere
by
their
Pursevants
Iayles
Pillaries
,
&c.
then
they
can
by
disputation
:
as
no
man
now
loves
them
,
so
then
no
bodie
woald
feare
them
:
For
assoon
may
a
man
perswade
ihem
to
hang
themselves
in
their
Courts
,
as
to
reason
by
the
Word
of
God
,
with
any
godly
man
that
comes
before
them
.
All
their
abilitie
lies
in
this
terrible
argument
:
Take
him
away
Jaylor
.
1.
They
produce
an
Act
of
Parliament
An.
1585.
which
prohibited
all
leagues
and
bands
made
by
subjects
without
the
Kings
consent
,
under
paine
as
beeing
holden
and
punished
as
movers
of
Sedition
,
and
such
is
this
Covenant
and
subscription
.
to
this
it
is
answered
.
1.
Seeing
the
band
and
union
is
for
the
maintenance
of
true
Religion
,
the
Kings
Authoritie
and
Lawes
,
and
for
the
publick
welfaire
and
peace
of
the
whole
Realme
,
against
such
as
seeke
the
ruine
thereof
;
It
cannot
be
justly
tear
med
such
a
league
among
subjects
,
as
by
the
foresaid
act
is
prohibited
.
2.
Ours
is
no
private
band
of
some
particular
persons
,
but
a
publick
one
,
of
the
collective
bodie
of
the
whole
Land
;
Now
,
it
may
not
be
thought
,
that
they
who
made
the
Act
,
intended
to
prohibite
themselves
from
entering
into
Covenant
with
God
,
and
for
God
and
the
King
.
3.
This
is
no
band
against
Law
,
but
a
renuing
only
of
a
Confession
of
Faith
,
which
King
Iames
authorized
both
by
proclamation
and
his
practice
too
.
But
admitt
there
were
some
inform
alitie
in
it
,
in
regard
they
craved
not
his
Majeties
consent
before
they
made
the
Covenant
;
Notwithstanding
(
rebus
sic
stantibus
)
considering
to
what
extreame
miseries
[
(a)
](A11740-e15040-b)
(a)
What
Mariners
a
case
either
they
can
not
crane
the
maisters
ayd
,
or
if
they
craue
it
,
cannot
optaine
it
,
I
say
in
such
a
case
,
what
mariners
will
not
indeauour
,
to
preserve
the
vessel
from
drowning
,
rather
then
sit
still
,
&
so
maister
&
men
peerish
together
.
I
leaue
the
application
to
the
wise
reader
many
wayes
the
Bb.
had
brought
them
,
it
was
as
necessarie
and
lawfull
for
them
to
doe
wnat
they
did
,
for
the
good
of
the
Church
;
as
was
Hesters
approaching
to
King
Assuerus
,
before
he
held
out
his
goulden
Scepter
,
made
necessarie
and
lawfull
by
reason
of
the
eminent
daunger
that
they
were
in
,
through
Hammous
suggestion
to
the
King
.
Another
thing
objected
by
the
Adversarie
is
,
that
all
such
as
subscribe
to
this
Covenant
,
oblidge
themselves
to
practice
such
things
,
as
by
the
act
of
Perth
Assembly
was
appointed
to
be
used
.
To
this
they
answer
.
1.
For
Perth
Assembly
,
they
say
as
Ambrose
said
of
the
Councill
he
'd
at
Ariminum
,
illud
ago
concilium
exhorreo
.
That
Convocation
was
not
Lawfull
:
For
the
moderators
and
other
members
thereof
,
were
not
rightly
chosen
.
Againe
,
the
carriages
of
all
businesses
went
by
craft
and
guile
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e15160-b)
(b)
After
such
a
manner
are
their
innovations
brought
into
the
English
Church
that
is
,
either
by
craft
or
violence
,
or
both
.
For
the
Bb.
know
,
that
they
are
so
wel
beloved
in
England
,
that
it
is
not
possible
that
any
thing
should
be
don
for
their
meantenance
,
in
a
faire
&
legall
way
.
As
Wolves
take
the
advantage
of
the
darke
night
,
for
to
kill
&
deuour
the
Sheepe
:
so
these
Wolves
,
make
use
of
in
justice
&
violence
for
to
praey
upon
Christe
poore
lambes
.
and
not
legallie
and
impartially
,
Besides
,
seeing
their
cheife
pretence
for
the
introduction
of
genu-cultus
then
ordained
,
was
because
the
memory
of
superstition
was
past
.
It
must
follow
that
they
who
forbeare
the
practice
,
have
as
good
,
or
rather
a
better
reason
for
it
;
Namelie
,
because
the
practice
of
it
will
revive
thememory
of
superstition
.
Lastly
,
it
is
well
knowne
,
that
sundry
of
the
innovations
concluded
at
Perth
,
have
not
been
by
the
Prelates
themselves
yet
practised
;
[
(c)
](A11740-e15230-b)
(c)
Howsoever
the
Prelates
doe
presse
conformitie
:
yet
it
must
not
be
thought
that
they
doe
it
of
any
conscience
:
but
they
invent
certaine
Ceremonies
,
Canons
,
Articles
,
&c.
Unto
which
they
thinke
no
honest
man
will
subscribe
:
&
so
hope
,
by
keeping
out
all
able
&
faithfull
men
from
the
ministerie
,
&
giving
others
just
occasion
to
leaue
their
Churches
,
they
hope
(
I
say
)
in
a
little
time
,
to
bring
the
whole
nation
to
be
Athests
and
Papists
,
&
they
(
omnia
samilia
)
as
birds
of
a
feather
,
they
will
agree
well
enought
.
Now
,
by
the
same
reason
and
ground
that
they
omitt
some
of
those
innovations
,
the
subscribers
may
forbeare
the
practice
both
of
them
and
the
others
also
;
And
the
rather
seeing
most
Churches
[
(d)
](A11740-e15300-b)
(d)
As
the
Lyon
(
in
the
Greek
fable
)
would
needs
have
the
Asse
,
and
fox
to
be
of
his
Councill
:
because
he
knew
they
would
doe
any
thing
that
he
should
command
them
,
so
the
Bb.
place
abroad
in
the
parish
Churches
of
the
Land
,
either
Knaves
or
Fooles
:
for
they
know
,
that
such
fellowes
like
(
Foxes
&
Asses
)
will
doe
any
thing
at
their
courmaund
:
I
say
any
thing
,
so
that
it
be
for
advantage
.
As
that
lewd
fellow
professeth
in
the
poet
,
Dorio
the
Baud
:
non
pudet
vanitatis
:
minime
,
dum
ad
rem
:
Had
we
such
in
the
Kingdome
,
have
not
to
this
day
acknowledged
,
the
things
there
concluded
,
for
the
constitutions
of
a
lawfull
assembly
.
It
is
further
objected
,
that
Perth
Assembly
was
ratified
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
Ann.
1621.
and
therefore
the
Subscribers
obleidge
themselves
to
forbeare
to
practice
that
which
by
Parliament
they
are
commaunded
to
practice
.
To
answer
it
,
1.
Parliamentarie
Ratifications
,
can
no
way
alter
Church
Canons
,
concerning
the
worship
of
God
;
For
it
beeing
but
a
Counsell
,
the
Parliament
cannot
turne
it
into
a
precept
;
No
more
then
it
can
change
precepts
into
Counsels
,
For
that
were
rather
to
make
Lawes
and
Canons
in
matters
of
Religion
then
to
confirme
them
.
2.
There
are
no
commanding
words
in
the
ratification
,
which
can
simplie
bind
,
the
greater
and
better
sort
of
subjects
,
to
a
literall
obedience
of
the
Articles
made
in
that
assimbly
:
the
reason
is
,
because
there
was
a
supplication
given
to
the
members
of
that
Parliament
,
before
they
sate
,
that
they
would
be
pleased
to
heare
such
grounds
and
reasons
,
as
should
be
exhibited
to
them
against
the
ratification
of
Perth
Assembly
.
Moreover
when
the
Supplicators
were
suppresd
,
they
made
their
protestation
in
due
time
and
place
according
to
order
of
law
.
Besides
his
Majesty
Commissioners
in
that
Parliament
solemnly
promised
,
never
to
presse
[
(a)
](A11740-e15480-b)
(a)
They
have
had
more
fauour
shewen
them
,
then
we
have
had
:
for
Ceremonic
here
are
so
vrged
,
as
that
the
Omission
of
them
;
is
more
seve
relie
punished
,
the
the
breach
of
any
law
of
God
:
yea
the
truth
is
,
so
men
we
be
,
Ceremonioush
supestitious
.
It
is
a●
the
religion
the
Bb
care
or
and
it
is
a●
much
religion
as
the
have
themselves
.
the
execution
of
the
act
,
no
penalty
should
bee
exacted
,
and
that
there
should
not
be
any
further
of
conformity
to
the
English
Ceremenies
:
in
short
the
a
foresaid
Subscribers
have
protested
against
iurisdiction
of
Prelates
,
and
inparticular
against
their
high
Commission
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e15520-b)
(b)
The
City
of
Alexandria
in
Aegypt
nourished
the
grea●
bird
this
to
deno●
garbage
&
offall
●●
it
,
and
to
cleanse
th●
streets
;
but
he
left
〈◊〉
his
own
fithines
at
beaslines
mor●
noysome
behind
him
the
high
Comissi●●
Court
is
allowed
under
a
pretence
cleanse
the
hand
the
Offals
of
sinn
but
the
truth
is
,
th●●
it
doth
not
:
but
b●●ther
like
that
b●
voyds
so
much
du●●
&
filthines
as
〈◊〉
the
whole
Kingdome
is
annoyed
therewith
our
state
therfore
shall
doe
wel
to
〈◊〉
downe
this
house
of
Baal
,
&
(
as
losiah
did
the
house
of
the
Sodomites
)
turne
it
to
a
la●
or
draught-house
,
and
so
it
shall
keepe
still
its
nature
and
kind
.
and
all
other
their
Courts
,
Canons
,
Articles
,
and
proceedings
.
no
doubt
but
these
,
and
other
such
like
objections
,
were
suggested
to
his
Majestie
,
&
seing
he
heard
not
the
ansers
[
(c)
](A11740-e15630-b)
(c)
Princes
should
be
like
the
sunne
,
which
casteth
her
shining
beemes
upon
all
a
like
his
Majestie
wil
be
pleased
to
receinēour
charges
&
proofes
against
the
Bb.
in
as
f●●
and
favourable
a
way
:
as
he
doth
their
charges
without
preffe
against
us
we
doubt
but
to
make
it
cleare
,
yea
and
his
Majestie
shall
conseld
it
,
that
they
are
neither
fitt
Church
or
Common
wealth
.
[
(a)
](A11740-e15660-b)
(a)
What
Prelates
are
,
the
Spun
of
God
showeth
in
Rev.
16.13
.
viz.
the
unclean
pirits
which
goe
unto
the
Kings
of
the
hearth
,
together
them
to
battle
against
the
Saints
.
Now
,
as
Aliad
beeing
encouraged
by
his
false
Prephers
,
to
goe
against
Raniath
Gilead
,
was
undone
by
it
:
So
many
in
mking
the
Bb.
counsell
to
warre
against
the
Gespell
,
have
been
undone
by
the
meanes
,
in
their
state
honour
,
posteritie
.
But
sent
the
Mar:
of
Ham
:
down
into
Scotland
,
to
heare
what
they
could
say
for
themselves
:
&
how
they
could
justifie
the
band
they
had
made
and
So
to
certifie
his
Majestie
how
all
things
stood
:
And
no
doubt
but
his
Maiestie
did
this
the
rather
as
conceaving
in
his
royall
breast
,
that
it
was
not
possible
,
that
so
many
of
his
best
suband
men
of
the
greatest
integrity
and
prudence
,
would
have
agreed
together
in
an
action
of
such
a
nature
without
Some
considerable
reason
and
cause
.
The
Marques
being
come
into
Eden
:
much
speech
passed
between
him
and
the
commissioners
for
the
Land
:
they
craved
the
indiction
of
a
free
Aslembly
and
Parliament
,
as
the
only
remeady
of
their
miseries
:
hee
required
a
rendring
up
of
the
whole
copies
of
the
Subscribed
Covenant
telling
them
that
this
would
bee
a
meanes
to
remove
all
feares
of
the
Kings
wrath
against
the
subscribers
and
If
they
refused
to
doe
soe
,
the
King
:
Abimelech
Father
King
and
of
the
Church
;
Now
,
the
Parliament-men
as
good
Children
will
kill
those
Serpents
,
that
so
both
Father
and
Mother
may
live
and
prosper
.
(
it
might
by
)
would
not
grant
them
an
affemblie
or
parliament
,
for
establishing
religion
,
and
setling
the
Peace
of
Kirk
and
Kingdome
.
But
they
answered
that
thus
they
could
not
doe
,
for
if
they
should
they
should
not
bee
free
of
the
great
guiltines
of
peruirie
before
God
:
[
(a)
](A11740-e15790-b)
(a)
Note
the
wickednes
of
our
Bb:
it
is
their
order
to
have
infams
in
baptisine
,
to
vow
and
promise
by
their
sureties
to
fight
againct
the
devil
&
al
his
workes
.
yet
afterwards
,
they
doe
what
they
can
,
to
make
them
perinted
&
foresworne
in
requiring
them
,
to
fight
for
the
Devil
&
his
workes
:
that
〈◊〉
for
them
and
the
Pope
.
Againe
in
this
they
should
destroy
what
they
had
before
built
&
confesse
themselves
to
be
trespassers
,
bfore
they
saw
it
besides
they
should
shew
great
unthankefulnes
vnto
God
,
for
a
worke
which
by
his
good
spirit
they
were
moved
to
doe
.
Moreover
the
demaund
was
more
then
the
Commissioners
could
doe
,
in
regard
many
thousands
in
the
Land
besides
themselves
had
subscribed
:
To
be
short
,
they
said
,
and
that
truely
,
if
they
should
grant
this
,
all
the
World
would
wonder
at
their
inconstancy
,
and
their
enemies
would
mock
at
them
,
and
traduce
them
,
as
periured
Covenant-breakers
,
and
Troublers
of
the
peace
of
the
Kirk
and
Kingdome
.
And
whereas
there
were
many
promises
made
of
great
matters
that
the
King
would
doe
for
them
:
if
they
would
render
up
the
Copies
to
him
.
Their
answere
was
:
that
this
was
not
the
first
time
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e15820-b)
(b)
It
is
the
property
of
the
fox
to
come
towards
the
sheep
upon
his
bellie
,
&
to
shew
him selfe
a
farre
off
,
as
if
he
meant
no
harme
;
but
being
gotten
with
in
them
and
where
he
would
be
:
then
like
a
fox
he
kils
&
spares
not
so
the
Prelates
,
till
they
become
where
they
defire
to
be
,
they
are
very
freindly
&
full
of
faire
promises
,
but
having
gotten
what
they
seeke
for
,
then
like
soxes
as
they
are
they
spoile
ane
devour
the
Lords
sheep
.
that
fair
promises
had
beene
made
them
:
for
not
vrging
of
of
Articles
already
concluded
,
and
for
not
trouble
them
with
any
further
innovation
the
which
beeing
credited
,
did
ensnare
manie
and
drew
them
on
to
doe
that
,
which
otherwise
they
would
not
have
don
:
all
which
promises
have
beene
broken
and
denyed
,
when
the
per
formance
was
craved
,
and
why
may
they
not
exspect
the
like
in
this
case
,
especially
where
the
thing
wil
bee
found
more
hard
and
difficult
.
There
beeing
much
time
spent
,
and
no
conclusion
made
of
any
thing
,
at
the
last
there
comes
downe
a
Proclamation
from
the
King
.
The
which
was
problished
at
the
Mercate
Crosse
of
Edinburg
the
4
of
July
1638.
the
effect
whereof
was
this
.
That
his
Majestie
was
not
ignorant
of
their
great
desorders
[
(a)
](A11740-e15900-b)
(a)
If
there
be
disorders
among
them
,
the
greatest
ault
lies
on
the
Proclates
who
have
been
the
cheife
Authors
and
causers
of
it
.
And
therefore
his
Majestie
shall
doe
verie
well
,
to
se
them
severelie
punished
,
who
have
by
their
attempts
to
bring
peoperie
into
that
Church
occasioned
much
trouble
in
that
Kingdome
we
use
to
blame
such
as
set
the
house
on
syer
,
&
not
the
good
people
which
seeke
to
quench
it
:
so
&c.
here
,
occasioned
as
is
pretended
,
upon
the
introduction
of
the
Service-booke
;
Booke
of
Canons
,
&c.
thereby
fearing
innovation
of
Religion
and
Lawes
.
At
this
his
Majestie
professeth
,
to
greeve
to
see
them
runne
headlong
into
ruine
.
Yet
out
of
his
innative
indulgence
to
his
people
,
he
desires
to
reclay
me
them
from
their
faults
in
a
faire
way
:
Rather
then
let
them
perish
in
the
same
.
And
for
further
clearing
of
scruples
he
promiseth
not
hereafter
to
presse
the
practice
of
the
said
Service
.
booke
&
Canons
,
but
in
a
faire
and
legall
way
,
[
(b)
](A11740-e15950-b)
(b)
That
which
is
against
the
c̄omaundement
of
God
cannot
lawfullie
be
vrged
in
any
way
what
soever
:
now
there
is
nothing
more
sure
,
then
that
the
service
booke
&
booke
of
can
:
are
accursed
thinges
,
and
therefore
ought
not
to
be
rged
or
received
by
any
.
He
that
drinkes
povsen
out
ofa
goulden
cup
,
kils
himselfe
assoon
as
if
he
tooke
it
our
of
an
Iron
or
Wodden
Vessell
:
So
Superstition
brought
into
the
Church
in
a
plausible
and
peaceable
way
,
is
as
deadly
a
poyson
vnto
the
receivers
of
it
,
as
if
they
were
compelled
and
forced
to
take
it
.
&c.
And
for
the
High
Commission
he
will
rectifie
it
[
(c)
](A11740-e16000-b)
(c)
It
is
as
possible
to
wash
the
Black-moore
white
.
As
by
any
rectifications
to
make
the
high
commission
a
lawfull
court
.
If
his
Majestie
,
doe
take
the
advise
of
his
Council
about
it
,
I
am
sure
(
if
they
be
not
Bb:
or
Athests
or
Papists
.
)
they
wil
Counsell
him
to
pull
it
all
down
,
for
there
is
not
one
stone
in
that
building
which
God
allowes
.
with
the
helpe
and
advile
of
the
privy
Counsell
,
&c.
And
for
geuerall
Assemblies
and
Parliament
it
shal
be
indicted
and
called
with
his
conveniency
.
In
conclusion
,
he
requires
and
hartely
wisheth
all
is
good
Subjects
not
to
suffer
themselves
to
be
seduced
and
misled
under
Religion
into
disobedience
,
and
draw
on
infinitely
to
his
greefe
their
owne
ruine
.
Which
he
hath
and
still
shall
strive
to
save
them
from
so
long
as
he
sees
not
Royall
authority
shaken
off
.
The
Kings
Proclamation
beeing
published
,
the
Noblemen
,
Barrons
,
Gentlemen
,
Burrowes
,
Ministers
,
and
Commons
made
a
Protestation
against
it
to
this
effect
:
1.
That
they
will
constantly
adhere
according
to
their
vocation
and
power
to
their
Reformation
at
first
.
Notwithstanding
of
any
innovations
introduced
either
of
old
or
late
.
2.
That
they
will
adhere
to
their
supplications
given
in
at
Assemblies
and
Parliaments
,
against
the
Service-booke
,
Booke
of
Cannons
the
High
Commission
,
&c.
3.
That
they
will
adhere
,
with
their
hearts
[
(a)
](A11740-e16080-b)
(a)
As
I
rejoyce
to
see
such
constancy
in
the
Scotsmen
,
so
it
greeves
me
to
the
heart
,
to
think
what
reeds
shaken
with
the
wind
our
people
generally
are
.
As
Ioab
after
he
had
fought
many
battles
bravely
&
stoutly
;
yet
died
himselse
at
last
in
shame
&
digrace
;
Even
so
many
Preachers
&
Professors
,
having
a
while
refused
conformitie
to
the
Beast
,
have
afterwards
basely
yeelded
to
the
Bb.
and
so
gone
to
their
graves
,
with
shame
&
dishonour
to
their
Oath
and
subscription
of
the
Confession
of
Faith
.
4.
That
this
Proclamation
or
Act
of
Councill
or
any
other
Act
or
Proclamation
,
&c.
shall
no
wayes
be
prejudiciall
[
(b)
](A11740-e16110-b)
(b)
If
it
be
held
a
base
thing
among
men
not
to
keepe
a
mans
Word
&
Promise
,
it
is
much
worse
to
breake
Covenant
with
the
Lord
,
yet
so
doe
all
those
,
who
promise
to
feare
God
,
and
doe
his
worke
in
his
owne
way
,
and
yet
doe
the
commaundements
of
the
Prelates
.
to
the
Confession
of
Faith
.
Lawes
and
Liberties
of
their
Kingdome
,
nor
to
their
supplications
Lawfull
meetings
,
&c.
5.
Seeing
their
Supplications
,
for
Reformation
,
are
delayed
and
in
effect
refused
,
whatsoever
trouble
or
inconvenience
fall
out
in
the
Land
in
the
meane
time
,
for
want
of
those
ordinary
remedies
,
not
to
be
imputed
to
them
.
In
short
,
they
protest
that
it
shal
be
Lawfulll
for
them
,
to
defend
and
maintaine
that
Religion
,
Lawes
,
and
Liberties
of
their
Kingdome
,
the
Kings
authority
in
defence
thereof
,
and
every
one
of
them
one
another
in
that
cause
,
of
meantaining
the
Religion
and
the
Kings
fore-said
authority
,
according
to
their
power
,
vocation
,
and
Covenant
,
with
bodies
,
lives
,
meanes
,
&c.
against
all
persuits
whatsoever
,
or
against
all
externall
or
internall
invasions
,
menaced
in
this
Proclamation
.
6.
They
protest
,
that
their
former
Supplications
,
meeting
,
and
mutual
defences
,
are
to
be
commended
as
real
duties
of
faithfull
subjects
,
[
(c)
](A11740-e16150-b)
(c)
Que.
Whether
England
hath
not
as
much
Previledge
,
to
reject
the
Service-book
&
Canons
,
High
Commission
,
and
all
other
such
like
Idolitries
,
and
to
establish
&
maintaine
the
true
worship
of
God
,
as
hath
Scotland
.
and
not
to
be
stiled
great
disorders
,
misdeamenours
,
blinde
disobedience
,
under
pretext
of
Religion
and
running
headlong
into
ruine
,
&c.
In
conclusion
they
exspect
that
his
Majesty
will
presently
indict
these
ordinary
remedies
of
a
free
Assemblie
and
Parliament
to
their
iust
supplications
,
which
may
be
exspected
from
so
iust
and
gracious
a
King
.
[
(a)
](A11740-e16190-b)
(a)
When
the
men
of
Isreel
were
offended
with
their
Brethren
,
for
that
they
had
brought
the
K.
his
Household
over
&
Iordan
,
Iudah
answered
;
the
K.
is
neere
of
Kin
to
us
.
Wherefore
then
be
yee
angry
for
this
matter
?
This
may
serve
as
a
reason
,
why
the
Scots
are
first
in
bringing
the
King
home
from
his
enemies
the
Bb.
the
K.
is
neere
of
kin
to
them
.
Now
,
for
the
State
of
England
,
if
they
have
any
zeale
of
God
,
and
love
to
the
King
,
they
will
further
this
good
worke
of
Iudah
so
happily
begunne
for
the
Kings
safety
and
honour
.
This
don
Iohn
Earle
of
Caffles
&c
,
in
the
name
of
the
Noblemen
,
Master
Alexander
Gipson
younger
of
Durie
,
in
name
of
the
Barrones
,
Master
Iohn
Ker
Minister
at
Salt
.
Prestoun
,
in
name
of
the
Ministers
,
and
Master
Archbald
Iohnston
,
Reader
hereof
,
in
name
of
all
who
adheres
to
the
Confession
of
Faith
,
&
Covenant
lately
renewed
within
this
Kingdome
,
Tooke
Instruments
in
the
Hands
of
three
Notars
present
,
at
the
said
mercat
crosse
in
Edenburgh
;
beeing
invironed
with
Numbers
of
the
aforesaid
Noblemen
,
Barons
,
Gentlemen
,
Borrows
,
Ministers
and
Commons
,
Before
many
Hundred
witnesses
;
&
craved
the
extract
thereof
:
And
in
token
of
their
dutifull
respect
to
his
Majesty
;
confidence
of
the
equity
of
their
cause
and
innocencie
of
their
carriage
,
and
hope
of
his
Majesties
gratious
acceptance
,
They
offred
in
humility
,
with
submise
reverence
,
a
Copy
thereof
to
the
Herauld
.
These
things
being
ended
the
Marquesse
leaves
Eden
;
and
goes
back
to
London
,
now
what
followed
touching
those
afaires
you
shall-know
in
the
next
part
Rev.
18.9
.
Reward
her
even
as
shee
rewardeth
you
:
and
double
vnto
her
double
according
to
her
workes
:
in
the
cup
which
shee
hath
filled
,
fill
to
her
double
:
FINIS
.