THE
Copy
of
a
Letter
FROM
SCOTLAND
,
To
his
GRACE
The
Lord
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
Subscribed
by
Eight
Archbishops
and
Bishops
of
that
Kingdom
,
as
follows
:
Viz.
Edenburgh
,
March
9.
1682.
May
it
please
your
Grace
,
HIS
Royal
Highness
having
parted
from
this
place
on
Monday
last
,
being
called
by
the
King
to
attend
his
Majesty
at
Newmarket
,
we
should
prove
very
defective
in
Duty
and
Gratitude
,
if
upon
this
occasion
we
should
forget
to
acknowledge
to
your
Grace
,
how
much
this
poor
Church
,
and
our
Order
,
do
owe
to
his
Princely
Care
and
Goodness
;
that
his
Majesty
,
and
the
worthy
Bishops
of
England
,
may
from
you
receive
a
just
account
thereof
.
Since
the
coming
of
his
Royal
Highness
to
this
Kingdom
,
we
find
our
case
much
changed
for
the
better
,
and
our
Church
and
Order
(
which
through
the
cunning
and
power
of
our
Adversaries
,
were
exposed
to
extream
hazard
and
contempt
)
sensibly
relieved
,
and
rescued
;
which
next
to
the
watchful
Providence
of
God
(
that
mercifully
superintends
his
Church
,
)
we
can
ascribe
to
nothing
so
much
as
to
his
Royal
Highness
gracious
owning
,
and
vigilent
protection
of
us
:
Upon
all
occasions
he
gives
fresh
instances
of
his
Eminent
Zeal
against
the
most
unreasonable
Schism
,
which
by
rending
,
threatens
the
Subversion
of
our
Church
and
Religion
;
and
concerns
himself
as
a
Patron
to
us
,
in
all
our
Publick
,
and
even
Private
and
Personal
Interests
:
So
that
all
may
take
notice
of
his
signal
kindness
to
us
,
and
observe
that
he
looks
on
the
Enemies
of
the
Church
as
Adversaries
to
the
Monarchy
it self
:
Nor
did
we
ever
propose
or
offer
to
his
Royal
Highness
any
rational
Expedient
,
which
might
conduce
to
the
Belief
and
Security
of
the
Church
which
he
did
not
readily
embrace
and
effectuate
.
The
Peace
and
Tranquility
of
this
Kingdom
is
the
effect
of
his
prudent
and
steady
conduct
of
Affairs
;
and
the
humours
of
our
wicked
Fanaticks
are
much
restrained
from
dangerous
Eruptions
:
upon
their
apprehensions
of
his
Vigilance
and
Justice
.
For
they
dread
nothing
so
much
,
as
to
see
him
upon
the
Head
of
his
Majesties
Commissions
and
Forces
against
them
.
We
hope
your
Grace
will
make
our
dutiful
Acknowledgments
to
his
Royal
Highness
for
all
his
Princely
Favours
to
us
,
and
give
him
the
most
firm
assurance
of
our
most
sincere
Endeavours
to
serve
him
,
and
of
our
most
fervent
Prayers
for
his
Temporal
and
Eternal
Happiness
;
as
is
the
bounden
duty
of
,
May
it
please
your
Grace
,
Your
Graces
most
humble
and
faithful
Servants
,
-
Alex.
St.
Andrews
,
-
Jo.
Edenburgh
,
-
And
,
Dunkelden
,
-
Arth.
Glascow
,
-
Ja.
Gallocodein
,
-
Ja.
Dunbleyne
,
-
Geo.
Brecheine
,
-
Lissimoren
.