THe Committee of Estates now presently conveened by His Majesties speciall Warrand and Authority , Upon Information given to them of a Conventicle and private Meeting of some Remonstrator and Protesting Ministers and others at Edinburgh , for which , they had neither Warrand from the Ordinary , Civil , or Ecclesiastick Courts ; And the said Committee , being by His Majesties speciall Commission and Commands , Intrusted and Impowered with the Caring , Ordering , and Providing for what may conduce for the Peace of this His Majesties Ancient Kingdom , and support of His Power and Authority thererein , Finding such unlawfull Conventicles , upon what pretence soever , without Publick lawfull Authority , expresly deregatory to His Majesties Royal Prerogative , and tending to the disturbance of the present Peace of His Majesties Dominions : Gave Order and Command to some of their Number , to search and make trial after the occasion and reason of their Meeting , who in the said Inquiry , found them with Petitions subscribed , and some Papers and Letters scroled , to be sent for convocating all of their own Judgement , Containing many particulars reflecting upon His Sacred Majesty , the Government of our Neighbour Church and Kingdom of England , and Constitution of this present Committee , and many other things directly tending to Seditions , raising of new Tumults , And ( if possible ) re-kindling a civil War amongst His Majesties good Subjects . Therefore , the said Committee have thought fit , and hereby Ordains the Persons , Subscribers of the saids Papers , and these in Company at the up-drawing thereof ; They are to say , Mr. James Guthrie , Mr. Robert Trail , Mr. John Sterling , Mr. Alexander Moncreif , Mr. John Semple , Mr. Thomas Ramsay , Mr. Gilbert Hall , Mr. John Scot , Mr. George Nairn , Mr. John Murray Ministers , and John Kirko , Ruling Elder , to be Committed Prisoners within the Castle of Edinburgh , therein to remain , untill His Majesties pleasure shall be further made known ; And gives warrand to the present Captain of the said Castle , to receive them Prisoners , and to keep them in safe Custody . Extracted forth of the Books of the said Committee , be me