ABERDENE
,
Printed
by
Edward
Raban
,
According
to
the
true
Copie
Imprinted
at
Edinburgh
,
by
Robert
Young
,
Printer
to
the
King's
most
excellent
Majestie
.
CUM
PRIVILEGIO
.
ANNO
1638.
Insignia
Vrbis
abredonie
;
CHARLES
,
By
the
Grace
of
GOD
,
King
of
SCOTLAND
,
ENGLAND
,
FRANCE
,
and
IRELAND
,
Defender
of
the
Fayth
,
To
Our
Lovits
,
Heraulds
,
Pursevaunts
;
Our
Shyreffs
in
that
part
conjunctlie
and
severallie
,
specially
constitute
,
Greeting
.
Forsameikle
as
out
of
the
Royall
and
Fatherly
Care
which
We
haue
had
of
the
Good
and
Peace
of
this
Our
Ancient
&
Natiue
Kingdome
;
having
taken
to
Our
serious
Consideration
,
all
such
things
as
might
haue
given
Contentment
to
Our
good
and
loyall
Subjects
:
And
to
this
ende
had
discharged
,
by
Our
Proclamation
,
the
Service
Booke
,
Booke
of
Canons
,
and
High
Commission
,
Freed
and
liberate
all
men
from
the
practising
of
the
fiue
Articles
,
Made
all
Our
Subjects
,
both
Ecclesiasticall
&
Civill
,
lyable
to
the
Censure
of
Parliament
,
Generall
Assemblie
,
or
anie
other
judicatorie
competent
,
according
to
the
nature
and
qualitie
of
the
Offence
:
And
for
the
free
entire
of
Ministers
,
That
no
other
Oath
bee
administrate
vnto
them
,
than
that
which
is
contayned
in
the
Act
of
Parliament
:
Had
declared
all
by
gone
Disorders
,
absolutelie
forgotten
,
and
forgiven
:
And
for
the
more
full
&
cleare
extirpating
all
ground
and
occasion
of
Fears
of
innovation
of
Religion
,
Wee
had
commanded
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
and
Band
for
Mayntenance
thereof
,
and
of
authoritie
in
defence
of
the
same
,
subscrybed
by
Our
deare
Father
,
and
His
House-holde
,
in
ANNO
1580
,
to
be
renewed
,
and
subscrybed
agayne
by
our
Subjects
here
:
Lyke
as
for
setling
of
a
perfect
Peace
in
the
Church
and
Common-wealth
of
this
Kingdome
,
We
caused
indict
a
Free
Generall
Assemblie
,
to
bee
holden
at
Glasgow
,
the
xxj
of
this
instant
,
and
thereafter
a
Parliament
in
May
,
1639.
By
which
clement
Dealing
,
Wee
looked
assuredlie
,
to
haue
reduced
Our
Subjects
,
to
their
former
quyet
behaviour
,
&
duetifull
carriage
,
whereto
they
are
bound
by
the
Word
of
GOD
,
and
Laws
both
Nationall
and
Municipall
,
to
Us
their
Natiue
and
Soveraygne
Prince
.
And
albeit
the
wished
Effects
did
not
follow
,
but
by
the
contrarie
,
by
Our
so
Gracious
procedure
,
they
were
rather
emboldened
,
not
onlie
to
continue
in
their
stubborne
and
vnlawfull
wayes
;
but
also
daylie
adde
to
their
former
procedures
,
acts
of
neglect
,
and
contempt
of
Authoritie
;
as
evidentlie
appeared
by
open
opposing
of
Our
just
and
religious
Pleasure
,
and
Command
,
exprest
in
Our
last
Proclamation
,
anent
the
discharge
of
the
Service
Booke
,
Booke
of
Canons
,
High
Commission
,
&c.
protesting
agaynst
the
same
,
and
stryving
by
manie
indirect
means
,
to
withdraw
the
hearts
of
Our
good
People
,
not
onlie
from
an
heartie
acknowledgement
of
Our
gracious
dealing
with
them
;
but
also
from
the
due
obedience
to
those
Our
just
and
religious
Commands
,
notwithstanding
We
had
bene
formerlie
so
often
petitioned
by
themselues
for
the
same
:
By
their
daylie
and
hourlie
guarding
and
watching
about
Our
Castle
of
Edinburgh
,
suffering
nothing
to
be
imported
therein
,
but
at
their
discretion
:
And
openlie
stopping
,
and
impeding
,
anie
importation
of
Ammunition
,
or
other
necessaries
whatsoever
to
anie
other
of
our
Houses
,
within
that
Kingdome
:
Denying
to
vs
their
Soveraygne
Lord
,
that
Libertie
and
Freedome
,
which
the
meanest
of
them
assume
to
themselues
,
(
an
Act
without
Precedent
or
example
in
the
Christian
world
:
)
By
making
of
Convocations
,
and
Councell
Tables
of
Nobilitie
,
Gentrie
,
Burrows
,
and
Ministers
,
within
the
Citie
of
Edinburgh
:
Where
,
not
regarding
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
they
without
warrand
of
Authoritie
conveane
,
assemble
,
and
treat
vpon
Matters
,
as
well
Ecclesiasticall
as
Civil
,
send
their
injunctions
and
directions
throughout
the
Countrey
,
to
their
subordinate
Tables
,
and
other
vnder
Ministers
,
appoynted
by
them
for
that
effect
.
And
vnder
colour
and
pretext
of
Religion
,
exercing
an
vnwarranded
and
vnbounded
libertie
,
require
obedience
to
their
illegall
and
vnlawfull
procedures
and
directions
,
to
the
great
and
seene
prejudice
of
Authoritie
,
and
lawfull
Monarchicall
Government
.
And
notwithstanding
it
was
evidentlie
manifest
,
by
the
illegall
and
vnformall
course
,
taken
in
the
election
of
their
Commissioners
for
the
Assemblie
,
whereof
some
are
vnder
the
censure
of
this
Church
,
some
vnder
the
censure
of
the
Church
of
Ireland
,
and
some
long
since
banished
,
for
open
and
avowed
teaching
agaynst
Monarchie
;
others
of
them
suspended
,
and
some
admitted
to
the
Ministerie
,
contrarie
to
the
forme
prescrybed
by
the
Laws
of
this
Kingdome
;
others
of
them
a
long
time
since
denounced
Rebels
,
and
put
to
the
Horne
,
who
by
all
law
and
vnviolable
custome
and
practique
of
this
Kingdome
,
are
,
and
ever
haue
beene
,
incapable
,
eyther
to
persue
,
or
defende
before
anie
judicatorie
;
farre
lesse
to
bee
judges
themselues
:
some
of
them
confined
,
and
all
of
them
by
oath
and
subscription
,
bound
to
the
overthrow
of
Episcopacie
.
And
by
this
,
and
other
their
vnder-hand
working
,
and
private
informations
,
and
perswasions
,
haue
given
just
ground
of
suspicion
of
their
partialitie
herein
,
and
so
made
themselues
vnfit
judges
of
what
concerneth
Episcopacie
.
And
als
it
was
sufficientlie
cleared
by
the
peremptorie
and
illegall
procedures
of
the
Presbyteries
,
who
at
their
owne
hand
by
order
of
Law
,
and
without
due
forme
of
Processe
,
thrust
out
the
Moderators
lawfullie
established
,
&
placed
others
,
whom
they
found
most
inclinable
to
their
turbulent
humours
,
associate
to
themselues
,
for
the
choosing
of
the
sayd
Commissioners
for
the
Assemblie
,
a
laicke
Elder
out
of
each
Paroch
,
who
being
in
most
places
equall
,
if
not
moe
in
number
than
the
Ministerie
,
made
choyce
both
of
the
Ministers
,
who
should
bee
Commissioners
from
the
Presbyteries
,
as
also
of
a
ruling
Elder
,
beeing
directed
more
therein
by
the
warrands
from
the
fore-sayde
pretended
Tables
,
than
by
their
owne
judgementes
,
as
appeareth
by
the
severall
private
instructions
sent
from
them
,
farre
contrarie
to
the
Lawes
of
the
Countrey
,
and
lowable
custome
of
the
Church
:
by
which
doinges
it
is
too
manifest
,
that
no
calme
nor
peaceable
procedure
or
course
,
could
haue
beene
expected
from
this
Assemblie
,
for
setling
of
the
present
disorders
and
distractions
.
Yet
wee
were
pleased
heerein
,
in
some
sort
,
to
blinde-folde
our
owne
judgement
,
and
overlooke
the
sayds
disorders
,
and
patientlie
to
attende
the
meeting
of
the
sayde
Assemblie
:
still
hoping
,
that
when
they
were
met
together
,
by
Our
Commissioner
his
presence
,
and
assistance
of
such
other
well-disposod
subjects
who
were
to
hee
there
,
and
by
their
owne
seeing
the
reall
performance
of
all
that
was
promised
by
our
last
Proclamation
,
they
should
haue
beene
induced
to
returne
to
their
due
obedience
of
Subjectes
:
But
perceaving
that
their
seditions
disposition
still
increaseth
,
by
their
repairing
to
the
sayde
Assemblie
,
with
great
Bands
and
Troupes
of
Men
,
all
boddin
in
feare
of
Warre
,
with
Gunnes
and
Pistolers
,
contrarie
to
the
Lawes
of
this
Kingdome
,
custome
observed
in
all
Assemblies
and
in
high
contempt
of
our
last
Proclamation
at
Edinburgh
the
xvj
of
this
instant
:
As
also
by
their
peremptory
refusing
of
our
assessors
authorized
by
vs
,
(
altho
fewer
in
number
,
than
our
dearest
Father
was
in
vse
to
haue
at
divers
Assemblies
)
the
power
of
voting
in
this
assembly
,
as
formerlie
they
haue
done
in
other
Assemblies
;
&
by
their
partiall
,
vnjust
,
and
vnchristian
refusing
,
and
not
suffering
to
bee
read
,
the
Reasons
and
Arguments
given
in
by
the
Bishops
,
and
their
adherents
,
to
Our
Commissioner
,
why
the
Assemblie
ought
not
to
proceede
to
the
Election
of
a
Moderator
without
them
,
neyther
yet
to
the
admitting
of
anie
of
the
Commissioners
,
of
the
saydes
Commissioners
from
Presbyteries
,
before
they
were
heard
object
agaynst
the
same
,
though
earnestlie
requyred
by
Our
Commissioner
in
Our
Name
.
And
notwithstanding
that
Our
Commissioner
vnder
his
hand
,
by
warrand
from
Us
,
gaue
in
a
sufficient
declaration
,
of
all
that
was
contayned
in
Our
late
Proclamation
and
Declaration
,
the
same
bearing
lykewyse
Our
pleasure
,
of
the
Registration
of
the
same
in
the
Bookes
of
Assemblie
,
for
the
full
assurance
of
the
true
Religion
to
all
our
good
subjects
:
And
yet
not
resting
satisfied
therewith
,
lest
the
continuance
of
their
meeting
together
,
might
produce
other
the
lyke
dangerous
Acts
,
derogatorie
to
Royall
Authoritie
,
Wee
haue
thought
good
,
for
preveening
thereof
,
and
for
the
whole
causes
and
reasons
aboue
mentioned
,
and
diverse
others
,
importing
the
true
Monarchicall
government
of
this
estate
,
to
dissolue
and
breake
vp
the
sayde
Assemblie
.
And
therefore
OUR
WILL
IS
,
and
Wee
doe
discharge
and
inhibite
all
and
whatsoever
pretended
Commissioners
,
and
other
members
of
the
sayd
pretended
Assemblie
,
of
all
further
meeting
and
conveaning
,
treating
and
concluding
anie
thing
belonging
to
the
sayd
Assemblie
,
vnder
the
payne
of
Treason
:
declaring
all
and
whatsoever
that
they
shall
happen
to
doe
in
anie
pretended
meeting
thereafter
,
to
bee
null
,
of
no
strength
,
force
,
nor
effect
,
with
all
that
may
follow
therevpon
:
Prohibiting
and
discharging
all
our
Lieges
to
giue
obedience
thereto
,
and
declaring
them
,
and
everie
one
of
them
,
free
and
exempt
from
the
same
,
and
of
all
hazard
that
may
ensue
for
not
obeying
thereof
.
And
for
this
effect
We
command
and
charge
,
all
the
foresayds
pretended
Commissioners
,
and
other
members
of
the
sayde
Assemblie
,
to
depart
foorth
of
this
Citie
of
Glasgow
;
within
the
space
of
xxiv
houres
after
the
publication
heereof
,
and
to
repaire
home
to
their
own
houses
,
or
that
they
goe
about
their
owne
private
affaires
in
a
quyet
manner
.
With
speciall
provision
alwayes
,
that
the
foresayd
Declaration
,
given
in
vnder
our
Commissioners
hand
,
with
all
therein
contained
,
shall
notwithstanding
hereof
,
stand
full
,
firme
,
and
sure
,
to
all
Our
good
Subjects
,
in
all
tymes
comming
,
for
the
full
assurance
to
them
of
the
true
Religion
.
And
Our
Will
is
,
and
Wee
command
,
and
charge
,
That
incontinent
,
these
Our
Letters
seene
,
yee
passe
,
and
make
publication
hereof
,
by
open
proclamation
,
at
the
market
crosse
of
Glasgow
,
and
other
places
needfull
,
where-through
none
pretend
ignorance
of
the
same
.
Given
vnder
our
Signet
,
at
Glasgow
,
the
xxix
of
November
,
and
of
Our
Reygne
the
fourteenth
yeare
,
1638.
Sic
subscribitur
,
HAMMILTOUN
,
Traquaire
,
Roxburgh
,
Murray
,
Linlithgow
,
Perth
,
Kingorne
,
Tullibardin
,
Hadington
;
Galloway
,
Annandaill
,
Lauderdaill
,
Kinnoull
,
Dumfreis
,
Southesk
,
Belheaven
,
Angus
,
Dalyell
,
I.
Hay
,
W.
Elphingstone
,
Ia
.
Carmichaell
,
I.
Hammiltoun
.
WHere-as
some
haue
given
out
,
That
by
the
Act
of
Councel
,
which
explaineth
the
Confession
of
Faith
latelie
commaunded
to
bee
sworne
by
his
Majestie
,
to
be
vnderstood
of
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
as
it
was
then
professed
and
receaved
,
when
it
was
made
;
and
,
that
in
that
Confession
defence
both
of
the
Doctrine
&
Discipline
then
established
,
is
sworne
;
at
which
tyme
,
Episcopall
Government
being
(
as
they
say
)
abolished
;
it
must
needs
follow
,
that
the
same
Government
is
by
this
late
Oath
abjured
.
And
vnderstanding
that
even
amongst
those
who
continue
together
still
at
Glasgow
,
vnder
the
name
of
a
pretended
and
vnlawfull
Generall
Assemblie
,
this
objection
is
helde
to
bee
of
some
moment
,
and
vsed
by
them
,
to
the
great
disturbance
of
the
peace
of
this
Church
&
Kingdome
,
&
to
the
great
disquyeting
of
the
mynds
of
such
his
Majesties
good
subjectes
,
as
haue
taken
the
said
Oath
,
&
yet
never
meaned
,
nor
doe
meane
,
to
abjure
Episcopall
Government
;
And
to
perswade
others
,
that
if
they
shall
take
the
same
Oath
,
thus
explayned
by
the
sayd
Act
of
Councell
,
by
so
doing
they
must
likewise
abjure
the
said
government
.
We
IAMES
Marques
of
Hamilton
,
his
Majesties
high
Commissioner
,
wondring
that
any
such
scrupulous
misconstruction
should
bee
made
of
his
Majesties
gracious
and
pious
intentions
;
and
beeing
desirous
to
remoue
all
doubtes
from
the
mynds
of
his
Majesties
good
subjects
,
&
to
keepe
them
from
being
poysoned
by
such
as
by
forced
and
forged
inferences
,
would
make
them
belieue
,
that
they
had
actuallie
,
by
taking
that
Oath
,
sworne
that
which
neyther
virtuallie
nor
verilie
they
haue
sworne
,
or
ever
intended
to
sweare
,
or
was
required
by
Authoritie
to
bee
sworne
by
them
,
eyther
directlie
or
indirectlie
:
Considering
that
all
Oaths
must
be
taken
according
to
the
mynd
,
intention
,
and
commandement
of
that
Authoritie
which
exacteth
the
Oath
:
and
,
that
we
,
by
speciall
commandement
from
his
sacred
Majestie
,
commanded
the
sayde
Oath
to
bee
administred
,
we
doe
hereby
freely
&
ingenuously
professe
and
declare
our
mynd
&
meaning
herein
,
as
we
haue
constantlie
heretofore
done
since
our
comming
into
this
Kingdome
about
this
imployment
:
viz.
That
by
anie
such
wordes
,
or
Act
of
Councell
,
we
never
meaned
or
intended
that
Episcopall
Government
should
be
abjured
,
nor
anie
thing
else
which
was
established
by
Acts
of
Parliament
,
or
Acts
of
the
Church
of
this
kingdome
,
which
are
now
in
force
,
and
were
so
at
the
tyme
of
the
taking
of
the
sayd
Oath
.
Nor
indeed
could
we
haue
any
other
intention
or
meaning
,
being
clearlie
warranded
,
&
expresslie
commaunded
by
his
Majesties
instructions
,
to
exact
the
sayd
Oath
,
and
take
order
,
that
it
should
be
sworn
throughout
the
Kingdome
,
in
that
faire
and
lawfull
sense
,
and
none
other
.
Neyther
in
this
poynt
did
wee
deliver
our
own
words
,
or
his
Majesties
mynd
,
ambiguouslie
,
or
doubtfullie
,
so
as
anie
other
sense
,
to
our
thinking
,
could
be
picked
or
wrung
out
of
eyther
the
one
or
the
other
:
For
we
doe
attest
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
,
whether
we
did
not
to
manie
,
or
all
of
them
,
vpon
severall
occasions
,
in
conference
with
them
,
ever
since
our
comming
into
this
Kingdome
,
constantlie
declare
vnto
them
,
that
his
Majesties
resolution
was
not
to
suffer
Episcopall
Government
to
be
abolished
:
Wee
attest
all
the
Lordes
of
Session
,
whether
before
our
tendering
of
that
Oath
to
them
,
or
their
Lordships
taking
of
it
,
wee
did
not
fullie
and
freelie
declare
to
them
,
that
his
Majesties
mynd
,
in
commanding
vs
to
see
this
Oath
taken
,
and
our
owne
mynd
in
requiring
them
to
take
it
,
was
onlie
to
settle
,
and
secure
the
Religion
and
Fayth
professed
in
this
Kingdome
;
but
was
not
to
bee
extended
to
the
abjuring
of
Episcopall
Government
,
or
anie
other
thing
now
in
force
,
by
the
Lawes
of
this
Church
and
State
,
at
the
time
of
administring
this
Oath
;
which
their
Lordships
,
being
the
Reverend
and
Learned
Iudges
of
the
Laws
,
knew
well
could
not
be
abjured
:
after
which
perspicuous
predeclaration
of
our
mynd
,
their
Lordships
vndoubtedlie
in
that
same
sense
,
and
none
other
,
tooke
the
sayd
Oath
.
And
now
,
good
Reader
,
having
heard
his
Majesties
mynd
and
intention
,
and
in
pursuance
of
them
,
the
mynd
of
his
Majesties
high
Commissioner
concerning
this
Oath
,
the
reasons
to
repell
the
former
objection
,
seeme
to
be
needlesse
,
(
the
knowne
mynde
of
the
supreme
Magistrate
,
who
vrgeth
an
oath
,
being
to
be
taken
for
the
vndoubted
sense
of
it
:
)
yet
forasmuch
as
that
objection
hath
of
late
beene
maynlie
vrged
,
for
alienating
the
myndes
of
manie
of
his
Majesties
good
Subjects
,
and
well-affected
to
that
Government
,
from
adhering
vnto
it
,
bee
pleased
to
knowe
,
That
the
former
objection
hath
neyther
showe
nor
force
of
reason
in
it
;
and
,
That
by
the
sayd
Oath
,
and
that
explanation
set
downe
in
the
Act
of
Councell
,
Episcopall
Government
neyther
was
,
nor
possiblie
could
bee
abjured
;
and
that
for
manie
reasons
,
but
especiallie
these
fiue
,
which
wee
having
seene
and
approved
,
haue
caused
to
bee
here
inserted
,
and
leaue
them
to
thyne
impartiall
consideration
.
First
:
GOD
forbid
it
should
be
imagined
,
that
his
Majesty
should
command
his
Subjects
to
take
an
Oath
,
which
in
it selfe
is
absolutelie
vnlawful
.
But
for
a
man
to
sweare
agaynst
a
thing
which
is
established
by
the
Lawes
of
Church
and
Kingdome
in
which
he
liveth
,
(
vnlesse
that
thing
be
repugnant
to
the
Law
of
GOD
)
is
absolutelie
vnlawfull
,
vntill
such
tyme
as
that
Kingdome
and
Church
doe
first
repeale
those
Laws
:
And
therefore
,
Episcopall
Government
not
being
repugnant
to
the
Law
of
GOD
,
nay
,
being
consonant
vnto
it
,
as
beeing
of
Apostolicall
Institution
,
(
which
shall
be
demonstrated
,
if
anie
man
please
to
argue
it
)
and
standing
fullie
established
,
both
by
Acts
of
Parliament
,
and
Acts
of
Generall
Assemblie
,
at
the
tyme
when
this
Oath
was
administred
;
to
abjure
it
before
those
Acts
bee
repealed
,
is
absolutelie
vnlawfull
,
and
agaynst
the
Word
of
GOD
:
and
it
is
to
be
hoped
,
no
man
will
conceaue
that
his
Majestie
meaned
to
commaund
a
thing
absolutelie
vnlawfull
.
And
if
it
should
be
sayd
,
as
it
is
sayde
by
some
,
(
who
not
being
able
to
avoyde
the
force
of
Reason
,
doe
betake
themselues
to
pittifull
shifts
,
and
evasions
)
that
those
Acts
of
Parliament
and
Assemblie
,
establishing
Episcopall
Government
,
were
vnlawfullie
and
vnduelie
obtayned
:
certaynlie
,
if
they
haue
anie
reasons
for
this
their
bold
assertion
,
which
is
of
a
more
dangerous
consequence
,
than
that
it
ought
to
be
endured
in
any
well
setled
Church
or
Common-wealth
,
these
reasons
may
bee
presented
lawfullie
to
these
judicatories
,
to
entreat
them
to
reduce
the
saydes
Acts
,
if
there
shall
bee
strength
and
vadilitie
found
in
them
.
But
to
holde
,
that
vntill
such
time
as
these
judicatories
shall
repeale
the
saydes
Lawes
,
they
eyther
ought
to
bee
,
or
can
possiblie
bee
abjured
,
is
a
wicked
position
,
and
destructiue
of
the
verie
foundation
of
justice
,
both
in
Church
and
Common-wealth
.
Secondlie
,
it
can
not
bee
imagined
that
this
Oath
should
oblige
the
now
takers
of
it
,
farther
than
it
did
oblige
the
takers
of
it
at
first
:
for
Doctrine
and
poynts
of
Fayth
it
did
oblige
them
then
,
and
so
doeth
it
vs
now
,
perpetuallie
,
because
these
poynts
in
themselues
are
perpetuall
,
immutable
,
and
eternall
:
But
for
poynts
of
Discipline
and
Government
,
and
Policie
of
the
Church
,
that
Oath
could
binde
the
first
takers
of
it
no
longer
than
that
Discipline
and
Government
should
stand
in
force
by
the
Laws
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
,
which
our
Church
in
her
positiue
Confession
of
Fayth
,
printed
amongst
the
Actes
of
Parliament
,
Article
20.21
.
declareth
to
bee
alterable
at
the
will
of
the
Church
it selfe
,
and
so
repealable
by
succeeding
Actes
,
if
the
Church
shall
see
cause
.
When
a
King
at
his
Coronation
taketh
an
Oath
to
rule
according
to
the
Lawes
of
this
Kingdome
,
or
a
Iudge
at
his
admission
sweareth
to
giue
judgement
according
to
these
Lawes
,
the
meaning
of
their
Oathes
can
not
bee
that
they
shall
rule
or
judge
according
to
them
,
longer
than
they
continue
to
be
lawes
:
But
if
anie
of
them
shall
come
afterwardes
to
be
lawfullie
repealed
,
both
King
&
Iudge
are
free
from
ruling
and
judging
,
according
to
such
of
them
as
are
thus
lawfully
repealed
,
notwithstanding
their
originall
Oath
.
Since
therefore
,
if
the
first
takers
of
that
Oath
were
nowe
aliue
,
they
could
not
bee
sayde
to
haue
abjured
Episcopall
Government
,
which
hath
beene
since
established
by
Lawes
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
,
especiallie
considering
that
this
Church
in
her
confession
holdeth
,
Church
Government
to
bee
alterable
at
the
will
of
the
Church
:
certaynlie
wee
repeating
but
their
Oath
,
can
not
bee
sayde
to
abjure
that
Government
now
,
more
than
they
could
bee
sayde
to
doe
it
,
if
they
were
now
aliue
,
and
repeating
the
same
Oath
.
Thirdlie
:
How
can
it
be
thought
,
that
the
verie
act
of
his
Majesties
commanding
this
oath
,
should
make
Episcopall
Government
to
bee
abjured
by
it
,
more
than
the
Covenanters
requiring
it
of
their
associates
,
in
both
Covenants
the
wordes
and
syllabes
of
the
Confession
of
Fayth
being
the
same
?
Now
,
it
is
well
known
,
that
manie
were
brought
in
,
to
subscribe
their
Covenant
,
by
the
solemne
protestations
of
the
Contrivers
and
Vrgers
of
it
,
that
they
might
subscribe
it
without
abjuring
of
Episcopacie
,
and
other
such
thinges
as
were
established
by
Lawe
,
since
the
tyme
that
this
Oath
was
first
invented
and
made
:
and
the
three
Ministers
,
in
their
first
Answeres
to
the
Aberdene
Quaeres
,
haue
fullie
and
clearlie
expressed
themselues
to
that
sense
;
holding
these
thinges
for
the
present
,
not
to
bee
abjured
,
but
onlie
referred
to
the
tryall
of
a
Free
Generall
Assemblie
:
and
lykewyse
the
Adherers
to
the
last
Protestation
,
agaynst
his
Majesties
Proclamation
,
bearing
date
the
9
of
September
,
in
their
ninth
Reason
,
agaynst
the
Subscription
vrged
by
his
Majestie
,
doe
playnlie
averre
,
That
this
Oath
vrged
by
his
Majestie
,
doeth
obliedge
the
takers
of
it
,
To
mayntayne
Pearth
Articles
;
and
,
To
mayntayne
Episcopacie
.
Why
,
therefore
,
some
men
swearing
the
same
wordes
and
syllabes
,
should
haue
their
wordes
taken
to
another
sense
,
and
bee
thought
to
abjure
Episcopall
Governament
,
more
than
others
who
haue
taken
the
same
Oath
in
the
same
wordes
,
must
needes
passe
the
capacitie
of
an
ordinarie
vnderstanding
.
It
is
a
receaved
Maxime
,
and
it
can
not
bee
denyed
,
but
that
Oathes
ministred
vnto
vs
,
must
eyther
bee
refused
,
or
else
taken
according
to
the
knowne
mynde
,
professed
intention
,
and
expresse
Command
of
Authoritie
,
vrging
the
same
.
A
Proposition
,
not
onlie
receaved
in
all
Schools
,
but
positiuelie
set
downe
by
the
Adherers
to
the
sayde
Protestation
,
totidem
verbis
,
in
the
place
aboue
cited
.
But
it
is
notoriouslie
knowne
,
even
vnto
those
who
subscribed
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
by
his
Majesties
commandement
,
that
his
Majestie
not
onlie
in
his
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Ireland
,
is
a
Mayntayner
and
Vp-holder
of
Episcopall
Government
,
according
to
the
Lawes
of
the
sayde
Churches
and
Kingdomes
;
but
that
lykewyse
hee
is
a
Defender
,
and
intendeth
to
continue
a
Defender
of
the
same
Government
in
his
Kingdome
of
Scotland
,
both
before
the
tyme
,
and
at
the
tyme
when
hee
vrged
this
Oath
;
as
is
evident
by
that
which
is
in
my
Lord
Commissioner
his
Preface
,
both
concerning
his
Majesties
Instructions
to
his
Grace
,
and
his
Graces
expressing
his
Majesties
mynde
,
both
to
the
Lordes
of
Councell
,
and
to
the
Lordes
of
Session
.
And
the
same
lykewyse
is
playnlie
expressed
and
acknowledged
by
the
Adherers
to
the
sayde
Protestation
,
in
the
place
aboue
cited
;
their
wordes
beeing
these
,
And
it
is
most
manifest
,
that
his
Majesties
mynde
,
intention
,
and
commaundement
,
is
none
other
,
but
that
the
Confession
bee
sworne
,
for
the
mayntenance
of
Religion
,
as
it
is
alreadie
or
presentlie
professed
;
(
these
two
beeing
coincident
altogether
one
and
the
same
,
not
onelie
in
our
common
forme
of
speaking
,
but
in
all
his
Majesties
Proclamations
:
)
and
thus
as
it
concludeth
,
and
continueth
within
the
compasse
thereof
,
the
foresaydes
Novations
and
Episcopacie
,
which
vnder
that
name
were
also
ratified
,
in
the
first
Parliament
holden
by
his
Majestie
.
From
whence
it
is
playne
,
that
Episcopacie
not
beeing
taken
away
,
or
suspended
by
anie
of
his
Majesties
Declarations
,
as
those
other
things
were
which
they
call
Novations
,
it
must
needes
,
both
in
deede
,
and
in
the
judgement
of
the
sayde
Protesters
,
no
wayes
bee
intended
by
his
Majestie
,
to
bee
abjured
by
the
sayd
Oath
.
Nowe
,
both
the
Major
,
and
that
part
of
the
Minor
,
which
concerneth
Episcopall
Government
in
the
Church
of
Scotland
,
beeing
clearlie
acknowledged
by
the
Protesters
;
and
the
other
part
of
the
Minor
,
concerning
that
Government
in
his
other
two
Kingdomes
,
beeing
notoriouslie
knowne
,
not
onlie
to
them
,
but
to
all
others
,
who
knowe
his
Majestie
,
how
it
can
bee
imagined
,
that
his
Majestie
,
by
that
Oath
,
should
command
Episcopacie
to
bee
abjured
;
or
howe
could
anie
one
,
to
whome
his
Majesties
mynde
,
concerning
Episcopall
Government
,
was
knowne
,
honestlie
or
safelie
abjure
it
,
let
it
be
left
to
the
whole
world
to
judge
;
especiallie
considering
that
the
Protesters
themselues
in
that
place
aboue
cited
,
by
a
Dilemma
,
which
wee
leaue
to
themselues
to
answere
,
haue
averred
,
that
when
that
Act
of
Councell
should
come
out
;
yet
that
it
could
not
be
inferred
from
thence
,
that
anie
such
thing
was
abjured
.
Fiftlie
and
lastlie
;
if
the
Explanation
in
that
Act
of
Councell
bee
taken
in
that
not
onlie
rigid
,
but
vnreasonable
and
senselesse
sense
which
they
vrge
,
yet
they
can
never
make
it
appeare
,
that
Episcopall
Government
at
the
first
time
of
the
administring
of
that
Oath
was
abolished
:
The
verie
wordes
of
that
Confession
of
Fayth
,
immediatly
after
the
beginning
of
it
,
beeing
these
,
Receaved
,
believed
,
defended
by
manie
and
sundrie
notable
Kirks
and
Realmes
,
but
chieflie
by
the
Kirke
of
Scotland
,
the
Kings
Majestie
,
and
three
estates
of
this
Realme
,
as
GOD'S
eternall
Trueth
,
and
onlie
groundof
our
Salvation
,
&c.
By
which
it
is
evident
,
that
the
Subscription
to
this
Confession
of
Fayth
,
is
to
bee
vrged
in
no
other
sense
,
than
as
it
was
then
believed
and
receaved
by
the
Kings
Majestie
,
and
the
three
Estates
of
this
realme
at
that
tyme
in
beeing
;
and
it
is
well
knowne
,
that
at
that
time
Bishops
,
Abbots
,
and
Priors
,
made
vp
a
third
estate
of
this
Realme
,
which
gaue
approbation
to
this
Confession
of
Fayth
:
and
therefore
it
is
not
to
bee
conceaved
,
that
this
third
estate
did
then
abjure
Episcopacie
,
or
that
Episcopacie
was
at
the
first
swearing
of
that
Confession
abolished
.
But
say
that
at
that
tyme
it
was
abolished
by
Acts
of
Generall
Assemblie
,
yet
was
it
not
so
by
anie
Act
of
Parliament
;
nay
,
by
manie
Acts
of
Parliament
it
was
in
force
,
because
none
of
them
was
repealed
;
some
whereof
are
annexed
in
the
sheet
immediatlie
after
these
reasons
,
which
we
pray
the
Reader
carefullie
to
peruse
and
ponder
:
and
at
the
verie
time
of
the
taking
of
this
Oath
&
after
,
Bishops
,
whose
names
are
well
knowne
,
were
in
beeing
.
Now
it
is
to
bee
hoped
that
in
a
Monarchie
,
or
anie
other
well
constituted
republicke
,
that
damnable
Iesuiticall
position
shall
never
take
place
,
That
which
is
once
enacted
by
a
Monarch
&
his
three
estates
in
Parliament
,
shall
ever
bee
helde
repealed
or
repealable
by
anie
Ecclesiasticall
Nationall
Synod
.
By
all
which
it
is
evident
,
that
the
Explanation
of
that
Act
of
Councell
so
groundleslie
vrged
,
can
induce
no
man
to
imagine
,
that
by
the
Confession
of
Fayth
latelie
sworne
by
his
Majesties
commandement
,
Episcopall
Government
,
which
then
did
,
and
yet
doeth
stand
established
,
by
Acts
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
,
eyther
was
,
or
possiblie
could
bee
abjured
.
And
having
nowe
,
good
Reader
,
heard
his
Majesties
mynde
,
in
his
Instructions
to
vs
,
our
mynde
in
requyring
,
in
his
Majesties
name
,
this
Oath
to
bee
taken
,
and
these
few
Reasons
of
manie
which
doe
evidentlie
evince
the
in-consequence
of
that
sense
,
which
without
anie
showe
of
inference
,
is
put
vpon
it
by
those
,
who
would
goe
on
,
in
making
men
still
belieue
,
that
all
which
they
doe
or
say
,
is
grounded
vpon
Authoritie
,
though
they
themselues
doe
well
knowe
the
contrarie
:
wee
suppose
,
that
all
they
who
haue
taken
this
Oath
,
wil
rest
satisfied
,
that
they
haue
not
abjured
Episcopall
Government
;
and
,
that
they
who
shall
take
it
,
will
take
it
in
none
other
sense
.
Which
tymelie
Warning
of
ours
,
wee
are
the
more
willing
to
giue
,
because
we
are
given
to
vnderstand
,
that
even
they
who
were
wont
to
call
the
takers
of
this
Oath
,
(
notwithstanding
of
that
Explanation
by
Act
of
Councell
)
perjured
and
damned
persons
;
and
in
their
Pulpits
,
called
the
vrging
of
it
,
The
depth
of
Satan
,
doe
nowe
meane
to
take
it
themselues
,
&
vrge
others
to
take
it
in
that
sense
which
they
make
men
belieue
(
though
wrongfullie
)
that
Act
of
Councell
maketh
advantageous
to
their
endes
.
But
we
do
,
in
his
Majesties
name
,
require
,
that
none
presume
to
take
the
sayd
Oath
,
vnlesse
they
be
required
so
to
doe
,
by
such
as
shall
haue
lawful
authoritie
from
his
Majesty
,
to
administer
it
vnto
them
:
being
confident
,
that
none
eyther
will
,
or
can
,
take
the
sayd
Oath
,
or
anie
other
Oath
,
in
anie
sense
,
which
may
not
consist
with
Episcopall
Government
,
having
his
Majesties
sense
;
and
so
the
sense
of
all
lawfull
Authoritie
fullie
explayned
vnto
them
.
HAMMILTOVN
.
THat
Episcopall
Jurisdiction
was
in
force
by
Actes
of
Parliament
,
and
no
wayes
abolished
,
nor
suppressed
,
in
the
yeare
1580
,
nor
at
the
tyme
of
Reformation
of
Religion
within
the
Realme
of
Scotland
,
doeth
evidentlie
appeare
by
the
Acts
of
Parliament
after
mentioned
.
First
;
By
the
Parliament
1567
,
Cap.
2
:
whereby
at
the
tyme
of
Reformation
,
the
Pope's
authoritie
was
abolished
,
it
is
enacted
by
the
sayde
Act
,
That
no
Bishop
,
nor
other
Prelate
in
this
Realme
,
vse
anie
jurisdiction
in
tyme
comming
,
by
the
Bishop
of
Romes
authoritie
.
And
by
the
third
Act
of
the
same
Parliament
,
whereby
it
is
declared
,
That
all
Acts
,
not
agreeing
with
GOD'S
Word
,
and
contrarie
to
the
Confession
of
Fayth
approved
by
the
Estates
in
that
Parliament
,
to
haue
none
effect
nor
strength
in
tyme
to
come
.
Whereby
it
is
evident
,
that
it
was
not
the
Reformers
intention
,
to
suppresse
Episcopacie
;
but
that
Bishops
should
not
vse
anie
Iurisdiction
by
the
Bishop
of
Rome
his
authoritie
.
And
seeing
they
did
allowe
Episcopacie
to
continue
in
the
Church
,
that
they
did
not
esteeme
the
same
contrarie
to
GOD'S
Word
,
and
Confession
fore-sayd
:
as
appeareth
more
clearlie
by
the
sixth
Act
of
the
sayde
Parliament
;
which
is
ratified
in
the
Parliament
1579
,
Cap.
68
;
whereby
it
is
declared
,
That
the
ministers
of
the
blessed
Evangell
of
IESVS
CHRIST
,
whom
GOD
of
His
mercie
hath
now
raysed
vp
amongst
vs
,
or
heereafter
shall
rayse
,
agreeing
with
them
that
now
liue
in
doctrine
or
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
and
the
people
of
this
Realme
that
professe
CHRIST
,
as
Hee
is
now
offered
in
His
Evangell
,
and
doe
communicate
with
the
holie
Sacraments
,
as
in
the
Reformed
Churches
of
this
Realme
they
are
publicklie
administrated
,
according
to
the
Confession
of
the
Fayth
,
to
bee
the
onelie
true
and
holie
Church
of
IESVS
CHRIST
,
within
this
Realme
:
without
anie
exception
,
by
reason
of
Policie
and
Discipline
:
declaring
onelie
such
as
eyther
gayne-say
the
Word
of
the
Evangell
,
according
vnto
the
heads
of
the
sayd
Confession
;
or
refuse
the
participation
of
the
holie
Sacraments
,
as
they
are
nowe
ministrated
,
to
bee
no
members
of
the
sayde
Church
,
so
long
as
they
keep
themselues
so
divided
from
the
societie
of
CHRIST'S
Bodie
.
Whereby
it
is
manifest
,
that
it
was
not
the
sayde
Reformers
mynde
,
to
exclude
anie
from
that
societie
,
by
reason
of
Discipline
;
and
,
that
they
did
not
,
at
that
tyme
,
innovate
,
or
change
anie
thing
in
that
Policie
they
found
in
the
sayd
Church
before
the
Reformation
.
This
is
lykewyse
evident
,
by
the
Oath
to
bee
ministred
to
the
King
at
his
Coronation
,
by
the
eyght
Act
of
the
sayde
Parliament
,
whereby
hee
is
to
sweare
,
to
mayntayne
the
true
Religion
of
IESVS
CHRIST
,
the
preaching
of
His
holie
Word
,
and
due
and
right
ministration
of
the
Sacraments
,
now
receaved
and
preached
within
this
Realme
,
and
shall
abolish
and
gayn-stand
all
false
Religion
contrarie
to
the
same
;
without
swearing
to
anie
Innovation
of
Policie
,
and
Discipline
of
the
Kirke
.
Secondlie
,
it
doeth
evidentlie
appeare
by
these
subsequent
Acts
of
Parliament
,
that
by
the
municipall
lawe
of
this
Realme
,
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
,
were
not
onlie
allowed
in
the
Church
,
but
also
had
jurisdiction
and
authoritie
,
to
governe
the
same
.
First
;
By
the
24
Act
of
the
sayde
Parliament
:
whereby
all
civill
priviledges
graunted
by
our
soveraygne
Lord's
Predecessours
,
to
the
Spirituall
estate
of
this
Realme
,
are
ratified
in
all
poyntes
,
after
the
forme
and
tenour
hereof
.
And
by
the
35
Act
of
the
Parliament
1571
;
whereby
all
and
whatsoever
Actes
and
Statutes
made
of
before
,
by
our
soveraygne
Lord
,
and
his
Predecessours
,
anent
the
Freedome
and
Libertie
of
the
true
Church
of
GOD
,
are
ratified
,
and
approved
.
By
the
46
Act
of
the
Parliament
1572
;
whereby
it
is
declared
,
That
Arch-bishops
&
Bishops
,
haue
the
authoritie
,
&
are
ordayned
,
to
conveane
and
depriue
,
all
inferiour
persons
,
beeing
Ministers
,
who
shall
not
subscribe
the
Articles
of
Religion
,
and
giue
their
Oath
,
for
acknowledging
and
recognoscing
of
our
Soveraygne
Lord
,
and
his
authoritie
;
and
bring
a
Testimoniall
in
wryting
therevpon
,
within
a
moneth
after
their
admission
.
By
the
48
Act
of
the
same
Parliament
;
whereby
it
is
declared
,
That
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
haue
authoritie
,
at
their
Visitations
,
to
designe
Ministers
Gleybes
.
By
the
54
Act
of
the
sayde
Parliament
;
whereby
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
,
are
authorized
to
nominate
,
and
appoynt
,
at
their
Visitations
,
persons
in
everie
Parochin
,
for
making
and
setting
of
the
Taxation
,
for
vpholding
and
reparing
of
Churches
,
and
Church-yardes
:
and
,
to
conveane
,
trye
,
and
censure
,
all
persons
,
that
shall
be
found
to
haue
applyed
to
their
owne
vse
,
the
Stones
,
Timber
,
or
anie
thing
else
,
pertayning
to
Churches
demolished
.
By
the
55
Act
of
the
Parliament
1573
;
whereby
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
are
authorized
,
to
admonish
persons
married
,
in
case
of
desertion
,
to
adhere
:
and
in
case
of
disobedience
,
to
direct
charges
,
to
the
Minister
of
the
Parochin
,
to
proceede
to
the
Sentence
of
Excommunication
.
By
the
63
Act
of
the
Parliament
1578
;
whereby
Bishops
,
(
and
where
no
Bishops
are
provided
,
the
Commissioners
of
Diocesses
)
haue
authoritie
,
to
trye
the
Rents
of
Hospitalls
,
and
call
for
the
Foundations
thereof
.
By
the
69
Act
of
the
Parliament
1579
;
whereby
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Church
,
is
declared
,
to
stand
in
preaching
the
Word
of
IESVS
CHRIST
,
correction
of
Manners
,
and
administration
of
the
holie
Sacramentes
:
And
yet
none
other
Authoritie
nor
Office-bearer
allowed
,
and
appoynted
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
than
is
allowed
by
the
former
Actes
;
but
Arch-bishops
and
Bishops
,
intended
to
continue
in
their
authoritie
:
as
is
cleare
by
these
Actes
following
.
First
:
By
the
71
Act
of
the
same
Parliament
;
whereby
persons
returning
from
their
Travels
,
are
ordayned
,
within
the
space
of
twentie
dayes
after
their
returne
,
to
passe
to
the
Bishop
,
Superintendent
,
Commissioner
of
the
Kirkes
where
they
arriue
and
reside
,
and
there
offer
to
make
and
giue
a
confession
of
their
fayth
:
or
then
within
fourtie
days
to
remoue
themselues
foorth
of
the
Realme
.
By
the
99
Act
af
the
Parliament
1581
,
whereby
the
foresaydes
Acts
are
ratified
and
approved
.
By
the
130
Act
of
the
Parliament
1584
,
whereby
it
is
ordayned
,
that
none
of
his
Majesties
Liedges
and
Subjects
presume
or
take
vpon
hand
,
to
impugne
the
dignitie
and
authoritie
of
the
three
Estates
of
this
Kingdome
,
whereby
the
honour
and
authoritie
of
the
Kings
Majesties
supreme
Court
of
Parliament
,
past
all
memorie
of
man
,
hath
beene
continued
,
or
to
seeke
or
procure
the
innovation
or
diminution
of
the
power
and
authoritie
of
the
same
three
estates
,
or
anie
of
them
,
in
tyme
comming
,
vnder
the
payne
of
Treason
.
By
the
131
Act
of
the
same
Parliament
,
whereby
all
judgements
and
jurisdictions
as
well
in
spirituall
as
temporall
causes
,
in
practise
&
custome
,
during
these
twentie
foure
yeares
by-past
,
not
approved
by
his
Highnesse
and
three
estates
in
Parliament
,
are
discharged
:
and
whereby
it
is
defended
,
That
none
of
his
Highnesse
Subjectes
of
whatsoever
qualitie
,
estate
,
or
function
they
bee
of
,
spirituall
or
temporall
,
presume
,
or
take
vpon
hand
,
to
convocate
,
conveane
,
or
assemble
themselues
together
,
for
holding
of
Councels
,
Conventions
,
or
Assemblies
,
to
treat
,
consult
,
or
determinate
in
anie
matter
of
estate
,
civill
or
Ecclesiasticall
,
(
except
in
the
ordinarie
judgements
)
without
his
Majesties
speciall
commandement
,
or
expresse
licence
had
and
obtayned
to
that
effect
.
By
the
132
Act
of
the
saide
Parliament
,
authorizing
Bishops
,
to
try
and
judge
Ministers
guiltie
of
crymes
meriting
deprivation
.
By
the
133
Act
of
the
same
Parliament
,
ordayning
Ministers
exercing
anie
office
beside
their
Calling
,
to
bee
tryed
and
adjudged
culpable
by
their
Ordinaries
.
By
the
23
Act
of
the
Parliament
1587.
whereby
all
Acts
made
by
his
Highnesse
,
or
his
most
noble
Progenitors
,
anent
the
Kirke
of
GOD
,
and
Religion
presentlie
professed
,
are
ratified
.
By
the
231
Act
of
the
Parliament
1597.
bearing
,
That
our
Soveraygne
Lord
,
and
his
Highnesse
Estates
in
Parliament
,
having
speciall
consideration
of
the
great
priviledges
and
immunities
granted
by
his
Highnesse
Predecessours
,
to
the
holie
Kirke
within
this
Realme
,
and
to
the
speciall
persons
exercing
the
offices
,
titles
,
and
dignities
of
the
Prelates
within
the
same
;
Which
persons
haue
ever
represented
one
of
the
Estates
of
this
Realme
,
in
all
conventions
of
the
saydes
Estates
:
and
that
the
sayds
priveledges
and
freedomes
,
have
beene
from
tyme
to
tyme
renued
and
conserved
,
in
the
same
integritie
wherein
they
were
at
anie
tyme
before
.
So
that
his
Majestie
acknowledging
the
same
to
bee
fallen
now
vnder
his
Majesties
most
favourable
protection
;
therefore
his
Majestie
,
with
consent
of
the
Estates
,
declareth
,
that
the
Kirke
within
this
Realme
,
wherein
the
true
Religion
is
professed
,
is
the
true
and
holie
Church
:
And
that
such
Ministers
as
his
Majestie
at
anie
tyme
shall
please
to
provide
to
the
Office
,
Place
,
Title
,
and
Dignitie
of
a
Bishop
,
&c.
shall
haue
vote
in
Parliament
,
sicklyke
and
als
freelie
as
anie
other
Ecclesiasticall
Prelate
had
at
anie
tyme
by-gone
.
And
also
declareth
,
that
all
Bishoprickes
vaking
,
or
that
shall
vake
,
shall
bee
onelie
disponed
to
actuall
Preachers
and
ministers
in
the
Church
,
or
such
as
shall
take
vpon
them
to
exerce
the
sayde
Function
.
By
the
2
Act
of
the
Parliament
1606
;
whereby
the
auncient
and
fundamentall
Policie
,
consisting
in
the
mayntenace
of
the
three
Estates
of
Parliament
,
beeing
of
late
greatlie
impared
,
and
almost
subverted
,
especiallie
by
the
indirect
abolishing
of
the
estate
of
Bishops
,
by
the
Act
of
Annexation
:
albeit
it
was
never
meaned
by
his
Majestie
,
nor
by
his
Estates
,
that
the
sayd
Estate
of
Bishops
,
beeing
a
necessarie
Estate
of
the
Parliament
,
should
anie
wayes
bee
suppressed
;
yet
by
dismembring
and
abstracting
from
them
of
their
livings
,
beeing
brought
in
contempt
and
povertie
,
the
sayde
Estate
of
Bishops
is
restored
,
and
redintegrate
to
their
ancient
and
accustomed
Honour
,
Dignities
,
Prerogatiues
,
Priviledges
,
Lands
,
Teyndes
,
Rents
,
as
the
same
was
in
the
reformed
Church
,
most
amplie
and
free
,
at
anie
tyme
before
the
Act
of
Annexation
;
rescinding
and
annulling
all
Actes
of
Parliament
made
in
prejudice
of
the
saides
Bishops
,
in
the
premisses
,
or
anie
of
them
,
with
all
that
hath
followed
,
or
may
follow
therevpon
,
to
the
effect
they
may
peaceablie
enjoye
the
Honours
,
Dignities
,
Priviledges
,
and
Prerogatiues
,
competent
to
them
,
or
their
estate
,
since
the
Reformation
of
Religion
.
By
the
6
Act
of
the
20
Parliament
;
declaring
,
That
Arch-Bishops
and
Bishops
,
are
redintegrate
to
their
former
Authoritie
,
Dignitie
,
Prerogatiue
,
Priviledges
,
and
Iurisdictions
,
lawfullie
pertayning
and
shall
bee
knowne
to
pertayne
to
them
,
&c.
By
the
1
Act
of
the
Parliament
1617
;
ordayning
Arch-Bishops
and
Bishops
,
to
bee
elected
by
their
Chapters
,
and
no
other
wayes
,
and
consecrated
by
the
Rites
and
Order
accustomed
.
FINIS
.
CHARLES
,
By
the
grace
of
GOD
,
King
of
SCOTLAND
,
ENGLAND
,
FRANCE
,
and
IRELAND
,
Defender
of
the
FAYTH
,
To
Our
Lovits
,
Herauldes
,
Pursevantes
;
Our
Shyreffs
in
that
part
,
conjunctlie
,
and
severallie
,
speciallie
constitute
,
Greeting
.
WHERE-AS
,
For
the
removing
of
the
Disorders
,
which
haue
happened
of
late
within
this
Kingdome
;
And
,
for
setling
of
a
perfect
Peace
in
the
Church
,
and
Common-wealth
there-of
,
WEE
were
pleased
,
to
call
and
indict
A
FREE
GENERALL
ASSEMBLIE
,
to
bee
holden
at
GLASGOW
,
the
xxj
day
of
November
last
;
And
for
Our
Subjects
their
better
content
and
assurance
,
that
they
should
bee
freed
of
such
thinges
as
by
their
Petitions
and
Supplications
given
in
to
the
Lordes
of
Our
Privie
Councell
,
they
seemed
to
bee
grieved
at
,
WEE
,
in
some
sort
,
prevented
the
Assemblie
,
by
discharging
,
by
Our
Proclamation
,
the
Service-Booke
,
Booke
of
Canons
,
and
High
Commission
,
freed
and
liberate
all
Our
Subjectes
,
from
practising
of
the
fiue
Articles
,
exeemed
all
Ministers
at
their
entrie
,
from
giving
anie
other
Oath
,
than
that
which
is
contayned
in
the
Act
of
Parliament
;
Made
all
persons
,
both
Ecclesiasticall
and
Civill
,
lyable
to
the
Censure
of
Parliament
,
Generall
Assemblie
,
or
anie
other
Iudicatorie
competent
,
according
to
the
nature
of
their
Offence
;
Had
declared
all
by-gone
Disorders
absolutelie
forgotten
,
and
forgiven
:
And
last
;
For
securing
to
all
Posteritie
,
the
Trueth
,
and
Libertie
of
RELIGION
,
did
command
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
and
Band
for
mayntenance
thereof
,
and
of
Authoritie
in
defence
of
the
fame
,
subscrybed
by
Our
deare
Father
,
and
his
Householde
,
in
ANNO
1580
,
to
bee
renewed
,
and
subscrybed
agayne
by
Our
Subjectes
heere
.
And
,
albeit
that
this
Our
Gracious
and
Pious
Commaund
,
in
stead
of
Obedience
and
Submission
,
rancountred
open
and
publicke
Opposition
and
Protestation
agaynst
the
same
;
And
that
they
continued
their
daylie
and
hourlie
guarding
and
watching
our
Castle
of
Edinburgh
;
suffering
nothing
to
bee
imported
there-in
,
but
at
their
discretion
:
stopping
and
impeding
anie
importation
of
Ammunition
,
or
other
Necessaries
whatso-ever
,
to
anie
of
Our
Houses
within
this
Kingdome
:
Denying
to
Us
their
Soveraygne
Lord
,
that
Libertie
and
Freedome
,
which
the
meanest
of
them
assumed
to
themselues
,
(
an
Act
without
precedent
or
example
in
the
Christian
World
:
)
Lyke
as
they
spared
not
,
boldlie
and
openlie
to
continue
their
Conventions
,
and
Councell-Tables
,
of
Nobilitie
,
Gentrie
,
Ministers
,
and
Burgesses
,
within
the
Citie
of
Edinburgh
:
Where
,
not
regarding
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
without
warrand
of
Authoritie
,
they
conveaned
,
assembled
,
and
treated
vpon
Matters
as
well
Ecclesiasticall
as
Civill
;
Sent
their
Injunctions
and
Directions
throughout
the
Countrey
,
to
their
subordinate
Tables
,
and
other
vnder
Ministers
appoynted
by
them
for
that
effect
:
And
,
vnder
colour
and
pretext
of
Religion
,
exercising
an
vnwarranded
Libertie
,
requyred
obedience
to
their
vnlawfull
and
illegall
Directions
,
to
the
seene
prejudice
of
Authoritie
,
and
lawfull
Monarchicall
Government
.
And
not-with-standing
it
was
evidentlie
manifest
,
by
the
illegall
and
vnformall
Course
taken
in
the
Election
of
the
Commissioners
for
the
Assemblie
;
whereof
some
of
them
were
vnder
the
Censure
of
this
Church
;
some
vnder
the
Censure
of
the
Church
of
Ireland
,
some
long
since
banished
,
for
avowed
teaching
agaynst
Monarchie
:
others
of
them
suspended
,
and
some
admitted
to
the
Ministerie
,
contrarie
to
the
forme
prescrybed
by
the
Lawes
of
this
Kingdome
:
others
of
them
Rebells
,
and
at
the
Horne
:
some
of
them
confined
,
and
all
of
them
by
Oath
and
Subscription
,
bound
to
the
overthrowe
of
Episcopall
Governament
.
And
by
this
,
and
others
their
Under-hand-working
,
and
private
Informations
;
and
Perswasions
,
had
given
just
ground
of
Suspicion
of
their
Partialitie
;
and
so
made
themselues
vnfit
Iudges
of
what
concerneth
Episcopacie
:
And
als
,
albeit
it
was
sufficientlie
cleared
,
by
the
peremptorie
and
illegall
Procedures
of
the
Presbyteries
,
who
at
their
owne
hand
,
and
by
order
of
Lawe
,
and
without
due
forme
of
Processe
,
thrust
out
Moderators
lawfullie
established
,
and
placed
others
,
whome
they
found
moste
inclynable
to
their
turbulent
Humoures
,
associate
to
themselues
,
for
choosing
of
the
Commissioners
to
the
Assemblie
,
a
Laicke
Elder
out
of
each
Parioch
;
who
beeing
in
moste
places
equall
,
if
not
moe
in
number
than
the
Ministerie
,
made
choyse
both
of
the
Ministers
who
should
bee
Commissioners
from
the
Presbyteries
,
as
also
of
a
Laicke
Elder
,
(
which
in
tyme
will
proue
to
bee
a
dangerous
Consequence
,
and
import
an
heavie
Burden
to
the
Libertie
of
the
Church
,
and
Church-men
)
beeing
more
directed
therein
,
by
the
Warrandes
of
the
foresayde
pretended
Tables
,
than
by
their
owne
judgementes
;
as
appeared
by
the
severall
Instructions
sent
from
them
,
(
farre
contrarie
to
the
Lawes
of
this
Countrey
,
and
lowable
custome
of
this
Church
)
some
whereof
were
produced
,
and
exhibit
by
Our
Commissioner
,
and
publicklie
read
:
One
whereof
directed
to
the
Noble-men
and
Barons
of
each
Presbyterie
,
doeth
amongst
manie
other
odde
passages
,
require
Diligence
;
lest
(
say
they
)
by
our
owne
Sillinesse
and
Treacherie
,
wee
lose
so
fayre
an
occasion
of
our
Libertie
,
both
Christian
and
Civill
.
A
strange
phrase
,
to
proceede
from
duetifull
or
loyall-hearted
Subjectes
!
The
other
,
to
the
Moderators
of
severall
Presbyteries
,
vnder
the
Title
of
Private
Instructions
,
August
27
,
contayning
,
first
,
That
these
Private
Instructions
shall
bee
discovered
to
none
,
but
to
Brethren
well-affected
to
the
Cause
.
2.
Order
must
be
taken
,
that
none
be
chosen
Ruling-Elders
,
but
Covenanters
,
and
these
well-affected
to
the
Businesse
.
3.
That
where
the
Minister
is
not
well-affected
,
the
Ruling
Elder
bee
chosen
by
the
Commissioners
of
the
Shyre
,
and
spoken
vnto
particularlie
for
that
effect
.
4.
That
they
bee
carefull
,
that
no
Chappell-men
,
Chapter-men
,
or
a
Minister
,
Iustice
of
Peace
bee
chosen
,
although
Covenanters
,
except
they
haue
publicklie
renounced
or
declared
the
vnlawfulnesse
of
their
Places
.
5.
That
the
Ruling
Elders
,
come
from
everie
Church
,
in
equall
number
with
the
Ministers
.
And
if
the
Minister
oppose
,
to
put
themselues
in
possession
,
notwithstanding
of
anie
opposition
.
6.
That
the
Commissioner
of
the
Shyre
,
cause
conveane
before
him
the
Ruling
Elder
of
everie
Church
,
chosen
before
the
day
of
the
Election
,
and
injoyne
them
,
vpon
their
Oath
,
That
they
giue
voyce
to
none
,
but
to
those
who
are
named
alreadie
at
the
Meeting
of
Edinburgh
.
7.
That
where
there
is
a
Noble-man
in
the
boundes
of
the
Presbyterie
,
hee
bee
chosen
:
and
where
there
is
none
,
there
bee
chosen
a
Baron
,
or
one
of
the
best
Qualitie
;
and
he
only
a
Covenanter
.
8.
That
the
ablest
man
in
everie
Presbyterie
bee
provided
to
dispute
,
De
potestate
supremi
Magistratus
in
Ecclesiasticis
praesertim
inconvocandis
Conciliis
,
&c.
Whereby
it
is
moste
evident
,
what
Prelimitations
,
and
indirect
and
partiall
Courses
,
and
dangerous
Propositions
,
haue
bene
vsed
in
the
Preparations
and
Elections
to
this
pretended
Assemblie
.
By
which
vnlawfull
doinges
,
altho
Wee
had
sufficient
reason
,
to
haue
discharged
the
Meeting
of
the
Assemblie
,
yet
We
pleased
patientlie
to
attende
the
same
:
Still
hoping
,
that
when
they
were
met
together
,
by
the
presence
of
Our
Commissioner
,
and
assistance
of
some
well-affected
Subjectes
,
who
were
to
bee
there
,
and
by
their
owne
seeing
the
reall
performance
of
what
was
promised
by
Our
Proclamation
,
they
should
haue
beene
moved
to
returne
to
the
due
obedience
of
Subjects
.
But
when
Wee
perceaved
,
that
ther
turbulent
Dispositions
did
increase
,
as
was
manifest
by
their
reparing
to
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
,
with
great
Troups
and
Bands
of
Men
,
all
boden
in
feare
of
Warre
,
with
Gunnes
and
Pistolls
,
contrarie
to
the
Laws
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
in
high
contempt
of
Our
Proclamation
at
Edinburgh
,
the
xvj
of
November
last
.
As
also
by
their
peremptorie
refusing
to
the
Assessoures
authorized
by
US
,
(
altho
fewer
in
number
than
our
dearest
Father
was
in
vse
to
haue
)
the
power
of
Voting
in
this
Assemblie
,
as
formerlie
they
had
done
in
all
others
:
openlie
averring
,
That
Wee
nor
Our
Commissioner
had
no
farther
power
there
,
than
the
meanest
Commissioner
of
their
number
:
and
by
their
partiall
and
vnjust
refusing
,
and
not
suffering
to
bee
read
,
the
Reasons
and
Argumentes
given
in
by
the
Bisshops
,
and
their
Adherentes
,
to
Our
Commissioner
,
why
they
ought
not
to
proceede
to
the
Election
of
a
Moderator
,
neyther
yet
to
the
trying
and
admitting
of
the
Commissioners
,
before
they
were
heard
,
tho
in
Our
Name
they
were
earnestly
requested
therevnto
by
Our
Commissioner
.
And
not-with-standing
that
Our
Commissioner
,
by
Warrand
from
Us
,
gaue
in
vnder
his
hand
,
a
sufficient
Declaration
of
all
that
was
contayned
in
Our
late
Proclamation
:
Bearing
lykewyse
Our
Pleasure
,
of
the
Registration
of
the
same
in
the
Bookes
of
Assemblie
,
for
full
assurance
of
the
Trueth
and
Libertie
of
Religion
,
to
all
Our
good
Subjectes
;
as
doeth
clearlie
appeare
by
the
Declaration
it selfe
,
where-of
the
Tenour
followeth
:
THE
KING'S
MAIESTIE
beeing
informed
,
That
manie
of
his
good
Subjectes
haue
apprehended
,
that
by
the
introducing
of
the
Service-Booke
,
and
Booke
of
Canons
,
the
inbringing
of
Superstition
hath
beene
intended
,
hath
beene
graciouslie
pleased
to
discharge
;
Lyke
as
by
These
hee
doeth
discharge
the
Service
Booke
,
and
Booke
of
Canons
,
and
the
practise
of
them
,
and
eyther
of
them
;
and
annulleth
and
rescindeth
all
Actes
of
Councell
,
Proclamations
,
and
other
Actes
and
Deedes
whatsoever
that
haue
beene
made
,
or
published
,
for
establishing
of
them
,
or
eyther
of
them
;
and
declareth
the
same
to
bee
null
,
and
to
haue
no
force
,
nor
effect
,
in
tyme
comming
.
THE
KING'S
MAIESTIE
,
as
hee
conceaved
for
the
ease
and
benefite
of
the
Subjects
,
established
the
High
Commission
,
that
thereby
Iustice
might
bee
administrate
,
and
the
faultes
and
erroures
of
such
persons
as
are
made
lyable
therevnto
,
taken
order
with
,
and
punished
,
with
the
more
conveniencie
,
and
lesse
trouble
to
the
people
:
But
finding
his
gracious
intention
therein
to
bee
mistaken
,
hath
beene
pleased
to
discharge
,
Lyke
as
by
These
hee
doeth
discharge
the
same
,
and
all
Actes
and
Deedes
whatsoever
made
for
establishing
thereof
.
AND
,
The
King's
Majestie
beeing
informed
,
That
the
vrging
of
the
fiue
Articles
of
Pearth
Assemblie
,
hath
bred
Distraction
in
the
CHVRCH
and
ESTATE
,
hath
beene
graciouslie
pleased
,
to
take
the
same
to
his
Royall
Consideration
;
and
,
for
the
Quyet
and
Peace
of
his
Countrey
,
hath
not
onlie
dispensed
with
the
practise
of
the
saydes
Articles
;
But
also
discharged
all
and
whatsoever
persons
,
from
vrging
the
practise
thereof
,
vpon
eyther
Laicke
or
Ecclesiasticall
person
whatsoever
;
And
hath
fred
all
his
Subjectes
,
from
all
Censures
and
Paynes
,
whether
Ecclesiasticall
or
Secular
,
for
not
vrging
,
practising
,
or
obeying
them
,
or
anie
of
them
,
notwithstanding
of
anie
thing
contayned
in
the
Actes
of
Parliament
,
or
Generall
Assemblie
,
to
the
contrarie
.
AND
,
His
Majestie
is
farther
contented
,
That
the
Assemblie
take
the
same
so
farre
to
their
consideration
,
as
to
represent
it
vnto
the
next
Parliament
;
there
to
bee
ratified
,
as
the
Estates
shall
bee
found
fitting
.
AND
,
Because
it
hath
beene
pretended
,
That
Oathes
haue
beene
administrated
different
from
that
which
is
set
downe
in
the
Actes
of
Parliament
,
his
Majestie
is
pleased
to
declare
by
mee
,
That
no
other
Oath
shall
be
required
of
anie
Minister
at
his
Entrie
,
than
that
which
is
set
downe
in
the
Act
of
Parliament
.
AND
,
That
it
may
appeare
howe
carefull
his
Majestie
is
,
that
no
Corruption
,
or
Innovation
,
shall
creepe
into
this
Church
,
neyther
yet
anie
Scandall
,
Vyce
,
or
Fault
,
of
anie
person
whatsoever
,
censurable
or
punishable
by
the
Assemblie
,
goe
long
vnpunished
.
HIS
MAIESTIE
is
content
to
declare
by
mee
,
and
assure
all
his
good
People
,
That
Generall
Assemblies
shall
bee
kept
so
oft
,
and
also
oft
,
as
the
Essayres
of
this
Church
shall
requyre
.
AND
,
That
none
of
his
good
Subjectes
may
haue
cause
of
Grievances
,
agaynst
the
Proceedinges
of
the
Prelates
,
HIS
MAIESTIE
is
contented
,
That
all
and
everie
one
of
the
present
Bishops
,
and
their
Successoures
,
shall
bee
aunswerable
,
and
accordinglie
from
tyme
to
tyme
,
censurable
,
according
to
their
merites
,
by
the
Generall
Assemblie
.
AND
,
To
giue
all
his
Majestie's
good
People
full
assurance
,
that
hee
never
intended
to
admit
anie
Alteration
,
or
Change
,
in
the
True
Religion
,
professed
within
this
Kingdome
;
AND
,
That
they
may
bee
truelie
and
fullie
satisfied
,
of
the
Realitie
of
His
Intentions
,
and
integritie
of
the
same
,
His
Majestie
hath
beene
pleased
,
to
requyre
and
commaund
all
his
good
Subjectes
,
to
subscry
be
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
and
Band
for
mayntenance
there-of
,
and
Of
His
Majestie's
Person
and
Authoritie
,
formerlie
signed
by
his
deare
Father
,
in
Anno
1580
;
And
nowe
also
requyreth
all
these
of
this
present
Assemblie
,
to
subscrybe
the
same
.
AND
,
It
is
his
Majesties
will
,
That
this
bee
insert
and
registrate
in
the
Books
of
Assemblie
,
as
a
Testimoniall
to
Posteritie
,
not
onelie
of
the
sinceritie
of
his
Intentions
to
the
sayd
True
Religion
,
but
also
of
His
Resolution
,
to
mayntayne
and
defende
the
same
,
and
His
Subjectes
,
in
the
Profession
there-of
.
Which
Declaration
was
by
Our
speciall
Commaund
and
Direction
given
in
,
and
subscrybed
by
Our
Commissioner
,
vpon
Protestation
made
by
him
,
That
his
assenting
to
the
registrating
heere-of
,
should
bee
no
Approbation
of
the
lawfulnesse
of
this
Assemblie
,
nor
of
anie
of
the
Actes
of
Deedes
done
or
to
bee
done
therein
.
And
finding
them
in
lyke
sort
,
nowayes
to
besatisfied
therewith
,
and
that
nothing
else
was
able
to
giue
them
content
,
except
at
their
owne
pleasure
they
were
permitted
to
overthrowe
all
Episcopall
Governament
in
the
Church
,
and
thereby
to
abrogate
Our
publicke
Lawes
standing
in
vigour
,
by
the
space
of
manie
yeares
by-gone
,
and
to
alter
the
fundamentall
Governament
of
this
Kingdome
,
in
taking
away
one
of
three
Estates
,
contrarie
expresse
Actes
of
Parliament
.
And
lest
the
continuance
of
their
meetings
,
might
haue
produced
other
the
lyke
dangerous
Actes
so
derogatorie
to
Royall
Authoritie
;
Wee
were
forced
for
preveaning
thereof
,
and
for
the
causes
and
reasons
aboue
mentioned
,
and
dyverse
others
importing
true
Monarchicall
Governament
,
to
dissolue
and
breake
vp
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
,
and
to
discharge
them
of
all
farther
meeting
,
treating
,
or
concluding
of
anie
thing
therein
:
And
yet
in
that
calme
and
peaceable
way
,
as
Our
Commissioner
before
his
removing
desired
their
pretended
Moderator
for
that
tyme
,
to
haue
sayde
Prayer
,
and
so
concluded
that
dayes
Session
;
that
so
they
might
haue
had
tyme
to
thinke
vpon
the
just
reasons
of
his
refusing
,
to
assist
or
bee
anie
longer
present
at
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
;
and
of
the
causes
moving
Us
to
the
dissolving
thereof
.
And
notwithstanding
his
earnest
vrging
the
same
,
and
being
willing
to
returne
the
next
Morne
to
heare
their
Answere
,
in
place
of
all
other
satisfaction
to
his
so
reasonable
and
moderate
desires
,
was
refused
,
and
met
with
a
Protestation
,
of
an
high
and
extraordinarie
strayne
:
Thereby
presuming
to
sute
and
call
our
Counsell
in
question
,
for
their
duetifull
assistance
,
and
obedience
vnto
Us
,
and
Our
Commissioner
.
And
finding
their
disobedience
thus
to
increasse
,
Wee
were
constrayned
to
discharge
them
anewe
agayne
the
next
daye
thereafter
,
by
publicke
Proclamation
,
vnder
the
Payne
of
Treason
.
And
albeit
that
their
continuance
is
such
,
as
hath
not
beene
heard
in
former
tymes
,
yet
they
shall
never
moue
Us
,
to
alter
the
least
poynt
or
Article
of
what
Wee
haue
alreadie
declared
by
Proclamation
,
or
Declaration
vnder
Our
Commissioner's
hand
:
All
which
was
publicklie
read
,
and
by
our
Commissioner
requyred
to
bee
insert
and
registrated
in
the
Bookes
of
Assemblie
,
therein
to
remayne
as
a
Testimonie
to
Posteritie
;
not
onlie
of
the
sinceritie
of
Our
Intentions
to
the
true
Religion
;
but
also
of
Our
Resolution
,
to
mayntayne
and
defende
the
same
,
and
Our
Subjectes
,
in
the
Profession
thereof
.
AND
perceaving
lykewyse
,
That
in
contempt
of
OUR
PROCLAMATION
at
GLASGOW
,
the
xxix
of
NOVEMBER
last
,
they
goe
still
on
,
to
conveane
,
meete
,
and
to
make
illegall
and
vnwarrandable
Actes
,
WEE
haue
conceaved
it
fitting
,
to
forewarne
all
Our
good
Subjectes
,
of
the
Daunger
that
they
may
incurre
,
by
beeing
insnared
by
these
their
vnlawfull
Procedures
:
And
,
to
this
purpose
,
doe
not
onelie
liberate
and
free
them
,
from
all
obedience
to
anie
of
the
pretended
Actes
made
,
or
to
bee
made
,
at
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
,
or
Committees
direct
therefrae
:
but
also
doe
free
them
from
all
Payne
and
Censure
which
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
shall
inflict
vpon
them
,
or
anie
of
them
:
AND
,
THEREFORE
,
Doe
discharge
,
and
prohibite
,
all
Our
Subjectes
,
That
they
,
nor
none
of
them
,
acknowledge
,
or
giue
obedience
,
to
anie
pretended
Actes
,
or
Constitutions
,
made
,
or
to
bee
made
,
at
the
sayde
pretended
Meetinges
,
vnder
all
highest
Paynes
.
AND
,
WEE
commaund
,
charge
,
and
inhibite
,
all
Presbyteries
,
Sessions
of
Churches
,
and
Ministers
,
within
this
Realme
,
That
none
of
them
presume
,
nor
take
vpon
hand
,
privatelie
,
nor
publicklie
,
in
their
Sessions
and
Meetinges
,
nor
in
their
Conferences
,
Sermones
,
nor
none
other
manner
of
waye
,
to
authorize
,
approue
,
justifie
,
or
allowe
,
the
sayde
vnlawfull
Meeting
,
or
Assemblie
,
at
GLASGOW
,
nor
yet
to
make
anie
Act
therevpon
,
nor
to
doe
any
other
thing
,
private
,
or
publicke
,
which
may
seeme
to
countenance
the
sayde
vnlawfull
Assemblie
,
vnder
the
Payne
to
bee
holden
,
reputed
,
and
esteemed
,
and
persued
,
as
guiltie
of
that
vnlawfull
Meeting
,
and
to
bee
punished
for
the
same
,
with
all
Rigour
.
AND
SUCH-LYKE
,
WEE
commaund
all
and
sundrie
Noble-men
,
Barrons
,
Gentle-men
,
Magistrates
,
and
all
others
Our
Liedges
,
who
shall
happen
to
bee
present
,
and
heare
anie
Ministers
,
eyther
in
publicke
or
private
Conferences
and
Speaches
,
or
in
their
Sermones
,
to
approue
,
and
allowe
,
the
sayde
vnlawfull
Assemblie
,
rayle
,
or
vtter
anie
speaches
agaynst
Our
Royall
Command
ementes
,
or
Proceedinges
of
Us
,
or
our
Counsell
,
for
punishing
or
supperessing
such
Enormities
;
That
they
make
relation
,
and
report
thereof
,
vnto
Our
Counsell
,
and
furnish
probation
;
to
the
effect
the
same
may
bee
accordinglie
punished
;
as
they
will
aunswere
to
US
therevpon
:
Certifying
them
,
who
shall
heare
,
and
conceale
the
sayde
speaches
,
that
they
shall
bee
esteemed
,
as
Allowers
of
the
same
,
and
shall
accordinglie
bee
taken
order
with
,
and
punished
therefore
,
without
favour
.
AND
,
To
this
effect
,
WEE
lykewyse
straytlie
charge
,
and
commaund
,
all
Iudges
whatsoever
within
this
Realme
,
Clerks
,
and
Wryters
,
not
to
graunt
or
passe
anie
Bill
,
Summonds
,
or
Letters
,
or
anie
other
Execution
whatsoever
,
vpon
anie
Act
or
Deed
proceeding
from
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
;
AND
all
Keepers
of
the
SIGNET
,
from
signetting
thereof
,
&
that
vnder
all
highest
Paynes
.
AND
,
Because
Wee
gaue
Order
and
Commaund
,
to
Our
Commissioner
,
to
make
open
Proclamation
,
not
onlie
of
Our
Sense
,
but
even
of
the
true
meaning
of
the
Confession
of
Fayth
,
in
ANNO
1580
;
by
which
it
may
clearlie
appeare
,
That
as
Wee
never
intended
thereby
to
exclude
EPISCOPACIE
;
So
by
no
right
construction
can
it
bee
other
wayes
interpreted
;
as
is
more
than
evident
by
the
Reasons
contayned
in
the
sayde
Declaration
,
and
manie
moe
,
which
for
brevitie
(
the
thing
in
it selfe
beeing
so
cleare
)
are
omitted
.
HEREFORE
,
WEE
doe
not
onelie
prohibite
,
and
discharge
,
all
Our
Subjectes
,
from
subscrybing
anie
Band
,
or
giving
anie
Writ
,
Subscription
,
or
Oath
,
to
or
vpon
anie
Act
or
Deed
,
that
proceedeth
from
the
sayde
pretended
Assemblie
:
But
also
doe
requyre
them
,
Not
to
subscrybe
nor
sweare
the
sayd
Confession
,
in
no
other
sense
,
than
which
is
contayned
in
the
sayd
Declaration
,
manifested
and
emitted
by
Our
Commissioner
,
vnder
all
highest
Paynes
.
AND
,
That
none
of
Our
good
Subjectes
,
who
in
their
duetie
and
bound
obedience
to
US
,
shall
refuse
to
acknowledge
the
sayd
pretended
Assemblie
,
or
anie
of
the
pretended
Actes
,
Constitutions
,
Warrandes
,
or
Directions
,
proceeding
therefrae
,
may
haue
just
ground
of
feare
of
danger
or
harme
by
doing
hereof
,
WEE
doe
by
These
promise
,
AND
,
UPON
THE
WORD
OF
A
KING
,
Obliedge
Our Selues
,
By
all
the
Royall
Authoritie
and
Power
wherewith
GOD
hath
endewed
US
,
To
protect
and
defend
them
,
and
everie
one
of
them
,
in
their
Persons
,
Fortunes
,
and
Goods
,
agaynst
all
and
whatsoever
person
or
persons
,
who
shall
dare
or
presume
,
to
call
in
question
,
trouble
,
or
anie
wayes
molest
them
,
or
anie
of
them
,
therefore
.
AND
,
OUR
WILL
IS
,
And
WEE
commaund
,
and
charge
,
That
incontinent
,
these
Our
Letter
seene
,
yee
passe
,
and
make
publication
heereof
,
by
open
Proclamation
,
at
the
Mercat
Crosse
of
EDINBVRGH
,
and
others
places
needfull
;
Where-through
none
pretend
ignorance
of
the
same
.
Given
from
Our
Court
,
at
WHYTE-HALL
,
the
viij
day
of
December
,
and
of
Our
Reygne
the
fourteenth
yeare
,
1638.