The
Presbyterie
.
WHich
is
the
next
Judicatory
,
to
which
the
Session
is
subordinate
.
It
hath
in
it
somewhere
more
,
somewhere
fewer
Parish-Churches
;
as
,
some
are
made
up
of
Twentie
,
some
of
Twelve
,
some
of
fewer
.
All
persons
within
these
Parishes
,
within
the
precinct
of
this
Presby●ery
,
of
what
qualitie
soever
(
the
King
,
or
His
Family
herein
are
not
exempted
;
nay
,
nor
from
the
jurisdiction
of
His
Parochiall
Session
)
are
under
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
this
grand
Consistory
.
The
members
Constituents
of
this
Presbytery
,
are
all
the
Parochiall
The
members
constituents
of
the
Presbytery
.
Ministers
within
its
compasse
,
and
a
Lay-Elder
for
each
Parish
.
The
Lay-Elders
are
in
number
equall
to
the
Preaching-Elders
;
and
in
power
,
voyce
,
jurisdiction
,
in
Heresie
,
Idolatry
,
Censure
,
&c.
are
pari
consortio
honoris
&
potestatis
praediti
,
are
so
equall
and
uniform
,
that
a
Plough-man
from
the
Plough
,
or
a
Trades-man
from
his
Shop
,
sitting
there
in
the
capacitie
of
a
Lay-Elder
,
his
voyce
is
as
good
as
the
voyce
of
the
most
Reverend
and
Learned
Divine
,
if
any
be
there
.
They
maintaine
a
paritie
in
all
,
onely
a
little
difference
in
this
,
that
a
Lay-Elder
cannot
be
Moderator
:
Yet
have
they
no
Canon
for
it
.
And
we
are
able
to
prove
by
their
bookes
,
that
men
who
were
never
in
Sacred
Orders
of
Priest
or
Bishop
,
have
beene
Moderators
,
not
onely
of
their
Presbytery
,
but
of
their
so
much
Idolized
Generall
Assembly
.
Master
Robert
Yoole
,
who
was
never
Priest
,
nor
Deacon
,
onely
Reader
in
Saint
Andrews
,
was
in
one
turne
,
for
a
yeare
,
or
halfe
a
yeare
,
or
some
lasting
time
,
Moderator
of
the
Presbyterie
of
Saint
Andrews
;
and
Master
George
Buchanan
,
who
was
never
Church-man
,
and
Master
Andrew
Melvil
,
who
had
never
the
Order
of
Deacon
,
both
of
them
have
beene
Moderators
of
their
great
Generall
Assembly
.
The
cases
proper
to
this
Judicatory
▪
are
first
,
such
as
are
from
The
cases
pro●er
to
it
.
every
individuall
Parish
within
its
compasse
referred
,
or
presented
.
Secondly
,
All
crimes
and
scandalls
of
highest
straine
,
namely
,
such
as
are
civilly
punishable
by
death
.
Thirdly
,
All
crimes
which
come
under
the
censure
of
Excommunication
.
Fourthly
,
All
appea●es
from
Sessions
.
Fifthly
.
All
●ifferences
which
cannot
be
composed
or
determined
in
the
Parochiall
Conclave
.
Sixthly
,
The
visitation
and
cen●ure
of
all
what
is
amisse
in
every
Parish
▪
either
in
Preacher
or
other
.
Seventhly
,
The
appoynting
of
Readers
,
and
Schoole
masters
.
They
meet
once
a
weeke
in
some
places
,
in
other
places
onely
The
time
of
meeting
.
once
a
fort-night
.
All
the
Ministers
in
their
severall
turnes
,
at
their
meeting
Exercise
,
as
they
call
it
;
that
is
,
there
is
appoynted
●y
the
Presbytery
,
some
one
booke
of
old
,
or
New
Testament
,
which
every
one
by
turnes
in
his
owne
course
interpreteth
in
the
Parish
Church
,
where
the
Presbytery
doth
meet
.
Two
alwayes
speake
,
the
first
from
the
Readers
Deske
or
Pew
;
the
other
,
in
some
other
place
distant
from
him
,
but
convenient
for
hearing
.
The
first
Analyseth
,
Interpreteth
,
and
taketh
away
the
doubts
of
his
Text
;
and
(
as
they
enjoyne
)
he
is
bound
to
the
doctorall
part
.
The
second
,
when
the
first
hath
done
,
addeth
to
what
is
said
;
hath
a
warrant
to
supply
the
defects
,
or
correct
the
errors
of
the
first
speaker
;
but
especially
,
his
charge
is
the
Pastorall
part
,
to
apply
the
Text
,
and
bring
it
home
to
the
affections
.
There
be
Ingredients
in
this
Exercise
such
as
God's
Church
before
Lay-Preachers
.
this
late
age
never
knew
,
a
kind
of
Creatures
whom
they
call
Expectants
.
These
are
students
in
Divinitie
,
or
Country-Schoolemasters
,
or
such
youths
who
are
bred
with
some
Gamaliel
;
who
after
that
they
have
given
their
private
trialls
,
by
Preaching
and
dispute
,
are
enrolled
Expectants
of
such
,
or
such
a
Presbytery
.
These
must
keepe
their
turnes
in
Exercising
,
and
adding
(
as
they
call
it
)
with
the
actuall
Ministers
,
(
so
they
call
them
)
and
once
admitted
to
that
Presbytery
,
may
,
whensoever
employed
,
Preach
in
any
Parish
Church
within
the
bounds
of
that
Presbytery
,
doe
all
Ministeriall
acts
,
except
Baptize
,
or
give
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
(
for
ought
I
know
,
there
is
no
Consecration
used
by
them
in
that
holy
action
,
but
a
mee●
thanksgiving
)
nay
▪
they
may
be
constant
helpers
,
and
Co-preac●ers
with
a
Rabby
,
if
he
,
the
Parish
,
and
Presbytery
agree
to
it
.
I
pray
you
shew
me
where
ever
you
read
of
such
a
prophanation
,
that
a
Lay-man
without
Orders
,
Imposition
of
hands
,
shall
be
a
pub●ique
Preac●er
of
God's
Word
,
and
intrude
upon
this
Sacred
Function
.
Th●se
,
for
the
most
part
▪
were
the
Beardlesse
Boyes
King
James
,
of
blessed
memory
,
mentioneth
in
the
Conference
at
Hampton
Court
,
Who
would
brave
him
to
his
face
,
pag
.
4.
Within
one
Countie
there
may
be
two
▪
or
three
more
or
sewer
Presbyteries
,
according
as
there
be
more
or
fewer
Parish
Churches
;
and
yet
all
these
Presbyteries
are
independant
one
from
another
:
onely
it
is
remarkable
,
that
the
Presbytery
of
E●enburgh
,
because
(
as
they
speake
)
it
is
seated
on
the
Watch-Tower
hath
well-nigh
obtained
by
custome
,
and
other
meanes
a
Super-intending
power
over
all
other
Presbyteries
;
and
other
Presbyteries
many
times
send
thither
,
to
have
resolution
of
their
difficult
cases
.
The
reason
is
,
besides
the
eminency
of
this
Citie
by
its
wealth
,
and
the
residence
of
all
highest
Courts
of
Justice
there
;
although
this
Allobrogicall
brood
maintaine
Paritie
,
there
be
notwithstanding
some
few
Patriarchs
,
who
rule
and
over-rule
all
,
who
Lord
it
,
and
Pope
it
over
the
Lord's
Inheritance
,
and
in
this
Citie
ordinarily
are
some
of
these
Patriarchs
:
and
the
Responsa
prudentum
from
hence
,
are
received
as
Oracles
by
remote
Presbyteries
,
and
reverenced
as
answers
by
Urim
and
Thummim
.
There
is
none
who
liveth
within
the
verge
of
a
Presbytery
,
but
is
answerable
to
this
Classis
and
Judicatory
,
and
must
appeare
whensoever
,
or
for
whatsoever
cited
.
The
King
and
his
Family
are
not
exempted
,
nor
priviledged
:
if
He
be
cited
,
&
appeare
not
,
He
may
be
excommunicated
for
His
disobedience
&
contumacy
:
If
He
appear
,
He
must
submit
His
earthly
Scepter
to
that
their
Scepter
,
which
they
tearme
the
Scepter
of
Christ
;
He
must
doe
what
is
enjoyned
.
The
Presbytery
is
independent
from
the
Crown
of
an
earthly
King
,
who
is
Gods
and
Christs
Vice-gerent
in
the
generall
Kingdome
of
His
providence
only
;
but
this
Sanhedrim
is
Christs
Vice-gerent
in
His
oeconomicall
Kingdome
,
as
Mediator
,
as
they
speak
;
and
consequently
,
to
it
He
must
vaile
His
Crowne
,
submit
His
Scepter
,
and
from
it
receive
Christs
Law
and
Ordinances
.
King
James
of
blessed
memory
knew
this
well
,
who
therefore
in
that
Conference
at
Hampton-Court
,
pag
.
79.
saith
,
A
Scottish
Presbytery
as
well
agreeth
with
a
Monarchy
,
as
God
and
the
Divell
,
then
Jack
and
Thom
,
and
Will
,
and
Dick
,
shall
meet
,
and
at
their
pleasures
censure
Me
,
and
my
Councell
,
and
all
My
proceedings
.
Then
Will
shall
stand
up
and
say
,
it
must
be
thus
:
Then
Dick
shall
reply
▪
and
say
,
Nay
marry
,
but
we
will
have
it
thus
.
And
therefore
here
I
must
once
reiterate
my
former
speeches
(
the
King
is
answering
to
D.
Rainolds
,
who
seemeth
to
beg
of
His
Majestie
a
Presbytery
,
or
something
like
to
it
)
Le
Roy
s'
avisera
:
Stay
I
pray
you
for
one
seven
yeares
,
before
you
demand
that
of
me
:
and
if
you
then
find
me
pursey
and
fat
,
and
my
Wind-pipes
stuffed
,
I
will
perhaps
hearken
to
you
:
for
let
that
Government
be
once
up
,
I
am
sure
I
shall
be
kept
in
breath
,
then
shall
we
all
of
us
have
worke
enough
,
both
our
hands
full
.
But
D.
Rainolds
,
till
you
find
that
I
grow
Lazie
,
let
that
alone
.
It
is
more
then
notoriously
knowne
to
many
yet
living
,
and
is
upon
Record
in
the
Presbytery
Bookes
of
Edenburgh
,
how
King
James
,
not
once
,
but
many
times
,
hath
sent
men
of
Honour
&
good
The
Presbytery
hath
kept
state
with
King
James
.
qualitie
,
demanding
,
or
rather
requesting
for
some
things
at
their
hands
;
who
have
heard
the
Commissioners
propose
the
Kings
mind
;
But
they
,
to
keepe
the
power
and
place
Christ
hath
given
them
in
that
dignitie
,
sutable
to
so
high
a
trust
,
have
dismissed
the
Gentlemen
sent
by
the
King
without
answer
,
and
by
an
Order
of
that
Spirituall
House
,
have
appoynted
one
,
or
two
,
as
Commissioners
of
the
Presbytery
,
to
goe
to
the
King
with
their
will
and
pleasure
,
losing
nothing
of
Christ's
authoritie
,
and
carrying
themselves
with
the
King
almost
,
as
if
two
free
Estates
,
or
two
free
Kings
had
met
,
and
were
dealing
together
.
As
no
person
is
exempted
from
obedience
and
submission
to
All
Cases
and
Crimes
are
within
the
censure
of
the
Presbytery
.
this
power
,
so
no
crime
or
sinne
whatsoever
committed
,
or
suspected
to
be
committed
,
within
the
Seignory
of
this
pettie
Principality
:
And
that
sometimes
is
so
extravagantly
and
transcendently
too
look
't
after
,
and
called
in
question
,
(
especially
if
indiscreet
zeale
,
or
holy
Spleene
worke
and
move
by
the
Spirit
on
a
holy
Brother
)
that
if
there
be
a
fact
and
fault
committed
,
secret
,
or
knowne
to
very
few
,
it
is
brought
forth
to
the
light
of
the
World
:
There
is
no
care
taken
to
reconcile
the
Lapsed
to
God
in
a
private
way
,
and
to
conceale
his
offence
,
but
disgraced
he
is
publiquely
.
What
sound
repentance
this
may
worke
,
judge
you
?
How
consonant
this
is
to
the
Apostolicall
Canon
▪
They
that
sinne
publiquely
,
rebuke
publiquely
;
and
to
the
common
Maxime
of
the
Church
,
De
occul●is
non
judicat
Ecclesia
;
he
may
easily
see
,
who
hath
not
divorced
himselfe
from
common
sense
and
reason
?
To
cure
these
secret
sinnes
by
the
power
of
the
Keyes
in
interiori
foro
conscientiae
,
and
to
cover
them
with
the
mantle
of
Charitie
,
smelleth
rankly
of
auricular
Confession
,
Popish
absolution
,
and
Sigillum
confessionis
.
See
the
Conference
at
Hampton
Court
,
pag
.
93.
It
is
certaine
,
a
foolish
man
revealing
foolishly
his
faults
to
his
wife
,
the
zealous
wife
,
upon
some
quarrelling
betwixt
her
and
her
husband
,
hath
gone
to
a
good
Minister
,
revealed
what
was
told
her
,
and
the
honest
impartiall
Minister
hath
convented
the
man
,
charged
him
with
his
sinne
,
and
made
him
confesse
,
satisfie
,
and
doe
penance
publiquely
.
Nay
,
upon
a
surmise
,
suggestion
,
suspition
,
or
any
mis-information
,
Crimes
suspected
,
are
curiously
here
inquired
after
.
if
the
Minister
,
or
Lay-Elder
delate
,
(
that
is
present
)
two
persons
to
converse
so
familiarly
,
that
it
is
to
be
feared
that
they
are
guiltie
of
fornication
,
if
they
be
unmarried
;
or
of
adultery
,
if
both
of
them
,
or
either
of
them
be
married
;
they
shall
be
cited
,
and
convented
,
examined
by
all
proofes
,
presumptions
,
interrogatories
,
&c.
whether
or
not
they
have
sinned
.
If
that
the
presumptions
be
pregnant
,
although
no
proofe
be
▪
they
shall
be
put
in
close
prison
,
feed
on
bread
and
water
,
kept
that
none
may
come
at
them
,
all
Members
Constituents
of
these
Judicatories
,
appoynted
to
try
what
they
know
against
the
next
Court
day
;
when
no
proofe
can
be
had
,
and
all
the
presumptions
doe
not
fasten
gui●tinesse
upon
the
accused
,
and
the
Imprisonment
and
other
hard
usages
cannot
extort
a
confession
,
they
are
dismissed
:
But
an
act
is
enacted
,
that
if
those
two
persons
,
su●pected
of
fornication
,
or
adultery
,
shall
be
seene
to
meet
,
or
be
in
company
together
,
except
they
meet
in
Church
or
Market
,
it
shall
be
holden
pro
confesso
,
as
confessed
,
that
they
are
gui●tie
of
what
they
are
charged
with
.
Nay
,
sometimes
the
parties
▪
although
innocent
,
and
no
reall
evidence
being
produced
against
them
,
are
brought
on
the
Lord's
Day
publiquely
to
the
middle
of
the
Church
before
the
Pulpit
,
to
declare
,
sometimes
to
confirme
their
Declaration
by
an
Oath
,
that
they
are
innocent
&
free
of
that
crime
wherwith
they
are
charged
.
And
sometimes
they
are
forced
to
make
their
publique
Repen●ance
in
the
Church
,
upon
a
Pillary
,
for
their
unchristian
behaviour
:
because
that
although
the
parties
charged
be
free
,
yet
their
conversation
hath
beene
suspitious
and
scandalous
.
A
whole
Volume
might
be
written
of
young
women
,
by
these
courses
disgraced
and
defamed
:
of
many
Families
divided
and
scattered
,
whereas
before
there
was
no
jealousie
betwixt
the
man
and
the
wise
.
This
Judic●tory
of
the
Presbytery
is
so
high
and
of
so
vast
a
latitude
▪
that
as
the
Pope
bringeth
in
all
civill
causes
to
himselfe
as
a
comp●t●nt
Judge
,
sub
formalitate
peccati
,
so
this
Papall
Conclave
bringeth
any
thing
,
howsoever
meerly
and
purely
civill
,
under
it
's
lash
▪
sub
form●litate
scandali
,
as
scandalous
to
a
Christian
profession
.
It
is
not
forgotten
by
many
yet
living
,
how
the
Presbytery
of
●resbyteriall
Government
inconsistent
with
the
liberty
of
Trade
and
Commerce
.
Edenburgh
a●tempted
to
censure
Ecc●esiastically
the
Merchants
there
,
for
carrying
Wheat
to
Spaine
in
time
of
a
Famine
or
dearth
there
▪
for
this
was
to
feed
and
maintaine
God's
enemies
.
But
above
all
,
that
was
a
piaculum
,
an
almost
inexpiable
sinne
,
to
transport
Wax
to
Spaine
,
for
this
was
to
be
accessory
to
Idolatry
,
in
respect
the
greatest
part
of
this
Wax
was
employed
in
making
Tapers
and
Candles
to
the
Virgin
Mary
,
and
other
Saints
.
In
Saint
Andrews
,
J.
T.
was
endebted
to
P.
T.
a
considerable
Inconsistent
with
the
authoritie
of
civill
Judicatories
.
summe
of
money
,
the
greatest
part
of
his
stock
.
I.
T.
delaying
,
or
shuffling
,
or
not
able
to
pay
P.
T.
at
the
day
of
payment
designed
in
the
Bond
,
P.
T.
obtained
before
the
Lords
of
Session
a
Judgement
against
I.
T.
with
power
to
demand
payment
in
the
Kings
Name
,
and
upon
disobedience
to
be
out-lawed
and
fall
into
a
Praemunire
,
or
esc●eating
of
his
moveable
goods
&
Chattels
.
I.
T.
bemoanes
hims●lfe
to
the
Presbyterie
:
The
Presbyterie
convents
P.
T.
before
them
,
threa●ens
him
with
Excommunication
,
if
he
did
persist
to
put
in
Ex●cution
the
Judgement
of
the
highest
Judicatorie
in
the
Kingdome
:
and
for
feare
of
this
dreadfull
Court
and
horrid
sentence
,
he
passes
from
his
pursui●
,
continueth
the
d●manding
of
re-paying
paying
of
his
money
.
You
see
here
what
power
this
Pr●sbyterie
hath
over
all
,
and
the
highest
of
civill
Judicatories
.
Infinite
instances
of
this
kind
may
be
produced
;
give
me
leave
The
Presbyterie
at
pleasure
repealeth
Royall
Grants
by
Law
confirmed
.
to
adde
one
of
a
higher
straine
.
The
Citie
of
Edenburgh
,
by
the
Kings
of
Scotland
,
amongst
other
favours
and
priviledges
,
hath
a
Royall
grant
of
a
weekly
Market
day
on
Monday
:
This
Grant
is
confirmed
by
Letters
Patents
under
the
great
Seale
,
and
by
the
standing
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
;
the
Presbyterie
here
,
by
their
transcendent
sole
authoritie
,
discharged
any
Market
to
be
kept
on
Monday
:
the
reason
was
,
because
it
occasioned
the
travelling
of
men
and
horse
the
Lords
Day
before
,
which
prophaned
the
Sabboth
:
If
the
Trades-men
,
who
found
at
home
what
losse
they
●ad
by
wanting
their
Market
,
had
not
with
force
and
violence
opposed
their
Soveraigntie
,
and
made
them
forsake
it
,
it
was
like
enough
to
have
passed
,
and
obtained
longer
.
The
most
active
in
this
case
,
were
the
Shooe-makers
,
who
were
most
prejudiced
by
the
discharge
of
the
Monday-Market
.
They
threatned
the
Ministerie
Right
downe
,
That
if
they
persisted
in
that
course
,
they
would
thrust
them
out
of
the
Gates
of
the
Citie
:
which
threats
restored
the
Mondayes-Market
.
When
King
Iames
,
that
miracle
of
Pietie
,
Learning
,
and
Royall
prudence
,
heard
of
this
,
he
wi●h
uncovered
head
,
&
lifted
up
hands
,
said
to
this
,
or
much
about
this
sense
,
I
thanke
God
the
Shooe-makers
have
more
power
to
represse
the
insolencie
and
violence
of
the
Presbyterie
,
then
I
and
my
Councell
both
.
It
is
known
to
many
yet
living
,
that
they
have
cited
before
them
The
Presbyterie
will
not
suffer
Land-lords
to
sue
for
their
Rents
.
Noblemen
,
and
Gentlemen
of
good
qualitie
,
who
had
intended
Civill
Actions
against
their
owne
Tenants
before
the
ordinarie
Judge
,
and
discharged
them
to
prosecute
them
any
further
under
the
paine
of
Ecclesiasticall
censur●s
.
This
was
in
re
civil●
,
in
a
civill
businesse
,
but
modus
considerandi
,
as
they
tooke
notice
of
it
,
it
was
spirituall
.
And
why
?
because
the
holy
Brethren
pretended
this
did
with-draw
people
from
their
lawfull
vocations
,
br●d
strifes
and
contention
amongst
Brethren
,
and
did
hinder
the
progresse
of
the
Gospel
.
As
the
particular
Ministers
of
individuall
Parishes
are
under
Some
few
of
the
Presbyterie
tyrannize
over
the
rest
of
their
poore
Brethren
,
r●move
and
transplant
at
pleasure
.
them
,
so
they
find
the
tyrannie
of
their
Archisynagogi
,
their
prime
leading
Ministers
,
in
that
measure
,
that
their
little
finger
is
heavier
then
a
Bishop's
whole
hand
and
loynes
.
Bishops
are
like
to
a
Paternall
Government
,
chastising
with
Rods
;
but
the
Presbyterians
scourge
them
with
Scorpions
:
any
Lord
,
Knight
,
or
Esquire
,
who
is
cunning
,
and
can
by
faire
carriage
or
otherwise
,
gaine
favour
or
credit
with
some
few
Patriarchall
Presbyters
,
he
is
able
at
pleasure
to
turne
out
an
honest
man
(
who
perhaps
is
too
free
in
rebuking
the
Gentleman
for
his
sinnes
,
or
cannot
,
or
will
not
condescend
to
grant
his
unlawfull
and
unjust
demands
)
and
to
bring
in
one
to
his
owne
fancie
and
humour
,
with
whom
,
and
by
whom
,
he
is
able
to
worke
and
effectuate
his
owne
bad
inten●m●n●s
.
This
holy
Sanhedrim
,
although
the
Parochiall
Minister
for
Intellectuall
abilities
,
be
sufficiently
enabled
,
and
for
Morall
Integritie
be
blamelesse
;
yet
they
will
find
it
fit
he
be
transplanted
from
that
Church
,
because
the
Congregation
is
not
edified
by
him
:
at
a
Visitation
,
the
Landlord
is
able
to
make
all
say
,
and
witnesse
,
they
are
not
edified
by
him
:
or
if
a
Presbyter
,
who
hath
more
power
with
the
dominus
Moderator
,
and
his
assistants
,
being
in
a
Parish
of
a
small
s●ipend
,
and
espying
somewhere
a
better
Parish
,
and
an
honest
man
in
it
,
but
not
so
much
respected
by
the
High-Priests
of
the
Sanhedrim
,
he
will
turne
him
out
by
the
Presbyterie
,
enter
the
Charge
,
and
re●pe
the
benefit
of
a
better
Parish
,
and
place
the
other
(
it
may
be
,
and
often
proves
so
,
the
better
and
worthier
man
)
in
another
Parish
of
lesse
worth
▪
&
deterior
his
condition
.
There
needs
no
other
reason
for
this
,
but
that
t●is
sacred
Consistorie
,
directed
and
assisted
with
infallibilitie
,
doe
finde
it
è
Re
Ecclesiae
,
that
it
is
for
God's
glory
,
and
the
good
of
the
Church
▪
I
might
instance
a
world
of
these
Examples
;
only
let
me
tell
you
An
honest
man
removea
from
his
place
,
and
one
by
them
brought
in
,
to
make
away
sacrilegiously
the
Church
▪
Patrimonie
.
one
,
o●
the
Presbyterie
o●
Cooper
in
Fi●e
.
A
Noble-man
there
having
one
M.
Weymis
,
an
honest
man
,
a
Preacher
and
Parson
at
one
of
the
Churches
,
the
which
whole
Parish
belonged
to
the
Noble-man
,
used
all
the
entreaties
,
all
the
threatnings
he
could
,
to
perswade
M.
Weymis
to
make
over
to
him
,
and
●is
House
,
the
Right
of
the
Benefice
,
which
i●
I
mi●●ake
not
,
was
a
Parsonage
.
The
good
man
re●used
it
:
the
Noble-man
finding
the
man
immoveable
,
having
prepared
the
way
●ith
the
Ring-leaders
,
accuseth
the
honest
man
before
the
Presbyterie
,
obt●ineth
●entence
of
removing
M.
Weymis
from
that
Church
and
Benefic●
,
and
bringeth
in
one
M.
Scrogie
,
who
with
the
consen●
of
●●e
Presbyterie
,
sacrilegiously
made
over
the
Right
of
the
Church
to
the
Noble-man
and
his
Family
.
M.
Weymis
was
transplanted
to
another
Church
.
The
Right
made
over
by
S●rogie
,
was
afterwards
confirmed
by
Act
of
Par●iament
.
K.
James
,
when
this
Noble-man
▪
c●me
to
him
,
spoke
to
him
to
this
sense
:
My
Lord
,
I
wonder
now
you
have
so
much
power
with
the
Presbyterie
to
ob●aine
such
a
thing
,
and
worke
so
strange
a
matter
;
I
pray
you
●●●ch
me
the
way
,
●or
I
would
gladly
know
it
.
The
Noble-man
an●wered
,
to
this
sense
,
or
much
about
it
;
Sir
,
you
take
not
the
right
way
:
I
pr●p●red
my
businesse
,
by
gaining
the
prime
men
to
my
cours●
,
Len●
to
A.
B's●ou●e
so
●u●h
Mault
,
and
to
C.
D's
h●
us●
much
Mea●●
,
to
N.
a
Carcas●e
of
Beefe
;
this
got
me
the
power
to
put
away
Weymis
,
to
bring
in
Scrogie
,
and
from
him
,
with
the
coment
of
the
Presbyterie
,
to
have
the
right
of
the
Parsonage
impropriate
to
me
and
my
House
:
Sir
,
this
course
you
must
take
,
if
you
would
worke
any
thing
by
,
or
with
these
men
.
The
Testament
o●
a
Gentleman
of
Wit
,
and
more
then
ordinary
worth
and
esteem
,
is
to
this
day
extant
,
(
although
he
he
dyed
many
yeares
agoe
)
wherein
confessing
his
many
sinnes
(
he
was
much
guiltie
of
uncleannesse
,
and
was
of
more
then
ordinarie
reach
in
Politicall
and
subtile
Wayes
)
abhorring
himselfe
for
them
,
and
earnestly
begging
pardon
,
professed
,
and
protested
,
That
no
Sinne
did
wound
his
Conscience
so
much
,
as
his
deepe
Hypocrisie
;
who
,
without
the
true
feare
of
GOD
,
made
great
shew
of
Religion
,
where
none
,
or
little
was
:
and
,
to
cover
his
sinnes
from
the
World
,
to
hide
his
shame
,
and
the
better
to
effectuate
his
private
Designes
,
he
made
much
of
some
few
prime
leading
Ministers
;
by
doing
of
which
,
hee
was
not
challenged
for
his
sinnes
;
and
was
enabled
to
worke
his
other
ends
.
This
hath
beene
,
and
is
this
day
a
constant
course
kept
by
all
of
that
Cut
and
Coat
.
It
is
known
,
that
no
Kingdome
of
the
Kings
was
so
much
inse●●ed
The
Presbytery
the
Seminary
and
nursery
of
Feuds
.
with
Feuds
,
(
as
they
call
them
)
as
that
of
Scotland
:
nor
was
there
any
thing
more
ordinary
,
then
Neighbourly
Feuds
in
Parishes
,
to
be
fought
,
to
the
effusion
of
much
blood
,
partly
beginning
sometimes
within
the
Church
,
and
ended
in
the
Church-yard
,
where
many
times
some
were
killed
:
And
it
was
as
ordinary
,
to
find
each
Presbyterie
divided
in
their
affection
and
course
,
according
as
they
affected
the
one
,
or
the
other
partie
.
Nor
was
Scotland
ever
free
of
Feuds
,
sheathing
their
Swords
in
their
Neighbours
bowells
,
murthering
one
another
,
till
a
little
before
King
Iames
came
into
England
;
nor
did
ever
that
Kingdome
enjoy
such
Peace
and
Plentie
,
as
during
the
time
of
Episcopacie
.
Sir
,
by
the
few
instances
I
have
given
you
of
many
,
you
may
see
clearely
,
that
Presbyterian
Government
is
not
onely
inconsistent
with
Monarchie
,
but
destructive
of
the
Libertie
of
the
Subjects
person
,
and
Trade
;
encroaching
upon
all
authoritie
,
Soveraigne
,
and
Delegate
;
restraining
at
pleasure
,
Causes
and
Suits
commenced
before
Judges
;
forbidding
Execution
of
Judgements
,
obtained
before
the
ordinary
Judges
;
repealing
Grants
,
Letters
▪
Patents
,
Rights
and
Priviledges
authorized
by
Law
:
assuming
to
it selfe
the
Civill
power
,
exacting
Civill
fines
▪
pecuniary
mulcts
,
inflicting
corporall
punishments
,
painfull
and
disgracefull
;
defaming
young
,
disgracing
married
persons
;
and
in
briefe
,
is
against
the
Peace
of
the
Kingdome
,
of
Families
and
Neighbours
.
And
for
their
Clergie
or
fellow-Presbyters
,
they
tyrannize
over
their
Conscience
,
depose
,
or
transplant
them
at
pleasure
,
for
reasons
knowne
to
some
few
of
the
more
active
.
It
is
proper
now
to
speake
next
of
The
Generall
Assemblie
.
THis
is
the
Great
and
High
Sanhedrim
;
the
last
resolution
of
faith
The
prerogative
of
this
Court
.
is
almost
in
this
associate
Body
.
Here
Christ
sits
in
the
Highest
glory
and
Dignitie
he
can
upon
earth
.
Here
is
the
ultimate
decision
of
all
controversies
.
Here
you
may
find
really
that
fancied
infallibilitie
of
the
Pope
.
The
Jurisdiction
in
this
is
universall
,
in
all
concerneth
Ecclesiastica
,
Ecclesiasticos
,
and
what
concerneth
all
Temporalia
in
ordine
ad
Spiritualia
.
The
authoritie
of
it
is
soveraigne
,
independant
from
any
,
derived
The
independent
Soveraigntie
of
it
.
to
them
by
trust
immediately
from
Christ
;
to
him
alone
they
are
accountable
.
Whosoever
obeyeth
not
this
Soveraigntie
,
is
to
be
Excommunicate
;
the
Magistrate
is
at
their
Command
,
and
as
they
prescribe
,
to
punish
in
Estate
,
in
Body
,
in
Life
and
Death
:
If
the
King
obey
not
,
He
is
to
be
Excommunicated
;
and
to
strengthen
this
,
the
Nobilitie
,
Gentrie
,
Collective
Bodie
,
nay
,
every
individuall
person
is
to
concurre
,
to
compell
and
censure
him
to
the
utmost
of
his
power
,
to
punish
,
to
dethrone
,
to
un-King
,
to
kill
,
&c.
Let
us
come
and
see
how
this
goodly
Judicatorie
is
made
up
.
It
is
composed
,
First
,
of
the
Commissioners
sent
from
all
the
Of
whom
,
and
how
it
is
composed
.
Presbyteries
of
the
Kingdome
:
which
(
as
I
heare
and
am
informed
)
is
thus
ordered
;
every
Presbyterie
sendeth
out
two
Preaching-Elders
,
and
a
Lay-Elder
:
by
this
it
seemeth
,
that
the
Clergie
hath
the
advantage
.
Secondly
,
therefore
consider
,
that
besides
the
Commissioners
from
Presbyteries
,
there
commeth
from
every
Burrow
and
Corporation
one
Commissioner
;
and
Edenburgh
,
for
some
spirituall
prerogative
no
doubt
,
is
honoured
and
priviledged
to
send
two
.
Thirdly
,
the
Univers●ties
and
Colledges
send
their
Commissioners
,
which
for
the
most
part
are
not
Doctors
nor
Ministers
,
but
Lay-men
and
Graduates
in
Liberall
Arts
and
Sciences
.
This
will
goe
neere
to
equall
the
number
of
Lay-Commissioners
to
that
of
Preaching-Ministers
.
Fourthly
,
the
King
is
a
member
constituent
too
,
and
should
be
How
the
King
is
a
member
of
it
,
and
●f
no
pow●r
above
the
meanest
Ruling-Elder
.
there
either
personally
by
himselfe
,
or
virtually
and
r●presentatively
,
in
,
or
by
his
Commissioner
:
He
hath
one
voyce
too
,
and
that
affirmative
onely
.
In
what
Capacitie
they
admit
the
King
to
be
a
member
constituent
of
this
Spirituall
Court
,
I
know
not
well
,
if
they
be
agreed
upon
it
.
Some
hold
,
that
he
is
there
as
Princeps
membrum
;
by
this
I
see
he
is
the
first
Gentleman
there
,
and
it
may
be
,
hath
the
right
hand
too
:
Some
say
,
as
a
Representative
of
the
Civill
Body
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
sits
there
in
that
capacitie
:
All
of
them
agree
in
this
,
that
he
is
bound
by
his
ow●e
presence
,
or
Commissioners
,
to
see
and
provide
,
that
no
disturbance
or
viol●nce
be
offered
.
The
King
,
if
present
,
and
His
Commissioner
,
if
absent
,
have
so
much
honour
indulged
to
him
,
that
He
or
His
Commissioner
may
have
foure
,
five
,
or
six
Assistants
for
advice
;
but
these
Synodicall
Fathers
give
their
indulgerces
with
such
circumspect
prudence
,
that
to
preserve
Christ's
honour
and
their
owne
entire
,
the
King
or
His
Commissioner
may
debate
and
advise
with
His
Councell
,
or
Assistants
,
or
desire
any
of
them
to
speak
,
while
matters
are
in
debating
;
but
when
it
commeth
to
the
decision
and
determination
by
voyces
,
and
pluralitie
of
voyces
maketh
the
Decree
,
the
King
has
onely
one
Voyce
,
and
that
Affirmative
onely
,
not
Negative
.
By
this
it
is
certaine
,
that
if
the
greater
part
of
voyces
determine
The
King
must
execute
their
Commands
,
although
they
be
against
his
Conscience
.
contrarie
to
the
King's
voyce
,
nay
,
to
His
mind
and
Conscience
,
He
is
bound
to
put
it
in
execution
:
for
Potestas
Juris
is
radically
in
the
whole
Ass●mbly
;
the
King
hath
no
more
but
Potestatem
Facti
,
to
be
an
executioner
Rei
Judicatae
,
of
the
Decrees
;
otherwise
,
He
is
censurable
:
and
if
He
be
obstinately
refractorie
,
He
is
not
worthy
to
hold
His
Crowne
.
The
King
presides
too
,
as
they
confesse
;
but
so
,
that
it
is
onely
civilly
,
and
in
His
civill
capacitie
.
If
I
be
not
mistaken
,
yet
I
dare
not
a
vouch
this
confidently
,
the
King
hath
not
power
to
propose
any
thing
Spirituall
,
or
that
concerneth
the
Church
;
but
if
He
doe
it
,
it
must
be
done
by
the
Right
Father
of
the
Assembly
,
the
Moderator
.
This
I
dare
to
say
,
that
neither
the
King
nor
his
Commissioner
can
hinder
or
oppose
the
proposing
of
any
thing
they
thinke
concerneth
the
Kingdome
of
Jesus
Christ
:
for
this
were
no
free
generall
Assembly
,
and
to
limit
the
holy
one
of
Israel
.
Nay
,
i●
the
thing
proposed
,
conceived
by
them
to
be
Spirituall
,
be
so
twisted
with
the
things
Civill
,
that
the
ordering
or
establishing
of
it
may
carry
along
with
it
a
change
and
distemper
in
the
State
and
Government
,
or
import
danger
to
the
King
and
Crowne
;
the
Moderator
,
or
any
Commissioner
,
hath
power
to
propose
it
,
determine
it
,
and
never
to
consider
or
reflect
upon
the
danger
of
King
,
State
,
or
Kingdome
,
and
that
for
God
and
Christ's
glory
.
The
proper
,
naturall
,
and
right
Fresident
of
this
Seraphicall
The
proper
Moderator
,
is
a
Preacher
.
Judicatorie
,
is
one
of
the
Preaching-Elders
(
although
wee
observed
before
,
how
Lay-men
,
as
Buchanan
,
Melvil
,
Bruce
,
have
beene
Moderators
)
a
Lay-Elder
now
cannot
be
Moderator
.
Here
is
the
Legislative
power
,
here
is
the
Soveraigntie
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
here
is
the
highest
Tribunall
and
Judicatorie
of
Christ
upon
the
Earth
,
from
which
no
person
,
no
office
,
no
condition
of
creature
is
priviledged
;
from
it
lyeth
no
appeale
.
The
King
hath
no
power
to
appoynt
the
time
or
place
of
this
They
indict
the
Assemblie
by
their
owne
power
.
Assembly
,
but
once
a
yeare
it
must
necessarily
meet
.
And
at
the
close
of
every
Assembly
,
the
Present
appoynteth
the
day
and
place
for
the
next
.
If
any
great
Exigencie
really
,
or
in
their
fancie
intervening
,
requireth
the
meeting
of
a
Generall
Assembly
before
the
time
determined
,
the
Commissioners
from
the
Assembly
are
to
make
remonstrance
of
it
unto
the
King
.
Whatsoever
power
the
Pope
unjustly
usurpeth
,
the
Catholick
The
vast
power
of
this
Court
.
Church
,
or
her
virtuall
and
Representative
,
an
oecumenical
Councell
,
justly
challengeth
;
this
generall
Assembly
vindicateth
to
it self
,
only
Authoritative
,
by
way
of
authoritie
,
within
the
Church
of
the
Kingdome
and
Nation
;
yet
Consensivè
,
and
Charitativè
,
to
extend
to
all
Neighbour-Churches
in
the
World
,
what-ever
it
be
that
concerneth
,
fidem
,
cultum
,
Regimen
,
&c.
credenda
,
agenda
.
And
yet
if
this
infallible
Supreame
Judicatorie
would
reserve
to
it selfe
that
jurisdiction
is
due
to
men
in
Sacred
Orders
,
and
which
intrinsecally
,
radically
,
and
originally
is
in
them
ex
vi
ordinis
,
although
Presbyters
intrude
upon
higher
Callings
,
and
they
place
all
Ecclesiasticall
power
,
at
least
communicate
it
to
Lay-people
,
the
Princes
condition
were
tolerable
:
Nay
,
if
they
did
onely
trench
upon
what
is
due
to
Soveraigntie
,
and
with
which
he
is
invested
from
God
Almightie
,
which
is
restrained
,
ad
Externum
hominem
,
and
Externum
Regimen
,
although
Soveraigntie
by
it
be
brought
into
straiter
and
narrower
bounds
,
a
King
might
be
in
some
poor
condition
,
although
Robbed
of
His
Right
.
But
when
they
come
to
this
,
that
in
ordine
ad
spiritualia
,
in
order
to
spirituall
things
,
they
will
give
the
King
Lawes
,
repeale
His
La●es
,
command
and
expect
performance
and
obedience
,
otherwise
Excommunicate
,
and
if
a
King
neglect
that
Excommunication
,
incite
inferiour
Magistrates
,
Nobles
,
and
Commons
,
to
bring
Him
in
order
,
to
compell
and
force
Him
;
He
is
in
a
worse
condition
under
this
Soveraignitie
,
then
under
the
Pope
,
by
how
much
it
is
worse
to
a
King
to
be
subjected
to
an
untamed
furious
Beast
,
the
multitude
,
then
to
the
tyranny
of
one
.
All
these
Lay-Elders
,
all
these
Commissioners
from
Corporations
Lay
men
Judges
in
highest
poynts
of
Faith
and
Worship
,
&c.
and
Burrowes
,
are
de
jure
divino
,
as
fully
Judges
in
all
matters
of
Faith
,
Worship
,
Government
;
Judges
of
Heresie
,
Idolatrie
Superstition
,
of
the
highest
poynts
of
Orthodox
and
Catholick
mysteries
,
of
the
grossest
and
subtillest
Heresies
,
Arianisme
,
Arminianisme
,
Macedonianisme
,
Montanisme
,
Soctanisme
,
Anabaptisme
,
&c.
as
any
man
in
Sacred
Orders
there
,
have
vocem
deliberativam
,
vocem
decisivam
,
have
a
debating
,
discussive
voyce
,
and
concurre
as
much
with
the
insluence
of
their
voyce
,
to
prescribe
and
give
us
Normam
fidet
,
cultús
,
politiae
,
a
confession
of
Faith
,
a
prescript
for
Worship
,
Canons
for
Government
and
Discipline
,
as
ever
Bishops
had
in
lawfull
Christian
Councells
:
Bishops
,
limbs
and
members
of
Antichrist
,
are
no
part
of
it
.
Now
is
forgotten
that
of
the
Councel
of
Chalcedon
,
Concilium
Episcopor●m
est
;
and
that
old
Barbarous
,
but
Christian
enough
verse
,
Ite
foras
Laici
,
non
est
vobis
locus
yci
.
I
would
gladly
aske
of
one
of
these
Rabbies
,
and
great
Masters
in
Commissioners
of
Eurrowes
are
there
onely
in
a
Lay-capacitie
.
Israel
,
how
commeth
it
that
the
Commissioners
of
Burrowes
sit
there
,
voyce
there
?
are
they
too
de
jure
divino
,
by
divine
right
?
If
they
answer
,
that
such
are
chosen
as
are
,
or
have
beene
Lay-Elders
;
I
rejoyne
:
the
Lay-Elders
come
in
that
capacitie
onely
,
as
Commissioners
of
the
particular
Presbyteries
:
These
are
not
members
Constituents
of
the
Presbyterie
in
that
capacitie
,
that
they
are
,
or
have
beene
Lay-Elders
,
but
have
right
and
interest
in
this
high
Court
in
that
capacitie
meerely
,
as
Commissioners
of
Burrowes
.
Looke
upon
their
acts
of
generall
Assembly
,
and
you
will
find
,
that
it
authorizes
Commissioners
from
Burrowes
to
be
parts
Constituent
of
this
Judicatorie
,
quâ
tales
,
as
sent
from
the
Burrowes
.
Againe
,
I
aske
,
seeing
you
make
Doctors
one
of
your
foure
holy
We
find
Doctors
no
where
.
Functions
Ecclesiasticall
,
constituted
by
Christ
;
in
what
Judicatorie
find
we
them
?
In
Sessions
they
are
not
;
In
few
Presbyteries
they
be
;
and
if
there
,
in
some
other
capacitie
.
In
Generall
Assemblies
if
any
be
,
they
appeare
as
Commissioners
from
the
Universitie
,
in
this
capacitie
onely
.
And
many
times
it
is
seene
,
that
Professors
of
Philosophie
have
beene
Commissioners
of
Colledges
in
Generall
Assemblies
.
Leaving
these
absurdities
,
which
are
monstrously
grosse
,
I
come
The
power
which
this
Sanhedrim
assumeth
to
it selfe
.
to
consider
next
,
what
is
the
Soveraigne
power
of
this
high
Sanhedrim
.
If
they
would
,
in
Christian
moderation
,
assume
no
more
to
themselves
but
onely
a
Directive
Power
,
and
by
humble
Remonstrances
and
Supplications
,
with
that
reverence
is
due
to
Soveraigntie
and
Majestie
,
Petition
the
King
to
animate
their
Acts
,
Canons
,
and
Constitutions
,
with
the
influence
of
his
Legislative
Power
;
this
were
faire
Quarter
.
But
,
by
your
favour
,
no
sooner
have
they
enacted
it
here
,
and
so
soone
as
it
is
solemnly
intimated
,
which
is
by
returning
to
every
Presbyterie
,
with
it
's
Commissioners
,
a
Copie
of
the
Acts
,
Orders
,
and
Ordinances
,
and
by
the
Presbyterie's
Order
every
Minister
hath
published
them
in
the
Parish
Church
;
all
things
so
done
,
are
animated
with
a
Potestative
Power
,
by
the
influence
these
Orders
receive
from
that
Legislative
Power
Christ
hath
entrusted
them
with
,
in
his
oeconomicall
Kingdome
.
All
then
are
bound
to
obedience
,
if
it
be
in
the
meanest
in●iffer●nt
thing
;
nay
,
if
this
Order
crosse
or
repeale
a
standing
Law
,
all
disobedients
are
lyable
to
all
Ecclesiasticall
Censures
,
and
may
forthwith
be
proceeded
against
,
even
till
they
be
delivered
over
into
the
hands
of
the
Divel
.
This
Assembly
is
above
the
King
;
to
them
he
ought
to
give
an
They
are
above
the
King
,
and
all
Soveraigntie
account
of
his
Faith
;
to
their
Confession
of
Faith
he
must
conforme
himselfe
;
to
their
Orders
he
must
give
obedience
;
otherwise
,
he
is
excommunicable
,
deposable
.
I
feare
you
scare
beleeve
me
;
yet
truly
,
non
verenda
retego
,
sed
inverecunda
confut●
;
I
discover
not
the
nakednesse
of
Father
,
the
shame
of
Brot●er
,
nor
Friend
;
would
to
God
the
tenets
and
practices
were
●uried
in
Hell
,
and
the
maintainers
regained
to
God
by
true
repentance
,
&
f●rs●king
their
wayes
:
I
discover
onely
things
that
are
past
all
shame
,
&
which
our
Church
can
never
owne
.
Sir
,
if
you
will
hard●y
b●l●eve
me
in
this
,
let
me
give
you
their
assertions
in
this
case
&
their
con●ormable
practice
.
It
is
their
constant
Catholike
Tenet
,
That
if
the
King
,
Queene
,
If
they
cannot
reforme
by
the
King
,
they
may
by
any
other
meanes
else
.
Regent
,
or
Protector
,
or
whosoever
he
or
she
is
,
in
whose
Person
Soveraigntie
is
fixed
,
or
in
whose
Person
it
is
representatively
fixed
,
onely
by
a
siduciarie
trust
,
during
the
non-age
of
the
Prince
or
Princesse
;
will
not
submit
himselfe
to
this
holy
Scepter
,
will
not
according
to
it
's
prescript
,
reforme
Religion
,
preserve
it
in
it
's
integritie
;
any
man
or
men
are
bound
to
doe
it
,
at
their
direction
.
I
spare
Martin
.
Junior's
Faith
in
this
,
That
there
is
no
Authoritie
above
the
Brotherhood
.
No
Magistrate
(
saith
●
e
.
Thes
.
17.
18.
22.
)
may
lawfully
mayme
or
deforme
the
Body
of
Christ
,
which
is
the
Church
;
no
lawfull
Church-Government
is
changeable
,
at
the
pleasure
of
the
Magistrate
;
of
necessitie
,
all
Christian
Magistrates
are
bound
to
receive
this
Government
.
Nor
will
I
insist
upon
Vigginton's
assertion
;
That
,
what
the
Holy
Brotherhood
cannot
obtaine
by
suit
and
dispute
,
the
People
must
bring
it
to
passe
.
You
desire
the
Tenets
and
Practices
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
onely
.
The
Scot's
maintaine
.
That
if
the
King
,
or
Queene
,
will
not
reforme
Religion
may
be
reformed
,
or
preserved
by
violence
.
Religion
,
they
may
take
upon
them
by
violence
and
power
to
reforme
it
.
This
they
have
learned
of
their
grand-father
Knox
,
as
you
may
reade
in
an
Epistle
of
his
,
written
from
Diepe
,
An.
1557.
and
in
Knox
Hist
.
p.
213.
what
is
lawfull
for
Reformation
,
is
lawfull
for
preservation
of
Religion
.
First
,
and
here
they
begin
with
the
Nobles
,
and
determine
right
If
the
King
will
not
,
the
Nobles
may
.
downe
;
Noble
men
ought
to
Reforme
Religion
,
if
the
King
will
not
,
Knox
,
ap
.
25.
Againe
,
That
God
hath
appointed
the
Nobilitie
to
bridle
the
inordinate
app●tites
of
Princes
;
and
in
so
doing
,
they
cannot
be
accused
as
resisters
of
Author●tie
.
Knox
,
Hist
.
343.
And
,
That
it
is
their
dutie
to
represse
the
rage
and
insolencie
of
Princes
,
Knox
,
ap
.
33.
Secondly
,
in
the
second
p●ace
;
if
the
Nobles
will
not
doe
,
the
If
neither
King
nor
Nobles
,
the
People
may
.
People
and
Commonalite
may
reform
Religion
,
at
the
order
and
direction
of
the
Brotherhood
,
Knox
to
the
Commonaltie
,
fol.
49.
50.
The
Commonaltie
,
by
their
power
,
may
bridle
the
cruell
Beasts
;
(
they
meane
,
Priests
and
Prelates
)
Knox
to
the
Commonaltie
,
fol.
55.
Tho
Commonaltie
may
lawfully
require
of
their
Soveraign
,
to
have
true
Preachers
;
and
if
he
be
negligent
,
they
may
themselves
provide
them
,
maintaine
them
,
defend
them
against
all
that
doe
persecute
them
,
and
may
detaine
the
profits
of
the
Church-Livings
from
the
other
sort
;
(
that
is
to
say
,
Priests
,
Papists
,
Prelates
,
and
Malignants
)
Knox
to
the
Commonaltie
,
fol.
55.
Thirdly
,
in
the
third
place
;
if
they
come
to
the
happinesse
,
to
If
Nobles
and
Commons
joyn
,
there
is
hope
of
some
greater
successe
.
have
Nobles
and
Commons
obedient
to
their
Commandements
,
for
Reformation
,
or
preservation
of
true
Religion
,
(
which
must
be
so
as
they
fancie
)
I
am
deceived
,
if
they
allow
not
more
violence
,
and
esteeme
it
more
pietie
,
zeale
,
and
justice
.
Their
Tenets
are
:
The
Commonaltie
concurring
with
the
Nobles
,
may
compell
the
Bishops
to
cease
from
their
tyrannte
,
Knox
to
the
Commonaltie
,
fol.
47.
Againe
;
The
Nobilitie
and
Commonaltie
ought
to
reforme
Religion
,
and
in
that
case
may
remove
from
Honours
,
and
may
punish
such
as
God
hath
condemned
,
Deut.
13.
Of
what
estate
,
condition
,
or
honour
soever
.
Knox
,
ap
.
sol
.
28.
30.
Fourthly
,
in
the
fourth
place
,
if
the
Nobles
will
not
joyne
Ins●riour
Magistrates
&
people
may
joyne
.
with
the
People
or
Commonaltie
,
in
the
Reformation
,
or
preservation
of
true
Religion
;
at
the
direction
of
the
Ministerie
,
the
inferiour
Magistrates
may
,
and
should
doe
it
.
Knox
,
Hist
.
p.
217.
Fifthly
,
in
the
fifth
place
,
before
so
good
a
worke
be
not
done
,
Every
individuall
in
this
good
worke
,
may
,
and
ought
to
the
utmost
of
his
power
,
intend
and
endeavour
Reformation
.
if
Nobles
,
or
the
whole
,
or
greatest
part
of
the
Commonaltie
will
not
be
obedient
,
assisting
,
&
ayding
to
so
good
a
work
;
Every
individuall
man
&
person
is
bound
to
advance
this
good
worke
,
to
kill
Papist
,
Priest
,
Prelate
,
Malignant
,
nay
a
King
,
if
he
stand
out
an
enemie
to
God
,
and
Christ
,
and
cannot
otherwise
be
reclaimed
,
or
removed
,
nor
by
suit
or
dispute
gained
to
the
right
way
,
(
I
dare
say
,
their
doctrine
leads
to
this
)
see
Knox
,
ap
.
fol.
30.
where
roundly
he
saith
,
The
punishment
of
such
Crimes
as
touch
the
Majestie
of
God
doth
not
appertaine
to
Kings
and
chiefe
Rulers
onely
,
but
also
to
the
whole
body
of
the
People
,
and
to
every
member
of
the
same
,
to
revenge
the
injurie
done
against
God
.
Againe
,
see
him
,
fol.
35.
The
People
are
bound
by
oath
to
God
,
to
revenge
,
to
the
utmost
of
their
power
,
the
injurie
done
against
Gods
Majestie
.
To
this
purpose
they
alleadge
the
examp●es
of
Phincas
,
who
in
his
zeale
killed
the
Adulterers
:
of
Ehud
,
who
in
the
same
zeale
killed
Eglon
in
his
private
Chamber
,
(
remember
he
was
a
King
:
)
Of
Jael
,
who
killed
Sisera
:
of
Matathias
,
who
in
zeale
killed
a
Jew
for
committing
of
Idolatrie
;
and
who
,
in
the
same
zeale
.
at
the
same
time
killed
the
Kings
Commissioner
.
Sir
,
put
these
things
together
,
and
see
,
where
this
Sovera●gne
Supreame
Ecclesiasticall
Judicatorie
hath
such
dominion
and
power
over
mens
consciences
,
that
being
directed
by
their
Ministerie
,
they
are
bound
to
doe
to
the
utmost
of
their
power
,
for
Reformation
and
preservation
of
Religion
,
what
Sacred
Person
of
any
King
can
be
secured
?
What
man
offending
against
the
Majestie
of
God
(
which
is
as
they
sarcie
many
times
)
may
not
be
taken
away
by
one
like
to
a
Ravilliack
?
What
.
Commissioner
or
Counsellour
of
the
King
,
but
in
doing
his
best
service
to
His
Master
,
he
may
be
stoned
like
to
Adoram
,
and
all
this
goe
in
popular
esteeme
currant
for
good
service
,
and
extraordinarie
zeale
to
God
and
his
Cause
?
Sixthly
,
in
the
sixth
place
,
upon
those
grounds
,
Covenants
and
All
,
or
as
many
as
are
wel-affected
,
may
Covenant
&
combine
for
doing
this
worke
.
Confederacies
come
in
,
to
strengthen
all
,
to
joyne
Purses
,
Persons
,
Wit
,
and
Strength
,
contra
omnes
mortales
,
Regid
Majestate
non
exceptâ
,
against
King
and
Bishop
,
Prince
and
Prelate
,
to
the
defence
of
the
good
Cause
;
with
a
Combination
,
every
one
to
be
ayding
,
assisting
,
and
maintaining
one
another
in
so
good
a
Cause
.
Seventhly
,
in
the
last
place
commeth
their
Orders
for
Reformation
,
The
Confiderates
may
by
themselves
give
Orders
.
or
preservation
;
and
that
by
themselves
and
the
collective
Body
,
or
any
Associates
whatsoever
,
without
respect
,
reverence
,
or
obedience
to
the
Soveraigne
author●tie
of
the
Prince
.
The
practice
is
clearely
seene
in
M.
Knox
his
proceedings
:
for
Practices
upon
the
Tenets
.
after
that
by
his
Letter
,
which
we
mentioned
before
,
written
to
Scotland
,
Anno
1557
,
from
Diepe
,
and
otherwise
,
he
had
infused
the
above-named
Principles
into
many
,
an
Oath
of
Confederacie
was
taken
amongst
them
,
and
subscription
under
their
hands
,
to
some
agreement
.
This
gave
life
to
that
tumultuarie
Reformation
,
much
strength
being
added
to
it
,
by
the
concurrence
of
the
Sacrilegious
,
hoping
thus
to
swallow
up
the
Church-Revenues
;
which
is
more
then
certaine
,
was
against
Knox
his
mind
,
and
the
first
Reformers
.
As
we
deplore
great
losses
the
Church
had
by
this
Reformation
,
and
doe
thanke
God
heartily
for
his
admirable
bountie
and
mercie
in
the
good
of
Truth
we
got
by
it
,
yet
we
will
never
wrong
Reformed
Religion
so
much
,
as
to
account
of
that
as
an
orderly
Reformation
;
we
denie
not
,
but
it
was
attended
with
much
Sedition
,
Faction
,
and
Rebellion
.
Anno
1558
,
without
the
authoritie
of
Soveraigntie
,
nay
,
without
Orders
of
Reformation
,
prescribed
without
the
Authoritie
of
Soveraignty
.
the
knowledge
of
it
,
these
Confederates
,
at
the
direction
of
their
Ministerie
,
prescribe
Orders
for
Reformation
of
Religion
to
be
observed
and
practised
throughout
the
whole
Kingdome
.
See
Knox
Hist
.
p.
217
,
218.
They
goe
farther
;
they
writ
an
Imperious
Letter
to
the
Religious
They
charge
their
adverse
partie
to
obey
their
Orders
.
Houses
,
in
the
Name
of
the
Congregation
,
commanding
all
of
them
to
remove
from
thence
against
such
a
day
,
or
then
they
would
eject
them
by
force
.
Knox
,
ib
.
Within
very
short
time
after
,
a
Parliament
being
holden
by
the
They
protest
against
King
&
Parliament
.
Queen
Regent
,
(
Queen
Maries
Mother
,
and
great
Grand-mother
to
our
gracious
Soveraigne
)
they
make
a
Protestation
,
That
except
they
had
their
desires
,
they
would
goe
on
in
their
intended
course
of
Reformation
;
That
neither
they
,
nor
any
that
joyned
with
them
,
should
incurre
therefore
any
danger
in
Life
,
or
Lands
,
or
other
Civill
Penalties
;
and
,
That
if
any
violence
happened
in
pursuit
of
those
matters
,
they
should
thank
themselves
.
It
is
very
observable
,
they
were
all
bound
in
that
Confederacie
,
to
assist
and
strengthen
each
other
in
that
course
:
See
Knox
Hist
.
pag
.
256.
First
,
here
you
have
the
direction
of
the
Ministerie
:
Next
,
you
have
a
Confederacie
,
and
Bond
of
mutuall
defence
:
Thirdly
,
you
have
Orders
and
Decrees
agreed
upon
,
in
common
:
Fourthly
,
you
have
Warrants
issued
out
,
to
make
or
force
all
to
be
put
in
execution
:
Fifthly
,
you
have
a
Protestation
,
and
that
a
threatning
one
too
,
against
the
Queene
Regent
and
whole
Parliament
:
Are
those
things
consistent
with
Monarchie
?
What
Scripture
?
what
Father
?
what
practice
of
the
Church
doth
warrant
such
a
Reformation
?
Come
on
,
and
you
shall
have
them
anon
in
open
contemning
They
contemne
Soveraigne
Authoritie
.
Soveraigne
Authoritie
.
The
Queene
Regent
,
to
suppresse
these
beginnings
,
and
to
nip
them
in
the
bud
,
cites
them
to
appeare
at
Stirling
:
They
appeare
not
;
they
are
out-lawed
:
all
men
,
under
paine
of
Treason
,
are
inhibited
to
assist
them
.
There
is
no
obedience
,
but
all
in
the
Confederacie
adhere
to
them
:
I
cannot
,
for
my
part
,
justifie
this
Divinitie
.
From
Disobedience
and
Contempt
,
they
are
guiltie
of
usurping
They
usurpe
Royall
Power
.
the
Royall
Power
:
for
very
shortly
after
,
Anno
1559.
immediately
after
a
Sermon
preached
by
Knox
in
Saint-Iohnstowne
,
at
his
exhortation
and
direction
,
they
fall
to
the
pulling
downe
of
the
Religious
Houses
,
and
within
two
or
three
dayes
equall
three
of
them
to
the
ground
.
Can
it
appeare
,
that
by
Holy
Writ
or
Reason
such
Popular
tumultuarie
Reformations
are
warrantable
?
Is
it
not
intrinsecally
inherent
in
the
Crowne
,
or
wheresoever
Soveraigntie
is
fixed
?
And
so
they
proceeded
in
Fife
,
Angus
,
Mornis
,
Stirling
,
Lowthian
,
&c.
and
through
the
whole
Kingdome
.
See
Knox
Hist
.
p.
263.
Here
were
many
goodly
and
rich
Churches
spoyled
,
robbed
,
and
cast
downe
.
After
this
they
disclaime
Soveraigne
Authoritie
,
except
it
be
as
They
resource
their
lawfull
Soveraigne
.
they
please
,
and
have
their
desires
.
The
Queene
Regent
threatned
Saint-Iohnstowne
,
where
this
disorder
first
was
acted
.
They
of
the
Confederacie
writ
to
her
in
plaine
tearms
;
That
except
She
stayed
from
that
crueltie
,
they
should
be
compelled
to
take
the
Sword
of
just
defence
,
and
protested
.
That
without
the
Reformation
which
they
desired
,
they
would
never
be
subject
to
any
mortall
man
.
See
Knox
,
p.
265.
More
followed
.
By
a
Letter
they
cite
all
their
Brethren
to
repaire
They
command
all
she
Brotherhood
to
be
assistants
.
unto
them
:
and
that
you
may
know
,
that
their
Letters
were
Authoritative
Commands
,
and
that
all
the
Authoritie
is
from
the
independent
Soveraigntie
of
the
Church
;
consider
,
how
they
write
to
the
Nobilitie
,
upon
paine
of
Excommunication
,
to
joyn
with
them
.
Knox
ibid
.
pag
.
268
,
269
,
272.
How
much
this
Ecclesiasticall
Soveraigntie
did
exalt
it selfe
above
They
are
obeyed
,
the
Queenes
Herald
is
abused
.
the
Civill
,
is
more
then
apparent
in
this
,
That
when
an
Herald
in
his
Coat
of
Armes
,
commanded
all
men
under
paine
of
Treason
to
return
to
their
houses
,
by
publique
sound
of
Trumpet
,
in
Glasgow
no
man
obeyed
that
Charge
,
but
went
forward
to
their
Associates
,
Habes
confitentem
reuns
.
Knox
,
pag
.
274.
They
denounce
Warre
too
,
which
was
ever
judged
to
be
the
peculiar
They
denounce
warre
against
their
adversaries
.
specifick
prerogative
of
Soveraigntie
:
for
they
writ
to
the
Bishops
and
Clergie
,
That
except
they
desisted
from
dealing
against
them
,
they
would
with
all
force
and
power
execute
just
vengeance
and
punishment
upon
them
;
and
,
that
they
would
begin
the
same
Warre
which
God
commanded
Israel
to
execute
against
the
Canaanites
.
Which
manner
of
proceeding
,
they
tearmed
a
resisting
of
the
Enemie
.
Knox
Hist
.
p.
275
,
276.
The
poore
Queene
Regent
was
brought
to
an
Accommodation
,
They
will
heare
of
no
Peace
,
but
enter
into
a
Combination
for
mutual
defence
.
and
the
Assembly
at
Saint-Iohnstowne
was
dismissed
:
But
there
parting
they
entred
into
a
This
is
much
like
a
Clause
in
the
late
horrid
Covenant
.
League
by
Oath
,
That
if
any
one
Member
of
their
Congregation
(
this
in
the
Scotish
is
equivalent
to
Ecclesia
)
should
be
troubled
they
should
all
concurre
,
assist
,
and
convene
againe
together
,
for
the
defence
of
the
same
.
Knox
,
pag
.
283.
The
Queene
Regent
finding
this
Soveraigntie
over-beare
Her's
,
and
the
Peace
of
the
Kingdome
shaken
;
by
a
Declaration
published
and
preclaimed
,
testified
her
desire
of
Peace
,
and
descended
so
much
,
that
really
it
was
onely
a
Request
:
They
scorned
it
,
would
none
of
it
,
confuted
it
by
another
,
did
exhort
those
of
their
Faction
to
excourage
themselves
in
the
Lord
,
to
stand
upon
their
guard
,
like
to
the
re-builders
of
Jerusalem
and
the
Temple
,
with
the
Sword
in
one
hand
,
and
the
Bible
in
another
;
wherein
they
gave
the
Queene
many
times
the
Not
much
unlike
the
uncivill
language
cast
upon
our
gracious
Soveraigne
in
these
Times
.
Lye
,
and
abused
her
with
reproachfull
and
contumelious
speeches
.
The
Subjects
that
continue
their
obedience
,
are
honoured
with
no
better
tearme
,
then
to
be
called
the
Queenes
Faction
.
You
may
reade
this
at
leysure
and
pleasure
in
Knox
Historie
,
pag
.
330
,
333
,
362
,
364.
Nay
,
they
renounce
their
obedience
unto
Her
,
protested
,
That
whosoever
should
take
Her
part
,
should
be
punished
as
Traytors
,
whensoever
God
should
put
the
Sword
of
Justice
into
their
hands
.
Knox
Hist
.
p.
364.
At
last
they
rise
to
the
highest
pitch
of
Rebellion
,
and
Anno
They
depose
the
Queene
Regent
.
1560
they
depose
the
Queene
Regent
;
the
predetermination
being
given
,
That
it
was
lawfull
for
them
to
doe
so
,
by
M.
Knox
and
M.
Wilcocks
.
This
is
upon
Record
yet
in
that
Kingdome
,
and
is
set
downe
by
M.
Knox
himselfe
,
Hist
.
pag
.
372
,
378.
And
it
is
observable
,
that
the
Queene
,
if
I
remember
right
,
lived
but
a
month
,
or
little
more
,
after
this
pious
act
.
Some
will
now
say
,
that
I
speake
too
hardly
of
our
first
Reformers
The
Author's
modest
opinion
of
that
is
called
the
first
Reformation
of
Scotland
.
and
Reformation
,
and
would
know
what
is
my
opinion
of
them
and
it
.
To
deale
clearely
;
God
is
my
witnesse
,
I
am
no
Papist
,
but
doe
abhorre
Poperie
as
much
as
any
;
and
that
I
am
no
Puritan
,
the
other
partie
will
witnesse
for
me
:
I
am
bound
to
speak
the
truth
in
my
heart
;
and
to
give
some
satisfaction
,
I
say
,
First
,
as
I
am
able
,
I
blesse
and
prayse
God
most
heartily
,
that
we
were
delivered
from
the
Popes
Tyrannie
,
and
that
grosse
A●gyptian
darknesse
we
were
under
:
which
I
ascribe
to
the
admirable
wisedome
and
infinitely
transcendent
goodnesse
of
God
.
Next
,
I
leave
the
men
to
God's
mercie
;
but
for
the
manner
of
proceeding
,
the
way
they
tooke
,
I
dare
not
,
I
will
not
approve
it
:
but
will
say
with
Jacob
,
in
consilium
eorum
ne
veniat
anima
mea
.
Thirdly
,
I
dayly
heartily
bewaile
that
,
that
too
too
much
Idolized
Reformation
,
in
an
excessive
hatred
against
Poperie
,
did
run
too
much
to
the
other
extreame
;
that
the
goodly
Order
and
Government
of
the
Church
was
shouldered
out
;
the
publique
service
and
worship
of
God
,
with
it
's
decencie
,
reverence
,
and
come●inesse
,
was
much
defaced
,
disgraced
;
That
goodly
,
stately
,
and
rich
Churches
,
were
abused
;
robbed
,
and
equalled
to
the
ground
;
and
,
that
the
Church-Patrimonie
was
dilapidated
:
and
yet
this
was
not
so
much
done
by
the
first
called
Reformers
,
as
by
their
Disciples
,
Aetas
parentum
pejor
avis
.
It
feareth
me
,
besides
that
God
is
punishing
our
present
sinnes
,
that
by
this
Scourge
,
which
is
gilded
with
the
specious
,
but
spurious
compellation
of
a
glorious
thorow
,
second
Reformation
,
he
is
in
the
same
justice
punishing
the
sinnes
of
that
first
Reformation
.
For
my
part
I
judge
verily
,
that
Church
had
never
an
orderly
and
warrantable
Reformation
,
till
it
was
happily
begun
and
advanced
by
King
James
,
when
he
tooke
the
Government
in
his
own
hands
,
and
was
like
to
come
to
a
great
perfection
under
the
Government
of
our
most
gracious
Soveraigne
King
Charles
:
Although
I
denie
not
,
but
the
seeds
of
Truth
,
sowne
by
Hamilton
,
Wise-heart
,
Mylne
,
and
others
,
who
before
Knox
his
time
did
preach
Truth
,
cast
downe
the
errors
of
Rome
in
the
peoples
hearts
,
were
farre
from
stirring
up
the
subjects
against
lawfull
Authoritie
;
and
like
the
ancient
Martyrs
,
did
suffer
patiently
,
and
seale
the
Truth
of
the
Gospel
with
their
bloud
.
If
Knox
and
his
Complices
had
kept
in
this
way
,
I
am
certaine
that
Church
had
beene
more
happy
;
nor
had
we
seen
such
Robberie
and
deformitie
in
the
Church
.
Sure
I
am
,
great
,
many
,
and
more
then
ordinarie
sinnes
in
them
,
and
us
,
and
our
fore-fathers
,
have
brought
us
to
be
plunged
in
those
almost
inextricable
miseries
:
and
till
we
proportionably
repent
,
we
cannot
looke
to
see
better
dayes
;
what
is
dis-joynted
in
State
set
aright
,
and
the
beautie
of
God's
House
restored
:
which
God
of
his
mercie
grant
to
us
,
for
his
onely
Sonne
Jesus
Christ
.
By
what
is
said
,
it
appeares
sufficiently
,
that
this
Spirituall
Soveraigntie
is
farre
above
the
King's
Crowne
:
and
what
we
undertooke
,
to
make
their
practices
prove
their
Tenets
,
is
more
then
evident
;
onely
one
thing
rests
to
be
proved
,
That
this
Soveraigntie
may
authorize
any
and
every
private
man
to
doe
to
the
utmost
of
their
power
for
the
Reformation
of
Religion
,
to
plunder
,
kill
,
&c.
Sir
,
I
referre
you
to
M.
Knox
Historie
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
,
Practice
of
mischiefe
done
by
private
men
,
and
commended
by
them
.
pag
.
143
,
144
,
145.
where
relating
how
Cardinall
Beaton
,
Arch-bishop
of
S.
Andrew's
,
(
a
man
whom
I
justifie
not
,
neither
commend
much
)
was
killed
by
Norman
Lesley
,
John
Lesley
,
Peter
Carmichael
,
and
James
Melvil
,
in
his
owne
house
,
the
Castle
of
S.
Andrew's
,
who
were
all
onely
private
Gentlemen
;
and
if
you
will
trust
Buchanan
,
the
cause
was
,
a
jarre
betwixt
Norman
Lesley
and
the
Cardinall
,
upon
Knox
his
faith
;
the
quarrell
was
,
the
killing
of
M.
George
Wise-heart
(
a
good
man
undoubtedly
.
)
The
Cardinall
could
have
no
mercy
,
although
he
cryed
pittifully
for
it
,
saying
,
I
am
a
Priest
,
ye
will
not
stay
me
:
Knox
,
I
say
,
relating
this
historie
,
commends
the
fact
of
Iames
Melvil
,
killing
him
with
grave
and
pious
words
in
his
mouth
,
as
a
godly
fact
.
The
summe
of
the
storie
is
;
when
they
entred
the
Cardinall's
Chamber
,
with
some
sixteene
or
seventeene
more
,
Iohn
Lesley
and
Peter
Carmichael
fell
violently
and
passionately
on
him
,
but
James
Melvil
with
gravitie
and
pietie
withdrew
them
,
and
said
:
This
worke
and
judgement
of
God
,
(
although
it
be
secret
)
ought
to
be
done
with
great
gravitie
.
And
presenting
unto
him
the
poynt
of
the
Sword
,
said
,
Repent
thee
of
thy
former
wicked
life
,
but
especially
of
thy
shedding
of
the
blood
of
that
notable
instrument
of
God
,
M.
George
Wise-heart
,
which
albeit
the
flame
of
fire
consumed
before
men
,
yet
cryes
it
a
vengeance
upon
thee
,
and
we
from
God
are
sent
to
revenge
it
.
For
here
before
my
God
I
protest
,
that
neither
the
hatred
of
thy
Person
,
the
love
of
thy
Riches
,
nor
the
feare
of
any
trouble
thou
couldest
have
done
to
me
in
particular
,
moved
,
or
moveth
me
to
strike
thee
:
but
onely
because
thou
hast
beene
and
remainest
an
obstinate
enemy
against
Christ
Jesus
and
his
holy
Gospel
.
And
the
meeke
man
of
God
,
as
he
is
there
tearmed
,
strucke
him
twice
or
thrice
thorow
with
a
stogsword
;
and
he
fell
.
I
give
all
this
,
that
James
Melvil
did
this
in
revenge
of
M.
George
Wise-heart
,
being
slaine
by
the
Cardinall
:
What
Divinitie
will
warrant
this
fact
of
Iames
Melvil's
to
be
a
good
and
godly
fact
(
for
so
it
is
noted
in
the
Margent
)
to
a
private
man
,
to
murther
or
kill
thus
a
Priest
,
an
Arch-bishop
of
so
high
dignitie
?
The
result
of
all
is
,
he
did
it
gravely
,
in
cold
blood
,
told
him
,
so
much
,
that
he
was
sent
from
God
,
he
had
no
private
end
;
the
motive
stirred
him
up
to
this
godly
fact
,
was
,
That
he
had
beene
,
and
remained
at
that
time
an
enemy
to
Jesus
Christ
,
and
his
holy
Gospel
;
he
exhorted
him
to
repen●ance
,
and
for
all
his
great
sinnes
,
as
Knox
writes
the
storie
,
he
allowed
him
no
more
time
,
but
so
much
as
was
spent
in
his
godly
Counsaile
:
for
immediately
after
he
was
twice
thrust
thorow
.
But
those
Seraphicall
Doctors
know
,
Nescit
tarda
molimina
Spiritus
Sanctus
;
and
the
Spirit
can
worke
suddenly
,
Inter
os
&
offam
,
Inter
Pont●m
&
Fontem
,
especially
where
and
when
they
are
sent
of
God
to
doe
such
great
good
works
:
But
this
is
protestatio
contra
factum
.
Whatever
M.
Melvil
said
in
his
Protestation
,
Knox
doth
witnesse
,
that
the
Cardinall
being
murthered
,
they
seized
upon
the
Artillerie
and
Ammunition
,
wherewith
that
Fortresse
was
plentifully
furnished
,
and
likewise
upon
the
rich
hangings
,
houshold-stuffe
of
all
sorts
,
apparell
,
Copes
,
Iewels
,
ornaments
of
Churches
,
great
store
of
Gold
and
Silver-Plate
,
besides
no
small
quantitie
of
Treasure
in
readie
Coyne
.
I
could
instance
some
practices
about
the
time
of
the
Parliament
,
in
Anno
1621
,
commonly
called
the
Marquesse
of
Hamilton's
Parliament
,
but
because
that
will
onely
reflect
upon
some
parcular
persons
,
I
passe
it
willingly
and
wittingly
.
It
is
most
certaine
,
when
the
pious
and
learned
Doctors
of
Aberdene
did
demand
of
the
Patriarches
of
this
late
Covenant
;
Why
they
did
not
by
Preaching
,
Printing
,
Censuring
,
or
some
reall
deed
,
expresse
their
detestation
of
that
horrid
fact
done
by
the
Rascally-rout
of
Edenburgh
the
23
of
Iuly
,
1637
,
where
at
the
first
reading
of
the
Service
there
,
a
great
many
Bishops
being
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
,
the
Serving-women
rose
barbarously
within
the
Church
,
did
throw
their
stooles
at
the
Bishop
of
the
place
;
&
the
Dean
who
was
officiating
,
did
cry
out
most
horribly
,
that
the
Major
,
Aldermen
,
and
others
within
,
could
hardly
compose
it
for
a
long
time
;
and
the
worst
and
basest
of
the
People
,
who
were
without
,
did
throw
in
great
stones
at
the
Glasse-windowes
,
the
doores
being
shut
:
After
the
arising
of
the
commotion
,
to
prevent
more
tumult
and
danger
,
and
when
Service
and
Sermon
were
done
,
the
Bishops
,
Major
,
&
Aldermen
,
going
home
with
the
Lord
Chancellour
,
and
some
Bs.
attending
his
Grace
,
the
Bishop
,
and
Deane
of
Edenburgh
,
with
others
,
were
wel-nigh
stoned
in
the
streets
:
when
I
say
,
it
was
demanded
of
these
Apostles
,
Why
they
did
not
condemne
this
unchristian
Barbarous
out-rage
,
voyd
of
Pietie
and
Reason
,
and
without
any
example
in
the
Christian
Church
?
the
summe
of
their
answer
was
,
and
to
this
day
is
,
That
such
a
zealous
people
were
to
be
left
to
their
owne
warrand
,
they
knew
not
by
what
Spirit
they
were
governed
,
God
worketh
great
workes
many
times
by
basest
meanes
:
and
yet
those
Nobles
they
speake
of
,
those
zealous
,
those
intelligent
and
knowing
Christians
(
whereof
many
of
them
in
Edenburgh
were
knowne
Coale-stealers
and
Whores
)
were
the
first
active
instruments
in
this
glorious
Reformation
.
I
confesse
,
this
Divinitie
is
so
transcendent
and
Metaphysicall
,
that
it
exceeds
my
capacitie
,
and
is
so
fruitfull
upon
any
occasion
to
work
all
or
the
greatest
of
mis-chiefes
,
that
I
doe
not
see
how
it
can
consist
with
peace
or
safetie
of
King
,
Kingdome
,
Church
,
or
of
any
entrusted
with
greatest
trust
in
Church
or
State
:
I
beleeve
,
any
rationall
man
may
see
by
this
,
how
superlatively
this
spirituall
Signorie
is
above
King
and
Royall
Soveraigntie
.
And
that
this
Government
Ecclesiasticall
is
inconsistent
with
Monarchie
,
with
the
Peace
of
a
Kingdome
,
and
is
or
may
be
in
time
a
Mother
and
Nu●se
of
as
much
Rebellion
and
Treason
as
any
Jesuitisme
of
the
Highest
dye
,
if
not
more
.
Certainly
Rome
,
although
a
Whore
,
and
hath
a
cup
of
abomination
in
her
hand
,
is
not
so
bad
nor
so
abominable
;
I
pray
God
to
keepe
all
good
Christians
cleane
of
both
.
Let
us
goe
on
;
In
Faith
,
Worship
,
and
all
spirituall
things
they
vindicate
to
themselves
such
a
Soveraigntie
,
that
King
,
Councell
,
Parliament
,
nay
,
all
together
,
must
not
touch
the
Scepter
of
Christ
;
they
are
to
Determine
,
Define
,
take
Cognisance
,
Accuse
,
Sentence
,
Punish
;
neither
King
,
nor
King
and
Councell
,
nor
King
and
Parliament
,
must
assume
power
here
;
for
otherwise
,
it
is
to
intrude
upon
Christ
and
his
Right
.
This
Soveraigntie
is
of
so
high
a
straine
,
so
large
an
extent
,
that
When
they
demand
the
Royall
conformation
of
their
Decrees
,
it
is
onely
an
act
of
courtese
.
when
they
have
decreed
any
thing
in
this
supreame
infallible
Judicatorie
,
that
they
may
have
the
better
obedience
to
demand
the
King
and
Parliament's
approbation
;
This
is
not
demanded
as
a
thing
arbitrarie
,
which
the
King
and
Parliament
may
doe
,
or
not
doe
;
or
leaving
it
to
His
Royall
Judgement
,
with
the
advice
of
His
Parliament
,
to
qualifie
or
rectifie
their
Decrees
and
Orders
:
No
,
no
truely
;
that
is
,
to
betray
the
trust
Christ
hath
given
them
:
they
need
not
supplicate
or
petition
for
it
;
it
is
in
them
but
an
act
of
courtesie
,
to
shew
dutifull
obedience
.
And
if
the
King
and
Parliament
will
not
grant
it
,
they
are
armed
with
as
much
power
from
Heaven
,
as
to
force
them
to
doe
it
,
by
Excommunication
,
and
making
all
good
Christians
joyne
with
them
in
God's
Cause
.
Some
may
thinke
,
I
speake
liberally
;
God
forbid
I
should
doe
it
:
If
any
desire
to
know
more
in
this
particular
,
let
him
reade
the
Scotish
Pope's
Sermon
.
Preached
at
Westminster
,
and
Printed
by
Order
of
the
House
:
I
will
not
spend
Time
and
Paper
,
to
cite
his
words
,
which
giveth
to
the
King
no
more
Authoritie
then
this
;
To
approve
by
his
subscription
,
what
the
Presbyters
have
Decreed
.
But
to
make
this
appeare
,
I
give
you
some
unanswerable
Reasons
:
First
,
It
is
certaine
,
in
Scotland
M.
Knox
and
his
Complices
set
on
their
Reformation
,
without
the
Queene
,
or
Queene
Regents
Authoritie
,
or
the
Authoritie
of
Parliament
.
For
Anno
1558
,
they
made
their
Consederacie
,
gave
out
their
Orders
for
Reformation
,
throughout
the
whole
Kingdome
:
Anno
1559
,
they
Acted
their
Reformation
,
An
instance
,
anno
1559.
by
casting
downe
Churches
,
Abbeyes
,
&c.
casting
out
Priests
,
Fryers
,
&c.
and
all
this
,
by
their
owne
radicall
and
originall
power
.
Queene
Mary
,
their
true
and
lawfull
Soveraigne
,
did
authorize
them
in
nothing
;
shee
was
then
in
France
.
The
Queene
Dowager
,
Queene
Regent
,
King
Iames
the
fifth's
Widow
,
having
the
Soveraigntie
by
fiduciarie
trust
,
in
regard
of
the
absence
of
the
Queene
her
Daughter
,
did
not
authorize
it
;
nay
,
she
did
by
her
Authoritie
oppose
it
,
contradict
it
,
came
in
Armes
against
it
.
The
Parliament
was
not
till
the
yeare
1560
,
(
how
holden
for
the
present
I
cannot
tell
)
but
in
that
Parliament
they
set
out
a
Confession
of
Faith
,
reformed
Religion
:
but
when
they
sent
to
the
King
and
Queene
beyond
Seas
(
Queene
Mary
was
then
married
to
Francis
the
second
in
France
)
to
confirme
or
ratifie
the
Acts
thereof
,
they
denyed
.
When
intelligence
was
given
to
the
Confederates
they
professed
,
they
little
regarded
the
denyall
of
King
and
Queene
;
for
,
say
they
,
(
Knox
Hist
.
p.
500.
)
all
we
did
,
was
rather
to
show
our
dutifull
obedience
,
then
to
beg
of
them
any
strength
to
our
Religion
.
Another
in
this
kind
you
have
;
In
Anno
1571
,
King
Iames
then
Another
instance
,
ann●
1571.
being
King
,
and
the
Earle
of
Marre
being
Regent
,
an
Assembly
was
holden
at
Leith
;
where
,
by
the
Order
of
the
Assembly
,
and
Ordinance
of
the
Regent
and
Councell
,
some
Commissioners
were
appoynted
from
the
Regent
and
Councell
,
and
some
from
the
generall
Assembly
,
to
condescend
upon
a
Plat-forme
of
Discipline
,
which
was
agreed
to
on
both
sides
.
The
Plat-form
is
,
That
the
Government
of
the
Church
shall
be
by
Arch-Bishops
,
Bishops
,
Deanes
and
Chapters
,
&c.
the
order
and
course
of
all
their
Nomination
,
Election
,
&c.
is
just
conform
to
this
in
England
at
this
day
,
&
as
it
was
in
Scotland
before
this
late
pretended
Reformation
,
being
indeed
but
the
Churches
deformation
.
That
Plat-forme
was
entrolled
in
the
Councell-Books
of
that
Kingdome
,
and
stands
there
to
this
day
:
This
I
know
certainly
,
and
if
I
be
not
deceived
,
and
almost
I
dare
say
it
,
except
they
have
wronged
their
most
famous
and
their
most
ancient
Councells
,
the
same
is
upon
Record
in
the
Generall
Assembly
Bookes
.
Give
me
leave
to
tell
you
by
the
way
one
thing
,
that
the
Negative
Faith
,
which
is
sine
rugâ
,
sine
masoulâ
,
was
framed
anno
1580
,
and
it
is
believed
,
that
in
that
Negative
Faith
,
Episcopacy
is
abjured
as
Antichristian
;
yet
anno
1581
,
this
same
Government
is
renewed
,
ratified
,
and
ordained
to
continue
constant
,
and
not
to
be
changed
,
till
His
Majestie
come
to
perfect
age
,
and
to
be
kept
or
changed
then
only
in
what
He
and
His
great
Councell
,
the
Parliament
,
shall
thine
fit
,
and
not
otherwise
.
Before
this
,
the
King
His
Houshold
and
Councell
had
subscribed
the
Negative
Faith
;
can
any
man
,
not
voyd
of
judgement
and
discretion
,
thinke
,
that
the
King
,
His
Houshold
and
Councell
,
in
subscribing
it
,
did
judge
Episcopacie
Popish
and
Antichristian
?
Next
,
it
is
worth
your
notice
taking
,
that
as
I
honour
the
good
parts
which
were
in
Knox
and
his
fellow-labourers
,
I
never
accounted
them
as
Apostles
,
men
secured
from
error
;
yet
I
will
say
so
much
for
their
justification
,
That
they
were
greater
Enemies
to
Sacriledge
then
their
after-disciples
;
and
were
not
against
the
Order
of
Episcopacie
,
as
Popish
and
Antichristian
,
as
M.
Andrew
Melvil
and
his
disciples
afterward
maintained
.
Nor
were
they
so
foolish
,
to
seclude
all
Church-men
from
voyce
in
Parliament
;
only
their
desire
was
,
That
seeing
the
Popish
Bishops
were
allowed
to
enjoy
their
Benefices
&
Rents
during
their
life
time
(
this
was
more
then
our
charitable
glorious
Reformers
allowed
to
their
Protestant
Bishops
now
)
with
all
other
Priviledges
,
except
Spirituall
jurisdiction
,
that
they
should
not
sit
in
Parliament
as
the
repr●sentative
of
the
Church
;
but
in
their
places
,
should
sit
the
Super-intendents
and
Commissioners
of
the
Church
:
Which
ineed
were
somewhat
like
to
Bishops
,
but
resembled
more
Arch-Presbyters
then
Bishops
,
To
returne
againe
thither
from
whence
we
digressed
;
after
that
They
set
on
their
Discipline
by
themselves
.
this
Plat-forme
of
Discipline
was
so
agreed
and
established
,
as
we
told
before
M.
Andrew
Melvil
comes
to
Scotland
about
the
yeares
1574
or
75
,
ultra
citra
.
This
man
,
a
good
Hebrician
and
Linguist
,
and
full
of
the
Geneva
Talmud
,
which
was
now
more
refined
,
beginneth
to
set
Presbyterian
Discipline
higher
;
to
make
a
second
Booke
of
Policie
,
or
devout
Imaginations
,
acknowledgeth
no
more
Orders
in
the
Church
,
then
the
soure
above-named
.
A
Bishop
was
no
more
in
Scripture
,
but
the
same
identically
with
Presb●ter
;
and
where
Abbots
and
Priors
to
his
time
were
nominated
and
admitted
to
the
Abbyes
and
Priories
as
Church-men
,
gave
their
trialls
,
and
were
collated
(
as
they
speake
)
by
the
Super-intendents
:
This
great
Doctor
found
out
another
Divinitie
,
That
there
was
no
Bishop
but
a
Parish-Priest
;
Scripture
for
Abbots
and
Priors
,
there
were
none
such
in
God's
Booke
.
At
this
time
,
and
from
that
,
they
call
Reformation
to
this
time
;
there
was
no
Bishoprick
nor
Abbey
annexed
to
the
Crowne
,
and
consequently
,
nor
improp●iate
to
any
Subject
.
It
is
true
,
Lay-men
held
them
in
commendum
,
by
the
King's
gift
,
but
as
men
able
to
doe
the
King
and
Church
good
service
;
and
before
their
right
could
be
compleated
or
perfected
,
they
were
to
returne
to
the
King
from
the
Super-intendent
a
Collation
or
Certificate
,
That
he
was
of
that
abilitie
,
to
doe
good
service
to
the
King
and
Church
.
Men
sacrilegiously
disposed
,
grasped
greedily
this
Doctrine
,
and
thanked
God
,
that
their
names
,
as
Abbots
and
Priors
,
were
not
in
the
Booke
of
God
:
And
to
have
these
Churchlivings
and
dignities
,
with
Bishopricks
annexed
to
the
Crowne
,
and
from
thence
to
impropriate
them
to
them
and
their
heires
,
they
deified
M.
Melvil
,
and
contributed
their
best
wits
and
uttermost
power
to
rayse
Presbyteriall
Government
higher
.
And
by
the
sole
Authoritie
of
that
they
call
the
Church
,
they
began
,
without
the
King
,
Councell
or
Parliament's
consent
or
Authoritie
,
to
distribute
the
who●e
Kingdome
into
so
many
Presbyteries
,
as
they
thought
fit
in
their
discretion
,
and
by
the
direction
of
the
holy
Spirit
,
as
they
blasphemously
pretended
,
and
did
procure
private
subscriptions
to
their
new
Booke
of
Policie
,
and
put
it
in
practice
.
They
will
more
readily
beleeve
this
,
who
know
that
in
England
the
disciplinarians
in
London-meetings
debated
&
established
their
Orders
in
secret
and
not
warrantable
Conventicles
,
&
much
about
the
same
time
;
and
great
correspondence
was
entertained
betwixt
the
Scots
and
the
English
at
that
time
.
How
that
booke
of
Discipline
was
practised
without
any
authoritie
in
Surrey
and
Northamptonshire
,
and
other
places
,
is
knowne
well
enough
.
Now
,
I
appeale
to
my
judicious
Readers
,
to
judge
,
when
without
Authoritie
,
by
their
owne
inherent
radicall
Right
,
they
make
Orders
,
Reforme
,
Establish
a
Discipline
;
Whether
these
men
imagine
,
that
the
concurrence
of
Christian
Authoritie
Soveraigne
is
absolute
necessarie
,
or
that
their
demand
is
any
thing
else
but
an
act
of
courtesie
,
when
by
themselves
and
assistants
they
may
establish
and
practise
it
?
This
second
booke
of
Policie
,
Master
Melvils
Reformation
,
is
the
Epocha
of
our
second
Reformation
.
The
fruits
of
which
I
will
tell
you
,
were
the
Annexation
of
all
Bishopricks
,
Abbeyes
▪
Priories
,
&c.
to
the
Crowne
;
which
was
effectuated
,
Ann●
1587.
If
you
will
cast
your
eyes
upon
the
third
glorious
Reformation
,
that
makes
the
Popes
knees
shake
like
Belshazzars
,
when
he
did
see
the
hand-writing
on
the
Wall
,
(
that
is
,
if
we
will
speake
truely
,
this
(
as
I
said
before
)
deformation
,
which
is
the
disgrace
of
reformed
Catholike
Religion
,
and
which
threatneth
Church
and
Religion
,
King
and
Kingdome
with
ruine
)
you
will
find
these
men
have
sung
a
note
above
Ela
,
have
ordered
and
practised
more
then
all
that
went
before
them
;
Hanc
movere
nolo
Camarinam
:
I
hope
a
better
wit
,
and
more
elegant
and
eloquent
pen
,
shall
sometime
Anatomise
this
Monster
,
and
so
lay
it
open
to
the
view
of
the
world
,
that
it
shall
appeare
to
be
no
true
brood
of
the
Reformed
Catholike
Protestant
Religion
.
Secondly
,
another
argument
to
prove
,
that
this
Superlative
Soveraigntie
All
must
preach
●s
they
direct
.
in
spiritualibus
,
hath
all
its
most
naturall
Subjects
at
its
devotion
and
obedience
,
is
this
:
That
what
they
command
to
be
Preached
,
must
sound
alike
in
all
their
Synagogues
;
And
whosoever
he
be
that
is
the
Minister
of
the
Kings
Family
,
he
must
Preach
the
same
:
There
is
no
co
▪
equall
,
corrivall
,
or
co-ordinate
power
,
that
can
doe
so
much
as
intercedere
,
make
the
least
sort
of
crossing
,
opposing
or
interposing
.
Is
it
not
knowne
,
that
the
Kings
Minister
in
Scotland
,
at
the
direction
of
this
Conclave
,
when
His
Councell
have
beene
to
meet
frequently
for
Treatie
with
Ambassadours
from
forraine
Kings
;
upon
the
Lord's
Day
,
or
Week-dayes
Ser●on
before
the
meeting
,
{αβγδ}
,
in
great
freedome
of
the
Spirit
,
hath
told
him
all
the
Counsell
of
God
from
Heaven
,
with
a
denunciation
of
Judgements
,
if
he
swerve
from
it
?
And
if
the
King
had
gone
to
the
Church
of
Edenburgh
,
a
Beardlesse
boy
had
told
him
more
sound
wisedome
from
Heaven
,
how
to
article
and
conclude
in
matters
of
Highest
concernment
betwixt
him
and
Spaine
,
or
him
and
France
,
then
all
the
wisest
Councellours
and
greatest
Nobles
in
the
Land
:
and
this
forsooth
must
be
the
King
and
Councell's
Rule
.
Thirdly
,
doe
they
not
challenge
to
themselves
the
sole
power
to
They
appoynt
publike
Fasts
.
appoynt
publike
Fasts
,
to
give
the
reasons
of
it
,
which
ordinarily
are
,
That
Gods
judgements
are
incumbent
and
imminent
upon
Church
and
Kingdome
,
for
the
sinnes
of
the
Governour
and
Governours
,
and
that
the
Government
is
amisse
?
And
the
consequent
or
effect
of
these
Fasts
,
is
too
too
freequently
and
ordinarily
some
Commotion
,
Sedition
,
Rebellion
,
or
at
least
,
some
change
of
Court
,
Councell
,
or
Session
.
●cannot
here
passe
by
a
storie
as
true
as
strange
.
While
King
A
strange
affront
offered
to
King
James
.
James
was
in
Scotland
,
two
French
Ambassadours
had
remained
some
moneths
there
with
Him
:
being
ready
to
depart
,
and
take
their
leave
of
the
King
,
the
King
for
His
owne
and
the
French
Kings
greater
Honour
,
sent
on
a
Saturday
for
the
Major
and
Aldermen
of
Edenburgh
,
commanding
them
the
very
next
Monday
to
Feast
the
French
Ambassadours
:
The
Ministers
of
Edenburgh
,
to
affront
the
King
,
and
the
King
of
France
too
,
on
Sunday
intervening
indict
a
solemne
Fast
to
be
kept
to
morrow
,
on
Monday
,
the
day
appoynted
the
Saturday
before
by
His
Majestie
,
for
the
entertainment
of
the
Ambassadours
.
The
Magistrates
of
Edenburgh
proudly
contemne
the
Command
of
the
supreame
Spiritual
Powers
,
and
out
of
carrall
affection
,
feast
the
King
and
the
French
Ambassadours
Royally
and
Nobly
on
Monday
;
when
the
Ministers
and
the
good
Christians
of
Edenburgh
fast
,
the
King
,
the
Ambassadours
,
and
Magistrates
of
Edenburgh
feast
:
ô
facinus
horreadum
!
But
to
avert
Gods
judgement
from
the
Land
,
the
Major
and
Aldermen
were
cited
&
convented
(
here
was
some
favour
,
that
the
King
and
Ambassadours
were
not
;
but
I
will
tell
you
,
it
was
partialitie
and
corruption
;
for
some
of
the
Ministers
were
the
Kings
Pensioners
,
and
this
kept
the
King
free
)
to
be
censured
for
their
high
Scandall
,
in
contemning
so
solemne
a
Fast
.
There
was
much
worke
:
but
the
King
,
who
was
the
ch●efe
and
almost
sole
transgressour
,
with
interposed
delayes
,
and
much
sollicitation
and
prudence
,
tooke
off
the
edge
of
their
zeale
,
and
the
pu●suit
ceased
.
Fourthly
,
That
this
Assembly
is
Soveraigne
in
all
Spiritualls
,
admits
None
Preaching
Treason
,
is
censurable
by
any
but
by
them
.
no
Co-ordinate
or
Co-equall
power
,
farre
lesse
a
superior
,
is
cleere
in
this
;
That
if
any
Preacher
be
charged
before
King
or
Councell
for
any
offence
to
be
punished
,
if
they
in
any
case
can
cloathe
it
with
a
Spirituall
respect
,
or
circumstantiate
it
so
,
that
it
may
be
qualified
for
the
Spirituall
High
Sanhedrim
,
the
partie
cited
and
convented
may
and
ought
to
appeale
to
the
General
Assembly
,
as
to
the
Judge
competent
:
M.
Andrew
Melvil
,
if
I
be
not
deceived
,
was
the
first
Spirituall
Councellour
of
Law
;
that
taught
this
way
.
It
is
certaine
,
that
what
they
Preach
in
Pulpit
is
not
censurable
by
King
,
Parliament
,
nor
Councell
,
or
any
Judge
or
Judicatorie
else
:
There
be
two
reasons
for
it
;
One
is
,
that
,
Spiritus
Prophetarum
subjecti
Prophetis
,
the
Spirit
of
the
Prophets
are
subject
to
the
Prophets
onely
,
1
Cor
.
14.
The
other
is
,
whilst
men
are
there
in
that
infallible
Pulpit
,
they
are
(
as
they
boast
it
)
ruled
by
some
superior
good
Spirit
,
and
they
dare
not
blame
or
condemne
them
,
lest
they
should
offend
and
sinne
against
the
Spirit
;
and
so
,
although
a
man
Preach
downe-right
Treason
,
if
it
be
in
this
place
,
This
is
the
Scotish
Doctrine
,
the
root
of
all
S●dition
and
Rebellion
.
he
is
priviledged
.
It
is
knowne
,
and
,
I
hope
,
●et
remembred
,
that
after
King
James
of
blessed
memorie
,
anno
1584.
made
many
good
Lawes
to
ourbe
the
Insolenc●e
of
Ministers
,
did
by
Statute
and
Act
of
Parliament
declare
His
Supremacie
over
Ecclesiasticall
Persons
and
Causes
;
condemne
all
Judicatories
in
use
,
which
were
not
by
his
owne
Authoritie
established
;
(
He
meaned
the
Presbyteriall
)
That
the
Ministers
then
did
importune
the
King
to
repeale
them
:
And
when
that
would
not
doe
,
did
they
not
●all
at
last
into
open
rayling
against
him
in
Pulpit
,
as
an
enemie
to
Christ
and
his
Kingdome
?
They
dispersed
th●ough
the
Kingdome
infamous
Libells
against
His
Person
and
Royall
Honour
;
they
branded
●im
as
an
Apostate
from
the
Truth
,
and
revi●ed
Him
as
an
off
sp●●ng
of
the
cruell
and
bloodie
House
of
Guise
.
This
for●ed
the
King
to
put
out
a
Declaration
,
anno
1585.
in
Print
,
yet
extant
,
to
vindicate
Himselfe
and
His
Honour
from
that
unchristian
and
more
then
disloyall
calumnies
.
At
or
about
the
very
same
●ime
,
some
●ugitive
Ministers
out
of
Scotland
,
pretending
they
were
persecuted
,
did
in
the
Pulpits
of
London
,
with
their
foule
mouths
,
rayle
against
His
Majestie
,
the
wisest
and
learnedst
of
Kings
;
so
that
the
Scotish
Ambassadour
was
forced
●o
complaine
to
Queene
Elizabeth
of
it
:
Her
Majestie
gave
present
Orders
to
the
Lord
Bishop
of
London
then
,
to
silence
all
the
Scotish
Preachers
there
.
Now
,
that
this
Sanhedrim
is
onely
com●etent
Judge
in
Spiritualibus
,
and
that
one
convented
be●●re
King
●nd
Councell
,
may
decline
his
and
the
Councel's
Authoritie
,
al●●ough
he
hath
Preached
Treason
appeareth
cleerly
:
First
,
if
this
〈◇〉
not
beene
an
ordinarie
practice
before
this
time
;
what
needeth
the
making
of
that
Act
of
Parliament
,
anno
1584.
declaring
i●
Treason
in
all
time
to
come
,
to
decline
the
Power
and
Jurisdiction
of
the
King
and
His
Councell
?
Secondly
,
has
not
James
Gibson
,
Minister
at
Penca●tland
,
witnessed
for
,
or
against
himselfe
rather
,
in
this
case
in
Print
;
who
publikely
in
his
Preachings
compared
His
Majestie
unto
Jeroboam
,
told
Him
He
should
be
the
last
of
His
Race
,
reproached
Him
as
a
Persecutor
;
and
much
more
of
this
zealous
stuffe
:
who
being
convenced
before
the
King
&
Councel
,
&
accused
of
those
pious
crimes
;
he
with
that
boldnesse
which
becommeth
his
Order
,
justified
all
,
saying
to
His
Majestie
;
As
long
as
you
maintaine
these
cursed
Acts
of
1584
,
the
tyrannte
of
Bishops
you
are
a
Persecutor
:
And
addes
,
That
as
Jeroboam
for
the
leading
of
the
people
of
Israel
from
the
Lawes
of
the
house
of
Judah
,
and
from
the
true
worship
of
God
,
was
rooted
out
,
he
and
all
his
posteritie
;
so
should
the
King
(
if
He
continued
in
that
wicked
course
,
maintaining
those
wicked
acts
against
God
)
be
rooted
out
,
and
conclude
the
Race
.
Much
more
to
the
like
purpose
was
said
,
&
if
any
look
upon
the
Privie-Councell
books
of
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
he
will
find
this
a
truth
.
He
was
convented
27
December
,
anno
1585.
This
man
was
an
Oracle
consulted
,
&
gave
his
answer
in
Coppinger
,
Arthington
,
and
Hack●t's
extraordinarie
motion
,
which
storie
you
know
better
then
I.
M.
Black
Minister
of
S.
Andrew's
,
was
convented
too
before
the
King
and
Councell
about
the
same
time
,
who
appealed
from
King
and
Councell
to
the
Presbyterie
or
Generall
Assemblie
;
this
last
had
spoken
against
both
King
and
Queen
:
There
was
a
great
businesse
for
the
two
mens
appeales
,
their
Brethren
sided
so
much
with
them
,
that
the
King
had
too
much
to
doe
:
At
last
,
out
of
more
then
warrantable
indulgence
,
His
Majestie
was
content
to
insist
no
farther
against
them
before
His
Councell
,
but
remit
their
Censure
to
the
Generall
Assemblie
it selfe
:
before
which
it
was
cleerly
proved
,
that
in
Pulpit
they
had
spoken
reproachfull
&
Treasonable
speeches
;
yet
could
the
King
,
by
no
power
or
intreatie
,
obtaine
of
them
to
inflict
any
punishment
upon
them
,
because
said
they
,
They
knew
not
with
what
Spirit
they
were
over-ruled
.
I
will
shut
up
this
poynt
with
one
instance
more
then
sufficient
,
to
make
the
truth
of
what
I
say
to
appeare
,
Before
K.
Iames
came
to
the
Crowne
of
England
,
it
was
or
linar●e
in
Scotland
to
have
a
Generall
Assembly
once
a
yeare
&
oftner
prore
natà
,
upon
any
great
exigent
.
The
last
which
was
kept
during
His
Majesties
abode
there
was
anno
1602.
In
the
close
of
which
,
the
next
ensuing
was
appoynted
to
be
at
Aberdine
,
anno
1603
in
the
interim
the
King
succeeding
to
Q.
Elizabeth
,
&
being
in
England
He
was
so
much
taken
up
with
the
affaires
of
the
King
●om
,
that
He
was
necessitated
to
lay
aside
those
concerned
Scotland
,
&
for
this
reason
His
Majestie
thought
it
fit
to
adjourn
the
Assembly
(
unto
which
he
had
a
speciall
eye
,
knowing
their
turbulent
disposition
&
experienc'd
in
it
vnilst
he
●as
present
amongst
them
)
to
the
next
Summer
,
in
an
.
1604.
When
the
time
appointed
was
come
,
His
Majesties
more
weighty
affaires
not
suffring
him
to
think
upon
the
Assemblies
businesse
,
He
gave
order
to
Prorogate
it
to
another
and
longer
day
;
which
was
accordingly
done
by
publike
Proclamation
,
authorized
by
His
Honourable
Privie
Councell
of
that
Kingdome
.
Notwithstanding
all
which
,
some
Thirteene
or
Foureteene
Godly
zealous
Brethren
must
needs
meet
at
Aberdene
,
at
the
day
appoynted
for
the
Assembly
:
They
established
and
formalized
the
Judicatorie
,
by
constituting
a
Moderator
,
a
Clerk
,
and
other
essentiall
Members
of
the
Court
.
The
Lords
of
the
Councell
understanding
this
contempt
,
sent
a
Gentleman
of
good
qualitie
and
place
,
with
an
Herault
at
Armes
,
to
discharge
and
dissolve
their
meeting
.
The
Commissioner
and
Herault
were
entertained
with
as
much
respect
,
as
before
they
had
given
reverence
to
the
Proclamation
,
issued
out
by
the
Soveraign
Authoritie
of
the
King
,
with
the
advice
of
His
Honourable
Privie-Councell
.
The
Holy
Fathers
in
the
great
Sanhedrim
protested
and
professed
,
That
in
Conscience
and
Dutie
to
Almightie
God
,
they
were
bound
to
preserve
the
Churches
right
,
and
could
not
,
would
not
,
give
The
same
Spirit
now
raignes
in
our
Anabaptisticall
English
.
way
to
that
power
the
King
Sacrilegiously
usurped
,
which
properly
and
natively
belonged
to
the
Church
virtuall
,
the
Assembly
.
They
kept
and
continued
the
Assembly
some
dayes
,
and
finding
that
no
more
of
the
holy
Brother-hood
came
to
joyne
with
them
,
they
dissolved
;
and
to
preserve
the
holy
right
of
the
Church
,
appoynted
the
time
and
place
of
meeting
for
the
next
Assembly
.
The
King
hearing
this
,
gave
order
to
His
Privie-Councell
to
cite
and
convent
them
before
them
,
and
to
punish
this
High
contempt
:
The
more
zealous
Champions
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
appeared
,
and
with
an
undaunted
courage
gave
in
to
the
Lords
of
Councell
a
Protestation
,
a
Declinator
from
the
Kings
Councell
,
and
appealed
to
the
next
Generall
Assembly
,
as
the
sole
and
competent
Judge
in
this
Case
and
Cause
.
The
Kings
Atturney
or
Advocate
,
by
Order
from
the
Councell-Table
,
was
ordained
to
pursue
them
criminally
before
the
Lord
Justice
Generall
,
and
that
upon
the
Act
of
Parliament
mentioned
before
,
Anno
1584
;
upon
which
Order
,
the
one
halfe
confessed
their
fault
,
and
easily
made
their
Peace
,
and
obtained
pardon
.
The
Zelots
were
convicted
of
Treason
,
ad
Terrorem
&
exemplum
,
more
then
for
any
other
end
or
respect
;
and
onely
banished
the
Kingdome
:
Of
whom
,
the
most
part
thereafter
,
upon
confession
and
submission
,
were
pardoned
,
came
home
,
lived
and
enjoyed
their
owne
,
or
at
least
as
good
,
if
not
better
Benefices
.
Are
these
things
consistent
with
Monarchie
,
or
the
obedience
is
due
to
Soveraigntie
and
its
Highest
Courts
?
So
absolute
and
uncontroleable
is
this
High
Celestiall
Court
,
The
Soveraigntie
Ecclesiasticall
Tyrannizeth
over
Conscience
,
Body
,
and
Estate
.
that
it
commandeth
Conscience
and
Soule
,
disposeth
of
Body
and
Estate
in
the
poynt
of
Religion
,
that
if
you
conforme
not
in
all
,
neither
Soule
nor
Bodie
,
nor
Estate
can
be
in
Peace
;
nay
,
no
tolleration
can
be
allowed
,
where
this
Soveraigntie
domineereth
.
And
to
make
this
power
of
the
larger
extent
,
it
is
certaine
,
their
Faith
and
things
necessarie
to
Salvation
,
are
of
greater
latitude
then
that
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
If
any
doth
not
,
after
a
little
time
granted
for
information
,
conforme
and
subscribe
to
their
Confession
of
Faith
,
(
which
is
more
in
negatives
and
destructives
,
then
affirmatives
and
positives
)
their
●ule
of
Government
,
their
manner
of
Worship
,
and
what
else
in
their
opinion
is
necessarie
to
Salvation
,
(
and
in
this
I
am
sure
they
are
more
rigorous
then
ever
God
or
Catholike
Church
was
,
for
if
you
dissent
but
from
them
in
a
Theological
Tenet
,
it
is
Heresie
)
you
are
forthwith
excommunicated
,
and
given
over
to
the
Divell
:
After
which
,
upon
the
remonstrance
of
a
Commissioner
from
the
Presbyterie
to
the
Civill
Judge
,
there
is
a
Warrant
from
Supream
Authoritie
given
out
,
to
command
you
to
conforme
(
this
is
different
from
the
Writ
De
excommunicato
capiendo
)
or
then
within
few
dayes
to
be
put
to
the
Horne
(
that
is
,
Out-lawed
.
)
Upon
disobedience
,
the
tender
Conscience
not
conforming
,
the
Out-lawed's
Estate
moveable
(
Chattells
we
call
it
)
become
proper
to
the
King
.
God
knoweth
,
little
of
this
benefit
commeth
to
the
King's
Thesaurer
,
but
a
Donater
to
the
escheit
,
which
ordinarily
is
the
Convicted's
mortall
Enemie
,
and
for
a
little
composition
hath
the
right
made
over
,
and
hath
the
benefit
of
the
escheit
.
If
within
a
yeare
and
day
he
give
not
obedience
and
conformitie
,
his
whole
Revenues
and
Rents
of
immoveable
Goods
forfeit
to
the
King
during
his
life
time
:
Some
Enemie
of
his
,
or
Favourite
of
the
Thesaurer's
,
obtaineth
the
King's
Right
,
and
the
King
hath
little
or
nothing
of
it
.
Here
you
have
him
stript
of
all
his
Estate
moveable
,
immoveable
.
Yet
here
is
not
an
end
;
but
still
upon
Remonstrance
of
the
Prebyteries
or
Churches
Commissioner
,
another
Writ
goeth
out
,
which
they
call
Letters
of
Caption
(
that
is
,
if
I
mistake
nor
,
the
tant
'
amount
of
the
Writ
de
Excommunicato
capiendo
)
which
is
directed
to
all
Sheriffs
,
Stuards
,
Provosts
,
Bayliffs
,
&c.
to
seize
and
secure
secure
his
Person
wheresoever
it
may
be
apprehended
,
and
to
commit
him
to
close
Prison
as
a
Rebell
.
If
he
skulk
and
hide
himselfe
,
then
upon
the
same
Remonstrance
goeth
out
a
Writ
,
which
there
they
call
Letters
of
Intercommuning
(
I
know
nothing
in
the
Law
like
this
)
the
intent
is
,
that
none
of
the
Kings
Subjects
commune
or
conferre
with
him
coram
or
personally
,
or
by
Letter
or
interposed
Person
keepe
intelligence
or
correspondence
with
him
;
otherwise
,
the
intercommuner
is
to
be
judged
&
reputed
to
be
a
Rebell
of
the
same
guiltinesse
.
You
will
be
pleased
to
remember
this
,
when
the
Church
requireth
all
these
of
the
Civill
Magistrate
(
so
they
are
pleased
to
terme
Soveraigntie
)
he
is
bound
to
grant
them
.
Now
,
I
pray
consider
,
if
this
is
not
in
many
respects
worse
then
the
Inquisition
;
when
an
opinion
in
a
Theologicall
Tenet
,
different
from
the
assured
faith
of
those
Gamaliels
,
may
bring
a
man
unto
all
those
troubles
.
Onely
to
make
amends
for
this
,
and
to
palliate
their
crueltie
,
they
would
faine
perswade
us
,
that
this
authoritative
way
preserveth
a
Church
from
Heresie
,
Error
,
Superstition
and
Schisme
.
There
is
another
practice
of
the
power
of
this
Court
;
That
for
This
Court
is
Judge
of
Treason
in
relation
to
Religion
,
and
of
fit
and
worthy
Councellors
for
a
King
.
the
glorie
of
God
,
forsooth
,
the
honour
of
the
King
,
the
good
and
preservation
of
Church
and
Religion
,
it
may
assume
to
it selfe
to
be
Judge
of
what
is
Treason
,
what
is
not
;
who
are
fit
Councellours
for
a
King
,
who
not
.
Practice
is
the
most
sure
infallible
and
cleare
proofe
and
demonstration
of
power
.
I
will
give
you
one
in
the
case
of
Treason
,
that
none
dare
to
say
it
is
a
Lye
,
and
which
can
be
made
good
by
the
authentique
and
publique
Records
of
Parliament
and
Councell
of
Scotland
,
and
their
owne
Noble
Acts
of
Generall
Assemblie
.
When
King
James
,
about
the
age
of
Josias
,
(
when
in
holy
Writ
it
is
recorded
of
Him
,
that
He
began
to
seeke
the
Lord
with
all
His
heart
)
had
taken
the
Government
of
the
Kingdome
in
His
owne
hand
;
and
did
Reigne
and
Rule
with
such
prudence
incomparable
▪
admirable
,
that
none
could
justly
except
against
Him
or
His
Government
:
yet
such
was
the
restlesse
ambition
of
some
,
who
could
not
with
patience
endure
the
trust
of
others
,
especially
of
that
Noble
worthie
Esme
Duke
of
Lenox
,
His
Majesties
rearest
Kinsman
and
highest
Favourite
,
and
that
justly
for
His
most
eminent
Noble
endowments
.
These
discontented
Gentlemen
put
on
a
resolution
to
get
the
King
into
their
hands
and
power
,
and
to
thrust
out
that
Noble
Prince
.
They
watched
an
opportunitie
,
when
the
King
came
to
His
sport
of
hunting
neare
to
Saint-Johnstowne
,
with
an
ordinarie
attendance
,
(
the
Noble
Peere
staying
with
others
at
Edenburgh
,
for
the
King
and
Kingdomes
better
service
)
surprised
him
fearing
no
ill
,
seized
his
person
,
carried
him
along
to
the
Castle
of
Ruthin
,
kept
him
so
that
none
could
have
accesse
to
him
,
till
he
was
forced
to
command
the
Duke
of
Lenox
to
depart
the
Kingdome
,
(
which
our
of
zeale
and
love
to
the
King
he
did
in
Winter
embarking
at
Dunbritaine
,
came
to
France
and
dyed
shortly
after
)
and
to
change
all
his
servants
they
disliked
,
and
to
surround
him
with
themselves
and
their
owne
.
They
kept
their
King
in
captivitie
the
space
of
nine
moneths
,
suffering
none
to
come
at
Him
,
but
such
as
they
pleased
.
The
Wise
King
put
a
good
face
upon
a
soule
businesse
,
seemed
to
like
well
of
them
and
their
courses
.
Neverthelesse
,
the
best
and
most
knowing
of
Subjects
grumbled
exceedingly
to
see
their
Prince
so
abused
.
The
Conspirators
understanding
it
,
did
advise
upon
the
best
course
to
satisfie
the
people
,
and
to
bring
them
to
approve
their
way
:
They
wrought
with
the
chiefe
Rulers
of
the
Synagogue
,
and
prevailed
.
At
the
next
Generall
Assemblie
,
they
give
in
a
Remonstrance
to
them
then
sitting
in
Edenburgh
,
declaring
the
Extraordinarie
reasons
that
moved
them
to
secure
His
Majesties
Person
in
the
Castle
of
Ruthin
:
their
zeale
to
the
Reformed
Religion
,
which
was
in
imminent
and
apparent
danger
by
the
practices
of
the
Duke
,
who
was
sent
from
France
to
Scotland
,
of
purpose
to
corrupt
the
young
King
:
their
care
to
secure
the
King's
Royall
Person
,
whom
the
Duke
intended
to
conveigh
privately
to
France
:
their
desire
to
free
the
Subjects
from
the
bloodie
tyrannie
and
oppression
both
of
their
lives
and
goods
,
by
the
malitious
disposition
and
insatiable
avarice
of
those
who
were
about
him
,
and
over-ruled
him
;
and
a
great
manie
more
specious
pretences
,
(
which
are
not
much
different
from
these
of
this
time
;
)
upon
this
Narrative
,
the
humble
Petition
to
this
Superlative
Soveraigntie
,
was
,
That
the
holy
Brotherhood
would
be
pleased
to
give
an
approbation
to
this
their
Heroick
and
Christian
Fact
,
&
whatsoever
was
their
judgement
,
they
would
obey
it
with
this
proviso
,
That
it
should
be
made
known
to
all
good
Christians
within
the
Realme
.
The
demand
was
pious
and
just
,
the
holy
Assemblie
secured
from
erring
and
error
,
and
not
encroaching
upon
any
thing
meerly
civill
,
but
in
a
case
of
so
high
concernment
in
ordine
ad
spiritualta
,
as
competent
Judges
doe
take
the
case
into
their
consideration
,
after
mature
deliberation
,
being
assisted
with
a
fancied
infallible
direction
,
give
out
their
verdict
,
authorize
and
approve
all
in
substance
or
circumstance
to
be
holily
and
justly
with
much
zeale
and
discretion
done
.
In
all
this
,
they
exceeded
not
their
power
,
and
that
because
what
was
done
,
was
for
the
advancement
of
God's
glorie
,
the
honour
and
personall
safetie
of
the
King
.
and
publique
good
of
the
Kingdome
:
That
all
good
people
may
rest
content
,
and
be
fully
satisfied
;
it
was
farther
ordained
,
That
all
Ministers
shall
,
upon
their
returne
to
their
Parishes
,
inimate
so
much
to
all
their
flocks
;
and
withall
,
exhort
all
people
to
esteeme
the
Actors
as
good
Christians
and
Patriots
,
that
for
the
causes
above-mentioned
were
necessitated
to
take
this
course
,
to
preserve
Religion
,
to
rectifie
the
errours
of
the
Court
,
which
were
brought
and
wrought
to
that
height
,
that
both
Religion
and
Policie
were
in
the
greatest
imaginable
danger
.
The
Ordinance
was
accordingly
performed
,
to
no
small
griefe
of
honest
Subjects
and
Christians
.
Sir
,
if
there
were
no
more
instances
,
what
doe
you
thinke
of
this
?
It
is
worth
your
notice
taking
,
that
this
Noble
Duke
dying
in
France
,
who
,
before
his
comming
to
Scotland
,
had
beene
bred
in
Poperie
,
became
a
Protestant
when
he
came
thither
,
and
was
King
Iames
His
Convert
.
While
he
was
a
dying
,
Romish
priests
were
most
earnest
for
accesse
,
to
reconcile
him
to
that
Church
;
but
he
adhering
to
Truth
,
and
protesting
withall
his
promise
to
his
Cousin
King
James
,
would
admit
none
,
and
dyed
in
the
Communion
of
the
Protestant
Resormed
Church
.
This
high
Court
,
the
Generall
Assemblie
,
in
ordine
ad
spiritualia
,
The
Soveraigntie
of
the
Assembly
is
above
all
Lawes
,
and
may
repeale
them
.
challengeth
and
practiseth
a
Soveraigne
power
above
all
Civill
Lawes
and
Statutes
,
and
Acts
of
Parliament
;
And
that
with
that
power
,
that
of
it selfe
it
may
repeale
and
condemne
standing
Lawes
,
and
Acts
of
Parliament
,
which
are
in
practice
,
and
observed
within
the
Kingdome
.
To
give
you
a
recent
example
and
instance
of
this
;
Since
this
Assemblie
,
of
late
in
this
distemper
,
hath
recovered
it
's
place
and
power
,
the
Generall
Assemblies
of
Glasgow
and
Edenburgh
have
damned
Bishops
,
as
Antichristian
,
and
against
their
Reformation
.
I
wave
this
.
More
,
they
have
secluded
Bishops
or
any
Churchman
from
having
any
voyce
in
Parliament
,
Conventions
,
or
Councell
.
Thus
by
their
owne
most
proper
Ecclesiasticall
anthoritie
,
they
have
made
voyd
many
Acts
of
Parliament
there
,
which
before
were
in
force
and
practice
:
As
that
in
anno
1584
,
declaring
it
Treason
to
call
in
question
the
power
and
authoritie
of
any
of
the
three
Estates
(
that
is
,
Bishops
,
Lords
,
and
Commons
)
or
any
one
of
them
.
This
Act
was
made
onely
to
preserve
the
priviledges
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
estate
inviolable
:
This
is
evident
by
the
King's
Declaration
put
forth
the
yeare
following
,
1585.
Againe
,
they
have
made
voyd
another
Act
of
Parliament
,
in
anno
1597.
Ordaining
Ministers
,
that
should
be
provided
by
His
Majestie
to
Prelacies
,
to
have
Vote
in
Parliament
,
as
being
the
thira
Estate
.
Another
,
in
anno
1606.
The
same
Assemblies
did
declare
the
Acts
of
the
Assemblies
of
Glasgow
,
Perth
,
&c.
null
,
voyd
,
and
unlawfull
;
which
notwithflanding
were
enacted
as
Municipall
Lawes
,
obedience
commanded
,
and
practised
in
the
greatest
part
of
the
Kingdome
.
How
much
King
James
His
happie
memorie
is
blasted
,
by
these
supercilious
new
Orders
of
those
Assemblies
,
my
Pen
blusheth
to
expresse
.
The
same
Assemblies
have
condemned
the
High-Commission
Court
,
declared
by
Act
of
Parliament
.
And
this
is
done
upon
this
ground
,
which
proveth
their
Soveraigntie
in
spiritualibus
,
because
it
was
not
consented
to
by
the
Church
:
that
is
,
the
Virtuall
Church
,
the
Generall
Assemblic
.
When
I
consider
these
things
,
I
cannot
sufficiently
wonder
,
how
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
of
England
hath
swallowed
and
sworne
their
Covenant
,
which
in
it
's
right
sense
doth
establish
a
An
Ecclesiasticall
Court
.
Court
above
King
and
Parliament
.
Judge
now
,
if
this
Oath
be
in
Iudicio
,
veritate
&
justitiâ
.
If
King
and
Parliament
be
subordinate
to
this
Court
in
spiritualibus
,
All
Judicatories
are
subordinate
to
this
Sanhedrim
.
or
in
temporalibus
in
ordine
ad
Ecclessastica
;
all
the
reason
in
the
World
will
plead
,
That
it
is
most
just
,
that
all
Judicatories
whatsoever
,
even
the
Supreamest
,
from
whom
lyeth
no
appeale
,
submit
and
subject
themselves
to
it
.
The
holy
Fathers
of
this
Court
have
showne
their
Right
in
this
poynt
too
.
To
confirme
this
,
I
will
bring
but
one
instance
,
and
spare
to
trouble
you
with
more
.
This
Storie
can
be
made
good
by
Records
,
which
I
am
to
tell
you
:
And
first
,
give
me
leave
to
informe
you
,
That
the
Lords
of
Session
.
(
who
by
Act
of
Parliament
are
so
)
are
in
all
Civill
causes
the
Supreame
Judicatorie
of
the
Kingdome
under
the
King
.
No
Judgement
passed
there
,
can
be
rectified
or
reduced
by
any
Judicatorie
under
the
King
and
Parliament
,
but
by
themselves
,
which
is
onely
by
suspension
of
Execution
of
that
is
judged
and
decreed
,
or
by
action
of
Reduction
:
This
is
nothing
but
provocatio
à
Philippo
malè
edocto
ad
Philippum
recliùs
edoctum
,
This
thus
premised
,
I
come
home
.
M.
John
Craham
,
one
of
the
Judges
of
that
Associate
Body
,
had
commenced
an
ordinarie
and
proper
suit
before
the
Lords
of
Session
,
obtained
Decree
and
Judgement
according
to
his
Libell
.
After
which
,
a
rumour
was
noysed
abroad
,
that
the
Writs
and
Evidences
,
upon
which
his
suit
,
and
the
judgement
upon
it
were
founded
,
were
forged
and
false
.
The
Generall
Assembly
tooke
notice
of
this
injust
Decree
,
as
they
to
whom
the
inspection
of
Religion
and
Justice
belongeth
,
and
who
were
bound
not
to
suffer
such
an
unjust
judgement
to
take
place
and
be
executed
.
They
send
for
M.
John
Graham
,
commanding
him
by
their
authoritie
to
passe
from
his
Decree
,
to
make
no
use
of
it
against
the
partie
against
whom
it
was
obtained
,
and
that
because
it
was
purchased
upon
false
grounds
,
and
it
gave
occasion
of
great
scandall
,
That
he
being
a
Judge
,
should
make
use
of
such
Writs
.
His
answer
was
,
If
any
would
challenge
his
Decree
or
Iudgement
upon
any
just
ground
,
he
might
have
his
recourse
to
the
ordinarie
Iudge
,
and
take
it
away
by
way
of
rednction
;
but
so
long
as
it
was
not
reduced
,
it
concerned
him
to
take
the
benefit
of
it
.
Then
seeing
that
they
could
not
prevaile
by
admonition
,
they
threatned
him
with
Excommunication
,
if
he
did
not
what
they
enjoyned
.
He
appleales
from
them
to
the
Lords
of
Session
,
as
the
onely
Competent
Judges
in
such
cases
:
notwithstanding
,
they
resolve
to
proceed
against
him
.
The
Lords
of
Session
finding
themselves
interessed
,
and
the
Assembly
usurping
upon
them
and
their
power
,
in
this
proceeding
against
one
of
their
own
number
,
who
had
appealed
to
them
in
a
civil
cause
already
judged
by
them
,
directed
some
of
their
number
to
the
Assembly
,
&
desired
them
not
to
meddle
any
more
in
that
businesse
.
as
being
meerly
civil
,
&
no
wayes
belonging
to
their
jurisdiction
.
This
produced
no
other
effect
,
but
incensed
the
holy
Fathers
to
rayle
against
the
Judges
as
wicked
and
corrupt
men
,
who
sided
one
with
another
,
whether
it
were
right
or
wrong
.
The
businesse
at
last
came
to
this
height
,
that
the
Lords
of
Session
(
who
would
not
suffer
them
to
encroach
upon
their
Priviledges
)
by
vertue
of
that
delegate
power
and
authoritie
they
were
invested
with
from
the
King
,
threatned
to
out-law
them
,
and
to
proclaime
them
Rebels
to
the
King
,
if
they
proceeded
any
further
,
and
would
not
admit
of
the
appeale
.
The
Assembly
finding
themselves
too
weake
,
and
not
able
to
make
their
part
good
by
Power
,
(
in
which
case
onely
they
will
be
Martyrs
)
fell
from
the
pursuit
,
and
all
was
quieted
.
Now
I
beseech
all
men
seriously
to
consider
,
in
what
condition
are
they
that
live
under
such
a
Government
that
is
boundlesse
and
universall
;
will
give
Lawes
to
King
,
Councell
,
and
Parliament
;
Repeale
theirs
at
pleasure
;
reduce
and
make
voyd
Decrees
and
Judgement
of
Highest
Judicatories
,
&c.
What
Peace
or
Tranquillitie
can
there
be
in
such
a
State
or
Kingdome
?
Give
me
leave
to
tell
you
a
true
storie
.
It
is
knowne
and
lamented
by
all
good
men
this
day
,
how
King
Iames
His
Soule
was
vexed
with
them
,
that
many
times
they
have
made
Him
fall
out
in
teares
.
A
Noble
man
,
a
most
wise
man
,
then
Chancellor
,
seeing
the
King
extreamely
troubled
at
the
mis-carriage
of
the
Ministerie
,
said
to
Him
:
Sir
,
no
man
is
to
be
blamed
,
that
you
are
so
much
troubled
with
the
Ministers
,
as
your selfe
;
for
when
they
doe
any
thing
amisse
,
you
never
cease
till
by
your
Royall
Prudence
and
Authoritie
you
set
it
aright
againe
:
but
would
you
leave
them
to
themselves
,
the
very
Body
of
the
People
would
rise
up
against
them
,
and
stone
them
out
of
the
Kingdome
.
His
Majestie
returned
a
most
pious
Answer
,
worthie
to
be
written
in
Letters
of
Gold
in
Marble
,
that
all
Kings
may
learne
it
:
My
Lord
,
sayth
he
,
your
Advice
is
shrewd
Policie
,
but
your
Counsell
is
not
good
Pietie
;
If
I
had
no
more
to
doe
,
but
to
serve
my selfe
of
them
for
a
Politique
end
,
your
Advice
is
good
,
and
I
know
it
would
prove
so
:
But
God
hath
appomted
me
a
Nurse
or
Father
of
his
Church
;
it
is
my
charge
from
my
Lord
and
Mafter
,
to
preserve
his
Church
,
and
not
to
ruinate
it
:
which
if
I
doe
,
God
will
ruinate
me
and
my
Posteritie
.
King
Iames
in
the
Conference
at
Hampton-Court
hath
well
observed
,
That
this
Ecclesiasticall
Government
prepareth
way
,
and
ushereth
in
a
Democraticall
Government
:
and
he
telleth
also
,
That
in
His
Mother
Queene
Maries
absence
,
and
in
His
owne
Minoritie
and
Non-age
,
it
was
much
thought
upon
and
intended
.
Their
Maximes
of
Divinitie
lead
to
it
;
for
they
say
,
Respublica
est
in
Ecclesiâ
:
The
Church
and
her
Policie
are
the
House
,
the
Civill
Government
is
but
the
Hangings
,
which
necessarily
,
for
decencie
and
good
order
,
must
be
made
conformable
to
the
House
:
Monarchie
is
enmitie
against
the
Church
.
Catherwood
,
in
his
Book
entituled
Altare
Damascenum
,
gives
you
it
in
down-right
tearmes
,
Naturâ
insitum
est
omnibus
Regibus
in
Christum
odium
;
and
in
his
Preface
or
Epistle
(
I
have
not
the
Book
by
me
)
he
calls
K.
James
,
Infensissimum
&
inf●st●ssimum
purioris
Religionis
hostem
.
And
that
they
may
now
exercise
all
their
Power
,
and
bring
the
Kingdome
to
a
Popular
State
,
which
was
not
so
seisable
before
,
it
is
more
then
probable
,
and
much
to
be
feared
,
and
with
great
prudence
to
be
prevented
;
because
the
Generall
Assembly
hath
in
it
now
the
prime
Noble
men
of
the
Kingdome
,
Dukes
,
Marquesses
,
Earles
,
Lords
;
the
most
active
and
knowing
Knights
of
Counties
,
and
Esquires
;
the
wisest
Citizens
and
Corporations
;
and
this
,
in
the
Capacitie
of
Ruling-Elders
:
who
discontented
,
are
able
here
to
make
a
Faction
,
call
King
,
Session
,
Councell
,
or
whom
they
please
,
before
them
,
because
of
their
supreame
,
universall
,
and
independent
Jurisdiction
.
And
this
Judicatorie
cannot
erre
in
its
determinations
,
This
they
wickedly
affirme
.
for
it
is
undoubtedly
secured
from
error
,
and
assisted
with
infallibilitie
.
This
Divine
Policie
hath
another
sacred
Trick
,
to
preserve
its
A
holy
Trick
,
which
hat●heth
all
Scdition
and
Treason
.
Soveraigntie
,
and
to
continue
it
,
which
is
this
:
The
Generall
Assembly
ord●narily
meets
but
once
a
yeare
,
yet
at
the
end
and
close
of
every
Generall
Assembly
,
there
is
a
choice
made
of
some
Commissioners
,
(
a
Committee
)
who
are
to
reside
,
or
at
least
upon
any
necessarie
occasion
to
be
at
Edenburgh
.
These
are
the
Virtuall
Assembly
,
and
their
Power
continueth
till
the
next
Generall
Assembly
.
They
are
in
the
first
place
,
to
intimate
to
the
King
the
desire
and
demands
of
the
Assembly
,
and
to
see
all
due
civill
Sanction
and
confirmation
given
to
it
:
the
King
,
His
Councell
,
His
Parliament
can
change
nothing
of
their
sacred
Decrees
,
without
their
consent
.
What-ever
new
occurrence
is
in
Church
or
State
pro
re
natâ
,
these
Commissioners
are
to
give
order
and
to
see
,
ne
quid
detrimenti
Ecclesia
capiat
.
It
is
true
,
their
Orders
bind
onely
in
the
interim
betwixt
the
two
Assemblyes
,
and
the
next
plenarie
Generall
Assembly
may
derogare
,
abrogare
,
obrogare
,
&c.
yet
give
me
leave
to
tell
you
truth
;
these
great
Delegates
,
with
their
Power
,
have
so
much
influence
upon
the
next
Generall
Assembly
,
that
their
{αβγδ}
precognitions
and
predeterminations
are
formally
and
Legally
enacted
.
Nor
is
this
to
be
wondred
at
;
for
the
Achitophels
and
Joabs
of
Church
and
Kingdome
,
the
best
head-peeces
of
greatest
depth
,
Preaching
and
Ruling-Elders
,
are
in
this
Junto
.
Here
are
all
disturbing
Seditions
,
and
treasonable
courses
hatched
and
conceived
;
whether
it
be
Treason
against
the
King
,
Sedition
in
State
or
Kingdome
,
the
change
of
Court
,
the
removing
of
Courtiers
from
the
King
,
the
surrounding
of
Him
with
others
,
&c.
The
next
Assembly
ownes
all
their
courses
,
Decrees
them
under
pretence
of
Pietie
,
Reformation
of
abuses
,
removing
of
Malignants
from
the
King
and
His
Counsell
,
from
being
Judges
in
the
Supreamest
Judicatories
of
the
Kingdome
,
&c.
By
this
meanes
at
pleasure
,
when
and
where
they
will
,
they
procure
Parliaments
to
worke
for
their
owne
and
private
ends
.
To
facilitate
the
worke
,
Order
is
given
to
all
Presbyteries
,
to
command
all
the
Ministers
to
Preach
to
their
Flocks
,
to
make
and
keepe
Fasts
,
for
the
danger
the
Church
is
in
;
that
the
King
is
inclinable
,
nay
,
inclining
to
Poperie
;
This
trick
was
practized
here
of
late
in
England
.
that
there
are
none
in
trust
or
power
by
Him
,
in
Court
,
Councell
,
Exchequer
or
Session
,
but
such
as
are
Popish
or
Popishly
affected
:
and
such
they
must
be
,
if
they
once
determine
it
.
And
wofull
experience
hath
confirmed
it
,
that
Worthie
,
Innocent
and
deserving
men
have
suffered
,
and
the
King
hath
beene
forced
to
abandon
His
best
Servants
.
This
close
Committee
hath
all
these
prerogatives
:
First
,
During
the
interim
betwixt
two
Assemblies
,
they
had
trust
to
see
,
that
all
the
Orders
and
Decrees
of
the
Grand
Consistorie
should
be
put
in
Execution
.
Next
,
upon
any
exigent
intervening
,
they
have
the
power
,
by
their
influence
upon
all
the
Presbyteries
in
the
Kingdome
,
to
make
them
goe
which
way
they
thought
fit
for
their
owne
ends
,
both
to
make
the
Ministers
Preach
their
sense
,
and
to
worke
with
all
the
people
to
beleeve
,
the
posture
of
affaires
in
Church
and
State
,
were
as
they
informed
and
represented
them
.
Thirdly
,
here
were
all
things
prepared
for
the
next
great
meeting
of
the
Generall
Assembly
.
By
these
meanes
,
things
projected
were
effected
.
This
way
,
the
Queen
Regent
was
put
from
Her
Regencie
:
This
way
Q.
Mary
was
expulsed
Scotland
:
This
way
,
King
James
His
captivitie
at
Ruth●n
was
found
to
be
good
Service
:
This
way
,
that
Noble
Duke
of
Lenox
Esme
was
made
a
Papist
,
and
the
King
forced
to
abandon
him
,
and
he
to
depart
the
Kingdome
in
Winter
being
sick
,
and
shortly
after
dyed
in
France
.
By
this
meanes
,
if
I
be
not
deceived
,
was
that
infamous
day
the
17
of
December
,
anno
1596.
atro
signanda
lapillo
,
renowned
for
a
most
horrid
insurrection
in
Edenburgh
against
K.
James
and
His
Prime
Counsellours
.
I
shall
give
you
a
short
and
true
account
of
it
.
King
James
,
whil'st
He
was
King
of
Scotland
,
by
all
forraigne
The
Storie
of
17
December
,
1596.
Kings
,
Princes
and
States
,
was
admired
for
His
extraordinarie
Royall
endowments
:
Ambassadours
from
many
beyond
Seas
at
the
same
time
,
and
almost
constantly
were
with
him
.
The
smallnesse
of
the
Patrimonie
of
that
Crowne
,
was
not
able
to
maintaine
that
Royall
deportment
He
kept
.
Besides
,
being
too
too
Royally
liberall
and
magnificent
,
His
Coffers
were
emptie
,
and
at
this
time
scarce
was
His
Majestie
able
to
maintaine
the
necessary
charge
of
His
House
,
in
that
measure
which
was
suitable
to
so
Royall
a
King
.
To
rectifie
this
,
the
King
,
with
the
advice
of
His
Councell
,
entrusted
with
all
His
Rents
,
Revenues
and
Casualties
,
Eight
prime
men
of
good
worth
and
integritie
,
Officers
of
State
,
Counsellours
and
Judges
.
This
was
done
,
that
all
might
be
rightly
regulated
;
and
before
all
things
,
His
Tables
at
Court
kept
like
a
Kings
,
that
forraigne
Ambassadours
might
not
espie
any
want
,
which
might
derogate
from
the
Honour
of
King
and
Kingdome
.
The
ordinarie
Tables
of
the
Court
were
regulated
;
the
Courtiers
dayly
allowance
was
re-trenched
;
which
they
could
not
away
with
:
They
,
and
other
discontented
persons
,
did
reproachfully
call
these
men
,
The
Octavians
.
They
,
who
grumble
at
this
,
&
would
right
themselves
,
to
gaine
their
intendment
,
hit
upon
the
ordinarie
and
safest
way
;
that
was
,
to
begin
with
the
Church
.
They
informe
,
That
the
forraigne
Ambassadours
did
worke
upon
the
King
to
turne
Papist
:
That
it
was
like
they
would
prevaile
,
for
these
Octavians
were
all
such
in
their
hearts
,
and
dissembled
onely
,
in
professing
to
keepe
a
communion
with
the
Protestant
Church
;
That
if
those
were
not
removed
from
the
King
,
and
good
men
put
about
him
,
Religion
,
Kingdome
,
and
all
were
undone
.
When
this
had
beene
often
informed
and
suggested
,
early
in
the
morning
,
on
the
17
day
of
December
,
three
of
the
Kings
Domestick
Servants
came
to
M.
Walter
Balcanqual's
house
;
The
Ministerie
of
Edenburgh
,
and
others
Commissioners
of
the
Generall
Assemblie
,
with
some
of
the
best
Christians
of
Edenburgh
are
sent
for
;
they
meet
there
.
The
Kings
Servants
informe
,
That
all
was
undone
,
if
they
did
not
in
time
and
speedily
prevent
;
for
the
Marquesse
of
Huntlie
,
(
this
was
the
late
Marquesse
who
came
occasionally
the
night
before
to
Court
,
and
it
is
true
he
was
Popish
,
but
God
knowes
he
was
free
of
what
he
was
charged
with
)
say
they
,
was
with
the
King
till
twelve
a
clocke
at
night
in
his
Bed-Chamber
yester-night
;
it
is
resolved
upon
,
to
reerect
Poperie
,
and
so
many
of
your
best
Citizens
and
Christians
are
to
be
seized
upon
;
some
to
be
sent
to
Blacknes
,
some
to
Innernes
,
some
to
Dunbrittion
,
&c.
The
case
was
apprehended
in
that
zeale
which
became
the
Cause
.
The
resolution
taken
,
was
,
That
M.
Walter
Balcanqual
,
being
to
Preach
that
very
day
in
the
Chancell
of
Saint
Giles
Church
,
which
they
call
the
little
Church
;
after
Sermon
and
Prayer
done
,
he
should
desire
all
good
Brethren
and
Christians
to
meet
immediately
forthwith
there
,
for
the
good
of
Church
and
Religion
:
Noblemen
,
Gentlemen
,
Preachers
,
Burgesses
,
all
who
affected
the
good
Cause
,
did
meet
.
M.
Robert
Bruce
was
appoynted
by
common
consent
,
Moderator
.
It
is
layd
open
in
what
case
Church
and
Religion
,
State
and
Kingdome
are
:
the
urgent
instant
necessitie
is
made
to
appeare
.
The
result
of
the
determination
was
,
That
presently
they
goe
to
Armes
,
and
by
holy
force
to
pull
from
the
King's
side
those
Popish
Octavians
:
That
a
Letter
be
written
to
John
,
Lord
Marquesse
of
Hamilton
,
to
come
to
Edenburgh
,
to
be
Captaine
of
the
Congregation
;
and
in
regard
the
King
had
made
defection
from
the
true
Religion
,
He
being
the
nearest
of
the
blood
,
should
come
and
take
the
Government
upon
him
.
I
know
the
just
Copie
of
this
Letter
is
extant
to
this
day
.
They
run
to
Arms
;
the
Word
is
,
The
Sword
of
the
Lord
,
and
Gideon
.
The
good
King
was
in
the
place
of
Justice
,
the
prime
of
the
Octa●ians
with
him
;
hearing
something
of
the
uproare
and
tumult
by
a
secret
passage
,
he
and
some
other
goe
up
to
the
Exchequer-house
over-head
.
A
great
Lord
was
Head
of
the
Congregation
,
he
&
some
others
,
who
came
Commissioners
to
the
King
,
were
admitted
,
demanded
those
Octavians
to
Justice
.
The
King
askes
this
Lord
,
How
durst
he
,
against
His
Authoritie
,
His
Lawes
,
His
Proclamation
,
keep
unlawfull
meetings
at
Edenburgh
?
(
for
the
K.
before
had
discharged
the
meeting
of
those
Commissioners
of
Assembly
,
or
any
other
meeting
whatsoever
,
without
His
Royall
Warrand
.
)
The
Lord
,
with
courage
in
zeale
to
a
good
Cause
,
told
the
King
,
That
He
should
see
ere
long
they
durst
to
doe
more
.
The
Lord
,
or
some
other
,
taketh
hold
of
one
of
the
Octavians
Gowne
,
who
was
President
of
the
Session
;
but
he
pulleth
his
Gowne
out
of
his
hand
,
and
conveyeth
himselfe
downe
to
the
house
where
the
Lords
did
sit
in
judgement
▪
In
fine
,
the
King
and
Lords
were
forced
to
shun
the
danger
of
this
tumultuarie
insurrection
,
to
close
up
the
doores
,
and
some
to
stand
with
their
Swords
drawne
,
if
any
should
offer
violence
to
breake
up
the
doores
.
Some
good
Subjects
,
especially
Alexander
Home
of
Northborvick
,
for
the
time
Provost
of
Edenburgh
,
and
Roger
Mackmath
(
whom
King
James
ordinarily
called
His
Baylife
)
with
others
well
disposed
and
Loyally
affected
Subjects
,
and
namely
,
the
Hammer-men
,
rise
up
in
Armes
for
the
King
;
who
,
partly
by
smooth
words
,
and
partly
by
threats
,
husht
and
housed
the
Factious
and
Seditious
.
The
King
came
out
of
the
place
of
Judicatorie
,
and
on
foot
,
attended
with
many
Nobles
,
Gentlemen
,
and
other
good
Subjects
,
came
to
His
Palace
at
Halyrude-house
in
Peace
:
where
,
immediately
in
the
afternoone
,
he
convened
His
Privie-Councell
,
and
by
His
Wisedome
and
Authoritie
so
repressed
and
punished
that
insolenc●e
,
that
all
the
time
of
His
Reigne
the
like
Barbarous
treacherous
course
was
never
attempted
.
I
hope
you
are
the
more
apt
to
beleeve
this
,
when
you
remember
what
a
Petition
or
Declaration
was
presented
to
Q
Elizabeth
at
Greenwich
,
anno
1582.
to
remove
from
Her
Service
and
Trust
such
as
they
know
were
not
well-affected
to
the
Religion
and
Church
.
I
could
make
it
appeare
how
all
Seditions
almost
and
Rebellions
in
that
Kingdome
,
have
beene
set
a
foot
or
somented
by
this
Presbyterian
Government
(
which
hath
no
warrant
from
the
Word
of
God
:
)
How
neighbourly
Feuds
have
beene
encreased
and
entertained
:
How
Moneys
Collected
for
the
reliefe
and
support
of
Geneva
,
were
by
the
Chiefe
G●maliels
&
Presbyters
interverted
,
employed
to
rayse
and
pay
Souldiers
,
to
ayde
and
assist
the
Earle
of
Bothvel
and
his
Complices
in
Rebellion
against
the
King
.
I
feare
I
have
wearied
my
Reader
alreadie
,
the
Subject
is
everlasting
,
and
I
am
weary
of
it
.
If
I
should
give
account
of
the
late
practices
and
Tenets
of
this
late
Covenant
,
it
were
possible
to
let
you
see
that
it
hath
farre
exceeded
all
the
mischiefe
ever
their
fore-fathers
did
,
although
they
tread
in
the
same
foot-steps
.
The
reason
why
I
have
spared
it
,
is
not
I
feared
it
;
I
hope
to
discover
it
sometime
to
the
World
,
by
anatomising
it
fully
.
I
hope
,
all
knowing
Christians
and
Loyall
Subjects
have
espyed
the
ungodly
passages
in
it
,
and
are
sufficiently
confirmed
,
that
nothing
can
be
more
destructive
of
Monarchy
,
and
the
Peace
of
any
Government
.
To
shut
up
all
,
give
me
leave
in
the
close
,
to
give
the
Articles
of
their
Apostaticall
Creed
inconsistent
with
Monarchy
,
which
they
hold
as
the
twelve
Articles
of
the
Apostolicall
Symbole
.
I
will
touch
onely
the
prime
of
those
;
for
,
for
their
other
Articles
,
they
are
so
many
,
and
of
so
vast
an
extent
,
abounding
in
Negatives
,
that
as
King
James
saith
well
,
He
that
would
keepe
them
,
is
not
able
to
keepe
them
in
his
Braine
,
but
must
keepe
them
in
a
Table-Booke
.