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A68707	A large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls together with a particular deduction of the seditious practices of the prime leaders of the Covenanters: collected out of their owne foule acts and writings: by which it doth plainly appeare, that religion was onely pretended by those leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King.	Balcanquhall, Walter, 1586?-1645.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1639 (1639)	STC 21906; ESTC S116832	348,621	446

consciences will not suffer us to imbrace and practise this urged Service VVe have this long time past winked at some former alterations being put in hope that no further novations should follow But now we being oppressed with our just feares to see our selves deprived of that libertie in serving God which ever hath beene approved by Church and Kingdome In place whereof we are now like to be constrained to imbrace another which hath neither been agitated nor received either by generall Assemblie or Parliament In such extremitie we are most humbly to supplicate your Lordship to consider our present estate and that this businesse is a matter of so great weight and consequence as should not appeare to bee a needlesse noyse of simple women but it is the absolute desire of all our hearts for preservation of true Religion amongst us which is dearer to us then either estate or life And therefore we do humbly crave that as the rest of the Kingdome so we may have a time to advise and that your Lordship may find out some way whereby wee may be delivered from the feare of this and all other innovations of this kinde and have the happinesse to injoy the true Religion as it hath beene by the great mercie of God reformed in this land and authorised by his Majestie who may long and prosperously Reigne over us And your Lordships answer Their Petition to the Councell followes My Lords of Secret Councell UNto your Lordships humbly shews VVe Noblemen Barons Ministers Burgesses and Commons That whereas we were in humble and quiet manner attending a gracious answer of our former supplications against the Service Book imposed upon us and readie to shew the great inconveniences which upon the introduction thereof must ensue we are without any knowne desert farre by our expectation surprised and charged by publike Proclamation to depart out of the town within twentie foure houres thereafter under paine of Rebellion by which peremptorie and unusuall charge our feares of a more severe and strict course of proceeding are augmented and course of our supplication interrupted wherefore we are constrained out of the deep griefe of our hearts humbly to remonstrate that whereas the Arch-bishops and Bishops of this Realme being intrusted by his Majestie with the government of the affaires of the Church of Scotland have drawne up and set forth and caused to be drawne up and set forth and injoyned upon the subjects two Books In the one whereof called the Book of Common prayer not onely are sowne the seeds of divers Superstitions Idolatrie and false doctrine contrarie to the true Religion established within this Realme by divers Acts of Parliament But also the Service Booke of England is abused especially in the matter of Communion by additions subtractions interchanging of words and sentences falsifying of titles and misplacing of Collects to the disadvantage of Reformation as the Romish Masse is in the more substantiall points made up therein as we offer to instruct in time and place convenient quite contrarie unto and for reversing the gracious intention of the blessed Reformers of Religion in England In the other book called Canons and Constitutions for the government of the Church of Scotland they have ordained That whosoever shall affirme that the forme of worship inserted in the Booke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments whereof heretofore and now we most justly complaine doth containe any thing repugnant to the Scriptures or are corrupt superstitious or unlawfull in the service and worship of God shall be excommunicated and not be restored but by the Bishop of the place or Archbishop of the Province after his repentance and publicke revocation of this his wicked errour Besides one hundred Canons moe many of them tending to the reviving and fostering of abolished superstitions and errours and to the overthrow of our Church Discipline established by Acts of Parliament opening a doore for what further invention of Religion they please to make and stopping the way which Law before did allow unto us for suppressing of errour and superstition And ordaining That where in any of the Canons there is no penalty expresly set down the punishment shall be arbitrary as the Bishop shall think fittest All which Canons were never seen nor allowed in any Generall Assembly but are imposed contrary to order of law appointed in this Realm for establishing Constitutions Ecclesiasticall unto which two books the foresaid Prelates have under trust procured his Majesties Royall hand and Letters Patents for pressing the same upon his loyall subjects and are the Contrivers and Devisers of the same as doth clearly appear by the Frontispice of the Book of Common Prayer and have begun to urge the acceptance of the same not onely by injunctions given in Provinciall Assemblies but also by open Proclamation and charge of Horning whereby we are driven in such straites as we must either by Processe of Excommunication and Horning suffer the ruine of our estates and fortunes or else by breach of our Covenant with God and forsaking the way of true Religion fall under the wrath of God which unto us is more grievous then death VVherefore we being perswaded that these their proceedings are contrary to our gracious Soveraign hispious intention who out of his zeale and Princely care of the preservation of true Religion established in this his ancient Kingdome hath ratified the same in his Highnesse Parliament 1633 And so his Majestie to be highly wronged by the said Prelates who have so farre abused their credit with so good a King as thus to insnare his subjects rend our Church undermine Religion in Doctrine Sacraments and Discipline move discontent between the King and his subjects and discord between subject and subject contrary to severall Acts of Parliament VVe out of bound duty to God our King and native Countrey complain of the foresaid Prelates humbly craving that this matter may be put to tryall and these our parties taken order with according to the lawes of the Realm And that they be not suffered to sit any more as Judges untill the cause be tryed and decided according to Justice And if this shall seeme to bee to you a matter of higher importance then you will condescend unto before his Majesty bee acquainted therewith Then wee humbly supplicate that this our grievance and complaint may be fully represented to his Majestie That from the influence of his Gracious Soveraigntie and Justice these wrongs may bee redressed and wee have the happinesse to injoy the Religion as it hath beene reformed in this Land IN this Petition it is worthy the observing that they complaine of the mangling of the English Service Booke and of the abuses offered unto it and the wronging of the intentions of the blessed Reformers of Religion here in this Kingdome whereas in their Sermons and ordinarie discourse they doe usually inveigh against the Service Booke here for being stuffed with Superstition and Poperie and that the first Reformers

of benefices visitation and other points of Ecclesiasticall government without a lawfull warrant from the Church in exercising power to suspend deprive command and inhibite excommunication at their pleasure to fine confine imprison banish Ministers and other professours without the warrant of the lawes of the Countrey appointing their Moderators over Presbyteries and Synods prorogating their Diets staying their proceedings against Papists Sorcerers Adulterers and other grosse offenders by exacting of contributions to such Commissioners as hee pleased to send to Court for his owne and his Colleagues affaires by depriving and ordaining of Ministers not onely without the consent of the Presbyteries and Synods but by ordaining of scandalous and unqualified Ministers and depriving of learned and religious Pastours by ordaining Ministers after a forme not allowed of in this Church by silencing Ministers for not reading the Service Book and Book of Canons by interdicting after a Popish manner the exercises of Morning and Evening prayer in their Churches by releasing of excommunicated Papists by contradicting and crossing the votes of the Presbyteries at their pleasure by their pretended negative vote directly contrary to this caution by enacting decrees of Synods without demanding their votes by changing and falsifying their Acts when most votes had carried the contrary by many wayes have they failed in this caution which are so notorious to the whole Church and to your Wisedomes that wee shall condescend upon the same when we are required Whereas in the seventh caution it was provided That in Presbyteries and in Provinciall and generall Assemblies he shall behave himself in all things as one of the brethren of the Presbyterie and be subject to their censure yet the foresaid Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè hath not behaved himselfe as a brother at these meetings he disdaines to sit in Presbyteries or to bee subject to their censures he sitteth and over-ruleth in Provinciall Assemblies rather as a Lord then a Moderatour and in stead of behaving himself as a brother in the generall Assemblie hath by threatning and silencing prejudged the liberties of the lawfull Commissioners when they propounded reasoned or concluded matters conducing to the libertie of the Church he forced them to conclude things contrarie That whereas it was concluded at Mount Rose That none of them who should have vote in Parliament should come Commissioners to the generall Assembly or have vote in it in time to come unlesse they had authority or Commission from their owne Presbyteries for that purpose yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè though they had no authoritie by commission from any Presbyteries have usurped to give votes in the last pretended Assemblies Whereas in the seventh chapter of the book of Policie registrated in the register of the Acts of the Assembly it was concluded That in all Assemblies a Moderatour should be chosen by common consent of the whole brethren assembled together and it hath beene so practised since the beginning of the Reformation till he and his fellowes began to break the Cautions yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have usurped the place of moderation in the last pretended Assemblies and rather domineered then moderated to bring in novations yea further have directed Mandats from themselves as from the representative Church of Scotland which name and power is only competent to generall Assemblies he hath brought in the practice of many Innovations in the Royall Chappell in the Abbey Church and his pretended Cathedrall he hath laboured not onely to hinder the ordinary meetings of generall Assemblies of this Church by obtaining letters and charge from Authoritie to that purpose but also hath laboured what in him lay to take away from the Church the priviledge of holding general Assemblies yeerly belonging to Her by the Word of God Acts of this Church and lawes of this kingdome Whereas it is provided by another caution That Crimen ambitus shall be a sufficient cause of deprivation of him that shall have vote in Parliament yet the said Master David Lindsey with is foresaid Colleagues respectivè are guilty of the said crime in seeking of the said offices and promising and giving good deeds for them Whereas it was provided by the book of Discipline and acts of the Assemblie Feb. An. 1569. and December 1565. 1567. that marriage should not be solemnized without asking of banes three severall Sabbath daies before yet the said Master David Lindsey and his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have given licence to sundry Ministers to solemnize marriage without asking three severall Sabbaths before upon which have followed divers inconveniences a man hath been married to a woman her husband being alive and they not divorced some have been married to persons with whom they have committed adultery before and some have been married without the consent or knowledge of their parents Whereas by the book of Fasting authorized by the generall Assemblie and prefixed before the Psalmes no set or yeerly Fasts are allowed but disallowed as contrary to the libertie of the Church and to the nature of the exercise a Fast yet the said Master David Lindsey and his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have appointed yeerly Fasts and troubled some godly Professors for not observing the same Whereas the office of a Deacon is set forth in the book of Discipline and book of common order before the Psalmes according to the Word of God to have no medling with the preaching of the Word or the ministration of the Sacraments and by the first Confession of faith ratified in the Acts of Parliament chapter 23. Ministers called unto particular flocks have only power of the Ministration of the Sacraments yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have given a power to certain Divines whom they make Deacons men not admitted to the calling of the ministerie to administer the Sacrament of Baptisme under the names and titles of preaching Deacons and they refuse to admit diverse men to the calling of the Ministerie before they be admitted to that Order Whereas it is ordained by the booke of Policie and Acts of the Assemblie that no man should receive ordination to the Ministerie without a present admission to a particular flock yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have separated the Act of Ordination from the act of Admission Whereas according to the established order of the Church and the Acts of the Assemblie the ordination and admission of Ministers should be publick in the presence and with the consent of the Congregation yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè have given ordination to some men in other places not in their own Congregation violently have thrust upon them scandalous Ministers Whereas Ministers who teach erroneous and corrupt doctrine should be censured by the book of Discipline and by the Acts of the Assemblie yet the said Master David Lindsey and

Aberdene The Archbishop of Glasgow in Glasgow the Bishop of Murray in Elgin to give obedience to the said act which if they refused to do that the Synodall Assemblies shall appoint certaine brethren of their Presbyteries to give them publike admonitions out of their Pulpits and to warne them if they disobey to compeere before the next Generall Assemblie to be holden at Edinburgh 20. Octob. to heare the sentence of excommunication pronounced against them for their disobedience and to this act the Bishop of Dumblane that then was agreed submitting himself to be ruled by it it was also condemned by the act of Glasgow Anno 1581. which doth ratifie the former act of Dundee and ordaines the book of policie which was approved by severall Generall Assemblies to be registrated in the books of the Assemblie and enjoyned the generall confession of faith to be subscribed by all his Majesties Lieges Yet hath the said Master David Lyndsey with his foresaid Colleagues respectivè not onely incroached upon the liberties of Presbyteries and Synods but hath also took Consecration to the office of a Diocesan Bishop without the knowledge or consent of the Church and against the acts of it claiming the power of ordination and jurisdiction as due to him by that unwarrantable office Besides the said Master David Lyndsey with his foresaid colleagues respectivè have against the Lawes of the Church and Kingdome brought in the Service book the book of Canons and the High Commission Court and would have changed and overthrowne the whole frame of doctrine of Gods word the use of the Sacraments the Discipline Liberties and Priviledges of this Church and State if the Lord had not prevented them The particulars wee shall present to your wisdomes though it bee knowne to all men how hee and they have abused his Majesties authoritie against his Royall intentions and Declarations they having moved discontents betwixt the King and his subjects by scandalous lies betwixt subject and subject for which things complaints have been given in to the Councell which we hold heare to be repeated as a part of our complaint and to be tried by your wisdomes and referred to the Assemblie Besides all these faults the said Master David Lyndsey with his Colleagues respectivè in his life and conversation is slandered constantly as guiltie of excessive drinking whoring playing at Cards and Dice swearing profane speaking excessive gaming profaning of the Sabbath contempt of the publike ordinances and private familie-exercises mocking of the power of preaching prayer and spirituall conference and sincere professors besides with briberie simonie selling of Commissariots places lies perjuries dishonest dealing in civill bargaines abusing of thir vassals and of Adulterie and incest with many other offences of which we shall give the particulars in our particular accusations Whereas the Presbyterie is the ordinarie judicatorie of this Church for trying of these offences and hath the Ecclesiasticall power for cytation of the parties and offenders with the reference to their complaints to the Generall Assemblie Therefore wee most earnestly and humblie beseech your godly wisdomes as you tender the glorie of God the peace and libertie of this Church the removall of scandals and punishment of vice that you will take into your consideration and triall the foresaid many and hainous offences with the particular reservations and qualifications of them which we shall present to your wisdomes or to the Assemblie when it shall bee thought convenient and that you would either take order with it your selves and censure the offenders according to the nature of the offences with the Ecclesiasticall paines contained in the Acts and foresaid Canons of this Church and Kingdome or else make a reference of them to the Generall Assemblie to bee holden at Glasgow 21. Novemb. and that the knowledge of these should come to the Delinquents that you will be pleased to ordaine the publishing hereof to bee made by all the Brethren of the Presbyterie in their Pulpits upon the Sabbath before noone with a publike admonition to the offenders to be present at the Assemblie to answer to this complaint and to undergo the censure and triall of it and to bring with them the books and scroules of subscriptions and oaths required from those who enter into the Ministerie with the books of the High Commission Court and the books of the Generall Assemblie which they or their Clerk had or have fraudulently conveied away Together with this certification That if the said Master David Lyndsey with his foresaid colleagues respectivè do not appeare in the said Assemblie and bring with them the said books to answer to this complaint in generall and to the particular heads of it and to submit himselfe to the triall and proofe of this complaint generall and to the particular heads of it that there shall be a condigne censure of these offenders for their contempt and contumacie Here wee humblie beseech your wisdomes answer The Act of the Presbyterie of Edinburgh 24. Octob. 1638. yeares in answer to this Complaint UPon the said day we the Brethren of the Presbyterie of Edinburgh after we had received this Bill and complaint presented unto us by the Laird of Buchanan The Laird of Dury the younger The Laird of Carlourie John Smith late Bailife of Edinburgh John Hammiltoun and Richard Maxwel in name of the Noblemen Barons Burgesses and Commons subscribers of the Covenant which are not Commissioners to the Generall Assemblie against the pretended Archbishops and Bishops of this Kingdome and after wee had read and seriously considered the same wee according to the desire of the complainers did and do referre the same to the next Generall Assemblie to bee holden at Glasgow 21. November And we ordaine the publishing of this complaint and of our reference of it to the Assemblie to be fully read by all the Pastors of the Presbyterie upon the next Sabbath before noone out of their Pulpits with a publike warning and cytation to the offendants complained upon By name Master John Spotswood pretended Archbishop of Saint Andrewes Master Patrick Lyndsey pretended Archbishop of Glasgow Master Thomas Sydserfe pretended Bishop of Galloway Master David Lyndsey pretended Bishop of Edinburgh Master Alexander Lyndsey pretended Bishop of Dunkeld Master Adam Bannatine pretended Bishop of Aberdene Master John Gutherie pretended Bishop of Murray Master John Maxwel pretended Bishop of Rosse Master George Greme pretended Bishop of Orknay Master John Abernethie pretended Bishop of Caithnes Master Walter Whitefoord pretended Bishop of Brichen Master James Wedderburne pretended Bishop of Dunblane Master James Fayrley pretended Bishop of Argyle Master Nail Campbel pretended Bishop of the Isles to be present at the said Assemblie to answer to this complaint in generall and to the particular heads of it to undergo the triall and censure of it and to bring with them the books and scroules of the subscriptions and oaths of them who enter into the Ministerie the books of the High Commission and the book of the Generall