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A11683	Treason pretended against the King of Scots by certaine lordes and gentlemen, whose names hereafter followe. With a declaration of the Kinges Maiesties intention to his last acts of Parliament: which openeth fully in effect of all the saide conspiracy. Out of Skottish into English.	Studley, Christopher.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Adamson, Patrick, 1537-1592. Declaration of the Kings Majesties intentioun and meaning toward the lait actis of Parliament. aut	1585 (1585)	STC 21949.5; ESTC S121502	10,840	26

willing to haue vsed any rigour against the saide Maister Andrew if he had humbly submitted himselfe acknowledged his offence and craued pardon Who notwithstanding afraid of his owne guiltines being priuie to diuers conspiracies before fled out of the Realme whose naughty and presumptuous refusing of his Highnes iudgement was the occasion of the making of this seconde Acte videlicet that none should decline from his highnes authoritie in respect that the common Prouerbe beareth Ex malis moribus bonae leges natae sunt that is Of euill maners good lawes procéede And in verie déede it wanteth not any right intollerable arrogancy in any Subiect called before his Prince professing and ancthorising the same truth to disclaime his authoritie neither doe the Prophets Apostles nor others conducted by the spirite of God minister y ● like example for it is a great errour to affirme as many doe that Princes and Magistrates haue onely power to take order in ciuill affaires and that Ecclesiasticall matters doth onely belong to the Ministerie By which meanes the Pope of Rome hath exempt himselfe and all his Clergie from all iudgements of Princes he made himself to be Iudge of Iudges and to be iudged of no man whereas by the contrarie not onely by the examples of the godly gouernors Iudges and Kings of the old Testament but also by the new Testament and the whole history of the primitiue Church in the which the Emperors being Iudges ouer the bishop of Rome deposed them from their seates appointed Iudges to decide and determine in causes Ecclesiastical and chalenge innocent men as Athanasius from the determination of the Councell holden at Tyrus and by infinite good reasons which shall bée set downe by the grace of God in an other seuerall worke shall be sufficiently prooued and verified But this appeareth at this present to bée an vntimely and vnprofitable question which hath no ground vpon their part but of the preposterous imitation of the pretended iurisdiction of the Pope of Rome For if there were any question in this land of heresie whereby the profound mysteries of the Scriptures behooued to be searched foorth his Maiestie would vse the same remedy as most expedient which y e most godly Emperours hath vsed And his Maiestie following their example would alow the councell of learned Pastours that by conference of Scriptures the veritie might be opened and heresie repressed But God be thanked we haue no such controuersies in this land neither hath any heresie taken any déepe roote in the country but that certaine of the ministerie ioyning thēselues to rebels hath traueled to disquiet y e state with such questions that the people might embrace any sinister opinion of his Maiesties vpright procéedings and factions might be nourished and entertained in the countrey Neither is it his maiesties meaning nor intention in any sort to take away the lawfull and ordinarie iudgement in the Church whereby discipline good order might decay but rather to preserue maintaine and increase the same And as there is in the realme Iustices Constables Shirifes Prouosts Bailifes and other iudges in temporall matters so his Maiestie aloweth that all things might be done in order and a godly quietnes may be preserued in the whole estate the Sinodal assemblies by the Bishops or Commissioners where the place was vsed to be conuenient twise in the yéere to haue the ordinary trial of matters belonging to the ministery and their estate Alwaies reseruing to his highnesse that if they or any of them doe amisse neglect their duetie disquiet the estate or offend in any such maner and sort that they in no wayes pretend that immunitie priuiledge and exemptiō which onely was inuented by the Popes of Rome to tread vnder foote the scepters of Princes and to establish an Ecclesiasticall tyranny within this countrey vnder pretence of new inuented Presbiters which neither should answer to the king nor Bishop vnder his Ma. but should haue such infinite iurisdiction as neither the lawe of God nor man can tolerate Which is onely his Maiesties intention to represse and not to take away any godly or due order in the Church as hereafter shall appeare THe third Act of his Maiesties foresaid Parliament dischargeth all iudgements Ecclesiasticall and all assemblies which are not allowed by his Maiestie in Parliament which acte specially concerneth the remouing and discharging of that forme inuented in this land called the presbyterie wherin a number of Ministers of a certeine precinct and boundes accounting themselues to be equal without any difference and gathering vnto them certeine Gentlemen and others of his Maiesties subiects vsurpe all the whole Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and altereth the lawes at their owne pleasure without the knowledge and approbation of the king or y e estate A forme of doing without example of any nation subiect to a Christian Prince The perill whereof did so increase that in case it had not béene repressed in due season and forbidden by his Maiesties lawes the same had troubled the whole countrey And béeing tried by his highnes to be the ouerthrow of his Maiesties estate the decay of his Crowne and a ready introduction to Anababtistrie and popular confusion in all estates his maiestie hath giuen commaundemēt against the same And that the Reader may vnderstand the daunger thereof by many inconueniences which thereby ensueth in this lande I will not onely set downe one whereby they may vnderstand what peril was in the rest The embassadour of Fraunce returning home vnto his owne countrey commaunded the Prouost Baliffes and Counsaile of Edingbrough to make him a banket that he might be receiued honourably according to the amitie of auncient times betwéene the two Nations This commaund was giuen on the Saturday by his highnes and the banquet appointed to be on the Monday A number of the foresaid pretended presbyterie vn derstanding thereof assembled themselues on Sonday in the morning and presumptuously determined and agréed that the Ministers of Edinbrough should proclaime a fasting vppon the same monday where thrée seuerall Ministers one after another made thrée seueral sermons inuectiues against the Prouost Bayliffes and Counsaile for the time and the noble men in the cuntry who repaired to the banquet at his Ma. commaund The foresaid presbyterie called and perswaded them and scarsly by his Maiesties authoritie could bee witholden from excommunicating the saide Magistrates and noble men for obeying onely his highnes lawfull command which the law of all countreys called Ius gentium requires towards Embassadors of forreine countreys And not onely in this but innumerable other things their commaundement was proclaimed directly vnder the paine of excōmunication to the kings Ma. and his laws Which forme of procéeding ingendred nothing but disbut disquietnes sedition and trouble as may manifestly appéere in that the speciall authors of the inuenting promoting and assisting of the foresaide pretended Presbyteries hath ioyned themselues with his Maiesties Rebels and fleing foorth of the realme in respect of

their giltines hath discouered what malitious practises was deuised amongst them if God had not in time prouided remedie The other forme of iudg ment which his Maiesty hath discharged is the generall assembly of the whole Clergie in the Realme vnder pretence whereof a number of Ministers from sundry presbyteries did assemble with some Gentlemen of the cuntrey wherof some for that time malcontents of the estate sought that color as fauorers of the Ministerie by the which thei haue practised many enterprises in the realme where there was no certeine law in Ecclesiasticall affaires but all depended vpon the saide generall conuention where the lawes of the church were alterable after the nūber of voices which for the most part succéeded vnto the most vnlearned of the multitude This generall assembly amongst other things did appoint and agrée with his Maiest regentes in his highnes minority y ● the estate of bishops which is one of the estates of Parliament should bee mainteined authorised As it is registred in y e bookes of counsel and subscribed by the commissioners for the time Which order was obserued many yéeres and Bishops by their consentes appointed to the diocesse vntill within this late time in assemblies holden at Dundie and Glasgow respecting the foresaid ministers assemblies tooke vppon them contrarie to their owne hand writing to discharge the estate and to declare y e same to be vnlawfull in their pretended maner And there commaunded the Bishops of the countrey to demit and leaue their offices iurisdictions that in no wise they should passe to the kings Maiesties counsell or Parliament without commission obteined from their assemblie That they should confirme nothing in parliament and counsell but according to their acts and iniunctions And further they directed their Commissioners to the kings maiestie commanding him and the councell vnder paine of y e censures of the Church whereby they vnderstoode excōmunication to appoint no Bishop in time to come because they had concluded that estate to be vnlawfull And notwithstanding that which they would haue deiected in the bishops they purposed to erect in themselues desiring that such commissioners as they should send to parliament and coūsell might bee authorised in place of the estate wherby it should haue come to passe that where as now his Ma. may select the most godly learned wise and experimented of the ministerie to bee on his Ma. estate his highnesse should haue been by that means compelled to accept such as the multitude by an odde consent of y e most vnlearned should haue appointed which could not tend but to the ouerthrow of the realme whereof that estate hath bene a special stop After they had discharged bishops they agréed to haue Superintendents Commissioners and Uisitours but in the end they discerned that there should be no difference amongst the ministers imagined that new forme of Presbiterie wherof we haue spoken before Neither was there any other appearance that they should haue staid frō such daily alterations in the common wealth which could not but continually be disquieted where the law of conscience which they maintained by the sword of cursing was subiect to such mutations at the arbitrement of a number whereof the most part had not greatly tasted of learning At our the foresaid assembly was accustomed not only to prescribe the law to the king and estate but also did at certain times appoint general fastings throughout the realme specially when some factioners in the countrey was to mooue any great enterprise For at the fast all y e ministers was commanded by the assemblie to sing one song and to cry out vpon the abuses as they termed it of the court and estate for y e time whereby it is most certaine great alterations to haue ensued in this land while at the good pleasure of God and his blessing towardes his Ma. the pretence of the last fast was discouered his highnes deliuered from such attempts whereby his Ma. hath bene iustly mooued to discharge such conuentions which might import so preiudicially to his estate But specially his Ma. had no small occasion whereas the same assemblie being met at Edenbrough did authorise auow the fact perpetrate at Ruthuen in the takyng of his highnes most noble person The which déed notwithstanding his Ma. with the aduise of his estates in Parliament accounted to be treason the said assembly estéeming their iudgement to be the soueraigne iudgement of the realme hath not onely approoued the same but ordained all them to be excommunicate that would not subscribe and allow the same So the actes of this assembly and the lawes of the estate directly weighed in ciuil matter with the which the assembly should not haue medled it behooued his highnes either to discharge himselfe of y e crown or the ministerie of y t forme of assembly which in déede of it selfe without the kings Maiesties licence approbation could not be lawfull Like as generall councels at no time could assemble without the commaundement of the Emperour for the time and our king hath no lesse power within his owne realme then any of them had in the empire Yea the Bishop of S. Androis had not in time of Poperie power to conuent y ● Bishops clergie out of their owne Diocesse with out licence giuen before of his highnes most noble progenitors of good memorie and the causes thereof intimated allowed Notwithstanding that his Maiesties intention and meaning may fully be vnderstood It is his highnesse wil y ● the Bishop or Commissioners of any Diocesse or Prouince or part thereof shall at their Uisitation appointed in euery parish accordyng to the greatnesse thereof some honest vertuous and discrete men to aide and assist the Minister and to haue the ouersight and censure of the maners and behauiour of the people of that parish And if there be any notable offence worthy of punish ment that the Bishop and Commissioners bée aduertised thereof who shall haue an Officer of armes to be assistant for the punishment of vice and executions to follow thereupon that they who contemneth the godly and lawfull order of the Church may finde by experience his maiesties displeasure and be punished according to their deseruings And further his Maiestie vpon necessary occasions which may fall foorth by diuers maner of wayes among the Clergie vpon humble supplication made vnto his highnesse will not refuse to graunt them licence to assist the bishops Commissioners and some of the most vertuous learned and godly of their Diocesse where such Ecclesiasticall matters as appertaineth to the vniformitie of doctrine and conseruation of a godly order in the Church may be intreated and concluded in his maiesties owne presence or some of his Maiesties honourable counsell who shall assist for the tyme Where if necessitie so require a publike fast throughout the whole realme may be commaunded and by his Maiesties authoritie proclaimed to auoide the imminent displeasure and daunger of

spirituall office which his highnes wisheth them faythfully to discharge then to call to God that his Maiestie may in a prosperous reigne enioy good and long life and continue and increase into the feare of the Almightie FINIS THE KINGS MAIESties Intention HIs Maiesties intention is by the grace of God to mainteine the true and sincere profession of the Gospell preaching thereof within this realme 2 His Maiesties intention is to correct and punishe such as seditiously abuse the truth and factiously apply or rather bewray the text of the scripture to the disquieting of the estate disturbing of the common welth or impayring of his highnes and counsels honour 3 His Maiesties intention is if any question of faith and doctrine arise to conuocate the most learned godly wise and experimented pastors that by conference of scriptures the veritie may be tryed and all heresie and schisme by that meanes repressed 4 His Maiesties intention is that for the keeping of good order in euerie parish certeine ouersee ers to the good behauiours of the rest be appointed at the visitation of the Bishop or visitour who shal haue his Maiesties authoritie and officers of armes concurring for the punishment of vice 5 His Maiesties intention is to mainteine the exercise of prophesie for the increase continuing of knowledge amongst the Ministerie In which a wise and graue man selected by the bishop or cōmissioner at the synodall assembly shall render an account of the administration of those bounds where the exercise is holdē for which cause some respect of liuing shal be had vnto him who sustaines that burthen 6 His Ma. intention is not to derogate vnto the ordinary iudgment of matters of the church by the ordinary Bishops their councels and synodes but if any of them do amisse and abuse their calling to take order for correcting amending and punishing thereof 7 His Maiesties intention is not to hinder or stay any godly or solide order grounded vppon the worde of God and order of the primitiue Church but that the Ministers of the word meddle themselues onely with their owne calling iudge not fearfully of the estate 8 It is his maiesties intention that the presbyteries consisting of many Ministers and Gentlemen at landwart or other waies be no further tolerate in this his realme but the excrcise of iurisdiction of all churches to be in the hands of the Bishop or commissioner and their councels and synods 9 It is his Maiesties intention that the Bishops or commissioners assemble not any generall assembly out of the whole realme without his maiesties knowledge licence obteined thereunto which vpon supplication his highnes wil not denie that an vniforme order may be obserued in the whole realme the Bishops their diligences there tryed and examined the complaints of euery pertituler heard and discussed 10 It is his Maiesties intention to assist this assembly himself or by a noble man of his counsaile his high nes deputie 11 It is his Maiesties intention that when any parish findeth necessitie of any fast they enforme the occasion to the Bishop or commissioner their counsaile that they may vnderstand the cause to be lawfull as lykewise the Bishop of the diocesse findiug lawful occasion way within the same with his counsaile prescribe any publike humiliation 12 It is his Maiesties intention that a general fast throughout the whole realme shall not be proclaimed but by his Ma. commandement or by a generall counsaile wherin his Ma. or his highnes deputy is presēt 13 It is his highnes intention that the Bishops in the realme in euery diocesse with their counsaile proceede into the ecclesiasticall gouernment but as is sayd with a counsaile that both tyranny and confusion may be auoided in the church 14 It is his highnes intention that commissioners be directed vniuersally throughout the whole Realme to establish a godly order and that his Maiesties commissioners take order presently for the translation of such ministers whose trauels they esteeme may more conueniently and profitably serue in another place FINIS