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A24696 An Account of the affairs of Scotland, in relation to their religious and civil rights 1690 (1690) Wing A230; ESTC R11870 30,717 40

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Secretary is ordinarily at Court and in this present Parliament the King had but one Officer of State But Concessions to persons that are not resolved to take satisfaction have never good effects This Overture was rejected and some persons must have all or nothing But all that are indifferent must be convinced that the King had fairly retrenched his Interest in the Parliament having not only consented to the Parliaments Abolishing of the Bishops but he was willing to have taken the Sting out of the Articles and secured the Nation for ever that the Articles could never be packt nor the Parliament imposed upon Article 2. Grievance That the first Act of Parliament 1669 is inconsistent with the Establishment of the Church-Government now desired and ought to be Abrogate This second Article of the Grievance is Answered by the Fourth Instruction thus Instruct 4. YOu are to pass an Act Establishing that Church-Government which is most agreeable to the Inclinations of the People Rescinding the Act of Parliament 1669 and all other Acts inconsistent therewith By the Instruction the King doth entirely Remit to the Parliament to Establish what kind of Church Government was most agreeable to their Inclinations as the Representative of the People without proposing Qualification or Limitation And because the Act of Parliament 1669 doth Recognize and Declare an extraordinary Power in the Kings of Scotland without Consent of Parliament in relation to Ecclesiastical Affairs whereby any Government of the Church Established by Act of Parliament might be changed by the King therefore the King Condescends to Rescind that Law and to pass from the Prerogative of the Crown as it is Established and Asserted by that Act whereof the Tenor follows ACT Asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical November 16. 1669. THe Estates of Parliament having seriously Considered how necessary it is for the good and peace of the Church and State that His Majesties Power and Authority in relation to Matters and Persons Ecclesiastical be more clearly Asserted by an Act of Parliament Have therefore thought fit it be Enacted Asserted and Declared Iakeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth hereby Enact Assert and Declare that His Majesty hath the Supreme Authority and Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical within this His Kingdom and that by vertue thereof the ordering and disposal of the External Government and Policy of the Church doth properly belong to His Majesty and His Successors as an Inherent Right to the Crown and that His Majesty and His Successors may Settle Enact and Emit such Constitutions Acts and Orders concerning the Administration of the External Government of the Church and the Persons employed in the same and concerning all Ecclesiastical Meetings and Matters to be Proposed and Determined therein as They in Their Royal Wisdom shall think fit Which Acts Orders and Constitutions being Recorded in the Books of Council and duly Published are to be Observed and Obeyed by all His Majesties Subjects any Law Act or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid doth Rescind and Annul all Laws Acts and Clauses thereof and all Customs and Constitutions Civil or Ecclesiastick which are contrary to or inconsistent with His Majesties Supremacy as it is hereby Asserted and Declares the same Void and Null in all time coming Never did Law give a King such a Power nor ever did a King part with such a Law There was an Act brought in and Voted for Rescinding the Act of Supremacy it was not Touched which cannot be Imputed to the King there being an express Instruction for Rescinding that Act. Article 3. Grievance THat Forefaultures in prejudice of Vassals Creditors and Heirs of Entail are a great Grievance This Article is answered by the Sixth Instruction Instruction 6. YOu are to pass an Act that Forefaultures shall only be extended to what Interest the Rebel had and that innocent Vassals or lawful Creditors for Debts upon Record shall not be prejudged nor such Heirs of Entail whose Rights of Succession are established by publick Infeftment The Laws of Scotland in relation to Treason are very many and therefore Forefaultures there are too frequent the Feudal Laws and Customs takes place in Forefaultures and Treason being the greatest Ingratitude the Rebels Fee returns to the King in that same condition that it was Originally given out without the burden of his Debt or Regard to any Deed done by the Rebel after committing of the Crime or to any Deeds or Alienations made before the Crime which were not consented to or Confirmed by the Superior and rendred Real and Publick by Infeftment and not only Heirs of Entail are cut off from their hope of Succession for the Delinquency of the Fiar but the Rebels innocent Vassals who are not Confirmed by the Confiscation of the Dominium Directum which was in the Rebel the Dominium utile falls in consequence There have been so many sad instances of the severe effects of Forefaultures in Scotland to the Ruine of many Families who had no accession to the Treason that of late this single Concession would have been purchas'd by that Nation at the dearest rate but Courtiers and Ministers who had hopes to make advantage and procure Gifts of Forefaultures they have always resisted the good design of Restricting the prodigious effects of Forefaultures till now that the King hath resolved Never to consider his own Advantage and Greatness in opposition to the Interest and Ease of his Subjects He hath by this Instruction secured lawful Creditors whose Debts are not Collusive but upon Record and innocent Vassals though not Confirmed and likewise Heirs of Entail whose Rights of Succession are not Private and Clandestine and so might be antedated though they were truly made after or in prospect of Rebellion but where the Rights are nottour and publick which must be Recorded in that case even the Rebels Heirs are safe which is one of the most considerable and universal Favours which could be done to that Nation Article 4. Grievance THat the obliging the Leidges to Depone upon Crimes against Delinquents otherwise than when they are adduced in special Process as Witnesses is a great Grievance This Article is answered by the Tenth Instruction Instruction 10. WE are satisfied that an Act should be past for securing the Leidges against Inquiries by way of Inquisition but in respect of the present Juncture of Affairs this matter would be well Considered by the Parliament and therefore when the Terms of this Act shall be Adjusted you are to transmit the same to Vs that We may give you particular Instructions thereanent By the Custom of Scotland any Person might be examined summarily in relation to other persons against whom there was no Process depending and without confronting the Persons And albeit such Expiscations did not amount to a P●…ation except these Depositions had been renewed in presence of the