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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

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 all the saide conspiracy Out of Skottish into English ¶ Imprinted at London for Thomas Nelson and are to be solde at the West ende of Paules 1585. ¶ The Coppie of a letter sent from a Gentleman in Scotland to a frend of his in England touching the conspiracie against the kings maiestie MY approued friend T. S. There hath beene lately secret practising against the kinges Maiestie of Scotland But time serueth not nowe to set down the maner of their proceeding in the said attempt I haue here sent to you the Kinges declaration to his last Acts of Parliament and for breuitie haue set downe the names of the conspirators which are as followeth And thus in hope you will accept my good will I commit you to the Almightie From Edenbrough this 20. of Februarie 1585. Yours Christopher Studley These wer apprehēded at y e kinges Court The Lord of Don Whasell The Lord of Dunkrith The Lord of Baythkicte Robert Hamelton of Ynchmachā M. Iames Sterling Iohn Hoppingell of the Mores apprehended at his owne house by the Captaine of the kings Garde The Lord Keir Lord Maius apprehended with other Gentlemen about Sterling The Lord Blaketer and Georg Douglasse are sommoned to the Court vpon suspition The Lord Don Whasell The Lord Maius executed The treason discouered by Robert Hamelton THE KINGES MAIESTIES DECLARATION OF his Acts confirmed in Parliament FORASMVCH as there is some euil affected men that goeth about so farre as in them lieth to inuent lies and tales to slaunder and impaire the kings maiesties fame and honour and to raise reportes as if his Maiestie had declined to Papistrie and that he had made many Actes to abolish the frée passage of the Gospel good order and discipline in the Church Which bruites are maintained by rebellious subiectes who would gladly couer their seditious enterprises vnder pretense of Religion albeit there can be no godly religion in such as raiseth rebelliō to disquiet the state of their natiue soueraigne and periuredly doeth stand against the othe band and obligation of their faith whereunto they haue sworne and subscribed therefore that his Maiesties faithfull subiects be not abused with such slanderous reportes and his highnes good affectionated friends in other countries may vnderstand the veritie of his vpright intention his highnesse hath commaunded this briefe declaration of certaine of his maiesties Acts of Parliament holden in May 1584. to be published imprinted to the effect that the indirect practises of such as slaunder his maiestie and his lawes may be detected and discouered IN the first Acte his Maiestie ratifies and approues the true profession of the Gospell sincere preaching of the Worde and administration of the Sacraments presently by the goodnes of God established within this Realme and aloweth of the confession of the Faith set downe by Acte of Parliament the first yéere of his maiesties raigne Likewise his highnesse not onely professeth the same in all sinceritie but praysed be God is come to that ripenesse of iudgement by reading and hearing the worde of God that his highnesse is able to conuince and ouerthrow by the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles the most learned of the contrary sect of the aduersaries So that as Plato affirmeth that common wealth to be most happy wherein a Philosopher raigneth or he that raigneth is a Philosopher We may much more estéeme this countrey of Scotland to be fortunate wherein our king is a Diuine whose heart is replenished with the knowledge of the heauenly Philosophy for the comfort not onely of his good subiects and friends in other countreys but of them that professeth the Gospell euery where he beyng a king of great wisedome and by his birthright borne to great possessions but much more his highnesse vertue godlinesse and learnyng and daily encrease of all heauenly sciences doth promise and assure him of the mightie protection of God and fauour of all them that feare his holy name IN the second Acte his Maiesties royall authoritie ouer all estates both spirituall and temporall is confirmed Which Acte some of malice and other some of Ignorance doth traduce as if his Maiestie pretended to be called the head of the Church A name which his Maiestie acknowledgeth to be proper and peculiar to the sonne of God the Sauiour of the world who is the head and bestoweth life spirituall vpon the members of his misticall body and he hauyng receiued the holy spirite in all aboundance maketh euery one of the faithful pertakers thereof according to the measure of faith bestowed vpon them Of the which number of the faithful vnder the head Christ his Maiestie acknowledgeth himselfe to be a member baptised in his name pertaker of the mysterie of the crosse and holy communion and attending with the faithfull for the comming of the Lord and the finall restitution of Gods elect And not withstanding his Maiestie surely vnderstandeth by the scriptures that he is the chiefe and principall member appointed by the law of God to sée God glorified vice punished vertue maintained within his Realme and the soueraigne iudgement for a godly quietnesse and order in the common wealth to appertaine to his highnesse care and solicitude Which power and authoritie of his highnesse certaine ministers being called before his Maiestie for their seditious and factious sermons in stirring vp of the people to rebellion against their natiue king by the instigation of sundry vnquiet spirites would in no wyse acknowledge but disclaime his Maiesties authoritie as an incompetent iudge and specially one called M. Andrew Meluile an ambitious man of a salt and fiery humour vsurping the pulpit of Sandroyes without any lawfull callyng and priuie at that tyme to certaine conspiracies attempted against his Maiestie and crowne went about in a Sermon vpon a Sunday to inflame the hearts of the people by odious comparisons of his Maiesties progenitours and counsaile albeit the duetie of a faithfull preacher of the Gospell be rather to exhort the people to the obedience of their natiue King and not by popular Sermons which hath béene the euersion and decay of great cities and common wealths and hath greatly in tymes past bred disquietnesse to the state thereby to trouble and perturbe the countrey The sayd M. Andrew beyng called before his highnesse presumptuously answered that he would not be iudged by the king counsaile because he had spoken the same in pulpit which pulpit in effect he alleged to be exempted from the iudgement correction of princes as if that holy place sanctified to the word of God and to the breaking of the bread of life might be any colour to any sedition in worde or déede against the lawfull authoritie without punishment Alwaies his Maiestie béeing of himselfe a most gratious Prince was not

the wrath of the Lordes iudgements which is the right ende of publike humilitie and not vnder pretence thereof to couer such enterprises as hath heretofore greatly disquieted and troubled the peace of this common wealth THe xx Acte ratifieth and approoueth and establisheth the estate of the Bishops within the realme to haue the ouersight and iurisdiction euery one in their owne Dioces Which forme of gouernment and rule in Ecclesiastical affaires hath not onely continued in the church from the dayes of the Apostles by continuall succession of tyme and many Martyrs in that calling shed their bloud for the trueth but also since this Realme embraced and receiued the Christian religion the same estate hath béene maintained to the welfare of the Church and quietnesse of the realme without any interruption vntill within this few yéeres some curious and busie men haue practised to induce in the ministerie an equalitie in all thinges as well concernyng the preaching of the word administration of the Sacramentes as likewise in discipline order and pollicie The which confusion his Maiestie finding by most dangerous experience to haue bene the mother and Nurse of great factions seditions and troubles within this Realme hath with aduise of his highnes estates aduisedly concluded the said pretended partie in discipline orders and pollicie in the Church to be no longer tollerate in this Country but the sollicitude and care of all churches in one diocesse to appertaine to the Bishop and commissioner thereof who shall be aunswerable to God and his Maiesty and estates for the right administration and discharge of the office of particular Ministers within the boundes of their iurisdiction For as it becommeth his Maiestie as Eusebius writeth of Constantinus the great to be a Bishop of Bishops and vniuersall Bishop within his Realme in so far as his maiestie should appoint euerie one to discharge his duetie which his highnesse cannot his country béeing large and great take him to euerie Minister that shall offend and transgresse agaynst duetie or quarrell with the whole number of y e Ministerie but it behooueth this Maiestie to haue Bishops and ouerséeers vnder him which may bee aunswerable for such boundes as the law and order of the countrey hath limited and appointed vnto euerie one of them And y ● they hauing accesse to his Maiesties Parliament counsell may intercide for the rest of the brethrē of the Ministerie propone their griefe vnto hys highnesse and estates and receiue his maiesties fauourable aunswere therin The which forme doth preserue a godly quietnes vnitie concorde and peace in the estate and an vniforme order in the Church As contrariwise the pretended equalitie deuideth the same and vnder the pretence of equality maketh some of the most craftie and subtill dealers to bee aduaunced and enriched and in pretending of partie to séeke nothing but their owne ambition and aduauncement aboue the rest of the simple sort And notwithstanding that his Maiestie hath restablished the said estate it is not his highnes will intent y t the foresaid Bishop shall haue such full power as to do within his diocesse what he plea seth For as his Ma. cannot allow of any popular confusiō wherin as the prouerbe saith Nulla tyrannis aequiparanda est tyrannidi multitudinis That is No tyrany can be compared to the tyranny of a multitude hauing commandement power in his hands so on the other part his M. will is y t the Bishops authoritie in any graue matter be limited to the councel of 13. of y ● most aūcient wise godly pastors of his diocesse selected out of y e whole synodal assembly of y ● prouince by whose aduise or at least the most parte therof y e weightie affaires of the church may be gouerned to the glory of God quietnes of the realme Further it is his highnes wil cōmandement y ● their bishops or commissioners twise in the yéere to wit 10. dayes after Easter the 6. of September hold their synodall assemblies in euerie diocesse for y e kéeping of good order therin And if any be stubborne or contemne within their bounds the good order of the church that it may be declared vnto his Ma. punished to the example of others according to their deseruings Neither is it his Ma. meaning or intent y t such bishops or commissioners as shall be appointed shall receiue their onely full commission of his Ma without admission ordinary by such as are appointed to that effect in y e church but hauing his highnes nomination presentation and commendation as lawfull only patron they to bée tried and examined y t their qualities are such as thei are able to discharge their cure office And if it shall happen any of the said bishops or commissioners to bee negligēt iu their office or to be slanderous offensiue in their behauiour life maners in tyme to come it is not his highnes wil y ● they shalbe exempted frō correction notw tstanding any priuilege of his highnes estate coū sell or parliament but their labors trauels diligence behauiour to be tried in the generall assembly not cōsisting of a confused multitude as it was before but of such worshipfull persons as is heretofore prescribed in his highnes presence or his deputies to that effect Lastly his maiestie giueth commission to the saide Bishops or commissioners at their visitatiōs to cōsider in what part of y e cuntrey the exercise or interpretation of the scripture by conference of a certeine num ber of y e Ministerie within those bounds may be most commodiously once in euerie xv daies For as his Ma. inhibits all vnlawfull méetings that may ingender trouble contention in the countrey so his Ma. is well affected to sée the Ministerie increase in knowledge vnderstanding by all meanes to fortifie aduaunce the same Wherein his highnes commandement is that a graue wise sage man shalbe appointed president who may haue y e ouersight of these boūds be answerable therefore to the bishop his coūsell synode he to be respected reasonably for his paines at the modification of stipends y ● all things may be orderly done in the church peace quietnes mainteined in the realme we delyuered from apparant plagues the blessing of God continued to the comfort of our posteritie And in the mean time his highnes inhibits and expresly forbids vnder the paines conteined in his Ma. acts of parliament al other paines arbitral at his Ma. sight counsell y ● no Minister take in hand to assemble themselues for the foresaid cause without the appointment order taken by the said bishops or commissioners wherby his highnes may be certeinly enformed that the foresaid Ministers assemble not to meddle with any ciuill matters or affaires of estate as was accustomed before but onely to profit in the knowledge of the word to be comforted one by another in the administration of their