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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