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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

and other places needfull and there by open Proclamation to make publication of the holding of the said Parliament and to warne all and sundry Noblemen Prelates and Commissioners for the Barons and Burrowes and all others having voice and place in the said Parliament that they and every one of them in their most decent and comely manner make their addresse to the said Parliament attend and await thereat during the time thereof and to discharge that duty which is incumbent to them and each one of them as they will answer on the contrary at their perill ANd last of all was published and proclaimed first the Act of the Lords of Our Councel for requiring all Our subjects to subscribe the said Confession of Faith and Band annexed which here followeth At Holy-rood-house the 24. day of September Anno 1638. THe which day a Noble Earle JAMES Marquesse of Hamiltoun Earle of Arran and Cambridge his Majesties Commissioner having produced and exhibit before the Lords of secret Councell upon the twenty second day of this instant a warrant signed by his Majestie of the date the ninth of September instant wherein among others of his Majesties gracious and royall expressions for preservation of the purity of Religion and due obedience to his Majesties authoritie in the maintenance thereof his Majestie did will and ordaine that the Lords themselves should sweare the Confession and generall Band mentioned in his Majesties said warrant and also should take such order as all his Majesties lieges may subscribe the same And the said Lords of secret Councell acknowledging his Majesties pious and gracious disposition and affection to the purity of Gods truth did upon the 22. day of September instant unanimously and with all humble hearty and sincere affection sweare and subscribe the confession of Faith dated the second of March 1580. according as it was then profest within this Kingdome Together with the foresaid generall Band dated in Anno 1589. And now to the effect that all his Majesties lieges may give the like obedience to his Majesties so pious desire therefore the said Lords have ordained and ordaines all his Majesties lieges of whatsoever estate degree or qualitie Ecclesiasticall or Civill to sweare and subscribe the said Confession dated the second of March 1580. and that according to the said date and tenour thereof and as it was then profest within this Kingdome Together with the said generall Band dated in Anno 1589. as they will answer at the contrarie upon their obedience And ordaines officers of Armes to passe to the market crosse of Edinburgh and make publication hereof and at all other places needfull wherethrough none pretend ignorance of the same ANd next after that was proclaimed the Commission of the Lords of Our Councell whereby they appointed and designed severall Commissioners for requiring and taking the subscriptions of Our subjects to the said Confession and Band annexed throughout the severall Shires within the Kingdome which here followeth At Holy-rood-house the 24. day of September Anno 1638. FOrsomuch as a noble Marquesse James Marquesse of Hamiltoun Earle of Arran and Cambridge his Majesties Commissioner and the Lords of Secret Councell by an act of the date of the twenty second of this instant have by speciall warrant of his sacred Majestie sworne and subscribed with all humble and heartie affection and unanimously the Confession of Faith dated the second of March 1580. and at length insert in the Bookes of Privie Councell of and according to the said date and tenour thereof and according as it was then profest within this kingdome Together with the generall Band insert therewith in the said bookes of Privie Councell dated in Anno 1589. Like as also the said Lords of Councell by their Act of the date of these presents acknowledging his Majesties pious and gracious disposition and affection to the puritie of Gods truth and as thereby they conceive themselves bound in conscience and humble dutie to use and follow forth all possible diligence for procuring the subscriptions of all his Majesties Lieges thereto And to this effect have thought fit that the care and diligence in procuring thereof be committed to some of his Majesties Councell and others of the Nobilitie and Gentrie within the severall Sheriffedomes and Provinces of the Kingdome in manner after specified Therefore the said Lord Commissioner and Lords of secret Councell give power warrant and commission to such of their number and others after-following within the bounds after specified viz. For the sheriffedome of Edinburgh principall William Earle of Lothiane Archibald Lord Naper S. John Dalmahoy of that ilke S. George Towers of Innerleith For the Burgh of Edinburgh the Provost and Baillies of Edinburgh that are or shall be for the time For East-lothiane Robert Earle of Roxburgh Lord privie Seale Thomas Earle of Hadintoun John Earle of Lauderdaill Harrie Lord Ker S. Patrick Murrey of Elibanke S. Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun and James Maxwel of Innerweik For the Stewartie of Dalkeith John Earle of Traquair Lord Treasurer William Earle of Dalhoussie and S. James Macgill of Cranstonriddell For the sheriffedome of Peebles and Ettrick forrest the said Lord Treasurer and John Lord Yester For the sheriffedome of Selkirke the said Lord Treasurer the Earle of Hadintoun S. William Scot of Harden and Generall Ruthven For the sheriffedome of Roxburgh the Lord Privie-seale the Earle of Lauderdaill the Lord Ker S. Andro Ker of Greenhead S. William Dowglas Sheriffe of Tiviotdaill and S. Thomas Ker of Cavers For the Sheriffedome of Bervick the said Lord Privie-Seale James Earle of Home the Earles of Hadintoun and Lauderdaill and Laird of Blacader For the sheriffedome of Fyffe John Earle of Rothes Charles Earle of Dumfermeline John Earle of Annandaill John Earle of Wemes Lord Fentoun John Lord Lindsey David Lord Balcarres S. Thomas Hope of Craighall Knight Baronet His Majesties Advocate S. Alexander Gibson of Durie Sir James Learmonth of Balcolmie and S. Andrew Murrey of Balvaird For the sheriffedome of Linlithgow Alexander Earle of Linlithgow James Lord Amont S. John Hammiltoun of Orbeston Justice clerk Dundas of that ilk and M. George Dundas of Manner For the sheriffedome of Lanerk John Earle of Wigtoune Archibald Lord Angus Lord Fleeming Robert Lord Dalyell S. William Elphinstoun chiefe Justice Sir James Carmichaell of that ilk Treasurer Depute the said Justice-clerke S. James Lokhart younger of Lee Francis Douglas of Sandelands Gawin Hamiltoun of Raploche S. James Hamiltoun of Broom-hill Robert Hamiltoun of Torrence and Alexander Hamiltoun of Hags sheriffe For the sheriffedome of Striveling John Earle of Mar William Earle of Airth John Earle of Montrose Alexander Earle of Linlithgow John Earle of Wigtoun John Lord Flemming Alexander Lord Elphinstoun James Lord Amont and S. William Murray of Polmais For the sheriffedome of Dumfreis William Earle of Queinsberrie Master of Dalyell the Laird of Lag William Maxwell of Kirkhouse and John Dalyell of Newtoun For the sheriffdome of Clackmannan the said Earle

and Colledges in a point of conscience should weigh downe the groundlesse opinions of their Tables consisting of Noblemen Gentlemen Ministers and Tradesmen But leaving the many unanswerable reasons which may be brought against this their Covenant Wee shall desire the Reader to observe three things which appeared at the verie first comming out of it First how in it they swelled farre above all that ever was complained of either in their tumults or petitions In their tumults they complained onely of the Service Booke in their petition exhibited to Our Councell and sent up to Us they complained of the Service Booke and Booke of Canons more of their grievances then Wee knew not Now in this their Covenant besides these two they complaine of and doe abjure as they make their adherents beleeve the five Articles of Pearth which were established by Acts first of the generall Assembly and then of Parliament Then they complaine of the high Commission which ever since the yeare 1609. hath beene quietly established and in practise amongst them Then they complaine of Prelats sitting in civill Judicatories a thing which Wee cannot chuse but wonder at not only in regard of Our Selfe whom by this meanes they would robbe of the benefit of the abilities of any of Our subjects in Our counsels and affaires of State as if holy Orders did superinduce a dissabilitie for civill Wisedome and Prudence but especially in regard of themselves because by this strange conceit they contradict more then they are aware of their owne false and prodigious opinions for what incongruitie can they finde in it for a Bishop to sit at Our Councell Table where many causes are heard in which Religion is concerned or in Our Session where many Church-men have trialls for their maintenance when they themselves hold it not onely convenient but necessarie and that even jure divino that Noblemen Gentlemen Merchants Taylors Sadlers Shoomakers and others of most mechanicall Trades shall sit and give sentence in Parochiall Sessions and in Presbyteries in Causes Ecclesiasticall and those of the highest nature even the last and supremest censures of the Church Excommunication and depriving of Ministers nay that they shall give sentence in the generall Assembly a Judicatorie which now they hold to be above Our Session Councell or Parliament for they maintaine that the Acts of that Assembly may in many cases disannull and derogate from the Acts of the other three where they doe assume to themselves to determine all questions de Fide Cultu Disciplina of Faith Worship or Discipline and in which of late they did assume to themselves power to determine and according to their weake and poore power did determine controversies concerning Predestination universall Grace irresistibilitie of Grace concurrence of Free-will with Grace totall or finall falling from Grace and other such like intricate points as some men would be loath to live so long untill they could make them understand them Secondly Wee desire the Reader to observe with what affections this their Covenant was received abroad both by Protestants and Papists at the very first publishing of it By Papists it was received with infinite joy as hoping that now the time was come in which both Wee and Our Successors might be brought to abhorre and detest that Religion whose professed Zelots had beene the authours of such an unsufferable Covenant which could not consist with Monarchie which appeared to Us most evidently by the advertisements which then were sent up to Us from some of Our Councell of that Kingdome that the sudden and frequent arrivall of Priests and Jesuites from Doway and other Seminaries beyond the Seas was so great in hope of their welcome to Us because of this seditious Covenant that unlesse some speedie order were taken for their present discouragement and sending backe the evill might quickly passe remedie which moved Us notwithstanding these present broiles to take present order for such proceedings against them as they were forced to retire With Protestants abroad it was received with most offensive scandall and infinite griefe which appeared unto Us by advertisements from some of Our publique Ministers abroad who certified Us that both the Ministers and others of their Consistorie at Charenton and of other Reformed Churches in France as also the Professors Ministers and Consistorie of Geneva and of other neighbouring Reformed Churches in those parts were so scandalized with this prodigious Covenant as that they were afraid of nothing more then this that it would bring an indeleble scandall upon the Reformed Churches and alienate the mindes of all the Princes of Christendome from ever entertaining a good thought of their Religion Of what condition then and fearfull consequence that Covenant is which bringeth griefe and offence to Our friends joy and triumph to Our enemies is evident to all eyes that are opened Thirdly We desire the Reader to consider with what furie and madnesse this Covenant after it was conceived was obtruded to all sorts of people with what threatnings with what beating tearing of the clothes drawing of the bloud and exposing to thousands of injuries and reproaches at Edinburgh Saint Andrews Glascow Lanarick and many places more of those Ministers who out of religious conscience towards God and loyall carriage towards Us did either disswade their Parishioners from entring into it or could not by their intreaties or threatnings be perswaded to enter into it themselves No doubt it cannot be a Covenant approved by God the first bitter and accursed fruits whereof were the many drops of bloud drawne from many of Gods Ministers which now no doubt doe call for Gods vengeance upon the whole land Now the fire of this seditious Covenant flaming thoroughout all the corners of the Kingdome and that to such an unexpected height and violence as it was past both the skill and power of Our Councell to quench it Our Councell resolved to send up unto Us Sir John Hammilton Our Justice Clerke one of Our Privie Councell and one of the Lords of Our Session that he might fully acquaint Us with the passages of this Rebellion and the consequences of it After Our hearing of him many times and many consultations had with such of Our Councell of Scotland as were then here present and such of Our Councell here in England as We thought fit to communicate this businesse unto We resolved to send unto that Our Kingdome the Marquesse of Hamiltoun with the full power of an High Commissioner as in other cases Our Royall Father and We had many times done in important businesse concerning that Kingdome and in the meane time we dispatched home the said Sir John Hamilton to give notice thereof both that they might carrie themselves quietly untill Our Commissioner his comming from whom they were to expect Our pleasure with all favour which might consist with Royall authoritie as also that they might before Our Commissioners going from hence have time to make Us fully acquainted with the uttermost of their grievances