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the_o first_o insurrection_n and_o present_v to_o our_o council_n on_o the_o 26._o of_o september_n a_o petition_n humble_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v press_v with_o the_o service_n book_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o former_a undertake_n but_o to_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o same_o case_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n until_o our_o pleasure_n be_v further_o know_v which_o petition_n as_o they_o allege_v they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o present_v by_o the_o example_n and_o encouragement_n of_o all_o rank_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o harvest_n be_v do_v the_o conflux_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o our_o subject_n nobility_n gentry_n minister_n and_o burgess_n from_o all_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n come_v to_o be_v so_o great_a at_o edinburgh_n and_o after_o such_o a_o tumultuous_a manner_n as_o that_o a_o present_a insurrection_n be_v just_o fear_v which_o force_v our_o council_n assemble_v then_o at_o edinburgh_n upon_o the_o day_n 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to_o all_o his_o majesty_n good_a subject_n by_o open_a proclamation_n at_o all_o place_n needful_a whereby_o they_o can_v pretend_v no_o ignorance_n thereof_o but_o may_v prepare_v themselves_o to_o attend_v at_o linlithgow_n and_o dundie_n according_o apud_fw-la edinburgh_n octob._n 17._o 1637._o forasmuch_o as_o the_o king_n majesty_n be_v credible_o inform_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a book_n entitle_v a_o dispute_n against_o the_o english_a popish_a ceremony_n obtrude_v upon_o the_o church_fw-mi of_o scotland_n and_o have_v be_v send_v abroad_o and_o disperse_v in_o this_o kingdom_n purposely_o to_o stir_v the_o heart_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o subject_n from_o their_o due_a obedience_n and_o allegiance_n and_o therefore_o it_o have_v please_v his_o majesty_n to_o give_v order_n and_o direction_n to_o his_o council_n that_o diligent_a inquiry_n and_o search_n be_v make_v for_o the_o say_a book_n and_o for_o this_o effect_n the_o say_a lord_n ordain_v letter_n to_o be_v 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will_v not_o offend_v the_o lord_n treasurer_n get_v to_o our_o palace_n at_o haly-rud-house_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o galloway_n to_o his_o lodging_n but_o the_o lord_n provost_n be_v again_o set_v upon_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v his_o own_o house_n and_o be_v so_o press_v upon_o by_o the_o multitude_n that_o they_o crowd_v with_o he_o into_o his_o own_o yard_n rail_v upon_o he_o and_o throw_v stone_n at_o his_o window_n until_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n discharge_v a_o piece_n which_o have_v nothing_o but_o powder_n in_o it_o they_o retire_v for_o fear_n in_o this_o tumult_n none_o be_v more_o forward_o and_o inexorable_a then_o two_o who_o be_v bailiff_n the_o year_n before_o and_o who_o have_v subscribe_v the_o two_o letter_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n this_o morning_n storm_n be_v a_o little_a blow_v over_o our_o council_n in_o the_o afternoon_n meet_v at_o our_o palace_n at_o haly-rud-house_n and_o command_v a_o proclamation_n present_o to_o be_v make_v at_o 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be_v actual_a pastor_n and_o minister_n and_o so_o we_o refer_v to_o the_o world_n and_o themselves_o if_o with_o good_a conscience_n they_o may_v claim_v the_o benefice_n of_o that_o act_n 4._o that_o privilege_n be_v obtrude_v and_o pretend_v to_o be_v introduce_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o kirk_n who_o may_v and_o have_v renounce_v the_o same_o as_o be_v incompatible_a with_o their_o spiritual_a function_n as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o assembly_n at_o more_o length_n bear_v upon_o undeniable_a reason_n 5._o when_o voice_n in_o parliament_n be_v first_o plausible_a obtrude_v upon_o the_o kirk_n it_o be_v neither_o proponed_a nor_o tolerate_v in_o other_o term_n then_o that_o only_o such_o shall_v have_v vote_n in_o parliament_n as_o have_v commissiom_n from_o the_o kirk_n so_o that_o not_o as_o bishop_n but_o as_o minister_n commissioner_n from_o the_o kirk_n they_o have_v vote_n in_o parliament_n like_a as_o the_o assembly_n at_o montrose_n 1600._o be_v so_o hardly_o press_v by_o 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