Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	treasurer_n	11,355	5	11.0675	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05356	Commission, for executing the laws in church-affairs. Sealed, the twenty fourth of February, 1664.	Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II); Scotland. Privy Council.	1664 (1664)	Wing S1488A; ESTC R226211	2,995	16

HONI SOIT 〈◊〉 MAL Y PENSE COMMISSION For executing the LAWS IN CHURCH-AFFAIRS Sealed the twenty fourth of February 1664. C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL P PENSE EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent MAjESTY 1664. COMMISSION FOR EXECUTING THE LAWS IN CHURCH-AFFAIRS CHARLES R. OVr Soveraign Lord Ordains an Commission to be past and expede under His Majesties great Seal of the Kingdom of Scotland making mention that in consideration of the multiplicity and weight of the Affairs of State incumbent upon the Lords of the Privy Council so as they cannot attend the due execution of the Laws against Popery Separation and Disobedience to Ecclesiastical Authority And to the effect that the disorders and contempt of Authority and the Laws in the Provinces of St. Andrews and Glasgow may be timeously supprest and the scandalous and disobedient may not through impunity or connivance be imboldened to violate and affront the Laws to creat disturbances to foment sedition and disaffection to the Government of Church and State upon pretence of any Engagements His Majesty by vertue of His Prerogative-royal and Supremacy in all Causes and over all Persons as well Ecclesiastical as Civil hath given and granted like as His Majesty by the tenor hereof gives and grants full Power and Commission to the Archbishop of St. Andrews the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Archbishop of Glasgow Duke Hamiltoun Marquess of Montrose the Earls of Argyl Athol Eglintoun Linlithgow Murray Hume Galloway Annadail Tweddail Leiven the Bishops of Edinburgh Galloway Dunkell Aberdeen Brichen Argyl and the Isles the Lords Pitsligo and Fraser Drumlanerick Cochrane Hackertoun and the Lord Ballenden the President of the Session the Clerk of His Majesties Registers and Rolls His Majesties Advocat Sir John Hume Iustice Clerk Charles Maitland of Hattoun the Laird of Philorth elder Sir Andrew Ramsay Provost of Edinburgh Sir William Thomson the Provosts of St. Andrews Glasgow Aberdeen for the time Air and Dumfries Sir James Turner and the Dean of Edinburgh or to any five of them an Archbishop or Bishop being one of the number to use their utmost endeavours that the Acts of Parliament and Council made for the Peace and Order of the Church and in behalf of the Government thereof by Archbishops and Bishops be put into vigorous and impartial execution against all and every one within the Kingdom of Scotland who presume to violate contemn or disobey these Acts and the Ecclesiastical Authority now setled To summon and call before them at whatsoever place or time they shall appoint all Popish-traffikers Intercommuners and Ressetters of Iesuits and Seminary-priests all who say or hear Mass all obstinat Contemners of the Discipline of the Church or for that cause suspended deprived or excommunicated all keepers of Conventicles all Ministers who contrary to the Laws Acts of Parliament and Council aforesaid remain in or intrude themselves upon the exercise of the function of the Ministry in those Paroches and Bounds inhibited by the said Acts all Preachers who come from England or Ireland without sufficient Testimonials or leave of the Bishops of the Diocess all such who preach in private houses or elsewhere without Licence of the Bishop of the Diocess all such persons who keep meetings at Fasts and the administration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper which are not approven by Authority all who speak preach write or print to the scandal reproach or detriment of the Estate and Government of the Church or Kingdom as now established all who contemn molest or injure Ministers who are orderly and obedient to the Laws all who do not ordinarily attend the divine Worship administration of the Word and Sacraments performed in the respective Parish Churches by Ministers legally authorized for taking the Cure of those Parishes in which those persons are Inhabitants all such who without any lawfull Calling as busie-bodies do go about houses and places for corrupting and disaffecting people from their alleagiance and respect and obedience to the Laws And generally without prejudice of the particulars above-specified all who express their disaffection to His Majesties Authority by contraveening Acts of Parliament or Council in relation to Church-affairs With power to the said Commissioners or any five of them an Archbishop or Bishop being one of the number to appoint Ministers to be censured by suspension and deposition and to punish by fining confining committing and incarcerating them and all other persons who shall be found transgressors as aforesaid according as they shall judge the quality of their offence to deserve they alwayes not exceeding the fines and punishments enjoyned by the Acts of Parliament and Council Commanding the Captain of His Majesties Guards the Officers of the standing Forces or Militia the Sheriffs Bailies of Regalities Iustices of the Peace the Provosts and Bailies of Burroughs to search seek take and apprehend all such delinquents and present them before the saids Commissioners upon the warrant of any five of them as aforesaid Commanding likewise the Constables and Captains of His Majesties Castles Keepers of Prisons and other places of firmance to receive and detain those who shall be directed unto them by the saids Commissioners upon warrant as said is as they will answer upon their obedience and utmost peril Ordaining further the Lords of Privy Council upon Certificat subscribed by the said Commissioners or any five of them as aforesaid to direct Letters of Horning for paying of the fine imposed by the said Commissioners in case of the delinquents disobedience or refusal to compear where they are cited before them Of which Letters and Charges no Suspension or Relaxation shall be granted without the testimony of the Archbishop or Bishop bearing their obedience to the Commissioners and satisfaction according to Law And His Majesty doth make constitute and ordain Mr. Thomas Young Clerk to the Commission for plantation of Kirks to be Clerk to this Commission With power to him to appoint Officers and other attenders necessary and to direct Summons or Precepts in His Majesties name for citing whatsoever parties or persons in any of the cases foresaids which Precepts shall be sealed by the Signet and subscribed by the said Clerk With power to summon witnesses under the pains prescribed by Law or Practice And if the saids witnesses refuse to compear or the said persons decerned in a fine delay to make paiment of the same His Majesty Ordains the Lords of His Secret Council to direct Letters and Charges upon the Certificat of the said Commissioners as is above-specified Of the which fines to be collected and uplifted by Alexander Keith Vnder-clerk to the Council the one half shall be imployed for defraying the charges necessary for executing of the said Commission at the sight of the said Commissioners the other half shall be imployed for pious uses according as His Majesty shall appoint And generally the Commissioners aforesaid are authorized and impowered to do and execute what they shall find necessary and convenient for His Majesties service in the premises for preventing and suppressing the seeds of Schisme and Separation for planting of vacand Churches and for procuring Reverence Submission and Obedience unto the Ecclesiastical Government now established And to the end that a business of so great importance to the peace and well-being of Church and Kingdom may take a speedy and successfull effect as His Majesty hath thought fit to make choice of such persons in whose judgement and affection to His service and the Churches good He doth repose special trust So it is His pleasure that this Commission shall endure till the first of November one thousand six hundred and sixty four and after till it be discharged by His Majesty and that the first meeting thereof be kept at Edinburgh the first Wednesday of March next to come and after Meetings shall be appointed in such places and as often as shall be found necessary for attaining the ends of the said Commission And His Majesty doth expect from the Commissioners an exact report of their proceedings therein from time to time as of a service whereof He will take special notice and its succeeding will be very acceptable to Him Commanding lastly all His Majesties Lieges who are or may be concerned to answer and obey the said Commissioners or any five of them an Archbishop or Bishop being one of the number under all highest pains that after may follow and Ordains these presents to be an sufficient warrant to the Director of the Chancellary for writing the same to the great Seal and for the Lord Chancellor for appending the Seal thereunto without any further order or warrant Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 16. day of January 1663 4. and of Our Reign the fifteenth year LAVDERDAILL Past His Majesties Great Seal the twenty fourth of February 1664. EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent MAjESTY 1664.