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A92497 The act of classis for purging the iudicatories and other places of publick trust.; Laws, etc. Scotland.; Scotland. Convention of Estates. 1649 (1649) Wing S1116A; ESTC R183916 7,658 9

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Church given in to the last Parliament as so absolutely necessary for the securing of Religion which by the Ingagers themselves in the Treaty at Stirling is submitted to the Church their determination Which determination anent the qualifications aforesaids is clearly set down in the 5.6.7.10 and 12. pages of the Acknowledgement and their Declaration emitted to the world Therefore the Estates of Parliament remembering well the Laudable precedents of the Parliaments 1641 and 1646 and severall others for purgation of the Judecatories and places of trust And considering that all persons both by the common Law by many Acts of Parliament and the nature of their place and trust are comptable for their proceedings in their severall places and trust which they have ad vitam aut culpam And pondering how great a fault it is to have had any hand or accession in the Inacting or inforcing or prosecuting so unlawfull an Engagement thereby drawing on the Land so far as they could the wrath of God and all the miseries of a War with our Brethren of England against Covenant Treaties and many warnings from the Kirk and contrary to the Petitions from many Synods Presbyteries and Shires and the solemn Protestations of so great a number of each Estate in Parliament They do in persuance of their solemn Acknowledgement performance of their vows to God Declaration emitted to the World and assurance given to the Kingdom of England both in the large Treaty 1641. and late Answer 6. of October last and for satisfying of the Kirks just desires for Purgation and Reformation of our Judicatories and for determination of this question anent places of trust referred by the Treaty at Sterling to their determination and for deterring all others in this or subsequent generation who shall be intrusted with publick power or place from drawing on this nation the guiltlesse and misery of inoffensive unnecessary unlawful war and against Covenant and Treaties and publick warnings from Church Judicatories and Shires and for incouraging all who shal be in publick place or trust in times of new straits and trialls To abide constantly by the Cause and Covenant and to give evident testimonies thereunto against all defection and apostacie The Estates of Parliament upon this and many other great and weighty considerations moving and pressing them to this necessary dutie Do therefore Declare Inact and Ordain that all these Officers of Estate Members or Clerks of the Parliament Committees thereof secret Counsell Session Exchequer Justice Courts Commission for plantation of Kirks or conservation of the Peace Sherif Courts Stewart Courts Baillie Courts Commissar Courts Bailies of Regalitie Courts Warden Courts of his Majesties Mint-house Admirall Court Gild Court Town Counsell or any other publick Judicatorie or Deacons of Crafts and all who had any office place or publick trust and all having deputation from or dependance upon any of these aforesaid who were guilty of any of the faults contained in the four severall Classes after-mentioned shall be removed and secluded from publick trust according to the severall rules respective after following The first Classe The Estates declare all these to be comprehended in the first Classe who were generall Officers which led and accompanied the Army into England And all those Officers that continued in the Engagement who commanded the Forces at Mauchlin moore or at Striviling and all those who were principally active in perswading or bringing over of the Forces from Ireland and all these persons who were plotters chief actors and prime promoters of the late unlawfull Engagement from the beginning to the end thereof in Parliament Committees or otherwayes And siclike all these who were chief actors and prime promoters of the horrid Rebellion of James Grahame and who since have either accepted of charge or joyned as volunteers in the said unlawfull Engagement or taken the Oath in Committees or Subscribed the bond for themselves or others for the Engagement or sate in the Committees or other meetings and gave order for prosecuting the said Engagement or who otherwayes gave or received and execute orders against others for prosecuting the Engagement As also such Clerks of Parliament Committees thereof secret Councell or Session who were guiltie of any of the Faults contained in any of the Classe at St. Andrews and retaining their former Principles of Malignancie and have been Active in their places or imployments for promoving the late unlawfull Engagement The second Classe The Estates also Declare all these to be comprehended in the second Classe who not being included in the first Classe have been formerly Classed or Censured for Malignancie or guilty of the crimes contained in the first and second Classe at St. Andrews of the date at St. Andrews the _____ day of _____ one thousand six hundred and _____ years And since have either accepted of charge or joyned as voluntiers in the said unlawfull Engagement or taken the Oath in Committees or subscribed the bond for themselves or others for the Engagement or sat in Committees or other meetings and gave order for prosecuting the said Engagement or who otherwayes gave or received and execute Orders against others for prosecuting the Engagement And siclike all those persons although not formerly Classed and not being included in the first Classe who were Officers which were upon any of the expeditions into England or Scotland for the said Engagement And siclike all these who concurred in Petitions Protestations Remonstrances or letters for moving of the Parliament or Committees to carrie on the Engagement And siclike all these who protest against the cause of the Fast or the Kirks Declarations or Petitions of the Presbyteries or Kirk sessions against the Engagement or read or caused read at Kirk doors the Committees Observations against the Assemblies Declaration or interrupted Divine Service or Magistrates and persons of qualitie or who removed at the reading of the Assemblies Declaration Siclike all these who not onely took the Oath injoyned by the last Parliament for the Engagement in Committees or subscribed the band or Declared themselves ready to do the same but also secluded others or protest against others for their not taking of the Oath or not subscribing of the Band Siclike all these who injoyned and pressed others to subscribe the Band or take the Oath for carring on the Engagement And siclike all these who concurred as Members or Clerks in Acts of Parliament and Committee of Estates for prosecuting the said Engagement or for pressing others thereunto and such who consulted and gave advice for penning or prosecuting of the process against the honest Ministers who were at Mauchlin moore or any others for their opposing or not joyning in the Engagement The third Classe The Estates likewise Declares all these to be comprehended in the the third Classe who not being included in the first or second Class sat in Parliament and Committee of Estates and took the Oaths foresaid for the Engagement or sat as Clerks in any of these or