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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11686	A declaration of the iust causes of his Maiesties proceeding against those ministers, who are now lying in prison, attainted of high treason. Set foorth by his Maiesties Counsell of his kingdome of Scotland	Scotland. Privy Council.; Haddington, Thomas Hamilton, Earl of, 1563-1637, attributed name.	1606 (1606)	STC 21961; ESTC S116870	15,319	48

of their assemblies and ouerthrow of their discipline by the deserting of that assembly once appointed let the world iudge since not onely his Maiesties zeale and care for the maintenance of the Religion is well knowen to all men but euen in speciall his great loue to this people in not intending to lay vpon them any new formes or ceremonies is well manifested of late by that Proclamation which his Maiestie hath caused to be published for clearing of all such doubts out of his peoples heart The tenour whereof followeth WHereas we haue euer since it pleased God to establish vs in the Imperiall Crowne of great Britaine equally regarded the good of both the late Kingdomes of Scotland and England now happily vnited in our royall person in one Monarchie euer minding to maintaine and continue the good and lowable customes and Lawes whereby each of them hath bene these many ages so worthily gouerned neuerthelesse some malitious spirits enemies to that common tranquillitie so much desired by vs forgetting the many proofes both publique and priuate which we haue giuen of that our gratious affection to that our natiue and ancient countrey of North Britaine of the freedome libertie and priuiledges whereof we haue at all occasions taken so speciall a patrociny as the solemne assemblies of the Estates of South-Britaine and Commissioners from the Estates of both Kingdomes haue bene eye witnesses haue not bene ashamed to labour to peruert the minds of our best affected Subiects That whereas the insolent and factious cariage of some of them hath merited most seuere animaduersion the would insinuate themselues in the commiseration of the multitude by assuming vnto them a glorious profession of the maintayning of the Priuiledges and auctorised Discipline intended by vs as they affirme to be vtterly ouerthrowne by a suddaine and vnseasonable laying vpon them at this present the Rites Ceremonies and whole Ecclesiasticall order established in the Church of this part of our Kingdome of Britaine And as we haue euer carefully regarded how conuenient it is to maintaine euery Countrey in that forme of gouernment which is fittest and can best agree with the constitution thereof and how dangerous alterations are without good aduice and mature deliberation and that euen in matters of order of the Church in some small Ilands vnder our Dominions we haue abstained from suffering any alteration So doubt we not but our good Subiects will neuer be that credulous contrary to the knowen trueth which hath euer appeared clearely in all our Actions as to bee in any doubt but as in all our proccedings we haue bene a Patrone of Religion and Iustice two inseparable conseruers of all Monarchies So hath all our study and care euer bene to retrench and reforme all courses that caried any preiudice to that integritie whereat wee haue euer aymed and as by so many good Lawes set forth in our gouernment Iustice hath attained to another perfection and splendor then it had in any our predecessours times and with painefull and vnpleasant businesse we haue in the discipline of the Church taken away innumerable abuses and corruptions which if they had not bene remedied had brought the puritie of Religion in extreeme danger Yet wee hope that none dare be so impudent as to affirme that by our Soueraigne power or absolute commandement wee did the same although wee enioyed our auctoritie a freely as any King or Monarch of the world but as the disease of the Ciuill body was euer cured by the aduice of our three Estates So the defects of the Church by the helpe and counsell of those who had greatest interest in them So as the presumption of our by-gone actions in our administration whiles we were present the proofe of our fatherly care towards that part of our Kingdome since our residence here may bee sufficient to secure vs against all such malitious calumniations And how euer in rule of pollicie wee cannot but iudge it conuenient that two Estates so inseparably conioyned should be drawen to as great conformitie in all things as the good of both may permit And that no Monarchy either in Ciuill or Ecclesiasticall pollicie hath yet attained to that perfection that it needs no reformation or that infinite occasions may not arise whereupon wise Princes will foresee for the benefit of their States iust cause of alteration Yet are wee and haue euer bene resolued not to make any suddaine or hasty change in the gouernment of that part of our Kingdome either Ciuill or Ecclesiasticall but with graue aduice and consent of our Estates and the wisest and best sort of them whom it most properly concerns much lesse to trouble them with any vnnecessary alteration of indifferent and Ceremoniall matters and that vpon such foreseene aduantages and preuention of confusion and euill to come as the greatest enemies of all Peace obedience to Princes and order in all gouernments shall not obtrude any inconuenient to the contrary And as by Gods holy assistance we haue drawen that part of our Kingdome out of infinite troubles factions and cruell barbarities and reduced the vttermost borders and confines thereof to Gods obedience and acknowledging of our Lawes an Estate neuer heard of before since this Iland hath bene inhabited So by the same diuine prouidence and our fatherly care ouer the whole Iland we intend to transmit the same in good order happy quietnesse and flourishing pollicie to that posteritie wherewith God hath blessed vs and after them to the worlds end Like as for the more verification of our Honourable intention and to stop the mouthes of these vnquiet spirits raysors of that false scandall of alteration We haue appointed a generall assembly to be holden at Dundee the last Tuesday of Iuly whereat we expect reparation of those disorders in so farre as belongeth to their censure and to bee freed in time comming of all such calumnies Giuen at our Honour of Hampton Court the xxvj day of September 1605. yeeres In the third yeere of our raigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland AFter the publication and imprinting of which Proclamation for indiction of a new assembly it being still hoped by vs that those Ministers remayning in Ward vpon the sight of their owne offences with repentance for the same should humbly haue besought his Maiestie for pardon yet did their obstinacie still continue iustifying all their proceedings as if they had committed no crime at all Whereupon wee of his Maiesties Counsell fearing the imputation of vnduetifull and vndiligent seruants if by this our procrastination vpon vaine hopes of the triall of their offence wee should leaue it vnder the hazard of euery ones censure to be iudged by the multitude according as their particular conceits should lead them It was therefore thought meete to call them to their answere before vs for that their most seditious proud and contemptuous disobedience to his Maiesties commandement and prohibition Being called vpon and all present and enquired what defence they would make for