And for settling the general Distractions of that Our Ancient Kingdom, Our Will and Pleasure is, that a Free General Assembly be kept at Edinburgh the sixth day of August next ensuing, where We intend (God willing) to be personally present, and for the Legal Indiction whereof, We have given Orders and Command to Our Council; and thereafter a Parliament to be holden at Edinburgh the twentieth day of August next ensuing, for ratifying of what shall be concluded in the said Assembly, and settling such other things as may conduce to the Peace and Good of Our Native Kingdom, and therein an Act of Oblivion to be passed.
And whereas We are further desired, that Our Ships and Forces by Land be recalled, and all Persons, Goods, and Ships be restored, and they made safe from Invasion, We are Graciously pleased to declare, That upon their disarming and disbanding of their Forces, dissolving and discharging all their pretended Tables and Conventicles, and restoring unto Us all our Castles, Forts, and Ammunitions of all sorts, as likewise Our Royal Honours; and to every one of Our good Subjects their Liberties, Lands, Houses, Goods, and Means whatsoever, taken and detained from them since the late pretended General Assembly, We will presently thereafter recall Our Fleet and retire Our Land-Forces, and cause Restitution to be made to all persons, of their Ships and Goods detained or arrested since the aforesaid time: whereby it may appear, that Our Intention in taking up of Arms was no ways for invading Our Own Native Kingdom, or to innovate the Religion and Laws, but mainly for the maintaining and vindicating of Our Royal Authority.
And since that hereby it doth clearly appear, that We neither have, nor do intend any Alteration in Religion and Laws, but that both shall be maintained by Us in their full Integrity, We expect the Performance of that humble and dutiful Obedience, which becometh loyal and dutiful Subjects, and as in their several Petitions they have often professed.
And as We have Just Reason to believe, that to Our peaceable and well-affected Subjects this will be satisfactory; so We take God and the World to witness, that whatsoever Calamities shall ensue by Our necessitated suppressing of the Insolencies of such as shall continue in their Disobedient Courses, is not occasioned by Us, but by their own procurement.
[After this the following Articles were signed:]
I. The Forces of Scotland to be disbanded and dissolved within eight-and-fourty hours, after the publication of His Majesties Declaration being agreed upon.
II. His Majesties Castles, Forts, Ammunition of all sorts, and Royal Honours, to be delivered after the Publication, so soon as His Majesty can send to receive them.
III. His Majesties Ships to depart presently after the delivery of the Castles, with the first fair Wind, and, in the mean time, no interruption of Trade or Fishing.
IV. His Majesty is Graciously pleased to cause to restore all Persons, Goods, and Ships, detained and arrested since the first of November last.