That we should have everie mechanick artizan, being chosen a lay elder, to have equall power and state with his Majestie.—Pag. [246].
That the Kings Commissioner got certain intelligence of the Covenanters unmovable resolution, that altho’ the Assemblie should be continowed, and all things which they desire should be granted and effected, that the quyetnes and peace of this Kingdome should be never a whitt the more settled or established, but that they were determined to choose certain committies, who, under the name of Commissioners from the Generall Assembly, should keepe up their Tables, and be chosen and continowed from one Assemblie to another, and so hold on the same rebellious courses which they ever held, since the first erection of their Tables—to the overthrow of the Kings royall auctoritie, and the auctoritie of the Lords of Counsell and Session.—Pag. [269].
That under the name of Arminian tenets, many thinges in all the Reformed Churches were condemned in the Assemblie.—Pag. [317].
That the conclusions in the Assemblie tended to the sedition and rebellion, and the overthrow of the lawes both of Church and Kingdoms; and that many of them were false and foolishe positions.—Pag. [324].
That the Covenanters are the worst and most disloyall pack of the Kingdome.—P. [380].
Thirdlie,—Dishonourable to the Kingdome:—
For, although it hath beene the glorie of this Kingdome that it hath continowed in duetifull subjection and obedience for many ages under 107 Kings, and we have ever acknowledged our quyenes, stabilitie, and happines to depend upon the safetie of our graceous King, as upon Gods Vicegerent sett over us for mantenance of Religion and ministration of Justice—not having any intention to desire to attempt any thing that might turne to the diminution of the Kings honour and auctoritie;—notwithstanding, to the great dishonour of this Kingdome, it is affirmed in this Declaration, that, although the Marqueis of Hamiltoun, during his continowance among us, found that we gave him civill respects as Marqueis of Hamiltoun, yet his being clothed with the Kings auctoritie and Commission did much diminische them.—Pag. [86].
That the State of Scotland hath beene much of late discomposed and disconected by the seditious practices of divers, impatient of all lawes and government—Pag. [1].
That, by persisting [in] our tumultuous and rebellious courses, we doe demonstrat to the world our wearinesse of being governed by his Majestie and his Lawes, and our itching humour of having this Kingdome governed by a Table of our owne devysing—a monstrous birth, as the lyke hath not beene bredd in any kingdome, Christian, Jewish, or Pagan.—Pag. [2].
That we are like these of the bloudie League in France, who hoped that the verie name of Holy League would cause in the world a mistake of their meaning, and palliat their most wicked and unnaturall treasons for rooting out that lawfull Soveraignitie and the true Religion.—Pag. [44].