Records of the Kirk of Scotland / containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

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4. That by hes commissions at sea, no merchants follouing ther trade be interrupted; and though his Maᵗⁱᵉ desyre to constructe weill of the intentions of thosse (in reference to him) that opposed the couenant, zet he will not giue comissione to aney such, wntill they take the couenant, and giue euidence of ther integritie, &c.

5. That he will satisfie the desyres of Englishe and Irishe good subjects; and giue parliament of England, sitting in fredome, shall prewin him with the propositions presented be bothe kingdomes, he will not only accord them with alterations, bot doe quhat is farther necessarey for prosecutting the ends of [the] couenant, especially in reformation of the churche of England, and as the diwynnes at Westminster accorded; and that the churche of England may enioy full liberty and freedome of all assemblies, and pouer of kirke censures and ordinances, and members, in matters ecclesiasticke, &c.

6. To passe ane acte of obliuion to all, except the cheiffe obstructers of the worke of reformatione, and the authors of the change of gouerniment and the murthers of his royall father; the number and persons to be lefte to the housses of parliament; and prowyding they lay doune armes.

7. That since the sectaries haue inwadit Scotland, &c. he desyres and expectes, that the weill affected in England will lay hold one the opportunity to promoue the couenant, and establishe the ancient gouerniment, &c.

The armeyes remonstrance to the Comittee of Estaits, sent by the Lord Burlie, Maior Generall Holburne, Sʳ Johne Brune and Colonell Gilbert Ker, desyring the purging of the armey furder, if they think fitt; as also the purging of his Maiesties courte and familey; and that they wold putt the lawes made for that effecte to dew executione, &c. 15 Aguste, 1650.

The Committee of Estaits returned them harty thankes for ther remonstrance and suplicatione, and assured them that they wold not faill to endeuor ther wtermost to see thesse lawes made effectuall, wich they tooke so to harte, as a matter of grate consequence and heighe concernment for the good, honore, weilfaire and saftie of religion, King and kingdomes.

The Comissione of the Kirkes and Comittee of Estaits Declaratione, quhen the Kinges Maiesty delayed to seinge the Declaration of the 16 of Aguste; by them repelled, quhen the King seigned it.

Westkirke, the 13 of Aguste, 1650.—The Commissione of the Generall Assemblie, considring ther may be just ground of stumbling, from the Kings Maiestie refussing to subscriue and emitt the declaration offred to him by the Committee of Estaits and the Commissioners of the Generall Ass: concerning his former carriage, and resollutions for the future, in reference to the causse of God, and the enimies and frinds therof, doeth therfor declaire, that this kirke and kingdome doe not owen nor espousse anie malignant parties quarrell ore interest; bot that they fight meirlie vpon ther former groundes and principalls, and in defence of the causse of God and of the kingdome, as they haue done thesse 12 zeires bygaine; and therfor, as they disclaime all the sin and the gilte of the King and of his housse, so they will not auen him or his intrest, no wayes then with a subordinatione to God, and sua fare as he aimes and prosecuttes the causse of God, and disclaimes his and his fathers oppositions to the causse of God and to the couenant, and lykwayes all the enimies therof; and that they will, with conuenient speed, take in consideratione the papers laitly sent wnto them from Oliver Cromwell, and vindicat themselues from all the falshoods conteined therin; especially in thesse thinges quherin the quarrell betuix ws and that partie is misstaited, as if wee auned the lait Kings proceidinges; and we resolued to prosecute and manteine his present Maiesties intrest befor and without acknouledgment of the sine of his housse, and former wayes, and satisfaction to Gods people in bothe kingdomes.

W. A. Ker.

13 of Agust, 1650.—The Comittee of Estaites hauing seine and considerit a declaratione of the Commissione of the Generall Assemblie, anent the staiting of the quarrell quheron the armey is to fight, doe approue the same, and hartlie concur therin.