3. That a wicked obstinate Papist sent in the countrie to traffique against God and quyetness of your Grace’s estate, and therefore is worthy of death, committit in ward at your Grace’s command, with sure promise that he sould not escape punischment, yet as we understand, was, be indirect meanes, let depart, and no tryall taken of the author of his delyverie.
4. That your Majestie seems to have over great lyking of the enemies of God, alsewell in France as some within this realme, who hes never gine testimony of any good meining aither in religione or in your Majestie’s seruice, have succeidit to men that were knawne zealous in God’s cause, and faythfull to your Grace from your tender age.
5. Sen your Majestie took the government in your awne hand, many fair promises hes been made that order should be taken for preservatione of the Kirk of God, and continuance thereof to the posteritie: yet, after lang and continuall sute, nothing is performed; but in place of redress, daily the Kirk is bereft of her priviledges and liberties.
6. The thirds are sett in tack for soumes of money, in defraud of the Kirk, so that no minister hereafter can be provydit.
7. Abbacies are disponit, without any provisione made for the ministers serving in the Kirks annexit thereto, directlie against the act of Parliament.
8. Spirituall livings are gine to bairnes, and translatit in temporall lordships.
9. That there is no punischment of incest, adulterie, witchcrafts, murthers, abominable oathes, and uther horrible oathes, in such sorte that daily some increases and provockes the wrath of God against the haill countrie.
10. There is a sair murmuring against your Grace’s leiges, and a lamentable complaint that the lawes of the countrie have no place—that no man can be sure neither of his lands, lyfe, nor goods, qwhilk threatens ane miserable confusione, and the heavie hand of God to insew thereupon.
11. That oftentymes your Majestie interpones your Heines’ authoritie, be letters of hornyng, to stope the executione of the acts made in the Generall Assemblie, in matters properly belonging to the Kirk, and nothing touching the civill estate.