Auchtlie, The late arrival of this bark at Montross, evidently shawis that their dangerous practises are presently at the poynt of executione against the religion and the countrie, and must hastily bring forth some great inconvenient, except they be preventit and resisted be ane present remedie.
Ninthlie, The open conventions of the foirenamit excommunicat Earles halden at Brechine and uthers places, since the arryvall of the said bark, declares that they esteem their courses now to be so substantiallie led, that they regard not qwhat may be done for resisting of the same.
Tenthlie, The diligence of the saids excommunicats in prepareing and putting of their haill forces in the north in armes and readiness upon advertisement, schawes that they have some present enterpryze, and attends only upon concurrance qwhilk appearandly they are very meikle animat to look for since the arryvall of the said bark.
Eleventhlie, Qwhereas his Majestie and Estates, at the first discovery of their conspiracies, apprehendit ane very great danger to trew religione, the King’s Estate and Crowne and libertie of the countrie; and notwithstanding that the samen cause of danger as yet remaines haill unremovit, there is no apprehension of any danger, nor any care to withstand it. It is evident that either there is ane inclinatione and purpose to cover, extenuat and beir furth the evill cause, qwherthrow they will not sie, or else the Lord in judgement hes blinded and hardened the heartes of all Estates, to graape in the mid-day that qwhilk they cannot sie, qwhilk is the greatest danger of all, and ane most certaine argument of the wrath of God, and his heavie judgement hingand over the land, and so meikle the maire to be fearit because there is no cause of fear to be apprehendit.
Remedies for the samine.
For remedie of the forsaids dangers, the Assembly ordaynes the Commissioners to deall earnestlie with his Majesty, that he may apprehend the perrill, and be movit with ane bent affectione, to proceed against the foirenamit excommunicat Papists, Traitors, as follows:—
1. That the saids excommunicats be forfaultit without favour; and, to that effect, that the Parliament appoyntit to be the 27th of this instant be halden precisely without any kind of delay—the Advocat sufficientlie instructit in every poynt, that the summonds may be found relevant, and sufficient probatione provydit.
2. That nane suspect of Religione be chosen upon the Articles.
3. That they be persewit after the forfatrie be way of deid, with all extreamitie, and their land and rents annexit to the Crowne, to remaine with his Majestie and successors for ever, and no pairt thereof disponit to any in favoures of the persones forfaultit.
4. That in the meantyme his Majestie his guard be imployit for apprehending Mr Walter Lyndsay, the Abbot of New Abbay, Bonnytoune, younger, Mr George Kerr, Mr Alexander Leslie, Thomas Tyrie, with all uthers traffiquers with Jesuites and Seminarie Priests, not conteint in the summonds of forfatrie.