6. He is content, now or hereafter, to satisfie for his apostacie, in the place appoyntit, at the discretion of the saids commissioners, and then to ratifie the foresaid promise.
7. He declares his unfeigned grief for the slauchter of the Earle of Morray, and will satisfie the partie at the sight of the King’s Majestie, the Kirk, or of godly and indifferent friends will make offers to that effect; lykeas he hath given ane blank to his Majestie to be filled up with particular assythments, and that after his absolutione.
8. He promises, now or hereafter, to crave of God mercy for the said slauchter, when, where, or how the Kirk’s commissioners shall appoynt.
9. At the desyre of the saids commissioners, he presently remitts all rancour and malice conceaved be him for any occasione or died offerit to him be the countrie men in the King’s service, and promitts upon his fidelitie, never to quarrell any for the same that are within their bounds, and speciallie nane of the ministrie either north or south.
10. He agrees that at the sight of the ministers Mrs David Cunninghame, Alexander Dowglass, George Gladstanes, and of his friends Pitlurge, Cluny, shall sett doune ane order for provisione of his kirks, and qwhilk he promises to execute immediatlie after his absolutione.
11. Be the advyce of the saids commissioners, he promitts to take ane minister, and to intertain him in his awne house.
12. He confesses that be his publick offences he gave sufficient matter to the Kirk to have deducit the sentence of excommunication against him.—Sic subscribitur,
Huntlie.
The Earle of Erroll’s Answers to the Articles.