Erroll.
The Earl of Angus’ Answers to the Articles.
1. He being callit before us, was injoynit to remaine at Barrak, in the parish of Kineff, and there await upon the hearing of the doctrine in that his paroche Kirk, and upon conferrence at such tymes and places as was appoynted in Canveth, Aberbuthnot, qwhilks he hes faithfully keepit and observit until this his resolution was obtenit.
2. After we had reasoned and conferrit with him in many of the controverted heads of religione be the Scriptures and ancient doctors, he satisfied us affirmative and negative.
3. He acknowledges the Kirk of Scotland to be the trew Kirk, and is ready to joyne himself therto, and to profess him ane member thereof, will hear the word, participat the sacraments, and obey the haill discipline of the Kirk, as it is allowed be his Majestie and the Estates.
4. He solemnly promises, be word and written band, to remove furth of his company and lands, Jesuites and excommunicat persons, lykeas he has done since the Commissioners intimat this article to him.
5. He desyres the Commissioners to get power to absolve him, and immediately thereafter, he shall swear and subscryve the Confession of Faith.
6. He is content to satisfie for his apostacie in his own paroche kirk, and there to ratifie the forsaids promises.
7. He understands nane of the countrie to have incurrit his wrath or deadly feud for persewing him in his Majestie’s service, qwhilk he protests before God, that he never meant to harme any man for giving obedience to his Majestie’s lawes, qwhilk if he had done, he should rather have made mends then forgiven, and if any, in particular will complaine, he will satisfie this article, albeit, in very truth, as all the countrie knawes, he hes sustenit great loss, qwhilk he hes the Kirk to meine, in most humble manner to his Majestie, as the Commissioners will declare at mare lenth.