Instructionesto Sir Robert Melvill of Murdocairnie, and Alexander Hoome of Northberwick, Commissioners for his Majestie at the Generall Assembly, of Articles proponit in his Majestie’s name to the said Assemblie at Edinburgh.
Instructionesto Sir Robert Melvill of Murdocairnie, and Alexander Hoome of Northberwick, Commissioners for his Majestie at the Generall Assembly, of Articles proponit in his Majestie’s name to the said Assemblie at Edinburgh.
1.First—To protest that his Majestie’s royall priviledge newlie sett forth by act of Parliament, be not prejudgit in the conveining of the nixt Generall Assemblie; and to that effect that before their dissolving at this tyme, they direct some of their number to his Majestie to be resolvit be him upon the tyme and place of the nixt meeting of the Generall Assemblie, according to his Majestie’s propositione, and their promise in the last Generall Assemblie, halden at Dundie.
2. That they will ratifie and approue be act of this present Assembly, their promise made to his Majestie, in their forsaid last Assemblie, that in any thing that any of the ministrie had to craue or complain to his Majestie, they should do it be particular conferrence with himself, and not utter publickly in pulpit any unreverent speeches against his Majestie’s persone, counsell, or estate, under the paine of deprivatione; and that for this cause they will presently try and censure one of their number, qwho hes contravenit the said act, and in speciall, that they will examine so many of their number as was not present at the last Synodall Assemblie, halden at Perth, and charge them upon their great oathes and consciences, first, to declare what treasonable and irreverent speeches of his Majestie they heard John Ross utter publickly, from the pulpit, in all their evidences, and next, whether they censurit him for the same thereafter or not, and to desyre them in his Majestie’s name that, according to the Synodall censuring of him, they wald judge him as he demerits on the ane part, and his Majestie’s modest behaviour ever since the beginning of that turne, hes deservit.
3. They will excommunicat Mr Andrew Hunter, for bringing in ane scandall upon their professione, as the first open traytor of their function againes ane Christian King of their religion and their naturall sovraigne.
4. That be act of their Assemblie, they will ordayne every particular minister within their charge, to disswade alsweill be publick as private exhortation, their flock committit to their cure, from concurringwith the treasonable attempts of Bothwell or any wther traytors that raises or shall raise themselves up against the lawfull authoritie placit be God in his Majestie’s persone and speciallie that they shall narrowlie take heed and not suffer any of their flock to be seducit under colour of religione, or whatsumever false pretext, to receave wages and become souldiers, for service of any persones, except they sie his Majestie’s commission, and warrand thereto, and namely of Bothwell, who hes presently, in divers parts of this realme, attemptit the same.
5. That in respect the Parliament is at hand, and the occasion will suddenly serve for declareing of his Majestie’s godly and honest intention in prosecuting of the Papists, excommunicat lords, both be law and otherwayes; That, therefore, they will select ane or twa commissioners of the discreetest and wysest of every principall presbytrie, and give them commissione and warrand to attend upon his Majestie, at this tyme, alsewell that his Majestie may have their good advyce and assistance in his good turne, no less concernyng the estate of religione then the estate of his Majestie’s crowne and countrie; and lykewayes that his Majestie may be their moyen, direct and informe what he wald wische to be done be the rest of the ministrie, as occasion shall from tyme to tyme be presentit.Sic subscribitur.
James Rex.
HumbleAnswersof the Generall Assemblie of the Kirk conveint att Edinburgh, the 27 of May 1594, to his Majestie’s Articles, presentit be his Commissioners.
HumbleAnswersof the Generall Assemblie of the Kirk conveint att Edinburgh, the 27 of May 1594, to his Majestie’s Articles, presentit be his Commissioners.
1.First, Anent the tyme and place of the Generall Assemblie, the same is appoyntit be the advyce of his Hienes’ Commissioners present, according to the act of Parliament.
2. The Act made be the Generall Assemblie at Dundie isde novoratified and approvin, and the particular of John Ross, resolvit, as his Majestie shall be informit mair particularly be the Commissioners of the Kirk to be direct to his Majestie.
3. Touching Mr Andrew Hunter, the Assemblie hes proceidit and given ane sentence of depositione for his offence against him, qwhill he satisfie his Majestie and the Kirk.
4. Every particular minister within his charge is straitlie commandit to disswade the flocks, alswell be publick as private exhortationes, frae concurring with treasonable attempts of Bothwell orany wther traytour to his Majestie, that raises or shall raise themselves up against his Majestie’s authoritie, and sicklyke to take heed and suffer not their flocks, under colour of religion or qwhatsumever false pretext, to receive wages of any persones without his Majestie’s warrant, and namelie of the said Bothwell.
5. They haue appoynted ane reasonable number of brethren to awayt on his Majestie for satisfying the last article.
With thanksgiving to God for his mercies, the Assemblie dissolved.