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Show 442 The hiftorie of Scotland. 2 iis maieftios intention is, tocoprea and pu oners be directed buiuerfallie thoughout fhe tole nifh fuch as fedttionfie abule the truth, and faciont, realine,to effablith a gonlte order , ann that bis ma: lic ayplie 02 rather betwzaie the tert of the (crtpture teffies commiffioners take o20er prefentlic fo, the fo the difquieting of the fate and difturbing of the franfation of (uch minifters , abofe trauels thepe. commntonwealth , 02 tinpating of bis bighnefle ano feeme may moze conuenientlte and profitablic councels honour, ferue in an other place, 3 His maietties intention és,if ante quettion of fatth and doctrine arife , to conuocate the moft lear. Mhefe things toas the king faine to publith,to fate hed,godlie,wife, and erpertmented paftors, that by the euill Teport of fu) as tent about to touch bim conference of fcriptures the beritie map be tried, ,. for the breach of the chatttian oder in religion, tic and all berefie and fcpttme by that means erpzeffen, being nothing but that trhich femeth anfucrable to 4 Wis maiefies mtention ts, thatfo: the keeping naturall fenfe ¢ pzincelie mateftie, fhoulo neither bp bf g@dorber in euerte paroch, certeine oucrfeers malice bane moucd , 102 fo2 colour of religton pros to the god bebautourof the ret , be aypointed at the cuted ante bepondthe twarrant ofthe tword of Goo, bifitation of the bithop 02 bifitour > tho thall baue 62 the dnetie of naturalallegtance to refitt the bing: bis maiefies authozitic, and officers of armes con: lie oadinance , 02 to lift bp their fvo2d 02 hword av curring for the puntimentof vice, gaind bim,abo being a god incarth , prefenteth the 5 ismaieties intentionis, to mainteine the maieffie of the God of beauen . ut leaningthe dif erercile of prophetic fo the increafe and continuing courfe of thele things to preachers, to ome tt bee of knotwledge amongt the minifferie : in tbfcha 2, longeth to inftruc bs in our dutie to God, to our toffe and a graue man (electedbythe bifhop 02 come pritice,¢ fo our neighbours, te twill turne againe to miffioner at the (provall ademblie , thail render ace the ofger following occurrents of Scotland . And compt of the admintfration of thofe bounds , bere vet before tue fpeake anie thing of thofe matters, hepa the ererctfeis boloen, for tbich caule fone tefpect of lining (hall be bad trite him, eho tudeins that burs fith Jbaue in this place as twell as in mante other mentofdat: {poten of parlements ¢ acts of parlement, 3 thinke ‘and con if not amiffe to fet dotyne fomethat collected ont of Heeete authors touching thefr manner and o2der of parles ment,and that the rather bicante the fame confitteth 6 is matefties intention is , not to Dderogate from the odinarie fudgement of matters of the church bp the ozdmarie bithops, thetr councels and of thzee effates,omb the princes confirmationas out {pnods: but tf anie of them do amiffe, and abufe 30 parlement dwt), from fromeit feemeth tome that their calling,to take ozder fox cozredting, amending thep bauefet theic light . Loucding ibich, Lefleus and punifhing thereof, in bis Scotith bifforte lib.r.pag.75, bnder the title 7 is maiefies intention is, not to binder 2 of Leges Scotorum, tugiteth tn this fozt,Qui verdfefate ante gonlieo2 folid o2der, grounded bpon the culi negotijs fefe implicantes in ecclefiafticorum tword of God,and order ofthe primitine durch, but album nonreferuntur,legibus,quas reges defcripfethat the minttters of the word meddle themfelnes runt,aut regum voce confirmatas, tres regni ordionelie toith their otwnecalling, and tudge not feares nes fanxeriit,continentur,has partim Latino,partim fullte of the effate. . Scotico fermone confirmatas,regni municipaleslee 8 Jtishts maiefties intention,that the peefbptee ges vocamus: libro qui leges Latiné {criptas conti ties conftfting of manic ntinifters and Gentlemen, 4° net,ticulus(regiam maieftatem)prefigitur, quod ab at LandWwar 02 otheriwates , be not farther tollerat illis yocibus libri exordium ducatur. Reliquis legum tirbisrealme : butthe erercife of fnrifoiction of all libris,comitiora (que populari fermoneparliamenchurches to be in the hano of the bifhop 02 communities ta dicimus)aétainfcribuntur. Quanquam hic aduerner,and thetr councels and {ynods, tendum, nositalege municipaliteneri, ve fi caula 9 Ztishts matetties intention, that thebitj thultis controuerfijs implicata(quod fepe fir)incidat ops £2 coimmifftoners affemble not anie Senerall affenv que legibus-noftratibus nonpolit dirimi , ftatim blie outof the abhole realme > iwithout bis matefties quicquid ad hanc controuerfiam decidendamnecelknowledge andlicence obteined thereon farium cenfetur, ex ciuilibus Romanorumlibris proto : thich bpou fuyplication bis bighnetfe will not denic matur. Sed fi quis legum noftrarum originemvelit 5 that an bnifoune order map be obferuen in the thole 5° conquifite inueftigare,intelligar poteftatem has fe- tealme , and the bifjops and their biligences there tricd and eratitined , and the complaints of euerie particular beard anv difcutten, 10 Ztis bis maicfies intentionto alfitt this at fomblie bimifelfe, 02 bp a noble man of bis councell, bts bighnetfe oepntie, 11 Sfts iis maietties intention, that then ante patoch findety necellitie of ante fat > thep the occaftonta the bithop 02 commiftone informe r and thetr Counsell, that thep «ap ondertemp the canfe tobe latofull;as ithetwite the bithop of the dtocefe finping latsfull occaffoy , map within the fame, With bis aoeseed td publike bumil tatfo T2 At bis maiefies intention, thatan. general fat thoughout the abole realme', thal clanicd _ bp bis <aeine commande oebe pzos ~Agenerall councell aberin bis maiet ment , 02 bp ic y nelle depntic is poetent. sear 13 tis bhishighnente intention, that the bithops fit the tealine in euerie dioceffe with P2roc@dinto the ecclefatticall gouer their ane nement, but as ts (ato witha councell, that both tpzan fon map be auotoen in the church, nte and confus 14 Zt is bis maietties intention, that comm it rendi antiquandique riumordinumfuffragijs liberé in publicolatis regis affenfu confirmatis effe pofi- tam. Dit Ghid) parlements fo allembled,contifting of the thre eff ates, the princes confirming botce(in thebeginning thereof the hing goeth to the place fibere that alfemblie is mave, to keepe tach parler mentattired in bis regall garments,toith the fwvar0 aid offer oonaments,the enfignesof bis kingvoms and kinglicanthovitie, caried befoze hint, attended Go on toith all his nabilifie ano cleargic) thofe coms exhorts mon people will manie times gtue fuc) bic names baie as {emeth bei liking fo themfelucs , ao ts mot antiverable fo the nature ¢ orderof that parlement, as we alfo do herein England, thereof A - produce manie eramplesof both nations , tid a this tine J will foybeare, and onelie fet Downe one profe(as tell of Cnglannas Scotland)to confirms the fame,leatt in patting tt oucr toffiaut fome a ple thereof , 9 might make a baine het of Bro : ledge confiffingin naked two2ds,without ante -_ eye matter . Wherefore ¥ fate, that asin England - the peate of our renemption one thoufand tivo _ zed fiffie and eigbt,betng the tivo and fontith = of the reigne of bing Hentte the third, the = ‘ Tlie hiftorie ofScotland, ment helo at Deford by the lervs againg the king, twas calle® Parlamentum mnfanum , bicaufe manie things were there intreten thi) turned to the death of dtterfe noble men. So the Scots in like mancr bynamed a parlement,in the peare of Chritt 1556, The running _ parlement. Lefleus. 1585 (bettig the foureteenth peare of Marie the notw tav potfoned queene of Scotlan) and called the fame a running parlement, bicaule there tere manic tw ferniffions and remauings ducing the continns Optnfoun, it is His in fel twoardis : Hatas fundzie cuiftian princis haue alrenie counfe lled me, ont Contraleague falbe mato,not anclie in termis > bus tneffectholie, for the loftiing togtvoerall true chat ian princis to defend ‘bemlelfig,in cate of ptheri s fnuaftoun. & thing burtfall to nene, profita ble fo, {elfis,acceptable to God,andbile in the fight of the barld..By this meanesfallour confeiencis, pono2s, and lifis be preferuid , amp Goo ano bis religi onn ance thetof,as apeareth bp Lefleus in thefe {v020, to glozified and aduancip, Aeffate fequenti habitafunt Edinburgs trinmordinumco~ And fith the queene of Englandisnotantie a true mitia,in quibys domins Brunffonius,Grangis, Balnatiius,es dziftian,bot alfe neretoinit to vs th nighbour s aly nonnullquorum bona aigubernatore publicatafuernnt, Hed,confanguinitie ano gudtwill,% thinke it meiteE Singulari regs Francia commendatione dignats,fame atque i mine opintoun, that it be our league fivffand bonis refhituti fant. Hacvero comitiaquodintermifoa pomall aditriclie mad tuith bir 5 fox qubtdy canfe 4 tins quam oni(fi5944[icontinuarenturnomen 4 wulgo accom baue mato and fet Downea forme ofact tobe fubferts perunt,ut currentiadicerentur, Thusmuch betng fain bit by souall , quberein se promis fo ratifie and spo about their parlements,let ts againe fall with our p2oue in parlentent, qubatfocuer articles 9,02 ante pen into the other matters of Scotlana, th mynamefall conclude toith tbe queeite of Cngs About this time an ambaflage was fent out of 20 land,o2 anie in bir namte,for the making and effees England into Scotland, for the concluding of a tualingof the foxefato ieague, Wutfor that the ait peace betiveenc both nations; the contents aberes ofthe king (opening onto the loxds. and gentlemen Affembied in parlemtent, and boloen at faint Gi dpelvs)oid ble buito them this {pew following, The kings {peechto the eftates, concerning aleague inreligion with England, felfe bill mare ample infoyme pou, it falbe paefente lie readin all pour audiencis, Uponthis {peech the lords being of oiuerfe opings ons, fome tilling to imbzace the league twith Engr land, and forme deffrousto leaue if, andto foine inay mitie with France according to the mot ancienteté leagues , thich baue bene eftablithen bettwene themand the Scots by mot of their fomerkings Wis canfis mplozdis and 5eall of the er 30 (ubereof the fir was Achains, abo entring league fatis hauc moued me to fend for son.at iwtth Charles the great , hada token of contfirmatis Das dits tite to craue sour aduiles towardis Onthereof, abtch twas the floure delices addedto the 25} thom, quharof {ith the one isgenerall ¢ arms of Scotland) there was nothing pone inthat articular, will begin at the general as contention. Aer thich the bantthen lors of Scots the matter of queatelf incight. Amanat all the be: Land remaining in Cngland,entered their countries hefitis that Gon dath beftow bpsun his cleat and and after fome above there made, bpon divterfe mee church, the triall and Siftingof the gud chotin from tings ¢ con{uitations, at laf gathered their polvers, the bab bipsereitis.is ane of the maf fpectall,qubtch amd on the ficof Poucmber theppitehen theix he hatvicd in all ages for the feparationnof thame, tents, placed there as ithadbeneanety totone,to « Alfivell for that tolang companic ofthe bicked doth 4. the great terro2 of thetr eninites within Sterling ¢ corrupt the godlie,as alto that thetr (eparationn is deltuering fo the canfe of thetrcomming this pao & taken inthis earth,of ovis inue towardis them, clamation following. qubtch trial be vot) nowy mertelie ble, for that the numberof the ticked dof abound in thefe letter The proclamation publifhed by the dacis,qubcrin God doth permit the d molt to nobilitie of Scotland, conteining the caufes rage. Fo2 quhat greater triall of the feithfull can oftheir repairi »wards the cowne of there be,thanthe confederating togidder of all the Sterling tot ugs mate/fiey ihe fe eiftias, 3 nicane the papiftis ina league cond daie of Noucmber, qubich thep terme boliealbett mott bnbolic in barie Truth, for the fubuierfioun of the true religionn in 50 ¢ eras the kings maieftte our fourre(gnes allrealines thoughout the qubole barlo, Zhisis a (od ,naturall , anv bertuoug educattor matter fo manticann notozious to jouall,euen bp oN snow plainelic onderftwd to baue bene the report of the fmalleft merchantis that trauaill, abufed, and bis rofall qualities ginen ta as ft Doth diiat the felfe,thonght 4 were filent. himby the almightie Gon ( tbich canted his fame his leagues qabome of J {prakie, are compofed fav aboue the capacitte of bis peares to be magnif> fied, and Wwo2thtlie pzatfev , to the great comfort of Of Srenchmen and Wifpaingnols, allittco with the king of Spaines ano the papes monic, folemlie all bis {ubtecs) hath bene thefe peares patt obfeus red bythe craft + fubtiltie cf fome lewd and tvickeo finozne fo performthe forfais enterprtfe before they perfons of no defert 03 wozthineffe, and for the moft leane armes : the performance qhuereof te aught fo refift for thzee canfis (to wit) forconfcience, bo: 5, partof bafe linage, not bore toone fot breadth of No2,andlowe of (clffis. Fo2 gif they mate attetnc to lanp, pet of maruelous afpiring wrongs ano cruell inclination; abo bnver colour of Stendthtp ano thetvpurpofe (as God forbid) cither twill they des bloud creeping tn about his maieftic, and ferking firoie op root out bs, our bifis and chilozein, ¢qubat, fener we poficiie,gif ive remaine conffant; either onelie thet otoneparticular profit and promotion, fyaking off( as it were) not onelie allehzifftan ano elie muft we render Cyt Zefrs , md fuffer our charitable nature : but caen the generall points ano fanlis abichis the maff nableft part of man to be offices of humanitie pfeo among ff moft barbarous bund with the bunvis cf tdolatrte , and outbodies people , without feare of Gop 0 man , as fubtilt tobe fen at thefr inozdinat plefuris: . Wat ith fores and bloudie toalucs, by wretting of lates ano the lone of onr felffis abot honour cannot pers other veceitfull pracifes,bath & waltcd,tozi1e in pees mit the anelano that our confctencts and the reues ces , and dcnoured the thole boote of his affliacd tenceive ofp fo Gov, cannot faffer the bother 24 common wealth, shatof the athole ancient forme of Crate inv lorbis sour beft # foundift optnionis and faftice and policte recetucd of ciaaian j coos Aduilis quyat se thinbemeites to be vied for the res ing, , neither (piritaall 93 tempozall-e micbie hereof , ut gif zedeflre tofind baue mp net nothing neith inete Gates 443 |