His Majesties royal letter to his Privy Council of Scotland, concerning his indulgence Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1687 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A46595 Wing J382 ESTC R224136 99834575 99834575 39077 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A46595) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 39077) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1813:01) His Majesties royal letter to his Privy Council of Scotland, concerning his indulgence Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) James II, King of England, 1633-1701. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed at Holy-Rood-House, by James Watson, [printer to His Most Sacred Majesties royal family and houshould, Edinburgh : 1687] Advising the Privy Council that no Presbyterian be allowed to preach except with the Council's permission, but that with such permission the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance is no longer required. At end of text: Given at our court at Whitehall the thirty one day of March 1687. And of Our Reign the Third Year. By His Majesties comman. Melfort. Reproduction of the original in the Aberdeen University Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Presbyterian Church -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion HIS MAJESTIES ROYAL LETTER TO HIS PRIVY COUNCIL OF SCOTLAND , Concerning HIS INDULGENCE . JAMES R. RIGHT Trusty and Right Wel-beloved Cousin and Counsell Right Trusty and Right Wel-beloved Counsellors , Right Trusty and entirely Beloved Cousins and Counsellors , Right Trusty and Right Wel-beloved Cousins and Counsellors , Right Trusty and Wel-beloved Cousins and Counsellors , Right Trusty and Wel-beloved Cousins and Counsellors , Right Trusty and Wel-beloved Counsellors , and Trusty and Wel-beloved . Counsellors . We greet you well . Whereas by Our Letter of the First 〈◊〉 of this Instant , amongst other Things , We did Recommand to you , To take Care , That any of the Presbyterians , sho●●… not be Allowed to Preach , but such only , as should have y●… Allowance for the same ; And that they , at receiving the ●…dulgence therein mentioned , should take the Oath contain●… Our Proclaimation , Bearing date , the Twelfth Day of February last past : These are there to let You know , that thereby We mean't such of them as did not formerly take the Test ●…y other Oath ; But if nevertheless , the Presbyterian Preachers does scruple to take the Oath , or any other Oath whatsoever , and that you shall find it Reasonable or Fit to grant th●… Our Indulgence , so as they desire it upon these Terms : It is now Our Will and Pleasure , We do hereby Authorize and Require you , to grant them , or any of them Our said Indulg●… without being Oblieged to take , or swear the Oath in Our said Proclaimation mentioned , of other Oath whatsoever , with power unto them , or any of them Respectively , to enjoy the Be of the said Indulgence , ( during Our Pleasure only , ) or so long as you shall find that they be themselves regularly and peaceably , without giving any cause of Offence to Us , or any in Au●●● rity and Trust under Us in Our Government : ) For doing whereof , these presents shall be to 〈◊〉 and them , and all others respectively , who may be therein respectively any way concerned sufficient Warrant . And so we bid you heartily Farewel . Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Thirty One day of March 1687 , And of Our Reign the Third Year . By His MAJESTIES Command . MELFORT . EDINBURGH , Printed at Holy-Road-House , by James Wa●●…