THE Copy of a Letter FROM SCOTLAND, To his GRACE The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Subscribed by Eight Archbishops and Bishops of that Kingdom, as follows: Viz. Edinburgh, March 9 1682. May it please your Grace, HIS Royal Highness having parted from this place on Monday last, being called by the King to attend his Majesty at Newmarket, we should prove very defective in Duty and Gratitude, if upon this occasion we should forget to acknowledge to your Grace, how much this poor Church, and our Order, do own to his Princely Care and Goodness; that his Majesty, and the worthy Bishops of England, may from you receive a just account thereof. Since the coming of his Royal Highness to this Kingdom, we find our case much changed for the better, and our Church and Order (which through the cunning and power of our Adversaries, were exposed to extreme hazard and contempt) sensibly relieved, and rescued; which next to the watchful Providence of God (that mercifully superintends his Church,) we can ascribe to nothing so much as to his Royal Highness gracious owning, and vigilant protection of us: Upon all occasions he gives fresh instances of his Eminent Zeal against the most unreasonable Schism, which by rending, threatens the Subversion of our Church and Religion; and concerns himself as a Patron to us, in all our Public, and even Private and Personal Interests: So that all may take notice of his signal kindness to us, and observe that he looks on the Enemies of the Church as Adversaries to the Monarchy itself: Nor did we ever propose or offer to his Royal Highness any rational Expedient, which might conduce to the Belief and Security of the Church which he did not readily embrace and effectuate. The Peace and Tranquillity of this Kingdom is the effect of his prudent and steady conduct of Affairs; and the humours of our wicked fanatics are much restrained from dangerous Eruptions: upon their apprehensions of his Vigilance and Justice. For they dread nothing so much, as to see him upon the Head of his Majesty's Commissions and Forces against them. We hope your Grace will make our dutiful Acknowledgements to his Royal Highness for all his Princely Favours to us, and give him the most firm assurance of our most sincere Endeavours to serve him, and of our most fervent Prayers for his Temporal and Eternal Happiness; as is the bounden duty of, May it please your Grace, Your Grace's most humble and faithful Servants, Alex. St. Andrews, Jo. Edinburgh, And, Dunkelden, Arth. Glascow, Ja. Gallocodein, Ja. Dunbleyne, Geo. Brecheine, Lissimoren. LONDON: Printed for S. Gardner. 1682.