THE PETITION OF THE Kingdom of SCOTLAND, To the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council of that Kingdom: Declaring their loyalty to His Majesty, and sincere affection and love to their brethren of England, And the Parliament now assembled.  
Presented by two Earls, two Knights, two Burgesses, and two Ministers; in behalf of themselves, and the well affected of the whole Kingdom.  
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S Privy Council: the humble Petition of many Noblemen, Gentlemen, Burgesses, and Ministers occasionally meeting at Edenbourgh.  
Most humbly showing,  
WHereas they upon the report and sight of great Convocations suddenly endeavoured and unexpectedly brought into this great Counsel day, for the most part by these who have been esteemed by the Country and challenged by the Parliament, as Incendiaries, plotters, and enemies to the peace of this Kingdom, have occasionally convened at Edinburgh. And having heard of Letters from His Majesty, and Declaration from the Parliament of England anent the present distractions of that Kingdom: They have reason from bygon experience, and present presumptions to fear the intentions and endeavours of these evil affected persons and their adherents, lest by their convocations and solicitations they take occasion of these differences to raise jealousies and divisions betwixt these Kingdoms. And considering the common interest of all the Subjects of this Kingdom to preserve the late peace, so happily concluded betwixt these Nations, by the providence of God, his Majesty's goodness and wisdom, and the moderation of the Parliament of England, and so solemnly established by the late treaty, oath of Parliament, public faith, and the great Seals of these Kingdoms. As in all other points, so especially in these Articles (whereunto the rest are called but prefaces) for settling and entertaining a solid peace betwixt these Nations in true union; lest upon any pretence they should be dashed one against another. Wherein it is declared the duty of the estates yea o● every subject for to convene and suppress any evil affected persons who would raise Arms against the Subjects of the other Kingdom without consent of Parliament as traitors to the estate, much more to Petition against it, and wherein there is appointed a Commission of the estates for the conservation of this peace in the interim betwixt Parliaments. All which the Petitioners amongst the rest of the good Subjects of this Kingdom, did hazard their lives and estates, to obtain: And did demand in the Treaty upon their dangerous experience of the Council of England there meddling in the affairs betwixt His Majesty and this Kingdom; to the engaging of the Nations in War, which is so often condemned by the estates of this Kingdom in their Remonstrances, pressing that common rule of Equity, To do as you would be done unto; which now is and may be retorted on this Kingdom. Like as desiring earnestly, that your Lordships in these public resolutions of so great consequences to these Kingdoms, may carry along with you the hearts and consciences of the body of this Kingdom, and prevent that the breaches grow not wider by false confidences grounded upon sudden undertake of any persons, as also their natural affection and duty to their gracious Sovereign according to their manifold obligations, and brotherly affection to the Kingdom of England, forcing them to pray to God, and to desire all men according to their stations to use all lawful means, to breed and entertain a good understanding betwixt His Majesty and His Parliament, the surest foundation of greatness to His Majesty, and happiness to these Kingdoms. Likewise taking to heart the dangerous consequences to His Majesty, and to his Dominions if your Lordship's answer by tendering the offer of your service to His Majesty against the demands, or upon the differences betwixt His Majesty and His Parliament of England or any other manner of way import (which God forbidden) any engaging of yourselves, or these Nations in war, or any thing that may tend thereunto.  
Therefore in their own names, and in the name of the rest of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Burgesses, and Ministers whose hearts do, and hands would go along with this petition for preservation of peace betwixt these Kingdoms, They do in all humility, and earnestness petition your Lordships, in the depth of your wisdoms, seriously to ponder the consequences, of your answer to his Majesty, and the Parliament of England at this time, so that thereby, neither the confidence betwixt his Majesty and good Subjects here, nor amongst themselves, nor betwixt the Kingdoms (these unions tending ever to his Majesty's geatnesse, and these disunions to his prejudice) may be any ways weakened, or their peace endangered. And to that end, that as your Lordships would leave no lawful means, according to your vocation, and interest unassayed for begetting a good unerstanding betwixt his Majesty, and his Parliament, being his greatest and most unparshall Council representing the body, whereof his Majesty is the Head; and so removing these distractions (the continuance whereof will sure trouble the peace of the Kingdom,) according to your Lordship's last answer, so also seeing his Majesty requires not that your Lordships should, neither can your Lordship's judge, of the Laws and proceed of another independent Kingdom; and the Parliament of England offers to give all satisfaction, concerning any messages or papers sent to your Lordships anent their proceed, that your Lordships would be pleased carefully, to shun all offers of verbal or real engagements, either directly or by way of inference, without consent of the Parliament conform to the treaty, which either may give any just occasion of offence, to your gracious sovereign, or of jealously to your brethren in England, or of discourse unto any, as if your Lordships did not observe that former rule of equity presced by themselves during your troubles. To do to others as they will be done to themselves. But did fall in the same faults, which your Lordships, and the rest of the estates of this Kingdom, had condemned in the Council of England; And for this effect they cannot but remember your Lordships that according to an Article of the Treatise, there was appointed a Commission as independent as any other, of so many of every estate representing the whole Kingdom, to prevent all occasion of division betwixt these Kingdoms, in the interim betwixt Parliaments. All which they humbly representing to your Lordship's wise considerations, and expect from your Lordships, so gracious an answer, as may satisfy their present fears, and secure from those dangers in the interim betwixt Parliaments, and thereby prevent all necessity of petitions in this kind.  
Presented 31. May 1642. To the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, By E. Haddington E. Elcho. Earls. Scotis-craig. Niddrie. Knights. John Binny. Thomas Paterson. Burgesses. M. Andrew Ramsey. M. John Montcreiff. Ministers.   

LONDON, Printed by E. G. for Henry Overton, in Popes-head-Alley. 1642.