THE TRUE PETITION OF THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND.  
With an Act of the secret Council of Scotland upon the same Petition.  
As also the Copy of a Letter sent up with this true and Authentic Act of Council from a good Friend.  
To the Right Honourable and truly Noble the Lords of his Majesty's privy Council for Scotland, showing their obedience to his Majesty, and their hearty affection to his loyal & weldeserving Parliament.  
Apud Edenb. ultimo Maii Anno Dom. millessimo, sexcentissimo, quadragessimo secundo.  
THe whilck day in presence of the Lords of secret Council compered personaly, Thomas Earl of Haddington, David L. Elcho, Arthur Areskine of Scotis-craig, Sir john Wanshop of Nidrie, john Binny and Thomas Paterson Merchants, Burgesses of Edinburgh, James Lentron Burgess of Saint Andrew's, Mr. Andrew Ramsey Minister at Edenbourgh, and Mr. John Montereiff Minister at Kingorne, for themselves, and in the name of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Burgesses and Ministers occasionally meeting at Edenbourgh, and gave in to the said Lords the supplication underwritten, of the whilk the tenor follows: 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. Humbly showeth. Whereas they upon the report & fight of great Convocations suddenly endeavoured & unexepctedly 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 Incendiares, 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 began 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 their Kingdoms. And considering the common interest of all the Subjects of the 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 mediation 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 their Nations in time coming; lest upon any pretence they should be dashed one against another. Wherein it is declared the duty of the Estates yea of every subject for to convene and suppress any evil affected persons who would raise Arms against the Subjects of the ather Kingdom without consent of Parliament as traitors to the Estate, much more to Petition against it, and wherein there is appointed a Committee of the Estates for the conservation of the 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 consequence to their Dominions may carry along with you the hearts and consciences of the body of this Kingdom, and prevent that the breach 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 their 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 ingadging of yourselves or their Nations in war, or any thing that may tend thereunto.  
Therefore in their own names, and in the name of the rest of the Nobility, Gentry, Burgesses, and Ministers whose hearts do, and hands would go along with this petition for preservation of peace betwixt their 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 as thereby neither the confidence betwixt his Majesty and his good Subjects here, nor amongst themselves, nor betwixt the Kingdoms (these unious tending ever to his Majesty's greatness, and these divisions 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 understanding betwixt his Majesty and his Parliament, being his greatest and most unpartial Council, representing the Body, whereof his Majesty is the Head, and for removing these distractions, (the continuance whereof will ever trouble the peace of this 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 ingadgements, 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 their gracious Sovereign, or of jealously to their brethren in England, or of discourse unto any, as if your Lordships did not observe that former rule of equity pressed by themselves during the time of your troubles, To do to others as they will be done to themselves. But did fall in the same fault, 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 Treaty, there was appointed a Commission als independent as any other, of so many of every Estate representing the whole Kingdom, to prevent all occasion of division betwixt their Kingdoms, in the interim betwixt Parliaments. All which they humbly represent to your Lordship's wise considerations, and expect from your Lordships, so gracious an answer, as may satisfy their present fears, and secure them from these dangers in this interim betwixt Parliaments, and thereby prevent all necessity of petitions of this kind.  
Whilk supplication being read, heard and considered by the said Lords, and they finding the same to contain matters of public concernment, and of that importance that requires mature deliberation: Therefore they continue the answer of this Petition till the morn, and ordains the whole Counsellors in Town to be warned to attend the Council the morn at twa hours afternoon.  

The act of the secret Council of Scotland upon the above written Petition.  
Apud Edenbur primo junii anno Dom millessimo sexcentessimo quadragessimo secundo.  
The Lords of secret Counsel having again read the Petition above written, declare that they will have consideration thereof; and as they are most tender and sensible of whatsoever may concern his Majesty's Person, Honour and Authority: So will they have a special care not to do any thing contrary to the late treaty, or which may infringe the union and peace, or weaken the confidence betwixt their twa Kingdoms, so happily established in his Majesty's presence, & with his Royal consent in both Parliaments: and are confident that as from the said Lords the Petitioners neither have nor shall have any necessity: So they will not trouble thomselves, nor the Council hereafter with supplications of this kind. Extractum de libris actorum secreti Consilii, S.D.N. Regis: per me Archibald: Prymrois Cleri●um ejusdem sub meis signo & sub scriptione manualibus.  
Arch. Primr. Cler. Con.   

A Copy of a Letter sent up with this true and authentic Act of Council from a very good friend.  
Sir, This Petition I now send was presented by the persons above written in name of a great many Noblemen, Knights, Burgesses, and Ministers then assembled, who having received this satisfactory answer, departed to their own dwellings in a most peaceable manner: Some days after the Lords of Counsel being met for domestic affairs; there was a Petition of another strain presented only by two Noblemen and two Gentlemen, pretended to be in the name of the Nobility, Gentry, Ministers and Commons of the Kingdom of Scotland, wherewith the Lords of his Majesty's privy Council were so highly offended, that they would neither suffer it to be registered in their books (according to the custom) nor would they return any answer thereunto, but ordered the same to be altogether suppressed; and therefore is not worthy to be taken notice of, because the Authors thereof can neither produce any answer given by the Council, nor any public Act to testify the truth thereof.    

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