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{hccl by that excoinmunicate Traytor,

fa/MES (j‘Z{/ZHAVME.

r finder the title ofa Declaration of James cfli/Zarqae: of M0ntrofl"e,é"e.
I Printeelin the year, 1649.

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A DECLARATION

ulna’ Warning unto all the Meméer: of this

 A KIRK AND KINGDOM
", In anfzver to a paper intitnleel-and repnteeltbe Declaration of
in   §5AMES AGRAHAME,

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EDINBZIRGH, yfamtary 24.. 1650.

ex! Deehmttian of the Committee of E jhztes of the Parliament of
Scotllnd, In -vinelieatioez of their proceedings {rem the affer-
fiott: of 4 fluutdalott: Pamphlet, pzthlzflieet’ hy that 63676077357/til?!‘-i
eate Tfayter, Iames Grahame, under the title of 4 Declaration
of Iames tmetrques of Montro{Te,z5~e. Printed I649.

  

' ’ I I,  T may feem lirange to fuch as know the ftateofaf-t
2' fairs in this Kingdom that we {hould think it worth
the while to anfwer the flanders and groundles re-
, proaches of -that viperous brood of Sathan,Iame:

GM/Mme, whom the Efiatess of Parliament have
long fince declared traytor, the Church hath delive-

  
    

 

 
 

gen rill y abhor. Since we know there hath been and will be
in all ages a wicked rabble of godlefs men, who make it their work to fol-
low the righteous caufe with afperfions and calumnies, and it is an endlefs
labour to anfwer every voyce that {peaks againfi the truth,» and feeing
alfo at length the innocencie of our caufe, The integrity of our hearts,
and the candor of our aétions will prevail over the malicious ton ues of
out adverfaries, Yet becaufe our lilence may be fubjeét to mifcon ru&i-

, on, and fome of the weaker fort may be inveagled by the bold affertions

and railing accufations of this impudent Braggard, prefenting himfelfe to
the View of the world, clothed with his Ma 1' eftics authority as Lievte-
aunt Governour and Captain Generall of this Kingdom : We {hall
fhortly anfwer what is laid againft us, take off the maske which he hath
put on, and expofe him to publitlt view in his own apparell.

This excommunicate Ttaytor in the firlt place, chargeth his own Na-.-o
tion withhatching a Rebellion in this Ki-ngdom,then with the promoting
the likeoin fnghmd, and lafily with the {ale and murther of their native ’

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red into the hands of the devill, and the Nation doth e

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M But how can we be accounted the hatchers or deligners, or in the leafiz

fort thediflzurbers of the peace .> Were we not , living ‘quietly and peacea-
bly when that new Liturgle, purpofely compiled to introduce a change
of Religion, and compliance with popery, was violently prciied upon us ?

And when this and other Innovations in the matter of Religion were

condemned by the GenerallAfTembly holden at Gwzfgow, in thg yea,-C

1638. Were we not invaded with Armies both by Sea and Land ? Did V

we oflfer to Pcir, untill Religion and jufcice, the main pillars of Govern-
ment, were fhaken and neer to be overturned ? And {hall the iianding
upon our own defence for prefervation of our R€l]glOfl and liberties be

reckoned Rebellion ? Did we defire any other thing of his Ma jeft] when

we were in Armes, But that all matters Ecclefiafiicall fhould be determi-

ned by the Affernblies of the Church, and matters Civil] by the Parlia-  

ment? And fo foon as his Majeffy did afsent thereunto,did we not forth-
with lay down Armes within the I‘ pace of 58. hours, and return to our
own homes,leaving all forts and Caftles to his Majefiies difpofall. ‘ ' .

After all difierences about Religion Were fetled in a new General! Af-
fembly of the Kirk with confent and approbation of his Majefiies Com-Q,
mifsioner in the year, 1 6 3 9. and after he had in his Majefiies name fub-
fcribed the Covenant, he did unexpefiedly prorogue the Parliament
without confent of the Bfiates of Pafliamént ; econtrary t to the
Laws of the Kingdom, and to the agreement and pacification at Beraavio‘ ;
and Commiflioners, lent to his M ajefiy to give account of the pro-
ceedings of the Afsembly and Parliament, and reprefent their humble de-
fires, were,upon the fuggeftion of wicked Counfellers about his Majefty,
put under reftraint, and one of them made clofe prifoner, cbntrary to the
Law of Nations, and his Majefiies Royall warrant ; A garifon of Englifh
was put in thc Came of Ed£ném«gk,which,befide other violence and out.

rage,killed divers women and children; out {hips and goods were taken,’

and the owners fiript naked, and more barbaroufly ufed then with Turks
and Infidells. A new Army was levied againit us in Efiglmzd in the year,
1640. and a Commifli on'granted« to the,.Earle of Nartbnméerland to

 ,. fubdue and defiroy us, and generally great preparations were made both

at home and abroad, without ever Iignifying the caufe or anyjquarrell 3-

 gainflus; whereupon wee were again neceflitated to take up Armes -for
. our own defence, and with our fupphcations in the one hand,and 1‘ words, '
» as in the other, to make way through our enemies forces to prefentour jufi:

grievances t9 his Ma jefiy : when wewere advanced thslength of Na..-

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(;,;_/He, we were commanded. by his Ma 1 efiyto halt there, and to make
known our defires by Commiflioners, to which we readily obeyed, and
throughthc Lords blefsing a happy agreement was again made l)C[WixE
his Maicfiy and us, and betwixtthe two Kingdoms, all Proclamations,
Books and Libellsagainiic us were recalled, fuppreifed and Forbidden, and
at the clofe of the Treaty our loyalty was made known at the time of
thanklgiving for the peace in all the Parifh Churches of his Ma j efiies do-
minions, and the authors and fomenters of theft troubles were with his
Maj eflies confent referred to the trial] and cenfure of the refpeérive Par-

P liaments in both Kingdoms, of which flUmb€F,Idm€J Gralmmgtllcn Earl

of 11/Iontrojlie was found to be one, and therefore imprifoned in the Cafile
QfEdinbm-gin: His late Ma jefly himfelfc then being Iudge,we are j.u{ii-
fied, and Iames Grahame condemned ; for his Majefcy having come in
perfon to this Kingdom, parted a contented King from a contented peo-
ple, leaving him to be arraigned before the Commifsion appointed by his
Maiefiy and the Eltates of Parliament for the trial] of Inccndiaries. P

P In the next place, this libeller chargeth us with foliciting a partiein _

England to begin where we had broke off, hindring them when they were
willing to reft fatisfied with hisilviajefties extraordinary Concefsions,andi
afterward for afsifling them with la. Ptrong Army againlt our natavc
King. ‘: ‘ ‘ V ’

to fay, we ltuadied to widen the breach,when it is well known our loyalty
and love topeace made us to fend Commifsioners exprefly to endeavour
a reconciliation. All that know any thing of the beginning of that dif-
ference betwixt his Maieliy and his fubjeéts of -England, may eafily per-
ceive that we had not the leaf’: hand in contriving it : The matters then
in queflion betwixt his Majefiy and his two Houfes of Parliament were
about their own Priviledges and the Rebellion in Ireland, of the rife and
progrefs whereof we fuppofe even Iamer Gmlmme himfelfc will ac-

quit us. .4 -

What can bet alledged with lelfe probability andmore malice then this , P

Touching the afsiflance given by this ‘Kingdom to the Houfes of Par- I

liament about the year 1643. it was not given u-ntequired, or without
caufe, not upon uncertainor unlawfull conditions as he would inform;
But this Kingdom having ufed their beft endeavours by way of mediati-
on and interceflion with hisMajefty for an -agreetnient with his Houfes of

Parliament of E 71gl4nd,without fuccefl,'e;and,his Majefty havingrn-ade -an, .

agreement with the Rebells in Ireland, whom formerly hee had declared
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‘Traytors,l"or-their bloody mallacre of many thonfand Proteftants, And

‘having allo intrulted divers Popifn Commanders in his Majelties Armies
in England, whereby the Popifh, Prelaticall and Malignant panic in all
appearance were likely to prevail over all that were wellafl"c&ed to the
reformed Religion ,We granted aliiltance unto them upon the camel]; in.
vitation of both Houfes of Parliamentand a folemn league and Covenant
betwixt the Kingdoms for Reformation and defence of Religion, the ho-

nour and happinelfe of the King,I and the peace and {afety of the three ‘
Kingd0ms,which was firll: approven & folemnly {worn in.Englm1d by the 1

two Houles of Parliament and Allembly of Divines,and afterward by the
Commiflion of the Generall Affeinbly of this Kirk, andcConvention of
Eltates, as the molt powerfull mean, by the blefling of God , for fetling
and preferving the true Proteliant Religion with perfect peace inhis Ma-s
jefties D0minions,and for ellcablilhing his Ma jellies throne to all ages and
generations; -,   e e s ~ .

Thefe are the grounds whereupon we engaged to give afliltance to the
Kingdom of England, as may be clearly feen in the Covenant, Treaty and
Declarations of the Kingdoms, which grounds are confcientious and

jiilt in themfelve s, And where any have fwarved from thefc principles by“

declining either to Malignancie on the one hand. or to Seélarifmc on the
other : We are confident that none can with jultice charge the tcorrupci.
ons and failings of men upon the rule according to which they ought to
have walked, nor can they impure their faults to us who have carefully
fiudied and endeavoured to purfue thofe endsgas we are able to demon-
Itrate from all our proceedings. g   1

His lalt and main forgeries againftus, are, that his late Majelty being
reda&ed to think on extream co‘urfes,‘did engage us by a Treaty, and ha-
ving got all manner ofallurance from us, did call himfelfe in the hands of

our Army which was fent into England for aflifiancc of the two

Houfes of Parliament againlt the Popilh, Prelaticall and Malignant party‘;
And that we, contrary to all faith,~pa&ion and duty, 1' old our Soveraign,
and afterwards complotted his defiruétion, and now begin upon the
fame {core with the Son, declaring him Ring with provifocs, and rob;
ing him of all right while we would fceme to give fome unto him,and are
more pernitioufly. hatching the defiruétion of his prefent M a jeltic then e-
V€l‘ we did his facrcd fathers. > « s I ~ .
What a ltrange contexturc of multiplied licsdoth this malitious man
heapptogethct?‘ In all this , there is not one word true, fave one tlgat
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his Ma;eft1e was redaéléedto thlnlts on extteam courfes, and that makes‘
againft him ; for Sir ‘I’ }-7917143 F atrfax , having defeated the Kings afor-

ees in the ‘fields , fuddenly refolves to block up.0xford, where the King a

was in perfonghtimking tat the {horte‘l’c way to put, an end to their mm-
hles, wherewith his Majefty being furprifed, privatly efcapes with two
 from Oxfardgnncertaine Whithit-it to gee, fiffl he came [award
London as far asHm-rm on the h‘il,whieh is about ten miles from it; and
hang privatly advertifed, that he could not be in London with fafgic, he:
direfted his courfe toward the tea, and“ that likewife failing, he came in-
to the Scotti/77 Army-i without acquainting thofe that had the truft and

charge of the Army. Where was there either time or place for a treaty ‘
here, and what were thefe allurances which were given? His late Maje--A

the was often told while he was at Ilfiewcaflle , that he came to them
without any invitation , aifurancc or engagement on their parts; and no
doubt if there had ‘been any the leafi affurance given, it had been long
fince made known to the world : But it was fo farre on the contrary(as

— doth appeareby the lettcrof the Committee of the Parliament of Scat-

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land refiding with theirArmy in England, to the Committee of both
Houfese of Parliament , written upon th§;5.0f/14%] 1 64 6. being the
flame very day that his Majclty came intofitheir quarters) Tim: the} were
filled Wt'th'amaz.mcnt at lat’: cumming : In which letter they dofanhe;
profelle, That they cannot -Iliiflkthdt fit’: Maj;/tjrcould have dew fa mt-
ddwifcdin I22‘: refalxtian ta /mtaeecajl /aimfelfupan that Arm} without a
real! intentian togiz/e .f'I6ll_/.4tl'.!‘fflfii0fl' tzr fiat/J Kingdomrs 2.111!!! their
jufl and reajbnable ‘Di-mtmdt, and what/never jbould be his di/pt-ojitian or
rtfaltttian, that!/at Parliament of England , might be 4_-{fitred that they
flzauldim-yer entertain any thought, nor correfpond iwitt/9 any pz¢rp,afe‘,i
nor countenance any cm{ea'va:4re:,:l.mt ma},in awjcirmmjtancgcncrancifi
ttpon-:19: Selma: ‘League and Covenant, arwmlgen the union anzfconfio
dam betwixt the ma N4;z°an:.Theyt did likewife declare the fame to his
Majefiy,and eatnefily intreat that he zvaufidgive‘ tfpqedily e fa:i:fa£liau to:
bitflarlinmentteiaf be ti/31C z'7:gdomc.t,and clearly» :cprefenred‘umo,rhim,t/mt
1:f‘I98-9014161 natgmnt their juji defz're.r,tI/9:} would it cram]?-'rm'ned< 'ta~ task;
_]-latch 4 cattrfc as 5] the mutual adw'_[e Q69 refaltttian afboth I€ing'dam:,~.
the] might befattedfrom ta éreacb ed’-stkaednngerotts can/équemtas thin-
of. The Lord: Generall the Earle of Dawn,  the officcrsi ancfifmzidinrs

ofthc Army, didalfo ioyne in a Declaration‘ to»  known their wt‘  

flaunt refolntion ta «divert to thnvbvla btddfl 4fit35v4M'6°¢1lI»0ft-‘lifir CO-
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e evenant, and that hit Ma jeflie: pre/enee had not hegotten an] alteration
in their mind: in the leaf} meafare to ejlrange themfrotn the wajes of
the (ozrenemt. And further, it is a thing very improbable,that the’Com-
mittee refiding with the Army, would enter into atreaty with his Maje.
fiie, for whichthey could neverbe able to give an acomptto the Parlia-
ment of Scotland, it being altogether without the bounds of their Com-

‘tnifsion and.inl’cru&ions,and an exprefle Article of the treatie betwixt the
:..Ki;jgdoms, That no ceflation nor an} patificatiomoragreement for Peace
'what_/oeroe'r,_/hall he made hy either Kingdome, arlthe Armies of either
Kingdome, Without the mtetttall adtzife and confent ofhoth K ingdameg
. But that which removes it beyond all -controverfie,Tis, hisM a j efiies owne
profeflion in his letters to both Houfes of Parliament and to the Com-
mittee of Efiates of the Parliament of Scotland,of the it 8.8: I 9. of Ma],
wherein he eDeclares,That he came to theScotti_/hf_. Armiewith aftell and
ahfolnte intention to give 4le']‘ajZ'f3¢‘ti:faé$ion' to the jlijnt defire: ofhoth.
K ingdometsand with no thoaght,either to contintte*thi:.14n,natttiral1 War
an} longer, or to make 4 dim:/ion hetwixt the Kingdomte:-, ‘hat to camp!)
with hi: Parliament: and tho/e intrttfled 6} them in every thingfor the
fetling of truth é-peace,that hehad receit/edfotne paper: from theirfotg-
nzifl'ioner:,@ that he woaldflad} total!) to apply .}Jifl)f¢’/f. to the advice:
and Conn/ell: of his 'Pa.rliament,~ That he had given order fare recalling
all Comtnt:/tions iflaedforth. ‘hy his authority again]? hi: fahjeéh, and
or difhanding all hirforcet, and ordered aproctamation tagether with
hi .i' letter to he pahlijhel to all rhitftthjefbgthat it might etpjteare it was
hit voluntary andicordialgl refoltttion and real! intention to jojne with
his Par1iament.c.in’feti1ing’ Areligiongin parit} rafter the t adpice ofthe
‘IDi7/inexg of hothK 1' ngalonte: a jfemhled atVVe‘ftminfter) and /351' fuhjeéh of
hath Kiagdome: in Freedom and /afety. Upon thefe termes the Scot-
tifh Armie did receive him_,and would have chccrefully_ adventured their
lives and all that wasdearefl: unto. them for ‘ prefervation of hisgperfon,
honour and happinefieagainfl: all oppofitionwhatfoteverz. But. ‘howtfarahis‘
M ajeftyi was frotmfollowing the advife of his eParliarncntst. of b0_th'King--
domes, was too too m"anifePt‘, when he refufed to grant the propolitions

of both,prefentcd unto him at 2\(ewe.a]tle,in' the Moneth of ;'?n1],by their t

5“*l'7¢ L’ Cornmiflioners,‘ or to give a fastisfaétory anfwe-r to any one of them;
Cb“”“'”°h’ Notwithfianding ‘many of the chiefe of the nobility of thisK'ingdom,r and
heecbtohzsh, .' . C {'1id.db h.  .  k. ~ g.‘h  ~ 
Maicfiy a, is grivie oun e t eg is en_t upont ctr nees,an _, wit teare n..
Nc;mefilg_ their eyes,reprefent the fad confequences of hi5 refufall-. e   ; ; ,
Whilft thefe things were doing, the Seftarian partie ( who never li- 
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liked any agreement for peace ivhicl} thigllt: carry along with it the Pref}

byteian inte reft) fearing that the King lhould at length be induged to give
fatisfaftion to thejoynt defires of both Kingdomes in the propofitipns of
peace, by all meanes Ptudied and endeavoured the rernoveall of the Scot.

,/ tifh Armie out of England‘, for which end they were very bulie by their

emifsaries 8: agents amongft the members of Parliament 85 in the City 85
Committee. In the I-Ioufe of Commons their partie was not great, but
molt of the members \being very defirous to be ealed of the great bur-
thens continued upon the Kingdome now after the War was at an ‘ end,
and not perceiving the delign ofrhesefiaries, did upon the I 9. of M4],
(within a fortnight after the King came to thescottifh Armie,) joyne in
a vote to declare that the Kingdome of England-had no further Life of
the continuing of the Scottifln Army in that .Kingdom,andthat upon ad-
jufling of their accompts, they flaall be fatisfied what {hall be dueunto
them according to theTreaty: Here upon all fupplies for entertainment of
that army were Withdrawn, though earnefily folilicited by the Co mmif-
fioners of this Kingdom,and for wantthereof the Armie was neceflitated
to take free quarter from the Country people; alfo fecret direétions were

giv.en.tor“the Parliaments forces, who lay neer to the Scottifh Army, to;

lftraiten their quarters, which was doneeaecordingly: wliereupon they
were neee5flitatedTto quarter: in the four moft northern Counties, and a
{mall part of Turk/hire, (the mo{tba‘r're_n parts ofthat Kingdom) which
madethe burthen of thofe places gr0\v’infi1_9P0T~t3ibl€‘= tfi‘ence'arotfe clans-'
moursaud. complarintsi of intollerab‘le‘ opp‘relT1'on,anid thefe were reprefene
'tBd,in a multiplyintg-glalTe,with large’ additions and aggravations to? the
Houfes of‘ Parliament , fo as it wasmade commorrdiifcourfe, that the
Scotsreame ini’or'their'afliPtance;ebut were like to ftay for their ruine,
and if they continued any longer in the Kingdome, the northern: parts
would»be’utterly waf’ced’,and many families periflgfurther _ by theinduf-g

trie of the Seftaries libells 8: railing pampyhtlets were lpublilhed,a"nd’inFo'r—g

mations fpread:again{t thescots as‘ Coven an t—hreakers, afp’o‘Pra‘ts from”the
caufe,and complyers with the malignant partie,,the' better‘ toiprepare the’
mindsof the people for removing our Arrnie by forcfegif it woul”d not‘ will-i
lingl_y>;but theK-ingdom—0fScot1zmd being defirous’ tovapply therI1fe’l—v«.€S’t'o*
fuehi_f:1ire andjuftr wayes as tended toan amicable parting,anld-to the pree-
ventionof mifunderftandings bet‘ween’th‘e Kingdomegdidi in the begining
0f"44I!<g'I{/1"", give power totheir s Commiflionerstat London toefettle alli
difl°etences~ concerning the pay» of the Scotti/Ia‘ Armie; And the‘ 1*-I'o‘ufe‘s oh

Parliamen t’ haavinegi oflered‘ topay prelently‘ 2ooeooo.l-. before the removall?

of our Armie out of that Kingdome, and other tw o hundred thoufandi
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pounds thereafter , 4 the .n Commifsioners of V this Kingdome, did
upon thg 3 of September , Declare themfelves fatisfied therewith,
and paiTe_d from their former claim, extending to very near ten hundred

pthoudfand. poundg, thatit might appeare to all the world that the ‘

love of money was neither the caufe of their comming into, or abode in
that Kingdom; There remained no materiall difierence betwixt the Na-

tions, fave only concerning the difpofall Ofthe Kings perion, his Maje-i

fik having refufed [0 grant the propofiti0nS of peace. Upon the 1 8. of
Sepren21§_er,the Houfe of Commons did vote, that the perfon of the King
{hall be difpofed of as both Houfes of the Parliament of’ Englnnnl {hall

. thinks fimvherein the home of Lords gave their concurrance uponrthe 24,
and afgrand Committee Of Lords and Commons were appointed to \

conferre, confult and debate with the Commiflioners of this Kingdome
concerning the .Cliipofall of the perfon of the King; ’ But before the Hon-
fes-woulcl give their; content to begin this Conference, they declar€d,that

i whatfoever confultationi or debate ihall be with the Commiiiioners of

Scotland, concerning the difpofall of the perfon of the King, {hall not be
under{io'od to be any capitutlation or treatybetween theKingdomes in re
]3;j”_9n-‘tQ'._[h(; 17¢:-;lrCli'ng of the marchof the Sam//2 Army and forces out

" of England, to which our Commiflioners were neceflitat-ed to agree, or

otherwife to have no conference at all : In the conference there were

‘ many at large debates for feverall.dayes,the Houfes of Parliament claim.-

ing the {ole right and power in the difpofall of the perfon of the King in
England, and our Commiflioners allerting that both Kingdomes had an
interellin the difpofall of his perfon, whither he were in E nglnnn’, or
Scotland, being the King of both, but at length the conference broke.
ofl’ without any agreement. Then the Houfes did again begin to prefle
the removall of the Scotti/77 Armie out of Englnnn’, and molt or Sir Tho-
ma.r,F4irfd1'6’J Armie marched   northward; Complaints were renewed.
from the North concerning l:_h€lt‘_ ,h.€aVi'€ pféflilres, and it was fuggefied
by the Seétaries to diverfe members of the Houfe of Commons, that the
Scot: were refolved to efpoufe the malignant quarrell, and intended no
lefle then the conquefi of England , which Was too readily beleeved by
many,even of gthofewho Were promoters ofPresbiteriall government, to
much the rather that fatisfaftion being 0fl€r€Cl in the m0neth ofdngnfl
by the Homes touching the pay of the Armie, and the totall fumme a-

’ greed unto by the Kingdome of Scotland on the 2. of Septieméer, their

Armie nostwithltanding did {till continue in the Kingdom of Englnnd, for
the {pace of live monetlls, fi'0m l’-lie beginning of Septeméer, until!
February. i . . V l ' '.  '
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The Kings Majefiie, having flayed for along time in the Scotti/77 A,-.i
mie, though at firit when he came unto them in the moneth oi-‘[544], he
ieemed inclinable to give fatisfaétioti to his Parliaments of both King-
domes, (particularly ID the matter.ofRelx'gion,having in his letter of the
1 8— of Asia} from the Scot: Lcagure at Sam/.vWc*1!, heartily recommen-
ded it to his two Houfes of Parliament to take the advice of the Divines
of both Kingdoms aflembled at Weflmixfler, for fpcedy firzilhing that
pious and necefiarypwork; And in his letter to 5'60!/zz;a,:1 6f the 19. of
Ma], profeffed it to be his voluntary and cordiall relbltttion to ioyne
with his Parliaments in fetling‘Religion) yet diversof the Prelaticaland
Malignant partie, having fecretly got accefle to his Ma jefty when hewas

at 17‘{gn%—ca la hce became alto etheraverfe from ivin” fatisfarfiion .
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and perceiving the ftedfalt refolution of the Scottifh Army to adhere to
the lolemn League and Covenant,for reformation and defence of Refigi-
on,he propofed (in P his Anfwer to the_ Propofitions) to the two}-Ioufes
of the Parliament of England, thathe might come to Landon, or any of
his houfes thereabouts withpfreedom, honour and fafety, that he might
further treat upon thefe Propofitions of peace prefented unto him ; And
upon the 20. of Dmméer, he renevves his defire for comming to Lon-
am, or any of his houfesithereabouts for a further treaty upon: the Pro
pofitions : This lettercomingito: their hands upon the 253 0l"Decfc’m6_e;",
upon the 3 I . they refolve,That Holméy houfe in the Countie of N art/:4.
Immpton be the place which the I-Ioufes think fit for the King to come
unto, thereto remain with fuch attendants about him as both Houfes of
Parliament {hall appoint,’ with refpeét had to the fafety and prefervation

[of his Perfon in the prefervationgpand dcfencefof the true Religion and li-

berties of the Kingdoms according ‘tothe Covenant, And when the King
{hall be at Holmby as aforefaid 5 and the A Scot: forces goneout of the
Kingdom 0fEz2glm2d, the two Houfes of Pa rliament declare,” that then
they will beready,according to theirformer Declarations for preferving
the particular rights of the Kingdom of England, to joynewith the
Kingdom of Scotland in employing their heft endeavours to procure his

‘ Maieflies alient to the propoiitions agreed on by bothKingdomsi and pre- .

 fenced tohis M ajeliie at N c Wbaflle.  

e This vote hothil-Ioufes fent inclofed to his Majefiie, and alfo to the

it Commifiioners of this Kingdomerefidinig with his M aj eftie atN ewm/He,
who forthwith tranfinitted the fame to the Parliament then fitting in e
500t1mm’, who taking into their molt ferious confideration the vote of s

of both Houfes , and the neceflitie of the fpeedy return of their Army

from Englm2d,thought‘it their duty once more to make their application
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to his Maieftie, before they took a(ny r)el'olution in relation to. the difpo-av
fall of his Mafeiiies perfon , and accordingly,they fent Commliiioners to
his Majefty again,with all earnelineiie and humility to defire his aiient to
the propolitions as that which was the only way to procure peace, and
the moit efi"e&uall mean to efiabliih and continue Monarchical Govern-
mentin his Majeiiies perfon and pofterity, and that his Majeitie might be
induced to give his alien: thereunto, to remember his Majeliy, what
were his promifes when he came into the ScotifhArmy,for-following the
advice of his Parliaments, and to reprefent the many advantages of his
granting the propolitions, andeparticularly to give‘ affurance in the name
of the Parliamengthatfthis Kingdom would moi’: willingly facrifice their
lives and ‘fortunes to eltablifh his Majefiy on his throne,if he fhould grant

v the propolitions iconcerning Religion and the Covenant, and give an fa-

tiisfaégtory anfwer to the reftyof the propofitions ; And upon the other

part, incafe his Majefiy fhould   refufe or delay, then to reprefent that

they Found it not lawfull for them to aiiili hisiviajeliy for recovering the
pofleflion of his Government, his Majefiy not granting the propofitions
concerning Religion and the Covenant, and giving a facisfaflory anfwer
to the rePc ofthe propoiitions. That they found his Ma jefiies coming to
Scotland, dangerous to the caufe, to his Ma 1' eftie, to this Kingdom, and
to the union betwixt the Kingdoms, and that ‘both Kingdoms wouid be
neceflitated to take a joynt cdurfe for difpofall of his perfon untillehe
fhould give a fatisfaetory Anfwer to the propofitions of bothliingdoms:
Thefe earnefi delires and 05ers being made to his Majeftie, and the dan-
gers fairhfullie reprefented , and his M a jeliie hearkning to the wicked
eounfels ofthefe who never fought his honour andhappineile, but their
owne particular interelhand refuling to follow the faithfuil advice of his
Parliament; upon the 16, of fmmar], 1647. the Efiates of Parliament
paffeda declaration , wherein,having confidered his Mafefiics promifes
when he came into the Scotti/I3 Armie, to follow the advice of his Par-
liaments , his refufall to grant the propoiitions of both Kingdomes not-
xvithlianding the frequent addrelies of this Kingdome for‘ that purpofe,
his Majelises delireto bein Lomiaiz or fome of his houfes neare to his
Houfes of Parliament,and the delire of the two houfes that he may come
tol-Ioldenéy houfe,pr.omifing the fafty8z prefervation of his royall perfon

as in the prefervation and defence ofthe true Religion and liberties of the

Kingdomes according to the Covenant ; they did declare their concur-

rence for hisMajePties going toHoZdené} houfe or fome other of his hou-

1' es in or about Londamthere to remaine until] he give fatisfacftion to both
Kingdomes in the propofitions of peace, and that in the interim there

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{hall be no harm, prejudice, in jurie or violence done to his Royall perfon 

that there a {hall bee no change of Government other then had been for
the 3. years preceding , and that his pofieritie lhould nowayes be pre-;
Judged in their lawful! fucceflion to the Crown and government of thefe
Kingdomes. _ _ e
Together with this declaration,they fent fome delires to the Parliament
of Eng/ezfld , that when his Majelty lhould be at Halmé}, Committees
from both Kingdomes {hould attend his Majefl:ie,and employ their heft

endeavours to procure his Majefiics aflent to the Propolitions of both

Kingdomes prefented to his Majefiie at N cwcafl/e , And incafe the
King fhould not give his allent thereunto,that the happie union betwixt
the Kingdomes m/ightibe continued according to the Covenant and Trea-
ties, That acc ordmg to the late Treaty betwixt the Kingdornes, no cel-
fation nor any pacification or agreement for peace whatfoever, {hould
be made by either Kingdome , or the Armies of either Kingdome, with-
out the mutuall advice and confent of both : And that none lhould be
debarred from having accefle to his Majeltie who have warrant from the
Parliament of Scotland , or their Committees thereunto authorized
whereunto the Houfes of Parliament did agree,and his Ma jefiie attended
by a Committee of both Kingdomes,did repaire to Holmé] houfe in the
moneth of February. . T C

The Houfes of Parliament who were unanimous concerning the remo-
val of theSc‘ott§j77 Army out of Engllmaéand the Kings coming toHolm-
by houfc,began now to differ according to the different ends vvth they had

therein propoled unto themfelves;for the whole I-loufe of Peers ,very few  
excepted, and the far greateft part of the Home of Commons were refol-

ved if once the Scam’/5 Armie were removed out of England, to lend a
confiderable number of their owne forces over unto Ireland, to profe —
cute the war there, (the Lord Ormond, having declared his willingnefs
to leave the lword,and all the places under his command to the houfe of

Parliament) and to keep up in Englvmd, only fo manycforces as was ne- ,

ceflarie to preferve the Kingdome from dilturbance, and thefe under the

a command of fuch officers as had taken the Covenant and were Mell af-

fected to the worke- of Reformation: And their Armie being thus mode-
led,then to proceed to the fetling of a peace with his Majefty u ponhis

grant of the propofitions for religion, and fuch fatisfacftion in matteris ci-
villas fhould he found neceliary for the faftie and fecurity of both Krug-
doms.All which,thefe that did belt underfiand the affairs of E nglandgnd
weremoit op pofit to theSe&aries,did think therioufes of Parliament ";’3;‘”7;re
better able to bring to pafle without,then with the aliifiance of the Scot-

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ii/I}Armie, in regard of the many jealoufies both the Parliament. and peo-
ple had ofthe continuing of the S cptrzfé Armie 1n‘Englm2d§the Cont1dCra-
tion whereof was one of the main reafons that-moved thlS‘KlI_1gflOI“I'l_€
to withdraw their Armie out ofE71glami, and to agree tO»hlS Maiefizies
going to l Ho/m é} , there being no ground to hope that the Ray of
their Armie could be longer ufefull in that Kmgdo me,when both friends
:3; and foes were defirours of their rcmovalln . . ~
l‘:; I Immediatly after their returne to this K:ngdome,anc_l hls Majefties goe-
qj.» ing to Ho/ma}, both houfes paffed an Ordinance for luppreihng herefies
V, r and fchifimes and unwarrantable preaching,and appointed the 10- ofMay
5” for a day of humiliation becaufe of the grouth of herefiesand fchzfmes,
and ordained that no foot {hould be kept up except in Garifons, and on-
ly five thoufand four hundred Horfe in the field under the command of ;
Sir Thomas Fairfax; no other ofiicer to be above the degreeof a Colo-»
nell; no member of either houfe to haveany charge in field or Garifon,i
A J g t that all who fhonld beimployed fl10UlCl take the Covenant,and conform
I to thegovernment of the Church then eftablifhed, and none who had
‘I been in arms againlt the Parliament fhould have any charge,nor any pro-

” phane cnrfergpf wearer, drunkerd, or other perfonwho was Scandalous in
llf€ and converfation, and that eight thoufand four hundred foot,and two
thoufand four hundred» horfe out of the ref’: of the Army, {hould goe to
Jrelzmd; Two hundewd thoufand pounds were advanced by the City at
, the defire of the houfes to be fent to the Armie, and fuch forces as. were i
neither t or be kept up in the ferrite ofEngla2nd , nor would ingage for
, Ireland , were appointed to be disbanded on the 2. of Izmir. * g
The modelling and disbanding of the Armie being thus farre advan-
ced, his Ma jefiie upon the I 2 - of Mn}, fent an anfwer to the propofiti- c
ons of peace, wherein he did further condifcend towards the ‘granting of
the defires of his Parliaments then he had done formerly , upon receipt
whereof the houfe ofPeer: voted that theKing ihould come from Holm-
!1},n€€r€rLomi0%,tO his hou fe at Ocithzndnzind defired hereinzthe concur"-
;; ’ rance of the houf: ofC0mmons- s ‘ e at e “
A This is a true relation of What pafied From the time of his Majefties
Coming to the Scortzfi J Armie in the monethof May, 1 6 4 6. to the
end offl/fa}, 1 647- And novfihere we {hall make aftand, and defire all
Inch as have not yeelded up their reafon s and judgment to paflion and
prejudice, to cenfider if in all thefe Tranfaflions any thing of difloyaltie
_ toward our King on the one hand ,nor unfaithfulnes in the matter,of'our
i   Covenant toward the Kingdome of England upon the other,can be
5 A laid to our charge. Our chiefe fizudie and endeavour hath been to render
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unto God the things that are Gods,ti> (22/'47’ the things that are Ca/err;
and to our neighbours the things that are theirs. Wee hope it is made
cleare and evident to all that will judge impartially, That there was no
treaty betwixt this Kingdome , their Committees or Armies with the
King before this coming to our Armie, not after his coming, but with
advife and confent of bothyhoufes of Parliament, Andithatit is a maliti—
ous wicked device and manifeft untruth, that we fould our -King; wee
abhorre the Very thought of it as finccrely as wee dot abbominate the

i treacherous actions of that perfidious Traytor flame: G mlmme , wh0,aS

a child of the Devill, hates to {peak truth. Let the world judge what
ground there is for this reproach which wicked men would cal‘: upon 95,
That wee were hired with moneyaby Eng/amito agree, that the K mg
lhould come to Holméiawhen the Armie gotonly two hundred thou-
fand pound of the Arrears due unto them for a very laborious fcrvice, and
as a part of the great expenfesthey had been at by their expedition into
Snglmad for the ends of theCovenant. When alfo thisagreement for pay:
ment of their arreares was made five moneths before the King with con-
confent of both Kingdomes, went from .Newcpz_/He to‘Holml2z'e, yea at
that time , neither the Kingdome of E nglmui ,   nor Scotland had
refolved any thing touching the difpofall of the Kings perfon, whither he
{hould come to I omion,or to form: of his houfes n/eare it,or {lay at §Z‘L?w-c
M/He, or goe to Scatlmad, all the debates about the right and intereft to
difpofe of the King, were fubfequent to the agreement concerning the to-
tall fumme due to the Scottifla Armie, and if there had been any tranfac-
tion publick or privat betwixt the Kingdomes in Aagajf, I 6 46. when
they agreed concerning the fummes due to the-Scotti!/3 A"mie, would the
Kingdome of England have borne the burthen of intertaining the Scott‘/5
Armie, (being _above zoooo. Horfe and Foot) five moneths thereafter to
their great charge and expenfe. What needed all thefe long clebeats about
the King in the painted chamber betwixt the hou {es and the Commifsio-
nets of this Kingdome in the moneths of Ofiabari, which were alfo pub-

liflied in print,-and what needed thefe frequent addreifes of the Parlia- A

merit of.S'catl/Md, to his Majefiy in the moneth of iN owméar, December
and jlamuazrj, if all was agreed on betwixt the Kingdomes in the moneth
of e/Inga]! , And how inconflilitent is anyifuch agreement with the oflier

. ofthelfingdome 0fScotlam6i,V€.ry few dayes before his removal! fromN.ew

cafilg tnpfl willingly to facrifice their lives and fortunes for eftablifhing
his Majeltie upon his throne if even then he would be pleafed to give
a fatisfaétory anfwer to the propofitions. Certainly malice it felf may here
fioppe its mouth-, and forbear to lay any thing to our charge in this parti-

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guiarfifleither can this Kingdorne be iulily accufed oi’ difloialty or imprug

deuce in giving confent to his Maiefties going to Holmérie orifome of his
Hon {es abou:Lomlon,becaufe of that which hath followed fince,-for count-

fels and refolutions muft not be 1' udged according to accidents and events. ~

Who could at that time have forefeen that an Armie raifed by the ‘Parlia-
ment for their owne defence , and which in profeliion fo highly elteemed
and magnified the authoritie of Parliament, would not onely difobey their
orders, but alfo attemptfuch horrid things as they have fince adventured
upon} Surely when the Scottiih Armie came out of E zsglamd, it would
have feemed not only improbable but incredible. The Kingdome of Scot-

land did trufi hisMajePties perfon to the hononrablefloufes of theParlia-.- i

ment 0fEI2gIzmd, who were as deeply engaged by duty,oaths,Covenants

and folemne profeflion for his M a j efties prefervation as the Kingdome of
Scotland, andno queition, they would have preferved his Majefties per-

fon Fromall injury or violence whatfoever, had they not met with unex-

pefled violence againit their owne perfons ; for untill the Armie did by

th‘€'pOW€1’l0f the fword,imprifon and feclude the farre greatefi: part of the
Members of the houfe of Commons,and make voyd» the power ofthe
houfe of Lords,they durfi not attempt any thing aigainfi his Majefiies per-
fon.And what won_der,that we who were Ptrangers,could not perceive the
depth of fuch defigns ( if at that time there was any formed defigne of
that kind, which wee very much quePtion,) when the Houfes Ofpaflia-

ment did not foref€€ their Owne “Jir1e,and his Maj.e{’tie himfelfe in the
year 1647- when the Propofitions of both Kingdomes were prefented un-
to him againe at Hampto7¢Court,in the ‘ moneth of S€p‘teméer,had fuch?
conlidence in the Armie, as he was by them induced itobeleeve that their
propofalls did much more conduce to the iatisfaéiion of all interefts, and
might be a fitter foundation fora lafting> peace, then thePropo{itions of
both Kingdomesthen tendered unto him; And in his anfwer of the 9. of
September , defired the two Houfes to take into their confideration the
Armies propofalls,as the heft way in his judgement,in order to peace yea;
when hisM1t;’ei?rie upon the I I -of N oveanéezgx 547~.djd: 1-etjrle-fmmflamg
ton court for the prefervation of his perfon,which was-in danger as he ap-

apprehend'ed,fri;>m the levelling partie ofihe Armie,and Wasfat libertieto g

lave gone whither he pleafed;yet To little did he fear any danger to his per-
fou from the cheife leaders ofthe Armie,as he choolcd the Ifle of VI/zfglor

rather then any other placethat he might ftillconrinue under the protec- i

tion ofthe-Armie, as he doth profefle in his letter of the I 9. ofNo2rem.
bar 1647. to both houfes oEl?arliament. ‘ i

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man; that We cornplotted his late Ma.)jefiies def’cru&ion,= and have De-'
clared his Son King with provifoes, robbing him of all right, and are
more pernitioufly hatching the dePtru&ion of his prelent Majefiy then
ever we did his royal Fathers. We fay no perlion on earth has con-
contributed more toward his Majefiies ruine then 74277255 gr.-ilmme him?
felf; And not only the fearcher of hearts and our owne confciences,but all

our afiions and proceedings will witnefle for us, that wee are altogether

free of the guilt of his Majeities defiruéiion : We never flattered his Ma.
jeitie in any evill way, nor advifed his Majeftie to any fuch courfes as
might beget differences betwixt him and his people 5 Our counfells
unto him alwayes tended to his Majeiizies giving fatisfaéiion to the jufi:
defires of his Parliaments, which through the Lords blefling ‘might have
prevented the. fad and deplorable condition the royall family is now
brought unto by wicked infiruments, and we were fiiil fo farre from com-
plotting his Majefties defiruétion , as wee ever freely emparted unto his
M a j eitie whatfoever prejudice or danger wee feared to his perfon or polic-
rity. s The Efiates of Parliament of this Kingdome when they firfi heard
of the proceedings of the Sediaries in England againfi his Majefiie, and
that fome pamphlets had been publiihed there,infinuating the complyance
offome in Scotland, with the wicked praciifes there,did make firicft enqui-

rie at all themembers ofParliatnent upon their folemn oath whether .

themfelves had,or they knew of any others within this Kingdome that
‘had accelfion unto the proceedings ofthe €ng/irb Armie in relation to the
King or the Houfes of Parliament, and could not find that there was any

within this Kingdom had any acceflion thereunto, which they forthwith _

publifhed inPrint & caufed to be made publik incgiaglmzd alfo by their Com
mifliouers before his Ma jefiies death. And further,the Commiflioners of
thisKingdom,upon the very firft motion of procedings againfi: theKing,did
by their paper of the 6.ofs;“‘vm. 1649. reprefent how contrary it was to the
folemn League and Covenant and many folemn profeflions and Declarati-
ons of both Kingdomes , and that fnch a: thing could not but continue and
increafe the great difiraétions of thefe Kingdomes,and involve us in tn any
difficulties, miferies and confufions: they alfo endeavoured to have accelie

i to his Maje{tie,but could I not, and when a ” Commiflion was given to cer-
taine perfons for his Majefiies tryall,they did declare that the Kingdome i

of Scotland did abominate and detefi: fo horrid as ideligne againii his ‘Ma-
jelties perfon, and in the name of this Kingdome diifent from their procee-
din_gs,and the taking away of his Maiefties life , and protelt that astthe
Kingdome of.S'co;1amo2 was free from the fame,_fo they might be free from

all the evills, mifeties, confufions and calamities that might follow there-
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upon. to thel‘e‘dili:ra€ied Kingdomes, They» did likewife imploy their belt
endeavours with the LordF ai1‘fdx,and others, for prefervation of his Ma-
jelizies perfon,thougl1 without the defired fuccefs.And in their paper of the
24.Febrlmry,they did expoftulat with theCommons then fitting at Waff-
minfler, for their breach of declarations, Drotefiations, oathes, Covenants

and folemne engagements,for taking away the Kings life by a violent death,

for their prohibiting to proclaime the Prince of Wales King of thefe King-
domes, and for their voting away the Kingly office and the houfe of Lords,

i and claiming to themfelves the authority ofia, Parliament. They alfo deli-

red. that nothing might bee done which might wrong King Ckuirlex
the fecond in his fucceflion as righteous heyre to the Crowne of thefe
Kingdomes, that his juft right and title might be acknowledged, and upon
full fatisfaétion given,he might be received and admitted to the exercife of
his Government and protefied in the name of this Kingdome againft all
contrary proceedings, for which paper our Comtnilfioners were put under
reftraint for feverall dayes, and afterward lent to the borders of this King-
dome garded with a troope of horfe , and a letter being Written from the
prevailing partie in 1: nglmrd, to the Parliament of this KingQlome,to know

if they would own the papers of their Commiffioners: they did by their an-

fwer owne and approve their whole proceedings. And no fooner didthey
heare of his Maj elties death, but the very next day the whole Pa rliament
did caufe proclaime his fonne the Prince in molt folemn manner King of
great Brittane, FMW6, and Ireland , and with all poiliible expedition ac-
quainted his Majeftie therewith, and afterward dil patched away Co-mmif-
fioners to Holland with their humble delires to his Majeltie for: fetling
Religion in purity and his K-ingdomes in peace, faithfully promifing and
obliging th-emfelvesaupon his M a jeflies grant of their defi res, to doe all for
him that could be expected ofloyall fubjeéis to their gracious King, and
particularly to contribute their belt endeavours by all lawful and neceflary
means according to the Covenant and the duty of faithful fubjefl's,that his

Majefiie may be reltored to the peaceable polleflion of the Government of '

his other Kingdomes, and notwithltanding his M ajeltie was not pleafed
then, to grant our delires , but to difmifle our Commiflioners without fa-
tisfaétion, promiling a further anfwer by an exprefle to be fent by his Ma-

* jeftie to this Kingdo me, and although that exprelle never yeticarne to us,

yet we have renewed our humble and earneli delires to his Ma jefty by a-
nother addrellenow prefently made to his Majeftie in the 1/16 of fer/ey.
And whereas it is laid we have declared him King with provifoes,we defire

it may be confidered, that we have demanded nothing of his Majcfiic but ‘

that which wee are warranted to doe by the lawes of God and this Id(ing-
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cloth and the example of his predecelfors, and which is‘ abfolutely necefiiary
for the fecurity of Religion and thepeace of thisKingdom.Our endeavour is
to walk in the plain ltraight way, neither falling off to the Malignant partie
who would introduce an Arbytrary and unlimited government, and give
loofe reynes to Kings to do what they ‘pleafe without the advice of the E-
Qcates of Parliament, nor declining to the crooked paths of Seétaries, who

, would undermine and fubvert the fundamental and long eftablilhed Go-

vernment of the Kingdom; whereof our former Declarations and the
late anfwer of the Parliament the 26» of [mac laPt to a letter from the
prevailing party in Efig/mad, dated at IVe_/fminfz‘er 23. Ma] , 1649. may
be a fufficient teliimony. As we have received thefe grounds and prin-
ciples concerning Religion and our civil! Liberties from our progenitors,
warranted by the Word of God, and conflitutions of this Kingdom, {'0
we have maintained the fame without alteration thefe twelve years pal},
from the firfl: begining of thefe troubles; which were raifed by our ad-

verfaries becaufe we would not give way to thofe Innovations in Re- i

ligion and the civill Government which they had defigned and a pro jefted.
And though many in both Kingdoms who have joyned in Covenant with
us, fall away, fome to the one lide and fome to the other, yet it is no
{mall encouragement for us to continue in our PcedFaPcnefTe, that we fee
very few of them, that once part from the way wherein they are engaged
by Covenant, that can fix their foot agai-n untill by degrees, they wholly
backflide and fall ‘away, either to one extream or the other, and fo at
length involve themfelves in wayes aucl courfes, which not onely true
Religion, but right reafon may jullly condemne and abhorre.

Having thus cleared the Proceedings and tran factions of this Kingdome,
which all a long from the very firlt beginning cry aloud againfi this pai-
quiller as an impudent lyar in all that he faith againli us in hisDeclaration.
Wee {hall now f peak a little concerning his wicked and difloyall carriage
towards his King and Countrey, wherein his owne handwriting, and the
records of Parliament will in the firlt place hear witnes againli him.

In the begining of our troubles, the Lord having put it into the hearts
of his people of this land to renew their nationall Covenant formerly ta-
ken by King Iamer, in the yeare I  80. That dillembling hypocrjc
Iazmei Qmzbatme, then Earle of Mantra/e, did with teares in his _eyes and
both his hands lifted up to heaven fweare the words of that Covenant un-
to theLord in the publickAlTembly of his peopl-c;But being a man of a mean
and defperat fortune, and not meeting with that efteem and reward which
he in his vanity propofed to himfelfe , at the firli: pacification he began

to hearken to the promifes of the Court,and to {tudy a faction within gang
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a hold   correfpondence with the adverfepartie without the Kingdome,and

by falfe information, to divide his Majefiie from his people. His bale and
treacherous praétifes were divers times difcovered, and himfelf made
aibamed, yet would he not 5 give over untill at length he was made 'priio-
ner in the Cattle of,Edinéurg h,and afterward brought to his tryall before
the Committee fortryall of plotters and incendiaries appointed by his

  Majellie and the Efiates of Parliament, where he was found guiltie of

perjurie and treachery, and had he then received his due punifhment ac-

cording to pjullrcse, he had not troubled the world fince;but fuch was the a

mercy and favour of his Majeftie and the Ellates of Parliament as he was
pardoned, and no further cenfure infiiéted upon him, but that his Ma je-
flie declared and Caufed it to bee inferted in the records of Parliament that
he ihould bee incapable ofany office or place in the Court or Common-
wealth, and not have acceiie to his Majelties perlon 5 Yet not long after
his enlargment,contrary to his owne promife and the Articles of the large
Treaty betwixt his Ma jeftie and this Kingdotne, he repaired to his Ma-
jellie in England , and obtained a C«.imnnifl1on for invadingihis native
Country,which fhortly thereafter he did attempt upon the fo-nth borders,
and was repulfed, but rather then fail in his defignes,he choofed to joyne
himfelf with that barbarous crew of Popifh Irifh Rebells which invaded
this Kingdome upon the north, with whofe afliftance (and of {ome un-
naturall Countrimen, voyd of all religion and hnmanitie) taking advan-
tage of the quietnes and iecuritie of this Kingdome when their armies
were abroad in England and Ireland, he did cruelly defiroy with the
{word divers thoufands of his owne Countriernen,{poyled many of their
goods, burned houfes and comes, ravifned Women, rnnrthered old and
young, killed minifters, complyed with pa pills, countinanced Idolatersp,
and difpifed the Worlhip 0fGod; i or which abominable Crymes,and his
rebeliion and treafon,as he was excornunicated by the Church, to he was
declared traitor by the Eltates of Parliamenghi 5 coat of Armes torne-,and
his Ellate forefaulted ; But for all this, -he is notwearie of committing
vvickednes, and therefore would returne into this Kingdoms to over-aft
all his former tranfgreflions and abominations,But if he fh-all come, we
trult in God it is that he may be brought to a fhatnefull death and curfed
end, and here receive from the hand of jufti-ce his deferved punifhment,
where he hath murthred formany of the Lords people,& Julian like hath

made apoltafie from that caule and Covenant to which hewas to £0. r i

lemnly engaged by oath and fubfcription. ,
To gaine {upplies abroad and aflillance at home , this vain man
doth publifh this his Declaration under the nameiand title of Liev-.

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tenant Governour and Capraine general] for his Majeftie of the Ki‘ng*-I
dome of Scotland. Upon what bare pretences he did formerly obtaina
Commiflion from his late Ma jtfiie to invade this Kingdomcywee {hall

* not now defcant, but wee are very fure that there was fca..ce any at} his a

Majeliy could have done that was more deitruzfiive to his own intereltor
more difpleafing to this Kingdome,it being exprelly contrary to the U65

and bands betwixtKing and people;And here we may jultlyt retort ‘upon

Iame:   Gm/Mme , that he doth begin with the Son upon the fame {core
that he left with the Father, for whether he hath really obtained fuch a
Comnniflion from his MajePtie,or doth onelyieabufe his name, Certainly
he is not capable ofcloing his Ma 1' eltie greater‘ dif—fervice then is held
forth in that i;ieclaration.TheKing receved ourCortimifsioners inH01/mm’,
and the Parliaments Letter,and treated with them,he denyed that he had
given any Commifsion to lame: gm'bz:tm€,~- or any other toinvacle this
Kingdome,& promifed a farther anfwer to our delires by an expreile from

ehimfeltiwhieh is never yet come unto us. The {train and {tops of the De-

claration makes the whole Nation the party whom his Majel’tie gives
Commifsion to invade and clefl:roy,for it condemnes allthe proceedings
of the Ishngdorne, even at the verie-firlt begining ofthefe troubles,as the
rebellion of an horrid and infamous Faétion ofrebells, at firft cauflefly
hatched againlt his late Majeltie of glorious tnemoritfi notwithltanding
they were approved by hisiix/lajefty in the yeare 1639. at the treaty at
Berwick, wherein Iozmar Grahame himfelf was an aétor and conlenter.
It condemns all the Proceedings of this Kingiome in the year 1640. not-
Withltanding his Majefiie is obliged in the large treaty (Which is ratifi.
ed in the Parliaments of both Kingdomes)For~l1imielf and his i luccellours
by his promife in veréo ‘Principir, never to come in the contrary ther-’
oflnor any thing therein containeifout to hold the fame {irrne ani liable
in all p:>ynts,and that he lhall haul‘: it to be truelie obierved by all his

Majelties Leidges according to th: tenant and intent thereoffor now and ‘
ever,thefe are~the verie words of tl1t2tt‘c‘aty., Anti now what can be i- A

magined to be a feeurity to the fu’3;’e6’ts of this Kingdome,if that which
their King is liolemnly i;1gaged unto by promife For himfelf and his
fuccefi'ours,z'n mrba Trincipir, and confirmed in the Parliaments of both
Kingdomeglitall not onlie be qtteliioneci, but their defires therein agreed
unto by his Majeltiedeclared to be violent and molt unjult. And all this
is not enough to quarrell treaties and Eitabliflied laws, and to aceule the
Whole nation,but they are by this declaration accompted more wicked
then any in 5'Ie_gldm1, or Ireland, this mifetable mifcreant is better plea-
fedwith the Seftaries or the [N73 rebells then with his native: ‘:1-"5’iii"l'«.'t;.'",_<

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“conned with an the W9“ " t and defend. If he may but fit and Judge,
he did once fwcare to matntatnh ‘ kfie ed the Oath» OFGM , and made
all thof,€ iniithfi 1<.‘,”~g‘-oi-om’ who {hail he pfound accetfor)’ ‘O “"3 murther
confcienge of their Covenant, , h { who have pmured themfdves , and
and fume ofihq Kmg’*a?‘d augdoloevenant as he hath done,fl1a1 b5 iumfi‘
rnade apoftafie from thei.-attfe of thcNm(>m,as he is pleafed to fiyleyhem
ed as the only rtghtollf Pct Wlshii the height; of his infolency 8: ambition,
in his 13.¢C1h'3'7at‘‘??‘‘,N:1th‘€r 15 t S hlet he is exalted to be Governour of
but in £1.15 frQ*!_“fP1§5 of W?‘ pamg H ,,‘eredNatjon,a titlewhich ourAn—

. I S€0tl,,m1,a5 if it were aProvtnce for eor 81.1. 0 fanyfbut the King, 8: We t_ru{’t

  ceflomwould 11¢?“ ¢”du‘ml1nt ifthis nor any fubfequent generation. Is
in _G0.d it {hm “ever take P’ {age ‘hat hen his Mai 5“ Y hath lofl P°flem'
it not a [add-85 lamentable tlhmg istin lit‘tV1e better condition for I relamdiand
on of H16 K1“gd,°m of Eng 4;? ‘brace him upon grant of their jut’; d€fiI‘€Sa
only Scotland is dcgrogflcilofs about hiszi-V1a1'eflY. as would advife
th€l'C fh'3u“d yet be “C i to his *[h1-03¢ in Scotland but by Conquefl,
him no otherwayes tcitclome df‘ to declare the Governour,,an.d%tochoofe
. .‘md.bgforetheCot1,rquIei e_m.aas.,is more ggneriany hated by many dc.
that; Governou; {EC a ton: Nation P what greater pmvogations can
grades thtn QDY P550“ 0 t S 1:60 6 Wolfe mien this can be fet on foot to
be iven then thefe, Cr W53? e1“v. . Concilable 3 but’ We know that no
man e his Maiefly md his 9.00936 if ref this tnalieious tnan who had rather
boundsican be fet to thewtclge tltslonfined themhat his own defigncs
fee both.KiU§ andwK‘”gd°mC mt-Cr Y -var : unwillinv to think that thefe
fhould W16 2 and. tht;1r;¢f1C\)i§e'vf‘ft::é«:ai:€r1o\:v1)::dg and apztanrobatiombut rather
things are d.0n§W'1fh 35.‘ a ée {add in that pretended Dscmation , 0!; if
that his Malefhes narne 15 ea,“ _ ranted unto him, that it hath been fur-
thered hathbecn at‘.yFC,0ftt.1mt8a.Cfiy . in which Opinion We defirew
r€}[¥i:i:?§11t]i::jYi3VTit for bid tvtaiisities -An{W€“° 0"‘ ‘Wes “°“’
ffra ’ _'  - ,- ‘ cof ere. '
again p1‘€fC‘l.1tf.’déO.hIS¥:€€[Ege§g£g§lgfinj cinti/ctjered by forrain Princes
Thefe thtngs etétgh  {YCC We have never done any injury or Wrong
and States, We ‘m I :1 ‘lgeen ready to perform all friendly duties in our
to than’ mi“ gave  (ilécafion and opportunity, and feeing We only dc’-
R_o_wer as.we ME “Gian and Liberties under his Ma jetty , aCC0l‘dll'1g_t().
“T6130 CHJOY Sid!" ea dp I La as and Confljtutigns oft-his  andK[E]g-
the W0rd.0fU0d;'oR1 t_ W‘: on jufi fatisfaaion given to our demes
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to receive his Majefty , andsfubtnit to his Government C; but aifo to coin; -'
tribute our befl: endeavours by all lawfull and neceffary means according
to the Covenant, and the duty of faithfull Sub 1' eels , that his Ma felt-y may

beprefiored tothc peaceable poiieflion of the government of his other 7

Kingdomesas they will be mindfull of that Common Rule of juftice
known by the iig,h.t of nature , and confirmed by our Saviour Chrift,
W/atztflreverje Wonla’ that men //yenld doc to‘ jet: , doe [0 to them. And
therefore as the y would expect from us in the .ikc cafe , we doe expeft
from them that they will neither contribute men not monies , not any 0-
ther ayd or afliliance to aideclared Trzzytor , who is .. neitherfee-king his
Majelties honour and happinefie, not the good of his native country, but
meerl y to {atisfie his own luiis and atnbitious ends, and defignes. A C
But in a ipeciall manner we Ci0Ct‘Xp€-‘at from all Proteilzant Princes
and States, that they will remember what is {aid to _15b0/_0'p/wit for afli-
{iing Acbne. .S/Joule/ji‘ they help tbentngod/} , and love them that hate
the Lord , therefore Ii: wrnrkp npon tbee“fnt_nn éefore the Lord.‘ And
that asthey defire to keep the Communion of Saints , they will Forbeare
to give him either countenance or afiiflance, butlook upon him as a per-
fon 1' uiily excluded from civilliociety for his Treafonable.pra&ifes, and
- C excommunicated from the Church ofChri[’t , for his abominable tranf-_
grefsions. ’  , fl- \  

If he {hall come into this Kingdome,we are confident that all thofe in
whom the fenle of the feare ofG_od, duty to the King , and afFetf’tions to
their native country, isnot utterlydecayed and extinguifhed, Will hartily
and unanimoufly joyn to refift and oppofe him,& to ufe their belt endea-
vours , that he may be brought to condigne and exemplary punifhtnent.

But if there ihall be any found in the land fo fooliih . bafe , and trea-
cherous, as toheatken to the vain promifes,and empty profeflions of that
fcandalous, wicked, and infamous Pamphlet,publifhed under the name of
a Declaration of In}: Excellencie james Marqnefle of Monrofie; Lien-
tennnr Governenr , and Captain Genernllfor he Mnjeflie of the K ing-
dam of Scotland, (which , in deteitation thereof, We have caufed burnc
publickly at theCtofsc of Edinburgh, by the hand of the Common Hang-
man) and {hall ayd or afliit the {aid 1,ame:gmlmm,in his wicked defigns
againft Religion, King, and Kingdom. We doe hereby declare all finch as
{hall joyn or concurre with him or his adherents in armes , to be guilty
of High Treafon, and to be puniihed and proceeded againit as the Parli-
ament or their Committees, {hall think fit; And doc further difcharg-e all
pcrfons_ofwhatfoever quality or degree, to joyn with them in any Oath,

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it Band, or Affociation whatfoeveifior to atsift or fupply them_ and their act.
herents, or any of them with Men, Mony, Armes, Ammunition , Vi&u-st

all, Counfell, or Intelligence, or to keep any fort of correfpondence pub-’
lick orprivate with them , or any wayes to aid or countenance them or
any of them under the pain ofbeing elteemed as Rebels , and proceeded

againft as the Parliament or their Committees [hall think fit, and this we
declare to be inllead of all Letters of intercommonmg. And Power

and VVarrand is hereby given to all good fubjeél-s within the Kingdom,
to tile in Armes For optpofing and {upprefsing all fuch as as shall joyne in
Rebellion , as they {hall be called andrequired thereunto by the Lord
Generall , Lieutenant Generall , or any others having authority for that
eHe&- And for the encouragement of all fuch as {hall fufler in oppofing or
1' upprefsing them. VVe doe further declare, that not only the loffes and
fufferings of fuch as {hall be active in the caufe againfl them, {hall be ta-
ken in fpeciallgconfidetation , and repaired out of the Ellates offuch as
{hall joynin Rebellion, as aforefaid;but their fervice {hall be rewarded,
according as they {hall be found to deferve;And We do ordain thele pre-
{ents tobe printed and publifhed at the Mercat Croffe ofEdinb;grgk,and
other ordinary places of publication needfull . 7

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