3. That they be persewit after the forfatrie be way of deid, with
all extreamitie, and their land and rents annexit to the Crowne,
to remaine with his Majestie and successors for ever, and no pairt
thereof disponit to any in favoures of the persones forfaultit.
4. That in the meantyme his Majestie his guard be imployit for
apprehending Mr Walter Lyndsay, the Abbot of New Abbay, Bonnytoune,
younger, Mr George Kerr, Mr Alexander Leslie, Thomas Tyrie, with all
uthers traffiquers with Jesuites and Seminarie Priests, not conteint
in the summonds of forfatrie.
5. That the rebells’ houses be taken, chargit and mannit, and their
livings intromittit with and uptaken to his Majestie’s use without
favour, and no pairt thereof disponit to their friends, or any uther
persone for their commoditie.
6. That all persones be inhibite, under the paine of treasone and
tynsell of their life, lands and goods, to receipt, supply, ryse and
concurre, or have intelligence with the forsaids excommunicats, under
qwhatsomever pretence of vassalls or defenders.
7. That the haill subjects be chargit to put themselves in armes be
all good meanes they can, remaining in full readiness to persew and
defend, as they shall be certified be his Majestie or uthers finding
the occasion urgent.
8. That the bark arryvit at Montrose be apprehended, and the persones
that were within her, together with such others as hes had a dealing
with them, according as they shall be given up in ticket, be callit
and diligently examinat for discoverie of the practises and purposes
qwhilk they have presently in hand.
9. Forsuameikle as the Lord Hoome hes contraveint sundrie poynts
qwherin he was oblisched to the Kirk of Edinburgh be his promise at
the receiving of his subscriptione, as, namely, in not satisfying the
Assembly of Fyfe, and not receaving ane minister in his house--in not
removeing furth of his company Captaine Androw Gray and Thomas Tyrie;
whereby, as also by his sclanderous lyfe sen his subscriptione, he
hes given just cause of suspition to the Kirk and all good men, that
in his heart he is not yet trewlie sanctified and convertit to the
trew Religione: Therefore, that his Majestie wald take earnest tryall
of the premisses, and thereof judge if there appear in him such ane
sinceritie of religion and lyfe as his Majestie may lippen to, and
the Kirk look for sure friendschip in such dangerous a tyme, in the
cause of religione; qwhilk not being found, that his Majestie wald
remove him from his company, and discharge him of all publick office
and commandment.
10. That the guard presently taken up be tryit, together with their
Captaines, in respect of many complaynts given against them to the
Assemblie.
Att Edr. the 10 of May 1594.
The Assembly gives commission to Mrs Patrick Galloway, Robert
Rollock, Patrick Simpsone, James Melvill, James Nicolsone, to propone
the dangers and remedies above written to his Majestie, to rehearse
his Majestie’s answers thereanent.--_Sic subscribitur_,
Mr ANDROW MELVILL, Moderator.
[The King’s Answers written on the margin of the Remedies.]
(1.) To proceed against the excommunicats.
(2.) There shall be nothing of the turn undone in my p^t, as I have
at length declared to the bearers.
(3.) Great reason, and farther as I have schawne the forsaids
bearers.
Great reason, the forfature being endit.
(4.) How willing I am to be imployit in apprehending any practising
Papists, I remit me to the bearers’ declaration.
(5.) Great reason how soon they are forfault, and I thank them for
their counsell.
(6.) Great reason--their forfatore alwayes proceeding.
(7.) To be ready at my charge is meit; but I understand not the
last clause of the urgent occasion.
(8.) I shall omitt no diligence in that qwhilk can be requyrit at
my hands, as I shall answer to God.
(9.) _Distingue tempora et concordabis scripturas._ The meaning of
this the bearers will expone to yow.
(10) The complaints belongs not to their office: alwayes I have
satisfied the bearers herein.--_Sic subscribitur_,