The Earl of Angus’ Answers to the Articles.
1. He being callit before us, was injoynit to remaine at Barrak,
in the parish of Kineff, and there await upon the hearing of the
doctrine in that his paroche Kirk, and upon conferrence at such tymes
and places as was appoynted in Canveth, Aberbuthnot, qwhilks he hes
faithfully keepit and observit until this his resolution was obtenit.
2. After we had reasoned and conferrit with him in many of the
controverted heads of religione be the Scriptures and ancient
doctors, he satisfied us affirmative and negative.
3. He acknowledges the Kirk of Scotland to be the trew Kirk, and is
ready to joyne himself therto, and to profess him ane member thereof,
will hear the word, participat the sacraments, and obey the haill
discipline of the Kirk, as it is allowed be his Majestie and the
Estates.
4. He solemnly promises, be word and written band, to remove furth of
his company and lands, Jesuites and excommunicat persons, lykeas he
has done since the Commissioners intimat this article to him.
5. He desyres the Commissioners to get power to absolve him, and
immediately thereafter, he shall swear and subscryve the Confession
of Faith.
6. He is content to satisfie for his apostacie in his own paroche
kirk, and there to ratifie the forsaids promises.
7. He understands nane of the countrie to have incurrit his wrath or
deadly feud for persewing him in his Majestie’s service, qwhilk he
protests before God, that he never meant to harme any man for giving
obedience to his Majestie’s lawes, qwhilk if he had done, he should
rather have made mends then forgiven, and if any, in particular will
complaine, he will satisfie this article, albeit, in very truth, as
all the countrie knawes, he hes sustenit great loss, qwhilk he hes
the Kirk to meine, in most humble manner to his Majestie, as the
Commissioners will declare at mare lenth.
8. He is content, at the sicht of the Commissioners, and his best
advysit freinds, to provyde stipends for his kirks, how soon he shall
be absolvit and restorit to his living.
9. He will maist willinglie take a minister and intertaine him in his
awn house, be the advyce of the Commissioners.
10. He confest he most justly deservit to be excommunicat.--_Sic
subscribitur_,