late unlawful, with Declaration or Acknowledgment to be
subscribed, 543
Warning, A Solemn and Seasonable, to the Noblemen, Barons, Gentlemen,
Burghs, Ministers, and Commons, and Armies of Scotland, 423
Warning and Declaration by Assembly concerning present and imminent
dangers, &c., 544
Wedderburn, Mr James, pretended Bishop of Dumblane, deposed, 27
Whytefoord, Mr Walter, pretended Bishop of Brechin, deposed, 26
Witchcraft, Overtures anent, 354
Witchcraft, Commission for a Conference of Ministers, Lawyers, and
Physicians, concerning the Trial and Punishment of, 553
Witches, Act against, 279
Worship of God, Act for preparing the Directory for the, 349
Worship of God, Act for Establishing and putting in Execution
Directory for the, 418
Worship, Private and Family, 472
Worship, Public, Act against such as withdraw themselves from, in
their own congregation, 474
Yule Day, Act censuring Observance of, 427
Zetland, Presbyteries of, 447, 468, 511
INDEX
TO
MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS.
1638-1654.
Page
Aberdeen, Explanation of the Bishop and Doctors of, on signing the
King’s Covenant, 92
Allegiance, Oath of, 223
Army, Scotch, declaration concerning the acceptation of the King’s
Answers, p. 229;
letter announcing approach of, (1640), p. 297;
six considerations of the lawfulness of their Expedition into
England, p. 297;
articles for Maintenance of, p. 301;
causes of humiliation for Defeat of, 1650, 600
Army, English, Remonstrance of, 568
Articles for present peace of the Kirk and Kingdom, 63
Articles of information to the Archbishop of St Andrew’s, or of
Canterbury, respecting the proceedings of Covenanters, 64
Articles of Advice, by Hamilton and others, to the King, 79
Articles for Cessation of Arms between English and Scotch
Commissioners, 302
Assembly, General, 1638, summoned to meet at Glasgow, p. 14;
Baillie’s account of its meeting, p. 14;
proclamation indicting, p. 83;
Rolln of the Members, p. 109;
_note_ on celebration of Second Centenary at Glasgow, p. 111;
letter to Hamilton, and _note_ containing Baillie’s account of its
reception, p. 127;
Report of Proceedings of Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, p. 128;
result of its proceedings, 193
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1639, p. 193, 203;
summoned, p. 230;
Roll of Members, p. 237;
Report of Proceedings, 238
Assembly, General, at Aberdeen, 1640, p. 272;
Baillie’s account of, 284
Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s and Edinburgh, 1641, p. 288;
Baillie’s Journal of, 303
Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s, 1642, p. 309;
Baillie’s Journal of, 335
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1643, p. 341;
Baillie’s Journal of, 364
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1644, 395
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1645, 415
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1646, 440
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1647, p. 461;
Warning to all Estates throughout the Land, 489
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1648, p. 491;
Baillie’s account of, 526
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1649, 530
Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1650, Account of, p. 618;
Commission of Assembly, 1650, adopts Resolutions, p. 618;
Proceedings approved, p. 635;
Declaration and Warning from Commissioners of, 1650, 599
Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s and Dundee,
1651, Account of, p. 626;
Acts, &c., extracted from Pamphlets, p. 631;
Protestation against its lawfulness, p. 631;
Negotiations with Committee of Estates, p. 634;
Acts for Censuring those who do not acknowledge the Assembly, and
against Expectants who oppose the Public Resolutions, p. 638;
Exhortation and Warning, by Commission of this Assembly, 639
Assembly, General, 1652, Acts of, p. 646;
Propositions offered to meeting of Ministers at Edinburgh, 1652,
p. 646;
Reasons why Protesters cannot agree to Propositions, p. 647;
Instructions to Committee, appointed by Protesters for Conference
with Assembly, p. 648;
Act of Assembly for Peace and Union of the Kirk, p. 649;
Acts concerning admitting Expectants to trials, and Ruling Elders to
Church Courts, and for putting in execution former Acts and
Constitutions of Assemblies, anent trying, &c., of Church officers
censuring of scandalous persons, receiving of Penitents, and
debarring of persons from the Lord’s Table, p. 650;
Declaration of Assembly, Declaration of Protesters, p. 651;
Proceedings of Assembly’s Commission appointing a committee of
Conference with Protesters, p. 652, 653;
Conference declined, Observations on Answer of Assembly’s
Commission, 653
Assembly, General, 1653, Accounts of its dispersion by Lambert,
p. 656;
by Nicol, p. 658;
and by Baillie, 666
Assembly, Westminster, Extracts from Baillie’s account of, 372, 407,
432, 454, 483
Balcanquel compiles Large Declaration, 47, 198
Balfour, Sir James, reference to his historical works, 48;
Excerpts from, 45, 313, 586, 595, 638
Balmerino tried for leasing-making, p. 4;
pardoned, 5
Baillie’s, Principal, account of encampment at Dunse Law, p. 200;
Account of General Assemblies and Westminster Assembly, in letters
to Mr Spang, &c., (_see Assembly_;) account of affairs in
Scotland, 1648, 520, 559, 658
Band and Oath of Engagement, Northern, 603
Bishops and Archbishops, Bill or Complaint of Noblemen and Covenanters
against the pretended, p. 94;
and act of Presbytery of Edinburgh in answer thereto, 98
Bishops, Tulchan, 248
Book of Common Order superseded by a new Liturgy, 5
Brechin and Ross, Bishops of, Letter to Commissioner from, 106
Burnet, Bishop, his Memoirs of Dukes of Hamilton referred to, 48
Canterbury, Archbishop of, (Laud,) Letters to Hamilton from, 122, 123
Charles I. ascends the throne, p. 3;
is crowned in Scotland, and obtains an act asserting his unlimited
prerogative in prescribing Apparel to Ecclesiastics, &c., p. 4;
his arbitrary principles, p. 5;
orders observance of new ritual, p. 7;
indicts a General Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, discharges the use of
the Service Book, &c., p. 14;
indications of his intentions to introduce Episcopacy,
_note_, p. 50;
letter to Spottiswood, requiring observance of the Service Book,
p. 50;
letter to Privy Council, desiring them to leave a committee in
Edinburgh till the Service Book be settled, p. 55;
letter directing meeting of Council to be dissolved &c., p. 55;
proclamation against Covenant, and Declaration in favour of true
established religion, p. 65;
letters to Hamilton anent troubles &c., p. 68, 69, 70, 74, 83, 90,
93, 106, 107, 123, 213, 214, 215, 216, 219, 221, 223, 225, 386;
his Majesty’s ten demands, p. 76;
answers to those articles, p. 77;
and Commissioner’s reply, p. 78;
letter to the Privy Council, declaring for Reformed and against
Roman Religion, p. 78;
his declaration that he had signed the Confession of Faith, 79;
letter to the Privy Council, ordering Confession of Faith and Band
1580 to be renewed, p. 83;
letter desiring the Privy Council to support the King’s
Commissioner, p. 90;
Offers to Assembly, p. 108;
hostilities commence between the King and Covenanters, p. 197;
publishes Large Declaration, p. 198;
pacification, p. 202;
missive anent the King’s coming to York, p. 209;
answer thereto, and another missive, p. 211;
letter to the English nobility, p. 210;
proclamation, p. 210;
proclamation at Newcastle, and answer to Hamilton’s proposals,
p. 220;
declaration and terms of treaty, p. 228;
letter to Archbishop of St Andrews, 234;
letters to Traquair, 235, 236;
letter anent Uniformity of Church Government, p. 384;
letter to Conservators of the Peace, p. 385;
answer to Scotch commissioners at Oxford, 387;
last answer to Scotch commissioners, 388;
Instructions to Hamilton and others, p. 389;
Declaration to subjects in Scotland, p. 390;
letter to Council anent Convention, letters to Lanerick, message
from friends in Scotland, p. 393;
letter to Convention, p. 394;
answer to Propositions of English and Scotch Commissioners, p. 487;
answers to Scotch Commissioners at Newcastle, p. 488;
his Trial and Execution, p. 540, 576
Charles II., Account of Negociations with, p. 559;
Declaration of the Commission of the Kirk and Committee of Estates
when the King delayed signing previous Declaration, 599
Chronicle of Fife, 588, 617, 656
Church of Scotland, Overtures and Acts of Estates respecting, p. 339;
List of Documents respecting, p. 394;
Proceedings in Convention of Estates respecting, p. 414, 439, 460,
490, 569, 593;
State of, from 1649 to 1654, 591
Clergy of Scotland petition the King, 26th May, 1633, 48
Commission, High, Act of Council anent, 75
Commission Courts granted to Prelates, 6
Conference, Heads of, betwixt Hamilton and some Covenanters, 224
Convocation of Clergy and Landed Proprietors support project for
resumption of Tithes, 4
Convention of Estates refuse project for resumption of Grants of
Tithes, p. 3;
reported as approving of Act relative to Royal Prerogative, &c., 4
Court of Session remonstrates with the King, 197, 211
Covenant, National, framed, p. 8;
circumstances which justify it, p. 9;
copy thereof, p. 9;
promulgated, p. 13;
draft of Explanations of Covenant by Spottiswood, 69
Covenanters, character of their Proceedings, p. 20;
their Demands, p. 62;
their letter to the Privy Council, p. 63;
letter from Lords Covenanters to Hamilton, with answer and
correspondence, p. 91, 92;
Covenanters prepare for War, p. 197;
encamp at Dunse Law, p. 200;
letter to Hamilton and answer, p. 217;
letter to the King of France, p. 282;
letter to Lanerick, 300
Cromwell, Oliver, Letters to Committee of Estates from, p. 567, 608;
Proclamation of, 616
Cross Petition, 386
Declaration, Large, referred to, p. 47;
condemned by General Assembly, p. 368;
discussion in Parliament respecting, 279
Declaration, approved by Charles I., in favour of true established
religion, 65
Declaration of Charles I., that he had signed the Confession of
Faith, 79
Declaration of Hamilton to Privy Council respecting the indicting of
a Parliament and Assembly, 79
Declaration at Dunfermline, (1650), 599
Declaration and Warning from Commission of Assembly, 1650, 599
Declinator and Protestation of Archbishops and Bishops, against the
pretended General Assembly 1638, p. 99;
His Majesty’s observations on Draft thereof, 106
Declinator by Scotch Prelates, 1639, 234
Dickson, Mr David, discusses Arminianism, p. 156;
chosen Moderator of Assembly 1639, 242
Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies, book so called
prohibited, 55
Dunse Law, Covenanters encamp at, 200
Dysart, Earl of, letter to Lanerick from, 385
Estates of Scotland, list of their Overtures and Acts anent the
Church, p. 339;
Instructions by their Committee sent by the Commissioners to English
Parliament, p. 566;
Negotiations with Assembly’s Commission, 1650, p. 610;
and with Assembly, 1651, 634
Fairfax, General, Letter to Speaker of House of Commons from, 568
Fife, Chronicle of, 588, 617, 656
Grants of Tithes &c., projects of James VI., and Charles I., for
resumption of, considered and rejected in Convention of Estates, 3
Guthrie’s Waters of Sihor, Extracts from, 618, 636
Hamilton, Marquis of, his reception in Edinburgh on a mission from
Charles I., p. 14;
his queries to the King with the answers, p. 66;
his instructions from the King, p. 67, 76,
80, 81;
his Commission as Commissioner to Scotland, p. 68;
speech to Court of Session, p. 75;
reply to answers to the King’s ten demands, p. 78;
Declaration relative to calling of a Parliament and Assembly, p. 79;
answer to Lords Covenanters, p. 91, 92;
speech to Assembly, p. 107;
letters to the King, p. 113;
speech on dissolving Assembly 1638, and reply to Moderator, p. 116;
letter to Lord Provost, &c., of Edinburgh, p. 215, and reply, 216;
answers to Rothes, p. 221;
letter to Rothes, p. 222;
advice to the King, p. 232;
private warrant from the King to converse with Covenanters, p. 232;
letter to Lord Lindsay, p. 280;
Report of State of Scotland, p. 384;
letter to the Queen, 389
Hamilton, Duke of, Account of his Expedition into England, 569
Henderson, Alexander, and others, present Bills of Suspension against
the innovations of Charles I., p. 7;
obtain great support, p. 7;
Extract of bill of suspension and deliverance, p. 53;
Sermon on deposing Bishops, p. 174;
Sermon before Assembly 1639, 239
Hume, Lord, protests against Traquair’s Proclamation, 59
Introduction, 3
Ireland, Rebellion in, 313
Kirk—see Church.
Kirkton, James, Excerpts from his History of the Church of Scotland,
624
Lamont, John, Excerpts from his Chronicle of Fife, 588, 617, 655
Lanerick, Earl of, his letter appointing a treaty, p. 301;
account of affairs to the King, 392
League and Covenant, 1643, 362
Leslie, Alexander, (Earl of Leven,) takes the command of the
Covenanters, 196
Lindsay, Lord, protests against Traquair’s proclamation, 59
Linlithgow, Proclamation at, denouncing tumults in Edinburgh, and
expressing abhorrence of Popery, 57
Liturgy, New, framed, p. 5;
its nature, p. 6;
its introduction causes general discontent, p. 6;
clergy ordered to buy and provide copies, p. 6;
order intimated in Edinburgh, from the pulpit, as to its
introduction, p. 6;
service interrupted by Janet Geddes, p. 6;
the King’s missive anent the uproar, p. 52;
bills of suspension presented, p. 7;
Privy Council find the _purchase_ only of new Liturgy required,
p. 7;
immediate observance of it ordered, p. 7;
noblemen, gentlemen, and clergy, concur in a protestation against
new Liturgy, &c., p. 7;
Traquair issues a proclamation approving the new Liturgy, &c.,
p.8, 59;
protestation against it, p. 81, 59;
letter from Traquair and Roxburghe representing popular excitement,
61
Loudoun, Lord, speech to Privy Council, p. 57;
terms of his liberation, 283
Middleton’s Letter to General David Leslie, 603
Ministers of the Church of Scotland, their Supplication and
Remonstrance to the Lord High Commissioner and General Assembly,
1638, 115
Ministers, Act anent Presentation of, 414
Montrose, Earl of, p. 197; his execution, 595
Nicoll, John, Extracts from his Diary, 612, 626
Nithsdale, Earl of, King’s Commissioner to the Convention, instructed
to exact an unconditional surrender of grants of tithes &c., p. 3;
returns to London, 4
Nobility, Letters from King to, p. 210;
letter from Nobility of Scotland to Earl of Essex, p. 214;
their supplication to the King, p. 216;
letter to Earl of Holland, p. 218;
and reply, p. 221;
supplication to Commissioner, p. 220;
letter from Scotch nobles to Noblemen in England, p. 222;
letter to Scotch Nobility from Sir J. Carmichael and Lord Southeske,
p. 222;
their letter to Earl of Holland, 222
Non-Covenanters’ Estates, Act anent, 414
Oath urged on Scotsmen at London, 212
Pacification, (1639,) 202, 228, Act of, (1642), 335
Parliament, Scottish, letter to Earl of Lanerick, from Committee of,
p. 282;
answer and reply, p. 284;
letter to Earl of Lanerick from Commissioners of, p. 299;
Petition from the same to the King, p. 300;
Ratification of Calling of Convention, League and Covenant, &c.,
(1644), 363
Patronages, 263, 586, 589
People of Scotland, their supplication to the King, p. 225;
and the King’s answer, p. 226;
Desires of his Majesty’s Subjects, 227
Presbyteries, a Direction by Covenanters for, 82
Primrose, Clerk Register, makes a False Report of the Majority of
Estates on Act asserting the King’s Prerogative, 4
Privy Council declare the _purchase_ only of New Liturgy required,
p. 7;
panic-struck at popular commotion, p. 7;
letter to the King, p. 53;
his answer, p. 54;
Acts anent Service Book, p. 50;
anent new Psalms, p. 51;
anent Service Book, p. 51;
appoint Lennox to represent matters to the King, p. 55;
Act of Privy Council anent Psalms, p. 51;
Act dissolving meeting of Council, as concerns Affairs of the Kirk,
p. 55;
Act anent removal of Council to Linlithgow, p. 55;
Act prohibiting Tumultuous Assemblages, p. 55;
Act anent Petitions from Noblemen &c., p. 58;
Instructions to Lord Justice Clerk, p. 60;
letter to Hamilton respecting disturbances, p. 61;
letter to the King respecting return of the Judicatories to
Edinburgh, p. 75;
Act anent the King’s Letters anent annulling the Service Book,
renewing Confession, &c., p. 84;
Proclamation declaring that the Council had signed the Confession,
p. 90;
resolution to go to Court, p. 214;
missive to Commissioner, and his answer, p. 218;
letter to the King, 392
Proclamations;—at Linlithgow, p. 57;
at Stirling, p. 59;
against Covenant, p. 65;
discharging Acts of Council anent the Service Book, &c., p. 70;
discharging Service Book, ordering Confession, 1580, to be renewed,
&c., p. 81;
indicting Assembly and Parliament, 1638, p. 83;
declaring that the Privy Council had signed the Confession, p. 90;
dissolving Assembly, 1638, p. 118;
against Recognition of Assembly at Glasgow, 124
Propositions and Articles of Scottish Commissioners, 1642, p. 333;
and Answer of English Commissioners, 334
Protestation of Noblemen, &c., against innovations, declaring
adherence to the Covenant, &c., 71
Protestation of Noblemen &c., relative to a free General Assembly and
Parliament, &c., 84
Protestation of General Assembly, 1638, against King’s Proclamation
for dissolving thereof, 119
Protestation at the Market Cross of Edinburgh, July 1st, 1639, 231
Protestation against Lawfulness of Assembly, 1651, 631
Protestation of Guthrie and Bennet, ministers at Stirling, to
Committee of Estates at Perth, 1651, p. 639;
and Answer of Assembly’s Commission to King and Parliament,
respecting the said Protestation, 642
Queries by Hamilton, and Answers by the King, 66
Ramsay, Mr Andrew, discusses Arminianism, 159
Remonstrance to Committee of Estates from gentlemen, &c., with army in
the West, p. 604;
Declaration of the King and Committee of Estates respecting, p. 609;
Communications between Convention of Estates and Commission of
Estates respecting, p. 610;
Their resolutions at Perth anent, and protest against the same,
p. 618;
Representation to Assembly, 1651, against Commission’s Letters and
Act citing protesters against resolutions, p. 631;
instances of the influence of letter and act, p. 632;
animadversion of Robert Blair on Remonstrance of Western Forces, 644