Parliament, or to any other Judicatorie, according to the nature and qualitie of the offence, And whereas Master David Lyndsey pretended Bishop of Edinburgh, Master Thomas Sydserfe, pretended Bishop of Galloway, Master Walter Whitefoord pretended Bishop of Brichen, Master James Wedderburne pretended Bishop of Dumblane, Master James Fairley pretended Bishop of Argyle, Master John Spotswood pretended Archbishop of Saint Andrewes, (having their residences or dwelling places within the bounds of this Presbyterie of Edinburgh,) Master Patrick Lyndsey pretended Archbishop of Glasgow, Master Alexander Lyndsey pretended Bishop of Dunkell, Master Adam Bannatine pretended Bishop of Aberdene, Master John Gutherie pretended Bishop of Murray, Master John Maxwel pretended Bishop of Rosse, Master George Greme pretended Bishop of Orkney, Master John Abernethie pretended Bishop of Caithnesse, Master Neil Campbel pretended Bishop of the Isles, should be tried and censured for their unlimited and unwarranted power. For whereas it was provided in the Cautions agreed upon in the Generall Assemblie holden at Montrose, Anno 1600. for bounding of the Ministers votes in Parliament, and concluded to bee inserted in the body of the act of Parliament for confirmation of this vote as a most necessarie and substantiall point of the same, which was never yet repealed by a lawfull Assembly, That the Minister should sweare, upon his admission to the office of Commissionary, to subscribe and fulfill the Cautions agreed upon under the penalties expressed therein, otherwise hee was not be admitted; yet the said Master David Lyndsey, sometimes Minister of Brichen, now pretended Bishop of this Diocesse of Edinburgh, and pretended Moderator of this Presbyterie, with his foresaid Colleagues, the pretended Bishops and Archbishops of this Church respective, have taken upon them (without craving or obtaining Commission from the Church as it is set downe in that Assembly at Montrose) the office and power to vote in Parliament, without swearing at his or their entrances to subscribe and fulfill those Cautions which are set down under penalties. In the first Caution it was provided, that he presume not to propound in Parliament, in Councell or convention, any thing in the name of the Church without an expresse warrant or direction from the Church, under the paine of deposition from his office; and that hee should neither give consent unto, nor keep silence from anything (amidst these meetings) that might bee prejudiciall to the libertie of the Church, under the said paine.