within the bounds of Edinburgh, ʒetts and houses under silence of night bruised up, houses ryped, and that with hostilitie seeking ane woman, as appeared, to oppress her:--Seeing, we say, this crime is so hainous, That all godlie men fear not only God’s sair displeasure to fall upon you and your whole realme, But also that sick libertie breed contempt, and in the end seditione, if remeed in tyme be not goodlie provyded, quhilk in our Judgement is possible, if severe punishment be not execute for the cryme committed. Therefore, we most humbly beseech your Grace that, all affection laid aside, ye declare yourselfe so upright in this case that ye may give evident demonstratione to all your subjects, that the fear of God, joyned with the love of common tranquillitie, have principall seat and dominion in your Grace’s heart. This further, Madam, of conscience we speak, that as your G. in God his name does crave of us obedience, quhilk to render in all things lawful we are most willing, swa in the samen name doe we, the whole Professors of Christ’s Evangell within this realme, crave of you and of your Councill sharp punishment of this cryme, and for performance thereof, that, without all delay, the principall actor of this most hainous cryme, and the persewars of this pretended villanie may be called before the Chief Justice of this realme to suffer ane assyse, and to be punished according to the Lawes of the samen, and your G. answer we most humbly beseek. [THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Convention of the Kirk of Scotland, gathered in Edinburgh the penult day of Junij 1562, in the quhilk were present the Superintendants, Ministers, and Commissioners underwritten:-- _Superintendents_, Mrs Johne Spottiswood of Louthiane, Johne Wynrhame of Fyfe, Johne Willock of Glasgow, Johne Erskine of Dun of Angus, Johne Carswell of Argyle. _Ministers and Commissioners_, Johne Knox, Minister of Edinburgh, James Barrone and Edward Hope, Commissionars; James Yong, Mr David Lindsay, Minister at Leith, Patrick Cockburne, and Johne Browne, Commissioners; Mr Johne Craig, Minister at Halierudehouse, Johne Hart and Williame Oswald, Commissioners; Williame Harlaw, Minister of St Cuthbert’s Kirk; Johne Burne, Minister of Mussilburgh; Mr Thomas Cranstoune, Minister at Tranent; Alexander Forrester, Minister at Libbertoune; Mr George Furde, Minister at Dunnune; Mr David Weymis, Minister of Ratho; David Cunninghame, Minister of Lanarick; James Walker, Minister of Steinstoun; Christopher Goodman, Minister at St Andrews; Mr George Leslie, Minister at Strathmiglow; Richard Melvill, Minister at Inchbraok and Maritoun; Johne Douglas of Pumfrestoun, and Johne Douglas in Howden, Commissioners of the Kirk of Calder; The Laird of Spott, Commissioner for Dunbar and diverse in the Mers; James Fleyming, Elder and Commissioner of Glasgow; The Laird of Lye, Commissioner of Lanerick;