1. First, How heavilie the godlie are offendit, and the haill Kirk sclanderit, that Mr David Chalmers, a man notoriously knawne unto his Grace’s Counsell to be not only a formall and professt enemie against the truth of Christ’s religione, a plaine practizer and traffiquer against the same, but also against his Heines’ authoritie and estate, in all partes qwhair he hes travellit; having herewith, resting upon his head, the foul bruite and common suspitione conceiveit in the hearts of many men, upon no small or obscure presumptiones, of the cruell and most barbarous murther of the most noble persone of your Majestie’s umqwhill father, of good memory--sould be so suddenly and with so small accompt enterit in fauour, and receiue his Majestie’s pacificatione, with Letters to dispossess faithfull servants and ministers of God of their livings and possessiones, no dew satisfactione beand made to the Kirk; a matter no less importing great prejudice to his Heines’ noble estate, then touching his Majestie in the highest poynt of his honor; and therefore his Honour would be moued wisely to looke upon the consequence thereof, in consideratione of his weightie grief, wald call back and suspend the force and effect of any thing yet grantit to him, and the charges gine to his repossessione, unto the tyme that just and lawfull tryell of his innocencie be cognoscit, and the haill Kirk, so farr offendit in his persone, be satisfyit, and the same satisfactione be returned from the Kirk to his Grace. 2. The young Laird of Fintrie, direct unto this countrie, as we are surely informit, to practise with his Grace and faithfull subjects for overthrow of religione, be moyen of friends cruppen in Court, and qwherever he comes, plainly maintaines Papistrie, and, under collour of conferrence, qwhill be all meines he flyes, does great sclander in this countrie. 3. The third article is notour.