The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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1. That the Lawes of the countrie be without delay execute against
all Jesuites, Seminarie Priests, Idolaters, and maintainers thereof,
and for that effect every man, alseweel of the gentlemen as of the
ministrie, here assemblit, shall, as they will answer to God, and as
they tender his glory and the weill of his Kirk, giue up presently in
catalogue, to the Moderator and Clark, the names of such as they know
and esteem to be Jesuites, Seminarie Priests, traffiquers against
religione, receivers, intertayners or mayntainers of such persones:
the qwhilks names shall be gine to Sir Robert Melvill, Thesaurer,
quha hes promised within 48 houres thereafter to dispatche summonds
upon them all. 2. Seeing the danger cravit be the saids persones is
imminent, and the formall executione of the Lawes will requyre a
longe proces of tyme, his Majestie and Counsell earnestly to soliscit
and urged to provyde incontinent some extraordinary remedie for the
extraordinary danger, and execute the Lawes without delay upon the
chiefest of the Jesuites and thair maintainers, doing as if treasone
war intendit against his owne persone and crowne. 3. If the Assemblie
shall think expedient, the saids Noblemen, Barrones, and Gentlemen
presently assemblit, shall gang togither to his Majestie, and regrait
the cause of the Kirk and commonweill to his Heines, and the dangers
wherein the libertie of this realme, their lyfes and consciences
stands into, be the craft of Jesuites and traffiquers, qwho hes
seducit and steirit up enemies, both intestine and forraigne,
to bereave them of the same, and offer themselves, their lyfes,
lands, and friends, to be imployit at his Majestie’s pleasure, for
preventing their most dangerous attempts and bloody devyses.
Sessio 5.
All ministers within their awne bounds war exhortit to travell
earnestly with their parochiners, and informe them of the necessitie
of the exiled brethren in France for the religione, that they may
be supportit: Ordaynes Mrs Robert Rollock, Andrew Melvill, Thomas
Buchanane, and Peter Scharpe, to visite the reply made be Mr Peter
Blackburne to Mr James Gordowne.
Sessio 6.
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