As for establishing religion in the body of the realme, they themselves know, as appears well be their Articles, that the same cannot be done be only the consent of her Majestie, but reqyres necessarly the consent of the three Estates of Parliament; and, thereafter, so soon as the Parliament holds, that whilk the three Estates agrees upon among themselves, her Majestie shall grant the same to them, and alwayes make them sure that no man shall be troubled for useing themselves in religion according to their conscience, so that no man shall have cause to doubt that, for religion’s sake, many lyves or heritages shall be in hazard. To the second article it is answered, that her Majestie thinks it no way reasonable that she should defraud herselfe of so great a part of the patrimony of her crowne, as to put the patronages of benefices furth of her own hands; for her own necessitie in bearing of her great and common charges will require the retention of ane good parte in her own hands. Nottheless, her Majestie is well pleased that consideratione being had of her own necessitie, and what may be sufficient for her, and for the reasonable sustentatione of the ministers, ane speciall assignatione be made to them in places most commodious to them, with the whilk her Majestie shall not intromitt, but suffer the same come to them. To the third article, her Majestie shall doe therein as shall be agreed be the Estates in Parliament. To the fourth article, her Majestie’s liberality towards the poor shall be alse far extended as can be reasonably required at her hands. To the fifth article, her Majestie will referr the taking order with that and alse of the sixth article to the Parliament. The answers of the Kirk to thir above written follows:--