sall tender the commun cause, as gif it war the cause of everie ane of us in particular; and that the causses of everie ane of us now joinit togidder, being leifull and honest, sall be all oure causses in generall: And he that is ennemy to the causses foirsaid, sall be ennemy to us all: in sa far, that quhatsoever persone will planelie resist thir oure godlie interpryseis, and will not concur as ane guid and trew member of this Common weill, we sall fortifie the auctoritie of the Counsale, to reduce thame to thair dewitie. Lyke as we sall fortifie the auctoritie foirsaid of the Counsale, in all thyngis tending to the furtherance of the saidis causses: And gif ony particular debait, quarrell, or contraversie, sall arryse, for quhatsoever cause, bygane, present, or to cum, betwix ony of us, (as God forbid,) in that caise, we shall submit our selfis and oure saidis questionis, to the decisioun of the Counsale, or to arbitratouris to be namit[145] be thame. And providing alwayis, that this be not prejudiciall to the ordinarie jurisdictioun of Judgeis, but that men may persew thair actiouns by ordour of law civilie or criminallie, befor the Judges Ordinaris[146] gif thai please. [144] In MS. G, "taking and hald plain parte;" Vautr. edit. has "take and holde ane playne parte." In Burnet, "taking one fold and plain part of the expulsion." [145] In MS. G, "to be maid." [146] In Knox these four words are omitted. [In wytnes of the quhilk we have subscrivit this present Band with our hands, day, zeir, and place above wryttine. JAMES. JAMES HAMMYLTON. HUNTLEY. AR^D. ARGILL. GLENCARN. ROTHES. MORTOUN. A. GORDOUN. JAMES JOHNSON, _Apparand of Elphistoun_. PATRYK DOWGLASS. ROBERT CAMPBELL. ANDREW JHONSON. ROBYN CAR. JAMES STEWART. JHON MONTEY^T. RUTHWEN. R. BOYD. OGYLWYE. VCHILTREE. JHON MAXVEL. PATRYK LYNDSAY. JHON MAISTER PHORBES. LORD SOMERWELL. JAMES HALYBURTOUN. ALEX^R. DUNBAR _of Cumnok_. GRAYTLY. W^M. DOUGLAS _of Whyttingeym_. GEORGE HWME _of Spott_. JHON GORDON, _of Finlatter_. ALEX^R. SETON, _Younger of Meldrum_. HENRY GRAHAME, _Youngar of Morphy_. ALEX^R. GORDOUN _of Abyrzelde_. DRUMLAYNRYK. FAUNHAUS.[147] CRAYNSTON _of that Ilk_. WEDDERBURN. ALEX^R. HUME. JHONSON. GEORGE NYSBYT, _with my hand at the pen_. CUNNYNGAYMHYD. LESLYE _of Bowquhane_. JHON INNES _of that Ilk_. ARTHUR PHORBES. W^M. LESLEY _Youngar of Wardes_. JHON WISHART. DRUMLOYGHIE. CESFUIRD. HUNDHILL. MARK KAR.] [147] I suspect some of these names may have been mistaken; such as "Graytly," and "Faunhaus," which an examination of the original might correct. [Sidenote: THE DOCHTER WILL NOT TAK EXAMPILL BY THE MOTHER.] [Sidenote: THE 20 OF MAIJ, ANNO 1566.][148]