Church of Scotland; Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572; Reformation -- Scotland; Theology -- Early works to 1800
_Item_, It is aggreit and concludit, That in the said Conventioun or
Parliament, the Estaitis of the Realme, as use is, and of the maner
is requireit, sall be callit; in the quhilk all thay that hes usit to
convene, and be present, may cum without all feir or force done, or to
be done to thame be any persone, sua that the saidis sall oblisse
thame, that quhair in tyme cuming ony seditioun, or conventioun of men
of war sall happin to be, without command of the Counsall, being of
the number of twelf, the realme and cuntrey sall repute the causseris
thairof, and thame that conveneis as rebellis, and sall persew thame
as siclyk, that thay may be punischeit be the lawis of the Realme, sua
that the Kyng and Quene sall not be compellit in tyme cuming to send
ony men of war, or strangeris in thir pairtis, for obtenying of dew
obedience of thair subjectis.
_Item_, Thay offerit, concordit, and aggreit, That thair sall be
generall peace and reconciliatioun amang all Lordis and subjectis of
this Realme; so that thay that are callit of the Congregatioun, and
thay quhilkis are not of the samyn, sall put na reproche to utheris of
the thingis quhilk are done fra the said saxt day of Marche 1558 [-9.]
_Item_, Thay offerrit, concordit, and affirmit, That the King and
Quene sall not persew, revenge, nor mak ony persecutioun of the
thyngis that hes bene done, nor yitt sall thay suffer the samyn to be
done be thair subjectis, Frenche men, bot sall have all thyngis in
oblivioun, as the samyn had never bene done. And siclyk, the Lordis of
this Realme of Scotland sall do of all busynes betwix thame and the
Frenche men in thir pairtis. And gif, be sinister informatioun, or ony
uther occasioun, thair Majesteis hes conceavit ony evill opinioun
against thair subjectis, thay sall alluterlie forgett, and change the
samyn; nor thay sall not depryve any of thame, nor denude any of
thame, or of thair subjectis, of the officeis, beneficeis, or
estaitis, quhilkis thay have bruikit in the said Realme befoir, be
rassone of ony thyngis thay have middillit with, fra the said saxt day
of Marche 1558 [-9.] And farther, sall mak na occasioun of
deprivatioun, or deposing of thame be any uther cullour without caus;
bot rather thay sall esteme and treit thame in tyme cuming as gude and
obedient subjectis, providing that the saidis Lordis and uther
subjectis, on thair pairtis, mak to thair Majesteis haill obedience,
siclyk as utheris faithfull and naturall subjectis aucht to thair
Soveraneis.
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