A47584:491
The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
London: printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We also required, That she would remove her French-men, who were a fear to us, and a burden most grievous to our Country; and that she would promise to us in the word of a Prince, That she would procure no man to be sent in. And then should we not only support to the uttermost of our powers to furnish Ships and Victuals for their transporting, but also upon our honours should we take her body into our protection.1 And should promise, in the presence of God and the whole Realm, to serve our Sovereign her daughter, and her Majesty Regent, as faithfully and as obediently, as ever did we Kings within Scotland. That moreover we should cause our Preachers give reason of their Doctrine in her audience to any that pleased to impugn any thing that they did or taught. Finally, That we should submit our selves to a lawful Parliament. Provided that the Bishops, as the party accused and our plain enemies, should be removed from judgement.
We also required, That she would remove her French-men, who were a feare to us, and a burden most grievous to our Countrey; and that she would promise to us in the word of a Prince, That she would procure no man to be sent in. And then should we not onely support to the uttermost of our powers to furnish Ships and Victuals for their transporting, but also upon our honours should we take her body into our protection.1 And should promise, in the presence of God and the whole Realme, to serve our Soveraigne her daughter, and her Majestie Regent, as faithfully and as obediently, as ever did we Kings within Scotland. That moreover we should cause our Preachers give reason of their Doctrine in her audience to any that pleased to impugne any thing that they did or taught. Finally, That we should submit our selves to a lawfull Parliament. Provided that the Bishops, as the partie accused and our plaine enemies, should be removed from judgement.
- 1The last offers of the Protestants to the Q. Regent.