A47584:827
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.
This Winter the Earl of Bothwell, the Marquis D'albuff, and Lord John of Coldingham committed riot in Edinburgh, and disordered the whole Town, brake Cuthbert Ramsay's Gates and Doors, searched his House for his Daughter in law, Alison Craige. And this was done in despite of the Earl of Arran, who was suspected to have been in love with the said Alison, the horrors of this fact, and the verity of it highly commoved all godly hearts. The Assembly, and also the Nobility, for the most part were in the Town; and so they concluded to crave justice, and so they did, as by this subsequent supplication doth appear.
This Winter the Earl of Bothwell, the Marquis D'albuff, and Lord Iohn of Coldingham committed ryot in Edinburgh, and disordered the whole Town, brake Cuthbert Ramseyes Gates and Doors, searched his House for his Daughter in law, Alison Craige. And this was done in despight of the Earl of Arrane, who was suspected to have been in love with the said Alison, the horrours of this fact, and the veritie of it highly commoved all godly hearts. The Assembly, and also the Nobilitie, for the most part were in the Town; and so they concluded to crave justice, and so they did, as by this subsequent supplication doth appear.
To the Queens Majesty, Her secret Council, Her Highness faithful and obedient Subjects, The professors of Christ Jesus, his holy Evangel, wish the Spirit of righteous judgement. The fear of God conceived of his holy Word; the natural and unfeigned love we bear unto your Majesty; the duty which we owe to the quietness of our Country; and the terrible threatenings which our God pronounceth against every Realm, and City; in the which horrible Crimes are openly committed, and then by the Committers obstinately defended, compels us, a great part of our Subjects, humbly to crave of your Majesties, upright and true judgement against such persons as have done, what in them lye, to kindle Gods wrath against this whole Realm. The impiety by them committed, is so heinous, and so horrible, That as it is a fact most vile and rare to be heard of within the Realm, and principally within the Bowels of this City; So should we think our selves guilty of the same, if negligently, ⟨p. 328⟩